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Income Tax Advice Criminal Justice Seminar Witholiding Repeal Bill For The Elder ly At County Col lege Introduced In Senate Page 14 Page 22 Page 20 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 " VOLUME 107 NUMBER 56 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1983 f 1 SECTION 22 PAGES Provisional Okay For Discount Liquor Store Johnsburg Rescue squad volunteers and Co. II firemen wait patiently for two snowmobilers to be airlifted out of Pistakee lake late Saturday night. The sleds went through thin ice -about 200 feet from shore. The thin ice hampered conventional rescue attempts and a helicopter from Rockford was used to bring the two men to the waiting rescue personnel. Neither snowmobiler required hospitalization. STAFF PHOTO--WAYNE GAYLORD by Anthony Oliver The McHenry City Council agreed in concept to a discount liquor store at the Millstream Union 76, provided more information is presented. According to a presentation made at Monday night's council meeting, the existing three service bays at the garage would be converted into a discount package liquor outlet. The council expressed concern about being able to lock the area during hours when liquor is not to be sold and the amount of traffic that would be generated by such an establishment. Representatives of A&A Oil com­ pany, which owns the Union 76 Quick Mart, and similar facilities in other locales, said they would comply with local parking and building codes. "This is not our primary income," said William Anest, president of A&A Oil. Aid. Jack Pepping (1st) said the operation was "above and beyond just coming for gas. "It's an extremely busy gas station and I don't know how you'd have room for parking," Aid. Pepping said. Anest said there is enough room behind the building to accommodate the parking required by the local ordinance. There is some question of access to the rear parking area, which will be McHenry Township firemen move in to extinguish a fire which destroyed a garage at 309 Rosedale, Lakemoor. The house was involved in a fire Friday morning and extensively damaged. About 40 firemen from all three companies of the McHenry Township Fire department and Wauconda Fire department were called to the scene. STAFF PHOTO--WAYNE GAYLORD Rescue Two Snowmobile Drivers SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE It was a busy weekend for firemen of the McHenry Township Fire department and local Rescue squads as they were called to two structure fires and rescued two snowmobilers who went through the ipe on Pistakee lake. Near midnight Saturday, the first call came in that a snowmobiler had gone through the ice of Pistakee Lake near the end of Bay View lane. The Johnsburg Rescue squad and Co. II of the McHenry Township Fire depart­ ment responded to the scene. Help from above was offered by a Lifeline helicopter which had just completed a patient transfer from McHenry hospital to another medical facility. A 10-year-old Lake Villa youth had been injured while tubing at Maplehurst cross-country park, north of Spring Grove. Flying above the partially frozen lake surface, the pilot of the helicopter located the snowmobiler in the water. He set the helicopter down close enough to the surface that Charles Kolder, 1945 Illinois, Des Plaines, was able to grab the landing skid of the helicopter and be airlifted co safety. A passenger on the snowmobile was reportedly able to get herself out of the lake. During the rescue of Kolder, a number of snowmobiles continued to jump open water and do "doughnuts" on the thin ice. Another snowmobiler told police he saw the Kolder machine go through the ice and went over to help. When he did so, the sled went through thin ice about 100 feet from the Kolder machine. In a similar helicopter rescue, Dennis Sonnemann, 818 N. River road, McHenry, was pulled from the cold water of Pistakee Lake and brought to shore. In the early morning hours of Feb. 4, a house was reported on fire at 309 Rosedale, Lakemoor. All three companies of the McHenry Township Fire department responded to the blaze as well as men and equipment from the Wauconda Fire department. McHenry Fire Chief Glenn Peterson said the house was totally involved when the first trucks arrived on the scene shortly after 1:30 a.m. About 40 firemen from the four companies were on the scene until about 5:30 a.m. "It took about a half hour to bring the fire totally under control," (Continued on page 20) Pre-Eleetion Turmoil In Sunnyside by Anthony Oliver The Village of Sunnyside may be facing a write-in campaign for four trustee seats open in the April 12 election. Last Friday, objections to the nominating petitions of Andrew Eichhorn, Robert Tomsa and Mabel While older teens wait for the verdict on driving, the latest word from Secretary of State Edgar in­ dicates he's on their side. He isn't going to suggest taking the wheel away from 16-and 17-year-olds. Instead, Edgar is in favor of establishing provisional licensing for young folks in this age bracket. He's backed by 17 other states that provide some form of provisional licensing. Under the legislation, these drivers would receive three-month drivers' license suspensions for such traffic convictions as speeding. Repeat of- (Continued on page 20) Zawislak were upheld at a meeting of the Village of Sunnyside Elections board. The objections were made by four other candidates for the four open trustee positions - Steven and Pamela Bethel, Lillian Pomonis and Kathy Rogers. However, as of Tuesday morning, it was unclear whether the petitions of the four objectors were filed before the deadline of 5 p.m. Jan. 31. McHenry County Clerk Rosemary Azzaro said she has not received word that the four outstanding petitions have been certified as valid by Sunnyside Village Clerk Betty Messer. Mrs. Messer is waiting for clarification from the state elections board before making or denying certification of the nominating petitions. -- "If it's true that the petitions are not certified bv the village clerk," Mrs. Azzaro said. "Then it'll be open for write-ins." i At McHenry county courthouse last Friday, the village election board ruled in favor of the objectors. The objections to the petitions of Eichhorn, Tomsa and Ms. Zawislak were lodged because none of the three filed Statements of Economic Interest with the county clerk before the Jan. 31 deadline. Also, two petitions, those of Eichhorn and Tomsa, did not have the required number of signatures. According to election law, each petition must have signatures of between five and eight percent of the number of registered voters who cast ballots in the previous election. In Sunnyside, each nominating petition would be required to have between 11 and 17 signatures of registered voters before it could be certified by the village clerk. The Eichhorn petition had six signatures and the Tomsa petition seven. Before making the motion to eliminate those three names from the April 12 ballot, election board member Gregory Nowak commented that Eichhorn, Tomsa and Ms. Zawislak were victims of misin­ formation. At the outset of the election board meeting, Nowak made a motion to dismiss the objections because they were not filed properly. The letter of objection did contain the names but not the addresses of the objectors. State law requires the addresses, Nowak pointed out. The attorney representing the objectors, Richard Flood, asked resolved by the city building in­ spector. "Would this be a paved parking lot?" Pepping asked. "Yes. We are interested in enhancing our existing business," Anest said. In response to questions from other councilmen, Anest said the liquor department would be accessible from the Quick Mart operation; however, it could be closed and locked after midnight or 1 a.m. "Is there a need for another liquor store?" asked Aid. David Gelwicks (3rd). Anest replied that there was, saying the market existed for a discount outlet. The council appeared to agree in concept to the proposal, but the final decision will await more information about the parking, ingress-egress, control and traffic generated. The council also agreed to support Illinois Coil Spring company in its bid for a grant from the Illinois Depart­ ment of Commerce and Community Affairs (IDCCA). The state depart­ ment has funds available to assist companies in moving or expanding plants in Illinois, retraining em­ ployees, etc. According to Frank Nocifora, president of Illinois Coil Springs, the company is considering applying for a (Continued on page 20) McHenry Trade Fair Scheduled Apr i l 8 -10 Chairman Sue Low has announced that complete details for the April 8, 9 and 10 McHenry Trade Fair are now available at the Chamber of Com­ merce office, 1257 N. Green stteet. This is the city's tenth annual event. This year's fair will feature all the exciting elements of 1982 plus tenth anniversary celebration specials: complimentary refresh­ ments for the exhibitors in the exhibitor's lounge, and com­ plimentary carry-all bags for every adult fair-goer upon arrival. The entrance foyer will be a special design by the McHenry Beautification committee. Any area business is welcome to be an exhibitor, with space assigned on a first come, first served basis. An early sell-out is anticipated, so immediate reservations are encouraged. Ap­ plication forms are available at the Chamber officer, or phone 385-4300. The beautiful new booths instituted last year will again set the blue and gold background for all exhibitors and can be further enhanced by each exhibitor with matching accessories. The range of products and services on display will be a full spectrum reflection of what the greater NIcHenry area has to offer its residents. Industries will display not only their products but also their (Continued on page 20) Laud Efforts Of Many For Hospital permission to amend the petition and indicated the only reason for the addresses was for notification of the time and place of the hearing, which was accomplished. All concerned parties were present. Nowak said there was no provision in the law to amend the letter of ob­ jection. Flood argued that a copy of the letter, which bore the requisite ad­ dresses, had been filed with "election authorities" as was required by the law. According to testimony presented, the original letter objecting to the three nominating petitions was filed at the Feb. 1 meeting of the village board at about 8:25 p.m. After the meeting adjourned, at about 8:45 p.m., trustee Greg Nowak requested that the objectors include their ad­ dresses on a copy of the letter of ob­ jection, which they did. Nowak argued Friday that the copy with the signatures did not constitute the "original" letter, even though it was signed the night of the meeting. Flood said, "This can only lead to an appeal to the Circuit court." In the end, the elections board decided to proceed with the testimony and voted in favor of the objectors. Emphasizing the thousands of hours of planning involved in designing the new regional medical center, Ar­ chitect James Cox addressed the 1983 annual meeting of the Northern Illinois Human Services Corp. It was Saturday night, Feb. 5, at McHenry Country club. Cox had high praise for physicians, staff members and auxiliary mem­ bers who have worked to make the design of the new facility both "comprehensive and comfortable." Northern Illinois Human Services Corp, -non profit- is the parent corporation formed on May 13 of 1982 and comprised of those members who were formerly the McHenry Hospital corporation. M. David Cain, president of the board of directors, conducted the meeting which included ratification of by-law amendments, a medical- dental staff report from Dr. Edward F. Wilt, an auxiliary report from immediate past auxiliary president Helen M. Smith, and a financial report from treasurer Mel Prust. There were also reports from two other entities governed by Northern Illinois Human Services Corp., McHenry Healthcare foundation given by chairman John Buckner and NIMED Corp., given by Ernest Rich. This occasion marked the retirement of four board members: Dr. James Mowery, Dr. Parmod Narang, Herbert C. Reihansperger and Helen M. Smith. New board members appointed are Charles Kemf, Wauconda, a business man in Fox Lake; Dr. Roger A. Lundquist, Dr. Ubaidur Papa, and Gloria Sprague, new president of the hospital auxiliary. In his president's report, Cain noted that the new regional medical center being built at Route 31 and Bull Valley road will serve as "...the best kind of JAMES COX monument to all those who have worked so hard in the history of this hospital because the new medical center will be living and dynamic. The work does not end with just the bricks and mortar. It will continue with people who care, just as the benefactors cared." James Cox, architect of the project, gave a building update report and stated that the steel should be topped out by the end of March, with the building completely closed in by late June. Mayor Joseph Stanek of McHenry commented on the wise spending and work being given to local contractors through this building project. He added that he felt thankful to be a part of this effort and took pride in the role the City has played in seeing it come to fruition. p