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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
2009 Firefighters/Postal Club New Year’s Eve Winter Wonderland Dec 31, 8pm, Toast the New Year. Cash drawings, party favors and champagne toast at midnight. Bustin Loose plays from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Catering by Turasky’s Catering. $30. Call Tim Stout at 638-1140 or Deb Davis at 414-6011. Firefighters-Postal Lake Club, 940 W. Lake Shore Dr.
Children’s Story Hour Day Dec 31, 9:30am, 11:30am and 1:30pm, Storyteller Mrs. Broccoli, Harriet Arkley of Springfield. Each child receives a treat at session end. Reservations required, space limited. Call 782-6776. Dana- Thomas House, 301 E. Lawrence.
Christmas with the Lincolns Dec 24, 26-31, 8:30am-5pm, Where did the Lincoln boys hang their stockings for Santa to fill? What might have been in those stockings? What Christmas goodies were on Lincoln’s table? Discover how the Lincolns celebrated the holidays by taking a tour through the Lincoln Home. Free. For more info call 492- 4241. Lincoln Home National Historic Site, 413 S. Eighth St.
Contact Ministries’ Coat Drive Dec 24-31, Bring gently used or new coats to collections boxes at all Fit Club of Springfield locations. For more info call 753-3939. Fit Club West, 2811 W Lawrence Ave.
Dana-Thomas House Holiday Decorations and Sumac Shop Dec 24, 26-27, 30-31, 9am-4pm Wed-Sun, Tours given about every 20 minutes. Last tour starts with video around 3:45 p.m. and ends just prior to 5 p.m. Suggested donation $5 adults, $3 children, $13 families. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. For info call 782-6776. Dana-Thomas House, 301 E. Lawrence.
Feed A Family Food Drive Dec 24-26, Join Central Illinois Foodbank, Schnuck’s, Green Hyundai, and 93.9 ABE-FM to help feed the hungry. Drop off your nonperishable food items at either one of the Schnuck’s locations or Green Hyundai. Schnuck’s will have $5 and $10 pre-packaged bags of food for you to buy and then donate right there. For more info call 522-4022. Schnuck’s at Montvale & Sangamon and Green Hyundai, 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy.
First Night Dec 31, 6:30pm-12am, Be
