•October 28, 2015• The Redskins played Georgetown at Tuscola for the first regional match-up on October 27. An exceptional effort in game two of the match pushed Sullivan to a 25-17 win. Georgetown won the other two 25-21 and 25-10. “The Redskins played a hard match against Georgetown tonight. What was most exciting to see was the girls’ communication and celebration of small wins tonight,” coach Krista Smith said of the overall effort. … Read More
•October 28, 2015• The First Christian Church of Sullivan will hold their annual Holiday Market 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. There will be a coffee bar with homemade treats from 9:-10:30 a.m. with lunch being served beginning at 11. A Cardinal quilt will be the prize in a drawing held by the quilters of the church. The 42”x60” quilt was made by Cynthia Jeffers, daughter of Alice Meador. It features the Cardinal baseball team’s emblem. … Read More
•October 28, 2015• More than 30 high schools including Sullivan and Windsor participate in the Dual Credit Program through Lake Land College. This fall, the Lake Land College Dual Credit Program will host various parent and student information nights throughout the college district. The information nights are open to parents of and students who are high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. “Sometimes college can be intimidating, costly or overwhelming, but for high school students throughout the Lake Land College district, they can get a taste of college without ever leaving their high school classrooms,” said Aaron Hale, director of Dual … Read More
•October 28, 2015• Wee Readers Storytime for two year olds and up will meet 10-10:30 a.m. Thursdays in November. The dates and topics are: Nov. 5 “Hibernation”, Nov. 12 “Indian Corn” and Nov. 19 “Turkeys”. Reading Redbirds Youth Book Club will meet 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 3 and 17. The club is open to all fourth-eighth graders who would like to attend and bring a book to discuss. Adult Book Club will meet 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday Nov. 12 to discuss the book Doll Baby by Laura Lane McNeal. … Read More
•October 28, 2015• By Mike Brothers Future goals are a step closer to being for Sullivan schools following a special October 21 planning meeting. This special meeting of the Unit School District No 300 board invited participation from attending members of the public, teachers and administration in an effort to best determine the future course of education in the district. “Overall the comments were not as negative,” Supt. Brad Tuttle began. “We have made progress on original goals, and we’ll be looking at new goals.” Tuttle explained the planning session information will be put together by Illinois Association of School … Read More
ALAH gives Cumberland its best •October 28, 2015• by Keith Stewart For the NP This isn’t just a sportswriter trying to make fans happy. Friday night’s 50-20 loss to Cumberland was as indicative as the rest of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football season: get better, be resilient, and never give up. The Knights’ squad, which has had its fair share of injuries strike its small 25 man roster, has had to play a different puzzle each week when it came to assignments. And week nine was no different. “It’s been that way all year long,” said head coach Dale Schuring. “I don’t … Read More
•October 28, 2015• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Bruce Rauner has cast the budget stalemate as a kind of Armageddon—the decisive battle between good and evil. His problem is that no matter how things turn out, the battle between him and the Democrats in the legislature won’t be decisive. The walls won’t come tumbling down (to mix biblical metaphors) on the Democrats, who hold big majorities in the legislature, in one fell swoop. Democrats know that Rauner’s strategy of demanding big changes from them or he won’t sign a tax increase is a flawed and hollow threat. The governor … Read More
•October 28, 2015• Does your business require a certain skill set or are you looking to hire highly qualified employees? If so, get a jump start on finding the right employees for your business at Lake Land College’s annual Job Fair. The college will host a professional job fair on Wednesday, February 24 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Field House on the Lake Land College campus in Mattoon. This event is sponsored by Career Services. … Read More
Variety of Events •October 21, 2015• By Stu D. Baker NP Reporter The Sullivan Chamber Economic Development put together another successful Ocktoberfest on the Square in Sullivan this past weekend. In spite of crisp temperatures the crowd was enthusiastic. “It was a great weekend. It was a little chilly at night, but the tent was warm, and it didn’t seem to stop people from coming out,” event coordinator Laurrie Minor said. “We had some great food, craft and service vendors for the festivalgoers to enjoy. “ Oktoberfest 5K Run/Walk & Punkin Run Overall winner in the Octoberfest 5K run/walk and punkin … Read More