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Last updated: May 9, 2012

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Holocaust Survivor to Speak at Forman Center

The Manito Historical Society and the high school club “The History League” is sponsoring Ms. Magda Brown to speak on her experiences in the Holocaust at the Forman Center in Manito IL on June 5th at 6:30pm. Magda was born in Hungary in 1927. In 1944 Adolf Eichmann implemented the “Final Solution” of the Hungarian Jews. The Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz Birkenau including Magda and her family on June 11, 1944 (her 17th birthday). We welcome you to hear about her experience in the Holocaust and of her survival. This free event is a unique educational opportunity for our area and open to the public. Please consider the nature of the topic and the appropriate age of the children that may attend with you.
For more information on Magda Brown, visit her page on the Illinois Holocaust Museum website.

“Reading is So Delicious”

Summer Reading 2013 Registration will be held from June 4th-9th for ages preschool through adult.
Stop by the library during business hours to register and receive your kit!
Summer Reading programs will be held on:

Wed., June 13 at 10:30 a.m.
Wed., June 20 at 10:30 a.m.
Wed., June 27 at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, July 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Wed., July 11 at 10:30 a.m.
Wed., July 18 at 10:30 a.m.

There will be two “Teen Only” events held in the evening with dates to be announced!
The library will also have a canned food drive titled: “Feeding the Community!” Kids will be encouraged
to donate canned goods and compete against their reading goals!
Continue to watch this paper for more updates about this summer's events!

Green Valley Veterans Memorial

Orders are being taken for engraved Veterans Bricks to be installed in time for a Memorial Day ceremony at the Green Valley Veterans Memorial. A brick may be purchased for any Veteran of the US Armed Forces. Orders must be in by May 10th. For cost and order form information, call Susan Hill at 309-224-8513 or Kathy Coriell at 309-352-4290.

Egypt Station
Starving Artists' Paint Drive

Got paint? Just finished a home improvement project? Doing some Spring cleaning? Egypt Station Gallery and Studios is happy to announce its first Starving Artists' Paint Drive, starting Friday, April 27th!
Bring your unused or leftover acrylic/latex house paint to the gallery and we'll put it to good use! All
donations will be free for any local artist or artisan in need and be provided to the students in the classes Egypt Station will be offering this Spring and Summer. While you're there be sure to check out the class schedule and all the great new art in the gallery.
If no one's available at the gallery, the staff at Willett's Winery or the Ironstone Room is usually happy to show you around. Donations can also be left at the gallery door.
Questions? Contact Paula Charlton at (309) 840-002, Jeff Wagnaar at (309) 264-0419 or stop in at 201 N. Broadway Street, Manito, IL 61546.

4th Annual Wine, Art, Balloon & Jazz Festival In Manito

Willett’s Winery & Cellar, the Village of Manito and the Forman Park District are hosting the Manito Wine, Art, & Balloon, & Jazz Festival on Saturday, May 26th from 11:00am-8:00pm. The festival will be held at Manito’s Memorial Park. Illinois wineries will offer tastings and wine sales, with numerous artisans displaying and selling their creations. Jazz musicians will offer live jazz music throughout the day. Local hot air balloonists will be present with balloon lift-offs and a “night glow”.

If you are an artist and would like to participate, or if you would like to have a food booth for the
day, please contact Cris Willett or Paula Charlton at Willett’s Winery & Cellar at 309-968-7070, or
cris@willettswinery.com

Sponsorships are available and needed! If you are interested in supporting the festival at any level,
please call Willett’s Winery at 968-7070 for details. This event will be heavily marketed in the Peoria, Springfield, and Bloomington areas, thanks in part to a grant by the Forman Valley Foundation.

Volunteers are needed the day of the event. If you are interested in volunteering, please attend a brief
meeting on Monday, April 23rd at 6:30pm at Willett’s Winery & Cellar. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to help out, just give us a call for details.

NEW... watch a feature video
about Fair Oaks Farm

Bus Trip from Manito to
Visit One of the Largest Dairy Farms in the Country

On Friday, June 8, Manito Area Regional Economic Development (MARED) will sponsor a bus trip from Manito to Fair Oaks Farms Adventure Center in Fair Oaks, Indiana. The trip will depart from Midwest Central High School located at 910 S. Washington in Manito at 7 a.m. and will return that evening at 8 p.m.

The Fair Oaks Farms Adventure Center is located on an operating dairy farm and it offers exhibits that explain how the dairy industry protects the environment, cares for the dairy cows, and ensures the highest quality milk possible. A tour will be provided of the dairy farm and participants will view the milking process first hand. Some groups have been lucky enough to see a newborn calf born. The group will also visit the dairy processing plant where cheese and ice cream are made right before your eyes. For more information, please visit www.fofarms.com or www.johndeere.com/furrow and click on The Baby Barn.

Cost is $60 per person and includes deluxe motorcoach transportation and tour of the Adventure Center. To make your reservation, please mail your $60 check payable to MARED at 2232 Hoeft Road, Manito, IL 61546 no later than May 1, 2012. Please call Teri at (309) 369-8374 with any questions.

Future Raiders Camp

Raiders' boys basketball coaching staff will be hosting a 2 week, or if preferred a 1 week, camp in Midwest Central HS gym from June 4-8 and June 11-14. The camp will be open to all boys entering 2nd-8th grades.
The times will run from 8-9:30 for kids entering 2nd- 5th grades and from 9:45-11:15 for kids entering 6th-8th grades. There is a fee for the camp, for pricing information please call the High School at 309-968-6766 or pick up a sign-up sheet at Midwest Central Elementary, Junior, and Senior High Schools.

Farmers Market To Begin June 26

Spring is here! You’ve been hearing it for some time now. It’s unmistakable. With the scents from flowers,
the songs from birds, and the cool spring breeze comes fresh produce! If you haven’t already, it’s time to get those gardens started. This year will mark the second annual Manito Farmers Market, starting June 26! That’s right, fresh produce for everyone. And if you don’t have much of a green thumb, don’t worry, handmade products will be available as well.

Also, with the Cottage Act having been passed, anyone who has gotten the certification from the health department can make products to be sold at the market as well. For more information on the certification process contact Mason County Health Department.
Also, to find out more about the market itself, contact Eden Stewart at (217) 871-7974 or through email: edeb13@yahoo.com.
We hope to see you there.

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