Y2K warnings as pledges of common sense rise
Five days before the millennium many residents, including Orland Park teacher Paula Constantine and Heritage Bank chief John Ladowicz, stockpile food and water for practical reasons not Y2K fear. Bank officials stress readiness and on call contingencies to keep services normal. See PREPARE, Page A-5.
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Paula Constantine
Orland Park
Constantine
Harris Bank
John Ladowicz
Heritage Bank
Chica Heights
Ladowicz
Cathy Zubek
Stagg High School
Palos Hills
Frankfort
Willie Jordan
St. Mark’s Church
Harvey
Survival store in Frankfort draws steady crowd
A crowded Frankfort storefront shows shoppers browsing 5-pound cans of freeze-dried foods, water purifiers, and solar radios. Two women scan warming blankets near butane lanterns while an older couple examines alternative heating. A bold banner proclaims the store “Why? 2K Witty Inventions for the New Millennium.”
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Frankfort
Matteson votes small tax hike for 1999 levy
Matteson Village Board approves the 1999 tax levy totaling 3 052 453 dollars, a 4 8 percent rise carried by village administrator Ralph Coglianese. Library levy also up to 678 090 dollars with a 4 95 percent increase.
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Matteson
Ralph Coglianese
Matteson Public Library
Coglianese
Matteson Mega
Home Depot
Debt Service
Firefighters Pension Fund
Police
Paraguayan youth spends U S Christmas with Park Forest family
Christian Kaatz, a 17 year old Paraguayan exchange student in Dallas, is spending Christmas with Bo Lawrence’s Park Forest family. He recalls 100 degree weather at home but enjoys the holiday abroad, attending a photojournalism class and other studies while on leave from Paraguay’s junior year. He plans to return to Paraguay soon after the holiday season.
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Park Forest
Paraguay
Christian Kaatz
Dallas
Texas
Bo Lawrence
Lawrence
Christian
Kaatz
America
American Field Service
Fin
Holiday deadlines push weekend news to December 30
The Star informs readers that deadlines prevented weekend reporting. News of interest to Southland communities occurring after the deadline will be covered in the December 30 edition.
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Southland
The
Star
Project Share marks 25 years of aid and growth in suburbia
The Star and MSP celebrate 25 years of Project Share, a holiday food drive that fed about 6000 families this year and filled 11 local pantries with non perish able food. Kenneth J DePaola Jr praises readers for keeping the program alive. Project Share began in 1974 during a recession and has steadily expanded each year driven by reader generosity and MSP staff leadership.
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The
Star
Daily Southtown
PennySaver
Project Share
Midwest Suburban Publishing Co
Kenneth J. DePaola Jr
MSP
the Star
Mary Kulak
Kulak
SHARE
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Ray Luna
Phil Faso
Tarmens
Survival Stores
Bill Kenway
Special
U.S
Lynda J. Hemmerling
Kenneth ]. DePaola Jr
Annie
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