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USPS 580-360
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1988
VOLUME 27-NUMBER 60
OFFICE PHONE 312-669-5621
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HUNTLEY SINCE 1960
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Black & Blue Bears Coming To  Huntley
Exchanging their football helmets and spiked shoes for gym shorts, the Chicago Bears have left their Soldier Field den and are stepping out on the hardwood of the Huntley high school gymnasium.
These gridders turned cagers are happy to bring their basketball act to Huntley on April 9th.
Pressure and competition is replaced by easy going fun and games, and the fan is rewarded with the opportunity to meet and talk with Ditka's prize pupils by taking advantage of the photo and autograph booths.
Players who will be show¬ casing their talents on the court include hard-hitting #55, Otis Wilson and Dave Duerson, who serve to remind you that basketball is not exactly a non-contact sport.
The Bears offense is engineered by #87, Emery Morehead, who is out to prove that he can score from anywhere on the floor.
The Bears fast break starts with the Offensive Linemen underneath, and with #62, Mark Bortz, Kurt Becker, and Jay Hilgenberg crashing the
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''Pictured Above is Mr. Stan Czonstka working the infamous potato peeler. He is peeling the potatos, to help feed the masses who will attend the corn beef and cabbage dinner. The dinner was last Saturday evening.
Wabash  Foils   Problem
Boy Scout Paper Drive
Wabash DataTech, Inc on east Main Street in Huntley disclosed in a special press conference that it is proceeding with a massive cleanup effort to purge contaminated groundwater from its property here.
On February 26, represen¬ tatives of Wabash DataTech and Kearney-National Inc met with officials of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to seek all necessary authorizations to conduct groundwater cleanup activities at the Huntley facility.  The meeting was requested by Wabash DataTech and Kearney-National to discuss the results of a preliminary environmental study and plans for conducting remedial action. The companies commissioned the study by Geraghty &
Miller, a groundwater consulting firm, to assess the environmental status of the facility after Kearney- National sold the facility to Wabash in June 1986.
The Geraghty ic Miller study detected the presence of commonly used industrial solvents in groundwater beneath the Wabash DataTech facility.  The study further indicated that migration, if any, of concentrations exceeding one part per biUion of these substances to the adjacent property is expected to be minimal.
AU of Huntley's active municipal drinking water wells are located more than 1 mile beyond the Wabash DataTech facility.
The Huntley municipal drinking wells were recently tested and were found to be
free of any trace of these solvents.  Both of DataTech's on site drinking wells also showed no traces of any of the chemicals.
Steps have been taken by Wabash DataTech to replace and repair solvent storage tanks and piping and to adopt new solvent handling procedures designed to avoid any future leaks or spills of solvents handled at the facility.  The companies have identified further remedial steps that could be taken to remove the solvents from the groundwater.  These additional remedial actions were identified for consideration by lEPA at the meeting on February 26. Wabash DataTech and Kearney-National have Continued on page 6
Boy Scout Troop 167 will be conducting a paper drive on AprU 9th, from 8 a.m. untU 5 p.m.
All residents are requested to place papers on front porch or walk, by 8:00 a.m. on that day.
Special arrangements can be made by contacting Scout Master Keith Dobrolinsky at 669-5866 evenings.
Paper can be dropped off at Hansen Heating and Plumbing parking lot drop box on the day of the drive.
Inside This   Issue
Bowling News Pg. 7 Redskin Ramblings Pg. 8 Church News Pg. 16 Comm. Calendar Pg. 19 Betty Crocker Pg. 19
lEPA  Notice To  Water  Users
By June 19, every customer of a public water supply system in Illinois can expect to receive notice of the dangers posed by lead in drinking water.  The Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of 1986 require every public water supply in the United States to distribute such notification by June 19, 1988 whether or not the supply has ever exceeded the federal lead standard, currently set at 50 parts per billion (ppb).
Suppliers may choose to send notices by direct mail, have them hand delivered, or publish them in a newspaper which serves users.  Hand delivered or mailed notices are to be distributed one time; newspaper notices must be published for three consecutive months, starting no later than June 19.   (A copy of the required notice appears on page 5 of this issue).
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Richard J. Carlson has assured users that no public water supply in Illinois distributes water which exceeds the lead standards when it leaves the treatment plant.
Lead contamination can occur when water stands for a period of time in plumbing systems which contain lead, Carlson said.
"Lead is found in food, dust, and soU as well as drinking water, and can be inhaled from the air," Carlson said.  "When ingested, it can cause physical damage.  Sensitivity levels vary, with small children and fetuses most susceptible to adverse health effects."
Lead can cause kidney damage, anemia, and slow educational development in young chUdren.  It can result in impaired neurological development, premature deUvery and lowered birthweights among fetuses.  In adult males, lead can cause high blood pressure and infertility.
"Hot water, corrosive water and water which is extremely Continued on page 6