SIU Cares Irish Festival and Local Events Lineup
A schedule of community events includes a Waking Ned Devine screening at SIUC Life Science Auditorium 7 p.m. and a WDBX fundraiser 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Thrift Store Carbondale with a $5 bag sale and hourly giveaways benefiting scholarships and radio. The Illinois Palomino Association show starts 8 a.m. at Du Quoin fairgrounds. Birdingfest at Cypress Creek Refuge. Blessing of the Bikes at Bald Knob Cross. Arbor Day tree planting at Crab Orchard Refuge with free saplings for first 100 families.
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Ned Devine
Life Science
Siuc
WDBX
Thrift Store
East Main Street
Carbondale
CCHS
Wdbx Community Radio
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Marion
Community events and talks in Carbondale and Benton schedule
A packed week lists a 5:45 p.m. AARP dinner at Carbondale Senior Center with music from the Traveling Band and a members talent show, a spring Marion high school choir concert at the high school auditorium, and a 4 p.m. talk by Vincent Mosco on information society in SIUC’s communications building. Also a job fair at Shawnee Community College, a Benton Circus arrival behind the Civic Center with elephant acts, a Wednesday parent workshop at Unity Point School, an HEA Quilt Show at First Free Will Baptist Church building in Benton with $3.50 lunch and prizes. Contact numbers provided for events.
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AARP
Carbondale Senior Center
Springer and Sycamore Streets
Carbondale
Communications
Siuc
Vincent Mosco
Canada
Queen’s University
HEA
First Free Will Baptist
E. Bond St
Benton
No Parking Signs Placed on Kane Drive Herrin Residents React
Herrin city council voted to post four No Parking signs on Kane Drive from Wyatt Street to 17th Street after complaints that a neighbor, Rev Gary Brown of New Beginnings Christian Ministries, used 108 Kane Drive as a church. Brown denies hosting services. City workers installed signs early Tuesday morning and police will ticket if needed. Residents hope the move restores peace on the block.
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Herrin
Kane Acres
Kane Drive
Wyatt Street
17Th Street
Gary Brown
New Beginnings Christian Ministries
Cambria
Brown
Forsting
Great-Grandson visits Gen Logan heritage in Murphysboro
Jones hosts John A Logan IV at the Gen John A Logan Museum as he tours the birthplace farm site, meets artifacts on his ancestor's Civil War career from colonel to Army of Tennessee commander, and learns about Mary Cunningham Logan. The visit included a stop at John A Logan College and a family discussion of history.
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Steve Jahnke
John A. Logan IV
John A. Logan
Illinois
Logan Museum
Murphysboro
Gen. Logan
Mike Jones
Logan
John Logan
Southern Illinois
John A. Logan College
Jones
Washington State
31St Illinois Infantry
Army of Tennessee
Logans
Egypt
Mary S. Cunningham Logan
Clause
Future of flight highlights high school student at aviation day
Ricky Jenkins a Trenton Westlin High School freshman climbs from the pilot side door of a Cessna after inspecting the interior during Southern Illinois University Carbondale third annual Corporate Aviation General Aviation Career Day held Saturday morning at Southern Illinois Airport.
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Ricky Jenkins
Trenton Westlin High School
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Pinckneyville council rejects Sunday alcohol sales requests
Pinckneyville council denied two Sunday alcohol requests from Shirk's Banquet Center and Lounge while approving a noon to 11 p.m. opening for Moose Lodge on Mother's Day. only Commissioner Jimmie Wright opposed the plan. The decision followed years of controversy over adult entertainment and prior nudity ordinances. The panel left the matter open for later consideration as dates approach.
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Pinckneyville
Moose Lodge
Shirk
Jimmie Wright
The
Moose
Shirk’s Inc
Carol McDonald
Brat Pack
McDonald
Bret McDaniel
Ron Shirk
Trash collecting students uncover meth lab in Benton
During Benton’s Clean and Green Day, high school volunteers spotted a suspicious vehicle on Sugar Creek Road. A 17-year-old junior followed a man who left the car and placed a meth lab nearby after the teen detected ether or anhydrous ammonia odors. The student alerted authorities as the scene unfolded.
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Benton
Benton High School
J.R. Moore
COMIT
Sugar Creek Road
Moore
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Illinois Palomino Association
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Cypress Creek Refuge
Allin
Bald Knob Cross
Alto Pass
Rick
Ron
Wuar
Marion High School
High School
Shawnee Community College
Candy Eastwood
Benton Civic Center
Leslie Stewart
Unity Point School
Www
Thesouthern.com
John D. Homan
Herrin City
Ritter
Becky Malkovich
Southern Logan Museum
John A. Logan II
Pinckneyville Council
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