•March 5, 2025•
Moultrie County Monthly Quarter Madness will hold their March Quarter Auction on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The event will be held at the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity ReStore is the organization of the month.
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•March 5, 2025•
By Janet Roney
What in the world is Cannel? Along with gold, silver, and plumbago, Thomas Jefferson wanted Isaac Hill to look for it in central Illinois in 1809-1811.
I impolitely told you to go look up cannel yourself in a previous visit while I was in a snit over the thought that Hill’s guide was a hermit living in a hollow sycamore tree rather than Simon Kenton, “the greatest guide, hunter, and frontiersman of all time”. Sorry. If you are not one of the sweet souls who actually looked up cannel, cannel is coal.
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After the first dream about owning his own wildlife park, James Aikman, an Arthur resident, woke up and told his wife Kelsey. “On the night of October 21, 2013, I had a dream of my wife and I basically owning and running this wildlife drive-through park, so that next morning I told my wife about it, and she looked at me like I was crazy,” recalled Aikman to a full room during an economic luncheon at TnT Pizzeria February 19. “Our first son was going to be born in less than a month. She said, ‘We’ve got that coming up; this is not the time to be talking about this at all.’”
Read More•February 26, 2025•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville will be performing dredging work on the North end of the lake in 2025. Work will include dredging of the Kaskaskia river channel, starting at the Whitley Creek boat ramp and heading towards the Illinois Highway 32 bridge, located south of Sullivan.
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For Reservations Call 1-800-543-1770
The Peace Meal Senior Nutrition Program suggests a donation of $4.00 for each congregate and home delivered meal. We accept the Illinois Link Card.
March 3 - Biscuits and Gravy, Paco Blend Veggies, Hot Fruit, Fruit Juice
March 4 - Shepherd’s Pie with Vegetables and Mashed Potatoes, Hot Beets, Banana Pudding, Dinner Roll
March 5 - Chicken and Noodles, Carrots, Seasoned Greens, Pea Salad
March 6 - Taco Salad with Meat, Lettuce, Spinach, Beans And Tomatoes, Fruit, Whole Grain Chips, Salsa, Kitchen’s Choice Dessert
March 7 - Southern Breaded Fish, Baked Beans, Corn, Sour Cream, Cucumbers, Bun
•February 26, 2025•
March 3rd, 17th, and 31st – Needle Night from 5-7 p.m. If you would like to learn to crochet, knit, needlepoint, or even how to sew, we have people that can help teach you. If you already know how and just want to hang out, please come join us!
March 4th - Storytime from 10-10:30 a.m. We will be reading “When Comes Spring” by Kevin Henkes.
March 7th - Kids craft time from 3:30-4:30 p.m. We will be making a spring-themed painting craft.
Read MoreMore Mysteries about Hill’s Mission
•February 26, 2025•
by Janet Roney
Isaac Hill was in a tight spot. His group was being attacked by armed Indians and was outnumbered 7 to 2. In his undated report (possibly 1811) to his brother Henry at Ft. Massac which he was sending “by the breed Ladoo by dark”, he said they were running out of lead shot, but had plenty of powder left. He had set a signal fire to get reinforcements from “John and Joshua from north”, who are Joshua Renfro and either John Beck or Isaac’s brother, John Hill.
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Bethany Mayor John Felter got a taste of post-9-11 U.S. security while visiting Washington, D.C. While touring the Smithsonian with Ed Cobau of the Illinois Municipal Utilities Assn., Felter was stopped by guards. “Boy! Word sure gets around!” Felter said when asked about the incident. “One of the people putting together the meetings and I were out sightseeing. We were just walking along visiting, and Ed was taking pictures of all the sights. He is a camera buff, and the buildings are so unique, you can get some great pictures. I guess we looked like we were up to something because these two guards came out and wanted to check us out. We never even thought about it being a problem. They took our information, and we continued on without any problem.”
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•February 19, 2025•
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The Sullivan Singers and Singers Jr both finished 2nd runner up in their respective divisions at the Manteno Main Event last Friday and Saturday. Their next on competition is this weekend at the El Paso-Gridley Show Choir Showdown in El Paso, IL.
The groups will also be performing at their spaghetti supper on February 27th at Sullivan High School. The show choirs supper will be served from 4:30-6:30 with the performance beginning at 6:30.