Bake Up a Sweet Holiday Treat

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•December 20, 2023• Entertaining is a big part of the holiday season. Calendars are packed this time of year with gatherings with friends, family and professional colleagues.  Entertaining requires keeping plenty of refreshments on hand to ensure guests maintain their holiday spirit. Dessert is no stranger to the season, with office break rooms, dining tables and buffet stations brimming with sweet treats to tempt celebrants’ palates. Everyone should have a go-to dessert to bring along to a holiday party or to offer guests when hosting their own fêtes. Cookies are a standard due to their versatility and portability. … Read More

Menu 12-20-2023

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Dec. 25 – Closed for Christmas Dec. 26 – Closed for Christmas Dec. 27 – Chicken and Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Northwestern Vegetable blend, Five Cup Salad, Extra treat Dec. 28 – Country Fried Steak, Baby Bakers, Stewed Tomatoes, Fruit, Bread or Roll Dec. 29 – Beef Stew w/Stew Vegetables, Harvest Blend Veggies, Dreamsicle Salad, Biscuit  … Read More

Wits Fitness Brain Health Classes Schedule

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•December 20, 2023• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator There is increasing evidence that brain health is directly related to body health. However, most people think more about keeping their bodies fit or their hearts healthy than working at maintaining a healthy brain. Cheri Burcham, Family Life Educator for the University of Illinois Extension, will be offering free “Wits Fitness: Brain Exercise Classes” in five different locations each month except for July and December. Locations and dates for 2024 include: · Every first Monday of the month at the LifeSpan Center of Coles County at 10:00 am (except for January … Read More

Giannoulias Announces $1.4 Million in Grants to Support 2,713 Illinois Public School Libraries

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•December 20, 2023• Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias is awarding more than $1.4 million to qualifying public school districts to the benefit of 2,713 school libraries throughout Illinois. Local school libraries that are being awarded grants are: Arthur Community Unit School District 305 in the amount of $850.00; Okaw Valley CUSD 302 in the amount of $850.00 and Windsor CUSD 1 in the amount of $850.00.  … Read More

SBL Holiday Festival Raises More Than $178,000

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•December 20, 2023• The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation recently announced that its annual Holiday Festival raised more than $178,000 to support SBL Behavioral Health Services. All proceeds from the event will help Behavioral Health Services (BHS) provide emergent needs for uninsured patients, resources for providers to use in therapy, assistance with the substance abuse crisis in the communities SBL serves and fund school assemblies to address mental health needs of area youth. … Read More

National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

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•December 20, 2023• December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. With two major holidays and many people on the road traveling, December is a deadly month for drunk driving. The intention of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month is to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving. Impaired driving refers to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other substances that can restrict a person’s ability to drive safely. … Read More

Intelligent.com Ranks Lake Land College Among the Best Community Colleges in Illinois

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•December 20, 2023• Intelligent.com recently named Lake Land College as one of Illinois’ top 10 community colleges for 2024. In its annual assessment of higher education programs, Intelligent.com honors affordable, highly-regarded schools that equip their students with the resources needed to successfully graduate and excel in their fields. … Read More

Lady Redskins Pick Up Two Conference Wins on the Week

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•December 20, 2023• by E. Scott England The Lady Redskins picked up two crucial conference wins last week to remain perfect in their conference standings at 4-0. Overall, the two wins brought them to 5-6 on the season. Up first was a home game against the ALAH Lady Knights. The game plan all along was to contain ALAH senior Claire Seal who recently secured her place in Lady Knights’ history when she topped 1,000 career points in a game against Shelbyville. As expected, Seal led the Lady Knights in scoring, but was limited to just 14 total points in the … Read More

Redskins Drop Two on the Week; Move to 7-3

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•December 20, 2023• by E. Scott England The Sullivan Redskins returned to action last Monday after suffering their first loss the previous Saturday to Tuscola. They shook that defeat off and got back to work on the Blue Ridge Knights, securing their seventh win 57-49. The first half was close but belonged to the Redskins. Brett Bushue, Aiden Ballinger, and Camden Watkins all hit threes in the first quarter. Bushue added two more in the second quarter while Watkins added one more. The team would finish with nine baskets beyond the arc in the game. Watkins led the scoring with … Read More

Lowercase ‘iPhone’? A Capital Idea

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•December 20, 2023• Riddle me this, grammarians: What do Amazon, Hulu, Citibank, Facebook, Macy’s, Lenovo, EBay and Android have in common? Each of their corporate identities actually begins with a lowercase letter. Yes, capital-challenged poet e.e. cummings must have had a hand in the creation of each corporation, despite his having died in 1962. I get it, having designed a couple of logos in my day: Not leading off with a capital letter can provide some visual balance. But we in the news business capitalize all of them, whether they are at the beginning of a sentence or not. Why? … Read More