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SUMMARY:Enduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in September
DESCRIPTION:PrintEnduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in September:\n.\nTuesday\, September 2nd from 4-6pm\, Shumway (304 S. West Street)\nTuesday\, September 9th from 4-6pm\, Shumway (304 S. West Street)\nWednesday September 10th from noon-2pm\, Shumway (304 S. West Street)\nSaturday\, September 13th from 9am-noon\, Mason (861 E. Washington)\nSaturday\, September 20th from 11am-3p.m.  FreedomFest!  The grocery distribution starts at 1p.m.\n.\nFor all the above dates\, except for FreedomFest\, we ask you to call and sign up ahead of time.  Please call 217-240-0059.\n.\nNo registration for FreedomFest
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/15250-enduring-freedom-ministries-distributions-in-september/
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SUMMARY:SBL Hospice Binga
DESCRIPTION:PrintThe Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation will host its 18th annual SBL Hospice Binga at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday\, September 9\, at the Mattoon Eagles Club\, 1917 Oak Avenue.  Doors open at 4:30 p.m.  Net proceeds support an endowment for SBL Willow Breeze Hospice House. \nContributions to Hospice Binga directly impact people throughout East Central and Southern Illinois by helping those with limited resources pay for their stay at Willow Breeze.  “Willow Breeze has already impacted many families in the region\,” SBL Special Events Officer Kim Lockart said.  “Proceeds from Hospice Binga will support the endowment and ensure that we can continue to help families who need assistance.” \nAdmission tickets are available for $10 each\, which includes 10 regular Binga games.  Raffle tickets are also available for $5 each\, or three for $10\, for a Nintendo Switch 2 Console and Mario Kart World bundle\, featuring a vivid\, 7.9” LCD touch screen with 256 GB of internal storage.  The bundle is donated by County Office Products\, Inc.  The winner will be drawn on September 9 during SBL Hospice Binga\, but you need not be present to win. \nThis year’s auction items will open for bidding online starting at 8 am on Friday\, September 5.  Items range from activities to handmade treasures and will also be on display at the event and available for bidding through 5 pm on Wednesday\, September 10. \nSBL would also like to thank this year’s Partner\, Blake’s Shining Star & the Durdel Family\, and Title Sponsors: Commercial Electric; Cromwell Media; and First Neighbor Bank. \nFor more information\, to make a donation\, or to purchase raffle tickets\, contact the SBL Health Foundation at 217-258-2511 or visit www.sarahbush.org/binga.  You can also bid on auction items at that web address.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/16136-sbl-hospice-binga/
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SUMMARY:Journey To Freedom: Illinois’ Underground Railroad
DESCRIPTION:PrintA new exhibit highlighting the courageous stories of freedom seekers and the multi-racial conductors who assisted them on the Underground Railroad in Illinois are featured in a new exhibit Journey to Freedom:  Illinois’ Underground Railroad.  This will be on display in the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site’s Visitor Center – Sargent Gallery\, now through December 31. \nThis exhibit tells selected stories of freedom seekers\, conductors and communities in Illinois that were part of the journey to freedom on the Illinois Underground Railroad.  Using photos\, videos\, maps\, personal stories\, and illustrations created specifically for the exhibit\, visitors will learn the about the people and communities who took part in this hidden history.  Highlighted stories include freedom seekers John and Eliza Little\, who traveled barefoot through Illinois to Canada to gain their freedom\, or conductors like Henry who worked for Abraham Lincoln\, and Mary Ann King Brown who helped the enslaved to freedom in the Springfield\, Quincy and Galena areas.  Many of the known communities are included\, from Cairo through Springfield to Quincy and Chicago.  Other featured areas are Brooklyn/Freedom Village\, Miller Grove\, Rocky Fork\, Galesburg\, Mount Hope\, Jacksonville\, and New Philadelphia. \n Journey to Freedom:  Illinois’ Underground Railroad is proudly presented by The Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area\, also known as Looking for Lincoln. \nThe Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is located at 402 South Lincoln Highway Road\, Lerna\, IL  62440.  For more information call 217-345-1845\, or visit lincolnlogcabin.org
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/16340-songs-of-the-illinois-freedom-road-2/
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SUMMARY:Medicare Information Free Class
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SUMMARY:ImpactLife Blood Drive at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
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URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/16427-impactlife-blood-drive-at-st-anthonys-memorial-hospital-4/
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SUMMARY:Homeschool STEM Squad
DESCRIPTION:Print \nThis program will run through May 2026.  If someone misses a session\, that’s no problem\, as participants can register for another date.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/16945-homeschool-stem-squad/
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SUMMARY:Tuesday's Schedule
DESCRIPTION:PrintHIGH SCHOOL \nBaseball \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at St. Anthony\, 4:30 p.m. \nAltamont at South Central\, 4:30 p.m. \nNeoga at Brownstown/St. Elmo\, 4:30 p.m. \nNorth Clay at Dieterich\, 4:30 p.m. \nTeutopolis at Woodlawn\, 4:30 p.m. \nCross Country \nTeutopolis at Effingham\, 4:15 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Sullivan\, 4:30 p.m. \nBoys Golf \nEffingham at Vandalia\, 4 p.m. \nDieterich at Sullivan\, TBA \nGirls Golf \nEffingham\, Mount Zion at St. Anthony\, 4 p.m. \nDieterich at Sullivan\, TBA \nTeutopolis at O’Fallon Lady Panther Invitational\, 1 p.m. \nSoccer \nMattoon at Effingham\, 4:30 p.m. \nTeutopolis at Altamont\, 6 p.m. \nNewton at Richland County\, Olney\, 4:30 p.m. \nGirls Tennis \nEffingham at Charleston\, 4:15 p.m. \nRichland County at St. Anthony\, 4:30 p.m. \nMount Carmel at Newton\, 4:30 p.m. \nVolleyball \nSt. Anthony at Neoga\, 6 p.m. \nEffingham at Taylorville\, 5 p.m. \nNorth Clay at Altamont\, 5 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at St. Elmo/Brownstown\, 5 p.m. \nDieterich at South Central\, 6 p.m. \nNewton at Fairfield\, 5 p.m. \nRamsey at Sigel St. Michael\, 4:30 p.m. \nSullivan at Teutopolis\, 5 p.m. \nJUNIOR VARSITY/FROSH/SOPH \nBoys Golf \nSt. Anthony at Shelbyville\, 4:15 p.m. \nCharleston at Teutopolis\, 4 p.m. \nSoccer \nMattoon at Effingham\, 5:30 p.m. \nTeutopolis at Altamont\, 6 p.m. \nGirls Tennis \nVandalia at Teutopolis\, 4:30 p.m. \nJUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL \nBaseball \nSt. Anthony at Charleston\, 4:30 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Effingham Sacred Heart\, 4:30 p.m. \nWindsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Altamont\, 4:30 p.m. \nAltamont Lutheran at Brownstown/St. Elmo\, 4:30 p.m. \nDieterich at Cumberland\, 4:30 p.m. \nJasper County at Robinson\, 4:30 p.m. \nNewton St. Thomas at St. Joe\, 4:30 p.m. \nRamsey at Sigel St. Michael\, 4:30 p.m. \nCharleston at Teutopolis\, 4:30 p.m. (B game) \nCross Country \nEffingham\, Altamont Lutheran\, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City\, Dieterich\, Jasper County\, Trinity\, C. West\, Sigel St. Michael\, Teutopolis at St. Anthony\, 4 p.m. \nSoftball \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Patoka\, 4:30 p.m. \nMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL \nChicago Cubs at Atlanta\, 6:15 p.m. \nSt. Louis Cardinals at Seattle\, 8:40 p.m.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/17659-tuesdays-schedule-26/
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