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Lingering winter plays games with the mind Dick Peterson I m certain there's not a soul out there who isn't tired of winter, or at least January and February; December wasn't so bad. If someone, per chance, is enjoying these below-zero me. I can put you in contact with a qualified mental health specialist. we do not heat. When the tern] We're all pushed to our limits in the winter. According to my typewriter keys become b some psychologists, those who survive northern-tier winters inch of striking the paper, do not do so without sustaining a few irreDarable mental scars. I have to use our Helen of The most severe manifestion, however, causes people to quit their jobs, sell their houses, pack up their belongings and move hundreds of miles south to places uke Frost Free, Fla. I know that sounds extreme, but it does happen. It's sad to see what barely visible mercury in a thermometer can do to people. Moving south, without a doubt, is the dum­ best thing anyone can possibly do, even in an altered frame of mind. I've said it before, and I will warn you again: In 20 years there will be no water in the Sun Belt. Don't move there. You can't drink sand. But you can melt snow. I have to admit that the southern climes do sound tempting ,j occassionally. I'm tempted when I write at home any time between Nov. 1 and May 1. My typewriter is upstairs, which we do not heat. When the temperature falls below 35 degrees, s become balky and don't come within an do not do so without sustaining a few irreparable mental scars. I survived 15 Minnesota winters, one Wisconsin north woods winter, and northern Illinois has been no piece of cake, unless mat cake is the Sara Lee brand found in many finer frozen foods sections. A lot of times I think I am going crazy. Now I know that I probably am. And with good reason. During my youthful years, I spent a lot of time outdoors going eyeball to snowdrift with winter. Little did I know that I d be a basket case years later. The mental manifestations of winter are many. One February day several years ago when the temperature sneaked past freezing, I saw a young man so overcome by the hathes * " -<r man so overcome bj climatic change thatlie stripped to ins underwear and rolled in the snow. He suffered from frostbite on various parts of his body and had quite a bad cold for several weeks. In another instance, a person nearly drowned when he attempted to swim across the recently thawed Mississif sns to Lake across the recently thawed Mississippi River. Both are true, if incredible, stories. That's what happer the survivors. Why do you think people go swimming in I Michigan in the middle of winter and call themselves polar bears? They are mentally unbalanced. Most of Sweden is that Troy hairdryer, something no northern columnist should be without, to warm the keyboard. It's all very aggravating. I am temptea to move south when we leave food out to thaw during the day only to find that eight hours later it is as solid as we left it. I am tempted when the mucus inside my nose har­ dens from the cold. I am tempted to move south when I find ice in the toilet after forgetting to turn the heat on in the bathroom before a record- setting cold night. I am tempted by cold toilet seats. I am tempted to move south every morning when I have to leave the warmth of my electric blanket. I am tempted when I turn on lights not for light but for a little heat. I am tempted when I stand shivering in the shower only to discover the cold- water, which is least I can look forward to receiving the Commonwealth Edison bill. It's not that I enioy parting with our money; it's knowing that the electric company won't be prospering by our chilly i Maybe that's another manifestation of winter weather. Maybe I'll go roll in the snow. way. Deaths Anne M. Piller- Anne M. Piller, 71, 3705 E. Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1985, in Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock. She was born July 4, 1913, in Chicago, to Frank and Marie (Chzatal) Cizek. A 37-year resident of Wonder Lake, formerly of Chicago, Mrs. Piller had been an executive secretary for the Admiral Corp., both in Harvard and McHenry; and was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, Wonder hake. * Surviving are her husband Francis, whom she married in Chicago Nov. 28, 1938; a daughter, Mrs. Terrence <Carole) Wall, and a son Francis j(Sue), both of Wonder Lake; I • jGerald T. Wakitsch • Gerald Thomas Wakitsch, 63, of Johnsburg, died Feb. 14, 1985, at Jiome, following a long illness. - Mr. Wakitsch was owner and president of Dental Craft Corpora­ tion of Ringwood since 1962. « Surviving are: his wife, Marcella (Lang) Wakitsch of jJohnsburg; two daughters, Janice 4Phillip) Bartmann of Johnsburg 2tnd Mary Lou (John) Olson of ^IcHenry; five sons, Rick (Carol) of McHenry, Thomas (Christine) l>f Crystal Lake, Robert (Diann) of McHenry, Joel (Kelly) of Crystal Lake and Rariclsr^Of jJohnsburg. • Also surviving are 12 grand­ children; one brother, Harold of Albuquerque, N.M.; and one iister, Marybelle Cassidy of ^Chicago. - Arrangements are pending at ^Peter M. Justen and Son Funeral Jlome, McHenry. » three grandchildren; a sister Rose Emmr of Westchester, HI.; and a brother Andrew Cizek of Chicago. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Visitation was held from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be con­ ducted at 10 a.m. Friday in Christ the King church, with Father Dorrance Tranel of­ ficiating, and interment win be in the church cemetery. Memorials are requested to the Wonder Lake Rescue Squad and-or the church. Julia H. Scheid Julia H. Scheid, 86, of Rich­ mond, died Tuesday evening, February 12, 1985, in Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry. She was born Jan. 11, 1899, in Johnsburg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt May. On Nov. 5,1919, in Waukegan, HI., she married - Matnias "Matt" Scheid, who passed away July 29, 1977. Mr. and Mrs. Scheid had farmed in the Richmond- Johnsburg area many years until 1946, and were members of the McHenry County Farm Bureau. 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A deduction of one month from the expiration of a subscription will be made where a change of address is provided through the Post Office department. • Thomas C. Miller-Publisher Donna Santi-Editor Atuart) Winning ilftospaper MEMBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES In McHenry County By Corner 50 Week I Year by Mail $1' QQ Where carrier service not available only, fctton Cwti t Yeor by Moil $27.00 312/658-4100 STc aLqonogin I . -- H I ^ impetus Vi Mill Wist tf It. E2 Mi Rt. 25 hrttructlN ALGONQUIN Lukaszewski of Milwaukee; one son, M. William, Jr. of Manawa, Wis.; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter Eleanor, a son Clarence, a brother Peter May, and three sisters, Lizzie Engels, Christine Teagen and Martha Miller. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Ehorn- Adams Funeral Home in Rich­ mond, with the Rev. Glenn Mensing officiating, and in­ terment in Cedarvale Cemetery, Solon Mills. Visitation was held from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Page 3 • PLAINDEALER-HERALD. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 19SS SOUP KITCHEN (Continued from page 1) "My own original feeling was we were not reaching those in dire: need of food, but I think now it appears that especially the younger* people in need of food are finding their way here for a hot meal." Walker re-emphasized the point that people come to the Neigh-, borhood Kitchen for different reasons besides poverty,such as4 severe physical or mental handicap or just to find some friends. "Here's a man who can financially provide for himself," Walker said, pointing to an elderly gentleman sitting across the rail dining hall. But do you know why he comes here? Out of loneliness. And that's a need, isn't it?" i However, it is not just the visitors who have their needs fulfilled and receive benefits from the Neighborhood Kitchen. All of the volunteers interviewed pointed out the very good feeling they get from donating their services to the program. "When yourre so happy to do something,when those little kids come in and kiss me goodbye it's just a little thing like that that' makes you so happy to doit, Walker said. Although those mat give to the less fortunate are sometimes judged by others to be wealthy souls who try to remove the guilt of their status by catering to the poor, this is does not appear to be true at the Neighborhood Kitchen. It is not a weekly convention of distant giving. The volunteers mingle with the visitors, and become good friends with the regulars that attend the dinner. The smiles of the volunteers are not forced, but real. The responses by the diners are not polite grins, but very authentic indicators of joy. " "I don't feel like we're getting a handout because they allow my daughter and son to help, said a 35-year-old woman who identified herself only as Ms. Weiss. "My 10-year-old son helps with setting up the chairs and my 13-year-old daughter helps serve food. "We have made friends here. We've gotten to know a lot of the helpers." Although there is a feeling of caring unity amongst the par­ ticipants of the Neighborhood Kitchen, ft is made up of many dif­ ferent kinds of characters. There is the 13-year-old volunteer, Jay Groham, who originally donated his services for the free hot meals, but in the process got over his slight fear of the elderly, and even became friends with some of the older diners. There are the two older gentlemen who come to pick up food for their wives who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease and there is the disabled middle-aged woman who comes to the dinner because,"It's hell when you sit at home,looking out the window." These examples are only a sampling of the numerous attitudes and motives that exist, but it illustrates the high variety of benefits the Kitchen offers on one distict day of the week. "There's only one objective," Walker said. "To feed the needy; in our community. We're not here for pats on the back. The kindness of people here and their happiness is enough. But it's got to come from theneart. It's got to come from deep down." Any individuals interested in volunteering for the Neighborhood Kitchen can call Patsy Wray at 385-8608. Woman cited for battery A McHenry area woman was arrested for battery after she reportedly pushed a nurse in the emergency room of Northern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC). Police said Linda W. Stittgen, 1315 Oeffling, McHenry, at­ tempted to enter a treatment room and was told she could not at that time. Stittgen then reportedly took a swing at a nurse and pushed her, Stittgen was at the emergency room to see her sister, who was allegedly involved in a tavern fight in Sunnyside. R̂Ŝ v?ceNAL DIRECTORY JACK WALSH. AGENT EARL R. WALSH. BROKER INSURANCE & BONDS 'Ire. Ant*. Perm, lite Ropro»«nttng MUAM.I COMPANKS Mil W. 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