•April 30, 2025•
The Mid-Illinois Senior Services Center is hosting a free lunch with Jacob Lehr, Senior Program Manager for the Illinois Alzheimer’s Association Chapter, on May 6th from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. During this luncheon, attendees can listen and ask the doctor questions, receive door prizes, and enjoy fellowship with their peers.
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On Sunday, May 4th at 3:30 p.m., Sullivan First United Methodist Church will be holding a “Mother’s Day Blooms & Bites” event. All supplies will be provided, and a potting class will be led by Buxton’s Garden Farm’s Abbey Sherwood. Decorate your pot and plant it with fresh blooms. Small bites will be provided.
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There are three new bestsellers and two other new books at the Arthur Public Library. The new bestsellers are “Great Big Beautiful Life,” by Emily Henry, “Shadow of the Solstice,” by Anne Hillerman, and “The Gut-Brain Paradox: Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog, and Reverse Disease by Healing Your Microbiome” by Steven R. Gundy.
The other two new releases are “Granny Square Style: How to Make Limitless Projects from Ten Classical patterns” by Hyllam Lefevre and “The Librarian of Lisbon” by Suzanne Nelson.
For more details on these books and others, visit: http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=8452-426 [/s2If]
•April 30, 2025•
May 1st: Kids Craft time will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. We will be making Mother’s Day Cards.
May 5th & 19th: Needle night from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. If you would like to learn to crochet, knit, needlepoint, or sew, we have people available to teach you. If you have these skills and would like to join us, we look forward to seeing you.
May 6th: Story time is from 10-10:30 a.m.
Read MoreThe Grande Prairie
•April 30, 2025•
by Janet Roney
“Go west, young man, go west!” That was Horace Greely’s advice to a generation of young adventurers and pioneers in the 1800s. We think of the advancement of civilization across America always moving west towards the setting sun, filling up the land with settlers along the way.
Nice assumption, but wrong. Pioneers skipped over whole areas of the continental United States, heading for the best places to live. One of those passed-over areas was central Illinois.
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The Red Apple in Sullivan had a quiet reopening after a grease fire the previous year devastated the building and shuttered the restaurant.
Okaw Valley starter Devon Still (7-0) won his seventh game in as many starts while improving the Timberwolves’ overall record to 18-1, after defeating Decatur LSA. Still had an all-conference day fanning 10 of the opposition over seven innings of one-run ball, and helping his cause at the plate going 4-4 with three RBIs. Coach Andrew Hagerman expected nothing less from his senior lefty. “Devon pitched well, which is no surprise.
The SOV girls and boys had several strong performances at a non-scored 10-team meet in Clinton.
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•April 23, 2025•
May 1st: Last homeschool meeting. The meeting will be at Wyman Lake at the park at 2:30 p.m., weather permitting.
Story times: Every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. -May 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th. The bounce house will be available after the story and craft project.
Every Monday at 9:00 a.m.: Memory Café. This is a social gathering for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Get helpful information and support from others who also have loved ones who struggle with memory loss.
Every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., the “Crochet Along” group meets.
Read MoreFundraiser for SBL Dental Clinic
•April 23, 2025•
Spring is here, and that means it’s time to prepare for the Sarah Bush Lincoln Races for all Paces event, which is set for Saturday, June 7th, at Eastern Illinois University.
The multi-race event includes a 5K, 10K, one-mile run/walk, toddler trot, and diaper dash and raises funds for the SBL Dental Program. The program provides preventive and restorative care for children throughout the area. A dental team visits schools to provide preventive care while restorative care is provided in the dental clinic at 225 Richmond Avenue East, Suite B, in Mattoon. Volunteer dentists are key partners in the program, providing restorative care in their clinics for children who need additional or further extensive care.
“Races for all Paces is a great event for community members to have fun and exercise, and it garners a lot of support for the SBL Dental Program,” Tracy Haddock, SBL Healthy Communities director, said. “Many children in the community need quality dental care, and this annual event helps us continue to provide essential dental care.”
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