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Memorial bench honors Mom on the trail she loved so much

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 by Guest Blogger Comment is Closed

By Sarah Dennis Cycling on the North Branch Trail through the Forest Preserves of Cook County brought incredible joy to Beth Katsaros and me, her eldest daughter, during the summer of 1998. My mom and I were training for the six-day, 500-mile bike ride from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Chicago to raise money for organizations supporting […]

A memorial for a mother who loved spending time in Forest Preserve

June 3, 2016August 3, 2017 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

When she was a child, Pet Smith’s mother took her on many walks through the Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine. “She loved the area,” says Smith, remembering her late mother Vietta Mickus, who lived in Palatine all of her life. “It was her back yard. She knew it like the back of her hand.” A homemaker […]

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