March board meeting [rescheduled]
2023-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Fyre Lake Association Office, 513 Fyre Lake Dr, Sherrard, IL, 61281, United States
Members,
Due to scheduling issues, the March board meeting will be held on March 1st (instead of March 8th).
Thanks!
Rachel

Mercer County Consolidated Election
2023-04-04 06:00 - 19:00 | Sherrard Fire Department, 101 E 1st Street, Sherrard, IL, 61281, United States
A variety of local government and school positions are up for votes in the upcoming April 4 elections.
Early voting is open at the Mercer County Courthouse in the office of the county clerk from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday, as well as Saturday, April 1 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Grace period and in-person absentee voting are available at those same times.

Same-day registration and voting is available on Tuesday, April 4 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and requires two forms of ID showing the current name and address.

Here are some notable elections for the county:

Sherrard

Mayor
Village Trustee
Library Trustee

School board members in:

Alwood #225
Mercer County #404
Rockridge #300
Sherrard #200
United #304

Sherrard Public Library District – Proposition to increase the annual public library tax rate

Shall the annual public library tax rate for the Sherrard Public Library District, Mercer and Rock Island Counties, Illinois, be established at 0.19% of full, fair cash value instead of 0.15%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended?

Annual Election + Voting Judges Needed
2023-04-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Sherrard Fire Department, 101 E 1st Street, Sherrard, IL, 61281, United States
Members,
The annual meeting and election will be held April 5, 2023 at the Sherrard Fire Station [at 7:30pm until finished]. There are two terms ending this year – those of Nick Sim and Sam Hergert. If you would like to be considered for one of these seats on the board, please submit your resume, including why you would be a good candidate for the position, by mail, to P.O. Box 398, Sherrard, IL 61281. Your resume must be received by February 28th for your name to appear on the ballot. To qualify for a position on the board, you must be a member in good standing, i.e., no outstanding balance for dues or garbage.
Also, I need three or four volunteers to act as voting judges for the upcoming annual election. Voting judges must be available to arrive at the Sherrard Fire Station at 5:30pm on the evening of the annual meeting to tally votes. If you would like to help, please let me know.
Thanks!
Rachel

Annual Fyre Lake Easter Egg hunt
2023-04-08 14:30 - 15:30 | Fyre Lake Swimmers Beach
The annual Fyre Lake Easter Egg hunt will be Saturday, April 8th and will be held at the beach this year, instead of at Covered Bridge Park, due to the muddy conditions at the park caused by the dredging of the pond. Since there will be limited parking, we highly encourage members to carpool or drive golf carts to the event this year. The actual Easter egg hunt happens at 3pm sharp but there will be other activities/games starting at 2:30.

Fyre Lake Community Cleanup
2023-05-06 10:00 | Fyre Lake Maintenance Building
Community cleanup will be this Saturday, May 6th. Anyone who would like to help in the cleanup, should meet at the maintenance building at 10am.

Fyre Lake Community garage sales
2023-05-13
The community garage sales are being rescheduled to May 13th (instead of the usual Saturday after Mother’s Day)

Fyrework Finisher
2023-05-27 08:00 - 11:30
Volunteers are needed to organize the Fyrework Finisher, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 27th. If you would like to help, please contact the FLA office.
More info TBA

Fyre Lake Kids Fishing Derby
2023-07-01 08:30 | Fyre Lake
2023 FLSC Kid’s Fishing Derby to be held on Saturday July 1, 2023 with sign up starting at 8:30 am
The derby is free and it’s open to residents and their families. Registration is at 8:30am and fishing starts at 9:00am.
Prizes and lunch (hot dogs, brats, chips, water/soda, etc.) after.

4th of July Fireworks
2023-07-04 21:00
Members,
Unfortunately because of the risk of fire due to the dry conditions, we are not going to be able to hold our fireworks display on July 4th. The plan is to reschedule the fireworks for later this summer once the local burn ban has been lifted, but that date has not been set yet. I will keep you posted with updates as I get them.
For the same reason, all at-home fireworks are also banned until further notice.

1st Annual Fyre Lake Car Show
2023-09-02 10:00 - 14:30 | Fyre Lake Swimmers Beach
Reminder, the 1st Annual Fyre Lake Car Show will be held on Saturday September 2nd located at the Swimmers Beach. A food truck will be available that will sell pulled pork, brisket, pulled pork mac N cheese, turkey legs, pulled pork fries, and drinks. Come enjoy the day looking at great cars overlooking the lake, delicious food, and all within the company of your Fyre Lake community friends and family. And don’t forget, all donations and proceeds go to a great charity helping kids!

Fireworks!
2023-09-02 20:30
Unfortunately, we had to postpone fireworks this year because of the risk of fire due to the dry weather conditions. However, Fireworks will be displayed Saturday September 2nd, Labor day weekend!

Traveling Hors d'oeuvres Party
2023-09-09 18:00 - 21:00
Traveling Hors d’oeuvres Party

Please see the following message from Kate Lilley:
“I’m excited to announce a new event that will be replacing the Traveling Hor D’oeuvres party this year. Dig your favorite Hawaiian shirt out of your closet and call the babysitter because in lieu of the THP, we will be hosting an end of summer Lakeside Luau at Swimmers Beach on September 9 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

It has been difficult to get people to volunteer to be a host house for the THP in the past, so our hope is that this eliminates any pressure to host and gives everyone a chance to come together for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, games, and music to bid the summer farewell.

Some alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as well as hor d’oeuvres will be provided, but we welcome any food or drink donations! If you’d like to donate any food, drinks, or yard games please reach out to me at (309) 230-6289.

Also, If you choose to BYOB, no glass is allowed on the beach. We have received approval to have alcohol at Swimmers Beach as long as everything is picked up and no glass bottles are present.

This is my husband and my first time being involved in an event here at Fyre Lake since we moved to the neighborhood last year, so we are excited for the opportunity to get to know more of you at the event! If anyone has any questions, you are welcome to reach out to me at (309) 230-6289.”

Lakeside Luau
2023-09-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Fyre Lake Swimmers Beach
Don’t forget that there will be a Lakeside Luau this Saturday down at Swimmer’s Beach from 6pm to 9pm! Some alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as well as hor d’oeuvres will be provided, but feel free to bring your own to share (no glass though please). So call the babysitter and come out to meet and visit with your neighbors!

Sherrard Area Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony
2023-09-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Sherrard Area Veterans Memorial, Main Street, Sherrard, IL, 61281, United States
VA Memorial: The dedication ceremony for the Sherrard Area Veteran’s Memorial (located in Sherrard across from the Post Office) is planned for Sunday, September 10th at 2:00pm. There will also be a band playing from 1:00 to 2:00 if anyone wants to come early. The ceremony will begin at 2:00 and following the dedication, the band will again play until 5:00. They plan to have water, soft drinks, and food available at the park. Everyone is invited to attend and urged to bring lawn chairs!!
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sherrard-Area-Veterans-Memorial-100083397696102/

Fyre Lake Halloween Party
2023-10-14 16:00 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
Members,
The annual Fyre Lake Halloween Party will be next Saturday, October 14th at the Covered Bridge Park starting at 4pm.
Please see the message below from the event coordinator, Angie DeHamer:
“🎃Join us down at Fyre Lake Park for an evening packed with Halloween Fun for the entire family!
✅ Games and Activities for the kids
✅ Chili Cook-off (most votes wins)
✅Haunted Trail
✅ (TBD)Haunted Hayrack Ride (Little ghosts will ride with no spooks on the trail before the sun sets. Times to be announced later)
✅ Bonfire(hopefully)🔥
*We’ll end the night with a GLOW Dance*
**Come Hungry**
🎃 Hot dogs, Chips, and Chili (from the Cook-Off) will be served
🎃 Bring your own drinks
👻👽🤡Costume wear encouraged for ALL!!
🎃For questions or wanting to volunteer, call or text Angie DeHamer at (309) 314-1880.
• Questions on or wanting to participate in the Chili Cook Off, call or text Angie DeHamer 309-314-1880
*THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
*Thank you to the Fyre Lake Board for their donation to this year’s event!”
“👻🧛‍♂️🤡 Things needed at this point(more to come later)…
🚜BIG TRACTOR TO PULL THE HAYRACK!!
Unfortunately, at this moment we don’t have a driver. I’m sure there’s plenty that would step up to do it. If using Fyre Lakes tractor it must be someone insured through Fyre Lake. But…if it’s a BIG TRACTOR personally owned that would work(from my understanding).
🩸A few more Peeps to make Chilli for the cook-off!
🩸Spooks for the Haunted Hayrack ride(or haunted trail if no haunted hayrack) . Prefer teenagers & adults, but with adult supervision I’ll take younger too. (Just worry about them getting hurt if not supervised).
🩸Volunteers for set up Saturday morning(time to come) .
🩸WISHFUL THINKING…Someone to play a witch from 6-7pm in the haunted trail.
Please text/call if your interested in any of the above 309-314-1880

Fall large item pickup
2023-10-17
The fall large item pickup will be on Tuesday, October 17th. On this day, there is no additional charge for extra bagged garbage or large items. They will not accept electronics, old tires, paint, appliances, or construction debris.

Easter Egg Hunt
2024-03-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
The Easter Egg Hunt will be this Saturday, March 23rd from 12:00 to 1:30 at Covered Bridge Park. If you plan on attending, please RSVP by text to Karla Engleking at 309-738-4780 by Thursday. Please include the number of kids and their ages. This event is open to all Fyre Lake members and their families.

4th of July Fireworks
2024-07-04 21:30
The fireworks will be held on Thursday, July 4th and will start at 9:30pm. There will also be a lemonade truck operated by The Main Squeeze Lemonade Company set up down at the boat launch that day!

Kid's Fishing Derby
2024-07-06 08:30 - 11:00 | Fyre Lake Swimmers Beach
The Kid’s Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, July 6th at swimmer’s beach. Registration starts at 8:30am and fishing will be from 9-11am with food and prizes to follow. The Kid’s Fishing Derby is a fun, free event put on by the Fyre Lake Sportsman’s Club and is open to all members and their families. The age groups are 1-7 years, 8-12 years, and 13-18 years.

2nd Annual Fyre Lake Car Show
2024-08-31 09:00 - 15:00 | Fyre Lake Swimmers Beach
The 2nd Annual Fyre Lake Car Show will be held on Saturday August 31st located at the Swimmers Beach. A food truck will be available that will sell pulled pork, brisket, pulled pork mac N cheese, turkey legs, pulled pork fries, and drinks. A new addition this year will be a Kona Ice truck to keep you cool. Come enjoy the day looking at great cars overlooking the lake, delicious food, and all within the company of your Fyre Lake community friends and family. And don’t forget, all donations and proceeds go to a great charity helping kids!

Fall Community Garage Sale
2024-10-12 08:00 - 16:00
We will be holding a Fall Community Garage Sale on Saturday, October 12th from 8am until 4pm. Just like the Spring sale, I will be putting together a map of participating homes. I will send out a message next week requesting addresses to include on the map.

Fyre Lake Halloween Party
2024-10-19 16:00 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
The Halloween party will be Saturday, October 19th starting 4pm. This is a free event open to all Fyre Lake members and their families. Please see the flyer linked below for more information.

Fyre Lake Trick or Treat
2024-10-26 16:30 - 18:30
Trick or Treating for this year will be held on the Saturday before Halloween, October 26th, from 4:30pm until 6:30pm.

Fyre Lake Annual Membership Meeting
2025-04-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Sherrard Fire Department, 101 E 1st Street, Sherrard, IL, 61281, United States
The 2025 Fyre Lake annual membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 2nd at the Sherrard Fire Station starting at 7:30pm.

Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 5th starting at 10am sharp at Covered Bridge Park. If you plan on attending, please RSVP by text to Karla Engleking at 309-738-4780. Please include the number of kids and their ages. This event is open to all Fyre Lake members and their families.

Community Cleanup
2025-05-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Fyre Lake Maintenance Building
The annual Community Cleanup will be this Saturday, May 17th. If you would like to help, just meet up with the members of the board at the maintenance building at 9:00am.

Fyre Lake Community Garage Sales
2025-06-07 08:00 - 16:00
The Fyre Lake community garage sales will be held on Saturday, June 7th from 8am until 4pm.

End of Summer Lakeside Luau
2025-09-27 17:30 | Fyre Lake Swimmers Beach
The Fyre Lake Maintenance Department will be hosting an End of Summer Lakeside Luau on Saturday, September 27th, 5:30-10:30 at Swimmer’s Beach (weather permitting of course). Residents attending may BYOB and a dish or appetizer to share. This is an adults only event open to Fyre Lake residents/members only.

Fall Garage Sale
2025-10-11 08:00 - 16:00
The Fall Garage Sale will be Saturday, October 11th

Annual Halloween Party
2025-10-25 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
The annual Halloween Party at Covered Bridge Park has been set for Saturday, October 25th
