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HELPING PAWS ANIMAl WELFARE ASSOCIATION Box 205#Crystol Lake. Illinois 60014 (815)459-2641 Merry Christmas! All pet adoptions must be shots, validated by the signing of a contract along with the adoption fee which includes the cost of the spay or neuter surgery from a vet of HP's choice, or a deduction from the cost of the surgery if done by a vet of your choice. When adopting a pet through Helping Paws please, for your future reference, keep name, address and phone number of the person from whom you adopted pet. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Golden Retriever, 6- month female, shots, housebroken, good with pets and children, 344-1227. Shepherd-Husky, 9^- month female, medium coat, Legal Notice STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1 NOTICE OF 4-YEAR LEASE OPPORTUNITY FOR OPERATION OF A REFRESHMENT AND BOAT CONCESSION AT CHAIN O'LAKES STATE PARK LAKE & McHENRY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS Sealed bids are requested by the State of Illinois, Department of Conservation for the operation of a con­ cession under a four-year lease providing for the sale of food, soft drinks, fishing, camping, picnic supplies and the rental of, State-owned boats and mooring space. Complete information, in­ cluding a Prospectus and Bid Forms, for the Con­ cession may be obtained from the Office of the Site Superintendent, Chain O'Lakes State Park, 729 East State Park Road, Spring Grove, Illinois 60081. Bids will be received at the office of the Associate Director for Land & Historic Sites, 405 E. Washington St., Springfield, 111., 62706, until 1 p.m. on Feb. 8, 1982 at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read. Trie State of Illinois, Department of Con­ servation, reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The award of the Concession Lease will be based on analysis of properly sub­ mitted competitive bids and will be awarded to the best qualified bidder who will, in tne sole judgment of the Department of Con­ servation, operate the concession in the best in­ terest of the public and the State of Illinois. (Pub. Dec. 22, 24 & 29,1981) No. 810625 housebroken, good with children and pets, 455- 1206. Airdale Terrier, 1M>- year, black and tan male, shots, housebroken, good with children and pets, 344- 3160, 459-2641. German Shepherd, 5-year male, shots, good with children and pets, 312-223- 7005. English Sheepdog, 1-year, white with black ,male, good with pets and children, 815- 653-9002. German Shepherd-Husky, 1' 2-year male, black and tan, small size, shots, housebroken, good with children and pets, 815-678- 4389. Setter-Labrador, 8- month, black female, par­ tially housebroken, good with children and pets, 455- 2457. Pointer, 8-week male, liver and white, shots, 385- 0288, 385-2144. German ShephertNnix, 7- month female, balck and tan short coat, 338-4515, 459-5494. CATS FOR ADOPTION Grey strip, 3^-month male, medium long hair, shots, goo dwith children and pets, 312-639-5142. Black and white female, 18-week kitten, shots, good with children and pets, 459- 1348. Grey and white young adult male, shots, neutered, goo d with children prefer no other cats, 312-639-6603. Black and white short hair, 10-month male, shots, neutered, good with pets and children, 312-639-6603. Grey with while teet, 7- month, short hair female, shots, good with pets and children, 338-0132 , 455-4999. Grey stripe one-half Siamese, 6-month female, shots, spayed, good with children and pets, 459-7682. Calico, 1-year, short hair female; Orange Tabby, one- half Siamese, 1-year, short hair female, 459-7682. Black, 6-month, short hair hair, 1-year good idren, 312- female, shots, good with children and pets, 312-658- 4457. Calico, long female, shots, with pets and 639-5142. Silver Tabby,. io- month, short. hair male. . large size, shots, neutered, good with children and pets, 459- 0635. Grey and white shortJiair, 12-week male, shots, [good with children and petal 459- 0635. J Grey with white feft, thick hair, 5-month male, shots, good with pets and children, 459-5597 after 4:30 p.m. Grey-black stripe, 7-week, short hair female, 312-658- 4457. Black-white, 6-month male, good with children and pets, 344-3674 after 6 p.m. Silver grey, long hair young adult male, neutered, good with children and pets, 459-0468. Solid grey short hair, 6- month female good with children and pets, 338-4234. ' Silver grey, ll-week female, medium long hair,; black 8-month female, medium long hair, 385-2451. Long hair black > jung adult, large size cat, 344- 2076. Adult male, black-brown stripes, medium long hair, good with children and pets, 338-2322. Four 8-week kittens; two grey, two calico; three 12- week kittens: 1 calico, two grey and white, 338-3138. LOST DOGS St. Bernard, 2Vfc-year, red and white male, wearing red bandana, Brink Street, Crystal Lake, 455-6341 evenings; 312-558-5551 days, (call collect). German Shepherd, 9- month, male, black and tan, brown leather collar, 3" wide, Crystal Vista, 459-3916. Beagle, 3-month, tri-color male, brown flea collar, Oriole Trail, 459-0886. Bassett Hound, 9-year, brown-white male, chainx collar, Burtons Bridge, 455- 1049. Pitt Bull, resembles a Labrador, 4-month male, black with brown highlights, white spot on chest, Woodstock area, 338-0802. FOUND DOG "Beriji" type, gold- beige young, large size, shaggy hair, light brown, leather collar, Briarwood near West school, 459-4731. FOUNDCATS Siamese young adult female, Johnsburg, Whispering Hills, 312-497- 3283. Black-Tortoise coloring, young adult female, medium long hair, McHenry hospital- Medical group area, 385-2979 evenings, 385-1050 davs. Please call Animal Control when you find or lose a pet. They will not pick up pet unless you wish. They also have pets for adoption. Call 815-338-7040. For information on Helping Paws lost atid found and adoption, call 459- 2641. P/tGE IS - PLAIN DEALER - THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24,1981 Geri Davis To Staff Lynn Martin Office SEEKS FRIENDS TO WRITE Steve Ricks, confined to the Chillicothe Correctional facility in Ohio, is looking for new friends to write to him. He has been an inmate at the facility for five years and has no family or friends with whom to correspond. His number is 150-332, and his address, P.O. Box 5500, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601. U.S. Rep. Lynn Martin (R.-IU.) has named Geri Davis to staff her McHenry county district office in McHenry. The office will reopen, following a break for the Christmas holidays, Jan 4. Office hours will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, and from 9 a m to 1 p.m. Saturdays. The office is located at 1303 Rich­ mond Road and the phone number is 815-344-3939. Ms Davis has been active in the county including the position as coordinator of Senior Services for McHenry County and was formerly editor of the Council News. Rep. Martin invites all McHenry county residents to call or stop in to discuss their problems with the Federal government, especially those regarding Social Security, retirement, veteran's benefits, im­ migration. citizenship or other related issues Slow Spin The planet Mercury, named for the messenger of the Roman gods, zips around the sun in only 88 Earth days, according' to the National Geographic So ciety. But the planet spins so slowly that six Earth months go by from one high noon on Mercury to the next. 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SAVE Christmas Merchandise 1/2 Price Bird Feeders 20% Artificial and Silk Flowers 30 % Fireplace Accessories % 30 % Glass Fireplace Doors 20 % Kitchen Corner 30 % Gifts and Brockman Ceramics 30% Books 30% Cactus Gardens, Saucer Gardens, and Terrariums 40% Barbeque Grills and Accessories 30% Statuary and Fountains # 50 % Casual Furniture Floor Samples 40 % Porch and Patio Lights 1/2 Price ToruPower Equipment Special Sale Prices wJpHangings and Pictures 20 % GARDEN SHOP -- Baskets-Pots-Plant Hangers-Plant Food . 30% Landscape Department -- Complete Plans 20% Fresh Flowers (SALE THRU JANUARY 3) 331/3% Sorry, No F. T. D. or Floral Tributes on Sale While Supply in Stock Lasts • Sale Ends Jan. 10, 1981 DECEMBER 24 - 9:00 to 3:30 DECEMBER 31 - 9 to 3:30 owerwoo Routes 14 & 176 Crystal Lake, (815)459-6200 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 to 5:30; Sat. 9 to 5; Sun. 10-5 J c /VWYVVAyVVWVvviAAA Subscribe McHenry Plaindealer The McHenry Plaindealer 3812 W. 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Dro/tic Reduction/ I Store-UJide I Starts Saturday December 26 BUM • • K s > forgiveness... ...seventy times-seven a Christmas thought for you during the holiday season Without forgiveness, there i s resentment -- o r gu i l t Instead of human fel lowship, there are separate pr isons Wherv someone injures us and we hold onto the hur t , we can' t love We wal l of f that person and, to some extent , wal l o f f others, too We're too busy with resentment When we injure someone or do anyth ing that shames us and cur l up in gui l t , we turn inward to proud to say, " I 'm sorry , to paralyzed by dis l ike of sel f to move outward We have a choice We can stay where we are or we tan give or ask forg iveness Forgiveness frees the forgiyer - and the [>erson who accepts forgiveness - to love and to grow I t heals re la t ions and heals the spir i t I t takes the st ing out of what memory may remain But there 's noth ing sent imenta l or easy about forg iv ing, any more than there 's anyth ing sent imenta l or easy about lov ing Forgiveness is... Forgiveness is a decision. I t is not a fee l ing A decis ion to forgive is a f i rst step What happens then depends upon the in dividual In her book. Something More, Cather ine Marshal l wr i tes that at a t ime when she and her husband had j j rob lems that seemed to resist their prayers, they decided to act l i tera l ly on Jesus' words, "And when you stand in prayer torg ive whatever you have against anybody Daily, each spent time put t ing on paper anv gr ievances against anybody They read them aloud, forgave the persons in volved, then destroyed the papers Forgiveness is showing mercy even when the injury has been deliberate. The challenge i s not in forg iv ing when there is an ex cuse for what was done, but forg iv ing when there is none T h is is when forgiveness is most needed Jesus didn ' t deny the s in o f the woman about to be stoned for adul tery He showed mercy, the at t i tude of love toward misery But He also said. "Co and s in no more Forgiveness is accepting the person as he is. I t is forg iv ing the chi ld for being awkward, the f r iend for a lways being la te l» is letting go of judgments People can begin to deepen re lat ionships i t they forg ive each other -- cont inual ly - for not be ing equal to the i r expecta­ tions Forgiveness is taking a risk. I t is making mysel f vu lnerable Some would cal l i t fool ishness, but to renew my commitment to // the f r iend who has bet rayed my t rust is to t rust mvse/ t to handle being hur t again Forgiveness is accepting an apology. I t is gr<n iousK to respect the ef for t o f reconci l ia t ion, when the hur t is deep and when i t is not A woman who worked hersel t up to a d i t t i i u l t .1 p<>I<got the response. Forget i t I t wasn ' t imj )or tant Sht te l t I • • t i lnun T o h e r , i t w a s i m j ) o r t a n t a n c L s h e n e e d e d t o I n - t o i g i v e n Forgiveness is a way of living. I t is developing . 1 r e . i d i m forg ive By pardoning others tor the l i t t le evervdav hur ts md .1" noyances, by pardoning ourselves tor smal l th ings ton L iv ing th is way prepares us to handle the more impor t m! m jur ies and b lunders Forgiveness is choosing to love, lames ( , 1 (a i r f ie ld authoi o f When You Don t A^ree sees forg iveness as the t i rs t U i l l ot se l f g iv ing love I t takes ' the hur t, ' he says, ac knowledges the problem . i< 1 e j> ts the person and loves in the d i rect ion of resolv ing the s i tuat ion When I am the of fender . Cod does th is tor me I he other person may or may not forg ive me But when I a< 1 ept 1 ,o< i - forg iveness I am choosing to forg ive and love mvsel t Forgiveness is not... Forgiveness is not sent imenta l , not condescending no! r ighteous Above a l l , i t is not condi t ional " I ' l l forg ive you but I ' l l never forget I ' l l forg ive you it you I I apologi /e (change amends) " lesus to ld the story o t the prodigal son who went wasted h is inher i tance in debauchery When he rc devastated and chastened, he was prepared to bargm father He would of fer to become a h i red servant But the fa ther d idn ' t even le t h im begin He hurr ied h im, ordered robes to be brought , a . feast to be preparec or buts I t is the story of our Father who loves and torg ives b a r g a i n i n g , w i t h o u t c o n d i t i o n s H e a c c e p t s u s a s w e a r t gives us the power to change I t 's what He asks us to do t o ther -- From Christopher New in. i l . e >t t and turned . i t h ( u s o meet N o i t s v i thout a n d s o >r eat ( i , \ o f e s Forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who tresspass against us.". TIDY CARPETS & FLOOR COVERING