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2908 W. RTE. 120-McHENRY ('/» mile east of bridge) IWSWI See McHenry's Trailer Specialists For All Types Of Trailers And Trailer Accessories... Reese Hitch Distributor ADAMS ENTERPRISES NEW 6-WEEK MfRMVCfM PROGRAM Come in &geftoknovt* •Nutritional .Semihqrs L •Sauna 4 *Guaranteed Weight-loss Program, fNk • Shower Facilites • PAGE l|.miNDEAl£» Recalling The Good Years There were many moments to cherish at the Sunday afternoon retirement party for Father B.C. Baumhofer, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, hut none was more heartwarming than this one shared by the guest of honor and Sister Andreella, who has spent the past 40 years at St. Mary's, serving both as music instructor in the parochial school system and as organist and choir director. Sister Andreella is also retiring this year. g^AFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD WEDNESDAY. JANUARY K. IK* was crowned in a colorful conclusion to the annual Kiwanis-sponsored contest at the Legion clubhouse. A beautifully posed, brown-haired and sun tanned Karen Jean Szumlas, 18, was chosen to be Miss McHenry before a large crowd at the American Legion clubhouse. The board of High School District 156 approved an offer to see $2,035 million in bonds in order to finance proposed life safety code work at both campuses. In another action, the board voted to seek bids for the work through a general contractor rather than ac­ cept bids from each prime sub-contractor. There were many moments to cherish at the retirement party for Father E.C. Bauhmhofer, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, but none was more heart­ warming than the one shared by the guest of honor and Sister Andreella, who has spent the past 40 years at St..Mary's, serving both as music instructor in the parochial school system and as organist and choir director. Sister Andreella is also retiring this year. Representatives of various emergency services in the McHenry telephone ex­ change area (385-344) agreed to work up a ten­ tative plan for 911 emergency calling at a recent meeting. McHenry's Police Chief George Pasenelli said that such a plan was mandated by the state for submission *no later than Jan. 1, 1980. Rail transportation for commuters will terminate at McHenry and Fox Lake and the FAP 420 expressway proposal may be downgraded to a corridor access control with two lanes of traffic under two ad­ ditional Year 2000 plan alternatives shown to the McHenry County Regional Planning commission. Of interest to the McHenry area in the revised plans is the proposal by RTA to ter­ minate the commuter runs on the Chicago and Nor­ thwestern at McHenry and on the Milwaukee Road at Fox Lake. The Senior Citizens center, which operates the "Meet- and-Eal" program and has recently received a $2,000 contribution from the City of McHenry, is an important and vital service, especially for the county's senior citizens. Apprehension was evident on the faces of the petitioners for a short time even though there were no objectors at a public hearing concerning the 60-acre Bauer-Boone Valley development south of Brittany Park. The Council passed three ordinances, one approving the annexation agreement, one annexing the property and one zoning the property "R-3" single family residential, in a 7 to 1 vote, with only Alderman Wieser dissenting. At the conclusion of an involved discussion on the question of Lotus' an­ nexation at the Johnsburg school board meeting, the consensus was that the board could not encourage the possibility for the coming school year and would respond to Lotus' query with a letter spelling out the problem areas. JULY The City Council met in an informal session to discuss the possibility of applying for a grant from the Illinois Department of Conservation to offset the cost of building a municipal swimming pool. If the Council's intimations prove to be true, the Council will probably not apply for the grant, at least as far as the swimming pool is con­ cerned. This is not to say, though, that a pool will not be built. Indeed, the Council is unanimous in its con­ viction to build the pool, but the size and location of the pool are still open to question. The grant which the Council is considering ap­ plying for is a reim­ bursement type grant and not direct aid. The grant is limited in scope to outdoor facilities, like swimming pools, and cannot be used for gymnasium and the like. Also .once an application has been made, the money can only be used for the project, the department would reimburse the City up to a maximum of $200,000. Patty McMillan, a petite 17-year-old who said she wanted to represent Wonder Lake in the Miss McHenry County contest "because Wonder Lake has always been good to me", received her wish June 28 as she was crowned the 1979 Miss Wonder Lake. A long cherished dream will become a reality for members of the First United Methodist church . of McHenry when a ground breaking ceremony and celebration for the new addition to the church is held. There will be only one service that day, at 9 a.m., for which many invitations have been extended to former members who have inoved away, former pastors, and prominent churgh and local officials, including Bishop Paul Wash­ burn, District Supt. Robert Schumm, and the Rev. Ernest Carder, who will represent all former pastors. The McHenry City Council met in regular session and decided to apply for the land and water conservation CLAWCON) grant for the development of Knox park including the swimming pool, regardless of any red tape involved, a concern expressed at a previous meeting. Dissension still exists though, over the ac­ tual location of the swim­ ming pool. Mayor Stanek wants the pool to be located in Knox park which is south of the City on Green street, while others want thepoolin Petersen park. !James L. Althoff, 10-year president of the District 156 high school board, was appointed to the Board of Governors for five univer­ sities, by Gov. James Thompson. Dave Benrud was installed governor of District 644, Rotary International, at a dinner installation held in the Arlington Park Hilton. The McHenry man holds the highest position ever at­ tained by a local Rotarian and in his new ad­ ministrative role will make one official visit to each of the forty-two clubs in the district during the next year. He is a past president of McHenry Rotary club and of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce. A Life Safety Study for McCracken field and a go- ahead for an Achieve program for West campus for which funding was secured were okayed by the board of High School District 156 at the last meeting. McHenry's Fiesta day parade Sunday, July 29, will depict the glamour, glitter and laughs of the Hollywood of today and years gone by. The public is invited to come and see their favorite stars of the silver screen. They will all bring glairfour to McHenry that day to en­ tertain the many thousands of people who will line the parade route. After two hours of p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d questioning, Jerry Falcon and Attorney William Grossman were asked to appear before the City of McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals with other witnesses to further testify to their plans for developing the 125- acre Gladstone farm north of the city. The Falcon Development company is requesting a zoning change from "F-farming" to an "R- r single family residence with a Planned unit Dev elopm en t (P U D) variation. The PUD, if granted, would allow the F&icon . Development ^ ,company Xo build forty-six ^multi-family units in. the southwestern 5 acres, (ap­ proximate acreage/ 233 single family residences on about 88 acres and 32-acre . commercial area along the western edge of the property on Route 31. . Sky lab-that centripetal , orb whose decaying ellipses lends itself to the age old adage that "what goes up must, indeed, come down" 2 tiiough not necessarily at the specified time or place, is most likely to crash