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/VAOIVTC #( )/V\ERV H«PC)S HB{ •;! PAGE 20 - PLAINDEALEE - FRIDAY. APRIL 18.1181 , ' Achieves * Eagle Scout Ask Pledges For Wheels i H Riders for the Saturday, generous pledge, and then wear during the ride. I'm • April 26, St. Jude Children's help them get the funds to sure most of them will still :B Research hospital Wheels use as soon as the ride is be wearing them while they • M M M j V ~ f o r L i f e Bike-a-thon, spon- over." make their collections." WPPP sored ^ Wonder Lake "Each rider will be given a Lisa is a St. Jude patient • ^ Jaycees, are now asking lap card when they register who represents all victims of • T ' J citizens to back their efforts at the Fheund Funeral home the illnesses under study at > - I by pledging a contribution Saturday", Dr. Sierminski St. Jude Children's Research for each lap they ride. said. "Every time they ride hospital, jk Vy..; "The money our riders through the check point, The ride starts at the < earn will help continue St. we'll initial the card. At the Freund Funeral home at 10 < Jude's live-saving study of end of the ride, we'll check it a.m. Riders are urged to be aHHH childhood cancer that has and sign it to show that the there no later than 9:45 a.m. ^ become so important to rider earned what the "if you have not been j flr 3 vl children all over the world," sponsor pledged." Riders asked to sponsor a rider, 1 KaMgfl ^ said Bike-a-thon chairman, will then return to the please call 728-0100 and we'll J |NM -MFj**:, & J* -\| Dr. Gregory Y. Sierminski. sponsors to collect the get one to call you," Dr. I ^ </; 4*jSijr " $ <$% 9 "We'll be showing that we pledge. Sierminski said. Riders can . ' care about children by still obtain sponsor- J helping this cause," Dr. "We'll also be giving them registration forms at either Wtm JFiSfe Sierminski said. "Please a hospital bracelet saying Harrison or Greenwood \2kJw 4W '/ Tk. W*> support your rider with a "I'm riding for Lisa" to schools in Wonder Lake. Earth Day Tribute Tuesday, April 22, is Earth day. Students across the nation wm stady earth resouiWand limitations. They will learn many new facts but there is one resource which they'll shofw no respect. They'll step on it, kick it around, treat it like dirt. This resource of little respect is the soil. It's called dirt. It's stepped upon. Yet this valuable resource keeps the nation alive. It grows food to nourish bodies; timber to build homes. Civilization has always depended upon its topsoil. At first, topsoil was very thin. Through the millemums, it built thickness, mainly from the decay of plant a™ animal residues. Soil is primarily a mixture of rocK particles and organic matter. As plants die, their remains mix with mineral particles to produce soil. But it s a slow, slow process. It takes thousands of years to build even 1 inch of topsoil. Best estimates indicate that Earth life is 2 billion years old. The first iy4 billion years, life was confined to water- the seas, rivers, and lakes. Only 350 million years ago did animals and plants begin to establish themselves on land. Thus, was the beginning of soil. , ^ Today, soil is being depleted in the United States. Recent projections by the Soil Conservation service indicate erosion could reduce soil productivity by 20 percent within the next 50 years. If present erosion rates continue in the Midwest States, corn and soybean yields could be cut 30 percent. We need to protect our soil resource. Dr. W. C. Lowdermilk in his USDA booklet, "Conquest of the Land Through 7,000 years," recorded that soil erosion, deforestation, overgrazing, neglect and conflicts between cultivators and herdsmen helped topple empires and wipe out entire civilizations. He warned Americans of what couldv happen to us if we did not conserve our soil resources. Dr. W.C. Lowdermilk in his USDA booklet, "Conquest of the Land Through 7,000 years," recorded that soil erosion, deforestation, overgrazing, neglect, and conflicts between cultivators and herdsmen helped topple empires and wipe out entire civilizations. He warned Americans of what could happen to us if we did not conserve our soil resources. He wrote, "In the past 150 years, our occupation of this fabulous land has coincided with the coming of the age of science and power-driven machines. "Along the Atlantic coast in the Piedmont, we find charming landscapes with fields with red soils and glowing grain fields. But in their midst we find an insidious enemy devouring the land, stealing it away, ere we are aware, by sheet erosion, rain by rain, washing it down into the streams and out to the sea. Sheet erosion, marked by shallow but numerous rills in our fields, is blotted out by each plowing." Lowdermilk added, "If the soil is destroyed, thai our liberty of choice and action is gone, condemming this and future generations to needless privations and dangers." As the nation's people stand cm the soil this Earth day (1960), they should treat it with respect. Remember, food comes from the earth. The land and its waters give nourishment. Spring Green" At College turf grasses, hydroponics (plants without soil), root growth in different growing media, no-till planting methods and nutritional study will be explained by students. Working demonstrations throughout the day will show visitors how to recognize herbicide damage on plants and the proper methods of weed control, sheep shearing techniques, pruning procedures^ and floral design. A still which will produce a component of gasohol will be constructed by students for the open house. MCC students will also test soil during "Spring Green". Residents who would like to take advantage of this service and have their soil tested should dig 6 inches Spring has arrived and to celebrate, McHenry County college's annual "Spring Green" open house will be held Sunday, April 20. MCC's agriculture department invites everyone to tour the Applied Science building and the outdoor agriculture plots during "Spring Green" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plans are in full swing for displays and demonstrations which will be staffed by students and instructors in the MCC agricultural program. Featured at "Spring Green" will be floral and vegetable gardens planted and cared for by students. An English garden grown from seeds collected in England this past summer will be included. Displays of below the ground's surface, spread the soil on a newspaper and bring it in­ doors for three or four days. Bring about a cup of the air- dried soil to MCC Sunday, April 20, to find out what to do to prepare the garden or lawn for spring planting. There will be career- oriented displays sponsored by industries participating in the MCC internship program and others representative in the agricultural-horticulture field. "Spring Green" is a family affair with displays and demonstrations for all ages. McHenry County college welcomes everyone to learn more about hor­ ticulture and agriculture and to welcome spring at the open house. Dennis Christie stands as his mother, Helen, pins on the badge of the Eagle Scout. Dennis was' granted the award in December but it was presented April 7 at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor. The Court of Honor was held at Johnsburg Junior high school. STAFF PHOTO-ANTHONY OLIVER After five years of work in so many truly fine people potential, not only in the Johnsburg Boy Scout Troop that it would be impossible Troop but in the Cub Scout 455, Dennis Christie has for me to name all of them." packs that he works with." achieved its highest rank - Dennis joined Johnsburg Dennis was granted the Eagle scout. Troop 455 shortly after his rank of Eagle Dec. 17 but the When asked if there was birthday in 1974 and "since award was not presented anyone to whom he then has shown very active until a Court of Honor was remained grateful, he said, leadership, incentive and held April 7, 1980. "I owe a lot to my parents and particularly my father." U?W Dennis said he also owed much to the den mothers of Cub Scout Packs 452 and 454 with which he has worked. "I think they would be glad to see that all of their patience really did pay off." Dennis said. "There are just "Yankee Doodle" is a song thought to have originated during the French and Indian War. By the time of the Revolution, it had hundreds of verses. Sale ends April 20,1980 Cast 'Gramercy Ghost For May Production im a u and John Sytsma, all from McHenry; and D.H. 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