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Twice Told Tales WOOOOOeoOOenflwimnnwwwwwflflftflpiDjj FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of January 13, 1927 V The members "bf the Green Street Business Men's association gathered around the dinner table at Mrs. Nellie Bacon's Tuesday evening of this week. After the meal a business session was held and election of officers took place. The old officers were re-elected being William Pries president, and H E. Buch, secretary. "Stubby" Smith, caretaker for a number of cottages along the Fox river near Johnsburg, informs the Plaindealer that seven cottages were broken into Monday of last week. Mr. Smith states that he knows who the guilty parties are, being two young boys, he says, one of whose father owns a cottage in the same district. - The annual meeting of the members of the McHenry Country club was called to order Sunday at the city hall. A E. Nye was appointed temporary chairman Richard B Walsh was elected president, Frank G. Schreiner, vice- president, N.H. Petesch, treasurer, Eber E. Bassett, secretary and directors for three years, Louis Erickson and C. Norton Owen. That the golf course has lost none of its popularity is shown by the registration book as the club entertained more guests this year than in previous years. The boys of the McHenry town basketball team went to Hebron last Friday night where they -played the Hebron town team This was a close game, but the local boys did some good fast playing and defeated their opponents with a score of 21 to 19. g FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of January 14, 1937) McHenry high has been chosen for the second con­ secutive year to act as host to the Little Four group in tour­ nament competitions. On Friday evening of this week, the title holders from Hebron will open the tournament against the strong quintet from Richmond, second place team in the meet a year ago. On the same evening McHenry will do battle with the boys from Huntley. Not since the days before the depression has construction work been so plentiful in McHenry and vicinity Many of the carpenters are busy with new work as well as repairs and the Tonyan Construction company is busy on an at­ tractive new house for their cousin, Alfred Tonyan, who operates a feed grinder for the farmers About sixty students in the French and Latin classes at the Community , high school are corresponding with students in seventeen different countries, and are getting a real thrill out of ti.e experience. The students write in English with the ex­ ception of few who write in French to the names of persons they have secured from the International Students society of Vancouver, Wash., through the assistance of their teacher, Miss Taylor. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Talfen from the files of January 17, 1952) A change of venue was granted by Judge William M. Carroll on Monday of this week in the long disputed case of the new village of Lakemoor. The change indicates that the case will come before a different judge. The case involves the incorporation of the community of Lily Lake. Attorneys for petitions opposing the new village recently filed a suit in the Circuit court asking .that the* recent election be declared null and void. The Kiwanis club of McHenry township is gratified with the wonderful support it is receiving from other groups and organizations in connection with their benefit ice harness race program scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 27, at Slocum Lake. Club members are See . . . i n a l l y o u r insurance needs! AMERICAN FAMILY N S U R A N C E AUTO HOME HEALTH LIFE MERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE C MADISON, WISCONSIN 83701 • w CHUCK LEWANDOWSKI 1108 Violef St. McHenry Phone 385-2304 confident that if the weather is at all reasonable the set quota of $15,000 for the Memorial Hospital for McHenry County will be realized. The March of Dimes cam­ paign gained momentum in McHenry this past week ac­ cording to Ray McGee, local chairman, who said that local response to the 1952 appeal for funds had\been most en­ couraging. Atthesametime he announced that LeRoy Smith of West McHenry will be in charge of collection at the various places of business, while Mrs. A.J. Wirtz will assume responsibility of home donations. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of January 19, 1967) Complexities resulting from redistricting of wards in the city of McHenry were resolved at the Monday night meeting of the City Council, when Alderman Wegener drew the alderman-at-large slip from a container. Moving of lines gave Lakeland Park Ward No. 4 and the right to elect two aldermen at the April" 18 election. Changing other ward lines resulted in Aldermen Wegener, Etten and Jackson being in Ward No. 2. Since Jackson's term is expiring this year due to drawing the short straw two years ago when wards were increased to four, the drawing of lots was between Wegener and Etten. This will result in the city having nine aldermen for the next two years. C o n t r a c t s t o t a l l i n g $3,355,546.25 were let by the board of School District 156 in preparation for the start of construction on the new high school on the Crystal Lake blacktop. Two McHenry firms were among those who sub­ mitted successful bids. They were Tonyan Construction, who received the contract for general work, and Carey Keepin' Healthy Although winter sports can be a lot of fun, some sports e q u i p m e n t . . . s u c h " a s snowmobiles...can cause serious injury if not used properly. Nearly 20,000 people required hospital treatment last year for injuries associated with snowmobiles. The Illinois Department of Public Health has some advice for snowmobile users that will help them enjoy the sport more Electric, the electrical work. Jan. 9 was the opening date of the l%7 I B A. or Intramural ^BasketbalPa'ssociation. This is the fourth year of I B.A. and the number of teams has doubled in four seasons with eight teams in the league and over 140 boys participating. Charles Cuda is in charge of the project. 1 by cutting down their risk of injury. First, when purchasing a snowmobile, look for these features: 1. Guards for the drive chain and all other moving parts. Many people have been injured by getting their clothing en­ tangled in the machine. 2. Strong and easy-to-reach passenger handgrips. 3. Adequate padding on the dash, steering bar and back end of seat." Exposed or poorly covered hardware at the back of the seat can injure the driver or passenger when riding over rough terrain. 4. A snowflap in the back to keep snow off the taillight. 5. A windshield which does not have a sharp stiff edge for the driver to impact on in case of a collision. 6^A good instruction and maintenance manual. Secondly, when using your snowmobile, follow this checklist: 1. Have enough fuel for the trip. It's always wise to start with the tank filled. 2. Be sure the drive belt is in good condition. 3. Align and tighten the ski assemblies. 4. Check the track for tension and free movement. 5 Be sure the handlebars turn freely. 6. Check the weather forecast so you don't get caught in a storm. 7. Operate the throttle and brake controls several times before you start the engine. Stuck or frozen controls can cause serious injuries. 8. Locate the emergency shut-off switbh. If the throttle sticks, hit the shut-off switch. 9. Check the windchill factor in the owner's manual. A speed of 15 m.p.h. and an outside temperature of 5 degrees F. produces an equivalent tem­ perature of 25 degrees F. and considerable danger of freezing exposed skin areas. When operating your snowmobile, always wear goggles, a helmet with a chin strip and warm, protective clothing. Never wear scarves, loose belts or clothes that could Recyclers Back At Post Jan. 15 In Market Place Frosty winds and snow flurries will not deter volunteer recyclers in McHenry county from being at their regular posts Saturday, Jan. 15. . In McHenry, Mrs. Jan PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1977 Klontz's East campus Science cl^ss wilj/ be handling all recyclable materials from 9 a m. to 5 p.m. The collection site in McHenry is the Market Place Shopping center on Route 120. Recyclable material be properly prepared bef; taking it to the recy centers. Paper should b; securely in manageable bun dies, glass jars and bottles should b£ clean and separated by color. Foil labels and metal, rings should be removed. Can should be clean and flattened with the lids inside. All- aluminum cans should be crushed to reduce their bulk and kept separate from "tin ' cans. 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