Community Calendar Blandinsville
TUESDAY After School Program Blandinsville First Christian Church After School Program for Kindergarten through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
SATURDAYS Life Skills Program Blandinsville First Christian Church Life Skills Program for 5th grade through High School students from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on the third Saturday of each month.
Story Hour and Crafts Saturdays at The Blandinsville-Hire Library at 10 AM.
Snacks will be available. Check out the many new kids and young adult books. Spend some time at the library and take a book home to read!
SUNDAY Youth Group Blandinsville First Christian Church Youth Group for 5th grade through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
NOV. 29 Blandinsville Old Fashioned Christmas
Vendor fair, festival of trees, gift drawing and so much more
Bushnell
TUESDAY, NOV. 25 Friends Feeding Friends Community Meal Friends Feeding Friends invites all to join from 4:30-6:30pm for ham, side dishes and dessert at the “Thankful It’s Not Turkey” meal at the Community Christian Center, 355 W. Main St.
SATURDAY, DEC. 6 VFW Breakfast with Santa serving from 7-10 a.m at the Post 1422 Hall located at 181 E. Hail in Bushnell. Santa will greet the children beginning at 8:00 am. Children will eat for free. Providing on-site, takeout, and curb service - for takeout and curb service please call 309-333-9919. We are serving biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes and French Toast.
Christmas Light Parade begins at 6pm - line up at the B-PC high school
SUNDAY, DEC. 7 VFW Holiday Craft Show at the Bushnell VFW from 12-4pm. There will be crafts, Scentsy, chocolate bombs, baked goods, jewelry and more!
Christmas Extravaganza Noon-4pm downtown Bushnell- Ernie the train & horse drawn carriage rides, sign up for drawings and visit Santa in the Depot. No Tax at participating businesses
Good Hope
THURSDAY, NOV. 27 14th Annual Good Hope Turkey Trot
10K-5K-1K run/walk will benefit the Good Hope-Sciota Fire Department - Register at the Good Hope Firehouse, 145 W.
Main St., race starts at 8am, 5K at 8:15am and 1K at 8:30am.
Register at https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/GoodHope/Good-Hope- TurkeyTrot by Nov. 17 to be guaranteed a T-shirt.
LaHarpe
TUESDAY, DEC. 2 LaHarpe Country Christmas
Festival of Trees, Sweet Shoppe, Vendor Blender, Lighted Parade and Golf Cart Contest, 4-H Soup Supper, activities in the park and so much more from 5-7pm with the parade beginning at 7pm.
Macomb
NOV. 28-30 Macomb Arts Center Art & Gift Market Nov. 28 4-8pm, Nov. 29 10am-5pm and Nov. 30 from 10am-3pm at The Macomb Arts Center - talented local artists and makers offering one-of-a-kind, handmade goods- perfect for holiday gifting
DECEMBER 2 & 3 Macomb Holiday Concerts Macomb Middle School Choral Concert will be held Dec. 2 at 7pm in Fellheimer Auditorium and the Macomb Senior High School Winter Choir Concert will be held Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7pm in the Fellheimer Auditorium.
SATURDAY, DEC. 2 Friends of the Library Special Book Sale
held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Library at the Library Annex, 109 E. Jefferson St. This sale features Non Fiction, History/ Biography, Cookbooks, Religion, Wellness as well as CDs, DVDs and audio books. Book and media donations will be accepted during the sale.
DECEMBER 5 & 6 Dickens on the Square On Macomb's historic square from 6-9pm Friday and 9am-5pm Saturday.
FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Fill the Trucks - Food & Toy Drive Woodrum Ford/Toyota and Bougher, Krishner & Clark need your help to Fill the Trucks with new, unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items. All items donated will go to Toys for Tots of West Central Illinois and the Good Food Pantry. In conjunction with the McDonough County Bar Association.
North Pole Square McDonough District Hospital will be hosting the North Pole Square, the cost is $10/family and will feature crafting stations, “reindeer snacks”, hot cocoa, face painting and family pictures for $10. They will also be collecting for the Teddy Bear Drive and are encouraging people to bring in or drop off teddy bears for the Pediatric unit.
SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Children's Shopping Mall
at Clock Tower Community Bank main lobby from 10am-noon Cocoa and Carols Join us at The Lamoine for Dickens on the Square with Cocoa and Carols from 10am-12pm.
WIU Holiday Festival of Choirs 2pm & 7pm at the Wesley United Methodist Church
Roseville
DECEMBER 3 Christmas in the Village
The Roseville Chamber of Commerce presents Christmas in the Village from 5-7:30pm at the Roseville Community Center, 265 W. Penn Ave. Amish buggy rides, pictures with Santa, live music, silent and live auctions, a tree contest, children’s drawing and a ham & turkey drawing (must be present to win). Dinner & dessert - for reservations call 309-426-2193.
