SECTION 2 - PAGE 14 • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER M, 1*3 general Growing with balance toward 21st century Food care program for •" - % family day care providers The Quality Child Care Food Program is now available to licensed family day care providers in the McHenry, Lake, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Cook Counties area: It provides reimbursement cm a per meal basis to providers, so that they may serve nutritious and well balanced meals and snacks to the children they care for. The program is a run-off of the National School Lunch Act, which provides money from the United States Department of Agriculture for the public schools breakfast and lunch programs. It is now available to family day care providers Quality Child t service organization, Care, a through non-profit which sponsors the program for the U.S.D.A. In addition to the food program sponsorship, Quality Child Care acts as a resource agency, unique in that it serves people who care for children in their homes, in a family at mosphere. Providers who enroll in tne program through QCC have access to a wealth of resources. Participants on the food program also are provided with tree training workshops on nutrition as, well as monthly newsletters containing articles which speak to all areas per taining to working with children. Providers on the program are also excited about an added benefit to the children's parents, in that it helps to keep day care costs in line. Interested people may call the area coordinator at 312 742-2727 or contact the State Office, Quality Child Care, Suite 1019, Myers Bldg., Springfield, HI., 62701 (217) 525-2800. byOtffWvd Shaw FYee Press News Service Tvro philosophies guide McHemy Cbuaty as it moves toward the 21st century. "Grow with balance" is the dic tum of the axatfy. "Leave the earth in a little better than you fowl it" is the given to Steve Aradas fay Aradas. head of the Mclljly County Flaming Depart to keep those thoughts in i and his staff revise County's Year 2000 Land Use Ran, which is going through its first Tinfrr gjnnp bang tyy the couty in 1979. the plan, which is a guide for commercial, residential, fodurtrW and agricultural growth strategies, has to be updated periodically to make sure the original and trends still hold tr said, adding the canty is the trend in major areas in Mcnenry uounty in tne growth, "hi-tech," does not neoeaaarily andy to the canty, he aaid He eaqpuuned hi-tech industry would not have much to draw from in the coistfy in dther natural or humsn resources. The first major ipkte of the land plan agriculture and was The planning office's next isxlate, wtiich will oover natural resources, open space and recreational is due to be atiished in the neod four to six weeks, and will essentially be an "fcwentocy of all the elements in the cointy," Aradas said. big the nnvner. Using Such oortftnal nutating of the reasoning that people plan is iwnhnT for several t ar, Arams aaid con* Aradas aaid •she 20001 acoording to Aradas, win be a cointy ntKh like it is today, count 234,000 people will live here, an G* crease of almost 67 percent , and agrtrclhie wffl remain the major Award highway project contracts Lake, McHenry and DuPage Counties are among the sites where contracts nave been awarded for various highway projects, the Illinois Depart ment of Transportation said In McHenry County, a $297,783 contract was awarded to Glaze Construction Company, Algonquin, for the bituminous resurfacing of Route 31 in Algonquin and Route 14 in Crystal Lake. Completion is expected by Nov. 15. On both the McHenry County and DuPage County projects, utility companies are tn»M«g other improvements at the same time. On all the projects, motorists are cautioned to be alert to barricades, warning signs, lights and the contractors equipment. rinukl try to attract Ugbt d industry and try to strike a balance between the two, he said. Aradas warned against becoming a one industry ana, since depen dency can lead to big problem* if (he industry falters. Younptown, Ohio, the heart of the steel industry, is a good exan^fe of what M&enry Gouty does not wart to become, he the skiffle have to hear, servsoon OK prune iarmianu m the contfy is a major concern. "If you eat, you're involved in ^rta&ure," he anted from a bunper sticker on % watt of Us cramped courthouse office, which is overflowing with maps and charts. The data from the report, as well as data from a recently released population report, is condensed and put into the land use plan, he Th pnpulfirtn report oryfatns a WEALTH OK aemoorapmc information on the people intne county, inrlurttng how and where they lire, their in come and other data Ftorexanffe. the valueiper acre of farmland has risen from 17.90 in 1850 to $2,436 in 1978. The average value of a tern, in that same period, has skyrocketed from $1,152 to $535,317. TUninWniifc 4m n nil rlu« iJJL WOOQSCOCK IS BXpSCIlBu CO its popiiation to more than 25,000 in the year 2000, and Oystal Lake is predicted to boast more than 40,000 residents by the turn of the century, according to the plan uouw acuu. -x One reason is to make aureearUer aaauu|Akm are valid in caaa the dan is rhuiwyrf in court, he aaid. B^ore the county had a ccm- dflcirions ever written planning in the state," Aradaa i T,A great victory far orderly pfen ning-", ^ Despite what would awnindy be a H&er technical field, Aradas takes pride in the fact that the reports of Us office are written in common RngH«h, not technical entdiiBGrinfl iincxi rfKniwpfirtf it g plmynrtf if an art farm, he aakL Aradas' own I is in urban planning and plan it was much harder flit-*? and arwlqg Aradaa noted i the county won several and was upheld in a w court, on tts land uae plan is being used as a precedent in cfiwr cases in Illinois, Aradas 'That was one of the beat HfeSdui He aakl the nnat imporiMt toal a planner hMia common asiae and the ability to listen. The planner alao Vooksat historical trends and Ustena to the concerna of the people in the area, as wett as studying me recent changes in an Also, he hopefully likes to leave thin# in a little better rfiape than they were given to Urn Name Wait to three state committees producta," he said. "Illinois fa area in the ctxrty, boasting a median family income of almost posts Leade "WienYc the he sail Theurrm paaswu d in industrial to be alert to "Wien Youootown catches cold, warning signs, the whole. Mahoning Valley he contractors' meeaes," he said. JOE M. PESZ COMPLETE DESIGN AND LANDSCAPING (3121439.9321 Hydro Seeding Our Specialty Sodding Patio f Walls ' Hauling $ Excavating 26 Yfars PirSofcalized Service Call Us 4720 W. ELM McHiNRY, ILL. (N*xt To Sofc'a Man OUfc^ SKI DELICACY *65982 DBL. OCC. Round Trip Air A Lodging 4>m l̂ J-l I. •-« U I niTvS HHIylnJ HI Si inn rWW# l/TOn jDiyiMtWcktti "ski^romsn | -- -- u. Mivpvvvp WWW a^^^s Ttcfc«t to • show 153,000 in 1980. Bin and women aged 95-44 made in the largest population group, with 19,916 menlws. The IB and older groip was the groin, but men over 85 Aaid be \mu 111 fit ii J 4ft 1 ii ii -- A< M A* - -grauneg to warn mat mere are twice aa many women aa man in that groin. Overall, Aradas said, the 1- -• 1-- projecooDS uhk m lv/v rX"JTit*ip are nUll vabd, population growth haa not At. n *• - t i- a. A - A il M A 9 A at me rate tia aBpanmere mou0K u would Stfll, they thMk will increaae by about 90;000 in the next 17 years. Now that Fail is approaching GENTCtiitMNfY To visit State Rep. Ron Wait (R- Belvidere) has been ap pointed to three Illinois state committees including the Agricultural Export Ad visory Committee, the newly- formed Statewide Building Code Committee and the State Toll Highway Authority Advisory Committee. Wait -was named to the committee by House Minority ider Lee A. Daniels (R- Elmhurst). "Rep. Wait has been very actiye in legislative issues affecting agriculture, building regulation and tollways during his tenure in the House of Represen tatives," Daniels stressed. "I am very pleased to be able to appoint someone with Ron wait's expertise to each of these committees." Wait said he waa pleaaed with all three appointments and is particularly interested in the Agricultural Export Advisory Council. "As a farmer, I know Illinois needs to find new and effective methods for exporting our abundant agricultural farms have tremendous^ potential and should be usedNt to their fullest. I look forward to serving on this committee aimed at helping Illinois' agricultural industry." Wait also was named to the State Toll Highway Authority Advisory Committee which meets regularly with the toll authority on all matters relating to tollway policy and administration. Rep. Wait has been active in supporting legislation to assist Illinois toll highway users. He successfully sponsored a bill this year which will require the toll authority to maintain all bridges and overpasses on tollway crossroads. At the present time, local govern ments must maintain such structures. ' The Statewide Building Code Committee, to which Wait was also named, was established during the past legislative session to nelp consolidate and update Illinois' building regulations and standards. pumpkin Arrests for residential burglaries festival The non-smokers single club of Northern Illinois will have a carpool trip to the annual Located in the Toy's-R Us Plaza on Deerfield Road, just south of Skokk Highway (Route 41) MMLiai " - - • V, k i- \ t Lower food prices are right around the corner. Because right around the corner is a Pepperidge Farm Thrift Store, where you'll still find old fashioned goodness at old fashioned prices. Pepperidge Farm Thrift stores are over flowing with breads, rolls, pastries, soups and condiments of all kinds. And they taste so good, they turn every meal into a special occasion. The way only Piepperidge ferm can do. Chances are. you won't have to travel far to get to a Pepperidge Rarm Thrift store. ^ t even if you do, at our low prices, it'll still be worth the trip. T H R I F T S T O R E S 1290 Deerfield Road. Highland Park. IL 312/831-3040 festival and parade in Sycamore, 111. The club will leave from the Wauconda Post Office in the Wauconda Shopping Center, highway 176 west of Route 12 Sunday morning, Oct. 30, at 10 a,m. Three McHenry area vouths were arrested Thursday by the McHenry County sheriff's detectives on residential -burglary charges. - - j 'lie youths, mo juveniles and a 17-year-old, are from the pistakee wighianrf« and Sun- nyside area, police said. Hie two male juveniles will be sent through the juvenile court system and Christopher P. Rose, 17, 5416 Thelen, Pistakee Highlands, will be charged through the aduK criminal court system, police said. Rose was arrested on multiple burglary and theft charges. He is being held in McHenry County Jail on $82,000 bond for an Oct. 27 court bearing. At least 12 burglaries have been cleared to date, with ad ditional charges to be plaeed by the Sunnyside Police Depart ment, according to Sheriff Henry "Hank" Nulle. "Most of the burglaries oc curred in recent weeks with money, liquor, jewelry and firearms being the prime target of the youthful offenders," Nuue said. . According to the sheriff, onW jewelry has been recovered. However, the investigation is continuing for additional recovery of proceeds and property. - M C C C A T A L O G O U T L E T S T O R E M C C C A T A L O G O U T L E 1 S T O R E MERCHANDISF Clearance Center 301 W. Virginia St. <Rt. 14) Crystal Lake-815-455-0333 USE CASH, VISA, M.C. or OUR PURCHASING CARD HOURS: Sun. 10-3 Mon., Tues., Sat. 9-5 Wed., Thurs., Fri. 9-8 --WHILE QUANTITIES LAST-- Have vou visited our store in Wauconda? SCARIN' UP SOME DIALS! 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