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Specht And Hutchinson Winners In Illinois Sports Festival Golf Real Successes - Not >. Norman Specht and David Hutchinson won their way to the Illinois Sports Festival golfing finals by posting win­ ning scores at the District I tourney over Plum Tree's sand- plagued course in mid-July. Specht won the senior male, 65-and-over class. He had a 41- 41-82 to win first v Hutchinson second in Young Adult male, had a 41-39-80 to finish second behind John Barton of DuPage, who had a 78. DeKalb County Farm Bureau paced the field with six members advancing to the state finals July 31 - August 1. Kane and Ogle had four each. A total of 113 golfers battled for the 26 spots open in the state finals at Bloomington. McHenry County Farm Bureau golfers had varying success in their 18-hole tour around the Plum Tree course. Joyce Specht finished third in lady individual play, a class won by Lois Steffen, Ogle county. Lois, formerly of Hebron (her husband, Bill, was McHenry FS sales manager after giving up farming), had a 90. Ken Reed played in the associate male class and was off the pace. In male, 17 and under, Kevin DeHaan, had a 89 which was a good score but still placed him third. George Kopsell had a 94 in regular male member class, ranking him about mid-way in the 13- man field. Les Finder in male, 50-64, had a 93. Bill and Eunice Hirn ranked in the upper third in the mixed doubles but were not strong for the Lee county duo and Charles Koch, which had a 192. Roy Pedi and his wife, Pat, Kane county, paced the husband-and-wife class with a 186. Roy beat all golfers with a nifty 73. Behind Don and Irene Coombs, 192, were Bill and Ginny Hinner, our entry with a 205. enough f< of Kris IBKP MX | SERVICE NEWS I Country Music Af Army Major Green County Fair Student At Staff College The curtain goes up on the one hundred and twenty-fourth Green County fair, Wis., at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, and some pretty spectacular ac­ tivities will be spotlighted before it Anally ends Sunday night. All tickets for the am­ phitheater shows are reserved and Rita Baker, superintendent of entertainment, said both of the major country-western music shows are receiving enthusiastic attention from fairgoers. Margo Smith, currently on top of the charts with her "It Only Hurts for a Little While," will be featured in a single 8 p.m. show Thursday night, July 27, along with Johnny Russell, Redd Stewart, a recording star, and the Collins Sisters of the Jimmy Dean show. The fair opens with family day Wednesday with reduced prices for rides on the Midway. Senior Citizen's day will be observed Thursday, with all persons over 65 admitted to the grounds free all day and evening. There will be a contest sponsored by the Green County Bankers association to recognize the oldest male and female fairgoer that day, and they are to register at the fair office before 6 p.m. There also will be a free grandstand program with the Monroe kitchen band in front of the amphitheater from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday. Friday will be children's day, with reduced prices for rides again that day until 5 p.m. A free grandstand show featuring "The Claytons" who specialize in whip cracking and rope tricks will be presented at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. MAJ. DENNIS A. KAISER Maj. Dennis A. Kaiser, son of Mr and Mrs. Anton F. Kaiser, >006 Hillcrest, McHenry, recently completed the 21-week course of study at the Armed Forces Staff college, Norfolk, Va The Staff college, operated under the direct supervision of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ' prepares mid-career officers for assignment to joint and combined commands, attache and advisory duty to foreign nations and defense management positions Students study joint and c o m b i n e d p l a n n i n g , organization and operations, defense management, data processing, communicative arts and the social, economic and political aspects of national strategy. Maj. Kaiser entered the Army in December of 1965 and was commissioned through an. officer candidate school. He received a master's degree from New York Institute of Technology in Long Island. His wife, Dorette, was with him in Norfolk, 'during the course. Wings Of Gold Presented To Area Marine Marine First Lieutenant Richard E. DeLorenzo, son of Gildo R. De Lorenzo of 224 E. Channel drive, Island Lake, was designated a naval aviator. Presentation of the "Wings of Gold" markedculmination of 18 months of flight training. The aviation curriculum included basic studies in engineering and navigation;, training flights in simulators; aircraft familiarizations; basic and advanced instrument training; extended navigation flights and landings aboard an aircraft carrier. Lt. DeLorenzo joined the Marine Corps in January of 1973 California AFB Assignment For Randy Finney Airman Randy J. Finney, son of Mr and Mrs. L.E. Finney of 4214 Prairie avenue, McHenry, has received a new assignment following graduation from the air cargo specialist course conducted by the Air Training Command at Sheppard AFB, Tex. Airman Finney, who was trained in special handling and storage of air freight, will go to Travis AFB, Calif., for duty with a unit of the Military Airlift Command. Completion of the course earned the in­ dividual credits towards an associate in applied science degree through the Community college of the Air Force. The airman graduated from McHenry Community high school in 1977_ Space An astronaut has been defined as the one who is glad to be down and out J Senior Hot Line j Since many of our veterans are now senior citizens, we receive many inquiries about help available for these veterans: Q. Can you tell me how many veterans in Illinois are seniors? A. At the moment, it is im­ possible for us to give you an accuratr-4tare. We can say th«r ̂ th«f& are 1,560,000 veterans in Illinois, and that among them, sixteen are veterans of the Spanish American War; 38,000 for World War I; and 694,000 from World War II. Q Where is the State Veterans Affairs office located? A The Department of Veteran Affairs is located at 126 W. Jefferson, Springfield, 111. 62705, telephone 217-782-5725. Q. What services will this office provide for a veteran and his family? A A variety of services, in fact, anything pertaining to a veteran and his family can be handled through this office. 1. A veteran who qualifies and is no longer gainfully employed because i>f a disability is eligible to file for a pension, which will be based on his income and the size of his family. (It is possible that any unexpected or uncalculated monies received may not be considered as income, however, this should be cleared with the Department of Veterans Affairs office). 2. If this veteran is con­ sidered unable to care for his personal needs, there is a possibility he can receive an extra benefit, known as "Housebound Benefits". 3. Also, in addition to his pension, he may be eligible for an extra $165 if there is need for "Aid and Attendant". 4. Wife of a deceased veteran who was entitled to a pension, is entitled to a pension based on her income. Also the "Aid and Attendant" benefit, but not the "Housebound" benefit 5. Any disabled child of a deceased veteran who was drawing a pension, is entitled to benefits for life, providing his disability started prior to his eighteenth birthday. 6. There is a burial benefit of $400 for any veteran who qualifies. Also, the Federal Government will furnish a grave marker and the Department of Veterans Af­ fairs will pay $30 toward the expenses for erecting this marker. Also, the National Cemeteries are available to those who qualify? 7. The Department of Government Affairs is "overseer" and operates the Veterans home in Quincy, 111. TOis is available to any veteran who had 90 days active service, latere is no waiting list for veterans who are ambulatory. 8. Any veteran unable physically to get to the Veterans Affairs office for assistance, may call, and a representative will be sent to the home. • Q. Are there veterans offices in all the counties in Illinois? A. Some cities and counties have special services for veterans through established offices, and you mafuse our toll-free number to determine the nearest office to your home. Write or call us at Lieutenant Governor Dave O'Neal's Senior Action center at 160 North LaSalle, Chicago, 111. 60601 or 3 West Old Town Mall, Springfield, lib 62701, with questions or concerns about any government agency or programs. This column will be covering the many questions senior citizens may have on various subjects. Call statewide: toll free dial 800-252- 6565 Save Yourself Speaking of thrift, some say that thb best thing you should make sure and save for old age is yourself. SUNDAY AUG. 30th 6:45 P.M. McCracken Field Kane & Green Sts. McHenry, III. 8 COMPETING DRUM CORPS. • Cavaliers • Kilties • Guardsmen • Vaccaros • Pioneers • Knights • Fox Valley Raiders • Emerald Knights ,5<w Reserved Seat '2" General, Adm. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE' McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce 4719 W. Rt«. 120 - Fitzgerald Building For Information: Phone: 385-4300 Imagine what it would be like to wake up one morning alone in a foreign country and be unable to decipher any of the signs, newspaper headlines or labels around you. That experience is very similar to one lived daily by some adults in McHenry county. Their problem is that they cannot read. "We all remember kids in our classes at school who were left in the corner, who the teacher had given up on," recalls Dave Byers. Those children are now non-reading adults who daily try to bluff their way along in our very reading-oriented society. Byers is a McHenry County college teacher who works with some of those adults to help them learn the reading skills they missed their first time through school He teaches two classes each week for adults whose reading skills fall below those of a third grader. "They have faced a lot of 'put downs' in life because they can't read," Byers says about his students. One student had been driving his car very carefully for nine years without a driver's license because he heard he would be unable to pass a written test and did not know he could be tested orally. Another couple walks everywhere from their Woodstock home-shopping, to work and to the reading class because they believed their lack of reading skills prohibited them fK>m getting a car or learning to drive. Other students in the class have turned down promotions on their jobs or even quit a job rather than admit their inability to read They tell Byers of having to get friends to read them their mail, of buying only things in supermarkets which have pictures on the can or package, of their efforts to keep their children from realizing that they are unable to read But there is a brighter ending to this story than you might imagine. The adults who sign up for the free adult basic education reading classes taught by MCC, on and off campus, are learning to read. And their new knowledge is leading them to better jobs and a new freedom they never knew existed. Byers explains that many of the adults simply were not ready to learn to read as young children, but the combination of their motivation and their life experiences makes them now ready to learn the skill. Teaching techniques are also more sophisticated now and Byers has a variety of methods available to help the adults who find that one system does not work for them. Byers' class also includes such related information as teaching how to make change, learning abou| current events, and using newspapers to plan a shopping list that will include the best buys for the week. The students also bring their own particular problems to class so that one week they may get help figuring out a job ap­ plication form and another they may discuss a note from their child's teacher The successes from the class are not the kinds of Horatio Alger stories of fiction. But they are real successes to the young woman who got a job as a bank receptionist because of her new reading skills and of an auto mechanic who was able to cope with computerization and metrification in his field because of the classes Another young woman who had a diploma from a high school but could only read at a first grade level spent three semesters in PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALEK - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26,1978 work. Usually they also work on it at home. A lot of them dropped out of school when they were younger and did not take school seriously the first time around," Dick says. The key to the program is the individual approach in the classes, the relaxed at­ mosphere in the classroom and the fact that the students are "working on things meaningful to them", she saysi Byers. who also teaches primary grades for Crystal Lake District 47, says the motivation of the adults is much more than that of the young children. "The first graders have no idea if they should learn to read or the program, and then was able to fill out a job application and get a job in a factory to support herself and her child. Byers says the success of the program is that each student is approached individually. "The student helps decide what he or she wants to learn and how fast and what methods we will use," he said. For adults who can read somewhat but have only the limited reading skills of a fourth through ninth grader the college has another section of adult basic reading taught by Kathy Dick Some of the students in that class are foreign-born who have learned to speak Enlish as their second language but need help learning to read and write the language Others come because they were taught sight reading and their oral vocabulary far ex ceeds their reading abilities Dick works with students on map reading, reading train schedules and other specialized reading skills Two men in the construction trades enrolled in her class because they felt they could not advance in their jobs without polishing their reading skills Another of Dick's students wants to go into business for himself and needs improved reading and writing skills to cope with the paper­ work "These students really commit themselves to doing the shouldn't. But the adults are hjghly motivated to learn because they feel they have failed in the past." he sad Both Byers and Dick said many of their students signed up for the program when their children reach school age so they can help their children with school work , Residents interested in classes beginning Sept 18 may call the college (815) 455-3700 extension 253 to register The classes, which are funded by an Illinois Office of Education grant, are free to the student Melon Treats Here 's some cantaloupe- serving ideas for hot summer days: Melon ambrosia , made with melon bal ls , orange chunks, s l iced bananas and shredded coconut ; melon bal ls in ginger a l e ; o r . m e l o n s l i c e s w i t h chicken salad OPEN EVENINGS TIL 9 mdtCIIISY Koine Home o' J& Amencan Ore* irHmishiiMs Elegance Beyond Compare! CHERRY DINING ROOM Reg. '2795 We're Overstocked with Living Rooms! ALL STYLES PRICED TO SELL! 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