Summer sunset concert at Rend Lake and a busy event slate
The weekend offers a 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Summer Sunset Concert at Rend Lake Visitor Center featuring Longrun Band's Top 40 country and classic rock. Other events include Glorius Garbage Gadget Glider at Rend Lake, a Germanfest at Bethel Lutheran Du Quoin, Cahokia Courthouse living history, Dogtown and Z Boys documentary in Paducah, Elvis Rocks fundraiser in Paducah, theater shows in Waterloo and Edwardsville, moon viewing at Giant City, a spaghetti dinner in Zeigler, a yard sale in Carbondale, a youth fishing tournament at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, and nature programs at Giant City and Makanda.
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Rend Lake Visitor Center
Benton
Longrun Band
Rend Lake
Carbondale Science Center
Murphysboro Fun Day Golf Classic Fundraiser Event
A fundraiser golf classic at Jackson Country Club Monday begins with registration at 11 a.m. and a 1 p.m. tee time. Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce sponsors this event and provides contact details 618-684-6421 for more information. Paul Simon to speak on the world water crisis at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marion Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and will discuss his 1999 book Tapped Out with refreshments afterward.
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Murphysboro
Jackson Country Club
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Paul Simon
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Marion
Juneteenth observance in Carbondale honors freedom and heritage
Community marks Juneteenth with cemetery ceremony, songs, and a Harriet Tubman play at the church. Patricia Mayberry voices the historic timeline from 1865 to Emancipation, urging continued education and museum involvement through the African American Museum of Southern Illinois and Southern Illinois Achievers. A quilt exhibit at the museum Aug 24 to Sept 23 invites visitors.
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William Perkins
Colp
Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad
Corene McDaniel
African American Museum of Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Achievers
Blair homicide linked to truck arson in Blair case
Franklin County investigators established a timeline showing Blair left home at 4 p.m. on March 15 and, after bar visits and a ride with Shawn Drake and Amy Drake, was dumped in Lake Moses around 5 to 5:30 a.m. Smith was later charged with burning his truck and was jailed on a 1.3 million dollar bond awaiting a June 21 pretrial hearing.
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Franklin County
Bill Wilson
Blair
Wilson
Smith
West City
Randy
Randy Blair
Sandy
Benton
The
Pretenders
Shawn
Amy Drake
Buckner
Shawn Drake
Route 14
Drake
Lake Moses
Lake Moses Wilson
Sam Pyle
Immanuel Baptist Church Hosts Charity Barbecue Drive
Franklin County church youth group at Immanuel Baptist Benton partners with Ken Patt and Bob Meyers of Dr Bob s Boneyard Barbecue to raise funds for the Williamson County Family Crisis Center. An all day BBQ begins at 11 a.m. with in house and to go service in parking lot 516 N Main St. Benton.
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Benton
Franklin County
David Auten
Immanuel Baptist Church
Herrin
Immanuel
Ken Patt
Bob Meyers
Dr. Bob’s
Auten
N. Main St
Group visits Tamms prison for Father's Day celebration
Nine children will join about 40 relatives visiting prisoners at Tamms super-max. The Chicago agency sponsors the trip, departing Friday night and arriving Saturday morning for breakfast at Newman Catholic Student Center in Carbondale. Elsie Speck coordinates volunteers and receipts.
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Carbondale
Tamms
Chicago
Newman Catholic Student Center
S. Washington St
Elsie Speck
Uptown Peoples’ Law Center
Speck
Du Quoin Council Approves Library Board Appointments Amid Debate
Controversy erupts over Kathy Emling's remarks as the council approves library board appointments. The market committee gains a member. a $10 per slot seasonal fee is debated with organizer support and University of Illinois Extension funding noted. City officials consider moving the market site with railroad consent, plus new appointments to zoning, park, and tourism boards.
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Jeff Robinson
Kathy Emling
Kathy
Jacob Whitecotton
du Quoin
Aaron Atkins
University of Illinois Extension
Girl Scouts
Atkins
Larry Brown
Angie Roach
Elizabeth Stieler
Illinois Central Railroad
Jeff Myers
Jeff Spencer
Carlton Doerner
Park Board
Mike
Veronica Davison
Robert Pair
Richard Haines
Pinckneyville
Donna Beckham
Joyce Calvert
Judy Erwin
Dave Jackson
Janet Murray
Bonnie Williams
Bob Fish
Charlie Bishop
Wally Clark
Karla Hankln
Donna Kirbey
Molly Newman
Judy Smid
Jaci Williams
Roger Brand
Sarah Doerner
Tim Hankln
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Bethel Lutheran Church
Cahokia
Illinois 157
Illinois
Maiden Alley
Paducah
Maidenalleycinema
Terry Mike Jeffrey
Capitol Theatre
Main St
Waterloo
Monroe Actors Stage Company
Nunsense
Katherine Dunham Hall
Siu
Edwardsville
Giant City
Makanda
Moon
Venus
Zeigler Masonic and
Eastern Star Temple
First United Methodist Church
Wuat
Porsche Colbert
University Mall
Patricia Mayberry
Gordon Granger
Galveston
Texas
Abraham Lincoln
Mayberry
Woodlawn Cemetery
Korner Pub
Mess
Shaw
Kathy Ireland
Shades of America
Saxony
Southern Illinois
Niemann
Super Decorator Warehouse
New Rt
Wes of Carbondale
West Marion
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