A . i: 11 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JANUARY 17,1975 Resume Of News Events In 1974 Highlights Of Past Year I In Community Reviewed JANUARY Chaitlber of Commerce President Dave Ben^ud arid Mayor Joseph Stanek an nounced some of the goals they would like to see accomplished in the City of McHenry during 1974. With the start of a new year, interest began to focus on elections scheduled in the months ahead. A consolidation of elections promised to bring inore Voters to the polls than usual on March 19. Daylight saving time went into effect .Ian. 6. This was supposed to relieve the energy crises. Progress continued to be the keynote in McHenry. The Lakeland Park sewerage project was completed and hookups were made. One of the projects which had its st 'art and completion in '73 was the im provement of Rt. 120 west. Mrs. Patricia Sands and JameS' Fouse were nominated to fil l vacancies on the city Plan commission. Nominated to the Zoning Board of Appeals were Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Nolan and Clint Claypool Following the sixty-eighth annual meeting of the stockholders of the McHenry State bank, Thomas F. Bolger was elected by the board of directors as new president and chief executive officer. He replaced Robert L. Weber, who was named to that position a year* ago Mr. Weber was elevated to the post of chair man of the Executive com- = mittee of the board. New stop lights on Rt. 120 at the intersections with Meadow lane and Industrial drive. McHenry's East campus, which has been offering education to the city's high school students since shortly after the mid-twenties, was placed on the market. The high school board voted to ; contact real estate firms regarding the building's sale. J 1 ' ' • • FEBRUARY The McHenry County Board ,, of Catholic Education and the Couticil of Administration of Marian Central Catholic high schbol voted to merge the two bodies and restructure the board. The city of McHenry received a t6tal of $87,749.88 in revenue sharing funds from Illinois state income tax. This included $4,289.37 received in October, $20'212.59 for the four months of fiscal year 1974 (starting July 1, 1973) and $63,247.92, the total aufount paid in fiscal year 1973. LaVerne Hromec was elected the first woman alderman in the city of McHenry. She represents the fourth ward in Lakeland Park. The city council petit ioned for general amendments to be made in the city zoning or dinance. A 9-inch rise in the Fox river was recorded caused by an ice jam. Acting on a suggestion by a member of the Consolidated School District 15 board, the membership approved a multi- *ye&r study which included projections of revenue and expenditures. The board plans to review and revise the study annually, based on conditions that are current. When McHenry hospital relocates to the planned Nor thern Ill inois Medical center on Route 31 and Bull Valley road, its*- present facili t ies will be dedicated to serving the unmet nebds of this area, such as getiatric. psychiatric, alcoholic and rehabilitative care; health infbrmation; day care and services for the chronically il l ; and enlarged facili t ies for Mental Health and Family Services. Flumes swept through a more than century old Green street business building housing two stores, Feb. 11, and left damage estimated in ex- cfts of $100,000. Destroyed w^re The Bootery, 1246 N. Green street, operated by Jerry Adair, and The Candy Box i Agatha Gifts & Candies), 1242 V Green, a business owned by Vivian .J Vallumstad. Curriculum revision proposals for Fast and West campus were approved at the regular education meeting of the High School District 156 board Principal Gary Fields of East campus indicated that curriculum revisions were being solve some discipline problems hi suiting the curriculum to the youngsters rather than use cruel, harsh discipline with thb kids " 'farian Cunat. son of Mr. and MVS. I Wan C. Cunat, 3200 W. Jiisten road, McHenry? was presented with the Eagle Scout avfrard at the Legion home. '^High winds that caused snow covered wires to come together with force resulted in problems that left thousands without electrical power in a severe snow storm Feb. 22. Traffic was tied up because of blocked roads and -schools were closed. The Parent council approved a smoking area for students at East campus in a recom mendation to the school board that there be a smoking area designated outside the building. The area would be available to all students who have a parent permission" slip in his possession. MARCH The City Council passed a resolution stating that effective March 6 persons in the city be requested to purchase gasoline according to the last digit of their vehicle l icense number. Service by the O'Hare Wisconsin Limousine on a daily basis became effective march 18. McHenry is one of three ^cities in the county to be in cluded on the route. In a report by McHenry County college's sewer engineer, the board of trustees learned that the cost estimated for sewers had increased substantially. In January a local engineering firm stated the cost of the gravity main for the entire distance between the college and the hookup to the city of Crystal Lake facili t ies would be $86,000. Now that the field survey had been done, the gravity main will cost $133,000. Flooding of Fox river caused great concern. The river was about 3 feet above normal. Flooding in the area surrounding McHenry will "be around for awhile" according to Civil Defense headquarters. Ground breaking for the permanent facili t ies of McHenry CountypreoUege was held March 10. The two campus buildings will be located on U.S. Route 14, near Lucas road, near Crystal Lake. About 500 horsemen con cerned over provisions of the proposed new McHenry County Health ordinance, pushed into the courthouse to make their complaints known. Doug Viita was presented with his Eagle scout award, i APRIL An additional increase of $50,000 for construction of a sewer for the new McHenry County college campus was announced at the board of trustees meeting. After almost a year of seeking property for a city park the City Council entered into an option agreement with Kenneth Petersen of 4112 W, McCullom Lake road to buy ap proximately 33 acres of land on the south side of McCullom Lake road - 13.7 acres west of the Chicago Northwestern tracks and 19.6 acres east of the tracks. Cost of the property is $3,000 an acre or approximately $99,985. The Chicago and North Western Transportation company was named in a citation by the Ill inois Com merce commission concerning the commuter train operations of the railway on its Lake" Geneva subdivision run bet ween Crystal Lake junction and the village of Richmond. Clarence Regner, McHenry township road commissioner, announced that Ringwood road from Rt. 120to McCullom Lake, a distance of 1.9 l i t i les, will receive a 24 inch bituminous surface at a cost of $58,430. The Ill inois Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, announced plans for the improvement of Il l inois Route 120 from Greenwood road easterly to Ringwood- Draper road, west of McHenry. After an effort of eight years for permission to erect an electric traffic signal at the intersection of Rt. 120 and River road, the effort met with success. The state will allow the traffic control and the project will be undertaken in conjunction with the McHenry County highway . department Estimated cost of the project is $48,500, 75 percent of which will be assumed by the state. In a split vote, the board of High School District 156 voted to employ seven additional teachers for i ts two campuses for the 1974-75 year. The action will cost the district between $30,000 and $35,000. James S. Tonyan was elected to the board of High School District 156 through a write-in vote. Elected along with him was Phillip Bartmann to serve three year terms. For the one- year term Howard Weiss was reelected. In District 15 Dorothy Vick and Marilyn Munz were victorious. Approval of a $1,460,000 flood control study of the Fox river was announced by Congressman John Anderson of Rockford. The City Council approved a construction-lease agreement with developer Ralph Edgar for a proposed seven-story building on property located behind the McHenry Savings and Loan building on Green street. High school District 156 approved a go-ahead signal for a county area vocational center study. "Operation Co-op", a simulated-disaster drill which was staged to test-the coor dination between all McHenry county's Emergency Medical Services, began at 12; 10 p.m. Sunday, April 21, when Civil Defense headquarters in Woodstock notified McHenry hospital, Memorial Hospital in Woodstock, and Harvard hospital that a tornado had touched down at Greenwood school. The Emergency room at McHenry hospital was told that an ambulance would bring in three victims. Members of the 180th Preventive Medicine Army Reserve unit visited the McHenry community, and at the request of the McCullom Lake Conservation club assisted in determining the cause of swimmer's itch which has plagued many during the past summer seasons. MAY Dr. Peter Griesbach, McHenry community leader and a man who has been active in helping the Juvenile court and the Department of Court Services in McHenry county for many years, was presented the 1974 Liberty Bell award at Law day ceremonies in Woodstock. Dan Baldino, 32, of Evanston, is one of the first two per manent members named to the nine-member Regional Transportation Authority board. Baldino is a former „ resident of McHenry. A total of 103 indictments were made against sixty-five persons on narcotics charges. Thirty-one persons, along with several juveniles, were arrested by county law en forcement officers working in conjunction with police departments from McHenry, Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Sixty residents of Spring Grove remained through a six and one-half-hour executive session of the school board to learn the outcome of a hearing on Superintendent Tavano's challenge to his firing in March by the school board. Heated controversy that surrounded the firing of Dr>Tavano came to an abrupt and generally unexpected close with his resignation. The City Council agreed to wait "a reasonable length of t ime." probably until July 1, before making their decision whether to buy the Lakeland Park water system. David Ludtke of Lake Geneva bicycled his way to fame when he pedaled to Lake Geneva from McHenry, a distance of 21 miles, in one hour and 20 minutes. This was five minutes ahead of the nor thbound Chicago & North Western commuter train. Earl H. Murray was elected chairman of the Police com mission board at i ts meeting and James Blum was chosen as secretary. Anthony Pintozzi is also a new member of the board. > Word was received from Springfield that a special ammendment to the Depart ment of Transportation, Division of Waterways, budget request for $35,000 had been passed. The money is ear marked to complete the Lakeland Park drainage project. After manv months of con centrated effort to secure a potential buyer for East campus high school, the board of education decided to take the building off the market. Mrs. Dolores Wines of the Montini Middle school has been selected as an outstanding elementary teacher of America for 1974. Construction at McHenry County college was plagued by two strikes. Thomas E. Gausden was named the outstanding senior at Marquette university. College of Liberal Arts. This award is based on academic leadership, involvement in college activities, participation in university events and community service. Gausden graduated "magna cum laude" with a B.A. degree in History. Barbara Ann Kidd received a Master of Arts degree in An thropology with highest honors from Northern Ill inois university. . She maintained a 3.9 cumulative average on a 4.0 scale. Nearly 1,000, students were graduated from city schools. JUNE Mayor'Joseph Stanek won the Harvard Milk day mayors' milking contest at the annual Milk Day. A request for nine policemen and two civilian employees for the McHenry Police depart ment over a two-year period was presented to aldermen in a report delivered by Earl H. Murray, chairman of the Police commission board. Lake county officials suggested a new location for the outfall pipe for the proposed Northwest Lake County Wastewater plant at Fox Lake. NIPC reported that the county of Lake had submitted an application to run^he outfall sewer pipe west from the village, then north to a stream in Lake county that comes down from Nippersink lake and eventually flows into the Fox river. The last hearing of the Ill inois Commerce commission asked the North Western railroad to show cause why tracks have not been repaired in the area from north of Crystal Lake to Lake Geneva. A new school will begin in McHenry in September of this year. At their last business meeting, members of the First Baptist church of McHenry voted to begin a Christian school in their building, the school will begin with kin dergarten and extend through the tenth grade. McHenry County was declared a disaster area by President Nixon because of flood damage which occurred during the period of May 17 through May 21. Miss McHenry of 1974 was Donna Humann, who reigned as the marine Festival queen during the festivities. The City Council rejected the CCPA again as the third police appeal failed. A McHenry photographer and a Ringwood artist captured the top awards at the year 's Country Art Fair. Wayne Gay- lord, Plaindealer photo grapher, had the winning photo "Bicyclists, ' snowing tnree •young people riding their bicycles on a water-covered street following a heavy rain. James Pearson of Ringwood won with a two-faced ceramic creation entit led "Thoughts". Ellen Gardner, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardner, Solon Mills, was chosen Dairy Princess for McHenry county. JULY „ Dr Peter Griesbach was named parade marshal for the Fiesta day parade. Dr. Griesbach, well known pediatrician, is moving to New York state to undertake a new career in the health care field. A petite young lady who kept her "cool" while admitting to being afraid is McHenry's 1974 Little Miss Peanut. She is 8- year-old Sandra Musielak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Musielak of 410 N. Timothy lane, Edgebrook Heights. Lakeland Construction of McHenry was awarded the bid for road work which would connect Lillian street on the west side of the CNWRR tracks to Grove street on the east side. Lakeland's bid was $67,760.70 with a completion date of Sept. 15, 1974. The Ill inois Department of Transportation announced the award of a contract for repairs of nine bridges in McHenry and Lake counties, three of them in the McHenry area. Included are the Johnsburg road over the Fox river (one lane traffic restriction); Rt. 12 over Nip persink channel and Rt. 120 over Pistakee channel. On the hottest day of the summer, under a blazing sun, McHenry welcomed in excess of 30,000 persons to watch the annual Marine Festival parade. By a vote ofo5 to 3, the McHenry City Council voted against purchasing the Lakeland Park water system. Within the span of five days three barns in the McHenry area were destroyed by fire. In the fire on the former Clinton Raven farm eight valuable horses were destroyed. The board of trustees of McHenry County college discussed ways of overcoming a $218,000 deficit in the ten tative 1974-75 budget. Many local places of business have been designated as sales outlets for the new sta|e lottery tickets. The sale started July 30 and the first weekly drawing was scheduled for Aug. 8. Damage to McHenry Shores roads because of recent flooding may be prevented in the future through a dredging program undertaken by the state of Il l inois. The project included about 960 feet of creek which for a time covered part of Beach and Braodway. The cooperation of the Department of Waterways and • the Department of Conservation, both state agencies, resulted in the improvement. The McHenry county fair opened July 31 and Donna Humann of McHenry was crowned Miss McHenry County. AUGUST The City Council recom mended parking meter violation fees be changed as follows: 50 cents if paid within 48 hours, $3 if paid after *48 hours and a summons should be issued if not paid after 5 days. The City Council approved preliminary plans for an ad dition to the Boone Valley Planned Unit Development as presented by Donald Gerstad of the Robino-Ladd company. The addition would consist of fifty- two^nujti-family living units in thirteen buildings situated on 12.5 acres. They would be sold as condominiums and each building would contain four living units and a four-unit garage. Three men succumbed to deadly funes in a water well 12 feet below ground in Lotus Woods subdivision near Spring Grove. B. Paul Justen, D.D.S. of Glenview, formerly of McHenry, is the new president elect of the Chicago Dental society. In a special City Council meeting the aldermen voted to add four men to the city police department. In other action, Mayor Stanek said he would follow the aldermen's wishes and appoint a Police Advisory committee of three aldermen to handle grievances of the police department. . Bert Harrison won $10,000 in the new state lottery. He was the first big local winner. The City Council agreed to purchase the Lakeland Park Water company from Robino sLadd for a purchase price of $67,500. Mrs. June N. Oxtoby was appointed postmaster of the Ringwood post office. McHenry County college opened Aug. 26 under a new system. By a decisive vote of 4,400 to 558 about 8-1-voters issued a loud "no" to spending more money for educational pur poses at McHenry County college. Throughout the district , 4,958 persons voted on the referendum and of this number, 4,400 were opposed to the increase and 558 were in favor. A joint petit ion filed by McHenry hospital and Mid- States Development for an nexation of 175 acres of land south of the city was approved by councilmen at the City Council meeting. Following an executive session of the board of High School District 156 a teacher contract was agreed upon resulting in a 10.3 per cent salary increase plus some miscellaneous fringe benefits. Construction on Bull Valley road between Route 31 and the Crystal Lake-McHenry blacktop is now in progress. It will be a road extension to the new hospital access. McHenry has been approved for a grant in the amount of 75 per cent of the total cost of land acquisition for Peterson Park. The property is located *bff McCullom Lake road and will be annexed to the city and used as a recreational area. The amount of the grant was $75,000. A large crowd in attendance at the public information meeting told state officials they wanted action, not more studies concerning problems on the Fox river and the Chain of Lakes waterways. SEPTEMBER There will be no open campus during lunch mods at West campus this fall . Change in the lunch mod freedom was made because too many students were taking advantage of combining their lunch hour with independent study time to leave the campus. Aldermen at the City Council meeting were shocked when Mayor Joseph Stanek read a letter from land developer, Ralph Edgar, announcing that the current "mortgage money market" prevents him from constructing his proposed apartment building on property located behind the McHenry Savings and Loan. Patrolmen Kenneth Kunzer and James Molnar appeared before the City Council and asked that consideration be given to the hiring of an at torney or the payment of at torney fees for police officers involved in the prosecution of violations before the Police Commission board. The McHenry County Committee on Local Im provements met with State Senator Jack Schaffer to go over ideas for assisting local subdivisions wishing to upgrade their roads and ttirn them over to their township road commissioners. Ten McHenry schools - one more than a year ago - opened their doors to large numbers of students last week. Although the enrollments fluctuate the first week and many times , change in the weeks ahead, the total of 5,700 estimated students is about 100 less than a year ago. Homicide and arson in vestigations are under way following the deaths of a young mother and her three-year-old daughter in Crystal Lake. The dead were Miss Nancy Lossmann, 27, formerly of McHertry, and her 3-year-old daughter Lisa. The McHenry County board approved the improvement and upgrading of Johnsburg road, from Rt. 31 to the Fox river bridge, through Johnsburg. Mrs, Irene Bach of 2216 S. Colby drive, McHenry, has a 200 to 1 chance of winning a million dollars in the new state lottery. Another prospective millionaire is Charles E. Schlottman, who also qualified for the million dollars. The City Council reported that a petit ion containing over 700 signatures had been filed recently by residents of Lakeland Park demanding that the question of whether or not the city should purchase the Lakeland Park Water company should be decided by a city- wide referendum. In August, the Council voted to purchase the water company for $67,500. Now that the petit ion has been filed, the city cannot buy the company until a referendum is held. Edward F. Wilt , Jr . , M.D., chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at McHenry hospital, was installed as president of the Ill inois Association of Boards of Health in Springfield. Dr. Clarence R. Hart, orthopedic surgeon at McHenry hospital, has been elected to the presidency of the Ill inois division, American Trauma society. . Chief Judge Lloyd A. Van Deusen of the 19th Judicial circuit announced that he had received letters of resignation from Judge Thomas F. Baker and Judge Richard C. Kelly, associate judges of the 19th Judicial circuit , McHenry county. The capture of a bank robber in the heart of McHenry carried with it all of the color reminiscent of the thirties. Arrested as the result of a road block at the corner of Rtes. 120 and 31 was Robert F. Mason, 50, of 1286 Wheeling drive. Mount Prospf^ctf TiMason was ^apprehended a short t ime after he had stolen $8,215 from the State Bank of Richmond. He was carrying it in a brown paper bag. The Lakeland Park Water company was sold by the Robino-Ladd company, Sept. 25, to the Northern Ill inois Utili t ies. Following years of negotiations with the city of McHenry, and almost reaching an agreement with the Council which was blocked by the request for a referendum, the Robino-Ladd company sought to sell the Lakeland Park Water company to other interested parties. City of McHenry Police Chief Kenneth Espey was chosen president of the McHenry County Chiefs of Police association. Charles Weingart, McHenry dairy farmer and community leader, was appointed to the Ill inois Board of Agricultural Advisors. "Comics and Funnies" was the theme for 1974 homecoming at McHenry high school. McHenry County college trustees learned that com pletion of the new campus facili t ies could be delayed four or five months due to the delay in obtaining structural steel. OCTOBER A negotiated settlement was reached between the Lakeland Park Water company and the Environmental Protection agency at a hearing before the Pollution Control board, con ducted by Hearing Officer Terrance Brady. County-wide "Career Fair" plans were set forth by McHenry County college. A new bridge across the Fox river came another step nearer to reality when the McHenry County board adopted a resolution appropriating the sum of $400,000 as its share for construction. The entire project is estimated to cost $800,000. The McHenry Rescue squad opened this year 's fund drive. The pros and cons of a 4-year high school brought forth considerable comment at the District 156 board meeting. At a special meeting the McHenry County college board of trustees passed, on its second try, the 1974-75 budget. For the fifth consecutive year the McHenry Plaindealer won high awards in annual com petition conducted by the Ill inois Press association. Honorable mention awards were received by the Plain- dealer in the categories of .Photography and News Story. An ordinance authorizing annexation of the Petersen park property, located north of the city, was approved by the city council . The city pur chased the land from Kenneth C. Petersen for $115,000. NOVEMBER School task force accepted building plan-responsibili ty. The recommendation -is to implement a four-year high school in two separate buildings of "nearly equal" quality. * 500 "Spooks" celebrated Halloween at a party sponsored ,by the city council and the McHenry Jaycees. The eight high school boards of education in the McHenry County area Career center studied a participation agreement that was reviewed and given informal approval by the board of control. A fast moving tide resulting from apathy swept Democrats throughout the country into office at all levels of govern ment in the general election. In McHenry county, however, there was no change. All Republican candidates won support and were returned to office with the exception of the sheriff 's race, where Democrat Arthur Tyrrell won reelection for a second term by defeating a former sheriff, John Carroll . Vernon W. Kays defeated R. Daniel Malone for county clerk and Edward W. Hall won over Henry A. Kenyon for superintendent of the educational service region. Audrey R. Walgenbach was unopposed for treasurer. Cal Skinner, Jr . , R. Bruce Waddell and Thomas J. Hanahan won assembly seats in Ill inois. Robert McClory and John An derson were reelected to the House of Representatives. Thomas Huemann, Walter J . Dean, Edward J. Buss and Willis Sims were reelected to the McHenry County Board. The board of School District 156 voted for the establishment of a supervised student smoking area at East campus. The vote was 3 to 2. Rick Lane was elected president of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. Ground was broken for the new St. Paul 's Episcopal church on St. Paul 's avenue and the Alliance Bible church located at 3815 Idyll Dell road. Is i t a good idea for the Johnsburg area to withdraw from McHenry High School District 156 and form a separate unit district in the confines of the present John sburg School District 12? That was the question pondered by the board of District 156, asked to take part in a feasibili ty study. Mrs. Elmer (Bertha) Stange was named McHenry's Woman of the Year by the Business and Professional Woman's club. ,By a vote of 162 to 31 residents of Sunrise Ridge, on the west side of Wonder Lake, approved a proposal to in corporate as a village. With this action it becomes the twenty- sixth municipality in McHenry county. It will be known as the Village of Sunrise Ridge. The official start of the Christmas season was marked by a parade with Santa Claus arriving. , The College board voted against raise of tuition for the second semester , at McHenry County college. DECEMBER Walter Dean was reelected county board chairman. State Rep. Thomas J. Hanahan (D) of McHenry was one of eighteen persons, ten present or former members of the Ill inois State Legislature, who were indicted as the result of a long investigation of corruption in state politics. The City Council entered into a one-year contract with McHenry County Department of Health, Division of Veterinary Public Health, for cooperative animal control service, effective Jan. 1, 1975. Instead of paying a county and a city fee McHenry residents will now purchase just one license at City Clerk Earl Walsh's office. Roland A Herrmann is one of two men who received majority of votes in the election of associate judges of the Nineteenth Judicial circuit . Proposed rate increases by two water companies serving about 1.200 customers in subdivisions north of McHenry were suspended by the Ill inois Commerce commission. In an impressive ceremony held in the cafeteria of West Campus the city of McHenry was presented with the coveted 1974 Theta award of the McHenry County Defenders. This was the first t ime the annual environmental award has gone to a city rather than an individual. At the conclusion of the High School District 156 board meeting members decided to table action on a resolution through which the district would enter into ,z joint agreement with other school boards pertaining to the proposed McHenry County Area Career center. There were twenty-two en- ' tries in the home lighting contest this year. Joe Hilger home on Lincoln road was judged the most original. The Kurt Thomas home on 2610 Thomas Court was most colorful and the Kenneth Homo home on Maple avenue was most amusing. •' Miller 's Steak House, for merly known as the White House, located on Rt. 120 and Chapel Hill road, was destroyed by fire on Christmas day. McHenry county College trustees voted unanimously to hold a tax referendum March 8 seeking an increase of 8 ' ̂ cents in the education fund rate. Youth. Inc., an organization of high school age people, was granted a special use permit by the City Council to operate a youth center in the former Willys Schreiner home on Main street. By a vote of 6 to 2 the Council rejected a recom mendation by the Zoning Board of Appeals -to deny the special use permit. Many Nuptial Rites Solemnized During Year JANUARY ; Jan. 5 -- The first wedding of the new year united in marriage Miss Karen Het- termann and David Rothery at St. John's church, Johnsburg. Miss Barbara Joan Miller and Thoynas Richard Lebak were married in St. Patrick's church. Jan. 26 - Miss Debbie Stepanovic was married to Bob Welter in St. Patrick's church. Miss Sharon Lynn Neumann exchanged wedding vows with Mr. Michael Reid at St. Mary's church. FEBRUARY Feb. 9 - Miss Dawn Huebner exchanged vows with Jerry Zalud in Zion Lutheran church. Miss Lynn O'Day of Spring Grove and Mike Reumelin of Richmond were married in St. Patrick's church. McHenry. Feb. 16 - In the First United Methodist church. Miss Ann Marie Wilkes and Robert L. Hurckes, Jr. . were married. Miss Cindy Thennes and Jim Unruh were united in marriage at St. Mary's Catholic church.- MARCH March 23 - Terri Cristy and William Y. Anderson. Jr. , repeated their nuptial vows at the Ringwood Methodist church. APRIL April 6 - A wedding solem nized in Glen Ellyn united Patricia Beth Rush of Omaha, Neb., and Michael Patrick Phelan of Omaha, formerly of McHenry. Miss Nancy Clark and John Woodbury were married at St. Patrick's church. April 18 -- Joann Schabow, East Windsor, N.J. , exchanged wedding vows with Isaac M. Held of Princeton, N.J. , at Princeton university chapel, Princeton, N.J / April 20 - St. Isaac J( ques church, Niles, was the setting for the wedding of Miss iVlana, Gilbert and Mr. Larry Cristy' . A Wedding was solemnized in Gardnertown United Methodist church, Newburgh, N Y. when Joyce Ellen Clouse became the bride of Arvin Kenneth Jensen. Miss Frances M. Hai- sani and Roger E. Dahl were married at St. Paul United Church oL Christ , Crystal Lake. Miss Joan Lafontaine and Kurt R Jensen were married at St. John the Baptist Cat hoi ic church, Johnsburg. Jeanne Motulewicz and Burt Annis exchanged wedding vows at Christ the King church, Wonder Lake. April 27 -- Miss Kathleen Sue McCann and Terrence E. Marsh were married at the First United Methodist church. Crystal Lake. MAY May 4 - Miss Jacquelvn M Hiller and Robert G. Gilford were married by the bride's uncle. Rev. Everett J Hiller. at St. John church, Johnsburg. Nativity Lutheran church. Wonder Lake, was the setting for the wedding of Christina Topp and David Norin. Deborah Hansen and Gregory Mayer exchanged wedding vows at Shepherd of the Hills church. May 10 - In a candlelight service at the First United Methodist church. Mrs. Estelle Harmon Baldwin married Milton A. Clark. May 11 -- Patricia Kay Freund and Keith Hutchinson were married at St. Mary's church.