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MUSIN" AND MEANDERIN" (Continued from page 1) where people feel they are being surrounded. The same feeling exists in the case of some, land develop­ ments, although this is not currently a major problem locally. • Another area that has brought property owners to their fighting best is any proposal to establish services in a given location. One that is under scrutiny at this time is the future use of St. Joseph's Novitiate near Ridgefield, not recently in use. A petition has been filed to secure the property to house adult mentally retarded, and again fear has settled upon the community immediately surrounding it. Many stories circulate via the grapevine, and to separate what is truth from fiction would require the services of a Perry Mason. Remember when McHenry, and McHenry county were quiet, peaceful, rural areas? That was another time, and we hope our centennial issue will recall some of those memories in this very hectic era. K A.F. CITY, CITIZENS PROTEST GRAVEL PIT PROPOSED PLAN (Continued from page 1) Producers, testified for the petitioners and said there was a constant need for more con­ struction aggregate which is the basic component of all construction activities. He commented that his in­ dustry is called upon on a state­ wide basis to provide more and more construction aggregate every year but there are less and less mineral properties available. "I believe something in the neighborhood of greater than 50 percent of construction aggregate utilized in Illinois is produced in the metropolitan and quasi-metropolitan areas," Dirkis pointed out. Dirkis stated that con­ struction aggregate (sand and gravel) "is basically the same price on a national average as it was two decades ago". "In order to keep a cheap product on the market, we have to stay in close proximity to the community we serve and we have to be allowed to utilize the mineral deposits as we want them," he said. Dirkis said the deposits left in IVfcHenry county are of primary import to the industry. McHenry county is blessed with good mineral deposits, he stressed. He felt that though there were objections, and objectors to the mining industry, there was a solution offered to the people of any community in Illinois today through the present regulation called the Strip Mine Reclamation act (SMRA). This act provides that before a permit can be issued for a mining operation, necessary reclamation plans must be approved by the state. Under cross examination by McHenry City Attorney Narusis, Dirkis admitted he did not know how many gravel pits there were in the 20-mile area where Material Service plans to sell its product and he did not know the productive capacity of the existing pits. He also admitted that his firm had not conducted any kind of a market survey on behalf of the petitioners. Dirkis said he did not know what the gravel requirements were annually in the 20-mile area, he just knew they were greater every year. "Specifically then, you cannot say whether or not the existing productive capacity is adequate or inadequate to meet the present and future needs of this community," Narusis queried. Although Dirkis did not know specifically how many existing pits there were in the 20-mile area, it was pointed'out there were at least three or four within a two or three-mile radius of the proposed site. Attorney Truckenbrod mentioned that almost all gravel trucks that leave this area go east. He questioned how that applied to Dirkis' statement regarding the 20- mile radius. In answer to a question by an objector as to whether or not thisjpit was being planned so thattfie gravel could primarily be used for contruction of high­ way 420. Dirkis replied, "no". Midway through the. proceedings, it was debated whether or not the hearing should continue after Attorney Bishop related that the McHenry County Planning commission had not made any recommendation on approving or rejecting the plans for the gravel pit as submitted by the petitioners. Zoning Board Chairman Smith was skeptical about continuing the hearing until the County Plan commission had given its approval to the project. If approval was not given. Smith felt it would be a waste of time. After some discussion bet­ ween attorneys, zoning board members and County Board Member Robert Olson, Chairman Smith decided to continue with the hearing "as long as we are here but I'm skeptical about it." The petitioners' second witness was Linden Dean, chief geologist for Material Service corporation. He described the site as being "an exceptional deposit, much above the average as far as the general nature of deposits run". He ' said thirty-two test borings had been made on the property in question in July, 1974. Four test pits were also dug. All tests indicated it was a very clean and good deposit of gravel especially suited for heavy construction. This gravel would meet physical charac­ teristics for state highway construction requirements and for multi-story building con­ struction. The test borings were made with a truck-mounted drill with a 6-inch auger. Borings were made to a depth of 90 feet and sand and gravel were still available. Test pits were dug with a back-hoe which only dug about 20 feet. Dean testified ten borings had also been made on the1 adjacent Stilling property in January, 1975. The same high quality of gravel was found on that site. In answer to a question by an objector, Dean revealed that he thought the corporation had made additional arrangements to purchase the Stilling property. Dean reported he en­ countered water while drilling at approximately 40 feet and "that the nature of this deposit is that it is a very good and very large aquifer." He explained that an aquifer is a source of water and there are basically two types, ground and surface water. Dean described surface water in the area as Pistakee lake and Fox lake. He said ground water supplies in this area are drawn from the huge sand and gravel deposit. He assured objectors that their private wells would not be affected by gravel pit operations because of the huge supply of underground water available. Many objectors were skeptical of his assurances. Dean would not make any estimate as to the possible depth of mining operations. However, it was noted that there are no limitations on state statutes as to how far below the water level a company can go to mine gravel. He said they would probably go 20-25 feet below the water and the existing lakes in the rehabilitation plan would then be about 20 or 25 feet deep. At the Feb. 20 continuation of the hearing, the general manager and the director of safety and environment for Material Service corporation are to testify along with Thomas Peters, an appraiser from Crystal Lake. Zoning board members in attendance at Thursday's meeting were Mrs. June Girard, Robert Falconer, Mrs. Phyllis Koeppel, Horace Wagner, Alex Sharpe, Ray Deneen and Chairman Charles Smith. Deaths WALTER LARSEN Walter Larsen, Sr., of 1014 Hanley, Whispering Oaks, McHenry, died unexpectedly at 12:55 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, shortly after being admitted to McHenry hospital. He was 60 years old. Mr. Larsen was born in Chicago Jan. 6, 1915, and came to the Wonder Lake area in 1930. The family moved to McHenry in 1948. The deceased, a union car­ penter, served in the Navy during World War II. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church. Survivors are his wife, Marcella (Petrosky); one son, Walter L. Larsen, Jr., of McHenry; two daughters, Mrs. George (Lillian) Baumbeck of McHenry and Carol Ann Larsen of Schaumburg; three grandchildren; three brothers, Donald and Clarence of Ben- senville^and Lawrence of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. Edward (Ruth) George of Roselle, Mrs. William (Eleanor) Luce of Wisconsin and Mrs. Robert (Marge) Ayling of Melrose Park. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Norman, and a sister, Mrs. Ivar Fredricksen. The body will rest at the George R. Justen & Son chapel. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. ELIZABETH L. TONYAN Elizabeth L. Tonyan, 81, of 146 Peterson parkway, Crystal Lake, died Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Crystal Pines Nursing home. She had resided in McHenry for many years before making Crystal Lake her home. DISTRICT 156 RECEIVE^UNDS FOR SCHOOL (Continued from page 1) bined efforts of District 156 staff and citizen represen­ tatives. The proposal was accepted by the Chicago bank and funded for an amount of $47,000 to be used in the 1975-76 school year. At this time, plans are being carried out to hire an "alter­ native school" director. The eventual staff will consist of a director-teacher, a teacher, and an aide. It is anticipated that the role of the citizen will not be overlooked when the plan is implemented. In the first year, twenty-five students will be involved and a significant part of the "alternative school" program will lean heavily on citizen participation. The parents of alternative school students will also be en­ couraged to participate in the program. The school said the accepted proposal was carefully designed around the idea that it was "not an easy out for students." The work done by "alternative school" students will be evaluated on standards comparable to those used in the existing program. Mrs. Tonyan was born July 8, 1893, near Volo, daughter of George and Margaret (Schaefer) Rosing. She was a well knovwi seamstress in the McHenry ̂ area. The deceased was a life member of the Christian Mothers sodality of St. Mary's Catholic churchy McHenry. On June 4, 1919, she was marrie# in Volo to Joseph Tonyan, who survives. She also leaves one daughter, Mrs. Howard (Marie) Dowell of McHenry; one son, Raymond, of Crystal Lake; four grand­ children; two brothers, Walter Rosing of Libertyville and Ernest of Techny, 111., and four sisters, Mrs. Claude J. (Hildegarde) Lerner of Sun City,«Calif., Sister Rosemary Rosing and Sister Ignatius Rosing of Milwaukee and Sister Marguerite Rosing of Cadott, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Mrs. Cornelia Ness and Mrs. Henry Wegener. , Visitation was held Monday in the Querhammer chapel, Crystal Lake. A funeral Mass was offered at noon Tuesday at St. Thomas the Apostle church, with the Rev. John C. Holdren officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery, McHenry. JOSEPH LONGO A funeral Mass will be of­ fered at 10 o'clock Wednesday in Transfiguration Catholic church. Wauconda, for Joseph Longo, 86, of 921 Greenleaf, Island Lake. Mr. Longo died Sunday, Feb. 16, in Condell Memorial hospital, Liber­ tyville. He was born in Italy April 12, 1888. and had resided in this area for fifteen years. Survivors are two daughters, Sister Mary Francine, OSM, and Mrs. Mary Fina of Island Lake; twelve grandchildren; three step-children and eighteen step-grandchildren. The body rested at the Island Lake funeral home until the time of services. ANDREW N JACOBSON Andrew N. Jacobson, 74, of 3112 W. Montrose. Chicago, Film JSifrht Scheduled For La Leche league La Leche league of Wood­ stock will have a film night Friday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 at the Woodstock Opera House. The film is "Rock-a-bye-Baby". It explores the deep basic need in the child to have early contact with his mother's body, and how parenting stimulates his mental and emotional development. There will be a brief discussion following the film with a panel of league couples. La Leche league is an organization dedicated to good mothering through breast feeding. As with all league functions, nursing babies are always welcome. New and expecting parents may gain great in­ sights in the relation of parenting to the development of the child. There will be a small donation per person. For more information call 385-7811. Announcing Our New Location Our New Facilities Will Be Located At 6319 RTE.14 CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL LOCATED JUST EAST OF MONTGOMERY WARDS PHONE 455-3000 We will open our new Crystal Lake store, Saturday, Jan. 22nd. We are still in the process of remodeling, so please, pardon the dust this weekend. ANELING LUS • NEW LOCATION 6319 RT. 14 CRYSTAL LAKE NEXT TO MONTGOMERY WARDS WE WISH TO EXTEND MANY THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF MCHENRY AREA FOR THEIR FINE PATRONAGE FOR THE PAST 3% YEARS WATCH FOR OUR BIG GRAND OPENING died Friday, Feb. 14, in Martha Washington hospital. Chicago. Mr Jacobson was born in Michigan July 9, 1900. He was employed as a custodian in an office building. The only immediate survivor is a sister, Mary Salo of Eastwood Manor. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Tues'day afternoon at the Peter M. Justen & Sort chapel, with the Rev. John Mclntvre of Faith Presbyterian church of­ ficiating. Bural was in Woodland cemetery. EMILY K.STUBBE^ , Last rites were held Monday in Lombard for Mrs. Emily Kleinsmitt Stubbe, 72, of Downers GroVe, with burial in Chapel Hills Gardens, West, Elmhurst. Mrs. Stubbe for­ merly made her home in the McHenry community. EDWARD RICHTER Edward Richter, 73, of Pistakee Highlands, McHeriry, died Saturday, Feb. 15, in McHenry hospital. Visitation was held at the K.K Hamsher chapel, Fox Lake, with private services and burial. VERAF. KUHNS Mrs. Vera F. Kuhnsof Genoa City, Wis., mother of Walter R. Kuhns of McHenry, died Feb. 12 in Burlington Memorial hospital at the age of 82. The former Vera Swanson was born Aug. 22, 1892, in Sweden and came to this country as a young woman. In 1909 she was married to Walter P. Kuhns in Chicago, where they lived until moving lo Genoa City in 1955. Mr. Kuhns preceded her in death in 1972. Besides the son, she leaves six grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Saturday in the Haase funeral home in Genoa City, with the Rev. Ed Foster of­ ficiating. Interment was in Irving Park cemetery, Chicago. MKT ALLOCATION The Illinois Department of Transportation has allotted state townships and road districts $3,021,196.81 as their share of Motor Fuel taxes paid into the Treasury during January. Allocations are made on the basis of mileage in the individual townships and road districts. McHenry township was awarded $29,806.97. PAGE 11 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESI) A Y, FEBRUARY 19, 1975 ,, HOSPITAL NOTES \ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Patients admitted to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, include Eleartor Ixjcker, Don Looze, baby Amy Williams. Bernadine Benson, Betty Winston and Kimberlv Butler, of McHenry and Rufus DeWitt, Florence Weicherodt and Arthur Morrill, of Wonder Lake. McHENRY HOSPITAL Recent admissions to McHenry hospital include Robert Clark. Robert Kalinsky, Keith Robison, Faith Bush, James Hovseth, Lionel DeGeorg)?, Ethel Jeffers, Jeffrey D Madenis, Linda Partenheimer and Helen Sch- mitt, of McHenry and Thomas Smialek. Charles Lebrecht and Tony Sherrill of Wonder Lake. BIRTHS McHENRY HOSPITAL Feb. 14, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Franzone of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Davis of fort Lauderdale, Fla., are the parents of their first child, an 8 lb. t 6 oz., boy born Feb. 1 He has been named Marshall James. Mrs. Davis is the for­ mer Linda Lowry of Burton's Bridge. Proud grandparents are Mr and Mrs. James Roche of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Osteen Davis and Robert Lowry of Fort Lauderdale, Fla Internal Revenue Service Older Americans Do Have Tax Advantages Age has its advantages-- especially where federal in­ come taxes are concerned. The Internal Revenue Service sug­ gests that you can save sub­ stantial tax dollars by famil­ iarizing yourself with the ben­ efits that tax laws extend to the nearly 21 million Ameri­ cans who are 65 years of age or older. Congress has fully recog­ nized the many problems faced j by persons over 65. As a re­ sult, several provisions in our tax laws have been created to provide tax relief to these tax­ payers, as well as to blind persons. For instance, anyone 65 or older, is entitled to an addi­ tional exemption of $750 on top of the $750 personal ex­ emption to which everyone is entitled. You may claim the age exemption even if your 65th birthday is on Jan. 1, 1975. (For tax purposes, the Internal Revenue considers you to be 65 on the day before your birthday.) Thus, a mar­ ried couple with both man and wife over 65 is entitled to a total exemption of $3000. Many people are beginning to accept the idea that once a person reaches 65, it 's time to stop working and start having fun. Thousands of retirees are pulling up stakes and heading for retirement communities. As a result, many retirees may be concerned about selling their homes. You can get an extra tax break when you sell your home if you have owned and used the property as your principal residence for a period (whether continuous or interrupted) to­ taling at least 5 years within the 8-year period endinfe on the date of the sale. If the ad­ justed sales price (the amount you receive after paying sell­ ing commissions and certain allowable fixing-up expenses) is $20,000 or less, the entire gain may be excluded from gross income. If the selling price is over $20,000, the tax break is pro-rated. ^There are two things to re­ member, though. You must have reached your 65th birth­ day at the time , of the sale and the tax exclusion can be used only once in a lifetime. The IRS has two publications which provide more informa­ tion--Publication 523 "Selling Your Home," and Publication 554, "Tax Benefits for Older Americans." They are both free at IRS offices. You can also take advantage of a retirement income credit to reduce taxes. Depending on the amount of retirement in­ come, you can credit as much as 15 per cent of $1524 toward your final tax bill. If you file a joint return, your spouse may qualify for the same credit, or, the alternative (com­ bined) computation may be to your benefit. However, any in­ come from certain nontaxable pensions and annuities must first be subtracted from this amount. To qualify for the retire­ ment income credit, you (1) m u s t b e a U . S . c i t i z e n o r . . . . resident; (2) must have had more than $600 of earned in­ come in each of any 10 calen­ dar years before the current year; and (3), of course, you must have retirement income. For purposes of the credit, re­ tirement income consists of in­ terests, dividends, gross rents, and pensions and annuity in­ come. However, for someone under 65 years, only a pension or annuity from a public re­ tirement system can be used in computing the credit. If you otherwise qualify to have the IRS compute your tax, it will compute the retirement credit for you if you attach Schedule R to your Form 1040. The schedule should contain suffi­ cient information so that the computation can be made prop­ erly. Publication 524 "Retirement Income Credit" is available free at all IRS , offices. This pamphlet gives you informa­ tion on what income qualifies for retirement income credit and how to compute it. Your social security pay­ ments, received monthly or in a lump sum are not taxable. Neither are railroad retire­ ment benefits nor benefit pay­ ments from a general welfare fund, such as payments for blindness. On the other hand, you are taxed on pensions or annuities received from your former em­ ployment but you are not taxed on any contributions you made to these plans during your employment. In such a case, you can avoid a lump sum tax bill by filling out a Form W-4P and sub­ mitting it to the plan's payer. By doing this, you are electing to have income tax withheld from the taxable portions and annuities. Medicare premiums for Part B of Medicare (that part de­ ducted from social security checks), as well as other pre­ miums for mcdical health in­ surance, are deductible if you itemize. One-half of your pre­ miums up to $150 is deductible without limitation. The bal­ ance should be added to your other medical expenses and are deductible only to the extent that they exceed three percent of adjusted gross income. Also, the law now allows taxpayers who retire on dis­ ability prior to mandatory re­ tirement age to exclude from taxes as much as $100 a week in sick pay. However, this ex­ clusion can be used only until the taxpayer reaches manda­ tory retirement age. DON'T MISS IT! BE A WINNER! GAMES w ST. JOHN'S S RESTORATION FUND PRESENTS Western Style Nites Fri. & Sat. Feb. 21 \ 22 8 P.M. till 1 A.M. Johnsburg Community Club Donation 53.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR This Ad Paid For By Parish Business People. Please Patronize These Fine People. ADAMS GROCERY ADAMS LAWN & LEISURE AIR-0-MATIC SEATING & COOLING CO. HETTERMANN'S RESTAURANT AND TAVERN JOHNSBURG REALTORS SMITH'S CENTRAL GARAGE 3604 N. Chapel Hill Rd. 2103 Route 120 3501 N. Pitzen Rd. 3622 N. Chapel Hill Rd. 2309 W. Johnsburg Rd. 2303 W. Johnsburg Rd. 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