Board refuses to reveal reason for firing teacher Hamerding
Morris Community High School board and administrators declined to state why English teacher and coach Donald Hamerding was fired after one year. Officials cited Illinois law, while supporters urged accountability, presenting a petition of over 100 signatures.
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Board of Education of
Morris Community High School
Claude Rose
Ted Morgan
Donald Homerding
Hamerding
Morgan
Rose
Illinois
Ray Christensen
Homerding
Kenneth Davenport
Christensen
Jack Santa Cruz
U. S. Army
John
Barbara) Lovell
Hugo Avalos
Banks Murder Case Denies Bail and Sets Motions
A motion to admit Marion Lee Banks to bail was denied by Associate Circuit Judge John S Massieon. The defense was granted a bill of particulars as the State prepares it. Three further motions for dismissal change of venue and suppression of evidence are set for Monday May 24.
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Robert H. Adcock
Marion Lee Banks
John S. Massieon
Atty
Richard Wilder
Banks
Weather outlook and Dresden Island Dam temperatures
Partly cloudy and not so cool tonight with lows 40 to 45. Friday expected partly sunny and warmer with highs around 70. Winds today west to southwest 8 to 15 mph, diminishing tonight to 5 to 10 mph. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported a high of 66 and a low of 33, with 7 am temperature at 36 degrees.
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Dresden Island
Sludge spraying runs over Grundy County farm sideline
SEMCO began spreading treated sludge on the Dunn property near Du Pont Road six miles west of Illinois 47. A Rock Island train carries sludge from Chicago’s Calumet lagoon nightly, with 2,000 gallons per minute sprayed via 12 inch pipes into an 800 foot lagoon. A 4 million gallon lagoon on Carl Myers farm holds the sludge as the Grundy County board of appeals weighs permit status and zoning issues.
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Grundy
Dunn
du Pont Road
Illinois 47
Norman Township
Grundy County
Soil Enrichment Materials Corp
SEMCO
Rock Island Lines
Calumet Lagoon
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Chicago
Carl Myers Farm
Environmental Protection Agency
Ward L. Akers
Bureau of Water Pollution Control
Eugene Sorensen
Board of Appeals
Appeals Board
Charles McDonald
Gardner
Noble Collins
Minooka
Atty
David Root
Edwin Burnham
Morris
Harold Punke
Mazon
Sorensen
Roger Spaugh
Morris Daily Herald
James Wright
Morris NCHS accreditation upheld and trip plans approved
Morris Community High School received full accreditation from the North Central Association as Superintendent Claude Rose reported. The board approved vocational plans, senior class trip to Chicago for about 190 to 200 students, and requests for athletic field use and summer track programs. Some requests were deferred or denied, with action on others to follow.
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Morris Community High School
North Central Association
Claude Rose
Area Vocational Center
Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry
Channel 2
the Historical Society
Art Institute
Oriental Institute
Merchandise Mart
John Hancock Building
Chicago Tribune
Shedd Aquarium
Brookfield Zoo
Rose
YMCA
Pittsburgh Pirates
Morris Fire Department
Jaycees
AVC
Supt. Rose
Open House to Honor Teachers at Morris High School
Morris Community High School plans an open house for retiring teachers Orville M. Piehn and Inez Anderson at 316 Meadows Circle from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday May 23. Piehn after 33 years at MCHS retires to pursue part time accounting and tax work, while Anderson leaves after 12 years.
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Morris Community High School
Orville M. Piehn
Vernon
Inez) Anderson
MCHS
Joseph Corsello
Meadows Circle
Anderson
Piehn
Morris
Roberts
South
Minnesota
Humboldt
Kan
Orvill M. Piehn
Vernon (Inez) Anderson
Meadors Circle
Herald
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Gerald Steele
Armstrong St
Illinois-Michigan Canal
Gebhard Woods State Park
Christina
Knight
Terials Corp
Calumet
Grundy County Farms
Knights
Ralph Knight
Nmichs Accreditation Report
Ill
Camp Grant
Rockford
North Central College
University of Illinois
Morris Education Association
Morris Teachers Association
Illinois Valley Division
Illinois Education Association
Illinois Business Education Association
Illinois Vocational Association
National Education Association
First United Presbyterian Church of
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Elva
115 Meadows Circle
Gary
Kathy
Jack
Freeport
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