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SUMMARY:Enduring Freedom Ministries January Dates
DESCRIPTION:PrintEnduring Freedom Ministries January Dates: \nTuesday\, January 6th\, 4 – 6pm\, Shumway \nSaturday\, January 10th\, 9a.m. – noon\, Mason \nTuesday\, January 13th\, 4 – 6pm\, Shumway \nWednesday\, January 14th\, noon – 2pm\, Shumway \nWednesday\, January 21st\, noon – 2pm\, Shumway \nSaturday\, January 31st\, 8:30 – noon\, Shumway \nPlease call 217-868-5293 or 217-240-0059 to sign up\, or go to our website and book your own date & time:  www.my-christian-space.com then select either Shumway or Mason. \nShumway location is at (old grade school) 304 S. West Street\, Shumway \nMason location is at 861 E. Washington Street\, Mason (Mason Civic Center)
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SUMMARY:Emancipation Proclamation On Display
DESCRIPTION:PrintA copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum\, giving the public a rare chance to see the historic document. \nLincoln’s proclamation ordered an end to slavery in Southern states that took up arms against the United States during the Civil War\, which included more than three-fourths of the nation’s enslaved African Americans.  U.S. soldiers carried palm-sized copies of the Emancipation Proclamation on their march across the South to help spread the word of freedom. \nThe Emancipation Proclamation will be visible through February 3\, when it will be replaced by the only photo of Lincoln lying in state after his assassination. \n“This document and Lincoln’s signature provide a concrete connection to an incredible moment – the beginning of the end of slavery in America\,” said Christina Shutt\, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. “We are proud to give our visitors an additional chance to see it for themselves and to reflect on what it took to free four million Americans from enslavement.” \nTypically\, the ALPLM displays the proclamation during a brief window around Juneteenth\, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in America.  But a new display case using cutting-edge technology now allows the ALPLM to display rare documents much longer while still minimizing the amount of harmful light they receive. \nThe ALPLM’s copy of the proclamation is one of about two dozen remaining.  It is signed by both Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward.  These copies were made and then signed by Lincoln so they could be sold to raise money for the care of sick and wounded soldiers. \nFor more information\, visit www.PresidentLincoln.illinois.gov.  You can follow the ALPLM on Facebook\, X/Twitter and Instagram.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/26063-26063/
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SUMMARY:Get Hooked On Crochet! With Diane Rounds
DESCRIPTION:Print \nThis free workshop is offered to all youth in Effingham County.  You do not need to be in 4-H to attend.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/26196-get-hooked-on-crochet-with-diane-rounds/
CATEGORIES:Community Calendar
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SUMMARY:Angeled Kids Foster Closet & Resale
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SUMMARY:CASA Volunteers Needed
DESCRIPTION:PrintThe start of a new year often comes with a list of resolutions.  New Year’s resolutions are different for everyone\, but one of the most common is to live a healthier lifestyle.  If you’re hoping to improve your physical and mental health\, there’s one option that often gets overlooked and benefits others:  volunteering. \nVolunteering and helping others has been found to benefit both physical and mental health\, and there are a variety of options in our community.  If you’re looking for a new way to make changes in your life and in the lives of others\, consider resolving to help children and families in the child welfare system by volunteering with CASA for Kids. \nAs of January\, 682 children are currently in the child welfare system in CASA for Kid’s service area\, including Clay\, Clinton\, Edwards\, Effingham\, Fayette\, Franklin\, Jasper\, Hamilton\, Marion\, Wayne\, and White Counties.  These children have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care\, sometimes far away from their families and communities.  They need a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer to stand by their side and advocate for them. \n“Children in foster care are often separated from their families\, siblings\, friends and other loved ones\, and placed in an unfamiliar setting far away from everything they know\,” said Zoe Bridges\, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator of CASA for Kids.  “CASA volunteers stand with them during this uncertain time\, providing a consistent presence and speaking up for their best interest in court\, school and other settings.” \nCASA volunteers are everyday members of the community who are recruited\, screened and trained to advocate for a child or sibling group in foster care.  They get to know the child on an individual level so that they can make sure their physical\, emotional and educational needs are met. \nThey also get to know the child’s parents\, family\, foster parents and other important people in their life\, with the goal of working towards reunifying the child with their parents whenever safe and possible. They help make sure children have a support system of family and other reliable\, committed adults who can help them both during and after their time in foster care. \nCASA for Kids served 506 children in 2025 with the help of 95 CASA volunteers.  CASA is always seeking more community members to step up and advocate. \n“Volunteering with CASA is an opportunity unlike any other\,” said Bridges.  “It’s a unique chance to make a true\, positive difference for a young person and their family.  We need more members of the community to join the CASA movement so that we can serve 100% of children in foster care in our communities.” \nIn the New Year\, consider becoming a CASA volunteer and make an impact in a child’s life\, and your own.  Every child has a chance – it’s you. \nIf you’d like to find out more about becoming a CASA volunteer or other ways to get involved\, visit casa4change.org or email zbridges@casa4change.org.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/27350-27350/
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SUMMARY:Saturday's Schedule
DESCRIPTION:PrintHIGH SCHOOL \nBoys Basketball \nShelbyville at Effingham\, 4 p.m. \nNational Trail Conference Tournament \nGame 12 — Neoga vs. Loser Game 10\, 11:30 a.m. (seventh place) \nGame 13 — North Clay vs. Winner Game 10\, 1 p.m. (consolation championship) \nGame 14 — Cumberland vs. Loser Game 11\, 2:30 p.m. (third place) \nGame 15 — Altamont vs. Winner Game 11\, 7:30 p.m. (championship) \nGirls Basketball \nEffingham at Mount Carmel\, 12:30 p.m. \nSt. Anthony at Pana\, TIME CHANGED TO 3:30 P.M. \nParis Mayo at Jasper County\, 10 a.m. \nNorth Clay at Martinsville\, 6 p.m. \nBreese Central at Teutopolis\, 1 p.m. \nFRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE \nBoys Basketball \nTeutopolis at Effingham\, 9 a.m. \nShelbyville at Effingham\, 1 p.m. \nBreese Central at St. Anthony\, 11 a.m. \nGirls Basketball \nDieterich at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg JV Tournament\, TBA \nJUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL \nBoys Basketball \nClass 7-2A State Tournament \nGame 1 — Peoria St. Philomena vs. Dwight\, 10 a.m. \nGame 2 — Stronghurst West Central vs. Winchester\, 11:30 a.m. \nGame 3 — Decatur Robertson vs. Effingham St. Anthony\, 1 p.m. \nGame 4 — McNabb Putnam County vs. Normal Epiphany\, 2:30 p.m. \nGame 5 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2\, 5 p.m. \nGame 6 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4\, 6:30 p.m. \nClass 7-3A State Tournament \nGame 1 — Bradley Central (18-4) vs. Clinton (21-4)\, 10 a.m. \nGame 2 — Teutopolis (24-3) vs. Calumet City Wentworth (15-2)\, 11:30 a.m. \nGame 3 — Lisle (13-5) vs. Vandalia (21-4)\, 1 p.m. \nGame 4 — LaSalle Lincoln (18-0) vs. Metamora GS (22-5)\, 2:30 p.m. \nGame 5 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2\, 5 p.m. \nGame 6 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4\, 6:30 p.m. \nVolleyball \nDieterich at Newton St. Thomas Invitational\, TBA \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Pana Eighth-Grade Tournament\, TBA \nNeoga\, St. Elmo/Brownstown at Stewardson-Strasburg Sixth-Grade Tournament\, TBA \nMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL \nSoutheast Missouri at Eastern Illinois University\, 3:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/28188-saturdays-schedule-45/
CATEGORIES:Local Sports Calendar
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SUMMARY:Winter Soup Supper to benefit Special Olympics
DESCRIPTION:Print \nAlso\, Benny and friends (Benny and the Amigos) will be playing from 7-9:30. \nFree admittance.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/28404-winter-soup-supper-to-benefit-special-olympics/
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SUMMARY:Luminaries for Life
DESCRIPTION:PrintSt. Anthony Church will be displaying their annual “Luminaries for Life” on Saturday\, January 31st\, and Sunday\, February 1st.  From dusk to dawn\, the church steps will be illuminated with decorated bags shining pro-life messages about respecting life from the moment of conception to natural death. \nEvery January at the National March for Life\, countless marchers from across the country and around the world unite in celebration of the gift of human life – radiating hope\, unity\, and a spirit that transcends politics.  That’s why this year’s theme is “Life is a Gift”\, emphasizing what lies at the heart of the pro-life movement – an unshakeable conviction that life is very good and worthy of protection\, no matter the circumstances.  Life is a Gift invites everyone to embrace life as something to be cherished and celebrated from the very beginning. \nThe bags will be decorated by St Anthony school students.  Drive or walk by this beautiful public display of St. Anthony parish’s respect for life.  It is a beacon of Christ’s love and hope in the community that will shine bright for a few nights during the weekend.
URL:https://www.thexradio.com/news/calendar/28988-luminaries-for-life/
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