Southern Illinois 4-H members earn top ratings at Illinois State Fair
Officials from 4-H and the Illinois State Fair released results from contests with Southern Illinois participants. Several superior and A ratings were awarded for projects in photography, crocheting, carving, ceramic work, sketching, knitting, flower arranging, clothing construction, speech, and formal master of ceremonies. Names include Denise Jatho, Tammy Smith, John Carter, Rick Layne, Sharon Legendre, Terri Limbert, Anna Hamilton, Stephanie Ehlers, Sherri Hakke, Rita Weber, Perry Hottes, Mark Travelstead, Mark Norris, Gayle Jang, Bryan Steh, among others from Jackson, Carbondale, Murphysboro, De Soto, Ava, and Campbell Hill.
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4-H
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Jackson Coun
Denise Jatho
Vergennes
Tammy Smith
Carbondale
Kodak
John Carter
de Soto
Rick Layne
Murphysboro
Sharon Legendre
Terri Limbert
Anna Hamilton
Stephanie Ehlers
Campbell Hill
Sherri Hakke
Rita Weber
Perry Hottes
Ava
Mark Travelstead
Mark Norris
Gayle Jang
Bryan Steh
Macr
Share the Fun showcases county youth talents across arts and crafts
Union and Franklin County youths display in A ratings with clothing, photography, woodworking, bee keeping, public speaking, and other categories. Participants include Roberta Golliher, Karen Phillips, Tom Stritzel, Skip Stitt, April Phipps, Jeannie Glasco, Vonda Graham, Anna, Debbie Eddleman, and many others across Cobden, Murkeytown, Benton, Red Bud, Sparta, Pinckneyville, and surrounding towns.
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Ame
Roberta Golliher
Karen Phillips
Mark Halderfield
Tommy Stritzel
Skip Stitt
April Phipps
Jeannie Glasco
Union County
Vonda Kay Graham
Anna
Debbie Eddleman
Jane Askew
Cobden
Amy Perry
Makanda
Mike and
Ann Buila
David Bruchhauser
Franklin County
Karen Pickard
Thompsonville
Lisa Bauer
Mulkeytown
Tom Bullock
Tom Baine
Bill Ruemmier
Ewing
Glenn Eubanks
Lesser
Traci Baxter
Whittington
Terrarium
Darla Benard
Benton
Randolph County
Glenn Meyer Jr
Steeleville
John Greatting
Evansville
Eddie Brazle
Sparta
Phil Burns
Clyde Boyd
Coulterville
Janet Hecht
Chester
Mosaic
Shelly McBride
Macrame
Donna Mesnarick
Red Bud
Greg Schwartzkopf
Baldwin
Luke Schaefer
Karen Papenberg
Annette Meyer
Steve Papenberg
Sam Morrow
Teen Scene and Youth Center Offer Evening Activities
Herrin Teen Town opens Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 30 p m with band nights until 11 45 p m West Frankfort Youth Center also runs Friday and Saturday 7 30 to 10 p m The Adolescent Health Center at 306 W Main St Carbondale Memorial Professional Building serves youths 12 to 20 on a sliding fee scale offering counseling medical care pregnancy testing and venereal disease treatment Hours are 1 to 9 p m Mondays and Thursdays and 8 30 a m to 5 p m Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays Call 529 2621 for more information.
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Herrin
West
Frankfort
W. Main St
Carbondale
Memorial Professional
Chapman takes second in national drum contest
Steve Chapman of Carbondale placed second in the Louie Bellson National Drum Contest held August 24 at Chase Park Plaza in St Louis. He was one of 600 percussionists nationwide and one of four finalists in St Louis, judged by Jake Hanna and John Corolle.
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Steve Chapman
Douglas Chapman
Sunset Divie
Carbondale
Louie Bellson
Steve
Debbie Burris
Chase Park Plaza
St. Louis
Channel 5
Christine Howell Receives Instrumental Scholarship
Christine Howell of Herrin earns the 1979 C. B. Nesler Instrumental Musicians Scholarship announced by the Herrin Federation of Musicians Local 280. A 1979 Herrin High School graduate she will attend Eastern Illinois University to major in music, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Howell.
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Christine Howell
Herrin
C. B. Nesler
Herrin Federation of Musicians Local
Miss Howell
Herrin High School
Eastern Illinois University
Robert L. Howell
Californian teen breaks 60 hour hula hoop record in Napa
Mary Howe, 17, of Torrance California, swung a hula hoop for 60 hours in Napa California to earn a Guinness Book of World Records bid. The event surpassed last year’s 54 hour Denton Texas mark and paid Howe a $1,440 prize from a local radio sponsor.
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Mary Meagher
Mary Howe
Napa
Canif
Denton
Texas
Miss Howe
Torrance
Calif
Devil Tops Country and Pop Charts In Week's Hot 100
Billboard rankings list Charlie Daniels Band with The Devil Went Down to Georgia at number six on Hot Singles. Country Western top ten include The Devil Went Down to Georgia at first place, with Conway Twitty, Willie Nelson and others following.
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Charlie Daniels
Devil
Associated Press
Billboard
Billboard Magazine
Sharona
the Knack
Capitol
Chic
Atlantic
Barbra Streisand
Columbia
Earth, Wind & Fire
Arc
Electric Light Orchestra
Jet
Georgia
Epic
Maxine Nightingale
Windsong
Robert John
EMI
Elton John
MCA
Dionne Warwick
Arista
Heaven
Conway Twitty
Willie Nelson
Leon Russell
Hank Williams Jr
Mel Tillis
Dave & Sugar
Jim Reeves
Kenny Rogers
Dottie West
Crystal Gayle
Jamaica
Charley Pride
City teens drink more than country teenagers
New York AP report cites Texas A M researcher Dr Kenneth Nyberg showing urban teens drink more than rural peers, with suburban youths 20 percent more likely to have tried liquor and an 8 percent gap in beer use. Study spans seven Brazos Valley counties, 1358 students in grades 7 12. Nyberg says findings may apply nationwide and notes alcohol is the largest rural Texas drug abuse.
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New York
Texas A&m
Kenneth Nyberg
Nyberg
Brazos Valley
Texas
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