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igh lights FACTS FROM McHENRY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Kiip Inzer, Steve Babb and Judy Kovarik plant a pine as part of a landscaping project. Last week Philip Zack and 24 of his Biology I students packed their lunches and spent the day at Volo bog. After a guided tour of this unique ecological site, the students volunteered to help with several projects. One group of students was involved in picking up the litter along the roads bordering the bog. They found everything from old refrigerators to clothes. By the end of the day, the students had filled up a dump truck with litter. This did not inlclude the tin cans they found which were - separated out to be recycled. Another group of students helped clean up around the new marsh walk.- Using dig nets, they skimmed up the styrofoam particles which broke off from the floaters under the new board walk. The third group of students sprat the day landscaping. They planted over 200 white pine seedlings in long strands to act as a wind breaker and a new habitat for wild animals. *They next planted a row of crabapples and honeysuckle to form a border to the pines. Lastley, the students plowed and raked a 20 x 20 foot plot and planted seeds of the Tamarack, a tree found in the bog. When seedlings, these trees will be replanted in the bog area. The students returned to school tired, but with a great sense of accomplishment. They want to return to the bog on a yearly basis to see how "their trees" are doing. "The enthusiasm of the students and their willingness to work hard made it a real good day," stated Zack. He continued to say, "I find it hard to comprehend how the State, after working so hard to establish this wildlife center, could jeopardize it by building the Route 53 ex­ tension." Truck-Trailer Plates In Over-Counter Sale Over-the-counter sales for the renewal of 1981 Illinois truck and trailer license plates will begin Monday, May 19, at Secretary of State facilities in Springfield and Chicago. Renewal purchases only of the fiscal year plates will be available at four motor vehicle stations in Chicago, and at the Centennial building and Dirksen Park­ way drive-in windows in Springfield. Banks in Illinois will begin selling pickup truck , and trailer plates June 1. The new red on white plates must be purchased for all second division vehicles, such as trucks, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, farm trucks and trailers and mileage tax vehicles. They also may be ordered by mail from Springfield. TAUDfS EXPERTISE: RESTYLING • REPAIRS Of Your Precious Fun Longing for a now and oxeltlng stylo for your proton* fur? Our experts will dotlgn ono ospoclally for you with "today's look". Co mo In now, while. our workrooms havo tlmo to work with fro« and your Ideas. "We i/laisC' Our Own> The MINK BARN FRANKLINVILLE ROAD UNION, ILL. (•IS) #23-4193 « 1IIES.-SAT. »-5:J0 • SUM. 12-5:30 • CLOSED HON Observe Older Americans Month SECTION 2 - PAGE 7 • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. MAY tt. II ' The month of May has been declared as Older Americans month by the President. American communities are having their first experience with a full - generation o( older people. Today's older generation has few gaps in the ranks of people in their 60's ~ almost everyone has survived. It includes record numbers of persons ttving well into their 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond. Older people were always part of communities, but never in such large num­ bers. Longer life has become a visible fact, dramatized daily in the home and streets of America by 34.2 million persons aged 60 and over. "We have to look at longer life and older life as enhancing our national health and welfare," says HEW Commissioner on Aging Rpbert Benedict. He believes ' that the keys to getting the maximum benefit from the years added to most lives are in the hands of the individual,'the. com­ munity, and American society as a whole. All of them need to pick up the challenge posed by greater longevity. Communities in the past tended to overlook older people while serving children and youth with overwhelming shares of community services, schooling, and recreation opportunities. There used to be little left for other age groups. . .Now there is a growing realization that older people, too, need educational op­ portunities to kfeep abreast in a rapidly evolving society. Older people need op­ portunities for every kind of involvement- and par­ ticipation in civic life, volunteer service, regular employment and the total life of the community. They need opportunities to be productive id society, not liabilities. Like youth, they often need a little help in getting started. In sheer numbers, older people are' now cat­ ching up with youth and are about to surpass them. In 1980, the total number of Americans 60 years and over will surpass for the first time the total number of children up to age 10 years or youths from 11 to 19 years. Each of these population groups hovers around 35 million now, but the older population group is increasing much faster than the children and youth groups. Benedict believes that programs and services now emerging in most American communities for older people will develop in the way school systems developed for the youngest persons of the community in earlier times.'Communities are now at various stages in the development of systems of education, recreation, social, nutrition, and health care services for older, people. In most communities a great deal more needs to be done, both in building adequate services and in redefining existing facilities to make them more ac­ cessible, and better suited to older people. Some com­ munities already have large parts of their service systems for older people in operation. Nutrition programs and social services for older people operate in thousands of American communities. About 5,000 senior Centers nationwide generate programs and activities designed to keep, older people well, productive, and actively engaged ih pursuits that benefit themselves and their communities. Some communities can offer considerable help to par­ tially disabled older persons so that they can remain in their own homes or find a new home setting with some assistance to compensate for the disability, perhaps in a group living arrangement. Help is needed in most communities to expand the array of available programs, services, and opportunities. Older people themselves are leading contributors to the effort. They rank high among the providers of services to the elderly. In McHenry county, the McHenry County Senior Citizens' council provides a wide array of services for, older persons. Programs for education, mental health counseling, outreach, nutrition, recreation, volunteers, and information and referral are included in the council's structure. Persons wishing more in­ formation about the council or its programs should stop at the council offices at 113 Newell street, Woodstock, or 133 Illinois Street, Crystal Lake, or phone the Council at 338-6075, 455-2660, or 1-800- 892-6120. Persons wishing specific information on education or counseling servfces should phone 338- 6330. jUMirViiinr nrWusti |M Swing Chorus Sings At Historical Museum Sunday, May 25, at 2:30 p.m. the McHenry County Historical museum in Union will present the Woodstock high "Sunshine Spirit" swing chorus under the direction of Dale Morgan. Museum visitors will be treated to a special one-hour musical performance by this popular high school group. Well known in the Wood­ stock, Harvard, Crystal Lake area, the "Sunshine Spirit" has given over 30 performances this year and performed as far away as LaCrosse, Wis., and the Quad Cities. Twenty students, mostly graduating seniors, plus a backup combo make up the "Sun­ shine Spirit". The Historical society encourages families to use this opportunity to tour McHenry county's museum and, at the same time, join in the excitement generated by the "Sunshine Spirit". There is a small admission charge for non members. Food Source . In common with other leafy vegetables, fresh broccoli is nutritionally rich. It is a good source of Vitamin A and an excellent source of Vitamin C. TALKING STOVE Looking at today's micro­ wave ovens, food processors and other advanced applian­ ces that use computers, it isn't too far-fetched to imagine that you will be able to communi­ cate with your own kitchen equipment m the qear future. According to the National Livestock and Meat Board, speech synthesizing appliances, are now in the developmental stages. Pretty soon {hese machines will be telling you how long to cOok meat, when to baste it and when to take it from the oven. FRESH DATE A lot of the products we buy in the grocery store today are stamped with a date. That date may tell you when to purchase the product by or how long the product will re­ main fresh, say NCSU agri­ cultural extension specialists. However, many food prod­ ucts do not have fresh dates. The specialists suggest that you unite the current date on their packages as you re­ move them from the grocery bag. Take It Or Leave It You can't take it with you -- but have you ever tried going anywhere without it? May 19 is the first day the new plates may be displayed legally on these vehicles. Deadline for displaying current fiscal year plates is midnight June 30. GASOLINE CONSERVATION A proposed plan for state ' emergency gasoline con­ servation stressing volun­ tary cooperation and * measures ' to manage shortages has been prepared by the Illinois Institute of Natural Resources for public review, according to .Director Frank -Beal. The' nine-point plan is intended to fulfill the requirements of the federal Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979. Copies of the plan may be obtained by contacting the Institute at 325 W. Adams street, Springfield, 111., 62706. GIFTS Prices Effective Wednesday-May 21 Thru Monday-May 26 i ROGER 'WHITIAKEFL no/i ROGER WHITTAKER "THE LAST * FAREWELL" m cRo&dr lh» Best of AoqeiVhittakM VOYAGER IMAGINE-: Give thegift of music. STEREO LPS SERIES 798 6.99 PICTURED ITEMS ONLY. - AIR SUPPLY LOST IN LUff" >. ANNE MURRAY Somebody's Waiting 4 llncludes: LOST IN LOVE ARISTA STEREO LPS SERIES 898 5.99 CAPITOL SPECIALS FROM K-TEL m ROCK OR WN 8-TRACKS 3.99 4.99 MANY MORE GREAT ARTISTS TO CHOOSE FROM! 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