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/ PAGE 8 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1975 aawrtfti i- « !{(>( KIIOl NDINCi POPULAR FAMILY FUN The Lake County Gem and Mineral Society opens i ts Tenth Annual Wonderland of Gems and Minerals Exhibit ion on April 17, 18, 19 20 with the theme "Rockhounding-the MlIXER WOOJSTOCK - 338-0032 4th AND FINAL WEEK! WINNER OF SIX OSCAR AWARDS * Best Picture * Best Supporting Actor * Best Directing * Best Screen Play * Best Art Directing * Best Original Dramatic Score Alton ITU.-SAT.-MON.Thru THURS AT 7:30 ONLY SUNDAY AT 4:00 & 7:20 Family Hobby." It will be held again this year at the Lake County Fairgrounds near the intersection of Il l inois Rte. 120 and U.S. Rte. 45, Grayslake, 111. Over the years as America has taken to wheels, rockhounding has steadily grown in popularity until today it has arrived at the pinnacle, having nudged stamp collec­ ting from first place among hobbies. Truly, rockhounding is a "family hobby". Folks of all ages, from three to one- hundred and three, succumb to its lure. Roaming the hillsides, creekbeds, seashores, mine dumps, and gravel pits whole families go out into God's great out-of-doors searching for semi-precious stones, unusual mineral specimens, and rare fossils. Their finds are often breathtakingly beautiful. Since many have turned to processing these stones, we have become a nation of lapidary craftsmen cutting, carving, and polishing nature's lovely mineral specimens into glit tering jewelry and beautiful art objects. The cultural value of Rockhounding is great for it arouses interest in and adds to one's knowledge of the Earth Sciences and appreciation of the superbly beautiful and miraculous creations of nature. In addition, it brings out the artist in an individual and stimulates creative endeavor In 1963, James Zradicka and Douglas Clarke gathered together fifteen eager rock enthusiasts thus bringing into being the Lake County Gem and Mineral Society. Today, it is a thriving, educational o r i e n t e d , n o n - p r o f i t organization, fostering interest in the Earth Sciences and the IAD BAR NOW AT PORKIES Included Everyday With Luncheon Specials & Dinners! SALAD BAR Available from 11am to 8pm All You Can Eat! SENIOR CITIZENS Come In And Get Your Free 10% OFF CARD D0RKIES RESTAURANT 4213 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, III. 385-6981 OnlyotA&W Teen Dinger Time A Thick, Juicy Durger, Topped with Tongy Cheese, Crisp Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato...and That Special A&W Sauce! Purchase a Teen Durger, Get Another One Free THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY (APRIL 10,11,12) 2214 W. RTE. 120 McHENRY, ILLINOIS 385-9725 Lapidary Arts. Its members have found boundless pleasure in sharing with each other, the people of Northeastern Ill inois, and Southeastern Wisconsin, the delightful rewards of their efforts. Our society is affil iated with the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies and the American Federation of Mineralological Societies. The public is urged to attend our regular monthly meeting where, in addition to the business proceeding, programs which are both educational and entertaining are offered. Our annual exhibitions present the public with a splendid opportunity to view collective displays of superb mineral specimens and to learn much of the mysteries of the earth's crust. The Tenth Annual Won­ derland of Gems and Minerals Exhibition promises to be the best ever. No effort has been spared to provide a wide array of the finest exhibits prepared by members. Everyone will be delighted with the beauty and quality of the materials displayed and the ingenuity used in showing them. The almost endless variety of natures mineral creations astonish many viewers. Since the Society has always placed great emphasis on education, the;nember exhibits reflect this atti tude. Throughout the show the guests will be shown the tools, the methods, the published data, and general information relevant to rockhounding. The working displays always attract crowds who see skilled members demonstrate with actual equipment the simple processes of making jewelry. Each step of the operation is shown: cutting, shaping on the grinding wheel, sanding, and polishing until a rough stone emerges as a lovely jewel. Too, the pouring and molding of precious metals into exquisite settings for these gems will be demonstrated The guests will be intrigued and fascinated by the fluorescent display. Under this mysterious black light, stones which seem drab and dull under ordinary conditions, glow with startl ing beauty. This must be seen to be believed! Another fine feature offered again this year is a touch-table for the blind with descriptions of the minerals in braille. There will be an attendant at the table to answer questions and to assist the guests. Many rockhounds engage in the searching for, and the collecting of fossil specimens in their myriad forms. One of the best known and most popular fossil materials is petrified wood which can be fashioned into all manner of beautiful Six Flags Over Mid-America, the popular family amusement park near St. Louis, opens April 19 with 81 different rides, shows, and attractions for the cost of a single admission. Six Flags will be open weekends from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. until May 24, when the park shifts into daily operations for the summer. Celebrity entertainers and 81 different rides, shows, and attractions will greet visitors to Six Flags Over Mid-America Saturday, April 19th, When the popular family amusement park near St. Louis observes Grand Opening for the 1975 season. The park will be open weekends until May 24, when it shifts into daily operations for the summer. On hand to officially open the park will be Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, "Miss Missouri of 1975" Michelle Marshall , and Missouri 's "Junior Miss" Linda Gradl. Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, just back from recording a TV special in Australia, will appear at the park's Palace Theatre at 3 P.M. and 7 P.M. Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20. Best known for i ts hit recordings "Ruby, Don't Take You Love To Town," "Something's Bur­ ning," and "Don't You Know I Love You," the group recently produced its own TV special called "Rollin' On The River" in Canada and has been featured as TV guests with .Johnny Cash, Andy Williams, and the Smothers Brothers. The versatile Ray Stevens, whose smash recordings range from humor ("The Streak" and "Ahab The Arab") to country- western ballads ("Everything Is Beautiful") to wry social comment ("Mr. Business­ man") will appear at Six Flags for performance at 3 P.M. and 7 P.M. Sunday, April 27th. Among the many attractions at Six Flags will be eight new shows for 1975. "Juke Box Jubilee," a new variety show slated for the Palace Theatre, will present a musical tour of hit tunes from 1940 to the present day. Miss Kitty's saloon -will offer a Gay Nineties, rinky-dink piano revue called "Great Knowing You," while the Krofft Family Theatre presents i ts new puppet show, "Footlight Frolics '75." Scheduled for the Am­ phitheatre is the "Magical Musical Mystery Tour," produced by world-famous magician Mark Wilson. And Six Flags' ever-popular dolphins will leap through their new "Acqua Frolics '75" revue. H.R. Pufnstuf and his gang, who tour the park with im­ promptu slapstick routines, will be joined by a new group, "Dusty Hudson and The Maxwell Brothers," who do their own automotive slapstick show, garbed in goggles and dusters,with a collapsible 1904 roadster. Located on route 1-44 at Eureka, Mo. - just a few minutes west of St. Louis - Six Flags Over Mid-America will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. until May 25, when the park swings into daily operation. Gasoline is available to visitors at the "Flag Stop," a gas station operated by Six Flags and open seven days a week from 7 A.M. to 11 P.M. All r ides, shows, and at­ tractions at Six Flags are covered for a full day by the cost of a single admission. SONNY BONO FEATURED TV and recording star Sonny Bono will be featured in the Penthouse showroom of the Playboy Club-Hotel at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Tuesday, April 15 through Sunday, April 20. Sonny was born in Detroit and raised in Los Angeles. His show-business career began at the age of 10 as a songwriter followed by an apprenticeship as a record producer. After a try at his own record company, Sonny became an assistant to Phil Spector, a well-known things. From fossils we can learn much concerning life on our planet many eons ago. Many attractive displays of fossils, rare and common will be exhibited at the show. r i i i i i i i i i i i, American Legion Post 491 -RINGW00D ROAD, McHENRY- FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY (5:00-9:00 P.M.) • PERCH-ALL YOU CAN EAT • OTHER MENU AVAILABLE » OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT IN THE LOUNGE Fri - "Two Beers And A Coke" Sat. - "Bob And The Blue Tones" 1 I I I I I I I I I I A4JW Tour of the Month offers Fully Escorted, Top Quality, Motor Coach Tours to every scenic and historic site in North America. 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Manner, rector emeritus of Holy Comforter, Episcopal, Kenilworth) After our visit with the Atkinsons and the luxury of their nice new guest beds we headed for the home and parish of the Rev. and Mrs. Norman B. Feaster. I had presented both these good souls for con­ firmation back in the early '50s in Miami. Later I presen­ ted him for < ordination to the/Sacred Priesthood and now rejoice in the quality of work he is doing in St. James parish, Hollywood, Fla. He has built buildings, he has gathered people, he instructs them, the parish is clean, efficient and holy. Pretty good combination. I celebrated the early Eucharist and preached at the Family Eucharist . Most satisfactory and satisfying. From there we ran up to Winter Park in the center of the state. Winter Park is a com­ munity like Winnetka of fine homes and shops and pleasant people and well run clubs, churches, stores and schools. It is one of the gracious areas of Florida-of which there are a number more. Here lived the parents of one of my families in Kenilworth. I had presented five members of their daughter 's family for confirmation. We were to be their guests ior several days. Central Florida is not as flat as some parts of the state. There are many fine orange groves and beautiful lakes. Our hosts gracious home was on one of the thirty odd lakes within the city limits of Winter Park. This was a very happy visit , for my hosts ' pastor, when they were young, was the man who later, as Bishop of Chicago, ordained me. The first night we had an ecclesiastical gab fest, regaling each other with tales of the days of Bishop Stewart. The second evening there was a dinner after the dining of the Old School. Ten of us sat down to feast. There was the rector and his wife, the senior warden and his lady, a past senior warden and Mrs. Past Senior Warden, he the son of goodly couple whose hoiise guests we "were, the hosts and the Hanners. The dinner was one of the kind you don't forget. Elegant food, flowers fresh from the garden, the food prepared by a gifted black lady whose daughter, a very young grandmother, served the meal. In days of yore there were not a few homes where the meals were served by passing the dishes prepared to each guest presented by the server. This capable woman served as a great painter paints. She knew her profession and she was accomplished in i t . I wished that after that dinner we could have had cook and server in for a round of applause. Artistry is McHenry Singer Stars In "South Pacific" rock-music producer who also used him as a background singer for groups such as The Bonnets and the Righteous Brothers. He continued to compose and wrote Koko Joe, recorded by the Righteous Brothers, Pins and Needles, recorded by The Searchers and Better Sit Down Kids, recorded by Vikki Carr, Glen Campbell and Liza Minnelli . Before their marriage in 1964, Sonny had been a partner with Cher singing as a duo as well as background singers for groups. Together, they recorded I Got You Babe, Northern Illinois Choral Group In Sunday Concert The choral concert to be given by the McHenry County college choir and the Northern Ill inois Choral association April 13, will portray, through music, the feelings and characteristics of the American people over the past 200 years. Along with the music to be performed, the singers, dressed in costumes ranging from the Revolutionary war to modern day, will bring to. l ife moods and situations of days gone by. The concert will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle church, Rt. 176 and Oak St. , Crystal Lake, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through choir members, McHenry County college and at the door the night of the concert. Shirley Smith of McHenry won the role of "Bloody Mary" over seventeen hopefuls in the theater production of "South Pacific". The Lakeland Players Ltd., Walworth county's community theater group, announced that an outstanding cast has been selected. The show is presently in rehearsal, with show dates scheduled for April 25, 26, 27 and May 2 and 3. There will be four evening performances at 8 p.m. and one matinee on Sunday afternoon, April 27, at 2 p.m., Sprague Theater in the square in Elkhorn Wisconsin. "Bloody Mary" gives Shirley Smith a chance to demonstrate her talenf for comedy as well as song. Her songs include "Happy Talk" and the beautiful "Bali Hai." Shirley is well known in this area, having sung for years in park concerts as well as for all local service clubs. She toured with U.S.O. groups and was active in en­ tertaining at Great Lakes hospital and Glenview Air base. Shirely has sung with or­ chestras locally, and has also been the featured singer in Waukegan and Chicago. Her work with the Carousel theater of Waukegan and the McHenry Theater Playhouse includes "Best Foot Forward", "Molly Brown", "Once Upon A Mattress", "Send Me No Flowers" and numerous others. "South Pacific", the Rogers and Hammerstein award winning musical, takes place on two islands in the South Pacific during World War II. It is a fast moving, funny and timeless show with many beautiful songs. For ticket information call 385-1473 in McHenry. which sold three million copies. Recording and nightclub fame followed with the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour on television for three years. Since Sonny and Cher's parting. Sonny went on to star in his own television show. The We Americans are entire­ ly too careless; we pay for it with human lives. HARVARD 2/-23 A. A Yh.R STRUT A 24 HOUR IN FORM A TION HARVARD. ILLINOIS • (8/5) 943-4451 NEW CLEAN - COMFORTABLE - CONTROLLED NOW PLAYING! Fri. & Sat. - 7 & 9:15 P.M Sun. thru Thurs. - 7:30 P.M APRIL 11th THRU 17th ADULTS - $1.75 CHILDREN (3 thru 12) ALBERT R BROCCOLI jn* HARRY SALTZMAN 0" " JAMES BOND 007~ - I A N F L E M I N G S m $1.00 jmrrx WITH THE 5? 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The Live oaks in Ocean Springs, Miss. , had been sickly looking. Now as we sped north the red bud and dogwood showed ill health. The natives in Georgia call i t "dawgwood" stringing the first syllable out unduly. I have named seven of our most beautiful trees that are in trouble. Seems like our forestry is on a par with our foreign policy. Trees are a national wealth. Something about our general way of l iving kills off our good land, our wildlife, now our valuable trees and pretty soon ourselves, I suppose. Leaving Winter Park, we headed north to Georgia. It would be easy to get to our destination in a few hours if we stuck to the great super high­ ways 1 or 95. We, however, took Florida 17 - recalling our travel on it two years ago. It wanders north from Deland about twenty miles west of the Atlantic coast. It is only two lanes but is marked with a dotted green line along its length showing that it is con­ sidered a scenic route. We like it . There are many orange groves and small towns. No one tears past you -- you can take your t ime and enjoy the lakes and rolling country. Everyone tries to sell citric fruit along the roadside. I bought about fifty tangerines for 50 cents and ate four and five at a time. Ex­ pense was no item and they certainly are not fattening. We passed many a small lake and after Palatka (isn't that a nice name for a "home town")? the St. John's river ran along our right sparkling and bright. Near Jacksonville it widened out to care for ocean dockage and became, not beautiful but a busy commercial stream. There are plenty of byways in Florida if you know where to find them. But don't do as I am doing and give away your secrets. 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