Winners Named in Egyptian Electric Youth to Washington Contest
Julie Powley of Chester and Kathy Winter of Pinckneyville named top winners in the annual Youth to Washington tour sponsored by Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association. They join about 50 Illinois students for an expense paid trip to Washington D C from June 3 to June 16 with stops at Gettysburg Capitol Library of Congress Arlington and more. A consolation trip to Springfield for runners up is planned on June 6.
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Julie Powley
Chester
Kathy Winter
At, i, Pinckneyville
Washington
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Ilinois
Washington, D.C
Springfield
Julie
Paul W. Powley
Chester High School
Kathy
Daugh
Lyle Winter
Pinckneyville High School
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Gettysburg
U.S. Capitol
Library of Congress
Arlington National Cemetery
Smithsonian Institution
R. S. Hut
Washington D.C
Lincoln Home
State Capitol
Old State Capitol
Anna-Jonesboro creates its first pottery class from Kaolin pits
Eight Anna-Jonesboro youths shovel mine and wash raw Kaolin clay from abandoned pits near the city landfill. Gail Delicio of Chicago leads the effort as Esther Mary Ayers, art supervisor, arranges wheels and a kiln for a new high school pottery program. The class learns centering on a wheel and handwork as they transform rugged clay into usable pieces, marking the district's first pottery course.
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Wanda Barras
Anna-Jonesboro
Anna-Jonesboro High School
Anna-City
Gail Delicio
Chicago
Esther Mary Ayers
Miss Ayers
Miss Delicio
Georgia
Florida
China
Ilinois
Misa Ayers
Miss Ayers Waa
Southern Illinois Normal University
Janie Michel
Anna
Janie
Pottery Class Students Create and Fire Vibrant Items
Miss Ayers guides teen pottery students at the Anna school as they wheel and shape bowls and bottles. Pam Grey and James Michael Smith assist with glazes and firing while several pieces await final touches. Ayers, 52, mentors without doing the work herself, insisting students finish their projects.
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Janie
Pam Grey
James Michael Smith
Anna
Grandpa Smith
Amng
Miss Ayers
Miss Delicio
Ohio
Kathy Spence
Carbondale prom crowns two queens amid low vote turnout
At Carbondale Community High School Saturday night Principal Arthur Black announced two queens, Gala Lindsey and Marilyn Brown, were elected due to a small student vote. He said many students attended a funeral earlier in the day, affecting turnout and not reflecting overall sentiment.
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Carbondale Community High School
Arthur Black
Gala Lindsey
Willis Lindsey
Rf. 1
Makanda
Marilyn Brown
Charles Brown
E. Burke
Black
Weekend youth center dances across southern Illinois
Marlon Youth Center hosts Equinox from 8 to 11 30 p m Friday night. West Frankfort opens 7 30 to 9 20 p m Tuesday for seventh and eighth graders. Herrin Teen Town offers 6 30 to 11 45 p m Friday and Saturday. Johnston City Jaycee Youth Center runs 7 30 to 11 30 p m Friday and Saturday. Carbondale Park District Community Building hosts open recreation 7 to 16 p m first Tuesday and varied Sundays and Fridays each month.
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Marlon Youth Center
West Frankfort
Herrin
Johnston City
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