January 2012

The Friends of Stinson Library are planning ColorFest activities, beginning with a book sale from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.

The book sale will be in the lower auditorium at Stinson Memorial Library in Anna.

Activities also are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.  

Events will include a flea market, a book sale, crafts, jewelry, food and music. Up to 60 vendors are expected to participate.

The group Banjovi is scheduled to perform Saturday, Oct. 13.

A ColorFest Festival is planned Saturday, Oct. 13, in Cobden.

The festival will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Old Feed Store in downtown Cobden.

Activities are scheduled to include:

Arts and crafts vendors.

Local musicians.

Children’s activities, including face painting, pumpkin painting and hayrides.

Fresh pressed cider.

Brats and hot dogs.

Enrique Arreola and Garrett Nadeau each scored an unassisted goal to lead Anna-Jonesboro Community High School’s soccer team’s efforts in a 3-2 loss to host Columbia in the first round of the high school boys’ Class 1A Waterloo Gibault regional Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Arreoloa and Noah Fuller each had 4 shots on goal and Nadeau had 3. Marcus Taylor and Ben Godinez each had a shot on goal.

A-J goalkeeper Steven Wells had 8 saves in 80 minutes.

Massac County lost 7-0 to Waterloo Gibault in another first-round game.

Union County Hospital in Anna is planning to host its 12th annual health fair Friday, Oct. 5.

Due to the threat of bad weather on Friday, the location of the health fair has been moved from the hospital to the lower gymnasium at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School.

Hours for the event are still scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lab draws still are planned from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the main lobby at Union County Hospital.