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11/29/2025

Another place you can take the kids tomorrow to see Santa (& the Grinch).

Rain, snow and the cold won’t stop Santa from visiting Jonesboro City Hall! Please stop by and have free donuts, cookies, and hot chocolate with Santa. We will have games inside and write your letter to Santa. See everyone tomorrow, Saturday, November 28th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Plus stop by the other businesses on the Square to see what treats they will be serving.

11/27/2025

🍂 From our OWL CDC family to yours—Happy Thanksgiving!
May your holiday be filled with warmth, laughter, and special moments. Enjoy the long weekend! We’ll see everyone on Monday. 💛🦉

11/27/2025

We celebrated our November staff members' birthdays yesterday! A HUGE Happy Birthday to Mr Steve, Ms Cindy, Ms Cora, Ms Rosi, and Mr Doug! Thank you for all that you do.

11/27/2025

Pictures with Santa on Saturday!

Anna Santa is coming to AJNB! 🎅🏻 Save the date: November 29th, 9am-5pm at the Main Bank in downtown Anna.

Here’s what happening:

🎅🏻 Santa at the Main Bank- 9am to 5pm. Bring your family to AJNB to visit Santa and snap your own Santa pictures!
🎨 Face painting at the Jonesboro Branch- 8am to noon. Perfect for adding extra sparkle to your holiday weekend.
🛍️ Shop local for the holidays in Union County and support the small businesses that make Union County feel like home.
✨Light up the Night Parade in downtown Anna- 5:30pm. Close out the day with the community tradition that always dazzles!

Come celebrate community, holiday spirit, and small businesses with us!

Union County will also be buzzing with family friendly Christmas activities throughout the day!

Christmas in Downtown Anna
City of Jonesboro, Illinois

11/26/2025

Great Horned Owls

Our Great Horned Owls made their own little turkeys using various materials! They got to pick their own colored paper and design their turkeys! Tomorrow is the day, Happy Thanksgiving!

11/25/2025

Snowy Owls

For today’s craft, we have these turkey handprints from the Snowy Owls! The Snowy Owls are always talking about different colors and got to use multiple for this one! Ms. Rosi & Ms. Cora helped each kiddo make their little turkeys!

11/24/2025

Barred Owls

Thanksgiving week is here & so are our crafts to go along with it! Ms. Kalynn and Ms. Nonnie helped our toddlers out with handprints and putting different colored paper wherever they wanted! This was a big hit for the kiddos in the Barred Owl room! Come back tomorrow to see what our Snowy Owls did for Thanksgiving!

11/21/2025

The Owlets

We are ready for Thanksgiving here in the infant room! Our little turkeys made their footprints easy on Ms. Jadeyn & Ms. Bri today! We wish all our families a Happy Thanksgiving next week!

11/20/2025

In October we highlighted the amazing UCWIB Small Business owners we have as members but there are so many wonderful small businesses right here in Union County! We know big box stores are starting some big sales today and you are probably saving up for Black Friday....BUT We ask that you really consider the "think" part of our campaign. The big box stores will not notice whether your dollars are spent with them but spending your money with the small businesses in our community will mean the world to them. The reality we don't consider is that if we don't shop with the businesses we have, we will lose them. We are so grateful and thankful for the wonderful community we live and work in and we want our small businesses to thrive! They cannot do that without your help!! Santa shops local and so can you!! As we count down to Small Business Saturday we will be posting $20 or less gift ideas to help you out!! If you come across any great gift ideas please share those in the Spend $20 on 20 Union Co., IL Facebook group!

11/13/2025

Snowy Owls painting with leaves!

Our Snowy Owls incorporated nature into their art lesson today. Nature is something our staff has learned to incorporate into play and lessons!

11/11/2025

Happy Veteran's Day from all of us at OWL CDC. The Great Horned Owl class celebrated by making patriotic windsocks and attending the Veterans' Day parade.

11/10/2025

The Owlets

We love when Ms. Mary comes to fill in and helps Ms. Bri with her crafts! Today, we made some cute pieces of pie!

Our babies are sweeter than pumpkin pie! 🥧