New physical education program at Morris schools
Center School has started a new physical education program for grades 1 through 5. Todd Crose, a 22 year old Alma College graduate, leads 368 students in 15 classes weekly, with daily gym time for older students and lighter schedules for younger ones. The program emphasizes basic motor skills, coordination, and teamwork, with future plans for gymnastics and parachute play.
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Center School
Todd Crose
Alma College
Alma
Mich
Lansing
Crose
E. Main St
Crosey
Three Rivers
Liberal Arts College
Alma High School
Michigan
Morris
Sybert L. Crose
Scott
U.S. Air Force Base
Georgia
Dennis
Julie) Berthh
Soreness
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
Center
American Alliance of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Jeff Bounds
Tracy Kudler
Herald
Power line accident injures three on utility pole fall
About 12 30 p m Monday an electrical cable fell from a utility pole at Clinois 170 near Grand Ridge Rd south of Seneca injuring two men with one hospitalized and three Mako Construction Co employees from Cincinnati based in Mazon taken by DesRochers Am. for treatment and investigation.
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Clinois 170
Grand Ridge Rad
Seneca
Mako Construction Co
Cincinatti
Ohio
Mazon
DesRochers Am
Weather and accident report from Grundy County area
Tonight through Wednesday the forecast is fair to partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers. Lows in the 40s, highs in the 50s to 60s. An industrial accident near Morris involved a Mako Cable incident injuring Jerry Dodson and two coworkers, with multiple agencies involved and no police report available yet.
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Dresden Locks and Dam
Morris
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
Leach
LaSalle County
District 5
Edward J. Finn
Joliet
McElvain Construction Wins Moody Broadway Braceville Bid
James McElvain Construction of Morris submitted the low bid on widening and resurfacing Broadway and Braceville Road. The Grundy County Highway Committee opened bids Friday at 10 a.m. and awarded McElvain a $136,458 contract pending state approval, beating Charles O'Brien Construction of Morris which bid $137,263.70. The project covers widening and resurfacing Broadway Road one mile north of Braceville Road, and Braceville Road one mile east of Broadway Road.
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James McElvain
Morris
Broadway
Braceville
Grundy County Highway Committee
McElwain
Charles O'Brien
Broadway Rd
Braceville Rd
Haunted House to Benefit Local Sheltered Workshop
Grundy County residents may experience a Jaycee Haunted House this Halloween season. Event chairman Bill Gleason says the second annual spook house at Hornsby’s parking lot in Morris will run four evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct 27, 28, 30, and 31. Proceeds go to the Illinois Valley Workshop in Morris.
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Grundy County
Bill Gleason
Hornsby’s
Morris
Illinois Valley Workshop
Gleason
Pope John Paul II vows aid to injustice victims worldwide
Vatican City reports Pope John Paul II pledges to reach out to people oppressed by any form of injustice or discrimination. In his inaugural address he stresses guiding his papacy by faith, while upholding religious freedom, conscience rights, and dialogue.
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UPI
John Paul II
Vatican
Krakow
St. Peter’s Square
John Paul I
Karol Wojtyla
Ecumenical Council
Sistine Chapel
John Paul
Peter
John XXIII
Paul VI
Assessments supervisor job decision shifts to Will County
Nancy Oseland of Joliet declined Grundy County Board’s offer for its supervisor of assessments. She accepted Will County’s position at 20,000 dollars yearly plus a 150 dollar monthly car allowance, preferring the higher pay and not relocating. State law requires hiring from top three test scorers. Oseland finished second, Lamb third, Hare first, all declined. Will County proceeds with hiring process while Grundy contemplates next steps.
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Nancy Oseland
Joliet
Grundy County
Will County Board
Waters
Atty
Charles Zalar
Arab ministers back eight point plan for Lebanon truce
Arab foreign ministers endorsed an eight point plan to consolidate the Beirut cease fire, stabilize the central government and push national entente as sniper fire marred the 10 day old truce between Syrian troops with the Arab peace keeping force and Christian rightist militias.
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Lebanon
UPI
Beit Eddine
Beirut Radio
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Sudan
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Elias Sarkis
Sarkis
Arab League
Christian East Beirut
Variance Hearing Set For Kentucky Fried Chicken Site
A side yard variance for Kentucky Fried Chicken at 1806 N Division St. will be reviewed at a Morris Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing at 7:30 p.m. in the Morris Savings and Loan community room. The article also notes regional conflicts around Beirut, Beit Eddine talks, and Arab peacekeeping tensions in Lebanon amid citywide reconstruction plans.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken
Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
N. Division St
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Wauponsee St
Industrial production ticks up as consumer goods lag
The Federal Reserve reports September industrial production rose 0.5 percent, matching August, with consumer goods up only 0.1 percent due to auto plant slowdowns from rail clerk strikes. Business equipment and construction led gains, while durable goods fell 0.7 percent.
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Washington
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Sheltered
Grundy Area
Jaycees
Pope
Will
Grundy
Miss Oseland
Will County
Oseland
Department of Local Government Affairs
Phyllis Lamb
Forrest Hare
McHenry County
Morris Daily Herald
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Illinois 170
Harmon Acres
Cairo
Riyadh
Landeco
Seneca Township High School Board of Education
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