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•k / X 15 Q THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN.O;LAKtS REGION SINCE 1875 > ' ICOATEST | VOLUME 99 NUMBER 44 FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1975 Overrule Zoning Board Recommendation 1 w--« Grant Special 18 PAGES' - FIFTEEN CENTS W0 For Youth Center Members of Youth, Inc., and other interested persons are shown at the Monday City Council meeting. They witnessed aldermen overrule a Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation to deny a Youth, Inc. , an organization of high school age people, was granted a special use permit by the City Council IV|#nday night to operate a youtlr^fenter in the former Willys Schreiner home on Main street , just west of the l ibrary building. By a yote of 6 to 2, the Council rejected a recommendation by the Zoning Board of Appeals to deny the special use permit . On a roll cal l vote. Aldermen Will iam Bolger, Edward Datz, George Harker, Jack Pepping, Jerome Rogers and Mayor Joseph Stanek voted to al low the special use and Aldermen Donald Howard and James Wegener were against the proposed use. »- Alderman Laverne Hromec was absent . The Schreiner property, which is located adjacent to l ibrary property on the south side of Main street . The Schreiner property, as well as al l surrounding property, is zoned R-3 Single Family Residence distr ict . The Schreiner house is presently unoccupied and is not being used for any purpose. The property was acquired, by the Library board for purposes of future expansion of the l ibrary and for parking facil i t ies. Within one year, the Library board contemplates the removal of the house from the premises. Members of Youth, Inc. , approached the Library board and sought approval for use of the Schreiner home as a recreational , center for i ts organization. Youth, Inc. , is an I l l inois not-for-profi t cor- , poration which was in­ corporated by Linda Ell iot t , Nancy Peterson, Alderman Jack Pepping and Mrs. Lee Ulrich. The organization states that the purpose and objective Of the group is to provide high school age youth members with a place to develop and conduct non-school related recreational activi t ies. I ts present mem­ bership consists of eighty-one persons. I t is governed by two boards of directors, one con­ sist ing of an adult supervisory body and the other of youth membership. Youth, Inc. , indicated to the Zoning Board of Appeals that if the special use permit should special use permit which would allow a house on city property, near the Public library, to be used as a youth center. The Council granted permission by a 6-2 vote. STAFF PHOTO-BARBARA GILPIN be granted, the organization would renovate the premises at i ts own expense and through Musin' and Meanderin As 1975 makes i ts entrance, there is probably less reluc­ tance to ky£o of the old year than in several decades. In many ways .1974 was a hard ^ year for Americans, and the problems of the t imes sif ted from high places into our own community. Besides national poli t ical scandals, the economic state became a serious matter Fears of war gripped all , the world and an energy shortage early in the year was the worst in the nation's recent history. These problems have not gone away, and others are growing. More people are out of work and inflat ion squeezes harder on what we get from each dollar . There are few predict ions for a miracle to erase grim_ prospects for thetyear ahead. But there are two consolat ions that can comfort each of us. Our strong, young country has always mast^ed its crises, and it can master those we now endure. In comparison, we rfmain a land of plenty, and should be thankful for our blessings, which remain more plentiful than in any other country in the world. There is probably no one' complaint that reaches us more frequently than violat ion of snowmobile rules. Usually they come in the form of pleas for us lo reach the snowmobile r iding public Others are ' in the form of Public Pulse let ters , many unsigned, which never reach print for this reason. Everybody recognizes this new sport of recent-years as an excellent one if the rules are followed It is wholesome, exhilarat ing and fun. When the regulat ions are not fol lowed it becomes dangerous for the r ider and a nuisance to the general public. , ' ' One of the most often ob­ served abuses is the practice of r iding on private property. Another is fai lure to yield to traffic when crossing "the high­ way. Vehicles also are not always operated at least 15 feet from the roadway and in the same direction as the traffic. Law forbids anyone without a motor vehicle driver 's l icense to cross the highway. Fines and penalt ies are high, by statute, but the populari ty of, the sport , the number of violat ions and the diff iculty of the public to identify a fast moving r ider make en forcement another matter . A common complaint is that reports of violat ions are not acted upon promptly. This is the word from some of our irate readers. We pass along their^ message in the hope that a very fine sport can improve i ts image. Most club members are sensit ive to (he cri t icism and make every effort to instruct members to observe al l rules. When some careless, in­ dependent drivers gain responsibil i ty, snowmobiling wil l a t tain the stature it deserves as a No. 1 sport . We have always fel t our public servants were not as fully appreciated as they should be. We were convinced of this last week when we overheard Fire Chief Glenn Peterson chuckle as he recalled his^ Christmas "feast"--a tomato and cheese sandwich at 9:30 the night of Dec. 25. With other local f iremen he had been fighting the blaze at the Steak House from short ly after noon unti l well into the night . We may not always remember to tel l them, but to these men, and to those who (Continued on page 14) donations. Plans call for using the meeting p l a c ^ f o r mem­ bers, where they can talk, plajf pool, dance and enjoy games and recreational activi t ies. Adjoining property owners appeared at the Zoning Board of Appeals hearing and asked that the special use peti t ion be denied. They argued that the building was too small for the proposed use, visi tors might t respass upon their premises, i l legal parking would occur in the area and the youth center would create noise and disturbance in the neigh-/ borhood. Objectors fel t exist ing school facil i t ies could be used for recreational use purposes. They also pointed out that almost al l of the persons l iving in the immediate area are.aged 65 and ret ired and should not have to contend with such teen­ age activi t ies. Four members of the Zoning board voted to grant the special use request and three voted to deny i t . Under the terms and provisions of Zoning board rules, f ive members must concur to recommend the issuance of a special use per­ mit . Therefore, the Zoning board was unable to recom mend to the City Council that the request be granted. Alderman Jack Pepping, was a director of Youth, addressed the Council and spoke in beha+f '^ of t he- organization and urged ap­ proval of the permit , . Pepping pointed out that the youth organization 4aad received solid support from people in the community in recent months. Donations of (Continued on page 14) Auto Safety Violation Leads To Drug Arrest Thomas Bryan of 7610 Beach road, Wonder Lake, was arrested for possession^f cannabis Sunday evening after deputies stopped his auto on Wonder Lake road for a tai l l ight violat ion. In approaching the Bryan auto, an odor was detected which led <o the discovery of a quanti ty of cannabis and paraphernalia for i ts consumption. Bryan's bond was set at $1,000, with court appearance scheduled for Jan. 23. When deputies stopped Larry Dobner of 617 Amanda, McHenry, last Saturday night for having only one headlight on his auto they discovered his driver 's l icense had expired. He was arrested for driving with no valid driver 's l icense and was given a t icket for improper l ighting. >854 To City In State Tax The city of McHenry received a total of $4,854.37 as i ts share of s tate income tax distr ibuted for the month of October. The entire amount for the state reached $7,090,402.72. Based on population,- McHenry . ranked behind (Continued on page 14) Swear In McHenry Judge At Courthouse Ceremony Roland A. Herrmann of McHenry is shown, at right, being sworn in as an associate Circuit court judge Thursday morning by Judge Charles Parker in a ceremony held in the courthouse. Conrad F. Floeter of Crystal Lake also was sworn in. A standing-room-only crowd of relatives, friends and co­ workers of the two new judges were present. STAFF PHOTO-BARBARA GILPIN New Rash Of Area Burglaries Bring Police Investigation Burglars who broke into St . John the Baptist Catholic church at Johnsburg this week proved that self-reform" was not one of their new year ' resolutions. The incident oc­ curred late ,Jan. 1 or in the early hours of Thursday. Father Leo Bartel , pastor, said authori t ies were not certain" how entry was made, al though marks on one door indicated it had been j immied. Other door latches were found broken. Vestments and an amplif ier , were stolen and a small s tained glass window in the church was broken. Total est imated loss was l isted at $1,000, Cite Driver For DWi On Leaving Crash Scene ie guns were stolen from lome of Norris Draheim of 11 Salem drive, Wonder Lake, sometime late Sunday night or early Monday mor­ ning. Taken from a gun cabinet were two 44 cal iber pistols , two 38 caliber pistols , a pair of chrome dueling pistols , a 22 cal iber derringer, a 22 cal iber hammerless pistol and a 32 cal iber hammerless pistol . Nothing else in the home ap peared to have been disturbed. Entry had been gained by reaching through a previously broken door glass and unlocking the door. Deputies investigated the theft of mail from the mail boxes of two residents on South drive, Wonder Lake, Saturday afternoon The mail was found m water in the parking lot of Kings Inn at 4106 E. Lake Shore drive. Some of the mail had been opened. I t was returned to the owners but i t was not known if anything had been removed from the envelopes. Numerous autos were en teredjast Thursday night in the Pistakee Highlands area Dean Peterson of 5902 Bunny, -McHenry, reported someone had entered his car while i t was parked at his residence and stole the keys The auto of Kenneth Blocker, at 59.06 Bunny, was also entered but the only thing taken "from the vehicle was a carton of cigarettes A black wallet containing identif icat ion and various (Continued on page 14) Conrad F Floeter and Roland A Herrmann, the county 's newest judges, were sworn in at a ceremony in Room 305 in the courthouse Thursday, Jan. 2 at 9:15 a.m. They have been appointed to office by the Circuit judges of Lake and McHenry counties to take the places of Thomas F Baker of Woodstock and Richard C. Kelly of Crystal Lake, both of whom resigned Sept 1 The terms of al l associate Circuit judges in the state-wil l expire July 1, 1975. Judges Floeter and Herr­ mann join Judge Leonard Brody in the associate division of the court and will be assigned lo duties in the courthouse as well as the branch courts in Crystal Lake and McHenry. Judge Floeter wil l ako be assigned to the Juvenile division Judge \Herrmann and his wife, Frances, have three children and live at 405 N. Green in McHenry He is 4.5 years old, was raised in Carroll , Iowa, taking his college and law education at Valparaiso universi ty. He graduated in 1957 with a Juris Doctor degree. He has prac­ t iced with offices in McHenry and Woodstock since 1959, most recently as a partner in Hamer, Schuh and Herrmann and previously as a partner of the late C. Russell Allen. Judge Herrmann has been at torney for Harvard, Lakemoor and McCullom Lake, several townships and fire protection distr icts , and was an assistant s tate 's at torney. Judge Floeter and his wife Patricia have six children and l ive at 460 Coventry Lane, Crystal Lake. He is 43 and was raised and educated in Chicago, l ie received his college work and law education at Loyola universi ty in Chicago, being awarded a Juris Doctor degree in 1961. He practiced law in Chicago unti l 1972 when fie opened his law office in Crystal Lake. He was a member of the McHenry County board unti l November, 1974. and was chairman of i ts legislat ive committee. City police charged Robert A Bruce of 2646 S. Cicero, with driving while intoxicated after he hit a parked car owned by- Kenneth R. Homo of 3806 W Maple avenue, McHenry, on Christmas day Homo's auto was parked at 3519 W Pearl s treet Wednesday afternoon when the incident occurred. Mrsir Homo saw the foruce car her vehicle and then start to leave the scene. She told family members What was happening and they ran from the Thomp­ son home to stop the driver. Bruce told police he thought the "bump" had caused no damage and therefore started to drive away. He stopped wh^n he heard people call ing to hint . When police arr ived at the scene, they reported Bruce appeared to be intoxicated and was taken to t£je polic£ stat ion, where he was t icketed. Arlene R. Foreman of 1^09 Pine. McHenry, was ci ted by sheriff 's police for fai lure to reduce speed to avoid ap ac­ cident after she hit a packed car Sunday night on Lilac- street in Holiday Hills . Ms. Foreman was south-bound on Lilac when her car suddenly veered to the r ight and hit a parked car owned by Roger G. Mroz of 2503 Lilac. McHenry. Patricia L Ello of 810 N Center street , McHenry, was charged with following too closely after she hit the rear of an auto on the exit ramp of Route 31 at i ts intersection with Route 14, near Crystal Lake. The mishap occurred last Sundav afternoon about 2:30. Gladys Moreton of 4206 E. Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake, told deputies she stopped on Kfje-ramp to yield to traffic. She then pulled up further on the ramp and stopped for traffic a second t ime when she was hit f rom behind! Ms. Ello said she didn' i see the Moreton auto stop the second t ime. A trai ler truck driven by Harold K Brunow, Sr. . off 4909 W Route 120, McHenry, hit a car at the intersection of Rich­ mond road and Elm street Monday morning. Carol J Kunz of 1103 Chapel Hil l road, McHenry, was stopped at the intersection when the rear wheel on the trai ler t ruck made contact to her car as the truck made a left turn onto Richmond road from Elm street . Brunow was charged with violat ion of classif icat ion. \ The Alfred F. Fruehling "residence at 610 N River road, McHenry, was extensively damaged New Year 's day when a car driven by Jack J Walsh of 906 Center street . McHenry, crashed through the front of the house A window, siding and furniture were damaged in the crash No one was injured. Walsh told deputies he was north-bound* on River road about 5:30 Wednesday morning when he was blinded by the headlights of an oncOming car as he entered a curve. His yar left the roadway'and. crashfd into the front of the house. Deputies noted there was no description-and no evidence of the other vehicle at the scene. A1 GREET NEW YfcAR -- Tfor two first babies to be born atJVIcIIenry hospital in 1975 were born just two minutes apart -- at 1:04 and 1:06 p.m. on Jan. 1, New Year's day. The first baby, on the left, is W illiam John Oeffling,<Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Oeffling of McHenry. The second is Laura Rose Mayenschgin, daughter of e Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mayenschein of Round Lake. Deborah Oeffling, mother of the first baby, has a daughter. Holly, years old, at home; Marie- .Mayenschein, mother of the second newcomer, has two sons. Ken, 4, and Scott, 5.. « ST/\FF PHOTO - WAYNE GAYLORD