PAGE 22 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, MAY 30,1979 (Continued from page 1) MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' Beach Evaluation Begins business reported Thursday nights and would they like to see it given more time. The some-Thursday,-some- Friday opening is anything but desirable for a retail com munity desirous of keeping business at home. And with the price and shortage of gasoline, people will soon resent a trip to a store that isn't open. For those who would like to comment, fill in the individual survey coupon on Page 2 and return to the Plaindealei1 office by June 4. K A F (Continued from page 1) BUSINESS COMMUNITY LOSES TWO veterinary medicine until his retirement five years ago. He died May 26 in an Albuquerque, New Mexico, hospital He was a member of the McHenry First United Methodist church, a charter member and past president of the McHenry Rotary club and a former member of the District 15 school board for twelve years. Other affiliations included the McHenry Masonic Lodge, AF & AM, No. 158; past president of the McHenry County Shrine club, Tebala Temple; Enterprise club, past president of the Northern Illinois Association of Veterinary Medicine and past chairman of the constitution and by-laws committee. Dr. Fike also belonged to the Natiohal Association of Veterinary Medicine and served the alumni board of the CouncH of Veterinary School of Medicine at Michigan State university. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia, of McHenry; two daughters. Penny Cameron of Aurora and Heather Moscinski of Crystal Lake; a son, Steve Fike, of McHenry; three granddaughters and two brothers, Lester and Ray Fike, both of Hudson, Mich. A memorial service is being planned at the First United Methodist church. - The time and date will appear in Friday's issue. Memorial contributions may be made to the McHenry First United Methodist church building fund. Mr. Koepke, 48, of 1924 N. Woodlawn Park road, died unexpectedly at Chapel Hill Country club Sunday, May 27. A resident of McHenry since 1950, he was well known in the business community and also for memberships in the Chapel Hill Country club and the Association of American Trap Shooters. The deceased was born May 2, 1931, in Chicago, son of Edward and Rose (Paquet) Koepke. Survivors are his wife, Carolyn (Zahler) whom he married Sept. 8, 1951, in Chicago; a son, Edward James, of McHenry; his mother, Mrs. Rose Koepke, of Mount Prospect; and two brothers, Bruce and Frank, both of McHenry. He was preceded in death by his father on May 15, 1955. Visitation was scheduled Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the George R. Justen & Son chapel. Services will be held there Wednesday at 11 a.m., with Pastor Roger W. Schneider of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church officiating. Intermant will follow in Woodland cemetery. Memorial may be made to the Johnsburg Rescue squad. (Continued from page 1) STORE OPENING business was really no better on either night, her regular night customers are just getting used The McHenry County Department of Health has started its evaluation program of swimming beaches within the county, with the first samples collected May 21 and 22. The department will be collecting samples Monday and Tuesday of each week throughout the swimming season and will be collecting a sample from nearly every beach in the county each week. The criteria used by the McHenry County Department of Health to determine if the waters in a beach are satisfactory or unsatisfactory for swimming are the criteria set up by the Illinois Depart ment of Public Health in their rules and regulations con cerning recreatioqaj areas and recreational waters. Those standards arer^OOO total coliform organisms per 100 milliliters of water and-or 100 fecal coliform organisms in 100 milliliters of water. Any time a sample has more than 1000 coliform or 100 fecal coliform per 100 ml. of water, that swimming area is con sidered unsatisfactory. However, the standards recognize the variability present in natural swimming areas and specify that before a beach is posted these standards must be exceeded by two consecutive samples. Also, the standards specify that any time two consecutive samples ex ceed 5000 total coliform per 100 ml. and-or 500 fecal coliform per 100 ml. the beach shall be physically closed to restrict persons from having access to those waters. In the future, the department will issue information con cerning the results of the sampling during the week specifying those beaches which are found to be un satisfactory during that week and also specifying those beaches which have had two consectutive unsatisfactory samples collected from them and which the department will be posting as unsafe for swimming. Those beaches at which the water was found to be un satisfactory for swimming include Lazy "K" Camp Grounds, Highland Shores, Sunrise Ridge, Indian Ridge, No. 1, Wonder Lake and Wonder Center No. 2, Wohder Lake; Lake Shore drive, Mc- Cullom Lake; Riveprtne Park No. 1 and No. 2 - Foltriver; City of McHenry, McHenry Shores, and Pistakee Terrace. HONORING VETERANS--Drill Sgt. Dominic Volpendesta. left, salutes as Marty Spoto, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Guy White, World War I barrack commrfhder; and Stanley Burlack, commander of the American Legion post, place a wreath on the huge memorial rock in Pearl street park. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Area Student Achievements Recognized Awards Night Schools Plan Graduations McHenry County college honored its students for academic, athletic and extra curricular achievements at the annual awards dinner dance. Ken Durkin, a sophomore from McHenry, was named most valuable athlete of the year. Durkin was co-captain of the basketball team and also played on the Scots baseball team. Others honored at the annual dinner include Joyce D'Sousa of McHenry, editor of the student Literary Artst magazine. Athletic Director Bob Franz announced winners of the most valuable player in the varied sports. Ken Durkin of McHenry was honored for basketball. MCC cheerleaders May Bell. Wonder Lake, and Mary Porzel and Alice Rabelhoffer, Spring Grove, were lauded as were Steve Bazan, Wonder Lake, and Betty DiCianni, McHenry, who received Students Career In sights program awards. The MCC Music club received the award from MCC President Robert Harris as the most active organization. In addition to the students honored at the dinner MCC classified staff employees were also honored. Receiving classified staff awards were Mike Frazier, receiving and custodian coordinator; Carolyn Keating, receptionist and switchboard operator; Betty Ritt, secretary for the records office; and Sue Schiller, secretary for the office of in struction. Awards presented by students at the dinner included a plaque given by the Ag club honoring all agriculture in structors. Service to Youth awards went to Tommy Johnson and Pablo Reyna, assistants in the veterans affairs office, John Koch who has been assistant coach for basketball and baseball, and Judy Williamson, music instructor. Student Government honored former MCC board of trustees member Lee Schuppert of Crystal Lake, student activities director Jim Gilmour and veterans affairs coordinator Howard Miller for their con tributions to the college. More than 325 eighth graders from Parkland and McHenry Junior'high will march into their respective schools Thursday * May 31, for graduation ceremonies. Parkland The first of these will take place at Parkland at 7 p.m. when the sixth and seventh grade band, directed by Sharon Hammar, will present the processional march. Highlight of the evening will be presentation of special awards, those of the American Legion, Kiwanis club and scholarship, as well as the McHenry Classroom Teachers a s s o c i a t i o n s t u d e n t recognition. Brief talks will be given by Mariann Mayberry, Student Council president, and Debbie Allen, vice-president. Speaker for the evening frill be Donald Hodges, Arts and Crafts teacher. Junior High D. William Dodds, principal of East campus, will be guest speaker for the large Junior high class at graduation exercises scheduled for 8:30, also on May 31. The same awards will be made to outstanding eighth graders as given at Parkland. As president of the Student Council, Michael Bauml will address, the assemblage of parents, relatives and friends. The sixth and seventh grade band'will be directed by "Carl Kohrt, and the eighth grade chorus, which also will be featured, will be directed by Donna DeFranco. The Rev. William H. Morley of St. Paul Episcopal church will give the invocation and benediction at both ceremonies. One Driver Injured In Rash Of Weekend Crashes Soil Erosion Costs Farmers Michael F. O'Brien, 3612 Elmshire, McHenry. was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad and is listed in satisfactory condition following a motorcycle ac cident Friday morning. He said he was riding east on Ringwood road when a car approaching him moved toward the middle of the road. In avoiding the car, O'Brien said he moved to the shoulder where he lost control of his cycle. O'Brien was ticketed for a violation of vehicle classification. Mark A. Dehn, 2207 Johnsburg road, McHenry, did an'estimated $250 damage to his car early Monday morning when he hit another car driven, by Jeffrey L. Zellers, 4115 N. Riverdale, McHenry. Dehn said he was driving east on Johnsburg road when he drifted over the center line and hit the other car. John A. Hansen, 709 Oriole trail, McHenry, was ticketed for improper lane usage after he hit a car driven by Helen Stavros, Northbrook. Ms. Stavros said she was eastbound on Route 120 when the car in front of her swerved to the right, signalled left, and turned in front of her. Evidence at the scene of the accident, according to the report, indicated that Hansen made his turn from the right lane. And a rash of rear-enders and accidents while backing up seemed to be in order for the to the Thursday night opening. Jim Wegener, at McGee's, said, "I think either the Plaindealer or the Chamber of Commerce should take a poll of the people and find out what they want." Memorial Day weekend just past. Charles J. Porter, 2912 S. Riverside drive, McHenry, hit a car driven by Margaret L. Tjardes, 1917 W. Parker, McHenry, Saturday afternoon. Porter said he was looking at a large mobile home as he was driving east on Route 176 and when he looked up, he saw a car stopped in front of him. Ms. Tjardes said she was stopped to make a left turn when her car was hit in the rear. William J. Neumann, 2330 Hedge place, McHenry, was on Route 120 Saturday afternoon when he hit a car driven'by Philip E. Cook, 4709 Sun- deenew, McHenry, which in turn hit a car driven by Monica J. Sena, 422 Stratford street, McHenry. Neumann said as he was heading east on Route 120 he looked down River road, looked back to Route 120 and was unable to stop. Victor Sarabia, 5113 Fountain road, McHenry, was ticketed for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident when, after reaching down to pick up a lighter, he rear-ended a car driven by Wayne A. Nelson, 1417 W. May, McHenry. Paul L. Robbins, 1903 Beach avenue, McHenry, was ticketed for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and Lane M. Hagen, 4310 W. Shore drive, was ticketed for not reporting an accident when Robbins' car hit Hagen's on Ringwood road. Hagen said that when he was hit, he stopped and checked to see if Robbins was hurt and, when Robbins said no, left. Robbins said he could not remember a thing about the accident. Robbins was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad where he was treated and released. Carol Kunz, 1103 Chapel Hill road, was backing out of her driveway when her car was hit by another, driven by Margaret A. Burns, 106 Squaw Creek road, McHenry. Ms. Burns said she was unable to stop and was ticketed v for failure to yield the right of way. Tammy J. Johnson, 4418 Parkway, McHenry, said she sounded her horn three times and then attempted to put her car into drive when she saw another, driven by David B. Williams, 1322 Lakeview, McHenry, backing towards her car, all to no avail. Joseph P. Backs, 4601 Wilmot, McHenry, said he was stopped at some gas pumps, when a friend in front of him started backing up. Backs also started backing up and con tinued until he hit a car, driven by Linda D. Helscher, Hin sdale. Backs said he did not see her car until impact. And, Michael Hummel, Wonder Lake, while driving the Wonder Lake Rescue unit did minor damage to a parked car as he backed from a parking lot at 8207 Gearson road. Conserve energy by replac ing several low wattage bulbs with one large bulb. We're told it takes six 25-watt in candescent bulbs to give the same light as one 100-watt bulb. Potatoes and dried beans Are good buys for April. Heavy supplies are reportedly on the market. New potatoes will soon be plentiful. Soil erosion causes economic damages that aren't readily apparent to the landuser, says Bob Walker, University of Illinois Extension natural resource specialist. He says many farmers may overlook erosion as a problem. An inch of Illinois soil weighs approximately 150 tons per acre. A corn-soybean rotation grown continuously under Illinois rainfall conditions, with fall plowing, conventional tillage and up and down slope farming, can result in average annual Soil losses of 8 to 10 tons per acre on long gentle slopes of 2 percent. On a 5 percent slope, 300 feet long, annual soil losses can average as much as 30 tons per acre under the same conditions. However, con dition this spring has resulted in greater than average soil erosion in many areas. Heavy high-intense rain came shortly after the snow melted while the soil was saturated with water, causing higher runoff rates than normal. Walker says farmers are losing the topsoil faster than it can be regenerated on many fields. This seriously impairs productivity, especially on soil having subsoil that is un favorable for plant root development. Today's farmers are adding lime, nitrogen, phosphate, and potash to the topsoil in order to maintain high crop yields. Although these are usually incorporated, they remain near the soil surface and are too lost through excessive soil erosion. Replacement is costly and represents a substantial economic loss to farmers, says Walker. Loss of water holding capacity due to the loss of soil organic matter, is another direct effect of erosion. As the soil depth is reduced by erosion, less water is stored in the crop producing layer and more water runs off the soil surface. The spring planting season is the time when hard rains are most likely to occur, says Walker. Newly seeded crop stands can be reduced or destroyed because seeds and young plants are washed away. As rills and gullies increase in size during the growing season, further crop damage occurs. Walker says most farmers don't think about what those gullies cost them in time, equipment and management. Operating farm equipment on a field filled with rills and gullies may take more time because of the need to drive slowly. But more important, tillage tools are harder to pull as the topsoil is eroded away and the subsoil comes closer to the surface. BY JOSEPH COOLS staff psychologist . news from the Family Service and Mental Health Clinic of McHenry County. (Editor's note: This is another in a series of especially written articles for McHenry County readers. Joseph Cools is a psychologist on the Family Service and Community Mental Health Center staff. This ar ticle is "Coping - Pre-marital Anxiety".) As marriage is probably the single most important decision that most people will ever make, it is no wonder that the event is usually accompanied by a great deal of misgiving and second thoughts. There is probably no other change in a person's life that has as many consequences as getting married. A person's entire life style is changed by that few minutes spent in the wedding ceremony. Both the man and the woman quite naturally have many feelings as to whether they are doing the right thing; if they will be happy; if they can handle the responsibility; if they can make it financially. These pressures as well as the pressure of wanting the wed ding and reception to be perfect can .often have some very comfortable consequences for the bride and groom. To people who are able to express their feelings directly and are not embarrassed or ashamed of their second thoughts, the feelings are usually dealt with adequately with no really unpleasant symptoms. If, however, the bride or groom will not or cannot feel free to deal with these feelings, the resulting anxiety can lead to a miserable existence before the wedding. The experience may be dif ferent for different people, but the most common symptoms are anxiety and depression, usually increasing in severity as the wedding date ap proaches. Most important to remember is that the feelings are normal and to be expected, no matter how bizarre or distressing. During this time, as in all times of stress, it usually helps to share the feelings with someone who can be trusted. Next: The Newborn. The J JACKET , Club TENNIS LESSONS "Learn the Sport for a Lifetime" ANNOUNCING A SPECIAL INDOOR SERIES OF SUMMER LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS, ADVANCED BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATES. • MEMBERS OR NON-MEMBERS THREE WEEK SESSIONS - CALL NOW MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING TIMES AVAILABLE CALL MONDAY thru SUNDAY 312/658-5688 • CARPETED, INDOOR AIR CONDITIONED COURTS • EACH SESSION PROVIDES ADULTS 9 HOURS AND JUNIORS 6 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION: INCLUDING BALL MACHINES AND USE OF OTHER TEACHING AIDS. VIDEO TAPE REPLAY WILL BE USED . • FEE OF *45 FOR ADULTS AND M l FOR JUNIORS INCLUDES INSTRUCTION AND COURT FEES NO MEMBERSHIP FEE IS REQUIRED. (NOTE: FEE MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO STARTING DATE AND IS NONREFUNDABLE) • LIMIT of 6 TO A GROUP INDOORS - NO RAIN0UTS! 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Fifty-six eighth graders will receive their diplomas from David Nylander, vice-president of the board of education, during the Graduation Mass. T h e , R e v e r e n d s E . C . Baumhofer, E.P. Petit, R. Kearnery and R. Balog will concelebrate the Mass, with Rev. Baumhofer delivering the graduation homily. During the ceremony the Kiwanis award, American Legion award and Catholic Order of Foresters award will be presented to the recipient students. Other graduation week ac tivities for the class include a luncheon for the graduates sponsored by the seventh grade class Wednesday, May 30, at noon at St. Patrick's hall; and the class trip to "Great America" Tuesday, May 29. The class also expereienced a Day of Recollection at the Viatorian Villa conducted by the Rev. E. Lutz as part of their graduation exercises. (Continued from poge 1) "CUTEST BABY" CONTEST FIESTA WEEK FEATURE baby. The winner and first four runners-up will receive plaques as well as gifts or gift cer tificates from sponsoring businesses. The photo finalists' pictures will appear in an edition of the Plaindealer prior to Fiesta days. The public will determine the cutest baby by coin donations. A display of the pictures for voting will be located at cooperating businesses during the week of Fiesta days. A donation will be made to the McHenry Area and Johnsburg Rescue squads from the proceeds. To be eligible to enter, parents will need to submit a professional picture of their baby. A black and white wallet size is preferred, but a picture up to 5x7, or in color, is ac ceptable. The child must be a resident of the McHenry area, and must be less than 1 year of age by July 29. Due to restrictions in display space, the number of entries will be limited. The Newcomers club will begin accepting entries the last week in June. More details will be given in future editions of the Plaindealer. Ripening Melons If you're in a hurry for ripe cantaloupe or honeydew melons, place them in a brown paper bag -- top closed -- for a few days. Early History Before the adoption of the Twelfth Amendment in 1804, the candidate who ran second in a presidential race automatically became vice-president. That's the method in which Thomas Jef ferson became John Adams' vice-president. SUBSCRIBE To The McHenry Plaindealer And Save *8.80 Over Newstand Price I I l l l I I I NAME j ADDRESS I CITY I FILL OUT AND MAIL OR BRING TO: McHENRY PLAINDEALER 3012 W. Elm St.. McHenry, III. 600S0, with ch«ck or money order for *12.00 for on* year subscription within McHenry County. ZIP MONEY BACK GIViRANTEE FOR UNUSED PORTION"