GET OUT

The weekend is almost here and what's going on.  I'll be celebrating my son's 20th birthday this weekend.  I can't believe it, no more teenager!  Sounds like the weather's going to be pretty great so get out there and enjoy it.

Rev up your engine and head to the Waterloo VFW’s Sixth Annual Car Show this Sunday, April 26^th at 406 Veteran’s Drive in Waterloo.  Registration is 8:00 a.m. to noon with judging to begin at noon.  Trophies will be handed out at 4:00 p.m.  Food and drinks will be available at the show.  Call 973-0153 for more information.

Columbia’s Celebration 2009 Committee is proud to announce “Celebrate Columbia,” a special performance by the Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday, April 26^th from 3:00 until 4:30 p.m. at the Columbia Middle School.  “We are delighted to help Columbia celebrate its 150^th birthday,” stated Robert Charles Howard, conductor and music director of the Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale.   The orchestra will be performing in Columbia in order to reach out, share the group’s talents and introduce the orchestra to citizens in the Monroe County area who may not have had the opportunity previously to see it perform.  A selection of music celebrating “Our Country”, a “Salute to Our Germanic Roots” as well as a “Salute to the Movies” will be performed.   Jackie Hausmann, the Event Coordinator for the City of Columbia, noted “this concert is free to the public and a great opportunity to hear some very talented musicians perform right here in Columbia.”  For more information call 281-7144 ext. 106 or visit their website at www.columbiaillinois.com.

Bethany United Methodist Church in Columbia is planning their Annual Rummage Sale with a twist this year.  Pastor Allynn Walker has been delivering sermons on “radical” hospitality and “extravagant” generosity, so the church has decided to offer free clothing as well as some household goods.  Other “rummage” items will be for sale.  The sale is this Saturday, April 25^th from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Proceeds will go to the church’s youth programs.  The church is located at the corner of Hillcastle and Hilltop Road off Route 3.

Also holding a rummage sale on Saturday is Christ Community Lutheran Church in Columbia, next to Oerter Soccer Park off of Route 3.  Their “Share Our Treasures” indoor rummage and bake sale will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The St. Patrick’s Friends and Family Relay for Life Team is holding a Yard Sale Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25^th from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. both days at 1327 Summerfield in the Vandebrook subdivision on the south end of Waterloo. 

Bookworms head to the Morrison-Talbott Library Book Sale this weekend to stock up on your reading materials.  Preview Night is Thursday, April 23^rd from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and cost is $2.00 per person, a small price to pay to get a look at the cream of the crop.  The sale continues Friday, April 24^th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 25^th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  The Saturday special is “Buck a Bag,” all you can fit into a plastic grocery bag for $1.00.  For more information contact the library at 939-6232.

I'm planning on trying to hit the book sale and a couple of rummage sales and yard sales.  I'll let you know if I find anything.