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Page 10 NORTHWEST HERALD Section B Tuesday, September 17,1985 Regional Pet photos . (Continued from page IB) A squeaker doesn't work for Mr. Adams. "He acts like he's deaf," Coss said. "Maybe the medication he's on has a side effect." Mr. Adams is afflicted with a bladder problem that will kill the eight-year-old cat in the near fu­ ture. Cymonas, who owns four other cats, is having Mr. Adams' picture shot as a Christmas present for her mother. Finally, after the first try nearly succeeded, his aloof demeanor is broken by Coss' striking a light with a stick, creating a scraping noise. She then scratched the ceiling, and Mr. Adams first photo was taken. Several more tricks followed. Coss held her cat, the award-win­ ning Sundance Outrider, in front of Mr. Adams. Perhaps thinking he's finally met one of his own kind, Mr. Adams pays close attention to the other cat. Thanks to her feline, Coss is able to snap several more photos. Stamping feet and making noise succeeds in a few more shots, and Mr. Adams first - and probably last -- day as a photographer's model has come to an end. "Yeah, he's usually really good," Cynowa said, wondering what had happened to her usually obedient pet. Coss isn't alone among area pet photographers. Earl Donoho, six-, year owner of The Village Photog­ rapher in Algonquin, has tried his hand at pet photography, but pre­ fers human subjects. "It takes a combination of a lot of patience and setting the dog where you want it to sit over and over, with help from the owner. It de­ pends on the degree of discipline, obviously," he said. • "I use liverwurst. I put some on my hand and they get a scent of it. You'd be surprised at how you can make them move anyway you want them to. A big problem is getting them to keep their tongues in be­ cause that's the way they sweat -- they don't have pores like we do," he added. Wendy Veugeler of the Cellar Stu­ dio in Crystal Lake hasn't had many problems with pets: "They're usu­ ally easier than children. Most of the ones I see are well-behaved. Very seldom will I get one that isn't." She's taken family portraits with pets included -- be they dogs, cats, goldfish, parrots or even ponies. "I had a rabbit in here last week, and it was better than a dog. It just sat there. It was great," Veugeler said. The toughest animals to work with, she said, are cats. "You can't get them to sit and it's hard to get an expression," Veugeler said. Coss can attest to that. She, like her cohorts mentioned above, takes pictures of other subjects like hu­ mans and weddings, for instance. Taking photos of people is OK, and helps pay the bills. But when it comes to keeping the job interesting and full of surprises, pets will take top billing every time -- even if they're like Mr. Adams. Good Shepherd physicians i keep up to date by telephoned Physicians at Good Shepherd hos­ pital near Barrington will again par­ ticipate in a series of continuing medical education teleconferences beginning Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the hospital. • The 30-program Ohio Medical Educational Network (OMEN) se­ ries is one way doctors at Good Shepherd keep abreast of new ad­ vances in medicine. Physfcians at the hospital have been taking part in the OMEN programs for the past four years. The once-a-week 11 a.m. confer­ ences originate "live" from the Ohio State University campus in Colum­ bus, Ohio. Through these teleconfer­ ences, the doctors at Good Shepherd interact with guest lecturers from six medical institutions: the Ohio State University in Colombus, the University of Cincinnati, Case West­ ern Reserve University in Cleve land, The Cleveland Clinic, Wriglii State University in Dayton, and the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. * The first 30 minutes of each tele­ conference is devoted to a slide/lec­ ture presentation by at least tw6 physician-panelists. The last half hour consists of a two-way discus^ sion in which panelists respond tb questions and comments phoned from hospitals taking part. Friends of the McHenry Association for the Re­ tarded honored Dixie Hogan (right) last week on her retirement as president following 10 years of service in that office. Joining in the ceremonies Don Peasley Photography were Bruce Smyth (far left), newly-elected presi­ dent from McHenry, and Robert Lambourn, ex­ ecutive director. Praising Dixie Hogan for her con­ tribution in shaping the future of many disabled people, Robert Lam­ bourn, executive director of the Mc­ Henry County Association for the f Retarded, led the applause for the retiring president of the county-wide organization last week. Hogan served as president for the past 10 years and continues as a board member. Lambourn recalled when Hogan became president, the Pioneer Center had an operating budget of $620,000, compared to to­ day's budget of $3.5 million. "In 1975 we had five facilities and served 196 clients," Lambourn said. "Today, we have 10 locations and serve over 950 people. Dixie has made a significant contribution to the growth and level of sophistica­ tion Pioneer Center has achieved." Concluding the dinner with board members and friends of Hogan, a Crystal Lake resident, Lambourn asserted, "All here join me in ex­ pressing the pride we have for your enthusiasm, interest and support over the past decade." Bruce Smyth, newly-elected presi­ dent who assumed office last week, served as master of ceremonies for the program. First aid and CPR classes to be taught at Memorial First aid and cardiopulmonary re­ suscitation (CPR) will be the sub jects of two different courses to be taught at Memorial Hospital. A two- session course in first aid will be taught on Tuesday, Sept. 17 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Memorial Hospital's lower level conference center. The free, Red Cross-approved course will help participants learn what to do when such unexpected happenings as a broken arm, cut foot, or insect bites occur. A $10 fee will cover the cost of materials sup­ plied each participant in this course. The CPR class will also be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 7 to 11 p.m. in the hospital's lower level confer­ ence center. Participants will earn an American Heart Association cejr* tificate in this free community set- vice program. Memorial Hospital staff members will conduct this timely class which includes demon­ strations, followed by practice with/ Resusci-Anne. MENTAL HEALTH MEETING The Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County will hold its regular board of directors meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the McHenry office, 4302- G West Crystal Lake Road, McHen­ ry, and the public is invited to attend. To register, call (815)338-2500, ext. 339, or 321 for the first aid course and ext. 216 for the CPR class. Retired teachers : meet Sept. 25 The McHenry County Retired Teachers' Association will hold its September meeting on Wednesday; Sept. 25 at the Grace Luthenfa Church on Kishwaukee Valley Road in Woodstock. Lunch will be served at noon. The McHenry County Sheriff's De­ partment will present a program on "Safety and Fraud." % All retired teachers and admini^ trators are invited and urged to atr tend the meeting. Call (815) 459-2059 by Wednesday, Sept. 18 to make £ reservation. CUB claims utilities overcharge for taxes Illinois electric utilities charged their customers $690 million in 1964 federal income taxes which they never actually paid to the IRS, consumer groups charged. Government documents show that Illinois' seven top utilities are now holding more than $4.1 billion in unpaid income taxes which they have collected from consumers over the past 30 years. Citizens Utility Board (CUB) President Howard Learner said these "phantom taxes" added as much as $125 to the average elec­ tric bill last year and blasted a federal law which requires utilities to collect these taxes. CUB was joined by the Labor Coalition on Public Utilities and others in urging support for H.R. 3018, federal legislation which would restore the right of state utility regulators to limit phantpm taxes. Phantom taxes are created because federal tax laws, require utilities to charge their customers as if they did not receive certain tax breaks. Utilities are able to cut their tax liability with tax breaks such as the 10 percent in­ vestment tax credit and the celerated cost recovery syst Nationwide, 125 major utilities billed their customers for a record $7.4 billion in federal income taxes they did not currently owe the government, according to the Washington-based Environmental Action Foundation. These utilities are currently holding $41.5 billion in unpaid income taxes, with Com­ monwealth Edison leading the na­ tion with $2.1 billion in ac­ cumulated deferred taxes. "Hard-pressed northern Illinois families can only respond with fury to the news that once again Commonwealth Edison tops the list of electric utilities nationwide in squirrelling away tax money," said Martin Heckmann, president of the Labor Coalition on Public Utilities. "Unneeded taxes shouldn't be collected; unused taxes should be returned to the ratepayers." In reports filed with the U.S. Department of Energy, the top seven Illinois utilities listed more than $856 million as expenses for federal income taxes, while they actually owed ony $167 million. Edison had the state's largest overcharge ($401 million); Union Electric had the second-largest overcharge with $145 million. Other overcharges included Il­ linois Power ($75 million), CIPS ($28 million), Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric ($21 million), CILCO ($15 million) and Interstate Power ($3 million). A loophole in the IRS code allows utilities to charge customers for the utilities' tax bill as if the full 46 percent corporate income tax rate was being paid to the government. Tax breaks such as income tax credits and ac­ celerated depreciation drastically reduce a utility's tax bill, but these savings are not passed on to the ratepayer. <• "The faster a utility grows, the more phantom taxes it can collect, and the longer it can delay paying its fair share of federal income taxes," Learner charged. "This federal policy encourages utilities to make wasteful investments in new power plants when they should be promoting energy effi­ ciency," he added. Legislation introduced recently in Congress would address the problem, according to Learner. The "Least Cost Electric Utility Tax Act of 1985" -- now before the House Ways & Means Committee -- was introduced by Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Rep. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. Learner said CUB's 120,000 members would be mobilized to urge sup­ port of the legislation by Illinois' Congressional delegation. PLAY EDITION ADDITION w Scientists working on test to detect CF September 15-21 has been declared Cystic Fibrosis Week. The disease kills more children each year than diabetes and muscular dystrophy combined. The week was declared in order to inform the public that • CF is the number one inherited killer of chil­ dren and young adults in the U.S.^F causes the body to produce an ab­ normal amount of glue-like mucus that clogs the lungs and intestines, resulting in severe breathing and digestive problems. . Some 30,000 people in the U.S. have CF. Early diagnosis, however, can entend the length and quality of life for children with the disease. Research and treatment tech­ niques have helped prolong the lives of people with CF, but there is still no test to identify the approximately 10 million Americans who are carri­ ers of the CF gene. Scientists are working on genetic answers, as well as a prenatal test to identify CF in an unborrrchild. 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