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. .ti»•!».* i HlilW Uii organization _ J j V ; V - , , i <r i i * S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N O t A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 " VOLUME 105 NUMBER 104 WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1981 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 25 Hospital Passers f * • Second Hurdle They watched from street level, sod they watched from above musicians were heard hy about 2,500 people in competition as Sunday's Fiesta Days line of march made its way up Green held on McCracken field to conclude the summer festival stMei -- " " *-- --* ' J "--J~"" '*"* SUSt1 This drum corps receives the applause of a crowd ted at between 12,000 and 15,000. The same young Successful Fiesta Days End With every part of Mc Henry crowded through much of last weekend, the clock ticked away the final moments of 2£t good to feel pleased with an ac- jlishment, even the most in- icant. a ^Jenry's Fiesta Days amounted to a big accomplishment, and therefore the satisfaction should be in similar proportion. It was big; it was colorful; it was filled with action. Even more im­ portant, every part of it we witnessed was handled, down to the last detail, with the skill needed to bring en­ joyment for participants. This is no small task in an un­ dertaking so large. It was not the kind of a community endeavor in which a few people were in charge. Fiesta Days ittl demanded know-how, effort and determination on the part of many. Otherwise it simply would not have 'worked*. Who ever heard of a parade beating the starting signal? Sunday's line of march did with an impressive array of rescue and fire vehicles. Only when one views them at one time and in one place do we realize how very well a growing population is being protected. Changes there were, and not the least of them were in the floats. Beautiful as ever, each one gave evidence of work by the sponsoring business or organization rather than the grefnsionalism which has sometimes very large entries from rest. (Continued on page 18) 10 successful Fiesta Days Sunday evening. The McIIenry Police department estimated that between 12,000 and 15,000 people watched the Sunday parade. In addition, approximately 2,500 thrilled to Drum Corps Magic on McCracken field that evening to con­ clude the festivities. The internationally recognized Cavaliers corps of Park Ridge captured first place in the evening competition with a score of 78.70. They were followed by the Guardsmen of Schaumburg with 69.60 and the Knights of Geneseo, 111., with 68.80. Far below the leaders were the Saginaires of Saginaw, Mich., in fourth place with a score of 51.95; the Pioneers of Cedarburg, Wis., in fifth place with 49.60; and the Emerald Knights of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with 35.75. Among handmade large floats in the afternoon parade, the auxiliary to McHenry hospital won first place for beauty and O.E.A.Construction was awarded top honors in the humorous category. The Bookmark won first pla9e for its mini-float humorous entry, and Mar Ray Costumes was accorded first in the original category. Only one professionally made large float was entered, by McDonald's, which was a winner. A successful Art in the Park on Saturday resulted in three winners. Karen Petty of Wonder Lake was awarded first place; Joyce Fisher of Woodstock, second; and Loretta Fiori- Foss of Wonder Lake, third. Mary Reier of Aurora received honorable mention. Successful Fiesta Days ended with a public looking forward to the 1982 event and Fiesta leaders grateful for a community response far beyond their expectations. Two Die In Highway Crashes SHAW MEDIA NEWS SCRVKC Two area fatal accidents were in­ vestigated during the weekend by Illinois State police. Harold Castleman, of Fox River Grove, was fatally injured in a two- vehicle accident Friday evening and Raymond Minghi of Lake Villa died as a result of a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon. Castleman, 76, was driving south on Kelsey road near Barring ton when his vehicle entered the U.S. 14 intersection into the path of a westbound car, driven by 35-year-old Randall Flood, also of Fox River Grove. Cattleman and his passenger, 77- year-old Dorothy Castleman, were taken to Good Shepherd hospital in activities Sunday evening. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD by Anthony Oliver The second of the three steps to ap­ proval of McHenry hospital's ap­ plication for relocation was cleared last Thursday at a meeting of the board of directors of the Health Systems Agency for Kane, Lake and McHenry counties (HSA-KLM) in Cary. A 10 to 7 vote of the directors gave agency approval to the revised and modified plan to build a $29 million facility at the intersection of Route 31 and Bull Valley road. Hospital representatives and HSA staff members will travel to Chicago Aug. 6-7 to present the plan to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning board, which has the final say-so regarding the Certificate of Need. The board of directors debated a number of concerns for more than an hour before the vote was called. Board member Robert Pietrusiak, of le county, questioned a statement in composite staff report which said lenry hospital representatives did fully pursue a "multi-institutional" rt, i.e. a merger or cooperative effort in building a new hospital. .Jose Gorbea-Colon, of Kane county, said the board had been "remiss" in not bringing organizations to the table to discuss a multi-organizational hospital. ^ McHenry hospital board member lames Bishop countered the staff report finding by noting the numerous meetings and discussions with hospitals throughout northern Illinois regarding the possibility of a merger. "We're really talking about the political controversy that exists bet­ ween Sherman hospital and McHenry hospital," Bishop said. Bishop had a number of dated letters which were sent to Sherman hospital officials as documentation of the efforts to negotiate a joint construction. "The plain fact is that no matter what we've said, it got down to site," he added. Both Sherman hospital and some vocal Crystal Lake factions are sup­ porting the construction of a hospital at the Crystal Lake Ambutal site, which is four miles south of the proposed hospital location. The Ambutal is an affiliate of Sherman hospital. Bishop noted that since the resub­ mission of the application, McHenry hospital officials have discussed the proposal with every major area hospital: Victory Memorial, Wood­ stock, Harvard, St. Joseph's, Sherman and Good Shepherd. Board member Patricia Falconer, of McHenry county, spoke strongly against the application. "Personally, I find the revised and modified plan still not satisfactory," $1,000 Grant For Fish Friends In Service Here (FISH) is among two diocesan parishes, two service agencies and an Aurora child care center receiving gran&from the Rockford diocese totalling $6,000 lo help theft* continue their service to the poo* and needy in the various communities. FISH is receiving $1,000 to carry on its work as a volunteer group supplying food, furniture, clothing, transportation and babysitting on an emergency basis. The organization has served the McHenry community for more than seven years and has a 24-hour hotline, 385-0258. The money will be used to stock the food pantry, from which volunteers provide three-day supplies of groceries to the needy. The $6,000 for the five projects is being distributed from this year's FIRE CHIEF DIES Edward O'Brien, 59, fire chief at Wonder Lake since 1973 and a member of the department since 1955, died Saturday night, July 25, in Memorial hospital, Woodstock. During his long service, he was credited with bringing the Wonder Lake Fire department up to a high quality and constantly making improvements. A complete obituary appears elsewhere in this issue. diocesan receipts from Operation Rice Bowl. The program, sponsored every Lent by Catholic Relief Services, asks Catholics to eat simple meals and to donate the money they save to Operation Rice Bowl. In past years, all the money collected was sent to the national office to be used to feed starving people overseas. However, this year Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill exercised his option to keep 25 percent of the donations for distribution to the needy in the Rockford diocese. she said. "The cost of construction is over $23 million and will be reflected in a daily cost of $65 per day." Mrs. Falconer went on to say she would not add to the rising cost of medical care by voting in favor of the application. She commented that Illinois has the second highest incidence of unused hospital beds in the nation. McHenry hospital attorney Jeffrey Ladd pointed out that the hospital is "bursting at the seams" and referred to census information which shows a bed use that is regularly higher than 80 percent of capacity. Pietrusiak said that a hospital with an average length of stay of 7.4 days could expect to be bursting at the seam^ The board member referred to information in the staff report which indicated that the length of stay at McHenry was longer than in other hospitals. Ladd rebutted the information by noting that none of the other hospitals surveyed were trauma centers, which receive emergency cases from a regional area. The attorney noted that the length of stay at other trauma center hospitals was about the same, if not higher than at McHenry. Dr. Richard Gorski, of McHenry county, asked how the financial feasibility of the project had changed in the last few years, noting that neither Woodstock nor McHenry could afford to build a replacement facility during the merger talks of some three years ago. Gorski, a staff physician at McHenry hospital, disqualified himself from the voting. McHenry hospital board president, David Cain, commented that this was a different project. He noted that the merger hospital was much larger in both size and financing than the facility planned for the Bull Valley road-Route 31 site. Regarding the financial feasibility of the project, board member Paul Fidler, (Continued on page 18) Drop Homicide Charge SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE Charges of reckless homicide and the reckless operation of a uiotorboat were not prosecuted in 19th Judicial Circuit court last week against 26-year-old John R. McDowell, of Elgin. He had been charged July 13 in connection with the death of a man on the Fox river south of Fox River Grove. Sheriff's police report that Dennis Schaffer, of Elgin, was a passenger on an unlighted raft being towed by the McDowell boat when another craft on the river collided with it about 1 a.m. July 11. Schaffer's body was recovered from the river and he was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Shepherd hospital in Barrington. According to Sgt. George Meyers of the sheriff's boat patrol, the charges against McDowell were dropped in court by the state after further in­ vestigation into the incident. The sergeant said, however, that McDowell has been re-charged in the case and now faces a court hearing on a count of careless operation of a motorboat. Barrington, where he died shortly after the accident. She is listed in serious condition. Flood reportedly escaped serious injury. - - Sixteen-year-old Minghi was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle, which reportedly was being pursued by Round Lake Beach police for a traffic violation, Sunday afternoon on Brent­ wood road in the village. The motorcycle struck a tree and Minghi and his pgygsenger, Kim Minghi, also 16, were thrown from the machine. The Round Lake Beach Rescue squad transported both injured people to Condell Memorial hospital in Liber- tyville, where Raymond was pronounced dead on arrival. Top Drum Corps Magic The glare of floodlights is captured by the camera as participating drums corps assemble for finals of Sunday night's annual Fiesta Days spectacle on McCracken field. The performances of six competing corps were greeted enthusiastically by the large crowd of 2,500. Top rated corps was the Cavaliers Corps of Park Ridge with a score of 78.70. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD u Trapping In Progress For Gypsy Moths Page 18 Fiesta Events Pictorial Feature Page 14 Sunday Float Winners Top Parade Awards Page 4