Johnston City Math Team Shines in State Contest
Johnston City High School math team, guided by Lenny Clark, placed second in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics state contest 1A. Team and individual members excel in algebra geometry and pre calculus with several top 10 finishes. Founded 1985 the club first qualified for state as a full team in 1988.
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Johnston City
Lenny Clark
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Ron Nagrodski
100 Men Who Cook fundraiser Saturday
The Kiwanis Clubs of Carbondale and Marion benefit from a Saturday fundraiser at 6 p.m. in the SIU Carbondale Student Center Ballrooms. Organized by Old National Bank with Chartwells River Radio Venegoni Distributing and the Student Center, the event features 100 men sharing dishes to raise funds. Tickets are $60 for individuals, $450 for a table of eight and include a commemorative cookbook.
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Kiwanis Club
Carbondale
Marion
SIU Carbondale
Old National Bank
Chartwells
River Radio
Venegoni Distributing Inc
Kiwanis Clubs
Southern Illinois
Jeff Speith
Kiwanis
Southernticketsonline.com
Longtime Doctor Dr Andrew Springs Honored in Rural Illinois
A tribute service honored Dr Andrew Wilton Springs a physician who served Colp Dewmaine and surrounding communities. More than 50 mourners joined at Beasley Cemetery to recall his mentorship of Black Scouts led by Harrison Baker now 97. Baker remembered him as a mentor who guided trips to Lovejoy’s grave and Fisk University.
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Andrew Wilton Springs
Harrison Baker
Springs
Sycamore
Beasley Cemetery
Old Mlinois 13
Carterville
Colp. No. 9
Dewmaine
Ronald Kirby
Phoenix
Bill Perkins
Colp
Mary Beth Roderick
Carbondale
Michael Sherrill
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Dr. Springs
Birdie
Andrew Jr
Fannie
Fisk
Jimmy Springs
Colp High School
Ten-year dream comes true at Illinois Rural Heritage Museum grand opening
Charlie Greer and Mary Greer celebrate the grand opening of the Illinois Rural Heritage Museum in Pinckneyville this weekend, capping a decade of planning and effort. The museum showcases 86 restored tractors and a wide collection of farm memorabilia, rooted in Perry County farming life. Irl Engelhardt helped secure funding, and the Foundation for Pinckneyville bought the site in January 2008 as part of community projects.
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Pinckneyville
Charlie Greer
Illinois Rural Heritage Museum
Perry County
Mary
Charlie
Irl Engelhardt
The
Foundation For
Rural Heritage Museum
Aaron Eisenhauer
the Southern
New Mercantile
Illinois Rural Heritage Museum Grand Opening and Events
The Illinois Rural Heritage Museum opens Friday 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. with educational exhibits for all ages. It hosts its fourth annual Tractor Drive and Banquet Saturday. Tractor Drive starts 1:30 p.m. at 187 Fairground Road Pinckneyville Perry County. Banquet at 6 p.m. featuring Max Armstrong. Tickets 50 for both events, 20 for banquet only. Open Thursdays–Saturdays 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sundays 1–5 p.m. Contact 618-521-2245 or illinois ruralheritagemuseum.org.
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Illinois Rural Heritage Museum
Perry County
Max Armstrong
Fairground Road
Pinckneyville
Wwwaillinois Ruralheritagemuseum.org
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Becky Malkovich
Kessie Nagrodski
Johnston City High School
Southern File
Jerry Bradley
SIUC
Andrew Springs
Baker
Boy Scouts
Springs’ Cemetery
Heritage Museum
Thesouthern.com
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