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/ Teachers-Board 1Back To Bargaining Tabie' It's "back to the bargaining table" for teachers and board members in High School District 156. That was the assessment of Tom Phillips, chief negotiator for the High School Teachers association following a meeting held Tuesday night in West campus cafeteria. It was called so that members could become informed about the outcome of a negotiations meeting between the teachers and board last Thursday night. About eighty teachers attended this week's meeting, and according to Phillips, the vote opposed to accepting the board offer was "overwhelming". The teachers' request, according to Phillips, was for a 9.9 per cent increase. The board, with a first offer of 5.2S, raised it to 5.5 during last week's negotiation session. Phillips had predicted in advance the teachers would refuse the board offer, based on previous expressions of their feelings. Although (he was reluctant to talk about the possibility of a strike, the negotiator indicated this was something undesirable to both sides. Affects FAP 420 Hold Area Highway Hearings The Illinois Transportation Study commission has an­ nounced it will hold public hearings at three locations in northern Illinois Sept. 23 and 24. The principal purpose of the hearings will be to listen to the views of area residents con­ cerning the recommendations on highway improvements in Supplementa l Freeway corridors as prepared for the commission by a consultant. In addition, however, the com­ mission has indicated that it will take testimony from area residents concerning any other transportation matters they desire to bring before it. The McHenry area is con­ cerned with these hearings because one of the affected corridors is FAP 420, Fox River Valley, to be built to freeway design standards. date is 1986. The commission's initial hearing of this series will be held at Rockford Thursday, Sept . 23 , beg inning a t 10 a .m. , in a meeting room at the Ramada Inn, 7550 East State street. A second hearing will be held in the suburban Chicago metropolitan area Thursday, Sept 23, beginning at 4 p.m. The location for this hearing will be the Howard Johnson hotel and convention center located at 920 E. Northwest Highway in Palatine. At this hearing, it is the intention of the commission to take testimony from only those parties who find it impossible to appear before the commission at its hearing the following day in Chicago. On Friday, Sept 24, the commission hearing will be held in Chicago, beginning at 10 a.m., in the County board room at the Cook County building, 118 North Clark street Relative to Supplemental Freeway corridors, the con- (Continued on page 5) • IN TII1S * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER V ^ "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' VOLUME 101 NUMBER 14 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1976 2 SECTIONS 24 PAGES 20' Approve *4,191,384 School Budget Bicentennial With some minor alterations, the board of Consolidated Grade School District 15 Tuesday evening adopted a budget for the year 1976-77 in the amount of $4,191,384. Some reductions were necessitated because of a change in assessed valuation in the district. With a valuation of $84,200,361 the previous year, an estimate had been made of $85,000,000 this year. However, the figure dropped to $83,970,364. . Estimated expenditures in tthe various funds appear in the budget as follows: Education, $3,022,190; Building, $309,392; Bond and Interest, $392,962; Transportation, $339,840; Illinois Municipal Retirement, $80,000; and Working cash, $48,000. In budgeting for the Education fund, it was noted that concerning estimated revenue expected, provisions of the Jaffe bill on state aid were not included in the figure of $2,937,729. Therefore, this could increase the state aid by $165,000 fully implemented and funded. Concerning expenditures, the $3,022,190 Education fund figure is for 1975-76 actual salaries. The result of present negotiations could change this amount. The present deficit in the Education fund, as of June 30 this year, was $107,500. A deficiency of $84,461 is expected this year to bring the figure to $191,961 by June of 1977. The deficiency has been decreased from $410,328 in 1972. The Building fund anticipates a figure in the black amounting to $27,800 by the end of next June. This compares to a $154,593 deficit ih 1972. Before adoption of the budget, Mrs. Anna Cuda questioned the possibility of some reductions which would prevent a deficit. She referred especially to the Special Education program which is partially funded by the state. Business Manager William Landis said state funding falls short about $70,000 of the amount needed to serve these young people. Another important piece of business was the resolution approving a certificate of levy to be submitted to County Clerk Vernon Kays to raise money to meet the budget. The following sums were included: Education, $1,380,000; Maintenance, Building and Operation, $250,000; Bond & Interest (levied by county clerk); Transportation, $150,000; Illinois Municipal Retirement, $70,000; Working Cash, $50,000; Fine & Life Safety, $50,000; Liability Insurance, $17,511; Special Education Building, $20,000. A special resolution calls for a levy of .02 per cent tax for Special Education Building purposes,to be filed with the county clerk. Prior to action on personnel, considerable discussion was held and some disagreement evident concerning the ap­ pointment of Fred C. Kusch as assistant superintendent of educational services. Kusch has been officially holding the position of principal of McHenry Junior high school, although for a short time he has been carrying on the duties of the assistant superintendent. Member Gary Lockwood pointed out that his objection was not personal, but only that he did not approve the manner of selection. Lockwood said he thought the board should have more input into the person to fill the position. The vote resulted in four favorable votes by Lester Smith, Terry Howard, Marilyn Muntz and P >thy Vick. Expressing ri roval over selection procedure were M. (Continued on page 5) STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD The village of Sunnyside boasts an unusual Bicentennial display. A decorated silo at the home of William and Donna Mitchell at 4017 N. Wilmot road, McHenry, depicts a Bicentennial painting as well as a Village of Sunnyside emblem. A close-up of the design is shown in top photo. At the left is the Village of Sunnyside emblem designed by Karen Mitchell, daughter of the William Mitchells. She entered the design in a contest held last year conducted by Sunnyside officials for the purpose of adopting an official village emblem. The same emblem design is used on Sunnyside vehicle stickers. Schedule Hearing On Water Skier Suffers Injured Pistakee Buoy Location ieg when Hit By Boat Sunday A public hearing on placement of safety markers in Pistakee bay at Pistakee lake has been scheduled by the Department of Conservation for Sept. 21, according to Director John McGuire. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Conservation department's Region II headquarters, 110 James road, Spring Grove, just east of Route 12. A 1977 department regulation on Pistakee bay markers will be proposed at the hearing. Proponents and opponents of the regulation will be given the opportunity to submit oral or written statements. Chief William Brey, head of law enforcement for the Depart­ ment of Conservation, will preside at the Tuesday night meeting. The record will remain open for two weeks after the hearing. Disagreement exists among the users of Pistakee bay on the placement of the safety markers. The Coast Guard approved no-wake buoys have been placed by the depart­ ment's Division of Law En­ forcement each year since 1960 in compliance with a depart­ ment administrative order, according to McGuire. As we watched youthful members of visiting drum crops at the recent Fiesta day parade and again during Drum Corps Magic, we could not help but be impressed. We were also a bit sad, for we realized anew that McHenry no longer has the corps that brought pride to the home community for so many years The Viscounts had a less than auspicious start more years ago than we can remember. It had its detractors at first among people who preferred to compare it to experienced, visiting corps rather than accept it for the young organization it was. Thousands of hours and pails of perspiration later, after tutoring by devoted leaders in music and marching, the corps grew in stature until it was awarded state and national titles. Those who had been slow to accept the fledgling organization recognized the effort had been worthwhile. And then, just as we were beginning to accept the Viscounts as an important pari of the McHenry scene, some­ thing happened. Suddenly the Viscounts were not functioning as a unit, as we had known it, and members were joining other corps. We never learned details of the break-up of the corps locally. We do know there must be innumerable problems to surmount to keep an organization like this in operation, not the least of which is money. The loss, it seems, is the opportunity for McHenry young people to develop here in our own community, a self- discipline and responsibility that few other undertakings offer quite as well. K.A.F. Cite Career Center As One Answer To Dropout Problem There were 388 students who dropped out of McHenry county's high schools in the school 1974-75, according to the Illinois Office of Education. "Almost 400 students leaving our schools each year without a high school diploma is very disturbing", says Duane Gamble, director of the McHenry County Area Vocational center . It is this concern that has prompted development of the McHenry County Area Vocational center by the nine high school districts, offering twenty-one programs for eleventh and twelfth grade students in the county's thirteen high schools. The programs that will be offered are Farm and In­ dustrial Power, Agriculture Supplies and Service, Office Occupations, Data Processing, Sales and Marketing, Health Occupations, Auto Body Repair, Automotive Service, Aircraft Mechanics, Electrical Occupations, Graphic Com­ munications, Welding, Building Services, Special Assistance, Diesel Mechanics, Hor­ ticulture, Drafting, Machine Shop, Child Care, Cosmetology and Food Service. The estimated cost of the Area Vocational center project is $5,300,000 with 60 percent or $3,180,000 paid by the state and 40 percent or $2,120,000 paid by the nine participating districts. In addition to paying 60 percent of the project cost the state, at present, will pay ap­ proximately 20 percent of the yearly bond of interest cost The cost to the homeowner with a home assessed at $10,000 will be less than $5 per year and would be levied for ap­ proximately six years in Huntley, seven years in Marengo and Harvard, eight Political Honesty Coalition Leader B & P Speaker The McHenry Business and Professional Women will host an open meeting at Chapel Hill golf course Monday, Sept. 20, featuring Patrick Quinn as speaker. Quinn is the secretary-treasurer of the Coalition for Political Honesty which gathered 635,158 signatures on behalf of three political honesty amendments. These amendments would have stopped state legislators from drawing their pay in advance, end doubledipping (holding two or more public payroll jobs), and prohibit conflict of interest voting. The number of signatures collected set a record for a legislative reform initiative in American history. Since the signatures were collected, Governor Walker has signed a law prohibiting state legislators from drawing their pay in advance. However, seven individuals filed suit to prevent the other two amend­ ments from appearing on the November ballot. The State Supreme court has upheld Judge Nathan Cohen's decision •o keep these amendments off the ballot. Quinn will explain the Coalition position and tell of plans for the future. Patrick Quinn graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Georgeton university School of Foreign Service in 1971. During his college years, he served as an intern for Congressman Abner Mikva and he was active in a number of community and public interest projects, in­ cluding Ralph Nader's Cam­ paign G.M. In 1972 Quinn was appointed to Governor Walker's staff as liaison for citizen affairs. He later served on the task force on redlining, the task force on migrant af­ fairs and was given the "Man of the Year" award by the Migrant Worker's council. In July of 1975 Quinn resigned from Governor Walker's staff to organize a public interest group in Illinois. That group's first project is the Political Honesty Initiative. The McHenry Business and Professional Women would like to invite all interested persons to attend this informative meeting at 8 p.m. Sept. 20. years in Woodstock and Alden- Hebron, nine years in Rich­ mond, Crystal Lake, and McHenry and ten years in Johnsburg. There will be a referendum Oct. 2 to approve a .05 percent tax rate for the local share. "I have hired many people in industry and the person without (Continued on page 5) Vandalism And Theft Reported Two cases of vandalism have been under investigation by sheriff's police, involving a school and a residence. At Johnsburg Junior high school, there was a report of someone throwing a rock through a window over the weekend. At Wonder Lake, the Conrad Rupp family, 4510 E. Lake Shore drive, was awakened by the sound of breaking glass. Inspection revealed a rock had been thrown through a front picture window. Deputies are seeking the identity of two youths observed syphoning gas from an auto in the parking lot of Lakemoor Press, 519 W. Sheridan road, McHenry. It belonged to an employee. The offenders were seen fleeing into a nearby field. Richard Gonalez of 7411 Parkwood drive, Wonder Lake, reported that sometime during the night of Sept. 12, someone entered his van while it was parked in his drive. Taken were his Johnson 23 Channel CB radio and twin antennas. Bruce Geisler of 19532 Pheasant lane, Mokena, II., suffered a leg injury when he was struck by an outboard boat Sunday evening about 6 o'clock. The accident occurred at Pistakee lake, near the mouth of the Fox river, near John­ sburg. Gary Dzialo of 852 N Ashland, Chicago, told sheriff's police who investigated that he was traveling south into the river when he felt a bump Since he had observed nothing prior to impact, he thought he had run aground. However, in checking he learned of the injury to Geisler and reported the incident to police. Geisler said he was in the water putting on his skis when he was struck. Authorities believe the glare of a late afternoon sun may have been a factor in causing the accident. An accident involving a car driven by William H. Greve. Jr., of Rt. 176 Island Lake, resulted in a mail box and post being damaged in front of the Bernard Tonyan home, 4328 Rt. 31, McHenry, at 2 a.m. Tuesday. Greve was driving south on the highway at a speed between 50 and 55 miles per hour when he observed another vehicle north-bound on Rt. 31 in his lane of traffic. To avoid a collision, Greve said he swerved into the north lane and in doing so his vehicle went out of control, leaving the road on the east shoulder and striking a mailbox. The second driver continued without stopping and Greve was unable to describe the ' hie Robert L. Heider of 2813 Villa lane. McHenry, was blamed for an accident that also involved a motorcycle driven by James M Fisher of 3211 Skyway drive, McHenry. The latter was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad Heider was north-bound on Rt. 31 at 1:38 Monday afternoon and was attempting to make a left turn into a private driveway across from John­ sburg road when he collided with the Fisher car. Fisher said he was driving south on the highway when the other driver turned in front of him and he was unable to avoid the crash. The auto of Joseph O'Malley of 5307 N Lake street, McHenry, was damaged when another driver backed into him at the intersection of Ivy lane and Johnsburg road. The crash occurred at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. O'Malley told deputies he was north-bound on Ivy and was turning east after stopping at a sign Michael D. Kalk of 5119 W. Maple drive. McHenry. attempted to turn west on (Continued on page 5) I J Meet-And-Greet at Montini School Four new teachers have joined the staff of Montini Catholic schools this year. Pictured above, from left, Timothy Harrison, second level teacher at the Primary center; John Murphy, eighth grade Social Studies and boys' physical education at the Middle school; Mrs. Patricia Houser, sixth and eighth grade Religion and Social Studies at the Middle school; and Mrs. Nancy Brieschke, seventh and eighth grade Math at the Middle school. Parents will have the opportunity to meet these new teachers and welcome back the returning teachers at the Montini Parents' association's "Meet and Greet" night Thursday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m., at the Middle school gvm. STAFF PHOTO-W AYNE GAYI.ORI)