Topay's Events and Holiday Folk Art Craft Show Highlights
Display at Isom's Antiques in Anna features rare Anna snake jug pig flasks and other pieces from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 107 N. Main St. Evansville hosts a Folk Art craft show from 4 to 8 p.m. at The Centre 715 Locust St. Admission three dollars with free entry for children 12 and under. A blood drive runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pizza Hut in Anna.
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Kirkpatrick Pottery
Isom’s
N. Main St
Anna
the Centre
Locust St
Evansville
Ind
Toys for Tots drive in Southern Illinois
Jackson and Williamson counties host a series of Toys for Tots events by Shawnee Marine Detachment No 812. Activities include toy drop-offs at Auffenburg Carbondale with oil-change discount, True Value Mardale with sandwich, Johnston City band concert, Wal-Mart Marion 10 percent profits to Toys for Tots, all events feature Marines as greeters or planners, plus food and toy distributions at Herrin and Carterville venues. New toys only. monetary gifts tax deductible.
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Jackson and Williamson Counties
Shawnee Marine Detachment No. 812
Auffenburg
Carbondale
Mardale
True Value
Wal-Mart
Marion
Illinois
Union County budget grim as 2003 outlook dark
Union County officials warn of a grim fiscal year with a $211,000 cut to the upcoming budget and delayed state funding. The Board of Commissioners meets Saturday at 9 a.m. in Jonesboro to finalize the budget amid ongoing belt tightening and prior borrowing to cover payroll.
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Union County
Union County Board of Commissioners
Kemper Cpa Group
Anna
Circuit Court of
Jonesboro
Bobby Toler
Toler
Growing Tradition Ed Quaglia Memorial Dinner Thanksgiving
Herrin hosts a community Thanksgiving meal at the civic center renamed for late mayor Ed Quaglia. Families from Herrin and Johnston City gather for fellowship, free turkey and pie, with entertainment by Don Falkner and student art tributes.
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Civic Center
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Herrin
Ed Quaglia
Kelly Kirby
Gefferie
Atheana
Georgia Dotson
Daniel
Kirby
George Smith
Mann
Don Falkner
Rend Lake Fee Increases Set for Next Year
Rend Lake campers will face higher recreation day use and special event permit fees starting Jan 1. Day use at Bend Lake beaches and boat ramps will cost up to four dollars per vehicle and one dollar per person. An annual pass for all facilities costs thirty dollars, with a second pass also available. Local authorities say the increases fund operation and maintenance to sustain quality recreation opportunities. SEE REND LAKE / PAGE 2B
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INA
Rend Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bend Lake
Corps
Corps of Engineers
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
Bacon trial to begin Monday in Franklin County
Mathew Bacon of West Frankfort faces one count of reckless homicide two counts of aggravated DUI and two DUI charges for the November 11 death of Howard Willis. A defense motion to release blood samples for independent testing was denied, allowing the trial to proceed.
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Benton
Franklin County
Mathew Bacon
Bacon
West Frankfort
Howard Willis
East Main Street
Willis
East Main
Robert Drew
State Police Crime Lab
Springfield
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Topay
Pizza Hut
Johnston City
Herrin Civic Center
Santa
the Marines
Carterville Fire Station
Marines
Tiger
Marion High School
Carterville
Lion
Goreville
Mimmo’s
Www
Thesouthern.com
Caleb Hale
Caleb.hate
Thesouthern
Brittany High
Collin Hirsch
Prairie Baptist Church
Pinckneyville
Atheana Hanson
John D. Homan
Dotson
Blanche Johnson
Cairo
Mary Rinkus
Dorothy Cerkvenik
Kay Krug
Bernice Legrady
Frances Meneese
Legrady
Meneese
Bart Mann
John.homan
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