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ELIZABETH NOLAN Ward I ' ROBERT SCHMALING Ward I CLINT CLAYPOOL Ward II EDWARD DATZ Ward II ANNA MAE CUDA Ward III CLAIRE ROSING Ward III VINCENT ADAMS Ward III u-/) ERNEST SCHOOLEY Ward IV THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION! SINCE 1875 VOLUME 101 NUMBER 63 FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1977 < 2 SECTIONS 32 PAGES 20' City-Village Elections Slated LeROY GUNTNER Ward I The Plaindealer office will be open from 8 to 10 o'clock next Tuesday night so that interested persons may learn voting results. GRACE BLAKE WaVdl Contests for offices in the city of McHenry and four of five nearby village elections Tuesday, April 19, promise to make them among the most interesting on record. Voters in four wards in McHenry will go to the polls to decide whether Joseph B. Stanek will be returned for another four-year term or whether the office of mayor will have a new holder in the person of George L. Harker. Barbara E. Gilpin has no opposition in her bid for her first term as city clerk. She holds that position now following an appointment by the Council last October. A highly contested race loom* for city treasurer, where William Brda, now serving on an appointment, will be faced by Robert P. Blake While voting for the above candidates will be on a city- wide basis, aldermanic hopefuls are seeking support within their own wards. Ward I voting will take place at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 N. Green street. Here, there is a four- way race to fill the vacancy created by the decision of Jack Pepping not to seek reelection. Candidates are Elizabeth M. Nolan, Leroy Guntner, Grace C.Blake and Robert G.Sch- maling. Ward 2 voting will be held at the Whispering Oaks Com­ munity center, 4513 Front Royal avenue. Incumbent Edward Datz will face com­ petition from C.B. "Clint" Claypool. In Ward 3, there are three contenders to fill the office now held by James Wegener, alderman. They are Anna Mae Cuda, Vincent H. Adams and Claire L. Rosing. Voting will be held at the city hall on Green street. Three seek one opening for GEORGE HARKER Mayor JOSEPH STANEK Mayor Harker--"There is sufficient undeveloped vacant land presently within the city limits to satisfy the ambitions of even the most ardent of civic boosters." Stanek--"To secure controlled growth, we should maintain local autonomy, negotiate sewer and water contributions with each new industrial user, and limit rental housing to 20 percent." alderman in Ward 4, where voting is held at the Lakeland Park Community house, 1717 N. Sunset avenue. There are three candidates to fill the seat to be left vacant by the decision of LaVerne Hromec not to seek another term. They are Ernest D. Schooley, Cecilia Serritella and Lloyd E. Wagner. In the nearby village of McCullom Lake there are two complete slates of officers. Their following of voters will give support by casting ballots at the beach house. Representing the People's party are Monty Yates for president; Bonnie M.Morris, village clerk; James Box and Ronald A. Krumsee for four- year terms and Brook Elliott and Colleen I. Godina for two- year terms. Opposing them will be candidates on the United party: Kurt A. Weisenberger for president ; Lesley Anne Curran for clerk; Sharon Grutzmacher and James (Jerry) Raycraft for four-year trustees and Thomas L.Farrell and Eugene A. Huff for two-year trustees. Only one contest is evident irt the village of Lakemoor, where Richard J. Hyatt, president, seeks his third term unopposed. Carol Schmidt is running for another term as clerk. Appearing on the Progressive party ballot with Hyatt and Ms. Schmidt are three persons seeking to fill the same number of vacancies as trustee. They are Alyce Kowal, Harry J. Brady and Francis Coughlin. Also running for trustee, on the Independent ticket, is Connie O'Rourke. Voting will take place in the municipal building, 234 Rand road. At nearby Holiday Hills, Roger Saunders is unopposed for village president. The biggest race is for trustee, where three vacancies are to be filled and there are seven candidates. They are Charles Dubsky, A.H. "Bud'Roth, John VanDuyn, Rosemary Holtz, John Alan (Continued on page 10) CECILIA SERRITELLA Ward IV LLOYD WAGNER Ward IV Macek Plea: Not Guilty Dear City Officers And Candidates: The other day we stepped into spring. Within one day a welcome was extended by the boastful, shrill song of a cardinal; a barn yard filled with eager, suckling lambs; and by a thicker silhouette of bushes and trees as buds burst forth. But was it the thermometer searching for the 80-plus mark that provided the clincher spring was really at hand? Never! It was the excitement of a newspaper office in the pre-election week. Anticipation of the April 19 vote has brought demands, promises, and most regrettably, vicious rumors and untruths offered more often than not by backers and bystanders than by office seekers themselves. This is the American way, and maybe we had no reason to believe the 1977 municipal election in McHenry would be on a higher level. . Wooing voters by any means is a pastime as old as the game of politics, but pleas of the constituency, expressed far from the ears of candidates, too often never reach their mark. Editors, too, have their opinions, some serious, some touched with whimsy. We have an advantage over the rank and file of voters, for there's a better chance of making ours heard. Here they are: Please look kindly on the helpful policemen on the corner of Fourth and Elm street Saturday, allowing us to venture forth amidst the teeming mobs without the daring of a Las Vegas gambler. And we would be forever grateful if you would some day honor our long sought relief as a driver at the corner of Front and Waukegan roads. Those ulcers-in-the-making lead us to the most evil thoughts as we continue to be deprived of our right to proceed Remember to keep those council meetings at their present level of interest which we await like the next episode of a favorite Soap Opera serial. But is it too much to ask for a bit more decorum? An eighth grade Civics class would sometimes put you to shame. It would be most appreciated if you would give the same careful consideration to the disposal of Revenue Sharing funds as we give to our private monetary possessions, with due regard to the desires of the young, the old-and don't forget us "in-betweens". The other day we heard the Landmark school bell ring. It reminded that somewhere along the way present officials were responsible for losing another landmark last year. You failed to hear when hundreds spoke out, and to some there were harsh, belittling words. It would be comforting, as we approach election day to have your word that you will be as courageous in all your convictions. But most important of all, you must realize that nothing is so lethal to the relationship of a newspaper and officials as the disparaging remarks sometimes aimed at the press. Sorry, but your sensitivity is showing! Sportsmanship is not merely a virtue in politics, it's indispensable. Reporters have a way of reciprocating by cleverly concealing those chance remarks that occasionally make you less than the clever, knowledgeable official we know you to be. Or haven't you noticed? We remind you that our role is not to please but to inform. From the interest in the April 19 election, may we suggest-without due modesty~we have done our job rather well. Our best wishes and a thank-you to those officials who will leave the Council. For incoming office holders we extend our cooperation. Now, as we enter the final days, take to your corner, remember your sportsmanship, and come out fighting. After all, the real contest can't be much rougher than the preliminaries. KAF A former McHenry man, charged with murdering a Crystal Lake woman and her three-year-old daughter, pled not guilty Tuesday to two counts of murder. Richard Otto Macek, 30, made his plea before Judge Charles Parker in Woodstock. Macek is charged with the Sept. 9, 1974 slayings of Nancy Lossman and her daughter, Lisa. Ms. Lossman and her daughter were found strangled to death in their burning apartment in Crystal Lake. Earlier this year, Macek was sentenced to serve fifty to seventy years in prison for the beating and attempted murder of a Woodstock woman in a self- service laundromat. » Also this year, Macek was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the 1974 murder of Paula Cupit, a maid at the Abbey Resort hotel in Fontana, Wis. The present charges against Macek stem from the murder of the two females in the Crystal Terrace apartment complex. Ms. Lossman's naked body was found in her bedroom with a cord around her neck, and Lisa was found partially clothed in the bathroom with her head in the toilet bowl. Charges against Macek stem from the investigation done by numerous detectives and police officers throughout McHenry county. No date has been set as yet for the trial, which will be conducted at the Woodstock courthouse. 25-Year Dream Near Realization A dream of a quarter of a century may have leaped its last hurdle if voters in Lakemoor approve the issuance of $200,000 sewer bonds at the municipal election Tuesday, April 19. The money realized through passage of the bond issue would pay part of the cost of con­ structing a new sewerage collection system for the village. The dream started when Lakemoor became a village in 1952, with Claude McDermott as president. Officials were shunted from agency to agency through the years. In 1976. the village received six of eight grants issued by the governor in northeastern Illinois. The preliminary grant Was made in June,and officials were advised that Phase 2 and 3 also would be awarded. Total cost of the project is $1,750,000, of which figure $1,400,000 will come from grants. In addition to the $200,000 to be supplied through money received in the referendum, the balance will be made up through revenue bonds and hook-up fees The village of Lakemoor entered into an inter­ governmental agreement with the Island Lake Sanitary district on Dec.6, 1976, to pump sewage to the Island Lake plant, which, when completed, will have a capacity for 12,000 people. Eventually, it is designed as a regional Seniors Await Township Cry«'o' Loke Man Killed In Motorcycle Mishap operation to serve Holiday Hills, Fox River Valley Gar­ dens and other area sub­ divisions. The Illinois Environmental Protection agency has issued a permit for construction of the Lakemoor plant, subject to compliance with two requirements: 1 - Completion of financing; and 2 - Completion of the Island Lake sewer plant. Low bidder on the Lakemoor plant was Koch & Ingram of Russell, 111., which is expected to be awarded the contract soon. Three persons, including the attendant on duty at the time of the theft, have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of the Zephyr Gas station, 3110 W. Rt. 120, Feb. 25. Paul Schroeder, 18, 1509 Sunnyside Beach drive, McHenry, the attendant on duty at the station at the time of the robbery, Karen Muse, 17, 1705 W. River terrace, McHenry, and Michael Pomerin, 20, of Round Lake Beach, were all arrested, witn Ms. Muse and Pomerin also being charged with several other burglaries in the area. The gas station holdup, in which $255 in cash was taken, was reported to police by Schroeder. The youth was arrested for making a false police report, and also for theft over $150. Bond for Schroeder was set at $4,000 for an April 19 court appearance. Ms. Muse and Pomerin were charged with armed robbery, with bond set at $15,000. Further investigation resulted in the clearing of several other burglaries, with Ms. Muse and Pomerin facing two additional charges of burglary, and one charge of theft over $150. Bond for the two offenders on the additional charges was set at an additional $15,000. While police were busy, solving the armed robbery, several additional thefts oc­ curred in the area, with the offender in each case, thus far, going undetected. Saturday afternoon, Thomas Simon, 2006 W. Grandview, McHenry, reported that during the past week, someone stole a purple twenty-inch bicycle from his driveway. Two bicycled were also stolen from the Charles Conway residence, 809 N. River road McHenry. Conway reported the theft of a ten-speed red bicycle and a ten-speed blue bicycle, taken from his locked garage sometime during the night Friday. Entry to the garage was made by breaking a window. Alvina Pilat, 5118 Willow, Wonder Lake, reported to police last week, that she also had a bicycle stolen from her yard. Taken was a red and white twenty-six-inch bike. At 4:30 am Tuesday, Michael Babarsky, 5715 (Continued on page 10) Walk-in Money Action The numerous McHenry senior citizens who are at­ tempting to receive funding for a walk-in center were scheduled to meet with the McHenry Township board Thursday night in hope that the township will supply the extra money needed to keep the walk-in center open throughout the year. The senior citizens have already received $4,500 from the McHenry City Council for a walk-in center, and are requesting money from the township to balance the budget, which is around $7,000. Tuesday night, at the VFW hall, the township board gathered for the annual meeting. The complete budget from the previous year was approved, and the meeting was held simply to comply with the law. However, due to a misun­ derstanding, the senior citizens appeared in mass at Tuesday 's meeting, and were told that their request for a portion of revenue-sharing funds would be heard at the Thursday meeting. The confusion which resulted !n the senior citizens appearing at Tuesday's meeting came through a misinterpretation of the phrase, "at the next meeting." The McHenry Township board held a special meeting with the senior citizens at the McHenry Moose lodge several weeks ago. At that time, not all the board members were able to appear. Walter Dean, township supervisor, told the senior citizens that the matter would come up for discussion at the next township meeting. The McHenry Township (Continued on page 10) A Crystal Lake man was killed early Wednesday mor­ ning when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle at the intersection of Doty road and Rt. 14 in Woodstock. John P. Hayes, 42, 223 Third street, was killed at ap­ proximately 12:50 a.m. when his motorcycle ran off the roadway at a curve in the road and ran into a culvert alongside the road. Evidence at the scene in­ dicated that Hayes was south­ bound on Rt. 14 when he ran off the road. He was transported to Memorial hospital by the Woodstock Rescue squad, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Investigation into the in­ cident is continuing by McHenry county Sheriff's police. WILLIAM BRDA Treasurer ROBERT BLAKE Treasurer BARBARA GILPIN City Clerk SEEK CITY POSTS-One of the most keenly contested races in next Tuesday's election is that for city treasurer. William Brda, who holds that office on an appointment, will be seeking election to his first full term. His opposition will come from Robert Blake. Barbara Gilpin is the only office seeker in the municipal election who is unopposed.