River Forest Library trip to view Perry Mastodon set
Registration open for villagers to join Friends of the River Forest Library on Saturday Oct 22 for a trip to Wheaton College to view the Perry Mastodon with talks by geologist Mrs Isabel Wasson and Donald C Boardman. The outing includes a visit to Glen Ellyn site and Old Grave Mill, $2 per person or $4 per family.
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Friends of the River Forest Library
Wheaton College
Isabel Wasson
Old Grave Mill
River Forest
Fenwick High Hosts Blackfriars Dinner Fundraiser
Fenwick High School will host the Blackfriars Dinner at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare on Friday Oct 21 under the chairmanship of Dr and Mrs Donald Hugar. The event serves as the main fundraiser for the scholarship and development fund in Fenwick’s 49th year of service led by Rev Gerald John McGreevy O P as honorary chairman. For information call Mrs Lafaso at Fenwick 386 0127.
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Fenwick High School
Blackfriars
Hyatt Regency
O’hare
Donald Hugar
River Forest
Fenwick
Gerald John McGreevy
O.P
Lafaso
Organ Recital by Dr. Neuenschwander at First Presbyterian
Dr. Robert Neuenschwander organist and choir director of First Presbyterian Church River Forest will give an organ recital at 7 p.m. Sunday October 23 in the church sanctuary on Quick and Lathrop Avenues. He earned a music doctorate from Northwestern University in August and will be honored at a reception in the social room after the concert. Church members and friends are invited.
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Robert Neuenschwander
First Presbyterian Church
River Forest
Quick and Lathrop Avenues
Neuenschwander
Northwestern University
Christmas craftsmen hold sale at Oak Park Club
The Window on Christmas boutique runs Oct 27 28 29 from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Oak Park Club 721 Ontario St Oak Park sponsored by Connoisseur Craftsmen a group of Oak Park women. Don na Podmajerski founder says the event shares the season with locals featuring wreaths centerpieces dolls mini quilts wooden pieces and other crafts from 30 artisans including Kitty Begani Joanne Collins Allamay Berggren Nan Loncharich and more.
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Oak Park Club
Ontario St
Oak Park
Kitty Begani
Joanne Collins
Allamay Berggren
Nan Loncharich
Donna Podmajerski
Dan Sjostrom
Homecoming at OPRFHS Puts On Circus Themed Events
The curtain rises today at Oak Park River Forest High School as student activities stage The Greatest Show on Earth circus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the student center featuring jugglers clowns and magicians. The week builds to a parade at 11 a.m. Saturday and football games at noon and 2 p.m. followed by a homecoming dance 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday with queen crowning. Parade routes run through Oak Park and River Forest, ending at the school.
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Oak Park-River Forest High School
N. Scoville Ave
Oak Park
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Brillo Brothers
Ginny McLauchlan
Gail Busch
Scoville Avenue
Lake Street
Oak Park Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Lathrop Avenue
River Forest
Harrison Street
Ridgeland Avenue
Iowa Street
Fair Oaks-Scoville Avenue
Hephzibah Holds Annual Board Meeting
The Hephzibah Children's Association will hold its annual Board of Directors meeting from 9 30 a m to 3 p m on Wednesday Oct 19. Morning songs from the kindergarten class open the session, followed by committee reports and a slide program of this year’s activities. Sylvia Cotton president of the Illinois Day Care Association will give a concluding talk after lunch.
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Hephzibah Children’s Association Board of Directors
Hephzibah
Sylvia Cotton
Illinois Day Care Association
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St.Luke
St. Luke
Vincent Feraci
Trage Bros
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Joe Farruggia
Sheila
Charles Vietzen
HigHland Ave
Ill
Women's Exchange Crafts Fair
Hair
Sun & Mon
W. North Ave
Wayxia
de Paris
Chicago
Maxim
Astor
Bancing
Wer
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The
Connoisseur Craftsmen
Don
J. G. Durandalimalavea
Pillsbury
Pillsbury Meat
Pillsbury Entertainment
Alliance
FSLIC
Fated Lene
Ron Serr
Seentascence Corp
W. Fullerton Ave
W. Higgins Rd
Colonial Savings Division
Oak Lawn
Palos Hills
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