Events

12th Annual Onarga Lazy Daze Car Show will be on July 6th.  Registration starts at 8a.  Show starts at 1pm.  Pre-registration is $10 / Day of Show is $12.  

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.

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Gilman on Thursday July 11th from 12-6PM. All blood types are needed.
Vacations and summer activities often result in a decline in blood donations during summer. This is a chance to give a life saving gift.
A blood donor card or driver's license are required for check-in. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in general good health. Sixteen year olds will need a signed Red Cross parental consent to donate.
You can make an appointment online at www.redcrossblood.org or by calling St Paul Lutheran Church at 815-265-4133.

Story Time at the Newton County Fair - Free at the Domestic Arts Building.  "Let the Games Begin" will be the them of this year's Story Time at the Fair as everyone is preparing for the excitement of the Olympic Games.  Each child will receive a free story book.  Contact the Newton County Extension Office for more information.  

5K Memorial Run/Walk

The 29th Annual Oxford Volunteer Fire Dept. Golf Outing will be on July 13th.  Registration does include dinner.  Registration is open by 12p & shotgun starts at 1pm.  All proceeds go for equipment, training & gear.  For questions contact the Oxford Fire Department at 765-385-2525 or Oak Grove Country Club at 765-385-2713.   

Ragtime, jazz, and tight harmonies help tell the story of the incredible Hello Girls, the women who answered the call and went on to go down in history as the USA's first female soldiers.