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Present Gospel Music Maranatha Assembly of God church in McHenry will be presenting "Gospel Music In The Park" Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held at the Pearl street park. In case of i n c l e m e n t w e a t h e r , McHenry high school West campus will be the concert site. "Gospel Music in the THE POWELL FAMILY Park" will feature the Powell family from Champaign. For the past 15 years they have ministered the Gospel in song in con­ certs, churches/ fairs and c o m m u n i t y e v e n t s throughout the midwest. They have recorded 11 albums whereby they extend their anointed ministry into thousands of homes. Many of the songs they sing have been written by talented members of the family. Maranatha Assembly of God invites all to come and enjoy the Powell family. "The Lord has given the Powell family the unique ability to minister enjoyably to all ages," concludes Pastor Lawrence Thompson. Auction Benefits Seniors An auction for the benefit of senior citizens of McHenry county will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Massey hall, McHenry county fairgrounds, in Woodstock. Saturday's auction is the third in a three-part auction project begun last December to assist embattled Mc­ Henry county seniors in their struggle for financial stability, with proceeds donated to apply to old debts incurred by the senior services in past years. Antique items, new items and used items will comprise the auction offerings. A steer to be auctioned at its market value or better is a prospective donation to the event, along with coins in proof sets, silver bowl, antique Oliver typewriter, records, dishwasher, gas stove, organ, paintings, glasses, dishes, jewelry and many, many more pieces of auction merchandise. Donors are encouraged to continue to bring auction items to walk-in centers for senior citizens throughout the county, or telephone 338- 6075 for pick-up. Previous auctions held at Crystal Lake and Harvard have raised more than $4,500 for senior citizens' obligations as a result of the donations of senior citizens, professional and business institutions in the McHenry county area, and through the participation of a wide segment of McHenry county citizens at the auction sites. Regner To Conference Of Township Officials Clarence Regner, highway commissioner of McHenry township, and state director qJ[ Township Officials of Illinois, attended the second national conference of Towns and Townships in Washington D C. recently. In attendance were about 600 delegates from many states, meeting at the Capitol Hilton. Vice-President George Bush and four Reagan administration cabinet secretaries ad­ dressed the conference. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige, Tran­ sportation Secretary Drew Lewis, Agriculture Secretary John Block, and Energy Secretary James Edwards spoke on national matters**of importance to grassroots government. Key speeches were also made by U.S. Rep. Barber Conable (R.-N.Y.); IL5. Senator Donald Riegle /Jr. AD.-Mich.); Richard Williamson, assistant to the President for In­ tergovernmental Affairs; and Dr. Robert B. Hawkins, president of the California- based Sequois institute and recently appointed by President Reagan to the II S Advisory Commissinn on Intergovernmental Relations. Conference educational workshops focused on new directions concerning federal and state resources for small committees. The workshop attended by Regner, of vital - interest to i him. was the future of revenue sharing, to be continued through 1983, while many congressmen are in opposition to continue this program. It was through the efforts and lobbying of the National Association of Towns and Townships a year ago that the revenue sharing bill was passed for a three- year period. Special Legislator of the Year awards were presented to Senator Donald Riegle Jr. (D.-MI ), Senator Daniel Durenberger (R.- MN ), Rep. Clarence "Bud" Brown (R.-OH ), and Rep. Stan Lundine (D.-N.Y.) for their support at the federal level on matters of im­ portance to the nation's small towns. This NATAT conference, Bridging the Gap Between Grassroots Government and the Nation's Capital was organized to focus much needed attention at the federal level on the interests and concerns of the coun­ try's thousand of small grassroots governments and the people they serve. Clarence Regner met with a number of congressional representatives, Senators Percy and Alan Dixon from Illinois. DARIENE STABLA COOLS. ACSW CSW COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY Individual, Couple, Family And Group Therapy (815)728-1039 i DAYS, EVENINGS AND SATURDAY HOURS BY APPT ^ Family TreeiClimblng •* In McHenry County Children going back to .. school in this year of 1961 went back to schools that are veory different from those in , existence in the early days of McHenry county. Not only would those early pioneer children have marveled at the school buildings of today, but they would have been amazed at all the subjects taught in the 1900's. One hundred and fifty years ago, when Mchenry county was young, youngsters were lucky if ' they learned to read, write and add a few sums together.* , £ Not' everyone agrees on:; where or when the first school came into being in McHenry county. One of the old histories states that the first school was located in, what was later the town oi ; Coral and was opened in the summer of 1838. with ' Caroline Cobb, afterwards Mrs., Flanders, as the teacher. Helen Diggins also taught a term that summer in the northern part of the county. According to the most recent history of McHenry county, the first school appeared in 1836 in Dorr township and was taught by Alvira Cornish in the house of Uriah Cattle, with seven students. In the summer of " 1838 a log cabin school was built in Coral, taught by William Jackson, who received 4,000 split rails for four months of teaching. MeHENRY THEATRE 1 & 2 385-0144 Unfortunately, the log school didn't last long; some of the scholars got a bit over ttuberant and celebrated the end of the school year by tearing down the schoolhouse. • The first official mention of public schooling in the county records appears in June; 1841, when Carlisle Hastings was appointed School Land Commissioner and a board of school trustees .was appointed for each township. Among the early residents named as trustees 'were Marcus G. White; Nathanial Smith, Leander H. Bishop, Appolos Hastings, John B. Oakley, Solomon Keyes, Amos Scofield, Josiah Walkup, Gideon Colby and Benjamin Tuttle. From 1841 on, scbobHiouses were built whenever the population was dense enough to support the expenditure of a new 'school and very soon, most .^hildren were within a short walking distance of a school. In addition to the public schools, several private schools were opened and by the late 1800's McHenry county was doing an ex­ cellent job of educating its younger citizens. _ Many old school year­ books, class books and other records of those early days are still in existence at the McHenry County Historical society at Union, and among ONLY WHEN I LAHNi FILftttT.M*tM*1M SKIM IMS. (AaM.TS2.5S OU.IUHMI1JM l.SS TUESDAY ALL SHOWS I.SS DAILY TIL 5PM I mmaxwsmnu MeHENRY OUTDOOR 344-0444 FRIUT.2JMJMHMI SH. TW IMS. 2JM-JMS , 1.50 ALL SEATS 1.S0 ADULTS. CHILDREN (lit UNDER) FREE evneoR era f r i . -sat . -sm 7 JO George Miller is executive director of the Illinois Township Officials and also vice-president of the National Association of Towns and Townships. He was well received by the large audience in his hour long speech. CollegeHonon WORK MANAGER The 1981-82 Blackburn college Work committee assignments have been finalized. The Janitorial Dorm Services work manager will be Barbara Whaler, a senior from McHenry. Barbara serves as a liaison between the administration, faculty, staff and students. She helps with the planning and solving of problems concerning the work program. LICENSE DEADLINE Secretary of State Jim Edgar has reminded passenger car owners with license plate registrations expiring at midnight Wednesday, Sept. 30, that it's getting late to purchase their brown 1982 stickers. Anyone driving a car with an expired green, September. 1981, sticker may be ticketed and fined for improper registration beginning Thursday, Oct. 1. A man never surfeits of too much honesty. -John Ray. LOCKER MM MLS a 9:15 UK MKT COACHES AMI THE POM-POM PUSSY CATS i SHOWPIACI 1-2-3-4 SHOWPLACE 5 R T E . 1 4 & 3 1 C R Y S T A L L A K E 4 5 5 - 1 0 0 5 HOYHATR FVLI SAT. 241M4M-11 s*TMTm24i$««i ullM PS FH. I SAT. 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Burt Lancaster's ef fortless performance is extraordinary.M FRI, M0N, TUE, THURS. 7:00, 9:00; SAT. & SUN. 1:00, 3:00, 7:00, 9:00; WED: 2:00, 7:00, 9:00 ADMISSION, THIS MOVIE $2.00 r? i LIKE TO ENJOY DINNER BEFORE THE SHOW? j Redeem this coupon at fhe Old Court- | I house Inn for one FREE TICKET to "Atlan- [ tic City" for each dinner purchased I j j £lFIL222£JJVJLrJlLl0Ĵ „ i AT THK (.KM: ANOTHER CHIVY CHAit COMEOT: "UNDER THE RAINBOW" ipc) FRI, M0N, TUES, THURS: 7:15, 9:15; SAT. & SUN: 1:15, 3:15, 7:15, 9:15; WED: 2:00, 7:15, 9:15 |j [rjTjTnYIYIVlXI"'1"" •T'i'tiXi-U-Li-ljjjjjAjjl j ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. "BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER" FEATURING COMPLETE LINES OF: •OLYMPIC STAIN •BRAMMER CABINETS •ANDERSEN WINDOWS •PRE HUNG DOORS •NORD SPINDLES •JIM MARTIN PAINTS •LINCOLN WINDOWS • GAF SHINGLES • BUILDERS HARDWARE •PREFINISHED PANELING •CHAMBERLAIN GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS Phone 385-1424 909 N. FRONI ST., MeHENRY Interested in Information Concerning ALL-SAVERS CERTIFICATES? Call Us Today! "Serving McHenry ft McHenry County for 75 Years" MeHENRY STATE BANK A FULL SERVICE BANK Main Building: 3510 W. Elm $f+ - Carey Building: Richmond Rd. at Pearl St. Weber Building: Crystal Lake Rd. and Lillian St. 9> McHenry 385-1040 MEMBER FDIC - their collection is a scrapbook which was a gift from the family of Charles N. Owen, of McHenry, depicting much of the early McHenry county history of the Owens. One yellowed page dated around 1840 records this agreement: "Deed for the Landmark school. For the sum of 1,500 dollars, in hand paid, we the undersigned, sole heirs of the estate of Edwin M. Owen, deceased, do hereby agree to give a good and warranted deed of the lot situated east of and adjoining the homestead lane, west of Green street and north of Waukegan road PAGE 21 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S. 1981 in the Village of McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, the same to be used for a new schoolhouse, said homestead land being reserved to said estate (Signed), Olive N. Owen, Mrs. Mary O. Schnorr, Charles S. Owen, Lewis H. Owen, Amy E. Owen, Lydia E. Owen. Landmark school, its cornerstone bearing the date 1894, still stands on this site. Teachers' salaries back in those days were anywhere from $16 to $20 per month with board. Not only did the teacher have an average of 30 to 40 pupils in her class, but she had grades one through eight as well, and did all her own janitor work. She taught the basic three "R's. readin', riting' and ' rithmetic." There weren't any of the extra-curricular activities that there are in schools today. The students of the 1800's hurried home after school to help their fathers on the farm and do their chores. Some children didn't attend school at all in the fall when their help was needed to reap the summer crops. Inadequate as those early schools may have been by today's standards, they turned out many outstanding men and women of this county. "FARM WOMAN" NOMINEES-Nominees for Farm Woman of the Year at the annual meeting pose for this special photograph following the 69th annual meeting of the McHenry Country Farm Bureau. From left, front, are Gladys Renner, Woodstock; Jeanette McCullough, Harvard, named Farm Woman of the Year for 1981; and Shirley Nichols, Hebron; in back. Audrey Hardt, Woodstock; Dorothy Schultz, Algonquin; Betty Sawallisch, Ringwood; and Barbara Kearns, Huntley. 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