Rend Lake College Reading Workshop Opens for Youths
Rend Lake College offers a 15 week reading workshop for ages 7 to 15 starting January 9. Classes run Mondays 5 to 7 pm in Academic Building rooms A108 and 109. Barbara Bernard leads the program focusing on reading comprehension phonics and spelling. Fees are 30 dollars per student for 30 hours of instruction. Call 437 5321 ext 32 to enroll.
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Rend Lake College
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Community Services Department
Mark Kern
Monday meetings and club gatherings listed for area towns
Village boards meet Monday at 7 and 7 30 p m in their halls. Alcoholics Anonymous gathers at St Francis Xavier Hall in Carbondale at 8 p m open to all with drinking problems. TOPS groups meet Monday evenings at sites in West Frankfort Marion Carbondale and more plus SPEBSQSA barber shop chorus rehearsal at Carbondale East High School Art Room open to area men.
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Dongola
Cobden
Alcoholics Anonymous
St. Francis Xavier
Ann C
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Second Baptist
Oak and
Odel
Marion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
First Baptist Church
Main and
University
Little Egypt
Spebsqsa
Barber Shop
Carbondale East High School
Sweet Adelines Women’s Chorus
First Presbyterian Church
S. University
Tops Club of
Pinckney
City A
Local government meetings listed for Tuesday across multiple towns
The schedule lists executive committee and board meetings in Marion Herrin Benton Bush Carterville Herrin Thompsonville Zeigler Alto Pass Anna Jonesboro Anna and Randolph County. Times mostly 7 to 8 p.m. and noon at various venues including Ramada Inn city halls water offices libraries and school administration buildings.
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Greater
Bush
Carterville
S. Division
St. Herrin
John A. Logan
College Board of Trustees
Thompsonville
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School
Anna City Council
Cambria Village Board
Colp Village Board
Freeman Spur Village Board
Randolph County Board
Calendar and city council items for several towns
A list of local government calendar items including meetings for Chester Du Quoin Pinckneyville and Perry County boards and councils. Also theater listings for Carbondale Harrisburg Marion and nearby towns with film showings and venues such as Orpheum Cinema 1 Cinema 2 and Town and Country.
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New Liberty
Murphysboro
MacArthur
Orpheum
Harrisburg
Darby O’gill
Little People
Telefon
Toler
Benton
Record City
FOX
Carbondale
University 4
The
Marion
Death notices fill Harrisburg region with multiple services
Funeral services and burials are listed for numerous residents in Harrisburg and surrounding towns. David Lee Duke Sr 80 of Harrisburg. Katherine Marie Winte 87 of Nashville. Minnie Gammon 89 of Anna. Mary Ethel McBride 79 of Vienna. Ezra Joel Doering 73 of Johnston City. Edith May Worchester 72 of Benton. Walter E Preslar 85 of Percy. Karl C Wheatley 64 formerly of Du Quoin. Henry Partin 59 of Carrier Mills. Edward A Thornsberry 75 formerly of Du Quoin. Hila F Harriss 67 former Zeigler resident. Services set across several funeral homes with multiple burials and pending arrangements.
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Hila F. Harriss
Zeigler
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mr. Harriss
Vantrease
Obituary notices from Tamaroa and nearby towns
Deaths and memorial details for Charles Marlow, Nicole Niblock, Cleveland Matthews, Charlie Beasley, and Ellis McConnell are reported with birth dates, survivors, funeral plans, and burial locations across Tamaroa Du Quoin Chester Marion and surrounding communities.
Obituary notices for Schroeder and Rivers deaths in Chester and Murphysboro
Robert H. Schroeder Sr. 56 of Chester died Dec 30 1977 after a two year illness. Born July 3 1921 in Chester he was a retired funeral director and survived by Doris Asply, a son and two daughters. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church. Services Feb 2 at Schroeder Funeral Chapel Evergreen Cemetery. Neighbors report Schroeder’s affiliations with Elks VFW American Legion Masonic Lodge and Shriners. Neely Cover Rivers 81 of Murphysboro died Dec 29 1977 at St Joseph Hospital. She was born Apr 13 1896 in Anna and survived by a sister Sue Rosenbaum. Services Jan 2 at Crain Funeral Home Anna with burial in Anna Cemetery.
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Gibbons Funeral Home
Harrisburg
David Lee Duke Sr
E. Sloan St
Spring Valley
Duke
Doctors Hospital
Missouri
George
Belle Duke
Eva Duncan Duke
David
Jacksonville
Eugene
Pontiac, Mich
Darrell
Yvonne Miller
June James
Effie Dudley
Pauline Pence
Sperlin Beck
Sikeston
Flossie Stevens
California
Orine Doren
Sikeston, Mo
Cleveland Duke
Nashville
Tenn
Katherine Marie Winte
W. Walnut
Washington County
Winte
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Henry
Emelie Timme Nolte
Paul Winte
Addieville
Nelda Winte
Ida Winte
Edwardsville
Fred Nolte
Pyatt Funeral Home
St. Johns Cemetery
New Minden
Minnie Gammon
Anna
New Haven Center
Carbondale
Mrs. Gammon
Illinois
Oliver
Ollie Griffith
George Gammon
Crain Funeral Home
Buria
Mary Ethel McBride
Vienna
Massac
Metropolis
Mrs. McBride
Kentucky
Elmer McBride
Bertis
Filmer McBride
Walter McBride
Kankakee
Mount Whitney Funeral Home
Ezra Joel Doering
Barham St
Johnston City
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marion
Mr. Doering
Williamson County
Henry and
Treasa Zimmer Doering
Ruby Chapman
Robert
Jim
Pekin
Harold
Chillicothe
Clara Mae
Lakeview
Edith May Worchester
S. Pope St
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Mrs. Worcester
Frederick
Carrie Miller Keene
Charles J. Worcester
Herbert Keene
University City
Florence Jeffries
Kansas City
Worcester
Morton and Johnston
Bellefontaine Cemetery
St. Louis
Walter E. Preslar
Percy
Veterans Hospital
Mr. Preslar
Rodellen
John
Susa Rhodes Preslar
Gay Gardiner
Union City
Ula Overall
Tw Brothers
James T. Preslar
Omaha
Neb
Walter Preslar Jr
Michigan
Jan Groat
Som
McDaniel Funeral
Odd Fellow
Funera
Karl C. Wheatley
du Quoin
Neal
United Church of Christ
Trenton
Hallidayboro
Harley
Maude Ragsdale Wheatley
Imogene Kopp
Weeney
Bruce Enter
Ohio
Gladys Whipkey
Virgil
Bradenton
Fla
Mary Ragsdale
de Soto
Beulah Miller
Carterville
Henry Partin
Carrier Mills
Saline County
Ben
Gertrude Robinson Partin
Helen Farkas
Peg Holland
Ron
Bill Partin
Bob Partin
Ft. Myers
Kenneth Partin
Velma Burns
Lindell Memorial Gardens
Edward A. Thornsberry
N. Ronda Mendoza
Laguna Hills
Calif
Sattleback Hospital
Mr. Thornsberry
Masonic Lodge
Laguna Baptist Church
Hiram A
Venus de Winn Thornsberry
Flossie Marlow
Carolyn Cheek
Hawthorne
Marion E. Thornsberry
San Antonio
Texas
Laura Brock
Rosehills Mortuary
Whittier
Charles William Marlow
Rt. 2
Tamaroa
Deaconess
Mr. Marlow
First Christian Church
Perry County
Rolla S
Lydia Zoeckler Marlow
Betty Feltmeyer
Nancy
Charles
Verna Gartside
Caseyville
Nicole Anne Niblock
Jon
Rebecca Bierman Niblock
Chester
Children’s Hospital
Morris Niblock
Wilbert Bierman
St. John’s Lutheran
Bremen
Welge Funeral Home
Charlie Ray Beasley
E. Main St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Hayward
Richie Smothers
Maurice Beasley
Eldorado
Ronnie Beasley
Lansing
Mich
Brenda Beasley
Ralph Beasley
Stonefort
Mae Harris
Askins Funeral Home
Ellis McConnell
Memorial Hospital of
McConnell
Ford’s Ferry
Richard
Lucy Bentley McConnell
Steeleville
Mildred Martin
Robert McConnell
Helen Winters
Springfield
Richard McConnell
Mary Pearson
Cave-In-Rock
Raymond Wingerter
Louisville
Ernest Wingerter
Joliet
Schroeder
Belleville
Robert H. Schroeder
Robert H. Schroeder Sr
Mr. Schroeder
Oscar C
Edna M. Holmes Schroeder
Doris Aspley
Robert H. Schroeder Jr
Joyce M. Schroeder
Blythe A. Schroeder
Puerto Rico
The
Elks
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kaskaskia
American Legion
Alva Couriers
Af&am
Shriners
First Presbyterian Church of
Necy Cover Rivers
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Hospital
Hospital admissions and discharges across Illinois counties
A compact list of admitted and discharged patients across multiple hospitals including MEMORIAL in Carbondale, JOSEPH MEMORIAL in Murphysboro, and HERRIN HOSPITAL, with numerous names such as Jackie Crawford, Jan Gibbs, Rose Street, Dennis Gibbs, Ada May Babcock, and many others, plus doctors on duty in Harrisburg and surrounding towns. The records show patients admitted or discharged in Washington, UNION, FRANKLIN, MARSHALL, PINCKNEYVILLE, SPARTA, and HERRIN facilities, reflecting transfer and census activity.
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Ralph Aaccorkle
James
Goreville
Merchant
Christine Park
Ethel Wright
Marie
Murphysboro Valley
Vivian
Carterville
School Lunch Menu Highlights for Local Districts
Carbondale Elementary lists weekly meals from Monday to Friday including hotdogs and peaches on Monday Italian spaghetti and dutch apple pie Tuesday sliced beef with gravy and butterscotch brownies Wednesday smoked turkey sandwich and chocolate pudding Thursday macaroni and cheese with fruit Friday. Carbondale Community High Schools shows no school Monday and a varied menu Tuesday through Friday featuring hamburgers hotdogs cake fruit Wednesday includes chicken fried steak bo logna and cheese cake fruit Thursday beef and noodles hotdogs gelatin fruit Friday hamburgers fish cake fruit .urphysboro Unit 185 Schools provide daily meals Tuesday through Friday with options such as vegetable soup maid Rite sandwich turkey and gravy and fish squares cake
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Carbondale
Carbondale Community High Schools
Urphysboro
Weather Outlook Shows Clear Skies Nationwide
The National Weather Service predicts clear skies across most regions with rain along the southern seaboard and snow in the northern states. In Southern Illinois the Saturday high reached 41 degrees with a low of 32 degrees from Friday night to Saturday morning and no precipitation was recorded.
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National Weather Service
Seaboard
Illinois
Births in Southern Illinois from Memorial to Doctors hospitals
Murphysboro Crawford. Mr and Mrs John a daughter Saturday at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Carbondale Kimball. Mr and Mrs Eldon a son Saturday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Marion Chitty. Mr and Mrs Stephen a daughter Friday at Marion Memorial Hospital. Du Quoin Davison. Mr and Mrs Thomas a son Friday at Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. Harrisburg Byers. Mr and Mrs Michael a son Wednesday at Doctors Hospital in Harrisburg. Herod Ewell. Dr and Mrs Kimball a daughter Thursday at Doctors Hospital. New Burnside Horn. Mr and Mrs Kenneth a son Thursday at Doctors Hospital. West Frankfort Fitch. Mr and Mrs James a son Friday in Herrin Hospital.
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Murphysboro
Crawford
John
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Kimball
Eldon
Memorial Hospital of
Marion
Chitty
Stephen
Marion Memorial Hospital
DU Quoin
Davison
Thomas
Marshall Browning Hospital
Harrisburg
Byers
Michael
Doctors Hospital
Herod
Ewell
New Burnside
Horn
Kenneth
West Frankfort
Fitch
James
Herrin Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barbara Bernard
Rome Community Consolidated School
Help
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale Community Center
W. Elm St
Webster
Herbie
Monte Carlo
Mr. Goodbar
Ezra J. Doering
Edith M. Worcester
Kizzy the Collie
Nicole A. Niblock
Cleveland Matthews
Marshall Browning
Mr. Matthews
Kizzy
Mane Society of Southern Illinois
Mitchell Funeral Home
Necy
Diegel
Elda Smith
Mike Krus
John Luessenheid
Orlin Marquard
Martha Wilkerson
Deanna
Vanmeter
Caswell Hogg
James King
Charles Bradley
Martha Evans
Warren Cook
Joseph Memorial
Twenhafe
Paul Bradley
Ethel Perrigan
Aphia Carver
Esther Trexier
Anna LeForge
Sara
Grand Tower
Walter
Billy
Vergennes
Hoover
Babe
Dunhouse
Grace
Ava
Parker
Robert Smith
Jerry Tolbert
Randall Korando
Mitchell
Ava Parrott
Mulkeytown Porter
Travis
Union County
Anna Admittel
Freyenberger
Lila
Cobden McClufe
Lizzie
Tamms Kelley
Lila Fisher
Edith Johnson
Tamms Stevens
Delois
Trotter
Annette
Tammi Watson
Mary
Dongela
Kristin
August
Royalton Davison
Mrs
Crystal
Hubbard
Joan Wayne
Pinckneyville
Kuhnert
Robin
Baby Barr
Virgil Shilbe
Martin
Sparta
Joseph
Clarence Bates
Leonard
Coulterville
Davis
Doris
Herrin
Craddock
Joyce
Wiggins
Marguerita
Colombo
Angelina
Warren
Elma
Rogers
Mutkeytown
Claunch
Russell
Tapella
Theresa Dawson
Fred Craig
Versie Driemeyer
Danny Stover
Lou
Wanda
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