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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1995 - VOLUME 35, NUMBER 24 - HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Officials break ground for new high school
By Joyce Liput
StaffWriter
' 'Welcome toour 'Field ofDreams"' were the opening words of Huntley Board of Education president James Heavey at the groundbreaking ceremony on September 16 at the site ofthe future Huntley High School on '. Harmony Rd. Heavey offered his and the board's thanks to officials, teachers, community leaders and citizens for all their support in bringing this dream to reality. Speaking for the board, and fiiture boards, he said they "pledge to be good stewards of your money and, more importantly, your trust.'' Following his comments, Earl Lamp of Lamp, Inc. presented Heavey with a special, engraved commemorative shovel. Members of the board, school and construction officials took shovels in hand to officially begin the Huntley High School Harmony Road campus project.
An immediate starting date is projected. Grading,excavation and footings are expected to be in by winter. As work continues, they expect to be ready for the interiors by next fall.
Meanwhile, current and fiiture Huntley Board ofEducation members will wrestle with many difficult decisions. "Kidskeepcoming," says Heavey, "but future boards will be ab'^fcnake informed decisions with
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Officials manning the shovels for the groundbreaking ceremony to start construction of the new Harmony Road Campus of Huntley High School are (I to r) Eric Johnson, Legat Architects; Dr. Robert Sunt, former Huntley school superintendent; Laura Beeson, Manhardt Consultants; Joe Legat, Legat Architects; Dan Repholz, Legat Architects; Chuck Ruth, Huntley Board of Education (BOE); James Heavey, president BOE; Earl Lamp, Lamp Inc.; Kevin Ellison, BOE; James Crabill, BOE; John McNutt, .amp Inc.; Rhonda Maciejewski, Huntley Grade School principal; Dr.Jerry Hartley, Huntley school ?uperintendent; Teny Awrey, Huntley school administrative assistant.	
Sketch courtesy of Legat Architects
Huntley Board of Education awards contractor bids
The Huntley School District 158 Board ofEducation special meeting was called to order September 16, 1995 at 9:32am. Members present: Heavey, Crabill, Ellison and Ruth; absent; Wright, Price and Bauman. Motion by Heavey, second by Ellison toaccept the concretebidof $734,400 andalternates lAof $13,800and IB of $1,000 by Driessen Construction and the excavation bid of $871,591 by Berger Construction. Roll call: Heavey, Ellison, Crabill, yea; Ruth, abstain. 3 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstain, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:43am. /s/ Jim Crabill, acting secretary
These minutes aresubject to board approval at the next regular meeting. Following the meeting, board and guests adjourned to the site of the high school Harmony Rd. campus for a groundbreaking ceremony and refreshments.
wharoe are doing now.
The board will continue to monitor and review the financial situations and the plans of other area towns dealing with similar probleriis in order to find viable solutions for Huntley.
Huntley Senior Citizens plan Texas trip
By Alice Jordi
Huntley Senior Citizens Club
By Joyce Liput
StaffWriter
Huntley veteran hosts WWII reunion
and on Okinawa. The veterans and families met in Elgin on Sept. 6, 7 & 8. Unit members come from as near as Illinois and Indiana and as far as New York and New Mexico." Unfortunately," says Seyller, "we keep getting smaller every year," refering to the lose of five members See WWII on page 3
Glen Seyller ofHuntiey acted as host for the reunion of 35 members of World War II unit C-company of 776 amphibian tank battalion. They were part ofthe invasion force landing on the Phillippines (two days before General Mc Arthur's famous "I have retumed"speech)
The Huntley seniors are on the move again ~ this time to Texas, and the date of departure is February 27th, 1996. Cost ot this eight-day tour is only $679.00, and includes 14 meals, all breakfasts and all dinners. Since this is the Mayflower value tour, Huntley seniors know we never leave without our favorite blonde tour guide, Nancy Smit. With Nancy leading the group, one never knows what will happen. Last .year .she.performed.a .wedding
ceremony on the coach as it cruised down the road at 70 miles per hour. It took 90 minutes. Unable to attend church because of travel, she' 'bonowed'' a Bible at one ofthe hotels and held a beautiful "mini"church service. Using her keen sense of humorand wit, she told how a woman puts on her pantyhose. This took us 75 miles while she explained and she never missed a detail ofthis extraordinary feat. Highlights ofthis tour will include Hot Spring National Park, Big Thicket   .National. .Preserve,
SpindletopMuseum, and Gladys City oil boom town. A Dutch windmill, a southern swamp airboat ride. Museum ofthe Gulf Coast, antique car ride, Galvestontouringand trolley ride. Moody Gardens, Colonel paddlewheel cruise, Natchitoches tour, and President Clintons' birthplace.
The club spends its first night at Sikeston, Missouri, second at Marshall, Texas and then on to Port Arthur, Texas for three nights.
See TEXAS on page 2