Perry County 4-H Club Keeps Busy With Activities
About 50 Perry County 4-H youths attended a countywide meeting at the Perry County Fairground in Pinckneyville led by Rhonda Shubert and Larry Paszkiewicz. They heard about upcoming shows and events, enjoyed an ice cream social, and released five butterflies hatched at the Extension office. Other members helped Master Gardeners plant flowers and landscape around the courthouse under coordinator Martha Morgenstern, with ten children assisting Michael Biesk and Don Wilkin.
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Miss HerrinFesta pageant draws record turnouts in Herrin
Eighteen Southern Illinois contestants vie for more than 5000 dollars in scholarships and prizes at the 12th annual Miss HerrinFesta Scholarship Pageant at the Herrin Civic Center. The event opens at 7 p.m. with Z-100 hosts. The queen earns 3000 dollars, with 800, 600, 400, and 200 dollars for runners up. Contestants include Lindsey Snider 18 and Nicole Ryan 17 from nearby towns, among others from Marion Harrisburg and Carterville.
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Perry County Extension sponsors youth cooking schools this summer
The Perry County Extension office offers two youth programs. A cooking school for ages 8-11 runs June 14-18 at the Du Quoin home economics lab from 8:45 a.m. to noon, with free instruction led by Karen Town. registration is first come, first served. A Master Cooks School for ages 10-14 runs June 21-25 at the Du Quoin high school lab and July 5-9 at the First Presbyterian Church of Pinckneyville, also 8:45 a.m. to noon, with limited spaces and free admission. registration closes June 1.
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Pinckneyville High dedicates new marquee today
Pinckneyville High School plans a 1:30 p.m. dedication in front of the school for a new marquee funded by the National Honor Society. A recent "Blast from the Past" basketball game raised over 2500 dollars to finish the fund drive. Principal Brad Morris notes freshman Jeff Bridges is hospitalized in St. Louis with leukemia and a district effort to send cards and letters is under way.
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