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North Western R.R. Company Under Fire End Of An Era was the end of aa era last weekend when the passenger train serving riders between McHenry and Richmond made Its last ran. The train at ri^it, with light, Is shown leaving its starting point In McHenry for Chicago Sunday night at 7:St. Trains at left are parked on side tracks. The halt of service between the two cities was anaonnced last week by the Regional Transportation Agency, now In charge of passenger service. A spokesman for the Chicago & North Western Railway said Its oldest timetable, from March af lSM, shows service between McHenry and Richmond at that time. She also pointed Set that the line was built in 1854 by the Fox River Valley railroad. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 ' VOLUME 105 NUMBEIT2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1980 1 SECTION ' 1!'" 24 PAGES 25' The Chicago and North Western (CNW) railroad company came under fire from at least one McHenry resident, and aldermen at Monday night's Council meeting said they had received other complaints stemming from the recent change in service. In a letter to the Council, read by Alderman Michael Wieaer, the proprietor of a Main street rooming house said the locomotives were being started at 5:15 a.m., and added that one engine was being run all day Sunday. The property owner also expressed concern over the CNW practice erf parking s, running engine on the spur, track in close proximity to the storage tanks of the Northern Illinois Propane company. The railroad station in McHenry became the "end of the line" last weekend when commuter service to Richmond was abandoned by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). City Attorney Bernard Narusis said that at this point the question was a legal one and pointed out that jurisdiction over the operation of the CNW in the' city limits may have been preempted by the state. In certain situations, he explained, the state preempts the power of the municipality to avoid^ a tyrannical imposition of restrictions upon the utility or transportation company. Narusis said he would look into the matter to determine just what the City can do to offset the nuisance created by the company. The Council also spent a good deal of time debating the rate that would be charged "non residential users" of the City sewer system who had previously been charged a flat rate. Earlier in the year, the rates for residential users were raised $2, from $3 per month to $5 per month. Likewise, the rates for large volume non-residential (commercial) users of the sewer lines were upped from $.65 per 1,000 gallons to $.75 per 1,000 gallons. Mayor Joseph Stanek argued that it was unfair for a single building with three o c c u p a n t s ( s m a l l businesses) to pay three or four times as much for sewer service as anyone else. At the flat rate, the charge for the single building that housed three businesses came to $68.50 in the billing period. The mayor argued that if those businesses were charged the commercial rate of $.75 per 1,000 gallons of water used, the charge would have amounted to about $19. Some of the aldermen felt the businesses should be charged more because they could use the bills as a tax deduction and the cost could be passed on to the consumer. A l d e r m a n G e o r g e Harker's motion to let the present rate structure stand was defeated in a 4 to 4 vote. Aldermen Harker, Wieser, Adams and Meurer voted in favor while Aldermen Nolan, Datz, Schooley and Mayor Stanek voted against the measure. Alderman Pepping was absent for the vote. City Attorney Narusis explained that/according to law, where ordinances concern revenues, the Council needed to pass a motion by at least five votes. The ordinance was amended so that c o m m e r c i a l u s e r s previously charged the flat rate would be subject to a minimum charge of $5. When the gallonage exceeded a predetermined amount, the user would automatically lie charged the higher commercial rate of $.75 per 1,000 gallons. This amendment was passed with Aldermen Wieser and Schooley dissenting. Head-On Crash Injures Officer, Motorists Teacher Negotiations Tell Contract Impasse Reports both from tho McHenry High School Teachers' association and tho board of education Negotiations committee declare an impasse in current contract negotiations. Each side has presented an assessment of the situation as it existed early this week. T Top 4-H Winners To Illinois State Fair TEACHERS BOARD NEGOTIATORS According to Ronald Schmitt, the head negotiator for the McHenry High School teachers' association, Contract negotiations between the teachers and the board of education hav;e reached a deadlock. Effective Monday, Aug. 4, a state of impasse exists and the two parties will begin negotiations with a federal mediator. This is the second time a state of impasse has occurred this summer, he pointed out. Schmitt stated that it was hoped the nightly meetings this past week would have produced a fair settlement. * "The high school teachers' Association is coming off a two-year contract during which time the cost of living has far surpassed salary increases, while salary increases for administrators and non-certified staff have far exceeded the teachers' raises," stated Schmitt. He continued, "I also question how the board can justify the cost of hiring an additional administrator for this year when teacher salaries and classroom materials have not kept up with cost of inflation. In addition to salary, we have not reached an agreement on such items as binding arbitration and insurance." Schmitt feels it is important to keep the public informed on the progress of negotiations since it is a matter of concern to the entire community. He further stated that he hoped a fair settlement will be readied in the near future. A call from Dorothy McEachren of the McHenry County Historical society asking for two copies of the Plaindealer's centennial Edition of Aug. 6, 1975, prompted us to check the file. Sure enough, this was our anniversary, and the publication date was the same five years later - Wednesday, Aug. 6. "When Jay Van Slyke launched an odd-looking journal with the front page c o v e r e d w i t h advertisements in August of 1875, his most fantastic dreams could never have envisioned the changes that Would take place in the next 100 years". Those were the words of a lead article introducing the 186-page history of McHenry and its environs five years ago. In the meantime we have met -the grandson of the newspaper's founder, Dr. Burton Van Slyke of New York. It was our pleasure to spend part of a day last October reminiscing with Dr.Van Slyke and his wife, showing them some of the areas of greatest historical Significance in the city. On anniversaries such as this, memories come easily, tod those of us who have been part of the newspaper family for many years find o u r s e l v e s m a k i n g Comparisons. •->; We have grown since 1975. The building is the same but we have modernized. Computers have entered the printing field to a greater extent, and we have not been left behind. Small, TV-like screens display what busy fingers type. Proof readers (sometimes to our dismay) are becoming a part of yesterday. And the personnel has changed. Many remain, but even a hurried look at the photos of employees in the Plaindealer's special section of the centennial issue tells the familiar story. We live in an age of transiency. Some of them became good friends and contact has continued. Others we meet seldom, but there is no denying a tie that remains from the hectic cooperation of once having met deadlines together. As we turn the pages, it becomes clear that the next anniversary issue will record enormous changes from 1980. Just as we chuckled at the photos of linotypes, now almost extinct, readers of tomorrow will smile as they compare the computer innovations of today with more sophisticated models being introduced each year. In the section devoted to McHenry, the name of Richard Bishop stands out at the top of the list of village presidents. McHenry was incorporated Aug. 10, 1872, but not then as a city. Did Mr. Bishop have any problems in the sparsely populated settlement of another era? History has (Continued on page 22) The District 186 board of education Negotiations committee reported this week that the declared impasse by the McHenry Community High School Teachers association was taken by the association despite the board's offer of a 10 percent increase for the 1960-81 school year. The declaration of impasse by the Teachers association included a request for mediation. The mediator chosen will come from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation service. The mediator's rede is to make an effort to somehow stimulate the negotiations. However, the responsibility for reaching a settlement remains with the board and the association, according to the Negotiations committee. During the process of negotiations, the Teachers association has claimed that they need to catch up due to last year's increase, which they fed was too low. In point of fact, says the committee, the teachers received an 8.28 percent Lottery Date Set For Ballot McHenry County Clerk Rosemary Azzaro will conduct a lottery Monday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m. in the county clerk's office, Room 202, courthouse, 2200 North S e m i n a r y a v e n u e , Woodstock. The purpose is to determine ballot position between the two established political parties in McHenry county for the general election to be held November 4, 1980. The lottery is open to the public and anyone wishing to attend may do so. Council Pays Tax Deficit The board of directors of i he McHenry County Senior Citizens council, in regular monthly session, learned from Executive director Jane Althoff of McHenry that the council has now paid its entire 1960 withholding tax deficiency to the Internal Revenue Service. She also reported that a plan was implemented May 1 to en­ sure that amounts witheld from employee paychecks (Continued on page 22) salary increase far the 19T9- 86 school year. A spokesman continued, "This increase compares favorably to the 8.02 percent average increase received by Chicago area high school teachers ior the last school year. This average was reported in the twenty-ninth annual study of Chicago area teacher salaries by Professor Frank Endicott of Northwestern university." 4-Hers faced the judges last week when all Arts and Crafts and Knitting and Crochet projects were judged in Building "D" on ihe fairgrounds. The judging is done on a face-to-face basis between the judge and the 4-H'ers entered in the class being judged. McHenry area girls were prominent among ihe top .ouiags. • State fair winners and alternates were Selected in •all the areas judged. They intrude: Macrame': Alternate, Laurie Nank of McHenry. Siitchery: Lee Tomlinson, McHenry. W e a v i n g : A l t e r n a t e , Sherri Christy, McHenry. Weaving: Judy Vyduna, McHenry. Casting: Debbie Swinford is the Slate Fair delegate and Lee Tomlinson is the alternate. Both girls are from McHenry. L e a i h e r c r a f t : K e r r i Boettcher, Wonder Lake. Alternate is Michelle Mit- terling, Wonder Lake. Painting (Oils and Acrylics): Lee Tomlinson, McHenry. Painting (Water Colors): Jeanette May, McHenry is first alternate. Printing: Jeanette May, McHenry. Drawing (Sketching) : Judy Vyduna, McHenry. Ceramics (hand formed original design): Karen Pickering, Richmond. Seth (Continued on page 22) A head-on collision near Algonquin involving an Illinois State police squad car left three people seriously injured last Thursday morning. According to the police report, an auto driven by Valerie A. Arsenau, of 3703 Lee street, McHenry, was heading south on Route 31 when it crossed the center line and struck the northbound police car head- on. Ms. Arsenau and a passenger in her auto, her mother, Amalia Miller, of 3700 Route 173, Richmond, were taken to Sherman hospital in Elgin. Ms. Miller was still in the intensive care unit at the hospital on Monday morning and Ms. Arsenau was listed in fair condition. The state trooper, Victor J. Centanni, of Elgin, was listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit of St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin. Ms. Arsenau was ticketed for improper lane usage. Dewayne Nickolas, of 806 Nancy, McHenry, was cited for driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license after his car struck a parked truck at about 10:45 p.m. Thursday. Nickolas told police he was approaching a hillcrest on Lily Lake road and did not see the truck. According to the report, the last driver of the truck said he parked the truck with the flashers activated when m e c h a n i c a l p r o b l e m s developed. Nickolas also told police he did not see any flashers or lights on the vehicle before the collision. Donald W. Bockhorst, of 715 Center street, McHenry, was transported to McHenry hospital early Monday morning after his car want off Lincoln road and hit a guardrail. According to the report, B o c k h o r s t w a s uncooperative and refused to make a statement. Randy S. Myatt, of 2102 (Continued on page 22) Award Top Fair Entries A Wonder Lake woman not only won a best-of-show award in the open class for flowens at the McHenry Count! fair last week, but she &80 accumulated the most fblue ribbons for her flower entries. She is Marie de Greef, of 3725 Greenwood drive, who won the same recognition in 1979, and the previous year accumulated the most points for home economics, including both flowers and foods. Her flower entries this year were specimens and arrangements. Ms. de Greef explained that she has no greenhouse, but raises the plants from seed in a breezeway. She was born in South Africa and came to this country to study. A dietician, she has been employed at M e m o r i a l h o s p i t a l , Woodstock, for the past 23 years. Among 4-H winners in the horse show was Kris Limbaugh of Cherry Valley, whose entry was judged reserve champion in halter horse or pony class. Among open class sheep entries, Tim Watkins of McHenry had the champion Corridale ram, the champion Corridale ewe, the reserve champion Corridale ewe and the reserve grand champion ram. Other winners from this area included Karen Kantlehner of Spring Grove, who showed a rabbit in the Junior class that was judged best of opposite sex to the best-of-show entry of Don Frey of Woodstock. Miss Kantlehner also had her rabbit entries judged as best meat pen and best opposite Champagne. In the same class, Don Thennes of McHenry had the best New Zealand red, white and black and best entry opposite red, white and Mack. Among 4-H rabbits, Donald Thennes of the Lincoln Cloverleaves had the tampion New Zealand entry and also reserve champion. Debbie Griggs, also of the Cloverleaves, displayed the reserve grand champion guinea pig. Home economics drew many entries from the McHenry area and the results listed several among top winners. Rates best of class winners were Vicki Van Every, Community Clovers and Gophers, Solon Mills, Meals Today the Easy Way; Jodi Butel. Lincoln Cloverleaves, McHenry, Foods With An International Flavor; and Judy Vyduna, also of that club, with Meat In Your Meals. Ben Finkbeiner topped the Tailoring class, and Shelly Von Bruchenhein had the best Photography. Both are from the Cloverleaves. Beaten, Robbed Man Placed In Car Trunk A routine traffic stop by Hebron police on Route 47 resulted in the arrest of-four men who had beaten, robbed and locked another man in the trunk of his own car. According to the police report, st about 1:40 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, a car heading south on Route 47 Was stopped for a traffic violation. The officer discovered that a man was locked in the trunk of the auto. The McHenry County Sheriffs police arrived to (Continued on page 22) Blue Ribbons Tops At Fair Marie de Greef, Wonder Lake, received the most blue ribbons in open class flower competition at the McHenry County fair. She also received a best of show ribbon for an entry of six specimen blooms. The plaque for most blue ribbons was given by the Garden Clubs of McHenry County. Don Peasley Photography