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PAGE 10 PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1977 McjCullom Lake Mary Jo Farrell 344-1575 1 McCullom Lake Candidates Off And Running The campaign for village officials which will take place April 19, is in full swing The closing date for filing of can­ didates has come and gone, and all would be-village officials are. off and running I'll give you a rundown on names of people running, and which offices they are seeking The Peoples party has as its choice Monty Yates for village president, a four year term of office; Bonnie Morris for the four year village clerk post; James. Box and Ronald Krumsee. both for four year trustee positions, and Colleen Godina and Brook Elliott, who are campaigning for the two slots for two year village trustee posts The candidates in the United Party are headed up by Kurt Weisenberger for president Lesley Ourran is seeking the job of village clerk, with Sharon Grutzmacher and James (Jerry Raycraft hoping to get elected to four year trustee terms The party's candidates for two year trustee terms are Eugene Huff and Thomas Farrell In the interest of fair play. I will try to report only hard facts pertaining to this election, for obvious reasons. If anyone has any gripes, though, I'd be glad to hear them myself. DATES TO REMEMBER Some deadline dates given me by village clerk Karen Parks are worth jotting down if you plan to vote in the election of,April 19 March 11 is the last day to register to vote in the April 19 election Be sdre to see Karen by then if you are not registered to vote in the village March 21 is the first day to apply for absentee ballots if you are not going to be here to vote in person on the nineteenth, and April 14 is the last day for absentee voters to deliver applications for their absentee ballots by mail to the village clerk / Remember these dates, and be sure to get out and vote! Another reminder from the village clerk-village vehicle stickers are on sale now. and must be displayed by March 31. Be sure to pick them up really soon if you haven't already done so COMING UP Don't forget the adult volleyball game, which will be held Saturday. Feb. 26. at 7:30 p.m. at the beach house. All villagers are invited to attend, and there will be lots of fun in store, and maybe even a little exercise. You don't have to be an expert to join us. just come and have some laughs! BEACH GALS The next meeting of the McCullom Lake Beach Gals will be held Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the beach house I hope that everyone has made cuttings from their plants, we need a lot of them for our March 12 plant and bake sale If you are not a Beach Gal. but are interested in joining us, come to the meeting We'd love to have you UN WELCOME VISITORS I've been getting lots of reports again about stray dogs running through the village Hease keep your dogs kenneled or chained up if they are out­ side No one appreciates the gifts" left in their yards by wandering dogs, and folks start to get downright hostile if it occurs more than a few times. Your dog is part of your family, remember, arid it's your responsibility to keep him in his own yard BIRTHDAYS- ANNIVERSARIES Happy birthday this week to Cindy Cunningham and Mary Lenz. who both celebrate their birthdays Feb 23; to Geneva Browiak and Ronnie Lancaster on the twenty-fourth, and to Violet Gates, Clayton Patzke. and Mary Riggio. all of whom celebrate Feb. 27. Jim Hocin has a birthday Feb 28. hope it's a happy one. Jim; and March 1 is the big day for Don Milbratz Happy bir­ thday. Don' One anniversary this week, Joe and Virginia Karls celebrate their anniversary Feb. 25. Happy anniversary to you. BUMPER STICKERS The Perpetual Potluck Foolproof Pood For Senior Citizens THIS CAR EXCEEDS POSTED LIMITS GOING DOWNHILL 1 9 7 7 Just because you live alone doesn't mean you have to dine alone. This is something to re­ member, especially for senior citizens who often have nutri­ tion problems simply because it is too much effort to pre­ pare a "proper" sitdown meal for just one person. The solu­ tion, as many elderly singles have discovered, is to treat dinner as a party at least several times a week Here is a menu specifically designed for a senior citizens' dinner party.« It's based on that perpetual favorite -- the potluck! The hostess prepares a main dish, and one of the guests brings dessert. What could be simpler? With a min­ imum of time and effort, everyone dines heartily. Food for this delicious par­ ty meal, checked by the Car­ nation Laboratories, provides excellent nutritional balance for this particular age group. Choosing foods from all four basic food groups, at this meal six people receive generous amounts of the ever-necessary protein at a sensible calorie level. With all the beneficial ingredients that supply better than 1 /3 of the Recommended Daily Allowances of calcium, iron, vitamins A, B, and C, the calories per serving are also only 1/3 of the RDA's. This keeps the weight and waist­ lines under control for those who tend to be less active. The main dish is a Quick 'N' Easy Beef Stew with Dumplings. Choose inexpen­ sive cuts of stew meat to spare the budget, and ten­ derize meat before cooking to spare the digestive system. For dessert serve Almond Fruit Squares. Pass along the recipe when you ask one of the guests to bring dessert, and you'll" be doing everybody a favor. Not only will every­ one enjoy the good food, they'll enjoy the company, and with this potluck eating pattern, senior citizens can dine happily ever after. 'ii m Quick 'N' Easy Beei Stew With Dumplings (Makes 6 1/2 cups stew and six 1/3 cup dumplings) 1 pound beef stew meat Instant meat tenderizer cup flour teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper tablespoons oil cups water beef bouillon cubes cups (15-ounce can) Contadina Tomato Puree teaspoons Worcester­ shire sauce bay leaf cup chopped onion small pared carrots cup buttermilk baking mix cup Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk crystals •Sale onl MAYTAG f ATTENTION: Tremendous Savings Now on All MAYTAGS Act Now FEBRUARY 25 & 26 *Register to win a Micro Wave •Refreshments •Money Saving Values Maytag Washers There s never been a better time to own a Maytag washer. Prices have been chopper! on all models. Look at just some of the features you II find on every dependable Maytag washer! • Permanent Press and regular fabric cycles • Multiple water level settings • Multiple water temperature settings • Zinc coated steel cabinet with tough acrylic enamel finish • Family size porcelain enamel tub with Power Fin Agitator • Attractive brushed metal trim Maytag Big Load Dryers •26% more capacity •Exclusive iuw- tGirvp, &fite\im-ot-heat drying *Multi-cycle selection *Fast, efficient energy-saving operation ^Efficient drum size •Unique air-ride drying system Maytag Dishwashers "The one to buy in the first place That s the Maytag dishwasher Every model on sale now. Choose from three built-ins and two convertible -- portables. Look at just a few of the features every Maytag Dishwasher offer • Full Size upper & lower high velocity spray arms plus center post spray . 3 level scrubbing eliminates pre-rinsing • Unique racking-dishes and silverware on top • Miro-Mesh filter Maytag Dependability -- the most important feature of all! Serving McHenry for over 50 years m CAREY APPLIANCE SmAG Sales/Service 1241 N.GREEN ST. 385-5500 McHENRY cup water 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, if desired 1V4 cups(10-ouncepackage) frozen cut green beans Tenderize stew meat with tenderizer according to label directions. Combine flour, salt and pepper. Coat meat with flour mixture. Brown meat in oil in large saucepan. Add the 2 cups water, bouillon cubes, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf and onion. Cover; boil gently 15 minutes. Cut carrots into 1-inch diago­ nal slices. Add to stew. Cover; boil gently 15 to 20 minutes. Combine taking mix, instant milk crystals, the 1/3 cup water and parsley. Stir with fork just until mixed. Add green beans to stew. Return to low boil. Spoon dumplings on top of stew. Cook, un­ covered, 10 minutes. Cover; cook additional 10 minutes. Serve at once. Gravy may be thickened with flour-water mixture, if desired. Almond Fruit Squares (Makes 12 squares) 18 graham crackers V4 cup Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk crystals cup water y« cup firmly packed brown sugar Vi cup butter 1 cup graham cracker crumbs % cup (2 3/4-ounce pack­ age) sliced almonds 1 cup flake coconut V4 cup chopped dried apri­ cots Line bottom of 8-inch square dish with 9 graham crackers. Combine instant milk crystals and water in medium saucepan. Blend thoroughly. Add brown sugar and butter to saucepan. Heat over medi­ um heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil. Remove from heat. Stir in graham cracker crumbs, al­ monds, coconut and apricots immediately. Spread evenly over graham crackers in dish. Top with remaining 9 graham crackers. Press down firmly. Frost with your favorite icing. insight Sunnyside Area Betty Messer 344-2494 New Columnist Requests Area Contributions After an absence of village news for the^ast few months here we are again. Let me introduce myself. I'm Betty Messer and I reside in the village of Sunnyside. I hope to keep you informed of what is going on in the area. To do this I will need your help. So all you folks in Johnsburg, Sunnyside. Pistakee Highlands send your news items to me at 1405 Bayview Lane or call 344- 2494. This is your column so help me keep everyone in­ formed as to what is going on in the area. NEW VILLAGE CLERK Just a reminder to the residents of the village of Sunnyside. Our new village clerk is Eleanor Schuberth, 4206 Riverview. You may obtain your village stickers at this address. -To comply with the state of Illinois, the date to display your village sticker and 1977 license plates has been extended to March 1. At this time all vehicles must display both. Clerk's hours are Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. BELATED BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Belated birthday greetings to Bill Zwisliak who had a bir­ thday Jan. 21. Also to any other folks whose day we missed recently. ENGAGEMENT TOLD Betty and Rich Messer of 1405 Bayview lane announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Anne, to Ralph Rosinski of Oak Lawn. The couple became engaged on Christmas eve 1976 and will be married in Oak Lawn on April 2. After a brief honeymoon, they will reside in Conover, Wis., where they have purchased a home and restaurant WINTER AND WATER According to the National Climatic center. January was the coldest month since 1718. Many area residents are feeling the effects of the severe winter with frozen water liner The freeze line has gone deeper than ever before and the water company assures us it will restore service as early as possible They are doing everything possible and as the spring thaws start the freeze goes deeper. Hopefully spring is just around the corner and soon this past winter will be no more than a memory. MUSIC PROGRAM Monday. Feb 7, James C Bush school in Johnsburg presented a musical program called "Lively Arts of the Western Hemisphere". Under the direction of Mrs. I. Bruhnke grades 2 through 5 sang and danced to songs from Canada to Argentina Pupil sang in English. French and Spanish the native songs of countries of the western hemisphere. Congratulations to Mrs. Brunke and her pupils who played to a standing-room-only crowd. by Larry Swaim THE BIBLE - PART II "Dear Mr. Swaim: Is the Bible inspired?" Some view the Bible as un­ inspired, only a work of men, a collection of good sayings and wise quotations. This view would be very comfortable, wouldn't it? It would elimin­ ate all responsibility to God. One could behave as he want­ ed to; there would be no abso­ lute right or wrong. This view would allow us to disobey a difficult point of faith with no cringe of conscience or consequence. If the Bible is not the word of God, then there is no abso­ lute standard. Who is to say what is good or bad, right or wrong? Who is to say that love is any better than hate, or that murder, lying, cheating, or adultery are wrong? Without an absolute standard we are left with a "might makes right" -- "survival of the fit­ test" society. If one can believe anything hewantsto,whygoto church? If there is no way of knowing what is right or wrong, good or bad, then why study? No, this view is too naive. It's just too philosophical and unrealistic. If the Bible is untrue, or if we can't understand it, then how futile even to try. If there is no heaven, hell, sin, or ab­ solute standard, then why build c h u r c h b u i l d i n g s o r h a v e preachers or even meet to­ gether? How is the religious person who doesn't believe in Jesus' divinity, sin, heaven, hell or truth any better off than the atheist who does not believe? To be continued. For a confidential and Bib­ lical answer to your question, write Larry Swaim, Box 8336, Atlanta, Georgia 30306. /f fatter k&nue, . $1 a month As a boy, I stood in the backyard of our home in Marion, Illinois, and watched Dad and some neighbors clean out our well. Dug by my grandfather, it had gone unused for years. Old bottles, tin cans, and trash had been thrown in it, pol­ luting the water. But as the Great Depression worsened, we saved $1 a month by cutting off the "city water" and using the old well instead. After Dad cleaned it out, the water was again clear and pure. The Old Testament de­ scribes a successful farmer by the name of Isaac whose ene­ mies had filled his wells with dirt. Not only did Isaac need those wells to water his herds, but they had a sentimental value, since his father had dug them. Instead of fighting back at his enemies, Isaac patiently cleaned out and re-dug the wells. I see in this a modern parable, for all around us are wells that no longer produce clear, cold water. Oh, I'm not talking about debris and rubbish in real wells. I'm talking about such rubbish as snobbery and aloofness which have clogged our wells of human kindness. Because we can insulate ourselves in air-conditioned cars and drive across the state to visit a friend, we tend to overlook the person who lives across the street. I guess one of the good things about yesterday was that people seemed to care more about each other, as persons. Now if you should decide to clean out an old well in your life - one filled, say, with snobbery - don't reach for a shovel. A smile will do! R. J. Hastings is editor of The Illinois Baptist in Springfield % SENIOR CITIZEN'S CORNER) HELPFUL IDEAS FOR SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT Assert Yourself Regardless of age, if you want better mental health, higher levels of self-esteem and more harmonious interpersonal rela­ tionships, then assert your­ self. One who is self-assertive can express himself honestly, achieve his goals, make his own choices and be responsible for them That's what makes a self- assertive person feel good about himself. On the other hand, the sub­ missive or aggressive person usually isn't really very happy with himself He manages to find someone to blame for his de­ cisions and shifts respon­ sibility in his own behavior to someone else Rationalization is his common defense. To No Charge Our Savers . Money Ordei • • ft ! McHenry Savings nuuuAND LOAN ASSOCIATION 11 • savTngs 1209 N. Green St. McHenry 385-3000 10520 Main St. j Richmond 678-2061 ê*rj$opl& Helping Ifthuyj&pkl Both aggressive and sub­ missive behavior can readily be seen in children. Submissive children may sit and cry and make no effort to recover their losses. Like the aggressive child, the submissive one finds others to blame for his failures Adults of­ ten play the same games -- blaming, ducking responsi­ bility, criticizing, shifting ac­ countability for behavior over to the others, and so on • ' But the self-assertive person, although he makes mistakes, is willing to say he's wrong and to change if necessary He also stands up and defends his behavior if he believes he's right. He doesn't need or want to blame others for what he does. ILLINOIS TAX TIPS The Illinois Department of Revenue reminds state income taxpayers that they alone are responsible for their tax returns. The department advises people who seek the assistance of tax preparers to make sure they are reputable. Beware of a tax preparer who promises you a large refund; refuses to sign the return, as required by law; uses his address for a tax refund; requires that you pay a percentage of the refund to him; or asks you to sign a blank return. Department of Revenue