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The Northeastern Illinois section of the American Society for Quality Control will hold its monthly meeting March 20 at the Mundelein Holiday Inn. A pre-meeting clinic on Quality Control practices in the health care field will be conducted by A. Ridgley Park of Abbott Laboratories. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 8. The featured speaker for the evening will be Edmund Fry, director, Division of Drug Manufacturing, Bureau of Drugs, Food and Drug* administration. The topic of Fry's presentation Will be Good Manufacturing Practices. During the development of early drug GMPs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Fry was an active participant in the series of GMP workshops conducted by the agency for pharmaceutical firms located in Puerto Rico. He is well respected by FDA management as an ar­ ticulate spokesman for agency positions. A large turnout of mem­ bers and guests is expected for this very interesting program. All members are urged to get their reservations in early. If gasoline does go to two dollarsa gallon in the Eighties, what garage sales will feature is the car. SAVE ON Photocopy Supplies Quality at Discount Prices •BOND COPIERS •ELECTROSTATIC COPIERS •MICRO READER-PRINTERS •FACSIMILE TRANSCEIVERS •DUAL SPECTRUM PAPER •TRANSPARENCIES •AVERY COPIER LABELS CALL (815)385-5926 EOMl MHSIM LENDER Whether you're on your way home, going to wprk or out shopping, there's probably a First Federal of Chieago office on your way. First Federal has 32 offices throughout Chicagoland. And, because they're all part of one big savings network, you can do business at any one of them. In the far northwest, we have branches in Algonquin, Crystal Lake, McHenry and Wauconda. So quit rushing around and do your saving where it's most convenient. At First Federal of Chicago, where you get the highest interest rates allowed by law and the con­ venience of saving with Illinois' largest savings and loan. First Federal of Chicago Illinois Largest Savings and Loan MeHenrv Branch/4400 W. Route 120 ITS NICE TO HAVE FIRST FEDERAL NEARBY Phone: (815) 385-9000. Lobby Hours: Mon I ues. & Thurs. 9 to3; Fri. 9 to3; 5 to 7; Sat 9. plus extended walk-up hours; Wed walk-up9 to 1 f I'JHO First Ff-rW-ral Sjvingvand f<>.m i.ition of Chicago Ma in "Office Dearborn & Mfmhrr Fedrrjl Home l.<*.in Ktok irvl Fe<ier.«i S,<\inj£v irni 1 <>.m Insura/n r ( orpcir«mon Your Police Department by Officer Jim Fitzgerald Publ ic Relations Officer McHenry City Police Phone 385-2131 | Alcoholism Awareness Quality Control To Hear FDA Director because someone Was lazy and couldn't wait to get home to dispose of the mess properly. When it is your day for the garbage to be picked up, don't put it too close to the roadway where someone may, as a "fun thing to do", run it over with their car. Also, don't leave items uncovered that are light enough to be blown around by the wind, such as newspapers. If you are going to stack them up for the garbage man, put anther bag on top so they won't Blow around the neighborhood. Don't allow dogs to run loose unwatched as they may get into the neighbor's garbage bags and break them open looking for what they consider* a "goodie". For that matter, don't allow dogs to run loose anytime, as we have an ordinance against that and it allows for a hefty fine in court. Has "Bowser" received his rabies shot for this year, and his city dog tag? The dog tag is on sale at the city clerk's office. Your police department is still checking every street, reminding everyone of the newest city ordinance requiring street address posted on the house, in a place where the numbers are they should like reality as it is and it may be a good idea for them to strive very hard to change it. But if they repeatedly tell themselves or others how awful and terrible things are, they may upset themselves to the extent that they are less able to change what they can change or accept what they can't change, at least for the present. But for some people it seems easier to find relief through alcohol use than to work on solving their problems. If they use this drug too frequently or use too much of it at a time, they may find their problems still unresolved and, in addition, develop a dependence on alcohol which could lead to loss of control, i.e. alcohol addiction. If this should happen, they will truly find reality difficult to live in. The belief that "I should be thoroughly competent, adequate and achieving in all possible respects if I am to consider myself wor­ thwhile" and how this personal belief can lead to alcohol dependency anjJ alcohol addiction, will be the subject of the next article. February was Alcoholism Awareness month for McHenry county. If you are interested in a speaker on ^easily seen from the road- way. Those of you who do not have addresses on the house, or have, them posted somewhere else on your property," will receive a small pink slip asking for your help in getting the whole town posted correctly. Please try and comply as soon as you can, in case of an emergency, we want to find you in a hurry. Also, you should all have bought 1980 city vehicle stickers for your cars, trucks and motorcycles. The sticker deadline was Jan. 31, 1980, and those of you who do not have the sticker yet will find it costing more because of the late charge and the fine. Your current city vehicle sticker can be purchased at the city clerk's office during normal business hours. Please get it as soon as you can so it doesn't cost you more than it has to. Spring has to be just around the corner since all the ducks are out in full force looking for something to eat. As it gets warmer, there is a fun thing for you and the little ones to do together; gather some bread crumbs or pop corn (or whatever it is that ducks like) and go find a flock and feed them. The kids will get a bang out of it, and so will you. Alcohol and-or Other Drug Use, please call 815-338-4750 and ask for Jackie Mansholt. If you or someone you know has a problem with drinking, please call the Mental Health Crisis line for more information or help -1- 800-892-8900. WINNERS-The Parkland school seventh and eighth grade chorus, directed by Doug Nicholson and accompanied by Tina Nicholson, if shown after receiving a top division rating at the recent Illinois Grade School Music association contest held at Round Lake. The Parkland band, directed by Sharon Hammer, also participated in the contest and received a second division rating. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Observe Nutrition Month ! How do the cereals rate? On a counter in the dining room at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County are several empty boxes that contained various popular dry cereals. As staff members pause for their coffee break or lunch, the boxes catch their eye. So does a questionnaire. This display and "please rank the cereals in order of increasing sugar content" questionnaire is an effective method of calling attention to the "March is Nutrition m o n t h ' ' c a m p a i g n spearheaded , locally by the dietary department at Memorial hospital. "Good nutrition is one of the best ways to prevent illnesses," explains Mrs. Dee Budelier, dietition, "and encouraging people to become aware of what constitutes common-sense eating is a challenge to all who prepare food." Mrs. Budelier said the hospital is conducting in­ formational programs during the month to en­ courage staff members, recovering patients and the public to become aware of what they choose to eat. "We encourage mothers to choose foods from the four basic food groups and make this available to their children. We urge them to avoid buying the snacks, the calorie builders with little nutrition and an excess of desserts. All the gimmicks and fad diets divert us from the basic nutritional choices. There's no mystery. Back to basic foods and choosing from the four food groups in a planned manner will assure good family nutrition." Those food groups are bread and cereals, dairy, meat, fruits and vegetables. D i s c u s s i n g t h e questionnaire employees are looking over, Mrs. Budelier smiled as she reviewed perceptions people have on food content. She cites im­ pressions some people have concerning cereals. "One person guessed that a popular cereal ranked among the lowest in sugar content when it really is next to the highest in the 10 shown on the list," she began. "People may select a dry cereal with low sugar con­ tent, then add a teaspoon or two of sugar, and the gain derived from a low sugar cereal is lost. "Doctors, nurses, and a great many staff members are taking part in our quiz, and we'll give a prize to the person, or persons, doing the best job of ranking the listed cereals." Included are corn flakes, bran flakes, shredded wheat, sugar smacks, and grape nut flakes, for example. The empty boxes on the counter provide data for evaluation of contents. During the month patients able to participate are going to be invited to take a look at the choices on the evening menu and asked to make selections based on what they believe is a nutritious, balanced meal. Those who do a good job will be recognized as part of Nutrition month activities. What is the "blossom end' of the fruit? It usually refers to the bottom end which is more rounded. !CUB SCOUTS! CUB PACK 351 Cub Pack 351, sponsored by St. Patrick's parish council, held its annual Blue and Gold banquet recently, with many awards presented including the Wolf badge to Mark Zimmerman, a Gold Arrow to Troy Foss, Silver Arrow to Matt Smith (1), Chris Ziebel (1), Steve Sieverin (2), and Troy Foss (2 ) . Webelos Sean Gahgan, Dan Kerr, Brian Hoffman and Paul Wisniewski received their Engineer pins. Sean also earned his Forester and Naturalist pins. The following Scouts were presented with one-year pins: John Olson, 'George Buch, Tom Egan, Peter Huinker, Troy Foss, Joe Gilmore, Ed Wegener, Mark Zimmerman, Vito Gioia, Chris Ziebel, David Martin, Steve Sieverin, Chris Castellon, Steve Wisniewski, Robert Gorman, Steve Passarelli and Bill Lewan. Two-year pins went to Ray Marten, Jeff Lutterman, Matt Smith, Tony Callaghan, Matt Gorski, Barry Seavey, anc} Paul Wisniewski. Eric Nylander, John Kmetz, Sean Gahgan, Dan Kerr, Matt Roy and Brian Hoffman received their three-year pins. The adult volunteers, without whom the scouting program could not exist, were honored with year pins representing their service; Ruth Roach and Dave Nylander (10), A1 Smith, Dave Kerr, Marlene Smith and Joanne Smith (5), Winn Roy (4), Richard Gorski, Althea Gahgan and Vicki Hoffman (3), Bill Roy, Florian and Marilyn Wisniewski, Barb Marten, Pat Gilmore and Celeste Seavey (2). POSTER CONTEST A poster design contest to depict the impact of arthritis has been launched by the Illinois chapter of the Ar­ thritis foundation according to Duane R. Kullberg, president of the chapter. The competition is open to all high school students in the northern 19 counties. Entry forms are available in the area high schools or from the Arthritis Foundation, 79 W. Monroe, Chicago. 111. 60603. You're always headed in our direction. PAGE 19 . PLAINT»EALER - WEDNESDAY. MARCH II. II If I'm not mistaken, Spring officially starts sometime next week. I am again going to ask a favor of you which will benefit all of us in that we will have a nicer city in which to live and work. Since the weather is beginning to warm up ever so slowly, people with what would have to be considered a mild case of cabin fever, as compared to last year, are taking short walks around their neighborhood and seeing how their friends and neighbors survived the Winter. I wish you all would, take along a small plastic gar­ bage bag and pick up something, i.e. pop cans, beer bottles, and other general junk that is lying along _the road and sidewalks, and take it home and dispose of it properly in the garbage can. If everyone,does this once, there won't be anything left in the town to distract from it's beauty, and we can all be proud that we live in such a clean community. Another thing we all can do to help keep McHenry clean is not empty the ashtray in the car onto the street. There is nothing more ugly than a pile of cigarette butts and gum wrappers piled up near an intersection (This article is the second of three articles on alcoholism. It is written by Ted R. Graves, Alcoholism coordinator for the Family Service and Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County.) My first article dealt with the belief that to be happy or satisfied with yourself, you "must be accepted, liked, or even loved by most of the people in your life", and how this belief can lead to alcohol dependency or even alcohol addiction. In this article I would like to discuss the personal belief that "it is awful and terrible when people and events are not the way I would very much like them to be." This belief, which seems to be held by a large number of children, young people and adults, is a common cause of personal unhappiness and misery. People who think that it is awful when they do not get what they want, sometimes become out­ wardly angry or inwardly depressed. They seem to go around a great deal of the time complaining about their job, spouse, children, or you name it, but do little dse^ ------- What they seem to forget is that reality is reality. There is no good reason why