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The Cooksville Community Center (CCC) would
like to keep you informed about local events and programming happening in the
village of Cooksville. The CCC is the
historic schoolhouse on the corner of State Rd. 59 and Church St. Although it is not heated, the Center has
air-conditioning, a kitchen with hot and cold water, and bathrooms (cold water
only). The Community Center is available
for rentals, and is not handicapped-accessible.
Not yet a member? Please
consider supporting the Cooksville Community Center with a $25.00 lifetime
membership. We are always looking for new ideas and help with programming and
maintenance of the CCC. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us by adding a comment to this blog.
You can also check the
Cooksville Country Store for fliers or updates, or ‘Like’ the Cooksville
Community Center on Facebook for notifications of upcoming events. Most activities are free and all are open to
the public. Thank you for your support!
Event Locations:
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Cooksville Community Center and
Commons: Located on
the Northeast corner of Hwy 59 and Church St.
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Cooksville Lutheran Church:
11927 W. Church St.
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Historic Cooksville Church: Southwest corner of State Rd.
59 and State Hwy. 138.
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Cooksville Country Store: 11313 N. State Hwy. 138.
2016 Cooksville Community Center Events
April 30 (Sat): 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Cooksville Community Center
Clean-up Day. Cooksville Community Center. Many hands make short work, so
come early and help fling open the doors to the schoolhouse and clap the
erasers. Please arrive with your most influential whisk broom to evict any
small winter tenants, and enjoy the ceremonial Flushing of the Pipes. Cooksville school is back in session!
June 8 (Wed): 7:00 pm. The Stoughton Chamber Singers presents “The Music of Mendelssohn: On Wings of a Song”.
Historic Cooksville Church. The Chamber Singers, under the direction of John Beutel, highlight
the beautiful acoustics of the old Church at the crossroads with their
exquisite harmonies and delightful vocal dynamics. The Chamber Singers will
feature great choral music of this genius composer with its beautiful and
familiar melodies. A $5.00 donation at the door is suggested to benefit the
Singers and the Cooksville Community Center. A reception will follow at the
Community Center; come meet the performers with your friends and neighbors, and
enjoy some light refreshments.
July 4 (Mon): 12:30 pm. Independence Day Potluck Picnic on the
Commons. Old and New
Settlers alike are invited to partake in midday summertime fare alongside your
neighbors, kinfolk, village visitors, squirrels, ants, and woodpeckers. If you
have a whole watermelon lolling about in your icebox, here is your chance to
make room for that burgeoning crop of summer cherries or all that leftover
wedding cake! Besides food, we welcome
your games, musical instruments, bad jokes, good poetry, interesting stories, card
tricks, horseshoes (with or without horses attached), etc. Rain location will
be in the Community Center.
August 6 (Sat): 2:00 pm. 4thAnnual Christmas in
Summer Pageant. Dashing
through the oats, on a John Deere baling hay, to the schoolhouse we will go,
for an afternoon of play! Put down that sunscreen, fish out your stocking caps,
and come see what the local youth performance art guild has concocted for us
this year. Surprises are guaranteed,
although the snow is not. An old-fashioned all-school Play Day will follow on
the Commons, so wear your athletic shoes!
September 19 (Mon): 6:30 pm. Cooksville Community Center Annual
Meeting and Ice Cream Social. Cooksville Community
Center. Your
attendance is very greatly appreciated, and shamelessly incentivized with FREE
ICE CREAM. Coincidentally, September 19th
is Talk Like a Pirate Day, so we will be reporting the Year’s activities to you
all in High Privateer Vernacular. Come share your comments, questions,
concerns, and requests of the Community Center, and make a difference in your
village! Arrgh.
October 22 (Sat) 6:30pm: The Cooksville Halloween Party That
Time Forgot. Cooksville Community Center. Yes, friends, this is the event
you remember attending as a kid, when you ruined your Cruella DeVille feather
boa bobbing for Viney’s apples and you lost your brother’s goodie bag in the
woods. What cherished memories are in store for your family this year? Please
bring a treat to share. There will be a
bonfire behind the schoolhouse. The decorating pixies meet at noon, if you would
like to help spook up the schoolhouse. Costumes encouraged!
December 3 (Sat) 4:30 pm. 4th annual Welcome
Christmas Vigil. Cooksville Country Store. We meet at dusk for a lantern-lit
walk through the village. Add your voice to the chorus as we sing in the Advent
season, embrace the darkest days of the year, and welcome the return of the
light at Christmas and the glorious start to Winter. There will be a brief
children’s service at the Lutheran Church followed by the release of Sky
Luminaries on the Commons.
Special
Events at Cooksville Lutheran Church:
Celebrating
125 years in Cooksville in 2016!!
Seems like only yesterday, but
this charming country Church has contributed a wealth of family stories and
August 14 (Sun) 11:30 am. Tour of the Cooksville Cemetery. Cooksville Lutheran Church parking lot. Jennifer Ehle, with an introduction
by Larry Reed, will lead a tour and discussion of the history of the families
buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Lutheran Church. Despite its location, this cemetery is surprisingly
not directly associated with the Church.
If you have family members buried in this scenic spot or love local
history, please come and share your stories.
September 18 (Sun) 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Cooksville Lutheran Church
Fall Festival. The Festival
features great food, games, musical entertainment, wagon tours of the village,
and a raffle. This annual event is great
fun for the whole family.
November 13 (Sun) 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Cooksville Lutheran Dinner at
Creekside Place. 102 Maple Street, Evansville. Join your neighbors for a
catered dinner out at Creekside and share your memories of the Church,
Cooksville, and our rural corner of Rock County. There are sure to be some
interesting stories, and there will undoubtedly be new stories in the making.
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2016 Events at
the Cooksville Waucoma Masonic Lodge 90
The Waucoma Chapter Number 90 of
the Ancient order of Free Masons meets in Cooksville above the Cooksville
Country Store. The local chapter will sponsor an open house/tour this Fall
(date, TBT) in conjunction with the Cooksville Country Store.
April 28 (Thurs) Waucoma Lodge 90 Annual Oyster Stew and Chili
Dinner 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. (Cooksville Country Store,
second floor, enter via stairs on
North side of building) This is a fundraiser to support the Lodge, and a
great way to meet your neighborhood Masons. A donation of $10.00 is requested,
which supports the Lodge operations. For more information, please contact Steve
Ehle (608) 873-7600 or Bob Barnet (608) 333-1717.
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