Lions Turkey Party is Coming

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•October 30, 2019• Turkeys, door prizes and more turkeys are in store for the Lions Turkey Party crowd in November. The annual Lions Club Turkey Party is Friday, November 8 at the Sullivan American Legion. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Beanie Babies will be given to children 10 and under. Participants are entitled to one free game with each eyeglasses donation. The American Legion kitchen will be open. Turkeys, door prizes, and more turkeys can be won as the games begin at 6:30 p.m. This annual Sullivan Lions Club event helps raise funds for vision impaired, including the Lions … Read More

Lovington Auxiliary Hosts Soup Supper

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•October 30, 2019• A soup supper will be held by the Women’s Auxiliary Post 429 on Saturday, November 9 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. The supper will be held at the Lovington Community Building located at 301 West State, Lovington. Meals are offered and Veterans eat free. A quilt raffle will also take place. … Read More

Obituaries 10-30-2019: Edwin “Jim” Taylor

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Edwin “Jim” Taylor Edwin James “Jim” Taylor, 89, of Sullivan, passed away 8:35 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan. Funeral services were 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation was held an hour prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Edwin “Jim” Taylor

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Edwin “Jim” Taylor Edwin James “Jim” Taylor, 89, of Sullivan, passed away 8:35 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Jim was born April 14, 1930, in Seattle, WA; the son of Raymond and Ruth E. (Gilbert) Taylor. He served in the United States Navy Reserves. He married Sharon K. Brown on … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Edwin Taylor

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Edwin Taylor Edwin James “Jim” Taylor, 89, of Sullivan, passed away 8:35 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Jim was born April 14, 1930, in Seattle, WA; the son of Raymond and Ruth E. (Gilbert) Taylor. He served in the United States Navy Reserves. He married Sharon K. Brown on September … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Charles Whitehall

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Charles Whitehall Charles R. Whitehall, 65, of Lake City, passed away 4:09 p.m. Monday, October 21, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. No services will be held. Memorials may be made in care of the family. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Charles was born February 14, 1954 in Monmouth, the son of Russell and Pauline (Brock) Whitehall. He married Georgia Jones on March 31, 1973 in Monmouth and they spent 46 wonderful years together. He enjoyed his horses, cats, DVDs and action movies. He worked at Sloan Implement in Assumption for many years. He is survived by … Read More

A Chance to Give a Little Change Can Mean a Lot

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•October 23, 2019• By Turk Rounder for The News Progress Where else could giving so little mean so much? It’s Round up time at Sullivan IGA from Nov. 3 to Nov. 9 giving every customer a chance to help buy turkeys for Moultrie County Food Pantry’s Thanksgiving. “It’s amazing how quickly it adds up,” IGA manager Pat Stinson said of the eighth annual fund raising event for the food pantry. “The most you can donate is 99 cents and even a penny makes a difference,” he continued, noting the week long event contributes some $1200 annually to the food pantry’s … Read More

Redskins Volleyball Prepares for Senior Night

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•October 23, 2019• The Redskin volleyball team dropped two games this past week. Sullivan lost to Windsor/Stewardson Strasburg last Tuesday and St. Teresa Thursday. Thursday against St. Teresa, Sullivan lost in straight sets, 25-11, 25-17. Avery Still had seven kills, while Zoe Walton added three. Jerra Goad served two aces and had five digs, and Gwen Diepholz added five digs. … Read More