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Local Boys Are Winners In .... * + State Conference Swimming ^UliTioi The North Central Illinois state conference swimming meet was held at" Woodstock, Saturday, August 2. Conference includes swimming and diving teams from Belvidere, Crys­ tal Lake, l^ishwaukee, Fox Trails at Carey, and Woodstock. r ̂ Swimmers from Mc Henry were Ricky Merkel, John Sek, Kevin Weiss, Eric Weiss, Tom Lightner, Bob Lightner, , and Don Lightner - swimming for Fox Trails Team which placed second in the meet. Ricky Merkel « •10 and under' 410 and butterfly - 25 under' relay race .third first place place medal medal John Sek ' 12 and '12 and '12 and under' under' under' backstroke - 50 yds ....first place medal freestyle - 50 yds fifth place ribbon breaststroke - 50 yds third place medal relay race - undefeated team first place medal Kevin Weiss '12 and under' butterfly - 50 yds first place medal '12 and under' individual medley - 100 yds..first place medal '12 and under' freestyle - 50 yds second place medal relay race - undefeated team first place n^edal Tom Lightner swam in two events and took two fifth place ribbons; Bob Lightner swam in four events and took four first place medals, and broke a record in age-group '10 and under' backstroke; Don Light­ ner swam in two events and took two first place medals; Ricky Merkel swam in two events and took a third place medal and a first place medal; John Sek swam in four events and earned a first place medal, a third place medal, and a fifth place ribbon, he also swam with a relay team, which is unde­ feated for the season, and took another first place medal in that event; Kevin Weiss swam in four events, including the above mentioned undefeated relay team race, and took three first place medals, and a second place medal; Eric Weiss swam in the age-group '15 and over' free-style relay race, and they took a fifth place ribbon. Eric Weiss '15 and over' freestyle relay fifth place ribbon Tom Lightner . •14 and under'breaststroke- 50 yds ...fifth place ribbon '15 and over' freestyle relay race fifth place ribbon Bob Lightner '10 and under' freestyle - 50 yds ........first place medal '10 and under' backstroke-50yds-brokearecord-firstplacemedal '10 and under' butterfly - 25 yds .....first place medal '10 and under' freestyle relay - Undefeated team..first place medal Don Lightner '10 and under' breaststroke - 50 yds ...first place medal '10 and under' relay race-undefeated team....first place medal. FINAL STANDINGS MAJORS TEAM W L Ties 1. Condors 11^ 2. Falcons io 5 3. Hawks 9 6 4. Bluebirds 7 8 5. Cardinals.. _ 7 ^ 8 6. Owls 1 13 1 MINORS 1. Hawks m 2% 2. Bluebirds 10 5 3. Cardinals 7 8 4. Orioles 7 8 5. Eagles 6 9 6. Owls 3 H 11 y2 MINIATURES 1. Indians 8 2 2. Yanks 5 5 3. Tigers 5 5 4. Sox 5 5 5. Braves 3 6 6. Cubs 3 6 Mc Henry City Major League Champions with a team record of 11 wins, 1 tie and 3 losses. Members of the Condors are front L-R; Dale Urbanski, Thomas Ludwig, David Ramer (mascot), Bruce Henderlong, Kenne Ludwig and Tim Miller. Back row; Coach Jack Ramer, Mark Wilson, Jim Grabowski, Gary Gilpin, Mike McHale, Randy Blankenhorn and Coach George Gilpin. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Johnsburg Tigers In Amateur Tournament PG. 4- PLAINDEALER-WED. AUGUST 6, 1969 Over the weekend the Johns­ burg Tigers travelled to North Chicago to participate in the American Amateur Baseball Congress Tournament. This is a double elimination affair, with some of the finest teams in the northern section of the state Mike Gantert On Winning Grid Team In Canal Zone Bill Brummett, center, Elgin insurance man, accepts first place award at the McHenry County Association of Independent In­ surance Agents from Dave Kent, right, McHenry, chairman of Visiting golfers at the McHenry County Association of Independent Insurance Agents captured the top awards at the outing for members and guests, bur everyone enjoyed the hos­ pitality which accompanies the annual event. Playii<g at the McHenry Country club last week, Bill Ray, won the blind bogey with a 76. In the net scoring, Bill Brum­ mett, Elgin; won with a 47. Other winners--all guests of members--in net scoring in­ cluded: L.W. Longardner, 56; Dave Wolbrandt, 56; Jim Streich, 65; Dwayne Query, 65; Bob Trend, 65. Bill Banker, Woodstock, and Ben Frisch, Cary, both members, came in next with a 66 each butMd to share this , honor with George Dye and Bill Plambeck. Runnerup finishers in the blind bogey were Jerry Quigg, 79, Rockford, and George Van Hart, Aurora. Leo Krumme, Crystal Lake, was overall chairman. Dave Kent, McHenry, was in charge of golfing and scoring. Also on the committee were Ben Frisch, Cary.associationpres- ident, and Bob Mortell, McHen­ ry. the golf. Brummett scored a 47 to pace the field by nine strokes. Ben Frisch, Cary, Association president, is at left. He tied for seventh with a 66. DON PEASLEY PHOTO EDDIE the EDUCATOR says.. Wing involved. On Saturday the Tigers were defeated by Mel­ rose Park 4-2. However, the Johnsburg nine bounced back on Sunday and sneaked by North Chicago 1-0. The story on Saturday's game can be traced to the lack of hit­ ting on the part of the Tigers^ Tin* Freund pitched a strong garfte for Johnsburg, and de­ fensively the team did fine. But, similar to other games this sea­ son, the Tigers did notputtheir bats to proper use. About the only bright spots were a long triple by Lloyd Smith and the three hits off the bat of Wayne Hiller. Faced with the possibility of being eliminated from the tour­ nament on Sunday the Tigers were (Mice again involvedjira low scoring contest. Dan Sompel went the distance -tbjowing^ a shutout when the Tigers needed Tit the most. Johnsburg scored their only run intfie second inn­ ing when Jim Meyers drew a walk, and moved to second on a ground ball. Mike DeWolfe proceeded to bunt for a base hit, moving Meyers to third. Dave Himpelmann then drove the win­ ning run across with an infield ground ball. The Tigers played fine defense throughout the game and made the one run stand up. Johnsburg plays again this Saturday at North Chicago with the game startingatlla.m.The Tigers will continue to play if they win, but one loss and they will be out of the tournament. It should prove to be interest­ ing. If a plane flew straight south from Portland, Maine, it would miss South America complete­ ly. r Earl Walsh SO I HEAR You Old Timers of baseball fame had better start train­ ing right now. Down Algonquin way, where great teams were assembled in past years, they Sre planning a game for Sunday, eptember 21, and want to do battle with McHenry's stars of yesteryear. Sports Editor On Sunday we were privileged to take part in the awards program before the same group played an All-Star game. Joe Prazak, who has reported the action all season, will have a final report this week. NO FLOOD DISASTER Col. Donovan M. Vance, state civil defense director, report­ ed to Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie that none of the flooded land bordering the Mississippi riv­ er qualifies for disaster relief under federal or state laws. "In order to qualify as a disaster area under the federal or the Illinois Disaster Relief Act," said Vance, "the public prop­ erty damage must be suffic­ ient to warrant a disaster ar­ ea request." Only damage to public property, such as school, roads, sewage plants or government offices, quali­ fies for disaster relief funds, pleasure boaters were asked by the Illinois Department of Conservation to avoid the Mis­ sissippi river from Quincy to Grafton. The river stage here was higher than earlier this year. Boat wakes may drive debris into the walls of flood­ ed homes, break windows, crack plaster and cause other struc­ tural damage. "Tubby" Simonini is in the thick of plans and reports this as a benefit in memory of "Snapper" Zalesky, a popular player who died too soon. We are always grateful to the many people who work so hard and give so much time to assure the success of the programs for our young people. PUBLIC AID Bill Bolger tells us that such famous stars as Don Blanken, the Judsons, and the "Tubby" man himself will be in uni­ form. We wound up the weekend by attending a beautiful wedding in which Danny Kinnerk and his very lovely bride said "I do". We couldn't hear them say it, but trust they gave the right answer. We wish them hap­ piness. We will have more news on the big game between now and then, but want to get word to you old boys. Contact Bill Bol-° ger right away so he will be able to get his list complete. Just had a laugh. Two sweet little girls just came in to our office--one said, "We have six kids at our house and one dog.'V Only one dog? Seldom can work in time for the various local ball games, but went over to the VFW Saturday evening to watch the Youth Lea­ gue in action. Seems only a short time ago we were watch­ ing some of their Dads play ball. WATCH THE ACTION . . . Using "hold 'em and hit 'em" tactics, defenders of Vietnamese Base stay in t h e i r h o l e s a s f i g h t e r - bombers blast besieging Communist troops sur­ rounding the bastion. Fifty-seven college juniors and seniors were in Spring­ field last week for orientation for summer job assignments in 35 downstate county depart­ ments of public aid. Harold O. Swank, director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, said the annual training programs prepare students to perform many of the duties carried out by the department's regular caseworkers. TTiis is the sev­ enth successive summer train­ ee program sponsored by the department. The two-month training period helps to re­ cruit social welfare workers af­ ter graduation from college, Swank said, and gives each student an opportunity to eval­ uate his interest in continu­ ing in the profession. TTie stu­ dents are selected for the pro­ gram through regular person­ nel department examinations. Brains have never hurt a gal, as long as she keeps 'em hid­ den back of a cute face. Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, July 30 -- Although it's base­ ball season in the states, the end of July saw the peak of football activity for American servicemen in the Panama Can­ al Zone. The end of the gridiron ac­ tivity meant that Army Special­ ist Five Michael Gantert, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gantert, 5620 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, 111., play­ ed on the winning team of the panama Armed Forces Flag Football League. Flag football is a modified version of touch football where opponents must grab strips of cloth attached to the waist of opposing players to make a tackle. • Serving as a cashier with the U.S. Army Finance Service here, Gantert played fullback for the Fort Clayton "Char­ gers" who won the yearly lea­ gue that pitted nine teams rep­ resenting each service in the U.S. Southern Command against one another. A 1960 graduate of McHenry Community high school, Gan­ tert received a bachelor of sci­ ence degree from Marquette University eight years later. He entered the Army in January 1968 and completed Basic Com­ bat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., before being as­ signed to the U.S. Army Forces Southern Command from Fort Eustis, Va., in January. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Lake Conservation Club An NEA survey reports that 46 percent of the nation's 21,159 public school systems maintained kindergartens in 196768 ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WASTING V2 YOUR LUNCH HOUR WAITING FOR SERVICE Try Bill Lindwalls Lamplighter Cafe 3313 W. Elm St. Fast Service & good Food Open Every Day at 5 a.m. Closed Wecfcvi0:00 a.m. KENOSHA COUNTY m $ WILMOT. W1SCO NI SI N AUGUST 7 thru 10 FEATURING Tex Ritter AND IHE BOLL WEEVILS FREE | AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWS SAT., SUN., AUG. 9 & 10 AT^S1 & 9 PM Big Teen-Nite Fri. Aug. 8th IN PERSON BUCKINGHAMS FAMOUS ROCK & ROLL BAND GRANDSTAND 7:30 PM ' i ADMISSION $1.00 7th ANNUAL CORN ROAST AT BILL EN ARSON'S 2411 BEACHSIDE RD, McHENRY SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 DRAWING WEST SHORE BEACH 1st PRIZE ZENITH I8IN. COLOR TV 2nd PRIZE ALUMINUM JOHNNY BOAT 3rd PRltE ROD & REEL PUBLIC INVITED SM I Mile East of McHenry onRte.120 WUMUH' •JOHN WAYNE GLEN CAMPBELL KIM DARBY HALWALLIS' PRODUCTION The ilranoMt trio ever to trade a killer. A'fearless, one-eyed U S. marshal who never knew a dry day in his life... ^ a Texas ranger thirsty for bounty money... and a girl still wet behind the ears who didn't care what they were or who they were os long as they hod true grit. A BRAND NEW mm- TH* YEAR'S! •1ST SELLS* ABOUT TMCl ITNUC WCtTT OF AMERICAN FRONTIER STORY A combo of scuba dupes rockupastonnkia the surf! PARAMOUNT ftCTUBCS NMIS AN NAM TORS PN00UCTKM Siarrmq TONY RANDALL JANET LEIGH -9