Lincoln Way High School bond voters approve 750000 expansion
Lincoln Way high school district voters approved a 750000 building bond on a December referendum after three attempts this year. Final tally 1451 for and 1259 against with 192 vote margin. Expansion plans call for 25 classrooms three large PE rooms admin guidance and health facilities and a bus maintenance garage. PTG leaders praised turnout and support to meet growing enrollment projected above 1100 next fall.
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Lincoln Way
John Porick
Mokena
PTG
Manhattan
New Lenox
Arbury Hills
Lincoln Estates
Frankfort
Lincoln Way High School
Patrick
Fine Conductor Fined For Blocking Mokena Crossing
Herbert Lyles of Blue Island and a Rock Island freight conductor was fined five dollars for holding the Schoolhouse road crossing for 25 minutes. Police Chief Vernon Bormet cited complaints and Lyles appeared before Judge James Surovich, who suspended a fifteen dollar fine and placed him on sixty days probation. If he blocks the crossing again he faces the old fine plus a new one.
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Herbert Lyles
Blue Island
Rock Island
Schoolhouse Road
Mokena
Vernon Bormet
Bormet
James Surovich
Lyles
Winners Named In Will County Food Poster Contest
Ten New Lenox grade school pupils win awards in the annual food poster contest by the Will County Farm Bureau. Doran McQuarrie tops the five to eight group to receive a plaque and state finals submission. Blue ribbon winners include Haven and Oakview students with several names listed for each age group.
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New Lenox
Will County Farm Bureau
Doran McQuarrie
Christmas church services fill area across many towns
Across Orland Park Mokena New Lenox and surrounding areas churches schedule Christmas Eve candlelight services carols and masses. Programs include children's programs choir cantatas and special Christmas messages with varied times from Dec 21 to Dec 25.
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Bethlehem
Christendom
Christ
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Green Garden
Methodist Church
Christ Ev
Lutheran Church
Orland Park Bible Church
Ren
Methodists
Parkview Baptist Church
Trinity Lutheran
Christmas Bake Sale by St John’s Church Youth
The Christian Youth Fellowship of St. John's Church Mokena hosts a Christmas bake sale on Saturday December 22 starting at 10 00 a m at the Mokena meat market Proceeds support a summer trip for the fellowship
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Christian Youth Fellowship of
St. John’s Church
Mokena
Christian Youth Fellowship
Lincoln Way Holiday Cage Tournament Game Times Set
Coaches drew tournament pairings for the Lincoln Way Holiday Basketball event. The event runs December 26 to 28 with two Thursday and Wednesday afternoons, two nights of games and two Friday night finales to crown the top four. Reddick opens at 1 30 pm Wednesday against Beecher followed by Manteno versus Lemont at 3 pm Thornton Fractional South versus Plainfield at 7 pm and Lincoln Way against Momence at 8 30 pm. Thursday features two 1 30 and 3 pm games with winners advancing to the night contest and Friday hosts a winners bracket final at 8 pm.
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Lincoln Way
Reddick
Beecher
Manteno
Lemont
Thornton Fractional South
Plainfield
Momence
Trim Weitendorf District Dissolution Talks Move Forward
Will county school trustees ordered a square mile of Weitendorf territory south of Mokena detached and annexed to Mokena district effective July 1 1963. The move shifts 6 pupils and about one seventh of the district debt to Mokena while neighbors discuss further dissolutions and potential mergers with Frankfort Schmuhl and Reiter districts amid divided local opinions.
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Weitendorf
Mokena
U.S. 30
Frankfort
Will County Board of School Trustees
Verne E. Cracker
Robert Fueley
Pistilli and Pistilli
Schmuhl
Reiter
Reiter and
Three More Coupon Winners in Local Merchant Contest
Three more prize winners were drawn Monday in a non lottery contest run by local merchants for customers. Entry is by filling paper coupons, dropping them in store containers, with drawings each Monday. This week’s first prize was $35 in gift certificates won by Mrs. Charles Gilgen at Ryder Sinclair in Mokena. second prize went to Mrs. Catherine Keach at Orland-Palos DX in Orland Park. third prize to Mrs. Ann Hinspeter at Mokena Pharmacy in Mokena.
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Charles Gilgen
New Lenox
Mokena
Tificates
Catharine Keach
Tinley Park
Orland-Palos DX
Orland Park
Ann Hinspeter
Mokena Pharmacy
Lemont
Correction on fire ownership source in Mokena home
The paper corrects last week’s report on a fire at a home on Francis Road in Mokena. It clarifies the farm is not owned by the late Andrew Cappel, who is alive and in good health per a letter from him.
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Robert Fredin
Francis Rd
Mokena
Andrew Cappel
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Laurie Doak
Dawn Duha
Brenda Seeley
David Fodor
Haven
Oakview
Diane Holm
Sharron Allen
Leslie Ann Koster
Gay Facinelli
Eric Bloomquist
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Immanuel Lutheran Church
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary's
St. Anthony's Church
St. Anthony's
LENOX
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Harry Griffin
Cynthia Wysock
Joan Sell
Brenda Zullo
Donna Stockley
Mary Beth Hassert
Cynthia
Grace Episcopal Church
New Lenox Church of the Nazarene
Lora Gilbert
Bake Sale
Trim Weitendorf
Cracker
Adam J. Heusner
Howard Remsen
Frankfort State Bank
George Kohlbacher
O. J. Novata
Paul Lambrecht
Harold Cheney
Remsen
Library Board
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