Home

Community Calendar

News and Events

Clifton Village Communication Blog

Village Directory
Businesses
Centennial Pool
Churches
Clubs & Organizations
Community Building
History
Library
Post Office
Schools
Village Parks

Email Us

Local Government
Committees
Planning Commission
Police Department
Village Officials
Sewer


Clubs & Organizations

******************************************************************************

Boy Scout Troop 158                                Ph. 815-697-2403                               Email: rweedon@daca.net
Charter Org: Chebanse American Legion     Committee Chairman: Rick Weedon     Website: www.bsa158.com
478 Terry Lane                                          
Scoutmaster:  Dr. Jerry Fleer
Chebanse, IL 60922                                  
Boy Scout Troop 158 of Chebanse serves boys from Ashkum, Clifton, and Chebanse. Teaching youth life skills from ages 10 1/2 through 18 years. Boys earn not just rank and patches, but self confidence, pride and respect. Come see us weekly on Monday at 7pm at the Chebanse Civic Center.  

******************************************************************************

Clifton Cemetery Association
The Clifton Cemetery Association manages both the Clifton Cemetery and the St. Peter Cemetery.
For lot sales contact: Norma Meier - Clifton Cemetery - Protestant Only - Phone: 815-694-2016       Knapp Funeral Home - St Peter's Catholic Cemetery - Phone: 815-694-2424
President - Dale Schultz

******************************************************************************

Clifton Centennial Pool Fundraising Committee         Ph. 815-697-3053
PO Box 224                                         

Clifton, IL 60927                                  
Members: Karie Frake, Brenda Yonhka, Jan O'Connell, Jackie Pittman, Casey Hull, Julie Podowicz, Carri Gray, Lesa Vaughn, Mel Hendricks, Lisa Blewitt, Karen Mathy, Krista Meier, Robin Hull, Jessica Meyer.

The Clifton Pool Committee continually does fundraising throughout the year. These fundraisers help provide many inprovements to the community pool...i.e. dry deck flooring, baskets, sstarting blocks, swimming lesson supplies, lifeguard supplies and the liners for both pools. We have been in existence since 1998, when the village received a grant to renovate the pool facilities. List of Fundraisers: New Years Eve, Concessions at SAMS Basketball Games, Family Fun Night, Provide entertainment at Summer Fun Days, Breakfast.

******************************************************************************

Clifton Central VFW Post 2131         Quartermaster-- Al Weedon
PO Box 111                                          Ph. 815-697-2445
Clifton, IL 60927                                  Veterans Organization. Provides aid to Veterans and their families. Meeting are the third Tuesday of each month at 9AM at the Clifton Community Building.

******************************************************************************

Clifton Community Food Pantry               Chairman - Kenny Jensen           Ph. 815-694-3041
Zion Lutheran Church  100 North Maple      Vice Chairman -  Diana Bowers  Ph. 815-697-2747
Clifton, IL 60927                                          The Clifton Community Food Pantry has been helping our area residents since 1978. We have 12 churches from three towns that participate in helping to make our pantry a success. Anyone who lives in the Central Unit 4 School District and anyone who has a mailing address of Ashkum, Clifton, or Chebanse, and qualifies under ours and federal guidelines can come on one of the first four Wednesdays of the month and sign up for help. We are totally funded through private donations. If there is an immediate need you can call one of our officers. (Above Chairmen, or Secretary Rita McGuffin, and Treasurer Don McGuffin 815-694-2812.)

******************************************************************************

Clifton Legion Post 385                    Adj. -- Jimmie Schoon
PO Box 475                                        Ph. 815-694-2448     
230 Jensen Ave.
Clifton, IL 60927                                                                                                  

******************************************************************************

Clifton Lioness                                   President - JoAnn Scharp     Ph. 815-694-2175
                                                            V.P. -  Cindy Juzeszyn          Ph. 815-694-2228
Clifton, IL 60927                                  The Lioness Club was chartered on Nov. 15, 1978, with 22 members. This active club has helped the Lions Club of Illinois and the residents of Clifton in many ways. The Lioness donate to Lions Diabetes month, Sight & Sound fundraiser, District 1B scholarship fund, Camp Lions and other Lions programs. In Clifton they have donated to the Centennial Pool, park equipmentfor the village park, The fire department, and to the pavilion in the village park. The Lioness are also very active throughout the year: Kids Halloween Parade and Party, Friendship Dinner, Christmas Baskets, Easter Egg Hunt, and the Girls State for the American Legion.  

Meetings are held the first Wednesdays of September through May, at 7pm in the Clifton Community Building, except for December when a Christmas Party is held.

******************************************************************************

Clifton Lions Club                              Leo Lewis Jr.     Ph. 815-694-3009
PO Box 642                                         Email: lamb87@comcast.net
Clifton, IL 60927                                  The Lions Club meets the third Thursday of every month.

******************************************************************************

Cub Scout Pack 162                             Ph. 815-931-2405                   Email: cubscout162@ymail.com
Charter Org.: Clifton Lions Club             Cubmaster Kris Hoogstraat       Website: www.chebanse.net/CubScoutPack162.asp
PO Box 396                                          
Hours: Sept-April weekly and May-Aug 1/month 
Ashkum, IL 60911                                
Cub Scout Pack 162 serves boys from Ashkum, Clifton, and Chebanse. Teaching youth life skills from ages first grade through the fifth grade. Boys earn not just rank and patches, but self confidence, pride and respect. Come see us monthly on the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm at the Chebanse Civic Center.                    

******************************************************************************

General Federation Women's Club       Ph. 815-694-2954
President - Marjorie Heeler                       1st Vice President - Dorothy Riebe
BOX 363                                                  2nd Vice President - Janet Brandt
Clifton, IL 60927                                       We have been organized since 1925. We meet monthly on the third Monday from September till June. The regular meeting are held beginning at 7pm in the Clifton Community building. We are all volunteers who plant flowers on main street, support the local food pantry, and library, donate to Harbor House in Watseka. We support education programs at Chebanse Elementary School. We are committed to volunteering and community improvement.
                Recording Secretary - Shirley Pavig             Corresponding Secretary - Mary Jane Berg           Treasurer - Pat Harling   

******************************************************************************

Generations of Faith                  Ph. 815-694-2o27
Chairman -- Chuck Pair                      
445 E. Fourth Ave.
Clifton, IL 60927                           St. Peter Parish Catholic Church,  Catholic Organization extending the faith thru generations, for information contact Chuck Pair chairman 694-2817.

******************************************************************************

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois                 Ph. 800-328-5112 ext.216 or 217-328-5112 ext.216   Fax: 217-328-1548
Community Development Daisy-Brownie Program Coordinator - Joy Goatz              
701 Devonshire Dr. Ste B-16                     
Email: jgoatz@girlscouts-gsci.org                Website: www.girlscouts-gsci.org 
Champaign, IL 61820                                  Girl Scouts is the world's pre-eminent organization for girls and for the past 95 years has been teaching leadership skills to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

******************************************************************************

Knights of Columbus           Grand Knight - Stan Sweeney  815-694-2451
Council #13495                      Deputy Grand Knight - Jeff Lambert  815-694-9713
St. Francis of Assissi               Membership Chairman - Bob Frooninckx  815-694-2220
                                              Financial Secretary - Ron Gardner  815-694-2624
   Men's Catholic Organization, the local council was established in 2004.  Service, Charity, unity, fraternity, patriotism.

******************************************************************************

 

updated by  rweedon@daca.net