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HIGHWAY STRESS HIGHWAY SAFETY - One of Secretary of Stale Michael J. Howlett'B mobile units will be stationed at the McHenry County Fair at Woodstock Aug. 2 - 4. Personnel in the Drivers' License division of the Secretary of State's office will be on hand to answer questions by the public during the mobile unit stay. "Our mobile units are always popular with Fair visitors," Howlett said. "Our staff members handle many problems of Illinois citiiens in all parts of the state regarding motor vehicle subjects." Green County Fair To Open Five-Day Run JEANNIE C. RILEY The 120th Green County fair July 24-28 is gearing up for another in a long line of successful fairs. The thirty-one 4-H clubs throughout the county are in final preparations for the thousands of exhibits which will be entered, judged and put on display for the five-day event. Club members will be featured in a special opening night 4-H night erformance, with music, horse and pony demonstrations, original songs and a clothing revue. This event is scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday in the grandstand, with admission free. Preceding this will be a 7:30 p.m. performance by the Kazoo band, a group of retirees from the Parker Pen Co. in Janesville, Wis., whose repertoire is extensive and also includes harmonica and vocal selections. Several "Mini Revues" also have been planned for Wednesday. Wednesday also is family day with reduced ride prices for children. Headlining the fair this year will be Jeannie C. Riley, whose PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community Our only request is that the writers give - signature, full ad­ dress and phone number. We ask too. that one in­ dividual not write on the same subject more than once each month We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectional taste > HIRING PRACTICE "Editor: "Since so many people have called and asked, 'What's going on' with the high school board not hiring Kathleen Bolger for the girls' P.E. department, I thought a letter of at least partial explanation is in order. "To begin with, I sincerely believe the high school board wanted to hire Kathleen, but it has been a board policy never to reverse a recommendation of the principal. "Kathleen had been promised an answer by July 1 and when the answer was not forthcoming she asked me to look into it, as she had to leave for a European tour on July 2. That is the reason I became involved. "I believe the girls are entitled to a coach, too. Sincerely, "William J. Bolger" "Harper Valley PTA" has sold 6 million records. She will appear in two grandstand shows Saturday night, at 7 and 9 p.m., accompanied by her country-western show including the five-man musical group, the Homesteaders. All seats for the grandstand shows, except those which are free, are reserved. The fair officially opens at 1 p.m. Wednesday and will end late Sunday night. W I IflOr- 100- 80 CO 2 0 - - HD --90 10 --50 HEAT--HEAT--HEAT LET US HELP YOU BEAT THE HEAT WITH A DAY & NIGHT COOL CUBEl 30 'yj Di"V. OF CARRIER. CORP. day night 24 DNR CONDENSING UNITI WITH SLOPE CONTROL , 5 YR WARRANTY ON COMPRESSOR AS LOW AS $34900 TUBING - THERMOSTAT EXTRA OTHER SIZES AND DO IT YOURSELF & SAVE MODELS AVAILABLE \ OR LET US DO IT FOR YOU Serving McHenry for Over 50 Years HEATING, PLUMBING & AIR CONDITIONING & KITCHENS H.E. BUCH & SONS 3012 W. RTE. 120 - McHENRY - 385-0048 - W. OF NEW BRIDGE Political Corner DEMOCRATS MEET McHenry County District II Democrats will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the McHenry city hall. The agenda will include plans for the upcoming County Fair, associate memberships and fund raising as well as continuing voter "registration efforts. District II is composed of McHenry, Nunda and Burton townships. HOSPITAL NOTES McHENRY HOSPITAL Patients admitted to McHenry hospital included Enrique Talamantes, Marian Scarbrough, Irvin J. Jensen, John W. Myers, Todd M. Karowsky, Raymond C. Humphreys, Mark Jende, William C. Lingenfelter, Eugene A. Kane, Laverne Hromec , Michael Motch, William Bischoff, Brad C. Holmquist, Robert M. Dicks, Laura Stangland, Cynthia J. Weiss, Jane H. Weiss, Elmer Foerster, McHenry; Pamela Wennlund, Herman Kasten, Sr., Roger Parelius, Island Lake; Margaret Dugan, Leonard Thomas, Kent Karpovich, Augusta Haerle, Wonder Lake; and Janice L. Kearns, Ringwood. AMONG THE SICK Donald Thennes, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thennes of Riverside drive, McHenry, is a patient in the National Institute of Health Nursing Unit, 2 East, Clinical Center, Bethesda, Md. 20014. The young lad would enjoy hearing from his classmates and friends. BIRTHS McHENRY HSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. John Popelka of Spring Grove announce the arrival of their first child, a daughter, July 9 at McHenrv COUNTRYSIDE FABRIC SH0PPC 7129 BARNARD MILL RD. WONDER LAKE GIFTS * YARN * HALLMARK CARDS 653-7699 E SERVICE NEWS Randy P. Koczor, son of Mrs. Audrey B. Koczor of 1715 N. Flower street, McHenry, graduated from recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit depot, San Diego. Physical conditioning, discipline and teamwork are emphasized during the eleven weeks of recruit training, lie received instruction in close order drill. Marine corps history, first aid, marksmanship, uniform regulations and hand-to-hand combat. Army Specialist Five David Egerstaffer, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bonny (SIC) !J. Egerstaffer, 5306 W. Fountain lane, McHenry, is assigned to the 3rd Armored division" in Germany. Spec. Egerstaffer is a cook with headtjtiarfers battery, 3rd battalion of the division's 61st artillery Spec.5" Egerstaffer's wife, Susan, lives at Port Neches, Tex Columbus found the Indians of the new world wearing necklaces of pop corn: Cortez in 1519 found the Aztecs using garlands of popcorn for ceremonial uses, and decorating statues. Todo/s Health News PAGE 3 : PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JULY M, 1W4 unheard voicea of «ld«rly citt- zena about their current situ­ ation, "There must be a better way." < > Published by the American Medical Association Once Clara Wright's days were filled with spirited, laughing kids. Now, she describes them this way: "One day here is like the next." The 68-year-old former school teacher talked about her life at Rosewood Manor Nursing Home on Chicago's North Side. Ms Wright belongs to that group of 21,000,000 Americans-- over 65--who are tagged with the euphemisms, "Senior Citizens" or "Golden Agers." Many of them, like Clara, share with two or three roomates in their same plight, the spartan, uncomfort able conditions in nursing homes, state mental hospitals, and coun­ ty homes Often, they are placed there by well-meaning families and friends who try to reassure them that "they'll be better off."/ However, Clara Wright isn't so! sure when she walks down the institution's halls, which smell of urine, and stares into the expres sionless faces of other inmates who line the corridors. "You have no privacy," she complained "Even when you go to the bathroom to get away from everyone, they come knock­ ing on the door, asking for a urine sample." Almost every family, sooner or later, faces the question of "What to do with grandma?" But there are many solutions to this question other than the one re­ sorted to by Clara's relatives According to research conduct­ ed at the Levinson Gerontolog­ ical Institute in Waltham, Mas­ sachusetts, the Clara Wrights of this country could live, in dig­ nity and relative comfort, at home, if our national priorities were changed. Their results--detailed in the report, "Alternatives to Nursing Home Care"--uncovered the fol­ lowing points: that the federal government must pay up to $500 a month to keep one patient in an institution; and, If it would pay the patient $160 a month to continue to live at home, provid­ ed that he or she received back­ up support from the Visiting Nurses Program, the Home Help aids, and food service from Meals- on-Wheels, 10,000 inmates in Massachusetts alone would be able to move out of institutions. This would save the taxpayers of that state $20,000,000 in the first year, not to mention the savings in human suffering. 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