SIUC TAP Chapter Names Founding Members in Engineering Tech
Seven students and two alumni at Southern Illinois University Carbondale College of Engineering and Technology are charter members of a newly formed Tau Alpha Pi chapter. Initiation Wednesday at the Carbondale Ramada Inn will present keys and certificates. Charter members include Chin-Yu Chang, Anne E. Gaylord, and John Mitchell among others.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
College of Engineering and Technology
Tau Alpha Pi
TAP
Carbondale Ramada
Energy firefighters plan 4 day carnival at Energy Park
The Energy Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a carnival from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Energy Park. Advance ride tickets are three for $1 or 65 cents each, available at Village Hall Central Supply and Rexall Drugs.
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The
Energy Volunteer Fire Department
Energy Park
Central Supply
Rexall Drugs
Styrest Nursing Home Week Of Family Events
Styrest Nursing Home in Carbondale marks National Nursing Home Week with events from May 9 to May 15. Open house with a hot air balloon launch May 9, blood pressure clinic May 10, a card and game night May 12, entertainment by Arabian Nights Belly Dancers, ice cream social May 13, staff and family barbecue May 14, and a dance final May 15.
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Styrest Nursing Home
Carbondale
National Nursing Home
N. Tower Rd
Elks Club
Porch drama at Shawnee College gymThursday 8 p.m.
Victory Gardens Theater of Chicago presents the award winning intimate drama Porch directed by Tom Mula. Limited free tickets available by mail to Shawnee College Ullin Illinois 62992 or by phone 618 634 2242. The play also screens Friday at SIU Carbondale Student Center.
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Shawnee College
Victory Gardens Theater of
Chicago
Tom Mula
Ullin
Ill
Karnak
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Correction The Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theater Group
The Majorie Lawrence Opera Theater Group will present excerpts from standard favorite operas at 7:30 p.m. today at Mitchell Museum in Mount Vernon. An incorrect play title was published Friday.
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Majorie Lawrence Opera Theater Group
Mitchell Museum
Mount Vernon
Scholarship Dinner Dance by Gamma Kappa Omega Chapter
The Gamma Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosts its annual Scholarship Dinner Dance at 8 p.m. on Saturday May 8 at the Heritage Motor Inn in Marion. Soul Phonics provides live music, with surprise intermission attractions. Tickets cost 20 dollars per person and 35 dollars per couple. For information call 549 4620.
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Gamma Kappa Omega Chapter
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Heritage Motor Inn
Marion
Soul Phonics
Rend Lake cancels Sunday jazz concert at college
Rend Lake College Arts and Communications Department Chairperson Evelyn Claxton announced the Sunday jazz band concert is canceled. The next Rend Lake College music event is Friday May 7 at 8 p.m. when the community chorus and collegiate choir join for a performance in the RLC Theatre.
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Rend Lake College
Arts and Communications Department
Evelyn Claxton
RLC
Cairo Levee Footrace Set for Saturday in Cairo
The Seventh Cairo Levee Footrace is scheduled for 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Park along the Mississippi River. Races include 5,000 and 10,000 meters with 23 age and sex categories. Entry fees run 2 to 6 dollars with race-day surcharges. entrants receive T-shirts and certificates.
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Cairo
John Boget
Community Health Services Center
Cross St
Ill
St. Mary’s Park
Carbondale man charged with forgery after attempted cash of $1500 check
Police report Jerry Wilson, 23, of 306 N University Ave, was charged with forgery after trying to cash a $1500 check without consent at First National Bank. He was arrested at 11:50 a.m. Friday and held overnight in Jackson County Jail.
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Jerry Wilson
N. University Ave
Carbondale
Wilson
First National Bank
S. University Ave
Jackson County
Fire damages Du Quoin and Sparta homes
A 6:25 a.m. fire at 306 W Beck St in Du Quoin caused major smoke and heat damage with minor structural damage. A gas furnace and blocked air flow blamed. no injuries and no damage estimate available. Separately, a Thursday fire at 312 E Mound St in Sparta caused about 15000 dollars in damage to the front and entire interior, with the family escaping unharmed. Fire chiefs cited electrical fault near a television set as the cause.
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du Quoin
Paul Taylor
W. Beck St
Fred McWherter
E. Mound St
Sparta
Harry Hermes
Hermes
Sparta Volunteer Department
Lottery Friday Daily Game and Friday Pick Four
A brief notice outlines Lottery Friday Daily Game and Friday Pick Four draws with no additional context or results provided. The fragment confirms the two game names but lacks dates, prizes, or participating details.
Rabid Skunk Found in Vergennes County
Jackson County reports a second confirmed rabid skunk. Patricia Rosenberger found the animal on Route 1 near Truex Trace Road in Vergennes. Assistant Animal Control Warden Linda Grammer warns pet owners to vaccinate and notes May 15 vaccination clinics in outlying areas. call 684 2151 for dates and locations.
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Jackson County
Linda Grammer
Patricia Rosenberger
Route 1
Vergennes
Grammer
Animal Control Office
Court reports: Fred White sentenced for theft convictions
Jackson Count Fred White, 36, of Town and Country Trailer Court, Carbondale, received 30 months in prison on two theft convictions. He faced one felony theft count and one misdemeanor theft count after allegedly forging refund slips at J C Penney in Carbondale between December 23, 1980, and January 17, 1981.
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Jackson
Fred White
Town and Country Trailer Court
Carbondale
J.C. Penney’s
Makanda residents form countywide court-watch group
Makanda residents led by Wayman Presley and Makanda Mayor Bill Wheatley plan a countywide court watch to pressure judges over sentencing. Circuit Judge Richard Richman welcomed observation but warned against disruption. The effort builds on local rewards for convictions and aims to influence county offices and future elections.
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Tony Stevens
Bill Wheatley
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Makanda
Richman
Carbondale League of Women Voters
Presley
Sheriff’s Office
State’s Attorney’s Office
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Illinois
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