CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - Voces sin Fonteras, "Voices without borders," is the theme of the 2011 Latino Heritage Month celebration at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC says Latino Heritage Month celebrates and acknowledges the cultures, experiences and history of the diverse groups that fall under the Latino banner, and there are several educational, enlightening and entertaining events scheduled for September 10 through October 23.

“Latino Heritage Month is an excellent way to expand contact with and understanding of one of the many diverse cultures that make up the community of cultures we have at SIU Carbondale.  It is a marvelous way to learn, to grow and to develop as a member of global society,” said Carl Ervin, coordinator of Multicultural Programs and Services.

SIUC has the following schedule of events for the 2011 Latino Heritage Month:

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CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - The September monthly members luncheon for the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will be Tuesday, September 13 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The meeting will be at the Small Business Development Center at SIU. The chamber says this month, the speaker will be Chris Egelston.

A special rate this month will be $5 for members who RSVP and $10 for  non-members or those who did not RSVP.

For more information, you can call 549-2146. You can click here to RSVP on the chamber's website.

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(KFVS) - The Heartland Football Friday final scores and extended highlights from September 9 are available.

You can click here to see the HFF Scoreboard with the final scores.

You can click here to see extended highlights from week four that include the following games:

• Massac County vs. Anna-Jonesboro
• Sikeston vs. Dexter
• Chaffee vs. Hayti
• Farmington vs. New Madrid County Central
• East Prairie vs. Scott City
• Waterloo vs. Carbondale
• Marion vs. Harrisburg

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