Bending Birthday Traditions for Christmas

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December 24, 2014 9-year-old donates gifts to Secret Santa by Ariana Cherry Arthur/Sullivan Reporter For nine year-old gymnist, Shalyn Hunter, she just isn’t flexible with her gymnastics routines-she is also very flexible with what she is doing with her birthday presents this year. In fact, you could say, she was bending the rules when it comes to tradition. “I wanted other kids that don’t have presents to have presents,” said Hunter. “She’s always had a soft heart and has been sweet,” her mother Siovhan stated. Hunter did something quite extraordinary with her birthday gifts this year. With her birthday being … Read More

Blanket Donations Badly Needed in Findlay

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December 24, 2014 The Findlay based group which calls themselves the Bag Ladies is in severe need of blankets. The group, which has been active approximately 13 years, takes cloth and blanket donations and, in turn, creates sleeping bags for the impoverished. The group says that currently they are out of blankets, and as a result, in severe need of donations. To donate a blanket, the public may drop their items off at the United Methodist Church in Findlay at anytime. For more information, contact Carol Siempelkamp at 756-3401. … Read More

Knights Fall to Rams 53-50 in Overtime Thriller

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December 24, 2014 Similar, previous shooting woes continue to plague ALAH By Matthew Kracht NP Sport Reporter What might have been a remarkable comeback victory instead turned into Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s second loss in as many games. A hot shooting Shelbyville team raced out to a big third quarter lead only to watch it disappear after a 10-point fourth quarter run by the Knights. ALAH missed a layup at the buzzer, resulting in an extra four minutes where the Rams held on for the victory. Shelbyville improves to 4-3 on the season while the Knights now sit at 5-2. With 20 seconds … Read More

36th Annual Mattoon Girls’ Christmas Basketball Tournament

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The 36th annual Mattoon girls’ Christmas basketball tournament will be held from December 26-29. Sullivan will be competing in the tournament. See the schedule below for times: Friday, December 26, 2014 Session A:   Game 1                        8:30 a.m.         East Richland vs Sullivan Game 2                        10:00 a.m.       Salem vs Galesburg Game 3                        11:30 a.m.       Mattoon vs St. Anthony Game 4                        1:00 p.m.         Vandalia vs Mac Arthur Session B:  Game 5                        3:00 p.m.         Galesburg vs East Richland Game 6                        4:30 p.m.         Sullivan vs Salem Game 7                        6:00 p.m.         St. Anthony vs Vandalia Game 8                        7:30 p.m.         Mac Arthur vs Mattoon Saturday, December 27, … Read More

Tri-County Holiday Tournament 2014

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The Tri-County boys’ holiday basketball tournament will be held from December 27 through the 30th. See below for the full schedule: Pool A (Windsor, ALAH, Westville, and Hutsonville-Palestine) Pool B (Cumberland, Paris, Tri-County, and Stewardson-Strasburg) December 27 9 a.m. Westville vs Hutsonville-Palestine 10:30 a.m. ALAH vs Windsor 12 p.m. Tri-County vs Stewardson-Strasburg 1:30 p.m. Paris vs Cumberland 3 p.m. Windsor vs Westville 4:30 p.m. Hutsonville-Palestine vs ALAH 6 p.m. Stewardson-Strasburg vs Paris 7:30 p.m. Cumberland vs Tri-County December 29 3 p.m. Hutsonville-Palestine vs Windsor 4:30 p.m. Cumberland vs Stewardson-Strasburg 6 p.m. ALAH vs Westville 7:30 p.m. Tri-County vs Paris December … Read More