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PAGE5-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY APRIL 27, 1984 Local woman opens own . gift shop in McHenry area M^here & m there in r Business 15 Natalie Chodorowski is ready for the grand opening of her new store, The Village Artisan, in Old Volo Village, Route 120, Volo. The grand opening dates are April 27,28 and 29. Natalie Jo Chodorowski is a 1979 graduate McHenry High School West Campus. After graduation she attended Nor- thwood Institute in Midland, Midi. and received an associate degree in fashion mer­ chandising, then moved to Chicago to attend the In­ ternational Academy of Mer­ chandising and Design, Ltd., where she earned an associate degree in fashion design and illustration. Other ac- complishments include a degree in window and interior displays, and successfully completing the modeling course at John Robert Powers School Of Modeling. -y=* In March of this year Ms. Chodorowski moved back to McHenry to open up The Village Artisan, Inc. with her mother Jackie Chodorowski on April 1. The shop sells handmade gift items and accessories for the home including ceramics, stenciling, pillows, wood car­ vings, dolls and toys. Many of the items are made by local craftspeople and others are from out of state. The owner also contributes many items to the shop and is now working on some original pieces of clothing that will be out in the near future. Hie Village Artisan, Inc. is located in Old Volo Village on Route 120 in Volo. May accountants meeting set Housing authority seeks reimbursement for maintenance of housing project By Kirk Birginal Plaindealer news service The McHenry County Housing Authority (MCHA) is asking the owner of a low-income housing project in Hebron to reimburse the county for maintenance expenses connected with Ms project. Housing authority Executive Director Nancy Briscoe told commissioners she had written a letter to the developer of the Hebron Meadows apartments asking him to pay back $940 the county spent for utilities and other maintenance costs. As of yet, Briscoe said the owner, Richard Likas, of Sheboygan, WI, has not responded to the request. It is unlikely a lawsuit will be filed for the return of the money, she added. The housing authority was forced to cover the; project's maintenance costs, which at one point reached nearly $2,000, because Likas never paid the county thousands of dollars in start-up costs. Under a contract agreement between the county, Likas and the Farmers' Home Ad­ ministration (FmHA), the federal agency that financed the projects and urged the county to enter into the agreement with Likas, Likas was supposed to pay the county $7,000. This initial operation account, designed to cover expenses until all apartments in the buildings were rented, was reportedly deposited in a Wisconsin bank at the time of the loan closing, according to Ken Hennings of the FmHA. However, the funds were never transferred to the county housing authority in Illinois, leaving county officials to pick up those costs. At one point, those expenses approached $2,000, but that figure has been reduced to $940 through rental payments to the county by residents of the apartments. Published reports about the projects, which was said to be bug-infested and reeking of mildew, prompted a member of the housing authority, Marge Van Breda, to request updating the agency's policy regarding public comments by com­ missioners. --According to Van Breda, the policy, made*- upon the "suggestion" of Chairntan Gwen Johnson, would prohibit commissioners from speaking in an official capacity to the public outside meetings of the housing authority. Another member .of the housing authority commission, Leona Nelson of Crystal Lake, opposed the change, calling it a "gag rule." Johnson said she would ap­ point several committees to begin developing a policy manual at the agency's next meeting. " The McHenry County Chapter of the Independent Accountants Association of Illinois held their After Tax annual meeting at the Timbers in Woodstock. The topics centered around the recent filing season and the changes made in 1983 affecting the filing of 1983 returns as well as preparing for 1984. Also noted at the meeting were changes made by the State of Illinois in regards to the unemployment rates and how they affect businesses based on the type of activity. At the May meeting William Biscomb of the Social Security Administration office in Woodstock, will address the members on the 1983 amend­ ments, benefit computations and new social security cards. The meeting will be held on Tuesday evening May 15 at Andres Steak House in Rich­ mond. Reservations may be made by contacting Ken Martin, president of the McHenry County Chapter at 459-0707. BUSINESS Lieutenant Governor George H. 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