Community Calendar Blandinsville
SATURDAYS 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!
WEDNESDAYS Summer Reading Program “Magic Treehouse: Passport to Adventure” Wednesday mornings: June 11,18 ,25 and July 2, 9, 23 (no program the week of July 16th due to Vacation Bible School) and will be from 10AM -12 Noon. There will be a story time, activity, craft and treats. Stop by the Library for a flyer and follow the Library on Facebook and our website www.bhpubliclibrary. org. Call 309-652-3166 with questions during normal open hours or leave a message.
EVERY SUNDAY Youth Program Blandinsville First Christian Church Youth Program every Sunday for 5th through High School students from 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm.
Bushnell
TUESDAYS/WEDNESDAYS THRU JULY 23 Summer Reading
for 2-4year olds will meet at 10:30-11:30 on Tuesdays through July 22. Elementary students will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30-11:30 through July23. Theme for the summer reading is Natures Super Heroes. We will have reading contests with prizes for top readers. Activities, reading, and crafts will be featuring nature's super Hero insects.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Annual All Gave Some, Some Gave All Event at the Bushnell VFW. Sign in 8-10:45am, ride starts 11am-5pm-all vehicles welcome. Cost $20 for driver, $10 per rider (includes meal). Breakfast 7-10:30am and dinner 4-6pm (steamburgers or brat, cole slaw, baked beans & chips). South Bound Band plays from 6-9pm.
SATURDAY, JULY 5TH VFW July Breakfast Serving biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes and French Toast from 7:00 to 10: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. We hope to see you there!
Big Band Boom at Timberview Campground live music all day, starting with Donovan Gustofson from 11am-2pm, The Cal Stage Band will be playing all of your favorite country and rock hits from 3-6pm and The Schmidt Brothers will end the night from 7-10pm. Fireworks start at 10pm!
Macomb
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 26-29 43rd Annual Heritage Days
Downtown Macomb - Carnival, food trucks, live entertainment, beer tent, pony rides, petting zoo and more! Saturday: John Bliven Memorial Run/Walk at the Old Dairy 7-9am, followed by the Annual Classic Car Show on the Square and the Bob Anstine Memorial Parade at 10am. Check out the ad in this issue for more details or visit http://macombheritagedays. com/
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 Glass Recycling Project Ribbon Cutting
Macomb Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for the McDonough County Glass Recycling Project at 11:30 a.m., at the purple bin in the Farm King parking lot, 1620 E Jackson St, Macomb Friends of the Library Members-only Preview Book Sale 4 to 6 p.m. at the Library Annex 109 E. Jefferson St. You can join the Friends of the Library on location and get the first 12 books at half price as a perk for membership.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Friends of the Library Book Sale
at the Library Annex, 109 E. Jefferson St. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. under one large tent and in the Annex. A large assortment of children/youth, and good conditioned adult books are arranged in subject order along with audio books, CDs, DVDs, and LPs. Proceeds invested in the Macomb Public Library.
Vacation Bible School at Immanuel Lutheran Church from 2-5pm for grades K-6th.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Macomb's Weekly Farmers Market Although the Macomb Farmers Market will not be held this week because of Heritage Days, several of our vendors, including fresh produce vendor Amish Co-op Gardens, plan to set up in the Dollar General parking lot northeast of Chandler Park on Saturday morning. The Farmers Market will return to Chandler Park the following week on Thursday & Saturday mornings from 8 am to Noon, with fresh Calhoun peaches & other local produce, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches & baked goods, hand-crafted goods, & more.
Friends of the Library Book Sale at the Library Annex, 109 E. Jefferson St. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. under one large tent and in the Annex. A large assortment of children/youth, and good conditioned adult books are arranged in subject order along with audio books, CDs, DVDs, and LPs. There will be a bag sale from 3 - 4 p.m.
Proceeds invested in the Macomb Public Library.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Fly-In Pancake Breakfast & Tractor Show
7-10am at Macomb Municipal Airport.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Gazebo Art Festival Meeting for Artists
A Q&A session for interested artists will be held at the Macomb Arts Center at 7PM. Applications will be available at the event, and may be printed off, or filled out online at the arts center website: macombartscenter.org. You may message us on Facebook at GazeboArtFestival with any questions, or contact us at [email protected].
THURSDAY, JULY 10 Little Lunchers Story and Playtime
at Chandler Park from 12-1pm for the Summer! We are so excited for another year of bringing Story time + Play time + Free Lunch to Macomb littles! We're so happy to be partnering with the Macomb Public Library for our longest running program!
SATURDAY, JULY 19 VFW Post 1921 Golf Outing
at Gold Hills Golf Course at 9am. Shotgun start, 4 person scramble-$240/team and includes food & cart, hole sponsorships $100. There will be raffle prizes, payout for 3 flights and individual prizes. For more info or sign up contact the VFW after 2pm at 309-837-1921 or mail/drop off entry, money, team captain and team members to VFW Post 1921, 1200 E. Jefferson, Macomb, IL 61455.
THURSDAY, JULY 24 We are Carried Perfomance at COFAC
We are Carried–a new professional vocal ensemble featuring world premieres by Katerina Gimon and Alex Berko will be held at the COFAC Recital Hall on the WIU Campus at 7:30pm.
Monmouth
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Stoneware Fest & Swap Meet at the Stoneware Museum, 507 S. Sunny Lane in Monmouth, will have over 40 vendors, food vendors, free admission, free appraisals, interactive pottery making demonstrations free ice cream and hands on butter churning. Bring the kids, it will be a great time!
