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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 5 Apr 1978, p. 22

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fAUE 22 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. APRIL 5, 1*78 McCullom Lake Mary Jo Farrell 344-1575 Law And Order Entrusted To New Policeman The last village board meeting was held Tuesday, March 28, and some good news was passed on. We have one new policeman in the form of Jim Wright. Applications are still being accepted by Gene Huff for another new policeman, so see him if you are interested in the position. Trustee Monty Yates has tendered his resignation as board member, and until a replacement is appointed, Tom Farrell will act as Health and Welfare commissioner. If you are interested in the trusteeship or would like to recommend someone for the position, contact Kurt Weisenberger. The new health ordinance will be published this week, and enforcement of the new or­ dinance will start immediately thereafter, so if you have junk laying around or bad-looking property, do something about it. Village stickers are supposed to be displayed by now, the deadline was March 30, and if you don't have yours yet, you are subject to a fine. Stop in at the village clerk's office, located at 4807 W. McCullom Lake road, Wednesdays bet­ ween 3 and 7, or call Lesley Curran, the clerk, and make arrangements to pick up your sticker. If you are thinking of remodeling or adding on to your home, please be sure to chock with building inspector, Frank Kurth, to see if you need a building permit. This could save you a fine. BEACH GALS Sandy Keith and her Easter committee did a fantastic job this year; the Penny carnival and Egg Uunt, despite the snow, came off very well, and Karen Parks is to be commended for the smooth way the contest ran. I think the carnival was more successful this year than ever, and, of course, the kids have to be the reason for that. The turnout was really terrific, and the hot dogs added a really nice touch to the festivities. Pretty 1978 Little Miss Mc­ Cullom Lake, Becky Box, and her court, first runner-up Lucy Gravely and second runner-up Janet Behrendt, have probably recovered from all the - ex­ citement; I probably never will. All the contestants are to be congratulated for a really fine job. The Beach Gals meeting is tonight, Wednesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m., at the beach house. All village ladies are welcome. BOY'S BASEBALL There may or may not be a boy's baseball league this year, and it may all depend on you. The league desperately needs a president to help coordinate things, and at least one coach is needed to help out with the boys. If you are interested in either of these jobs, please contact Mrs. Vic Sarabia, and she will tell you everything you need to know. If you want to play ball, please go to Mrs. Sarabia's house and sign a letter of in­ tention, so that the league can get an idea of how many boys are actually ready to play. If there is not enough interest, there will be no little league this year in the village, so it is really important for you to go and sign up now. ANNIVERSARIES - BIRTHDAYS I'm so excited about having an anniversary to mention after four weeks, that I'm going to break my regular habit and tell you about the anniversary first. Monty and Nancy Yates will celebrate an anniversary April 11, and that goes to show that people still do get married in the springtime. Happy birthdays go this week to Roger Gates April 6; to Donna Gates and Joey Raycraft April 7; to Mary Carol Behrendt April 9; and to Billy Kuechel April 11. After the beautiful weather we've had, I hope your bir­ thdays are just as lovely. $16.7 Mi l l ion For Low Income H6U$trt§ Illinois has been awarded nearly $16.7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and urban Development to subsidize 3,396 units of new and rehabilitated housing for low- inqome persons, the handicapped and a few elderly, announced A.D. Van Meter, Jr., chairman of the Illinois Housing Development authority. Ttie Section 8 funds have been allocated to IHDA which will make below-market-rate 30 and 40-year mortgage loans to private and not-for-profit developers to build the housing. Qualified tenants then pay only one-fourth of their income for rent, with the federal subsidies making up the difference between that and "market" rentals. DO YOU KNOW.. FOR 1«€ ON $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION, ONE FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL IS POSSIBLE. THIS MEANS IF YOUR HOME HAS A MARKET VALUE OF $30,000 ,(IT IS ASSESSED AT $10,000) THE AVERAGE COST TO YOU IS $!• PER YEAR. ONE FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL IS WORTH IT AND NEEDED NOW. VOTE YES APRIL 8th PAID FOR BY CITIZENS FOR «> ONE FOUR YEAR HIGH SCHOOL Cultural Exchange MCHS Graduate Will Direct School Chorus \ CHERYI. EINSWEILER Mrs. Cheryl Elbersen Ein- sweiler will direct the chorus f rom Union-Whi t ten h igh school, Union, Iowa, when that musical aggregation appears before the public Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the Harrison elementary school gymnasium. Admission is free and everyone is urged to attend and encourage the young performers. Mrs. Einsweiler, a former resident of Wonder Lake, is a 1971 graduate of McHenry high school and received her Master's, degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois in 1977. The Union-Whitten high school currently has an enrollment of ninety-seven students, of whom thirty-nine are members of the chorus. Union is located in central Iowa, about 60 miles northwest of DesMoines. The chorus is here for a cultural exchange with various schools in the area, including McHenry high, Barrington high, Harrison elementary and Woodstock high. Sunnyside Area Betty Messer 344-2494 Here is how the funds will be allocated: -Chicago, $7,232,040 for 1,326 units. More than half will be for rehabilitation, nearly 60 percent for large families requiring three or more bedrooms. No elderly units included. -Suburban Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and WUl counties, $4,729,536 for 966 - units, about 10 percent of which will be rehabilitation. No large family or elderly units included. -Downstate, $4,737,512 for 1104 units. One fourth will be for rehabilitation and 20 percent for large families. There will be 53 units for the elderly. In all cases, five percent of the units will be specially for the physically handicapped. Special Joy At Easter Sunday Baptismal Rite Little Steven DePasquale, son of Tammy and Sam DePasquale of Eastwood Manor, was christened Easter Sunday in the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, McHenry. Steve is the grand­ son of Mabel and Bill Zawislak of 1413 Bayview lane. After the christening, a dinner was held in the home of Steven's parents for over twenty friends and relatives. Steve's great grandparents the John Langs who also reside in Sunnyside, attended. EASTER VACATION Martha Sundell and children, Randy and Rayna, of 1317 Sunnyside Beach drive, spent their Easter week vacation yigiting relatives in Florida. While there they enjoyed a trip to Disneyworld and other sightseeing trips. After a week of temperatures in the 80's, they returned to Illinois to our Easter weekend ice storm. SPEEDY RECOVERY We all wish our village treasurer Bud Pflug of 1412 Bayview lane, a speedy recovery. Bud had surgery last week in the McHenry hospital and will be home convalescing for a couple of weeks. ANTIQUE AUCTION Response to our plea for donations for the antique auction to benefit the John- sburg Rescue squad to date has been very poor. Come on folks, we need yfeur help to make this project a success. This is our chance to show the people who serve us on the squad that we deeply appreciate their efforts on our behalf. Now they need our help. So check your attics, garages, etc., for resalable items. Then call one of the following people for pick-up or drop off information. Dan Felix of Pistakee Highlands; Richard Zelke of Johnsburg, 385-0932; DIAl A/~ PRAYER 385-1234 SHAMROCK GEM CLEANERS 4400 W. ROUTE 120 McHENRY MARKET PLACE 385-1944 ONE DOLLAR CERTIFICATE This Certificate is worth ONE MLLAR Off when presen­ ted with any incoming order of $5.00 or more SERVICE. * Aoril 30. 1978 One Certificate per Order, Please EXPIRES SHAMROCK GEM CLEANERS "JMLC SJML JUJUCJL of frlujanaL 4400 w *Tr DAILY 7 to 6 Ftl". 7 to • McHtNRY 1 - A SAT. I to 4 CLOSED SUN. Joann Britt of Pistakee Terrace 344-2966; or Betty Messer of Sunnyside. PTO PLAY Don't forget this weekend is the matinee performance of the PTO play "Exit the Body". Matinee time is 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9. There will be two evening performances April 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. See students for tickets or you can purchase them at the door. BIRTHDAYS This week's birthday greetings go to Ruby Crowley who celebrates her special day April 3. Betty Lehman has her day April 9. Best wishes to you both for a happy day and many more to come. ANNIVERSARIES This week's anniversary couple are Loretta and Sam Koffski of 4207 Riverview. Their special day is April 7. Congratulations and may you do the anniversary waltz together for many more years. Bmi Meetings that will be held at the McHenry County Courthouse include: April 5 - Liquor and License committee, 9:30 a.m.; Audit committee, 9:30 a.m. April 6 - Finance committee, 9:15 a.m.; Valley Hi committee, 9:30 a.m. April 7 - Day-long zoning seminar to be held at the Branded Steak House. April 10 - Courthouse Operations committee, 9:30 a.m. 100 Years Ago Records on file with the Illinois State Historical society indicate the first 200 prisoners to occupy the new penitentiary at Chester were sent from Joliet by special train March 20, 1878. The trip had been announced for March 25 as a security precaution. A special train preceded the one with the convicts, who were given new clothing and shackled by twos with riveted leg irons. The transfer was made without incident. Y GET PROFESSIONAL carpet cleaning results! (At do-it-yourself prices') RENT OUR RINSE NVAC-the new portable, easy-to-use hot water extraction carpet cleaning machine that GENTLY... •rinses carpet fibers with hot water and cleaning solution. •loosens and lifts all dirt, grime and residues to the carpet surface where | they are immediately /| vacuumed up •leaves your carpets CLEAN. FRESH and ODOHFTEE! mmm e«sifems 'V (2% Hr. $5.00 Min.) ONLY $12.00 FOR 24 HOURS. ACE HARDWARE 3729 W. Elm St McHenry, III. 385-0722 This Week's Migrant PURPLE MARTIN By Vernon Kleen Drawing by Aura Duke (This Week's Migrant" Series prepared and sponsored by the Illinois Audubon society) One of the best known and most written about birds of North America is the Purple Martin. Many people enjoy having this bird around because of its affinity for ridding yards and communities of undesirable insects. Since Purple Martins traditionally nest in colonies and since they readily associate with people, they are almost expected to accept and use man-made apar tment complexes specifically designed for them. Purple Martin colonies vary in size from two or three pairs in a single house to several hundred pairs in many houses. The Purple Martin is the largest member of the swallow family. Males have a glossy, purplish-blue head and body with blackish wings and tail giving them a darkish overall appearance-which leads to their confusion with blackbirds by the uninitiated and unap- preciative. Females are bluish- gray above and whitish below with grayish throats. As spring-like weather ad­ vances, martins appear. The vanguard of returninjg birds to the United States from their South American winter homes arrives in Florida and along the Gulf Coast in late Janaury or, more commonly, in February; the first to reach Illinois may arrive in early March, however, the majority appear in April. The males arrive several days ahead of the females. Homing back to the same nest boxes is not un­ common. Purple Martins formerly used natural cavities in dead trees or cliffs as nesting sites and still do in uninhabited areas; however, the majority now live in rural, suburban or urban environments where wooden or metal boxes placed on 15 to 20-foot high poles in open spaces attract them. The birds show no preference for the type or structure of nest boxes used as they accept almost anything, including gourds in the southern states, that provides adequate living space. The presence of a nearby pond or lake seems desirable, but is not a necessity. The only complaint about Purple Martins is the lack of birds as many people's boxes remain empty each year; unfortunately, there is no logical answer to the question of empty boxes which are adequate in size and properly located. Once Purple Martins arrive, you will know they are present because of their charac­ teristically loud, yet pleasing, gurgles and chattering. Their graceful flight, gentle ways and food habits-feeding entirely on insects caught on the wing- make them an extraordinary asset anywhere. Both the male and female share in nest-building duties; however, the female does most of the incubation of the four to five white eggs. Once the eggs are laid, it takes about two weeks for them to hatch; young birds require another three- and-one-half to four weeks before they are ready to leave the nest and once they have made their first flight, they regularly return to the nest for another week or two. During favorable conditions, Purple Martins are sometimes double- brooded. In August, large flocks of Purple Martins gather at communal roosts each night- often in company with robins and blackbirds; by early September they have all migrated south and Illinoisans truly miss them. The Purple Martin is one of very few species that has benefitted by the presence of modern man. Next Week: Red-headed Woodpecker I And Save $8.80 Over Newstand Price FILL OUT AND MAIL OR BRING TO: McHENRY PLAINDEALER 3t12W. ElmSt.,McH«nry, III. 60050, with check or money order for *12.00 for on* year subscription within McHonry County. NAME ADDRESS CITY .ZIP MONEY BACK GUARANTEE FOR UNUSED PORTION" "Power Of Prayer" At Alliance Church April 9 Why should we pray? How should we pray? For what should we pray? What is unanswered prayer? These are questions man has asked since God first spoke to Him- questions that must be an­ swered} Far too long, prayer has been overlooked as a subject for a definite film study, but now ECRF Films present its newest release, "The Power -of Prayer." The opening moments of the film are spent in Israel, examining thousands of years of Jewish history and how they pertain to prayer. "The Power of Prayer" features some of the most well r espec ted , Chr i s t ian spokesmen in America such as Chaplain Ray and Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hendricks. These men and women will be sharing' what the Bible says as to the how and why of prayer. They'll also share their own personal experiences of the times of victory, frustration and con­ fusion. The Alliance church, 3815 Bull Valley road, McHenry, features the film April 9 at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited. The pastor, Rev. Gerald Robertson, personally extends a warm welcome to everyone in McHenry and surrounding communities to join in wat­ ching this fine film. Lakeland Park & Lakeland Shores Sharon Gacek Anne Moore 385-3777 385-6448 Apathy Evident In Absence At General Meeting the annual general meeting of the Lakeland Park Property Owners association was so poorly attended last Sunday that there was no quorum, thus no actual meeting or voting could be held. Those who came to the community house did enjoy meeting the new Chief of Police George Pasenelli and enjoyed his presentation and are hopeful the people of McHenry will work with the new chief to make ours a better city in which to live. Jerry Raycraft, president of the McCullom Lake Con­ servation club, was also a speaker at the meeting and gave interested residents an idea of how dredging would progress this year. A special meeting has been set for Sunday, April 9, at 8 p.m. at the community house. This meeting has been called due to the fact that there was no quorum last week. Absentee ballots will be available at the home of the clerk Anne Moore, 1920 Park lane Saturday, April 8, until 4 p.m. CPR Certification For Walk-In Center Seniors \EDUCATIONAL) j I MB* j College Honors { [ I Coed Sisters Recognized On Dean's List The names of two McHenry sisters, Maureen and Catherine Pintozzi, both students at Marquet te un ivers i ty , Milwaukee, Wis., appear on the college's dean's honor list for the 1977-78 semester. Maureen, a senior, is a student at the College of Liberal Arts, and maintained a 3.666 grade point average. Catherine attends Robert A. Johnston College of Business Administration and had a quality point average of 3.823. The girls are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Pintozzi of 3717 W. High street, McHenry. College Honor List Names Two Local Students Two McHenry students are on the academic honors list for the fall semester at Evangel college, Springfield, Mo. They are Cynthia Ann Landin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Landin, 1213 Eastwood lane, and Calinda Ellen Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Dean Leonard, 2402 W. Manor lane. Both are 1976 graduates of McHenry high school. Miss Landin is a freshman and is majoring in music SUBSCRIBE To The McHenry Plaindealer Thirteen seniors at the McHenry Walk-In center are the proud possessors of cer­ tificates indicating completion of the 4-hour training session in the Cardiac Pulminary Resuscitation course. The McHenry Walk-In center served as the pilot program site for the course, now to be ex­ tended to other Walk-In centers in the county, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Marengo and Fox River Grove. The course is being taught by fully qualified paramedics and is sponsored by the Outreach program of McHenry hospital and the McHenry county Heart Schedule "Exit The Body" At Bush School association. For information please call the McHenry Walk- In center at 385-8260. Registration will be held at the individual centers as soon as classes are set. Wanda Zima, Marilynn Hamilton, John Panek, Helen Morgan, Walter Knippen, Albert Wyse, Joe White, Diane Yokely, Harry Wennstrom, Bill Sandell, Mary Schlecta, Katherine OhJson, and Sophie Scott will enthusiastically 4ell» any call* that they all believe in the slogan, "The life you save may be someone you love." The Johnsburg P.T.O. play, "Exit the Body" will be presented April 9 at 2 p.m. and April 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. at Bush school on Church street in Johnsburg. The play will be directed by Barb Miller, who is affiliated with the American Repertory theatre systems. The play is a three-act mystery-comedy wi th four disappearing bodies. The cast has all local, talented people, and is as follows: Lyle, Hal Thompson; Crane, Debbie Butler; Randolph, Dick Seaborn; Helen, Margaret Stenzel; Kate. Madge education at Evangel while Miss Leonard is a junior speech pathology major. EARNSDEGREE Joseph Carey, 613 N. Center street, McHenry, was among students who received master's degrees recently at the Universtiy of Wisconsin- Madison. He received a master's degree in finance, investment and banking. Diedrich; Lillian, Jan Dagens; Jenny, Sharon Marunde; Vernon, Bud Lytle; Phillip, Ron Slocum and Richard, Tom Pieper. All proceeds go to the Johnsburg P.T.O. Warning On Fish Consumption A warning was issued recently by the Illinois Department of Public Health to persons who eat fish from Lake Michigan. Dr. Paul Q. Peter­ son, department director, said, "Although there have been no ident i f ied human hea l th problems assoc ia ted wi th eating Lake Michigan sport fish, they may be contaminated with polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs)." According to Peterson , removal of excess fa t from the fish before cooking and eating Lake Michigan fish no more than once a week if the fish weighs 7 pounds or more, are effective ways to reduce intake of PCBs. He said the warnings apply to fish pur­ chased in marke ts or restaurants. r' i i i DOES YOUR HOME QUALIFY? Vinyl Siding Siding mad* from B.F. Goodrich vinyl Lucky Homes | You can be among those who will be chosen for participation in a j program of publicity for Northern Illinois Vinyl Distributors. The six* of your hous* is not important. Northern Illinois Vinyl Distributors has b**n appoin­ ted distributors for Certain- Teed Vinyl for Chicago and suburbs. To introduce Certain-Teed Vinyl Sidings, Northern Illinois Vinyl Distributors will install siding completely on each of the selected homes and for ! those cooperating, the • homeowners will save hun­ dreds of dollars on the in- I stallatioin of Certain-Teed I Vinyl siding. With Certain-Teed Vinyl | siding, you choose from many | beautiful colors. This fine | protection for your home will | not crack, dent, rot or peel f and its insulation will keep your home cooler in summer and warmer in winter. For the homes selected, not only is the price sharply discounted but terms will be arranged. If you think your home will qualify and if you would like Certain-Teed Vinyl siding on your home at a sharply reduced price, call 815-385- 5117. Switchboard open 24 hours daily and Sunday. Leave your nqme, address and phone number and a representative will call you for an appointment. Out-of-town, call collect. If a phone is not handy, drop a card or letter to P.O. Box 6, McHenry.

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