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SECTION 2 - PAGE 8 • PLA1NDEALER - \VEDNF«n*Y. DECEMBER 21. 1877 Wonder Lake Mary Jean Huff 728-0267 Kids Delight Standing Room Only Audience It was a standing room only crowd that watched and listened as the lower grades at Harrison school performed in their annual Christmas program Thursday. Dec. 15. The enthusiastic comments of the parents reflected the excellent art work done by the children and their art teacher, Karen Six. The stage background, gym decorations, hall decorations and costumes for the program were creative and delightful. Mona Brown, the dedicated music teacher at Harrison, traditionally gives her "all" in preparing the children for these programs and the results were fun for the children and en­ tertaining to their audience. for the first time this year, fifth grade students were the announcers for each per­ forming grade. These young people were Ed Gallagher. Chris Anderson. Debbie MacKay. Jim Scheele. David Dolby and Kelly Peters. Ms. Brown and some of the fourth and fifth graders also played Christmas music on the tonettes and recorders during intermissions. First on the program were the kindergarten classes, always a joy with their freshness and innocence. They sang four English and Swedish songs. They were followed by the first grade, who sane Christmas tree songs and they were appropriately dressed as Christmas trees. The third grade sang caroling songs and were dressed in top hats, scarves and hats. Carrying silver bells, the fourth grade sang of Christmas bells. The fifth grade, dressed as the Twelve Days of Christmas, also .sang the song, with a reading. "The Wandering Age" and finished the evening with. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas". SPECIAL WISH Special birthday greetings to a young lady who shares her birthdate with a Very Im­ portant Person. Mary Madeleine Noelle Ahrens was bom Christmas day and she will be eleven years old this year. 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A movie on the hazards of smoking which was geared to the school age group made a deep impression on the young people. Project leader Shirley Wright and the 4-Hers have completed their bowling project. This group meets every Monday at the McHenry Recreation. In a Learn-to-Bake project Mrs. Linamen taught them to make brownies. Two girls. Gay Wright and Paula Harney, are taking cake decorating with Marie Payne in Woodstock. In the last session they learned to make roses and next they will make a doll cake. The annual Christmas party was held Thursday. Dec. 15; a time for gift exchange and having fun. 1 Leaders of the Wonder Workers are Betty Hamey and Ellen Linamen. BELATED - Belated birthday greetings to Ula Clowell who was 77 years old Dec. 16. Belated birthday greetings to Eric Deener. son of Julie and Ed Denner of Oakwood shores. Eric celebrated his birthday Dec. 13. by taking some of his friends bowling. / WELCOME Welcome back to Wonder Lake to Marge and Daniel Dugan who have purchased a home in Highland Shores. Their son. Richard Healless. who is a student at Pittsburg State university in Kansas, will be joining them in their new home for the holidays. Before the Dugans moved back to Wonder Lake they were visited in Kansas by Marge's dad. Joe Stefenhagen. also a former Wonder Laker, and his bride. Glora. The Stefenhagens now reside in Florida. YOUNG AT HEARTS The Wonder Lake Young at Hearts celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 14. with a Christmas party at the Wonder Lake Mill inn. Following the delicious dinner, there was plenty of time for cards, organ music and Christmas songs. The last meeting of 1977 will be held Wednesday. Dec. 21. at Christ the King hall. This will be a potluck dinner meeting with everyone bringing a favorite dish. BIRTHDAYS Happy fifth birthday to Carrie Gallagher Dec. 21. HaDDV birthday to Colleen, Keith Dec 23. and to Rev. Richard Wright Dec. 24. Happy days to you all! SAVE LABELS The children of Harrison school are starting a new project: They will be collecting Campbell soup and Chef Boyardee labels in order to get playground equipment. Please start saving your labels. HAPPINESS IS... Happiness is...getting the razzberries from the gals at the post office as we depositied "our" letter to Santa in his special mail bbx. (Bless them for their sense of humor, this busy time of year! > Happiness is...Bonnie Rindt. . serving a delicious farewell brunch for her neighbors in honor of Joanne Liggett who will be moving with her family to southern Illinois. • Happiness is...Bob and Claudia Pitts, building their son Matthew's first snowman in the front yard. (Next year Matthew will join in the fun!) Happiness is...learning to - l i s t e n - . . . H a p p i n e s s is...congratulating Eileen Mazzenga and Wendy Wohnrade of Christ the King parish in Wonder Lake who were recently inducted into the Bishop Lane chapter of the National Honor society at Marian Central Catholic high school. H a p p i n e s s i s . . . M a r i e Robinson, rounding out a dif­ ficult year on her usual positive note, with a well healed hip and no longer using a cane or walker. Happiness is...J.R. Wright, a member of the Wonder Workers 4-H club, taking a cooking project and after perfecting pancakes from a mix. surprising his mom. Shirley, one morning by calling her to breakfast and preparing her pancakes made from scratch! Happiness is...a newsy Christmas letter from former Wonder Laker's Norm and Gail Williams from their home on the Pacific ocean in the state of Washington. (The Williams are still Plaindealer readers!) Happiness is...my Christmas wish to you. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dec. 21. Cub Scout Pack No. 145 Pack night. Dec. 22. Early dismissal, Harrison school. Dec. 23, Penance celebration, Christ the King church. 8 p.m. Dec. 25. Merry Christmas! Destroyed Or Retained Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon advises motorists that their old 1977 vehicle license plates should be destroyed or retained while they are still valid. It is now legal to display the new 1978 plates. Dixon said, but care should be taken that the 1977 plates are not discarded carelessly. Every year the secretary's office receives numerous complaints from owners who receive overtime parking tickets credited to their valid old plates, which were thrown away prematurely after new plates had been installed. ** "Trying On" Job interns In Police Work Five McHenry County college students are getting a chance to try out the job of police1 officer before they go through the lengthy process of joining a police department. The students are working as interns for .area police departments and a criminal justice agency as part of their studies at MCC. They spend a minimum of eight hours each week working for the departments and get a chance to try out the job first hand. The students are not paid for their work, but they do receive credit to apply towards their associates degree at MCC. Mel Wallace, coordinator of the Police Science program at the college, explains that the cooperation, of the area departments in allowing the interns to learn on-the-job will be helpful in keeping th& students in the local area when they apply for their jobs as policemen. Many of the students who are working.as interns aren't old enough to become police of­ ficers at this time, he notes. In fact, only about 10 percent of all < the students enrolled in MCC police science courses are already working as police, he s a i d . . The students currently working as interns include Jack Cariota of Wonder Lake who is working with the Cary Police department : Gregory Rang of Crystal Lake who is an intern with the McHenry County Sheriff's police: Tom Olson of South Elgin who is an intern for the Elgin Police department: Paul Seeking of Streamwood, who is an intern for the Barrington Police department and Bill Brogan of McHenry who is working with the Lake- McHenry Law Enforcement Planning commission. Wallace, who has been at MCC since August of this year, says he hopeS to find more openings so more students can "try on" the job of police of­ ficer. The students do everything from working in jails to going on patrol with officers. The student working for the planning commission is doing a study of police and fire department jurisdictions to help in implementing the 911 call-system throughout the county. "It s a working knowledge that supplements what they learn in the classroom, something I could never cover in a classroom setting." Wallace says of the intern program. He explained Uie intern program is part of an increased cooperation between the college and area police departments. MCC is planning to increase the number of seminars and short courses designed for police officers who are already on local forces, he said. Star­ ting in January, a seminar on police report-writing will be held as part of the college's commitment to professional policing. In March. MCC will host a six-week long basic police course taught by the Police Training institute (PTI) which the state requires for all patrolmen , Wallace said. Wallace, who came to MCC from the State university of New York at Utica-Rome, also started an internship program at Southern Illinois university, before he came to MCC. Lakemoor-Lilymoor Margaret Karas 385-4934 Veterans Anticipate Holiday Visit The patients at the Veteran's hospital in North Chicago are so grateful for a dear lady in our community, Mrs. Alyce Kowal. Every Wednesday, she gives ten hours of her time to them, and during the Christ­ mas holidays, she will be spending three days at the hospital. She will be arranging parties, giving out gifts, and just being the loving person she is to the many hurt, lonely military personnel. Alyce has been giving of herself for many years. She is an example of Christmas love being given all year, and we are grateful. . NO NEWS My fepologies for no column last week. It seems that no one in our area went any place or did anything. It is nice to know that at least two people missed me, Harold Nixon being one of them. Do let me know what ex­ citing. different New Year's resolutions you will be making. I will try to come up with a fitting prize for the most unusual one that will result in completion LET THERE BE LIGHT Street lights in Lakemoor and Lilymoor are sometimes knocked out by unthinking persons, or sometimes do bum out. Lights are such a comfort and safety feature on dark nights. If any are not working in your neighborhood, call 385- 1380 und report them. CHRISTENING Allison, daughter of Nancy and Charles Hueckstaedt, Jr., was officially received into the body of Christ Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Methodist church. Aunt Laurel Hertel and Uncle Allan Hueckstaedt are the god­ parents. After the church service, the families met at the parent's home and enjoyed a delicious luncheon. The whole group then migrated to the home of the paternal grandparents, Alma and Bud, and celebrated son/ Allan's birthday with more How a man who hates to lose beats the elements. 385-5500 1241 N. Green ST McHenry, III. Ara Parseghian doesn't like to lose lootball games--or anything else And that includes losing on his heating and cooling bills. So Ara has a winning strategy that beats the elements and saveslhim- and you-money. ' "Caulk Those Cracks" A great amount ol air can leak in and out through window frames and around doors. These drafts play havoc with heating and cooling costs. So seal those openings with caulking and weather stripping "Draw Those Drapes" Drapes and blinds can help act as in­ sulation. Close them to block out the winter cold at night, and to shut out the summer heat. Open them on winter days to let sunlight warm the air "Shut That Door" It's just plain common sense to shut the door to keep warm or cold air inside. But don't lorget attic, garage and basement doors, too. "Now Get Out There And Fight" Follow these important tips and win the battle against summer heat and winter cold. Save money. Save > energy. You know it hurts to lose. cake and cookies. It was a blessed and happy time for the Hueckstaedt clan. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Two members of the Dember family are almost twins (outside of a few days _ and years). Alfred celebrates his day the fifteenth, and Alfred M. on the seventeenth of December. Quite good plan­ ning! Also, our favorite No. 1 daughter, Maggie D., is getting closer to her sister Maribeth's age Dec. 21. Happiness to you and all other April conceptions. LADIES LEAGUE% Dec. 17 will be a date remembered by the L,L.L.L., their husbands and guests. They enjoyed a Christmas dinner and get together at a local restaurant and shared friendship and Christmas cheer. May you all look forward to another gathering at Christ's next birthday. FIRE STATION NO. 3 Seen any one with new United States and Illinois flags recently? The ones that were on the flag pole at our fire station on Rt. 120, are no longer there. There does not sefem to be any limit to the heights some people «will go to steal. The flags will be replaced as a memorial to Edye Fitts' father, by the Joe Fitts family. Something generous does come out of evil. Speaking of firemen-our volunteers are in need of ad­ ditional equipment for which money is being raised. These men give so much in time, strength, talent, and ask very little except our support in - return. The fire department also asks that house numbers be placed on all buildings where they can be seen. If a fire truck or rescue squad is called to your home, even the few minutes delay of not being able to locate your house, could really be a matter of life or death. To save time, to help our volunteers do their work easier and faster, put your street number on your house. TANNENBAUMTALE There is a Scrooge at work in our area. Marge and Herb Polinski had a beautiful six foot blue spruce growing in their front yard. During the night of Monday, Dec. 12, someone sawed that tree down and stole it. The sheriff's office stated that eight other calls had been received for similar offenses. For persons to destroy a living tree that belongs to someone else, just for profit or whatever motive, is indeed a dastardly deed. May you who did this receive your just desserts, and have a heavy- hearted Christmas. MEANING OF CHRISTMAS Share Christmas with all your loved ones, and even those of us who are not very lovable. Let the love of Christ's birth shine in the eyes of the little ones, those sick in body and spirit, and the old and lonely.. As Tiny Tim says, "God bless us. Everyone." fn--niwllh Mli Working for you. No Dumping Ground Governor James R. Thomp­ son has urged a Congressional delegation visiting Illinois to begin work immediately with the President to form a national policy on the handling of nuclear wastes. "Illinois' willingness to cooperate (in the area of nuclear dumpin) threatens to make the state the dumping ground for the nation," Gov. Thompson's letter said. "I will not permit Illinois to be viewed as the solution for the failure of the federal government to develop a national policy on the use and disposal of nuclear material or the failure of other states to provide similar sites." he said t