Arts & Culture

Grandstand lineup for 89th Annual Du Quoin State Fair

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011, 12:00pm

DUQUOIN, IL (KFVS) - Fair manager John Rednour, Jr. announced Monday the lineup for the Du Quoin State Fair.

The fair will be from August 26 to Labor Day on September 5.

The lineup includes:

Friday, August 26 - Harness racing at 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 27 - Harness racing at 12 p.m., Josh Turner featured at 7:30 p.m.

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Enter your community in the 29th annual Gov.'s Home Town Awards

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Friday, July 15th, 2011, 9:00am

PERRY COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - Illinois communities of all sizes are encouraged to enter the 29th Annual Governor's Home Town Awards competition.

The GHTA recognizes volunteers whose hard work and dedication greatly improves their communities.

The deadline to submit applications is August 15.

Awards will be given in six project categories based on the six community population divisions.

Applications can be submitted by a variety of community representatives like local governments, schools, community organizations, chamber of commerce, community action agencies, area agencies on aging or local job training organizations.

Volunteer judges will evaluate the applications on need, use of resources and impact.

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Perry Co. Fair coming to an end

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Friday, June 17th, 2011, 12:31pm

PINCKNEYVILLE, IL (KFVS) - The last day for the Pinckneyville Fair is Saturday, June 18.

The fair is located at the edge of Pinckneyville in the fairgrounds. A schedule of events for the last couple of days of the fair include:

Friday, June 17 - Crash 'em Up Day

Demolition Derby at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 into the Grandstand.

Saturday, June 18 - All Power Day

9 a.m. - "Drive Smart for Your School" fundraiser for Pinckneyville Community High School
10:30 a.m. - Antique Tractor Pulls, free admission
7 p.m. - Illinois Tractor Pull Associtation's Tractor Pull, Grandstand admission is $10

For more information, you can visit the Perry County Fair's website.

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DuQuoin Public Library Food for Thought Book Club

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011, 4:19pm

DuQuoin Public Library Food for Thought Book Club

DUQUOIN, IL (KFVS) - The book list for the Food for Thought Book Club at the DuQuoin Public Library is available.

The monthly book club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. They invite anyone to join at anytime by picking and choosing which month and authors work best for you. Refreshments mentioned in the book will be served.

The book list includes:

June 21 - "Friendship Bread" by Darien Gee
July 19 - "Julie & Julia" by Julie Powell
August 16 - "A Year in Provence" by Peter Mayle
September 20 - "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg
October 18 - "The Unbearable Lightness of Scones" by Alexander McCall Smith
November 15 - "Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer
December 20 - "Candy Cane Murder" by Joanne Fluke

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Video game teaches emergency preparedness, earthquake safety

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Friday, May 20th, 2011, 5:49pm

Video game teaches emergency preparedness, earthquake safety

PERRY COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - A project commissioned by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency was designed to teach children disaster preparedness and response strategies using a video game.

"The Day the Earth Shook" was developed by the Electronic Visualization Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Center for Public Safety and Justice- Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The game focuses on preparing for an earthquake like one that could occur along the New Madrid or Wabash Valley Seismic Zones in Southern Illinois.

You can download the game here.

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