The Country Cupboard – these friends of the community, out there on Route 24 east of Fairbury are finding more ways to help us enjoy the uniqueness of their food shop. On Saturday, September 13th, they are hosting their second “Donut Day” and, just as the name implies, there will…
The Fairbury Fair – for the 138th time (that is 138 years worth folks) the infamous Fairbury Fair will be launching its special brand of excitement, entertainment, exhibits, competition, and adventurous eating for the multitude of patrons who come through the Fairbury Fair Grounds gates in search of that adrenaline…
The Specialty Shops of Fairbury Group are once again combining their creativeness with special event schedules to give the community an opportunity to discover the advantages, specialties, bargains, and shopping comfort that these businesses, shops and services put right at your fingertips. In alignment with the Fairbury Fair week this…
Dairy Queen is celebrating Miracle Treat Day (Thursday, August 14th)! $1 or more from every Blizzard Treat purchased will be donated to our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to help children in need. Dairy Queen’s slogan “Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are!” give us that extra push to help provide…
The Forrest 10th Annual Wabash Festival – there have been quite a few acknowledgements of the Historical Society of Forrest and their renovating accomplishments with the old Forrest Hotel (now the Hampsher Hotel) and the defunct Forrest Depot (the old Wabash and Norfolk & Western Railroad Depot) which are all…
The Fairbury Women’s Club “Fall Classic” – All right Folks, you practiced in April and again in July and now, its that time of the season for the end of the 2014 Fairbury Garage Sale circuit. The Fairbury Fall All Town Garage Sale is coming onto the track and, for…
The Slagel Family Farm – if you take Route 24 one mile east out of Fairbury and then a mile south and another half mile or so east you’ll find a farming adventure (actual address is 23601 E 600 N Road) in the raising and processing of livestock that is…
Fairbury’s Specialty Shops on a Special Week-end – The Fairbury Community is rich in Shops, Stores and Service Providers that offer an outstanding venue of specialty items and services for their patrons. They have things that you either can’t find at the major retail outlets or that aren’t there in…
Written by one of our local Fairburians… To Racing Fans and Anyone looking for some exciting entertainment – For those of you who follow the stock car dirt track racing programs you’ll remember that back on Saturday, June 21st, the UMP Summer Nationals circuit had an event scheduled here at…
The GFWC of Fairbury is sponsoring a mid-summer coalition to once again harness the individual garage/yard sale power of the town into an organized presentation aimed at proving that one person’s excess is another person’s treasure. For those of you who would like to use this opportunity to maybe empty…
