Computer Workshop and Local Film and Music Events in the Area
Goreville High School hosts an eight hour Friday computer workshop at Shawnee Community College offering Intro to Word for 65 dollars includes materials and lunch call 618-634-3254 for info or to reserve. Maiden Alley Cinema in Paducah screens Last Orders at 7 and 9 45 pm Michael Caine stars as Jack Dodd as his death prompts a journey from London to Margate to scatter ashes. Stan Davis headlines Yellow Moon Cafe Cobden at 8 pm. Creole Stomp plays Melange Carbondale 8 10 30 pm. Zack and Ross perform Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Cafe Murphysboro 8 11 pm.
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Goreville High School
Shawnee Community College
Maiden Alley
Paducah
Michael Caine
Jack Dodd
London
Margate
Jack
Melange
S. Illinois
Carbondale
Zack and Ross
Mungo Jerry's
Chestnut St
Murphysboro
Wuar's Domine Teen Dance at City Park Creal Springs
Event listings include Wuar's Domine Teen Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at City Park Creal Springs with The Tension Band, sponsored by the Creal Springs Park Board. Also notes Murphysboro Kitchen Band at Carbondale Senior Center, AARP Board meeting, a Monday material aid drive at Newman Center Library, and Junior Park Naturalists sessions at Giant City State Park with reservations required.
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City Park
Creal Springs
Tension Band
Creal Springs Park Board
Murphysboro
Carbondale Senior Center
AARP
Newman Center
Carbondale
Giant City State Park
Cairo School Board Meeting Scheduled for 5 PM
The Cairo School Board will convene at 5 p.m. at the Central Administrative Offices to discuss district matters and upcoming agendas. Citizens may attend or submit input ahead of the session.
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Cairo
West Nile Virus Found in Murphysboro Bird
Jackson County health officials confirmed a bird collected in Murphysboro carried West Nile virus. A blue jay found in Carbondale June 17 also tested positive at the Illinois Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Galesburg. Health officials urge precautions to avoid mosquito bites and note the disease can be severe for older individuals or those with weakened immune systems.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Galesburg
Kevin Gillespie
Gillespie
Pyramid Players Roots Lead to Regional Theater Phenomenon
In summer 1977 Alan Kimball and Brian Summers formed a Benton teen theater group that staged Godspell at Benton High School. What started as a home project grew into Pyramid Players, a regional company with hundreds of participants and a full-scale orchestra over 25 years.
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Pyramid Players Theater Company
Benton
Alan Kimball
Brian Summers
Kimball
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Summers
Pyramid Players
Benton High School
Williamson County Airport wins 212694 grant for marketing
Williamson Airport manager Doug Kimmel announced a 212,694 grant from the U S Department of Transportation under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. The funds will boost promotion of Corporate Airlines now American Connection and aim to attract more carriers to improve air service and fares in the region.
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Marion
Doug Kimmel
Williamson County
U.S. Department of Transportation
Kimmel
American Connection
Illinois
Southern Illinois Air Service Task Force
Carterville
Herrin
West Frankfort
Airport Authority
Benton
Carbondale
Murphysboro
West Frankfort officer injured in two-vehicle crash
West Frankfort officer Timothy Reed was injured when his squad car was broadside by a vehicle driven by Robert Tamminga on Interstate 57 after assisting a stranded motorist. Reed was treated at Marion Memorial Hospital and released after observation. Tamminga was ticketed for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed.
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West Frankfort
Timothy Marcus Reed
Marion Memorial Hospital
Brett Hall
Reed
Hall
Illinois State Police
Robert D. Tamminga
Holland Midi
Tamminga
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