Gregory Jung Earns Two Top FFA Awards
Gregory Jung, 17, of Anna, wins Section 24 Beef Production Proficiency and Section 24 Star Farmer awards from the FFA. He has raised Simmental cattle since age eight, leads local FFA, 4-H, and youth councils, and will compete districtwise for higher honors.
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Gregory Jung
Anna Jonesboro
Future Farmers of America
Milton Jung
Anna
Gregory
FFA Foundation
NASCO
Sperry New Holland
Teen Scene and Youth Health Services Ad in Herrin and Carbondale
Teen Scene Herrin hosts Friday open nights 7 to 11 with band nights to 11 45 in town venues. West Frankfort Youth Center offers Friday and Saturday evening hours. Adolescent Health Center Carbondale provides care for youths 12 to 20 with counseling, pregnancy testing, venereal disease treatment, nutrition counseling, and prenatal services. Pregnancy Assistance Center Carbondale offers counseling, pregnancy alternatives, testing, referrals, and financial help with varied hours.
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Herrin
West Frankfort
Adolescent Health Center
W. Main St
Carbondale
Memorial Professional
S. Illinois Ave
Pinckneyville senior among 500 semi finalists for Jostens scholarship
Judy M. Suchomski of Pinckneyville is a semi finalist for a Jostens Foundation Scholarship. About 13 400 high school students nationwide applied for the 140 awards to be announced this spring. Finalists and winners are chosen for school and community achievements academic excellence and meaningful work.
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Judy M. Suchomski
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Community High School
Jostens Foundation
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Poultry Judging Contest Held at Southern Illinois University
The America poultry judging contest took place on March 14 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Tamaroa pupils raise 792.70 for Easter Seals
Fifteen Tamaroa Grade School District 5 students joined the Easter Seals Great Basketball Shoot-Out raising 792.70 by pledges per basket during a three minute timed period. Deron Klamm led with 180 dollars and a trophy. Mark Commean and Ray Melton earned runner-up ribbons for 146.12 and 109.20 respectively. Melton made 101 baskets.
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Tamaroa
Easter Seal Society
Deron Klamm
Mark Commean
Ray Melton
Debbie Vance Selected for American Musical Ambassadors Band
Cobden High School student Debbie Vance was chosen for the American Musical Ambassadors Band. The group, featuring top high school and university players from the United States and Canada, will tour Europe for three weeks in July and August, performing in Paris Lucerne Lugano Milan Venice Innsbruck Salzburg Wiesbaden Amsterdam Windsor and London.
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Debbie Vance
Cobden
American Musical Ambassadors Band
United States
Canada
Miss Vance
David
Donna Vance
Corinne D Brown
Paris
Lucerne
Lugano
Milan
Venice
Innsbruck
Salzburg
Wiesbaden
Amsterdam
Windsor
London
Europe
Nicole Golden Wins School Writer Award
Nicole Golden a sixth grader at Unity Point School has been named winner of this year’s Young Authors Conference contest at the school. She advances to the state Young Authors Conference as the prize for top entry. Nicole is the daughter of Dennis and Marsha Golden of Carbondale. About 30 students wrote and illustrated original manuscripts for the competition.
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Nicole Golden
Unity Point School
Nicole
Dennis
Marsha Golden
Carbondale
Wendy Rice Joins Honorary At EIU
Wendy C. Rice of Herrin is among seven Eastern Illinois University students initiated into Phi Alpha Eta, the women's academic honorary. Membership requires a minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
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Wendy C. Rice
Herrin
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Phi Alpha Eta
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Star Farmer
Sears
Sears Hearing Aid
Judy Suchomski
ILL
Wilbert Vault CO
Wilbert
Southern Illinoisan
ED Greer
Kay Schumacher
Buckley
Roger Beckes
Okanville
Future Farmers of
U.S
el Salvador
Salvador Allende
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Japan
U.S. Supreme Court
Kenya
Tibet
New York City
Reagan
New Delhi
Jehan Sadat
Comedienne
Gossip
Suleiman Nyambui
Tanzania
Carlton Fisk
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
VEC, Inc
U.S.A
Travel Service, Ltd
S. University Carbondale
Times Square
Mt. Vernon
Shawn Kirkland
James Kirkland
Steeleville
Shawn
St. Mark’s Lutheran School
Wendy Rice
EIU
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