Community Calendar

Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes after the holidays.  The collected trees will be bundled together, weighted, and submerged at lakes, providing critical habitat for multiple fish species and promoting algae growth for insects that attract fish for anglers.  The […]

On Thursday, January 8, the Effingham County Museum will present the second lecture of their historical series.  The lecture will be the “165th Anniversary of St. John Lutheran Church – Dieterich, Illinois” presented by Scott Wohltman. The lecture will be held on the 2nd floor at the Effingham County Museum, located at 110 East Jefferson […]

Volunteers are needed to walk with, or even just visit with, residents at Willowbrook Memory Care Facility in Effingham, on weekends. If interested, call Molly Fearday at 217-994-3364.

American Red Cross Blood Drives in January: January 1, Thursday, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Charleston, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM January 4, Sunday, St Joseph Stringtown Community Club, Stringtown, 6:30 AM - Noon January 5, Monday, Teutopolis Banquet Hall, 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM January 6, Tuesday, Casey United Methodist Church, Noon - 6:00 […]

Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes after the holidays.  The collected trees will be bundled together, weighted, and submerged at lakes, providing critical habitat for multiple fish species and promoting algae growth for insects that attract fish for anglers.  The […]

Mason Christian Church Community Breakfast Outreach will host an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet on Saturday, January 10th, from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The menu for the breakfast includes: Pancakes Sausage Biscuits & Gravy Scrambled Eggs Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Milk, Juice, and Coffee Price: Ages 13 – Adult:  $7.00 Ages 4 – 12:  $3.00 Ages 3 […]

Enduring Freedom Ministries January Dates: Tuesday, January 6th, 4 - 6pm, Shumway Saturday, January 10th, 9a.m. - noon, Mason Tuesday, January 13th, 4 - 6pm, Shumway Wednesday, January 14th, noon - 2pm, Shumway Wednesday, January 21st, noon - 2pm, Shumway Saturday, January 31st, 8:30 - noon, Shumway Please call 217-868-5293 or 217-240-0059 to sign up, […]

Eastern Illinois University is hosting a Traveling Holocaust Exhibit in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Auschwitz Experience in the Art of Prisoners, a traveling exhibit about the Holocaust, will be displayed in the West Reading Room at Booth Library on the EIU Campus, located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Charleston, from January 11th […]

Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes after the holidays.  The collected trees will be bundled together, weighted, and submerged at lakes, providing critical habitat for multiple fish species and promoting algae growth for insects that attract fish for anglers.  The […]