Events

Enjoy an afternoon on the water with the Newton County 4H Paddling Spark Club! Come learn how to paddle a kayak and canoe at Willow Slough's JC Murphy Lake and on the slow moving backwaters of the Kankakee River at LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area. Members will also learn watercraft safety and all about how Fish and Wildlife Areas are managed for water recreation. Register at https://paddlingsparkclub.4honline.com

Join Mr. Simpson to create your own bottle rocket. Choose between the morning session at 9AM or the afternoon session at 1:30PM. Please bring your own 1 quart or smaller bottle to participate. Ages 5-11, children under 8 should have a helper. Sign up is required as space is limited. Sign ups will start during the Summer Reading Kick-off Party on Monday, June 3rd.

Join Ms Maddie for Preschool Story Time! This week's theme is "Dirt".

Join Ms Maddie for Preschool Story Time! This week's theme is "Dirt".

Come join Hertage Woods at the Watseka Public Libray for a Preschool STEAM Activity Day!

The Watseka Farmers Market is held at the parking lot between the Watseka Post Office and Silo

Pub Eatery in Downtown Watseka. The address is 121 W Walnut St, Watseka, IL 60970. Watseka

Farmers Market is run through a partnership with City of Watseka.

The 9th annual Dan Cavanagh Memorial - Running Over MSA will be on July 6th starting at 9am at Twin Rocks Farm, three miles south of Chatsworth.  This all day family event will include a 5K, kids 1K, atv/golf cart poker rally and fireworks.  There will also be live music raffle baskets, kids bounce house and games for the entire family.  To date Runing Over MSA has raised and donated over $42,800  for The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition and the Annual Dan Cavanagh Memorial Scholarship.  For more information and/or to register please visit https://dannycavanaghmemorial.myevent.com/

Disasters and other emergencies can disrupt your finances and your sense of normal. In this session, you will learn ways to organize and manage your finances, develop valuable resource lists, and ways to reduce anxiety and stress. With a focus on implications for older adults, we also will explore processes such as building your contact lists before an emergency and watching out for financial fraud following a disaster. Finally, we will review materials to help you build or rebuild your financial preparedness toolkit.