Sterling Park District Softball League Schedule Set
The Sterling Park District Summer Recreation Program will start a 16 inch softball league on June 22 and run through July 27 across six parks Sinnissippi Platt Lincoln Douglas Wallace Scheid. Amateur Softball Association rules apply and ASA provides patches cards and champion patches to all teams.
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Sterling Park District
East End
Sinnissippi, Platt
Lincoln
Platt
Wallace
Sinnissippi
Kilgour
Scheid
Amateur Softball Association
Ague of America
Fantasticks Opens Timber Lake Playhouse Season
Timber Lake Playhouse Mt Carroll opened its 10th season with The Fantasticks drawing a standing room crowd. Rev Andrew Bro welcomed original company members and introduced 2024 cast, noting the show’s themes of growing up. A special matinee June 20 offers reduced children’s rates. run ends June 27 before Cactus Flower opens June 30. Box office hours 2 PM to 10 PM daily except Monday.
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Timber Lake Playhouse
Mt. Carroll
American Theater
Ralph Hough
Andrew H. Bro
Bro
John M. Martin
Davenport
Richard S. Deitsch
la Salle
Deitch
the Fantasticks
Abe Burrows
New Districts Form For Blackhawk Area Scout Council
New district boundaries take effect this month as Blackhawk Area Council expands to twelve counties in Illinois and Wisconsin. Whiteside and Carroll join as Sauk District, with William Durham leading the new district and David Thobaden as district executive. Sinnissi District now covers Lee and Ogle with Don Lovett as chairman and Richard Watson as commissioner. Former Chaske, Kishwaukee, Potawatomi, and Winnebago districts are reorganized.
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Blackhawk
The
Scouts of America
Blackhawk Council
Illinois
Wisconsin
Whiteside
Carroll
William Durham
David Thobaden
Lee and
Ogle
Sinnissi
Don Lovett
Richard Watson
George Scott
Chaske, Kishwaukee, Potawatomi
Winnebago Dis
Prairieville Graduation Eight Class of 1971 Held May Program
Prairieville School celebrated its 1971 graduation Friday evening May 28 with speaker Dr. LaMonte Ballard of Sterling. The program featured processional, prophecies and songs by eighth graders, addresses on important attitudes, and class tributes. The ceremony concluded with refreshments arranged by the Community Club and greetings from relatives and friends.
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Prairieville School
LaMonte T. Ballard
Sterling
Clevenger Sennet
Oni Scot
Stuart Ns
T Friedrichs
Lawrence Beaver
Ae Ryerson
Wesleyargaret Whiting
Leona Dirks
Amos Ebersole
Warren Weeg
Michael Ryerson
Wesley Stern
Lawrence Beaver Jr
Margaret Whiting
Sherrie Clevenger
Wende Alexander
Scott Friedrichs
Dr. Ballard
Ivy
Stuart Collins
Weeg
Ogilvie Proclaims Flag Week Urging Illini to Fly Flags
Springfield Governor Richard B. Ogilvie proclaims June 13 to 19, 1971 as Flag Week in Illinois and urges residents to display the U S flag at homes and businesses. He notes the evolving design from 13 to 50 stars symbolizing the nation and cites the Star Spangled Banner Flag House connection.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
United States
Baltimore
Mary Young Pickersgill
Frances Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Blue Cross to Use Age-Based Rates for Non-Group Members
Illinois Blue Cross and Blue Shield will start age rating for non-group plan members on July 1. A spokesman said age rating eases rate stability and can keep comprehensive coverage, with rises mainly for those over 40 and possible declines for some under 40. Non-group members are about seven percent of Illinois’ three million members as insurers exit the market due to losses.
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Illinois Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue Cross
Illinois
Michael Howlett To Receive VFW National Award
Michael J. Howlett state Auditor of Public Accounts will receive the Gold Medal of Merit and Citation at the Illinois VFW convention in Chicago June 18 20 1971. The award recognizes exceptional service to country and community with Govs from both parties noted in attendance by civic leaders and national officials. Television usage in Britain averages about four hours daily.
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Springfield
Michael J. Howlett
National Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
VFW
Illinois
Conrad Hilton
Herbert R. Rainwater
San Bernardino
Calif
Howlett
National Organization
Richard J. Daley
Donald Rumsfeld
Richard M. Nixon
Vernon A. Soukup
Soukup
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West End
Douglas, Wallace and Scheid
League
Fantasticks’ Open
Cav Timbkas
Vanessa
Jonathan Swift
Scout Council
Prairieville
Ogilvie
Ave. Sterling
Michael Howlett
Britain
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Uate di
Lipton
Libby
Cudahy
Wieners
Ixon
E., Rea
Usda Choice
Loin
Oscar Mayer
Bologna
Otatoes
Rheeling
Lando Frost
Eckrich
Aususied
Velcheese
Sox
UIT
Ib Cudahy
Sehnen
Hase of
Ky LY
Glas
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