Special Events

WSEC  Fourth of July Celebration 2011

WSEC/PBS Springfield hosted its annual Fourth of July Celebration at the Pasfield House Inn, 525. S. Pasfield St., in Springfield. 

Festivities began at 6:30PM,  and included a holiday buffet of all beef hot dogs, roasted corn on the cob, watermelon, iced tea and lemonade.  

Special events included viewing of the fireworks over the capitol grounds at dusk, a tour of the historic Pasfield House Inn given by innkeeper,

Tony Leone - PLUS a dramatic presentation by Don & Linda Schneider.  A GOOD TIME was had by all!

 WSEC/PBS Springfield donates Illinois Stories DVD set to Jacksonville Public Library

WSEC/PBS Springfield donated a set of Illinois Stories DVDs to the Jacksonville Public Library on

Friday June 18th, 2010 in honor of Jacksonville resident Beverly Ware of Wareco Service Inc. 

JPL Library Director Sharon Zuiderveld was on hand to accept the gift presented by Network Knowledge

President and CEO, Dr. Jerry Gruebel.  Also present were honoree, Beverly Ware (pictured),

Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and WSEC/PBS board member

Ginny Fanning, Grojean Realty and Insurance Agency realtor and WSEC/PBS board member

Teri Ware and WSEC/PBS board member Cathy Randall. 

The set included 31 different Illinois Stories programs that highlight the Jacksonville area. 

Some of the topics include the Illinois School for the Deaf, Woodland Farms and Camp Courage.

The 15th Annual WSEC Golf Scramble 2011

The 15th Annual WSEC Golf Scramble was held at the Rail Golf Course in Springfield.  This event was sponsored by Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.  Lunch was provided by Maldaner's Restaurant & dinner was provided by County Market.  We would like to thank all who participated and volunteered their time.   This year's golf scramble raised over $17,000 in support of the children's educational programming on WSEC/PBS.

 "Illinois Stories Bus Tour"

Illinois Stories host Mark McDonald revisited some of the sites where his favorite Illinois Stories were shot.  This one day bus trip departed from Quincy on Wednesday, May 26th.  We toured sites in Quincy, Ursa, Carthage, Colchester and Golden.  These stops focused on our agricultural heritage, architecture and historical landmarks.