30 Jun 1996
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1996
Page
1
Backyard sun lovers expand living space by adding outdoor rooms and deck areas. HomeGuide outlines design ideas, materials, and practical tips for creating functional outdoor spaces.
Lester Sons Years as editor at the Star are the subject of a special canorial. Myra Eder's Bytes column looks at the upcoming Democratic convention. Main number 755-6161 Circulation 755-3344 Classified 755-3993.
AIS Movies 206 Obituaries ANZ Police Beat Political Bytes Time Frame AS Sports Section 8
An aquatics ecologist summarized a near three year study of Richton Park's man made Lake George. Residents at an open house heard about erosion sediment buildup algae and excessive carp reducing oxygen. Depth has fallen from 12 13 feet to about 7 6 inches to 4 4 inches on average. Dredging options cost and potential resurgence of sediment were discussed. Conservation measures to curb soil inflow were suggested but risks remain if soils continue to creep in at about 1.3 inches per year.
A Matteson fire truck not on an emergency call struck a car at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Governors Highway Thursday morning. Tina L. Jefferson, 18, of Park Forest, was treated at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center and released the same day. Driver Joseph Plingston, 32, was uninjured. The crash is under administrative review by the Matteson Fire Department.
Illinois police chiefs briefed on a new state law that requires offenders convicted of molesting children to register within 30 days of release or probation and to have their names shared with schools, day cares, and DCFS. Departments must log details, verify identity, and monitor offenders for up to a decade, with notifications extending across towns if they move.
Devon, 42, of Burrville Road, Burrville, pleaded innocent to two counts of obstruction of justice and four counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death in a Will County Circuit Court. Judge Rodney Lechnar set a trial for August 5 after a Friday plea in place of the previously scheduled July 11 preliminary hearing.
Arcadia students at Matteson Elementary School District 162 welcomed John Bogardus father of Katharine and Philip Bogardus as a torch bearer visiting their Arcadia School. He shared his Olympic moments in Cedar Rapids Iowa and the students staged a school level torch lighting using a cauldron crafted by Jane Nix.
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