c PAGE 4 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JANUARY n* wu fi*o m\sjAkc€S <c V , * T W J f V f U U A T l O W , P l f A S C t o W ^ l P f * T H A T T M f Y A # € T K f £ £ to* A • wr p i / # U S * }OM*-rUiM6 f o l e v « * y O » € t * H O somt r f"" I W * T J L O O * ' " 6 \ ?„«. m<5TAK< 5 ' -' XV EARL WALSH So I Hear Grand Prize Winner! m Carolyn McVicar Carolyn McVicar was the Grand Prize Winner of McHenry State Bank's Gold Rush Promotion. Carolyn is pictured above wearing a 14 Kt. Gold Chain awarded as the grand prize. Carolyn's name was drawn from McHenry State Bank's 250 Gold Rush Gold Card Winners. Congratulations to Carolyn and all the Gold CardWinners. McHENRY STATE BANK McHENRY 385-1040 MEMBER FDIC Larry Seborg sends another clip ping. This one quotes an English professor who reveals that a great many athletes cannot read or write well enough to do normal college work. Bet you thought "What else is new?", Larry. FAMOUS LAST WORDS Let me see your license. You and who else? / People have always told me troubles and say, 'Put that in your column". Sometimes it is a neighbor, sometimes a relative or sometimes a friend who gets under a guy's skin. One fellow told me about another who thinks he has to have thfe last word and his last word is final. "His side of the story is always the right side," said our troubled soul. I advised the fellow not to try to change the smart one, but to match him up with a free-talking female when the opportunity arises. That could be a mismatch. Then I told the fellow the old joke about the family which left Ireland. The parents and one son settled in Boston. The other son went to Chicago. Two years later while visiting his son in Chicago, the father died. The tragedy was telegraphed to the son in Boston. The grief stricken reply was, "What were father's last words?" Back went a wire, "Father had no last words. Mother was with him to the end." Maybe the fellow was only one in a thousand who hadn't heard the joke, but it took his mind off his troubles. Usually after the first of the year we expect cold weather, then look for a January thaw. *. This year we waited for the January freeze. We're gettin' it! We have had an artificial Christmas tree the last few years so have been finding a real one after the holidays to put out in our back yard. This year when our new neighbors, Ben and Molly Beck, tossed out their tree, we put it in our back yard and awaited snow which hasn't arrived. Our little trick has been to plunk the tree into a bank of snow, hang some food in it and let the birds think a new shelter has sprouted up. The tree is still out back and the snow is up there some place. I was just looking for something to round out this column when along comes this welcome letter from Gordon Stringer: Tahitian Gds. - Apr. 50B Holiday, Fl., 33589 Dear S.I.H. I just have to write another letter. I am again having former studnets call on me. I am sure that you would be interested to hear what they tell me. They do not mention the subjects we Studied, but they make other com ments. "I was not a very good Latin student, but I knew that you liked me." I learned to like ail people. Another told me that I taught him to have sense of humor. It must be that I taught them about LIFE and LIVING. _ , I am sure that you, too, write about Life and Living in your column. Sincerely, Gordon Dear Coach, McHenry Day in Florida, combined with Alex Justen's interest, put your many McHenry friends back in touch with you. Must say that many of us lost track of you, but not in pleasant memories. Students forget what they learned in the books. If the likes o' you taught them "Life and Living", it stamped a lasting imprint on their lives. Latin! My mother, egged on by a couple of smart sisters, forced me take the subject. „ „ Before you arrived on the McHenry High scene, Lora Kinney taught Latin. At least she tried to teach it to me. She found it a losing fight, then gave me an underserved class grade to get my credit. Here's the punch line. After giving me a passing grade, she advised me not to take the subject the next year. Yes, Coach, I enjoy life and thank God each day that I am still living. Thank you lor the letter. Write again when the spirit moves you. ' Sincerely, S.I.H. Jaycees Offer Financial Planning Seminar Jan. 20 The McHenry Plaindealer 3S12 Wttt Elm Stmt (USK33S24M0) EstoMishad 1S75 McHanry. Illinot, *0050 Phon* 115-3*5-0170 PuMilM Witinfc) I Friday at McHenry. Illinois S»cowd do** PA® at McHanry. Illinois by McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY POSTMASTER «md addrw chang** to Mcfl--ry PIoMmIw 3SII W. Elm St., McHaary, Illinois *0050 Subscribers or* rn»iit«< to proiUi Immotfoti notico of chowgo of od- dross to TW McHonry PUIwJ«ol«r. StllW. Elm St. McHoory IH. *0050. A dodwcHon of ono month from tfeo expiration of a subscription will be mode where o change of address is provided through the Post Office department. Thomas C. Millor-Publishor Adola Froohlich-Editor Stoarb Winning Jhtospaper MEMBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Year $16.50 I Yoar $24.00 Outside McHenry County The average guitar string has a playing life of forty hours. Some topics are found to be so valuable by the McHenry Jaycees that they offer them to the com munity, such as the Personal Financial Planning seminar scheduled for Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. at the McHenry Public library. One big part of Jayceeism is in dividual development, or com mitment to personal growth. In dividual development is an equal partner with the other two Jaycee beliefs in effective service to the community and in the formation of managerial skills. Individual development means to the Jaycee the pursuit of personal improvement through setting per sonal goals. It provides the op portunity for an individual to realize his potential. Long established Jaycee individual development programs, available nationwide, include Don't Miss Our JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE! NOW IN PROGRESS LEE & RAY ELECTRIC 1005 N. FRONT, McHENRY 385-0882 should h % i I Yp Leadership, Communication, Time and Personal Dynamics. Positive Family-Attitude Power, Speak Up and The Chaplain's Guide additionally offer interesting and enjoyable group discussion. Sometimes programs that in dividuals request are created, such as the physical fitness, the effective communication for spouses, and the elementary cross country skiing classes designed here in McHenry. All in all, individual development programs are credited by members as assisting the Jaycee young men, and the Jayceette young women, define and discover success, leadership and involvement while increasing effectiveness and growth in dealing with family relationships, spiritual life, finances and personal goals. ^ Cools Speaks For Seminary Faith Presbyterian church, 2107 W. Lincoln road, announced the continuation of a six- week "Death and Dying" seminar Sun day, Jan. 23 , at 9:30 a.m. This week's session will feature Joe Cools as the guest speaker. "Coping with Grief and Loss - What Can I Do After a Loved One Has Died?" will be the topic discussed. Other related topics to be discussed in the weeks following will include "A Doctor Looks at < Death* Euthanasia", "Ad ministering to the Grieving", and "A Funeral Director's Perspective of Death". Featured speakers will be Dr. James Mowery, Suzanne Nauhausel, and Bruce Adams. Anyone interested in the seminar is en couraged to attend. Hie church is located next to the outdoor theatre at the intersection of Lincoln and Chapel Hill roads. Release from liability does not mean the veteran's GI home loan entitlement is restored. It can be restored if the original VA-guaranteed mortgage is paid off in full or if the loan is assumed by another veteran who agrees to substitute his or her GI loan entitlement. Time-Weather-Temperature J)ajJ 385-9400 Kit IMSEtfMC tho professional do-it-yoursolf carpat daaning system First Hour of Rontal FREE $1.00 par hour..for ovary hour tharaaftai (Examplo2 hours... totol charge $1 plus tax. NO fflftHmflMI Special Rontal Rata Good Monday thru Thursday RINSENVAC cloans tho way professionals dol at a fraction ^|j'1 of thacost - i. ' A FULL SERVICE BANK MEMBER FDIC Don't be left out in the cold...follow the crowd. We average 2,934 Callers per day! Are you one of them? If you're not, dial 385-9400 today for up-to-date weather information, temperature and time. 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