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VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 47
11512 N. 2nd ST. • MACHESNEY PARK, IL 61115
THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2018
Quilter, collector, appraiser shares her collection, knowledge with county Janette Dwyer was 18 when she thought she might want to be a quilter. Thirty-four years and quilt shop later, she continues to embrace the art form. As part of “Bargain Quilts and the Quilt Buy of the Century,” on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Society’s museum, 6422 Main St., Union, Dwyer brought about 30 quilts that she has acquired at little or no cost. They included two “Century of Progress” quilts from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. “I love the quilt history, or the ‘story behind the story,’” said Dwyer, of downstate Atkinson, Ill. “I wish quilts could talk and tell us their history, as well as their journey.” Dwyer shares I history on the World’s Fair Quilt Contest and information about many other quilts in her collection. Guests also participated in the drawing for the McHenry County Historical Society Heritage Quilters’ raffle quilt; the World War I-inspired “Forever Poppies.” The afternoon kicked off with a presentation of five valor quilts. The group of about 40 women from the northwest suburbs, organized in 2011. Since then the local valor quilters have presented more than 1,800 quilts to deserving veterans. This year’s class includes: • Dennis Turskey served in the Army from 1963-65. The Cary resident, trained as petroleum lab specialist, also saw combat in Vietnam. • Richard B. Hiller, a Korean War veteran from Johnsburg, served from 1953 to 1957. He is a former 1st lieutenant in the Air Force, serving as a navigator with the 11th Tactical Squad, 67th Wing, in Japan and Korea. • Rich Solarz, of Crystal Lake, is the Marengo police chief. He served
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Janette Dwyer presented a quilt show and presentation at the McHenry County Historical Museum on Nov. 7.
18 months in the Marines’ 2nd Battalion – first with the infantry in Korea, Japan, Europe and Africa, and later as an embassy guard in Paris and Dakar, Senegal. • His older brother, John Solarz, 59, formerly of Lake Zurich, served six years (1978-1984) in the Navy –
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four of those on the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey. He parlayed his training in advanced electronics into a 33-year career at Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows. • Austin J. “Jim” Bailey Jr., who grew up near Boston, now lives in Crystal Lake. From 1943-1946,
Woodstock Police officers are growing beards for a cause…No-Shave-November, to fight male cancer. Shown here, a few of our participants, which includes City
Bailey served as a pilot with Marine Fighter Squadron 314 in the South Pacific. Among his awards was the Distinguished Flying Cross. Following the war, Bailey became a member of the Reserve Marine Fighter Squadron at the Naval Air Station in Squantum, Mass.
In 1950-1952, Bailey served with Marine Fighter Squadron 235 during the Korean War. Once again, he earned a Distinguished Flying Cross, a Purple Heart and numerous unit citations before his release from active duty as a major, in August 1952.
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Manager Roscoe Stelford and Chief Lieb, on Day One.