Macrame artist Maureen Anselmo weaves works and fairs
Maureen Anselmo designs and crafts jute macrame wall hangings with bread dough beads. She dyes jute at home, markets with Heather Steger, and completes custom orders such as a nylon stole for a deacon. The piece features a chalice and fish. They sell at flea markets and fairs and plan more events in Oak Park.
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Maureen Anselmo
Senior Citizens’ Center
Oak Park
Maureen
Heather Steger
Maywood Race Track
Forest Park
Frank
Forest Park Oktoberfest kickoff with German foods and parade
Forest Park hosts its 11th annual Oktoberfest from September 24 to 26 in the Elgin Avenue and Harrison Street square block. Twenty five organizations will staff booths and games to raise funds while German food and music fill the beer tent. A Sunday parade at 1:30 pm features Army Band Shrine units and Drum and Bugle Corps with Bicentennial Queen Geraldine Miller among the floats. Proceeds from other events fund local center improvements and activities.
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Forest Park Aerie
F.C.E
Altenheim
Forest Park
Gerry Bruhn
Harlem Maennerchor
Forest Park Daemencher
Forest Park Memorial
VFW
Bicentennial Commission
Forest Park Memorial Post
Forest Park Grandmothers Club
Forest
PTO
Forest Park Little League
Letter Carriers
Little Stinker’s Pup Tent
Forest Park Community Center
Forest Park Chamber of Commerce
Forest Park Lions Club
Elgin Avenue
Harrison Street
Madison Street
U.S. Army
Shrine
Nisei Ambassadors
Vaqueros
Elmhurst
Geraldine Miller
West Suburban
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Sarah Erickson
Margery Baker
Harrison Street Park
Voter Registration Closes Sept 17 in Forest Park
Forest Park Mayor Howard R. Mohr announces registration at Village Hall ends Friday Sept 17. Unregistered voters may sign up at 517 Des Plaines Ave during business hours 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday and 8:30 to noon Wednesday and Saturday.
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Forest Park
Howard R. Mohr
Des Plaines Ave
Cook County
Cook County Clerk's Office
Free swine flu vaccines for seniors in Des Plaines area
Seniors 65 and older in Forest Park can receive free swine flu shots on October 11 at the Community Center located at Des Plaines Avenue and Jackson Boulevard. OTTO D Angelo's Proviso Township revenue sharing office administers 500 doses. Sign up through Virginia Stetler at the Community Center. call 771 7737. Volunteers are needed to assist with registration on the day.
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Forest Park
Des Plaines Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Otto D'Angelo
Virginia Stetler
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Telephone Pioneers
Forest Council Telephone Pioneers
Homer's
Madison St
Lillian Flaherty
Forest Park Garden Club
Jo Voss
Marion Rausch
Thomas Ave
Children’s Hospital
Haeger Pottery
Dundee
Voss
Haeger’s
Garden Club
Donald Wyman
Charlotte Lanasa
Harry Randall
Ida Schwenke
Roger Grounds
Joseph Schaeffer
Joyce Rogers
Alice Carstens
Aerie Picnic
Eagles Auxiliary News
Eagles
Galesburg
Stella Moorehouse
Elgin
Ellen Tams
By Lyn Anderson
UpWorld
Hide-A-Way
Elsie Kelm
Senior Citizens Commission of
Jackson
Jeanette Olson
BPW
Macrame
Dan Sjorstrom
FT Nie
Daily World
Kenilworth & South Blvd
Coin Box
Oak Park Mall
Pioneer
N. Elston
Ohio
W. Fullerton-Addison
Opera
Pioneer Newsline
Container Corporation of America Pioneer Paper Stock Division
North Avenue
North Blvd
Oak Park Village
Barbara
Lake St
Mohr
Office
Waxa
de Paris
Paris
Chicago
Maxim
Astor ‘Tower Hotel
N. Astor St
Ul Boeto
Puppy Palace
S.harles North Riverside, Ill
Korvettes Plaza
Forest Park World
Foret Park National Bank
Gleason Chevrolet
Ees
Ht Lown
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