Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Union and Williamson counties
A listing for counties Franklin Jackson Perry Union and Williamson. No additional facts provided in readable text.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2002
Page
9
A listing for counties Franklin Jackson Perry Union and Williamson. No additional facts provided in readable text.
Learn how crimes are solved using footprints at The Science Center on University Mall in Carbondale 1 3 p m Free with 2 50 admission Call 618 529 5431 Also Holiday Lights at Du Quoin Fair Grounds 6 10 p m through Sunday and West Frankfort Candy Cane Lane through Tuesday Call 618 932 3213 Bowling for Columbine screenings at Maiden Alley Cinema Paducah showing 1 30 4 15 7 and 9 30 p m Rated R $6 adults $4 children seniors students per matinee Call 270 441 7007.
Traditional French New Year celebration at Fort de Chartes Prairie du Rocher runs 7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday with carols refreshments and La Guiannee Singers. Alcohol free New Year’s Eve party at Times Square Mall Mount Vernon runs 9 p.m. to midnight with music by Swivel Rockers Midwest Sound and Light disc jockey show game contests and concessions by nonprofits. Admission $2 in advance $3 at door and $10 Tshirts. Children 12 and under must accompany an adult.
Illinois will route 16.5 million dollars in federal housing rehabilitation aid to 44 communities, with Southern Illinois receiving 9.8 million for correcting code violations in substandard owner or renter occupied homes. Funds cover foundations heating plumbing electrical roofs windows doors and accessible upgrades. Communities include Carbondale 443 500 for 18 homes Baldwin 355 000 for 11 homes and Benton 317 000 for 11 homes.
The remodeling of the former First Bank building donated for the city hall moves forward with painting and electrical work. Mayor Jack Woolard says the project aims to have the space ready for occupancy by year’s start and notes council authorized a modest budget for remodeling.
Du Quoin officials debated a 6.8 million dollar wastewater plant project with Commissioner Jeff Robinson urging a second design and cost review. He cites 100000 design fees from J T Blankinship and potential EPA input, while Mayor Rednour opposes delaying the project. Groundbreaking is targeted for October 2003 amid rising flow and potential legal action over excess capacity.
Murphysboro native Brian Easton grew up loving horror and created a comic character who fights werewolves. He spent years rewriting the manuscript before publishing When the Autumn Moon is Bright The Autobiography of a Hunter with iUniverse. The novel follows Sylvester Logan an orphan who hunts werewolves and discovers the monster within. Easton plans four sequels and urges readers 18 and older to read. See horror page 2B.
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