Marion area events and performances lineup today and tonight
Today features a Marion Lioness Club luncheon at Zion United Church of Christ from 11 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. with a five dollar donation. Also road rules reviews at Marion and Du Quoin senior centers, a farm toy show in Metropolis, an ethnic festival in Carbondale with contests and interfaith service, a West African Drumming Ensemble set, bluegrass at Shady Mix, and a student rock band concert at Carbondale Public Library.
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Marion Lioness Club
Zion United Church of Christ
W. Cherry St
Marion
Marion Senior Center
Main
du Quoin Senior Center
U.S. 51 North
du Quoin
Town Square
Carbondale
Coming Barbecue With Community Fundraiser in Elkville
Coming Barbecue at Elkville Fire Department 11 a.m. Saturday with 3 sandwich 5 plate prices, contact 618 568 1881. Blood drive 2 6 p.m. Monday at Christian Church Fellowship Hall Elkville 112 S Second St. Review course 9 30 11 30 a.m. Monday Herrin Senior Center 212 E Walnut Herrin 618 988 1585. Celestial Nightingales performance 7 p.m. Monday Carbondale Public Library by Gary and Jean Vitale 618 457 0354. AIDS Walk meeting volunteers 7 30 p.m. Monday Carbondale Newman Center 715 S Washington St Carbondale Southern Illinois Regional Effort for AIDS 618 549 9941 or Wally Paynter 618 382 2015.
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Elkville
Christian Church Fellowship Hall
S. Second St
Herrin Senior Center
E. Walnut
Herrin
Vachel Lindsay
Sara Teasdale
Carbondale Public Library
Carbondale
Gary
Jean Vitale
Carbondale Newman Center
Washington St
Southern Illinois
Wally Paynter
Government meeting schedules for local districts
Lake Egypt Fire Protection District holds a board meeting at 7 p.m. at Fire Station No. 4 on 11708 Lake of Egypt Road. Rend Lake Conservancy District meets at 8:30 a.m. in the administration office at 11231 Marcum Branch Road, Benton. Williamson County Special Education Board convenes at 9:30 a.m. in its Marion office.
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Lake Egypt
Rend Lake
Williamson County Special Education Board
Marion
Du Quoin Council OKs signs and tram plan for Main Street
Du Quoin residents press speed concerns on West Main where the city approves caution signs at a Wednesday meeting. The council asks police to boost patrols on the 35 mph corridor and ponders sidewalk work and culvert projects on West Street. The fair gets approval to run tram service between downtown and the Du Quoin State Fairground to ease access and reduce parking costs.
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DU Quoin
West Main
Trish Brock
Brock
Debbie Killian
John Rednour
Killian
Main Street
Rednour
Jeff Robinson
West Street
Council
Carbondale man on Jeopardy! contestant stint
Jackson County paramedic Jason Martin traveled to Los Angeles in March to appear on Jeopardy! His episode airs locally at 5 p.m. Saturday on WPSD TV Channel 6. The story notes Martin’s visit to the Jeopardy Brain Bus.
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Jason Martin
Jackson County
Carbondale
Martin
Wpsdtv
Jason Martin to appear on Jeopardy from Carbondale in LA
Jason Martin of Carbondale traveled to Los Angeles in March to appear on the syndicated game show Jeopardy. The episode airs locally at 5 p.m. Saturday on WPSD TV Channel 6.
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Jason Martin
Carbondale
Los Angeles
Perry judge sentences man for sexual abuse
Perry County judge sentenced Jerry D. Zettler to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child involving two eight year old victims in Pinckneyville. The boy's charge was dismissed under the plea, and Zettler faces mandatory three years of supervised release after release, plus sex offender registration and testing.
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Jerry D. Zettler
Zettler
Kentucky St
James Campanella
Perry County
David Stanton
Pinckneyville
Stanton
Pavilion plan in Marion sparks business owner concerns
Marion restaurant owner Jim West warned the proposed Williamson County pavilion could compete with private enterprise. The project, funded by a hotel tax increase, aims to seat up to 7,000 for shows and host 2,400 for banquets behind the Illinois Centre Mall. Tourism Bureau chief Larry Bowman said plan changes will further reduce local competition.
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Marion
Williamson County
Jim West
Tower Square Place
West
Free Enterprise
Williamson County Tourism Bureau
Illinois Centre Mall
Larry Bowman
Bowman
JALC grows minority recruitment with state grant
Carterville scene reports John A. Logan College President Dr. Robert Mees emphasizing proactive minority recruitment after receiving Illinois Board of Higher Education funding. He notes gradual growth of minority students and staff over five years, with 11 percent minority enrollment in 1998.
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Carterville
John A. Logan College
Robert Mees
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Mees
Terry Crain
Logan
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Silver Threads
Carbondale Community High School
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Thesouthern.com
Christi Mathis
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Dann
Ken Seeber
Jason
Wpsd-Tv
Perry
Mathiss
Hcis
Tim Petrowich
JALC
John D. Homan
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