Coming Soon!

Joe's Pasta and Pizza is moving! We'll miss them uptown but their present location has very limited seating. The new building joins the growing South end of Town. I'll post more when they are open for business, which will hopefully be next month.

Event List for November and December

Altamont Celebrates Christmas 2013

Nov. 22, 5 – 9 am, Nov. 23, 10 am–5 pm,  Nov. 24, 10 am–4 pm, Country Treasurers Craft Show, Carriage House Event Center

Nov. 23 & 24, 1-4 pm, Christmas Trees at Dr. Wright’s House, area musicians perform as guests tour the 1889 home decorated with a tree in each of the 18 rooms, admission $6 adults, $1 students

Fri, Sat, Sun from 6-9 pm, Nov. 29 until Christmas, Ho Ho Land, Christmas lights display, Schmidt Park

Nightly from Thanksgiving through Christmas, Christmas Lights on Main Street

Nov. 30, 9:30 – 11:30 am, Santa at the Altamont Library

Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 1-4 pm, Christmas Trees at Dr. Wright’s House, area musicians perform as guests tour the 1889 home decorated with a tree in each of the 18 rooms, admission $6 adults, $1 students

Dec. 7, 9 am-3 pm, Holiday Bazaar, Parish Hall, Immanuel Church

Dec. 7 & 8, 1-4 pm, Christmas Trees at Dr. Wright’s House, area musicians perform as guests tour the 1889 home decorated with a tree in each of the 18 rooms, admission $6 adults, $1 students

Dec. 8, 2 pm, Share the Light of Christmas, Lutheran Laymen’s League Rally, Immanuel Lutheran Church, advent music by musical groups from several churches

Dec. 10, 6:30 pm, Christmas Concert, Grades K-3, Altamont Grade School

Dec. 14, 6 pm & Dec. 15 at 9 am, Christmas Cantata, Jesus, our Treasure, Immanuel Lutheran Church,

Dec. 15, 9:00 am, Christmas Cantata, Bethlehem Morning, First United Methodist Church

Dec 15, 9:00 am, Christmas Cantata, The Light of Christmas, First Baptist Church

Dec. 16, 7 pm, Christmas Concert, 6-12 Band/Choir, Altamont High School Gymnasium

TBA, Altamont Community Choir and other area musicians performing at Christmas Trees at Dr. Wright’s House

TBA, The Fruitcake, Play by Altamont High School Students at Altamont Living Museum

TBA Christmas Vacation Children’s Program at Ballard Nature Center

Prepared by Developing Altamont’s Future --

Family Friendly Committee

St. Anthony's Diagnostic Center

The St. Anthony's Diagnostic Center is now open and will be hosting an Open House this Saturday, September 28th from 9 to 11. The new Center is equipped with the newest equipment for x-rays, ultrasounds, ekgs and urgent labs. Located on Do-It-Drive across from The Rock Fitness Center.

Garden Club Fall Festival

 Held this year on Saturday, September 7, the Garden Club Fall Festival appeared to be a big success. The weather was hot, but there was a nice breeze. Loads of people came out to sample the Chili.

 For the kids, there was games, a petting zoo, and a bouncy Castle. Bouncy Castles are genius!

There was loads of food, for those who wanted more than Chili samples.

Vendors lined the sidewalk on the North end of the Park.

Dick Francis came out of retirement to auction off some beautiful cakes. In addition to what I have pictured here, there was music through-out the afternoon and the Garden Club was selling mums, pumpkins and Fall yard ornaments.

If you missed it this year, be sure to join us next year!

Effingham County Fair Grounds

Effingham Country Fair Grounds is located on Rt. 40 on the east side of Altamont. One of the nicest fairgrounds in Illinois, it covers a full 55 acres and yearly hosts the Illinois High School Rodeo, the Effingham County Fair, The Threshermen's Show, the Schuetzenfest and a number of other events.

A newly revamped food-court can be found in the center of the grounds, along with The Schuetzenfest building (now air-conditioned), several exhibit halls and barns and a large restroom/shower building.

The fairgrounds is equipped with two camping areas--one primitive and one with full hookups.

 The grandstand faces a stage and track area.

The entire grounds is fenced in with two entrance/exit gates.  And of course, there is loads of parking!

Angels Riding Shotgun

Not really my kind of music,(and not about Altamont)  but in the opening lines, the singer mentions Effingham, and shows the Cross, so I thought I would share it here, for anyone who would like to see it.

The Effingham County Fair

Well, another Fair has come and gone! We had beautiful weather for it this year-- only one day with a short shower and the temperatures were bearable!

This year's events included numerous races though-out the week (which the Beckers called, of course!), tractor and truck pulls, the Queen pageant, the talent show, rough stock rodeo, a couple of concerts, and culminating with the Demo Derby. Plus lots of 4H animals, of course, and the exhibit halls with crafts, food, collections, antiques, art and flowers.