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PET Lower Grade GROUP, INC. P.O. BOX 143 McHINHV, III. 40050 815/385-1771 The irresistible face belongs to "Barny". He is about three months old and might be called a Sheltie mix. Like all puppies, he is cheerful and r^ady Co play, except when a strange human wakes him up to have )iis picture taken. Barny is a beautiful pup with an excellent dispositionMie has his puppy shots and is free of worms. Please call Pet Welfare for adoption information, 385-1771. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Chihuahua, male, 1 year, white with black markings, housebroken. affectionate Sheltie mix, male. :* months, tri-color, puppy shots Collie mix. male. 5 months, tan, gentle, good with children Black lab mix, male, 2 months, puppy shots Old English Sheepdog, male. 4 years, housebroken. gentle, all shots Dachshund long hair, female, :i years, housebroken, all shots German Shepherd long hair. spayed female, all shots, housebroken, gentle * Sheltie mix. female, 11 months, housebroken, good with children, all shots 4ttTS FOR ADOPTION Long hair Tortoiseshell, female, litter trained, distemper shot. 3 months old. Short hiar Tabby, black stripes with pale gray, 2 months. litter trained, distemper shot Golden tiger, female, 3 months. litter trained, distemper shot McCullom Lake Mary Jo Farrell 344-1575 Beach Gals To Compile Year's Event Calendar The Beach Gals will meet Wednesday. Jan 4. 1978, for the first meeting of the new year This is a very important meeting, since the calendar of the year's events is scheduled at this time, so plan to attend Also, if you are interested in being social chairman, come ready to volunteer for the job It should prove to be a very exciting meeting, so be sure to be there That's at 7:30 p m Any village gals interested are invited to attend CAROLLIN& The Bitterman clan, com plete with Pa and Ma, Jim and Joany. decided to go Christmas carolling Christmas Eve Along with them went Kurt Walter and Jeanette and Char Straumann. which made quite a little group when all were assembled The singers made their way around quite a bit of the village, serenading friends and neigh­ bors with songs of the season They were invited into several homes for a little Christmas spirit, which is probably the only reason that they didn't freeze to death According to Joan, nobody felt a thing IMPORTANT SIGHTING A very exciting phenomenon was observed Christmas Eve by Bobby Raycraft; he saw Rudolph's red nose darting across the sky This should certainly prove to everyone that there was certainly something up there in the sky that night besides stars EXPECTING Not so patiently awaiting the birth of a new grandchild, Elaine and Bill Gleeson have some help in their vigil Elaine's mother is here fi-om Chicago, and Bill's mom and dad have come in from Florida, and by report, no one is leaving until Lynn and Ron's new baby arrives It could be a little while • THE McHENRY MEDICAL GROUP ANNOUNCES THE ASSOCIATION OF Richard R. Adams, NlH). Practice Limited to Obstetrics and Gynecology Hours by Appointment ^ Location of Office 1110 North Green Street, McHenry, Illinois Phone: (815) 385-1050 Assessors Value Farm1 Land yet. but then again, who knows VISITORS Eddy and Barb Caron had overnight visitors Christmas Eve. and they weren't you- know-who, they were Barb's brother and his wife, from Chicago Skip and Judy came to McCullom Lake to spend Christmas with the Caron's, and Barb reports that it was really great fun being together for Christmas AND MORE VISITORS Jim and Joany Bitterman had some very exciting visitors over the Christmas holiday, Joany's best friend from high school, whom Joan had not seen in nine years, dropped in with her family to see the Bit termans Mari-Lee Gibbs, along with husband Gerry and their children, spent some time with Jim and Joan and their kids while visiting from Sioux City. Iowa It was a very ex­ citing reunion, with lots of news and gossip to catch up on BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES Belated wishes are in order, as well as some up-to-date happy birthdays to villagers this week Happy birthday to Theresa Branham and Mark Grim, who had birthdays Dec 30. to Margaret Davidson, who had a birthday Jan 2, and to John Boyle, whose birthday was Jan 3. Happy birthdays this week to Sherry Lee Groh Jan 4, and to Marcella Kalash Jan 9 Hope all these birthdays are won derful for you folks Happy anniversary to Jim and Bee Brown, who have an anniversary Jan 5. and to Skeets and Bettie Morris, whose anniversary is Jan 6. January Mortgage Rates Illinois Savings and Loan Commissioner Timothy Griffin announced that the maximum interest rate that may be charged on mortgage loans for January 1978 will be 9.75 per­ cent. The commissioner is empowered to set the rate under provisions of the general interest rate statute. The 1977 Illinois Farmland Assessment act deals only with farm land valuations, says franklin J Reiss. University of Illinois Extension land economist Taxes will still depend on the assessment level of all property and the tax rate total of all local taxing bodies. The effect of the new law depends greatly on local government action, cautions Reiss Because of the amount of discretion given to local of­ ficials, it is difficult to predict the impact of the new lav*. Under the act a formula is to be used to determine the value ;r acre of the highest or best }de of land used for farming purposes within each county. This valuets the average of the value per acre of products sold taken from the most recent census, plus the average value per acre per year for the most recent three years of crops produced as reported by the Cooperative Reporting service Added to this is ten=percent of the average sale pric£ per acre for the same three years. Farm land of a grade lower than the best will be valued by local assessing officials; says ifeiss But specific guidelines for these assessments are not provided for in the act The law does require that assessors value lower grades of land on the property's productivity. This productivity is to be decided by using soil maps, where they exist, and all other available data. The assessor is to consider also the actual use of the land such as row crops, woodlands, per­ manent pastures 9 and wastelands, adds Reiss. Under the new act, county boards of review no longer have the authority to equalize assessments between town­ ships within a county to assume all property is assessed at/33 and one-third percenroy fair market value, savs^eiss And state multipliers do hot apply to farm land assessments but do apply to farm dwellings. Reiss' major concern about the new law is how much below the highest grade of land should the poorest grade farm land be assessed This provision in the law leaves much leeway for decisions by local assessors, concludes Reiss. U s JOSKPII COOLS srail /n i < hoh)iii\t ' news from the Family Service and Mental Hea'th Clinic of McHenry County Golf Quips : By the time a man can afford to lose a golf ball, he can't hit one that far. Golf is a lot like taxes--you drive hard to get to the green and then end up in the hole. One of the quickest ways to meet new people is to pick up the wrong ball on a golf course. * • Editor's note This is another in a series of especially written articles lor McHenry county readers Joseph Cools is a psychologist on the Family Service and Community Mental Health staff This article is ' Copin'g - -Jealousy " > Jealousy cannot accurately be classified as a psychiatric problenf except when it in terferes substantially with a person's ability to function A feeling of jealousy, based on either real or imagined events can become so pervasive as to become-literally an obsession At this point the person may well seek professional help. When the jealousy reaches a point where it is interfering PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 4. 1978 .»t an almost obsessive quality, however, it is usually a long period of time before the person is able to focus attention awa\ from the feeling of jealousy and on the real problem" of low self confidence In the case of a substantial basis lor the jealousy, it is often necessary to work with both parties in an effort to explore the reasons tor the jealousy and to attempt to reestablish a trusting relationship In this case, the counseling is no different than other marital counseling situations In neither case is a simple symptomatic relief the answer Medication--may relieve.. the acute discomfort of the anxiety and anger, but it does nothing to relieve lhe< actual problem with physical and or emotional health, it is important to determine if the feeling is based on innuendo * and sup position or whether there is a substantial basis for the feeling Where there is no substantial basis for the jealousy, the goal of counseling is usually,, focussed on the person's feeftng, of inferiority, low self esteem, and need for control In this case the jealousy is seen as a symptom of the problem, rather than the problem itself That is. the feeling of anger, worthlessness. and low self esteem are directed outward to another person, rather than being dealt with directly As the jealousy is Soak While You Eat Cleaning up after dinner can be easier if pots, pans and skillets are filled with hot suds and left to soak while you serve meals. Greasy food particles will loosen while you eat and are effortlessly washed away afterwards. •A CASH GIFT •HOLIDAY BONUS 'DIVIDENDS YEAR END BONUS MAKE IT WORK 0 " tx FOR YOU 1978 At The McHenry State Bank - THE HIGHEST LEGAL RATE - PASSBOOK SAVIN6S ACCOUNT NO MINIMUM COMPOUNDED DAILY PAID QUARTERLY SILVER SAVINGS ACCOUNT $100.00 MINIMUM COMPOUNDED DAILY PAID QUARTERLY • CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT Q $1,000.00 MINIMUM ONE YEAR COMPOUNDED DAILY 6*% COMPOUNDED DAILY CERTIFICATE Of DEPOSIT $1,000.00 MINIMUM 30 MONTHS COMPOUNDED DAILY CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT $1,000.60 MINIMUM 48 MONTHS COMPOUNDED DAILY CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT $1,000.00 MINIMUM 72 MONTHS # Federal law and regulation prohibit the payment ofa time deposit prior to maturity unless three months - . ' . of the interest thereon is forfeited and interest on the amount withdrawn is reduced to the passbook rate. The Bank Of People And Performance McHENRY ST^TE BANK \ 3510 WEST ELM STREET PHOtyE: 385-1040 McHENRY, ILL.