June 13, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Around Town March 12-15

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March 12
Summer Camp Registration
All Day

Registration for summer camps at Homer Lake and Lake of the Woods Forest Preserves opened March 1. Sign up today for these popular programs! For ages 3-12 years old. Visit ccfpd.org for more info and to register.

SJO student council penny collection
School hours at SJO

The Student Council will be collecting donations for Pennies for Patients in all advisories through March 15. Prizes will be awarded to the advisory classes that collect the most money. All money raised goes to help kids and families battling Leukemia.

Euchre Club
7 p.m. every Tuesday
St. Joseph Fire Station

Open to public
Questions contact:   Terry Crider  469-7028 or cell 722-7164S

March 13
Adult Coloring
6 p.m.
St. Joseph Township Library, 201 N 3rd St, St Joseph, IL 61873

The library is holding adult coloring time. The library provides the picture and the coloring supplies. For more information, please contact the library at 217-469-2159 or stjosephtownshiplibrary@gmail.com.

Audubon Photography Awards
Interpretive Center, Homer Lake Forest Preserve, During Regular Open Hours

Today’s best bird photography is a portal into the natural world, and these images from the Audubon Photography Awards will inspire and inform you. The twelve images on display were chosen from nearly 8,000 images submitted to the National Audubon Society in 2018 in the Amateur, Professional, and Youth categories. FREE. All ages. For more info: (217) 896-2455 or pleiter@ccfpd.org.

First Man
1 p.m.
Movie  at Homer Library 500 E. Second Street, Homer
A biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. The movie explores the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.
Rated PG-13 Runs 2 hrs 21 mins


March 14
Quilting Group
10 a.m.
St. Joseph Township Library, 201 N 3rd St, St Joseph, IL 61873

Bring your quilting project and join the quilting ladies at the library to work on your projects.

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