Community events lineup covers hikes plant sale and Easter fun
A busy weekend unfolds in Southern Illinois with Topay's Wildflower walk at Giant City State Park in Makanda from 10 a.m. to noon, plus a plant sale at Carbondale New School and a Spaghetti supper gospel sing at Gospel Mission Church in Johnston City. Proceeds aid a cancer-stricken teen. Family day at Keyes Park in Du Quoin features music storytelling and fingerprinting. Rehab center brunch with Easter Bunny in Murphysboro includes story hour face painting and live bunny drawing. River to River Trail Society hosts a wildflower hike on Battleford Trail near Mitchellsville. Massac County ACS hosts Mass with music in Metropolis. An investing seminar at SIU Carbondale and various craft bake sales round out the schedule. Contacts include Pastor Larry Marrs and others in Murphysboro and Carbondale.
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Makanda
Gospel Mission Church
Peterson St
Johnston City
Larry Marrs
Jackson County
14Th St
Murphysboro
Chamber of Commerce
Anna-Jonesboro teacher banned from school events
Rick Bittle a physical education instructor at Anna-Jonesboro high school will be barred from school athletic and extracurricular events for six months after a March 5 confrontation with basketball coach and athletic director Jim Drew. The settlement includes a 12 month probation period and a written apology read in open session.
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Anna Jonesboro High School
Rick Bittle
Jim Drew
Bittle
Drew
Massac County High School
A-J
Jim Woodward
Woodward
Moonbuggy Race Car From SIU Creations
SIU Carbondale mechanical engineering team unveils a two seat pedal driven Moonbuggy for NASA sponsored Great Moonbuggy Race at Huntsville Alabama. Captain Jeremiah Alwerdt says the team trained for months and worked seven days a week.
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Lhmulk Nuvaka
Int Sou Taekr
Jeremiah Alwerdt
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Huntsville
Ala
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale Mechanical Engineering Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshal Space Flight Center
Tar fumes disrupt Marion courthouse workday
Dozens of county employees left the Marion courthouse Friday after fumes from a tar roof repair at the building spread through the air-conditioning system. Vaughn's Roofing Co. said tar reached 500 degrees, the smoke likely causing headaches and discomfort. Some offices sent staff home while others remained open.
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Marion
Vaughn’s
State’s Attorney’s Office
Jerry Vaughn
Vaughn
Wendell Fisher
Charles Garnall
John A. Logan College Foundation Benefit Dinner
CARTERVILLE The John A. Logan College Foundation hosts its annual benefit at the college conference center to fund scholarships. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 followed by the second John A. Logan Legacy Award and live music by Johnny Velvet and the Velours. Gala price is 50 dollars per person.
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Carterville
John A. Logan College Foundation
John A. Logan
Johnny Velvet
Perry County Sheriff Gets 101957 COPS Grant for Schools
Perry County Sheriff Keith Kellerman announced a $101,957 Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools grant from the U S Department of Justice. The three year grant funds full time Deputy Steve Barnes to support HYPE program in Du Quoin Tamaroa Pinckneyville and Trico schools and expand to parochial schools. Barnes will also cover supplies equipment and summer patrol duty as part of the program. Kellerman praised the funding and urged continued law enforcement grants to boost presence in schools and assist students facing problems.
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Perry County
Keith Kellerman
Kellerman
U.S. Department of Justice
du Quoin
David Skocy
DARE
Steve Barnes
Tamaroa
Pinckneyville
Trico
Barnes
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Southern Illinois University
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