Ten Free Flowering Trees For January National Arbor Day Joiners
Ten free flowering trees will be given to each person who joins the National Arbor Day Foundation during January. New members receive two each of flowering dogwoods crab apples flowering pears Washington hawthorns and American redbuds shipped postpaid for planting between February 1 and May 31 with instructions.
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Southern Illinois
National Arbor Day Foundation
Arbor Day
Arbor Ave
Nebraska City
Water security class offered in Illinois workshop
Local water utility employees and city officials can join an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency workshop on water security assessments. Gov. George H. Ryan stresses protecting public water supplies as homeland security. SIU Edwardsville resources coordinate the sessions with topics on vulnerability assessment emergency response and security methods. Seminar is Feb 7 with a $25 fee and advance registration advised. For more information call 650-2030.
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Carbondale
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
George H. Ryan
Environmental Resources Training Center
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Lifeguard Instructor Course Offered By SIU SIUC ARC
The American Red Cross, Little Egypt Network and SIU Carbondale physical education department announce a lifeguard instructor course. Prerequisite training is Jan 11 with sessions Jan 12 13 17 18 19 in Pulliam Hall and the pool. Eligibility requires 17 plus lifeguard experience and current or recent certification plus CPR. The $85 fee covers materials and registration. deadline noon Jan 9. To register contact Julee Illner at 549-3701 or 453-3117 or fillner siu.edu.
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American Red Cross
Little Egypt Network
Department of Physical Education
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Pulliam Hall
SIUC
ARC
Siu.edu
Du Quoin Jaycees sponsor two youth skate nights
The Du Quoin Jaycees plan two youth skate nights at Skate Zone on Feb 7 and Feb 14 from 6 to 8 pm to raise funds. Tickets cost $3 and sponsors or donations are sought. tickets can be distributed by sponsors or Jaycees. For details, call Jane Dimitroff after 4 pm at 542-2936.
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DU Quoin
Jaycees
Jane Dimitroff
Lions Club donation aids Red Cross Liberty Fund
CARBONDALE The Lions Club contributed 350 dollars in late November at Fall Pancake Days to support the American Red Cross Liberty Fund aiding victims of the September 11 attacks. Sgt George R Alstat completed Marine Corrections Specialist Course and is a Mascoutah High School graduate. Pvt Steven A Coleman completed basic training at Parris Island and is a Carbondale High School 2001 graduate.
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Carbondale
Lions Club
Sandy Webster
American Red Cross
American Red Cross Liberty Fund
World Trade Center
George R. Alstat
Marine Corps
Alstat
Mascoutah High School
Carol Alstat
Mascoutah
George Alstat
Murphysboro
J Pvt
Steven A. Coleman
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
SideZ meeting focuses on Johnson County projects in 2002
The first Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone Subzone meeting of 2002 will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Cypress grade school. SideZ will discuss economic development education housing infrastructure tourism and unity projects plus new and re elected board members and quarterly public hearings. Public input and project funding decisions are part of the agenda with contact details provided.
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Johnson County
Illinois Delta
Cypress
Carter St
Sidez
Seven Sidez
IRP
Spec
Lynn Beasley
Midwest Real Estate
Kenneth R. Bain
John R. Kreuter
Edward Jones Investments
Wayne Dunn
Patrick Harner
Barbara Ackmann
Willard Murrie
Judith George
Paul V. Gage
Eugene Knox
Naarah Lindsay
Dan Anderson
Sidez Board
Johnsoncounty
Usa.com
LIFE Center to host free open house in Carbondale
Carbondale Park District invites the public to a LIFE Community Center open house on January 19 from 10 am to noon at 2500 W. Sunset Dr. Free admission, pool water slide, and booth demonstrations by instructors will showcase the LIFE Center programs including tumbling art classes dog obedience aquatic fitness and new tai chi and Chinese foot massage courses taught by Han Hwang. Registration begins at the event with a 10 percent early bird discount for sign ups two weeks before each class.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Park District
Sunset Drive
Sally Wright
Wright
Alice Wright
Life Center
The
Han Hwang
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
John A. Logan College
Pearl Harbor Survivors oral history by Harry Spiller
Williamson County Sheriff Harry Spiller releases Pearl Harbor Survivors An Oral History of 24 Servicemen detailing personal accounts from Oahu during the December 7 1941 attack and listing all killed by name age and location The book is from McFarland Publishers and available at John A Logan College bookstore and online.
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Carterville
Williamson County
Harry Spiller
Pearl Harbor
Oahu
McFarland Publishers
Jefferson, N.C
John A. Logan College
Warandcrime
Spiller
Vietnam
Man killed in one car wreck in Mount Vernon
A 21-year-old Mount Vernon man, Ashley Roi Halbin, was killed in a New Year’s Eve one vehicle crash at about 11:30 p.m. Monday. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies had no information on the wreck Tuesday. Services are planned for Friday in Mount Vernon with Hughey Funeral Home handling arrangements. Sara Bean
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Mount Vernon
Ashley Roi Halbin
Jefferson County
Man charged in battery near Carbondale
A Carbondale man, 21, Shermond B. Luckey, was jailed Tuesday on a battery complaint and violation of an order of protection after an early morning domestic dispute at Crossings Mobile Home Park. Deputies say he entered the residence looking for a family member, fought after being asked to leave, and struck the other party before family members removed him. Luckey was the respondent on a Cook County protection order.
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Carbondale
Shermond B. Luckey
Jackson County
Luckey
Crossings Mobile Home Park
Cook County
DUI Alleged After Wreck Near Murphysboro
Jackson County deputies arrested 49 year old Jerry Leforge Monday on a DUI charge after his car left Illinois 149 two miles west of Murphysboro and overturned into a ditch. He was not injured.
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Jackson County
Grand Tower
Jerry Leforge
Leforge
Illinois 149
Murphysboro
Gorham man arrested after argument attacks teen
A 23 year old Gorham man, Steven Crowden, was arrested Sunday about 8:30 p.m. and charged with battery after allegedly attacking a 17 year old following an argument, according to Jackson County sheriff's deputies.
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Gorham
Steven Crowden
Jackson County
Crowden
Arrest on DuPage warrant for Denise Mountas
Denise Mountas, 20, was arrested Saturday at 910 E Park St on a DuPage County warrant for failure to appear on retail theft charges. She was transported to Jackson County Jail.
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Carbondale
DuPage County
Denise Mountas
E. Park St
Jackson County
Stephen Florian Named Zeigler Postmaster
Stephen A. Florian, formerly Murphysboro customer service supervisor, is Zeigler postmaster succeeding Emmett Martin who retired. He began in 1975 as a casual in West Frankfort, became part time clerk in 1977, city carrier in 1979, and was Murphysboro supervisor in 1999. He and wife Elaine live in West Frankfort with children Christopher and Erin.
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Zeigler
Stephen A. Florian
Murphysboro
Florian
Emmett Martin
Alecia Pasquino
Cypress
West Frankfort
His
Elaine
Christopher
Erin
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