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Crime of the week For most senior citizens, high school memories are distant, However, the 1930 graduates vaguely documented in dusty of Carl Schurz High School, rime CRIMESTOPPERS - PAGE S H A W M ( | | P R I S S M i I ) J A Frifl . ' iy, M,»y 24, 198 r> * services slated Memorial Day will be observed in McHenry and J< in McHenry aw who lost their: on m in program Monday, May 27, in honor of those this country. McHenry will mark the occasion with a memorial Pearl Street park. Assembly will be at 9 a.m. with at 9:90 a.m. Hie program will be opened with a welcome by Mayor Bill Busse. The {lev. James Teasdale of Zion Lutheran Church will give the invocation and benediction, which will be followed by the playing of the National Anthem by the McHenry High School band, under the direction of John Leightyand Bill Toalgon. "The Lords Prayer" and other selections will be sung by Sally Roth Mayor Busse will be the guest speaker. The ritual honors will be rendered by the rifle squads and color guards of the combined local veterans organizations. The memorial wreaths will be placed on the city park memorial rock and in the river by the commanders of the veterans organizations. The flowers will be placed at the cemetaries by the presidents of VFW post 4600 and American Legion unit 491 auxiliaries. The service will be short and solemn in keeping with the spirit of Memorial Day. The parade will start at about 10 a.m. on Pearl Street, to Riverside Drive and then to the McHenry city beach, where a wreath will be plaeed on the water In memory of all who lost their lives at sea. From the beach, the line of march will move to Washington Street, and then to St. Patrick cemetery for another brief ceremony. The marchers will then proceed to Richmond Road (Route 31) to Woodland and St. Mary cemeteries for ceremonies in memory of honored dead veterans. The rifle squad and color guards will go to Johnsburg after the McHenry ceremonies. Assembly will be at 11:30 a.m., with ceremonies starting at noon at Johnsburg bridge where a wreath will be placed in the river in honor of those veterans lost at sea. The fine of march will proceed to St. John's cemetery for further ceremonies where the invocation and benediction will be given by Father John Holdren of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The Johnsburg high school band, under th direction of Hal Thompson will play the National Anthem. Bernie Matchen and Walter Kuck of American Legion post 491, John Lescher of VFW post 4600 and Ernie Stetz of PLAV post 188 will serve as parade marshals. Informaion may be obtained by calling Bernie Matchen at 385- 6127 or Walter Kuck at 385-6523. Everyone is urged to observe the day set aside for U.S. fallen heroes by watching or marching in the parade and flying the American flag. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held indoors at the American Legion post 491 on Ringwood Road at 10 a.m. and in Johnsburg at noon. District 15 programs under priority system Good, bad news about that hole. . . A hole. It wasn't a very big i holes go, but it wasn't a one either. It was big f, to block traffic Elm Streets for City studies zoning changes for gas station as at three days McHen SUpt. of Public traffic would be probably be back to normal sometime Friday, in time for the holiday weekend. Halvensleben said the work this week was the final roadway patch for the hole that was excavated last January when a large water main broke at the intersection. Although the road will probably be back in shape for this weekend, the bad news in all this is that for people traveling this intersection on a regular basis another hole will be making its debut in a couple of weeks. The reason is the same, but the location is a little different- in front of Harbor side, Halvensleben said. .Halvensleben said the patches that had been put in were only temporary. "We had to wait for the final patches until the materials were available and the weather was better," Halvensleben said. iv It was a question of procedure ') and who could act th£ fastest to § aid, a local businessman. Kdepke, a local gas owner, wants to put in * o,000-gallon gas tanks it his station, bringing the total stored there to 18,000 gallons. The problem is that the zoning ordinance permits a total of 16,000 gallons. • ~ . But, in order for any relief to be given, Koepke must petition the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for a variation from the ordinance. If the gallon limit were in the building code, he could simply ask the council for a variation. Another option would be for the city to change the ordinance, placing the limitation in the Umm code. Todo this, the law. the city to petition the requirement in the zoning or­ dinance, or maybe move it to the building code." COUNCIL-Page3 By Marion Olsen Plalndealer Herald Newt Service Five curriculum areas at1 District 15 elementary schools received priority status when Chairman Sandra Eckert presented the findings of the Curriculum Committee of the Citizens' Advisory Committee. Music, Computer Education, Physical Education, Art and Home Economics and Industrial Arts ^ will be expanded or returned to District 15 schools when funds are available and if the commmittee's recom­ mendations are followed. Mrs. Eckert's was one of the two committee reports presented at a recent school board meeting amidst the hubbub created by Landmark schools surprise fire safety violation notice. Mrs. Eckert prefaced her recommendations with a statement of outcome prepared by the 20-member committee and district teachers. "Each child in the district should be met at the level he is at--to meet his full potential," she stated first. "A child should have skills for a productive life and changing world, to develop critical and creative thinking through a well-rounde< education." She said a should leave the district "I tionally literate" as establ by the state, and the district should meet the needs of the special child at both ends of the spectrum. Moreover, each child should be physically prepared and should be exposed to the fine arts. Vocational and career opportunities should be explored by the time he has completed eighth grade, she said. She 'noted that coordination, continuity and consistency were three words heard ihost often during the study. "There is a need for more challenge in the. curriculum ....more continuity," she said, "We need to look at state mandates." According to Mrs. Eckert, the committee dropped a number of priorities to come up with the five the members felt were the most important. She noted that programs for the gifted were needed, but coula be im­ plemented in other ways. She said there was dissatisfaction with junior high level mathematics textbooks which could be augmented itfth other materials. She suggested science program expansion at the junior high level as possible DISTRICT 15-Page 3 Mayor William Busse com­ mented that they had been to figure out how the reached, but had been unable to d o s o . ' "When the ordinance was passed, it was probably a good number," Busse said. "Maybe we should look 'at the 65-year-old McHenry man arrested on sex abuse charge iniiiiQMNr Herald News Service A 65-year-old McHenry man is in custody at McHenry County Jail on charges of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse. George W. Richert of 2219 Beachside was reportedly picked up in the early evening of May 20 by McHenry city police, on a warrant issued from the county sheriff's office. According to Det. y sheriffs office, the charge an incident which occurred about a month ago, involving a 12- Bev Hendle of the county yearold boy he had taken fishing. "He has a past history of taking young boys fishing. ..or doing other recreational things," stated Hendle, "They were mostly local kids." She added that additional charges are pending. According to a source in the state's attorney's office, Richert was arrested in McHenry County previously; in 1981 for taking indecent liberties with a minor. His bail was set at $50,000 on the recent charge and his court date was continued to May 27. , stems from Bridge progress A worker walks away with coiled steel cable as efforts continue to complete the reconstruction of the Route 120 bridge across the Fox River. Most of the heavy steel girders are in place on the east- bound side of the bridge. The laying of the steel beams has caused some snags in traffic as the bridge was periodically closed to traffic to allow the two cranes to place the beams. Class of 1930 still saying good-bye in 1985 By Robert Gordon yearbooks and rarely formally rekindled. Chi are not part of this PlatadMtler Herald photo by Robert Gordon MAE MARTY STINESPRING cago, jonty. er since we graduated, we've had reunions, said 73- year-old Mae Marty Stinespring, a resident of Pistakee Highlands. "We were known as the class that could not say good-bye." Most recently, the class held its 55th anniversary reunion May 4. The reunions used to be held every five years, beginning in 1932, but now the get- togethers occur every 2% years due to the class members' ages and health conditions. Mae Marty's rememberances of high school are especially dear because it was at Schurz that she met and began, a storybook romance with her late husband, Harry P. Stinespring Jr. Although he was a top athlete, a hero in football, track and basketball, she did not see the all-state halfback until her junior year, when he was elected class president, and she was voted vice-president of the 500 member student body. "I can still remember when he was elected for president, ^nd I first saw him walk down that aisle," Stinespring said. "It was love at first sight for me. I fell for him like a ton of bricks. Boy, did I fall for him." The couple quickly became an Mff^nd werrboth voted "most popular" by their classmates their senior year. Harry also led the school to the Chicago City Football Championship that year. "To me, Schurz was*our. Harry's and mine, Camelot, Stinespring said. "It was our dream place." Stinspring explained that her friends at Schurz were very much a part of the joy she and her husband experienced together. "Everyone always seemed interwoven," she said. "Our interests... our goals were always similar. "I think we've stayed together because of the real deep af­ fection we feel toward each other. When Harry and I have had happy times, they've been right there with us. When we had tragedies, they were there everytime." "In other words, Harry and I would not have met if they hadn't voted for us," Stinespring summarized. "They were very important in our lives. And they haven't lost that importance." Now that Harry has passed away and the class number is dwindling down as a whole (160 people made it to the last reunion), Stinespring sees the special gathering as a source of great comfort. "We miss our spouses very much," she said. "We miss people. But being with other people that we care about brings back good memories, magical moments. We have certain REUNION-Page 3 Dist. 156 gets energy grant By Marion Olsen Plalndealer Herald News Service An energy conservation grant of $11,828 was awarded to the McHenry high schools this month, according to an an­ nouncement by Governor James R. Thompson. The grant is part of the, Institutional Conservation Program of the U.S. Department of Energy. The local high school district applied for the grant to provide part of an $18,898 Technical Assistance Audit at the two high school buildings, according to Business Manager Michael Kelly. The funds will allow the district architect and consultants to conduct an energy audit. Based on their findings, the district may submit the audit to the U.S. Department of Energy for funding of any energy- related items that may GRANT-Page 3 Johnsburg High School found a new head basketball coach sitting in Lone Tree, Iowa, H i s n a m e i s D o u g Hofmeister. For a profile of the new Skyhawk mentor; turn to sports, section two, page 18. D° C* S •HiW Church . . Sec. 2, Page 3 Life To'cay Page 6 Neighbors. Sec. 2. Page 4 Obituary Page 8 School.... Sec. 2. Page 2 Sports.. Sec. 2, Pgs 1418 Volume 109, Number 28 2 Sections, 28 Pages