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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 23 Jun 1982, p. 5

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\ A Day At The (Bed) Races PAGE S • PUWnWUB - WEDNESDAY. JVN£ SJ! Pair Premium School Sister Celebrates Books Available 5Q Years In Congregation 1 Illinois State Fair premium books now available through the Entry of the state Agriculture it's fair division. books list entrance requirements, prises available, contest dates and Judging details for all fair competitions. Junior department books obtained through local ext offices. Young people, IS old, should look into petitions ranging from to flower arranging. entering these contests is IWs Is a bedtime story aad It's beiag teM pictortelly by Tim Althoff, left, John Haemaan, Karen Hints, Chris Wirt* aad Paal Taaaey. They are teamed ap with 1182 Fiesta Days T-shirts la preparatiaa far the Bed Race aew feature of the samamr festival. A msetlng te dlsct farther plans for the race Is schedaled at • p.m. Wednesday, Jane 23. at city hall. The special shirts are now available at the Chamber office aad at varleas retail stores. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD How can you stay in bed and go to the racea? By getting into the bed race! Whose is faster, funnier, or frillier? Those are the questions for the judges to answer, and the audience too. Trophies will be awarded to sponsors and teams, and T-shirts to team members. All details of this "undercovers" event will be divulged Wednesday evening, June 23, at 8 p.m. in the City Council chambers at city hall. Ac­ cording to Karen Hints, chairman of the race, this most unusal r athletic event is open to any local business club or individual who will sponsor a bed and team. The team must inlcude four runners and one rider who cannot, according to the rules, be an animal, bird or fish. Teams can decorate their bed and their team members in any manner or theme they chose. They may put any size and kind of wheels on their bed. Scene of the rsce will be Pearl street between Park and Court, with the obstacle course going west snd s runway heading east. Muscular Dystrophy supplies the beds, the teems do all the rest. All monies pledged to the beds are used for MD research and patient care programs. This voluntary health agency supports world-wide research and more than 240 clinics throughout the USA. They provide free disgnosls and treatment to children and adults afflicted by over 40 neuromuscular diseases. A total of 40 beds are available and thus far 21 businesses, organizations and individuals have organized a team and reserved s bed. The beds sre being transported from their previous locstions to city gsrage. They will be available for pickup at the garage July 11, so the team can "personalize" "customize" them. All decorated beds are invited to enter the grande finale parade Aug. 1 as well. The Bed race will take place July 24 at Pearl street park. Registration snd audience voting begins st 4 p.m. Official judging begins st 5 p.m. Races begin st 6 p.m. snd continue to completion. An swsrds presentation follows immedistely theresfter. Dennis Conway will serve ss MC snd "sportscaster" and the evening will conclude with additional live en­ tertainment until 10:30 p.m. Fireworks co-chairman, Tim Althoff and John Huemann, remind McHenry that all monies pledged to the beds go to MD, but all Chamber proceeds from this July 24 event, as well as the "coin" votes by the audience for their favorite bed, go to the Fireworks fund, hopefully to initiate the 1983 fund if all 1982 ex­ penses have been cleared by that time. Volunteers to sssist with the Bed rsce event, ss well ss volunteers to sssist st the July 4 fireworks, sre invited to sttend the June 23 meeting. Anyone interested in the possibility of entering the bed race is also en­ couraged to attend. Entry deadline is when all beds are reserved. No new entries will be accepted July 34. For further information call 385- 4300. The majority of General depart­ ment entries are due July IS with exceptions listed in the now svailable General Premium book. General include art, flower and shows, cooking competitions snd other activitiee such as stamp collecting that are completed before the fair begins. The Livestock Premium book lists rules snd regulations for the traditionally moat popular contests st the fsir. Entries for general livestock sre due July 1 snd poultry petitioning closes July 10. People interested in any of the livestock or general competitions csn write for more informstion or for premium books to P.O. Box 578, Ent Department, State Fair, 111., 62705. religion and 43 year ; SS sisters year in religion. This totaled 1SS U S in their Siste* Jox 578, Entry r, Springfield, "Where Illinois Gets Together;' this year's State Fair runs Aug. S-1S at the fairgrounds in Springfield. SISTER ALCUIN ALTHAUS On June 19, Sister Akuin Althsus celebrated her fiftieth anniversary of reception into the School Sisters of St. Francis, an international congregation of doae to 2,800 women religious. Sister hss been stationed at St. Mary's convent, McHenry, the past 14 years, teaching in Montini Middle school. She is from Dubuque, Iowa, and has eight living brothers sisters. Three sre deceased. The Jubilee celebration wss held i St. Joseph's convent, MUweukc Wis., internstionsl hesdquarters of the congregation This 800th yesr of the birth of St. Francis, marked the 80th anniversary for two sisters; the 75th Jubilee for five sisters snd the 70th Jubilee for nine sisters. Forty- three sisters sre in their 80th yesr in I *efc, who celebrated their anniversary jf reception this June. Fifty-nine school Sisters from the Europesn province snd two Sisters from the Central American province also celebrated in June. School sisters of St. Francis ax? dedicated to service in the field yt education, health care and social work. People around the world con­ tinue to feel the personal and cor­ porate commitment of th^s congregation now into its second century of service. ' r * \ SURVEY ON BIRTHS How msny children do married wonpen expect to have within the next five years? Will they sverage the same number as in the recent past? Answers to these questions will help indicate the future growth snd composition of the Nstion's population, data vital to planners both in government and private business. Stanlejk D. Moore, Acting Director of the Bureau's Regional Office in Chicago, announced today that in­ formation on child care, number of children, and birth expectations of American women will be collected during the week of June 14-19, 1982, from a sample of households in this area. The questions sre in sddition to those usually aaked in the monthly survey on employment and unem ployment conducted nationwide by the Bureau for the U.S. Department of Labor. Open New Conservation Site At 3 p.m. Saturday, June 36, the McHenry County Conservstion district will formally dedicate the Thomas Woods campground located at the Marengo Ridge Conservstion site. Msrengo Ridge is located two miles north of Marengo on Route 23. Thomas Woock, formerly a private recreational - area, has been redeveloped as a public recreational camping location. Seventeen of the 28 campeites will accommodate recreational vehicles, with the remainder reserved for tent campers. Water and sanitary facilities are provided, however, there are no in­ dividual electrical, sewer, or wster hook ups. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lane of Crystal Lake have volunteered to serve as the initial campground hoot family Reservations can be made by calling the district office st (815) 338- 1406. Open sites will be sllocatod on a first come, first serve basis. The general public is invited to join the district snd the Thomas fsmily in officially opening the newest of McHenry county's conservation sites. --A murder occurs every 23 minutes; s forcible rape occurs every six. --Two women out of 1,000 will be raped in the U.S. every six months. --In 1900, sn estimsted 71 of every 100,000 females in the country were reported rape victims. THOUGHT FOR FOOD trOouteoNOM Whole Wheat NM Blscehs I cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 tsp. baking powder [/t tsp. salt % tsp. baking soda 6 tbsp. butter Yi cup chopped nuts Vi cup buttermilk 1 egg, slightly beaten Butter Preheat oven to 42VF Combine flours, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts. Combine buttermilk and egg. Stir into dry ingredi­ ents, stirring just until dough forms a ball. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead gently I minute. Roll out to -inch thickness. Cut into 2 Winch diameter bis­ cuits using a floured biscuit cutter. Bake on unbuttered cookie sheet 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm with butter. Serves 12 United Dairy Induttrv VOLUNTEER HELP CARE welcomed volunteer assistance from the U.S. Navy when the U.S.S. Dixie's crew cleared a backlog of food commodities st the port of Mogsdishu. CAKE, the international aid and dvelopment o r g a n i z a t i o n i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r receiving, storing, and delivering all the food and basic supplies for r e f u g e e c a m p s , amotthting to 200,000 tons a year. Cit-:- • " MO SMS M.IIM. Ml Bacardi Rum SILVER OR AMBER Seagram's 7 Crown 3 LITRE BOTTLE Carlo Wines SPECIAL SAVINGS SPECIAL SAVINGS SPECIAL SAVINGS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Benjamin Frankin (1706-1790) was best described ss Jsck-of-all- trades and master of many. As sn inventor, he was unequalled in American annals until Thomas A. Edison's era. More significantly, in the uncertain beginning of this new nation, he was the only American to sign four celebrated documents: The Declaration of I n d p e n d e n c e , t h e Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Peace with Britain and the U.S. Constitution. As s shrewd diplomst, Franklin contributed immeasurably towsrd getting the infsnt republic established on s sound footing. The McHenry Plaindealer (USPS! m) l«TS Nmm Clt-Mt-eiM Hty »»*.«»<•, I ft**, H MtHwry MMi <iim< O--« >nH|i ><U01 »cH--f, IWwIi fc, IMIW fWMMMO COMPANY WMmmaiiii ««HII <nii|iii«artiMniH.trtni.. 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You'll see why Mchenryites are finding BELL the place for beer at bettei\prices. E & J Brandy '750 ML 4 49 SPECIAL SAVINGS Windsor Canadian 7S0ML 4 49 •WW? SPECIAL SAVINGS C^S Schlitz Beer" It's standing room only at your Bearcat Scanner dealer, because you can get a $10 rebate on the Bearcat 210XL, dunng the Scanner Rebate Offer. The Bearcat 210XL is the world s best scanner radio for some very good reasons. 1 channels of communications cover 6 bands, so you can listen in on police caKs. fire cads, weather warnings And there are no crystals to replace. Ever! Come in today for complete de­ tails on the Bearcat 210XL $10 rebate offer Since it's standing room only, you'd better hurry. This offer expires July 15.1962. Other Priced as low as 4-12 oz. CANS SPECIAL SAVINGS Coy INTERNATIONAL Beer 69 4-12 oz. CANS 1 SPECIAL SAVINGS m. County Fair SALTED IN THI SHELL Peanuts 17* LB. BAG 1 99 OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRIC E mmm Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer OR Pabst Extra Light 6-12 OZ. CANS 12-12 OZ. 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