Today's Community Events and Activities in Southern Illinois
A full slate of events across Carbondale Sparta and nearby towns includes puppet shows at Carbondale Public Library Sacagewea and Little Red Cowboy Hat at 10:30 a.m. Harback paperback book fair at Sparta Public Library 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The Stage Company in Carbondale hosts The Just So Stories at 7 p.m. today and Saturday with matinees 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. A free fishing day is 8-11 a.m. at Shawnee Community College pavilion. Meetings include Marketing Committee at Rend Lake Market Place 11 a.m. and Parents Without Partners in Jackson Mo at 7 p.m. A Make-A-Wish fundraiser runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and a 12-hour charity motorcycle run benefits Little Egypt Off Road Motorcycle Club. Evening programs feature Ghosts of Carlyle and Aquatic Illinois at Carlyle venues and Prairie Land Habitats at Brewster Creek Amphitheater in Boulder Carlyle. Call or visit for details.
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Rend Lake Market Place
Potomac Blvd
Mount Vernon
Riverside Regional
Jackson
Make
Little Egypt
Leormc.com
Carlyle
West Bay
Dam West
Carlyle Lake
Illinois
Cattail Cove
Cole Creek
Brewster Creek
Boulder
Art classes offered at Covenant Christian School
Wyat's Comio offers Monday to Friday drawing painting and ceramics in the Covenant Christian School art room at 1218 W Freeman St Carbondale. Fee is $50. Contact Janet Tonie at 618 549 2786 for details. Blood drive noon to 6 pm Monday at Felon Baptist Church Senior Drive in Vienna. Williamson County Special Education District hosts a 9:30 am conference in Marion district office. www thesouthern com
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Covenant Christian School
W. Freeman St
Carbondale
Janet Tonie
Felon Baptist Church
Senior Drive
Vienna
Williamson County
Special Education District
Marion
Union says Warden Hinsley makes Menard unsafe
AFSCME representatives at Menard Correctional Center accuse Warden Charles Hinsley of prioritizing inmates’ approval over staff safety after an inmate punched guard Eric Pasquino in the east cell house. Pasquino suffered serious facial injuries. union leaders criticize the warden for not locking down the facility and call his handling ordinary business.
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Chester
Menard Correctional Center
Charles Hinsley
American Federation of State
Menard
Peggy Sauer
Eric Pasquino
Hinsley
Illinois Department of Corrections
Sauer
Kevan Plumlee
Afscme
Eugene McAdory Jr
LNW
FTL
Afscme Council 31
Doctor plans West Frankfort clinic in old city hall
Dr. Ted Van Acker, dermatologist, plans to convert the old city hall in West Frankfort into a Franklin County clinic for Southern Illinois Dermatology. He notes prior demolition plans prompted local residents to rally, and staff express enthusiasm for the project.
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Michael A. Thomas
Ted van Acker
Old City Hall
West Frankfort
van Acker
Southern Illinois Dermatology
Herrin
Murphysboro
Franklin County
Southern
Carbondale woman moves into Habitat home on Rendleman St
Carolyn Alexander prepares to move into her Habitat for Humanity house at 1147 E Rendleman St in Carbondale. She recalls installing insulation painting drywall and building decks. The 16 year local effort supports her family including three daughters and two grandsons as she becomes a first time homeowner.
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Carbondale
Habitat For Humanity
E. Rendleman St
Carolyn Alexander
Bob
Alexander
East Willow Street
Wal-Mart
Two charged with store burglary in Christopher case
Rocky L. Johnson and Harry Shawn Lee Morse, both in Franklin County Jail on $10,000 bond, face burglary and theft charges after an early morning Bowlin’s Foodland break in. Police linked the theft to a Union County traffic stop that found cocaine and meth, prompting further investigations leading to two Mulkeytown and Murphysboro arrests.
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Christopher
Franklin County
Rocky L. Johnson
Mulkeytown
Harry Shawn Lee Morse
Belleville
Reginald Hammonds
Bowlin’s Foodland
Hammond
Hammonds
Union County
Murphysboro
Johnson and Morse
Herrin Park District Eyes New Pool Design
The Herrin Park District board voted to hire an Indiana firm to draft a conceptual plan for a new swimming facility. The current pool, built in 1957, has been closed for the season. officials aim to replace it with a modern pool.
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Herrin
Herrin Park District
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carbondale Public Library
Main St
Sacagewea
Little Red Cowboy Hat
Sparta Public Library
Broadway
Harback
Rudyard Kipling
the Stage Company
N. Washington, Carbondale
Shawnee Community College
Allin
W. Main
Wyat’s Comio
Www
Thesouthern.com
Gail Rissi Thomas
Stephanie Natyshok
Habitat House
Linda Rush
Shawneelink
Johnson
Morse
Becky Malkovich
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