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the Planning and building committee of the school board of District 15 caused the board to seriously consider immediately developing plans for (he building program. The proposed 911 (emergency calling) system was put on hold as area officials sought the right numbers and struggled with the options available under i he state mandate to meet a Jan. 1, 1980, planning deadline. The City Council voted to accept the Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation and deny the special use requested by the Pioneer center to*construct a group home on Kane avenue. A crowded Council chambers listened as ^six aldermen voted to deny the request. Bolger, Nolan, Smith, Harker, Adams and Rogers, while two, Datz and Schooley, voted in favor of the proposal. The school board of elementary District 15 agonized over establishing an account for private funds for a gifted program which parents were soliciting following an earlier meeting on the subject. At the con­ clusion of the discussion, the machinery was set in motion lo establish the fund. Dr. Richard Farmer, district superintendent, asked that Bill Landis, assistant superintendent for operational services, be authorized to establish a fund for moneys raised to. be disbursed at the direction of school authorities working with the parents. The school FRAN'S HIDDEN CURL Beauty Salon FRAN'S HIDDEN CURL is a friendly Beauty Salon offering styling services done profession­ ally, efficiently and courteously in McHenry's fastest growing Little Beauty Salon that's hard to find. I'm waiting to meet you. SW M SOON! 1212 N. Green St (Ofc. 8) DAILY 8:00 TO 5:00 McHenry 344-1019 SAT. 8 TO 2, CLOSED TUES. i mat M YHAJKM, YAosamsw- PAGE 0- PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, J, would be the custodian of this special fund. Charging that elementary School District 15 has failed to provkle a curriculum designee toineet the special needs of theVGifted Child, Janet R. Irwin of McHenry Shores, has a $1 million suit naming the directors of the district. Mrs. Irwin is par- ticularly concerned for her 10-year-old son, Thomas R. Irwin, a fifth grader at Edgebrook school! The^suit charges, among other things, that the boy has been deprived of the only program ever allowed by the defendants to "enhance plaintiff's educational development". The program allowed Thomas to take language in- at East campus. charges that the was willfully and stopped by the T30,1909 Spanish st ruction The suit program wantonly action of the defendant only a few weeks after being instituted. In. a routine meeting, in- lerrupted briefly by a Channel 2 TV unit pursuing the story of the million dollar lawsuit, the board of High School District 156 discussed ihe problem of two four-year campuses. Board president James Althoff predicted further increases in costs for ihe four-year campus programs, as the board okayed one and one-half additional teaching positions resulting from a desire to minimize required bussing- between buildings. "AJjove the dam the water is 2.64 inches over the flood of '73. And it's 6.84 inches away from the record flood of i960". Those were the words of John Shay, director of the Emergency Services & Disaster agency for the county. There is little hope for quick relief. The entire length of the Fox river, from its mouth to Algonquin, has problems. There appeared to be no guarantiees of park land donations or of development, Meet City Royal Pair Five-year old Mika Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robot Jones of 2514 Scheid lane, McHenry, and Steven Smith, 0-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of 903 N. Green street, are McHenry's 1079 Winter Princess and Prince. They were selected in a drawing from more than 40 children whose names had been submitted to the sponsoring McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. In the court are Mike Thomas,% of 4101 W. Parkway; James Schaver, 7, of 305 N. Emerald; Karen Marie Ewing. 0, of 1707 Meadow and Petrina Gebbia, 8, of 2790 Old Oak drive. STAFF PHOTO -WAYNE GAYLORD V, Home Improvements S A Y S S I D E Y O U R H O M E N O W for Appearance-for Energy Savings- A LL TODAY FOR NO-OBLIGATION SURVEY * FREE ESTIMATES-NO OBLIGATION + WE DO THE COMPLETE JOB!! SIDING-ALUMINUM, VINYL, STEEL SEAMLESS GUTTERS FACIA • SOFFIT NO SALESMEN- DEAL DIRECT WITH OWNER! I! LICENSED - BONDED-INSURED R e f e r e n c e s A v a i l a b l e ! C A L L T O D A Y F O R N O - HOME IMPROVEMENTS McHENRY - WONDER LAKE W e r e E x p e r t s o n E x t e r i o r s 6 I n t e r i o r s ( O l d ) J O > 7 < 4 i ; i o r i o u i o j j - 7 f i u and no time limits in the preannexation agreement being offered by Residential Development Group, the City Council learned as they reviewed it article by ar­ ticle. As submitted, the preannexation agreement grants zoning or variances for the various uses specified in the agreement and HDG promises lo make certain donations of money and dedications of land as the development of the 286-tract proceeds. It was pointed out that if the planned unit development (PUD) by RDG or other developer fails, the zoning reverts to the underlying zoning which by this agreement is the same as in the PUD. Residents of Lakemoor will soon be able to make connection to the sewer system and service will begin upon completion of the . sewage treatment plant in Island Lake in May or June of this year. V l Sue Hutchinson, 16-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Bill Hutchinson, has been selected by a faculty vote to attend Girls State next June. Her alternate JoAnne Blume, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald^Biume- 'APRIL A petition has been filed for ^hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals by Eugene and Glenn Eppel and Community Cablevision, Inc., for the issuance of a ordinance of McHenry county. The permit is for the construction and operation of the structures relating to reception y and transmission of television signals for cable television^ The property, in the "F" Farming district, is located on the northerly side of Illinois State Route 120, approximately one-half mile east of Wonder Lake road. It consists of less than one acre. Flooding pifoblems are still critical in the Fox river area. River road south of McHenry has been closed in one location because water has been over a foot deep in one portion of the road between the dam and Moraine Hills State park. Some residents along River Terrace near Johnsburg were forced to evacuate their homes because the flooding conditions had covered the septic systems, making them inoperable. The City Council spilt up the federal revenue sharing pie, estimated at $117,728 for this year. The largest slice, $96,728 was set aside for park and recreational facilities. In another action, the aldermen nixed candidate Mike Weiser's suggestion for an opinion poll about the p r o p o s e d c o m m u n i t y building or pool that was to be held in conjunction with the city election April 17. Other causes benefitted from the division of Revenue Sharing spoils '* were: OSttdiTifcRbB4}6AV<)e,ftaHHifI,1A'rasquito control, $14,000; accordance with the zoning Rescue squad (McHenry),