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Pag« Twelve "Wis Slffif" m' '• V" ' if THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS by Lorraine Hurckes P.H.C.A. News . jMany thanks to George Mitchel :iijd Chuck Schuble for donating a complete day to pick up the electrical material for the community center. Work was started immediately and by the end of the month it will be completed, if not before. Many thanks to these men and to the'men who assisted them on the installation. Recently, public service installed booster regulators within the subdivision and made spot checks with recording meters to check line voltages. Normal voltage to the house should be between 113 to 126 volts and the report showed the lowest voltage to be. 120 Volts. TTiey have assured us we will have no further power failures due to low voltage and in the spring, -they intend to st&rt on their 3- phase wiring to the highlands. We are very pleased to report that our twelfth night tree burning party took place as scheduled and from the looks of things, we will have to provide much more in the way of lunch next year. Our turnout was. larger than we had hoped foy, but I'm sure everyone had a cUip of much needed hot coffee. Our newly formed block captains had their first meeting with the membership committee and are planning a small get-together on Jan. 26 to welcome all new residents of the highlands. It will be held at the community center at 8 p.m. and all residents who have moved in since Nov. 1 are invited. If you are among the newcomers, please come and meet some of your neighbors. Our snow plow has been rather busy lately and doing a good job of keeping the roads open. We are very fortunate to have this service available to us so let's not abuse it. We ask that you park your cars in your driveways, leaving the roads clear for the plow to go through, and so that your car is not plowed in. A word to the canines. The dog catcher has been driving through our community. Need I say more? Girl Scout News ;A new addition has been -mide to our troyp of 9-year-old Brownie*. We are now having 7 and 8- yiar-old Brownies and would welcome any new 7, 8 or 9-year-old girls who are interested joining oar group. You may contact Vi Johnson, 2471-M, or Janice JanqUart. They will help you get started. We would like to welcome Mrs. Jane Peloquin, a new member, to oar intermediate troop. Mrs. Peloquin will be co-leader to Harriet Wilson. # Our registration has been sent in and we are all anxiously waiting for our troop numbers. The Brownies and Girl Scouts will have an ice skating party just as soon as the weather permits. Watch for the date, which will be posted on the school bus. day and had a wonderful time. Anyone interested in playing hockey, contact Don at 675-R-l and he will find a position for you. The Murray family was very happy to receive a visit from Sylvia's brother and his wiW, Mr. and Mrs. Gorden Bradl. ^/The Bradls reside in New York. Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Voilz and their children, Dennis and Iris. The Voilz family who recently arrivedTiere from Essen, Germany, came out and spent the day, with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith. The Thoren family was also very pleased and surprised with a visit from Virginia's cousins, who livein Hampshire. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peterson spent five days at his brother, Harold's, home and had a grand time. Fred and Dottie reside in Indianola, Iowa. Happy Birthday We have .many birthdays to report this month and we wish each and everyone a very happy birthday. Honey Reilly, 11 years old, the eighth of Jan.; Debbie Dobecki four years old the ninth; Lorraine Ullo (?) the tenth; Karen Haubold, 11 years old the eleventh; Gail Neilson, 5 years old and Jack Reilly (?) the twelfth; Janet Strawarski, 6 years old the sixteenth; George Murray the eighteenth; Joe LTllo (?) the twenty- sixth; Anna Mae Mclnerney (?) Lorraine Hurckes (?) the twenty-seventh and Elaine Schuble, 9 yars on the carrect oldninth ble, 9 years on the thirtieth. We would like to wish Helen Kolb a happy birthday also, but I do not have the correct date. speed skating and the other will concentrate on figure skating. The rifle club will take awhile before it can be started. Two things are holding it back; one, the club funds must augment, and two, a good rifle range must be constructed. Then there is bowling. On Saturday, Jan. 12, they went all-out for high scores. They will be getting together at 2 p.im on Saturdays at the Johnsburg Bowling alley. There will be four teams, they are as follows: Ozters, captain, Andy Anderson; PinMissers, captain, Don Bentz; Reracks, captain, Jim Peloquin; and Rebels, captain, Denny Litwin. The first week was to establish averages and handicaps and then the competition will begin. At the end of the season, trophies will be awarded for high game and total pins and each player on the winning team will also receive a trophy. You kids are doing a wonderful job and are certainly making all of Pistakee ^Highlands very proud of you. Growing Old? Just a little word of advice tor some of you young folks on how not to grow old, or grow old gracefully and gladly. Last Christmas, Mrs. John Thelen ordered and received from Santa Claus, 1 bow and arrow set, 1 rifle and 1 pair of ice skates. We should all have a little more of that kind of spirit and energy. Mrs. Thelen also square dances with our group. mm# %% Thursday, January Sir 1957 Richmond Community News By Phyllis Carlson High School News Tuesday evening, the senior class will present its play, "Papa is All." Six seniors make up the cast of the play--Annette Smith, Pauline Wallenstein, Betty Meyer, Bob Christensen, John Popenhagen and Chuck Steinke. The play will be given in the high school auditorium and everyone is welcome. Mr. Cotone and Mrs. Kittell are the directors of Related We would like to wish Julie Ann Smith a belated happy birthday and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zetterberg a belated happy anniversary | There was a family celebration ; for each affair. Vanilla We now have our second coffee urn and anyone interested in va- | nilla or flavoring kits, please contact Marilyn Vpn ZeVern, 640-W-2, and she will take your order. e now j tinen- i Brownie News Mrs. Haubold's Brownie troop of 7 and 8-year-olds is very pleased to report that Elaine Schuble is now an official Brownie. Hockey Team We now have a hockey and skating group, headed by Don Dobecki. The hockey players met last Sun- Chitter Chatter On Thursday, Jan. 3, at Don Rockel's house, the 'teen-agers of Pistakee Highlands held their fourth meeting. It proved to be very successful in that five important matters were discussed and settled. First, the club {decided upon an appropriate name. They ar known as the highland con tals. Next, some of the better Swimmers signed up to learn about lifesaving. This will help, as plans are being made to have lifeguards at our beach this coming summer to watch over the young swimmers. And since all the natural resources of ice are available, an ice skating club is ready to go into full effect. Two instructors are going to teach the 'teens the finer points of skating. One will teach Church News As you all know, we have discussed the idea of having church services and Sunday-school right here in our own community center. Well, the time has come to organize and start services. It will^ be a Community Methodist church and with all the children it will have to accommodate, we will need many teachers. If there is anyone interested in becoming a Sunday school teacher, please contact Mrs. Harold Peterson at 697-R-2. We would like to add that you do not have to be a resident of Pistakee Highlands in order to teach or to send your - <£ child. We extend a warm welcome to all of the neighboring communities. Insured Savings: Havings Invested in Crystal LH«e Savings and Loan Association insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., and earr 2 </2 per cent plus fi per cent extra. 38-ti the play. On Feb. 11, the French club plans a Mardi Gras masquerade. On the thirteenth of February, the senior English class will go to Chicago to see "Macbeth." Wouldn't it be fun to do something like that? School can't be nearly so dull as some would have us think. x The basketball team won from Clinton last Friday night. " Rotary Last week, Gordon Sargent talked on automation. This week Arlie Pickering was in charge of the program and planned to bring Bruce Trester of Waukegan to talk on "The Hoover Report Division." Curly Stevens is a new honorary member of Rotary. Claude Pagles from Harvard was the visiting Rotarian. Two Rotarians are celebrating their birthdays. Freddy Schroeder was a year older last Saturday. Wally Rruseowill age another year today. Congratulations gentlemen! church Sunday School teachers met. Next Monday evening, tlie Lutheran Women's guild will see pictures taken by the Kruses on their trip to Maine/ Mrs. J. Wallace Kruse will present the program. The Grace church council will meet Monday evening at the parsonage. • Grace church will participate in the Chicago- area Evangelism week, Feb. 17-21, The guest missioner will be Rev. Marvin Sielken from Hillsdale, Mich. There will be a service at the church every night of the week, to which the community is invited. Polio Fund This month is polio month and someone will probably be knocking at your door for a Contribution. Under the new short working day rule, it's going to be rather difficult explaining to the wife what kept you so late in the office. Church News Last Sunday, two planning meetings of Christian young people were held. At the Community church parsonage, several young people met to plan the youth service for next Sunday morning. Three young people will have the sermon. All of the service except, for the benediction will be taken over by the youth of the church. The second planning session was held at the Lutheran parsonage for the Senior Youth Fellowship meeting next Sunday evening. The high school group will practice music which they will use at Hartland home in March when they go to have a service for the people at the home. Next Sunday, Pastor Carlson will talk about the.* seasons of the church year and the meanings of Advent, Epiphany, Lent and Trinity. Monday evening the J©ra Sympathy Our sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Lackey on the loss of their newborn baby last week. Mrs. Lackey is the former Virgine Schultz of Richmond. The couple now lives at Twin Lakes. Birthdays..... Tuesday was Billy Pierce's birthday. Billy is 7 years old and is in the first grade at school. Tuesday was also Mrs. Edwin Wittmayer's birthday. Here and There Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cairns of Burlington, Wis., were Sunday, afternoon callers on Mrs] Ethel Bell. The Brownie troop committee met at the home of Mrs. Don Johnson Monday afternoon. Report cards have come and gone. There will probably be a lull similar to a lullaby in the way some of the students turn 'in their work until next time rolls around. Maybe everyone will be on their toes this time and surprise tjje, faculty. Wouldn't that be nice? The H. Carlson family went to DeKalb Saturday to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Schultz and daughter, Karen, were in Ivanhoe visiting the Lincoln McGinn is Tamfly and Mrs. Schultz's sister. "Man Steps Into Space" Is Special Exhibit At Museum Roger Shaw to Audition Roger Shaw will audition for the Chicago amateur program today^ He will know within a week whether or not he will appear on the program. POLICE RANK From now on look "at his-shirt collar, not his shoulder pr sleeve, to make out the rank of an Illw nois state police officer. The insignia of • assistant superintendents, captains and lieutenants will be the same shape as formerly. The sleeve chevrons of sergeants will be replaced by a small metal collar badge in the form of three chevrons. Announcement of this change comes from Chief William H. Mo^Hs, , f There are three kinds of mules, the old gray, the white, and the kind your wife married. 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