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Sec. 2i^PgJL^2 - Plaindealer - Wed. May 14, 1969 Twice Told Tales I FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 2, 1929) Perhaps the largest and most palatial residence that has been ^erected in this vicinity for several years is the Hollenbach home at Pistakee Bay which is valued at $40,000. This mansion situated among the trees high above the blue waters of Pistakee Bay will present a most imposing spectacle with its beautiful grounds will be one of the show places of PistakJe. Joseph Rauen, Oakland-Pontine dealer at Spring Grove, announces that he will open a show room and service station for the above named cars in McHenry to be located in the building at the corner of Main and Front streets in West McHenry. Several of the McHenry high school pupils and their teachers from the sewing class visited in Chiciago on Wednesday. They visited Marshall Fields to get new ideas. Ground was broken Wednesday for a new house to be built for Clarence Martin on his lot on Main street. Tony Freund is doing the excavating. Mrs. William Spencer and Mrs. F.E. Covalt spent TTiursday with Mrs. Martha Page in Chicago and accompanied her to the depot where she left Thursday evening to make her home ifl California. Daylight saving time in Chicago went into effect at2o* clock Sunday morning. The change means Chicago is one hour ahead of McHenry and has caused a change in the train schedule fortfris city. Ray Conway, the popular city clerk, who is always? on the job at the right time, discovered a fire in the Phil Meyers garage at the McCabe house on Elm street. An alarm was turned in but before the truck arrived at the scene Ray had discovered the source of the fire which originated in a barrel of straw and quickly carried the barrel out of the garage and extinguished the flames. Work on the grading of the road from Spencer's Mill to the railroad tracks is progressing nicely and the pouring of cement will begin this week. The amount of the state fund to be distributed to schools in McHenry county is $29,668 of which McHenry District No. 15 will receive $863.73. Hii* money will be distributed as soon as County Treasurer Frank J. Henricks has collected enough of the state tax to cover it. This tax is for elementary schools only. Woodstock district will receive the largest amount and Crystal Lake second and Harvard is third. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the flies of May 4, 1944) - Mrs. Charles Low, McHenry County Red Cross surgical dressing chairipan, has sent an urgent letter appealing to McHenry women to double their output of dressings during the next few weeks. The local chapter asks all women to give a little of their time. ... Mayor Overton appointed Jack Smith to All the vacancy of M.M. Niesen, who resigned, to be the new superintendent of waterworks. A gym show of gigantic proportions is being planned by the high school girls and their athletic director, Miss Maurie Taylor, for May 5. Those who have witnessed these annual spring shows instituted two years ago by Miss Taylor, will need no urging to attend. About 110 girls will participate in the program which will demonstrate all the various kinds of gym work done this year. Mr. Andreas, principal of the Ringwood school, received their new certificate from county superintendent Of schools. This certificate is issued to all schools that meet the standards of an elementary grade school. Mrs. John R. Justen returned home Saturday after a week's visit with her son, Lieut. Eugene J. Justen, of the Army air force stationed at Casper, Wyo. Mr. and. Mrs. Earl McAndrews were Chicago callers last Thursday where they met their son, Sgtc James Mc Andrews, who was enroute from a visit with relatives and friends in Monterey, Calif., to Camp McCain, Miss. His sister, Kathryn, a student nurse at Henrotin hospital, also was present at the station to meet him as he stopped between trains. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files, of April 30, 1959) Over 500 tents bunched in some forty groups will dot the hills of Veterans' Acres at Crystal Lake the first week in May when the Kishwaukee district Boy Scouts of America of the Blackhawk area council hold their spring camporee. Mrs. Eleanor Foley has been elected president of the McHenry County elementary school principals' association. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W. Nardi of Shalimar subdivision will hold open house in observance of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary May 3 at their home. Mrs. Robert Green was honored at a surprise birthday party at her home April 24 planned fay her children. In a lovely wedding solemnized at St. Patrick's Catholic church April 18, Miss Joanne Weyland became the lovely bride of Mr. John Baumstark of Chicago. Airman and Mrs. Varney Tanner of Colorado Springs, Colo., are the parents of a daughter, Marcia Ann, born April 7. Mrs. Tanner was the former Lucille Weber of McHenry. With a score of 26 points, Tom Carlson of Center street won the first prize oI a Fox "15" motor and speedwagon plane in a contest conducted recently by the "Flyii^ Tigers." It was held for boys from 8 to 12 years old in the field behind the junior high school. Mrs. Anna Tonyan Freund, 90, one of the community's oldest and most respected residents died April 28. RULE MANDATORY EDUCATION FOR ALL HANDICAPPED • A ruling from Neil Hutson, legal aide to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ray' Page, has indicated that Mandatory Special Education will include all handicapped children, even subtrainable, and most children from the ages of 3 to 21. This will be a bombshell to districts already hard pressed to meet the new law which is mandated to begin July 1, 1969. The new ruling, the guidelines on H.B. 2671, giving districts the option of using available private facilities, the funding of this bill of $5,000,000 which is before the budget committee, were announced to a special education seminar at the Grove school, Lake Forest by L.D. Vuillemot, director of special education in Lake county. Former state director of exceptional children, Dr. Vernon Frazee, then remarked that he felt the state of Illinois had made a long leap upward to- Waru s comprehensive proeram for all handicapped children., as now we have only one category - handicapped." Lyman Samo, consultant on mental retardation for the Department of Mental Health for the state of Illinois, represented John F. Brlggs, acting director of the department and he said that the department would take a second look at all their grants-in-aid for education of the mentally retarded to avoid duplication of services belonging to the Office of Public Instruction. He indicated the Department of Mental Health would probably be more concerned with treatment services and up-grading the care of these children in noneducational services. IT PAYS TO SHOP IN McHENRY r*V McHenry Little League 1968 Game Schedule DON'T SEND YOUR BOY TO THE GAME-BRIN6 HIM GAME TIMES Playing Dates Evening Games MAJOR LEAGUE: 8:00 p.m. MINOR LEAGUE: 6:00 p.m. 16, Friday 17, Saturday 18, Sunday 23, Friday 24, Saturday 25, Sunday 30, Friday 31, Saturday MAY - Bluebirds at Falcons - Owls at Carcfinals - Condors at Hawks - Condors at Cardinals - Falcons at Hawks - Bluebirds at Owls - Cardinals at Falcons - Condors at Bluebirds JUNE 1, Sunday 6, Friday 7, Saturday 8, Sunday 9, Monday 10, Tuesday 12, Thursday 13, Friday 14, Saturday 15, Sunday 16, Monday 17, Tuesday 19, Thursday 20, Friday - Hawks at Owls - Bluebirds at Cardinals - Falcons at Condors - Hawks at Cardinals - Owls at Falcons - Hawks at Bluebirds - Condors at Owls - Hawks at Condors - Cardinals at Owls - Falcons at Bluebirds - Cardinals at Condors - Falcons at Hawks - Bluebirds at Owls - Falcons at Cardinals 21, Saturday 22, Sunday 23, Monday 24, Tuesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28, Saturday 29, Sunday 30, Monday I, Tuesday 3, Thursday 5, Saturday 6, Sunday 7, Monday 8, Tuesday 10, Thursday II, Friday 12, Saturday 13, Sunday 14, Monday 15, Tuesday 17, Thursday 18, Friday JUNE - Bluebirds at Condors - Owls at Hawks - Cardinals at Bluebirds - Condors at Falcons - Hawks at Cardinals - Owls at Condors - Bluebirds at Hawks - Falcons at Owls - Condors at Hawks JULY - Owls at Cardinals - Bluebirds at Falcons - Cardinals at Condors -Hawks at Falcons - Owls at Bluebirds - Cardinals at Hawks - Faclons at Owls - Bluebirds at Condors - Hawks at Owls - Falcons at Cardinals - Hawks at Bluebirds - Owls at Condors - Cardinals at Bluebirds - Condors at Falcons Note: The Minor League Orioles will play wherever the Condors are noted in the above schedule. Miniature League Schedules JUNE 8# SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. Cubs at Sox 2:15 p.m. Tigers at Indians 3:30 p.m. Yanks at Braves JUNE 11, WEDNESDAY 5:30 p.m. Indians at Braves 6:30 p.m. Sox at Yanks 7:30 p.m. Tigers at Cubs JUNE 15, SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. Braves at Sox 2:15 p.m. Cubs at Indians 3:30 p.m. Yanks at Tigers JUNE 18, WEDNESDAY 5:30 p.m. Sox at Indians 6:30 p.in, Yanks at Cubs 7:30 p.m. Braves at Tigers JUNE 22, SUNDAY 00 p.m. Cubs at Braves 15 p.m. Indians at Yanks 30 p.m. Sox at Tigers JUNE 25, WEDNESDAY 5:30 p.m. Braves at Yanks 6:30 p.m. Indians at Tigers 7:30 p.m. Sox at Cubs JUNE 29, SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. Yanks at Sox 2:15 p.m. Braves at Indians 3:30 p.m. Cubs at Tigers JULY 2, WEDNESDAY 5:30 p.m. Tigers at Yanks 6:30 p.m. Sox at Braves 7:30 p.m. Indians at Cubs JULY 6, SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. Tigers at Braves 2:15 p.m. Cubs at Yanks 3:30 p.m. Indians at Sox JULY 9, WEDNESDAY 5:30 p.m. Braves at Cubs 6:30 p.m. Yanks at Indians 7:30 p.m. Tigers at Sox McHENRY LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS OF THE PAST Team & Sponsor Team & Sponsor i • • YEAR MAJOR LEAGUE MANAGER YEAR MINOR LEAGUE MANAGER 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965^ 1966 1967 1968 Overton Motor Sales, Falcons Bob Newkirk Overton Motor Sales, Falcons Bob Newkirk Buss Motor Sales , Orioles Ted Pitzen McHenry Sand & Gravel, Eagles Don Meyer McHenry Sand & Gravel, Eagles Don Meyer Althoff Gas, Falcons Art Jackson Althoff Gas, Falcons Art Jackson Tonyan Construction Co. Bluebirds Ed Doyle McHenry Sand & Gravel, Eagles, Pete Merkel Tonyan Construction Co. Bluebirds Bill Bolger Hester Oil Owls Otto Larsen McHenry State Bank Cards Ed Doyle McHenry State Bank Cards Ed Doyle McHbnry State Bank Cards Gary Gough 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 McHenry State Bank Cards Helmuth Meyer Tonyan Construction Co. Bluebirds Harold J. Freund Hester Oil Co. Owls Tonyan Construction Co. Bluebirds Hester Oil Co. Owls Hester Oil Co. Owls Tonyan Construction Co. Bluebirds AlthofPs Heating Falcons McHenry State Bank Cards Hester Oil Owls Hester Oil Ovfls Overton Pontiac Hawks Riverside Athletic Club Condors Riverside Athletic Club Condors Henry Reese Bob Schaefer Lenny Blake Lenny Blake Ed Doyle Norm Knaack Richard Freund Jim Lightner Roy Darnell Gary Gough Sam Buenzli Dick Weber LITTLE LEAGUE OFFICERS ANDY STEINSDOERFER, President ARMONDO FORTI, Vice-President DON MEYER, Treasurer GEORGE THOMPSON, Secretary DAN LENNOH Player Agent GENE LAFONTAINE, Director of Minor League McHenry Little BLUEBIRDS Coaches: Dan Lennon Joe Moerschbaecher Tom Amann Steve Fluger Charles Jesky> Joe Johns on Dan Lennon Brian Lund John Mc Andrews Dave Miller Bill Moerschbaecher Victor Santi Mike Tonyan Tom Tonyan Dennis Useman FALCONS Coach: Sam Buenzli Randy Beck Bob Buenzli Tim Doherty Gary Durkin Keith Durkin Brian Haley Bob Jenkins Paul Miller Billy Rowe Dave Scheid Ed Thomas Joe Walker Guy Weber League 1968 MAJORS CARDINALS Coach: Gary Gough Ray Boro Jeff Borter Terry Gough Steve Griesbach Brian Hens hall Joe Knaack Jerry Larkin Kenny Meddings Brian Miller Ray Steege Lee Snyder Jeff Thompson K.C. Wright HAWKS Coach: Tom Burke Rich Bender Bill Brogan Tom Butler Albert Burger Jim Burke Craig Condon Mike Dalton Bill Havemeyer Tom Hutchinson Rick Long Tom Long Marty Zeller Mike Zeller Team Rosters CONDORS Coach: Jack Ramer Randy Blankenhorn Joe Cusack Gary Gilpin Jim Grabowski Bruce Henderlong Tom Jacobson Ken Ludwig •Mike McHale Joe Meyer Tim Miller Dale Urbanski Bob Wilson OWLS Coach: Mike McDonagh Sam Anaersun Brian Bauer Scott Freund Jim Harrer Mike McDonagh Hugh McGowan Jon Meyer Scott Palmer Ron Stine Craig Smith Dan Themes Bill Verstege Ray White Additional Sponsors: McHenry Sand & Gravel, Buss Ford Sales BLUEBIRDS Coach: Dick Golbeck Jeff Damiani Mike Golbeck Don Ha 11a Lee Hammer stein George Hoffman Bob Johnson Bob Kilday Scott Lennon Mike Loser Mike Rossetti Kevin Rourke Bob Sharp Mike Wegener HAWKS Coach: Gene LaFontaine Timmy Adams Bruce Bright Tom Carey David Kennebeck Tom LaFontaine Mark Peterschick David Smith Jim Steinbach Lee Steinsdoefer George Thompson Albert Wakat John Wrublewski CUBS Coach: Buzzy Thompson Bill Bryniaski Kenneth Justen Kevin Kernosky David Miller Kevin Moehling Anthony Morowski Chris Pollock Scott Pollitt Jeff Rad Mike Thompson Donald Wright Tim Zelle*- SOX Coach: Ron Becker David Adams Brian Becker Mike Becker Dennis Biggs Daniel Conway Lawrence Deja Robert Johnson Jeff Lennon Ronald Mauer Paul Ohlson Richard Steege Ed Walker MINORS CARDINALS Coach: Bud Borrelli Ray Bellon Terry Boro Andrew Borrelli Jeff Boyer Randy Johnson Mike Kinsala Dan Krysiak Kevin Miller Bob Perrino Greg Schaeffer Mark Snyder Mike Stack Wayne Wemken ORIOLES Coach: Tom Jackson Jim Buenzli Bobby Buss Ray Clark Dan Fain Mike Freund Elbert Haney Bret Jackson Stephan Lottchea Bob Pepping Mike Schmitt Lincoln Snyder Tim Tucker Dave Wilkey MINIATURES BRAVES Coach: Elvin Partenkeimer Dan Beaman Bill Carlson Ronald Freund Mike Kilgore Mark Meiritz Craig Meiritz Rodney Nelson Jeff Partenkeimer Jim Salo David Spencer Richard Sund TIGERS Glenn Bailye Dennis M. Freund Ronald Freund Mike Gende Richard Hawkins Tim Kozelsky Mark Smith Mike Smith Chris Useman Howard Useman Peter Wilt Read the McHenry Plaindealer for Little League Results and Schedule Changes Compliments of McHZNRY STATE BANK EAGLES Coach: John Knox Jay Adams Kenny Buch Kenny Durkin Roy Jenkins Dan Knox David Knox Steve Lescher David Popovich Rich Rad Don Scheid Kenny Stanek Scott Varese John Weyland OWLS Jeff Aim Gordon Brodin Glenn Dixon Scott Donarski Tom Grant Scott Hagemann Kevin Maxson James McMahon Rick Nelson Jerry Pepping Jim Spencer David Welter Bill Wendt INDIANS Don Adams SteveAdams David Dalton Lee Fuler Jerry Hutchinson Kenneth Kohl Leonard Kohl Jim Pinkstaff Tom Rogers Bill Thomas Mark Ziszik YANKS Coach: Larry McClure David Henshall Mark McCarron Mike McClure Dan O'Brien Ron Pepping Jeff Popovich Alvin Reinbolt Mike Riley Robert Seaton Tom Varese Lee Woodward