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jRLENWOOl wONOf NRiSE b i n ^ c / fkvSU. MftvLfcY Wonders On Water There were thrills, but few chills, when the temperature soared to the KM degree mark Sunday afternoon as the Wonder Lake Ski club entertained about 500 persons in a Water Ski Spectacular. It marked one of the first entertainment events of Fiesta week in McHenry. The large crowd assembled at 2 p.m. at the city beach on Riverside drive to see backwards, barefoot, as well as other skiing talent that ran the gamut from ballet to the antics of clowns. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Verbal Row Over 420 McHenry Mayor Joseph B. Stanek challenged the authenticity of a petition in opposition to FAP 420 which was presented at a public meeting held last Wed­ nesday at West campus. The petition, circulated and read by Village of Prairie Grove president David Masters, bore the names of 13 municipal officials who are reportedly against the high­ way project. Stanek charged that the name of Marengo Mayor James D. Cowan had been forged although he made no mention of who was allegedly responsible for the act. When contacted by the McHenry Plaindealer Monday, Cowan said he did, in fact, sign the petition but had asked that his name be removed until he had met with members of the Nor­ theastern Illinois Planning commission (NIPC). Cowan added that he had become interested in the issue only lately because of the little impact the project would have on the City of Marengo. Stanek also said he had letters from Harry D. Benoy, president of the Village of Lakewood, and Robert G. Goben, president of the Village of Oakwood Hills, (Continued on page 22) After a three-month wait due to federal red tape and delays, the first step in the actual development of Knox park was taken at the City Council meeting Monday night. " The Illinois Department of Conservation (IDOC) has authorized the City of McHenry to advertise for bids on nine different areas related to the development of the 34-acre park site, located between Route 31 and Green street south of McHenry. The bids concern: the pool and bath house, water and «ewer lines, playground equipment, lighting for one of the Softball fields and the three tennis courts, con­ struction and materials for two Softball fields, fencing at two softball fields, con­ struction of the three tennis courts, paving of the access area, and purchase of the asphalt for the access area and the roads. Opened in early August, the bids will then be sent to Springfield for approval before awards are made. The City Council also voted unanimously to apply for a transit grant in order to purchase almost two acres of land near the railroad depot to be used as a parking lot for the expanded train station area. The lot, slated to be located on the Althoff property, will cost an nntimntnfl Oo4 -^1-- to Mayor Stanek. The Council decided not to enter into a lease agreement with the Chicago and Nor­ thwestern railroad^ but (Continued on page 22) Draft registration is underway at the McHenry Post Office during the next two weeks for 19 and 20-year-olds. On Monday, the first day to register, over 70 people born In 1900 fUled out registration cards, according to postal clerk Roger Collins. Above, Mike Behan of Johns burg does his duty early Tuesday morning before leaving for work. The part-time MCC student plans to marry In a year, and although his fiance doesn't like the Idea of Behan registering, she doesn't think the draft *111 commence very soon, according to Behan. Behan Is also studying to be a police officer. STAFF PHOTO-JOEL WAKITSCH Fiesta Week Events Wednesday, July 23 CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK MEET - McCracken Field - 6:00 p.m. TEEN NIGHT - Pearl Street Park - 7:90 p.m. Thursday, July 24 KIDS' OUTDOOR ROLLER SKATING PARTY - Petersen Park - 6:30 p.m. BAND CONCERT - Pearl Street Park - 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 25 INTERNATIONAL FOLK FE8T - Pearl Street Park • 5:00 p.m. Saturday, July 26 SIDEWALK SALE - City-Wide - All Day BANJO-BEER NIGHT - Pearl Street Park - 6:00 p.m. j f I An C PARADE - 2:00 p.m. JAYCEES CHICKEN DINNER - Pearl Street Park - Afternoon DRUM CORPS MAGIC -McCracken Field 7:00 p.m. See Wonder Lake Unification With the hoopla and hats, the cheers and charades, the enthusiasm ana ecstasy of the GOP convention over, we come to the assessment. And what a field day the unofficial assessors of the news and TV media are having! Just as they catapulted Gerald Ford into the vice- president's chair by sheer determination to create a high pitch of excitement, so they will now project the rocky road ahead for Ronald Reagan. If any of the pitfalls along the path to the November general election have esaped the candidate thus far, they won't much longer. The all-knowing, all-seeing columnists and broadcasters will not shy from telling the world, as well as Mr. Reagan. This is not to say that we thought, as so many did, that the quadrennial quest to be No. 1 was a burlesque or a bust. To the contrary, we thoroughly enjoyed the rather limited viewing we did. Candidates aside, there are always highlights at a convention not available to the public through any other form of entertainment. There is the delegation leader whose one political goal is to cast his state's votes for somebody. Who? It doesn't really matter too much! What does matter is that for one glorious moment he stands spotlighted before millions. In a dialect that gives away his geography, the world hears Joe Blow lay it on the line for Boondocks, USA. And while he rambles on, program folders fan the sweat from hundreds of brows. Is it worth it? Of course it is. Joe Blow will return to Boondocks, USA, and at the very least, be elected head of his Chamber of Commerce for the everlasting glory he has cast upon his home community. But the heroes of the convention are none of these - not the candidates, the delegates, or the Joe Blows. The heroes are those candid cameramen who profane the reverence of the occasion by skipping here and there about the crowds, embarrassing the elite as well as the earthy with the candor of the lens. One caught knitting - another reading -some catnapping - others visiting. Even the families of the highest echelon of political figures fail to escape the discerning eye of the man behind the camera. Detractors declare it was a debacle; the more catty characterize it as a circus. Still others challenge, "What did it really accomplish?" And some of us have the answer. It was evident in a campaign button worn by one satisfied senior with the revealing message, "A Democrat shot J.R."! KAF Because of the "ihreat by other communities" the 18 Wonder Lake subdivisions must unite as one municipality, explained James Rachel, village president of Sunrise Ridge, the only incorporated area in the community. He noted Friday that at the board of trustees meeting scheduled Musical Evenings In Park Fiesta day celebrations promise something for everyone, and McHenry says it with music in two events that bridge the generations. Wednesday, July 23, the beat goes on, with Teen night at the Pearl street park from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. for the teen dance, with music provided by the Equations. Mike Tiege on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Jon Johnson on bass and vocals, Mike Lewis on drum and vocals, and Dean Howard on lead guitar and vocals will play rock and country music, and requests from the audience. A complete concessions wagon and dairy frost cones will refresh the gyrating crowd and those too timid to wend their way onto the tennis courts. The track meet at McCracken field is also July 23, but begins at 6 p.m., so area youth in­ terested in attending both events will be able to do so. Music in a mellow mood (Continued on page 22) for Tuesday, July 22, the board would act to officially change its name to Wonder Lake. Rachel said this change was needed for unity because one of the main objections by other sub­ divisions to annexing to Sunrise Ridge was that people wanted to live in Wonder Lake. Rachel said he was "99 percent sure" that the unification would come about in spile of the fact that three earlier attempts dating back to 1960 have- failed. In the last 40 days he and other Sunrise Ridge officials have had 41 meetings with 2,000 people of most of the subdivision o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d generally have had a favorable reception. Rachel cited votes in s e v e r a l n e i g h b o r i n g p r o p e r t y o w n e r s ' associations in favor of annexation: Highland Shores 65 to 6; St. Francis Heights unanimous; and Wooded Shores 35 to 2. And lawyers have been contacted to draw up the necessary paper work. Rachel notes that Sunrise Ridge's last population count was 497 but now is estimated to be 960. The best estimates for population in the whole Wonder Lake area ranges from that of Commonwealth Edison according to meters of 9,870 to a high of 10,500, based on 2,990 telephones believed to be in the area. These figures, Rachel asserts, could make Wonder Lake the fourth and maybe even the third largest community in the county, exceeded only by Crystal Lake and Woodstock, and possibly McHenry. By the year 2,000, according to NIPC estimates, Wonder Lake should reach its capacity of 14,000 persons, Rachel predicted. Sunrise Ridge officials said that a recent look at the planning maps of the county maps revealed that the mile and a half influence area of both McHenry and the four- year-old Bull Valley village overlap substantial areas of Wonder Lake including the lake itself. And with in­ creasing annexations by McHenry, only two farms lay between McHenry and the eastern reaches of the Wonder Lake subdivisions. Should McHenry start an- (Conttnued on page 22) Finale For Fiesta Fiesta Days are now in full swing and will be highlighted Sunday, July 27 at 7 p.m. with Drum Corps Magic on McCracken field. The drum corps competing in the contest that evening will be the Phantom Regiment from Rockford, 111., the Guardsmen from Schaumburg, 111., the Cavaliers from Park Ridge, 111., the Saginaires from Saginaw, Mich., the Knights from Genesco, 111., and the Colts from Dubuque, Iowa. Tickets can be purchased at the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce office, 1287 North Green street, McHenry, Illinois. For more information call 385-4300. -Fl This map shews the village of 8u arise Ridge, Wonder Lake, as well as the land (marked with broken lines) Indicating the mile and a half influence area of both McHenry and Bull Valley village, which overlap substantial areas sf Wonder Lake. Including the lake Itself. James Rachel, president of Sunrise Ridge village, last Friday outlined to the press reasons he believes the 18 Wonder Lake subdivisions must unite. Diagonals indicate overlapping influence. No End To Bus Strike (As the Plaindealer want to prass tha drivers' ' and machanics' strika off acting tha 806 bus through McHenry contlnuad, but a negotiating session was in progress.) When will the 806 bus start running again? That's a question a few hundred McHenry area users of the RTA tran­ sportation were still asking Monday, 21 days after the start of a strike by drivers and mechanics. The solution is not an easy one, and as one interested person pointed out,"It may end only when the strikers get hungry enough". The dilemma stems from the fact that down the line there isn't enough money. The RTA, which budgets the Waukegan-North Chicago Transit company, tells the company officers there is no more money available. The company tells the bus drivers and mechanics there is no money. The 48 drivers and 13 mechanics, all members of Local 900, Amalgamated Transit Union, based in Washington, D.C., want more money and have come up with 100 proposals. Marge Woodard, general manager of the Waukegan- North Chicago company, said Friday afternoon that many problems have been resolved, but at that time, 36 remained. Although not THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 104 NUMBER 102 WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1980' Knox Park Bidding economic in name. Ms. "a number of would cost the corn- money that is not She explained that the men have been receiving $9.22 an hour with lime and a half over eight hours. They are asking for a $2.75 increase over a two-year period and want to retain the 100 per­ cent coot of living increase quarterly. Mrs. Woodard said the company objects to the last request, citing the case of the CTA strike, when she noted the cost of living in­ crease was cut to 55 percent. She added that the com­ pany had offered to pay the men at the current rate during negotiations, and make the settlement figure retroactive to July l. The men refused, she said. It was her opinion that the Tuesday, July 22, negotiation session would not produce a settlement unless the drivers and mechanics "come down in their demands". The last strike against the company was 21* years ago and lasted 45 days. At that lime there was no 806 bus and so McHenry county (Continued on page 22) Registers For Draft 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 25*