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gas ON 1- PAOE 4 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I. MM general m News Bilingual counselor aid to county Hispanics Rules of Road course opens Feb. 16 Secretary of State Jim Edgar, In cooperation with the McHenry Senior Citizens Club, Inc., will sponsor a Rules of the Road review course, consisting of three sessions, on Feb. 16, 23 and March 1. Tlie first session Feb. 16 will include an eye test. Persons attending are requested to be in attendance from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The second and third sessions will be from 10 a.m. to noon. These sessions will be held at McHenry City Hall Council Room. One need not belong to the Senior Citizens Club, or be a senior citizen to participate. The course is free. There will be another course, scheduled for completion in May. For further information call Jim Jansen, coordinator, 385- 7475. by Kirk Birginal Efforts by the Family Service and Community Mental Health Center to aid Hispanics in McHenry County got a boost recently when the county mental health board agreed to partially fund a bilingual counselor. The McHenry County Mental Health 706 Board approved a $2,500 allocation to the center to help pay the salary of a bilingual alcoholism counselor, according to Dennis Smith, executive director of the mental health board. The alcoholism division of the Illinois Department of Mental Health has offered to pay a portion of the $20,000 salary if matching local contributions could be found, board member Lou Anne Majewski said. Approval of the mental health board grant was mad^ upon two conditions. First, the Spanish-speaking counselor should be available to other social service agencies in the county since the need for the advisor did not appear that pressing for Family Service alone, Ms. Majewski said. Also, if the state discontinues its funding of the program, Smith said the board would not have to pick up the unfunded balance, although it would continue its allocation if Family Service could .make up the difference through other OPEN 84 Hours a Week. Sit\\lMto Qe*W\ ServW ̂LUMBER A HOME CENTER y uui' or o oujre ouyiiig ruwer tJiutuiea u» wj sen au unc iuw price to eveiyone. You benefit with the highest quality products at the <T lowest prices. These hme*l<e Prices Good Thru Suil. Feb. & Joe Hardy President Terra ?'**' Lay-In CHUNG PANELS 1 1 9 • each please « Wllf QUANTITIES LAST' FREE! Stock Butcher Block Pittorn Postlormed COUNTERTOP With the purchase of stock kitchen cabinets Minimum 8' ot base cabinets h\\ in Nylon N«AO CARPET With Cushion Back 964 ™ sq yd OUR REG S4.B4 In It End caps and mitres additional SQ yd ! WL CARRY A COMPLETE UNE 0 •matching! 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Nel Respentible Fer Typographical Errors. © LUMBER & HOME CENTER WAREHOUSE/SHOWROOMS » CRYSTAL LAKE, IL Main Street and Routt 14 (Across from the Crystal Point Mall) (815)459 8464 Wt reserve the right to limit quantities 1 MottefCord J Weekdays 7 00 a m to 8 00 p.m Saturdays 8 00 a m to 5 00 p.m Sundays 9 00 a m to 5 00 p.m Bob Martens, executive director of the Family Service awl Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County, termed the mental health board's allocation "start-up money" and said: "We hope the bilingual counselor will be supported by a number of funding agencies. "We feel good about this opportunity and we hope we can start to meet some of the needs of the Hispanic community in the county." Martens said the size of the Spanish-speaking population fluctuates seasonally since many are migrant workers. Although a core group lives in the county year round, he said he did not know precisely the size of McHenry County's Hispanic population. Martens said his agency has been working for some time now trying to identify the needs of the county's Hispanic com­ munity. " Alcoholism is one of those needs, although maybe not the major one. With the counselor, though, we can begin to identify u Hispanic groups and start working with them to determine other needs. It's a beginning," he said. Hie counselor will be part of the agency's existing alcoholism and substance abuse program at its outpatient treatment center in Woodstock, which focuses on counseling, prevention and education. For The BRIDAL FAIR & FASHION SHOW Hosted By THE CLOTHES GALLERY BRIDAL SALON Join Us on Sunday, Feb 5, ^ 3 to 5 pm at the /BRANDED STEAK HOUSE ^ Rtes. 14&31 Y* Brides Will Recieve a Discount From Clothes Gailery For Attending , Tickets $2.00 T r .. At Clothes Gallery or Branded Steak House ' ty" A. Participating Exhibitors Include: PAMPERED PLAINT •.TIC TOC DOC GOLDEN CIUI> BEARD & STOV ALL MENS STORE • EDS RENTAL & SALES • CADIEIX BAKERY . 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