by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Fashion creations, from clothing design, merchandising and styling, will be highlighted when SIU Carbondale’s Fashion Studies program hosts the 2023 Student Showcase and Runway Fashion Show at the Student Center on Thursday, April 20. The annual event is free and open to the public. Caroline Chwalisz works on part of her […]
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — In celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Month, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is hosting a tree planting on April 26. Everyone is welcome to participate in the event, which will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. The planting will go on rain or
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — David Kim, a Carbondale native considered one of the finest and most accomplished violinists in the world, returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Monday, April 24, for an afternoon masterclass with students and free evening recital on campus. Kim’s evening program, “From Prodigy to Professional — A Life in Music,” is at
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The talents of more than a dozen Southern Illinois University Carbondale musical theater students will pay tribute to the late American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim Thursday through Sunday, April 20-23. The SIU School of Theater and Dance and the SIU School of Music will present “Sondheim Tribute Revue” in the Communications Building
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet tonght at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room. The meeting is open to the public. CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA April 17, 2023 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CORRESPONDENCE
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Photo and Story by Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER —The Easter Lillies on the Altar at the First United Methodist Church in Chester on Easter morning were in memory of friends and/or family members of 11 different church members. Those members are as follow: Steve and Kathy Belcher, in memory of their parents;
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — April is National Volunteer Month, and the American Red Cross is celebrating the millions of people who volunteer to give blood, platelets and plasma throughout the year. This month, the Red Cross and PEANUTS®are joining forces as a reminder that it’s cool to be kind and help save lives. Don’t
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GLEN CARBON, Ill. – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois has wrapped up the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program for 2023. Girl Scouts hosted cookie booths, made door-to-door sales, and even made online sales to friends and family near and far. Once again, they rocked it! In total, girls in Southern Illinois sold 777,937 packages of
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by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will hold “active threat” exercises on April 20 to assess and improve the university’s response to emergencies. Each year, the university’s Emergency Operations Center conducts exercises based on a simulated scenario. This year’s drill will involve more people, including university leadership, and be more
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The University Honors Program on Wednesday, April 19, will showcase faculty research and teaching and student research around the theme of “Migrations and Borders.” Each year, the honors program takes up a theme that is explored in a cluster of courses, distinguished speaker series and collaborative projects across campus. For the
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