Local government and community meetings listed in Southern Illinois
A roundup of upcoming events across Carbondale Marion Carterville Pinckneyville Benton and nearby areas includes regional human rights Authority meetings at Murphy s Bar and Grill Carbondale caregiver and loss support groups in Carbondale and Marion a Poshard Foundation discussion at John A Logan College and church and city council and park board meetings in Carbondale Marion and Thompsonville plus Unity Point school board sessions and a community news link at www thesouthern com.
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The
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
Murphy's Bar & Grill
Walnut St
Carbondale
Field of Dreams comes to Elkville with new baseball complex
Dennis Bastien leads GrassRoots Baseball Inc. in building four baseball fields on the east side of U.S. 51 near Elkville. Three youth diamonds are finished while the adult field with a 1940s stadium will start midsummer, plus a westside 8-year-old field and a tuition groundskeeping academy. A blue facility will house equipment and serve as a batter's eye as construction on the outfield begins.
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Elkville
Dennis Bastien
Kevin Costner
Bastien
GrassRoots Baseball Inc
U.S. 51
Schlager Road
Steve Jahnke
Taste by Becky Malkovich West City
Fourth and fifth grade students joined a Taste of the World cooking class sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension Service in Franklin County to learn about Poland and Japan through hands on food. They prepared mizeria and ciasto z jabikiem, then yakitori as the afternoon focus shifted to Japanese culture and cuisine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West City
University of Illinois Extension Service
Franklin County
Poland
Casimir Pulaski
Thomas Simpson
Benton
Jennifer Sanders
Union County faces possible crisis over 2004 budget figures
Union County commissioner Jim Tweedy disputes Treasurer figures, warning the 2004 budget could be in deep trouble. He asserts the county owes over 1.15 million dollars from liability insurance funds and Illinois Municipal Retirement Funds and says current data shows substantial debt.
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Union County
Union County Board
Jim Tweedy
Tweedy
Illinois
West Frankfort group changes locks on city's old city hall
West Frankfort Civic Center Authority at its March meeting moved to change locks on the old city hall to prevent demolition and to enable access for the group Friends of Old City Hall. The board also voted to seek landmark listing and to rent a post office box, with contact details posted at the site.
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West Frankfort
Civic Center Authority
Old City Hall
Jack Woolard
Doug Moore
Friends of
Authority
Frank Savka
Woolard
Sinois Landmarks Preservation Council
Savka
Illinois
Illinois Landmarks Preservation Council
Chicago
Preservation Council
Pinckneyville lounge owner cries unfair Sunday liquor rule
Pinckneyville residents consider Sunday liquor sales with a referendum set for November. Carol McDonald, CEO of Shirk's Banquet Center and Lounge, told the council that taverns and clubs with Class A licenses should be allowed Sunday hours too. She argued broader openings would boost business and tax revenue.
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Pinckneyville
Carol McDonald
Shirk’s Banquet Center
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Topay
N. Springer St
Parkway Manor
Illinois Centre Mall
Marion
Lisa Craig
Glenn Poshard
Poshard Foundation
Tarvin Crisp
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Karen Ewing
United Methodist Church
W. South St
van Lente
Neckers Room
Southern Illinois
University Carbondale
Marion Senior Center
W. Main St
du Quoin Senior Center
U.S. 51 North
Anna City
City Hall
W. Davie St
Carbondale City
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale Park District
Hickory Lodge
W. Sycamore St
Ewing Village Board
Grand Tower Township
Senior Citizens Committee
Grand Tower Civic Center
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Jefferson County Highway Committee
Highway Department
Old Fairfield Road
Mount Vernon
Marion Park Board
Ashley Park
Thompsonville
Unity Point
Www
Thesouthern.com
Ken Seeber
Grassrootsbaseball.com
Chuck Novara
the Southern
Hayley Webb
Macedonia
Becky Malkovich
Caleb Hale
West Frankfort Group
Pollyagain
Aol.com
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