05 May 1996
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1996
Page
1
A lively Spring Showing of Homes closes with an emphasis on versatility and charm as agents highlight a rose as the sweetest flower that grows in a broad buyers market. The event invites quick decisions and broad interest.
A column recounts real life babysitting adventures and offers a dining guide for a night out. The piece blends practical tips with anecdotes from practitioners. It promotes the dining guide and suggests planning a meal before or after babysitting.
In Starsides and related pages two columnists discuss Dennis Rodman and his impact. Tom Houlihan and Don Snider share views, while page references and contact numbers for circulation and classifieds are listed.
After a young student left school unsupervised and started a devastating fire, officials and district leaders in Park Forest District 163 discuss gaps in safeguarding. Policies exist to prevent eloping, yet no guarantees stop walkouts. Calls for cameras, intercoms, and hall monitors grow while doors must remain inwardly unlocked.
All pro linebacker Feggie White of the Green Bay Packers gave a national talk to teens at Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields last week. He addressed drugs sex and respect as Tennille Wright, 16, of Country Club Hills, listened intently in the audience.
Matteson plans an early census of new developments to capture 1000 to 1500 residents added since 1990. The village will not count the whole community, only growth in Maple Brook Feather Creek Butterfield Place and Michael John Manor. Cost is about 18000 dollars, with potential new funding between 60000 and 90000 dollars.
The Richton Park Village Parks and Recreation Commission calls for more volunteers as Village Fest 96 nears on May 16 to 19 at Governors Plaza. The four-day celebration marks the village's 70th anniversary since incorporation in September 1926, the 20th year of the Parks and Recreation Department, and the 15th annual Village Fest, with a fireworks display on May 16.
Kathy Damon of Parks and Recreation says the commission aims to be with residents more than any other group and calls for the most volunteers to participate in the upcoming community event.
Parks and Recreation Commission chairwoman Kathy Damon urged more volunteers for Village Fest on Saturday May 18. Residents help cook hot dogs after the parade, tend the gazebo, and prepare buffalo meat. The festival supports South Suburban Special Recreation Association activities for disabled youths with three hours set aside for rides food and games.
State Sen. Patrick O Malley has introduced a bill to bar political contributions from casino interests, targeting legislators tied to riverboat gaming. The measure, still in Senate Rules, aims to curb gambling influence amid ties to Rep. Larry Wennlund of New Lenox and casino operators in Joliet.
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