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§ Letters to --" PLAINDEALERf the Editor Public Pulse l"i» Ploind»ol«r invil*> th* public to u>* ttiit thit column at an tipxttiM at •hair *iawrt on *ub|act> o< ganaral Intorotf in our community Out only request It that tha writer* giva signature lull oddraii and phona numbar Wa oik too that ona individual not write on tha lima tubfact mora than one a aach month Wa ratarva tha right to dalata any material which wa conndar libalout or in objactionabla tatta ) NO CROWDING, PLEASE!-It's a bit crowded, to be sure, but there's always room for one more at the table. In this case that table is some very cold snow near the river, one of four feeding stations made possible this past winter through the generous donations of McHenry residents to the duck canisters. UpI Up I Up I Ranger Blood Pressure Keeps Pace With Park Attendance The boom of the last 10 years in camping, hiking, boating, cross country skiing, and all manner of other outdoor ac­ tivities has meant more fun for everyone. Everyone, that is, except state park rangers who have to cope with hordes of visitors not always respectful or understanding of the very outdoors they are intent upon enjoying. The pressures of the job can be particularly acute in Illinois where each of seven state parks registered attendance of over one million last year, and overall state park attendance skyrocketed to 33 million last year as compared to 25 million just five years earlier. In response to increased "people problems" at Illinois state parks, the Illinois Department of Conservation this month is sending site superintendents of its 60 most heavily used parks for a week of training by the National Park service. The seminar, which will actually ac­ commodate two groups of Department of Conservation personnel during two suc­ cessive weeks, will take place at Illinois Beach State Park lodge near Zion. As it hss recently done for other states, the Park service has tailored a curriculum to address problems specific to Illinois state park management. Discussion topics like "They're All Alike, Aren't They?" and "Why Didn't I Do That?" will be used to explore the attitudes and problems of both park users and managers. Attitudes, communication, image and management problems will be taught during the seminar. Besides National Park service professionals, leaders of the seminar will include a University of Wisconsin and a private counsulting firm in the field of motivational research. Part of the reasoning behind the training program was explained by Ray Norbut, chief of the Department of Con­ servation's Division of Public Lands: "We are in an era of zoning. We have to take care of more people doing more ac­ tivities on the same piece of ground." Park managers have to deal with everything from noisy campers to littering to intrusion of parks by motor­ cycle gangs, he noted, adding "Some of these areas now are bursting at the seams." A major impetus for the program, Norbut said, was the oft repeated frustrations of site managers at heavily used areas, but push was also supplied by a recent study that indicated as many as 73 percent of all park visitors react negatively to park personnel, particularly those in a uniform. The study took place in many states and included national parks as well. The week long seminar may not bridge the gap between park users and park managers who feel abused, but it should help the latter to accept some of the frustrations built into the job, Norbut said. Nurses' Mini-Celebration This is Illinois Nurses week, and Memorial hospital officials at Woodstock helped recognize the contribution of the 120 registered nurses with a mini- celebration in the hospital dining room. George Wille, director of personnel, and Mrs. Arlene Hosick, R.N., director of nursing, conducted the ob­ servance with a cake cutting ceremony and then served the cake for all hospital employees to enjoy. "Altogether, we have 220 employees in the nursing department among the hospital's 300 full-time and part-time employees," said Wille as he praised the dedication shown by the hospital's nurses. Governor Jim Thompson proclaimed March 11-17 as Illinois Nurses week, a tribute Mrs. Hosick heartily agrees is irned. 'Nurses work as floor staff nurses, medication nurses, head nurses and supervisors. They are on the duty around the clock on all floors. Our nurses never forget their role as the persons representing the hospital closest to the actual care of the patient day after day," she said. "Many nurses work in It Is The age of discretion is when you learn that nothing is as important as you once thought it was. -Star, Minneapolis. speciality areas such as in­ tensive care, surgery, recovery room, obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency department ahd anesthesia. Most of them in these special areas have special courses and training." CLUBBING SEALS "Editor: "World opinion, including that of many Canadians, has long been against the annual so- called "seal harvest" on the ice floes off the coast of Newfoundland. Yet the Canadian bureaucrats refuse to budge. As spring approaches, protests are being raised throughout the world to end this barbaric practice. "If you agree with the position of humanitarians throughout the world that killing animals for unnecessary products is morally and ethically wrong, then here is what you can do. "Write to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Office of the Prime Minister, Ottawa, Canada, KIA 0A2. Tell him you abhor the clubbing. Ask him to respect the majority opinion of his own citizens as well as that of the rest of the world by stopping the slaughter now. "Because the Norwegians also participate in the hunt and process many of the pelts into fur trimmings you should also write the Norwegian am­ bassador, Knut Hedemann, Norwegian' Embassy, 3401 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. "Since West Germany is the world's largest importer of the baby sealskins, you should write to Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany, 5300 Bonn 12, W. Germany, and ask that the importation of all harp seal products be banned. "Dorothy Hollander "McHenry" ZONING THOUGHTS "Editor: "In a recent article ap­ pearing in the Plaindealer, some members of the City of McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals complained that their board's recommendations are not being followed by the McHenry City Council. I have attended many hearings of the ZBA and City Council as president of the Concerned Citizens or McHenry, and I see the situation much differently than they do. "Among other things, our organization is dedicated to maintain the Comprehensive Land Use plan for the City of McHenry, to encourage zoning for the promotion of the public health, safety morals and THE Furniture Hospital CRYSTAL LAKE UPHOLSTERY SHOP t*r REPAIRING ft REGIUING Larry & Jim Seymour 815/459-0653 The best person to see about your UFE INSURANCE may be yourfrar, home and health agent! See or call: Granville Sornson 1303 N. Richmond Rd. McHenry 385-1627 Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Hoaic Office: Bloomington, Illinois lSL S T A T C F A R M I N S U R A N C t (R LETIZIA FINANCIAL CORP. REALTORS 7402 HANCOCK, WONDER LAKE CALL: 815-728-0404 HELP!! I am looking for a smaller family. I am located in the Eastwood Manor area, nearby Hilltop School. 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"I believe that the family unit should live secure and peacefully in their homes and that they are the backbone of every good neighborhood, municipality and country in the world. These objectives and beliefs are seriously threatened by the makeup of the present ZBA, who give the impression of being a Junior Chamber of Commerce and dedicated to the promulgation of business in­ terests, to the detriment of neighborhoods. "I agree that the ZBA should be expanded and their meetings held in the evening, but not so more business people would be able to serve as mentioned by one ZBA member, but to balance the board with non-business people who believe that families and neighborhoods are more im­ portant than speculative business interests. "ZBA members state that they want to be free to make recommendations according to the petitioner's or his business' Kst performance and not be und by the City's Com­ prehensive plan. The fallacy of this type of thinking is that the ZBA is zoning people instead of property. The fact that the city spent over $30,000 updating the present comprehensive plan with professional help indicates what an important guide it is in eliminating "spot zoning" and recommendations from a board according to who the petitioner is and whether or not a handful of people approve of his past performance. "The comprehensive plan also takes into consideration the input of private citizens whose neighborhoods may be effected by its guidelines. "Another pitfall of zoning according to past experience with a person or business is that it does not prevent that person from putting the property back on the market at a much higher price than was paid for it, once it is rezoned from residential to business as is the case with one of the recently reclassified parcels on Rt. 31. "Richard F. Golbeck" * * * * For farmers, spring is the time for work, not fever. s pi \i\deai.er - Friday, march it>, spsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssK Pi Y ' N D L A L E R The McHenry Plaindealer (USPS 335-200) Established 1875 3812 West Elm Street Phone 385-0170 McHenry, Illinois 60050 Published Every Wednesday t Friday ot McHenry. Illinois Second Class Postage Paid at McHenry, Illinois By McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscriber* or* requested »o provide immediate notice o( change of addrett to The McHenry floindeoler 3112 W llm St. McHenry III 600S0 A deduction ot one month »>om the expiration of a subscription will be made where o change ot oddreti it provided through the Post Office Department Larry E. 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