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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 10 Jun 1981, p. 23

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Recognition Dinner Becomes Memory Trip Virginia Williams and Mary Snyder, front row, and Daniel Schmitt, M. Kendall Bird and LeRoy Olsen reflect the spirit of the recognition dinner at which they and Hjordis Karlsen, Harry Jones and John O. McGee were honored for their years of service to McHenry hospital. McHenry hospital's first auxiliary president, Mae Stinespring; first board president, in back Henry Tonyan; founder. Dr. Lee Gladstone; and first anesthesiologist, Emily FjelUtadt Nauman, Joined in honoring the eight board members who retired this year.- It was a nostalgic evening for many /Of the ap­ proximately 100 people who gathered June 2 at the American Legion hall to honor the eight recently retired members of the McHenry hospital board of directors. It was an evening of handshaking, hugging, kissing and camaraderie. Dr. Lee Gladstone; one of the founders ofthe hospital, returned to McHenry for what he described as his first public appearance since leaving the hospital to become a practicing psychiatrist and instructor at the Northwestern University School of Medicine. He harked back to the establishment of his medical practice post World War II. "I was the most expensive doctor in town," he recalled. 'Doctors Froehlich. Klontz and Nye were charging $2 per office canfand^J^harged $3 Tnjln h|s description of a struggling infant 15-bed hospital plagued with financial woes brought smiles of recollection to the faces of first hospital board president. Henry Tonyan; first hospital auxiliary president. Mae Stinespring. and other board members and hospital volunteers present whose memories go back 25 years. Emily Fjellstadt Nauman, the hospital's first anaesthesiologist, also returned 40 lend her recollections of travelling from her Long Lake home to the hospital by boat and mooring along side the operating room. Mae Stinespring described the,birth of the auxiliary to the McHenry hospital, the establishment of the first Pink Lady gift shop in the old bank building on Green street (now occupied by the McHenry Chamber of Commerce) and the many hours donated by founding auxiliarians Beatrice Newkirk, Jody Lieberson, Genevieve Bond, Harriet Dodd, Lillian Bolger, Charlene Tonyan, Annie Cuda and others. Gertrude Gladstone, who ac­ companied her husband, promoted the first Country Art Fair, according to Mrs. Stinespring. Rev. Arthur Knudsen, master of ceremonies for the evening and one of the pastoral program par­ ticipants at the hospital, continued the program by introducing each of the retiring directors. Daniel Schmitt, who served 12 years on the board, 10 years as treasurer, dwelled on the pleasure and privilege he felt it had been to serve. M. Kendall Bird, with 5 years service, described his satisfaction with being a part of a health care system where his company's employees were given counselling on other problems than just physical ones, attributing this to Dr. Gladstone's philosophy of treating the whole person Hjordis Karlsen, the two- year past president of the auxiliary, remarked on the excellent care a member of her family had received recently when a serious illness caused her hospitalization. Virginia Williams. R.N., the practicing independent nurse who retired with six years of board service, pursued her commitment to "Wellness" by citing the need for continuing care for . returning home hospitalized patients. Mary A. Snyder spoke of her role on the board in terms of the dinner dances which she chaired or co chaired over a five year period The dances earned $19,000 to support the Mobile Intensive Care Unit program and the "dedicated and committed people who serve on the rescue squads." LeRoy Olsen, retired board president with nine years of service as board president and more than 11 years on the board, paid tribute to the many volun­ teers and professionals who provide "sweat equity" to the hospital. The audience responded with a standing ovation after 6lsen con­ cluded his tribute with in expression of good wishes and support to the new board of directors in achieving the goal of a new hospital. Former directors, Harry Jbnes and John O. McGee. were unable to attend the dinner. However, new board president M. David Cain and several other current board members in attendance including Dean Cunat. Dennis Conway and Donald Howard were recognized Mayor Joseph Stanek wound up the evening with comments about the hospi tal's importance to the com munity, his personal per spective of the hospital where he and his wife made good use of the obstetrics department and closed with plaudits to LeRoy Olsen and the other board members for their hard work. He urged continued support to McHenry hospital by everyone present YMCA aClV. liUll *. m M (tULi * - * LUUlll/till- Offer Day Camp The Lake Region YMCA is offering three levels of day camp for youths this sum­ mer Day camp is divided into three camps; 1st and 2nd graders. 3rd and 4th graders and 5th through 8th graders All camp periods are for two weeks < Monday-Fri­ day) and begin on June 15, June 29. July 13, July 27 and August 10. Campers are encouraged to sign up for more than one period. Day camp is from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30p.m. There is no fee for7 a m early arrival and 6 p.m. late departure for all three programs All campers must be brought to the YMCA each day and picked up at the end of the day. Day camp includes swim instruction and recreational swims daily, tennis five times every period and one bus trip per period. Other activities include land sports, arts and crafts and cookouts. A usual day's activities for Isl? through 8th grades [ins with the pledge to the ag and announcements from 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. Two, one-hour activity periods of archery, arts & crafts, tether ball and sports skills in­ cluding basketball, softball, soccer and volleyball, followed by lunch and quiet activities There are two more, one-hour activity periods of hikes, nature study, stories, camp craft and tennis - instruction followed by swim instruction and closing. Camp counselors are all adults and most are area school teachers. Volunteer junior counselors are used to assist the counselors, also. Camper to counselor ratios are 15 to 1 for day camp. A deposit will hold your camper's spot, so stop by the I^ake Region YMCA at 7315 S Route 31 in Crystal l^ake and register Monkey-Help Capuchins, the small monk­ eys that once collected coins for organ-grinders, now are being trained to help handicapped people, says National Geo­ graphic World magazine. The monkeys learn such tasks as locking doors, turning on lights, and pushing elevator control buttons. 8ASH Vacation Trip Tests involving long-haul truck drivers have shown a definite relationship be­ tween driving fatigue and poor gas mileage. Make sure you get lots of rest-- don't drive past your phys­ ical capabilities and you will drive safely and economic­ ally. Using the roof rack causes wind drag so use it only if absolutely neces­ sary. V J BEACH REPORT Water samples collected from swimming beaches by the McHenry County Department of Health June 1 and 2. were obtained from several beaches on the Fox river and from some of the lakes in the county. Those beaches at which the water was found to be un­ satisfactory for swimming included Villa Vaupell No. 1. Griswold Lake; Burton's Bridge, Fox river; Porten subdivision, Fox river; Holiday Hills, Griswold I,ake, Villa Vaupell No. 2. Griswold Lake; and Lakemoor Beach No. 1. I>akemoor. • ••Never 16TH ANNIVERSARY SALE! SUPER SAVINGS ON HEARING AIDS Deciding On A Hearing Aid Isn't Easy -- Deciding Where To Buy It Should Be! SENIOR CITIZEN'S HEARING AID DISCOUNT CENTER Battery! New Zenetron Custom 400 Lost Tools Garden tools left on the lawn are often hard to And because their coloring is so close to that of the landscape. To save the time and energy the search takes, dip the handles of your garden tools into yellow or or­ ange enamel outdoor paint. 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