Rocketry 4-H Club Starts In Park Forest Richton Park Area
National 4-H week sparks a new special interest rocketry club in Park Forest and Richton Park. Ten members meet at Lakewood school with junior leaders John Ross Ross Phillips and Mark Nobbe. First launch December 11 in Central Park, rockets recovered successfully. For more information contact Anna Mae Merriman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Forest- Richton Park
Rocketry
Park Forest
Lakewood
Bill Ecob
Ecob
Estes Industries
Colorado
Anna Mae Merriman
Merriman
Richton Park
Lakewood School
Joe Gray
Karl Cheyney
Park
South Shore cars sale debated as bids approach
The South Shore commuter car issue pits cost and safety against fleet needs as trustees vote against selling old ICG cars. Bom bardier offered a double end ed Highliner variant if orders materialize, with 30 to 37 cars sought and federal funding in play. New trustees Twineham and Guy were sworn in as discussions continue on financing and specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layton
Bombardier
South Shore
Joseph Roth
Park Forest
Roth
ICG
Robert Durkee
St. Louis
NTSB
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Indiana
Jerry Hanas
Northwestern Indiana
Crete Rejects Image Drive Funds Selection
Crete votes 400 dollar share rejection amid dispute over joining a South Suburban image improvement campaign. The plan, backed by 36 south and southwest suburbs, seeks a 1500000 total cost with 36000 for the region and 400 for Crete, aiming to boost the south suburbs' image during the spring home buying season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
South Suburban
Ronald Christopher
Christopher
Elizabeth Royle
South Suburban Mayors’ and Managers’ Association
Lynwood
Chicago Heights
Hazel Crest Names New Park Director
Hazel Crest park district commissioners selected Jeffrey B. Schryver as the new park director at a Thursday meeting. He previously managed the Park Forest golf center for two years and lives in Park Forest. from 1973 to 1975 he directed the Brookside Community center in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Crest Park District
Jeffrey B. Schryver
Country Club Hills
Park Forest
Brookside Community Center
Indianapolis
Trustees Set Date to Review Lewis Subdivision Plan
Park Forest village trustees will discuss a preliminary plat for the Lewis subdivision on January 2 at 8:15 p.m. in Free dom hall. Village manager Robert Pierce voices concerns about water adequacy and the need for major transmission mains or an elevated tank to ensure consistent service, noting delays and past opposition from owner Irving J. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Seltzner
Park Forest
Lewis Subdivision
Freedom Hall
Robert Pierce
Farmington Hills
Irving J. Lewis
Pierce
Lewis
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Sunshine Company 4-H Club Hosts Yule Party
The Sunshine Company 4 H club of Matteson held a Christmas supper at leaders Jackie and Frank Dana Lewichs home after school. Ten girls attended, sharing an all American meal of sloppy joes, baked beans, cheese and crackers, jello, popcorn and chips, then exchanged gifts. In January the group will focus on speech contest prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Company 4-H Club
Matteson
Jackie
Frank Danalewich
Bible Class To Visit Museum
The Wednesday morning Bible class of Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Matteson will visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on Thursday to view the Christmas displays. The group will depart the church at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Matteson
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago
Park District Picks Superintendent
Steven A. Underwood named superintendent of Homewood Flossmoor park district succeeding John Wetzel who retires in January 1980 Wetzel takes part time consultant role Underwood, from Birmingham Michigan, has a BS in forestry and a MS in recreation administration He directed maintenance of 25 000 trees and 300 acres of parks at his prior post and will oversee grounds facilities and staff at the district service center in Flossmoor He and his wife Phyllis plan to move to Matteson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
Steven A. Underwood
City of
Birmingham, Mich
Southern Illinois University
George Williams College
Birmingham
Mich
Underwood
Director of Parks and Recreation
Park District Service Center
Flossmoor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hazel Crest
Joy Kocher
A. T
Ted
Krebs
Amy Samons
Santa Claus
Applewood Nursing Home
Julie
Jean Bruggemann
Camp Fire
Sauk Trail District
United States
Matt Togliatti
John Zutaut
Calvert Coleman
Sunshine Company
Matteson Richton Park Star
Park Forest Star
Walliams Press Inc
WE Willams
Charles W. Willams
Bill Willams, Jr
Pup
Plaza
Lorai
Park District
Lombard
Klamath Falls
Ore
Soda Springs
Calif
Phyllis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!