Bishop Will Officiate At NAIM Mass Conference The Most Reverend Arthur J. O'Neill, bishop of the Rockford Dioceee, will be the principal celebrant of the annual Nairn Conference Mas* for Catholic widow* and wi4owert, and spouse* of deceased Catholics Sunday . Sept . 25. It will be held at St. Mary's Church, corner of Gifford and Fulton Streets, Elgin, at 4 p.m. The Rev. Michael A. Blnsfeld will be host pastor. Concelebrating the Mass will be tb« Reverend Thomas Neville, diocesan director of Nairn; the Rev. John J. Dollbaum, chaplain of St. Marcella Chapter, Aurora; the Rev. Robert, Lawrence, chaplain of St. Joseph Chapter, Rockford; the Rev. Richard Kramer, chaplain, St. Lucy Chapter, Dixon; and the Rev Frank Draude, past director of Family Life Bureau. Fulton, 111. There will be a social hour im mediately after the Mass, followed by a qstered dinner at 6 p.m. at St. Mary's School Hall, 108 S. Gifford Street, Elgin. Widowed Catholic men and women in the diocese are invited. They need not be a member of Nairn. Nairn is dedicated to offering a new social and spiritual life as well as providing a greater un derstanding of the problems and adjustment to the widowed state. There are six chapters of Nairn in the Rockford diocese: Aurora, Beta via, Dixon Elgin, McHenry and Rockford. The reservation chairman is Anne Rrtwi, Ma pie Put, in. Tel«. oil) 365-8M1. ReMrvations must be made by Sept. 20. President of the Rockford Diocesan Council Nairn is Helen F. Hettinger, Aurora. • • ' ?.v: W->. ;.. Neubauer Work * • | . % In Art Judging McHenry Artist Don Neubauer's painting, Motion II - Harness Race, was chosen for final Judging and auction in the seventh annual Harness Tracks of America art competition and auction. Harness Tracks of America, an association of 90 pari-mutuel har ness race tracks in the U.S. and Canada, is interested in encouraging and creating a continuing supply of high quality, professional art reflecting the beauty, color and excitement of the sport of harness racing. Toward that end, the organization is offering, for IMS, a Juried competition and awards. Prior to the Juried awards, an illustrated auction sales catalogue will be prepared and all work wUlbe displayed at The Red Mile harness race track in Lexington, Ky. and will be offered at public auction to the thousands of people involved in, or interested in, this nistoric but still growing sport. Hps Area Chamber of covered in the Sept Ctab. Squeezing In _, not an accident importance on the ether ABERTUU8 K f • i'LAIi<UI'i<Uir<n • nt, uLia a. Prepare For Seminar "Buy Right, Stock Right" is the title of the retail seminar being presented Sept. 14 at Chapel .Hill Country Club under the auspipt of the Retail Council of the MtfHry Area Chamber of Commerce. > Among the topics to be covered In this three-hour presentation are: Role and responsibility of staff, merchandise planning, stock con trol. turnover, averages and shor tages, and pricing suggestions. Beginning at 10:30 a.m., each topic will be fully covered by Jack Van Renterghem, and questions and answers will be allowed throughout. Each topic represents one whole phase of retailing that could be the cause of reduced profits, undetected by the owner. Van Renterghem's years of successful experience in retailing have been converted into analytical analysis, Which equips him to help others help ̂ themselves prosper further. Because the council believes that this seminar is of extraordinary pertinence to today's retailer, members have elected to invite non- Chamber members to participate at a very nominal charge. The lime and the dollars invested could pay back multifolds. This seminar js*^"*"^ available to all McHenry Chamber members at no charge. Reservations are now being ac cepted at the Chamber office, 385- J 4300. Menu selections are to be made at that time. The price of lunch is the same for all. O' WAtNUT HINGE GROOMING CATS to SHEEPDOGS Caret Nelson, Retail Council Commerce, 14 seminar being' presented at Chapel "Pricing Suggestions'/ at the bottom of the list Is The presenter. Jack Van Reateghem, places far i Items on the list. ' STAFF! LkiSi Apso hps Available! S18 S. RL. 31, McHenry (815) 385-1757 "X W. 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