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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 6 Apr 1979, p. 40

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PLWUNDEALER - PAGE 17 -FRIDAY. APRIL Outer space come to earth at the Six Flags?colony'! : ; SET ON 200 ACRES of rolling Ozark countryside, Six Flags Over Mid-America comprises more than 80 rides, shows and attractions--all available for a one-or two-day one-price admission. Six Flagb is open weekends in the spring and fall, daily during the sum­ mer. ST. LOUIS--You hurtle through space, passing planets, dodging meteor showers, visiting strange "places" and becoming ensnarled in an outer space "traffic jam." Lasers shoot out from the blackness as you pass majestic space colonies. The setting--not the limits of space in the year 3000, but Six Flags Over Mid-America in the year 1979. This 200-acre theme park situated in the Ozark coun­ tryside just minutes west of St. Louis may seem an un­ likely setting for such daz­ zling adventures, but it's real and all part of the unique Six sweet Capture a heart with an enchanting gift of chain. Elegant styles for neck and wrist... in 14 karat gold, sterling silver and 12 karat gold filled. spurgeons McHENRY MARKET PLACE 385-4100 Flags appeal. Three of the new attrac­ tions Six Flags will debut in 1979 will deal with space. It begins in "The Action Fac­ tory." a total sensory experi­ ence. Guests are plunged into total darkness. A specially- produced film, augmented by a four channel sound system and a computer-controlled building that tilts riders in all directions in close syn­ chronization with the film, produces the sensation you are hurtling through space. Then there's "The Time Tunnel," where guests travel through "time" from the age of volcanoes and dinosaurs to an age when ice was king, past lost civilizations on into the future. Passing through the exhaust of a giant space­ ship's rockets', guests find themselves in a world of huge space colonies and a climac­ tic galactic laser battle. The third new attraction will be in the park's Ameri- 6.1979 , cana Playhouse, which will debut a new multi-media live and film shou called "Star Gazers." The show is a humorous look at the future of man in space. The theater will be de­ signed to represent a space­ ship. Guests will journey through the "other side" of space: past and future, in the vision of both science and Hollywood. The narrator for the unusual trip will be Bus­ ter Crabbe. motion pictures' original "Flash Gordon." Crabbe will show you the comedian'* audience in a space "cantina," traffic jams on space freeways, the prob­ lems of a space telephone operator and the mysteries of future forms of travel. Guests will witness the val­ iant fight of a young hero fighting the dark forces of a Dynasty seeking to subdue man. Six Flags Over Mid- America--it's a trip to the stars and beyond in 1979. Six Flags is located on In­ terstate 44 at the Allenton exit west of St. Louis. The park is open weekends in the spring and fall and daily dur­ ing the summer. The park opens at 10 a.m.; park closing hours vary. Energy bills reduced with tree planting Want a beautiful way to reduce your gas and electric bills? Plant some trees. Research shows that plant­ ing deciduoujA trees at the west and soutn sides of the house can reduce summer cooling bills and winter heat­ ing bills by 10 to 20 percent. Savings vary depending on climate. In South Dakota, a plains state with high winter winds, fuel consumption was measured for two identical h o u s e s , o n e w i t h a windbreak of trees and the other exposed. The tree- protected house had 25% less fuel consumption. In the more sheltered Eastern states, savings are less dramatic, measuring about 10 percent, according to "The World of Trees." To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour. -- Robert Louis Stevenson Coast to Goast J Choose from a wide assortment of Fine Gift items from our Giftware Department, sure to please that someone special for Easter! Wooden Spice Racks 499 No. 149-3501 SALE! "Cotton Tail" Ceramic Cotton Dispensers Ad0 3 No. 149^5522 Reg. 4.99 SALE! Salem Wooden It No. 147-5391 Reg. 3.99- 4.99 SALE I r.r, Goast to Goast McHENRY MARKET PLACE 4400 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY, ILL. PHONE 385-6655 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

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