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The 8th annual St. Thomas Duck Race was another swimming success! 387 ducks floated to the finish line! The lucky ducks this year were: 1st place ($500): Kim Zuber 2nd place ($200): Nikki Bierman 3rd place ($100): Jack Schumacher/Mike Hartrich (tie) The blue duck winner, who received a $50 gift
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The excitement continues as the Newton Athletic Boosters Queen of Hearts Raffle moves to week 36. The drawing will be held on Sunday, August 18th at 6:30pm at the Muddy Saloon. Tickets will be available in Ste. Marie, IL at The Gas Station, in rural Jasper County at MVP, and
7th graders at Jasper County Jr. High had the opportunity to learn with their parents a little about what is expected throughout the year and other important information during the orientation. Students also had the chance to go through their class schedule and find all their classrooms.
The 2019 Freshman Orientation offered many opportunities for students to engage with each other and with the upperclass members of the student council before the parent and student portion of the evening.
Newton Masonic Lodge 216 recently held a “feed the gator” dinner to raise funds to purchase equiptment to water the flowers around the square, resulting in receipts totaling $1500.00 Shown above from left: Nathan Lambird, Master of Newton Lodge, Maxine Calvert, chairmen of the flower committee and Mike Thomas,
On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, several members of the Jasper County HCE (Home & Community Education) Board attended the IAHCE (Illinois Association of Home & Community Education) District Workshop at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Effingham, Illinois. The workshop consisted of the introduction of the new state board and reports
The Vendor Forms for the 2019 Fall Festival are due on August 23rd. The Jasper County Fall Festival will be held on September 14th, 2019. See included form for more details.
Grace United Methodist Church will be hosting their annual Fall Festival Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, September 14 from 6 am to 10 am at their church on the corner of South Lafayette and West Washington Street.