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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: November 2, 1972 When computers were little more than just an anomaly and not an integral part of our daily lives… “Hob Nob with Bob” “Ron Dodge, local high school coach and teacher, has been exposed to computers in summer school at Illinois State University. It seems the university…
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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: October 27, 1972 Some highlights in the paper on October 27, 1972, included news the Sportsmen’s Auxiliary was holding a Halloween Dance October 28 at the clubhouse, with plans only announced last week. The event included music by The Jakol, a cake walk, plus an electric fondue pot offered…
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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: October 19, 1972 “Wesley Provost Leases Both MSH Farms with Top Bid of $53.51 per Acre on 785 Acres” “Seventeen bids were submitted by area farmers for the lease of Manteno State Hospital farms on Monday afternoon, as Wesley Provost topped all bidders with a bid of $53.51 per…
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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: October 12, 1972 “Village Board Holds Two Special Meetings” “Manteno’s Village Board did double duty this past week, as they held two special meetings in four days, even working on a holiday. “Last Thursday evening, the board met to consider the village role in the proposed Manteno Municipal Golf…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: October 5, 1972 “Stumbling Block to New County Zoning Law Lifted” “A stumbling block in the adoption of a new county zoning ordinance was removed Thursday by State’s Attorney Louis Bertani when he ruled only one general public hearing would be necessary before adopting the new ordinance. “Bertani previously…
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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: September 28, 1972 Last week, it was noted members of Manteno United Methodist Church were voting at a church conference that Sunday on whether to construct a new Christian Education building. The resulting vote was in favor of the building committee’s recommendation, and the congregation authorized the committee to…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: September 21, 1972 Now here was some interesting news… “Will County Assessments Slashed by Review Board” “The Will County Board of Review announced lower assessed valuation for every taxpayer in the county. The new assessments are down by $151,325,195 county-wide, from the figures originally published by the Supervisor of…
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By Arline Adamsick The Crete Record: September 14, 1972 “Fate of Schools Hangs on Referendum Tuesday” “Voters in District 201-U will decide the future of their schools when they go to the polls Tuesday, September 19. The question is whether the district can maintain its present level of education or must drastically increase class sizes…
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By Arline Adamsick Much of the area news this week was anything but pleasant… The Beecher Herald: September 7, 1972 “Three Members of Monee Family Slain” “Violence, which most people feel ‘couldn’t happen here,’ did happen sometime around midnight Sunday night, when three members of the Steven Hawtree family were brutally murdered in their home…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: September 1, 1972 “Rains Don’t Drown Out Will County Fair” “‘Rain, rain go away; come again another day.’ It hasn’t been substantiated that this little rhyme was a part of the magic used by Will County Fair officials, but something surely was on their side last week. “While the…
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By Arline Adamsick The Crete Record: August 24, 1972 The paper was filled with news for the 69th Will County Fair taking place that week, along with a plethora of school news, including the school board’s passage of the 1972–’73 budget, and the naming of Gale Guyer as new principal at Hickory School. According to…
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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: August 17 “Patty Viall to Spend Year in Argentina as Rotary Club Exchange Student” “Patty Viall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Viall, has been selected to spend a year in Argentina under the Rotary Club’s International Youth Exchange Program. Patty, who would be a senior at Manteno High…
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By Arline Adamsick It seems in one way or another, three-of-the-four communities were addressing the issue of water – runoff, sewage, and sump pumps… The Beecher Herald: August 10, 1972 “Village Board Faced with Storm Sewer Woes” “Storm sewer problems, renovating of the old Holdt building, the proposed fire protection district, and the appointment of…
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By Arline Adamsick The Crete Record: August 3,1972 Two big announcements were on the front page of the Crete Record August 3, with one addressing real estate tax assessments and the other announcing the corridor best suited for the South Suburban Freeway. “New Assessments to be Issued on All Real Estate” “Within the next 30-to-60…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: July 28, 1972 “Village Board Considers Land Annexation Problems” “Paul Rathje was at Tuesday night’s village board meeting to question the board’s philosophy concerning annexing additional land to the village. Rathje specifically questioned the board’s apparent favorable outlook concerning 17 acres of land east of the village, which was…
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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: July 20, 1972 “Village Budget Up $110,000; No Increase in Taxes: Jarvis” “The annual appropriation ordinance for $399,500 was adopted Monday night at the regular meeting of the Manteno Village Board of Trustees. The appropriation exceeds the appropriation of the previous fiscal year of $280,000 by $110,000. “According to…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: July 13, 1972 It only may have been the middle of July, but it was time to think about entering items in the Will County Fair, as Fair Books were available at local businesses in the area, including Bettenhausen Hardware, Leonard’s Junior Department Store, Peotone Farmers Elevator, Peotone State…