Events

Enjoy the outdoors as you build healthy habits.  Each Wednesday thru June 12 join the Newton County Extension for a brief wellness lesson and walk around Cast Park in Kentland.  You will begin at the pavilion at 10:30am.  Contact the Newton County Extension Office to register - (219) 474-6081.

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

Enjoy the outdoors as you build healthy habits.  Each Wednesday thru June 12 join the Newton County Extension for a brief wellness lesson and walk around Cast Park in Kentland.  You will begin at the pavilion at 10:30am.  Contact the Newton County Extension Office to register - (219) 474-6081.

PAXTON TOWN WIDE GARAGE SALES

Studies show that more than 20% of adults in the United States feel lonely, isolated, or both. Research increasingly shows that social isolation and loneliness can profoundly affect the quality of life, especially for older people. Participants will explore the various consequences of isolation and loneliness and strategies for keeping in touch with others.

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

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/