Community events and notices in The Southern Illinoisan
This Sunday listing details a Monday schedule of events across Harrisburg Anna Carbondale Benton and Dongola including a Rule of the Road class at Harrisburg Senior Center a rights authority meeting in Anna an Attucks program hoop installation at Burma C Hayes Center a Benton Town Hall gathering with Rep John Bradley and a Fragrant Fields plant sale in Dongola Compiled by Tonia Howerton with contact options and local notes.
Lacing Tradition with Needlework
Maria Adamson, known as Sophia, moved from Dresden to the United States in 1952 with two children. A lace maker born in Germany and now in Valier, she recounts marriage to Henry Adamson, delays in official papers, and a struggle to return home amid military orders while surviving on $200.
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Maria Adamson
Germany
United States
Adamson
Sophia
Dresden
Berlin
Valier
Henry Adamson
Pan American
Homer Simpson Replica Soars in Miami Flugtag Display
Dave Barry praises Miami Flugtag where 28 teams test human powered aircraft off a 30 foot platform on Biscayne Bay. He notes Red Bull sponsorship, duct tape builds, and scoring for style as teams race to fly furthest. A Homer Simpson replica captains one craft among quirky designs.
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Biscayne Bay
Miami
Red Bull Brand
Extreme Energy Beverage
Homer Simpson
Summer in the Keys: festivals and snorkeling thrills
Key West and Lower Keys host a July through August festival lineup with snorkeling at Love Key Sanctuary, Hemingway Days in Key West, and the Summer Food and Wine Festival featuring local chefs. Trails of Tears and Hopkinsville park mark Cherokee history with camps, chiefs, a log cabin exhibit, and fall Pow Wow events.
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Florida Keys
Lower Keys
Big Pine Key
Love Key National Marine Sanctuary
Ernest Hemingway
Key West
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Georgia
Oklahoma
Andrew Jackson
Fly Smith
Whitepath
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