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HOMECOMING
REDSKINS ACTION
FIRE DEPT.
OPEN HOUSE
OCT. 10th
On Tuesday. October 10th the HunUey Fire Department will hold an Open House m conjunction with Fire Prevention Week At the Open House will be demonstrations, a movie and aueations answered conceming fire and rescue equipment and its use.
Chief Freund and the Huntley Firemen cordially invite »ll 'Iuntley residents to attend.
MEDUTION
PROGRESS
REPORT
The Huntley District 158 Board of Education has released the foUowing statement regard¬ ing contract talks:
The Board of Education of District 158 and the Huntley Education Association have been in contract negotiations since May 11 of this year. During that time four meetings have been held. At the fourth meeting, the H.E.A. declared "impasse" and requested that the parties seek the services of ap outside mediator.
As is known throughout the community, District 158 has been in the midst of a serious financial crisis. The Board of Education has been working most diligently in an effort to tum this situation around. It is only through the issuance of working cash fun I bonds that the district will Ix able to complete its ope   tu t   for the
entire 1978-79 school year. In keeping with its commitment to maintain the financial integrity of fhe district, the Board of Education is committed to a balance budget.
Last evening, the 26th of September mediation began through a commissioner provid¬ ed at no cost to the district by the Rockford Office of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Ser¬ vice. At this session, the Board of Education, in a sincere effort to settle the salary issue, made a significant offer to the H.E.A. The offer was a salary increase totaling S24,750.00 which rep¬ resents an increase of 4% over last year's total salary expendit- uies, and increases staff salar¬ ies by an average of S574.00.
The Board has made this significant and reasonable offer in the sincere hope that a settlement can be reached. At the close of the meeting, the H.E.A. reported that they would take the Board's offer under advisement. Another mediation session has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 3.
SENIORS CELEBRATE 1«t ANNIVERSARY
The Huntley Senior Cit¬ izens will celebrate their 1st Birthday of the Walk-in Center on Oct¬ ober Sth with a specia) party. Aii are weioome. Reservations can b€ made by calling 669-5732.
GOOD LUCK REDSKINS
Huntiey lost their third game ofthe season to Genoa-Kiogston by a score of 19-0. Genoa- Kingston was ranked number 1 in the State of Iiiinois for Class A school. According to Coach Manning-this was the Huntley team's best showing to hold thia team to 19 points a^er they had beaten Hebron the week before by a score of 47-0, After tke -Atme the Genoa coach comp¬ limented the Huntley teami stating thet hit boys knew they had been in a bail game.
Coach Manning did not single out any one particular boy on the team this week but stated that it was the best team effort ever and showed great deter¬ mination to improve from the wttk before.
Genoa made two touchdowns in the seoond quarter and their third touchdown in the third quktter.
The next game will be at Hebron on Saturday. The fol- lo*ing weekend will be Home¬ coming. Phdlos by Bob Eckman