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BANKAMER; Ringwood News msasm 385-8037 653-9262 728-0343 Church Hosts Puppetry Study Puppets are not just for children. Through the artistry of puppets, adults are able to put oh the "eyes of the child" and recapture some of that wonder. Puppets have a special mission in life-to keep us all young in spirit. Join Dale Woodward from Austrailia on the evening of Monday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Ringwood church, and bring the whole family. It truly will be an experience" that you and your family will not want to miss. SYMPATHY The community extends its sympathy to the family of John E. Riley, 4604 S. Ridgeway road. Mr. Riley passed away on Sept. 4. Memorials may be made in his name to the Wonder Lake Fire department and rescue squad. RUMMAGE SALE Plans are in the making for the semi-annual rummage sale at the Ringwood church on Friday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 13. Watch this column for further details, and if you have any questions, call any of the above numbers. "500" CARD CLUB The Paul Walkingtons en­ tertained their "500" card club last Saturday, Sept. 8 with a delicious dinner, followed by an evening of cards. The high scorers for the evening were Danny Rawson and Muriel Benoy, with Ruth Rawson and Alvin Benoy having the low scores for the evening. Must have been a conspiracy. BELATED BIRTHDAY A belated happy birthday to Stephanie Sweeney. Stephanie and friend, Terry Freeberg, had neighbors and friends in on Sunday, Sept. 9 for an evening of munching and fun to help Stephanie celebrate her bir­ thday, which was in August. How many years is it, Steph? CAMPERS The Labor Day weekend found Walt and Doris LQW camping in the Montello area of Wisconsin. T'was a beautiful weekend weather-wise, and Walt and Alice Mae Wilcox joined them for Saturday and Sunday and came home on' Monday. The Ray Moores and the Bob La ursens were also there, but the group all came home on Tuesday. The Adams family were ther, and the group also ran into Shirley and Marty Klapperich. BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Bobby Behl and to Jenny Marcellis on Sept. 16, and to Janice Skid- more, and Don Etten on Sept. 17. Sept 19 was a busy day with Harry Hogan, Lenny Acker- man and Karen Bowling adding another candle to their cake this year, as does Julia Hepner. Sept. 21 is that special day for Ferol Tomlinson, Robert Mough and Roger Bauer, and on Sept. 22 Steve Gorski will celebrate his special day. Happy birthday to all of your wonderful people. ANNIVERSARIES . A very happy anniversary goes to Art and Bev Kreutzer on Sept. 21. We hope you two will have many, many more years of wedded bliss. THINGS TO REMEMBER Sept. 16 - church services - 9:15 a.m. - Ringwood church. Sept. 16 -- church school - 9:45 a.m. ~ Ringwood church.i Sept. 17 - puppetry workshop - 7 p.m. -- Ringwood church. Sept. 19 choir practice - 7 p.m. -- Ringwood church. Sept. 17-21 - Meals on Wheels -- to help, contact Althea Walkington. Sept. 27 - sewing circle - 10;30 a.m. - at home of Althea Walkington. Oct. 12 & 13 - semi-annual rummage sale - Ringwood church. DIAL A PRAYER 1-385-1234 PLAINDEALER"" letters to the Editor Public Pulse (?h# Ploin4*«l«r invites the public to use this tfcii. column ot on e«|»roftftion of thoir views on su£[ecfsof gonerol interest in our community. Our only request is that the waiters five • signature, fulljoddress and phone number. We osk too. that one individual not write on the same subject more than once eoch month We reserve the right to delete any materiol which we consider libelous or in objectionOble taste.) STRIKE QUESTIONS "Editor: "By the time this letter ap­ pears, let us hope that the strike by the District 15 teachers is settled. However, even if the strike is settled, I would like to raise the following questions which I feel are very important questions to be answered so that hopefully, another strike will never occur in McHenry. "I did not attend the meeting conducted by the teachers Friday, Sept. 7, but I did attend the board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 11. Because of the necessity of limiting the question and answer period, I did not ask these questions at the meeting. I would like to raise them now because I have heard conflicting answers. ; "(1) Is it customary procedure for the school board to present the teachers with a counter-offer after receiving the teacher's 'package'? (2) In the letter the teachers mailed to the parents, they stated they were promised an 'answer' in June, but did not receive a response until August and that this response was 'Reject'. By 'Answer', were they waiting for a counter-offer? (3) In their letter to the parents, the board stated the teachers refused to f COUPON SAVINGS \ |A11 Donutsl2C| each Limit 2 dozen THIS COUPON NOT VALID IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER OFFER COUPON GOOD Thursday, Sept. 6th thru Sunday, Sept. 16th IDUNKIN* 'DONUTS 1 Its worth the trip. I What Just One Person Can Do negotiate during half of June, all of July, and half of August. "Why wouldn't the teachers negotiate? It It would certainly be in their best interest to negotiate. Did they refuse to negotiate because they were still waiting for an 'answer'? Why has this turned out to be what appears to be a 'waiting game'? Was the board waiting for the teachers to reduce their package and were the teachers waiting for a counter-offer? My last question is, are the teachers and the board going to resort to using the students to settle the issue of whether the school year should be ex­ tended? Do the teachers honestly feel it should be ex­ tended because our children will be short-changed if they miss those days? Is the board going to refuse to extend the school year to 'slap the hands' of the teachers. "I sincerely hope that each individual teacher and school board member will be truly honest with himself in at­ tempting to settle this issue. I am not in favor of strikes, but this is no time to just continue to blame each other. Let's just get this horrendous strike settled. "Mary Watrous" We Are At The Center of History Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, wrote a piece for the New York Times (March 18, 1979), en­ titled, "What is God to Do - Discuss His Book With Every Reader?" It was delightful and enriching. - 1- • }le said that all problems concerning God can be reduced to one: why suffering? "Without suffering there is no art," he answers. "Suffering and joy are the elements upon which is based the Divine drama. God the Creator is Himself the Universal sufferer. Our suffering is His suf­ fering... Whoever arrives at this truth can accept suffering with some patience." He presents an intriguing idea/ As the title suggests, Singer is not insistent that God give every "reader" of His masterpiece of creation a detailed explanation of what is coming in the next chapter. The reader of a novel does not call the writer to ask why he wrote the first chapter as he did. So it is with God. It is we who must be patient. Singer concludes with an idea which is basic to the Judeo- Christian tradition: we are God's co-authors. It is we, God's creatures, who to a large extent determine the fate of history. The final chapters have not yet been written. A relative handful of people throughout the course of history have forced events and shaped the fate of nations. A few people have made a decisive difference in each period of history, but every single person has had a share in determining the destiny of their own lives and, to some extent, the lives of those around them. Isaac Singer offers this marvelous passage: "It is a fact that no matter how small our role In the world drama, we do participate in it. We have a role to play. We get the power to play it. What is more, we live with the feeling that we are granted a measure of free choice. Our role is not one that has already been played. We must first play it, and we feel we can play it well or badly. We call this feeling free will or free choice. We cart play our role truthfully or falsely...Yes, in a sense, we ourselves write or edit our own role." This is precisely why the Christopher philosophy calls men and women everywhere to positive, constructive action to make this a better world. It is indeed better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. For a free copy of the Christopher News Notes, "Light One Candle," send a stamped self-addressed en­ velope to The Christophers, 12 E. 48th St., New York, NY 10017. SECTION 2 - PAGE 1- PLAINDEALER • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. l»?f Church Welcomes New Members New members were received into the fellowship of the church at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry, Sunday. During the 10:30 a.m. worship service the new members were invited to come forward to the altar to receive certificates of church memberships from Pastor Roger W. Schneider. The new members stood in a receiving line at the door of the church at the conclusion to the worship service to be greeted by the members of the congregation. A fellowship hour in honor of the new members was held in the Fellowship room of the church, immediately after the worship service to allow the new families to become familiar with other members of the congregation. Pictured are new members received into the fellowship: left right, front row, are Lavern Roepke, Ardys Roepke, Jean Soling; Jessica Soling, Delaine Kehl, Kimberly Kowalczyk, Jennifer Hughes, Ronald Hughes, Laura Busse, Laura Lambourn, Sarah Lambourn and Margery Wahler; second row, Lynda Haswell,' Janet Pickell, Nancy Nolan, Lorraine Murphey, Claudia Hughes, Candy Kowalczyk, Jason Kowalczyk, Marcy Busse and Alan* Lambourn; third row, Michael Haswell, Richard Fargher, Michael Nolan, Ron Gohl, Lloyd Hughes, Martin Kowalcxyk. William Busse, Robert Lambourn and Pastor Roger Schneider. WAYNE GAYLORD PHOTO at participating Dunkin' Donuts Shops only I I I I I I I I I I 4504 W. Illinois | " Rte. 120 McHenry Yi CELEBRATES seTp7i59ŝ e29 60th ANNIVERSARY! THEIR McGee's is celebrating 60 years in business. The business was founded in Sept. 1919 by Ray McGee and John E. Conway at 1246 N. Green Street. In August 1927 the business moved across the street to the present location, 1245 N. Green St. In 1935, A.J. Wirtz assumed management and in 1964 purchased the business from Ray McGee, which he maintained until his death in June, 1969. At that time James Wegener became manager, and at present is president of the business. A .J. WIRTZ Former Owner Deceased,1969 TRADITION MARCHES ON SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE FASHION CONSCIOUS MAN Few businesses in the McHenry area have enjoyed the success that has been McGee's. As steeped in tradition as McHenry itself, this fine establishment has been ser­ ving its men, both young and old, for sixty years. Every city looks with pride at its suc­ cessful parts, and McHenry has had the opportunity to take a long pleasing look at McGee's. OTTO PYRITZ Retired Salesman ^ • * * * M m Anniversary * ! / i r j f s , p ' 5 ° ' 5 ! * I f September 291 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 60 Years Of Professional Service Celebrates With 20% Reduction ON ALL SALES. MEN'S TOP QUALITY FAMOUS NAME BRANDS HAVE ALL BEEN REDUCED FOR THIS EVENT. BUY NOW TO CREATE A GREAT FALL WARDROBE FOR YOURSELF. IT'S A ONE­ TIME OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE HIGHEST F A S H I O N A T T H E L O W E S T P R I C E I ! ! "TWO FULL FLOORS OF MERCHANDISE!" * JA/̂ S^VEGE^R * PRESIDENT , T * It isn't easy to be both big enough to offer your customers a complete selection of styles and sizes and small enough to serve each of them per­ sonally, yet McGee's prides itself on having done just that for the past 60 years. McGee's offers Hart Schaffner & Marx, Curlee Clothes, Johnny Carson, London Fog, Van Heusen, Jantzen, Levi, Jaymar, Stetson and Jockey fashions and Flor- sheim shoes for the discriminating shopper. TOM BIRMINGHAM Mdse. Club Supervisor Ass't. Buyer $TORE for MEN 1245 GREEN STREET McHENRY, ILLINOIS PH0l|E 385-0047 HOURS: MON.-SAT. 9-5 ;30, FRI. 9-8:30, SUN. CLOSED Mary Ann Bob Coughlin Bob Sharp Wegener SALESMAN PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER SALESMAN RAY McGEE FOUNDER Deceased,1979 FALL FASHIONS NOW IN STOCK Come in and let the staff at McGee's help you with all your fashion needs. They are at your service with two floors stocked with the latest in fall colors and patterns. All guaranteed to make you look great and feel comfortable all thru the year. „ McGEE'S 1245 Green St. ,IL