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...SpppiK'- Pag* Fourteen THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, May 25# 1361 Wonder Lake POST OFFICE ASKS IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL MAIL BOXES lane Ducey Your mailbox is the front door to your home. . . . and the post office supplies you with a check list for rural mail box improvement for 1961. Now that our mail boxes are more nearly located in front of our homes, the annual mail box improvement program is most timeljf /for the Lake area. Youpr carrier serves your mail box/S05 days every year. If it is/correct ly set, it lightens his work and saves him time along bis route. Drive your own car up to your box. If you can easily reach your mail from behind the wheel of your car, reaching out the RIGHT hand side as the carrier is required to do, your box is probably well located. Better yet, talk to your carrier about the proper location find the correct setting of boxes. It is a big help if several boxes are rreatly and closely placed on a plank extending between two posts. And finally, plant a few flowers behind th? post. . . .or perhaps one of the C of C rose bushes? to accomplish our goal of providing training for these fifteen children. We hope for an even better year next year." Youth Center Elects Officers Mrs. Harold Ohlrich was elected president of the youth center board of directors Monday night. She has served the association as secretary for the past year. Walter Dean is the retiring president. Others elected are Wilbur Haak, first vice-president; Pamela Carlson, second vice; Walterine Rochowicz, secretary; and Warner Bensen, assistant secretary. Terry Haak was elected to the treasurer's post and I-eRoy McCall, assistant treasurer. Director Carolyn Taylor reported the drama group had closed its registration May 16 w i t h t h i r t y - o n e m e m b e r s sigjjed up. The group will shortly -choose some one act plays to begin work and for this reason membership in the group was closed for the time. The next dance will be held at the center June 3. In a discussion of fund raising, Pam Carlson was appointed chairman of a committee to investigate the possibilities of a slave auction and to form e committee to carry out the plans. Memorial Hospital Auxiliary News While Mrs. Wilbert Kleberi was in Florida this past winter, she collected many varieties of shells and attended craft classes. She shared this new hobby with the Sew-N-Sews Thursday .afternoon, when they mei at her home. The ladies spent an enjoyable afternoon making bracelets and shell novelties to be donated to the hospital gift, and thrift shop. Guests included Mrs. Don Swanson, Mrs. Henry Pegan. Mrs. Larry Fuhrer, Mrs. Vic Milbranat, Mrs. Tony Weretka. Mrs. Betty Fiala, Mrs. Fred Halbauer, and Mrs. Harold Wohnrade. There will be no summer meetings for this group but the members wifl have "spare time" projects at home to finish for the auction at the annual Hospitality Day, Oct. 4. Mrs. John Markel was hostess to the Canasta Club Thursday night. The "after" result of remodeling this Bull Valley home brought out the "ohs" and "ahs" of guests. . . Mrs. Mildred Lundborg, Mrs. Chris Rasmussen, Mrs. Larry Fuhrer. Miss Ann Lundborg, Mrs. Tony Weretka, Mrs. Ed Gallas, Jr., Mrs. Robert Kiddell, Mrs. Ann;i Landman, Mrs. Ed Coughliti Mrs. Vic Milbranat, and Mrs. Jack McCafferty. Mrs. Markel, Mrs. Milbrandt and Mrs. McCafferty were the lucky winners. Bowlers Finish Season The Wonder Lake Women's bowling league finished the season with Fredricksen's trailing Lake Cleaners by only 3 games. The other teams in placement order were, Violas' Midwest, Kopper Kettle, Russ' Food and Liquor, Cardinal Store, George Gutzman, and A1 Horn, Realty. At the dinner at Richmond, Mrs. Eloise McCaffcrty was elected president; Mrs. Millie Etheridge, vice-president; Ruth Sullivan, secretary; and Neva F u h r e r , t r e a s u r e r . D o n n a Beards was elected sergeant at arms. The league would like to enlarge from its present 8 teams next. fall. You are asked to watch for the notice of the organizational meeting in August. The women bowl at 7:30 every Monday evening at the Johnsburg alleys. 2 to 6: and all day Tuesday, Memorial Day, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Funds raised are used for v e t e r a n r e h a b i l i t a t i o n w o r k and also for needy families locally. Christ The King Church News The Altar and Rosary society will have its next meeting Thursday. June 1, at the church for recitation of the rosary- at 8:15. A social meeting will follow in the school hall at 8:30. Mrs. Rita Rice, president, hopes all the women of the parish will attend this get-together. Refreshments will be served. The summer schedule of Masses will not start until June 4. There will be "Special Games Day" at 2:30 p.m. Memorial Day at the school hall. Dinner will be served at 12 noon. Chaperones are needed for Teen Town. Have you volunteered? Please. . . call Walter Miller at W.L. 6214. . Christenings Donna Sue Jones, daughter of Donald G. and Antoinette Dattoms Jones, was baptized Sunday, May 14, by the Rev. James Vanderpool. Godparents ;tre Joseph D'Ambrosia and Dorothy Bauer. The same day, Father Vanderpool baptized James Charles Fung, son of James and Dorothy Luckey Fung. His godparents are Harry Thomas Young and Patricia Jean Young. Nativity Lutheran The Rev. George Ehrich, supply pastor at Nativity Lutheran, will administer the Holy Communion in observance of the season of Trinity. All members are encouraged to attend either Communion service. The Luther League will meet this Sunday for a very important meeting. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. INFORM PUBLIC ON PROGRAM FOR COUNTY RETARDED Members of the McHenry County Association for Retarded Children have found much of the public somewhat confused about retardation and educating the retarded. To assist, speakers are sent out, free of charge, from the association to present the program to clubs and other interested groups. Retardation, the association explains, is damage done to the intellectual sphere of the brain. Some of the most common causes for a child to become retarded include pre-natal reasons, birth abnormalities, infection, and last, a severe blow to the head due to a fall or some other accident to a normal child. From the standpoint of education, mentally retarded, children are usually classified as educable, trainable or uneducable. In McHenry county ther^ are now two educable mentally handicapped residing in Woodstock. These children are taught and can handle vocational possibilities" such as bowling pin boys, farm work, simple clerking, delivery boy:, and parking lot attendants, among others. For the girls there are flower arranging, flower making, help in kitchen, sewing, etc. There is hope offered for a trainable mentally handicapped class in McHenry, for these children can be trained as dishwashers, caddies, labeling, shoe shining, etc., for boys, and kitchen helper, housekeeper and hotel cleaning for girls. The job of what to do about the children classified as less than trainable falls to the parent group. They arrange for a school where these children can be trained to care for themselves and help do some house work such as ironing, cooking Memorial Day Services Robert Vanderstraeten Post No. 1169 of the American Legion invites you to the annual Memorial Day parade and service. The parade steps off from the firehouse at 10:45 a.m. and participants are asked to assemble no later than 10:30. In the parade will be the Harrison school band and accordion school, both Boy and Girl Scout organizations, Little League, Youth Center, the Garden Chub, Kiwanis club, Bible Church Youth club, and fire department, as well as legion and auxiliary members and the clergymen. Services will be held in the Memorial Triangle where the parade will terminate. Roses Round Every Door The residents have been buying roses "like they were going out of style", according to chairman, Mary Lou Hartog, who says the C of C is well pleased with the results of its hope to make Wonder* Lake the "city of roses". The initial stock of 200 climbing rose bushes were picked up immediately, and then a waiting list kept. . . .Last week the second and final 200 plants came in and it is projected that they will be bought up immediately. That's all for this year, folks. Next year bush roses as well as climbers will'be available. Fifteenth Birthday Celebration About thirty-five teens were invited to help Pam Parker celebrate her fifteenth birthday last Sunday. The guests were served their favorite food, pizza and. coke. A surprise attraction was the music produced by Corky Anderson on the drums; Frank Manzelle, guitar; Ed Parks, guitar and H. Stinespring, sax. The boys had just won first prize at the Moose amatuer show in Woodstock that afternoon. Pam's sister, PaUla, and their cousin, Ronee Sommers, were also contestants in the show, with dance numbers. The teens were delighted with the fine dance music and it was a most memorable fifteenfh birthday party for Pam. Many happy returns of the day. . . . Rummage and Bake Sale The American Legion auxiliary is planning a rummage and bake sale to be held in the Schiinke building (old location of Pete's barber shop). The sale will run from Monday. May 29, in the afternoon from our °M DOLLAR 45 Cents to Post & Auxiliary Relief Funds 15 Cents to Department Rehabilitation Fund 10 Cents to National Orphans Home and Hospital 10 Cents to National Rehabilitation Fund 71/2 Cents to Cost of Materials 10 Cents to Cost of Supplies and Promotion 2V2 Cents to Disabled Veterans for Assembling Poppies 100 ' Cents for Veteran Welfare Sponsored by AMERICAN LEGION Post 491 and AUXILIARY V.F.W. Post 4600 and AUXILIARY Retarded School has Picnic The school for trainable mentally retarded children which has been operating in the Bible church since September wound up the season with a picnic at the home of Mrs. Joseph Huff in Richmond Wednesday. Mrs. Huff, who is president of the county association said, "We would like to thank Rev. 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An effort is made to inform the public that these young people have rights and should be helped as much as possible. Social events will be planned for them. At the present, the children are^being trained at the Wonder Lake Bible church. The Rev. Richard Wright and his directors and congregation have allowed the parent group use of the basement until such time as more adequate facilities can be found in a building of their own. The parent group is now looking for a teacher to work with the children who can be sent to a trainable class. Any retired teacher who might be interested is asked to call Mrs. I. Huff at Richmond 2197, Mrs. C. Stone at Federal 8- 2385, or Mrs. Healless at Wonder Lake 4712. The Mental Health Clinic is now offering free services in the psychological testing of these children. A census still under way in the county shows twenty-six children not being trained in the public school system but on the waiting list. Only twenty children can be handled in the o POST 491 by Mary Einspar A pot-luck supper was served in honor of our gold star members preceding our last meeting. Gold star members able t<: attend were - Signe Carlson, Frances White, Isabell Thompson and Loretta Meyer. Memorial services were conducted by Chaplain Helen Schmitt and first Vice-President Mary Einspar for our deceased members of the past year. Junior auxiliary members, Donna Frett, Eileen Homo and Carol Zimny, sang "Faith of our Fathers", accompanied by Pam Obstfelder. Americanism Chairman L a u r e t t a Homo p r e s e n t e d awards to Carla Dietz of the high school and Janet Murray of the Junior high for their essays on the "Statue of Liberty". Both girls read their essays and the members were quite impressed. Dorothy Weichmann was appointed toithe nominating committee 'by President Marie present location. The census covers young folks in the 5 to 21 age group. Wonder Lake has 6; McHenry, 5; Woodstock, 3; Crystal Lake 5; Hebron, Huntley, Marengo, Harvard and Alden, each 1; and Richmond, 2. Howe. Frances Matchen and Dorothy Diedrich were elected by the executive board at their last meeting. Lillian Miller and Lauretta Homo were appointed to the nominating committee by the members. A request was made by Marie Howe for entertainment for Downey hospital on/June 1. If you can entertain or know anyone who would be willing, please contact President Howe. Twelve past presidents mer at Ruth Mrachek's recently. They made handkerchief corsages for the women patients at Downey hospital. A citation from department was received for being over 100 per cent in our membership for 1960-61. A certificate of honor was received for our work in rehabilitation. Poppy workers are still needed. If you can give a little of your time for this wonderful project, call Chairman Alyce Brda. The usual pot-luck lunch will take place after the parade Memorial Day. Volunteers are asked to help in the kitchen and everyone is asked to brjr; a dish to pass. If you are frot marching in the parade, try to help out in the kitchen. Remember our cabaret show May 27. We have planned a very nice floor show and we are sure you will enjoy it. Tom Birmingham will act as master of ceremonies, so get oat your western outfit and we'll see 3'ou Saturday night. The westwfl dress is optional of course. ftftrro ftCRAI k R e g u l a r c h < ? c k - u p s a n d maintenance by our experts, •means lower car costs for you. Call us today and find out for yourself. Brake Service (K All Mechanical Repairs Complete Motor Overhauling BUTCH'S ikwto Serwice "24-HOUR TOWING SERVICE 1002 N. Front St. EV 5-0811 McHenry, 111. OUTSTANDING Baby and your savings will grow together when you buy your baby goods here. 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