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Holy Cross Church of Wendelin will hold their annual parish picnic on Sunday, August 3rd, from 10:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. Lunch tickets will go on sale at 10:45 A.M. with one serving line in their air- conditioned hall.  Numbered ticket system for admittance into the hall to eat.  Adult tickets are $12.00 and children […]

Bethsaida Church, located at 200th Avenue and 1700th Street, east of Route 45, will be handing out free book-bags. The giveaway will be around Noon on Sunday, August 3. This is for kids in grades K-12 who are going back to school. In addition, there will also be some totes given out for teachers. Pre-registration […]

  Folk art carvings of Ferd Metten will be on display Sunday, August 3rd, from 12:30-4:00pm.  Ferd was a member of St. Francis Parish, a farmer and self-taught artist.  His dioramas and smaller carvings reflect pioneer and farm life, his Catholic faith, and remembrances from his youth.  He also carved vases and bowls and decorated […]

A newly-restored statue for World War I veteran, Lawrence Durre, who died in Brest, France, as the result of a poison gas attack on November 10, 1918, will be rededicated on Monday, August 4, at 10:00 a.m.  The statue is on the Effingham VFW grounds, located at 2304 South Veterans Drive. The statue was created […]