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ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. ^ 24 HOUR TOWING ^ BODY REPAIRING & PAINTING R & D A u t o S e r v i c e OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE -----r ONE MILE SOUTH OF McHENRY - WEST OF RTE. 31 I , 4250 BULL VAI LEY ROAD, McHENRY N I'vt.t t; I M \ I \ i » I \ i I .J » »iii»\% ..IA M via > Architect's Rendering Of New Hospital Shown above is the architect's rendering of the new Northern Illinois Medical center, which is scheduled to open in fall of 1984. Ground-breaking ceremonies for the new regional health facility were set for Friday, Sept. 24, at the 100-acre site at the intersection of Route 31 and Bull Valley road. The relocation was termed a major step forward in health care progress for the northern Illinois communities served by the hospital. The architect for the project was James Cox, of James Cox Associates. drew strong support to be elected with (i.715 votes Twenty-five men and two women were aboard the KC-135, military version of the commercial Boeing 707, which exploded and crashed over Greenwood. With an optimism for the years ahead in the city, the theme for Fiesta Days celebration has been chosen. It is "Future Perfect: McHenry". Increases in liquor license fees, building permit fees, flood hazard reports and subdivision plat review tees were approved by the McHenry County board. • Daniel Blanford was approved as the District 156 maintenance engineer by the board of education at its business meeting. Blanford will be in charge of all maintenance functions for the facilities operated by the McHenry high school district.' Described as a major medical advance for McHenry county residents. Computer Assisted Tomography, or CAT scan, is now available at McHenry hospital. The trial for Charles M. Albanese, accused of murder in the arsenic poisoning of family rti'embers, is scheduled to be heard in the McLean County courthouste, Bloomington, where the state has said it will seek the death penalty. A small part of the moon was brought to more than 500 excited, McHenry area residents when the Moon Rock exhibit was shown at Edgebrook school. McHenry hospital board attorney, Jeffrey Ladd, told the McHenry City Council that the state health planning board was concerned about how to insure that the utilities will be ex­ tended to the hospital site •son Bull Valley road and Route 31. Thtf IHFPB has required that bonds for the utilities be sold at the same time the bonds for construction are sold. APRIL By a unanimous vote, the McHenry City Council authorized an increase in the number of police patrolmen from 15 to 18. The City Council discussed and approved the reconstruction of the archway into the Whispering Oaks subdivision over Front Royal drive. The structure was in dangerous condition and had slipped about two feet. The cost would be $7,000. A foreclosure suit has been filed in 19th Judicial Circuit court, Wood­ stock, against the McHenry Lakes Estates subdivision in McHenry. Formerly the Jacob Freund farm, the subdivision is located on the north side of McHenry and is slated for a variety of residential uses, including single and multi-family. Questions of enrollment and per­ sonnel were major concerns of the McHenry Elementary school board. Enrollment projections for the coming year shows a net loss of ap­ proximately 53 students. Forty of that number will be at the kindergarten level, because of the opening of a kindergarten at Montini Catholic schools. Parkland school shows a projected increase of 50 students, Edgebrook of 11. The other district schools show varying decreases in enrollment. The McHenry City Council voted at a special meeting to waive utility capital development and building permit fees and set the scope of the city's share of utility extension relating to the hospital relocation. The majority of the council felt since the hospital was funding the extension of sewer and water lines to the site, the capital development, connection and building permit fees should be waived. The cost of the utility ex­ tensions was estimated at about $811,000. With anticipated approval by the McHenry High School District 156 board of education, the Drug and Alcohol Prevention program will move from conception into the planning stage. The program includes a multi-faceted approach aimed at promoting a healthy attitude toward drugs and alcohol among students and the community. Monday's snowfall caused numerous problems for travellers in the McHenry area, particularly for those heading home from work. McHenry police halted westbound traffic on Route 120 for a short time so that vehicles unable to make the grade on Sherman hill could be cleared from the roadway. The McHenry City council unanimously approved a Variation from the maximum height requirement of the Zoning ordinance for the McHenry hospital relocation. The present ordinance has a maximum height limitation of 40 feet. The hospital petitioned for a variation which would allow the construction of a nine-story building at a height not to exceed 140 feet. Charles M. Albanese, accused of murder in the arsenic poisoning of family members, pleaded not guilty on a charge of obstruction of justice. Action was deferred on a Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation concerning the petition of John Fuhler, a Crystal Lake realtor. The City Council voted unanimously to approve a multi-year mosquito abatement program for the McHenry- McHenry Shores area at a cost of about $23,750. The first major Wde-sh&ritjg promotion in McHenry county hds been started. Sponsored by the McHenry County board in cooperation with the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS), the program will encourage employees to form car- pools. Johnsburg School District 12 took a first step in late March toward ad­ ministering a 1982 summer school program for McHenry county migrant workers' children. Besides the educational benefits the program offers these children, it would provide summer employment for ap­ proximately six Johnsburg teachers. Two young children were killed and the mother was found seriously in­ jured in their home in the Fox Ridge subdivision on McHenry's southwest side. Amy Iwert, age 2'^, and Jeffrey Iwert, age 3 months, were found dead by McHenry police in the garage of the Iwert residence. The mother, Susan M. Iwert, was found critically injured and taken to McHenry hospital. A ruling of homicide brought on by gross neglect is the coroner's jury verdict in the death of a 5-month-old baby Feb. 5. The child, Earl Lee Ketchum, Jr., died at the home of his grandmother in rural Harvard. Mrs. Hester Curry of McHenry, a teacher in the Carl Sandburg Junior high school of Mundelein, has been honored for outstanding service by the Early Adolescent Education association of Illinois. She was recognized for the state award along with one building principal and one board member. Jewel Food stores and Osco drug have announced the opening of a new food and drug store at 4222 Elm street, McHenry, to replace the store which has been at 3718 Elm street for 23 y e a r s , a n d w h i c h c l o s e s A p r i l 2 1 . 1 In purchasing three new buses recently, the District 156 school board departed from its usual practice of rewarding contracts to the lowest bidders. Three 65-passenger bus chassis were purchased from Buss Ford of McHenry for $13,097 each for a total of $49,291. Buss's bid was about $40| higher per unit than the lowest bid submitted. Board members agreed that the slight difference ^ in cost justified keeping the contract local. ( James Althoff, McHenry business fnan. announced that Taylormade ^Golf Co., headed by "Gary Adams, will occupy the old McHenry Flour Mill on Crystal Lake road. Afthotl' bought the local landmark recently and sand­ blasting has been in progress to restore the structure. Taylormade will occupy both its present location in the old Admiral building and the mill, which will be ready for occupancy no later than June 1. "Future Perfect McHenry" is the theme for McHenry's 1982 Fiesta Days as announced recently by Trey Covalt. A highligh^of the 10-day gala will be the filling of a time capsule to be contained in Pearl street park and opened 100 years from now. The McHenry City Council voted to increase the amount of municipal participation in the utility extensions to the new McHenry hospital site. The amount contributgd^will be about $200,000. The McH^nr^. City Council con­ curred in mayoral appointments made at a special meeting but not without considerable discussion and a split vote. Until someone is found to fill the appointment of superintendent of public works. Mayor Stanek an1 nounced he would act in that capacity. Word was received from the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., headquarters in Montvale, N.J., that the lease on the former A&P food store in McHenry has been sold to Scot Lad Foods, Inc., of south suburban Lansing. The Woodstock store will have the same owner. The 1981 tax bills were put in the mail April 23, with the first in­ stallment delinquent after June 4. A small district library on Lily Lake road, one mile south of Rt. 120, serves residents of Eastwood Manor, Settlers Woods, south Val Mar, Kent Acres, Lilymoor, Lakemoor, Fritzsche Estates, and other unincorporated areas east of McHenry. It is now looking to future expansion. Police Cheif George Pasenelli announced that Mrs. Susan Iwert, seriously injured in' a stabbing in the family home in Fox Ridge sub­ division, April 14, has been, or is about to be transferred from McHenry hospital to Northwest Community hospital, Chicago. The case will be presented to the McHenry county grand jury May 4. City Council members pledged cooperation in providing a safe access for children crossing Route 31 to reach Knox park to participate in recreation offered by the city. There is no safe way for school age children riding bikes from western parts of McHenry to cross this busy thoroughfare. Aldermen suggested possible solutions and agreed to investigate what the state might require in order to protect a usable intersection at Lillian street. Aldermen complained about "surprises'\ resulting from the McHenry Shores annexation as several sizable bills appeared among the obligation being processed for payment by the McHenry City Council at the April 19 meeting. A $12,617 bill for employee retirement and other fund deduction remittance and a late appearing $1,632 bill for engineering for a drainage culvert that was never built were held for clarification. The McHenry City CotlfiCil adopted the proposed control budget for 1982- 83 totaling $2.3 million for the city of McHenry without changes or dissenting votes. The council also approved several exceptions to the city hiring freeze and some changes in employee benefit and discipline rules. MAY The zoning petition of Crystal Lake realtor, John Fuhler, received the support of seven councilmen as the council voted to approve two variation requests for the parcel at Green and Elm streets. Alderman Michael Wieser (3rd ward) cast the only dissenting vote and said his primary concern was the lack of offstreet parking. One of the variations ap­ proved waived offstreet parking requirements. In his first day on the job as interim superintendent of public works, McHenry Mayor Joseph Stanek drew fire from Alderman Ray Smith regarding the reassignment of two public work employees. Stanek said he had reassigned two employees and commented that it could be a per­ manent reassignment. McHenry County grand jury brought two indictments for murder against Susan M. Iwert in connection with the April 14 stabbing deaths of Amy and Jeffrey Iwert. The McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3 to 1 in favor of a petition for annexation and zoning of a parcel of land near the McHenry hospital site. The land is located about a quarter-mile north of the Bull Valley road-Route 31 intersection and originally sought "B-3" business zoning and "R-4" residential with a variation. The petitioners are William Newmann. Henry Fleming, John Dodge and John Lampe. Opening arguments and testimony began in the trial of Charles M. Albanese of Spring Grove, charged with two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and two counts of felony theft in the alleged arsenic poisoning deaths of two family members. The trial, expected to last a LUMBER CO. UNSOLVED MURDERS Statements given to FBI agents in Las Vegas, Nev., concerning the 1981 double slaying at the PM Pub, in Lakemoor, were discounted by local authorities. Reputed Chicago mobster, Frank J. C u l o t t a , m a d e statements to federal agents concerning a double homicide that occurred in Lakemoor. "We don't put too much stock in his story ..he hasn't told us anything that he couldn't have read in the papers," said Henry "Hank" Nulle, sheriff of McHenry county. Chief Deputy George Hendle and McHenry County State's Attorney Theodore Floro went to Las Vegas to question Culotta, but returned with no solution to,the June 2,1981, murders of Ronald Scharff and Patricia Freeman in the Lakemoor tavern. 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