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Fire fighters from Co. 1 of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district were called to a fire Friday morning that started in the bedroom of a home belonging to Ronald Stringfellow, 4816 Prairie, McHenry. Twelve of 14 ferrets in the residence were saved by the firemen, one was killed and one was listed as missing. McHenry Fire Chief Glenn Peterson said Monday the home was heavy with smoke as the first trucks arrived on the scene, six minutes after the department was alerted. The alert was sounded at 6:56 a.m. Friday morning. "The firemen went through the front door and knocked down the fire quickly," Peterson said. "You could see the build-up through the window." The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined but Peterson said the indication was that the fire could have been caused by smoking materials. An estimated $6,000 to $7,000 damage was done to the house, primarily in the southeast bedroom but with additional smoke and heat damage to the house. About 25 fire fighters responded to the call and Peterson said they were able to hook up to a nearby hydrant. Six horses perished in a barn which was destroyed by fire early Monday. The barn blaze was discovered on the Thomas Sund property, 1503 Hobe road, Woodstock. Because of telephone problems at the residence, the Woodstock Rural Fire department was called from a neighbor's phone. Twenty-seven firemen with seven fire-fighting vehicles from the rural department responded to the alarm about 3:45 a.m. and fought the blaze for about two hours in blowing snow. Assistance with a water tanker was received from the Marengo Fire department. "The fire was fully involved when we arrived at the scene," said Chief Richard Menzel. He said because of the phone problem there was a delay before the department was notified of the fire. Cause of the blaze and an estimate of the damage have not yet been determined. But Menzel said the loss probably will reach several thousand dollars. In addition to the horses, some farm tractors, a motor vehicle and some Cool, Clear Water A Texas A&M chemist has patented a device he says will extract clean water and thou­ sands of dollars of petroleum from oil field waste pits now regarded as environmental hazards. The first model will be field-tested in Louisiana and is capable of processing 50 barrels of waste fluid each day, recovering as much as $13,000 of petroleum from oil field pits.. Blood Draw In McHenry The Aurora Blood Bank will have a blood draw Monday, March 28, bet­ ween 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran church, 4206 W. Elm street, McHenry. Anyone between the ages of 17 and 65, with weight over 102 lbs. and in reasonably good health, may donate blood. During 1981, McHenry hospital used 1,616 pints. During the same period all local draws netted only 1,496 pints, resulting in a shortage. The March draw is sponsored by the McHenry Lions club, which strongly encourages the public to give blood. Municipat Leaders ImTo Serve On ̂ PaneI „ A panel which will include Mayor Joseph Stanek of McHenry, President Bill Mitchell of Sunnyside and President Patricia Hughes of Holiday Hills will address questions of interest from those attending the McHenry County Municipal association mon­ thly meeting March 23. It will be held at the Willows, Fox River Grove, to be hosted by the Village of Oakwood hills. Others on the panel will be Dave Rodgers, city attorney, Lake in the Hills; Joe Misurelli, city manager, Crystal Lake; and President Ray Bangart of Algonquin. MEET FOR RETARDED The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the McHenry County Association for the Retarded will be held Thursday, March 24, at 8 p.m. at 4001 Dayton street, McHenry. hay were destroyed in the blaze, Menzel said. -- In a separate incident, Robert Miller, 7625 Center street, Wonder Lake was asleep at about 3:45 a.m. Saturday when a neighbor awakened him and told him his car was on fire. With a bucket of water, the two" were able to extinguish the fire prior to the arrival of McHenry County Sheriffs police. The police report indicated that two containers, filled with gasoline were found near the vehicle. Authorities believe these were thrown at the car to set it on fire. CANDIDATES QUESTIONNAIRES Candidates for the City of McHenry and nearby village elections are reminded that noon Friday, March 25, is the deadline for turning in questionnaires which will appear prior to the April 12 election. DRIVER DIES Dewain C. Worthington, 60, of 3018 Saner Ave., Rockford, was pronounced dead on arrival Monday afternoon at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, where he was taken by the Hebron Rescue squad following a traffic accident. It is believed Worthington suffered a heart attack. AaJpquest will be set at a later date. HOSPITAL NOTES WOODSTOCK Admission: Leo Meyer of McHenry. HARVARD Admission: Catherine Grasser of McHenry. HOLD CAR WASH . The junior class of East campus will hold a car wash Saturday, March 26, in the parking lot of the newspaper office, 3812 W. Elm street, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will be used to defray expenses of the spring prom. ENJOY THE CHICAGO WEEKEND OF YOUR DREAMS, AT A PRICE YOU WON'T LOSE ANY SLEEP OVER. $PYY>5 PER COUPLE. 79 Place yourself in the lush, rich surroundings of an elegant ^ downtown Chicago hotel. Let W Ik us pamper you like never before. • Or give it as a gift to someone you love. That's the whole idea mm behind our Fantasy Weekend. wF MM WL • For just $79.95 per couple mfc you can choose from any one of V Wr1^'Xw'mmM the luxurious Downtown Chicago 11 S Holiday Inn Hotels. Stay a second jm &&§ night for only $20 more. 1 * Arrive any night, Thursday HflJBB! he given the very best available room hotel. Complimen- tary champagne will be delivered to your room. 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"We are now getting into serving the high risk population which for­ merly was the domain of the state," Smith said. "Federal and other funds now are prioritized for the high risk. The board must have a strategy to get things done which are needed to get done." Smith added that in the past they could find money for both social and necessary programs. "We no longer have the luxury to do this," he con­ cluded. According to Pioneer center's data submitted to the 708 board and to McHenry city, the estimated costs for the expansion project are: site acquisition and building addition, $284,560: equipment, $50,000; surface parking lot, $25,000; and other costs $5,000. This will expand the existing physical plant by 12,000 square feet, add an adjacent vacant lot to the site, buy certain office and factory equipment and pave the parking lot. McHenry city is submitting the application for this grant along with several others for economic development grants under the Community Development Assistance program offered by DCCA. Regulations specify that only general units of local government (municpalities, townships and counties) can apply so the city agreed to act as applicant although MCAR is eligible to receive funds for the state project. In turn, the administration of MCAR has agreed to perform the paper work on the several other grant applications in which the city is in­ volved. REQUESTS FOR REVENUE SHARING FUNDS HEARD (Continued from pag* 1) new modular ambulance would be needed in about a year. The Rescue chief also said the squad was presently negotiating an agreement with the Fire district. He pointed out, however, that even if an agreement were reached, a referendum passed in November and taxes levied the next year, the squad would not see the money until 1985. McHenry Mayor Joseph Stanek commented that the Fire department is not levying at the maximum and wondered why they could not support the squad. Gust replied that the district cannot use Fire tax money to support an ambulance service and a referendum is required to let people know what is happening. In any event, Gust said, the squad will need and would like to buy an ambulance before a merger or contract. "What if the referendum fails and the squad members decide it's too much?" Mayor Stanek asked. "We could be left without a Rescue squad." Gust admitted the referendum failure was indeed a possibility and said when it gets that far, it would behoove the city to actively support the referendum. The squad members are not tired of making calls, Gust said, and he noted that the squad answered 993 calls last year. He continued to say that the sheer volume of calls was difficult to meet on a strictly volunteer basis. Kenneth Kunzer, executive director of the McHenry County Youth Service Bureau (YSB), appeared to request $3,720 of the city's Revenue Sharing ^allocation. Kunzer said the amount was proportional to the number of clients served by the non-profit organization who came from within the McHenry corporate limits. The YSB provides outpatient, crisis intervention, stance abuse and consultation services. It also contracts to provide service for the McHenry Alternative high school. The YSB is asking that about 10 percent of the anticipated operating budget of $416,000, come from the county municipalities. McHenry's share of the $40,000 came from the number of total clients, about nine percent, who came from the city. Aid. William Busse (2nd) asked if there was any overlap of services between YSB and other similar organizations in the county. "Absolutely no overlap," replied Kunzer. He told the council the county Mental Health board (708) served as a watchdog agency to prevent duplication of services. Busse also noted that the YSB received United Way funds. Written requests for funds were received from the McHenry Public Library, $3,000; McHenry County Easter Seals Society, $924; the McHenry Beautification committee, $500; and the McHenry County Historical Society, any amount. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from pogo 1) strated knowledge and skills meeting the satisfaction of the secretary of state's office. Schools that continue to offer driver education would be allowed to charge 'appropriate' fees to make up the difference between state funding and local costs. It would no longer be necessary to have an Illinois teaching certificate to teach the class. The teacher would only need to have completed an alternative professional training program and registration process. The new regulations also would allow districts to contract with an outside firm to provide driver training and to permit that firm to use public facilities. Changes in the bilingual program, while appearing to be more strict, actually have the effect of making the {program reimbursable by the state. No special method of teaching would be prescribed, but schools wetid nw* to meet state rules. Presently, with enrollments under 50,000, there must be 20 or more students with a common language background in a particular school before bilingual services must be offered. New regulations would require services for each student with limited English proficiency. It is this factor that would make the program reimbursable by the state. With action taken last week to move the driving education proposal out of the House in Springfield under Bill 493, it would appear that the state board of education is serious in its intent. When we look back 10 years to the mandates of 1973, it is evident that beleaguered school districts of the past decade are at last about to receive consideration. To demand the unattainable makes' a mockery of the entire educational institution. It has taken too long for the powers-to-be to act on that fact, but it is welcome even now. KAF HOWARD PHALIN DISTINGUISHED MCHS GRADUATE' (Continued from pago 1) he bought a set of encyclopedias from proceeds of a basket social. The salesman encouraged Phalin to earn money during summer vacation by also selling the books. He accepted the invitation and what followed is his personal history of success. Starting in sales with the Field Enterprises Educational firm in 1932, following his graduation from Notr$ Dame university in 1928 with a degree in Commerce, he held various management positions. Before his retirement he had served as president and chairman of the board. Last year he was awarded the Notre Dame Alumni association's Edward Frederick Sorin award, named for the French priest who founded the university in 1842 and given annually to a Notre Dame graduate "for distinguished service to the univer­ sity". He has received honorary doc­ torates in law from Illinois Benedictine college, Lisle, 111., and the University of Notre Dame, and a doctorate of Humane letters from DePaul university. Former chairman of the National bank of North Evanston, he is an emeritus member of the Notre Dame university board of trustees and also served on the Arts and Letters Ad­ visory and Library council. Besides his business success, Phalin is widely known for his philan­ thropies. He and his wife, Evangeline, endowed a fund for the purchase of bodes in English literature for the Notre Dame university memorial library. They also donated an 11-story mosaic mural, "Christ the Teacher", which adorns the south facade of the Notre Dame library and is a campus landmark. A fund established in his name has also given financial support to graduate students at the university. Phalin will be honored April 20 at the annual senior academic and recognition dinner to be held at An­ dre's in Richmond. This is the second year of the Distinguished Graduates program. In 1982, two living and two deceased MCHS graduates were recognized. Would you hold up this train for $500,000,000? FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE--Heavy smoke pours from the liome of Ronald Stringfellow, 4816 W. Prairie, McHenry, after fire broke out in a bedroom of the residence early last Friday morning. The blaze was stopped by Co. I fire fighters before it spread past than the bedroom. Fire department officials said the fire may have been caused by smoking materials. Damage was estimated at about $7,000. \ STAFF PHOTO--WAYNE GAYLORD It comes from mines in Montana and Wyoming. Twenty-eight times a week. And the cargo it carries is coal. Low-sulfur coal. The fuel for close to half of the electricity northern Illinois runs on every day In case you don't think that's worth a whole lot, think about this. Using coal to make the other half would have cost an extra five-hundred-million dollars last year. That's what we saved by using uranium instead The fact is, it takes a mountain of coal- over one-hundred- thousand tons-to equal the energy we get from just one ton of uranium. hard to picture, imagine a train ten miles long. Car after car after car after car. Nine- hundred-ninety-six cars in all, each filled to the top with coal. Versus just one car, empty except for one small corner of uranium. In terms of savings, the difference is just as enormous. We weren't exaggerating. Five- hundred-million dollars last year alone. Or sixty dollars every year for a typical residential customer. It's not chicken feed. But it's not enough either The more of those twenty-eight trains a week we can hold up, the more you can save. Commonwealth Edison v