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- F SHARE ACTION IN CONTRACT DISPUTE (Continued tmin |>age 1) possible that students may be suspended if they do not attend school and are not legitimately excused. It is also our understanding that if 50 percent or more of the students are not in at­ tendance on any given day, that day cannot be counted as an attendance day on the school calendar and must be made up at the end of the year or be a 'lost day'. "Do the teachers want to subject our children to suspension by their slowdown actions? Do they really feel that they are treating the students in their charge fairly? Are they setting a good example? Are they saying to their students It is o k. for me to do this, but if you try it -- you may be suspended?' "We would ask the teachers to reconsider their slowdown actions and to take other measures which will not directly affect the classroom instruction during the time students are in school." Tammy Rosentreter, who identified herself as a junior at East campus, said students were concerned MMStVAC $400 MAIL-IN COUPON OFFER Rent RINSENVAC Today...And get a coupon worth $4.00 off on your next rental I Look for the special mail-in certificate on our RINSENVAC display. Offer expires October 31,1980. O0S* 4400 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, IL spurgeons We offer the LARGEST selection of UNIFORMS In McHenry County! FEATURING a complete line of Professional WHITE SWAN Products OPEN SUNDAYS 10 TO 5 •Tops -Pants •Skirts *Dresses •Sweaters •Nurses Hats •Duty Shoes •Pantsuits •Lab Coats Ask about Our UNIFORM CLOB for FREE UNIFORMS! GROUP & SPECIAL ORDERS WELCOME! McHenry Market Place Shopping Center 385-4100 RIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1980 about what's going on and they were feeling the tension between the teachers and the board. She presented a petition with 126 signatures of students which indicated they would like to have an agreement even if both sides have to bend a little. "There's too much pressure on us", she declared and suggested that they all • should slow down a little instead of striking. Pat Buhrman, who identified herself as a teaching staff member and a parent, observed, "It seems ' every year school starts and there is no contract. It seems that six reasonable adults could reach agreement in that time. Children should not be pawns in a chess game between the teachers and the board." Mike Wieser, City Council member and parent of two children at West campus, pleaded for moderation. Asking for a show of hands, he was able to identify about 40 teachers present and 40 parents, about half and half. He acknowledged that teachers and the board had gripes and were at loggerheads, but said maybe the children had gripes too. And maybe they are in between. Wieser conceded that everyone had the right to a living wage or increases in pay. He noted in himself an occasional wish to be working in an industry where he would receive a guaranteed salary with raises included for two years. However, he was in real estate which was practically wiped out last year and he admitted that this year, because of that, he had not paid his taxes yet. He noted that the teachers were asking 16 percent and the board was offering a 10.5 percent raise, which is not bad. "Everyone wishes he had a guaranteed income. How about the senior citizens with fixed income, how are they going to pay their taxes"* he asked. "But that's their JOHN L FREUND FREUND FUNERAL HOMES •WONDER LAKE 7611 HANCOCK DR. 815-728-0233 COOPER-FREUND •MARENGO 205 N. STATE 815-568-7345 problem", he added. Wieser said the big problem is inflation running rampant and asked why. He quoted an unnamed authority as claiming that you can't curb inflation because of unions. They all have contracts which bring the prices of goods and services up and up. "You got to stop it right here," Wieser asserted. He once again conceded that the teachers are entitled to a raise, "But don't be hoggish. There's another year coming Be satisfied that you got a job", he urged. Ed Neumann concluded the remarks by thanking all present for making their feelings known at the meeting of the elected representatives of the 40,000 citizens of the school district, which he said is the proper forum for the differing points of view rather than in the classrooms where some teachers have taken the issue in recent days, he claimed. He listed the members of the board's negotiations team as Dave Benrud, chairman, Jim Tonyan and Barbara Slater who, he said, had met 18 times since March 15 with the committee of the Teachers' association. Their last meeting on Sept. 18, continuing until 12:30 a.m. and involving a number of concessions, failed to result in an agreement except to disagree about money. He claimed that in all this time the teachers offered nothing in the way of increasing their productivity to help justify their demands for the salary increase. Neumann asserted that a small town school board "has neither the capability nor the responsibility of making its employees whole again from the ravages of the national inflation rate." He reminded everyone that "the citizens of this school district, who must ultimately pay the cost of this contract settlement, are themselves suffering from the effects of inflation and also suffering from the ef­ fects of less than full em­ ployment." Neumann pointed out the "generous and fair offer" in­ cluded full employment and and average increase in sal­ ary for every teacher of 10.7 percent in the first year and 10.89 percent in the second. He said there were added steps to the salary schedules for each year so that even those teachers at the top of the old salary schedule would receive this increase. Neumann claimed that this provided a salary for teachers at the top of the salary schedule next year of just under $30,000 for a 180- day work year. Salary in­ creases for other employees of the district averaged 10 percent, Neumann noted in comparison. Neumann said that a mediator from the National M & 0 U ILL AGE MOTORS ^ VlUINOISy "g* nwwuam i ! SPECIAL I "BOTH BLACK IN COLOR" 1980 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA LOADED Original List $9565 M & D PRICE 5 I 1979 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA M& D PRICE 190 | 1978 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LowMi.es '4695 1978 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX "Loaded . . *5190 1978 DODGE POWER WAGON TRUCK 4x4 ... .. ... „ W i t h a c a p 2 2 O O O M i l e s b i l l l U o t t l l 1978 DATSUN 510 28MPG *3990 1978 VW RABBIT Auto., sunroof, 30 MPG . . , *4390 1977 PONTIAC TRANS AM A beauty . . 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The management decisions of the school district, par­ ticularly those relating to fiscal decisions and priorities, will not be abrogated to a committee of the MCHSTA." Neumann criticized teachers' tactics saying, "We strongly deplore the tactic of using the students in the classroom while they are a captive audience of the teacher and at a time when they are there...for the purpose...of receiving an, education, to use that time .to tell the students ...illegal tactics which explicity or subtly en­ courage the students to boycott...or simply not to attend their classes..." He asked an end to the practice - "We call upon the teachers...to cease with these activities and to provide the education for which they are accepting their pay to provide. We recognize that the majority of our staff are highly dedicated professionals who don't endorse the tactics advocated by some militant fringes of the teachers' association." Neumann claimed that the board couldn't respond positively to the demand for more money since the start of these activities or they could count on such job actions every year. "You just can't give in the first time to this blackmail. We cannot let these illegal activities be successful." About the promised slowdown Neumann said, "Parents and students are justifiably curious as to why students should attend classes when some teachers have stated that they will not teach. We can only say...we assume that the majority of our teachers will not par­ ticipate in clearly illegal job actions." Neumann left open the door for further talks, "There are many contract items still open for discussion other than money" where ac­ commodation can be reached. "Additionally we have conveyed...today our willingness not only to talk about non-money language items, but that we would be willing to discuss again a one-year instead of a two- year contract and repackaging the money offer. It is our only glimmer of hope." No board members disagreed or added to the statements made by the board president. Partenheimer, following Neumann's statement contacted this newspaper to state that the teachers slowdown was not a work stoppage but was simply doing "minimum work". He said the teachers would have the students do their written classwork or their advance assignments in class on the designated days. The teachers would take the roll, maintain the discipline, and answer students' questions. He believed that most of the teachers would participate in this action to which the association had agreed. Tony Stumbris, chairman of the teachers' negotiations committee, said the action would continue unless the board would before Wed­ nesday * resume in meaningful contract talks about teachers' needs and to discuss the salary package. During the meeting, when Neumann was asked about further talks, he said they would meet on Thursday but did not answer the Par- tenheimer's question about negotiations on salary. Partenheimer also told this newspaper of several statements made by Neumann that he said were not true such as the final offer, wich has never been made, he claimed. Par­ tenheimer also claimed that Neumann had also taken advantage of a "captive audience" when he ad­ dressed about 300 students at a gathering in the school recently. Partenheimer claimed that the $300,000 deficit in the budget which/ the board claims would result if the demanded raises were granted is actually a $208,000 balance (surplus). There is no deficit, he asserted. Partenheimer also denied that the teachers had any part of encouraging the students to walk out of classes during the past week and noted that the board recognized teachers were not involved. At the end of the meeing, the board reenacted a resolution and motion made at a special meeting Sept. 21. The resolution provided that if more than 5 percent of the teachers are absent on any one day, the superintendent may require a physician's certificate or other evidence to support the claimed illness. The motion ratified a board policy to authorize the superintendent to suspend without pay up to five working days an employee who violates school policy, is guilty of serious misconduct or who disobeys a super­ visory administrator. As the meeting ended, Neumann informed the I I 15th Anniversary Sale! INFLATION FIGHTER SPECIAL. BUY 1 PACKAGE OF l i i | Hearing Aid Batteries I | Get 1 | i i i i ! I TRE£ WITH COUPON Good thru Tuesday Sept. 30 | WEDNESDAYS ONLY 10-6pm | | McHenry | I Hearing Aid Center I _ 3937 W. MAIN OOIE "FK. K 1 J^McHENRY, IL £oda# DO I J audience that the mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation service in Rockford had contacted the board negotiations com­ mittee and the association team to arrange a negotiations session Thursday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. SCHOOL RATE INCREASE TO VOTERS (Continued from |>age 1 h Baby" for CPR at the high school. The board had a first reading of a policy change on scholastic eligibility in high school athletics. Each student must not be doing failing work in more than one class, or he-she will be ineligible to participate in school athletics. The prin- * cipal will have discretionary powers, however, for unusual or exceptional cases. A total of 109 adults have pre-registered for adult education classes starting Sept. 29. Most classes are still open for more students. Bill Hayes, high school principal, said that parent- teacher conferences will be held next Tuesday evening at Junior high school. Harry May, Bush school principal, reported that Friends of the Library are moving along on their plan to bring library services to the Johnsburg area. With the help of Project-Plus and consultant Beth Miller, the committee hopes to have services open by September, 1981. After nine months of operation a referendum will be presented to the voters in order to secure funds to establish an on-going library. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) its director, Fred Meyer, George Diedrich and Ralph Wagner, for devotion to duty above expectations. Meyer leaves his city position Oct. 1 after 20 years to serve - the Knights of Columbus on a national level. George Diedrich, with 14 years of service, retired last year, and Ralph Wagner died soon after his retirement. He had spent 12 years with the city. Present and past city officials, township and county officers, aldermen and members of the honorees' families came to honor the two men and the memory of the third. Their tribute was hearty and sincere. The leadership of Fred Meyer has long been recognized in his home city. While others pursued one or two projects, Fred took on several more and carried them through to fulfillment with a zeal and energy - seldom emulated. Noteworthy as this was in his youth, it attracted even more recognition as he steadfastly directed his efforts to the promotion of worthwhile programs through the years, in spite of greater job responsibilities. The applause of the huge crowd of well wishers was testimony enough that ex­ cellence does not go unrewarded. KAF $26,000 FOR PUBLIC WORKS NEW EQUIPMENT (Continued from page 1) agency (EPA) mandate that requires pre-testing of the influent into the sewage treatment plant for "heavy metals." It was not expected that too much of a problem would be encountered as there is little industry in McHenry using the "heavy metals." Alderman George Harker, chairman of the Sewer and Water committee, noted that the resolution was necessary $HAMROCK CLEANERS S1 DOLLAR COUPON SPECIAL! ONE DOLLAR COUPON This Coupon is worth ONE DOLLAR OFF when presented with any INCOMING ORDER of $5.00 or more Provisional Dry CJoaning Leather Suede Cleaning Cleon Only (Coin Op) Oraporiet. Etc EXPIRES NOV. 1,1980 One Coupon per Order, Please * SHAMROCK CLFANERS "Jkc SJUULl Jjutdi. of, fclaqonoL McHENRY MARKET PLACE 4400 W. RTE. 120 - McHENRY - 385-1944 DAILY 7-6 to show the City's willingness to comply with the mandate. The matter had originally been brought up at Monday nighUs regular Council meeting, where some con­ cern over a re-drawing of the McHenry Facilities Plan­ ning Area (FPA) was shown. The re-drawn map showed a substantially larger FPA, the area for which the City is responsible, than had previously existed. Harker pointed out that the City need only be con­ cerned with areas serviced by the POTW - Public Operated Treatment Works. This would only include the areas presently connected to the City sewer system, he said. In other Council action, the City voted to spend $25,900 to purchase a backhoe and sickle-bar mower for the Department - of Public Works. Bud Wilde and Dick Weber, of the Public Works department, were on hand to explain the need for the second backhoe. James Freund, a local implement dealer, said, "I really didn't think to sell the City a backhoe until this price came along. Then I thought I'd better tell Joe (Stanek) about it." Freund pointed out that the factory was offering additional discounts in order to prompt sales. Mayor Stanek said, "It's an opportunity that if we don't take today, we'll be back in a year asking how much can we buy a backhoe for." PRE-ELECTION FLURRY IN TICKET FIXING CHARGE (Continued from page 1) member of the County board and that "it was up to Buss whether or not the deputies on the McHenry County Sheriff's department got their raises, and that if this ticket could be taken care of, Nulle could take care of the rest." The ticket was dismissed in court on Aug. 29, 1980. Tyrrell asked, "How many more tickets are fixed for this select group?" When contacted Thursday morning, Buss said he had, in fact received the ticket and would not deny it. Buss said he had asked Under-sheriff Nulle if there was any way he could get some consideration because this was his second citation. Nulle commented that he sent Hunt to ask the Genoa City police department for some consideration on Buss' behalf. "We'd do it for anyone, except flagrant violators" Nulle said. "Ed Buss is no different than anyone else." Nulle observed that it was not uncommon for police departments to request consideration or court supervision for a driver of good character. A spokesman at the Genoa City Police department said it was a matter of professional courtesy - one department doing a favor for another. The spokesman noted that when he went to court, he told the judge that the Village wished to have the ticket dismissed. The Village, he added, does not have to give a reason why it wants a ticket dismissed. He also said that the judge had no idea who Buss was and his position on the county board. --:-- McHenry county State's Attorney Theodore Floro seemed a little dismayed at the anonymous letter and wondered why the author didn't "stand up and be counted." He commented that the matter was out of state and said that asking for a favor might not have been the best idea, but he doubted that it constituted malfeasance in office on the part of Nulle. Floro also questioned where Tyrrell was able to obtain Buss' driving record for the last 10 years. Another reporter noted that Tyrrell's wife worked at the driver's license examining station in Woodstock. Early in the press con­ ference, Tyrrell commented regarding the fact that his brother, Art, the 'former Sheriff of McHenry county, was supporting Nulle in the race. Tyrrell said that Art had declared his support for Nulle months before Jack announced his candidacy for the office. "After today, he may not," Tyrrell said. Art Tyrrell said he could net comment because he did not have all of the facts concerning the incident. Based on what he did know, Art Tyrrell said he did not think that Nulle had done anything unethical. Variety Of Programs Set For McHenry The City of McHenry Department of Parks and Recreation will begin registration for its Fall programs Monday, Sept. 29. All registration will be taken at McHenry city hall, 1111 N. Green street in McHenry. Many new programs have been developed for area adults. Bread Baking For Beginners In this four-class series for the novice baker, Sandra Young explains all the tricks and techniques of working with yeast dough as she mixes, kneads and bakes perfect crusty loaves of white, whole wheat, rye and Italian breads. Participants will learn how to make batter quick dinner rolls as well as international holiday breads. This class will be held at Parkland Junior high school Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Classes begin Oct. 8. Stretch & Sew This program teaches how to sew with knits the Stretch & Sew way. Classes are 2 hours for 4 weeks. Learn seven garments and many quick methods. Classes are held Tuesday evenings at Parkland Juior high from 7 to 9 p.m. Classes begin Nov. 4. i - Aerobic Dance Aerobic dancing combines the health and figure benefits of jogging with the fun and vigor of dancing. It's a series of easy to learn dances for non-dancers, a carefully choreographed blend of jogging, lunges, arm swings and leg kicks set to music from the ragtime 20's to the disco 80's. This program will be held at McHenry high school East campus Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. Classes begin Monday, Oct. 7, and run Tor six weeks. Figure - Fitness Dancing Tone-up and trim-up. Increase daily energy level and feel good all over. No dancing background is necessary. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Parkland Junior high school from 7 to 8 p.m. Classes start Oct. 8 and run for eight weeks. Brochures containing complete information on these and many other programs offered by the Parks and Recreation department are available at McHenry city hall. For further information on any of these programs, call the Parks and Recreation office at 344-3300. 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