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PAGK It - PLAIN DEALER HERALD. WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 10.19*4 McHenry clubs join in observing 4-H week Members and leaders from seven McHenry area 4-H clubs are among the 900 4-H'ers and 300 adult volunteers in McHenry County who are celebrating Na­ tional 4-H Week, Oct. 7 to 13. Using the theme, "4-H Building On Experience," nearly 5 million 4-H members nationwide are challenged to use their own, as well as others experiences and ex­ pertise in acquiring practical skills. They also learn good health habits, develop respect for themselves and others, explore career and leisure time op­ portunities, share responsibilities for preserving the environment, and develop leadership and citizenship skills. Adult volunteers learn -self- confidence and leadership skills through their experiences in the 4- H program. Over 620,000 adult volunteers nationwide each con­ tributed about 220 hours of service in 1983. National 4-H week was kicked off in McHenry County with 4-H Tag Day on Oct. 6. In McHenry and other towns within the county, 4-H members and adult volunteers solicited donations in major shop­ ping areas for the $4 Million for 4- H Campaign. McHenry area 4-H clubs also decorated store windows to pro­ mote National 4-H week. Stores in McHenry that are featuring 4-H window displays include the McHenry Flying Dragons Karate School and The Office Shoppe. The seven clubs in the McHenry area offer youth and adult volunteers a wide variety of pro­ jects and activities with which to become involved. The Lucky Clovers, a newly formed 4-H Club, is under the leadership of Jim and Pam Neumaier, McHenry. Members of the club have focused most of their project and activity work around the home economics sub­ ject areas. Working with the Chamber of Commerce on community ac­ tivities is one major activity of the McHenry Achievers 4-H club. In its second year, the club is led by Carol Nelson, McHenry. One of the oldest clubs ,in McHenry county is the Busy Three 4-H Club, led by Bobbi Wolff, McHenry. With 4-H members from the Ringwood, Woostock, and McHenry areas, one of the club's activities in­ volves each member adopting a grandparent at a local nursing home. „ The Happy Paws 4-H club is a specialized dog club. 4-H members in the club meet once a week from February through July to learn about dog care, obe­ dience, and showmanship. Pearie Olsson, Ringwood, is an adult volunteer for the club. VI ' . • «. s Starting its 15ih year, the Lin­ coln Cloverleafs 4-H club meets in the McHenry, Johnsburg area. In addition to its 4-H members adop­ ting Pioneer Center Group Home residents, the club works with such community service groups as the Kiwanis, park district, and F.I.S.H. Under the leadership of Reta Griggs, the Insect Seekers 4-H Club, McHenry, is in its fifth year. Its members focus most of their project and activity work in the areas of entomology and conser­ vation. The club served as a cooperating group with the Woodstock Area Recyclers in September. The Horse Power 4-H club is a club whose members focus mainly in the areas of horses and veterinary medicine. Led by Laurie Nank, McHenry, some of the club's activities include com­ peting in the team tournament and having a tack sale. » Any boy or girl between eight and 19 years of age is welcome to Join 4-H in McHenry County. For more information on how to become involved as a member or volunteer leader, contact Kathy Halstead or Mary Widolff at the McHenry County Cooperative Ex­ tension Service, 789 McHenry Ave., Woodstock, phones: (815) 338-3737, or 338-4747. Increased awareness urged during Fire Prevention week Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7 to 13, is approaching and with it comes some of the worst months for forest fires, according to David Gillespie, program manager for forest protection programs for the Department of Conservation. Fire Prevention Week is held annually on the anniversary of the Chicago Fire, Oct. 8, ac­ cording to Gillespie, but it also is the same week a forest fire wiped out 1.28 million acres and killed 1,500 people near Green Bay, Wis., also in 1871. Going into Fire Prevention Week and the critical fall months that follow, Gillespie feels the danger levels for forest fires in Illinois are moderate. "We're okay right now; rainfall is about average. However, if we don't get timely rains we will be in bad shape," Gillespie said. "There hasn't been a bad fire season since 1981, so there are three years ; worth of accumulated com­ bustible materials on the forest floors." • Gillespie also pointed out that severe droughts and hard ; winters have killed many forest plants and trees. "This makes conditions right for a bad fire," he said. Forest fires cost Illinois residents more than $160,000 per year. In 1983, wildfires claimed 948 acres in Illinois, several hundred acres less than the average. Since heavily-forested southern Illinois is especially vulnerable to forest fire losses, seven counties require a burning permit during the five worst months of the year. "We try to make it as easy as possible for people to get their permit. We have them at grocery stores, gas stations, just about everywhere," Gillespie said. "The permit is so we know what's going on. It saves us from sending someone to check an area out every time we see some smoke." Jackson, Union, Johnson, Pulaski, Alexander, Pope and Hardin counties participate in the permit system. The Department of Con­ servation also distributes educational materials to the school groups. "Our big push, of course, is the Smokey Bear program, " Gillespie said. "Since this is Smokey's 40th birthday this year we've got a great deal of publicity." Pinpointing fourth graders, foresters all over the state visit classes, distribute information, answer questions, and help teachers during Fire Prevention Week. "Smokey is the most effective advertising campaign JP' in the country," Gillespie said. "Nearly 95 percent of Americans know who Smokey is and what he stands for." DOC also distributes numerous television an­ nouncements, radio shows, newspaper articles and pam­ phlets free of charge. In­ formation is available at many Soil Conservation Service of­ fices and all district and regional forest offices. "We're not saying people shouldn't burn their rubbish, we just want them to do it correctly so they don't start a wildfire," Gillespie said. "That's what some of these pamphlets help explain." Another prevention method DOC uses is regular con­ sultation. "We pinpoint major fire danger areas in each district," Gillespie said. "Then we send our foresters to visit area landowners and advise them on fire prevention techniques." DOC also distributes federal matching grants to communities of 10,000 or less that are in need of new equipment, training or organizational costs. The money is intended to create fire departments in areas not already protected and to update equipment and training for existing fire fighting agencies. However, the best fire prevention lies in awareness, Gillespie said. "People must be conscious that there are two fire seasons each year-in the fall from the first of October to the end of November and in the spring from the first of February through the end of April. "Dining these months, people should practice good fire prevention." He warned people not to flip lit cigarettes out the window, let ground fires burn unattended, or take other un­ necessary risks." The effects of fire on the land can be long term. "It can affect woods by killing seedlings and saplings, as well as the larger trees." Fires also cause erosion by burning the watershed protection offered by vegetation. Fires destroy cover for a lot of wildlife, Gillespie noted. "Some fires are beneficial for wildlife, but uncontrollable wild fires don't fall into category." Also, fires are not aesthetically pleasing. "No one likes to see a burned forest where a green one used to be," Gillespie said. If you spot a woodland or grassland fire, contact the nearest district or regional fdrester office or the local fire department. Job training program helps disadvantaged obtain jobs What is JTPA and how does it differ from CETA? The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) is the successor to the Comprehensive Emloyment and Training Act (CETA), which was terminated last year. Administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Development, JTPA is run on the local level by a Private Industry Council made up of McHenry County industry, school district and government r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . I n d u s t r y members make up more than one- half of the council, making it possible to tailor the JTPA pro­ gram to meet the needs of local in­ dustry. The McHenry County JTPA Of­ fice, located in Woodstock, is staf­ fed by directors representing the varied programs that make up McHenry County JTPA. These in­ clude: vocational classroom train­ ing, adult basic education, general education development, english as a second language, on the job training, summer youth employ­ ment, services to the handicapped and in school work experience. JTPA's main purpose is to train people for jobs available in the community or to upgrade their skills so they can get better jobs. - N a n c y B a r t o l i n e , counselor/program director of the classroom training program available through an agreement with McHenry County College, says, "The JTPA Program differs i. Finding 'roots' in New York to be discussed at meeting "How to find your Family Roots in the State of New York," will be the subject presented by Nancy Gubb Frederick at the next mon­ thly meeting of the McHenry County Genealogical Society. Ms. Gubb is a well known authority on searching for lost ancestors in New York; using the help of county historians, state census, military records, maps passenger lists, etc. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 11 7:30 p.m. at the Central High School cafeteria, Crystal Lake. Visitors and new members are welcome. Ms. Gubb also compiled the name index to the society's reprint of the 1885 History of McHenry County. Contact Judy Robel, 2027 W. Sunnyside Beach McHenry, 60050 or call (815 ) 385- 8791 to purchase a copy. from CETA in that each client must be looking for full-time employment. We can offer some classroom training, but not as much as under the CETA Pro­ gram. CETA was more com­ prehensive. We were able to spend m o r e t i m e ( w i t h e a c h i n ­ dividual)." Bartoline mentioned that CETA funded 50 percent of a client's salary for up to nine months and that JTPA only pays between 30 and 50 percent of the salary for a maximum of six months. She adds, "The JTPA thrust is: get them in, get them out, get them employed." The special client served by the JTPA is usually unemployed, and often is handicapped in some respect (physically, mentally, substance abuser, ex-offender, o l d e r w o r k e r , d i s p l a c e d h o m e m a k e r , . d r o p - o u t , economically disadvantaged, etc.), which keeps them from be­ ing easily employed. Eligible persons go through a two-day orientation to learn about the JTPA Program. A new group of clients comes in each week. Each client meets individually with JTPA program directors from the MCC and Johnsburg classroom training programs and on-the-job training, as well as with representatives of any human ser­ vice network agency that might be appropriate. The client is assisted in understanding their employment barriers and seeing the alter­ natives for overcoming the bar­ riers. He or she is acquainted with the services available to assist, and finally, a mutually acceptable plan of short and long-term goals is set up. JTPA can do direct placements or on-the-job training. JTPA can pay for training-related classes and books, job-related services and courses geared toward the development of employment skills. Bartoline concludes, "The pro­ gram helps a lot of people get out and join the mainstream, off welfare roles." For additional information on McHenry County JTPA, contact the office at 666 Russel Ct., Woodstock, (815) 338-7100. MOLLY MILLIGAN Your Home Decorator * . MOLLY MILLIGAN Your Home Decorator trim nap mm$m wmmr • NUDE BEECH If your idea of ready-to-finish furniture is a few pieces of pine stapled together to resemble a toy chest, you're in for a pleasant surprise. The make-do quality of 10 years ago is long gone. Today's furniture in native buff features quality., woods, top workmanship and some very impressive designs. Ready-to-finisk' furniture is still considerably less costly than finished pieces, but its greatest virtue is its flexability. You decide which wood. You decide which color, and you get the satisfaction and credit for creating a one-of-a-kind item. Most furniture without a stitch comes fully assembled and is factory sanded.- to a degree not possible 10 years ago. And today's stains and finishes are or a better quality then ever before. If funds are limited, you can purchase a des^«- today and a chair next month or the month after. No need to worry about* matching the color. Just crack open a can of stain or paint and start brushing. But best of all, when buying furniture that's naked as a jay, you see what you are getting before you plunk out your hard-earned moola. Too often finished^ pieces contain plastic inserts, mixed woods or other defects which can be hidden , with dark or opaque stain. But with pieces that are stark-naked, every flaw; is exposed. Even the most miniscule. And what you see is exactly what you getr Dear Molly MWigaa: We ate newlyweds oa a very tight budget. We plan td furnish our apartment by scrounging around at garage sales and by buying unfinished furniture and painting or staining It owndves. What wood Is best, for a table? Chair? Chest? Any other advice yon give us concerning finishing* furniture would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Wendy and Jeff, Elgin, IL Dear Wendy and Jeff: You are wise t6 decide on ready-to-finish furniture and* I can recommend a new paperback book The Complete Book of Ready-to-Finistt Furniture by Lou Oates (Prentice-Hail, Inc. $12.93). It contains all the information you will need to begin your project. Here is a list of the woods most often used. <: • Oak. Very hard. Heavy. Looks good in natural state or with any stain.' Most popular wood used. Excellent for tables. • Alder. Lighter than oak. Finer grain. Medium hard. • Pinr. Softer wood. Often knotty. Good for all pieces except chairs. ̂ • Maple. Hard and heavy. Ideal for tables. Easy to finish. • Aspen. Softer than other woods. White in color. Less distinct gi*ain'. • Beech. Ideal for chairs. Hard, heavy and fine grain. Easy to finish with any stain. //you have a question for Your Home Decorator, send it along with a self-addressed,' stamped envelope to Molly Milligan, P.O. Box 14, Dundee, IL 60118. Allow four weeks. for a reply. / . '" *" s Moms and Dads! Here Is ths idtol opportunity for your child to loom dopondabtllty, oarn their own spondlng monoy, and loom how to manage tholr own buslnoss. M 1 m a I PLAINDEALER HERALD CARRIER! Earn Monny I Have Fun I Win Prizes I Be Somebody I Help your child get o jump on life. Call the Plaindeoler Herald Circulation department today. Inquire about the route opportunities in your neighborhood. snaw ract pacss NCWSMPM CROUP Call 385-0178 Today! Plaindealer Herald 3814 W. 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Ten specialists available at this centerl NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHBOARD I Illinois Phone:800-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealinr with run away children) MOVING HOTLINE Phone 800-424-9213 (Complaints about interstate moving by companies, bu.es or trains. Spon sored by Interstate Commerce Commission.) STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE 217-522-5514 BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant' Need Help? Counseling Service 385-2999 > 24 hour Answering Service McHENRY COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL 800-892-3272 Monday through Friday. 8.30 » m to 4.30 p.m ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 24 Hours Child Abuse Hotline TOLL FREE:800-252-2878 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 800-638-2666 (Operates five national lines Answers inquiries about or reporting on the safety of products from kitchen appliances to children's toys I NATIONAL SOUR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800-523-2929 P.O. Box 1607, Rockville, Md. 20860 (Dispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from architects to home owners looking for a sun-powered hoi-water system I YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W Elm St.. McHenry Phone:344-3240 24 hours Crisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling for youlh and fam lies ' NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 800-424-9393 tAnswers questions abqut automobile safety defects of whether a particular model has ever been recalled Valuable for those interesied in buying a used car i MENTAL HEALTH t-800-892-8900 Crisis Center Line for McHenry Co 24 hour Emergency number and professional siaff will answer your call Sponsoring agency McHenry County Comprehensive Menial Health Service Sysiem NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION Post Office Bo* 17400. Washington, D C 20041 Phone (703X471 -0404 CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312-793-3580 Chicago. II ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Phone:217-522-5514 Answer to questions on government regulations. McHENRY COUNTY CETAOUTREACH CENTER 666 Russel Ct., Woodstock, II6009B Phone (815) 338-7100 Job Training Offered McHENRY COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE RETARDED Robert G Lambourn, Executive Director Phone:344-1230 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (815)455-3311 McHENRY TOWNSHIP DIAL-A-RIDF. 385-5671 Mnnrloy Hun frulay H fill* M '4 IIIlP M fa'i 'i -I'i' 51 lot Adults. MK Inr si;»»ifrf i:iii<r-iis, tiaiii|H>i|i|if:il anil Murltnis; t lnldrnri umli-r / ruling with a paying arluli an: Irirc PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES.INC. 800-942-3940 Free legal representation in civil cases to low mcome persons Landlord tenant disputes, domestic nolence or improper denial of benefits such as Social Security, Public Aid, cood Stamps. General Assistance & Unem ploy men i Insurance. SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN WHO BATTER Meets every Thursday 6 7 p.m For information call 338-8080 COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS McHenry County ChlipterlFbr bereaved parents! Call $85-5732