Seminar on parks set July 8
A drive in seminar for park commissioners and staff of central and Southern Illinois parks will be held July 8 at the Ramada Inn in Mt. Vernon. Topics include finances taxes legal and legislative problems and general issues. Ken Miller of Carbondale Park District and other specialists will participate on panels. Sponsored by the Illinois Association of Park Districts.
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Central and
Southern Illinois
Ramada Inn
Mt. Vernon
Ken Miller
Carbondale Park District
Illinois Association of Park Districts
Butler Joins Regional News Staff at SIU Coverage
Dave Butler, 22, hired to cover Southern Illinois for the regional newspapers. He comes from SIU News Service as a writer photographer and editor with a cinema and photography background. Butler is a June SIU graduate living in Carbondale, replacing Michelle Klaus on the editorial staff.
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Dave Butler
The
Southern
Witneison
Itations
Jance Butler
Southern Illinois
Butler
University
SIU
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Season Passes Ready
Project Manager Mehrhoff announced Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge season passes are now available at the refuge headquarters on Route 148 and at fee collectors. Passes cost 5 dollars, waive the normal 1 dollar entrance fee at Lockout Point Carterville Beach Hogan Point Beach and Crab Orchard Beach areas and are honored at all other national wildlife refuge areas. Congress delayed a new Land and Water Conservation Act so agencies set their own recreation fees.
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife
Mehrhoff
Lockout Point
Carterville Beach
Hogan Point Beach
Crab Orchard Beach
Congress
Special Youth Service At Poplar Murphysboro
A teenage choir from Hosk lare leads a special youth service at Poplar Murphysboro with youth fellowship and refreshments. Music and preaching by David Worley, MTHS graduate and Bangor Maine associate pastor, will be featured next Sunday at 9:45 am and 7:30 pm. Hear Pastor Worley on WERX FM 97.7 weekdays at 8 am and Sundays at 8:30 am on WINE.
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Poplar
Murphysboro
Hosklare
David Worley
MTHS
Bangor
Maine
Pastor Worley
WERX
Area fire officials to meet in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois fire officials plan 13 meetings across 17 counties to discuss statewide standard training programs. The Marion session on July will use minimum International Association of Firefighters standards to frame area needs and improve trainer availability for state and federal funds. Navy Seaman Recruit Robert L. Mitchell, son of Chester residents, completes recruit phase at Millington and moves to aviation training in the four to ten month program.
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Southern Illinois Fire Department
Ilinois Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education Commission
Marion Fire Department
Southern Illinois
Howard Eskridge
Herrin
University of Illinois Extension Service
International Association Off Firefighters
Eskridge Bald
Navy
Robert L. Mitchell
Charles EB. Mitchell
Rt. 2
Chester
Millington
Tenn
Southern Michoizan Telephones
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McCann's
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Blue Bell
Boston
Blue Bell Armour
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Nkebeb
Toyota
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Aetwa
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Carbondale
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Lean
Marion Meat Mart
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Sam Sweet
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