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Menus 11-15-2017

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Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast

Monday, November 20 - Breakfast bites, grape juice, milk
Tuesday, November 21 - Pancakes, grape juice, milk
Wednesday, November 22 - Biscuits & gravy, grape juice, milk
Thursday, November 23 - Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 24 - Cereal, grape juice, milk

Sullivan Pre-School Lunch

Monday, November 20 - Burritos and cheese sauce, lettuce salad, peaches, milk
Tuesday, November 21 - BBQ chicken sandwiches, tater tots, pears, milk
Wednesday, November 22 - Turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, peaches, rolls, milk
Thursday, November 23 - Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 24 - Bologna and cheese sandwiches, veggie sticks, banana, milk

Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770

Monday, November 20 - Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, seasoned green beans, dressing, peaches
Tuesday, November 21 - Baked ham, candied sweet potatoes, buttered midori vegetables, dinner roll, pie
Wednesday, November 22 - Chili with beans, mixed lettuce salad w/dressing packet, crackers, waldorf salad
Thursday, November 23 - Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 24 - Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Okaw Valley Student Spotlights

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OVHS Senior Spotlight

Name: Adam Wheeler, son of Jack and Carolyn Wheeler

Adam enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with his friends.

Future Plans and Goals - I want to join the military and then after, go to college to study to become a marine biologist.  Read More

ALAH FFA Competes in Agronomy and Dairy Products CDE

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ALAH Agronomy Team
The ALAH FFA agronomy team placed third in Section 17. Pictured are ALAH FFA members Taylor Powell, Zane Crist, and Makenna Green.

•November 15, 2017•

The Section 17 FFA Agronomy and Dairy Products Career Development Event was held on Tuesday, November 7, at Parkland College in Champaign.

The ALAH FFA members who competed were Zane Crist, Taylor Powell, Makenna Green, Katie Gingerich, and Aaron Schmitt.

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Dairy Products Team
Pictured is the ALAH FFA Dairy Products team: Katie Gingerich and Aaron Schmitt.

Green competed in the Agronomy CDE which included  a 25 question test, identifying different crops, machinery, and weeds, plus judging one-grain ring of soybeans and one ring of wheat. Then they identified different insects and their life cycle as well as environmental impact.

Gingerich and Schmidt competed in the Dairy Products CDE where they had to identify different types of cheeses, taste different milk samples and determine the defects and differentiate between real and artificial dairy products.

“I loved it. My favorite part was the milk tasting. I would recommend this to everyone in the FFA,” Schmidt said.

Green for placed first and Powell seventh in the section in the Agronomy CDE, and the team placed third overall. Gingerich placed 20th in the Dairy Products CDE.

Antibiotics – You Don’t Always Need Them

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•November 15, 2017•

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is recognizing U.S. Antibiotic Awareness to help decrease the misuse of antibiotics and protect people from the dangers of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Antibiotics do not cure viral infections such as colds, flu, most sore throats, most coughs and bronchitis, many sinus infections, and many ear infections.

“Antibiotics are crucial in treating many diseases. However, when antibiotics are used incorrectly or unnecessarily, which happens more than 50 percent of the time according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bacteria become resistant to antibiotics,” said IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. “As bacteria become more resistant to antibiotics, those bacterial illnesses will be more difficult to treat or untreatable.” Read More

LGS First Quarter Honor Rolls Announced

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•November 15, 2017•

Lovington Grade School’s first quarter honor rolls include the following students who earned straight As: Max Allen, Quentin Day, Cassandra Diener, Reggie Edmonds, Brady Foster, Delaney Gillis, Joshua Gingerich, Gavin Mechling, Michaela Powell and Kaitlyn Zander, eighth grade; Kaci Beachy, Connor Edmonds, Chloe Franklin, Josie Hale and Brady Moore, seventh grade and Trevor Duzan, sixth grade.

On the Honor Roll are Kaitlyn Curran, Jordan Pratt, Elizabeth Tighe and Trey Wardrip eighth grade; Mason Allen, Ashlynn Baker, Matteson Barnes, Devon Barron, Isaiah Bates, Hunter Carnahan, Emma Edwards, Wyatt Hilligoss, Chilton Ingram, Andrew Jeffers, Carter Pratt Austyn Scroggins, Morgan Walters and Lanie Wiley,  seventh grade and Garrett Castell, Evan Fowler, Marilyn-Jean Hill, Peyton Newberry, Grace Query, Colton Taylor and Nathan Tighe, sixth grade. [/s2If]

Remember When? 11-15-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week

The Sullivan school district will levy $66,000 less than the previous year in the coming tax year under a tentative tax levy approved by the board. Two reasons for the reduction include lower amounts needed for bonds and interest and the equalized assessed valuation increased by $4 million in Moultrie County. The education fund levy increased by $44,000 and building space lease $2,000.

Patti Ketchmark, chair of the Sullivan Hometown Holiday Splendor committee, announced the city has purchased 21 eight foot Starflake lights to mark the Sullivan Starflake Trail. This is part of Sullivan’s commitment to join the Festival of Lights at the Inn at Eagle Creek. Findlay and Shelbyville Starflake Trails open Nov. 9 and 16 respectively with Sullivan joining on Nov. 19. A holiday lighting contest with a grand prize of $1000 is being held in Moultrie and Shelby counties for residents who live along the rural route of the Lake Shelbyville Festival of Lights’ Starflake Trail.

Bob Best writes in B.B.’s that the Festival in Eagle Creek State Park is now being billed as a national attraction. I feel this is a little strong, but when you are generating hype for something, make the claim and then have someone prove you wrong. Read More

IDNR Reminds Deer Hunters to Make Safety a Priority during Firearm Season

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•November 15, 2017•

The Illinois Firearm Deer Season opens with the first weekend of firearm hunting on Nov. 17-19, and hunters in Illinois are reminded to make safety their top priority throughout all of Illinois’ busiest hunting seasons.

“This is prime time for hunting in Illinois, and the best way to enjoy an autumn or winter day in the field, in a blind, or in a tree stand is to make sure you’re hunting safely,” said Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Wayne Rosenthal.

The IDNR Office of Law Enforcement, which administers the Illinois Hunter Safety Education Program, reports there were 29 hunting incidents last year during all seasons, and 23 of those incidents involved hunters falling from elevated tree stands, or falling while climbing into or out of tree stands. Read More

Windsor Students of October

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Windsor Students of October
October Students of the Month at Windsor Jr./Sr. High School are Maranda Tarvin, daughter of Lori Pease and Graham Kasey, son of Blake and Amy Kasey. Tarvin is a junior and involved in Student Council, NHS, Physics Club and Scholastic Bowl and is a class officer. Kasey is in eighth grade and participates in band, baseball, and soccer.

Temporary Area Closings At Lake Shelbyville

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•November 8, 2017•

The Lake Shelbyville U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Wolf Creek State Park will hold the 28th Annual Lake Shelbyville Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities during the first firearm deer season on November 17-19, 2017.

The hunt will be conducted in portions of recreation areas at Lake Shelbyville that are closed for the season.  Read More

Rob and The Rebels At Marrowbone Library

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•November 8, 2017•

Rob and The Rebels Will be Performing at the Marrowbone Public Library in Bethany 6-8 p.m. November 10.

It is open to the public, and donations are welcome.

Visitors should enter through the east doors to the Community Room.