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PAGE 4 - PLAINDEALER • FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12,1M0 / • " PLAINDEALER ^ Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (TW ImMn tho public •• aH ikn column at on of Mwtr viowt -- of fvtwrol .mtim in our community Our oaI? r«M«l ii tW witm |>«t lull oM>m and phon. iHmktf W* «t too Mm* •ndlytdwl not wfMo Ml tKo tamo lufctod moro tfcwi onto o month Wo ro*orvo tKo 'igt* to 4o4oto any mtoriol «twfc >o coo»4or libotovt Of in o^toct.onoWo lo«to i CHRISTMAS SHARING "Editor: "Christmas sharing - a McHenry tradition? Can a town establish a tradition in eight years? If so McHenry is a town with a tradition of Christmas sharing - a town where, if you haven't shared the joy of Christmas with someone less fortunate, you are missing something. "If you plan to share, please help us by being early. Deliveries will be made Sunday, Dec. 21. Last year 103 families with 254 children were remembered with food and gifts. "For further information, call 38S-0258 Our mailing address is P.O. Box 282, McHenry. "Coordinator of FISH" "Ariette Rietesel" ON TEACHER RAI8E8 "Dear Editor: "In D. Hodgson's letter of Dec. 3 to the Public Pulse, this statement was made, 'If our schools are in real trouble, perhaps our teachers could do without raises that raise and raise our tax bills.' "I realize that increased taxes are an additional burden on an already overloaded paycheck. It could also be said, though, > CHRISTMAS TREES rt^o In our Heated - Lighted Showroom Shop Inside... a 200TREES v. On Display!! ANOTHER 1,000 IN STOCK! I REASONS WHY OUR TREES ARE REST! 1. RAISED ON OUR OWN FARM • • 2. SHEARED & SHAPED ANNUALLY 3. SPRAYED WITH A FIRE RETARDANT CHEMICAL fftee 8 TURKEYS TO BE GIVEN AWAY! S ? . ' E D ' S R E N T A L AND SALES 904 N. FRONT STREET McHENRY, ILLINOIS (SIS) 385-3232 _ * pre-Christmas sport shirt sale Choose a great gift from cin outstanding collection of famous long sleeve sport shirts... H.I.S., Arrow, Enro and Oxford in Dacron® and cotton plaids and checks. Some Western styles, too! Available in small to extra large. regularly $15.00 to $20.00 now $ 10.88 (NO LIMIT) m Holiday Hours... Sundays 12 to 4 Monday through Friday 9 to 9 Saturday 9 to 5 twaf Woodstock, Illinois ^ McHenry, Illinois that if carpenters, plumbers, truck drivers, electricians, etc. would do without raises, the cost of living would not be raised. "I do not feel that just because I am a teacher I should do without a raise. I have not heard of any working group turning down raises to hud the line of inflation. When and if I do, then I, too, will consider giving up my earned raise. "Sincerelv. "Patricia A. Sea ton" Symbols Of Christmas 12 Bulls A-Bellering? Had you lived in an earlier time at Christmas, your true love might have received "bulls a-bellering", "lords a- limping." "tailors stit­ ching", "five Limerick oysters," "three gray elephants," "an Arabian baboon", or "part of a juniper tree." These are but a few of the variations of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" ac­ cording to Lucinda Hut­ chinson, reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (UICC). The popular song, which originated as a memory game centuries ago in Europe, is one of the oldest Christmas carols still being sung. The most widely performed version today, however, is this traditional English carol: "On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, t w e l v e d r u m m e r s drumming eleven pipers piping ten lords a-leaping nine ladies dancing eight maids a-milking seven swans a-swimming six geese a-laying five golden rings four calling birds three French hens two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree." Accordingly, then in the twelve days of Christmas, your true love will have received: 12 drummers drumming 22 pipers piping 30 lords a-leaping 36 ladies dancing 40 maids a-milking 42 swans a-swimming 42 geese a-laying 40 golden rings 36 calling birds 30 French hens 22 turtle doves and 12 partridges: in 12 pear trees. The Sunday School classes at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 N. Green street, McHenry, will present their annual Christmas program Sunday, Dec. 21, at the 8:90 a.m. worship service. Children from 3 years old to young people in high school will participate in a service of readings and songs entitled Symbols of Christmas. Everyone is invited to attend and join in this opportunity to praise, worship and fellowship together. Some of the Sunday School teachers are shown preparing for the annual program: front row, left to right, Linda Panning, Sherrie Moy and Marge Leary; second row. Colleen Slvertsen, Birdie Bergdahl and Margery Wahler; third row, Kristin Stuhr, Leith Honning, Judith Warren, Ruth Roper, Kathie Behm and Linda Staveteig. State Recognition To Milk Center 4-H Club Country Jr Christmas Dance ** featuring Music by "SPICE OF LIFE" With Chuck Wocaser and a "tip" by the Checkerboard Squares The best of all beats, including boogie, rock, country-western and square dancing. Everyone Welcome I z 0 1 & § F » S O w 5 2U-I " S 1 °o 2 ° z h Q O l l r m -- C 1 m O CO | m McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee The Milk' Center 4-H club, Harvard, has received state recognition in the National 4- H Health program. Nutrition has been a major emphasis at the club's activities. The nutrition activities the ( * FOOD STORAGE AVAILABLE LOCALLY Ruff recommended in "How To Prosper During The Coming Bod Years" FREE INFORMATION MOIRA DAVIS Nutrition Counselor 815-338-1679 i NEO-UFI Box 323, Woodstock, II60098 Associated with Martens Health & Survival ' Natural Food Supplements Business Opportunity Free Training club has participated in include: 4-H Nutrition day entitled "Body Building Foods"; club members gave demonstrations on using the basic 4 in planning break­ fast, lunch and snacks; an area nutritionist demon­ strated the digestion of milk. The club has purchased Food Your T!hoice, nutrition e d u c a t i o n a l m a t e r i a l produced by the Milk foundation. Kindergarten through sixth grades now have the units and this year the club hopes to furnish a unit for the junior high school in Harvard. During the summer, the 4- H club members focus on June Dairy month and promoting dairy products. Club members give farm tours and discuss with youngsters the food value of feed and relate it to the foods humans eat. A coloring contest was held with 450 y o u t h p a r t i c i p a t i n g . Refreshments using daity products have been served to farm visitors and senior citizen groups. Many recipes were distributed by the 4- H'ers. Club members were also entered in the county 4- H Food Demonstration contest. When laundering cordu­ roy garments, add fabric softener to the final rinse to keep them soft and fluffy. The McHenry Plaindealer Mil W*tt IIin StrMt (USPS MS 2M) Ei«aMi>h«4 1(7$ McMtnty, Illinois MC MMMM«IS-MS41M A PvMUhod (vary W»dn«»d*y • Friday at McHanry. Hllnolt Sacond Clou Poitafa PaM at McHanry Hllnati •y McHCNRV FUtUSHING COMPANY i POSTMASTER: Sond addrao changes to McHanry PlalndaaUr Mil W. Elm St. McHanry Illinois MOM. Svfecrlbar* or* raqwattad to provida immadlata notka of chan«a of addrau ta Tt»a McHanry Ptaindaalar. MI2 W. Elm St. McHanry III. 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