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SUMMARY:Tinsel & Tails for E.A.R.S.
DESCRIPTION:Print \nEARS is excited to unveil for another year “Tinsel & Tails\,” a festive holiday experience\, hosted in partnership with Cardinal Golf Course.  Running November 28 – December 27\, this holiday family event will be open every Friday and Saturday night from 5:30PM to 8:30 PM. \n“Tinsel & Tails” will light up Cardinal Golf Course with spectacular holiday decorations and a charming winter wonderland atmosphere.  The event is set to offer an array of activities that celebrate the season and support a noble cause\, including: \n– Holiday Light Tour:  Enjoy a scenic golf cart ride through the beautifully decorated path on the course\, featuring dazzling light displays and festive decorations.\n– Family Fun:  Engage in family-friendly activities like a hot chocolate bar\, roast s’mores\, and take memorable photos with festive backdrops. \nTickets for the event will be available November 3\, on the EARS website:  effinghamanimalrescue.com
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SUMMARY:Red Cross Blood Drives in November
DESCRIPTION:PrintHere are the American Red Cross Blood Drives in November: \nTuesday\, November 4\, Teutopolis Banquet Hall\, 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM \nTuesday\, November 4\, First Christian Church of Casey\, Noon – 6:00 PM \n  \nMonday\, November 10\, Holy Cross Church of Wendelin\, 1:30 – 5:30 PM \n  \nFriday\, November 14\, Flora High School\, 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM \n  \nThursday\, November 20\, First Baptist Church of Shelbyville\, Noon – 5:00 PM \n  \nFriday\, November 21\, Cornerstone Church in Effingham\, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM \n  \nTuesday\, November 25\, Oil Belt Christian Service Camp\, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM \n  \nWednesday\, November 26\, Flora OddFellows Lodge #151\, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM \n  \nFriday\, November 28\, Friday\, Effingham Blood Donation Center\, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM \nPromotions: \n\nDuring National Diabetes Awareness Month in November\, successful donations will get free A1C testing\, which is commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes.*** (One test result per donor in a 12-month period; do not fast before you donate.)  See rcblood.org/harvest\n\nGive October 27 – November 16\, for $20 in e-gift cards.  See rcblood.org/harvest\n\nGive blood Nov. 17 – Dec. 7\, for a pair of Red Cross x PAC-MAN socks\, while supplies last!\n\nTo make an appointment\, visit RedCrossBlood.org\, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)\, or download the Red Cross Donor App.
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SUMMARY:Friday's Schedule
DESCRIPTION:PrintHIGH SCHOOL \nBoys Basketball \nSt. Anthony Turkey Tournament \nGame 9 – Edwardsville vs. Chicago Leo\, 3 p.m. \nGame 10 – Breese Central vs. Rantoul\, 4:30 p.m. \nGame 11 – Mattoon vs. Normandy\, 6 p.m. \nGame 12 — St. Anthony vs. Effingham\, 7:30 p.m. (LISTEN ON KJ COUNTRY 102.3) \nCumberland Turkey Tournament \nGame 5 – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4\, 3 p.m. \nGame 6 – Vandalia vs. Marshall\, 4:30 p.m. \nGame 7 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4\, 6 p.m. \nGame 8 – North Clay vs. Dieterich\, 7:30 p.m. \nMulberry Grove Turkey Tournament \nGame 10 – Maryville Christian vs. Ramsey\, 5:15 p.m. \nGame 11 – South Central vs. Mount Olive\, 6:45 p.m. \nGame 12 – Mulberry Grove vs. St. Elmo/Brownstown\, 8:15 p.m. \nCapital Classic \nAt Red Hill \nGame 1 – Red Hill vs. Fairfield\, 11 a.m. \nGame 2 – Teutopolis vs. Mount Carmel\, 12:30 p.m. \nGame 3 – Fairfield vs. Teutopolis\, 6 p.m. \nGame 4 – Red Hill vs. Mount Carmel\, 7:30 p.m. \nAt Lawrenceville \nGame 1 – Salem vs. Vincennes\, 11 a.m. \nGame 2 – Lawrenceville vs. Richland County\, Olney\, 12:30 p.m. \nGame 3 – Richland County\, Olney vs. Salem\, 6p.m. \nGame 4 – Lawrenceville vs. Vincennes\, 7:30 p.m. \nCerro Gordo Tournament \nGame 1 – 4th Pod B vs. 3rd Pod C\, 10 a.m. \nGame 2 – 3rd Pod B vs. 3rd Pod D\, 11:30 a.m. \nGame 3 – 2nd Pod B vs. 2nd Pod C\, 1 p.m. \nGame 4 – 2nd Pod A vs. 2nd Pod D\, 2:30 p.m. \nGame 5 – 3rd Pod A vs. 4th Pod b\, 4 p.m. \nGame 6 – 1st Pod B vs. 1st Pod C\, 5:30 p.m. \nGame 7 – 1st Pod A vs. 1st Pod D\, 7 p.m. \nMary Sur Shootout \nAt Mattoon Emerald Acres \nGame 1 — Nokomis vs. Neoga\, 12:30 p.m. \nGame 2 — Georgetown-Ridge Farm vs. Arcola\, 12:30 p.m. \nGirls Basketball \nBob Kerans Tournament \nAt Newton \nGame 5 – Flora vs. Altamont\, noon \nGame 6 – Newton vs. Effingham\, 1:30 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City Thanksgiving Tournament \nAt High School Gym \nGame 4 – Sandoval vs. Dieterich\, noon \nGame 5 – Dieterich vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City\, 1:30 p.m. \nGame 6 – Cumberland vs. Shelbyville\, 3 p.m. \nAt Junior High School Gym \nGame 7 – North Clay vs. Cumberland\, noon \nGame 8 – Ramsey vs. Sandoval\, 1:30 p.m. \nGame 9 – Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Ramsey\, 3 p.m. \nPana Thanksgiving Tournament \nSemifinals \nAt Pana High School \nGame 1 – Highland vs. Breese Mater  Dei 4 p.m. \nGame 2 – Lincoln vs. St. Anthony\, 5:30 p.m. \nAt Pana Junior High School \nGame 3 — Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. Mattoon\, 4 p.m. \nGame 4 — Pana vs. Gillespie\, 5:30 p.m. \nMary Sur Shootout \nAt Mattoon Emerald Acres \nGame 1 — Okaw Valley vs. Neoga\, 11 a.m. \nGame 2 — Georgetown-Ridge Farm vs. Wayne City/Cisne\, 11 a.m. \nFRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE \nGirls Basketball \nTeutopolis at Springfield Southeast Shootout\, TBA \nMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL \nUniversity of Illinois vs. UConn at Madison Square Garden\, 11:30 a.m. \nEastern Illinois University at Purdue\, 11 a.m. \nNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE \nChicago at Philadelphia\, 2 p.m.
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SUMMARY:United Way Christmas Cash Raffle
DESCRIPTION:Print \nTicket Link:  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/united-way-christmas-cash-5050–2025
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SUMMARY:Thanksgiving on Goosenest Prairie
DESCRIPTION:PrintLearn about Abraham Lincoln’s establishment of Thanksgiving as a national holiday at Thanksgiving on Goosenest Prairie\, produced by the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site and the Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation.  This event takes place from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Friday\, November 28th. \nVisit with the Lincoln family as they prepare for a Thanksgiving feast\, mid-19th century style!  The Goosenest Prairie Gift Shop will be open during the event and features many new holiday items\, including many locally-sourced products and a great selection of items handcrafted by talented volunteers. \nIn 1789\, George Washington became the first president to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation.  Thanksgiving remained predominantly a regional holiday until President Abraham Lincoln revived Washington’s earlier tradition and issued a Thanksgiving proclamation during the Civil War in 1863.  Since 1864\, Americans have celebrated Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. \n“I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States\, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands\, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next\, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.”\n– from Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving\, October 3\, 1863 \nLincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site\, a gateway site for the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area\, was the 1840s home of Abraham Lincoln’s father and stepmother\, Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln.  It is located eight miles south of Charleston and 14 miles southeast of Mattoon\, Illinois. \nFor more information about this or other events at the site\, call 217-345-1845\, email info@lincolnlogcabin.org\, or visit www.lincolnlogcabin.org. \n 
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