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H I G H S C H O O L This is the Main street entrance to Enst cam pes Ugh school, where a Township Accepts Five Subdivisions Dollar Days Jan. 15-17 The first of McHenry's semi-annual John's Sport Stop, Shamrock Clean- Dollar Days will be held Thursday ers. Susan's Shoes, Genevieve's, through Saturday, Jan. 15, 16 and 17, Christopher's Men's Wear, Spurgeon's, with 31 businesses participating. The Fashion Shoppe, Beard & Stovall, Although winter is still very much Mr. Don's Cleaners, Inc., McHenry present, merchants are looking ahead Lumber & True Value; to spring. The special sale provides them a way to make room on their , Also Night Moves Waterbeds I and II, shelves for new merchandise, and at The Casual Shoppe, Video Alley, the same time to offer the public a McHenry's Favorite Sport Center, variety of items at exceptional sales McGee's Store For Men, Candyman's prices Closet^and 7 The Toddler Shop, Included will be household items, Weathervane Shop, Riverside Bake personal wear, sports goods and more - Shop, Ben Franklin, Everything Nice some of a seasonal type and others for Boutique, Lee & Ray Electric, Carey year round use. Appliance, McHenry State Bank, Participating stores are the Hornsby's, McHenry County Wei). & following : The Pants Place, Gies Shoes, Pump, Gladstone s, Ka^lisak Tile and First National Bank of McHenry, Riverside Retail Outlet. ' Cold Ride For Rescue Squads The chfl rf Sanity morning anfy aiM U the sett at the sport u M snowmobiles and their rider* left the American Legion home (shown In background) on their annual ride known as "Rescue 50". Headed for Martin road, members of the Harmony, Snowballer, Harmony Snow Tracker and Moose Snow Bird clubs were joined at Wonder Lake by 33 more riders from the Wonder Lake Lakers club. Added to this impressive group were several riders representing the Sheriff's patrol and area resene squads. When It was all over, about $8,000 was raised in pledges, to be given to the McHenry, Johnsburg and Wonder Lake Rescue squads. One veteran rider commented that while the trails were not in excellent condition, "they were not too bad". Presentation of checks to the rescue squads is set for Sunday, March 15, at 1 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Country club. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The McHenry Township Road district has legally accepted five new sub­ divisions located within the township. They are Cherokee Ridge, Dutch Creek Woodlands, Unit 6, Bdat and Saddle 2nd Addition, Schneider Estates and Chapel Hill Estates As a result, the Road district will receive about 3 miles credit on its motor fuel tax income These five subdivision have met all requirements of the county ordinances The legal for each subdivision was drawn up by Commissioner Clarence Regner, after each subdivision had the proper street signs and other regulatory signs installed. The county highway traffic engineer checks out each subdivision and makes records on maps, showing4 new township roads Road construction and improvements in I960 in McHenry township were Ridge road, one mile of resurfacing and widening to 22 feet, Kent Acres resurfacing, widening, two-inch matt of blacktop; Worthmore estates, resur facing with a 2-inch matt; and Ringwood road one quarter mile total reconstruction The remainder of Ringwood road east of Beacon Hill to Fox Lake road to U S 12 received 2- inch matt, plus widening from 21 ft to 24 ft Regner stated that in 1981 three new subdivisions are scheduled to be completed by the subdividers. They are Weston Estates, Chapel Hill Oaks and Johnsburg Business Park (road) Eight trucks are used to spread sand and salt and plow on 87 miles of township roads in wiritjr^he sand and salt is mixed abot^^ppC purchased through motor fuel tax orSfcds through the County Highway departn^nt and is mixed and stockpiled at the highway garage. Regner stated that there hasn't been too much snow, but sanding is most important when roads are covered with snow and ice The township crew consists of four men. one hired through revenue (Continued on page 16) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Snowmobile Accident Causes Serious Injury "SERVING THE CHAINO-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 105 NUMBER 48 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1981 1 SECTION 18 PAGES 25' State Makes "Intent To Deny" Decision On Hospital The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board (IHFPB) issued an "intent to deny" decision last Friday in Springfield regarding the proposed relocation and expansion of McHenry hospital to a site at the intersection of Route 31 and Bull Valley road. The decision, hospital administrators said, was not an outright denial of the relocation-expansion project and still afforded the hospital tne opportunity to present more information in support of the application at a later meeting. That meeting has not been set but it is hoped by hospital officials that it will be in the next two months. According to a statement issued by the office of Anthony Corcoran, McHenry hospital executive director, "...the main thrust 'of the additional information requested (by the IHFPB) pertains to further documentation of the financial feasibility of the project. . The need for the replacement facility^ was not seriously challenged." LeRoy Olsen, president of the McHenry hospital board of directors, said Monday that the hospital must show that not more than 80 percent of the cost of the new facility, which is estimated^at $29 million, will be financed through borrowed money. The . other 20 percent of the cost, approximately $6 million, will have to be supplied by the hospital. "After appearing before the IHJf PB and hearing their comments regarding our application, we feel confident that we will be able to provide the necessary additional information," Corcoran Olsen noted later that one means of financing the 20 percent eauity requirement could include the sale of the existing structure at 3516 W. Waukegan road. The board president said that no one as yet had come forward with an offer to purchase the building. Corcoran stated at an earlier meeting that the sale of the present facility would have to be contingent upon the approval of the certificate of need application now before the IHFPB. At the same meeting, he commented that half of the 20 percent equity could be met with the hospital's other assets. Financing the remaining 80 percent of the relocation and expansion project would most likely be through the issuance of tax-exempt public bonds. These bonds would have to be approved by the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Authority, which would determine the economic viability of the project and recommend a firm to market the bonds. If the application is approved, the hospital will have 18 months to begin construction or it would have to appear before the IHFPB again to have the certificate revalidated. Should the application be denied, the hospital would have to submit another ition to both the IHFPB and the lealth Systems Agency for Kane, Lake and McHenry counties (HSA-KLM). The HSA-KLM reviews the application, and makes a recommendation to the IHFPB, which makes the ultimate decision. To date, all the recommendations of the committees within, and the HSA-KLM itself have been negative. - McHenry hospital decided to try for the relocation and expansion projject after a proposed merger between the hospital and Memorial hospital for McHenry county in Woodstock fell through. Following the 1978 study, which recommended the merger, officials at Memorial hospital decided to remodel and expand the present facility. The present application, which c*lls for an expansion to a 210-bed facility, has met with considerable opposition from both area hospitals and the residents of the City of Crystal Lake. The area hospitals, most notably Sherman hospital in Elgin and Good Shepherd in Barrington, fear] a decrease in the number of referrals from McHenry hospital should the application be approved by the IHFPB. McHenry hospital is the designated resource hospital for the Mobile Intensive Care Unit program for McHenry and Western Lake counties. The Emergency room at McHenry hospital handles ambulance cases from McHenry, Johnsburg, Fox Lake, Sfrstal Lake, Wauconda, etc., and ers those it cannot handle to other hospitals. Tne other hospitals have also charged that an overlapping of services make the expansion o unnecessary. The residents of Crystal Lake voiced strong opposition to the construction of the hospital, saying that if any hospital were built, it should be built in Crystal Lake. J Proponents of the relocation >and expansion project argued at earlier public hearings that Crystal Lake has never put forth any kind of a plan more concrete than "We want a hospital." After appearing before the IHFPB last Friday, Corcoran said McHenry hospital officials "remain confident d optimistic." an Jim Weber, son of Mr and Mrs. Warren Weber of McHenry, suffered two fractured vertebrae in a fall from his snowmobile last Sunday afternoon He is confined to the Spinal Cord unit of Northwestern Memorial hospital. Chicago Weber was riding the machine on the golf course hill when it struck a bump He lest control and fell on his back The McHenry rescue squad took him to McHenry hospital, from where he was later transferred to the Chicago hospital, which has a special unit for such injuries. Weber had no apparent nerve damage as of Tuesday morning, according to a family member, but it is expected he will be confined to the hospital for a long period of time McHenry County Sheriff's police investigated two snowmobile accidents pi) Ri this past weekend, neither of which involved any injuries to the riders. At about midnight last Saturday, olice were called to a spot on the Fox liver, near Riverdale, McHenry, * where a snowmobile had fallen through thin ice Police reported that no first aid was needed for David Pasquith, of Chicago, who received wet feet in the mishap. Another snowmobile went through the ice Friday night near Rawson bridge road Cary Police said. Steven Fletcher, of 13 Greenview drive. Carv. had been stunt driving on the ice when the accident occurred. Other snowmobilers helped Fletcher reach safe ice and arrangements were made to retrieve the machine of services makes the health care facility With only one city office presently uncontested - that of city clerk - it appears that political activity will reach a high point in McHenry this spring. It will be an important year also as the first under the new consolidation of elections law. ---" At present, there are two-way races for mayor, treasurer and for aldermen in the first three wards. Ward 4 has brought out four candidates. In the present economy, with the mood of the country set by last November's national election, it would be doubtful if any of the candidates would relish the title "liberal". Popular / as it was in the not too distant past, conservatism is the key to being elected at the polls this year of H61. After years of turmoil with riots, wars and economic ups and downs, it's a comforting word to many who associate it with what all of us like to think of as normal. Actually, being conservative after decades of living it (Continued on page 16) $10,000 Damage To City Tavern Struck .8^ Car An estimated $10,000 damage was done to the tavern on the southwest corner of Front and Main streets after a two-car collision in which one of the autos involved was pushed into the building early Saturday morning. According to McHenry Police Chief George Pasenelli, a car driven by Hilmer G. Landholt, of 616 Lillian street, McHenry, was heading north on Front street, approaching Main, when it collided with the other vehicle. A paramedic with the McHenry Rescue squad, Landholt was answering a rescue call when the Collision occurred shortly after 5 a.m. Jan. 10. The driver of the other auto. Marda S. Henshall, of 3204 Stillhill, McHenry, was attempting a left turn when the collision occurred, police said Landholt was ticket Jerry J. Soberg, 19, of 8804 Ramble road, Wonder Lake, for leaving the scen^of two accidents at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday near Richmond. According to police, the Soberg vehicle was heading south on Keystone road, near Tryon Grove road, when it struck a northbound auto driven by Patrick M. Curran, 20, of 4518 E. Lake Shore drive, Wondfer Lake. anfcj si\ th< passing. McHenry ted for improper County police ticketed Moments latei/, the Soberg vehicle also struck a car driven by Keith N. Rairie, 21, of 5605 Wonder Woods drive, Wonder Lake, after it failed to stop at the Tryon Grove road intersection. Donald G. Hill, of 723 Rand road, McHenry, was reported uninjured after his van left Fairview road, near Chapel Hill, and struck a utility pole. The accident occurred at 3:30 a.m. Jan. 11. McHenry high school East campus Principal William Dodds has invited the public to the Sunday, Jan. 18, rededication ceremony which marks the end of nearly one-and-a-half years of Life Safety construction at the school. The rededication program is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The last rededication of the building, which was built in 1924, took place 31 years ago to the day - Jan. 18.1950. "Jan. 18 is an open invitation to the public to come and see what we have," Dodds said. Dodds noted that the state-approved renovations, which amounted to more than $2 million, consisted mainly of heating, ventilation, plumbing and electrical work throughout the building. The administrator commented that extensive work was done in the kitchen area of the building because, even though it was clean, it was old and did not meet current state standards. "The lockers and showers in both the boys and girls athletic areas were fully revitalized," Dodds pointed out. He also noted that the "high public use areas" like the gymnasiums, hallways, cafeteria, etc., all had new lighting systems installed. To further meet state requirements, a new roof was put on the older part of the building while some patching work was completed on the more recent additions. Dodds said the rededication program this Sunday is designed to "show olf the building and how proud we are of it." He noted two of the fringe benefits that have occurred since the work^has been almost entirely completed. "First", he said, "as the maior work was completed, it gave us a chance to remodel rooms, paint naiiways, etc. Serond, he commented, the students are proud of the building as well. "There has been a marked decrease in vandalism in the building," Dodds observed. The rededication program will start at 3 p.m. with a formal ceremony, followed by a number of speakers from the community, a tour of the refurbished building and refreshments served in the cafeteria. "Our hope is to get a lot of people to come ana see the improvements," Dodds concluded. The program will begin with an invocation by the Rev. Father Edmond Petit, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic church, Jollowed by a welcome b r Supt. Robert Swartzloff. The introduction of guests will be (Continued on page 16) program and tour will be held Sunday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m. Ttie entrance has changed little from 1924, when the first class was admitted to the school, but there have been several addiUons and renovations through the years. The most recent - and the reason for the rededication - has been in the area of Life Safety work exceeding $2 million. STAFF PHOto4|&YNE GAYLORD