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Veteran mail carrier honorably discharged FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May SI, 1994) After 28 years of service as a rural mail carrier from the McHemy poet office, Darwin I. Granger has received his honorable discharge. His route will now be divided between Ray Page and Clarence Martin, giving one a routeof 43 miles wice and the other a daily distance of 46 miles. The two carriers will handle all rural deliveries. M.L. Schoenholtz became the first man in McHenry County to receive the Scoutmaster's key at the Court of Honor for McHenry County Scouts. A McHenry Unit of the Home Bureau was- organised at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. E.E. Denman. Election of officers was held with Mrs. Jack Walsh being elected chairman of the unit, Mrs. E.E. Denman vice-chairman and Mrs. F. Beinapfl, secretary and treasurer. The summer opening of the Oriental Gardens at Kirk and Jim's Place, one-half mile north of McHenry on U.S. 12, was advertised with five cent beer and five cent hamburgers, in­ cluding curb service. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 1, 1944) Friday night, June 2, com­ mencement exercises will be held on the high school grounds. Two members of the senior class will be the speakers of the evening. The two chosen by their classmates this year are Grace Bolger and Harold Michels. The grand finale of the program will be the United Nations concert during which 30 flags will be displayed while the band and mixed chorus unite in patriotic melodies. This portion of the program will be under the direction of Miss Lucia Kausch and Paul Yanda. The summer playground program under the direction of "Mac" will again be maintained this summer. The City Council, the Public Grade School board and the High School board are sponsoring the activity. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 4, 1969) Between $600 and $700 was taken from the Unti Bus depot on the corner of Green and Elm streets sometime between midnight Sunday and the time the business opened Monday morning. The money taken from a cash register and desk drawer, included four five dollar bills, $41 in singles, four rolls of quarters, four rolls of nickels and fifty rolls of dimes. En­ trance to the building was made through a window in the rear. A new parking lot on the Storyteller to perform for Writer's Club Writers Anon, the Writers Chib at McHenry County College win present McHenry County storyteller, Jim May, in the student lounge of the college at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 7. Jim May, who grew up in the Spring Grove area, is a member of the National Association for the Preservation and Per­ petuation of Storytelling (NAPPS). He has just returned from a trip to Hawaii and a visit with storytellers of the Islands. His love of the art has taken him to festivals in Tennessee and Kentucky, where storytellers from around the nation and the world gather for the joy of perpetuating the skill. May is currently in the process of coordinating a Festival of Storytelling, to be held in the Richmond area on Sunday, July 29. The public is invited to attend the program at MCC and Writers Anon invites all in­ terested area writers to one of the club's regularly scheduled meetings on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the college. vj --Senior Citizens-- It's your day at Spring Hill Mall. Special Event: Lecture on "What's new in health 'and a Senior Citizen's Fashion Show. WeVe planned a special Senior Citizens' Day for everyone 60 years and older at Spring Hill Mall. It takes place on the first Tuesday of every month and it will feature a special event of particular interest to you. Also, come by and enjoy free coffee and doughnuts. Then, check your weight, take a diabetes test, and have your blood pressure screened free. While you're here, remember to pick up your mall discount card, good for 10% off at participating stores. So get that extra special treatment you deserve. Come to Spring Hill Mall. Spring Hill Mall Uncomplicated Shopping. Apart from the crowd. Routes 31 and 72, West Dundee. Sears, Marshall Fields, Bergner's, Spiess, and over 125 other shops. Legion grounds west of Green Street was completed Friday. The new blacktop area, which will accommodate 88 cars, was completed through the cooperative effort of the city, the Legion and local businessmen to accommodate the driving TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 7, 1974) A request for nine policemen and two civilian employees for the McHenry Police department over a two-year period was presented to aldermen in a report delivered by Earl H. Murray, chairman of the Police Commission board. At the present time there are 15. of­ ficers and six civilian employees in the department. Fred Meyer, superintendent of public works for the city of McHenry, accepted the Harry E. Wilson Memorial award trophy presented annually in Illinois in recognition of ex­ cellent sewerage plant operation. A new school will begin in McHenry in September of this year. At their last business meeting, members of the First Baptist church of McHenry voted to begin a Christian school in their building. SECTION 2 - PAGE »- PI.AINDEALER - FRIDAY. JUNE 1.1M4 Series of nature walks scheduled by Defenders wetland. Both the identification and ecology of the flora of the areas will be interpreted on the informal walks. Wingate also will give introductions to a wide variety of animal life. The "wander" schedule is listed as follows. All will begin at 2 p.m. Persons may call Bill Wingate at (815) 459-4985 or call the Defender office at (815) 459- 0450. -June 3 - Huntley-Union- Marengo Prairie (HUM Prairie), Coyne Station Rd. portion. -June 30 - HUM Prairie, Union portion. J -July 22 - HUM Prairie, Marengo portion -August 11 -Pike Marsh, Moraine Hills State Park. -Sept. 22 - Oakwood Hills Fen. Oakwood Hills. -Oct. 7 - Phantom Prairie, Crabtree Nature Center. -Nov. 18 - Pleasant Valley Outdoor Center. The McHenry County Menders will sponsor a series of "Wanders with Wingate" to prairies and wetlands throughout the county beginning Sunday, June 3. The walk#, led by the well-known naturalist, Bill Wingate, will concentrate on areas where Defenders' members have been active in natural area management activities. ' Wingate will begin the series with a walk along a portion of the Huntley-Union-Marengo (HUM) Railroad Prairie cm Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m. The HUM Prairie contains over 25 acres of high quality prairie stretched over 15 miles of track. There are many rare and en­ dangered species in the natural communities which compose the prairie. The Defenders have a lease with Chicago and Nor­ thwestern Railroad which allows the group to conduct activities to manage the prairie such a brush control, sign posting and annual burns. The series of wanders will be timed throughout the growing season to permit the consistent "wanderer" to become familiar with the full progression of flowering plants on prairie and FOOD-AGRICULTURE Governor James R. Thompson announced a series of meetings will be held to gather in­ formation for the 1985 Food and Agriculture Act. LAWN & GARDEN SALE 3i|A 24 oz ea, wrM9 reg. 4.49 Ortho ready-to-use sprays. Kleen Up weed, grass killer, Weed-B-Gon weed killer, Rose and Flower insect killer. 6 oz, reg. 3.49 HoUday room size automatic fogger. Simply set and leave. Kills roaches, fleas, spiders and more insects, #6167102 Reg. 1.19 Tomato tower helps promote healthy and productive plants, prevent ground rot. 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