Park Forest artist Michael Weiss received the 2011 Nettie Hart Awards for Crafts. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Local artist Michael Weiss of Park Forest is the recipient of the Nettie Hart Award for Crafts, presented in honor of Nettie Hart, a key supporter in the early days of The 57th[Read More…]
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DOD Identifies Army Casualty, June 10, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker, 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died July 9 in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of July 11, 2011
Colleen Beecher (left) of Park Forest, Eric Muchnik and Marie Powers of Old Matteson, enjoy some afternoon rays at the Park Forest Aqua Center Sunday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 11, 2011. On Monday, July 11, Park Forest Village Staff and representatives from Baxter & Woodman will conduct a[Read More…]
Just A Lazy Afternoon At The Park Forest Aqua Center
Children and adults enjoy the cool in the wading pool. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- My HTC Evo smart phone shows the temperature at 90 degrees F, showing an unclouded sun shimmering on my screen. Seems fairly accurate as I sit just to the west of the children’s wading[Read More…]
Public Meetings on the Development of the Village of Park Forest’s Sustainability Plan
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2011. The Village of Park Forest is working closely with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to create a Sustainability Plan for the community – an important element in Mayor Ostenburg’s initiative to make Park Forest a model community for sustainability. It is also a[Read More…]
Harness Racing: Anthonyskywalker Takes Hanover
Anthonyskywalker and driver Kyle Wilfong made every call a winning one as the 2011 Hanover Stake season kicked off with the $31,700 for three-year-old colt trotters. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Crete, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The dream season for South Of The Tracks Racing’s Anthonyskywalker continued on Saturday night at Balmoral Park as the three-year-old[Read More…]
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rumbles Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan, the United States Geological Survey reports. Clocking in today, Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 7:57:12 PM (CDT) – Central Daylight (Chicago), at a depth of 34.9 km (27.1 miles), the epicenter is 212 km; (131[Read More…]
Former Manager of Burr Oak Cemetery Pleads Guilty
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2011. The former manager of historic Burr Oak Cemetery will spend 12 years in prison after she pled guilty to her lead role in a grave-desecration scheme that netted her more than $100,000 in cash, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Friday. Carolyn Towns, 51, plead guilty[Read More…]
As South Sudan Celebrates Independence, UN Vows Support in Quest for Peace, Prosperity
South Sudan–(ENEWSPF)–9 July 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) and General Assembly President Joseph Deiss (R), meet with President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Juba, South Sudan Amid great jubilation, South Sudan today became the world’s newest State, formally seceding from Sudan to attain independence in the culmination of a United[Read More…]
NATO Targets Qadhafi Regime Missile Launchers Near Tawurgha
NAPLES–(ENEWSPF)–9 July 2011. Today, NATO aircraft carried out a precision strike on a pro-Qadhafi missile firing position near Tawurgha, south of Misrata. NATO intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance was conducted over a period of time to ascertain the military use of the site. It was confirmed as being used to launch[Read More…]
