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PAGE 12 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18. 1976 R E A L E S T A T E Vacant, 70 x 140' lot, land-, scaped, water and sewer in, Lakeland Park. Asking $7,200. 385-1348 after 5 p.m. 8-13/8-18 FOX LAKE VACATION Village, studio apartment, all furnish­ ings and appliances. $15,500. or offer 312-693-2362 8-18/8-20 5 ACRES in Richmond, III. on Highway P, asking $21,000. Will consider offers 312-359-6166 8-18/8-25 NEW 3 BEDROOM Colonial ranch, 2 car garage, full base­ ment, 1% baths, fully improved lot $39,000 385-4043 8-18/8-20 By Owner, Eastwood Manor, 3 bedroom 2 car garage $29,500. Call 385-4273 8-18-TF-1-2 LOT 60 X 140 ft. in Lakeland Park Area. Call 815-385-7269 after 5 p.m. 8-13/8-18 WATERFRONT LOT- Pistake Hills $3500 firm 497-4115 after 5 pm 8-18/8-20 Johnsburg Story ATTENTION < HOMEOWNERS OF SUNNYSIDE AND PISTAKEE AREA Thinking of selling your home?Then call Now 385-2028 For the Special preferred services of G T C0NNERTY REALTY, INC PISTAKEE TERRACE W0 OBLIGATION FOR A MARKET EVALUATION 8-18/9-3 FOR SALE BY OWNER mm nm 3 bedroom, 1% bath raised ranch, large family room, central air conditioning, gas grill, professionally land­ scaped. Located in the heart of McHenry on Grand Ave., Walking distance to everything! Priced to sell at $49,900.00. 385-3999 8-13/8-20 (From Johnsburg Unit District 12) For the past eight months Johnsburg Community Unit School District No. 12 has been dialoguing, negotiating, and facilitating Johnsburg high school construction grant application tasks necessary for a project application to the Illinois Office of Educational School Facility sections and the Illinois Office of the Capital Development board, two sections of the Illinois Office of Education. A construction grant ap­ plication asking for state monies to assist in the con­ struction of the new Johnsburg high school was submitted Feb. 12, 1976. Dr. Duane Andreas, superintendent of Johnsburg schools, was in charge of ac­ counts relating to justification and the rationale for the project, and Dr Kenneth F a l k i n h a m , a s s i s t a n t - . superintendent-Business Af­ fairs for Johnsburg schools, was in charge of financial considerations and com­ pulations in regard to the project. These Johnsburg officials journeyed to Springfield and after an appearance before the State Capital Development board to answer final questions in, relation to the project, the board officially acted to fund the Johnsburg high school project in the amount of $2,684,183. The Johnsburg school board of education chose to withhold publication of a preliminary grant entitlement received in May until such time as it was officially known that the grant would be funded; that money was available to fund the en­ titlement. More than 100 school construction grants were The professional staff of the McHenry County Youth Service bureau gather on the steps of their new offices at 840 North Seminary avenue, Woodstock. Serving the entire McHenry county area, the staff includes, left to right, Steve DeLugach, direct services; Tom L. Timm, executive director; Carroll King, direct services; Joan Schratt, office manager; and Ken Kunzer, director of community and Youth development. A new social service agency, the McHenry County Youth Service Bureau, has opened with offices at 840 North Seminary avenue, in Wood­ stock. It has been providing services to the county since May of this year. According to the Bureau s executive director, Tom L. Timm, the Youth Service Bureau has two fundamental objectives. The first is to work with young people who are experiencing difficulty within their families, their schools, or their community. The second is to develop long range plans and programs for the prevention of delinquency. A counseling program has been established to provide assistance on an individual, group, or family basis It is the policy of the Bureau to establish a contract with those seeking assistance for a specific period of time. Counseling is done for a six to eight-week period. Although the time can be extended, if necessary. Emphasis is placed on family counseling whenever possible. The Bureau also has the ability to respond to crisis situations, and the professional staff is available twenty-four hours a day. Police, schools, courts, mental health agencies and other social service programs have been alerted to these new services. Young people and parents seeking help may call the Bureau at 338- 7360. In the near future, the Youth Service Bureau will make use of young people themselves to provide counseling to other youths. Called "peer coun­ seling", this approach has been successfully tried in other Youth Service Bureaus around the state. Activity groups for young people and a series of programs designed to give parents a chance to learn new techniques for raising children are also planned. In addition to responding to the immediate needs of young people and their parents, the Youth Service Bureau is concerned about the prevention of juvenile delinquency. Prevention covers a broad range of programs, including community education, development of resources for young people in their com­ munity, training programs for parents, and new activities and services for youth not now provided. The staff of the Youth Service Bureau is concerned that youth themselves have a chance to express themselves about their own needs. Various methods to solicit youth imput are being considered by the staff to assure that youth have a voice in both the programs and the plans of the agency. The establishment of the McHenry County Youth Service Bureau represents the culmination of almost two years of work and planning through the voluntary efforts of citizens within McHenry county. Funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement commission, the Bureau is headed by a board of directors which establishes policy and oversees the general operation of the agency. POET'S CORNER SOMEONE IS LISTENING When you're depressed and lonely You're only half alive You sometimes wonder how and if You ever will survive The toil and troubles mount up They never seem to end This is the time to look up And seek a faithful friend Who'll listen very patiently To what you have to say But never give advice to you And never turn away. "Oh God, I do need someone To help me," so you say "I do not have the strength nor will to face another jday" And just admitting those few words You feel you're not alone For He has opened up His heart And welcomed you back home Florence B. Spenelly Instant Replay I 5^ submitted by various school districts in the state of Illinois, but few of the construction grant applications were funded by the -Illinois Office of Education School Facilities section, which set the priorities. Funding levels approved by the Legislature, and cuts by Governor Walker were also significant hurdles to cross before it was officially known if Johnsburg had not only been recommended to receive a grant, but that the priority status was high enough to be included in the monies available. The grant to the newly for­ med Johnsburg Community unit school district is at this time in the amount of $2,684,183 This means that the State of Illinois will contribute approximately three-fifths of the cost to construct the new Johnsburg high school. This also means that of the $3,033,600 voted to construct the high school by the voters of John­ sburg School District 12, only $1.7 million of these bonds will have to be sold at this time for high school construction purposes. This is within the parameters as recommended by the Citizens' Feasibility study, an outside educational consultant firm, the Johnsburg school administration, and Johnsburg board of education. Among savings to the district will be with future bond sales, in that it appears very unlikely at this time that the district will need to sell additional bonds beyond the original $1.7 million which will be held in trust by the Illinois Office of Education Capital Development board for the approximate $2.7 million state contribution. This also means, that the district will have funds available for the construction of an auditorium and-or swimming pool and in all likelihood, additions to the Junior High-middle school complex because of increased enrollment. The Johnsburg district last year grew 3.85 percent more than projections by the Unit District Citizens' Feasibility study. Indications are that the growth is continuing in the district, and such factors as this were significant in providing rationale for state participation in the Johnsburg School district high school building plans. School district officials also stated a strong case for the district in an attempt to receive state monies, from a viewpoint that growing communities should be recognized by the state government, as additional school students have an ad­ verse taxation impact on long time residents in the district. Other rationale in relation for the project included the idea of unhoused students for the high school, unit district formation and reorganization which the state is encouraging, and that Johnsburg district is atypical of the rest of the state as per student growth. As a consequence of the formation of the unit district, a new high school building was needed for the Johnsburg Community Unit School District No. 12 students. A new freeway is projected to traverse the district can only enhance the possibility of additional student growth. Should a local school district alone bear the brunt of such local school district growth? The creation of a partnership between the State Office of Education and Johnsburg district was also emphasized in the rationale, as well as the school's attempting to provide an unique, articulated K-12 individualized and personalized curriculum* for the new Johnsburg unit district. In­ dividualized high school curriculum models are not now prevalent in the State of Illinois. Funding of the project will utilize another five-year construction plan to suit the needs of the growing Johnsburg school district. The district has been building school's five of the last nine years, and has ex­ perienced two five-year plans to suit its student increased enrollment needs. The state funding of the project will also assist McHenry High School District 156 in easing its student enrollment problems in that withdrawal of students will, therefore, open additional classroom space for McHenry What is educationally best for the students of Districts 12 and 156? \ A versatile, flexible high school facility that is in congruence with the needs of a versatile and flexible elementary curriculum in­ corporating both traditional and educationally progressive concepts is planned for the high school. The district presently has provisions for both open space and traditional classrooms in three of its four elementary schools, such construction occurring in the years 1971, 1972, and 1973. School reorganization would be facilitated in that the State Office of Education is en- c o u r a g i n g s c h o o l reorganizations that suit local needs. The project is expected to assist in continuing a John­ sburg school "lighthouse district" concept. In a State Department of Education visitation to Johnsburg school, the statement was made that the community, school board, administration, and teaching staff were to be commended for the excellence of the district. It further quoted that "this is a lighthouse district" BACK TO SCHOOL A 16-page color tabloid section featuring Back to School sales offered by McHenry area merchants will be a feature of the Friday, Aug. 20, Plaindealer. WHO KNOWS 1. Define potamophobia. 2. Name the Prime Minis­ ter of Canada. 3. What historical event occurred August 14. 1945. 4. What is nucleosynthe­ sis? 5. Who invented the first self-starter automo­ bile? 6. When was the first na­ tional census taken? 7. Who founded the mili­ tary order of the Purple Heart? 8. What is the flower for the month of August? 9. Name the August birth- stone. 10.When was the Post Of­ fice Department re­ placed t(y an independ­ ent government agency' Answers I© Who KROVS 1. Extreme fear of large bodies of water. 2. Pierre Trudeau. 3. Japan surrendered to the U.S. 4. The process by which chemical elements are created. 5. Charles F. Kettering, 1911. 6. August, 1790. 7. George Washington, 1782. 8. Poppy or gladiola., 9. Sardonyx or peridot. 10.1970. New Agency Serves Youth HAPPY BIRTHDAY * U.S.A. * WE LOVE YOU NO OTHLR IN THL WORLD CAN HOLI) A CANDLE TO THIS ONL BUY A FLAG ° FLY A FLAG Bennington Flag »5'« Only OFFERED AT COST AS A BICENTENNIAL PUBLIC SERVICE THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER 3812 West Elm Street, McHenry, Illinois The Bennington Flag illustrated above has become the recognized flag of the Bicentennial its unusual arrangement of Stars and Stripes and the 76 in the star field make it a most interesting and important historic flag. It flew over the military stores in Bennington. Vermont, on August 14. 1777. General John Stark's militia led the Americans in decisively defeating a large British raiding force, thus protecting the precious military supplies at Bennington This battle improved the morale of the American forces and so weakened General Burgoyne's army as to aid in its capture two months later at Saratoga. The McHenry Plaindealer is proud to offer this complete home flag kit at cost as a part of our salute to our great country on its 200th Birthday Send in the coupon or stop by our service desk to gat your flag and fly it proudly on all the upcoming Bicentennial holidays. Enclosed is $. (check, money order, or cash) Q U A N T I T Y for Bennington '76 Set at $5.76 each Add $1 00 per set Postage and Handling Name Address City State .Z'P.