Concert Starts Today On Beauty And Bird Song
A local performance opens this afternoon focusing on the beauty of bird songs and the reasons behind their melodies. Musicians explore natural calls, with a program blending soundscapes and commentary.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2002
Page
9
A local performance opens this afternoon focusing on the beauty of bird songs and the reasons behind their melodies. Musicians explore natural calls, with a program blending soundscapes and commentary.
Basement conference room at Herrin Hospital hosts SIH Senior Advantage event. Dodds School Board meets at 6 30 p m in Mount Vernon. Jackson County Judicial and Law Committee gathers at 7 p m at the sheriff s office in Murphysboro. Union County Board convenes at 4 p m in the courthouse at Jonesboro.
Carbondale City Council split on liquor licenses approving a hotel lounge for Knight’s Inn and denying a drive up window for One Stop Smoke Shop. Watson supported by Baucom won the license while Parr’s drive up window failed by 32 votes with Neill Dillard Flanagan and McDaniel opposing. Local business hopes center on in house foot traffic and hotel guests.
City officials and planners welcome experts to Carbondale for a daylong workshop on subdivision design zoning and local leadership. Registration continues through Friday with co sponsors the Illinois chapter of the American Planning Association APA downstate APA section and the city.
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White spoke at the Carbondale Public Library about Project Next Generation, a statewide mentoring program guiding junior high students in technology and life skills. Six Carbondale Middle School students led questions as mentors Lydia Garrett and Shannon Rinzel began the program.
The Carbondale Public Library participates in Project Next Generation along with 23 other statewide sites and three in Southern Illinois. Middle school students in grades 6 to 9 receive mentors and learn state of the art technology in two hour sessions twice weekly, with three spots remaining. Connie Steudel calls the program a perfect match for library and students.
Seventh grader Raini Reeves of Christopher school correctly spelled insectivorous to claim the grand championship at the Franklin County Spelling Bee. Fifth grader Katie Eisenhauer finished as runner up from Zeigler Royalton schools. the event featured 10 Franklin county schools and will feed into the Tri State Spelling Bee in Evansville on March 16.
Ex Olympian Mark Dean presents to Murphysboro High School athletes and parents at 7 p.m. He swam for the United States in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, finishing ninth in the 200 meter butterfly. Dean, a St Louis University law graduate and former NCAA compliance officer, discusses Rules for College Bound Student Athletes. The lecture covers compliance, recruiting and elite competition.
Attorney and former Olympic swimmer Mark Dean leads a free 7 p.m. seminar at Murphysboro High School on core courses GPA and entrance exam standards for NCAA eligibility. He explains how high school athletes can attract college recruiters and shares his experience as NCAA compliance officer.
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