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PAGE 20 -PLAINDEALER • FRIPAY:F^BRUARY_511»M_ Ringwood News * Doris Low Katy Christopher 653-9262 385-8037 Activities Start Again Everyone your reporter has talked to agrees this has been a long winter with all the snow and blow. So it was a very pleasant day for nine ladies from church to meet at Alice Peet's last week and start work on bazaar items for next fall. On Thursday, Feb. 11, it is hoped the weather will permit the ladies of U.M.W. to meet at the home of Katy Christopher at 12:30 p.m. This is the regular meeting and Althea Walkington will have devotions. Members of the Green- wood-Ri ngwood United Methodist Youth met for a tubing party last Sunday evening and though it was a cold night, everyone had a wonderful time. The young people returned to the Ringwood church after the outdoor activity, for a hot lunch served by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Reinhardt. CONFINED INDOORS * We learned through his grandmother, Edith Harrison, that little Frankie Visconti is having a bout with the chicken pox. We hope those old spots will soon be gone, Frankie, and you can get out and back to school with your friends. BIRTHDAYS Birthday greetings to to Allen Harrison on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9 finds Marylin Sanders and Andy Spencer celebrating their natal day. Feb. 10 will be a special day in the Gorski household with the twins, Phillip and Margaret, becoming six years old. Paul Winston, Jr. and Bob Nelsen will celebrate their special day Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 finds Ann Olson celebrating her natal day. Anna Winston will add another candle to her cake on Feb. 13. Feb. 14 has a double meaning for Charles Borchartd, Helen Winn and Rebecca Lynn Bikillas with all the hearts flying around for Valentines day and their birthdays. We wish all you wonderful people a very "Happy Birth­ day" and many more to come. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday, Feb. 6 - Sheep & Wool Growers dinner --6:30 p.m. -- Ringwood church Sunday, Feb. 7 -- Worship service, 9:15 a.m. Ringwood church; Junior church, 9:30 a.m. Ringwood church Thursday, Feb. 11 - U.M.W. -- Katy Christopher, 12:30 p.m. Wildlife Calendar "I have 17 reasons why H&R Block should prepare your taxes." AGAIN REASON #3: H&R Block's fair prices. At H&R Block, our prices are based solely on the complexity of your return So you can expect to pay less fcr the 1040A Short Form than for the more complicated 1040 Long Form. What do you get when we prepare your taxes9 A complete interview by a person specially trained in the new tax laws And a return that's double-checked for accuracy How much will your fee be7 Call or visit a nearby H&R Block office and we'll be happy to give you an estimate One thing is certain. H&R Block gives good value That's why millions of our customers come back year after year. H&R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE 17 reasons. One smart decision. We have opened a new office to better serve you. 7508 Hancock WONDER LAKE Phone 653-2231 Open Mon., Tuev, Thurs. Fn. 10.30-8PM Sat 9-4PM Master Card and Visa accepted «t the above office. The Blobs Cousin to the mushroom, the lowly slime mold is neither plant nor animal--puzzling both bot­ anists and zoologists with its beast-to-beauty-to-beast-again life cycle. Some 500 species strong, slime molds start out resembling primitive animals that grow into shapeless, slime- coated masses, then change into funguslike spore-bearing "fruit­ ing bodies," and then go back to being blobs, National Geo­ graphic reports. A common winter sight, the black-capped chickadee survives by eating often, dressing in feathers,1 and finding good shelter. WILDLIFE CALENDAR FEBRUARY (A monthly column from the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Project of the McHenry County Con­ servation District. Written by Louise Miller.) How many of us have looked out our windows during the past blizzards to see a chickadee or sparrow at the feeder or huddled in a bush? How do they survive? How do they stay warm? Where do they find shelter? Over the centuries, birds have physically adapted to survive the cold. Any of us who has a down coat or comforter is aware of the wonderful insulating quality of feathers. In cold weather, birds fluff their feathers to trap more air between the feathers, and thus increase the insulating layer around themselves. The only parts of a bird that are not covered by feathers are its feet and beak. The feet of most songbirds are composed of bone'and tendon with very little muscle or blood supply. This makes them very resistant to the cold, and also means they give up little body heat. Their bills are made of a horny material with the same benefits as their feet. Birds also have a higher body temperature and a higher metabolic rate than most mammals which help to keep them warm. But their high metabolic rate (heat and energy produc­ tion) also demands that they eat every day-and eat enough energy-rich, high- calorie foods to sustain them through the long winter nights. People witlv bird feeders may have noticed increased activity early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Since most birds do not feed at night, in the morning they are anxious to replace the energy lost during the previous night's sleep. In the afternoon they feed heavily to maintain their energy through the coming night. Most birds spend the night huddled on a branch, crouched down with their feet covered by their breast feathers and their beaks tucked into their back feathers. This position saves precious body heat. Woodpeckers, nuthatches and chickadees spend the night in tree cavities. Other birds such as cardinals, blue jays and finches find The most popular number in town on January 16,1982...was not a blonde! IT WAS McHENRY STATE BANK'S Time and Temperature Number! T h e t e m p e r a t u r e outside was 26° below zero and we recorded 15,430 calls! FOR TIME & TEMPERATURE 24 HOURS A DAY CALL 385-9400 MEMBER FDIC LENDER For all your banking needs call McHENRY STATE BANK 385-1040 A L W A Y S S E R V I N G Y O U I N A L L W A Y S ^5 .1X5 1226 N GREEN SI McHENRY ILL " BRAIDS- 5 ' 1 ^PRECISION CUTS-S5°° ~ ^ PERM WAVES-*5°° OFF SJV' (Reg. $30.00) EAR PIERCING-S5°° (INCLUDES EARRINGS) Ohft Of !h^£uutu otu '_//nu I alzntinn a J^^uu - O REDKEN" protection in Many of the ground-feeding birds such as horned larks and snow buntings pass the cold nights huddled on the leeward side of a frozen clod of dirt or chunk of snow. When the temperatures are extremely cold, as they have been, these birds may dig into the snow where temperatures may be much warmer. Even when air temperatures are below zero, a few inches below the snow crust, the temperature may be just below feezing. Most wild mammals of our area face the same winter problems as the birds-keeping warm, fin­ ding shelter, and foraging for food. Only the few hibernators (bats, chip­ munks, woodchucks, and groundsquirrels) can ignore the winter world. Squirrels, raccoons, opossums, mice, etc. must renfrm active during the winter. While they have the option of staying in their dais and living off their fat reserves for short periods of extreme weather, they must venture out periodically to find food. Deep snow covers food and makes foraging more dif­ ficult. Extremely cold temperatures put extra demands on fat reserves. It is easy to see that food and shelter are critical for all wildlife in winter. Bare plowed fields without hedgerows or windbreaks, timber stands without fallen or hollow trees and dead stubs, and backyards closely mowed and meticulously cleaned of leaf litter and weeds offer litUe to help wildlife survive the cold. During weather like we have had in the last few weeks, man's self-serving use of the land can take its toll on wildlife. Warm weather will return with spring and relieve the survival pressures for wildlife. When it does come, keep wildlife and their winter needs of food and shelter in mind during your spring yard clean-up and landscaping. A properly placed wood or brush pile, a nesting box, a dead tree branch, a berry-producing bush or a corner of weeds may help to keep a wild life going during the next winter. In the meantime, if you find a wild animal or bird that is in need of help this winter, please call Sally Joosten director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Project at 815-338-3276 or the office of the McHenry County Conservation district at 815-338-1405 or 815-678- 4431. For further information about wildlife in winter, you may want to read "The Life of the Far North" by Fuller and Holmes, "A Guide to Nature in Winter" by D. W. Stokes, and "Wandering through Winter" by Edwin Way Teale. Plan For Retreat Rosema retreat pi ry Schneider and Joy Dais discuss a Luther League planned by Shepherd ot the Hills Lutheran charch. Sixty-three member^ of the Luther League or youth group at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry, will travel to Lutherdale Bible camp, Elkhorn, Wis., Friday for a weekend retreat. The theme for this year's retreat is "Relationships". Discussions will center around relating to peers, relating to parents, and coping with parents. Plenty of opportunities will be provided for recreation and fellowship at the Bible camp, tobogganing, ice skating, and all types of indoor games have been planned. Coordinating the retreat this year will be Scott and Colleen Campbell. Other sponsors accompanying the group to the camp include Kim Rehfeldt, Charles Haiman, Brian Cunat, Miki Cunat and Rosemary Schneider. \, Family Tree Climbing In McHenry County Humidity A major concern with house- plants that are inside over the winter months, is the low hu­ midity level. To increase the humidity, place plants in a shal­ low pan that is filled with gravel or pebbles. Keep the pebbles moist. There are 105 families with the surname of Freund listed in the McHenry phone book. Many of these descendants of early Johnsburg settlers may not know it, but they have a friend, actually a rather distant relative, in West Germany who knows about them and their an­ cestors in that country. Dr. Hanns Egon Freund, a dentist in Munich, is also a genealogist who has been researching his Freund family tree for many years. The McHenry County Genealogical society received a letter from Dr. Freund recently, giving data on all the Freunds who immigrated to the John­ sburg area from the Rhineland, (then called Prussia) Germany. The German genealogist has generously offered to help society members who have Freund ancestry by providing them with data on previous generations of the immigrant ancestor. The Freund name will appear frequently along with many other German im­ migrant names in a bode containing early St. John the Baptist Catholic church records of marriages, baptisms, and deaths. The book is in progress and is being prepared by society members Phyllis Bauer of McHenry and Gisela Ohlrich of Crystal Lake, whose husbands each have John­ sburg ancestry. They are being assisted by Patricia Kuscevich of McHenry. Also in progress is a series of cemetery books for McHenry county. The first volume planned is McHenry and Burton township cemeteries.} Each book will contain a record of the cemeteries within the township designated. There will be a description and "thumbnail" history of the cemetery, along with the listing of the data from each grave marker in the cemetery. The gathering of the in­ formation from the grave markers is a very fascinating procedure. Much can be learned about a family, not only from the inscriptions but also the location of markers iir relation to other families, the type of marker and other factor?. The process of accumulating this infor­ mation is also a lot of work and is being undertaken by a small, dedicated group of genealogy society members. They need more help on this project, and would welcome the aid of non-members. Anyone who would like more information on this may call the society at (815) 385-0036. The next monthly meeting of the McHenry County Genealogy society will be Thursday, Feb. 11,7:30 p.m., in the Fellowship hall of Grace Evangelical Lutheran church, 311 Washington, at the corner of Trvon street in Woodstock. Roberta Smith, a librarian and president of the organization, will be speaking about "How to Use Your Local Library for Genealogical Research". ntK11 FAMILY STYLE RESTAURANT FEATURING • • • FINE ITALIAN SPECIALTIES SUCH AS: •FETTUCCINE ALFREDO •LINGUINE WITH CLAM SAUCE •VEAL PARMESAN •MANY OTHERS ALSO TRY MR FANTASTIC SANBWKNES AND OPEN TUES • SUNDAY FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, OR DINNER 6AM-10PM 7518 HANCOCK DR. WONDER LAKE 453-9048 1 ALL | DINNERS ON OUR MENU