Local&Southern Plus The Southern Illinoisan • Friday, April 11, 2014
Briefly CARBONDALE
Police seek shooting suspect Carbondale police are still searching for a man wanted in connection to a May shooting. Donnelle Campbell, 35, is alleged to have shot a man May 14, 2013, in the 400 block of East Birch Street in Carbondale. Campbell An arrest warrant was obtained for Campbell in May, and he has not been located. The warrant charges Campbell with aggravated battery with a firearm, home invasion and aggravated discharge of a firearm. The bond has been set at $1 million. Anyone with information should call the police department at 618-457-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 618-549-2677.
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Pfeifer named Southern publisher The Southern
John Pfeifer was appointed Thursday as the new publisher of The Southern Illinoisan. Pfeifer succeeds Bob Williams, who transferred earlier in the week to Provo, Utah, as publisher of The Daily Herald. Lee Enterprises is the owner of both The Southern and The Daily Herald. Pfeifer previously served as a publisher for Lee in Twin Falls, Idaho; Elko, Nev.; DeKalb and Rhinelander, Wis. He also previously was advertising director for
Lee’s River Valley Newspaper Group, headquartered in La Crosse, Wis. He returns to Lee a year after leaving to become vice president of sales Pfeifer development and training for the Community Publication Division of GateHouse Media Inc. “Very much like Bob, John is a superb leader keenly focused on providing print and digital audiences with the best local news,
information and advertising,” said Nathan Bekke, Lee group publisher. “He has a great record of success in our company, and we’re thrilled to welcome him back to Lee. He will be a terrific addition to our team at The Southern, as well as to the community.” Among community activities, Pfeifer worked with teachers, administrators and other community leaders on the Twin Falls School District Budget Advisory Committee and received the Idaho Association of School
WHITTINGTON
Work zone safety highlighted rivers will be educated on D the importance of safe driving in work zones at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Rend Lake Rest Area in Whittington. The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and the local laborers union will present the seminar as part of National Work Zone Awareness Week, which runs from April 7 to 11.
TILDEN
Two men sentenced for meth crime Two Randolph County men were sentenced for methamphetamine conspiracy Thursday. U.S. States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced Stephen Salzwedel, 41, and Tony Carle, 27, of Tilden was sentenced in federal court in Benton on one county of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. Salzwedel and Carle both previously pleaded guilty to the offense, were sentenced to 140 months and 120 months in prison, respectively. The offense happened between 2012 and April 2013 in Perry, Randolph and Jackson Counties. At sentencing, they were found responsible for obtaining more than 72 grams of pseudoephedrine to use in cooking methamphetamine.
MURPHYSBORO
Motorcycle crash injures two riders Murphysboro police responded about 4:50 p.m. Thursday to a traffic accident at North 14th Street and Illinois Avenue involving an automobile and a motorcycle. Police said an auto driven by Brandi Holderfield, 28, of Murphysboro pulled into the path of the motorcycle driven by Ronald Leforge, 56, of DeSoto. Kateena Leforge, 41, of Murphysboro was also riding on the motorcycle. The motorcycle hit the automobile and both riders were thrown from the bike. Ronald and Kateena Leforge were taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro and treated for non-life threatening injuries. Holderfield was ticked for failure to yield at a stop intersection and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. — The Southern
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Communities ready to host egg hunts
Murdale True Value to raise funds for shelter Murdale True Value in Carbondale will be celebrating 37 years of business with an Anniversary Sale on Saturday, which will include a fundraiser for the St. Francis CARE animal shelter. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., hot dogs, hamburgers and bison burgers will be available with all proceeds going to the shelter. True Value is also donating 12 pallets of pet food worth $5,500 to the shelter. “We take pride in our role of helping the community and that includes our furry friends which, unfortunately, are in need of assistance in great numbers,” said George Sheffer of Murdale True Value in a news release.
Administrators’ Leadership for Public Education Award. He also has been active on the Education Foundation and other not-forprofit boards. In 2012, he won the Idaho Press Club first-place award for editorial writing. “I am very glad to return to Lee and am excited that it will be with The Southern Illinoisan. Our son graduated from SIU four years ago, and I’ve also had the chance to get a feel for what’s important to readers and advertisers in the
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Wes Will (right) stamps the passport in the third grade classroom of his wife, Adrienne Will, who is serving traditional Korean snacks in the background.
Cobden students travel around the world at culture night MARILYN HALSTEAD THE SOUTHERN
COBDEN – Students at Cobden Elementary School took a trip around the world during the school’s first Culture Night, which was April 4. “We wanted the children to become more culturally aware and celebrate their heritage, as well as the heritage of others around the world,” Miriam Uribe, English as a second language teacher, said. The event featured nine different countries from around the world. Each grade, including Pre-K, chose a country. “Each student gets a passport, and they can travel around the world,” Uribe said. In addition to displays, videos, music, games and demonstrations, a snack from each country was served to visitors in each classroom, such as spumoni (Italy), seaweed and tea (Korea), eclairs (France) and scones (Ireland).
Roxanne Myers takes a Lamington from fifth grade Kate Staley during Culture Night at Cobden Elementary School. Staley said Lamingtons, a popular treat in Australia, are cake covered in chocolate and coconut.
Cobden Elementary Show Choir sang and gave a demonstration of square dancing. Student teacher Kevin Thomas was the caller and led the songs. Music teacher Tanya Chapman accompanied the choir. The culture night also served as a kickoff for the school’s
annual book fair. Visitors to Mexico could purchase books from the book fair. Kindergarten teachers Susan Miller and Christine Genung studied Ireland with their classes. They learned about See culture / Page 2b
There will be several communities holding Easter egg hunts this weekend and next weekend. The egg hunts for this weekend are listed below. Anna: 10:15 a.m. Saturday, VFW, ages up to 10. Sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary VFW. Benton: 1 p.m. Saturday, Benton Ballpark, ages one to 10. Sponsored by the Benton Chamber of Commerce. Carbondale: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Castle Park. Sponso re d by t h e Tr i - S ta te Lodge Tribe. Marion: 11 a.m. Saturday, Ray Fosse Park, ages three to eight. Sponsored by the Marion Lioness Club. Royalton: 11 a.m. Saturday, Old Royalton School grounds, ages walking to eight. Sponsored by the Mu Upsilon Sorority. Sesser: 11 a.m. Saturday, Miners Memorial Park, ages zero to third grade. Sponsored by Sesser Junior Women’s Club. The egg hunts for next weekend are listed below. Bonnie: 11 a.m. April 19, Bonnie Park, ages zero to fifth grade. Elkville: 2 p.m. April 19, Elkville Grade School, ages zero to 10, $2 per child. Sponsored by the Dowell Ladies Auxiliary and the Elkville Fire Department. H e r r i n : 1 1 a . m . A p r i l 19, Cedar House Education Center Herrin: 2:30 p.m. April 19, First Baptist Church, ages toddler through fifth grade. Metropolis: 10 a.m. April 19, Washington Park, ages three to eight. Sponsored by Theta Theta. Pinckneyville: 10 a.m. April 19, Pinckneyville Fairgrounds near the Grandstand, ages two to eight. Sponsored by the Pinckneyville Optimist Club. West Frankfort: 11 a.m. ages 4, 11:30 a.m. ages 5 to 7, noon ages 8, April 19, Frankfort Area Historical Museum. Sponsored by the Southern Illinois SCARE Association.
Henson shares expertise with students and community Although nearly 2,000 miles away, the recent earthquake and aftershocks in Los Angeles serve as reminders that our proximity to the New Madrid and Wabash Valley fault lines means we also are at risk. The message from Harvey Henson, Jr., assistant dean of our College of Science and geophysicist, is that while we can’t predict earthquakes, we can be ready for them. “We shouldn’t be worried,” he said. “We should be prepared.” An Indiana native, Harvey came here for a research assistantship in geology in 1985. He was a research project specialist in the geology department from 1990 to 2008, and he has been a geology instructor since 2001. Harvey has been sharing his expertise in earthquake seismology with local officials, emergency responders, and school and community groups for more than 20 years. In addition, working with a colleague at Oklahoma University, he has received a number of grants from the state and federal emergency management agencies in recent years that
have funded public service announcements and the DVD, “Suddenly on an Average Day.” He is happy to provide the DVD to individuals and groups; you can e-mail him at henson@cos.siu.edu Thanks to a new $230,000 grant, Harvey and his colleague will expand the outreach effort with more public service announcements and educational DVDs. “We want to help people learn how to do the things they need to do to be prepared,” Harvey said. “We know it’s a good idea to strap your water heater to the wall. But nobody shows you how to do that. That’s an example of what we want to accomplish with these videos.” In addition to his ongoing earthquake research and outreach, Harvey serves as assistant dean for recruitment, retention and outreach in the College of Science. His passion for the
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Harvey Henson stands by equipment in the geology department at SIU.
college, SIU, and the importance of educating the next generation of scientists is apparent every time I talk with him. “We have so much to offer to students who want to study in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields,”
he said. “As a research university, we give students an opportunity to learn by doing.” I know how hard Harvey and his colleagues have been working at student recruitment, and See SIU / Page 2b