Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living’s, IVCIL’s annual  fundraiser 5K Run, Walk, Wheel  is Saturday, July 21st, at St. Bede Academy. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. and the 5K starts at 8 a.m. racing through the cross country designated area. Registration through the 21st is $25. 5K T-shirts are available for purchasing the day of the 5K. A 5K course for walkers or with mobility devices is also available. Register through www.runrace.net/findarace.php Also register through the Starved Rock Runners club…

Marseilles Firefighters Association Cruise Night This is an event that raises money for the Marseilles Firefighters Association to buy new equipment and tools for the fire department to make helping our citizens in the time of need better. Come join the Marseilles Firefighters in downtown Marseilles on July 21st from 5-9pm. Doors and registration open at 3pm. Entry fee is $10 per vehicle with dash plaques, door prizes, and trophies to be given out.

Zonta Club of Streator’s Christmas in July Celebrity Bartending Event will take place on Sat., July 21st at Teke’s Bar & Grill in Streator from 6pm to 11pm. Proceeds help Streator area children in need at Christmas. Come out to support your favorite bartenders for a great cause. Raffles, door prizes and a free trivia hour with prizes will take place at the event. Information is available on Facebook at “Zonta Christmas in July Celebrity Bartending Event”. For further information…

The Livingston County Health Department (LCHD) is now scheduling 2018-2019 school and sports physicals, including physicals for college students. Students may also receive any required and/or recommended immunizations during their visit to the LCHD. Anyone can have their school and sports physical completed at the LCHD, regardless of county residency. Physicals are available by appointment only from 8:00am to 1:00pm for the following Wednesday dates: 20th, and 27th July 11th, 18th, and 25th, and August 1st. Charges will be billed…

Dinner and a Show Wednesday & Thursday – July 25 & 26 6 – 8 p.m. Come for both nights or just one!  Two different shows and crafts.   Preschool through 5th grade.  A parent or other responsible adult must accompany the student(s).   A meal will be served, music, crafts, and “a show.”   “Dinosaurs and the Bible – What does it say?”   Call the church office by Sunday, July 22nd, to reserve your spot.  Leave a message on…

            Although midwives are best known for delivering babies, they are also qualified to provide other healthcare services throughout a woman’s life.             The role midwives can play in providing health care to women apart from assisting them with childbirth will be highlighted when four Illinois Valley Community Hospital certified nurse midwives present a free public program from 4 – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, in the IVCH room at Peru Mall.             The event—entitled “Midwives: Women Caring for Women”—will…

The next meeting of the River Valley chapter of Compassionate Friends, a support group that assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age, is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, in the meeting room of the Illinois Valley Community Hospital office building at 1305 6th Street in Peru.             The Compassionate Friends is a self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. For…

            Book lovers looking for inexpensive summer reading will find it at the Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary’s annual book sale Friday, July 27, in the IVCH office building at 1305 6th Street in Peru, just east of the hospital’s emergency room entrance.             The sale will run from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.             Paperback books and magazine bundles will be available starting at 25 cents and hard cover books will start at $1.00.  Puzzles, CDs and audio books…