October OV HS Students of the Month

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•November 25, 2015• Sophomore Danielle Lochbaum, daughter of Greg Williams and Jessie Gipson, and senior Preston Underwood, grandson of Don and JoAnn Gibbons, are students of the month for October at Okaw Valley High School. Lochbaum is a member of the basketball and softball teams.  She enjoys reading, and she plans to become a veterinarian. Underwood attends Heartland Tech Academy at Richland College during the morning hours and is enrolled in their auto tech program.  This quarter he was awarded student of the quarter in his class at HTA.  He enjoys playing guitar and riding his motorcycle. … Read More

Obituaries 11-25-2015: Robert Daily

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Robert Daily Robert Jesse Daily, 87, of Sullivan passed away at 10:48 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 24 in Mason Point Chapel in Sullivan. Burial was in Windsor Cemetery.  Masonic rites by George A. Sentel Masonic Lodge #764 were given at 7 p.m. Monday in Mason Point Chapel. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. … Read More

ALAH FFA Competes in Land Use CDE

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•November 25, 2015• The  Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond ag science class, which includes Janette Comstock, Zane Crist, Kyle DeHart, Lucas Eastin, Madison Klay, Brad Miller, Keegan Morfey, Colton Romine, Damian Root, and Bri Smith, attended the Section 17 Land Use CDE in September. After arriving at the site east of Hindsboro, FFA members judged the practice pit. In the practice pit, soil experts assisted with testing soil and discussed right and wrong answers off the card. After the test pit, FFA members were separated and divided into five groups. At each pit, FFA members were given 10 minutes to judge. Overall, members judged … Read More

Community invited to Lake Land College Pathways Auction

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•November 25, 2015• The community is invited to attend the sixth annual Lake Land College Pathways Auction held Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Webb Hall, room 081 on campus. Pathways to the Future Alternative education program is a an alternative high school program serving Lake Land College’s district students between the ages of 16 to 21 who have dropped out or are at-risk of dropping out of high school. … Read More

Christmas Parade

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•November 25, 2015• The annual Hometown Holiday’s Christmas Parade sponsored by Petersen Health Care will be held at noon Saturday, December 5. Line-up will be in the Sullivan High School parking lot and will follow the normal parade route. Those interested in being in the parade should contact Angie Clawson at 217-454-3845 or email aclawson@petersenhealthcare.net. No entries will be turned down, and there is no deadline to enter. Along with the parade, Faith Lutheran Church/Thrivent Financial will sell dog and cat treats in front of the Little Theatre to raise money for Homeward Bound Animal Shelter. First Christian Church will … Read More

Vineyard Church December Events

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Nursing Home Christmas Caroling  •November 25, 2015• Singers are invited to join members of Vineyard Church at area nursing homes in December to sign Christmas Carols.  The tour starts at Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 3, then to the Arthur Home at 5 p.m. Dec 10 and finishing with Mason Point at 4:40 p.m. Dec 16. No singing skills are required. A Heart of a Woman brunch at 10 a.m. December 5 will provide women of all ages a joyous atmosphere of renewal through friendship while enjoying the God-given beauty of who we are in … Read More

Children’s Museum to Host Holiday Themed Adults Only Event Dec. 3

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•November 25, 2015• Children’s Museum of Illinois will again host an “adults only” party December 3 celebrating ugly sweaters, spiked cider, and party games! CMI Adults Only is a fundraiser series designed to introduce community members to the museum and provide community members an opportunity to get out of the house. The Ugly Sweater Party is a BYOB party; CMofIL will not be selling alcohol, but encourages attendees to bring their own bottle to spike their cups.  … Read More