Italian dinner to fund college foundation scholarships
Community events list features an Italian dinner at John A. Logan College cafeteria from 4:30 to 7 p.m. with Nick Dolce preparing Sicilian meat sauce and spaghetti. Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under to support scholarships. The Healthy Weight Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at Great Shapes Fitness for Women led by dietitian Sharon Peterson with a $5 suggested donation.
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John A. Logan College Foundation
Nick Dolce
Willisville
Great Shapes
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Sharon Peterson
Open Candlemas celebration at Giant City State Park
Open Candlemas ritual at Giant City State Park shelter 2 Makanda 7 p.m. Sunday invites candles to light items for potluck and charity ban, two fireplaces lit, sponsored by Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance contact Tara 529-5029 or taracat earthlink.net Hymn festival at First United Methodist Carbondale 4 p.m. Sunday directed by Mark Sedio. Also local government notices Eldorado school board 7 p.m. City hall committees Royalton Finance streets water and sewer equipment 9 a.m.
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Giant City State Park Shelter
Makanda
Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance
Tara
Taracat
Earthlink.net
Perry County borrows 185000 to pay bills and payroll
Perry County began its fiscal year with a $185000 borrowing to cover outstanding bills and this week's payroll. County Treasurer Bill Taylor and Commissioner Wayne Bigham cited delays in state and federal reimbursements from the health department as the main cause. The health department plans to mortgage its building to repay about $154000, but repayment may be two to three weeks away.
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Pinckneyville
Perry County
Bill Taylor
Health Department
Taylor
Wayne Bigham
Bigham
Career Change Marked by Radio Veteran Land
Steve Land, a 28 year radio news reporter, resigns from his career to become assistant coordinator for Williamson County Emergency Management Agency. He started in radio at age 15, worked at WROY Carmi, studied at SIU, and later joined WDDD in Marion from 1971 until 1980.
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Marion
Steve Land
Land
Williamson County Emergency Management Agency
WROY
Carmi
SIU
Radio News Veteran Steve Land Remembered for Storm Coverage
Steve Land, who began at age 15 at WROY Carmi and spent 23 years at WDDD Marion, coached in emergency management and ran a wallpaper store before returning to radio. He covered six presidential visits and the 1978 TWA hijacking, reporting from Williamson County Airport. Land’s peers recall his storm coverage and frequent on air updates during severe weather.
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WDDD
Land
Southern Illinois
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
TWA
Robyn Oswald
St. Louis
Williamson County
Garrett Trapnell
Marion
Evening of Soul kicks off Black History Month in Carbondale
The African American Museum of Southern Illinois launches a month of events with an Evening of Soul soul food buffet at Emma C. Hayes Center 441 E Willow St Carbondale. Buffet at 6 p.m. Tickets 20. Gospel sing at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church 400 E Main St at 4 p.m. Sunday features local choirs soloists and guests. Also unveiled is the 26th annual Black Heritage Stamp. Performances include Black Fire Dancers Carbondale Middle School Dance Team Harambee Institute Dance Troupe Feb 8 at 2 p.m. in University Mall Grand Court. Feb 15 Daniel Dexter on slavery in Union County 1805 1865 at 2 p.m. in East Wing mall. Quilt block auction Feb 22 6 p.m. adults only with hors d oeuvres. Katherine Dunham Dancers Feb 28 6 p.m. Newman Center 715 S Washington. Exhibit Women of Color in History March 1-31 with opening 3 p.m. March 1. Working in the Seams exhibit moves to Smithsonian. Contacts listed for more information.
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Carbondale
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church
Main St
Black Fire
Carbondale Middle School
Harambee Institute
St. Louis
University Mall Grand Court
Daniel Dexter
Union County
Katherine Dunham
East St. Louis
Newman Center
S. Washington
The
University Black History Month Committee
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Corene McDaniel
Najjar Abdul Musawwir
Gloria Scott
Virginia Edwards
Jeri Brown
Lori Crenshaw- Bryant
Virginia Cathey
Carolin Harvey
Donna Haynes
Rose Laster
Milton McDaniel
Odessa Meeks
Arlene Norvell
Jean Ratliff
Lula Weatherly
American Filmmaking stamps spotlight behind the scenes
The U S Postal Service unveils American Filmmaking Behind the Scenes a two row sheet of ten stamps highlighting screen writing directing costume design music makeup art direction cinematography film editing special effects and sound The set to release February 25 in Beverly Hills costs 3 70 for the sheet and ties into Academy Awards mailings It follows recent issues honoring Thurgood Marshall Zora Neale Hurston and upcoming Rockefeller Center artwork and Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge stamps
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U.S
Beverly Hills
Calif
U.S. Postal Service
Audrey Hepburn
Boris Karloff
E.T
Motion Picture Academy
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
Zora Neale Hurston
Marshall
New York City
Rockefeller Center
Ohio
Pelican Island
Florida
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