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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 6 Aug 1980, p. 7

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"EARL WALSH' So I Hear Met Gary Lockwood and learned he claims to be the No. 2 White Sox fan in McHenry. His wife, Cheryl, says he had a fit when his children took a bus trip to Wrigley Field and came home with Cub caps. The next night I met some more good and faithful Sox fans, Dennis Welter, Bob and Jean Adams at the Rotary picnic. Dennis says he has been a fan since he was 4 years old. Must have reached the age of reason at a tender age. Another couple whose path we hadn't crossed recently along the trail is Ed and Mazie Buss. That lucky Eddie had two mighty nice girls with him, his wife and Aunt Vera. They were celebrating Aunt Vera's birthday. Never mind the age. She still has the sparkle. I drive down Kane Ave. once a week to see if that new press coop has dropped out of the sky. Sometimes I get the feeling that our dear editor, "Brenda", is leading a fight to keep the old one as a McHenry landmark. On a rainy day, farmers tised to cut weeds, mend fence or take a nap in the hay mow. With the heavy rains we have had this summer, the hay mow would be the only one to qualify. Somewhere I read where you can get catsup out of a bottle by sticking a straw down to the bottom. Sounds good, but it takes a lot of pleasure out of the old way of holding the bottle with one hand and whacking the bottom with the other hand. Veteran Cub players need a mixture of young players with speed to balance the team. Young Sox players need some veteran players to blend with inexperience. WOULDN'T YOU WON- DER-- What does a first base coach say to a runner while the first baseman stands within two feet of them? Mary Nolen (spelled with an e) grew up in a small town way down there in Illinois and recalls many things about the way of life in those days. She was telling about the time she was told to chop the head off a chicken. Not too successful. Somebody asked if they could keep chickens in McHenry in those days. Chickens? Sure -- and cows. Some even had a pig to fatten and butcher. Of course, horses were a means of transportation. Would you young uns believe? Frank Wattles had a cattle barn at the southeast corner of John and Center streets. Frank's son Howard con­ tinued the business and Emil Patzke was the "cowboy" with fine horse and saddle. Emil was the envy of young boys. Had a note from Pat Wirtz inviting me to attend the Rusty Nail 12 inch tour­ nament over the weekend. My social calendar had Saturday set aside for this event. Then the rains came and kept coming. We drove out to the park, but turned around and headed for home when conditions looked sticky. People are beginning to think that compared to his outside activities Billy Carter's regular business is just peanuts. Working a word jumble and came up with a word fennel. Never heard of it, but Mr. WebsterVbook had it listed. That man Webster was one smart fellow. Like the fellow who quit smoking more times than he could remember, I've cut down on calories just as often. The notches in my belt tell me it is time to start again. Let me tell thee, it is mighty hard for a growing boy to pass up food. Men are finally getting some recognition. Now they are naming hurricanes after them. Note to Ed Doyle wherever you are out there in the west. We had a pile of brush out in the back forty that had to be moved out front for the Monday morning pickup. Have no idea how you came into my mind. Suppose I thought if you were still living here you would have bounded right over to lend a hand. I can dream, can't I As it happened, our good neighbor, Bill Kreutzer, saw the problem and took the situation in hand. Good ol' Bill! Arnold Rauen always says to call him when we need help, but his help is in a supervisory capacity. PAGE 7 • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, Al'dl'ST 6. 1980 CLEANERS Complete Dry Cleaning Service I Conveniently Located in the McHenry Market Plac* Shopping Center 4400 W. Rte. 120 McHenry (815)385-1944 LIMITED TIME ONLY! WITH PURCHASE OF rgHim VIDEO DIRECTOR • 5-HOURS RECORDING TIME with L-830 MAXITAPE • REMOTE VIDEO ACTION CONTROL with SENSATIONAL SPEED SEARCH and STOP ACTION • TOUCH-COMMAND ELECTRONIC TUNER • 3-DAY "WEEKEND" AUTO RECORDER VR9000W Decorator styled cabinet is beautifully finished in richly-grained simulated American Walnut accented with highlights of Champagne Gold color. Remote control with SPEED SEARCH lets you advance or reverse tape rapidly with picture (Beta in format) to find or skip specific program material. Remote control also features STOP ACTION to "freeze" the picture at any point. Remote PAUSE control lets you edit out unwanted material. FULL 5 HOURS RECORDING/PLAYBACK TIME with L-830 cassette In the Beta III mode. "WEEKEND" AUTO RECORDER can be set to record a program up to 3 days in advance. ELECTRONIC TUNING SYSTEM with 14-position VHF and UHF Touch-Command Channel Selection. AUDIO DUB for recording your own sound on previously recorded tapes. ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION! CAREY APPLIANCE 1241 N.Green St. SALES A SERVICE 315-5500 McHenry, IL a calendar of upcoming events THE FIRST UNITED STATES 8LO-PITCH SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION WORLD lf'SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT will take place in McHenry on August 8-10 at Petersen Park. The entry limit for the tourney is 40 teams,J teams from New York and Lacrosse have entered alongh teams from McHenry, one from Crystal Lake, Waukegan, two from Prairie Grove and some Chicago area. McHenry County II" Industrial League games, 8-8 Brake Parts vs McHenry Ready Mix Co. Scot Forge Co. vs Nuclear Power Outfitters n Chemic Morton Chemical Co. vs Wm. Tonyan A Sons Intermatic, Inc. vs Illinois Coil & Spring Sign up for the McHENRY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION JR. BOWLING LEAGUE will take place at the McHenry police station for boys and girls from sixth to eighth grade in the McHenry school district. MARIAN CENTRAL FOOTBALL will start practice on August 13, 1960. Equipment for varsity players will be issued on August 6 at 6:30-8:30 pm. Freshmen and Sophomores will get their gear on Thursday, August 7 from 6:30 until 8:30 pm. Requirements for practice include a $15 activity fee, a physical exam doctor's certificate, insurance waiver or school insurance and $9 for purchase of practice jersey. The first practice will commence at 8:30 am on August 13 with two sessions per day until school starts. All volleyball, tennis, and golf players are asked to also get a physical exam before the year starts. Physical cards can be obtained at the main office at Marian. * '-K' • "•* •• • -r ' • MAKING SURE OF ONE- is George Caddotte of Second Federal who charged u Kona Liquors runner from his second base spot and found tagging him more than he bargained for. Hoping to complete a double play after tagging the runner, Caddotte tumbled head-over-heels and all thoughts of a twin-killing were down the drain. Second Federal was one of many McHenry teams who played in last weekend's 12" tournament in Petersen Park. STAFF PHOTO-JOEL W A KITSCH MCC Starts Girls' Tennis This fall, McHenry County College will be offering a Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Team which will compete in the Junior College Skyway Conference, composed of seven community colleges in the Northern Illinois area. According to Dennis Wentworth, the teams coach, practice for the team's first season will start the first week of September and run until October 18, 1960. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES ON SALE ITEMS BELIIIQUDR MERCHANTS OF FINE WINES AND I Matches will be held on Tuesday and Thursday throughout September and will be played at the Y.M.C.A. courts at Crystal Lake. Interested full-time women students should contact Dennis Wentworth at 815-455-3700, ext. 262, for information. SALE BEER NOT ICED NO SALES TO MINORS 385-3200 SALE DATES: WED., A MO. i-AM. 12 LIQUORS 4610 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY, ILL: OUR McHENRY STORE ONLY - WHILE QUANTITIES LAST CRIBARI CMBKt SMMCKM FMT MUMMY FLEISCHMANN'S 1.7$ LITRE YOSEMITE ROAD VIN ROSE 1 U LITRE 89 CABIN STILL US UK RICH 'N RARE CANADIAN WHISKY 9 69 ERIKA 1977 innw-- ni ffffiflHIfllHUHl IHCRST GUTES OOMTAL 1 99 EACH 700 ML FITTH 3 FOR 5.50 CRBZ GARCIA REAL SANORIA 1 99 mtnrn 1.75 LITRE Oh, What rich and creamy Coladas! So refreshing, and so easy to make! Care to try one on us? Stop in this Friday or Saturday and we'll whip you up one, made with Bacardi Rum and ALL NATURAL Cocomate Colada Mixes. We believe these two combinations produce the best Coladas we've tried. You'll also find Bacardi Rum and Coco Mate on special this weekend at Boll Liquors! IMPERIAL WHISKEY 1.HUIK COCO MATES COLADA MIXERS mumc tlMWKMV 1 99 32 02. OT. ITTl. FREE TASTINO FRI. A SAT. r PIBSKPOSIT PEPSI COLA Dill PEPSI HEM MI. OEW COKE TAB FRESCA RC 100 1-16 02. BOTTLES ALL EIGHT PACK SODAS SEVEN.UP ORANOE CRUSH DR. PEPPER R.C. COLA '#»* DIET RITE COLA ROOT BEER jjfk SOUIRT 1 49 *+*+ pi«s pi DEPOSIT OUREVERYBAY LOW PRICE! CANADA DRY ALE 1.75 LITHE COCA COLA 2 LITRE ITTL REO. 1.27 AMCSBIIMER 812IZ. IR ITTL 1 99 BLATZ or BLATZ LIGHT 12-12 01 CARS 2 79 STROH'S BEER 24-12 02. CANS LOOSE PACK 6 99 O EDELWEISS Mi! 01 ims 99 3 PLUS DEPOSIT

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