THE BUGLE OCTOBER 31, 2013
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hours and other volunteer opportunities are available.
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Holiday Bazaar Saturday, November 2 • 10:00am–3:00pm Handmade holiday crafts, sweaters and afghans, baked goods, yesterday’s treasures, and much more is all for sale during our Annual Bazaar . Bring your wallet and a friend and support the Senior Center with this great fundraiser! Lunch is available for purchase . All Ages
musicals . Computer Club: 1st Wednesday of the month, 1:30 p.m. Need a computer refresher course or just help learning the computer? Join Richard Brandt as he leads the group . Come with questions. Handicrafters: every Friday, 10 a.m. Do you knit, crochet, sew, quilt, cross-stitch, or embroider? We make items for the Annual Holiday Bazaar and the V .A . Hospitals . We provide the supplies for these events, or you can work on your own project . Beginners are welcome! Wii Bowling. 1st, 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, 2:00pm4:30 p.m. Join us for a friendly Wii bowling competition Ongoing activities Following are number of ongoing activities at the Center: • Woodcarvers meet Thursdays at 9 a.m.…a free activity: • Gamers, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays play dominos, hand and foot, scrabble for rummikube … also free. • Ceramics students meet 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays and Tuesdays and work on projects of your choice. There is a charge of $7 per class. • Pinochle players meet the second Monday, Third Thursday and every Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. • Table tennis players start play at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All abilities are welcome for this free activity. • Bocce ball players gather just north of the Center at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Ken Hewelt is bocce master and will explain how the game is played. • Have you ever thought of tap dancing? This is a fun way of exercising. The class is at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. The fee is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Volunteer needed Volunteer help needed at the reception desk of the Center of Concern in Park Ridge. This 35 year old social service agency helps maintain senior citizens in their homes and provides housing assistance enabling them to live with dignity and independence. Call Jim at 847-823-0453. Very flexible
The Center for Concern Unless otherwise noted, all services are offered at The Center of Concern offices at 1580 N. Northwest Hwy., Suite 310, in Park Ridge. For services that require an appointment, call 847-823-0453 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Preparation of simple wills and durable powers of attorney for health care and property also is available by appointment. Homeowners desiring additional income, companionship, or the ability to remain in their homes may wish to consider The Center of Concern’s shared housing program. Residents are matched with screened applicants who possess a temperament suitable to shared accommodations. The Center of Concern also offers friendly visitors for the homebound, programs designed to prevent homelessness, and volunteer opportunities in the office and in the field. The Center’s web site is www. centerofconcern.org.
Morton Grove Senior Center
North Shore Senior Center offers programs, classes, activities, and travel opportunities for adults at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center at 6140 Dempster Street. You may register for all programs at the Center or call 847-470-5223. Volunteer opportunities Do you have great people skills? Do you enjoy reception work? North Shore Senior Center in Morton Grove has
opening for people to help at our front desk, greeting guests, directing calls, and assisting with registrations. Please contact Volunteer Services at 847.784.6052 for details. Halloween Tales of Terror Thursdays, Oct. 31, 1- 2:30 pm. Media historian Mike Delaney has gathered together several classic tales of terror along with brief excerpts of memorable scenes from a variety of radio shows and films to spice up your Halloween experience. View excerpts from Poe classics such as The Pit and the Pendulum, The TellTale Heart, and The Cask of Amontillado. Also, see scenes from Psycho, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, The Phantom of the Opera, TV’s Tales from the Crypt, and Hitchcock parodies by Mel Brooks from his film High Anxiety. $8 member; $10 non-member. About the Bomb: An Inside Look Department of Energy researcher James Lamont presents an unclassified look at the history of the atomic bomb. Learn about the physics and politics of how the bomb came to be developed, how it was almost lost to Nazi Germany and how fear of that happening impacted US strategy in WWII, and many fables and foibles related to the bomb (such as some of the odd going-on at the Nevada Test Site). $9 member; $11 non-member. Senior Center membership Become a member of North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus and enjoy opportunities to live longer, happier, healthier lives through an array of programs, activities, trips and services. Members receive a discount on all programs, activities, and trips, Lifelong Learning Program Catalog, information on local, state, and federal issues affecting seniors, and invitations to special events and presentations. Membership dues are $20 for an individual and $35 for a couple/household for a full year. Everyone welcome! Call North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus at 847-470-5223 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or stop by the Senior Center, 6140 Dempster Street in Morton Grove, to become a member.
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Man charged in connection to non-fatal shooting told police they overheard the offender and victim arguing near the basement of the residence. Reportedly at some point Niles police charged a man someone heard a person in relation to a say, “I will shoot you,” shooting that and then several seconds happened the later a single gunshot evening of the was heard. Oct. 20. Chris J. The shooting Gianakopoulos, 60, reportedly happened of the 7200 block after Gianakopoulos of W. Greenleaf attempted to intervene was arrested and in an argument between charged with one Chris J. his wife and their son count of aggravated Gianakopoulos, 60, of Greenleaf about his heroin use, battery - discharge PHOTO COURTESY said a release from the of a firearm, a Class NILES POLICE assistant Cook County X felony. state’s attorney. P o l i c e The victim was transported to responded to a domestic battery Lutheran General Hospital with incident about 7:40 p.m. at a non-life threatening injuries to residence in the 7300 block of his left arm and left leg. Greenleaf Street. Police found a gun inside the While officers were headed to the address they learned a residence, and Gianakopoulos 25-year-old man from Niles was was taken into custody the night of the shooting. shot once in the leg. He is scheduled to appear at The details on what led to the shooting were not immediately the Skokie District Courthouse Nov. 5 and is being held on available. Witnesses inside the residence $100,000 bond. By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter
Two men arrested after reportedly filing false police reports to cover up theft By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter
A manager and another person reportedly attempted to file a false police report to cover up their theft of items from Argila Hookah Lounge, 6322 Dempster. The manager Moustafa Abdel-Salal, 23, was charged
with theft and disorderly conduct, and Michael S. Marrougi, 19, was charged with theft. Police say the two men apparently filed a false police report early Oct. 21 to hide their alleged theft of money, a computer, cell phone and See FALSE REPORT, page 22