Chamber music concert and several regional events today
Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society presents Haydn and Schubert string quartets and Brahms quintet at 3 p.m. in Carbondale. Other events include Home Builders Expo 2002 at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, Power Team feats at Benton Civic Center, and assorted community programs across Carbondale, Carterville, Pinckneyville, Marion, North Fairdale and Royalton with varying times and admission.
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Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society
Haydn
Schubert
Brahms
Dunn Richmond Economic Development Center
Pleasant Hill Rd
Carbondale
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Wyat's Comine Storytime and Local Events
Wyat's Comine Storytime for children up to seven runs 10 30 to 11 a m and 6 30 to 7 p m Wednesday at Sallie Logan Public Library 1808 Walnut Murphysboro Illinois 684 3271 Lincoln Day dinner at Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars 7 p m Saturday with happy hour at 6 30 p m Attorney General Jim Ryan to speak admission 20 contacts Dog Connell 993 5668 or Mildred Booten 997 2979 55 Alive driver safety program 8 30 a m to 12 30 p m at Carbondale Senior Center 10 admission 549 6441
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Sallie Logan Public Library
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Marion
Carbondale Senior Center
Marion Civic Center begins rebirth in Marion
Five years after the Marion Cultural and Civic Center fire officials break ground for a $7 million rebuild led by board chair Yolande Peterson. The former Orpheum Theatre burned on March 10 1997 in an arson set by Thomas Joseph T J Allen who later pleaded guilty.
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Marion
Yolande Peterson
Peterson
the Southern
Charles Heyde
Tower Square
Heyde
Thomas Joseph
T. J.” Allen
Soldier’s Ia Drang memory inspires Gibson film
Vietnam veteran Purp Lavender recalls Ia Drang Valley battle, the first major clash of the war, which inspired the film We Were Soldiers Once And Young. The book by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway underpins the Mel Gibson movie, which topped the box office. Lavender, who earned a Purple Heart, reflects on the brutal three-day fight and the impact on families.
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X-Ray
Vietnam
Ia Drang
7Th Cavalry
David
5Th Cavalry
Purp
Hal Moore
Moore
Joe Galloway
Harold Moore
Mel Gibson
Randall Wallace
Gibson
Cee Anerro
Lavender
la Drang
Young
Studio Pr
Old Moore
Pinckneyville residents weigh new high school proposal
Pinckneyville residents vote on March 19 about constructing a new Pinckneyville High School District 101 facility and issuing 3.175 million dollars in bonds to cover the local share with the state funding the rest. Officials cite environmental, safety, accessibility, and space needs, noting the current 70-year-old building lacks modern labs, media resources, and counseling space.
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Pinckneyville
District 101
Hawkinson Endorsed by Southern Tie to Ryan Campaign
In a split Republican field, Carl Hawkinson courted a positive tone while backing Jim Ryan for governor and his own bid for lieutenant governor. He praised Pat O'Malley and Corinne Wood, noting their past roles and current tensions as O'Connor and Wood feud after Hawkinson’s selection. The piece notes Illinois allows separate governor and lieutenant governor primaries.
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Carbondale
Carl Hawkinson
Galesburg
Murphy’s Bar & Grill
Pat
O’malley
Corinne
Wood
Jim Ryan
O'Malley
Hawkinson
Senate
Illinois
Ryan
Berwyn
Bill O’connor
O’connor
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Benton Civic Center
W. Huderson
R. Buckminster Fuller
Old Man River City Plan
East Wing
University Mall
Tim Casey
Dongola
John A. Logan College
Carterville
St. Mary Magdalene
Todd's Mill
Knights of Columbus
Illinois Centre
Dillard’s
Orthodox
North Fairdale Street
Royalton
Wyat’s
Marion Civic Center
Tim Petrowich
Allen
Ken Seeber
Christi Mathis
Uck
Duane Grammer
Jim Burke
du Quoin
Burke
du Quoin State Fairground
Mark Duran Samuels
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