Remember When? 6-1-2016

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Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Piano students of Peggy Reeder performed May 19 in a recital at the First Christian Church in Sullivan. Playing were Alan Knobloch, Jennie Allen, Chester Reeder, Lena Singer, Jessica Dunphy, Heidi Crawford, Scott Light and Micki Winskill. Senior Girl Scout Tina Hogue of Sullivan will represent the Shemamo Girl Scout Council Wednesday May 22 in serving as honorary page in the state legislature in Springfield. Angela Gore of Sullivan will attend as an observer and Diane Gore will accompany them as an older girl program advisor. Three area athletes have qualified for … Read More

Obituaries 6-1-2016: Katherine Johnson

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Katherine Johnson Katherine Janet Johnson, 81, of Sullivan passed away at 11:17 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 2016 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 3 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More

Storm Tops Timberwolves Baseball at Sectionals

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•June 1, 2016• Plagued by two days of rain delays the 1A sectional baseball tournament in Danville had a dismal end to the Okaw Valley Timberwolves season. Even with the 4-0 loss to Salt Fork, denying a second Sectional championship to the Timberwolves, coach Andrew Hagerman’s teams have a 51-12 record over the past two seasons. Okaw Valley faced Crete Illinois Lutheran in first round Sectional play Saturday afternoon, after a two day rain delay. Senior Drew Fruchtl set the tone for a tournament of strong pitching backed by good defense, as he used five strike outs over six innings, … Read More

Obituaries 6-1-2016: Max Cowgill

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Max Cowgill A graveside service for Max R. Cowgill, 82, of Decatur was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Camp Butler National Cemetery with military honors conducted by Inter-Veteran’s Burial Detail of Sangamon County. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur served the family. He died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in his home. … Read More

Sullivan Resident Accepted to Harding University

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•June 1, 2016• Kelsey Clark of Sullivan, daughter of Debby Pool and Don Clark, has been accepted to attend Harding University for fall 2016. Clark attended Sullivan High School and was a member of football and basketball cheerleading teams, National English Honor Society, and the Sullivan chapter of Future Farmers of America where she served as vice president. … Read More

ALAH Graduates Look to the Future

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•June 1, 2016• Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond graduation ceremonies were held at the ALAH gymnasium at 7 p.m. Friday May 27 with 66 candidates receiving diplomas for 2016. Valedictorians are Jakob Brewer and Rebecca Davis. Brewer plans to attend Parkway Pathway to the University of Illinois in the college of engineering. His idea of success is not about how much money you make, but whether you live your life to its fullest potential. “Procrastination will get you nowhere, and life is 10 percent about what happens to you and 90 percent  how you react.” Davis is currently attending Paul Mitchell the School in … Read More

Top Point Earners for Accelerated Reading

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•June 1, 2016• This year several Sullivan middle school students earned 300 or more accelerated reader points. The top readers are: Julie Yoder (6th grade): 809.1 pts; Alyssa Thompson (6th grade): 615 pts; Jessica Schrock (7th grade): 567.9 pts; Clayton Schmohe (6th grade): 507.9 pts; Ryan Villalobos (6th grade): 365.2 pts; Aastha Patel (6th grade): 330.6 pts; Wesley Standerfer (6th grade): 324.6 … Read More

Time for a New Approach for Eagle Creek Resort

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Demolition Ahead •June 1, 2016• By Mike Brothers Eagle Creek Resort’s $17.8 million repair and upgrade costs led the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to a demolition decision last week. The fate of the 138 room hotel and golf course east of Findlay has been in limbo since its 2009 closing over mold issues. Sullivan mayor Ann Short has served on a two county committee of public officials trying to revive tourism prospects for the area and attended a meeting following the IDNR announcement last week. Representatives met at the Corp of Engineers Lake Shelbyville office. “This is the first … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Illinois GOP and Trump: Denial, Grieving, Acceptance

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•June 1, 2016• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist I covered the Illinois Republican State Convention this past weekend [or “recently”; meeting was May 20-21] in Peoria. I have been to many such over the decades as a delegate. I offer here a few items from the confab and a few observations. What goes on at a state party convention, you might ask? Not much, I might respond, yet that would be unfair. Prior to our primary elections instituted a century ago during the Progressive Era, party convention delegates named candidates for state offices. Lacking that responsibility, there is little … Read More