C.E.F.S. Services Offered

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•November 17, 2021• Did you know the C.E.F.S. Head Start 0-5 Program provides services to the entire family? These services include parent involvement in the Head Start program’s planning and monitoring, offering family literacy activities and a lending library for children and adults, and providing social service referrals and support. We also assist with dental and health needs and transportation to appointments. We enroll all year round, if interested, please call/text 217-663-7822. … Read More

Windsor UMC Holiday Bazaar

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•November 10, 2021• Windsor UMC will hold a Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 13 from 8 am to 2 pm. Lunch will be served from 11 am to 2 pm. Food options will include chili, oyster soup, veggie soup, ham sandwiches and desserts. There will be crafts, baked goods and country store all day. They request that all patrons wear face masks and practice social distancing. The church is located at 1200 Ohio Avenue in Windsor. … Read More

MCHGS Annual Dinner

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•November 10, 2021• The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will be holding their Annual Dinner and Program on Thursday, Nov. 18 and the speaker for the evening will be Mr. Kevin Corley, a retired teacher and school administrator from Shelbyville. Mr. Corley will be speaking on the struggles experienced by central Illinois coal miners over the past century. He is also an author of five novels covering the same subject. The dinner will be at 6 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m at the Sullivan American Legion. The Legion is located across from the Sullivan Civic Center and … Read More

Millikin Presents “She Loves Me” Nov. 12-14

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•November 10, 2021• Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, Millikin University’s School of Theatre & Dance is pleased to present “She Loves Me” at Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Millikin’s campus. Performances will be held on Friday, Nov. 12, and Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. Tickets for the show are $20-$25 or free admittance with a Millikin student ID. All attendees will be required to wear a mask while inside Kirkland Fine Arts Center and adhere to social distancing guidelines. … Read More

How to Promote Old Fashioned Patriotism While Recognizing Where We Have Fallen Short

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•November 10, 2021• By Brooke Clark 11th grade, ALAH “Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.- (Adlai Stevenson II) As a lifelong public servant, Mr. Stevenson was well acquainted with the idea of patriotism. Most people, when asked to define patriotism, will say that it involves love or devotion to one’s country. What is harder to define is how patriotism is instilled in the younger generation so that it becomes a substantive aspect of their lives. Most children are introduced to the notion of patriotism through a system … Read More