Proviso Swimmers Rout Niles Township in DuPage Meet
Proviso East swim team defeated Niles Township on all three levels in a February 2 meet. Highlights include varsity 200 yard medley relay win, top finishes in the 200 IM and 100 free, and strong performances in the 100 fly and 100 back. Final scores: Varsity 52 43, Sophomores 48 45, Freshmen 52 49. Coach Mengel notes improvement despite illness.
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Varsity
Niles
Sepus
Frosh
Mengel
Little League seeks funds and field repairs ahead of season
The community schedules February 10 and 11 registrations at Village Hall Court Room for Little League players, with managers and coaches meeting last week to discuss field improvements. A March 7 meeting at Krebsers invites more volunteers as teams play through the league schedule with upcoming games and leading scorers noted.
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Village Hall
Krebsers
St John Wins 3 Drops a Close One
St John’s Lutheran school won two games and lost a tight one to La Grange last week. On January 26 the team beat La Grange 42 to 27 with Montgomery and Clifton each scoring five and Rambeau adding a three. On February 2 La Grange won 45 to 40 as Montgomery hit six baskets. A February 4 win 46 to 24 saw Montgomery and Ruff with six each and Clifton and Rambear with three each.
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St. Peter's
National Bank
Paeth
Spartans
Raiders
Klages
Miller Drugs
Locke
Mohr Gils
St. Bernardines
Mohr Oils
Ianntuonnt
Iogers
Dempsey
Quitsch
St. John’s Lutheran School
la Grange
Dave Weidler
Montgomery
Clifton
Rambeau
St. John
Ruff
Rambear
Bernardine's Ladies league bowling results and high scores
ST BERNARDINE'S LADIES results list captains and teams with scores from Parichy Roofing to Sam Sansone. Notable performances include Marge Havorka rolling a high game of 200 and Peggy Davis posting a high series of 502.
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Parichy
Joan Dioguardi
Gene Ballanz
Trage Bros
Erna Weingand
Mohr Service
Linda Hartman
Calcagno Foods
Marge Panzer
All Beautiful Gift
Marion Oberg
Marie Tierney
Sam Sansone
Lucille Rogers
Marge Havorka
Peggy Davis
Cadette Leaders Set Workshop for Lone Tree Area Scout Council
Cadette leaders of the Lone Tree Area Girl Scout Council will meet for a special workshop February 13 at 7 30 p m at the council office 1048 Pleasant in Oak Park. The session focuses on troop management and Cadette Challenges with Mrs Wesley Christensen as trainer.
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Lone Tree Area
Girl Scout Council
Pleasant
Oak Park
Wesley Christensen
Nomination Committee Elected for Lone Tree Area Scout Council
Mrs Charles La Pointe was elected to the nominating committee at Grace Lutheran Church River Forest on January 22. Mrs Hal Secor of Franklin Park was chosen president for a three year term. Representatives from 17 communities met for routine council business. Frances Folsom Cleveland was Americas youngest first lady, marrying Grover Cleveland in 1886 at age 21.
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Charles la Pointe
Elgin
Lone Tree Area
Girt Scout Council
Grace Lutheran Church
River Forest
Hal Secor
Franklin Park
Frances Folsom Cleveland
Ameri
Grover Cleveland
Letter on pedestrian safety at Harlem Avenue overpass intersections
A reader urges safety committee action at Harlem Avenue overpass near the Eisenhower Expressway and Harlem Roosevelt Road crossings. They advocate a traffic halt when pedestrians cross and left turn restrictions on green arrows to reduce accidents and protect pedestrians, noting past ignored safety suggestions and multiple collisions.
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Harlem Avenue
C.T.A
Harlem
Roosevelt Road
Safety Committee
Legion Spaghetti Dinner Planned at Memorial Hall
Members of Forest Park Post and its Auxiliary prepare a spaghetti feast to be served Sunday February 18 at Memorial Hall from 2 to 6 PM. Kitchen superintendent Joe Sansone will oversee operations as Commander Gustafson notes careful planning by the committee.
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Forest Park Post
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Joe Sansone
Gustafson
Proviso East to Compete at York High Thespian Contest
Proviso East players will compete with area schools at York High on February 17 for a Thespian contest. The local team includes Ricky Romano of Forest Park.
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Proviso East
York High
Ricky Romano
Forest Park
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Forest Park Review
Niles High
The
VFW Post
Des Plaines Ave
Marie Farina
Betty Jane Schultz
Doar
USE Gas Company Financing
Apri
Suburbia
Otto's
Chef Brady Wilson
Bob Eggers
Washington Blvd
St. Bernardine
Nat
Bank
Mohr Olis
St. Peters
Edia
Wanun
Peters National Bank Mohr Ofls Miller Drugs
Bernardines Spartans Raiders
Dolos Locke
Janntuonn
D' Alexander
Lefsten
Koch
P. Stetler
Curran
Altman
Crane
Wiedarek
Robinson
Collins
Blasky
Cote Dolos
Strazala
Farrell
St, Bernardine’s Ladies
Girl Scout News
Forest Park Methodist Church
Forest Park Church
Legion Beast of Top Spaghetti Feast
Commer
Lexington & Ferdinand Forest Park
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