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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 27 Jul 1979, p. 1

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- r\'-e & Ready To Fiesta Although McHenry's Fiesta week is at midpoint, the best is yet to come. With this evening's activity of square dancing in the city park sponsored by the Checkerboard Squares, the final few days will begin. Saturday morning, July 28, will mark ̂ another sale for which the McHenry merchants have become so well known. Early that day thousands will converge on the streets in the various shopping areas of town to take advantage of the gigantic sales retailers will have available. Bargains galore will be available. Streets will be lined with tables and racks full of items for sale. Entertainment of various kinds will relax the shopper, and food and refresh­ ments will be available. That same Saturday night in - the city park, music, fun and dancing will prevail. The committee has arranged for an evening of fun, good music, liquid refreshment. Deanuts by the thousands. All that is needed will be people. Sunday, July 29, will climax M c H e n r y ' s f i v e - d a y celebration. From late morning until evening the Jaycees will cater to hungry people with Chicken-in-the-Park. At 2 p m. sharp the parade will start. Many floats have been entered depicting the theme of the day '-'Hollywood on Parade". Marching units as well as the drum corps that will compete that night will also be in the hour long parade. The parade will have its start on Main street, at Rt. 31. The line pf march will proceed east on Main street to Green, then north to Elm street, east on Rt 120 to Riverside drive, and north to Washington street. That same night at 7 p.m., the Drum . Corps Magic show will, finalize Fiesta days. Mc­ Cracken field will be the scene. Competing Corps will be the Madison Scouts, the Racine Kilts, the Cavaliers, the Guardsmen, the Pioneers and on exhibition will be the Flying Dutchmen. The show promises to be one of the finest ever seen in McHenry. Tickets to the show are going fast. Reserved seats are still on sale at .the Chamber of Commerce Office and information about them may be obtained by calling 385- 4300. There will be a booth open where tickets will go on sale after the parade at McCracken field. Interested persons can I avoid the rush by purchasing £ tickets now at the Chamber * office or Sunday after the • parade at McCracken field. » THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 himself Mr. Wilkins is VOLUME 103 NUMBER 104 FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1979 1 SECTION 22 PAGES 20* In City Zoning Change After a lively debate, the City Terry Mohr, Harrington, tried to introduce into evidence now, they need the space," change to a "B 1" bus of McHenry Zoning Board of requested that Robiert JessuD a petition with signatures of Mohr said limited onlv to Drofess After a lively debate, the City of McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted last Friday to recommend to the City Council that a variance on the present "R-3" residential zoning of 420 Front street be granted: Tf »rior to the testimony con­ cerning the subject property, Attorney Sam Diamond, representing the petitioner Pretty Karen Szumlas admires the City of McHenry float, on which she will ride as she takes her place of prominence in Sunday's Fiesta day parade. The 1979 Johnsburg high school graduate recently topped an impressive group of contestants to be named Miss McHenry. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Talent To Headline County Fair A varied week of evening entertainment is planned during the 1979 McHenry County fair Aug. 1-5, with such headliners as Sonny James, well-known country western singer. The fair is held at the county fairgrounds on ftoute 47, Woodstock. Professional shows have been added to the evening repertoire in recent years to provide luster for the exhibits, midway and livestock. The Wednesday evening program is an established tradition. At 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, the 1&79 Miss McHenry County pageant will be staged. Can­ didates from 13 county com­ munities vie for the honor in this beauty contest. This is an agricultural fair and the4-Hexhibitors dominate the attention of a great many people. So it is also tradition to honor the young people with a 4- H night program on Thursday evening of the fair. Another evening show for McHenry county fairgoers will be the Friday, Aug. 3 at­ traction, the All-American School Addition Problems Dominate Johnsburg Meeting Rough Riders thrill show, conducted with pick-up trucks The Demolition derby Sun­ day night, Aug. 5, is a return performance for an attraction that has produced a packed house the past few years. This is an 8 p.m. show. In the past presentation, the grandstand and surrounding area has been packed with fans by 6:15 p.m. That leaves only the Satur­ day evening attraction to discuss-the Sonny James Show with the Southern Gentlemen (Continued on page 17) Construction difficulties and their proposed solutions once again were dominant themes at the July 24 Johnsburg school board meeting. Completion of the high school addition, though proceeding according to schedule, depends upon a major wiring move which had been anticipated, but not figured into the original electrical bid. According to Business Manager Ken Falkinham, Commonwealth Edison's price to move the wiring is $4,000, which would be coming from a rather empty contingency fund. However, two contract adjustments with Althoff's on work bid but not required in the final analysis, would provide enough to cover the cost of the wiring move. The necessary work was approved by the board. Drainage has been a much discussed subject, and is being considered carefully in relation to the new section of the building. Prices were given, in response to a request by the board at the July 10 meeting, for 32,000 feet of fencing for the storage of heavy equipment and the application of gravel to two areas of the high school parking lot. This project, ap­ proved by the board, would be paid out of developer donation funds, and completion would have to be coordinated with the solution of drainage problems. The topography of problem areas should be done in such a way as to lead water into four existing catchbasins. Slough- ways are being proposed leading to retention ponds which might hold 2 feet of water at the most. Board member John Heidler questioned the wisdom of the ponds and wondered if perkable material couldn't be reached. Falkinham replied that silting had already proved to be a problem, and that to keep the area perkable would be very difficult. Coffer dams would regulate water level, but a certain amount of water must remain on theTefnd by current law. Regarding ongoing dilemmas in the original construction, it was mentioned that the back landscaping is still in "no man's land", due to disputes (Continued on page 17) COUNTY FAIR OPENS The McHenry County Fair opens Wednesday, Aug. 1, for five days. The opening day schedule appears eleswhere in this issue. The fairgrounds are located at the corner of Rt. 47 and Country Club road, Woodstock, with free parking on the latter Terry Mohr, ^arrington, requested that Rotfert Jessup be excused because of a "previous position which might be prejudicial to the proceedings." Diamond was referring to Jessup's former membership in the Concerned Citizens of McHenry group, which opposed the development of the Buss Ford site on S. Route 31. After a 20-minute conference with City Attorney Bernard Narusis, Jessup agreed to excuse himself although he retained the right to question the witnesses. Richard Golbeck, 3719 W. Young, McHenry, representing five members of the Concerned Citizens, asked that both Annie Cuda and Bryce Klontz excuse themselves from the board for the same reasons. Golbeck objected to Ms. Cuda because of her previous in­ volvement with the sale and listing of the property. Golbeck also said Klontz should excuse himself from the board because he was in the Chamber of Commerce which "established itself as opposed to the Con­ cerned Citizens group." Ms. Cuda refused to remove herself from the board saying, "At the time I was involved, I removed myself. I no longer have anything to do with it and I am confident in my ability to be unbiased." Klontz said, "I in no way feel biased because of my affiliation with the Chamber of Com­ merce. I will not remove myself." The attorney for the petitioner, Sam Diamond, then tried to introduce into evidence a petition with signatures of those who are not opposed to the requested zoning change, but ZBA member Roy Wilkins opposed it arguing that it should be notarized. "I don't know that the or­ dinance requires notarization," Diamond said. "You have to follow the rules, especially as a board member." Wilkins then said Diamond should keep his remarks concerning zoning board members confined to himself," Bryce klontz said. Then ZBA chairman, Jim Fouse, put the hammer down and brought the meeting back to order. The property in question is an approximately 2.5-acre plot on Front street directly across the street from Dr. Jay Sayler's offices. The parcel was originally owned by the Liebsohn's who sold it to James Althoff. Althoff wanted to use the property for professional offices and had the ZBA's recommendation to do so last February. The City Council denied the request. The Buss Ford property, which is still involved in litigation, is^adjacent to the parcel in question. According to the testimony of Terry Mohr, an attorney in the McHenry area, the lease for the office he is currently occupying will not be renewed. "You said your lease runs out in 1982, can you get out of it?" Ms. Cuda asked. "They (the 1st National Bank of McHenry) wish I was out now, they need the space," Mohr said. The petition for the requested zoning change listed three alternatives for the ZBA to consider: 1) change to a straight "B-l" business zone, 2) change to a "B l" business but limited only to professional law offices, and 3) a variance on the present "R-3" zoning which would allow a combination (Continued on page 17) Parade Marshals MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE ANGLESE Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Anglese, one of the city's most respected couples, are parade marshals for the 1979 Fiesta day parade Sunday, July 29. The city-selected marshals are bedng recognized for ser­ vice to the city and the field of education. Lillian Anglese, a lifelong resident of McHenry, retired within the last year with an enviable record of 32 years as a distinguished member of the McHenry Public Library board. She and Earl Walsh were the last of the original members appointed by the late Mayor R.I. Overton to serve. Mrs. Anglese also taught (Continued on page 17) In recent years, the rigid requirements of Title IX, aimed at preventing discrimination, have provided a few headaches for local school districts. Although discrimination is not an uncommon topic for discussion in metropolitan areas, sometimes resulting in withholding favors to gover­ ning units, rural areas have been less aware of the problem. However, with . the im­ plementation of Title IX, self evaluation and state evaluation have become more stringent. , One small institution is putting up its own private fight for independence -not because it believes in discrimination but because it counts the federal government as meddling. Little Hillsdale college in Michigan is waging a battle to .keep the government out of its affairs. The private college doesn't discriminate kgainst blacks or females. In fact, the college was admitting blacks and females before the Civil war. The fight is simply one of principle. Hillsdale, with a thousand students, has refused all federal aid because it doesn't want federal bureaucrats telling the college ad­ ministration what it can and can't do. But the Department of Health, Education and Welfare has taken the position that since the federal government gives aid to many Hillsdale students, it has the right to intervene in Hillsdale policies and affairs. President George Roche, III is fighting that HEW ruling, and there ̂ will probably be more than a few people in his corner. K.A.F. The No. 1 problem facing McHenry police officers, ac­ cording to Officer John Langdon, president of the Police Officers association, is a negative public image--the only time you ever see a cop is when there is trouble. "We'll get out of the car at the Market Place," Langdon said, "and a woman will tell her child, 'You better be good, there's a policeman.' That's negative. We're trying to build a positive image." Langdon also said juveniles are responsble for 80 percent of the crime in McHenry and the only time an officer gets to see them is when they are being picked up for something. "What can we do to stop dealing, on a professional basis, with a kid who wants nothing to do with high school athletics?" Officer Gary Wigman asked. Questions and problems like these have prompted the Police Officers- association to take action. Already underway is a junior bowling league for kids in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. The "Knock-A-Cop" event on Fiesta Saturday is a fund raiser to buy bowling shirts for the kids. Knock-A-Cop is an op­ portunity for people to place their 'favorite' officer in a dunk tank. The date is July 28 from 10 to 5 p.m. on Riverside drive, during Sidewalk Sale, and at 7 p.m. in the Pearl street park during Banjo Beer night. "We won't be just sponsoring the team," Wigman said, "We're going to be there as much as possible. Kids are naturally curious about the uniform and we want them to lose their fear of it." "The primary objective right now is youth oriented," Langdon said. "Hopefully, we'll get 50 or 60 kids signed up for the league. That'll be 50 or 60 positive contacts/' Officer Ray Donahue said that if we can get out into one- on-one situations, we can "build a better rapport with the community." & While the patrol car does give the police officer the ability to cover large areas in a shorter time, it also increases the "communication gap" between policeman and citizen. Efforts, like the bowling league are an attempt to bridge that gap. Langdon said the association would like to get into other things, like football, boxing- whatever the community wants. "We'd like to get in­ volved with the senior citizens as soon as possible."* "We are their friends and fellow citizens. We live here, we shop here and our kids go to school here," Donahue said. There is no reason in the world, Langdon pointed out, (Continued on page 17) McHenry Police Officer's association president John Langdon looks on as Laura Dwornictek (left) signs up for the Junior Bowling league which is sponsored by the association. Lkura was the first girl and Mark Dunford was the first boy to sign up for the league. The league, which is the first such undertaking by the association, is open to boys and girls In - the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Scuffle Ends Verbal

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