The Huntley Farmside

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VOLUME 2  —  NUMBEB 12
THURSDAY,   JUNE  22.  1961
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R.R.  Crossing  Under  Repair
The Kail Koad rros.sinK on Kt. 47 is beinj; repaired . Traffie on this roiul is being; iletoured on Main St. When this crossing Is finished, the rail road erossint; on Main St. will also be repulrctl.
Judy   Rekkerg Graduated
Judith   I..   KehberK,   142   Second
Stroel. Huntk'j, 111., was among the thirty-eight graduates of the 1961 class of the James Ward Thome School of Nursing of Pas- savant Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University will re¬ ceive school pins as a ceremon\ Sunday, June 18. at 8 p.m. in Thoi-ne Hall. 740 Lake Shore Drive.
Dr. John I. Brewer, chief of the division ofo obstetrics and gynecology of Passavant Memor¬ ial Hospital and professor of ol>- stetrics and gynecoology of North¬ western University medical school, wil! gi\c the presentation address.
Miss Miriam D. Rano. director of the school and of the Passavant nui-sing service will welcome guests and present the pins to the graduates. Mrs. Virginia Keller, assistant diiector of the school, will introduce the class.
The meaning of the pin, a mina turt Florence Nightingale lamp symbolizing service to humanity, will be explained by Sonya Otto- son Cowcn of Chicago, president of the Alumnae A.s.sociation. Mar¬ cia C. Fagerburg of Bloomlngton. Continued on Pago 5 Judy   Kehber^^  (iraduated
Invitation
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The Crystal Lake Jay Cee's cor¬ dially in\ite the people of Huntley etc. to our annual 4th of July cekbration which is held al Cry stal  Lake's Veteran's Acres.
Our chairman in charge of this year's program. Willxjrt Hecht, not only has promised the largest fireworks display in Crystal Lake's history but also the 4.'5th Artillar.y Brigade Air Defense* Drum and Bugle Corps will put on a shoow of precision drill rooutines.
We urge you to arrive early and spend the day at either beautiful Crystal  Lake or Veteran's  Acres.
The Crystal Lake Jay Cee's would also like you to know that this July 4 celebration is provided free to all due to the generoous contributions by local business firms and civic organizations. Anyone wishing to donate to the fireworks fund may do so by con¬ tacting Bob Bellows, Executive Vice President oof the Home State Bank.
In case of rain, the fireworks display will be held the following Sunday.
Ckurck   Grets   Ncm^   Lonk
Saint Mary's (Catholic (Church Is underf^oingr repair at the present time. The roof above the steeple of the church Is now seen with seaffolding of the workmen. When the Job is completed, the 31-year olil building will have a completely new roof.
2nd  Annual Legion   Parade
The second annual Huntley American Legion parade was held last Sunday. June 18, at one oclock in the afternoon. Over 25 organizations participated in this parade making it a huge success. The streets were lined with spec¬ tators botoh from Huntley and neighboring  towns.
The parade ran very smoothly. The Lineup was: Three large trucks from the Huntley Fire Dept. led the parade with the fol¬ lowing, in order of presentation: The "'Thunderbirds" Huntley jun ior color guard. The "Red Devils" drum & bugle corps from the Mc¬ Henry V. F. W.; The American Legion Auxiliary float from Hunt¬ ley; The Marengo Legion 1929 Model A fire engine; Four cars from Ben Hansford's Chevrolet Garage; The Marengo Legion Color and Honor Guard; Dar- lyne's Debonaires which are ma¬ jorettes from Marengo; One car and one ruck from East Dundee's Fire Dept.; The Huntley Grade School Cadet Band; The "Mo¬ del tes" which are batan twirlers from Woodstock; The Woodstock American Legion color guard and squad; The Union Fire Dept. truck; The Bartlett Fire Dept.; The Burlngton Lions Club float; The Woodstock V. F. W.; The Crystal Lake fire truck; The Kane County underwater recovery team or "Army duck"; The Algonquin Amercan Legion color guard; the Marengo Rescue Squad; Nancy's Twirlers which are state fair win- r-rs from Woodstock and Rock¬ ford; The Dundee V. F. W. colors and guard, drill team, auxiliary drill team, 35 to 40 members of the Junior drill team, and the "Coooties"; and the Huntley Fire Dept. Panel Truck ended the pa¬ rade.
Ten extra - policemen donated their time to direct traffic and to see that everything ran smoothly.
Seven trophies were awarded to participants in the parade. Six of these trophies were by courtesy of the Huntley American Legion. The large trophy which was for the music award was donated by the Huntley Farmside. The "Red Devils" received the music award. Nancy's baton twirlers of Wood¬ stock and Rockford received the baton award. The Algonquin Am¬ erican Legion color guard re¬ ceived the color guard award. The McHenry V. F. W. received the firng saiiad award. Ben Hans- fo'ds Chevrolet received the award for the antique vehicle. The Huntley American Legion Auxil¬ iary received the float award. The last award was given to the Bur¬ lington Lions Club for the most novel idea.
Bud Weber was the Master of Ceremonies of the event. Captain Kenneth N. Utech was the re¬ viewing officer. Glenn Delaney; Rev. Perkins; Emil Meyer; Wili- pault Brill, the mayor; and Mrs. Mae Chesak  were tho judges.
The "Thunderbirds" were the Huntley color guards sponsored b\- the Huntley American Legio'i. This was their first official ap¬ pearance in full uniform. They stood in front of the reviewing stand and acted as guard of honor for Captain Utech. the judges, and the guests.
Mr. Carl Jurs was in charge of the parade this year.
Notice
News on the American Legion carnival which was such a huge success is not available at this time. It will appear in next weeks edition of the Farmside. However, the Twinkling Star from Wood¬ stock received the prize for $800 from the Legion.
Parade Officials
Huntley Comm. Service   Grroup
The regular meeting of the Huntley Community Service group took place on Monday, June 19. Eight members were present at the American Legion in Huntley. Illinois.
A check for $500 was issued for the Fox River Valley Regional Library to insure service from July 1,  1961,  to July of 1962.
A motion was passed to revise the community directory. A com¬ mittee was appointed for this pur¬ pose. Mr. Roger Perley, Mr. Wil¬ liam Palmer, Mrs. Ewald Tessen¬ dorf. and Mr. Irwin Wasserstrass were chosen as advi.sers to the committee along with Mr. Dennis O'Brien and Mr. Henry Etcherson.
There will be no meeting in July. The next meeting will be the 3rd Monday in August in the American Legion Hall at 7:30 P.   M.
The plans for the newcomer's party to be held in September were discussed and a committee was appointed. There will be fur¬ ther information and publicity forthcoming. The plans will be for a square dance to be held the second Friday evenng in Septem¬ ber. All the town officials will bo presented and there will be a guest of honor.
If anyone has any ideas he can come to the meetings and present his idea for discussion. These things will be published in the Humley  Farmside.
Notice
There will be an important meeting of the shareholders of the Huntley Coommunity Medi¬ cal Center. Meeting will be hold at the Huntley Village Hall Thurs¬ day evening June 22nd at 8 P.M.
Report   From Park   Board
This  summer,  residents   oof the :   Grafton Park District will be ad¬ mitted    to   Grafton   Beach   upon showing  the   same   yellow  plastic :   tag  used last   year.  Any resident '   who received  a  tag but   has  lost it. will  bo able  to acquire  a  now one   at   the   beach   house   for   25 cents. Any resident who has never '    received a  tag. may do so at   the j    beach house. It is most convenient to   issue   tags   during    the   week; :   so   if   possible,  don't   wait   for  a week end, when the beach is busy, j   Every   resident   of   Grafton  Park ,   district is entitled to a free pass; '   bring evidence of residence to ob¬ tain a beach pass. !       Also, swimming  instruction will i   be provided this summer  by the board of commissioners. The pro¬ gram wil run from July 5 to Aug. 1.   The hours aro foom 1-4 P.M., Monday through Friday. Children five years old and older are eligi- ;   ble.    Last    summer    there    were .   enough  mothers  to form a  sepa- ,   rate class  for  them. The instruc¬ tors   are   qualified   to   issue   Red Cross   certificates   from   the   Be- i    ginners  level  to  Senior Life  Sav- i   ing.
j    Registration   will   be   in   Huntley at the villag'^ hall, from 3-6 p.m. j   on Tuesday, June 27, and on Wed- '   nesday,   June  28;   at   tho   beach. Thursday,   June   29,   and  Friday, June 30. You are asked to register I   on these days, as it helps the in¬ structors to get the classes organ¬ ized before lessons start.
The same registration fee will be charged again. $1, for residents of the park district, $2 for those residing out of the park district. This year, any car bringing out-of- district children for lessons will be charged 50 cent a day to park. The Huntley school bus will trans¬ port residents of the school dis¬ trict who are taking swimming lessons. Those not taking lessons won't be allowed on the bus.
Bank   Promotional Ilu^e Success