Tonight’s events at Cobden venues and local cafes
Lesser Sessions performs at 7 p.m. at Flix in the Lesser Opera House. Nathaniel Skinner and Friends headline Barnyard Review at 8 p.m. at Yellow Moon Cafe, 110 Front St., Cobden. Free admission. Open microphone follows at 8 p.m. at Mungo Jerry’s Fat Cat Cafe, 1023 Chestnut. Call 893-2394 for details.
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Flix
Lesser Opera House
Nathaniel Skinner
Yellow Moon Cafe
Front St
Cobden
Mungo Jerry's
Fat Cat Cafe
Music teacher to perform for Pope in Rome trip
Carrier Mills Stonefort music instructor Stan Willis will join seven other educators for a nearly two week journey to Rome to perform for Pope John Paul II and Vatican council members. He will take part in a dialogue session with the pope on music education seeking his views and future direction. Willis, a Harrisburg native, has taught music to fourth graders and expanded the Carrier Mills program into a leading school offering.
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Carrier Mills
Stan Willis
Willis
Stonefort
Rome
John Paul II
Play therapy helps special-needs children in Lekotek program
Lydia Thornburg, a Dutch Down syndrome child, benefits from in-home Lekotek therapy that uses adapted toys to aid learning through play. Program coordinator Mary Samuel explains toys are customized for each child to support physical and developmental progress.
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Linda Thornburg
Pomona
Thornburgs
Lydia
Thornburg
Mary Samuel
Samuel
Onnt Muscnie
Archway Services for Children Helps Youngsters with Special Needs
Archway Services for Children assists children up to age 2 with special needs by providing physical, occupational, speech, and developmental therapies at no cost. The program supports early intervention to improve outcomes for toddlers facing developmental challenges.
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Archway Services
Community events and services highlighted around southern Illinois
Free services with Rep. Shimkus collecting used cell phones for domestic violence victims. Health talk on converting resolutions to realities at Herrin Hospital. Classes offered by Carbondale Park District include swimming and art. A legislative forum with Sen. Luechtefeld and Rep. Rietz is set for Reid's Harvest House. Chili mac dinner at Hurst Fire Department, civil war program at Vienna Public Library. Johnson County Genealogical Society hosts Civil War exhibits.
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John Shimkus
Collinsville
E. Main St
Vienna
Harrisburg City Hall
E. Locust St
Shimkus
Hurst Fire Department
Earl A. Pate
Williamson County
Vienna Public Library
Johnson County
Johnson County Genealogical and Historical Society
Local Government and School Board Meeting Schedule
Benton City Council meets at 10 a.m. at 500 W Main St. Benton high school board convenes at 7:30 p.m. in the board room. Carbondale high school board at 7 p.m. in the learning center. Carterville school board at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Chester school board at 7 p.m. in the grade school library. Crab Orchard Water District Board at 6 p.m. in Carbondale Public Library meeting room. Du Quoin school board at 6:30 p.m. in the K-8 media center. Eldorado school board at 7 p.m. at 1312.
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Benton
W. Main St
Benton High School
Carbondale High School Board
N. Springer St
Carterville
Chester School Board
Opdyke St. Crab Orchard
E. Jackson St
Eldorado School Board
Jackson St
De Soto School Challenges Tax Appeal From Landfill
The De Soto school board voted at a special meeting to file a formal objection with the Property Tax Appeal Board in Springfield over a proposed assessment by the Southern Illinois Regional Landfill. The challenge could affect 1999 plus possibly the 2000 and 2001 assessments, risking about $80,000 in annual tax revenue. Superintendent Robert Koehn and attorney John Huffman will intervene on behalf of the district.
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DE Soto
Robert Koehn
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Koehn
John Huffman
Chapman-Rheinecker Seeks Democratic Nomination for Local Judge
Melissa Chapman-Rheinecker says she offers a working woman's perspective in the judiciary. She argues her view is broadened by life experience, not just case background, as she campaigns in Carbondale for the four-way Democratic nomination for a local judgeship.
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Carbondale
Melissa Chapman-Rheinecker
Chapman
Rheinecker
Chapman-Rheinecker
Yarn legend of J J Robertson and the old days in Jackson County
Ben Gorman recalls a J J Robertson tale from 1878 about a North Carolina family settling near Carbondale. A wild brick house with updraft and down draft fireplaces draws wildlife and relatives, leading to coons and possums in the bricks and a fatal moonlit hunter’s accident, all framed as a nostalgic yarn from Jackson County.
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Grandpa John
Uncle Ben
J.J. Robertson
North Carolina
Robertson
Crab Orchard Creek
Carbondale
Washington Avenue
Jackson County
Grand Tower
Hook No
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John S. Sharp
Harrisburg
Linda A. Krutsinger
Lydia Thornburg
Archway
Lekotek
Murphysboro
Herrin Hospital
Sharon Ball
Wuat
Carbondale Park District
David Luechtefeld
Dan Rietz
Reid's
Harvest House
Chester
Steve Binder
Ben
J.J
Bengelman
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