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NORTHWEST HERALD Section B Friday, August 23,19S3 Page 5 Entertainment m St. Charles train station faces destruction C'ville's Jamboree Days will feature food and fun The Fox River Trolley Museum is attempting to save the historic Great Western Railway Station in St. Charles. Built in 1887, it is the last of its kind in Illinois. The depot is a part of the now-defunct Chicago Great Western Railway. Though little of that railway remains today, it is remembered for its 200- car freight trains, as being one of the first major railroads to market piggyback service, and for having the longest railroad tunnel in the state. During its prime, a person could take the Great Western from St. Charles to practically anywhere in the U.S. Unless $80,000 is raised, the station will be destroyed next Spring, according to Mark S. Petersen, the museum's restoration committee chairman. If successful, the depot will replace the museum's homemade one in South Elgin. Once relocated, Petersen said it will be used to display many of the museum's artifacts, and remodeled to provide more comfortable surround­ ings for museum visitors. St. Charles architect Michael Dixon said the station is a fine example of post-Civil War "stick style" construction, typical of that period of suburban expansion. A study Dixon did for the St. Charles Historical Society led to the depot's placement on the Illinois Department of Conservation's Historic Landmarks Register. After being absorbed by the Chicago Northwestern System in 1968, most the Great Western's trackage east of the Mississippi was pulled up by 1972. Li the summer of 1984, the largest remaining piece of the system -- stretching from Des Moines to Kansas City -- was abandoned in favor of the ex-Rock Island trackage between those two points. Presently only 12 miles remain in Illinois, used in branch line service for the C&NW. The St. Charles depot is only one of two stations that are left in Illinois out of an estimated 48 that once existed. The other one has been remodeled to serve as a meeting room for the Elmhurst Park District. Persons interested in saving the 98-year old depot can send their tax- deductible donation of money, materials or services to Save the Station, c/o the Fox River Trolley Museum, P.O. Box 315, South Elgin, II. 60177-0815. Persons donating money and materials over $100 will have their name inscribed on a plaque to be placed on the inside of the station. The museum was established in 1961 by a group of electric railway This photo shows the St. Charles ex-fleet Great Western Depot in its prime. The station is currently threatened with extinction unless $80,000 can be raised. All donations are tax deductible and can be sent to the museum at P.O. Box 315, South Elgin, 60177-0315. enthusiasts who wished to preserve some equipment from the fast vanish­ ing trolley era. The museum site was acquired in 1962, and the operation began on July 3,1966. Since then, the museum's cars have traveled over 12,000 miles, carrying more than 125,000 passengers. All of labor required for the operation of the museum is performed by volunteers who serve without pay. The proceeds of fares and gift shop sales are dedicated exclusively to the maintenance, operation and growth of the museum. The museum will be open Saturdays through Labor Day from 1 to 5 p.m., and Sundays until the end of October from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 312/697-4676. ; CARPENTERSVILLE - This * year's Jamboree Days '85 held in i Carpenter Park, promises to be £ bigger and better than ever % before. J Starting on Aug. 22 and running * through Aug. 25, the event has w something for everyone. Music­ al makers by the score - from % Dixieland to Elvis-style - will be ; playing every night. In addition, * unique cuisine from from the £ International Food Fair will keep *even Che most hungry appetites * satisfied. £ F loyd ' s Res tauran t of •Carpentersville will be serving 5 prime rib sandwiches, stuffed * baked potatoes and watermelons. SThe Arbor Lanes of Algonquin, *will offer sliders, and hot dogs, £ while the ever-favorite "brats" Zand chips will be prepared by ^Ernies Tavern - Old Town t Association of Carpentersville. Z Masi's Restaurant in Dundee *will be serving pizza and lasagna »and Q'Brtep's *serve l * who lovif food from south of the border will enjoy El Niagra of gEast Dundee's mild and hot nachos, tacos and tostados. jj Smettan's Bakery of South |» Elgin will provide some tasty C desserts. Garrison's Soft Serve glee Cream of Hebron will again be C serving various flavored ice £ cream cones. * Ice cold 16-ounce glasses of Cfresh-squeezed lemonade will be '̂ supplied by Butchs of Crown •Point, Ind. The beer and wine "garden will be open through •Jamboree Days '85 and will * feature Coors Beer. ! Those interested in music will W get the chance to listen to the bands play on a new permanent stage built specially for Jamboree Days. This year's entertainment will be the biggest free music extravaganza held in the area. The music will begin on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 8 p.m. to 11 :30 p .m. wi th mus ic by "Sweetwater," a trio that plays a variety of contemporary songs. On Friday, Aug. 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. the rock group "The Allies" will perform. From 8 to 11:30 p.m., "Moses and the Highbrows" will perform. On Saturday, the pop group "The Rangers". will be playing from 1 to 4 p.m. From 4:30 to 7:30 m., "Jan Lazore and the indycity Cowboys" will play country and western music, followed from 8 to 11:30 p.m. by the return of "Moses and the Highbrows." Wrapping up the four-day , Aug. 25, ixieiand m -i p.m. impersonator, Rick Saucedo and the Ambassadors, promise a spectacular show. A 10K run will take place Sunday, Aug. 25 at 8 a.m. A registration fee of $8 is required. The registration fee will provide money to District 300 high school students for college. Also on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. the second annual Classic Car Show will be held in Carpenter Park. Unusual automobiles from 1900-1975 will be on display. In addition, a display of new cars and trucks will be featured. The fee for each car entered is $5. Starting this Weekend! at Spiess Young Attitudes Week Crystal Lake Only f ] JUHTH SmLAHDER | SCHOCL f BALLET • 83 Woodstock St., Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 1 • 815/455-2055 • rnme ioin us Saturday, Auaust 24 thru Thursday, WdI coupon FREE merchandise and mote! At the end of the week, we'll wea Madonna look-a-'ke contest. Also.we'll a grand prize Nob SSCwS. to the Sting conceit. So be anangel. come down and join us. • Mol<e.nD A, , yus! 24 • fashion Shn °ve^-10-12 A , 4 . 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