Thorn Creek Dedication Today at Thorn Creek Woods Ceremony
Hart, Mary Lou Marzuki, Arlene Kaganove, and Rutherford Platt are among attendees at the Thorn Creek Woods dedication. The Open Lands affiliated events honor 20 years of conservation work with more than 1,000 guests, including officials. A nature center exhibit and musical entertainment accompany the celebration with parking at Village Bible Church.
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Thorn Creek Woods
Thorn Creek Preservation Association
Park Forest South Fire Department
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Hart
Crete
Mary Lou Marzuki
Arlene Kaganove
Park Forest
Rutherford Platt
Open Lands Commission
University of Massachusetts
Open Lands Organization
Platt
Edmond Thonton
Ottawa
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Illinois
Daniel Walker
John and
Carol Chambers
Park Forest South
Beth Hagins
Barney Riche
James Stedt
David Stout
Calumet City
Marzuki
Mary Brekke
David Dennen
Carl Glassard
Zion School Graduation Friday at Zion Lutheran Matteson
Zion Lutheran school in Matteson will hold graduation exercises at the church Friday at 7 30 p m with Thursday noon dismissal and 11 45 a m Friday dismissal for summer ratation. At Rich South high school track meet Zion students won events in Class A including John Scharnhorst first in high jump Wayne Stege second in long jump and third in high jump Paul Mayer third in distance. In Class B Scott Osantowski first in dash Peter Nelson second in dash and third in ball throw. In Class C David May second in triple jump Eric Metke third in high jump.
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Zion Lutheran School
Matteson
Rich South High School
Zion
John Scharnhorst
Wayne Stege
Paul
Centennial Rite On June It Has Family Theme
Zion Lutheran church Matteson hosts a Centennial service on June 11 at a.m. with theme Gifted With One Another. Rev. Elmer Witt and Rev. Robert Myers lead. A courtyard reception follows worship. Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. for a short service and awards. Summer plans assume no regular Sunday school classes.
District 159 Alters Grounds Curfew Hours
District 159 schools Sieden Prairie and Woodgate inform students and parents of a curfew shift from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. seasonally, reversing the prior 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. rule due to reduced vandalism. Board member Keith McRae proposed the change with summer in mind, while President Thomas Scheel praised Matteson police for enforcing anti loitering around school buildings.
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Sieden Prairie
Woodgate
Keith McRae
McRae
Thomas Scheel
Matteson Police Department
Faith to Observe Youth Sunday at Church Service
Faith United Church of Christ Matteson will hold Youth Sunday during the 1 a.m. worship led by seventh and eighth grade church school students. William Hartt, Rich South High School counselor, will speak. After the service a church picnic at Matteson Memorial Park follows with families providing hot dogs and hamburgers. The committee supplies corn relishes ice cream soft drinks and coffee with games planned for all ages.
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Faith United Church of Christ
Matteson
William Hartt
Rich South High School
Matteson Memorial Park
Midweek Services Begin Thursday at Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity at Crawford Avenue and Lindenwood Drive in Matteson will start midweek summer worship services this Thursday at 7 30 pm A worship service will also be held on Sundays at 90 vom
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Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Crawford Avenue
Lindenwood Drive
Matteson
South suburban court move faces alternatives and objections
South suburban officials push to keep local court branches as Cook County faces a plan to centralize proceedings in Markham. Judge Paul Gerrity weighs alternatives amid police and village concerns about travel time, courtroom access, and staffing as occupancy of the Markham facility is slated for year end.
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Margaret Seltzner
Cook County
Markham
Paul F. Gerrity
Gerrity
Chicago Heights
Flossmoor
Park Forest
William Hamby
Hamby
Nolan
Homewood
Richard Stultz
Police Department
Stultz
Homewood Village
Advisory Group Backs Staff on Community Grants
The Cook County Community Development Advisory Council endorsed staff recommendations for several south suburban grants led by Chicago Heights 1.4 million Hazel Crest 332 546 Sauk Village 165 000 South Chicago Heights 284 780 Steger 432 150 Park Forest 213 457 and Richton Park 100 000 The panel added 50 000 for a fair housing and fair marketing study to be run by the South Suburban Mayors and Managers association alongside Park Forest and the South Suburban Housing Center The recommendations proceed to the Cook County Board for action.
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Cook County Community Development Advisory Council
Advisory Council
Star
Chicago Heights
Hazel Crest
Sauk Village
South Chicago Heights
Steger
Park Forest
Richton Park
State and Federal Officials Scrutinize Parking Lot Site
State and federal officials scrutinize a parking lot site under review for required rights of way and utility easements. The plan along 218th place and Main street includes 30 single family lots in the Matteson S.C. Estates area.
Poppin' Fresh Pies Facility To Be Built in Homewood
Poppin' Fresh Pies plans a Homewood restaurant with construction starting 30 to 40 days after bids. Pillsbury Foods subsidiary confirms property purchase and bidding has begun. Village issues building permit as local residents express concern.
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Poppin’ Fresh Pies
Homewood
Poppin’ Fresh Pies Corporation
Pillsbury Foods
the Star
Dixie Highway
Village of
Vardon
Idlewild
Poppin’ Fresh
Pillsbury’s
New Highliners Arrive At Woodcrest Shops
The first of 36 Highliner commuter cars for the Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit district arrived at Illinois Central Gulf Woodcrest shops. Car 1631, built by Bombardier MLW in Quebec, will be shown in Chicago June 5 to 8 and then enter ICG service to replace aging non air conditioned cars.
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Mike O’neal
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Woodcrest
Chicago South Suburban
Bombardier-Mlw Company
Quebec
Canada
Bombardier- Mlw
la Pocatiere
Que
Lucien Lessard
Quebec Ministry of Transportation
George Simmons
Harvey
Cssmtd
Chicago
Union Station
American Public Transit Association
Bombardier
ICG
Zion Lutheran Youth Set Saturday Warren Dunes Outing
The senior high and newly confirmed youth of Zion Lutheran will take an all day trip to Warren Dunes in Michigan on Saturday, shifting from Friday. Today the group hosts a car wash in the church lot from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Warren Dunes
Mich
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Schwartz
Mull Court Move Alternatives
William Nolan, Jr
Matteson Richton Park Star
Park Forest Star
Williams Press Inc
W E Willams
Charles Wo Woams
Bill Willams, Jr
Plaza
Wrens
USA
Telephone
Mrs
Marcus Lustfeldt
Highliner
St. Louis Car Company
Simmons
Laurent Beaudoin
Bombardier-Mlw
North America
London Fog
Carsons
Carsons Lincoln Mall
U.S. 30
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