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Thursday, January % 1$S4 Z ~ Pisiakee Highlands BOY SCOUTS PLAN PANCAKE BREAKFAST FEB. 9 Kay klollitch HVatt 1-H414 Gert Sneli; their children, Woody and Gloria, and Jtheir granddaughter, Denise. • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Messel were very happy to have, their two sons home for the holidays. They both had leave from the Navy, Bud and Jimmy serve on -the^same ship together. Dick and Adele Hauck were The Pistakee Highlands Boy Scout Troop 452, are busy making plans for a pancake, . and sausage,, breakfast at the "aPPy to have their son, Ricky, Pistakee Highlands community homc with lhem during the c e n t e r . T h e d a t e s e t w i l l b e R i c k y a t t e n d s Feb. 9, from 8 am until eVery one is served. This will be a big fund raising event and it is hoped it will be most successful. The adult committee wilJLdo all of the cooking and the Boy Scouts, in full uniform, will do all the serving. Augustana college and is doing wonderfully in his studies. Archie and Meryl Fletcher and family had been busy preparing for their son's Bob's Christmas vacation from college in Tennessee-. Bob is enjoying his family and friends ;t is hoped with advance no- /but .most of a11 Mom's h°f"e tice the folks after attending church services will bring their families here for breakfast. II: will be an, "All you can eai" breakfast. The Scouts enjoyed a very nice Christmas party Doc. 23. Mr. . Mecklev, Scoutmaster, says "there is need of more boys to join Scouting/' if you have a son that is interested, please call Mr. Meckley at Hyatt 7-3826. He is sure your son will enjoy the many benefits of Scouting and the comradeship of boys his own age. 300 Children Enjoy Post 708 Christmas Party Dec. 21, the American Legion Post 703, held its annual Christmas party for the children of its members. The children enjoyed a visit from Santa and each received a gift of a doll, game, etc. a stocking full of candy, a dixie cup of ice cream, a bag with a popcorn ball and caajjies. Pat Kosiick and Sandy Heir, Junior members of the Auxiliary, acted as Santa's helpers. Post Commander Richie Orlowski made a striking and beautiful Santa. The children from the Highlands who attended were: the Charlie Murgatroyd children, the Ferris kiddies, Jenkin kiddies, Sheldon kiddies, Heii kiddies^, Staudenmaier kiddies, the Balt^s.kiddies and the George VanZevern children from Wilmette. They were happy to see many of their former neighbors and friends, and the Skip Wilson children completed the list vof happy children. Women's Club Highlights The past officers dinner and Christmas party was held Dec. 18. It was well attended and the food served was delicious. All the women out did themselves in the dishes they brought to pass. After the dinner a short meeting was conducted and the members voted to send a check for $25 as a Christmas gift to the Mentally Retarded School In Wonder Lake. The response to the gifts for the Woodstock Children's home was overwhelming. All, the gifts were delivered to the home in time' for Christmas. Jeanne Janquart spent countless hours making the very beautiful Pinata for the children's Christmas party. All the candy had been sold before Christmas through the cooperation of Lorraine Lindemann. Birthdays and Anniversaries ^This week the birthdays and anniversaries are few, but best wishes tfor a very happy birthday goWr Lorraine Ullo, who will be celebrating her birthday Jan. 10. Lorraine is a past president of the Pistakee Highlands Women's Club and still a very active member, to Dee Gregg who celebrated her birthday Jan. 8. Two couples will be celebrating their anniversaries, Alfred and Evelyn Falk add another year to their marriage Jan. 2, my sis and her hubby, Betty and Glen F. Kelly, celebrate their anniversary Jan. 14. To all the celebrants, I wish you all the very best on your day and may God bless you all with health, happiness and His divine love. Ocean Separates Loved Ones In Hour of Sorrow Last week Liesel Hanisch received word her father Michael Niederhofer had passed away after a year of illness. He had died of cancer, Dec. 8, at the age of 57, in Asange West Germany. It was hard for Liesel to accept his death, she had been working so hard to save enough money to have her parents com.6 here for a visit. It is hard to be a world apart at a time of sorrow. Liesel has no family or relatives in the States, but all her neighbors will remember her father in their prayers and are standing by to offer comfort to her. Michael's last thoughts were with Liesel and his grandson George, which was a great comfort to her, in her hour of sorrow. News of Your Friends and Neighbors Christmas was made brighter for Ed. and Ginny Thoren, when their son Kenny came home from Wright Junior College for the Christmas holidays, Kenny is enjoying the family and all his friends. Grace and Forrest Reinhardt entertained Grace's brother Roy and family for a big Christmas dinner and celebracoqking The flu has been making its rounds in the Highlands, Evelyn Kosick, Bev Lewandowski, Mamie O'Neill, Gary Morley, and Gloria Reinhardt were recovering from it last week. Let's hope they all had recovered in time to enjoy all the holiday fUn and excitement. Dec. 22, Hetb and Lorraine Lindemann left for Chicago to spend Christmas with Lorraine's sister and family Bernice Ford. On the wry to Chicago they stopped to viisit with Herb's sister and husband, Frank and Noreen Albrecht They stayed with Bernice until Christmas Eve. They spent that evening with their children and family, Harry, Pat and Marilyn, at the home of Marilyn. Christmas day they spent with Bernice. While in Chicago they helped their daughter Pat celebrate her birthday. Herb and Lorraine returned home Thursday. Jan. 7, Jeanne Hillstrcxm, D;in and Betty Johnson will attend the Democratic meeting. They all are very active in the party and work very hard and attend all meetings they possibly can. The men from the Highlands who are members of the Men's Catholic Order of Foresters, St. John's Court number % of St. John's church join in sending best wishes, and congratulations on the very special occasion on Jan. 11, when the Foresters will be celebrating their seventy-fifth anniversary. The celebration will be held at the Johnsburg Community Club. I am happy to report that Stanley Darmody was released from the hospital in time to spend Christmas with his family. Stanley had been confined to the hospital for almost two months and was so happy to be home with his wife Myrtle and family. Dec. 21 Mike and Isabelle Rittorno , held a pre-Christmas party in their home. Three couples from Fox Lake and Charlie and Rose Schifferdecker of the Highlands were on hand for an evening of dancing, delicious food and a good time. New Year's Eve found Dick and Haze1 Morley; Jerry and Janice Janquart at the home of Lee and Harriet Marshall in Johnsburg, for a very informal New Years Eve celebration. The three couples enjoyed a riotpus evening. They enjoyed delicious snacks and a mid-night supper. Dorothy Orlowski enjoyed a two weeks vacation from work and- spent it catching up on things at home, and running around to do all the last minute things to complete their work for the Legion Post 703. After the children's party they took thirty packages to Ray Klaus in Fox Lake so Ray could complete his baskets to be distributed to needy families for Christmas. Dec. 22, they went to St. Joseph's School for the Mentally Retarded on Route 12 with candy and cookies, which the Nuns were so happy to have. Jack and Connie Zanin of Fox Lake accompanied Dorothy and Richie. Christmas day they just relaxed and enjoyed the day with Richie's parents, Leo and Lil. Sally Jo VonBruenchenheim and family were so happy to have Sally Jo's mother arrive in time from Florida to spend the Christmas holidays with them. She will spend her time between Sally and her son in Roselle. The weather here was different than it was when she left Florida, but she is thrilled to see snow here. Congratulations to Judy Jensen who won the "Suggestion Of The Year" award. The award was presented to her at the Christmas party for employees of S.R.A. it was a most profitable one for Judy. It couldn't have happened to a nicer gal, congratulations Judy. The A. O. Jenssens entertained his brother, Harold Jensen, and family from Morton Grove for a big Christmas dinner. Vern Holm, a friend of the family, was included in the big day. Christmas Eve, Mike and Isable Rittorno had a few friends and their children in to await a visit from Santa. All the children were thrilled to death when Santa walked in the door with gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Brown, Sr., were delighted to have their son, Ed. Jr., and his lovely Last week Audrey Marin and her children spent a few days in Chicago where the Morins Md spent Christmas. Audrey really lived it up,N while she was there and enjoyed every single minute of it. Pec. 22, Don and Audrey Mdrin attended, a Christmas school pupils of the All Saints Lutheran church in Lotus Woods, where they are members, to Watch their three* children participate in the play,, Dale and Larry were Angels, and Tommy was a Shepard. After thaplay the kiddies enjoyed a Christmas ptfrtyT Dec. 28 Jim-ana Shirley Dysonheld open house for their many friends and fellow members of. Mount Hope church. Dick and Mar^. Lou Sabielny entertained Dick's aunt and uncle,, Mr. .and Mrs. Edward E C h a r d t f r o m C h i c a g o , a n d Dick's brother, Edward, and family all from Chicago,, for a big Christmas Eve dinner and celebration. After dinner they all attended the candle light service at Mount Hope church. When they camg home the children were delighted to see Santa had been there and they spent a couple of hours opening all their« gifts and went to bed tired but oh' so happy. i wish to extend deepest sympathy to Bill and Marge Moreth. Bill's nephew, William Moreth of Wauconda, who passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, of heart attack. William was only 48 years old and had just opened his own drug, istore in the big shopping plaza in Wauconda. It was a sad holiday season for Bill and Marge. Bill and Marge spent Christmas day with their daughter and family, the Zacharias family, in Chicago and came back to attend the funeral of Bill's nephew. Joe and Liesl Hanisch spent New Year's Eve at the home of their friends, Job and Eva Von Empel, in Ingleside, with two other couple's from Fox Lake. They saw the New Year in together. This was the first New Years Eve celebration for Liesl since coming to America and she said it was a grand way to greet the New Year. Dec. 16, Vi Schuble and Margg Moreth attended the American Legion party in McHenry. Congratulations to^Bill Moreth who has been "^elected to the office of Junior Vice Commander of World War I Veterans of Barracks 1350 in Mc- Henry. Both Marge and Bill are members of both the V.F.W. and American Legion and both are very active retirees and a credit to their community and organizations which they support,, I wish to thank the Plaindealer for the very lovely Christmas gift I received this year. Now if, after I write the column, I can still find time to use it, it shall be a pleasure and will add much prestige to all my letters from now on. I thank the Plaindealer for making my Christmas brighter. Each year I work for them, I make a few more friends due to the column. Writing the column isn't all headaches, it has its compensations too. I am grateful for their putting up with me, I am sure there are many times my column is a mess of errors in my rush meeting the deadlines, and I am not the world's best reporter but it is nice naving so many folks call me to tell me they enjoy the column,- many from other subdivisions too. My best wishes go to the Plaindealer staff for 1964 and I hope to be ;with them to celebrate another Christmas as yourSreporter. ^ I would like to \ say our Christmas was made brighter this year with all the lovely cards we received from friends and neighbors, and for the folks who took time to drop off goodies for us. This year I didn't have the time to make cookies and, the likes, I shall remember you all with much fondness during the year. Brownies will resume their meetings in January. They enjoyed a two weeks getting ready for the holidays and after the holidays are over their leader Mrs. Wilson will keep them bui-y on many worth while projects coming up; with the aid of her assisttant Jane Malek, the girls in the Troop enjoy every meeting and are enjoying them very much. Joe Novotny flewv in from New York Dec. ,, 24 to spend Christmas with his parents, Joe and Irene. All the Novotny children gathered at the Novotny home for a wonderful Christmas dinner, they were, in addition to Joe, Mim and son from McHenry, George and family from LaGrange Park, and Ray and family from the Highlands. It made the day complete for Joe and Irene to have all their children and grandchildren with them for Christsmas. Joe returned to New York Dec. 30 and took with him some wonderful warm memories. Janice Janquart and her hubby, Jerry, were so happy to have Jan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz of Beaver Dam, Wis., spend Christmas with them. They arrived Dec. 23 and spent a week with the Janquarts. This is the first time the Schwartzes have ever been away from their home on Christmas and Jan is very happy about it. Bob Jenkins enjoyed a week's vacation during Christmas week, that is an ideal vacation time to be home with the family. Walter and Marie Perschke were happy to have their son, Buddy, home with them for Christmas. Buddy is a teacher at the Park Ridge Military Academy and was most happy to get home and eat a delicious home cooked turkey dinner with his parents and brothers. In closing please be kind to one another and may God take a special liking to each and every- one of you. Thanks again for your news items every week especially when I have a early deadline to meet and I do hope you all will give me a buzz with your holiday fun, please take care of yourselves and the very best in the New Year. MUSEUM DISPLAY A life-size' reproduction of the habitat of an Eastern Illinois hardwood forest featuring the white-tailed deer is now on display at the Illinois State Museum, Springfield. ,The setting for the exhibit is taken from a natural forest stand northeast of Oliver, which is ten miles south, of Paris in Edgar County. In addition to the whit e-t ailed deer, there are over 20 species of flowering plants and 26 species of birds in the habitat. tiOn. There were seventeen on hand for the big day includ-; family of Des Plaines spend i ing Grace's parents, Roy and Christmas with them. iiSS FORD'S Buys of the Week We're selling more '64 FORDS thatn! fe®f@re, so we have a ^©ilkisnsgj number of tradeins. Just cheek these buys! 1983 BUICK SPECIAL, 4-Door 1962 FORD FAIBLANE 500, 2-Door 111375 1962 FORD GALAXIE 500, 4-Door 1961 RAMBLEH STATION WAGON >0 1960 FORD RANCH WAGON. 4-Dooi $175 1959 RAMBLER CUSTOM WAGON $675 BUSS FORD W. Main Street Phone 385-2000 McHenry Library Corner Main and Green Streets HOURS ^aily , Including Saturday : 2 to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings: 7 /to 9 p.m. "C ollected Poems 1909-1962" by T. S. Eliot In this volume, one of the most distinguished poets of our century has selected all of his poetry through 1962 that he wishes to preserve. An event; of major literary significance, "Collected Poems 1909-1962" is published on T. S. Eliot's seventy-fifth birthday. It offers the complete text of "Collected Poems of 1909-1935," the full text of Four Quartets, and several r»ther poems. Winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, widely honored for his poelry, criticism, essays, and plays, T. S. Eliot has exerted a profound infJuence on his contemporaries in the arts as well as on a great international audience of readers. "Poets in a Landscape" by Gilbert -Highet Through the looking-glass of the Italian landscape, Gilbert Highet in this volume returns two thousand years to Roman Italy ari&^the lives of seven Latirr~~ poets> Widely known in his multiple roles of gifted teacher (and author of "The Art of Teaching"), entertaining radio lecturer, and distinguished classicist (with various books in the field, including "The Classical Tradition"), Mr. Highet has recently traveled to Greco-Roman survivals -- many far Off the beaten track, but all accessible to anyone visiting Italy tod4y -- which were homes and favorite haunts of Catullus,' Vergil, Propertius, Horace, Tibullus, Ovid and Juvena. There he experir enced an intense, surprising realil&tion of the life and art of Roman antiquity which pervades every page of this book. In the introduction he writes of his experience: " . . . . 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As Mr. Highet recalls their passionate lives -- often letting them speak in their own voices through his many vivid and spirited translation (Which yield a splendid anthology: of Latin poetry!) -- seven human portraits appear against the contrasting backgrounds of imperial Rome at the moment of its grandeur and rising decadence and the iternally-beautiful Italian countryside: This book is a wholly delightful walk back in time through pleasant landscapes shown in forty-eight of the author's own photographs -- made in the company of a <;uide par excellence. "By the (ireat Horn Spoon" by Sid Fleischman It was 1849 and Ihc California Gold., Rush'6 was on. As 1he side-wheeler, Lady Wilma. put out from Boston for San Francisco, two stowaways huddled in potato barrels in the hold. One was Jack Flagg, an orphan bound for California 1o regain a fortune for his pretty Aunt Arabella. The other was Praiseworthy, Aunt Arabella's loyal butler. 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