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\ PAGE 4-PIAINDEALER-WEDESDAY, JUNE 14, 1972 LYNNE LETZTER ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT - Mr. and Mrs. George J. Letzter, 2410 W. Mehring avenue, McHenry, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lynne, to Thomas R. Dritlein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Dritlein, 722 Wesley drive, Park Ridge. Miss Letzter is a 1971 graduate of McHenry high school, and Thomas is a 1970 graduate of Maine South high school. The young people are presently attending Western Illinois university. A late summer wedding is planned. * 1 Rita Epperson, Wayne Watson Wed June 3 A wedding of interest was solemnized in Sunnycrest C o m m u n i t y c h u r c h , Flossmoor, Saturday, June 3, when Rita Jane Epperson exchanged vows with Wayne Watson. Pastor J.L. Duncan officiated at the 4 o'clock services. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ep­ person of 817 W. Southside avenue, McHenry. and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Watson of 3057 N. Spaulding street, Chicago. Carol Elberson was maid of honor and Jim Elberson served as best man. Both are from Flossmoor. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception for 200 friends and relatives was held at the church hall. Rita is a 1968 graduate of McHenry Community high school and worked as an assembler for Admiral cor­ poration, McHenry. Wayne graduated from Flossmoor high school in 1965 and is em­ ployed as head computor operator for the Berlin Press. After a two-week honeymoon trip to California, the young couple will reside at 3057 N. Spaulding, Chicago. Millions have too much to live on and too little to live for. A person makes little progress by straddling a fence. Couple Wed In St. Mary's Church June 10 St. Mary's Catholic church _ was the setting for a lovely summer wedding Saturday, June 10, when Priscilla Balchunas of 2702 Kama avenue, McHenry, and Paul Hiller of 3219 Fairway drive, walked down the aisle to be united in marriage by Rev. Joseph Kulak. Mass servers for the 1 o'clock double ring af­ ternoon ceremony were the couple's sons, Anthony and Thomas Balchunas and Patrick and Thomas Hiller. Special arrangements of "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "The Wedding Prayer" were presented by soloist, Marian Nelson, accompanied on the organ by Sister M. Andreella, O.S.F. The church was decorated with altar bouquets of pink and white carnations. The dark-haired bride chose a floor length ivory chiffon gown fashioned with alter­ nating bands of accordion pleated chiffon and Venice lace reappliqued with pink lace rosebuds on the high necked empire bodice and the long, full, cuffed sleeves. The soft flowing skirt ended in a slight train. Her ivory silk illusion veil was attached to a Camelot head piece of chiffon enhanced with matching Venice lace^m pink rosebuds. She carri< bouquet of bridal pink roses, mini-white carnations and baby's breath accented with tiny butterflies Mary Lou )wernick of Chicago, a frien 1 1 the bride, was maid of honhr und LeRoy Hiller of McHenry, brother of the groom, served as best man. The maid of honor was at­ tired in a full length dress of mint green chiffon fashioned similar to the bride's gown. She carried a bouquet of pink mini- carnations and baby's breath. Ushers for 'the ceremony were Ralph Warner of Chicago, the bride's brother, and Sylvester Wirfs of McHenry, a brother-in-law of the groom. Honored guests at the wedding were the couple's nine children, Anthony, Angela, Thomas and Gerald Balchunas and Patrick, Thomas, Christine, Paula and Jennifer Hiller. The girls were attired in dresses of pink and white summer print made by the bride. Each wore a dainty corsage featuring a pink rose and baby's breath. Following the ceremony, a reception for 350 friends and relatives was held at St. Patrick's church hall. The bride attended Alvernia high school, Chicago, and graduated from Ravenswood Hospital School of Nursing, Chicago, as a registered nurse. The bridegroom is a graduate of McHenry Community high school and is employed by Illinois Bell Telephone com­ pany. When the couple returns from their wedding trip, which in­ cludes a cruise to the Bahamas, they will reside in McHenry. McHenry Church Is Setting For June Wedding St. Patrick's Catholic church, McHenry, was the scene of a lovely summer wedding Saturday, June 10, when Theresa Ann Birmingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Birmingham of 2208 W. Mill lane, McHenry, became the bride of Thomas John Blake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Blake of 3612 W. Grand avenue, McHenry. They repeated their nuptial vows before the Rev. John Cahill at a 3 o'clock afternoon Mass. Frederick Meyer and Timothy McCormack of McHenry served as com­ mentators for the services. Special musical selections were presented by soloist Mark Bartos. 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Model 8200 19 99 Along edges, under fences around trees against walls the versatile rvsston Cofdiess Eelctric Crass Shear delivers "push button trimming anywhere Last year's price on hand model was 27 »5 29 99 Stand-up Model BLACK & DECKER 13" SINGLE EDGE SHRUB & HEDGE TRIMMER No 8100 Side handle tor i i«hf or left hand use; contour grip rear handle Die cast aluminum housing is well balanced, lightweight, durable Affordable low price model A FEW SUGGESTIONS- • Weber BBQue Grills • Horse Shoe Sets • Turner Propane Torch Kit Come in and Just Browse around if Bar Accessories if Burgess Paint Spayer • B&D Electric Drill Free Gift Wrapping ttSNSTfiEET'MAlX tt • n Jm TT J wftN STREET MALL Vycital s rpjfo Hardware yyy 1228 N. Green St. McHenry 385-0098 | f | The petite bride chose a floor length, empire gown of organza enhanced with Venice lace bodice and sleeves. Her edral length veil fell from a atching Venice lace head­ piece. She carried a bridal bouquet of white roses, stephanotis and baby's breath. Margaret Birmingham at­ tended her sister as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Judi Sorensen, Gail McCormack and Kathleen Birmingham of McHeiuy and Charlene Reid of Palatine. Little Kristie Howard of McHenry, the bridegroom's niece, was flower girl. The attendants wore floor length, floral print chiffon gowns of shocking pink, aq§ia and lavender enhanced with white lace trim at the waistlines and cuffs. Each wore a white picture hat and carried a white basket of daisies and starburst pomps. John Hickey of Chicago, served as best man. Groom­ smen were Jon Meyer, Fred Sorensen, Joseph Fino and Joseph Blenner, all of McHenry. Joseph Etten and William Funk, both of this city, served as ushers. Little James Blake, the bridegroom's nephew, was ring bearer. For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Birmingham, chose a floor length gown of beige chiffon trimmed with gold lame and wore a white orchid cor­ sage. The bridegroom's mother wore a floor length gown of apricot chiffon trimmed with gold lace and a similar corsage. Following the ceremony, a reception for 300 guests was held at the American Legion home. The bride is a 1967 graduate of Marian Central Catholic high school and is employed at In­ ternational Harvester com­ pany. The bridegroom graduated from McHenry Community high school in 1964 and works for Commonwealth Edison company. /tfter a honeymoon trip to Florida and the Bahamas, the newlyweds will make their home at 3611 W. James street, McHenry. The McHenry County Historical Society has been given the church seats from the Hebron Presbyterian church, which was discontinued as a church last Dec. 31. Miss Alice Bailey, and her sister Frances, bought the seats from the church and wanted the Historical society to have them as they are both historical and unique. Instead of being in the form of pews, they are individual folding seats, affixed to a runner base in groups of five. The middle seat could easily be removed to make groups of two seats. The society was given eleven sets, or fifty-five seats in all. Members of the congregation took others. These were in­ stalled in the church in 1897 and were quite an innovation as departure from the usual pew style. They will serve the society ideally whenever an audience is present. The society is having a brochure made up which will tell of its history and purposes, showing the museum as it now looks and as it will lode once the money is raised to renovate the building. Stefan Unger, of Woodstock is doing the art work and is enthusiastic as to how the building is lending itself in conversion to a museum. In the future the society will no longer refer to it as the "old Union school" but call it the museum. At its last board meeting the society designated the various exhibit rooms with names, such as Archives room, School room, Period room, Music room, and the former gymnasium as main exhibit hall. This will contain the early farming equipment and possibly some period rooms. It will be some months before the museum can be opened as there is much work to be done in the renovation of the building. What's Thawing For Dinner Today by Charlotte Erickson FATHER'S DAY Most men are quite easy to please. A good meat and potato type of dinner with a luscious (oftentimes calorie-laden) dessert to end the meal is all that is necessary to make the head of the house feel like a king for the day. Naturally, you'll want to include a tossed salad and a vegetable with your meal for good nutrition, but generally speaking, the man of the house could care less about this aspect of your meal. This type of meal can be quite simple to prepare. After all, you don't want to spend the entire day in the kitchen. Put your efforts into a fancy dessert that will delight all. Make it in advance and join the king in relaxing on his day. CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA CREAM PIE For a special treat make this yummy dessert. Yield: One 10-inch pie Crust: 1 cup crushed corn flakes x\ cup finely crushed almonds V4 cup sugar Vz cup melted margarine Combine above ingredients and press on bottom and sides of a 10-inch pie plate. Chill. Filling: 4 eggs, separated l/2 cup sugar 2 cups milk 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin V4 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 ounces (V2 4-oz. bar) semi- sweet chocolate Vfe cup sour half and half 1 tablespoon rum or l teaspoon rum flavoring 2 large ripe bananas % cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces V4 teaspoon cream of tartar V4 cup sugar In a large sauce pan combine egg yoiks with sugar. In a separate pan thoroughly scald 2 cups of milk and add a small amount to egg mixture. Slowly return this to the rest of milk in pan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Meanwhile, sprinkle unflavored gelatin in V4 cup water. Blend into custard after custard mixture has thickened. Now add vanilla and blend. Chill. Melt semi-sweet chocolate. Add sour half and half slowly, stirring constantly. When completely blended add rum or rum flavoring and pour into prepared pie crust. Slice OPEN Sunday Rom noon mm LI IMS mint* «• On the North Shore o' Long Lake | ROLLINS >XTA"D P O lngte<lde Illinois < (Shuu Prepared in the (lid World Tradition mi;t* ,v • Note Wednesdays 2 m • 1 ̂ 11| j\ A HI6HT II ITAtT 1111111* t'at nil 1 nil Every Wednesday Mqy thai Aug. 30th Every Friday Sept. 8th thru Nov. 19th Featuring The Alpine Seranaders ^er person...*$3.95 Children (under 10) $2.50 bananas on top of chocolate layer. Pour thickened and cooled custard mixture over bananas. Chop semi-sweet chocolate pieces on a bread or cutting board and sprinkle over cooled custard layer. Refrigerate. Meanwhile, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar, then gradually add V4 cup of sugar. Continue beating until soft peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread meringue on pie and bake in a preheated 475 degree oven for about 2 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving. Pledge Ritual For Phi Alphas Members of the Phi Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a pledge ritual June 5 at the home of Mrs. Dale Sprouse. The new pledges are Mrs. Frank Colomer and Mrs. Dan Russell. A special welcome was ex­ tended Mrs. John Ernst, who recently moved to this area from Kenosha, Wis. . Committee chairmen for this year were announced by Mrs. William Haddick, president. They are program chairman, Mrs. Leonard Siatta; service, Miss Adele Sabel; mem­ bership, Mrs. Dale Sprouse, telephone, Mrs. Lee Andress; social, Mrs. Frank Mazzone; ways and means, Mrs. Dale Sprouse and Mrs. Lee Andress; publicity, Mrs. Dan Russell; historian, Mrs. Russ Parker; librarian, Miss Adele Sabel; miscellaneous, Mrs. Frank Colomer, Gifts were presented to outgoing officers, Mrs. Sprouse, president,; Miss Sabel, vice-president; Mrs. Haddick, treasurer; Mrs William Boyle, secretary; Mrs. Pearce K o n o l d , c o r r e s p o n d i n g secretary; and Mrs. Leonard Siatta, extension officer. Special gifts were presented to Mrs. Carl Grinstead and Mrs. Pearce Konold. Both will be leaving the McHenry area. Mrs. Andress was appointed treasurer to replace Mrs. Konold. A Beta Sigma Phi area convention report was given by Mrs. Sprouse. Those traveling to Champaign for the June 4 convention were Mrs. Sprouse, Mrs. Siatta and Mrs. Craig Stackhouse. MISS CONGENIALITY- Blonde Brendia Scruggs received the title of Miss Congeniality by a vote of all contestants entered in the Miss Wonder Lake beauty pageant last Saturday night. The presen- taation was part of the program highlighted by the crowning of Miss Kathy Kroncke as the new queen. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Community Center Boasts Full Program The Whispering Oaks Community center has opened its doors with a busy calendar of events. The billiard room has been equipped with regulation pool tables, a dart game room and a library have been set up, horse shoes and croquet are available and a variety of classes are being planned for the fall. The Whispering Oaks gar­ deners have been organized and the next meeting will be held June 20 at 9:30 a.m. The "Daubers" are the painters-artists of Whispering Oaks who meet together every Monday morning to paint, exchange ideas and methods and enjoy one another's company. The Sewing club lunched in Elgin on Thursday, June 8. A June pot-luck supper was held Saturday, June 10, and enjoyed by everyone. Mrs. Virginia Thomas was chairman for the event. Many activities are in the p l a n n i n g s t a g e f o r a f u l l schedule this fall, including a Square Dance club, bridge and card clubs, travelogues, handicraft clubs etc., all designed to offer the members of the center an interesting program in a most attractive building. WEDDINGS A lot of people may not know it, but May was formerly considered an unlucky month for marriage. In fact, the way the month of June became the month of marriages is con­ nected with the superstition that May was the month in which young people should not marry. Therefore, when June came around, a backlog of engaged couples had been created, thus producing a two- month crop of marriages for June. PRINTERS PUBLISHERS E ST 1875 Qtl0fenry ^PlmJeaUr AMONG THE SICK Mrs. John J. McCarthy, wife of the late John J. 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