White elephant sale at St. John’s UCC
St. John’s UCC, Breese, is having a white elephant sale on Friday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon. Lots of household items, furniture, etc. Saturday will be half price on most items. Sale in garage behind church and church hall.
Que and Brew Oct. 6 at Damiansville
The annual Damiansville Que and Brew, sponsored by Damiansville Community Club, will be held Sunday, Oct. 6. The event will be held rain or shine (heated tents if weather is bad). A soccer tournament for first through fourth grade and a 3-on-3 basketball (boys and girls divisions) for fifth through eighth grade is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Brandon Rakers (618-420-5405) or Jared Pfeiffer (217-413-0482) for information. There will be children’s inflatables and pumpkin’ chuck’n. Chicken wings, ribs, pork butt and brisket barbecue championships with public tasting is from 1:30 to 5 p.m. A craft beer festival with over 48 craft beers to sample is from 2 to 5 p.m., and live music by Bangolicious is from 2 to 6 p.m.
Breakfast Oct. 6 at Breese Legion
American Legion Post 252 in Breese will host a breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $12, and you can dine in or get a carryout. Support your local Legions.
Chicken dinner set for Oct. 6 at Breese
A carryout only chicken dinner will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Dominic Parish Center in Breese. Cost is $15 per dinner. Some seating will be available. Raffle tickets for a queen-size quilt will be available for purchase. The drawing will be held Oct. 27.
Wurstmarkt, country store at St. John UCC
The 74th annual St. John UCC wurstmarkt is planned for Sunday, Oct. 6, at Trenton. It will be drive-thru only from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $15. On Saturday, Oct. 5, St. John UCC will have an outside country store. Homemade applesauce, pork sausage, and raffle tickets will be available to purchase.
Dumpster provided for township residents
Breese Township will provide a dumpster for all residents of Breese Township on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 8 and 9, at the township shed.
Prayer service to be held Oct. 10
The Clinton County Citizens for Life, in coordination with churches throughout the county, will host a one hour Pro-Life Prayer Service each month in 2024. On Thursday, Oct. 10, the prayer service will be held from 7 to 8 a.m. at St. Damian Church in Damiansville. Please join us in praying that our state and nation will get back on a moral and virtuous path and our culture will change to more fully appreciate and cherish our Lord’s precious gift of life.
Class of ‘84 reunion planned for Oct. 12
Mater Dei High School class of 1984 will have a reunion at Turf Bar (back room) beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. Please RSVP to Angie Becker (618-792-9645). Enjoy a night of great food, drinks, awesome music and old friends.
Reunion planned for MD class of 1969
The Mater Dei High School class of 1969 is having a 55-year class reunion on Saturday, Oct. 19, in the back room at Turf Bar in Breese. There will be a cash bar, and donations will be accepted to offset the cost of the room and snacks. To RSVP, call 618-806-6566 or 618-304-4250 by Oct. 10.
Hooterfest Oct. 13 at Beckemeyer
The Hooterfest is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 13, at the American Legion Hall in Beckemeyer. The event will include a silent auction, raffles, and live music by Kevin Zurliene. Wings and fries will be available for purchase between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Proceeds from this event helps local cancer warriors.
Dinner, raffles and rummage sale at Aviston
The Aviston American Legion is having a fall pork sausage and roast beef dinner on Sunday, Oct. 13, serving from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will be carryout dinners made to order with sit-down dining space available. The traditional pork and quilt raffles will be conducted. In conjunction with the dinner, the Auxiliary is hosting their annual holiday rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations only, with $4 brown bag at 3 p.m.
Veterans Day celebration to be held at Albers
This year’s Clinton County Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11 will be hosted by American Legion Post 1026 in Albers, beginning with a 9:30 a.m. service at St. Bernard’s Church. There will be a dinner, followed by a program; parade at 2:30 p.m.; dance at 4 p.m.; an a raffle. To participate in the parade, contact Maurice Spihlmann, 618-604-8473, or Deb Kehrer, 618-248-5505.
City-wide garage sale Oct. 3-5
The Breese city-wide garage sales are being held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3, 4 and 5.
