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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2002
Page
12
About 3 650 athletes from across Illinois compete through Sunday at Illinois State University Normal in the Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games. Competition opens at noon today and concludes by noon on June 28 with Southern Illinois sending many athletes across multiple sports and events.
A Sunday benefit in Herrin supports Ed Throgmorton, hospitalized after a train strike. The event at local restaurants features $5 barbecue dinners with sides, beverages extra, carryouts, live entertainment, and a karaoke show. Mayor Ritter urges community participation while noting Throgmorton’s contract status.
Goss preserves area memories by dedicating volumes to churches and first settler families from 1812. He adds theories to bridge gaps from eras with limited records. The drive started as a teacher, guiding eighth graders to collect local people, places, and events for yearly compilations.
500 copies of The History of Northern Township priced at $40 each are available. David Goss invites inquiries at 629-2155 about purchasing. The project traces local development from farming in 1860 to diverse trades by 1880 and honors community memories. He plans a future Ewing Township history project.
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