Harrisburg Township Park District

Paul Emery Park
921 W. Poplar St. ♦ Harrisburg, IL 62946 ♦ phone: 618.252.2111 ♦ fax: 618.253.4511

Park Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday ♦ Memorial Park Curfew: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

The Mission of the Harrisburg Township Park District is to enhance the quality of community life by ensuring recreational programming and services to all people regardless of their age, sex, race, religion, socioeconomic status and level of physical or mental ability.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Friday, June 9, 2017

6:00 PM - 12:00AM

Paul Emery Park - Harrisburg

Amax Shelter

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising

event to end cancer. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have

battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all.

Today, with the support of thousands of volunteers like you, the American Cancer Society is helping

save move than 400 lives a day. And we won’t stop until we finish the fight against cancer! Please join us!

For more information please visit: http://relayforlife.org/salinegallatinil

SLEEP OUT WITH STARS CLAP

Saturday, June 10, 2017

7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Paul Emery Park - Harrisburg

Bandstand Area

A Sleep Out is a way to raise money and awareness for our homeless and food insecure

neighbors by inviting all participants to spend the night outside in the elements.

For more information please contact Ladea at 618-513-5258.

FREE FISHING WEEKEND AT PAUL EMERY PARK LAGOON

This event kicks off the beginning of Paul Emery Park’s fishing tournament. On this special weekend,

you may go fishing at the Memorial Park Lagoon without a fishing license. This weekend begins

Saturday, June 17, 2017 and ends Monday, June 19, 2017.

FISHING TOURNAMENT

There will be a certain number of tagged catfish stocked in the lagoon for this season’s fishing contest.

Please do not bring your tagged fish into the Park Office, only the tag from your fish. This contest begins

at 6:00 AM, Saturday, June 17, 2017 and will end Friday, July 14, 2017. You must have a license to

fish with the exception of Free Fishing Weekend.