At-a-Glance: The Greater Peotone Clergy Association will host its weekly Lenten soup supper and worship service on Wednesday, March 15, at Wilton Center Federated Church, 14101 W. Joliet Road, Manhattan. Federated Church members will be assisted by those from St. John’s United Church of Christ. The soup supper begins at 6 p.m. and will be […]
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The Knowledge Exchange Potpourri Lecture Series
The Potpourri Lecture Series, through the Park Forest Library, offers stimulating and thought provoking as well as entertaining programming and is co-organized by participants of The Knowledge Exchange (TKE) and often includes guest lecturers and presenters from TKE and Governors State University. This Thursday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m., The Knowledge Exchange will feature “Tony […]
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Beecher Blood Drive March 11
Please consider donating blood and help transform lives on March 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Beecher Fire Department’s meeting room, 711 Penfield Street. Currently, there is a shortage of life saving blood. Type “O” is the most universal blood used, but all types are in low supply. To make an appointment, […]
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Community Resources Fair March 11
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 6201 Vollmer Road, Matteson, and Redeeming Love Apostolic Church will host a Community Resources Fair at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 11, from noon until 4 p.m. More than 40 organizations, including ones providing assistance with housing, utility bills, health, senior services, and safety will be present to provide […]
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Beecher Community Library News
Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. Free or reduced-priced passes to local attractions, including a few local children’s museums, are available through the Museum Adventure Pass program. For more information, visit the library or museumadventure.org. Youth Services A new colorful snail take-and-make craft is available for March. Pick up any time! […]
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Weekly Lenten Soup Supper/Worship Service
At-a-Glance: The Greater Peotone Clergy Association will host its weekly Lenten soup supper and worship service on Wednesday, March 8, at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Peotone. The soup supper begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by the worship service at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend.
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Beecher 200-U Tries Again
By Jeff Vorva Let’s try it again. The Beecher District 200-U referendum, to try to ease a $1 million shortfall, failed last June and Superintendent Jack Gaham is in the process of making painful cut recommendations to the board. He is ready to make even more suggestions – including only allowing eighth grade teams at […]
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Pheasant Lakes Expansion Met with Opposition
By Karen Haave A special use permit and map amendment that would have allowed expansion of a Beecher mobile home park was taken off the agenda for a Will County Board vote last week. The proposal, if approved, would have added 417 homesites to Pheasant Lake Estates, an all-age manufactured home community on 155 acres, […]
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Wet or Dry Was $60K Question at Beecher Village Board
By Jeff Vorva Wet or dry? That was the $60,000 question. The Beecher Village Board decided to spend $60,000 to build a water basin and fountain on the property of the new police building, which will be built at Church Road near Dixie Highway. Board members went back and forth on the merits of the […]
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Beecher School Board Holds Rather ‘Interesting’ Meeting
By Jeff Vorva Dancing and singing were a part of the Beecher District 200-U Board meeting on February 13. But they were not the subjects that produced joy and fun. This was not a merry meeting. Quite the opposite. The meeting got started with a bang, when board member and board secretary Janet Paulmeier resigned […]