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Newspaper
Forest Park World
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1976
Page
5
Forest Park Community Center expands candle sale hours to 9 am to 4 pm on Dec 10 11 12 and 17 18 19 with plans to involve Oak Park River Forest. Candles cost 1 per five candle set and buyers bring containers for sand. Orders by phone to 771-7737.
All Forest Park public schools will close at 2 45 p m Friday Dec 17 for the Christmas holidays. Classes resume at regular times Monday Jan 3 1977. Administrative Office at 939 Beloit Ave will be open 8 a m to 4 p m Dec 20 23 and Dec 27 30 during the two week break.
Forest Park Public Library at 7555 Jackson Blvd offers Christmas albums for loan. Selections include Handel's Messiah, Christmas carols, Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas Hits, The Little Drummer Boy, Henry Mancini's A Merry Mancini Christmas, and other titles.
American Legion Past 414 hosts a children’s Christmas party for Forest Park kids under 12. The event runs Saturday December 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Legion hall 500 Circle Ave. Entertainment begins at noon with the St James Christ e Academy members performing a show titled Christmas in the Land of Oo.
St Bernardine’s Teen Repertoire Theatre prepares a holiday production titled For Love of Betsy about a 17 year old girl. Directed by Hank Stermann the show runs Saturday and Sunday December 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. in the school hall at Elgin and Harrison Forest Park. Oak Park and Forest Park cast includes Steve Bosco Donna Koranda Kathy Florest Linda Kroupa and Wally Swenson. Tickets cost 1.25 for adults and 75 cents for children under 12.
The first Christmas Seal campaign of 1907 aimed to raise 300 dollars to save a Delaware TB sanitarium. After initial setbacks Philadelphia’s North American backed the effort, helping it raise over 3000 dollars and spark a nationwide holiday tradition that funded TB care and later other lung diseases.
A print auction of assorted works by noted photographers will be held Sunday December 12 at Enlarge Yourself The Photography Workshop Oak Park. It features signed prints by Ansel Adams Edward Weston Brett Weston Al Weber and local professionals Mick Despota Sandy Rothberg Paul Schranz Jon Peters Charles F Davis Bill Smith among others. Viewing starts 1 p.m. bidding from 3 p.m. with items from $10 open to the public refreshments available. For info call 386 1991 during specified hours.
Proviso West High School will host two pre legislation sessions for Youth and Government participants from Proviso East Naperville Morton High Schools to prep for the Youth Legislature in Springfield March 18 to 20. The first session on December 11 involves small group committees debating bills and nominating candidates. The second session on January 8 reviews and refines all bills using parliamentary procedures. About 80 students and sponsors will attend.
Students from Triton College Fine Arts Department host the sixth annual Christmas Ceramic and Print Sale in the Elmore Boeger Gallery. From December 13 to 16, 2000 Fifth Ave River Grove, over 500 pottery pieces priced $1 to $75 available noon to 9 daily, and noon to 3 on final day.
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