•November 22, 2017•
Sullivan Chamber & Economic Development is now accepting nominations for recipients of the 2017 Citizen of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, Small Business of the Year and Business of the Year. Winners of the 2017 annual awards will be presented at the SCED Annual Dinner Wednesday, January 24. Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Marrowbone Township road commissioner Art McReynolds and co-worker Dale Fleshner designed a chair lift to allow the wheelchair bound McReynolds access to equipment so he can perform his township duties. The $9200 lift lets the road commissioner move around the township garage as well as get into vehicles.
The Bethany School Board gave its approval to a proposed realignment of the junior high sport conference. Nine districts including Bethany, Blue Mound, Central A&M, Findlay, Illiopolis, Lovington, Macon, Niantic-Harristown and Tower Hill are considering formation of a larger conference. All the district’s high schools are in the Meridian Conference. Read More
•November 15, 2017•
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School FCCLA participated in the Illinois FCCLA Fall Leadership meeting held October 18 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
This year the students who attended the annual Fall Leadership meeting could attend an array of workshops on current issues including stress management, self-defense, career preparation, college campus safety, safe relationships, culinary arts demonstrations and healthy lifestyles.
Elizabeth Bjorling Poest, one of Illinois FCCLA’s former state officers, shared her message of leadership and “how to pack your bag for the journey of life”. Poest’s audience engaged presentation was both entertaining and enlightening. Read More
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OVHS Honor Society
Okaw Valley National Honor Society Chapter inducted 14 new members Nov. 7. The new NHS members are Canaan Christensen, Paige Coleman, April Decesaro, David Dial, Kailey George, Gavon Hargrove, Caleb Hildebrandt, Kate Jeffers, Kami Landreth, Parker Perrine, Angela Robinson, Chloe Ryherd, Cameron Sharp, Sarah Weber. Current and new members of the Okaw Valley National Honor Society are pictured above. The chapter sponsor is Jennifer Crowder.
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
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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
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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.
•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
•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]
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