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CRYSTAL LAKE LIBRARY SEPTEMBER 24th ' Pafce 10 NORTHWEST HERALD Section B Tuesday, September 24,1985 Regional Godzilla, shown here in a scene from his latest movie, "Godzilla '85," failed to appear in Chicago last weekend for a party thrown in his honor. Godzilla -(Continued from page IB) Down on Rush Street, no one seems aware that Godzilla has been invited to Chicago. Paid hawkers go about their usual business, passing out free drink cards to all the passersby. They compete with students from the nearby Moody Bible Institute, who are beckoning the crowds with religious tracts. The students are ignored by three sailors on liberty, who hurry with wide-eyed wonderment into what one remarks is the biggest record store he's ever seen. With traffic backed up in the area from Division Street to Chicago Avenue, it seems to be an appropriate time for the monster to emerge from Lake Michigan. But there's no sign of him anywhere. The John Hancock stands tall and unscathed nearby. It's the same story for the Sears Tower further south. Back at Juke £ox Saturday Night, the "Godzilla" videos have been replaced by ones showing the Beatles. The bartenders have stopped pouring Godzilla cocktails, but there are still a few Godzilla burgers left. There are also quite a few more people in the bar now, and the dance floor is crowded with couples moving to Neil Sedaka's "Oh, Carole." Six older men are loudly singing along to the song, and the young lady who stumbled in earlier agrees to dance with one of them. Nearby stands Don, pausing to smile before he takes their picture. Drying best way to save flowers Everyone tries to preserve the summer sun in many ways. One of the easiest is to preserve summer flowers and use them in dried flower arrangements in your home. According to Cindy Garber, summer horticulturist with the University of Illinois in Rolling Meadows, now is the ideal time to prepare garden and roadside blooms for dried fall ar­ rangements. Here are steps to preserve those flowers you will be needing in just a few short wc SelectKw^rfh, dry, dark place that has space for drying boxes and room to hang up flowers. An attic without drafts or the top shelf of a warm closet is excellent. Some flowers dry nicely in the open. To prepare these flowers, cut spike flowers (golden rods, dock, larkspur, bells of Ireland, statice, grasses, cockscomb) with long stems, removing all foliage. Tie into small bundles and hang down from a nail or wire to dry. • < Fleshy or heavy flowers are best dried using ,a drying agent. Pick flat or round-headed flowers (zinnias, pansies, asters, chrysan­ themums) at peak of bloom, not too tight, not too open, not too old, removing all foliage from steins. To dry flat-headed flowers, run six to eight indies of florists wire straight up one side of the stem through the flower head about two inches. Bend the wire in a hairpin turn and take it back through the flower head on the opposite side of the stem. Twist wire ends together, snipping off excess stem which retains moisture. Roses and marigolds which have a hard calyx beneath the head should have the wire run straight through the center of the calyx, turned down and twisted. Cut off excess stems. A shoe or shirt box makes an ideal container for drying. Borax as the drying agent is inexpensive and absorbs moisture quickly, but becomes a little heavy over delicate flowers. Silica gel, which is quick drying and very light, can be used or reused by heating as directed, but is more expensive. Completely cover the bottom of the box with a half inch of borax or silica gel. Place wired flowers with heads up in the box and cover carefully and completely with the drying agent. Put a lid on the box and place in a drying area. Although the drying process may take only 10 days, do not remove flowers to arrange them until humid weather has passed. A you wish to reuse the borax or silica gel, but the dried flowers in another box with a lid, but keep them in the same dry place. Light and humidity cause blooms to be limp and colorless. The secret of drying flowers is in removing the moisture quickly to retain as much color and form as possible. Dried flowers are brit­ tle and take longer to arrange than fresh flowers, but if dried ar­ rangement is properly cared for and put away between seasons, it will last several years, becoming lovelier with age. I DOT grant set for county road safety SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois De­ partment of Transportation has an­ nounced approval of a highway safe­ ty grant for the McHenry County Sheriff's Department. According to Sergeant George B. Corson, project director, the grant will allow the Safety Education Divi­ sion of the McHenry County Sher­ iff's Department to develop and im- Sherman holds Teddy Bear clinic__ A clinic to mend torn and broken Teddy bears and dolls will be held Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. It will take place in the hospital's Assembly Hall. The purpose of the clinic is to teach children about the medical treatment in the emergency depart­ ment of a hospital. While having their bears and dolls mended, the children will view a slide presenta­ tion on what they should do in the event of an emergency. The Elgin Fire Department will also be on hand to give children tours of ambulances, and parents will receive Emergency Treatment Authorization forms. The Teddy bear clinic is free, and no registration is required. For more information call Sherman Hos­ pital's Public Relations office at 312/888-8700. p l emen t a Comprehens ive Community Occupant Protection Program. The purpose of the program is to increase occupant restraint useage throughout McHenry County. Edu­ cational activities for school-age and adult passengers and drivers will be presented. Also, project officials will conduct a seat belt useage survey as a part of the project. Cost of the project will be approxi­ mately $113,410. A portion of this will come from federal funds made available to the State of Illinois un­ der the Highway Safety Act of 1966. These funds are administered by the Illinois Department of Transporta­ tion's Division of Traffic Safety. "I Quit!" a five-session stop smoking clinic sponsored by St. Joseph Hospital - in conjunction with the American Cancer Soci­ ety - is set for 7 p.m. on Oct. 1,2, 3, 8 and 9, at the hospital, 77 Airlite Street, Elgin. . " f . . . ' > . To register or for more Infor­ mation, contact the community relations department at St. Jo­ seph Hospital at (312) 931-5510. If you are like most people, you are confronted with a complex and confusing challenge: Heart Association officers named are invited to attend a FREE Money Management Seminar John Hill, M.D., had been elected president of the McHenry County Heart Division of the American Heart Association for the 1965-86 fis­ cal year. Other officers elected were Michael Meese, vice-president, and Mary Cash, treasurer. Barbara Tin- dall will continue to serve as treasurer. Members of the board will be Lilly Rule, Sandra Christ, Eileen Franks, Patricia Hemmer, Mary A. Amidei, Betty-Ruth Kane, Ann Phillips, Lin­ da Dolan and Connie Pappas. The American Heart Association is a voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the reduction of e a r l y dea th and d i s ab i l i t y f r om heart disease and stroke. The funds raised continue to support research, community service programs and public education. . The American Heart Association office is located at Eastgate Shop­ ping Plaza, 971-C Aurora Avenue, Aurora, Illinois, 60505. Phones: 896- 5564, or 1-800-942-8620. sHow to get the most out of your money in an momic environment torn by unprecedented inflMiefrand^scalating taxation. Planning yourvfinancial future has become in­ creasingly moredifficult. The inflation/taxation dilemma is only pfet-Qf the problem. Another important part is the evergrowing number-oi potential "solutions." It can add up to a common problem: confusion and frustration. Our Money Management Seminar It carefully designed to: 1. Help dispel the confusion relating to the vast number of financial opportunities available to you and, 2. Help you determine the most practical and sensible financial plan for you and your family, in the light of your income, goals and budgetary limitations. Among the subjects that will be cov­ ered at the Seminar (In everyday, non­ technical language) are the following: Use of the library facilities in no way constitutes library endorsement of the group, It's opinion or it's activities. Corporate Bonds • Fixed Annuities • Mutual Funds • Inflation • Taxes • Health, Auto, Home, Liability and Life Insurance • Savings Prgrams • Municipal Bonds • Money Published Saturday