•May 25, 2016•
SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, June 16 at the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212. Read More
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25 Years Ago This Week
Pressure—Four years of it. That’s what Lady Redskin senior Keena Baumgartner has put on herself, breaking her own school record twice and earning a second place finish in the state…twice.
A two-run homer in the seventh inning by Brandon Yoder lifted the Bethany Mustangs to a 6-5 regional victory over the Findlay Falcons in Crowder Park Wednesday.
Sullivan High School students John Flannell and Vanessa Vandeventer will portray Arvide and Sarah Brown, respectively, in SHS’s presentation of Guys and Dolls at 8 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday at the Little Theatre—On The Square. A cast of 65 will present the musical, which includes the music and lyrics of Frank Loesser.
Corey R. Weddle and Leslie Gale Phelps are valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for Bethany High School’s class of 1991. Wedge, who is the son of Linda Weddle, transferred to Bethany his sophomore year. Phelps is the daughter of Gilbert and Deborah Phelps.
Visitors to Lake Shelbyville who pass through Moultrie County may see a detailed map of the lake’s access areas and its channel at D&M on Route 32 in Sullivan. Co-owner Greg Ketchmark carved the wooden map out of redwood recently, painted it and designed a key for it to make it easier for lake visitors to visualize the lake’s boundaries. Read More
•May 25, 2016•
Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan Happenings for June include a cookout in Sullivan IGA parking lot 10 a.m-2 p.m. Saturday, June 11. Proceeds are for community Father’s Day event. Read More
•May 25, 2016•
Bradley Kidwell of Windsor High School has received the 2016 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award.
Sponsored by Monsanto Company the award is for excellence in academics, leadership and agricultural work experience. Read More
•May 25, 2016•
A.W.A.K.E., a health awareness support group for people affected with sleep apnea, will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2, in the Sarah Bush Lincoln Lumpkin Family Center for Health Education.
Area residents with sleeping disorders are encouraged to join A.W.A.K.E., which stands for Alert, Well, And Keeping Energetic of Central Illinois. People who suffer from sleep apnea and family members and friends of those who suffer from sleep apnea are encouraged to attend the meeting. It is free and open to the public. The support group is sponsored and coordinated by SBL Sleep Disorders Center and Lincolnland Home Medical Equipment. Read More
•May 18, 2016•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is hosting a celebration for the grand opening of Woods Lake on Saturday, June 4. Many free activities are planned for the occasion including a ribbon cutting ceremony, kids’ fishing tournament, National Wild Turkey Federation archery and BB gun stations, canoe paddling lessons, boat rides, and many other activities.
Woods Lake, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is a 30 acre lake located five miles south of Sullivan off Illinois Route 32. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the new handicap accessible fishing pier located on the west side of the lake. Colonel Anthony P. Mitchell, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, will be in attendance along with many partners involved in rehabilitating Woods Lake. A plaque will be unveiled in honor of all who have participated in the rehabilitation process. Partners include AmBucs - Sullivan Chapter, Boy Scouts of America packs #51 and #142, Central Illinois Sportsmen for Outdoor Accessibility (CISOA), Chip’s Marina, C-R Farms and Tiling, Roy Yantis, Ed Wiessing, Fox Redi-Mix, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Lake Volunteers Association, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC, National Wild Turkey Federation, Shelbyville Electric Cooperative, Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development and VFW Post 6410. Read More
•May 18, 2016•
Sullivan has seen a lot of changes over the past 10 years, and many of those changes are due to the success of the Historic Façade Grant program that the city developed and adopted in 2006.
The program which at its inception offered businesses a $3000 grant for façade improvements had zero applicants, and so the city amended the plan to grant up to $20,000 in matching funds for any business located in the historic downtown willing to invest in updating the appearance of their property.
By 2013 the program was so successful that when businesses outside of the downtown asked whether they could also participate, the program was revised further to include any business located within a TIF district. Read More
•May 18, 2016•
Millikin University will celebrate its Spring Commencement with two ceremonies the weekend of May 21-22.
Millikin’s traditional ceremony for students will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22 in the Decatur Civic Center. Millikin will host a ceremony for graduates of its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree Program and Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Program at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 21 in Albert Taylor Theatre inside Shilling Hall on Millikin’s campus. Tickets are required for admission to both ceremonies.
Traditional Student Commencement Read More
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25 Years Ago This Week
Several ribbons were awarded during the Festival of Stars sand sculpture contest Saturday in Sullivan. In the preschool category Emilee Sanders won first place for her volcano sculpture, and Andrew Crawford, with the help of his brother Chris won second place. Alex Knobloch and Matt Mossman won first place for their castle in the K-2 category. Second place went to Dane White. In the 3-5 category, Lori Halford won first place for her castle, and Casey Matthews and Norah Hanford won second for their turtle.
Seventy-eight runners participated in the Festival of Stars 5K on Saturday. Participating from Sullivan were Brett Cordell, Don Cruit, Kevin Moran, Jake Haegen, Kim Miller, Brian McDowell, Mark Dickens, Steve Corzine, Michael Craig, Justin Wheeler, Dick Issacs, Patty Marlow, Carole Moore and Ann Dickens. Participating from Bethany were Ronald A. White and Anthony Baxter. Cordell, Haegen, Marlow and Moore all finished first place in their categories.
Two Sullivan High School Scholastic Bowl members have been named to the All-State team. Sullivan’s Matthew Stone and Keena Baumgartner have been named to the first time all-state team in scholastic bowl. Coach Ken Johnson is extremely pleased that two of his team members were named.
Lake Land College agriculture instructor Tom Reedy has been awarded the 1991 Faculty of the Year award sponsored by the Lake Land Faculty Assn.
Joyce Cocksure was elected 1992 president of Sullivan American Legion Post 68 during a meeting May 6. Serving with her will be Darcel Vitzhum, first vice-president; Barbara Stinson, second vice-president; Ann Shaw, secretary; Genevieve Sutton, treasurer; Charlotte Stone, chaplain; Joan Taylor, historian; and Marie Mossman, sergeant at arms. The group also decided the theme for the Fourth of July parade will be “We Are Proud….” Read More
•May 18, 2016•
Plans underway for seventh Annual Amish Country Tractor Cruise set for June 18.
The 7th Annual Amish Country Tractor Cruise will be held on Saturday, June 18 in Arthur.
A 40 mile cruise will take riders on a picturesque cruise through the heart of Illinois Amish country and along the Kaskaskia River that will feature the communities of Arthur, Bagdad, Skyline Springs, Cooks Mills, Jackson Park, and Fuller’s Point.
Registration for the cruise will begin at 6:30 a.m. at Arthur’s Yoder’s Kitchen, located on IL 133, and then departs at 8:30 a.m.
A rest stop will be at Aikman’s Wildlife Adventure, and lunch will be served at Daily Farms before returning to Arthur at approximately 3 p.m. Read More