College of Lake County briefs

Four outstanding internationa l films will be presented on Friday nights during fall semester by the College of Lake County Center for International Education. There is no charge for the films, which are screened at 7 p.m. in room A162 (Anderson lecture hall) on the CLC Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St.

School Digest

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Marie L. Matthews

Marie Lewis Matthews, 79, of Princeton, died August 18 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. She graduated from the University of California-Berkeley and received a Masters in Education from Goucher College. After teaching elementary school for four years, she retired to raise her family.

Town Crier: August 18, 2010

Tourism Council: The Americus-Sumter Tourism Council meets at 4 p.m. today at Rees Park Economic Development Center in the second-floor meeting room. The meeting is open to the public.

Town Crier: August 17, 2010

Lions Club: The Americus Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. today at Ryan's Family Steak House. Leisa Cross, of the American Red Cross, gives the program.