Remember When? 8-19-2015
25 years ago this week Amanda Howen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howen of Sullivan, participated recently in the Eagle Talent Showcase at the Champaign Holiday Inn. Competing against 20 other area performers, she was chosen to perform on a nationally-syndicated cable TV program called The Nashville Revue Show. She will perform three musical selections before talent agents and record producers. She is a 1985 graduate of the Chicago Academy of the Arts. Angela Rogers, daughter of Jack and Marilyn Rogers of Sullivan, and Sherry Voyles, daughter of Marvin and Linda Voyles of Gays, recently received diplomas from Robert … Read More
Sweet Reward
Alzheimer’s Benefit
•August 19, 2015• Eastview Terrace will have a benefit 6 p.m.-midnight September 5 at the Sullivan VFW. The fun-filled night will include a 50/50 raffle, live band, Dj and karaoke, a silent auction, and a live auction that will include a 500-12 gauge pump combo shotgun, a five foot handmade wooden lighthouse and much more. There will be a $5.00 cover charge. All proceeds will be donated in honor of Eastview’s residents past and present, and they are being donated locally to the National Alzheimer’s Association. Eastview Terrace, located at 100 Eastview Place, specializes in Alzheimer’s and dementia care and … Read More
Annual Meeting for Okaw Farmers Coop
•August 19, 2015• The tenth annual meeting of the members and shareholders of the Okaw Farmers Cooperative, Inc. is Thursday, August 20 at Yoder’s Kitchen in Arthur. A dinner will be served between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. preceding the business meeting which starts at 7 p.m,. Tony Brown, president of the Board of Directors of Okaw Farmers Cooperative, will outline goals for the company’s future. General manager Jeff Myers will discuss operations. … Read More
First Day at Okaw Valley
OVHS Gets Good Sports Award
•August 19, 2015• The Bethany and Findlay communities have been recognized with a Sportsmanship Award for their spirit and conduct at the State Baseball Tournament in June. … Read More
Obituaries 8-19-2015: Gloria Armer
Gloria Armer Celebration of Life services for Gloria Armer, 54, of Sullivan were held at 6 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Bob Vail officiating. She passed away at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 12, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur. Gloria was born June 8, 1961 in Decatur, a daughter of George William ‘Pat’ and Donnabelle Myers Frazier. She had been a home health care provider with Help at Home in Springfield. She married Rick Armer January 30, 1988 in Sullivan. … Read More
Credit Unions Across State Lines
•August 19, 2015• Illinois has recently signed two cooperative agreements that will facilitate the ability of state chartered credit unions to operate across state lines. By signing the 2015 Nationwide Cooperative Agreement for the Supervision of State Chartered Credit Unions and the Southeastern Regional Cooperative Interstate Agreement for the Supervision of State Chartered Credit Unions, Illinois gains the ability to promote interstate commerce and cooperation on a reciprocal basis among participating states. … Read More