Photo by Debbie Morin
Campground Celebrates
On Sept. 19 the Sullivan Marina and Campground held the annual campground celebration to end the season. More than 400 campers, boaters and friends gathered to enjoy an afternoon filled with family entertainment and games which ended at dark with the Sullivan Fire District supervising a grand fireworks display. Above Drew Gornink of Oak Forest plays Kerplunk, a game created by Sue Mackey (wearing Cubs shirt). Money raised during the event was donated to the Moultrie Food Pantry and Secret Santa.

Photo by Jeni Yantis
OVHS Homecoming Court
The 2017 Okaw Valley Homecoming Court. Front - Senior Candidates Hannah Landreth, Hayden Francisco, Natalie Jeffers Dylan Holt, 2017 Queen Paige Robinson and 2017 King Garrett Fritz, Grace Harlin, Tanner Coleman, Crown Bearer Colin Patient, Crown Bearer Avery Collins and 2016 Queen Kristy Burford. Back - Freshmen Attendants Luke Vander Burgh and Tayli Roberts, Junior Attendants Kailey George and Garrett Tippit and Sophomore Attendants Baylee Wagner and Canaan Christensen.

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Scholarships Awarded
Nine $1,000 scholarships were earned by 4-H members enrolled in beef, swine, and sheep projects in the Superior Young Livestock Producer competition held during the Illinois State Fair. The winners included (left to right) Jordynn Marcum of Ford County, Evan Link of Knox County, Tanner Mickey of Christian County, Blake Hennenfent of Knox County, Makenna Green of Christian County, Ethan Macklin (OVHS) of Shelby County, Wyatt Claire of Iroquois County, Kacie Haag of Kankakee County, and Mclayn Musick of Adams County.

Photo by Mike Brothers
Moving House
A house moving down Monroe Street drew some attention in Sullivan a couple of weeks ago. Peters Movers of Farmer City moved the three bedroom house from its former home on Monroe Street to Mattoon, making room for construction of a new Casey’s store here. Above Matt Frederick and his son Kaeden prepare to lead the home to its new location in Mattoon along with escorts from Sullivan Police, Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept, Illinois State Police and Dept. of Transportation. To accommodate state height limit of 20 feet, Frederick had to remove the top four feet of the roof. A property manager in Mattoon, he noted it was a lot less expensive to move the home since he already had a lot prepared for the home’s new location in Mattoon.

Photo by Mike Brothers
Farm Progress Tribute
When the Farm Progress Show comes to town, Tom Gregory of Bethany lines up a few reminders of how much progress farms have made. Farm Progress is over, and now Tom’s antique tractor display returns to storage for another two years.