Frankfort Sets Annual Fall Festival Days
The Frankfort chamber of commerce plans the fall festival on September 25 drawing an estimated 70 000 visitors, with 150 exhibitors and extensive on street entertainment. Seavey aims to balance crowd size and enjoyment while featuring parade events carnival food beer garden and a two evening theater dinner with Neil Simon comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Tickets for the catered dinner and show are in advance.
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Frankfort
Seavey
Mobil Chemical Company
Neil Simon
Illinois Theatre Center
Oak and
Kansas Street
Chamber
Bow Hunting Club Showcases Archery in Our Area
A feature on the Bow Hunting club highlights rising interest in archery as a sport and form of hunting. The piece includes pictures and a narrative of the club’s activities in the local area.
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America
White Sox Fans Rally for 1967 Pennant Chase
Chicago fans roar as the White Sox pursue their first pennant since 1959. The 1967 season saw a tight race, with the club falling just short of the championship, a memory recounted by Sports Editor Dennis Mahoney in his column on page.
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Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Sox
Dennis Mahoney
Park Lawn school to break ground for Tinley Park facility
In its 22nd year Park Lawn school plans a new Tinley Park site developed largely by association parents friends and volunteers. The article notes water conservation tips by staffer Betty Renker in Off the Beat on page 14.
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Park Lawn
Tinley Park
Betty Renker
New Sanitary Chief Named Acting Superintendent
Tony Tonra of Arbury Hills has been appointed acting superintendent of the South Palos Township Sanitary District. He succeeds Wilfred King who took a leave after being indicted by a federal grand jury. Trustee William Lilly announced the change.
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Tony Tonra
South Palos Township
William Lilly
Tonra
Arbury Hills
Wilfred King
Visit a Farm Draws Hundreds at Erickson Farm in Mokena
Pigs and people enjoyed mud and rain on Visit a Farm day at the Erickson farm on Wolf Road and 179th Street in Mokena. More than 300 visitors toured the 1,500 acre operation run by Richard and Douglas Erickson, with Jaycee volunteers and the University of Illinois extension service aiding efforts. The farm raises hogs, sheep, poultry, and crops, and includes a hog farrowing house and a Joliet market end for its swine. The owners noted the weather and crowds, and Doug Erickson expressed pride in sharing farming with the public.
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Erickson Farm
Wolf Road
179Th Street
Mokena
Norm Strassenburg
The
Ericksons
Tinley Park
Richard
Douglas Erickson
Doug
Erickson
Repairs On Hold In PR In Mokena Village Board Meeting
The Mokena village board discussed drainage work at Pheasant Ridge condominiums with Capitol Federal Savings and Loan awaiting changes. Residents warned of delays and potential lawsuits if work isn’t completed this year. The board also addressed oil tanks near Front Street and hanging electrical wires posing hazards to children.
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Pheasant Ridge
Mokena
Joe McBride
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan
Robert Dellapenna
Marvin Homerding
Robert Teske
McBride
Capitol Federal
Pheasant Ridge Condominium Association
Paul Santucci
Santucci
Condominium Association
Village Board
Hillcrest Builders of
Orland Park
George Sangmeister
Front Street
Milton Batson
Jane Gordon
Gordon
Ada Westlund
Hamerding
James Malecky
Tomahawk Trails
Tim Kress Kress
Darla Street
91St Street
Breakthrough Planned for Tinley Park Mental Health Center Woes
Tinley Park officials pledge a major development within 30 days after a Star Herald critical piece. Trustee Patrick Rea says meetings with Dr. Robert de Vito and state officials will release pertinent information and strengthen security at the center amid past violent incidents.
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Tinley Park
Patrick Rea
Star- Herald
Department of Mental Health
Rea
Citi
Zens
de Vito
Robert de Vito
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Dr. de Vito
Cook County
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Inside the Star-Herald
Burnell Heinecke
Corpo
Rene Eees
Jeannine Mattus
Tinley Park Jaycees
South
Joy Kampe
Ters
Joliet Livestock Market
BY Judy Jakush
MHC
Public Safety Committee
James Thompson
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