The annual St. Michael’s Catholic Church Picnic and Homecoming takes place this Saturday, July 6 in Paderborn. An all-you-can-eat fried chicken dinner is served from 3-7 p.m. in the air-conditioned church hall. Quilt and cash bingo begins at 6 p.m. Live music will be performed by Highway 15. There will also be raffle prizes and…
Concord Presbyterian Church will be hosting our annual Vacation Bible School beginning on July 8 through July 12 from 5:15 to 8 pm. We will begin the evening with a meal and then move into skits, crafts, music, memory challenges, and games. Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a free community event. For more…
Concord Presbyterian Church will be hosting our annual Vacation Bible School beginning on July 8 through July 12 from 5:15 to 8 pm. We will begin the evening with a meal and then move into skits, crafts, music, memory challenges, and games. Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a free community event. For more…
Concord Presbyterian Church will be hosting our annual Vacation Bible School beginning on July 8 through July 12 from 5:15 to 8 pm. We will begin the evening with a meal and then move into skits, crafts, music, memory challenges, and games. Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a free community event. For more…
Concord Presbyterian Church will be hosting our annual Vacation Bible School beginning on July 8 through July 12 from 5:15 to 8 pm. We will begin the evening with a meal and then move into skits, crafts, music, memory challenges, and games. Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a free community event. For more…
Concord Presbyterian Church will be hosting our annual Vacation Bible School beginning on July 8 through July 12 from 5:15 to 8 pm. We will begin the evening with a meal and then move into skits, crafts, music, memory challenges, and games. Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a free community event. For more…
July 13, 2019,1:30 P.M. - "You Don't Have to Leave Monroe County to Find Greatness" by Mike Kish. Monroe County has an interesting geological and historical past! Why did the Territory and State of Illinois begin in our area? Without leaving Monroe County, you can spend a family day visiting historical sites, hiking, and finding…
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present a new downtown concert series. Once a month between June and September, the Downtown Concert Series will feature a different band on the second Sunday of each month from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Food options will be available along Mill Street, starting an hour before the concert is…
The Brat Stop for BackStoppers will be at the Quality Collision & Towing parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 20. Get a Schneider’s bratwurst sandwich, chips and a drink for just $5. All proceeds go to BackStoppers, who assist families of fallen firefighters, police and EMS personnel.
July 20, 2019, 1:30 P.M. - "1858 Steamboat Disaster in St. Louis" by Jan Wenk". She will present a program on the race and subsequent disaster that involved the Ocean Spray Steamboat and the steamboat engineer, her ancestor. Jan Wenk, a genealogist with 30 years of experience, is the Monroe County Illinois Genealogical Society President.…
The 60th Monroe County Fair Queen will be crowned at this year’s county fair on Sunday night, July 21 with the Little Miss beginning at 7 p.m. and the Queen Pageant beginning at 8 p.m.
Come learn about solar power, how it works, how Illinois is encouraging the growth of solar power, and how you can save money on your utility bills while working to protect the environment. Grow Solar Metro East, led by the non-profit Midwest Renewable Energy Association in partnership with Metro East municipalities, provides these free, no-obligation…
The Waterloo Masonic Lodge #787 will hold a child identification workshop for families at the Monroe County Fair on Thursday July 25, between 5 pm and 8 pm in the Commercial Building at the Waterloo Masonic Lodge Booth. It is called IL CHIP or Child Identification Program. We will put together everything a parent needs…
Bricks 4 Kidz summer camps use LEGO Bricks to teach STEM concepts. Motorized and 3-D model builds and crafts are featured in these exciting programs, which are for kids 5-12. The camps will be held at Hope Christian Church- enroll at www.bricks4kidz.com/stl-metroeast, or call 618-218-5590. July 29- Aug. 1: Movie Making 101 9 am- Noon,…
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 522 S. Church Street, Waterloo, hosts its 11th annual rummage Friday and Saturday, August 2-3. The sale takes place both days from 7:30-1 p.m. both days with plenty of items large and small available. All proceeds benefit the church's preschool and youth ministries.
The Zoar United Church of Christ, 9103 D Road in New Hanover, will host its annual BBQ from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 3 with pork steak and brat plates. Entertainment will be provided by George Portz and his Friends of Bluegrass. There will also be a country store with homemade items for sale, a pie auction…