BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR:
C James Reeves, President of the Wilmington Rotary Club, was selected Business Person of the Year for 2007 by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.
Jim, director of Reeves Funeral Home, is the fourth Rotarian to be selected, an honor well deserved.
Previous members selected were Bill Dennis, '99; Mike Cripe, '00; Steve Francis, '01
In the tradition of Rotary all the recipients are very involved in community activities.
Contratulations to all.
Pictured above is Jim Reeves, and Bob the cat. Photo provided by The Free Press Newspapers.
Events:
Dinner Theatre
Wilmington's Community Theatre will present JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR(R) DREAMCOAT. The music was
composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the lyrics by Tim Rice.
Under the direction of Marcia Mellott, this amateur production will be the Community Theatre's sixth annual production. A
special presentation will be Saturday, December 5, 2009, for the WILMINGTON ROTARY CLUB'S evening fundraiser dinner.
A limited number of tickets for this presentation are available by reservation only by contacting Steve Francis weekdays at 815.476.2105.
Ms Mellott has gathered together a "cast of thousands" of local talent to perform this magnificient, colorful production.
Many of the cast have been with Ms Mellott the past five years
Tickets are available at the door as well as at the high school and Whitmore Ace Hardware after November lst. The
performances will be held at the new high school.....$10; $8 for students and seniors. All tickets for December 3rd are
$8.
Thursday, December 3 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 6 @ 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 12 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 13 @ 2:30 p.m.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR(R) DREAMCOAT is presented through exclusive arrangements with
R&H Theatricals and The Really Useful Group Limited. www.mhtheatricals.com
Wilmington Rotary Cruise - Charity Car, Motorcycle, and Truck Show, 2010
June 19, 2010 (rain date, June 26, 2010) and August 21, 2010 (rain date, August 28, 2010)
North Water Street in downtown Wilmington, Illinois on Historic Rte 66 (where route 102 meets route 53).
The event will begin at 6:00pm. Trophies, awards and Raffles given through out the evening. Gates open at 5pm.
Showing Vehicles will pay $10 at the gate. Walking public is free.
T-shirts to 1st 50 vehicles, Dash Plaques to 1st 100 and Goodie Bags to the 1st 200.
Split the Pot.
Door prizes.
Trophies! Raffles
Food will be provided by the Wilmington High School INTERACT Club. Downtown merchants are open late.
Enjoy our local antique stores, ma & pa shops, pubs and restaurants.
Contact Bruce after April 1, 2009 at 815.476.6526 for more information or Chris Breyman days at 815.476.7460
Weekly Meetings:
Tuesday at 12pm
Michelle's
Winchester Center
1099 South Water Street
Wilmington, IL. 60481
ph: 815-476-0556
