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PAGE- "EARL WALSH- So I Hear We didn't get a chance to greet Jim Freund at his jam- packed Longhorn Friday night, but his eagle eye caught our foursome (Sib and Dorothy Whiting) and sent us a nice message. Jim was born a Cub fan and still lives and dies with their fortunes So--I really- wanted to see him to offer my sympathy. As part of the evening's entertainment. Sib recited this: I eat my peas with honey I've done it all my life It makes the peas taste funny-- But, it keeps them on my knife. Note to John Busscher. There is talk of having the White Sox team represent the American League this year in the All-Star game. Do you still want to bet? Driving down the street Friday morning in a downpour, we decided it could be worse. We didn't have to put on side curtains. Saw Joe Etten prancing along the street. Don't know WAS YOUR PICTURE IN THE PAPER? Reprints of any photo which appeared y in the McHenry Plaindealer and taken by our staff are avai lable at modest pr ices Al l are black and white. 4 X 5 - $2.00 5 X 7 - $2.75 8 X 10 - $4.00 Order Yours Today! ALLOW 7 DAYS FOR PROCESSING McHENRY PLAINDEALER 3812 West Elm Street Phone 385-0170 i where he has been, but, like the swallows, he returned. Three ducks have been surveying our neighborhood for a week. One mama duck and two papas. Word is out that the duck population is out of balance. Hens are scarce. That brings about those eternal triangles. Not so with the human race. Statistics came out recently telling us that women far outnumber men. I have my own theory on why men die younger, but haven't been able to put it across. In fact, I can stir things up with my theories. The coming weekend will bring daylight saving time, popular with those who Want long evenings to play golf. Others find the evenings great for working in their gardens. For my part, it will be looking over the garden- Mrs. Hanford's garden. OLD SAYINGS: It's a long road that has no turn. You can win a battle, but lose the war. The local Knights of Columbus will celebrate the 75th anniversary of their council with an impressive banquet at a Andres, May 1st. We mention churches of every denomination and various organizations so said, "Why not?", when asked to give this big event mention. They tell us you can enjoy a delicious meal, listen to short speeches, socialize, Pregnant, NEED HELP? Call BIRTHRKHT OFFICE OrtH • to U AM. A NO FROM 7 TO • MA. MOM. THRU HB 24 HOURS ANSWERING ICRVICE 1815-385-: "THE ALL DAY WEDNESDAY Announcing Our Extended Wednesday Hours For Your Convenience! Open Every WEDNESDAY Lobby Drive In 9 to 3 pm 8 to 5:30 pm Just about every Financial In­ stitution in the area takes a mid-week day oft on Wed­ nesday, but not the First! If you've been frustrated with your bank or savings & loan offering limited Wednesday service or no service at all, consider the First National Bank of McHenry. LOBBY HOURS DRIVE-UP HOURS Mon.. Tues Wed Thur 9:00 AM to 3:00PM Mon. Tues.. Wed., Thur. 8:00 AM to 5:30PM Friday 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM Friday 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM Saturday 9.00 AM to 12:30 PM Saturday 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM M iNai THE ALL DAY WEDNESDAY BANK Member FDIC NclTIONdL BaNK OF IWHCNRY 3814 WEST ELM STREET P O BOX 338 McHENRY. ILLINOIS 60050 815-385-5400 and dance the slippers right off your feet. Suppose all members have tickets. Am sure BUI and Neil Miller have them. If they aren't home when you call, you will find their Mom a pleasant gal at the other end of the line. Often think of my late father who spent 42 years of his life as City Marshall and Chief of Police in McHenry. Most of those yean, he was the entire police force, day and night service. Arrests were few and far between through those years. Oh, he did arrest a horse thief one time. * When asked why he never made an arrest, his answer was, "My job is to keep people out of trouble, not to get them into it". One time a big-city fellow kidded my Dad about being Chief of Police in McHenry. He always had an answer. This time he advised the city fellow, "I would rather be Chief of Police in McHenry than Mayor of Chicago". '* Another time when the president of an outside bank gave him some guff, he advised the ill-case official, "I'm not smart enough to be president of your bank, but I'm smart enough not to be". Yep. Roger Freund removed my snow tires last week. Never known to keep my tires pumped up too high, Roger put in enough air to make us think we are riding on hard rubber. FREE IMMUNIZATIONS Free immunizations for children in high schoql and under will be given Wed­ nesday morning April 28, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in Room 101 of the new McHenry county courthouse located on Route 47 north of Woodstock The shots are offered by the McHenry County Board of Health with the endorsement of the McHenry County Medical society. Trees For Arbor Centennial Free information on ob­ taining trees to plant during the Arbor day centennial is now available from the National Arbor Day foun­ dation, a - non-profit organization dedicated to tree planting and care. 1982 is the 100th an­ niversary of the observance of Arbor day in schools. School children first par­ ticipated in an Arbor day observance in 1882 in Cin­ cinnati, Ohio, by planting trees at Eden parte during a conference of the American Forestry Congress. The idea for Arbor day originally came from Nebraska. An early pioneer, J. Sterling Morton, ad­ vocated tree planting on the Nebraska prairie. Trees were needed as windbreaks, for food and fuel, and for shade and beauty. Morton proposed a tree- planting holiday to be called Arbor day at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. Arbor day was first observed in Nebraska in 1872 with the planting of more than a million trees. During the 1870's, other states passed legislation to observe Arbor day, and the tradition began in schools in 1882. Today, the most common date for state ob­ servances is the last Friday in April, and several U.S. presidents have proclaimed a National Arbor day on that date. But a number of state Arbor days are at other times to coincide with the best tree-planting weather, from January and February in the south to May in the far north. People can obtain free information on obtaining low-cost trees to plant by sending their name and address to: Centennial Trees, National Arbor Day Foundation, Arbor Lodge 100, Nebraska City, Neb., 68410. Wonder Lake Anne Sowe Nominated For Award Van Sells of Wonder Lake has recently been nominated as Northern Illinois university's Illinois Jour­ nalist of 1982. The final selection from among the nominees will be made soon. Mrs. Sells is well known to our community for the many wonderful book reviews she has given and for her work with the RTA. She has taken a very active part in the Miss McHenry County contest held each year in con­ junction with the county fair. In reading about her nomination, I really got excited when, in her list of achievements, it listed Van Sells as having been the writer of the Wonder Lake column for the McHenry Plaindealer! 4-H GROUP MEETS In the absence of club president, Chris Gohl, vice- president, Tina Schmitt called the Wonder Lake 4-H meeting to order, after which Kim Powers led the 653 9549 I The McHenry Plaindealer 3tl]W«l Elm SlrMl EstofeliiHvd 1(75 Illinois PhotM 115-1*5-0170 PuMitiwd tnry We*wdey ( Friday at McHmry Hlbmii S*cond Clo*i Fostag* 'AC AT McHmry. Hllnoi« by McMMtY PUBLISHING COMPANY POSTMACTM M ««Mil SuWnb*n or* r.yiilW »o provide inrndnH notic* o» dion«« of wldrtii to Th« McHanry PlaindaaWr 1012 W Elm Sr.. McHmry. IB. MOM A deduction of MM mofrtti from tfca •xpiraAon of • inscription will bo mod* wfcoro o ckor>9o of oddrott it proridod ffcrowgfc tfco Po«1 OfHco rl»p»rtn--l. Thomas C. MilWr-PublUher Adal* Fro*hlich-Edftor Start) Winning ihtoapaper MEMBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Y»or $15.50 I Ymi $24.00 In McHenry County Ovtski* McHenry County FS Farmspan Wood Frame Buildings You can get a 48x80x14 FS building erected on your level site during April or. May only for... '13,800 The Sale Package Includes: 1-24x14 Endwall Wood Double Slide Door 1-20x14 Sidewall Wood Double Slide Door 1-3068 Solid Steel Walk Door 4-9' Skylites * All ordon must bo pl»co< by May 31 and shipped by July 31, IMS. A 11% cancellation too Is In for information contact: Dan Smith McHenry Plant 815/385-0730 Pledge of Allegiance. Tina Schmitt thai started the 4-H pledge. Secretary Dana Christofferson took roll with every member except President Gohl in at­ tendance. Treasurer Kim Powers gave a little talk on the dues, followed by a reading of the newsletter by Tina Schmitt. Tina also gave a demon­ stration on making egg salad. The members all enjoyed the treats that had been prepared by Niki Schmitt. The next meeting will be held May 3, at the home of Niki Schmitt. Anyone wishing to join the club, should contact Niki at 653- 9213 before the May 3 meeting. Anyone joining after May 1 will not be able to participate in the McHenry County Fair so give Niki a call soon. The meeting was closed by Tony Farkas, reporter. WOMAN'S CLUB EVENTS Members of the Woman's Club of Wonder Lake are getting ready for two of their busiest activities of the year. May 22 and 23 they will be holding a rummage sale at the Highland Shores Com­ munity building on Woody trail. Proceeds from the sale will go into the Scholarship fund. If you have any articles you would like to contribute to the club for the sale, contact Sara Hearity, chairman of the Rummage sale, at 653-9659. Household a r t i c l e s , 1 f u r n i t u r e / knickknack£* and clothing (infant-teen sizes) would be appreciated. No adult clothing will be sold. Drop off times will be established when you may bring articles to the community building or have larger articles picked up. The next event will be the Red Cross Swimming lessons which will be held the weeks of July 19 and July 26. Registration for the lessons will be held on the Memorial day weekend, May 29, and May 30, at the Wonder Lake Hardware store, Hill Top Grocery store, and Sunset Grocery store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For further information on lessons, contact Mary McCarty at 728-0606. BOATING CERTIFICATION CLASSES The Wonder Lake Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 6-6 will be conducting classes for anyone between the ages of 12-17. After completion of these classes, the student becomes certified to operate a motor driven craft. Classes will be held on three consecutive Satur­ days, May 8, 15, and 22 at Christ the King church from 10 a.m. to noon. You must register at Tri Marine, 4019 E. Lake Shore drive before the classes begin. For any further details call 653-3000. SPECIAL DAYS The Graff family have reajly been having a lot to celebrate lately. First, Jerry Graff celebrated his bir­ thday April 13. Then came Ken and Jo Graff celebrating their wedding anniversary on the 19th. Also on that same day, Rita and A1 celebrated their thirty- fifth wedding anniversary. Ken Graff will bring the celebrating to an end April 23, when he blows out his birthday candles. SPAGHETTI DINNER The Greenwood School CTO will again be spon­ soring its annual spaghetti dinner Friday night, April 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Not only will you be able to enjoy a delicious dinner, but the button machine will be put to work again in the front hall; hot pretzels will be available; along with the all time favorite cake walk to enjoy. QUESTIONING MPOA Controversy over the amount of tax to be put on property in order to raise money to repair the dam still seems to continue. Some Indian Ridge residents are concerned that the amount of money they pay for their lots is not in the right proportion to acreage. They also feel that minutes of meetings should available to all residents •fee able to see exactly h many^irectorfc^er^jn attendance and how many votes were cast for and against any motion. It seems that minutes are ntft available from one meeting until the following meeting which is usually throe months. Mrs. George Nowacki believes it is a state law that minutes should always be available. The majority of residents are in agreement over the need of dam repair, but they are concerned over the methods being taken. COMMUNITY EVENTS Apr. 23 - Spaghetti dinner; Greenwood school; 5:30-8 p.m. Apr. 24 - Fourth of July Parade committee meeting; 11 a.m. April. 24 - Pack 456 outing to Lake County Museum. Apr. 25 - Walk for Woodstock; 12:30 p.m. M c H e n r y C o u n t y Fairgrounds. May 1 - Kiwanis Can­ dlelight Bowl; 9 p.m. 7 SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE Junior and senior class high school students who are interested in applying for $1,000 college scholarships should request applications by May 7, from the E d u c a t i o n a l C o m ­ munications Scholarship Foundation, 3105 MacArthur Blvd., Northbrook, 111. 60062. To receive an application, students should send a self- addressed, stamped en­ velope with a note stating their name, address, city, state, zip code and aproximate grade point average. Fifty award winners will be selected on the basis of academic per­ formance, involvement and extracurricular activities and the need for financial aid. For A Healthy Future Lisa Barnes is a beautiful, lively little girl of almost 3 years, brighter and prettier than some, less shy and less temperamental than many children her age. *•> She might be called a perfect child if it weren't for one thing: Lisa was born with Spina bifida, more commonly known as Open Spine. In spite of several operations, she will be handicapped to some extent for the rest of her life. Nevertheless, she is a real live miracle. Twenty years ago, 95 percent of all spina bifida children died. The remaining 5 percent had shortened life spans, and most of them were not wily physically but also mentally affected (spina bifida is connected, in most cases, with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain"). Now, about 95 percent of all spina bifida children survive, most of them with no mental disability. Some of the problems can be either eliminated or minimized surgically. Some can be corrected by various devices such as braces. Some of the problems just need acceptance on the part of the child and the family. Lisa's parents are Jack and Mary Lou Barnes of Barrington Hills At the Walk Ainferica Walk-A-Thon April 24, Lisa will again be present to|do her public relations job. Her presence will remind the public of how much more needs to be done. So far, there is no cure for spina bifida, not even the cause has been discovered, and the same is true of many other birth defects. The March of Dimes finances research in these areas, attempting to discover both the causes and the treatments. It also helps to educate the public as to the factors which are known to have an effect on pregnancy. The ultimate goal of the March of Dimes is to assure a healthy future for all children. And Lisa Barnes is a reminder of that fact. Drive safely. Save 15% on your auto insurance. If you're a safe driver, with­ out accidents or moving violations in the last three years, Country Mutual will reward you with a 15% discount on your auto insur­ ance premium. Keep up the good work another three years and we'll increase your discount to 20%! Many current policyholders already receive these discounts. Ask about our good student discount, too. Call your Country Companies agent today. That's the spirit Your Country Companies Agents. 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