Lincoln Way Area Gears For Bicentennial Festivities
Lincoln Way communities prepare for Bicentennial weekend with parades picnics and fireworks across Mokena New Lenox and Frankfort. Mokena Lions host four days featuring frisbee contest fireworks and carnival activities plus a teen dance marathon tractor pull model airplane show and more. New Lenox plans a dusk fireworks display at Lincoln Way Community High School. Frankfort starts with a time capsule burial and bell ringing and wraps Monday with a Community Picnic at Frankfort Park including softball volleyball art contests and a skit concert and bonfire.
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Spirit of 76 Festival Opens with Carnival and Dance
Weekend events begin in Mokena with a free teen dance and carnival attractions at 6 30 p m in Mokena Community Park featuring Turtle Town Revival. The Fred Lehmann Memorial 10 mile race starts at Pilcher Park Joliet 8 a m. A Lions club tractor pull and frisbee contests for ages 6 to 16 run until 6 p m. Frankfort buries a Bicentennial time capsule at Heritage Hall at 3 p m. A radio controlled model airplane demonstration by the suburban Aero Club of Chicago starts at Mokena Community Park.
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Spirit of ’76 Parade Launches Mokena Festivities
The Mokena Chamber of Commerce leads a day of activities in Mokena with a parade from Cappel school to Front Street and a carnival in Mokena Community park. Fire departments compete in a water ball showdown and teen queen crowning.
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Frankfort Opens with Community Picnic Flag Raising
The Monday 1 a.m. start of Frankfort's Community Picnic features flag raising ceremonies at Frankfort Park with continuation noted on Page 2.
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Frankfort Park
Mokena Bicentennial Parade draws near with 42 entries
The Spirit of 76 parade in Mokena Sunday is expected to attract about double last year as 42 entries are booked. The event starts at Capper school at 1 p.m. and travels to Mokena Community Park with trophies and 11 awards to be presented. Further entries are welcome until parade day. contact Judy Niemann at 312 479 9649.
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Capital Development Board
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Gene Morrall
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Petition Against Annexation Fails In Mokena Hearing
Mokena officials approve annexation of Marilyn Estates despite a 19-signature petition from unin corporated Frankfort township residents. Homeowners fear loss of rural character and traffic on Osage road, while developers pledge road improvements and setbacks. The 86-lot subdivision could begin within a month, adding about 325 residents and changing school district and fire protection boundaries.
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Mokena
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Frankfort Township
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Frankfort
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Tuttle
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Notestein Resignation Leaves District 159 With Two Vacancies
The Mokena District 159 board accepted Jens Notestein's resignation, leaving two vacancies after Dave Stuckey's exit. Notestein, board member since 1972, moves to Paducah Kentucky with his term expiring next April. The board plans to seek past members and last election candidates to fill vacancies.
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RTA Approves Rock Island Subsidy Grant
Regional Transportation Authority board members approved a 1 778 419 subsidy grant to the Rock Island railroad to cover commuter operating losses. The latest grant raises RTA assistance for Rock Island in fiscal 1976 to 3 096 750, with officials saying it covers 75 percent of the deficit.
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Classified Advertising Principles Promote Value
The note explains how classified ads target interested buyers and sellers for better value. It highlights benefits for both advertisers and shoppers in a practical, persuasive tone.
Rae Storey Builds Craft Biz From Spare-Time Start
Rae Storey of Palos Heights and a partner built a craft item business making 2000 items a month for gift shops. The Star-Herald highlights her growth from hobby to enterprise as a local feature.
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