Carbondale District Hall of Fame Ceremony and Driving Review
Inductees Don Prosser Donald Wills James R Quisenberry and Lorie Mellen are honored at 7 p m in Carbondale Middle School 1150 E Grand Ave with a driving review on 9 11 a m at 409 N Springer St Carbondale The event is free contact 457 4151 More on page 2B.
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Carbondale
Hall of Fame
Carbondale Middle School
E. Grand Ave
Don Prosser
Donald Wills
James R. Quisenberry
Lorie Mellen
Springer
Local Government Schedules Across Illinois Communities
A roundup lists government and school board meetings for multiple towns including Anna Benton-Franklin Enterprise Zone Carbondale Douglas County with sessions at city halls courthouses high schools and libraries. Notable dates include 6 to 7:30 p.m. start times at various venues such as 200 S Illinois Ave and 40 S Main St.
Union questions lawmakers on cuts in Illinois corrections
Randy Hellman of AFSCME Local 948 likens Gov. George Ryan's budget cuts to battles with mine workers, saying the governor is union busting as layoffs hit the Illinois Department of Corrections. The plan trims Vienna Correctional Center and Valley Youth Center posts, with many maintenance, leisure, supply, and dietary workers notified of job losses. Seniority may allow some to bump others, spreading fear across facilities including Pinckneyville where Local 943 met with lawmakers to discuss impacts.
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Pinckneyville
Randy Hellman
George Ryan
American Federation of State
United Mine Workers
Hellman
Afscme
Illinois Department of Corrections
Ryan
Vienna
Illinois Youth Center
Valley
IDOC
Southern Illinois
Local 943
Pinckneyville Correctional Institution
David Luechtefeld
Rokanville
Mining FOR Safety at Galatia Mine Training Drill
More than 600 miners at American Coal Co. Galatia Mine began an extensive two hour fire prevention and preparedness program. Emergency manager Bill Moser says volunteers per shift will train while continuing normal duties. Each miner will complete a thorough two hour firefighting course and over 600 new extinguishers will be used in weeklong sessions. The training includes a 1200 degree fire drill and aims to make prevention standard procedure. See safety on page 2B.
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Galatia
American Coal Co
Saline County
Bill Moser
American Coal
Moser
Carbondale fights alcohol at Sunset Concerts
Gib Bolen leads a signature drive urging the Carbondale City Council to deny alcohol at Sunset Concert Series events at Turley Park. He cites a public drinking ban and notes the concerts attract thousands yearly to Turley Park and Shryock Auditorium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Gib Bolen
Bolen
Jackson County
Turley Park
Shryock Auditorium
Southern Illinois University
Students Promote Crosswalk Safety Campaign at SIUC
SIUC students in Advocates for Crosswalk and Traffic Safety unveiled a campus safety campaign at the Student Center with posters ads Tshirts mouse pads exhibits and displays. The effort follows three crosswalk accidents and calls for slower speeds added signs and more police patrols on campus. Chancellor Walter V. Wendler endorses the sustained awareness drive.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIUC
Walter V. Wendler
Jim Neckers marks 100th with memories from SIU history
Jim Neckers turns 100 as family and friends honor him in Carbondale. Second Ph.D. hire at Southern Illinois Normal University, he recalls faculty skepticism toward doctorates, later supported by President Shryock. He keeps up with The Southern Illinoisan and WSJ, walks daily with Addus aide, and received a party from Addus as well as a Lions Club cake. His daughter Nancy Blackwell and relatives joined services at First Presbyterian Church and a family dinner at Giant City Lodge.
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Carbondale
Jim Neckers
Neckers
Southern Illinois University
Morris
Southern Illinois Normal University
Teachers College
University of Illinois
University
Henry William Shryock
Illnoisan
The
Wall Street Journal
CNN
Susan Boswell
Addis Healthcare
Boswell
Addus
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