Civil War Battle Displays Honor Local Hobbyist at Library
Matteson resident Hal Thinglum creates Civil War miniature dioramas with 3,700 figures painted from Napoleonic soldiers to Civil War infantry artillery cavalry and supply troops. The display uses one lead soldier to represent 20 real soldiers and covers actions at Bull Run Gettysburg and Antietam totaling about 74 000 soldiers. Viewing hours run Monday through Friday 10 am to 8 pm Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 to 4 pm through November in the adult library area.
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Matteson Public Library
Matteson
Hal Thinglum
Thinglum
Jeb Stuart
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Village board approves park work and fund reallocation
The village joined Risk Management agency and discussed commuter options. It approved waiving bids for Glaeser park pavilion reconstruction to save time. A public hearing reallocated $2,000 in federal revenue sharing to buy play equipment for Pierce park and Heartland tot lot. Podowski resigned from the planning commission. The village opposed reactivating the Sexton landfill and sent a letter to the county board.
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Govermental Risk Management Agency
Glaeser Park
Pierce Park
Heartland Tot
George Podowski
Planning Commission
Podowski
University of Chicago Manpower Development Program
Farrell
Sexton
County Board of Commissioners
Sauk School Opens Year With Open House and Book Fair
Sauk PTO at Richton Park begins its year with an open house at 7:30 p m. Students and teachers prepared exhibits to be shown throughout the building. The annual book fair also starts tonight with books at all reading levels available at minimal cost until Tuesday.
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PTO
Sauk School
Richton Park
Chicago Heights approves water rate hike amid debate
Chicago Heights city council approves a three year water rate increase effective October 23 raising base charge from 8.75 to 12 for 600 cubic feet and raising per 100 cubic feet charges from 48 to 60 cents for next 9400 cubic feet and 44 to 56 cents thereafter, with senior citizens preserved at 2 for 600 cubic feet. Commissioner Gliottoni opposed, arguing for gradual increases and businesslike budgeting to avoid large lump sums.
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Chicago Heights
John Gliottoni Jr
Water Board
Gliottoni
Louise Marshall
Water Department
Mazur
Frankfort plan commission schedules bike trail walk
The Frankfort plan commission will hold a 10 a.m. walk along the abandoned Penn Central railroad right-of-way on Saturday to discuss converting it into a recreational path. Meet at Frankfort village hall at 123 Kansas Street. Phil Berkstrom will provide complimentary coffee and hot chocolate upon return.
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Frankfort
Frankfort Village Hall
Kansas Street
Phil Berkstrom
Parkway Village Trustees Tackle Unfinished Business
Parkway Forest trustees met to clear unfinished items and advance projects. They approved an alternate plan to ease parkway land taken for Western Avenue Sauk Trail improvements after residents’ request, suspended rules to pass a civil traffic offense ordinance, tabled a policy purchase resolution for October 27, and endorsed park plan, cable task force recognition, and continued Cedarwood sign maintenance. The search for a new police chief narrowed to three candidates. shed storage debates led to a moratorium pending next month. 112000 dollars from Garden House will be invested for senior programs as funds run short. a new cable communications commission was formed with nine members named and three more to be appointed.
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Park Forest Village
Sauk Trail
Richard Hall
Cedarwood Co-Operatives
Velva Sheen Company
Robert Pierce
William Hamby
Co-Ops
Garden House
Rudolph Lachmann
Cable Communications Commission
Cox Cable Company
Melvin Muchnik
Cecelia K. Anderson
Glenda Bailey-Merchon
Jack Donahue
Ed Flowers
Dan Friedlander
Barry Klippenstein
Joseph Roth
Richton Park Blood Drive At Municipal Building
American Red Cross blood mobile visits Richton Park on Sauk Trail tomorrow 4 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A nursery will aid donor children. Donors 17 to 65 in good health and over 110 pounds are urged to give one pint.
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American Red Cross Blood Mobile
Richton Park
Sauk Trail
Sue Buckenmyer
Blood Services
Buckenmyer
Matteson PTO Meets Tonight at Elementary School
The Matteson Parent Teacher Organization will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Matteson Elementary multipurpose room. An open house for intermediate grades follows, with refreshments after visits. membership fees will be collected and a prize awarded to the classroom with the highest PTO membership rate.
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Matteson
PTO
Zion confirmands meet Saturday at Zion Lutheran Matteson
The second year confirmands of Zion Lutheran church in Matteson will meet at the church on Saturday at 9 30 a m. The Rev. Robert F. Myers will lead a study of the Laws of God and Laws of Man. They will visit the Matteson police station for a tour and discussion of laws. After lunch at McDonald s they will return to the church for further study and discussion and be dismissed at 2 p.m.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Matteson
Robert F. Myers
God
McDonald's
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