Menu 7-10-2019

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, July 15 – Fish sandwich, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit juice, bun, pears Tuesday, July 16 – Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, sweet cinnamon carrots, whole grain wheat (1), watermelon Wednesday, July 17 – Turkey salad w/grapes, cucumber salad, fruit cocktail, roll, apple oatmeal bar Thursday, July 18 – Taco salad w/beans, meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, sour cream & taco sauce, pineapple, taco chips, cake Friday, July 19 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, brussels sprouts, Texas toast, mixed melon salad w/grapes … Read More

Obituaries 7-10-2019: Gene Jones

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Gene Jones Vernie “Gene” Jones, Jr. of Bethany passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at 10:38 p.m., in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Friday, July 5 in First General Baptist Church in Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements. Burial was in Boiling Springs Cemetery in Decatur. … Read More

Book Club Celebrates 75th Anniversary

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•July 10, 2019• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress This year marks the 75th anniversary of Mattoon’s Quadrangle Book Club. The club was organized Tuesday, May 25, 1943 at a 1 p.m. luncheon in the U.S. Grant Hotel and was originally named the Quadrangle Club. By its 50th anniversary in 1993 the name had changed to Quadrangle Literary Club and around 2012 it became the Quadrangle Book Club as it is known today. The charter members of the Club were Mrs. J. N Judt, Mrs. Joseph Heiman, Mrs. Lawrence Daily, Mrs. D.H. Bone, Mr. Horace Batchelor, Mr. A. E. … Read More

Bethany Group Reopens Cafe to Continue Community Connection

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•July 10, 2019• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress All over America in small towns such as Bethany there is usually a diner or café where townsfolk, especially seniors, gather to exchange news of the day, gossip, have a meal or engage in what my Southern Grandma called “jist visitin”. This “jist visitin” in the local diner has bound small communities together for centuries. When the Bethany Café closed last November followed by the closing of the only grocery store in town, John Vander Burgh and others saw a vital part of their community slipping away. He reasoned that … Read More

Letter to the Editor 7-10-2019

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•July 10, 2019• To the editor of News Progress , I am writing because I would like to share information on this year’s Memorial Day celebration. During the past few years of my career in Boy Scouts I have been able to participate in the Memorial Day parade as well as the ceremony at the cemetery. Along with my scout troop, the Legion and the band. It was great to be a part of this as we honor those who served. … Read More

Obituaries 7-10-2019: Ace Wright

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Ace Wright Ace Conrad Wright, 6 month old son of Shane and Kayla Wright, passed away at 5:48 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2019 in St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5 in Wright Cemetery near Findlay, Ill. with Pastor Mike Reynolds officiating. Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville handled arrangements. Ace was born December 14, 2018 in Decatur, a son of Shane Tanner and Kayla Rena Miller Wright. … Read More

All Wheel Extravaganza

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•July 10, 2019• The ninth annual Dalton City All Wheel Extravaganza is from noon-5 p.m. Sunday, July 21. Cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors will be on display in downtown Dalton City with goody bags provided to the first 75. Participant choice trophies will be presented and top five and best of show awards presented. Food and entertainment, silent auction, door prizes, 50/50 drawing and more are included. For more information call Trish at Harley’s Hideout 874-2309; Bob Weltig 413-9292 or Kristyl Novota at Shamrock Pub 874-9701. … Read More

SES Principal Introduction

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•July 10, 2019• I am Heather Ethell and I am very humbled and honored to introduce myself as the new principal of Sullivan Elementary School. Prior to working here in Sullivan, I have served as an assistant principal, instructional coach, and classroom teacher. I am not just an educator, however, I am also a mother and wife. This coming school year, Lauren, my stepdaughter, will continue to study nursing at Richland Community College and work as a CNA at Concordia Village in Springfield. Starting this school year, my 10-year-old daughter, Avelyn, will be starting 5th grade at Sullivan Middle School … Read More

Games, Rides, Fireworks and Fun at Sullivan Fourth Celebration

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•July 10, 2019• By Mike Brothers Daisy Richardson’s Mr. Incredible was grand champion of the 100th annual Sullivan Fourth of July turtle races held on a warm afternoon in Wyman Park. Volunteers from the Sullivan American Legion Post 68 Auxiliary, and Sons of American Legion herded some 70 turtles and their owners into 10 heats in the first event of an afternoon of classic Fourth competitions. Mr. Incredible won the Turtle Race last year with Daisy, and her dad Sam kept the champion in the family pond in Sullivan. Daisy indicated the special diet of gold fish, crawdads and leftover … Read More