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Fiesta Ends In Flourish THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER i Before the fickle weather­ man could advance the showers, Sunday's Fiesta events went-on as scheduled before record crowds. As Drum Corps Magic ended late that night, between 35,000 and 40,000 were recorded as being en­ tertained by some phase of the annual McHenry celebration. The majestic Madison Scouts of Madison, Wis., outclassed a field of five drum and bugle corps to be proclaimed winner in the evening show. Following in order were the Cavaliers of Park Ridge, the Guardsmen of Schaumburg, the Kilts of Racine, Wis., and the Pioneers of Cedarburg, Wis. The Flying Dutchmen of Quincy appeared in exhibition prior to the competition. Some of the most beautiful floats ever seen in the summer parade made their appearance this year and those judged finest took home trophies. Among large floats, first place went to the McHenry State bank and second to the First National bank. OEA Construction Tarzan won first place for its humorous entry and the City of McHenry's Sesame Street was awarded highest honors in the original category. In mini-floats, first place went to the Fashion Shoppe and second to the Lincoln Cloverleaf 4-H club. McHenry County Well & Pump was awarded top place among original mini-floats. The Guardsmen from Schaumburg topped color guard units, with the Pioneers of Cedarburg, Wis., second. Judges paid special tribute to Laurel and Hardy by awarding them a first place even though no special category had been established for cars. SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 104 NUMBER 1 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1979 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 20« Objectors Seek Answers At Falcon Development Hearing Top Talent In Fair Finals McHenry individuals and groups reached the finals inlfte MeHenry County talent cone petition as the result o$. preliminary auditions held1 Sunday. * v»In the senior division, Jill Schaeffer, 17, a Marian Central graduate, was selected for her ballet performance. Eight girls known as the Orphans, including Jane Weingart, 17, of McHenry, who has enrolled at Cardinal Siritch school as a freshman, and Miss Schaeffer, were awarded an opportunity to advance to the finals. They performed in dance, vocal and drama in a segment based on the musical "Annie". t w o i n s t r u m e n t a l aggregations from this area also were among the winners. One was the State of Mind band led by Peter Miller of would Drainage from the Glad­ stone-Falcon development seemed to be the main concern of nearby property owners who were objecting to th* proposal tit the continued hearingJbefqre the Zoning Boalrd of Appeals Friday, July 27. Residents along Riverside drive, which serve as the back en- existing situation would not be changed much. An area on the south, which now retains water and is drained by a dug ditch or culvert, 'would still be used. It wqlid not be further excavated bcri moved around to provide a gradual slope toward the ditch. He explained the existing situation is not comparable to the proposed engineering which would allow all the water to be We went out on the street to do an innocent enough man-on- thtf-Street interview. We ended tip on the bad end of a Public pulse letter. « We tried - we really did. The Plaindealer sent 10 of the new Susan B. Anthony dollars along with the reporter. And the folks who answered the questions were even allowed to keep them. • Now it seems to us this would be enough to bring the public into Susan's corner ~ but it didn't. We take no blame for that. | When we have an opinion we put it in the editorial column. When we go out on the street to get other people's opinions we let them do the talking. If they aren't acquainted with the subject they are quick to tell the reporter. If they know what it's all about - or think they do - j they talk. We have never known a newspaper giving a sale's pitch for a man-on-lhe- itreet interview. 5>. Devotees of the spirited Ms. Aphony, a lady ahead of her timeN perhaps are a bit sen­ sitive about criticism of the jeoin that bears her name. ^Actually, the criticism is not of {he lady but of the practical use of the new dollar. Right or wrong, this is public opinion and no amount of ex­ planation of its merits, or the woman it honors, is going to change that until the public is convinced. Unfortunately, the new coin isn't faring much better in the suffragette's home town of Adams, Mass., where she was born in 1820. They had a big celebration there when the coin was in­ troduced early in July but even members of her family admit it's been difficult to get it moving aroUnd the com­ munity's change purses. Personally, we look at Susan B. Anthony as a spirited lady, who would not be deterred from her goal. We like spunky people. Unfortunately, while many others would also regard Susan as spunky, the coin that bears her resemblance is more often considered a souvenir - pretty and distinctive. We agree, the lady who went to great lengths to bring voting rights to women is not smiling down on those people, well meaning though they may have been, who produced a "souvehir" to honor her very serious intent. KAF Johnsburg and including Elizabeth Byrnes, guitar; Steve Sponsor, bass; and Harry Miller, guitar. The other was Shades of Time, a jazz band of which Peter McCormack is leader. Members, not identified, are from McHenry and Woodstock. There were no local winners in the junior division. The final performance of the junior winners will lake place in the Highway building on the fair grounds at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. The senior division entertainment will be per­ formed at 7:30 the same evening in the same location. Cash prizes will be given the winners. The public is invited to see this entertainment provided by county youth. There is no admission charge. trance of the new subdivision, also expressed doubt that this road could carry the increase in traffic from this subdivision and that the traffic survey estimates of cars exiting to this road were accurate. Walter Freund, Jr., River­ side drive, an adjoining property owner, when he learned that engineers predicted that building and impervious surfaces in the planned unit development (PUD) would result in four times as much water running off, charged that the developers would have to dispose oFthis much extra rainfall in the same 24 hours that it now takes for this land to drain after a rain. Falcon's engineer, in answer to questions about plans to retain surface runoff, said the Mise the developers did dxaineji. Now because of want to keep a pond on their surface irregularities some water stands until it is ab­ sorbed by the ground. And the design would be for the 1 percent storm (the worst storm in 100 years), it was claimed. land. The existing ditch would continue to drain the area. To retain the additional water a horm or an earthen dam would »e built with a swale or ditch outside of it. The release of the wat et would be timed by the size of the outlet pipes. The area would normally be drained within 24 hours of a rain, the engineer claimed. Freund found this hard to believe--"four times the amount of water in the same amount of time." (He said that it now takes 24 hours to drain the field of standing water). When the engineer tried to explain that actually the lime would be longer and the release would be timed, Freund said "No way." Further explanation by the engineer revealed the intent not to excavate the retention ar6a. Soil would not be removed, but Mrs Robert Trethaway, Riverside drive, who was speaking for a number of other objectors all of whom lived outside the city, originally asked the question of Fred Meyer, superintendent of utilities for McHenry, whether he thought the plans were adequate to handle the increase of water flow resulting from the proposed development. Meyer claimed that he was no engineer or expert but a letter from Baxter and Woodman, an engineering firm from Crystal Lake retained by the city, had expressed preliminary approval of the early engineering except for certain minor changes which they specified. Mrs. Trethaway, pursuing the issue, asked "What recourse do we have if the engineering does not work and the adjoining properties get riibrte water?" Bernard Narusis, city at­ torney, said they could sue the city or whoever is in error. Narusis further explained the law on natural watercourses. A property owner cannot sub­ stantially alter the flow of water which should follow its natural course. A recent court case in Rockford indicated that an owner can't increase the quantity of water discharged from his property. Further questioning by ZBA members elicited information that Falcon planned two ponds for detention, one north and one south (about which Freund was concerned). The rate of discharge to the north would not be increased. The size of the outlet pipe would determine if the ponds would be filled to capacity, and normally it would take 18 hours to discharge a detention area. Elber M. Maiden, director ot planning for Rolf C. Campbell Associates of Lake Bluff, testifying as expert witness for Falcon, explained the proposed PUD involved about 126 acres formerly belonging to Dr. Gladstone about a half mile irth of Route 120 fronting on ite 31 (Richmond road). Jnder the revised proposal Falcon is asking for 31 acres of B-3 business zoning, 4.6 acres of R-4 multi-family zoning, and 90 acres of R-3 single family residential zoning. He described more intensive uses of zoning both in business and residential in the McHenry Lakes Estates development atross the highway and on both sides of McCullom Lake road. Maiden claimed that Falcon is asking ior the most restrictive/Commercial zoning with performance standards (setbacks and building heights) and witA specific concepts, but not usesvThey promised land­ scaping onrtl areas not used for buildings \r parking lots. Multifamily structures would contain 10 unus-per acre in- (Continued on page 22) County Fair Runs Through Aug. 5 A complete schedule of McHenry County fair events appears elsewhere in this issue. Talent and beauty will combine to attract anticipated large crowds to the McHenry county fair grounds starting today, Aug. 1, and continuing through Sunday, Aug. 5. Fair associatioi^officers said early this week thefe has been a larger than ttisual number of entries in several classes. This combined with major weekend shows- have led officials to prepare for an all time record attendance. Last year 101,000 attended, and Jack Hayes, fair treasurer, predicts nearly 110,000 people will attend if the weather cooperates. Free parking on the grounds is another reason people come from a con­ siderable distance since the lighted area is easily ac­ cessible. Hayes said. Among the major attractions will be the county queen contest at the grandstand opening night at 7:30 p.m. and the selection of the 4-H king and queen Thur­ sday night at 7 p.m., also at the grandstand. Two^lovely young ladies from I he local community will be competing for the Miss McHenry County crown. They, are Karen Szumlas, Miss McHenry, and Patty McMillan, Miss Wonder Lake. Two pretty teens from the area are among the five vying for the 4-H title. They are Shelly VonBruenchenhein and Judy Vyduna. Both are members of the Lincoln Cloverleaf club. Among MCs for the evening, selected from numerous 4-H members, will be Jeannette May and Tonya Cvitkovic. both of McHenry. Among the weekend shows are three major attractions. The All American Rough Riders Thrills show Friday night and the Demolition Derby Sunday night will thrill the grandstand audience. All grandstand shows are free. On Saturday night. Sonny James, country-western singer with the national following, will present two shows at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. ^ A general increase in entries in all categories is noted this year with specific depart­ ments, such as antiques, where the fair officials had to stop accepting entries due to a lack of space. One of the special attractions will be a stepped up interest in grains, vegetables and fruits among the junior and senior open class entrants. Largest number of entries by the 4-H boys and girls in 4-H competition are incorporated in beef exhibits (98), rabbits (84), horses (88), foods (270), clothing (145), dairy (74), dogs (77). and cats (52). Indoor gardening has 90 entries, sheep. 51; and swine, 68; and arts and crafts (247). Many traditional attractions will be at the 1979 fair. In ad­ dition to the carnival rides and booths, education and com­ mercial exhibits will occupy every nook and cranny because exhibit space is at a premium, so great has been the demand. Horses will be on view, in competition and before the public from the first day of the fair! There will be harness racing Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, the Junior Horse show on Sunday, the Ail-Western show on Saturday-horses are a big (Continued on page 22) She Paid For Her "Crime" El bow-To-Elbow At \ • Sidewalk Sale Police Officer William Stahlman and Queen Karen Szumlas, who reigns as Miss McHenry, (at left) pose for what was intended to be a formal picture kicking off the "Knock-A-Cop" event during Saturday's Sidewalk Sale. What Officer Stahlman didn't know was the previous connivance between the photographer and Miss Szumlas in which she would press the lever on the count of three. As he reached the magic number, she complied with the request. But the soaking wasn'tf only for the surprised officer. Queen Karen received a cold showier as well. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD It was elbow-to-elbow Saturday as McHenry eajoyed one'of Its moat successful Sidewalk 8ales la the htitory of Fiesta week. This is a scene on Green street at one of the peak hours for shopping. : The merchants were happy and the buyers expressed satisfaction - as one of the most popular features of ,the annual observance , became a memory. * i • ' t . . . . . . , • . • . - % ' . v . STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLOlip