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i . WEDNESDAY, JULY 19. 1978 One Of These Will Be Named McHenry's Cutest 5*. ill! ilii 1 ft % These babies--the first twenty-four entered in the Town and Country Newcomers club "Cutest Baby" contest--will have their pictures displayed on a rotating display board, each hoping to win votes and become winner in the Fiesta week competition. Exact locations of the display board, which give an opportunity to cast a vote by toin donation, appear in the classified advertising section of this issue of the Plaindealer. The babies' names are withheld so that voting will be on the appeal of the child rather than name. J Summer In The West Not only is summer a good time of year to vacation in the western states, it is an historical time It's Pioneer day in Utah on the twenty-fourth of July and Mormons observe the day in other states neArby and in Utah itself Bngham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley July 24, 1847 They had departed from Illinois, after the murder of one Of the faithful, seeking a safe place a promised land They suffered many hardships in the early years but soon became prosperous farmers and business men In Wyoming Frontier day is a major event of the summer and In Colorado there's the Central City festival of opera, music ®nd outdoor events in many parts of the state, as in California Washington, Oregon, Montana Idaho and other iUtes July has historical meaning in other states Florida was ceded to the United States by Spain in 1819 on the seven­ teenth The thirtieth is Crater day in Virginia com meliorating the unsuccessful attempt of Union troops to take Petersburg by assault after blowing up one of its forts and the defenders by mine (A tunnel had been dug 500 feet long from Union lines and from lateral tunnels at the end a great amount of explosive was detonated, killing all 300 of the Confederate defenders ) The National Cherry festival at Traverse City, Mich., began in 1928 In the thirties a Michigan cherry tree was sent to Washington and planted at Washington's boyhood home, in memory of the story of Washington and the cherry tree Frog Season The Illinois frog season is in full swing and will continue through Aug 31 The state Department of Conservation calls frogging a "highly popular sport" and notes that an Illinois fishing license is required for froggers (except those under 16, over 65 or who are disabled). 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EER stands tor Energy Effi­ ciency Ratio It indicates the relative efficiency of an air conditioner Sometimes there's an EER tag right on the machine, but even when r '•1 .-ar L NUMBER Mtl(L14J.V VOLTS 115.CYCLES10, , PHASE 1 COOLING BTU 7^00, AMTC7.S. WATTS NO To tind the EER. just divide the BTU's by the watts In our example, the EER divides out to 8 7 7500 BTU's - 860 Watts = 8 7 What's the recommended EER? We recommend an EER lor air conditioners ot 8 or higher Lower rated units waste energy, and the energy wasted costs you money It pays to knovr about EER. An air conditioner with a high EER may cost a little more to buy. but it costs less to run: so it ends up saving you money over the lile at the unit Cm e wealth 1