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Ringwood Nejvs (653-9(X)8) (653-9262) (728-0295) Over 800 Dinners Served At Church Chicken Barbecue Another successful year for our chicken barbecue at the Ringwood church. 'Twas almost a complete sellout, with a little over 800 chicken dinners prepared for your enjoyment. The day was really a beautiful day with just the right amount of sun and breeze to make it complete. Our Mascot "Big Bird" seemed to have company this year, one of the chickeas managed to get away and not get caught for this year's dinner. We'll see if we can catch her for next year Saturday evening was also a huge success with the McHenry Senior Citizens Kitchen Band playing under the BIG TOP to an almost full tent We certainly enjoyed their program and that Teapot number was terrific. Thanks to all workers, donors and to all of you beautiful people we get to see at least once a year at the barbecue, without all of you, we are nothing. FIRE IN THE NIGHT Those lights flashing in the night give one an eery feeling and then you see smoke billowing from the roof of a neighboring house and flames. They are neighbors who have been there for a couple of years and you haven't made a point of being a neighbor. They work and you've only seen the children as they went by to go to the school bus. The firemen knocked on doors to see if anyone knows if anyone is home as they couldn't raise anyone at the smoking house. Finally someone appears with children in her arms, she had gathered them up and gotten them out of the house and went to the public phone downtown and called the fire department. The sheriff's patrol was nearby and the firemen were here in jig time but the house was an old one and the fire gutted it pretty well. It used to belong to the Wolf Shadles before they moved to California. Before the Shadles it was known as the Ladd home. The Randall Meridas are now the owners. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Sunday, July 21, was his birthday but little Garrett Tickner celebrated on July 20 and 22. On Saturday evening, his cousins from Chicago came McHenry wind Betsy and her two daughters, Karen and Sarah, wii^ be staying for awhile and will visit each of her sisters and\ with hubby's family in Oak Park before making that lon&^ip back to Alaska. SEWING WORK DAY ^ A group of ladies met in the home of Kay Christopher Thursday to work on items to be sold at the church bazaar in November. If you would like to jbrn, this group and help with theift projects, give Katy a call and she can give you more information. BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday goes to Vincent Tonyan on July 19, then to Mike Hogan and Ruth Harrison on July 25. M«ny more happy birthdays to all three of you TOURING ENGLAND WITH ILA On May 27 Mary and I breakfasted at 8 30 with the Amsterdam tour immediately following -- beautiful seaport - we visited colorful Vollendam where many of the people wear the original dutch costumes - beautiful dutch copper -- we visited bulb showroom and gardens -- saw interesting film on the tulip growing, marketing etc. -- The grounds were beautiful and the varieties of tulips were endless. Outside of Vollenham we visited a cheese factory and were really entertained by a young man who told how cheese was made and then gave us the chance to sample some delicious cheese. In Amsterdam we visited a diamond cutting business and were dazzled by the opportunity to buy unset diamonds at a great reduction - - it was very tempting -- We also visited the Amsterdam Museum of Art -- a beautiful collection of Delft porcelain, 13th century tapestries, and several Rembrandts we will remember most -- There was a sterling silver table that was about 2 x 4 ft. on top and it was 3 dimensional on top showing life in Amsterdam in the 16th century -- it was too beautiful for words. We were reminded that most of Amsterdam was once sea. The locks are now used to refresh the water in the channels. During the Amsterdam channel tour we saw a "Cat Boat" all the stray cats in Amsterdam are many old beautiful homes most of which are now owned by big companies as they have become so expensive - The Jewish quarter of Amsterdam contains many diamond cutting businesses -- they were once excluded from all types of business or trades but now have the corner on the diamond business of the world in a section of Amsterdam. Rembrandt park in the middle of Amsterdam was beautiful with several statues of the great artist Amsterdam is one of the great art centers of the world -- it reminds one at ince of Rembrandt, Hals, Vemieer, Jan Steen and many others"fcom the Golden Age of Dutch painting The Palace in the town center had the most beautiful golden balconies. The houses in the town are all extremely narrow, even those not on the canals as they paid taxes on the frontage of the building Ma$y of the old homes along tht> canal had hoisting beams just under the peak of the roof they would store their goods in the attic and since their stairwells were also narrow and steep they would hoist things up from the outside -- we were told that father was sometimes hoisted up by mother when he came home feeling bad some nights! There are several famous canal houses like the twin sisters houses across from each other - - also the narrowest in the world the width of a door -- two floors -- one door and one window above. One canal was known as the Gentlemen's Canal and on this the wealthiest woman in Amsterdam lives, along with the Lord Mayor and several other high ranking people. The Amsel river runs through a part of Amsterdam and from this they got their name. There are many students and artists living on the side canals -- they are known as "shippies" rather than hippies. There is a sculptor named Victor from California who has a large rather strange looking houseboat -- goat, chickens, etc., on it. He was sitting on the top getting some sun as we went by -- typical bearded artist type. Amsterdam has a pact - Friend to people seeking Peace. We went back to Scheveningen for a lovely dinner and then we took a late walk along the strand -- Scheveningen is a lovely be..ch resort -- wide cement walkway above the white beaches. Twice Told, Tales out to help blow out the three "welcome on it -- Many candles on the cake and then Monday evening some of the neighbors stopped by to wish him a happy birthday. There was homemade ice cream and cake for everyone. Garrett is the son of Gary and Peggy Tickner. Also visiting here during all the festivities were Gary's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tickner of Texas. ABOUT TOWN Weekend visitors in the Brennan-Hepburn home were Webster Blackmon of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Merv Huff, Tommy and Angel of Richmond; and Rev. and Mrs. Willis Walker and family of Lockport. Other recent visitors included Jake Maugh of Detroit and Miss Laurie Kuhns of Wonder Lake Debbie and Bill Bork of Champaign visited Debbie's parents, the Robert Betts, over the last weekend. Guests in the Richard Zell home last Sunday afternoon came from v Waukegan Because of the death of their father Gordon Fossum the Fossum girls and families were all in the area for a week or so. Chris and hubby Harvey left on Sunday back to Tennessee. Sue and Lee Thorton and daughters were here from Lansing, Mich. Sue and daughters are staying another week. Priscilla left on Sunday to go back to Denver, Colo., and a new job on Monday. Robin of course back to Chicago on Monday morning and her job Candy lives in Our Buildings Can Grow houseboats were on the canals - The canal tour let us view The North American porcupine produces the largest young of any mammal, in relation to the size of the parent. FORTY YEARS AGO * (Taken from the files of July 26, 1934) „ All heat records for July were broken in this territory, Tuesday, and residents sweltered in a long seven day heat spell which brought a toll of over 700 deaths throughout the country Forecaster Donnel of Chicago stated that the official temperature of 109 in Chicago was the highest ever reached on a government thermometer here since the establishment of the weather bureau in 1871 Anton Ellman, 44 years old of Chicago, suffered a heart attack while swimming in Fox river near Emerald Park He was rescued by members of his family and friends and brought to the office of a physician. Later in the day he suffered another attack and died before medical aid could be summoned A group of former schoolmates gathered by invitation at the home of Mrs. Hettie Reichow and her mother, Mrs. Grant Randall, at Hebron Those from McHenry who attended were Mrs. George Johnson, Clara and Lena Stoffel , Mrs. C.J. Reihansperger, Mrs. John Dreymiller, Maud Granger and Mrs Robert Thompson Miss Dorothy Knox who will be a bride next month, was guest of honor at a handkerchief shower given by Mrs. J.W. North on Fox river near Johnsburg. Fourteen births and thirty- two deaths were reported in McHenry county during June according to official figures taken from the district registrars, reports filed at the office of County Clerk Raymond D Woods TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 28, 1949) R L. Tazewell of Harvard is the new McHenry county superintendent of schools having been appointed by the education committee of the board of supervisors. Twenty years of teaching experience prepares the superintendent for his new position. James Hughes, Jr., has never served at any of McHenry's numerous swimming places as a life guard but unknown to most people he has saved at least a half dozen lives in the past thirty years. The most recent of his life saving feats was performed last week when a 230 pd. Chicago man came near drowning in the Fox river near the dam, where Mr. Hughes has lived since childhood. 7nnr?^ /\ /\ /nVZrJT 8 E D f With Your Business pre-engineored building systems CALLUS FOR THE FACTS Wm. Tonyan & Sons, Inc. 4910 W. Rte. 120-McHenry Ptt 815-385-4466 t t I D s t R V/IND GHI/AES by /AARY AKIN OLSEM $ 35 OTHERS /AOatL & LX8S HANGING- PLANTERS by POPLAR CREEK POTTERY $14 OTHERS/AORE&> LESS BOWL by JOE /AIMOR $5 OTHERS V 4VORE £•> >y LESS k \ Mil m Gatherings OQJL, '7 Y-V y-U-V \L\I\ua y Lois Polzin of Chicago was injured when she; was thrown from the speed boat in which she was riding Tuesday afternoon Two companions were not hurt. The three were riding on the Fox river near Johnsburg bridge when a row boat turned in front of them The boat remained upright but all three occupants were thrown into the water. Before she could swim free of the boat Miss Polzin was struck by the propeller Mrs Margaretha Spurling, 69, died at the Woodstock hospital July 26 following an illness of three years Mr and Mrs Felix Matzat of McCullom Lake announce the recent marriage of their daughter, Rose Marie, to Mr Robert Kane of Chicago. TEN YEARS AGO 'Taken from the files of July 30, 1904) Four McHenry County artists will have their work exhibited at the University of Illinois Town and Country Art show, Oct. 17 to 31 The work of James Pearson of Ringwood and Mrs Lori Wilhelm and Mrs Gertrude Gladstone, McHenry, will be on exhibit in the gallery of the architecture building on the Urbana campus. William Mangold of Bay Viewl,ane, Sunnyside, suffered injuries and shock when the jack slipped as he worked on his car in the garage The installation of parking meters on Elm street from Richmond road to Front street was begun on Wednesday. Dawn McKim was crowned Miss McCullom Lake of 1964 and ten years ago her sister, Karen, was selected for this same honor. Mrs. Charles Rietesel, 88, a long time resident of McHenry, died July 28 in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Fenske, in Chicago. Two McHenry residents will be among the fifty graduates of St Francis hospital school of nursing in Evanston to receive their pins and diplomas Aug. 2. They are Jean Kunzer, Cherry Valley road, and Eleanor Wirfs of W. South drive. Another McHenry Beverly Sesko, of Maple avenue, also will become a registered nurse, graduating Aug. 1 from St. Anthony's hospital in Rockford. Amy and Carol Leighty spent the past week with their grandparents in Pana, 111., while their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Leighty attended the North Regional Church Music Institute in Albion, Mich. Mr. Leighty is in attendance at Marching Band Clinic at Northwestern University this week. PAGE 5 - PLAINDKALER - FRIDAY, JULY M. 1«74 Crown New 4-H Royalty At Aug. 1 Fair Program Outstanding 4-H members have been chosen as candidates for 4-H King and Queen The winners are being selected from among the candidates in a ballot among county 4-H members. New royalty will be crowned 4-H night --Thursday, Aug 1 --at the 1974 McHenry County Fair to climax 4-H day Here are the candidates: 4-H Queen: Sue Kuhlman, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Bay Kuhlman, Hebron; Joan Pihl, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Pihl, Harvard. Jean Borhart, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Borhart, Huntley; Sue Borhart, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Borhart, Huntley; Donna Swanson, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Alan Swanson, Woodstock; and Kathy Meyer, 18, daughter Qf Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Meyer, Huntley. 4-H King: Dale Steadman, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Ronald . Steadman. Woodstock; Clyde Slater, 17, son of Mr and Mrs. Colin Slater, Cary; David Gieseke, 17, son of Mr and Mrs. Glen Gieseke, Crystal Lake; Tom Lagerhausen, 17, son of 4 Mr and Mrs. Walter Lagerhausen, Woodstock, Alex McConnell, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs A B McConnell, Jr., Woodstock, and Jim Harrer, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Harrer, McHenry Presbyterian Vacation Church School Is Set Faith Presbyterian Vacation Church school will be held the week of Monday, July 29, to Friday, Aug. 2, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Course content this year will be organized around the theme, "God's People Must Choose." The school will open with registration at 9 Monday morning. Class activities will be supplemented with daily music and worship. The daily offering will be donated to the Birth to Three program of the Pioneer center this year. There will be four classes: kindergarten (those entering kindergarten in the fall as well as those who completed it last spring); grades 1 and 2 (those who have finished first or second grade); grades 3 and 4 (those who have finished third or fourth grade), and grades 5 OUTSTANDING COUPLE A Rock county, Wis., couple was named the 1974 Outstanding Young Dairy Couple by the Mid-States Region of Associated Milk Producers, Inc. Winning over eighteen other finalists from a three-state area are Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rebout, 5606 Mineral Point road, Janesville, Wis. They represent the AMPI Rock Prairie district and were introduced at the annual meeting today of the co-op in Arlington Heights. The Rebouts have 270 Holsteins in their herd, with 90 cows averaging 14,348 pounds of milk and 575 pounds of butterfat annually. Both production figures are over the state and national averages. They own 510 of the 960 acres they farm. and 6 (those who have finished fifth or sixth grade). Public Property A soldier parked an army j e e p a n d s t a r t l e d w a l k i n g down tlte" street. A police­ man called after him: "Hey, (buddy, drop a nickel in that parking meter." "Put it in yourself," the GI yelfed back. "That jeep belongs to you as much as it does to me." V.C.S. will conclude with a hot dog cook-out on Friday, and students will also participate in Sunday worship Aug. 4 The staff includes Janet Gene and Cindy Swartzloff, kindergarten , Beverly Cochran and June Taveirne, grades 1 and 2, Dorothy Vick and Bobbie Wildes, grades 3 and 4; Nancy Larson and Laurie Mihevc, grades 5 and 6; Pat Prentice, refreshments; Melinda and Candy Bowen, sitters; Betsy Ruth, Carol Leighty, and Laurie Swanson, music; Maribeth Karas, Cindy Ramer, Linda Vick, Karen Dav and Nancy Mclntyre, helpers, and M a r t i S w a n s o n , superintendent. NOW IS THE TIME . . .TO TALK ABOUT TRACTOR ft IMPLEMENT HRES See Us For A Complete Line Of Firestones WE'RE MAKING PRE-SPRING DEALS TODAY ! McHenry Tire Mart <?> 3931 W. Main St. Phona 385-0294 M III MO I \ « 1 i n \ h MrhJ | WHERE THE BUCK STOPS Harry Truman had a sign on his desk: THE BUCK STOPS HERE. Our sign says the same thing, in different words: INDE­ PENDENT COMMUNITY BANK. Because when you need a banking deci­ sion, we make it here. It is our independent decision . . . not that of a stranger in some distant headquarters bank. Our people know you, know your special circum­ stances and problems, know this com­ munity and have a stake in it. That's what community banking is all about. Fact is, all the bucks stop here. The dol lars you deposit are put to work right in this community. This is where we invest. This is where we lend. Because it's your money, it should work for you. That too is what community banking is all about. Come in and see us, where the personal dimension in banking comes first. McHenry State Bank 3510 West Elm Street McHenry 385-1040 A FULL SERVICE BANK