







| Boy, oh boy, can you believe it is already July? It's time for Granite City's Patriots In The Park festivities and is there ever lots to do! Vacation Bible School is in full swing, check them out and register your children by clicking on their banner. We have our very own"Summer Concert Series" at our beautiful Wilson Park with Stan Fornaszewski and his Big Band, just click their banner for the schedule. Put on your dancing shoes for the Granite City Swing Band's Free Dance on July 9th. Read on folks to see this month's activities, after all... it's July in Granite City! |





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| The Edwardsville Municipal Band, under the direction of James Kerfoot, will present its sixth concert of the summer season on Thursday, July 14th at 8:00 P.M. in City Park near the Library at 112 S. Buchanan St. in Edwardsville This week’s concert features a euphonium quartet composed by SIUE Associate Professor of Composition, Kim Archer. The ensemble will play “Euph-Four-ia”, a light- hearted treatment of well-known musical phrases in music literature compiled into one piece with band accompaniment. The band will also feature band member Lisa Smith singing a love song first heard during WWII entitled “A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square” by Manning Sherwin. |




| Brooke and Brady, out for a bike ride with mom and dad on a warm summer evening |
| Join Us For The Madison County Fair July 24 thru July 29 Highland, Illinois Click for schedule of events and details... see you there! |
| Thank you for visiting GraniteCityGossip.com, celebrating over four years of serving our community, August 2006 - July 2011 Please come back soon - Last updated July 7, 2011 |
| Grand Opening "From Our House to Yours" Resale Shoppe Saturday, July 9, 10am to 3pm The Good Samaritan House 1825 Delmar Avenue |

| Thank you to all of this year's contestants! Click to enlarge photos! |
| Business Displays Prudential One Realty, 1735 Pontoon Road Goff & Dittman Florist, 4915 Maryville Road Royce Realty, 2023 Johnson road Bank of Edwardsville, 3502 Maryville Road Century 21, 2301 Pontoon Road Residential Displays Sharon & George Gorden, 203 Voight T.J. & Tammy Davis, 1733 Primrose Avenue Karen McIlroy, 3436 Colgate Place Mary Anna Kaminski, 3438 Colgate Place Ann Mayhall, 1608 Amos |
| Darline Gavin, 2103 Benton Jeff Wallace & Todd Angle, 2215 Lincoln Avenue Rich & Nancy Alexander, 2243 Cleveland Boulevard Tim & Mary K. Wilson, 2251 Cleveland Boulevard Judy Whitaker, 3272 Kilarney Drive Judy Bucatch, 2200 St. Clair Avenue Chuck & Joyce Alexander, 105 Troeckler Lane Bill & Judy Russell, 1204 27th Street Jennifer Cox, 2824 Washington Avenue Butch & Christine Tappel, 2127 Illinois Avenue Dana Gergen, 108 Wilson Park Lane Lew & Lois Glasgow, 2611 Matthew Court |









