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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 2002
Page
9
A natural family planning workshop runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Marys Catholic Church in Mount Vernon, with contact 235-9601 ext 133. A driving review session is scheduled 9 to 11 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Center in Carbondale, call 457-4151.
A list of upcoming public meetings across towns including Anna Carbondale Carbondale Harrisburg Jackson County Marion Murphysboro Steeleville and Vienna. Events cover city councils school boards and committees with times ranging from noon to 9 a.m. venues include city halls schools courthouses libraries and board rooms.
Democratic candidate for attorney general Lisa Madigan told a Williamson County audience that meth production and distribution endanger children. She proposed tougher penalties, a three step plan, and funding paid by criminals to curb meth labs and ensure child safety in Southern Illinois.
Wayne and Barbara Gardner, Harvest Field Church ministers, opened the Harvest Field Teen Center at 109 S Anna St in West Frankfort after securing a 4200 loan. They transformed the former tavern into a youth gathering place to fill a local need for teens.
The Harvest Field Teen Center at 109 S Anna St welcomes ages 12 and under on Tuesdays 6 to 8 PM and runs teen hours Fridays and Saturdays 7 to 9 PM. Gardners credit a shoestring start, elbow grease, and teen chosen colors brightening a former Fat Daddy's site. They seek community church volunteers to help chaperone and run the center next to a quiet tavern to keep youth away from unsuitable venues.
The Du Quoin City Council named Fred Huff chair of the Sesquicentennial Board of Directors and added Jeff Robinson as a board member with Larry Brown as alternate. Also joining were Chuck Bookstaver, Kathy West, Walter Clark, Linda Davis, Cathy Chaney and Don Calvert. Huff urged broad public involvement and multiple committees.
Murphysboro Public Works Director Dale Nobel urged a 15 percent water and sewer rate increase this year, followed by 10 percent next year, to fund a roughly $2 million, decade‑old wastewater plant rehab. He also proposed a $2 million bond to cover costs, with study work by Blankenship Engineering discussed but tabled.
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