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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 2004
Page
9
A Carbondale report outlines damage in Perry Union and Williamson counties. Officials assess storm impact, with crews dispatched to stricken areas and residents urged to follow safety guidance. Community leaders coordinate relief and cleanup efforts across affected sites.
Williamson County Child Advocacy Center hosts a volunteer appreciation at Energy Baptist Church from 7 to 9 p.m. in Energy Illinois. CPR classes announce registrations due today for sessions on May 6 9 a.m. Rend Lake College Inn contact Leslie Hodge at 800-369-5321 Ext 1418. A spring flower and plant sale runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd Orchard and Schwartz Carbondale call 618 457 2232.
A series of weekend events include a police unclaimed property auction at Lincoln junior high in Carbondale at 9 a.m. Saturday, a flea market at Du Quoin State Fair Sunday, an AAUW program with Linda Benz at SIUC Faculty House Sunday, a Union County Historical Society meeting at Stinson Library Anna Sunday, a Pancake breakfast at Carbondale town square Sunday, and a Cancer Society fundraiser at Backyard Burger Marion Monday. contact numbers are listed for each.
A string of local government sessions is listed with times and venues. Elk Township Trustees meet at 7 p.m. Elkville Community Building, Carbondale mayoral panel at 5 p.m. civic center, John A. Logan College Board at 7 p.m. in the board room, Red Bud proceedings at 9 a.m. 311 S. Main St., Royalton committees at 9 a.m. Village hall, Union County Board at 9 a.m. county courthouse in Jonesboro.
An eight-person committee has been named to guide the Franklin County Regional Economic Development Corp. with bylaws in place and momentum toward action. Leaders include Lesser Mayor Ned Mitchell Macedonia Mayor Ralph Billington Christopher Mayor Gary Bartolotti Rend Lake Conservancy District GM Gary May former West Frankfort Mayor Jack Woolard and other local officials. The effort, spearheaded by Rep. John Bradley and Sen. Gary Forby, is modeled on REDCO of Williamson County and aims to unite Franklin County communities in development plans.
In an old memory from the coal town business district, readers recall Lesser Teen Town once operated by SEE JUKEBOX. The scene centered on enduring music with a dime as the symbol, echoing Chuck Berry's line about music never stopping while money lasts.
West Frankfort resident George Morris finally received eight military honors from U S Representative Jerry Costello including the Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal. Morris served 1942 to 1946 in the Navy across the Pacific and in Taiwan and Korea, returning to coal mining until retirement in 1997. He credited his daughter for urging the medals pursuit and noted the long wait after discharge.
Randolph County played a pivotal role in Illinois history tracing from early French settlement in Kaskaskia around 1700 through Virginia’s creation of the county in 1778 and its later division by St. Clair in 1790. The area included Kaskaskia Prairie du Rocher St. Philip and Fort de Chartres with New Design, growing from about 1100 people in 1800 to 7275 by 1810 as Illinois moved toward statehood.
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