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PAGE 14-PLAINDEALER-- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY », 1980 Back On Decade 1970 With one negative vote cast, the McHenry County college board approved a resolution calling for the purchase of the Ladd property in' McHenry as a site for the . college building. The only "no" vote was cast by Cal Skinner, Sr., of Crystal Lake. ' Surprise and concern met an announcement to Con-a solidated School District 15 members stating an estimated sewerage and water assessment in the amount of $85,000. The figure covered 71 units of $1,200 each for school owned property at the site of the new Parkland Junior high school on Rt,v 120 ,and Ringwood. raod. The city hopes for federal assistance in «• the project, which, if received, would sub­ stantially reduce the amount asked. f The City of McHenry has a new rate of 5.833 in McHenry township and a city rate of 5.884 in Nunda township for 1970 taxes. City Council approved the annexation of Country . Club Estates subdivision. A total of 300 voted for the consolidation of St. Mary's and St. Patrick's Catholic schools. Montini was the new name chosen for the com­ bined school. Mrs. Jean Irene Bianchi, 27, was found stabbed and beaten to death in an icy creek about 4 miles south of McHenry in January. The body of Jean Ann Lingenfelter, 17, was taken from the waters of Mc- Cullom Lake. She had beei murdered. Mark Smith McHenry was charged wi! her death. In action taken, the University of Illinois board of trustees acted unanimously to turn over the Volo bog to the state Department of Con­ servation. If Attorney General William Scott is successful in further action to obtain a permanent in­ junction against the developers of land adjacent to the bog for a housing settlement, McHenry Consolidate School District 15 may relax over the prospect of furnishing facilities *to accommodate between 1,000 and 3,000 additional students an­ ticipated to result from the developm en t. The City Council approved the annual appropriation ordinance in the amount of $1,179,000, an increase of $196,500 over the previous year. U.S. Census Bureau revealed the population" for McHenry county as 110,509 and the local township 22,658. t' Hearing on a conditional ^ use permit asked for 16 acres of land located in Dutch Creek Woodlands sub­ division, near Johnsburg, were, held before the 'McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals. A $5 million development is contingent upon the out­ come. The Plaindealer was awarded third place among daily and weiekly newspapers with circulation over 5,000 in thgi category "Best Use of Illustrative • Material", and received an honorable mention in the "Best Photography" class. The local paper competed with some of the largest newspapers in the state. - When Art Tyrrell of Wonder Lake was swept into the office of county sheriff in the November election with 58 percent of the votes cast, he made political history. With an unprecedented McHenry county vote of 20,752 for a Democratic candidate, former Illinois Crime commission agent established himself as a ' favorite with voters in a traditionally Republican •stronghold. Mark A. Smith pleaded guilty to the murders of Jean Ann Lingenfelter on May 28 and Jean Irene Bianchi on Jan. 28, both of McHenry, and also of Mrs. Obie Faye Ash of Mountain Home, Ark. Judge William^ Carroll sentenced him to the^state penitentiary for not less tlwft^ 199 and not more than 200 years for the Lingenfelter and Bianchi murders, the terms to run consecutively. He will be sentenced for the A r k a n s a s m u r d e r separately. Congressman Robert McClory announced that the Federal Water Quality agency has awarded a construction grant to the city of McHenry in the amount of $264,490 for construction of an additional sanitary sewerage treatment plant and improvements to existing facilities. Philip Lee Soper, 22, who resided in the Riverside All merchandise and special orders reduced. Most items in stock for immediate delivery. THINGS lusrl We continue to carry only the finest Early American Furniture available, including the Bennington Solid Pine Collection of Vermont. If it's quali­ t y y o u w a n t a t tremendous savings be sure to take ad v a n t a g e o f t h i s unusual sale. Exclusive Early American Furniture Shoppe FREE DELIVERY REGULAR STOREjHOURS Tuesday thru Saturday 9-5 Friday 9 to 9 Closed Sunday & Monday Huntley is a village of I 400 people located South of Woodstock. Take Route 47 South from Woodstock »o Huntley. Turn left on Main Street and you'll find us across from the Village Green mm, hotel, was named in two murder charges. He is alleged to have killed Mrs. Marlen Ahrens of Woodstock as she was leaving the office of Dr. William Kohl on Riverside drive. Soper was surprised by Mrs. Ahrens as he was attempting a holdup of the Bimbo tavern. The next night Soper held up the Farm House tavern on Route 31 and when he was leaving Guenther Dolenski, 32, of McHenry attempted to folio# hijn and Soper shot him. He died the next day in McHenry hospital. 1971 The McHenry Publishing company publisher of the McHenry Plaindealer, purchased the Mcftenry County Citizen newspaper. In a major change of direction concerning long range health care for McHenry county residents, the Hospital Planning Council for Metropolitan Chicago recommended, that Memorial Hospital" for McHenry County, Wood­ stock and McHenry hospital continue in their community roles and not plan to expand the services they provide to any great extent. By an unanimous decision of the board of McHenry High School District 156, members voted to become entirely separated from consolidated Grade School District 15. Mark A. Smith, 22, sen­ tenced last December for the murders of three young women, received his fourth long prison term in,me death of a fourth young wbman. McHenry residents were watching with interest as workmen started the gigantic task of taking down the city's 90 foot standpipe on Waukegan street, erected before the turn of the cen­ tury. „ • Wire reports disclosed that Mark Smith, confessed murderer of two McHenry women and two others in Illinois and Arkansas, had admitted killing eight others while stationed with the Army in Germany. Smith is serving a 400-year sentence for the murders com in this country. Two large highway con­ struction projects long awaited by McHenry residents will have their Start during 1972. At a joint press conference held in Springfield by William Cellini, director of Public Works and Buildings, and Richard Golterman, chief highway 'engineer, it was announced that the .first project will see the state acquire rights-of-way for FA Rt. 201A from the Wisconsin Pregnant, NEED HELP? Call j BIRTHRIGHT OfFlCE OPEN 9 To 11 A M AND FROM 7 Io9 PM UON thru FRI 24 HOUR ANSWERING SERVICE . 15-385-299" cost state line to U.S. 12 at of $5,500,000. An ov< will be located nearSthe Edward Blake home, norttr u>f McHenry. The second project calls for a new four- lane highway on Rt. 120, from Rt. 31 (corner of Front and Elm street) west to Rihgwood-Draper road. Cost of this fproject will be $810,000. 1972 The Wetter site was selected by the ̂ McHenry County college board of trustees for a permanent campus "because of its overall high ranking" in the factors established by the college's Citizens Advisory committee for. site evaluation. The property is located on highway 14, northwest of Crystal Lake. Property owners along Rt. 120 west and city officials met with engineers from the State of Illinois Division of Highwayslo hear a report on the widening of Rt. 120 west and the estimated cost. A vote listed unofficially as 174 in favor and 109 against, assured the com­ munity of McHenry Shores that it will become in­ corporated. The new village becomes the twenty-third incorporated area in "McHenry county. Located southeast of McHenry on the shores of the Fox river, the new municipality has a population estimated n 700. The McHenry City Council agreed to enter into a preannexation agreement with the McHenry Development company subject to final approval of the ordinance. The land in question is known as the Jacob Freund property located just north of thexity. The growth of the city of McHenry was further em­ phasized in a preliminary count of the special census completed. From a population of 6,772 as of April 1,1970, the total now reached 7,526. ^ 1973 Building valuation for McHenry was set at $4,410,963. The City Council was in­ formed that the state had granted permission to install traffic lights at three locations on Route 120, west of the railroad track. The three intersections are at Crystal Lake road, In­ dustrial drive and Meadoyr lane. ** To meet rapid growth in the McHenry area Illinois Bell had introduced^ new telephone prefix, number 344. Acquisition of municipal parking facilities in the Green street shopping district was the main topic of discussion by the City Council. Property under consideration was the land b e h i n d G l a d s t o n e ' s Department store and the McHenry Savings and Loan building. Ralph L.Edgar/ owner of the land, informal businessmen that parkingHo the rear of these buildings would end Feb. 15. * Acquisition of Hhe Lakeland Park water CASH distribution system was the main topic of discussion at v the McHenry City Council. The city received a letter fronrfiavid A. Ladd of Ladd Enterprises, offering to sell the entire water system facilities and equipment at a cash price of $200 per customer or a total of $117,400. There are presently 587 customers using the system. Supt. Fred Meyer was authorized to negotiate with Lakeland Construction on a water crossing at Industrial drive and Route 120. It was suggested to relocate Boone Creek 300 feet through the city park on the south side of the highway beginning at the Wilbert Hecht property and then easterly. Fright seized the entire McHenry community and extended for many miles in mid-afternoon as an ex­ plosion leveled the World Wide Fireworks company at 4004 McCullom Lake road. The rumbling quake was felt just before 3 p.m. on June 9, sending residents and shoppers into the street. The spectacular outburst came in the .midst of 90 degree temperatures. Damage was estimated at a half million dollars. Possible cause was spontaneous combustion. The McHenry Plaindealer, in competition with about 145 newspapers throughout the state, won the top editorial award of the Illinois Press association. The winning editorial was entitled "State Aid to School - a Bonus or a Bogeyman." 1974 McHenry's East campus, which! has been offering educatiOrktcr the city's high school students Since shortly after the mid-twenties was placed on,-the market. The high school board voted to contact real estate firms regarding the building's sale. When McHenry hospital relocates to the planned Northern Illinois Medical center on Route 31 and Bull Valley road, its present facilities will be dedicated^ serving the unmet needsM)f this area, such as geriatric, psychiatric, alcoholic and rehabilitative care, health information, day care and services for the chronically ill, and enlarged facilities for Mental Health and Family services. After almost a year of seeking property for a city park the City Councjl en­ tered into an option agreement with Kenneth Petersen of 4112 W. Mc­ Cullom Lake road to buy approximately 33 acres of land on the south side of McCullom Lake roa'd--13.7 acres west of the Chicago Northwestern tracks and 19.6 acres east of the tracks and 19.6 acres east of the tracks. Cost of the property is $3,000 an acre or ap­ proximately $99,985. After an effort of eight years for permission to erect an electric traffic5 signal at the intersection of Rt. 120 and River road, the effort met with success. The state will allow the traffic control and the project will be un­ dertaken in conjunction with the McHenry County high­ way department. Estimated cost of the project is $48,500,75 percent of which will be assumed by the state. A new school will begin in McHenry in September of CARRY JANUARY 9-11, 1980 Stop by for your best deal on chemicals during our Cash & Carry Specials. Ask our Crop Production Specialist for recommendations. (Low prices available for May 10 payment, also.) McHENRYFS Marengo McHenry Huntley Woodstock Elkhorn Chemung Zenda J ' v this year. At their last business meeting, members of the First Baptist church of McHenry voted to begin a Christian school in their building. The school will begin with kindergarten and extend through the tenth grade. ? The City Council approved preliminary plans for an addition to the Boone Valley Planned Unit development as presented by Donald Gerstad of the Robino-Ladd company. The addition would consist of fifty-two multi-family living units in 13 buildings situated on 12.5 acres. They would be sold as condominiums and each building would contain four living units and a four-unit garage. The Lakeland Park Water company was sold by the Robino-Ladd company Sept. 23 to the Northern Illinois Utilities. i • - A new bridge across the Fox river came another step nearer in reality when the McHenry County board adopted a resolution ap­ propriating the sum of $400,000 as its share for construction. The entire project is estimated to cost $800,000. Ground was broken for the new St. Paul's Episcopal church on St. Paul's avenue and the Alliance Bible church located at 3815 Idyll Dell road. By a vote of 162 to 31, residents of Sunrise Ridge, on the west side of Wonder Lake, approved a proposal to incorporate as a village^ With this action it becomes t h e t w e n t y - s i x t h municipality in McHenry county. It will be known as the village of Sunrise Ridge. * 1975 The Plaindealer marked The problem of new planning in High School District 156 as the result of tlje withdrawal of large numbers of students in the next three ylars is being faced by educators responsible for meeting the challenge. Johnsburg District 12 will soon be operating a high school for students living in that area and an estimated 600 to 700 students will enroll. ; Plans for development of a shopping plaza in McHenry were announced by Ventura association of Huntleyt leasing and sales broker for the property* The new center, to be called Country Square, will be located north of McHenry on Route 31, just south of the Johnsburg road intersection. Richard Otto Macek, 29, formerly of Woodlawn Park drive, McHenry, was in- ^dicted by the McHenry county Grand jury on . charges of murdering a ' former McHenry woman and her daughter. The McHenry County board accepted the low bid of William Zeigler and son at $879,767.42 for the con­ struction of the Pearl street bridge over the Fox river in McHenry. After months of con­ struction the McHenry Public library at the corner ( of Green and Main streets reopened with a new ad­ dition early last month. The old Pearl street bridge has been purchased by Terra Cotta Realty Co., of Crystal Lake, to preserve it for its historical value. One span will be used as a pedestrian bridge over Squaw Creek as the approach to the proposed new office building from the new parking lot for TC In­ dustries, Inc. the 100th anniversary of the The city of McHenry is 146 The^-- founding of the paper centennial issue contained 136 pages of which 10,000 were printed totaling 1,360,000 pages. A total of 19,000 pounds or 9Vfe tons of newsprint were used. Congratulation letters were received from President Gerald Ford and Governor Daniel Walker. For the first time in history the City Council deemed it necessary to use tax antidilution warrants in order to meetttr^paWoll and pay monthly bills. The Council decided to purchase tax anticipation warrants in the amount oN$75,000. The Council approved an or­ dinance which authorized the city to market $193,000 in water revenue bonds "for the specific purpose of putting Well No. 1 on the line." A decisive victory for proponents of a new high school in the Johnsburg area came at the polls when a> total of 1,666 persons turned out to express themselves on two issues. By a vote of 919 in favor and 729 opposed the proposal to form a new community unit school district comprising all the territo^* of Johnsburg Consolidate School District . 12 was approved. 1976 County citizens protesting the scheduled destruction of the 96-year old Pearl ̂ street bridge in McHenry swilled to over 909, according to petitions gathered by" the newly formed McHenry Historic Bridge committee, which hopes to save the landmark. yN KREME OLD FASHIONED PLAIN PQ DUNKIN* DONUTS ANNOUNCES H "FAMILY NIGHTS" | DONUTS 15* EACH cres larger today, following unanimous approval by the City Council to annex Miller owned land on Rt. 120 west of McHenry. The new city property is land on the south side of Rt. 120 stretching^ from Draper road to Valley View school. It extends southward to a subdivision of homes, forming somewhat of a square approximately 146 acres large. 1977 Welcome-to the village of Bull VaUey, population 275. -By an 89-69 vote the residents of a portion of Bull Valley voted to incorporate into a village and operate as a municipality. A Regional Transit authority (RTA) Planning commission upon request from the McHenry County board, has completed its study and made its recommendations for a transit system in McHenry county, which includes the continuance of train service to and from McHenry and adds bus service to various points throughout the county. A representative of the Lancer corporation which seeks to develop Pheasant Valley subdivision has come to terms with city officials and the local school boards in regard to the monetary contributions. The cor­ poration will pay $200 per living unit to the McHenry grade school district, $200 per living unit to the high school district, $150 to the park system and $100 to the library. , 1978 Carestoel, the all-new 310- bed skilled care nursing facility and rehabilitation center will open to receive residents. The McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals voted to recommend approval of three zoning requests by McHenry Lakes Estates Development, which is locatedr south of McCullom Lake road and east of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad tracks on the property known as the Jake Freund farm: It was annexed to the city in 1972 when it was known as , the McHenry Development and the zoning changes requested will be amend­ ments to the preannexation agreement. The new development requested a zoning change of some of the land originally zoned R-4 multi-family to R-3 and R-3A single family. The proposed changes would reduce the density to six units per acre. The 100th anniversary of the Miller chapel at the corner of Ringwood. and Wilmot roads was marked by a family gathering in the historic structure. ' . The RTA buses began running in McHenry county in June. * On Aug. 9 McHenry gained a third high school. With the opening of the fall term, the McHenry Alternative high school will open its doors as a private, four-year high school. For several years the school had operated 'as a part of School District 156 but due to financial con­ siderations, the board of District 156 voted to discontinue the school for the coming year. The City Council voted to accept the Zoning board of Appeals recommendation and annex the RAE Motor corporation located on a five-acre parcel in the Sherman Hill industrfal complex. A routine bus ride to school ended tragically when the bus went out of control, striking a tree and rolling over on River road. A ten- " year old boy was killed and several children were in­ jured. After several months of debate the Planning com- ission has recommended that the city of McHenry a l i \ o w R e s i d e n t i a l Development Group (RDG) to proceed with negotiations with the Council and the Zoning Board of Appeals for a planned unit development involving 381 acres of the Backhaus farm southwest of Fox Ridge. 1979 A complete review of 1979 highlights will appear in another issue of the^Elain- dealer to be published later this month. Political Corner CANDIDATE Joye Ryan of Crystal Lake has announced her can­ didacy for the post of McHenry county coroner in the March primary. She is a Republican. Mrs. Ryan is the wife of Dr. William Ryan, Crystal Lake dentist, and a registered nurse with 19 years of experience in the nursing field. MIDWIFERY PRACTICE Certified nurse-midwives may legally practice in 48 states. Kansas and Wisconsin are the ex­ ceptions. Lay midwives are permitted in 20 states, but in 11 of those they must have a special license. 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