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PLAINDEALER- HERALD McHenry High School teachers will most likely be walking a picket line this morning as a result of stalemated contract I with the District 156 bar A) of with s , Association said Monday the >n asked to meet negotiating team issue v.V " V* . ... # •' r s following the Tuesday school board meeting. "We're probably still looking at being outside of1 school en t Wednesday," Sobczak said. 'In the past, the negotiating sessions have gone to 3 a.m." Last week, the association notified the Dist. 156 board of education of its intent to strike. According to a prepared MHSTA statement, contract negotiations began in March of 1984 with morathan 30 meetings being held, m October, a federal warning mediator after 10 fas called in and, sessions, still no readied, has exnressed its willingness to meet and has strongly emphasized the alternative of submitting disputed items to binding ar­ bitration. In a prepared release, the board safc it remained hopeful that negotiations with the association could be completed^ be revealed until agreement is reached or negotiations have broken off completely, an ad­ ministration spokesman said. The following will carry t of I avoiding the strike DrtaUsof the dispute will not radio stations immediate notification of school closings: WIND, WLS, WGN, WMAQ, WBBM, WIVS-WXRD, and WKRS. Paresis may also call the administration office, 385» 7B00, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or 396-7902 during the night or on • make By Mart-- Olsen Tlw^kl N«wt -fTtM Dolls are the trade of worker at Northern Center, comfortable in a situation requires the tools of f, social Illinois achild many tt the cMM has been abused, the need ; is even £jpP6Hjyy!QL - •.•*- k:vy". "Children have a hard time verbalizing because they are so featftd," said the social j ' lin mom »» ..«• - that genital features of their respective sexes. "I use the dolls mostly showing tbechild how a medical procedure will occur, bul l have had one child abuse cai* toe," she said. "More often, a social service agency is faded with child abuse therapy." In any case, Miss Stumpf checks with parents before using anatomically correct dolls. "Most parents are amenable to the use of the dolls, but some parents feel threatened and refuse," she said. "This is a conservative area and sex is a closed subject with some families." Repair of dolls used at NIMC custom-made by two '»Att About program 335 two mothers developed the correct dolls. anatomically said 'Everybodtai' cottage itteeindl April, were born of a need," "a partner in name of the "After Linda program last cases started ooring out of the woodwork. Our therapist friend said child abuse cases went up 100 percent in every agency." The two. mothers, both ac­ complished seamstresses, were asked if they could make an set of anatomically With much advice they came up made from and yam, a last of rag printed fabric [ by the i therapist, the or various races: brown with white dots, rust with white dots, beige with brown dots and flesh tone witii white hearts. The prints were used on purpose to jive warmth, Mrs. Byrd noted. Each doll is Aressed in clothing typical to its age and sex. "The idea isn't original with us/' said Mrs. Byrd, "The Department of Children and Family Services has a plain muslin ' set and there are Barbie-type models, too. We think the calico and yarn dolls with embroidered faces are stylised and bring a bit more warmth to a situation that is so awful (referring to that of the nhuiwwl <*MM) " She continued, "As mothers, Library issue may return to ballot A Jan. 23 court hearing will determine if the issue of the Johnsburg Public Library will again be placed on the election ballot, for the vote of area residents. Petitions were filed Monday morning with the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Woodstock, requesting a referendum to dissolve the library. The petition was assigned to Judge Michael Sullivan and a hearing date set for 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the courthouse ,^2200 N. Seminary Road, Woodstock. At the hearing, the judge will study the signatures and hear any objections to those petitions from the library's attorney. The procedure was followed once before by library opponents. Late last year petitions ,were cir­ culated to put the library on the ballot, but it was determined at a court hearing that the petitions were short approximately 40 signatures. According to Richard J. Short, attorney for the library opponents, petitions must carry the signatures of 25 percent of the registered voters in the library district, as of October, 1984. More than 1,100 signatures were secured this time, which exceeds the 25 percent requirement, he said. Hie library has been a bone of contention in the Johnsburg area since its inception. Three referenda were held before the library district was approved by the voters, witn district boundaries redesigned following the two initial failures. Should the petitions asking for the dissolution of the Horary be accepted on Jan. 23, the matter will retain to the ballot at the April S election. btotheMfrl* Jg£[^2^fdatthethought°' StUC lied for Main Si* in several pai Herald pboto by Robert The basement of Mrs. Rice's Whispering Hills home is Que cote of llie cottage industry with great aspirations. A direct ; mailing to McHenry and Lake county /fTolice departments ' resulted in quick sales. And a national mailing brought orders from as far as California. The Youth Service Center of McHenry County used the dolls to make a video tape, in­ structing professionals on methods for helping abused children. The center's associate director, Thomas Engle, noted, "There is no best way for a therapist to deal with child abuse cases, but the film offers suggestions which can be adopted to the therapist's particular approach." He said a similar video tape for the use by law enforcement officials is planned. A set of "Everybodies" is in use at the Family Service and Mental Health Center for McHenry County, also. Mrs. Byrd added, "The dolls are being used in hospitals and social service and law en­ forcement agencies, but we would like to see awareness dolls in schools for education purposes and detection of suspected child abuse cases, too." jttgeinent passed unanimously. The city accepted two bids from a Crystal Lake man for the People working and shopping purchase of the two city lots in in the downtown Main Street McHenry Shores. The bids >total $88,000 for both lots, acquired in iy Aid. William area may have new hope to cure their parking woes, if tentative agreements are signed. An ad hoc committee to look into the Main Street parking situation recommends mat the city sublease the "overflow" lot used by Ed Buss' car dealership for city parking. The committee was chaired b; Bolger (1st). Buss leases the lot, between? the car wash and the old Firestone building, from Michael Fleming. Under the agreement, the city would sublease the lot from Buss and indemnify both Buss and Fleming. Mayor Joseph Stanek said he hoped the lot would cure parking problems for employees of the various stores, the hotel and the school administration building, leaving on-street parking for shoppers. "What can we do to encourage people to use it " asked Aid. Edward Datz (2nd). "My concern is that people won't use it." A motion to go ahead with the the annexation of the former Village of McHenry Shores. Todd Goldman, of Crystal Lake, submitted the only bid for the property known as 3211 Beach Drive. That bid was for 120,000. He also tendered a bid for $18,000 for the adjoining property at 3215 Beach, but did not submit the 10-percent bond for the home. The bond is juired at the contract signing, the balance payable at the closing. A local man, Michael Berman, submitted a bid for 3215 Beach in the amount of $14,000. \ The council accepted the two\ high bids, contingent upon the $1,800 bond being paid for the secondi^me. Aid. Frank McClatcbey (3rd) opposed the bid awards, saying he felt the city could do better. Hie council also voted to approve changes in the per­ sonnel policy relating to establishing a "sick-day bank" for employees and spelling out city policy in a number of areas. COUNCIL--^*agev8 Two men face sex-related charges w^- ited, and Linda Rice, work in a success at several hospitals, police and mental located in Rice's McHenry health agencies in explaining medical pro-1 ivvwvvv ui »IVW u IKWUi agCUVlW Bl CA|H«iUUU| IUVVUVB1 |»»W" •,OT home to produce handmade anatomically cedures to children and m counseling those who correct dolls. The dolls have been used with may have been sexually abused. CltfflrgM ranging from child pornography to aggravated criminal sexual abuse have been brought against two McHenry men, stemming from separate incidents. An investigation by McHenry Police into reports of severa" incidents in the city resulted ii the arrest of Robert °H Steckroth Sr., of McHenry. Steckroth faces two counts oil talcing indecent liberties with a| child and four counts of chilc pornography. Bond was set a *0,000. _ , Police said the arrests werej the result of an investigation into reported sexual abuse of area youths occurring between January and May of last year Steckroth reportedly too) several lewd photographs an< took indecent liberties on tw< occasions He was arrested last Friday In a non-related investigation, McHenry Police have charged Howard James Bacon, 29, of McHenry, with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault for taking indecent liberties with a youth on two occasions. Bond in the matter was set at $50,000. Police Chief Patrick Joyce said additional charges may be GOOD MORNING! I N D E X brought as a result of the in­ vestigation conducted by Of­ ficers Gary Wigman and William Brogan. Bacon was taken into custody last Friday. Hospital costs continue to rise every day. In the first segment of a four-part Plaindealer-Herald News Service series, reporter Joe Agnew looks at the pressure by government and big business put on hospitals. The series begins on page three. SHAW FREE PRESS MEDIA. INC Life Today Page 6 Neighbors. Sec. 2, Page 4 Obituaries Page 9 Opinion Page 2 Schools... Sec. 2. Page 2 Sports .'. Pages 18,19. 20 Volume 109, Number 42 2 Sections. 34 pages S H A W I R E I P R f S S M E D I A . I N C Wednesday , January 16 . , 1985 25 CENTS Tying the knot LIFE TODAY _ PAGEO