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THURSDAY JUILY 11, 1996 - VOLUME 36, NUMBER 14 - HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS
TWENTY-HVE CENTS
i^ntley 4-H'ers Earn Honors In State Judging Contest —¦
Huntley Girls Win in Softball Tournament
McHenry County 4-H held the State Judging Contest on June 18 at the University of Illinois in Champaign.
Megan Sunderlage of Huntley Harvestors placed first and Amanda Sartell of Huntley Pioneers placed second in the state in Horticulture Individual Identification. Both
young ladies will travel lo Dallas, Texas, Oct. 25-29 to represent Illinois at the National Junior Horticulture Association Conference.
Tim Hoefl of Huniley Harvestors received a red as a member in the Senior Livestock Judging Team.
Huntley Chamber In Great Shape!
By Kevin Daleidan
The Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 3, at the First Congregational Church. The attendance was lighter than usual, due to the July 4 holiday. The focus of the meeting was the chamber's executive committee report on the status of the chamber.
Based upon a review of office procedures, chamber membership was assured that all monies were accounted for; in fact, the committee reports that an increase in the projected income for the remainder of 1996 will be seen as compared to reports given by former executive director Beard. Due in part to the attempt by the board of directors to place the chamber on a firm financial standing, the membership is being "pro-rated" on billing this year. "This will permit the board lo see annualized dues allotted to ihe appropriate funding year," announced Kevin Daleiden, president of the chamber. "Contrary    lo    other    under¬
capitalized operations, we will not be spending 1997's income in 1996. Plus, thanks lo our treasurer's efforts, we will have shifted the burden of costs lo the appropriate spending year."
The treasurer's report indicated that a cash-on-hand balance at the end of the year would be in the $10,00r range: The board feels confident that wilh this amount as a base, they can go forward with both planned programs and analysis of new offerings.
While the prior board understood that from its very inception, the chamber's under-capitalized position was causing this "robbing Peter to pay Paul" as Treasurer John Frieburg calls il. It was not until the departure of
executive director Cathy DeQuaker that the executive commitlee realized the extent of the chamber's position. "We got involved in 'hands-on' management while searching for a replacement, and once we did that wc knew we had to develop a plan to resolve the situation," Daleiden
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Village Board Agenda...
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^.re will be a regular meeting o'fllae board of trustees of the Village of Huntley on Thursday, July 11, at 7pm at the village annex building at 11221 Dundee Rd., Huntley. '   Call to Order
A. Minute approval - TIF 6/20/96, COW 6/20/96, Reg. 6/13/96
B. Bill list approval
C. Accounting reports
D. Tractor approval
E. Ordinance to create a hotel
tax
Mayor's Report
- Economic Development Program Fund Administrator's Report Engineer's Report Department Reports
Building
Police
Public Works Public Comments
(limited to 3 minutes) Old Business
New Business ¦   '
Adjournment
The Huntley girls baseball team, ages 10-12, won the consolation bracket of the Marengo Girl's Softball Tournament. Team members were (I to r) Front: Stacey Gniadek, Vanessa Lynn, Ashley Michelson, Erin Delahanty; Middle: Jenny Hahn, Becky Reynolds, Jamie Vierck, Kim Jurs, Kara Kaiamates, Courtney Schiesher; Back: coaches Norm Brettschneider, Glen Gniadek, assistant coaches Dan Delahanty, Steve Lynn, .(absent last tournament game, Jenny Olson)
By Norm Brettschneider
The Harris Bank Huntley sponsored baseball team, girls age 10-12, won the consolation bracket of the Marengo Girl's Softball Toumament.
On Friday night, the girls lost the first game to a good Hampshire team, 14-3. The girls had first game jitters. Saturday the girls beat Plato Center  14-4.
Sunday the girls beat Marengo 15- 2. Tuesday night at Marengo, in the finals, with the score tied at 10-10, Huniley scored Ihc winning run wilh some daring base running. Final'score, Huniley 11 - Hampshire 10. The girls played hcads-up exciting baseball. Winning pitchers for the week were Courtney Schiesher, Jenny
Hahn and Stacey Gniadek. Good pitching, good fielding and timely hitting by Jamie Vierck, Vanessa Lynn and Courtney Schiesher brought home the victories.
Congratulations girls!. Coaches Norm Brettschneider and Dan Delahanty thank the girls and their parents for a fine season.
Grafton Township Closes Office, Food Pantry
The Grafton Township Food Pantry and Supervisor's office will be closed July 15-19 while they move to their new office. Phone messages will be answered as soon as possible. Emergency calls should phone 847/669-5863.
Village Liquor Commission To Meet
There will be a meeting of the Village of Huntley Liquor Commission on Thursday, July 11, at 7pm, or soon thereafter. The meeting will liike place at the village annex, 11221 Dundee Rd., Huntley. Additional licenses will be considered.
Village Plans Hydrant Flushing
The Village of Huntley Public Works Department will be flushing fire hydrants on Thursday; July 18, 1996, from llpm-7am, weather permitting. For 24 hours after flushing, please avoid doing laundry or other cleaning.