Menus 1-11-2017

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, Jan. 16 – Sausage patty or links, egg, bacon & cheddar scramble, fruit juice, whole grain blueberry muffin, warm fruit strudel bites. Tuesday, Jan. 17 – Country beef stew w/potatoes, carrots & onions, Mexi corn, roll, cherry pie. Wednesday, Jan. 18 – Shepherd’s pie w/vegetables, broccoli, warm biscuits Mandarin oranges. Thursday, Jan. 19  – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, seasoned peas, Texas toast, fresh fruit. Friday, Jan. 20 – Tuna noodle casserole, Harvard beets, warm black-eyed pea salad, whole grain wheat, pineapple pistachio dessert. Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, … Read More

Jonathan Creek Precinct Place Changes

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•January 11, 2017• Jonathan Creek Precinct is being moved to a more spacious location – the Jonathan Creek Christian Church Fellowship Hall. Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England states that the Jonathan Creek Township Shed has been used for Elections for many years, and wishes to thank the Jonathan Creek Township for their past courtesies. England also wishes to thank Pastor Tim Henderson and the Congregation for allowing the use of the Church Fellowship Hall as a polling place for future elections. The move to the new location will be effective with the upcoming Consolidated Election on April 4, 2017. Voters … Read More

Obituaries 1-11-2017: Janet Harchous

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Janet Harchous Janet C. Harchous, 82, of Sullivan passed away at 8:48 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2017 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Mason Point Chapel in Sullivan with John Plummer officiating. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Saturday in Mason Point Chapel. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is handling arrangements. … Read More

Job Shadowing My Way Through the News Progress

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•January 11, 2017• By Madison Uhlrich OVHS Shadow Student When I was a little girl, I loved to flip through National Geographic magazines and look at the photographs. I wanted to take photographs like those, too, photographs that would affect people. I was very particular with my photography and with my academics. Practicing setting up fake photo-shoots in my backyard increased my interest. But I knew it would take the best grades in the best classes to get me closer to my eventual career objective, traveling the world taking photographs that tell a bigger story. … Read More

Little Okaw Valley Tournament Approaches

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•January 11, 2017• The Little Okaw Conference has announced the girls’ Little Okaw Valley (Northwest) Tournament schedule for this week. The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and Okaw Valley girls’ teams earned a first-round bye in the tournament hosted by Cerro Gordo. The Knights (13-3) captured the No. 1 ranking and Okaw Valley (11-7) followed with a No. 2 ranking. … Read More

Eastern Illinois Foodbank Distributes at Sullivan VFW

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•January 11, 2017• Eastern Illinois Foodbank will distribute a truckload of food to hungry area families. The distribution will be held 10-11:30 a.m. at Sullivan VFW. All Moultrie County residents who meet income eligibility criteria are welcome. Those attending are asked to bring bags or boxes to transport food. The distribution is part of the Foodbank’s Foodmobile Program, a system of mobile food pantries designed to help bring nutritious food to areas of chronic or extreme need. Through the program, local companies and organizations are invited to contribute toward a one-day distribution of food and optionally participate in the distribution … Read More

Obituaries 1-11-2017: Yvonne Smith

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Yvonne Smith Yvonne Smith, 84, of Bethany, died at 8 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Barry Long officiating. Burial will be in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery in Bethany. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday.  … Read More

Obituaries 1-11-2017: Jim Ellerbrook

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Jim Ellerbrook  The Rev. James Harry “Jim” Ellerbrook, 94, passed away Dec. 24, 2016 in Indianapolis, Ind. A private family funeral was held Jan. 7 followed by interment in the Palestine, Ill. cemetery. A public memorial celebration of Ellerbrook’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. April 2 in Allisonville Christian Church in Indianapolis. Flinn & Maguire Funeral Home in Franklin, Ind. is handling arrangements. He was born April 3, 1922 in Washington, DC, the son of Harry Kelsey and Matilda May Evans Ellerbrook. … Read More

Cold, Dry December Ends a Warm Year in Illinois

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•January 11, 2017• The statewide average temperature for December was 28.6 degrees, 1.3 degrees below normal, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois. December precipitation was light and below normal across most of Illinois, except for far southern Illinois. The statewide average precipitation was 1.41 inches, 1.28 inches below normal. Precipitation includes rainfall and the water content of snow. … Read More