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•*v :!:V I Aid to animals HELPING PAWS PAGE 8 1 Track, tennis sectionals approach 18 SPORTS SECTION 2, PAGE PL AIN DE A LER- H ERALD SHAW f REF PRESS Ml DIA INC , Friday, May 17, 1985 « t N I T ~^*?8SS!9| By Marion Olsen Plalndealer Herald News Service An additional annexation to the Ports of Sullivan Lake Recreational Vehicle Park at Lakemoor will be petitioned for next month, according to Developer Richard Schaff. He told the Lakemoor village board last week that the developers have entered into a contract to purchase the 365- acre Baldino property, fronting Lincoln and Sullivan Lake roads. The group is also negotiating to obtain further acreage, he said. New youth program set for summer, By Robert Gordon Plalndaaler Herald aUft writer The future McHenry Town­ ship Park will be greatly aided by -a new summer youth program scheduled to begin June 10. The details of the McHenry Township Parte Summer Youti Plans call for about 800 RV unit plots in addition to the 31$ now under construction in the original RV annexation. The developer's attorney, Dennis Tahney, • indicated the maximum number of RV units planned is about 2,000. "Anything more would be economically unmanageable," he added. The addition will allow a change in the northwest layout of the planned 18-hole golf course, which, when finally completed, will be 7.200 yards long, according to Scnaff. The course will meander tnrough a part of the Baldino property, he said. The back nine will be completed first, he added, and will open in 1986. "We'll make it' -we'll move a K>t of dirt." A change in the entrance to the RV park is also planned in the pending petition, according to the developer. The present temporary entrance will be moved on to the abutting Baldino acreage. Schaff and Tahney described a community with a winding golf - course, ponds in low areas of the property and streams con­ necting the ponds to Sullivan Lake. The petitioners will present a formal request for annexation sometime in June and, with trustee approval, will go on to the required planning and zoning hearings and public hearing, Schaff reminded the Lakemoor board that all RV sales generated will bring sales tax revenues to the village. Schaff also asked for agreement to allow all ad­ dresses in the park to bear the McHenry-Lakemoor zip code. Part of the park would normally RV PARK--Page 3 meeting. Funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA),the program will allow county youths * from low-income -Jwusehold* to make money working on the new township park. According to Adams, approximately 10 to 12 county youths will be bussed into the area, and will be supervised by three adult instructors. Besides helping with the creation of the park by cleaning, building picnic tables, digging ana YOUTH--Page 3 Crime Stoppers 800 number in service Have you ever found yourself in this predicament: needing to make a phonecall, only to find you nave no money for the pay phone? called a central phone number in Crystal Lake, 459-4800. "Since there are no formation will be kept from Crime Stoppers because the caller didn't have a quarter for the call. ow tor tne several Crime Stoppers "3^e wanted the 800 >re nombei rime PERS l^fcOO-762-STOP Chances are that will happen to everyone at one time or another. But that's a chance Crime Stoppers doesn't want to take. The various Crime Stoppers organizations at work-in McHenry County have applied for, and suc­ cessfully obtained, a toll- free "800 number," which is now in service. The new number to remember is 1-800-762- STOP. Previously, anonymous tipsters, who provided information on locally committed crimes, groups in the cougty, we stressing« a county-wide effort. We want to present a united front," explains Det­ ective Roger Sether of the Crystal Lake Police Dept. Sether is responsible for introducing the Crime Stoppers program to the county by helping establish the Crystal Lake group, and urging neighboring com­ munitiesto form their own ice this, is now a county-wide effort to fight crime, we thought it. would be a good Idea not to hgtte a phone number associated with Crystal Lake (original Crime Stoppers unit in McHenry County)." A more convincing argument for Crime Stoppers groups was the belief that, with an 800 number, no important in- mber to be able to provide toll-free calling to anyone in the McHenry County area, without it being a toll-call," said Sether. "We don't want to 16se potential callers." Anyone who has in­ formation that could lead to the solving of a "Crime of the Week" is urged to use the new phone number. As always, the caller will remain anonymous. If the information provided leads to the arrest and filing of criminal charges against an offender, the caller is eligible for a cash reward. All informants remain anonymous, even to the police and Crime Stoppers boards, and they never have to appear in court. The 459-4800 number will remain operable, primarily for administrative pur­ poses. m t i v ^ i' Plalndealer Herald photo by Robert Gordon Bike flags will be awarded to all children whose bicycles pass the safety program, to be held Saturday at the McHenry Police station. From left are: Frank McClatchey, chairman of the safety com­ mittee of the McHenry Rotary Club; Lois Morreale; and Patrolman Ken Prazak, in charge of the bicycle safety program. Bremer is one-man blood crusade Bike. !afet7 Pro?ram s!! By Anthony Oliver Plalndealer Herald staff writer ̂ Blood. It's that red stuff that courses through everybody's veins and arteries. It's also that red stuff found all over the pavement after a nasty traffic accident. Particularly in the instance of the nasty traffic accident, that blood has to be replaced with serum of the same type or the person who once was will be no more. For Curtis Bremer, blood drives are almost a crusade for life. Bremer is the perennial coordinator of four major blood drives in McHenry and a host of smaller ones. But, why would anyone put up with the headaches associated with coordinating time, place, date and the myriad of details involved with a blood drive? The reason stems from a story. There once was a 12-year-old boy playing baseball in Min­ nesota and he got hurt. In fact, he was hurt bad enough to need blood. In all of Minneapolis and St. Paul, there was no blood of his type to be found. Finally, some was found in Madison, Wis., and flown to Minneapolis by jet helicopter. As Bremer put it, "It was too late. That boy stayed 12-years- old. I wouldn't want my kids, my wife, my friends to ever be short." Bremer is a man who can speak very seriously on the subject and speak of things that can drive men to tears. * He speaks of the need. There are 22. hospitals in the area served by the Aurora Blood Bank, which includes McHenry County. These hospitals need 224 units every single day and that's if "everything goes good!" That's better than 74 pints. (One pint yields three units.) "We're lucky we've never had a major disaster where a lot of people needed blood now," Bremer said. "Our worst disaster was the tornado that hit Crystal Lake." The goal of Bremer and those at the blood bank is to have everyone in the Fox River valley "covered"-entitled to receive blood from a hospital. "We're at about 90 percent, now," Bremer said. "I give blood four times a year; once for myself and three times for someone else." All together, Bremer has donated more than 12 gallons of the life-giving fluid, ana he is not even tops on the list. That position is held by Wilbert Hecht, who has given more than 14 gallons iust through the Aurora Blood Bank. He speaks of the time. "It takes about a half-hour to give a pint of blood," Bremer said. The local blood drives are all scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in order to meet the schedules of working people. "Hiere are too many people who say I'll let George or Mary do it. This country was built on volunteerism. To give a pint could well save a life," Bremer said. Bremer coordinates the four major blood drives in McHenry, held in December, September, June and March. Some area service organizations sponsor since. pie, Jaycees and Kiwanis organ- zations sponsor the drives in September, June and March, respectively. "I coordinate all four of them and the organizations supply the manpower," Bremer said. There are also several smaller blood drives, like the one today at West Campus and May 21 at Brake parts. Bremer said he became in­ volved with blood drives in December of 1978. In March of 1979 he organized his first one and he's been doing it ever The McHenry Police Department will hold a bicycle safety program on Saturday, May 18, in the police department parking lot at 1111 N. Green St., McHenry. The program, which runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will cover bicycle safety and the "Rules of the Road." It is open to bicyclists of all ages. The McHenry Rotary is furnishing bike flags, which will be awarded to bike owners, whose bikes pass the safety test. Bill may better protect students from molestation these events. For example, the Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) sponsors the December drive. Likewise, the Lion's Club. "This is probably the biggest of all the things I'm involved in," Bremer said. "I am con­ cerned about human beings." ? a,*> iff mil ggji• •jm Illinois schoolchildren may have more protection from molestation and sexual assault by teachers if a bill now in the Senate is signed into law. Sen. Jack Schaffer, R-Cary, is co-sponsoring a bill to protect students by requiring criminal background checks by all ap­ plicants for teaching positions in the state. The move was prompted by the recent arrest of a Spring Grove man by Waukegan Police on child pornography and other sex-related charges and BILL--Page 3 IDOT funding could be lost The Township Road District is currently in the land acquisition phase of the Hancock Drive Improvement Project, and is working to avoid the loss of $80,000 in state funding. According to Township High­ way Commissioner John Regner, in order to make the June bid letting, the district must complete its commitments for land temporary use agreements and construction easements by May 17. If the project is not bid in June, there is a good probability an ad­ ditional $80,000 allocated by IDOT for the project will be lost. IDOT-Page 3 • --•••• Hi Students at Hilltop School recently were treated to an exibition on juggling by some experts on the subject. More information and a photo ap­ pear on page eight. I N D E X *MAW FREE PRESS MEDIA. INC. Amid a mountain of information concerning an upcoming blood drive. Curt Bfemer holds a certificate of appreciation that is now used by the Plalndealer Herald photo by Anthony Oliver Aurora B)ood Bank. It was Bremer's suggestion that prompted the area blood bank to use the certificate to recognize donors. Church. . . Sec. 2 Page 4 Life Today Page 6 Neighbors Sec 2 Page 3 Volume 109 Number iI Obituaries Page 3 School Page 8 Sports. Sec. 2 Pgs 14 18 2 Sections 32 Pages