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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2001
Page
10
Southern Illinois Youth Orchestra and Chamber Music perform 6 30 to 8 30 pm in the exhibition hall at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Admission is free with paid Holiday Lights fair entry, or five dollars per carload and one dollar per person.
Prison officials stated adult basic education and high school equivalency will continue, along with high school level vocational training, while juvenile education remains untouched. The department cited law and labor contracts requiring funding for food, salaries, and utilities, and could not specify how many inmates enroll. Michael Mahoney of the John Howard Association estimated about 3,500 prisoners use the program.
Fairchild said adult programs could be reinstated in the new fiscal year starting July 1. Black warned that once machine shops go quiet, teachers and administrators are fired and contracts ended, destroying the system. He warned of hundreds of lost inmate training slots and higher future costs to taxpayers.
SIU will host a morning to afternoon event with guitar music majors performing at Yellow Moon Cafe Cobden 110 Front St 893-2394 Free. A Voices of the Civil War traveling exhibit from the History Channel runs 1-4 p.m. at Gen John A Logan Museum Murphysboro 1613 Edith St. An NAACP holiday open house honors veterans 3 p.m. at the Carbondale office 441 E Willow St refreshments after. Way of Lights Christmas display features a million lights.
A series of events includes lights and electro art sculptures and decorated trees at Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville from 5 to 9 p m along with a Murder mystery theater performance Rehearsal For Murder at The Stage Company in Carbondale at 2 p m Open house tours at Liberty Village Marion with a chance to win gift baskets and refreshments Exotic bird fair with demonstrations and vendor sales at JR s Executive Inn Paducah from 11 a m to 4 p m Accuracy hotline details for corrections included.
Marion firefighters responded to a roof fire at Kaeser Lumber Company at 700 N Market St. caused by a roofing torch used to melt tar. No injuries or interior damage. skylight damaged and a small roof section melted above the storage area. About 19 firefighters with two pumpers and a ladder truck fought the blaze at 2 42 p.m. The Herrin Fire Department ladder truck stood by.
Author Nunes discusses his reading audience and plans. His next book, due October 2002, is a novel on the St Louis Kefauver hearings with period photos. He will add a immigrants section in a sequel to Southern Illinois, An Illustrated History. Availability at local stores and by mail order.
School board member Craig Williams and Principal Brad Morris show video tours of new facilities in O Fallon and Triad compared with Pinckneyville. Officials warn renovations may cost more than building anew while consolidation plans face legal hurdles and time constraints. A mid January ballot question is planned to secure 25 percent of costs. local funds depend on a referendum. Public input continues as a 2010 bond payoff nears and options to trim project or extend bonds are considered.
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