Star (Newspaper) - March 25, 2007, Orland Park, Illinois Four returning starters and a loaded junior class Lockport Porters top The Stars preseason picks Full lineup in Sports Must see TV Dont miss your favorite show TV MAGAZINE INSIDE TODAY VOLE OR MOLE Whos been feasting on your yard AND PARK AND ORLAND HILLS STAR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR 105 YEARS March 252007 Lady win again vi For the second straight year the Lady allstar basketball team prevailed over the high school allstars Friday night earning a thrilling 6866 victory at Rich South High School in Richton Park See Sports for complete details Marian Catholics Danielle Pillon at left high fives Ronald McDonald during the Lady allstar basketball game Friday night INSIDE THE SUNDAY STAR Teen hit by car dies Tat brain skinny body Expo at Governors State promotes healthful living for women Page A GSU in the news Robert Wotff editor of the Phoenix the student newspaper at GSU Student newspapers at public colleges across Illinois may be in for some changes A new piece of legislation recent ly passed by the Illinois Senate will give college newspapers the same freedoms and responsibilities of standard newspapers The role of student editors ty advisers and college administra tors will be substantially affected if the College Campus Press Act is made into law See John K Ryans article on Page A3 READERS GUIDE B On Police BeatAS Sports TO REACH US Circulation 708 8028000 Classified 708 8028888 Display 708 8028001 Editorial 708 8028080 Main number 708 8028800 Flowers and green spray paint at left mark the site where Cassandra Merca a Sandburg High School freshman from Oak Forest was struck by a car Thursday on Street about a west of LaGrange Road She was pronounced dead Friday from injuries The Volkswagen Jetta also hit freshman Diane Rhodes as she and Cassandra were heading toward Mill Creek shopping center about 4 pm Palos Park police said Diane of Orland Park had minor injuries and was released from Palos Community Hospital Thursday night Though Sandburg is closed this week administra tors and staff will be at the school from 10 am to noon Monday through Wednesday to talk to an students The combination of many students on foot and heavy traffic on Street near the high school was a safety issue for years and led to the traffic light being installed at the schools north entrance in 2005 Brett Star article Oil Page A4 ORLAND PARK Bar owners say smoking ban snuffs out business By Cariy A Star Orland Park business owners are asking for some breathing room in what they say is a costly ordinance More than a dozen proprietors met at Sam Maguires Thursday to discuss the March 14 smoking ban None of us are against the smoking ban Jane Wilke of Sam Maguires said Fairness is the issue for business owners Jerry Castro of Coachs Corner said bar owners wouldnt have any complaints if alter natives offering smoking were not so close Coachs Corner is losing thousands of dollars a day he said I had a regular customer say Orland Park is telling me it wants me to go to another town Castro said In October Trustee Kathy Fenton said the bans have to be equitable to communities to be fair to businesses Wilke said Fenton told business owners last fall that if the village didnt ban smoking it would fall under the Cook County ordinance anyway I believe she misled us at meeting Wilke one understood the village could make variations to the ordinance I understand if she was misled My point now is that were not reacting to new information Officials from neighboring Tinley Park deferred its smoking ban to June 12008 following a more than study of the bans effect on the community While the study showed no overall impact on city sales taxes it also indicated not all small businesses will survive Wilke said bar owners agree with the ultimate goal of the smoking ban Nonsmokers should have a nonsmoking envi Wilke said But people to smoke should be able to do what they want too Bars and pubs are smoky for a reason Thats where people go to do that Bar owners are hoping for an amendment to the ordinance permitting bars and entertainment venues to allow smoking with restrictions I put my life savings into this place Wilke said If I would have known this was my destiny I would not have Trustees and a mayor decide the fate of all of us Castro said business owners plan to work er asking the village board to reconsider Our plan is to fight back if we can he said But it is hard to fight city hall Race is on for Orland Park fire district board seats By Cariy A Star Service economics and accountability top the list of priorities for Orland Fire Protection District Board candidates Incumbents Cynthia of Orland Park and Martin E McGill of Orland Hills are being challenged by Arthur Granat Jr and Glenn J Michalek both of Orland Park for two seats on the board McGill and Michalek were endorsed by Orland Professional Firefighters Local 2754 and Granat were the only two candidates to return question naires to The Star has been an Orland Park resident since 1989 She was elected to the fire district board in She became interested in the fire board after Orland firefighters responded to her call for a fire in 1997 My goal then and now has been to have the services that assisted me be available to assist others she said Granat is a Carl Sandburg High School graduate and a retired Orland Fire Protection District Deputy Chief He served the fire district for 38 years His father Arthur Granat Sr was the fire districts first fire chief in 1974 Maintaining the high level of ser vice and professionalism Orland Fire is known for is among his top three pri orities Service also topped Nelson Katsenes list The fire department received more than calls last year My objective is to continually consid er ways to best serve or residents with the best trained and equipped personnel in the shortest amount of time possible she said She plans to seek other funding sources and make the board accountable Granat said hiring expenditures and other aspects in a fire district require the checks and balances of a board Fiscal responsibility is another inter est of who recom mended debt consolidation for the dis during her previous term Refinancing this existing debt result ed in a substantial interest saving to our taxpayers and shortened the duration of the term she said Granat hopes to bring education and programs to the public He also plans to meet personnel needs specifically considering advance training My loyalty to Orland Fire is never wavering Granat said My commit ment to our residents has and will continue to be first and foremost in my thinking Silver Cross is proud to be the only community hospital in the Chicago area named as a Top 100 Hospital for three years in a row For patients this simply means that we do the right thing at the right time every time To choose a doctor on staff at Silver Cross call to the 20042005 2006 editions of the for Success Study More information is 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