Moraine Valley Community College is hosting its popular Movie in the Moonlight series this summer. The college will show three movies on a 16-foot inflatable screen at the Gateway, between Buildings F and M, on campus, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. Admission is free. The first movie is the Oscar-nominated “Puss in Boots” on […]
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National Talent Fills Annual Festival’s Main Stage June 10-11
Thirty-third annual festival set for June 10 – 11 at Goold Park. Beautiful Goold Park, 308 Northern Avenue, Morris, again will be the location for this year’s Gebhard Woods Dulcimer and Traditional Music Festival. Hosted by Hammers and Noters Dulcimer Society (HANDS) of Illinois on June 10 – 11, the festival will feature hourly performances […]
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St. Paul the Apostle Church to Celebrate Corpus Christi with Procession
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 511 N. Conrad Street in Peotone, will celebrate Corpus Christi – the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – with a traditional Eucharistic Procession at the conclusion of the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 11. Father Roger Kutzner, accompanied by members of the parish, […]
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WW II Airman Returns Home to Illinois after 80 Years
Eighty years ago American service members were engrossed in a great conflict pitting the United States and its Allies against Nazi-controlled Germany and the Axis powers. On August 1, 1943, a small town southern Illinoisan, 32-year-old Tech. Sgt. Harold Kretzer, was fighting in the skies over Ploiești, Romania, to starve the Nazi war machine of […]
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Register for VBS
The Peotone Clergy Association is sponsoring Vacation Bible School at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Peotone June 19-23, from 9 a.m. until noon each day, and is for children entering first through sixth grades for the up-coming school year. Registration forms are available at Peotone churches. Additional information also is available at Immanuel United […]
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Happy Birthday!!
Very special happy birthday wishes to: June 14: Renee Wagner!!! June 15: Thomas Zdzinicki!! June 16: Sandi Klien and long-time Peotone resident on her very special day – It’s number 105 for Phyllis Baker!!!! Hope it’s a terrific day!!!!!!!!!
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IPHCA Benefits from New State Budget
IPHCA Secures $50M rate increase, behavioral health expansion, and workforce investment benefiting community health centers and underserved areas. As the Illinois General Assembly adjourns legislative session, the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) celebrates several key victories for its member community health centers. With the support of sponsors in the General Assembly, the Pritzker Administration, […]
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Stuenkel Leaves Behind a Legacy
By Karen Haave One of the unexpected pleasures of touring the Heritage Center of Monee when it opened was discovering the collection of more than 500 miniature tractors owned by Richard Stuenkel. An avid historian and lifetime member of the MHS, he was born in 1929 on his family’s Illinois Centennial Farm on Steger Road, […]
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Franciscan Health Outpatient Therapy in Beecher Reopens
Franciscan Health Outpatient Therapy Beecher now is open and accepting new patients. “We’re extremely pleased to be able to bring these services back to the community,” said Laurie Shellito, director of rehabilitation services for Franciscan Health Olympia Fields. “We look forward to offering our patients one-to-one skilled therapy, as we guide them on their path […]
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Sunny Hill Nursing Home Resident Celebrates 101st Birthday
Feeling wonderful, energetic, and especially social on her special day, Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County resident Betty Nieswender was celebrated by fellow residents and staff on her 101st birthday on April 28. “It’s not every day you get to celebrate three-digit birthdays,” said Maggie McDowell, Sunny Hill Nursing Home’s Administrator. “Betty is a […]