Emily Duncan (left), an employee at the Vienna Dollar General, is presented with a certificate and flowers by Tod Boyster, Dollar General division vice president, on Thursday in recognition of her kindness to an elderly customer at the store in early November.
Emily Duncan had only worked at the Dollar General in Vienna for a few months when an elderly customer got a little talkative.
As Duncan, 25, scanned the woman’s items, the shopper started telling the cashier all about herself, oblivious to the man in line behind her. Duncan saw him though, and with eye contact and a smile she tried to let him know she appreciated his patience.
Emily Duncan (center), an employee at the Vienna Dollar General store, poses with Adam Hanks (left), principal of the Vienna Elementary School, and Dollar General representatives Tony Bowers, Tod Boyster and Scott Dunn during a presentation recognizing Duncan’s kindness shown to an elderly employee at the store in early November. Dollar General donated $1,000 to the Vienna Elementary School in honor of Duncan’s act.
Looking Back: Past Lights Fantastic parades
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The city of Carbondale's entry in the 1991 Lights Fantastic parade leads the ways and wins first place. (Jan Abbot / The Southern Illinoisan)
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Rotary International displays the globe at the 2014 Lights Fantastic parade in Carbondale. (Stephanie Wicoff, The Southern)
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The city of Carbondale's float nears Town Square Pavilion during the 2008 Lights Fantastic parade in Carbondale. (Steve Jahnke / The Southern)
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Dancers from Willow Street Studios perform during the 2015 Lights Fantastic parade in Carbondale.
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Santa waves to the viewers of the Lights Fantastic parade in 2014 as his reindeer pull his sleigh in Carbondale. (Stephanie Wicoff, The Southern)
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The Southern Illinois Girl Scouts Troop 8634 float makes its way down U.S. 51 during the 2012 Lights Fantastic parade in downtown Carbondale. (Paul Newton / The Southern)
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The Grinch made an appearance at the 2015 Lights Fantastic parade in Carbondale.
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Ballerinas from Susan Barnes Dance Studio dance down the street in the 2014 Lights Fantastic Parade in Carbondale. (Stephanie Wicoff, The Southern)
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The Makanda Township Fire Department's fire truck was brightly decorated for the 2015 Lights Fantastic Parade in Carbondale.
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Isaac Uban (from left), Alex Burke and Ceci Perry are 'Rocking Around the Christmas Tree' aboard the Starr Realty and West Frankfort Care Association float Saturday during the 2004 Lights Fantastic Parade in Carbondale. (Steve Jahnke / The Southern)
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The Carbondale New School contributed a float to the 2009 Lights Fantastic Parade in downtown Carbondale. (Alan Rogers / The Southern)
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Paul Newton / The Southern Santa Claus waves to parade-goers as he rides in the last float during the 2010 Lights Fantastic Parade in Carbondale.