Makanda board spar over copies and meeting site
At Makanda Township meeting Supervisor Lipe dodged questions on expenses and rejected moving the meeting to the larger fire station. Residents pressed for actual costs, FOIA requests, and an updated fire department job description while debates over receipts, taxes, and phone needs continued.
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Makanda
Lipe
Hertter
Beaulieu
Winona Bilderback
Larry Lipe
Wilburn Lipe
Illinois
Bryan E. Smith
Smith
IRS
Millie Weatherford
Makanda Township
Ron Hertter
Yancey
Government meetings listed for various boards and councils
Pinckneyville Police and Fire Merit Board meets at 9 30 a m at city hall Randolph County Sheriff's Merit Commission gathers at 7 30 p m at the Sheriff's Dept Rend Lake College board convenes at 6 30 p m in the student center Sand Ridge Township Board meets at 7 p m at Sand Ridge Town Hall Somerset Township Board meets at 7 p m at 934 W Harrison Rd Southern Five Regional Planning Board meets at 7 p m at Shawnee College Allin Vergennes Township Board meets at 7 30 p m at town hall West Frankfort City Council meets at 7 p m at city hall Williamson County Airport Authority Board meets at 7 p m at Airport Terminal Building Williamson County Fire Protection District Board meets at 7 p m at Fire Station No 4 20938 Corinth Road Thompsonville
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Williamson County Fire Protection District Board
Corinth Road
Thompsonville
One-Room Schools Through Williamson County History
The article recalls the one room schoolhouse era with quotes from Allan, Bob Jackson, and Betty Neely. It notes the decline by the mid 1950s, describes classes of up to 28 students, and mentions Purdy School’s effort to educate nearly 5,000 visitors since 1983 while highlighting the value of such schooling and notable alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan
Bob Jackson
Marion
Purdy School
Williamson County
Jackson
Crossroads
One Room Schoolhouse Becomes Museum at JALC Carterville
A Perry County one room schoolhouse near the Du Quoin Fairgrounds was bought by private citizens and donated to the John A. Logan College Foundation for use as a museum. Moved to the Carterville campus in 1983 it hosts six weeks of classes annually and offers living history programs taught by retired teachers. An open house is held each spring and fall. For details call JALC at 985 3741 Ext 522.
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Perry County
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
John A. Logan College Foundation
Carterville
JALC
Today's Events Weeknight Arts and Activities at SIUC Area
Multiple campus and community events listed for today in Carbondale and surrounding towns. Poetry reading at Longbranch Coffeehouse promotes survivor awareness. African Week panel at SIUC Student Center. Gardening workshop at Massac County Extension Office. Dance at Wit and Wisdom Center West Frankfort. Internet class for seniors at Rend Lake College. SIU Symphony Orchestra concert in Shryock Auditorium. Naughty Pagan Belshazzar's Feast by Paducah Symphony Chorus. Blood drives at SIUC Brush Towers Trueblood Hall and Thompson Point.
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Longbranch Coffeehouse
Carbondale
Women’s Center and
Women Services
Southern Illinois University
Rend Lake College
RLC Foundation Institute For Learning
Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Jean Sibelius
Siuc School of Music
Shryock
SIUC
Paducah Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
Wyat's ComIng Organ recital at SIUC Shryock Auditorium
Bradley Welch will play the Marianne Webb Pipe Organ at 7 30 p m Friday in Shryock Auditorium SIUC Webb a Baylor and Yale music graduate is organist at Highland Park Presbyterian Church Dallas Sponsored by the Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Contact J Christopher Moore at 529 7475 for details
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Bradley Welch
Marianne Webb
Shryock
Siuc
Webb
Baylor University
Yale University School of Music
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Southern Illinois
The
American Guild of Organists
J. Christopher Moore
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Carbondale Civic Center
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Illinois Centre
Marion Memorial Hospital
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Madion
New
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Illinois Centre Mall
Lori
Time Bandits
Executive Inn
Kokopelli Golf Ub
Omall
Country Insurance and Financial Services
Bradley Woolcott
Drapers
Borowiak
IGA
Target
Ilinois Centre
Dillard's
Kokopelli Golf Club
I.C
Baby
West Main
Marionmemorial.com
WANG
ATTAC
By Gurwid
Southern Illinois AN
UCC
Rue
Uae
Diebanks Bandits
BOK
Opelli
FLO Aa
Tonga
Pinckneyville
Police and Fire Merit Board
Randolph County Sheriff's Merit Commission
Sheriff's Dept
Chester
Rend Lake College Board
Student Center, Inc
Sand Ridge Township
Sand Ridge Town Hall
Somerset Township Board
W. Harrison Rd
Southern Five Regional Planning Board
Rustic Campus
Shawnee College
Allin
Unity Point
Vergennes Township
West Frankfort
Williamson County Airport Authority Board
Zeigler City
Betty Neely
Pleasant Grove
Johnston City
Possum Trot
Neely
du Quoin
U.S
Massac County
Metropolis
AJMPA
Wit and Wisdom Center
E. Poplar St
Brush Towers
Grinnell Hall
University Park
Trueblood Hall
Thompson Point
Lentz Hall
Wyat
Tamaroa
First Methodist Church
Denning
West
Frankfort
van Lente
Neckers
Beatlemania
SIU
Southern Illinois Professional Fire Fighters Association
College Conference Center
Johnny Velvet
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