Memorial service and various events in Carbondale area
Memorial service Handling the Holidays at Second Baptist Marion 7 to 8 30 p m speaker Marylen Hale Krivanko refreshments Caring Counseling Ministries 997 2129 Entertainer Craig Sjegerman 7 p m Carbondale Public Library 405 W Main St Carbondale dance 7 10 p m Wit and Wisdom Center West Frankfort music by Southern Swing Band refreshments door prize 937 3511 Program Construction of the Gay Closet 7 p m Unitarian Fellowship Carbondale speaker Michael Hernandez PFLAG blood drive 3 7 p m Grand Tower Civic Center Buncombe Public Water District Board 7 p m Makanda Carbondale City Council 7 p m Firefighter s Pension Board 9 a m Carbondale Park District Golf Advisory 5 30 p m Hickory Ridge Carbondale Coulterville school board 6 p m Crainville Village Board 6 30 p m Energy Village Board 7 p m Franklin County 911 Board 9 a m Benton More page 3B The Southern Illinoisan www thesouthern com
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
S. Russell St
Marion
Marylen Hale Krivanko
Caring Counseling Ministries
Wit and Wisdom Center
E. Poplar St
West Frankfort
Unitarian Fellowship
W. Elm St
Carbondale
Michael Hernandez
PFLAG
Herrin residents press to rethink school nickname change
About 40 residents attended a Herrin Unit 4 meeting to oppose swapping Red Devils for Tigers at the middle and high schools. The board, while not reversing, unanimously appointed a committee led by Cris Trapani to study whether residents favor Tigers or want Red Devils reinstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Red Devils
Tigers
Unit 4
Shawn Whitecotton
Jim Snider
Frankfort Area Historical Museum highlights West Frankfort site
The Frankfort Area Historical Museum in the former Logan School, 2000 E St Louis St, showcases a one room school, mines and minerals, a genealogical library, and a tea room. Open 9 am to 3 pm Wednesdays and Thursdays, admission free. The Logan School dates to 1916 and the site is linked to Frank’s Fort, the city’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Tharp
Frankfort Area
West Frankfort
Frankfort
E. St. Louis St
Tharp
Frank’s Fort
Logan
Flanagan Announces Candidacy For Carbondale Mayor
City Councilwoman Maggie Flanagan officially launches her mayoral bid at the Carbondale Civic Center after nine years on council. Campaign emphasis is on keeping the best and fixing the rest, with a campaign site and broad supporter rally of 50 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale — Green and Shamrocks
Carbondale Civic Center
Maggie Flanagan
MaggieListens
Flanagan
Key West
Carbondale
Brad Cole
Cole
Mike Neill
Neill
Dave Christensen
Christensen
Murphysboro woman battles rheumatoid arthritis while staying active
Mona Kerns, 51, who heads the Southern Illinois Healthcare Senior Advantage program, lives with rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed in her 20s. She endures pain in extremities, uses aggressive medications with liver and infection risks, and stays active through walking and golf while advocating with the Arthritis Foundation during a Herrin Hospital news conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Mona Kerns
Murphysboro
Kerns
Southern Illinois Healthcare
U.S
Southern Illinois
Arthritis Foundation
Paula Reeves
S.I. Arthritis Foundation
Bonnie Wheeler
Herrin Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Perry
Union
Williamson Counties
Craig Sjegerman
Carbondale Public Library
Main St
American Association of University Women
Faculty Club
S. Elizabeth St
Legal Defense Fund
Blood Drive
Grand Tower Civic Center
Alto Pass
Anna-Jonesboro Water Commission
Jonesboro City Hall
Public Square
Jonesboro
Buncombe Public Water District Board
Makanda
Carbondale Firefighter's Pension Board
Civic Center
Illinois Ave
Brush Administrative Center
Carbondale Park District
Hickory Ridge
Carrier Mills Village Board
N. Mill St
Carterville City
N. Division St
Coulterville
Crainville
Energy Village Board
N. Pershing St
Franklin County
911 Board
Washington St
Benton
Www
Thesouthern.com
John D. Homan
Snider
Cris Trapani
Trapani
Metro Armstrong
Linda Rush
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