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Did You Hear? 0 0 0 WE'RE MOVING! EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 11,1978 SC3 N.rRONT ST. (Rte. 31) McHenry, IL (Same Phone) (815) 385-5890 PLEASE VISIT US IN OUR NEW LOCATION! INCORPORATED \ McHENRY OFFICE SYSTEMS, INC. ) ( 803 N. FRONT ST. (Rte. 31);) McHENRY, IL Formerly Located At: f v 1260 N.GREEN ST. McHENRY ) i -- J / "HERE WE GROW" REHEARSE FOR SING-A-LONG-The Rev. Father Edmund Petit, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic church, looks on as two members of his parish rehearse for one of the church's popular sing-a-long programs. It will be held Sunday.Dec. 10, at ? p.m. at the church with the public invited. At the organ, left, is Mary Ann Sharp, and with her is-Anne Bauer, social committee chairman. V STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD special audiences. Cable viewers can see uninlerrupted movies, sports not carried on broadcast TV, community shopping guides, 24-hour news channels, church ser­ vices and school programs, in addition to more and clear local TV pictures. Interestingly, cable TV is already the largest domestic user of communications satel­ lite technology for TV pro­ gramming. Cable TV viewers will be able/ to watch their congressmen in action early next year when daily, gavel- to-gavel coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives be­ gins via satellite. Try A Different Decorating Idea This Christmas Some families like to try a new theme, to depart from the traditional Christmas tree decorating, or let the children make the ornaments For a Victorian looking tree, miniature packages wrapped in velvet or brocade and tied with brightly colored ribbon can be a tree theme Use traditional lights and other trimmings with it A tree made from wire or wooden dowels, with its branches flat against the wall and twined with artificial leaves, can have ornaments or lights in the shape of fruit This is especially good for mantelpieces or sideboards Regular shaped larger trees also can be used, and fruit ornaments or lights used for decorations A toy tree -- cutouts , f animals, toy soldiers, dolls jr sleds from foam rubber sheeting can be decorated by gluing s e q u i n s o n t h e m A c t u a l miniature toys can be decorated with sparkling particles Decorate a tree with birds and illuminated electric candle lights, a theme following the Nativity legend Birds c«h be glass, metal, feather or paper Children can cut birds from last year's Christmas cards or make cutouts from colored or metallic paper brother and an uncle who were poets. Uncle Henry wrote a great many polit ical poems, in faft , and one of them is on file at the Eisen­ hower Library. Mrs. Clausen's poems spring from a variety of sources: friends, her child­ ren, polit ics, even an opera­ tion she had in 1958. "I mostly write about people 1 know and things I did --happy things," she said. "I particularly l ike hu­ morous poems, because life isn' t worth much without a few laughs." In fact. Mrs. Clausen feels that being cheerful is the key to her longevity. "Older people shouldn't be discouraged," she said. "They should put their best foot forward and be cheer­ ful and active. That 's what makes people live longer. We all have our troubles-- you just have to face them with a li t t le prayer and con­ fidence." / * * * USING DONATED ma­ terials and discounts from merchants. 10 older persons in Raton. New Mexico built an IN' x 20' addition to the Raton Senior Center for under $2.5*00. The workers, who ranged in age from 65 to N2. did all the work with the exception of the electrical wiring and carpeting. • * * IN SWEDEN, ' service buses" are used to meet the FROM MANY LANDS: Christmas Around The Globe People from all cultures give this greatest of Holy Days its meaning in rich traditions Christmas around the world is similar in one respect -- it is the celebration of the birth of Christ One of the most beautiful celebrations of Christmas is of­ fered in Poland When the first star is sighted in he evening on December 24, the Fast Day is ended and the family gathers around the table for Christmas supper Barn straw is placed'un­ der the table, dishes, and table cloth, and one chair is left for the Christ Child A "Peace Wafer", received from a priest and given to the head of the family to break and share with the family, sym­ bolizes peace on earth. While eating the wafer, the family and guests exchange wishes for the com ng year A very old custom, called "The Five Piles of Grain", takes place at midnight in Russia A sleeping hen is quickly taken from its roost and brought to the kitchen needs of isolated rural el­ derly. The vans are equip­ ped to provide personal care, home recreational services, aids to daily living and a multitude of other services. The vans are manned by one or two people or in some cases bv a group of up to eight people. It has been found that one or two buses can deal with 10 to 25 percent of the total demand for services in sparsely populated areas. On the floor are five separate piles of grain, each representing the five fates: Wealth, Poverty, Death. Marriage and a life of Single Blessedness. The hen is still sleepy when put on the floor in the five piles of grain, and its drowiness causes great laughter. The hen eventually awakens, and begins to eat, pecking at the piles one by one to determine the fate of the family. It has been difficult for Russia to keep many of its Christmas traditions, but the family reunions for the children still remain. Christmas in Syria is spent in worship and prayer, in each church a bonfire of vine stems is made in memory of the Magi who were cold from their journey The children, masked and dressed in costumes, sing from door to door in hopes of receiving coins, candy and eggs in return. Philippine children deck them­ selves with wreaths and chains made from tropical flowers and partake in an after-mass parade led by a band Following the parade there is a feast, with danc­ ing and music provided for the remainder of the day They do not have Christmas trees, but their homes are decorated lavishly with flags, bunting, palms and many flowers A can­ dle is also left burning all night, and on Christmas Day the celebrations are brought to a close with the last chime of the church bells Unlike a broadcast station which must appeal to the largest possible mass audience on its one channel, cable can dedicate individual channels to the interests of smaller, PAGE 20 - PLAINUF \I I,I V WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER6.1978 bv (ierrv Johnson Cable TV: Making Air Waves You may soon have a better chance of seeing what you want to see on TV. New cable TV systems can offer up to 36 channels of pro­ gramming and information services -- far more than con­ ventional broadcast TV. Reaching 42 million people, a fifth of the nation, cable TV now has the national audi­ ence necessary to support special, made-for-cable programming. amine your emotions," Mrs. Clausen told a writer from The National Council on the Aging. "If you write about vour feelings, chances are you'l l end up understanding why you feel a particular way on a given dayt" Although she only •vent, as far as the Nth grade before going to uork for the tele- ph one company..Mrs. Clau­ sen has always been acutely observant "of the world around her. I think I 'm probably more'observant- than most people." she said. Then, with a smile, she added. "Sometimes I 'm not sure that 's so good-" After quitt ing her job to get married. Mrs. Clausen's early interest in writing verse had to be put aside, especially since she raised four daughters. But oxer the y ears she re­ tained her interest in poetry , keeping the flame alive by reading the work of other poets and books on poetry techniques. She began writ­ ing her own poetry simply because she liked it . although heredity may play a role. I come from a poetic famil\ ." she said. "1 have a She Fights The Blues With Poetry depression Not that she often finds herself in that state, but when the ^-year- old native ot Wisconsin finds herself feeling a bit blue, she urites poetry. "It 's a good wa\ to ex- Hazel Clausen of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin has found an unusual way to combat Would You NU.SuU>- ' ."hIV* 1U(lh N U \ rdas^'v o t , lUinoi* . 1 on oi netted n"CfX» ^ were pa* s e d fresolu U O t^. M A i jon o n 1 v s U de\e* a l®S \e*vs\auun recoro ^ require* Man> 'J l S a & resun, r ;n d^dua> Be Interested ? ? The ,rd aft** s e hoo\ tor decide up<» t ( ) , , ^ M | f J „ . . ' '~::̂ 0iSOcls'L u^y r IWea« this ~"uun in nu^"°ol e'nt>ers J 'ftTn. • "4 l* dn<1 t , , n K ' confer ^ resold .o\s\a^ur \p Or do you know someone who would benefit by having the McHenry Plaindealer printed in type twice as big as normal?? 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