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Newspaper
Forest Park World
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1978
Page
7
Forest Park Memorial VFW 7181 Ladies Auxiliary will host a card and dance night at the VFW Hall on February 22 to raise funds for the Auxiliary Relief Fund. Proceeds support hospital programs and ward services at Hines Hospital.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Father Letter's Council Knights of Columbus hosts a Sweetheart Party on February 21 at Pat Gawlas home with St Bernardine clergy and housekeepers as guests. Cocktails at 6 30 p m dinner at 7 p m includes roast beef and chicken entrees and jello molds. A post dinner raffle follows with desserts provided by named volunteers. Reservations are handled by Ann Signorella. The group recently renewed its charter for the thirteenth year. the first meeting in 1966 had 22 members with officers named for the early days.
The Life Member Club Forest Council Telephone Pioneers will meet at noon on Thursday February 16 at Nielsen's Restaurant Elmwood Park. Members must reserve by calling Lillian Kocanda or Warren Petry. After lunch John Cone of Triton College Speak er's Bureau will speak on broadcast media.
Members of Forest Park Unit 414 American Legion Auxiliary donate fifty dollars to the USO Lounge at O’Hare Airport to fund the lounge’s coffee hours. The unit will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday February 21 at Memorial Hall with first vice president Lucile Block chairing in for president Lillian Schank who is ill.
The Lady Bug Thrift Shop at 410 Circle Ave conducts a half price sale for February 21 to 25. Run by volunteers under the Baptist Retirement Home Auxiliary board, the shop nears its third year, with all profits aiding Maywood residents needing financial assistance.
The West Suburban Toastmistress Club will meet at 6 p m on Tuesday Feb 21 at the Oak Park Arms Hotel. The second phase of the speech contest will be held that evening with the third phase on March 7 and the final on March 21. Call Elsie Erickson or Betty Rogers to reserve a place.
A group from the Howard Mohr Community Center can still reserve Chorus Line tickets for Thursday, June 22 until February 22. Main floor seats cost 17.50 each and Dorothy Madden can provide more information at 771-7737.
The Forest Park Public Library hosts a metaphysics lecture titled Healing Yourself at 7 30 p m on Thursday February 16 in the east meeting room 7555 W Tackson Blvd The talk is presented by the Society of Metaphysics a non profit educational and service institution.
Jim Rodgers studies his reflection during the St John’s Lutheran School Winterim 78 program on February 1 2 and 3 Students selected from self defense makeup and pizza making among options Younger students visited a pet motel while older students toured the Sun Times building and NBC TV Dan Sjostrom captured the moment
Forest Park School District 91 moved to apply for funds from the Illinois Dangerous Drugs Commission to support community social services. The board unanimously backed the request while praising ongoing counseling and health, social work, and counseling programs as essential.
Proviso East High School starts its 13th consecutive Title I summer program titled Operation Push-Up on June 19. District 209 aims to enroll about 180 rising high school freshmen in a six week program combining tutoring for returning participants and a new session for 1978 entrants.
Forest Park residents are invited to the Forest Park Community Garden Club meeting on Monday February 20 at 7 30 p m in the village hall 517 DesPlaines Ave to discuss plumbing roto tilting and the relocation of the site Garden club reports 20 by 20 ft plots available and can be reserved at the meeting or by calling Commissioner Edward Lambke at 771 8643.
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