Community Calendar

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

The public can call the Effingham County SWCD office to have an order form emailed or mailed to them.

Registration is open, so start making plans now to attend the Conservation Cropping Seminar.  This year’s seminar brings together distinguished speakers and special guests including Ray Archuleta, Soil Health Specialist; Bryan Young, Professor of Weed Science at Purdue University; Tom Kilcer, Advanced Ag Systems; S.T.A.R Representatives; and an interactive panel of Illinois farmers from the […]

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 […]

Have you ever seen America's national bird, the bald eagle?  Soaring on a 6 to 7 1/2 foot wing-span, eagles are magnificent!  It is not necessary to travel all the way to Canada to see these fabulous creatures.  Pere Marquette State Park is fortunate to play host to the winter season visitors.  Eagles may be […]

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, […]