The Huntley Farmside

              THURSDAY,  J1H.Y   24,   1075
VOLUME 16 — NUMBER 17
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Bi-Ceittennial
Flttg Dedication This
Stmday, July 27
Sunday, luly 27, at 2.00 pjn. in tPost. at the ViUage HaU of Hundey. the Bice»*ei«ial Flag wiU be dedt- oated -with a|»propriate ceretnony.
This is a big mooienlt in the his¬ toty of our Vilk«e of Huntley. It meaiB that he plans and programs for the 200th birthday of our great country have been approved by the Natiorai Amcsrican Revcdution Bi- oentenrial Commdssian in Wa^iing- ton, DjC., and -we hav ebeen cer¬ tified as a Bicentennial C<miniun- ity. Only they can grant us official recognition.
Therefore, your Bicentennial Com¬ mission hopes that y«i will heOp celebrate 200 years of history, by attending  the flag dedication.
Be proud to be an American!
Legion - Auxiliary Joint Installion <
•Rie joint installation dl the Hunt¬ iey Legion Post No. 673 and the Auxiliary Unit will take place at the Amerioan Legkm Post on Sat¬ urday, July 26th at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Mem- bev-s aaa ttso urged to aittend and snnxyrt -ttw oCfiSens for the consng year. ReCnnlimeota wiU be ucrveJ foAowing tbe cxSremones.
Jaycees To Hold Las Vegas Nite
The Hiaittey Area Jaiycees will be hokbig their First Annual Las Vegais Night on Friday, Ji4y 25, 1975 at 8 pm. at the Huntley Le¬ gion Home. They will be having many of the games played in l>as Vegas. The admission is $2.00 which entitles you to $1,000 in play money. Membens of the Jaycees are also selling tickets for a $1.00 chance. Tile first prize is 100 gallons of gasoline, 2nd prize is 50 gallans and 3rd is 25 gallons. The tickets will also be available on Las Vegas ni^iit.
Money obtained will be used to¬ wards oommunity betterment pro¬ jects. It should be a fun night for adults.
Tickets may be obtaimtd at the door or from any Jaycee. For more infonnatjon call M&e Keams at 669-5087 or Tom Jurs at 669-3232. See  you   there.
175 at Steak Fry
ApjH-oximately 175 people attend¬ ed the Huntley American Le^on Steak Pry held last Sunday, July 20tit Pictured above are members of the Legion who fried the steaks over the open pit baiheques. The ateak fry is one Of the American Legion's money making pr^jeots. The hands raised from this project will help buy Little League uni¬ forms, buy fkiga for organizations. Tbe American Le^on wishes to thank everyone wiio made this event a suocesB. ?
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Waibash Tape Gives $250 to Rescue Squad
Emsiayee& of V/aSbatb Magnetic Tape can be seen (bottom left pict¬ ure) presenting Phdl Preund with a check for $250. Iter the Huntley Rescue Squal. The grtwp raised the money by having dinners and other events.
Whfle this piotore waa befaig taken, the Huntley Rescne Squad received a caU fior he^ from ttie Union Spedai  Maditee Goimpany.
FRANK   PARI.'^F.K PO   192 HUNTLEY.    ILL
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Woodstock Rural 1st In Water Fights
Woodstocic Rural Fire Depart¬ ment took 1st place in the annual Hnntley Water Fights. Second place was Woodatock dty. Brd place, Dundee; and .4th place, tfae host team, Huntley, tn womens di¬ vision Woodstock City won.
'Rie Huntieiy waiter flghts are an
annual invitational. event. Fire De¬ partments Jrom throughout McHen¬ ry and Kane Counties participate Unlike other water f^ts, the Huntley Fire Department sportsors competition between wives' of fire¬ men from the various toWns. TTiis competition is just for fun, altbough a trophy is presented .to the best woman's team's, Himtley is, the oniy town where women are given a ctiance to parttcipote in competi-
tioD. Speaial hoses are prepared at hydrant level so that none will get hurt As an addttional safe¬ guard firemen are placed next to the noz^ in case an aocident should occur. In additicm to the wotnen'a water fights, tbe children in attend¬ ance were given an opportunity (o man the ix>sea. The ghl's first and then the boys. Even more stringent safety prceautions were taken for this ev^it with a firemen's strcxig
l^e youngsters aeeoKd to halve the most fua of all. There ware an abundance of paper aaga servad at the event. Children filled tti^ cupe from run off water at Vm event and doused each other thraujf^ the day. To oondnde this eve all the children were given a in one of the Hundey fire