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Village of McHenry Shores Jude La Francis 385-5067 Winterizing Fruit Trees PAGE 17 - PLAINDEAIER - WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER !•, lfTTl Birthday Girl •Bh < Hostess For Slumber Parly This past weekend was the celebration of the sixth bir- thday of Judith Ann (J.J.) Warren. J.J. celebrated by inviting eight of her, little friends for dinner Saturday evening at 5 p.m. and they all stayed for a slumber party. The guests for the party included four girls from the shores, Jenelle Rees, Nicole LaFrancis, Karen Gath Kristen Gath. From McHenry came Dana Verdung. Debbie Burke and Kelly Burke were from Roselle. 'And Lisa Haerold was from Sleepy Hollow. J.J.'s very special guests were her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Warren of Atlanta, Ga. J.J. planned the entire menu for the party which included spaghetti, salad, hot bread, and ginger ale with candied flavored ice cubes. Her bir­ thday cake was a beautiful 10M I ida bear which sat upon a ue floral dish. The panda was a gift from Cheryl Winter, a friend of J.J.'s parents. The panda was devil's food on the inside, but his brown and white body with its pink mouth and feet made him appear rtiore like a stuffed animal, and the girls almost refused to cut into him. J.J. received many nice gifts for her birthday, a handmade scarf and hat, a phonograph from her parents, a long blue dress, a puzzle from her sixth month old brother, Mac, books, a shirt, a sleeping bag, and many other lovely items. But her very special gift was tiny diamond ring set in 14 kt gold which was a gift from her Granny and Grandpa. It was a special gift because her Granny had also j received a tittle diamond ring for her sixth birthday. (J.J. is the first-born grand­ child of her grandparents.) J.J. also received special phone calls on her birthday from her other grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Boring, Jr. of Woodbine, Ga., and from her t-grandparents, Mr. and Carl Click of ElDbrato, rk. All of the girls enjoyed the dinner, the cake, and the games that followed. J.J. had a gift of cologne or hand lotion wrapped in blue paper for each of her guests. By 11 p.m. there were nine little girls all sound asleep in nine little sleeping bags, and mommy and daddy (Judith and- Wayne) were able to call an end to a busy but perfectly won­ derful evening. HOME RELAXING Adolph Neugebauer is back home from the hospital. This was Adolph's third trip to the hospital this year. We certainly wish a very nice person a restful and relaxing con­ valescence. BIRTHDAYS Today Pat Ferbrache celebrates his fifteenth bir­ thday. Nov. 21, is Sam Winters special day. And Nov. 22, Jay Wimmer will celebrate his fourteenth birthday. Congratulations and best wishes for the happiest of birth­ days and many more years of birthday celebrations. FAREWELL PARTY On Saturday, Nov. 12, a surprise farewell party was held for Jim and Jan Rees who will soon be moving to Omaha. The small group of eleven people, carrying food, drink, and a special farewell gift, greeted Jim and Jan at their front door. Except for some tear-filled moments, the guests behaved themselves well; some guests even wished Jeff a fond departure. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The annual Christmas bazaar was a success. Many beautiful items still remain, though, and they will be on display at the village hall. The senior citizens and Brownies certainly did their part for the bazaar, donating handmdde items. . Unless you call out, who will open the door? A Terrible Stautkm Bates-Gregg hasn't taken a vacation in years. ' Gates-He must be a hard worker. Bates-Just the opposite. His job is so easy that he hates to rest because it's too much like work. Don't forget to winterize your fruit trees, says Dave Plocher, McHenry county Extension adviser. Begin by close mpwing all grass and weeds in the home orchard. Use hand clippers or a hoe on vegetation close to the trunk. Close mowing helps predators control mice. Young fruit trees need protection from rabbits which may eat bajrk from the trunk and low hanging limbs. You can use any of the following three protection methods, says Plocher. The trunk can be wrapped with newspapers, waterproof paper or burlap. Wrapping also reduces trunk temperature fluctuations lessening the possiblity of winter injury. Winter cold protection is especially recommended for stone fruit trees--peaches, plums, cherries, and apricots. Remove the wrappings in the spring. A cylinder made from an 18- inch square piece of hardware cloth can be placed around the trunk. This -protection will be effective unless deep snows crust so rabbits can reach above the guard. Commercially prepared rabbit repellents containing the chemical thiram also are ef­ fective. Paint the trunk in early fall. One painting should last through the winter, but check trees periodically and apply a second coat if needed. The final step in winterizing fruit trees, says Plocher, is filling in watering trenches to keep water and ice away from the trunk in winter months. Watering trenches can be remade the next growing season. Lakeland Park & Lakeland Shores Sharon Gacek Anne Moore 385-3777 385-6448 Dredge Fund Shop-Share Beneficiary Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 15 and 16, are the days to carry your "shop and share" cards. Put your card in your wallet and do your weekly and holiday shopping these two days locally. The way the program works is very easy. Do all your grocery shopping, check out, take your receipt to the service desk with your card, give it to the service person and they will donate to the dredge fund 5 percent of the amount spent at the store. There is no cost to you, no money, just a few minutes of your time and your concern for our lake. If you need a shop and share card please contact Sharon Gacek. The next Conservation club meeting is this week, Thur­ sday, Nov. 17, at the Lakeland Park community house, 1717 Sunset avenue. The meeting will start at 8 p.m., and reports from the various committees will be heard. Dredge finance committee members, don't forget there is a meeting at Mrs. Ed Hammer's house at 8 p.m.. Wednesday. *«-. Also, think about the recipe books, they make good stocking fillers, or very nice grab bag gifts. WOMEN'S CLUB The Lakeland Park Women's club is on its way up and growing larger. We have new members and . fresh ideas coming into our club. The night meetings are proving to be a success. Plans were finalized for the club's Christmas dinner which will be held Thursday, Dec. 15, starting at 6:30 p.m. Pollyanna's for the new members were picked and if you don't have one please call President, Anne Moore or Vice- President, Sharon Gacek. Everyone needs a Pollyanna for the Christmas exchange as we have heard that a generous man by the name of Santa Claus will be stopping by this year. The children's Christmas party is in the planning stages. We will announce the date and further details in our next column. Members enjoyed the delicious pumpkin pie and apple spice cake that were provided by hostesses Anne Moore and Sharon Gacek. A few members took home turkey candles but a very excited Marie Cross accepted the real thing, all 18 lbs.,, of basted bird! .« Ay- 1 HOLIDAYS i? Next week starts the holiday calendar. 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Many of these prisoners were doomed to a life of incarceration for the crime of simply being different. The only thing they have in common is that society has decreed that they must live apart. The public has held many different concepts of in­ stitutional life, ranging from mental hospitals as "snake pits" to so-called "patient's Utopias." Whatever the quality of care that these institutions have provided, by necessity the lives of those who live in them have to be strictly regulated. It would be unfair to condemn all institutions, for many of these facilities have provided their handicapped clients with a better life than they could have had elsewhere. Tragically, however, most people-including the han­ dicapped themselves-have assumed that institu­ tionalization was a natural response to certain types of mental and physical conditions. Although I have had a severe case of cerebral palsy all my life, the threat of in­ stitutionalization was not real for me until the death of my mother in my twenties. By the grace of God and the support of a few people, along with a little fast talking on my part, I got to stay home two weeks before being committed to our state training school for the mentally retarded. Those weeks turned into two months and ended up with my living home, alone, for seven years. Unsuccessful brain surgery then gave me what appeared to be a life sentence to in­ stitutional life. The twelve what your family did for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please call with your news. SYMPATHY y It is with deep regret that we extend our sympathies to the Gacek family on the death of Sharon's grandfather, Joseph Mydlowski, who resided in Chicago. .w* years that followed both changed my life and gave me a new appreciation for freedom. Nursing homes provided physical care but limited psychological stimulation. Then I entered a rehabilitation center for a three-month evaluation, which resulted in a five-year dormitory residence. My main goal in life soon became that of getting out of all institutions. Because of my multiple handicaps, this seemed to be an impossible task. Not only did I need ac- cessible^living quarters and a certain amount of physical assistance, I needed a job in order to pay for these other things. In my case this required not only the cooperation of a number of agencies working for the handicapped, but also a group of business and professional people who helped me establish my own business. Today, other people with various disabilities are now making their own breaks to freedom. Whether we refer to this movement as dein­ stitutionalization or in­ dependent living, it is restoring M « the rights of full citizenship to thousands of Americans each year. According to a survey con­ ducted by the Association of Superintendents of Public Residential Facilities in 1976 there were 207 state institutions for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled with a total bed capacity of 165,710. The same survey estimated an additional 10,799 people would be placed in institutions during the fiscal year 1977. Humanitarian and civil rights considerations aside, society is slowly realizing that we cannot afford to keep these people in institutions. The cost is too great. Therefore, many government and private agencies are now joining for­ ces, because often the han­ dicapped;' like the criminal, need outside help for a suc­ cessful break to freedom. Advanced technology, im­ proved medical treatment, and innovative rehabilitation programs can make it possible for more disabled people to join the great prison break. We must continue to upgrade all types of institutions. „,Even more important, we must work together to change the attitudes that confine handicapped people as effectively as do the walls of institutions. When we '1 nJ break out of the prison stereotypes, then we all handicapped and nonhan-. dicapped alike-will be truly; free. (Bill Kiser, of Winston- Salem. NC., and 1976 Han^ dicapped American of the? Year, authors a weekly syn­ dicated newspaper column, & weekly radio program, amy edits a newspaper column for the North Carolina, Rehabilitation association.^ This column is one of a series provided monthly to this newspaper by the President's^ Committee on Employment o^, the Handicapped). ^ \ t • it* jj Dual Listings * T The Illinois Commerce commission, which regulate*-1 public utilities in Illinois;' recently ordered all telephone companies in the state to' provide dual listing service to customers without a monthly' service charge. 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