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rjiuaat - ruiiNutALUK - WttUWtaUAif, JAWUAW ir ». im THE NICEST PEOPLE?... THEY LIVE IN McHENRY (Continued from page 1) station Christmas eve said she needed diapers and milk for her baby. Assuring her of help, the needed items were secured and taken to the designated location but the caller had disappeared. "1 can never talce a call like that at Christmas time", said the distraught volunteer whose ef­ forts went unrewarded. After the Sunday distribution Dec 20, there were between 10 and 15 calls to fill last minute needs It was rewarding for FISH volunteers to be able to include in their baskets pretty items such as those made available by <the Willing Workers, a group of ladies who meet weekly to sew for the less fortunte. One recipient of help in the past has turned the tables. She now makes holiday decorations to add a brigh(4fiuch to the otherwise spartan baslrets. FISH received a hurried call from the ailing lady one day with the request, "Please can someone pick up my items, soon as I'm leaving for the hospital". One family who gave this year had been given help themselves on two previous occasions. Now they are in better circumstances and able to reciprocate with money and canned goods for <4hers. p p- \lany good things came out of Setting people know bur need", Joan Bauer observed with en­ thusiasm. "I know of at least six organizations or groups of people who decided against their annual gift exchange in favor of food or gifts for FISH. Others, she pointed out, tripled their contributions of last year. When the holiday drive came to an end, 127 families had found one or all of their immediate needs answered. As one recipient said it so well, "How wonderful it is to have a town that is so caring. No other does as much". And maybe she is right. Competition is keen in all areas of a society that is forever striving to be on top. Neighboring Crystal Lake ranks No. 1 in county population. Woodstock captured the county seat from McHenry about a century ago. and tiny Union has become the home of the county's historical society. Old, imposing homes of another era are the pride of Marengo, Harvard and Richmond. But what about people? jlf there are any doubts about McHenry's rating, ask Joan Bauer, or Sheila Grandt, or any of the other men and women whose efforts on behalf of others left them little time for their own family holiday. They want everyone to know that some of the nicest people in the world live in their hometown of McHenry! MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) awarded a Dartmouth college researcher $58,000 to study faces and how people react to them. Of course, we t an be sure the study won't include the look on a La^jgaVer's face when he finds nut how his mopey is being spent; As a result of the Voting Rights act, bilingual ballots are a must. In San Bernardino. Calif., as one example, more than $108,000 was spent last year to provide ballot and election materials in languages other than English. Only 113 bilingual ballots were used in the 1980 election at a cost of over $950 per ^iallot; An affluent ski resort in Aspen will net three new buses, courtesy of a recent federal grant. Total cost to transport the rich vacationers to the slopes'? $352,000; ...The Library of Congress spends $100,000 a year to reproduce and distribute a braille edition of Playboy magazine. Of course the pictures are not reproduced in braille, but the jokes and advice columns are; ...The National Endowment for Arts and Humanities was established to enrich the country's cultural life. To that end, l^tffyear the agency paid a music teacher $90,000 to compose and produce historical musicals. For our money we received a musical on Watergate, including the chorus: It works! it really works! Even when evil lurks, when men in high places try to administer a cover-up of something sinister, there really is a solution because we uphold our Constitution. You don't have to be a critic of the Arts to wonder if we got our money's worth. The disturbing part of all of this is that a billion dollars is an enormous amount of money. If it seems a bit beyond comprehension to those of us who deal in one dollar bills (if we're lucky), the following may make one billion a little more real. If every resident* of any one congressional district sent the government $2,000, the total would be just over a billion dollars. This is money most of us have worked hard for, and the work seems even harder when we see it go for a study of faces or a silly musical. '* KAF MAJOR SNOW STORM CLOSES AREA SCHOOLS (Continued from page 1) paucity of serious accidents over the weekend; those that occurred being relatively low speed fender-benders. State and county police also reported no serious accidents Monday. Lt. Robert Kranz said the city had been fairly quiet over the weekend. James Rakow, county highway superintendent, xsaid the 14 county trucks were on the road starting at 2 a.m. Monday morning. Rakow said roads in Walworth county. Wis., to the north, were closed Monday morning. The state started its road clearing effort at about 11 p.m. Sunday using 15 men and 12 trucks in McHenry county No major problems were reported by utility companies in the county. "Fortunately we've had no weather- related problems," said John Orso, district superintendent of Northern Illinois Gas company. At Commonwealth Edison, Ron Russell, district manager, noted no • problems with electrical service because of the storm. Illinois Bell Telephone manager Stan Jozwiak said repairs were "a little heavier than normal" but commented that the utility was in good shape. COUNCIL WAIVES SEWER CHARGES <7 (Continued from page 1) Harker, Smith, Serritella and Meurer Voting against the.^ measure were Aldermen Wieser artci Datz. In other business, the council will be looking into the advantages and disadvantages of a tax on rental vehicles. Mayor Joseph Stanek said that the Knox park reimbursement of $200,000 9 Would you like for Uncle Sam to contribute the equivalent of $ 15,OOOt toward your retirement? 9 \ Would you like to painlessly save $50,000 and then turn it into $300,000 for retirement? Are you mature enough to be a little concerned about where Social Security will be going in the future? / It so, we'd like to cordially invite you jp attend a free seminar (approx. 90 minute duration) entitled HOW TO CONVERT TAXES IN FO RETIREMENT INCOME. You will have an opportunity to direct your questions to our panel of IRA specialists. 1 WHERE: WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE . ^ WHEN: JANUARY 7th TIME: 7:00 P.M. We're financial ̂ professionals. . .we're concerned about tomorrow's retirees. . .and we want to help. -w7 Please call our New Accounts Department at 338-6200 for reservations. The Professional Bank c First National Bank of Woodstock 225 W. Jackson I 2100 N. Seminary P. O. Box 549 Woodstock, Illinois 60098 (815) 338-6200 * ' /- was delayed because of a mistake in filling out forms on the part of the state Conservation department. "The earliest we can expect any money is Feb. 1," Standi said. • 'City Clerk Barb Gilpin told the council that the outlook for revenue sharing funds was improving, ac­ cording to a letter from the Revenue Sharing Advisory service, which is based in Washington, D.C. The council approved the start of heating work in city hall at a coat of $2,280. « ' The Parks department will be looking into possibly establishing an ice skating rink in the Fox Ridge area and a number of other locations. Mayor Stanek suggested that the council might want to get into a "Work Fair" program. The program, operated by the township, involves those who receive monetary aid from the town­ ship. They are asked if they would work at minimum wage to return some of the service to the taxpayers. • The council authorized the purchase "of a hoist for the mechanid^, in the Public Works department at a cost not to exceed $1,500. Reacting to a number of rumors that have been circulating in recent weeks, ^lderman Ray Smith said that perhfeps the city and the hospital should have a joint meeting so the council could "get an idea of what is going on" with the relocation effort. City Clerk Gilpin reported that a meeting scheduled in December had been postponed. No date was set by the hospital. SET MURDER *. CHARGE HEARING (Continued from page 1) premeditated plan to cause bodily harm. The victim incited the accused man who overreacted," the defense lawyer said. Nagle argued: "The victim was stabbed nine times...and an attempt to commit murder was displayed." A motion for reduction of Escobar's $100,000 bond was denied "without prejudice" by the,court after testimony indicated the accused man, a Mexican, was not documented ae a legal resident, and if released from jati, could possibly be returned to Mexico by immigration authorities before coming to trial. The charge against Escobar has been set for a 9 a.m. hearing Monday, Jan. 11, before Judge Roland Herrmann. POLICE SET UP WEATHER PHONE (Continued from page 1) For Lake. McHenry. DuPage, Kane and DeKalb counties, the telephone numbers is 312-742-7642. For the Chicago area the number is 312-283- (»204, and for the Illinois tollroads it is 312-323-111. These numbers will be in service until April 1. It would be appreciated if these numbers would be called for just road conditions and not to find out what the weather f̂ ecasUi* gWlfcto be, This will eliminate a tie-up of lines. Hold Registration At MCC Registration for Spring Semester Credit Classes offered by McHenry County college is now in progress. Registration hours in-person are ' from 8:90 a.m. to 4:80 p.m. and from 1j30 p.m. to 8:90 p.m. Monday through Thursdays. Friday hours are 8:90 a.m. to 4 p.m. In-person registration will continue until the first day the class meets. (Classes begin the week of Jan. 9) There will also be late registration available in-person Jan. 11 through Jan. 15. Additional̂ information on registration procedures and on'classes that will be offered in the spring is available in the spring schedule which was mailed to all residents recently. Additional copies are available for pick-up at the college or in local public libraries. * . Ask Business Use For Land A petition has been filed for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals by Thomas and Nancy Hodges for an amendment to» the McHenry county zoning ordinance from "A-l" Agriculture district with conditional Use to "B-3M Business district. „ The property is located in McHenry sfdwnship on the northeast side of Mc- Cullom Lake road just north of the intersection of Lakewood and Mc- Cullom Lake roads and consists of approximately 2.29 acres. The hearing on this petition will be held Jan. 7, at 2 p.m., in Room 112 of the McHenry county courthouse, 2200 North Seminary avenue, Woodstock. All those who may be interested may appear and be heard: Youth Struck By Passing Car A McHenry youth was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Area Rescue squad following a holiday night collision between a car and a pedestrian on Richmond road. According to McHenry police, wit­ nesses to the collision said the youth, Gregory S. Boelter, of 1615 North avenue, McHenry and another youngster, Greg J. Mulick, of 1721 Meadow lane, McHenry, were jumping into the roadway trying to stop moving vehicles. The witnesses also said they thought the auto was a Ford Pinto traveling at a slow rate of speed. The report indicated that Boelter was taken to McHenry hospital for examination and possible treatment of a complaint of pain. « The collision occurred at 10:46 p.m. Dec. 25. The Rescue squad was called to another car-pedestrian accident three days later at the intersection of Green and Elm streets in McHenry. Rose Hollender, of 4807 Howard, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital for examination and treat­ ment. The driver of the car, David C. MacKenzie, of 2414 Johns burg road, McHenry, told police he was driving east on Elm street when the pedestrian walked in front of his car. A witness to the collision said the pedestrian was walking against the light and that the auto was moving slowly with a green traffic signal. No citations were issued. The collision occurred at 1:25 p.m. Dec. 28. Robert P. Combs, of 103 Gladys, Fox River Grove, was cited by McHenry police following a two-car collision at ihe intersection of Bui} Valley road and Front, street on New Year's,day. Combs told police he could not see the left turn signal of the other auto because of the glare off the hood of his car. The driver of the other car was Dennis E. Murphy, of 4814 Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake. Combs was ticketed by McHenry police for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. The accident occurred ».t 12:45 p.m. Jan. 1. PRE-NATAL LECTURES The obstetric department of McHenry hospital has announced its next series of pre-natal lectures and films, to be held in the hospital cafeteria Jan. 7, 12 and 14. All classes begin at 7:30 p.m. and are an integral part of McHenry hospital's "family- centered"' maternity care. Interested persons should sign up immediately by calling 385-2200, extension 718, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. There is no charge for the classes. & Fire Damage To Car New Year Day A vehicle fire in the early morning hours of New Year's day resulted in substantial damage to a van operated by David W. Scheid, of 3114 Clearview, McHenry. McHenry Township Fire Department Company I was called to extinguish the blaze following an unsuccessful at­ tempt to put out the blaze, which started when the carburetor caught fire. The van had been parked at 3932 W. Main street, in McJ-Jepry when the fire started. ,t „ MCC CATALOG'OUTLET STORE MCC CATALOG OUTLET STORE MERCHANDISE CLEARANCE CENTER 301 W. Virginia Street CRYSTAL LAKE 815-455 0333 Mon. Tues. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Med., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m. • 8 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Use Cash. MC, Visa or our own Check Purchasing Card! 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