Tacos Gain Ground In Herrin School Lunch Study
Third grade students at Lincoln School Herrin join a nationwide USDA study evaluating school lunches. The program, led by Douglas Duncan, tests taco meals versus corn waste, portion sizes, and potential menu changes for 360 schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Lincoln School
Herrin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Douglas Duncan
Duncan
Memphis
Tenn
Agriculture Department
McDonald’s
Lincoln
Kenneth Smith
Smith
Darren Josten
Bayless School
Harrisburg
Centralia
Food Service
Chicago
Carbondale council names three candidates for vacancy
Three Carbondale residents compete for the city council vacancy: D Blaney Miller a former mayor, Susan Mitchell a banking service operator, and Rev. Charles Watkins pastor of First Christian Church. Each opposes the East Walnut Street traffic couple and favors downtown redevelopment, railroad relocation, and careful fiscal planning amid federal grant reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Waliey
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Neal Eckert
Miller
Oakland Street
North Illinois 13
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Illinois Central Gulf
Pleasant Hill Road
U.S. 51
St. Louis
Springfield
Walnut Street
Brook Lane
Mitchell
Main Street
Walnut Brook Lane
Illinois 13
Oakland
Main Streets
Charles Watkins
Watkins
Main
Walnut Streets
SIU-C coal center wins six year grant guarantee
The Carbondale Coal Extraction and Utilization Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was named one of 20 Mining and Mineral Resource Institutes by the Interior Department. The designation guarantees annual grants through fiscal year 1984, with first year funding of 270000 dollars split between program supplements and scholarships or fellowships to boost mining studies at SIU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
U.S. Department of the Interior
Simon
Siu-C
SIU
Carbondale City Council appt candidates named
Three Carbondale residents seek council appointment. D Blaney Miller, 66, former city commissioner and mayor, IBEW member and longtime state hearings officer, represents experienced governance. Susan Mitchell, 30, bookkeeper and nonprofit board member, has served on Resource Reclamation and other civic groups. Rev. Charles Watkins, 33, First Christian pastor, chairs health advisory panels and led community development efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
W. Sycamore St
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Southern Illinois Mayors Association
Illinois Municipal League
Miller
Illinois Secretary of State
Susan Mitchell
N. Bridge St
Haake’s
Home Furnishings
Home Federal Savings and Loan Association
Resource Reclamation Inc
Illinois
Humanities Council Waste Forum
Peoples Mart Food Coop
United Church of Christ Conference
Ananda Marga International Society
Charles Watkins
W. Carter St
First Christian Church
Home Health Agency
Jackson County Health Department
Jackson County Board of Health
New Haven, Conn
Connecticut Welfare Department
Goals For
Citizens Community Development Steering Committee
Presley pledges Bald Knob upkeep via Holy Land tour fund
Wayman Presley of Makanda pledges to donate about 200 dollars monthly to maintain the Bald Knob cross near Alto Pass. He plans a Holy Land tour funded by Presley Tours Inc to cover mowing, floodlights, and upkeep, while the Cross of Peace Foundation administers the site and contemplates future improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Block
Southern Illinoisan
Bald Knob Cross
Alto Pass
Wayman Presley
Makanda
Presley
Presley Tours Inc
Holy Land
Cross
Cross of Peace Foundation
Bald Knob
Rev
W. H. Lively
U.S. Forest Service
Area United Way drives target $225000 in Southern Illinois
The 1978 fall United Way campaigns in Southern Illinois set a combined goal to raise more than 225000. Carbondale aims 102000 for 18 agencies with two new groups, Lutheran Children and Family Services and the Southern Illinois Special Olympics, kickoff at 230 pm Sunday featuring a film The Turning Point. Other campaigns span Marion Herrin Union County Perry County with varied goals and agency lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way
Illinois
Carbondale United Way Fund
Mike Diamond
Lutheran Children and Family Services
Southern Illinois Special Olympics
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale University
Charles Watkins
The
First Christian Church
Cliff Robertson
Herrin Area
Big Daddy’s
Union County
Charles N. Glover
United Fund of
Union County, Inc
United Way Drive
United Fund
W. Davie St
Anna
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
A-1
Boy Scouts of America
Egyptian Association For the Mentally Retarded
Otahki Girl Scout Council
Transient Aid
Union County Hospital and
Union County Counseling Service
Perry County
Larry Sutterer
United Way Board
Boy Scouts
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Gold Plate
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Marion
ED Greerouglas Duncan
Bobby Turner
Clifton Mezo
Siu-C Coal Center
Cross Care
Aeon Alternatives
Alcohol Resource Center American Red Cross
Carbondale Junior Sports
Egyptian Association For Mentally Retarded Children
Girl Scouts
Hill House
Humane Society
Preparation For Parenthood
Senior Citizens Council
Synergy
U.S.C
Women’s Center
Y.M.C.A
Youth Services Bureau
Larry Grupp
Drive
Dorothy Baker
Greater Marion Area
Marion Senior Citizens
Marion Youth Inc
Marion Transient Aid
Marion Meals-On-Wheels
Marion Disabled American Veterans
Marion American Field Service
Williamson County Mental Health Services
Williamson County American Red Cross
Williamson County Historical Society
Shagbark Girl Scout Council
Pratt
James Redden
Bob Campbell
Lois Bevard
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Egyptian Association For
Herrin Children’s Emergency Aid Fund
Herrin Junior Ball Association
Herrin Memorial Ball Park Association
National Council On Aging
Teen Town
Traveler’s Aid
U.S.O
Williamson County Mental Health Program
Williamson County Program On Aging
Herrin Senior Citizens
Don Swinford
Richard Owen
Dorothy Bailey
Lowell Hall
Jon Nicholas
Virgil Hampton
David Craig
Ed Goodwin
Jerry Houchets
Wanda Brewer
Sue Lipe
Ed Perrin
Jim Storch
Don Todd
Morgan Sweeney
Bernie Kneale
Dan Valdez
Fay Lee
Terri Youngblood
Cheryl Rushing
Murphysboro
Angelo Fiorino
David Crawford
Crawford
Ymca and
Emergency Aid
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