Steeleville Fourth of July parade marks 140th annual picnic
Steeleville hosts its annual Fourth of July celebration stretching into Tuesday. The 140th picnic draws about 10,000 people to main street for the parade, which features around 91 entries. Locals Ralph and Lavera Biermann praise the town and the event, enjoying midway treats like lemon shake-ups and fish sandwiches.
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Patriotic Copland Lincoln Portrait highlighted at festival send-off
American composer Aaron Copland used Lincoln's portrait in both music and spoken word in Lincoln Portrait. The festival's send-off featured this pairing, praised as one of Copland's best-loved works for its honest heartfelt effect. See festival page 11A.
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Red Hat Ladies In Southern Illinois At T Street Pub
A narrator observes a procession of women in bright red hats entering a banquet room at T Street Pub in Christopher Illinois during a Cardinal game. The scene prompts commentary on the Red Hat Society phenomenon as the author and his wife discuss the unusual gathering and its social dynamics.
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Carbondale proposes local wine mandate for bars
Mayor Brad Cole seeks to require every licensed liquor outlet in Carbondale to offer wine produced south of U S Highway 50. The plan, to be reviewed by the Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board at 5 30 p m Thursday in Room 103 of the Civic Center, aims to boost Southern Illinois wine tourism.
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