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Award of Distinction
Members of the Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 traveled to the Illinois Association of School Boards annual conference in Chicago where the OV Agricultural Complex received an Award of Distinction. Designed by BLDD Architects, Inc. Decatur, the jury comments noted the complex recognizes a glaring need that is drastically overlooked and respects the community it serves. Great example of career tech space.
A very special thank you and Merry Christmas to the Sullivan AmBucs who built and installed a ramp at our home on a very cold day!
This will enable my husband to be home for Christmas. The ramp will also help us remain in our home in the future.
It was a cold job by AmBucs volunteers that was deeply appreciated!
Sincerely,
Terry and Ruth Bobbit
Dalton City
25 Years Ago This Week
There will be at least three new faces around the Sullivan City Council table after the April 4 election since commissioners Ron White, Rick Dunscomb and Bob Hess are not seeking re-election.
Incumbent Mayor Leon Lane and incumbent commissioner Bob Patient were among those filing Monday. Ken Meadows and Richard Glazebrook are seeking the public health and safety post vacated by Hess.
Wallace Booker and Wayne Lindley are seeking accounts and finance held by White, and George Frazier and Jon England wlll vie for Dunscomb’s post on public property.
Moultrie County Supervisor of Assessments Judy Harnack announced 1,277 county seniors received notice of the new senior citizen property tax assessment freeze. Seniors 65 and over are entitled up to a $2000 exemption. Read More
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Grand Parade
Friday, December 13 was a Grand night for the Sullivan Christmas Parade. Grand Marshal Rebecca Lawson had a lighted crown leading the parade downtown for the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree at the Cotton Wood Pavilion..
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, December 16 - Chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, seasoned black-eyed peas, whole grain wheat (1), grapes
Tuesday, December 17 - Saucy ham loaf, creamed peas and potatoes, Italian mixed veggies, dinner roll, pineapple slices
Wednesday, December 18 - Cabbage rolls in sauce, corn, lyonnaise carrots, whole grain wheat (1), seasonal dessert
Thursday, December 19 - Baked ham, frosted sweet potatoes, seasoned green beans, dinner roll, chunky applesauce
Friday, December 20 - Settlers beef and beans, seasoned greens, fresh fruit, biscuit, orange bread
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ALAH DAR/SAR Award Winners
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School is proud to announce the winners of the DAR/SAR Good Citizen Award. The DAR winner is Kaylee Yeakel. The SAR winner is Audrianna Kauffman. The Stephen A. Douglas Chapter, NSDAR, and the Piankeshaw Chapter, NSSAR sponsor the DAR/SAR Good Citizen program each year. Outstanding citizens of the senior class are chosen by the faculty based on their dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Pictured are Audrianna Kauffman and Kaylee Yeakel.
•December 11, 2019•
The CUSD #305 Education Foundation has started a new fund-raising group to support educational opportunities for the students in the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond district.
The group, called One hundred People Who Care ALAH District #305, will meet for the first time Thursday, December 5, at 6:30 at La Cascada in Arthur. Read More
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•December 11, 2019•
Eastern Illinois University’s Dr. Richard G. Jones, Jr., associate professor & introductory course director in EIU’s School of Communication and Journalism, was awarded the Textbook of Distinction Award from the Basic Course Division of the National Communication Association for his textbook, Communication in the Real World, Version 2.0.
The Textbook of Distinction Award is conferred to recognize college-level textbooks that show important contributions to the discipline of communication.
Jones received this award November 16 during the National Communication Association’s 105th Annual Convention in Baltimore. Jones has been a longtime member of the National Communication Association, and shared that earning this award recognition is both a career highlight and a personal honor.
•December 11, 2019•
By Ted Walk
Supt. Sullivan CUSD #300
The Sullivan Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a group of volunteers that give a significant amount of time to improve our school.
We are very fortunate to have this organization to host various events, raise funds, and create great experiences for our students.
Some of these experiences include providing field trips such as visits to The Great Pumpkin Patch, Apple Valley Orchard, and to see a show at the Little Theater on the Square. Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Bethany school board authorizes $480,000 in working cash bonds. School board members Norma Farris, Carol Gregory, Dick Lamb, Dave McCabe and Paul Roney voted in favor, Steve Funk voted in opposition stating that he would prefer to explore other means of resolving the financial issues. Norma Farris, board president said “This is a band-aid, That’s all it is” and superintendent Marilyn Bayley reported that there’s no way to cut enough from the budget to solve the financial situation we’re in.
Local veterinarian Gregory Mauck recently performed an onychectomy, or surgical declaw, on a five month old male bear. The bear, “Hunter”, was quite aggressive and bit Mauck and it’s owner during the procedure.
Barbara Coslow and Sally Foley of Lovington were recently promoted by the Hardware State Bank. Coslow was promoted to cashier and Foley was named marketing and public relations officer. Read More