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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720
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SUMMARY:Taking Orders For Fall Fish Sale
DESCRIPTION:PrintThe Effingham County Soil & Water Conservation District is now taking orders for its Fall Fish Sale. \nOffering a variety of fish species to help stock your pond and improve it’s health and balance. \nOrders MUST be placed by September 25\, with fish pickup Thursday October 15 from noon to 2 p.m. \nFor an order form or more information\, phone the Effingham County Soil & Water Conservation District at 217-347-7107\, extension 3 or stop by the office. \nDon’t miss this great opportunity to stock your pond this season!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825
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SUMMARY:Red Cross Blood Drives
DESCRIPTION:PrintRed Cross Blood Drives in August:   \n8/6\, Thursday\, Knights of Columbus Hall – Newton\, Noon – 5:30 PM \n8/11\, Tuesday\, Grace United Methodist Church – Fellowship Hall\, Neoga\, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM \n8/13\, Thursday\, Flora Church of the Nazarene – Gym\, Noon – 5:00 PM \n8/16\, Sunday\, St Joseph Stringtown Community Club – Parish Hall\, 7:00 AM – 11:30 AM \n8/17\, Monday\, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church – Parish Center\, Sainte Marie\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM \n8/18\, Tuesday\, Mason Christian Church Annex – Gym\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM \n8/20\, Thursday\, Oblong Municipal Building – Main\, 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM \n8/25\, Tuesday\, J&J Gaming-1300 Building – Conference Room\, Effingham\, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM \n8/26\, Wednesday\, Dieterich High School – Cafeteria\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM \n8/27\, Thursday\, Neal Center YMCA – gym\, Toledo\, 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM \n8/31\, Monday\, Clay City High School – Gym\, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM \nCome to give blood in August for a $20 Amazon Gift Card by email.  Terms:  rcblood.org/August. \n\n\nTo make an appointment\, visit RedCrossBlood.org\, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)\, or download the Red Cross Donor App.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825
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SUMMARY:Teen Life Skills
DESCRIPTION:PrintThe Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library will host a Teen Life Skills program on Tuesday\, August 25th\, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. \nThis is a supportive and inclusive program that helps teens\, including those with disabilities\, develop confidence and everyday skills through engaging\, accessible activities\, preparing them for adulthood. \nRegistration is required for the first of 4 sessions. \nAges 12-18. \nVisit effinghamlibrary.org\, email info@effinghamlibrary.org or call 217-342-2464\, Ext. 1\, to learn more about this or other library programs.
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SUMMARY:Major Charles B. Hall Historical Marker Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:Print \nThe public is invited to join the Coles County Historical Society on Tuesday\, August 25\, at 4:00 p.m.\, for the unveiling of a historical marker honoring Major Charles B. Hall\, a Tuskegee Airman and EIU alumnus\, who made history as the first African-American pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft during World War II. \nThe ceremony will take place at the corner of Fourth Street and Garfield Avenue on the EIU campus\, just north of Coleman Hall.  The event will celebrate Hall’s remarkable life and legacy while recognizing his historic connection to Eastern Illinois University and the Charleston community. \nHall enrolled at EIU in 1938 and became the university’s first African-American student-athlete.  A standout halfback\, he competed in both football and track and helped lead the Panthers football team to a combined 9-6-1 record during the 1938 and 1939 seasons.  EIU’s University Archives identifies Hall as the first African-American athlete at Eastern. \nHall left EIU to serve his country\, joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941.  He received his pilot’s wings at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama on July 3\, 1942\, and became one of the pioneering pilots of the famed Tuskegee Airmen.  On July 2\, 1943\, while serving with the 99th Pursuit Squadron over Sicily\, then-Lt. Hall became the first African-American pilot in U.S. military history to shoot down an enemy aircraft.  He went on to fly combat missions during World War II and ultimately earned the Distinguished Flying Cross\, becoming the first African-American recipient of the prestigious military honor. \nHall’s accomplishments extended well beyond the cockpit.  Following his military service\, he worked in Oklahoma City and later joined the Federal Aviation Administration.  His achievements continued to be recognized throughout his lifetime and after his death in 1971\, including through the naming of the Charles B. Hall Airpark at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City and a statue honoring him there. \nHe was posthumously selected as an EIU Distinguished Alumnus in 2017\, and the university has highlighted his story through University Archives\, Booth Library exhibits and other programs. EIU’s alumni materials identify Hall as a notable alumnus and recognize his place in American military history. \nThe August 25 marker unveiling represents the latest effort to preserve and share Hall’s story with future generations.  The project grew from research conducted by Carolyn Cloyd\, president of the Coles County Historical Society\, and Charleston High School student Gunner Barr\, who received an Untold Stories grant in 2024 to research Hall’s life and legacy.  A second grant awarded in 2025 supported continued work\, including a documentary project in partnership with WEIU and installation of the historical marker on EIU’s campus. \nHall’s connection to EIU offers a particularly powerful reminder of the university’s role in the lives of students who have gone on to make an impact far beyond campus.  More than eight decades after Hall first arrived at Eastern\, his story remains part of the university’s history — not only because of what he accomplished in the skies over Europe\, but because of the path he helped open for generations of students who followed. \n 
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SUMMARY:Tuesday's Schedule
DESCRIPTION:PrintHIGH SCHOOL \nBaseball \nNorth Clay at St. Anthony\, 4:30 p.m. Listen on KJ Country 102.3 \nWindsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Altamont\, 4:30 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Brownstown/St. Elmo\, 4:30 p.m. \nDieterich at Neoga\, 4:30 p.m. \nBoys Golf \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Ramsey\, 4 p.m. \nWindsor/Stewardson-Strasburg\, Shelbyville\, Staunton at Pana\, 4 p.m. \nGirls Golf \nTeutopolis at Effingham\, 4 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Ramsey\, 4 p.m. \nWindsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Pana\, 4 p.m. \nSoccer \nSt. Anthony at Altamont Tournament\, TBA \nTennis \nSalem at Newton\, 4:30 p.m. \nVolleyball \nLawrenceville at Altamont\, 6 p.m. \nCasey-Westfield at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City\, 6 p.m. \nCumberland at Oblong\, 6 p.m. \nDieterich at Cisne\, 6 p.m. \nOkaw Valley at Neoga\, 6 p.m. \nNorth Clay at Robinson\, 5 p.m. \nSt. Elmo/Brownstown at Martinsville\, 6 p.m. \nSouth Central at Ramsey\, 6 p.m. \nRichland County at Teutopolis\, 5 p.m. \nJUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL \nBaseball \nTeutopolis at St. Anthony\, 4:30 p.m. \nEffingham at Mattoon\, 5 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at North Clay\, 4:30 p.m. \nWindsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Dieterich\, 4:30 p.m. \nCross Country \nSt. Anthony\, Effingham\, Altamont Lutheran\, Sigel St. Michael\, Trinity Lutheran\, Casey-Westfield at Teutopolis\, 4:30 p.m. \nDieterich at Jasper County\, 4:30 p.m. \nSoftball \nSt. Elmo/Brownstown at Altamont\, 4:30 p.m. \nCowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Mulberry Grove\, 4:30 p.m. \nCasey-Westfield at Neoga\, 4:30 p.m. \nSigel St. Michael at Cumberland\, 4:30 p.m. \nSouth Central at Flora Floyd Henson\, 4:30 p.m. \nJasper County at Teutopolis\, 4:30 p.m. \nWindsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Dieterich\, 4:30 p.m. \nMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL \nChicago Cubs at Arizona\, 8:40 p.m. \nBaltimore at St. Louis\, 6:45 p.m.
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