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( •I NIPC States Views On Future Rt. 201 Planning The future of Federal Rt. 201, which now extends from Waukegan to Grayslake, is uncertain if the opinions of the North­ easts. n Illinois Planning commission have any influence on the extension. - | At Tuesday's meeting of the county board, a letter from \ Assistant Supervisor Robert F. Olson of Nunda, who represents the county on the commission and serves as its vice-president, explained that organization's views concerning the route planned, for the highway as it extends to the Wisconsin state line, near Genoa City. In part, the letter read: "The commission has not had the opportunity properly to evaluate this project as part of an area- wide transportation planning process nor is there an area- wide transportation plan covering the territory in question. Therefore, the commission cannot determine the appropriate­ ness of, and need for a freeway in this location. Neither can it determine how this project relates to the area-wide compre­ hensive general plan. A limited analysis does reveal a potential conflict between that part of the route that passes through areas identified by the NIPC preliminary regional open space plan as prime lands for preservation. Included are scenic areas at the south end of Pistakee bay, soils unsuitable for urban de­ velopment, an area suitable for a water detention reservoir, and areas with geologic conditions suitable for ground water recharge. These latter areas must be protected against acqui- fer pollution. Of particular note is the Volo Bog in Lake county, an area of unique ecological value whose survival is dependent upon the maintenance of certain drainage patterns". W.A. Rackow, secretary of the commission, said the state has placed Federal Rt. 201 as first priority when funds become available. The cost of the project in Lake and McHenry coun­ ties is estimated to be between $4.5 and $5 millions, the greatest portion to come from federal funds. Approval was given to improving local roads. No amount was set for Rt. 120, from, Woodstock to Charles road, as the first step in a project which eventually will see an extensive improve­ ment, including widening, from Charles road to McHenry. Another stretch of road from Johnsburg to Rt. 12 was also okayed for an expenditure of $5,000, bringing the total program to be funded to $260,000. A third project involves a section of Bay road for which $25,000 was allotted, bringing the total expenditure to $80,000. A letter was distributed from the Department of Conser­ vation, confirming that this state unit has decided to acquire about 1,200 acres adjacent to the McHenry dam state park. This acquisition is to include Lake Defiance in its existing natural state. Supervisor Freese of Crystal Lake noted that there is some conflict at the state level regarding the amount of land to be acquired. Another department, he said, talked of purchasing 100 acres in the interest of conservation. There was considerable controversy over a resolution sub­ mitted by the McHenry County Housing Authority, asking that the county board, in lieu of taxes, accept 10 per cent of the rent for houses constructed by the H.A. in Woodstock. { The vote was 13 in favor and 12 opposed to the proposal for this low cost housing unit. Because the resolution was not processed through a county board committee, a two-thirds vote was required for passage. Supervisor Walter Dean of McHenry made a motion to have the matter brought before the board next month, and before that time to have a study made by the Finance and Valley Hi committees. The board voted in faVor of employing Mrs. Inge Tyrrell as assistant matron and assistant cook at a base pay of $500 per month starting Dec. 27. gp Previously, Sheriff Tyrrell had appeared before the Fees and Salaries committee to explain that the assistant cook had left and Mrs. Vera Carroll, the only matron and head cook, could not take care of all the work alone. The matron and head cook and her assistant work six days a week doing the cooking, transporting all female prisoners to and from court, searching female prisoners at any time of the day or night, and helping in investigations. They serve three meals daily to all prisoners, the first at 8 p.m. and the last at 5 p.m. Sheriff Terrell explained that he and his family are now living in the residence and recommended that his wife take over these duties as assistant matron and cook to help Mrs. Carroll. On recommendation of the Public Building committee, it was moved by Supervisor Ward that the architect proceed with advertising for bids on the new courthouse. The board also ap­ proved Architect Seehausen's recommendation that a ninety- day firm option be obtained on the Baptist church property adjacent to the new site, at the lowest possible price. The build­ ing will be used for offices, a detention home or other similar purposes. The allotment of McHenry township from Motor Fuel Tax paid into the state treasury during November amounted to $2,541.62 for 72.80 mileage. This was the largest payment in the county, for which the total amounted to $24,189.05. The board approved a Valley Hi Nursing committee reconM mendation to appoint Mrs. Marlowe to replace Mr. Peterson on the Public Aid Advisory board for a three-year term, and the reappointment of Mr. Chapman to the board for the same length of time. It was announced that Henry Nell, Sr., McHenry, had re­ signed from the board of review. Elmer Sundin of Crystal Lake was named to the McHenry Housing Authority to replace Vernon Kays, effective June, 1971. The sales tax for the county in September was announced as $30,114.89. XVUNO THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER / / SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 PEQZ3X) VOLUME 96-NUMBER 47 FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 197 14 PAGES-TEN CENTS <*«««<«& jasticit < by free men chrou Delays Frustrate School Board Offer 'Information On Drugs' Program Jan. 18 In a cooperative effort, the schools in the McHenry area will present a program on "In­ formation on Drugs" at the Mc­ Henry high school West cam­ pus on Crystal Lake road Mon­ day, Jan. 18, at 8 p.m. Authorities Petition Is Seek Dog After Approved For Attack Monday Dutch Creek Area There is nothing more heart­ warming to animal and bird lovers than to know that Mc- Henry's Girl Scouts have once again undertaken the project of feeding the community's tre­ mendously large duck popula­ tion, details of which appear elsewhere on this page. But aside from the benefit of knowing that the ducks are provided for during the worst winter weather, that good is compounded in the humanitarian lesson which will be remem­ bered by these young ladies^ through a lifetime. In an era when all learning efforts seem to be focused on mastering the intricacies of highly technical subjects, it has sometimes occurred to us that (Continued on page 14) Guest speakers will be Ar­ thur Terrell, sheriff of Mc­ Henry county, and Ed Choate, pharmacist. Following their presentation, those attending the program will form discus­ sion groups according to school attendance area, which will give parents and the general public an opportunity to develop a grass roots approach to the drug situation. Members of the McHenry Jaycees have volunteered to act as groiqp discussion leaders. Sponsors of the program are ' the McHenry high schools, all McHenry elementary schools, Harrison, Johnsburg arid Mon- tini schools. Parents, students and the public are invited to at­ tend this informative program. JOHNSBURG MEETING Another local program also will focus on the drug problem. -Dave Avery, a recent college graduate concerned about the epidemic spread of drug abuse and its effect on law enforce­ ment officials, will speak Jan. 19 at the Johnsburg Commun­ ity club at 2315 W. Church street. His talk, entitled "Drugs and Youth: A Crisis for Law Enforcement" will be sponsor­ ed by the McHenry County Sup­ port Your Local Police com­ mittee and will begin at 8 p.m. r (Continued on page 14) Authorities are looking for anyone with knowledge of a German Shepherd dog in the vi­ cinity of the McHenry dam state park which attacked and bit a McHenry man Monday night. The dog fled and to date, the office of Dr. John Johnson, di­ rector of Animal Disease Con­ trol for McHenry county, has been unable to locate the ani­ mal. Gerald A. Rogers of 1507 Poplar drive, McHenry, pulled (Continued on page 14) Inter-Faith Rite Monday At St. Patrick The first of two inter-faith services in McHenry will be held Monday evening, Jan. 18, at 8 p.m. in St. Patrick's Cath­ olic church. Rev. Wesley Olson of the Chain O' Lakes Evan­ gelical church will be the speak­ er. Other churches participating in the service will be St. Mary's Catholic, Faith Presbyterian, St. Paul's Episcopal and First United Methodist. The second inter-faith rite will be held at the Methodist church at 8 o'clock Monday, Jan. 25. With only one dissenting vote, the variation to allow a con­ ditional use permit for six­ teen acres of land located in Dutch Creek Woodlands subdi­ vision, near Johnsburg, was ap­ proved by the county board last Tuesday. A $5 million develop­ ment was contingent upon the outcome. Reed Kaiser, part owner of the subdivision, announced at a hearing last October that the time table for this development , . , . . . is the pre-selling of the units, interest resulting for their is- Xn anticipated delay in ob­ taining tax money and slow pro­ gress on Parkland Junior high school construction were among major problems under discus­ sion by the board of School District 15 in session Tuesday night. The board was made aware of a disclosure in connection with the county board of super­ visors' meeting Tuesday after­ noon that tax bills may be re­ ceived as much as three months late this year because Asses­ sor Forrest Hare of Algonquin township has not completed and returned his books. The delay in receiving tax money will make it necessary for school boards to issue tax anticipation warrants, and the with no ground to be broken un­ til the sale is made. The first sixty-unit building, he added, will be constructed on the north­ east corner of the project. Kaiser stated his opinion at that time that he can obtain a commitment to build the 216 units wffhin three to five years. At the same hearing, an ap­ praiser said about 562 people would be residing in the area if it is developed for use of families with minor children and 430 to 470 if minor chil­ dren were not living there. It had previously been stated that the developers would strictly construct on a restric­ tive covenant basis, assuring that there would be no children under 18 years of age. Honor Larry Lund Distinguished Service Award ĥ(Be6£eue: thai faith in God gives purpose fonum;* that the the of man It was a happy and surprised Larry Lund, right, publisher of the McHenry Plaindealer, who accepted a plaque designating him McHenry's Man of the Year during a dinner meeting of the McHenry Area Jaycees Wed­ nesday night honored Larry Lund as McHenry!s Man of the Year and presented to him the Distinguished Service award for outstanding service to the com­ munity. The judges were Mayor McHenry Area Jaycees Wednesday night. Making the presentation is Jaycee President Robert Sturgeon. Pictures of others honored will appear in next week's issue. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Don Doherty, Don Arvidson, president Rotary club, and Lar­ ry McClure, president Kiwanis club. Jaycees President Robert Sturgeon, in making the presen­ tation, outlined some of Mr. Lund's activitie^F. He was for­ mer Rotarian of the year, past president of Rotary club, past president of the Chamber of Commerce, chairman of con­ cerned Citizens, and a member A. of severaj civic improvement groups Mr. Lund will now become el­ igible for listing in the Who's Who's among Outstanding Young Men in the United States. (Continued on page 14) suance was viewed as an im­ posing financial burden. On advice of County Board Chairman Willert Russel of Seneca township, the local school board indicated it would contact County Supt. of Schools Richard Tazewell, requesting that he contact the state's at­ torney to obtain a writ of man­ damus through which the books of Assessor Hare would be ob­ tained for completion in the of­ fice of Supervisor of Assess­ ments Stanley Cornue. It was after the approval of payouts for work at the various schools, particularly Parkland, that Richard Golbeck expressed concern that some of the work he had viewed there the pre­ vious weekend was not accord­ ing to specifications. Architect Fairbanks, who was in attendance at the meeting, told the board that representa­ tives of his firm make regular checks on the building site, and added that it was their respon- \ sibility to find any deviation from plans. To this answer, Golbeck re­ marked that it was difficult to understand how they missed i- tems which he noted on one vis­ it. Fairbanks said it must have been an oversight. Mrs. Annie Cuda suggested that in the future, payments be withheld if work performance fails to meet the approval of the board. Noting the slow construction progress, Edward Choate asked Fairbanks if the board could be certain the school would be ready for classes on the delayed opening announced recently as Sept. 1, 1971. The architect commented that this was un­ certain due to the slow delivery of some materials. In other, business, a bid of $52,770 submitted by Jos. Frett & Son was accepted for safety survey alterations at McHenry Junior high school. An addi­ tional $4,599 was then okayed- for#a water softener. Archi-/ tects Fairbanks and Koncevic discussed the bids received, as well as the necessary life safe­ ty improvements prior to ac­ tion of the board. Payouts were approved for Tessendorf Plumbing & Heat'i ing for conversion of boiler from oil to gas at Hilltop, $7,350; also to the same firm for the same type work at Edge- brook, $6,490; and for work at Parkland school, to Wm. Zieg- ler & Sons, $8,217; Carey Elec­ tric Co., $19,800; Driessen Construction Co., $65,680; Tropf Heating Co., $13,267.80; and Wm. Gavelek (engineer), $774.45. A motion authorized Russ , Cooper to obligate funds for the purchase of equipment and - materials under Title III, N.DyE.A., for subject areas in connection with the approved (Continued on page 14) WHO'S HOLDING WHO(M)? That huge teddy bear's lap may look inviting, but actually it is quite cold. Two-and-a-half-year-old Cory Carani found this to be true when he managed to climb atop one of the bear's fat legs as the huge snow sculpture assumed an imposing figure on the front lawn of the Ernest Carani home at 4219 W. Crestwood drive, Cooney Heights. It required three hours for Mr. and Mrs. Carani to build the beautiful specimen, which stands about 8 feet high. This picture reverses the familiar story of the teddy bear being cuddled by the child. PLAINDEALER PHOTO TwoYoung McHenry Men Nominated To Academy Congressman Robert Mc- Clory (R„ - ILL.) has releas­ ed the names of twenty-two young men from the 12th Con*- gressional district who have been nominated to compete for appointments to the U.S. Air Force, Army and Merchant Marine Academies. Among the nominees to the U.S. Air Force academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., are Scott M. Curry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted H. Curry, 808 Reg- ner road, and Delge V. Gerstad, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Gerstad, 303 N. Dale avenue, both of McHenry. In discussing the procedures employed in determining nom­ inees to the service academ­ ies, Congressman McClory sta­ ted: "The nominations and ap­ pointments to the Army, Mer­ chant Marine, Air Force, and Naval Academies are based en­ tirely on n|erit, utilizing the competitive, rather than prin­ cipal-alternate method of selection. The recommendations of personal friends, as well as educational, religious, and pub­ lic leaders are of distinct val­ ue in designating these nomin­ ees. However, all nominees are required to take a basic Civil Service aptitude test as well as physical and academic ex­ aminations prepared by the re­ spective service schools. Ap­ pointments are on a strictly non-partisan, non-pol^cal lev­ el, based upon test results, utilizing the competitive, rath­ er than principal-alternate method of selection." Although the 12th Congres­ sional District has only one Congressional vacancy at each of the three academies, Con­ gressman McClory stated that (Continued on page 14) Librarian Threatened By Stranger Sheriffs deputies are seeking a man who entered the Lake-* moor library, 809 Columbus street, Lakemoor, and threat­ ened to assault the librarian, Margaret L. Karas of 212 S. Lily Lake road. Mrs. Karas said the man en­ tered the library about 2 o'­ clock and made the threat. When she screamed, he ran to a car where a companion waited. The auto took off at a high rate of speed, heading east. Mrs. Karas described the car as a two-door black and white, but was not certain of the make or model. JOINS STAFF Victor P. Lundemo has been added to the staff of the Mc­ Henry county Treasurer's of­ fice, it was announced by Mrs. Audrey R. Walgenbach, McHen­ ry county Treasurer.