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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1963
Page
2
The Dolton Civil Defense Unit, active since 1958 with headquarters in the Village Hall basement, urges residents to attend the monthly meeting every first Tuesday at 8 p.m. The staff will explain the emergency warning system and answer questions. Government booklets are available.
District 149 will hold an art fair on Sunday April 28 from 1 to 4 pm. Students in grades one through eight display print making sculpture papier mache murals puppets and arts and crafts across four district buildings Berger Vandenberg Caroline Sibley and Waterman Schools.
The First National Bank of Evergreen Park promotes C William Olmstead to assistant cashier after joining in 1962 as loan officer from Mutual National Bank of Chicago. He is married with two children and active in Kiwanis Moose and Elks. Residence listed as 14301 Normal Riverdale.
Mr and Mrs Rolland Bert rand of Riverdale return from Palm Springs California claiming a glorious vacation and sharing travel notes from the trip.
Thornridge hosts a Key Club Kaper this Saturday night 8 to 1 with a ber muda hop and a leg contest. tickets 73 cents. Four juniors elected Thornridge Lettermen Club officers Terry Kennedy Dolton president Wally Wiedowski South Holland VP Ray Preski Dolton secretary treasurer. Mark Anker South Holland sergeant at arms. Thornridge Chorale performs in auditorium with Tod Booth soloist and Rick Rietveld Dan Paarlberg Paige Pfeifer as part of the chorus and student directors Jim Lagestee Scott Enloe. South Holland girls elect officers Sue Harman VP Sue Taylor treasurer Carol DeYoung service chair Laurie Albrechts historian Ann Fitzpatrick Dalton corresponding secretary. Mary Foster Thornton recording secretary Pat Siwinski Calumet City new president. Seniors have 25 days left. juniors and underclass 28. Thornridge Class of ’63 graduates June 5, Thornton June 6. Eighteen Thornridge boys to attend Northern Illinois Industrial Education exhibit next weekend.
The article promotes Mario's Thornridge Inn at 110 E Margaret Thornton owned by Mario Zarantonello. It highlights a varied menu with steaks chops seafood and Italian specialties and a signature Mario's Favorite Steak with roquefort cheese. The restaurant offers daily specials and large seating for banquets and business luncheons with weekday hours noon to 11 pm Saturday 4 pm to midnight and Sunday 1 pm to 10 pm.
Sukiyaki dinner offered at Eckstrom's Village Camp 14204 Cottage Grove Dalton. Japanese hosts serve beef tenderloin style Sukiyaki at the customer table with sake. Regular Monday feature run from 5 to 10 p.m.
Flower arrangement classes will be held at the Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse 144th and Stewart led by Mrs A J Fremonw Homewood an accredited judge and award winner. The four lesson course runs May 9 May 23 May 31 and June 6 from 830 am to 12 noon. Tickets are limited. Call Mrs Elmer Krueger VI 10457 for details.
Northern Illinois University hosts a student contest recognizing outstanding design and construction work. Winners earn a chance to exhibit the following weekend at Western Illinois University in Macomb. Quote by Charles Caleb Colton on jealousy closes the passage.
Thorn Ridge PTA will host its final meeting of the year on April 29 at 7:45 PM in the auditorium. The event features the student made film Life at Thorn Ridge with appearances by students, plus speeches by Vicki Gowens and Glenn Gouwens from the Illinois State Speech contest.
A larceny of two hub caps from Richard Olsen's car at 14204 Union Ave Riverdale was reported to Riverdale Police on April 15. Olsen said the vehicle was parked in front of his home at the time.
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