Perry County Fair Names Little Miss Contestants
Hill named fair queen runner-up Brooke Higgerson age five and Victoria Cavitt age six tied for second. Other contestants include Kylee Sizemore Megan Keller Meg Haggard Phoebe Issler Kelly Shaye Gray Cambron and Tommie Frech, all Pinckneyville or Tamaroa residents. Organizer Lisa Bathon praised the event as it continues through the Perry County Fair at Pinckneyville fairground.
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Brooke Higgerson
Victoria Cavitt
Brooke
Ronnie
Kim Higgerson
Cutler
Victoria
Brian
Lisa Cavitt
du Quoin
Kylee Sizemore
Mary and
Stacey Sizemore
Pinckneyville
Megan Keller
Jeff Keller
Tanya Keller
Meg Haggard
Daugther
Daniel
Danielle Haggard
Phoebe Issler
Tim and
Yolanda Issler
Kelly Shaye Gray Cambron
Steven Gray
Buffy Cambron
Tamaroa
Tommie Frech
Heather Barnett
George Miller
Lisa Bathon
Perry County Fair
Bathon
Perry County
Community events list for Shawnee and surrounding area
Caring for Others seminar runs 9 30 am to 3 pm at Shawnee Community College Education Center Allin with free lunch. Perry County Fair continues at Perry County Fairgrounds Pinckneyville features 4 H exhibits horse races tractor pull and demolition derby. Lesser Homecoming runs through Saturday at Lesser City Park with carnival food music parade and queen crowning. Roses program at University of Illinois Extension Office Marion presents rose growing basics register by Wednesday. Lights Camera Read summer reading at West Frankfort Public Library features Raiders of the Lost Ark whip show. SIU Carbondale hosts creative writers readings with graduate students at Faner Hall followed by readings at 4 pm and 8 pm.
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Perry County Fairgrounds
Secretary Road
Pinckneyville
Lesser City Park
West Frankfort Public Library
Christopher Camp
Benton motorcycle rally draws 20000 in weekend plans
Hogg in Benton eyes 20000 attendees for a weekend rally featuring two headlining bands booked after outreach through Harley stores. The event offers free camping showers and firewood, a 40 by 40 stage, security by Farm Aid staff, and a $30 three day admission with a poker run, bike show and raffles. Local officials and businesses back the community driven event.
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Hogg Farm Rally Sets Weekend Ahead East of Benton
The Hogg Farm Rally runs Friday through Sunday east of Benton with $30 for the full weekend. Attendees receive armbands and may come and go, enjoying free camping showers and firewood. Headline acts include John Kay and Steppenwolf and The Kentucky Headhunters. Information line is 618 439 HOGG 4644.
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Benton
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Steppenwolf
Kentucky Headhunters
Hogg
Coming USS LST-325 Navy ship public tours Cape Girardeau
The World War II landing ship tank LST-325 offers public tours Saturday through Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. in Cape Girardeau and will visit St Louis Evansville Jeffersonville and Paducah. Bill Kaupas 9727123394.
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Bill Kaupas
Government school boards and village meeting times
Trico school board meets at 7 45 p m in the media center at Campbell Hill Waltonville school board convenes at 6 30 p m in the grade school teachers workroom West City Village Board holds session at 4 p m in the village hall.
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Trico School Board
Media Center
Campbell Hill
Waltonville
West City Village Board
Remembering entertainers who left us before 1990
Summer solstice prompts BEN GELMAN to recall stars who died in 1990 including Pearl Bailey Samuel Beckett Leonard Bernstein Irene Dunne Greta Garbo Ava Gardner Paulette Goddard Rex Harrison Vladimir Horowitz Barbara Stanwyck among others. He notes the longest day of the year and reflects on the pleasure their work gave him.
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Thomas
Pearl Bailey
Samuel Beckett
Waiting For Godot
Krapp
Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
Vienna Philharmonic
Boston Symphony
Irene Dunn
Greta Garbo
America
Anna Christie
Ninotchka
Frank Sinatra
Paulette Goddard
Charlie Chaplin
Rex Harrison
Henry Higgins
Vladimir Horowitz
Barbara Stanwyck
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