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\ V*: PAGE 2S - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5.1S60 Encourage Eye Safety At Christmas A large number of i960 toys labelled "safety tested" still can cause damage to the eyes and even blindness, warns the Illinois Op- tometric association (IOA). "Despite great strides by toymakers in improving the safety of their products, there remains a bevy of toys that are optometrically unsafe," explains Dr. Paul Own a 4-Wheel Drive TVuck? Own a 2-Wheel Drive TVuck? Whether you're running a 4 x 4 or 2WD truck, Western offers a dependable snowplow that's designed to handle the worst winters. For homeowner or light commercial use. count on the NEW SnowKing1" by Western. The SnowKing is the first lightweight snowplow designed specifically for 2WD trucks. To turn your 4x4 into a real money maker, there's the master in dependable performance... Western's 4-wheel drjve 8nowplow. This winter... depend on Western. SEE:-- ESffl ADAMS ENTERPRISES •>••110 3017 W. Rte. 120 - McHenry, Illinois 815-385-5970 We're On The Move Randolph, president-elect of the Illinois Optometric association and a DeKalb optometrist. Toys that leap over ob­ stacles, take off from ramps or shoot metal balls and other objects are the major culprits, he points out. "It must be remembered that toys safe with regard to other parts of the body are still dangerous when the eye is a possible target," ex­ plained Dr. Randolph. "The eye is a particularly sen­ sitive organ. Even a light blow by an object that would not hurt another part of the body could cause detached retinas and other serious problems to the eye." Compounding the danger is what the doctor coins "the Christmas Syndrome". "By that I mean a com­ bination of factors that greatly enhance the dangers of these toys. First of all, the Christmas setting is clut­ tered, with little room to play amid the crowded at- Why Pay More? aker lllaid CABINETS 40% OH FACTORY LIST Keyline Kitchens (815) 385-1720 mosphere of the Christmas trees and assorted gift packages. Second, lights are usually low. Only the Christmas tree is lit, greatly obstructing visual judgment. "Lasfty, both children and parents are exhausted, greatly impairing sound judgments with regard to physical reflexes and to safe play rules." said Dr. Ran­ dolph. He said these factors "combine to cause over 50,000 eye accidents among children every Christmas, ten times more than at other times of the year." Among the Christmas toys indicated by the Illinois Association as "potentially unsafe for the eyes" this year are: -Shogun Warriors - large plastic robot "fires" missiles from his chest and "launches" his right fist at high velocity. -Turn the Terrible Tank - a head-to-head game that requires the firing of a steel ball to reverse the course of an oncoming tank. -Team America and Their Super Stunt Dirt Bike- a large, no-battery motorcycle toy that "climbs, jumps, flips and does wheelies with power to spare." -Whirl-A-Ball- a pin ball game without protective canopy that can propel the metal shooter off the track and into someone's eye with "dangerous regularity". -Mr. Mouth- a game in which tension-board laun­ ched plastic discs aimed at a rotating open mouth can easily overshoot to hit a co- player in the eye. -Crossfire- where two guns, that can carom off each other and hit the opponent in the eye. Particularly dangerous, the optometrist warned, are a hydraulic-powered rocket set advertised as "propelling a rocket hundreds of feet" and a rubber band powered plastic jet plane. "In addition, traditional gifts such as darts and BB guns remain high on the dangerous-to-eye list," stated Dr. Randolph. In its statewide drive to curb Christmas eye injuries, the IOA is urging parents to include platic eyeshields as a Christmas gift to their children. "Ideally, the package containing these eyeshields should be labelled 'open me first' to help assure a safe Christmas," said Dr. Randolph. A LAMP SHOULD BE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT AS TO SEE WITH. m r\ \\ A lamp should give you as much joy as it does light. After all, you spend as much time in your home with the light off as on. So while any lamp is made to give you a light, a Stiffel is made to give you a glow. You might say you don't even have to light a Stiffel to love a Stiffel. Special Holiday Savings 10% t« 20% Off A*** OUR REPUTATION IS YOUR GUARANTEE DONAHUE FURNITURE 1818 South Route 47 (South of 14) Woodstock 815-338-1086 ROBERT MdSIKfiNTOW. Ph.D. psychologist for the Family Service end Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County STUDENT LAUREATE8 The Sixth Annual Lincoln Academy Student Laureate A w a r d c e r e m o n y , recognizing outstanding students from 54 colleges and universities in Illinois, will be held Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. in the House of Represen­ tatives chamber in the Capitol building. Students are selected on the basis of academic achievement, extracurricular activities, ability to overcome ob­ stacles to achieve their goals, and overall con­ tribution to the school in the course of obtaining an education. (Editor's Note: This is another article in the Today's Psychology weekly series of especially written articles for McHenry County readers. The topic this week is "Responding to Change".) If there is one thing in life that never changes, it is the fact that life is continual change. For as the old philosopher said, "You never step into the same river twice." The water in the stream from one hour ago, though it may look identical upon superficial observation to the water now, is in fact quite dif­ ferent. Just like water, people change and are not always the same. The simple ob­ servation of yourself over a one-day period will reveal this to you as an (in­ disputable fact. Just on a physical basis, for example, you may feel hunger, fullness, tension, relaxation, energy, tiredness, etc. all within the course of a few hours. Include the more subtle changes of phsyical functions such as heart rate, gland activity and body chemistry and people begin to look more and more like the flowing water as opposed to solid rock-like entities. Physical changes, of course, are not all that is occurring. There is the constant flow of thoughts and ideas. Changes in beliefs and attitudes as well as almost continual alterations in our emotional states. In order to effectively perceive and respond to the world around, it is important to take the fact of change into account. Practically, this means acting upon the world with the realization that your current knowledge is incomplete. The in­ formation you have about a person, which is based on the past, may no longer be an accurate representation of the current situation. This does not mean disregarding current knowledge, for many aspects of reality do remain the same. What it does mean is that one must observe reality wflh one's senses in order to perceive if things are different than what you thought. The key to responding effectively to life is to learn to clear your sensory-channels to the degree that you can begin to see and hear and touch things the way they are, not just the way you think they are. Interesting Activities On Bible Church Calendar The Wonder Lake Bible church has released its calendar for the month of December. Some of the special events include Communion, Sun­ day, Dec. 7; senior choir cantata, Dec. 14; Sunday school Christmas program, Dec. 21; candlelight and carols, Dec. 24; a film en­ titled "Truce In The Forest", Dec. 28; and the traditional New Year's eve watchnight service, Dec. 31. The White Christmas project will be Dec. 14 and 21. This project was started many years ago and has continued to be a tradition for the church families. On these two Sundays, mem­ bers and friends bring canned goods and grocery staples wrapped in white tissue paper to place under the Christmas tree. The elders then pack boxes for families in need and distribute them. The children then have the thrill of unwrapping the items. Dec. 21 is also Valley Hi Sunday. On that day a group of people will visit the county nursing home, Valley Hi, A hot new convenience gift for the family IN-SINK-ERATOR H,OT WATER DISPENSER Uses 30% less energy than a 40-watt light bulb Enjoy big energy and water savings plus cooking-hot water at the twist of a tap. • Like having a built-in tea kettle on the kitchen sink for making tea, instant hot food treats. Dozens of other uses. • Uses 80% less energy than an electric range.* • Costs as little as 2Vz* a day to operate. ALTH0FF INDUSTRIES 809 N.FRONT STREET Me HENRY 815-385-5700 with a gift box for every resident. In addition to the special events for the holiday season, the usual groups will be meeting throughout the month. On Mondays there is a men's prayer meeting and a ladies' Bible study; on Wednesdays there is pastor's Bible class, prayer and praise hour and choir practice; Thursday is Candy Cane Corner day; Fridays are for Awana groups; Saturdays have couples' Bible study and men's Bible study; and on Sundays, in addition to the regular Sunday school, worship service, and Bible fellowship hour, the Youth group- and the College and Career group meet. * * For further information and time of these events, contact the church office at 728-0422. Pastor Richard N. Wright and the people of the Wonder Lake Bible church invite interested persons to attend any of the services at the church, located at 7500 Howe road, at the north end of Wonder Lake. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m., worship service at 10:50 a.m. and evening Bible fellowship hour at 6 p.m. « * * « The hardest job is the one that you put off until the last minute. 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