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Meeting Notice     School Board
The HunUey Park Board ccwdially invites the |«d>lic ^^^^J^ tative plan ol our DEICKE v^mjs. at tfae regular meeting on Toes¬ day, Mar. 25, at 7:30 p.m.
A facsimile <rf this plan appears in the center fold of this tasuo Oi the Fannside.
Meeting
PTA Early April Fools Show
¦nie Huntley PTA Early Ajnnl Fools show wffl be Saturday, Mar. 29. inthe elementary schod gynmas- iuin at 8 o'clock. It involves al tot o< vrork to get everyUitog ready for the show so please svffpott tha effort and help us re«* our goa^ for the benefit ol the grade sdjool li)>rary. 	
the Huntley area is being CMvas- sed f<x Ucket sales so take advanr tage of it and buy your tickets for a very entertaining evening. Ti<^te will be available at the door the door the night of the show and alao at Don's Super-Value and Hemo- man Hardware. ^    ^    ,
We will have a na throuffi ot the show fcr our «»t«talaA« and advertising a««6 *"¦**, Mf^- 23, in the gymnasium at 2 odock. We still can use some people to help so anyone who is interested in helping in any way please oome Sunday to the rehoarsal.
Kindergarten Registration
Parents are urged to note tbat kind«-garten registration for the 1968-70 school year will be held at Huntley Elementary School on Tues¬ day, March 25. from 8:30 to 13 noon, and 1:30 to 3 P.M. Proof oi the child's date of birth, iw«ferably an (rfficial birth certificate should be submitted at the time of regis¬ tration. Other written evidence of date of birth may bo accepted. Tho child must be five years old before December 1, 1969.
If a parent cannot attend, some¬ one else, preferably an adult who can supply informatiwi about the diild, may attend and register the duld.
It is extremely inqx^tant that there is a complete registratkm of all diildren who will be in kinder¬ garten in Huntley PubUc Schools next year If you have a friend or nei^ibor wbo has an eligible kinder- gartner for next year, you are asked to please pass tiie message on re¬ garding the date and time.
Legion News
Now that our SOth Birihday Din¬ ner is past, there is other and im¬ portant woik to be done by; our post. Please plan to attend die nest meeting, Thursday, Mar. 20tb. Sfttce tfaere wDl be giMts from the coun¬ ty council, dinner will be served, eac- cellently prepared by tbe Auxfliaiy Dfamer at seven, meeting at ei^. Let's see a lot of you Thursday.
DoD't fcTget the SAL Spaghetti dinner on Friday. Remember, those are your sons, so bade tfacBt ht this venotre. Serving is fnxn 5 p.m. to
The regular meeting of the Hunt ley School Board was held on Wed¬ nesday, March 12th, in the board room of the high sdiool. Following the routine business the board' heard Mrs. Leroy Anderson a teacher at tbe scbool.
Mrs. Anderson asked permission for her and several other teachers who are members of the Conservat- l<m of the HEA, to attend the open meeting of the Huntley Park Board to be held on Tuesday, March 26. Jlrs. Anderson stated she wanted to attend the meeting to ask the park board to keep the park in iUs natural state. She added tfaat she had taken her class, with the permis¬ sion of her students' parents, into ihe park to teach them about nature. Mrs. Anderson said that in a course she bad taken, she had been told by the professor about the park and he had said our school district was certainly fortunate to have a park ot this type so near. He added Mrs. Anderscm said, diat in other districts, students had to be bused many miles to see the same thing which Huntley has adjacent to it's proi>«iy.
Mr. Marks next reported on the sex-hetlth program at the sdiool. Mir. -Marks -stated tiiat 22 families had registered for tiie series. Mr. Marks said that the YMCA is con¬ sidering, if the program goes well as anticipated, to hcrfd a sex educa¬ tion dass for the Sth and 6th grade and possibly one for girls. The pres¬ ent course is for the 7th and Sth grade boys at sdiod.
A thank you was received by the board from the Huntley Lion's Club for the cooperation in the An¬ nual Lion's Club junior high bas¬ ketball tournament, held in Hunt¬ ley each year.
Mr. Stading stated that the board should form a new committee when conomittees were designated to in¬ vestigate acquiring additional land adjacent to the school district. Mr. Stading said that there are several fartners who have expressed a desire to come   into  the district
Mr. Marks reported that the achocd will be retiring about 100 chain again this year. Last year the retired chairs were sold at the Music   Boosters   Auction.
The Superintendent reported that tbe commercial class at school bad a I»t>Ject of, making posters. He sug¬ gested to the teadier that possibly the posters wpuld have more mean¬ ing if the students would make them on tbe March 16th referendunL The posters were to emphasize the theme that Saturday was the day of tiw eleethm and were not to push either an aflSrmative or a negative vote on the passage of tihe refer¬ endum. Mr. Marks stated that on some of the posters, the students became over-zealous and urged the passage of the referendtmi. These IKwters were not put into the stores, but on posts in the village Iho posters were distributed in the village on Friday, tbe day before the electioa
Mr. Marks rejwrted that some of the teachers in the HEA luid asked if there wonld be a possibil¬ ity of changing the Easter vacation from April Srd to the Sth to March Slst through April 6th. Tills would mean the cliildren would go back to Khool oa the Monday after Eas ter, AprU 7th. This vacation is gtvM to the students because tbe snow days set aside at the beginning of the year were not used up. The
OB Pa« Thne
Ihe spedal 6-cent stamp saluting tiie American Legion on its SOth An¬ niversary went on sale at Hunley Monday morning. Mar. 17.
Commander Robert Schultz accept¬ ed the first block of stamps, whicii were a personal gift from Post¬ master   Dick  Mickelsen,   and  pre¬
sented   them   to   Mayor   Wilpault BriU.
The spedal issue stamp was de¬ signed by Robert HaUeck of Newton, Conn. It shows the eagle dutdiing an olive branch, symbol of peace and is printed in read, white and blue.
Eleven Fires Since March 2
As of Monday, March 17, the Huntiey firemen had responded to 11 fire caUs since the beginning of the month. The first of these calls was on March 2, at the Jim Hen¬ ning farm located on Church Rd. The firemen were caUed at 3:60 p.m. and arrived at the scene at i:06. This was a grass fire. In charge if this fire was Assist¬ ant Fire Chief Leonard Ackman.
On March 11, Huntley firemen were caUed at 11:46 to extinguish a fire on the Anderson farm, south of Huntley. This too, was a grass fire. The officer in charge of this fire call was Ed Piske.
The next day, March 12, firemen were caUed to the Earl Segal prop¬ erty on the Hundey-Harmony Rd. to extinguish another g:rass fire. The fireman in diarge of this fire eaU was Nonnan Zimmerman. That same day, firemen were called to extinguish a grass fire on Dean St. The fireman in charge of this fire call was Assistant Fire Chief Leonard Ackman.
On March 13, another grass fire was reported on Harmony Rd. about 2:06 p.m. L. Ackman, Asst. Fire Chief was in diarge.
On Mareh 14, a fire was report¬ ed at 12:30 p.m. at the Huntiey Medical Center. This too was a grass fire. Fireman in diarge (rf this Ht^ was Norm Zimmerman.
On March 16, at approximately 11:06  a.m.,  Huntiey  firemen re-
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Band & Choral Contest Results
The Band and Chorus State Or¬ ganizational Contest was held at Hia¬ watha High Sdiool at Kirkland, IU., on Saturday, Mar. 17th. AK>roxi- imately 30 "C schools partidpated in the contest.
Ninety students from Huntley took part in the contest, under the direc¬ tion of ihe band director, Mr. Tirk, and the music director, Mrs. John¬ son.
Tile band played three numbers. They are; Trilogy, Fantasy for Band, and Overture in B-flat.
The girls diorus sang Anthems for Spring and The Bride.
The mixed dionis sang Now Sing We Joyfully Unto God, Gloria Ex- celscs from the 12th Mass by Mo¬ zart.
The band received an excellent or 2nd rating, the girls diorus received an excellent or 2nd place rating. The mixed chonB received a super¬ ior or Is iplace rating.
Each group was judged by four judges — eadi giving a rating of superior, exceUent, good, fair, or poor. The final rating is an aver¬ age of the fou r ratings. The band received exceUent, supedor, excel¬ lent, and excellent, giving them a final rating of exceUent or 2nd place.
"Hie girls diorus received superior, excell«it, good and superior which gave them a final rating of excel¬ lent or 2nd place. The mixed dtorus received superior ratings from, aU four judges giving tbem a fm^ rat¬ ing of superior or lat i^aoe.
Referendum Passes By 51
A total of 395 votes were cast in last Saturday's Educational Fund Election. 222 peoi^e voted yes and 171 no. There were 2 spoiled baUots cast
On December 14, 106S the t/uaac proposal was defeated by Hunfley voters 156 to 139. In tiiat election 197 baUots were casts wtth 3 spoiled.
The passage of tfae election will rais the Educational Fund Tax to 2.21 percent of the assessed evalu¬ ation. This is an increase of $.40 per $100 assessed evaluatk>n over the fOTmer rate.
Money from the educational fund is used to pay teachers salaries and equipment used for the education of the  children.
SALPUms Spaghetti Dinner
The ne\(dy re-activated squadron of the Sons of the American LegiM, Huntiey.. JiUnoia. 673, is bAvtiff a home cooked spatfMitti Stemr ba Friday, March 21 at the Poet llome. Service wHl be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Since this squadron is off to a new start, the boys are anxious to raise money for their treasury so that they can support their own {Myograms with their own money. So, come and enjoy a good meal and tfaere4>y help the boys. Oh, yes — this is a casual buffet and the men need not dress up.
Are You Going?
There wUl be a meeing ta the MuiU-purpose at the Trinity Luth¬ eran Church on Ttiursday, Mardi 20, at 7:30 for any parents or children interested in the trfa^ to Scandinavia, Hdland and England,
This trip is beld in reserve tot Hi^ Sdiool Stadents for fonr boors hi college credits. It is beinir planed by Mr. Walt Westrom, Qerman Teacher at Huntiey High SAooL
F.F.A. Banquet Sat. March 22nd
The annwd PFA Banqnst wHl foe held on Satarday, Mardi SSnd at the Trinity LnthMaa Cbnrdi at 7:80 PJI. TkkMs will not te KM in advance for the blDtnBt thk year but those planwint to attesd may pay at the door.
Police Report
VUlage President, Wllpcntt Brfil, stated this week that a new CSoM of Ptdioe has not yet been Ured He assured the Farmside reporter , tiiat BunOey has adequate police protection at the i>resait thne. The ViUage Board is stiU aeoeptlaf ^ plicadons fiM' the position of Cliief of PMioe.
VottMT Polioe CUef BIdwrd Ndson's last dajr was Safaadiy, Mareh Uth.