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VOLUME IS — NUMBER 8< THURSDAY, DECEMBER S, 1974
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ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT UKE CHRISTMAS'
Sue Borhart Receives Top State 4-H Atvard
l^e 4-H Key Award, a top award for minois 4-H memtoers, w«s do¬ nated this year by Pso^niand lo- dOBtries, Inc., Kansas City, Mis- SD«n.
The Key Award is ^ven to ap- pnnamately 500 4-'H'eis each yew on the bet^ ol their pn>ject vrork, aotivMes, leaderships and dtlzenr ship, notes Pal lUs. represente about a half of one percent of the 4-H entnlbnent in Blinois. In odp* der to be eSi&te for ttie ftiratd, a 441'er must be at least 14 yesxB of age, have completed three years of 441, and have ooia^eA aft le«rt a score of 90 or better oo en evohi- alim form
AMhou^' the Iltools 4hH Key Award is tbe Mflbest stale aiwiad an incHvidusA may wi3>, it is oo kogw a "requlremedt" for memben to be
oonsidered &»< trfps to fbltional 4-H Congress or notimal amianii.
CoaUnned tm Page Two SUE BORHART
Snow Prince & Princeis To Be Selected
We WiH a^Bin seleot a Sum* Pnince and Snow Princess to reiea over our Chris vaat Parade and Par¬ ty 9atad«y, Dec   21.
Bdkk btees yl.t» P>w«<l «t tlie vortous mercnuts fcr enterlns your cliild
Aees 4 yn. Oik 8 ysa, onty «r« eflglbie to enter fbr Huntt^s Snow Prince aod Snow RfnoeM.
So parents, dotiK Ai^pt, wwtich fer the b^lot boxes and eolar yoor child. 'They are behg pined «t tiie vasloas merdMOta Deo, fltti and t*Ul be ittdESd op Dec. 20th.
Chri^ftm Party To Be Held December 21
ANA PUly for tf our BUutt^ itiiinin aiai ar. cttzenc k oboiflc soon!
I^jkowingls ttiepi««i«in ptamed:
Date . Dec. il, 1974, Sriunlay.
ntiee - viBagt Square - then to Flre Bten.
Ttaie - 1:00 pm. To 3:30 pjn. for aH chidien iq> thra Mi sMde.
9:00 pni. - 11:80 p.m. tot Mi Jr. Vi^ and High Sdhool shitentB.
We iMU again hav« a parade aivund the vflkge acioare wftb Sdn- ta dais leading, tolbMred by our Snow Prinee add Snow Princess, Hiflltey Hli«b Band and the Flre Tracks.
Poilciwlnc the paiftde, afi chil¬ dren tfru 51h griikde and pereirfB are to go to tfae nt^ Butt to see Santa and ehjOy" tbe Wtenuon watching caitoons and ^MoK up on refreahmenl^. Santa wit have ti'eais lor aH tbe yaitat oaei. Thib pwty will be fram 1:00 p.m. to 3:^ p.m.
Since there ia a lasfctjfaaa fame tfaat li^A, we bave plinned a dance ttom 9:00 pjn. to 11:30 p.m. at the Are Bam flor a»Ir. Hi«h aM Hl«h SdMxft atodente. BafreahmentB «81 be aerved, ao kfdb. be sure i^ save some room for the goofies.
Now tor aH Hunttey Seiioc CU- seos! Your patty mti be held Frf- dtqr. Dee 27 at the SoeUL Hal- of the ODngreiattonial CfaurdL A lunch- tdi ana eitttlMMaMt W haUg plamed tor 4>e altenoon.
Be sore and wKch the paper for more details next we<^!
We bad such a tremetidoug turn odt for the HaOoween Party. Let's att do the stene for (he CteialnMB Party.
We are sure this wtt please our Huntley Burioess peoiAe aod friends who are aponeua^ng these poitfes.
Area Landmark Burns To Ground
Christmas Coticerts December 11 dkl6
The Mtete' De^artmMt df the Ibnttey ConacUdabed Sobool Dts- tdet would Mke to extend a oanHal in%italt3on to toe cmnmuiAy to st> tend the upcoming Chttofaas Pro- granw.
The K-S ChrMMte Conceit wfll be beU on Wednesday, Deoenher 11, 1974 at 8 pjn., and the Is. High . Hi^ scfaool pnognanii wffl be bdd on Mootey, Decenher 16, 1974 at 8 pjn.
Both oonoerts wtt be beU in fhe OSade school gjm^
We sincerely urge yob to attend even if yoo have no dildren in- virfved to ttie pt^eip'ama^ iaat cxne and en)ogr ttie sgieiS of the
Huntley Park District Program
The Huntley Paric DMitot to set- ting up a pragnan ter ttie ycfMa. and aAdts of Ihe (i*i4dt Ihe Hunttey Schaol fkat&M EdtnatiDn is working ta eoopenMkm «9h ttie Jait iatsikt hy ptpvMPins spedai times in Va» gym aod naAI-ptopoae room to carry on the. progmms. The pitMgWBMS that are beiag of¬ fered battle Farlt Dittitot aare tti! lotrarawnds ASr bojw and sMa on SMtatlBys and.the mens aad wo¬ mens recredtkiD iiwawa luhl <Ri Mondays fo. lihe xiuaaan fiMH 7H)0 and 8:30 pjn. In 9m pmSApacpem room, and Wadaea^r iMiQ t^OO to 10:00 pjn. Airihe own to the sna.
Stgp up for ttieM aetiiltlaa wtt take place toanedNe^. Mr. Kaftt in the Junior HO^i nA «(te ttomei of (boys aodii^) Aidetia ia 4 Otru 8tti jnd* l«a Mill acinei «to- deoia wS b» puiigtftwt to ttaae
CaalHMed a* Mg* Two PAKK PBOQSAM
A tavtbf tlrepiace which used a gas }og is reported to hatve been (he cause of a ihtlHon do&ir fire loss at Algontioiin oo Monday, Dec. 2.
The fire which coni|)lete<ly de¬ stroyed ttie Simordnl's Re^baunmt looated on ROdte 31 et Wasfatngton Street and lb# Altgon^uin Huiitley Btacfctop, started in the ilnlng room. The# w^e about 20 people eattng ttiete et jhe ttme. AU wene eivaoii- ated aafely. Thare were alao peopie Hvtor In ttie tour apoitmanlB above the restMirhnt. AH escaped injury.
Ihe Algonquin Hre Dapartmeht is adtoat the street fnom the frame bufidtag and wftti ttie fa(^ of the Carprtiteisviae, Idlce in the H&B and the Caiy flre depiaitmeitB they fought to keep-the fiie fiom spread¬ ing'to otfaet- boBOk^ nntS 4 a.m. when ait but Lake in the HiUs and Algohcpin (Ire departments left the scene, as by Uiat time there was ordy a mass of rubtde left
Stoionint's Biestlaurant was one of (he tme landraarics of McHeory Oounty. It had been a tavern, hotel and -saloon since 18S5. It was pur¬ chased by "Pop" Shnonini in 1921 and has been remodeled severEd times uOti& tt beceme the fashloo- irible eating plaoe of the Soothero part of Moiferay Oounty,
Tbe fire spread so qutckly through tfae watts of the fname building tbat it was tanipossible to save any of the patnlines indudbig poctraits of the eldeT SinuMinis. There were also many priceless antiques de¬ stroyed. The kss is estiinated at over a mUion dofiars. There are rfx Smonind^ said to have an in¬ terest in ttie efifiabKsfaineat and th^ toy tbat ttiey plan to start over agpdb. TNs is the second time that ttie reslHarant bas been destroyed by lire. Io 1952 it was burned and uehuit in a style almost exactly Mke the oilgiiaU structore.
Ttie OarpentensvlHe snorkel pour¬ ed huge streams of water Into the top (toor o fthe buiUitog, and f&e- men played their hoees thro*^ the wfaxtows and dwra to try to con¬ tain ttie btexe whkh bad reiKhed an Infexno propoitJim. tnien oame the Ihat expiiiMion as the fte nadi. ed the gas furnaoa Ibe Utdien •aottoo seemed'to explode apd the roof and waHs soon feH into the center..
HoniredB of spoctBlto^ i«#ched tfae betislc^wiQifc dC ttie fthe fighteia. ItaM irerte fhMfiy moved bade be- youi WtMagtoa Sbreet by CMef of Potfee amer Oeritfits, who fear¬ ed ttiat the lire od^it oaoGe ttie gas MItoo aoroas ttie atreet to ig-
att*.
Ob Tbaadiy at noon. Route 31 iMH am ctaMdoft at tbe embers ware Ml WMldeiby.
Park Board Mirmtes
The regular meettng of (he Hunt¬ ley PailE DMrict Boand was held on Wednesday, Mbvenber 2701, 1974 at 8:00 pjn. Ifae meettog was oalled to enter by president Faalsek. wttfa comn^Bstoners Mackeben, Pait- sek and Tiiree pntteflt aad oomoiis- i^onen Deieke and Roam absent. Also In attendanoe waft Mr. Sid¬ ney  S.  Wtigtt of R.W.A,
The secretary was aalced to read the minutes of ttie prevtoae meet¬ ing (rf Oct. 22nd., 1974, aftor wlAii a motion was made by Mr. IXaes, secKHided by Mr. Mackeben, to ap¬ prove ttie minutes as Mad. AH Oom¬ missioners voted aye and the mo¬ tion carried.
Tlie treasurer's repoit was then presented, showing a beianoe In ttie otieckine aooount af 17,9QS.43. A motton was made by Mi-. Paitoci, seoonded by Mr. Tia<ea, to accept the report as read. Afi Gomoilaeton. ers voted aye and ttie repont was filed for andit
A (fecuasion with Mr. WHgfat followed, concemtog securiitg a nms. iter Irian for tfae Park District It was recommended ttnt the plan be for the entire distrkt aad not juSt for the area wttMn the vSttre Km- iis. OnwHn entered ttie metUiig at this time. Mr. Oowlin ouesttoned Ms. Wright as tbe onat of ooo^et- insr sadti a phn and if ttiere are any funds avaiiebie to the Diatriot tor ttiis projeot. Ms. Wright stated ttMt the oort of such a plan aoiAl mn between $1,500.00 and $2,000 00 and that ^le knows of no tonds avafatte at the time whkh ttie DiStriflt nrfgbt avail themselves of. A motion was made by Mr. Tures, seconded by Mr. Mackeben to have Ms. Wright draw up a coinprehenaive master plan for the Huntley Paric District and submit it to the board tor iheir consideration at ttidr nest ragUtoar meeting.
The President ttien preeented ttie moni)^ MQa for payment, after yA^d a motion was made by Mr. Paraa^ aeconded by Mr. Tores, to pay att bitts as presented. Upoo raft oaH aU ootnmhsikineM voted aye and the mottoa oanied'
Ml*. Parisek tben presmtd a let¬ ter which was received frotn Mia. Vera Rasmusen, Americanian CSo' Chainnan of tlie Legton Aoxttaiy. The letter stated (he AmdMaiy's wish to donate the Aaieiiaaa ilaC which Mr. Parisek pkked op from Ihem, for use at the paric. The seo¬ retary was atked to anita a Mtte of thank you to the Austtary, for thdr dooatioa. ,
Mr Paitoefc ttien repotted ttut Mm Bea BiiU bod ooBfeaotod Ma Ceottaaed oa Pag* Two PARK BOiUlD