Park board to discuss budget and Hickory Lodge
The Carbondale Park District will hold a 6 p.m. meeting at city hall to revisit a district budget and plans for Hickory Lodge. The year began without a budget and the board must approve by Sept. 30 after a 30 day public review period, amid concerns over the golf course planning documents and its 60 percent share of the budget.
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Park Board
Hickory Lodge
Carbondale
Carbondale Park
City Hall
Hickory Ridge
Michael Heck
Heck
Eden Thorne
Thorne
Millionaires Square Off At Mall Auction Event
Jamie Halstead of Rockwood won Lasik eye surgery at a regional Mega Millionaire auction held in Carbondale. The event, open to anyone with Mega Millionaire money printed in The Southern Illnoisan, featured live auctions and raffles where winners could bid with their millions for various items.
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Carbondale
Jamie Halstead
Rockwood
Halstead
Bald Knob fundraiser meatloaf dinner at Bald Knob Cross
A community fundraiser serves meatloaf dinner from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bald Knob Cross in Alto Pass. Watermelon Wars events begin at 11 a.m. on Davidson Drive in Mount Vernon with catapult and throwing activities. Programs start 2:30 p.m. at Dam West and McNair beaches, Carlyle Lake, with water safety tips at 3:30 p.m. Coles Creek and Keyesport beaches also host safety tips.
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Bald Knob Cross
Alto Pass
Davidson Drive
Mount Vernon
Dam West
McNair
Carlyle Lake
Coles Creek
Keyesport
Wuar's Domine Meeting and Local Civic Programs
A list of community meetings and public programs including a Wuar's Domine meeting by the Egyptian Regional Human Rights Authority at Triple E in West Frankfort to discuss rights protections, plus Road Rules class in Herrin, a Dunn Richmond Center lunch program in Carbondale, a Sheriff Burns program on investigative stories, Youth Council in Marion, blood drives at Herrin First Methodist, Rend Lake College Oasis session, Covenant Family Church event in Benton, New Zion Missionary Baptist Church activities in Carbondale, and a Humanist discussion led by David Christensen at Unitarian Fellowship Carbondale. contact numbers and locations included.
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Egyptian Regional Human Rights Authority
Triple E
Illinois
West Frankfort
Dunn- Richmond Center
Pleasant Hill Road
Carbondale
Robert Burns
Cities unite against county animal control billing dispute
Union County city councils resist the counties IMRF billing in animal control costs. Anna and Jonesboro plan to pay their share by August 20 minus IMRF. Alto Pass stops paying and service. Cobden paid. Dongola weighs options. Chairman Eddleman revised the budget to exclude IMRF while the county covers the officer’s benefits.
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Union County
Union County Board
Animal Control
Sinois Municipal Retirement Fund
IMRF
Anna
Jonesboro
Alto Pass
Cobden
Dongola
Jack Eddleman
Paul Schmidt
Eddleman
Steve Guined
Guined
Ruann Keller
Veterans remember wars at Marion Southern Illinois Veterans Reunion
Veterans from World War II, Korea, Desert Storm and the Gulf War shared memories at the Marion event. Bill Reynolds of Marion brought out Vietnam maps and photo albums drawing Gary Hise of Golconda and David Miller of Creal Springs. Organizers Michael Gunter and Jerald Kobler said the reunion welcomed all veterans and aimed to connect different generations and conflicts.
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Marion
Screaming Eagles
Ilinois
Gary Hise
Golconda
David Miller
Creal Springs
Bill Reynolds
Vietnam
1011St Airborne
Reynolds
Michael Gunter
West Frankfort
Jerald Kobler
Gunter
Gilbert Smothers
Herrin
Pamela Kay Sumimndnserger
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Keith Cotton
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Bald Knob
Pomona Township Hall
Wuar
Williamson County
E. Walnut
Enterprise Way
First Methodist
S. 17Th St
Rend Lake College North Oasis
Inn
Covenant Family Church
Public Square
Benton
New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Robert Stalls Ave
W. Huderson
Unitarian Fellowship
N. Parrish
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