Convocations reshaped at SIU Carbondale this spring
SIU Carbondale announces a new convocation schedule starting this spring with weekly events at various venues and times diverging from the previous Thursday 1 p.m. SIU coordinator Paul Hibbs says the changes widen access. Events feature Shryock Auditorium, SIU Arena, and other campus venues through May. Fire totals rise in February vs January but stay below year-ago levels, with defective wiring as the main cause and false alarms down from January to February.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Paul Hibbs
Shryock
Lfords’ International
Mozart
Stravinsky
Haydn
Mendelssohn
Portable Circus
Shryock Auditorium
Erick Hawkins Dance Co
Shawnee College Surveys 6000 Residents in Five Counties
Shawnee College students conduct a survey of about 6 000 residents in Union Johnson Pulaski Alexander and Massac counties to learn demand for city and county revenue sharing funds. The study uses a $27000 federal grant and runs through April 6 with data due by June 30 for multiple agencies and school districts.
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Shawnee College News
Shawnee College
Minois
Union
Johnson
Pulaski
Alexander
Massac
State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education
Springfield
Mississippi and
Ohio Valley Regional Planning and Development Commission
Joel W. Jennings
Richard Grigsby
Commission
Tom Knight
Ann Acton
Mounds
Ted Buila
Southern Illinois University
Occupational Education Department
Lois Hacker
Vienna
Marty Johnson
Metropolis
John Pat Moses
Marilyn Treece
Jonesboro
Fred Jones
Cairo
Sen Buzbee to Meet Murphysboro Residents in Jackson Co
State Sen Kenneth V Buzbee will speak with Murphysboro area residents in the Jackson County Circuit clerk's office today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment is needed. His father Dellis Buzbee will cover Sparta next Tuesday at Duval do's Home Furnishing Store from 11 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. No appointment is needed. Dellis serves as an unpaid part time legislative assistant.
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Kenneth V. Buzbee
Carborndale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Buzbee
Dellis
Sparta
Duvaldo
West Broadway
Downtown Marion merchants plan revitalization of square
City leaders and local merchants in Marion coordinate a facelift for the public square to compete with nearby shopping centers. Plans include remodeling storefronts, new facades, improved parking, proposed alley closures to create walkways, and a unified design theme spearheaded by Gene Cox and architect Allen Johnson.
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Marion
Public Square
Allen Johnson
Fields
Goldman and Magee
Mt. Vernon
Johnson
Gene Cox
Robert Butler
Illinois
West Frankfort Park Board slate features two newcomers and one incumbent
Three candidates seek seats on the Frankfort Community Park Board in the April 17 election. Mary Ann Barnes 31 Fred Burkitt 38 and Roger Young 44 are running unopposed for the three available posts. Barnes highlights park involvement and youth activity while Burkitt emphasizes park care and local service. Young seeks project completion and new facilities including kiddy land and a recreation director as pool and band shell work progress.
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John Trimble
The
Southern Mindsan
Frankfort
Mary Ann Barnes
E. Summers St
Fred Burkitt
E. Cleveland St
Roger Young
S. Parkhill St
Miss Barnes
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Carbondale
J.W. Walker
West Frankort
Burkitt
U.S
Marion
Young
Old Ben Coal Corp
Park Board
Reveal eye cream promises instant wrinkle relief
Advertisement touts REVEAL a cosmetic for temporary reduction of wrinkles and puffiness around the eyes. It claims results in minutes with an eight hour duration, prices at 3.50, and a money back guarantee. Sold at Hewitts Rexall in Carbondale and other Rexall and Hagler stores with mail orders available.
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Carbondale
Herrin
Rexall Drug Store
Hagler’s
OK Drug Store
Murphysboro
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