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Due to scheduling conflicts, the TIF meeting originally scheduled for Monday Sept 26 at 5PM at City Hall will be rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept 28,2022 at 5PM at City Hall. Guest speaker Sharon Maguire will give a presentation on hobo quilts at the Friends of the Fairfield Public Library annual meeting on Monday, September 26, a 2 p.m. in the library's meeting room. The gathering is open to the public, and refreshments will be served. Sharon will tell the group about the history of hobo quilts, which feature signs hobos left for each other as they travelled the countryside by foot or by rail from the late nineteenth into the first half of the twentieth century. Among the signs were indicators that told them which towns were safe, which were dangerous, and where they might find food, lodging, and work. Sharon will also bring a sample quilt to the meeting. Friends of the Library was formed to promote the activities and goals of the Fairfield Public Library. All proceeds from fundra ....
Southern Illinois group gears up to feed families impacted by pandemic Southern Illinois group gears up to feed families impacted by pandemic By Brooke Buckner | February 4, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST - Updated February 4 at 5:37 PM CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - While large-scale vaccination efforts ramp up, the work to feed needy families continues across the country. Local groups are helping with that need. “It’s been tough. It’s been tough on a lot of people around here,” said Tony Cusumano, co-owner of Cusumano & Sons. He said that’s why his corporation is teaming up with Laborers’ Local 773 to feed hundreds on Friday in Carbondale. ....