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/ / ; '• *!• '• '?-~ . ' r <r; Ring wood News 385-8037 653-9262 728-0343 It's Up, Up, And Away! PAGE9-PLAINDEALER -FRIDAYiJULY >*•**9 GOING UPJ-It's a good year for lilies. Or if it isn't, it would take a bit of talking to convince Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wiora of 1999 Meadow lane, McHenry. Someone gave Mrs. Wiora a lily plant some time ago and it started to grow. Hie plant is now ate feet and still growing, with 12 blossoms on one stem. For sise comparison, Bernard Wiora stands beside the giant plant. STAFF PHOTO-TONY OLIVER Cindy Nichols -Busy Counpf Dairy Princess Tall, pretty Cindy Nichols is a Dairy Princess who knows her way around the cows! The Robert Nichols family has two herds with over 200 cows, plus 200 more heifers and calves. In a tour around the farm, Cindy enjoyed a pause by the first cow in the west row of the herd with a 55-pound butterfat average. "This is Deli. She's 8 years old, and I've showed her at the McHenry County fair each of the past eight years," she smiled. Deli's production helps boost the herd average, a dandy 85-pound average now with an over-700 pounds of butterfat average. Nickels has a pipeline milking setup for the 54 in the tie stall barn and a milking parlor with eight st£iuUiiaJUL.t0r the other cows. - .Brothers Jim and Barry are farmers, too. Barry plans to enter the University of Illinois this fall to major in dairy science. Cindy is straying from agriculture in her college work. The tall, dark-haired Dairy Princess is a com­ munications major, with a minor in music. Many will remember Cinay as the poised pianist who won the County fair talent contest in 1974, ji^st before she entered high school. She's taking courses to prepare her for com­ munications work including radio broadcasting and public relations. Bob and Shirley Nichols look forward to the July arrival of a foreign exchange trainee from Norway, a person who wants to learn about American dairying and will worlt on a farm while learning. Meanwhile, Cindy is busy taking part in several dairy promotion events of the Dairy Promotion council. She will participate in the ADA of Illinois contest July 21-22 at St. Charles as the candidate sponsored by the McHenry County Dairy Promotion council. • • * • Most people have some good in them and all people some evil. Entire Family Get Together Twas June and July birth­ day time at the Low house last Tuesday evening. The clan met for supper and birthday cake for Alice Mae Wilcox, June 30; Walt Low, July 1; Robert Low, July 12; Eddie Erwin, July 5 and Donna Lynn Erwin, July 27. Of course, everyone made a special effort to be present and get to visit with Donna and Cori Lynn. Also, 'twas the first time in three years that Doris and Walt have had all seven of their kids together at one time, plus all ten of their grandchildren. Really was a fun evening and it had to end all too soon. Those here to enjoy the festivities were Alice Mae Wilcox of Woodstock; Sue Madey and children Donna, Eddie and Marcy, also of Woodstock; Pam and Dan Kehoe and little Robin of Elkhorn, Wis.; Linda <^BUlikas and children Nicky, Cnarlie and Becky of Dubuque, Iowa; Donna and Cori Lynn Crocfer of Highland, Calif.; Bob and •Sue Low, Bobby and friend Chris Knapik and Mabel Thomas of McHenry; Tom Low and Sherri Peckous of Johnsburg; Ray Low, Patti Miller, Lee and Scott. Those * other than im­ mediate family were Emily Olson and Vera Frey of Richmond and Jim and Sadie Low and Annie Allen of Harvard. These are Walt's, Bob's and Alice Mae's aunts and uncle. They wanted a chance to see Donna and their great, great niece Cori Lynn, also. Four generations were present. SUCCESSFUL BARBEQUE With the weather so terribly warm last Saturday morning, everyone was happy to see the clouds roll in and the breeze pick up to make the afternoon very pleasant for the chicken barbeque at the Ringwood Methodist church. The dinner was a financial success and the support of all who attended and those who worked and donated was appreciated. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY CAMPING Little Frankie Visconti celebrated his fifth bir­ thday last Saturday with a ride on a haywagon with Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo. the Viscontis went camping near Fort Atkinson and when Frankie wasn't napping, he spent the rest of the time in the pool. Sounds like a very good way to celebrate a birthday in this hot weather. VISITOR FROM SWEDEN Paul and Althea Plame$ jlearth FIREPLACES Exclusively Fireplaces Cultured Stone Veneer more realistic than real kSn/aoSnHrf'ofCaMrffiii 6x5 Brick Front Superior Fireplace Heating Circulating Unit, Refractory lined firebox, outside air and glass door available This unit *145000 Completely installed (two story slightly extra) SEE US RT THE FRIR- Our Estimators Come to Your Home (No Obligation) SUPERIOR FIREPLACES Call our design consultant's for a free estimate now Walkington are enjoying a visit from their AFS son, Christer Niklasson of Goteborg, Sweden. Christer will be spending four weeks with the folks and Lee. It was good to see him at the Chicken dinner. CONDOLENCES The community expresses sympathy to Mike and Guy Winters and sister Dorothy on the death of their grand­ mother, Mrs. Julie Heppner last week. She wasn't known by all in the community but those who knew her, knew her as a wonderful person. She is a great loss to these three people. CHRISTENING Little 8-month-old Cori Lynn Crocfer of Highland, Calif, was christened at the Ringwood church on Saturday, July 12 by the Rev. Gordon Smith, the new pastor of Ringwood. Those present for the christening, were mom, Donna Crocfer; uncle Ray Low, godfather; grandma and grandpa Walt Low; great grandma Thomas; aunt Patti Miller and great aunt Susie Low. CALIFORNIA VISITORS Donna (Low) Crocfer and daughter Cori Lynn of Highland, Calif, visited with Donna's parents, the Walt Lows, for a week. 'Twas a short week too, time ran out before it even began, it seems. Donna and Cori returned to California on Saturday, July 12 to husband and father, Phil, who missed them a lot. Hopefully they will all be back next June. BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Marion Wiedrich on July 23 and to Jennifer Adams July 24. July 25 is that special day for Marie Eberle, Mike Hogan, Ruth Harrison and Judy Beaman. Another candle is added on July 26 for Arline Pearson and Thomas Parsley, Sr., with Donna Lynn Erwin, Linda Hopp and A1 Jones becoming another year older on July 27, and July 28 being that special day for Althea Walkington, Buelah Kick and Art Kreqtzer, Sr., "Happy Birthday" to all of you wonderful people. ANNIVERSARIES Ralph and Buelah Kick will be celebrating another anniversary July 26. We Long before Wilbur and Orville Wright made aviation history at Kitty Hawk, two French brothers discovered they could float bags filled with hot air over a kitchen fire. The revelation marked the beginning of hot air ballooning, a sport that has kept flying enthusiasts up in the clouds and ground lovers in awe of the graceful drifters ever since. Hot air balloons work on the theory that warm air rises and cool air sinks. By either heating or cooling the air in a balloon, a pilot can control take-off, altitude and landing. What happens while in the sky is a different matter. "You just never know where you're going," ex­ plained W. Dexter Gauntlett, a pilot at the Windycity Balloonport in Fox River Grove. "You literally go where the wind goes." Because steering a hot air balloon is next to impossible, pilots carefully check weather, elpecially wind, conditions before planning a trip. Ideal conditions consist of a wind speed of less than 14 miles an hour just after sunrise and just before sunset when turbulence is at a minimum. Floating with the breezes presents hot air balloonists with still another problem- where to land. Gauntlett says he tries to land in wide open spaces which at times could be someone's back yard. "We're constantly tresspassing, so we're very public relations oriented," Gauntlett said. "Luckily, 98 people out of 100 love it when . we land on their property." Farmers are the ex­ ception, he quickly added. "I don't like to land in a field of crops because if the balloon wrecks any of the corn or whatever, I have to pay for it." So how do you get back to where you started? Ac­ cording to Gauntlett, chase crews follow the balloon's path in a truck and are wish them a "Happy An­ niversary" and many, many more years of wedded bliss. THINGS TO REMEMBER July 20 - Church Services - - 9:15 a.m. - Ringwood church. July 24 - Sewing Circle - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.- at Alice Peets. GOD BLESS AND KEEP COOL waiting at the landing site to deflate and pack up the balloon and transport the pilot and passengers. Several organizations in Illinois offer pilots training and curious novices a chance to experience an hour or two of sky-high adventure. ' Windycity Balloonport, located on Route 22 one block east of Route 14, takes rookies up twice a day at dawn and dusk. Currently the waiting list is about four weeks for a weekend flight and one week for a weekday tour. The one to two-hour flights take passengers over the lush Fox River Valley. To make a reservation, call 312-998-0800. Illinois Balloon School, 427 Ridge st., Algonquin, 'schedules year-round ex­ cursions twice a day around sunrise and sunset. Reservations are required; about three weeks in ad­ vance for a weekend trip and four to five days in advance for a weekday outing. Flights take off from various balloonports in the Fox river area. For further in­ formation, call 312-658-8661. In southern Illinois, Eschaloft, Inc., 115 W. Vandalia, Edwardsville, is the home of the world's largest hot air balloon. The aircraft boasts half a million cubic feet and is capable of accommodating 15 passengers at a time. Reservations are needed a week to two weeks in ad­ vance for weekends and two to three days in advance for weekdays, although spur of the moment requests can occasionally be handled. For those who would rather keep their feet firmly planted on the ground, two of the above mentioned organisations host races that welcome spectators. Illinois Balloon school sponsors, "Up, Up, and Away for MDA," July 19-20 at the Maplehurst Balloonport. one block north of Route 173 on Wilmot road in Spring Grove. Twenty Midwest balloonists will compete in the Muscular Dysti*p£>hy benefit. Lift-off time on Saturday is between 6 and 7:30 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. Sunday's launch begins at 6 a.m. ? Eschalot, Inc., celebrates a decade of ballooning with the "Lake Carlyle Balloon Crossing," July 18-20at Lake Carlyle in Carlyle. Take-offs will hover around sunrise and sunset on Friday evening, Saturday morning and evening and Sunday morning. In addition, ballooning equipment will be on display at the Dam West Recreation area. For more information on cloud-high or down-to-earth "getaways" in Illinois, write Illinois Office of Tourism Travel Information Center, 160 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, 111. 60601. You Can You can make the average man mad by re­ ferring to him as an average man. •Herald, Greensboro.N.C. The Enforcer We search for traffic solutions, but nothing bet­ ter is yet knowir than to have a police car right behind you. •Eagle, Wichita. According to Veterans Administration records Vietnam Era veterans were the best educated group of servicemen ever to serve in the armed forces. Per­ centage-wise more had high school educations than in any other war. Continuing this trend, their college achievements under the G.I. Bill show that they are reaching- higher standards than their non- veteran counterparts. "An example of what Illinois veterans are doing academically," Donald Ramsey, director of the VA regional office in Chicago says, "is at the Belleville Area college. "Based on their spring semester academic per-&- formance, of the 171 full lime veterans enrolled,, 60 per­ cent, or 103 veterans, made high honors and the Dean's List." , "Of the 1,651 full time non- veteran students, 43 percent, or 703 students, made high honors and (he Dean's List." Ramsey said that he ex­ pects this summer's enrollment of veterans in Illinois colleges to exceed the same period last year. "Many veterans are rushing to complete their educations before the delimiting date of 10 years from dale of discharge," he said. June 22 marked the 36th anniversary of the GI Bill. Over 18 million veterans have used their GI bill for some kind of training. Vietnam veterans have used the bill more than any other group: 67 percent. Fifty percent of World War II veterans took advantage of the bill, and 43 percent of the Korean veterans. / JOHN Fo LAMPE Available to Practice In: •PERSONAL INJURY/TRIALS •BUSINESS/CORPORATIONS •ZONING •WILLS/PROBATE •DIVORCE •REAL ESTATE •WORKMAN'S COMP. 344-3252 3424 W. 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