Dahlia Enthusiast Alfred Voss Wins Ribbons and Grows Prize Blooms
Alfred Voss cultivates 80 dahlia varieties and judges shows, collecting 94 ribbons in 1974 and a Palm Springs award. He plans more wins at the South town Dahlia Show in Ford City while detailing his meticulous care, storage, and insect concerns. The piece also notes Eagles Auxiliary 1344 meetings and Oktoberfest signups.
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Envy
Polly Bergen
Alfred C
Alfred Voss
Playboy
Voss
Glencoe
Palm Springs
Ford City
Harry Chaddick
Southtown
Red Cross Bloodmobile to Visit Forest Park Oct 1
The Red Cross Blood Assurance program supports Forest Park residents with 125 units already replaced. The Oct 1 bloodmobile at Naval Reserve Center opens 4 to 9 pm with 18 beds, 10 registered medical staff, 30 volunteers, eight nurses and four paramedics. Donations take about 45 minutes with light refreshments afterward. Call 771-3136 to donate or volunteer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Forest Park
Bloodmobile
Alse
Naval Reserve Center
W. Roosevelt Rd
Community Education program launches in Forest Park schools
Forest Park Public Schools will roll out a pilot Community Education model this year with parent education, recreation, cultural experiences, and support for handicapped children. Grants totaling 28,732 from federal and IBM sources fund equipment and program development, with state funding bringing the total to 31,732. Enrollment stands at 1,016 students, and several class adjustments reflect population changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Cook County
Forest Park Schools Advisory Council
Catherine Buckley
IBM
Ground broken for new center in North Riverside
Ground was broken on September 15 for a 125000 square foot convenience shopping center in North Riverside. Representatives of Dominick's Finer Foods shopping center developer Melvin Simon and Associates and the North Riverside president turned over the earth to mark the start of construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Riverside
Dominick’s
Finer Foods, Shop
Ping Center
Melvin Simon and Associates
MSA
North Riverside Park Plaza
Harlem Avenue
25Th Street
Jerry Gershman
Peter K. Leeds
Gershman
North Riverside Park Mall
Senior citizen flu shots set Oct. 11
Forest Park residents 65 and older are urged to book Oct. 11 at the Community Center for free bivalent flu vaccine. Only this day is set for seniors, with 500 doses allocated from Proviso Township revenue sharing. Those with chronic illness should consult a physician first.
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Forst Park
Jackson Boulevard
Desplaines Avenue
Forest Park
Otto D’angelo
Proviso Township Revenue Sharing Office
Virginia Stetler
Act IV to Premiere Oct 2 with traveling musical
Act IV unveils a new traveling musical titled And the Winner is slated to premiere October 2 at 8 30 p.m. in St Bernardine Hall Forest Park Elgin. The preview charges 150 admission with 100 for children and seniors and booking opens October 3 for clubs parties and organizations.
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St. Bernardine Hall
Elgin
Harrison Streets
Forest Park
Organiza
Maureen FitzGerald
Oak Park
John Slankard
Giner Arends
Diane Barg
Vern Barg
Maria Branigan
Marty Considine
Garnet Griffin
Marion Hogan
Janet Kafka
Ruth Kirk
Diane Lambesis
Arthur Lynch
Pat Olderr
Dave Preiwisch
Karl Preiwisch
Kathy Schwarz
John Stankard
Bob Wright
Ellen Youre
Jean Phelan
Act IV
Woman celebrates second year at cancer prevention center
Marie Mikhail of 424 Elgin Forest Park marks her second anniversary with the Anna Portes Cancer Prevention Center this month. She works in the x ray department which conducts chest x rays and breast screenings. Thermography detects problems by heat from tissue. Further screening may be advised if needed. The center at 33 W. Huron Street offers preventive medicine services with advanced computerized testing devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Mikhail
Elgin
Forest Park
Anna Portes
Mikhail
Huron Street
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Dahlias
Eagles
Ladies of Eagles Auxiliary 1344
Stella Moorhouse
Marge Priddis
By Lyn Anderson
Lyn Anderson
Keith Swinden
Educational Service Region of
State Office of
Evdcation
Grant-White School
Garfield School
Field Stevenson School
Park District Recreation Building
Indianapolis
North Riverside Village
John de Graff
North America
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Bensenville
Elmhurst
Donald A. Brandstetter
Roger Leisten
Maurice W. Murray
Joan Ohlson
Marilyn Pinzur
Addison/Wood Dale
James P. Riley
Association
Proviso East High School
Sharon Arquilla
Robin Reed
Stephen Bogaerts
Shelby Boblick
Eileen Prohm
Theresa Witowski
Patricia Dennis
Home Econom
Ics
Frances Miceli
Elizabeth Rechtin
Lloyd Luke
Richard Lindahl
Sally Caldarazzo
Laura Musgrave
Chris Moskos
The
Wildcat
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