15 Nov 1998
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1998
Page
1
The article proclaims Ucar as one of the area's top ten girls basketball teams for the current season. It highlights the team's standing among local programs and notes upcoming games and standings within the regional context.
Eighth graders at Huth Middle School begin a mentoring program with the Enhancement Organization of Olympia Fields partnering with the district to give practical career exposure. More than 50 students participate, visiting about 25 mentors in fields from mortuary science to architecture, over four months.
The Miller Consolidated Auto Mall opens at the southwest corner of Interstate 57 and U S Route 30 in Matteson. The new showroom marks a major local retail addition with multiple auto brands and services planned for the area.
The Richton Park Village Board of Trustees approved a resolution to renew the Cook County Health Inspectional Services presence in Richton Park for another year. Village Manager Chris Lee said the service protects residents from illnesses like E coli and salmonella. The action was taken at a Monday meeting, with details appearing on Page A-4.
South Suburban Rotary clubs in District 6450 lead a three week drive to ship food and medical supplies to Honduras after Hurricane Mitch. Dr. Terry Bartolini and Bo Lawrence spearhead efforts with Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Tegucigalpa Rotarians. A 40 foot container from Chiquita Banana Co will ship aid at no cost. First delivery set for Friday, second by December 1. The group notes five solar ovens have been sent this year to aid village bread making.
The Chicago area hosts about 1,800 Mensa members, a group open to those in the top 2 percent of IQ. They socialize monthly, avoid elitism, and enjoy activities like a four day Halloween party with costumes, drinks, and a palindromes and anagrams session by author Richard Lederer.
An Illinois IGAP analysis of 1997 98 suburban elementary and junior high schools links low income share to lower eighth grade reading and math scores while schools with few low income students show higher results. The pattern holds across districts from Summit to Peotone. The region averages mirror state results with about half above and half below.
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