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Thursday, November 11,1999
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Volume 29, Issue 45
Village
President
Dhamer
recovers
following
surgery
By Christopher Petersen
Press Publications
Village President Jim Dhamer is recovering after undergoing surgery for inter¬ nal bleeding last week.
Dhamer went into Memorial Medical Center last Sunday to be treated for bleeding in his intestines. He was operated on last Wednesday, and soon after was listed to be in fair condition.
Dhamer, 69, was hospi¬ talized for intemal bleeding in the lower section of his colon earlier this year, and has un¬ dergone surgeiy to remove three polyps from the same area three years ago.
There has been no in¬ dication as to when Dhamer will retum to work as Hunt¬ ley's village president.
Spiked into finals
Huntley girls volleyball in post season with unexpected win
By Christopher Petersen
Press Publications
Huntley High School's girls volleyball team is headed to the state finals af¬ ter an upset win over top- ranked St. Francis over the weekend at the super- sectionals at Marengo.
The girls made it to the finals after posting an im- defeated record during the regular season in the Big Northem Conference's White Division. The team was pit¬ ted against St. Francis High School in the super- sectionals, a team that was ranked No. 1 in the state in volleyball.
After losing the first set 15-11, the girls rallied to take the next two, 15-13 and 15-9.
Head Coach Larry Kahl called the victory gratifying.
"They were a powerful team, and we were able to beat them," Kahl said.
The team will be leaving on Thursday for Normal for the state finals, where they will compete against Normal University High School in the first game of the eight-
Huntley girls volleyball players from left, front row: Emily Ruth, Beth Ann Pfaff, Tracy Bretlschneidader, Loran Lilly, Laura Lane, and back row: Marion Hansen, Bechy Dvorak, Erin Borhart, Shannon Olson, Meaghan Byrd, and Coach Kahl.
team final toumament. The Huntley girls volleyball team has gone downstate four times in the last decade, in
1990, 1994, 1996 and 1997. They have placed second twice in those attempts, third once and fourth once.
Kahl said that every member of the team deserved credit for the impressive showing.
"It's a total team effort," he said.
Park District buys Sun Valley Farm
By Christopher Petersen
Press Publications
Deicke Park will ahnost double in size, thanks to a deal made by the Huntley Park District to purchase property next to the park.
The district will purchase the Sun Valley Farm, a 42- acre property along Main Street and just west of the exisiting park.
"Plans ... include two baseball fields, three soccer fields, an ice skating rink.'
The district has been trying to buy the property from the Deicke family for some time now, finally agreeing with the Deickes on a price of $1.2 mil¬ lion. Part of the cost will be defrayed with a $400,000 state
grant from the Illinois De¬ partment of Natural Re¬ sources, the rest being paid for by district bonds.
Plans for the land include two baseball fields, three soc¬ cer fields, an ice skating rink
and hiking trails. There will also be a wetland and oak tree preserve on the site's westem end. Park officials also have plans for the farm already on the site, as it will become an educational exhibit on ag¬ ricultural life, including a pet¬ ting zoo and displays of an¬ tique farm equipment. The farm's house and barn were both built during the Civil War, and have remained true to the farm life of that time ever since.
The McHenry County His¬ torical Society will work with the Park District to renovate and preserve the farmhouse and bam once the property is finally purchased. In the fu¬ ture, park officials would like to see an indoor recreation center in the park, but nothing definite has been discussed concerning that yet.
The purchase of the Deicke farm will increase the dis¬ trict's land from 59.5 acres to 101.5 acres.