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Massac County Drug Awareness Coalition Requests the Participation of Parents ((ages 5th thru 12th grades))
The 2023 MCDAC Parent survey is for parents with 5th through 12th-grade children. This survey may take 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
Sully’s Billiards is partnering with Hannan Logistics (Geoff Hannan) for the FREE KIDS MEALS every Tuesday starting June 6, 2023.
You will need to call 618-524-2991 between 9:30a.m – 10:30a.m. Pickup time will be 11:00a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Tha Massac County Farmers Market takes place on Saturdays from 7-Noon at Dorothy Miller Park ((East front street – with the lighthouse))
June
Monday, June 5
Massac Unit#1 Summer School Begins
Boys Patriot Basketball Camp – Sign up on site – Massac County High School Gym – 2nd through 5th grades will be from 9-11:30A, and 6th through 9th grades will be from 12:30-3P.
9a – 3p – COPE Food Pantry takes place in Metropolis today and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1013 North Avenue – please bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.
American Legion Auxiliary #306 meeting Monday June 5th – 6pm – Potluck
The Massac County Historical Society at Elijah P. Curtis Home meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30P at 405 Market St.
Tuesday, June 6
Massac Mobile Health – Every Tuesday – Vienna City Park 9am-3:30pm – 618-638-1341
Metropolis Public Library Book Club – 1st and 3rd Tuesday of Each Month from 10-11a. Learn more here
The Kiwanis Club of Metropolis meets every Tuesday at noon at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 520 Ferry Street in Metropolis
The Metropolis Elks Lodge monthly meetings take place the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Except July, August and December only the 1st Tuesday. Members only can attend. Applications can be picked up at the Lodge or from a member.
Wednesday, June 7
9a – 3p – COPE Food Pantry takes place in Metropolis today and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1013 North Avenue – please bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.
Massac Mobile Health – Every Wednesday – Brookport- by City Hall 9am-3:30pm – 618-638-1341
5-7P – Trinity Tree of Life Food Pantry 605 Metropolis St (Every Wednesday)
Thursday, June 8
The Rotary Club of Metropolis meets every Thursdays at 12P in Community Christian Church, 1150 Country Club Rd.
Friday, June 9
9a – 3p – COPE Food Pantry takes place in Metropolis today and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1013 North Avenue – please bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.
June 9 – 11 Superman Celebration – Uptown Metropolis. Superman visits with fans from around the world. Comic art gallery, fan films, celebrity appearances, Superman Road Race, Super Trek Bike Ride, kids games, live music, costume contest, carnival and lots more. Most events are free. www.supermancelebration.net 618-524-2714. We invite our locals to come out and be a tourist for a few days with our treasured visitors from all over the world.
12-6P – 2023 Metropolis Super Con, hosted by Burg Comics.
9 PM – SuperFriends White T-Shirt Porch Party at the Baymont Inn & Suites – Want a SUPER FUN SOUVENIR from the 45th MSC!?!
Bring a WHITE TSHIRT, put it on; and prepare for SHARPIE sketches, inside jokes, that’s-what-she-said-s, drunkin’ drawings, creative commentaries, etc!
Saturday, June 10
7A-12P – Massac County Farmer’s Market – Dorothy Miller Park
8 AM – 2 PM – Superman Bicycle Ride – Washington Park – 10, 40, and 60 mile rides with rest stops and “sag wagon” support. The Superman Bicycle Ride is a tour through historic Massac County in southern Illinois. Come explore the countryside surrounding the Home of Superman — Metropolis, IL, located on the banks of the Ohio River, along I-24, halfway between St. Louis, MO, and Nashville, TN. Parts of the routes follow the old Ohio River bed before the channel changed its course hundreds of years ago. Enjoy the country charm as you pass by this majestic farmland.
10 AM to 5 PM – 2023 Metropolis Super Con, hosted by Burg Comics.
Sunday, June 11
Operation Healthy Delta Innovative Readiness Training will take place June 11-20 in Anna-Jonesboro, Sikeston, MO and Popular Bluff, MO. This will provide medical, dental, optical, physical therapy and emotional wellness services to residents (ages 2 and up) who are uninsured, underinsured, or in need of quality care at no cost. The first to arrive will be the first to have services provided.
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A photo by Austin Kennedy – Full Strawberry Moon rising over the Ohio River Saturday evening.
Shot from Fort Massac Park in Metropolis.
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