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PLAINDEALER HERALD GOOD MORNING is key to cancer •OSL >T June Cavaretta "Today we have reduced tobacco use, and hopefully that reduction will show up in 15 or 20 years with a reduced incidence of lung cancer," she said. Kilton said several factors together account for a great deal of cancer; a sunbather who smokes and drinks is at a much greater risk of developing cancer than someone without those risk factors. "It is prudent for sophisticated health consumers to be aware of their own risk, by behavior or family history, of developing certain types of cancer." Kilton said. "They should develop a well-conceived early detection program, worked out with their physician." St. Joseph Hospital's Regional Cancer Care Center, which opened its doors a year ago, is the designated cancer care center for the Fox Valey area and is one of only a few facilities in Illinois to combine surgery, chemotherapy, and state-of-the art equipment for radiation therapy in one building. Prior to the opening of the center, area cancer patients traveled to Chicago for radiation treatments. CANCER-Page 3 eyes get attitude for By Anthony Oliver What started out at a discussion about concerning messy lawns and homes then led into fhe arena of consituttonal Gary Snell (4th) brought the matter to the flow asking essentially if city ordinances had enough teeth in them to require a property owner to Mayor Wiliiam Busse com­ mented that there was "room to get tougher" in these ordinances and City Attorney Bernard Narusis said the city should adapt a policy of enforcement. The city has been somewhat reluctant to force owners to take care'of IwjpMty. .V;. . ' Snell referred to those oc­ casional instances where some residents let garbage piles or lawns get out-of-hand. "When can the eitys act?" Snell asked. There are the health cemed and noxious may not a cases. Snell also 4s far as . is con- „ both garbage weeds, but these idress borderline Busse supported strong maintenance laws but noted that, to some degree, it is still "buyer beware" in the marketplace. In another matter, the city council voted to deny a request for special rate consideration for a noqrital picnic. Park Director Peter Merkel said Northern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC) was planning a ' in Knox Park because the Park dates were not available. Hie hospital also sought a break on picnic-pool fees for the event Bfterkel said he did not think NIMC was seeking exclusive use of the facility. inquired whether the city could inspect apart­ ments or rented houses when one tenant leaves and before another one moves in. Aid. William Bofoer (1st) commented that this plan sounded like an "infringement of rigits." Narusis added that it could be a violation of the protection against "unreasonable search and seizure." "I am not sure there is authority for us (to make such an inspection) as a non-home rule community," Narusis said. Snell said there are existing problems in the ctty and he was looking at "a broader ap­ proach" to solve some of these problems. arrested arges noticed a car tra initio Washington. JfcHenry, was stopped while driving on Riverside Drive when a police omcer recognized ner ana Knew her license was suspended. Miller was arrested for driving with a suspended license, driving under the in­ fluence and possession of open alcohol in a motor vehicle. In another incident, police m i * WM Bare Bones Bed Racing is it for 1985. Now is the time to sign up for this annual Muscular Dystrophy fund-raiser, which is one of the highlights of Fiesta Days. The event will be part of Theme Night on July 26. The track will be a challenge for the teams. Applications are available at the Chamber office, 1257 N. Green Street. This classroom has hardhats Students work on park project iffi^fS^River D. DeGeorge, 30, of Rio Cinda, Calif., was arrested for driving under the influence and improper lane usage. Paul E. Surratt, 27. of 110 Route 14, Crystal Lake, was arrested after making an im­ proper left turn. Police found that his driver's license had been revoked. While most teenagers are spending their summer vacation working part-time and basking in the sun, 20 local youths are mgdng an investment in their Wearing hard hats and sting neavy equipment, the 1M>» >een busy and erecting 5S-acre lot in preparation for a new park. The lot is located off Route 31, ad­ jacent to the McHenry Township building. The three-year project is funded through the Job Training Partnership Program and is supported by local unions, the county board, the highway department, townships and other state agencies. Three Johnsburg instructors and two local union members supervise the workers. Jack Haffner, county director of J.T.P.A., said this project "will give the youths pride in their workmanship." Chuck Schultz, it instructor afy said in addition ft also gives them an hunting. McHenry is struction city and those com­ panies will be looking for ex­ perienced employees, he said. John Rizzo, Local 150, Operating Engineers Union, said some students might be able to apply the hours to an tfceship program, lents receive one and a half high school credit hours. Whether this job leads to a job con- career or not, the consensus of the group is that they're having a good time while making money, even if it means seeing the sunrise each day. Nathan Linhart,16, begins his day at 5:40 a.m. when the bus picks him up from his home in Harvard ana transports him to the work site.The bus provides transportation to all workers in the the outlying cities of McHenry County. Employees must be on the site at 7 a.m. and ready to work a full day until 3:30 p.m. Linhart said he enojoys driving the dump drunk on the construction site and might return next year. McHenry Township Super­ visor Albert Adams said plans for the project began soon after the township bought the land earlier this year at $2,000 an acre from the Savings and Loan Bank. The township then held a series of hearings to investigate affordable ways to build a park, Adams said. Hie idea to work with J.T.P.A emerged from those discussions. All employees participating in the project must meet the J.P.T.A. criteria which assists only those from low- income families, the han­ dicapped and the disad­ vantaged. Bill Dvonch, the high school's drafting and machine shop instructor, said some of the workers also are from court- ordered community services and the Migrant Council. y detection EDITOR'S NOTE: Mere mention of the word "cancer" today evokes fear across a large segment of the population, and many people, in their search for a cancer preventative, have turned to nutrition. This is the last in a series by Herald News Service writer June Cavarretta about cancers and its known relation with nutrition. ByJuneCavarretta pHMMNMASWIoi "One of the best kept secrets today is that fact that a significant amount of cancer is curable," said Lary Kilton, an oncologist at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. While the word "cancer" continues to invoke fear, the American Cancer Society says over five million people who have had cancer or are being treated for it are walking around. Of those, three million no longer show evidence of the cancer they once had. Kilton referred to two types of cancer in particular regarded as curable: melanoma, a common form of skin cancer, and early cancer of the cervix. However, early detection is important. "It's just taken for granted that they're curable," he said. The incidence of stomach cancer in the United States, a leading cause of cancer death during the 1930s, also has decreased significantly. Chemotherapy, the treatment of cancer by drugs, was developed in the 1940s. A few years ago, only 20 to 30 percent of the patients who received chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies such as leukemia, went into remission. That percentage has increased to 70 to 80 percent. The difficulties of cancer research are compounded by the fact that much of what is being done now, in terms of reducing risk factors and treating cancer, won't be visible for some time. "What we're doing now, we may not see results until 20 or 30 years from now," said Laura Kobza, oncology clinical specialist at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. "The research is raising a lot of questions about lifestyle, but the difficulty is we just have to wait and see." In that vein, Kobza said the dramatic increase in lung cancer we see today is a result of smoking in the 1950s and 1960s. The McHenry Marlins swim team is off to a great start in 1985. F&r details on most recent win, turn Sports,page22. Classifieds.... . . . 1 2 1 7 Fire report 5 Opinion 2 Peterson 3 Society 6 Sports 1822 Him 14 candidates vie for crown Rotary Club. Marnie Bishop, 17, Miss Hebron, sponsored by the Business Association of Hebron. Melissa Reeves, 17, Miss Huntley, sponsored by the Huntley Lioness Club. Beth Noyes, 16, Miss Lake in the Hills, sponsored by the Lake in the Hills Women's League. Dawne Marshall, 18, Miss McHenry, sponsored by the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. Jan Hoch, 18, Miss Marengo, ago VFW One of the largest Adds to seek the Miss McHenry County title began the quest for that honor this week as they metwith Dorothy Kleckner, chairman, and other members of the Queen's committee. The Miss McHenry County Pageant will be featured at­ traction on the opening night of the 1985 fair on Wednesday, July 31, at 7:30. p.m. Fourteen candidates are in the contest. The complete list with sponsors is as follows: Valerie Bailey, 18, Miss Algonquin, sponsored by the Miss Algonquin Committee. Valerie Wagner, 18, Miss Cary, sponsored by the Cary Chamber of Commerce. Shari Grewe, 17, Miss Crystal lake, sponsored by the Crystal Lake Park District. Margaret Schmitt, 16, Miss Fox luver Grove, sponsored by the Fox River Grove Chamber of Commerce. Kathleen Healev, 18, Miss Harvard, sponsored t*y Harvard sponsored by Marengo Auxiliary. Karen Kantlehner, 19, Miss Richmond, sponsored by Rich­ mond Floral and Gifts. Beth Wilke, 19,' Miss Union, sponsored by the Union Lioness Anna Marie Ruzicka, 19, Miss Wonder Lake, sponsored by McHenry County Realty. Katie Lundstrom, 18, Miss Woodstock, sponsored by Woodstock Chamber of Com­ merce and Industry. Child is injured in road accident An 8-year-old pedestrian was iqiured after running into the side of a car laSt weekend in McHenry, police report. Jennifer L. Beese, 8, of Wilmot, Wis., was taken to Northern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC) by the fire department after she ran out into Green Street, colliding With a car. The driver of the car was Ketfn Goulet, of 2914 Virginia, McHenry. Beese's mother told police the child looked, then began crossing the street when the car hit her. No citations were issued. Kevin J. Bonato, of 2618 Kash­ miri, McHenry, was ticketed for improper lane usage after "his car struck another vehicle at the intersection of Freund and Church Streets. Getting belted MUSIN'&MEANDERIN' New writer on staff Kelly S. Thompson, has joined the news staff of the McHenry Plaindealer as a general assignment reporter. Thompson, 23, is a native of Rockford. She graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1984 where she earned a degree in political science-international relations and journalism with a minor in history. She comes to the news staff after serving as an editorial copy assistant at the Rockford Register Star. Kelly S. Thompson