Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 12

CENTRAL ILLINOIS- Decatur, Illinois Sunday, January 14, 1996 mmmm JUL Annual march to honor Martin Luther King Jr. mmmi By ROSIN RIVERS Staff Writer wpW WtJ Office closings Federal, state and city offices will be closed Monday in observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Decatur City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday instead of Monday.

Schools will be closed, as well as post offices and the Decatur Public Library. The visitors center at Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery will be open, but its headquarters will not. City buses will continue to run, a spokeswoman for the Decatur Public Transit System said. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youths. They are available through the YWCA.

One of the celebration's highlights is the annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest for Deca-tur-area students. Teresa Nicole Lindsay of Stephen Decatur High School, Ethan Karriger of Roosevelt Middle School and Nate Atkins of Franklin School will read their winning essays at St. Patrick's and during the evening banquet. Other commemorations include: S3 The Cyrenity Black Man's support group will host a Martin Luther King Jr.

Day program from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday at St. Luke's Gospel Chapel, 637 W. Marietta St. Two of King's writings, "Where Do We Go From Here" and "Strength To Love" will be the focus of presentations and discussions.

There also will be follow-up proposals from the local Thousand Man March for review and endorsement. Call the Rev. C. Ezra West at 422-7720 for information. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston DECATUR Empower yourself.

Make a difference. On Monday local residents will be invited to do just that while honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Several hundred people are expected to fill Decatur's streets for the 11th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march.

The daylong celebration also includes a program honoring the late civil rights leader, and an evening banquet. Activities will begin at 11 a.m. at Harris School on the city's north side and Mueller Park on the south. Local ministers including Elder James Liggins, Pastor Patrick Pajak and the Rev. Herbert Dickerson will speak.

The march kicks off at noon from both sites, ending up at St. Patrick Catholic Church downtown. Commemorative buttons are being sold for $1. Neighborhood groups, churches and union members are invited to join the march and carry banners. The theme is "Empowering people to make a difference." KIM CELEBRATION: Members of the group Blynd perform Saturday at the 15th MaLute King Jr.

breakfast and celebration sponsored by the Decatur Club of Frontiers International Inc Gtoud members are from left, Marwan Abdullah, Kevin Bond, Joe Risby and Ezra Abdu ShSfe Kent Jr director of human resources for the Decatur school district, was the guest speaker planned during January and February to celebrate African-American Heritage Month at EIU. Participants with lighted candles will walk from Thomas Hall to the Martin Luther King Jr. Uni versity Union for the tribute. Other activities include art exhibitions, dance demonstrations, lectures, movies, videos, comedy acts, plays, concerts and a beauty pageant. AMTRAK: Funding need in other budgets cited Where to Go, What to Do, Every Friday in Sampling For home delivery call 421 iiiiJ Nnniim Continued from B1 trict.

"I need to see some hard, cold figures on how many people are riding it and what the costs are and how competitive the fares are. Right now, I do not advocate additional state dollars to subsidize it. I hate to keep subsidizing a failing enterprise." State Rep. Julie A. Curry, D-De-catur, said, "There are so many other programs that need help." State Sen.

Frank Watson, R-Greenville, said he does not favor subsidies. "I would think that a service that many people find is necessary could sustain itself. In other words, let the riders pay for it." State Rep. Charles A. "Chuck" Hartke, D-Teutopolis, does have Amtrak service in Effingham, but is hesitant to spend lots of money to save it.

"If the riders were there and the dollars were there, then we wouldn't have to subsidize the trains," Hartke said. He said college students could make due with alternate methods of transportation, and suggested they take the bus, car pool, or have their parents buy them cars. Hartke said he would favor subsidizing the service through June. "Let's figure out what we're doing this year and see if the ridership increases and go from there." State Sen. William L.

O'Daniel, D-Mount Vernon, wants short-term funding to keep the trains running for a few months. Losing the trains "would be devastating" to state universities, he said. will sponsor a candlelight vigil on Monday to recognize King's life and accomplishments. The event, scheduled for 7 p.m. at Thomas Hall on campus, is the first of more than 25 events 7m mtm0 mw mmv-- Supplement your income with a Herald Review newspaper routel Call 421-6990.

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The Rev. Charlotte Abram, pastor in charge at Union Memorial United Methodist Church, Omaha, will speak. On the line Springfield Bureau SPRINGFIELD Here is a schedule of Amtrak lines that are in jeopardy: THE LOOP Ridership (12 months ending Nov. 30, 1995): 35,136. Chicago to Springfield (Monday-Friday) Departs Chicago 8:20 a.m.

Stops in Lincoln 10:59 a.m. Arrives Springfield 11:50 a.m. Springfield to Chicago (daily) Departs Springfield 3 p.m. Stops in Lincoln 3:28 p.m. Arrives Chicago 6:30 p.m.

THE STATEHOUSE Ridership (12 months ending Nov. 30, 1995): 82,189. St. Louis to Chicago (daily) Departs St. Louis 4:30 a.m.

Stops in Springfield 6:35 a.m. Stops in Lincoln 7:05 a.m. Arrives Chicago 10 a.m. Chicago to St. Louis (daily) Departs Chicago 3:30 p.m.

Stops in Lincoln 6:13 p.m. Stops in Springfield 6:50 p.m. Arrives St. Louis 9:05 p.m. THE ILLINI Ridership (12 months ending Nov.

30, 1995) 97,927 Carbondale to Chicago (daily) Departs Carbondale 4 p.m. Stops in Du Quoin 4:14 p.m. Stops in Centralia 4:53 p.m. Stops In Effingham 5:37 p.m. Stops in AAattoon 6:03 p.m.

Stops in Champaign-Urbana 6:52 p.m. Arrives Chicago 9:30 p.m. Chicago to Carbondale (daily) Departs Chicago 4 p.m. Stops in Champaign-Urbana 6:29 p.m. Stops in AAattoon 7:07 p.m.

Stops In Effingham 7:33 p.m. Stops in Centralia 8:21 p.m. Stops in Du Quoin 8:50 p.m. Arrives Carbondale 9:30 p.m. stops in Lincoln at 1:13 p.m.

and 9:25 p.m., and northbound stops at 9:38 a.m. 4:50 p.m. If the Illini is eliminated, the area still will be served by the City of New Orleans train. However, there is no service on Wednesdays, no southbound service on Tuesdays and no northbound service on Thursdays. The southbound stops would be late at night or shortly after midnight.

Northbound stops would be early in the morning, all before 6:30 a.m. Crystal Clear Calling Quality 24-hour Customer Service Nationwide Call Delivery Service Exclusive Cellular Rewards Program Frequency, convenience at stake mm mm Springfield Bureau SPRINGFIELD If Amtrak service on four state trains ends Feb. 28, Effingham, Lincoln, Mat-toon, Champaign and Centralia still will have train service. The frequency and convenience, though, will be reduced. If the Loop and the Statehouse are eliminated, the corridor still would be served by the Ann Rut-ledge, which ends its route in Kansas City, and the Texas Eagle.

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