take place in Heritage Ball the
weekend of January 16, 17, and 18.
A full-length color movie i s
corning t o town!
Sponsored by the Frankfort
Bicentennial Commission, the educ a t i o w and entertaining musica2,
"1776" w i l l have four showings ,
that weekend. !the Commission is
pleased and proud t o be able t o
offer this appropriate family
experience t o everyone in the
Prankfort community at a m i n i m a l
cost. Tickets will be sold i n advance t o a limited number f o r
each show, so please choose early
the time your family would like
t o attend.
This movie, made available
through o u r library service on a
low rental basis, is offered t o
the local community i n the Bicentennial S p i r i t of '76!
Donation t o cover expenses' is
$1.00 per person. Refizeshments
w u be available. Any resulting
p r o f i t w i l l be used f o r completion
of Heritage Hall.
For tickets, please c a l l Pat
Adducci at 469-2074 o r h69-4191.
The ~ o x d s s i o nis hopeful that
everyone w i l l take advantage of
t h i s Bicentennial opportunity.
)tY-H$
%stage f o r the December, 1974;
Issue was paid by Frankfort State
($153.72).
?JE
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The Village of Franlcfort has
received o f f i c i a l notice from the
Federal Census Bureau establishing
the population of the Village at
j3662. .The o f f i c i a l census i s usrE
by State and Federal Agencies t o
determine assessment of d d s 'co '
c i t i e s and villages in several
areas.
!be census also revealed t h a t
the ~ o p u l a t i o ni s made up of 1,8$5
males and lp817 females, with the
average age o f 26.7 years, The report also lists the amount of persons in a l l ages.
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BTCEiTPl3MVIA.L FASHIOH SHOV
The 3'ranlrfor-t Woment s Club will
present a Bicentennial fashion show
a d salad luncheon on Wednesday,
February 11, 1976, at St. Peter's
Church Hall, 12:30 P.M.
Authentic fashions from p r i v a t ~
.collections w i l l be shown, cove*
,
b g many periods in our comtryss
history.
A $3,00 donation per ticket
w i l l include the salad luncheon
and s t y l e show. A limited number oL
I
t i c k e t s will be sold and may be
purchased in advance from lJomenys
Club members.
Any p r o f i t from the a f f a i r w i l l !
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be used f o r Heritage Hafl.
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HEXITAGE U L PI~OJZCT
me %rankfort Bicentennial
omm mission, with Village govern-
ment approval, has sent out an
appeal to. org-asizat ians, businesses and industry for-donations t o
a completion fund f o r Heritage
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i n the amount of d&,000, Add i t i o d g i f t s from individuals
i n any mount w i l l be appreciated
and recognized. 'Phe3~may be given
to the.B[erit%e H a l l Fund aYld sent
or..taken t o the Fraqkfort Village
Ball.
Application has been made t o
the I l l i n o i s Bicentennial Commission f o r a grant of $5,000 and
the Village has pledged a matching amount. When t h i s total goal
is realized, Frankfort w i l l have a
community center f o r appropriate
uses of which everyone can be
proud-
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YOUR POLICE mPmmrnq
by Chief Reed
T
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i YOU: Is l i t t l e to say.for
,
-past
support of the 10th Annual
..
Policemenfs B d l . Everyone had a
ggpd time and arrived back home
baf ely.
YACATIOiJ WATFB: I f you are going
[email protected] ,,,a ww-1;$0 c a l l us,
cmi put y 6 k h.~m&:'~n.
,OW list
of homes,. to^ watch?")/el.have
.... .a_new
code "spitem se$,.up :so we never
have &i"use your w e i n connec. . . . . tion -$th; yqyr. ho.@e.,.b&hg eq'cy.
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ri'6.9-2161:"~ih~entjr-f
O~
hours,
seven days a-'w6ek officers aze on
duty. Ca.l.1 us when you see i t
happen!
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(7EE3.1SmM MCTSEUE IJI~~\scoT/
&gie Lindee, of Vhe lkggie
Doll Studio", has done the windows
i n the rJhLseum f o r the holiday
season.
Maggie was an s t major in
school.and af%er-duation
from
college took drafting and worked
as a draftsman during World W a r 11.
Later, she was a milliner and dress
maker. Maggie's f i r s t consideration has been her marriage of 37.
years to Carl and her 3 children.
The Lindees moved to Pennsylvania
in 1963 and I~laggiedeveloped a ;'
deep interest i n antiques and
dolls. A l l of her former training
seemed to flow t o her interest i n
dolls and what started out as a
hobby became an exciting and reGarding l i f e study of both history, fashion and creativity.
'Phis delightful window w i l l
take you on a journey i n t o yesteryear. The doll house i n the Xorta
window has recently been acquired
from a German family and has been
in s t o r k e since 1930. It was a l l
- wood crafted i n Gemmny. This
house has wooden siding, glass
windows- and is electrified. Nost
of the bisque dolls are from the
emly 1900fs. The oldest i t e m is
a 'IJoel E l l i s Ca,rriageql circa
1850, a paper mache doll. 'The doll
i n the carriage i s from the sait?s
era;' Xotice the ' pewter Bicgntennial plates that blend 'bwith t'ne
other pewter pieces from 'her collection which enhances the pink
willow traditional dishes.
W
e hope this window adds a. b i t
t o making t h i s Christmas merry f o r
all of you.
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P.LL ?9iT!%ElTC~
~ r e t T ~ e k r e n sage
, 17, a seni o r a t Lincoln-Vay High School and
i11: xLi
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Doorbells ring, are Hillenbrands
listfnint?
On >kple Lane, snow i s g l i st 'nin! ,
:A n Early American sight, you111
be happy December 11th night,
fkllrin' on a houeectour of
Frankf ortland.
residing a t 94th Avenue, Frankfort,
.
was awarded A l l Conference defen.
sive Halfback. This i s the recorn- mendation Coach Rodriguez submitted
f o r 3rett:
1133rettwas our defensive secondary leader! HE IJAS OUR TAKE
Gone along are all members,
CHARGE GUY.
This young man was a
Here too, are t h e i r guests,
pleasure t o coach. He started
W
e '11 sing a German song, A s we ~2
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both ways for us. H i s personal
along,
. Valkint on a house tour of
.were team goals. . m a k i n g All
,Conference has never entered his
Frankfo&land.
mind.
In the next hour, -we w i l l go t o
Brett's father was high schocl
Lindeefs,
coach at Fenger High School. Fn
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There pretend that we're Sn
1967, his father died on the job
Gemw9
with a heart attack. Brett would
They'll say "Are you through now?:
.like t o play football at one of
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Velll
say "Not we!
our smaller colleges. .
It's
down
t
o
Nordsell
s
f
or a
Brett was an excellent h i t t e r ,
Swedish
recipe!
he played the wide side of the
'field. He broke up several key
Later on, we I l l haye a meeting,
liarm inside, after a friendly
passes. Excellent football knowledge.
. ,
greeting,
To ,face-unafraid .the plans that ,
PARE DISTRICT PROGRBT/iS TO BEGET .
-- - .we made,
Act now f o r pwk d i s t r i c t
Valkinl on a house t o e of
programs beginning January 5,
Frankfortland.
1976. Magic m&ing, guitar
playing, bridge, three-man basket-.
Join us fox a -wondexful even..
.
December 11, 7 :30 P.M., st ax^
b a l l and team basketbaJ.1 and
Ing a t 10 Naple Street, Betty a;?.: volleyball are offered.
Brian Hillenbrand's Early BmeriA s k i weekend is s e t f o r
can decorated home, continue on t c
,
January 17 with '&20.00 reservac
M
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and
Carl
Lindee
s
f
o
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a
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tions due December 18.
Call the Park District office
.
Germap Christmas, and end a i
Xhrian and Jack lYor&ellls f o r a
between 9 to0 A.M. and 12:00 loon,
scent of Sweden. A l l mem3ers'and
Tuesday through Thursday f o r fuxt
h e i r guests are most r~elcome.
ther details, 469-9400 ;
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T.??FAST
A 3 3 XCESE2~
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Prices of l~lan~r
things have not
only gone through the ceiling,
-t;beylre s m o c k e t i n g into space.
Flhy not give a g i f t of old-fashioned prices suitable f o r angone.
The
Area Historical
Society has f o r sale lovely notepaper with a scene of tile Old
-&fort
School House on the
front. What could be a more appropriate gift? !they also have
the o f f i c i a l Bicentennial pin,
which could be a collectorts item
of the future, and provides a
ready g i f t f o r that someone f o r
whom you really don't know what t o
buy. lrHappy Birthday B m e ~ i c a ~ ~
pins and s d l flags are excellent
stocking stuffers. 811 of these
items are available at the &adsf o r t Public Librazy. Ask f o r
l a r i a n Gluntz, i f you need additional information, Remember
no long lines, no fighting the
crowds, and your purchase benefits
the whole community through the
work of your Frankfort Area Hist o r i c a l Society.
Why not shop at home? Send
the g i f t that keeps on giving
twelve months of the year. Drop
.us a l i n e , c/o Frankfort h a
Historical Society, Frankfort,
Ill., 6Ok23, and we w i l l send an
individual .:$.00 membership ox a
$1.00 student memberskip which
includes cogies of our monthly
newsletters and publications, t o
anyone you want t o remember i n a
s p e c i d way.
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The 1976 Vehicle Licenses are
on sale at the Village H a l l f o r
a l l residents within the Village
limits.
The stickers are ::&00 per
car or pick-up l e s s than one to:^;
$7.50 per truck l e s s than 24,000
lbs. ; $10.00. f o r trucks 24,000
lbs. o r more; and $3.00 f o r motorcycles. Senior citizens born
prior t o January 1, 1910, m y p n
chase t h e i r stickers at half
price.
Per the ordinance, these stickers shall be displayed on or
before January 1, 1976. Failure
t o comply w i l l result i n a fine.
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'J3IGS F[T"iur)
A s a result of the recent
drive and Bike-A-Thon f o r Marie
Tewes, the present balance i s
$90151.39 with more contributions
expected.
This Fund i s being administered by Al, &?usemark, Jim
Guether, Rev. Lavern Smith, Carol
Middleton, Dave Zeckliil, Judy
Eisenbrandt and Eris Fk%han.
These people m e a l l donating
t h e i r time and knowledge t o a very
wortw cause, and we sincerely
hope more people and organizations
will give t o the l k i e Tewes Fund.
Our neighbors i n Rokena had a
Pizza Eating Contest and 13ake
Sale f o r Plarie and,raised over
$300.00 t o add t o this lhmd.
Narie and her Mother sold
t h e i r t r a i l e r none at much l e s s
than anticipated and have moved
into town on Xebraska Street.
Her phone number is the same.
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PO8 GRiLISWAS
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Avoid a tragic fire'"dx&.r@&.e
holiday season by checking t h i s
.
l i s t of Fire Prevention ideas:
--Buy
only fresh, natural trees.
Store them i n a cool place
with the baae i n water.
-If
you prefer an a s t i f i c i a l
tree, be sure it i s . f i r e resis. t a t , and has the UL label.
. .
-Check
decorative l i g h t s and
dispose of frayed wires., broken .
cords, and loose sockets. ~oolr'
. .
. f o r the DL label.
.
---Don1 t place a tree ,or other
decorations near fireplaces, .
radiators, T.V. sets' or any
-other source of heat.
-Don1 t overload youx e l e c t r i c a l
.
c i r c u i t s with too many lighting strings.
---TUN\
OPF the l i g h t s when you leave home or r e t i r e f o r the
night.
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-When
purchasing electrical
g i f t s , check f o r the UL label.
-And
l a s t , but most important--%y not purchase a smoke detect o r f o r your home or apartment?
3Cj;j f
f o r people interested i n choral
directing and choreography. I f you
are interested i n either of these
two positions, or would l i k e t o
. .
join the group, please contact
Doma Gilchxist at 469-9379.
'Pheir next meeting w i l l be he16 . *
on Friday, December 19, 8:30 P.M.
at the IJIwlicipal Building i n l?rmkfort.
FIm DEPmm;iT
ErnCTION OF EXECu'rNE O F F I r n .
November 25 mpked the annual.
election of Executive Officers of
the Frankfort Volunteer Fire Department.
Dale Christian of Arbwry H i l l s
was elected President, succeeding
Richqmd Schaddelee. D a n Rossi won
election as Vice President and
J i m Yilaniphy was elected Secretary. Treasurer-elect i s C l i f f
Janelunias. Jim Howell is the new
.,s&.-at--s.
. The f i r e f i g h t e r s designated Don
N l e r t o n , ParLimentarian. Thee
.trustees were also selected f o r
the Fire Department Board. They
.
are Orville Schinkowski, Clyde
. . Reils , and Wilber Klier, 'PHEA!EB 0i.J'PHF: MAIIT
Ifhe Village Players held t h e i r *
The appointment of Chief is
.
election of officers a t t h e i r
made each year by the Fire ProtecNovember meeting. Hew officers
tion District Trustees. The Defor 1976 are : Donna G i l c k i s t ,
partment members voted to recornPresident; Lee Pultz, Vice-Presimend Bruce Vells f o r reappob-nt
dent; Betty Petersen, Recording
. t o that post.
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Secretary; Kayle' ,Tonson, Treasurer;
'and Kathy Ely, corresponding SecGeorge Vashington is Coming
~retary.
t o Town!
The Players are i n the process
of picking a musicd f o r t h e i r
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Spring Show, and they are looking
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ity Ball held on Xovember 29 w a s
sold out two weeks prior t o the
dance with a waiting list. This
was a f i r s t in the Ball's history.
Door Prizes of two large R a e
gedy Ann Dolls were won by Bob
Dow and Eeyton 3Tixon.
Donations received before the
Ball w i l l cover the eqenses.
Profit from the donations of the
500 dinner guests w i l l . be used by
the Childerg42ild f o r Silver Cross ,
Hospital.
RE~~~~DER
Don't forget t o pick up xour
LUTTINARUS on Saturday, December
139 between .g :00 A.PL and 1 :00
P.11. You may pi& up your k i t s of
candles, bags and sand at Chelsea
Elementary School a t the kindergarten e n t m c e . Residents are
asked t o bring contaipers . f o r
s a d when k i t s are picked up.
G W J D UXISON LIGHTING TEN w i l l
be between 6:30
7:00 P.H. !,
Christmas Eve, weather permitting.
fn case of inclement weather,
dispLay would be 7:OO P.H.,
Christmas Night.
BE HEBE
CHECE: I T 0
Recently released figures
a mile-to opershow it t&s 2 5 ~
ate your car; please remember
this'and add it on t o the price
of items'you drive out of town t o purchase. Frankfort i s y o k
to5m and deserves your supgort
of i t s merachants. . ' .
f.IErnY CEiXISWIAS!
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I n l i e u of the regular business meeting of the Frankfort
Women's Club, they w i l l have a
C h r i s t m a s Party a t the hone of
Pat Adducci, on Thursday, December 18, a t 7:30 P.M.
Bknbers are asked t o bring a
tray of hors dloeuvres t o pass,
one dollar donation f o r Trinity
School and a homemade g i f t f o r
the g i f t exchange.
"DOXE TO DEATHr1
Students f o r the Performing
Arts of Lincoln-Way High School
w i l l present "Done to Deathn in
the High School auditorium on
December 4, and December 6 at
8:00 P.M. and December 7 at 2:00
P.B. Tickets w i l l be available at
the door. For further information
c a l l 469-5750.
sxow ommuacE
The V i l l a g e o f E'rankfort has
i n effect 0rd&mce lTo. 880 which
makes it unlawful t o park any
vehicle on any s t r e e t in the - .
Village of Erankfort between the
hours of 6:00 P A and 8:00 A.r.I.,
when immediately prior t o o r during said period of t h e , snow has
o r tioes accumulate t o the depth
of two inches or more.
Any police officer of the V i l lage is authorized t o order any
vehicle i n violation of t h i s provision t o be towed and the owner
shaJ.1 be responsible for d 1 ehax+
ges and a fine of no l e s s than
$S.OO and not more than $50.00.
PW ~JD:TSfdJ3S AS:dCLATZS
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Geuther and Asso~ia.t;es,\.~
&c. ,
Realtors have announced the addition of two new sales associates
Anthony L. Baker and Bonnie Edie
both of Frankfort.
XTr. Baker, a local businessman of long standing, joined the
firm recently and i s specializing
- i n comercial and land sales.
Baker owned and operated the former Arch Inn Restaurant. He i s a
director of the Frankfort State
Bank. i k . Baker and h i s wife,
Jeanette, l i v e i n Frankfort. They
have a married daughter and three
grandchil &en.
Bonnie Edie, who hold:, an
Indiana Broker's license as w e l l as the I l l i n o i s license, w i l l
coordinate residential and commercial sales activi-ties,, and
sales and technical training f o r
the firm's x e a l t o ~ a s s o c i a t e s ,
Mrs. Edie attended Santa Fe Community College in Gainsville,
Florida, and received her red
. estate education from Purdue University; She and.her husband,
Fred, who i s a n assistant manager
i n the Controller's Office of
.
.-. -Stmdard O i l , have resided in.
Frankfort since 1974. They have
twelve year old son.
IIEIOOPS
The l?raddort Democratic Vomen' s Club. l i s t i n g i n the Frankf o r t Fall Festival Participants
l i s t i n g , showing p r o f i t before
assessment was omitted. Pae
amount was $2'?3,76. . - .
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Just a reminder (that some
of you may want t o adopt one of
the many pets the Township coll e c t s i n i t s animal csntxol program. There are many valuable
&ogs 1os.l; during the hunting
season, many without any form of
identification. Only a s~aJ-1
percentage axe ever claimed by
t h e i r owners.
Anpne interested, please
phone o u r Frankfort Tovmship
Animal. Control 3hmber 312-4794058. This i s the number t o c a l l
f o r a l l animal problems.
Recently, the f i r s t parcel
of land was acquired by the
Forest Preserve District f o r -the
Hickory-Spping Creek project.
As most of you know, t h i s land
acquisition is t o offer our area
additional 'open space and x e c r a ~
tional. s i t e s , d o n g with a certain amount of flood control.
The 'project' i d a jojnt venture with the State of 'IllinoZs
and the ? J i l l County Forest @esem
This has been a pali2ical
subject, and c e r t a i n l ~its outcome w i l l not please everyone.
Eaving been involved. with the
program localZy f o r a good nurnber of years, I am happy t o have
voted i n the affirmative tot~ards
t o cost
the project. It is god l of us, but I f e e l it w i l l be
money well. spent when one looks
a t the growth projections.
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GOLDW GT;:
C - ~ V J P~'mm
Seventy-seven Golden Agers
a& Sunday, Bovember 23 at St.
Peter's United Church f o r an
afternoon of fellowship and games.
g mansgiving theme was used. It
marked the second anniversary of
the group. I'laster of Ceremonies,
G r a n t Geuther, reminisced about
rumble seats, jelopys, etc.
fk. & Nrs, Louis Holm were
honored on t h e i r anniversary. l h
plants were presented t o Agnes
Hartwig, Esther Oestruch, Bernice
Heisner, and Lucille Feigerle, as
door prizes.
Eleanor Spiess and Eatherine
.Terrence received bouquets of mums.
!The Key 73 Bible Study Group
w i l l sponsor the next Golden Age
Group December 14 a t 3 P.lL, one
week e a r l i e r because of Christmas.
Iiesidents of the area 60 years
of age o r older are invited.
115 F i r
Street, Xew Lenox, w i l l
celebrate t h e i r 60th wedding anniversary on December 22. The couple w i l l be honored with a family
dinner a t B r u n s Restaurant on
December 13.
The Reverand G. Lambrecht,
pastor of the St. Peter's Frankf o r t Church married Ernie and Clara
(formerly C l a r a ~Eschover)a t the
bride s home, 115 I~alnutStreet.
The f i r s t three years of t h e i r
marriage were spent farming i n
North Dakota, They returned t o
Frankfort and lived i n the house on
the corner of Walnut and iqebraska
Streets. 1.k. Pfeifer was a mason
contractor uatil he retired. In
1940 they moved t o new Lenox.
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jE3'6.JS FE9M TI323 IJBIlARY
by Arlene Santoro
This f i n a l reminder t o a l l
citizens of the Frankfort, Frankf o r t Square, Lincoln Estates, and
the date f o r
Bestwick areas
the election t o issue bonds t o
construct and equip a public library w i l l be Saturday, December
13. People who l i v e within the
Ii"rankfort grade school' d i s t r i c t
w i l l vote at the Library. Those
who l i v e in the Summit H i l l grade
school d i s t r i c t w i l l vote a t the
Frankfort Square grade school.'Polls w i l l open from 10 A.M. t o
6 :3O P.14. Voters must reside within the l i b r a r y d i s t r i c t and be
registered. Absentee ballots may
be obtained a t the Library, evenings a f t e r 5 ~ 3 0u n t i l 8:00 P.M.
The new Library w i l l be located a t the Southeast corner of
Route 30 and 92nd Avenue. The
.
building w i l l include space f o r
60,000 books, a study area f o r
students, a children's story room,
bookmobile f a c i l i t i e s , and plenty of parking. The costs w i l l be:
f o r the building $597,400; f o r s i t e work :&.,ZOO; f o r furnishings $4,8003 fees $55,700; and,
fox a bookmobile $65, 900, 0.r a
tot& of $825,000.
The estimated impact o f , t h i s
bond issue w i l l be at tlie rate of
1b.m i l l s . This means a tax r a t e .
of $4.66 f o r every $.o,oo~ of
real estate value owned. Simple
calculations by each property owner knowing the value of h i s own
property can be made using t h i s
rate.
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PKss Tina Reithmaier of
Frankfort has been selected by a
panel of judges ac the Lincoln-Way
Community High School winner i n
the Bicentennial PLnute Contest.
Sponsored by the iqational Associ*
tion of Secondary School Principals, with a grant from Shell O i l ,
students were asked t o reseaxch
and create a llninu.i;eflabout somz
important event i n the American
Bevolution. Tina selected to r3search French a i d to the Revolutionaixies during the war and her
ltminutell is e n t i t l e d "Aided by
France.
Tina received a Certificate of Nerit , and a cash award
for the purchase of a United State8
Savings Bond and a free dinner f o r
her and a friend from the Social
Science Department. Her minute
has been forwarded t o the State
level f o r coinpetition. Two State
level winners receive a a , 0 0 0
scholarship and a t r i p t o Williamsburg, Virginia. The n a t i o n d level
award is a $10,000 scholarship.
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Thank you foz coming t o the
Fire Department1s ~ m c a k eBreakfast. The Department served 993
people that morning. Serving
started around 1:OO A.M. and continued u n t i l 1:00 P.W. !?he Firemen e a n e d $633.00 from the breakfsst. The Women's Auxiliary donated the proceeds from the Bake
Sale t o the PIEarie Tewes Fund.
We hope t o see you again
next yeas!
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winter sports are now on sale in
the school' s main off ice bebreen
the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:OO
P.W. 'Pickets w i l l be sold f o r var
s i t y basketbaJ.1, gymnastics and
X i n e home varsity
basketball games : A&iLt, ~J0.00;
Student, $5.00 ; Pamily , $20.00.
Five home varsity gymnastic
meets : Adults, $5.00; Students,
b2.50; Family, $$.0.00.
Eight home varsity wrestling
meets: Adults, $9.00; Students,
$4.50; Family-, 518.00.
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SEiil'IOR CITIZEPtS. POTLUCK DLiQDB
A Potluck Dinner w i l l be
held on Decernber 13 when the
Franlrfort Area Senior Citizens
meet. Serving w i l l begin promptl;,
at Eoon, Bring a disk t o pass an1
table service. There w f i l be a
dollar gift exchange. If you
bring a g i f t you receive a g i f t ,
Pinochle and bunco w i n .be
played a f t e r dinner.
'Phe meetings are held i n the
31assey Room of Heritage Hall (use
,the North door, ). Residents, 55
years o r older are invited.
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BBBYSIlUlfER IrnDED
The Exercise Class held a t
the Frankfort United I k t h o d i s t
Church on 'Puesday morning from
10 t o 11 A.M. is i n need of a
babysitter, For further infor469-3783mation, c a l l I % x ILoge.
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Come and see Ben F r W , the
A h s l Boys!
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ad of Education of school Dist r i c t 157C was held on Noonday,
pbvember 10
1. The su13erintendent reported
that the Bobzh-Swhford American
Legion Post 1098 w i l l donate a new
f l a g pole f o r the frankfort School,
2. The board heard a report
on the general music program of
this d i s t r i c t by hks. Janice
Brown and Nr. Gerald Glauder.
3. A report was heard on the
Special Education Cooperative of
the Lincoln-\Jay h a by 14.32, lwltir,
lrlackay , Director.
4. A report was received from
a board committee concerning job
descriptions and evaJ.uation b
struments f o r administration personnel.
5. The boasd studied the
resolutions presen%edby the
I l l i n o i s School Boaxd Association
and authorized t h e i r delegate,
Hr. Lelvin Eisenbrardt, -to act on
such resolution at the Annual Conference of the Ill. School Board
Association which was held llov.
21-24 in Chicago.
6 . The board approved a Title
I1 application f o r appmxim8tely
;?700 f o r the purchase of library
materials.
7. Acted to establish a publ i c relations cormittee.
8. The board discussed t:lo
need of a new junior high school
f o r the d i s t r i c t . Further discussion on this topic was deferred
to the December meeting.
The next regular meetin
Of
the Board w i l l 'be held on 1: nday,
December 8, a t 7:30 P A i n t l v
E'rankfort School Library.
FIT33 PROltECTIOi? DISTRLCT
The Frankfort Fire Protecticn
District i s expanding its facilities! Final plans have been made .
for consixxction of a ihubber Ywo
Fire Station t o be located a2
Graceland Lane and St. Francis
Eoad i n Emdcfort Square.
District Trustees have been
aware that the zapidly expanding
population i n the new community .
would require a pemanent station
soon. Chief Bruce \Jells and the
Officers of the Fire Ikpartment
hzve been working closely with
Engineer Lou Galante in d e s i g h g
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the type of building needed.
Studies indicated that the new'
f a c i l i t y would require space for
apparatus, office, meeting room? kitchen and work area.
The 'Prustees advertised f o r
bids in September. In October,-the . construction contract was awarded
t o Hodem Builders of Joliet. !be '
station, of brick and concrete - - block construction, f u l l y 'paintea
inside, a d landscaped outside, w i l l
cost ~194,000.00. Completion is
expected by Xby 1, 1976. The cost
b r i l l be paid f o r i n part by savings
and by the general fund of the %ire
Department through a r t e n year mvrt. .
gage a t a local bank. Uo bond . .
referendum i s required either f o r the building o r f o r the equipment - that w i l l go i n it.
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POSTAL nammmm
W i n g the month of Decenher,
stamps w i l l be on s a l e at Frankf o r t Drugs on LaGrange Road, and
the White Hen Pantry on St. Brancis
Road, frankfort Square.
With the C h r i s t m a s Season-upon
us, Postmaster I~landella~iouldl i k e
t o remind everyone t o please m a i l
early so that Christmas wishes and
packages reach t h e i r destination
f o r Christmas.
The r u r d carriers would l i k e
the.cooperati0n of t h e i r customers
during Desember w i t h ' the affixing
of one's own postage t o outgoing.
l e t t e r s . S t a p s w i l l be sold upon
request by the three rurd carriers.
Please place money f o r number of
stamps needed i n a marked envelope.
Vith the %nowwmonths upon us,
rural and suburban postal persons
are asked t o k e e ~private roads
passable. Postal customers are responsible f o r keeping approaches
t o t h e i r mailboxes clear of snow
and other obstructions. People
should be aware that failure t o
clear paths t o mailboxes promptly
a f t e r heavy snows may temporarily
prevent carriers from making deliveries. Rural carriers w i l l make
every e f f o r t t o serve the patrons
during severe weather, but service
on,foot is not, required. I f State
highwq authorities o r local police consider road travel hazardouss
pd.sta.3. service may be &&ailed.
The Postmaster urges anyone
with questions t o contact the
Frankfort Post Off ice.
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Watch John Hancock sign in!
Tr'm SfaP R O a c T
The Lincoln-Way Band 3oosters
are offering f o r sale six vaxieties
of trees t o raise fvnds f o r new b a r
uniforms and the anriuaS. Summer Badd
Camp. Prices are $3.00 each f o r Red
k p l e , Sugar PkpLe., Vrhite Birch,
Iqeeping
' W i p Tree, and
Mhite Dogwood. A 1 1 trees are betwe.75 and 7 f e e t tall. It iqcluaes eas;
to-follow p l w t i ~ ginstxhctions mxl
the trees are paranteed t o l i v e Replacement i s free.
811 .orders, accompanied with
payment, must be i n the middle of
14arch f o r delivery about April 200
Each tree arrives labeled as t o
variety and is packaged f o r 30-&g
preservation.
Band Booster members w i l l be
contacting t h e i r friends and neighbors. P h i l orders may be addressed
Bledsoe, 123 Kimber
t o Mrs.
Drive, Box 42, >Jew Lenox. 3 b i l
orders must indicate name, address,
telephone number and a c l e a description of the varieties ordered.
A check payable t o the Lincoln-Va8Hi& School Band Boosters must accompany each order placed by m a i l o
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AT LTk?COIS\T-IAY
The men's intramural program
a t LincolntWay High School f o r the
F a l l has just been completed. The
'-Vinter.intrauiural program is now
- d e m a y , Activities being offered
are basketball, bowl*,
archery,
cable tennis, weight l i f t i n g , and
volleyball.
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I~?itnessTom Jefferson drafting
Independence!
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LXTCOLE-WAY CHRIS9uBS A L B T J t T
The Lincoln-Tlay Hi& School
A Cappella Choir i d tGe 1 4 a d r i gul Singers have recorded an.
album of familiar Christmas music
t o be released on December 1. This
is the second album the choir has
made. Lincoln-!Jay is one of thirteen high schools i n the 3'Iidwst
selected f o r t h i s type of project,
!i?he final recording date was
October 8 at the Grace United
Protestant Church in Park Forest
with Ibs. Ralph Pruitt accompanyFng. 'Phis year the choir numbers
75 singers selected by audition.
The choir recorded a special
arrangement of "Joy t o the 1?orldf1,
The ,IIany IJIoods of Christmasr1,
Suite $1 which included Wood
Christian Hen Rejoicerl, tlSilent
Rightw, rlPetapanll, and " 0 Come A l l
Ye Faithful". Included on the
second side is "Carol of the
and Vhere Shall a Star
Come Out of Jacobt1 by Mendelssohn.
The PIadrigal Singers recorded
"Carol of the Bellsfi, "Su~lanni~~
and "1 Wonder A s I Wandervt.
The album is t o be available
at 535.00 beginning December 1
from aqy member of the A Cappella
Choir..
!he Staff of the liRUIKFORT
IIElrJS wishes everyone a Nerry
Christmas and Happy ITew~Year.
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