Herald-News (Joliet, IL) back issues from Monday, April 14:
HEY, SCIENCE CAN BE FUN | `SQUEAKY CLEAN' SHOW FOR KIDS | IT'S TIME TO FILE TAX RETURNS
Apr 14, 1997 ... SHOREWOODHey, science can be fun | `Squeaky clean' show for kids | Hey, science can be fun The science department of Troy Junior High School will sponsor its second annual Science Carnival from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Troy Junior High School, 210 E. Black Road. Students in grades 6-8 ...
GOTTA DO IT
Apr 14, 1997 ... Kindergarten registration: 9:30 a.m. Milne Grove School, District 91, in Lockport, will be registering prospective kindergarten students from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at Milne Grove School.In order to register for District 91's kindergarten, students must be 5 years old on ...
EVEN NIGHT OWLS CAN LEARN TO GET GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
Apr 14, 1997 ... Are you a night person trapped in a morning person's job? Here are some tips that can help you get a good night's sleep and make it a little easier to roll out of bed in the morning:Sleep only as much as you need to feel well-rested during the following day. Don't stretch out your ...
HEALTH FOCUS
Apr 14, 1997 ... Monday Saint Joseph Medical Center offers a "CPR Totsaver" class from 6 to 9 p.m., at Saint Joseph Medical Center, 333 N. Madison, Joliet.Class teachers the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and manage cardiac arrest and obstructed airways in infants and children. Fee: $30 ....
ENTERTAINING EXERCISE GYMS ATTRACT MASSES BY MIXING THEATER WITH CARDIOVASCULAR WORKOKUTS
Apr 14, 1997 ... Turn on, tune in, drop pounds.It's the mantra of Baby Boomers as they head to the gym to embrace three of their passions all rolled into one: exercise, TV and rock 'n' roll. Cardio Theater is the latest wrinkle in the ever morphing fitness industry. All you need is sneakers and a pair ...
WE NOW CAN SPEND MORE OF THE DAY TOGETHER
Apr 14, 1997 ... This is the dawn of a new age, literally.The Herald News will now be delivered to you in the morning. That's quite a change for me and you. For many years we got together over the supper table or in the recliner in the evening. The evening sitcoms or sporting events ...
CHEF WILL KEEP WATCHING
Apr 14, 1997 ... I must respond to a comment in the April 2 Herald News concerning the Crest Hill election.Mayor Randich was quoted as saying he has never seen such a "negative race," implying that the CHEF candidates were engaged in dirty campaign tactics. I cannot believe the audacity of this man ...
GETTING READY FOR LIFE
Apr 14, 1997 ... Recently I had the opportunity to be at the "Life's Reality Check" program at Joliet West High School. This program gave Tech Prep students the chance to simulate life at the age of 25.As they wandered throughout the gym searching for the right apartment to rent or the most suitable car to ...
KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE
Apr 14, 1997 ... An item in the Herald News briefs caught my eye on Easter Sunday.The item was about President Clinton calling on all Americans to "reject racial hatred." While I wholeheartedly support that statement, it was the rest of the quote that left me a trifle confused. President ...
TIMES ARE CHANGING FOR NEWSPAPERS
Apr 14, 1997 ... For generations, this newspaper has been a regular afternoon and evening guest into countless homes in Will, Grundy and Kendall counties.We've enjoyed a warm relationship with the many readers who have generously invited us into their homes and their lives. For many years, this ...
JOHNSON'S SIX HITS HELP LEWIS SPLIT
Apr 14, 1997 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Freshman second baseman Jeff Johnson tied a Lewis University baseball record for hits with six Sunday to pace the Flyers to a 25-16 second-game victory over Bellarmine in a Great Lakes Valley Conference crossover doubleheader.Bellarmine, helped by five Lewis errors, won the ...
AREA GOLF COURSE DIRECTORY
Apr 14, 1997 ... The following is a list of area daily public fee golf courses:1. BIG RUN: 135th Street, 1 1/2 miles west of Illinois 171, Lockport. Phone -- 815-838-1057 or 708-972-1652. Monday-Thursday -- $34 for 18 holes. Monday-Thursday twilight -- $24. Friday-Sunday and holidays -- $39 for 18 ...
OUR TOWN
Apr 14, 1997 ... Fore!: The Herald-News kicks off the local golf season with our course directory and a look at a monster course under construction. ...
SPOT-LITE SHOWCASE AT LINCOLN-WAY OPENS STAGE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN
Apr 14, 1997 ... FRANKFORT -- It was show time, but not Showtime.It was a chance to air out their best stuff to a gallery of big name colleges, and a fleeting chance at that. The fourth Illinois Spot-Lite Underclassmen Shoot-Out at Lincoln-Way came off Sunday without a hitch, save for the ones on the ...
MORRIS DARE HOSTS BASKETBALL CONTEST
Apr 14, 1997 ... Morris -- The Morris Police Department DARE Program is sponsoring a Basketball Skills Competition on Saturday.The competition will be at the high school fieldhouse (MALS) from 1 to 4 p.m. Registration will begin at noon. There are three different competitions: free throws, 3-point ...
MAN SENTENCED IN DRUG CASE
Apr 14, 1997 ... Morris -- Julio Lopez, 23, of Coal City was sentenced to six years in an Illinois prison after he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance and intent to deliver.Lopez was arrested September in Coal City after he tried to sell cocaine to agents of the Metropolitan Area ...
DIAMOND SWEARS IN TRUSTEES, MAYOR
Apr 14, 1997 ... DiamondThree new members were sworn in to the Diamond Village Board last week. New commissioner Kim Fehr, who has worked with the village clerk for two and half years, said she chose to run for the board because she wanted to take a more active role in helping the ...
CHECKING IT OUT
Apr 14, 1997 ... Ah, the library.That stuffy old building with all the books, a card catalog that looked like Julia Child's recipe file and a crabby librarian who "shooshed" you when you and your friends giggled at the equally giggly girls at the next table. That's all changed. As they prepare ...
SEE `FIELD OF DREAMS' WITH ADULT GROUP
Apr 14, 1997 ... New Lenox The Adult Fellowship Group at Peace Lutheran Church in New Lenox will go to the Rialto Theater in Joliet to see the film "Field of Dreams" on April 25. The movie starts at 7 p.m. with organ music starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost per ticket is $3.50. After the movie, the group will go to ...
NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Apr 14, 1997 ... Mokena -- The Arbury Hills School Association and the Summit Hill School Board have entered into a joint project to provide new playground equipment and improvements at Arbury Hills School.The parent organization, lead by Connie Outman, raised more than $6,000 for the effort. Rhonda ...
L-W CHORAL GROUPS SWEEP AWARDS
Apr 14, 1997 ... Two choral groups from Lincoln-Way High School have swept the top awards at a big musical festival in Virginia.Both the Lincoln-Way A Cappella Choir and the Madrigal Singers won superior ratings and the Madrigal Singers also received "the most outstanding choir" award for earning the highest ...
LOTTO JACKPOT HITS $13 MILLION
Apr 14, 1997 ... SPRINGFIELDThere has been another rollover in the grand prize pool for the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game. No player matched all six winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing, so the guaranteed, single-winner, grand prize for the next drawing, Wednesday night, will be $13 ...
KILLER'S APPEAL CITES ANOTHER SUSPECT
Apr 14, 1997 ... BLOOMINGTONAn appeals attorney for convicted murderer Alan Beaman contends there is another viable suspect in the 1993 slaying of Jennifer Lockmiller,22, in Normal. In court papers made public, Chicago attorney Juliet Yackel identifies the other suspect as "John Doe," a Lockmiller ...
ATTORNEY LINKED TO CASINO SITE
Apr 14, 1997 ... EAST ST. LOUIS Belleville Attorney Amiel Cueto nearly gained control of the East St. Louis riverfront, including what would become the site of the Casino Queen, according to information revealed at his obstruction of justice trial.A prosecutor's statement for the first time publicly linked ...
PARTIAL RECOUNT IS FRIDAY
Apr 14, 1997 ... WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP Clair Yount, an incumbent trustee narrowly ousted in the April 1 election, demanded a recount.He'll get one. A discovery recount of votes from the April 1 election will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Will County clerk's office for three precincts in Wheatland ...
JOB PICTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER, AND GREENER, FOR '97 GRADUATES HIRING UP: CONTINUING ECONOMIC EXPANSION CREDITED
Apr 14, 1997 ... Chicago Oh, to be young, newly graduated and looking for a job.With interest rates low, corporate profits on the rise and unemployment at its lowest point since the late 1980s, college graduates are enjoying brightest hiring outlook in years. They're being wooed with $30,000-plus ...
TOUGH HUNT FOR TEENIE BEANIE BABIES TOY CRAZE: MANY MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS RUNNING OUT
Apr 14, 1997 ... Corine Turk admits to having evil thoughts about Teenie Beanie Babies.Since the animal-shaped bean bag toys went on sale at McDonald's restaurants Friday, the Cass Street restaurant Turk manages has been a "madhouse." "It got to a point where I felt like taking (the Teenie Beanie ...
MARRIAGES
Apr 14, 1997 ... Marriage licenses issued in Will County recently included: April 4LaPointe/Hetrick -- Phillip Edward, Joliet, and Teresa Rosemary, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Confer/Parys -- Joseph William and Sandra Kathryn, Joliet. Donahue/Ferraro -- John M. Jr., Joliet, and Laura A., Orland ...
TITLE: EARLY DAYS
Apr 14, 1997 ... ( 50 Years AgoApril 14, 1947 -- Despite a forecast of rain tomorrow, a record turnout is expected for the mayoral election in Joliet as incumbent Mayor Arthur O. Jahnke is seeking re-election against former Mayor George T. Jones. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 5 ...
MAN SHOT 3 TIMES IN ATTACK | BOYFRIEND ABDUCTS JOLIET WOMAN, 18
Apr 14, 1997 ... Man shot 3 times in attack Joliet -- A Joliet man was in serious condition Sunday night after being shot in the 300 block of South Joliet Street.Police said the 19-year-old man was standing in front of a Joliet Street residence when he heard gunfire. The victim turned and ran toward ...
A BRIDGE TOO NARROW FOR MORRIS' HEAVY TRAFFIC
Apr 14, 1997 ... Like a giant green Tinkertoy construction from a bygone era, the Illinois 47 river bridge in Morris just doesn't fit in with the heavy flow of modern traffic.The span across the Illinois River is four-tenths of a mile long and has no pedestrian walk. Its two lanes are ...
CHECKING IT OUT
Apr 14, 1997 ... Ah, the library.That stuffy old building with all the books, a card catalog that looked like Julia Child's recipe file and a crabby librarian who "shooshed" you when you and your friends giggled at the equally giggly girls at the next table. For years, not so much a hot spot as a ...
GAS SCOREBOARD
Apr 14, 1997 ... The time is right to pump it up.Gas prices are their lowest in seven months, according to the AAA-Chicago Motor Club. Average prices have dropped 8 percent since January. A gallon of regular unleaded in the suburbs costs an average of $1.23 as of April 10, AAA said. That's down ...
TITLE: WEATHER
Apr 14, 1997 ... [] WEATHERJoliet data High yesterday -- xx at x p.m. Low yesterday -- ...
OUR ENGINES RUN ON MORNING COFFEE, MIDNIGHT OIL SLEEP PATTERNS: BODY DETERMINES WHEN YOU DO, AND WHEN YOU DOZE
Apr 14, 1997 ... Debbie Cicero couldn't sleep past 7:30 a.m. even if she tried.Even on the weekends. Even on her days off. Even when she could snooze long past sunrise -- she doesn't. Cicero, a Joliet medical transcriptionist, wasn't always a morning person. But she's adapted out of ...
READY, AIM, FILE: TUESDAY'S YOUR LAST SHOT AT TAX RETURNS PROCRASTINATORS' GUIDE: SOME 11TH-HOUR OPTIONS FOR TOMORROW'S DEADLINE
Apr 14, 1997 ... Don't slap yourself too hard in the head if your taxes aren't done.You've got plenty of company. About half the taxpayers wait until April before completing their tax returns, and most of those don't sign off until the last week, according to the Internal Revenue ...
WHEN SHOULD PG-13 GET A PASSING GRADE? MOVIES IN SCHOOLS: LINE BLURRED BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT
Apr 14, 1997 ... Kimberly Prince was browsing video store shelves recently looking for a movie she and her husband might like.She came upon Eddie Murphy's version of The Nutty Professor, but before she could decide, her 12-year-old son, Jeremy, made up her mind for her. "He said he had already seen it ...
BIRTHS
Apr 14, 1997 ... Saint Joseph Medical Center JOLIETDonaldson -- Shelly, Romeoville, boy, Richard Eugene, April 2. Gambosi -- Scott and Brenda (Weese), Joliet, boy, Brett Russell, April 4. Griffin -- Tondrea, Joliet, girl, Brittany Bianca, April 2. Loucks -- Jerry and Shannon (Collins), ...
FUND-RAISER PLANNED FOR SINGER
Apr 14, 1997 ... CREST HILLBetty McKinnon Struble of Crest Hill grew up with a song in her heart and on her lips. A country song. Struble has been a country music singer since her childhood. She is a daughter of Lloyd and Irene Flatt; sister of Jr. Flatt, all longtime country music ...
AIDS PATIENTS' LIVES HANG ON FREE MEDICINE
Apr 14, 1997 ... SPRINGFIELD Jon Doss takes 44 pills a day to stay ahead in his nine-year fight with AIDS. If the state weren't giving Doss some of that medicine for free, the war probably would have ended long ago."I guess I'd die," the 50-year-old Chicago man said. "It's that simple." Doss ...
HAPPINESS IS RETIRING AS MOKENA MAYOR
Apr 14, 1997 ... About a month ago along about March 20, Ron Grotovsky was the happiest man in the room at the village political debates to determine the winning candidate for the next Mokena mayor's position.He strutted around the back of the room, shaking hands, talking to people, with a spirit and ...
CHECKING IT OUT
Apr 14, 1997 ... There was a day when a child's first serious trip to the local library crowned his accomplishment of becoming a reader."Gosh, it used to be that kids around 5 years old came to the library for their library card and then, came back every now and then to check out books," said Librarian Sylvia ...
BIG HITTERS, BEWARE: LOCKPORT GOLF PROJECT BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE PRAIRIE BLUFF FACILITY ON TRACK FOR '98 OPENING
Apr 14, 1997 ... To many fans, the most compelling shot in golf is the longest shot.The big drive. John Daly is a crowd favorite on the PGA Tour because of his mammoth blasts and his now infamous "Grip it and Rip it" style of play. Cog Hill Golf and Country Club proprietor Joe Jemsek once won a ...
RADIO FLYER CONNECTION
Apr 14, 1997 ... I enjoyed your article on Radio Flyer in the Your Life section of the March 30 Herald News.Did you know that Radio Flyer has a Will County and Lemont connection? For generations many of my family members worked for Radio Steel (now Radio Flyer) making Radio Flyer wagons. They drove ...
NEW CHAPTER DAWNS WITH HERALD NEWS THE ISSUE: THE HERALD NEWS SWITCHES TO MORNING PUBLICATION AFTER 158 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE SAY: OUR PROMISE IS TO BRING YOU THE LATEST IN LOCAL NEWS, UTILIZING THE BEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN.
Apr 14, 1997 ... We've started a new chapter today.Hopefully, the morning Herald News will become the most proud era in our 158-year history. A history that began as a mistake. But indeed it was a fortunate mistake for us. In 1839 when Joliet was still called Juliet, a printing press ...
BOOTS AND BOUQUETS
Apr 14, 1997 ... BOOTS -- To the senior citizens of Minooka for not attending the seminar on fraud and scams put on by the Minooka Police Department. Audrey Steffes MinookaTo the city of Joliet street department for the little pieces of gravel left on the streets from winter. The street sweeper just ...
SEE `FIELD OF DREAMS'
Apr 14, 1997 ... New Lenox The Adult Fellowship Group at Peace Lutheran Church in New Lenox will go to the Rialto Theater in Joliet to see the film "Field of Dreams" on April 25. The movie starts at 7 p.m. with organ music starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost per ticket is $3.50. After the movie, the group will go to ...
CHECKING IT OUT
Apr 14, 1997 ... Ah, the library.That stuffy old building with all the books, a card catalog that looked like Julia Child's recipe file and a crabby librarian who "shooshed" you when you and your friends giggled at the equally giggly girls at the next table. For years, not so much a hot spot as a ...
DEATHS
Apr 14, 1997 ... JOHN STRICKLIN JR. -- "INDIAN JOHN" Age 56. Saturday, April 12, 1997 at his home in New Lenox.Loving husband, father and friend. He will be greatly missed by devoted wife of 23 years, Judy (Lane) Stricklin, his daughters, Cindy of New Lenox, Tina Mrs. Patrick Massara of Washington, ...