Irons Oaks Hosts Environmental Expo for Home Recycling
Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center in Olympia Fields hosts an Saturday open house to help homeowners learn about recycling composting and hazardous waste disposal. Director Judy Mann says the event aims to promote yes to recycling with displays talks and demonstrations by horticulturist Kathleen Neer and Barbra Hammond of Homewood Recycling Coalition.
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Barbra Hammond
Michelle Crumline
Irons Oaks
Olympia Fields
Judy Mann
Irons Oaks Center
Kathleen Neer
Homewood Recycling Coalition
District 194 expels pupil for taking gun to school
District 194 expelled a sixth grade Eastview School student in Steger after he brought a .25 automatic pistol to campus on September 15 and fired one shot in the air. The incident, and safety concerns, drew a large crowd as the board moved to expel after a closed session with the student and parents.
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Jim Flanigan
District 194 Board of Education
Eastview School
Ste‘ger
Guy G Diercouff
Steger
Tieri
Crete-Monee delegates win White House education award
Crete-Monee Junior High School officials Joseph Crawford Vernon Young and J R Jennings joined a White House ceremony hosted by President George Bush, receiving the national Schools That Excel award. The group met Rep. Edward Madigan and Sen. Paul Simon, discussed education funding, and praised district leadership for sending two teachers to the event.
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Camille Root
Crete-Monee Junior High
Joseph T. Crawford
Crawford
Vernon Young
J.R. Jennings
George Bush
White House
Laura F. Cavazos
U.S
Crete-Monee
Park Forest
Charlottesville
Jack Slaybaugh
Crete- Monee
Washington
Edward Madigan
R Lincoln
Paul Simon
Illinois
Barbara Bush
Young
Betsy
Hickory School
University Park
University Park Village
Madigan
Simon
U.S. Department of Education
Park Forest 40 Years Ago This Week
Park Forest marks its 40th anniversary with a population of about 5870 in 1537 occupied units. The League of Women Voters organized at Mrs. Rosner's home and 245 parents attended the first School District 163 PTA meeting. Crime concerns include gas siphoning thefts of construction materials and porch larceny. New residents Odd and Solveig Haslerud from Stavanger say they plan to stay. A Sunny Day washer sale at Melvin's Firestone offered for 79.99 or 89.99 with pump. A lawn roller borrowed from Hawthorne Race Track proved ineffective for Elm Street landscaping, noted Hart Perry of American Community Builders.
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League of Women Voters
George Rosner
Western Ave
Odd and Solveig Haslerud
Dogwood St
Stavanger
Norway
Melvin’s
Firestone
Chicago Heights
Hawthorne Race Track
Elm Street
Hart Perry
American Community Builders
Park Forest
Magne B. Olson
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