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I n o r d e r t o be e l i g i b l e t o
v c t e i n t h e upcomin~November
e l e c t i o n s , a l l xxrsons must be
refristered. If 2.012 a r e new t o
t h e a.rea, o r j.f you ha~ref a i l e d
t n r e g i s t e r , you must d~ so on
o r before Octolser G . Repistrat i o n may not ke acceptsd past
t!iis d a t e . Locn!..l;yr, you may po
to Schrnml s Farber Sliop, 20
North F.sh S t r e e t o r t o t h e
Frankfo:rt Fuhl-ic Library, 27
%h S t r e e t . Further information
maj~bd obtained 13.; c a l l i n g
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I n t h e December, 1973 i s s u e
of T:IE FRANKFORT NEMS, tRere was
an a r t i c l e concerning t h e burni n g of leaves within t h e v i l l a g e
limits.
t h e present time t h e
Village of Frankfort has no ordinance which p r o h i b i t s it.
Your opinion was requested.
There was no response t c t h i s
r e q u e s t . Thls i s t h e time f o r
expressing ycur opinion, not
when your neighbor s smoke
s t a r t s coming i n your windows.
You may w r i t e TYE r"RAI\JICFORT
ITdCS, Rox 371, o r t e l l one of
your Village t r u s t e e s .
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Edith s t a n d s f o r -@it --Drill
I.."n T1.e Home.
EDIFIT i s soonsored in-ternat.j-ona l l y by t h e F i r e I'larshals "socia t i o n and f i r e departments cvervwhere.
THINGS THAT RUN! N'TD OFERATION
EDITH i s t h e theme of F i r e Prcvention Nezlr i n 1-074.. TOP o f t e n
people a r e t h e t h i n g s that, burn,
and t h i s i s t h e reason it i s i m p a r a t i v e t h a t each member of t h e
community t a k e s p a r t i n Oneration
EDITH, t h e communitpide home escape e x e r c i s e , blednesdag, October
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Think and t a l k about EDITH
with your family. Plan a defini t e escape e x i t f o r each member
of t h e family.
011 Wednesday, October 9, when
t h e s i g n a l sounds, join your
neighbors i n r e h e a r s b n ~t h e escape plan you hope y o u ' l l never
need t o use.
1ElieLcome EDIT74 i n your home.
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. .---THE FRAPJKFORT NEVS wis'c~es t o
thank t h e foil-owinp p 3 c d e f o r
t h e i r helr, i n assemblinr t h e
September i s s u e : S5arcn S ~ U P P ,
R o s e m q ~Steck, Diane Pesset,to,
Fudrey Newt cn, Frzn I'IcLain, and
Dollye Nordgren.
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by V?z-g Coleman, Frankfort Police
The Prankfort P o l i c e Departrnelli; w i l l begin i t s t h i r d year i n
sponsoring r o l l e r s k a t i n g f o r t h e
Frankfort a r e a r e s i d e n t s a t t h e
r r a ~ f o r tGrade School i n October.
There w i l l be two sessions
each Thursday n i g h b . Kindergart,en - 5 t h grade w i l l bz from 6:30
p.m. - 7:30 p.m.- 6 t h grade a d u l t s from 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
rdnission f o r t h e f i r s t s e s s i o n
i s 25 cents and 50 cents f o r t h e
second session. Skate r e n t a i i s
25 cents f o r a l l . This donation
goes t o t h ? schooi f o r t h e f l o o r
fund.
The policemen and t h e i r wives
spend f o u r hours of t h e i r time
each week of t h e school year t o
g i v e t h e Frankfort a r e a r e s i d e n t s
some r e c r e a t i o n during t h e winter
"ll of t h e i r work i s
months.
vo l u n t a r y
The b w r i l i a r y policemen have a
uniformed policeman on duty outs i d e t h e school during skating.
S p e c i a l p l a s t i c wheels are required on t h e s k a t e s t o p r o t e c t
t h e wooden f l o o r s . I f you wish
t o purchase shoe r o l l e r skntes
w i t h t h e r e q u i r e d wheels, please
contact me, E r g Coleman (4635760). I can purchase them dir e c t l y from t h e Chicago R o l l e r
Skate Company.
The p o l i c e and t h e i r wives en,joy Marking with t h e c h i l d r e n of
t h e area. It gives us an opport u n 3 . t ~t o g e t t o know them and
f o r them t o know us.
Me wish t o thank t h e Frankf o r t School Poayd and I b k . Ley07
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making r o l l e r s k a t i n g possible.
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CONPREHZNSITIE PLAN
A t a recent p r e s e n t a t i o n t o a
j o i n t meeting of t h e Village Board
and Plan Corimission, phase one of
t h e c o ~ p r e h e n s i v eplan f o r t h e
Villtige of Prankfort was presented
by V i l l a g e Planner, P e t e r Sonnen. f e l d . Two background s t u d i e s were
discussed, e x i s t i n g land use and
v i s u a l impact.
Presently t h e r e a r e 1,594. a c r e s
making up t h e Village of Erankf o r t
892 acres of t h e t o t a l a r e a a r e
already developed, 702 a x e s r e main t o be developed. 1ccording
t o K r . Sonnenfeld, t h e planning
f o r t h e undeveloped area provides
a s i g n i f i c a n t opportunity t o i m plement a sound land use plan f o r
charting Frankfort's future.
fi, r e p r e s e n t a t i v e group of c i t i zens, along with Village O f f i c i a l s ,
p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a question and
answer period a f t e r t h e presentat i o n . Reports presented 2 t t h e
meeting a r e on f i l e a t t h e V i l l a g e
H a l l a d t h e Library f o r public
review.
Citizen participation i n t h e
community planning process was
d e m o n ~ t r x t e ~ ,once again demons t r a t i n g t h a t t h e peopla of Frankf o r t care. Thanks, good c i t i z e n s
of Fr,ullcfort, f o r attending.
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THE FRANIQ70RTE i f S ($141.94 i s
being p a i d by Hedges Clinic.
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--by Bonnie Broton of Velvet Coach
F a l l , a time f o r change. Well
known shades of camel, gray, r u s t ,
and hunter green return--especia l l y welcome t h i s year when used
i n new combinations: camel with
turquoise, gray with plum, r u s t
with o l i v e , New c o l o r s f o r f a l l
a r e dusty pink, heathery shades
of blue, 2nd tones of purple,
v i o l e t o r plum.
S k i r t s o r pants? You can be
e q u a l l y r e l a x e d i n both t h i s
p a r . There i s no d i c t a t i o n t o
t e U . you I t s k i r t s a r e i n and pants
a r e out." It i s youy choice; t r y
a L i t t l a of both. The s k i r t a t
t h e 25" length, o r j u s t covering
t h e knee, looks t h e b e s t . Wear
it with t h e new higl~er-heel puxp
and hose d p d t o matcii your skirt
alld y o u ' l l look and f e e l t h e
change.
Sweaters, s t r e t c h i n g t o a l l
lengths, new twists i n s t y l i n g
and t e x t u r e , some with f u r coll a r s ; a l l f o r those i n search of
a "new look. " H L q e r i n g f : , o r b e t t e r y e t Hput-togethersri a r e s t i l l
veyy much a p a r t of t h e f a l l
scene. Sweater over sweater,
sweater over skirt. The new,
heavier outdoor cardigans a r e oft e n being worn i n s t e a d of a coat.
T w i n s e t s f r e q u e n t l y incorporate
one of t h e s e Song, cozy sweaters.
S e p a r d e s , t h e b e s t of both
worlds, go r i g h t on from a f t e r noon t o evening. The pajama,
wide l e g evening pants, and t h e
long c h i f f o n s k i r t look new and
r i g h t . S t i l l very much a p a r t of
oilr evening world i s t h e long
t a r t a n skirt, teamed t h i s year 3..
with a sweater s e t and narrow
b e l t with a scarf bow t i e d a t t h e
neck.
The s h o r t black c o c k t a i l d r e s s
i s revived and looking great-anybhing b l a c k f o r evening, a
color so a l l u r i n g and mysterious
against bare skin, f l a t t e r i n g t o
every woman's f i g u r e .
Sportwear - kccessorize your
new f a l l l o o k s w i t h t h e most important item y ~ u
can buy - a muff lm. Long o r s h o r t , woolly o r
moh,?jry, t i e one around your
neck with j a c k e t s o r sweaters,
pants o r s k i r t s . Sometimss two one s h o r t ,and one long worn with
a p u l l e d on l m i t h a t . Hats a r e
back and do a l o t t o complete
your fipull-edt o g e t h e r lookn f o r
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A policeman should be r i n g i n g
your door b e l l w i t h i n t h e next
40 days asking f o r a donation t o
t h e Police Association; i n r e t u r n
f o r t h e donation you w i l l g e t
dance t i c k e t s a t t h e r a t e of
$2.50 each. I f your don't dance,
p l e a s e show your appreciation t o
t h e P o l i c e Department by giving
a s i z e a b l e donation.
Five new i m i l i a r y Police have
been added t o t h e ranks and t h e y
a r e i n need of equipment which
i s fuynished by t h e Police Association.
DANCE - Noveaber 9, 0:30 p.m.,
at t h e Ri-criera Countlry Club,
8900 West 143rd S t r e e t , Orland
Park, I l l i n o i s .
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1YIolli-Daze 1974'' i s being presented by t h e Mokena 1fome~'sClub
on Saturday, November 2, 10:OO a.m.
t o 6 :00 p.m. and Sunday, November
3, 12:OO noon t o 6.00 p.m. a t t h e
Wiliowcrest School gym, Nokena,
Illinois.
This a r t s and c r a f t s display
a d s a l e w i l l also featuiie vari-.i
ous d e ~ x o n s t ~ a t i o nincluding
s
drop
spindle spinning, quilting, weavbe
i n g and others. Food ?:,ill
served by t h e KoEena Women s Club.
?ny person o r organiz&Lon int e r e s t e d i n displaying and s e l l i n g t h e i r a r t s and c r z f t s o r hol2day g i f t s , t h e r e i s stin t a b l e
space available f o r t h e two days
a t $2.50 per t a b l e . For reservat i o n s c a l l Krs. Franklin IJeber
(lr-79-5786) o r Nrs. George Sangm i s t e r (4.79-5267 ).
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PARPDX --.I N FRPNKFORT
--Halloween (October 31) t h e
Frankfort Police 2epartr-ent k c i l l
SPOOK Pi1R1DE LINE
be heading up
UP
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The
LINE
UP.
t h e p x k t n g l o t a t t h e corner of
Mebraska and Lsh S t r e e t s a t 4:15
p.m. The Parade w i l l s t a r t a t
4:45 p.m. and w i l l stop a t t h e
Village I~laintenanceBuilding f o r
judging. Prizes w i l l be awarded
i n several different classificat i o n s . Treats w i l l be o;? hand
Tor a l l contestants. '6;ratch t h e
1;RPXKPORT KOICi3N.A HERALD f o r f i n a l
information as t o Trick and Treat
times f o r t h i s year. RBJEMEER:
Ilarn your children about eating
unwrapped candy o r gm.
College bound? Whether you a r e
f r e s h from high school, o r are
thinking or" college l a t e r i n l i f e ,
one of t h e f i r s t steps i s a look
a t college catalogs. There are
over 3,000 i n s t i t u t i o n s t o pick
from. Up t o now, only t h e l a r g e s t
l i b r a r i e s , o r those l i b r a r i e s spec i a l i z i n g i n serving college bound
people, could provide access t o
a l l of these cat d o g s . Now, hcwever, t h e Frankfort Public Library,
small i n size, but dedicated t o
expanded service, can o f f e r access
t o them. 1qe have purchased a s e t
of nearly 3,000 catalogs on microfilm. 1-,800 are a t the l i b r a r y
now. The r e s t w i l l be coming by
December. They must, of course,
be used a t t h e Liiirary, 27 Ash
Street.
Ii,l.~pybrowsing. There may be .
a diploma i n your future.
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-[bout 70 g i r l s competed f o r 18
volleyball positions t h i s year a t
Frankfort Jurnior High School.
The following g i r l s were s e l e c t ed t o represent t h e Tigers: 8 t h
grade - Brenda need, Noya Noonan,
Denise Behnke, Sue TVator, Chris
Xnglehardt, Sand?- 15iller, Kelleg
Warren, K i m Olson, Liz Taylor,
J u l i e Gilroy, Laura Bruske, Karcia.
Dsrling and Monica Vogelmann.
7th grade - Theresea "bridge,
Nancy Charnesky, Laurie Koch and
IEchelle Bushen. 6 t h grade
Karen Lovato
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by S t a t e Rep. George Sangmeis-ter
Since t h e passage of t h e Reg i o n a l Transportation Act t h i s
p a s t April, I have received numerous i n q u i r i e s on t h e present
s t a t u s of t h e R. T. A.
A s pred.icted would happen when
we were debating t h e i s s u e through
out t h e co~znty, t h e Board i s a t a
stand-off over t h e choice of a
Chailman. The f o u r mern5ei-s from
t h e City of Chicago wsnt t h e
present Chairman of t h e Chicago
Transit i.-uthority, IJiltoii Pikarslq, and t h e two suburban members,
as well as t h e two c o l l a r county
members a r c holding out f o r some
one e l s e . Mr. P i k a r s Q publicly
s t z t e d before t h e e l e c t i o n th2.t
of t h e f i r s t 1'70 millioir d o l l a r s
t o be r a i s e d by t h e 2, T. !.., t h e
C. T. 3.. would need 2,bout 120 rriill i o n . It i s no wonder t h a t t h e
non-Chic ago menhers of t h e Board
a r e r e l u c t a n t t o approve h i s appointment. js soon as t h e Chairman i s s e l e c t e d you can be assured t h e Eoard w i l l t a k e up t h e
na.tter of levying up t o a 5 per
cent gas t a x a ~ some
d
kind of a
parking t a x . I doubt very much
t h a t t h e s e t a x e s w i l l . be t h r u s t
upon u s u n t i l a f t e r t h e November
election.
lie anwhile, -the I l l i n o i s Supreme Court r u l e d t h a t t h e hct
was c o n s t i t u t i o n a l on a s u i t
t ~ h i c hwas o r i g i n a t e d i n Lake
County by i t s S t a t e ' s !ttorney.
Unfortunately, not a l l of t h e
i s sues were r a i s e d t h a t should
Iiaxre been. The I; it 0
R. T. !i.
Committee hns a l a x s u i t pending
i n DuPage County i n which I
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Co-Counsel, wherein we a r e s t i l l
attempting t o olst,ain a recount of
t h e e l e c t i o n . The matter c a r r i e d
by only 13,500 votes out of over
1,650,000 c a s t . The lawysrs f o r
t n e R. T. A. have a pending mot i o n t o &tempt t o move t h e case
t o t h e Chicago Courts. Briefs
have been f i l e d and arguments
w i l l be lieerd t h i s October. I nri
f e a r f u l of what brill hsppen i f
t h e change of venue t o Chicago i s
granted ,and h o p e f l ~ l l yit w i l l
s t a y i n DuPage County. The R.T. A.
i s a l s o arguing t h a t YE a r e not
e n t i t l e d t o a recount under present law. Could it be they don't
want us t o look a t t h e 50,000
spoiled b a l l o t s i n Chicago? The
f ~ t of
e t h e R. T. A. recount now
r i d e s wit11 Judge Douglas.
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The Golden Age Group met a t
3:30 p.m., Sunday., September 22,
and enjoyed a C h r i s t i a n fellow-s h i p l e d byGrznt Geuther. Spec i a l music wzs presented by
Yelen Zbert , Gloria Rlomquist ,
and K x e n D ~ J T . Games were played
and p r i z e s chosen by t h e winners.
A s p a g h e t t i and neat b a l l
supper was served.
There ~ c i ~be
l l a Halloween
p a t y on Clctober 27. Anyone 60
o r older i s i n v i t e d t o come. If
you wish t o coxe i n costume,
please do. If you wish inore inform&ion o r need a r i d e , c a l l
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The L i b r a r y Eoard has begun a
planning program designed t o
avoid b u r s t i n g a t t h e seams.
The p r e s e n t l i b r a r y space has
served t h e - L i b r a r y w e l l f o r t h e
p z s t ;rears, t h o s e of estalJlislimerit. The c o ~ n u n i t yi s changing
,7nd growing, homver, and needs
b e t t e r and expanded s e r v i c e s .
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lieln. The Li-1.
b r a r y Jioard i s asking f o r t h e
h e l p of li!~r;1;r~~-oriented
people
- tl!e comnunity t o deterrriine
-in
future library sites, f a c i l i t i e s ,
2nd t;ri.,,es of s e r v i c e s . We want
a t l e a s t two volunteers from
each a r e a t h a t we s e r v e : Prankf o r t , 1~'ranltfor-LS q u a e , Lincoln
Z s t z t e s , .znd Fresi;wick, t o s e r v e
on a planning committee with t h e
3oard. We welcome young people,
students, and people new t o t h e
area.
The Board .will be advised by
a p r o f e s s i o n a l a i b r a q r consultant;howe%er, only t h e c i t i z e n s
or" t h e a r e a cxt&terru2ne t h e
needs of t h e people. I f you a r e
vsilling t o o f f e r your help and
advice, c a l l Sandra Biel, p r e s i dent, i~69-2845, o r Joyce Bluth,
&6$-5215.
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The s t u d e n t e n r o l l r m ~ ti n t h e
Frmkf o r t Scliools i.ncrez.sed app r o x i m t e l y 1 0 per cent over a
y e a r ago. The present e n r o l l ment i s 982.
Chelsea Elementary- School:
65
ICindergart en
1st 'grade
4.3
2nd grade
64.
67
3 r d grade
4 t h grade
66
5 t h grade
68
Tot a 1
37%
M r . John Loecke, p r i n c i p a l .
Hickory Creek School (when opened)
I<indergarten 34
1st grade
4.1
2nd grade
40
3rd p a d e
33
4 t h erade
4.5
5 t h grade
50
Tot a 1
243
Pir Glen Hof fm=, p r i n c i p a l .
Frznkfort School:
6 t h grade
111:
7 t h grade
125
fit11 grade
112
Tot a 1
351
I'lr. Leroy Olson, D i s t r i c t Supt.
S p e c i a l Education
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THE FiZUKFORT J!TZ$S would l i k e
t o s t a r t a new montlily s r t i c l e
c a l l e d "Brickbats and Flo%~ers.
Me would l i k e s h o r t , p r e c i s e ,
and informative a r t i c l e s on your
concerns, i n t e r e s t s , p r a i s e o r
suggestions f o r t h e Village of
Frmkfort
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l h c a r t i c l e s m c s t be signed but
t h e names w i l l not be published
u n l e s s requested.
Mail your a r t i c l e s t o TKF: FRPNIIFORT ItBIJS, Box 371, Frankfort.
Ti33 FRANKFORT NETdS S t a f f r e serves t h e r i g h t t o e d i t o r r e j e c t
any a r t i c l e .
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3:08 p.m. Rescue c a l l
Center R0a.d and Saulc T r a i l .
9:12 p.m. Rescue c a l l
Kansas and t s h S t r e e t
9:55 p.m. Rescue c a l l 415
Spruce, F r m k f o r t Square
6:37 p.m. F i r e i n a construct i o n t r a i l e r 80th Avenue
Frankfort Square
123 55 p.m. Auto accident,
L a Grange Road near
'Ilsip Nursery
11:47 a.m. Grass f i r e
0500 7d. l 9 l s t S t r e e t
1.411. p.m. Kutual aid Ilokena
Grass f i r e Tinley G ~ r d e n s
7:08 p.m. Grass f i r e r e s e t
9500 1". l q l s t S t r e e t
8:49 p.m. Rubbish f i r e
Ls Grange Rd. & I-Iickory Creek
9:00 p.m. Rescue c a l l 19609
Sycamore, Apbury H i l l s
4:00 p.m. Grass f i r e
Pauling Rd., Green Garden
11:50 p.m. Rescue c a l l
82nd & Lincoln Highway
Lincoln E s t a t e s
4:40 p.m. E l e c t r i c wires
down, Homewood Lighting
on Eloute 4.5
8:00 p.m. Wires down
R t . 30 and R t . 45
10:15 p.m. f i r s t a i d t o vict i m brought t o s t a t i o n
1:30 p.m. Truck f i r e
U l l r i c h farm, Green Garden
3:05 p.m. Truck-car accident
84th bve , and R t 30
6:00 p.m. False alarm
7: 26 p.m. P,uSo accident
9100 Tde s t Lincoln Highwzy
4-:12 p.m. Grass ?,p. rubbish
f i r e Frankfort Square
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kokena f o r house f i r e
2:04 p.m. Rescue c a l l
19608 Cherry, Arbury H i l l s
5: 50 p.m. Rescue c a l l
19608 Cherry, k b u r y H i l l s
1:35 a.m. Rescue c a l l
80th kve. & R t . 30.
5:23 p.m. Grass and brush
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S t . P e t e r ' s Women's Fellowship
w i l l sponsor t h e i r Annual F a l l
Bazaar znd October Public Dinner,
on October 24.
The Bazanr w i l l have a v a r i e t y
of handmade c r a f t s , white elephant s a l e , bake goods, e t c . It
w i l l be open t:, t h e public from
2 p.m. u n t i l 7 p.m.
k dinner of r o a s t beef, served
family s t y l e , w i l l be served from
5 p.m. u n t i l 7 p.m. Tickets a r e
m a i l a b l e a t t h e door f o r $3.00
f o r 2dults and 31.00 f o r grade
school c h i l d r e n and under.
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For many years both c i v i c and
gover~ment
a 1 ore;anizat,ions have
been i n t e r e s t e d i n Forest Preserve
and Flood Control planning f o r
W i l l County. 0c c asiona,lly one o r
more p r i v z t e c i t i z e n s develop a
strong personal concern about
these issues.
A 1 Dawson of Prestwick i s one
such i n d i v i d u a 1
Through an a r t i c l e i n a l o c a l
paper he r e a d t h ~ tth e r e i s an
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agency 211 S p r i n g f i e l d c a l l e d t h e
Govcmorfs Task Force on Flood
Cantrol. He contacted t h i s agency
and with t h e a i d of i t s d i r e c t o r ,
Nancy P h i l l i p i , s t a r t e d a long
chain of events, which e n t a i l e d
cant a c t i n g Thomas Nurphy, t h e
d i r e c t o r of t h e W i l l
County Plarining C O P I S sion, t h e
Division of Waterways, t h e Department of Conservation, t h e
\]illCounty Forest Preserve Board,
a s w e l l a s t h e v i l l a g e s of Frankf o r t , New Lenox m d Mokena.
There were many meetings, some
small, some l a r g e , but a l l with
t h e same conceYn: 1) The County
of W i l l i s i n s e r i o u s need of
acquiring a d d i t i o n a l l m d s f o r
Forest Preserves i n order t o
keep pace with i t s frowing popul a t i o n , and 2 ) c e r t a i n areas of
t h e County a r e sub,ject t o period-i c flooding and s e r i o u s damage.
The 1filiUCounty Forest Preserve ?oard met on September 13,
and passed a r e s o l u t i o n (nendi n @ s t a t e equel sharing) which
promises t o solve t h e above
problems. This w i l l be done bjr
acquiring lands which a r e subj e c t t o flooding f o r t h e combined purposes of f l o o d c o n t r o l
and public r e c r e a t i o n .
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Open House a t t h e f i r e s t a t i o n x i i l l be on Octobey 6, from
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This w i l l
kick-o f f FIRE PREVENT I O N I@EK
which i s observed through October 12. Your Volunteer Firemen encourage everyone t o give
a l i t t l e special attention t o f i r e
hazards during t h a t week. A t t h e
Open House t h e Firemen and hxilia r y members w i l l show you t h e f i r e
f i g h t i n g and rescue equipment.
Demonstrations a r e planned by t h e
Bureau of F i r e Prevention. S l i d e
programs w i l l be sho-m. We would
a l s o l i k e t o t a l k Lo you about
E.D.I.T.H.
Coffee w i l l be served.
Parents should be accompanied by
t h e i r children.
The Prankfort F i r e Department 1s
antique I~rodel.T Eire t r u c k w i l l be
i n t h e Chicago F i r e Prevention
Parade ivionday, October 7. Watch
f o r it on t e l e v i s i o n .
John Donnellan, J i m Howell, and
Jiln Plelaniphy of Frankfort Square
have f u l f i l l e d t h e probationmy
rec;rzirements and a r e now on t h e
r e g u l a r r o s t e r of t h e Frankfort
F i r e Department.
On November 10, t h e F i r e Department w i l l host a PPlVC:'.KE BEAKH&T from 6x00 a.m. t o l : 0 0 p.m.
'CJon't you please j o i n us? Further details later.
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The Frankfort Area H i s t o r i c a l
'Society i n v i t e s a l l mmbers and
g u e s t s t o " f i n d and festI1 a t our
second annuai F a l l F e s t i v a l Recouperation Party, on S a t ~ r d a y ,
October 19, a t 8.00 p.m. IJe will
meet st t h e P!useum t o begin t h e
hunt and t o f i n d t h e clues t h a t
w i l l lead t o the fest.
We w i l l have a winning p r i z e
f o r t h e f i r s t group t o f i n d i t s
wsy t o t h e f e s t .
Be s u r e t o b r i n g a f l a s h l i g h t ,
a car, and i n case of r a i n , an
umbrella and boots. I n order t o
plan t h e mount of food we need
t o order, p l e a s e c a l l e i t h e r
Sue and Frank Leonard, 469-2695,
o r Carlynn and Dan Negele, 4692556, -Lo confirm your r e s e r v a tions
We need a l a r g e group of
peopls who r e a l l y know Frankf o r t , t o h e l p out those who
don't. l i e f 1 1 t e s t your reasoni n g s k i l l s and have a l o t of fun
along t h e way. See you on t h e
1 9 t h a t 8:00 p.m.
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The f i r s t meeting of t h e
1974-75 progrvn p e a - was held
a t Chelsea School on September
1 9 , with Lois Mciievit-t presiding. The budget and ways and
means p r o j e c t s were discussed.
The p r e s i d e n t read a l e t t e r
from t h e Frankfort Community
?ark D i s t r i c t thanking t h e
Club f o r i t s donation of $700 t o
be used f o r t h e purchase of
playground equipment and a
back s t o p f o r b a s e b a l l diamond
C. She a l s o read a l e t t e r of
tlianlcs f r o n t h e Frankfort Ares
H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y f o r t h e donat i o n of $100.
Future mzetings w i l l be h e l d
a t S t . P e t e r ' s United Church
of Christ, u n l e s s another place
i s designated.
The October 17 meeting ?rill
conmne a t 3:00 p.m. with t h e
following cormlittee i n charge :
Chairman, Donna I s b e l l ; CoChairman, Joyce Petnuch; L u c i l l e
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P o t t e r , Kary Shah, Norma Blocker,
J e a n e t t e Baker and Dorothy
Coulter.
The speaker w i l l be D r .
George Koniotes, of J o l i e t , who
i s head of Nidland I n s t i t u t e ,
Ltd., a c l i n i c s p e c i a l i z i n g i n
psychosomatic medicine, hypnotherapy, hypno- a n a l y s i s and
marit a 1 ,and g e n e r a l counseling.
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Pre-school and beginning
school age c h i l d r e n a r e i n v i t e d
t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n a s t o r y hour
prograin sponsored by t h e Frankf o r t Public Library. The program w i l l be s i m i l a r t o t h e very
s u c c e s s f u l s u e r program. It
x J i _ l l be held a t t h e Library on
Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m.
t o 10:OO a.m.
The f i r s t s e s s i o n
w i l l be October L2, and t h e program w i l l l a s t f o r six weeks.
Attendance vCLL be l i m i t e d
due t o our aodest f a c i l i t i e s ,
t h e r e f o r e , r e g i s t r a t i o n w i l l be
required. You may c a l l t h e Lib r a r y t o e n r o l l your child,
469-2423.
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.Nost I l l i n o i s a n s are aware
t h e y must not d r i v e t h e i r autos
f a s t e r t h a n 55 li-Ales per hour on
t h e st 2.t e 1 s highways , but how
many know t h e ~ ~ m n ulimLt
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an a l l e y i s 15 rxLies per hour?
O r t h e maximum speed l i m i t i n en
urban d i s t r i c t , u n l e s s otherwise
posted, i s 3 0 rqh? O r t h e m e liluii speed E.mit i n school ZOnes
i s 20 mph?
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I1George, if I f a l s e l y accused
you of watering your lawn a g a i n s t
t h e watering r e g u l a t i o n s , I do
apologize.
A s I do t o myone
who i s t r y i n g t o keep h i s lawn
-1 ooking n i c e during t h e hot s1xnlner months ,: BUT i f you cheated
only once, t h i s apology i s not
f o r you. Please remenber t h e
waterinp r e g u l a t i o n of 7 :00 p.m.
t o 10:00 p.m., even houses on
even days and odd houses on odd
days.
PARmTS I!
T k have had many r e p o r t s of
apple throwing a t c a r s and kids
on t h e s t r e e t i n t h e p a s t 3
weeks. Then someone graduated
t o paint, throwhg a t railroad
t r a i n s . The E.J.& 3 , s e c u r i t y
people and t h e Frankfort Police
a r e looking f o r t h e youths responsible, and hen found, cash
r e s t i t u t i o n %ill
have t o be paid.
Painting a Caboose i s c o s t l y ;
need we s a y more !
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Everyone has recovered from a
s u s c e s s f u l F a l l F e s t i v a l and
p l a s a r e already being made on
how t o make ne-ut y e a r t s even
b e t t e r , NOT BIGGER.
"GOOD JOB, SGT, 1'
Sgt Wayne Kangun has been
working on s e v e r a l cases of burgl a r y t h i s month. As of Septemb e r 25, t h e r e have been 8 warr a n t s i s s u e d o r e r r e s t s made.
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r i v e juveniles have been a r r e s t e d ;
( 1 ) a check f o r g e r y (age 161, (2)
a b u r g l a r y of $35.00 (age 14 and
16, (3) Two runaway Nokena g i r l s
(age 12), and (4) z burglary of
$450.00 (age 16). I n a31 cases
of juvenile a r r e s t s , they a r e
r e l e a s e d i n t o t h e custody of
t h e i r parents. One adult was
arrested f o r t h e unlawful use of
a weapon a,d c r i m i n a l damage t o
prope&.
Two s h o t s were f i r e d
through a windshield of a parked
car. The weapon used was s t o l e n
i n a burglar7 approximately one
y e a r ago i n t h e J o l i e t area.
f l C R I i G I N PRCGRESSl1
I f something looks wrong, CALL
us, we are on duty 24 hours per
day (469-2161).
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-----Michael J. Howlett, Secretary =
of S t a t e w i l l speak a t t h e Frankf o r t Township Democratic Woment s
Club Candidates1 Luncheon a t
l2:00 noon, Wednesday, October 9,
a t t h e Frestwick Country Club i n
F'rankf o r t
We a r e happy t o have Secret a r y Howlett a s a guest speaker,11
s a i d Mrs. IJilbul- Schalk, Club
President.
I1i.s S e c r e t a r y of
SJmte, lie has increased services
t o t h e public - d i i l e reducing
c o s t s . ':
Howlett i s t h e only Democrat
i n h i s t o r y el-ectec! t o f o u r consec--.
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u t i v e terms of statewide o.ffice
i n Illinois.
For r e s e r v a t i o n s c a l l Mrs.
George E. Sangmeister (312479-5267 $
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Charles 0. B e l l w i l l celebrate
h i s 84th birthday on October 11.
M r . B e l l was born i n Iowa i n
1890 where h i s parents s e t t l e d
from England.
I n 1911, Charles Bell married
i!yrtle Peck of Feotone. Their
children a r e Ilarion and James
Howad of 95th Avenue, Frankfort,
Yivian OIToole of Eradley and a
son deceased. There are 0 grandchildren and 13 g r e a t grendchildren.
I4r. Eel1 wes a farmer u n t i l
he r e t i r e d i n 1957. He moved
from Peotone area t o Frankfort
on t h e farn whlcli i s no??;C mp
&nitoqua i n t h e spring of 1339.
Mtei-. h i s retirement i n 1957
lie l i v e d on White S t r e e t i n
Franh-Tort u n t i l h i s tTfe died i n
1967. Since then he has l i v e d
with h i s youngest son, Howard,
on 95th Avenue.
He i s 2 nzember of t h e Frankf o r t Unitad I'iethodist Church.
year; Contributing i s $10.00 U..
per p a r ; Student i s $1.00 per
year; and L i f e Membership i s $100.
For membership o r f u r t h e r information, c a l l Narie Tewes,
469-5700.
The Society publislies a monthl y news l e t t e r , with a v a r i e t y of
i n t e r e s t i n g a r t i c l e s and h i s t o r y
of t h e area. Our programs are
given monthly, and we f e e l we
o f f e r many services t o t h e community.
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Ice$ e r l s Church i s having a
of The
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bake s a l e Sunday, October 6, a t
l l : 3 0 a.m. ( a ~ t e rChurch service)
i n S t . P e t e r ' s Church parlor.
Anyone wishing t o contribute
bake goods t o be sold may bring
it t o the church.
If you have any questions,
please contact Peg Geuther (4695489). The proceeds ~ J i l be
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The Frznkfort Area H i s t o r i c a l
Society i s going i n t o i t s t h i r d
year and looking forward t o more
e x c i t i n g projects. Xe would l i k e
t o remind everyone t h a t it i s
s t i l l possible t o join ,and be a
charter member. This charter
mer~bershipprogram closes October
19.
The Society o f f e r s f i v e types
of membership: Individual i s $5.00
per year; Business i s $25.00 per
EXTR-4 COPIES OF THE
FRI$KFORT PSEliJS may be picked up
a t t h e L i b r a r ~ ~a,t t h e corner of
i.s 3 aad IJebraslta S t r e e t s .
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ST. R3TEL;i1 S UNTTED CHURCH OF C H R I S
La Forte Road and fish S t r e e t
Rev. La Vera Smith, Pastor
Sunday School a t 9 :15 a.m.
Suilday lrJopship Service a t 10:30 &ma
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12. /"iiTTENTIOq s4;;NICD G-TTIZETS.
fl p t l u c k dinner w i l l be h e l d
at 12.00 noon October 12, when
t h e Senior C i t i z e n s meet a t t h e
V i l l a g e H a l l , P~embers a r e t o
b r i n g t a b l e s e r v i c e and a covered d i s h t o pass.
T1?e f i r s t anniversary w i l l be
cele:,ratedThe o f f i c e r s f o r t h e
p a s t y e a r a r e Gus Schaefer,
? r e s i d e n t e P a t r i c i a Romb, Vice> r e s i d e n t + Mrs. F 1 Swatek, Secr e t a r y ; "thur 9aucl1, Treasurer.
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Rev. Fred C. Ade, P a s t o r
Sunday School & f d u l t Rible Class
Classes each Sunday a t 9:15 a.m.
Sundsy Xorning 1,iorship Service
8:00 a.m.
1G:30 a.m.
1.44 Hickory S t r e e t
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Have you seen a t r a s h can pass
by l a t e l y ? Don Stephen, . Superintendent of Public Works, i s convinced t h a t t h e y must have l e g s
because t h e y con ti nu all^ disappear.
Besides t h e waste of your tax
money t o r e p l a c e t h e s e t r a s h cans
which have been l o s t , s t o l e n o r
borrowed, it i s d i f f i c u l t t o
f i n d replacements.
l 9 t h o u t t r a s h cans =d sometimes even with t r a s h cans we
f i n d l i t t e r on our s t r e e t s .
Frankfort cannot a f f o r d t o h i r e
someone t o c l e a n t h e s t r e e t s eve r y day s o it i s up t o us as c i t i z e n s t o do our p a r t i n keeping
Fra-kfort c l e w .
L e t ' s make October t h e F a l i
Cleaning iG.011th f o r Pr ankf o r t
"Find a home f o r a piece of t r a s h .
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w i l l be taken c a r e of by t h e Pol i c e Department Volunteers.
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sponsored by t h e Police Depart-
Rev, Dean Ha11se.2
Sun~r?~y
Rible School ;1"G 3:h5 a.m.
S1~nda;iiWorship Service 1 0 ~ 3 0a.m.
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Sund2;~ Worship Service a t 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School a t 10:&5 a.m.
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Sund2.y Kasses :
7:30 a.m., $:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
S2turdzy Mass a t 6 :00 p.m.
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Rev. James i-rederick, Pastoy
lieelcday 1;ass a t 9:00 a.m.
Sunday TIasses:
9:00 a.m., 1 1 : O O a.m., 1 2 ~ 1 5p.m.
Saturday Il4a.s~a t 5 :00 p.m.
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The F r a ~ k f o r tP. T. A. w i l l
meet on Wednesday, October 9,
7:30 p.m. a t Frankfort School.
An Open House w i l l be held,
giving p a r e n t s of Frankfort s t u dents t h e opportunity t o v i s i t
t h e i r c h i l d r e n f s classrooms and
teachers.
The program f o r t h e evening
w i l l i n c l u d e a discussion of t h e
new music appreciation progran
by I i s s ;nne P e r i l l o . F i r e prsvention Wselc w i l l be observed
~uithapresentationfromthe
TrankfortVokdnteeri.ireDegartment. A s a s p e c i a l f e a t u r e , t h e
Frankfort School Band w i l l perform.
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The Connecticut H i l l s Homeowners LssociztAon w i l l sponsor
a F a l l Luncheon and Fashion Show
on Saturday, October 19, a t t h e
Orland Chateau. Cocldails will
be a v a i l z b l e from 1 2 ~ 0 0noon t o
2 - 3 0 p.m. with a f u l l course
luncheon following. Faye's Fashi o n of Frankfort w i l l t h e n pres e n t h e r new l i n e of f a l l s t y l e s .
T i c k e t s may be purchased bef o r e October 12, f o r $4.50 from
Sandy Hoffmeister (469-3649) o r
Dorothy S o r i a (469-2391).
Door p r i z e s w i l l be awarded
a f t e r t h e f a s h i o n show.
The r e g u l a r meeting of t h e
C.H.H.L.
w i l l be on October 4,
3:00 p.m., a t t h e 1-merican Legion Hall on t h e corner of Nebr a s k a and Locust S t r e e t s .
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Nrs. Richard Pecor (469-5609)
was s e l e c t e d as Organizer f o r aU_
8 G i r l Scout t r o o p s i n Frankfort,
These g i r l s and a d u l t s belong t o
t h e TRIIGYA Neighborhood G i r l
Scouts, serving Frankfort , Arbury
H i l l s , Kokena, Lincoln E s t a t e s ,
Frankfort Square and b e s t w i c k .
There nre 27 t r o o p s i n a l l with
an o r g m i z e r i n each town. A l l
Frankfort t r o o p s have s t a y t e d
t h e i r meetings f o r t h e new season
and a r e going "great guns." I f
your daughter h a s applied but has
not y e t been assigned t o a troop,
it i s because we l a c k l e a d e r s h i p
i n t h a t troop t o g e t started.
(T'hatIs you IGom!) I f you a r e int e r e s t e d i n helping G i r l Scouts of
a l l ages, contact Ifary Ger5.de,
Neighborhood Chairman, 469-53U.
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The University of Notre Came
through i t s a r t i s t l e c t u r e s e r i e s
w i l l p r e s e n t i n concer-t Anne Peri l l 0 (I.!Trs. Leo ~ i c h u d a ) , soprano;
Leo Nichida, ~ c l i n i sj t =rid Florence Baldacci, acconpanist on
October 4, i n t h e ivkmorial LiThe p u b l i c i s
b r a r y a t 8200 p.m.
i n v i t e d and t i c k e t s w ~ l be
l availa b l e & t h e door.
On October 10, Kiss F e r i l l o
and Nrs. Baldacci w i l l perform
a t t h e luncheon f o r t h e South Side
C a t h o l i c Women' s Club. Nis s Peri l l 0 w i l l a l s o be i n concert a t
DePaul U n i v e r s i t y on February 28,
1975.
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1f y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d i n what !
i s happening on t h e h a i r fashion
scene i n Paris, j u s t ask S m GuzZO, owner of t h e Headmaster Beauty
Salon i n Frankfort.
He and h i s wife, Donna, recently
from a one week whirl,find t o u r of t h e fashion hub of
t h e world and seminars on t h e
newest h a i r fashions.
M r . Guzzo attended t h r e e days
of c l a s s e s from L'Oreal and received a diploma f o r h i s e f f o r t s .
Hair today i s becoming a littl-e f u l l e r and f l u f f i e r t o balance out t h e longer s k i r t lengths.
Those of you with c u r l y h a i r a r e
most fortunate, as l o t s of s o f t
waves and c u r l s dominate a look
t h a t ' s more feminine than ever.
The h a i r s t y l e must f i t t h e h a i r ,
whether baby f i n e o r luxuriously
t h i c k . Underneath it a l l a body
Time may be h e l p f u l t o t h e s t y l e
you p r e f e r .
Color has a l s o taken on a very
n a t u r a l look. We now use s p e c i a l
t i n t i n g e f f e c t s such as tone on
tone, painting and a f a s c i n a t i n g
technique c a l l e d Balayage ! These
b e a u t i f u l h a i r c o l o r s rnake a subt l e but fabulous difference.
P a r i s i s one of t h e most exc i t i n g c i t i e s i n Europe and has
always s e t t h e trend f o r today's
most fashionable women.
The look i s t o t a l - natural,
s o f t , and feminine from h a i r t o
toe!
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c h i l d r e n out t o trick-or-treat on
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Health Department w i l l conduct i t s f i f t h bimonthly f r e e immunimtion c l i n i c
on Wednesday, November 13, from
?:3O a.m. t o 11:30 a.m. There
wili not be a c l i n i c i n October.
The September c l i n i c , which was
held a t S t . Anthony's Church i n
Lincoln E s t a t e s was very successf u l . A b i g "thank you" t o t h e
commnitg v o l ~ n t e e r swho help a t
each session.
D r . Luvisminda F&lo, a pediat r i c i a n employed by t h e hTiU
County Health Department i s i n
charge of t h e Frankfort Immunizat i o n Clinic. She administered
78 innoculations a t t h e most recent session. D r . X i l o works
very e f f i c i e n t l y and she i s personable as she calms t h e f e a r s of
many squirming and apprehensive
children.
' l s o , h e a l t h edacation i s made
a v a i l a b l e by t h e nursesr who a s s i s t
i n t h e control of comunicable
diseases.
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The newly-est ablished Frankf o r t Policemen' s Women' s ikxilia r y i s having a Bake Sale. $;ark
your calender and come hungry.
I t ' s on Saturd.zy, October 19, from
9:00 a.m. u n t i l we s e l l out. The
Rake Sale w i l l be held a t t h e
Frankfort Police Meeting Room i n
t h e Village Elunicipal Building,
130 Kansas S t r e e t ,
Don't f o r g e t . We have some of
t h e b e s t bakers i n town.
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E a r l y f a l l i s a slow time f o r
a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e Park D i s t r i c t ,
however, many important a c t i v i t i e s
a r e s t i l l going on.
The Board of Commissioners i s
happy t o announce t h e winner of
t h e "Name t h e Park Contest" and
t h e n a i e of our newsst park.
Miss Marie Tewes submitted t h e
winning entry, "Indian Eoundary
Park.
1: committee consisting of
*he M a ~ ~ o rt,h e Superintendent of
Schools, and t h e President of t h e
Charher of Comerce chose t h e
name. This name has much h i s t o r i c a l significance. I n 1816, a
t r e a t y was signed between t h e
white man and l o c a l t r i b e s establ i s h i n g a 20 mile corridor frorn
Chiczgo t o LaSalle. It was withi n t h e boundaries of t h i s c o r r i dor t h a t t h e white man was t o
t r a v e l and l a t e r s e t t l e . The
souhhwest Line s t a r t e d a t t h e
mouth of t h e Calumet River and
continued t o a point tvhere t h e
Des Plaines River meets t h e Iiankakez Rlver. The southwest l i n e
passes through t h e Village of
Frankfort i n very close p r o x h i t g
t o t h e ~e~8.r
park s i t e . The no-rth
west l i n e of t h i s c o r r i d o r i s exa c t l y p a r a l l e l t o t h e southwest
l i n e , 20 miles aw2ys and passes
through P l a i n f i e l d , I l l i n o i s .
Ztatter 'JanHorn, Frankfort s
f i r s t s e t t l e r b u i l t h i s home
northeast of t h e l i n e , t h u s stayi n g w i t h i n t h e corridor. Thus
our new park bears t h e n a m e "Indian Boundary Park.'!
K i s s T e m s will be awarded a
$25. GO s m i n g s bond.
The B ~ a r d ' sthanks t h i s month
go t o Alsip Nursery f o r loaning
shrubs f o r t h e i r use i n t h e Labor
Day Parade. Also, thanks t o t h e
Chamber of Commerce f o r t h e i r
g i f t of twenty new picnic t a b l e s
f o r t h e Frankfort Cormunity Park.
The r e c r e a t i o n committee i s
busy working on t h e f a l l and win-,
t e r program. Two a c t i v i t i e s
which w i l l be repeated t h i s year
31-e menfs b a s k e t b a l l and women's
volleyball.
The Board would a l s o l i k e t o
c a l l t o everyone1s a t t e n t i o n t h e
winter o f f i c e hours a t l o 8 North
Tdhit;e S t r e e t . They a r e 9:00 a.m.
t o 1 2 ~ 0 0noon on Tuesday through
Friday, The o f f i c e w i l l be
c h s e d on Monday u n t i l e a r l y
spring.
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Nr. an6 P'irs, Joseph Peloza,
of Pheasant T r a i l , Prestwick,
celebrated t h e i r f i f t i e t h wedding
anniversary on Septeinber 28, surrounded by t h e i r f 2 i n i . l ~and
f r i e n d s . Joseph and Nary were
born i n twin v i l l z g e s i n northern
Yugoslavia. J.fter coning t o t h e
United S t a t e s , t h e y n e t i n Chicago
and were married i n 192L. They
s e t t l e d on t h e south s i d e of
Chicago where t h e y resided and
were i n business f o r many years.
Upon l e a v i n e the business six
years ago, t h e y moved t o Franlf o r t , where t h e y now l i v e with
t h e i r daughter, f!ia-~yKrisco m-d
her family.
Congra.tulstions t o t h e Pelozal s.
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I n March of 1060, E r i s Rudman
and Lorraine Robinson s t a r t e d a
l i t t l e campaign t o g e t a public
swin.dng pool f o r Frankfort. I n
Ma;r of t h e same year, a meeting
was h e l d with 15 people representi n g t h e d i f f e r e n t organizations,
schools and churches of t h e Frankf o r t area t o discuss t h e possibili t y of a swimminp pool f o r Frankf o r t . Thc committee s e n t out quest i o n n a i r e s t o t h e c i t i z e n s of t h e
Frankfort a r e a asking t h e i r i n t z r e s t and support f o r a swirnminp
p3ol. There was not enough i n t e r e s t t o warrant f u r t h e r study.
Times change - People change!
This swnmer t h e Frankfort "ark
D i s t r i c t had a swinlming propram
a t Camp I\;anitoqua with T75 people ,
repist.ered ( t h e r e probably were
not t h a t many people i n a l l of
?rankfort i n 1960).
The Frankfort Park D i s t r i c t ,
upon suggestion of t h e TRTcmen's
C1ul-1and many c i t i z e n s , hav* c a l l ed f o r a c o d t t e e t o study t h e
p o s s i b i l i t y of a swimming pool
again f o r Frankfort ,
L e t t e r s were s e n t t o organizat i o n s , school, v i l l a g e board and
o t h e r s t o a t t e n d o r send a repres e n t a t i v e t o a meetin? s e t f o r
October 15, a t 7:30 p.m. a t t h e
Village H ~ l l .
If your name was overlooked,
and you have an i n t e r e s t i n a
swimming pool f o r Frankfort,
p l e a s e a t t e n d t h e meeting.
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THE FFL4NG0RT NEW3 i s 2,327.
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