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. • * ;V/\; •Great Deals I t ' s . A J w a y s Y o u r D e a l A t . m. w li cmi lc t / ( Udsmobi lc IF51 ' HOURS Daily 8-9 Saturday 8 c> Sunday 11-4 |T*l| j"Tf" . . - b - . - t S o u t h R o u t e 1 7 8 1 5 / 3 3 8 - 2 7 8 0 W o o d s t o c k in the outdoors. DECKS And Outdoor Projects complete any outdoor job with all-season Decks, walks, carports...anything that must dements. Ask for Wolmanized lumber. FENCING and LANDSCAPING Choose from decorative western rustic split rail cedar fencing or the more conventional 1x6 treated oak board fencing for your fence plans. Enjoy the Fair August 3rd thru 7th J./* • 1101 Lake Avenue 338-0075 Woodstock Frm dtUvtry In Mctfmry County Shaw/Frec Press Media Group, Inc. 1983 Fair Guide--Page 29 & competitors By Jeff Waalkes Shaw/Free Press Media WOODSTOCK --. McHenry County residents who play a musical instrument, sing, dance or otherwise dabble on an amateur basis in the entertainment world have a chance to show off their talents in the annual talent competition at the McHenry County Fair. Each summer 40or more amateur enter­ tainers or groiqK of entertainers sign up for a try at winning the county talent show. This year's show starts at 6 pjn. Friday, Aug. 5, at the fairgrounds' Hansen Pavilion. Each year, the McHenry County Fair talent winner travels to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield to compete. Last year's McHenry County winners, the Amy Bensen Band, went on to capture second place in the talent show at the 1982 state fair. Tbe country-rock band, compos­ ed of eight Cary-area young people with Amy Bensen as lead singer, was invited back to the state fair this summer to per­ form at a special luncheon for county fair officials from across the state. Acts in the talent show sometimes follow cycles, and the latest trend, according to talent show chief Bill Tammeus of Woodstock, is country and western music. -The act which was awarded first place at the state fair last year ahead of the Amy Bensen Band wasa bluegrass group, Tam­ meus said. According to Tammeus, who was (Hie of the original founders of the. McHenry County Fair in the late 1940s, there was a period when the talent show attracted many rock bands, then another stretch of about three years when concert pianists were the winners. Electric organs also were very popular some years ago.- "It seems like we had a dozen or fifteen 12- and 13-year-old boys who played the organ," Tammeus remarked. Musicians, singers and dancers have constituted most of the entries into the talent show in recent years. , "We always hope we can get a standup comedian or somebody that can do Continued on page 30 Reichert has on 1 Automobile Savinas' Attractive Finance: Rates ...save you money |Uf •...get a great car and ^ v; f % a bet te r dea l ! / , ) • Vw\ V V \\ \ \ , ' • ; V ,| Cash Incentives ...as an added bonus. \\ •Super Selection, :> v ...pick the car and the VC , options right for you! L I y. M OPEN SUNDAYS