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Pen Pals Abroad > Twice Told Tales Students in a Seoul, Korea, class are reading letters that came from the United States with great interest. They are eager to get more addresses. Ihnsook Rang is a high school teacher in Seoul, Korea, and in her school i here are many students with a desire to correspond with people in the United States and become better acquainted with the English language. The ages, she said, range from 13 to 18. They are students who are attending junior and senior high schools in Seoul. Ms. Kang also thinks that in addition to learning more about the language, the young people would find it interesting to "swap items of iheir hobby collections". Interested young people may write to a Seoul student by addressing Ms. Kang at C.P.O. Box 383?T Seoul, Korea. New Officers, PTO Members Make Plans For Year Ahead As of the July 1 Johnsburg Parent - Teacher organisation's monthly meeting, the new slate of officers for the 1980-81 school ' year began its tenure. Ms. Donna Olekszy, part of a ballot of three candidates, was elected to the office of the presidency at the May 6 ***• n>T O meeting. Becoming the first woman president in recent years of the 20-25- year» history of the group, Ms. Olekszy commented, "The P.T.O.'s effectiveness is the result of the hard­ working efforts and the support of its members." The office of vice- president is being shared by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Coris, and reinstated for a second term as secretary and treasurer, respectively, are Ms. Sandi Freund and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lund. 5 At the July 1 P.T O. meeting, plans for th^many fund-raising activities and the different program presentations were reported ami discussed by the com­ mittee chairpersons and the executive membership. The executive membership is comprised of all committee chairpersons and the of­ ficers of the P.T.O. A very active organization, the Johnsburg P.T.O. sponsors its annual dance, held in October; breakfast with Santa and bazaar, held in December; a play featuring local talent in March; and an all-day Fun fair, held in May. In addition, plans are being prepared to sponsor orientation nights for parents of School District 12 students on each grade level at the onset of the new school year; to sponsor a talent show for kindergarten through senior year high school participation; and to present a series of seminars on paregit effectiveness training! In recent years, monies raised through the different p r o j e c t s i n c l u d e d playground equipment purchases; sponsorship of the Junior high mini-courses and pep buses for the high school; financing and constructing of the tennis courts; purchase of audio­ visual materials and equipment and books for the learning centers; and many other suggestions as J Two McHenry Students Earn College Honors Two McHenry students are on the academic honors list for the spring semester at Evangel college,' Springfield, Mo. They are Cynthia Ann Landin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Landin, 1213 Eastwood lane; and Calinda Ellen Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Dean Leonard, 2402 W. Manor lane. Both Spring graduates of Evangel, Miss Landin majored in elementary education and Miss Leonard majored in speech pathology and Spanish. Both are 1976 graduates (of McHenry high school. Cool Dad Fathers are the calm, cool, self-assured, individuals who ask their wives, as they're be­ ing wheeled into the delivery room, "Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Now is the time to order o real swimming pool (Not an above ground pool), installed in your own backyard. ® Guaranteed up to 40 years! Your choice: vinyl liner, fiberglass - or stainless steel. Solar Heating^Available Farmers: A swimming pool is partially deductible as fire protection. FREE POOL COVER FOR ANY POOL ORDERED PRIOR TO August IS ROBERT NOWAK CONSTRUCTION Mmc 653-6616 \ HtHtnm itemized by the annual "Wish List". In past years, the P.T.O. sponsored the performances by the Nor­ thern Illinois jazz band, under the direction of Professor Ron Modell; presented "Save-a-Life" programs featuring fire safety, the Johnsburg Rescue squad and cardio­ pulmonary resuscitation techniques; and sponsored the drstrict-wide in­ ternational event, "Around the World in 30 Days". General business meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. in the James C. Bush elementary school multi­ purpose room. All citizens of District 12 and the public are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings. FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 17, 1930) Following the regular meeting of McHenry chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, a reception in honor of the worthy matron, Mrs. Clarence Pearson, a June bride, was held. Mrs. Pearson was presented with a gift from the chapter. Carl Buehler was re­ elected president of the Pistakee Golf club and Karl A. Nilson, secretary. A few memberships are still available in this club, where it is a real pleasure to play golf as the course is in the best condition and there is no waiting for the bunch to get out of the way. The season at the Pistakee Yach club officially opened July 5 with a cabaret show and dance. The en­ tertainment feature was the mos#^ntractive ever put on at this Pistakee Yacht club. The first band concert of _jhe season was held in McHenry park. The McHenry band has been preparing for an active season under the direction of Prof. W. N. Sears of Barrington. The 27 piece band is compos^} of many of McHenry's mKst ex­ perienced musicians, assisted by competent players from Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Barrington, Palatine and Spring Grove. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 11, 1940) McHenry was the scene of a robbery at about 1 a.m., when two gunmen entered the Alex Justen gas station at the intersection of Routes 31 and 20 and held up the station attendent, Harry Dahms, taking forty dollars. The two bandits wofre rubber gloves, according to Dahms. They took the money changer and rifled the cash register. Dahms has been employed about a month by Justin, who recently pur­ chased the place from Nick Jujsten. The foundation htfs been dufc/Toh the new McHenry Dairy, which will be situated in West McHenry on Illinois Route 20, just west of An­ derson's Barbecue, on the site where the old laundry stood This building will replace the dairy on the Johnsburg blacktop road which was partly destroyed by fire during the milk strike a few months ago. Fred Mau, a truck driver employed by the Suburban Oil company of Oak Park, was burned about the face and arms when one of the oil trucks caught fire. He was pouring some oil into a can from a hose connected with the truck when the can of oil burst into flames. Mau's burns were not serious but the entire truck was destroyed. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 14, 1955) At present, over 1,500 children have registered to learn to swim at the nine beaches maintained by the McHenry county chapter of the American Red Cross for the six weeks' swimming program. The value of the training was shown last May when two Red Cross trained swimmers saved the lives of three young men when their boat capsized in Crystal Lake. For the first lime, Junior Red Cross members will participate in camp ac­ tivities the week of Aug. 14 to be held by National Red Cross at Druce Lake. Chosen to attend are LeRoy Hiller of Ringwood and Cathy An­ derson of McHenry. The old band shell, which has occupied a prominent place in the park for many years, was lorn down by city employees after being declared unsafe for further use. The Shamrocks dropped a high scoring game to Dundee, 13 to 12. McHenry led in hitting but also led in mechanical errors and errors of judgment. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 17, 1970) A special meeting of the County board and architects has been scheduled in ihe courthouse annex to confer on plans for the new cour­ thouse. The meeting, open hi the public, will include a , presentation of the tentative proposal. The new cour­ thouse will be erected on Rt. 47 and Ware road, north of Woodstock. A discussion which evoked strong opinions on the location of Federal Rt. 201 and the new Fox Valley Freeway resulted in a decision to meet with Planning Officer John Quay for a complete review next month. The board of Consolidated School District 15 passed an annual budget for the year 1970-71 in the amount of $2,846,051. Of this figure, by far the largest amount is for expenditures in the educational fund, amounting to an expected $1,996,000. Protested taxes jumped $400,000 to an all time high of $1.9 million through June 1 of this year, according to in­ formation contained in the report of Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr. That figure is 11.5 percent of the taxes paid, another all time high. PAGE 5. PLA1NDEALER • FRIDAY. JULY 11,1M0 Farm Loans Available ASCS Has Announced Editor'sQuote Book A man has no more char actrr than hr can command in a time of crisis. Ralph W. Sockman Farm Facility l.oan Limit Set at $100,000 ' • T h e A g r i c u l t u r a l Stabilization and Con­ servation service (ASCS) increased the amount a farmer may borrow under the Farm Facility Loan program from $50,000 to $100,000 to cover higher construction costs. The program provides loans to farmers to help them buy, build or remodel on-farm storage facilities and to obtain needed drying and handling equipment, according to Susan A. Maraccini, acting county executive director of the McHenry county ASCS of­ fice The maximum loan is 85 percent of the cost of the structure*s) and equipment. Under the new maximum loan limit, the combined outstanding loan balance maximum was also in­ creased to $100,000. A minimum down payment of 15 percent of the cost must be paid in cash by the farmer before the loan is disbursed, Maraccini said. Farm facility loans may be repaid in seven equal installments over a period of eight years. Prepayment may be made at any lime without penalty. "Farmers are required to apply for loans in our office within 30 days of the time the items to be financed are delivered to the farm," the ASCS official said. No change was made in the current method of determining storage need or in the loan levels requiring Stale Committee approval or real estate liens. Bunny Empire A female eastern cottontail rabbit can raise up to six lit ters a yeai, each averaging five to seven young. Thus, if all her broods lived and repro duced, she would at the end of five years have established an empire of 2.5 billietrlfun nies. Hi 1111 .• it I h 11111 < • i' \\ 11 < 11 \ I nihil t * w / • / « • % spnlxMini; '•> M .m rlimin' \ ) Inn, S|lukt Minu IV III11 It • It l\ Mill ll \«I u I .111«- ll I < 111 ll »||I 11.11 < 1 • 11 < The McHenry Plaindealer Ml J Will flm Slml (USPS J15 100) (•tebllthed 117$ McHenry Illinois MOSO \ ) r<.M V |tl ;• X <>l 11 |)s \ yum .nut t.in lUslli .ll ll ll III«> I ' /1"ii \ IIIim ini Mu*. TV**iv Kmlvnl A Celebration of Mualc and Bicycle* Phono III SM 0I70 Published Ivory Wtdnndoy • Friday at McHenry Illinois S*< ond clan Pottage Paid at McHanry llllnala •y McHINRV PUBLISHING COMPANY POSTMASTfR: Sand oddrtti changn lo McHanry Pleindealer Mil W. Ilm ft. McHanry Illinois M0S0. Swbtcrlberi ara requeued to provide Immediate nollca of chenge at addraii ta Tha McHanry Platndaalar. Mil W Ilm St McHanry 111 40010 A deduction at ana month (rem tha aspiration ol a tubtcrlption will be made where a change el addreii It provided through the Pott OMlce department Adele Froelich-Edltor Lorry E. Lund Publish*r NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES 113 SO I rear IIVI In McHenry Cewnty Outtide McHenry County Miioli by .HriuiiV Krmirily Honk A l.ym » by Hlrwatl Parkri WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE , 121 VanBuren Street Woodstock, Illinois 60098 Call 815/338-5300 Now thru August 9th Who needs reasons to save? The imortant thirtg i«*vto save. You'll think of plenty df things later to use your money for. That's the easy part, htie fi first thing is getting into the habit of saving and sticking to it. And that may be a lot easier than you think. % You might start saving for nothing, but it won't stay that way long j . • McHenry State Bank "A Full Service Bank Serving the Community < with Complete Banking Service Since 1906" 3510 W. Elm Street and Lillian Street & Crystal Lake Road Richmond Road & Pearl Street McHenry, Illinois * A FULL SERVICE BANK LENDER \ 385-1040