•August 13, 2025•

The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation will host its 18th annual SBL Hospice Binga on Tuesday, September 9th, at the Mattoon Eagles Club, 1917 Oak Avenue. Net proceeds support an endowment for SBL Willow Breeze Hospice House.

Contributions to Hospice Binga directly impact people throughout East Central and Southern Illinois by helping those with limited resources pay for their stay at Willow Breeze. “Willow Breeze has already impacted many families in the region,” SBL Special Events Officer Kim Lockart said. “Proceeds from Hospice Binga will support the endowment and ensure that we can continue to help families who need assistance.”

•August 13, 2025•

 Lake Land College will celebrate the start of the new school year by hosting Welcome Week, a week-long event designed to help new and returning students prepare for a successful year. Welcome Week will begin the week before classes start, offering students a chance to settle in at the College, meet staff and faculty, make new friends, and familiarize themselves with campus. Welcome Week activities include a range of fun and helpful opportunities, such as campus tours, information sessions, resource stations, photobooths, a scavenger hunt game, planner decorating, and more.

•August 13, 2025•

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The ‘Makers Market’ at Building 1225 will be back on Saturday, September 6th, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., offering a vibrant day of shopping, sipping, and community connection at 1225 S. Hamilton Street.

Now an annual tradition, the ‘Makers Market’ brings together more than 50 local vendors, all offering handmade or homegrown goods just in time for the fall season. Visitors can browse a curated selection of items, including boutique jewelry, home décor, cozy candles, garden goods, farmhouse signs, fresh-baked treats, and much more.

•August 13, 2025•

Experience the warmth, simplicity, and wonder of a one-room schoolhouse during the Amish Education Event on Saturday, August 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Illinois Amish Heritage Center.

Designed especially for those who cherish the values of yesteryear, this ticketed event invites guests to live, or relive, the authentic rhythms of an Amish school day. Enjoy a thoughtful overview of Amish education, complete with prayer and singing, reading and spelling, Illinois history, mathematics and problem solving, geography, and good old-fashioned storytelling.

•August 13, 2025•

On September 6th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Sullivan American Legion Post 68, located at 8 East Strain, Sullivan, will be hosting a blood drive in memory of Jodi Phelps. 

From her daughter: “This Blood Drive is in Honor of my mother, Jodi Phelps. Last year’s blood drive was in my mother’s honor and was a huge success.