PAO,„ 18 - FLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY, JUNE It, 1*1 time. It also made us appreciate some important values. KAF MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) talent to it. and nearby is a store devoted to the artist's conception of wildlife. There are wide streets, and crossing any one of them on foot can be ac complished without anticipating catastrophic consequences to life and limb. Drivers can get behind the wheel on the same streets and have reasonable assurance they will get from here to there! without jarring the nerves and producing ulcers. Everyone with even a smattering of knowledge about softhall becomes a fan and goes to the park atthe edge of town to cheer a favorite team after supper. Lights? They have them, wrt in June the sun dips so late that its rejected light remains until almost everyone is too tired to play. Some of that Hl remained as the curfew sounded at 10 o'clock. "You can't go back!" is the cry heardp for years. That all depends on where you are going. We went back after 30 years and in one small Minnesota town found something we once treasured in McHenry Unfortunately, we have joined our urbanized friends in leaning heavily on the sophistication that comes with growth In honesty, we could not go back to stay, but what we found was a mingling of yesterday and today that provided us with memories of McHenry at another PROGRESS IN RIVER SAFETY (Continued from page 1) also a law against littering, but the ^offense is classified only as a misdemeanor. He said his fleet was logging a lot of hours on the water, and occasionally riding with his crews were officers from the state Department of Conservation. Meyers expressed displeasure with calls from complainants who refuse to give their names. He said they wouldn't publicize the caller but wanted something substantial to work with, and they couldn't call back an anonymous caller. Meyers said there are no speed limits on the river and aside from enforcing or teaching safe operation, there is little they can do bout that now. and Novak urged federation members to contact state officials and legislators, preferably by letters, about needec changes in laws to limit wakes, bridae pier lights, dredging, and disbursing of boat registration money Nokak explained briefly his operation of tne McHenry dam and locks and his control of the Algonquin dam His honrs. in season, are from 8 a m to 12 pym He has ncenforcement powers but ?nds on the sheriff for all needed Assistance State statutes places enforcement, /powers of the boating act with tl 'Conservation department. Novak urgf property owners to keep pressure on the legislators so that they could con tinue to receive material to mark the channels The Fox is one river in the state which is authorized for channel marking There have been pressures from the Conservation department against channel marking, and if the year should go by without completing it this marking might be phased out. Novak warned. He suggested that concerned people could write to Ken Gruenewald, boating law administrator. Department of Conservation, 605 Stratton building. Springfield, 111. 62706, or to Senator .lack Schaffer or Rep. Jill Zwick Correspondence is better than phone calls. Novak said, because it gives officials something to wave in the face of the legislature. Novak explained how the river level is determined and noted there is no magic point at which it can be predicted that erosion will occur Complaints from shore owners are one deciding factor He furnishes the information to the sheriff, who then makes the determination to close the river due to high water if needed to preserve property or lift1 and limb He urged call<yK) the McHenry Dam office and gave/ne number as 385-2808. Novajp^also noted that the Fojr river is npfactuallv a federal wa^efway but a rfederallv declared "navigeable Aaterway." a legal term which iescribes a concept rather than a fact le also noted the limited enforcement wwers of the Coast Guard and its lujiJiary. who. due to budget strrctions. are playing only a small r<He irj controlling river problems at the pre)y>nt time. Bicyclist Hit By Car Her bicycle lies on its side as volunteers from the McHenry Rescue squad treat Samantha Barnicle, 12,1704 Mar drive, McHenry, who was struck by an auto Tuesday morning. The driver of the car, Fred Snyder. 1713 Knoll, McHenry, who was southbound, said the bicyclist rode into the path of his auto as he attempted a right uirn from Front street onto Route 120. Two witnesses said the light was red for east- west traffic when the collision occurred. Miss Barnicle was ticketed for disobeying a traffic light. The McHenry Police department will be sponsoring a bicycle ̂ safety program to be held at four locations in the city. Details will be forthcoming, according to Police Chief Pasenelli. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD _T| ̂ | fm* I owe i* weed GERANIUM SALE GORGEOUS BLOOMING GERANIUMS Hybrid varieties - Flowerwood Grown in 4V2" pots - will bloom all summer! SAVE 70* and more! •a. (Reg. 2.09 ea.J In Lots of 6 or more 1.79 singly 1.00 ea. 24 or more "NURSERY STOCK 100% GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR • EVERGREEN SALE * • HICKS YEW - FAST GROWING GOOD FOR INDIVIDUAL USE OR HEDGES 1 / 2 P R I C E $ 1 6 0 1 V , * 0 0 , 18-24" Potted JUNIPERS - 2 FOR 1 SALE ALL 1 GAL. SIZE REG. $7.25 NOW ANY 2 PLANTS...*7.25 Choose from: Andorra, Hughes Jupgarden, Gold Tip, Seal Green, Blue Pfitzer pFSTENTIlLA "Gold Drop"...$6.88 15-18" Potted (Reg $9.95) / Lemon Yellow Flowers in bloom now WHITE FLOWERS IN BLOOM NOW YUCCA "Adams Needle" 1/2 Price *7.25 (Reg $u so) All VEGETABLE PLANTS 1/2 PRICE -- HURRY! Sale Ends Wednesday, June 24 - Limited Supply I8IS-4S9-6200 owe »• woe Rts. 14 & 176 Crystal Lake. Illinois j Mon.-Fri. 9-8; Sat. 9 6; Sun. 9 5 Registration For MCC Opens General registration for fall classes at McHenry County college begins Monday. June 22. Schedules detailing all the courses offered by the college next fall have been mailed to all homes in the college district this week. Beginning June 22, hours for both in- person and telephone registration are 8 30 a m to 4:30 p.m and 5:30 p.m. to R:30,p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays. Phone registration is available only by calling the special registration number at (815 ) 455-6510, Those who register for MCP'£lasses by phone will be billed by mail. Fall credit classes at the college begin on or after Aug. 22. Blood Bank Set June 29 Zion Lutheran church. 4206 W. Rt. 120. McHenry. will be the setting for a drawing by the Aurora Blooa bank Monday. June 29. from 3 to 7 p.m. Anyone over the age of 17 and under 65 years of age and in fair health can be a donor Twenty-two hospitals in the Fox valley area are served by this blood bank The need is great to meet the 200 pints used per day at times when no emergencies exist" The need is much greater in emergencies and is not often met The drawings are held at the McHenry churdi four times a year, on the last Monday of March, June and September and the first Monday of December Donors can give only once every eight weeks. Only 20 to 30 minutes are required to C i v e b l o o d "My Dad's Greatest" FREE IMMUNIZATIONS Free immunizations for children in high school and under will be given Wednesday morning June 24 from 8:30 to 11 a m in Room 101 of the new McHenry county courthouse, located on Route 47 north of Woodstock. The shots are offered by the McHenry County Board of Health with the endorsement of the McHenry County Medical society I •r1? infi '! Y * iw* . An excited and pretty Shawn Ketchum, 10, of 2207 N. Ringwood road needs the assist of a stool to place crown on her daddy's head after her letter captured fint prize in the Plaindealer's "My Dad's The Greatest" contest. The happy pair display the six tickets to Great America won as top prize. First runnerup was Tena Marie Kottke, 10, of 2712 N. Manitou, and second was 7-year-old Stu McVicar of 4620 W. Bonner, both of whom received gift certificates. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Johnsburg Stymied On Conference Alignmen bv Nancy Wells Dr. Duane Andreas, superintendent of Johnsburg Unit District 12, told board members at the last meeting that three month's work on a possible conference alignment for 1982-83 "did not bear fruit." The proposed "Umbrella PlanT was conceived to solve the shifting problems of the Shark conference, which consisted of only five schools this year and faces the loss of Hononegah, the largest school, to a Rockford con ference. Marian Central may also leave the Shark in consideration of returning to the North West Catholic Suburban conference. These two schools, however, will remain with the Shark for the 81-82 seasons The "Umbrella Plan" proposed to include the Big Fight (composed of seven schools), the Trailblazer (composed of six schools), and the Shark (remaining () into one cooperative group < note that one or two schools would have to be added), which would create three six team con ferences The game plan would be to have football aligned on the basis of school size within the "umbrella". Other sports, however, would be aligned according to geography (to save gas) and along natural rivalry lines Many administraters felt that the plan had merit, but Dr. Andreas said. "We could not get a consensus. There were too many complications. Perhaps we were^Vear too early." Since the "umbrella" was not ac cepted. Johnsburg. along with Marengo and Harvard, have decided to explore other options. Johnsburg has been invited to join the North West Suburban conference to replace Stevenson. This conference contains only one other school with under 1,000 students and there is some concern that joining it may be too strenuous for football. The decision must be made by Sept. 1. Other options included: 1-joining the Big Eight. 2-being independent; 3- .Johnsburg. Marengo and Harvard joining the NWC Further meetings are being planned by the three schools to discuss the Sharks future. In a position of funds statement, Pat Bingman. business manager, said 15 percent of the tax money has been received and invested at 16-18 percent interest "Our situation is much im proved from this time last year," said Dr. Andreas. "We have achieved our objectives We've balanced the budget though it took cuts to do it." He also said it helps to have taxes come in two months earlier. The board discussed the current letter putting all McHenry county schools on probation because of last fall's evaluation of SEDOM by the Illinois State board of Education. It was the first indepth evaluation of the,speetal education district that could be recalledNby either Dr Andreas or MiKe\DeWoPfe, Pupil Personnel Ser vices director. "The state is checking to see if people are doing what they »y they are doing," said DeWolfe. The state cited the county on several counts of lack of proper personnel (administrative) certification and noncompliance with rules concerning programing and services. The county has one year to rectify the conditions in order to regain official recognition status Other than paying the bills, no action was taken in open session. After executive session, the board accepted the resignation of Judy Cammelot. high school home economics teacher, and Katie Meier, speech teacher Mr Quick, building trades teacher, was given the "green" light on the "passive" solar house to be built next year A $1,000 grant has been received from the Natural Resource agency for the employment of technical con sultation The board will be looking at plans for the solar project at the next meeting later this month. The solar house, classified as "passive", will have no mechcanical parts pertaining to its solar capabilities. Area Youths Hold High Posts At Boys State Two McHenry area youths were among those in the running for state offices at the 46th annual Premier Boys State, held at Eastern Illinois university. Charleston. 111. Curt Rehburg, of 3211 Manor lane, McHenry. was elected to the highest position among local candidates when he was successful for Secretary of State at the yearly program. 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