•June 1, 2016•
Macon County pageants are scheduled for Sunday, August 7 with entries from surrounding counties encouraged, according to director Melissa Muirheid.
Categories for the pageants are: Queen - 17- 22 years; Junior Miss- 14-16 years; Pre teen - 10-13 years and Princess- 5-9 years. Read More
•June 1, 2016•
Lovington Eighth Grade Class Promotion was held Thursday, May 26 in the Lovington Grade School Gym.
Promoted students include Domonick Colton Baker, Lee Barrett, Carson Michael Gillis, Isaac Jordan Gingerich, Parker Wyatt Hale, Ronda Marie Hettinger, Shalonda Ann Hettinger, Hannah Keown, Natalie Rae Lambdin, Makayla Rene Mitchell, Victoria Jean Morgan, Kenli Renae Nettles, Mackenzie Kay Parrish, Laytin Anthony Pratt, Kyle L. Query, Aaron Luke Schmitt, Karyzma Raeanne Smith, Clayton M. Stanley, Colin A. Stanley, Clayton Michael Young, Joshua Zander. Read More
•June 1, 2016•
Planned Parenthood of Illinois applauds the passage of HB 5576 which updates the Illinois Contraceptive Equity in Health Insurance law to improve women’s access to contraception. The bill now moves to Governor Bruce Rauner for his consideration.
Building on state and federal law, HB 5576 has the potential to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and improve birth outcomes by guaranteeing reliable, affordable access to birth control for women with insurance in Illinois.
“We urge Governor Rauner to sign HB 5576 into law because it will increase access to the best forms of birth control for women with insurance by reducing administrative barriers and eliminating costs,” said Brigid Leahy, Planned Parenthood of Illinois Director of Public Policy. Read More
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•June 1, 2016•
The FFA National Chapter Award program recognizes local FFA Chapters in the areas of Student Development, Chapter Development, and Community Development.
An application detailing the FFA Chapters’ activities in each of these three areas is accessed and awarded a designation of Gold, Silver or Bronze. In state program judging, the Sullivan FFA received a Gold Emblem rating for each of the three areas and was named a Gold Emblem Chapter overall.
After reviewing the Gold Emblem chapters, the top 10 percent of FFA Chapters statewide are then selected as National Finalists in this award program. Sullivan FFA received this designation and will represent Illinois in National Program Award judging this summer.
•June 1, 2016•
Jonathan Creek Christian Church at 1425 Jonathan Creek Road, Sullivan is having Vacation Bible School from 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 13-17.
Pre-K through fifth grade students are welcome to join the fun, meet new friends and do amazing experiments. Read More
•June 1, 2016•
Legislation introduced by Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) to update the way the United States assesses and manages the risks posed by chemicals and the products that contain them passed the House.
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576), is the culmination of a multi-year, multi-Congress effort to enact the first consequential update of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 40 years. The bipartisan legislation is expected to pass the Senate this week and the White House has said President Obama will sign it into law.
“There is a widespread acknowledgement and understandable concern that nobody is well served by the current law,” Shimkus said in his remarks opening debate on the bill. “The legislation before us today is a vast improvement over current law and a careful compromise that is good for consumers, good for jobs and good for the environment.”
The legislation has broad support from industry and environmental groups alike, including a number of chemical manufacturers and distributers with ties to southern Illinois. Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens
25 Years Ago This Week
Piano students of Peggy Reeder performed May 19 in a recital at the First Christian Church in Sullivan. Playing were Alan Knobloch, Jennie Allen, Chester Reeder, Lena Singer, Jessica Dunphy, Heidi Crawford, Scott Light and Micki Winskill.
Senior Girl Scout Tina Hogue of Sullivan will represent the Shemamo Girl Scout Council Wednesday May 22 in serving as honorary page in the state legislature in Springfield. Angela Gore of Sullivan will attend as an observer and Diane Gore will accompany them as an older girl program advisor.
Three area athletes have qualified for the boys’ state track competition held at Eastern Illinois University this Friday and Saturday. A jump of 20-2 3/4 was good enough to qualify Bethany junior Ryan Martin for long jump competition. Junior Mark Bland, also of Bethany, will be sprinting in the 100 meter dash. Sullivan senior Jason Cobb qualified in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles with a performance of 42:7 at sectionals.
Rick Shutter, a member of the Bethany High School band, played Taps during Bethany’s Memorial Day service Monday at the monument in Marrowbone Township Cemetery. Schoolmate Jamie Scott also played and performed the echo effect at the cemetery for the morning service, which was sponsored by American Legion Post 507. Read More
•June 1, 2016•
Kelsey Clark of Sullivan, daughter of Debby Pool and Don Clark, has been accepted to attend Harding University for fall 2016.
Clark attended Sullivan High School and was a member of football and basketball cheerleading teams, National English Honor Society, and the Sullivan chapter of Future Farmers of America where she served as vice president. Read More
•June 1, 2016•
This year several Sullivan middle school students earned 300 or more accelerated reader points.
The top readers are: Julie Yoder (6th grade): 809.1 pts; Alyssa Thompson (6th grade): 615 pts; Jessica Schrock (7th grade): 567.9 pts; Clayton Schmohe (6th grade): 507.9 pts; Ryan Villalobos (6th grade): 365.2 pts; Aastha Patel (6th grade): 330.6 pts; Wesley Standerfer (6th grade): 324.6 Read More
•May 25, 2016•
More than 70 students from 11 area high schools participated in Eastern Illinois University’s 41st annual Maurice Shepherd High School Chemistry Contest.
Students participated in a 60-minute written examination (50 questions), followed by a dinner break and talk on “Organic Materials for Solar Energy Conversion,” presented by Hongshan He of Eastern’s chemistry department. The top four teams and the top individuals were then recognized and awards presented. A traveling trophy was presented to the first-place team, and plaques were awarded to the top students. The Sullivan High School team placed third.
The four schools having the highest team averages were: Read More