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RT. 173 West Harvard 943-4007 CM QUALITY ssMCf RWHS Keep That Great GM Ibettng Witfi Genuine GM Farts. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY \B REALTOP' EQUAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE In the sale of rental housing In advertising the sate or rental of housing In standing ready to enter broker-client relationships In the providing of real estate brokerage services WE SUBSCRIBE to the policy that equal opportunity in the acquisition of housing can be best accomplished through leadership, example, education and the mutual cooperation of the real estate industry and the public MCHENRY COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS 666 Russet Ct„ Suite 219, Woodstock Shaw Media Group 1962 Fair Guide--Pag* 59 People &. projects Young Marengoan rides tall in saddle of shows By Craig Schreiner Of the Sentinel staff MARENGO--For an 11-year-old, Candy Piwonka of rural Marengo rides tall in the saddle. It's almost difficult to imagine the petite blonde junior high schooler as a master horse showman. But that she is, and Candy is one of the premier 4-H show people you will see at the McHenry County Fair next week. "I was riding before I joined 4-H (three years ago)/* she recalls. "One of the reasons I joined 4-H was so I coukl show at the fair." Candy also exhibits at other shows on weekends with the help of her parents, Dick and Carol. The family takes on a full schedule of horse rfwws, almost every weekend from April through October. "I enjoy competing against others," Candy says. "I love horses and I like the ii 11 ••• •> UiHni ft compeunorL The support of Dick and Carol Piwonka is essential to Candy as a showman. Both parents hold full-time jobs. "We both take two weeks' vacation -- one week for the fair and one week after the fair to recover," Dick jokes. Unlike 4-H'ers who show farm stock animals, Candy does not house her horses at the fairgrounds. Each day of the fair is a ritual of clean- u We both take two weeks' vacation -- one week for the fair and one week after the fair to recover. -- Dick Piwonka <4P> 11 ing and grooming the horsss at the family's Marengo farm, transporting them to the fairgrounds in Woodstock, more grooming before the show, lowing in more than SO events over four days, packing up and going home. "She (Candy) works," says Carol. Through the summer months. Candy spends four hours s day riding to prepare for the fair. Among the events in which you will see her are: western class and English equita­ tion, pleasure rlsiess, horsemanship and speedclassss. She has coetumes to fit the western and English classes a western hat and shirt, boot cut black pants and chaps for the former and an English huntsman'routfit for the latter. / Candy's work and time are represen­ tative of the efforts of most young people in what can truly be called a "4-H Fair." EVEN BEFORE SHE JOINED 4-H, Candy Piwonka of Marengo was riding horses The experience has helped put her in the saddle for exhibiting at a variety of horse shows, including the one at the McHenry County Fair.