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15 0 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 15 W SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION S INCE 1875 ~ _ *£10351 VOLUME 98 NUMBER 99 WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1974 20 PAGES & ONE SUPPLEMENT ---- / .. U •• liiijlj: frfftpf" McHenry Pilot's Skill Praised In Accident CITY OF McHENRY most humorous RIVERSIDE DRIVE-GREEN STREET MERCHANTS most beautiful The skill of a McHenry pilot in the piece of mechanical malfunction \fcas responsible for saving his life and those of eleven passengers last Saturday. George Kropf, 37, of 204 N. Friendly, Lilymoor, sustained severe cuts above one eye and other lacerations on the face. He and eight of the skydivers aboard the chartered plane were treated and released from Lansing and other hospitals. The plane of Kropf, a commercial pilot and flight instructor at Gait airport, crashed on take-off at the Chicago Hammond airport, near suburban Lansing. One of the engines failed/as the plane was about 50 feet in the air. Witnesses were generous in their praise of the pilot's skill which kept the plane in the air long enough to avoid a brick farmhouse which reportedly had fourteen occupants. The aircraft landed about 100 yards from the runway, in a field of soybeans. The most serious injury was a broken collarbone and dislocated shoulder. The accident occurred about 2 o'clock as Kropf was on his fourth trip in the air. The skydiving competition was sponsored by the Midwest Skydivers club. McHenry Youth Vies For 4-H King Title A committee of the McHenry County Youth council of the University of Illinois Extension service met recently and selected members of the 1974-75 4-H king and queen court. They include Jim Harrer of McHenry. The court is selected on the basis of their past 4-H activities. This year's court members are Jean Bohart, Sue Bohart and Kathy Meyer, Huntley; Sue Kuhlman, Hebron; Joan Pihl, Harvard and Donna Swanson, Woodstock; David Gieseke, Crystal Lake; Jim Harrer, McHenry; Tom Lagerhausen, Alex McConnell and Dale Steadman, Woodstock; and Clyde Slater, Cary. The court will take part in many activities. The climax will occur when the 1974-75 4-H king and queen are crowned at 4-H night during the McHenry County Fair. McHENRY STATE BANK most original STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD Vocalist Is Band Guest Dorothy Hollander, whose scheduled appearance with the city stage band was postponed because of a severe storm, will be guest vocal soloist Thursday, July 18. Mrs. Hollander will sing "Mister Wonderful", "If Ever I Would Leave You" and a medley from "Fiddler on the Roof". Director Bob Freund announced the program for the band, which will be held in the city park at 8 p.m. Selections will be "I Concentrate on You", "What Kind of Fool Am I", "Turn Yourself Around", "Tonight", "The Music Man", "Lazy River", "You Made Me Love You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most", "The Candy Man", "The Way I Feel About You" and "Hot Enough". CANDIDATE FILING Governor Walker has signed House bill which provides that the time requirements for filing for calendar year 1973 by a candidate for, or holder of, an office in any unit of local government or school district may be met by filing the required statement between July 8 and 20. Any candidate or office holder who has not filed a statement of economic interest in the office of County Clerk Vernon W. Kays between Jan. 1 and May 10, 1974, should do so before Saturday, July 20. NO SPRINKLING Because of low water pressure in the city of McHenry, no sprinkling of lawns or gardens will be permitted until further notice. usin' and Meanderin' McHenry is the hottest! At least it was last weekend for annual Marine Festival activities, and few will take issue with that statement as they recall the thermometer hovering near the 100 degree mark. McHenry is the best. That's what one organization boasted on iJs float, and we agree McHenry is memories; it is its wonderful women; it is music; and it is recreation. These were some of the claims made by local merchants who participated in the window display contest based on the theme, "McHenry is There were few incidents to mar a wonderful week of events which annually attract thousands to our community. One of them, we felt, was the lack of spirit -- and in a few cases criticism -- among some business people of the theme of this year's festival "McHenry is ", they said, was too general a theme and could not be expanded upon. But several merchants did expand on the theme. Using ingenuity, they provided very attractive displays that ^pressed in very personal and varied ways, that McHenry is, indeed, a very special place to live, to work, and to visit. None of the back of the scenes complaints came our Hear Protests On Revised County Health Ordinance way f i rs t hand, so we have no way of knowing who, or how many, were the objec tors . Al l we know is tha t th is phase of compet i t ion should have been one of the la rges t and most impor tant of the ent i re week. Ins tead , a lack of en thus iasm resul ted in lukewarm coopera t ion . McHenry is a c i ty of indiv iduals and bus iness people whose No. 1 in teres t i s to c rea te the bes t k ind of communi ty in which to l ive , and to make a l iv ing . I t t akes the abi l i ty to lead on the par t of a few, and the coopera t ion of many to fo l low, to accompl ish th is goal Somet imes fo l lowing is the more di f f icul t" , a s indica ted by the window display contes t I t might be wise to keep in mind tha t wi thout fo l lowers , l eaders a ren ' t rea l ly necessary And wi thout e i ther , a communi ty s tands s t i l l McHenry is not tha t k ind of c i ty ' M a r i n e F e s t i v a l celebrations, certainly in the spirit of today, always evoke some nostalgia as might be expected This is particularly true among former residents who return to renew friendships In this spirit of recalling memories of other days, we came upon a 1939 Chicago (Continued on page IN) County officials were disappointed at the poor turn­ out of persons who attended the public hearing last Wednesday night to discuss revisions made on the proposed new county '^health ordinance. About seven restaurant owners out of approximately 530 in the county were present to hear proposed changes on sections of the new o r d i n a n c e c o n c e r n i n g regulations on fixed and mobile f(K)d service establishments, vending of food and beverages, temporary food service establishments, nuisances and retail food stores. Some restaurant owners said they did not receive copies of the proposed changes prior to the hearing. Attorney Regina Narusis, who chaired the public hearing, reported that seventy- six copies of the ordinance had been mailed out to people who had purchased the original ordinance and had indicated they wanted a copy of the changes. These seventy-six copies were in addition to those mailed to County board members. Sitting on the panel with Mrs. Narusis were Richard Wissell, McHenry County Public Health director, and Dr. D.V Johnson, director of Veterinary health. Mrs Narusis pointed out that the hearing was being conducted by the County Health department as opposed to any other group of the County board. "The Health committee wants to hear from the public in making any changes so the ordinance would be done by the time it got to the County board," Mrs. Narusis said She indicated that changes were made on sections that could be worked out. Many of the requested changes were brought to the Health department's attention by the public and by members of the County board, she noted. Wissell explained that parts of the ordinance were amended "wherever we could without jeopardizing public safety" At Wednesday's meetings, restaurant owners and County board members expressed concern over enforcement provisions, hearing fees, permit fees and individual food packaging requirements. Board Member Richard Klemm of Crystal Lake objected to having sugar, c o n d i m e n t s , s p r e a d s , seasonings and similar items being provided only in individual packages or dispensers. He felt, "we are going overboard with regulations" and are ending up with a "pre-packaged world". When eating in elegant establishments, Klemm saidtje On the hottest day of the summer, under a blazing sun, McHenry welcomed in excess of 30,000 persons to watch the annual Marine Festival parade last Sunday. One of the largest crowds ever to gather on McCracken field - estimated at about 2,500, heard the best efforts of six of the nation's top drum and bugle corps. Several thousands also gathered on the bridge and along the shores of the Fox river to view a spectacular water ski show. City police, rescue squads and fire department members led the colorful parade, then remained on alert for any emergencies. In spite of the danger- to health because of intense heat, the day's activities proceeded almost without incident. On the river, looking out for the safety of the huge crowd, was the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 6-3, headed by Craig Robertson, who had obtained permit for the water ski show. The auxiliary secured the services of the U.S. Coast Guard, which was present and in charge of safety durirjg the afternoon. Assisting were Sgt. Meyer and members of the Sheriff's department. The parade, which seemed shorter than usual, was actually about the same length as other years. The line of march started ahead of^ne customary 2 o'clock kicPuff with service units and Shriners. It moved along quickly, without delay, accounting for an earlier completion time. Among original float j»ntries, the McHenry State bank won first place, followed in second place by the City of Woodstock and in third place, the McHenry Lions club. In the category of beauty, the Riverside Drive-Green Street Merchants topped the field with first place trophy Second was the Main-Market Merchants entry and third, the Front-Elm Merchants. Among humorous entries, the City of McHenry float was judged best, followed by the Toddler Shop and McHenry County Well & Pump, second and third, respectively. Anita's Americettes won first place for baton units and Diane's Twirlers were second. Color Guard winners were the Phantom Regiment of Rockford, first, and the Cavaliers of Park Ridge, second. Among animal entries, the Dee-Jay Horses from Dee-Jay Farm, McHenry, took top place. The McHenry County Sheriff's Posse placed second. " Capturing drum and bugle corps competition top honors in McHenry for the first time was the Phantom Regiment of Rockford with a score of 81.25. The corps received its prize on McCracken field to the deafening applause of the many viewers. Other ratings in this competition were the Cavaliers of Park Ridge, second with 79.30; Pioneers of Cedarburg, Wis., third with 71.40; Knights of Geneseo, 111., fourth with 70.35; Capitolaires of Madison, Wis., fifth with 67.95, and the Guardsmen of Schaumburg sixth with 67.55. Trophies may be secured from Marine Festival Chairman Tom Low at 1320 Riverside drive. Vycital's Hardware stare on Green street was winner of first place in window display competition based on the theme, "McHenry is...". Second place went to the Fashion Shoppe on Front street and third placfe to Tones Music, Elm street. McGee's Store for Men received honorable mention. Saturday afternoon brought a large group of children to Green street with their decorated bicycles. Three prizes were given by the sponsoring Jaycees in each of four age categories. In the youngest group, Aaron Rogers won first place with his entry, "McHenry is out of this world". Second place went to Danette Thoma, and third to Rusty Hopp. In fcroup 2, Bonnie Ahlberg was winner yrith her bike decorated in the theme, "McHenry is a picnic in the park". Second place went to Cheryl Stupey, and third to Donna Hopp and Karen Schaefer. In Group 3, Cindy Lawler and Lucy Lawler won the judges' fancy with their entry of a boat and water skier. Second place was won by Mike Vanderwiel. and third to Karey Kraus, Diane Doherty and Kent Kraus, who tied with Dreanna Garcia. In the oldest age group, Timothy Rogers was top winner with "McHenry is the real thing". Second place went to Linda Martin, Tricia Gabel and Biliy Gabel. Eugene Rybak won third place. Numerous Area 'Cycle, Auto Crashes Investigated Joseph R. Dehn of 2207 N. Johnsburg road, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by the local Rescue squad Saturday afternoon following a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Crystal Lake and Bull Valley roads. He was reported in satisfactory condition at the hospital Monday. Dehn told deputies he could remember nothing about the accident. A witness who was riding his motorcycle next to Dehn, Gregory A. Freund of 4209 W. Crystal Lake road, McHenry, told officers they were slowing for the intersection when Dehn's cycle hit a depression in the roadway, causing him to lose control. The 'cycle tipped over and came to rest on the south shoulder of the road. Officers noted that the area of the collision is near a construction zone and there were depressions in the roadway approximately 4 feet in diameter and 1 foot deep. Tickets were issued to both drivers after a motorcycle-car accident at the intersection of Wonder Lake road and Pheasant drive, Wonder Lake. The accident took place Saturday afternoon about 1:15. Lance J. Hettula of 2705 Walnut drive, Wonder Lake, was cited for violation of classification and John Wrobel of 43 W. Crystal, Chicago, was ticketed for failure to yield at a stop or yield intersection. According to a report in the Sheriff's office, Hettula was •driving his motorcycle south on Wonder Lake road when the Wrobel auto pulled into the intersection and they collided. Wrobel was east-bound on Pheasant, stopped for the sign, saw no traffic and began to turn left onto Wonder Lake road. When he saw the 'cycle, he stopped but was not able to avoid being struck. Five persons were taken to Woodstock hospital by the Wonder Lake Rescue squad following a two-car collision at 3212 Greenwood road, north of Route 120. Frank R. Houda of 4607 W. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, and his passengers, Michael and Teresa Houda of the same address and Elmer and Barbara Ritter of Woodstock were all taken to the hospital for treatment. Only Frank Houda was hospitalized and he was reported in good condition Monday. Driver of the other auto, Larry F. Patnaude of 8909 (Continued on page 18) Oppose Water System Purchase By a vote of 5 to 3, the McHenry City Council Monday night voted against purchasing the Lakeland Park water system. More details Friday. didn't want his sugar served to him in pre-packaged envelopes or his cream or milk in cartons. He said it took the elegance out of dining when these situations occurred. Wissell commented that he didn't want to dish sugar out of a bowl because he had seen too many people lick the spoons used in sugar bowls. Henry H. Baer of Woodstock, a restaurant owner, complained of the $50 hearing fee necessary when a petitioner wishes to protest revocation or suspension of his permit by the Health department. He felt the fee was too high and many people wouldn't utilize their right to protest their revocation because of the cost "A restaurant owner would have to open a cash register 300 times, sell 300 cups of coffee, wash 300 dishes and say 300 thank-yous to earn"$50 for that fee," Baer said. Mrs Narusis explained that the fee was to pay for court reporter fees and even this amount would not cover the reporter's fees completely It is necessary to have a transcribed report of all hearing proceedings because tape recordings are not admissable as evidence in court. Realtor Thomas Mathews of (Continued on page 18) Top Window Displays McHenry is many things. At Vycital's Hardware store on Green street it is a hometown fllM many memories. This was the way Charles Vycital decorated the store window to win first placc la the Marine Festival display competition based on the theme, "McHenry is " Second place went to the Fashion Shoppe and third honors to Tones Music. Honorable mention was received by McGw'S Store For Men. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Marine Festival Events Parade Participate In Winners 30,000 v