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Hold Two In Death _ # _ _ Becky Anderson, 4-year-old student at Landmark school, display L, W +V*f/» - Wayne Amore, captain of Fire Station I, McHenry, a copy of the I ±t(JT11/(Jl/@ A: Vixi (Jill cly be distributed in the McHenry schools during Ftre Prevention •/ •/ daughter of Richard and Gall Anderson. STAFF Becky Anderson, 4-year-old student at Landmark school, displays pleasure as she views, with of the Fire Safety Manual which will week, Oct. 4-10. Becky is the daughter of Richard and Gall Anderson. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Oct 9 marks the 110th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the event responsible for the annual observance of Fire Prevention week held this year Oct 4-10. McHenrv Fire district this year will also participate with fire departments across the United States and Canada in Fire Prevention week. To kick off Fire Prevention week, on Sunday, Oct. 4, Company I firemen will hold open house and a fire demonstration at 1 p.m. at the station located at 3610 W. Elm street. WGN Radio personality, Bob Collins, will be present to assist the firemen and talk to the people present. All fire equipment will be on display as well as Sparky, the talking fire dog. Fire helmets and Junior fire marshal badges will be given to the youngsters. Live demonstrations on water supply, car fire, smoke detector and cooking oil fire are just a few things that will be shown. During the week, children of elementary schools in the fire district will receive fire prevention workbooks and pamphlets on fire safety. The material is supplied by the National Fire Safety council and is aimed toward the age of the child. The department will also be going to schools showing movies and fire engines, and holding fire drills. A 5 percerit: reduction of fire dfeaths in single family homes occurred in 19t0 across the nation. The main reason for this reduction is credited to the use of home smoke detectors and knowing what to do if the detector does so off The fire department asks McHenry families to join in with families across the nation Wednesday, Oct. 7, and hold a home fire drill. McHenry Fire district has 'been well below the national average for fire deaths for the last seven years and with the public's help and education hopes to stay at this level. S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N ( ) L A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E /875" , J VOLUM% 104 MUMBER f9 • ' FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1981 1, SECTION 20 PAGES 25' $6.8 Million Budget At MCHS The board of High School District 156 adopted a $6.8 million (expenditures) budget at a special meeting Tuesday after it had been available for public examination for 30 days. No members of the public appeared to observe or comment on the proposal. A hearing on the tax levy related to this budget is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 15, in time tO/tneet the deadline for submitting board. th€ levy to the County The snap in the air sent McHenry's ducks moving a little faster as they swam near the city beach. Out in the garden, once beautiful tomatoes lay with a sickly appearance as dying vines exposed them, in embarrassment, to the eyes of passersby. It was Monday morning and it was not easy to believe a long weekend had made all the difference. Only three days before, the ducks were lazily hovering near shore in the warmth of an early morning sun. The tomatoes displayed enough signs of life to in­ dicate they had not yet chosen to say faaMl A second thought reminded, however, that much had happened elsewhere as well. It was a weekend that took us to the excitement of an awards convention of the Illinois Press association and to the pleasant reminiscences of a class reunion. The convention brought together newspaper folks from publications large and small in our own area near the Wisconsin border to the tip of southern Illinois. They were there to be rewarded for the results of a year's work. But it was more than that. Governor Thompson and a panel of attorneys visited one session to answer legiC questions. And there were woriphops and a trade show to inform. Amidst all of this interesting activity, we found one trend that was noteworthy and heartwarming. In an era of gimmicks it had been discouraging to some of us just a few years ago to find that excellence was * (Continued on page 18) According to the budget summary the totals of the seven funds involvet were given as balance carried forwai $2,883,986; projected revenue $4,*6,177; projected expenditures $6,780,600; and estimated balance carried forward at end of fiscal year (June 30) $369,557. Mike Kelly, business manager for the district, pointed out that the large balance carried forward this year represents early receipt of property taxes that are normally sent by the county after the end of the fiscal year. The budget summary showed the revenue expected for the coming year for the various funds as: Education, $2,750,454; Building Maintenance and Operations, $578,325; Bond and In­ terest, $477,249; Transportation, $324,478; Illinois Municipal Retirement, $49,761; Site and Construction, $34,000; and Working Cash, $51,904. Totals projected for expenditures in­ cluded: Education, $4,115,282; Building Maintenance and Operations, $1,135,200; Bond and Interest, $686,112; Transportation, $376,980; IMRF, $85,000; Site and Construction, $330,122; Working Cash, $51,904. Normally, less than half of the budget moneys are derived from the property tax levy. The other large source is state i^d is aid to education, which is~distributed according to a complicated "resource equalizer' formula. Other monies ai*e received from various federal and state distributed grants, developers' contributions (in the case of some site and construction funds) and miscellaneous small payments. Host Conservation Meet SHAW MEDIA NEWS SIRVICE The McHenry County Conservation district this week will host a three- day meeting of the Illinois Association of Conservation Districts at its headquarters at Glacial park near Ringwood. , The association, which includes five- member districts, will convene Oct 2. The conference will feature some programs open to the public. A program called "Orchids of Nor­ theastern Illinois" will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2. The program also will include a film, "Time Pieces," featuring a study at Volo Bog by the Illinois Historical Museum. "The film uses the bog as a setting and shows that by taking borings of sediment, scientists can determine the vegetative and wildlife habitat 10-15,000 years ago," said MCCD Executive Director Ken Fiske. Fiske said nine workshops for con­ ference delegates will take place Saturday, Oct. 3, at MCCD sites throughout the county. A^ site plan and development workshop will feature current MCCD projects at Marengo Ridge con­ servation area north of Marengo, The Hollows conservative} area between (Continued on page 18) From the Retail committee of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, chaired by Tom Williams, a new committee has been formed. This new Committee on Bad Checks, headed by Carol Nelson, is searching out ways to handle the growing rash of bad checks that is plaguing the business com­ munity. Fran Olsen, executive director, reported that the situation exists * not only in McHenry but throughout all of the neighboring communities and that there is a tremendous increase in costs of handling these bad checks. The committee discussed many of the legal problems involved in prosecuting bad check writers and the process of filing fraud charges with the police and state's attorney. While there is admittedly no easy answer, the committee is delving into the most promising program, one of which is used in Rockford and St. Charles. Referred to as the "Quick Touch Identification" program, it gives what some law enforcement agencies say is an excellent deterrent to bad checks. The committee members feel the key to the situation is a united effort and prosecution of offenders. Ms. Olsen pointed out that this program would not offend the honest citizen who has ah occasional problem with a NSF check, but directs itself to the individual who intentionally attempts to defraud. Tim Ogurek, Leah Nuss, and Vince Giacomin, all active members of the committee, have offered many ideas that are full of potential. A booklet to members on how to collect these bad checks; a service that is available that will collect them at a reasonable fee; and the "Quick Touch" program" are only a few. The Bad Check committee will meet again at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, to ,commerce members. (Participationf^ideas, and suggestions would be gratefully received at the Chamber office or by any one of the committee members. SO I HEAR' MOVES After more than 45 years, the So I Hear column of Earl R. Walsh moves from the sports page to a permanent home on Page 4, effective with this issue. One of the most widely read features in the Plaindealer, the column combines sports com­ ments with a variety of other topics written with the humor and homespun quality that has at­ tracted readers of all *ge groups. A McHenry County Sheriffs police and Coroner's office investigation into the Aug. 3 death of a Lake Villa woman, Anna M. Edgell, has ended with the arrest of two McHenry area men, it was released Thursday. According to Sheriff's police, Timothy J. Amore, 36, of 4206 Wilmot road, McHenry, and Ladislado H. Caratachea, 33, of 4903 Pistakee drive, McHenry have been charged. Amore faces charges of failure to notify the coroner of a death and removal of a bpdy without the coroner's consent. Caratachea was charged with removal of a body without the coroner's consent. Bond on each charge was $1,000. A Detectives divisionjpokesman said that the findings of theTwiopsy and the toxicology report indicated that there was no foul play and none was suspected. • , - "However, through investigation of the circumstances of the death, it was determined that the body was removed from the place of death and placed in the park in an attempt to conceal the location of death and the identity of the people she was with when die died," the spokesman sfrid. The body of Anna H Edgell, 38, of Lake Villa, was found Aug. 3 at Pistakee Highlands park, Fox Lake road and Nippersink. College-Career Fair At tyCC On Thursday, Oct. 8, approximately ical 90 colleges, universities and technic agencies will be on hand at McHenry County college for the seventh annual county-wide College and Career fair. According to Shirley LeGare, MCC counselor and coordinator of high school articulation, the afternoon (2:30- 4:30 p.m.) and evening (7-9 p.m.) programs are designed to provide area high school students, college students, and parents the opportunity to become acquainted with a wide variety of post- high school educational and training programs. The College and Career fair is a no- cost, cooperative program co- sponsored by McHenry County college and all of the area high schools. Flyers containing summary information about each participating school and agency can be obtained through each high school counseling office and the office of student services st McHenry County college after Oct. 1. In addition to the opportunity to discuss plans and concerns with the many . representatives, special seminars will be conducted to familiarize parents and students with the many alternatives available to finance a post-high school education. Further information concerning the College and Career fair may be ob­ tained by contacting the local high school counseling office or by calling a counselor at the college. Questions about this opportunity will be answered by Marilyn Munz, East Campus Counselor, at 385-1145, and Shirley Rogers, West Campus Coun­ selor, at 385-7077. Long Journey Recalled... "When I started working here the present kitchen was just being star­ ted," said Marie deGreef of Wonder Lake, director of food services at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, since 1957. She came a long way to Wonder Lake. Born and raised in South Africa, she obtained her Bachelor's degree in foods and nutrition and physiology at the University of Stelienbosch, South Africa. Miss deGreef speaks with a pleasant accent not easily Recognizable and said she grew up speaking Afrikaans- somewhat like a Dutch dialect-and EhgnSh, both" official languages tn South Africa. She also learned German because three languages are required in high school. After graduation, Miss deGreef worked at Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town for three years. In­ cidentally, she added, the first heart transplant was performed at that From South Africa hospital by Dr. Christian Barnard. In 1947 she headed for the United States and a semester at what was then Michigan State college, in Lansing. She needed 15 hours in institutional management before she was allowed to begin a dietetic internship at Cook County hospital, Chicago. She traveled from South Africa via London, where she arrived to find the travel agent had not arranged passage to the States. Stranded in London temporarily, she finally got passage on an old troop ship, used during World War II and not yet converted backm a regular passenger ship. "There were 31 of us iti a Cabin on that ship," she recalled. "Everyone but me was sea sick the first day." Miss deGreef said it was not unusual for her to make that long trip alone, even back in 1947. "South Africans are very independent people," she remembered. (Continued on page 18) C of C Moves On Bapl Check Passers ^ • -- A present additional information as well as questions for a survey going out to all McHenry phamber of ,C( Chamber Sets Dinner Plans Inspecting tickets for the annual McHenry Area Chamber of*Commerce dinner and dance are Chamber board members and dance committee members, Sue Low and Keith Leathers. Other committee members working hard on this "Chamber for all Seasons" dinner and dance are C. J. Ludford, Don Howard, Barb Gilpin, Fran Olsen, and Neida Rechisky. This event will be held Saturday, Oct. 10, at the American Legion clubhouse. The informal festivities will begin at 5:30 for all Chamber of Commerce members and their guests. Reservations can be made by contacting the Chamber office at 385-4300. 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