•June 6, 2018•
Sarah Bush Lincoln will provide sports physicals to students and athletes from Sullivan schools.
The sports physicals will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the SBL Sullivan Clinic, 7 Hawthorne Lane in Sullivan. The cost is $20 per physical with all fees being donated to the Sullivan Athletic Booster Club. Read More
•June 6, 2018•
Lovington Grade School’s fourth quarter honor rolls include the following students who earned straight As: Maxwell Allen, Quentin Day, Cassandra Diener, Reginald Edmonds, Delaney Gillis, Gavin Mechling, Elijiah Parker, Michaela Powell and Kaitlyn Zander, eighth grade and Kaci Beachy, Connor Edmonds, Emma Edwards, Josie Hale and Austyn Scroiggins, seventh grade and sixth grader Trevor Duzan. Read More
•June 6, 2018•
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s legislation strengthening the law on texting while driving moves to the governor’s desk, following the Illinois Senate’s approval of House Bill 4846, which cracks down on texting while driving by classifying first-time offenses as moving violations. Under the current law, which took effect in 2014, second and subsequent texting while driving offenses are treated as moving violations, while first offenses are treated as nonmoving violations.
“With the increased use of technological devices, distracted driving has become a serious problem on the roads of our state and throughout the nation,” said White. “This important legislation will make our roads safer and I urge the governor to sign it into law. No driver should be texting while driving.” Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Our town is preparing for the Festival of Stars this weekend. Country music star Mel McDaniel will perform a high energy show on the free stage at 8:30 Saturday night. There will also be some great local talent. The band “Reunion” will perform at the American Legion. Members include Peggy Reeder, Dee Buker, John Weakley, Candy Monroe, Cindy Sanner and Fay Renz. One of the area’s most popular entertainers Griz England and his band, The BearTrax, will take the stage Friday night. England says returning home to play for his “hometown folks” is always a thrill.
The SHS music department is scheduled to present three performances of its spring musical “Damn Yankees” at the Little Theatre on the Square. Those students participating in the musical include Jake Haegen as Joe Boyd, Sarah Shasteen as Meg Boyd, Ben Stone as Mr. Applegate, Ruth Zimmerman as Sister, Amanda Dickens as Doris, John Flannell as Joe Hardy, Tim Lowry as Henry, Cory Golden as Sohovik, and Tony Armstrong as Smokey. Also Brett Carlock as Linville, Greg Yoder as VanBuren, Brian Elder as Rocky, Joey Schaljo as Gloria Thorpe, Steve Book as Lynch, Mike Book as Bryant, Jennifer Leslie as Lola, Kevin Towle as Bouley, Adam Uhlarik as Lowe, Tim Sides as Mickey, Molly Reeder as Miss Weston, Jed Shasteen as Commissioner, and Joey Freese as Postmaster. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, June 11 - Pepper beef over brown rice, lima beans, warm cinnamon baked apples, whole grain wheat (1), fresh orange
Tuesday, June 12 - Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, spinach, whole grain wheat (1), banana pudding w/fresh bananas
Wednesday, June 13 - Focaccia crusted chicken breasts, potato casserole, Italian green beans, tropical fruit, dinner roll, cookie
Thursday, June 14 - Chili mac w/beans, corn, dinner roll, peach caramel oat crisp
Friday, June 15 - Ham loaf, frosted sweet potatoes, seasoned peas, rye (2), dreamsicle gelatin
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SHS Student Council Officers Elected
Sullivan High School Student Council recently elected their 2018-2019 officers. Front Row: Madalyne McPheeters, vice president; Natalie Drury, reporter; Carley Towle, secretary. Back row: Dalton Rogers, treasurer; Cullen Dyer, president; Spencer Johnson, sergeant-at-arms. These students will lead the council over the following year in planning the 2018 homecoming events as well as several other projects including service projects, fun nights, district and state events.
•June 6, 2018•
The Lovington Eighth Grade Class Promotion was held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 in the Lovington Grade School Gym.
Thirty-one students were promoted to high school including Maxwell J. Allen, Jacob Dylan Bettinger, D.J. Carroll, Thomas Lee Conour III, Kaitlyn E. Curran, Quentin Joseph Day, Cassandra Diener, Reginald Blake Edmonds, Mackenzie Lee Erixon, Brady Eugene Foster, Zarek Michael Fultz, Delaney Gillis, Joshua David Gingerich , Layna Rose Kapp, Zach Joseph Massie, Gavin Drake Mechling, Joseph Mitchell, Elijiah Thomas Edward Parker, Hailey Lynn Peeler, Michaela Laine Powell, Carter James Pratt, Jordan Lynne Pratt, Mallory Ann Schmitt, Wayne William Allen Tedrick, Elizabeth Claire Tighe, Jacob Matthew Vitale, Trey Allen Wardrip, Mya Elizabeth Wey, Lakrista Nicole Witt, Michael James Alan Witt, Kaitlyn Marie Zander. Read More
•May 30, 2018•
The Strasburg Community Action Network (SCAN) is sponsoring the Strasburg Farmers Market Kick Off and Strawberry Shortcake Night 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31 in the Strasburg Community Center. Get tips from a Master Gardener who will talk about gardening and flower planting at 5 p.m.
Visit the Farmers Market vendors and stay to eat strawberry shortcake with fresh picked locally grown strawberries, porkburgers and hot dogs while supplies last. Read More
•May 30, 2018•
The most successful public figure ever to grow up in Sullivan and graduate from its schools was Albert J. Beveridge. He served two terms in the United States Senate and became a leading national figure in the Republican Party and in the American “progressive” movement in the early 20th century.
After his career in politics came to an end, he wrote highly-regarded biographies of two of the great men in American history: Chief Justice John Marshall, and Abraham Lincoln.
Beveridge achieved this success only after overcoming youthful poverty and years of unremitting physical labor comparable to the experiences of young Abe Lincoln. Yet Lincoln was and remains a subject of public veneration while Beveridge is barely remembered in his original hometown. Then again — Albert didn’t write some of the greatest prose in the English language, didn’t win a war or save the union, and didn’t die a martyr. Also, he didn’t have Lincoln’s sense of humor. And he never won a popular election. Perhaps the two are related.
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge was born October 6, 1862, near Sugar Tree Ridge in Highland County, Ohio. His father, Thomas Henry Beveridge, was in the Ohio Volunteers at the time, fighting Confederates. Thomas’ first wife had died, leaving him eight children, and in early January 1862 he had married a 37-year old widow, Frances Doyle. Albert was the only child of that second marriage. Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Members of Sullivan High School’s Project Graduation program washed cars Saturday at Gasland. They raised $220 towards the graduation party that will be held at the Sullivan County Club. Car washers included Rhonda Schlernitzauer, Jennifer Young, Melissa Wheeler, Stephanie Moran and Krystal Horsman.
Harold White of Lovington was elected president of the newly formed Tri-County EMT Association. Other officers elected by the 23 members are Curt Vulgamott of Cerro Gordo vice president, and Karen Good of Arthur will be secretary. The purpose of the association is to organize volunteer ambulance services in Moultrie, Douglas and Piatt counties into a coordinated, efficient mutual aid response system.
Seven year old Mike Waseen, a first grade student of Julie Russell at Bethany Elementaty School, has been selected to represent Bethany in the Illinois 19th Statewide Young Author’s Conference. At the conference Waseen will share his award winning manuscript, “Mike-in-ator Drains the Earth’s Pollution” and will be treated to lunch. Read More