The Huntley Farmside

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USPS 680-360
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1986
VOLUME 26-NUMBER 30
OFFICE PHONE 312-669-5621
YOUR HOME TOWN PAPER SINCE 1960
254 per copy
Farm Art
Five area farmers using innovative crop managment practices to help increase profit¬ ability of maior farm crops were selected to be interviewed as part of a national "art of
frowing" radio series, he series is a joint effort between Northrop King Co. and nearly 50 radio stations in the northern farm belt.
WGN radio, Chicago, IL, will interview the following area farmers for the series which begins this month: Lyle Butler, Harmon, IL; Mike Johnson, Morrison, IL; Joel Kooistra, Woodstock, IL; Dave Kearns, Huntley, IL; Curt Dambman Milledgeville, IL.
The farmer interviews will be broadcast over a five week period beginnig in October. WGN radio expects to broadcast the series on Saturdays at approx¬ imately 12:00 noon.
"The Art of Growing" radio sries is designed to let top growers of corn, soybean, alfalfa and sorghum share profitable crop manage¬ ment tips with other farmers," says Northrop King Co. spokeswoman Joan Olson. "There is a great need for this type of information especially with federal budget cuts impacting on county extension programs."
More than 200 indi¬ vidual "Art of Growing" interviews will be conducted nationwide, this fall.
Youth Bowling
Bowl-Hi Lanes will be providing their facilities for a Youth Bowling League. Youth ages 5-15 are invited to participate. During the league, teams will be formed and instruc¬ tion will be given to improve your game by Don Zielinski. Five pound balls will be provided for the younger participants. The sessions will continue for 16 weeks. At the conclusion of the League, a pizza party will be held with awards being presented for various accomplish¬ ments. You may register as an individual or as a team at the bowling alley on Rt. 47. Ses¬ sions are held on Sat¬ urdays at 9:30 a.m. beginning Nov 8. The fee is $3.00 per week which includes 2 games, shoes, lessons, the
Pizza party & awards! lease register by Nov.
Historical Society        Adult Volleyball
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State Representatives Speak
Section 6 President Charles Benson and State Secretary-Treasurer Lori Aden spoke to the Hunt¬ ley High school FFA Chapter recently. These young people are two of the four state officers repre¬ senting 14,000 FFA members in Illinois. This was the last stop of the officers tour. They have visited twenty FFA Chapters in a four county area which makes up section Six. At each school ihey discussed with the students the many   opportuni¬ ties in FFA, Agriculture, and in Vocational Agriculture.
Halloween
Mark your calendars now for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30! This is the date for Huntley Park District's annual Halloween Party! We have a lot of terrific things planned to make <the party really special this year! There will be dunking for apples, "Pin the Nose On The Pumpkin", jelly bean toss, clown face painting, coloring Halloween pictures & most important, a special iHalloween pre¬ sentation of illusions by Mr. Blake, Huntley's favorite magician! You don't have to come in a costume if you'd rather not, since Trick-Or- Treating will be on Fridav from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m., but we hope that you will wear one to add to the fun! As aiwaySj, refreshments of donut noles & milk will be served. We hope to see you there! We could REALLY use some help at the various activity stations. If you think that you would be able to volunteer, please call 669-3180!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
School lunch menu p.  2 Church news p.3 Community Calendar p.4 Neighborhood News p.  4 <fe  5 Police  Report  p.  5 Down On The Farm p.6 Sports  &  Leisure p.7 This weeks winner: May Chesak -  Congratulations!
Craft Fair
A Craft Fair will be held at the First Congregational Church in Hntley on Saturday, October 25th, sponsored by the church's Women's Circle.
Over 20 crafters will display their unique items from 9:00 to 4:00. Limited space is still available to crafters wanting to participate in the show. Call Sue Frihart for details, 669-3235 home) or 669-3691 church 12:30-3:00 no
ednesdays).
A special feature of the Craft Fair this year is a homemade soup and salad bar. Lunch will be served between 11:00 and 2:00. Hot dogs, chips and beverages will also be sold.
Once again, a bake sale will De held in conjunction with the Craft Fair. Individual servings as well as family desserts and other goodies will be offered.
The raffle drawing for a beautiful stained glass window panel will take place during the Fair too. Second and third prizes to be awarded are an applique pillow and ceramic item. Raffle tickets will be available at the Fair of from a Women's Circle member before the Fair. Call Betsey Warrington 669-5573 to   purchase
by Nancy J. Fike
For its last Sunday program of the season, the McHenry County His¬ torical Society will feature a slide program on county wetlands this Sunday, October 26th at the Society's museum in Union.
Guest speaker and producer of the slide program is Bruce Muench of rural Coral Town¬ ship, a fishery biolo¬ gist who is now a pri¬ vate consultant on the management of ponds. Muench is also an As¬ sociate Director of the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation Dis¬ trict and serves on the Board of Directors of the McHenry County De¬ fenders and on the Citizens Advisory Com¬ mittee of the Fox River Chain-of-Lakes Manage¬ ment Committee. The program is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. in Eckert Hall, tne museum's main exhibit hall. This area of the museum is handicapped accessible.
Wetlands are an im- -portant part of McHenry County's natural his¬ tory and directly in¬ fluenced settlement patterns for both the native Americans and those poineers who followed. The McHenry County Historical Society Museum has, in its collections, maps and pictures relating to such areas as well as artifacts like marsh shoes that were used by farmers on their horses for working in marshy or wet soils.
For this final Sunday program, residents.of Coral Township will be admitted free.
Taste of Trinity
Taste of Trinity, soup and sandwich luncheon, bazaar and bake sale will be held Thursday, Nov. 6 from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be served between
11 and 2. Tickets for adults are $3.00 and for senior citizens and children $2.50. Tickets are available at the church office and can be reserved by calling 669-5780.
raffle tickets. In _ addition, door prizes from the crafters will be given away through¬ out the day. Bring family and friends for a day of delicious food, great crafts and lots of fun!
Huntley Park District's co-ed volleyball will begin on Sunday, November 2, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The program will continue through the Spring. This IS a great program for fun & exercise! If you don't already have a partner, find one! Instruction is given to improve your game if you'd like. The ses; sions will be held in the High School gym. Larry & Cindy Kahl are the co-ordinators. The fee is $1.00 each per week, payable at the door. There is no reg¬ istration required, just drop in!
Convention
The 49th Annual Northern Illinois District Convention of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod will be held, Saturday, October 25, at the Arlington Park Hilton. Theme of the Convention is "Alive In the Word, Living In the World," and the keynote speaker, Mrs. Jean Garton, will speak on "Living the New Life". Delegates representing Trinity Lutheran Church, Huntley are Mrs. Lil Hansmann and Mrs. Sue Henning. President of the local society is Mrs. Carol Henning.
School Board
The regular meeting of the Board of Edu¬ cation of School Dis¬ trict #158, Huntley Consolidated Schools, Huntley, Illinois was held in the High School building on October 9,1986 at 7:30p.m.
The meeting was called to order by the President at 7:38p.m. upon roll call the following members answered present : Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Schadt, Mr. Heavey and Mr. Freeberg. Absent Mr. Greve, Mr. Miller and Mr. Bauman. All present joined in the pledge to the flag.
1. Mrs. Schadt moved, Mr. Freeberg 2nd to approve the minutes of the Sept. 25 regular meeting as written.
4 yeas - 0 nays   motion carried.
2. Mr. Freeberg moved, Mrs. Schadt 2nd to approve the minutes of the Sept. 25 executive session as written.
4 yeas - 0 nays motion carried.
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