I received a very nice email just a few minutes ago from Will Steppes, a Park Forester very much involved in promoting the Rich East High School Band. He said in part: Thanks for all you do for the band. The band director mentioned you and Enews at our recent[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Earth Hour 2009 – The Big Picture
Received this link some time ago and really didn’t do anything with it at the time. The pictures at the following link are from Earth Hour 2009, on the web site of the Boston Globe. From the site: Started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour quickly grew into a[Read More…]
Research Leads Students to Conferences and D.C.
GSU students Lakshmi S. Pallothu and Rahul A. Khanke, both of University Park, flank GSU professor, Dr. Patty Fu-Giles. Pallothu and Khanke presented at the Twentieth Annual Illinois Student Research Conference in Chicago. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– This spring students in the Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry at[Read More…]
Healthy Smiles at PSC
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College dental hygiene student Nina Coggiola, of Orland Park, reviews proper dental care with Christian Flores, of Chicago Heights, during the college’s annual Healthy Smiles Day. More than 30 students from Garfield School in Chicago Heights benefited from free dental care including teeth cleanings and[Read More…]
Marian Band Holds Spring Concert
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Marian Catholic High School Band performs its spring band concert recently in the school’s East Gym. MCHS alumnus E.J. Ramos ’00, a member of the U.S. Army Band at Arlington Cemetery , performs a guest solo on Thursday at the Marian spring band concert. (Photo supplied)
Park Forest Police Report for May 11, 2009
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo:Wendy Heise) 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 local[Read More…]
PSC Students Win Writers Competition
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter are what inspired a Prairie State College (PSC) student to write his non-fiction essay, “Peanut Butter Sandwich.” John Hamlin, of Glenwood, recently won a first place for the essay at the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Writers Competition.[Read More…]
Marian’s Math Team Excels at U. of Illinois Meet
Marian Catholic High School senior Erin Reed (Hazel Crest) receives her Alumni Association pin from Carol Burke Swanson ’81 on Monday during an all-school Mass to honor the Class of 2009. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Marian Catholic Math Team earned three Top 20 finishes in Division 3AA at[Read More…]
Illinois Confirmed H1N1 Flu Cases at 258, May 7, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2009. Officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are reporting 258 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu (swine flu) in Illinois and 22 probable cases. “The Illinois Department of Public Health laboratories are doing a phenomenal job testing specimens for H1N1 flu. Thanks to the excellent[Read More…]
Influenza A(H1N1) – Who Update, May 7, 2009
Update 5-7-09 at 8:43 p.m. with current statistical information. Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)– As of 18:00 GMT, 7 May 2009, 24 countries have officially reported 2371 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection. Mexico has reported 1112 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection, including 42 deaths. The United States has reported 896 laboratory[Read More…]
