Community Calendar

Sign-language interpreters will be present throughout the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield during "Abe For All".  Interpreters will also be signing the presentations inside the theater productions as they are running.  This event takes place from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., on the International Day for the Deaf, which is Sunday, September 28.  A series […]

A Family Reunion of Descendants of Alonzo “Lon” and Carrie Tennant Loy will be on Sunday, September 28th, at the Watson Civic Center. Dinner will be at 12:30. Meat, drinks, and table service will be provided.  Please bring a covered dish to share.

Come celebrate the arrival of autumn at the Harvest Frolic on Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28, at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site.   The event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don't miss experiencing 19th-century life on the farm!  Activities will take place at both […]

To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), or download the Red Cross Donor App.

🔔BELL TOLL🔔 Come join us this Monday, September 29th, to remember those who lost their lives in the anhydrous ammonia crash.  A single bell will start tolling at 8:41 pm for approximately 4 minutes, the same time the crash was reported in Teutopolis. Come early!  There will be firetrucks from different agencies displaying their red […]

  You can register for one session or any number of them.  This program will run on the dates linked below: September 30, 2025: go.illinois.edu/HomeSchoolCooking93025 October 28, 2025: go.illinois.edu/HomeSchoolCooking102825 January 27, 2026: go.illinois.edu/HomeSchoolCooking012725 February 24, 2026: go.illinois.edu/HomeSchoolCooking022426 March 24, 2026: go.illinois.edu/HomeSchoolCooking032826 April 28, 2026: go.illinois.edu/HomeSchoolCooking042826 May 19, 2026: go.illinois.edu/HomeSchoolCooking051926

The Drive-Thru Clinics are at the Effingham County Health Department, located at 901 West Virginia Avenue in Effingham.