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VFW Auxiliary Meal

The VFW Auxiliary will be hosting a meal on Friday, May 16, from 5:00 - 6:30pm.  This will be at the Effingham VFW Post 1769 on Veterans Drive Meal Menu:  Oven-Fried Chicken, Chicken & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Vegetable, Dessert, plus Coffee, Tea, or Lemonade Price:  $8.00

Friday’s Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL Baseball City Series –Effingham St. Anthony at Effingham (Paul Smith Field), 7 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM) Altamont at Shelbyville, 4:15 p.m. Brownstown/St. Elmo at Ramsey, 4:30 p.m. Central at North Clay, 4:30 p.m. Williamsville at Teutopolis, 7 p.m. Neoga at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4 p.m. Softball City Series – Effingham St. Anthony at Effingham (EHS […]

Poppy Days – American Legion Post 120

Friday, May 16, will be American Legion Post 120 Poppy Day for 2025. We will be asking for your donations at Maple Street intersections with Evergreen, Temple, and Jefferson Avenues. One hundred percent of all monies collected go directly to Veterans needing help.  Being at the Crossroads of America, we get many requests of stranded […]

Toledo Spring Festival

The Toledo Spring Festival will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 15 - 18. Features include Pageants, a Parade, Car Show, Vendors, Live Music, Beer Tent, Food, Scavenger Hunt, and more! Plus, Luehrs Ideal Rides will be on the Midway for the 68th consecutive year. Follow us on Facebook at:  Toledo Spring Festival.

Saturday’s Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Williamsville at Teutopolis 10 a.m. Mattoon at Newton, 10 a.m. Softball Cumberland at Sullivan Tournament, TBA South Central at Olney Classic, 9 a.m. Teutopolis at Sullivan Invitational, TBA Boys Tennis Effingham at Apollo Conference Tournament at Charleston, 9 a.m. Newton at LIC Tournament at Robinson, noon JUNIOR VARSITY/FRESH/SOPH Softball Effingham, Newton at […]

Memorial Day Services in the Area

Memorial Day services in the area: Saturday, May 17, at Green Creek Cemetery after 6 p.m. Mass (approx. 7:00p.m.) Sunday, May 18, Loy Cemetery, Heartville, on East Dutch Lane at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 24, Watson Cemetery at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 25, at St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 26 at: […]

Toledo Spring Festival

The Toledo Spring Festival will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 15 - 18. Features include Pageants, a Parade, Car Show, Vendors, Live Music, Beer Tent, Food, Scavenger Hunt, and more! Plus, Luehrs Ideal Rides will be on the Midway for the 68th consecutive year. Follow us on Facebook at:  Toledo Spring Festival.

Memorial Day Service at Loy Cemetery

Please come join us at Loy Cemetery, in Heartville, for our Annual Memorial Day Service. Date:  Sunday, May 18 Time:  11:00 a.m. (This time has changed from previous years) We will honor all Veterans that are buried at Loy by reading their names and the Wars they fought in or died in.

Sunday’s Schedule

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m. NASCAR All-Star Open & Race, 3 p.m.

Memorial Day Services in the Area

Memorial Day services in the area: Saturday, May 17, at Green Creek Cemetery after 6 p.m. Mass (approx. 7:00p.m.) Sunday, May 18, Loy Cemetery, Heartville, on East Dutch Lane at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 24, Watson Cemetery at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 25, at St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 26 at: […]