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STEFFAiVS Yearly Height Width Rental (in inchesJ^^r (in inches) (all boxes are 21 in^^Pin length) $10.50 111 $21.00 $28.00 $35.00 llilii Resident has method off trapping earwigs By Steve Metsch Take heart, earwig haters. Help is on the way. McHenry resident Clifford George knew the area's earwig problem had gotten out of hand when, while talking to a friend, he saw one of the pesky insects sitting on top of a car. "We didn't think we'd see them up here," George said. "We lived in California for 22 years in the (San Francisco) Bay area, and they claimed they (the earwigs) came from Japan." • . • It's also been claimed that ear­ wigs originated in Europe. Wherev­ er the earwigs came from, they were giving Bay area residents fits, according to George. "There are a lot of roses and flowers out there. I had 35 or 40 of them (rose bushes) myself. And they would chew them to pieces. "What we did out there was take hoses and run water through them to get them wet inside. Then we'd leave them out overnight with both ends open. Earwigs would crawl in there at night and then we'd shake them out of the hose into a bucket the next morning," George said. Bruce Spangenberg, extension ad­ visor for the University of Illinois' College of Agriculture in Wood­ stock, has reported that local gar­ deners have been finding earwigs in or near hoses. The creepy bugs like cool, dark places which are preferably damp, be they indoors or out. While in California, George exploited that trait for all it was "worth. "The most successful way was taking a piece of plastic or piece of cardboard and soaking it. Then you put it where they were and they'd all be underneath there in the morn­ ing. They love that moisture and you can trap them that way. It really worked well," said George, who lives on Young Street. Chemical products diazinon and Sevfa,along with familiar bug-rid­ ding sprays Raid and Ortho. have all been used successfully against the earwigs in the area. The earwig population has in­ creased in thfe last,three years in Northeastern Illinois, according to Spangenberg, with no apparent endx^ insight. z' "In the fall, they go into trees or the soil until next year. Weil start seeing them in June and they'll stick around until September," he said. But with earwig-killing methods like Clifford George's, at least the insects will know they are not wel­ come in this neck of the woods. Easter Seals sets bridge luncheon Bridge lovers may join in at the Annual Easter Seed Bridge Luncheon Wednesday, Aug. 14. The luncheon will be held at September's Restaurant on Route 14 in Crystal Lake. A cash bar with complimentary ap­ petizers will be offered at 11:30 a.m. with a buffet luncheon following at 12:30. . Included n the buffet menu will be london broil with Haircutters get into charity act Summer is a perfect time to try a new hairstyle. It is also a great time to help persons with disabilities. A "Hair Cutting for Easter Seals" fundraiser will take place the week of Aug. 9 through 24. A donation will be made to Easter Seals for the benefit of persons with disabilities living in McHenry County for every haircut given during this special week at any of 20 participating salons. McHenry salons taking part in this charitable event are: Mane Tamers, Michael's Hair Design, Pin Curl Beauty Shop, and Shear Honesty of McHenry; Hair Do's Unlimited and Mister's Coif­ fures of Harvard; Hang Ten & Tan and Studio K of Cary ; and Huntley Hair Design. Woodstock salons supporting Easter Seal therapy programs include: Hair Directors, Brush- In Beauty Shop, Studio Ten and Dorothy's Beauty Salon. Image Makers of Spring Grove will also participate. Pat's Beauty Shop, Evanne, Presley's Hair Styling, Paul Hyland's Designers, NIBZ, and Valley Hair Design of Crystal Lake will be cutting hair for Easter Seals. Appointments for the week of Aug. 19 through 24 should be made in advance. mushroom sauce, chicken parmesan, broiled filet of sole, green beans almondine, rice pilaf, parslied boiled potatoes, assorted salads, coffee, and dessert. Cost of the luncheon is $9 a person. Cash prizes for the 1984- 85 Easter Seal Bridge Marathon will be awarded and bridge will be played afterwards. A special door prize, created and donated by John Wittmas and the Floral Design Depart­ ment at McHenry County College, will be given away. Anyone interested in playing Marathon bridge at Easter Seal in the future may call Eleanor Fiedelman at 338-2747 or sign up at the luncheon August 14. Cost for playing bridge this season will be $6 a person. Those who will be attending the luncheon should send a check for $9, made out to Easter Seal Society for McHenry County, to Easter Seals, 708 Washington St., Woodstock, ni, 60098. Indicate who your bridge partner will be and, if you require a table of four, or who you would like seated at your table. Plaindealer HERALD (USPS 335-200) Established 1875 3812 West Elm Street Phone 815-385-0170 Circulation 385-0178 McHenry, Illinois 60050 Published Every Wednesday & Friday at McHenry, Illinois Second Class Postage PAID at McHenry, Illinois by SHAW FREE PRESS NEWSPAPER GROUP POSTMASTER Send address changes to McHenry Plaindealer 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry. Illinois 60050 Subscribers are requested to provide immediate notice of change of address to the McHenry Plaindealer 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry III. 60050. A deduction of one month from the expiration of a subscription will be made where a change of address is provided through the Post Office department. Thomas C. Miller-Publisher Donald J .Lyons-Managing Editor Amaru Winning jlrtospaprr MEMBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES In McHenry Counfy By Corrier 50 Week I Year by Mail, ,f$.19 00 Where carrier service not amiable only UatsMi Mcttaary Cwaty 1 Year by Mail S27.00 HOME DELIVERY SUBSCRIBERS 7AM NO PAPER? SORRY! CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPT. BEFORE 10:00 A.M. WE WILL BRING ONE RIGHT OUT TO YOU! CALL 385-0178 Registration in progress for MCC fall programs Registration for fall semester credit classes is now in progress at your community college, McHenry County College. Day, evening and Saturday classes are scheduled in order to meet the needs of area residents with increasing demands on their time. Join individuals of all ages taking classes at McHenry County College. You can prepare for a new career or transfer to a four-year college or university,or enroll in classes with no goal other than enriching your life with the ion that comes from added knowledge. Evening classes begin on Friday, Aug. 23; Saturday classes on Aug. 24; weekday classes start dunng the week of Aug. 26. Through Thursday, July 25, you are invited to register by telephone. Call MCC's special registration telephone number, 455-6510, during regular office hours. After July 25 it will be necessary to register in person in Rm. 140 of McHenry County College's Main Hall Building, on the College's campus at Route 14 and Lucas Road, between Woodstock and Crystal Lake. The MCC Registration Office is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m. The office will also be open on Fridays in August, 8:30 a.m. to noon. If you are interested in taking classes, but feel the need for a little direction in choosing your course of study, you are en­ couraged to make an ap­ pointment to meet with a member of MCC's counseling staff before you register for classes. To make an at pointment with a counselor 455-3700, ext. 260. Free Shuttle Service 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 is being sponsored by the Retail Council of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, McHenry Drugs, and Dial-a-Ride. Jim Becker, right, owner of the McHenry Drugs and Don Doherty, owner of Bolger's Drug Store, alerts everyone to look for the "Happy Feet" signs to indicate the bus stops along the route. Zoning petition filed for estate property A Petition has been filed for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals by Petitioners Ralph C. Whitehead and Marianne Whitehead for an Amendment to the McHenry County Zoning Ordinance from "A-l" Agriculture District to "E-3" Estate District. The property is in McHenry Township at 3019 North Ringwood Road, McHenry, and consists of approximately 20 acres. The hearing on this Petition will be held August 1, at 2 p.m. in Room 203 of the McHenry County Courthouse 220 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock. THERE'S NO MYSTERY TO IT. 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