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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2008
Page
16
Burns announces signage will help travelers find and follow the Trail of Tears route as the region adds official trail designations. After dedication, the Crabb farm opens to visitors by appointment, as it remains private property and Crabb asks callers to plan visits.
A sign dedication event for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Crabb farm. Directions outline a route from Vienna via Illinois 146 and Exit 16, with visits by appointment to personally guide attendees along the trail. Contact numbers 949 3355 and 351 5031 provided for more information.
Local Girl Scouts staged a munch master contest to support their main fundraiser. Loyd won first place by eating 20 cookies, while Sheriff Mulch joked his tactic was to eat as many as possible. Scouts promote order taking through February and deliveries from mid February to early March.
Duncan reports a group seeks to use its not for profit status to attract new businesses to nonoperational buildings. The plan follows a chain where the previous owner sold to SICBCC and SICBCC sold to Trogolo. Wallstreet and Duncan expect a large turnout for Thursday's 90 minute session with attendees from municipalities schools hospitals and community groups.
John A Logan College renames its gym as the Donald L. Brewer Gymnasium and Convocation Center to honor longtime booster Don Brewer of Murphysboro. President Mees said the dedication, between the women and men basketball games against Lincoln Trail, will occur after the 5 30 p m tip off with a reception at halftime in the Hall of Fame room.
Shawnee Community College partners with Chambers and Associates on the Nursing Project of the Delta to attract students from Alexander and Pulaski counties. Regional colleges including John A. Logan, Southeastern Illinois, and Rend Lake seek to curb a nursing shortage that leaves southern Illinois with about 60 annual positions unfilled. Partnerships with Deliverance Church, local hospitals and universities aim to boost enrollment, retention, and instructor availability while offering free in district tuition and scholarship connections.
In courtroom 409 Judge Milton Wharton, 61, a lifelong East St. Louis resident, presides over cases involving crime and public danger while delivering a moral appeal to his mainly young Black defendants. He decries wasting life over petty theft and urges responsibility education and values. The mayor calls Wharton a warning voice against social traps.
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