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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2003
Page
8
The Du Quoin VFW and PCHA donate funds to build a new park beside the city pool. Volunteers are asked to help over the coming months with construction and fundraising efforts, with money processed through the city clerk’s office and a formal intergovernmental agreement ensuring proper use and reporting.
Christopher marks his 100th birthday with a morning rodeo for ages 6 to 11 at 9 30. A bicycle drawing will reward a child finishing a bike safety course. An open house runs 1 to 4 p.m. Local music spans 2 to 4 p.m. Deanna Freeman performs 4 to 5 p.m. Haley's Comet Band plays 7 to 10 p.m. Bring lawn chairs and enjoy 60s tunes.
Herrin school officials discuss funding options for a driver education program and consider a drug testing plan after feedback from neighboring districts. Ryker notes cost as a factor while Sherrill points to Harrisburg's low positive tests as a rationale for random student testing.
De Soto artist Ann Vinson won Best of Show at the Makanda Fest for a colored pencil depiction of the Makanda Boardwalk earning a $100 prize. She runs Cornerstone Murals in De Soto and has prior honors from Herrinfesta Italiana including an honorable mention and a $250 poster award last year. She teaches group art and leads classes.
Randy Small of Carterville organized a Fourth of July washers contest drawing 18 players in nine teams. Entry fees funded the $5 per person or $10 per team prize pool. Men dominated the field with no female participants noted.
A Friday head-on crash on Dutch Ridge Road near Cove Hollow Road left Amy D. Schmitz with minor injuries and led to her DUI arrest. Jimmie R. King was uninjured. Schmitz posted a $100 bond after failing to reduce speed and being charged with DUI. In Murphysboro, Arnold J. Andrews received two years probation and $250 costs after pleading guilty to unlawfully possessing a stolen vehicle, a 1997 Dodge Stratus.
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