Category Archives: News Briefs

Remember When? 9-20-2017

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•September 20, 2017•

25 Years Ago This Week

Sullivan schools contracted with a food service management company for lunches, and increased participation in the lunch program is the result. One reason: pizza, deli sandwiches and a salad bar. Middle school seventh graders Sara Holt, Jennifer Sanner and Ashely Sands noted they eat salads almost every day and enjoy the variety offered. Middle school served an average of 350 of 1160 k-12 students the previous year and hit a 667 meal high with the new lunch program offerings.

Steven Pflum, president of the Bank of Findlay, and Michael Dove, president of the Shelby Co. State Bank, announced the two banks will combine. Shelby Co. State Bank was founded in 1895 and the Bank of Findlay in 1971.

In B.B.’s publisher Bob Best reflects on their recent California trip for the National Newspaper Association convention. “One of the things Marion and I did during our mini-vacation was visit Sequoia National Park to see the big trees. The conifer forest does not start until you reach 5000 feet elevation in the Sierra Mountains, and parts of the park are 7000 feet above sea level,” Best said, noting he would not bore anyone with slides from the trip. Read More

Thinking About Health

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Hospitals May Get Accredited Even With Poor, Unsafe Care

•September 20, 2017•

By Trudy Lieberman
Rural Health News Service

Earlier this year an Illinois woman sent an email telling me of the poor care her husband received at a large Chicago hospital. After six weeks of fighting for his life, he died.

“I wish you could see his records and all the infections and surgeries he had,” she told me. “I’ve been wanting to do something about the care he got and just didn’t know who to go to.”

I return to this topic from time to time because everyone is vulnerable to hospital mistakes. Most people think of hospitals as safe, loving places that advertise their miracle cures on TV and build new wings to house the latest technology. How can things go wrong? But they do, and readers of this column have been eager to share their experiences.

Increasingly, it’s becoming clear there are few places patients and their families can turn for help in avoiding bad care and equally important there’s almost no guidance from state or the federal regulators. When news outlets try to write about unsafe hospitals, they run into a “veil of secrecy that protects the industry” as one reporter in Michigan put it. Read More

Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance Seeks Donations

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•September 20, 2017•

The Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance has been working to restore and enhance the fishery of the lake and preserve its future as a recreational draw to the area, but help is needed.

Since the fall of 2016 more than 50 structures, primarily Lake Shelbyville cubes, have been placed in the lake to help develop fish populations. The goal of the Alliance is to place several thousand of the habitat promoting structures in the lake to help restore sport fishing habitat. Read More

Menus 9-20-2017

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

Monday, Sept. 25 - Fish sandwich w/tartar sauce, baked beans, herbed peas bun, pears
Tuesday, Sept. 26 - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, broccoli salad, whole grain wheat (1), warm fruit crisp
Wednesday, Sept. 27 - Stuffed peppers in tomato sauce, buttered corn, whole grain dinner roll, tropical fruit
Thursday, Sept. 28 - Shepherd’s pie, cucumber and onion salad, biscuit, graham crackers (1), hot cinnamon buttered apples
Friday, Sept. 29 - Cook’s Choice - Regional favorites will be served

Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast

Monday, Sept. 25 - Cereal, berry juice, milk
Tuesday, Sept. 26 - Granola bars, berry juice, milk
Wednesday, Sept. 27 - Pop tarts, berry juice, milk
Thursday, Sept. 28 - Nutrigrain bars, berry juice, milk
Friday, Sept. 29 - Peaches, Ritz crackers, milk

Sullivan Pre-School Lunch

Monday, Sept. 25 - Chicken nuggets, green beans, applesauce, bread & butter, milk
Tuesday, Sept. 26 - Sausage links, mashed potatoes, peaches, bread & butter, milk
Wednesday, Sept. 27 - Fish sticks, carrots, pineapple, bread & butter, milk
Thursday, Sept. 28 - Corn dogs, tater tots, mandarin oranges, milk
Friday, Sept. 29 - Chicken salad sandwiches, vegetable sticks, banana, milk

Menus 9-13-2017

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Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast

Monday, Sept. 18 - Cereal bar, apple juice, milk
Tuesday, Sept. 19 - Breakfast pizza, apple juice, milk
Wednesday, Sept. 20 - French toast, apple juice, milk
Thursday, Sept. 21 - Biscuits & gravy, apple juice, milk
Friday, Sept. 22 - Waffles, apple juice, milk

Sullivan Pre-School Lunch

Monday, Sept. 18 - Hamburger bake, corn, peaches, roll, milk
Tuesday, Sept. 19 - Chicken strips, french fries, mixed fruit, bread and butter, milk
Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, pineapple, rolls, milk

Thursday, Sept. 21 - Pork fritters, green beans, pears, bread and butter, milk
Friday, Sept. 22 - Sloppy Joes on bun, tater tots, mandarin oranges, milk

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

Monday, Sept. 18 - Captains seafood cake w/tartar or cocktail sauce, macaroni and cheese, Italian mixed veggies, orange juice, dinner roll, peaches
Tuesday, Sept. 19 - Chicken enchiladas, brown rice vegetable pilaf, harvard beets, whole grain wheat, apricots
Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Meat loaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, seasoned greens, Texas toast, dreamsicle dessert
Thursday, Sept. 21 - Taco salad w/meat, beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream and taco sauce, mandarin oranges, taco chips, cake
Friday, Sept. 22 - Turkey or cheese salad, vegetable soup, sunshine salad, crackers, whole grain wheat (1), watermelon

Windsor FFA Attends Section 16 Judging

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Windsor FFA members pictured: Front row from left: Kyhe Wheeler, Tucker Cripe
Back from left: Tristan Boehm, Mason Campbell, Brandon Milligan.

•September 13, 2017•

The Windsor FFA chapter took five members to the Section 16 horse judging CDE Sept. 7. The individuals attending from the chapter were Tristan Boehm, Mason Campbell, Tucker Cripe, Brandon Milligan, and Kyhe Wheeler.

The Windsor chapter did very well overall finishing fourth in the section. The members evaluated horses on halter, equitation, and horsemanship. Those in attendance gained knowledge and skills they will take with them into the next contest.

DMH Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory Earns Nuclear Cardiology Reaccreditation 

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•September 13, 2017•

Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory of the DMH Heart and Lung Institute located in Decatur has been granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Nuclear Cardiology. This latest accreditation awarded to Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory of the DMH Heart and Lung Institute demonstrates the facility’s ongoing commitment to providing quality patient care in nuclear cardiology.   Read More

DMH Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screening

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•September 13, 2017•

Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered on Friday, Sept. 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Cancer Care Center of Decatur.

The DMH Cancer Care Institute has teamed up with Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and the Us Too Prostate Cancer Education & Support Group to provide the screenings.  Read More

SBL Health System Among Best Hospitals For Nurses

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•September 13, 2017•

Nurse.org, the web’s leading career site for nurses, has recognized Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System as one of the best hospitals for nurses to work for in Illinois. Over the past two years, Nurse.org has collected more than 1,502 reviews by nurses at 169 Illinois hospitals about their workplace satisfaction. Reviews in Illinois state have revealed that Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System has one of the highest levels of satisfaction among its nurses.

Reviewers cited “excellent teamwork”, “very nice staff”, and training opportunities as the basis for the 4.2 star rating with 100% of the nurses surveyed recommending the hospital as an employer. Read More