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Dick Peterson The mind wanders during vacation in the country Sights and sounds left over trom a weekend in Iowa-- which they call "A Place to Grow," especially if you're a cornstalk-where my sister was married in a big church in a little town that is called Houghton and has something called Hootin' Days. (The proceeding lengthy fragment is a borrowed con­ struction from a famous Des Moines Register columnist.): It was a whirlwind weekend, actually just 26 hours, in Iowa. In on Saturday, out on Sunday. To really get a feeling for Iowa, you need more than 26 hours. Thirty-two hours might suffice. Then again, 32 might be more than some people can stand. Not me. Even though I was born in Minnesota, I claim to be an Iowan. Just like President Reagan spent his formative years in Dixon, I spent mine in Iowa. I ignore Minnesota like the president ignores Tam- pico. Somehow, I'd like to change my birth certificate to Iowa. A lot of people probably think that is a weird wish. We took the mutt puppy with us, something I had ap­ prehensions about. I was expecting to have to stop every hour or so to "let the dog out," if you know what I mean. My presumption was wrong. The mutt puppy slept like a dog all the way to Iowa and back. The car caused more problems. Halfway to Iowa, the muffler became disconnected. (An old axiom of travel is: The unexpected always happens halfway there.) My hearing returned to normal by Tuesday. Because we wanted to spend as much time in daylight in Iowa as possible and given the false let-the-dog-out factor, we planned to leave at 4:90 in the morning, a fairly unreasonable hour. (Another travel axiom: The best laid travel plans are off by at least three hours.) I'm still pretty impressed that we got on the road short after 5 a.m., only a half hour behind schedule. I guess the motivation to get to Iowa was overwhelming. That's hard to understand for those who think Iowa is an off-blue wall paint. The wedding ceremony was nice. It started on time, the groom showed up bright-eyed, the best man was overcome with a combination of heat, emotion and Friday night, and I now have a new brother-in-law. Of course, the wedding car was decorated with toilet paper, balloons, cans and writing on the windows. Someone spread thousands of little elec­ tromagnetic paper dots all over the inside of the car and in the suitcases, which were invitingly unlocked. I'll bet Robert and Doug were shaking those dots out of their clothes all the way to Nashville. Tsk, tsk. You know, I've still got rice in my alaimobck. car and suitcase from our wedding two years ago? Weddings are like that. In Iowa, it is traditional for friends of the couple to van­ dalize their home while they are away. They call it charivari. Isn't that quaint? In more sophisticated areas, charivari would be a crime punishable by prison. Just the spelling of the word should be a crime. Weddings are similar to reunions. You see a lot of friends, relatives and old neighbors that you haven't seen for a long time, usually with good reason. A girl who used to live down the block from us was there. I hadn't seen her for more than 10 years, which was fine with me. Back then she was, well, aggressive, darn strong for a girl, too. I don't know what brought it on, but one day we got in a roll-on-the-ground fight. She won, and was quite cocky about it. I remember it like it was yesterday, like I have it on film. She said she didn't remember the tiff. Now, I'm starting to think I am confusing my dreams with reality. It's embarassing enough to admit it happened. It would be more embarassing to admit to something like that that didn't happen. Donnellson's only tavern is under new ownership these days. They call it Five Star Bar, rather than the plain, old Lamplighter. It's got a new door, a new linoleum floor, a new ceiling, even two video games. Video games in Don- nellson? It's hard to believe. THEY HAVE ARRIVED! DELICIOUS PEPPERS CRISPY CUCUMBERS JOHNSBURG SCHOOLS continued from page 1 PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JUNE 22,1964 few minor problems in getting the unit working, Pollock said, including being stopped by the police because the license plate was not installed; and running out of gas, because the driver did not realize there are two gas tanks on the vehicle, and only one was full. These problems have been resolved and Pollock stated, "If everything holds together and the creeks don't rise, we're going to make it through the summer." There was a discussion on setting a policy to cover what to do when athletic contests are cancelled due to a teachers' strike. It was suggested by Rob Gough, high school principal, that athletic contests not be made up if missed due to a strike. He said that was the opinion of many area high school principals who felt that allowing athletic contests to be made up would be unfair to other school activities which are also cancelled and are not made up. The policy, he said is also in keeping with the policy of the Northwest Suburban Con­ ference. However, there is a possibility of penalties being charged to the schools to cover loss of income from gate receipts and payment of sports officials. The penalties would be paid by the visiting team. Gough felt that the penalty would not be more than a couple hundred dollars and that such a policy should be passed. Board Member James Preston then pointed out that it should also be the policy of the board not to pay teachers for extra duty when activities are cancelled. In other words, if a strike cancels the fall play, the teacher who was to direct that play would not receive the extra pay which was originally designated. If only a portion of the activity is cancelled, the pay will be prorated. The board decided to table the policy until the details can be worked out. The board acknowledged several complimentary letters which were recently received. Especially noted was a letter from graduating senior Terri Cluff thanking the high school faculty for their dedication and encouragement. NO MEETING Hie last regular meeting of the Education Committee of the Citizens Advisory Council of the McHenry County Conservation District scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Woodstock Opera House, Woodstock, on June 28, has been cancelled. k A McHENRY FOOT CLINIC ANNOUNCES A FREE FOOT EVALUATION FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN ON MONDAY, JUNE 25th, 1984 1:00pm~7:30pm No appointment necessary DR. MARTIN MARKS 1 3 1 1 N . G R E E N S T . 385-5669 A i 'MilllMiltiHUWw • j.--W THANK YOU McHENRY Cixaris ranks First National Bank of McHenry 70th! FRESH FRUITS * VEGETABLES URE HERE NOW! •F'eloI |GROWN| TOMATOES w JUICY FATERMELOI I PIUS MUCH. 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