Community events lineup on town pages today
A menu of activities across Southern Illinois includes musical theater The Pajama Game at Frankfort high school auditorium today and Sunday, yard sales at Herrin and Dowell, a pancake breakfast, a chicken and dumplings dinner for Metropolis, Indiafest at Carbondale, wildflower hikes, wildlife refuge programs, a Carterville scholastic bowl fundraiser, a Lila McCann benefit concert at Carmi White County High School, family fun night at Giant City School, and more. Details list times, locations, contact numbers, and donation notes for each event.
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Lila McCann
Bob Allen Brown
Carmi White County High School
Government Eagle Point Bay Association Meeting
The Eagle Point Bay Association holds a meeting at 10 a.m. in the Association Building located at 80 Spring Cove Drive Goreville. The session is advertised on The Southern's website.
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Eagle Point Bay Association
Association
Spring Cove Drive
Goreville
Group Aims to Lower Jail Housing Rates in Ullin
The Tri County Civic Organization seeks a federal rural development grant to buy the Tri County Detention Center in Ullin. Three Illinois counties Union Johnson and Pulaski would reduce nightly housing rates currently around 51 to 53 dollars. INS detainees account for most revenue and transfers could refinance existing payments.
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Ullin
Tri-County Civic Organization
Tri-County
Pulaski
United States Immigration and Naturalization Services
Jerry Thurston
Thurston
Union County
Jim Nash
Pulaski County
SIU class rings symbolize campus tradition at ceremony
Two strangers connect over an SIU class ring as SIU Alumni Association hosts a ceremony at the Carbondale campus Student Center auditorium. Vice Chancellor Larry Dietz calls the ring a symbol of the experience on campus, noting personal meaning and family ties in carrying on the tradition.
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Steve Jahnke
the Southern
Larry Dietz
Miles T. Leader
Leader
SIU
Great Lakes
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
SIU Alumni Association
Carbondale Campus
Dietz
Forensic dentist explains real limits of TV crime shows
CARTERVILLE The forensic odontologist John Kenney says TV shows like CSI and Law and Order attract viewers with macabre crime tales but misstate reality. He notes crime labs lack TV gear and budgets, cites underfunded coroner offices, and stresses dental professionals’ role in detection and prevention of domestic violence.
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Kenney
Sharon Brrietto
The
Dental Society
Two Du Quoin men jailed after children's fight escalates
Two Du Quoin men were jailed after a neighborhood dispute at a West Park Street public housing complex escalated Thursday evening. Police say a children’s argument sparked a large crowd and weapons were displayed. Joseph D. Norris, 21, faces felony weapon possession by a felon and misdemeanor aggravated assault for allegedly pointing a .22 rifle at Cynthia Johnson. James M. Dewar, 18, is charged with aggravated assault and possessing firearm ammunition without a card for allegedly pointing an air pistol at Johnson. Both are in Perry County Jail on bonds of 1000 and 200 dollars respectively, with further charges possible as the investigation continues.
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DU Quoin
West Park Street
Jim Booker
Joseph D. Norris
Booker
Norris
David Stanton
Cynthia Johnson
Perry County
James M. Dewar
Johnson
Stanton
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Frankfort High School
West Frankfort
FCHS
Central Junior High
Paschedags
Herrin Women’s Club
Herrin Civic ‘Center
Dowell
Southern Illinois Fire Relief Fund
First Christian Church
Catherine St
Metropolis
Carbondale Community High School
Heron Pond
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Rocky Bluff
Devils Kitchen Lake
Tacoma Lake Road
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Carterville High School
Tri-C School
Grand Avenue
Carterville
Tom Or
Judy Stewart
Giant City School
Cheryl Greene
Cindi Carroll
Dunn Richmond Center
E. Pleasant Hill Road
Apple Tree
First Southern Bank
House of Style
Marianne Lather
University Museum
Bob DeHoet
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Jackson
Perry Counties
S.J. Bowl
Emma C. Hayes Center
Www
Thesouthern.com
Caleb Hale
SIUC
Studgnts
John Kenney
Christi Mathis
Dewar
Perry County Housing Authority
Guy Alongi
Alongi
Mathiss
Hcis
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