Winter Wonderland
With Old Man Winter blowing storms our way what seems like every other day, there are things we can do to make sure we appreciate our wintery weather safe and warm inside our homes and vehicles.
You can prepare and give to your favorite charity by using your Xspero app to shop these great local businesses. Simply use your Xspero app to purchase gift cards to one or all of the following local businesses and 20 percent goes to the Xspero charity of your choice. There’s no limit to your giving!
Let’s start with making sure your home is set for snow and ice that comes along with winter storms. Visit LaTorre Hardware in Vineland or Richland General Store in Buena for your snowblower purchases along with all your other needs for the winter weather. You can also find salt, sand and ice melt, shovels, heaters and don’t forget extra batteries for all your devices.
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Test your knowledge of diversity in our military, past and present.
Join us for a fun fundraiser for Operation Support Our Troops-America and test your knowledge of Diversity in the Military, Past and Present at our Virtual Trivia Night on Feb. 17!
There will be many different types of questions, ranging from easy to difficult, but the event will be fun for everyone! The first, second and third place winners will receive gift cards. We will also host a 50/50 split the pot (winner will be announced during the event, however you do not need to participate in the event to purchase split the pot tickets).
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Friday and enjoy “Jacked!,” a virtual new adaptation of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” featuring the popular St. Louis punk pop hip-hop duo, The Knuckles. “Jacked!” is presented by the Metro Theater Company now through March 31. For tickets to view, visit https://www.metroplays.org/jackedr viewing. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.metroplays.org/jacked. Show MoreShow Less
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Start your weekend on
Friday singing a happy tune at 3rd Chute II for food, drinks and karaoke on Fosterberg Road, Alton. Starts at 9 p.m. Show MoreShow Less
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Help out the YWCA of Alton
Gurnee Exchange Club Hosts Virtual Trivia Night
Updated 1/15/2021 2:49 PM
The Exchange Club of Gurnee will host a Virtual Trivia Night on Friday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. This is the first of a series of trivia nights the club will host to raise funds to support local organizations working to prevent child abuse and to provide student scholarships.
Interested participants can form their own teams of up to eight members per team. If you don t have a team but would like to participate, you will be added to a team. The cost is $20 per person or $120 per team. The evening promises to be fun and competitive with six rounds of play ranging in categories from history and current events to music and movies. The first place team will receive a bundtlet a month for a Year for each member, courtesy of event sponsor Nothing Bundt Cakes Gurnee, and free entry into the next trivia. Prizes will be awarded to second place and last place finishers.