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#!!•>"! - i V"* »""" > ,r.\CiK 4 - PLAINDKA1.KK - WEDNESDAY. MAY 25.1983 EARL WALSH" So I Hear She Girl" at 86. •' Strange th|ngs happen along the l*way. I put on a pair of summer 'tirousers that fit real good last year, '•filust be they shrank when cleaned and were hung up for the winter. A1 Baur called to show us a beautiful picture of the Challenger taken by his son before the mammouth ship took off into space. "You mentioned wood sidewalks in earlier days. How about the crosswalks?" My earliest recollection is that crosswalks were brick. Tar sidewalks came along in residential areas. They were uneven and somewhat of a mess. Gene Morenz had three fair ladies with him at Bimbo's, his wife Martha, Lucille Weingart and a sharp looking senior citizen whom we later learned was Gene's mother. Mother Morenz was celebrating her 86th birthday and proudly showed us a group nirture of the Morenz family. HONOR YOUR DECEASED WAR VETERANS for Memorial Day FREE AMERICAN FLAGS We will provide any friend or family member with a flag to decorate the grave of a loved one. Stop by our funeral home between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday thru Friday George R. Justen and Son Funeral Home 3519 W. Elm St. - McHenry (®I5) 385-2400 f^GASMIMP Overheating Tb«-"ftrw*jr radiator hose has a spring inside that can lose tendon and collapse, cutting off the flow of coolant. Tlrcre- sult is overheating. \o check hose, have some* one StarBand accelerate the engine as you watch. The hose should stay in shape. If it flattens, re- lP'aceit- „ OVERHEARD: "How come so many want to loan me money when I don't need it? Where were they when I needed them?" My mention of the passing of the row boats prompted a reader to tell me to watch Boone Creek now that it has been dredged. "Residents along the creek will be riding up and down like gondolas on the canals of Venice," was the word." That I doubt. How far can you go in a row boat? Maybe power boats are what we will SG8) especially if they want to venture into Fox River and the Chain 0' Lakes. We chanced on the name "Begora" in the Marengo phone book. Alex and Elvera Juste.. 'ere wlecome visitors to our doo:. They recently returned from Florida and reported a great time at McHenry Day in Tarpon Springs. Alex also reported on Coach Stringer who plans to keep reading S.l.H. until he is 100 years old. That's a nice thought, but I'll be turned out to pasture before that time. John McGee, a real sports fan, says, "Stick with those Sox. They may get worse before they get better." Not any worse, John! - My mother once told me that when I didn't know what to write about, I should pick up a magazine, <open it and the first word I saw should be my start. So I did just that and in bold letters I saw two words -- FAT CHANCE SO - THERE IS A FAT CHANCE: Of the Cubs or Sox playing in the 1983 World Series. & Of Coach Ludwig ever landing a 7- foot center. Of peace in the Middle East. Of lasting peace anywhere in the world. Of getting my weight down to where the chart indicates. Of me jogging. Of St. Patrick's Day going away. (As one of my Kraut friertds would 'have me believe). Of my qante being drawn in that millionaire entry. Of some news media reporters not slantifig their stories. Of size 18 girls slipping into size 12 slacks. ' Of Bernie Matchen, Sr. dancing the light fantastic. Of teachers having a heart oh homework assignments. (That's how I remember them.) Of Marie Yegge missnelline a word. Of Leo Heimer, Jake Stoffel, or Art Boger, "Schmalz" forgetting events 3N and people of early McHenry < A1 Baur is younger than those old bucks, but he he has terrific recollections.) Of 'anybody ever accusing Dick Rabbitt of not being jfrrish. Of any program in Johnsburg opening with the singing of My Wild Irish Rose. Of anybody going thirsty in McHenry. Of the return of a good 5-cent cigar. Of-me going horseback riding. Of me wearing a 10-gallon hat. Of me not wearing some kind of hat. Of young married couples throwing a soft drink party as a TV ad would have us believe. Of Sib Whiting getting overweight. Of John Looze not using those three dollar words. • % \ •' /. \ - '• ' 'a, . Of Arnold Rauen retiring. Of me remembering names. Of taverns putting on sarsaparilla parties. Of "Zeke" forgetting old times, old friends, old days. Pilot Program Provides Conciliation Services Chief Judge Jack HQ0ga§jan an­ nounces the creation of a pilot program, formulated by Judge Alphonse Witt and Judge Jane D. Waller, to provide conciliation ser­ vices in conjunction with Domestic Relations court. The purpose of the pilot program is to provide crisis intervention coun­ seling to divorcing couples who ex­ perience difficulty in resolving disputes involving custody, visitation or domestic violence, who indicate a serious interest in reconciliation, or who demonstrate unusal bitterness or hostility during the dissolution proceedings. Settlement of the dispute McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Service System ' Mental Health Crisis Line For McHenry County 1-800/892-8900 Toll Free 24 Hour Emergency Number Professional Staff will answer your call. Pregiranl, NEED HELP? CALL BIRTHRIGHT OFFICE OPEN 9 • 11AM I AND FROM 7 • 9PM MON. THRU FRI. 24 HOURS ANSWERING SERVICE 815385-2999 without litigation is the goal of the program. The program will consist of court referrals to selected private mental health providers for conciliation tha^A counseling. The program will be "funded, in part, by the county and in part by fees paid by the litigants on a sliding scale. The court is soliciting applicants who are interested in being placed on the list of mental health providers willing to receive referrals for con­ ciliation counseling for a fee set by the court. Applicants should have an advanced degree in one of the behavioral sciences and experience in family or marriage counseling. Ap­ plicants would be required to provide four to six sessions of counseling for each referral and to prepare an evaluation report for the court. Interested parties should apply to R.G. Klebe, court administrator, at the Lake County Courthouse, Waukegan, Illinois, before June 1. Atteniion...Not AH 'lavnU '-V98 Checking Accounts Are Created Equal! Reschedule May HSA-KLM Meeting the Health Systems agency for Kane, Lake and McHenry counties •(HSA-KLM) is announcing the can­ cellation of its regular board of directors meeting that was to be held May 26, and the rescheduling of this meeting for June 9. In addition, the regular board of -directors meeting date of June 23, has Been rescheduled to be held June 30. All HSA-KLM board of directors meetings are held in the HSA-KLM offices at 188 South Northwest high- buwayyJGaryy .beginning' at 7:30 p.m. All HSA-KLM meetings are open to the public. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the HSA-KLM office at 312-639-0061. Library Holds Chess Contest McHenry chess players will soon get an opportunity to measure tfteir skill level. McHenry Public^ library will host a chess ability tourney Saturday, June 18. The tourney will be held along the lines of U.S. Chess Federation rating contests and players will be able to assess their skill level not only with respect to local players, but nationally as well. In additi on, participants will be able to play a chess computer with a skill level of 1760, equivalent to that of a top club player. Tht computer was rated number 4 among commercially available chess computers by this year's Computer Chess Digest an­ nual. / The tourney is being organized jointly by Alan Stewart of Johnsburg and McHenry Public library. Pre- registration will be required and further information will be available shortly. Fred Gruenberg, vice president of Illinois Chess federation, will give the opening address and the tourney will be observed by McHenry County Chess association members. The tourney is open to everyone who is 11 years of age or older.. Review Civil War Day Success .. • • • ' '.1 .' "--V . . Mrs.^Joann Lemker, Learning center supervisor at Johnsburg Junior high school, reviewing the results of the school's highly successful, Civil War days, asked, "What can we do to top this?' Mrs. Lemker, who was a co- chairman of the event with Mike Heger, Social Studies department head, was discussing tlie unique learning experience with fellow school associates, Jim Long, Sally Von- Bruenchenhein and Diana Yerly. The May 12-14 open house hosted local community members who spoke on little known aspects of the costliest war in American history. Special guest speakers-exhibits included Dr. Edward Wilt, Mr. Martin Litvin, well known Civil War author from Galesburg; and a Mobile History speaker from the Public Affairs of­ fice, Illinois National Guard. Some 1,000 people visited the school exhibits Saturday, May 14. The two previous days were devoted to bringing to the students a visual, living, first-hand experience with the Civil War and its times. kiAnGin; % If you thought they were, look at the added value you get with McHENRY STATE BANK'S BANCLUB ACCOUNT ~y The BANCLUB ACCOUNT is more than just a checking account. 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