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TODAY
• Story Time: 11-11:45 a.m. Harrisburg District Library. Children ages birth to 5 will enjoy stories and songs with Miss Emily, the children's librarian. Learn reading and interaction skills. All welcome.
• HHS varsity girls basketball: 6:15 p.m. home game vs. Wayne City.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10
• EHS varsity girls basketball: 7:30 p.m. home game vs. Carmi-White County.
FRIDAY, JAN. 11
• EHS varsity boys basketball: 7:30 p.m. home game vs. Edwards County.
SATURDAY, JAN. 12
• HHS varsity girls basketball: At the Lady Eagle Winter Classic in Eldorado.
• Christmas Bird Count for Kids: 9:30-11:30 a.m. at SIUC Touch of Nature Environmental Center, 1206 Touch of Nature Road, Makanda. All ages welcome; 12 and under must have an adult with them. RSVP to (618) 453-1121 or email to tonec@siu.edu. Details at www.christmasbirdcount.
• Family Popcorn Olympics: 3-4 p.m. at the Harrisburg District Library, 2 W. Walnut St., Harrisburg. Games like popcorn straw blow, popcorn cup drop and popcorn distance throw. Kids 3 and up are welcome, with an adult.
SUNDAY, JAN. 13
• All Things Illinois Art Exhibit/Reception: 2-4 p.m. at the Harrisburg District Library, 2 W. Walnut St., Harrisburg. Featured art is from the Southeastern Illinois College's Senior Art Class. Meet the artists, refreshments. Free.
• Saline County Singing Convention: 2 to 4 p.m. at Daystar Chapel Holiness Church, 101 E. Homer St., Harrisburg. The Jean Family will be the musical guests.
MONDAY, JAN. 14
• Book Review: 10-11 a.m. at the Eldorado Memorial Library, 1001 Grant St., Eldorado. Miriam Richardson will discuss books by Stephen and Janet Bly. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
• Saline County Republican Central Committee Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Ponderosa Steakhouse, 507 N. Commercial St., Harrisburg.
• HHS varsity boys basketball: 6 p.m. at the Carmi-White County Invitational Tournament.
• Lady Eagle Winter Classic: Girls basketball tournament hosted by Eldorado.
TUESDAY, JAN. 15
• Harrisburg Unit 3 school board: 6 p.m. in the Harrisburg Middle School Media Center, 312 Bulldog Blvd., Harrisburg.
• HHS varsity boys basketball: 6 p.m. at the Carmi-White County Invitational Tournament.
• Lady Eagle Winter Classic: Girls basketball tournament hosted by Eldorado.
