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Home Builders & Remodelers Home Show
Home Builders & Remodelers Home Show
The Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association Home Show is Feb. 28-29 and March 1 at the Gateway Classic Cars showroom, 1237 Central Park Drive, O’Fallon. Find building industry professionals and home improvement products from over 100 local companies. Visit hbrmea.org for more information.
Mostaccioli Dinner For Backstoppers
Mostaccioli Dinner For Backstoppers
Garden Place, 480 DD Road, Columbia, is holding a Mostaccioli Dinner For Backstoppers fundraiser this Sunday, March 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy mostaccioli, green beans, bread sticks and a cookie for $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Proceeds will benefit Backstoppers in memory of Trooper Nick Hopkins. Donations will…
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Fish fry in Valmeyer
Fish fry in Valmeyer
St. John’s United Church of Christ in Valmeyer hosts a Lenten fish fry at its church this Friday, March 6 from 4-8 p.m. The church is located at 201 S. Meyer Avenue in Valmeyer. For more information, call 935-2240. Carry-outs are available starting at 3:30 p.m.
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Belleville flea market
Belleville flea market
Belleville's monthly flea market is March 7 and 8 at St. Clair County Event Center, 1550 E. State Route 15. It is held the first full weekend of the month and features antiques, crafts, vintage items, handmade items, tools, a variety of food and more. Hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday…
St. Pat’s for Paws
St. Pat’s for Paws
Helping Strays’ 16th annual “A Cause for Paws” presents a St. Pat's for Paws gala this Saturday, March 7 at The Falls in Columbia. It will be an evening of dinner, drinks, auctions, raffles and fun in an effort to support the local no-kill animal shelter. Proceeds from this event will help the homeless and…
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Belleville flea market
Belleville flea market
Belleville's monthly flea market is March 7 and 8 at St. Clair County Event Center, 1550 E. State Route 15. It is held the first full weekend of the month and features antiques, crafts, vintage items, handmade items, tools, a variety of food and more. Hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday…
New Athens FD BBQ
New Athens FD BBQ
The New Athens Volunteer Fire Department 35th annual BBQ will be held starting at 11 a.m. March 8 at The Bull Pen, 101 N. Van Buren Street. Pork steaks, chicken, brats, baked beans, slaw, potato salad, German potato salad, pie and cake will be available for purchase to benefit the department.
JV’s anniversary party
JV’s anniversary party
JV’s Downtown Bar & Grill at 117 N. Main Street in Waterloo is hosting its 35th anniversary celebration this Sunday, March 8 from 2 p.m. to closing time. JV's owner Jeff Vogt purchased the tavern on March 1, 1985. For more information, call 939-7127.
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Longbeards dinner in Columbia
Longbeards dinner in Columbia
The Monroe County Longbeards host their 21st annual National Wild Turkey Federation Dinner this Friday, March 13 at The Falls in Columbia. This event is open to the public. There will be a silent auction, live auction and raffles featuring special NWTF items, including more than 30 guns to give away. For tickets or more…
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Columbia High School Rummage Sale – to benefit After Prom
Columbia High School Rummage Sale – to benefit After Prom
Rummage Sale 8 - Noon Bag-a-Bargain from 11:30 - Noon Accept sale items on Friday, March 13th from 2:45 pm - 9 pm (no tube TVs)
Valmeyer Music Booster Dinner Theater
Valmeyer Music Booster Dinner Theater
The annual Valmeyer Music Booster Dinner Theater will present the musical “Kilroy Was Here” March 14 in the Valmeyer Junior High gym. Also included in the evening will be the 2020 Music Hall of Fame Induction, a catered dinner, a silent auction and live auction. All proceeds from the evening will go to the Valmeyer…
Millstadt trivia night
Millstadt trivia night
Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower are hosting a trivia night this Saturday, March 14 at St. James Parish Center in Millstadt. Beverages will be available, but you may also bring your own snacks and drinks. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and trivia starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $120 per table. Cash prizes…
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JV’s Corned Beef Buffet
JV’s Corned Beef Buffet
JV's Downtown Bar & Grill will be holding a corned beef round buffet Sunday, March 15 and Tuesday, March 17 beginning at 11 a.m. The buffet includes corned beef round, cabbage, potatoes, greeen beans, carrots and rolls.
World Series of Kloepper
World Series of Kloepper
The World Series of Kloepper is Sunday, March 15 at the Maeystown Sportsman’s Club beginning at 4 p.m. Don’t miss it!
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church rummage sale
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church rummage sale
Rummage Sale - Saturday March 21, 8-12, St Paul's Lutheran Church. Proceeds benefit our church youth group. Bag-a-Bargain 11:30-12. 227 Goodhaven at Rt 3 and Bottom Avenue, across from Walgreens. Any and all donations gratefully accepted, but not computers or TVs please. Drop off that Thursday 4-8 and that Friday 10-7. Questions? Call Lillian at…
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Resurrection Egg Hunt
Resurrection Egg Hunt
Join us at Concord Presbyterian Church for our annual Resurrection Egg Hunt. The address is 338 Covington Drive in Waterloo, Illinois. We will be featuring an Easter story, lunch, games, a hunt for 500 Easter Eggs plus special Resurrection Eggs on Saturday, April 4 beginning at 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. All children are welcome.…
Camp Waterloo – The Civilian Conservation Corps in Monroe County
Camp Waterloo – The Civilian Conservation Corps in Monroe County
"Camp Waterloo - The Civilian Conservation Corps in Monore Couty" presented by Ron Stellhorn. Among the hardest hit by unemployment during the Great Depression were young men ages 18-24. At the same time, America's soil and forest resources were dwindling. To deal with these crises, President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal administration created the Civilian Conservation…