October 2023

SIU plans activities for annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – A naturally occurring warm-up for the total solar eclipse in April will happen in October, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale is planning activities that will help the public enjoy and learn from it. An annular solar eclipse is set for Oct. 14 along a path from Oregon to Texas. […]

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Jesse Wayne Robinson

Jesse Wayne Robinson, 20, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO.   He was born November 21, 2002 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Wayne S. and Amy L. (Huber) Robinson of Perryville, MO.   Jesse was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

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Elaine Marie Schulte

Elaine Marie Schulte, 88, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:05 pm, Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Red Bud Regional Hospital surrounded by her three children. She was born to the late Eugene Been and Elizabeth Surman Smith Easton on August 7, 1935 in Chester, Illinois. She retired from Spartan

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GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve begins another year of community service

STE. GENEVIEVE – The first meeting for the 2023-2024 year began with a Food Drive as part of the General Federation of Woman’s Club’s (GFWC) National Day of Service.   Members arrived with enough packed shopping bags to fill two tables at the spacious Lake Forest Community Center on September 18th, beginning a week-long campaign

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Grandson of César Chávez presents ‘Hailing César’ showcase at SIU

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Eduardo Chavez, the grandson of two legendary civil rights activists: César Chávez and Cuban revolutionary Max Lesnik, will be speaking and presenting his “Hailing César” documentary showcase on Oct. 11 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The presentation begins at 5 p.m. in the John C. Guyon Auditorium at Morris

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