Peach Festival and events in Cobden and surrounding area
Community events in Cobden include Peach Festival activities at Cobden City Park with a 5K run, parade, Queen coronation, and concerts. Reunion for the 1964 Amazing Appleknockers basketball team at Cobden Park, plus health tests at Carbondale Kroger and various fundraisers in Williamson County Marion and West Frankfort. Also listed are dances, concerts, a dinner benefit for Old King Coal Festival, and a regional flute society meeting at SIUC Carbondale.
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Cobden City Park
Appleknockers
Cobden Park
Cobden
Moose Lodge
E. Main
West Frankfort
Wuat's Coming 5K Run Fun Walk at Fitness Forum
The event starts at 8 a.m. on September 18 at Fitness Forum, 131 W Chestnut, Anna. Registration ends Tuesday with fees 9 dollars for adults and 7 for children. day of race increases to 12 dollars and 9 dollars. Contact Arthur at 618 833 8891.
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Fitness Forum
W. Chestnut
Anna
Arthur
State aid won t solve Murphysboro budget deficit
Murphysboro schools expect 661,000 more state aid this year yet district officials warn it still leaves a 2.3 million deficit. Superintendent Lori James Gross notes that some assume a big windfall, while business manager Jan Bush says total state funds amount to 28,000 less than last year despite an 500,000 rise tied to the Southern Illinois region.
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Jan Bush
Southern Illinois
Teen operates 1916 Case steam engine at Pinckneyville show
Kevin Marshall, 14, handles a 50 horsepower Case steam engine at the 45th annual Steam Gas and Threshing Show in Perry County Fairground. Brandon Lee of Jerseyville also displays a 12 ton 1923 Case road roller. Lee’s grandfather collected the machines, and Herb Beckemeyer, a veteran Thresherman from Champaign, calls the event among the best, noting steam engines and tractors on site.
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Chuck Novara
Kevin Marshall
Pinckneyville
Marshall
Newton
Brandon Lee
Jerseyville
Lee
American Thresherman Association Inc
Perry County
Abe
Thresherman
Herb Beckemeyer
Champaign
Beckemeyer
Mainstreet Inn
Steam show continues in Pinckneyville this weekend
The American Thresherman Association marks its 45th annual Steam Gas and Threshing Show in Pinckneyville through Sunday with tractor pulls antique car show flea market and more. Admission is 4 with free entry for children 12 and under. Parking features old farm machines including a 1924 Advance Rummley steam engine. A 20 horsepower threshing machine sold to a friend after years of interest. The event highlights local history and regional agriculture with family activities and demonstrations.
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American Thresherman Association Inc
Perry County Fairground
Pinckneyville
Karmeier visits Johnson County in court race push
Circuit Court Judge Lloyd Karmeier toured Union Johnson Pope and Massac counties Friday promoting his bid for the Illinois Supreme Court. He pitched independence from Metro East trial lawyers and noted NFIB backing after a Harrisburg press conference. At a Johnson County Chamber luncheon he said judicial races should not be political, citing 18 years as a Resident Circuit Judge.
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Vienna
Illinois Supreme Court
Lloyd Karmeier
Union
Johnson
Pope
Massac
Metro East
Supreme Court
Harrisburg
National Federation of Independent Business
Karmeier
Johnson County
Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
Cemetery plots and burial costs rise in January
Carbondale to raise Oakland Cemetery prices starting January 2005 to curb Saturday burials and cover costs. Weekday burials rise to 450, Saturday to 650, Sundays and holidays to 750, cremation options also increase. City officials say subsidies have been covering losses and aim to keep Oakland competitive locally.
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Carbondale
Gary Hefler
Oakland Cemetery
Carbondale-run
Oakland
Janet Vaught
Hefler
Jeff Doherty
Air Evac Appreciation Day Set for Marion Sunday
Air Evac Lifeteam, in operation a bit over a year, has logged 44 flights this month in Southern Illinois. The second annual Air Evac Lifetime Member Appreciation Day is planned for Sunday at Ray Fosse Park in Marion from 1 to 4 p.m. Ice cream and a magic show will be provided.
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Marion
Inois
Jill Lindsey-Schoenborn
Air Evac
Ray Fosse Park
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Giant City Road
Williamson County Fire Protection District
E. Main St
O'Neil
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Susan Barnes Dance Company
VFW
Cape Girardeau
Carlyle Lake
West Bay
Dam West Campground
Brewster Creek
Boulder Campground
Southern Illinois Flute Society
Altgeld Hall
Siuc
Jacksny
Midwest
Wuat
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Illinois
Benton
Www
Thesouthern.com
Murphysboro
Kristen Cates
Lori James Gross
Murphysboro School Board
Christi Mathis
Tuk Novara
Dudley Pautz
Oliver
Pautz
Farmington, Mo
Russell Helms
Southern Illinois University
Jeff Smyth
Southern Supreme Court
Bill Brandstatter
Vienna Public Library
John D. Homan
Lindsey- Schoenborn
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