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.
Bushnell
WEDNESDAYS Story time at the Bushnell library each Wednesday from 2:30-3:30 at the Bushnell Public Library. We will have snacks, story, crafts, and playtime.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 BWW B-PC Prom Fundraiser From 5-9pm at Buffalo Wild Wings 25% of proceeds go to Bushnell Prom.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6 B-PC FFA Alumni Bingo Fundraiser The Bushnell Prairie City FFA Alumni Bingo Fundraiser will be held Friday, March 6th at the Bushnell VFW. Food, including steamburgers, chips, baked beans, and items from a bake sale, will be served starting at 5:30 PM, with bingo beginning at 7:00 PM. Note: MUST be 18 years or older to participate!!
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 VFW Breakfast from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m at the Post 1422 Hall located at 181 E.
Hail. Providing on-site, takeout, and curb service. For takeout and curb service please call 3093339919. Menu includes biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes and French Toast.
SUNDAY, MARCH 8 VFW 100 Years Celebration Fish Fry from 1-4 pm including potato salad, cole slaw and baked beans $12. Live auction at 4pm-lots of great items and a music line dance performance following the auction.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 VFW Chili Cookoff at the Bushnell VFW for the Bushnell Community Pool. Entry is $5 or $20/family of 5. Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places.
Colchester
4TH THURSDAY OF MONTH New Illinois meetings
at 7pm at the Colchester Lions Club
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 28th annual Maple Syrup Festival at Argyle Lake State Park from 10a.m.-3p.m. Attendees will experience the tapping of the maple trees, collection of the sap, boiling down of sap into syrup, and a taste of the finished product. Tours to collect sap at the maple grove will depart regularly and several children’s activities will be ongoing throughout the day. Free refreshments will be provided by Macomb Morning Rotary and Friends of Argyle will have maple syrup and other items for sale at the event. For more information, please call the park visitor center at (309) 776-3422.
Colchester Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast at 207 S. Fulton St. in Colchester from 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in conjunction with the Maple Syrup Festival
Macomb
TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Master the Disaster workshop Master the Disaster-Emergencies Don’t Wait-Be Prepared!
Join this workshop at Macomb City Hall Community Room from 8:30-9:30am for a guided planning exercise designed to help businesses and organizations protect operations, people and property during emergencies or natural disasters.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 6 & 7 Imperishable Women’s Conference at Maple Avenue Christian Church, register now through February 18, cost $20/person! This is a time for women of all generations to press pause, worship together, and be reminded that our true identity is rooted in Jesus, not in the world’s expectations. Let’s encourage each other to stand firm on a foundation that won’t spoil or fade.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 “Get Hooked” crochet for beginners from 4:30-6:30pm at the Park District Ceramics Studio located at 1406 N. Randolph. All yarn, crochet hooks, and darning needles are included in the registration fee although participants are welcome to bring their own. Ages 14 and up, pre-registration is required. $15 for residents, $18 for non-residents.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Macomb Business Academy Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce program at Macomb City Hall at 8:30am designed to develop leadership potential within the community to meet the demands of tomorrow. The program runs from March through May with weekly sessions.
$250 registration fee *There is a $10 convenience fee for credit card payments, please pay with a check if you would like to avoid this fee. Included: Enrollment in MBA, course materials, folder of class materials, and coffee and convenience breakfast items. Register Online: bit/ly/2026MBA
