Calendar of Events
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Grand American at World Shooting & Recreational Complex
Thursday, Aug. 7
Chester Masonic Lodge - eat at 6 p.m.; meeting at 7 p.m.
7 p.m. Steeleville AARP
7:30 p.m. Sparta Lions Club
Friday, Aug. 8-Sunday, Aug. 10
Evansville Days on the River
Saturday, Aug. 9
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jour de Fete in Ste. Genevieve
Sunday, Aug. 10
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jour de Fete in Ste. Genevieve
Monday, Aug. 11
10 a.m. Our Love of Dolls meeting at Civic Center in Steeleville
Monthly meeting of AFSCME Illinois Retirees Sub-Chapter 56 - lunch at 11:30 a.m., followed by meeting
6:15 p.m. Chester Lions Club
6:15 p.m. Steeleville Lions Club
6:30 p.m. Tildens Lions Club
7 p.m. Chester American Legion
7 p.m. Steeleville American Legion
7 p.m. Village of Evansville Town Board meeting
7 p.m. Sparta City Council
Tuesday, Aug. 12
12 noon Randolph County Chapter of the Illinois Retired Teachers will meet at the SWIC Campus in Red Bud
12 noon Sparta Rotary Club at Frontier Steakhouse
6:30 p.m. Randolph County Geneological Society at Society Office
7 p.m. Park & Recreation Board of City of Chester will meet in the Municipal Building
7 p.m. Muny Band Concert at Palestine Methodist Church
7 p.m. Evansville K of C meeting
7 p.m. Steeleville Eagles
7 p.m. Red Bud Masonic Lodge
7:30 p.m. Steeleville American Legion
7:30 p.m. Evansville American Legion
Wednesday, Aug. 13
11:30 a.m. Evansville Senior Citizens meet at American Legion Hall
12 noon Chester Rotary Club meets at Ol' Farmhouse Cafe
6 p.m. Chester VFW Aux. meeting
6 p.m. Percy Village Board at Village Hall
7 p.m. Breezy Hill Radio Control Flying Club meets at the KC Hall in Chester
7 p.m. Evansville American Legion
7 p.m. Evansville Fire Dept. Ladies Aux. meeting at Fire House
7 p.m. Sparta American Legion
7:30 p.m. Ruma Village meeting
8 p.m. Chester Elks meet at the Eagles
Wed., Aug. 13 & Thurs., Aug. 14
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. AARP & AFSCME Retired Union Sub-Chapter in Chester will hold a Defensive Driving Class for Seniors at the AFSCME Union Hall
Thursday, Aug. 14
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. 4-H Cloverbud Group meets at Sparta Public Library
6:30 p.m. Friends of the Library will meet in the Chester Public Library
Community Room
7 p.m. Chester VFW meeting
7:30 p.m. Sparta Lions Club
7:30 p.m. Red Bud Library Board meets in the library
August 14-17
Thrivent Builds Mobile will be exhibited at the Illinois State Fair with free tours, games & giveaways
¥ Every Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Kaskaskia Church Mass
¥ Lapsits at Chester Public Library every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
¥ G.E.D. classes are hosted by the Regional Office of Education on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Chester Public Library
¥ Depressed, Lonely, Shy, Not Coping? GROW support group has relocated to First United Methodist Church, Chester on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. at the Community Center, 807 Gardner, Sparta.