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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1980
Page
1
Inside magazine lists December performances of Christmas holiday madrigal feasts at area colleges high schools and churches with details on offerings and what they involve.
Park Forest officials promoted a Penn Central bikeway from Joliet to the state line, seeking to extend it through South Suburban communities. A fact finding committee eyed 266 acres of abandoned railroad land, aiming for a continuous trail while urging state grants and coordinated planning to prevent fragmentation or private use. Chicago Heights is urged to participate as some residents oppose a highway on the corridor, while Park Forest weighs measures to persuade neighbors and influence state action.
The Matteson School District 162 board chose Superior’s bid of 19 962 for a 66 passenger bus, with three other bids meeting specs and a 3 500 spread among bids. The district noted Superior built last year’s bus and this year’s bid is 500 higher. The meeting also covered minimum competency testing with Dr Allan Dornseff guiding discussion on test areas timing and implications, with emphasis on using tests as diagnostic tools and child accountability without a mandate. The board also announced the resignation of Arcadia teacher Margaret Den Ouden and named negotiations committee members Karen Piggott Sandra Gerow Hou singer with Peter Coggeshall as alternate.
Prairie State College in Chicago Heights faces student demands for partial tuition refunds as a suspended business teacher, Burdette Barrett, sits out two weeks without a hearing. The college union contests the suspension as illegal and a formal grievance advances, while officials report missing classes occurred in Barretts absence and some courses lacked substitutes.
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