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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1987
VOLUME 27-NUMBER 18
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SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HUNTLEY SINCE 1960
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Soccer Registration
Registration for Huntley Park District's Fall Soccer Season will be held on Saturday, August 15 ic 22 from 9:00 - 12:00 at the office building in Deicke Park. The league is for ages 6 - 17 (as of December 31, 1987). Games will begin on Sept. 12 and continue through October 31. There is some travel involved as we play teams from Harvard, Belvidere, Marengo, Hampshire, Plato Center & Woodstock. The fee for the Fall Season is $12.50, which includes a shirt, if the player already has a shirt, the fee is $7.50. Coaches and referees are always needed, please contact the park office if you can help in any capacity. Games will be played on Saturdays at 01' Timer's park - times vary according to age divisions. For more information, or to register, call the park office at 669-3180.
District  158
School
Registration
Registration for school will be conducted at Huntley District 158 in the high school on Tuesday, August 11th, and Wednesday, August 12th, from 8:30-12:00 a.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m. Students that will enter kindergarten, grade 5, or grade 9 must present a completed physical in order to register.
District 158 Schools will be open for the first day of school^ Friday, August 28th, from 8:10-11:10 a.m.
Cub  Scout Registration
Cub Scout final registra-. tion will be conducted on August 11 at 9:00 a.m. at the Huntley High School.
A boy must be in the 2nd to 5th grade or be 8 years old to join.
To make this year an excellent one we still need- leaders. Tirne spent with the boys equals an investment in their future.
For more information call 669-3279.
Main  St.   Receives   Face-lift
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On Tuesday the Department of Public Works was working on Main St. just west of Woodstock St. replacing a man-hole. This is just one of a series of projects replacing several old or cracked pipes.
Huntley  Park
District
Meeting
The regular meeting of the Huntley Park District was called to order by President Mercer on July 29, 1987. Present were Commissioners Mercer, Olson and Gurnett, Attorney Cowlin, Betsey Warrington and LeRoy Wirsing. Commissioners Jurs and Woodcock were absent.
Mr. Olson made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 24, 1987 meeting,
seconded by Mr. Gurnett. All ayes and the motion carried.
Mr. Gurnett moved to accept the Treasurer's report, se¬ conded by Mrs. Mercer. All ayes and the motion carried.
The bills for the month were presented. A motion to pay all bills except Midwest Tar Sealer was made by Mr. Olson, second by Mrs. Mercer. All ayes and the motion carried.
The requests for reserva¬ tions were read. All but one (out of district) wgre ap¬ proved.
Mr. Wirsing's report in¬ cluded stump removal, back¬ stop, log cabin repair and restain, tables repaired and painted, garbage containers, fitness trail, tiling at Ol'
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4-H  Club   Bus Tour
Thirty inembers of the Huntley Harvestor's 4-H Club along with their Leaders and Parents (totaling 47), boarded their Chartered bus at 4:30 a.m. on the morning of July 14th for a two day trip to Springfield, II. and St. Louis, Mo. Our two day trip was to celebrate the winning of the State 4-H Community Involvement Activity this year; the Harvestor's had earried the money necessary to purchase the 30 foot fibre glass flag pole donated to the Huntley Park District in memory of Henry Marlowe for the whole village of Huntley to enjoy.
Even though it was such an early departure, everyone was on time and our bus left Huntley by five. We had to meet Mr. Fred Haegele in the Rotunda of our State Capitol at 9:30 to begin our tour. Mr. Haegele is the State
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American   Legion &  Auxiliary Installation
American Legion Commander Stanley Czorrstka and Auxiliary President Jo Czonstka and some of her staff. Left to Right: 1st Vice-Arlene Mattingly who is also County President this year, Treasurer-Betty Zirk, Historian-Dorothy Schaller, one of the \yays and Means- Joan Melahn and in the back the Installing Officer and jack of all Chairmanships in her 60 year membership, May Chesek. Not all officers were present, some were on vacation and one was in the hospital. Dolores Graham Sgt. at Arms, we wish you a speedy recovery. I had the same crew last year and I thank you beautiful people for being with me again this year.
There are advantages to being a member of the Legion
or Auxiliary one of them is with a small membership fee $5.25 a year for the Auxiliary, $15.00 a year Legion dues you get an Insurance Policy good for that year. If you are a Vet or related to one, you can become a member. We're always looking for new members to keep this great organization active. Applications for membership are available at the Legion Home, open every day from 3:00 p.m. until ? Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until ?  Come in, lets get acquainted, we need new faces, new ideas, a new start, be a mover not a shaker. I need you, the Commander needs you. The building is looking good, a lot has been done. It's available for weddings.
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McHenry County Fair
Carnival specials are being planned by Skinner Amusements and the Fair Association on the first three afternoons.
Local talent will entertain the fair audience Friday evening with two talent shows. The,first, for Junior entries, will be at 7 p.m. The Senior show will be at 8:30 p.m. Both will be held in the Hansen Pavilion. Finalists for the two classes were determined with audi¬ tions last weekend. A total of $550 in prize money is being awarded the top win¬ ners, and every entry is assured of a prize of at least $20.
One of the major attrac¬ tions each year is the Anti¬ que show. Growing steadily, this show of valuable arti¬ facts from yesteryear is judged the first day of the show before an admiring audience, then is displayed for the public to view rib¬ bons attached by the offi¬ cials.
Admission charge to the fair is $3 single admission and $8 for a season ticket but special rates of $1 for Senior Citizens has been established for Wednesday and Thursday of the fair.
The Miss McHenry County pageant was the Wednesday night feature, 14 women from 14 county communities vying for the crown worn by   _ Jacqueline Courtney, Marengo. On Thursday night at 7:30 p.m., 4-H members will have their annual acknowledgement of champions. Two recipients of scholarships presented to outstanding 4-H members by the Kiwanis Clubs of McHenry County will be announced during the evening. Siinday's windup program is the always popular Demolition Derby with local participants as the drivers of this smash-and- bash program.
Also added this year are horse-pulling, truck-pulling and a once-in-a-lifetime parade. The county's only event uniting all communities in a celebration of McHenry County's Sesquicentennial will be the Sesquicentennial parade at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 7 on the fairgrounds.
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