•August 27, 2025•

1st - Closed for Labor Day

5th - Kids Craft from 3:30-4:30 p.m. This month, they will be making a fall tree with puzzle pieces. 

8th - Adult Craft Club from 5-7:00 p.m. Bring whatever project you are working on and join them for the fun.

9th - Story Time at 10:00 -10:30 a.m. and 3:00-3:30 p.m. They will read a story and have an activity. 

12th - Teen Craft from 3:30-4:30 p.m. This month, they will be making a standing paper tree craft.  

15th & 29th - Needle Night from 5:00-7:00 p.m. If you would like to learn to crochet, knit, needlepoint, or even how to sew, they have people who can help teach you. If you already know how and just want to hang out, come join them. 

•August 27, 2025•

Peace Meal helps boost the nutritional health of older adults by providing healthy pre-cooked meals, conducting nutrition assessments and education, and sharing food safety instructions.

For reservations, call (217) 728-8521. Skim milk and desserts without added sugar are available in many locations; ask the site Supervisor for more information. Sometimes substitutions need to be made to the menus, but a nutritious meal is guaranteed. The Peace Meal Nutrition Program suggests a $4.00 donation for each congregate and home delivery meal. No older person shall be denied a meal because of their inability to contribute towards the cost of the meal. Illinois LINK cards are accepted.

Sept.1- CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

Sept.2- Pork burger and bun, German potato salad, baked beans, and fruit.

Sept.3- Meatloaf, sour cream and chive mashed potatoes, carrots, potato salad, and a roll.

•August 27, 2025•

Submitted

Cheryl Avitts shared with the Moultrie County Genealogical and Historical Society regarding her discovery of her family’s First Nations lineage. Titled, “I am Miami,” Cheryl shared, “Our family of Nitzschke’s had no idea of our heritage until Grandpa Albert A. Nitzschke was asked questions of the when’s and where’s of their mother’s and father’s lineages. That was when we learned of his amazing journey. Since 1958, our family has journeyed into genealogy: find a grave, newspapers, court records, family letters, and such. In the U.S. Government rolls, we found the Miami connection.”

•August 27, 2025•

by Officer Benjamin Schoonover

I’m proud to see our community standing behind the reinstatement of the D.A.R.E. program. As a police officer and a parent, I believe one of the most vital aspects of law enforcement is drug abuse prevention and early intervention. Programs like D.A.R.E. and Safe Passage allow us to extend a helping hand through education and support, using proven strategies to guide individuals away from substance abuse before it starts. Prevention is just as important as treatment when it comes to addressing addiction.

•August 27, 2025•

The 52nd Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival opens early Saturday morning, August 30, with a pancake and sausage breakfast at the firehouse on Route 133 West.

Arthur firemen will serve pancakes and sausage from 6 to 11 a.m. The 10-bay facility has plenty of room to serve the hundreds of people who flock to the annual event. This is a good opportunity to have a delicious breakfast prepared by members of Arthur’s volunteer fire department.

They cook the sausage patties over an open flame, and the pancakes are served hot off the griddle, prepared in sight. The firemen served a record 1,643 meals in 2018, destroying the previous record of 1,483 meals served in 2011. In 2024 they served 1,511.

How much food does it take to serve breakfast to that many people? The firemen prepared and served approximately 1,300 pounds of sausage, 500 pounds of pancake mix, 110 gallons of orange juice, and 60 pounds of butter during the five hours they worked the breakfast.

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