Don’t miss midnight showing of “Twilight!” at Illinois Centre.

Delta Theta Tau Sorortity of Marion will be hosting its 22nd annual Miss Festival Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Marion High School auditorium.

Upcoming events posted Nov. 14, 2008.

Bravo Studios presents "Sammy Carducci's Guide to Women," based on a popular book by Ronald Kidd, on Saturday, Nov. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Park Avenue Productions Performing Arts Center in Herrin.      

Johnston City High School presents the play “Football Romeo” by Lindsay Price and directed by Julie Patrick.

Updated as of Nov. 12, 2008

Artstarts takeout dumpling dinner Nov. 14; Dancing with Artstarts Nov. 22.

Posted 11-08-08

The Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center invites the community to tour its facility on Tuesday, Nov. 11, beginning at 3:30 p.m. 

The Unit 2 Foundation will host a tailgate party before Friday night’s South Seven Conference football clash between Marion and Mt. Vernon.

The Marion Historic Preservation Commission announces a public hearing for the designation as a Local Historic Landmark,  the old Illinois Central Railroad Depot.

The Public Hearing is scheduled for Monday, September 22,  6:30 p.m. at the Williamson Co. Historical Society Museum (the old jail) at 105 S. Van Buren St.

Over 4.5 million grandparents are raising their grandchildren in the United States.  Many of these grandchildren are dealing with issues of anxiety, abandonment and self-esteem. Grandparents can feel overwhelmed at times.

In an effort to help grandparents and other adults who are parenting again, University of Illinois Extension and The Gero-Psych Program of Franklin-Williamson Human Services, Inc., have teamed up to offer the seminar, Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren: Through the Mind of a Child.
 

A busy patriotic weekend approaches.

A trip to hear the JALC community band provides a change-of-pace from summer of baseball