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"Lace up for Leukemia" 5K and 1-Mile Run

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:59:07 CDT
Hoot for Hunter and Community of Faith will be sponsoring "Lace up for Leukemia," a 5K/1Mile Run on May 24th. All proceeds will benefit Hunter Niehaus and Faith Hartzell. The 5K and 1 Mile begin at 9:30am and the 400 meter kids run begins at 10:30am. The event will be held at Litchfield High School. Read more...

Elbon Shrine Club Wing Cook-Off

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:32:17 CDT
Staunton's Elbon Shrine Club will have a wing cook-off on June 7th at Duda Park. Entrants will be given ten pounds of wings and three and a half to four hours to cook. Read more...

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Carlinville Rotary Food Drive

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:41:01 CDT
The Carlinville Rotary Club is sponsoring a food drive for the Good Samaritan Food Pantry at Carl‘s IGA on Saturday, April 26 from 8am until 1pm The Rotary Club will accept food or monetary donations. All donations raised stay in the local community to help residents in the Carlinville School District. Read more...

Benld Ecycling Day

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:53:38 CDT
The Coal Country Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the City of Benld and Madison Communications, will hold and "Ecycling Day" on Saturday, April 26, at the Benld Civic Center. Anything metal with a cord will be accepted, including TV‘s , computers, printers, VCR‘s, plus small and large appliances. Read more...

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