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PAC.E 2 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 4. 1984 Views Energy agency installs device to assist deaf TgSl Profiling the McHenry FISH volunteers J>m/I They can be of male or female voice at the other end of the line This is the ^^McHenr? ^'grMdMteJ8 could best ----mmm gender, withjw respect for age, may belong to a desperate volunteer, and here 111 Mcnenry %hat and if h. ™lor. hei6m!weiehtorpoliticai person. • it is the story of untold numbers answer^- and Jte didft some chafSc- / A Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) has been installed at the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources. "The TDD will enable us to communicate with the deaf and hearing impaired and expand OUT information services to them," said Michael B. Witte, director of ENR. . In recent months, ENR has begun conducting energy conservation workshops for the deaf and hearing impaired to provide them with energy in­ formation. The workshops are conducted in sign language by ENR staff and are sup­ plemented with a captioned video tape. . „ "The deaf and hearing im­ paired haven't been able to learn about energy conservation through the broadcast media or An editorial everyday conversations," said Witte. "By installing a TDD, they can contact us and convey what their needs are regarding energy information." The TDD operates via a typewritten message. Most deaf centers in Illinois are equipped with such a device compatible with ENR's making them readily available to the majority of Illinois' deaf citizens. The TDD can be reached by calling ENR's toll-free number. ENR staff will promptly send printed materials on energy conservation. 0 To receive free energy in­ formation, call the Illinois Department of Energy1 and Natural Resources toll-free between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1- 800-252-8955. weight ce. there are teristics that must be shared by all. They must have dedication to the project at hand; they must be willing to devote time to it; and most of all, they must give of an abundance of love, kind­ ness,_and concern. They must smile through their disappointment when their own pleasures need to be.set aside to answer someone else's needs. They rft^st smile, even though it is feigned, when a family meal is interrupted to help someone in trouble. And on a cold night, when sleep has come to a weary body, tliey have to manage a pleasant "hello" and remember that the may belong to a desperate person. They must smother their pride when an occasional person TT M ! iisin' &, eanderin BY KAF reacts with anger to a request that can't be fulfilled. And when tired bodies can hardly move, they must push on until the job is done volunteer, and here in McHenry it is the story of untold numbers of men and women who belong to FISH. They are teenagers, parents tyid grandparents who find the strength to suprress their own desires at holiday time so that these special days can be made a reality for others. McHenry area volunteers may well hang their banner high this Christmas of 1983 By the time Santa had headed his reindeer back toward the North Pole, they had given 205 families reason to believe in the inherent goodness of their neighbors. The fact that almost 100 of them were served after the Dec. 11 general delivery day of food, clothing and toys made the feat even more remarkable. One grandfather could best answer that, and if he did, it would be with-a smile of con­ tentment for he/too, came to know the appreciation that makes it all a priceless-gift. As the elderly gentleman stood in the home of a FISH volunteer waiting to leave his donated items, a mother and little girl came to claim much needed articles. With the unsophisticated abandon of children, he saw her ' run to the volunteer, throw her arms around the lady's neck and say, "I love you". Volunteers are the men and women who make friends out of strangers and in doing so reap the harvest that is only known to 'givers. ~ Prison reform measures in state signed into law Report pouches on shelf The ^newest afidTcoming thing, the experts tell us, is retort pounches. What are retort pounches? They're vacuum-sealed containers one finds on grocer's shelves. Wljat's good about them? For food packagers, distributors and wholesalers, and even some retailers, the advantage is that everything inside is cooked to kill bacteria. So grocers can keep them on shelves foa months, unrefrigerated. Even milk can be kept on shelves like tlis. For thosejfrho like really fresh food, however, and who won't accept retort pouches because the food industry finds them less trouble and! cheaper to handle, retort pouches are a step backward, at least with some foods. Cooking (pasteurization) diminishes taste. It almost surely reduces vitamin content. And the pouch is expensive and adds to the cost. ' The trend in the last two decades has been toward organic foods, more vitamins, fresh bread, milk, etc.--dated on the outside of the package. One would hope retort pouches don't SIQW further progress in this direction. Prison reform measures approved during the fall legislative session have been signed into law according to state Rep. Dick Klemm (R- Crystal Lake). Gov. Thompson announced his decisions to locate a new prison in Galesburg and to c}ose the state mental health centers 'at Galesburg and Manteno. Thompson gave final approval to Senate Bill 546, which allows double-celling in all of the state's prisons and requires the Department of Corrections to submit quarterly reports to the General Assembly on the state's Gov. Thompson has also approved a $57 million plan to expand the state's prison system by constructing two modular prisons at Jacksonville and Lincoln, a 750-bed permanent prison at Galesburg, and the expansion of work camp and work release centers. The new prison in ^Galesburg will cost about $50 million and will em­ ploy 425 people. The governor has not yet acted on a bill that implements changes in the state's probation system. Describing his action as an effort to consolidate and streamline the state's mental health system, Gov. Thompson ! Public Pulse aycees respond- to letter prison condition. These reports, announced that he will close the PROFESSIONAL & SERVICE JACK WALSH, AGENT * EARL R. WALSH. BROKER INSURANCE & BONDS Fir». Auto. Form, Life R«pr«s*nting RELIABLE COMPANIES McHENRY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES SALES. SERVICE « RENTALS Mon-Sot. 9-5:30 Friday til 9:00, 93 Grant St.. Crystal Lake DENNIS CONWAY AUTO LIFE. FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. 3319 W Elm Street. McHenry. III. 385 7111 DR. LEONARD BOTTARI 1303 Richmond Rd . McHonry Eyti Examined - Contort lonsos Glasses Flttod Mon.. Tu»s. Thurs. Frl., 4-4 p.m.. TIMS.. Thurs.. Frl. 7-9 p.m., Sot. 9:30-3 p.m. Phono 315-4151 or 3*5-22*2 JAMES M.McINTEE, "LAWYER AVAILABLE TO PRACTICE IN: Porional Injury/Trials. Bwslnoss Corporations Wills Probata. Divorca. Raal Estate. Workman's Compensation. 343* W. Elm Street. McHenry III For appointment phone - 3*5-2440 McHENRY DENIAL CENTER DR. C.J. LUBFORD DR. KEVIN WEGRZYN OPEN 3 EVENINGS A WEEK UNTIL *:30P.M. « SAT. 3*5-13*0 We have laughing Cos 11.V. Sedation Farm Equipment GEORGE P. FREUND, INC. Cote • New Holland £102 W. Crystal lake Rd.. McHenry ̂ r$' Bus. 3*5 0420 Res 3*5 0227 J l V I E L U RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS EUROPA MOTORS, INC. 2311 Rte. 120. McHenry *15-3*5-0700 m which will be due at the beginning of each January, April, July and October, will include the number of inmates in state prisons, the crime of which they've been convicted and the length of the prison term. Under this legislation, the governor will also be required to give the legislature "prior timely notice" on the selection of construction site£ for ad­ ditional correctional facilities. mental health centers at Galesburg and Manteno by December, 1985. The number of patients in state mental health centers has declined dramatically in the past 10 years, and Gov. Thompson said the state will be saving $16 million annually by 1986 under this plan. . The 1,330 i>atients from these facilities -will "Editor: "There is a need to set the record straight concerning the Jaycee Christmas tree sale controversy, as stated by Ms. Jeanne Bergren in Dec. 28 issue. Let me first ask if she talked to a Jaycee about what she thought was happening?" No trees were burned! The fire was there to help keep the Jaycee volunteers warm, and only boughs trimmed from trees, at customers' request or broken accidentally^ were burned. / "The remaining trees" last year were donated to the FISH program along with a cash donation. This year the unsold trees were left in the parking lot for anyone 'in need' to help themselves. Several were taken, which made us happy. Only four trees were left unclaimed, and our chairman cleaned them up after a few hours. "People may wonder what happens to the proceeds of the : / tree sales. Well, let me list some of the ways the money goes right back into our community: two campers will be sent to Camp New Hope (resident camp for handicapped Children) this summer sponsors of local Jaycees' kids' tennis tour­ nament; blood drives for the Aurora Blood Bank; clean streams projects to clean-up local creeks and streams; C.P.R. training sessions for the community; calls from Santa (244 call to kids on 12-18-83); and Hospital Santa. Santa and two Jaycee elves jrisited McHenry Hospital on Cnristmas eve to pass out toys to kids, and candy and cheer to everyone else confined in the hospital for the holiday; etc. "Shame on Ms. Bergren for not getting her facts straight! "We accept her apology! > "Mike Bohne "McHenry Area Jaycees" different -state institutions. Energy aid available Low-income families, senior citizens and handicapped persons who may be eligible for state energy assistance should apply to local agencies im­ mediately, according to state Rep. Dick Klemm (R-Crystal Lake). Klemm said the Illinois Home Energy Assistance Program (IHEAP) began accepting applications Dec. 1 from eligible households to help pay energy i_ • 11 billsv \ \ Grants are ̂ made on a first- come first-serve basis to in­ dividuals and families who meet income eligibility requirements. The money may be used to pay heating c costs or to reconnect utilities that have been disconnected for non-payment. The grants are a one-time payment. Grants are paid directly to utility companies fo« be moved into rp 1 x 1 O community care settings or to* 1 OO IXlUCll pSiTQTll 10VC ' "How many people out there have one or both parents in nursing homes? Some are put there and forgotten until they die. I happen to have a father in a nursing home in the county since 1981. He was fine until November of 1983. ' V,I felt there was a drastic change in appearance, health home owners and renters who are billed for utilities. Renters whose utilities are included as part of their monthly rent receive a direct grant. Eligibility and grant amounts for the IHEAP program are based on household income and number of persons living in the - and professional care and was household. Persons living in McHenry County who believe they may be eligible for IHEAP assistance should contact the McHenry County Housing Authority, P.O. Box 683, Woodstock, 111., 60098 815-338-7752. Residents of Lake County should contact Lake County Community Action Project, 102-106 S. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, 111, 60085 312- 249-4330. They may also call the Department of Commerce and .Community Affair's toll-free energy hotline: 800-252-8643. LEI US HELP YOU MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION AHEALITY! McHenry Nautilus HEALTH «C EITNESS CLUB NAUTILUS CONCEPT To afford an individual to develop to his/her maximum strength and fit­ ness as efficiently as possible. 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"They transferred .him to another floor which was sup­ posed to have more and better care. That was a laugh. When I found him in in a poor state of cleanliness I asked how often they checked on him. The next day he was in his chair tied up. My daughter came into his room and he was so far down in his chair he could have choked to death. "He cried each time I came, trying to tell me something but I just couldn't understand him. I'd ring the bell tyit you wait 20 to 30 minutes for them to an­ swer. "Finally my dad was put in the hospital Dec. 20 with a stroke on the left side plus dehydration. Then I found out from his social worker at the hospital that the nursing home was not taking my father back. "I contacted a social worker and begged him to take my father because it's the only place fye knew for two years, plus everyone liked him. Now there has Jjd be more there than meets the eye. "Are they afraid because I care and watch what goes on to make sure he is taken care of? If loving and concern are termed nuisance then they are correct and I'm sorry for having so much love for my father's welfare. "Betty D. Kline "McHenry" - •• Av M, Vin-V :15V I VI • Suits Shown are t h p oritRBET STRIPED BIKINI and We law a variety of iiyiViiiiiiii-i