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St. Louis Gateway Postcard Club Show
St. Louis Gateway Postcard Club Show
The 64th annual St. Louis Gateway Postcard Club Show is Sept. 3-4 at the Collinsville American Legion, 1022 Vandalia Street. Admission is free. For more information, call Tom Snyder at 618-531-4189 or email the.snyders@charter.net.
Flea market at fairgrounds
Flea market at fairgrounds
The annual Waterloo High School Band Parents Flea Market takes place this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4, at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, 4177 State Route 156, Waterloo. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, with free admission for shoppers. There will be antiques, collectibles, crafts,…
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St. Louis Gateway Postcard Club Show
St. Louis Gateway Postcard Club Show
The 64th annual St. Louis Gateway Postcard Club Show is Sept. 3-4 at the Collinsville American Legion, 1022 Vandalia Street. Admission is free. For more information, call Tom Snyder at 618-531-4189 or email the.snyders@charter.net.
Flea market at fairgrounds
Flea market at fairgrounds
The annual Waterloo High School Band Parents Flea Market takes place this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4, at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, 4177 State Route 156, Waterloo. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, with free admission for shoppers. There will be antiques, collectibles, crafts,…
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A Night at the Monroe County History Museum
A Night at the Monroe County History Museum
A “Night at the Museum” will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 9, at the History Museum of Monroe County, 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, featuring live music by Tim Berg and the Kurtz Family Band. There will be dancing, refreshments, prizes and a grand-prize drawing for two round trip tickets from St. Louis…
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Swing Fore Monroe County golf tournament
The third annual Swing Fore Monroe County golf tournament is Sept. 10 at Acorns Golf Links, 3933 Ahne Road, Waterloo. Shotgun start tee times for the four-person scramble are available at 7:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. The cost is $100 per golfer and includes golf, bratwurst or hot dog at the turn, drink tickets and…
K-C Trail Road Rally
The second annual Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail Road Rally is this Saturday, Sept. 10. Pre-registration is $25 per vehicle and will include a goody bag and stamp card with the 12 sites listed. Get your card stamped as you travel the trail and turn in at the end of the Road Rally for a chance to win…
S4S “Walk to Remember”
S4S “Walk to Remember”
In conjunction with the Songs4Soldiers concert, a “Walk to Remember” for suicide awareness will be held Saturday morning, Sept. 10, with registration at 8:30 a.m. and a moment of silence and walk beginning at 9 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Email lschumacher22@charter.net or joydean@songs4soldiersstl.org. Learn more about S4S or…
Cicadas of Illinois: New Discoveries and Our Local Soundscapes
Cicadas of Illinois: New Discoveries and Our Local Soundscapes
Join Catherine (Katie) Dana, Entomology Scientific Specialist from the Illinois Natural History Survey Sept. 10 from 1-3 p.m. at the Monroe County Annex building in Waterloo as they take an audio tour of the many cicada species found in Illinois and learn about their unique life histories. In 2019, on the clifftops of Monroe County,…
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Downtown Concert Series in Waterloo
Downtown Concert Series in Waterloo
The final installment of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Concert Series takes place this Sunday, Sept. 11, with a musical performance by The Trophy Mules. This free, family concert takes place from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Courthouse bandstand in downtown Waterloo. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets…
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PdR Fire Department BBQ and Car Show
PdR Fire Department BBQ and Car Show
The 39th annual Prairie du Rocher Fire Department BBQ and Car Show at the fire station, 207 Henry Street, this Sunday, Sept. 18, with sign-up beginning at 9 a.m. Pork steaks, bratwursts and fried chicken are served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a craft fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
Valmeyer FFA Alumni Tractor Show
Valmeyer FFA Alumni Tractor Show
The inaugural Valmeyer FFA Alumni Tractor Show is this Sunday, Sept. 18, from noon to 4 p.m. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. for all tractors, old and new, clean or dirty. Garden tractors are also welcome. For more information, contact Richard Heck at 618-578-9086.
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International Day of Peace Gathering
International Day of Peace Gathering
The Waterloo area community is invited to join together to observe the International Day of Peace Wednesday, September 21, 2022 St. Paul UCC in Waterloo The International Day of Peace is observed globally on September 21st. Established in 1981 by United Nations resolution, Peace Day provides a shared date for all people to commit to…
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Millstadt Library Food Truck Night
Millstadt Library Food Truck Night
Celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month and Join the Millstadt Library for a fun night of Food Trucks, Games, Music, and More! Confirmed trucks are the Spud Shack, Fantastick Pops, the Fine Swine, Clara B's Kitchen Table, and Truckeria Del Valle. A night of food, music, library card signups, games, and even more awaits you…
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Ott’s-toberfest in Millstadt
Ott’s-toberfest in Millstadt
The sixth annual Ott’s-toberfest is from 4-10 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 24, at Ott’s Tavern, 20 E. Washington Avenue in Millstadt. Celebrate Millstadt’s German heritage with a street party, half liters of your favorite imported German biers and local craft beer from Millpond, Stubborn German and Urban Chestnut. A kids play area will feature supervised…
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Stubbornfest in Waterloo
Stubbornfest in Waterloo
Stubborn German Brewing Company, 119 S. Main Street, Waterloo, will be celebrating Stubbornfest this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The event features German music and plenty of German bier. There will be a bubble bus for kids on Oct. 1 from 2-3 p.m. Visit the Stubborn German Facebook page for a full…
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Life Network ‘Life Day’ in Columbia
Life Network ‘Life Day’ in Columbia
Life Network of Southern Illinois will host its annual Life Day event from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at First Baptist Church of Columbia, 1200 Valmeyer Road. This year’s theme is “Heroes for Life.” Planned activities for the day include a motorcycle ride, walking scavenger hunt trivia, 50/50, basket raffle, life prayer…
Valmeyer Community Yard Sale
Valmeyer Community Yard Sale
The Valmeyer Community Yard Sale will be held throughout the village from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 1. There will be a map available at Mike’s Service and Convenience Store on Saturday morning. A map will be available Friday on the Village of Valmeyer Facebook page. If you would like your address and yard sale…
Food drive in Waterloo
Food drive in Waterloo
The Waterloo Lions Drive-By Food Drive is this Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Rural King parking lot, 740 N. Market Street in Waterloo. Food needed in small portions include: whole and diced tomatoes, Rotel, tomato sauce and paste, Manwich, ravioli, Beef-a-Roni, chili, canned chicken, roast beef stew and gravy, canned…