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The Masonic Lodge 216 held a spaghetti lunch to help the Embarras River Tourism Council raise money for the new gator which is used to water the flower pots on the Newton square. A free will donation lunch consisting of spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and dessert was offered to those
Jasper County School District will be offering student registration for the 2019- 2020 school year completely online. The online registration “window” will be open from Wednesday, July 17, 2019 to Wednesday July 31, 2019. You will be able to register your students by going to TeacherEase and entering your username
Happy 40th birthday on Jul 29th Have a Great day ! Jennifer Burns Love, Family and Friends
If you ordered from the online store pickup will be this Wednesday evening 5:30-6:30 Front of the high school, junior high entrance. If you can’t make it Wednesday we will have your order at Media Night.
The Cork and Pork Festival was held in Ste. Marie on Saturday, July 13. Eight wineries attended the event including: Lasata Wines, Fox Creek Vineyards, Kite Hill Vineyards, Irene’s Vineyards, Castle Finn, Lincoln Heritage Winery, Homestead Vineyards, and Vahling Vineyards. Entertainment for the day included: Jake Martin, The Smoke Rings,
The Queen of Hearts Jackpot moves onto Week 32 with a new total of $130,170. The drawing will be on Saturday, July 20th at the West Side Lounge. Tickets will be available this week at Newton Animal Health Center, MVP, The Gas Station in Ste. Marie, and Marathon One Stop
Annual Staley Reunion will be held Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the Sunrise Community Center in Newton, Illinois. A potluck carry-in meal will be held at noon. Table service will be provided. All friends and family are welcome. Hope to see you there!
Meyer Funeral Home donated to Elizabeth Weidner’s Relay for Life team. The money Elizabeth’s team raised will go to help kids nationally on programming, awareness materials, and research.
Patty Gillespie was the story time reader for the Newton Public Library’s Thursday morning story time. Patty spent time engaging with the kids and adults through reading. The Newton Public Library will continue to host Thursday Story Time throughout the month of July at 10:30 am in the library conference
We are excited to announce that we will open the orchard tomorrow Friday July 12, 2019 for peaches! Hours are Monday thru Saturday from 8am-noon. NO SUNDAYS. The orchard is located at 13996 East 1000th Ave, Newton. It is 1/2 mile south of the strawberry patch. We are selling Red