Photo by Mike Brothers
Fall Color for Parks
Thanks to the generosity of My Garden owner Tina Krigbaum Sullivan parks received fresh fall colors for October. Park Supt. Herb Bricker emphasized this was the second year My Garden has donated plants to the parks, and Richard Glazebrook volunteered to help with the plantings. Bricker noted the park entrances are getting a new look, and the donated plants will initiate a “Wow” factor for patrons. Since 1993 Krigbaum has grown My Garden to include six greenhouses at the Hamilton Street location where 90% of her plants are grown in-house. From maintaining planters downtown every other year to donating plants to the city park district Krigbaum’s love for plants spreads throughout the community for everyone to enjoy as they visit Sullivan parks this fall.

Photo by R.R. Best
Garage Fire
A garage was destroyed by fire, and the Matthew and Jennifer Ramsey home at 510 N. Van Buren St. in Sullivan received major heat and smoke damage Monday afternoon. Sullivan Fire Dept. received the 4:08 p.m. call from Ramsey who discovered the fire in his garage and was unsuccessful in putting it out with a fire extinguisher. Fire Chief Mike Piper said firefighters had the fire out in 15 minutes but stayed to make sure fire didn’t spread and to get the smoke out of the house. Piper explained the home received extensive heat and smoke damage, and the house on the north, owned by John Daily, received heat damage to siding and windows. Emergency personnel cleared the scene at 5:55 p.m.

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Chili Oktoberfest
Sullivan Oktoberfest chili cook off Judges Choice Winner Ryan Whitten with Ace Hardware is pictured with chili cook-off coordinator Nicole White.

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Shop With Cop Donation
The Harbor Light Yacht Club located at Sullivan Marina and Campground held a gun raffle this summer and presented a check to the Sullivan Police department for their shop with a cop program. Steve Taylor and Gina Koenig presented the check to Officer Andy Pistorius.

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Cookout for First Responders
Sullivan IGA showed its appreciation to area police, fire and first responders offering them free ribeye sandwiches Friday, Oct. 12. Above IGA Meat Dept. manager Barry Golden mans the grill during the 2018 Beef Stampede with the help of Seth Cobb. The parking lot cookout offered visitors freshly cooked ribeye sandwiches plus a chance to guess the weight of the Lehman family’s award winning Hereford.