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Excha In 1967 ^JANUARY January ? - MissUonna Luciano of Wonder Lahov^ecame Se bride of Richard Franzenof cHenry at Christ tin King church, Wonder Lake. - January'21 - Miss Virginia SyMaeGrand exchanged nuptials vows with Robert Zahn. January 28 - St. Thomas j Mdre church in Elgin was the f scene of the wedding of Miss Kathryn Thompson and Vincent A. Cina. Miss Evelyn Harrison of Ringwood became the bride of Michael A. Zvonar of : McHenry at the Ringwood Methodist church. p FEBRUARY February 3 - Miss Sandra f rFairchild became the bride of Michael G, Meyfieldatthe Comi munity Methodist church, g February 4 - A pretty mid- | winter wedding was solemnized f, at St. Patrick's Catholic church when Miss Georgia Lee Manning exchanged nuptial vows i with Robert Boyle. Steve Miss- &'1 man claimed Miss Susan De- % Vine as his bride in a cere- | 3nony performed in Oak Lawn. A former resident, Dennis E. 'Banker, was united in marri- ~ /age Miss Lana McDaniels ,in Granite City. - February 11 - in a candle- • light wedding ceremony performed in Community Methodist church, Miss Geraldine Fidler ^cind---Richard A. Johnson exchangedwedding vows. February 18 - Miss Olive ' Jackson became the bride of Kenneth Morris of Woodstock / at the Faith Presbyterian I church. I MARCH -t,v March 4 - Miss Marcia Anderson became the bride of ^ Sig. Ezio D*Agaro in Saints Peter and Paul church, Saron- ;; ha, Italy. Miss Karon Karls of Lakeland Park and Ensign Alfred L. Caudell of Greenville, S.C., were united in marriage at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church. March 11 - Miss Rita Thurlwell became the bride of James J. Thennes in a niqptial rite performed in Naha, Okinawa. <Hfi|s& Tamara Clendenin and Edward Carl Schultz were united in marriage in Zion Luthchurch. - • ' March 25 - Miss Lynn Baker •mis united in marriage with Charles Enoch Skelton at the ; First Baptist church. Miss Judy Lamberg of Lakeland Park and Michael Laas of Carpenters- ^; ville were married in Shepherd | i of the Hills Lutheran churclj. ? APRIL * April 1 - Charles Stilling claimed as his bride Mrs. Mildred Reynolds of Geneva. On the same day Mr. Stilling's daughter, Carmen, was united in marriage to Jon Adams. Both services were performed at St. John's Catholic church. " April 8 - An early spring wedding united in marriage [Miss Miriam Gies and David , Kerr at St. Mary's church. , April 15 - Miss Barbara Ruth Hintze became the bride of Richard Phillip Brod at the Community Methodist church. r. Miss Linda Carol Pitzmeyer and Kenneth Harvey Wagner were united in marriage-^ in ^Transfiguration Catholic • .church in Wauconda. . April 21 - In a lovely ceremony at Zion Lutheran church Miss Susan Bockman of Lakeland Park was married to John ;: Mansfield of Hebron. ^, April 22 - Miss Nancy Kaye j Lockwood exchanged nuptial ( Vows with Walter Eugene O'- Neil.' MAY May 13 - Miss Judith Ann 'Freund became the bride of Wade Clement at St. Patrick's • church. At the same church " jMIss Emma Rose Shea of Woodstock became the bride of Steven M. Bosdecker of McHenry. May 20 - In a lovely ceremony performed at St. Patrick's church. Miss Patricia Ann Glosson exchanged vows with William Comstock. May 23 - Trinity Lutheran church in Chicago was the setting for the wedding of Miss Sandra Lee Fredrick and William Peter Schuerr. May 27 - In an afternoon ceremony at St. Patrick's church, Miss Nancy C. Dowell exchanged nuptial vows with Thomas Yegge of Woodstock. At the same church Mrs. Lucille Gallas became the bride of Mr. Felix Uzdrowski. In St. Cletus church, LaGrange, Miss Constance Lempera became the bride of David Klapperich. $ JUNE June 1 - MissMaribeth Jones was married to Russell M.Phillips in St. Paul's Catholic church, Macomb. June 3 - Miss Jeanne Marie Liptrot was married to Duane Daniel Kennebeek,. Miss Nancy Kathleen Howe and Paul David Renovitch exchanged vows at the Wonder Lake Bible church. Robert Nelson claimed Miss Barbara Sokolowski of Wauconda as his bride. In a pretty wedding ceremony performed in Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren church, Monroe, Wis., James Stephen Creamer of McHenry claimed as his bride Miss Sally Jane Simpson of Monroe. June 8 - Miss Judith Anne Lee became the bride of Matthew Stephen Eichinger at the Fountain City Methodist church in Knoxville, Tenn. June 10 - The first wedding in the1 newly constructed Faith Presbyterian church united in marriage Miss Susan Patricia Murray of McCullom Lake and Robert W. Smith of McHenry. Michael NOonan claimed Miss Sharon Hoffman as his bride at Christ the King church, Wonder Lake. June 17 - Miss Cynthia Ann Stiller became the bride of James Gardner Miller of Zion. Miss Penny Ann Stelljes and Kenneth E. Owens were united in marriage at St. Mary® s Catholic church. Miss Patricia Ann O'Malley became the bride of Dennis Gene Fogose cf Antloch at St. John the Baptist church, Johnsburg. June 24 - In a lovely wedding solemnized in Marshall, Mich., Miss Jacqueline Lee Crouch was married to William James Cox. At the Wonder Lake Bible church Mis s Susan Hope Messamore of Wonder Lake and La- Verne Carl Gustafson of Crystal Lake exchanged wedding vows. Sacred Heart church in East Chicago, Ind., was the , setting for the wedding of Miss Jocelyn Mae Kissela and James Robert Jepson of Ringwood. Kathleen Anne Quinn of Chicago and Thomas F. Cusack, in, of McHenry. Miss Carole Ann Meyer of Cincinnati, Ohio, was united in marriage with Neil F. Freund of McHenry at St. Martin of Tours church, Cincinnati. August 26 - Miss Kathryn S. Boone became the bride of Robert C. Bradley at St. Patrick's Catholic church. A wedding of interest performed in, Sacred Heart church, Marengo, united in marriage a former resident, Miss Linda C. Lindsay of Lanham, Md0, and William E. Scott of Adslphi, Md. At St. Mary's church, McHenry Miss Nancy Steinbach and Michael Dwyer exchanged nuptial vows. ... SEPTEMBER September 1 - Miss Laura Blxby and Robert D. Blackson were married at Christ the King church, Wonder Lake. September 2 - Miss Patricia B. Weber was united in marriage with James J. Sayler at St. John's church. September 13 - Miss Florence Jumper became the bride of Joseph G. Lewis, Jr., of Round Lake at the Zion Lutheran church, McHenry. September 16 - In a civil ceremony performed before Judge Kaufman, Miss Margaret Morrison of Chicago exchanged niqptial vows with Timothy Marshall of Johnsburg. Christ thfc King church was the setting for the wedding of Miss Edith Grabovy of Wonder Lake and Ronald Freund of Hebron. September 23 - MisS* Sherry Rebecca Hughes was married to John Pierce Wilson in Faith Presbyterian church. A wedding of interest took place in St. Raphael church, Lawrenceville, Pittsburg, Pa., when Miss Joanne Mary Omulac be«- came the bride of Robert Andrew Palmer of McHenry. September 30 - In an early fail wedding, Miss Teresa Freund became the bride of Thomas Widhalm at St. Mary's church. A wedding of interest was solemnized in Grace Methodist church, l/yegterly, R.I., when Miss Nancy Fiscliex exchanged nuptial vows with Stephen Fike. Ben J. May of Spring Grove celebrated their gojiden wedding Anniversary at the Johnsburg Y* Community clubhouse. \ V; NOVEMBER V November 18 - Former Mayor Peter Frett and his wife observed their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary at the Villa r Nursing home, where they/are making their home. v , : November 19 - Mr. and Mrs. ' Frank Adams observed their 'golden wedding anniversary ! at a dinner for seventy-five fat the Legion home. Openhouse 'followed. November 22 - Fifty-four K y6ars of marriage were celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gross at the Villa home, where they are making their home. iV"f November 29 - Mr. and Mrs. ^ F&vey^ff6rr"hu«KT©d---^l©feert-WilliaiK^Jessi^ef-Mcguests at the family parly in Henry. Queen of All Saints Ba- ~ ~ observance of their fifty-fifth silica church, Chicago, was the wedding anniversary. setting of the wedding of Miss JULY July 1 - Miss Mary Rose Burrafato exchanged wedding vows with Earl L. Dowell, Jr. In the Community Methodist church Miss Psfeieia Brown^. was married to Donald Carlson of Woodstock. July 8 - James M. Koepke of McHenry claimed as his bride Miss Marilyn Salenick of Chicago. July 15 - At a nigntial Mass in Anaconda, Mont., Karl Richard Barnickol, HI, was united in marriage with Miss Carol Ann Conroy. Miss Patricia Ann Whalen became the bride of Phillip Paul Ferris in St. Mary's Catholic church. July 22 - Miss Joan Lubinski and Robert Conner were united in marriage at St. Mary's church. July 29 - Miss Kathryn Mary Kostal of Wonder Lake, exchanged nuptial vows with Vernon Earle Petersen at Christ the King Catholic church, Wonder Lake. AUGUST August 12 - Miss Ardis Carol May and Thomas C. Miller were united in marriage at St. John's Catholic church in Johnsburg. At the same church Miss Kathleen Jung became the bride of William Norris. St. Mary's,, Catholic church was the setting for the wedding of Miss Georgia Blake and Harry J. Hogan. Miss Karen McKim became the bride of Danny Ackerman. Miss Shirley Johnson exchanged wedding vows with Robert Berna at Nativity Lutheran church, Wonder Lake. August 19 - Miss Marjorie Ann Jung was the pretty bride of Erich William Meier, Jr., at St. Mary's Catholic church. In Christ Episcopal church, Detroit, Mich., Miss Julia Bow-' man Smith became the bride of OCTOBER October 14 - A bsautiful Call wedding was solemnized at St. John the Baptist church, Johnsburg, when Miss Mary Kay Freund became the bride of James R. Etten of Ringwood* Miss Joyce E. Selzer and Kenneth C. Martone of Milwaukee were united in- marriage at St. Mary's Cathblic church. October 21 - Miss Mary Jane Joosten was married to Tony A. Mogdans at Christ the King church, Wonder Lake. St. Mary's Catholic church was the scene of the wedding of Miss Janice Harrison and Patrick T. King. October 28 - Miss Shirley Vilim became the bride of William Seifert of St. Patrick's church. A former resident of McHenry, Josephine Parratore exchanged nuptial vows with Leo Gorham at St. Mary's church in Woodstock. Miss Bonnie Beata Pierce of Richmond was married to Gary Edward Miller of Spring Grove at St. Joseph's Catholic church, Richmond. NOVEMBER November 1 - Miss Violet DiCicco became the bride of William Brennan at St. Patrick's Catholic church. November 18 - St. Mary's Catholic church was the scene of the wedding of Miss Karen Jeanne Kellner and Michael Alvin Schaefer. Miss Jennifer Lynn Krickl became the bride of Craig Richard Nellis at the Community Methodist church. 1 November 25 - Miss Victoria McCall and Bruce Sansone of Wonder Lake exchanged marriage vows at Christ the King church. At St. Mary's church Miss Trudy Freund became the bride of Donald Vyverman of Taylorville. History Year In JANUARY Sheri Lynn Freeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Freeman of Wauconda, was the first arrival at the McHenry hospital. She was born at 8:02 Jan. 1. Annexations in the past year, particularly Lakeland Park with a densely populated area, made it necessary for the City Council to. change boundary lines in the four wards to equalize population in the city. Pfc. Donald Kcpsell, serving ' with the paratroopers in Vietnam, was wounded in action. The first inter-faith meeting of its kind was held in St. Patrick's Catholic church Jan. 25. Clergymen from St. Mary's and St. Patrick's churches, St. Paul's Episcopal church, Community Methodist church, and Faith Presbyterian church, as well as laymen, participated in the service. A similar service was held for the youth of the community. Contracts totalling $3,355,- 546.25 were let tjy the board of School District 156 in preparation for the start of construction on the new high school on the Crystal Lake blacktop. Two McHenry firms were among those who submitted successful bids. They were Tonyan Construction, which received the contract for general work, ahd Carey Electric, the electrical work. Complexities resulting from redistricting of wards in the city of McHenry were resolved when Alderman Wegener drew the alderman - at -large slip from a container. Moving of lines gave Lakeland Park, Ward No. 4, the right to elect two aldermen- at the April 18 election. . John 0. Mclnlyre, pastor of Faith Presbyterian church, was elected as the moderator of the Presbytery of Freeport for 19- 67. The John Hogan farm home on Barnard Mill road was destroyed by fire Jan. 20. Burglars were busy over the weekend. Several area establishments on Rt. 120 were broken into. Several hundred dollars were taken and much vandalism occurred in two business places. A raging blizzard struck McHenry dumping about a foot of snow causing blocked roads and closed schools. FEBRUARY , Bill Moore, a twenty-year employee of the McHenry Plaindealer was named publisher of the Harvard Herald, which was purchased by the Shaw Publishing company of Dixon. Ken Wise of Dixon was appointed advertising manager of the Plaindealer. More than 160 interestedRepublicans gathered in the McHenry high school auditorium to caucus for the spring election. J.R. Levesque of McCullom Lake was elected his party's choice to run for supervisor of McHenry township. In below zero temperatures seven members of the board of High School District 156 broke ground for the new three million dollar high school on the Crystal Lake blacktop. An eight unit apartment building on Millstream drive owned by A1 Horn was extensively damaged by fire Feb. 11. Firemen worked in subzero temperatures to control the blaze. McHenry's City Council approved an over all plan for a planned developement of approximately 380 acres bounded by 111. Rt. 120 and Draper road. th diocesan conference was held in McHenry at the Legion home. ' junior college district won voters' favor with '5,780 yes and 3,614 no votes cast within the county. Hie Mental Health referendum won support of the voters in the county with a total vote of 8,519 for and 8,065 against. Walter Dean, Edward J. Buss and Thomas Huemann were reelected as supervisor and assistant supervisors in the township election. Veteran Highway .Commissioner Charles "ChuckV Miller was defeated by Clarence Regner in his bid for re-election after serving, the county for twenty years. McHenry police investigated five burglaries of city business establishments, one which netted the thieves close to $3,000 . The biggest loss occurred at Shay's Music World? where musical instruments valued at almost $2,900, including a guitar organ, amplifiers and a guitar. Four garages were entered, Collingbourne Buick-Olds, Inc., Clark's Chevrolet, Buss Ford Sale and Europa Motors. In school district 156 Donald Howard, George Freund and James Althoff were elected; Thomas Lawson, Peter Gries - bach and Henry F. Nell, Jr., will serve District 15. A violent tornado roared out of the skies April 21 about 4:30 p.m . and caused millions of dollars damage in Belvidere, Woodstock and McHenry. The greatest loss in McHenry area was at Gearmaster, Inc., 1609 S. Rt. 31, where about 50 percent of the building was destroyed. At nearby Schroeder Metal 1 Craft the new, modern building escaped with only the need for roofing to be replaced. Walter Dean, supervisor from McHenry township, was named chairman of the county board. Newly elected Aldermen Frank S. Hromec and Jerome D. Rogers took the oath of office at the City Council meeting. Alderman Harry Conway retired after completing 8 years serving the city of McHenry as alderman. MAY - Howard Brody, a McHenry -"high school senior, was named winner of 'an outstanding national merit honor. He won a Michigan State university merit scholarship. McHenry County Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr., distributed $87,000 to 141 taxing districts in the county. Beginning June 1, Branch in of the Circuit court will meet on Wednesdays instead of Fridays. $ Flames raged through three of the four large buildings comprising the McHenry Lumber Co., on May 7. The estimated damage was listed around $200,000. It is thought by firemen that one of buildings had been struck by lightning. Robert Mauch and Lois Hansen were named king and queen at the annual junior prom at McHenry high school. Sue Conway was crowned queen of the Marian Central prom. On May 21 the McHenry post, No. 491 of the American Legion formally dedicated its attractive new home and grounds on Ringwood road. Paul Overton, Jr., 9, lost his life May 18 in an unusual accident. He was found in the pool at the James Terrace apartment building, ft is believed the water in the pool was electrified from a^ submersible lines, particularly the annexations of some 380 aeresbounded by Route 120 and Draper road, left "islands" surrounded by the city. Such conditions - not . being considered conducive to good planning and affording services, the City Council has now taken action to annex such areas. JULY Hie city prepared for busy weekend of Fiesta Day. The merchants held a sidewalk sale for the first time. A crowd estimated at between 23,000 and 25,000 was in McHenry to witness activities concluding one of the city's most successful festivals. ' City sales tax collections for February, March and April for McHenry amounted to 325,999 which was second in the county. Rev. Clarence E. Mason was installed as pastor of the Chain- O-Lakes Evangelical Covenant church. DECEMBER December 2 - Miss Cheri Janquart became the bride of Jerry May of Spring Grove. Dec. 9 - The McHenry Community Methodist church was the setting of a lovely wedding uniting in marriage Miss Kathryn Joelle Barrows and Mr. Terrance James Doran. Dec. 29 - Wedding rings were exchanged between Miss Sandra Sue Josser and and Mr. Arthur Lynn Gum at McHenry Community Methodist church. MARCH Twenty-eight year old Richard Riebe of Bloomington was apprehended at Harvard and charged with the murder of his wife and mother-in-law. The victims were a sister and mother of James Emery of Willow lane, Lakeland Park. McHenry police Chief Richard Clark was presented a certificate of recognition by the Illinois Youth commission for outstanding service performed in the furtherance of a better understanding of the problems of youth, in encouragement of activities for the prevention of juvenile delinquency and in the development of a better community. v Cap. Robert A. Mathews, Jr. was critically wounded in Vietnam. An essay on the subject of the proposal to establish a juni^ or college in McHenry county William Gaugush, 17, was judged Rotary-sponsoredcontest. pump. Miss of Mr. of 811 FAST _ _ _ _ __ C written by Willian RESULT S winner iir the Rot PHONE 385-0170 APRIL The MP?t Rev. Loras T. Lane Bishop of Rockford, was guest of the National Catholic Society of Foresters when thethirteen- L Ellen Clark, daughter and Mrs. M.F. Clark N. John street, McHenry, returned recently from Malaysia where she spent two years with the Peace Corps. Seven members of the first McHenry County Junior college board were elected to office May 27, representing five county communities but excluding McHenry. JUNE McHenry Savings and Loan association celebratecTfbe completion of their new quarters with a grand opening celebration June 3. The loan company is located in the pld Legion home on Green street. The forty - seventh annual commencement exercise was held at McCracken Field. A special service was held dedicating the new Faith Presbyterian church building. The annual Country Art Fair opened June 16 for three days at the Junior high school. James M. Spencer has been selected as Junior high school principal. The area growth of McHenry continues at a terrific pace. Recent expansion of corporate AUGUST McHenry held dollar days Aug. 3-4-5. \ i ' Mariannette Schmit of Lakentoor was selected Little Miss Peanut contest sponsored by the Kiwanis. Thomas Gausden, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Gausden, was among 14,000 Scouts from 100 nations attending the twelfth World Jamboree held at Farragut Naval base, near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Tom isi an Eagle Scout. Lois Hansen was chosen Miss Wonder Lake at the Firemen's carnival. By a vote of 21 to 6, the county board of supervisors eliminated the Annex in Woodstock from further consideration as a future site for the proposed courthouse. Most favorable sites are the Bigelow property west of Woodstock and south of the Borden plant; the Austin property, west of the city and east of the Borden plant; and the fairgrounds at Woodstock. A true bill for murder was drawn up by the grand jury charging William Treat, 29, of 209 Lake Shore drive, Lakemoor, with murder oh several counts. The local man is charged with the fatal shooting of his brother, Howard Treat, 34, of Rt. 3, Palatine, Aug. 31 in the Gra-Mar tavern, Lake Zurich. McHenry*s City Council passed the annual tax levy ordinance in the amount of $138,979.21. Sally Guettler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwacd Guettler won 'first place honors in the girls' semi-classical contest at the Cavalcade of Music at the 1967 Illinois State Fair. Nearly 1,000 persons protested the sale of Landmark . school. *• Dr. Bergstrom, superintendent of schools, outlined construction needs over the next fifteen years which will cost approximately $35,000,000 before the joint session of the high and grade school boards. Ray McGee was one of three members named by Associate Judge William Carroll of the 19th Circuit to the newly formed jury commission which began their work Sept. 1. Ninety McHenry youth participated in the national V.F.W. drum and bugle corps contest in New Orleans. SEPTEMBER A total of 1,565 pupils registered for hijgh school in McHenry. School opened Sept. 6. McHenry school enrollment reached 5,225. McHenry high school welcomed its fifth American Field Service foreign exchange student when Francisco Martinez of Panama enrolled for his senior year. Morrie's Citgo Service, Lakeland Park, was burglarized and $185 in receipts was taken. The board of School District 15 approved purchase of a hnilding at 3924-26 Main to be used as an administration building. Village streets at McCullom Lake have taken on a new look with the,addition of eight handsome fixtures, located at strategic intersections. School District 156 signed a certificate of levy in the amount of $1,169,660. The McHenry Rotary club presented keys to a new equipment building to School District 156. The building, constructed ^entirely by Rotary club members, houses wash rooms and storage for football and other equipment. The official census of the city has been established as 5,943. A forty-three-year-old Chicago man drowned accidentally in the Fox River , south of the McHenry dam, Sept. 21. He was Elias Toscano. street including short stretches on Pearl and Washington 'streets.; I..-.:-' The McHenry Plaindealer printed its first semi-weekly paper on Oct. 4. , The nation*s fourth highest award, the Silver Star medal, has been presented to Marine Captain Robert A. Mathews, Jr., son of Robert A. Mathews of 3015 Lincoln road^ Mathews won the award for conspicious gallantry in action while serving as a tactical air coordinator (Airborne) with, the O-IC detachment, Headquarters and Maintenance squadron, sixteen, First Marine Aircraft wing in the Republic of Vietnam. McHenry ranks second among municipalities in sales tax collections. For city sales tax collected in May, June and July on tax liability for April, May and June McHenry received $32,136, topped only by Crystal Lake with $38,029. The board of supervisors for McHenry county voted to a ninety- day delay on final action for selection of a new courthouse site. City Council voted to widen the Crystal Lake blacktop road to four lanes in the area of the new high school building. Mrs. Elmer Stange was elected president of the woman's auxiliary to the McHenry hospital. The new Spurgeons store opened for business in the McHenry Market Place. McHenry businessmen held their first Moonlight Madness sale on Monday, Oct. 23. Libby Stinespring, 17-yearold daughter ci Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stinespring, Jr., a senior in -the McHenry high school, was a finalist in the Chicago area Miss Teen-Age contest. She rated highest in the talent division. Ground breaking ceremonies for a new educational unit were held at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church. 1 Candy Fossum was crowned 1967 homecoming queen at the annual dance held at McHenry high school. is McHenry flure^epa^ fleers made ah Inspection of the , ^ business houses in McHenry* McHenry Council, Knights of Columns, No. 1288, celebrated its sixtieth anniversary Nov. 25, v t at a dinner dance. p Isabel Aguilar Aranibar from Bolivia is spending several months in the home of Mr. aoa>:^S Mrs. Leo J. Wines of Wonder. ^ Late and is a student at Max^;i.. ^'^ tian central high school in Wood" «Qcji. t Dr. Peter Griesbach was ^ lected president of the McHenry County Medical society. The Rev. Gerald L. Robertson has assumed the responsibilities as pastor of the Alliance Bible church at 3813 W. John street. , The board of McHenry Coun- * ty college appointed Forest D. Etheredge, 38, as its first pre-, sident. Burglars entered two Mc-. Henry churches and stole a total of about $1,000. At Zion Lutheran church over $900 was taken and approximately $50 was taken at the Community Methodist church. DECEMBER Santa claus came to McHenry Dec. 2. The McHenry Woman's club observed the opening of the sesqui centennial celebration for the state of Illinois with a tea held at tfos public library. Nativity Lutheran church of Wonder Lake observed its fifteenth anniversary. Rev. Burton Schroeder of Portland, - Ore., the first psstor ot the church, was guest of honor. New traffic signals, erected at the intersection of Waukegan, Elm and Front streets, were put into operation. / The State of Illinois Appellate court, second district, has affirmed the determination of the Circuit court of McHenry . county in the case of the Hugh Lockers and Herman Scholles versus the city of McHenry* The latest ruling would permit the plaintiffs property to be used for an auto service station as requested. Two male robbegs gaineden- NOVEMBER McHenry ranks second in county with total collection of Retailers Occupation tax amounting to $847,166.85 for the fiscal year July, 1966 through June. 1967. The McHenry total was second highest in the county. Thirty-five students from McHenry high school were among the Illinois students honored by the Illinois State Scholarship commission. They were qualified as semi-finalists in the 1968-69 program. Pheasant Valley is the name > of 320 acres annexed to the city. The area is bounded by Rt. 120 and Draper road. A total of 24 head of steers arrived at their new home at 533 Draper road after a long' trip from Valentine, Nebr. try to the Sam Shackleford residence at 618 Hill road in Kent acres, McHenry and made away with $20,000 in $100 bills , and $600 in other currency and coins, plus an undetermined amount of Kennedy fifty-cent pieces. Mike Schmidt of 3802 W. Maple, McHenry, was top prize winner of $100 in gift certificates in the 19W. prom^jipn sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The request of the board of District 156 for $550,000 for approval of bonds to complete the building and equip the new high school on the Crystal Lake blacktop was approved by a vote of 907 to 806. The request of District 15 for $2,000,000 for a three-phase program was defeated by 645-604. Large Deposit Growth At McHenry State Bank OCTOBER McHenry* s City Council awarded a contract to the low bidder, Lakeland Construction Company, Inc., for~the resur-' facing and improvements of Green street north from Elm / Chairman of the Board, William M. Carroll presided at the sixty-second annual stockholders' meeting at the McHenry State Bank on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Executive Vice-president and Trust officer Robert L. Weber, reviewed the bank's activities for the previous year. Mr. Weber announced the deposit growth of approximately 2%million dollars for the year. The largest increase was in the Savings department, headed by As - sistant Cashier RonaW Vac*&& President U&^jild J. Carey . pointed out that/total resources had reached ajnevv all*-tirne year end high of more than$33,000,- 000. Mr. Carey said that this was an increase of almost $10,- 000,000 in the last four years and that the McHenry State bank continued in its position as the largest financial institution in McHenry county. 'Vice-president and Cashier Thomas F. Bolger mentioned that the new deposits had enabled the bank to increase its total loans by almost 1% million dollars to a new high of nearly $16,000,000. Mr. Carey said that the increase has been made without sacrificing the quality of loans and there is still money available for good loans. He further stated that almost $10,- 000,000 was in first mortgages (Mi homes and business properties in the . McHenry community, and that the Installment Loan department, headed by Vice-president James Larkin, is continuing to increase in volume. Vice-president and Trust officer Richard J. Zieman, re- Viewed the progress of the Trust department, one of the fastest growing departments in the ed in the near future. He also said that the Bookkeeping and Proof department, headed by Assistant Cashier Lillian Cairns, has installed some new equipment and that more modern bookkeeping methods are being studied. Mr. Weber cautioned the stockholders that the increased business also meant increased expense in addition to added income. He said that more than $200,000 of the bank's earnings iras u$§d to pay taxes and that >re than one half million dol- I was paid out in interest to Savings depositors. He said that the salaries of the more than fifty officers andemployees4sa major operating expense. Almost every village and subdivision in the McHenry community is represented on the bank payroll. The following directors were re-elected: Gerald J. Carey, William M. Carroll, William A. Nye, M.D., Robert L. Weber, Thomas F. Bolger, Richard J. Zieman and William J. Cow- • lin. " The board of directors met at the re-election meeting and appointed the following officers: William M. Carroll, chairman of the board; Gerald J. Carey, president; Robert L. Weber, executive vice-president and trust officer; Thomas F. Bolger, vice president and cashier; James E. Larkin, vicepresident; Richard J. Zieman, vice-president and trust officer; Lenora E. Frisby, assistant trust officer; Donald Wattles, Lillian Cairns, Alan M. Meyer, Ronald J., Vacula, Albert G. Vales and Donald H. Meyer, assistant cashiers and Edwin J. Becker, Jr., auditor. oanH. mr. that more than 300 new safety deposit boxes would be install- Leonardo Da Vinci, who lived ago. quuws utmr 72 "ancient" authors, in one of his writings. * ); %• •• ^