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y Grant • • • Share Observations Of Illinois In Mid-Winter 1 This granny's impressed wi* th influence o' sports events, sports activities, an' narratives regardin' same, affectin' our Sunday TV viewin'. Now, I'm not agin' sports, an' this ol* lady finds great pleasure in baseball, basketball, bowlin' games, golf, an' most ever'thin* in that line, but it sort o' gits me on edge, t' find every channel involved wi' some sort o' sport broadcasts, when a body needs some light entertainment, on a Sunday afternoon. Seems that th' programs Friends In Service Here For a baby - due very soon - a bassinet or car bed and space heater are needed! If you have one to offer, please call FISH at 385-8020. At Fish giving of what we can is a year-round activity. Make a belated New Year's resolution to join us in our ef­ forts. We sincerely hope that you saw the very exceptionally fine article which appeared in the Friday, Jan. 2, 1976, edition of the McHenry Plaindealer, covering the "The Miracle of Christmas...(it came to pass)!! We are very, very thankful to each and everyone of the many organizations and individuals who helped to make this community project the success it was. When so much in­ dividual effort and support is put together - we can do anything! God bless you all. Continue your good deeds all year, and we hope to have the same effort shown for Christmas of 1976. Remember, those, too, who are confined to the house during these cold winter days - stop by chat with them for awhile, give them a call - or advise the Fish line (call 385- 8020) and we will arrange to call you every so often and >visit. Call Fish at 385-8020 for further information - join Fish • but remember us and our ef­ forts always. M.G. might be better coordinated, t' include different sorts o' en­ tertainment, so that sports 're interspersed wi' other programs. If that wuz th' case, folks wouldn't miss ott on some events, in order t' watch one t'other. P'haps we need another channel, one thalwould show lot o' th' good, oldhmovies, fe th' benefit o' th' house-bound folks, an' elders, who can't find int'rest in th' sporting events. Some o' me friends, in th' late years, complain loudly about not havin' consideration paid 'em in arrangin' programs on th' tube. Old folks can't stay up, 'til wee hours, for favorite programs. One thing, botherin' me sanity, is that so much viewin' on th' "Tube" involves wat- chin' so much crime, a bein' enacted. Now, this granny knows there's been that unhappy element, in societies since th' beginnin' o' time. In all me years, there's always been ability t' be intrigued wi' a (By . Father ^William O. Hanner, rector emeritus of Holy Comforter church. Episcopal, Kenilworth). - We did not get on the road till about 10 a.m. when we started for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. good detective story, but, th' gory details ne'er caught me fancy. Seems t' this granny, we hain't a doin' our young any good, wi' puttin' th' raw facts o' crime an' murder b'fore 'em. in detailed description, mornin' noon an' night. Fer th' life o' • me. I can't see any good th' medium's done. Me own opinion is that it's done more harm 'n good, It hain't healthy t' be so lazy as this way o' passin' th' time encourages. But me thinks there's nothin' t' do about it, but t' manage th' viewin', in sensible ways, t' eliminate th' undesirable, an' pertect th' young from things they'll learn soon enough. They git t' thinkin' it's th' way o' life, f'r adults. Young minds, an' old ones, too, need th' stimulation o' good entertainment. Grandma Radtke Pictured, left to right, are Parish Worker Krfctia Stahr ui Suday School Supt. Donna Haack shown discussing an upcoming Luther League retreat being planned by Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry. Luther League Plans Retreat "King Of Kings" « Film Showint At Two Area Churches "King of Kings", a film by C.B. DeMille, will be shown at two local churches. The first showing will be at the First Baptist church in Richmond Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. The second showing will be at the United Pen­ tecostal church, McHenry, 258 Sunnyside, Lily moor, Satur­ day, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. The Luther League or youth * group at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green strefet, McHenry, has planned a retreat for the weekend of Feb. 6 through 8 at Lutherdale Bible camp, Elkhorn, Wis. Plans are being made to provide a very inspirational retreat involving discussion groups, films, and brief wor­ ship settings. Plenty of time has been set aside for many types, of recreational activities such as toboggoning, ice skating, ice fishing, knock hockey, shuffleboard and a variety of table games. ton JANUARY SAYINGS Jumbo Savings ^ on dresses, long dresses, j pant suits, select groups \ of co-ordinated sportswear, robes, and more. Sorry...not in every size and style but still an outstanding selection ...hurry and save! « i SAVE UP TO 30% OFF THE FASHION SHOPPE 1007 N. FRONT ST. McHENRY (S. RTE. 31) 3S5-7747 OPEN MILY TIL 5:30 CLOSED SUNDAYS Our start was delayed because we had to go out of our way to Sycamore, where I had left some clothing after speaking to the local congregation on Stained Glass in churches. St. Peter's has some fine old glass of 1880's put in before the terrible stuff that heralded the turn of the century. As you drive along through town and country, many prospects please you. Take houses for example. There are fine old homes that have been well kept up. There are others that have been allowed to go to wrack and ruin and show the years of neglect and 'don't care' ownership. There are the old houses with additions built on. Some enhance the original; some are architectural crimes. How can a person take a fine old frame farm house with good lines, well built, and cover it with tarpaper made to resemble bricks( Who are they kidding? A ten-year-old knows the difference. The only soul to benefit Vas the salesman. Then there are the new homes. Many of them' well done, they are plainly com­ fortable. They are attractive. They are well landscaped. In new developments dike Whispering Oaks) there are communities of one sort of house but with individualized ideas included These homes have taken advantage of mass building to lower prices of production yet they are beautiful-albeit there is "family resemblance ". Northern Illinois was dusted with snow like a sponge cake sprinkled with powdered sugar. No one was making use of the snow for recreation. Further south in the middle of the state the snow became heavy. It was plainly a joy to local children, for in the flat countryside, the embanktnents built as part of the new road system were often full otahildren on the new toys that pass for sleds, more or less bottomed pans of different ape and texture that enabled owner to feel something approaching the joys of winter tobogganing as they slid down the man-made slope. 1 am constantly impressed with the investments in far­ ming. Many Illinois farms have skads of buildings, house, bam, sometimes two or more of each, chicken houses, sheds for machinery, corn cribs, pig sties. I counted the number of buildings on some five, six, seven up to twenty-two. Many - inai flat ' jfc SECTION have the new steel barn, not so artisitc as the great wooden ones but evidently satisfactory and cheaper to construct There is an area along Route 47 in mid-state that goes in heavily for eggs, poultry and chicken breeding We saw perhaps a (foen of them The only other place I ever saw so many was in the western part of the state of Virginia. As we sloshed through Gibson City I picked up a new idea in community recreation The city fathers of that central Illinois town have installed a small park in the downtown area It is no more than 50 feet square but a sign over the entrance gives a clue to its recreational capacities. It is called "Spittin and Whitlin Park". The town fathers have given an ancient order of loafers, joint liars and yarn spinners a headquarters. We got to Effingham the first night out. where it was cold with deep snow and ice in the passages of the motel. The next day we were working through Illinois' southern counties. The north side of the trees as we approached them driving south were whitened by the driving snow of days before. Cattle were huddled together in the whitened fields making cold, black blotches in the snow. PAGE 1 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNE9DAY. JANUARY 14. It7« ^ Where there were pines they were lightly and frostily dusted with snow Later we passed pumps working away in the fields to get out Illinois' con­ tribution to the energy crisis As we passed in the vicinity of the Crab Orchard Wildlife preserve we counted nine flights of geese winging their way along, dark against a gray sky- Ever and anon we passed public rest areas, each proudly proclaiming "No Facilities". Now what good on earth is a public area to a traveler moving uneasily in his seat with his gaze hopefully fixed on the promises of an eased situation ahead? Later on- as though to atone for negligences of the highway commission. <1 wouldn't dignify them by using capitals) we came to stop which included not only "facilities" but even a cup of hot coffeT at public expense It had been quite a storm- some sideroads were barely broken through but everywhere the super highways were open to travel Southern Illinois is not broad prairies it is hilly and nearly mountainous - beautiful country 365 days a year • • • e 1976 will be a good year for those who plan ahead. ' ) four Students ~ In Area Honored -«•* At Illinois State Three area people were a among some 800 students at V Illinois State university. Normal Rloomington, who '/ have been recognized for earning straight "A" grades during the Spring semester From* McHenry were Holly Marshall of 2111 W Fairview and Cynthia McCann of 1 Church, also. Robert Brennan of 3902 White street. Solon Mills, and Deborah Krieger of 4102 White street Richmond. The honor is considered to be significant at Illinois State, which has more th*n 19.000 students at its Normal- Rloomington campus Each student is notified personally of the honor by Dr Jack Horner, vice-president and provost of the university 1908 Sm it ON DEAN'S LIST * Chris Durkin. son of Mr and Mrs Harry Durkin of 5200 Maplehill drive. McHenry. has been named to the Dean's list of Southern Illinois university of Carbondale for the first semester of the 1975-76 year. Majoring in Aviation Elec­ tronics. Chris earned 3.8 out of 400 (A). The teen-agers will travel to the camp on Friday evening and return on Sunday evening. Partial scholarships will be provided to each student at­ tending. Teen-agers are asked to sign up for the outing at the church or call the church office immediately to make a reservation for the retreat. The officers of the Luther League are Toni Weber, president; Karl Hughes, vice- president; Lisa Olsen, secretary, and Cassie York, treasurer. 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