It’s a tradition. The Harrison Bruce Historical Village invites you to their annual Christmas Stroll on the campus of John A. Logan College, Sunday, December 11, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 4;00 p.m. Join costumed villagers for a Yuletide walk through southern Illinois in the l800’s. Festive music, sweet treats, vendors, artisan guild’s displaying their wares, children’s crafts and a visit from St. Nicholas. Bring the whole family. Stroll is free and open to the public. The Village was dedicated in 2012 and is one of the only historical villages on the campus of a community college in the State of Illinois. A treasure.
HERRIN CITY LIBRARY presents Monthly Movie Matinees. Coming up Friday, December 9 at 2 p.m. a new release from this year, “Where the Crawdads Sing.” No admission, seating limited. Don’t miss this one. Susan Mullen is Director of Herrin City Library.
CAROLS & COFFEE at Market Street Music Conservatory in Marion (former First Christian Church Building) Sunday, December 11 at 2 p.m. A Moravian Lovefeast with Candle Lighting, Carol Singe-a-Long and Moravian Coffee and Lovefeast Buns. Tix are $l5 in advance only. Call 618-364-3486 to reserve a ticket. Elizabeth Byassee Shore is Director.
STEMM’S CAFÉ & COFFEE SHOPPE in downtown Herrin, 3 North Park Avenue has new hours, Monday – Friday- 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 7 a.m. to 12 Noon. Closed Sunday. The buzz is about the breakfast followed by some delicious lunch items.
CHAPTER MN-P.E.O. meets Friday, December 9, at 1:30 p.m. for their Christmas Business meeting at the home of hostess, Mary Ann Stotlar. Diane Hughes is co-hostess. P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization founded in l869 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The Illinois State Chapter was organized April 3, 1903.
THANKS TO: Dixie Terry, a great chef and cookbook author who offers her Holiday Orange Slice Cake recipe in the December 1 issue of the Independent. Takes a bit of mixing, but it is sheer delight and different. Dixie writes her delectable recipes weekly on our Community Page.
CONDOLENCES to Pastor Donnie Colson, children and friends on the death of his wife, Mary Loueva Colson, 85, who died December 2, 2022. Services were Tuesday, December 6. She will be missed.
FOOTNOTES: I ordered a two-pound fruitcake in a tin. Thanks to so many of you who jumped right in and sent your suggestions. I opted for one from Assumption Abbey, Ava, Missouri, where Trappist monks in a small monastery bake a perfect balance between, cake, nuts, fruit and rum. Jean Kane of Kissimmee, Florida, widow of Dr. Dan Kane, suggested this one with rave reviews from her family.
SNAPSHOTS: Teresa Collins is one of the senior adult artists who painted the magic on downtown windows in The Herrin Drugs block. Lovely.
Nice to see families strolling on Park Avenue to see lighted windows and take pictures beside the huge tree on the corner of West Monroe and North Park Avenue on The First Southern Bank location.
Fingers crossed Frenchman’s Widow is in our midst again. Cynde Bunch says, “It will open.” People passing see lights on as the restaurant prepares to host a soft opening its doors, the corner of West Monroe and North l6th. It was once Berra's Tavern until Cynde and David Bunch purchased and restored the building. Seating on top and main level.
