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State Commission Opposes Freeway 420 Route The Illinois Nature Preserves commission has voted to oppose construction of the proposed Richmond-Waukegan Freeway (FAP Route 420) in the vicinity of VoloBog. The commission's action was announced Friday by its chairman, Dr. Dale Birkenholz of Illinois State university. The decision to oppose the highway was made at the commission's meeting in Morris, II., Oct. 1. Dr. Birkenholz said the action reflected the commission's concern that the proposed highway would do serious damage to Volo, Pistakee, and Brandenberg Bogs. The three bogs, together with intervening land, are being acquired as an addition to the state nature preserves system by the Illinois Department of Conservation upon recommendation of the commission. Of the 863 acres in the project area, the department now holds 532 acres. "We have tried in the past to seek an accommodation between the highway and preservation of the natural area", Birkenholz said, "but the commission has concluded that there is no way the bogs can escape serious environmental degradation if the highway is built in the proposed corridor. We therefore feel we must oppose the proposed alignment even though we realize there are real problems in establishing the highway alignment through this part of the state." As currently proposed, the freeway would pass between Volo Bog and Brandenberg Bog, separating the preserve lands into two units. The highway would touch the edges of all three bogs and would be within about 100 yards of the tamaracks in Brandenberg Bog. Birkenholz cited noise, degradation of the scenic quality of the area, salt spray, impairment of movement of wildlife and visitors, construction damage, and possible alteration of hydrological conditions as undesirable effects the highway would have on the natural area. Birkenholz said that with construction of the highway there could be serious detrimental effects on the habitat of rare species of plants and animals that inhabit the bogs. He also said the highway would greatly detract from the experience of a visitor to the preserve An alternate alignment of the highway which would pass along the south edge of the Volo Bog basin would eliminate some but not all of the adverse impacts. The natural area encompasses most of the tamarack forest remaining in Illinois, as well as a variety of other bog, marsh, and upland forest habitats. The tamaracks and a number of other kinds of plants and animals in the area are northern species growing on the southernmost edge of their range. Preservation ot Volo Bog has been the concern of conservationists for many years. The area has long been visited, and studied by ecologists. The initial acquisition of 47.5 acres was begun in 1957 by the Nature Conservancy. The tract was subsequently conveyed to the University of Illinois and managed by the University's Committee on Natural Areas. In 1970, the threat of development of an adjoining privately owned part of the bog as a golf course led to conveyance of the preserve to the Department of Conservation and subsequent condemnation of the tract proposed for the golf course. The proposed freeway would connect with the proposed Lake county segment of the Lake-Will Freeway, to provide a new route from northeastern Illinois to Wisconsin. It has been planned for some years, and the Illinois Department of Transportation issued the Draft Environmental Impact statement March 2, 1976. * Ml Till! * THE MCHENRY* PLAINDEALER in i>\^* "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 101 NUMBER 22 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1976 4 SECTIONS 46 PAGES 20' Proposed Development Reign Over Homecoming ^c^QOf QoarcJ VieWS A handsome pair. Cathy Pintozzi and Keith Besserud display happy smiles just moments after being named MCIIS 1976 homecoming queen and king. The new title-holders were crowned at the intermission of Saturday night's dance, during a brief program held in the West campus auditorium. Calhy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pintozzi and Keith's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Roland Besserud. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD October 9 Crash Claims Third Victim On Friday A fatal automobile accident Oct. 9 on Route 47 at Thayer road, south of Hebron, which had claimed two lives, took another life Friday evening. Wayne B. Garreau, 28, of 1900 Elm court, Hanover Park, died in St Therese hospital, Waukegan. about 9:15 Friday evening due to injuries sustained in the two-vehicle collision Driver of the other vehicle involved, Thomas E. Lebrecht, 21. of 3121 E Lake Shore drive. Wonder Lake, remains in critical condition in the in tensive care unit at Sherman hospital. Elgin. Garreau's wife, Margaret, who was a passenger in his car, was killed at the scene as was the passenger in the van driven by Lebrecht, Mark A Kaefer. 21, of 5211 Patton drive. Wonder Lake The Garreaus' two children. Caroline, 6. and Scott. 8, were injured in the crash and were released following treatment at Memorial hospital. Woodstock County police reported, the van driven by Lebrecht failed to stop at the intersection and hit the Garreau auto which was south-bound on the highway. Electrical Outage For 2,000 Customers As beautiful Fall weather gave a hint of lower tem­ peratures ahead, 1976 homecoming at MCHS took on added spirit with brisk north breezes blowing on Friday. Only the determination of talented young people could have been responsible for beautiful floats that maintained their character in spite of the gales of wind that would have threatened a less professional undertaking Much as they have been doing since nomecomings first became popular, those of all ages with allegiance to their alma mater gathered along the streets to watch the line of march and marvel at the en­ durance and enthusiasm of yout h One class beauty of some years ago looked at the glowing young faces on a passing float and said emphatically, "Aren't they cute, we were never as pretty when I was in school"! (Continued on page 10) About 2,000 homes in McHenry and the area south of the city were without elec­ tricity for various periods of time early Tuesday. A spokesman for Com­ monwealth Edison Co. said a tree limb broke on John street shortly after midnight, causing Three people were taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad Sunday morning about 1 o'clock following a collision on Route 12 at Wilmot road, north of Johnsburg. Gary G Todd and his passenger. James M. Fry. both of Pell Lake. Wi., received minor injuries as well as the driver of the other car. John E. Cassell of 200 South drive, McHenry. According to the report, Cassell turned in front of the Todd auto and they collided at the intersection Cassell was ticketed for failure to yield Michael A. Chodorowski of 1510 Yal court. McHenry, was injured after the car he was driving ran into a barnyard, damaged a fence, cement water tank and a feeder bin. He was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad No statement was taken from the driver at the scene. E v i d e n c e i n d i c a t e d Chodorowski was traveling north on Chapel Hill road when his car ran into the barnyard at 2707 N. Chapel Hill road Thursday morning about 1:30. The driver of a car that hit a house at 2512 W. Johnsburg road Saturday morning about 1:30 was ticketed for driving in the wrong lane. Kevin L Kitterman of 1015 Windsor drive, McHenry, said he apparently fell asleep while east-bound on Johnsburg road. In its travels, the car also damaged a stone curb, sod and bushes at 2516 W. Johnsburg road. Rosemary M. Hartman of 1203 W. Northeast Shore drive, McHenry, was cited for driving in the wrong lane after she hit another car at the corner of River and Black Partridge roads, southeast of McHenry. Ms. Hartman told county police she lost control of her south-bound car as she entered a curve. It slid sideways into the north-bound lane where it hit an auto driven by Alfred C. (Continued on page 10) Possible advantages and problems associated with a planned unit development proposed west of Island Lake were discussed by the board of Consolidated School District 15 following a preliminary report by Dr. Robert Boos, superin­ tendent, at the last meeting. At a recent meeting with the president of the LaSalle Development Corp., there were petitions out for annexation of the land to the village of Island Lake This request is expected to be heard within the next two months. Indications are that building in the area would begin a year from next Spring, with the construction of 100 units each year and a completion of the development within ten years. The planned unit develop­ ment. consisting of detached residences and multi-family townhouses and apartments, is located in the southern portion of District 15. It is south of Rt. 176. west of Island Lake and east of the Fox river. The site is in excess of 800 acres, although only about half of that site is scheduled for development. About one-sixth of the single family residences extend to the south, beyond the local district boundary, and falls in the Wauconda school district. According to Dr. Boos, the developers have expressed interest in having this small portion excluded from the Wauconda district and annexed to Elementary District 15. When one board member pointed out that annexation might bring added tax revenue to the McHenry district, Board President M. David Cain outlined his thoughts. Cain said if homes were between $45,000 and $55,000, assessed at One-third, tax­ payers might pay $1,000 in taxes. For those homes where more than one child would be attending District 15, "we'll lose money", Cain made an assessment. Dr. Boos said the matter must be discussed now for board members' opinions since it is necessary to plan three years in advance. He estimated the development might bring an additional thousand students into the local school system. Another meeting with the developers is planned for the near future. Gary Lockwood of the Finance committee reported on an anticipated deficit of $193,000 next July 1. He referred to the state Jaffe bill which will fund the local district to the extent of $49,000, reducing the deficit to $144,000. Any action by the Illinois Legislature to increase school (Continued on page 10) Liberty Bell Replica Visits City two wires to fall. The resulting arc of light could be seen for many miles. Both Edgebrook Heights and the village of McHenry Shores were affected by the outage. Some of the homes had service restored by 2:17, others by 3:05 and the last by 6:40 a m Illinois replica of the historic Liberty Bell will be in McHenry Thursday. Oct 21. The bell will be displayed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the First National Bank of McHenry, 3814 W. Elm "This will be the bell's final appearances in McHenry county before it is permanently mounted on the Capitol grounds in Springfield early next month. Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett said. "When the replica goes on display in Belvidere Oct. 22 it will have appeared in every Illinois county." Everyone observing the bell during its state-wide tour has been invited to sign his or her name on a sheet of paper The names and other memorabilia will be placed in a time capsule, which will be buried beneath the Liberty Bell when it is permanently retired. The capsule will be reopened on the 300th birthday of the United States in 2076. Fifty-three reproductions of the original bell were cast in France and distributed by the Treasury department to each of the states and territories in 1950. They served as in spirational symbols in a campaign to sell United States Savings Bonds. Mounted on trucks painted red. white and blue, the bells toured the nation to promote fiscal independence. Each state was permitted to keep its bell after the tour For almost twenty-five years, the Illinois reproduction lay abandoned at the state fairgrounds. Howlett located the bell and put it on the road to commemorate America's 200th anniversary. The replica conforms in tone and size, and bears the same inscription, as the original relic in Philadelphia Its famous crack, however, is only painted on Set Lead Poisoning Centers "Woman Of The Year McHenry county's lead poisoning tests get under way Thursday and Friday, Oct. 21- 22, at several locations around the county, and the sponsoring McHenry County Association for the Retarded appeals to parents of children 1-6 to take advantage of this free health care program. Here is the local schedule for the van where free testing will be Thursday, Oct. 21: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.. Fantasy Farm, Crystal Lake road, McHenry; 10:30 a.m. to noon. Head Start program. Methodist church, McHenry, 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Christ the King church, Wonder Lake road. Wonder Lake; 5 to 9 p.m., McHenry Market Place, in front of Hornsby's. McHenry; Friday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.. Fairy Tale house. Roberts road. Island Lake Miss George has made more children in that contacts with pre-schools in the susceptible age group Last county and distributed more year we tested a small number than 900 pre-registration slips of children and found several but that is a small number of ^cases that required further the 1-6 year-olds in McHenry testing. The testing procedure county, she said. has been simplified and "We want to reach many (Continued on page 10) NAMES CITY CLERK - Mayor Joseph Stanek is shown with Barbara Gilpin, his choice at Monday night's City Council meeting. She will fill the vacancy that occurred last week when Terry Wilde resigned as city clerk and city collector. Mrs. Gilpin will begin her full time duties soon. Full details of the meeting will appear in Friday's Plaindealer. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD "Lead poisoning is still considered a serious health hazard of young children and is an important cause of mental retardation in Illinois," said Kathi George, chairman of the project. She may be contaced at 344-1230 for further in­ formation. Harrison Teachers Host Candidates October 21 The Harrison Teacher s association of Harrison elementary school in Wonder Lake will hold is pre-election Meet the Candidates night Oct. 21, at 7:80 p.m. in the Harrison school gymnasium in Wonder Lake. The purpose of the special evening will be to provide local voters a chance to meet with, and listen to. the various candidates who are seeking elective office from the surrounding area. Meet the Candidates night, under the sponsorship of the Harrison Teachers association, gives the voters an excellent opportunity to question the candidates on their positions on issues such as taxes, local political control and school aid It is one of the rare times when the people can meet office seekers on a personal basis. The meeting is open to the public and all area voters are welcome to participate. The format will be for each can­ didate to have three minutes to present his views, then a question and answer period w ill follow. Traditionally, the can didates' appearance has been well attended At the "Woman of the Year" dinner of the McHenry Business & Professional Women's club, held at Indian Manor restaurant Monday evening, Adele Froehlich, second from right, was the surprised recipient of a beautiful plaque and a dozen roses. Recognition was accorded her for almost thirty years as editor of the McHenry Plaindealer and for her service as founder-director of the McHenry Choral club. Above, she receives plaque from Janice Notz, chairman of the "Woman of the Year" committee, at right. At left are Cathy Nolan, president of the club, and Richard Klemm, chairman of the McHenry County board's Finance committee, guest speaker of the evening. Nominations for, the special recognition were made by the public and voted upon by a committee including ( hairman N'otz, Jean Schuette, Catherine Fredrick. Barbara Gerasch. Charlotte Broman. Marge Haug, Bertha English, Lenore Frisby and Bonnie Gaza. ' STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD