Community King Day ceremony to honor Dr King in Carbondale
A community choir will perform at 4 p.m. January 19 at the Carbondale Civic Center. Former Sen. Paul Simon will deliver the keynote address reflecting on his relationship with Dr. King. Deborah Woods wrote the drama Reflections to be enacted by area youth. The event, planned since 1999, aims to unite diverse faiths and races as the community continues Dr King’s work. Rehearsals are set for 7 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Saturday January 18.
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Carbondale Civic Center
S. Illinois Ave
Paul Simon
Makanda
Public Policy Institute
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Simon
Dr. King
Deborah Woods
Olivet Freewill Baptist Church
Joseph Brown
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
William Sasso
Unitarian Fellowship
Rock Hill
King
Sasso
Martin Luther King
Carolin Harvey
NAACP to hold MLK breakfast in Carbondale
The Carbondale NAACP hosts its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day breakfast at Grinnell Dining Hall on Monday January 20 starting at 7 a.m. Tickets cost 3 dollars with doors and Helen Porter reachable for advance details. The program includes readings from essay contest honorees and features guests Cleveland Jefferson Greta Matthews Ron Sumner with a community choir.
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Grinnell
Brush Towers
Southern Illinois University
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Helen Porter
NAACP
Cleveland Jefferson
Illinois Naacp Conferences
King
Dr. King
Sanders Family Celebrates Fifth Generation Milestone
Members of the Sanders family marked a fifth generation celebration. Pictured standing with grandmother Margaret Sanders of Cape Girardeau are relatives, including the fifth generation, in a family gathering.
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Sanders
Margaret Sanders
Cape Girardeau
Virginia Surgalski
du Quoin
Edith Rich
Freeman Spur
Darren Sanders
Jayden Elizabeth
Ward 4 alderman bid raises eligibility questions in Murphysboro
City officials report alderman candidate Jerry Easton filed for Ward 4 though he lives in Ward 1. ISBE says he could win Ward 4 but cannot take office without moving there. Twelve candidates filed for five council seats. primary set for Feb 25 in Wards 4 and 5.
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Murphysboro
Illinois State Board of Elections
Jerry D. Easton
S. 16Th St
Joyce Cottonaro
Easton
Cottonaro
Ruth Tindall
Pastoral group seeks volunteers in Pinckneyville
In Pinckneyville Oak Grove Church pastor Rob Mathis leads the Pinckneyville Ministerial Alliance as it plans to revive a hospital pastoral care program. A volunteer coordinator is sought to liaison with Pinckneyville Community Hospital and schedule clergy visits. compensation may be considered later. Contact Mathis at church 357-2725 or home 357-5104.
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Pinckneyville
Keith Klosterman
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Klosterman
Oak Grove
Rob Mathis
Pinckneyville Ministerial Alliance
Mathis
Ministerial Alliance
Alliance
Pinckneyville Hospital
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