ERIE
Planning for the historic Sesquicentennial in Erie is ramping up as the celebration quickly approaches! Volunteers from Revitalize Erie have been working for months to plan a huge three-day celebration to celebrate their beloved village marking 150 years. Plans for Friday, Aug. 12, involve welcoming home all the graduating classes from the Erie Community Unit School District. RSVPs have been coming in for classes as old as 1951! Classes are being invited to Erie High School for an Alumni Reunion which will include a food truck, live music, memorabilia sales, class photos and much more. Classes are encouraged to visit the local restaurants and bars before or after the event, which will go from 4:30 to 8 p.m. The grand celebration on Saturday, Aug. 13, is one that will surely go down in Erie history with activities going on in the downtown Triangle from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Sesquicentennial will include an artisan and farmers market, a car and tractor display, live blacksmithing, petting zoo and bounce houses, horse-drawn wagon rides, Life on the Prairie presentations, live music and a variety of contests – clothing, slam dunking, corn-eating, water hose fighting, pie baking, Brothers of the Brush best beards and Little Mister and Miss. A full day of fun is guaranteed! The big celebration will continue into Sunday, Aug. 14, with a community breakfast at 8 a.m. at Erie Middle School,
followed by a Community Worship Service at 9 a.m. with all the local churches coming together for a service led by Tony Hawkins. After the service, Revitalize Erie will be burying the 2022 time capsule in the newly renovated Margaret Park at noon. Erie residents wanting to place an item in the time capsule can drop them off at the history museum on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The historic weekend will wrap up with a golf outing at the Lake Erie Country Club starting at 1 p.m. The four-person scramble will feature great prizes for the top scores. Revitalize Erie’s efforts to prepare the village for the historic event included a complete renovation of Margaret Park in the downtown. The redesign is set to be done Aug. 5, just in time for the event. They’re also installing new signage on all the roads leading into Erie ahead of the event. Organizers are looking for more volunteers to sign up to help with a variety of tasks during the Aug. 12-14 weekend, including bouncy house and game supervisors, artisan and farmers market check in, contest supervisors, and more. Everyone who helps at the event will get a free T-shirt. To volunteer at the Sesquicentennial, sign up for contests, RSVP to the Alumni Reunion and learn more, go to linktr.ee/revitalizeerie or call 309-738-0209.
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First Presbyterian Church to host Morrison Fire Department meal benefit
MORRISON – First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, will be hosting its second annual Morrison Fire Department Benefit Free Community Drive-Up Meal at 5 p.m. Thursday. 350 free meals will be handed out. All donations will be given to the Morrison Fire Department. The menu will consist of quarter pound all-beef franks, baked beans, chips and Resthave Home fresh baked cookies. Outdoor seating under shade tents will be available for those who want to eat on-site weather permitting. A fire engine for children to explore and a bouncy house will be at the event.
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