Illinois News Index

McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 19 Jun 1985, p. 13

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ALL PREPAID PROGRAMS (THRU 6/25/85) The heads of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Chicago District and the new Chain of Lakes-Fox River Management Agency will lead the program of a Fox Riverfront Federation general membership' meeting July 9. Lt. Col. Frank R. Finch, P.E., Lakes concert planned The Chain O'Lakes Cultural Arts Association will present the Chain O'Lakes Orchestra in concert June 23 at 2:30 p.m. at Grant Community High School in Fox Lake. The Chain O'Lakes Orchestra is a community orchestra and consists of over 50 members ages eight to 80. This orchestra was founded and directed by Georgia I. Cobb, a professional musician and former assistant director of the Chicago Com­ munity Music Foundation. Georgia has been well recognized in the past for her role in founding the Chain O'Lakes Orchestra and was awarded ~ the Outstanding Achievement Award for leadership in the arts by the Lake County YWCA in 1982. She also received recognition for her service to the community and state in the field of the arts from Governor James Thompson and the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois. Georgia Ingram Cobb will be featured,as a violin soloist at this concert along with Barbara Crooks, Enders, a Julliard graduate who is an ac­ complished pianist of out­ standing reputation. ' This concert will be free to the public and will be followed by an open reception which will be held in the Grant Community High School Library. This concert is partially supported by a grant from the Waukegan Area Arts Council, a state celebration of 'The Country Kitchens of Lambs Farm , its new food production building at Route 176 and t-94, two miles east of libertyville. Channel 7's Mary Ann Childers will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony which will lead off the celebration at noon June 28, followed by lunch and a tour of the new building. Attending this grand opening preview will be key donors to the building, as well as other guests i is a most significant and exciting event for Hie Lambs," states Gerald Friedman. "The hew building provides the production space that will allow for more efficient cost effective products, but most importantly, it will provide additional vocational experience for program participants." There are a number of thriving businesses on The Lamb's grounds. They include Hie Country Inn Restaurant, The Bakery, Aunt Mary's Country Store, Hie Children's Farmyard, Lambs End Thrift Shop, and The Persian Tree Card and Gift Shop. These businesses are a major source of support of The Lambs. The new food processing building will not only increase the output of the well known Bakery and Country Store items, including specialty cakes, cookies, sweet rolls, breads, doughnuts, ex­ traordinary homemade preserves, and an assortment of delicious chocolates, but also will provide more employment opportunities for The Lamb's ISO residents It is The Lamb's hope that by expanding its production capacity, it will become one step closer to its ultimate goal of self- sufficiency. • Hie Lambs is a private non­ profit organization offering residential, vocational ana social support services for the mentally retarded. PREGNANCY CLASSES Summer sessions of Sherman Hospital's Early Pregnancy .class will be offered June 25, July 23 and August 27 at 7 p.m.' at the hospital. The classes are for women in their early months of pregnancy or for women considering becoming pregnant. Those interested can attend any two of the classes. aided by David Hunter, Fox River study manager, will discuss progress in the design phases of the flood control gates scheduled for Algonquin and McHenry Dams next year, and the Regional Flood Control Center to be located at McHenry Dam. John C. Soffietti, chairman of the Chain-Fox Water Agency, will present a progress report of startup funding, staffing and program planning by the bi- county agency which com­ menced business on May 3. The Federation meeting will be held as a dinner meeting at Cary Country Club, on the Fox River south of Cary. The business session will begin at 8:15 p.m., following a full buffet dinner that commences at 7:15 p.m. after a cash-bar reception and social starting at 6:30. - Interested non-members are invited to join with Federation members for any or Ml of the evening. Full buffet dinner pfice is $10 including tax and tip. There is a June 24 dinner reservation deadline, and non- members wishing to attend should telephone the Federation Secretariat at 312-639-7549. The Fox Riverfront Federation is an alliance of about 90 residential, com­ mercial and political sub­ divisions lying along both banks of the river in McHenry and Lake Counties between the McHenry and Algonquin Dams. Its membership ranks are growing far beyond the river as boater and public interest in river flood and water management increases. 385-0500 1309 N. PARK MCHENRY. GO ZD T ss CO o" r-- oo o oo o" o <=: 5D CO c= 3D 0 3» NE W en to -< « ' flL&i > • Jmk-rTjfc* & . « ;T* 'KBy:-1- : • • : -v •' ' ? • • : : m • • • • • • • •* • •5r • _ •CT :ff :5= • • * m 3 • « Jm I? 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