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Catholic Charities Tax Prep Assistance
2025-03-27
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Wage Warfare - FACE Production
2025-03-27, 2025-03-28, 2025-03-29, 2025-03-30

Tree Ordering from Effingham County Soil and Water Conservation District
2025-03-27
PrintThe Effingham County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently accepting orders for White Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Norway Spruce seedlings.
All orders must be placed before April 4. A pickup day will be planned for mid-April.
Call the office at 217-347-7107 x 3 or stop by for an order form.
Thank you!

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART music and Grace Group
2025-03-27
PrintLISTEN TO YOUR HEART music and Grace Group will meet on Thursday, March 27, from 5:30 – 6:30 pm, and every fourth Thursday of the month. This will be at the Family Mental Health Support location, at 202 N. Banker Street in Effingham.
Greg Hook will be offering his perspective on healing, mindfulness, mental health, trauma, discipline, and strength.
This group is open to anyone 18 years of age and older.
For more information, please contact Greg Hook at 217-690-0002.

Children's Art Show at Library
2025-03-27, 2025-03-28, 2025-03-29

Free At-Home Colon Cancer Tests from St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
2025-03-28, 2025-03-31
PrintNo-Stress, Take-Home Test: HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Offering Free, At-Home Colon Cancer Screening Tests in March
Test anxiety is real – at school, work and especially at a clinic or hospital.
During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital wants to put community members at ease by giving away at-home screening tests while highlighting that colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States when cases for men and women are combined, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Individuals aged 45 or older, or those with an immediate family member diagnosed with colon cancer, can pick up a free InSure ONE at-home screening test March 1 through March 31. Tests can be picked from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays at the HSHS St. Anthony’s presurgical testing department. For easy access, please enter through the presurgical testing entrance on the hospital’s north side. Samples must be returned to the department by April 1. Please note this screening test is not a substitute for a colonoscopy.
This simple, easy test saves lives. Early detection is key to successful treatment of colorectal cancer, with nearly 90% of patients diagnosed at an early stage experiencing a five-year survival rate, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While colorectal cancer rates overall are on the downswing, younger generations should pay attention – diagnoses in people under age 50 increased by nearly 2.5% each year during the 10-year span from 2012 to 2021, according to the ACS.
For more information regarding this colorectal cancer screening event, contact Tammy Probst at 217-347-3563. For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit stanthonyshospital.org.

Discovery Christian School - Fundraiser Night
2025-03-28

Dana-Thomas House featuring Wooden It Be Lovely Chairs
2025-03-28, 2025-03-31
PrintDana-Thomas house to feature Wooden It Be Lovely chairs for Women’s History Month
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is partnering with Wooden It Be Lovely for an exhibit of six refurbished chairs at the Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site in Springfield during March for Women’s History Month.
The chairs were hand-painted by the women at Wooden It Be Lovely, which offers transitional employment, housing and support to women healing from poverty, addiction, and abuse. The organization also offers jobs, mentoring, recovery tools, education, networking and a safe community.
The women in the program are employed to refurbish and sell donated wooden furniture, sew unique products and craft hand-poured candles. This transitional employment empowers women to move toward economic stability and enhanced well-being for themselves and their children.
“Wooden It Be Lovely is so honored to be invited to show some of our work at the Dana-Thomas House,” said the Rev. Margaret Ann Jessup, executive director of Wooden It Be Lovely. “The women who painted the chairs feel so proud that their work will be recognized by the public. They have been telling everyone they know how excited they are. It’s so empowering to them to be honored in this way. I believe this is something that these women will never forget.”
The chairs will be available for purchase at Wooden It Be Lovely’s spring furniture showcase on April 5.
For more information visit the Dana-Thomas House website. The site is open seven days a week for free scheduled tours.
The Dana-Thomas House is located at 301 E. Lawrence Ave, Springfield. The home, built between 1902 and 1904, is perhaps the best-preserved of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Prairie Style” homes, with more than 400 pieces of specially made art glass and original furnishings.

Indoor "Whatever" Garage Sale at VSM
2025-03-28, 2025-03-29

Fish Fry - Strasburg Lions Club
2025-03-28

Friday's Schedule
2025-03-28
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Effingham at Altamont, 4:30 p.m.
Okaw Valley at Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Paris at Cumberland, 4:30 p.m.
Newton at Charleston, 4:30 p.m.
Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran at South Central, 4:30 p.m.
Teutopolis at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Paris at Cumberland, 4:30 p.m.
Flora at Dieterich, 4:30 p.m.
Tri-County & Shiloh at Neoga, 4:30 p.m.
Martinsville at St. Elmo/Brownstown, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Track
Altamont, Brownstown/St. Elmo, Cumberland, Newton at Illinois Wesleyan University Class A Indoor Top Times Meet, 1 p.m.
JUNIOR VARSITY/FRESH/SOPH
Baseball
Effingham at Altamont, 6 p.m.
Charleston at Newton, 4:30 p.m.
Casey-Westfield at Teutopolis, 4 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Effingham Park District Sign-Ups
2025-03-29

Evergreen Tree Sale
2025-03-29
PrintThe Effingham County Soil & Water Conservation District is having their annual Evergreen Tree Sale.
Order forms for the seedlings are available at the USDA office or via email.
Please call 217-347-7107 ext. 3 to have a form sent to you.
Order deadline is April 4, 2025 or when all trees are sold.
Payment is due at the time of your order.

Enduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in March
2025-03-29
PrintEnduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in March:
– Tuesday, March 4th , 4 – 6p.m., 304 S. West, Shumway, includes hot meal, groceries, clothing, laundry, and hair salon
– Saturday, March 8th , 9a.m. – Noon, Mason location
– Tuesday, March 11th , 4 – 6p.m., 304 S. West, Shumway, includes hot meal, groceries, clothing, laundry, and hair salon
– Wednesday, March 12th , Noon – 2p.m., 304 S. West, Shumway, includes hot meal, groceries, clothing, laundry, and hair salon
– Wednesday, March 19th , Noon – 2p.m., 304 S. West, Shumway, includes hot meal, groceries, clothing, laundry, and hair salon
– Saturday, March 29th , 8:30 – Noon, 304 S. West, Shumway, includes hot meal, groceries, clothing, laundry, and hair salon
For appointments, call 217-240-0059

ImpactLife Blood Drive in Altamont
2025-03-29

Coles County Ducks Unlimited Dinner Banquet
2025-03-29

Library Display of Artist Liz L'hommedieu
2025-03-29

Saturday's Schedule
2025-03-29
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Effingham at Mount Vernon, 11 a.m.
Breese Central at St. Anthony, 11 a.m.
Altamont at Central A&M, 10 a.m.
Neoga at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (DH), 10 a.m.
Pana at Newton, 11 a.m.
North Clay at Arcola (DH), 10 a.m.
South Central at Breese Mater Dei Round Robin, 11 a.m.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Round Robin, 10 a.m.
Softball
Effingham at Casey-Westfield Tournament, 9 a.m.
St. Anthony, Sullivan at Mulberry Grove Round Robin, 10 a.m.
Pana at Newton, 11 a.m.
Teutopolis at Fairfield Lady Mule Spring Swing, TBA
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Mattoon, 10 a.m.
Boys Tennis
Teutopolis at Metamora Red and White, TBA
Track
Boys
Effingham at IIllinois Wesleyan University Class AA Indoor Top Times Meet, 1 p.m.
Girls
Effingham at Indoor State at Bloomington, TBA
Cumberland at Top Times Meet, TBA
Bass Fishing
Effingham at Lake of Egypt, Marion, TBD
JUNIOR VARSITY/FRESH/SOPH
Baseball
Effingham at Mount Vernon, 11 a.m.
St. Anthony at Breese Central, 11 a.m.
Softball
Sangamon County/Tri-County at Newton (DH), 11 a.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis Cardinals, 1:15 p.m.
NASCAR
NCS Pole Qualifying, noon
DUDE Wipes 250, 2:30 p.m.

Fish Fry Fundraiser in Stewardson
2025-03-29

Bingo Brunch for EARS
2025-03-30

Sunday's Schedule
2025-03-30
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Boys Basketball
32nd Annual Boys Central Illinois All-Star Basketball Game at Cumberland High School, tip-off 6:30 p.m.
Bass Fishing
North Clay at Newton Lake, 1 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis Cardinals, 1:15 p.m.
NASCAR
Cook Out 400, noon

United Way Opens Grant Applications
2025-03-31
