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I / SECTION 2 - PAGE 3 - PLA1NDEALER - WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18. 184 Area students among Chicago's top spellers STAFF PHOTO W GAYIORD A McHenry High School East Campus junior was the first place finisher of a Chicago-wide spelling contest held recently. Elaine Robbins eliminated about 30 competitors in the finals, finally spelling the word "cadaverous" to win a $1,000 scholarship from the Walgreen Company in the MS Word En­ counters competition. "It wasn't the hardest word to win on," said Miss Robbins modestly. "It was just an in­ credible streak of luck. Every word I got I knew how to spell." Miss Robbins, a member of the National Honor Society and the high school debate team, plans to use her $1,000 scholarship to further her education in the field of chemistry. She is the daughter of Edward and Dian Robbins of MeHenry. Kim Doerfert, a freshman at McHenry West Campus, also advanced to the competition and received a trophy as one of 12 general yci ici ai News Girl Scout cookie sale begins Feb. 1 finalists. McHenry High School students Elaine Robbins, left/ and Kim Doerfert, shew ttie trophies they won recently in the Chicago-area Multiple Sclerosis Word Encounters spelloff. Miss RObj&ins was the overall winner of the contest, and a $1,000 scholarship. Miss Doerfert was one of 12 finalists in the competition. ARE YOU NEW IN THE McNENRY AREA? Do You Know Someone New? Wc Would Like to Extend a ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY AREA NEWCOMER!! Call L*rraiiw Monahan 385-5475 NO OBLIGATION IT'S FREE ROYAL WELCOME 'Know Your Area-Royal Wclcome Docs It Best" t urn fiicimi r» JUDGE VACANCY The names of Ward S. Arnold and Thomas A. Schermerhorn will be placed on the ballot for the one existing vacancy of associate judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit, according to Chief Judge Jack Hoogasian. The annual contest was held last month at Elmhurst College. Finalists from 28 Chicago and suburban high schools par­ ticipated in the program, which benefits "multiple sclerosis research and -services to patients. Finalists were qualified through a written spelling test given to all participants at their schools as well as through competition at semi-finals held eary last December. The MS Word Encounters is offered each fall by the Chicago- Northern Illinois Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society. For more information, call the MS office at 312-922-8000. Girl Scouts of all ages will be taking orders for their annual cookie sale from Feb. 1 through 15_Money from the sale goes to Support troop activities, cam­ ping facilites and other council sponsored girl programs. Seven flavors of cookies are available, and orders will be delivered starting March 16. Part of the Girl Scout Com­ puter Fun badge encourages girls to learn how information comes out. Girl Scouts in the Sybaquay Girl Scout Council will get hands on, practical application of this as they use computerized summary sheets for Girl Scout cookies for the first time in 1984. The girls will complete the traditonal order blank with their customers and then return to a troop meeting to complete a computer scanning report form that looks much like the com­ puterized test forms that children use in school. The scan V sheets will provide the in­ formation to the council and cookie companies to fill the order. Two well known com­ panies selected the Sybaquay Council to pilot this computer program that will help track sales, calculate cookie earnings and Cookie Dough camp credits in a more efficient manner. Anyone who is not contacted but would like to .purchase cookies may call the council office at 312-741-5521. The Sybaquay Girl Scout Council is a United Way Agency serving girls 6-17 ina seven-county area. Low interest home loans Bill Fitzgerald 01 Shamrock Realty Says!!!! " working with a local lender who has 4-2/4 bedroom home^in the McHenry, Wonder Lake and Spring Grove areas. Most with basements, garages and priced from $52,500 to $63,500. 10% % interest AML for 30 yrs. (80% loans) 90% loans at V2 % high­ er interest. Fixed rate-25 yr. loans also available. $250.00 service charge on all'loans --NO POINTS-- Flexible terms for qualified buyers. Other homes on up to 5 acres with the same financing. All homes in excellent move-in condition. See them now. CALL -815.728-0424 Seventy-eight Illinois finan­ cial institutions and their branches will be taking ap­ plications for low-interest home loans under a $130 millioin state- backed program designed to provide first-time home buyers with affordable home loans, according to state Rep. Dick Klemm (R-Crystal Lake). Under the program, interest will be figured at a percentage rate of 10.7 on 30-year mor­ tgages. The present market interest rate is about 13.25 to 13.50 percent. Participating banks will be taking applications until Jan.31, at which time they will hold a lottery to determine who will receive the loans. Officials expect that about 2400 families will be served by the program. The following criteria must be met to qualify for a loan: ...The purchaser must not have owned a home for the past three years. . ...The annual hosehold income must not exceed $50,200. ...The purchase price can not exceed the specific amounts for given areas.1 ...A minimum 5 percent down payment is required. ...A ."service charge" of 1 percent must be paid. "These low-interest home loans will enable many people who couldn't otherwise afford it, to buy a home," Klemm said. "Many families have been discouraged by high interest rates, and this program will help fulfill their dreams of owning a home." In McHenry County the facility is Skokie Federal Savings and Loan, 320 South Eastwood Drive. Woodstock (815) 338-8500. Plan, Zoning committee vacancy The Planning & Zoning Committee of the McHenry County Board will accept ap­ plications from persons in­ terested in being recommended for appointment to'a vacancy on the McHenry County Planning Commission. Application forms' are available in the county board office, Room 204, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, Phone, 338-2040, Extension 221, and should be returned to those offices no later than Friday, Jan. 27. in care of Don Doherty, Planning & Zoning Committee Chairman.' Interviews will be conducted Friday, Feb.3. Important NOTICE... to the Voters of McHenry County Only properly registered electors may vote at the March 20th, 1984 Primary Election, as provided by the Permanent Registration of Elec­ tors Law of Illinois. Any person residing In his election district thirty (30) days and any person who shall be eighteen years of age or over on or before the date of election, March 20, 1984, shall be permitted to register, If otherwise qualified. REGISTERED VOTERS who have MOVED FROM ONE PRECINCT TO ANOTHER within the County since last registered, or from one address to another within the precinct of their residence, MUST NOTIFY the County Clerk or the proper registration officer in writing by signing an application for change of residence or return their present voter's card to the County Clerk's Office specifying the new address, on1>r before February 21st, 1984. VOTERS who are REGISTERED IN ANOTHER COUNTY and are new residents of McHenry County MUST APPEAR before the County Clerk or a Deputy Registrar and register in McHenry Courity on or before February 21st, 1984 to be eligible to vote in the March Primary. To determine where you may register in your area, phone the County Clerk's Office at 815-338- 2040. REGISTERED VOTERS who have CHANGED/THEIR NAM£S must RE­ REGISTER. Properly registered voters do not have to re-register. REGISTERED VOTERS who do not have a voter's registration card, or a question regarding their registration, should coptact the County Clerk's Of­ fice immediately. The County Clerk's Office at Woodstock Is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM and any elector may register-J before the Primary at said office up to and Including TUESDAYj FEBRUARY 21st( 1984. (Published Jan. 18,1984) NOW 50% TO 75% OFF REG. PRICE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY DRESS & FUR LINED Receive a FREE Gif t Cert i f icate , f for Spr ing Shoes * * v wi th any Boot Purchase! • 33 N. Williams St. Downtown Crystal Lake 459-0613 Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30, Thurs. 9-9 3