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'Teen Rovalfv On Tour Three Children In Family Killed , • Cindy Peters, the current Teen Princess-U.S.A., recently visited an area resort after touring Ecuador, Germany and Canada as U.S. teen goodwill ambassador. Cindy relaxed for a weekend with Edgar and .Eunice Stowell of 4910 Oakwood drive, McHenry, and their daughter, Susan, who heard of Cindy's world travels. The Stowells are owners of the International Teen Princess pageant, which is the only world-wide pageant honoring teenagers Cindy, who is a cover girl for Teen' magazine, has a four- year full scholarship to Columbia college in Columbia, Mo During her stay in Chicago and Fontana she was able to take part in the filming of "The Fury", the Kirk Douglas film ^currently in production in Chicago. She was also offered auditions for TV commercials and plans to return to this area soon. . Susan Stowell attends Boca Raton college in Boca Raton, lha.'v She graduated from McHenry West campus high school and has great interest in foreign affairs. Through the • International Teen Princess ; pageant she has received a large doll collection from the overseas oarticipants. Three children of a Crystal Lake family were killed Wednesday evening when a car they were passengers in, ran off the road and into two large trees. Dead are 17-year-old Dawn Lisby of Crystal Lake, her brother Gregory, 12, and their sister Dena, 7. All died from injuries sustained when a car driven by Colleen Gehrke, 20, of Crystal Lake failed to negotiate a curve on Valley Hill road, just north of Mason Hill road* in Bull Valley. Ms. Gehrke was listed in serious condition Thursday morning. According to county police, Ms. Gehrke was driving north of Valley Hill road when the accident took place. Dawn and Gregory Lisby were both pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial hospital, while Dena Lisby was transported to McHenry hospital, where she died at about 2:15 a.m. Thur­ sday. Investigation into the disaster is continuing by the McHenry county Accident Investigation unit. A nine-year-old McHenry boy was injured Friday when he ran into the side of a moving car on Green street. Injured was John A. Reinholm of 2808 Kashmiri avenue, north of McHenry. He took himself to the hospital for treatment after rum\ing into a car driven by Carol J. Weyde, 3717 W. Young street in McHenry. No tickets were issued by McHenry police in connection with the accident. The Reinholm boy told police he could remember very little about the accident, just that he recalled falling to the ground after the accident. Ms. Weyde stated she was southbound on Green street at between 5 and 10 mph, and heard someone say, "Don't run onto the street." She further stated that she then heard the "thump" at the left rear of her car. She added that prior to the accident, she saw the boy out of the corner of her eye crossing Green street. In other accidents, John R. Saenz of 817 W. Althoff drive in McHenry escaped injury early Friday morning when his car struck a lamp post in the Pizza Hut parking lot on Rt. 120 in McHenry. Saenz was not ticketed in connection with the accident, which caused more than $150 damage to his auto and bet­ ween $350 and $400 damage to a lightpost, lamp, and concrete base in the parking lot. He told police he was driving around the rear of the store when he struck something, causing the rear of his car to "jump," and also causing the front of his car to strike parking blocks. He added that he (continued on naee IV) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-IAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Cindy Peters, 'Teen Princess-U.S.A., left, is shown visiting with Susan Stoweil of jMcHenry as the girls peruse a copy of 'Teen" magazine, for which Cindy la a cover girl. Miss Peters recently visited this area and talked with the Stowell family about her recent tour abroad. Most people who are con­ fronted only with the most immediate and urgent needs of our local schools are not aware of the vast changes in education everywhere. * These changes haven't been only in the much publicized no- grading system or the new math program. With the advent of increased state funding in the interest of better schools, education has mushroomed as a business. Each change has brought with it not only benefits but headaches for staff members who must administer it. ' Take the case of an 8-year-old who is handed his new math fcdftk this fall. He doesn't seem uliduly impressed, but in all likelihood his parents will be. The youngster is one of 696,105 school children who are receiving textbooks under the state's new textbook loan program. Nearly one-fourth of all school children in the state will be loaned a textbook this school year in the first large distribution of books under a new program destined to grow because, of support in the legislature. . Then there's the matter of violence in schools.A task force iMmprised of school ad­ ministrators and teachers from across the state is attempting to assess the extent of the problem.They hope to come up With a policy statement they can recommend on school violence and vandlism in their jRnal report and the role outside agencies and law enforcement official should play. They will also suggest protective and ^,6#curity measures which ^-schools should take. Career education is another area of special interest and the present school year looms as its pivotal period in Illinois. • It's commonly confused with vocational education, the process of training high school oradult students in specific job Skills. Career education, in­ stead, has as its goal exposing students at all grade levels to the world of work generally, n Besides the identity problem, funding has been modest and programs reach only about half of the total student population. Dps year, however, a push is ,c under way to survey the at­ titude of business, industry, labor and the community to assure career education the place state educators feels it deserves. Another expanding program in recent years came about when state law said students must be immunized against certain communicable diseases. Seek Withdrawal From New Village VOLUME 102 NUMBER 12 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1977 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 20' Consider Tax Levy For Police Pension Too few children are being immunized just because a generation of parents too young to remember the dread effects of polio, diphtheria, etc., have neglected to protect their children. How should state officials fight parental apathy? They've been asking themselves this question for a long time. Should they tell them the ugly, results of crippling, blindness, deafness - and even death? Should they just give them the facts, like the 307 cases of diphtheria and 58,647 of mumps in one year alone? Or should they take the sympathetic approach and tell them they know kids don't like to get shots -- but! You say all of this isn't part of education? It wasn't in the good old days, but it is today, and all of these things, necessary as they are, bring the bill for every child a little higher each year. Financial problems weren't born or raised in McHenry. They evolved from a changing society and they exist wherever there are schools in these United States. All of them deserve a little attention as we assess Education as a topic with the start of a new year. KAF A public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13 on the petitions by fifteen residents of Bull Valley to disconnect from the in­ corporated limits of the village. The hearing will be held in Judge Roland Herrmann's chambers in the Woodstock courthouse at 1:30 p.m. Those seeking to disconnect include Chester and Edna Gould, June Fuller, Thomas and Hope Herdklotz, James and Pauline Bates, Walter and Louise Wanger, Kenneth and Margaret McNeally, Kenneth and Joyce Decker, and Clarence and Irene Geschke. The petitions, which Were filed last month, do not state a reason for seeking withdrawal from the village. Two of the many reasons given for allowing the disconnection, include a statement that Bull Valley "will not be unduly harmed through loss of tax revenues in the future," aril£ that withdrawal will "not disrupt growth prospects...of Bull Valley..," Each of the property owners seeking to disconnect owns land on the outer perimeter of the village, meaning that with­ drawal would not create an "island". Seek Killer Of Dog In Ringwood Kennel « Police are continuing their search for the individual who shot and killed a German Shepherd dog, and shot and wounded another late Monday night or early Tuesday morning in Ringwood. No motive has been deter­ mined for the shooting, as in­ vestigation continues by McHenry county police. The dogs' owner, Joseph Antonelli of 9004 Hickory lane. Ringwood, told police that he and his family had gone out for the evening, and when they returned home, discovered the two dogs in their kennel had been shot. While enroute to the veterinarian, one of the dogs died, while the second German Shepherd was placed in the animal hospital. No witnesses to the shooting have been found. The McHenry City Council will hold a special meeting Monday night to discuss the tax levy which the city will assess for the Police Pension fund, as well as some conflicting figures on a new well, No. 6, which will be drilled soon. The special meeting came about through discussions at Tuesday night's regular meeting, when City Attorneys Narusis & . Narusis recom­ mended that the aldermen not make a decision at this time concerning the Pension fund. The key element in the issue is 'time'. The city's tax levy ordinance has already been passed, and must be submitted to county authorities by this coming Tuesday. Thus, any move to amend the tax levy ordinance must occur before Tuesday. With the special meeting n e c e s s i t a t e d , f u r t h e r discussions at Tuesday's meeting resulted in a request for city engineers Baxter & Woodman to attend the special meeting and explain the changes in the plans for the new well. The Police Pension fund confusion came after the city approved a tax levy for the coming year which would result in the residents of McHenry contributing $4,000 to the fund. Since that levy, the city has been informed by a Police Pension board that the Superintendent Selected For District 15 Thieves Set Vehicles As Targets Of Daylight Forays DR. RICHARD FARMER Dr. Richard Farmer has accepted the position of superintendent of Schools for McHenry Elementary School District 15. Dr. Farmer comes to McHenry after 10 years ex­ perience as Superintendent of Schools in Salem, Illinois. The new Superintendent expects to begin his duties before Oct. i Police departments always emphasize the importance of taking the keys out of the car whenever the vehicle is left unattended. Debby Parker of 5118 W. Lake Shore drive in Wonder Lake didn't heed that advice Monday evening, with the result being the theft of her car while it was parked in the parking lot of the King's Row tavern on E. Lake Shore drive. Ms. Parker reported the theft to county police at about 6:45 p.m. Monday. Taken was a 1973 maroon-colored convertible, which had been left in the lot with its top down and the keys inside. Besides the Parker auto, another motorized vehicle, this time a 250 cc. motorcycle, was stolen from a Wonder Lake resident during the week. The cycle theft was reported Tuesday night by Henry Bermeister of 8120 Widoff. He said that sometime during the day, Tuesday, someone stole his 1967 motorcycle from behind his home. Elsewhere, police are con­ tinuing their investigation into the theft of a substantial amount of building materials from a home under con­ struction on Cherry Valley road, south of Bull Valley road. The theft was reported Tuesday morning by the builder, Don Ericson of Elmhurst. He said that over the Labor day weekend, someone stole a large quantity of siding lumber, a vacuum system, plumbing pipes and fixtures, wiring, ladders, and saw horses. Another home under con­ struction was the site of a theft Sunday morning. The burglary was reported by Peter Kulis, who is constructing the home at 5002 S. Little road in McHenry Taken from the construction area were eight 2 x 8s and six 2 x 10s. The long weekend, with many residents away on overnight Changing Guidance Role \ A shifting emphasis to ^discipline was evident as the ,*yast and future roles of the Pupil Personnel Services .departmentsof East and West ^campuses were explained at ' the instructional meeting of the /board of school District 156, held Tuesday night. * Until this time, the guidance * counselor spent about 40 per­ cent of the time with counseling *;and sui^ort, which included ' student, parent and career ^iutalatance, as well as placement in job and school. An equal amount of time was spent in academic counseling. Areas in which the young people received assistance were achievement testing programs, self-scheduling, course selection and student learning problems, among others. Until this year, only about 20 percent of the counselor's time was spent with discipline. With the change of emphasis, plans call for 65 percent of the time to be devoted to discipline, 25 percent to academic and only 10 percent to counseling and support. Miss Marilyn Munz, a member of the East campus counseling team, made the presentation. Miss Munz works with Kate Hamilton under the direction of Don Seaton in assisting sophomores. Headed by Nort Wolter, Denny Spraetz and Mary Ann Hauge will counsel freshmen. The plan calls for the same counselors to remain with their class for two years and then start with a new freshman class. A brief resume of the role of the psychiatrist was given by staff member, Jade Smith, who will be involved in that part'of the program. The areas of discipline to be covered by the counselors are as follows: Attendance; (Continued on page W residents of McHenry must pay $47,000 to the fund, not just $4,000. The city attorney will examine the issue this week to determine if McHenry is required to increase the tax levy. The discussion on the new well was initiated by Alderman George Harker, who questioned why the plans had been changed from the original proposal. At previous meetings, it had been brought out that through test borings, well No. 6 would be approximately 165 feet deep, and that the iron content in the water at that level would be only one-half of the usual amount. The proposal mentioned Tuesday called for drilling a well about 110 feet into the ground, with a relatively higher iron content. Since the special meeting had already been called, it was decided that Baxter & Wood­ man engineers appear to ex­ plain the change. The aldermen are alto considering an ordinance which would regulate the use of skateboards in the city. Several of the Council members cited examples in which disasters involving skateboards and automobiles were narrowly avoided. Alderman Elizabeth Nolan emphasized that although guidelines should be developed, she did not want to see ex­ tensive restrictions. Edward Datz suggested that skateboarding be prohibited on business streets. Discussion ended with a directive to the city attorney to find other municiptdities which have skateboard ordinances, so that the Council can receive input has to how other cities handle the problem. Besides skateboards, there was also conversation about bicycle riders. Police Chief Ken Espey reported that, effective immediately, all patrolmen have been instructed to issue warning tickets to bicyclists who violate the law, with prosecution promised for repeated infractions of the law. In other action, the Council s . • (Continued on page 19) Answer Complaints Of In Low Flying Plane Colonel Thomas F. Bailey, commander, 128th Air Refueling group based at Mitchell field, Milwaukee, Wis.,this week presented a public apology concerning a low flying plane that caused fear among local residents early in July. The complaint of Betty and Elliot Marovitch of McHenry brought the problem • to the attention of Rep. John B. An­ derson recently. They said the plane, from the 128th Air Refueling group, had passed over their home at treetop level on the evening of July 12. A petition signed by more than seventy other McHenry residents also was given to Congressman Anderson. The signers say the plane flew at a dangerously low altitude over a Little League field, where a baseball game was in progress. At that time, Anderson noted that the complaints expressed fears that the plane was going to crash and many of them took preventative measures to save their lives. In an open letter from the 128th Air Refueling group to the residents of McHenry, Sun- nyside and the immediate surrounding area, it reads: "It is our desire to formally apologize for any annoyance and subsequent inconvenience caused by one of our low flying aircraft on the evening of July 12, 1977. "After receiving complaints from concerned citizenry, an investigation was conducted and completed, resulting in disciplinary action agaihat the commander of the aircrft. The aircraft was on a navigational training mission, however, the pilot did deviate briefly from ' his flight plan and did violate m i n i m u m a l t i t u d e requirements. "Although we cannot undo what has already been done, lei us assure you that steps have been taken to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. trips, proved to be an active one for thieves and vandals, as Cecil Kimball of 1822 River Terrace, McHenry, discovered. He notified police that upon returning home Monday night after a two-day absence, he discovered that someone broke a sliding glass door and screen, the damage being inflicted in an unknown manner. Nothing was missing from the interior of the home, and there was apparently no evidence of someone entering the home. One bicycle was stolen and one bicycle was found Monday, with the latter, unfortunately, not belonging to the former. Linda Kraus, 1902 Orchard Beach drive, McHenry, reported to police that early Monday morning someone stole a man's bicycle from her yard. Later in the day, a resident of Bull Valley road notified police of a girl's bicycle which was abandoned in a field of bike trails. Police confiscated the bike until its owner can be found. Two boat owners were also victimized during the week, with one of them losing his rowboat and the other losing equipment on his boat. The stolen boat was owned by James Eiter of DesPlaines His boat had been chained at Wonder Center beach, and when he went to use it over the weekend, the chains had been broken and the boat was gone. The other victim was John Lauger of 4021 W. Lake Shore drive in Wonder Lake. He told police that sometime last week, someone stole the gas tank, battery, two life jackets, and a ski belt from his boat while it f (Continued on page 19) , - ' - , . n . • . •i* '• •-'MS Boost Benefit v For Trauma Center Christopher Laubenthal, R.N., aa assistant director el nursing at McHenry hospital, has tally recovered from the accident whleh nearly teak his Hfe two years age. Laabenthal estimates that hnnfreis el ether Ihres have been saved since the founding Ave years age el the Trauma center for McHenry county-western r county. He Is publicising the hospital's dinner 4 8ept. 24, which will benefit the Traaasa center's Mentis ICU program. Two years after his life was saved by a rescue squad, a hospital emergency room staff, and the helicopter system of the state Trauma center network, Chris Laubenthal, R.N., is an enthusiastic booster of the paramedic program for McHenry county-western Lake county - and of McHenry hospital's Sept. 24 anniversary dinner dance which will benefit the paramedic program. "If the rescue squad mem­ bers who (ricked me up had made one false move, my spinal cord would have been severed," says Laubenthal, an assistant director of mining at McHenry hospital, as he recalls (Continued on page 190