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If Lisa Grimmonpre delved into her books at the University of California with less than the usual vigor Monday morning, she had a legitimate excuse. The pretty teen, who reigns as Miss McHenry. is shown right; as she hurried from her car after an early Friday morning flight that brought her home. At left. she is participating in the annual Dance-a-Thon for Easter Seal. Sunday morning found her back at O'Hare taking a west­ bound flight to California and Mondav morning classes. STAFFiPHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD With the world getting smaller by the day, a trip from California can hardly be considered newsworthy. But when the long trip is only for a weekend, and is one young lady's way of serving the less fortunate - that's news. Lisa Grimmonpre, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Gerald Grimmonpre, is the reigning Miss McHenry. After graduating from MCHS last June, and competing successfully for her Miss McHenry title, Lisa enrolled in the University of Southern California to study Public Relations. When she was asked to help the an­ nual Danc^-a-Thon for Easter Seal, Lisa smiled and said she would be happy to do it. Although her father is a pilot, it wasn't his good fortune to be assigned to the flight taken by his daughter. She arrived at O'Hare field about 1 o'clock Friday, was rushed home for a rest, and reported to the Dance-a-Thon at 9:30 Saturday morning. By 11 o'clock. Sunday morning she was enroute back to classes THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER " S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N O L A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 " Student Of Lincoln Barbara Brisinte looks with interest at her article in the February issue of Illinois History magazine, a publication for teenagers sponsored by the Illinois State Historical society . The title of this issue is "Abraham Lincoln", whose birthday is Feb. 12. Barbara, the daughter of Franklin and Antoinette Brisinte of Wonder Lake, is a student at Harrison school. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD VOLUME 105 NUMBER 56 WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 1981 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 25* Barbara Brisinte. a student at Harrison school, has Lincoln on her mind this month In fact, she became so interested in the subject that she submitted an article to Illinois History magazine, a publication for teenagers sponsored by the Illinois State Historical society The February issue is devoted to Abraham Lincoln and the impact he had on his country- Barbara's story. Lincoln Helps a (Continued on page '£!) Recommend Landmark Reject Hospital Board Slate ln pH^g Pr°9rom m ' • ' "* • i- --» --• -- . ^ Recently, the Historic Sites com- historic sites and struc Speaking with optimism and enthusiasm after an election of officers of the board of McHenry hospital Monday evening, President LeRoy Olsen said members would put forth every effort "to proceed toward the successful completion of the Certificate of Need." Monday's election, which followed the annual Hospital Corporation meeting last Saturday evening, resulted in the reelection of LeRoy Olsen as president; Dean Cunat. second vice-president; M. Kendall Bird, secretary; and Dan Sch- mitt. treasurer The only new officer is Harry Jones, named first vice-president He replaces John McGee. who did not seek reelection to the board. by Anthony Oliver With opposition expressed to three proposed members to serve on the board of McHenry hospital, a voice vote defeated the entire slate at the annual corporation dinner meeting held last Saturday at McHenry Country club. Board President LeRoy Olsen later said it would not be possible to elect less than the entire slate The slate, which was recommended by the Nominating committee of the hospital board of directors, included Virginia Williams. Timothy Althoff and Donald Gerstad. all of whom were opposed All were nominated for three- year terms. Three other candidates, two representing the medical-dental staff and one the women's auxiliary, were not opposed. They were Dr. Parmod Narang. Dr James Mowery and Helen Smith According to LeRoy Olsen, board president, the by-laws require that the present directors, John McGee, Daniel Schmitt and Virginia Williams, remain in that capacity until new directors are properly elected. No new slate was proposed at the Saturday meeting by former hospital administrator, Anthony Corcoran, or any of his supporters. Corcoran was recently released from his contract with the hospital for what the board termed "an unreconcilable situation " Olsen said Corcoran had been asked to devote his time exclusively to the successful pursuit of the hospital's Certificate of Need application, and that Corcoran found the position not acceptable to him and was not willing to propose any alternative " No plans for a new election of hospital director* had been set as of Monday morning * At the meeting. Olsen called for the vote and a substantial number of those in attendance answered in the af firmative. Corcoran then rose, asking to be recognized, and was not He pointed out that the president had not called for the "no" votes, and added that he had 1% (Continued on page 22) Recently, the Historic Sites com­ mittee of the McHenry County Historical society established guidelines for the society's plaquing of historic sites and structures throughout the county. Included in these guidelines are the qualifications for nomination. In the McHenry area, Landmark school, built in 1894, has been men­ tioned for historic plaquing con­ sideration But to be nominated. Landmark school or other possible historic sites and structures in McHenry need to be sponsored by in­ terested citizens or organizations These groups or individuals need to apply to the McHenry County Historical society Those seeking more information regarding the plaquing program should contact the museum at 815-923-2267 or call 385-6967 Any nominated site or building needs (Continued on page 22) 50-Year Career Dr. Klontz Dies At 90 View School Long Range Planning The destruction by fire of the former Villa Home on Pistakee Bay prompted many memories by local residents who had frequented it when it was the Villa Hotel Resort and later when it was used as part of the nursing home. Mrs. Anna Ziolkowski opened the building in 1949 and continued operating the dining room for a year "because of commitments". She looks back on "good memories because of the many patients I was able to send home after their stay". It was a 68-bed facility with 40 full time and part time employees. For many years it was the area's only nursing home. Mrs. "Z", as she was well known, closed the doors to the home in 1976 because of strict federal and state requirements. The last of the property, her home, was sold last summer, leaving only memories of other times on the Bay. Those of us most interested in McHenry, and in preserving the wealth of history that has accumulated since the first settler arrived in 1836, are well aware that many eras have passed. The once popular excursion boats to the lotus beds; the daily mail delivery by water ; the express truck that met McHenry trains - all of these are gone. In recent years, with expansion of the city library, there has been a move to accumulate as many pictures and records as possible for the public of today and tomorrow. Earl (So I Hear) Walsh, while still a member of the library board, encouraged residents, or former residents, with pictures of local historical significance (Continued on page 22) Progress in a long range planning program for High School District 156 was reviewed at the instructional meeting held in West campus last week. After identifying 16 possible areas for such planning, six priorities were developed as goals and presented by the Administrative council to the entire board last March. For this year, eight possible areas for long range planning were identified and the three highest priorities were named for development A 1-5-year plan, which is expected to be put into effect next fall, calls for a Facility Planning committee to determine future needs within existing buildings, such as those resulting from new programs, and reporting to the board Answering a question as to whether public input should be asked, Board President Edw. Neumann said it was his opinion they should not be involved. Neumann felt only teachers or other school personnel would be in a position to determine needs of this kind. He reminded that the board represents the public. « A second area to be examined was that of Graduation Requirements- Competency Based Education. It was pointed out that the state board of education has proposed new stan­ dards on competency to the legislature which would allow each school district to set its own goals as long as they meet minimum standards. These goals would be communicated to the public and objectives aimed toward local reaction Examination of the counselor role brought questions as to just how the position should be be defined. One counselor said he was often asked what he does, and the answer was that duties are all encompassing. It was decided to spend the next year defining a guide to the duties a coun selor should be asked to fulfill since the present job description is no longer fitting Three men in charge of making the presentations were Tom Carl, Norb Wolter and Jeff Petit. A brief period was also spent in providing a status report for the board on the three district long-range goals established last year and still in the development stage. Concerning the separate in- terscholastic programs, a study is still under way in which it is hoped to determine when such programs as athletics, speech, debate and music will be able to function independently on each campus. It was pointed out that this is a long range goal. Some discussion was held on the possible purchase of a computer for administrative use in the areas of grading, finance, scheduling, etc. Fifteen smaller computers for in- Prominent Developer Is Dead Valentine A. Sellinger, prominent developer in the McHenry area since 1953, died unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 6, in Pompano Beach. Fla. He came to this area in 1953 and soon afterward developed Worthmoor Estates at Pistakee Bay. Bay View states, also at the Bay, followed in 1965 Mr Sellinger more recently developed Val Mar Estates on Lincoln road. A complete obituary appears on another page. structional purposes were purchased last year Supt. Swartzloff said the computer (Continued on page 22) Dr Clayton W Klontz, a practicing physician for 50 years, died Monday. Feb 8 Forty of those years were spent caring for the medical needs of McHenry area residents At the age of 90, he had distinguished himself as having one of the longest medical careers in McHenry county Dr Klontz was highly respected by the thousands of patients he served during his 50 years, and also by the medical profession In addition to his service to the community in medicine, he was active in the Masonic order and in 1949 served as worshipful master of McHenry Lodge. No 158, AF & AM Clayton Wilson Klontz was born April 25. 1890. in McConnell. Ill , son of the late Isaac and Margaret Klontz It was in 1916 that he graduated from the Chicago College of Medicine, later known as the Stritch Medical college (Continued on page 22) Three Hurt In Crash Members of the McHenry Rescue squad check the condition of two people involved in a head-on collision early last Saturday morning on Richmond road, just north of McHenry. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Three people were injured in a head- on collision early Saturday morning that occurred on Richmond road, just north of McHenry Charles T Kozelsky, of 1409 S Crystal Lake road. McHenry. told city police he was heading south on Rich­ mond road when a northbound auto crossed the center line Koaelsky said he swerved to the right but could not avoid the collision The driver of the other auto, David M Poplin, of 12009 Mead, Hebron, said the collision happened so fast he could not remember a thing Both drivers and a passenger in the Poplin vehicle. David G. Mensing. of 4511 Kuhn. Richmond, were taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad All three were listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday mor­ ning Poplin was cited for improper lane usage and driving with unsafe tires The collision occurred at 125 am Feb 7 (Continued on page 22) by Lloyd Burger The Electoral board of McHenry did not sustain objections made by in­ cumbent Alderman Ernest Schooley to the nominating petition as candidate for alderman submitted, by Cecilia Serritella following a hearing at the Ullywbt candidates for election on April 7 from Ward IV. Mayor Joseph Stanek, presiding over the electoral board, said members decided to deny the objections and have the Serritella name placed on the ballot. Other board members are City Clerk Barbara Gilpin and Alderman George Harker. Schooley had raised six objections to the Serritella petition, two of which were eliminated almost immediately because of their vagueness, board members said. About the other four, which included claims that the petition heading did not contain the ward number, that signers did not write the name of the county, that the first page was not identified as such, and that signatures were not proper. Attorney Bernard Narusis advised that the ob­ jections must be decided on their legal merits and precedents set by court njljnos On simitar nhinrtinns He noted that the points being ob­ jected to did not invalidate the body of the petition which contained the necessary information or permitted inference of all necessary information and that a court test would probably be decided in favor of the petitioner The principals did not testify. Following the short hearing, Alderman George Harker suffered a breathing problem as he left the courthouse and was transported to Memorial hospital. He was held in Intensive care over night, Mayor Stanek noted, but wasdue to be released Saturday. 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