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AAUSIN' AND MEANDERING (Continued From Page 1) the offender liable to civil action by the store operator-- and for every merchant to sign a complaint. Prior to last Oct. 1, shoplif­ ting was a . misdemeanor buried in the theft statutes. Now, as a separate offense, "retail theft", this new law will allow the merchant to sue the offender for civil damage of $100 to $500 and the store need not have a conviction verdict or a guilty plea to initiate such a suit. For too long shoplifting has been regarded by many as a joke. Unfortunately, the joke is on the shopper because for those who are serious about shoplifting, the tab costs all of us additional 10 per cent to one- third for retail merchandise. Taken seriously, and rigorously enforced,, this new law could bring the cost of merchandising down 10 per cent whether it falls in the category of a pair of shoes or a bottle of catsup. The new bill defines in greater detail the various acts of shoplifting violations to aid police agencies in specifically booking a violator and helps prosecutors in establishing their case in court. The law establishes a clear definition of the act of retail theft to include merchandise for sale by a retail or wholesale business as opposed to general theft and also includes: ..."Label altering", the practice of switching labels of known inexpensive mer­ chandise onto those of higher priced items and switching of price tags for the same pur­ pose; ..."Under checking", a practice of employees where the price rung up on the cash register is less than the price marked; ..."Changing containers", much the same practice as label altering except where changing the entire container is more practical for the purpose of deceit; ..." Cart Theft", whereby a person may be prosecuted for the theft of store carts such as grocery carts. This may very well be a very Merry Christmas for everybody ---except the shoplifter! K.A.F. ANNOUNCE STATE SCHOLARS (Continued From Page 1) M. Thelen, 112 Golfview idrive. The State Scholars represent nearly every high school in the state and were chosen from the 47,508 students who entered the competition by taking either the April 26 or June 14, 1975, examination administered by the American College Testing program (ACT). All State Scholars received a certificate of merit from the commission which personally and publicly identifies them as having high academic achievement in high school. The Illinois State Scholar winner may qualify for monetary assistance through the Monetary Award program of the Illinois State Scholarship commission. Monetary awards, up to $1,500 for 1976-77 for use toward tuition and mandatory fees, are based solely on financial need as determined by the ISSC need analysis formula. Monetary awards are applicable at public or private colleges, hospital schools of nursing, allied health schools in Illinois. Financial need is evidenced by data provided by the student and his family in the 1976-77 Monetary Award Application. Any student who is not named in the competitive Illinois State Scholar program who also is a permanent resident or citizen of the United States, an Illinois resident, and will attend ap­ proved college, university, hospital school or nursing, or AFS STUDENT RECALLS YEAR (Continued From Page 1) was plain cement on which the pet parrot messes, the men spit, the corn is shucked and the kids relieve themselves. (The fad of diapers hadn't hit Bagaces yet!) Consequently, we, the helpless females, spent much time mopping floors. My bed was a cot and I had one dresser drawer and two coat hangers to my name. I had sisters and brothers by the dozen-everybody went in and out of the house as if it were a bus station and they not only came for an hour or so, they spent the night or two. Bagaces is also the hottest, dirtiest town in Costa Rica, ( where it gets so hot that all one can do is sleep), but the people are clean and beautiful and so filled with love. We mostly ate rice and black beans with tortillas, an occasional egg and occasionally meat and lots of good white cheese that came in chunks. "I lived with a family who were wealthiest in that town, by their standards. They were cattle farmers and their ranch stretched over approximately 400 acres. The reason we didn't eat much meat, though, is because it is mostly exported as are the best of the bananas. The children in Bagaces play and were always happy and peaceful with each- other. I never saw them fighCdf be rude to anyone. I really do love the children of Bagaces. "There were 500 students in the high school I attended - twenty in my class-my uniform, somewhat homely, was a light blue skirt, white shirt, white bobby socks, and black shoes. I was about a foot taller than everyone, including the teachers. However, of all the public schools I attended in Costa Rica, in my opinion, the quality of education was the highest there in Bagaces. Student and teacher relationship was personable. They tease, wrestle and shoot the breeze together and it is not uncommon for the professor to tell the kids, 'Let's go get a pop,' and everyone goes down to the soda pop shop and sits together at the wooden table, then returns to classes. SINGERS PRESENT PROGRAM (Continued From Page 1) portant events and moments in American history. The formal portion of the program will include "Fanfare for Christmas", "Carol of the Drum", "Before the Paling of the Stars", "Alleluia" and "Hallelujah Chorus". "Christmas Reverie" will recall favorite holiday memories through the eyes of a child, a parent and a grand­ parent. This section of the program will feature a carol medley, "Sleigh Ride" by the women's chorus and "Winter Song" by the men's chorus. The chorus includes mem­ bers from Long Grove, R i n g w o o d , R i c h m o n d , "Woodstock, Carpentersville and Hebron, as well as com- m u n i t i e s s u r r o u n d i n g McHenry. Tickets are now on sale from club members or may be purchased at the door as long as seating is available. John M. Johnson is president of the club. Accompanists are Joan Murphy, Jean Neumann and Mary Ann Sharp. allied health school in Illinois in September, 1976, may obtain a 1976-77 monetary award ap­ plication from his high school counselor or by writing directly to the Illinois State Scholarship commission, 102 Wilmot road, Deer field. For the 1975-76 academic year, approximately 92,000 undergraduate students are being assisted with nearly $64,000,000 in monetary awards. "There were very few luxuries in Bagaces and I learned just how much I could live without! Believe it or not I got used to the flies, the heat and the house and no privacy and I left my family and classmates in affectionate tears. It was the first time I saw an entire class of students crying. "In May, I moved on to Heredia, 'City of Flowers', in the providence of San Jose. Here I had to readjust to civilization and climate and culture not to mention con­ veniences such as a real bed, a real shower (cold, but a shower) and flush toilets. Oh, the luxuries of life! The maid, who was 17, and I shared a room. She cooked a better variety of food and I ate like^I never tasted food before. I had to control my weight not only because of the maid's cooking, but because of the delicious pastries in that part of the country. The temperature there was rriuch cooler and the air moist and there was green grass and green mountains which I could see from my window. "The children, however, were noisy and demanding, different from the children of Bagaces. At the high school I joined the girls' basketball team and enjoyed attending the school soccer games. Boy, can they play! I love the sport so much more than North American football. Our high school players were the 'Champs' while I was there, which added to the excitement. And, dance, dance, dance,-- everybody dances. There were school dances about every other week and the discotheques where all ages go to dance at night. "This high school is public with approximately 2,000 students. Books were more available in libraries to the students here than they were to the students of Bagaces. In both schools, classes were merely taking dictation from the teacher or classmate who would read in front of the class. Most classes seemed useless to me, but music class was the most amusing of all. The students were as wild as the students one reads about in the well-known book, "Up The Down Staircase.' However, I loved and admired all my classmates and friends; they are some of the most beautiful and intelligent people I have ever known. "There are private Catholic and bilingual schools in Costa Rica that are top rate schools from what I could tell. Also, the University of Costa Rica is highly rated. *"In September I moved on to Guadalupe. This family has a daughter presently spending the AFS year in Arthur, 111., with whom I was constantly being compared. Here, though I learned to speak Spanish fluently, it could have been somewhat of a lost cause, for the entire area around San Jose speaks English. The people insist on speaking English so they would talk to me in English and I would answer them in Spanish, because I'm just as stubborn! While with this family, I did not attend any school, but participated in volunteer work with the elderly and the orphans. "While in Costa Rica, I did get to see and hear the one and only Andre Segovia in concert at the National Theatre in San Jose. The National Theatre is the pride and glory of Costa Rica. It was inaugurated in 1897 after seven years in the making. It seems that the Costa Ricans just like to look at it more than use it, for they have a very good national symphony which performs at least once a week and I noticed that the theatre was rarely half full and the audience consisted of mostly North Americans. I don't understand why the people do not make more use of their theatre because seats are quite inexpensive. "Most homes in Costa Rica, HQ0AKA Motor Cycles ON SPECIAL SALE *399.00 • Dirt Squirt $390.00 • Super Rat £695.00 • Super Combat $745.00 • Road Toad $529.00 AERO-PA 4452 Bull Valley Rd. McHenry III. 60050 815-385-4661 McHenry Man In Accident After Heart Attack & Gustof E. Drauschke of 1104 Althoff drive, Pistakee Highlands, was reported in satisfactory condition in the Intensive care unit of the McHenry hospital Tuesday morning. Mr. Drauschke suffered a heart attack whilfc driving the previous day and was taken to the hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad. The McHenry man was driving east on Johnsburg road when he was stricken about 10 o'clock Monday morning. His car rolled through the in­ tersection with Chapel Hill road, left the thoroughfare and traveled into a snow bank in front of Hettermann's restaurant. VETERANS MEET The next meeting of McHenry Barracks, No. 1315, Veterans of World War I, will be held Thursday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Legion home, 2505 N. Ringwood road., even in the poorer towns, have TV sets though power is not available everywhere at all times of the day or night. "The water situation in Costa Rica will always be bad until the system is changed. We were often without water (both city and country) and the flies would buzz around everywhere. I had to refuse to drink the water during my adjustment, but as time went on I, too, was able to cope with it, but on a limited basis. Coca Cola and fruit frescas are very popular in all of Costa Rica. "There is a claim that Costa Rica drinks more liquor, in percentage to the population, than any other country\in the world and I believe it too for the cantinas were always stuffed- morning, noon, and night. However, the young are a new generation striving to over­ come this. Friends attending the university are just bubbling with enthusiasm for a bright future for Costa Rica. "My experiences in Costa Rica have taught me so much about other people and also so much about myself-I'm very happy to have gone and now happy to be home to live and plan my adult life with a better understanding of myself and others." Deaths ANNA LUBECK Anna Lubeck of 1305 State Park road, Spring Grove, died early Tuesday, Dec. 2, in St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. The body will rest at the Hamsher chapel, Fox Lake, where funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. WALTER Q.IRION A long illness ended in death Dec. 1 for Walter Q. Irion, 72, at Zoning Petition Will Be Heard In City December 3 A petition has been filed by Donald E. Malik and Patricia E. Malik, for a change in reclassification of property to "B-3", or in the alternative, a variation to permit the use and erection of an advertising sign. The location is west of Rt. 12, north of Grand avenue, in a presently zoned R-l Residential area. The hearing is scheduled for Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. in the McHenry city hall, when interested persons will be heard. BLQ0B PROGRAM The McHenry Blood Assurance program will be carried out in St. Patrick's church hall, Washington street, between 3 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Persons who wish to donate blood may go to the center at a convenient time, without prior registration. * SECTION I his home in Spring Grove. He was born March 8, 1903, in Chicago, the son of John and Nettie Quincy Irion. For thirty years Mr. Irion owned and operated the Red Star Inn in Richmond, retiring in 1958. For four years he was chef at Adams Steak House, Richmond, and also worked at the Collins Pink House, Twin Lakes. He is survived by a son, Royce, Avon Lake, Ohio; two grandchildren; and a brother, Dr. J. William Irion, Clear­ water, Fla. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Ehorn-Adams funeral home, Richmond, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Glenn Mensing officiating. Burial will be in the Richmond cemetery. WILLIAM KELCH William Kelch, 71, former resident of Island Lake, died Nov. 26 in McHenry hospital. A resident of the Island Lake area for thirty-four years, he was born April 25, 1904, in Germany. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosa, in 1973. Among his survivors are a brother, Bruno; three nieces, Rita Munroe and Vera Korn- berger, Wauconda, and Lorraine Moore, McHenry; two nephews, Herbert Jeske, Wauconda, and Ronald Staschke, Alabama. Services were held in the Island Lake funeral home Saturday with the Rev. John O. Mclntyre of Faith P r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h , McHenry, with burial in Irving Park cemetery, Chicago. PAGE 17 - P LAIN DEALER-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1OTS LEROY M. DINSMORE LeRoy M. Dinsmore, 76, 103 Nippersink drive, Pistakee Highlands, died Nov. 28 at McHenry hospital. He was born in Beverly Hills, Nov. 12, 1899. A resident of this area for the past twelve years, he was a retired superintendent for Croname Manufacturing Co., Chicago. Survivors include his wife, Violet, nee Bergstrom; a son, Robert, Palatine; two daughters, Mrs. Vince (Lois) Ambrose, Glenview, and Mrs. Terry (Linda) Kaminski, Spring Grove; six grand­ children; three brothers, Fred, George, and Oliver; one sister, Mrs. May Smith, all of the Chicago area. Visitation was held at the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home where private services were held Monday. this country as a young womarL She had been a resident of Pell Lake for the past ten years moving here from Elmwood Park. She is survived by her . husband, Joseph, whom she married Nov. 16, 1925; a son, Milon, of McHenry; two grandchildren; and one sister, Margita Kleskenova, in Czechoslovakia. Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Saturday at the Machacek and Skaja funeral home, 7812 Milwaukee avenue, Niles. Interment was in Bohemian National cemetery. Local arrangements were handled by the Haase funeral home in Genoa City JULIA BUDAJ Mrs. Joseph Budaj, 72, of Cedar road, Pell Lake, Wis., passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The former Julia Kvackajova was born on Aug. 28, 1903, in Czechoslovakia and came to BIRTHS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Mr. and Mrs. Steven George, McHenry, are parents of a son, Nov. 28. A son was born Nov. 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reames, McHenry. TEN GALLON • Includes Tank Light, • & Glass Hood j 1 Ik 79 • Woodgrained Trim "J (WHILE THEY LAST) Large Selection of Coats & Sweaters for Dogs Pine Tree 2102 RTE. 120 McHenry PET SHOP 224 MAIN ST. Woodstock - Finest German & American Cuisine Cocktails GASTHAUS LORELEI Rt. 12 & 31, Richmond. 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