ToPay Events and Local Activities Card
Southern Illinois Children's Choir camp at SIU Carbondale runs 8:30 a m to noon for grades 3 through 9 led by Amanda Groves contact 618 559 2541 A yard sale at Abundant Life Assembly Church Marion runs 8 a m to 4 p m and 8 a m to noon Saturday featuring Krispy Kreme donuts $6 a dozen furniture clothing and more contact 618 997 2136 Programs at various venues include nature ecology tree care survival and backcountry skills with 8 30 p m sessions at Cattail Cove Amphitheater Coles Creek Campground Carlyle Lake West Bay Amphitheater Dam West Campground Carlyle Lake and Brewster Creek Amphitheater Boulder Campground all with 618 594 2484 phone numbers Trivia night to support Bob Koehn for regional superintendent at K C Hall Murphysboro 7 p m doors open 5 30 p m social hour teams of eight 10 per person contact 618 521 0551.
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Southern Illinois Children’s Choir
Siu
Carbondale
Amanda Groves
Abundant Life Assembly
Marion
Krispy Kreme
Brewster Creek
Boulder
Carlyle Lake
Bob Koehn
Wuar's Domine Dinners and Local Benefit Events
Community notices list several Saturday events in Illinois. Wuar's Domine Dinners at St. Anthony Church offer chicken dinners with pricing and bingo for quilts. Bald Knob Cross hosts meatloaf dinners. a Benton Arby's hosts a youth fundraiser carwash. a Shawnee concert benefits Baptist Children’s Home. Also listed are a human rights authority meeting in West Frankfort, a Rules of the Road class in Herrin, and a Herrin blood drive at First Methodist Church.
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St. Anthony Catholic Church
Illinois
Lively Grove
Bald Knob
Bald Knob Cross
Alto Pass
Arby's
Benton
United Pentecost Church of Benton
Shawnee Community College
Ullin
the Challengers
Bill Carter
Egyptian Regional Human Rights Authority
Triple E
West Frankfort
Veterans reunion planned in Marion at VFW Hall
A first of its kind reunion for Southern Illinois veterans of all wars is set for Saturday at the Marion VFW Hall 201 W. Long St. The outdoor gala begins at 4 p.m. with food drinks two bands and veterans sharing stories. Organizers Jerald Kobler and Mike Gunter both Vietnam veterans say the event aims to bring vets together.
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Marion
Southern Illinois
VFW Hall
W. Long St
Jerald Kobler
Mike Gunter
West Frankfort
Zeigler town builds state of the art public library
Zeigler residents led a five year grassroots campaign to renovate the former Illinois Central depot into a modern library. Retired educator Allan Patton notes the old site was small and inaccessible, and the project transformed a long unused building into a public hub for the Franklin County community.
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Are Maragni
Allan Patton
Illinois Central
Zeigler
Zeigler Public Library
Illinois Central Railroad
Franklin County
Patton
Casar Maragni
Carbondale rejects Wal-Mart liquor license bid
Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board voted 6-1 against recommending a Class C liquor license for the Carbondale Wal-Mart Supercenter, citing city caps and concerns over underage drinking and impact on local stores. The council would need to raise liquor license caps, and proximity to Murphy USA raised additional issues.
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Carbondale
Murphy USA
Wal-Mart
Carbondale Wal-Mart
Michael Grisham
Grisham
Mark Robinson
Puka School marks 30 years in Carbondale celebration
Carbondale celebrates 30 years of Puka School founded in 1973 with a birthday carnival from 3 to 7 p.m. at 312 S Wall St. The event invites former students and staff to renew memories. Puka now serves 100 children ages 6 weeks to 12 years with 18 full time and five part time staff.
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Carbondale
Puka
S. Wall St
Ronell Graff
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Topay
Cattail Cove
Coles Creek
West Bay
Dam West Campground
Wuar
Williamson County
E. Walnut
Herrin
First Methodist Church
S. 17Th St
Www
Thesouthern.com
Gunter
Marine Corps
Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
Angler Public Library
Jim Muir
Linda Rush
Wesley Foundation
Illinois Ave
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS
Oakland Avenue
Art Jahnke
Heidi Dodds
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