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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 21 Jun 1985, p. 14

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FAMOUS NAME HOME FURNISHINGS On Rt. 120. Mile West of Rt. 12 Between Fox Lake & McHenry in Volo In Volo Village IT WAS BIGGER THAN Fiesta Days; more exciting than the Cardiac Cubs; stranger than fiction. The City of McHenry hosted its greatest game extravaganza, street style, for five days last week. It wasn't something new - this pursuit of rubbish - but for some reason the 1985 version of Traipsing After Trash surpassed all previous records. Stealthily, with flashlights, some cowered in the darkness until just the rigit moment, at which time they pounced upon the more appealing collections at the curb. Others, displaying an "I don't care who knows it" attitude, strode about in t& l®ttof day to undertake the Job of ju$k cutting. THIS IS A GAME for the strong awl stout-hearted Themind is of less importance. Whatever condition it might have been in at the beginning of the pursuit, the wear and tear of making dif­ ficult decisions will eventually relegate it to a state of dis^pair much like the items it has been responsible for collecting. To qualify as a player in the Traipsing After Trash game, one can be male or female, young, old or in-between. Stamina is the oidv other requirement for luting refrigerators and old TV sets to find out whether the biggest nrtee of all might be underneath; containers for tne discarded miscellany read Huggies, Corn Flakes and almost anything ever written on a carton. That, in itself, created part of the mystery* v. v v wice Told Tales usin' &, anderin other than something to keep # baby dry? , The really avid prober found his extraormnai* mqui satisfied with the expenditure of untold caforte* re unearth this treasures. It's a truth that a prying n definit ̂aiKt in this endeavor that is beginning to a wgyd- game fihow craze on television In its meteoi P°^ewere somewhat ashamed to admit that our own of such tow quality that it failed to make the list of individual cfilW to ttw* lady o I hqr gftffige He must hdV6 fejli wild see from the sti CAUTIONED her carried nut AH Models Shown Complete Including Bunk Mattresses Maple or Dark Pine Finish ANOTHER NEW UNIQUE ROOM SETTING SHOW ROOM Maple Finish Maple or Dark Pine Finish WE HONOR ADDITIONS, GMMES, ROOfS, SIDING, DECKS 815-385-2513 Hunter Douglas Dark Pine, Maple or Oak Finish Alto includes Storm Chest • •Iww IIIvVllllvw Wlwl Wll%W% All Bunk Beds Solidly Constructed to take lots ot hard use! Outstanding designs make them most attractive & practical additions to any decor. Most models in the Bunk Shop easily convert to ty/ln beds as needed. Oak Finish T-tsfc" SOLID VINYL SIDING , ̂ _ ftch/t/w Producti of VmiyiASTIC CORPORATION Our room setting show­ rooms feature bunk beds and other fine coor­ dinated furniture for both boys & girls rooms that can grow with them. Dixie, Young-Hinkle & Henry Link. •AVI EVERY DAY AT OLD VOLO. Somma & Morgan flotation sleep systems for all bed sizes. NO INTEREST 90-DAY PUN! CradHAffrwidtMfc. PurdtttMN) DeBvery Available 50,000 SQ. FT. OF HOME FURNISHINGS 21 Years Quality integrity > Page 14 - PLAINDEALER-HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 21,198S

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