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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1980 \ADLUME 19-NUMBER 45
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OPEN HOUSE FOiR FATHER DAY
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Last Sunday, Feb. 10th an Open House was held at the Huntlw^, American Legion Home for Father L. dudley Day, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, who will retire Feb. 15th. Father Day said his last Mass on Sunday. He sat in a comfortable chair at the Legion with a lovely bouquet of red roses next to him.
Joe Manning acted as Mc for the Open House, welcoming everyone. He introduced Father Risner who gave the invocation saying that priests always died with their boots on. He went on to say that Father Day had dedicated 53 years of his life to the priesthood and of that 42 were spent ia Huntley. Father Risner said that everyone in the community will always remember Father Day and that when Father Day passes on he will most certainly be entered in the heavenly hall of fame.
Joe Manning spoke of Father Day stessing a fraternity of all religions. Joe said that Father had always believed in a brotherhood of all under God and that he had been a spokesman in thc ¦community and community interest.
Mr. Manning introduced the Mayor of Huntley, Don Enstrom. Don presented Father with a proclamation from the Village Board Mayor Enstom told FAther that when he retires that a spot on the Village Board could be open if need be.
Don Hardy, American Legion Commander, gave Father Day a
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DL^NNE FOUTCH TO ATTEND CONGRESSIONAL SEMINAR
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Pictured above is May Chesak, Auxiliary Loan Education and Scholarship Chairman of the Huntley American Legion Auxiliary Unit 673 as she nresented Dianne Foutch with a check for $100.00 for Dianne's trip to a Washington D.C. Workshop as Dr. Bunt, Superintendent looks on.
Dianne Foutch is the first student at Huntley High School to have the chance to participate in the Washington Workshop Congressional Seminar. The support of the community and individuals alike has greatly helped her and should be of help to anyj students who wish to go in to the future.
The seminary is a nationally acclaimed citizenship program. Th program is mainly centered around the congressional and judicial branches of the govemment. There are general meetings with senators, representatives, professors from Marymounr College, ambassadors, and other Washington officials. Each day different people are choosen to speak to the students from the seminar. At the end of the week a model congress will be formed where the students will be able to work like the actual congress. They will have bills presented to them that they will discuss and then pass or reject. In tnis model congress four committee will be set up; foreign affairs, interior - insular affairs, education and a select committee.
Dianne has contacted Rep. McClory to set up a meeting date with him. With his reply he sent a number of books she can us for her trip to Washington D.C. She also contacted the Mayor of Huntley and tok) him of the trip. He and the Village Board are going to prepare any ideas they may wish to be brought up while she is there. Any ideas that Huntley citizens have will be taken along, too.
The dates of the trip are June 8 through the 15. Marymount
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DICK FOERSTER NAMED TO WHO'S WHO IN MUSIC
The 1979-«0 edHJon of WHO'S WHO IN MUSIC will cany the name of one student froai Huntley Consolidated School District #158, who has been selected as being among the country's most outstanding high school music students.
Luann S. Lamz, head of the school's nominating committee and the editors ofthe annual directory have included the names of these students based on their music ability, academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and future potential.
Dick Foerster has been named their year from Huntley High School.
VILLAQEBOARD MINUT^
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING OF TOE VILLAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Regular Meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was held in the Board Room of the Village Hall on Thursday, February 7, 1980 and was brought to order by the Presi¬ dent at 8:00 p.m.
Present were: President En¬ strom, Trustees Stroupe, Wic¬ ke, Rudsinski, Dhamer, Mercer and Lamb. Also attending were Attomey Caldwell, Village En¬ gineer Schwegel and the Publics Works Department.
The minutes from the Public Hearing for Consideration of an Annexation Agreement for Midwest Well Supply Co. pro¬ perty of January 3, 1980 and the minutes of the same date from the Regular Meeting were brought before the Trustees at which time, there being no additions nor corrections, they stood approved as presented.
The Treasurer's Report was reviewed. Trustee Stroupe made a motion, seconded by Truatee Rudsinski, to approve this report and upon roll call, all trustees voted aye and the motion canried. Trustee Stroupe stated that ia connection with this report, be had had a discusssion with the Treasurer and she advised that there was a problem in getting individual fund balances to balance with the overall totals. He discussed this with the auditor, Mr. North, who felt there would be no problem in getting these es¬ pecially for the April budget meeting.
The bills were discussed and found to be in order and a motion was made by Trustee Rudsinski, seconded by Trustee Wicke, to order the payment of same and upon roll call, all trustees voted aye and the motion carried.
President Enstrom then call¬ ed upon representatives from Milk Specialties, who were at the last meeting regarding locating their operation in the Kishwaukee Center and re¬ questing the Village to issue Industrial Revenue Bonds for the purpose of contracting this plant within the village. They were looking for SS,000,000 Industrial Revenue Bonds. After a thorough examination of this project with the Village Attor¬ ney and the Milk Specialties representatives. Trustee Rud¬ sinski made a motion to adopt the PRELIMINARY BOND RESOLUTION, seconded by Trustee Lamb. Roll noted as follows: Stroupe, aye; Wicke, aye; Rudsinski, aye; Dhamer, aye; Mercer, aye; and Lamb, aye. The motion carried.
Next, Mr. WUpault Brill and Mr. James Michels came befbre the Board to discuss the development of the Andrew Meixner farm at the soutlf end of Huntley. Mr. Michels repre¬ sented a Walter Kohagen who wished to develop the land into an industrial park. They advised the Board that they intended to Continued on Page 6