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January 2011

Hospital district auxiliary scholarship fund drive scheduled to begin Dec. 1

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

The Union County Hospital District Auxiliary is planning to start its annual scholarship fund drive.

The auxiliary will begin the sale of Christmas lights and ornaments on Dec. 1.

Lights are $1 each and ornaments are $25 each.

Donations will be featured on a scholarship tree. The scholarship tree will be located in the gift shop at Union County Hospital in Anna.

Lights and ornaments can be designated in honor of, or in memory of, a family member or a special person in the donor's life.

Supportive living facility grand opening set

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

River to River Residential Corporation is planning to host a grand opening at its newest supportive living facility, which is located in Anna.

The grand opening celebration is planned from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. A ribbon cutting ceremony is set for 1:30 p.m.

The River to River Community of Anna is located at 151 Denny Dr. in east Anna.

Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to make an appearance.

An open house is planned all weekend to celebrate the grand opening of the Anna community.

Gene Earl Jobe

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

<p style="line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Mr. Gene Earl Jobe, age 69 of rural Cobden, died at 10:25 am Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.<span style=""> </span> He was born on January 12, 1942 in Murphysboro, the son of Kenneth and Susan Jones Jobe.</span></strong></p>

Alliance of Churches will welcome donations during holiday season

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

The Union County Alliance of Churches is making plans for a special holiday season fund-raising project.

The alliance of churches shared a news release to announce its plans:

The residents in and around Union County are some of the most generous in the area.

Each year, volunteers stand, often times in inclement weather, at the entrance of Kroger and Walmart stores in Anna, ringing a bell to draw attention to the red kettles of the Salvation Army donation stations.

Daniel F. Sadler

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

<p style="line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Cambria;">Daniel F. Sadler, age 68 of Dongola, died at 12:20 am, Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.<span style=""> </span> He was born on March 14, 1943 in Anna, the son of Irvin and Velma Wildy Sadler.</span></strong></p>

Anna man sentenced to 40 years in prison

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

A Union County man who was convicted of production of child pornography was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Nov. 3, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced.

Rondale Lee Chapman, 46, of Anna, received a 40-year sentence for production and possession of child pornography.

Following release from imprisonment, Chapman will serve a lifetime term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Coin Collectors Association planning visit to Anna Nov. 14-18

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

Currently on a global tour, the International Coin Collectors Association, ICCA, plans to make a stop in Anna, at the Super 8, located at 100 Richview Dr., on Monday through Friday, Nov. 14-18.

Show hours are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday.

ICCA will be purchasing coins, paper currency, gold and silver on behalf of their global network of collectors, dealers and refineries. This special event is free and open to the public.

Our error

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 7:00pm admin

Last week, a legal notice about a proposed school reorganization issue involving the Lick Creek, Anna, Jonesboro and Anna-Jonesboro Community High School districts in Union County was scheduled to run in The Gazette-Democrat. The notice had run twice and was slated to run for a third time; however, we did not run the legal notice as scheduled.

Since the legal did not run as scheduled, a public hearing about the school reorganization issue which had been scheduled for Tuesday evening, Nov. 1, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro had to be postponed.

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