•October 5, 2022•
Chances are you know someone who has fallen or who is afraid of falling. A Matter of Balance is a proven program designed to help people manage concerns about falls and increase physical activity.
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls is conducted in eight two-hour sessions and uses group discussion, problem–solving strategies, videos, and gentle physical exercise. Older adults learn positive coping methods to reduce fear of falling and remain active and independent. A Matter of Balance help participants become more confident about managing falls by believing that they can increase their strength, find ways to reduce falls, and protect themselves if they do fall. In addition, participants report that they have increased the amount they exercise on a regular basis. Read More
Correction
•October 5, 2022•
Vote by Mail: If you would rather hand-deliver the ballot, follow all instructions as if placing in the mail; however, you may place the ballot in the Ballot Drop Box located outside on the corner of South Main St. and East Harrison St. next to the Post Office Drop Box and the City Utility Drop Box on the square. If you prefer, you can also hand deliver your ballot to the County Clerk’s office on the second floor of the Courthouse.
Remember When 10-5-2022
25 Years Ago This Week
An open house celebration of the Sullivan Fire Protection District’s 40th anniversary was held. 600 people attended the weekend event.
Robert Hess was named to the Sullivan High School Who’s Who during the Sullivan Alumni Banquet. Seth Dunscomb was named to the Sullivan High School Hall of Fame. The award was presented to Dunscomb’s family. Read More
Illinois Deer Donation Program Launched
•October 5, 2022•
by Caitlin Mellendorf
Nutrition and Wellness Educator - U of I Extension
The Illinois Deer Donation Program launched with the start of deer archery hunting season on October 1. At this time and through deer hunting season, hunters can bring harvested deer to one of five partnering meat processors for donation.
Hunters do not have to pay the processing fee for donated deer, though processors ask that you call before going hunting to make sure they have space available. Read More
Okaw Valley Homecoming Parade 2022
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Okaw Valley Homecoming Parade
Okaw Valley High School held their annual homecoming parade Friday in downtown Bethany.
Sullivan High School Teacher Recipient of Grant
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Sullivan High School teacher Patricia King receives a grant from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation. Pictured from left to right are Jim Barr, Jane McKown, Patricia King, LaVonne Chaney, and Becky Lawson.
•September 28, 2022•
The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation (IRTAF) awards $36,500 in grant money to several public school educators (Pre-K through 12) statewide. IRTAF is affiliated with the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, a lobbying group for retired educators, with a current membership of over 40,000. On September 20, 2022, Patricia King was awarded her IRTAF grant check. Read More
SHS Homecoming Court 2022
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SHS Homecoming Court
The 2022 Sullivan High School Homecoming Court Freshman Kate Bushue and James Feldkamp, Sophomores Emily Miller and Demarkus Moore, Juniors Taylor Lingafelter and Hayden Moody.
SHS Homecoming Queen and King Candidates 2022
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SHS Homecoming Queen and King Candidates
The Senior Queen Candidates for Sullivan High School are from the left front Madalyn Booker, Hali Mirocha, Sofia Nuzzo, Sydni Waidelich. King Candidates are Carter Addison, Paul Bates, Drake Poe, Ethan Schmohe. Coronation for the King and Queen will take place on Friday at halftime of the football game.
Windsor High School 2022 Homecoming Court
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Windsor High School 2022 Homecoming Court
Windsor High School has announced their 2022 Homecoming Court. Front Row (l to r): Queen candidates Gracie Brownlee, Kiersten Wheeler, and Reese Bennett, Junior attendant Aubree Brown, Sophomore attendant Avery Starwalt, and Freshman attendant Leah Kasey. Back row (l to r): King candidates Robbie McDaniel, Dylan Curry, and Rhett Rincker, Junior attendant Benji Folkers, Sophomore attendant Rylan Rincker, and Freshman attendant Heath Westendorf. Coronation will be at the High School gymnasium on Saturday, October 1 at 7:30 pm.
Lutheran Womens Mission League Fall Rally
•September 28, 2022•
Mary Hutchings and Marlene Wirth, both of Sullivan, attended the 77th Effingham/Shelby Zone Fall Rally of the LWML, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Louisville, Illinois on September 21, 2022. The theme for the day was, “Light up the Word with Christ. Reverend Stephen Rutherford of the host church led the opening service and Reverend Martin Eden, pastor from Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Quincy, Illinois, was the keynote speaker.
In 2020, Reverend Eden began corresponding with Reverend Peter Maganda who is the Dean of the Seminary in the Eastern Deanery for the Lutheran Church of Uganda. Area mission monies have since helped with food supplies for the people of this very poor eastern African nation. Local mission monies also helped to purchase two motorcycles so the vicars can travel to remote villages. Also, money has come to them to purchase six acres of land in Uganda to build a Lutheran church and a boarding school with dormitories. Read More