Community Events

A “Night at the Museum” will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 9, at the History Museum of Monroe County, 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, featuring live music by Tim Berg and the Kurtz Family Band. There will be dancing, refreshments, prizes and a grand-prize drawing for two round trip tickets from St. Louis…

In conjunction with the Songs4Soldiers concert, a “Walk to Remember” for suicide awareness will be held Saturday morning, Sept. 10, with registration at 8:30 a.m. and a moment of silence and walk beginning at 9 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Email lschumacher22@charter.net or joydean@songs4soldiersstl.org. Learn more about S4S or…

The final installment of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Concert Series takes place this Sunday, Sept. 11, with a musical performance by The Trophy Mules. This free, family concert takes place from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Courthouse bandstand in downtown Waterloo. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets…

The 39th annual Prairie du Rocher Fire Department BBQ and Car Show at the fire station, 207 Henry Street, this Sunday, Sept. 18, with sign-up beginning at 9 a.m. Pork steaks, bratwursts and fried chicken are served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a craft fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.…

The inaugural Valmeyer FFA Alumni Tractor Show is this Sunday, Sept. 18, from noon to 4 p.m. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. for all tractors, old and new, clean or dirty. Garden tractors are also welcome. For more information, contact Richard Heck at 618-578-9086.

The sixth annual Ott’s-toberfest is from 4-10 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 24, at Ott’s Tavern, 20 E. Washington Avenue in Millstadt. Celebrate Millstadt’s German heritage with a street party, half liters of your favorite imported German biers and local craft beer from Millpond, Stubborn German and Urban Chestnut. A kids play area will feature supervised…

Stubborn German Brewing Company, 119 S. Main Street, Waterloo, will be celebrating Stubbornfest this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The event features German music and plenty of German bier. There will be a bubble bus for kids on Oct. 1 from 2-3 p.m. Visit the Stubborn German Facebook page for a full…

Life Network of Southern Illinois will host its annual Life Day event from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at First Baptist Church of Columbia, 1200 Valmeyer Road. This year’s theme is “Heroes for Life.” Planned activities for the day include a motorcycle ride, walking scavenger hunt trivia, 50/50, basket raffle, life prayer…

The Valmeyer Community Yard Sale will be held throughout the village from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 1. There will be a map available at Mike’s Service and Convenience Store on Saturday morning. A map will be available Friday on the Village of Valmeyer Facebook page. If you would like your address and yard sale…

The Waterloo Lions Drive-By Food Drive is this Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Rural King parking lot, 740 N. Market Street in Waterloo. Food needed in small portions include: whole and diced tomatoes, Rotel, tomato sauce and paste, Manwich, ravioli, Beef-a-Roni, chili, canned chicken, roast beef stew and gravy, canned…