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Together We Stitch Quilt Show | ICS
Together We Stitch Quilt Show | ICS
The Friends in Stitches Quilt Guild presents a Together We Stitch Quilt Show at Immaculate Conception School on Metter Avenue 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 29. There will be demonstrations, a Quilts of Valor presentation, bed turning and more. With more than 100 quilts and lots…
Chicken Dinner | Camp Wartburg
Chicken Dinner | Camp Wartburg
Camp Wartburg’s annual chicken dinner is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29, at the Negwer Family Center. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children and carryouts are available. Take a tour and register for summer camp while you’re there! Call 939-7715 for more information or visit CampWartburg.com.
Third Birthday Party | Philomena+Ruth
Third Birthday Party | Philomena+Ruth
Philomena+Ruth will celebrate three years in business April 29 with a party from noon to 5 p.m. There will be music, prizes, snacks and more at the 118 W. Mill Street shop.
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HCE International Night | Monroe County Annex
HCE International Night | Monroe County Annex
The Monroe County Association of Home and Community Education will host an Australian International Night at 6:30 p.m. April 30 at the Monroe County Annex. Lloyd and Betty Wacker, both retired Waterloo High School teachers, will serve as guest speakers. A light snack will be served. The public is welcome to attend.
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Public Safety Open House | Columbia
Public Safety Open House | Columbia
Public safety open house in Columbia Columbia police, fire and EMS are hosting a public safety open house at 1020 N. Main Street from 4:30-7:30 p.m. this Thursday, May 3. This event is free to everyone and will include a medical helicopter landing, a bounce house for children, and tours of emergency response equipment and…
‘A Discussion About Concussion’ | 11 South
‘A Discussion About Concussion’ | 11 South
Join Fred Sinn at The View, on the fifth floor of 11 South in Columbia at 7 p.m. May 3, for "A Discussion About Concussion." Citing advancing technology, Sinn will provide a complimentary forum for parents with school-aged children engaged in athletics. Whether your child has or has not yet had a concussion, this is…
WHS Spring Awards Concert
WHS Spring Awards Concert
The Waterloo High School concert and jazz bands will present the annual Spring Awards Concert this Thursday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The concert band will perform "Chorale and Alleluia," "An American Elegy," "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat" and will close with "Havendance." The jazz band will perform a diverse…
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WHS Band Parents Flea Market
WHS Band Parents Flea Market
The Waterloo High School Band Parents are hosting a flea market this Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6, as a fundraiser The flea market takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo. Vendor spaces are still available. For information, text 618-444-7630…
VHS Sports Hall of Fame Induction
VHS Sports Hall of Fame Induction
VHS Sports Hall of Fame induction The Valmeyer High School Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Saturday, May 5, at St. Mary Parish Center. This year's class of inductees includes the 1967-68 baseball team, former minor league pitcher Nick Baltz, and legendary coaches Vern "Spec" Tomlinson and Barbara Young. The Valmeyer Knights…
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Maeystown Fruehlingsfest
Maeystown Fruehlingsfest
Maeystown will host its annual Fruehlingsfest antique and garden show Sunday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. near the stone mill in the heart of town. Fruehlingsfest will feature antiques from some of the finest dealers in the Midwest. Various nurseries will be selling annuals, perennials and herbs. Attendees can relax at the…
WHS Band Parents Flea Market
WHS Band Parents Flea Market
The Waterloo High School Band Parents are hosting a flea market this Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6, as a fundraiser The flea market takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo. Vendor spaces are still available. For information, text 618-444-7630…
Chicken Dinner | Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Chicken Dinner | Holy Cross Lutheran Church
The annual all-you-can-eat chicken dinner at Holy Cross Lutheran Church is 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 6. There will also be a country store and bake sale, and carry-outs available.
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Coffee With A Cop | The Beacon
Coffee With A Cop | The Beacon
The Beacon will host Coffee with a Cop from 9-11 a.m. May 8. Join your neighbors and local police officers for coffee and conversation — no agenda or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know your neighborhood officers. The Beacon is located at 718 N. Market Street in Waterloo.
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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
On Saturday, May 12, the National Association of Letter Carriers, United States Postal Service and other partners are asking Waterloo residents to Stamp Out Hunger. This is the 26th anniversary of the food drive, which has grown into a national effort that provides assistance to the millions of Americans struggling to help put food on…
Hoyleton Hike & Bike
Hoyleton Hike & Bike
This traditional springtime family fitness event takes place in the beautiful countryside surrounding Maeystown. Walkers or runners can choose either a 2 or 5 mile course for this traditional family fitness event that takes place in the beautiful countryside surrounding Maeystown. A Hike & Bike t-shirt and hearty lunch are included with the registration fee.…
Car Show | Valmeyer Jaycees
Car Show | Valmeyer Jaycees
The Valmeyer Jaycees are hosting their inaugural Car Show this Saturday, May 12 at Borsch Park. Registration starts at 9 a.m., with judging at noon and awards at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $10 to show or $15 to be judged. There will be a DJ playing music, with food and refreshments available.
Beer-B-Que Competition & The Trophy Mules
Beer-B-Que Competition & The Trophy Mules
The Waterloo Optimist Club and Ferm Homebrew Club are teaming up to host a 2018 Beer-B-Que Competition Saturday, May 12, on the courthouse grounds in downtown Waterloo. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Barbecue tasting will be from noon to 4 p.m., with homebrew tasting from 11 a.m.…
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Back Alley Grass Festival
Back Alley Grass Festival
Vintage Wine Bar and Hopskeller Brewing in Waterloo are joining together to present the Back Alley Grass Festival next Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20. Starting at noon both days, area bluegrass bands including Scrambled, Riverbend, Grass Fed Mule, Clusterpluck, Three Crooked Men and others will perform. Festival wristbands will be sold at both establishments. Cost…
John and Kathryn Campbell Farewell Luncheon
John and Kathryn Campbell Farewell Luncheon
Monroe Actors Stage Company is saying goodbye to two of its founders, John and Kathryn Campbell, by hosting a farewell luncheon at Opera House Bistro in Red Bud at 1 p.m. May 19. Attendance requires a reservation, and is open to the public. There will be a buffet from 1-2 p.m., with a program, dessert…
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Back Alley Grass Festival
Back Alley Grass Festival
Vintage Wine Bar and Hopskeller Brewing in Waterloo are joining together to present the Back Alley Grass Festival next Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20. Starting at noon both days, area bluegrass bands including Scrambled, Riverbend, Grass Fed Mule, Clusterpluck, Three Crooked Men and others will perform. Festival wristbands will be sold at both establishments. Cost…
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Swamper Tales | Monroe County History Museum
Swamper Tales | Monroe County History Museum
"Swamper Tales” by Roger Peach will be presented at 1:30 May 28, at the Monroe County History Museum, 724 Elaine Dr., Waterloo. Life on the southern Illinois county fair circuit was hot and dirty, but seldom dull as you will see when Peach shares recollections from his new book. Gigantic bulls, larger than life characters…
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Memorial Day Services
Memorial Day ceremonies will take place Monday in Waterloo, Hecker, Columbia, Valmeyer and Dupo. The program in Valmeyer begins at 10 a.m. outside the Post 901 American Legion Hall. In Hecker, the service begins at 10 a.m. on the St. Augustine Cemetery grounds. The program in Waterloo begins at 11 a.m. on the Monroe County…