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USDA Tells Agricultural Conservation Program SECTION 1 - PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23,1975 ifii* ft* lytyi \ qive&- Roger Ludwig of McHenry, has won a spot on the Elmhurst College basketball team. Ludwig, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ludwig played basketball at McHenry Community high school until he graduated in 1973. At Elmhurst he is playing guard. So far, the College conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) team has won three games and lost two. A loss Tuesday, Dec. 9, against Carthage College, was the team's first conference game. Last year the Bluejays won 16 games, lost 9, and took fourth place in the CCIW (they were 11 and 5 in conference play). At graduation last spring, Coach Jon Hawthorne's team lost some height and individual scoring power. Hawthorne is compensating this year with balanced scoring, quick John Clewis of Eastwood Manor was awarded two football trophies af fhe Fox Lake Lakeland Cardinals lightweight football banquet. Clewis, at age 10 and 77 lbs., was the youngest and lightest player on the team. One trophy was the participation trophy which every player received. The second trophy was the coaehas' award given to the player who shows the most determination and desire and all around playing ability at any position he is asked to play. John played first string offensive guard, was a linebacker on the "Monster" defense and he also played on the kickoff team, receiving team and punting team. John's coaches are looking forward to having him back for the next three years. John is a fifth grader in Mr. Steuben's class at Hilltop school. guards, and aggressive rebounders. On Dec. 5 and 6 the team won the Aurora College Invitational tournament by beating Hope college and Iowa Central college. Coach Hawthorne says the team has a good chance to improve its CCIW finish this year if the players work hard. "If we expect to win, we will have to stay healthy and avoid foul trouble. We must maintain our poise because I think we'll be in a lot of close games this year," he says. Wonder Lake native Andy Hansen may be the luckiest young man around. Sure, he goes to work five days a week, but he's making his living doing something he's done as a hobby for years and he enjoys his work immensely. He's a member of the cast of the Cypress Gardens Water Ski Revue which performs four daily shows at the world famous attraction. Like all male members of the cast, he is proficient in per­ forming all the acts, including the difficult barefoot skiing act, the dangerous ramp jumping act and the world famous three- tier pyramid. Andy is a 1974 graduate of McHenry high school. He is an avid sports enthusiast with a wide variety of experience in everything from basketball and wrestling to tennis and water polo. He has been at Cypress Gardens only since early Oc­ tober and he has already mastered flying the giant delta wing kites which are featured in the ski shows. The act, which consists of Andy being towed behind the boat on the kite to a height of 300 feet, then released to glide back and land on the beach, is a most difficult one to learn. Andy learned to ski on Wonder Lake and prior to coming to Cypress Gardens had worked as part of the ski act at Sea World of Ohio. However, he is quick to point out that, although he loves his job, skiing & 6 8 HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM Mickey's Vienna OUR GIFT TO YOU!!! } g Wednesday I <9 * * S Monday jj Tuesday (9 For Only sl19 John and Laura Clewis, who swim for Camp Duncan YMCA in Volo participating in the fifth annual turkey swimming championship at the University of Illinois circle Campus, brought home three medals and two ribbons between them. Laura, age 7, won medals in 25 yard freestyle and 25 yard backstroke. Her medley relay team won second place and their freestyle relay placed third. John, age 10, won his medal in the 50 yard backstroke. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has an­ nounced an $85 million 1976 Agricultural Conservation program (ACP) designed to" encourage the application of enduring soil and water con­ servation practices on the nation's farms. The objective is to obtain needed conservation on farmlands beyond that which the farmer would ac­ complish with his own resources. The 1976 program will be administered by the Agricultural Stabilization and conservation Service through its farmer-elected committee system and will offer both annual and long-term con­ servation agreements with farmers. It will share with farmers from 50 to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out ap­ proved soil and water and woodland conservation practices. Under long-term agreements, cost-sharing will be scheduled over a period of from 3 to 10 years. The agreements will be based on conservation farm plans ap­ proved by local soil con­ servation districts. As was the case for the 1975 ACP, authority to develop practices needed to solve conservation problems is delegated to each of USDA's farmer-elected county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) com­ mittees. All approved practices in effect under the 1970 national ACP are eligible. In carrying out the 1976 program, state and county ASC committees are responsible for identifying the critical farm conservation problems in their respective areas and developing and approving practices for cost-sharing on a priority basis. The Soil Conservation Ser­ vice will provide planning and technical assistance. Contracts involving woodlands also will get technical aid from the Forest Service. The Extension service will assist with educational support. These three agencies provide program development and policy overview assistance through county, State and national program development groups. Program details will be available from county ASC offices. SEASON'S GREETINGS ...For lovely Nancy Pfann- schmidt of Daytona Beach, Florida, the "white" in Christmas stands for the soft white sands of the "World's Most Famous Beach." A bikini is better suited to the climate than a Santa suit but, after all, Nancy re­ minds, it is the Christmas season. for a living is not always as glamorous as it appears. It takes 25 skiers to perform each show and, despite the fact that performing four hjalf-hour shows a day is fun, it's also hard work. In addition to the shows, all the skiers spend about two hours a day prac­ ticing their skills. Young innovative show director Lynn Novakofski is constantly coming up with new routines which he adds to the show, "and every new act takes hours of practice to perfect," says Andy. Another problem is oc­ casional bad weather. The skiers take pride in the fact that they haven't missed a per­ formance for any reason since Hurricane Donna blew down trees and closed off the en­ trance for a day in 1960. 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