We'd love to add your event to our Community Calendar. Just send us all the details of your event at least 2 weeks in advance. Email your information to: 1045@wfmb.com ALL CONTACT NUMBERS ARE IN THE (217) AREA CODE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Sherman Fire Explorers Invite you to their monthly meetings Where: Sherman, IL Fire Station
When: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
Contact: ekileen@casscomm.com 553-8578
DVD'S for the Troops (ongoing) Donate your new or used DVD's for our troops.
For more information, visit their website www.dvds4vets.org
Denny's on Wabsh is seeking pictures of servicemen and women If you have a loved one currently serving in the military, Denny's on Wabash is asking you to bring in a picture to display in the restaurant.
Tuck in The Trops (ongoing)
Donate money to purchase pillows and blankets for our troops in Iraq.
You can donate at any Illinois National Bank
Questions? Call 698-9613 orOurPQ@yahoo.com Host families need for Foreign Exchange Students
Contact: 1-866-846-2977 or www.nw-services.com
-8/5, 8/13, 8/14, 8/19, 8/20-'One Destiny' play
-9/23, 9:30-11:30am, Book Signing with Apollo 13 astronaut, James Lovell
-9/30-10/1, 12th Annual Conference on Illinois History
-10/14, Book Signing with Doris Kearns Goodwin, 10am
-10.14, Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak at Sangamon Auditorium Contact: www.presidentlincoln.org or 2217-557-6251
June 5 & 6
August 14 & 15
September 25
November 11
When: Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:00pm
Where: Capital Airport
Contact: www.ilcapspi.org
Where: LLCC's Menard Hall
When: Saturday, September 18th, 8am (registration) walk starts at 9am
Contact: www.alz.org/illinois
Where: SCIL, 330 S. Grand Ave. West
When: Thursday, Sept. 9th, 6-8pm
To register: 1-866-436-7842, x 107
This session is for high school students with disabilities and their partnet.
Where: Havana, IL
When: Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11
Where: Community Blood Center, 1134 S. 7th St.
When: Tuesday, Sept. 7-Saturday, Sept. 11, 8-4 Mon-Fri., 9-12 Sat
Contact: 1-866-GIVE-BLD
Where: Erin's Pavillion at Southwind Park in Springfield
When: Saturday, September 11th, 6pm
Cost: $100/person
Contact: 217-585-5119
Where: Ress Carillon in Springfield's Washington Park
When: Saturday and Sunday, September 11th and 12th, 10-5, 10-4
Contact: 217-787-3532 or www.carillon-rees.org
Where: Jim Edgar Panther Creek
When: Saturday, September 11th
Cost: $50/$55
Contact: 217-498-0283 or jschoono@mchsi.com
Where: Pleasant Plains Fire Dept.
When: Saturday, Sept. 11, 11am-3pm
Contact: 626-2277
Where: Sugar Creek, UMC, 1022 New CIty Road in Chatham
When: Saturday, Sept. 11th, 4-8pm
Cost: $7/$4
Where: Sacred Heart Church in Vriden
When: Sunday, September 12th, 2pm
Cost: $9/$4
Where: St. Joseph's Church in Chatham
When: Sunday, September 12th, 11am-5pm
Cost: $7/$3.50
Where: Prairie Palette Art Gallery in Petersburg
When: 5:30-7:30pm
Contact: 217-971-7431
Where: West Side Dental Group, 2633 Chatham Road
When: Saturday, September 18th, 7:30am
Contact: 698-8777