Photo by Mike Brothers
Pink Shirts Show Support at Agri-Fab
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Agri-Fab employees are going pink to help spread the word. Every Friday during the month of October more than 100 employees wear pink Agri-Fab Breast Cancer Awareness shirts as part of the company’s ongoing community outreach. Money raised from the sale of the pink shirts is donated to Moultrie County Relay for Life.
Photo by Mike Brothers
Round Up Time
Crowds filled the Sullivan IGA parking lot at high noon October 7 for a beef showdown. There were freshly charcoaled ribeye sandwiches served at 11:30, and a beef brisket cook off which was won by the Sullivan Fire Dept. While strolling around with a ribeye sandwich, crowds were guessing the weight of a prize Hereford bull, looking at Joe Scribner and Rick Montague’s beefed up cars and watching Gail Wolfe give free pony drawn wagon rides. The Sullivan American Legion Color Guard made a special appearance, and Bob Vail performed the national anthem.
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Gold Slips at SES
Jacob Harlin, Braelyn Day and Hannah Righter used her spare time in class to draw a picture to welcome a new classmate to the school. Elijah Dalbey is always very respectful and polite to the kitchen staff as he goes through the line, which sets a great example for everyone. Devon Richardson noticed the tables needed cleaned when the second and third grade students entered the cafeteria so she started washing all the tables before eating her own lunch. Fallon Rose and Caidon Hill noticed trash lying on the ground at the football game a couple of weeks ago and picked it up. Then he saw spilled popcorn at the girls’ basketball game and cleaned it up. Neither was his mess, but he cleaned them up anyway. Not pictured: Aron Bishop. Gold slips are awarded to students who go above and beyond expectations.
Photo Courtesy DuPage County
Moultrie County Circuit Clerk Serves DuPage County
DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court Chris Kachiroubas hosted Moultrie County Circuit Clerk Cynthia Braden to serve as Circuit Clerk for the day. The two made a friendly bet over who would win baseball’s National League Central Division: Kachiroubas’ Cubs, or Braden’s beloved Cardinals. The loser agreed to visit the winner’s county and do their job for a day. To make sure Braden remembered who won the bet, Kachiroubas encouraged his employees to wear Cubs shirts to work today, and put Cubs flags around the office.
Photo courtesy Heather Clements
UMC Kids Spread Cheer to Food Pantry
Pictured are children from the Sullivan First United Methodist Church with jars of peanut butter and jelly that were collected over this last month for the local food pantry. From left to right: Adalee Foster, Vance Young, Leo Lane, Livie Lane, Henry Kuhns, Scarlett Perrott and Judd Sanner. Church members and children were challenged to fill several large boxes to supply the food needs for the month of September for the food pantry. The children were also in a contest to collect a total of 300 pounds of peanut butter and jelly (150 lb. of peanut butter for boys, 150 lb. jelly for girls). The kids surpassed their goal by collecting 164 lb. of peanut butter and 213 lb. of jelly in hopes of “Spreading the Word” to the community of Sullivan and helping those in the community.
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WHS Seniors Host Binga Fundraiser
The Windsor class of 2017 will host a Longaberger Binga Fundraiser October 22 at the high school. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the games start at 6 p.m.
Tickets are available from any senior class member or by calling Lesley Baker at 459-2636. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
A variety of baskets filled with goodies will be available as well as refreshments, 50/50, and raffle items.
Pictured top left to right: Bailey Fleshner and Anthony Curry. Bottom feft to right: Jodie Harris and Gillian Sanders.
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SHS Homecoming Attendants
Sullivan homecoming will take place the week of October 3-7. The parade will begin at 4 p.m. Oct. 7 with the homecoming game against Central A&M kicking off at 7 p.m. The 2016 queen and king will be announced at the dance Saturday with coronation starting at 8 p.m.
Homecoming attendants for Sullivan High School are freshmen Meena Corkill and Myles Gregory, sophomores Madison Atchison and Cullen Dyer and juniors Katie McClure and Jacob White.
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Miss US International Has Sullivan Connection
Editors note: Leinbach is the daughter of Carla Stokes who grew up in Sullivan and “honorary granddaughter” of Ron and Sharon White of Sullivan.
Kaitryanna Leinbach of Charlotte, N.C. has been crowned Miss US International a title she won at the national competition in Orlando, Fla. June 23.
Leinbach will live in Tokyo, Japan for a month representing the United States during a national press tour and then will compete in the international pageant in Toyko October 27.
She is a freshman at Louisiana State University and member of the LSU cheer team. Her parents are Laurence and Carla Stokes Leinbach of Charlotte.
Photo by RR Best
Hullabaloo on the Square
The sixth annual New Life Church sponsored event on the Sullivan square Sept. 18 provided family entertainment for hundreds of visitors. Many even braved the climbing wall (pictured) as well as inflatables, laser tag, street art, cotton candy and much more.
Photo Courtesy Jeni Yantis
Okaw Valley Homecoming Court
Front - 2016 OV dance co-chair Hannah Landreth, crown bearer prince Parker Wise, 2016 king Skyler Birch, 2016 queen Kristy Burford, crown bearer princess Amelia Wise and 2015 queen Gretchen Macklin. Middle - senior candidates Brendon Lane, Jasmine Baumbarger, Brianna Creviston, Evan Blakey, Madison Uhlrich and Ty Nichols. Back - freshmen attendants Chloe Rhyerd and Ethan Bartimus, junior attendants Paige Robinson and Trey Yarnell and sophomore attendants Riley Kesterson and Case Crawford.