•September 23, 2015• Sullivan-Okaw Valley cross country team traveled to Tuscola Sept 19. The results from the Tuscola Invitational on Saturday were: the girls’ team placed 11th out of 16, Ashlynd Risley placed 23rd out of 155 female runners, earning her a trophy. Both Laine Cameron and Cadisen Nuzzo received medals for being in the top 75. … Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan’s Redskins racked up the points, played tough defense and provided plenty of excitement Friday night in their 27-8 win over the Villa Grove Blue Devils. The Redskins increased their undefeated streak to 3-0 last Friday by continuing their strong rushing attack from Schascle Yochim, Nate Hutchings and Troy Rogers. Yochim rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns while Hutchings and Rogers also contributed to the 215-yard total. Sullivan resident George “Bill” Frazier was honored by the illinois Dept. of Public Health Monday in Springfield as one of 13 recipients of hero … Read More
•September 23, 2015• By Mike Brothers Sangamon Valley’s Storm was more than the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights could handle Friday in Niantic. In a game interrupted by a storm, the home team prevailed 40-6. “We were not ready to play,” Knights’ coach Dale Schurling said. “We were not mentally prepared to execute the plan we had practiced. We made too many mistakes on assignments.” Sangamon Valley took off running and was ahead 19-0 in the first quarter before a thunderstorm moved in with lightning. The game stopped at 1:18 in the first quarter and resumed shortly after 8 p.m. By the end of … Read More
•September 16, 2015• by Mike Brothers The Oblong Panthers started strong, and the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights never quite recovered in Friday’s 40-8 loss in Oblong. “We made too many mental mistakes and committed too many turnovers to give ourselves a chance at winning,” ALAH coach Dale Schuring said. The Knights ignited periodically during the night. At the 5:04 mark in the second quarter Jordan Rettig intercepted a Panther pass at the 42 yard line. Marcus Vanausdoll broke loose for a 25 yard touchdown run on the next play. Knights wide receiver Will Cohan caught a Teddy Poe pass for the bonus, … Read More
•September 16, 2015• First Responders honored By Mike Brothers Even though many of the Sullivan High School and Middle School students who assembled in the gym for Patriot’s Day were too young to remember the attack on America they went away Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 with a better understanding of what it means. Rebecca Lawson’s high school Career English students made sure of that honoring first responders from Sullivan Police, Fire and Ambulance Service along with the Moutrie County Sheriff’s Dept. and National Guard in an afternoon of song and reflection. Illinois National Guard recruiter and keynote speaker David Kiefer … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Butler Heating, Plumbing and Hardware changed ownership last week when former Bethany residents Terry and Sharon Muzzy purchased it from longtime owners Francis and Gloria Butler. Muzzy, the son of Doris Muzzy of Bethany, returns to Bethany after many years in Florida, where he worked for 20 years in air conditioning and commercial refrigeration. Three area students earned practical nursing pins during a recent ceremony at Lake Land College. They are Macia Ann Epperson and Susan S. Quick, both of Sullivan, and Olga Yaworski of Lovington. Marsha Ward, daughter of Bill and Angie Ward of Sullivan, … Read More
•September 16, 2015• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist A few days ago I turned 74. The milestone reminded me of the provocative article a year ago in the Atlantic Monthly by Ezekiel Emanuel (da’ mayor’s brother), who made the case for dying around age 75. If I adopt Emanuel’s persuasive argument, my time is drawing nigh. An oncologist and health economics professor, Emanuel observes that after 75 most people trundle down an often sharp decline, even as they live many more years. Creativity in most of us is shot by then, and many are among the walking wounded, either … Read More
•September 16, 2015• Perkinson Art Gallery in Kirkland Fine Arts Center will showcase an exhibition of groundbreaking industrial designs of the Iannelli Studios through Saturday, Oct. 24. The exhibition is part of a book collaboration between Millikin University’s Bronze Man Books and author David Jameson, owner of ArchiTech Gallery of Architectural Art in Chicago, Ill. The book is entitled “Everyday Modern: The Industrial Design of Alfonso Iannelli.” Alfonso Iannelli is most famous for his sculptural work commissioned by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the Midway Gardens project in Chicago in 1914. Iannelli Studios maintained a long and illustrious business in … Read More