Bulletin Board
03/07/2014 - Southwestern Illinois Hemerocallis Society Meeting
The Southwestern Illinois Hemerocallis Society will meet on Friday, March 7th in the community room of the Bethalto Village Hall. Asta Sadauskas of the Greenery will be the featured speaker. The meeting will begin at 7pm and guests are always welcome. Read more...
03/07/2014 - Carlinville Moose Fried Chicken Dinner
The Carlinville Moose will host a fried chicken dinner on Friday, March 7th at 6:30pm. Read more...
03/08/2014 - Central Illinois Livestock Feeders Dinner/Dance
The Central Illinois Livestock Feeders Association will have their annual dinner and dance on March 8th at 6pm at the Witt Lions building. For more information, please contact Dorothy Archibald at 556-6501 or Julie Knodle at 273-4768. Read more...
03/08/2014 - TASC Sensory Friendly Film
The Autisma Support Connection and Eisentraut Theatres will be showing "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" as part of their sensory friendly films on March 8th at 1pm at the Orpheum Theatre in Hillsboro. Read more...
03/08/2014 - St. Paul's UCC German Sausage Supper
St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Carlinville will have their annual German sausage supper on Saturday, March 8th from 4 to 7pm. Read more...
03/08/2014 - Nokomis Quarterback Club Trivia Night
The Nokomis Quarterback Club will be hosting their 5th annual trivia night on Saturday, March 8th at Steele Hall in Nokomis. Doors will open at 6:30pm with the first round beginning at 7pm. Teams of up to 10 people will play 10 rounds of trivia. All proceeds for this event will go directly to the Nokomis High School football team. Read more...
03/09/2014 - Bobby Remack Band at Union Avenue Christian Church
Union Avenue Christian Church in Litchfield will be hosting the Bobby Remack Band on Sunday, March 9th from 6 to 8pm in the fellowship hall. For more information, contact the church office at 324-2327. A handicap accessible lift is available for those who need it with the stairs. Read more...
03/09/2014 - Hillsboro Post Prom Chicken & Noodle Dinner
The Hillsboro Post Prom Committee will be having a chicken and noodle dinner on Sunday, March 9th at the Hillsboro KC Hall from 11am to 1pm. All proceeds will benefit the post prom. Read more...
03/09/2014 - Shipman Zion Lutheran Chicken Noodle Dinner
Shipman Zion Lutheran Church will have their annual chicken noodle dinner on Sunday, March 9th from 11am to 1:30pm. The dinner will be held at the Shipman Elementary School. Carry-outs will be available. Read more...
03/09/2014 - Shoal Creek ABATE Meeting
The Shoal Creek ABATE will have a meeting on Sunday, March 9th at 1pm at the Taylor Springs VFW. Read more...
03/09/2014 - Tax Referendum Meeting
The Shoal Creek Fire Protection District will host a tax referendum meeting for the purpose of answering any questions for the upcoming March 18th election. The meeting will be held at the Firehouse at 101 N. Main Street in Sorento on March 9th at 2pm. Read more...
03/09/2014 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church Soup & Sandwich Dinner
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Nokomis will have a soup and sandwich dinner on Sunday, March 9th from 11:30am to 1pm. Read more...
03/10/2014 - Carlinville American Legion Auxiliary Meeting
The Carlinville American Legion Auxiliary will have a meeting on Monday, March 10th at 7pm. Read more...
03/12/2014 - WE-CI Monthly Meeting
The Women Entrepreneurs of Central Illinois will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 12th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Pasfield House in Springfield. Additional information is available by contacting Cherrill Lewis at 217-622-0189. Please make reservations by March 7th. Read more...
03/14/2014 - Blood Drive - Brighton Municipal Building
The Brighton Community will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Friday, March 14th from 2 to 7pm. The blood drive will be held at the Brighton Municipal Building. All donors are welcome. Read more...
03/14/2014 - Fillmore Historical Society Supper
The Fillmore Historical Society will have a chili and soup supper on Friday, March 14th from 4 to 7pm. Donations will be accepted. Supper will be held in the new museum building. Read more...
03/15/2014 - March 15 Handbell Festival
The Illinois Great Rivers Conference Chapter of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts will hold its 26th annual handbell festival on Saturday, March 15th at the First United Methodist Church in Springfield. Read more...
03/15/2014 - First UMC Gillespie Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner
The First United Methodist Church in Gillespie will have their annual corned beef and cabbage dinner on Saturday, March 15th. Lunch will be served from 11am to 1pm and dinner will be served from 4 to 7pm. All proceeds will go to the mission projects of the United Methodist Women. Read more...
03/15/2014 - Lincolnwood Baseball Team Pork Patty Sale
The Lincolnwood baseball team will have a pork patty sale on Saturday, March 15th from 11am to 2:30pm at Home Oil in Raymond. Come out and support the 2014 Lancer baseball team. Read more...
03/15/2014 - Litchfield American Legion "Bag a Book" Fair
The Litchfield American Legion Auxiliary will be having a "Bag a book for $5" Fair on March 15th, from 8am to 4pm and March 16th from 1 to 4pm at the American Legion Hall. Also on March 15th from 7 to 11am, there will be a pancake and sausage breakfast at the American Legion. Read more...
03/16/2014 - St. John's Lutheran Church Spaghetti Dinner
St. John's Lutheran Church in Dorchester will have a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, March 16th from 11am to 2pm. Takeouts will be available. For more information, contact Patty Heyen at 618-362-6212. Read more...
03/16/2014 - Farmersville-Waggoner VFD Breakfast
The Farmersville-Waggoner Volunteer Fire Department will have a pancake and sausage breakfast on Sunday, March 16th at the Farmersville KC Hall. Serving will be from 7:30am to noon. Read more...
03/16/2014 - Montgomery County Genealogical Society Meeting
The Montgomery County Genealogical Society will have their regular monthly meeting on Sunday, March 16th at 2pm in the Litchfield Museum and Welcome Center. The public is welcome to attend. Read more...
03/17/2014 - Donkey Basketball at Southwestern High School
The Southwestern Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring donkey basketball in the Southwestern High School gym. The tournament will be played on March 17th at 7pm. Each team can have 6 to 8 riders. Anyone with questions can call Martha Darr at 729-4131 or Barb Moore at 729-4311. Read more...
03/22/2014 - Donnellson Masonic Lodge Annual Breakfast
The Donnellson Masonic Lodge #255 will have their annual pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday, March 22nd from 7am to noon at Langham Outdoors. Carry-outs will be available. Read more...
03/22/2014 - Butler Community Center 12 Family Garage Sale
The Butler Community Center will host a 12 family garage sale on March 22nd from 8am to noon. Read more...
03/23/2014 - Immanuel United Church of Christ Chicken Dinner
The Immanuel United Church of Christ in Hamel will be having a family style chicken dinner on Sunday, March 23rd. Serving will be from noon to 6pm. Read more...
03/23/2014 - Zion Evangelical Church Barbecue
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gillespie will be holding a barbecue with the nationally renowned barbecue team "The Great Boars of Fire" on March 23rd. The event will be held in the church fellowship hall. Carry-outs will be available. Proceeds will help raise funds to repair their 100 year old pipe organ. Read more...
03/23/2014 - St. Timothy's UMC Trivia Night
St. Timothy's United Methodist Church in Litchfield will have a trivia night on Sunday, March 23rd at the Solid Rock Youth Center. Doors will open at 5pm with trivia beginning at 5:30pm. All proceeds from the event will go to the United Methodist Women and be used for local missions. Read more...
03/23/2014 - Trinity Fellowship Club Spaghetti Dinner
The Trinity Fellowship Club will have a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, March 23rd from 11:30am to 1pm at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nokomis. Read more...
03/23/2014 - Calvary Baptist Evening of Musical Worship
On Sunday, March 23rd, Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro will host and evening of musical worship and praise featuring Southern Illinois's 80-voice Homecoming Gospel Choir. The concert will begin at 6pm. Admission is free. A love offering will be received. For more information, contact Kathy Tapley at 217-556-0652. Read more...
03/23/2014 - New Douglas VFD Pancake & Sausage Breakfast
The New Douglas Volunteer fire department will be having a pancake and sausage breakfast at the New Douglas Firehouse on March 23rd from 7am to 1pm. Read more...
03/24/2014 - Trinity Fellowship Club Spaghetti Dinner
The Trinity Fellowship Club will have a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, March 24th from 11:30am to 1pm at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nokomis. Read more...
03/30/2014 - Easter Pound Cakes on Sale
Easter pound cakes are on sale now through March 30th from the Pentecostals of Troy, located at 8965 Route 162 in Troy. For 35 years, this homemade chocolate-covered, egg-shaped pound cake, which is topped with a candy flower, has been a Metro St. Louis favorite. Pick-up date is April 12th. Read more...
03/30/2014 - Banking on a Cure Quarter Craze
National Bank will have their "Banking on a Cure" quarter craze fundraiser on March 30th at the Hillsboro Moose Lodge. Doors open at 2pm with the auction being held from 3 to 5pm. Read more...
04/05/2014 - PAWS Care Trivia Night and Silent Auction
PAWS Care of Montgomery County will have their 4th annual trivia night on Saturday, April 5th at the Litchfield Community Center. Trivia will begin at 6pm. Entertainment will be provided by Springfield Trivia. Tables are limited but all are welcome to come enjoy the extraordinary silent auction. Read more...
04/05/2014 - Southern Gospel Concert at Bethalto
Bethalto Church of God will have a southern gospel concert featuring "Heaven's Mountain Band" on Saturday, April 5th at 7pm. For more information, call hosts Tom and Sheron at 618-259-0065 or email southerngospel4u@aol.com. Come early for good seating. Read more...
04/05/2014 - Nokomis Woman's Club Spring Craft Show
The Nokomis Woman's Club will have their Spring craft show on Saturday, April 5th from 9am to 2pm at Cornerstone Academy. Lunch will be available. Read more...
04/06/2014 - Gillespie FFA Alumni Fundraiser
The Gillespie FFA Alumni will have a chicken dinner fundraiser on Sunday, April 6th from 11am to 1pm in the back of the Gillespie High School cafeteria near the ag room. The dinner is drive-up service and carry-outs only. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund for Gillespie High School FFA students. Read more...
04/11/2014 - Raymond KC Fish Fry
The Raymond Knights of Columbus #4696 will have a fish fry every Friday from March 7th until April 11th at the KC Hall. Serving will be from 5 to 7pm. Carry-out and Drive Thru service will be available. Read more...
04/13/2014 - Taylor Springs VFW Meat Shoot
The Taylor Springs VFW Post #1306 has posted their meat shoot schedule. Each shoot will have a sign-up at 11:30am with the event beginning at noon. Read more...
04/15/2014 - St. Francis Kidney Disease Classes
St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield will hold kidney disease education classes in their auditorium once a month from January to April. The classes will be held at 1pm each month. Read more...
04/18/2014 - Lenten Fish Fry List
The following is a list of fish fries around the area during Lent or on select dates: Every Friday during Lent: -St. Read more...
04/26/2014 - MARF Cycling for Meso Event
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation will be hosting the 2014 Cycling for Meso event on April 26th. The event will kick off at the N.O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville. Registration will be at 7am with cycling being held from 8am to noon. Read more...
04/26/2014 - MCDD Presents: Memories of Elvis
The Macoupin Center for the Developmentally Disabled presents: "Memories of Elvis" starring Steve Davis an the Mid-South Revival Band on Saturday, April 26that the Carlinville Elk's Lodge. Doors open at 5pm with dinner being served from 6 to 7:30pm. The show will begin at 8pm. Read more...
06/14/2014 - Edwardsville Annual Route 66 Festival
The Edwardsville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the annual Route 66 Festival in beautiful City Park in downtown Edwardsville. The festival will begin on Friday evening, June 13th and continue through Saturday at midnight on June 14th. Read more...
09/06/2014 - 65th Secretary of State Vehicle Show
The 2014 Secretary of State 65th Vehicle Show will be held on Saturday, September 6th in Springfield's downtown area at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Second Street. For a brochure including registration information, please call 217-557-7220 or write to the Secretary of State's office. Read more...
09/13/2014 - Otter Lake Bass Tournament Series
The Otter Lake Tournament Series will be holding its first bass tournament of the year on April 6th beginning at 7am. Registration will begin at the Otter Lake Boat Ramp at 6am on the day of the tournament. Read more...
12/06/2014 - PAWS Care Mobile Pet Adoption
PAWS Care of Montgomery County will have a mobile pet adoption on the first Saturday of every month at Tractor Supply Company in Litchfield. Hours of adoption will be from 11am to 2pm. Read more...
12/20/2014 - PAWS Care Mobile Pet Adoption - Springfield
PAWS Care of Montgomery County will have a mobile pet adoption on the third Saturday of every month at Petsmart in Springfield. Hours of adoption will be from noon to 3pm. Read more...
