Southern Illinois Club
 

The Southern Illinois Club is a relatively new club and members are having a great time together. The next meeting is Monday, Sept. 24 at Captiva Rec. Center. Doors open at 6 pm and the meeting starts at 6:30 pm.

Meetings will always be held the fourth Monday of the month at Captiva with the exception of December. The Christmas dinner and party will be held at Bridgeport Rec. Center on Dec. 14.

For the September meeting, Amy Wixted, Program Director for the USF Health System, will explain how the new healthcare approach will work here in The Villages. Their mission is to make The Villages not only ‘America’s friendliest hometown’ but also the ‘healthiest’. The club will be providing popcorn and pretzels to snack on during the evening... please BYOB.

October’s meeting will be extra special. David Berardi, a 20-year professional magician, will perform his magic and comedy show, Up Close. Tickets for this will be $2.00 for members and $4.00 for guests. There will be an old fashioned ice cream social following the show. Tickets will be on sale at this month’s meeting. Please note that for this event, tickets will need to be purchased in advance to attend.

November’s meeting will feature Lloyd Singleton, a master gardener, speaking on Florida-friendly landscaping and winterization for the months ahead. Most all of us are in the same boat and new to Florida. What worked in Illinois may or may not work here. We need to learn what’s best for us here in our new ‘habitat’.

The First Annual Southern Illinois Club Christmas Dinner and Dance Party. The date will be Dec. 14 and the event will be held at Bridgeport Rec. Center. Dinner will be provided by Oakwood Steakhouse and Grill. Music will be performed by Rich and Juna Lyon for dinner and dancing. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning at this month’s meeting. Member’s tickets will be $15.00 and guest tickets will be $17.00. There will be several things planned to make our 1st Annual Party memorable. Again, tickets need to be purchased in advance at the monthly meetings.

Illinois... where our governors make our license plates :icon_wink: :rolleyes:

You got that right. !!!

Plan to be there. Thanks for posting the announcement.

What is the criteria for membership?

Criteria: You lived in southern IL, you drove through southern IL, you saw southern IL on a map. And there are no specified boundaries designating southern IL from, you know, the Chicago area.

Very simply, if you have lived south of I-80 or west of the Fox River, you will have locations , events or interests from your past that are in common with others in the group. No big deal... it's all good.

Tom's Place had a bunch of Villagers in there a couple Friday nights ago!

What/where is Tom's Place? When i googled it, there were too many hits to figure it out.

Tom's Place
 

I did a search and found one in DeSoro, IL. It says it is 8 miles north of SIU...I'm assuming Carbondale. According to their website, they are a 5-star restaurant and have several locations. We're going back to IL next week...we may have to stop and check them out.

Tom's Place is only in DeSoto, just north of Carbondale...excellent fine dining.

Their website is kind of misleading...it looked like they have locations in Indiana, Kentucky and St. Louis, Mo.


15 Years of Serving Customers*
Illinois |*Evansville, Indiana | Paducah, Kentucky | St. Louis, Missouri

Guess they just meant customers come from all of those places...:beer3:

Contact information for the Southern Illinois Club
 

Just moved to the Villages and I'm from
Southern Illinois. I'm interested in joining
the group. My email is JRussellFl@aol.com
If someone from the group would contact me on how to
become a part of this group, I would apreciate it.
Thank you.

Interested in joining. We will be moving the end of October. See you soon!

I have a dream
 

2 join this club the 1st day after I close on a home in TV.

Ribbit

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Just a tadpole with a dream.

:2excited:

Next meeting
 

Our Oct. meeting is this coming Monday, the 22nd. We are having a magican perform for us and his show is followed with an ice cream social. If anyone wants to come we'd love to have you. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the meeting wll start at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at Captiva Rec Center. Ticked are $4.00 for guests and $2.00 for members.

I grew up in Herrin.
Any members from there?