•July 12, 2017• Tryouts for the 2018 Rockers 10U baseball team are from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, July 29 on the Sullivan Wyman Park north field. A second tryout date is from noon-2 p.m. Sunday, July 30 on Shelbyville’s Forest Park west field. … Read More
•July 12, 2017• During the June 12 Lovington Village board session president Roger Walker appointed Brenda Wood as trustee. Wood fills the seat vacated by Walker and completes his term which expires 2019. All members approved the recommendation. Fireworks coordinator Jake Kamm presented details surrounding the Junefest fireworks display which included barricades and safety personnel at the school field. President Walker reported all five trucks were filled during townwide clean up with the village placing a dumpster behind Lester’s building until the end of June to accommodate the overflow. … Read More
•July 12, 2017• C.E.F.S. will host a Student Loan Workshop August 1 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at 1805 S. Banker St. in Effingham. This workshop will provide basic information on student loans and ways to cut down on the amount borrowed for a college education. Contact Michelle at 618-283-2631 or mhooks@cefseoc.org to RSVP with any questions. … Read More
Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, July 17 – Cereal, orange juice, milk Tuesday, July 18 – French toast, orange juice, milk Wednesday, July 19 – Donuts, orange juice, milk Thursday, July 20 – Biscuits and gravy, orange juice, milk Friday, July 21 – Breakfast bites, orange juice, milk Sullivan Pre-School Lunch Monday, July 17 – Ravioli, lettuce salad, mandarin oranges, garlic bread, milk Tuesday, July 18 – Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, peaches, dinner roll, milk Wednesday, July 19 – Hamburger on bun, french fries, mixed fruit, milk Thursday, July 20 – McRibs, carrots, pineapple, bread and butter, milk Friday, July 21 … Read More
A Toe Tapping Good Time! By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Did someone hold you close as you slow danced to “Stand By Me” or did you rock out to “Young Blood”? Remember “Charlie Brown” and ‘Love Potion #9”? Smokey Joe’s Cafe plays June 5 through June 16 at the Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan. Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. If you loved these songs ( and even if you didn’t), this is the musical for you. I guarantee that you will be tapping your toes, clapping … Read More
•July 12, 2017• Following the parade on the Fourth of July volunteers of the American Legion and Auxiliary coordinated turtle races, a watermelon eating contest and sack races at Wyman Park. There were 61 entries in the Stanley Guin Turtle Races. Heat Winners – Caden Saul, Sophie Rambo, Stella Schum, Jaiden Beckwith, Harley Alms, Keegan Fisher, Shaylin Hunter, Kaleb Shaw, and Elana Dowds Shaylin Hunter – Grand Champion. Watermelon Eating Contest 0 – 4 years old: 1st Place – DJ Dewig of Evansville, Ind., 2nd Place – Alex VanArsdale of Decatur, 3rd Place – Brycen Beckwith of Sullivan. … Read More
•July 12, 2017• Before I get into my military experience I want to thank the Honor Flight organization and every guardian on the Springfield to Washington D. C. flight on June 20, 2017. To me it was an outright great experience that I would have missed out on if had not gone to the Sullivan Medical Clinic to get a dumb-luck (being in the right place at the right time) check-up blood test. Sitting in the waiting room wearing my military baseball cap, I was spotted by Mrs. Marsha Bowyer who later became my and another vet’s, Mr. Gordon Wood’s, … Read More
Kathy Tilford Mary “Kathy” Tilford, 63, of Windsor, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 in Sara Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County. Funeral service was at 1 p.m. July 8 in Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home with Pastor Jim French officiating. Burial was in Windsor Cemetery. … Read More
•July 12, 2017• Two members of East Central Illinois NAIFA, Elizabeth Houser of Country Financial in Sullivan and Vicki Bishop, Country Financial in Tuscola, attended the NAIFA Illinois Annual Leadership Summit at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield June 22-23. Led by NAIFA President-Elect, Jeff Keicher, CLU, ChFC, the conference provided leadership training, education, industry news and sales motivation to insurance and financial services professionals. “This conference is critical because it offers the opportunity for members to gain professional development through education and to learn more about their association and its many functions,” Keicher said. … Read More