Teen Scene Herrin Town Opens With Youth Center Hours
Teen Scene Herrin Town opens Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 30 p m with band nights until 11 45 p m at West Frankfort Youth Center also open Tuesday 7 30 to 9 30 p m for seventh and eighth grade students.
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Crystal Gayle rises from Loretta Lynn's shadow to stardom
Brenda Gail Webb later Crystal Gayle became a top country and pop singer. Daughter of Loretta Lynn, she adopted the Krystal inspired stage name in 1971 and scored No 1 hits with I ll Get Over You and the crossover Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. She explains her unique style and early move from Indiana to Nashville.
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Kentucky
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Dolly Parton Goes Hollywood as Waylon Arrest Ties Year
In 1977 Dolly Parton expanded her reach with a pop flecked sound and West Coast TV appearances while Waylon Jennings faced a Nashville cocaine possession arrest later dismissed. Ronnie Milsap won CMA entertainer and male vocalist of the year, with Crystal Gayle emerging as a major star. The year saw Elvis Presley’s death shock the industry and Merle Travis enter the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Roxana Boards Bans Cheerleader Pyramids
Roxana school board voted 4 3 to ban pyramids in cheerleading after ISHA ruled pyramids over two levels unsafe. Donnie Calvin urged reversal. supporters call cheerleading a sport while critics cite safety concerns and performance focus.
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Illinois High School Association
Donnie Calvin
Bill Watkins
Tom Berg
Calvin
Harry Fitzhugh
ISHA
Champaign
Fitzhugh
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