Registration Opens for Zeigler-Royalton Students This Week
Zeigler-Royalton elementary and junior high enrollments run 9 am to 1 pm Thursday and Friday with proof of residency, current physicals and birth certificates. All other district students register August 20 from 8:20 to 9:30 am. For details call 618 596-2121. Girl Scouts host August 24 info night at De Soto Village Hall 6:30 to 8:30 pm for girls K–12 and volunteers 18 and older. National Head Start grant funds support SIU Carbondale program. Katie Morris of Tunnel Hill to sing at Youth Day Luncheon. accompanies Nick Morris and Phillip Morris.
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Zeigler
Zeigler-Royalton
DE Soto
de Soto Area
Jackson County
Jackie Gomez
Girl Scouts of Shagbark Council
Alesia Lipe
Linda Rush
Tunnel Hill
Katie Morris
Daughters of the Revolution
Morris
Meriwether Lewis
Tim Morris
Phillip Morris
Alzheimer's group meets Tuesday in Pinckneyville
The Pinckneyville Alzheimer's Association Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Pinckneyville Community Hospital Conference Room at 101 N Locust St. Caregivers and families are invited. adult day care and light refreshments will be provided. For details contact Rev. Howard Self at 618-357-8075 or stpaulucc earthlink.net.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Alzheimer’s Association
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
N. Locust Street
Howard Selfat
Stpaulucc
Earthlink.net
Christi Mathis
Local students tour Washington with electric cooperatives
Local students from South Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois, and Egyptian Electric Cooperatives participated in the Youth to Washington Tour. Representatives Katie Foster, MacKenzie Stinson, Amy Heinrichs, Julie Hill, Brantley Stricker, Jonathan Beckman, Carolyn Cronin, Braidy Hood, Brian Hagene, and Brian Monahan joined meetings with Reps. Costello and Shimkus on Capitol Hill and visits to Arlington Cemetery, National Cathedral, Smithsonian, Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the World War II Memorial.
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Southern
Katie Foster
Royalton
MacKenzie Stinson
Elizabethtown
Illinois Electric
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Jerry Costello
John Shimkus
Capitol Hill
Arlington National Cemetery
National Cathedral
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
De Soto School District Opens Early Registration
De Soto district conducts full student registration Monday and Tuesday with sessions from 9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. at De Soto Grade School. New students must bring birth certificates and shot records. kindergarten, first and fifth graders require physicals and immunizations. fifth graders need hepatitis B and measles doses. 45 days to complete requirements. religious objections require a signed statement. first attendance day Aug 23. regular day begins 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Aug 24.
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DE Soto
de Soto Grade School
Illinois
Perry County historical group meets Tuesday
Clarence Schrader will speak at the Perry County Historical Society meeting at 6 30 p m Tuesday at the Grecian Steakhouse Pinckneyville. He will recount his World War II B 24 crewman experiences and new and prospective members are welcome.
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Perry County
Clarence Schrader
Perry County Historical Society
Schrader
Main Street
Pinckneyville
Carbondale police probe thefts and burglaries
Carbondale police investigate a stolen red 1997 Honda CR9 RS motorcycle with plate DIMMR1 from 300 block South Graham Street and multiple residential burglaries. Items stolen include frozen foods, coins, software, a car stereo, and cash. Call (618) 549 COPS with tips. Andrea Marie Kamp
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Carbondale
South
Graham Street
Drunken rampage ends in suspect's arrest
Michael C. Dailey of Gorham, 28, was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to government property after a drunken spree near Murphysboro. He kicked a deputy car window, pulled fence posts, damaged yard items, and refused to leave the residence. He was jailed.
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Jackson County
Michael C. Dailey
Gorham
Dailey
McDowell Road
Murphysboro
Marion School Registration Sets Dates for 2004 05
Marion district announces registration across elementary to high school with grades six through twelve scheduling, yearbook photo days, and fees. Kindergarten through fifth graders new to the district report to nearest school Wednesday. Freshmen to seniors set schedule days August 17 18 19. Tuition items include yearbook prices 15 36 and 45 and an instructional fee of 28 plus locks 7.50 for freshmen and dues 5 for underclass. Buses run 10 a.m. dismissal 10 a.m. start Aug 23.
Du Quoin Board Hires New Middle School Tech Teacher
Du Quoin School board met in a brief closed session to hire Tim Craft as the new middle school instructional technology teacher for the 2004-2005 year. The vote was 6-0 with Board Secretary Sam Vancil abstaining. Vanessa Valier resigned as high school instructional/clerical aide immediately.
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DU Quoin
Tim Craft
Craft
John “Sam” Vancil
Vanessa Valier
Scramble to aid Du Quoin and Pinckneyville golf teams
A four person golf scramble to benefit Du Quoin and Pinckneyville high school teams is set for August 15 at Red Hawk Country Club, three miles east of Pinckneyville on Illinois 154. Registration closes August 11. entry includes green fees, cart and a light lunch for 45.
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Perry County
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Red Hawk Country Club
Illinois 154
P.O
Murphysboro Christian Academy Registration Under Way
Final registration for the new school year runs until August 26 at Murphysboro Christian Academy located at 805 North 16th Street. Parent orientation is at 7 p.m. August 23. Halfday sessions August 26 and 27, full days lunch and aftercare start August 30. Contact (618) 684-5083 or visit www.meacademy.net for details.
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Murphysboro
Murphysboro Christian Academy
Murphyboro Christian Academy
North 16Th Street
Meacademy.net
Murphysboro Police Probe Residential Burglary on East Grand Ave
Police investigate a burglary in the 500 block of East Grand Avenue with the front door forced and CDs DVDs taken. No loss estimate is available. Tip line for this crime is 618 549 COPS. Andrea Marie Kampwerth. Rashon Y Byrnes, 32, of Vergennes was arrested for speeding and DUI on 14th Street.
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South
Illinois Avenue
Illinois
Carbondale
East Grand Avenue
Andrea Marie Kampworth
Murphysboro
Rashon Y. Byrnes
Vergennes
14Th Street
Andrea Marie Kampwerth
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Goreville
Goreville School
Southern Illinois University
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alzheimer’s Group
Herrin
Team Quest
Herrin High School
Katie Golden
Megan Pankey
Jordan Timmerman
Mickenzie Wade
Donna Youngblood
Washington
Perry Historical Group
The
Society
W. Jackson Street
Robert Duckworth
South Lewis Lane
Avenue
South Wall Street
Andrea Marie Kampwerti
Marion
Red Hawk
Shannon Hirsch
Dennis Kania
Christian Academy
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