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PAGE 4• PLAINDEAI.FR . FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1977 WHELPING PAWS ^ ANIMAL WELFARC ASSOCIATION f. O. Box 205 • CrytUl Like. Ili.noi* 60014 • (81$) 459-264' by bttll* AtwtH tan Shurthair male. Beside* this one there are two others (males) ranging in age from 1ft years to 2% years, at the Coonty Shelter, 11608 Banford road, Woodstock, phone 336-7046. >The kids had a great time; •^he sponsors are well-pleased, the director and coun­ ter the five July-August ly sessions of the Fox Galley day camp think it was a Jne experience, and all expect ger and better plans for next imer's program__The day camps were a joint cooperative effort of the Humane Society of North-Central Illinois (the South Elgin shelter), the Fox Valley Humane Education society, and Helping Paws who provided the educational materials used. It can be noted that this was Planned bridalhood Anxious to moke the right orronge ments for your wedding? the details foil into pioce after o WELCOME WAGON Engoged Girl call. As your Hostess, I hove some lovely gifts, useful suggestions, ond lots of helpful information for you from o wide range of wedding professionals. And I'm as dose as your telephone. Plan to call soon. Hostess: Carolyn Farrington 385-7980 McHenry the first time there has been joint cooperation on a project between three humane agen­ cies; also this was a first of its kind series of programs. While it did not pay for itself - the nominal fees charged did not cover expenses -- yet it is considered very worthwhile by the sponsors since the programs reached over 300 children campers and coun­ selors. All counselors and the director were volunteers. Each week of the program repeated a visit to the Lincoln Park zoo, a day at the South Elgin shelter* a day spent at Plainsman Stable in Elgin, a visit to Lord's park and to Randall Oaks where animals are on exhibit, and a morning's tour of Crabtree nature center. The kids played with puppies, a kitten, and a rabbit at the South Elgin ^shelter, saw educational films, watched an exceptional demonstration of dog obedience by Diane Ott, an expert from St/ Charles, ob­ served an animal first aid demonstration given by Dr. Levitt of Elgin, and heard a talk by Bob Frank of the Society of St. Francis in Mt. Prospect. This society places major emphasis on a state registry for lost and found dogs. When they visited the Plainsman Stable in Elgin, Lee Watson, owner-director provided horses and ponies for .the kids to ride and presented a wildcat show and otyier wildlife that included reptiles -- a python and rattlers, none defanged. Mary Nelson, the director of the day camps won a new descriptive title. She is now "Fearless Mary" the woman who never thought she could be talked into petting a python or rattling rattlers. Fearless Mary can't forget the souvenir that came with holding a baby, lion (un- diapered). The kids thought it was very funny when she became "Damp Mary." Her . own pets sniffed suspiciously when she returend home that evening. Tune your radio to WIVS Station, 850 on your AM dial Friday, Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. for an hour-long program with a question and answer format dealing with animal related subjects. You are invited to call 459-7000 and ask a question or make a comment. Mary Nelson, vice president, Helping Paws, is a regular on the show. Jack Reahorst, director of the Aniirihl Control center in Woodstock will be the guest. For additional information on any of the .following, call our office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, Monday through Saturday - 459-2641. DOG FOR ADOPTION Lab cross (possibly Doberman) - female, 4 months, reddish black, this dog was abandoned, would make an excellent family dog - 338-6839. Collie mix pups - one male, one female, approximately 14 weeks, light beige-tan-white. These pups were also aban­ doned and are looking for a good home. Samoyed mix - female, ap­ proximately 2 months, grey with black-white markings. This dog was abandoned and needs a good home too. Setter-Husky mix - male, young, white with dark brown. Pure bred English Setter - female, 5 years, orange belton. housebroken, up-to-date on shots, owner moving and cannot take dog - 312-639-4423. Cock-a-poo mix • male, tan - female, brown, black, tan, white, both are 12 weeks old, good with children and other pets. German Shepherd-Airedale - mate, 81.- months, black-light brown, housebroken, up-to-date on shots, good with children and other pets. Labrador Retriever - male, 8 m o n t h s , b l a c k - w h i t e , housebroken. spayed, up-to- date on shots. Labrador - male, 5 years, black, housebroken, up-to-date on shots. Part Collie-Husky - female, 2 months, white. . Poodle - male, young, white with apricot ears. P o i n t e r ( r e s e m b l e s Weimaraner) - female, adult, light brown, obedience trained, good with children- and ex­ cellent family dog. Collie-Terrier - female, 10 months to 1 year, sable and white. Mixed - female, 5 years, black-brown. Poodle - male, 5 years, silver. McHenry County Animal Control center - 11606 Banford road, Woodstock, (Monday through Friday, 1:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12 - 815-338-7040) Doberman - male, 1W years; German Shorthaired Pointer • male, 1 year; Yorkshire mix - female; Springer mix; Pure bred Collie. \ ^ ' CATS FOR ADOPTION Domestic - female, spayed, 8 months, tortoiseshell, tiger striped tail - 312-639-2881. Domestic kitten • Calico, young - 312-658-5274 • evenings. Domestic - Calico, 5-6 months of age. Domestic - male-female, 13- 14 weeks, grey-white. Domestic - male, 2 years, grey. Domestic kitten - male, 3 months, grey striped tabby.. Domestic - female, 2 years, black Persian - female, l year, black. Part Siamese - male, young adult, dark brown. Domestic - male, ap­ proximately 1 year, black. Domestic - 3 kittens, all black, 2 months, house trained. Domestic - 2 kittens, both female, one black, orange- white, the other all black - born 6-2-77. Domestic - male, l-l'/i years, orange. Domestic - female, ap­ proximately 2 years, Black- white. 4. ; • • * ; « i LOST AND FOUND ' / Lost: Sheltie)*.male, 4*4 years, tri-color, left ear does not stand up all the time, an­ swers to the name of "Mickey," wearing black collar, Coventry area - 385-7000-days or 459-6647 evenings. Lost: Alaskan Malamute - female, 2 years, black spot on head. Chapel Hill-Bay-Lincoln roads, has had pups recently - 385-7042. Lost: Doberman - female, 2 years, Wonder Lake area - Reward - 728-0207. Lost: Lab - male, 4 months, black, wearing blue collar, Pistakee Bay area - 385-5965 or 385-9019, answers to the name of "T.J." Lost: Siamese cat - female, 7 mien OF/W TO THE SHOES PEMMENRAT OPEN Mon.-Thurs. 9-6 Fri. Sat. Sun. 9-9 9-5:30 9-1 LWN CARET What To Do to July Aotf Aifost lit JOSKP1I C.OOI.S . vtill) fts\•< Inihifiisf During mid-summer, you should cut your lawn only once a week. Maintain the dipping height you started with earlier in the year. Mid-summer lawn care can best be accomplished by fol­ lowing these tips from Massey- Ferguson, a ma'or manufac­ turer of riding mowers and lawn and garden tractors: 1. Mowing. The heavy< lush growth of spring has now passed. Mow grass about once a week. Clippings can be left on the lawn surface as they will decompose quickly. Maintain clipping height of mower. Also, check to see that mower blades are sharp. A clue to sharpness is to look closely at your lawn. If indi­ vidual grass leaves have a rag­ ged or frayed top, your mow­ er blades need sharpening. 2. Fungus diseases. Blue- grass lawns can often harbor fungus diseases sueh as Large Brown Patch, Dollars pot, Fusarium and many kinds of mold. Temperature and hum­ idity in mid-summer cause these diseases to appear. Check with your county agri­ cultural extension agent for the recommended fupgicide to control the disease. - 3. Watering. /Be sure to water only onde a week for several hours to ensure deep root growth. Overlap your sprinkling patterns. Set coffee cans around the lawn if you want to measure rainfall and sprinkling accumulation. Different soils need dif­ ferent amounts of water. The best way to tell when your lawn has had enough is to walk on it. If it has a juicy, squlshy texture, that's enough. 4. Fertilizer and herbi­ cides. There's no need to use either if you completed a feeding and weeding program earlier in the spring. Feeding now could possibly burn your lawn, leaving unsightly spots of dead grass. UNDERSTANDING ALCOHOLISM a health column from the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare " Alcoholism and Child Abase Parents with drinking prob­ lems are more than likely to neglect their children, espe- jVcially through erratic and in­ consistent behavior, according to studies by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Of the children studied, most said that they felt ne­ glected by both their nonalco­ holic and alcoholic parent. Older children, who are often forced to assume the parental role in these families, run a high risk of developing emo­ tional problems and alcohol problems lata- in life. A connection between al­ coholism and physical abuse of children appears repeatedly years, seal point color, declawed in front, answers to the name of "Happy", Ringwood area - 653-9380. in reports by protective serv­ ices and social workers, as well as in research reports on abused children. One re­ searcher maintains that alcohol plays a part in ap­ proximately one-third of child abuse cases. In examining situations in which child abuse and neglect are most likely to occur, re­ cent research has consistently pointed to families which are socially isolated, aad in which the parents also were abused when they were young. Personality characteristics associated with child abusers are also strikingly similar in some respects to personality characteristics of alcoholic persons: a low frustration tolerance, low self-esteem, im­ pulsiveness, dependence, im­ maturity, severe depression, difficulty in experiencing plea­ sure, and lack of understand­ ing of the needs and limitations of infants and chil­ dren. These same characteris- (Editor's note: This is the forty-first: in a series of especially written articles for McHenry county readers. Joseph Cools is a psychologist on the Family Service and Community, Mental Health staff. This aitide is "Coping - The First Day of School.")- Every parent of older children can remember the day when their child of five or six years left on the school bus for the first day of kindergarten. Some parents are fairiy open about their anxiety and will walk the child to the door of the bus on the first day. Others will drive the child to school, even though the bus is available. Others will hide behind the curtains and watch the child get on the bus. Some parents make a big production of the first day, taking pictures, dressing them in their best clothes, and sending a lunch big enough to feed the entire class. Others will feign indifference in an attempt to calm the child. All of these parents, however, have the same thing in mind; the bus is so trig and the child is so small; the class is going to be a new, frightening experience; my child will get lost, or cry a11 day ,on8> or refuse to go to school, or get sick, or won't learn anything. While the first day of school is undoubtedly ~ a new and sometimes scary experience for the child, children ac readily and with very lit trauma to this new environment. The school staff are expereinced professionals who know exactly how to handle the child in his-her beginning education. It is the parents who suffer the most anxiety and fears and tics are often cited in connection with alcoholic people. 4 Some alcoholic fathers rec­ ognize that drinking brings Oh physical abuse of( their children and have developed ways of avoiding this potential physical abuse. "These fathers report mak­ ing a deliberate decision not to discipline their children while they are drinking," the researchers have discovered. They also are eager to accept help in dealing with their child-rearing problems, re­ searchers say. NIAAA is encouraging communities to coordinate their alcoholism and child abuse treatment services more effectively. "We are acutely aware of the problems faced by children of alcoholic par­ ents and recognize that child abuse in this population is an issue that deserves more at­ tention," states Dr. Ernest Noble, NIAAA Director. For more information about child abuse and alcoholism, write to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alco­ holism, Box 2345, Rockville, Maryland 20852., .NIAAA 577 sometimes transmit their concerns to an otherwise calm child. Parents should make an effort to explain to the child what to expect from school; but to make a big production out of leaving on the first day is a mistake. Children are very perceptive and will pick up the parents' anxiety. This can mpke die child fear the new situation more than is realistic. It is best to send the child to the bus alone if possible, or with an older child. Then the parent can watch from behind the drapes-and just ode picture couldn't hurt... HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS Thomas Walsh Promoted With Retail Union THOMAS WALSH Thomas J. Walsh, 35, was recently promoted to ad­ ministrative assistant of the United Retail Workers Union (URW), according to Fred Burki, URW national executive director. In his new capacity, Walsh will not only be involved in negotiations, but will also deal with - URW research and development, beading special projects unit. Walsh will also be in charge of the URW Labor Education program. As an associate faculty member of Indiana University Northwest in Gary, where he teaches classes in Labor History and Collective Bargaining, Walsh is a strong advocate of labor education. He is a graduate of Loyola university, where he earned the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Relations, and of Wisconsin State university, where he earned a bac­ calaureate in Sociology. Walsh and his wife, Annette, and four children are residents of Johnsburg. 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