Highland Around Town — July 27 edition
Noon Wednesday, July 27, is the deadline to appear in next week’s “Around Town” listing. We must receive your event in writing with a contact phone number for questions. Due to the number of submissions, events may run only one time in print, will be edited and appear in the week before the event date.
Email: lifestyle@bnd.com. Mail to: Highland News Leader Around Town, Belleville News-Democrat, P.O. Box 427, Belleville, IL 62222-0427. Questions, call Jennifer Green at 618-239-2643.
Thursday, July 28
▪ Highland Garden Club — 7 p.m. Korte Rec Center, Rooms 2-3, 1 Nagel Drive, Highland. Jane Nelson from Evergreen Plant Company will speak about “Unique Plant Creations.” All are welcome.
▪ Highland Thursday Night Live Concert Series: Edwardsville Symphony — 7 p.m. Downtown Square, Highland. Enjoy live entertainment on Thursday evenings. Feel free to bring your own lawn chair(s), blanket, cooler, etc., and enjoy the show. The Lions Club will be selling brats, pork burgers and chicken sandwiches. highlandil.gov
Friday, July 29
▪ Aviston Legion Fish Fry — 4:30-7 p.m. American Legion Post 1239, 601 S. Clinton, Aviston. Cod (baked or fried), catfish, shrimp, chicken strips, fries, baked potato, slaw, applesauce. Dine-in and carryout. 618-228-7311 or avistonlegion.com.
▪ Highland Muny Band — Approximately 8 p.m. Downtown Square, Highland. Listen to the beautiful music of the Muny Band all summer. Free and open to the public. facebook.com/HighlandMunyBand
Tuesday, Aug. 2
▪ Parents of Addicted Loved Ones — 7-8:30 p.m. Online via Zoom. The PAL group provides education, support and hope to family members and loved ones of someone who has an addiction of substance use disorder. Free and open to all. For info or to join the Zoom meeting, contact Craig at 618-567-6095. palgroup.org
Wednesday, Aug. 3
▪ Whitaker Music Festival 2022 Concert Series: Old Salt Union — 7 p.m. Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis. Entry at 5 p.m. The Whitaker Music Festival offers a lineup of free Wednesday evening concerts under the stars. Pack a picnic and enjoy the beauty of the Garden grounds in summertime bloom as you listen to the tunes and rhythms of an eclectic rotation of artists from week to week. Live music will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through Aug. 3. Free admission entry begins at 5 p.m. Last entry is at 8:15 p.m. Advance reservations required. mobot.org/whitaker
Other area happenings
▪ Pitch for Cancer Research Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser — 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Trenton Community Park, Trenton. Prizes will be awarded to the top four team finishers. Food, beer and drinks will be available for purchase. It is being held in memory of Helen Andersen (Lebanon, IL) and Ashley Furlong, both who died from cancer at such a young age. Cost: $20 per person or $40 per team of two. Proceeds benefit cancer research. To register: https://bit.ly/3chkUtg. For info: Mark Skaer 618-623-2769 or skaer.mark@gmail.com.
▪ HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland Auxiliary Book Donation Drive — Used book donations are currently being accepted. Donations can be delivered to St. Joseph’s Hospital Gift Shop 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Accepting nice, clean books of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and cookbooks, hardbacks and paperbacks, puzzles, CDs, DVDs. The Auxiliary requests no self-care, religious or DIY books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. Masks (non-cloth) must be worn in the hospital at all times.
Scheffel Boyle CPAs welcomes 6 new accountants, 5 interns
Scheffel Boyle CPAs added six staff accountants and five summer interns to their growing team. The local public accounting firm welcomed their newest full-time staff accountants to its Alton, Edwardsville, and Belleville offices, with plans for more growth later this year.
The additions include Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduates Brendan Smith, Reilly Weaver, Cailee Schmidt and Tawney Colombo; Elliott Prott from McKendree University; and Alex Birchler from Drake University. They all completed Scheffel Boyle’s FOCUS Internship program this past spring and will now continue their careers as the newest staff accountants of the 100+ employee public accounting firm.
The firm also welcomed five interns for the summer semester. They include Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students John Wyatt and Trey Meyer; Megan Higgins from Eastern Illinois University; Brooke Wilson from the University of Mississippi; and Kendra Goldschmidt from Central Methodist University.
Scheffel Boyle’s offices are located in Alton, Edwardsville, Belleville, Highland, Jerseyville, Columbia, and Carrollton.