In addition to a great variety of German and domestic beers available at Oktoberfest, a new activity this year is an opportunity to taste small batch beers brewed by local home brewers, including Bad Influence Brewing, Gravel Springs Brewing, Deadstone Brewing, and Pendick Street Brewing! You can vote for your...
The 20th annual Rotary Bass Tournament was held on Lake Jacksonville on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Twenty-six boats competed in the first buddy tournament of the season. A total of 16 fish were caught with a total weight of 53.04 pounds. Mark Watson and Greg Cooper of Springfield won the tournament...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club ‘Rotary Trees’ project is proud to be the charity recipient of Jacksonville Night at Busch Stadium on Saturday, June 1. All proceeds of this year’s event will go toward the Jacksonville Rotary Tree Project. Jacksonville’s historic streets were once tree-lined with majestic, large shade trees. Over...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club Foundation invites the community to attend the One Love Charity Gala, which will be held on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Hamilton’s. According to event chairperson Jenna Tucker, “We are adding a fresh twist to our annual Valentine’s event. In addition to supporting local charitable giving,...
Rotary Interact High School group wrapped up another successful year on May 18 with the annual pizza party. The outgoing officers were thanked for their hard work and the group elected new 18-19 officers! If you would like to get involved with Interact please contact Jon Valuck, Kathleen M. Beard...
Area children are invited to join the Jacksonville Rotary Club and the Sunrise Rotary Club for free “haunted” Ferris Wheel rides and trick or treating at the Big Eli Ferris Wheel in Community Park on Halloween night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Rides are free for kids and chaperones. Children...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club’s Seventh Annual “Oktoberfest” will see the return of one of the ‘Fest’s most popular events: The Wienie Dog Races! The “Dachshund Dash”, as the event is known, will get underway on September 30th at 1:30pm in the “Wienie Arena” at the Morgan County Fairgrounds. The Wiener...
For 2017, the wine-tasting line-up is an outstanding array of unique entries. Six total wines will be offered, two reds and four whites. Illinois based wineries have always been strongly represented in the Oktoberfest wine-tasting line-up and this year is no exception. Wine-tasting gets underway at 1pm immediately following the...
The Jacksonville Rotary Club has announced details for the Seventh Annual Jacksonville “Oktoberfest” for 2017. The “Oktoberfest” celebration is a club fundraiser and annual fall area event. Past “Fests” have proven to be some of the largest fundraisers in the history of the Jacksonville Rotary Club. The event is also...
Bass Fisherpeople! Registration is now open for the first bass tournament of the season on Lake Jacksonville, taking place on Sunday, April 23, 2017. The tournament is sponsored by the Jacksonville Rotary Club. It is the 18th annual event, and proceeds from the tournament will benefit Jacksonville-area charities. Event organizer...