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S H A W FREE PRESS MEDIA. I N C I N D E X Church. Opinion School am Hail in &raHan T#nshij lo west of Route <7, east of A Road In Gtptott Towns&p ert^£outi of the Marengo-Hi [load and north of Church Road erty northwestof Woodstock, and Greenwood Townships Board. e ales in more to major high- aphic relief to Township. west of 'h i r H i i i i RY GIOVANNI LEOPOLD MIKEHAAG ROBERTA KUCHARSKI Johnsburg chooses senior prom Court X The Johnsburg High School District 12 recently announced the members of the 1965-86 prom court. The court members will be <the royal guests at the special dinner-dance to be held Friday, May 3, at the Marriott Lincolnshire. TOM KINNEY KELLY KEGEL RON BECK JULIE LEOPOLD JIM OWEN MICHELLE ANDERSON MARKDUMELLE DEBBIE TVAROH PLAINDEALER- HERALD District 15 overcrowded By Anthony Oliver Herald ataff writer b The renovation of the old McHenry Hospital building in the downtown area received a big boost from the McHenry City Council Monday night. Following the appointment of Michael Teta to fill the vacant 2nd Ward seat, the council voted unanimously in favor of a $6.5 million industrial revenue bond request for "McHenry Villa." The sale of the old hospital facility to a Kansas City development firm is regarded as a shot in the arm for Northern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC). Nora O'Malley, NIMC executive director, told the council NIMC wanted to un­ dertake a similar project but could not because of the debt service. Lee Sutliffe, of Sutliffe and Associates, said the building will be remodeled on the interior to provide 113 units initially. In the future, the group is looking to add another 60 Units in Phase 2 and possible more floors as demand increases. "This is a step between in­ dependence (living at home) and. institutionalization," Sutliffe said. He noted the project would not be a full- medical care nursing home. Some in-house medical services would be provided and arrangements have been made with NIMC to provide these. Much to the city's delight, Sutliffe said the project would provide a number of new jobs and between $2 million and $3 million a year to the community in "new money." ' Sutliffe said he would also like to see a senior citizen's center developed in the building. "We really have more room than we need," Sutliffe said. In response to a question from Aid. Frank McClatchey (3rd), Sutliffe said he envisioned the center as providing day-care services and child care services as well. "Sailors love to take care of children...as long as they go home at night," Sutliffe said. When the bonds are paid off (year 2015), Sutliffe said the project would be turned over to the city as a gift. ° A July 1 construction date is anticipated with cbmpletion by October, according to Sutliffe. He emphasized 4hat the project was not federally- subsidized in any way and added that rentals would be "as fordable as possible." What remains in the near future is for the developers to appear before the Zoning Board of Appeals to request a special use permit. By Marion Olsen Plalndealer Herald Newt Service The McHenry District 15 School Board is predicting a problem of crowded classrooms in the 1985-86 school year. "As many as 15 classrooms will have more than 30 students in the 76-classroom elementary school district, unless changes are made before fall," com­ mented Dr. Richard Farmer, district superintendent. He added, however, that about four or five additional classrooms would solve the problem. "As a district, things are not out of hand," said Farmer to a large audience that expressed Area man indicted on cable bribe A McHenry man has repor­ tedly been charged in con­ nection with concealing a cable siofi franchise bribe. Kurtis Borre, of Edgewdbd Drive, McHenry, is named in an indictment returned Monday in Chicago by a federal grand jury. According to the Associated Press, the mayor of Fox Lal^e and a former village trustee were indicted by the grand jury, accusing them of taking bribes involving cable television franchises. Charged Monday with con­ spiracy were Mavor Richard Hamm and Richard Gerretsen, a former trustee in the village. Also charged were Lee G. •Lovett, a Washington lawyer, and Borre. The indictment alleges Lovett offered Hamm five percent ownership in U.S. Cable in ex­ change for Hamm's help in obtaining the Fox Lake cable television franchise. Lovett was a consultant to a U.S. Cable affiliate. The indictment alleges that Hamm shared the bribe with Gerretsen for help in getting the contract through the /village board. Borre is charged with helping to conceal the bribe. its concerns at the last school board meeting. A letter sent to parents and guardians of McHenry elementary school students regarding "Rumors of School - Grade Reorganization" apparently brought the large turnout of concerned parents. At this meeting, the possibility of housing all fifth and sixth grades in McHenry Junior High School and all seventh and eighth grades, in Parkland Junior High, brought comments pro and con from the parents. The letter from Dr. Farmer assured the parents that no major decision would be made by the board until a week or two after May 15. That is the date that the Citizens' Building and Grounds Committee, which has studied the problems of large class size and lack of space during the last six months, presents its findings. Six possible actions were outlined in the letter. They in­ cluded : --'/Doing nothing," (which would increase class size in six or more classrooms) -Moving Hilltop and Valley DISTRICT 15-Page 8 ^Plalndealer Herald photo by Anthony Oliver Under construction Work continues on the water tower being constructed in the To- nyan Industrial Park on McHenry's south side. The new tower,/ which will hold 500,000 gallons, was made possible by a $400,000 state grant. GQOD MORNING! Wednesday, May 1, 1985 3 5 C E N T S SHAW FREE PRESS (MEDIA . INC . House bill aimed at pornography on cable television ByJeffHinton . PlmtadealerHerakl News Service *- \ • f" A bill prohibiting cable television systems in Illinois from carrying sexually explicit programming will be introduced in House committee this week. Spearheaded by conservative Phyllis Schlafy, the bill would ban ex­ plicit sexual scenes on television, said Rep. Myron Olson (R-Dixon), co- sponsor of the bill. - - Expected to go before the committee at the same time will be a sister bill forbidding municipalities from licensing cable companies that distribute pornographic materials, Olson added. He said, "We wish to keep our children safe from indecent and por- activitiesjhat enter the home through cable television:* The s si billldefined pornographic as "material under contemporary patters" hoWing'"^£p A spokesman for Lake Cablevision of McHenry said company policy licit deviant or abnormal sexual acts.' already prohibits the showing of X-rated films, and expressed concern that the law might cut into R-rated programming -- the mainstay of the industry. "What people choose to view should be their own business," Bill Jakomovich, plant manager, said. "Lakes Cable is a very conservative company and is not promoting, nor will it put into an area, offensive or pornographic material," Jakomovich said. _ Jakomovich pointed to the First Amendment right of free speech, say­ ing cable television is protected by the courts from censorship. "If the law is designed to protect children, fine. But we hope lawmakers won't get overzealous in their actions," Jakomovich said. R,epI Judy Koehler (R-Henry), a co-sponsor of the two bills, says she is cohcerned about possible first amendment infringement. "We are working in cooperation with the cable companies to make sure non-pornographic adult material is left alone," Koehler said. "We're not trying to make everything into the Disney channel, but we are trying to protect our children^' ' % * -" * - v- • * * Life Today Page 6 Neighbors. . Sec. 2. Page 4 < Volume 105. Number 12 I , y-- 2 S c h o o l . . . . . . . . P a g e 7 Sports Sec. 2, Pgs 12-16 2 Sectior: 34 Pages The McHenry High girls' Softball team has really heated up of late, scoring a whopping 64 runs in three straight victories. For details on the Warriors' suc­ cess, turn to sports, section ' two, page 16.