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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 31 Jul 1981, p. 55

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Pog9 34--Show M^a Group Iff I Mr Guide Features at the fair •• • -,-i4 < Fair rides Continued from page 35 quality and equipment, caused in part when you start to pay $150,000 for a .machinery ride, you tend to take care of it better. Since the rides cost so much, good maintenance has become im­ portant." How does a firm like Skinners know which rides are popular and their biggest draws? "We don't look to add more of the same ride equipment, since in some cases we already have two of the same rides. So what we do is to try and in­ terchange rides," Skinner said. "If we have a looper plane and it's not drawing so well, then we'll replace it with something new. When the popularity of an old machine goes down a little bit, we just try to replace it as soon as we can with a new one. "For the price they'll pay for rides, people will get their money's worth." ICRANE CONSTRUCTION! "GRAIN "METAL BUILDINGS "GRAIN DRYERS "BARN CLEANERS <pk "POLE BUILDINGS "SILO UNLOADERS "BUCKET ELEVATORS 943-7034 765-2598 Expert Mechanic Care For Your Automobile Your car neecjs regular check-ups to keep it in top running order; costs down. We know . . .; w^'re the car experts. Rely on our pros for tune-ups, repairs, greasings, and more. TOM FERRIS msmmaa & ®n.DDseo®[miE Rt. 20-Marengo 568-8007 Keep thai great CM feeling with genuine CM Parts • " " : 1 Sentinel photo SAFETY COMES first in carnival rides, says Pat Skinner of Skin­ ner's Amusements. The Crystal Lakfe firm annually provides the rides at the McHenry County Fair ̂ - < - r- Ground Water Heat Pumps ... an economical alternative to traditional heating methods furm'S A ' COME SEE OUR GROUND WATER HEAT PUMP ON DISPLAY AT OUR FACILITIES AT ' 2020 W. JOHNSBURG RD. Tho Notional Wotor Well Association has discovered that the ground water source heat pump can be used for residential space heating and cooling-and we're excited about it. We hope that many homeowners will soon begin to take advontage of the Tower costs offered by our most plentiful (and often overlooked)source of energy-ground water. The solar energy stored by ground water can be tapped by a ground water source heat pump to heat and cool your home, and supply hot water for domestic ne»ds. ii! H'.:. > * r own mi. r • Jos* H. Huemann & Sons "QUALITY WATER SYSTEMS SINCE 1902" 385-0414 2020 W. Johnsburg Rd. McHenry, Illinois

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