Weekend Book guides Illinois weekend adventures
Bonnie Marx reports that The Weekend Book a 76 page color guide from the Illinois Office of Tourism lists hot air balloon rides cow chip throwing windmill meals and the worlds largest wooden roller coaster. Free copies numbered in the hundreds of thousands target Illinois residents with new sections on theater hotels getting around and weekend packages the book covers Chicago getaways festivals museums parks and family oriented activities statewide.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Illinois Office of Tourism Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Laura Black
Chicago
Henley and Suits Plan July 11 Engagement Wedding
Gayla Henley daughter of Robert and Mrs. Henley of Goreville and Frederick Suits son of Lola Suits and the late Charles Suits announce their engagement. Henley, a 1976 Goreville and 1978 Shawnee College graduate, works as a licensed practical nurse in Marion. Suits, a 1974 Goreville graduate, is employed by the Southern Illinois Power Co-Op in Marion.
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Gayla Sue Henley
Frederick Suits
Robert W. Henley
Goreville
Lola Suits
Charles Suits
Miss Henley
Goreville High School
Shawnee College
Marion Memorial Hospital
Suits
Southern Illinois Power Co-Op
Marion
Emma’s Screams at Dinner Then Quiet Return
Dear Ann Landers column-style note about Emma a college graduate who screams to relieve tension, startling her family several times daily. Advice suggests she announces she is leaving the table to scream, allowing the family to cope without disrupting meals. The piece also includes a second letter about hair color and a boyfriend’s beard, asking if she should change for him and an expert cautions about controlling partners.
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Ann Landers
Emma
Oakland
Murphysboro seniors center mends finances after mismanagement
Acting Director Nina Piper says the Murphysboro Senior Citizens Center is resolving financial problems from alleged mismanagement by former director Richard Gray. A city loan and improved record keeping plugged gaps after Gray left May 1 for Las Vegas. Mayor Sydney Appleton confirms vacation pay, personal long distance charges, and unpaid bills totaling about $3,000 were mismanaged, and measures are in place to prevent recurrence.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Senior Citizens Center
Nina Piper
Richard Gray
Sydney Appleton
Gray
Las Vegas
Nev
Senior Citizens Center Governing Board
Appleton
Former director blamed for center’s financial problems
Appleton and Mrs. Piper decline charges or repayment, citing seniors’ trust. Eleanor Schmeck of the Egyptian Area Agency on Aging notes unpaid bills were resolved, but the center must resubmit a revised funds application after Grau overstated finances last year. About $9,000 was allocated for food and social services.
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Appleton
Schmeck
Senior Citizens Center
Grau
Parental Revenge Never Sweet Says Erma Bombeck
In a humorous essay Erma Bombeck notes mothers plot revenge through parenting and the lure of saying I told you so. She narrates choosing between a 1978 four door and a 1971 sports car for their son, then the car collapses at a drive in. Field Enterprises, Inc.
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Erma Bombeck
Field Enterprises, Inc
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Sara Lee Kitchens
Schwinn Bicycle Co
Clark
Illinois Office of Tourism
Black
Illinois Travel Information Center
P. O. Box
Glenview
Ill
W. Main
Springfield
Frederick
and Gayla Henley
Gayla Henley and Frederick Suites
Red
Murphysboro Seniors Center
Southern
Wit’s End
Burt Reynolds
Bath Reg
University Mall
Carbondale
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