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Good Hope-Sciota Firemen Fish Fry & Chicken Dinner
2022-06-04 11:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
At the Good Hope Fire Station, 145 West Main Street. Dinner is $15 and $10 for kids. Serving 11:30 to 2 pm and then 4 pm to 7 pm.

Gerlaw Cemetery History Walk
2022-06-04 13:00
Harvey Ponder of Lackey Monument will be the guest speaker. Join to learn about monuments from different time periods and also about the movers and shakers of the Gerlaw Community.

Henderson County 4-H BBQ
2022-06-04 16:00 - 19:00
Take a night off from cooking and support 4-H youth at the Henderson County Fairgrounds in Stronghurst.
Dine-in or carry out a delicious pork chop sandwich, potato salad or potato chips, baked beans, applesauce, dessert, and a drink.
Tickets are available in advance for a donation through your friendly neighborhood 4-H member. You may also purchase them at the door.
We will see you at the fairgrounds!

Esther Joy King Meet & Greet
2022-06-06 12:00 - 13:00
A meet & greet with Esther Joy King, candidate for IL – 17th congressional district will be held Monday, June 6th from Noon – 1 p.m. at Dew Ag Repair, 115 N. Broadway, Kirkwood. The public is invited.

Stronghurst Farmers Market
2022-06-06 17:00 - 20:00
Held Monday nights in downtown Stronghurst on Broadway Street. Sponsored by the Stronghurst Booster Club.

Alexis Farmer's Market
2022-06-07 16:00 - 18:30, 2022-06-14 16:00 - 18:30
Held every Tuesday in the Alexis Park. Stop, shop, browse, and chat. Eight vendors, including Lee’s Bakery will be set up from 4 to 6:30 pm. New vendors are always welcome. Call 309-635-4666 to get involved.

Warren County 4-H BBQ
2022-06-07 16:30 - 18:30
Dine in, drive thru, or carry out at the Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau, 1000 North Main Street in Monmouth. Serving a pork chop sandwich, baked beans, applesauce, chips, dessert, and drink. Tickets are $8.

Farm Bureau Summer Ag Institute Days for Area Teachers
2022-06-08 - 2022-06-09
Area educators note: On Wednesday, June 8th (Quad Cities) and Thursday, June 9th (Peoria), “Ag in a Day” teacher workshops will be held, hosted by Bureau, Henry, Knox, Mercer, Stark, and Warren-Henderson county farm bureaus. These workshops and tours are intended to help teachers learn about ag topics and local agricultural products in surrounding counties. Professional development credits will be available to attendees. The workshops are $10/teacher per day, teachers are invited to attend one or both days; workshops are open to all teachers & educators.
Registration opens April 18th: registration numbers will be capped, be sure to register early!
Click here for more information and to register.

First Lutheran Church Annual Strawberry Festival
2022-06-09 17:00 - 19:00
The First Lutheran Church, 116 South B Street in Monmouth, will hold their annual Strawberry Festival in the basement Fellowship Hall. Serving BBQ sandwiches, chips, strawberries, ice cream, cake and drinks. Suggested donations are $8 for adults and $5 for children ten and under. The Monmouth Municipal Band will play beginning at 7 pm. Proceeds will go towards the Church and Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America projects.

COSTA Catholic School Golf Outing
2022-06-10 12:00
Open to all COSTA alumni. Golf outing will be held at Gibson Woods Golf Course. $30 per person for teams of four in a best ball format. Registration begins at noon. Shotgun start at 1:00.

Monmouth Farmer's Market
2022-06-10 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-17 17:00 - 19:00
Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce’s Farmer’s Market will be held Fridays in the Fortress Bank Parking Lot, 300 Block of North Main in Monmouth.

Maple City Antique Tractor Club Association Annual Tractor Show
2022-06-11 - 2022-06-12
All makes and models welcome. Located at Tractor Supply Company and Lowe’s, Carl Sandburg Drive in Galesburg. There will be a John Deere 4430 Pedal Tractor raffle, food on grounds for purchase, and vendor tables available. Free daily entry.

Village of Kirkwood City-Wide Clean Up Day
2022-06-11
Jackson Disposal will offer a city-wide cleanup day for residents in the Village of Kirkwood. Accepted items include couches, chairs, table, other furniture, grills without tanks, lawn mowers without gasoline in them, carpeting in no longer than 5-foot rolls, and small amounts of construction. Only a pickup size load at each residence will be collected. All garbage needs to be out on the curb by 4 am. For more information, contact Jackson Disposal at 1-866-686-4410.

Friends of the Library Book Sale
2022-06-11 08:00 - 14:00
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Warren County Public Library
62 Public Square, Monmouth
June 11, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Freewill donations accepted
Book bags $10

Relay For Life of Knox County Annual Event
2022-06-11 18:00 - 22:00
Relay For Life of Knox County will host their annual community event in support of the American Cancer Society. This free event will be celebrated at the Galesburg High School practice field on Saturday, June 11th 6-10pm. The event will celebrate cancer survivors with a special lap, recognize Relay teams who have conducted fundraising all year, and honor those touched by cancer with a dedicated luminaria lap at 9pm. Food, entertainment, a silent auction and activities are also planned. Interested survivors may register for the event on the website, http://relayforlife.com/knoxil, although everyone is welcome to the event. Luminaria in honor or memory of loved ones may be purchased on the website by June 10th and will be displayed at the event. Join in the celebration by following Relay For Life of Knox County on Facebook (@relayforlifekc).

29th Annual Galesburg Area Chamber Golf Outing
2022-06-13 12:00
Lake Bracken Country Club
Registration 12PM/Shotgun Start 1PM
nearly $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 to be had for winning teams & individuals!
Meal, door prizes, and winner announcements after the last team arrives back at the club house!
Sponsorships are selling out fast! Still available is our BRAND NEW for 2022 – 𝙻𝙾𝚃𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙽𝚂𝙾𝚁! A lucky random player will be given an umbrella with $100 in lottery tickets attached to it! Sponsor this fun new part of our golf outing!
Reserve your team of 4 or sponsorship participation here https://bit.ly/GACC29thGolfOuting today! Team numbers are limited!

Monmouth Rotary Club Pork Chop BBQ
2022-06-14 16:30 - 18:30
Drive-up or dine-in with live music at the Pattee Plaza. Free will donation with proceeds benefitting the Buchanan Center for the Arts remodel of the Arts Classroom.

Right to Life Regular Meeting
2022-06-14 19:00
Meeting will be held at the First Church of the Open Bible, 521 West Losey Street in Galesburg, which will also include education and letter writing.

**CANCELLED** Defensive Driving Course
2022-06-15 - 2022-06-16
The Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau® will be hosting a Defensive Driving Course taught by Doug Sommer on June 15th and 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Farm Bureau® auditorium in Monmouth, 1000 N Main St. The registration fee is $10.00 for Farm Bureau® members and $20.00 for non-members.
The course is open to anyone with a valid driver’s license. Those 55 and over could be eligible for a discount on their auto insurance after completion of this course: contact your auto insurance carrier to find out. Participants are required to attend both days in order to qualify for the discount.
Pre-registration is required and class size is limited. Contact W-HFB at 309-734-9401 or email whfb@whfarmbureau.org for more information or to register. To read a full write-up, click here.

Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Fundraiser
2022-06-15 11:00 - 14:00
Join on June 15 from 11am-2pm for the Torch Run! This is the day that Rock Island runs the torch in and hands off to Galesburg PD! Lenny’s, 1282 North Henderson Street in Galesburg, will be donating 10% of sales to the Torch Run for Special Olympics of Illinois.

Bailey/Trussell for Governor Bus Stop at Italian Village
2022-06-15 16:00
Bailey/ Trussell 102 counties in 14 days tour will make a stop at the Italian Village, 111 West 1st Avenue in Monmouth. At any given stop one or the other or both will be on that tour stop.

Monmouth Lion's Club Ice Cream Social
2022-06-16
Join for an ice cream social and the music from the Monmouth Municipal Band at Harmon Park, 700 North D Street in Monmouth. The concert will begin at 7 pm.

Strom Center June TRIAD Meeting
2022-06-16 13:00
Held at Strom Center in Monmouth.

The Orpheum Theatre’s Throwback Thursday FREE Summer Movie Series
2022-06-16 19:00
A highly anticipated Galesburg tradition, The Orpheum Theatre’s Throwback Thursdays FREE summer movie series will enter its twelfth year of screening films at least 20 years old, and this year it’s back with the theme of ANIMATED CLASSICS! Thanks to sponsorship from F&M Bank, The Throwback Thursdays 2022 Summer Movie Series boasts ten features this summer:

6/16 A Goofy Movie (1995)
6/23 The Iron Giant (1999)
6/30 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
7/7 Spirited Away (2002)
7/14 The Road to El Dorado (2000)
7/21 Anastasia (1997)
7/28 Robin Hood (1973)
8/4 Batman: The Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
8/11 101 Dalmatians (1961) [SPONSOR PICK]
8/18 A Bug’s Life (1998)

A Goofy Movie will kick off the series on Thursday, June 16 with a 7pm screening; the rest of the films on the series will screen at both 2pm and 7pm on their respective Thursdays. Tickets are not required for these events; more information on the summer movies can be found on The Orpheum Theatre’s social media accounts, as well as their website www.galesburgorpheum.org. The Orpheum Theatre is located at 57 South Kellogg Street in Downtown Galesburg, with office hours Tuesday through Friday, 10am-2pm.

Midwest Bank Relay for Life Cookout
2022-06-17 11:00 - 13:00
Cookout will be at Midwest Bank, 200 East Broadway in Monmouth. All proceeds will benefit Relay for Life of Warren-Henderson.

Calvary Baptist Church Barbeque Dinner
2022-06-17 11:00 - 18:00
Donation of $12 is suggested per meal. Carryout and delivery are available at the Calvary Baptist Church, 1000 South 1st Street in Monmouth. All are welcome and all proceeds will benefit the church.

Legacy Estates 8th Annual Cow Pie BINGO
2022-06-17 12:00
$20 per ticket. $1,000 grand prize! Event will be held in the back lot behind Legacy Estates, 1200 West Broadway in Monmouth. All proceeds will benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Knox Community Health Center Health Fair
2022-06-17 13:00 - 15:00
The event will be held Friday, June 17th at 1361 W. Fremont St. Galesburg. For more information, please contact the Knox Community Health Center at 309-344-2225.
