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V \t.l .'0 IM \1\1>I \1 Kit WKDNKSDAY. DKCKMBKK X. 1982 Lure For Business Movie Promotes McHenry County Medical Center Progress Joanne Springman SHAW MEDIA NfWS SERVICE McHenry county is in the movies with a new videotape called, "A Quality Life in McHenry County." The 16-minute, color videotape cost $7,500 and was financed by the McHenry County board primarily as a commercial vehicle to lyre business and industry here. "The tape will be used to sell McHenry county around the other 49 states and abroad," McHenry County board member Bill Hubbard of Crystal Lake said. "But it can also be used by other agencies that want to acquaint people with our county." Hubbard, chairman of die economic development committee of the county board, which spearheaded the project, sajA it was spurred by advice from they Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. "Their representative told us that this is the very best way to show what we have here and to create interest in a very short time," Hubbard said. He added the department will handle national and international distribution of the tape to business and industry which are potential can­ didates for relocation or expansion here. Hubbard also said the recent in­ dustrial retention survey showed that 38 percent of industry in the county has been wooed by out-of-state in­ terests. "This tape will help us to give in­ dustries here a comparison and show them why they should stay here," Hubbard said. "The tape is an education. There probably are a lot of longtime residents who are not aware of everything we have in the county." The tape, narrated by Mai Bellairs of WIVS radio, takes viewers from the recreation area of the Moraine Hills State park near McHenry dam to inside the plant of Oak Industries Inc. in Crystal Lake to the county and cultural arts center of Woodstock Square. The economic development com­ mittee was assisted in its efforts by Bob Morris, senior county planner, and other committee staffers. "McHenry county is a sizable, fairly diverse area, but little has been done in* the past in terms of an organized advertising effort," Morris said. "We thought the video tape would be an effective advertising tool." Morris said the project was ad­ vertised and the contract awarded to the lowest bidder, American Marketing Associates of Chicago, which made a master tape and six copies included with the total price. He said the county sinee has acquired eight additional copies of the tape. Morris said the Economic Development committee determined what the main elements of the tape would be in terms of focal aM State' informaticST. The' committee staffers then coordinated a five-day shooting schedule for the marketing team. At the end of filming, the initial tape was 140 minutes long and then edited to a "rough cut" of 30 minutes. The final 16-minute cut was edited as a feasible viewing length. The tape first was shown to county board members at their meeting last week and later to a small group of county and local officials. All praised the concise, yet complete, in­ troduction to McHenry county. The small group gathered for the special showing of the tape also agreed that the tape was of professional quality in content and production. "We were very pleased with the results," Morris said. "The (results) were more than we had hoped for with the amount of money we had to spend." Hubbard said copies of the tape will be loaned free to municipalities, chambers of commerce, businesses, industries, real estate agencies or any other group which would like to borrow it. Borrowing or byying copies of the tape will be handled by Don Bruns of the McHenry County CETA office, who also assisted the economic development committee with the project. For more information, call Bruns at 338-7100. Easter Seals Lowers Fees From Here. . Residents of McHenry county who require speech, physical or oc­ cupational therapies can now look forward to paying less for those services at the Easter Seal Society for McHenry County. In response to the generosity of McHenry r county residents, the Easter Seal board of directors voted Nov. 23 to reduce many of the fees for therapy. According to John Murphy, McHenry, president of the Easter Seal board of directors, "People of McHenry county have shown their interest in continuing to support a rehabilitation center which serves residents of this county and allows them to live at home while receiving the therapy required to help them achieve their individual levels of maximum independence. Easter Seals is proud to be able to provide that out-patient service at a lower cost to those who have incurred strokes, joint replacements, fractures and other traumatic injuries." Easter Seal therapy charges are comparable to or below those of other area agencies, a spokesman said. A sliding fee scale adjusts to those in need. Income from fees is used to pay the salaries of staff and operating costs of Easter Seals' homebound program and the Therapy center located at 708 Washington in Woodstock. Easter Seals provides physical, occupational and speech therapies to the disabled of every age throughout McHenry county with a physician's prescription. The center also main­ tains rental medical equipment and handicapped parking stickers. Construction for the Northern Illinois Medical center began Sept. 1 with official ground breaking ceremonies taking place Sept. 24. Located at the intersection of Route 31 and Bull Valley road, two miles south of its current downtown McHenry site, the hospital will be more accessible to its growing patient service area. Cement workers are shown in the first stages of the building project as ihey pour the footings for the foundation. V "Star Of Wonder" Shines Through Holiday Season To Here. One of Chicago's favorite holiday traditions, the Adler Planetarium's "Star of Wonder" Sky show, is back this year to delight children and grownups alike as they travel back 2,000 years to seach for the star of Bethlehem. "Star of Wonder" combines the intrigue of a modern scientific detective story with the speical spiritual quality which surrounds the holiday season. The quest to understand what the Wise Men saw as the Christmas star begins with an attempt to pinpoint the actual date of Christ's birth, using clues from the writings of Roman historians and from the Bible. Once the possible dates have been narrowed, the task is to determine what the star could have been. Working from records of celestial events which actually occurred during the period, each possibility is 1 -- iauMt flh M numt ft J n«i constoerea in turn ana createo on me ttuBW of the Sky theater so the audience can see it as it would have appeared to the Wise Men 2,000 years ago. Meteors, comets, novae, supernovae and a conjunction of planets are all BUY evaluated as the celestial event which could have been the Star of Bethlehem. "Star of Wonder" will run through Thursday, Jan. 6, with shows at 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 2 and 8 p.m. Fridays and at 11 a.m., 1,2,3 and 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Beginning Monday, Dec. 20, there will be shows daily at 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. and from Friday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 2, shows will be presented at 11 a.m., 1,2,3 and 4 p.m. with 8 p.m. shows very Friday. The Planetarium will be closed Christmas day. For further information call 322- 0300. ^^ Children under 6 are not admitted to Sky shows but are welcome to the building and three floors of exhibits. Admission to the Planetarium building is free but there is a charge for the shows. The Adler Palnetarium is located at 1300 South Lake Shore drive. Holiday Magic Show Success The recent Holiday Magic show presented by the City of McHenry Police Officers association was marked by success, with hundreds in attendance. A spokesman for the association said, "The response from the com­ munity was outstanding and well received by the association and its members". Future plans are to procure equipment for one of the city parks, to sponsor a concert for the benefit of the Police scholarship fund for youths, and to assist area community service programs. , In the foreground iron workers are seen putting up the rebars, which reinforce the concrete foundation wails. 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