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.
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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 Trivia Night & Concert Fundraiser Bushnell Fire Protection District is having a general trivia night before a spring concert from 5-7 PM at the Bushnell Rec Center. Trivia is $10 per person with 8 people per team!
Concert tickets are $15 per person, or buy both a concert and trivia ticket for $25. Contact a department member today to get signed up!
B-PC High Prom Promenade will be held in the High School gym at 4:30pm. Prom follows at Western Illinois University.
All Town Clean Up Days Bushnell clean up days are scheduled for April 25 & Sept. 19
MONDAY, APRIL 27 BPC Baseball fundraiser at Jackson St Pub 11am-close Jackson Street Pub in Macomb will donate a portion of every meal served. Enjoy a great meal while supporting your Spartan Baseball Team.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 Friends Feeding Friends Serving a pasta -bake dinner on Tuesday, April 28 from 4:30-6:30PM at the Community Christian Center. Donations welcome, but not expected. Portion of proceeds will go to the Bushnell Public Library.
MAY 1 & MAY 2 Bushnell Community Yard Sale
Set for 8am-5pm both days. Sign up by April 24th to ensure advertisement. Contact Bushnell Chamber of Commerce to add your information to the map by emailing info@bushnellchamber. org.
SATURDAY, MAY 2 VFW Breakfast 7:00 to 10:00 a.m at the Post 1422 Hall located at 181 E. Hail in Bushnell. We provide on-site, takeout, and curb service, For takeout and curb service please call 3093339919. We are serving biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes and French Toast. We do hope to see you there.
Colchester
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 & MAY 2 Nature hikes in Argyle Lake State Park Enjoy the first blooms of spring and the peace and serenity of nature on these morning nature hikes in the woods of Argyle Lake State Park from 10-11:30am. These 1.5 mile hikes will begin at the park visitor center. For more information, please call the park visitor center at (309)776-3422.
4TH THURSDAY OF MONTH New Illinois meetings
at 7pm at the Colchester Lions Club
MAY 3 Helping Forests Dance Conservation Tour 2-4 PM in Colchester. Register at prairielandconservancy.org/ events Learn how to create happy woodlands!
Macomb
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 One Book One Community Festival Eventat the Western Illinois Museum-during this 5-6:30pm program, Fire Chief Dan Meyers and Western Illinois Museum Director Sue Scott will look at five significant local fires, including the Chelsea’s Hallmark, Chandler Block, and Macomb Motors fires, and discuss how they shaped safety practices, policies, and community responses. Conversation and pizza will follow their overview.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 One Book One Community Festival Eventat Macomb Park District Lakeview Nature Area-will meet from 4-4:45pm to explore nature, Sprouts are invited to enjoy an activity and a reading of Wombat Said Come In. Each Sprout or family will receive a copy of Carmen Agra Deedy’s book during the program.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 Macomb High Prom Promenade will be held in Fellheimer Auditorium at 7pm with the dance following in the High School Gymnasium.
Spring Bird Count Join Prairie Land Conservancy and Western Prairie Audubon Society as we count bird species at Wigwam Hollow Bird
Sanctuary, 1900 Wigwam Hollow Rd., from 8-10 AM. No registration needed MONDAY, APRIL 27 Macomb Fiberarts Guild will meet at 11am at the Macomb City Hall Community Room. PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION!
FRIDAY, MAY 1 Park N’ Cruise Downtown Macomb is happy to welcome back Park N’ Cruise in downtown Macomb and Chandler Park. We will open the season on Friday, May 1 with classic cars, food and local live music by M&S Light and Sound playing from 5-8pm.
MAY 1 & MAY 2 All Town Yard Sale To be included in the listing, contact the Community News Brief by April 22nd 309-421-0761 at or stop by the office at 13 E. Side Square. Full listing will be published April 24th - May 1st in all our publications. Let the bargain hunting begin!
SATURDAY, MAY 2 St. Paul School Annual Fun Run 5K race, 1-mile walk & Pancake Breakfast St. Paul School Annual Fun Run 5K race, 1-mile walk, and freewill donation pancake breakfast. Race registration and check-in begin at 7 a.m., with the race starting at 7:30 a.m. in the St.
Paul parking lot. Breakfast will be served in the gym from 8 to 10 a.m. All events are open to the public. Raising funds to purchase new ukuleles for the school’s music program. email: [email protected] to register.
Performing Arts Society Prohibition Party shhh.... Tell ‘em Billy sent ya! Join PAS for their Annual Gala at the University Union on Saturday, May 2 at 5:30pm. Individual ticket $100, Corporate table $1000 (Corporate table includes seating for eight, two bottles of wine, premiere table location and signage at the table). Register at westernpresents.com TUESDAY, MAY 5 A One Book One Community Festival Event WIU LIFE Program: We Need to Talk Book Club-Connie LaRue will lead a discussion of Ray Bradbury’s science fiction, Fahrenheit 451. It will take place from 1-2pm on Zoom. LIFE registration is expected.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 WIU presents comedian Asif Ali at 7pm in the Grand Ballroom. The cost is students-free, non-students $5. Get your tickets at tinyurl.com/wiulaughs2026
