Carbondale Area Events Fundraiser Dinner And Local Notices
Carbondale hosts a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Crime Stoppers at Carbondale middle school from 5 to 7 PM with Heartland Food Service catering. Admission 6 dollars adults 3 dollars kids. Door prizes, contact Mike Robinson or Officer Dan Reed. Also listed: Community Education session 8:30 to 9:30 AM at Civic Center on upcoming projects. Egyptian Regional Human Rights Authority meets at 6 PM at Shawnee Community College Allin to discuss rights violations against persons with disabilities. report line provided. 2003 Passport Party set for 6:30 PM Thursday at Liberty Church Du Quoin with customs and entertainment from Mexico. Registration deadline today for Cedarhurst Art Center basketry and Watercolor Splash classes in Mount Vernon. classes meet April dates. Theater event The Little Shop of Horrors at Shawnee Community College Educational Center with matinee pricing. For details call numbers listed. More on Page 2B.
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Carbondale Middle School
Heartland Food Service
Mike Robinson
Dan Reed
Cedarhurst Art Center
26Th Street
Old Union Road
Mount Vernon
Janet Hall
Marie Samuel
Government meeting schedule across multiple counties and cities
Cairo school board meets at 5 p.m. at Central Administrative Offices. Creal Springs council at 7 p.m. at city hall. Franklin County board at noon at Benton Country Club. Jackson County Insurance Committee at 4 p.m. at Murphysboro courthouse. Perry County Housing Authority Board at 6 30 p.m. at 120 S Walnut St Du Quoin. Royalton finance streets and alleys water and sewer and property and equipment committees at 9 a.m. city hall 401 S Main and Saline County board at 7 p.m. courthouse 10 E Poplar St Harrisburg. Saline County Budget Finance Committee at 6 30 p.m. courthouse Harrisburg. www thesouthern com.
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Perry County Housing Authority Board
S. Walnut St
du Quoin
Royalton Finance
S. Mainet
SIUC prepares for possible layoffs amid state cuts
SIUC officials warn of potential staff layoffs as Gov Blagojevich urges universities to hold an 8 percent reserve. SIU Carbondale plans an 18.2 million reserve, with 12 million allocated to SIUC. Union leaders report shock and fear among police and civil service staff after letters warning of cutbacks were sent amid bargaining talks.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
SIU
James Walker
SIUC
Walter Wendler
Mehrtens
Ruth Pommier
Civil Service Union
Pommier
Robert York
Troops Express Thanks for Mail from Jackson County 4-H
Jackson County 4-H members have sent thousands of letters since 1997 in the Friends of Our Troops campaign. In 2001 the group mailed 5 371 cards, earning top national participation honors last year. Recipients range from privates to officers, with some saying the letters are the only mail from home.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County 4-H
Friends of Our Troops
Jackson County
Angie Kuehl
Illinois
Kuehl
Kuwait
Ilinois
United States
Iraq
Cody
Jammie Howell
Makanda
Emily Wece
Jessica Haring
Emily
Anna veterans home privatization bill praised by Phelps and Maupin
Illinois House backed a bill to end private vendors at Anna Veterans Home, 98-2, amid long union pressure led by AFSCME officials and lawmakers Mike Bost and Brandon Phelps. The measure targets privatization at Anna while noting the state runs four veterans homes. The sponsors expect Senate approval and governor action. Maupin cites profit motive as harming veteran care and credits union solidarity.
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Anna
Illinois Veterans’ Home
Illinois House
Mike Bost
R-Murphysboro
Brandon Phelps
D-Eldorado
House
Bost
Phelps
Illinois Senate
Buddy Maupin
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31
Afscme
Maupin
General Assembly
George Ryan
Jim Edgar
Pate Phillips
Springfield
Anna Veterans’ Home
Anna Veterans
Senate
Quincy
la Salle
Manteno
Murphysboro 160th anniversary marked by historic county seat move
In 1843 Jackson County moved its seat from Brownsville after a courthouse fire. A 20 acre gift near Brownsville formed a new town three miles east, later named Murphysboro for commissioner William C. Murphy. The site offered springs and woods, while Brownsville faced flooding and disease risks.
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Jackson County
Brownsville
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
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U.S
Lake Erie
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Jackson
United States
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Big Muddy
John Logan
John A. Logan
Shieldsborough
James Shields
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
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Bert R. Burr
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Carbondale Civic Center
Room
Liberty Church
E. Main St
Mexico
Little Shop of Horrors
Shawnee Community College Educational Center
Shawnee College Road
Allin
Cairo
Creal Springs
Franklin County Board
Benton Country Club
Jackson County Insurance Committee
Red Bud
Public Health and
Saline County Board
E. Poplar St
Harrisburg
Saline County
Www
Thesouthern.com
Caleb Hale
Bill Mehrtens
Fraternal Order of Police
Unuyn
Jackson County Extension Community Worker
HERN
Linda Rush
York
Phelps, Maupin
Ben Gelman
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