Reverse raffle winners

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•August 14, 2024• The Sullivan American Legion hosted the 14th annual fall reverse raffle on Saturday, August 3rd. The doors for the raffle opened at five in the afternoon with serving food just an hour later at six. The raffle drawing officially started at seven that night.  All of the following individuals were the winners: Sharilyn and Leroy Goodbear, George Shelby, Tyler and Rachel Harvey, Gary wirth, Dave Boyer, Kenny and Chelsea Graven, Kurt VanDeursen and Chad and Chandra Gogolin.  … Read More

The 127th Windsor Harvest Picnic

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•August 14, 2024• The beloved annual Harvest Picnic is arriving back in Windsor, starting Thursday, August 15th and will be serving meals for three nights, ending on Saturday, August 17th, for a whole day of festivities. Thursday’s meal will be a pulled pork and Italian beef dinner starting at five that evening. The first day also starts the Little Miss Harvest Picnic pageant just an hour after dinner is served. Friday’s meal will be a fish dinner and desserts from the 5th and 6th graders, followed by a special auction. Saturday starts off early at seven for a breakfast and … Read More

Family game night

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•August 14, 2024• The Marrowbone Public Library in Bethany will be hosting a family game night, Uno edition, on Friday, August 16th from 7-8:30pm. With snacks and drinks provided the short game night for the whole family will be free of charge in the library’s community room. The library is located at 216 W. Main Street in Bethany. … Read More

Lake Land College Board of Trustee election 

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•August 14, 2024• The Lake Land College Community College District No. 517 Trustee Election will be held April 1, 2025, as part of the 2025 consolidated election. Two six-year terms and one four-year unexpired term will appear on the Lake Land College ballot.   The two six-year terms are currently held by Kevin Curtis, Mattoon and Dave Storm, Effingham.  Larry Lilly, Mattoon, was appointed in March 2024 to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Mike Sullivan’s resignation. Lilly’s appointment to the vacancy was to serve on the Board until the next regular election (April 2025) when a successor will be elected … Read More

Mini lemon meringues are tasty little tarts

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•August 14, 2024• A lemon meringue pie is the perfect warm weather treat. Full of tangy lemon, bright coloring and loaded with flavor, lemon meringue pie is almost like having sunshine on a plate.  Cutting into a lemon meringue pie can sometimes become a messy ordeal, so these “Mini Lemon Meringue Pies” let each person have an individual taste that’s much more manageable. Enjoy this recipe, courtesy of “Jane’s Patisserie Celebrate!” (Sourcebooks) by Jane Dunn. … Read More

The American Red Cross back to school safety list

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•August 14, 2024• A reminder for drivers as school buses take to the road again  The American Red Cross offers this checklist you can follow to help make sure your student is safe as they go back to the classroom. If your student is younger or going to school for the first time, teach them their phone number, address, how to get in touch with their parents at work, how to get in touch with another trusted adult and how to dial 911 also teach young children not to talk to strangers or accept rides from someone they don’t know. … Read More

Keeping calm during a political conversation

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•August 14, 2024• by Cheri Burcham Extension Educator University of Illinois Extension    Illinois Extension Educator Tessa Hobbs-Curley recently posted this article on the Family Files Blog and it is super timely right now and an important topic to explore. Tessa says: It is July of 2024, and we are in the trenches of political debate for President of the United States. People are passionate about their political perspectives, which is good; however, ideally, it is important to communicate respectfully, whether at home or out and about with others. No one should ever leave who they are, but we are … Read More

Menu 8-14-2024

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Senior Peace Meal For Reservations Call 1-800-543-1770 August 19 – Biscuits and Gravy, Paco Blend Veggies, Hot Fruit, Fruit Juice August 20 – Fried Chicken, Twice Baked Mashed Potatoes, Lima Beans, Cucumber Salad, Bread or Roll August 21 – Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole, Corn and Black Beans, Pina Colada Cale, Bun August 22 – Sub Sandwich Ham,Turkey,Cheese, Veggie Pasta Salad, Minestrone Soup, Summer Fruit Salad, Sub Bun August 23 – Pasta with Meat Sauce, Peas, California Blend, Romaine Salad … Read More

2nd annual ‘Step Out For Purple’

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•August 14, 2024• Eastview Terrace is hosting this years annual 1k and 2k walk/run for the ‘Step Out For Purple’ Alzheimer’s Awareness on August 24th starting at 10:30am. The walk/run starts at Eastview and also will be ending there. Lunch will be provided and will start at 11:30am, consisting of hotdogs, chips, salad, slaw and baked beans. Refreshments such as water, tea and lemonade will also be provided. There will also be a silent auction, t-shirts available for purchase and children’s activities starting at noon.  At noon, the bounce house and balloon twisting fun for children and residents begins, the … Read More

Highway updates

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•August 14, 2024• A short but sweet update for Central Illinois came at the end of July with the state releasing news about a one million dollar highway safety upgrade for Route 45. This upgrade will include street lights added in parts, a great addition to the highway as more and more student drivers hit the road each week. More than 70% of teens in recent years have been claiming they feel anxious or nervous to drive in dark or dim conditions, some refusing to even drive in bad weather. IDOT as a response to years of complaints from across … Read More