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Ring wood News 728-03*3 653-9262 728-0295 Spotlite On Ringwood Death Of Former Resident Saddens Village Friends Friends were sorry to hear of the death of a former resident, Mrs. Belva Sebastian who away Sept. 6 in Moline, Private services were held there and burial was in Ringwood cemetery beside her husband. MARRIED A week ago last Saturday, Arthur Andes of our town and Miss Gertrude Mueller of Elgin were united in marriage by Rev. Tim Marschke in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church in Elgin. Attending the couple were Miss Hilda Spellmeyer and Martin San­ chez, Mr. Andes' son-in-law. Immediately following the ceremony, dinner was enjoyed by the wedding party at Stone Manor in Lake Geneva. On Sunday, family members and close friends joined the couple for dinner at home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Andes retired from Illinois Tollway commission, Elgin Plaza, on the Friday preceding their wedding. The couple are now enjoying an extended trip out to South Dakota, down through Colorado and on to New Orleans when they will then return to their home in Ringwood. Our sincere wishes for much happiness go to Mr. and Mrs. Andes. HERE AND THERE Art Jensen and Mrs. Nellie Hepburn recently visited the Tom Maddens in Roscoe. Mr8. Elsie Kreutzer of Bur bank is here for a visit with relatives. She is a very energetic little lady and the women of the church are most appreciative of all the help she gave them this past week, preparing for the rummage sale. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations are in order for Joan (Gillespie) and Roger Raire. Joan's parents en­ tertained relatives and friends in the newlyweds honor Sunday afternoon, Oct. 2. Joan and Roger were married Aug. 13 of this year. They are making their home in McHenry. MICHIGAN TRAVELERS Dick and Phyllis Zell and son David traveled up into Michigan to see all the colors last weekend. They left Friday and went to Holt, Midi, to visit an old Army buddy of Dick's, Bill and Alma Peet. They had an enjoyable visit and got up to date on all the news. Phyllis said the colors were un­ believable. SURPRISE SHOWER Sue Madey entertained at a surprise bridal shower for sister Donna Low Sunday, Oct. 2. The bride-fleet was very surprised as she hadn't ex­ pected a shower at this time. Sue served a very delicious oriental luncheon to friends and relatives who attended. Donna will become the bride of Phil Crocfer from California Oct. 29. BIRTHDAYS Happy Birthday to Cathreen Tonyan Oct.8, and Christopher Hopp, Judy Winston and John Winston Oct. 9 and Oct. 10 Tina Betts will be another year older. Oct. 12 finds Charles Tonyan, Tony Weiser, Mary Beth (Hopp) Harvey adding another year. Happy belated birthday to all of you folks. Sorry but we had a later deadline this week so let's still remember these folks with belated birthday cards. We still want to wish Bill Cruickshank and Craig Ackerman a happy birthday Oct. 14 and Randy Sonnemaker on the fifthteenth of October. Happy, happy to all of you wonderful people. ANNIVERSARIES We want to wish Roger and Bonnie Petska a happy an­ niversary Oct. 12 and we hope for many more anniversaries to come. THINGS TO REMEMBER Every Sunday - church services - 9:15 a.m. -- Ringwood church. Every Sunday - Church school - 9:45 a.m. - Ringwood church. Every Tuesday - Bible study - 9:30 a.m. Every Wednesday Ringwood church -- choir practice - 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 - Sewing circle - 10:30 a.m. - Althea Walkington home. Remember to get your reservation in for the U.M.W. trip Oct. 29. Call Doris Low or Mertie Harrison Dial-A-Prayer, 385-1234. As the nation continues to gear up for the change to the metric system in the United States, the meat industry is keeping in step. The National Live Stock and Meat Board has announced recommendations for the degree of doneness on the celsius scale for beef, pork, lamb and veal. Reba Staggs, director of home economics, reported that the following recommendations are being made to ther­ mometer manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and educators. For beef-rare, 60 degrees C, medium, 70 degrees C, and well done, 85 degrees C. (These are converted from the Fahrenheit recommendations of 140 degrees F. for rare, 160 degrees F. for medium and 170 degrees F. for well done. The conversions for medium and well done were rounded off to the nearest multiole of Ave). It is recommended that fresh pork reach an internal tem­ perature of 75 degrees C < For cook-before-eating hams the meat thermometer should register 70 degrees C; "fully- cooked" hams should reach 60 degress C, if they are heated for serving hot; cured and smoked picnics and shoulder rolls, 75 degrees C. Rare lamb registers 60 degrees C, medium 70 degrees C to 80 degrees C (170- 180 degrees F). Veal should be cooked to well-done or 75 degrees C. These recommendations were determined after con­ sultation with meat scientists, food technologists, home economics researchers and meat industry representatives. Newly discharged military members receive a letter from the Veterans Administration, advising them of their eligibility for benefits. Nearly 7 million veterans and service members have trained under the current GI Bill, according to the Veterans Administration. taught home economics in 4-H, but explained that "4-H has changed. Now, they have many other clubs like agriculture." Still, she remains a staunch 4-H backer. This school year, the Walkington family is playing host to a foreign exchange student from Sweden Christer Niklasson has been living in Ringwood for about two months, and Mrs. Walkington says that "it is working out beautifully. We just love people, that's all," she said in response to why her family decided to house an AFS student. "We're all learning from each other." There is, of course, a lot more to Mrs. Walkington that her community work. She and her husband of thirty-eight years, Paul, are very proud of their four children and five grand­ children. When she has a spare moment, she enjoys square- dancing, bowling, sewing, camping, and reading. What does the president of the United Methodist Women have in common with a flex- clerk at the post office, a woman who was a 4-H leader for thirty years, and a mother to a foreign exchange student for Sweden? In answering every one of those questions, the spotlite rightfully falls on Althea Walkington. SFPTION 2 - PAGE 1-PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1977 Fire Training Program Twenty-five McHenry county firemen are participating in a 200-hour Illinois State Fireman training program offered through McHenry County college at the Woodstock Rural Fire department The course is designed to improve basic fire fighting skills and to teach new skills and the use of new equipment. Above, a fireman is extinguishing a flammable liquids fire with a C02 fire extinguisher. The instructor for the basic fire fighting course is Robert Hubbard from the Libertyville Fire department. A new section in the four-course sequence will begin Tuesday night, Oct. 11 from 7 to It p.m. at the Woodstock Rural department. Students may enroll by calling McHenry County college. What does the president of the United Methodist Women have in common with a flex- clerk at the post office, a woman who was a 4-H leader for thirty years, and a mother to a foreign exchange student from Sweden? The answer is simple to the residents of Ringwood--Althea Walkington does or has done all of the above. There are few women in the Ringwood community who have made more significant contributions than Mrs. Walkington. But to hear her talk, one would believe that she really hasn't done anything for her community at all. We know better. Presently, Mrs. Walkington is completing her fourth year as president of the women's group at the , First United Methodist church. It is a group that "does whatever needs to be done," she says. "Doing for others is what United Methodist Women is all about." Mrs. Walkington insists that Althea Walkington Staff photos by Wayne Gaylord Story series by Jeff Bonato Temperature Guideline For Meats Going Metric y the only reason she became president of the church group was because "they couldn't get anybody else. Whatever the reason, the women have made a good choice. Besides serving as president, until about eight years ago, Mrs. Walkington also was a Sunday School teacher. She is also active in Church Women United (CWU), which organized the meals-on-wheels program. As to why she enjoys helping the less fortunate, she says, "That's the way I was brought up. Helping people is the name of the game." For the last three years, she has been helping out at the Ringwood post office, serving as a flex-clerk. That means, she works at the post office whenever help is needed. Mrs. Walkington was a 4-H leader for thirty years, and V SOFT • WATER RENTAL No installation charge NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ONE phone call can answer any questions per month PHONE 312-259-3393 R«nt-a«Soft, a division of tho Arlington Soft Wator Company, Arlinaton Hoiahts. Illinois 40004 Serving McHenry Area watched her own children grow through the 4-H program. 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