Community Events

The fourth annual Waterloo Police Department Badges and Bags Tournament takes place this Saturday, May 11, at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. Registration opens at 11 a.m., with games starting at 11:30 a.m. Forms are available at the WPD headquarters, 301 S. Main Street. Cost is $50 per two-person team. Proceeds from this event benefit local…

The Waterloo Optimist Club and Ferm Homebrew Club host the annual Beer-B-Que competition this Saturday, May 11, at the Monroe County Courthouse square. This beer and BBQ tasting event and competition runs from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets are required for entry and sampling, with paper tickets available at Stubborn German Brewing Company, 119 S.…

Autumn Melby and her team with the University of Pennsylvania returns to the Monroe County History Museum this Saturday, May 11, to give an update on her Southern American Bottom Archaeological Project. The group will begin at 1:30 p.m. and speak about ongoing excavations at the Hawkins Hollow site, a 14th century Native American homestead…

Columbia Public Library is kicking off its summer reading program, “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” with a special live performance by Dizzy the Hooper this Saturday, May 18, at the library, 106 N. Metter Avenue. Shows are at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Register online at columbialibrary.evanced.info/signup. The library will also being signing up kids…