Goreville church to remove stained glass after collapse risk
Goreville United Methodist Church faces severe structural damage blamed on a microburst. The sanctuary is condemned, services move to the basement and later to the fellowship hall. Holmes Construction stabilizes the building, stained glass will be removed for repair, and restoration may take three to four months or longer.
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Goreville
Carlson
Tim Woodard
Fellowship Hall
Woodard
Chris Whiting
Whiting
Country Companies
Holmes Construction of
Marion
Holmes Construction
R. L. Holmes
Harmon Glass Co
Missouri
McCammon
Goreville United Methodist Church
Lincoln era furniture display linked to Mary Todd Lincoln
Elizabeth Todd Edwards hosted Springfield suitors to wed three sisters including Mary Todd. A couch and chair from the Edwards home on Aristocracy Hill are on display at the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices and later at other sites. Restoration was led by Malcolm Brown.
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Springfield
Elizabeth Todd Edwards
Abraham Lincoln
Edwards
Aristocracy Hill
Ninian Wirt Edwards
Elizabeth
Lexington
Kentucky
Thomas Schwartz
Mary Todd
Lincoln
Edwards Home
Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices
Sixth
Adams Streets
Lincoln-Herndon
Schwartz
Malcolm Brown
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Brown
Lincoln-Herndon Law Office
Herzog Speaks in Du Quoin for Charity Event
Speeches and a spaghetti dinner drew close to 300 attendees at the Du Quoin American Legion to benefit local children's charities. Herzog praised Buddy Wirth, recalling baseball and basketball memories and their long friendship.
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Southern Illinois
du Quoin American Legion
Herzog
Dan Uhles
Buddy Wirth
New Athens
Wirth
St. John’s
Nashville
Dana McCrimmon remembered for fire service and charity work
Dana McCrimmon, a 45 year old firefighter, died in Illinois. She served at Carbondale and supported the International Association of Burn Camps. Dana loved the outdoors, photography, gardening, and hiking. Memorials may go to the Southern Illinois Camp for Burned Children, via Meredith Funeral Home or Carbondale fire stations.
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Illinois University Carbondale
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Jackson Falls
Shawnee National Forest
MacCrimmon
International Association of Burn Camps
Southern Illinois Camp
Dana
Meredith Funeral Home
Carbondale
Church group returns home after London lodging woes
Scott Kallem and Shacklee describe a church mission from Marion to Zimbabwe that was delayed by expensive London hotel rooms and lost luggage. The group faced lodging costs up to 300 dollars a night and several members returned with limited belongings but praise God for a safe return.
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London
Shacklee
Marion
Zimbabwe
Scott Kallem
Kallem
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