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PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer inyites the public to use, this column as an egression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only request is that writers limit themselves to 300 words or less signature, full address and phone number. We ask, too, !that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) THE LANDMARK DEBATE "Dear Editor: "After talking to more than fifty signers of the petition to save Landmark, I find very few who were given any facts about the possible sale. Not one of the fifty knew of the cost that would be involved. So Pm going to try to give you some facts: "I first talked to the Plaindealer about six weeks ago about the sale of Landmark. At that time we were offered less than $140,000 for the building and had the dream we could construct offices in three of the rooms upstairs for about$20,000. This figure emerged from estimates of our own crude drawings. At this point I was in favor of keeping the Landmark school building. However, further study showed this to be impractical; we were told that this being a public building we would need an architect's drawing and specifications, and that certain standards would have to be met. This along with a new gas fired boiler and central air conditioning threw the figure of $20,000 out the window. We were now talking $50,- 000. At about the same time we had an analysis of the Landmark property made to give us a better picture of what figures to work with. This analysis showed the land to be worth about $185,000. This along with the replacement cost of the building is how we came up with the minimum price of $210,000. This seems to be acceptable to those who are interested in purchasing the property. "If the Landmark property is worth $210,000, and it will cost $50,000 to do a decent job of remodeling it for a central office, you, the taxpayers, will have at least $260,000 tied i5> in this old landmark. This woukfmean---- "1. A referendum will be needed to raise the $50,000 to remodel. "2. No taxes will be realized from the property. "3. Upkeep and insurance will run high in this old building. The other side would be: "(A) Sell this old landmark to the highest bidder for $210,- 000, or more. "(B) Collect taxes of about $15,000 per year on the pro- Country Store Atmosphere Michelle Rasmussen and Pam Low of Ring- Days this weekend. Festivities will be held Satwood are shown seated comfortably around an urday, Aug. 26, with a worship service in the old fashion pot-bellied stove which will be church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. featured in the Country Store during Ringwood - Personals Mr. and Mrs. Everett Thompson of Western Springs were dinner guests in the Robert Thompson home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Schondorf, former residents of Mc- Henry and now living in Hot Springs, Ark., attended the funeral of his brother, Louis J. Schondorf, of New Salem, Wis. They also spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Howe visiting old Mends and neighbors. Mrs. Grace Patzke enterperty. "(C) Erect new building for less than $210,000 and use the excess for needed classrooms (or purchase an existing house or building and remodel it for / offices for less than $100,00u and, again, use the excess for needed classrooms) "This second set of reasons sounds more reasonable to me, so I'll have to remain at this stand. "In closing, Pd like to say I too place a sentimental value on Landmark school, but not a quarter of a million dollars worth. Furthermore, if Landmark has a historical value, I don't believe it should be the School District's obligation to preserve it. "Finally "It seems ironic that the last time the elementary school board had twenty-five to thirty persons attend a meeting was when there were complaints about keeping youngsters in that "unsafe" Landmark building. "Sincerely, "Thomas Lawson" tained a group of relatives Sunday honoring her husband, Paul, on his sixty-second birthday and also his brother, Walter, who was 70 years old on Aug. 16 and a nephew, Ralph Patzke, whose thirtieth birthday fell (Hi Aug. 19. Dinner and supper were served with the number 162, the total number of years, formed of candles on the birthday cake as the main attraction. Present for an enjoyable day were the Ralph Patzke family of Champaign; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Patzke, the Paul Patzkes' son, Richard, and family of Grayslake and her mother, Mrs. Bessie Sund, and daughter, Viola Buchert, of Crystal Lake, Mrs. Pearl Patzke and Mrs. Martha Feltz. Mrs. W.A. Covey returned to her home in Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, after spending a few weeks in the home of her son, W.A. Covey, Jr., on Waukegan street. Mesdames Loretta • Adams, Mary Ann Thennes and Theresa Tonyan were recent Chicago visitors where they attended a shower for Miss Carolyn Suskowski given by her sisters. MissSuskowski's marriage to John Harbst will be an event of Sept. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bienapfl have returned from a trip to Minnesota where on Aug. 13 they attended a reunion of Mr. Bienapfl's relatives, the Hines family, at Madison Lake. The get-together attended by more than 100 folks from many parts of the United States was in observance of the arrival of the pioneers of the family, in this country, 110 years ago and also the sixty-fifth wedding anniversary of two of its members, Mr. and Mrs. George Hartung of Madison Lake. The Bienapfls also spent some time with relatives in Mankato, Minn., before returning home. Mrs. Patricia McDaniel and son, Tim, of San Diego, Calif., have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phalin, for several days. Thursday, Aug. 24, accompanied by her mother, they will leave by plane for Fajardo, Puerto Rico, to join the former's husband, James McDaniel, where they will make their home for two years. He has been sent there as a technical representative for his Employer. Mrs. Phalin will return home in a week. The Robert Bigelow family of Fort Jennings, Ohio, and Sister Eleanor of Glendale Heights were weekend guests in the Leo Blake home. Mr. and Mrs. Charlesi Vyqital have returned from ;an enjoyable vacation in Door County Wis. Joan Adams and G&ry.Restivo of Chicago were weekend visitors in the hone of the former's mother, Mrs. Irene Adams. Sister Diane of Moselle was here for a weekend visit with her parents, Mr. $&d Mrs. John R. Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Martin returned to their home in JacksoiMlle, Fla., Friday after spending the past two weeks in the home of his brother, Clinton Maftin. While here Mr. and Mp^f Clinton Martin and their ests enjoyed a trip to Minnesota and North Dakota where they visited relatives. Mrs. Eleanor Manning of Oak Park, was a weekend guest of McHenry relatives. The Richard Snyder family attended a reunion of the Peter Snyder family held in Galena last Thursday. They were accompanied home by his sister, Sister Adeltrude, of Milwaukee who was an over-night guest. She is being transferred to Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 28 where she will teach in a school of all colored children. Rosdlind Rees, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rees, has returned from a two weeks visit in the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Mueller, in Warner Robins, Ga.* Sunday visitors in the Louis Stoffel home were Mr. and Mrs. Hsirold Steber of Milwaukee and the John Bockrath family of Gurnee. Mr. and Mrs. James Justen and children, Michael, Keith and Kathy, returned to their home in Arlington, Va., Sunday after a week's visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Justen. Martin Smith of St. Louis,' a former McHenry resident, is spending a few weeks with relatives here. Mrs. Ben Miller and sister, Miss Elsie Anderson, of Chicago, returned Tuesday of last week from a three weeks trip to Sweden, their homeland, where they visited relatives in Stockholm and Winnerby and also did some sight-seeing. They made the trip by plane. John Karbin is a guest of his aunt, Miss Elsie Anderson, in Chicago, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pitzen and children have returned from a week's vacation at a lodge at Portage Lake, Backus, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bykowski were guests of relatives at Hastings, Minn., several days this week. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frisby of Detroit, Mich., were overnight guests in the home of his uncle, Robert J. Frisby, Sr., last Friday. The former's father, Walter Frisby, of Sioux Falls, S.D., who had been spending the past week here, returned home with them for an extended vacation. Folks from this vicinity who attended a shower tea for Miss Patricia Weber given at Wins Scholarship AUG. 24, 1967 - PLAINDEALER - SEC. I, PG. 5 the home of her sister-in-lawto- be, Mrs. John McClory, in Lincolnshire, Sunday, included Miss Weber, her mother, Mrs. Martin A. Weber, of Johnsburg, her sister, Mrs. Robert Otis, Crystal Lake, also Mrs. J.E. Sayler, Mrs. Wayne Tronson, Mrs. Duane Kennebeck, Mrs. Homer Fitzgerald, Mrs. Mervin Kent and Mrs. Floyd Cooley. 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