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Newspaper
Huntley Farmside
Location
Huntley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Page
1
Huntley High School vocational agriculture students apply Atrazine as a weedicide on their minimum tillage corn crop. They reflect on lessons from last year when corn was grown with conventional tillage and plowing before planting.
Huntley High School Land Managers Alan Barhart and Dennis Rudinski appear on Channel 11 in Arkie's Farm series to showcase conservation practices on their farm. The program features a film with Arky Stevenson and Myron Phiel farm studies at Harvard and includes a look at minimum tillage of corn and conservation methods. Upcoming events include Harvard Milk Day Cadet and Senior Bands, a United Church Ice Cream Social, a Choral Concert, and a Boy Scout Paper Drive on June 13.
Scenes from Huntley Memorial Day observances show the American Legion and affiliates conducting three public services at Union, Huntley and Harmony to honor war dead. Rev. F D Day led the invitation and addressed unity beyond faiths. The Legion Credo was recited, flags were raised with a band playing America and the Star Spangled Banner, and a Salute to the Dead followed. Refreshments were served at the Huntley Legion Home after the services.
Forty five eighth graders were promoted to high school at Commencement in the school gym last Friday May 29 led by the Huntley Grade School band. Charles Ruth and Pamela Staab top the class with 5.00 and 4.95 averages respectively. American Legion scholarships of 300 dollars were awarded to Kathy Bakley and Steven Evans.
Dick Selmartin a Huntley High School senior leads an agriculture class demonstration of 28 plots near the school farm showing alfalfas clovers and grasses. Seeds came from the Extension Office McHenry County with the University of Illinois. Views include growth insects fungi bacteria and other damage.
The Junior and Senior choirs of the U C C Congregational Church Huntley join the Martin Bell Handbell Ringers of Rockford for a spring concert at Huntley Church on Wednesday June 10 at 8 00 p m The Martin Bell Ringers are high school boys led by Richard Litterst national vice president of the American Guild of Handbell Ringers He will discuss bells and bellringers as they perform They use over 60 white chapel bells made in England.
The Huntley Lions Club hosts the 9th annual Chiicken Barbeque on Sunday June 14 at the Huntley Fire Barn. The menu includes charcoal broiled chicken, foil baked potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, rolls and butter, coffee, soft drinks, milk, and homemade pie for a large anticipated crowd.
Voters in Huntley Consolidated School District Huntley Illinois will cast ballots Saturday June 13 1964 from 12 noon to 7 00 PM at Huntley Village Hall on a new school building and an educational tax rate increase to staff and equip the facility south of the present building on Lincoln Street. The district notes rapid growth with 50 to 60 students yearly and calls for added classroom space as it nears capacity.
Thirty one seniors graduated from Huntley High School on Monday evening June 1 1964. The procession opened to Pomp and Circumstance played by Lucille Perley. Rev L J Perkins led the service and Bacculaureate. Speakers included Don Enstrom Diana Swanson Patricia Hemmer Larry Johnson Gary Barhart and T E Kelly the superintendent. Diplomas were handed out by M B Weber with music by George Buchal and Nancy Johnson. Continued on page two.
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