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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will be the host of a “bonus” food drive on Wednesday, May 15, beginning at 3 p.m. and running until all food is distributed. Bowlers Universe, 113 Williams Industrial Dr., will be the distribution site. This second food drive of the spring season should have enough food available for…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Salvation Army of Hannibal and VFW Auxiliary have a new program for local veterans, Service for Sacrifice, a food box appreciation program. The appreciation box will contain proteins, soups, veggies and options for a quick meal. Each box will contain a special treat donated by the local Girl Scout organization and…
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QUINCY — Fall-Com will hold a Halloween celebrity screening and autograph signing of “Scary Movie” on Saturday, May 18, at State Street Theater. The event begins with actors Dan Sheridan and John Abrahams of “Scary Movie” meeting with fans from 1 to 5 p.m. in the District Art Gallery in the Quincy Town Center. The…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Area Youth Chorus is inviting area singers in grades 3-12 to audition at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Luther Memorial Church, 1210 Jersey, for its 29th season of performances. Accepted singers will perform as an ensemble at two concerts and join the Quincy Symphony Orchestra and Adult Chorus for its…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Spring Festival of Country Music will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Admittance is free but donations will be accepted for the band. Food and drink concessions will be available from Curryville Christian School. The show will feature music performed by Memory Lane,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Loafers Car Club of Hannibal will be holding its 28th annual car show from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, on N. Main Street from Broadway to North Street. The charge for entering a collector vehicle is $30. Spectators are free. Space limits the number of show vehicles…
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QUINCY — The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center is participating in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Under the SFSP, nutritious meals are provided free of charge to children 18 years and under. The meals will be served at The Kroc Center, 405 Vermont. Meals will be served Monday…
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QUINCY — Every day, police officers sacrifice much to protect and serve their communities. In 2023, 137 police officers nationwide gave the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good — their lives. The Quincy Police Department will honor all fallen police officers with a brief ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, outside of police headquarters…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The May/June Art for the Health of It exhibit at the Hannibal Arts Council’s satellite gallery within Blessing Health Hannibal features works by artist Dennis Babbitt. Babbitt lives on 60 wooded acres outside of Louisiana that inspires him to capture the beauty and calm surrounding him in his paintings. Babbitt works primarily…
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QUINCY – Betsy Sweeny, director of heritage programming at the Wheeling (W.Va.) National Heritage Area and preservation influencer, will be the featured speaker for the Quincy Preservation Commission’s 34th annual preservation dinner on Friday, May 17, at One Event Venue, 600 Hampshire. The evening will begin with a social hour (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy chapter of the NAACP, in collaboration with the Friends of the Lorenzo Bull House, will be offering a presentation entitled “A Tale of Two Cities: New Philadelphia to Quincy’s Lorenzo Bull House — Bridges from the Past, Gateway to the Future” at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at Lorenzo Bull…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Classic music from the 1970s and 1980s will “rock you” with Queen Flash performing the music of Queen at The Legacy Theater in Carthage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Vocalist Johnny Zatylny has been honoring the musical tradition of Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury, since 2000. He is one of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — “Momma Bats and Baby Bats” will be the theme for a night hike through Sodalis Nature Preserve at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. The hike will be led by Gale Rublee, interpreter guide at Hannibal Parks and Recreation. Participants will meet at the new Sodalis shelter on Ely Street. The full program…
Read Full Article QUINCY — In collaboration with Quincy Public Schools, the Quincy Civic Music Association is the host of a concert by Wild Prairie Winds chamber music group to be held at St. John’s Anglican Church, 701 Hampshire, at 7:30 p.m. May 11. The group is devoted to small communities through disaster relief, diversity inclusion and awareness…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The American Legion Riders Chapter 55 third annual poker run will be held Saturday, May 11. The poker run will start and end at 3819 Highway MM. Registration will be held at 11 a.m., with the poker run at 12:15 p.m. This ride will be 125 miles, covering Bowling Green and up…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum will hold a book signing event featuring Missouri Gov. Mike Parson at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Mark Twain Museum Gallery Auditorium, 120 N. Main. Parson will be signing copies of his biography, “No Turnin’ Back,” written by author Jim Jones. “Gov. Parson’s…
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QUINCY — The red carpet awaits. Who can you become when Quincy Children’s Museum’s Discovery Loft turns into your own personal stage? “Our Stage is Yours” made its debut at the May Member’s Night on May 3. Children can visit the museum and explore backstage, bring puppets to life, choose the perfect prop, make endless…
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QUINCY — United Way of Adams County is partnering with the United States Postal Service for the annual Stamp Out Hunger campaign, the largest food drive in the nation, on Saturday, May 11. Every year since 1993 on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country have embarked on their routes, collecting donations…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Early Bird Kiwanis Club of Hannibal will be the host of a spring butterfly pork chop or pulled pork sandwich dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at the Y-Men’s Pavilion, 100 Hill. Cost for the meal is $10. Along with your choice of meat, the dinner…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Camerata 808 is set to deliver an evening of innovative and experimental music with its final concert of the spring semester on Tuesday, May 7. The concert will take place at the idiosyncratic time of 8:08 p.m. in the Merillat Recital Hall on the campus of C-SC. This event is…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department is providing a Storybook Trail in Central Park specially geared to children through May 16. The pages of the book are installed along the sidewalk in Central Park. The signs were donated by Park Place Sign Systems of Hannibal, and the books were donated by Scholastic.…
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QUINCY — Brother Joseph Zimmerman, professor emeritus of sociology at Quincy University (1970-2003), will present a program on his book “Cura Animarum” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, in the Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York. The book details how Franciscan friars from Germany, the Sacred Heart Province of the Order of Friars…
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QUINCY — Hollister Whitney, 2603 N. 24th, will hold a hiring event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, May 6. The event will offer onsite interviews and tours. Those attending should bring a resume and wear steel-toed boots. Positions offered: Other positions are available. Hollister-Whitney, founded in 1899, is renowned for its line…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The monthly fish fry held by VFW Post 11041, 316 S. Main, will be serving from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children Items on the menu will be catfish fillet, VFW spuds, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread, dessert and drink.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The American Legion has celebrated April as “Children Youth Month” for the past 78 years by supporting and promoting its national theme of “Children, Our Most Precious Natural Resource.” To show the legion’s commitment to young people, a free Youth Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on…
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