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Moultrie County Board Spreads Seasonal Cheer
•December 16, 2015•
Meeting Opens with Prayer
By Mike Brothers
The Moultrie County board approved employee appreciation bonuses at the December meeting.
Budget and finance committee chair Ron White moved that full time employees receive a net $200 bonus with part-time employees receiving proportional amounts.
Board chairman Dave McCabe explained that the bonuses were excluded from the Health Dept., elected officials and those covered under collective bargaining contracts. The board approved the $8165 total in bonuses unanimously.
Opening the meeting with a prayer for the first time was Father John Sohm of St. Columcille Catholic Church in Sullivan. Prayer was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
White proposed to invest $7500 in Sullivan Economic Development Commission’s No Job Left Behind program. This was a $2000 increase over the previous budget year. The measure was approved unanimously.
The Code Red five year contract totaling $7,749.40 annually was approved. Code Red Director Jan Haegan explained the contract includes the automated weather alert system which calls individuals within a watch area in the event of tornado, floods and other natural disasters.
Haegan may also get onto the Code Red web site to discover if other dangerous situations require automatic telephone alerts.
“If a tanker overturned causing a dangerous gas leak,” Haegan said, “the system would then call everyone within the evacuation area in a couple of minutes.” Read More
Single Car Crash Kills Driver
Photo by Lynn Reed
Single Car Crash Kills Driver
A Newman man was killed in a single vehicle accident near Gays. At 11:44 p.m. Monday, December 14. The Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Coles County Emergency Communications (CECOM) of a single vehicle crash on Illinois Route 16 near Gays.
The driver, James V Dodge 54 of Newman was killed in the crash when his vehicle struck two large wood poles that held a road sign.
Moultrie County Coroner Lynn Reed pronounced Dodge deceased at 12:08 a.m.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office and the Moultrie County Coroner’s Office.
Guest Conductor
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Guest Conductor
The Sullivan Elementary and Middle School holiday program was presented to the public last week. Above young Wyatt Adams is so moved by the music he becomes the guest conductor.
Sparrows Annual Gift Giving Program, 2015
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Lovington’s charitable non-profit Sparrows completed their annual gift giving program over the weekend. A dozen people gathered at the East End Tavern in downtown Lovington to wrap gifts for 120 children and 11 challenged adults.
The annual Christmas auction was held Dec. 5 with the funds raised used for the toy and clothing shopping for the 120 people on the Sparrow shop list. In addition to wrapped gifts which were delivered Sunday, Lovington residents were also allowed to choose from extra clothing and toys which were on display at the Lovington Ambulance Service Saturday.
Pictured is Sparrow volunteer Marsha Renfro putting final touches on wrapped gifts.
Moultrie Food Drive Reflects on a Caring Community
Photo by Mike Brothers
Final Food Pantry delivery was made by Hydro Gear to CEFS- Pictured from L to R: Kristy Dawson, CEFS; Kelly Brown, HG Material Handler; Chris Zerrusen, HG Safety Team Leader; Ron Harshman, Chairman of the Board of all Agri Fab Holdings.
•December 16, 2015•
The final Moultrie County Food pantry delivery from Hydro-Gear’s annual drive was made Wednesday, December 9.
Hydro Gear employees not only responded with food donations, but generated substantial cash donations to help the food pantry.
According to Hydro Gear Communications specialist Kathleen Blievernicht, employee collections totaled 1640 pounds of food for 2015.
Hydro Gear’s participation includes contributions from some 800 employees.
Blievernicht explained Hydro-Gear employees rallied to support the Moultrie County Food Pantry while having fun with an NFL theme in 2015.
Employees were players on eight NFL teams. Teams then were scheduled to play each other. Points were given to food items in most need and donations accepted were counted each week. Read More
ISAC Applauds the Success of Seven Sullivan High School Students
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Seven Scholars for Sullivan-Sullivan High School students selected as Illinois State Scholars are: (Front from left) Emily Stutzman, Ross Metzger, Ryan Baker; (back) Blake Stewart, Zane Uphoff, Adam White and Michael Hubbert.
•December 16, 2015•
Sullivan High School principal Erik Young has announced that seven Sullivan High School students of the class of 2016 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state agency committed to helping to make college accessible and affordable for Illinois families, bestows this prestigious recognition to top Illinois high school students annually. This year more than 19,000 elite honorees join the other top state students honored for their academic achievements since the designation was first introduced in 1958.
Illinois State Scholars possess strong academic potential and are chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth semester class rank. State Scholars rank in approximately the top 10 percent of high school seniors, representing 652 high schools across the state. Read More
ALAH Announces Illinois State Scholars
•December 16, 2015•
Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is recognizing area high school students who have been named 2016-17 State Scholars for their outstanding academic achievement.
L to R: Jakob Brewer, Cade Day, Rebecca Davis and Allison Irwin
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond high school Illinois State Scholars are Jakob Brewer, Rebecca Davis, Cade Day and Allison Irwin.
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Windsor FFA Chapter Applies Vet and Food Science
Windsor FFA Chapter Applies Vet and Food Science
The Windsor FFA chapter went to Clinton for the Vet and Food Science CDEs Dec. 2. Participants were Tucker Cripe, Bailey Fleshner, and Raymond Miller and activities included the proper carrying of a cat, filling a syringe, filling a prescription, tying a knot, equipment identification, and a written test. The team placed sixth overall.
Participants in Food Science were Owen Bridges, Mehria Khan, Kendra Reed, and Gage Sattler. The activities performed were aroma testing, food sanitation and safety scenarios, brand vs. off-brand identification, and a team product development activity. The team placed seventh overall.
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Windsor FFA participants (from left to right): Mehria Khan, Gage Sattler, Kendra Reed, Owen Bridges, Tucker Cripe, Bailey Fleshner, and Raymond Miller.
Former Sullivan Principal
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Former Sullivan Principal
Stu Hott, Shelbyville basketball coach, has recovered from health issues and was back on the floor with the Shelbyville Rams last week. Hott was long time administrator in the Sullivan School District.