The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

On# of th® most exciting events for Johnsburg students this yoor will occur this wookond with tho school's second annual celebration of homecoming. Fostivitios got undor way Friday, Oct. 19, with tho parade. The procession will start at 1:30, marching through downtown Johnsburg. Floats from all four high school dassos, as wall as from tho olomontarty and Junior high schools, will bo ontorod. Lator that afternoon, a Powdor Puff football game will bo played on tho high school football fiotd. At 4:30, tho froshmon battle tho sophomoros, and tho |unlors and seniors wilf take over tho field during the second half. A pep rally and bonfire In back of the high school will highlight Friday night, with the rally at 6:30 being followed immediately by tho bonfire. A sock hop will take place in the high school cafetorium after the bonfire. The Saturday game, will pit the Skyhawks against Valley Lutheran, starting with the sOphomore game at noon. Saturday night, to mark the official closing of homecoming weekend, there will a formal dance, held also in the cafetorium, from • to 11 :S0 p.m. The homecoming court consists of six couples. Candidates for queen are Christy Andrews, Nancy Fowler, Lynn McKay, Mary Baca, Kathy Jackson and Vlcki Buccelli. In line for the king's crown are Wayne Besserud, Brian Roberts, Chris Dixon, Rick Szumlas, Bill Hovseth and Doug Free. Braving a chilly wind, Johnsburg senior candidates for Baca, Lynn McKay and Kathy Jackson. In back are Brian homecoming king and queen gather outside the school. From left, Roberts, Wayne Besserud, Bill Hovseth, Doug Free, Rick front, are Nancy Fowler, Vicki Buccelli. Christy Andrews. Mary Szumlas and Chris Dixon. THE MCHENRY Stoarb Winning Hetatfpaper XPtiSp? Illinois Press Association Newspaper Contest SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINC£ 1875 2 SECTIONS 32 PAGES 20 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1979 VOLUME 104 NUMBER 23 Enlarge Gity By 125 Acres Estates subdivision in order to adequately provide sewer and water utilities. What had been a previous point of contention, the ex­ tension of McCullom Lake road, from Route 31 to Riverside drive, was set at Jferee years from the date of the recording of the first final plat. Should the state ever decide to, or give permission for stop- and-go lights to be installed at the intersection of McCullom Lake road and Route 31, the Falcons have agreed to pay half of the City's "unreim­ bursed cost." This is con­ tingent, however, upon the state making a decision before the effective end of the agreement ~ 10 years. In the two meetings before last Thursday's hearing, the Council and the petitioners had worked and reworked the annexation agreement which was presented in its final form. Mayor Stanek and City,Clerk Barb Gilpin will take {dace upon the payment of the first installment of the annexation fee -- $50,000. A second payment of the same amount is required in a year from the date of the agreement. In addition to the usual an­ nexation related fees, the Falcons will pay the City more than $10,000 for the oversizing of sewer and water lines through the McHenry Lakes The City Council voted unanimously to increase the acreage of the City of McHenry by approximately 125 acres in last Thursday's public hearing. Commonly known as the Falcon development, the Gladstone farm on Route 31, north of the City was formally approved, annexed, zoned arid platted (preliminary) at the meeting. The signing of the ordinances authorizing all of the above by McClory Addresses Township Officials from the State Township Of­ ficials of Illinois will also be present. Clarence Regner of McHenry, president of the County Township Officials, stated that reservations must be in before Oct. 19. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 o'clock. Congressman Robert Mc­ Clory will be the principal speaker when the County Township Officials hold a meeting Oct. 22 at the Branded Steak House, Crystal Lake. Other speakers will be George Miller, president of the State Township Officials of Illinois, and Jack Schaffer, state senator. Other officials City Council Action Statements s . Jmhrm - - , 'T. • Buss Asks Rehoarlng A petition for rehearing has been filed by Edward Buss and his Attorney James Berner, in conjunction with the City of McHenry, regarding the proposed "B-l" business zoning on S. Route 31. What this means is that Buss and the City have decided to appeal the Appellate court decision which would deny Buss the right to build a new car distributorship south of the City. According to City Attorney Bernard Narusis, the petition for rehearing is narrow in scope. It is used to point out errors in either factual material or points of law which could lead to a decision in favor of Buss. One of the points of contention concerns a statement made by Judge Guild, who wrote the opinion, that the McHenry City Council cannot override the Zoning Board of Appeals. The ordinance clearly states that the Council can override any Zoning Board decision with a two-thirds vote. The other point, which Buss is arguing, concerns the definition of "area" used in the opinion. The Appellate court said that a business zoning in this "area"- which excludes the west side of Route 31 and anything outside of the city limits (Buss' property)- would constitute spot zoning, which is illegal. Buss contends that the area to be considered does not stop at the City limits and must include areas outside and across the street. the McHenry Plaindealer dating die former'* visit to the city last week. Dr. VanSlyke, who resfiies In Watertown, New York, is the grandson of Jay VanSlyke, founder of the Plaindealer who came to the Midwest from New York state and established the local newspaper in 1875. This was the first visit to McHenry by Dr. and Mrs. VanSlyke, who spent considerable time in research through use of Plaindealer microfilm. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Asserting he wished to correct inaccurate information given recently at the McHenry City Council meeting con­ cerning the services of the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation district, Charles J. Budreck, Jr., of McHenry, chairman, issued a statement on the scope and responsibilities of the district. Budreck's statement followed action by the McHenry Council Oct. 2 in which the City removed itself from the Soil and Water Conservation district. According to City Attorney Bernard Narusis, the measure would result in a slight decrease in taxes and remove a costly soil study from the zoning process. Narusis also said the City requires a more rigorous soil study than the district. "The Soil and Water Con­ servation district is not a taxing body, Budrick emphasized. "It provides important soil and water information based on the information available through many state and district specialists. "This information about soils and their limitations or suitability for housing, recreation, waste disposal, road construction and other uses is advisory but highly important in helping local units of government make land use decisions," he explained. If the City of McHenry does not turn to the district for this feasibility information, it will be prudent for it to find this information through private sources which would require an expenditure for this professional information, he said. Budreck said the liability would likely fall on those granting zoning changes if no technical information were available. "Services of the district on which zoning decisions can be made are paid for by the person seeking a zoning change." Budreck took strong ex- community they had never known. Our own long career with the newspaper provided the inevitable - a long and en­ thusiastic reminiscence about times in which we had no part but in which we were caught up because of our separate associations. Close friendships can be built upon just such as this. K.A.F. When we walked into a store Saturday and found colorful Christmas wrapping paper down the aisle, and ice scrapers for sale at the checkout counter, we knew vacation time was over. After all, vacation always comes in October and these were signs of winter. But whether it's vacation or not, any time is special for most of us when we make new friends and renew old acquaintances. It was our good fortune to do both on at least three occasions last week. At the twenty-fifth year MCHS class reunion, it was the pleasure of seeing favorite people of another time and remembering -- a smaller school and closer relationships. Most of those who attended had not changed much in ap­ pearance, but the maturity gained through an intervening twenty-five years since graduation provoked a smile. One of their favorite memories, expressed over and over, was a recollection of mischief they were a part of - or imagined they were - and of grades they would frown upon if carried home on the report cards of their own offspring. Old friends turned up again at the preview opening of the new Carey bank building. They were everywhere, taking part in another mark of progress in the home town. Only the absence of men who went before and helped to make this occasion possible promp- ied a twinge of regret - men ; "like Gerald Carey, for whom the new facility is named, and liobert L. Weber, both of whom served as president; and Dr. 'William Nye, chairman of the 4>oard for several years. * . i j I The new friends acquired last week were in the persons of W. 'Burton VanSlyke, grandson of 'the Plaindealer founder, and his wife, Ann. '< We had anticipated the meeting with pleasure and - were not disappointed. :r We shared all the interest and pride they displayed for a man ~<U#ey had never seen but who ;4eft his mark indelibly on a Installation At St. Mary Church The Rev. James Gaynor is shown above, and in center front d picture at left, as he is formally installed as the pastor of the St. Mary Catholic church, McHenry, Sunday, Oct 14. A reception followed in Mary hall of Montini Middle school.