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presents the Pico Kid The KID" is a registered trademark of Pico® Products, Inc., Home Satellite Division. . Page U NORTHWEST HERALD Section B Friday, August 2,1985 Entertainment Lambs Fest to feature food, drink Mendota hosts 38th Sweet Corn Festival If you have a discriminating palate, a vast variety of edibles are available to suit your taste, during the 38th National Sweet Corn Festival. Service clubs will provide watermelon, roast corn, brats and corn dogs to round out the menu as well as the tummy. These tasty Fun-filled Fridays at Six Flags ?• Friday summer nights are sizzl­ ing at Six Flags Great America, when the park presents "Friday Night at the Flags," July 12 through August 23. Great America invites you and your friends to jam on an air guitar, boogie to the music of Madonna, and roar to the comedy of young, fresh comedians on Fri­ day nights beginning July 12, when the park kicks-off their sum­ mer series of fun-filled entertain­ ment for teens and young adults. To accommodate summer budgets, Great America will give guests $5 off the general admis­ sion price when they come to the park after 5 p.m., and bring a B-96 Card or Coke, Diet Coke or Sprite can. And, Great America is mak­ ing this great deal even better with its special "Twicket" pro­ gram - a pass to return to the park for FREE the following day. The park recently expanded its operating hours and is now open daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. treats can be found on Washington and Jefferson streets in the heart of downtown Mendota throughout the festival. Aug. 9 through 11 can be your opportunity to sample regional favorites as well as Italian, Mex­ ican, Greek, Vietnamese and other foreign foods. A multitude of independent vendors will bring old-time favorites, including elephant ears, fruited funnel cakes, snow cones, cotton candy and lemonade shake-ups that will * tempt all ages from 8 to 80. Breakfast foods will also be available early Sunday morning at Grandpa's Farm Airport, from 7 a.m. to noon, during the Fly-In, sponsored by the EAA Chapter 263. Grandpa's Farm Airport is located just IV2 miles south of Mendota on U.S. Route 51. Corn serving chairpeople, Gary Campbell, Gloria Cogdal and Jim Wade are completing plans for the gigantic undertaking. Volunteers will serve more than 160,000 ears of fresh sweet corn, donated by Del Monte, to festival goers on Sunday, Aug. 11. Corn serving will begin im­ mediately after Sunday's "mile long" parade at approximately 3 p.m. on Illinois Avenue. On Saturday, Aug. 10, the'fifth annual Mendota, Illinois, Sweet Corn Festival 10K Race will be held. It will start at Blackstone School, Highway 34 West, just a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t f r o m McDonald's restaurant. Entry fee is $7 before race day and $8 the day of the race. Registration on Aug. 10 will be from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Registration forms can be obtain­ ed by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Dave Westerman, 719 Washington St., Mendota, IL 61342. 3Icndota, Illinois, is located 80 miles west of Chicago, 50 miles south of Rockford, 80 miles east of the Quad Cities, 70 miles north of Peoria and Bloomington and 60 miles southwest of Joliet. Men­ dota is at the intersection of U.S. Route 51 and Highway 34. For fur­ ther information, call the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce at (815)539-6507. Saturday is Kids Day Included in the 38th National Sweet Corn Festival held Aug. 9- 11, will be Kids Day, which will take place Aug. 10 for kids of all ages, said a spokesperson from the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce. Kickoff time for this special day of fun and thrills, will be 10 a.m. Youngsters will take to the streets for the Youth Parade in costumes, floats and with their pets, as they begin their walk from Holy Cross parking lot to Veterans' Park. (Children in­ terested in taking part in the Youth Parade should enter one of the categories at 9:15 a.m. Satur­ day morning, at Holy Cross park­ ing lot on Monroe Street.) The festival Mini-King and Mini-Queen Pageant will be held after the Youth Parade has arriv­ ed at Veterans' Park. At 10:30 a.m. Illinois Valley Rides will open on the midway with more than 10 rides, offering thrills for all ages. Bargain prices for Saturday will include an arm­ band special -- ride all day until 4 p.m. with the arm band. Junior Olympics will take place at 1:30 p.m. with area youths com­ peting in fun competitions such as races, water balloon toss, bubble gum blow and more. All entrants will receive a participation ribbon as well as prize ribbons for first through sixth place. Pre- registration forms are available at The Penny Pincher Gift Shoppe, Mendota Swimming Pool and the chamber office. (A parent's signature is necessary on the registration form.) You may register the day of the event at 1 p.m. in front of the Elks Lodge on Indiana Ave. The excitement is not over yet! The Ottawa Ski Team will per­ form an entertaining Ski Show on Lake Mendota, and sky divers from the Hinckley Parachute Center will fall from the sky in the lake area, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday evening. Up and away Z Force, the ultimate roller coaster adventure, premiered July 10 at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Z Force was specially designed for Six Flags in Switzerland, and claims it is the only ride of its kind in the world. It features a series of six vertical turns in a "Z" configuration that riders enter from the top, and literally "dive" into. The Lambs first Farm Fest will feature an old-fashioned carnival, skill games, kiddy rides, live con­ certs, clowns and great food and drink, starting Friday, Aug. 2, and running through Sunday, Aug. 4. On Friday and Saturday, the carnival will run from ll a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Ticket prices for the rides and games will vary. Take a ride on the Merry-Go- Round, Tilt-a-Whirl, Ferris Wheel or the many other thrilling rides. Kids will love the Super Slide, the Flying Saucer, and the Pony Carts. The Lambs, located at 1-94 and Route 176, two miles east of Liber- tyville, is a private, non-profit vocational and residential pro­ gram for mentally retarded adults. For information, call The Lambs Events Hotline at 362-6774. Coon Creek Days held at Hampshire There's a New Kid in Town... W* of jetThe •(Satellite Source ŜSy/01"" A subsidiary of Howard-Shadim Electronics, Inc. Gnn*Op°eni ^OUNT9 0lv thru ^U9u&t The Hampshire Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to the annual Coon Creek Country Days in Hampshire Aug. 3 and 4. Highlighting the 2 day event are Sidewalk sales, the Cook Creek Classic walk/run, a pig roast and free sweet corn on Sunday. The corn will be boiled in water heated by Maynard Petersen's an­ tique steam engine. Roasted pork sandwiches will be sold to go with the corn starting at 11 a.m. Sun­ day The Cook Creek festival originated from an idea by Maynard Petersen, an antique steam engine buff, and owner of the Coon Creek Threshing Co. The Petersen farm lies near Coon Creek, west of Hampshire, and Petersen volunteered his threshing steam tractor for a country corn boil. Petersen's steam engine, built in 1914 will be used to cook corn served free on Sunday, Aug. 4th at 11 a.m. on Hampshire's main street. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Saturday, August 3rd Sidewalk Sales 9 to 5. Homemade pie sale sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church. Circus Sounds Express rides, 12 to 4. Old West gun fighters, 10 to 2. Dunk Tank sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church. 4 Art Alley will operate both days along with flea markets, farmers market, FFA farm zoo, craft booths and the Kane County voter registration van. Sunday, August 4th 2nd Annual Coon Creek Classic 10K race and 2K run at Hampshire High School at 8 a.m. Continental breakfast served by Veterans Auxiliary after race. Large gas grill demonstration with free food samples at Petersen Propane. Free sweet corn at 11 a.m. Roast pork sandwiches for sale 11 a.m. Circus Sounds Express rides 11 to3. 1 Combo entertainment at Blocks Supermarket"! to 3. Now there's a new way for you to enjoy more than 100 satellite entertainment and information options. It's called the Pico KID.TM The Pico KID is a new concept in home satellite reception systems. It uses a compact 4'x7' para­ bolic reflector that not only looks better it performs better. 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