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f aWjMWWiSBW (Continued from page 1) Both men made a plea for riders to stay off the river. They recalled reports of drivers jumping across open places and others hitting piers. Jim Wright of the Harmony Snowmobile club, who was top rider in the recent Rescue 50, also cautioned riders to stay off the river, where the flow is rapid. He noted that there are 600 miles of ground trails for riding snowmobiles within the county. There have been four incidents this winter in which vehicles have dropped into the water at Wonder Lake, each time in the bay area where the Nip- persink creek enters and the ice never freezes hard. All of the riders were said to have been from outside the local community and unaware of the dangers. Both Meyers and Eisele spoke of greater patrol of the Fox river next summer, when a boat will be providing service nights. The patrol boat will be on duty earlier "in the morning and for seven days a week, beginning in late March. Violaters ot safety rules will be ticketed to provide for the protection of law abiding persons who want to use the river for recreational purposes. CORRECTION- CLARIFICATION OF CITY PLAN MAP (Continued from page 1) zoning is hard to get rid of. It becomes a property right and goes along with any real estate transfers. He also indicated there might be opportunities for more intensive use along the river when sewer becomes available. Both Narusis and Grossman urged the commission to plan as far as their mile and a half limit allows so as not leave possible vacuums in jurisdiction. Grossman believed that McHenry had done a good job of planning and con­ trolling development in the town. ON THE JOB AT TRADES HOUSE (Continued from page 1) Winkel feels the Building Trades program provides an extraordinary experience for his students. He said, "Imagine the feeling of ac­ complishment given to 16 and 17-year- old students after building a house from the ground up." During the two years necessary for construction, students work en all phases of the construction including concrete, framing, plumbing, heating, wiring and landscaping. The only ex­ ceptions are excavation and the making of sewer and water connections. The current house is in its final stages of construction. Winkel, who has had many years of experience as a civil engineer and local builder, feels that the most important feature of this house is the quality of the work that has been done. He stated, "My philosophy is redo something unfil it is done right." He added that all of the work is in­ spected periodically by the City of McHenry. The house is best described as a three-bedroom California ranch modified by the addition of a basement. The house contains 1,475 square feet of living space upstairs and has a partial daylight basement of the same size and a two-car attached garage. Prominent in this house are several outstanding energy saving features. One-inch styrofoam insulation sheathing com­ bined with the regular fiberglas in­ sulation gives the walls an R-19 rating FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13,1*1 which is approximately 50 percent better than most conventional homes. Triple glazed casement windows minimize heat loss and air infiltration. And. a special energy efficient furnace and water heater have been installed. > Another energy, saving, idea used in the building of this house is the in­ sertion of 1 inch styrofoam insulation between the concrete walls and the - basement floor. This: barrier, together with styrofoam sheathing on the outside of the basement walls to the foundation footings, give the walls an unusual warmth. According to Winkel, this extra insulation not usually found in area homes adds greatly to the energy efficiency of the house. When the house construction is completed and the interior is decorated, the house will go on sale. Winkel estimates that the completed house will be placed on the market by the end of May. He indicated that an open house would be held at that time for all area residents. The Building Trades program con­ sists of both classroom instruction and experience in the actual construction elements necessary to building a house. Students enroll in this course during their junior and senior years in school Admission to the program is selective, with each student's enrollment based on recommendations made by teachers of the core industrial arts classes which are Building Trades requirements. SCHOOL TV PROS-CONS (Continued from page 1) and would hook up each school without cost. According to Mike Fugatt, a com­ pany manager, schools in Round Lake, Wauconda, Island Lake, Johnsburg and Woodstock are also considering the proposal after a meeting Feb. 2. Probably 20,000 students could be af­ fected. Farmer said that another meeting was set for Feb. 23 to dig deeper into the offer. While the courses listed above were discussed, they could offer almost anything. Farmer said. McHenry schools have sustained cutbacks in art, music, science and foreign languages and Farmer said this would help to replace the special teachers lost in those cuts. Among the advantages Farmer listed are already prepared lessons with the planning done and the courses proven and prepackaged. The schools could purchase or rent cassettes or materials from various educational libraries or the Educational Network. Unless local teachers are particularly talented, this could upgrade the teaching in vocal music and some of the other special courses. Farmer said Board member Eileen Zurblis agreed that there would be more consistency and that art and music instruction would be the same in every building in the district. When the possibility of preparing their own material was brought up, Farmer said he would prefer that they use proven programs that wouldn't fail. Farmer said the programs would be shown for 30 minutes about three times per week and then followed up soon after each showing with class work that would reinforce what was shown. He believes two 24-inch T V. sets in the cafeterias would take care of each class, and they already have most of this equipment. He also noted that the science courses by Mr Wizard would be more effective<Jian the demonstrations by most science* teachers. Lockwood took exception to Farmer's suggestion that classroom teachers would be the support for the T V. in­ struction. "That classroom teachers support T V programs strikes me negatively. It seems insulting to them. I would rather see T V. support the teachers," Lock- wood commented. Farmer pointed out the elimination of planning and preparation work for the teachers, time for- which has been reduced in the district; and he noted that this method could replace some of the special instruction lost through budget costs. In addressing Lockwood's concerns about the negative image and teachers' fear of being replaced, Farmer said the programs would be more like Sesame Street. He also recalled that 25 years ago when T V. education began there was a faculty fear of being replaced. "I don't think it's going to happen," he said. Farmer conceded that there could be some costs (purchase or rental of program materials) but the cable company would air the material without charge. He said there was plenty of time to explore the costs and possible effects because "nothing is going to happen before next Sep­ tember." In support of the educational T.V. proposal, Farmer noted: "It seems to the Administration that the horrendous inflation that has so emaciated a once robust educational program will not reverse very quickly. We must explore every idea to multiply the effect of our shrinking resources." Board member Jerry Bunting questioned Farmer on the reason for early dismissal Tuesday during the season's first heavy snow and what the procedures were for notifying the community. Farmer said that ad­ ministrators and the transportation director had decided to send the children home early when the county Civil Defense and weather forecasters had predicted the strong winds that would drift the snow would begin in the afternoon with a drop in temperature. Farmer also cited the phone networks and various organizations used to spread the word to parents, the extra care used by bus drivers that children could get into their homes early, and the earlier dismissal of older children1 so they would be home to let in the younger ones. Farmer said decisions on snow days are frequently no-win situations because predicted storms miss the area or the force or impact of a storm is underestimated, and they lose either way. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) When the Feb. 13, 1936, issue came out on Thursday, it was only hours after the first train arrived in town since the previous Saturday. With more modern methods of heating, only the older generation will appreciate the seriousness of a story in the same issue that told of a coal famine in the city being averted when Alexander Lumber Co. received a carload of Pocohontas coal and a carload of coke on the first freight to arrive since the weekend. It was a time of severe shortage, and rationing had been necessary in order not to exhaust the dwindling supply of local com­ panies. Roads were described as "narrow lanes for cars hedged by 10-foot walls of snow". In fact, conditions became so bad the snowplows quit functioning. With temperatures to 20 degrees below zero, it was recorded as the worst storm of the century. Another first was the absence of trains - the first time since the war year of 1917. Shutter HuT Window & W all Decor 25% „ Kirsch Woven Wood Shades & Draperies iiiuiin •inutni h iunui RIPPLE FOID" PANEL MAC * ARCHIEOLD' OLD STYLE DOUBli-f OLD SHAD! MULTIPLE SHADES TWO SHAOf S OR MORE UNDER ONI HiADRAIL Daily 9:30-5:30 Wednesday 9:30-Noon Sunday Closed 815-344-1888 WE MEASURE A INSTALL Route 12 Just North of Route 120 Volo, Illinois BENEFITS RESCUE 8QUAD~Johasbvrg businessman Richard Zalke buys vehicle stickers from squad members Dick Bowe (left) and A1 Rebel. Proceeds from the sale of the vehicle stickers will be used far the general operation at the sqaad aad maintenance of equipment. 8TAFF PHOTO-ANTHONY OLIVER The railroad tracks were piled so high with drifts that plows, pushed by two engines, were thrown into the ditch. Firemen landed in a bank of snow and the engine, after tearing up the track, also came to rest in the ditch, The only good to come out of the storm was to cut the unemployment rate. Every available man was given employment, and there were 40 working just to free the tracks. No one left the city from Saturday until Tuesday, when U.S. Rt. 12 was opened. Later that day it was possible to travel to Volo. There were no milk deliveries and the city was threatened by a shortage of bread, meat, butter and eggs. One weekend party staying at the Riverside hotel finally hired a bobsled Monday that took them to Fox Lake, where they boarded a train back to Chicago. The late Martin Conway, with Fer- werda's milk truck, became stuck at Burton's Bridge while delivering milk. The firm's owner, Fred Ferwerda, and Joe Smith, with the latter's tow truck, set out to assist but they, too, became stuck. All three men had to stay at Burton's Bridge for the weekend and walked home Monday on the ice. Now there were three hardy men! In one place several men who were shoveling through a drift said they struck something hard. Investigating, they found it was a car that had been completely covered. When schools opened on Tuesday Juanlta Williams Death following the Saturday storm, only a quarter of the students were in class. Snowbound for a week, the Johnsburg road from Nell's White House to the Johnsburg bridge was finally opened by 50 men working a day and a half. There was one-way traffic main­ tained between McHenry, Woodstock and Crystal Lake. It was possible to travel west from McHenry to Wood­ stock, but traffic was rerouted through Crystal Lake on the return trip. So noteworthy were the February storms that pathe News came out to take pictures of the tremendous drifts at the Nancy Frisby farm. Some of the stories were hard to believe. Snowbound for three weeks, 100 resident students at nearby Lake Villa were reported to have dug roads and dragged in food and fuel by sled. A 65-year-old man to the east of McHenry had been without fuel and food since the weekend. Help came in mid-week. In the meantime, he kept alive through the warmth of his herd of cattle in the barn and by drinking the cows' milk. Maybe we've established records since this one, but in 1936 the three-day period ending Feb. 17 was recorded as the coldest since the government started keeping records in 1871. News is made so fast in 1961, and forgotten almost as quickly, that records are not too important. But for folks who lived the more leisurely life of the mid-'30's, memories of the big storm of '36 lives today. KAF Manslaughter Verdict Melvern Williams, of Marengo, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter Wednesday at the conclusion of a week- long trial in the 19th Judicial Circuit court, Woodstock, before Judge Roland Herrmann. Williams was arrested and charged last September with the shooting death of his wife, Juanita. The 12-member jury heard testimony throughout the trial from police, Williams' sons and experts from the crime laboratory and the medical profession. Assistant State's Attorney Henry Sugden argued that the shooting was "calculated" and produced testimony from the crime lab which said the gun could not have accidentally fired. Williams testified that the gun misfired, killing his wife. The sentence for voluntary man­ slaughter carries a possible prison term of three-to-seven years and probation is an alternative. Judge Herrmann set the sentencing date for March 19. Volunteers In Probation Meet Feb. 17 Sally Fyfe from the Woodstock office of the Youth Service bureau, will discuss "Improving Interpersonal Relationships" at the Feb. 17 meeting of Volunteers In Protection-Prevention. It will be held at 7 p.m. in the Court Service building, located at 2200 North Seminary avenue, Woodstock. The meeting will be open to the general public and anyone interested in helping people involved with the criminal justice system is encouraged to attend. ________ AID OFFICE CLOSES The Department of Public Aid, 1316 N. Madison street, Woodstock, will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of Washington's birthday. BRANCH COURT Recent cases in Branch court of the 19th Judicial Circuit before Associate Judge Michael Sullivan include: Donald J. Bailey of 4802 Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, was fined $500 and costs for an overweight vehicle in the Village of Prairie Grove. Donnie R. Sparks of Waukesha, Wis., fined $150 and costs for driving on a suspended license. Kenneth R. Szamlewski of 201 Rand road, McHenry, was bound over to felony court on a charge of burglary, two charges of felony theft and a charge of theft of a firearm. Probable cause was found in a burglary charge against John T. Nitka Jr., of 4814 S. Wildwoodf, Island Lake. He was bound over to felony court. James H. Avery of 10416 Clark Road, Spring Grove, was fined $300 and costs for driving on a revoked license and fined $150 and costs for leaving the scene of an injury accident. w Scott J. Solare of 8614 Alden Road, Wonder Lake, was fined $100 and costs for reckless driving. Recent cases heard in Branch court of the 19th Judicial Circuit include: On Monday, Associate Judge Haskell Pitluck found probable cause in an aggravated battery charge against Charles F. Froula of 3316 N. Rocky Beach road, McHenry. He was bound over to felony court. Kenneth R. Meddings of 4218 W. Sioux, McHenry, was fined $100 and costs for driving on a suspended license. „ Timothy A. Hamil of 607 S. Barreville, McHenry, was fined $100 and costs for having no valid driver's license. Douglas H. Lueck of 1703 Meadow Lane, McHenry, was fined $100 and costs for driving on a suspended license. Richard J. Kostuch of 8701 Shady Lane, Wonder Lake, was fined $100 and costs on a charge of driving on a suspended license. Associate Judge Susan Hutchinson fined Dennis M. LuJow of 2309 Fairview Lane, McHenry, $100 and costs on a charge of resisting a peace officer Douglas U. Viita of 4613 W. 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