Topays Events Step Out in Style Luncheon and More
A series of community events across Marion Carbondale and nearby towns includes a noon to 1 30 p m luncheon at Kokopelli Club House with a fashion show by Stella Karl of Stella s Consignment Boutique Marion a butterfly and moth gardening slide show by Sue Dees at Unitarian Church Carbondale and a Rend Lake College seniors computer class with a $25 fee Sponsored by Rend Lake College Foundation Institute for Learning in Retirement Other items include a travelogue Great Parks and Trains of the West at Marion High School auditorium a blood drive at St Francis Xavier Church and multiple board meetings and the Southern Illinois University board of trustees meeting at the Carbondale campus
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Kokopelli Club
Marion
Stella Karl
Stella
Illinois
Sue Dees
Illinois Department of Transportation
Unitarian Church
Elm Street
University Avenue
Carbondale
Donna Ayers
Rend Lake College, Inc
Rend Lake College Foundation Institute For Learning In Retirement
the West
Clint Dean
Marion High School
Marion Rotary Club
Park board in Open Meetings Act violation over hefty raises
West Frankfort Park Board approved $12,000 to superintendent Leon Sailier and $8,000 to secretary Nancy Spiller. Attorney says the action illegal and invalid due to lack of notice and agenda. Board claims raises reflect workload and cost savings, with trustee Webster disputing the characterization.
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West Frankfort
Riva
Swafford
Sailier
Spiller
Mark Webster
St Anne's Church Added to National Register of Historic Places
St Anne's Episcopal Church on South Main Street in Anna has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. P.A.S.T. official Linda Hileman led the effort with a detailed 20 page application filed in December and noting extensive architectural research to back each claim.
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Novara
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
Anna
Elaine Crain
P.A.S.T
Anna — St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
Hileman
St. Anne’s
Bill to split SIU campuses advances in Illinois House
The Illinois House Higher Education Committee approved HB3465 7-5 to abolish the SIU Board of Trustees and form two separate governing boards for Carbondale and Edwardsville. Some Democrats pledged to oppose on full House vote, SIU President James E. Walker cited cautious optimism. The measure would streamline operations but university officials warn it would weaken SIU’s multi campus strength and affect medical School oversight.
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House
Higher Education Committee
Southern Illinois University
James E. Walker
Walker
Jay Hoffman
Collinsville
SIU
Hoffman
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Hoffma
Southern Illinois
SIUC
SIU School of Medicine
Springfield
Siugs
SIUE
Steve Binder
Binder
History of Cairo and the Comegys plan to found a city
John M. Lansden’s 1910 history details the 1818 act to incorporate the city and bank of Cairo at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi. It notes the lofty promises of commerce and defense, the flood risks, and the Comegys group led by Greaves Comegys with Bond and Kane planning Cairo with 4032 lots and 80-foot streets, a project that languished for 18 years before railroads emerged.
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Congress
Illinois
Cairo
Ohio
Mississippi
John M. Lansden
Lansden
Southern Illinois University Press
Midwest
John Greaves Comegys
Baltimore
St. Louis
Meriwether Lewis
Shadrack Bond
State
Elias Kent Kane
U.S. Senate
Comegys
First
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Inois Exporting Company
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Topay
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
C.E. Brehm Memorial Library Board
S. Seventh St
Mount Vernon
Carbondale Township
E. Main St
Devil’s Kitchen Water District Board
Giant City Road
Elk Township Board
Elkville
Jackson County
SIU Center For Environmental Health and Safety
Jackson County Mental Health
Board Room
Walnut St
New
Simpson Hill
Tunnel Hill Center
Red Bud
Bloom St
Rides Mass Transit Board
Harrisburg
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Williamson County 911 Board
S. Park Ave
Herrin
Www
Thesouthern.com
Park Board
Open Meetings
Spilier
Caleb Hale
Linda Hileman
Union County
Andrew
Snion
Southern Illinois University System
Illinois House
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