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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2012
Page
3
A video for Gen John A Logan Museum Murphysboro produced by Richard Kuenneke won a Bronze Telly Award for excellence in television production. The piece features Mike Jones executive director discussing the exhibit Caught in the Sweep of History Egypt in the Civil War. Kuenneke previously won five documentary awards on local history.
Shawnee Community College opens presidential interviews with Tim Bellamey, longtime VP of instructional services since 1982 and 2005 appointment, conducting sessions on campus. A 1 p.m. open interview for students and residents is in River Room, with Bellamey meeting the Board of Trustees later that day. He earned an SIU Carbondale master's in 1995 and a UI doctoral degree in 2009.
Creal Springs School celebrates its centennial with an all day event on June 1. From 4 to 7 p.m. the new building will be open for tours west of Creal Springs on Lake of Egypt Road, plus a dinner and basket raffle to benefit the PTO. From 7 to 10 p.m. tours of the old school, with refreshments for a PTO donation. Attendees are urged to bring mementos and memories. contact Loren Taylor at gtaylor13 frontier.com for details.
Interim Pastor Paul McCormick said Upper Salem Baptist Church in rural Massac County was destroyed by a Saturday night fire, with investigation ongoing and insurance review pending. Services will be held with Weaver Creek Baptist Church while a new building is planned.
Lt Gov Sheila Simon starts Bike to Work Week by riding to the Illinois Department of Transportation building in Carbondale and unveils a new bicycle rack. She plans future commutes, praises biking as healthy and economical, while local officials discuss sustainability and a future green-space path linking SIU to Town Square. The city will vote tonight on grant funding for the bike path and Simon and Mayor Fritzler join Friday’s Bike to Work Day event at the Downtown Pavilion.
Herrin aldermen tabled a decision on a November electricity referendum and exclusive consultant contract while approving Ameren grid work. The council also gave TIF nods for Pine Lakes Destiny Estates and Speakeasy Liquors and authorized HerrinFesta events including a May parade and road race plus a HerrinFesta Italiana Week proclamation.
Marion City Council discussed authorizing an electricity aggregation referendum by Aug. 19 to place a Nov. 6 ballot measure. If approved, bids would be sought to select a provider, with opt out for customers who stay with Ameren. Public hearings required. half of Ameren customers in city heat with electricity. Balance would stay with Ameren for delivery and billing.
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