Community events line up for Carbondale and beyond
Local events include an arthritis walk at University Mall SIH wing Carbondale 8 30 a m contact Mary Wiggs or Paula Reeves Kids fair at First Baptist Church Energy 11 a m 4 p m Unity Christian School contact Vicky Harger Pancake breakfast at town square pavilion downtown Carbondale 8 a m 1 p m adults four dollars under 12 two 50 Lions Club advance tickets five dollars at event six dollars contact Larry Meyer Yard sales at Second Baptist Church West Frankfort 8 a m 12 30 p m Humane Society sale 10 a m 4 p m Golconda courthouse lawn book sale Du Quoin City Hall 9 a m 3 p m Rodeo Du Quoin State Fair pavilion Cowboy church 8 a m Sunday Bike ride Harrisburg to Cache River Wetlands Center registration twenty dollars contact Cache River State Natural Area Exotic bird fair auction police property Lincoln junior high building Carbondale 9 a m contact Steve Michaels Spaghetti dinner Christopher Civic Center adults five dollars contact Faye Furlow Scrapbooking class Carbondale Public Library 10 a m to noon ring 6 10 photos contact Sarah Henry Eagle Point Bay Association meeting Goreville contact number unknown and other items from The Southern Illinois events calendar.
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Town Square Pavilion
Carbondale
Carbondale Lions Club
Larry Meyer
Turley Park
Connie Favreau
Carbondale restarts search for police chief
City Manager Jeff Doherty said Carbondale will resume the process to hire a new police chief after budget considerations. CALEA officials completed their study, with salary offers ranging from 68000 to 81890 and a median of 75000. Deputy Chief Steve Odum has been acting chief during the interim period following Chief R T Finney’s departure. No target hire date or narrowed candidate list exists yet. interviews will involve a city-organization committee, with final decision resting with the city manager.
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Carbondale
Jeff Doherty
R.T. Finney
Champaign
Steve Odum
Doherty
Getting Creative High school students teach youngsters at art fest
Giant multicolor poms and pipe cleaners filled the gym as 22 high school students guided nearly 100 fifth graders through hands on art activities. The Fine Arts Festival aimed to involve students with the community and expose youngsters to diverse art media and the value of arts in life.
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Pinckneyville
Alex Skurat
Jimmy Wuichard
Pinckneyville High School
Wuichard
Art Club
Sandy Stevens
Debbie Plumlee
Student cleared of charges at SIUC demonstration hearing
SIUC senior Marc Torney was cleared of disobedience disorderly conduct and demonstrator policy violations after a hearing on the Arena floor. About 100 people attended as Torney argued he handed out flyers and did not organize the die in.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Marc Torney
Torney
Terry Huffman
SIUC
Huffman
U.S
Iraq
Darrell Webb
Board of Trustees
Grandparents visit St. John's for school day celebration
St. John's School in West Frankfort hosted an annual Grandparents Day with about 175 grandmothers and grandfathers, plus substitute grandparents, attending a morning of classroom visits and programs. Students and grandparents shared a mustaccioli dinner and viewed PowerPoint projects on the Lewis and Clark exhibit seen at Rend Lake. Principal Joe Bierbaum called the event a great success and noted the school’s small enrollment of just over 100 students.
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West Frankfort
St. John’s School
Grandma
Grandpa
Joe Bierbaum
St. John’s
St. Johns
Bierbaum
Rend Lake
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Golconda
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S. Washington St
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Cowboy Church
Chuck Bookstaver
Harrisburg
Cache River Wetlands Center
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Ta.m
Lincoln Junior
Washington St
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Christopher Civic Center
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Faye Furlow
Carbondale Public Lbrary
W. Mala
Sarah Henry
Eagle Point Bay Association
Association
Spring Cove Drive
Goreville
Ww.thesouthern.com
Andrea Marie Kampworth
Law Enforcement Agencies Inc
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Fine
Chuck Novara
the Southern
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