Today's Events Chautauqua in Carbondale and Paducah
In Carbondale at Town Square Pavilion daily through Wednesday, I Hear America Singing and a slate of events including Conquerors for Christ at 6 p.m. Rita Watford at 6 30 p.m. and Harriet Tubman portrayal by Marlene Rivera with gospel at 7 15 p.m. Free. In Paducah Maiden Alley Cinema shows Last Orders at 4 15 and 7 p.m. with Michael Caine as Jack Dodd leading a journey from London to Margate to scatter ashes. rated R.
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Colgate Country Showdown Talent Contest at Marion Hall
An ongoing schedule features the Wyat's Domine Colgate Talent Contest at Marion Knights Columbus Hall with a 7 p.m. start and a winner advancing to the Du Quoin State Fair nationals. The event runs through Thursday and includes a final day of free performances and local acts.
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West Frankfort Republican picks Bob Brown in 117th bid
West Frankfort resident Bob Brown, a former coach and current BioHealth PROZ employee, is slated to challenge incumbent Gary Forby for the 117th District state representative seat. The announcement at Miner's Memorial will be attended by GOP leaders from Franklin, Williamson, and surrounding counties. Brown, 57, a UIU alum and former coach at UI, John A. Logan, Eldorado, and West Frankfort high schools, enters the race four months before the general election amid redistricting that altered the district boundaries.
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Republican Legislative Committee
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Franklin County
Robert L
Dog” Connell
Williamson County
Jerry Hart
Hamilton County
Robert Winchester
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Forby
BioHealth Systems
Proz-Usa
University of Illinois
John A. Logan College
Eldorado High School
West Frankfort High School
Budmark Oil Co
Brown Resources
Jack Woolard
White
Gallatin
Hamilton
Saline
Water ski clinic aids disabled at West Frankfort event
Martin Corbiere of Carbondale embraces the water despite injury and joins Adapted Water Ski Clinic founder and Good Samaritan Hospital coordinator Cami Horn in West Frankfort. Horn recounts the program's growth since 1991 and the 1995 Rend Lake expansion plan that led to the current lake site hosted by Kent Herron and local supporters.
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Martin Corbiere
Carbondale
Martin
Cami Horn
Horn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mount Vernon
St. Louis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Frankfort City
Illinois
Good Samaritan
Rend Lake
Carbondale Chautauqua 2002 Kicks Off With Dinner Event
Carbondale's Chautauqua 2002 opens today with a 5:30 p.m. dinner at the Town Square Pavilion. At 6:15 p.m. Marlene Rivera will present Harriet Tubman’s story and impact, followed by 19th century spirituals and gospel music as part of a Heartland Chautauqua program now produced locally by Carbondale Community Arts. Public access and free admission are noted, with further details by calling 618-549-1868.
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Carbondale
Town Square
Tubman
David Lee Murphy Celebrity Shoot Supports Poshard Kids
More than 100 shooters gathered at Rend Lake Shooting Complex for the David Lee Murphy Celebrity Shoot a benefit for The Poshard Foundation for Abused Children. Audrey Graves said receipts from raffles and fundraisers will be tallied and directed toward the Cairo Center for Abused Children with proceeds surpassing past totals.
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Poshard’s Kids
Graves
Cairo Center
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