Popeye Picnic Celebrates Seagar Legacy With Parade
The annual Popeye Picnic in Chester honors cartoonist E C Segar with the theme Popeye Salutes the Troops. The Southeast Missouri Military Vehicle Group will display military vehicles. The Popeye Character Trail adds Alice the Goon statue near Chester Center as the parade begins at 11 30 a m today and continues through Sunday.
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Chester
Sailor
E.C. Segar
Southeast Missouri Military Vehicle Group
Popeye
Alice the Goon
Chester Center
Popeye Weekend Events Include Run Walk Parade Boat Cruise
The schedule lists a 8 a.m. Popeye's 5K and 1.5 mile runs, a 11:30 a.m. Popeye Parade with KSGM 980 AM live broadcast, a 1 to 2 p.m. statue unveiling at Chester Center, a 4 to 8 p.m. Popeye Cruise at Cohen Complex, a 10 p.m. film festival at Gazebo, and Sunday activities including vintage baseball, sacred concert, Wimpy’s Wiener Dog Race, and Chester Municipal Band performance.
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KSGM
Alice the Goon
Chester Center
Cohen Complex
Riverfront
Gazebo
Murphysboro Clarkes
St. Louis
St. Mary's Church
Wimpy
Gazebo Park
Chester Municipal
Steve Colonel
Survivor speaks to Carbondale Lions Club on 9/11 event
SIU Carbondale graduate Willms shared his Pentagon attack experience with the Carbondale Lions Club. He recalled evacuation, military jet patrols, and the immediate return to work as colleagues suffered carbon monoxide exposure. Two Navy officers died in the Pentagon strike as he described memorial rituals and ongoing efforts to address conspiracy theories.
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Carbondale Lions Club
Williams
Willms
Pentagon
Navy
Patrick Dunn
Scott Powell
SIU Carbondale
Air Force
John F. Kennedy
Cedarhurst Craft Fair Opens 36th Year With Arts Shows
Cedarhurst hosts the 36th annual arts event featuring Shrade Art Center demonstrations in painting and fiber arts plus crafts like spinning, clay, and woodworking. Grand Tent entertainment spans Moonbeam Lane and Courtney Cox Trio with family activities, puppet shows, and a Children’s Store while civic booths offer barbecue, ice cream, salts, and funnel cakes. Craft fair director Cheryl Settle invites attendees to come out and have fun.
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Cedarhurst
Shrade Art Center
Moonbeam Lane
Haney’s
Courtney Cox
Mitchell House
Cheryl Settle
Fall sale and community events at Frankfort Makanda Marion and more
A crowded schedule of local fundraisers and activities across Southern Illinois features a West Frankfort fall sale at Frankfort Community Aquatics and Activities Center, a Mission: Possible charity golf scramble at Stone Creek Golf Club, back to school fairs at Cool Spoons and Sallie Logan Library, a field tour for youth at Marion, auditions for a low budget SAG film, a vinyl sale at University Mall Carbondale, a poker run for the American Heart Association, a wine shine fundraiser at Alto Vineyards, a Makanda fish fry, and an Independence Day celebration at Herrin City Park. Details include times, locations, and contact numbers for each event.
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Frankfort
West Frankfort
West Frankfort Park
Stone Creek
Giant City Road
Science Center
Sallie Logan Public Library
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Friends of Sallie Logan Public Library
Canaville Road
Marion
S. Buren
Screen Actor's Guild
Illinois
University Mall
Carbondale
Siris
SI Radio Information Services
Wsiu Radio
Heartland Regional Medical Center
American Heart Association
Alto Vineyards
Alto Pass
Southern
Discovery Channel
Jonesboro
Makanda Civic Center
Makanda Area
Herrin City
Obituaries from Pinckneyville and nearby towns
Wilhelmena Louise Willie Kringer 95 of Pinckneyville died Sept 6 2012 at Coulterville Care Center born Sept 14 1916 in Round Prairie daughter of Ernest and Emma Pabst married John Roe in 1955 later Howard Kringer 1977 died prior She worked as a floor girl at Country Set Garment Factory survived by two daughters Judy Pease Paula McDill four grandchildren five great grandchildren and many relatives Visitation and services at Pyatt Funeral Home Pinckneyville Burial in Tamaroa Cemetery Memorials to Tamaroa Cemetery In Marion Frank Hileman 84 died Sept 6 2012 Born Nov 16 1927 in Mill Creek son of Elbert O and Clair Verneal Hileman married Ann Enright 1949 she died 2004 He retired from U S Federal Prison Marion served in U S Navy WW II life member of VFW Services Sept 10 Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home Jonesboro Burial St John s Cemetery Visitation Sept 9 Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home Also Herrin Robert A Brewer 58 died Sept 7 2012 Herrin Hospital Arrangements incomplete at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home Herrin.
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Pinckneyville
Wilhelmena Louise
Willie” Kringer
Coulterville
Willie
Round Prairie
Ernest
Emma Caroline (Miller) Pabst
John Roe
Tamaroa
Howard Kringer
du Quoin
Country Set Garment Factory
Judy Pease
Pevery
Paula McDill
Stephanie Chapman
John McDill
Dean Stech
David Stech
Dustin
Darin Stech
Kyle
Ryan
Kaitlin Sarri
Nettie Lemmon
Fred Pabst
Ruth
Raymond Pabst
Freda
Pyatt Funeral Home
Jim Barnett
Tamaroa Cemetery
Pyattfuneralhome.com
Marion
Frank Hileman
Frank
Mill Creek
Elbert O
Clair Verneal
Jordan) Hileman
Ann Enright
Lynn
Georgia) Hileman
Rogers
Texas
Doug
Jina Hileman
Danny
Matthew Salladay
Makala_ Hileman
Austin Hileman
Siera Hileman
Emily Hileman
Troy Salladay
Elbert Lee Hileman
Mounds
Joeann Clutts
Anna
Kay Whitney
Jonesboro
Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home
St. John’s Cemetery
Illinois National Guard
Carroll P. Foster
VFW
Rendleman Hilemansh.com
Ronald Mighell dies at 64 in Goreville Illinois
Ronald E Mighell 64 of Goreville died Sept 6 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center Services held Sept 10 at Blue Funeral Home Goreville with burial in Busby Cemetery Visitation Sept 9 Memorials may be given to any charity. He born Aug 14 1948 in Elvira Township to Roy and Mary Mighell. He married Janice Svilor on Jan 27 1973. He retired in 2007 from Southern Illinois Stone.
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Goreville
Ronald E. Mighell
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Ronald
Blue Funeral Home
Ron Ferguson
Busby
P.O
Marion
Elvira Township
Roy
Mary (Smith) Mighell
Janice Svilor
Buhcombe
Mount Zion Church
Janice
Neila Rae
Malcolm Collins
Paula Jo Mighell
Chloe Grace
Martha Ethridge
Nina
Charles Albright
Michael
Tanya Mighell
Amanda
Randy Pulley
Raymond Mighell
Sam Mighell
Kevin Mighell
Tammy Fouch
Kim Bachelli
Angie Burwell
Jason Ethridge
Samantha Ethridge
Ashley Mighell
Devon Mighell
Elizabeth Pulley
Nichole Pulley
Dallas Pulley
Kyla Pulley
Justin Pulley
Alaska
Sophia
Mary Catherine
Roy Russell Mighell
Roy Russell Mighell Jr
James Preston Mighell
Ramona Kay Wollaver
Mighell
Southern Illinois Stone
Bluefuneralhome.com
De Soto Township Cemetery Board Meeting at Village Hall
Government notice for De Soto Township Cemetery Board a meeting at 8 a.m. to be held in the village hall.
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de Soto Township
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