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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27,1997 - VOLUME 36, NUMBER 46 - HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Huntley Citizens Oppose ComEd
By Donald M. (Mac) Gregory
Commonwealth Edison is planning to run 138KV power lines from 1-90 up Hwy 47 to Huntley and points north. The public hearings are complete and their fate now rests in the hands of the state government and the Illinois Commerce Commission in Springfield. Several meetings at the local level have indicated an overwhelming opposition to the plan of running these lines overhead (aesthetics, property values, health concems). The citizens believe this power line should and could be buried which would eliminate our major objection. Com-Ed states that the extra cost (their figures are suspect) would have to be bom by those citizens affected. Additionally, the lines are proposed to tie in at 1-90, proceed north through a commercial property then through many existing residences while paralleling undeveloped land and finally through Huntley and toward the north.
The residents seem to be underdogs or pawns caught between commercially zoned areas and Com-Ed. Without intervention by state legislators, Huntleyites will be hung out to dry as Com-Ed bulls their way to fulfilling their master-plan of power distribution regardless of who is in the way. Underground cables would solve the problem. Honda and many other states bury cable as a matter of state statute and do it rather cheaply compared to the figures Com-Ed provides. In fact, in the state of Kansas, government funds were approved for use in defraying the costs of burying cable in a similar dispute.
All residents of Huntley, not just those in the proposed power-line path, can get involved now by writing and calling state legislators. An example of this letter would be:
As a resident of the Huntley area, I am strongly opposed to the proposal to run overhead power lines on 651 poles through Huntley, II. The logical solution would be to bury this power line and eliminate the health risks with radiation and lo maintain the beauty of our quaint village. We need your help to counter the power of ComEd when this issue reaches Springfield.
Thank You, llSignedll
Letters can be addressed to:
32nd LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT     33rd LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
Rep Cal Skinner 7103 Manor Rd. Crystal Lake, II 60014 (815)477-0066
Sen Dick Klemm
3 W. Crystal Lake Avenue
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815)455-6330
Rep Pat Lindner PO Box 865 sugar Grove, IL 60554 (708)466-9791
Sen Steve Rauchenberger 1112 S, St Elgin, IL 60123 (847) 622-1049
Register Now to Vote on April 1st
If you want to vote in the April 1st election and Huntley Library referendum, you must be registered from your current residence in the district. The last day to register to vote is March 3,1997.
Bring two forms of I.D. to one of the registration locations listed below.
1. Huntley Area Public Library 11620 Algonquin Rd., Huntley,
847-669-5386, Hours: Fri. 9am- 5pm; Sat. 9am-3pm; Sun. l-5pm.
2. Grafton Township Office 10109 Vine St. (intersection of Vine and Reed), Huntley, 847- 669-3383. Hours: M-F, 8am-4pm.
3. Village of Lake in the Hills 1115 Crystal Lake Rd., Lake in the Hills, 847-658-4213. Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm.
Huntley H.S. Music Dept. Holds Fundraisers
Models Todd Miller (Huntley H.S. band teacher), Adair Spencer (Huntley H.S. music teacher), Nancy Dvorak, Erin Wulf, Karen Fleck, Anthony Fleck, and Lesia Pederson present a variety of styles for the annual Huntley Music Boosters Fashion Show.
Huntley H.S. Music Dept. Holds Fundraisers
By Sharon Kothe
Last week the Huntley Music Department held two major fiindraisers.
On Monday, Feb.. 17, there was a musical fashion revue. The models were junior and senior music students (with some adult and preschooler models).
Tuesday, Feb. 18 was the Donkey Basketball game with Huntley H.S. music students teamed with FFA students competing against Marengo H.S. music and FFA students. Our special thanks to the community for their continued support of the music department. A group of merchants from the Huntley Factory Shops Outlet Mall provided clothing for the fashion show (Bass Company Store, Geoffrey Beene, Carter's Childrenwear, Casual Corner, Xasual Comer Woman, Champion Hanes, Dress Bam, John Henry & Friends, Izod, London Fog, NAP
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Riding a donkey and playing basketball was a wild ride, with many a tumble from an uncooperative donkey, during the donkey basketball game, one of the Huntley High School Music Department's fundraisers held last week. _^__
Huntley EXPO 97 A Great Success!
By Cathy DeQuaker
The 1997 Huntley Home and Business Show was a rousing success! The show featured 83 companies who showcased their products and services to the public. We would like to thank each of them for their participation.
The winners of this years awards were: Huntley Fire Protection District-Best of Show; Valley Construction-Product Knowledge; Midwest Ostrich- Crowd Pleaser; Momingstar World Outreach Church-Non Profit Organization   best   of   Show;
Debbie Wodrich, Marketing Director at the Huntley Factory shops and Denise Bowman, Account Representative for the FOX/WRMN Radio-Chairman Award.
Mildred Anderson won the $500 Grand Shopping Spree from the following stores at the Huntley Factory Shops: SAS Factory Shoe Store, Jockey, Nap, Carters Childrenswear, Fila, Cinnamonster, Britches, Welcome Home, BOSE, Kitchen
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