The Huntley Farmside

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VOLUME 15 — NUMBER 21    '^ THURDAY,   AUGUST  22,  \91*  l^^i — PHONB — te^^
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FRANK PARISEK HUNTLEY, ILL
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by Dong  Striddand
An open meeting with the school board was held last Monday at 8 p.m. in the board rown of the high- school. A light turnout was on hand at this meeting. The purpose of the meeting, as stated by Mr, Marks, was to see what the public wanted in ai proposed gym com¬ plex. Mr. Marks stated that items, such as giris athletics, the size of (be c<M»i»isuty, tbe gym as a teach ;&« eaUo-, ybotdd be eoEMdatea in the plaJanlos ot tiie new hi^
Police Report
Assistance was given to a motoilst that ran out of gas on Rte. 47, North of town.
An open door was found at a local business office while on patrol, door had not been closed completeiy at the time the plant shut down toir the day. Offictrs checked the area and set the dtoor tight.
Assist to a he^ victim that suf¬ fered a seizuro and was aided by the police dept. and the rescue squad and then tnarasported to the Sher¬ man Hospdtal.
Livestock had become loose and were .roaming the street and yard areas. The Huntley poiioe played cowboy and participated in rodeo activities and oorraled the critters and Ijelped the farmer return them to the farm yard.
Assfeted in a personal injury with the Cbunty Police Dept. Motim had fallen, huj[<ting his back and arm. The HunUey rescue squad attended to the man and rushed him to the Sberman Hospital.
Huntley Police Dept. attended a traffic aooident involving three cars, "niere wesre no niajor injuries and all oars were driven away. A ticket was issued for fiailure to reduce speed to avoid an aoddent.
In the past week tbere bave been sev^-al incidents of arundnal damage bo property, in afl inBtances tlie Huntley pottoe depL has information Uiat is beuig investigated and will result in the parents and children getting together with the police d^.
The Hunfley prfioe dept. appre- bended a young man in the town square with possession of an in- sitrunjent dassjfied as a lethal wea. pan, he was charged with fbe unfetw- ful use of a weapon and wUl appear in court on Sept. 9th.
A young motorist was aiir«*ed for reddess driving. The offending driv¬ er was squealinig Us Ures and driv¬ ing in a reckless manner, he at^ tended lo essoape when the poiioe officer tiled to stop his vehicle, he also has a court ^jpeananceB on Sejjt. 9th.
school gym.
Following this, the meeting went into a question and answer session. One of the questions brought up was if the board felt that a new gym facility was needed. The gen¬ eral feeling of the board was (hat it is needed. Then the board was questioned on what the basic needs are and what they would like to see in the complex. Mr. Marks, speaking for the board, said that liaE^caay, iwwe totdritv aatstfoaa anci- Hkire aeattig Uriiami.^ma--
said that possibly more and new gymnastics could be taught as well as expanding diower rooms and storage rooms for girls. Another idea discussed was the possibility of a cafeteria being biild along with the complex. Mr. Marks said thhat "salellite kitchens'' could be used for cjooking food and then it coold be served in the present fjaffetefia and the nnuJti-jHETwee room.
At tbia.ti^ tba. aeet^ went istAyaL'Mmem m'im- «t«#«.
The groups later met) ^with board members to give their opinions Wie group examined girls sports They discussed girls vc^eyfeall, track, and tiowling and the install- aticn lof these fadliUes jln the basement, thus saving costs. Boy's ba^etiball and wrestling facilities were examined. The public present at the meeting also felt that boy's track and field could possibly be resumed and faoUtles should be apfropriated. lW public also tait ..ma^-aaaAhm^mtha Sfmitn^-im.
on both sides of the floor wid that the seating capadty should be from 1600-2000. Both groups fdt that an open end basement with shower facilities, handball, and wrestling oould be btdlt A dtage built at tme end of the gym floor was examined. Most of tbe people agreed Uiat, due to the cost, a pool "hoirid not be buUt
No final decision waa made. Ihe hoard and tii« admlnistratkn wBt 4p   further   imvest^ntkm   before
pjuo Year Old Boy Found South of Town
Investigation is pending by the Kane County aieriff's office reigard. ing two children who were found about 2 mMes awifth-west of HunUey
Laurence MoCarthy, Ri. 1 Box 83, Huntley, was returning home at a- bout 5:30 P.M.Tuesday, August 20, when he heard a child crying, police repoi-t. He found a 2 year old boy, naked, in the ddtch. The child was covered with tar and dirt. He took the child into the house and tried to clean Mm up, acooiiding to sheriff's report. The boy was so scared and shook up that he couldn't do any¬ thing with him.
At at)Out tWs time, McOarthy's neighbor (urudentyied) came to the iiome staiting that he had found a 7 year old whom-he had returned to his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Ohariesk Van Houten, Route 1, Hampshire, who are also the parents of 2 year old Thomas Van Houten, the repoit continued; Mr. Van Houten staited to the Sheriffs Police that the child¬ ren had been playing with their 9 year old sister and tliat they had been missing since 1 P.M. (about 4 hours).
Investigs^n is. pending regarding whedier the children had been tokA. ested or \v*at actually happened.
FFA Plans Bicycle Safety Week
The Huntley FFA chapter is pleased to announce that they are planning to sponsor their bicyde safety week pirogram again this year. This highly suocessfiA pro¬ gram, that reached almost all the cfaildren in tiie school diBbict, will include mudvof tbe same events as last year plus some possikte ad¬ ditions yet to be announoed.
The FFA chapter won the Section 6 safety awards with their progmam last yearv Last year, tbe blpyde safety week Started with a safety poster contest This year the chap- Gontioued on Page Two BIKE SAFETY PROGRAM
Hunidey IIm>v««I^ Win 2nd in State
The Huntly Harvesters 4-H dub Baseball team oame in second in sitate ccmpetition last .Tuesday, August 20tti. The team was greeted by friends and parents who escorted them tlmnugh town In a hom Mow¬ ing victory pattade. Later, a dinner was served at Dedcke Park. A oom¬ plete story with pictures will ap¬ pear in next weeks F'anmside. The following story was written by Doug Strickland before the victory.
Sterling, niinods was tfae site of two 4-H Huntley Haryester victories on the way to a possible Stiate 4-H Softball tttle. HunUey, tbe McHen¬ ry County ohampion, ti'aveled to Sterling August 6 to play two games. Being the county champions, they were allowed to pick five other play¬ ers fixwi other MoHenry Oounty teams and one Other coach.
At 10:45 a.m. in Sterling, the Harvesters faced the Lake Counrty champs. The Hunfley squad took this one with little troiible, 18-3. HunUey^ attack was sparked by a three^run firet inning and two six-, run innings, one of these in ttoe second inmi* and the odier in the third. Steve Luth and Jofm t]ra£all both had Hour hite wiule Don Li«er. hausen, Steve Van Acker, and "lYxn Lageriiausen each had three hits apiece. Tom KoUey had two hits sgtA Fl-ank KeamB, Tom Mirfitor, and and Jim E)rvin each had one hit. Tom Lageihausen pldred up the pitching victory for Huntiey. Hunt- Cohtlmied on Page Two 2ND IN OTATE
College Teix Increase Feuls
Citizens of Uie McHemy Ckiuoty Jundoir Oofiege Dishtto voted 4400 to 558 not to Inorease tiie tax rate to 1.17% of tbe fair cash value of taxable prt)perty fkvwi .017%, the pres^it majdmum note in on eleot¬ ion held last Tuesday, AuBust 20lfa. In HunUey tbe vole wte 19 yea and 53 no.
Menu <^ the Week
Week of August 27 ^ 30 Tuesday — Bar-B-Que on bun or P. butter & jelly sandwiches buttered whole kernel oom Potato chips applesauce Milk
Wednesday —
Italian SpaghetU with meat sauce Lettuce salad with Russian dressinr peanut butter bar Buttered bread Milk
Thursday —
Fresh Proxen Orange Juice Scalloped Potatoes & Ham Buttered Green Beans Hot com bread with butter Mixed Fruit Buttered bread Milk
Friday —
Oven Fried Fish with Tartar sauce Buttered Mashed Potatoes Creamy dole Slaw Buttered bread Fruit Milk /
Dist, 158 School News
Hunfley DosMot 158 trmast daOy atteadanee fior the sdnol year just oomirfeted was 744.4& abaAeiAa. Tbis compares to 727.»5 for Vn2i-n.
Ihe average dttly atteodanoe for Grades K-B was 601.99 aDd for tiM ia^ scfaool was 34Z.46. A year ago the ADA for K-8 Wte 513.35 and 226 for grades 9-12.
Ihe aveiage Amy attendaow is an important f^ore ftir tt is one factor wbich deteniines a dtatrfcfi abate aid. Tlie second important fiadw is the aaaessed veinaitiiaa of Uie (ystJnt. -Ihe AOA h aSaa fi«nred heavlfy in the state fomwia fbr de. termlnng ixMkxi oaats.
The best six AOA moi^fas were September, OatxAi&B, Maivfa, M^, April and November in (halt mder.
The grade wUh tfae beat peioeDtage of attendance wtas 5th wttb 96.85 witii 6th betoB aeoood wtth 96.43. llie dMcfct av«ni«e of ) 95.63,
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SteveSehttlhi    ^ Wins at State Fair
Steve Scbultz, A}0onqufa, received obam{^(»K ait 3 Daim «dtti bis aoguB cattle.
At Lake Co. Fait he reeeivad champion and reserve champion sen- ior hetfer oalf. WStx tas bdte he received reservo dnmfilon Jr. boll and champion snmmer bull and went on to receive Reeerve Gnuid Obera. piOnbuU.
At Kane Q>. Fair he reotfved Grand Champion, Res«ve Giand Champion Bull and Reserve Grand Champioo Female.
Auigust 13th Steve showed at the Wisconsin State Flair were his sen¬ ior h«fer was named champion oalf and bis summ^ yeailing buH was picked champion gofng on to be named Reserve Grand Champion BuU of the flair.
School Calendar
August 28 - InaUttAe Day • No school
Au«Dat 26 — Pint dey ol lehool • 12:00 Noon diamlMd.
Aagmt 27 — Pint ftdl <kqr o< sdioM • K tim U.
Aogost 30 — T J. T«lte . K, S. 9,
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September 2 — Labor Day • No sctMtd. September 6 - Footbtf at pft-
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Huntley BiHfsters To Meet I
All parents and fans interestod tn getUng tiie Huotiey t'Retfddn" football team off to a i;ood year, are invited to a meeiUn« flf tfaa Htntley Bonaters on Wednet^y, August 28 at 8:00 pin. at tfae Leg¬ ion .
Coach MoDoorid and Matutas have been aAed to repoit on Hie 1974 proepeeta.
See yoa oo tiia^Nli.