Community events and charity fundraisers listed across Murphysboro and beyond
A weekend of bake sales dinners auctions and programs spans Murphysboro Shawnee CC Allin and Carbondale with activities to benefit Pate Chapel Church Black History Awards at Murphysboro Middle School Giant City State Park wildflower preview at SIU and a meet the candidates dinner by District Democrats. Also included are veterans forum breakfast and a SIU alumni reception with MVC basketball tournament events and a Makanda Goreville and Herrin schedule.
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Murphysboro
Spruce
Russell Hutcherson
Giant City State Park
Makanda
University Museum
Siu
Carbondale
Bob ‘DeHoet
Road rules review at centers in West Frankfort and Ridgway
Community education listing shows a Rules of the Road review course tonight from 7 to 10 at Wit and Wisdom Center 225 E Oplar St West Frankfort with a $3 fee. Also a separate session today at Ridgway Senior Center Village Hall 2:30 p.m. contact numbers 618 937 3511 and 618 272 7570 and website www thesouthern com for details.
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Ance
Yesday
Wit and Isdom Center
Eoplar St
Westrankfort
Ridgwayenior Center
Village All
Carbondale weighs newer bikeway map plan
Carbondale City Council will vote March 23 on the Bikeway Network Plan presented by Planning Services and Public Works. The report urges a new, more accurate map and outlines short term fixes and long term off street paths, noting budget gaps but stressing grant opportunities.
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Carbondale
Planning Services
Public Works
Jeremy Hayes
Hayes
Saluki Room Adds Exclusive Space At Hickory Ridge Golf Club
At Hickory Ridge Golf Course, the Saluki Room will serve the Southern Illinois Carbondale women's golf team with about 14 lockers and a meeting area, direct access to restrooms, and a catering flexible banquet setup. Head pro Michael Day notes the new space strengthens recruiting and team morale as the clubhouse nears its grand opening.
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Carbondale
Hickory Ridge
Diane Daugherty
Southern Illinois Carbondale
Michael Day
Day
Daugherty
Lutheran Schools Week Highlights Parochial Education
Southern Illinois observes Lutheran Schools Week March 7 14 as parochial schools across the region showcase their programs. Christ Lutheran School Jacob with 48 students, Immanuel Murphysboro in its 107th year with 60 students, and St John Chester emphasize smaller classes, individualized attention, and Christian education in a safe environment. Local leaders note Lutheran schools form a large national system with 1000 plus elementary schools and nearly 100 high schools, celebrating unity and blessings.
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Southern Illinois
Christ Lutheran School
Jacob
Jackson County
Steve Rockey
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran School
Murphysboro
Terry Fark
Fark
United States
Rockey
Chris Urquhart
St. John Evangelical Lutheran School
Chester
Urquhart
Verlin Lorenz
St. Mark’s Lutheran School
Steeleville
Veterans' museum set to reopen in West Frankfort
Veterans' Museum in the old train depot on East Main Street will reopen Sunday from 1 30 to 4 p m and will keep these hours weekly for the year. The depot opened as a museum on Veterans Day 1989 after narrowly escaping demolition by Union Pacific Railroad. Retired West Frankfort mayor John Simmons helped save the building. his wife Dixie recalls his efforts with cousin John Turner.
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West Frankfort
Veterans’ Museum
East Main Street
Illinois 149
Union Pacific Railroad
John Simmons
Simmons
Dixie
John
John Turner
Second trial begins in Murphysboro drug killing case
Taffin Cunningham, 25, stands trial again in Murphysboro charged with murder, armed violence and home invasion after a mistrial in the prior case tied to a 2001 attempted drug theft that left her brother Tyree Cunningham dead. The case hinges on deaths during a forcible felony under Illinois law.
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Murphysboro
Taffin Cunningham
Cunningham
Illinois
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Senior Citizens Center
Pate Chapel Church Building Fund
Shawnee Community College
Allin
Christopher Civic
Noon
Marion
U.S
Jerry Costello
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Herrin City Park
MVC
Savvis Center
Clark Bar and Grill
St. Louis
Marriott Hotel
Consol Room
Eagle Point Bay Association
Association
BO Spring Cove Drive
Goreville
Www
Thesouthern.com
Andrea Kampworth
Vernie Jausel
Pinckneyville
Chuck Novara
the Southern
We UU
Teri
Lutheran
Gail Rissi Thomas
Tyree Cunningham
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