Photo by Crystal Reed
Moultrie County Lincoln Day Dinner
State Senator Darren Bailey spoke during the Moultrie County Lincoln Day Dinner held at the Sullivan VFW last Tuesday night, March 16. He is a state senator for the 55th district and is running for governor. The event was sponsored by the Moultrie County Republican Central Committee.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Habitat House
Members of the Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity surprised their newest family that they will be partnering with to build a house. The house is anticipated to be built this fall on Faith Lane in Sullivan. They are partnering with Tammy Martin and her family. “We’re excited to partner with her to build a home for them,” Cheryl Thomas of Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity said.
Pictured are Gary Smith, Tim Schoenselder, Tammy Martin, Trey Schoenselder, Cheryl Thomas, Crissy Dycus, Roger Glazebrook.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Building an Igloo
Sebastian Rhodes of Sullivan stands next to his partially completed igloo that he was building for his daughter Harlequinne Turner, who turned six on Sunday. To form the blocks for the igloo he used an 18 gallon tote.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
Crews remove snow near the Sullivan square on Monday morning.
Photo by Crystal Reed
A Taste of Winter
Wyman Lake is covered in snow and ice on Monday morning.
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Spelling Bee
Lovington Grade held their spelling bee last week. The top 6 will participate in the virtual Moultrie County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 10. There are two alternates.
1st Place - Macelyn Boddy, 2nd Place - Brian Hadley, 3rd Place - Jacob Hurt, 4th Place - Rylie Pitts, 5th Place - Bella Menna, 6th Place - Max Boddy, Alternate - Samantha Fowler (Not pictured), Alternate - Makenna Liming (Not Pictured).
Photo by Crystal Reed.
Backyard Bird Count
The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library held a program last Thursday and Friday afternoon to educate visitors on birds and draw attention to the Backyard Bird Count which is taking place February 12-15. The library had various bird themed activities including painting a birdhouse from a repurposed 2 liter bottle. There were also stations that had bird beak simulations of a variety of birds including sparrows, woodpeckers, hawks, shorebirds and hummingbirds. According to www.birdcount.org, participating in the Backyard Bird Count involves simply watching birds for 15 minutes or more once over the four day period and submitting your observation list online at the website. Pictured above is Sammie Davison painting a bird house during the program.
Photo by R.R. Best
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Gerald Nolen is seen shoveling snow in Sullivan last week.
Photo by R.R. Best
Fuel Plant Fire
Windsor Fire Department was paged at 8:50 pm Monday night to respond to the FS Bulk Fuel Plant, west of Gays. When the department arrived, the fire was fully involved and they called for mutual aid for extra water. They used water for extinguishing part of the fire and the rest of the fire was put out using foam. Departments that responded to the fire were Sullivan, Lincoln, Wabash, Neoga, Mattoon, Findlay and Strasburg. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. Crews were on scene until 2 am.
Photo by R.R. Best
Fuel Plant Fire
Windsor Fire Department was paged at 8:50 pm Monday night to respond to the FS Bulk Fuel Plant, west of Gays. When the department arrived, the fire was fully involved and they called for mutual aid for extra water. They used water for extinguishing part of the fire and the rest of the fire was put out using foam. Departments that responded to the fire were Sullivan, Lincoln, Wabash, Neoga, Mattoon, Findlay and Strasburg. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. Crews were on scene until 2 am.