Fyre Lake

Mercer County Consolidated Election
2023-04-04 06:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 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?

March board meeting [rescheduled]
2023-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 | 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

Trick-or-Treat
2022-10-29 16:00 - 19:00
Members,
The day & time for trick-or-treating has been changed to Saturday, October 29th from 4-7pm (instead of Halloween day).
Also, regular yard waste pickup will cease for the season after next week. Yard waste pickup will still be available, but you will need to contact the office to make pickup arrangements starting the week of October 23rd.

Annual Halloween Party
2022-10-15 16:00 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
Members,
The annual Halloween Party will be Saturday, October 15th starting at 4pm. Please see the attachment for details.

Also, Angie DeHamer, the event organizer, still needs the following:

People to make chili for the cook-off
Spooks for the Haunted Hayrack ride. Prefer teenagers & adults, but she’ll take younger too as they have adult supervision
Volunteers to help set up Saturday morning
Someone to play a witch from 6-7pm in the haunted trail

Please text/call Angie at 309-314-1880 if you’re interested in helping with any of the above.

Traveling Hors d'oeuvres Party
2022-09-24 18:00
The Traveling Hors d’oeuvres Party is scheduled for Saturday, September 24th this year starting at 6:00pm. The traveling hors d’oeuvres party is an annual Fyre Lake tradition that visits host homes for food and drinks. This event is always a lot of fun and a great way to meet your neighbors!
We still need 1 or 2 more host homes for the event. If you would like to volunteer to fill one of these open host spots, or would like additional information, please contact the organizer, Angie Sierens, at sheehan_am [at] hotmail.com or on Facebook (Angie Sheehan-Sierens) as soon as possible. Also, if you plan on attending, please let Angie know if you haven’t already.

Painting Class at the Covered Bridge Park
2022-08-13 13:00 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
Tim Griffin will be holding a painting class on Saturday, August 13th at Covered Bridge Park. The class starts at 1:00pm and costs $40 per person. All necessary supplies are included in that price. Check out Tim’s posts on the community Facebook page for examples of the techniques that he will be teaching. The class is open to everyone, so feel free to invite your friends and family!

July 4th Fireworks
2022-07-04 21:30 - 23:00
July 4th Fireworks- The annual fireworks display will be held on Monday, July 4th starting at 9:30pm. As always, any donations towards the cost of the display would be greatly appreciated! If you are set up for paper billing, you will receive a donation envelope with your Spring garbage/recycling invoice for your convenience. All donations can be mailed or dropped off at the FLA office. You can also make a donation by clicking on the “donate” button at the bottom of each page on www.fyrelake.org.

Kid’s Fishing Derby (Fyre Lake Sportman's Club)
2022-07-02 08:30 - 11:00
The FLSC kid’s Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, July 2nd.
Registration is at 8:30am and fishing will be from 9:00am to 11:00am with food and prizes to follow.

Annual Fyre Lake Community Garage Sale
2022-05-14 08:00 - 16:00
The annual Fyre Lake Community Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, May 14th from 8am to 4pm. Printed maps showing sale locations will be posted at the map kiosk near the entrance and just outside the FLA office. A link to an interactive map will also be sent out by email and posted to the community Facebook page.

Fyre Lake Association Board Meeting
2022-05-11 19:00 - 20:00
The Fyre Lake Association Board Meeting is every 2nd Wednesday at 7:00PM.

Annual Easter egg hunt
2022-04-16 14:45 - 17:00 | Fyre Lake Covered Brige Park
The Annual Easter egg hunt, for kids 12 and under, will be at the covered bridge park on Saturday, April 16th at 3pm! Plan to arrive at 2:45pm because the hunt will begin at 3pm SHARP!
The board has approved an monetary stipend that will be used to purchase water, juice boxes and a pre-packaged treat for the kiddos as well as candy for the eggs! Jandie has saved all the eggs from prior years so we should be good to go with those already!

Reminder, this is a private event for our community, but family members of our residents are welcome!

If you plan to attend please fill out the google doc below or text Jandie at 813-802-8913 ASAP. She needs to know how many kids are coming and their ages.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FtwNpDrelIW-8pcFs24VnGkq98ne2GJ1BVjF4K2oTr8/htmlview

FLA Board Meeting
2022-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Fyre Lake Association Office, 513 Fyre Lake Dr, Sherrard, IL, 61281, United States
The agenda for the April 13, 2022 monthly board meeting is linked below.
Board meeting agenda 04-13-2022

Annual board meeting
2022-04-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Sherrard Fire Department, 101 E 1st Street, Sherrard, IL, 61281, United States
