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Canvases, tubing, yams, etc. 189 1656 9 4400W.RTE. 120 McHENRY 385-4100 DAILY 9 to 9, SAT. 9 to 6, SUN. 10 to 5 BEAUTY SALON McCullom Lake - Mary Jo Farrell * * 344-1575 Beach Gals Appoint Three Club Chairmen Though there were a scant thirteen members in at­ tendance. the Beach Gals entered 1978 with a great burst of energy at their meeting Jan 4 New standing committee chairmen were appointed, those being. Social Chairman. Joanv Bitterman. Publicity" Chairman. Chris Lawson; and Permanent Photographer. Barbara Caron The calendar for the year was drawn up. with the first major event being next month's Ice Fishing derby, at which the Beach Gals spohsor the food and drink concession The derby will be held Feb 4 and 5 at the McCullom Lake beach More about that later in the column The Easter carnival Egg Hunt, and the Little Miss McCullom Lake contest will be held March 25. as Easter is verv. earlv this vear The Gal's plant and bake sale is slated for May 6. which happens to be the .Saturday one week before Mother's day Now is the time to start rooting your little trimmings and sprouts so that there will be lots and lots of sturdy little plants to sell The annual Beach Gals dance is tentatively scheduled for Sept 23. pending the securing of a band This date will probably stand firm The Halloween party will, of course, be held Oct 31. which is a Tuesday this year Dates for the Children's Christmas party, the Gal's Christmas party, and the carolling have not yet been set. suffice to say they'll all fit into December The Beach Gals will be going on their infamous bowling outing in June, and we hope to have an activity with bur kids sometijjie during the summer, also As you can see. the Beach Gals have a lot going These events are just the major un­ dertakings. there are lots of other things the Beach Gals do for our kids and our village, too We need lots of active members to pull off all these Events T The McHenry Plaindealer Established 1S75 3«12 West Elm Street ^ Phone M5-0170 McHenry. Illinois 60050 Published Every Wednesday g Friday ot McHenry, Illinois Second Class Postage Paid at McHenry. Illinois By McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscriber* or* >K|u«M to provide immediate rx>ttc» o> chang* of •d^rtu to Th» M<H*nry Holn^Wr Ml J W Elm St McH«.ry III MOM A of on. mofrth horn th, oipirotion o4 , .ub.crtption will b. mod* «W, o chongo of xUrMl it prorIM ffcs Pesf Office Deportment. Larry E. Lund-Publisher Ad«l* Froehlich-Editor NATIONAL NEWSPAPER mociMioii r--pi im » r N N A S U S T A I N I N G 4i,r .5 MEMBER-1977 SUBSRIPTION RATES §10.5<> I Wmt §15.00 In McHenry ond Lake Outside McHenry and County Lake County successfully, and lately we have been fortunate to have some new members join who have been willing to jump right in and start working on an „ activity. , But we need more members who are looking for some fun. some new friends, or maybe just a reason to get out of the house for a little while each month The Beach Gals sponsor all their activities for the benefit of the kids of the village, and for the village itself, so you would certainly be working for a good cause, and having a great time all at once The Beach Gals meet on the first Wednesday of every month at the beach house at 7:30 p m Come and join us; we'd love to have you DERBY The annual Ice Fishing derby, sponsored by the Mc­ Cullom Lake Conservation club, will be held this year Sat. Feb 4. and Sun Feb 5 As in past years, the Beach Gals will have food and spirits to warm the tummies of the frozen fishermen, and there will be booths set up around the beach house from various groups and area merchants There will be bait available on the premises, and lots and lots of prizes in many different categories for the fishermen If you have any questions about the derby, call Jerry Raycraft HOWDY A big McCullom Lake Howdy" goes out to the Behrendt family, who have recently moved to the village The Behrendts, who reside at 2907 N Spring road, include Bart and Carol and their eight children. Mary Carol. Mark. Maureen. Janet. Karen. Mike. Peggy and Gregory The Behrendts moved to McCullom Lake from Oak Park, which was a little closer for Bart to go to work, since he works in downtown Chicago Obviously. Carol really must be a go-getter, and must really care about her kids, because she is the newest member of the Beach Gals, and we are thrilled to have her > Welcome. Behrendts. we >hope you'll like our little v ,Ha^ - VEHICLE STICKERS Vehicle stickers are on sale now at the village clerk's office, which is located at 4807 W McCullom Lake road The clerk's hours are Wednesday from 3-7 p.m., but other arrangements can be made by calling the clerk if you cannot make it during those hours She asks only that you please call, and not just drop in when you feel like it Take your registration when you go to get your vehicle sticker, you'll need it The clerk also sells dog tags if you are in need of one of these LOOKING The Beach gals are, looking for a piano to bie kept at the beach house, and to be used for the various activities we sponsor during the year If you have an old piano you would like to get rid of. or if you know of someone who does, please4 contact me The piano does not have to be a thing of beauty, but it must be in working condition. PERSONALS Note to Frank "Grandpa", Kurth -Your two girls are really glad to see you feeling better again ICE FISHING SHACKS If you have an ice fishing shack on the lake at this time, or if you are planning to put one there this winter, please make sure your name and address are written on the shack Shacks that cannot be iden­ tified will be towed off the ice at the owner's expense, beginning shortly SURPRISE' Jerry and Jackie Raycraft. along with sons Joey and Bob, had surprise overnight guests New Years eve Jackie's sister, Jo-ann Erhardt. with her kids, J R and Donald, came down from Port Washington. Wis , for the weekend A fairly quiet New Year's eve was spent by all. with no one budging out of the Raycraft house into the blizzard On New Year's day morning, everybody rolled out, and the girls baked and cooked while all the kids played outside in the mountains of snow Jackie reports that they baked enough to feed the family until June, and she is still trying to figure out where all that food went Surprise visits are always more fun®»than planned ones, and this one proved to be no different BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES Happy birthdays go this week to Fred Groh, who celebrates his birthday Jan 11. to Gene Frost, who has a birthday Jan 12, to Ruth Gumm Jan 13. and to Debby Straumann. who has a birthday Jan 16 Happy anniversary to John and Lorraine Boyle, who celebrate their big day Jan 15 Growing Business The fast food businesses - those that seii hambuceers, fish and chips or fried chicken - expect iu have more than 45.000 outlets in the United States by 1980 In 1975, there were approximately 29.000 outlets Spend the Day On Ifitt* jjl , McHenry s Semi-Annual The Whole Town's On SALE! 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