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Prairieland Frontiersmen “Spring Rendezvous”

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Claire Mihlbachler, 10, throws a tomahawk at her target, with dead-center results. This past weekend, beginning April 25th and wrapping up on the 27th, the Prairieland Frontiersmen held their 49th annual “Spring Rendezvous”. A number of matches were held, including hike and knife woods walk, pistol match, ladies’ woods walk, novelty shoot, and traditional bow shoot. At least 100 people set up camp, dressed in the period and competed in this 3-day event.

Heritage Woods “Easter Eggstravaganza”

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Pictured is Avery Matheson, 2, as she races from the start line with her peers to fill her Easter basket at the “Easter Eggstravaganza”, held on Saturday, April 26th, hosted by Heritage Woods. Originally scheduled for the prior weekend but moved due to poor weather, there was still a large turnout for not only the egg hunt, but also the animals (including “Humphry”, a camel), pony and horse rides, bouncy houses and inflatables, food trucks, bike and adult basket giveaways, local first responder presence as well as other attractions.

Windsor’s Prom Court: A night in Paradise

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Windsor’s Class of 2026 will be hosting Prom at the Event Center in Gays on Saturday, May 3rd at 8:00 p.m. The theme for the evening will be “A Night in Paradise.” Windsor Jr./Sr. High School Prom Court Pictured: Back Row: (L to R) King Candidates Blayke Brownlee, Anthony Harris, and Tyler Pearcy. Front Row: (L to R) Queen Candidates Avery Starwalt, Chiara Campanelli, and Aubrey Carter.

Dine with a Doc

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•April 30, 2025•

The Mid-Illinois Senior Services Center is hosting a free lunch with Jacob Lehr, Senior Program Manager for the Illinois Alzheimer’s Association Chapter, on May 6th from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. During this luncheon, attendees can listen and ask the doctor questions, receive door prizes, and enjoy fellowship with their peers. 

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Mother’s Day Blooms and Bites

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•April 30, 2025•

On Sunday, May 4th at 3:30 p.m., Sullivan First United Methodist Church will be holding a “Mother’s Day Blooms & Bites” event. All supplies will be provided, and a potting class will be led by Buxton’s Garden Farm’s Abbey Sherwood. Decorate your pot and plant it with fresh blooms. Small bites will be provided. 

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Arthur Public Library: New releases

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•April 30, 2025•

There are three new bestsellers and two other new books at the Arthur Public Library. The new bestsellers are “Great Big Beautiful Life,” by Emily Henry, “Shadow of the Solstice,” by Anne Hillerman, and “The Gut-Brain Paradox: Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog, and Reverse Disease by Healing Your Microbiome” by Steven R. Gundy. 

The other two new releases are “Granny Square Style: How to Make Limitless Projects from Ten Classical patterns” by Hyllam Lefevre and “The Librarian of Lisbon” by Suzanne Nelson. 

For more details on these books and others, visit: http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=8452-426 [/s2If]

May Programs at the Lovington Public Library

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•April 30, 2025•

May 1st: Kids Craft time will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. We will be making Mother’s Day Cards.

May 5th & 19th: Needle night from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. If you would like to learn to crochet, knit, needlepoint, or sew, we have people available to teach you. If you have these skills and would like to join us, we look forward to seeing you. 

May 6th: Story time is from 10-10:30 a.m.

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Remembering who we are………56

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The Grande Prairie

•April 30, 2025•

by Janet Roney

 “Go west, young man, go west!” That was Horace Greely’s advice to a generation of young adventurers and pioneers in the 1800s. We think of the advancement of civilization across America always moving west towards the setting sun, filling up the land with settlers along the way.

Nice assumption, but wrong. Pioneers skipped over whole areas of the continental United States, heading for the best places to live. One of those passed-over areas was central Illinois. 

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A Look Back…4-30-2025

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2015

The Red Apple in Sullivan had a quiet reopening after a grease fire the previous year devastated the building and shuttered the restaurant.

Okaw Valley starter Devon Still (7-0) won his seventh game in as many starts while improving the Timberwolves’ overall record to 18-1, after defeating Decatur LSA. Still had an all-conference day fanning 10 of the opposition over seven innings of one-run ball, and helping his cause at the plate going 4-4 with three RBIs. Coach Andrew Hagerman expected nothing less from his senior lefty. “Devon pitched well, which is no surprise.

The SOV girls and boys had several strong performances at a non-scored 10-team meet in Clinton.

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