MINONK - Dennis Johnson of Minonk will display several of his ship models at the March 8th meeting of the Woodford County Historical Society. The meeting will be held at 7 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 420 E. 6th Street, Minonk. The meeting is free and open to the public. 

EUREKA – The 2nd annual Eureka College Chorale Talent Show will be at 7 p.m. March 2 in Becker Auditorium in the Cerf Center.

EUREKA – Make-It Take-It is the theme of the evening on Monday, February 27 at Eureka Public Library.

EUREKA – University of Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Jenna Smith returns to Eureka bringing information and recipes on the topic of “Cooking for 1 or 2”.

EUREKA – “Travels in Turkey” is scheduled as the February travelogue at the Eureka Apostolic Christian Home in the activity room.

EUREKA – University of Illinois Woodford County Master Gardener Lisa Hill will share a video trip of the 2011 Quilt Garden Tour in northern Indiana’s Amish Country.

EUREKA –Eureka College assistant professor of creative writing Zeke Jarvis will present “What’s So Funny?: Teaching Humor in Creative Writing” at 7:30 p.m. March 1 in the Cerf Center at Eureka College. A reception will follow.

EUREKA - At Canton on January 7, the Eureka High School Speech Team earned the Second Place Team Sweepstakes Trophy, along with 4 tournament champions and collected 16 medals.

EUREKA –The Heart of Illinois Wind Quintet will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in McCallister Hall in the Chapel at Eureka College.

EUREKA – University of Illinois Extension in Woodford County is in need of one or two people who would be willing to fill in occasionally in the office to greet visitors and answer phones when Extension staff are out of the office.

EUREKA – Woodford County Farm Bureau’s “Meet the Candidates Night” is set for Tuesday, February 21st at 6:30 PM in the Cerf Center at Eureka College Campus

The doors open 6:30 and the program begins at 7:00 PM.

EUREKA – The Eureka College Board of Trustees approved tenure, promotions and a sabbatical leave for faculty members at the board’s meeting Feb. 3. The awards reflect the commitment and excellent work of the faculty as teachers, mentors and scholars. 

EUREKA – Eureka College has received a $75,000 grant from the Caterpillar Foundation to enable students to study in China. The grant is part of Caterpillar’s $1 million pledge to the U.S. State Department’s “100,000 Strong Initiative” to increase the number of American college students studying in China.

EUREKA – The adult book discussion group, Stacks & Snacks will be meeting at Eureka Public Library on Thursday February 16 at 9:30 AM.  

EUREKA – David Finch, the author of The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband, will speak at 1 p.m. March 2 in the Cerf Center at Eureka College. Admission is free. A book-signing will follow. The book will be available in advance at the Eureka College Bookstore.

EUREKA – Bill and Lydia Hohulin will provide a February 23 travelogue at the Eureka Apostolic Home at 6:30 PM.

EUREKA - A group of shooting sports specialists and volunteers gathered at the U of I Extension Service last week to form a statewide advisory board to guide 4-H units around the state as they set up and operate Shooting Sports programs similar to the one started in Woodford County a year ago.
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EUREKA - Karen Fyke and Michelle Cecil will teach a paper-piecing (quilting technique) project at the February 16th meeting of the Woodford County Sewing Guild.

EUREKA - Would you like to improve your communication skills with your spouse? Would you like to learn ways of disagreeing that bring you closer together rather than pulling you apart? Would you like to be more intentional about nurturing your marriage? Consider participating in the 2012 Marriage Enrichment Weekend.

EUREKA –David Commanday, the founding artistic director and conductor of the Heartland Festival Orchestra, was named artist-in-residence at Eureka College effective Feb. 1. Commanday will work with faculty and staff to explore new opportunities in performing arts programming at the college, according to Eureka College Provost Philip Acree Cavalier.

EUREKA – The 3rd annual Cynthia Atterbury Piano Duet Recital will be at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in McCallister Hall in the Chapel at Eureka College. It is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

EUREKA – The Eureka College admissions office will hold an open house for prospective students and their parents on Feb. 20, which is Presidents’ Day when some high schools are not in session.

EUREKA – Dawn Maloney will be offering five Saturday morning watercolor classes at the Eureka Public Library throughout February, March and April.

EUREKA – On Monday, February 13, 6:30 – 8 p.m. anyone interested is invited to come to the Eureka Public Library and participate in making cards that are offered free of charge to US troops serving overseas.

EUREKA – The Richard W. Sanders Atrium in the new Ivy Hall at Eureka College will be dedicated in a ceremony at 4 p.m. Feb. 2. A reception will follow.