Community events calendar highlights for Marion and surrounding towns
Monday Parents and Principals meeting at Boyton Street Community Center Marion discusses new rules and school year expectations. West Frankfort seniors dance at Wit and Wisdom Center with The Southern Swing Band. Bosom Buddies meet at Heartland Regional Medical Center with speaker Dr Sharon Peterson. Parade through Pinckneyville features classic tractors and a draft horse pull followed by the Steam Show Aug 14 17. Armchair Jamaica tour at Rend Lake College offers lifelong learning with $15 fee. Marilyn Halstead compiles this column.
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Boyton Street Community Center
Marion
Bosom Buddies
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Sharon Peterson
Pinckneyville
Fordson
Ford
Ferguson
Massey-Harris
Massey-Ferguson
The Season of the Bobblehead
A survey of bobblehead origins traces European nodders, Chinese amusements, and papier mache dolls back to 19th century legends. Early baseball figures Roberto Clemente Mickey Mantle Roger Maris and Willie Mays led the way, with celebrities joining in during the 60s. Modern lines include Jesus bobbleheads priced at $9.95 online and a 400-pound life-size Jesus sculpture sold by Bobble Head World in Minnesota.
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Supreme Court
China
Malcolm Alexander
Alexander Global Promotions
Japan
Lego
U.S
Kovel
Roberto Clemente
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Willie Mays
JFK
San Francisco Giants
Milwaukee Brewers
Houston Rockets
Moochie Norris
Bd&a
Phoenix Suns
Steve Avanessian
Jesus Christ
Bobble Head World
St. Paul, Minn
CJ Stolee
Warning on fish and starfish in mouths and microwaves
A reader notes a June Associated Press incident in Macomb Illinois where a four inch bluegill lodged in a hunter's throat after he held it in his mouth. The piece laments labeling aquatic life and asks about naming trends while recounting a Eugene Oregon homemaker letter about removing odors from a microwave with a dead starfish.
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Associated Press
Macomb
Porgy
United States
Jacob
Matthew
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mrs. Oliver
Eugene
Ore
Register Guard
Travel tips and family friendly getaway ideas from Travel Weekly
Travel tips cover inner tubing guides with 250 rivers and international listings, Carnival Cruise Lines child dining program with evening care, Greens of Las Vegas eco friendly putting course, and toddler vacation prep from Parents magazine. Knight Ridder
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnival Cruise Lines
Travel Weekly
Carnival
Bob Dickinson
Las Vegas
Parents Magazine
Knight Ridder
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West Frankfort
Wit and Wisdom Center
Southern Swing Band
Jamaica
Rend Lake College, Inc
Marilyn Halstead
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Thesouthern
Www
Thesouthern.com
Desiree Chen
Chicago Tribune
Dave
Barry
Bess
Rusty Hammer
Innertuber.com
Tropicana Avenue
Paradise Road
McCarran International Airport
Travelgolfvegas
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