Walker retires from town leadership. keeps golf ties
Denzil Walker, 69, longtime Herrin civic leader and bank official, retires from active chamber work after helping fund local projects like city hall and the civic center. He and his wife Adeline remain devoted golfers, planning to stay active socially while easing the workload and supporting future community efforts.
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Floyd “Grassy
Fern Walker
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City Hall
Civic Center
Herrin
Ed Goodwin
Bank of Herrin
Denzil Walker Plans Golf With Wife In Herrin
Denzil Walker age 69, executive vice president and chief executive officer of The Bank of Herrin, serves as president of the chamber of commerce and holds roles as chairman of the Public Building Commission Civic Center Authority and Education Foundation treasurer. He also chairs the HerrinFesta Italiana and Herrin Homecoming golf tournaments with his wife Adeline and daughter Delina in Herrin.
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Delina
Herrin
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Education Foundation
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Herrin Homecoming
State restores inmate education funding in Illinois
Illinois resumes vocational training for inmates after Gov. Ryan restores 4 million of 5.4 million cut using Workforce Investment Act funds. Rend Lake College and Southeastern Illinois College regain support, potentially saving 46 jobs. About 2,500 prisoners currently receive such education. academic programs receive no federal restoration.
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George H. Ryan
Ryan
Rend Lake College
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Rend Lake
Southeastern
Illinois Department of Corrections
Donald N. Snyder
Corrections Department
Snyder
Police warn of possible scam in Christmas tree offer
Police said a 5 foot 6 inch, 150 pound white man about 40 years old with short brown hair and big eyes drove a dirty brown Ford truck and offered to trim trees for 550 dollars. The elderly woman wrote a check to Billy Williams on Christmas Day. the suspect cashed it and later did not return. Contact 457-3200 or Crimestoppers at 549-2677 with any information.
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Saluki
SIU Arena
Carbondale
Dan Reed
South Emerald Lane
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Mary Kay car winner aims for director and more
Ruth Virgo, a Marion Mary Kay consultant, earned a car as part of the company plan with 50 percent commissions and a path to directorship. She joined 750000 consultants worldwide, 11000 in the U.S. earning cars, and will pick up a pink Grand Am showcase on wheels in Cape Girardeau later this month. Her goal is longevity with rising sales potentially earning further vehicles and eventually a pink Cadillac.
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Ruth Teal
Marion
Mary Kay
Southern
Illinois
Teal
U.S
Cape Girardeau
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