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Fellowship of Christian Athletes Ladies Luncheon
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Ladies Luncheon "For Such A Time As This" with special quest speaker Denise Zook will be held on Thursday, September 11th from 11:30am to 1pm. The Luncheon will take place at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. The cost of the luncheon is $20, and an RSVP must be received by August 21st. For more information or to RSVP call (217)378-4518.
Kidney Foundation Free Screening
Did you know that undiagnosed or untreated diabetes and hypertensin can cause kidney failure? The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is visiting Urbana on August 21 with the nation's first KidneyMobile, offering FREE diabetes, blood pressure, and kidney disease screenings at Provena Covenant Medical Center, 1400 W. Park St, from 10am-2pm. For more information, call 312-321-1500 or click the link above.
Provena Covenant Medical Center- Sex and the Heart: What You Need to Know
Sex and the Heart: What You Need to Know attend a free seminar featuring Dr. Scott Morgan, board-certified urologist. Thursday August 21, at 6 p.m. at the-
Provena Covenant Medical Center
1400 W. Park St.
Auditorium B
Urbana, IL
For more information call 314-503-6252.
Urbana Football 2008
Gridiron- Friday Night at Urbana High School football field, 1002 S. Race St. Urbana, on August 22. Freshman vs. Sophmore scrimage at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity scrimage at 7:45 p.m. Come out and enjoy fish sandwiches, pork chops, burgers, lemon shake ups, sno cones, a bake sale and much more. Tickets range in price from 1-$6 (available at the gate that night). Support your UHS Booster Clubs and your Urbana Football Teams!
33rd Urbana Sweetcorn Festival
The 33rd Urbana Sweetcorn Festival will feature a captivating addition to this year's event. Beginning Friday, August 22nd from 5:00 pm until 11:00 pm and continuing through Saturday, August 23rd from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm the Henry Ford Museums Ford Rouge Factory Tour will offer a mini-tour of the actual factory and plenty of interactive features all bottled into one mobile 46 foot trailer that resembles the F-150 pick-up truck. For more information click the link above.
33rd Urbana Sweetcorn Festival- Urbana Business Association
The 33rd Annual Sweetcorn Festival is taking place on August 22 and 23 in the heart of downtown Urbana. You can help make this year's festival better than ever by volunteering or becoming a vendor. It promises to be a fun time and by volunteering you get a free T-shirt!
For more information contact the Urbana Business Association at (217) 344-3872 or click the link above.
Annual Rummage Sale
The Mahomet Methodist Church is having their annual rummage sale on Friday and Saturday, August 22 and 23 from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. 1203 S. Mahomet Road. (Due to road work on Sunnt Acres Road, please access the church from Route 47 South, to South Mahomet Road)
For more information contact:
Meg Drennan at (217) 586-7779
Mahomet United Methodist Church at (217) 586-2147
Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale
Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale, August 22 from 6-9 pm and August 23 the auction begins at 8 am.
For more information call Jenni Marner at (217) 460-1366.
St. Patrick's Church Cellar To Garret Sale
St. Patricks Church will sponsor a "Cellar to Garret" sale on August 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Admission is free and there will be a $2.00 bag sale. For more information call the St. Patricks Parish Center at 367-2665.
CCRCC Giant Scale Fly-In
The Champaign County Radio Control Club (CCRCC) will be hosting a Giant Scale Fly-in on August 23rd from 9:00 am until dusk as well as August 24th from 9 am until noon with "all size aircrafts" from noon until dusk. The Fly-in will take place at the Champaign County Radio Control Club field on Route 150, 2.5 miles West of Champaign's Mattis Avenue. For more information call (217) 355-6153.
Champaign Cops for Kids
Come out Sunday afternoon August 24th from 1-5pm to Dexter Field in Champaign to help raise money for the Champaign Cops for Kids - Caleb Roch Fund. Caleb was a part of the Champaign Police Dept. family and was killed in a motorcycle accident June 18th. There will be a softball game starting at 1:30 as well as food, drinks, a raffle, 50/50, and prizes. A new Kenmoore gas grill, as well as a pair of Cubs Cards tickets to Wrigley will be auctioned during the event. Come out and help support a good cause. For more info, call Sheila at 637-6054
Blood Drive
Mattoon Area Public Action to Deliver Shelter (P.A.D.S.) will be holding a blood drive with Community Blood Service of Illinois on August 25th from 11am until 6 pm. A tour of the shelter will be available after your donation.
Blood Drive Hosted by Mattoon Area P.A.D.S.
Blood Drive with Community Blood Service of Illinois hosted by Mattoon Area P.A.D.S. (public action to deliver shelter) August 25th 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2017 Broadway, Mattoon. Come in and tour the shelter after your donation.
Dump And Run Garage Sale
University YMCA's dump and run garage sale will take place on August 13th through the 19th at the University of Illinois Stock Pavilion. For more information call (217) 337-1500.
Look Good...Feel Better
Look Good&. Feel Better, a free program that teaches beauty techniques to women who are actively undergoing cancer treatment, will take place on Monday, August 25th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the American Cancer Society office at 2509 S. Neil St. in Champaign. For more information or to register call Miranda at 800-252-1110.
Bariatric Support Group
The Carle Bariatric Support Group will meet on Thursday, August 14th at 6:30pm in Parkview B & C, lower level of Carle Foundation Hospital. A group geared toward patients who underwent weight management surgery more than a year ago will meet Tuesday, August 26th at 6:30pm in Parkview B & C, lower level of Carle Foundation Hospital. For more information call Ann Carroll at (217) 383-3249 or click the link above.
Summer Flag Lowering at Lincoln Tomb
Every Tuesday night this summer, one visitor will leave Lincoln Tomb with a flag--and many more will leave with memories of a touching, colorful ceremony performed by Civil War era soldiers.
Every Tuesday evening, beginning June 2 and ending August 26, a flag lowering and retreat ceremony will be performed at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site by members of the 114th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Reactivated. The 7 p.m. ceremony is free and open to the public. The Tomb will be open to the public until 8 p.m. following the ceremony.
The U.S. flag flying over Lincoln Tomb that day will be lowered during the colorful, solemn ceremony and presented to a visitor following each program. Program will include period music and firing of a Civil War era mortar. For further information, call 217-782-2717
Liberty Village of Danville is hosting The Medical Corner
Liberty Village of Danville is hosting The Medical Corner. Presenting the program will be Jean Land, a Registered Dietician and Certified Diabetes Educator. The topic of the program will be on Healthy Nutrition, "Eating Done Right". The event takes on Thursday, August 28 at 1:30 pm at the Hawthorne Inn, 3222 Independence Drive, Danville, IL.
Please RSVP to Jan Martinie-Clark, Marketing Director, Hawthorne Inn (Danville) at (217) 431-1600.
St. Joseph Library Summer Used Book Sale
The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen memorial Library will be having it's Summer Used Book Sale on Munday August 4th through August 28th. The sale will run during normal library hours. To donate to the library, please call first. For more information call 469-2159.
Urbana Free Library August Events
The Urbana Free Library will be having several events in the month of August includeing:
"Babies' Lap Time" on Tuesdays August 5,12,19, and 26 from 9:45-10:15am or 10:30 to 11:00 am. This program is for babies ages birth to 24 months, no registration is required for this free program.
"Babies Lap Time Moonlight Edition" on Wednesday, August 6th and Monday, August 18th from 6:30 to 7:00 pm.
"Preschool Tales" on Thursday, August 7,14,21, and 28 from 9:45 to 10:15 am. No registration is required for this free event.
"Toddler Time: Winter in August", on Wednesday August 13th from 10:30 to 11:00 am. Children ages 2-4 accompanied by an adult are invited to attend this free event, no registration is required.
"Music! Music!" On Saturday August 16th from 2:00-3:00 pm students from The University of Illinois will be performing. Children of all ages are invited to attend, no registration is required.
"Preschool Tales: Moonlight Edition" on Monday August 25th from 6:30-7:00 pm stories and songs for preschoolers. No registration is required for this free story time program.
For more information call 367-4069 or click the link above.
2008 Allerton Music Barn Festival
The 2008 Allerton Music Barn Festival will take place on Friday August 29th through Monday September 1st at Allerton Park in Monticello. The festival will highlight music from North and South America and Eastern and Western Europe. For more information call 333-1594 or click the link above.
DeLand "Redneck" Celebration
Deland "Redneck" Celebration is coming up on August 29 and 30.
Friday, August 29-
5-7 p.m. Dinner served by the DeLand-Weldon cheerleaders.
7 p.m. Redneck games
8-11 p.m. DJ Seth King
Saturday, August 30-
7-9 a.m. Breakfast served at the DeLand Christian Church.
8:30-9:30 a.m. Parade Registration
9:30 a.m. Cake Decorating Registration
10 a.m. Parade/Good Times Roll
11 a.m. 3 on 3 registration/Children's Games/Pet Show
Noon-3 p.m. Inflateable Games
Noon Tickets for drawings on sale
1-2 p.m. Jones Institute of Karate
12:30-1 p.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull Registration
1-5 p.m. Hourly drawings Must be Present to WIN!!
1-3 p.m. Face Painting
1:30 p.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull
3 p.m. Eating Contest
3-5 p.m. Car Cruise-In registration
5-7 p.m. Chicken and Fish Dinner Served by the Masons
5 p.m. DeLand-Weldon Cheerleaders
6 p.m. Grand Prize Drawings, Winner of the Baby Contest, Winners of Cake Decorating and Auction
8-11 p.m. High Maintenance
BINGO in the park Friday and Saturday
Quest for Nets 5K Run/Walk
Quest United Methodist Church is getting in the game to raise money to help send lifesaving anti-malaria bed nets to those most in need in Africa. The event will take place on Saturday, August 30 at 8:00am. It will be held at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana and there will be a $20 registration fee (worth 2 nets). All proceeds from the walk will benifit Nothing But Nets, which uses 100 percent of all donations to send bed nets and educate the recipient on proper use. Click the link above for further information.
Quest for Nets 5k Run/Walk
Quest United Methodist Church is getting in the game to raise money to help send lifesaving anti-malarie bed nets to those most in need in Africa. Quest for Nets 5k Run/Walk is happening Saturday, August 30, at 8 a.m. at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana. A $20 registration fee ( worth 2 nets) or register online at www.questfornets.com.
For more information contact Andy Adams, Pastor, UMC, 328-1445 or click the link above.
St. Lawrence 68th Annual Homecoming Chicken Fry
St. Lawrence 68th Annual Homecoming Chicken Fry is Sunday, August 31 at the St. Lawrence Parish Center in Penfield, IL. Serving begins at noon until 5 p.m. Tickets on sale for $2,500 in prizes!
Summer Camps at Rock Springs Nature Center
The Rock Springs Nature Center will host a series of summer camps this year including; Earth Adventures Day Camp, Pioneer Adventure camp, X-treme Camps, Mini Camps, and Outdoor Adventure Camp. Registration for the camps will be at Rock Springs Nature Center. For more information call 423-7708.