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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2002
Page
9
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Holiday events listed for West Frankfort and Du Quoin run through December with Candy Cane Lane in West Frankfort and a Holiday Lights display at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds while a blood drive takes place at the Christian Church in Christopher.
Wuar's Domine chime choir hosts a 5 p.m. Friday service at Elkville Baptist Church in University Mall Carbondale. Holiday Lights Fair offers multiple concerts Friday and Saturday across Du Quoin Pinckneyville and Valier venues with groups including First Baptist handbells and choir and the Southern Illinois Flute Society. Afternoon with Santa runs 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Valier Fire Station. Music blast at Willow Glenn on Saturday features Kids Eat Free Beechwood The New Jerseys and The Drapes with donations benefiting Willow Glenn. contact 457-5433. City and county meetings follow, including Carbondale Planning Commission, Dodds School Board Mount Vernon, and Jackson County housing and fire boards, plus various schedules across Murphysboro Cobden and Shawnee area. www.thesouthern.com
Jason M. Hanson, 21, of Herrin, was found probable cause to face a separate harassment charge alleging he threatened Amanda Fleming, a potential witness in his murder case. The letter, dated about Sept. 26, warned Fleming not to attend the trial and included the line snitches get stitches. Fleming, Hanson's girlfriend at the time, provided the letter to investigators. she felt threatened though she did not testify in the murder trial. Hanson was previously convicted Nov. 22 in Williamson County for the September shooting death of a man.
About 60 kindergartners at Gen John A Logan School in Murphysboro spent Tuesday decorating graham cracker gingerbread houses with candy and icing. Teacher Jayne Ann Wright started the project 16 years ago to give children a fun, hands on activity they can take home. Wright and assistants supervised as students built and embellished with M and M bricks Frosted Cheerio shingles graham cracker doors and marshmallow foundations. Parents and SIU Carbondale students helped as the project continued and donations of candy were encouraged for a shared holiday treat.
Marion Mayor Bob Butler will seek an unprecedented 11th term as leader of Williamson County seat. No other candidate filed petitions for the mayoral race on April 1, and there will be no primary since eight candidates run for four council seats. Butler, first elected in 1963, reflects on longtime growth in population and economy. SEE MARION / PAGE:
James C. Montgomery 40 of Creal Springs faces trial after Pope County Circuit Court found probable cause at a preliminary hearing for the Nov. 19 death of Debbie L. Cain of Marion. Judge Lowery set Feb 4, 2003 arraignment and denied bond reduction. Montgomery remains jailed in Saline County Detention Center. Cain’s nude body was found near Illinois 145 off a Dixon Springs rest area in the early hours.
Judy White, fourth grade teacher at Gen. John A. Logan Elementary, earned the 2002 President's Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Primary Teaching from the Entomological Society of America. She received a $400 prize and a $400 school grant in Fort Lauderdale after submitting a unit on insects. White credits years of work and added writing components for her success.
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