Carterville Lioness Club wins Governor's Award
The Carterville Lioness Club received the 2007 Governor's Award for Unique Achievement by the Egyptian Area Agency on Aging. A Carterville group impact includes adopting Shawnee Alliance and the Women's Center and collaborating with Shining Starts Program to ensure seniors receive Christmas gifts in Williamson County Illinois.
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Lioness Club
Carterville
Egyptian Area Agency On Aging
Illinois Department On Aging
Williamson County
Shawnee Alliance
Women’s Center
Shining Starts
Durbin Obama press VA for more detailed answers
Senators Durbin and Obama demand more precise responses from Acting VA Secretary Mansfield about Marion VA Medical Center patient safety and the Veizaga-Mendez case. They cite a new complaint and possible broader care quality issues, noting a nurse warned a family to seek care elsewhere. They seek counts of fatal and non fatal events since 2006 and details on 2007 death figures.
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Marion
U.S
Dick Durbin
Barack Obama
Jose Veizaga-Mendez
Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial and
Gordon Mansfield
Marion VA
Durbin
Obama
Inspector General
Mansfield
Fort Massac Encampment Showcases Fife and Drum Corps
Great River Fife & Drum Corps from Alton performed at the Fort Massac Encampment held at Fort Massac State Park. The event recreates 1750s to early 1800s life with up to 600 participants, crafters, and vendors, highlighting French British and American history.
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Wutte Roulo
THE
SOUTH
John Howland
Lafayette
Ind
Fort Massac State Park
Metropolis
Charissa Igo- Dickerson
Alton
Erik Igo
Go Dickerson
Great River
Fife & Drum Corps
Fort Massac
Illinois’ First State Park
Terry Johnson
State Park
Great River Corps
Tippecanoe
3Rd
New York Regiment
Salute to Veterans concert aids Southern Illinois homeless
Southern Illinois Homeless Assistance Concerts SIHAC organizes benefit shows for the homeless in Marion and Herrin. The first July fundraiser at First Christian Church Marion raised about 2000 dollars handed to Williamson County Family Crisis Center. Funds will aid building repairs birth certificates job interviews and center operations. The Nov 17 Veterans concert at Marion Cultural and Civic Center costs 12 dollars with box office 997 4030. SIHAC president Dr Paula Guinnip cites poverty in the region and the need for basic needs.
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Marion
Southern Illinois
First Christian Church
Williamson County Family Crisis Center
Herrin
Peggy Russell
SIHAC
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
Paula Guinnip
Walt’s Pizza
Guinnip
Vulture Fest draws crowd to Makanda in Southern Illinois
Linda Sterrett and Jim Shofstall describe Makanda Vulture Fest where visitors met two pet vultures Rex and Blackie on public display. The event runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with music by the Boondock Billies and supports wildlife rehabilitation efforts by Free Again, a Carterville nonprofit helping hundreds of animals yearly.
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Makanda
Linda Sterrett
Centralia
Illinois
U.S
Sterrett
Jim Shofstall
Carterville
Woodbox Gang
Boondock Billies
Shefstall
Blackie
Giant City State Park
Shofstall
Rex
Library silent auction draws discreet bidders
In Murphysboro Patti Rath, head of the Friends of Sallie Logan Library, describes a silent auction fundraiser where women mingle in the back room with baskets of donated items while men enter stealthily to place final bids. The event runs a month with late bids noted.
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Murphysboro
Patti Rath
Friends of Sallie Logan Library
Rath
Upher Parr
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WSIU
PBS
Pamela Peak
Detroit
Alvin Bell
Bell
CoCoRahs
National Weather Service
NWS
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Steve Hilberg
Hberg
Uiuc.edu
John D. Homan
Claudette Rould
Dean Campbell
Springfield
Lewis and Clark
Campbell
King’s Colony
Massac
Library Group
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