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I 'AGE 4 - PLAIXBEALKR-FIUD.W. FEBRUARY 21. 19<5 Homey Attractions Of Small Towns Enjoyed (hv Father William (). Hanrter, rector emeritus, retired, of Holy Comforter church Kenilworth. Episcopal). 3 for 2 CLEANING OFFER FROM GEM CLEANERS SEND 3 PAY FOR ONLY 2 SEND 6 PAY FOR ONLY 4 SEND 9 PAY FOR ONLY 6 LEAST EXPENSIVE GARN1ET IN ORDER IS FREE ONE. ALL SUITS CONSIDERED ASONEGARMET. (OFFER GOOD FOR FEBRUARY ONLY) GEM DRIVE-IN CLEANERS 3004 W. RTE. 120 McHENRY 385-2231 I picked up the local news sheet that corresponds to the Plaindealer down here It in­ formed me that there was to be a Cameloa.show in Van Cleve Where was \ 'an Cleve? What was Van Cleve"' Investigations showed it was about 18 miles over to the town, that it had'a population of 900 and that the show was in the community house from one 'til 3 o'clock. Van Cleve isn't remote- hut it isn't handy either-it 's buried back in what the southerner call the "piney woods". We drove over and found the community house It is a much used, fairly large frame building such as any small town finds handy The seventeen ladies who had formed the Van Cleve Garden club were all on hand They were sociable and admitted you free of charge You were given a ticket for a special prize - fittingly a good sized camellia bush all ready in bloom There was cake, coffee and potato salad for sale. We had some cake and coffee. Why was the show onlv two hours long'. ' Because ft was a community hou.se" and some other group was having a dinner there that evening. There were 256 camellias in the show. There has been cold weather and a freeze This is no help to a camellia In other years many more were shown. It wasn't a big affair nor fancy but it was homey and it showed a club willing* to work to be a Blue Ribbon Garden club. Next door there is a branch of the Jackson County library. There are eight libraries in Jackson county. You can borrow a book from any of them and return it to any other of the county libraries. One of the ladies told me there was no housing development anywhere in Van Cleve The only way you can live there is to buy at least three acres of piney woods in the town limits and build your own house on it. It is all right by ^ne. In Illinois too much good farm land has gone into housing developments. We may need them some time to grow food on. Black top is notoriously unnourishing to a hungry crop. Paper companies own the piney woods. You can smell the ( product in Ocean Springs if the wind is right The mills are 20 miles away. As we passed through the woods today, I stopped and talked to a crew that was superintending set fires We do it to clear the underbrush out. said a man. "it leaves more strength to the trees. We use them to make paper." Sounds reasonable. To those who like whimsical humor I offer the following: You hear these side remarks all the time but forget them. I jotted a couple down: Man standing in line to his friend at a Sunday brunch: "Pigs are our best friends, particularly with eggs, as ham or bacon". While my friends. Craig and Margaret Atkinson, were in Rome- last year Margaret bought me a medat at the Vatican and slipped it into her purse. There it lay ' til sometime around Christmas When she chanced to use that purse again. From the bottom of the purse she retrieved the medal and Craig sent it on to me with the remark that any husband can understand. "I wonder what else is down there," Yesterday a fishing boat put out from Oceaji Springs and somehow or other got stuck on a sand bank three quarters of a mile off shore. I watched her through my binoculars and took a couple of pictures with a telescopic lens. Some other shallow draft boat went out and gave her a push or two to get her back in the channel. She headed in and as she passed me on the pier her radio was blaring some kind of Tennessee mountain music. 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The child sees parents and CCD staff work as a team and realizes that this is something deeply important to the main leaders in his life. Classes will be held on March 6, 13 and 20 with a morning session, 10 to 11:30; an afternoon session, 1 to 2:30 and an evening session, 8 to 9:30, to accommodate as many as possible. The Redemptorist Fathers will resume their monthly meetings with the seventh and eighth graders on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. There will also be meetings in March at the Edgerton Seminary and here at Christ the King in April. Ladies of the parish are reminded to contact Dolores Wines or Sophie Dvck at 653-3931, if they have not already made reservations for the annual ladies retreat at Bishop Lane Retreat House on March 14, 15 and 16. NEW SON Mr. and Mrs. Gary Peterson, 8011 Basswood. Wonder Lake, announce the birth of a son, Wesley William, on Feb. 5, at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock. The baby weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz., at birth. Maternal grand­ parents are Mr. and Mrs. R. Mishnick and paternal grand­ parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. Kloeckner of McHenry. Great grandparents are Lucille and Fred Jeske of McHenry and Mr. and Mrs. R. Mishnick of Missouri. BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Sandy Huff on Feb. 19. Happy bir­ thday to Joey Liggett, son of Joe and Peggy Liggettt, who will be 12 years old on Feb. 20. Happy birthday to Patrick Tyler Hales, son of Jim and Nancy Hales, who wlH be four years old on Feb. 22. Happy birthday to Tom Huff, spn of the Don Huffs, who will be 12 years old on Feb. 23. NEW DAUGHTER A daughter, Irene, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Timoteo Soto, 9206 Evergreen, Wonder Lake, on January 28, in Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock. Irene weighed 8 lbs. 6oz., at birth and has three brothers, Timoteo. 6, Anthony, 4, and Ernest, almost 3, and two sisters, Anita, 5, and Peggy Sue, 20 months. Maternal grandfather is Julian Alvarado. i Von Ormy, Texas, and paternal t grandfather is Rafael Soto. . Lytle," Texas. NEED NEWS Happiness is - a phone call from you with a contribution for this column. Frustration is - sitting at this typewriter with a blank sheet of paper on D-day (deadline day) wondering what's new in Wonder Lake. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sponsored by Woman's Club of Wonder Lake, Ann Sowers, Chairman, 653-9549 FEBRUARY 19 Harrison School, Pre-School PTA 10 a.m., cafeteria FEBRUARY 23 Pack 145, Blue and Gold Banquet r MARCH 1 Fun Fair, Harrison School MARCH 5 * Harrison School. Pre-School PTA 10 a.m., cafeteria MARCH 6 7th grade play, Harrison School Sodality Meeting. Christ the King Church. MARCH 10 No School, Harrison, Institute Day MARCH 11 Pre-School Screening Registration at Harrison School MARCH 14, 15. 16 Christ the King Ladies Retreat. 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