New Dates Set Oak Lawn Matteson Pact for Lake Water
Matteson trustees approve a revised Oak Lawn water supply contract extending to 1982 with 24 hour withdrawal, and restricted hours May 15 to Oct 1. Oak Lawn finances and maintains a 42 inch main and a 30 inch main, with charges based on usage up to 1.6 million gallons daily by 1982. Oak Lawn to supply 995 300 gallons daily in 1977 and up to 1 600 gallons daily as Matteson grows to 12 300.
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Hal Burnett Matteson
Oak Lawn
Lake Michigan
Matteson
Arthur Ohlerking
William Owler
Joseph T. Feehery
163Rd Street
Central Avenue
183Rd Street
Cicero Avenue
Vollmer Road
Feehery
Richton Park Trustees Seek Compromise on Commercial Vehicle Rules
Richton Park trustees and about 20 truck owners debated the village commercial vehicle ordinance. Officials agreed to study repealing the seven foot truck height limit and rewriting the definition to emphasize height and weight, with village manager Sylvia Dennen to draft changes for future review.
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Richton Park Board of Trustees
Richton Park
Sylvia Dennen
Richton Square
Lioncrest
District 227 OKs Ford Visit But Ford Won’t Be Here
Rich School District 227 board approved Jack Ford as a speaker for assemblies at Rich East and Rich Central but Youth for Ford said the President’s son would not be in the area. Superintendent Riggs noted student totals at 4,218 with East, Central, and South campuses.
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Ford
Rich
Board of Education
Jack Ford
Gerald Ford
Rich East
Rich Central
Youth For Ford
Star
Wayne Riggs
Margaret Anderson
Democrat
Assembly
Riggs
Len Busch
Busch
Patterson
Showing of Homes Section Is Coming
Sundays Star will include a special Fall Showing of Homes section detailing homes apartments condominiums and townhouses for sale in the south suburban area.
Civic association plans Plaza purchase brainstorming session
Park Forest Civic association will host a 7 o clock brainstorming session at Park Forest library lingering room to discuss citizen purchase of Park Forest Plaza. At Sunday’s meeting the group reviewed proposed bylaws and articles on purpose membership meetings and board. no vote was taken yet.
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Park Forest Civic Association
Park Forest Plaza
Park Forest Library
District 162 Rejects Self-Esteem Testing Plan
Matteson District 162 board opposed Allen Dornseff and Louis Patras to a three part self esteem and anxiety test for students. Opponents argued schools should not act as amateur psychologists and forced a vote to drop the proposal. Enrollment fell to 2868 for the district and Lincoln Cross building progress was reported.
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Matteson
Board of Education
Allen Dornseff
Louis R. Patras
Pat Power
Jacob Schlenker
Clyde Vasey
Lincoln Cross
What's Your Beef event guides shoppers on beef choices
A Star Today feature describes a recent What's Your Beef event on page 2 with story and photos. It covers selection, nutritional value, and best cooking methods to help area consumers steer toward better beef choices.
Photography Awards Winners Featured On Page 34
The newspaper highlights winners from the Photos of the Year contest across professional, nonprofessional, and youth categories on page 34. Separate features tease Star Food Guide on page 41 with Italian recipes for Columbus Day.
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Star Food Guide
Richton Park Reels From Landfill Bid Clash
Richton Park president Frank Farrell announces the village will contest an IEPA upheld permit for a sanitary landfill near Richton Park. Contractors John Sexton are involved. The village plans legal action through the Pollution Control Board and courts if needed and urges residents to attend a public meeting at Neil Armstrong School on October 28 at 7 30 p m to oppose the site.
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Frank Farrell
Richton Park
Illinois Environment Protection Agency
John Sexton
Farrell
Sexton
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Neil Armstrong School
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Crawford Avenue
Pulaski Road
Cook County
Marcella B. Melvin
207Th Street
Lincoln Highway
Matteson Highlands
Applewood Manor
Crawford Falls
Olympia Fields
Lincoln Terrace
A. H. Herman & Sons
Chicago Heights
Liz Goyak
Matteson Bicentennial Commission
Larry Matheny
James Patterson
Evergreen Park
Dan Walker
Judith Lohr
James Gilchrist
Christian
SAUK
Bible School
Carl Moorhaus
Harvey
Bob Pastover
Ray Meder
Park Forest
Ray Hoffman
Christian Church
Plaza
Dist
Dornseif
Power
Patras
Ford Bronzell
Woodgate School
Randy O’brien
Safety Patrol
Mariann Habryl
Woodgate Safety Patrol
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