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^h- ,^g;| Sadtatl AtW-^'SSfcffca TIIC McH^Y FLAmraALI-tt s * / N-'vr*;-- EASTWOOD MANOR fl&ONC IVERSON fiaO^NIES HOLD Meeting with SOCIAL HOUR ^ Wednesday's Brownie meet- """^g •vi'a's their Valentine party r:^nd card exchange. Doreen '••••/^Miller brought the treats. . Games were played. They Closed the meeting with their Wishing Well wishing circle. "Their,wish was for their leader* Betty .Radner, who has been ijhtted'wlth the flu. Mrs. Nancy Marcotte helped co-leader Gail Crokin with the party. The next ^ Cookie hostess will be Martha Roths. There will not be a ferownie ntfeeting Ash Wednesday. FRIEDA DURKIN 886-5072 Valentine Dance The Eastwood Manor's Property Owner's Association held their Valentine dance party Saturday evening. A nice l,arge group attended enjoying the evening in dancing.' Beverages and refreshments were served. Valentine Birthday Engstrom's Valentine,. 7-year- Gld Gail, had a very nice family birthday party featuring two valentine cakes. Her grandmother came from Chicago to help her celebrate and her grandfathei', Raymond Klein, talked to her via telephone to wish her a very happy birthday. Becomes Eighteen . Mary Ellen Filip turned 18 Feb. 8 so they had a nice little family party for her with, a lovely birthday cake. Guests were Harry and Marjorie Brodin and children of Eastwood Manor, Auggie and Barbara Burkhardt and family from Mcttenry, Mrs. Williams from Lakemoor and Dave Gunderson. Her most exciting gift is an engagement ring from Dave. Congratulations to that lucky young man! The wedding date hasn't been decided upon as yet. Fifth Birthday Little Francesca Brogan had a grand time on her fifth birthday as she went into Chicago where her grandparents took her to the latest Walt Disney movie and then out to dinner. Birthday Greetings Happy birthday today, Feb. 25 to Dee Penick, Leah Grabbe, and little seven year old Brenda Lee Ryan. Feb. 26 Delores Woolwine will be celebrating her natal day. Feb. 27 young Michael Penick will become just nine making a second birthday this week in thieir house. Sunday, Feb. 28, Milt McHale shares with pretty eight year Old Darcy Jayne Marcptte. We then enter March with several birthdays the very first day. Best wishes to Elbreta Koerper, 14 year old Gail McCormaek, 8 year old Stephen French, and 2 year old Keith Schaeffer. March' 2 celebrants are Ed Radner, Don Grabbe, and 9 year old Harold Brodin. March 3 is the big day for 19 year old Mike Noonan, another birthday in the McCormaek family as 18 ye&r old Tom celebrate his and another in the Marcotte household with little Stacy becoming just two! Best wishes to all of you! Wedding Anniversary Friday, March 26 Mr. and Mrs. William Butler will be celr ebrating their wedding anniversary. Our best wishes to you two for a wonderful day, a wonderful life! Club News Bunco club met in the home of Kay Stephenson Wednesday evening. Joyce Engstrom won the first prize, Frieda Durkin took the bunco inize, and Judy Huemanh got the booby prize. Kay then served a rich and delicious lemon whipped cream pie in a graham cracker crust. Bridge club was held at Mary Hadley's. Haroldine Peck was the first prize winner, Rita Simpson won the travelling prize, and Marilyn Truckenbrod took the booby prize. Mary served hame and Swiss cheese on rye bread. Tripoly club was held in the home of Marie Dalton. She served a grand chocolate cake and coffee and also was the big winner of the evening. McHenry Hospital Drive The recent "McHenry hospital drive was very successful here in the Manor. Orchids to all those housewives who co-operated and helping doing such a wonderful job. Filth Presbyterian Church News Feb. 25, Thursday -- 8 p.m. Senior choir will practice. Feb. 26, Friday -- 3:30 p.m. Junior choir practice. Feb. 26 and 27 -- Friday and Saturday, the Youth Fellowship will be on a retreat at Stronghold at Oregon. Feb. 27, Saturday - - There will not be any Confirmation class. Feb. 28, Sunday --. Eighth Sunday after Advent. March 2, .Tuesday -- 10 a.m. There will be a meeting of the executive board of the Women's Society at the Faith church. March 3, Wednesday -- Session Will meet at 7:30 p.m. and the Board of Deacons at 8 p.m. Do You Remember? Jan. 15, 19.i7 Warren Krebs was the chairman of our Eastwood Manor Property Owner's Association. At this meeting it was suggested by Mr. McCartney that the by-laws be mimeographed. At the Feb. 26 meeting the mailbox committee ordered wrought iron stands for al thlo.se. who wanted them. The first St. Patrick's Day party was held in the barn. Block captains,-were appointed to inform the families in each section of the news of the association. They were Jim Orson, Wally Sigman, Tim McCormack, and Ken Noonan. At the April 12 meeting Walter Sigman Was to see about designing car stickers. They also planned a farewell party for Mr: McAllister who Was leaving for the Philippine Tslands for a tour Of duty. The third Friday of each month at 9 p.m. was set for the regular meeting date of the association. The September barbecue was a big success. At this time a registration book was purchased. The present by-laws were accepted, and a scrapbook was to'be kepi by Peg Garrelts and Florence Noonan on all events of the association,. Ray Lessard was elected on the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term. 'Florence Noonan was elected on the board to serve a two-yeai term. We decided to delve into the history of our E.M.P.O.A to try and kindle a new interest in the association and to brin^ back pleasant memories of its beginning. Several of' those first members and hard workers have passed away or moved away but many others are the familiar faces of your friends and neighbors, many are still interested and holding office in E.M.P.O.A at the'present time. Some of these early workers towards an association were the Reids, Mr. Wiegman, the Brighams, the Bob Newlons, Otto Shaws, the Fultzes, Betty Weisskopf, John S. Sheehy, the Lindemanns, Murray and Marian Alford, the Bill Harners, and many of you others. Signs of Spring? It has been reported that.the crocus and tulip bulbs are peeking out of the ice and snow. Could this mean that spring, too, is coming up? a % Now buy a new electric dryer get an electric blanket free Here's a chance to own a brand new dryer . . . and get yourself a free electric blanket, too. You get the normal $20 to $40 savings you expect when you buy an electric dryer instead of gas--plus a beautiful electric blanket for not one penny extra. When you consider you can operate an electric dryer for only $1.25 a month*, it's a bargain and then some. See your participating dealer today. ifi Bawd on the actual u»e of a crOM-iection of Cbieagoland families. C Public Service Company B'VJ'9v or Around the Manor Walt and Eleanor Kuck and family went to the home of Art and Mickey Weyde in Lake Zurich for a little valentine party Sunday. They enjoyed seeing the slides, especially of nephew Bobby and four-month old Debbie. Emily and Jack Smithson went with a group of friends from the Chicago area to a well-known loop night club Saturday evening. ^ Carl and Mary Lou Schaeffer and children drove to Paxton, 111., to visit Mary Lou's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Foster over the weekend. Mary Lou Schaeffer's luncheon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reikert. The two girls were in nurses training together and hadn't seen one another for some time. Bob and Connie Dethlefson had a birthday cocktail and dinner party Saturday night inviting two other couples. Gil and Larry Moore attended a wedding Saturday in a Chicago church. . The lovely bride was Colleen Moore, Gil's niece, and the lucky bridegroom was Roger Mai men. The reception dinner was held in Elmwood Park. During the day they visited with Gil's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Ross. Phyllis Schweikert, Janice Kohl, and Carol Neff got together Tuesday afternoon for some fast games of Scrabble. Wishing Well Wish** Marge Brodin is in the hospital. We all hope she Will soon be home again. The Coughlin children are down with the flu. Little Linda Durkin has been sick this past week. Janice Engstrom has been home from school sick and so has Ernie Kuck, Kathy Alford, and Barbie Tverson. Jean Mersch and the children are all ill as also Betty and Ed Radner and the little granddaughters. Let's see all these names disappear from next week's list. In Closing ;e been closing the columns with the sayings of the younger set in the Manor: This week we have a bit of a serious one quoted from a little .eight RINGWOOD NEWS DELORES BRENNAN 658-2048 Area Residents Hospitalized ' . First for the hospitalized! Ila Hogan is a patient in the Harvard hospital. Mrs. June Oxtoby is confined to the hospital in McHenry af-, ter taking quite a bad fall on the ice. A cut on the back of her head required 5 stitches. She also injured Jier leg. As of this writing, (Monday a.m.) June is still in the hospital, and will be the erfor a while. I'm sure both of these ladies would be very happy to hear from their many friends. » How about a card, shower for them both? Demonstrations . Mrs. Peg Scharf. entertained a group of ladies in her hmoe on Thursday evening at a home demonstration..Attending were: Mrs. John Skidmore, Mrs. Dick Malsch, Mrs. Roy Dodd, Mrs. Ray Frazier, Mrs. Nellie Hepburn, Mi's. Ruby Shepard, Mrs. Loren Harrison, Mrs. Paul Walkington, Mrs. Jerry Tonyan, Mrs. Ben Tonyan, Pat Klapperich and Mrs. Bob Brennan. • After a fun game and the demonstration, the ladies all enjoyed coffee and cake. Mrs- Phyllis O'Halleran entertained a group of ladies on Friday evening in her home on Route 31 at a demonstration. It was a very enjoyable evening, with refreshments served. year old which just may be the key to living. "A puzzle is so simple if you find the right piece at the right time." For that rare little bit of humor from the children we came up with this: 'one little boy went visiting with his mother and got hurt on a toy while there. The brave little boy didn't cry though; just said„ "I think I have to go home in a few minutes!" Students Registered Our Ringwood students now in eighth grade registered for high school at McHenry last Tuesday evening. Margo Andreas, Dorothy Aissen, Debbie Betts, Dan Betts, Kevin Bauer, Bob Brennan, Katie Hoicomb, Bob Klapperich and Bob White are the future freshmen from Ringwood for 1965- 66 school year. My, how these children of ours seem to be aging. AhemMM! Here and There On Wednesday, Mrs. L. E. Hawley, Mrs. Ruby Shepard, Mrs. Nellie Hepburn, Mrs. Boyd Dowell, Mrs. Gretchen Pose, Mrs. Flora Carr all of this area, Mrs. Anna Reinwall of McHenry and Miss Mae Wiedrich of Harvard attended the Eastern Star card party held in McHenry. On Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hawley called on their daughtof, Mrs. William Reinwall, at McHenry. Mrs. Walt Low and daughter, Linda, motored to Dubuque, Iowa, on Friday to look over the college where Linda will enroll next fall. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Younger of Wilmette called on Mrs. Nellie Hepburn on Saturday afternoon. Miss Mary Ainger and Joe DeMarco of Hebron called on her grandmother, Mrs. Ruby Shepard, on Tuesday evening. Misses Alice and Marian Peet were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Harrison and family of Burlington, Wis., over the weekend to celebrate the seventy- eighth birthday of Earle's father, Walter Harrison. Other guests were Mrs. Grace Heinze of Crystal Lake, Mrs. Lois Harrison and family of Wonder Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Harrison and family of Greenwood. On Thursday, Mrs. L. E. Hawley, Mrs. Paul Walkington and Lee were Elgin visitors. Frank Kempfer, Jr., of McHenry called on his father, Frank Kempfer,'Sr.,,on Friday. Mrs. James Wegener and- son, Freddy, of Mcllenry were Sunday afternoon callers in the home of Mr. ^nd Mrs. Bdb Brennan. -\ Mrs. Degan and daughter of Waukegan called onJMrs. Nellie Hepburn on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson of Park Ridge were callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hawley on Saturday. On Sunday, will Claxton spent the day with his sister, Mrs. Ruby Shepard. John Blackman of Antioch called on his mother, Mrs. Nellie Hepburn, on Saturday. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hawley called on Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Howe at Crystal Lake. On Wednesday, Mrs. Nellie Hepburn,' Mrs. Ruby Shepard and Frank Kempfer were dinner guests in the home of Mr. and, Mrs. Ray Page at McHenry. First Child For Strackbeins For those of you who remember Peggy Leonard formerly of Ringwood you might be interested to know that P£ggy and her husband, Jerry Strackbein, of-Lake Geneva, Wis., became parents of a 5M lb. little girl on the 17th of February. She will answer to the name of Angela Dawn, and is the first child of the Strackbeins, also the first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leonard, The paternal grandmother is Mrs. Strackbein also of Lake Geneva. Fred Wiedrich, Sr., of Ringwood is the only great-grandparent. Peggy Ann attended the Ringwood grade school, and I'm sure will be remembered by her many many friends. Before closing, I'd like to extend birthday wishes to Mrs. Wallace Cagle. Mary celebrates her birthday jpext Wednesday, March 3. Happy birthday. BE WISE - USE THE CLASSIFIEDS P Family secure? 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