District 162 Secures 12000 Fine Arts Grant
Matteson School District 162 wins a $12,000 Illinois State Board of Education grant to expand a Comprehensive Arts program. The plan teams district staff with regional arts institutions to integrate dance drama music and visual arts across curricula, tapping resources from Sculpture Park and many Chicago area organizations.
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Illinois State Board of Education
Matteson
Sandra Lynne Schmutzler
Sculpture Park
Governors State University
Illinois Theatre Center
Park Forest
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Chamber Quartet
Chicago Art Institute
Terra Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago
Chicago Ballet Company
Hubbard Street Dancers
American Dance School
Olympia Fields
Park Forest Singers
Chicago Lyric Opera
Safety belt facts show who buckles up most often
Matteson Police Chief Lawrence Burnson cites National Safety Belt Coalition data. Married drivers 58 percent buckle up, higher than singles. Higher earners, urban residents, drivers of Japanese cars, and college graduates show greater belt use. Women buckle up 63 percent versus 51 percent for men, Westerners more compliant than other regions.
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Matteson
Lawrence Burnson
National Safety Belt Coalition
Sweatshirt design workshop on Friday in Matteson
Matteson Parks and Recreation offers a design-a-sweatshirt workshop Friday from 4 30 to 6 pm at the Matteson Community Center 4450 Oakwood Lane for ages 8 and up. Residents pay 7 50 and non residents 11 25, includes instruction by Karen Mitchell and materials. Participants provide their own white sweatshirt.
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Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Matteson Community Center
Oakwood Lane
Matteson
Karen Mitchell
Homeowners plan two candidate forums in Matteson center
The Apple Oak Homeowners Association schedules two candidate forums at Matteson Community Center. Matteson School District 162 candidates appear October 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Rich Township High School District 227 candidates appear October 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. Both events take place in the gym at School Street and Oakwood Avenue.
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Apple/Oak Homeowners Association
Matteson
Rich Township
Matteson Community Center
School Street
Oakwood Avenue
Parents urged to join fight against gangs, seminar notes
Crete Monee High School hosted a gang awareness seminar with Crete University Park and Park Forest police and district administrators urging parents to partner in prevention. State's Attorney Ray Nash praised early action while Principal Prentiss Lea outlined a proactive policy, campus neutrality, and strict consequences for gang activity.
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Crete-Monee High School
Crete
University Park
Park Forest
Ray Nash
State’s Attorney’s Office
Nash
District 2010
Steven Humphrey
Humphrey
Crete- Monee Board of Education
Prentiss Lea
Lea
Jan Marchese
Calumet City
Crete Township
Mary Ann Gearhart
Jazz dance program for kids begins this fall at Matteson
The Parks and Recreation Department offers a 10 week jazz dance class for 5 to 12 year olds at Matteson Community Center. Sessions run Wednesdays from Sept 29 to Dec 8 with separate 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. slots. Fees are 18.50 for Matteson residents and 23.50 for nonresidents. Registration via 748-1080.
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Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Matteson Community Center
Matteson
Sharon Purifoye
Parks and Recreation Department
New Cities plans housing for Harvey renters in 30-Home project
New Cities Community Development Corp plans 30 new single family homes in Harvey next year aimed at first time buyers with incomes above 18 000 and prices in the low 50s to low 60s The drive targets renters in University Park Park Forest Calumet City Calumet Park and Chicago Heights while builders begin next spring and surveys go to 3 500 households and churches with a hoped 200 to 300 responses
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New Cities Community Development Corporation
Harvey
New Cities
Virginia Peoples
University Park
Park Forest
Calumet City
Calumet Park
Peoples
Pam Gecan
Market Shares Corporation
Gecan
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