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VOLUME 9 — NUMBER «8 THURSDAY,  OCTOBER 84, 1968
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What Are You LookingFor?
Are you looking for a bargain, an antique or something just differ¬ ent? Circle November 3 on your calendar and plan to come to the Music Booster's "Surprise Auction" 1:30 P.M. at the Huntley High School. Bring the family — there'll be refreshments, a carnival spon¬ sored by the Jr. High band and the auction with Howard Ruth as Auct¬ ioneer.
An added feature this year will be one of those well known "John¬ son Pigs" to be given away with a delivery guarantee for a IB mile radius.
All proceeds go to the building of our Music Department wtiich every citizen of this community can be proud.
School Board
Meeting
The Huntley School Board held a continuation of their October 10th meeting, last Thuraday evening, in the board room oi the s«*ool. School trustees, Mrs Thrun, Mr. Bastin, Mr. Jirik, Mr. Bein, and Mr. Stading were present with Dr. Grau and school board president, Miss Mackeben absent.
Due to the fact tins was a con¬ tinued meeting, no minutes or bills were read. In the absence of Miss Mackeben, Mr. Jirik was elected preskient pro tem.
•nie Board's first tc^ic of discus¬ sion was tne Cooperative Agree¬ ment or Title 2. This is an agree¬ ment whereby Huntley School will be in cooperative with other schools in the state for libary materials ^)ecifically for the library in the county office. The school expense is $50 plus 10 cents per student to be in fhe ax^rative agreement With the cooperative agreement and Title 2. $10,000 worth of 16 mili- meter film was added to tbe county school film library. This has doub¬ led the county film Ubrary.
The board next took up the ques¬ tion of placing a telephone in the music department for Mr. Tirk. At a previous meeting the school board had a hung vote on this subject. At last "niuraday's meetii«. Sup¬ erintendent Marks stated that he had talked to Mr. Kwain, and it was perfectly agreeable with Mr. Kwain to put an extension of the Ag pihone in Mr. Tlrk's room. Mr. Marks stated, Mr. Banks reported to him the great amount of calls required by Mr. Tlrk's position, had been typing up the piKmes in the office. It was reported the nurse also has a teleptione, this is an extension of the office phone. During the absence of the secre¬ tary the nurse takes care of the telephone. Tlie board voted unan¬ imously to place the phone in Mr. Tlrk's room.
The   board  Is  planning  to  have
Mr.    Birchfield   rtiscuss   with   the
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Notice
Mr. Percy Swanson, Huntley's Superintendent of Sb«ets, asks Huntley residents not to rake lea¬ ves into the streets or bum them in the streets during this fall sea- too.
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Homecoming Royalty Crowned
The Homcoming Dance was held October 19th in the High School Gym. The theme for the dance was "Fall Fantasy." The decorations were simple but effective. Tree limbs were brought from various residents and occupied an entire side of the gym. Leaves were add¬ ed to cause the casual effect. The
Park Board Meeting
The regular meeting of the Hunt¬ ley Park Board was held October 17 at the Huntley Village Hall.
The meeting was called to order with Commissioners Tessendorf, Piske. Wasserstrass, and Kiley pre¬ sent. Mr. E. Scheflow, park engin¬ eer, was also present. Commissioner Deicke and Attorney Cowlin were absent.
The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting September 26, 1968. Comm. Piske made a motion the minutes be approved as read. The motion was seconded by Comm Wasserstrass and carried all ayes.
The treasureres report was read. It showed a checking balance of September 1, 1968 of $5,176.67. Bills paid amounted to $956.29. Bal¬ ance on hand October 1, 1968 $4,220.38. It was also reported that a Kane Coimty treasures check for $400.00 and a McHenry County protest check in the amotmt of $49.46 were deposited bring the balance to $4,669.84. It was noted that a check was received from "W. W. Rice Company as rebate of in¬ surance of $89.00 and another check from the McHenry County treasurer for $4,400.00, which were to be deposited. So far the Huntley Park District has recei¬ ved $10,400.00 from the McHenry County treasurer and $400.00 from the Kane County treasurer. A mot¬ ion made by Piske, seconded by Wasserstrass, to approve the report
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music was provided by a group by the name of "The Good Earth." The crowning took place at ten o'clock. The court was, in order: Sue Eggers and Dan Dammyer, Diane Heilmuth and Paul Yurs, Fran Donsdiue and Barry Borhart, Linda Wiesneth and Bob Wicke standing in for John Bastian, and
Mary Borhart and Chuck Ck>ehl. The new 1968 Homcoming King and Queen are Mary Borhart and Barry Borchart. It was an enjoy¬ able evening for all.
A special thanks to Mr. Delaney and Mr. Manning for their work in moking our dance a success.
Sisters Favor October 21 Births
Oct. 21 was a lucky day for the Elburn Ackmans of Huntley. Two of their daughters, Mrs. Edward (Barbara) Walsh, Jr., of Crystal Lake, and Mrs. Carl (Shelby)) Hill, of rural Huntley, both gave birth lo a baby on Monday.
Barb had a seven poimd, foiu: ounce girl, at 6:47 a.m. at Sierman Ho^tal, Elgin. The child has be«i named   Karen   Elizdseth.
Shelby gave birth to an eight pound, seven ounce boy at 2:30 p.m. at Memorial Ho^ital for McHenry County in Woodstock. He has been named  Joeeph  Carl.
For the Walsh family, this is the second child bom on Oct. 21. The first is a son, Daren, who was 2 Monday.
Mrs. Hill is the mother of Debra, 13, and David, 11. Both nMthete and  babies  are  doing  fine.
Grandparents Mr .and Mrs. El¬ bum Ackman, though, are being kept commuting between the two hospitals.
Paternal grandparents of the in¬ fants are re^>ectively Mr. and Mrs. Ed Walsh. Sr., of Crystal Lake, and Mr. and Mrs. E. Ray Hill of Union.
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Puhlic Notice
The second regular meeting of the Huntley ConsoUdated School Board of Education, orlginsily scheduled tor October 23, has been 'postponed until Wednesday, Oct. 30. Ernest Stading, Secretary
Huntley Falls From Little 8 Lead Position
by Bob Wicki Huntley dro^jed its second game of the year last Friday night as Ihey lost their Homecoming battle to Hampshire by the score <rf 50 to 14 in Little Ei^ (Conference- play. Hamp^re strudc early in' the first quarter on a 7-yard nm by Norm Bottem with Bill Hussen running the point to nuke the score 7-0. Hanquhire quarterback, Gary Kapp^, then found Botterft wifti a 70-yard scoring pass, the point fail¬ ing to make the score 13-0. In tha second quarter, Dave E^dmMison scored on an 8-yard run to make the score at the end of the first half Haiii4>shire 19, Huntiey 0.
HampsWre came right out in the second half, where they left off, and scored on a 60-yard run by Ed- monsOTi, with the point again fail¬ ing to make the score 2S.0. Len Holi2e then romped 50 yards for another Hampshire score to make the score 31 lo 0. Bottem then scored his thn^ T.D. of the eve¬ ing on a 15-yard run to make the score 37-0. In the fourth quarter, CSiuck Go«W swept the left side for 35 yards and a score, with Bar- Continued on Page 6
Don't Forget
Music   Boosters   meeting,   Tues- jday, jOclober   2ath,  f:30   P,M., Teachers Lounge. .
Floats Blazed Saturday Mom
Huntley firemen were called to the Huntley high school last Sattir¬ day morinng, October 20 st 8:00 A.M. The firemen were called to extinguish a blaze which had start¬ ed on the west side of a Une of floats which had been in the home¬ coming parade the previous after¬ noon and were on display on the football field for the homecoming game held on Friday evening. The fire started on the extreme west float and worked its way down to two floats to the east before Hunt¬ ley firemen could extinguish the fire. At the far east end of the line of floats a truck owned by Custom Farm Service Company and a Volkswagen bus and a float with a Volkswagen on top of it were not damaged by the fire. The Huntley firemen were able to save the hay wagons which were used for the floats, however, the paper decorat¬ ions were completely burned away. The floats were to have been dis¬ mantled later Saturday. The orgin of the balse is utUtnown at this time. Plctnrea of the floats appear oa P S
Don'tFmg/H
Don't forget the Boast Beef Din¬ ner and bazaar on Sunday October 27th at the First Ck>ngregational Church in Huntley.
PTA Plans Basketball
The Huntley PTA bas announced plans for two basketbaU games on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30, at the school' gym. Game No. 1 will fea¬ ture Ae Hundey Herricaoee, a tal¬ ented group of Huntley girls, ver¬ ses the Huntley Tornadoes, a team ot kjcM men. Game No. 2 will be between the Mareago Oilers ^md the school fiacutty. (>«ieral ad¬ mission is $1. Ticket chakmen are Mrs. C^rol Franks and Mrs. Bil- Ungsly. AH monies received will go into a fund for new stage curtains.
ParadeWinners
There were four floats that re¬ ceived   caah   prizes   on   Pridsjv, October 18. The floats were Jnd- ger on originality,  work  involved and uniqueness.
Following is tite list of the win¬ ners:
Ist  prize —  German  Clnb   -^
"Drive them BngRY" - $18.00
,   2nd prize — Sophomore dass —
"R' Team's On Top" — $10.00
Srd Prize — Tie — Jnnfor (Jlass "TheyTl Never Catch Up" — $5.00 — F.H.A. A F.F.A. — "Huntley Jerseys Have More Poll" — $S.0O
Many business firms had window displays. The following places were judged to have the most attractive displays:
1st Heinemans Hardware
2nd Campbell Woodworking
Srd Green DiaoKHid
Sue Eggers, President of the Student Council, said on behalf of the stndents and faculty, "a thank you is extended to all the people of the community who particittftted in Homecoming." FlatVNi at Iha laati appear oa P S