Green Garden Golf Dome Delayed Again By, What Else, More Snow

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Green Garden Golf Course in Frankfort lost its golf dome in last February’s blizzard when the storm ripped a hole in the fabric covering and it deflated.

Plans to erect a new and improved dome have been hampered this month by bitter cold and two Friday snowstorms.

Golf course general manager Todd Russell said he expects the dome to be open for business by next Tuesday, if not sooner.

“Realistically, I expect it will be open a week from today,” he said on Tuesday. “We’ll try for sooner but no later than next week.”

Russell said he would keep posting golf dome updates on the golf course website http://www.greengardencc.com/.

The new dome will be heated and have a two-level hitting area. The dome will have 42 hitting stations, a putting green, chipping area, a sitting area with TVs, snacks and beverages.

Once it does reopen, the dome will be open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Standard rates for ages 19-61 will be Monday to Friday $12 per half-hour, Saturdays and Sundays $15 per half-hour.

Senior rates for ages 62 and older will be $11 per half-hour for anytime weekdays and after noon on weekends.

Junior rates for ages 18 and younger will be $10 per half-hour for anytime weekdays and after noon on weekends.

There also will be a season pass good anytime and valid from November to March for $750.

New Grocery Store Eyes Frankfort
Mariano’s Fresh Market, a division of Roundy’s Supermarkets in Milwaukee, has been slowly moving into the Chicago marketplace and will present plans Thursday night to the Frankfort Plan Commission for a 70,000-square-foot store at 20900 S. LaGrange Road (between McDonald’s and Old Plank Trail Bank.

Let’s see, between U.S. 30 and 191st Street there are already five supermarkets including Jewel, Dominick’s, Walt’s, Brookhaven and Aldi.

If this store is approved (and who doesn’t believe it will be), the stores could start their own softball or bowling leagues.

Brighton Collectibles Opens in Orland Square
Brighton Collectibles, a specialty store that carries items from jewelry to handbags and accessories, opened Friday in the lower level Macy’s Court at Orland Square Mall in Orland Park.

Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For information, call 708-873-1658 or visit them online at http://www.brighton.com/.

Free Dessert for January Birthdays at Chick-fil-A
Orland Park’s Chick-fil-A restaurant has a free dessert from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, for anyone born in January.