Tuesday, August 12
- Saline County HEA craft night is 6 p.m. at the Farm Bureau (21 W. Robinson St.) with a quilt workship. Cost is $5 with everything furnished except a thimble. For details, you may call 252-0603.
- Parent/student orientation for incoming sixth grade students 6 p.m. at the Eldorado Middle School cafeteria. Registration may also be done at this time.
- AA (the recovery room) meets 7 p.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 926-2302.
Wednesday, August 13
- HMC Home Health Care blood pressure (free) and blood sugar ($2) screenings 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Eldorado Golden Circle.
- Riverview Coal Career Fair 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Henderson Community College, Henderson, Ky. Photo ID required.
- AA (higher powered) 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732.
- Southern Illinois Respiratory Disease Program Benefits Counselor is available 1 to 3 p.m. at the Harrisburg Golden Circle (901 S. Commercial St.) to assist miners with new or active black lung claims. For details, you may call 252-7940.
- Red Cross blood drive 1 to 6 p.m. at Harris-Pruett Building (107 E. Church St.), Harrisburg. Bring ID with date of birth.
- NA (basic text study, open) meets 7 p.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 841-2163 or 926-7118.
- Carrier Mills-Stonefort Public Library (109 Oak St., Carrier Mills) hosts a free seminar on personal safety and crime prevention from the Carrier Mills Fire Department. Free smoke/carbon monoxide detectors while they last and coloring books for kids.
Thursday, August 14
- Al-Anon (family group) meets 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732.
- Nicotine Anonymous meets noon at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732.
- Eldorado Senior Citizens meet 2 p.m. at the Eldorado Community Center. Rita Bramlet will sing and play with the omnichord.
- Carrier Mills AA meets 7 p.m. at the Methodist church (109 E. Washington St.). For details, you may call 252-2162 or (618) 996-2900.
- Band night 7 p.m. at Harrisburg Golden Circle (901 S. Commercial St.). Doors open 6 p.m., - Carrier Mills-Stonefort Public Library (109 Oak St., Carrier Mills) hosts a free seminar on home and fire safety from the Carrier Mills Fire Department. Free smoke/carbon monoxide detectors while they last and coloring books for kids.
Friday, August 15
- AA (twelve and twelve, open) meets 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.), near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732 or 273-4913.
- Bethel A.M.E. Church sponsors a fish fry fund-raiser 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Harris-Pruett Building (107 E. Church St.), Harrisburg. Tickets are $7 in advance with delivery available in the Harrisburg area. For details, you may call 709-6575, 841-8811 or 294-4844.
- Overeaters Anonymous meets 1 p.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (101 E. Church St.), Harrisburg. For details, you may call 518-0681.
- Celebrate Recovery 7 to 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church (204 N. Main St.), Harrisburg. For details, you may call 252-7491.
- Carrier Mills-Stonefort Public Library (109 Oak St., Carrier Mills) hosts a free seminar on on-line safety and cyber crime from Jessica Simmons. Free smoke/carbon monoxide detectors while they last and coloring books for kids.
- Eldorado AA meets 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church (1219 Pine St.). For details, you may call 273-4913.
Saturday, August 16
- AA (open discussion) meets 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 841-2163.
- Stonefort Fire Department has their annual fish fry 11 a.m. and fire fighter competition 1:30 p.m. at the reunion grounds. For details, you may call 777-0110.
- Block party 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at River of Life Church (7 S. Capital St.), Harrisburg. Free food prizes, and a 27-foot rock wall to climb. For details you may call 253-8346 or 252-7645.
Sunday, August 17
- Vachel Davis Appreciation Day 2 to 4 p.m. at Eldorado Memorial Public Library (Grant Street). Topic is "Champion of Coal Miners and Their Safety."
- Annual "Back To School" Community Party 4 to 6 p.m. at Dorrisville Baptist Church (1300 S. Feazel St.), Harrisburg. Free school supplies, gym shoes, socks, and school haircuts for Harrisburg students kindergarten through eighth grade. (Students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to receive these items or services.) There will also be live entertainment, dinner, face painting, and fun activities for children. The clothing closet (Mercy Corner) will also be open for distribution of gently used clothing. For details, you may call 252-1862.
Monday, August 18
- Registration for the Town and Country Beauty Pageant 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the stage in downtown Eldorado. For details, you may call 273-6728 or 273-3639.
- NA (open discussion) meets 7 p.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 841-2163 or 926-7118.
Tuesday, August 19
- Rules of the Road review course 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Ridgway Golden Circle.
- HMC Home Health Care blood pressure (free) and blood sugar ($2) screenings 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Eddyville Golden Circle.
- AA (the recovery room) meets 7 p.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 926-2302.
Wednesday, August 20
- HMC Home Health Care blood pressure (free) and blood sugar ($2) screenings 9 to 11 a.m. at Elizabethtown Golden Circle.
- AA (higher powered) 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732.
- Southern Illinois Respiratory Disease Program Benefits Counselor is available 1 to 3 p.m. at the Harrisburg Golden Circle (901 S. Commercial St.) to assist miners with new or active black lung claims. For details, you may call 252-7940.
- NA (basic text study, open) meets 7 p.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 841-2163 or 926-7118.
Thursday, August 21
- Al-Anon (family group) meets 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732.
- Nicotine Anonymous meets noon at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732.
- Registration for the Town and Country Beauty Pageant 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the stage in downtown Eldorado. For details, you may call 273-6728 or 273-3639.
- Carrier Mills AA meets 7 p.m. at the Methodist church (109 E. Washington St.). For details, you may call 252-2162 or (618) 996-2900.
- Jacinda Townsend will speak to Southern Illinois Writers Guild 7 p.m. in the Terrace Dining Room Annex at John A. Logan College, Carterville.
Friday, August 22
- AA (twelve and twelve, open) meets 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.), near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 252-4732 or 273-4913.
- Overeaters Anonymous meets 1 p.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (101 E. Church St.), Harrisburg. For details, you may call 518-0681.
- Illinois Elks Children's Program announces a Free Children's Orthopedic Assessment Clinic 2 to 4 p.m. at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion. Appointments may be made by calling (800) 272-0074 between 1 and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- Celebrate Recovery 7 to 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church (204 N. Main St.), Harrisburg. For details, you may call 252-7491.
- Eldorado AA meets 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church (1219 Pine St.). For details, you may call 273-4913.
Saturday, August 23
- Carterville First Baptist Church sponsors a worldcrafts open house bazaar 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carterville Civic Center (Cannon Park on Greenbriar Road). For details, you may call (618) 985-3040.
- AA (open discussion) meets 11 a.m. at the Allovus House (115 Woolcott St.) near Harrisburg Medical Center. For details, you may call 841-2163.
- Kiwanis hosts a "Jonah" fish fry 4 to 7 p.m. at Harrisburg Middle School. Cost is $10 per person, but children under 10 and accompanied by an adult eat free. All proceeds benefit the Harrisburg High School soccer teams.
