Southern Illinoisan highlights Super Saturday at SIU
Carbondale hosts a holiday weekend with Lights Fantastic parade and expanded Salukis playoff and Dawgs Indiana basketball coverage. Special sections push regular Sunday sports to Section B pages 4 to 8 and View to Section. Local coverage continues on Page 9A.
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Philanthropist Rosemary Crisp Dies At 70
Rosemary Berker Crisp, philanthropist and Pepsi MidAmerica co owner, died at Heartland Regional Hospital after a cancer battle. She was 70. Known for Red Cross Lions Club and Girl Scouts involvement, Crisp chaired and supported numerous community service efforts in Marion and Carbondale.
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SIU Fans Relay Win and Loss in Saluki Day
SIU fans packed an all-day Saluki cheer event in Carbondale with a 34-27 Football Championship Subdivision playoff win over Massachusetts at 2:20 p.m. followed by a 64-51 defeat to Indiana in a 8:30 p.m. basketball clash. Die-hard supporters tailgated and planned to stay warm as the day unfolded.
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Southern Saluki
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Carbondale Lights Fantastic parade draws crowds for holiday night
Carbondale shoppers and families lined Illinois Avenue for the Lights Fantastic parade amid evergreen scents and carols. Police estimated about 10 000 attended, with many ices blankets and chairs along the route as Santa and Dasher drew cheers and dogs and kids shared the festive scene.
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