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jmm -% McHenry Area Chamber Opens Member Drive Team Captain Kit Carsteus, right. and Maxlae Moy and C.J. Ludford. committee member*, are shown preparing for the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce 1M1 membership drive now under way. The "Welcome Members" sign on the desk is a key word being used by the 39-member committee as they invite business men and women in the area to Join the Chamber for the many benefits It has to of fer. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The 1981 McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce mem­ bership drive is under way. For the next two weeks the 30- member committee will be in­ viting businesses within the greater McHenry area to join the Chamber for the benefits it has to offer members as well as for the benefits members have to offer the Chamber and the community. Integrity is the only pre­ requisite - "Chamber membership is an investment in the future of McHenry", said C of C President John Huemann. "According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce the Chamber's function is to provide the minds, money, and manpower for the betterment of the community. The strength of these three ingredients deter­ mine what can be done for the community. "No business is too small or too large to be part of the roster. By taking advantage of the Chamber's group medical in­ surance, a business can actually save many dollars over and above the cost of the annual membership dues, while fully participating in Chamber op­ portunities." The committee will attempt to reach as many businesses as time will allow in this twd-week period Chairman Neida Rechisky suggests calling any one of the;, committee members for further information. A call to one of them could be more direct and convenient than waiting to be called Members are Bill Thomas, Trey Covalt, Dale Anderson, Kit Carstens, Gerry Lazalde, Keith Leathers, Bob Peterson, John Huemann, Steve Romberger, Chris Masterson, Butch Meyer, Arlys Folz, Sandy Pierce, Dick Nethaway, C. / Ludford, Bryce Klontz, Barb Gilpin, Barb Hockings, John Bolton, Chris Wirtz, Dave Gelwicks, Rick Lane, Ken Sheridan, Shirley Toole, Sue Schaefer, Steve Haugh, Dan Janotta, Maxine Moy, Hugo Quan and Neida Rechisky. Interested persons may also call the Chamber office, 385-4300, 9 a,m. to 4 p.m. week days. Schooley Asks For Judicial Review Ernest Schooley, Fourth ward alderman, filed a petition Monday in the 19th Judicial Circuit court of McHenry county calling for a judicial review in the matter of the petition of his opponent for alderman of the Fourth ward, Cecilia Serritella. Several reasons were given by Schooley in asking for the review. ' He referred to the school board in Chicago which is being challenged in COok County court for failure to comply with the election code. Schooley said the challengers are claiming board members' votes on school matters were void as a result. In making the announcement Tuesday morning, Schooley said it was his duty to make sure that hia opponent qualifies for the position she sews, "for it very possibly could cause a problem if someone not satisfied with her vote on a Council matter should challenge same." The McHenry Electoral board clarified all of his objections except the one concerning the office she seeks, Schooley said. The incumbent alderman said he believes the cases cited support his position which makes it necessary to have a court ruling to avoid future problems. At Johnsburg Await Library Decision THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAINO-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' VOLUME 105 NUMBER 58 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1981 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 25' The Johnsburg Library committee has met to put finishing touches on the written paper requesting federal funds to set up a one-year demonstration public library for all residents within the Johnsburg school district boun­ daries. The meeting, held at Bush school, included Lila Brady of the Northern Illinois Library system and Beth Mueller, a library consultant hired by the Northern Illinois Library system to work specifically on the Johnsburg proposal The written request is for a Project PLUS (Promoting Larger Units of Service) grant In order to be eligible for this Library Services and Con­ struction act federal money in Illinois, an area must have at least 10.000 people i and an assessed valuation of at least $45,000,000 Also, more than one community must be included. The Johnsburg school district in­ cludes the Village of Sunnyside and the unincorporated areas known as Dutch Creek Woodlands, Jak Ana Heights, Johnsburg, Oakland, Oakwood, Pistakee Highlands, Pistakee Hills, Pistakee Terrace, Ringwood, Rolling Acres, Sunnyside Estates, Sunset View and Windy Prairie Acres The written proposal, requesting $50,000 federal funds and $10,000 in library materials from the Northern Illinois Library system, was mailed earlier this month to the Illinois State library The Illinois State library advisory committee will meet before Easter to consider the proposal. If members recommend its approval to the Illinois secretary of state and ne concurs with their recommendation, the Northern Illinois Library system will administer a full-service tem­ porary library within the Johnsburg- Sunnyside-Pistakee area starting Sept. 1. this year In April, 1982, after the , residents have had all fall and winter to use the demonstration library, they would have an opportunity to vote on (Continued on page 16) Ask Revenue Sharing Funds To Clean Creek • Shaw Media New* Service Revenue sharing probably is the beat opportunity to clean up lower Boone creek through dredging, Mayor Joe Stanek suggested at a meeting of the City Council aa a committee of the whole Feb. 12. "This is the classic example of what revenue sharing was designed Tor when instituted by President Nixon," Standi declared. He noted that Boone creek has been deteriorating for the past 40 years. Unless it can be proved that conditions will result in flooding and damage, they can't get federal or state aid without special legislation. That has been tried without success, Stanek added. The mayor noted that large industrial states or centers get money at the "federal trough" for their needs without trouble. The only way smaller cities can get theirs without going through expensive planning and engineering studies is through revenue Both Stanek and Miller noted that owners of several vacant properties had agreed to receive "spoil from the dredging and this creek cleanup should be accomplished while these areas are still available. Also suggested were parts of Freund field and an area back of the Lutheran church. These "spoil" areas could be protected by a berm which would retain the material (less the water) to the railroad tracks. Miller described his dredge as drawing three feet of water, 70 feet long and 18 feet wide. It requires cranes and heavy equipment to set it in place and the creek would have to be excavated at the point where it would be deposited. Among haaards In the creek which Miller and others recalled were the still extant foundations from the old mill at the back of Landmark school north of Green street. With water level at the proper height, of four feet over the old stone work the barge could clear the obstacle, he said. Work would also have to be done, Miller said, with some type of wall to retain the creek bottom at a point where the north and east forks discharge into the main channel. Previously there was a drop with about an 8-foot water fall that gradually eroded the bottom and left a narrow (Continued on page 16) Stanek advised that Jerome Miller of Lakeland Construction had offered to dredge tbeVpreek from the "in­ tersection" near Millstream road for 2,500 feet of the channel to Green street at an estimated coat of under $50,000. This proposal would involve some use of city employees to move and connect pipes and for the city to locate sites for spoil disposal. , - Housing Unit Survey The McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce has been notified that members of the Survey Research laboratory of the University of Illinois are now working in the McHenry area and will continue throughout March. Their project is to obtain a complete list of housing units in the area. McHenry is one of the several areas throughout the state that has been statistically selected for this study- Each interviewer carries an identification card to show affiliation with his organization/ This survey is being done at the request of the State of Illinois. Crash Victim To Hospital* Johnsburg Rescue squad volunteers put crash victim. Virginia Morton, in the ambulance after these two trucks collided on Johnsburg road at Riverside drive last Friday afternoon. A McHenry woman and her two-year- old child were taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad following a two-truck collision at the intersection of Johnsburg road and Riverside drive last Friday afternoon Mrs. Virginia B. Morton, of 2001 Oakleaf, McHenry, told county police Fire Destroys Garage With moat people rushing full speed ahead, we stop and take note when an occasional individual reminds us there really isn't that much hurry. All of the goodies aren't ahead of us - some we have with us all the time and fail to appreciate. This thought came to mind through an office visit from a McHenry resident concerned with the lack of concern for the few old and treasured buildings we have among us. It came to mind again as we were clearing out some old dippings and found an article on the dilemma of Chicago's Fine Arts huttding of 1886 vintage. Its future was uncertain when the story was written. The McHenry man's concern waa for » one or two of the dwindling number of hiatoric structures in our own community. It was their lack of upkeep that particularly distressed him. Many will remember the untimely damiae of the old Hanly house, which had been promised to be restored aa a restaurant "aometime", when the Whispering Oaks area was developed. Unfortunately, that future waa so long in coming, the inevitable happened. (Continued on page 16) Co. II firefighters p*er through the smoky ruin to Inspect the damage wlthla a garage that was destroyed by fire last Friday afternoon in Claremsot Rills. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD A fire that broke out in the garage of the Roger Johnson residence, 3712 Garfield, McHenry, shortly after 1 p.m. last Friday, caused an estimated $10,000 damage, according to Fire Chief Glenn Peterson. Co: II of the McHenry Township Fire department, assisted by Co. I, responded to the 1:05 p.m. alarm. Peterson said the fire was believed to have started with an electrical heating unit for two puppies in the garage. Phil Bartmam, of Co. II. said the fire waa primarily contained in the garage, which was destroyed, but noted that there was some roof damage to the home. Within the house itself damage waa mainly due to smoke and water. The puppies died in the fire she was driving east on Johnsburg road when a westbound pickup truck crossed the center line and collided with her truck Mrs Morton was treated for minor injuries and Stacie Morton. 2, was reportedly not injured The driver of the other pickup, Victor Sarabia, of 5113 Fountain lane, McHenry, said he was driving west on Johnsburg road, and braked to attempt a left turn onto Riverside drive. Sarabia said he missed the street and the truck crossed over the center line, striking the Morton vehicle Sarabia was cited for driving in the wrong lane A man looking for a windshield wiper to his car in the middle of River road received minor injuries after he was struck by a car Monday night. The driver of the car, Yvonne Hinger. 43, of McHenry, told county police she was traveling north on River road, just south of Route 120, when she saw a man bending over in the middle of the road. Ms. Hinger said she applied the brakes, but as she did so the man moved into the path of her car just before she stopped. The man put his hands on the car and fell backward. The man, Walter M. Ziege, 81, of Genoa City, Wis., told the police he was searching for a windshield wiper that had fallen off his car. He reportedly said he was at fault becau&e he moved, toward the approaching auto instead of away. Ms. Hinger said the man was standing on the center line of the roadway and that her car was three feet from the center within her lane when the collision occurred. Martin R Apel, of 4314 Clearview, McHenry, was ticketed for leaving the scene of a property damage accident on Riverside drive last Saturday night. Witnesses said they heard the sound of tires squeeling and saw a vehicle stop and attempt to back out of a driveway on Riverside, just south of Orchard Beach. The vehicle had struck a mailbox and STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD driven onto the lawn, according to the report The Apel vehicle was stopped by McHenry police a short while later Apel told police he was enroute from a wedding in Johnsburg and was not sure of anything High winds and blowing snow were contributing factors in a four-car collision last week on Route 120 near Martin road, McHenry Alma G. Ortiz, of 22504 Dunham, (Continued on page 16) Collision Takes Life Shaw Media News Service A 23-year-old Oak Park man was killed in a three-car traffic colliaion early Sunday on Wilmot road near U.S. Route 12 Paul C. Kohl, of Oak Park, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the 1:10 a.m accident occurred. According to county police. Kohl evidently lost control of his northbound vehicle on a curve, and it was struck by a southbound car. The driver of the southbound car was Eric J. Kalt- wasser, of Crystal Lake A third vehicle, driven by Michael J. Plachy, of Libertyville, was traveling north around the curve and craahed into the Kohl auto. The report said the Kohl auto was completely blocking the northbound lane. Two passengers in the Kohl auto, Karen Budweiaer, 22, and Robert Lukasik, 22, both of Oak Park; Kalt- wasser and a passenger in his auto, Andrew J. Conlon, of Crystal Lake; and a passenger in the Plachy vehicle, Terry Nieaes, 17, of Spring Grove, were taken to McHenry hoapital through the combined efforts of the Richmond and Johnsburg Rescue squads. All were treated and released. Pay-Back For Recyclers Living With Inflation Serve Phobic Community Major Changes First In A Series Mental Health Service 2. > Pogf 4 Page 14 Page 15