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First-Team All-State
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football senior Logan West accepts his plaque at the First-Team All-State Ceremony in DeKalb before the 1A championship game at Huskie Stadium, Friday, November 29. Teammates Jordan Feagin and Tyler Schuring were selected to the All-State Honorable Mention team.

Photo by Keith Stewart
Reindeer Run Winners
The Sullivan Singers’ Boosters Club hosted their second annual Reindeer Run 5k on a frigid Saturday morning in Wyman Park. Pictured are those who earned medals during the run: Brent King, overall male winner, 18:59; Laine Cameron, overall female winner, 21:29; 19 & under male-Josh O’Brien, first, 19:46; Travis Hanson, second, 24:03; Liam Bechtold, third, 27:25; Jed Wheeler, fourth, 28:49; Brayton Sparrow, fifth; and Ty Binnion, sixth, 41:07. 19 & under female–Jordan Bassett, first, 24:52; Madison Wall, second, 25:53; Kennedy Lucas, third, 25:41; Taylor Booker, fourth, 27:59; Ciara Anderson, fifth, 28:20; Lily Bales, sixth, 28:42; and Mackenzie Ruppert, seventh, 28:42. 30-39 male–Marc Dal Ponte, first, 22:25; Chris Ballinger, second, 28:31; 30-39 female–Jodie Carey, first, 30:55; Rachel Elzy, second, 34:01. 40-49 male–Brian Sparrow, first, 25:53; Rich Banning, second, 26:30. 40-49 female–Angie Cameron, first, 26:47; Lori Sparrow, second, 29:22; Cartha Foley, third, 29:33; and Connie Mulligan, fourth, 31:21. 50-59 male–James Ewing, first, 30:45. 60 + male–Larry Wilson, first, 21:35; Mike Faught, second, 25:30. 5k Walk–Abigail Chapman, first, 42:05; Chris Chapman, second, 42:05; and Angie Hayes, third, 42:05. 1 Mile Deer Dash–Marc Dal Ponte, first, 9:45; Sydni Mulligan, second, 13:02.

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Windsor Donates
Recently, the Windsor Jr/Sr High School student council held a fundraising drive to collect money for donations to be sent to those impacted by last month’s tornadoes in Washington. Students sold links for a Giving Chain for $1 per link. Anyone who donated had their name added to a link that was then put onto the chain. The chain then was hung up in the school so that students could watch as it grew each day. Thanks to the generous donations of the community and the school the WHS student council was able to buy $466 in donations for Secret Santa gifts that were sent to families in Washington.

Photo by Keith Stewart
Three-year-old Ava Long of Toledo, along with her mother Lyndsay, tries to decide from which candy to choose Saturday. The Longs were just a few of the many customers of Saturday’s candy sale held at the Coffee Bean in Sullivan. Featuring freshly made chocolates and candy from Tuscola’s Flesor’s Candy Kitchen, the sale promised to donate 20 percent of the day’s proceeds to the Moultrie County Food Pantry. This year’s sale bested last year’s inaugural sale by 50 percent, resulting in more than a $1,200 donation to the pantry. Pictured in the foreground is part owner of Flesor’s Candy Kitchen Devon Flesor-Story.

Photo by RR Best
Jackson Family of Dealerships recently took part in the Chevrolet Drive to Help a Hero program, a voluntary cause which the Sullivan dealership began with the Sullivan Fire Department at their recent pancake and sausage breakfast. There, the dealership offered free test rides, with each successful ride resulting in $20 donated towards the department. In total, Jacksons was able to donate $1,000 to the fire department, which fire chief Mike Piper says will most likely be used to fund the purchase of structural fire fighting boots for the department’s volunteer force.