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Lakemoor-Lilymoor Area Margaret Karas 385-4934 Formation Of Park District The Lily Lake Con­ servation Club, Inc., meeting March 15, found few people present when president George Garbacz called the meeting to order. Due to lack Of community interest, no further plan* were made for the club. George suggested the formation of a park district, as another method of making Lily Lake an en­ joyable resource for all. The suggested boundary would be areas to the north, west and south of Lily Lake, in McHenry county. The district would be a taxing ($ody, governed by an elected Board. The purpose would be to make Lily Lake a recreation area, providing public swimming, pic­ nicking, boating and fishing. A meeting was set for the fifth Monday in March at 7:30 p.m. at the Lakemoor Municipal building, to further investigate the pros and cons of starting a park district. Plan to attend this meeting, as it concerns every property owner in the surrounding communities, and may result in providing the means to again make Lily Lake a place of en­ joyment and beauty. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY National Library week will be recognized April 16 to the 24. Several people in the area are getting together to form a "Friends of the Library". Prudence Huffman and Donna Brown are coor­ dinating the plans for the library's recognition of Library week by sponsoring a contest. Winners will be given prizes on a local cable TV program. Details of the contest will be announced this week. For more in­ formation call Prudie at 385- 3528. The ladies have other plans for programs to extend library use. This new group promises an enjoyable outlet for anyone wishing to be a part in the cultural growth of our community. STRAY CAT SCRATCHES CHILD Jeremy Brizzi got off the school bus Friday the twelfth, and stopped on his way home to play with a stray cat. Unfortunately, Jeremy was scratched on the face by the cat, causing open wounds. Judy, Jeremy's mother, took him to the doctor for treatment. She also called the Animal Control unit and checked with neighbors as to the cat's owner. Judy was very concerned over Jeremy's safety. Any animal encounter that results in a bleeding wound may be very serious if the animal is rabid. The Animal Control unit was unable to locate the cat, and neighbors were unwilling or unable to give any information. It's difficult to instruct children not to pet or play with stray animals. A mother's deep concern could have been alleviated by knowing the cat was healthy. Perhaps there is a lesson here for all of us. BB GUNS IN LAKEMOOR Youngsters with BB guns are using birds and small animals For target practice. A Lakemoor resident called asking that adults accept the responsibility of their children's use of BB guns, and that they teach the children that birds and animals are living creatures, not to be killed or injured for fun. Responsibility for one's actions must be learned. Parents who give youngsters guns must also be aware of the consequences of pain and death that can result from indiscriminate use. Help make our community a place of peace for residents and the wild life, by not allowing children the use of weapons. HAPPY WISHES Joan O'Brien of Lakemoor will be celebrating her half- a-hundred-plus-one day March 25. Pat Epperson and Mary Anderson have their birthdays the same date. Walter Para, another Lakemoorite, who gives much of his time and energy to the workings of that community, celebrates his day March 30. Little Michelle Pahlke also adds a candle on the 30th. FORMER RESIDENT Tom Pierce, who grew up in the Pierce residence on Lily Lake road, visited sister Jeannie and her husband Joe last week. Tom has always been into woodworking, and is now building cabinets, furniture and anything made out of wood. He lives with his parents in Wisconsin. It was so good to see Tom when he stopped at the library to say hello and to look at some of the books he used in his school years. He reports that youngest sister Ruth is doing well after her long hospital stay. APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT Steve Mumma is a member of the group of young people who will be spending a week in the Appalachian area this summer, helping those who are unable to do for them­ selves. This is an outreach program of the First United Methodist church of McHenry. Funding for the trip will be earned by the youngsters through such projects as the Spaghetti dinner they are serving March 27. Tickets for the "all-you-can-eat" dinner can be purchased from Steve. He and other members of the Genesis high school group at the church, will be doing the work under the supervision of adults. Steve has stated he will do anything except wash dishes, which he does as a part-time job for a local restaurant. To make this trip possible for these young people who will be sharing their abilities and muscle in improving conditions for the less for­ tunate, plan on eating a filling spaghetti dinner on March 27. GET WELLS Otto Witzke of Lily Lake park, continues to improve after his weekend hospitalization, the result of a fall that left him un­ conscious. Bruno Karas had called old friend Otto, and receiving no answer went to his home. With the help of John Paroubek entry was made, and the rescue squad called. Neighbor Roy Rogers helped carry Otto to the ambulance. Neighbors who offer help are truly a blessing and Otto ap­ preciated their concern. Jim Holtz of Lakemoor has been having a time of ill health. Wishes for healing are with him. Robert Gurske of Lily- moor is back home after hospitalization which was a reaction to the tonsilectomy done last month. He is taking medication and prayerfully will not need the biopsy scheduled for next week. Brother Anthony is back on crutches due to a leg in­ fection, but has returned to school. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Mar. 25 - Lakemoor Village meeting, 8 p.m. Mar. 25 - McHenry Nunda Library Board meeting; open to public; 7:30 at the Library on Lily Lake road. Mar. 27 - Spaghetti din­ ner; Call 385-1982 for tickets; benefit Appalachia youth project. Mar. 29 - Park District formation discussion; Lakemoor Municipal building, 7:30 p.m. Apr. 1 - Free blood pressure screening; Moose1 lodge, 11 a.m. Apr. 5 -- Lilymoor Association meeting, 7:30 p.m.; 1008 N. Dale; Call 344- 2688 "Marantha". GOD BLESS 10 Cents A Shower Shower flow restrictors fit inside the shower head to reduce the amount of water used. 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GS -POST OFFICE BOX 443*5510 MILL ST.* RICHMOND, ILL. £0071 J Alcohol-Drug Myths The Family Services k Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County has released the following common myths regarding alcohol and dn« use: Have you ever wondered about your alcohol or drug use? Perhaps someone you care about drinks a lot or takes too m«ny pills: or perhaps you would Just like to be better informed about alcohol and drug use. Consider the following myths: (1) I only drink beer, so I can't be an alcoholic. Beer is alcohol just like whiskey, vodka or gin. Twelve ounces of beer are about as potent as five ounces orwine or 1% ounces of whiskey. There is nothing magical or safe about limiting your alcohol use to beer/Drinking only beer by no meanswul protect you from getting drunk or becoming an (2) Alcoholics have to drink all day, every day. Whether one drinks every day or only on the weekends is not the determining factor in having an alcohol problem. Factors such as why and how one drinks seem to be more important in assessing alcohol abuse than the amount one drinks. Therefore, it is quite possible to drink on a less than daily basis and still be an alcoholic. (3) I would rather have my kids drink beer than smoke marijuana or use other drags. The fact that alcohol is legal and used widely by millions of Americans does not change the fact that it is a drug. Medically, alcohol is a depressant drug that slows the activity of the spinal cord and the brain. Alcohol can be and is abused just like other types of drugs or marijuana. Alcohol, therefore, is not "safer" for youths to use than other drugs or marijuana. (4) Alcoholics and Drag Addicts are Skid Row Bums. Most alcoholics (about 70 percent) are "regular people". Many have homes with two-car garages, children in school, and respectable lobs. Actually, there is no "typical" alcoholic or drug abuser. Alcoholism and drug addiction can strike any sodo-econoipic level, any age and either gender. (5)Drag Addicts and drag abusers are those people who use street drags like heroin, L.S.D. or PCP. While it Is true that a bouse of street drugs is a problem in our society, we often ignore the fact that abuse of prescribed drugs is also a problem. For example, prescriptions for "pain killers", sleeping pills, and tranquilizers can Wabused. The fact that a drug has been prescribed by a physician does not assure that it will not be abused. Taking prescribed drugs when they are no longer medically needed or tin greater amounts man directed are forms of drug abuse. / (I) Have a drink; get a personality! / Perhaps you feel that drinking alcohol makes it easier to mingle at parties or helps you talk freely without feeling self- conscious. Alcohol, when it is consumed, has the effect of lowering inhibitions or impairing your usual judgment So you may very well feel friendlier. However, inhibitions to be rude, hostile, aggressive, and destructive can also be lowered. You may decide, after a few drinks, it's time to tell your boss what you really think of him, "put your wife in her (dace", or "get even" with someone. Statistics tell us that a significant percent of all murders and suicides are alcohol-related. Are you interested in learning more facts about alcohol and drugs? Do you have questions you would like answered? For further questions, contact one of our local offices: Crystal Lake, 455-4900, Woodstock, 338-4750 or McHenry, 385-6400. Past 65 PAGE • - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. MARCH 24,1982 by Carl Riblet Jr. A. "A close friend of mine was admitted to a private nursing home that cares for only a few people. Last week, when she was talking with a friend on the telephone, she found that her conversation was monitored by the nursing home owner. She knew this because the owner questioned her right after the call on something that was said in the con­ versation. "Is sbch a thing legal? That's the same as having a telephone line bugged. It doesn't seem right and my husband says it is against the law. Where can I get legal information? "Please don't use my initials. We live in a small community and my name would be figured out right away from the initials." - Anonymous. A. Anonymous can report the incident and her suspicions to the county attorney's office. She will be quickly told whether monitoring in a nursing home is legal and, if it is not, what her friend can do about it. I know of no cir­ cumstances that would legally permit such monitoring. Q. "My first husband quit me for a younger woman after we had been married 28 years. He remarried and died soon after. I remarried at age 56. I have done all I could do to try to collect from my first husband's Social Security. With no good results. I was given only half i of it, which makes my SS check $287 a month. The SS administrator told me that if I had waited until age 60 I would have been entitled to his benefits. I want to know whether I am being discriminated against." - Pearl T. A. No, Pearl is not being discriminated against. The Social Security regulations, approved by Congress, provide that she cannot collect her husband's en­ titlement until she is 60. Q. "What does one have to do to collect Social Security disability benefits? My husband has short-term memory loss since he became ill last September. I have written to the SS office and filled out many forms. SS does not seem to believe anything we tell them. They are obviously suspicious of us. My doctor wrote them a letter saying the same thing we did. "SS wants my husband to be examined by a neurologist. That's okay, but they wouldn't accept the one my doctor recommended. It's a disgrace the way SS wastes money on things of no importance but when we need help after paying into SS for 36 years we are given the run-around. What can we do?" - Norah T. A. If the Social Security office wants Norah's husband to be examined by a neurologist of their choosing, why not oblige? There is nothing unreasonable about that. If Norah is convinced she has been given 'the run- around', as she states, then she has another option. She can telephone the National Organization of Social S e c u r i t y C l a i m a n t s Representatives at 1-800-431- 2804 and state her case, inquiring whether they can help her. The telephone call is free. The work of the organization is free if there are no favorable results. A lawyer working on the case will be paid out of funds Norah and her husband receive from SS, if any. Q. "My husband died. We have some cabin property in Wisconsin. We live in Minnesota. Both our names were on the deed. I was advised to get a lawyer to have my husband's name removed from the title and replaced with the name of my son. That's what I did. "The lawyer sent me a bill first for $185. Then when I complained he reduced it to $150. I sent him $35. The lawyer insists I now owe him $115. I think I am getting ripped off. I wrote both the Minnesota and Wisconsin bar associations, but they have not acted. Is there any way I can find out what the charge should be?" Mildred A. A. A lawyer can charge any amount he deems to be fair and practical. In Mildred's case I see nothing exorbi­ tant about the charge. The lawyer had the deed altered. I think she is lucky to be charged so fairly. Mildred should also know that she is misrusing the term "rip off." Overcharging, if there was an overcharge, is not a rip- off. The word rip-off comes from the police definition of robbery of one crook by another in the process of making a dishonest deal with each other. Many lawyers charge too much. Many legal charges are, in reality, less than they should be or could be. Q. "My wife and I will each retire next year on Social Security. She has paid into SS for more than 20 years. Are we both entitled to individual SS checks'7" -- A.J C. A Yes. Write to Carl Riblet Jr w i t h s e l f - a d d r e s s e d , stamped envelope at P O Box 40757, Tucson, Ariz , 85717 for answers to specific problems of the elderly Answers are included in this column when possible. No identities are revealed. PROBLEMS ilk #§£$ ?&PWl J ! t i l i l l . \ %0f= US.fsfcmAR PUWS SHUT DOWN! THE JKARKt BASKET A whole sirloin tip, weigh­ ing 9 to 12 pounds, is a good buy. Have it cut into roasts, cubes for kabobs and steaks. Remember, the sirloin tip is part of the round and lies just the thick­ ness of a knife blade from the tender sirloin steak. Full cut round is also a good buy. Ask your butcher to tenderize the bottom round and you will save 20 to 80 cents per pound. Pork prices are holding their own. But there are sales on sausage, bacon, and some hams. Good buys are boneless buffet hams and semi-boneless hams. The butcher will slice them free and you can package them in family-size meals for the freezer. Store brand buffet hams are attractively priced and may have been processed by a company whose product you have been buying. Poultry has some excel­ lent buys in whole turkeys and fryer parts. And don't forget that frozen fish and canned tuna offer good protein choices. Did You Know? Of all the world's insects, only honeybees produce food that humans eat. IEMT ntSQflHC the professional do-it-yourself carpet cleaning system First Hour of Rental $1.00 per hour. . . for every hour thereafter. (Example 2 hours. . . total charge $1 plus tax. NO MINIMUM Special Rental Rate Good Monday thru Thursday RINSENVAC doans tho way professional! do at a fraction of Hm cost S SUN NO MINIMUM OVERNIGHT SPECIAL I •:00 P.M.-9:00 A.M. $10.00 4400 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY, ILL. 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