Food Pantry at Calvary Baptist Church
2026-02-11
PrintThe Food Pantry at Calvary Baptist Church will be taking orders for food bags on Monday, February 9th from 4:00-5:30. Call 217-342-6671 to place an order.
Drive-up pick-up is on Wednesday, February 11th, from 4:00-5:00.
All in need are welcome. Call 217-342-6671.

Enduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in February
2026-02-11, 2026-02-14
PrintEnduring Freedom Ministries February Calendar:
Tuesday, February 10th, 4-6pm, Shumway location is 304 South West Street (old grade school)
Wednesday, February, 11th, noon – 2p.m., Shumway location is 304 South West Street (old grade school)
Saturday, February 14th, 9a.m.-noon, Mason location is West Washington Street (Mason Civic Center)
Wednesday, February, 18th, noon – 2p.m., Shumway location is 304 South West Street (old grade school)
Thursday, February 19th, noon – 2p.m or until we run out. We are hosting an EXTRA FREE-FOOD DISTRIBUTION DRIVE-THROUGH. This will be held on the parking lot of the EFFINGHAM ARMORY at 1206 West Temple Avenue in Effingham.
Saturday, February 28th, 8:30-noon, Shumway location is 304 South West Street (old grade school)
We ask that the families call and make an appointment for our Shumway & Mason Distributions. Call 217-240-0059 or 217-868-5293 or go to our website: www.my-christian-space.com
Enduring Freedom Ministries is free and for everyone!

Auditions for 'Pirate Island'
2026-02-11, 2026-02-12
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Three Chicks & a Stage will be holding auditions for their Spring Play “Pirate Island” on Wednesday and Thursday, February 11th and 12th. Auditions will be from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the Effingham Elks Lodge.
The show will be April 17th and 18th.
For more info, visit 3chicksandastage.com or call at ‪812-783-0853‬.

Wednesday's Schedule
2026-02-11
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Boys Basketball
Hillsboro Freshman Tournament
Session 6: 6 p.m.
First Place Orange Pool vs. Winner Session 4 (Main)
Session 7: 6 p.m.
First Place Black Pool vs. Winner Session 5 (Secondary)
Girls Basketball
Richland County, Olney at Effingham, 6 p.m.
Brownstown/St. Elmo at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (SHORTENED JV GAME), 6 p.m.
Newton at Marshall, 6 p.m.
North Clay at Lawrenceville, 6:15 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Volleyball
National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Tournament
At Windsor
Match 1 — Neoga vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Match 2 — Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Effingham Sacred Heart, 5:30 p.m.
Match 3 — Sigel St. Michael vs. Dieterich, 4:30 p.m.
Match 4 — North Clay vs. Altamont, 5:30 p.m.
St. Anthony at St. Elmo, 5:30 p.m.

Free Tax Preparation with Catholic Charities
2026-02-11, 2026-02-12
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Annual Tree Sale
2026-02-12
PrintThe public can call the Effingham County SWCD office to have an order form emailed or mailed to them.

St. Francis Church Art and Architecture Historic Lecture
2026-02-12

Red Cross Blood Drives in February
2026-02-12, 2026-02-13
PrintAmerican Red Cross Blood Drives in February:
2/5, Thursday, Knights of Columbus Hall, Newton, Noon – 5:30 PM
2/6, Friday, Newton High School, 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
2/10, Tuesday, Mason Christian Church Annex, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
2/12, Thursday, EIU Student Union Ballroom, Charleston, Noon – 4:00 PM
2/12, Thursday, Flora Church of the Nazarene, Noon – 5:00 PM
2/12, Thursday, Apostolic Center Church, Mattoon, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
2/13, Friday, Oblong Municipal Building, 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
2/16, Monday, Home Church, Charleston, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
2/16, Monday, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Sainte Marie, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
2/17, Tuesday, Grace United Methodist Church, Neoga, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
2/17, Tuesday, Dieterich High School, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
2/20, Friday, Altamont High School, 8:15 AM – 2:00 PM
2/23, Monday, Shelbyville High School, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
2/24, Tuesday, St Michael Church – Sigel, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
2/26, Thursday, Neal Center YMCA, Toledo, 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Come give blood through February 28, for a $20 e-gift card to your choice of merchant. See rcblood.org/heart
To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), or download the Red Cross Donor App.

Thursday's Schedule
2026-02-12
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Girls Basketball
St. Anthony at Newton, 6 p.m.
Richland County, Olney at Altamont, 5 p.m.
Ramsey at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 6 p.m.
Cumberland at Tri-County at Kansas, 6 p.m.
Dieterich at Decatur Unity Christian, 6 p.m.
Neoga vs. Arcola at Lake Land College, 6 p.m.
Sandoval at South Central, 6:15 p.m.
Casey-Westfield at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 6 p.m.
FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE
Boys Basketball
Hillsboro Freshman Tournament
Session 8: 6 p.m.
Effingham vs. Taylorville (Main) Championship
Centennial at St. Anthony, 6 p.m.
Cumberland at Shelbyville, 6 p.m.
Teutopolis at Casey-Westfield, 6 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Boys Basketball
Class 8-2A State Tournament
At Kankakee Bishop McNamara
Game 5 – Carthage vs. Normal Metcalf, 5 p.m. (third place)
Game 6 – Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Morten Grove MCC, 6:30 p.m. (championship)
Volleyball
Effingham at Newton St. Thomas, 4:30 p.m.
Altamont Lutheran at Effingham Sacred Heart, 4 p.m.
Sigel St. Michael at Altamont, 4:15 p.m.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Mulberry Grove, 4:15 p.m.
Cumberland at Oblong, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich at Teutopolis, 4:15 p.m.
Neoga at Stewardson-Strasburg, 5:15 p.m.
Albion at Jasper County, 4:30 p.m.
North Clay at Fairfield, 6 p.m.
NASCAR
America 250 Florida Duel at Daytona International Speedway, 5 p.m.

Downtown Valentine's Weekend Shopping Weekend
2026-02-12
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Head downtown this Valentine’s weekend and show some love to our amazing small businesses!
Bonus: You have all three days to complete your passport, so shop, dine, and explore at your own pace!
Support local. Shop small. Win big.

Elks Trade Scholarship Available
2026-02-13

Bloody Valentine Steak Dinner at Edgewood
2026-02-13

Butterfly Pork Chop Meal at VFW
2026-02-13
PrintThe VFW Auxiliary Meal will be on Friday, February 13, from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
On the menu: Butterfly pork chop, hashbrown casserole, vegetable, lemonade, tea, or coffee, and dessert for $8.00.
The VFW is located at 2304 S. Veterans Drive in Effingham.
Contact Chuck at 217-343-8313 for more information.

Father-Daughter Dance in Watson
2026-02-13

Friday's Schedule
2026-02-13
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Boys Basketball
Flora at St. Anthony, 6 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM)
Mahomet-Seymour at Effingham, 6 p.m.
St. Elmo/Brownstown at Altamont, 5 p.m.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 5 p.m.
Neoga at Oblong, 6 p.m.
Richland County, Olney at Newton, 6 p.m.
Mulberry Grove at South Central, 6 p.m.
Teutopolis at Marshall, 6 p.m.
Girls Wrestling
Cumberland at Sectional, TBA
FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE
Boys Basketball
Flora at St. Anthony, 5 p.m.
Olney at Newton, 5 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Volleyball
Teutopolis at St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.
North Clay at Patoka, 4:30 p.m.
St. Elmo/Brownstown at Windsor, 4:30 p.m.
South Central at Neoga, 4:30 p.m.
Jasper County at LEIC Eighth-Grade Tournament at Marshall, TBA

Downtown Valentine’s Weekend Shopping Weekend
2026-02-13, 2026-02-14

Trivia Night for St. Thomas School
2026-02-14

Book Talk/Signing for "Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women Who Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy"
2026-02-14
PrintThe Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is hosting Dr. Stacy Lynn, author of “Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women Who Shaped Lincoln’s Life and Legacy”. Dr. Lynn will be on-site for a book signing and book talk on Saturday, February 14th at 2:00pm, during our Lincoln’s Birthday Open House. The open house is from 1:00 – 4:00.
The talk and book signing will be in the Visitor Center Auditorium.
Copies of the book may be purchased at the Goosenest Prairie Gift Shop.
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is located at 402 South Lincoln Highway Road, near Lerna.
To contact them, call 217-345-1845 or visit lincolnlogcabin.org

Saturday's Schedule
2026-02-14
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Boys Basketball
Wooden Shoe Shootout
At Teutopolis
Game 1 – Cumberland vs. Okaw Valley, 11 a.m.
Game 2 – Mahomet-Seymour vs. Triad, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3 – Casey-Westfield vs. Goreville, 2 p.m.
Game 4 – Effingham vs. Nashville, 3:30 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM)
Game 5 – Normal Community vs. Alton,
Game 6 – Teutopolis vs. Rochester, 6:30 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM)
Altamont at Lawrenceville, 1 p.m.
Meridian at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 2 p.m.
Dieterich at Richland County, Olney, 5 p.m.
Newton at Fairfield, 2:30 p.m.
Robinson at North Clay, 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Class 1A Bluford Webber Regional
Game 1 — Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Webber Township (Bluford), 1 p.m.
Game 2 — South Central at Lawrenceville, 5 p.m.
Class 1A North Clay Regional
Game 1 — North Clay/Clay City at Red Hill (Bridgeport), noon
Game 2 — Wayne City Co-op at Dieterich, noon
Game 3 — Ramsey Co-op at Altamont, 7 p.m.
Class 1A Mount Pulaski Regional
Game 1 — Cerro Gordo/Bement at Neoga, 1 p.m.
Game 2 — Moweaqua Central A&M at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Co–op, 1 p.m.
Class 1A Casey-Westfield Regional
Game 1 — Decatur Unity Christian Co-op at Casey-Westfield, 2 p.m.
Game 2 — Bethany Okaw Valley at Martinsville, 5 p.m.
Class 2A Paris Regional
Game 1 — Pana at Palestine/Hutsonville/Oblong, 5 p.m.
Class 2A Teutopolis Regional
Game 1 — Shelbyville at Marshall, 11 a.m.
Game 2 — Vandalia at Sullivan, 1 p.m.
Class 2A Mount Carmel Regional
Game 1 — Flora at Newton, 1 p.m.
FRESHMEN/SOPHOMORE
Boys Basketball
Teutopolis at Tolono Unity Tournament, TBA
Newton at Fairfield, 1 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Boys Basketball
55th Annual Sigel St. Michael Sixth-Grade Boys Tournament
Game 1 — Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. St. John, 8:30 a.m.
Game 2 — St. Pats vs. Dieterich, 9:45 a.m.
Game 3 — Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Altamont, 11 a.m.
Game 4 — Teutopolis vs. Neoga, 12:15 p.m.
Game 5 — Sigel St. Michael vs. South Central, 1:30 p.m.
Game 6 — St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Effingham Sacred Heart, 2:45 p.m.
Game 7 — St. Anthony vs. North Clay, 4 p.m.
Game 8 — Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Newton St. Thomas, 5:15 p.m.
Volleyball
National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Tournament
At Windsor
Match 5 — South Central vs. Neoga, 9 a.m.
Match 6 — Cumberland vs. Sigel St. Michael, 9 a.m.
Match 7 — Windsor vs. Stewardson-Strasburg, 10 a.m.
Match 8 — St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. North Clay, 10 a.m.
Match 9 — Loser Match 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 10 a.m.
Match 10 — Loser Match 6 vs. Loser Match 8, 11 a.m.
Match 11 — Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 7, 12:30 p.m.
Match 12 — Winner Match 6 vs. Winner Match 8, 12:30 p.m.
Match 13 — Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10, 1:30 p.m. (consolation championship)
Match 14 — Loser Match 11 vs. Loser Match 12, 1:30 p.m. (third place)
Match 15 — Winner Match 11 vs. Winner Match 12, 2:30 p.m. (championship)
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Little Rock at Eastern Illinois University, 3:30 p.m.
NASCAR
United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway, 3:30 p.m.

Breakfast Buffet at Mason
2026-02-14

St. Thomas School Trivia Night and Live Auction
2026-02-14

Soup Supper at St. Aloysius Parish Center
2026-02-15

Sausage Breakfast at Altamont
2026-02-15
PrintSt. Clare Catholic Church in Altamont will be hosting a Sausage Breakfast on Sunday, February 15, from 7:30 am until Noon.
The menu includes sausage patties, ham, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, sweet rolls, sweet breads, milk, juice, and coffee.
St. Clare is located at 216 N. 9th Street, Altamont, IL 62411.
A free will donation will be accepted.

Sausage Supper at St. Peter's Lutheran
2026-02-15

Valentine's Spaghetti Dinner at Mason
2026-02-15
PrintMason Civic Center Presents a Valentine’s Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, February 15. Serving will be from 11:00am to 1:30pm.
Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Greens Beans, and Desserts are on the menu.
Free Will Donations are appreciated.
