The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Passing of Gary Barnett into Enternal Life
From Tony Mielcarz, via email: At about 6:30 PM this night Gary Barnett passed on to eternal life. He was surrounded by family and close friends. Pastor Linda Johnson joined the family shortly after Gary’s passing. Arrangement are still pending. Just a brief feeling on my part. Gary had truly given[Read More…]
The Sun Sets in Florida
This photo, taken by my son’s sister, Jaki Mitchel, this evening, is all you need to see regarding consideration of a vacation to Punta Gorda, FL. Come now to enjoy the Gulf. (Photo: Jaki Mitchell) Punta Gorda, FL-(ENEWSPF)- The sun sets on Punta Gorda, Florida. Time to plan a vacation?[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Offer Wrestling Program For Local Kids (Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police Officer John Deceault heads a wrestling program sponsored by the Park Forest Police Department. Deceault is a former Division I wrestler out of Purdue University. More information is available with the Park Forest Police Department at 708-748-4701.
What Is Little Tykes Basketball In Park Forest? (Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Recreation & Parks Department for the Village of Park Forest is excited about one of its newest programs, Little Tykes basketball. Program Supervisor Kevin Adams talks about how the program develops character on and off the court for area kids.
Marian Catholic World Religions Students Chat With Temple Anshe Sholom’s Rabbi Paul Caplan (Video)
Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rabbi Paul Caplan holds a Q&A session with World Religions students from Marian Catholic High School after Shabbat services on April 1, 2011, at Temple Anshe Sholom in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Students asked questions about Judaism, the Holocaust, and a variety of other topics. Temple Anshe Sholom[Read More…]
MeshugaNotes A Capella Choir Entertains Friday at Temple Anshe Sholom (Video)
Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The MeshugaNotes from Ohio State University entertain dinner guests at Temple Anshe Sholom on April 1, 2011. Temple Anshe Sholom is a Reform congregation in Olympia Fields, Illinois. According to their Facebook page, the group was founded in 1999. The MeshugaNotes are Ohio State’s Jewish a cappella[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Talks by Phone With Afghan President Following Deadly Attack Against UN Staff
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke by telephone with the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and expressed his sadness and shock to the head of State at the attack on the United Nations offices in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif that resulted in the death of three[Read More…]
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Peacekeepers Repulse Attack by Pro-Gbagbo Forces
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 April 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d’Ivoire today reported that one of its patrols was attacked by forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo in a suburb of the city of Abidjan, sparking an exchange of gunfire during which five members of the former president’s forces[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 2, 2011 (12:00 PM EST)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 12 P.M. EDT. Recovery efforts continue at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, as aid pours in from the international nuclear community in the form of technical expertise, protective equipment for workers, storage tanks for contaminated water and other measures. Today, Tokyo[Read More…]
