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Survey Uncovers Needs Hospital Reviews Future Building Plans Physicians in McHenry county see an immediate and pressing need for a psychiatric inpatient unit, an alcoholic detoxification unit, and a continuing care facility for their patients after the acute phase of illness is past. In the wake of a Health Resources Need study by Operation Health, Inc., which showed no additional hospital beds to be needed in McHenry county in the foreseeable future, McHenry. hospital conducted a survey of physicians located in its service area. Asked to list the county's most critical health needs, the doctors almost unanimously listed the number one need: psychiatric inpatient care. Other pf the "top ten" areas of additional health services needed were: alcoholic, trauma, stroke and cardiac continuing care services, drug a b u s e p r o g r a m s , psychogeriatric services; and c o m m u n i t y s c r e e n i n g programs of hypertension, diabetes, and cancer. Also receiving a large number of high priority votes were dietary and nutritional training, and obesity clinic - listed as both inpatient and outpatient services. "The physicians in practice see the daily need for programs which McHenry county lacks," said LeRoy Olsen, president of McHenry hospital's board of directors. "Suicidal crises, panic reactions, acute emotional crises and situational reactions within a fdmily in which the temporary removal of one member is necessary (including mentally retarded individuals): these are the repeated situations which doctors encounter and which frustrate them because our county lacks services to meet these needs." The survey is being used by the McHenry hospital board of directors to update their plan for the use of the hospital's present three-story building when the hospital moves to the planned Northern Illinois Medical center. "The building presently housing McHenry hospital will be devoted to filling the needs so desperately evident throughout the county," Olsen announced. (Continued on page 19) Three Injured In Crash During Snow Storm Three local people were taken to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, last Wednesday afternoon during a heavy snow storm after two cars collided on Route 120 about one-half mile east of Greenwood-Charles road, west of Wonder Lake. Injured in the collision were Carolyn E. Winters of 4514 W. Shore drive, McHenry, and the driver of the other car. Burneal L. Detwiler and his passenger, Scott S. Detwiler, both of 8801 Ramble road, Wonder Lake. They were taken to the hospital b y t h e W o n d e r L a k e a n d Woodstock Rescue squads. No statement on the accident was taken from Mrs. Winters due to her condition. Detwiler told deputies he was west-bound on the highway when he saw the other auto approaching and it appeared to be out of control. The vehicle veered into his lane of traffic and he was unable to avoid impact. (Continued on page 19) * 100 YEARS * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 /, 'y i'VV LCONTEST I VOLUME 99 NUMBER 71 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1975 20 PAGES & ONE SUPPLEMENT Fill School Board 12 CATHERINE ALVARY District 156 JOANN V. HIGGINS District 156 DANIEL J. McNULTY District 156 WM. R. TOLLIFSON District 156 DAVID M. BENRUD District 156 ANNA MAE CUDA District 15 TERENCE HOWARD District 15 JON CARL GEALOW District 15 Condemnation proceedings were filed in Circuit court late in March in connection with improving Rt. 120 from Ringwood-Draper road to Greenwood road. While the procedure of obtaining land by condemnation was not a pleasant thought to anyone, drivers who travel the highway frequently were happy to learn that at long last, some action is forthcoming. The names of twenty-four property owners were listed in the condemnation suit. Most of them We do not know; a few we do and have found them through the years to be fair and interested in progress. These facts seemed sufficient to investigate some of the reasons for protest. Our calls were made at random. One couple stressed that the most important objection was to the principle of the sale offer. Within a three-mile stretch of road, the price range per acre varied from $2,000 to $3,000, even though only frontage property was being used. The husband said the amount they would receive for the purchase of less than a half acre would not have influenced his decision. The same man pointed to the fact that in the past taxes have been asked for state-owned property to the center of the road. A new ruling takes this land off the tax list, but it also prevents a seller from realizing money from its sale. Another property owner said it was just a matter of simple arithmetic. She and her husband were asked to sell one-third of an acre for $700. Her dander was up as she pointed out th$t at the lowest possible cost, this would not pay for more than a third of 2,000 feet of frontage fencing. Asked if she wouldn't enjoy a good, new road past her door, the same lady responded quickly in the affirmative. She has lived almost twenty-five years on what she described as this "rotten" road and would rejoice to see an improvement. Then she told of her ex­ perience with repairs. The portion of curved high­ way running past her home had been the scene of numerous accidents, mostly she said because of the condition of the road. One young driver narrowly escaped with her- life when her car went out of control, and this set the property owner in action. Her letters to the state brought no reply, she noted. However, one day crews arrived and ripped up an entire section and replaced it. Not one accident has occurred since that time. The lady who was un­ successful in her own com­ plaints claims to have learned, first hand, that it took a* very loud complaint from a trucking firm to bring results. Another land owner has refused to sell because payment would not nearly compensate for the in­ convenience of a temporary road through his front lawn. This man, and others who claim to have had experience with easements in the past, feel not enough payment is received for the damage done to their property. One protester said the in­ formational meeting held a few months ago at Valley View school provided satisfactory explanation of State Highway plans. However, she was quick to add that since that time very little has been told to property owners. Then she added, "Most of us are reasonable people, and would be glad to cooperate". One thing is sure, probably every resident living along the proposed improvement would like to see a good highway in front of his home. Some admit to having resisted a suggestion for a four-way highway, but are eager to have a good, safe, 2- lane road to travel. Is this another case of big government failing to com­ municate with little people? K A F. McHenry Hosts School Board Division Meeting Area school board members and administrators will gather at the McHenry West high school Wednesday, April 9, to take part in the spring con­ ference and dinner meeting of the Kishwaukee division of the Illinois Association of School Boards. James Althoff, president of the District 156 school board, will extend greetings to the visitors. The evening meeting consists of a dinner, keynote address, and six.-concurrent special High Speed Chase Ends In Arrest Of Driver Body A high speed chase which started on Elm street in McHenry Sunday morning about 12:03, ended about twenty-five minutes later on Route 31, south of Richmond. Arrested was William True, 17. of 1509 N. Richmond road, McHenry. He was charged by McHenry police with reckless Search For Of Girl In Lake-River Wisconsin law enforcement officials are searching for the body of a sixteen-year-old girl who was reportedly shot several times and thrown off the Fox River bridge on the Racine-Kenosha county line. Sheriff Polansky of Kenosha, Wis., contacted McHenry County Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell and informed him that a homicide involving the girl was reported to his department March 23. Sheriff Polansky felt there was a possibility that the girl's body may have floated into the Fox lake or Fox river areas. Sheriff Tyrrell is requesting that people living along the Chain O'Lakes'and Fox river notify his department if they see anything on the river which might pertain to this homicide. Clara Wiedrich Dies At Age 101 driving, fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer and no valid driver's license due to curfew violation, as well as a charge of fleeing and at­ tempting to elude a police of­ ficer by county authorities. His bond was set at $550 with court appearance scheduled May 14. The chase began when Of­ ficer Gary Wigman of the McHenry Police department saw True's car proceeding west in the 3700 block of Elm street. After stopping at. the traffic light, the driver started up and began driving in an erratic manner. He traveled from Route 120 to Meadow, to Home, and back onto 120, where he left the city limits and was pursued toward Wonder Lake. County squads were notified and took up the chase. Deputy Sheriff Charles Terrell spotted True's auto at (Continued on page 19) Biographical sketches of all candidates, along with their views on problems in their districts and how to meet them, appear on another page in this issue. Large numbers of voters are expected to go to the polls in five separate school districts next Saturday, April 12. The hours in all voting locations will be noon to 7 p.m. In High School District 156, five persons, two women and three men, will be seeking to fill two vacancies. Incumbents are Catherine Alvary of 602 N. Green street, seeking her third term, and Joanne V. Higgins of 4315 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake. Mrs. Higgins is serving on an appointment, filling out the unexpired term of Howard Weiss, who died last summer. Three other candidates, all new to District 156 competition, are Daniel J.McNulty of 2004 N. Woodlawn, William R. Tollifson, 4800 W. Shore, and David M. Benrud, 3714 I Millstream. District 156 voting will be held in five precinct polling places. They are the McHenry high school East campus, the community center at Lakemoor, the beach house, McCullom Lake, James Bush school, Johnsburg, and the Harrison school building, Wonder Lake. Contests also exist in Con­ solidated Grade School District 15, where Anna Mae Cuda of 3911 Clearbrook seeks her third term. Another vacancy also exists through the decision of Robert Thornton not to run for reelection. Candidates besides Mrs. Cuda are Terence Howard of 1401 N. Fairview lane, Jon Carl Gealow of 2903 N Bay view lane and Gary Lockwood of 2027 N. Woodlawn Park. Two will be elected. In District 15, there will be Three polling places. They will be located at the McHenry high school East campus, the community center in ikemoor, and the beach house in McCullom Lake. Gloria Coughlin of jl226 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, is the only incumbent seeking another three-year term for membership on the Harrison school board at Wonder Lake. George Street is retiring at the end of this term. Others seeking to fill the two vacancies are Patricia Sullivan of 3117 E. Lake Shore drive, Ronald Gohl of 4804 Winnebago and Forrest (Len) Stauffer of 1607 South drive. Harrison school voting will take place at the school building, 6809 McCullom Lake road. Wonder Lake. The only election expected to a quiet one is in Johnsburg School District 12. Three in­ cumbents have reelection. The names of Stanell of 1318 Old Charles Boak of Hillcrest place and Bobbie Hart of 4403 Hickoryway drive, will on the ballot. In filed lor Barbara Bay road, 4013 N. be Voting in Johnsburg District GARY LOCKWOOD District 15 12, will be at the James C. Bush school, 2117 Church street. All terms run for three years. Fourteen voting precincts have been established by the board of trustees of McHenry County College District 528 for the regular election scheduled April 12. (in that date the electorate will . vote for two members of the board for the lull term of three years. The candidates for the vacancies are Dr. William T. Ryan of Crystal Lake and Robert J Weidner of Harvard, both in­ cumbents. The following local polling places have been established: McHenry, Precinct 8, the cafeteria of the East campus, high school; Richmond-Burton. Precinct 9, the lobby of the Richmond Burton Community high school; Johnsburg, Precinct 10, Johnsburg school; Wonder Lake, Precinct 11, Harrison school; Greenwood, Precinct 12, Greenwood school. Engineering For College Firm Accepts Responsibility Sewer Extension "Mismatch" A Ms« * « il JNiVU interest groups. The keynote speaker is Stewart Diamond a partner in the Chicago law firm of Ancel. Glink, Diamond & Murphy. The six special interests groups are school finance in Illinois; let's take another look at the resource equalizer; school boards and pressure groups; effective use of the teacher tenure law; the board's responsibility for curriculum: development of school board (Continued on page 19) CLARA WIEDRICH Mrs. Clara Wiedrich is shown on her 101st birthday last August at the Pistakee Bay Nursing home^^ Mrs. Clara Wiedrich, at 101 believed to be McHenry's oldest resident, died Thursday, April 3, at the Woodstock Residence. Mrs. Wiedrich was born Aug. 21, 1873, in Ringwood, where she was a lifetime resident. She was the daughter of John and Clarice Noble Coates. (Continued on page 19) The question of blame in the extension of sewer facilities at the new McHenry Community college campus was resolved at the last meeting of MCC trustees. George Hecht of Baxter and Woodman appeared at the meeting and read a letter from his firm which stated his company was responsible for the "mismatch". On-site sewer facilities were installed by Kuch and Ingram under the direction of architects for the campus project, Schutte, Mochon, Hackworthy, Juerisson, Inc. The college contracted with Baxter and Woodman to design an off-site sewer extension from the city of Crystal Lake to a point which would meet with on-site sewer facilities. However, when each con­ tractor had completed his job, it was discovered that the two were 180 feet apart. "The mismatch of the off-site sewer and the on-site sewer was due to the omission of a distance of approximately 180 feet of 8-inch sewer of our design of the off- site sewer," Hecht read. In order to tie sewer lines together to serve the campus, it will be necessary to extend the on-site sewer a distance of 330 feet to connect into an existing on-site manhole, Hecht said. This would have to be done by the on-site sewer contractors since this is where the con­ nection is necessary. Hecht reported that Robert Hackworthy of the ar­ chitectural firm, told his firm the cost of installing the inter­ connecting sewer "determined on a time and material basis by the on-site sewer contractor" would cost a maximum of $8,520. Hackworthy also advised that this cost would be paid by the State Capital Development board of which the college's share is 25 percent or $2,130 from the proceeds of the general obligation bonds which were sold for this project. "Since the original design error which caused the sewer mismatch is our responsibility, we hereby offer to reimburse McHenry County college for its share of the 8-inch inter­ connecting sewer by giving such as credit in our engineering fee for the off-site sewer," Hecht stated. It was pointen cut by Hecht that if the design of the off-site sewer had correctly met the on-, site sewer location, the con­ struction cost of the off-site sewer would have included an additional $3,113.63 based on the contract unit prices by Kuch and Ingram Hecht concluded the letter, "We sincerely apologize for this design omission and any embarrassment it may have brought to the college trustees and administration". Since all construction of on- site projects are under the full direction of the CDB, trustees moved to accept Baxter and Woodman's reimbursement offer as per the letter and let the CDB make necessary ad­ justments regarding the sewer situation at the completion of campus construction. In other business, College Business Administrator Nat Pohl said the county treasurer had advised that the distribution of taxes will be late this year. The first payment would probably not be made until August Therefore, tax anticipation warrants were issued for a total of $450,000. Bids were sought from area banking institutions and the following tax an ticipation warrants were ap proved by the board; $200,(MM, from Harvard State bank at 5 per cent interest, $130,(MM) from Home State bank of Crystal Lake at 54 percent interest and $120,(MM) from McHenry State bank at 54 percent interest Approval was also given to transfer $82,(MM) from the Site and Construction fund to the Education fund for a period of 30 days until the money is received from banking tran­ sactions. Trustees went on record as supporting college sponsorship to assist senior citizens in determining ways of utilizing some of the special funding available for eligible citizens in the county. The college will act as the funding source lor the newly established^JSenior Citizen's council under the direction of Mrs Marion Palmer of Marengo, who is chairman of the Steering committee. Monies for this project will be totally funded from Title III of the Older Americans act to handle social services as transportation, housing in­ f o r m a t i o n , r e c r e a t i o n , protective services, etc., and T i t l e V I I f o r n u t r i t i o n a l (Continued on page 19) . George Hecht of the firm of Baxter and Woodman appears before meeting of McHenry County college trustees to tell them his company was responsible for "mismatch" in the extension of sewer facilites on the new campus. ^ J Vacancies April