Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Food Donations Delivered
Donations received at the Sullivan Senior Center went to good use on Friday. Kathi Garvey, Executive Director Mid-Illinois Senior Center in Sullivan, staff and volunteers delivered nearly 100 pantry boxes full of food to senior citizens throughout Sullivan. “We received many donations of money so we purchased items at cost from IGA,” Garvey began. “The Moultrie County Food Pantry donated other items to make up the boxes. We are so grateful to Pat Stinson at IGA and Lisa White from the food pantry for their generous donations.” Included in each box were eggs, milk, cheese, deli meats, bread, canned goods, boxed dinners, TP, paper towels, cans of tuna, cereal, peanut butter and much more.

Photo by Mike Brothers
Sycamore at Tabor
Mayor Richard Glazebrook and Sullivan Park Supt. Ed Moody wrestled a Sycamore tree into its new home at Tabor Park on April 20. The new tree commemorates Earth Day Wednesday, April 22 and was donated to the park from the mayor’s back yard.

Photo by Mike Brothers
Culverts Replaced
Keeping the water off the road and running in the ditches is a principal purpose of the Sullivan Township Road District culvert replacement project. Last week Township Road Commissioner Richard Rutledge and backhoe operator Matt Elder installed three culverts during a few hours one morning on Eden Street west of Sullivan. Rutledge explained the polycoated galvanized culvert replacements are more chemically resistant extending their life beyond the original 50 year expectancy. Sullivan Township replaces 12 to 15 culverts a year in a effort to keep the water off the roads and in the ditches. During the novel coronavirus crisis Rutledge explained social distancing was not a problem for the Sullivan township crew: “There are 96 miles of township roads keeping us a safe social distance from everyone else.”

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Down with the Old
The old water tower in Windsor served the community since the early 1930s. The 60,000 gallon tower was removed by Derrek Thornton of Johnstown last week. Two years ago the city of Windsor constructed a new 150,000 gallon water tower, which put the old tower out of service.

Photo by R.R. Best
Easter Drive Thru
Easter is Easter coronavirus or not. The Sullivan Fire Protection District is protecting young Easter Egg hunters this year with the Easter Egg Drive-Thru. At 3:00 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 12 SFPD volunteers will be set up in the north parking lot at Wyman Park. Easter eggs will be given in bags to each child up to age 11. The bags are filled with a random selection of eggs. Select Easter bags will contain bicycle certificates, which may be claimed by calling the Sullivan Fire Protection District.