Today's Events Summary of Carbondale Area Activities
Garden club plant sale runs 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Turley Park Carbondale with Rain date June 2. Family funday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Barrett Chiropractic Carbondale health screenings demos. Golconda Boat Show and Spring Festival 10 a.m. at Golconda Marina featuring a walk over bridge dedication with speaker Brandon Phelps. Knifemaking class 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Whittington $95 members $105 nonmembers. Monster racing at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. with various events. Yard sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 214 E Jackson St benefiting Future Dayemi School House. Magnet Mania at Science Center University Mall Carbondale 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sun noon to 5:30 p.m. Free with admission. Sunset series concert J C Blue Rend Lake 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Relay for Life Massac County high school football field 2:30 p.m. today through Sunday with pageant.
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Golconda
Last Resort
Brandon Phelps
Science Center
University Mall
E. Main
Carbondale
Massac County
Blood drive events listed at local schools and churches
Wuat's Coming Blood drive hours set for Tuesday at St Andrews Catholic School Murphysboro and United Methodist Church Eldorado. Traveling office for Sen Peter G Fitzgerald available 12 30 to 1 30 Tuesday at Steeleville Village Hall for aid with federal agencies.
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Blood Drive
St Andrews Catholic School
Mulberry
Murphysboro
United Methodist Church
Third Street
Eldorado
U.S
Peter G. Fitzgerald
Steeleville Village Hall
W. Broadway
Steeleville
SIU Carbondale enrollment opens as SIUE caps
SIU Edwardsville capped fall enrollment at 12,708 for 2003 while SIU Carbondale keeps doors open. Larry Dietz says Carbondale need not cap yet as SIUE remains about half SIUC size. Enrollment trends show SIUE rising since 1995 and SIUC declining.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
SIUE
Larry Dietz
SIUC
Dietz
Talking Trash in Jackson County Illegal Dumping in Southern Illinois
Communities push to curb illegal dumping amid limited enforcement. Jackson County uses EPA delegated enforcement with a $30,000 EPA grant and $113,420 Solid Waste Fund support. In counties without a clear officer, conservation police step in, often citing violators after field patrols.
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Illinois
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Jackson County
Jackson
Division of
Environmental Health
Department of Public Health
Kevin Gillespie
Environmental Health Division
EPA
Solid Waste Fund
Sheriff's Departments
Monte Burnham
Region 5
IDNR
Creal Springs woman vents over garbage piles
Creal Springs resident Janet Anderson told the city council that trash in her Harris Street neighborhood has piled up and nothing is being done. She said low spots trap garbage and zelfs her out of town family refuses to visit, urging action.
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Chuck Novara
Janet Anderson
Creal Springs
Anderson
Harris Street
Fall trial date likely in murder case
Williamson County murder case may proceed this fall with a target trial week of September 9 for Lucas C. Duvall, 22, of Creal Springs. Duvall joins co defendants David J. Hernandez, 20, and Christopher L. Alexander, 23, of Hurst, charged with first degree murder in the June 24, 2000 death of 78 year old Maxine McKenzie of Hurst. All defendants face the death penalty if convicted. Judge Eckiss led a status hearing Friday and set another proceeding.
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Marion
Williamson County
Ron Eckiss
Lucas C. Duvall
Creal Springs
Duvall
David J. Hernandez
Christopher L. Alexander
Hurst
Maxine McKenzie
McKenzie
Eckiss
Funding for juvenile center funding still possible
State Rep. Gary Forby says funding of 860000 to operate the 4.3 million Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center remains possible as the 98th General Assembly nears adjournment. He reports outreach on the House floor and efforts to secure the funds before the October opening.
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Benton
98Rd General Assembly
Gary Forby
Franklin County
Forby
Perry County assessor clears EAV change under state law
Perry County assessor Robin Edwards lowered Midwest Transload’s Southern Illinois Railcar EAV by 521000 to 207423, a move that shifts tax revenue to the Trico district and raises county residents’ taxes. State law permits revising assessments without notifying taxing bodies unless a $100000 change is pursued at a board of review hearing.
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Perry
Robin Edwards
Midwest Transload
Trico
Perry County
Edwards
Midwest
Board of Review
Department of Revenue
Mike Klemens
Department of Revenues
Illinois
Klemens
Karen Kloppe
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Evergreen Garden Club
Turley Park
Barrett Chiropractic
Eastgate
Southern Illinois Artisans Shop
Gun Creek Trail
Whittington
Ken Markley
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
du Quoin
E. Jackson St
Bank of Carbondale
Dayemi
Tariq
Globaleyes.net
J.C. Blue
Rend Lake Visitor Center
Rend Lake
Mvs.usace
Wuat
Www
Thesouthern.com
SIVC
Siuc School of Medicine
Springfield
Paca
Tom Vaughn
Southern
Anna
Tim Petrowich
Jim Muir
Christ Mathis
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