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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 2004
Page
9
Readers can attend The Pajama Game at 2 p.m. in the Frankfort High School Auditorium West Frankfort with tickets priced at 4 dollars available through the FCHS office or Central Junior High School. Contact Paschedags Music House at (618) 932-3126 for details.
Wyat's Domine Health fair offers free blood pressure and glucose screenings and pulmonary tests at Du Quoin VFW Hall. Corps of Discovery exhibit on Lewis and Clark at Rend Lake, followed by a discussion on Growing up Other and Woman in the South at SIUC Carbondale. A midwest law schools forum and nurses license renewal seminar are scheduled at SIUC and Heartland Regional Medical Center, with contact details and government notices for Pomona Township Board.
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn praised Carbondale Main Street and VFW Post No. 2605 for funding and planning a memorial wall in Veterans Memorial Plaza. The wall will honor wars from World War I to Iraq with plaques and brief histories. Quinn called the project a model for the state and praised veterans while touring Bening Square.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge offers three upcoming Saturday wildflower walks on the Rocky Bluff Trail near Devils Kitchen Lake. Each one mile guided hike starts at 10 am and 1 pm with tour guides identifying wildflowers and local flora, plus tips on the refuge’s plants and history. Hiking boots recommended. Contact the Visitor Center at 618 997 3344 ext 334 for details.
Nine weeks after the Benton man died at Franklin County Jail the coroner reports autopsy tests are complete but the final report is delayed by the typing process. Family members say they seek closure though they remain patient as officials finalize the written findings.
U S Rep Jerry Costello announced Rend Lake Conservancy District will receive a 463000 grant and 330000 loan from Rural Development to fund a 1.1 million project creating a sanitary sewage collection system for 111 homes in Whittington, six miles north of Benton. This work aims to improve quality of life and support regional development.
Pinckneyville school board moves to invite bids for a major classroom addition at Pinckneyville grade school. Mevert Architects will prepare alternate plan drawings while the district aims to publish bid notices within 2 to 4 weeks. Superintendent Tim O Leary notes the core project adds nine classrooms and accessible restrooms.
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