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Tf _ - <> MlftSBBBMaJMLviffiii ~JIW[ McHENRY PLAINDEALER Established 1875 3812 West Elm Street ; Phone 385*0170 McHenry, Illinois -- 60050 Published Every Wednesday & Friday at McHenry, 111. Second Class Postage Paid at McHenry, Illinois by McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY i Larry E. Lund -- Publisher Adele Froehlich, Editor NATIONAL NEWSPAPER MEMBER 1 9 6 8 NEWSPAPER Subscription Rates 1 Year $5.00 6 Mos $2.75 3 Mos. $2.00 In McHenry County 1 Year $5.50 6 Mos $3.00 3 Mos $2.25 Outside McHenry County Art Showcase In Lord s Park Free To Public For the ninth consecutive year, the Elgin branch of the American Association of University Women will sponsor Art Showcase, '68 on Saturday, May 18 in Lord's Park in Elgin. Original paintings, drawings, sculpture and art crafts from approximately 100 artists from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana (both professional and amateur) will be on exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prizes of $25 for first, $10 for second and $5 for third will be awarded in each of the four divisions. In addition, this year a purchase award will be made for the first * time. ^ This cultural opportunity is open to the public, free of charge. Besides exhibits along shaded walks and park lagoons, there will be demonstrations, strolling folk singers, a secondhand book stall and a food stand for those spending the day to enjoy lunch. Deadline for adult entries of art work is May 12. Anyone desiring information should contact Mrs. Fredrick Nelson, 106 N. Porter street, Elgin, phone 742-3229. A non-competitive d'splay of children's art work is open to ages 2-15. Entry forms for children are due May 11. Contact Miss Gertrude Bohner, 503 Hendee street in Elgin, Phone 742-2895. iwrrr K ' P f » ' " f I 1 1 1 T f l ' M H " " ! * ir ' v i < * w « J A. i ckmj y (X li 'S , XT, - dd ii ss tt ii nn cc tt ii vv ee aa pp pp aa rr ee lr > ^ - r Tloutiqufi in tl\r^vl^iVoodfilook^ $ew formals are arriving daily at Hogan's for that festive ocassion . . . Porm or dinner dance . . . choose yours in a delicious pastel. The fabrics range from sheer chiffons to summer cottons priced from $30. Complete formal accessories include long half-slips ... formal gloves. . . . evening bags . . and a large selection of jewelry. You may wish to add a Maribou Wrap. No charge for alterations Come in and browse . . . formals are mostly one of a style. 118 N. Benton 338-1210 Woodstock Beth Weber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weber, was guest of honor at an 11 o'clock brunch at the home of her great uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Dobyns. Beth received her First Holy Communion at the 3 o'clock Mass Sunday afternoon at St. Patrick's church. Following the services she was again honored by relatives and friends at a buffet dinner at the home of her parents on Waukegan street. The first communicant received mfiny lovely gifts and was a Very happy girl on this special occasion. Wood on Walls Finished with waterproof polyurethane, even prestige woods like western hemlock can be used on bathroom and kitchen walls. Beth Weber Makes Scout Camping First Communion In Banner Year "A record breaking number of Scout troops and Explorer posts have registered for attendance at the two Blackhawk Area council camps this summer, " it was announced by Reinhold G. Miller, Scout executive. Attendance at the Northwoods Scout reservation at Watersmeet, Mich., has exceeded all. expectations. This beautiful camp of 500 acres in the Michigan wilderness area is exceedingly popular with Scouts and in spite of the fact that one extra week had been planned for this summer because of the anticipated increase in attendance, it has been necessary to add an additional week. This camp features a wilderness style of camping for it has no dining hall or other central facility other than one for the storage of equipment and housing the staff. Scout Troops and Explorer Posts are issued equipment and rations which are taken to the campsite where they do all their own housekeeping, cooking and programming. A central staff is provided for the waterfront program and for counseling with those leaders who are at Northwoods for the first time. This camp will open on June 30 and will be in continuous operation for seven weeks. All but the first and last weeks are already filled to capacity. Camp Lowden, nestled in the beautiful Sinnissippi forest on the Rock River just south of Oregon, 111., will open June 23 and run for six weeks. Only four campsites are available at the moment and it is anticipated that another week will have to be added to accommodate those troops not yet registered for the summer. An added feature for both camps this summer will be the use of belt awards. These are stick-on insignia that are presented to Scouts by their leaders after they have completed specifies requirements in such fields as sailing a boat, paddling a canoe, rowing a boat, saying table grace, participating in a campfire program, learning a swimming skill, taking a hike, passing satisfactory inspections, attending vesper ser- ENJQY ENTERTAINMENT The last two weeks youth of the community were invited to participate in evenings of recreation sponsored by the young people of the First Baptist church. On Saturday evening, April' 27, about sixty turned out for a hay ride and wiener roast. Using a hay wagon for a stage, entertainment for the evening included Professor Dick Nelson of Judson college, Jerry Vandiver a student at Judson and Bill Haney of McHenry and some local talent. On Friday, May 3, a similar gathering was held at the R & N ranch in Bull valley, home of John Lynch, youth counselor. vices, learning basic gun safety and others. Fred C. Tucker is the new resident ranger at Camp Lowden. He moved into the residence quarters recently from Sharpsville, Indiana. AID CAMPUS LIBRARY Mrs. Ralph Marchotta, 1004 Brookfield Road, Rockford, the chairman of the Rockford chapter of the Rosary college alumnae, returned recently to the River Forest campus. Several co-chairmen also returned to finalize plans for the alumnae phase of the $1 million capital gifts campaign for Rosary's new library and library science building; including Rita Offerle and Marie Sladeck, 5307 Park view, McHenry, who represent the Lakes Region. Sister Sheila Treston, OP, alumnae coordinator, announced the alumnae had pledged $350,000 to the estimated $2,325,000 costofthe „ new buildings. WED., MAY 8, 1968 - PLAINDEALER- PG. 3 MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Patients admitted to Mem-< orial hospital, Woodstock, dur - ing the past week included Gail Glucek, Floyd Berenecke, Betty Bollig, Norman Strossner, Mary Butler, Lenore Cooley, McHenry; Jeannette Hoffman, Deborah MacKay, Elizabeth Wagner, Alice Wagner, Phyllis Letizia, Wonder Lake; and Rose Marks, Spring Grove. HARVARD HOSPITAL Robert Prince, Mrs. John Brinkman of McHenry and George Halbauer and Mrs. Michael Smith of Wonder Lake were patients during the past week in Harvard hospital. The Amazon River drains an area of 2,053,000 square miles, about 2/3 the area of United States. Inyo County, California, possesses the highest and the lowest spots in continental United States. TROOP 131 Scouts from Troop 131 won a blue ribbon for electronics and electricity at the Scout O-Rama held recently at Marian Central high school. Their scoutmaster is Mr. Hoak. Scouts who attended and worked were Jack Weichmann, James Bacon, Terry Brendle, Don Umbarger, Ken Betts, Phil Russell, Bob Hodges, Bill Schmidt, Kevin Hoak, David Negley, Mike Clark, Charles Puston, Gary Reinwall and Clayton' Patzke. Japan's Biggest The world's largest wood building is located at Nara, Japan. It's known as the Daibutsuden of the Todaiji Temple. To MOTHER with love DELICIOUS MRS. SITTLERS CANDY HALLMARK CARDS Big Selection Of Just-right-for- Mother Gifts LINENS -- CHINA -- GLASSWARE l i l 1242 N. Green Street '% & mmc Phone A SHAME-FACED . . . This Is not a creature from outer space. 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