Five Carbondale French Students Win Honors
Five students from Carbondale Community High School earned recognition in local and regional AAFTF contests. Sarah Kelly won first and Sharlene Matten second in Downstate Illinois. Kelly placed fourth and Matten fifth in the regional round among nine Midwest states. Sumi Hoshiko was fifth and Joyce Griffin and Mary Ann Martinsek sixth in other categories.
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Carbondale Community High School
American Association of Teachers of French
Downstate Illinois
Sarah Kelly
Sharlene Matten
Miss Kelly
Miss Matten
Sumi Hoshiko
Joyce Griffin
Mary Ann Martinsek
High school student works 40 hours weekly as welder
Bob Harrison an 18 year old from Hurst balances senior year at Herrin High School with a full load in Marion High School mechanics classes and his family garage. He also welds at Transcraft Corp in Anna and plans to open his own auto shop within two years while managing a busy daily schedule.
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Herrin High School
Bob Harrison
Hurst
Marion High School
Harrison
Anna
Transcraft Corp
West Frankfort Hosts Benefit Talent Show For Youth Center Roof
West Frankfort mother organizes a Friday night talent show at the city park bandshell to raise 500 dollars for a new roof at the West Frankfort Youth Center. The event features 33 performers aged 5 to 26 in 16 acts with prize money for several categories and an expected crowd of about 800.
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West Frankfort
Jan Merlano
Merlano
Youth centers announce teen hours and fees
The Marion Youth Center will host open evenings 7 30 to 10 30 p m Tuesday and 7 30 to 11 30 p m Friday and Saturday with free admission for members and 50 cents for non-members. Herrin Teen Town will be open 7 to 11 45 p m Friday and Saturday. West Frankfort Youth Center offers 7 30 to 9 30 p m Tuesday for seventh and eighth grade students.
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Marion
Herrin
West Frankfort
Benton college student plans youth summer activities
Ted Stotlar II, a University of Illinois junior, heads Summerfest in its fourth year for area youths. The SIYA aims activities in Benton with dances, a dance marathon, movies, a bike hike, canoe trips, a peace debate, a summer stock theatre, and city park district coordination. Activities extend to First Heat restaurant at the Du Quoin State Fair and a July 4 record spin at Rend Lake.
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Ted Stotlar II
University of Illinois
Stotlar
Southern Illinois Youth Affiliation
SIYA
Benton
Park District
Stollar
du Quoin
Rend Lake
Kinkaid Beach Clean-Up by O Fallon Students
A spring touch-up at Kinkaid Lake Forest Service Beach was done by 23 O'Fallon High School students valued at over $500. The project, supervised by Forest Service ranger G H Lyon Jr and teachers Rian Turley, Mikeal Jones, and Louis Norvell, covered Boat Access Beach and Picnic Area west of the dam. The group combined work with a play day including lunch and swimming.
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Kinkaid Lake
United States Forest Service
O’fallon
G. H. Lyon Jr
Forest Service
Rian Turley
O’fallon High School
Mikeal Jones
Louis Norvell
Lyon
Fifth Grader Wins Jackson County Conservation Contest
Diane Dolwick, a fifth grader at Washington School in Murphysboro, wins first place in the Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation Contest. Cindy Qualls of Ava takes second, Tammy Sue Eisenhauer of Vergennes third. awards include $25, $10, and $5 savings bonds respectively.
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Diane Dolwick
Washington School
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Cindy Qualls
Ava
Tammy Sue Eisenhauer
Vergennes
Diane
Mary
Tommy
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