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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 2004

Page

2

Lewis and Clark Journals on Sweat and Armament aboard keelboat

Excerpts describe river voyage conditions with heavy sweating and hardship as workers toil. Mounted on the keelboat, a single swivel gun and two muskets or blunderbusses were carried, loaded with 16 musket balls and buckshot in at least one instance. Edited by Gary Moulton, history professor at the University of Nebraska.

Gary Moulton University of Nebraska Ken Burns

RLCD Board Faces FBI Probe and Testimony at Federal Grand Jury

The RLCD conservancy district faces an FBI and state auditor general probe as its board members, including longtime representative Pete Micheletto, are under subpoena. The SIU board will meet midweek, while RLCD tests proceed in its administration building amid a packed rally and calls to renew or replace leadership.

SIU Board of Trustees SIU RLCD Pete Micheletto Franklin County Board Franklin County Harry Stewart Michelette Conservancy District FBI Illinois Auditor General Federal Grand Jury Seasons Restaurant May

Prairie restoration efforts fight invasive plants in Shawnee landscape

Scientists and federal and state agencies work to preserve scarce prairie habitats in Southern Illinois. Fire, burns, mowing, and reseeding remove non native species like red cedar and honeysuckle. Managers study 13 Shawnee tracts totaling 2 700 acres to boost grassland birds including Henslow's sparrow and dickcissels while seeking the right plant mix for biodiversity.

Shimp Gibson Illinois Johnson County U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Shawnee National Forest IDNR Stephen Widowski Fish and Wildlife Pennant Bar Ranch Vienna Widowski Henslow Southern

Girl hosts lemonade stand to aid cystic fibrosis effort

Hannah and her family run a lemonade and Kool-Aid stand at 309 N Broadway Goreville Open Monday Wednesday Friday 9am to 1pm The effort follows a mass mailing from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation about Mary Bo a gymnast affected by CF The family hopes to meet the Alabama girl as donations come in mostly in $5 or $10 increments to support CF research and awareness plans run through the month

Roger Hannah Mary Bo Alabama N. Broadway Goreville

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