The Huntley Farmside

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THURSDAY JULY 24,1997 - VOLUME 37, NUI^BER 16 - HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS
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McHenry County Fair 1997 Begins -   July 30 tliru August 3
Will 1997 mark the last year that the McHenry County Fair is held on its traditional site at the corner of Country Club Road and Route 47 in Woodstock?
Right now, no one knows for sure. But what is an uncontested fact is that this year's fair - which runs from July 30 through August 3 ~ will be every bit as big, and offer every bit as much family fun as fair goers have come to expect.
"There still seems to be a lot of confusion about this year's fair," according to fair President Ron Hansen. "Everybody seems to know that the county has sold some of the land that we've used over the years. But a lot of people don't realize that the sale won't become final until after this year's fair is over. If then.
"As far as this year's fair is concemed, nothing has changed." 4t^t\ addition to the traditional .^Vdway attractions, horse shows and livestock judging, this year's fair will feature Paul Revere and the Raiders on Friday night with the Coasters, the Drifters and Platters taking over the main stage
on Saturday.
The Silhouettes will entertain Thursday night free of charge through the courtesy of the Chicago Tribune.
The popular truck and tractor pulls will be staged on Sunday morning with the traditional demolition derby set to wind things up on Saturday night.
"One of the things that makes our fair a little unusual is that we still have harness races," Hansen pointed out. The trotters will be running on Wednesday and Thursday.
Other attractions will include everything from an antique tractor display to chainsaw sculptors Tim and Karen Baker who will carve a variety of life-size figures from otherwise ordinary logs.
"Despite the uncertainty over where next year's fair will be held, this year's fair is healthy and promises to be every bit as exciting as any we've ever held," Hansen said. For more information, call the fair office at 815-338-5315 between 9 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday.
Miss Huntley, Jennifer Schroeder will continue representing Huntley at the McHenry County Fair which opens July 30th and runs through August 3rd.
Jennifer is 19-years-old, 5 feet 6 inches in height with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is a 1995 Huntley High graduate. Jennifer is pursuing a career with the airlines.
She has lived in Huntley for 9 years and is the daughter of Ron and Karen Schroeder. She is sponsored by the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Huntiey, Jennifer Scliroeder, will compete in the Miss McHenry County Pageant that will be held July 30th at 7:30pm at the grandstand at the Fairgrounds.
Schedule of
Events
appears on Page 8
Huntley   9 year old /10 year old Traveling Allstars Take Second in Hampshire Tournament
On the weekend of July 11th, 12th and 13th the Hundey 9 year old & 10 year old Allstars, sponsored by Landmark Contractor Inc., traveled to Hampshire to participate in their first ^pnnual traveling Allstar Jumament.
Huntley took 2nd place losing a very tough game to Burlington in extra innings.
These boys played together as a team and showed great pride and spirit.
Huntley should be proud of the way this team represented their town.
Pictured in the Photo on the Left are members of the 9 year old & 10 year old traveling Allstar tournament team that took second place in Hampshire on July 11, 12, and 13.
Back row left to right: Adam Brunschon (Coach) Alex Bitzenhofer, Matt Drafall, Kun Dehning, Todd Brunschon, Bobby Robles, Dennis Pfaff (Coach). Middle row: Levi Pippenger, Chris Ayala, Zach Mazur, Collin Kelamatas. Front row: Daniel Worst, Tyler Beaty, Tyler Lueth, and Jason Abramavicius (Coach).