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THURSDAY, MARCH lO, 1M6
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Village Board
The Huntley Village Board met in regular session on Thurasday, March 3, with all nienil)er8 pres¬ ent, Wilpault Brill, president, pre sidink. Members of the board are L. Ackman, D. Enstrom, E. Fitsi, J. O'Connor, R .Staab, D. Rudy. Attorney Cowlin was also present
The main topic of conversation at this meeting was the sewer and water. The Board stated that Bakley Construction Co. would start work as soon as the frost is out of the ground on the man¬ hole at the comer of Church St. and Algonquin Road. Mr. Percy Swanson, Street Superintendent, was commended by the Board for the fine job he did in removing ^^w from the viljage streeta keeping a wide lane open for traffic.
The Board discussed a drainage problem which exists at the Man- Ice residence, a duplex at the in¬ tersection of Mill and Dean St. Mr. Manke has a problef in that the sewer has frozen under the street. The Board informed him hath perhaps there was not enough pitch, and that sometimes water in the drain could cause the floodink. It was suggested /*<^t. Manke that he raise theV^^se- ment floor drainafre by installing
aanai^ —"«»   m»A tt tfaaA fklla to  correct the  probleh),  t)erh*p8 the pitch of the drain wiU^ to be  increased.
The Board stated tha? smoke machine is now available and will be used to detect stotm drains connected to the sanitary sewer system.
Delinquent water bills were dis¬ cussed. The Board stated that the water in 9 homes in Huntley wonld l>e shot off unnless the de¬ linquent water bills are paid im¬ mediately. The Board stated that in the past arrangements had been made with several families to pay a portion of their water bills on a weekly or monthly basis but their payments have not been coming in, leaving the Board no choice but to turn off the water.
Mr. Swanson reported that the 1952 truck which has served the village well over tiiis long period of years needs new brealcs and has just about "had it." The Board discussed the possibility of get¬ ting a special truck designed for snow plowing and a larger snow plow and is investigating this matter at the present time.
The Board is investigating the pibssibility of placing a check valve in the manhole in the sani¬ tary sewer at Church and Douglas connecting it with the stortif sew¬ er, so that at times when the sew¬ er is in maximum use, the chance of flooding would he greatly re¬ duced.
Tbe Board mentioned that the Northern Illinois Gas Co. has un- eartbad an ancient catch basin and part of a sewer tile on Main St. and the intersection where the old Elgin-Belvidere trolley ran 36 yttira ago. It was commented that the street pMbably was wider at thia point At on* ttine, as the catch baain was ftitmd at least 10 feet from the strMt. Thta point is directly acroaa the atrast fMm the J. H. Patterson Co. today.
The Village Board accepted a Plat dedicating the extension of Mill Street into Donahue's Woods.
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Civil Deiense To Be Topic Oi March PTA
Do you remepiber Palm Sunday 1966? What would have happen¬ ed had the tornadoes struck our communiy? And what woold hap¬ pen should one strike our school?
There are but a few of the ques¬ tions to lie discussed at the next Huntley PTA meeting to he held Tuesday, March 15th at 8:00 in the grym. The main speaker will he Mr. A. J. Querhammer who is a memlier of the Governor's Ad¬ visory Council on Civil Defense. Mr. Querliammer's topic is Civil Defense in reference to natural disasters which includes also flood ing, another even prevalent at this time of year. He is well qual¬ ified not only in information but also in experience as he so splen¬ didly organized the many details following the Crystal Lake torna¬ does last year.
In addition to Mr. Querhammer, our own Police Chief, Mr. John Ross, and Fire Chief, Mr. Jack Anderson, will speak and answer questions more specififlcally re¬ lated to our situation in and around  Huntley.
There are also several impor¬ tant business items to be discuss¬ ed infclading postprom tipA nontl- natiotis for next yan'a ^ffic«c»«
As usual refreshments will fol¬ low the program. All in all it promises to be a lively evening, so shake off that end of the win¬ ter slump and hustle out to PTA!
PLEASE NOTE: Thafs Tues¬ day — not Wednesday, but Tues¬ day — March 15th.
High School Dance Planned
There will be a High School Dance on Friday, March 11, start¬ ing at 8:00 p.m. in the High School gymnasium. Music will be provided by "The Conspiritors". The affair is being sponsored by the Student Council. Remember the  date —  March  11.  —
Open House To Sho'W Neiv Beei Feeding System
On Saturday, March 12 Mr. John Ryan, owner and Lloyd Get¬ zelman, operator will have an Open House for their new com¬ plete confinement beef feedinjr system, with slotted floors and controlled environment. Several hundred steers are presently on feed.
The Open House will be from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at hte farm located on Pleasant Valley Road, which is about % mile south of Route 176 and about 6 miles east of Marengo, or 3 miles west of the junction of Route 47 and   176.
The McHenry Co. Livestock Feeders Association will serve coffee and donuts to all guests.
Wontet^s Choir Heard At UCC.
ThePolyhypinia Women's Choir of Elmhurst College presented a concert of Sacred Music appro¬ priate to the Lenten sea^Lat the United Church of Chris^K Sun¬ day evening.
du mefae St4^e^ b^ aieh, Fsahn 86 by Hoist, Sacred Songs for the Night by Bright; Th&J||^rd Is My Shepherd by Thom^!>f Stab- atMater by Aichinger There Is a Balm in Gilead a spiritual. So Dim with Tears by Haydn-Cain and the Prayer of St.. Francis by Jan Nieland.
Miss Christine Beardsley, Cell¬ ist played   the   Arioso by   Bach.
Two numbers especially inter¬ esting were done by the Interpre¬ tive Choir. They were The Lord's Prayer and Break Thou the Bread of Life.
Mrs. Viola Repp was the direc¬ tor of tbe group of college stu¬ dents giving the concert. Miss Jean  Tschudy  was   the organist.
^Annual FFA Bantiuet
The annual F. F. A. Banquet was held on Saturday, March 5, in the Social Hall of the United Church of Christ Congregational. A smaller crowd attended this year's affair than in the past years, due to the fact that there are only 13 members of the F. F. A. Chapter this year, 12 of whom were  present.
Pastor Lawrence Perkins gave the opening prayer. This wass fol¬ lowed by a delicious turkey dinner served by the Celas. Immediately fbllowing the dinner, president Lonnie Millerman presided over the opening ceremoiiies, roll call and introduction of parents and guests.
Mr. Donald Rogers, F. F. A. Advisor presented student awards Freshman 'Green Hand" awards for first year students were pre¬ sented to Dale Bein, Fred Hoff¬ man and Paul Yurs, 2nd year awards to Gerald Bungard, Geen Fettes, Ron Finzel, Gordon Die¬ drich, Steve Hafferkamp, Art Kahl,  and  Chuck Ruth.
Gary Borhart was present at ' the meeting and thanked the Chapter for the F. F. A. schol¬ arship which he is using at the Wisconsin State Agricultural ; Cblkice ajt PlattriUe, it waa re- 4^{tS thitt Alan fioriiazt;-Larry Johnson and David Hemmer, stu¬ dents at the University of Illi¬ nois also are use F. F. A. scholar ships.
Chuck Ruth gave the land re¬ port. He stated that the total ex¬ penditures for land wos $908.58. The total com check was $1060.49. This year the minimum tillage com yielded 8 bushels per acre better than that managed con- ven,tionaIly. Chuckk stated that 10.2 acres was rented for hay at $250.00. The net income from the corn was $151.91, from the hay land $250.00 making a net income for the 26 acres of $$406.91, a net income per acre of $15.66.
Officer awards for 1966-66 were CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
Huntley - \arsity BasheihaXl Team
Huntley In State Musie Contest Sat.
students of HunUey High School will participate in the State Class C Solo and Ensemble Music Contest this week on Sat¬ urday, March 12.
The contests will be held in For¬ reston, Illinois. Forreston is lo¬ cated 14 miles south of Freepart on Illinois ronte 72 and 26. The high school is located at the east edge of town on Route 72. The grade school is one block south of the business district on Route 26.
The following is a list of times and places where the Huntley students will be performing. All room numbers beginning with GS are in the GRADE SCHOOL and rooms with HS are in the HIGH SCHOOL. The Huntley home room will be GS No. B2.
HS 6 11:54 Clarinet Trio (C. Koch, A. Borhart, J. Scherer).
HS 8 11:54 Flats Trk* <P. mu^ lowe, J. Drafall, P. Staab)
GS 106 1:18 Diane Hicks — Girls Medium Solo
GS Gym 2:48 Faye Marlowe — Piano Solo.
GS   106  3:24  Girl'8<fifc»;o   —   (F. Donahue.  S. Jirik, iNUtiUge)- OS 106 8:48 Boy's finiwIOB  (L. lfaMlii«ljr> >1V''IM%: j^'KM^ -g. OOAnNUlBO oif wMM IMUBB
100 Cliif^it Imtamnimed
Approximately 100 children re¬ ceived immunisation against mea¬ sles on Tuesday moming. Mar. Sth, at Huntley Consolidated School. I want to express my sincere thanks to all who made this possible. Every immunized child is a protection to all of our children, since the disease is spread from child to child and lacking  contacts   will   disappear.
My thanks to Mr. Tom Kelley School Supt. and the Sehool Board for backing the program, to Mrs. Leon Hicks for helping to start it; to Hrs. Walter Mursewick, Miss Ida Mackeben, and Mr. Neu¬ man for an tiie necessary records and permits; to Mrs. Bnndgard who helped with information and many details; to Mr. Quin O'Brien for publicity; To two Orystal Lake doetora who clone to Hunt¬ ley to administer ti^^accine. Dr. Loawenherz and Dr.^lficwd, and to those who helped them, Begis- tered Norsea Mn. EwaM Teaaen- doif, Mrs. Sd Baoou, Mn. Merle Schultz, and ttrs. Ghartea Scher¬ er, and Modiers Mrs. AI Jordt, Jr. and again Mrs. Walter Murae- widc Hnntley has reason to be proud of itself. Whenever I have needed help in any of the HeaKfa proenms,  I ^»V*  reeeived   help
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llMdES aCMn to all of you. Sincerely, Aeftviy Korwin
Team members of the Huntley High School Varsity Basketball Team at the end ^ the season, they are left to right: Homer Barry (coach), Dennis Enstrom, Rick Zcr^ bel, David Stading, Brent Weber, Gene Ackman, Steve Goehl, Frad Harm, Berry Ben¬ ner, Lonnie Millennan and Larry Raamnsen.
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4>H Mea*. Vnia«e HaH S:00 p.m.
FritlMy, March ll
Hii^ Sdiool Dance 8:00 p.m.
Satarday, Mairch 12
Music Conteata - Porrestsn -
Toesday, March IB
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