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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 3 Jul 1979, p. 6

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EARL WALSH SPORTS EDITOR The bote! was built in 1884. My parents told me it was a great place lor special holiday dances. That was back in the horse and buggy days when a livery stable was conveniently located across the street (South). Florida Youths Split $500 Reward For Helping Convict Eagle Killer That's that for this time, Barbara. Maybe I can get into other <rid time areas as time goes by. I did cover the former businesses in McHenry and West MgHenry one time. It was fun, especially for Old Timers. Louie Bkxngren reports that in a recent visit to Connecticut, he pulled up in front of a church and saw a license plate that read "WALSH NO. 1". The old plat book shows the paid by the NWF, the nation's Bald Eagle Protection Art (16 w°Ames ^>elon^in^ to Geor8e largest citizens conservation USC 668), the Migratory Bird organization, since the reward Treaty Act (16 USC 701), and was posted in 1971. The NWF the Endangered Species Act of will reward persons giving 1973 (16 USC 1531), in cases in "substantia] assistance" • in which at least a 30-day sentence obtaining convictions for or $300 fine are levied. shooting bald eagles under the i Now, about the Riverside Outlet location. Frank Gans, a . McHenry native who knows the R - ' 2hd8ESTPLXYm* riverfront like a book, gave me IN THE NATL LEAGUE, help on this one. 3 » mm DAVE I remember well that the *4 jjpr IMittkISffC# W% building was once the John R. ^ WUVvTCMr Knox Ford Garage, later Buss- Page jj M A. Frank says he worked for the • |a\ ̂ f 8% F¥nter Boat «>•' when they h *>**for ** pi jfL ̂ *0. 30 doubles' The Hunter Boat co., was M 1̂ .; V ISS &? AND BATTED located on the opposite bank of W §k i- -306. DAVE Fox River and is now the ^I Hansen Marine. w < ^ o/^k# 11145 st°ry ha<*1,0 connection B ' aKEH*Pvw * (-M §k with the loss of the building, but Wf/NRELD WAS A STAR ATHLETE AT ^SfejlP was 101(1 t0 me by the wife of 7ME U. OF MINNESOTA. MANY MAJOR -- one of the previous owners of LEAGUE TEAMS WANTED THIS 6' t>" r* --A / the Polly Prim. 220 POUNDER. SAN DiEGO APPRECIATES LJ* £. She claimed that when the HIM SO MUCH THEY'LL PAY HIM A NIFTY | (/ tin tax assessor came around, her $32S, OOO THIS SEASON/ iS w ̂ ^ husband would point out all the 1 • good points of the building and tell how good business was T_. D - going Turkey Power When the fire insurance <? Turkey is a great source of inspector came around and T •» body-building proteins and ranks asked. "How's business?" the high in B vitamins, niacin and reply was, "Lousy. I wish the d- riboflavin. It is also relatively _ piace would burn down", low in fat. Three and a half _ ounces of light roast turkey meat The water tower. have about 175 calories. The it was known as the stand- same amount of dark meat has pipe approximately 204 calories. Years get away from me like Two 16-year-old youths have received a $500 reward from the National Wildlife Federation for providing in- . - .formation that led to the con­ viction of a serviceman in the $ killing of a bald eagle. <• Alton Deese and John Shuler. f both of Bkxmtstown. Fla., were rewarded for testifying against I Donald Hand, a Navy seaman, * before Federal Magistrate i Robert Dean in Tallahassee. < Hand, 19, was fined $500 under « the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. ; He could have also been sen- *C- tenced to a year in Jail. t The two boys saw Hand, then i on leave from his ship, shoot an t immature bald eagle as it flew * over Florida's Apalachicola I River. Retrieving it. the boys asked Hand if he knew what he * had shot. Hand said that he was j aware he had killed an eagle, |> the youths reported. *' Deese and Shuler then < presented the pellet-riddled < carcass to Florida Wildlife *• Officer A1 Qarpenter. who v notified the U.S. Fish and * Wildlife Service. After an in- t; vestigation. FWS agents * located and arrested Hand, who *' later pleaded "no contest" to * the charge * The young men. both * graduates of the Florida Game * » and Fresh Water Fish Com- ' mission Hunter Safety course, " received their $250 checks at a recent Florida Wildlife Federation meeting. * The $500 reward is the tenth The McHenry County history book tells us that George W. Ames married Eliza McMillan Oct. 12, 1870. WHOA! We aren't getting enough sports news for our Wednesday issues, then too much for Friday. Can some of you contributors break it down for two issues? If not, cut down the length of the Friday reports. Whatever you can send in for the first issue will help. ^ Hope you have a good time on your Fourth of July hdidsy. Let's hope it will be a good day and a safe one. ME MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ 1. Who won die U.S. Open Golf Tournament? 2. Billy Martin now manages what team? 3. Who woa the women's singles Chichester ' Grass Courts Tennis Tournament? 4. LydeO Mitchell (days pro football for what team? 5. Jane Blalock is known in what sport? Auras to Spirts Oiiz 1. Hale Irwin. 2. New York Yankees. 3. Evonne Googalong. 4. San Diego Chirgers. 5. Ladies Golf. Oh -- the Polly Prim! The building burned to the ground. That was a popular dancing, eating and drinking spot in the whoopee days of the 20's. swim, inexperience, careless­ ness, poor judgment or lack of supervision are causes of most water accidents. Infants and toddlers need constant supervi­ sion by adults who themselves practice good water safety rules. Swimmers must know their limitations. The depth of the water should be checked and hidden locks and stumps located before diving. Swimmers should always have someone else along, and preferably swim where a lifeguard is near. Re­ member that salt water and surf can be more tiring than swim­ ming in a quiet pool or<Jake. The swimmer in trouble often can survive if he or she stays calm. Assume a face-up floating position, keeping hands under the water, and move hands and feet slowly. It is possible to stay afloat for hours with relatively little effort. But thrashing the water in panic will exhaust the endangered swimmer quickly. Each member of the family should be coached in the fun­ damentals of swimming safety, and especially mouth-to-mouth resuscitation procedures. for the , entire family in our new Prescription UP AND AWAY... A hydrogen-filled balloon drifts serenely above a sea of clouds in the Swiss Alps. Destination could be Italy, France, Germany, Austria, whichever way the wind blows. Sportsmen from around the world participate in the ltth International High Alpine Ballooning weeks at Mareen in the Berese Oberland from June 24 to July I. "What's the idea of the Greens having French lessons?" "They have adopted a French baby, and want to understand/ what she says when she begins to talk." LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Monday thru Saturday * <b GREEN PIZZA WATERS (̂ lcflcniy 'Inn '•Family Hoq/»e f 4512 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, Illinois 2 Blocks West of McHenry Market Place ' Shopping Center CAMYMTS OUT Mon. OTues. 11 om-4<30 pm Wed. thru Fri. 11 am-10 pm -- Saturday 4 pm-1 i pm Closed Sunday ' Piiza N. North Dr. McHenry, 0.60050 !l S1S/3SS-57M

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