The Huntley Farmside

              'eri.e HUNTLEY ^«''»'side
VOLUME 9 — NUMBER 86 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12,1968
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School Out At    ,   Annual Christmas Lions Club Christmas Party
2 PM Dec 20       Choir Concert
Schools at Huntley will be dis¬ missed at 2:00 o'clock, December 20. At that time the Chritmas va¬ cation ofiBcally begins. Students will be permitted to board the busses for immediate transportation at the 2:00 closing.
School will commence at 8:30, January 6. 1969.
Dec Village Board Meeting
The December meeting of the Huntley Village Board was held on Thursday, Dec. 5, in the board room of the village hall. Trustees En¬ strom, Fitzi. Staab, Clerk R. En¬ strom and Mayor Wilpault Brill •were present at the meeting with trustees O'Connor and Ackman ab¬ sent.
The board accepted the resigna¬ tion of Mrs. Betty Zirk as village! collector. In her place the board aK>-inted Joyce WiU to fill the va¬ cancy. Mrs. Zirks resignaUon will become effective Drcembar 3181 at wh'ch time Mrs. Will will assume the duties of village collector.
The brard decided to purchase two Smith-Corona adding machines —one fo^ use by the village col¬ lector and one for use by the vil¬ lage treasurer, Mrs. Adeline Kunde.
Mr. Ma-vin Birchfleld, financial consultant for the Village of Hunt¬ ley for the water and sewer b-^nd issue, whi^h was passed recently, was present at the meeting to pre¬ sent lhe board two ordinances, one for the sewer bonds; the other for the water works bonds. These ord¬ inances are pub'ished elsewhere in the paper. Mr. Birchfield read both ofthem and answered questions of the board members. The two ord¬ inances will be filed with the Mc¬ Henry County Clerk, December 23, ten dys after pub'ication. Mr. Birch- field suggested that the Village Board invest the money which they will receive from the two bond is¬ sues in treasury bonds until the money is needed to pay for the im provements to the two systems. He eaid that possibly he would be able to acquire for the village some CD bonds which pay at a higher rate ot interest. These bonds may be purchased in three, six, and twelve months maturities. Mr. Birch- field thought he might be able to get from thirty to forthy thousand dollars worth of these bonds.
There being no further business tiie meeting was adjourned.
The 80-voiced combined choirs of the 1st Congregational Church pre¬ sented their annual Christmas music concert in the sanctuary on Sun¬ day evening, Dec. 8.
The program began with a hand¬ bell prelude of four selections play¬ ed by the Chancel Bell chair. As the audience sang a Christmas carol the 17 members of the Crusader Choir (3rd ,4th and Sth grade young¬ sters in blue capes) took their plac¬ es and sang "snowflakes and Hol¬ ly Wreaths" and "Welcome, Dear Jesus." Members of this group also played the handbells.
The Carol Choir, composed of 27 children in the 1st and 2nd grades, and dressed in white capes with black ties sang "0 Oome Little Children" and their directors were Kathy Jensen and Ann Midielsen.
The Chapel Choir, numbering 13 students in the junior high age group, sang "Go Tell It on the Moimtain" and "Listen to the Angel Song',, This group also played "It Came Upon tfae Midnight Clear" on Vhe handbells. The directors of these diildren were Belle Ostrandra- and Helen Marlowe.
The Chancel Choir then proceeded to^ their ^aces and presented their portion of ftie eveHli« "progrtaa, enx selections. The program climaxed with all choirs in place at tlie front of the sanctuary singing "Christ¬ mas Glory", and "TTie First Noel". The choir then encircled the entire darkened room, eac*t carrying a lifted caivdle and singing "Silent Night". This was a most impressive feature whch has beowne a tradi¬ tion at this program.
A social hour in the social hall followed.
At the presenrt time there are f«ir different groups who rehearse reg- larly on the English handbells, im¬ der the direction of Mrs. Nancy Johnson, Mrs. Belle Ostrander and Mrs. Lois Parisek. Mrs. Helen Mar¬ lowe does the special music ar- ragements for all the handbells.
Others who serve as directors of the singing groups include Kathy Jensen, Ann Michelsen, Debbie Eck- / man. Mrs. Nancy Johnson directs the chancel choir and coordinates the activities of the others. Mrs. Marlows serves also as organist
-NOTICE-
Vehicle suckers —
Cluef Richard Nelson reminds all Huntley residents that the Vehicle Stickers are now on sale. Anyone desiring a special number should contact Chief Nelson immediately.
Lions Have School Christmas   j^^^^ p^^ Sale
Programs
This coming week, both the Hunt^ ley High School and elementary school will present their annual Christmas programs. The high school choral presentation will be gin at 8 p.m. on Monday evening. The elementary school program will also begin at 8 p.m. and will be on Wednesday night, Dec. 18. The elementary program will be built around the theme of "The True Meaning of Christmas", and will feature both music and theatrical presematiooa.
The Lions Club announced this week that the Christmas Trees have arrived and are on sale in the vil¬ lage square park. Residents wishing to purchase a tree should contact any of the downtown merchants dur¬ ing the day. Lions Club members will be on duty in the park evenings to sell trees imtil 9 p.m.
Trees are on sale for $3, $4 and $5. The Lions Club has donated trees to the three Huntley churches and the Huntley School. Money receiv¬ ed from these trees will go toward the many civic activities ^>onsored by tbe Lions Club.
The armual Huntley Lion Chib Christmas Party was held last Sat¬ urday ni^t, Dec. 7th, at the Shady Lane Farm, west of Marengo on Route ao. Approximately 55 Lions and wifes were present at the par¬ ty. Special guests were Arthur Carnsted, district director of the Lions Club and his wife, Esther, and Lions Zone chairman, Erwin Schmidt, and. his wife, Florence Mr. Paul Ortleb announced that the bell, which has been used by the Huntley Lions Club since its con- c^jyUon, has been repaired, replat
ed and the names of the Huntley Lions Club presidaits, since tfae founding of the club, are inscribed on tbe beU up to the present presi¬ dent. Quin O'Brien was initiated In¬ to the Lions Club by the district di¬ rector. President Charles Lamb and Mr. Arnold Chesak receives "'5" pins for bring new members into the club.
After dinner Santa passed out gifts to the group. Oiristmas songs led by Santa Claus were sung and the group danced in tbe Hastfrass Room at Shady Lane.
Please Write Carefully
Bleary eyes are expected for Christmas by Huntley's postal em¬ ployees, if our handwriting doesn't improve. Postmaster Richard Mich¬ elsen warned today. ,Illegible handwriting is one of the biggest problems confronted by pos¬ tal employees. At Christmastime, when mail volumes surge, the prob¬ lem is compounded.
The use of ZIP Code is a help because if the city and state are unreadable the ZIP Code will direct the mail to the correct post office. Clerks in that post office, being more familiar with local residents, may be able to figure out the per¬ son to whom the mail shouW be de¬ livered.
Poor packaging and illegible or incorrect addressing account for about half a million undelivered parcels each year, the postmaster said.
"When a person has taken the time to purchase a card, envelope and postage, or a gift, it is un¬ fortunate if the mail can't be de¬ livered", he said.
' All parcels should be addressed on only one side and should have the address, with ZIP Code, writ¬ ten somewhere on -the inside of the
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High School ChristnuH Show
The Huntley High School choirs will present their, annual Christmas Concert on Monday, Dec. 16, at 8 p.m., in the grade school gym.
TTie mixed ch«rs will open the program by singing "Roundelay Noel" and "Christmas Time". The girls chorus will sing "Who Is This In Manger Sleeping?" with Debbie Kimson as alto soloist. Be jamin Britton's "This Little Baby" wUl follow.
Debbie Eckman will sing ""Hie Gift of Love."
The mixed chorus will sing "Christmas Tree" and "It's Christ¬ mas Once Again", numbers which have been made famous by the Harry Simerone choral group.
The senior girls octet will sing "Christmas Was Meant for Chil¬ dren" and "0 Holy Night".
The program will be conduded with Mozart's "Gloria in Excelsis".
Accompanists are Kathy Jensen, Pam Jirik and Ann Michelsen Kathy Jensen will also accompany several numbers on the glockenspiel.
The high school band and chorus will go caroling Thursday, Dec. 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. If you know of shut-ins or would like to have them carol af your home please call the high school office before Thursday the 19th.
Remember To Vote Saturday December 14
Voting for the referendum is to begin at noon Saturday at the vil- laee h"!!, A specie' election for a tax referendum will be decided by the registered voters of the district December 14.
The proposal is for permission for the School Board to tery a maxi¬ mum tax of 2.21 percent
The Board of Education is recom¬ mending the passage of the refer¬ endum because of rising costs due to m-owth of Uie school population, and the need to be competitive sal¬ ary wise for teachers talent as well as incres'^ed cos^ of m-tc-ials Huntley High School of District 158 has 198 students enrolled today and in 1975 the enrollment will be over 300. In a year or two the grade schort enrolbnent is to reach Its highest level A larger proportion of high school students will naad to be educated each succeeding year. The cost of educating a high scbool student is greater than that fdr e grade school chUd. High school dis> tricts in McHenry County show a cost per average daily attendance of I8S8 coQipared to Outtley'a |S6S.
In planaing for bodgels fMr fu- tar« yiats, tai|0 eaboei. aofoUmrat points to increasing budget expen¬ ditures just to maintain the present level of edocatkm.
DaU from the Villaga of flMt^ ley's pianning coiiumo<on support the projected growth. Tha 1960 een cus showed that Huntley's populat¬ ion was renuirkably young. 10% of tbe population were under five years of age.
Tiie commissi<»i's publication pro jected 38 per cent growth by ItfTO over 1960. It further predicted a 60 per cent growth from 1970-1960. The 735 families forcast for 1960 wouM produce a population of S,- 52S.
PTA Bake SaU Decl6&18
Tbe members of the committee would like to remind all parents and friends that tbe PTA Bake Sale will be held on December 16th and 18th, following the Chxistmaa Con¬ certs.
Scouts Enjoy Breakfast With Santa
Saturday morning, December 7, at 7:30 A.M. 87 gbA scoots, brown¬ ies and 2 guests, along with 11 adult chaperons boarded the train at Crystal Lake for a trip to Chi¬ cago to have 'Breakfast With Santa' The breakfast was hdd at the Hea ther House of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. The girls had great fnn (oiiV down "Sugar Plum Lane" viewmg antimated fairy tales Some of the girls had neither ridden (mi escalat¬ ors or trains before, so most of the trip was a new experience. After seeing the store windows and the many Christmas decorations, a weary gronp headed back to tbe station tor the ride home and more refreshments at McDonalds in Crystal Lake.
Troops participating in the the
event were Brownie Troop 1(8 with
leader   Betty  Bohlwing   and   GSH
Coirttaaad oa Paga Vetea