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^ .'ih spurgeons Miss McHenry And Court Little Miss Peanut Crowned Someone once said, "If girl in her aunt's wedding. ' to- being surprised when you're reaching, reach tor Mrs. Dodge describes her , Tonya was announced the the stars". brown-haired, brown-eyed winner and could only ray, Six-year-old Tonya Bodge daughter as "just like a little "She's so special to me, is heeding that advice, peanut". Because'she is the thank you Lord". Immediately after being oldest of three children, she The family moved to crowned McHenry's Little has assumed responsibility McHenry from Joliet about Miss Peanut Wednesday beyond her six years. two years ago. In addition to evening at the Legion Master of Ceremonies her work as a waitress, Mrs. clubhouse, " the petite Marty Murphy of WXRD Dodge also is a substitute youngster ' announced that radio, Crystal Lake, in- teacher in the McHenry and someday she would like to terviewed the ̂ contestants, Johnsburg school systems, become Miss America. all between the ages of 4 and The competition is 8 years. Tonya, who will- be a sponsored annually by the Asked if there was second-grader next Fall, has McHenry Kiwanis club. anything about school she a brother, Tony, 4, and a Runnersup were Judith disliked, Tonya immediately sister. Samantha, almost 2. (JJ) Warren of 3212 W. responded, "Boys"; She Miller drive, first; and Kelly enlarged upon her dislike, Judges for the contest Magdic, 5200 Shore drive, adding her distaste for them were the newly crowned second. was "because they try to Miss McHenry, Lisa Tonya, who lives at 4911W. kiss me'V - Grimmonpre; Fran Olsen, Rt. 120, is the daughter of Mrs. Dodge, who took a executive director of the Michael and Heather Dodge, night away from her work as Chamber of Commerce; and She wore a long white, dotted a waitress to ' attend the Monty Yates, chairman of Swiss dress over pink satin judging, said each of the the McHenry County slip, the same attire she entries had' her own par- Democratic Central com- wore for her role as flower ticular charm. She admitted mittee. Three-Vehicle Accident Produces Ticket-Damage Dean Covalt, 7, of 1401 Fairview, said he was behind the truck on his bike when the truck started backing. Covalt told police the bike fell as he attempted to get out of the way. Honning, first runnerup; the queen; Barbara Humann, second runnerup; Mary Schmitt/ fourth runnerup r and Sundae Morrison, who shared the Miss Congeniality title with Miss Honning. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD. There was M^tebidpdaiice at the American Legion clubhouse Tuesday evening as 21 lovely ywwg ladies from the McHenry community competed in the annual Miss McHenry competition. Surrounding the new queen, Lisa Grimmonpre, third from left, are Gayle Hess, third runnerup; Judy Anne U.S. milk production totaled 123.6 billion pounds in 1979. That's up two percent from 1978 and the highest national total since 1965, according to USDA. U.S. citrus production for the 1979-80 crop year is forecast at 15.6 million tons, 18 percent above the 1978-79 output, says the Department of Agriculture. From 1955 to 1978, soybean acreage in the U.S. in­ creased from 19.7 million acres to 64.4 million acres. COURTHylJ^E EXPANSION REVIEW SET (Continued from page 1) T h e C o u r t h o u s e Operations committee is1 v * requesting its appraiser to check on several matters to help in its decision on the glass block building. It wants the appraiser to see if the building's struc­ tural steel meets the building officials' and code administrators' code, to see if it meets Woodstock's safety codes, to learn more about heating and cooling by present facilities, and to study parking ac­ commodations. CITY GREETS A NEW QUEEN (Continued from page 1) Karen Szumlas gave her farewell speech in a voice filled with emotion, as she thanked the Chamber, the City of McHenry, the American Legion auxiliary and Sharon Nye for the wonderful memories. Tanned and pretty, Karen's eyes brimmed with tears as she said, "This is supposed to be impromptu, and I can see why now. It's so hard to describe this experience. If I had to pick one word to describe it, it would be impossible." She also paid tribute to her parents for all theirx help and en­ couragement, then em­ braced each of the con­ testants before making her final walk down the aisle as Miss McHenry, 1979. As the queen and her court were announced, flashbulbs popped, tears of joy and relief flowed freely and shouts of parents and friends burst through the applause. The entire evening was taped by Community Cablevision and will be seen Wednesday, July 2, on Cable TV's Channel 3: Lisa now prepares to reign over Fiesta day, and she and her parents and her two brothers will enjoy this highlight^, of summer in McHenry in a way they may not have dreamed possible. As the audience and contestants gathered up their things to leave, one of the girls was overheard to say, "I don't care if I lost. It was still a night I'll never forget." It was indeed, as 21 young women entered a new phase of life that left them with new friends, rich ex­ periences, a good amount of learning, laughter and tears, and a chance to grow in pose and confidence. MAN SHOT UNLOADING VACATION GEAR (Continued from page 1) Richard Scharf, 24, of 238 Rand road, Lakemoor, was turned over to Sheriff's police. The Sheriff's police also responded to a report of a domestic dispute at the home of Genaro Bahena, 32, of 1107 Rocky Beach, McHenry. Bahena was found to be intoxicated, uncooperative and attempted to fight with the policf, according to the report. He was charged with disorderly conduct and aggravated assault. Bond was set at $1,035. OUTSTANDING TALENT IN DRUM CORPS MAGIC (Continued from page 1) in the lop ten corps in the nation at Drum Corps In­ ternational for the last four years and in 1979 was. the seventh ranked corps in the United States. From Saginaw, Mich., will come the Saginaires drum corps with a membership of over 125 young people to entertain. The fifth Corps competing will be the Knights from Geneseo, 111., and last but ^not least from Dubuque, Iowa, a young corps, the Colts, which will feature music fashioned after the Riverboat Gambler era on the Mississippi river. McHenry's 1980 Drum Corps Magic show promises to be one of the best produced by the Chamber. Tickets went on sale June 15. For information about the show or to purchase reserved seats, call the Chamber of Commerce office at 385-4300 or stop in at the office at 1257 North Green street in McHenry. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have developed a process for turning catfish waste into a high-protein animal feed. CATCH THE OPTIONS. THE SIMPLICITY 8*11 HP REGENT LAWN TRACTOR; Styles . and ^ Colors Airiviog Daily! 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