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/ PAGE 5-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, ftttRUARY 26, 1971 Lakeland Park Kay Druml 385 0854 Promises, Promises For Area Residents Pm well aware that the title can be taken another way but it might be eye catching enough to get it read. We know other places have been hit very bad during the thaw of last week with a water problem but this is where we live and this is and has been our concern for many years now. Most of us out here feel all we get are promises, promises,promises. None of the promises seem to become reality. An appropri­ ation for $105,000 was granted to fix the creek by the state. What has been done? The ap­ propriation has only till this summer to be used. Is it going to be left undone, the money unused? The people who work­ ed so hard to get it will see all the hours spent gone with nothing done. Meanwhile we keep flooding; homes become islands; furnaces in crawl spa­ ces are put out by water; base­ ments are flooded; septic sys­ tems were being pumped even at night, only to have them fill up again by morning. We have been promised sewers for sev­ eral years and as each new year comes the date for starting them is changed. Many of us wonder if we' 11 live long enough to be able to enjoy doing laundry at home. We're supposed to be part of McHenry but there are times when we feel we are the forgotten people of McHenry. We also wonder how many drains in roads are covered with earth or heaven knows what out here that1 could be of some help in draining our front ditches and leave driveways clear of water. I know of two that were uncovered finally last year that helped two bad cor­ ners. There must be a master plan that would show the city employees where they are lo­ cated so they could get them uncovered to let some of our water drain. To the people a- long the creek who have not signed their permits, PLEASE get them signed and in now. Saturday, Tom Hanahanof our state legislature called me be­ fore he made a tour of Lake­ land Park with our two al­ dermen, Frank Hromec and Jerry Rogers. Mr. Hanahan is also very concerned about our water problem and he said that I could quote him. He, too, would like to know just why nothing has been done to the creek. Mr. Hanahan stated he just couldn't understand it and was going to meet with the peo­ ple and find out why. He has spent many long hours getting this appropriation for the work on our creek for us and is just as upset about nothing being done as those of us who have to live here. To the many people who call­ ed me during the past week expressing how they feel about the situation, I hope in some small way Pve expressed your many feelings as clearly as I could. Some of the language was most descriptive and with jus­ tified reason but the paper just wouldn't stand for my repeat­ ing it. Sure hope we don't get too much spring rain or an­ other "Palm Sunday" storm or we'll all need arks. One humorous thing Pd been told was about the man who needed hip boots to get across the road and out of his drive to his mail box. Instead of hip boots he got into his car and backed it out, only to find an­ other usual situation. The mail belonged to his neighbor and not him at all. LAKELAND PARK PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION The board members of our association at last week's meet­ ing voted that our community house will only be rented or used by groups who will at all time be under RESPONSIBLE ADULT supervision. This move became necessary as it seems a younger group was left to themselves at a party and used the hall and its grounds in a manner that cannot and will not be allowed. It is hoped that there will not be any further moves necessary about the use of the hall and that all groups will abide by the new important rule. Have you called any of the nominating committee to sub­ mit a qualified name for the slate to be voted on at the meeting of March 28? Chairman Ray Rode and his committee are hoping to have a real good slate to fill the four vacancies. The nominating committee con­ sists of Mary Daurio, Polly Licastro, Dorothy Lense, Lee Mai and Bill Schabow. The out going members of the board will DIAL-A-DEVOTION PHONE Hear God's Word Wherever You Are. ' be President Les Eckhart, Mr. Storley, Mr. Glosson and Mr. F lemming. GIRL SCOUT TROOP 320 The meeting of Feb. 10 had three guests present, Mrs. Lin­ da Emerson, Mrs. Emma Doer- ing and Mrs. Doris Schabow. Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Doe- ring were present to pick out the best poster made by the Scouts of our troop. Laura Schiller was declared the win­ ner and her poster will appear in a business establishment during Girl Scout week. Mrs. Schabow is cookie chairwoman and was at the meeting to give out the information on the cook­ ie sale which started Friday. Our Valentine party followed the meeting. Two new girls joined our troop, Elizabeth Tur­ ner and Sandra Wooten received a big welcome. The meeting of Feb. 17 was called "Toss Up Day" as Mrs. Schooley was the only leader able to be there, orders were signed for badges, this was followed by game time. This week's meeting will have us beginning to study for our citizen's badges. We hope to make a trip to 0*Hare airport and see a 747 during March. Our cookie sale ends on Feb. 26 and delivery of cookies or­ dered will begin on Saturday Ap­ ril 3. Cathy Schooley, Troop Scribe. PLEASE, buy Girl Scout Cookies. BOY SCOUT TROOP 459 Bob Schooley, troop Scribe reports that the troop is very busy studying compass and map reading to pass second class requirements, first class classes on the two subjects area little stiffer. Passing these two requirements will be nec­ essary for the Troop campout to be held in March. There will also be a campout held for Green Bar leaders. BOWLING NEWS Secretary, Judy Bierman of the Lakeland Park Couples Lea­ gue reports that this Saturday the following teams will be vot­ ing against one another. Hell Knows will be rolling on alley one against the The Studs on alley two. Odd Couples and the Hooligans will be doing their thing on alleys three and four. On alleys five and six will be the fourth place Blacksheep a- gainst the first place Aces. Procrastinators and Rode Rai­ ders will be on alleys seven and eight. On alleys nine and ten will be the No-No's and the Promises - Promises. The Last-But-Not-Leasts will be rolling on alley eleven against the Do-Do's. The teams stand­ ings for the league have the Aces in first followed by the Last - But - Not - Leasts, Odd Couples, Blacksheep, Do-Do's, Hooligans, Rode's Raiders, Procrastinators, No-No's, The Studs, Hell Knows, and the Pr om i ses - Pr omi se s. NEW ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hueb- ner of Highview are the proud parents of a brand new bounc­ ing son. Richard Vaughn Hueb- ner, Jr., made his entrance at Woodstock hospital on Feb. 7 weighing a healthy 7 lbs., 7 ozs. The young lad's grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hueb- ner and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rauhut all of McHenry. A very proud and excited grandmother, Ruth Bates, call­ ed me Sunday evening to tell me of the arrival of her first granddaughter, Kathleen Sue Grandt. The petite young lass is the third child of Patricia and David Grandt of Woodstock. Kathleen arrived on Sunday, Feb. 21 at Woodstock hospital weighing 6 lbs., 15 ozs., and measured nineteen inches. Her arrival was at 2:30 p.m. Wait­ ing for their new sister's ar­ rival at home are David, Jr., who is four and Donald who is two. Ruth and Charles Bates of Lakeland Park are maternal grandparents and former resi­ dent, Lydia Gerber, now of Ev- anston, is the maternal great- grandmother. Kathleen's birth is the first girl born in the Bates family in thirty-one years. Grandma Ruth can't wait to get to cuddle a little girl again. CUB PACK 351 Assistant Den-mother, Ruth Roach, called to remind me that the Pack will be holding its annual Blue and Gold dinner at St. Patrick's church hall this Sunday, Feb. 28 from two to four. Registration for any new Cubbers will be in the church from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Any in­ terested eight year olds or third grade students wanting to become Cubs can register at this time. Ruth also reported that they have a Cubber as a patient at McHenry hospital who is hoping to receive cards and letters from fellow Cubbers and school mates. Get-well quick wishes go to Alphonse Bassak. His room number is 323. '3 BEST WISHES The best wishes of the sub­ division are extended to Emma and Max Doering who celebrate their thirty-third anniversary on Feb. 26. Larry Wood reach­ es age 14 on Feb. 26. Feb. 27 has Chuck Jumper, Connie Parisi, Craig Schaedel and Charles Bates adding a year. Joseph Sullivan will be 14 on the twenty-eighth. Ruth Roach being a "Leap Year" gal has her choice of celebrating either on the twenty-eighth or on March 1. March 1 has Dorothy Meineke, Butch Brunow and Marty Nuss celebrating birth­ days. Grace Campo admits to voting age on March 2. That same date will have Virginia and Carmen Hodges celebrat­ ing their thirtieth wedding an­ niversary. Elvira Cuevas, Sam Parisi and Robin Leone share the third as their natal days. March 4, has Marge Mercure, Pat Brunow and Alma Brush- aber will all have another candle on their cakes. Mary Becker and Steve Brunow will both be 12 years old on March 5. COMMUNITY HOUSE SCHEDULE All bookings and cancella­ tions for the use of the commun­ ity house must be made with Mrs. Jo Rizzo at 385-2728. Please, remember the new board ruling in regard to the availability regulations of the community house. Friday, Feb. 26, Webelo meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 1, Weight Watchers at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, Boy Scout Troop 459 meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, Girl Scout Troop 320 meeting from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. 4-H rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, Lakeland Park Women's Club meeting at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 5, Webelo meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE Arlene and Frank Bartos are bursting with pride. They re­ ceived word that their oldest son, Mark, is on the Dean's list at the University of Ill­ inois at Champaign. Mark re­ ceived the necessary marks to make over a 4.0 average. Mark is an architecture major. Would like to add my congratulations to all those Mark has received. Doing some terrific bowling the past week were Jo Rizzo of the Tuesday night league. Jo rolled a 555 series. Fran Meyer of the Dum-Dum's^ Wed­ nesday night league picked Up the 4-7-9 rail and Nfbnique Kopp of the Luv-Bugs on the same evening rolled a 215 game. Rickey Bierman \ celebrated his ninth birthday on last Sat­ urday, Rickey took several of his buddies to the roller rink. Enjoying the party with Rickey were David Thornton, Kevin Lieller, Matt Rogers and Steve Bremer. Kevin was awarded a prize for the most falls while Steve was awarded his prize for being on his skates the longest. Birthday cake, ice , cream and hot dogs filled the hungry appetites after skating. The Bates family, Ruth, Charles and Keith, attended the auto show in progress on Sat­ urday. Reported some really beautiful cars with likewise for the prices. Nedra and Les Eckhart spent Sunday visiting in the "Windy City" and Nedra also attended the monthly meeting of the club of which she has been a member since childhood. The food was so good Nedra reports she's dieting. Many familes have been hit by a flu bug and it seems very difficult to overcome. The Jar- man, Schooley and Serritella families are trying very hard to get everyone back on their feet at the same time. Jo and Paul Rizzo attended the wedding of Jo's niece, San­ dra, toRonaldBittner. The wed­ ding and reception were in Chi­ cago. On Sunday, daughter, Paulette, took her parents on a tour of the labs at St. Ther­ esa hospital where Paulette is interning. Jo's description was one of pride. Always heard the expression, "You could sleep through an earthquake" but never really believed it until the recent quake in California. I wrote that we woke our family up with our phone call during the last one, I've learned since then that the people in the aprtment beneath Dave and Donna were up and about when the quake occurred and that the whole town house shook, rattling dishes and fur­ niture and our six year old grandson Davey told his parents the house shook. Dave working a a late watch at the base had them getting to bed just two hours before the quake. Guess if I were to be in one I'd pre­ fer to sleep through it all. Why, oh, why must this col­ umn always have to have, PLEASE, keep your dogs re­ stricted. People tell me over and over weekly about dogs run­ ning loose. Have also been told if you call the police you are told to catch the dog and tie it up and then they will come and pick it up. Wonder how you can get close enough to them to do it or how to do it without a net find risk being bitten. The dog problem is a shame and Pm well aware of the problem. Yards are also being used by neigh­ borhood dogs while others are kept chained up. It gets mighty annoying to have to be an adagio dancer trying to avoid "Dog Dirt" especially when it's not even your own dog. One person reported she has to use a shov­ el each morning before she can even get off her own back porch. Bet the owners of the dogs wouldn't like it if those of us who do keep their pets in their own yards were to start col­ lecting dog disposal and dump­ ing it in their yards. Let's try to be good neighbors and keep those pets as the law says they should be, fenced in or chained up. The Happy People In Town Are Those Who Read the McHENRY PLAINDEALER... •V" FOX LAKE ILLINOIS, U.S.A. Announcing The Great Baber Buick/Opel Light-Up! New Lights! New Look! '71 SKYLARK Turbo 350, White Tires, Automatic, Deluxe Wheel Covers, Full carpeting, Padded Instrument Panel. *2846 YO PAY ONLY '2190 OPEL GT 4 Speed, Radio, Chrome Wheels, Radial Tires, Disc. Brakes, Heavy Duty Shocks, Few Miles, FOIDW the new bright lights to 45 of the cleanest sharpest used cars in Lake County ! BABER BUICK U.S. 12, FOX LAKE (4 miles north of Rte. 120) JU7-2555 i « EMERGENCY ACTION -- Civil Defense Director John Shay con­ verses with Supervisor Walter Dean on the procedure in pro­ gress by Highway Commissioner Clarence Regner's crew to in­ stall a culvert on Broadway, Pistakee Highlands, to reduce the water level in neighboring Nippersink Estates. Roads in the lat­ ter subdivision, located in the northeast part of McHenry town­ ship, were almost completely inundated last weekend, causing many residents to evacuate their homes. The emergency was caused by an ice jam. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Assessor Attends Local Government Affairs School Sebre Whiting of McHenry, assessor for McHenry town­ ship, attended a two-day De­ partment of Local Government Affairs assessors school in Princeton, 111. The program had as instruc­ tors, experts In a wide variety of matters affecting property assessment. Feature of the pro­ gram was explanation of the newly revised residential and rural sections of the depart­ ment's assessment manual. The program was the last in a series of four regional meet­ ings the department conducted this year for Illinois local gov­ ernment assessing officials. Charles Darwin once raised 82 species of plants from seeds contained on the dirt clinging to feet of freshly killed partridges. County Invests $1,626,691 In E And H Bonds McHenry county residents purchased a total of $1,626,691 in series E and H United States savings bonds in 1970 accord­ ing to Donald J. Still, Wood­ stock, county chairman of the savings bonds committee. Sales for the year in the state of Illinois were $301,- 754,530 according to Clarence S. Sochowski, market director of the Treasury savings bonds division. This is .79 percent above the 1969 total. Illinois sales represented 6.5 percent of the national total which was $4,825,000,000. The national total for the calendar year was up 2 percent and at the end of 1970 $52 V2 billion in series E and H savings bonds was being held by individuals. Under IVetc Management Expert Mechanic Always On Duty 1 •Discbrake Work •Lube and Oil Change •Exhaust Systems •Complete Front End Work •Complete Motor Tuneups •Shock Absorber Replacement DOUBLE-BELTED TIRES! £78-14 Black walla Plus $2.37 per tire Fed. Ex. tax and 4 tires off your car. 1971 Original Equipment Tires Fits many Barracudas, Camaros, Chevy lis, Chevelles, Cougars, Darts, F-85s, Fairlanes, Mustangs, Firebirds, Rebels and Tempests. Other sizes comparably low priced! Similar low prices on singles and pairs. 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