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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 31 Aug 1977, p. 1

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Conway, •tending at right fed aad enjoying the outim who served at co-chairmi Members of the McHenry Area Rescue squad render first aid (top photo) to Shirley Luto of McHenry, who was injured when a car she was riding in collided head-on with a truck (lower photo) Monday morning in front of Valley View school. Mrs. Luto was listed in serims condition In McHenry hospital Monday afternoon while her son, with head bandaged, is shown sitting next to his mother. He was listed in good condition. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD Seize 20 Lbs. Of Marijuana Twenty pounds of marijauna, with a street value of ap- proximately |3,S00 was con­ fiscated early Sunday morning, with a Harvard man and his wife being arrested for having possession of the marijauna. Charged were 34-year-old Dennis L. Firlick, and his wife, Juanita, 23, both of whom were released on $3,300 bond. According to police, at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, a Sheriffs Police officer stopped the Firlick auto on a routine traffic violation on Rt. 173, one mile west of Harvard. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer allegedly spotted the marijauna, resulting in the arrests. Locally, a 17-year-old McHenry youth was arrested and charged with unlawful Set Sept. 12 Date For Auto Dealership Trial As school bells summoned students of all ages to classes this week, it must have been with diverse feelings to match the number answering the call. McHenry has some very real problems to solve in the year ahead, and the public will soon be asked to give its stamp of approval to solutions outlined by two local boards of education. These solutions haven't suddenly emerged on the spur of a late summer meeting. One has resulted from many months in which the board and educational leaders have joined with a representative group known as a Task Force to study the problems and come up with a solution deemed in the best interests of future education in McHenry. This is not to say the public was discounted in drawing up plans. The public's support is needed if either of the local districts is to follow through on a debt reduction program. The districts have cut their budgets by way of staff reductions, in cuts or elimination of programs and services, and in other, less spectacular ways as a start. Both boards feel further cutbacks would seriously affect the educational program. ** The outcome of two October referendums for a boost of the Educational and Operations and Maintenance funds will tell the rest of the story, with the public in the driver's seat. As we ponder the future of education in McHenry, it's interesting to look back at other, less troubled times. Without doubt, there were school problems in 1952, but in a high school district with only 425 students they, were sure to have been on a smaller scale. And the problems of today are not all concerned with money. An entirely different social atmosphere has almost assured that discipline - or lack of it - is a brand new issue to cope with in 1977. It's a problem that begins in the home and is reflected in the classroom, multiplied by the number of parents who just don't care. Another factor to be reckoned with, only in its infancy a quarter of a century ago, is television. State educational leaders have set forth the fact that upon entering school in grade one, the average child has viewed _ 4,000 hours of television.By graduation from high school, the average student has viewed 15,000 hours of TV and has spent more time in front of the TV set th&n in the classroom. Consider that in comparing home study time- with the relatively diversion-free at­ mosphere of ^venty-five years ago. And the comparisons could go on. But money is the No. 1 problem this year. Whether the October bond issues pass or fail is something the taxpayers of McHenry school districts must decide. It is our understanding the leaders who will present the issues intend to do so Openly, making every effort to inform the public of the facts and in view of those facts ask for support in the interest of good schools. We believe this approach is a correct one. Voters cannot-be coerced successfully. Each person who enters the privacy of the polling booth must wrestle with his own conscience. Only the individual is aware of his own financial state. Only the individual can weigh personal money problems against what is needed from him to maintain good schools.- We can only suggest that whatever the answer, the public should know that many individuals, like themselves, have devoted time, energy and thought in struggling for the right answer. It would seem to be our obligation - each of us - to devote sufficient time to become acquainted with the facts and view the recomen- dations with an open mind. That's all that is expected of anyone. KAF After denying the plaintiff's petition to transfer the case to another county, Associate Circuit Judge Michael Sullivan has set Sept. 12 at 9:30 a.m. at the county courthouse as the time and place for the trial pitting the Concerned Citizens For McHenry against the city of McHenry i Joan Buss. The issue? The proposed construction by Buss of a car dealership along Rt. 31, across the highway from the Indian Manor restaurant in McHenry. The Concerned Citterns For McHenry are, in fact, a group of residents of Edgebrook Heights subdivision. The building, if it is constructed, would lie just west of the subdivision and residents of that area are opposed to a business operating where, until a zoning change granted by the McHenry City Council, only single-family homes could have been built. When the Council granted the zoning change, which involved going against the Zoning board recommendat ion and overriding Mayor Joseph mm wm# Stanek's veto, many of the area Edward and r Residents formed the Con­ cerned Citizens group, and decided to take the matter to court. After the complaint was filed, and both the city of McHenry and Buss filed their responses, the case was assigned to Judge Roland Herrmann. Herrmann is a resident of Edgebrook Heights. Therefore, he disqualified himself, turning the case over to Judge Charles Parker. V / Parker also disquslified himself, resulting in Judge Sullivan being given the case. ana uiuugcu wmm Fall Speech Program apprehended by county police Set At Therapy Center Friday Arrested was Timothy Lamz of 4216 W. South street in McHenry, who was released on $1,033 bond for a Sept. 6 court date. The police report indicated that an officer, while on routine patrol, observed an auto parked, partially on the roadway on Cherry Valley road, Woodstock. The officer stopped to in­ vestigate and found the vehicle to be occupied. In approaching the auto, the odor of burned cannabis was apparently detected. Inspect ion a l legedly produced a quantity of can­ nabis, along with a pipe. Lamz was then arrested for the cannabis and parking violations. The Easter Seal Therapy center of McHenry county will be starting its fall speech program Monday, Sept. 6. The center's staff of speech and language c l in ic ians offer various services to children and adults of the McHenry county area. One of the programs again offered by the Speech depart­ ment this fall is pre-school sessions for children who would benefit from additional speech and language stimulation. These pre-schools meet twice a week for two-hour sessions. Each pre-school consists of five or six children, a speech clinician, and a mother helper. Challenge Legality Of Lien In Highlands Assessment Four property owners have filed a complaint against the Pistakee Highlands Com­ muni ty associa t ion, challenging the legality of a proposed "lien", which the association has allegedly threatened to put on all homes in the subdivision whose owners refuse to pay a road assessment. The complaint was filed in Circuit court, Woodstock, earlier this month, by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Haas, Mr. and Mrs. R. Ruschke, and Mr. and Mrs, Dale Hanamoto. The plaintiffs are objecting to the association's apparent threat to file a "claim for lien" with the recorder of deeds in the county on all homes whose owners refuse to pay the assessment. The four property owners are n«ktng that the court issue a restraining order preventing the association from filing a "claim for lien", which, ac­ cording to the complaint, "would cloud and-or impair the record title of the plaintiffs. According to the complaint, the association declared that all lot owners in the Pistakee Highlands subdivision pay $180 for maintenance and im­ provements of local roads. As of Monday morning, the association had not filed its response to the complaint. After a response is filed and arguments heard, a court date (Continued on page 22) Set Deadlines Ahead For Labor Day Issue The Plaindealer will be closed Monday, Sept 3, in observance of Labor day/ X Deadlines for the first issue will be set ahead as follows: General news and display advertising will be accepted until noon Friday, Sept. 2, and classified advertising until 4 p.m. the same day. Community correspondents must have their columns in the office by noon Thursday, Sept 1. Lieutenant Governor To Speak For Chamber Illinois, Dave O'Neal, will be guest speaker for the quarterly meeting of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. That announcement was made this week by George L. Thompson and Guenter Scheel, co- chairmen. The meeting will be held at the McHenry Country club Wednesday, Sept. 14, with a prime rib dinner at 7:30 p.m. to follow a 6:30 cocktail hour. Reservations are necessary by filing the Chamber office at 385-4300 no later than Sept. 7. At this important gathering of the C of C, members will LT.GOV. DAVE O'NEAL elect the new board of directors The lieutenant governor of to be named. , The Concerned Citizens argued that the case should be moved to another county because both Herrmann and Parker disqualified them­ selves, and because Buss is a member of the McHenry County board. "It has now been brought to the attention of the plaintiffs and their attorney, that the plaintiff will never be able to obtain a fair trial in the county of McHenry..., "the petition read. Last week, Judge Sullivan not only denied the petition to have the case transferred to another county, but also denied an appeal for a temporary injunction, which would have prohibited the city of McHenry from issuing any building permits to Buss for the con­ struction of the car dealership on the property in question. What remains to be decided, Sept. 12, is whether or not the dealership will be built on the land in question. The plaintiff's complaint asks that: -the action taken by the city of McHenry to rezone the land in question from single-family dwelling to commercial be declared invalid; -any and all future rezoning of the six acres of land in question from residential to commercial be declared in­ valid; -the city be prohibited from In response to various points noted in the Concerned Citizens' complaint, the city of McHenry argued that the dealership would not sdversely affect property values in the area, would not change the entire character of the borhood, would not be consistent with the uses of the adjoining and neattoy property, and would not be a great injunction prohibiting Buss burdsn to the public, health, • from using the land tor any safety, and welfare of the purpose other than that par- community. ' issuing Buss or his corporation any building permit relative to construction on the property, based on a commercial zoning classification; -the court issue a permanent purpose (Continued on page 22) Picnic Day At Valley Hi Due to the class size, a great deal of individual help can be given, in a relaxed atmosphere, by qualified staff members. Those parents who feel this type of language stimulation would benefit their child are urged to contact the center and inquire about the possibility of enrolling their child in the language pre-school. Besides , the pre-school program, the Speech depart­ ment services school age children and adults in need of speech and-or language therapy. Stroke victims, laryngectomees, voice and hearing loss cases are scheduled for one-half hour therapy sessions on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. If the McHenry County Easter Seal Speech department can be of service, persons should not hesitate to call 338- 1707. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 5:30. Suspect Arson In Store Blaze . The State Arson In­ vestigation unit and the McHenry county Sheriff's Police Detective division are both investigating a fire which caused approximately $10,000 damage to Melody Makers Record store, 2317 W. Rt. 120, McHenry, early Sunday morning. Police believe an arsonist may have set the fire. All three companies from McHenry rfipondffd to the report of the fire, which started at about 2:43 a.m. The firemen remained on the scene for over twojiours before the blaze was ext inguished. Pr imar i ly damaged was the interior . structure of the building. Approximately one-half hour after the fire at Melody Makers broke out, a barn started on fire in Woodstock. The barn, which was located on Lamb road, just north of Rt. 120, was totally destroyed. Police also believe an ar­ sonist was involved in the barn fire, but did not indicate whether the two incidents are related as investigation con­ tinues. It'sRotai who photo, partially obscured by smoke rising from the grill on noon meal. m M One of the days anticipated with greatest enthusiasm at ValleyHi Nursing home is the summer picnic hoisted by the McHenry Rotary club. The important day was Thursday, Aug. 25, when about forty Rotarians took sufficient / hambur­ gers, potato chips, cokes and other taste treats with them for a cookout. Almost all of the residents of Valley Hi were able to take advantage of the opportunity to be outside, sitting at' picnic tables under shade trees that dotr the lawn. Bob O'Neill and Dr. John Kelly served as co- chairmen of the event THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAINOtAKES REGION SINCE 18 7 S VOLUME 102 NUMBER 9 WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 31, 1977 1 SECTION 24 PAGES~~20* Serious Injury In Car-Truck Crash A McHenry woman's con­ dition was listed as "serious", and her , 16-year-old son was listed as "good", in McHenry hospital Monday afternoon, both suffering from injuries sustained when a car and a truck collided head-on Monday morning on Rt. 120 in McHenry. In serious condition Was Shirley Luto of 1404 Glen drive, McHenry. She was a passenger in a car driven by her son, Frank, which crashed into a semi-trailor truck driven by Charles Fisher of Harvard. Fisher was treated and released, after being taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Area Rescue squad. Thus far, no cause for the head-on collision has been determined, with investigation into the accident continuing by the Sheriff's department. Besides county Sheriff's 'police, also summoned to the scene were police from the city of McHenry, the McHenry Fire department, and the McHenry Area Rescue squad. The accident occurred at about 8 a.m. in front of Valley View school, Rt. 120, west of McHenry. Elsewhere, the Sunday rains brought a rash of accidents, including several , which involved area drivers. Patricia A. Linnane of 5112 W. Shore drive in McHenry was ticketed for failing to yield at an intersection after the car she was (hiving collided with one driven by Harold G. Hanley of DesPlaines Sunday afternoon on Rt. 31, just south of Oak Crest road. Neither driver was injured in the crash, which caused more than $100 damage to each vehicle. Ms. Linnane told police she was northbound on Rt. 31 when she saw the left turn signal of Hanley's auto turned on. She added that she then applied her brakes, but could not stop in time to avoid a collision. David F. Theel, 1412 S. Rt. 31, McHenry, escaped unhur t Sunday afternoon when his car spun out of control as he attempted to avoid another vehicle on Rawson Bridge road, and drove into a fence. Theel was not ticketed by police in connection with the accident, which caused more than $100 damage to his vehicle, as well as damaging about ten feet of fence belonging to NorthwoOd Fur farms of Crystal Lake. He told police he was northbound on Rawson Bridge road at approximately 30 mph when a car drove through the stop intersection at Crystal Lake road. He added that he applied his brakes, but started sliding sideways and ended up irktUe field. Vincent P. Nett of 2112 Chapel Hill road in McHenry was ticketed for improper use (Continued on pa^e 22)

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