Topay’s Events: Galapagos talk and Club meeting
The Sierra Club meets at 7 30 p m at the Unitarian Fellowship in Carbondale with Donald Lawrence presenting on Galapagos animals and evolution. Dinner at 5 45 p m at Great Wall in Carbondale. Blood drives run noon to 5 p m at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion and 26 p m at Washington grade school in Marion.
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Sierra Club
Unitarian Fellowship
Carbondale
Donald Lawrence
Galapagos
Great Wall
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Marion
Washington Grade School
Wuat's Coming Panel on Genealogy and Internet
A Sunday program at the library of John A. Logan College Carterville features a genealogy panel with Darrel Dexter Jeanette O Boyle Ricky T Allen and Edward O Day from the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois. Library research hours noon to 430 pm. Pasta lunch 1130 am to 130 pm at Knights of Columbus Marion benefiting St Joseph youth group and Knights. Contact Tullyne Oliver or O Day for details.
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John A. Logan College
Carterville
Darrel Dexter
Jeanette O’boyle
Ricky T. Allen
Edward O'Day
Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois
Tullyne Oliver
Tullyne
Yahoo.com
O'Day
Earthlink.net
Knights of Columbus
Marion
St. Joseph Youth Group
Tom Kadela
Tony Sena
Local Government and School Board Meeting Schedule Snapshot
Benton Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. at city hall 500 W Main Bush Village Board 7 p.m. village hall Cairo school board 5 p.m. board room Carbondale Township Board 4 p.m. 217 E Main Devils Kitchen Water District Board 7 p.m. 6846 C Giant City Road Elk Township Board 7 p.m. community building Elkville Jackson County Mental Health Board 7 30 p.m. courthouse Murphysboro Jefferson County Building and Inventory Committee 6 p.m. courthouse Mount Vernon Murphysboro school board 7 p.m. 819 Walnut Red Bud Library 112 Bloom St Rides Mass Transit Board 7 p.m. 1200 W Poplar St Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devils Kitchen
Union County weighs budget fixes and long term plans
Union County officials held a special session with commissioners and department heads to map budget solutions for the 2003 fiscal year. CPA Paul Schmidt proposed higher service fees, department projections, and pursuing state grants, stressing the need for long term planning beyond immediate steps.
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Union County
Jack Eddleman
Bill Jackson
Paul Schmidt
Kemper C.P.A
Anna
Schmidt
Jackson
Anna library nears finish on 1914 Stinson Memorial upgrade
The Stinson Memorial Library in Anna finishes a carpet project marking the end of last year’s construction grant. Director Lisa Livesay notes ongoing attention to the 1914 building at 409 S Main St, admired for its Frank Lloyd Wright style.
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Stinson Memorial Library
Anna
S. Main St
Lisa Livesay
Livesay
South Main
West High Streets
Frank Lloyd Wright
SIUC contract talks resume amid looming faculty walkout
Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty and administration begin 2003 negotiations after a stalled end of year session. A Feb. 3 walkout looms if no tentative agreement on key issues such as workload, job security, and pay. Chancellor Wendler cautions on strike impact and notes ongoing administration efforts to explain perspectives through a “Straight Talk” series.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIUC
Walter Wendler
Graduate Council
Wendler
Faculty Association
Morteza Daneshdoost
Extermination views on the Baltimore Oriole and early bird authors
A century ago university president Robert Yn. Allyn listed the Baltimore Oriole among birds to be exterminated, citing harmful impact to humans. The piece contrasts this with Frank M. Chapman who valued birds economically and scientifically, noting historic extinctions like the great auk and the passenger pigeon and the ivory billed woodpecker’s disappearance.
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Southern Illinois Normal University
Robert Yn
Allyn
Jackson County
North America
Alexander Wilson
Frankfort
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Topay
Wuat
Benton
C.E. Brehm Memorial Library Board
S. Seventh St
Mount Vernon
Cairo
Carbondale Township Board
E. Main St
Chester
Swanwick St
Elk Township Board
Elkville
Greater Egypt
E. College St
Jackson County Mental Health
Murphysboro
Jefferson County Building and Inventory Committee
Murphysboro Township
P.m
Walnut St
Zoning Board of Appeals
New Simpson Hill
Tunnel Hill Center
Red Bud
Bloom St
Rides Mass Transit Board
W. Poplar St
Harrisburg
Www
Thesouthern.com
Caleb Hale
Stinson Library
Caleb.hale
Thesouthern
Ben
Frank M. Chapman
American Museum of Natural History
Audubon Society
Bird Love
Eastern North America
Chapman
Arctic
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