Herrin Festa Italiana and Local Events Day List
Weekend events in Herrin and nearby areas include Festa Italiana downtown through Monday with concerts, foods, cook offs, and contests. Also listed are Herrin History Room open house, Cruise Night in Carbondale, pancake breakfast in Goreville, HOPE used curriculum sale in Marion, Haiti fundraiser carport sale in Carbondale, reptile display at Rend Lake, Shady Mix concert at Rend Lake, Giant City State Park geology hike, and theater production The Twelve Dancing Princesses at Rend Lake College with updates and contacts.
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Mayor’s statements outraged Catholics in Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Mayor Ron Shirk drew Catholic criticism by accusing residents of pressing Protestant values on Catholics. St Bruno Church released a statement with Pastor Venegoni and parish leaders saying Catholics and Protestants share opposition to adult entertainment and urging temperance.
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Pinckneyville
Ron Shirk
Shirk
Perry County
John L. Venegoni
Church Council
St. Bruno Catholic Church
Venegoni
Council
James Stern
Glacier Girl and three WWII planes refuel at Southern Illinois Airport
Four vintage fighters including the Glacier Girl P-38 landed at the airport for a refueling stop on their route to a Memorial Day air show in Columbia Missouri. Piloted by Steve Hinton, the P-38 earned its nickname after being iced in Greenland for decades. The other planes were a Grumman F-6F Hellcat, a Chance-Vought F4U1 Corsair, and a Curtis P-40 Warhawk, all from Planes of Fame in Chino California. Airport officials said such visits are rare, with a similar arrival two weeks earlier.
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Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
Steve Hinton
Southern Illinois
Missouri
Carbondale
Illinois
Greenland
Columbia
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Chino
Calif
Middlebury
Tenn
Knoxville
Middlesboro
Europe
Greenland Expedition Society
Hinton
Richard I. Bong
Ray Dieckman
Gary Shafer
Shafer
the Lastsquadron.com
P38lessonplan.com
Coalition Seeks More State Funds for Illinois Nursing Homes
A diverse coalition including seniors, care providers, and unions held a town hall at Fountains Nursing Care Facility in Marion arguing Illinois ranks near last nationwide in Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes. They cite CNA turnover at 75.5 percent in 2002 and average CNA pay just over $19,000, stressing costs of training and pay freezes while recruiting nurses.
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Marion
Illinois
Fountains Nursing Care
United For
Ron Fulenwider
Central Laborer’s Pension Fund
Illinois Alliance For Retired Americans
Rhonda Tyner
Fountains
Holiday travelers shrug off orange alert in Southern Illinois
Despite the national orange terror threat, Southern Illinois residents plan Memorial Day trips unchanged. Bass and food vendors in Herrin report no impact while AAA-Chicago projects gas prices near 1.55 dollars a gallon, with volatility possible from refinery issues or international events.
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Bill Reed
Johnston City
Herrin
Herrin Energy Lions Club
Robbie West
Kenneth Hagler
King’s Food Service
Hagler
Steve Nolan
Aaa-Chicago Motor Club
Iraq
Nolan
Venezuela
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Jane Hughes
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Yourclearwave
Haiti
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
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W. Elm St
Kaskaskia
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Kaskaskia Island
Emily Lyons
Mulkeytown
Schoolhouse Road
Rend Lake
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Usace
Shady Mix
Mvs
Giant City State Park
Makanda
RLC
Rend Lake College
Ina
Cheryl Herman
Ric.edu
Www
Thesouthern.com
Christi Mathis
Glacier Girl
Harold G. Downs
Harold.downs
Thesouthern
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