Block party promotes crime stop program in Whitehall
The Whitewall lane chapter at Tenton Bark’s Operation Crime Stop sponsors a block party next Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at Ar ington drive and Kostner avenue. Residents are urged to attend to learn about the crime prevention effort, meet organizers Mrs Mary Schilaci and Detective Duncan Gray, and find out how to join. Volunteers from Richton Park and Lioncrest report success and plan future patrols to deter vandalism and reassure residents.
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Whitewall Lane
Tenton Bark
Mary Schilaci
Whitehall
Duncan Gray
Gray
Morell Reeves
Arington Drive
Kostner Avenue
Reeves
Schilaci
Sandy Sass
Village Hall
Schilac
Lioncrest
Tenton Square
Richton Hil
Lray
William Burke
Jay
Richton Park
Posce
Village weighs funding trail project on abandoned tracks plan
Residents discuss turning an abandoned four mile track into a public nature trail with Corlands ownership. Trustees debate costs of 23 percent lease payments and possible nonprofit ownership options to fund land purchase. Local opposition warns of residential impact while supporters cite crime reduction and community access benefits.
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Matteson
Rich Township
Gerner
Corlands
Te Bank
Fechery
Stricker
Hank Junge
Richard LePert
N Imis
Junie
LaPert
Clyde Vasey
Ms. Grove
California
Peotone Man Dies in Rural Crash
A Peotone resident, Dale C. Schroth, 28, died after a collision on Governors Highway 40 miles north of Monce. The motorcycle rider clashed head on with a car driven by 16 year old Vicki Bailey of Brickwood. Bailey and passenger Lisa Viladez were treated and released. Bailey cited for improper use of a lane.
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Peotone
Dale C. Schroth
Richtan Park
Vicki Bailey
Governors Highway
Monce
Worship Service Time Change and Choir Debut
The United Citizen of Crist Matteson announces a worship service at 10:30 a.m. with a new choir director Lois Vanderkolk leading the choir in the first performance after the service. The Board of Christian Education will meet following the worship service today.
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Citizen
United Citizen of Crist Matteson
Lois Vanderkolk
Board of Christian Education
Oak Lawn Proposes Lake Water to South Suburbs
Oak Lawn officials present a new plan to feed lake water to five south suburban communities via Oak Lawn’s Chicago line. Robinson Engineers study data and costs are being analyzed to determine feasibility and potential savings, with a commission meeting to follow once numbers are complete.
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Margaret Seltzner
Oak Lawn
Chicago Heights
Glenwood-Flossmoor
Olympia Fields
Homewood Water Commission
Lake Michigan
Robinson Engineering Company, Ltd
South Holland
Homewood
Glenwood
Chicago
Flossmoor
Ax Lawn
Richard O'Neil
Robinson Engineers
Robinson
O'Neill
Oak Lawin
Water Commission
Cicero Avenue
Matteson
Country Cabits
O'Neil
Rick Doggett
Charles Panici
Panici
Area Water Commission
Larry Lowery
Homewood Village
Chica 0
Commission
Steger
Crete
Glenood
Confirmands Plan Camp Retreat at Manitoqua
The second year confirmation class of a Lutheran church in Matteson plans a retreat at Camp Manitoqua in Frankfort on September 2027. They will leave the church Saturday morning at 9:90 a.m. and return Sunday morning. Rev. Robert F. Myers will lead the retreat. Rally day for the Sunday school will be held on September 27 during the 10:45 a.m. worship service.
Matteson Library expands hours and hosts Great Books session
Matteson public library opens Sundays 1 to 4 pm through the school year and remains open 10 am to 8 pm weekdays and Saturdays. It belongs to the Suburban Library system and accepts member cards from other system libraries. A Great Books organizational meeting is set for tomorrow at 7:30 pm led by Arlene Casey, with options including The Search for Meaning and Becoming Human among four classics series.
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Matteson Public Library
Suburban Library System
Lbrary
Chekhov
Tolstoy
Crane
Conrad
Melville
Eliot
O'Connor
Updike
Bellow
Matteson
Arlene Casey
Casey
Great Books Foundation
Arcadia School
Flossmoor
Dolton
Lions Candy Day seeks volunteers for fundraising drive
Lions of Illinois plan Candy Day on October 9 to raise about 1.2 million dollars for local and statewide services aiding the blind, visually handicapped, deaf, and hearing impaired. Tom Kermer, candy day volunteer chairman, says volunteers enjoy fun-raising while aiding Lions causes, noting 42 volunteers last year.
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Manneson Laon Cud
Lions of Illinois
Tom Ker
Mer
Club Candy Day
Membership drive under way for 1981 82 year
Marya Yates School PTO kicks off its 1981-82 membership drive. Membership costs $1 per parent. A contest among classes aims for 100 percent parent participation on Friday, with the winning class to receive a treat donated by PTO board members.
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Aspen
Wittenkeller
Ohlerking
Joseph Feehery
Laverne Zeleznak
Marya Yates
Matterson
Cheryl Earp
PTO
Sue Minette
Linda Smykowski
Cheryl Nowce
Area Commission
Rothschild
Lincoln Mall
Carsons
Lions Club
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