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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1978
Page
2
Jennifer Lynn Born and David P. Pantaleone plan a 2 p.m. ceremony at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Coal City. A reception follows from 7 p.m. Details remain to be finalized.
Admitted list includes Mrs. Mary Carroll of Mazon and several Coal City residents among others. A birth recorded for Mr. and Mrs. Rick McNabb (Debra Vaskdal) at 9 a.m. Tuesday reports a girl born at 9 a.m. The article notes a pending marriage for a Coal City resident with both families involved and invites friends to attend.
Amanda Sampson will celebrate her 90th birthday Friday. Aaksi resident in Grundy County Home on Quarry Street. Mr and Mrs Kevin Wooldridge announce the birth of their son Adam James weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces born Tuesday in Columbia Missouri. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Wooldridge of Morris.
Minooka United Methodist Church will run Vacation Church School from June 5 to 15, 9 to 11 30 a.m. Monday through Thursday for children ages 4 to Grade 6. Registration runs until Monday with a one dollar per family fee. Forms at church foyer or call Gayle Hausken 942-5479 or Chris Ren 462-6003.
June activities include sack lunches noon every listed date, social events, and service mentions. Key items cover Morris Mobile Meals office hours, Grundy County outreach, board meetings in Minooka, road test courses, bus trips to Drury Lane South and Ill Country Opry, a blood pressure test, a June birthday party, and a Chicago White Sox game trip.
Vacation Bible School at Calvary Baptist Church 225 George St runs June 12 to 16 from 9 am to noon with a Parents Night on Sunday June 18 at 7 pm. Open to children 3 years through grade 6, no registration fee. Pastor Paul J. Hall is general director with multiple department directors and helpers coordinating age groups, Bible teaching, music, games, recreation, and refreshments.
Members of the Mazon Merry Makers 4-H Club discussed a Saturday slumber party and a June 10 tour to Aurora. A penny carnival booth for the H Fair was planned. Demonstrations ranged from cake decorating to latchhooking with several members presenting. The next meeting date was moved to June 24. reporter Kris Elgar noted refreshments were provided by club members.
Debra Ann Corn and David LeBlanc plan marriage in St. Helen's Catholic Church Pearland at 11 a.m. June 8. Debra Ann a St. Francis Academy Joliet graduate who attended JJC. fiance serves in SEAL unit of U.S. Navy. They will reside in Norfolk Virginia after the wedding. A May 21 pre nuptial shower was held at the American Legion Hall Braidwood. Father’s Day origins traced to 1910 Spokane with later presidential actions leading to a national holiday in 1972. Beef for Father’s Day cited by the National Live Stock and Meat Board.
Vickie Freeman and Harland Terry Smoots married at Peace Lutheran Church in Morris in a 6 p.m. May 6 ceremony officiated by Rev. Harold Nelson. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tibbitts, and the groom, son of Mrs. Dolores Baumgarten and William Smoots, pledged vows before family and friends. The event featured organist Verna Fosen, attendants in apricot and yellow, a Goose Lake Hall reception, and a honeymoon in Nevada and California before settling at 451 West Ave. The couple works at Morris Daily Herald and Northern Petrochemical Co. respectively.
Service Navy Electronics Technician Kerry Carter of Mazon trains in the Dawn Patrol NATO exercise in the Mediterranean aboard USS Forrestal based in Mayport Florida. Separately Specialist 4 Arthur Humphreys Jr. of Minooka received the Army Commendation Medal at Schofield Barracks Hawaii for meritorious service with the 25th Infantry Division after graduating Minooka High School in June 1975.
Patricia Hopwood aged 28 of Route 2 Wilmington was granted a divorce from John Hopwood aged 32 of Wilmington on grounds of mental cruelty. Barbara Dunbar aged 18 of North Illinois 47 was granted a divorce from Thomas Dunbar aged 19 of 170 Carbon Street Coal City on grounds of mental cruelty.
Gardner area clubs report meetings and plans. RNA meets May 23 in Legion Hall with Oracle Marie Marrow presiding. convention planned for Gardner at the Masonic Temple with date to be announced. Lunch by Esther Grinter, Pearl Ford and Irene Harrop. bingo and a mystery prize awarded to Mrs. Margaret Morris. Lions Club notes and local college news include Dean's List laureate Dan Dicker of Newark and graduates James S. Hudson, Paul Rittof. Dedication open house for Southeast Grundy County Senior Citizens building at 207 Liberty St. in Gardner scheduled with program at 2 pm. The Church of Hope Women’s Association brunch features Ruth Schaefer as guest speaker.
The Morris Theatre Guild prepares for two dinner theatre performances of Share Bath by P M Clepper at the Morris Holiday Inn on June 16 and 17 at 6 p m Judy Miller directs assisted by Janis Delockery with twelve cast members and an equal number behind the scenes. Cast includes Stephen M David Elise Kopezick Robert Cooper Alice Dornan Bruce Enger Sue Morse Deborah Joiner Laura Boone Janet Weber Joan Christensen Jane Hackett Iona Baum Mrs Miller and Scot Miss Delockery among others. Tickets by reservation through Red Carpet Travel 942-9457.
Mrs Barb Arnold was named best loser of the week at TOPS II 1124 meeting held Thursday at Saratoga Hall. Virginia Urbanik was first runner up, Gayle Sparrow second. KOPS best loser was Mrs Karen Johnson and Mary Black received the weigh-in dimes. A June clean-up committee includes Maureen Metzen Marge Platt Pat Platt and Pat Quinn. After the meeting a baby shower for Terry Kowalczyk and son Timothy followed. Double fines for gains apply this week due to the holiday weekend.
Norval Galloway III, son of Morris residents, received his PhD in chemistry in absentee from Vanderbilt University on May 17. He earned a 1972 bachelor's from Bradley University. Now employed by Bruker Instruments Inc. in Karlsruhe, Germany, he will base himself there for at least one year doing post doctoral programming research.
Mrs Helen Finch of Verona and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Tyler of Dwight invite friends and relatives to Sue Ann and Richard's wedding reception at the Verona Town Hall on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.
Calendar item notes Norman Homemakers gather with Alma Mae McGuan at 1 30 p m. Details of Bethlehem Lutheran Brotherhood meeting include a 6 30 p m start and a 7 30 p m fellowship hall location. Also listed is the Steve and Maria Concert.
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