First Christian Ladies Fellowship Meeting Reports Activities
Twenty five members of the Ladies Fellowship of First Christian Church met at the church for devotion and a lesson on admonishing one another. A skit followed, with chairwoman duties by Mrs Zink, and a library books report by Mrs Prince. Plans include Sunrise service snacks, a May 19 20 retreat at Crown Point, spring cleaning April 10, and a Muppets event April 2 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Fellowship of
First Christian Church
Carol Comer
Janice Richardson
Carolyn Zink
Dorothy Haylock
Zink
Diane Prince
Crown Point
Sharon Swihart
Richardson
Lincoln Christian College
LCC
Zin
Christian College
Shirley McCrie
Louise Keith
Comer
Diane Finch
Install Pastor Halvorson at Newark and Fox River Lutherans
Pastor Maynard G. Halvorson will be installed during Easter services at Newark and Fox River Lutherans. He assists Pastor Ostroot, preaches monthly, and visits parishioners in the 767 member parish while having served in multiple cities and on Bethesda Homes chaplaincy. Sunrise and festival services are planned with youth presentations and a hunger relief message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard G. Halvorson
Newark
Fox River Lutheran
Wm. Ostroot
Halvorson
Twin Cities
Chicago
Honolulu
Hawaii
Ogden
Utah
Plano
Illinois
Bethesda
Willmar
Minn
Lake Holiday
Sandwich
Luther League
Fox River
Newark Lutheran
Hospital News Visiting Hours and New Admits
Hospital announces visiting hours for Medical and Surgical floors 2 to 3 30 p m and 6 30 to 8 p m Obstetric floor 2 30 to 3 30 p m and 7 to 8 30 p m Admitted list includes Jennifer Johnson 603 E Illinois Danny Ray 2310 Cemetery Rd Pearl Sjostrom 1845 W South mor Rd Betty Schumacher Coal City Terry Misener Mazon Karrie Neimann Seneca Margaret Wren Wilmington Harold Cole Wilmington Sherwood Michel Ft Lauderdale Flo Discharged Randall Dummitt and baby boy Rte 3 Charles Foersterling 1255 Wauponsee St Vernon Helland 1117 Butler St Terry Jacobson 509 Armstrong St Ray Lindley and baby boy Rte 2 Linnie Monroe Grundy County Home Jack Peterson 319 Robinson Dr Harry Peterson 614 E Chapin St James Sanderson 1324 Division St John Shugart 912 Douglas St Emil Ruzek Braidwood Craig Vezinat Coal City Joseph Hall Seneca transferred to University of Chicago Children’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Johnson
Illinois
Danny Ray
Cemetery Rd
Pearl Sjostrom
W. Southmor
Betty Schumacher
Coal City
Terry Misener
Mazon
Karrie Neimann
Seneca
Margaret Wren
Wilmington
Harold Cole
Sherwood Michel
Ft Lauderdale
Flo
Randy Dummitt
Rte
Charles Foersterling
Wauponsee St
Vernon Hell
University of Chicago Children’s Hospital
Joseph Hall
Bridge Supper at Morris Country Club Saturday
A bridge supper will be held at the Morris Country Club at 6 30 p m Saturday Reservations can be made by calling Mr and Mrs Ray Cryder 942 0767 by noon Friday
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Morris Country Club
Ray Cryder
JFF Club Meeting With Mrs Everett Dell Thursday
The JFF Club meets at 7 30 p m with Mrs Everett Dell. On Saturday Cedar Lodge 124 AF AM hosts a state school of instruction starting at 8 a m with lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JFF
Everett Dell
Cedar Lodge
AF & AM
Reed-Custer Coop Elects New Officers for 1978-79
Reed-Custer District Coop to elect officers at 7:30 p.m. April 20 in the high school library. The meeting will feature student displays in home economics, industrial arts, business, and music. The four-year-old group, started by parents, aims to foster cooperation among students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community to support Reed-Custer activities. Current officers listed include Marilyn Montana as president and Noreen Klover as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidwood
Reed- Custer
Reed-Custer
Marilyn Montana
Noreen Klover
Mary Michalowski
Nancy Skowronski
Gerry Saltzman
Sandy Jensen
Bonnie Bozue
Helen Hileman
Glenda Reader
Jerry Poole
John Hollmeyer
Ernie Panish listed as patient at Hines Veterans Hospital
Personal notice states Ernie Panish is a patient in Hines Veterans Hospital located in Ward 321. The brief item confirms the patient’s location and ward within the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Panish
Hines Veterans Hospital
Hines
Good Friday Three Hour Service at Bethlehem Lutheran
Bethlehem Lutheran Church hosts a Good Friday service from noon to 3 p.m. featuring seven 25 minute segments of the Seven Last Words of Christ with local pastors and church members presenting each word. Special music accompanies each part and a Veiling of the Cross service follows at 7:30 p.m. with sermons by Rev Noval Wigtil and Rev Steven Woita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Vernon Tweedt
Plattville Lutheran Church
Paradise
Gerald Steele
Richard Hexdall
Raymond Heilner
Stavanger Lutheran Church
Steven Woita
Don Funte
Julius Master
West Lisbon Lutheran Church
Noval Wigtil
Eric Rasmussen
Kenneth Fosen
St Valentine Camp MEets in Mazon Bank Room
RNA and MAZON members led by Mrs Kathleen Shostrom met Thursday in the Mazon State Bank community room with twenty in attendance. A baby spoon was sent to Mr and Mrs Mark Elgar. the mystery package went to Mrs Robert Peterson. Committees named for next gathering include entertainment led by Mrs Margaret Burkhart and Mrs Vera Small and lunch led by Mrs Charles Adkins and Mrs George Poppleton. A social hour followed under Mrs Doris Billborough and Miss Donna Poppleton with refreshments by Mrs Genevieve Mount and Mrs Howard Leach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Billborough
Donna Poppleton
Genevieve Mount
Howard Leach
Dwight UMW Special Service Portrait of The Last Supper
Dwight United Methodist Church invites all to a Maundy Thursday 7 30 p m service in the sanctuary. Men of the church present a living portrayal of The Last Supper drawn from Holy Word and Leonardo da Vinci. The event aims to deepen communion and Jesus ministry with his 12 disciples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight United Methodist Church
Leonardo da Vinci
da Vinci
Jesus
Reta Anniversary Celebrated at VFW Hall Depue
Approximately 275 friends and relatives attended the 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Evaristo Reta Sr. of Morris. The event at VFW Hall Depue ran from 6 p.m. to 2 30 a.m. and was hosted by 25 sponsors. The dinner dance was provided by the couple’s four sons Bruno Evaristo Jr Ismael and Xavier. Special guests came from Chicago Gary Ind Sterling LaSalle Ottawa Rock Falls Morris and DePue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evaristo Reta Sr
Morris
VFW Hall
Depue
Bruno
Evaristo Jr
Ismael
Xavier
Chicago
Gary
Ind. Sterling
LaSalle
Ottawa
Rock Falls
Mazon Pack 470 Den 1 Meets at Mrs Grace Clark Home
Boy Scout Den 1 from Mazon Pack 470 gathered at Grace Clark’s home. They earned a first place ribbon for catch and throw at the Winter Klondike, received badges, sang songs, played an airplane game, painted pinewood derby cars, and planted marigolds. Shannon Thomas brought treats as Ralph Binion kept the buckskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazon Pack
Grace Clark
Shannon Thomas
Ralph Binion
Goodwill Club Dines and Plans June Outing at Morris
The Goodwill Club met Thursday at Morris with Mrs. Fred Mitchell hosting a covered dish at 12 30 PM. Miss Mabel Welsh led the business session in Mrs. John Becker’s absence. Devotions by Mrs. Bertha Edlund plus a 1959 MVK faculty article. Donations to cancer drive and heart fund. A June trip to Shady Lane Theatre and dinner planned. Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Guy Morse in charge of arrangements. April hostesses named. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Harry Henderson and Mrs. Garland Dransfeldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Guy Morse
Hazel Traver
Betty Lambert
Scholl
Harry Henderson
Garland Dransfeldt
Carl Zeitz
Becker
Lois Mellen
Knights confer admissions degree in Braidwood
BRAIDWOOD The admissions degree upon three candidates for Braidwood Council 1574 Knights of Columbus was conferred Thursday at Immaculate Conception parish hall. They are Robert Keen of Braidwood John Mikula of Coal City and Terrance Keeley of Wilmington. Thomas J. Kennedy of Braidwood was re admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidwood
Knights of Columbus
Immaculate Conception Parish
Robert Keen
John Mikula
Coal City
Terrance Keeley
Wilmington
Thomas J. Kennedy
Eugene Rogers
Joseph Sternisha
James Berta
Joseph Munch
Joseph Serena Jr
Lawrence Wickman
Open House For Pvt Gregory Gill At Prairie Road Home
An open house at Mrs. Marian Burger's home on Prairie Road in Mazon will be Sunday starting at noon. The event honors her son Pvt Gregory Gill on convalescent leave from Walter Reed Hospital. All friends and relatives are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Burger
Rte. 1
Prairie Road
Mazon
Pvt
Gregory Gill
Walter Reed Hospital
Channooka Girl Scout Troop 31 Attends Grand Rapids Retreat
Members Jean Nelson, Jane Nelson, Julie Thornton, Lisa Thornton, Dana Hays and leader Barb Stanton from Channooka Sr. Troop 31 traveled to Grand Rapids Michigan for a weekend retreat themed Out of the Nest. They slept at the YWCA, joined sessions on job opportunities, visited a museum, and played basketball meeting senior scouts from Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minooka
Channooka Sr
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jean
Jane Nelson
Julie
Lisa Thornton
Dana Hays
Barb Stanton
Celebrating Our Redemption at First United Methodist Church
The church will hold Maundy Thursday Lord's Supper at 7 30 p.m. with a theme Can God Set A Table in Wilderness A Good Friday service is sponsored by Morris Ministerial Association at 7 30 p.m. A Friday Worth Remembering Easter events include Holy Saturday morning prayer at 10 a.m. and Easter Sunrise at 6 a.m. followed by breakfast with festival services at 9 and 11 a.m. Reservations are requested.
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First United Methodist Church
The
Morris Ministerial Association
Shape-Up Seminar At Morris Library On Make-Up Tips
The Morris Public Library hosts its final Shape-Up Seminar Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Bruce Todd and Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio staff will demonstrate makeup techniques and hair care tips. The program is free and open to all attendees.
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The
Morris Public Library
Bruce Todd
Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio
Marriage Licenses and County Names Listed
David Toler and Tammy Lynn Chapman of Gard ner, Charles Ptacek of Coal City, and Jean Kinnett of Wilmington are recorded as marriage license recipients or applicants in the local notice.
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David Toler
Tammy Lynn Chapman
Gardner
Charles Ptacek
Coal City
Jean Kinnett
Wilmington
Holy Week Schedule at Immaculate Conception Braidwood
Immaculate Conception Church in Braidwood releases Holy Week timetable. Tonight at 7 p.m. a Seder Meal in the parish hall. CCD students urged to attend. Holy Thursday mass at 7 p.m. and Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. Friday. Holy Saturday Easter vigil begins 7 p.m. in four parts. Easter Sunday masses at 8 and 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidwood
Immaculate Conception
CCD
Divorces Granted for Olson and Nelson Couples
Charles Olson and Dorothy Olson were granted a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty. Patricia Nelson and William Nelson were granted a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Olson
E. Jefferson St
Dorothy Olson
Patricia Nelson
W. Southmor
William Nelson
Gardner area club and school news round up
Rebecca Circle met in Church of Hope fellowship hall with Mabel Hansen as chairman and Ruth Jackman giving devotions. Firebells planned a late April bake sale with officers elected. Gardner-South Wilmington High musicians earned IHSA ratings at Coal City. several soloists and ensembles received superior and excellent marks. Briefs note travels of Raymond Morris and others visiting or vacationing in Phoenix Ottawa Lansing and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Circle
Church of Hope
Fellowship Hall
Mabel Hansen
Ruth Jackman
Esther Kingman
Jackman
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Coal City High School
Donna Tyler
Linette Holm
Debbie Horrie
Kim Carneglio
Lori Benbrooks
Kay Mack
Verna Mahler
Lydia Cortez
Debbie Myers
Terry Hendrix
Jody Storm
Anne Woodcock
Patty Residori
April Strohm
Joyce Hendricks
Wendy van Duyne
Joyce Hendrix
Dianne Donnelly
Patty Resideri
Raymond Morris
Phoenix
Alex
Amy
Jackie Myers
Ottawa
Vernon Sorensen
Kim and
Kit Waller
Lansing
Mich
Tony Sommer
Dwayne Vedder
Charlotte
Upholstery class begins in Grundy County
The Grundy County Cooperative Extension sponsors an upholstery class starting Monday and running five consecutive Monday evenings. Instructor Mrs Haven Johnson of Dwight will lead, guiding students to re upholster a small chair from 7 to 9 30 p m at the Farm Credit Center basement on Illinois 47 north of Morris. Registration is via the extension office at 942 0177.
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Grundy
Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by Braidwood PTO
The Braidwood Grade School PTO hosts an Easter egg hunt at noon Saturday. Children meet between the grade and high school. Prizes will be given for preschool, kindergarten, grades one to three, and grades four through six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidwood
Braidwood Grade School
PTO
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Morris Daily Herald Society
BP Age Iva
Jean Voelcker
First Christian Ladies Meeting
M. Halvorson
Hospital News
Morris Dry Cleaners
Reed-Custer Coop
Dwight Umw
Boy Scout News
Morris Theatre
Adults Only
Diane Keaton
Goodwill Club
American Cancer Society
Jackie Goggins
N. B. Galloway
Channahon
Girl Scout News
Gardner Area News
Firebells
Bill Hollmeyer
Country Roadrunners
Seafood
Firemen’s
Main and
Wauponsee Sts
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