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PAGE 4 • PLA1NDEAUER - WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22.1*2 --EARL WALSH So I Hear I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas and dreaming of something to write for a Christmas column There is no other time of the year when feelings toward one's feliowman are so good and kind Walk down the street and strangers will give yoa a smile as the holiday spirit permeates the air. In some cases the commercial side of the season has overshadowed the true meaning of the day. Santa Claus was a mighty im­ portant fellow in our young days. However, no distraction could keep our parents from marching us off to church on Christmas morning. Come snow, sleet or cold, we walked a mile to church and a mile home. -- And march we did. It was two by two and no excuse for getting out of line. Our mother carried a large fur muff to shield her face, especially when we walked past the area now occupied by McHenry Savings and Loan. That was the spot where cold winds blew across from the old Mill Pond. One year we asked Santa for a pair of skates, the kind you strapped onto your shoes. We got 'em. Many families had only one pair of skates and they had to be shared. Using one skate didn't promote figure eights. Christmas day was one day of the year when the folding doors between the living-dining room and the parior were opened. Flames dancing in the fireplace were a joy to behold. How could kids arise so early on Christmas morning when it was pure torture to have to roD out of warm blankets any other day? The McHenry Plaindealer htUiiktd i.*ry I Fntfay «• KiHn/; * «• i < CLMTI >II»M Y<MO«HtrH»»N MM>I t? McMMf PuauSMMC COT A*' POSTMASTFF M m44rmtt «O KKHOR; PWID«»1»r M12W ftrnH KcMi.r, WmxiMOH iî ici 4i» o t mnm< M nnm îfi <wfec« •• »» TK» »cW«nrt HI}H Bntt McH--ty M MMM A MW«W M« METIO ITM IKT »»>»1m O4 • UTIINU •• KT •••«'« • e>m> •«'»n it A'ftifli Hw •«! Thomas C. *Mller-^wbli»her AD*l* Froehlich-EdHor 2ltoarb Banning ihtospaper MEMSER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Veor . . . . . . $14.SO M McHwry Ciwi^ 1 Year $24.00 Ovtt.4* M<Hnrr COWTTY NEW YEAR BREAD Vasilopita is New Year's bread in Greece. The Greeks place a coin in this anise flavored, sesame sprinkled bread before it is baked. At the stroke of midnight, father cuts a portion for each member of the family -- in order of age. The one who receives the coin also receives a year of good luck,. NEED HELP? CALL BIRTHRIGHT Off ICE OPEN * - 11AM ANDfROM7-«PM 4 MON THRU fRI. 24 HOURS ANSWERING SERVICE 815-385-2999 It didn't take long to get downstairs to see what Snta had left. down the hamrister speeded up trip. We didn't have those fancy red socks. Black ribbed ones were in UM. Trying to get one of your mother's stockings was a trick that cfidn't work. They had some size to them An orange in the toe of the sock was a sure bet. We never suspected that our mother strung the popcorn which encircled the tree. Santa knew his stuff. He put the tree in a big pail of wet sand to hold it steady and keep it from drying out. Santa usually brought some warm clothing How be knew the right sizes, I'll never knew. As we grew older, the real joy of Christmas was in giving rather than receiving gifts. I told you one time about doing all my Christmas shopping with ten dollars. Accumulating the huge fortune of ten dollars was no easy task. i Years bring many changes in one's life. You grow up. Then it is children. Next come the further joys of having grandchildren. Receiving gifts isn't nearly as spine tingling as having your loved ones around you. * Long time friends and newly acquired friends mean so much throughout the year and the ap­ preciation of those friends peaks at the joyous days of Christmastime. A party last week brought the Plaindealer staff and their spouses together, lovely girls and friendly boys. I love 'em. Ou^Lord's birthday brings out the best in all of us. His blessings reach out to many and embue them with the spirit to do for others less fortunate.^ The busy whirl of the holiday season lasts only so long. Nobody could stand the pace forever. Try as I may and try as hard as I have, there seems to be no words of greeting to replace those time tested, sincere words of greeting --MERRY CHRISTMAS! THIS CHRISTMAS Give time Remember an old friend Share a meal with someone lonely Give Hope Live joyfully Raise the spirits of a child ° Give Peace Forgive an enemy Set differences aside Give of yourself Perform acts of kindness Give love - and Christmas will be forever -Contributed Cast Campus In OCA Membership Under the leadership of Mrs. Beth Marcello, McHenry high school Business Education teacher, 18 East campus students recently became charter members of the Office Education association. East campus has been added to the O E.A. mem­ bership. The East campus charter was sponsored by the West campus club, which has been in existence for a number of years. The Office Education association is a club for high school students who are affiliated with office careers and other careers in the business field. The new charter members of the East campus Office Education association include Terry Abbink Beth Baker, Chris Baker, Tracy llassi, Deanne Brooke, Bob Gende, Jenny Hunt, Caroline Irvin, Larry Kenyon, Trina Lobinski, Jeff Lomax, Lynne Podpora, Dow read, Victor Komandine, Debbie Smith, Cindy True, Cindy Watkins, and Alyson Westgard. STATE OFFICES CLOSED All secretary of state offices and facilities will be closed for Christmas and New Year's, Secretary of State Jim Edgar has announced. Downstate driver services facilities outside Cook county will be closed Satan-day, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1, and wili reopen Tuesday, Dec. 28 and Tuesday, Jan. 4. All other offices and facilities will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31, and will resume business Monday, Dec. 27, and Monday, Jan. 3. Complete Mill Restoration When all work b finished on this building, restoration of ihe Old Mill complex at 41«5 Crystal Lake road will be completed. James Althoff, the owner, said the tia building shown above was built as a one-story structure in ISM and was used for storing feed hags. It has been mused for more than 15 years. The process used to convert the building to iwo stories was unique in this area. The roof was lifted and the walls Lipped and laid underneath. Althoff said the conversion took only two and one-half hours. New windows in the building came from the nuns' trick's CHRISTMAS »»-• 0»)0 VTi I »i*1 THtM | a journey of the heart a renewal of the spirit a pause in our lives to rekindle love and friendship Happy Holidays! em Robert, Mark and Elizabeth Justen Ken McKenna John and Julie Rice Jim Fitzgerald Patty Bitterman WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES NOT RESPONSIBLE fOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS SALE BEER NOT ICED SALE DATES: DECEMBER 22 THRU DECEMBER 28,1982 Dean s Fieldcrest - Gallon QUI 0 0 .kite. Salt, Regular, Dippettes 99* Siiinivfticlc FootU 4216 JOHNSBURC / WILMOT •SUNNySIDE, ILINOISI IA COMPLETE [SELECTION 0F| YOUR FAVORITE Bwins &l LIQUORS! Egg- Nog 99* Assorted Candies Stocking Stuff YOUR CHOICE MILLER! •LITE! Christmas Heath Bars Pecan Clusters 6 Pack Christmas STYLE 00 PM 12-12 Oz Cans Years Assorte Bag Candies 1% - 8.0 Oj 12 Pack residence al SL. Palri razed. STAFF PHOTO-W church which was recently î YNE GAYLORD Women's Cpnference Center Goal Reaches Half Way Mark The National Forum for Women is proud to report that they are half way to their goal to acquire the Woodstock Conference center in Woodstock as a national women's center. On Sept. 30, Sylvia Scheinfeld, president of the Sylvia and Aaron Scheinfeld foundation, announced the foundation had chosen the National Forum for women to receive the 88- acre Woodstock Conference center in 1983 if the forum could raise 8175,000 for a revolving maintenance fund. The center is wrath $3,000,000, the largest gift ever made to a women's group. Since the announcement, the forum has contacted thousands of in­ dividuals for support. In addition to Chicago area events, parties have been held in Washington, D.C., Boston, Mass., and Madison and Milwaukee, Wis. « "The response has been over­ whelming," said Susan Bernstein, president of the forum. "Women are coming forward all over the country to help establish, at last, a national center for women's issues. Over 50 women have pledged more than $1,000 each. Women's groups are reaching \ out to their members to support us. One great example is the Milwaukee Women's Coalition, which has been working toward a women's building in Milwaukee. This group set aside their plans to devote December to helping the National Forum for Women. They are asking more than 10,000 women in Wisconsin to contribute to our effort." "We are confident we will make our goal, but it may go right down to the wire," said Ms. Bernstein. "We welcome the participation of all women in seeing our common dreams for a women's place come true, and we see this prbject as a unique op­ portunity for women to join together in making our own history." TOASTERS Both the ancient Romans and Greeks were particular about toasts and who made them, who poured, and what was said. 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