• The Empty Bowl Luncheon, on Feb 14, is one of O'Fallon's largest fundraisers to benefit the O'Fallon Food Pantry. Last year's event, sponsored by the O'Fallon Woman's Club, raised over $13,000 and had over 1,000 people in attendance over 3 hours. Purchase your tickets online or at Wolfersberger Funeral Home and Furchild. 

On the calendar:

• Sat, Feb 10th 7am-noon Rummage sale at the OFallon Township Building. Donations and sales help support local charities.

• The city's $140 million capital improvement plan which outlines large expenses over the next 5 years within the city. Projects > $50,000 and vehicles/equipment > $15,000 are included. There's also an interactive map that shows where the investments are planned for throughout the city. 

On the calendar,

• Feb 2 and 3rd is the Bank of OFallon Shoot Out, a premiere basketball showcase event that draws thousands of people to OTHS to watch unbelievable high school talent from across the region. WE covered the highlights of the Shoot Out in last week's episode so check that out if you haven't. 

• The Lead In class of 2024 has been selected, stay tuned for that to be announced. 

On the calendar, 

• Friday, Jan 26th 5-7pm Cafe Biz 618 Open House 

• The Bank of OFallon Shoot Out basketball showcase is coming up on Feb 2-3rd. Cory Patton, Scott Seipp, Neil James, Brian Muniz and Rick Gibson have worked very hard to bring some of the region's best high school basketball talent into OFallon. Thousands of people attend; don't miss out! Purchase tickets here. 

On the calendar:

• Sat, Jan 27, 5-7pm Cafe Biz 618's Open House 

• Transportation options within the community and how that led to a listener to  building better relationships with his banking clients

On the calendar:

• Sat, Jan 13th 7am-noon Township Rummage sale

• City planning! How residents and the public built a plan that'll drive our community over the next 20 years. You can view the plan here. 

On the calendar,

• Jan 11th 11:30am, Chamber's Restaurant Roulette for Chamber members

On this week's episode, Nick and Jess (or Jessica?) share their thoughts on 2024! 

We're off this week to enjoy time with family and friends. We hope you have the best holiday available to you!

-Nick and Jess 

• Check out Auffenberg's Hometown Holiday Cheer maps of local, festively decorated houses! Here's route one and here's route two! 

Fun fact: this entire episode is all just fun facts!

We recap some fun and interesting things about our community by sharing random tidbits of information, including a recently released documentary about an OFallon non-profit dedicated to eradicating illiteracy. When you have 10-mins, you'll want to check this out. 

On the calendar:

• Sat, Dec 9th 8am-11am OFallon Police's Breakfast with Santa