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15 X V U N C THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THtl\CH AIN-O-LA KE S REG JON SINCE 1875 VOLUME 97 NUMBER 99 Many Preliminary Events 15 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 , 1973 14 PAGES & ONE SUPPLEMENT FIFTEEN CENTS Marine Festival Weekend July 14-15 SMOKE DAMAGES HOME - There was considerable smoke in the attic, but no cause was known. In photo above, one fireman damage but little fire damage at the Albert G. Oonk residence, Rhigwood road, early Monday evening. A spokesman for the fire department said Larry Oonk had taken his mother to the hospital to visit her husband. When he returned about 6 o'clock he found the house filled with smoke. It was determined that the flames started works on ladder to extinguish the fire while others are on the ground, at right, administering to Larry Oonk, who sustained burns on both hands. Company I firemen extinguished the flames. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Board Will View New MCC Construction Plans Square Dance Special Friday Marine Events The Checkerboard Square Dancers will entertain Friday, July 13, at the tennis courts in the city park as a feature of Marine Festival week ac­ tivities. Two square dance callers from Rockford and Lake Zurich will be present to call the tips. The evening of entertainment, which is free, is for dancers and noO-dancers. This is the sixth year the Checkerboard Squares have been in charge of a special evening of entertainment during Festival week. They promise that in spite of the date, Friday, the 13th, it will be a "good luck" evening for those who come out for the dance. Power Lines Damaged; Area Without Service " A Commonwealth Edison company spokesman said Monday afternoon that the interruption of service in some parts of McHenry and Wonder Lake early that day was the refult of an auto accident in which a pole was broken. 4 widespread area was lout electric power after a on Rt. 31, at Edgewood north of Crystal Lake, about 6:45 a.m. According to the company, the large area involved resulted from the fact that the power lines damaged consisted of a 34,000 volt transmission line and a 12,000 volt feeder line. result whicl wiltiou crmt) The board of trustees of McHenry county college will hold a special meeting Thur­ sday evening, July 12, to look Qver the plans for the new campus construction project. It is anticipated that the board will approve the plans. "We are very optimistic that the construction program will be under way by the first of September. In a meeting last week with the Capital Development board staff, the st^ff indicated that the C.D.B. should approve our plans on July 14 and ask Governor Walker to release the funds." said Dr. James R. Davis, president at MCC. "If Governor Walker ap­ proves the release of the funds, the money should he released by July 19, which makes July 24 the earliest date which the contractors can get bids." he added. According to Davis, if these deadlines are met, Aug. 22 will be the due date for bids from contractors. Ground breaking would follow during the first week of September The special board of trustees meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Crystal Lake campus of the college, 6200 Northwest highway, Crystal Lake. HURT IN FALL John R. Jepsen, Jr., five- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jepsen, Sr., of 1214 N. Park street, McHenry, hurt his back when he fell from a playground slide at the McHenry beach on Riverside drive during water fightst Crashes Lead To Charges On Various Other Violations There is plenty of news being made each day, but in McHenry at this moment the focus is on Marine Festival Week with its many activities. Everybody has his favorite event, but for the great majority it is probably the street parade Sunday af­ ternoon. This hour-plus line of march annually attracts the greatest number of people - a real bit of encouragement for those who have contributed in so many and varied ways to become a part of it. The drum and bugle corps add a particular spirit to the floats, whatever their theme might be, and we find a warm feeling just knowing there's a thread of patriotism that ac­ companies their appearance. It isn't always the music; sometimes it's only the American flag symbolic of the sponsoring organization. But the spirit is there and each year we become convinced anew that parades are a very special part of Americana. Another big part of the weekend will be Saturday's Sidewalk Sale. Last year we made our way into a number of stores and found not only some out­ standing sales but a feeling of sincere hospitality. The theme this year is "The Soaring, Roaring '20's", which promises to provide a wide variety of ideas for display windows and employees' attire. There is so much more, but everything is outlined elsewhere on this page. Most of us can't take in all of the activities, but don't make a mistake and ignore the festival entirely. So very much time and preparation have been put into the events that all of us who are the recipients of the planning are assured we have much to gain. Among the very busy people this week will be members of the McHenry Police depart­ ment, headed by Ken Espey. Those who know the chief best have discovered he is vulnerable in at least one area. He may be the top man locally in law and order, but he has one heckuva time turning out the family wash. The fact that every piece sparkles is of little consolation - \t should, he works at it! This is how it went. During recent hospitalization of Mrs. Espey, her husband exhausted his supply of clean clothing and was faced with the choice of buying new ones or learning how milady operates in the laundromat. To his chagrin, he chose the latter. Acting on a minimum of advice, he separated one basket of clothes between six washers (no dark socks with white clothes; cold water for bright colors, etc.) Selecting an inconvenient hour in order that his lack of know-how would escape knowledgeable women washers, he emerged vic­ torious with a white, bright wash. Only his pride was slightly awry for making a major undertaking out of one of his wife's routine chores. Many little ladies will smile in appreciation for the fact that the biggest, strongest males remain sadly inadequate outside their own bailiwick. K.A.F. BIKE CRACKDOWN Chief Kenneth Espey of the McHenry Police department announced this week that there will be a crackdown on bicycle riders who violate regulations which apply to operation of the vehicles within the city limits. He emphasized that tickets - not warnings -- will be given by officers for those who disregard stop signs. About 3 o'clock ^rijt^iy morning, a resident of Wboded lane, McHenry, informed county officials that a truck had been seen backing from a nearby driveway where the residents were known to be on vacation. The van then departed, driven in an erratic manner. Inspection of the residence revealed nothing had been disturbed. However, a short time later, information Was received that a similar vehicle had been involved in an accident on Sunnyside Beach drive, just west of Stubby drive, near Johnsburg. The van had hit three parked vehicles. Two of the vehicles were owned by James N.Jieard, Jr., of 1911 W. Sunnyside Beach and the other by Ted Smith of 1909 W. Sun­ nyside Beach drive. Driver of the van, William H. Stevens of 127 S. Route 12, Fox Lake, stated he wasn't the driver and had never seen the van he was supposedly driving. However, Stevens was seen behind the wheel of the van by Heard and another witness. They apprehended him as he tried to leave the scene. A routine inquiry of Stevens' driver's license resulted in his arrest for driving while license was expired more than six months. Since he was un­ cooperative and refused to give the necessary information for the accident investigation, he was also arrested for disor­ derly conduct. Bond was set at $85 for both offenses. F u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n revealed the van Stevens was operating belonged to Robert Williams of 1815 Fairfield, Round Lake. The vehicle had been reported stolen in Fox Marine Week Events Wednesday, July 11 7:00 -10:45 p.m. Teen-Age Dance City Park Thursday, July 12 7:30- 10:30p.m. City Stage Band City Park Friday, July 13 7:30-11:00 p.m. Checkerboard Squares City Park Saturday,July 14 All Day Sidewalk Sale McHenry Business Districts 3:00 p.m. Bike Parade Green Street Sunday, July 15 2:00p.m. Parade -- Starts on Main Street, just west of Rt. 31, east to Green, north past reviewing stand north of bridge, east on Rt. 120 to Riverside drive, north to city beach and west to city park. 11:00 a.m. -6:Q0p.m. Chicken Barbecue N city Park 4:00p.m. Water Ski Show City Beach 7:00p.m. Drum Corps Magic McCracken Field It will be a return to the "soaring, roaring '20 s" in McHenry during the week leading up to the 1973 Marine Festival, Sunday, July 15. Preparing to make a trial run on their old fashion, high wheel bike are Jerry Adair, who heads plans for the city's Sidewalk Sale Saturday, July 14, and Linda Schloderback. The annual event in McHenry is sponsored by the Greater Area McHenry Chamber of Commerce. Lake. Stevens is also being held for Fox Lake police concerning theft of the vehicle. Gregory R. Golz of 112 East End avenue, Crystal Lake, escaped injuries when his car ran into a utility pole Thursday afternoon about 4:30 at 2118 Orchard Beach drive, McHenry. However, his passenger, Thomas L. Roberts of 4411 Hickoryway drive, McHenry, was taken to M c H e n r y h o s p i t a l b y a m ­ bulance for treatment of his injuries. Golz told deputies he was south-bound when he made a turn in the road and hit a pole. A witness stated the vehicle was approaching her as she walked alongside the roadway. When it was about 100 feet from her, it turned and smashed into the pole. Golz was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an a c c i d e n t . D u r i n g t h e i n ­ vestigation, firecrackers were found in the auto, resulting in Golz' arrest for possession of (Continued on page 14) Gaylord Photo Wins Top Spot In Competition Plaindealer Photographer Wayne Gaylord has once again captured a top pr ize in the I l l inois Press Photographers associat ion monthly newsphoto contest . His picture of a bike marathon -- a montage of Linda Koffend on her bike took third place. The marathon net ted over $1,500 for the American Cancer society. „The winning photo, which appeared in the May 11 issue, moved Gaylord into a s ixth place t ie in the contest , wi th seven months remaining. A ser ies of act ivi t ies in­ c luding park dances and concerts , a bike parade, s idewalk sale and chicken barbecue are among prel iminary at t ract ions to McHenry 's 1973 Marine Fest ival Sunday, July 15 Most ant ic ipated features of t f re ight days wil l occur the lasCxlay with a long, colorful haracie , . t : : Jock through the ci ty . A thr i l l ing water ski show at the Fox r iver beach on Riverside dr ive at 4 p .m. , and the impressive and majest ic Drum Corps Magic on Mc­ Cracken f ie ld a t 7:00 that evening wil l c l imax events . Outstanding drum and bugle corps to appear in compet i t ion wil l be the Vanguards of DesPlaines . Imperials of Chicago, the Imperials of St . Patr ick 's f rom Milwaukee. Wis. , the Racine Explorer Scouts , the Guardsmen from Mt. Prospect and the Marion Cadets f rom Marion. Ohio Riding m the l ine of march wil l be the c i ty 's two parade marshals , former Mayor George P. Freund and Ray McGee. who served as post­ master for twenty-f ive years . They are being honored for long service to the community by the sponsoring Greater Area McHenry Chamber of Com merce Thousands wil l l ine the parade route . Many of them wil l a lso take their place a t vantage points a long the Fox r iver to watch the water ski show presented by the Chicagoland Water Ski associat ion. Fif teen acts wil l fol low a parade of boats . The acts in­ c lude the dar ing del ta wing ki te , c lown jumping, gir ls ' and boys ' bal le t , f ive-man pyramid, deep water barefoot and 360 degree s la lom. The sponsoring Chamber of Commerce, through i ts Marine Fest ival chairman, -Mike Broun, invi tes the publ ic to vis i t McHenry the week of July 8-15 The ci ty is located 50 miles northwest of Chicago, just 12 miles f rom the Wisconsin s ta te l ine, on Rtes 120 and : i l Eager to provide a fun-f i l led week for vis i tors and residents a l ike. Brown l is ts the fol lowing schedule: Teen dance in park, 7-10:45 p .m. July 11; c i ty s tage band in park. 7:30-10:30 p .m. July 12; square dancing in park. 7:30 to 11:00 p .m. July 13 Brown par t icular ly em­ phasizes the importance of the Sidewalk Sale Saturday, July 14, tor which merchants have selected the theme, "Soaring, Roaring 'Twenties" Display windows wil l be decorated appropriately, vying for pr izes to be awarded those which most apt ly f i t the theme An af ternoon bike parade also wil l be an important par t of Saturday 's events . I t wi l l be held on Green s t reet , s tar t ing at 3 o 'c lock. Those who wish to dispense with cooking in order to thoroughly enjoy the many events of July 15 may take advantage of the chicken barbecue in the park It wi l l be served ly t l ie McHenry Jaycees from 11 a m to ti p .m. J To The Victor Goes "A Trophy Pretty Nancy Staley, McHenry's Marine Festival queen, per­ formed one of her very pleasant duties last Sunday when she presented a trophy and helmets to members of the Woodstock city firemen's team which won the annual water fights held on Riverside drive. Receiving one of the helmets from Miss Staley is Bill Hansen. Others, from left, are Roger ('rain, Jim Kamin, Bob llahn and Gene Burmeister. The helmets were a gift of the festival's sponsor, the Greater McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. Second place was won by Burlington, third by Crystal Lake and fourth bv West Dundee. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYl.OKI)