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Hold Blood Donor Day Tours For Public Hospital Observes 20th Year The twentieth anniversary of McHenry hospital will be ob­ served Sept. 26-Oct 2, with hospital tours for the public, a reception for new physicians, and a dinner dance to raise funds for "Community Outreach" projects focusing on health education and service. "As a citizen-sponsored, not- for-profit hospital, we have depended for two decades on the constant support of b u s i n e s s e s , s e r v i c e organizations, and individuals in McHenry county," com­ mented LeRoy E. Olsen, president of the hospital's board of directors. "Our anniversary gives us an opportunity to report to the public on our present services, to salute those who helped found this hospital, and to project our short-term and long-term goals." Daily tours of hospital departments will be conducted at 2, 4 and 6 p.m., from Sunday, Sept 26 through Friday, Oct 1. for all interested persons 12 years old and older, according to Anthony Corcoran, executive director. "We will have presentations by such departments as our Dietary department. Staff Development, and unit-dose Pharmacy. In addition, we would like to show to the public our new Radiology department, which is scheduled to open in November " The week long celebration will also be highlighted by a reception for new physicians and their wives on Tuesday evening, hosted by the board of directors; an auxiliary- sponsored card party Thur­ sday, Sept 30; and the publication of a newspaper supplement explaining Com­ munity Outreach programs. "The week's events will be climaxed by a dinner dance Saturday, Oct. 2, to benefit outreach programs and to afford a reunion between those who helped to found the hospital and those who are helping it to maintain the ex­ cellence for which it is known," Olsen said. "Anyone » interested in receiving information on any of these events may call the hospital's Outreach depart­ ment. 385-2200." THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 'SERVING T^HE CHAIN-O-LAXE S REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 101 NUMBER 11 WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1976 2 SECTIONS 26 PAGES 20' Mayor Joseph Stanek fills out a blood donor card in support of the city's blood assurance program. On Thursday, Sept. 9, the McHenry Area Jaycees, in cooperation with the Aurora Area Blood Bank, will sponsor a blood donor day from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the McHenry V.F.W. hall, Rt. 120. The purpose is to insure that all residents of McHenry are eligible to receive blood free of charge, when needed, in any hospital in the United States, according to Peter Keller, chairman of the Jaycees' Blood Assurance program In order for McHenry to take part in the blood assurance program, at least 4 percent of its residents must give a pint of blood, or 400 pints of blood must be collected this year Because of poor donor turn-out, only 110 pints have been collected thus far, Keller explained He said, "We urge all eligible individuals to donate a pint of blood Don't rely on the other guy, because he may not be able to give." Criteria for donating blood include the following: donors must be between the ages of 17 and 65 years of age, weight at least 110 pounds and generally be in good health An individual may not donate blood if he or she has ever had hepatitis or heart disease. Every potential donor is interviewed prior to donating blood to determine eligibility. The entire procedure, including registration, medical history, blood drawing and refresh­ ments, takes about a hall hour. The Jaycees urge the public to give a pint of blood and help the donor, the family and the community. Present Mass Annexation Plan McCullom Lake Cleanup To Prevent Fish Kill An important project is being planned Saturday and Sunday, Sept 11 and 12, by the Mc­ Cullom Lake Conservation club. At that time, it will un­ dertake the project of cleaning out the weeds in McCullom Lake to protect the fish population The low level of the lake and the abundance of weeds could cause a winter kill of fish during the time the lake is under heavy cover of ice and snow, Jerry Raycraft of the Conservation club reported The fish suffocate because of the low oxygen level. There will be three 20-yard dumpsters located at Lakeland Park West beach, West Shore Beach village beach and the McCullom Lake village beach. Men and women are asked to help out this weekend by physically removing the weeds and putting them in the dump­ sters at the beaches. The project will begin at 9 a.m. both mornings. Everyone is asked to bring a rake, pitch fork or some type of tool for use in removing the weeds. Boats will also be needed, Raycraft said. Persons should contact Harold Bowlin in Lakeland Park. Boyd Knaack in West Shore Beach, Jerry Raycraft (385-7851) in McCullom Lake and Harriet Hanner (385-7249) for Germantown, Spojnia, Lakewood and Johnson's subdivision | | "If you don't use city water, you can't use city sewer." That >was the consensus given by ^aldermen in regard to an an­ nexation proposal presented to / city officials Thursday night by Herman Mass of McCullom Lake during an informal meeting. It appeared this will be the city s attitude toward all future proposed annexations because "we make money on the water but we lose money on sewers," Alderman Ray Smith said The proposed 15-acre sub­ division called Derby Acres is located on the east shoreline of McCullom Lake. It is con­ tiguous to McHenry by 98 feet of property in Petersen park. In his plan, Mass proposed donating park land to the city on the shore of McCullom Lake which would be used as a city beach in Petersen park. This proposal drew mixed reactions from Lakeland Park and Lakewood subdivision property "Neither snow nor storm .... the old motto of the U.S. Post office, has stood the test of time. This is not to say there are not delays on occasion, but the one that came to our attention this past week has every justification. It's a truth-is- stranger-than fiction story. In February of 1975, 13-year- old Ray Roach of 1703 N Pleasant, McHenry, sent a valentine to an adult cousin residing in Montana. Late last month, about a year and a half later, he received his bread- and-butter letter It wasn't that his cousin meant to be so late. In fact, the letter had only an apology that accounts for four months of that time, reading, "How's this for being late to answer your letter9 Just 4 months'" That cousin will be mighty surprised upon finding that the thank-you arrived in August of 1976 The facts have all the mystery of a Hitchcock thriller The letter to McHenry left East Helena, Montana, June 24, 1975 The following day a truck carrying United States mail was hijacked at Livingston, Mt. The mail taken in the hijack w a s l a t e r - m u c h l a t e r - . recovered from the bottom of an abandoned, damp well. Although this discovery took place May 1, 1976. it was necessary for the Postal In­ spection Service to retain the mail as evidence for a FederaJ court. The belated letter is now in (Continued on page 18) Arrest Five Employees Of Store For Various Thefts Three youths and two juveniles were arrested last week by city police for various thefts from Hornsby's High Speed Chase Brings Six Tickets To Driver David M. Wagner, 21, of 3609 W. James street, McHenry, was issued six tickets by county and city police following a chase Friday night at speeds in excess of 110 mph. The chase started on Elm street and ended at the intersection of Bull Valley and Valley Hill roads where Wagner's motorcycle collided with a McHenry County Sheriff's squad car. Wagner was charged by county police with aggravated assault, resisting a peace of­ ficer, fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer and reckless driving In addition, city police charged him with reckless driving and fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer. Bond was set at $4,000 and he is to appear in court Sept. 9 The incident began about 10 p.m. Friday when McHenry police saw Wagner traveling (Continued on page 18) Workshops To Aid In Family Problem Solving Workshops will be conducted by local leaders in the field of f a m i l y c o m m u n i c a t i o n , problem solving and counseling when a conference called "Family Talk", is held Saturday, Sept. 11, at McHenry County college. It is sponsored by the McHenry Youth Service bureau. All families, parents and children, are invited to par­ ticipate. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 4 o'clock. Jim Aull, conference coor­ dinator, observed, "The pur­ pose of the conference is to explore new ways of resolving problems - and problems are experienced by all families. Sometimes just tlje stress of daily living njakes com­ munication between the generations difficult. This experience is to try out some new ways to get into better communication". Miss Maurie Taylor, for thirty years a teacher and counselor at McHenry high school, will deliver the opening remarks. She brings many years of experience working with young people and is a popular speaker in the area. Workshops conducted by the Rev. Arn Schaper of Crystal Lake, Ms. Jill Feldman, Ms. Sue Carpenter and Ms. Sue Halaska will involve par­ ticipants in discussions of such topics as "How to Fight Fair", "Family Communications" and "The Right To Be Somebody". Persons interested in registering for the program may call the Youth Service bureau. There is a registration fee which can be waived if necessary. Department store at the McHenry Market Place. They were employees of the store Detective Gary Wigman of the McHenry Police depart­ ment signed four complaints against Gary A. Vogt, 17, of 3109 E. Lake Shore drive. Wonder Lake; two charges against David C. Bremer, 17, of 5214 Shorehill , McHenry, and one complaint against Lauree Baker, 17, of 3111 Shady drive. Wonder Lake. Each charge carried a bond of $1,000. They are to appear in court Sept 9. Vogt was charged with three counts of theft under $150 and one count of theft of lost or mislaid property. The complaints charge that Vogt took an 8-track tape deck, an 8-track tape player and a baseball glove from Hornsby's store. One complaint charged Vogt with theft of lost or mislaid property in that he took $20 from a wallet lost by H.R. Kollenkark "and failed to take reasonable measures to restore the property to him." Mer­ chandise stolen from the store was valued at approximately $190. Bremer's two charges of theft under $150 were in con­ nection with the theft of an 8- track tape player and an 8 track tape deck from the store The merchandise was valued at approximately $167. Ms. Baker was charged with theft of lost or mislaid property in that she took $40 from a lost wallet knowing the owner to be H.R. Kollenkark and she "failed to take reasonable measures to restore property to him " (Continued on page 18) t h e owners who were present at the meeting Aldermen, Zoning board members and Plan commission members met at Petersen park Thursday night to view and walk the proposed subdivision property. Later, everyone convened at city hall to hear details of the plan. Mass explained he had donated the shoreline property to the city in hopes of getting permission to hook into the city sewer system. He felt it would not be feasible to put in a disposal plant for the 25 lots proposed He said he was willing to pay for extension of the sewer line to his property line. The sewer line now ends at the Petersen park rest station Stanek said that through preliminary topographic and grade inspections, it appeared gravity feed could be used to service the subdivision. It is possible a lift station might be needed, he admitted The sewage flow would go through the lift station in Lakeland Park Baxter and Woodman, city engineer^.would need to determine if that line could handle it, Stanek added. Mass announced that he had not determined where he would get his drinking water supply. When he said he had talked to men from Lakeland Park Water company, which fur­ nishes water to Lakeland Park. Alderman LaVerne Hromec commented. "It is common knowledge that T P. Mathews (owner of the water company) doesn't have water to give you." Mass said that's what he was led to understand. He said he would like to get city water to his property if it was at all financially feasible. There is no city water line anywhere in the vicinity of Petersen park at the present time. Discussion was held on the possibility of drilling a well in Petersen park which would furnish water to the park and the proposed subdivision. Treatment facilities would have to be installed to handle the operation. Mass noted he would be willing to participate in cost sharing to develop this operation if the costs were reasonable. It was suggested that city engineer. Dr. Hal Sundin, should determine what the costs would be on a project such as this. Mass could then be informed and decide if he wanted to continue with his project. Alderman Jack Pepping suggested that to satisfy city beach needs, he feltjnore lake frontage would be needed than the 85-foot frontage in the plan. He felt there would be trouble if people weren't given enough room to use the beach. Charles A. Mionske. land surveyor for Mass, explained that the proposed donation already consisted of the equivalent of five lots in Mass' subdivision. Pepping suggested the possibility of taking an option on the beach front lot adjoining the donated land. That would afford about 200 feet of lake frontage for a beach. Mass said he would consider the suggestion. Mayor Stanek said if Mass would consider a 3-year option on the lot, "I think we would consider a reasonable price if we have three years to consider it." Mionske noted that lake front property owners have riparian rights 137 feet into the lake. The city, too, would have riparian rights if the beach should be established Riparian rights are defined as "access to or use of the shore bottom and waters." Stanek felt the key to the whole proposition lies in two small lots in the immediate vicinity owned by Kenneth Petersen, who sold the property to the city for Petersen park. He also owns 13 acres in Mc­ Cullom Lake which the city would have to get permission to use. There has to be an arrangement with Petersen too." he stressed. Mass' plan indicated 25 "estate type" lots which would sell for about $20,000 and would be restricted to the con- continued on page 18) Investigate Weekend Crashes Set Johnsburg Festival The Johnsburg Community club's fifty-fourth anniversary celebration Saufen und Spiel Fest, will begin with the traditional parade through downtown Johnsburg at 1 p.m Sunday, Sept. 12. The parade will conclude at the Community club grounds where the ac­ tivities will begin with the flag raising at 2:15 p.m. Activities will be concluded at 7 o'clock. Of the various drum and bugle corps participating, featured will be the Imperial Cadets drum and bugle corps of Skokie, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as the oldest continual junior drum and bugle corps in the United States. A Marine color guard from Great Lakes and an Army precision drill team will add a toi^h of splendor to the march. The Sound Investment, a contemporary music group, will thrill parade watchers with their special musical ren­ ditions. Beauty for the parade will come in the appearance of Miss McHenry and Miss McHenry County, as well as other beauty queens from the area. Fun and nostalgia will be provided by the clowns, floats and antique cars which are always outstanding attractions of the parade. One of the old Kaiser Frazers is billed as "super duper special". One of the first activities at the grounds will be a per­ formance by the nationally recognized sining group, Sweet Adelines. They will be followed by Charlie Dunkel and his ( German band The baseball game this year will pit the managers of the McHenry Little League against the managers of the Johnsburg Little League. For the children, there will be clowns, train rides, a miniature ferris wheel and the popular sand pile where they can keep busy and discover pennies The Saufen und Spiel Fest will have the Beer-Drinking, Tug-o-War. and Horseshoe contests along with the beer, brats, and corn and other refreshments. Arcing on a Commonwealth Edison Co. utility pole, shown at right in photo, caused some disruption of electric service in McHenry Sunday evening. It resulted from a one-car accident on Chapel Hill road, just north of Lincoln road, about 8:15. State police said James Donovan of 1904 W. River Terrace drive, was driving south on Chapel Hill when an unidentified driver in front of him applied the brakes, causing Donovan to swerve to avoid a collision. His car left the road and struck the pole. The accident resulted in the arrest of a second man, Donald Cote, 22, of 31 Indian Trail road, Barrington, who sheriff's police said was intoxicated. As deputies! assisted state police with traffic control following the crash, Cote persisted in standing in the roadway obstructing traffic. After repeated warnings he was arrested for disorderly conduct. His bond was set at $25 and he is scheduled to appear in court Sept. • STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Twenty accidents were handled by county police over the Labor day weekend A number of crashes involved injuries, but no fatalities were recorded Michael W. Legoo of 5309 Ba.nard Mill road, Ringwood, and his passenger. Barbara A Anton of 9802 Main street. Hebron, were injured Friday night about 11:15 when the car in which they were riding went out of control and landed in a field. The Richmond Rescue squad took the two youths to McHenry hospital for treat­ ment Legoo reported he was west­ bound in the 7800 block of Barnard Mill road As he crested a hill, he said the road became very bumpy, causing him to lose control of the vehicle It traveled through a fence and came to a stop in a field Christopher E Rich of 515 Main street. Spring Grove, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Fox Lake Rescue squad following a one-car accident Monday evening at 6911 State Park road, near Spring Grove. Rich told country police he knew nothing about the mishap No further details were available from the accident report Kenneth E Pahlke of 7234 W. North avenue, Elmwood Park, was hurt Sunday about 6 p.m when he lost control of his car at 501 N River road and the auto overturned Sharon M. Hunt of Thomas court, McHenry. reported she was traveling north on River road when the south bound Pahlke car swerved into her lane of traffic » and then rolled over. Pahlke told deputies he was traveling south when he lost control of the vehicle. Michael S. Lesko of 5108 O r c h a r d r o a d . M c H e n r y , escaped injury Sunday mor­ ning about 2:15 after he fell asleep while driving at 2922 Lincoln road, east of McHenry. Lesko said he was south-bound (Continued on page 18)