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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1998
Page
2
Residents can access the fitness facility at Rich Central High School. Registration is through the Olympia Fields Park District office at 20712 on Avenue. Information line is (708) 481-7313.
Nomination ballots for Park Forest Jaycees Distinguished Service awards may be picked up in the Village Hall lobby. Due date is December 18. Call 708 747-6876 for info. Thanksgiving closures affect Rich Township offices Shirley Green Community Center Park Forest Public Library and Matteson Public Library on Thanksgiving day and Friday.
Matteson hosts a Holiday House workshop for children ages 6 to 12 at Matteson Community Center from 4 to 5 30 p m with Elaine Withers. Park Forest Library hosts Sylvia Shive talk Heightening Awareness at 10 30 a m in Ringering Room. The festival features tree lighting caroling and entertainment Those Funny Little People. A Candlelight Dinner Concert at St Paul Lutheran Church raises funds for the Matteson Historical Society with a 6 30 p m reception 7 p m dinner and 8 p m string quartet, tickets 25 at the Historical Society office or 813 School St Matteson.
Park Forest hosts a December tree lighting from 6 to 7 p.m. with performances by the Park Forest Singers Children’s Choir and Forest Trail Band. Citywide and village activities include a 5 p.m. recognition ceremony, caroling, and a Crete Park District holiday program. Community events feature bake sales, dances, and dance classes across Crete, Matteson, and Rich Township, with multiple fees and contact numbers. The Rich Township Board meeting moved to December 5 from December 12.
On December 6 at 3 p.m. G F Handel's Messiah will be performed at Governor State University's Center for Performing Arts with scores for sale at 7.50. In Crete, Memorial Lights Ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. at Willard Wood Park Center with memory cards for 3 and names read, plus a reception in Easterday Hall. Marian Catholic High School hosts an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 700 Ashland Ave Chicago Heights with tours and activity information.
A holiday Christmas luncheon and program set for December 8 at noon at Hope Lutheran Church located at 424 Indianwood Blvd. Reservations can be made by calling 708 748 1224.
Crete Park District at 515 First St offers personalized Santa letters to children who register by December 10. The fee is 3 dollars for district residents and 5 dollars for non residents. For information call 708 672 6969.
Park Forest Public Library invites village senior citizens to a 1:30 p.m. holiday refreshments event on December 11. Organizers provide social time and light snacks for local seniors.
Matteson Theatre and Parks and Recreation present The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at 7 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday with $10 tickets at the Matteson Community Center. Crete-Monee orchestras perform Evening at Pops at 6:30 p.m. with tickets from $7.50 to $19. Park Forest hosts After noon with Santa from 1 to 4 p.m. on Main Street with $2 per child and free for under 2. Various Holly Day programs at Crete Public Library run Dec. 14–15, and an Oil Painting Make It Take It workshop for mothers and daughters is 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Matteson Center for $36. Contact numbers listed.
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