Manteno Historical Society



Museum and Society Offices:
192 West Third Street
Manteno, Illinois 60950



Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at 192 W. Third Street, Manteno.

23rd Annual Heritage Banquet

On Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2011, the Manteno Historical Society will hold their 23rd Annual Heritage Banquet when we honor Manteno's Citizen of the Year. This year's event will be held at the Manteno Golf Club located at 7202 N 4000E Road, Manteno, Illinois. Social Hour will begin at 12:00 PM with dinner at 1:00 PM. The 2011 Manteno Citizen of the Year to be honored at the banquet will be announced after March 10th for his of her achievements, services and contributions to our community.

Citizen of the Year

The 1988 Heritage Banquet was the first held with the award of Manteno's Citizen of the Year continuing every year since.

1989 - Stella Guimond Crawford*
1990 - Arvada Ruder* and Merle Bloom*
1991 - Gerald Jarvis
1992 - William Mansfield*
1993 - Juanita Ivy* and Leo Hassett*
1994 - Madelyn Bourelle Merwin
1995 - Wendell Marr*
1996 - Richard and Wauneta Balgeman
1997 - Robert Fairchild*
1998 - Donald Wulff
1999 - Eugene Ivy*
2000 - Mary Ella Farrell
2001 - Russell Thompson* and Calvin Meyer
2002 - Robert Reed
2003 - Gordon St. John and Francis Smith
2004 - Gale Dodge
2005 - Henry "Irish" O'Reilly
2006 - Augusta Mansfield
2007 - Lois Meyer
2008 - Jeff Jarvis
2009 - Merwyn Laney
2010 - Richard Van Pelt
2011 - Jerry Dole and Richard Kozuch

* Deceased

 


               

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