The Huntley Farmside

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USPS 580-360
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1988
VOLUME 27-NUMBER 46
2 SECTIONS
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SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HUNTLEY SINCE 1960
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Moving  Forward on the
Creation of a Public Library District
A meeting of the Library Committee was held Thursday evening, February 18, 1988 at the Media Center in Huntley Elementary School.  Dan Kem, chairman, read a letter giving us encouragement that the State of Illinois will support this endeavor. Public libraries in our neighboring communities have also expressed an interest in supporting our efforts.
Education is an adventure, something exhilerating and enjoyable, a process that never ends.  To learn, one must nourish themselves.  Ben Franklin said, "If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.  An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."  A library with books, newspapers, magazines, puzzles, discs. Continued on page 5
The  Royals Top Tri-County Conference
The Huntley Jr. High Royals have just completed an outstanding basketball season.  The 6th grade team, coached by Mr. Kevin Ranker, finished with a 19-2 conference record, good for a 1st place tie in the conference, and a 2nd place finish in the conference tournament. Led by Tim Basel, Caleb Kittel, and Mike Brown,
Profile  Huntley  -  Huntley  Pharmacy by John Hest
the fast paced Royals led the conference in total scoring for the season.
While the 6th graders were destroying opponents, their 7th and Sth grade counterparts finished 2nd with their 17-4 conference and 19-4 overall record.  The Royals, coached by Mr. Steve Maciejewski, struggled early this season at 6-4, but won 13 straight basketball games to capture the conference Continued on page 10
Girl Scouts   Update
Many long time Huntley residents can probably recall the 10 years prior to February 1, 1979, when Huntley did not have its own pharmacy.
Forced to take their prescriptions elsewhere to have them filled, many people bemoaned the lack of a local source for these necessities.
All that changed when Richard and Suzanne Frick opened the Huntley Pharmacy just over 9 years ago.  Mr. ic Mrs. Frick bought what was then The Village Store from Jim and Lois Nolan.  The store was a source for assorted and sundry items but not prescription medicines.
Thirteen years as Chief Pharmacist for Delnor Hospital in St. Charles left Mr. Frick with a longing for the retail end of the industry, where he had started as a stockboy and
Tornado Awareness
The Civil Defence Siren in Huntley will be sounded on Tuesday, March 1 at 10:00 am in observance of Natio»ial Tomado Awareness Day.
soda jerk at age 15. A chance conversation after a particularly trying day at the hospital led him to Huntley and the prospect of his own store.
Now, 9 years later, the Fricks are, more than ever, convinced that the move was a good one for them as well as for Huntley.
It took quite some time for local residents to adjust to the existence of the new pharmacy but, after many slow months, the business began to steadily increase.
Competing with the many larger drugstores is not an easy task, but Richard and Suzanne Frick are able to offer many advantages to their customers, not the least of which is fast, friendly service. A short 5-minute wait for a prescription is not unusual here while a similiar service at a larger chain store may take an hour or longer during peak periods.  Their in-town location is also a plus since the nearest competitor is more than 10 miles away.
Although most commonly
prescribed drugs are kept on hand, a doctor may occasionally prescribe an unusual medication not in stock.  In a situation like this Mr. Frick can special order any drug and have it in less than 24 hours.
In keeping with recent developments, The Huntley Pharmacy stocks all sorts of less expensive generic substitutes for brand name drugs.  Identical in nature and effect to their more expensive cousins, these generic drugs can cost considerably less.   When authorized by the prescribing doctor, the pharmacy will substitute for the customer just as the large drugstores do. Continued on page 2
Inside This   Issue
page 2 Calendar page 4 Health Profile page 5 Redskin Ramblings page 7 Auto Guide page 12 Betty Crocker page 13 Church Directory page 13 Births page 15 Bowling Scores
Las Vegas  Night March  5th
The Huntley Area Jaycees will be hosting,a "Las Vegas Night" on March 5, at the American Legion.  The festivities will begin around 8:00 p.m.  There will be an admission fee of $5 which will include a door prize entry and $3,000 of play money. Additional play money may be purchased throughout the night for the cost of $1 per $1,000 of play money. The play money can be used to purchase items on the silent auctions going on throughout the night or at the final auction at the end of the night. There will be serveral periods of time throughout the night to help increse you winnings, these include 1/2 price money and double odds. A schedule of the evening will be posted at the door.  Some of the games to be played will be Beat the Dealer (dice), Over-Under (dice), Blackjack (cards), and Poker (cards). Continued on page 15
The Huntley Girl Scouts have been busy the last two months.
We have delivered cookies and can goods to Senior Citizens.
We have had a swimming party at the Taylor YMCA, where 5 juniors earned their switnming badge - Lora Linnenkohl, Cori Nugent, Jenny Swanson, Laura Kohley, and Carrie Conley.
Brownie Troop #224 has finished their First Aid for Little People.
Jr. Troop #218 has just finished up their First Aid
and On Your Own badges. Jenny Swanson also completed Aerospace - Food, Fibers and Farming - Exploring Foods - Books - Sports Sampler. Carrie Conley earned her Aerospace.
The Huntley Girl Scouts were also on the Bozo Show that aired on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Three of the girls were picked to do something on the show.  Kristen Thomas played in a game.  Lora Linnenkohl introduced a cartoon, and Patty Bearup was in the Grand Prize Game. —
Jr. Troop #218