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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1978
Page
5
Jackson County 4-H repeated as best skit at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in the Share the Fun event. The Buckles 4-H Blue Birds Sr. performed 4-H Soup with praise for pantomime dialogue and entertainment. Judge lauded the cook Anne Hamilton as marvelous.
Herrin seventh and eighth grade students can attend Teen Town at West Frankfort Youth Center Friday 7 to 11 p.m. and Tuesday 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The program provides supervised activities and a safe social space for students in grades seven and eight.
Jackson and Perry County 4-H youths competed Friday with several superior ratings. Jackson County winners include Rebecca Fager Murphysboro five year room plan, Robin Cox Carbondale crocheting, Aurelia Dunagan Carbondale, Lillian Maring Makanda painting, Beth Hamilton Murphysboro food demonstration. Perry County winners include Greg Epplin Russell Greer and David Mohr in electricity, Larry Wild in woodworking, with the Share-the-Fun skit taking a red ribbon. Blue ribbons went to Rachel Rider Dowell ceramics, Greg Walker Carbondale leather, Cheryl Wiswell Dowell macrame, Sharon Smith Carbondale sketching, Pam Smith Carbondale photography, Cheryl Heiple Murphysboro clothing, Kim Mueller Stephanie Ehlers Campbell Hill, Dana Marcotte Vanessa Boise Murphysboro.
The Associated Press lists the Billboard top 10 singles led by Three Times A Lady by Commodores and Grease by Frankie Valli. The top 10 albums feature Grease soundtrack, Some Girls by Rolling Stones, Natural High by Commodores, and other major titles including Double Vision and Sgt. Pepper’s soundtrack.
Three Pinckneyville and Marion youths receive scholarships from Consolidation Coal Co and AMAX Inc. Cindy Flure will study court reporting at SIUC Carbondale. Scott Beninati will pursue architectural technology at SIUC. Bill Smith will study civil engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute. Awards go to dependents of AMAX employees or retirees.
The AP reports rising skateboard injuries as the activity grows popular. Health Insurance Institute cites the Consumer Product Safety Commission noting about 370,000 skateboarders were injured last year, roughly double the 1964 figure.
Craig Williams, 16, of Pinckneyville, earned a Medallion of Excellence for a black and white photo titled Millhouse. The prize piece will be shown Aug 1 through Nov 3 at the Kodak Photo Gallery in New York City. Williams is a Pinckneyville High junior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan K. Williams.
Fort Monroe VA AP College students across the country show renewed interest in Army ROTC says Maj Gen Charles C Rogers deputy chief of staff for ROTC at TRADOC Enrollment has risen for the fourth straight year with about 60000 cadets nationwide including 14000 women More than 600 schools offer ROTC directly or through cross enrollment and 280 host programs The program saw curbs and revisions to emphasize leadership skills and adventures training including rappelling Scholarships cover tuition textbooks fees and provide up to 1000 yearly living allowance
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