The Huntley Farmside

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VOLUME  16 —  NUMBER  1
THURSDAY,   AVRIL   3,   1975
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(€9-5621 — If No AMwer 459-S998
or 459-1456
FRAMK   PARISEK PO  192 HUMTLEY,   ILL
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Cold, gusty, wintry winds, which rasiamhled tite Cta'istnias season raither than Easter, put a damper on the 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday, March 29tii. The hunt for prensohool age chUdren was held in the ViUage Sgiuaaie. The Easter Bunmy and ber helpers: Big Bird, the Cookie Monster, and the Big Bee; passed out candy coloring txx^ and pup- pefts to the youngaters.
FoUowing the hunt at the square, the Ba»er Bunny and fihiends went to Deidoe Panic where a search was providied for children devlded into two srowps up to 8th grade. Cash
•prize3 were awarded for the larg¬ est amount of eggs gathered in each age category. Due to the Inclement ¦westber the egg roll, egg oatcWnigr content and other contests were not played.
That afternoon those in  cJiarge
went to Valley Hi Nuisir»g Home to give Easter cheer to aooie at Mic^Ieary County's aeBtor cKizem. Tlie cononittee in eiiafSe of the Easter E«g Hunt also iiandes (te Ceatlaaed oa Back Page EASTER EGG HUNT
Huntley Police Capture Fugitive
On Friday, March 28th, CXfioers Ptak and Thomas arrested Eugene L. Protempa, 33, of Wlscot»sin for DWl. According to Hunitley Police, Protempa gave the officers a phony date of birth duning a routinia dieck which confused the poiioe .computer. This bothered the two offioers who ixmsuied the cheiok Hui'liier coming up with several (dates of birth. After extensive? chedc3, the correct date of Irirth was obtained and it was deter¬ mined that Pnotemp.! was wanted by several otiier police De{»rt- menlts for a variety of crimes.
Annual Blood Drive April 15th
On April 15, 1975, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 673 of Huntiley ia again condoctlg iiie Blood Drive for this commumty. Tlie blood donations will be made at the American Legion Home at Hunttey 1 from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 081 that date. This blood is beh^ colleoted for the Aurora Blood Dis¬ tribution Center.
Anyone tjetween the ages of 17 and 65 can donated, provided you have not had hepatitis, iieart dis¬ ease or malaria. Also recent sur¬ gery, accddent, illness or pregnancy. OtiKir deferments wiil l>e expijuned upon appiication.
By donatjng, you and yo»a- fam¬ ily will automatically become eli^- ble to receive Wood is needed. So consider your donation as "money" in the banlc to be drawn on n time of oeeesstty.
Therefore, let's bave many voluo- BLOOD DRIVE
Coatiaued on Page Two
School Calendar
APRIL . MAY CALENDAR	
Monday, .\pril 7 — School Re¬ sumes.
Tuesday, April 8 — Baseball Noith Boone,  4:00.
Wednesday,   April  9  —  Report Catxis.
Thuisday,  April   10 — flasebaOi Hampshire,  4:00
Satuirday, April 12 — School Board Elections.
Baseball   Richond   12:00.
High School all sports banquet - gym 6:30.
Monday, April 14 — School Board Meeting.
Girls track at St. Edw.irds 4:00 vs. Marian Central & and St. Edwards.
Tuesday, April 15 — Baseball - Wheaton Christian 4:00.
PTA Meeting 8:00.
Wednesday, .^pril 16 — Curricu¬ lum Day 2:22 dismissal.
FFA Banquet.
TTiursday, AprH 17 — Baseball at Genoa-Kingston, 4:00.
Girls track at Hampshire 4:00 vs. Hampshire and Richmond.
VICA Banquet.
Saturday, April 19 — Baseball at Central 12:00.
Music - State organization Contest.
Monday, April 21 — GAA Roller Skating Party.
Tuesday,   AprH   22  —   Baseball, Richmond 4:00.
Wednesday,   April  23   —   FHA Mother's Night.
Thursday, April 24 — Baseball at Hiawatha 4:00.
Giris track at Mooseheart 4:00 vs. Mooseheart and G-K.
Saturday, Apnil 26 — Basehall at Hampshire 4:00. Baseball - JV Hampshire 3:45
Girls track at Central 4:00 vs. Gentral and Hebron.
Tuesday,   April  29  —  BasetraE HebroQ 4:00.
Park Board Minutes
The regular meetin*: of the Hunt ley Park Distriot Board was held on Wednesday, March 26th, 1975 at 8:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by President Parisek, with Commissioners Mackeben, Parisek and Tures present and Commission¬ ers Deieke and Ream absent Abo in arttendance were Larry KaW and Dan Ziller and Norm Brettschneider of the Huntley Schooi Board.
The Secretary was askied to read the minutes of the previous meet¬ ing of 2-26-75, aftor which a motioo was made by Mr. Tures, seconded by Mr. Mackeben, to approve tho minutes as read. Ali Commissioneng voted aye and the motion oanried
The Treasurers report was then presented, showing a balance in the checking account of $20,154.34. A motion was made by Mr. Pariseic, seconded by Mr. Tores, to accept the report as read. All Commiaston. ers voted aye and the report was fUed for audit
The President then recognized the School Board memb«s and a fur¬ ther discussion of tiie proposed gym site possibilities took {daoe. No de¬ cision was made at this time. Hav- ing completed their buslnesB wife the board the School Board mem¬ bers left the meeting at this time.
The president Hien presented tiie monthly bills for payment, after which a motion was made by Mr. Tures, seoonded by Mr. Mackeben, to pay all biHs as presemted. Upon roS call all Ccmmissfonera voted aye and the motion carried.
As the   next order  of  btsiness
Mr.  Pariseic  pres«ited  a  request
for use of the paric faciUtiea wMoh
Continued on Page Two
PARK BOARBO
Huntley Police Capture Gunman   <
Hundey Pairolman £>onaki TTio- mas was successful in appnetiendv ing aod «rreetlng Robert Higgins sooOi of Huntley near Big Timber Road last Saturday, March 29th. According to Pdibe, Higgins over¬ powered Edward MoCullough, 51, a Chicago Sanitary District Police¬ man, after Higgins had been sn- rested for trespassing: in Oikago. Higgins  was reportedy  successful
in obtadning McOoHoueJh's serviiBe revolver. He then flhoot the oSkces and held him prisoner untfl wik oar be was driving »n out of pa near Big "nmber Road, ineparta state.
Higgins was turned over to Kaeib Counlty SherifTs deputies at the scene by Officer Thomas. MoCoU- ough was transp<H4ed to Memorial Hospital for McHemy County ia Woodstock suffering from gnn siiot wounds.
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Tlie Hunttey little League, i^nsored i>y the Huntley Ameiican Legim, win have Sign-Up Day on Saturday, April 19 from 10 to 1 o'doek at tiie Legion Home. Thiis w^ be \te only day to sign-up. If you Ua not make It on April 19, you can caU 669-5949 witb ihis information.
Boys, wiio wifl be 8 yeats oki befne August 1 and not 13 yeam old by August 1, can {day baU in LitUe League.
LITTLE LEAGUE
Name	
Birthdate, Month Day ... Year ....
Parent 	
Address	
Phone Number 	
TMs form wiH be printed in the Huntley Farmside for two weeks. Fin out the for mand tning to the Legion on Sign-up Day, ^rll 19. Yoa can NOT sign op without this krannatkm .
We still need belp. Anyone intereated, please caH 669-5949. Rnok Parisek.