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18 Stateline News Sunday, August 3, 2008
Do you have a free event that you
would like publicized? Send your
calendar submission by 9 a.m. on
Friday for inclusion in Wednesday’s
edition or by 9 a.m. on Wednesday
for inclusion in Sunday’s edition.
Send your item to Calendar CSI,
1555 Willowbrook Road, Beloit, WI
53511 or e-mail it to
lvollbrecht@statelinenews.com.
Mondays:
Traffic Jam classic car show,
every Monday through Sept. 1,
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Prairie
Post Center, 2750 Prairie Ave.,
next to Shopko. For more information
call (608) 751-9738.
Stateline Singles bowling,
every Monday, 6 p.m. at
Diamond Lanes, Cranston Road,
Beloit. All singles 55 and over
are invited. For information call
(608) 365-7073 or (608) 365-
6197.
Bunco games, first Monday
of the month, Grinnell Hall, 631
Bluff St., Beloit. 1 p.m., for those
55 and older. Call (608) 364-2875
for more information.
Beloit Senior Center Bridge
Game, every Monday, Grinnell
Hall, 631 Bluff St., Beloit. 9 a.m.,
9:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (608)
364-2875
Young at Heart senior social
group, every Monday, 10:30
a.m. in Rockford. For ages 55 and
up. call (815) 742-6779 for location.
Goldenaires Chorus practice,
every Monday, Grinnell
Hall, 631 Bluff St., Beloit. 10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. For singers 55 and
older. (608) 365-5463 or (815)
624-7288
Drop-In Storytimes, every
Monday, Rockton Centre Branch,
3112 N. Rockton Ave., Rockton.
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. For kids 3
to 12. (815) 965-7606, press 1.
Senior Pinochle Game, every
Monday, Grinnell Hall, 631 Bluff
St., Beloit. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (608)
364-2875
Tiny Tots Playgroup, every
Monday, Beloit Family Resource
Center, 1221 Henry, Beloit. 9:30
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Ages 1 to 3.
Free. (608) 313-9253
Emotions Anonymous, every
Monday, St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 212 W. Grand Ave.,
Beloit. 8 p.m. Enter through backdoor.
Call John (608) 362-4643 or
Bonnie at (608) 362-7281.
Badger Chordhawks’ Chorus
rehearsal, every Monday, the
Gathering Place, 715 Campus
St., Milton. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Men’s chorus. (608) 755-1290
Story Time, every Monday,
NSLD/Roscoe, 5562 Clayton
Circle, Roscoe. 6:30 p.m. Ages 3
to 5. (815) 623-6266, www.northsuburbanlibrary.org
Turtle Parks Committee
meeting, every third Monday,
Community Center, 6916 S.
County Road J, Beloit. 7 p.m.
(608) 362-0655
Tuesdays:
Sprigs and sprouts, every
Tuesday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. June
17-Aug. 5 at Merrill Park
Community Garden, on the corner
of Fifth and Merrill streets,
Beloit. A gardening, food and
nature club for children age 6
through 11. Call (608) 289-8500
or e-mail
merillgarden@yahoo.com for
more information.
Harvest Hour, every Tuesday,
4 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 17-Sept. 9
at Merrill Park Community
Garden, on the corner of Fifth
and Merrill streets, Beloit.
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Community members can harvest
the garden’s produce. Call (608)
289-8500 or e-mail merillgarden@yahoo.com
for more information.
Women’s golf, every
Tuesday, Krueger Women’s
League 8 a.m. at Krueger-Haskell
Golf Course, 1611 Hackett St.,
Beloit. For information call (608)
362-4109.
Beloit Stateline Golden K
Kiwanis Club meeting, every
Tuesday, Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church, 749 Bluff St., Beloit. 9
a.m. Contact Marcia Lee (608)
362-7826
Open AA meeting, every
Tuesday, The Banyan Tree, 550
E. Grand Ave., Beloit. Noon to 1
p.m. (608) 361-1358
Kiwanis Club Greater Beloit
meeting, every Tuesday,
Sophia’s Restaurant, 3201 S.
Riverside Dr., Beloit. 6 p.m. (608)
365-6423
Beginning line dancing,
every Tuesday, Grinnell Hall, 631
Bluff St., Beloit. 9 a.m. to 9:30
a.m. (608) 364-2875.
Senior Cribbage Game,
every Tuesday, Grinnell Hall, 631
Bluff St., Beloit. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(608) 364-2875
Tuesdays Tots Playgroup,
every Tuesday, Beloit Family
Resource Center, 1221 Henry,
Beloit. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Ages 1 to 3. (608) 313-9253
Senior Bingo, every Tuesday,
Merrill Community Center, 1428
Wisconsin Ave., Beloit. 50 years
and up. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (608)
365-1488
Stateline Harmony Chorus of
Sweet Adelines International
Meeting, every Tuesday, Rock
County Health Care Center,
Janesville. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Please contact Peggy (608)-755-
1063 or Carol (815) 389-1756.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) Meeting, every
Tuesday, First United Methodist
Church, 511 Public Ave., Beloit.
11:30 a.m. weigh-in, 1 p.m. meeting.
Mary Lou (608) 368-0391
Ready, Set, Grow Playgroup,
every Tuesday, Beloit Family
Resource Center, 1221 Henry
Ave., Beloit. 11 a.m. to noon.
Ages 3 to 5. Free. (608) 313-9253
Beloit Breakfast Optimist
Club meeting, every Tuesday,
7 a.m. at Road Dawg Restaurant
(formerly Country Kitchen), 2956
Milwaukee Rd. Beloit.
Contact Don or Irma Murphy at
(608) 365-2805 for more information.
Fairbanks Flats revitalization
meeting, every third Tuesday,
6:30 p.m. at the Steelworkers
Union Hall, 1620 Shore Drive,
Beloit.
Community movie night,
every third Tuesday, The Lenan
Learning Center, 4109 Capitol
Circle, Janesville. Free. Call (608)
752-1601, ext. 360.
“Art,” Aug. 1-2, 8 p.m. New
Court Theatre production in the
Kresge Theatre, located on
Bushnell Street on the Beloit
College campus. For tickets and
information, call (608) 363-2755.
Aug. 2-3:
Rock on the Rock, Aug. 2-3,
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Jones Pavilion
in Riverside Park, Beloit. Call
(608) 365-0365 or visit www.overflowingcup.org
for more information.
Celebrate Beloit! street
dance and festival in downtown
Beloit, Aug. 2-3. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
sidewalk sale and 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. farmer’s market on Aug. 2;
10 a.m. Beloit Lions mini grand
GOLF OUTING HAS ANOTHER GREAT YEAR
PHOTO SUBMITTED
From the left, Big Brother Rodney Meiller, with Little Brother Brody, and Big Brothers Big Sisters
Executive Director Nancy Mignon, prepare to present golf sponsors Mark Stinebrink and Mary
Stinebrink with a autographed frame for their 16 years of partnership. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rock,
Walworth and Jefferson counties and the Stinebrink’s Pick n’ Save stores of Lake Geneva and Delavan
partnered for their 16th annual Golf for Kids Playday on July 17. Beautiful weather and 164 golfers contributed
to another great year in raising almost $26,000 for the BBBS youth mentoring programs. For
information on how you can contribute or volunteer with BBBS, call (888) 904-KIDS. Volunteers are needed
in their mentoring programs, as well as the Lunch Buddies program.
prix races Aug. 3.
BMHS class of 1988 reunion,
Aug. 2-3. For more information,
e-mail
reunion1988@hotmail.com, or
visit www.bhms88.com or
www.myspace.com/bmhs88.
Aug. 2:
Rummage and bake sale
fundraiser for the Hailey Rath
Memorial Event, Aug. 2, 8 a.m.
to noon at 500 E. Grand Ave. For
more information, visit www.haileyrath5k.org.
Car and cycle weekend, Aug.
2-3 at Central Christian Church,
2460 Milwaukee Road, Beloit.
Family activities from 5 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. Aug. 2, registration from
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and activities
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3.
Prizes will be awarded Aug. 3 in a
competitive show of cars, motorcycles
and trucks. For more information
or to register, call (608)
362-7663, or visit www.centralwired.com.
Rock County
Conservationists tour of Fair
Meadows State Natural Area,
Aug. 2, 9 a.m. to noon. Meet at
the Milton Burger King parking lot
at 8:45 a.m. For more information,
call (608) 365-2609.
Beloit Catholic High School
all-class reunion, Aug. 2, 10
a.m. golf outing at Blackhawk
Golf Course, Janesville, 6 p.m.
Beloit Snappers deck party. To
request information and registration
form,
bchalumni@yahoo.com.
“Art,” Aug. 2, 8 p.m. New
Court Theatre production in the
Kresge Theatre, located on
Bushnell Street on the Beloit
College campus. For tickets and
information, call (608) 363-2755.
Aug. 3:
Jack Farina’s Big Band
dance, Aug. 3, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at
the Marine Corps. League, 3807
S. Riverside Drive, Beloit.
Donation at the door.
Aug. 4:
“Breaking Dawn” book celebration,
Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. at Beloit Public Library, 409
Pleasant St. For teens 12 to 18.
Registration required; call (608)
364-2905 to register.
Aug. 4-10:
Kids Music & Drama Kamp,
Aug. 4-10, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Hope Free Church in Roscoe. For
kids entering third- through seventh-grades.
To register, call
(815) 623-6545.
Aug. 4-8:
Cheer camp, Aug. 4-8, 9 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. at Harlem
Community Center in Machesney
Park. For girls age 5 to 14. Preregister
by calling (815) 885-
4862.
Rainforest Adventure, Aug.
4-8, 5:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. vacation
bible school at Second
Congregational Church, Beloit.
For ages 3 through 11. To register,
call the church office at (608)
362-6857.
Armor of God, Aug. 4-8, 9
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. vacation bible
school at Grace Bible Church,
1928 Colony Court, Beloit. Kids
going into first- through sixthgrade
welcome. For more information
call (608) 365-5126; transportation
available by calling
(608) 365-9136.
Aug. 4:
English as a second language,
Aug. 4, 10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. and 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at
Clinton Public Library, 214 Mill St.
Call (608) 676-5569 for more
information and to register.
Dancin’ at Harry’s Place,
Aug. 4, 7 p.m. two-step lessons,
8 p.m. open dance at the Harry C.
Moore Pavilion, Riverside Park,
1240 Riverside Drive, Beloit. For
more information call (608) 362-
0964 or visit www.friendsofriverfront.com.
Aug. 5:
Beloit Corp. Breakfast Club,
Aug. 5, 8 a.m. at Cafe Belwah,
500 Pleasant St., Beloit. For more
information, call (608) 365-5879.
National Night Out 2008,
Aug.5, in Beloit.
Aug. 7:
English as a second language,
Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. and 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at
Clinton Public Library, 214 Mill St.
Call (608) 676-5569 for more
information and to register.
Stateline Singles dinner,
August 7, 5:45 p.m. at Marin
Corps League in Beloit. Contact
(608) 365-7073 or (608) 365-
6197 or gamma19@aol.com for
more information.
Rock River Valley Carvers of
Wisconsin, Aug. 7, 7 p.m. at 69
S. Water St., Janesville. Call
(608) 363-0554 for more information.
“Art,” Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m. New
Court Theatre production in the
Kresge Theatre, located on
Bushnell Street on the Beloit
College campus. For tickets and
information, call (608) 363-2755.
Aug. 8-9:
“Art,” Aug. 8-9, 8 p.m. New
Court Theatre production in the
Kresge Theatre, located on
Bushnell Street on the Beloit
College campus. For tickets and
information, call (608) 363-2755.
Aug. 8:
BMHS class of ’78 reunion,
Aug. 8, 6 p.m. casual get-together
at Riverside Park during Music
at Harry’s Place. For more information,
call (608) 207-0577 or
visit
http://www.freewebs.com/beloit19
78/index.htm.
Aug. 9:
Clinton Fire Department
pork roast dinner, Aug. 9, at the
Clinton Fire Station. For more
information, call (608) 676-4867.
Movies at Harry’s Place,
Aug. 9, 6 p.m. boat rides and
activities, 8 p.m. outdoor movie.
Harry C. Moore Pavilion,
Riverside Park, Beloit. Call (608)
362-0964 for more information.
Dinner and a Movie, Aug. 9,
5:30 p.m. at B’nai Abrahim
Synagogue, 2400 Oxford Lane,
Beloit. Make reservations by Aug.
5 by sending a check payable to
B’nai Abraham to: B’nai Abraham,
2400 Oxford Lane, Beloit, WI
53511. For information on prices,
call (608) 364-4916, e-mail synagogue@charter.net
or visit
www.beloitbnaiabraham.org.
Brat fry, Aug. 9, 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. at Wal-Mart, 4781 E.
Rockton Road, Roscoe.