Obituaries 11-9-2022: Doug Daily
Doug Daily Doug Daily, 67, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:45 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2022, in Aspen Creek of Sullivan. … Read More
Obituaries 11-9-2022: Cornelia Coleman
Cornelia Coleman Cornelia Faye Coleman, 75, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:59 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2022, at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Visitation was held Saturday, October 15, from 10-11 a.m. at Windsor Baptist Church in Windsor, with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following. Burial will be at a later date in Minier Cemetery in Minier, Ill. … Read More
Celebrate National Family Caregiver Month in November
•November 9, 2022• Cheri Burcham Extension Educator U of I Extension We all know someone who is providing care for someone else. They may be caring for an older parent, a disabled adult child, or a spouse suffering from a traumatic injury or chronic illness. Even parents raising children are considered caregivers. Caregivers give of themselves without expecting anything in return, and they rarely think of themselves first. National Family Caregiver Month is coming up in November. According to the 2020 update from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 update, nearly 48 million people … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Give Me Your Eggcorns, Your Mondegreens, Your Malapropisms
•November 9, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer Has anyone ever pointed out to you that something you’ve been saying for most of your life is not … quite … right? While singing along to a song from your youth have you come to realize the lyrics you thought you knew were, well, something quite different? I’ve been there and done that more than I’d like to admit. Being the oldest child of parents who preferred Beethoven, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Mozart, which are woefully short on lyrics, and Doris Day music, whose lyrics I’d like to forget, I was … Read More
Remember When? 11-9-2022
25 Years Ago This Week Bethany elementary students marched to the cemetery and watched a 21-gun salute as part of a day-long learning program about Veteran’s Day. Sullivan students were also visited by veterans and observed a flag ceremony. About 75 Sullivan Community Education Foundation board members, donors and teachers gathered at Sullivan High School for the unveiling of the charter donor and memorial plaques. … Read More
Sullivan High School Class of 1968 Honors Class Veterans
•November 9, 2022• Submitted by Lou Ann Soper Guest Writer SHS Class of 1968 has proudly honored its Class Veterans with two benches located at Wyman Park near Lane Memorial Field. The idea was sparked when Class Veteran, Richard “Huck” Huckstep, was honored with a bench located near Wyman Lake by family and friends. Donations by SHS 1968 Classmates provided the benches and plaques attached to the benches. Class members Dale Hale, Charles Landers and Bill Standerfer are responsible for installation at the site location. … Read More
Third Annual Anglers Tribute to Veterans Held
•November 9, 2022• The Third Annual Anglers Tribute to Veterans was held this past weekend. Usually the event involves taking veterans fishing on Lake Shelbyville along with other events but due to a wind advisory on Saturday the fishing trip on Saturday was not held this year. However there was a steak dinner and veteran and boater introductions on Friday night and a fish fry for veterans and their families on Saturday afternoon with a guest speaker. … Read More
Honor Drive for Shoni Anderson Nov. 15
•November 9, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer Shoni Anderson, 7, is the daughter of Jeff and Becky Clayton-Anderson, and on Tuesday, November 15, there will be an honor drive for her at the Sullivan American Legion from noon to 6 p.m. Shoni was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2021. According to her mother Becky, this will be the third blood drive held in her daughter’s honor. The first indication that something was amiss was when she started having severe foot and leg pain. It got to the point where the pain was waking her up at night. Becky said … Read More
Mobile Food Pantry
•November 9, 2022• The University of Illinois, in cooperating partnership with Decatur Catholic Charities and Windsor School District will have a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, December 7 from 4 to 5 pm at Windsor Grade School. A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. The distribution is open to all, not only residents of Windsor. Deadline to sign up is Thursday, December 1. To sign up call 217-774-9546 … Read More