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February

February 27
P.A.S.T. Indoor Winter MarketPlace, 8:30-1:30 in the lower gym, A-J High School, South Main St., Anna. Enter at back of building. Booth space with table may be rented for “fleas”, crafts, food, and miscellaneous for $25. (With electricity, $30.) Call 618-833-8427 or 833-8847 for info. Lunch will be served. www.pastonline.org

March

April

April 17th & 18th
“Pieces of the P.A.S.T.” Annual Quilt Show and Table Settings. Preview “Quilt Walk” Friday evening. Luncheon Saturday. C-Infinity Event Center, S. Front St., Cobden. Call 618-833-8228 for more info. www.pastonline.org

May

June

Chamber Member Event
Every Tuesday Farmers Market
8am to noon, Shawnee College parking Lot, Hwy. 146 Anna

Chamber Member Event
Darn Hot Pepper Farm Store opened for the season
Opening day is Thursday June 4 from 10 am to 5 pm. Farm Store will be opened every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm from June 4 to December 19, 2009. Visit our Farm Store and taste your favorite salsa and pepper jellies/jams and choose from a variety of spices. Fresh specialty peppers are in season from June to September. www.darnhotpeppers.com

July

Chamber Member Event
Every Tuesday Farmers Market
8am to noon, Shawnee College parking Lot, Hwy. 146 Anna

August

Chamber Member Event
Every Tuesday Farmers Market
8am to noon, Shawnee College parking Lot, Hwy. 146 Anna

August    Cobden Peach Festival
Sponsored by the Cobden Lions Club, features carnival rides and games, Peach Queen Contest, homemade food and peach cobbler, parade on Sat. Free admission. 618-893-2425

August   Union County Fair
618-833-8923 | www.unioncountyfair.net

September

Chamber Member Event
Every Tuesday Farmers Market
8am to noon, Shawnee College parking Lot, Hwy. 146 Anna

September 17th
P.A.S.T.’s Annual “Links for Lincoln” Golf Scramble. Union County Country Club, 430 E. Jefferson, Anna. Proceeds to help with purchase of “House Where Lincoln Stayed” in Anna. Call 618-833-6694 or 618-833-7912. www.pastonline.org

Chamber Member Event
September    Shawnee Hills Wine Festival at Alto Vineyards
Alto Pass, IL. Food and wine, rain or shine! Listen to great bands, sample wines from all nine wineries, and relax in the greenery at Alto Vineyards. Be sure to check www.shawneewinetrail.com

Chamber Member Event
September     Darn Hot Peppers Festival
Darn Hot Peppers, Rancho Bella Vista, 827 Vines Rd Cobden. 11am to 5pm, A favorite gathering for all chile heads and hot pepper fans. Walk the pepper field and see many varieties of hot peppers in bloom, meet the vendors and see who makes the best hot/spicy food, visit the Pepper Farm Store and select your favorite salsa, jellies, spices and pepper products, relax, visit with friends, enjoy great local music and soak in great southern Illinois pepper heat. 618-893-1443 www.darnhotpeppers.com

Chamber Member Event
September    ‘Everything Apple’ Celebration at Rendleman Orchards Farm Market
Hwy. 127 Alto Pass. Stop in for all your recipe & baking needs. Enjoy an apple slush or a bottle of apple cider while picking up other seasonal produce as well as your favorites from last year. 618-893-2771 www.rendlemanorchards.com 

September   Old Fashioned Ice Cream Supper
5:00pm on the grounds of the1850’s Kornthal church built by Austrian immigrants. Now on National Register of Historic Places. Musical entertainment at 6:00 p.m. Three miles south of Jonesboro on Hwy. 127.
618-833-8745

October

October   Fall Festival & Car show
Cobden. Southern Counties Autos Unlimited car show, exhibit at the Union County Museum, flea market, and other fun activities. 618-893-2425

October    Union County Colorfest Celebration
Celebrate the fall season throughout Union Co, with Home Tours by P.A.S.T from 10am to 4pm, and an Arts & Craft Fair in Cobden. Participate in the biathlon race, tour the Shawnee Hills wine trail, Orchards & Farms. Celebrate all weekend long with samples of specialty food items. Music, BBQ, Applebutter making demonstrations, working cider press, petting zoo and Kid Fest at Anna city park 9 to 5 on Sat. the Annual Wiener Dog Derby. The doggie fashion will begin at 1:00pm with the race beginning at 2:00pm. A writers fair at Stinson Library on Sat from 9 to 4, and the South End Stump Jumper annual variety show Sat. at 7pm. 800-248-4373

October    Union County Colorfest 2009 Biathlon & 7K Run
The 15th annual Union County Colorfest Biathlon www.colorfestbiathlon.com  will be hosted again this year on the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center grounds on October 10th. Race Director Chris Wells has added an additional race, the Colorfest 7K Run, to bring a larger group of participants and tourists to the area. Each year, the Biathlon has brought hundreds of participants and their families to our community.

Many have expressed their surprise at all the different events taking place, from the Choate Pumpkin Patch displays to home tours to wine trail festivals. Running and riding a bike may not be your hobby, but the people who travel hundreds of miles to Union County for this unique event have made a significant impact on community tourism, and have spread the word to their friends and neighbors.

Chris will be looking for additional race volunteers before the events.

If you have the opportunity, e mail him at cwells63@yahoo.com or chriswells@colorfestbiathlon.com and offer to lend a hand!

November

Youth Waterfowl Academy – TBA
Two weeks before regular waterfowl season opens, Mermet Lake Fish & Wildlife Area hosts a two-day Youth Waterfowl Hunt. This hunt is open to all children under 16 years of age that have a valid hunting license. Young waterfowl hunters are invited to participate in this event. Each year sponsors provide food, refreshments and prizes. Anyone wishing to participate will need to be at the hunter check station two and half hours before sunrise for the drawings. For more information call Mermet Lake FWA at (618) 524-5577.

Chamber Member Event
November    Applepalooza! Rendleman Orchards Farm Market
Hwy. 127 Alto Pass. Stop in for all your recipe & baking needs. Enjoy hot apple cider with mulling spices, while picking up other seasonal produce as well as apple gift boxes. 618-893-2771 www.rendlemanorchards.com 

November   Veterans Day Parade
Anna, begins at 2 p.m. from the city park entrance on Davie St and follows Main St to Jefferson St. and back to the park. 618-833-5182.

November    Holiday Open Houses in Alto Pass
618-893-4898 or 2206.

November    Holiday Open Houses along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail
www.shawneewinetrail.com 

November    HeartlandArts.Net 2nd Annual "Shopping in the Hills"
Art and Craft Fair, various locations in southern Illinois - HeartlandArts.Net, (618) 713 2896

December

December 5th
P.A.S.T. Presents “Carols at Early Candlelight”, 4:00 p.m. at Historic St. Anne’s, 507 South Main St. in Anna. Free. Parking behind Stinson Library. St. Anne’s is also available to rent for special events. Call 618-833-9441 or 618-833-6989 for information. www.pastonline.org

Chamber Member Event
December    Darn Hot Peppers Holiday Open House
Vines Rd Cobden. 10 am to 5 pm. Join us for our customer appreciation day. Plenty of Mexican Hot Chocolate, spicy cider, pan dulce and tamales. Feliz Navidad from La Familia Jimenez. www.darnhotpeppers.com