CHUCK NOVARA / THE SOUTHERN
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Icicles hang off a fence in Murphysboro.
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Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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King Jr. Day
Bridal Extravaganza SIU Student Center
Carbondale Chamber Annual Banquet
CHUCK NOVARA / THE SOUTHERN
SUNDAY
Digger Phelps (second from the right) starts off the broadcast from the SIU Arena. ESPN produced Game Day from the arena and was shown nation wide. Starting left, Reis Davis, Hubert Davis, Digger Phelps, and Jay Bilas.
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12 Lincoln’s Birthday
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14 Valentine’s Day
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Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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16 President’s
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International Festival (SIU Student Center - Feb. 17-21)
22 Washington’s Birthday 23
Gras 24 Mardi (Fat Tuesday)
䊉 25 Ash Wednesday
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February 2009
AMANDA WHITLOCK / THE SOUTHERN
A blue heron sits at the end of a boat dock at Crab Orchard Lake during a thunderstorm that swept across Southern Illinois.
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8 Daylight Savings Time Begins
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䊊 10 Purim
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20 Vernal Equinox
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Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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17 St. Patrick’s
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25 Annunciation
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March 2009
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STEVE JAHNKE / THE SOUTHERN
Bald Knob Cross can be seen through the trees at the Alto Pass Scenic Overlook.
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April 2009 5 Palm Sunday
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WEDNESDAY 1 April Fools’ Day
THURSDAY 2
FRIDAY 䊎 3
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Farmer’s Market (Carbondale Town Square)
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Holy Thursday 9 Passover
䊊 10 Good Friday
11 Holy Saturday
Farmer’s Market (Carbondale Town Square)
12 Easter
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Easter Buffet SIU Student Center
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15 Tax Returns Due
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Farmer’s Market
Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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21 Yom HaSho’ah
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(Carbondale Town Square)
22 Earth Day
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Farmer’s Market (Carbondale Town Square)
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29 Yom HaAtzma’ut
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THOMAS BARKER / THE SOUTHERN
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The Southern Illinois Miner’s Memorial, located downtown at the corner of Cherry Street and 14th Street, pays tribute to all Southern Illinois Coal Miners of the past century.
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May 2009 3
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5 Cinco de Mayo
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Downtown Art & Wine Festival Carbondale Town Square
Day 7 National Day of Prayer 8 V-E (Victory in Europe)
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
10 Mother’s Day
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Mother’s Day Brunch - SIU Student Center
Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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12 Lag B’Omar
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Officers 15 Peace Memorial Day
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21 Ascension
22 Shavout
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Herrinfesta Italiana (May 21 - 25) Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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25 Memorial Day
Pentecost
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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PAUL NEWTON / THE SOUTHERN
SUNDAY
Southern Illinois Miners' pitcher Nick Starnes fires toward homeplate during a summer 2008 game at Rent One Park.
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
7 Trinity Sunday
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Superman Celebration - Metropolis (June 11-14) Carbondale Chamber Lunch
14 Flag Day
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
21 Father’s Day Summer Solstice
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Superman Archery Classic - Metropolis (June 23-25) ASA Pro/Am Championships - Metropolis (June 25-28) Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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June 2009
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COVER PHOTOS Top Left: • National Hunting & Fishing Days September at John A Logan College Top Center: • Veterans On Parade September in Marion Top Right: • Herrinfesta Italiana May in Herrin Bottom Left: • The Superman Celebration June in Metropolis Bottom Right: • The ATA Grand American August at the World Shooting & Recreation Complex in Sparta
CHUCK NOVARA / THE SOUTHERN
SUNDAY
Fireworks explode over Canon Park in Carterville .
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SATURDAY 4 Independence
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30 Tisha B’Av
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July 2009
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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CHUCK NOVARA / THE SOUTHERN
SUNDAY
Pat Gammill of Troy, took a short break from her work to capture a photo of the natural beauty from the Alto Pass overlook. Gammill works for Illinois Rural Water Association.
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August 2009 2
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ATA Grand American (Aug. 5 - 15) Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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15 Assumption
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ATA Grand American (Aug. 5 - 15) Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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SIU Student Welcome SIU Rec Center
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
STEVE JAHNKE / THE SOUTHERN
SUNDAY
Chris Boone, left, of Nashville, TN., and Kyle Long of Plainfield, IN., battle for position on their 450cc motorcycles as they slide around the first turn on the flat-track inside the Southern Illinois Center on the Du Quoin Fairgrounds
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7 Labor Day
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
Carbondale Chamber Lunch
13 National Grandparents Day
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Veterans on Parade - Marion
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Carbondale Main Street Pig Out Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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22 Autumnal Equinox
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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28 Yom Kippur
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Carbondale Brown Bag Concert Series
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䊎 JALC Hunting & Fishing Days (Sep. 26-27)
Autumn Harvest Brunch at the SIU Student Center
September
STEVE JAHNKE / THE SOUTHERN
Military re-enactors enter Fort Massac in Metropolis during the annual Fort Massac Encampment.
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October 2009 4
11 Simhat Torah
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䊋 12 Columbus Day
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of the 2 Feast Guardian Angels
SATURDAY 3 Sukkot
10 Shenini Atzeret Metropolis Blues & Ques (Oct. 10-11)
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Ft. Massac Encampment Metropolis (Oct. 17-18)
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Reformation Day
STEVE JAHNKE / THE SOUTHERN
SUNDAY Saving 1 Daylight Time Ends
Frank Green, working for Rick Krone of Krone Farms in Du Quoin, combines soybeans on a 30-acre plot of land next to General Cable in Du Quoin.
MONDAY 2 All Souls Day
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11 Veteran’s Day
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26 Thanksgiving
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All Saints Day
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Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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November 2009
PAMELA KAY SCHMALENBERGER / THE SOUTHERN
The Lights Fantastic parade features many school bands and floats sponsored by churches and area businesses.
Lights Fantastic Parade Saturday, December 5, 2009 Downtown Carbondale SUNDAY
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December Sunday 6 Second of Advent
7 Pearl Harbor Day
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Marshall Co. Hoopfest - Draffenville, KY (Dec. 4-6) Holiday Craft Sale - SIU Student Center (Dec. 4-5) Santa Parade - Marion Lights Fantastic Parade
AIDS Awarness - SIU Student Center (Dec. 1-3) 䊋 9 8 Immaculate 10 Conception
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Begins 12 Chanukah Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Carbondale Chamber Lunch
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Sunday 13 Third of Advent
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Sunday 20 Fourth of Advent
21 Winter Solstice
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24 Christmas Eve
䊎 25 Christmas
Family of Jesus, 27 Holy Mary and Joseph
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31 New Year’s Eve
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26 Kwanza
2009