Community events in Carbondale area listed
Prayer vigil Friday at Tamms Super Max 2 to 3 pm with black attire. Diabetes awareness Saturday with free candy and risk tests at multiple Carbondale stores. River to River Trail Society hike to Godwin Trail meeting at Anna Walmart or Inspiration Point. Wildflower walk at Cache River Wetlands with weather caveat. Psychic Fair Saturday 10 am to 5 pm at Town Square Pavilion Garbondale with tarot readers and raffle. Some contact numbers provided.
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Tamms Super Max
Particpants
Newman Center
Carbondale
Kroger East
Kroger West
True Value Hardware
Schnucks
Wal-Mart
Carbondale Lions Club
River To
Godwin
Pine Hills
Anna Wal- Mart
Inspiration Point
Mona Diefenbachs
Town Square Pavilion
Garbondale
Carbondale holds sesquicentennial music prize winner
Michael Thomas of West Frankfort won with a seven minute composition blending the SIU Carbondale Alma Mater motif and train sounds to symbolize the railroad and university. He earns $500 and a performance by the Southern Minors Civic Orchestra, with orchestration by Ed Benyas and a premiere planned after rehearsal. Thomas, a 1971 SIUC graduate, has 32 years teaching in Illinois and plays with Gourmet Sax and the Southern Illinois Concert Band.
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Carbondale Carbondale
Michael Thomas
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Thomas
Carbondale Convention and Tourism Bureau
Southern Minors Civic Orchestra
SIUC
Frankfort
Pinckneyville
Southern Illinois
John
Mona Marcec
Mike
Hanes
Mark
Ed Benyas
Siuc School of Music
Marcee
Eee Auditorium
Carbondale to observe Good Friday holiday this week
The City of Carbondale will observe Friday as the Good Friday Holiday. Bag and bundle landscape waste will be collected on Wednesday only this week. For more information, call Maintenance and Environmental Services Office at 618 457 3275.
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Carbondale
Red Cross Faces Tight Times in Southern Illinois
New Red Cross member Bardo describes a lean period and urges community support to fund local relief efforts across Southern Illinois. A fundraising dinner closes the drive at Marion Elks Club with contact numbers for Herrin and Marion offices. Leads include Webster in Herrin at 618 988 1147 and Bardo at 618 457 8362.
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Bardo
Illinois
Marion
FCA Dinner Highlights Role Model Duty and Influences
The event featured Mark Kiesling hosting a fundraiser while Corn, a two time state champion coach with over 600 Pinckneyville wins, urged accountability beyond the Barkley theory. Smith lauded FCA as pivotal to the nation’s future and recalled Mike Singletary’s warning. Casey, once Cowboys chaplain 1983-1988, shared a life tale tied to Tom Landry, who mentored him and shaped his public and private conduct.
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Mark Kiesling
Charles Barkley
Corn
Pinckneyville
Casey
Tom Landry
Tax rush hits post office during after-work hours
Owens and Finnegan described a steady post office scene as taxpayers flow in during after-work hours. They expected forms to keep coming until 6 p.m. with many filing at the last minute. The lobby stayed busy while offices prepared for after prime time and mall closures.
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Owens
Finnegan
Post Office
E filing could end last minute trips to post offices
Taxpayers can avoid post office sprints by filing taxes electronically. Brenda Watts of H and R Block in Carbondale notes online returns reduce worry about postage and auditing risk. Carbondale post office staff expect fewer rush hours if e filing becomes universal, though access remains uneven.
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Carbondale
Brenda Watts
H and R Block
Easter Bunny Leads 16th Run to Choate Center
Southern Freedom ABATE plans the 16th Easter Run with 200 plus motorcycles departing noon from Refuge Truck Stop Marion. The riders head via I 57 and Illinois 146 to the Choate Mental Health Center arriving about 1 p.m. A Kroger stop allows costume changes and gift bags include a commemorative bandanna. Participants may contact Lee Gomez at 618 987 2879.
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Anna
Bunny
Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center
Southern Freedom Chapter
ABATE
Refuge
Interstate 57
Marion
Illinois 146
Anna Kroger
Choate Center
Gomez
Sheri
Lee Gomez
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