Lewis and Clark Journals Camp Notes 1804 Entry
Excerpt from the Corps of Discovery journals covering August 21 1804 to early September 1806. Noted: Shannon hunts, pork kegs taken, camp near the Missouri and Columbia river systems. Annotation: campsites submerged by dam projects, some accessible via maps with interpretive signs. Edited by Gary Moulton.
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Ordway
C. Shannon
N. S
S. S
Shannon
Corps of Discovery
Missouri
Columbia
Gary Moulton
University of Nebraska
Ken Burns
Grand American crowds pack ATA grounds amid rain and parking crowd
The Grand American draw fills Vandalia as 100000 visitors converge on the ATA Homegrounds August 10 to 21. Vendors line the east edge with 120 booths while campers and shooters endure rain and crowded lots. Spectators and competitors from Alaska to Washington mingle amid a growing debate over the move to Sparta.
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Alaska
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
California
Washington
ATA
Mike Rinard
Post 4 Optics
Lewiston
Idaho
Grand
Rinard
Sparta
Kirk Rogers
Tuscola
SIU President takes 90 day leave for cancer treatment
SIU President Dr. Walter Walker will take a 90 day leave to focus on recovering from a recurrence of prostate cancer. Duane Stucky will serve as acting president and receive a temporary salary increase. Board aims for Walker's return by Jan. 1 with flexible timing and ongoing consultation, while prayers and support are offered to him and his family.
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Poshard
Walker
SIU
Duane Stucky
Stucky
Duties and powers of SIU president explained
The SIU president acts as chief officer, reporting to the Board of Trustees and linking policy with campus operations at SIUC and SIUE. Responsibilities include setting the university mission, guiding budget, appointing chancellors, directing chancellors, and serving as chief external spokesperson while safeguarding institutional autonomy.
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Southern Illinois University
University
SIUC
SIUE
SIUC Students move into campus housing
The article notes SIUC students relocating to university housing with mixed emotions. Fisher, a lone high school peer at SIUC, expects new social opportunities while his mother Brenda anticipates daily calls. Jamella Person, 17, moves in on the 17th floor with friends nearby aiding the transition.
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SIUC
Fisher
Jamella Person
University Park
Person
Vandalia Loses Grand American as ATA Moves Event
Residents in Vandalia fear economic losses as the Grand American shotgun event relocates from ATA Homegrounds to the World Shooting Complex near Sparta in 2006. Local business owners and Chamber of Commerce members say Dayton area support and state interest were lacking, leaving Vandalia angry and unsure how to fare through the move.
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Vandalia
Dayton
Montgomery County
Gearhart
ATA
Ohio
Robert Chiles
The
Butler Chamber of Commerce
Bill Brusman
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Friendly’s
Doctor Pienkos to Leave Carbondale Practice This August
Dr. Edward J. Pienkos will soon enter active duty with the United States Army and permanently close his office at 1275 Cedar Court in Carbondale after August 31, 2004.
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Edward J. Pienkos
United States Army
Cedar Court
Carbondale
Pienkos
Hark Chang
Carbondale Clinic
Chang
West Main Street
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