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PAGE 16 -PLA1NPEALER- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1979 Town-Country Tips by David Plocher, Extension Service 338 3737 338-4747 Guests of Safety Day - While driving around the county each spring, summer, and fall, I observe that small land owners face many of the safety hazards large farmers do. For this reason small land owners are considered special guests of this year's safety day. A free lunch, speakers including the University of Illinois Safety specialist, demonstrations on the hazards of everything from chain saws to tractors and an array of films and handouts will fill the 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. program on Saturday, Feb 17. Read on! Safety Day Extra - An extra option of the Family Safety day is for youth 14-16. They will be able to enroll in the special 4-H Tractor Safety Certification program which will continue for three additional Saturdays. This school is designed to make them better drivers and will also make it legal for them to perform some driving tasks for neighboring farmers. It may lead to a successful summer job. For questions and registration contact either of the sponsoring organizations, (a lunch count is needed.) The McHenry County Farm Bureau Women's committee, 338-1520, 11909 McConnell road, Wood­ stock, 60098 or University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, 338-3737 or 4747, 224 W. Judd street, Woodstock, 60098. Livestock Association - Over sixty livestock producers and agribusinessmen turned out for the Association Annual meeting. A feedlot program was explained by coordinator Len Sievers of Bull Valley Semmintal and Craig Scheidecker, my co-worker at the Extension office. It is planned for Feb. 22. Officers elected for the new year include president - Dan Walters, vice-president - Ray Kuhlman, secretary and treasurer - Dick Stoxen, reelected directors - Chuck Beard, Lloyd Getzelman, and Gene Meyer. Directors con­ tinuing include Charles Budrick, Don Cash, William Kearns, Erhardt Schultz, Len Sievers, and Gene Weidner. Hog Outlook - A large number of pigs will be going to market in 1979 according to the Dec. 21 Hogs and Pigs report. It seems though that hog prices will stay relatively strong in 1979. This last comment comes from Tom Hieronymus, University of Illinois specialist - Prices and Outlook. In other comments Hieronymus stressed "If things materialize as currently in­ dicated, 1979 will be the first time we see a piajor increase in pork production and a major decrease in beef production in the same year." Forecasting hog prices is a complex process. In addition consumer response is also uncertain. The next major check points are the cattle on feed and cattle inventory reports on Jan. 19 and 30. After that the hogs and pigs report on March 21. If you wish to study the report facts in detail, I'll send you copies. Swine Facility Day - A little drive from home but the first of its kind. A swine building and equipment day is being planned for Feb. 20 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Lee county 4-H center, Amboy. The program will feature over twenty company exhibits. Speakers will include University of Illinois Ag Engineers and Animal Scientists: I'll have more details soon, call for in­ formation. Snow Is Good? - After the last snow storm this comment is even harder to appreciate but "snow does have its good points". The snow thus far has been light and has sifted through the branches of shrubs and evergreens, supporting them and insulating them from the bitter cold we have had. Don't forget though, plants under roof overhangs should be watched closely as melting starts. The weight of falling snow and ice can break down shrubs and evergreens. When the snow started last fall, the ground was not frozen. The snow has insulated the ground and in doing so has protected roots systems and water lines from freezing damage. If you are feeling like most of the people I talk to you probably still have a hard time believing it, but "snow does have its good points". Community Farm Markets Grow - Over the past weeks I have been discussing roadside markets. There is a new in­ terest coming that some local producers may be interested in. That is - Community-Farm Markets. More than forty-six Community-Farmers Markets were planned for 1978. This doubled the number operating in 1977. If you want details and help in considering such a, market, we at your Cooperative Extension service in addition to the Illinois Department of Agriculture staff are willing and able to help. Give me a call or jot a note. We are at 224 W. Judd street, Woodstock, 60098 phone 338-3737 or 4747. Sunnyside Area Betty Messer 344-2494 Pressure Cooking Pressure cookers enable food to be cooked in less time -- and with less energy -- than required with the oven or top-of-the range cooking. A pressure cooker per­ mits water to boil at a higher temperature -- and the food in­ side cooks quickly. The normal operating pressure for most cookers is 15 pounds per square inch. When that pressure is reached, the pressure regulator begins to vent excess steam. '79 Blizzard Good And Bad The blizzard of *79 is long over, but stories of Jthe storm will be told for some time to come. People are still relating their experiences of the bliz­ zard. One aftermath of the storm was roofs collapsing from the excessive amounts of snow on them. The barn where Leo Backs shows his Sudeenew Arabians was one that collapsed after the storm. This past week I learned that the day after the storm a group of neighbors in this area got together and shoveled one another's roofs and then went around to the senior citizens in the area to see if any of them needed help. Sometimes it takes an act of God to bring people closer together and get involved with something other than our own VU >\l< .( >VU Iv'Y Sale for American Homes Sale Ends Sat., Feb. 10 Other rangea from Save *70 Self-cleaning 30" electric range. 379s8 Regularly 449.99 Fully automatic oven can be preset to turn on, cook or clean it­ self, turn off. Lift-off black glass oven door. Other ranges from Save *70 Pilotless gas range --cook/hold oven. 379** Regularly 449.88 Oven cooks then turns down to keep food warm. Elec ignition to save on fuel. Clock with timer; oven light. ^ - Clothe*. Dishes. Wards offers low-cost professional installation. Our finest water softener. Regularly 379.95 Rugged fiberglass tank and rust-resistant brass controller. Salt-setting mechartism adjusts to 50-gr hardness/gallon. 6-day clock offers flexible regeneration time. WATER CLINIC Factory Representative will be in our store February 15, from 3-8 p.m. to test your water and discuss your water conditioning needs. Automatic dry control takes the guesswovli out of drying. 10 cycles for all washables ---delicates to perm-press Other models from *80 off the pair. 10-cycle, 20-lb- capacity washer. Big, 6-cycle, 20-lb automatic dryer. 31988 239 Beg. 369.99 5 temp, 3 speed com­ bos. Perm-press cy­ cle. Heavy-duty 2- speed, %-hp motor. Add. 10% for color. Reg. 269.99 Perm-press cycle, auto dry control. 5 temp combos. Add |40 for gas. Save *20 Powr-Kraft® 2-speed, 7-in sander/polisher. Perfect for au- A to-body _work, All sanding. Double insulated. Reg. S9.99 Save 50% Kodofill™ polyester- filled sleeping bag. 1797 Cotton lining and nylon shelf Machine wash. Zip 2 together. Re«- *5-99 Save *13 Assembled except for handles. Durable 4-shelf steel utility cabinet. White baked- enamel finish. 5 shelf spaces. 20xl2x60"high. 34TO Reg. 47.99 Save 33% Super Steam® iron with handy spray. Even mist or ex­ tra steam burst. Reversible cord, on/off light. 19«8 Reg. 29.99 6009 Save #20 Wards handy 3-gallon room-size humidifier. Ideal size for bed- room, mobile home, apart- "1 Q88 ment. Reg. 39.99 17-cu.ft. models from •349 1709 Save *80 Spacious 16-cu.ft. upright freezer. 24988 Regularly 329.99 Adj cold control for fast freezing. Pull- out basket, interior light, 4 shelves, key­ lock, defrost drain. Special buy. Frostless 18-cu.ft. refrigerator. 41988 Big top freezer. Tint­ ed meatkeeper, crisper, dairy door. 4 shelves (3 adjust). On acjj roll­ ers, easy cleaning. 1849 Flame-retard ant. Meets Industry Standard CPAI-S4 Save *30 Rugged 8xl0-ft cabin tent sleeps five. 8997 Large screened windows, door. Polyester/cotton canvas. Aluminum frame. Regularly 119.99 K 36% off. Sturdy hand tools for active gardeners. Choose a triple chrome- plated transplanter, cul- tivator, trowel, weeder. Regularly 79' Save #51 Use Wards heavy- duty 5-hp tiller. WHY PASS UP A GOOD BUY? JUST ADD IT TO YOUR WARDS CHARG-ALL ACCOUNT Here's to your living better! STORE HOURS: Mon. thru Fri. 10 a.m.to9p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crystal Lake Regularly 339.95 Make your gardening easier. Center-mount­ ed Briggs & Stratton engine, power safety reverse, steel tines. /VAOIVTOO/WERY ihVL\ H BJ 105 Northwest Highway Route 14 Phone 815459-3120 FREE PARKING personal problems. In many it brings out the best in people. One neighbor went around with his snow blower helpmg neighbors clear their driveways. Another took his snowblower and cleared the mail boxes. For a few days mail delivery in many areas was impossible as mail boxes were buried under snow. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ivar Wendell of 4214 Riverview drive, who, on Feb. 7, mil be celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. Best wishes to you both for a truly happy day and another fifty years together. Jvar serves the village of Sunnyside as trustee. / .4. ; BIRTHDAYS This week's birthday celebrants are Patty Sallaz who has her day Feb. 5. Mark Fredricks has his day Feb. 6. Kathy Neurauter does her celebrating Feb. 9, and Feb. 10 is the special day for Pauline Lang and Jean Tomsa. Best wishes to you all for a happy day, followed by a year full of happy days. PACK 454 Cub Scout Pack 454 will hold its annual Blue and Gold banquet on Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Johnsburg Community club. This event is the highlight of the scouting year. Awards presented and the Pinewood derby is run. Win­ ners of the Pinewood derby will go to Rockford at a later date for a council run-off. The Boy Scouts of America will be celebrating their sixty- ninth birthday this month. There'll be a week of activities at the Crystal Point Mall, Crystal Lake, from Feb. 4 through 10. COMPLAINTS AGAIN Complaints are still coming in on dogs roaming loose in the village. Animal Control has been called out a number of times in recent weeks. But the same offenders still continue to let their pets roam. Several irate citizens have threatened to take matters in their own hands. So, pet owners, beware! POLICE NOTES Sgt. Donna Mitchell of the Sunnyside police department has come up with an excellent idea as a result of our recent blizzard. Sgt. Mitchell would like a list of senior citizens in the village and their addresses. In times such as the blizzard the police department will check these homes to make sure our senior citizens are okay, or to see if they are unable to get out or if they are in need of anything. We need help in making out this list, so if you are a senior citizen or have a neighbor who is a senior citizen, call Sgt. Mitchell, 385-8863, or Betty Messer, 385-6023, with the names and addresses. This is an added courtesy to our senior citizens, com­ pliments of the Sunnyside police department. Moving Can Affect Your Income Tax Did you know that several billion dollars will be spent in 1979 to relocate the one out of every six American families that are expected to move due to job changes or transfers? Experts at one of Amer­ ica's leading movers of house­ hold goods point out that most of this expense will be paid by employers, either in the form of lump sum pay­ ments to employees or as reimbursements for actual ex­ penses incurred. Unfortunately, say officials of North American Van Lines, Inc., many families will be in for 'future shock' at income tax time in 1980 when they learn that ignorance of Inter­ nal Revenue Service regula­ tions concerning relocation costs can make them liable for taxes that could have been avoided. As a service to the public the company has drawn on its 45 years of experience, in­ cluding more than 122,000 moves in 1978, to publish a free booklet "Moving and Tax Deductions." The book­ let provides, in simple lan­ guage, what a family on the move should know. However, for answers to specific tax questions, the company urges moving families to check with an attorney, accountant or an IRS representative. The following are some of the many tips provided by the booklet: • That IRS permits a deduction for "reasonable" cost of traveling, including meals and lodging for your family, while moving from your home to your new resi­ dence when your move is necessary to start work at your new job? • That moving expenses are considered "reasonable" only if paid or incurred for moving: a) by the shortest, most direct route; b) by con­ ventional means of transpor­ tation actually used; and c) in the shortest period of time required to travel the distance involved? • That certain "indirect" expenses incurred in connec­ tion with your move are deductible -- such as cost of house hunting trips, tempo­ rary living expenses, and qualified residence sale, pur­ chase or le~se expenses? m • That the Internal Rev­ enue code requires an em­ ployee, whether new or old (and all self-employed indivi­ duals) to report as "gross income" any amounts received as payment or reimbursement for moving expense? • That if such, payments are made on your behalf by your employer, he is required to report them on your W-2 form as gross income? • That only those allow­ able moving expenses incurred within any period of 30 con­ secutive days after obtaining employment are deductible? • That you can even de­ duct certain moving expenses if you move to a different geographical region in hopes of finding a better job? There are just a few of the important tips on how to minimize the income tax im­ pact on job relocation that are covered in detail in "Mo­ ving and Tax Deductions." The booklet is available free from North American Van Lines at P.O. Box 988, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801. Motor Carrier Decals Burton Nelson, chairman of the Illinois Commerce com­ mission, announced last week that, because of the recent severe weather in Illinois, the commission has extended the expiration date of franchise decals and uniform cab card stamps to midnight Feb. 28, 1979. Nelson said the action is also expected to permit in­ creased administrative ef­ ficiencies of the carriers. YOUR WEEK AHEAD B, DAMIS ARIES Mar. 21-Apr. 19 TAURUS Apr. 20-May 20 Forecast Period - February 4 to February 10 Chances are pretty good you'll be moving things around at home by the end of the week. Com­ pany's coming. A good time for travel. Be ever alert challenge to your mental resources. for a GEMINI Financial matters must be discussed with your May 21-June20 partner. Two heads can find solutions that elude the loner. MOONCHILD Keep emotions in check. One you love presents a June 21-July 22 challenge but it's not near as bad as you think. LEO Behind the scenes activity enables you to clarify July 23-Aug. 22 changes you've been mulling for sometime. VIRGO Consider new approaches in dealings with groups Ang. 23-Sept. 22 or associates. The best laid plans sometimes are better set aside. LIBRA Does it seem as though you are the scapegoat Sept. 23-Oct. 22 when career matters go wrong? Patience will right things. SCORPIO A too talkative tendency leads you into revealing Ott. 23-Nov. 21 things better unspoken, or -- "watch youf- tongue." SAGITTARIUS Beware of tricky intuitive stirrings. Give extra Nov. 22-Dec. 21 care and attention to suggested financial ven­ tures. CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 See what the other person is up to before changing your course of action. Partners could become rivals. Look to one whose trustworthy advice spells out the joys and pitfalls of a new assignment. PISCES Speculative ventures should be held in abeyance Feb. 19-Mar. 20 A pleasing romantic encounter is likely. P*i I u i'iaMy PieMa: For your Sun Sign Analysis, send th» day. month, yaar and (Mac* of btrth plus • $1 00 foe poataga and handling to Or Damn Staff. PO Box 526 Pmatiaa P*k. Florida i