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Thursday, May 7,1998
Farmside
A Press Publications newspaper«/ serving the Huntley community
Volume 37 Issue 56
Serving up a good meal
Boy Scouts hold their annual pancake breakfast, raise funds
Steve Brosinski
Press Publications
The aroma of fresh grilled hot cakes and hot coffee filled the air in Huntley on Sunday.
For a few hours, the American Legion Hall was tumed into a breakfast diner so that Boy Scout Troop 167 could iiold its annual Pancake Breakfast.
Proceeds from the fund raiser go towards the troop's summer trip to Shingobeek Camp, Scoutmaster Don Schelper said. Schelper said the troop has con¬ tinued to grow since it began in 1992.
"We've had a lot of interest in the troop," Schelper said. 'Two boys made Eagle Scout this year."
Over 300 attended the break¬ fast, which cost $4, nearly dou¬ bling last year's total.
Scouts were busy greeting guests, waiting on tables and helping cook the pancake, omelette and sausage breakfast. Crews were split in half so they could attend church, Schelper said.
"Right after church the rush comes," said a smiling Allan vjiimcs, 11, sianuiag outsiae rae hall with Jim Jewell, 13.
Brandon Wilkerson, 11, was serving coffee to the few early- bird guests.
"It's fvin," Wilkerson said. "As long as I get some coffee. Tin all right."
Eleven-year-old Kevin Kivi and Charles Wickersheim, 10, were on the four boy clean-up detail.
"I just wanted to do a service
Diane Wickersheim (foreground) Legion Hall Sunday.
project," Wickershein said.
Charles' mom, Diane, coordi¬ nated the event and collected most of the donations from busi¬ nesses in town.
"Everybody was a big help," said Diane, who also did a stint on the grill. "This is wonderful and so much nm."
Over two dozen local busi¬ nesses contributed money, in fact, enough funds so that the troop did not have any out-of- pocket expenses, Diane said. Everything went so well that she wants to coordinate next year's event.
"All the money will be profit, and that's fantastic."
Seated at a table, Al Jordi and his family said the food was
Photo by Steve Brosinski helps cook pancakes at the American
great.
"Certainly, I'm enjoying this. I'm a former scoutmaster," said Jordi, who headed up the troop in 1976 until it became inactive.
Jordi's wife, AUce, grand¬ daughter, Katy Ellison and son, Shane, joined him for breakfast
"it's  gCGu  lO  Sec luc  iTGGp
here again," said Shane, who eamed Eagle Scout in the 70s.
"Breakfast was fantastic," he said. "We were talking how we've eaten pancakes raw and overdone. We'd eat anything that wasn't nailed down."
And Alice's memory of a camp-out: she remembers her husband and son racing to see who could reach the shower first.
Phuto by Steve Brosinski
This barn is located on the site ofthefuiuie Huntley Area Public
Library   Of finals are waiting on a $250,000 state grant before
beginning construction on the new facility. The library wants to sell
the bam to raue money for the new building.
Huntley library still waits on state funding
$250,000 grant would affect size of new library
Steve Brosinski
Press Pubtications Nearly a year after voters approved a $2.4 milhon ref¬ erendum to build a new library, the Huntley Area Library Board hopes to see constmction begin in June.
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Library Board Vice President Jan Schadt, who lobbied for the referendum during her two-year term as board presi¬ dent,
Michael Fleck was appointed board president Monday.
Schadt said final approval for architectural plans are on hold, until the Illinois State Library decides on the fate of
a $250,000 grant request.
"We were supposed to hear in April, and now it's in June," Schadt said. "This is very frustrating."
During Schadt's tenure, the board saved $140,000 to pur¬ chase the 7-acre plot on Ruth Rc2£i whcrs the new librsrv will be built. Schadt said a room will named in memory of Henry Ackerman, a former village president and descen¬ ded of the family that sold the property.
Although the status of the grant is uncertain, progress on the new library is moving ahead, board member Bob Fabros said. This week, the
see Library—page 2