Summer reading events and concerts at Southern Illinois libraries
Benton Public Library hosts a summer reading program at 11 a.m. with Clowns Buckaroo Sunshine and Sparkles and face painting. West Frankfort Public Library offers Victor Pacini's multimedia self esteem program at 2 p.m. Rend Lake College hosts a basic computer course at 8:30 a.m. at the MarketPlace. Eva Hunter Band performs a sunset acoustic rock concert at Turley Park Carbondale. Alzheimer's Association hosts a public policy briefing at John A Logan College from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with seniors focus. registration and fees apply. Local government reps discuss senior issues.
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Benton Public Library
S. Main St
Benton
West Frankfort Public Library
Victor Pacini
Rend Lake College Foundation Institute For Learning
Rend Lake College MarketPlace
Mount Vernon
Eva Hunter
Turley Park
Carbondale
Alzheimer’s Association
John A. Logan College
Batteau and Ivey Rooms
Carterville
Local government meetings brief list from Southern Illinois region
A schedule of public meetings includes Bush Village Board at 7 p.m. in village hall, C E Brehm Memorial Library Board in Mount Vernon, Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board at 5 30 p m, Carbondale Park District committees at 3 30 p m and 4 p m, Carbondale Township Board at 4 p m, Devil s Kitchen Water District Board at 7 p m, Elk Township Board at 6 30 p m, Jackson County Mental Health Board at 7 30 p m in Murphysboro, Lick Creek School District 16 Board at 7 30 p m, Marion Housing Authority at 8 a m, Murphysboro Township Board at 1 p m, New Simpson Hill school board at 7 p m, Red Bud Library, Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at 10 30 a m in Springfield, Trustees Finance Committee and Architecture and Design Committee at 9 a m, Williamson County 911 Board at 9 a m in Herrin.
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Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
School of Medicine
Springfield
Bradley opens district office in Marion Illinois
John Bradley, newly selected to replace Gary Forby as the 117th District State Representative, hosted an open house at his new district office at 501 W DeYoung St Marion. The Democrat vows to keep his door open to constituents and notes his local roots and prior party service.
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Marion
John Bradley
Southern Illinois
University of Illinois
Bradley
Regional Economic Development Corp
REDCO
Gary Forby
W. DeYoung St
Williamson County
Gary (Forby
Fire Destroys Barn North of Ava in Six-Hour Blaze
A spontaneous combustion fire on Bruce and Deanna Dean's dairy farm north of Ava destroyed a pole barn with hay bales, dairy equipment, tractors, and wagons. Firefighters from Ava Campbell Hill and Willisville battled the blaze about six hours, with no animals present and one neighbor, Gale Garver, treated for smoke exposure.
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Dean
Ava
Campbell Hill
Willisville
Bruce
Deanna Dean
Union School Road
Gale Garver
Garver
Glen Garver
Chester
Rend Lake district manager voices concern over water remarks
RLCD General Manager Gary May faults Marion Mayor Robert Butler's comments on Rend Lake water capacity. Marion officials and Rend Lake officials clash over water supply during Marion City Council meeting as residents urged conservation amid towers refilling and a major line break. Butler cites Sugar Creek Lake project as key to a larger, reliable supply.
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Whittington
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Gary May
Marion
Robert Butler
Rend Lake
May
Robert “Dog” Connell
Connell
Marion Water
Herrin
Butler
ALCD
Bend Lake
Sugar Creek Lake
Wayman Presley Guided Southern Illinois Tours and Legacy
Wayman Presley, Makanda’s famed resident and co-developer of the Cross of Peace, built Presley Tours into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. I recall the first major excursion with 1,100 tourists to Grand Tower for Ma Hale’s famed chicken dinner, all for six dollars, followed by later rail trips and ham and beans gatherings with visitors from multiple towns.
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Presley
Elvis Presley
Makanda
Wayman Presley
Jackson County
Fountain Bluff
Southern Illinois
William Lively
Bald Knob
Alto Pass
Presley Tours, Inc
Southern Illinoisan
Clyde
Illinois
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Melissa
Ma” Hale
Rossclare
Ohio River
Centralia
Champaign
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Perry
Union
C.E. Brehm Memorial Library Board
S. Seventh St
Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board
Civic Center
Carbondale Park District Administration and Finance Committee
Hickory Lodge
W. Sycamore St
E. Park St
Devil's Kitchen Water District Board
Giant City Road
Elk Township Board
Elkville
Jackson County Mental Health
Murphysboro
Lick Creek
Board Room
Walnut St
New
Simpson Hill
Tunnel Hill Center
Red Bud
Bloom St
Williamson County 911 Board
S. Park Ave
Www
Thesouthern.com
John D. Homan
Michael Dann
Sir John Bradley
Jess Krienert
THE
Harold G. Downs
RLCD
Ben
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