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PAGE 18 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, MARCH 27,1981 Serve Mental Health League I Jackie Mansholt, from Family Service and Com­ munity Mental Health center, presented an in­ teresting "mini-workshop" on Assertiveness Training at the annual meeting and membership brunch of the Mental Health Resource League for McHenry County After a quiche brunch was served, Jill Theis, McHenry, outgoing president, con­ ducted the business meeting. She briefly summarized the league's accomplishments this year and announced that it awarded over $16,000 to seven agencies and awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Karen Boucek to continue her education in mental health work Officers elected were president, Lynda Stoxen, Harvard; first vice- president. Sandra Schmitt, Crystal Lake; second vice- president, Kay Normann. Woodstock; treasurer. Bev Thomas, Crystal Lake; corresponding secretary. Suzanne Beam, McHenry; and recording secretary, Joyce Schwegel. Algonquin Serving as McHenry directors are Sheila Aleckson. Kathy Bowman. Sharon O'Dwyer, Cynthia Rupp and Judith Zid The Mental Health Resource league is a not-for- profit organization that raises funds for mental health related agencies in McHenrv county Mem­ bership is open to any woman in McHenry county. For more information contact Sandra (Mrs. Ray) Schmitt, membership chairman, or any board member Opera House Exhibit An exhibition of water- colors by Doris Hoyt opens Saturday, March 27, in the Woodstock Opera House Gallery. The exhibit is free to the public and continues through April 19 According to Dorothy Hoag, coordinator of the exhibition series at the Qpera House, "Ms. Hoyt's watercolor paintings of rural and city scenes are ex­ pressed in a style rendering the essence of the place rather than a literal representation. The artist shows fine control of drawing techniques, par­ ticularly in her city-scapes with their often complicated skylines." Ms. Hoyt spends her summers sketching in Chicago and the coun­ tryside; and her winters translating these sketches into her remembered im­ pressions The exhibit will be on view. Tuesday through Saturday, noon until 5:30 p.m and during all per­ formances Further in­ formation may be obtained by calling the Woodstock Opera House Package of Color Portraits You choote your fivontt ttyk (or your pxhif it lime of titling Twelve - Deluxe Wallets One - 8x10 Portrait Two - 5x7 Portraits Additions Portrait* may be added to your p«ck«ft at time of Mttmg Md • Waltrit 14 li AM 1 \ • 1 14 9* **<5 1 I • 10 14 *4 No Additional Charge For Groups (Limit 4 or le»%) I .mil On* k W»K« » f aw delivery on finished portraits Parvrm b* msiI fm pmun Oili»w» v d«<« *l «•»» MftwM bt pretrnt Mxton m $1425. felnfMti*" •» OTOMII HorjfeW Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 4 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. THURS.. FRI.. SAT., 4 SUN. 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Photo Credit: Bruce Robbins Now that spring and summer are close at hand, along w ith the new grass and tree leaves and flowers springing up all around us. are the numerous Con men. out to make a killing on our trust and get our money. Since there are so 'many different types of cons. I'll only be going into a few of the more common types; Bank inspector. Pidgeon Drop, and Home repair man fraud In the Bank Inspector C'on,- one or two persons watch the bank lobbies, usually for elderly people, who oft times have substantial savings accounts and watch for the person depositing a large sum of money into an ac­ count . One person will then leave the bank lobby, and wait for the "hit-- to come out of the bank. The Con man will try and convince the person that he and his partner, still in the bank, are Federal Bank Inspectors or IRS agents, and that they are checking up on a teller or the bank itself for fraud or em- bezzelment They ask the "hit" to remove all of his money from the bank, and turn it over to the inspector so he can redeposit it and check the bank's record keeping. After the "hit" turns over the money, the Con man goes into the bank and is never seen again and the "hit" is out his money. Never, ever fall for this Con, as this is almost never done by Reserve bank in­ spectors, and they surely don't need to use your money, as they have plenty of our money already to use. If you have any doubts, refuse the Con man and call the police or-notify someone in authority at the bank. In the Pidgeon Drop, the Con man will approach the "hit" on the street or in a park, and tell the "hit" that he has found a large sum of money, and he wants to Townsquare Players P. Presents Lfl„ Woody nV Allen's 1 Comedy APRIL 24-26 MAY Sn * 1 1-3, am 8-9 Woodstock Opera House 338-5300 share his good luck with the "hit" by splitting the "find. The Con will say something like he wants you to put up as much money as you can as earnest money, and that he will give his "find" and your money to a disinterested third party (really his partner) to hold for a few days to make sure that no one claims his "find" as lost, and that you two will divide the money after his "find" has cooled off. Needless to say, you'll never see either man, or woman again In this Con, the Con man works on his "hit's" greed to oversee his own common sense. If you think about it a minute, if you were dishonest enough to keep a large "find" of money, what would lead you to want to "share" the find with a total stranger anyhow? Finally, the most common "Con" of all, the home repairman, or utilities man from the gas, water, or electric company. The home repairman can be anything he wants; a furnace repairman, driveway blacktopper, electrician, chimney repairman,or the guy who wants to "give" you siding for your home if you'll allow him to "show" your house to other customers, then charges you for something else after getting you to sign a "contract". Granted, not all of the people who knock on your door, are frauds, but they are out there! Most reputable businesses do not go door to door to ask for work. When was the last time the heating and air conditioner repairman that you usually use, called you on the phone or came to your door to give you a "free" one time only, inspection and cleaning of your present system? That's what I thought! The Con man makes that offer, and when you let him in he give you the "free" checkup. and finds something wrong, and then offers you a "deal" to fix the problem If you agree, you are now his "hit". Or. in the case of the utilities man con, two of them will show up at your door, saying that the com­ pany owes you a $10 refund, but he only has a twenty, and do you have change When you get the change, they watch to see where you keep your money. When you return, one will ask for you to show him the meter, so he can check it to see why the problem oc­ curred to make the refund necessary. While you show one of them the meter, the other stays behind and takes I used to have lawn and tree problems 'til I called Liqui-Green tor your FRF.F- estimate Call (815)459-4400 or (312)65f-M66 The McHenry Plaindealer Newspaper Available At Th® Following Locations: •WHITE HEN PANTRY •BELL LIQUORS •REVCO DRUG •J ft L GAS •LAKEVIEW •SUNNYSIDE FOOD •McHENRY PHARMACY • JOHNSBURG FOOD MART •BOLGERS DRUG STORE • ADAMS GROCERY •BEN FRANKLIN •OSCO DRUGS •JEWEL •HORNSBY'S •HERMES A CO. •LIQUOR MART •VILLAGE MART • J A R S T O R E •MCHENRY HOSPITAL •LITTLE STORE •FRED A IRENE'S TAP •HANDY PANTRY •SUNRISE GROCERY •STEINY TAP •MCCULLOM LAKE GROC. •HILLTOP GROCERY •NORTHWEST TRAIN •FOOD MART •BITS A PIECES 4* * 4- * * * * * * 4- I * » the rest of your money. Simple? Sure is! How do you protect yourself? In the first two cons, simply refuse to help or even get involved, period. If you see the Con men get into a vehicle when they leave, get the vehicle description and license plate number,, and remember what the Con men look like then call the police. Did they show you any identification? Remember that too. Be observant, not a "hit"! In the third case, get a second opinion from your normal service man before allowing aything to be done to your home, and don't sign anything!! If you do signa contract, remember that you have three (3) working days to change your mind and cancel the contract. In the case of the utilities man, ask for his company "I D "; the phone, gas, electric and water com­ panies all issue picture I.D.'s to their employees, who have to show them to you on request. If .you have any doubts, call the company and verify the man at your door, or call the police. Most of the utilities companies wiTi almost never give you a cash refund anyhow; rather, they will give you a credit on the next billing a Don't ge^feught up in one of these scams. They are usually never legit, and are intended to relieve you of your hard earned cash, and give you nothing in return See you next week! THE HARM I SKIT The will to live is the important factor in deter­ mining the lifespan of man. Smart Getting Jacobsen quality. Clever At an economical Lawn King price. Lawn King mowers have Jacobsen dependability built in - And they re built on a steel deck to make them very a^ordoble Starting at $159 95 Get the best for yourself. JACOBSEN1 2103 RTE. 120 McHENRY (815)385-0434 Montini Registration Dates Are Scheduled SUPERMARKET STRATEGY Those frozen vegetables in handy pour-out bags are a good buy. You can easily use the amount needed, keeping the rest for later, uncooked and frozen in the bag. Be sure to re-close the bag tightly. Don't use vege­ tables frozen with sauces, you're paying for fat and calories in­ stead of vegetables. Snack foods are expensive, instead get out your popcorn popper and make your own snacks with less than SO calories per cup plus one quart costs only about 3 to 8 cents. Once popcorn is opened, keep the unpopped kernels in an airtight container in the refrigerator. When buying cooking oils avoid the expensive brands. Fried food won't taste greasy if the temperature of the oil is correct along with time of ex­ posure to the oil. Most cooking oils have about the same prop­ erties. Cube your own stew meat and save high labor costs. Use shoulder cuts or pot roast, freeze the meat lightly and cut intc cubes the easy way. Registration will be held at -Moatini Primary center on April 6-10 for all students entering first grade in the fall. Students must be six years of age by Dec. 1 for entrance into first grade. Registration will be held at the Primary center office, 3504 W Washington street, betwoor* »V«o V>onr*" nf 1:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Parents are askedL.to have the child's birth date and place of birth, Raptisn\al date and church of Baptism available at registration. Parents must be registered at St. Patrick's or St. Mary's to be eligible for in-parish tuition rates. Absentee Voting Rules For April 7 Election McHenry county electors expecting to be absent from the county for the April 7 consolidated general elec­ tion may now cast an ab­ sentee ballot in the office of Rosemary Azzaro, county clerk, according to an an­ nouncement from the clerk's office. Absentee applications in person can be accepted up to 5 p.m Monday, April 6, in the clerk's office. The county clerk's office will remain open Saturday, April 4. from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to permit absentee voting The last day to receive applications by mail is Thursday, April 2. Absentee ballots mailed to individuals must be voted and returned to the county clerk's office no later than the mail delivery April 7 to be properly delivered to the respective polling places Applications for absentee voting may be obtained by calling 815-338-2040 or writing to the office of County Clerk, 2200 N Seminary Avenue. Wood­ stock, 111., 60098 Hold Kick-Off For Year Of Disabled Illinois Easter Seals kicked off the International Year of Disabled Persons March 22 in Kankakee with Illinois House Speaker George H Ryan serving as honorary chairman for the kickoff festivities The United Nations has officially designated 1981 "The International Year of Disabled Persons (IDYP)." "We think the people of Illinois, along with people all over the world, will want to recognize the international year by helping disabled persons in any way they can," said Jerry Griffith, Illinois Easter Seal President "The Easter Seals society is here to help people help the disabled." The Easter Seal Society for McHenry County is located at 708 Washington street, Woodstock. Catherine Gurgone, public relations director, said "We are confident McHenry county residents will participate in (he International Year of Disabled Persons by sup­ porting the disabled of the county." Ms. Gurgone said anyone interested in sup­ porting the Easter Seal society in any way should contact her at the Easter Seal office in Woodstock. The United Nations wants 1981 to be the year of promotion for all national and international efforts to insure proper assistance, care and guidance, and opportunities for em­ ployment of disabled per­ sons During the year the Easter Seal society will promote public awareness to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in Illinois. Nursing Scholarships Offered By Hospital Nursing and paramedical scholarships are being of­ fered to qualified men and women of McHenry County by the Woman's auxiliary of Memorial hospital in Woodstock. Applications are available at all McHenry county high schools and in the nursing office of Memorial hospital. Prerequisites include the need for financial aid, commendable academic standing and a good character reference, along with an honest intent to return to Memorial hospital for employment after graduation The applicant must also have been ac­ cepted in an accredited school in their particular health field During this acdemic year, a total of 22 scholarship recipients are enrolled in nursing and medical technology programs. Applications will be ac­ cepted only until May 1. For more information or ap­ plications. call 338-3224. Editor's Quote Book Keep doing it better or you may not have a chance to do it at all. Arnold Glasow F---- i The only deduction or credit you can claim for your children is the personal exemption. • True • False FALSE. For example, if yours is a two-income household, and you incur child care expenses, you should know what Form 2441 means to you. 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