The eighth annual meeting of the member and shareholders of the Okaw Farmers Cooperative, Inc. will be held on Thursday, August 22 at the Yoder's Kitchen Restaurant in Arthur.
A dinner will be served between 4:30-6:30 p.m. preceding the business meeting, which will begin at approximately 7 p.m.
Tony Brown, president of the board of directors of Okaw Farmers Cooperative will outline goals for the company's future.
Jeff Myers, general manager, will discuss the operations of the company.
This Saturday, a memorial benefit for the late Mike Leonard will be held at the Sullivan VFW.
A hog roast and DJ services by Tiger Rose Productions will be featured. The meal will begin at 4:30 p.m. and include pulled pork, potato salad, baked beans, and chips and dessert. An auction featuring a STIHL electric weedeater, tools, collectable toys, porcelain dolls, and other items, will be conducted by Dave's Family Auctions and a 50/50 drawing and raffle will also be featured.
Proceeds will go to the family to help offset unpaid expenses following Leonard's unexpected passing May 19.
To make a donation, call 217-619-6863 or 217-254-4524.
The 52nd Annual Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale will be held August 23 and 24 at the Otto Center, ½ mile south of Arthur.
The activities will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday with a pulled pork BBQ dinner and the auction at 6 p.m. On Saturday a pancake and sausage breakfast runs from 6-10 a.m., with the auction beginning at 8 a.m. The silent auction is from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Because so many veterans feel confused about benefits and services they've earned, the nonprofit D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans) is offering help.
The Findlay American Legion Auxiliary hosted their annual ‘Back to School’ American Red Cross blood drive recently and fell two short of their goal of 20 pints.
A program titled “Macon County’s African-American Civil War Soldiers and Sailors” will explore these men’s lives and will be held inside the Rock Springs Nature Center on the grounds of the Rock Springs Conservation Area in Decatur at 2 p.m. this Sunday.
Moms on a Mission in Sullivan will host a back to school breakfast 8-9 a.m. Monday August 19 at the First United Methodist Church in Sullivan.
The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will hold their monthly general meeting Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Center located at 117 East Harrison Street in Sullivan.
Three Sullivan High School FCCLA (Family, Career & Community Leaders of America) members and their advisor attended the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in early July in Nashville, Tenn.
Following last Friday's inaugural and successful Hangout, held by local DJ and father Mike Marshall at Wyman Park, another will follow this coming Friday, this time with Jim Griffin of BBQ Crew Catering providing hot dogs.