The Huntley Farmside

              SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HUNTLEY SINCE 1960
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HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12,1995 - VOLUME 34, NUMBER 40
USPS 580-360
Huntley School District 158 Hires Custodial Management Firm
By Melissa Cavill
At the regular board meeting of December 15,1994, the District 158 Board of Educa¬ tion approved a contract for custodial management service.
Pike Systems, Inc. of
Girl Scouts Kick Off Cookie Sales
It's one of the favorite times of the year for most everyoiw. Girl Scouts with cookies are coming your way and the selection has expanded firom seven to eight varieties, including Snaps, a new low- fat iced oatmeal 'n raisin cookie. Along with Snaps and the traditional Thin Mints, Trefoils (shortbread), and Do-si-Dos (peanut butter sandwich), the flavors will include Samoas (caramel and toasted coconut), Juliettes (chocolate covered caramel and pecan), Tagalongs (peanut butter patties), and Chalet Cremes (lemon and vanilla sandwich assortment). Little Brownie Bakers of Louisville, Kentucky will provide this year's cookies.
Girls in Sybaquay Girl Scout Council will be taking cookie orders from Jan. 20 through Feb. 2, with delivery beginning March 1. Booth sales will take place throughout the council March 1-April 30.
The cookie sale proceeds provide funds that support year-round troop and council programs and is an important aspect of the Girl Scout program. Through the cookie sale, girls are able to leam a variety of teamwork, leadership and money management skills. These skills help girls develop to their fullest potential and become competent, resourceful women, which is the goal of scouting.
Girl Scout cookies may be ordCTed through neighborhood Girl Scouts or by calling the Sybaquay Girl Scout Council at 708/741-5521.
Aurora will provide a system called "Pike Process" for housekeeping and janitorial functions at Huntley Schools.
This system provides guidelines for cleaning, training of staff and facilities management reporting.
Their contract also requires
that all consumable supplies and equipment be purchased through Pike Systems, Inc. at an additional cost. Pike Systems guarantees a minimum savings of ten percent through productivity when their system is followed
by the school. The cost for the service is $428.00 per month, or approximately five percent of the current expenditure for cleaning services according to a recent newsletter released by District 158.
This same newsletter states that "all current school district employees will continue to be employed and supervised by the school district"
This contract may be terminated by either party with 60 days notice.
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Hunfley Dedicafes New Posfoffice
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Employes of the Huntley postoffice are shown in Ihe modern interior decor of the new building which was dedicated Sunday. From • left are Charles Lazahsky, rural mail carrier for 37 years; Postmaster Wayn« Dona¬
hue and clerks Richor^J^ichelgi^ and Carl Walde.v.'TheY are standing at the front countajrUn the main lobby with the outer lobby for boxhol<teis ,f{ the right.' Tlie lotesit in postoffice design is featurediiJ^Story oil Page Three,;.
Remember when Huntley dedicated its current post office building? The facility was the latest in post office design for the time. This feature appeared in the Daily Courier-News on Monday, March 18, 1957.
Huntley Planning Commission Conducts Reviews
The Huntley Planning Commission meeting was called to order Dec. 12,1994 at 7:10pm. Present were Chairman Rohlwing, members
Brown, Domagalski, Hahn, Schachmer and Borchart, Mayor Dhamer and Village Administrator Nelis. After the reading of the
minutes the chairman asked for a motion on the minutes. Motion made by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Hahn to accept the minutes as prepared.
Voice vote all ayes. Marquardt Engineering Mr. Jim Hoover representing Building Unlimited was here to address the site plan that had
been prepared by them for Marquardt Engineering. Mr. Nelis made a brief presentation of the site and explained that
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