photo by Jeri Davis
Honor Blood Drive for Jodi Phelps
An Honor Blood Drive for Jodi Phelps was held on Saturday, September 9 at the Sullivan American Legion. 90 units of blood were collected during the drive. There were several donors that reached milestones for gallons of blood donated. Lucia Roney has given 17 gallons of blood and Terrie Punches has given 16 gallons of blood. Pictured above is Lucia Roney (left) with Jodi Phelps (right) during the blood drive.
photo by Crystal Reed
Coffee On The Co-Op
Coles Moultrie Electric Co-Op wrapped up their Coffee on the Co-Op program on Wednesday, August 30 at Sweet Vail in Sullivan. The organization kicked off the program in April and included stops in Mattoon, Charleston, Casey, Neoga and Sullivan. The program gave members the opportunity to chat about the co-op, ask questions, meet fellow members while enjoying free coffee. Pictured above (from left to right) is member Mel Schmidt, CEO Amy Borntrager and Communications Coordinator Carla Bradbury.
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Lovington Swears in New Village President
The Village of Lovington swore in Dennis Garmon (right) as their new village president to fill out the remainder of Roger Walker’s (left) term on Monday, August 28. Walker moved out of town recently so he is no longer able to serve as village president.
Two Story Outhouse Festival In Gays
The Two Story Outhouse Festival was held in Gays on Saturday, August 12. A pageant was added to this year’s event which had three participants that received crowns and sashes. The opening ceremony included the cutting of the TP by a couple that have been residents of Gays for many years. This year’s Kidz Korner included inflatables, pony rides, games and face painting. Food and craft vendors lined the road offering a variety of foods and craft vendors offered items for sale such as t-shirts, tumblers, wreaths, jewelry and other items. Live entertainment that day was provided by the band Katzmandu and The Kate Brothers. This year’s festival was in memory of Tammy Howard. This year Brayden Armstrong, 12, also published a single page newspaper called the Poop Scoop specifically for the Two Story Outhouse Festival. He wrote the newspaper to give visitors to the festival updates and information about the event.
photo by Crystal Reed
Summer Reading Carnival
Marrowbone Public Library held a summer reading carnival for children who had read 30 books during the library’s summer reading program on Saturday, July 8.
photo by Crystal Reed
The Buzz About Honeybees
Marrowbone Public Library Co-Director Lisa Spracklen presented “The Buzz About Honey Bees” on Thursday, June 29 as part of the library’s summer reading program. Attendees learned about the equipment and tools used by bee keepers and other facts about bee keeping.
Photo by R.R. Best
Knee High by the Fourth of July
Courtyard Estates residents Harry Woolen, June Miller, Nadene Cochran, Bev Devore and Keith Richardson show that the corn has gotten more than knee high by the 4th of July.
photo by Crystal Reed
Heartland Mini Hoofs Visit Senior Center
The Heartland Mini Hoofs visited the Mid-Illinois Senior Services and Community Center on Thursday, June 15. Heartland Mini Hoofs, a non for profit organization, has a mini equine visitation therapy program. They operate solely on donations. Pictured are Reva Martin and Carolyn Doss spending time with Oliver during the organization’s visit.
Photo by Crystal Reed
State Rep Brad Halbrook Holds Town Hall
State Rep Brad Halbrook held a town hall discussion to update local residents on the important issues debated and passed in Springfield during the spring session. The town hall was the first of several that he will be holding this month. During the discussion he noted that the budget passed by Governor J.B. Pritzker recently is one of the largest budgets in history at $50.6 billion and will include borrowing over $700 million. Other talking points included the sunset of tax holidays, equal pay act and ethics reform.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Boy Scouts Cookout at IGA
The local Boy Scout Troop grilled out in the Sullivan IGA parking lot this past weekend during the Sullivan Townwide Rummage Sales.