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Page Twelve THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Tuesday, December 23, 1 sis Wonder Lake SUDDEN DEATH OF PAUL REUTER SHOCKS LAKERS j here, accepted the Christmas the nativity scerte to the parish j board of 'education of district card to the sponsors from the 'so that all could enjoy seeing i No. 36 early in the year, for a , Cub Scouts. « ; this display, portraying the preliminary investigation" of | Pete Bendl, wearing the j first Christmas. The many the possibility of enlarging "bright red suit and' the long > hours of labor John spent mak- j Harrison school to meet the white whiskers," accepted the j ing this will be compensated by j demand of increased enrollj present each boy gave to the ! the knowledge that many, j ment next fall. by Jane Ducey ? ? I collection of toys that will be many people will enjoy the Betty Burns a5011 presented to the Home for Re- fruits of his labor for so many r , tarded Children in Southern II- years to come and will be hum- All of Wonder Lake was ] j n o js Rv giving a present in- bly grateful to him. shocked by the un imelj death S(eacj 0f receiving one, these f Don] Daiitnr nf lA'nrvHor Pnn. have a New Year's Eve party at the Legion hall Dec. 31. The public is invited to attend. of Paul Reuter of Wonder Cen- i y<-,ung boys carried out the tor. who apparently shot him- | tnje spjrjf 0f Christmas, motiself accidentlv while out rabbit hunting on the Abraham farm on Valley View road near Woodstock. "V-^v Paul was born in Chicago, July 11, 1909. and lived there until he moved to Wonder Lake in 1937, with his family. He vating the "golden rule." | The meeting ended with a j spiritual note, as the cub scouts sang "Oh, Silent Nigljt." At the December meeting of the board, Mr. Thomas reported that the parent teacher conferences were highly successful with only six families in the school who did not participate. Another conference is planned ,,n(j Some of our friends don't for spring, probably to take ' spnnsible Merry Christmas-- Across the Miles Girl Scout News j Twenty-three girls of troop 31S met at Harrison school •Wednesday for their Christmas party. The girls enjoyed carol ( singing, a grab bag gift exchange. and refreshments ot cup cakes, brownies, chocolate ; tree ornaments, Christmas can- j ice cream. Girls ref'or refreshments 'In Stitches!" favor a white Christmas and , place in March. wore Nancy Ruggero. Ronnie are enjoying a tropical envi- | Mr. Thomas is also working i Sommers. Linda Pierce, Helena : ronment with Christmas cacti j on a se^ Gf ruies to govern the ; Oleszczuk, Christine Weisen- I taking the place of evergreen. use Qf the school building by | berger and Norma Swearingen. Lorraine Young and young- . groups in the community. The ' The Valley View north neigh- Though he appeared stout ; sters, Joyce and Jane, will en- : board voted to limit the use i borhood Christmas party held a ..n x...,*. ..v , , . . .... . „ baked building which houses a gen-, t0 --f- acute .Tucson, Ariz, to be joined later , t0theage and unreliabilityof"["by Wally Dean), scalloped poeral store operated bv his wife, j appendicitis and had emerg- , by dad, Harold. I the buses. It follows that the tatoes, molded salads, and r % i Anm* eiirfra^\- rtnno ot thfl Mn. ' Mr> o Helen. Paul «eryed resided in Deep Spring Woods i an<* hearty at the Scout tlie family reunion in ; Gf the school buses to trips of in Richmond recently enjoyed until 1451 when he purchased 1 Party- >'°ung ,Phl1113 S?himke ! S1X >'ears when the^ arrive in ! not more than 25-30 miles, due I good turn-out. A ham (bake • -• l r M .VMU/V/J 4/\ IU A nniM /\f n At » + rTV t AMAM A A >.1 ^ J ' _ _ _ ,n - -- - - ency surgery done at the Me- • Mr. and Mrs. A1 Horn are j ]oan Gf the buses for civic use j cakes decorated in the holiday deDutv ! mor'a^ hospital, Wednesday^ j spending the holidays in Ber- | Would be subject to the same theme were attractively ar- Qhoriff in MeHenrv Countv ! fvening Get well wishes are j muda accompanied by their son functions it was pointed out. I ranged on a table set in the and was employed by Ladd En- °1^er./.roni..a] »TUrnf in A}' ,a"d a fr,iena- Diane Tabor \ There will be no meeting Dec. Christmas scene. The adult terprises of Crystal Lake. the fourth grade at Harrison i of Lakewood pvnrp«p<! school. This fine broth of a Charles and Berdie Bergdahl The communitN expres^e- j bov should be up n' about by " will tie a hammock to a nalm their heartfelt sympathy to his ; RH I T ' VMII. tie a nammock to a paim wi.f,e , tHre l, en„, and, .h i• s c,h ildren, (..misimas. _____ I tr,e e, w_ hen they arrive in Hon- 4, . J , , ™ 11 n T„„ q • i " olulu for their annual rest. man; 'l6, of Wonder Lake, Don- , Blrthda>' C^"MltR • Jerry_ and Bud Elbersen will Ever so many birthday greet- send Christmas greetings from 30. old, 25, of McHenry, and Paul. Jr., 21. U. S. Army stationed in Korea. Cub Scout's Christmas Meeting Attune with an. aura of Christmas excitement at the ell. Carole Sandgren. Jim Robison, Mrs. Mike Druml, Brian Powers, Karen and Dolores Cub Scout pack meeting Tu«-j J*™. Mi.ke Pcrrln ond Jim day night, many awards were j Stendebach. presented by Ken Grothmann, cub scoutleader. Year pins were awarded to ings are getting mixed in with , Florida. the Christmas cards of Donna . ancj Mrs. Ernie Vogt will and Eddie Raske, Mary Pick- j stQp at the University of Illi Missionaries In Brazil The story of the Abe Koop family during, their 7M> year stay in the jungles of Brazil unfolded at the Sunday evening service at the Bible church while the audience looked at slides, some of which were in color, scouts enjoyed community singing of Christmas carols, and a gift exchange, led by Mrs. Phyllis Carlson. The next meeting will be held in Wonder Lake in January. Bible Church News fhe young people of the „ , of the ancient Indian church are renting the rink at nois to pick up their son Gary, j trjbes wjth whom Mp R McHenry Monday evening, Dec. so he can accompany them to,j hgd established friend]y re]a. : 29 They are inviting 100 teen- The W. L. Fire department deserves a big vote of thanks for their many helping hands. The men helped decorate the gym with boughs and a tree, parked cars (which is becoming an increasing. problem in Harrison's inadequate lot), made the coffee, and cleaned up afterwards, to mention a .few assists. That fireman in the Santa suit who took tickets at the door was Edgar Baker, we are told. Other thank-yous go to the Chamber of Commerce for their support, to the seventh and eighth graders who did such a comprehensive job of selling tickets, and to Mrs. Blatter and all the committee members who served and work* ed to plan the dance. tobacco, and cigarettes to the men. Hobby 12 Christmas Party The members of the Hobby Dozen put aside their needles j to enjoy a social evening for 1 the holiday season at the home ; of Mr^, Eva Epp^l Monday • night. After a very dclicious pot-luck dinner the secret pals of last year were revealed and , new ones chosen for the com- ; ing year. Present for the party and gift exchange were ;Mrs. Joseph Waynne of Algonj quin, Mrs. Arthur Hoppe, Mrs. j John Neuharth, Mrs. Lester I Bacon, Mrs. Lisle Basset and | Mrs. Howard Maxwell, all of j McHenry, and Mrs. Ralph j White, Mrs. Victor MilbranJdt, ! Mrs. Leon Switzer and Mrs. Charles Kopp, all of Wonder Lake. gical choir in the school band. The Kolars' son, Bob, and his wife, won't be Ijiome for Christmas; Bob is stationed at Camp Penaelton, Calif, for a refresh-' er course in field medicine. Winn Davidson is spending Christmas with his parents, the Harry Davidsons of Spring Woods. Winn, a sophomore in the school of Commerce at the U. of Illinois at Chicago, is in the middle of the wrestling season. (He tells us he is in the 147 lb. class). News from the Cheneys in California is that Delia is expecting sons, Dan and Lynn, and Bill Merritt for Christmas dinner. Bill is out of servu^ and employed in Californxd, and Lynn is home on a twentyday furlough from Peiisacola. St. Petersburg, Fla., to spend tions. the Christmas holiday with ! „ . i their son and his wife, Mr. and : Contact was made with »hese Mrs. Allen Vogt. Ever busy, hostile savages by hanging because he is imbued with a gifts of knives and axes on a pole in the jungle for the Indians to find. About a year and agors from other churches to skate with them on this evening starting at 7:30 p.m. The entire evening will be spent in Christian recreation. Watch r*Tight ?ervice will be Shut-Ins Christmas visits to the shut- deep sense of community spirit. Allen" Jones, Scotf LaGreca I in- would cheer them up. Mrs. Ernie deserves a rest and relationship ' held as usual New Year's eve Paul Misiak and. Mark «<>'•! ^Iha d progressed to the point. beginning at 9 p.m. and will ulewicz. Billy Wines received ; Art Targo. Sharon_ Laureca. ( day together. I where the Indians would come I continue until shortly past the to the edge of camp for the ! midnight hour. „ u ^ a A/i {-ramec- Mrs i, is.emier * i J J n .prized weapons. i At the prayer meeting last gold arrow; Bob Freund, as- M. t.iames. Airs, uat Wayland academy, Beaver ,F T_!4!_„.. ; wednesdav evening. Pastor! his Bobcat pin. Dennis Druml : George G u t z m a n, Emma received a Wolf Bu adg- e, - an-d Hr ug,hes . Kathy Bruscato. Mrs. S u z a n E n s m i n g e r , a s e n i o r , Freund, as- ' M. Grames; Mrs. G. Kemler. Wayland academy, Beaver I Pnz® weapons. Vn vol 1 Imtiallv trw sistant Denner's stripe; ^ i 'Dam- Wis., will be home 'till i Ini* tJh® ^°as^S^ desire; !er Hood.^denner s strij^; Lee , a^e all wished a speedy ; j g tQ d the Christ- , ^^^^^Ithat all families would pause: mas time with her mother and j and had actually attacked the ! amid their Christmas celebra-, father. Mr. and Mrs. Ensming- | u whiie they were travel- !1ion and remember that they i __ u»„ up the A tapp r e_ have t h i s w o n d e r f u l time and ; corder was used by Mr. Koop a^' their gifts because of ! to begin his study of the lan- Christ s birth, and to give guage of these tribes, each of thanks before opening the gifts , which has its own ancient around the tree. Said Pastor . Gayle. to visit for a short time. ! tongue He will eventually Wright, "Children should be ! | build up enough vocabulary to taught the true meaning of ; Girl Scout Troop 490 translate the Bible into the Christmas at an eaHy age, and . Pamela Huebner, secretary ; native tongue, in a very simple we should not let other things j Fuehrer, 2 silver arrows; Carl ery Jaeshke! 1 silver arrow; Dale j ^ Jirousek. wolf badge and gold Christmas Party arrow; Clay Kolar, silver ar- Festivities of the annual row: Sam I.amont, gold and Christmas party at McHenry silver arrow: Scott LaGreca. were enjoyed by a number of Denner's stripe and gold ar- ; Wonder Lakers employed at row; George Moch, Denner's Morton's in Ringwood. stripe. j After a buffet dinner, a tal- Also Mark Motulewicz, as- ent show was presented. Among' sistant denner's stripe; Wayne j those present were the Harold ; er and her brother, Mr. Ens- 1 minger's sister, Mrs. Steven •Ruhrer of Tower, Minn., will arrive next w<eek with her children, Gordie, Gwen and Garden Club Has Pot-Luck Dinner The Wonder Lake Garden club met at the home of Mrs. Arthur Hoppe Thursday for their Christmas party and potluck dinner. Beautiful decorations and Christmas arrangements graced the interior, some of which Mrs. Hoppe had made in the course on arranging which the members have been taking in Crystal Lake this fall. The hostess served delicious roast duck for dinner after which the grdup held their business meeting. They made corsages for the ladies at the county home in Hartland and discussed the f|oral arrangements which each member brought to the meeting. A gift exchange concluded the party in the evening. Mrs. Vinton Thompson accompanied Mrs. Hoppe, president of the club, to Hartland Saturday to bring the corsages and trinket chests, made by the club earlier, to each woman resident, and hard candy, pipe j Home for the HoUdays j • Judi Kolar, daughter of Mr. | j and Mrs. Joseph Kolar of In-j j dian Ridge, came home for the j holidays Tuesday from Quincy j college in Quincy. A graduate | of McHenry high, Judi has been j name(l secretary of the freshjman class at Quincy, and has • i also been chosen for the litur- | Save More by Shopping at Home A CHAT WITH US Regular check-ups and maintenance by our experts, means lower car costs to you! Call us today and find out lot yourself. ™ Brake Service All Mechanical Repairs Complete Motor Overhauling iUTCfHTS 24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE 516 Front St. McHenry, 111 Phone 811 -- Residence. 91-R (| Motulewira, assis'ant denner s Wohnrades. Clarence Stahls. j of Troo[) 490 erported the ! „a' a, S snpe: Charles Pederson_ as- Roy Norens, Frank Houdas. j part held at the 'wa* "retsistan denner stripe; Philip | Roy Koehlers. Tom Dockerys. home , Mrs Gordon pe(i<.rson, Schimke, Wolf Badge; Willard | Walter Zahrays. Tom Kaefers Stahl, assistant denner's stripe; i an^ Redaiieus. Ralph Wenck, Bobcat pin and overshadow this." denner's stripe; Toby Zandier, Jennet's stripe. ] The Koops are from the New , . « ^ . j v . ! T r i b e s M i s s i o n i n W o o d w o r t h , a huge success, highlighted by ; Wig and are nQW on furlough the delightful gifts each girl The life received, and the beautiful Christmas tree decorated by Judy Knackstedt and Kathy Pederson. Mrs. Knackstedt and Nurses "Night-OffM McHenry County registered Membership cards were given j nurses association enjoyed a to Tom Basile, Forrest Borre, Christmas get-together at Mc- j Kathy Pederson. Mrs. Knack George Burns, Jr., Martin I Henry last Thursday. Wonder ! stedt and Mrs. Rink, the troop Burns, Dan Doutlick, Dennis j Lake registered nurses who at- ; leaders, assisted Mrs. Peder- Druml, Bob Freund. Ken | tended were president - elect, j son jn serving attractively dec- Grothman. Jr., Earl Hansen, j Irma Rockstaedt. Mrs. ' orated cupcakes. The girls ( Chester Hood, Carl Jaeschke, . £>0ris Crane, Miss Eleanor Mil- enjoyed dancing to Christmas : in the United States, of a missionary in the jungles of Brazil is nq more dangerous than life at home is the opinion of Mr. Koop. His wife and two children were with him in Bratn. Legion New Year's Party The P.T.A. youth committee can take several bows for the ' success of the seventh and • eighth grade dance held at the Harrison gym Saturday night, j All reports are in superla- | tives -- music was wonderful, food was wonderful, coopera- j tion was wonderful -- and an unofficial net profit figure | rounds out the report with $170 ; Amazing ne shirt says Merry Christmas so many The American Legion will raised for the Springfield trip. Paul Misiak, Allen Jones, Phil Johnson, Terry Kenny, Scott LaGreca, Sam Lamont, Mike Lichty, Tom Majercik, William O'Brien, Richard , Oleczuk, Charles Pederson, Jim Rugg e r o , J i m S c h u l t z e , P a u l Schwegel, Dave Sellek, Ricky Weeks and Toby Zandier. After these awards were presented the even number dens presented skits. "The Golden Rule" was the theme of each skit. The boys made their own props and costumes, and they proved quite unique and clever. The add number dens showed displays and explained how they were made and in what way they were attributed to the golden rule. Den 3 led | the community singing of Nativity Scene Christmas carols. ! The outdoor crib at the Wilbur Haak, commander of j church is the handiwork of a the American Legion Post 1169, j parishioner, John Miller of who sponsor the Cub Scouts Wonder Center, who donated ler, Mrs. Claribel Naylor and records and singing carols. Mrs. George Burns. Scouts of this troop include -- i Judy Fredericks, Linda Gallas, Christ the King Church News 1 jU(jy Meloclope, Kathy Koneck- During the Christmas and ny, Linda Meiswinkle, Suzanne New Year's weeks there will be ! McGibbon, Roberta Mae Burns, no CFM meetings. The second j Mary Kay Rankin, Judy Knackweek of January the meetings i stedt, Louise Ruggero, Jeanwill resume. Anyone interest- nett McCall, Sharon Brown, ed in joining these groups of j Kathy Pederson and Pamela the Christian Family Move- ; Huebner. ment will find it mosjt worth- j while. Meetings consist of dis- ! School Board Meeting cussion and the application of j Four architectural firms will a spiritual action to your every- ; be invited to send representaday living. Groups of married I tives to the meeting of the couples meet bi-wee'kly. The ushers at church or any CFM member can give anyone interested more information. 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