PAGE I - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 8.197S Honored For Service • WW ^SE McHtnry Man Named Officer Pennsylvania Firm James Donald Dowhin, Jr., has been named vice-president of Guyon Alloys, Inc., Wayne, Pa. . The young man, son of Mr.and Mrs. James D. Dowhin, Sr., of 3006 S. Elder lane, McHenry, is a 1962 graduate of McHenry high school. He and his wife, Rhonda Jean (Lee),^ also an MCHS graudate live in Wayne with their 4-month-old daughter, Steffanie. Promoted To Sales Manager Joins Carestoel Administration BONNIE LINDGREN Bonnie K. Lindgren has joined the staff of Carestoel as assistant administrator, Miss Dorothy Kerr, executive director, has announced. Carestoel opened at McHenry as a 310-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing care center in January, 1978. Since then the number of residents has grown steadily and it now has ninety- eight residents, ahead of the projected number expected when this modern facility was planned four years ago. Mrs. Lindgren will assist Miss Kerr is the day-to-day management of Carestroel which has an Adult Day Care program and a regular schedule of special activities for permanent residents. Mrs. Lindgren is trained in health care administrative work. She received her Master's degree in public administration as an ad ministrative services specialist last May. In Wyoming, where she lived before moving to the Chicago area, Mrs. Lindgren was active as a consultant to the Meals on Wheels program in Casper, and as a training director for the Wyoming Girl Scout council at Casper Professionally, she is a member of the Gerontological society, American College of Hospital Administrators, American Society for Public Administration and American Association of University Women At Roosevelt university she graudated with honors She received her Bachelor's in sociology degree from the University of Montana in 1959 ISSUED CHARTER The state has issued a charter to Daco Construction, Inc., 5111 Home avenue, McHenry George P. Freund, Inc., JI Case dealer In McHenry, has been awarded the Case "Certified Service" plaque for outstanding customer service. The dealership, founded forty years ago by George P. Freund, is currently operated by his three sons shown In the photo above. They are, from the left, James, George Jr., holding the plaque, and Robert. The "Certified Service" program was launched by the Case Agricultural Equipment division in 1976, following an extensive study of the service needs of today's agricultural specialist - the farmer. The program was tailored to compliment two other key company programs designed to provide the utmost in both product and service: the "Commitment to Quality" program introduced at Case plants in 1972, and AIDS - Automated Inventory Distribution System - a computerized control system that speeds 20,000 parts a day to 2,000 of the company's dealerships and regional depots. Beware Of Nl-Gas Imposters Give Childcraft Books To Easter Seal Child A new set of Childcraft-The How and Why Library has been given to Tony Zidek, this year's National Easter Seal child, by Mary Jean Huff, a represen tative .for World Book- Childcraft, International, Inc. The firm publishes the 22- volume World Book En cyclopedia, Childcraft-The How and Why Library, the World Book Dictionary, and other reference materials. Tony Zidek and Mary Jean Huff both reside in Wonder Lake. Be on the alert for persons posing as employees of Nor thern Illinois Gas (NI-Gas), the company ams. "Occasionally, our em ployees must enter homes to provide necessary services, said Alan R Johnsen, senior vice-president. Johnsen stressed that most service calls are made only at the customer's request. In certain cases, however, utility employees may need ad mittance to turn service on or off during gas main con struction, obtain a meter reading or exchange a meter. "If a customer is unsure whether the person is a Ni-Gas employee, ask to see his identification card," he said. Employees never collect money from customers for service work performed, ac cording to Johnsen. "Any charges are included in regular bills." If the caller cannot be con firmed as a gas company employee, contact local authorities or the nearest NI- Gas office listed in the telephone directory, the company advises. of Promote Automotive Editor TOM L. MERCY Tom L Mercy, managing editor of Automotive Af- termarket News, has been promoted to AAN Editor and also editorial director of the other Stanley newspapers which include: Automotive Body Repair News, Automotive Body Repair News Buyers Guide. AAN-PAS-IASI Show Daily, Automotive Retailing News, ARN-APAA Show Daily and AAN-Big "E" Show Daily. Mercy, a McHenry resident, joined the editorial staff of Stanley Publishing company close to two years ago. Previous to joining Stanley Publishing, Mercy served as editor of three General Motors merchandising, marketing and service publications circulated among jobbers, warehouse distributors, service - installers and dealers, he was Editor of AC-Delco Marketing News, a bimonthly with a circulation of 300,000. Before the formation of the AC-Delco division, he was editor of the AC Spark Plug Action Time. At one time he was Editor of "Chevy Cam- Local Firms Sponsor Kitchen Plan Primer If the kitchen is truly the heart of a house then remodeling it can be compared to open heart surgery. Enter the surgeon - a relatively new breed of specialist known as the kitchen planner. Kitchen planners make it their business to know about all the diverse factors which must be pulled together to create a successful new kitchen, and they're good people to rely on when it comes time to remodel the heart of the home. This advice comes from Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen and Bath annual publication Ideas, an The information appears in a speciai section of the publication which went on sale Sept 5. Among the members of the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers (AIKD) sponsoring the special section, titled "A Kitchen Planning Primer", are Creative Kit chens & Baths, 3012 West Route 120, and Glaviano's Interiors & Palatine Millwork, 414 South Route 31, both of McHenry. SUBSCRIBE To The McHenry Plaindealer per", a recreational vehicle magazine of the General Motors Chevrolet division with a circulation of 2,000,000 Previous to his automotive journalistic work, Mercy spent twenty-five years in the daily newspaper field where he was part of the "working press " He served as editor of the Ypsilanti Press, a daily newspaper in Ypsilanti, Mich. Before his work in Ypsilanti, he spent twenty years with the daily newspaper, The Flint Journal, Flint, Mich , as reporter, editorial writer, daily columnist, and then for ten of the twenty years, as sports editor. Mercy was graduated from Michigan State university with a B.A degree in Journalism he is the father of two sons and one daughter. He resides with his wife. Nedra, at 1115 Front Royal court, McHenry CONTRACTORS Job H*ld Up Because of Concr«t« Dol Ivory May? Call Accu-Crata. Inc. Saturday Dellverys Available Phone 338-4718 GERALD H. G R A N T Gerald H. Grant, a resident 609 Kensington, McHenry, was recently promoted to sales manager in Prudential's Palatine district agency. He was formerly an agent in the company's northwest suburban district agency in Park Ridge. John S. Chlopek, CLU, manager of the Palatine district, said that Grant began his Prudential career in Park Ridge in April, 1970. He is a 1957 graudate of Holy Cross seminary in Notre Dame, In Grant and his wife, Susan, are the parents of two sons, Thomas, age 9, and seven-year- old Gregory. Yoga Classes Open Eighth Year In City Yoga, taught by Geo Atwood, will start its eighth year in McHenry, starting the week of Sept 18 Classes will be held at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, Green street. Yoga is self awareness, teaching integration of body, mind and spirit. It is a program of gentle exercise, regulated breathing, relaxation and meditation. These things combined regulate respiration, c i r c u l a t i o n , d i g e s t i o n , metabolism, help lower blood pressure, and enable one to attain complete relaxation and a quiet mind. It is a form of exercise and relaxation suitable to any age. When moving a long dis tance, don't leave your present home before the mover leaves and give him a phone number to reach you en route. Root cuttings of geraniums now for use as potted indoor plants this winter. Use a root ing medium of equal parts perlite and moistened peat moss. Mchenry M c H f N R Y 3 8 5 0 1 4 4 JOHN TRAVOLTA SISSY SPACEK * joo Ml SEATS $J00 SHOW NIGHTLY F*l. THUtS. 7-8 the word n OPEN EVERY NIGHT GATES OPEN 7:00 UtoWiJJWILmW. CARRIE" • and AUTOPSY" « EVERY SUNDAY Sam to 4pm GRAYSIAKE OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET SHOWPLACE 1-2-3-4-5 DOWNTOWN RTE. 14 & 31 CRYSTAL LAKE 455-1005-2000 EQUIPPED WITH DOLBY SURROUND STEREO EYES OF LAURA MARS" • HI. SAT. 2:1*4:45-7 9-10:45 SUN. THURS. 2:15-4:4^7 9 REVENGE thi PINK PANTHER"** fjj Ml. 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