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Menus 12-13-2017

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Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, December 18 - Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, seasoned green beans, dressing, peaches
Tuesday, December 19 - Baked ham, candied sweet potatoes, buttered midair vegetables, dinner roll, pie
Wednesday, December 20 - Chili with beans, mixed lettuce salad with dressing packet, crackers, Waldorf salad
Thursday, December 21 - Liver and onions, baked potato w/butter and sour cream, baby carrots, Texas toast, pears
Friday, December 22 - Beef stroganoff w/noodles, corn, coleslaw, dinner roll, warm fruit compote

Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast
Monday, December 18 - Cereal, orange juice, milk
Tuesday, December 19 - Pancakes, orange juice, milk
Wednesday, December 20 - Coffee cake, orange juice, milk
Thursday, December 21 - Poptarts, orange juice, milk
Friday, December 22 - Toast, orange juice, milk

Sullivan Pre-School Lunch
Monday, December 18 - Chicken salad sandwiches, vegetable sticks, banana, milk
Tuesday, December 19 - Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, mandarin oranges, rolls, milk
Wednesday, December 20 - Sausage patty on bun, green beans, peaches, milk
Thursday, December 21 - Pork fritters, carrots, pears, bread & butter, milk
Friday, December 22 - Hot dog on bun, tater tots, mixed fruit, milk

Alumni Assn. Donates to Lovington Library

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Lovington High School Alumni Association treasurer Leroy Fair presents Lovington Grade School Library aide Lisa Brown with a check.

•December 13, 2017•

As one of his last official duties as treasurer of the Lovington High School Alumni Association, Leroy Fair presented a $200 check to Lovington Grade School library aide Lisa Brown.

Fair has served the alumni group as treasurer for the past six years. Through the years since he graduated from LHS he has also served four terms as president as well as chairing many other committees including the membership and banquet reservation committees.

Since he graduated from LHS in 1961, Fair has missed only one homecoming banquet. Recent past presidents of the association DJ Smith, Judi Pound and Carol Smith have counted on Fair to help keep the group running smoothly.  Read More

Windsor Students of November

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Windsor Students of November
November students of the month at Windsor Jr./Sr. High School are Mikayla Haddock, daughter of Mike and Tracy Haddock and Kiersten Wheeler, daughter of Chris and Kelly Wheeler.
Haddock is a senior and is involved in volleyball, student council, class vice president, Physics Club, and WYSE. She plans to attend Lake Land College and transfer to Eastern Illinois University to major in elementary education.
Wheeler is a seventh grader involved in cheerleading, volleyball and R.U.IN. She plays piano, and participates in the band. Pictured L to R: Kiersten Wheeler and Mikayla Haddock

New Home for Lovington Merry-Go-Round, Dog Complaints Stay Home

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•December 13, 2017•

Lovington Village Board donated $500 for Breakfast with Santa and heard complaints concerning a neighborhood dog.

Trustee Pam Anklam reported five complaints had been signed against one dog, and the village attorney suggested sending a letter to the dog owner stating it needs to be contained. Anklam pointed out that if the dog is vicious court action will be required.

The merry-go-round that had been removed from Tom Conn Park was sent to a new home. Dennis Garmon reported the piece of playground equipment has been removed because it was in bad shape; however, because Bill Harlin wished to purchase it, trustee Anklam moved the old merry-go-round be sold to Harlin for $1 with the remaining board supporting unanimously. Read More

OVHS State Scholars

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OVHS State Scholars
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission released a list of the Illinois State Scholars. Okaw Valley High School state scholars pictured left to right: Danielle Lochbaum, Hannah Landreth, Natalie Jeffers, Ethan Macklin, Quinn Brooks, Kyra Jackson, Kaitlyn Hinton, and Trey Yarnell. The formula used in selection of State Scholars is a combination of ACT/SAT scores and high school class rank. In any academic year, approximately 10 percent of all Illinois high school graduates are named state scholars. Okaw Valley ended up having 17 percent of the senior class being named state scholars and five percent of the entire student body which is tops in the area.

Letter to the Editor 12-6-2017

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Should You Question the Tax Reform Bill? 

President Trump ran on a platform for tax cuts for the middle class and working people. He has also stated that he wants to bring corporations back to America and create jobs.

Under the current GOP tax reform bills there is no guarantee that jobs will be coming back to America. What the plan promises is that wealthy corporations will get a permanent 15% tax reduction. The benefits/if any to the middle class will only be temporary. Anyone who makes less than $100,000 a year will see their taxes increase in the next 10 years.  Read More

To: Secret Santa From: Sullivan IGA

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To: Secret Santa From: Sullivan IGA
With the number of families needing Secret Santa approaching 140 and the shopping deadline growing closer, Sullivan IGA gave. IGA manager Pat Stinson (center) presented a $500 donation from the store to Secret Santa organization President Greg Foster and Sullivan Chief of Police Jim Waggoner last week. Sullivan police department is the place to register for Secret Santa and the Beacon is the pre Christmas distribution center for Santa’s gifts.

Blankets for Homeless is Windsor Sixth Grader’s Mission 

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Pictured is Windsor Elementary School sixth grader Rory Hite.

•December 6, 2017•

Rory Hite, a sixth grade student at Windsor Elementary School in Windsor has started a “Blankets for the Homeless” drive.

“It is all about how the homeless people don’t have many blankets, and I would just like to help them by giving them blankets,” Hite said.

Rory said the last time his father and he were in Saint Louis they bought about 60 hamburgers and gave them to the homeless people who were gathered in one of the small parks downtown.

It was there Rory came up with the idea: these people need blankets to keep them warm this winter.

He has secured a trailer, and his goal for the blanket drive is to fill the trailer with blankets.  Read More

Remember When? 12-6-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week

The first Santa’s Workshop had 350 pre-school to fifth grade children gathered at the Sullivan American Legion. The two and a half hour workshop entertained children with everything from Santa visits and lunch to cookie decorating. This allowed parents time to get things ready for the season while children were supervised by capable volunteers. The innovative idea came from Steve Corzine with support from committee members Lori Best, Nancy Elder, Carol Meadows, Kay Hendrix, Patti Ketchmark, David Leslie, Wilma Spencer, Diane Pruitt and Pat Creviston.

Kesler Motors in Sullivan was the Buick dealership where Mary Ann Arnold won the $250,000 grand prize in Buick’s National Hole in One Sweepstakes. Arnold entered while she and her husband were looking at new Buick’s earlier in the year. She was one of 650,000 entries. Sales manager Jim Warren and salesman Richard Glazebrook each received $10,000 bonuses for working at the dealership where the grand prize was won.

Erin Marshall was crowned Miss Merry Christmas by former Miss Merry Christmas Kristen Grooms during the Sullivan Turkey Day Tournament. Her court of elves include Sarah Shasteen, Kari Kendall and Wendy Gilmore. Read More

It’s Not Too Late For A Flu Shot

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•December 6, 2017•

Influenza (flu) activity is starting to increase across the country just as friends and family are coming together for the holidays. Getting a flu shot is the best line of defense when it comes to protecting yourself, and those around you, from getting the flu.

The flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and thousands or tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States. The majority of hospitalizations and deaths occur in people 65 years and older, but even healthy young children and younger adults can have severe disease or even die from influenza.

“One of the biggest myths about getting a flu shot is that is that it gives you the flu. I’m here to say it has been scientifically proven that the flu vaccine does not give you the flu,” said Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. “December 3-9, 2017 is National Influenza Vaccination Week and I encourage everyone who has not gotten their flu shot this season to get it sometime during the week to help protect you and those you care about during the holidays and beyond.” Read More