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V PAGE 16 - FLAiNDEALER-WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1975 Wonder Lake 1 , • . . • • \ . Mary Jean Huff 728-0267 Sfate Overdrawn By $138 Million, Genbr/al Funds Garden Club Members Enjoy Many Activities The Wonder Lake Garden Club had the pleasure of having i ts June meeting at the home of Mrs. Matyll Banky. The meeting found busy hands packaging candy favors as, a Father 's Day project for the Valley Hi Nursing Home. And on .June 25, we enjoyed a picnic- lunch and hiked through beautiful Harrison Benwell Conservation Area (a must for al l!)-Our July meeting was at the home of Mrs. Maybelle Nelson, where we had the pleasure of hearing Will iam Castleberry give us an in­ troduction to landscaping and the importance of the r ight blend of soil . Our grateful "thank you" to a most in­ formative speaker! Our annual picnic is the August program at the home of Mrs. Sheila Bambrick, 6006 Magnolia Drive, Ringwood, on Wed­ nesday, Aug. 6, at 12 noon, (Rita, don' t forget the deviled eggs!) See you there. Publici ty, Betty Alderson GREETINGS Happy bir thday to Tom Ruggero on July 24. Happy birthday to Elmira Simone on July 24. Happy sixth bir thday to Kent Will iams on July 29. Happy anniversary to Rev. and Mrs. Richard Wright on July 23. HAPPINESS IS--- ^ Happiness is . . .having your own gumball machine. ' Hap­ piness is . . .being grateful to Pastor Richard Wright of the Wonder Lake Bible church for al l he has done for the people of the Wonder Lake community lor the past 20 years. Happiness is . . .Johnny Mathis singing "The Way We Were". Hap­ piness is . . .Dorothy Michels, meeting old fr iends in Wonder Lake for dinner last Wed­ nesday. Happiness is . . .Claudia and Bob Pit ts , t raveling to visi t relat ives in Michigan during their vacation. Happiness is . . snacking on a carrot , picked fresh from your garden. Happiness is . . .33 days unti l school s tarts!! Happiness is . . actually watching the Apollo-Soyuz fly over Wonder Lake last Thursday evening. COASTAL WETLANDS In the United States, 45 mill ion acres, or 40 percent, of the coun­ try 's coastal wetlands have already been drained or fi l led for commercial , industr ial , and residential development Ecologists have determined that wetlands take as long as 4,000 years to develop naturally. In a statement ac­ companying the Comptroller 's monthly f iscal report for July, 1975, State Comptroller George W. Lindberg said:-" "I l l inois has just completed a very diff icult year f inancial ly. Simply stated the state spent $138 mill ion more from the general funds than it received in taxes and from other sour­ ces. The defici t arose as a result of spending $613 mill ion more from the general funds than in the previous f iscal year. This increase is of historic- proport ions as the largest single year increase previously recorded was in f iscal year 1970 following the enactment of the state income tax. • % Unlike the /ederal govern­ ment. the State of I l l inois has only three al ternatives . .when spending is outstr ipping revenues: the state must cut spending to meet revenues by cutt ing services and increasing efficiency or increase revenues through increasing taxes or, taking a page from the history of New York City, i t can un­ dertake borrowing. As Comptroller , i t is my posit ion that the only viable al ternative is to reduce spending. The Governor is taking the f irst s tep toward cutt ing spending by reducing appropriat ions gent to him by the General Assembly. But, I emphasize this is only the f irst s tep. The success of his avowed policy to reduce the spending he asked for last March can, and will , be measured monthly. In the last analysis , i t is the Governor who bears the responsibil i ty for the state 's f inancial well-being for i t is the agencies under the Governor 's jurisdict ion which spend the major port ion of the state 's general funds. Addit ionally, I urge the Governor to provide the public frequent updates on revenue and expenditure informatior budget is only as good as the^ data upon which i t is based. As we have seen, a budget, the blueprint for the state 's financial program, based on faulty or outdated information must be viewejik^uspiciously if not outright abandoned. At The Races Release Major Study, Mental Health Programs Cal Skinner, Jr . , (R-Crystal Lake) has announced the release of a lViajor s tudy of community mental health programs. The study was conducted by the staff of the Il l inois Economic and Fiscal Commission (IEFC), of which Skinner is a member. Skinner said the staff report recommends "many major changes in the way the, s tate approaches community mental health programs." These in­ clude changes in funding mechanisms, in planning, and in monitoring the performani; of grant , recipients." "While. I do not agree with everything the staff recom­ mends iniM report , J certainly feel thfffMlle information i t contains is valuable," Skinner said "For example, I was appalled, but not surprised, that the staff found the spurgeons Big Buys at Titty "Prices... Easy L00I& for JMl! 1 385-4520 BEAUTY SALON Tee shirts -- we've got em all! Fashion'^; darlings to wear with pants and wrap skirts. Nifty news in solids and/ prints. Nostalgia, ro­ mance and movie scenes. Choose from cottons, cotton and polyester or nylon and acetate blends. A dazzling collection in missy and jun­ ior sizes. Hurry in! Hurrah for the Hobo with multi-color flower embroid­ ery and a super look of suede! 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Rte. 120 Market Place Shopping Center McHenry HOURS: Mon.-Fri . 9-9, Sat . 9-6, Sun. 10-5 385-4100 10* 165* • ass Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabil i t ies giving out grants to local agencies with only the f l imsiest of guidelines and no clear statement of goals," Skinner said the report- which took over twenty-four man-months of work.by the IEFC staff-ci tes lack of ser­ vices for children and adolescents, absence of s tate planning for the use of federal funds. and fragmented authori ty for mental health planning at al l levels as serious weaknesses in the present svstem. The IEFC staff found that pa\ients often "fal l through the cracks" in t reatment, especial ly when they are released from state inst i tut ions and "referred" to community mental health centers^-^p- parently, many of i t fese patient 's never show up at the community agencies and are lost forever," Skinner said. It was a most interesting and enjoyable day at the races for the McHenry Senior Citizens club members recently when the two bus loads of enthusiastic people went to the Arlington Park race track, had a fine lunch, then watched the race named in their honor win with lady jockey, Belinda Cole, coming in first. She is the daughter of the trainer of the winning horse in the McHenry Senior Citizens club race. Pictured, left to right, are John Doerr, tour chairman; Mrs. John Doerr, Mrs. Frank Giel, Frank Giel, Lady Jockey, Belinda Cole, Mrs. George Binder and George Binder. LAW GRANTS LOANS The board of directors of the Il l inois Bar foundation has approved grants and loans total ing more than $50,000, including student loans to eight I l l inois law schools. The law schools, accredited by the American Bar associat ion, wil l receive $33,000 to dispense to students in need of educational funds. The Il l inois Bar foun­ dation is a chari table organization formed by the Il l inois State Bar associat ion to administer pensions, loans, and grants. In addit ion the Foun­ dation supports a number of Disabled Vets Will Provide Medals, Stamps The Disabled American Veterans <DAV> has joined hands with the American Revolution Bicentennial ad­ ministrat ion (ARBA) in a national effort to raise money to help fund local , s tate and national service organization to implement a Bicentennial project of this scope and magnitude. "Your Money Comes Mar­ ching Home" is the theme of the DAV's door-to-door cam­ paign to sel l the official 1975 Bicentennial s i lver com­ memorative medal and stamp- worthy causes related to the administrat ion of just ice and the legal profession. medal combination (Philatel ic- Numismatic Combination), for two months this fal l . Net revenues from the sales are used to support Bicentennial projects and programs throughout the nation. John W. Warner, ad­ ministrator of ARBA, ex­ pressed pleasure and ap­ preciat ion for the DAV efforts: "I t is magnificent that so many veterans who have already given so much for their country are volunteering again to un­ dertake this important nationwide project in support of our Bicentennial ." The 500,000 members of this national patr iot ic organization and i ts Auxil iary will promote the commemorative i tems in their communities on a person- to-person basis . In the past , the medals and PNC's have been available only through direct mail solici tat ion and magazine advert isements. I t should be noted that at no t ime will there be a direct solici tat ion for cash. The door- to-door campaign will only provide the order blank. Checks will be made out to the ARBA. The medal and stamp- medal combination will be shipped to the purchaser .beginning six weeks after receipt of the order by the Mint in San Francisco. 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