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<#> 2 Sections 34 Pages 25' Friday June 22, 1984 Number 92 Volume 108 Johnsburg schools Exercise with canned Exercising to music took on a new twist for this group, which works out every morning at the American Legion. In an "exercise with canned goods" program, participants brought in two lt- Plaindcalcr photo by Donna Bertulif goods ounce cans each day to work out with. At the end of the program, the food was donated to McHenry's FISH program. Spring Grove firm receives county IRBs By Cliff Ward Plaindealer news service Four separate resolutions authorizing the issuance of a maximum $7.4 million in in­ dustrial revenue bonds for four county firms were approved at the McHenry County Board's ifi»t meeting. The board, which adopted the resolutions individually after the reading of each agreement by Finance Committee Chair­ man Phyllis Walters, authorized the bonds for Grove Plating Company of Fox River Grove, Forms Corporation of America in Spring Grove, Graftek Press of Crystal Lake and Shawk Inc. of Huntley. Grove Plating received authorizaton for mo more than $460,000 in revenue bonds to help finance the construction of an 8,000-square-foot addition to its plant at 400 Algonquin Road. According to the Finance Committee report, the addition will add 10 new jobs to the firm, bringing its total employees to 22. Forms Corporation of America, a Spring Grove firm which produces manifold P1 business forms, asked the board for $2 million in the bonds to be used to build a 31,000-square-foot addition and added office space, to buy equipment and offset "soft" costs, according to the report. The resolution authorizing the largest bond issue -- $3.9 million -- went to Graftek of Crystal Lake. However, since the land that the bonds will buy is planned to be annexed by the City of Crystal Lake, the county's industrial revenue bond cap will not be affected. A look inside. Kids Dog Show Family Feud Regular features Twice Told Tales Meanderin' Number Section 2, Page 9 Page 8 Section 2, Page 1 Section 2, Page 7 Page 2 385-0178 Graftek plans to acquire land at 9704 W. Pingree Road and develop a facility with equip­ ment to make printing plates. The firm, which now employs 250 people, expects to add 25 to 30 new positions within the next two years as a result of the expansion. The Finance Committee approved the preliminary bond resolutions at its June meeting. County board member Dean Cunat said the issuance of the bonds indicated a'"good growing economy in McHenry County." slated for by Carol A. Stevens Plaindealer news service Resurfacing of parking lots and driveways of the various school buildings is one of many summer improvements that are in the process of being done in the Johnsburg School District. The parking lots at Ringwood School and Bush School are the most important trouble spots, and will be the first to be repaired. Also, the circle drive in front of Btfgti ^School will be widened to allow for angle parking and a curb added to avoid having cars park on the edge of the grass. Also, the flow of traffic will be reversed to allow for less traffic crossing the bus lane. Traffic will enter from the east driveway only and will be allowed to go one way only around, the circle. Because the cost of the resurfacing work will be in excess of $8,000, it will be necessary to ask for bids on the work. Specifications will be drawn UD and will be discussed at the next school board meeting. Steve Pollock reported on the success of the Early School Leavers Program, a program designed to help those students who dropped out of school complete their education and help them become employable. Of the original 24 people who signed up, six have left the program for personal reasons. Seventeen of the remaining 19 are employed in a great variety of Jobs, including factory work, security work and working in a bakery. Hie program is funded by a repairs state grant, which requires matching of funds. However, the matching funds include wages earned by the students, the cost of classroom rental and other monies received by the district because of the students. So far, $10,500 in wages have been paid to the students, Pollock said, so he is certain the funds will be matched without the school district having to pay any money. Hie program is available to anyone in the county who qualifies, but six of the present members are from the John­ sburg district. Several of the students originally dropped out of school because of a problem with at­ titudes and they were con­ sidered "unteactable" at that time. However, the program has helped them a great deal and they are well on their way to becoming valuable members of the community, said Pollock. Because of its success, the board approved Pollock's request to apply for funds to continue the program for another year. Pollock also reported that the summer jobs program is doing very well, and the RV unit which is being used to drive counselors to various work locations so they can help students has been a success. It is believed that employers are more com­ fortable hiring the students because they know the coun­ selors will be around once a week to help the students learn to adjust to the work en­ vironment. There have, however, been a Continued on page 3 $6,000 in cocaine seized; Huntley man is arrested Plaindealer news service A Huntley man is charged in connection with the possession of one and a half ounces of cocaine following his arrest Tuesday night, according to Huntley police. Samuel J. Rizzo, 25, 10709 N. Church St., was arrested at his home Tuesday at 10:15 p.m., police said. Huntley Police Chief Rick Rossi ^said officers with warrants seized the cocaine, which they valued at $6,000. Drug paraphernalia and cutting devices were also found during the search of the Rizzo residence, Rossi said. The arrest capped an in­ vestigation of several months, according to Huntley Police Investigator Fred Frye. Police initiated the investigation after neighbors of Rizzo alerted police to suspicious activity at his home, he said. The suspicious activity primarily involved cars coming and going at all hours, Frye said. Rizzo was charged with possesion of more than 30 grams of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver and manufacture cocaine. He is being held in McHenry County Jail on $60,000 bond. A preliminary court date of June 27 has been set. Frye said a recently-instituted neighborhood watch program in Huntley was a factor in the arrest. "It at least got the in­ vestigation going," Frye said. One of the housing alternatives available to needy is federally- subsidized ̂projects. The Briarwood West project in Crystal Lake was built by a private developer. Tenants, who must Poverty funding - This article represents the last installment in the Plaindaaler's four-part series an poverty in McHenry and Kane Counties. This article analyses what agencies are at work hero to help the pc the By Wile JWorsch Plaindealer News Service Poverty, as defined by Webster, is: "Lack of money or material possessions; very poor; destitute." rons But no matter the poverty level in Northern Illinois, more specifically in McHenry and Kane coun­ ties, a recurring question is: Are the funds available for agencies to operate in the fight against poverty? In the allegedly affluent counties of McHenry and Kane, some agencies are satisfied with the funds they receive, some are not. But most agree that more money can always be used. .. "You always think you can uae more money," said Carl MarUns, deputy director of the McHenry County Job Partnership Training Act (JTPA). "We've been cut back quite abit but we have to make do with what we have." JTPA is the agency that tries to help economically, disadvantaged people to become self-sufficient by helping them get jobs or training them to go out and get a job. And being unemployed may be the first step towards some sort of poverty level for most people. "The higher the unem­ ployment rate, the more people are eligible for our programs," Martens con­ tinued. "We've had some staff cuts as well but we're serving as many people as we can with the staff we have." Some of the programs offered by JTPA include vocational classroom Herald photo by Jon Young qualify on the basis of their income, pay a percentage of their Income as rent while the federal government pick up the rest. Other housing programs are available. is it enough? training, adult basic education, on-the-job training and programs to assist the handicapped, to name a few. Although ft doesn't have any direct connection with poverty per se, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) does help, indirectly, in the fight against poverty. But it is not one of the agencies that lacks funding. DCFS investigates child abuse and neglect cases and provides such things as counseling, foster care and day care. And it looks as if the funds will be there for them to continue the fight. In November, assuming that the General Assembly approves the department's fiscal 1985 budget, DCFS will have an additional $2.9 million to spend for ad­ ditional workers. And of the approximately 260 new staff members, five are slated for the Lake Villa office in Lake County, which serves McHenry County. "It's certainly a big step ahead for us in reducing the caseload average," said TomTeague, spokesman for the DCFS in Springfield. "We're dealing with some basic needs here. It's not that we have an overall expensive program but that we're dealing with an area that has a lot of basic appeal to people." Teague says that although poverty doesn't necessarily lead to child abuse or neglect, there may be some other outlying factors. "Let me make it clear that poverty does not equate directly with child abuse or neglect," Teague continued. "But there is definitely a link between a family's economic situation and child abuse. But most parents don't abuse children just because of income level. A poor economic situation can lead to stress that can lead to child abuse or neglect." Although no statistics related to specific cases in McHenry County are available, the number of reported child abuse cases in the county has risen over the past few years. In fiscal year 1981, there were 373 reported cases. That jumped to 396 in fiscal year Continued on page 4