Forest Service Builds Info Center North of Gorham on Rt 3
A Forest Service information center near Gorham on Rt 3 guides visitors to Mississippi River attractions. The 16 by 20 foot prefabricated center from Southern Illinois University uses native hardwoods and features maps, displays and a picnic area. No attendant, vandalism rewards are offered for damaged signs. Plans exist for a larger center at Garden of the Gods pending funds.
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Forest Service
Gorham
Rt. 3
Mississippi River
Southern Illinois
Wood Products
Southern Illinois Universities Vocation Technical Institute
Pine Hills
Fountain Bluff
Frank Kopecky
Pattons
Garden of the Gods
Pope County
Forest
Kopecky
Shawnee Hills Recreation i Association
Pharoah
Ohio River
Golconda
Red Bud
Bell Smith Springs
Teal Pond
Union
Summers Boost Campsites In Shawnee Forest Pleases Officials
Stephen Talarsky reports Shawnee National Forest sees tripled camping use with improved facilities at Pounds Hollow and Lake Glendale. Tourist campers now sustain about 40 percent of visits, weekend occupancy at Pounds Hollow reaches 75 percent, and Weekday stays rise. Fees are one dollar per night per site, with the works act funding upgrades totaling over 1.4 million dollars. Campsites expanded across multiple areas boosted fishing, camping, and picnicking, drawing visitors from Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Chicago, and Kankakee.
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Stephen Talarsky
Shawnee National Forest
Frank Kopocky
Harrisburg
Pounds Hallow
Gallatin County
Lake Glendale
Pope County
Pounds Hollow
Kopecky
Kapecky
Missouri
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Chicago
Kankakee
Pounds Hallow Arcs
Sparta Parents Challenge Reading Curriculum Change
Sparta parents clash with administrators and the school board over reading methods for first graders. They favor the Houghton Mifflin program, while others endorse Scott Foresman, with a summer reading program proposed to reinforce fundamentals.
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Marie Volkert
Southern Illinoisan
Sparta
Johnny
Lincoln
Board of Education
Sparta Community Unit
Houghton-Mifflin
Scott ‘Foresman and Co
Houghton Mifflin Co
Chris Mag
Houghton + Mifflin
Lincoln School
Scott Foresman
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Curtis Trainor
Jrainer
Houghton Mifflin
Leonard Ernsting
Ernsting
Shawnee Lake Map Work Nears Completion
Geologist George Desborough, in Pope County near Lusk Creek, maps a proposed 240 acre Shawnee National Forest lake five miles north of Golconda. The project aims to boost forest recreation, with a final plan and cost estimate to be prepared before seeking congressional funding for construction if feasible.
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Shawnee National Forest
George A. Desborough
Lusk Creek
Pope County
Federal Forest Service
Galconda
Frank Kopecky
Desborough
Forest Service
Milwaukee
Congress
New York
Goiconda
Golconda
SIU Summer Music Programs Announced at Shryock
Robert Mueller announces no full SIU summer programs while the highlight is My Fair Lady at Shryock Auditorium July 1, 2 and 3. William Taylor directs with guest high school directors James Barnes Douglas Steensland and Walter Rodby for youth visits July 6–17. Melvin Sevier supervises the overall program with Roderick Gordon guiding seminars and workshops for music teachers and stage band materials. Regular recitals and student talents cap the summer.
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Shryock
At & P.m
William Taylor
SIU
Southern
James Barnes
Indiana State Teachers College
Douglas Steensland
Elgin High School
Walter Rodby
Flossmore High School
Home
Wood
Melvin Sevier
Area Services Program
du Quoin
SYS
Roderick Gordon
Protest Group Seeks Marchers at Southern Illinois Uni gate
Invitations to join a march protest over the disappearance of three civil rights workers are handed out daily at Southern Illinois University Old Main gate. Student Non-Violent Freedom Committee members say they will march until the missing students are found and invite passersby to join the vigil ongoing since 2020 from 1 30 p m daily.
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Mississippi
Southern Miinois University
Freedom Committee
Mis
Youth Chosen For University Telescope Work At SIU
Alex Beveridge, 18, of Carbondale, will work with the university’s radio telescope when he starts at the University of Minais in September. A James Scholar for a perfect math score, he also excelled in science and physics with limited classroom time, and may collect data and graph results for the telescope, while balancing summer studies at SIU Computing Center and plans to major in mathematics or science.
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Michelle Klaus
Alex Beveridge
Carbondala
University of Minais
Beveridge
James
Ronald Beveridge
Emerald Lane
Alan
University High School
Alex Tirst
Charles Howe
Scienice Club
Charlie
Ree Tyes
Howe
Southern Illinois University
SIU
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State Division of Highways
Fine Hills
Bass Hill
Ilinois
Jonesburn
Oakwood Bottoms
Greentree Reservoir
Jackson County
Shawnee Lake
Robert Mueller
Southern Illinois Lai Music Department
Sky
Westinghouse
Carbondale
Southern Winds University
Alex Beveridge Foc
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