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Ask Community Attack On Drugs-Alcohol by Marion Olsen A combined effort to educate the public about teenage drinking and drug abuse met with an enthusiastic response from a limited audience Feb. 9 at McHenry high school West campus. About 40 concerned parents, educators, social service workers and a few teenagers were presented with a three-hour barrage of information concerning a national epidemic of teenage alcohol and drug abuse, a problem which has not bypassed McHenry or McHenry county, according to a local juvenile officer. Sponsored by the West Campus Parents' group, the CCA: a Better Way citizens' group (Concerned Citizens for Action against substance abuse) and the Youth Service Bureau, the seminar was prefaced with a showing of a 1982 videotape titled "Epidemic", giving facts and graphically depicting the consequences of substance abuse. ro speakers presented their perspectives: Mrs. Anne Meyers of the group of Deerfiela, 111., Juvenile Officer Gary Wigman of the McHenry Police department. Deerfield Citizens for Drug Awareness and Mrs. Meyers declared, "The problem belongs to everyone ...and together we can make a difference." •- - ^ Officer Wigman's statement indicated "Teenage drug and alcohol abuse is happening here ...and we need your help." But, one sponsor told the audience that more than 35 McHenry area Erents politely declined his invitation to attend because their children ve no problems. And notices about the meeting sent to 700 high school students' homes drew few acceptances, according to West Campus Principal Greg Johnson. Yet, the videotape cited statistics indicating almost ev^ry high school student has tried alcohol. Two-thirds of high school students are regular drinkers. One in six gets drunk once a week. The No. 1 cause of teenage death is auto accidents and the No. 1 cause of auto accidents is drunk driving. In the U.S., every five seconds a teenager has a traffic accident. WIGMAN: "If you small the odor of burning leaves in Foil and it's Winter, you're smelling marijuana -- don't wait until a week after your daughter gets 'stoned' -- call us right away." Mrs. Meyers reported that 60 percent of high school students have tried marijuana and 33 percent have tried cocaine. When you hear students talk about "coke", she warned, they may not be referring to the soft drink. She said the latest marijuana studies reveal the drug is more dangerous than first suspected. Scientists have discovered marijuana is fat soluble, which means residue from smoking one cigarette may remain in the body up to 42 days, and subsequent cigarettes will cause increasing residue accumulation ip vital organs. Recent studies of marijuana use point to cases of infertility in girls and decreases in testosterone, a hormone needed for boys' normal development into manhood. Marijuana affects the brain, causing memory loss and lack of motivation. On the effects of alcohol, Mrs. Meyers reported, "It takes an adult five to 15 years to become addicted to alcohol, but it takes an adolescent six months to two years to become addicted." She noted that a shot of whiskey, a glass of wine and an eight-ounce can of beer contain the same quantity of alcohol, one ounce. Beer is no less addictive than other alcoholic beverages, she said. "Teenagers are precious people," Mrs. Meyers declared, "They're too good for this." The solution to the problem lies in enlisting the help of all segments of the community, according to the Deerfield representative. Parents can watch their children for signs of change in lifestyle and personality: red eyes, cotton mouth, cough, chest pains, drop in school grades, different friends, changes in personal appearance, no motivation, inappropriate overreactions and refusal to listen. While many of these signs are typical to teens, continued or extreme manifestations must be heeded, she warned. antisubstance-abuse teen groups. (Continued on pago 13) gSggili mm. 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 59 VOLUME 107 NUMBER 59 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1983 0 . 1 SECTION 14 PAGES 25* Mental Health Initial Okay For McHenry Day Treatment Expansion Mock United Nations Held Libyan terrorism, world ute&*~ the problems _ world's poor - these were just a few of the problems McHenry high school American Studies classes discussed at the school's annual mock United Nations assembly held at East campus last week. Students from both East and West campuses represented about 40 countries in the event. It is designed to give students exposure to world problems and sharpen their writing and public speaking skills. A highlight of the event was a "telegram" received by the assembly announcing the supposed assassination of Israel President Menachem Begin. Tempers ran high and voices were raised as the students attempted to deal with this unex­ pected, and bogus, development. Gary Gray, Gloria Burke, James Blum, and Bill Day are the faculty sponsors of the event, which has taken place annually since 1975. A proposed expansion of the day treatment program for the chronically mentally ill received the okay of theP and M board (policy and management) of the McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health ser­ vice system at the last meeting. If approved by the 708 board of the mental health system, about $12,275 of unused federal block grant money will be redirected for this purpose during the several remaining months of the fiscal year. Following review of a number of quests by other agencies for this back into equipment and regions of ey, a total of $61,000 is to be fed existing programs if all are approved by the 708 board. Mental Health board staff officials indicated that about $28,000 of unexpended funds from the first quarter of the current year have already lapsed and reverted to the state which now distributes the federal grants. The 708 board is facing a situation of "use it or lose it" ac­ cording to executive director Dennis Smith. Family Services and Mental Health center at McHenry, which operates the day treatment program, will have been allotted $35,000 for its expansion if the 708 board approves this P & M recommendation, according to Ann Patla, assistant director at the Mental Health board. _ Ed Rickert, director of the day treatment programs justified the County Board Awaits Landfill Petitions by Angela Burden SHAW MEDIA NEWSSERVICE Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15, the McHenry County board was informed that there would soon be petitions for a landfill site presented. The board's Health and Agricultural committee reported meeting for an informational session last week with planners, health ex­ perts and waste management representatives where it was learned the Antioch landfill, which takes a majority of solid waste from McHenry county, will close in nine months^ "There is definitely a petition for a landfill site in the county coming to the board in the near future," com­ mittee chairman Ann Hughes told the board Tuesday. Options on four sites are being considered, according to the com­ mittee report, where borings have begun for preliminary classifications of soils and subsoils. (Continued on pago 11) Seek $15 Million From Publishing Companies By Angela Burden SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE Dominic Volpendesta and Alvin Schaeffer, doing business as Marengo Packing Co., are plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking $15 million damages from each of five publishing companies and 10 publishing company employees. The multi-million dollar suit, filed Wednesday in 19th Judicial Circuit court, names the Chicago Tribune, McHenry Publishing Co., Woodstock Publishing Co., the Copley Press and Agri-View Corp. The suit also names Editor James Squires and reporter Ronald Koziol of the Tribune, Editor Adele Froehlich of the McHenry Plaindealer, reporter Angela Burden of Shaw Media News Service, City Editor Dick Peterson of request to "enhance the services" because of the increase of people using it from 21 in 1981 when it began, to 65 now on the rolls with admissions now cut off. The staff has not in­ creased correspondingly, Rickert noted. The ration of staff to client, ideally at 1 to 6, is now 1 to 13.6 according to G. R. Waldo, coordinator for the program. This has diluted the client contact and many are now attending only two or three days per week, he noted, in order to keep groups workable. Rickert said the program serves two classifications of clients who are seriously impaired and need help. There are clients who need short term counseling and the chronically mentally ill (or long termers) with different needs and are in different programs. Many of the clients needing service have a history of hospitalization or other problems. Rickert noted that the "mission" of day treatment is to fill the need for non-hospital based services, or, in (Continued on pogo 13) Rem em ber1 Yah ks Who Gave' the Harvard Herald, Managing Editor Paul McElroy of the Daily Sentinel, Editor D. Ray Wilson and reporter Paul Harth of the Elgin Courier-News, and Brian K. McNeeley and Ken Srpith of Agri-View Corp. The lawsuit stems from publications in October when the Illinois Department of Agriculture investigated Marengo Packing Co. for reported state violations following a Saturday inspection of the plant. The suit claims the plaintiffs' "good names and business reputations" were injured in their business as owners of Marengo Packing Co. They seek damages against each defendant in the amount of $5 million in special compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages, plus the costs of the lawsuit. As a Valentine gift to some of the "Yanks Who Gave", the American Legion auxiliary of McHenry Post 491, presented checks to 16 veterans who are residents of Royal Terrace Nursing home on Feb. 14. Above, Jim Heuer accepts check from Marie Howe, rehabilitation chairman for the auxiliary. Other recipients were William Hajeck, Ernest Vick, Robert Bowren. Wilhelm Klumbies, Victor Carlson, Marco Marcozan, Stanely Pietrzyk, James Lobas, George Negar, Richard Klarkowski, John Kein, Michael Leonard, Clarence Freund, Fred Bauer and Carl Stenberg. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Ash Wednesday this week served as a solemn reminder that the penitential season leading to the spring season is at hand. For some of us, it will be a reminder of broken New Year resolutions and a promise to renew a commitment to a better life. A rather universal vow might well be to refraih from first impressions and opinions'. that' too often must be altered, many times to our embarrassment. Friends were good to build up the fat deposits in our body before the day of reckoning. A weak willpower did nothing to resist temptation. Candy, homemade cookies, brownies, muffins - all of these made their way into our office in large quantities and helped build our strength for the letdown. During the next 40 days it will not be so much a fortified resistance as it will be that nothing is made available to entice a hearty appetite. There is a dullness in the late winter season that can be depressing. A late (Continued on pogo 13) * ,* James Blum, shown left in upper photo, watches as student officers of the Mock United Nations assembly carry out their duties. They are Suzy Wipper, clerk; Jeff Bjorn, president; and Tom Neumann, executive assistant. In lower photo are Missy Weymouth and Andee Norton representing the United Kingdom. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD 1040EZ Tax Form For Single Taxpayers Page 4 PROPOSE LOCK OPERATION CURTAILMENT The proposed curtailment of lock operation at the McHenry dam ignited a protest of river front property owners Wednesday evening. A petition is being circulated to restore complete service. Full details will appear Jn the next Plaindealer issue. Choral Festivarin City Nine Schools To Part icipate Page 3