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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 29 Aug 1984, p. 9

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McHenry cattleman attends leadership conference tour Hie fifth annual Young Cat­ tlemen's Traveling Leadership Conference, sponsored by the National Cattlemen's Assn. (NCA) and its affiliated state and national cattle breed organizations, was completed recently. The program is designed to assist in the development of future leaders of the beef cattle industry. Jim Finch of 1712 S. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry, was among the 22 young cattlemen selected by their sponsoring state cattle and breed organizations. The group traveled across the nation, from Denver to Washington, D.C., with stops in St. Louis and Chicago. Finch represented the Red Angus Association of America. During the six-day tour they were exposed to various aspects of the livestock industry and government af­ fairs. Members of the group, all under age 40, began their tour in Denver at NCA's headquarters office, where they were given an overview of NCA's new plan to improve service to the cattle industry. While in Denver, they visited the retail meat handling facilities of King Soopers, a local gt-ocery chain. Dr. Rod Bowling of Monfort of Colorado spoke to the group about trends in. the meat packing industry, and N^ncy McCarthy, U.S. Meat Export Federation, told of ef­ forts to export more beef. To learn more about the role of. agribusiness in agricultural research and product development, the group traveled to St. Louis, where they visited the headquarters and research fahn of Ralston Piifina Co. The young cattlemen next went to Chicago, where they visited the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). They were provided with information on the usje of futures contracts in hedging/ and they took part in a workshop on options. Hie National Live Stock and Meat Board, Chicago, hosted the group at a roast beef sandwich lunch, prepared in the Meat Board's test kitchens. „ The cattlemen were welcomed by Meat Board Chairman Jim Mullins, and they were in­ troduced to the Meat Board's Beef Industry Council programs in beef promotion, education and research. The final two days of the tour were spent in the nation's capital. Following a special tour through the Capitol building, the cattlemen attended a luncheon in the historic Mansfield room of the Capitol. They heard from Republican and Democratic party officials on agricultural issues in election campaigns. The young cattlemen also visited their home state , congressmen and senators. The final day of the tour in­ cluded briefings at the Interior Department, Department of Agriculture and the White House. At Interior, they heard from Under Secretary Ann McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary Garry, Carruthers and BLM Director Bob Burford. During their stop at USDA, they met Deputy Under Secretary Richard Goldberg, Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator Don Houston and other officials. During a luncheon meeting at the NCA Washington offices, the group heard from Deputy Goernor Larry Edwards of the Farm Credit Administration. Credit and finance issues were a high priority among the young cattlemen. The White House briefing, held in the Indian Treaty Room of the Executive Office Building, featured a discussion of Central American policy and domestic economic and fiscal policy. The briefing was followed by a special tour through the White House. NCA President-Elect Jo Ann Smith, who traveled with the group, ended the tour with a challenge to the young cat­ tlemen to look for every op­ portunity to serve the beef cattle industry in the years ahead. Accompanying the young cattlemen on the tour, in ad­ dition to Smith were Major Jester, vice chairman of NCA's Young Cattlemen's Council, and NCA staffer Ron Francis. PAGE 9- PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2», 1*84 Caribbean travel course is available through college mm u m r Jim Finch of McHenry was among 22 cattlemen who recently traveled across the nation in the fifth annual Young Cattlemen's Traveling Leadership Conference. He is shown with Jo Ann Smith, president-elect of the National Cattlemen's Association, at the Capitol. , Plane makes safe emergency landing By Cliff Ward Plaindealer News Service A small private plane carrying six passengers to a Canadian fishing trip was forced tQ make an emergency landing on a Woodstock farm last week, but the pilot described the entire incident as "something that happened quite normally." ! ^The pilot, Dale L. Lockart, 38, ot Algonquin, and his five passengers, including his son and three other youngsters, avoided injury when Lockart landed the stricken aircraft in a firm field at 14212 Kishwaukee Valley Road. "My wife heard the noise, and we thought it was somebody firing up a tractor," said Steve Schmieding, who manages the farm at the intersection of Kish­ waukee Valley Road and U.S. 14. "But when I was coming down the stairs, I heard the cattle making strange noises and my dog was growling, so I knew something was wrong." Schmieding said when he went outside to investigate, Lockart and his passengers were standing outside the door. "They didn't have a scratch on them," ig said. Several local residents win use of truck vanity plates XA lottery in Springfield helped determine the winners of nearly 3.800 of the new vanity license plates to be issued to small truck and van owners in Illinois, ac­ cording to Secretary of State Jim Edgar. : ; Edgar said that 521 drawings \$ere held to determine the \yinners of plates for which there were more than one request. An additional 3,224 vanity plates for which there was a single request $ere awarded automatically. * Following are local winners in the August lotttery for vanity plates: .Steve Zriny, McHenry, SJZ011; Teri Jakubicek, McHenry, TERI011; Mass Grinding & Grooving, McHenry, BUMPS 015; Scott R. Shulda, focHenry, SKITS Oil; Spray Specialists, McHenry, SPRAY015; ; Scott R. Shulda, McHenry HOPPEROll; Teri Jakubicek, McHenry IMTERI011; Joan S. Hansen, McHenry, JIM- MYB014; Randell Skelton, Wonder Lake. LOVEYAOll; Teri Jakubicek, McHenry MSTERI011; >; Harry. O. Mueller, McHenry, jjrOLENOll; Tempus Con­ struction Co. R. Zielke, McHenry, TEMPUS 015; Wm. J. Vavrik, McHenry, THEVAV011; Harry O. Mueller, McHenry, WANTED011; Steven J. Wickenkamp, McHenry, WAXMAN011; Bernie Matchen, McHenry, TOWBIZOll; Wm. J. Vavrik, McHenry, VAVRIK011; Mass Grinding & G r o o v i n g , R i n g w o o d , AMERICA015; Harlan Dam, Ringwood, AQHATOOOll; Gary W. Baseley, McHenry, BASELEY011; Bernie Matchen, McHenry, BERNIES011 and BODYMANO^l; Randell Skelton, Wonder Lake, GRANDPA011 and GRAN- PAW011; i - Mass Grinding & Grooving, McHenry GRINDER 015 and GRINDON015; Hustler Sport Center Co. J. Umbarger, McHenry, HUSTLER015; Joan Hansen, McHenry JOAN- SIE014; Mark Stephen Adams, McHenry, OLWILLYOll; Fread A. Meader, McHenry, PACHECK011; Harlan Dam, Ringwood, QTRHORSOU; Osborne Olson, Wonder Lake, REKSTAD011. According to Schmieding, the plane, on its descent, just cleared a line of trees ap­ proximately 300 yards from where it first touched down. Lockart then had to maneuver around a large tree in the middle of the pasture before hitting the side of an incline and rolling to a stop. Lockart, a corporate jet pilot with 20 years of flying ex­ perience, said he took off from Lake In The Hills airport at about 5:15 a.m. when the plane developed engine problems. Lockart said he employed "standard FAA practices and procedures" to make the emergency landing, which he described as "pretty much normal pilot training." ^ "It was still pitch black," Sch­ mieding said. "I think he did a helluva job getting over those trees and not getting anyone hurt." Judging from tire marks in the mud, the plane skidded up the hill and lost a wheel and some of the landing gear which was strewn across the field. Damage to the platoe was LEARN THE ART OF STAINED GLASS WINDOW BUILDING ONI IASIC ffi. INCLUDES: •4-Two (2) Hour L««»oni •Tool Rental •Small Clots U» •Soldorlng •Dotign •Glow Cutting •load Coming COMPLETE TWO LEADED PROJECTS! - , CLASSES BEGIN TUES., SEPT. 11 &tafneti REGISTRATION DEADLINE: ERI.. SEPT, I JANE EOR INEORMATION CALL 815-344 4724 LIMITED ENROLLMENT: 3 SPOTS AVAILABLE MODnAC*N0RGAS*N0RGAS*N0RGAS*N0RGAS< 2 ATTENTION CROP DRYERS! DO YOU USE PROPANE? are you planning on doing so? 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Erwin Cornelius, CTC, will offer a course and seminar on "Selling Cruises and Travel Planning" at McHenry County College beginning Sept. 10. Students will be aboard Nor­ wegian Caribbean Line's Starward next January 5 to 12 to Mexico, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and the Bahamas. Cost of the seven-day cruise for enrollees is $1025 plus tuition and includes round trip airfare to Miami, the cruise, on-campus course at MCC (begins Sept. 10), on-board training seminar, student materials, port taxes, shore excursions, behind-the- scenes look at cruiseship operations, and visits with of­ ficials of foreign tourist offices and hotels at ports of call. The air-cruise rate represents more than a $200 reduction on the normal tariff, according to Cornelius. Friends and relations of enrollees, and the general public may also take avd- vantage of special rates. Aditional information about the MCC course is available from Cornelius at 455-3700 Ext. 320. Information on the cruise and on-board seminar is available from the Association of Com­ munity Colleges for In­ ternational Education, 1577 Arbor Ave., Highland Park, 60035, (312 ) 831-9677. Workshop on family camping is scheduled "considerable," according to McHenry County sheriff's police. The Federal Aviation Agency was to investigate the accident and examine the plane, which Lockart said he borrowed from a friend, Friday afternoon. Although an engine problem of some; sort foreed the plane down, Lockart said he could not say for certain what forced the landing. "It was one of those rare, rare occurrences of engine failure," he said. The other passengers included Lockart's son, Steven Lockart, 10, George A. Moser, 43, of Barrington and his son, John P. Moser, 9. The two other passengers, who are friends of Lockart's son, were identified as John R. Dye, 10, of Elgin and Mark J. Boyle, 11, of Algonquin. "If we had been in a car, this would have been a fender- bender," he said. The pilot added that he hoped people would not develop bad opinions of aviation as a result of the incident. "If we had been in a car, we probably would have been hurt," he said. A special weekend workshop program will be held Sept. 1, 2 and 3 at McHenry County Conservation District's Marengo Ridge groups camp area. Sponsored by the conservation district, the workshop is in­ tended for family groups who may have done some tent camping before and who want to improve their skills relating to camp setup, food preparation, using a compass, "reading" the woods, and generally selecting, using and amintaining various pieces of outdoor recreational equipment. Workshop leader and MCCD trustee Mike Reichert has been involved in Scout camping for many years and will help family groups become better campers. The workshop will begin Saturday evening with a slide program on local plants and animals. Sunday's activities will include sessions on hiking, orienteering, food preparation, camp setup and breakdown, winter equipment storage, and i i i backpacking. The $5 per person registration fee will help pay food costs for three meals Sunday plus Monday breakfast which is included in the workshop. A limited number of spaces are available and may be reserved on a first come-first served basis by sending name, address, phone number and $5 per person to McHenrygCounty Conservation District; 6512 Harts Road, Ringwood, 60072 A detailed schedule and equipment information along with confirmation will be sent upon receipt of reservation. Futher information can be obtained by calling (815) 338- 1405 or 678-4431. CHILD CARE McHenry East Campus High School is now accepting ap­ plications for the preschool program run by child care oc­ cupations students. If in­ terested, contact Mrs. Noyes at the High School, 1012 N. 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