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Crime of the Week TWa week Crime Stoppers is seeking information on an at­ tempted rapt that occured in McHenry on Saturday, About 5:30 that morning, an employee of Royal Terrace Nursing Home was working in the laundry room. She was suddenly confronted by a man who grabbed her and then removed his belt. A struggle ensued, and the wdman broke free and began screaming for help. the man fled the laundry room and was last seen running toward the rear of the building. about any other crimes, call Crime Stoppers at (815) 459-4800. All callers remain anonymous-one never needs to give a name. Crime Stoppers, which is sponsored by the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, assigns secret numbers to anonymous callers, who provide in­ formation. Callers are in­ structed to call back at regular intervals to find out if any suspects have been arrested as a result of confidential in­ formation given. If there are arrests, the Crime i board of directors then to determine an ap­ propriate reward. A secret meeting is arranged to make the cash reward payments. Anonymous callers to Crime Stoppers do not have to appear in court. The attacker was described as a white male, 25-28 years old, 5*8" to 5*11" tall, weighing 200 to 210 pounds. He was wearing a blue down coat withblack lining, a blue multi-color sweater, blue work pants, and a brown or burgundy cap. Crime Stopers pays cash rewards of up to $1,000 for in­ formation leading to the arrest and filing of criminal charges against offenders. If you have any information about thir at­ tempted rape, or information Blowing snow causes several local accidents ' Two people were injured in ^separate accidents last Friday ^morning when blowing snow caus- led "white out" conditions on rEoute 120 at Martin Road. At 8:06 a.m. a McHenry County ; squad car was stopped with all '? emergency lights < activated to bassist a stalled vehicle when an-. ; ther vehicle struck the squad ear. - The driver of the other car, * Susan J. Kuziel, 4116 W. Lake r Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, told vpolice visibility was zero, ac- cording to the report. I . Kuziel received a minor injury tand was taken to Northern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC) by the MCH.W Tjwnsh^m About an hour later, a tow truck stopped at that intersection to pull a vehicle out of the ditch when it was struck in the rear by an east- MMind auto. Robert D. Pait, 2502 Chestnut, Wondfcr Lake, said he was i east and saw the tow truck 15 yards away. He braked, bur could not avoid the Collision. The owner of the disabled vehi­ cle, Kelly J. Gatz, 1900 Seminary Ave., Woodstock, was taken to driving k about In ether accidents, James A. Umbarger, 914 Laguna, McHenry, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and improper lane usage. ' . •' ** ' Umbarger tokl police he was driving west on Elm Street when be lost control of the vehicle on the iCe and went into the Harborside lot at Front Street. The Umbarger vehicle struck a parked car, which was pushed back into two large windows. Umbarger said he became scared and left the scene. The accident occurred at 1:39 a.m. Jan. 20. Robert F. Hartmann, 3113 Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was cited for failure to yield the right- of-way after he reportedly made a left turn in front of another vehicle on Ringwood Road at Elm Street. The driver of the other vehicle was Brian E. Navlyt, 7108 Huron, Wonder Lake. .$• Hartmann said he did not see the other car until it was too late. Ronnie W. Obara, 1401N. River Road, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after his car was involv­ ed in a four-car chain accident. According to the police report, the Obara vehicle struck the rear Phpne changes at police dept. When calling the McHenry Police Department at 385-2131, make sure it's an emergency. According to McHehry Police Chief Patrick Joyce, additional phone lines have been added for emergency and non­ emergency numbers. If people call the emergency number by mistake, they will be referred to the non-emergency number, 3854)011. Soil, water meeting set Gary fillis, Illinois Farm Bureau will be the feature speaker at the 38th Annual Meeting of the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District to be held Jan. 31, at the Timbers Resturant, Woodstock. * Registration for the election of district directors will be at 6:30 p.m. Buffet meal to be served at 7:30 p.m. The business meeting will be conducted directly following the meal at which time two candidates will be elected to serve two year terms. Tickets can be obtained through the SWCD office, 1143 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock or by phone (815) 338-0099. BUS ROUTE IContinued from page It m the past the has not charged more to which use the gym and ito t Pa«e 3« PLAINPEALER-HERALP. HEftMSDAl. JANUARY 30.1»SS as opposed who use only, the gym. Inmost cases, the proposed raise in rental fee will be only fS; except in the case where the gym and shower will be rented; which now involves an increase of $20. Hie raise will be effective after the second reading of the policy, which will occur at the next board meeting. The raise in rates reportedly ips which a contract the school for use of the various will not affect currently hold groups with of a car driven by Thomas f. Ar­ nold, 5601 Pioneer Road, Ringwood. The other drivers in­ volved were Trudy D. Soos, 1111 Clover, McHenry, ^and Jerome Sedall, 2829 Navajo, Waukegan. Soos was taken to NIMC for ex­ amination following the accident. Joseph J. McAndrew, 4414 Sussex, McHenry, was ticketed fOr improper lane usage after he reportedly attempted to make a left turn onto Front Royal Drive from the outside westbound lane of £lffi Street. The McAndrew vehicle struck an auto driven by Joseph W. Raycraft, 3401 Ringwood Road, McHenry. , . r*p ^Juries were Reported. Police report recent arrests A McHenry ai»a man was ar­ rested stemming from an incident that occurred in July of 1984. Louis Samud Maggio Jr., 3105 River Park, McHenry, was served with the warrant on Jan. 27. The complaint stemmed from an incident in mid-July when Mag­ gio allegedly struck another per­ son. . .V - 'Michael Johp Suberla, 8109 Deer Drive, Wonder Lake,, was arrested by McHenry Police after he was reportedly caught shoplifting at the Jewel Food Store, 4222 W. Elm St., McHehry. Suberla allegedly took about $43 in items from the store. Also at the Jewel, Pauline V. Staunton, 2421 Riverview, McHenry, was taken into custody for allegedly taking $14 of food items without paying. rooms. However, when the contracts dome up for renewel, the new rates will be in effect. The recent cold snap caused 80 fuses on the high school roof to blowout. High school principal Rob GOugh at first thought that the fuses blew because of a power surge, but Com­ monwealth Edison reported that no surge occurred either before or after the power outage over the weekend. Edison employees reportedly conjectured mat the pumps may have frozen on the roof during the power outage and then when the electricity came back on, the frozen pumps could not work and caused the fuses to break. The board commended Gough and the maintenance crews of the various schools for their dedication in keeping the schools open in spite of the cold weather. De4 9 The Board of Education and Superintendent Swartzloff have stated that the 4.2% Increase offered the teachers on the base salary is fair and reasonable/' 1984-85 school year: 83-84 Salary 84-85 Salary % Increase Health- Insurance Total % Increase Superintendent $55/700 $60,543 8.70% 1.5% 10.2% Assistant Suoerintendent $41,056 $44,786 9.09% 1.5% 10.59% Business Manager $47,950 $51,328 7.05% 1.5% 8.55% The next chart shows three sample cells taken from the teachers' sa­ lary schedule, and it shows how those salaries would be changed by the DUQI U 9 V.UI i CIM WMCI . 83-84 Salary 84-84 Salary % Increase Health Insurance Total % Increase B A with no experience $14,805 $15,427 4.2% u* . m M.A.witmoyrs.exper.. $23,195 $24,174 4.2% 1.5% «* M.A. pius30sem.nours Wlth16yrs. experience $30,174 $31,440 4.2% 1.5% 5.2% _ to die' board that he to apply to the statu of Illinois for grants to once again administer the Summer Migrant Program. The program offers educational opportunities to children of migrant workers in the McHenry County area during the summer months. Johnsburg has in the past been the administrative district for As was stated previously/ the Board of Education and Superintendent, Its spokesperson, feel that a 4.2% raise on the base salary If ' fair and reasonable" for the teachers considering the "current inflationary rate." If the current rate of Inflation is to be the sole basis for' teachers raises, then the McHenry High School Teachers ask: "Where were the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools when tlmei were hard and the cost of living was high? Where were they when teachers bit the bullet by taking low raises and assuming half the cost of health insur­ ance benefits to help out the district and the community?*' It appears that the teachers In McHenry High School are locked Into a no-win situation: sacrifice when the cost of living is high and settle for so­ mething low when the cost of living drops. Teachers are now asking for their health insurance to be Reinstated and not have It treated or qouted as being^ part of an inflated percentage raise we are receiving. The Board did not count health insurance costs as part of administrative raises, yet they insist on including it in reporting teacher raises. We were also shocked to discover that ten of the district's thirteen ad­ ministrators have been rewarded, during these "hard times", with life in­ surance benefits double the amount of their salaries where as teachers receive benefits equal only to their respective salaries. It not only appears that we are In a no-win situation In regards to the cost of living and insurance benefits, but also that there is a substantial double standard being utilized J>y the Board in rewarding other em­ ployees of this district. We absolutley are not asking for the same percentage increase as the administrators received. In light of the more than one million dollar surp­ lus Mr. Neuman acknowledges, we are merely asking the Board and the Superintendent to reevaluate their position as to what is truly "fair and reasonable." - Why is there such a low opinion of the worth and value of our teachers In the eyes of Mr. Swartzloff and the Board of Education?? Mr. Neuman has maintained that he has the financial Interests of the district to consider. We can only concur that he and the rest of the Board have done a remarkable job along these lines. We, feel, however, that he and the Board have overlooked, and are continuing to overlook, what should be vital concertos ormi^ly-flected Board of Education: reward­ ing teachers for their significant cbfit^lbutlon«?fo DVstrtet ViV56. I . /liMIl blU » year that the district, will be able to do so. Last year, the program enrolled 171 students and had an average daily attendance of 130. He said he felt that the program was worthwile and hoped to help out in the future^ with any district willing to become the administrative district. He said he will be giving the board progress reports as he knows more. A Junior High Booster Club proposal, as well as other /matters relating to the junior high, will be subject of a special meeting of the district's Building and Grounds Com­ mittee to be held on Thursday, Feb, 28, at '7:30 p.m. The Booster Club is proposing a large donation in the form of physical education equipment for the students and is asking the board to find the space for its use. There are^no plans at this time to build admtional P.E. facilities, and the board said it needs to study the matter more in depth before accepting the Booster Club's donation. •31VS NM0G 3dlSdn>31V$ NM00 3<]ISdfi FIRST ANNIVERSARY SALE-ABRATION "WE'RE TURNING THE STORE UPSIDE DOWN"...JAN. 31 THRU FEB. 9 SAVE to40 % i OX WINTER CAPS»COATS 'JACKETS«SWEATERS. CMDS ADORABLE CL0TNIN8 FOR YOUR I "SPECIALU-18MCHDOLL* I INDIVIDUALLY SOLD DIAKRSI t0Hft?G»S 0̂P _ sol'jjjt FREE COFFEE FOR MOM A OUTSTANDING SELECTION Of MATERNITY CLOTHES 1304 N. GREEN ST. •McHENRY. IL. - (815)385-8555 "BROWSERS ALWAYS WELCOME", 31VS NMOd 3QiSdD '31VS NM003QiSdn* lltlHHkl/t The High School Board of Education wants to "teach" the teachers a lesson because of their decision to strike by not making up the missed days and docking the teachers pay. Is PUNISHMENT an intelligent management decision? Why deay students any part of their education? ? If you were the Superintendent of Schools in McHenry and received a 10.2% increase bringing your salary to $60,543 with a life insurance policy for $112,000, and other fringe benefits would you really believe that a 4.2% increase for your teaching staff was "fair and reasonable?" The McHenry High School Teacher's Associa­ tion extends it's heartfelt gratitude for all of the various kinds of support given us: vocal, moral, coffee, doughnuts, soup, crock-pot lunches, dis­ count coupons, cookies, cakes, hot chocolate, letters to the editor, statements at the Board meeting, and cash donations from individuals and groups. We have often stated that teachers care-it's nice to know our community does too. Thanks again. McHenry High School Teachers'