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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2004
Page
1
Entertainment notes Frasier wraps an 11 year run with awards and final episodes. The page highlights state and national items, weather outlook, and local notices as part of The Southern Illinoisan.
Ashley Wade, a 20 year old Arby’s employee and SIU Carbondale zoology student, won a $100,000 national drawing funded by Clear Channel Communications through the SIU Credit Union. Wade barely had money for essentials prior, finding $5 in a dryer amid rent and overtime worries. SIU Credit Union marketing director Chris Sievers notes only local participants in Southern Illinois are in the contest.
The 17th annual party at Frank Bleyer’s 70 acre spread southwest of Carbondale drew 652 special needs guests, 196 teachers and staff, plus about 300 volunteers. Volunteers prepped tackle, lunches, and logistics while rival restaurateurs grilled 1,500 hot dogs. Guests from Our Directions Day Training Center and Pathway House groups enjoyed sun after a brief shower, sharing smiles with large bluegill catches and thanks to organizers and Frank Bleyer.
Hardin County deputy coroner Mark W. English, 35, resigned after federal agents found hundreds of marijuana plants at his Old Furnace Drive home. Planted with irrigation and grow lights, the property included booby traps and surveillance. English was charged with manufacturing 100 or more marijuana plants and released on his own recognizance after waiving a preliminary hearing.
Gov Blagojevich requires 2 percent reserve return from state universities and colleges. Becky Carroll says letters will request the back 2 percent, amid a broader budget crisis. Southern Illinois University has already included the reserve, risking a potential year end deficit. Chancellor Walter Wendler calls the move surprising and disappointing as SIU contemplates red ink.
Illinois representatives push to sway proposed EPA mercury rules after President Bush signaled Western interests favor. Bill Hoback, director of the Illinois Coal Development Office, notes Midwest and Eastern coal states scramble to shape the standards as time pressures grow. SEE COAL / PAGE 2A
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