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PAGE 20 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. Jl^NE 15. 1977 Transplanted Florida Pair Tours Two Areas (The following is a con­ tribution from the Rev. William 0 Hanner. formerly of McHenry. retired Episcopal vicar, who with his wife. Rose, moved to Florida last year) About thirty-eight of us here at Suncoast Manor took a four day bus trip to Key West and Fort Lauderdale last week We left on MondajP and were home early Thursday evening It rained a good part of the way and twelve inches fell while we were in Fort Lauderdale A guest in the hotel lobby from El Paso. Tex..xsaid "We get six inches a year in El Paso and here we got two year's supply in one day! Never saw anything like it!" We lunched the first day at Clewiston where we often stop when we cross the Everglades. By a wise use of roads we avoided Miami and Homestead on our way to Florida City from where you then go to Key West. For years the Keys, clear down to Key West, were fur­ nished water by a huge aquaduct that looked to be twenty inches across Now. some water comes that wav but rflSjA 1 ST ANNUAL SUMMER OUTDOOR ART FAIR Sponsored by McHenry Afnerican Legion on Legion grounds ' TWO WEEKENDS June 25 & 26 and July 2-3 & 4 SHOW WILL BE JUDGED - CASH PRIZES AWARDED Both Weekends For One Entry Fee No Space Limitation CHILDREN UNDER 15 EXHIBIT FREE FOR DETAILS ft APPLICATION WRITE GLEN MESSER AMERICAN LEGION POST 491 P.O. BOX 447-MCHENRY, ILL 60050 Rugby Shirts A super collection with Dad in mind. Per­ fect for tennis, golf or backyard fun. He'll stay cool in two of summer's favorite fabrics; 100% cotton and polyester blends. In sizes S-M-L-XL. reg. *11 to *14 7 99 ....(fc tbsuibmm mchenry, ill. huge desalinization plants have been built that greatly aid in the supply of Key West's water, making it much less vulnerable to military attack-for here is a naval air station, submarines with their tender and the Fleet Sonar school. The first time I saw the Keys (1949) there were many vacant Keys They had the road across them, there were palm trees in groves and singly and whole islands of sea oats. Today there is not a Key that is not developed. There are all kinds of structures, mainly for tourists or contributing to the furnishing and care of the tourists, their cars, and boats. There are some good buildings, but there is a great weight of jerrybuilt structures that would soon disappear in another hurricane along with a terrific loss of life, if by some chance, the single road was blocked. The Keys have often been wracked with storms. In those days there was but token population. Key West is now a town of close to 40.000. Years ago it was a small place, with cigars .the chief industry. They moved to Tampa. Today the three great industries are tourism, the Navy and fishing. Here, are Truman's vacation White House (on the Naval base), Hemingway's home, the house where Audubon painted his birds. Sloppy Joe's and the Key Lime pie (one of the great desserts of the United States if you know how to make it with condensed milk, key limes, and no green coloring or whipped cream). Key Lime pie is never green and it never is dressed with whipped cream The early inhabitants had plenty of Key limes, plenty of condensed milk and lots of eggs. With these ingredients, and sugar, they made their pie. It was light yellow, from the egg yolks, and the egg whites, slightly browned in the oven, dressed it. After Key West we went to Fort Lauderdale where we dined in high style at a nationally famous restaurant, whose popovers are a gustatory triumph The next day we had our two early meals and when the crowd went by bus to see Miami we stayed at the hotel and slept all afternoon. After all. I have seen almost everything I care to see in Miami and some things I do not care to see ever again. There is in Fort Lauderdale, named for Major Lauderdale who built a fort bearing his name in the Seminole Indian wars, a so called Jungle cruise. The jungle is that forest of eight or ten bascule bridges that open for your passage. The trip through the canals and rivers show many beautiful homes and often the family, guests, children, and dogs, come out to greet your passing. One home had a permanent "Hello There" sign to greet any family passing. When we got to the end of the trip we were fed, (sort of chuck wagon style) on quantities of food which only a robust eater could put away, and were af­ terward regaled by a vaudeville show which seized Eieli & SttuI ....tu itm/km Father's Day Specials now thru June 19 special grouping of Casual Slacks Dad will look as crisp at work as he will on the golf course in this special collection of 100% doubleknit slacks from Beard & Stovall. Plaids, solids and checks in sum­ mer shades will co-ordinate nicely with his favorite shirt or coat. In sizes 32 to 40. reg. *16 to *25 now price Shop Friday nights til 9 p.m. upon its chance to tell of the dirtiest stories I have heard from a stage to a mixed family audience. Truth compels me to say they were often comical but they were not what I like for my entertainment. The next morning we came home along Alligator parkway. The alligators were out in quantities due to the high water. Someone said they were to have an open season on the Saurians because they have multiplied so since they have been protected by law. The trip was fun-but big buses have a certain propensity to hop and heave and so home was good and your own blessed bed. I'd go again tomorrow, however-but not to hear the vaudeville jokes. McHenry Highlights Human Skin A piece of human skin the size of a quarter and l/20th of an inch thick contains a yard of blood vessels, four yards of nerves, up to 1 300 nerve ends. 100 sweat glands and more than three million cells (Facts From McHenry Community High School) STl'DEN'T ADVOCATE PROGRAM Kids Talk To Teachers A new program will begin at West campus this coming fall. The Student Advocate program was devised by West campus teachers and administration to provide students with positive adult contact. It was felt that many students often did not have an adult to whom they could talk if they had a minor problem. Through the Ad­ vocate program, it is hoped that students will come to know one adult member of staff quite well and will feel free to share questions or problems with that adult. In addition to teachers, administrators, secretaries, and aides will be participating as adult members of the program. Special training sessions will be held for these staff members after school hours on their own time to keep on top of what's happening. Weekly Meetings Scheduled The staff involved will select one period every six days when they would be available to meet with their students. This time will come out of the teachers' planning time and the students' study time Students will choose their advocate ac­ cording to whom they would like to be with and when their scheduled times coincide. The program will involve ap­ proximately fifteen students for every adult. At this point, approximately thirty-five West campus staff members have volunteered to participate in the program. The participating staff look forward to an en­ joyable program through which they can come to know students better, and work toward making more students' high school experience a positive experience. McCullom Lake Mary Jo Farrell 344-1575 S A F E T Y A I D S . . . Fathometer depth sounders under production at Raythe­ on plant in New Hampshire have been stepped up more than 20 per cent to meet growing demand for in­ struments that measure the depth of water beneath a ship. Electronic recorders that continuously graph bot­ tom profile will be required under new rules aimed at Discussion Is Lively Among Community Club The Ladies of the Lake hold a monthly meeting Thursday, June 9, and had as their guests Jack Morris, McCullom Lake patrolman, and Jerry Raycraft and Gene Huff, trustees. A lively discussion ensued, with the ladies getting everything said and all questions an­ swered. Eighteen ladies were present, and those who were not in attendance missed a really informative meeting. The July meeting of the ladies will be held July 14, and will be the annual picnic at president Barb Reiter's house on Knollwood avenue. Chicken and Dotluek will hp th#» fare. and if you have not signed up to attend, please contact Barb or Irerfe Johnson as soon as possible to do so. The August meeting, coming up Aug. 11, will be a white elephant sale. * LITTLE LEAGUE The McCullom Lake Little League is busy sponsoring fund raising events to earn money to keep the league going, and the first of these was a car wash, which was held Saturday, June 11, at a gas station in town. The next event is a bake sale, to be held Saturday, June 18, at the beach house. Mothers of little leaguers are asked to have their baked goodies, at least two each, please, at the beach house by 9 a.m. Saturday morning. The times of the sale are 10 until 2, and if you would like to donate some baked goods to the sale, please contact Jackie OSS HARMS FARM m GARDEN CENTER 4727 W. CRYSTAL LAKE RD. McHENRY, ILL. 815-385-3074 HOURS: 7 DAYS A WEEK 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M. CLEARANCE OF PLANTS & SHRUBS Bedding Plants WERE6.SO 575 FLAT Vegetable Plants WERE 1.25. 95* DOZ. Potted Tomatoes WERE40€ .35* EA. NOW STARTING FARM FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Raycraft. In any case, go to the beach house and buy some goodies! GRADUATES Lots of graduates in Mc­ Cullom Lake these past couple of weeks, and here are the ones from Parkland school: Susan Godina, Dennis Jordan, Bruce Kalk, Diane Keller, Timothy Klapperich, Jeffrey Major, Andrew Mass, Robert Mc- Bride, Denise Parenti, Michelle Powers, Richard Scarbrough, Dennis Straumanne, Jamie White, Tracy Wright, and James Wyman. Congratulations to all these kids, and be sure and rest up during the summer for the big entry into high school. Kay Godina provided me with this list. CELEBRATION Megan Farrell celebrated her very first birthday Thur­ sday, June 9, and we had a par­ ty at our house in honor of this very momentous occasion. About twenty people enjoyed her gingerbread girl cake and ice cream in the 60 degree weather. Special guests were Meg's great-great aunts, Anna Babe and Catherine Abot of Mun- delein. As if she'd seen films to train her for the event, Meg stuck her whole hand in her special cake, and proceeded to mash it into her face, loving every minut$ of it. BELATED GREETINGS Somehow, in last week's column, I missed some bir­ thdays and anniversaries. So, happy belated birthday to Megan Farrell June 9, and to Chuck Thacker June 10, and happy anniversary a few days late^o Dan and Lesley Curran, who celebrated June 10. BIRTHDAYS Happy birthdays go this week to Lorraine Frost and Tami White June 18, to Elma Nelson June 19, and to Bridget Scar­ brough and Pattie Wolf June 21. 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