Sparta Jaycees to stage circus for muscular dystrophy
The John A Strong Circus from California will perform at Sparta Fairgrounds on June 21 with shows at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Proceeds support muscular dystrophy research. Advance tickets from Sparta Jaycees cost 1.50 for children under 12 and 2.50 for adults. gate prices rise to 2.50 and 3.50 respectively. Richard L Daesch of SIU Carbondale was elected NAFSA English as a Second Language section member at large.
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John A. Strong
California
Old Chester Road
Sparta Fairgrounds
Sparta Jaycees
Sparta Jaycee
Richard L. Daesch
Center For
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Association of Teachers of English
National Association For Foreign Student Affairs
NAFSA
Daesch
Diabetes chapter speaker at Carterville Dairy Queen meeting
The Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Diabetes Association hosts a 7:30 p.m. meeting today in Room 102 at John A. Logan College Carterville with Stella Lamendola of Murphysboro outlining exchange lists for meat planning and diet therapy goals. Jean Barrington is elected senior regent of Carbondale Moose Chapter 1214, with Ruby Miller Vera Severs Roberta McKinney Joyce Schemonia and Frances Wright named other officers. installation occurred Saturday at the Moose Lodge on U.S. 51 North.
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Stella Lamendola
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
American Diabetes Association
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Jean Barrington
Carbondale
Women of the Moose
Ruby Miller
Vera Severs
Roberta McKinney
Joyce Schemonia
Frances Wright
Moose Lodge
U.S. 51 North
Local couples reveal wedding plans and engagements
Jamie Lynn Crabtree and Harry Thomas Murphy Jr announce their engagement with a July 15 wedding planned. Kimberly Denice Kiefer and Ricky Eugene Sparks announce their engagement with an Aug 18 ceremony planned. Linda Kay Porter and Jerry Lynn Smith announce their engagement with a Sept 9 wedding planned.
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Jamie Lynn Crabtree
Harry Thomas Murphy Jr
Dewey D. Crabtree
Murphysboro
Harry T. Murphy Sr
Miss Crabtree
Murphysboro Township
Murphy
Menard Correctional Center
Kimberly Denice Kiefer
Ricky Eugene Sparks
Linda Kay Porter
Jerry Lynn Smith
Harlen Wayne Porter
Ginger cookies with ginger conserve and chocolate
Ginger spices tasty cookies with a ginger conserve center. Cream butter and sugar with vanilla, blend in flour, chill, and bake small balls. After baking, fill indentation with conserve and top with chocolate pieces, melting slightly in a warm oven. Makes about 16. Recipe may be doubled.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Area libraries design programs to draw school vacation crowds
Southern Illinois libraries expand summer activities for children across Marion Murphysboro and Carbondale. Marion offers two summer reading clubs with readings, plays and puppets from June 21 to July 26, plus bookworm construction for readers. Murphysboro plans arts crafts and a July pet parade with a Friday film festival for grades one through six, from June 9 to July 8. Carbondale hosts two movie days for preschool to grade six, plus Read-to-Me and Summer Reading Clubs, both starting June 12 with parties in July. Disney film showings are scheduled with the Carbondale Park District at local schools, admission 25 cents. Call 549-3511 for film titles.
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Jeff Siegel
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Libraries
Marion
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Mary Gates
Carbondale Public Library
Marion Public Library
Ronald Reed
Reed
Sallie Logan Public Library
Beverly Schrader
Boxes as a character in yesteryears
In a humorous reminiscence Erma Bombeck contrasts youth’s belief in a future box of solutions with old age’s cautious practicality. She recalls her mother’s habit of boxing gifts in every imaginable container from robes to thermometers, turning boxes into a running theme of gift giving.
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Erma Bombeck
Boxes and obsessions at Wit's End
A narrator recalls a relative who hoards boxes of every kind from gifts and household items. The essay riffs on memories tied to Saks Nieman Marcus and Tiffany boxes, hinting at lingering feelings about inheritance and the cluttered rituals of gift wrapping and keepsakes.
Aeon to Offer Six-Week Movement Training Group
Aeon Alternatives announces a six week movement training group at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in Carbondale at 717 S. University Ave. Meredith Taylor will guide the sessions aimed at heightening body awareness and body mind integration for all interested. For details call 529-2211 or visit the Aeon center.
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Aeon Alternatives
Aeon
S. University Ave
Carbondale
Meredith Taylor
Aeon Center
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Little Egypt
Carterville Dairy Queen
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Jamie Crabtree
Kimberly Kiefer
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Jim Kiefer
Cambria
Richard Sparks
Miss Kiefer
Carterville High School
Sparks
Zeigler Coal Co
Coulterville
LaVern Smith
Porter
Southern Ilinois University
Smith
Consolidated Aluminum Co
du Quoin Beauty College
Wit’s End
Saks
Nieman-Marcus
Texas
Tiffany’s
Mother
A. Reg
Wee
Dreifus
University Mall
Brantley’s Hardware
North Murphysboro
Black & Decker
Monthru
Southern Illinois Surgical
West Main West Frankfort
East Main Street
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