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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2006
Page
12
Community events highlight a busy Cobden festival with carnival games rides and a Peach Queen Contest plus an acoustic Roundup Gals performance at 5 p m Friday free admission. Details and phone number provided for inquiries.
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast runs 7 a.m. to noon Saturday at Newman Catholic Center in Carbondale with a $5 entry and $1 for extra sides. Neighborhood Co-op Grand Opening 8 a.m. at Mardale Shopping Center offers cooking demos, face painting, music, and contact info 618 924 4108.
A digest of birth announcements listing Angela Bailey and Allen’s daughter and dozens of other families. The items name parents, child gender, and birth dates in August 2006, with hospital names such as Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and others.
Bill Ivy 70 of Herrin died Aug 16 2006 in Salem. Services Aug 20 at First United Methodist Church. Burial Herrin City Cemetery. Visitation Aug 19 at Van Natta Funeral Home. Military rites by VFW and American Legion. Memorials to Herrin Junior Ball League. John Eugene Robinson 96 of Du Quoin former Elkville resident died Aug 17 2006 at Marshall Browning Hospital. Retired from Truax Tract. Navy veteran. Services Aug 20 Elkville Baptist Church. Interment Sunset Memorial Park. Memorials details at Searby Funeral Home site.
Robert D. Veath, 79, of De Soto, died August 16, 2006 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Funeral services were held at Pettett Funeral Home with Evangelist Bruce Pitts officiating, burial in De Soto Cemetery with American Legion and VFW honors. Survived by wife Florence Deming, two children, three grandchildren, and one uncle. He was a retired correctional officer from Menard and a member of Crystal Cathedral and Love of Christ Ministries. Burial included military rites and calling hours were held at the funeral home.
Du Quoin authorities lift the bail order for the area bordered by South Washington East Poplar South Division and East Olive including multiple blocks on South Washington South Mulberry and South Division and blocks on East Poplar East Franklin East South and East Olive. Lake Egypt Water District ends the boil order for Cedar Grove Road and Parrish Ridge.
A fundraiser event lineup includes a 5 p.m. rodeo at Bobby Clay Memorial Arena Johnston City with an 8 p.m. dance and ticket prices of 8 dollars adults 5 dollars children under 12 free. A second fundraiser runs 6 to 8 p.m. at Harrisburg Middle School to aid Braden Sims who lost a left leg in a lawnmower accident with donations to Braden Sims Fund at Mid Country Bank. The Dinner of Hope at John A. Logan College features Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan speaking, with tickets 60 dollars, 1000 dollar table of 8, and 3000 dollar sponsor table.
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