Second public hearing set for Court Club purchase
A loose coalition of Carbondale businesspeople convinced the park board to hold a second public hearing on the possible 500000 purchase of the Court Club racquetball and tennis facility behind University Mall. The four landlords urged neutral committee study of district projections while noting the first Dec 16 hearing drew ~45 attendees and 17 speakers favoring the deal. The board scheduled a 7:30 p.m hearing between Jan 18 and 27 at an undetermined location, with no tax increase promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Berker
Southern Illinois and
Carbondale
Carbondale Park District Board
Court Club
Frank Stonemark
Henry Fisher
Jeff Woodruff
Mark Clover
Scott’s Barn
Park Board
Clover
University Mall
Park District
George Whitehead
Marion VA clinic fate tied to budget cuts and delays
Budget reductions within the Housing and Urban Development bill threaten the Marion Veterans Administration Hospital outpatient clinic and its 6 bed nursing home plans. The clinic may be eliminated or deferred, while the nursing home is expected to receive funding next year. Local officials seek VA support to maintain the clinic and press for 1982 funding for a Carbondale tower and other projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Marion Veterans Administration
Washington
Reagan
Veterans Administration
Marion
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Simon
David Carle
Southern Illinois Airport
Carbondale
Carle
Department of Transportation
Congress
Fred Farrar
R.H. Robertson Jr
Robertson
Robert T. Patton
U.S. 51
Transportation Department
Amtrak
Interior Department
Department of Energy
Carterville
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Shawnee National Forest
Illinois
Policemen honor slain Sparta officer at funeral
Sparta Police Officer Robert Crow was buried in Sparta after a Wednesday service attended by about 65 officers from at least 22 agencies. He was shot to death Monday in his home. no arrests or charges have been filed. Officers formed a red light procession from the funeral home to Caledonia Cemetery, with Sparta pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Robert Crow
Crow
McDaniel
Caledonia Cemetery
Randolph County
Ardell
Christmas Tuba Serenade Brings Joy to Carbondale Couple
Dick Carter of Carbondale and his wife Judy were treated to a half hour of Christmas carols played on tubas by Ray Stewart and Mike Boyle, college students from Carbondale. The idea arose after Carter complained that many programs were heavy on Adolf and light on carols. Stewart and Boyle, who have known each other since high school, started tuba caroling two years ago and have since expanded to other holiday duets as word spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Carter
Carbondale
Sy Geat
Ray Stewart
Mike Boyle
Carbon
Dale
Carter
Adolph
Judy
Art
Stewart
Boyle
Carbondale Community High School
Franklin ambulance seeks ideas and funds for survival
Franklin County EMS, running five ambulances since 1979, faces a cash crunch with about $5,000 on hand and monthly deficits around $1,400. An Jan. 12 meeting invites mayors and township officials to brainstorm funding, including subscriptions, fees, grants, and potential county or referendum action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinois
Franklin County Emergency Medical Service
Bailey Williams
Bailey
Christopher
Lesser
Zeigler
Benton
Thompsonville
Miners Hospital
Williams
Christopher Greater Area
State worker suspended for campaigning on job
Vernon Lowe Republican candidate for sheriff in Williamson County was suspended from duties in the Secretary of State's office for allegedly campaigning while on duty. An administrative assistant said the five paid working days suspension followed a complaint that Lowe discussed his candidacy while at a house for a vehicle title transfer and license application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Vernon Lowe
Williamson County
Secretary of State
Robert Miller
David C. Watkins
Department of Police
Lowe
Johnston City
Marion
Miller
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Marion VA
Nursing Home
Southern Illinoisan
John McCutchen
Julia Wunderlich
Sophia Knop
Ann’s Healthcare Center
Chester
Steeleville
The
Jolly Rollers
Carrie Edna Leeman
Southern Italinois
Jerry Lower
Franklin Ambulance
Rural Health Initiative
Rea
Illinois Department of Transportation
West City Village Hall
West City
Watkins
Vernone Lowe
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