Aluminum trees fade as real or green alternatives rise
In Southern Illinois, live and flocked Christmas trees stay priced near last year with many shops shifting to green real or cut trees this season. Twinkle Tree Farms reports steady prices and adds a cut your own option. Crailey's and Hillside Nurseries offer living trees and various pines, spruces, and firs with prices from about 8.95 to 25.00. Several retailers note dwindling artificial stock while stores drop aluminum or flocked trees due to safety and maintenance concerns.
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Southern Illinois
Twinkle Tree Farms
Cambria
Bill Romeo
Romeo
Romen
Twinkle Tree
Cralley’s
University Mall
Carbondale
Ed Hickam
Holly Park Nursery
Marion
Jerry Eldridge
Eldridge
Hillside Nursery
Mary Jane Stevenson
Hillside
Sears
Dale Combs
Combs
Woolworth’s
Mardale
Ron Womack
Don Smith
Ben Franklin
Fresh Christmas trees last with proper care tips
Southern Illinois nursery operators advise on selecting and caring for cut Christmas trees. Fresh trees shed fewer needles in warm homes, with water in a stand and a fresh cut end aiding uptake. Avoid heavy ornaments and watch humidity and temperature, as dry air brittles branches and reduces freshness over 3 to 4 weeks.
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Southern Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ed Hickam
Cralley
Carbondale
Hickam
Carbondale hearing planned on CIPS rate increase plan
The Illinois Commerce Commission will hold a public hearing in Carbondale at 2 p.m. Monday on a proposed 21 percent electric rate increase and 1 percent gas rise by Central Illinois Public Service Co. Local attorney John Womick questions the public's objection strength as ICC decision is anticipated in April.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Io Carbondale
Carbondale
John Womick
Springfield
Commission
CIPS
Bill Voisin
Allis-Chalmers Corp
Tlinois
Perry County
Fire forces Herrin High students out
More than 1000 Herrin High School students were evacuated for five minutes when a fire broke out in the new wing behind a metal wall. It was set deliberately, according to Fire Chief Laverne Kerley. No damage was reported and students returned to class by 8:40 a.m., Principal Edwin Tresnak said.
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Herrin High School
Laverne Kerley
Edwin Tresnak
SIU C planning a shake up of international affairs office
Henry de Fiebre reports SIU Carbondale plans a major reorganization of the international education office. Robert C. Hallissey will become acting director and chair a committee to study operations and funding. The aim is to shift from advising foreign students to securing outside funds for faculty international projects while retaining some current staff.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern
Iinoisan
Ilinois
University-Carbondale
International Education Office
Robert C. Hallissey
SIUC
John
Guyon
Office of International Education
Hallissey
Joseph Chu
Jared Dorn
Chu
Unseasonably cold weather delays Southern Illinois Airport runway upgrade
Southern Illinois Airport northwest of Carbondale extends completion of a 743000 project as cold temps halt overlay work on the major runway. Temporary markings will guide operations, with full shutdowns planned in spring for up to two weeks as the surface is upgraded.
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Southern Illinois
Southernlinois
Carbondale
Airport Authority
Gene Seibert
Seibert
E.T. Simonds Construction Co
Logan College guards sign long term training pact
John A. Logan College near Carterville will send three full time security guards to a six week police training course with the condition they sign a two year stay. The college will charge a proportional share of the $2,982 total cost if any guard leaves early. The move aims to curb high turnover and theft on campus. Board backs the plan after weighing alternatives. The college also eyed new insurance bids and accepted the retirement of Ed Moody with duties reassigned.
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Logan
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Board of Trustees
Robert Tarvin
Tarvin
Police Training Institute
Champaign
Sue Mills
Don Brewer
Ed Moody
Moody
Christmas TV nostalgia and repeats raise timing questions
Ben Gelman reflects on the early start of the Christmas season, noting TV specials and films air well before December. He cites Edmund Gwenn’s Miracle on 34th Street, Natalie Wood’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof tie, and a slew of rebroadcasts including Frosty, Rudolph, the Grinch, A Christmas Carol, and Charlie Brown Christmas, warning of era and scheduling oddities.
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Maggie
Natalie Wood
Santa Claus
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
the Grinch Who
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Peter Pan
Mia Farrow
Danny Kaye
Tammy
Homecoming ancestor of The Waltons stars Grimes on air
Byline Grimes notes The Homecoming with Patricia O Nea l Richard Thomas and Andrew Duggan as the father, marking another rerun of classic broadcasts. The piece muses on reairing Holiday Inn or Bing Crosby films and calls for retiring tired old shows.
Call for Fresh Christmas Drama For TV Next Summer
A writer urges playwrights to craft new Christmas material that reflects peace and goodwill amid a world near conflict. He suggests timely topics and aims for a show ready by July or at least by Halloween, challenging traditional themes.
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Albert Mouse
Speech department seeks new name at SIU-C
The SIU-C speech department pressed to rename to the human communication department arguing broader discipline use. The Faculty Senate sent the proposal back to a committee which had already recommended against the change citing imprecision and overlap with existing units.
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Edward McGlonn
Siu-C
Senate
William George
McGlone
College of Human Resources
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