Calendar
Thursday, July 9
? TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729.
? CenterPointe Church, located at 1616 Veterans Ave. in Vandalia, is holding free Weekly Fit Club sessions at 6 p.m. every Thursday.
? TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
? The Vandalia Park District meets at 4:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Room at Evans Public Library in Vandalia.
? Crawford-Hale American Legion Post 95 of Vandalia will hold officer installation at their regular meeting. The meal is at 6 p.m. and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
? A NAR-ANON meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Northside Christian Church, 1845 W. Jackson St., Vandalia. The group meets to: learn that drug abuse is an illness; encourage addicts to seek help; replace despair with hope; improve the family attitude; help individuals regain self-confidence.
Friday, July 10
? Summer Lunches for Kids will provide free lunches from 11-11:30 a.m. in Lincoln Park on Gallatin Street and Rogier Park on West Fillmore Street, at the township building in Shobonier and at the township garage parking lot in Vera.
? Crawford-Hale American Legion Post 95 is holding bingo at the Post Home.
Saturday, July 11
? The Lincoln Heritage Festival is being held in Vandalia Parks along Fillmore Street. A schedule appear elsewhere in today's issue.
Sunday, July 12
? The Fayette County Fair begins in Brownstown. The grandstand attraction, at 7 p.m., is "Blend," an a capella quartet; admission is $5 for adults, and children ages 12 and under are admitted free.
? The Lincoln Heritage Festival is being held in Vandalia Parks along Fillmore Street. A schedule appear elsewhere in today's issue.
Monday, July 13
? Summer Lunches for Kids will provide free lunches from 11-11:30 a.m. in Lincoln Park on Gallatin Street and Rogier Park on West Fillmore Street, at the township building in Shobonier and at the township garage parking lot in Vera.
? Bingo is being held at the Vandalia Eagles Club at 7 p.m.. Those attending are asked to take a non-perishable food item for Fayette County Outreach.
? The Vandalia Lions Club meets at America's Best Value Inn. The executive board meets at 5:15 p.m., and the regular meeting and meal are at 6 p.m.
? The Fayette County Fair continues in Brownstown. In the grandstand, beginning at 7 p.m., are the Miss Fayette County and Little Miss Fayette County pageants. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-11; children 5 and under are admitted free.
Tuesday, July 14
? The Vandalia Rotary Club meets at noon at Ponderosa Steakhouse.
? The Fayette County Fair continues in Brownstown. The grandstand event is the Jr. Miss Fayette County and Mr. Fayette County pageants, starting at 6:30 p.m.
? The annual meeting of Friends and Families of Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care will be held at v
? The Evans Public Library District Board of Trustees meets at 7:30 p.m. at the library.
? The Fayette County Board meets at 7 p.m. in the large courtroom at the Fayette County Courthouse in Vandalia.
Wednesday, July 15
? Summer Lunches for Kids will provide free lunches from 11-11:30 a.m. in Lincoln Park on Gallatin Street and Rogier Park on West Fillmore Street, at the township building in Shobonier, at the township garage parking lot in Vera and in Lions Park in Ramsey, and from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Brownstown.
? The Fayette County Fair continues in Brownstown. On the track is a truck and tractor pull at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-11, with children 5 adn under admitted free. Pit passes are $15.