Community Calendar

  AHOY THERE ME HEARTIES! Avast Ye! The captain is callin' all little scallywags for a day of swashbucklin' fun at the 3rd Annual Lake Sara Beach Park Pirate Party!  We be docking at Lake Sara Beach Park for a grand adventure and ye are invited to join the crew! When:  Saturday, June 13 from […]

Enduring Freedom Ministries Distribution Dates: Tuesday, June 2nd, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM, 304 S. West Street in Shumway (old grade school), has hot meals, clothing, laundry, haircuts, and groceries . Tuesday, June 9th, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM, 304 S. West Street in Shumway (old grade school), has hot meals, clothing, laundry, haircuts, and […]

Effingham Public Library Hosts: Board on a Thursday – Tween / Teen edition, from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library.  Bored on a Thursday afternoon?  Play a variety of board games, make new friends, and cure your boredom!  Snacks provided!  This is a free event, no […]

Join us this Saturday, June 13th, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at Edgewood Park (right across from the Edgewood American Legion) and get your Zip Code Day Raffle Tickets before they're gone! Edgewood Park Just $10 per ticket Grand Prize: $6,242.60 Winner does NOT have to be present to win! The drawing will be […]

On the menu:  porkburger on bun, coleslaw, applesauce, chips, baked beans, dessert, and a drink. The price is $10 for adults, $5 for children 5 & Under, $3 for additional burgers.

Take time for a sweet taste of summer at Strasburg's annual Berries & Burgers event on Sunday, June 14, at the new pavilion in the Strasburg Park located at the east end of Commercial Steet. From 4:30-6:30 p.m., SCAN will be serving hot-off-the-grill porkburger or hotdog meals with options of dine-in or carry-out.  Remember!  It’s […]

The work of local artist Johanna Stice is on display, now through Saturday, June 27 in the art gallery at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library. Stice, a native of Effingham raised in Teutopolis, has been creating art for as long as she can remember.  Her artistic journey began at the age of 5, […]

American Red Cross Blood Drives in June:   6/1, Monday, Effingham Event Center, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM 6/1, Monday, Clay Electric Cooperative, Flora, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM   6/2, Tuesday, Greenup Village Municipal Building, 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM   6/4, Thursday, Newton Knights of Columbus, 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM   6/9, Tuesday, […]