Illinois Centre hosts 97th state checker tournament
The Illinois Checker Association runs its 97th state tournament at the Illinois Centre mall food court in Marion. About 50 players from 10 states are expected, with beginner classes planned if registrations permit. Competition begins 9 45 a m Saturday with 8 a m registration and crowns due Sunday around 4 p m.
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Marion
Illinois Checker Association
Illinois Centre
Gene Ellison
Norris City
Ellison
John Grisley
United Country Realty
Grisley
Illinois
Zeigler barber pleads guilty to aggravated sexual abuse
Louis L Cormier, a 75 year old Zeigler barber, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Circuit Court to one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in a negotiated deal that dismissed a second count. He was arrested August 23 2001 for abusing two teenage boys and faces four to 15 years. A June 18 hearing date was set.
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Zeigler
Louis L Cormier
Franklin County
Cormier
Free immunization clinics in Marion and Benton counties
MARION Bi County Health Departments in Franklin and Williamson Counties sponsor free immunization clinics April. Walk in shots for diphtheria tetanus pertussis available at Marion office today and April 18 from 8 11 am and 1 3 pm. Benton office offers April 16 8 11 am and 1 3 pm. Parents must accompany minor patients. Late clinics on first and third Tuesdays at Benton and first and third Thursdays at Marion from 4 to 6. For more information call 993 8111 or 439 0951.
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Marion
Franklin
Williamson
Benton
Bi-County Health
Linda A. Krutsinger
Police hunt for purse snatchers in Carbondale
Carbondale police investigate four purse snatching cases from Monday and Tuesday. All assaults involve a black male suspect, with incidents at East Mill Street 300 block, South University Ave 514 and 700 blocks, and Schnucks 915 West Main Street. Victims advised to drop purses if grabbed. call Carbondale Police or Crime Stoppers at 549 COPS with tips.
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Carbondale
East Mill Street
South University Ave
Schnucks
West Main Street
Grebes Overwhelm Small Lake in Spring Birding Outing
Ben Gelman notes 43 pied-billed grebes on Mermet Lake during a half day trip on March 27, 2002, counting 66 species including horned grebe, cormorants, ducks, warblers and woodpeckers. The list spans Canada to the Gulf Coast migratory pattern with several songbirds and raptors observed along Union County Conservation Area and Pine Hills.
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Canada
Gulf Coast
Mermet Lake
Illinois
Union County Conservation Area
Pine Hills
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Jim Muir
Bry
Nancy Biley
Franklin- Williamson Bi- County Health Department
Route 3
Ware
Dr. David
Satcher
Law School
United States
The
Centers For Disease Control
David Satcher
Our Nation
Dr. Satcher
Morehouse College
Case Western Reserve University
Didi Hirsch
National Alliance For the
RKK
Mental Health
Paul Simon
MacArthur Foundation
Public Policy Institute
Searle
Osamu Tsukimori
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Ablescapes
Murphysboro
Bening Gallery
Apple Tree
West Town Shopping Center
All Union Planter Bank
Dunn
Richmond Economic Development Center
E. Pleasant Hill Road
Purcell's
sSoto & Elkvillen
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