Hideaway Gift Shop gains wider interest for natural crafts
Forest Park's Hideaway Gift Shop makes wall arrangements and table decorations from natural materials created by Elsie and Bill Kelm. Penney stores in North Riverside Mall and Yorktown carry their pieces. outlets include Washington Island Wisconsin and a Topeka zoo. Materials span pine cones driftwood fungi and imported items. Each piece is unique due to varying lengths of grasses and woods and dye uptake. The film schedule at the library tomorrow lists Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Hansel and Gretel and The Legend of John Henry with age recommendations.
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Madison Street
Forest Park
J. C. Penney
North Riverside Mall
Yorktown
Elsie
Bill Kelm
Kelm
Penney’s
Washington Island
Wisconsin
Topeka
Kan
Helms
Spain
South America
Italy
Huckleberry Finn
Hansel and Gretel
John Henry
Mark Twain
MGM
Mickey Rooney
William Frawley
Roberta Flack
Forest Park car raffle funds senior youth center programs
Proceeds from an 18 000 raffle aim to expand Forest Park Community Center activities in 1977. The 1976 Vega donated by Forest Park National Bank will be won at the Oktoberfest on Sept 26. Center director Jim McCoy and youth and senior groups promote ticket sales to a 3 000 monthly facility crowd. Ten students from Triton College made the spring 1976 president’s list.
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Forest Park Community Center
Howard R. Mohr
Forest Park National Bank
Gleason Chevrolet
Jim McCoy
Forest Park
Triton College
River Grove
Cathy Lee Bacon
Judith T. Kethley
Susan Knaack
Brenda E. Lucas
Dorothy J. Madden
Teresa McKenzie
Reno Minocha
Dale S. Settlemyre
Kristina F. Woessner
Toni M. Woods
Daniele Earns 4.0 GPA at Michigan State University
Daniel W. Daniele of 1132 Dunlop Ave East Lansing Michigan attained a 4.0 GPA for the spring term at Michigan State University in East Lansing Michigan.
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Daniel W. Daniele
Dunlop Ave
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Mich
Backyard Bible Schools Sponsored by Forest Park Lutherans
The three Forest Park Lutheran churches co sponsor a Backyard Bible School program for August 9 through 13 from 9 30 to 11 30 a m at six Forest Park locations including 925 Marengo 7645 Adams 628 Elgin 7416 Dixon 605 Ferdinand 1129 Beloit and 824 Clinton Oak Park. Sessions include bible stories songs games and crafts for children 4 years old through fourth grade. Pre registration is by Bev Doornbos at 848 0151 or on the first day at any location. A deaf class may form if interest exists. Send requests to Backyard Bible School 812 Wisconsin Oak Park 60304.
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Forest Park
Ams
Elgin
Dixon
Ferdinand
Beloit
Clinton
Oak Park
St. Peter, St. Paul
St. John
Forest Park Area
Bev Doornbos
Back Yard
Proviso Actors Present Forum at West and East High
The Proviso Summer Theatre acting company stages A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Friday July 30 at Proviso West High School and Saturday July 31 at Proviso East High School. Tickets are 3 dollars. curtain is 8 p.m. Forest Park residents Mike Vodrazka and Heidi Grant appear.
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Proviso Summer Theatre Acting Company
Forum
Proviso West High School
Proviso East High School
Proviso West
Wolf Road
Harrison Street
Hillside
Proviso East
First Avenue
Madison Street
Maywood
Burt Shevelove
Larry Gelbart
Stephen Sondheim
Forest Park
Mike Vodrazka
Heidi Grant
Robert Grothe
Perviso West
John Toth
Teens rehearse Blithe Spirit in regional theatre
Rehearsals are underway for Noel Coward farce Blithe Spirit by the Teen Repertoire Theatre of St Bernardine's parish Forest Park. Performances run Saturdays and Sundays July 31 August 1 and August 7 8 at 8 p.m. in Elgin and Harrison parish hall with admission 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children under 12. Cast includes Mike Bosco Oak Park as Charles Condomine Gail Peterson Forest Park as Ruth Cathy Madden Forest Park as Elvira and Mark Connelly Forest Park as Dr Bradman.
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Noel Coward
St. Bernardine’s Parish
Forest Park
Oak Park
St. Bernardine School
Elgin and
Harrison
Mike Bosco
Charles Condamine
Gail Peterson
Ruth
Cathy Madden
Elvira
Charles
Mark Connelly
Dr. Bradman
Charles Condomine
Georgette Kroupa
Linda Kroupa
St. Bernardine’s
Teen Repertoire Theatre Group
Andrew Johnston
Two Morton College students named to dean's list
Robin Lynn Bellan and Diane Louise Pytko were named to Morton College's dean's list for the past semester in recognition of strong academic performance. Bellan lives at 1119 Circle Ave and Pytko at 1125 Circle Ave.
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Morton College
Robin Lynn Bellan
Circle Ave
Diane Louise Pytko
New hospital plan offers private rooms in new Gottlieb Memorial wing
A Gottlieb Memorial Hospital addition planned for completion next spring will provide private windows for patients. Each patient room will feature a private window and designed like a geometric figure inspired by a skew concept.
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Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Directors
Proviso Township students post perfect grades in 1975-76
Proviso East seniors and other class members are named for straight A averages in the final 1975-76 grading period. The list includes Susan Blake Kimberly Cleff Jayne Carocsi Anna Dioguardi and many others.
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Proviso Township High School
Susan Blake
Kimberly Cleff
Jayne Carocsi
Anna Dioguardi
Susan Domalick
Julianne Felker
Laura Heckel
Cheryl Hill
Mary Isselhard
Carol Koci
Eva May
Janice Mueller
Barbara Nick
Linda Novak
Laura Parren
Venettia Saffold
Deborah Schmidt
Renea Smith
Jill Sullivan
Ann Tricoci
Jon Walgren
Dianne Ward
Caron Weil
Theresa Zinger
Push Up wraps it up in Proviso Township program
Operation Push Up, a federally funded Proviso Township summer program for eighth grade graduates, ends July 29 with certificates at Proviso East High School. Under 34 staff, the program offered reading and math, writing, science, typing, home economics, industrial arts, and counseling, plus field trips and parental nights to support ongoing guidance.
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Proviso Township
Proviso East High School
First Avenue
Madison Street
Maywood
Dan Heintz
Pleasant Valley Farm
Woodstock Isl
Lake Michigan
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Ira Goldberg
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