Flossmoor resident helps build regional library in South Africa
Carrie Witt, a Peace Corps volunteer from Flossmoor, is helping establish a regional library in Mashashane Kgasha Village, educating about AIDS, and organizing book drives in local schools. The project draws support from American and South African groups, with initial funding via membership fees and donated books from U.S. libraries and area schools.
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Carrie Witt
South Africa
Peace Corps
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Homewood
Hazel Crest
Kgasha
Mashashane
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Rotary Club
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Africa
Petersburg Public Library
United States
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Highlands
Willow
Willow School
Willow Road
Peace Corp
Alcoholism council opens Chicago Heights treatment facility
The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse will open an outpatient facility at 1918 Chicago Road in Chicago Heights with an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The new site serves about 150 outpatients and expands access away from the East Hazel Crest center and other locations.
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South Suburban Council On Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Chicago Heights
Chicago Road
Byron Graham
East Hazel
East Hazel Crest
Amy Chmura
Council
Orland Park
Hazel Crest
Graham
Ronald Cain Sr
Suburban Recovery Center
Cook County
Illinois Department of Human Services
Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
United Way
Chmura
Deborah Sims
Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone
Kenneth Franklin
Ministerial Alliance
Park Forest Village
John Ostenburg
Bud Fleming
Department of Planning and Development
Village offers free storm debris pickup next week
After a recent storm the village allows residents to place fallen tree limbs and twigs out for garbage pickup at no charge, starting Monday. Debris may be bagged, placed in a separate can or bundled. yard waste stickers still apply for grass clippings.
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Rita Miotti
Public Works Department
Honda
Little League Baseball
Eague Baseball
Oak Forest
American Honda
Polaroid
Project KidCare
Gifted program set for Rich East High School this June
The gifted committee with public and private elementary feeders will run a district program at Rich East High School from 8 a.m. to noon June 12-15 and June 19-22. The $100 fee covers staffing and field trips. Sixth graders will receive informational brochures from their schools.
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Gifted
Knutson
Rich East High School
Park Forest biographer touts village’s historic plan
Randall, who financed his own biography, discusses Park Forest’s inception as a self contained planned community not absorbed by others. Jane Nicoll notes the landmark designation in 1992 and invites residents to a Freedom Hall signing with copies available online and at the library.
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Randall
Park
Jane Nicoll
Park Forest
Subscriptions Listed For The Star Publication
Franklin Shutian editor notes subscription rates for home delivery and mail service. Carrier options include $3.60 monthly and $43.20 yearly with advance payment, U S Postal Service zones have separate rates, and changes should be sent to the post office box or publication address.
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U.S
U.S.P.S
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