Du Quoin eyes Green Communities grant program
Du Quoin officials voted to apply for the Illinois EPA Green Communities Demonstration Program seeking about 70 000 to 75 000 dollars. If accepted the city plans a 18 month road map to weave environmental goals into strategic planning and fund a full time coordinator to manage day to day activities and community education. The 100 percent grant would support green space expansion and eco friendly upgrades at the industrial park with May decision anticipated.
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DU Quoin
Illinois Evironmental Protection Agency
Green Communities
Rex Duncan
Jeff Robinson
Peace Corps
Western Illinois University
Duncan
EPA
Music festival talents shine in Miami and Carbondale
Students display strengths at annual music festival with Lael Friedrich earning a third straight Superior rating and a gold cup, performing Popcorn and Canary under teacher Mary Alice Moss. Parkinson faces nerves before performances but ends relaxed and proud, while parents cheer as youths complete their shows.
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Miami
Carbondale
Mary Alice Moss
Parkinson
Carbondale Council Member Heads to Ireland on Exchange
Carbondale council member Cole will join ACYPL delegates visiting Belfast and Dublin for a leadership exchange. The trip includes State Department briefings in Washington and meetings with Ireland based young leaders, aiming to foster friendships and mutual learning. Cole notes greater interest in Northern Ireland's conflicts than in China and hopes to build ties for Carbondale and SIU.
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Cole
Carbondale Council
Ireland
ACYPL
U.S
Poole
State Department
Washington
Belfast
Dublin
China
Northern
Deaths listed across Southern Illinois in brief notices
Multiple obituaries from towns including St. Louis Grand Tower Carterville Du Quoin Benton Metropolis and Mount Vernon note deaths from Feb 20 to Feb 23 2002. Individuals named: Richard Baltzell Lela B Emery Gladys Jewel Woolsey Harley S Goessman Phillip W Bunting Ruby Chloe Bevis. Funeral details and survivors listed. military services and church affiliations noted where provided.
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ST. Louis
Richard Baltzell
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Meredith Funeral Chapel
Grand Tower
Richard Was
Merle Dean Baltzell Sr
Bertha Louise (Corbein) Baltzell
DU Quoin
Gladys Jewel Woolsey
Marshall Browning
Searby Funeral Home
Bob Dickerson
Searby
Mount Vernon
Ruby Chloe Bevis
Brown Woodworks Keeps 55 Years Of Craft In One Building
The craft shop at 208 W Herrin St has stood for 55 years as teachers and students share a silent working language. A Carterville storage facility holds a vast stock of furniture, with people bringing in antiques to have repaired when possible. It's a year round operation.
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Brown Woodworks
W. Herrin St
Carterville
Brown
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Christi Mathis
Lael Friedrich
Cobden
Friedrich
Carolyn Miller
Joachin von der Hofe
Milliece Dunkel
Makanda
Altgeld
Siuc
Northern Ireland
The
Republic of Ireland
University
SIU
Marion Memorial Hospital
Walker Hill Cemetery
Peggy Camp
American Legion
VFW
DAV
Merle Dean Baltzell Jr
Mary Boone
Richard Arlen Boone
Mary Clutts
Granite City
Marilyn Brockmann
Richard
US Air Force
Washington University
Lela B. Emery
Lela Was
Blairsville
To Floyd
Julia Elizabeth (Atterberry) Dixon
Delmar Emery
Herrin
Emery
Southern Illinois University At
Jim
Denise Halley Jr
Colp
Jason
Joshua
Jarrett Halley
Hunter Drake Halley
Patoka
Adele Earline Emery
Tom Tucker
John Delmar Emery
Trish
John Delmar Emery Jr
James Daniel Emery
Carl
Esther Dixon
Earl
Judy Dixon
Cambria
Helen Davis
Opal
John Fields
Jack Cain
Cecil Dixon
Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home
Dorothy Cook
Blairsville Cemetery
Hughesfuneralhomes.com
Thesouthern.com
Gladys
First Baptist Church of
She
Anna
Isaac and
Alice Victoria Newton
Herbert
Pete” Woolsey
Jonesboro
Bill” Woolsey
Sally” Sullivan
Edward
Belleville
Martin, Samuel
Hugh Morris Woolsey
First Baptist Church Kitchen Fund
Harley Goessman
Benton
Harley S. Goessman
Canterbury Place
Valparaiso
Ind
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Tony Auxier
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Funeral
Hobbsjohnsonfuneralhome
Phillip Bunting
Metropolis
Phillip W. Bunting
Massac Memorial Hospital
Zion United Church of Christ
Ronald Ruggles Sr
Metropolis Memorial Gardens
Atkins-Farmer Funeral Home
Chloe Bevis
Central Christian Church
Randy Sells
Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens
Hughey Funeral Home
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