Community events and arts fairs fill Park Forest area calendar
News chief Frank Shuftan discusses Newspapers at Park Forest Public Library. Spring concert by Crete Monee Middle School Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in the gym. Family Fun Night at Matteson Elementary District 162 Center from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 210 Illinois St. Park Forest. Registration open for Tall Grass Arts Association classes at 205 Centre and Freedom Hall. Criminal Justice Job Fair at Governors State University featuring federal state and local agencies. Urewe Cooperative Preschool open house 1–2:30 p.m. in Crete. Faith Nursery School registering for 1998 99 year. Matteson Festival vendor call for June 12–18 at Memorial Park.
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Frank Shuftan
Star Publications
Ringering
Park Forest Public Library
Matteson
Illinois Primary Center
Illinois St
Park Forest
Tall Grass Arts Association
Centre
Freedom Hall
Lakewood Boulevard
Governors State University
University Park
Faith Nursery School
Hemlock
Lisa Martin
Parks and Recreation Department
W. Oakwood Lane
Crete Amvets Fish Fry and High School Basketball Night
Crete Amvets Hall hosts a 5 to 7 p.m. fish fry at 472 Exchange St with proceeds supporting the post. Rich Central High PTSA stages a 7:30 p.m. Staff versus Students hoops game, admission 2 dollars for adults and high schoolers, 1 dollar for elementary students with ID. Park Forest Public Library presents a senior citizens film titled Berlin Prague and Budapest.
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Mary Compton Joy Rauch
James Wessendorf
Djuan Surratt
Rich Central High School
Crete Amvets
Crete
Amvets
Exchange St. Crete
PTSA
Berlin
Prague
Budapest
Park Forest Public Library
Realtors Breakfast and Open House at Rich Central High School
Rich Township High School District 227 and the Village of Olympia Fields host a Realtors breakfast and open house at 8 a.m. at the Rich Central High School Media Center in Olympia Fields.
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Realtor
Rich Township High School
Olympia Fields
Realtors
Rich Central High School
Fool's Run attracts runners with pancakes at Hickory Hill
The Park Forest Running and Pancake Club hosts its 13th Fool's Run at 10 a.m. near Hickory Hill Early Learning Center. A four mile course runs through Schubert Woods with a two mile option for walkers and a Kid's Quarter Mile at 9:30. Entry costs 13 dollars pre race or 16 day of with a 1 dollar club/association discount. kids pay 2 dollars. Registration contact Margaret Brady or Algene William. Free pancake breakfast and awards follow. Also a free birds of prey presentation by the Friends of the Crete Public Library with Skyshadows Raptor Rehabilitation featuring a live falcon. Contact 672-8017 for info.
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Park Forest
Hickory Hill
Chestnut St
Schubert ‘Woods
Park Forest Running and Pancake Club
Chicago
Margaret Brady
Algene William
Birds of Prey
Friends of the Crete Public Library
Dawn
Mace DeVries
Skyshadows
Southside Radio Players Bring Golden Age Classics to Library
The Southside Chapter of Those Were The Days Radio Players transform Park Forest Public Library's Ringering Room for an afternoon program at 3 pm. Readings feature two Golden Age dramas: The Adventures of Ellery Queen and Mr and Mrs Blandings based on the film Mr Blandings Builds Dream House.
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Southside
Radio Players
Ringering Room
Park Forest Public Library
Lakewood Boulevard
Ellery Queen
Mr. and
Mrs. Blandings
Mr. Blandings
Dream House
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Crete-Monee Middle School
Jim Charnholm
Job Fair
Urewe Cooperative Preschool
Mary Paleologos
W. 159Th St
Tinley Park
Rn Peerith
Agi Oil
Bank Finan Family
At Dew
Valieces
Fearan Sr
Chicago Area
Iness
Jim Pecora
J Superior Ibank
Superior
Call Superior
Bank
Isuperior
NABI
Galt Now
Classifigaia
Harlem Harwood
South Halsted Homewood
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