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Seek Presidency RONALD REAGAN JOHN ANDERSON JIMMY CARTER Set Hospital Relocation Hearing For November 6 Interested citizens will have an opportunity to testify regarding McHenry hospital's relocation and expansion at a special public hearing to be held Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. in the McHenry city hall, nil N. Green street, McHenry, according to an announcement by Anthony Corcoran, executive director of the hospital. The public hearing has been called by the Health Systems agency of Kane, Lake and McHenry counties, to provide an opportunity for the general public to give testimony either in support of or in opposition to hospital's application. The hospital proposes move from its presi location on Waukegan road to a 100-acre site about two miles away at the southeast corner of Route 31 and Bull Valley road. The hospital's board of directors first discussed such a move 12 years ago, and in 1872 an initial permit to build was granted by the Illinois Department of Public Health under existing guidelines. At that time, however, funding was problematic and the plan was postponed. Today the project could be funded through tax-exempt bonds issued by a relatively new state agency, the Illinois Health Facilities authority. According to Corcoran, the (Continued on page 18) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Suurb UNiuiuia VOLUME 105 NUMBER 27 FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1980 2 SECTIONS 28 PAGES 25' Big Registration Indicates Heavy County Vote Election night results will be available at the Woodstock Daily Sentinel. The office will be open from 6 p.m. to midnight Tuesday, Nov. 4. In­ terested persons may call 338-1300. With debate rhetoric a reminder of the stands of presidential candidates, voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 4, to elect the nation's highest office holder as well as many others on a federal, state and county level. Only when the votes are counted will McHenry county know whether the high number of registrants in recent weeks will take advantage of their voter rights. CoUnty Clerk Rosemary Azzaro said there are now 84,711 voters registered in the county. Of this number, 7,711 registered only within the last few months. As of June 1 of this year, the number was only 77,000. Ms. Azzaro noted that the almost 8,000 who have ex­ pressed an intention of voting since that time represent a higher number of registrations than for recent elections. It's election time, when all of us would do well to take a look at the record. One organization has come up with figures that put emphasis on a point they are trying to make regarding a particular item of legislation. But all of us can be enlightened by these same figures. The Illinois House voting record shows that an average of 20 percent of the House members were absent and failed to vote on roll calls during the 1980 session. The same record shows that the 177 House members recorded 42,383 absences on 1,214 roll call votes. As an average, 35 state representatives were missing per roll call. Realizing that some of these men and women who represent us are not particularly youthful, we might pass it by - except that while 20 percent of the House regularly missed roll calls, only 4 percent of the House members missed the 57 quorum votes called to give representatives their $36 a day expense allowance. Do we tell them we're unhappy? Not too many of us do or they would be tending to business. And why don't we tell them? Probably because we aren't tending too well to the business of government either. And we're the reason that government exists. Only once in recent times, in the 1964 presidential election, did the number of voters for a President come anywhere near matching the number not voting. Of the eligible voters, 37.8 percent voted for President Johnson; 38.1 percent didn't vote at all. Democracy just happens to be based on the idea that most eligible voters will choose our presidents. Otherwise, we're electing them by default, and athletes will tell you that's not the best way to win any game. Now we've arrived at the 1980 election, and people are complaining. They say the choice is hard between an incumbent who seems to have lost the confidence of many, and a challenger they feel hasn't been fully tried. Just four years ago, 46 percent of those eligible didn't vote. We will never know what the outcome would have been if they had. Someone has called the situation the dilemma of our democracy. And the polls can't give us an answer for they reflect the opinion of all Americans, voters and non-voters. Since almost half of eligible Americans haven't voted, on the average, for the past third of a century, where does that leave us? The best answer might be that we are left in a precarious position. We face such monumental problems as high taxes, government over-regulation, an uncertain dollar -to name only a few - and we can't be certain whether the man who heads our country is really the choice of most of our eligible voters. Will we do better this election day? Only Nov. 5 will bring the answer. The dilemma of American voting may take its clue from the fact that in the 1976 election, 11 percent of those voting made up their minds only 24 hours before casting their ballots. And 5 percent -more than the margin of victory - are believed to have decided on the way to the polls. These facts suggest that voters have long found it difficult to distinguish differences between the positions of the two presidential candidates. But there are differences this year - big differences - and as we round the corner to Nov. 4, we had better find out what they are and make a choice. What a triumph it would be if we could confound the pollsters and the media and reverse the trend of non-voting. And to do it intelligently would be a major service to ourselves and to our country. The 1980 election could be a symbol of strength for a nation upon which many eyes are focused. Wouldn't it feel good to be strong? KAF In county races, the most interest has been generated by the contest involving Henry A. (Hank) Ntille, a Republican who now holds the office of under-sheriff in McHenry county. A long time member of the staff, he will face Democrat John J. Tyrrell, brother of former Sheriff Art Tyrrell. In other county races, Vernon W. Kays, Jr., (R) faces Lorens P. Tronet (D) for clerk of the Circuit court ; Willert H. Russel (R) meets challenger Laurie Burrell (D) for recorder of deeds; Theodore J. Floro (R) will have opposition from Mario J. Perez (D) for state's attorney; Alvin J. Querhammer (R) will meet James M. O'Laughlin (D) for county coroner; and Albert M. Jourdan (R) will be opposed by Ron Stroupe (D) tor county auditor. Of the above, Kays, Russel, Jourdan and Floro are incumbents, the latter holding his office by ap­ pointment. A spirited race between Jack Hoogasian (R) and Robert E. Lessman (D) for judge of the Circuit court to fill the vacancy of Lloyd Van Deusen looms as the judge race of greatest interest. Both men are from Lake county but the district also serves McHenry county. The only judge race in­ volving a McHenry resident is to fill the Circuit court vacancy of James H. Cooney. Leonard Brady of Bull Valley road, McHenry, a Republican, will face Daniel L. Weisz, also of this county. For representative in Congress from the 16th district, Lynn Martin of Rockford (R) will vie for the seat left vacant by John Anderson with Douglas R. Aurand (D). In the 13th congressional district, it will be Robert McClory, the incumbent who defeated Cal Skinner, Jr., in the primary, against Michael Reese, a Democrat. In the 33rd state legislative district, Gus Alexakos (D) will be seeking votes for the seat of the veteran Jack Schaffer (R), a candidate for reelection. In the same district, at least two new faces are assured in the state General Assembly. Jill Zwick and ftichard Klemm will represent the Republican party. The Democratic candidates are Thomas J. Hanahan and Jack W. McCrary. Only Hanahan is an incumbent. Three will be elected using the cumulative method of vote counting. In the 32nd legislative district of the state, which includes a small portion of the McHenry voting area, candidates are Betty Lou Reed and Donald E. Deuster (R) and Daniel M. Pierce ftkTtffte Reich "(D). -- (Continued on page 18) This may be the East campus cafeteria, but for one day - Wednesday. Oct. 29 - it served a dual purpose. Students from the American Studies and other history classes set up polling booths for a mock election. Judges are shown handing out ballots while one young man drops his choice into the ballot box. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD County Transportation Plans Under Evaluation Students Say Reagan I A few environmentalists and local and county of­ ficials were the only persons who attended the Oct. 23 county transportation evaluation hearing in McHenry. Louis Marchi, speaking for the environmentalists, challenged population growth projections for McHenry county made in the Barton Aschn^an presen­ tation and questioned the future of motor car travel in view of the probable $8 to $10 per gallon gasoline which he could foresee. Mayor Joe / Stanek defended the FAP 420 (the future freeway to Lake Geneva), which was one target of criticism, as necessary to McHenry to divert traffic and provide an alternative bridge during the upcoming replacement of the Route 120 bridge. Richard Hocking, vice- president of Barton Asch- man Associates, who prepared projections and analyses of county road problems for the McHenry County Special Tran­ sportation committee, said their objective was to gather information and input from residents about road projects. He noted that of­ ficials were looking for priorities and seeking concerns that may have been overlooked. Responses would be used to rank the objectives of their planning, he said. Hocking went on to explain that goals and objectives developed from earlier background studies and research were used to prepare /our schemes containing alternative transportation concepts. Community growth and areas moving closer together will probably require coordinated action by the municipalities in the county, he noted. The projections are for a period of 20 years (to year 2000) and the four schemes combine various options and were set up as models for computer studies. Many of the options and statistics result from the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS), Hocking added. Hocking explained that basically four plans are being examined: Scheme "A" creating bypass routes around the towns, extension of Routes 25 and 62 via a new Fox river bridge, a new freeway through the nor- (Continued on page 18) £0 f;; If the record of Gary Gray's American Studies class holds up, Ronald Reagan will be the next President of the United States. But Gray and the other East campus teacher of that class, Gloria Burke, are well aware that like political polls, few things are certain about politics. In a mock election held Wednesday of this week, sponsored by the American Studies class, Reagan, a Republican, topped President Jimmy Carter by a vote of 116 to 64. John Anderson, an Independent candidate, received the support of 33 students and Ed Clark, of the Libertarian party, polled 9 votes. It was evident the young voters were not following regular party lines for Alan J.Dixon, the Democrat, outpaced David C. O'Neal by a vote of 118 to94 for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Lynn Martin was the winner over Democrat Douglas Aurand for a congressional seat in the 16th district. The vote was 138 for Ms. Martin to 82 for Aurand. Senator Jack Schaffer, a Republican, was far ahead of his opponent, Gus Alexakos, in the former's bid to retain his seat in the state Capitol. The vote was 169 to 48. Thomas Hanahan of McHenry, a Democrat, was high vote getter for representative in the General Assembly with 180 votes. Jill Zwick and Richard Klemm received 164 and 151 Mi, respectively, and Jack McCrary, 86, for the same post. Ms. Zwick and Klemm are Republicans and McCrary is a Democrat. Registration for the election was held Oct. 21, 22 and 23, with an overall registration of 50 percent of the entire student body. Preparations for the election, including publicity, registration, the legislative assembly and committees for the actual voting were handled completely by students of the American Studies and other history classes Youths To Court For Theft K. OF C. CANDY SALE-James Wegener, left, and Bob Mracbek check out the TooUie Rolls for the annual Knights of Columbus candy sale to assist the fight against mental retardation. The sale will be held in McHenry Saturday, Nov. 1. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Six juveniles have been petitioned into court for their reported connection in a number of thefts from boats moored at area marinas, according to McHenry Police Chief George Pasenelli. Two of the McHenry area youths were taken into custody last weekend found entering some boats at the Riviera Yacht Basin, 3302 W. Waukegan road, McHenry. Police discovered that the youths had taken liquor and other items from the boats in the marina. According to Pasenelli, the two youths implicated four others who reportedly ad­ mitted to breaking into 32 boats at area marinas on five separate occasions. John P. Reinhofer, of 525 Lincoln lane, Frankfort, III., was taken into custody by McHenry police and turned over to the Cook County Sheriff's department after he was reportedly caught shoplifting at Hornsby's. Reinhofer was wanted in Cook county for a violation of probation. No complaint was signed in McHenry. Three sets of sliding closet doors, two pre-hung doors, 11 sets of door locks, 150-feet of casing lumber and 130 feet of trim were stolen from a house under construction at 508 Ringwood road, McHenry. The home was the property of the Residential Development Group. Nancy Hollander, 1505 Pa lomino , McHenry , (Continued on page 18) City To Sponsor Halloween Party The City of McHenry Department of Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a children's Halloween party Friday, Oct. 31, which is open to all children in School District 15. Games, prizes, contests and more are scheduled for the night's activities. The Halloween party will be held at Parkland Junior high from 6:30 to 7:30 p m. for pre-school children and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m for first through fifth grade children. The different contests include pumpkin carving, pumpkin drawing and a costume contest There will be no fee to enter. Children are invited to just come and jo in the fun For further information on the Halloween party call the Depar tmen t o f Pa rks and Recreation at 344-3300. Review Of Candidates And Issues # " Help For Voters Pages 15-16-18 Special Education Program Service Of MCHS Section 2, Page 7 Helping Paws Is There Room To Adopt? Section 2, Page 1