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McHENRY OPTICIANS 4806 W. Elm St. McHenry, II. 815-385-4642 OPEN 7 DAYS FAIR SPECIAL PRICES GOOD WED AUG 4- SUN. AUG. 6 (WITH THIS AD) I AIR SPfCIAL COMPT. All MAKfcS All COLORS M010CR0SS- OUUBLE NECKS'1 TIRES SKYWAY COMPETITION PEDALS J2500 REG $30 CONCORDMX FREE WHEEL WITH REAR HAND BRAKE FAIR SPECIAL FAIR SPFCIAL REG $18 531 REG $13 $14 FAIR SPECIAL % (ALL CHROME! 14000 1301 RIVERSIDE DR., McHENRY, ILLINOIS (Across from tho Fox Holo) 3SS.S140 •LASSES MADE WHILE YM HAITI (Singlo Vision Only) Ovar 3.000 First Quality Matal or Plastic *20 All Kid> FRAMES $12 Metal or Plastic Senior Citizens FREE FRAMES With Purchase Of Lenses EMERGE NO REPAIRS & FRAME REPLACEMENT D A I L Y (815)385-9240 8 30 $ 30 SAT 8 :30 3 : WED r--% 8 .30 -1 SMed ia N«w» Se rve# pho to by C ra i g Sc r» r« i n«< V '/jfiu. ^ •- '• 1 •. VT' • r ' .S'i - am*. -- Decade People &. profects ' " f v W F«g« 62 »•« M«»« OroilB 1«M P* Quart continued from page 61 didate for this year's state dairy princess title. She says her reign as dairy princess has helped with her goal of a career in public relations. "A lot of the dairy princess' duties in­ volve promotion work," says Diane, who Paraphrasing an old saying, she adds, guess you can take the girl out of the coi try, but you cant take the country out the girl." A graduate of Crystal Lake Central Hl| School, Diane has held her post in the fi office for two summers, from June to ml August. I remember one year when I was trying to bafte a cake for the fair. I made seven cakes in a row, and they all flopped before we finally found ou t t he re was something wrong with our oven -- Dlane Htlnrlch The office staff of four does everythii from taking entries to ordering trophk with a mountain of paperwork in betwec Diane says the peak work time occu when exhibitors come to register their c tries. The staffs work continues right throuj fair, when they disseminate informstio keep records straight and perfor countless other tasks. 'There's so much going on thi sometimes it can seem very confusing, Diane says. "My past experience wil fairs has really helped me in this job." will be a junior st the University of Illinois- Champaign-Urbana, where she is pursuing a major in foods and business with a minor in communications. "Experience like that is very helpful. You can't learn everything from books." Although Diane has public relations in mind as a career, she says she would like to get back down on the farm sometime in the future. Diane says she thinks the annual bridges a gap between urban and f residents in McHenry County. "There are people who have never milk ed a cow or done anything which is routin for the farmer, so I think the fair work» very well as both an educational as well entertaining experience for urban peo­ ple," she says, "and for us people from the country, well... it's just exciting." WORKING DILIGENTLY into the final weeks before the McHenry County Fair, Diane Heinrich helps ensure that the many events and contests that will occur happen in harmony. The fair staff's work continues right through the fair, when they disseminate information, keep records and perform other tasks.