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Top Ten" Graduates Mary and Charles Vycital are shown, at left, assembling material for the map they are completing in time for McHenry day Sunday, June 5, at the McHenry County Historical museum in Union. McHenry township residents are invited to attend, free of charge, between the hours of 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Part of the map shown above is from anl872 map, one of four the Vycitals have used over the past several months in their efforts to establish landmark sites. Others were from the years 1892, 1908, and the present time. Sites will be identified by number to be included in a brochure to be printed at some future date. Brief explanations of each site will be presented, clarifying for local residents a part of their heritage. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD I RUE/ MCHENRY PLAINDEALERI " c r o r r v r rur ru AiiM.n.r a j t i t s BFfiMN Qiwrr iq*7c» •SERVING THE CHAIN-0-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 107 NUMBER 89 FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1963 1 SECTION 22 PAGES 25* Prepare For Possible Annexation By Marion Olsen The prospect of a 546-acre an­ nexation led the Lakemoor village Monday morning before 8^ a.m. and a small crittser was making its way down the Fox river in the very manner for which it was designed. Not 20 feet away a pair of Mallard ducks swam, unconcerned that man was in such close proximity. At once, the picture reminded that this is McHenry - a mingling of mundane pleasures of life With nature's treasures to a degree that sets it apart from many other com­ munities. And all of this with 6n eye to the future. It is this mingling of old with the that will be evident when loyal cHenry residents visit the county's Historical museum in Union, III. next Sunday. This will be McHenry day. They will see a large portion of the old West McHenry postoffice with its boxes and teller's window just as it stood proudly on Main street until quite recently. McHenry boasted the only municipality of any size in the country with two first class post offices. (Continued on page 20) board to take several related actions May 25. Zoning commission appointments, a higher than normal 1983-84 budget appropriation, and an amended Liquor License ordinance were all prompted to varying degrees by anticipation of the annexation. A public hearing on the annexation is slated for June 20 at 7:30 p.m. The rd of trustees WiU ng June 23 A Zoning com­ mission meeting will be held June 27 at 7 p.m. The hearing and meetings will take place at the Lakemoor village hall. President Richard Hyatt appointed new members to fill out the 11- member Zoning commission so they could review the proposal. New ap­ pointees are Charles Martin, Ronald Robinette, Bill Zinkler, Charles Butler, Mark Zeffrey and Kent Pa hike. Reappointees included Chairman Norman Morrison, George Garbacz, Donna Hall, Ollie Powell and Les Nejedly. The adoption of a 1983-84 village budget of $493,580 also reflected the possible annexation. Hyatt explained the budget was set unusually high so any revenues resulting from the proposed development may be used when they are received. Otherwise, the revenues could not be spent until the next fiscal year, he said. In other action affecting both present and future liquor licensees, the trustees amended the existing Liquor License ordinance to conform with the McHenry county ordinance. The law, effective July 1, requires all businesses selling liquor to close at 2 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and not to reopen until 7 a.m. On all other days closing time will be 1 a.m. with a 7 a.m. reopening. Restaurants will be allowed to stay open two hours longer, but may not serve liquor during that time- Businesses holding Class A liquor 111 be allowed to have an ltdoorbeergarderi, provided there is a six-foot fence blocking it from any outside view. Entrances and exits to the garden will be required from the building itself, not from the outside. No music will be allowed beginning two hours prior to closing. Okay Industrial Bonds For Development Of Jewel Site by Anthony Oliver The purchase and development of the former Jewel food store was aided Tuesday night when the McHenry City Council voted unanimously to take the first steps in the issuance of industrial revenue bonds (IRB). Aid. William Bolger (1st) was elected temporary chairman in the absence of Mayor Joseph Stanek. Attorney Daniel Curran asked the council to pass a resolution and a memorandum of agreement for in­ vestors seeking $1 million in IRBs. Curran represented Ronald Bykowski, James Schaid and Theodore Schweder. Curran told the council the investors are seeking the redevelopment of the 24,000 square foot (approximate) building to retail stores and restaurant-type uses. The IRBs allow the developer to obtain funding below the prime rate and pay no taxes on the interest. The city lends its name to the issuance of the bonds and it was stressed that the issuance would not impact the city's (Continued on pogt 20) Historical Brochure Of City In The Making Hyatt also reported that the position of village police officer is open. Resumes will be accepted for con­ sideration and an advertisement for the position will be published. New rules were set governing open forum at village board meetings. Questions pertaining to the evening's meeting may be presented from the floor during open forum. Other questions must, bp presented in Wilting to the village clerk at least thfee days before the meeting. The written questions will be referred to the proper committee chairman and answered at the village board meeting. While the board prepared for the (Continued on peg* 20) Two well-known lifetime McHenry residents, Charles and Mary Vycital, are working on a historical brochure of the City of McHenry. Mary Vycital said Nancy Fike, of the McHenry County Historical society, asked them to start resear­ ching old buildings and places in McHenry for the brochure. "We're looking at a lot of old buildings and we're trying to find out where they were, and how they started," Mrs. Vycital said. "We're getting together a brochure for a walking or riding tour of McHenry." She noted that the research can, at times, be frustrating because as the years pass, memories fade and dif­ ferent people do not remember exactly when events happened. Aiding their research, the Vycitals are using maps which date to 1872, 1892, 1908 as well as the McHenry County Book and the Centennial edition of The McHenry Plaindealer. "The 1872 map has all the churches on it but none of the people's houses," she noted. Mrs. Vycital also explained that McHenry was actually the first county seat, but this was when McHenry and Lake counties were one, and McHenry was the center of things. Mrs. Vycital commented that this was a separate project from the McHenry Day at the county Historical society in Union, which is scheduled for Sunday. However, the map will be available for visitors to see. Murder Parolee To Felony Court by Angela Burden SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE A man on parole for previous murder and rape convictions was bound over to felony court in Wood­ stock Tuesday after probable cause was found on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery. David G. Blasius, 37, of 3709 W. Ringwood road, McHenry, "was basically out looking for a victim" the stale contended in a lengthy preliminary hearing before Judge Susan Hutchinson in 19th Judicial Circuit court. Evidence indicated the defendant had a penchant for red-headed women in their early 30s. Both of the Bull Valley area, the women reportedly accosted May 21 by Blasius on Oak Ridge road were red- haired with similar physical ap­ pearances. Testimony from Det. Sgt. Lawrence Macheroux, who interviewed the alleged victims, revealed that Rosalyn Boone, a 31-year-old woman on her regular morning run, first was approached by a car driven by the defendant along Oak Ridge road between 9:15 and 9:30 a.m. on May 21. The second victim, 32-year-old Rita Dragonett, was out on her regular 5- mile walk and was stopped about two hours-later by Blasius who asked directions to a person she did not know, Macheroux said. He said the victim continued walking and then heard a car engine coming slowly behind her. As she turned, the victim told Macheroux, she was struck by the vehicle, which kept coming at her until she tumbled out of its path. Testimony in the preliminary hearing showed Blasius made no attempt to brake the vehicle as it left the road and pushed the victim about 40 feet before stopping. „ Ms. Dragonett and Ms. Boone both identified Blasius as the driver of the vehicle. According to testimony, Ms. Dragonett yelled and screamed that (Continued on poge 20) State Tax Increase Poll Feedback Urged Page 8 FREE TV Guide In Today's Edition Graduates Awarded Honors '• MCHS-Johnsburg Page 11 -- 1 1 • • " "• 111 --" East Campus School West Campus High Wm Johnsburg School School .V.-; ROBERT SCH AEFFER Ml SHANNON TIFFANY . S.M LISA torn PENNY SCHUtTZC J.7I H AU.lt MILLER i.n JASON WARREN • 1.17 PATRICIA ULLRICH LARRY KENYON s.rr GISELLE DOWE *70 THERESA BLUME RANOY BUENZU 147