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Flower Pot Fall Celebration
Lindsey Barnard greets customers and hands out special offers during the Flower Pot Florals and Boutique Fall Open House celebration Sept. 6 and 7 at the 1109 S. Hamilton, Sullivan location. Visitors enjoyed the complimentary coffee bar while winning gifts and checking out new fall fashions and merchandise over the weekend.
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Pile Driving
Work on the Jonathan Creek Bridge over Hwy. 121 east of Sullivan is underway by Howell Construction of Mattoon. In the above drone photograph support piles were driven in last week.Construction is expected to be completed by the end of October and includes a new and wider deck, new steel and support piers. Moultrie County Hwy. Engineer Jeff Birch indicated the Illinois Dept. of Transportation project will upgrade the bridge width to accommodate buggy lanes.
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Good Day for a Ride
The streets of Bethany were cleared of traffic over the weekend allowing cyclist Ren Ruppert to cruise his neighborhood. The three year old Bethany biker was given a little assistance from his co-pilot mother, Hope.
Photo by Mike Brothers. Crowning Touch Sitting atop the main scoreboard at the Wyman Park baseball diamond is a giant Sullivan Redskin logo thanks to city electric dept. personnel and equipment working along with park dept. employees. Herb Bricker explained further signage will complete the ball diamond project. John Boy Carroll at Carroll’s Welding and Fabrication of Sullivan designed the Sullivan Redskin logo which is powder coated for a durable finish. Over the summer the pitcher’s mound and infield were upgraded and the outfield returfed. Park Dept. employees prepared the scoreboard’s Redskin crown for the electric dept. to place with bucket trucks. Pictured kneeling from left: Kyler Lane and Brandon Veatch; standing David Nolen, Clint Thompson, Ed Moody and Director of Parks and Cemeteries Herb Bricker. In the background an electric dept. bucket truck operator places sponsorship grid.
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How Cool is That?
The Sullivan Fire District provided a water soaked end to the eight week Sullivan Summer Parks and Recreation program July 26. Firefighting volunteers gave the 155 kids some good water related fun at Wyman Park last Friday, then shed their fire helmets and coats for tongs and aprons, cooking for and serving the whole gang. The cooperative program between Sullivan Park District and the Civic Center is directed by Jake and Melissa Haegen.
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Good Stuff
Sullivan Fire District created a water park at Wyman Park to close the eight week Sullivan Parks and Recreation program. Firefighters put on a cookout for the 155 participating kids. Above: Konyr Meador opens his chips, Aaliyah Osborn winks her approval and Alayja Jackson digs in to lunch at the Park Dist./Civic Center summer program.
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Sullivan High School students traveled to Italy and Greece for 10 days with Marsha Kirby, social studies teacher at SHS. They visited the famous sites of the Colosseum, the Vatican, and the Acropolis. Next summer Kirby is planning a trip to Paris, Normandy and London and in 2021 a trip to Costa Rica. Spots are available for both trips.
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Post 68 Commander Bob Sims and Melanie Byers unveil the memorial boulder marking the Walk of Honor. More pictures here.
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Golden Rocket Launch
Elizabeth Titus Library in Sullivan commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon by hosting a rocket launch. Although hindered by the rain, summer park and recreation program kids enjoyed launching several water bottle rockets which flew over the ball diamond fence at Wyman Park. One engine powered rocket was launched and never found. It presumably landed on the dark side of the moon.
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Art Sparked
Shelbyville artist, Jamie M. Rutherford, demonstrates her marbling technique on silk scarves at Art in Tabor Park, sponsored by Sullivan Spark.