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BICENTENNIAL KICK-OFF - A kick-off dance for ike Bicentennial yew will be held at St. Peter's church hall. Spring Grove, Sat., Feb. 28, at 8:30 p.m. Members of Planning committee seated left to right, are Shirley Dawson, Kay Kelly. Eva Freund. Father Kilduff and Frances Heinemann; standing, Sue Popelka, Marilyn Heckmann, Gene Kattner, Alice Weber, Sue NUIes and Joan Sutton. Spring Grove Plans Kick-Off For Bicentennial A meeting was held in the Spring Grove firehouse last week, to form a planning committee for a Bicentennial format. The village board, organizations and church and school societies sent representatives. Mrs. Frances Heinemann was appointed chairman, Mrs. Kay Smith as co-chairman and Mrs. Eva Freund as treasurer. The programs for the year will start with a kick-off dance Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 p.m. in St. Peter's church hall, 2206 Main street, Spring Grove in a Spirit of '76 theme sponsored by Lotus School PTO. Other events tentatively set up are a St. Patrick card party, "Covered Wagon" exhibition, old fashioned box social, talent show, Memorial day ob­ servance, St. Peter's, summer social, Horse FAir, July 4 picnic and parade, water fights, fire truck rides, flower display, horse fair, historical film presented by PTO at school, poster and essay con­ tests. Other plans are for a LCWC card party and lun­ cheon, Horse Fair benefit of Rescue squad and Fire department, community picnic, Halloween school costume party in Bicentennial and pioneer theme, Halloween card s party at St. Peter's, firemen's dance, spaghetti dinner and country store by PTO. McHenry Shores Inge Aide 344-1984 Authorization Approved For New Village Hall At the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of McHenry Shores qi Feb. 4, everyone was present with the exception of village clerk Delores Norman. The minutes were taken by Chris Zelvis. Authorization was given by the Board for the purchase of a permanent village hall since the building now used for such purpose is only 'rented. The empty foundation on the corner of Hilltop and Miller came under discussion and was ,pn to Attorney Henley for legal action. Mr. Zutaut approached the Board regarding property outside McHenry Shores. It was recommended that he submit his detailed request in writing so that it could be determined if the property is within the planning area. A supplemental resolution for road maintenance under the 1976 MFT program was ap­ proved by the Board in the amount of $14,100. This brings the total to $16,100. Since our village does not have the fund balance to cover this and we are only allowed to project two years' funds at any one time, President Lillegard noted that State approval of such a high amount was doubtful. Copies of the Obstruction Ordinance will be sent to the residents of the properties at the corner of Hilltop and Miller and Riverside and Kinley. GET WELL WISHES We are glad to hear that Delores Norman is feeling better after her recent illness. Don't work too hard, Delores, there are some nasty bugs around that wait for people who are not quite well yet. Both Michelle and Kevin Diebold were in McHenry hospital for awhile but are now at home recuperating. We all hope you'll feel alright very soon, kids. LOCALSTARS For the second time Ann Marie Cina and Yvonne Alton who were so fabulous in the recent production of "The Tunnel of Love" at the McHenry Country club will work together in a play. It's another comedy that will be shown at the Country club on March 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 with the intriguing title "The Girl in the Freudian Slip." Yvonne plays the title role, a sexy girl named Barbara Leonard, and Ann Marie will be Paula Maugham. If you missed the two girls and their excellent performance in "The Tunnel of Zlon Announces Special Speaker For Sunday Rite The Rev. Wallace Schulz will be guest speaker at Zion Lutheran church in McHenry for the 7:45 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday, Feb. 22. Rev. Schulz's home state is South Dakota. He is a graduate of Concordia college in Seward, NB., and the Lutheran seminary in Springfield, IL. For several years he taught at Concordia college in Ann Ar­ bor, MI., and served as pastor in Sioux City, IA. He was a participant in the U.S. Congress on Evangelism in 1969, also at the International Congress for World Evangelism in Lusanne, Switzerland in 1974. The Rev. Schulz is currently the admissions counselor at Concordia Teachers college in River Forest, IL. He is also active in student evangelism there. He is the director of Lutheran youth encounter teams of studnets which carry programs of spiritual growth and inspiration each weekend to churches all over the mid­ west. In March Zion congregation will host an encounter team for the second time within a year. The Rev. Schulz's message for Sunday is entitled "The Peace That Jesus Gives." Coffee and fellowship will follow both services. The public is cordially invited to join Zion as they continue to celebrate their centennial year. POET'S CORNER INSANITY To those of you who think I'm strange, Slightly weird, slightly deranged, Well, all I can say is show me your way And I'll believe in you. Night of day, day of night You say you shan't, I say you might. * Follow this poem and you will see I am not one, I'm really three. I am many, 1 am few, I am me And I am you. For those of you who can't catch on, Just keep reading on and on. And maybe you will see the light, pf the day or of the night Who is wrong and who is right? Who am I? I am me, Open your eyes and you might see, What some might call insanity. Running down a broken hall, nimhing up a shattered wall. Is it raining? Is it snowing? „ Who knows which way the wind's blowing? This is it, there is no more, There is no tie, there is no score. Dave J. Lindquist Love", here you have a second chance. By the way, for all the other actors and actresses who do not happen to live in the Shores, I do not intend to minimize your efforts, it is just that we here are so excited about knowing some* real celebrities, we tend to forget that there are other people involved. So, please forgive me. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Avery happy birthday to Tom Henshall who will be celebrating on Feb. 26. REMINDER FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX When you fill out your Federal Income tax this year, Slease do not forget to answer le census question right below your address and Social Security numbers on the first page. And although your mailing address is McHenry, please remember that you live in the village of tfeHwuji Shores, within the legal limits. This information is very im­ portant for revenue sharing. WANTED I need more birthdays and anniversaries, friends. I just don't believe that there is only one person in the entire village Mm I* Federal Help for Now York City On December 2nd, the House of Representatives voted 213-203 to extend $2.3 Billion in loans to the City of New York. President Ford hod oorlior requested this aid during a news conference in which he said that Now York had "bailed itself out". The House vote, and subse­ quent approval in the Senate provided enough credit for New York to escape default, at no coot to the Federal Government. Nevertheless, the vote was extremely close and taxpayers throughout the coimtry are justifiably de­ manding to know why this action was necessary. , The fiscal squeote on New York was incontestably the result of fiscal profligocy and bad nanagenent bordering on fraud, by city officials past and present. True, New York City was hurt deeply by the recession which has plagued the entire nation. Also, New York has suffered from the saaw rise in expen­ ses and drop in revenues that most of our large central cities have faced over the past decade. Fiscal Monkeyshines Despite those outside fac­ tors, there is no excuse for the excesses indulgod in by the City government. They include off-budget financing for which there was no jus­ tification, high salaries and an taisustainablp pension system for city workers, and a hospital and college system which is 'insupportable. Municipal payrolls are swol­ len and debt service is as­ tronomical. This financial prodigality finally took its toll, and despite fierce efforts by the State and City governments, default appeared inevitable. The Federal government was the only body with sufficient resources and authority to keep the City from defaulting on its obligations. Shy? The decision to aid Now York was nof taken lightly. Sufficient support for the loan came only after it'was apparent that a default would be almost as dangerous to the rest of the country as to Now York itself. Like the stock market crash of 1929, the effects of default could ripple across the nation, gravely hampering our tai- stoady economic recovery. Arthur Burns, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, notod --ttwr-tf ' New York's collapse further weakened Municipal Bond markets, "Many credit who has a birthday during this week. Do you? 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Because of this evidence of fiscal sobriety in New York, and because the Federal loan package could spare the nation from potentially disastrous consequences, I joined with House GOP loader John Rhodes and 37 of aqr Re­ publican collogues in voting in favor of the President's plan for aid to New York. Dredge-Fill Guildlines To Protect Fish New guidelines designed to encourage the protection of fish and wildlife values affected by development activities in navigable waters and wetlands were published in the Dec. 1 Federal Register by the In­ terior department's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Activities covered by the guidelines generally include mineral exploration or development on the Outer Continental Shelf and leasing on other public lands. They also include rights of way on public lands, the filling or removal of sand, gravel, and coral from tidelands, and structural ac­ tivities such as installation of bulkheads, piers, and jetties.. The guidelines prescribe the objectives, policies, and procedures to be followed by the Service in its review of COUNSELOR WORKSHOP - McHenry County relief* throughout McHenry county heM a joint workshop recently ea Career C was Dr. Robert Nejedla, director of the Center for Stadeat university. He spoke ea la teat treads aad new related to the high school aad college coaaaelor aad high C. Oaeat it at Northern l! la the field of carter SAND FUN...Pretty Lisa Games likes la spead her time In the Florida san bailding saad castles at Mbunl Beach. propoaals for all such activities in or affecting navigable waterways. The central focus of the guidelines is on the navigation permit program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A number of corps suggestions have been in­ corporated in the new guidelines. Within the United States permits are also required for discharge of pollutants and the disposal of materials in navigable waterways, and, thus, the guidelines apply. They also cover the disposal of dredged material in navigable waterways and the tran­ sportation of dredged material for ocean dumping. Ad­ ditionally, the guidelines cover the disposal of sewage sludge, the construction of bridges or causeways over navigable waterways, and electric powerplants using navigable waters for cooling. BANK N0TE$ BY DONALD DALEY PRESIDENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF McHENRY CHARON'S FEE Charon wastheavaricloue old ferryman of Greek mythology who ferried aouls of the dead across the River Styx to Hades, To follow the dictates of mythology, and to keep on the good aide of Charon, it was customary in the 5th and 6th csntury B.C. to place a small coin, such aa an obolua, in the mouth of the dsad and this coin would take care of "Charon's Fee". The custom lived for centuries in the empires of Greece and Rome. 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