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ALAH School District Hires New Atwood-Hammond Grade School Principal

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•April 27, 2022•
by Ariana Cherry
NP Writer

Amish representatives Richard and Daniel were present, as well as the new recommendation for the Atwood-Hammond Grade School principal, Chris Forman and his family at the recent school board meeting of the ALAH Community School District held Wednesday, April 20 in the high school cafeteria.
Superintendent Shannon Cheek introduced Forman, who is married with two children, and gave a brief statement of his background and work history. Forman was born in the Jacksonville area and lived in Mahomet for 14 years. He also worked in Beijing, China for two years. After the closed session of the meeting, the board hired him as the new Atwood-Hammond Grade School principal beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. Read More

Rabies Clinic at Marrowbone Public Library

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Rabies Clinic at Marrowbone Public
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On Wednesday, April 13 a rabies clinic was held at Marrowbone Public Library with services from Kaskaskia Valley Animal Hospital. Pictured are Dr. Florey and Ciera Williams with one of the dogs that came in for a shot.

Library Easter Egg Hunt 2022

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Library Easter Egg Hunt
The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library had story time on Wednesday, April 13. Children were read a story about Easter eggs and then went on an egg hunt in the children’s area of the library. Pictured is Tynleigh Cowell who was one of the children participating.

Third Graders Board the Titanic

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Third Graders Board the Titanic
Jennifer Hostetler’s third grade class at Lovington Grade School boarded the Titanic on Monday, April 11. Students were assigned the name of a person who was aboard the Titanic and could dress in character. Students were also separated out by the social classes when boarding the ship to determine their seat. All of their school subjects for the day had a Titanic focus.

Shelby Realty to Hold After Hours for Sullivan office

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•April 20, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

A new business to our area will be holding an after hours on Thursday, April 28 from 4 to 6 pm at 5 West Jefferson in Sullivan. There will be complimentary cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres and giveaways.
Shelby Realty started out in 1973 based out of Shelbyville. Owner Matt Forcum purchased the business in December 2020. He is a graduate of Lake Land College and Eastern Illinois University.
The realty company has 8 agents, “Any of our agents can handle any type of property,” Forcum said. Prior to purchasing Shelby Realty he was a realtor with Century 21 franchise in Effingham for 13 years. Read More

Singers Dinner Theatre 2022

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Sullivan Singers Jr.
Sullivan Singers Jr. performing their competition show during the dinner theatre. That show included “Breakthrough”, “Grace Kelly”, “Come Together” and “Trying Too Hard”.

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Sullivan Singers
The Sullivan Singers performed their competition show as part of the dinner theatre that was held on Saturday, April 9 and 10 at Sullivan High School. Sullivan Singers and Singers Jr. performed their fall shows and competition shows. There were also senior spotlight performances.

Easter Egg Hunt April 9, 2022

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Hunting for Easter eggs
The egg hunt was held at 1 pm on Saturday, April 9. Pictured are two ladies running towards the eggs while carrying their children and containers to gather the eggs.

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Enjoying the Egg Hunt
The Cummings family came to the Sullivan egg hunt and enjoyed getting a close up look at a tractor. Pictured are Lane, Kenzlee, Lydia, Luke and Lylah Cummings.

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Antique Fire Truck
At Courtyard Estates of Sullivan’s egg hunt, children and their families were able to get a closer look at fire trucks and emergency vehicles from Sullivan Fire Department, IDOT plows, a tractor and an antique fire truck. Trying out the antique fire truck were Raelynn and Zander Dyer.

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Petting Zoo
One of the activities at Courtyard Estates for the Easter Egg Hunt was a petting zoo. Children and their families could interact with chickens, goats, llamas and other animals. Pictured is Jasper Rhodes with one of the goats.

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Easter Eggstravaganza
Courtyard Estates of Sullivan hosted an Easter egg hunt and bicycle raffle on Saturday, April 9. Pictured with the Easter bunny are Keely Warren and Haleigh Nation.

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Balloon Artist
Patti Woods (right), of Paddi’s Air Filled Fun, was making balloon creations for children at the Easter Egg Hunt in Sullivan. Pictured with Patti are Kyle and Elijah Gabbard.

Farm Credit Illinois makes $25,000 Donation to Illinois Amish Heritage Center

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Angi Carter,Vice President, Lending of Farm Credit Illinois (left), presents a check to Wilmer Otto, President of the Illinois Amish Heritage Center (right). Also pictured in back is local farmer Levi Yoder and Jim Fleming.

•April 13, 2022•
The 2022 season for the Illinois Amish Heritage Center (IAHC) began with a celebration lunch on April 5, during which Farm Credit Illinois presented a $25,000 check toward its $50,000 commitment. In recognition of their generosity, the Gathering Pavilion will soon have installed the Center’s first donor plaque on which Farm Credit Illinois will be honored. Read More

City Council Approves Net Metering Ordinance Amendment

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•April 13, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
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The Sullivan City Council approved an ordinance amendment for net metering of the revised code of ordinances of the city of Sullivan during their meeting on Monday. The ordinance affects those who are producing solar energy in the city. There is currently one customer who does so, but they have had inquiries from other residents.
Mayor Richard Glazebrook noted that the ordinance has the city allowing solar with no caps. The intent is to put this in place. Commissioner Mike Fowler added that there are other parts of the ordinance which need to be cleaned up.
Commissioner Abbey Sherwood said the new ordinance is replacing the old ordinance. “There’s more to the solar than just the ordinance,” Fowler replied.
Glazebrook said they are going to net metering. Read More

Sullivan Schools Propose Facility Improvements

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•April 13, 2022•
Submitted by Ted Walk
Superintendent of Sullivan CUSD #300

Sullivan Schools recently hosted three facility forums that culminated in Board action on Monday, April 11, to place a referendum on the ballot at the upcoming June 28th election for the replacement of the aging Sullivan Middle School. Formal discussions regarding possible facility improvements have occurred over the past few years. The discussion moved forward with rapidity after recommended architect estimates for repairs to Sullivan Middle School totaled just over $10 million. The Board engaged in a Facility Planning Session in November, and Facility Forums open to the community occurred throughout February and March. These three community meetings allowed for 188 people to give feedback on needs and wants of the future of Sullivan Schools. Read More