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15C Q THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER /.JWfi "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 15 VOLUME 97 NUMBER 70 FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1973 22 PAGES Township Election April 3 With the advent of Revenue Sharing funds to governmental units, it is only natural that those less fortunate should hope for a part of the spoils. In some cases, the govern­ ment agencies are said to be receiving more than they can use. We haven't found any that would agree. Others are said to be considering (probably not seriously) sending the money back rather than go through the paper work involved. What is serious are the many, very urgent needs that confront any growing community. This must include McHenry. With the local City Council about to consider priorities for Revenue Sharing money, it seems timely to mention one of the needs that until now has been left largely to a few people. Recently, Helping Paws, the Animal Welfare association serving McHenry county, wrote to all city, village and county officials, asking them to con­ sider a small portion of these funds for its urgent need. What these dedicated people hope to do is create an animal shelter for the hundreds of lost, stray and unwanted animals which cover the county. We understand other counties are also studying such a joint program. These volunteers realize that a shelter is not the whole an­ swer. It will not solve the problem that animal owners are either woefully unaware or just don't care that they are at the very root of the trouble by refusing to help cut down the animal population. Helping Paws leaders feel that if a shelter can be realized through the help of interested individuals and governmental groups, it might be able to attract a professional who would be willing to handle spaying and neutering at a lower cost. Undeniably, the cost is high at the present. On the other hand, it is unrealistic to expect veterinarians to work without compensation. They are professionals like all others, and physicians are neither asked nor do they volunteer their time to care for the needs of people without being paid. One veterinarian with whom we talked said he felt the cost of a shelter and its maintenance would be impossible without a substantial funding program. Everyone ~ veterinarians and Helping Paws volunteers alike - agree on one thing, that there are too many animals for the number of people willing to care for them. Many of them (Continued on page 19) Juveniles In Custody For Burglary Of Homes When Wonder Lake firemen responded to a fire call at the summer home of Donald Ebert of 8020 Balsam drive, Wonder Lake, last week, they discovered the Mtrifle "had been broken into. Authorities found that some household items had been found secluded at a vacant home and that some of the items were from his home. It was discovered the remaining property had been taken from nearby homes which were also burglarized. A Wonder Lake juvenile was taken into custody and it was learned he had been involved in the burglary of three homes, two of which involved a juvenile companion. Both youths were referred to juvenile authorities who will handle the matter. Sheriff's deputies in­ vestigated burglaries at several other summer homes in the area recently. The summer place of Stanley Machul of 2614 Shorewood, McHenry, was entered last week and a color television was taken from the premises. Further inventory will be taken when the owners arrive. A summer home owned by Carl Koleman at 7507 Maple, Wonder Lake, was entered by breaking a window. The home was completely ransacked but it cannot be determined what was taken until the owners arrive to check. Another summer home at 6916 Hiawatha, Wonder Lake, owned by Ottille Furmetta of Chicago, was burglarized last Sunday. It was determined that a portable television set was taken. The owner was sum­ moned to check if any other items are missing. Tom Huemann Water Con­ dition Service at 2103 W. Church street, Johnsburg, reported that a two-way FM radio had been stolen from the firm's truck over the weekend while it was parked at 3607 Chapel Hill road, Johnsburg. The offender apparently en­ tered the locked vehicle by using a wire to operate the lock mechanism. Two incidents involving thefts of imitation fur coats were reported to county authorities last weekend. Dennis Wallace of 104 Stanley street, Winfield, related that while attending a reception at the Johnsburg Community club Saturday night, his wife's brown imitation fur coat was taken from the coat rack. The same night, Leoda Freund of 3602 N. Richmond road, McHenry, reported her brown and black imitation fur coat was also stolen from the cloak room at the Community club. Thirteen hundred pounds of rainbow trout were taken from a pond at a private fishing and hunting club known as Lakefield farm, 945 W. Rawson Bridge road, Cary. Sometime since March 23, unknown persons entered the property and by operating a gate at the dam of the trout pond, the water was lowered from a nor­ mal depth of 6 feet to about 10 inches. The trout, which ranged in weight from 2 to 5 pounds, were then removed from the pond. Evidence indicated a truck had been on the property and might have been used to haul the fish away. SEBRE "SIB" WHITING For Assessor "Senior Citizens need greater consideration" ALBERT "ALBY" ADAMS For Township Clerk "Population growth is major problem" THOMAS L. BIRMINGHAM For Auditor "Older subdivisions have needs" HOWARD H.SNYDER For Auditor "Population explosion is serious" State Pollution Board Hears Villagers' Charge After three years described as an attempt to obtain water satisfactory for the needs of their village, McHenry Shores residents appeared at a hearing conducted by the Illinois Pollution Control board (IPCB) in the case of the En­ vironmental Protection agency (EPA) of the state of Illinois versus McHenry Shores Water company and John H. Fuhler. The hearing was held Friday at McHenry city hall before Waukegan Attorney Terrence J. Brady, official hearing of­ ficer appointed by the PCB. The EPA was represented by Assistant Attorney General Dennis R. Fields, while Fuhler appeared in his own behalf. Since the hearing ran from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and all wishing to testify could not be heard, Brady announced that a continuation of the hearings would be conducted Saturday, April 14, beginning at 9:15 a.m. in the city hall. McHenry Shore residents and the EPA claim the following violations: 1. Since July 1970, the McHenry Shore Water company has distributed water which has contained an ob­ noxious odor, an unpleasant taste and has stained clothing washed in it; 2. Since Sep­ tember, 1970, iron content m the water has exceeded 0.3 railigrams per leader (mg-1) which is the standard established by the U.S. Public Health Service; 3. Since Sep­ tember, 1970, the company has failed to provide adequate water storage facilities in that it failed to provide a water storage capacity of 35 gallons per person as recommended by standards; 4. Since January, 1969, the company has failed to maintain a fluoride iron con­ centration of 0.9 mg-1 in all water discharged to its distribution system; 5. That Fuhler, although aware of the existence of some of these violations, caused the water company to increase the number of homes it served by •raving these homes built and sold by a real estate company nwnedby Fuhler; 6. That these additional service connections increased the load on the existing supply system and thus caused or contributed to one or more of the alleged violations. The EPA asks that a penalty be assessed against the water company and Fuhler of up to $10,000 for each violation, plus up to $1,000 for each day such violation continued. Of four women residents of McHenry Shores who testified at the. hearing, two presented visual proof of water conditions in their village. Mrs. Donna L. Gunder of 612 S. Orchid Path, displayed several heavily stained gar­ ments which resulted due to the excessive iron content in the water. She also presented as evidence, a jar containing a cloudy yellow liquid in which rust colored particles floated about." The water was taken from a faucet in her home that morning. She related that when the water is bad, her family consumes juices or pop because her children refuse to drink the water. She said it was even unpleasant to bathe in. Mrs. Rose Lilligard of 717 S. Broadway, told those present that she purchases four or five gallons of bottled water a week for drinking because the smell (Continued on page 19) RONALDA MARGASON For Auditor "Continuing population growth causes concern" Voters in McHenry township will go to the polls in only one precinct next Tuesday, April 3, to vote for an assessor, town­ ship clerk and four auditors. For the first time in many years, no contests exist. Sebre "Sib" Whiting of 812 N. Center street seeks his second term as assessor. Also a can­ didate for reelection- is Albert A. "Alby" Adams of 1910 W. Bay road. He has held the office of township clerk for the past four years. The four auditor candidates are all new to that office. They are Thomas L. Birmingham of 2208 W. Mill lane, Phil Mangold of 4707 Jeffrey, Ronalda Margason of 7704 Camellia court, Wonder Lake, and PHIL MANGOLD For Auditor Howard H. Snyder of 4708 Chesterfield drive. Voting will take place bet­ ween the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the township highway garage, 3803 N. Richmond road. The location is on the left side of the highway travelling north, just north of the in­ tersection of Rt. 31 and John­ sburg road. It is necessary to be registered to vote. The annual town meeting will follow, by one week, the election. It will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at the V.F.W. clubhouse. It is the one opportunity electors have to vote on township expenditures. More details concerning this meeting will appear in next week's issue. Adopt Resolution Farm Bureau Opposes New Waster Water Plan School Interest Heightens As Filing Deadline Passes In the last days before filing, interest gained in the two McHenry school district elections, scheduled April 14. In District 15, seven persons have filed to fill three vacan­ cies for three-year terms. They are M. David Cain of 3331 Bayview lane, Marvin Carby of 4801 Shore drive, Robert Popovich of 2310 N. Riverside drive, Lester Smith of 311 N. Green, Joseph Podpora of 2805 Bayview lane, Anita McNulty of 2004 N. Woodlawn Park and Henry Nell of 1710 N. Court. Nell, presently serving as president of the board, is completing a three-year term. Smith is finishing out a one- year term and Cain is acting on an appointment resulting from a vacancy in mid-term. Two women seek to fill the single one-year vacancy which exists. They are Julianne Cepulis of 6511 Roundup road and Marilyn Munz, 5208 W. Parkview. In High School District 156 there are three vacancies for three-year terms and five persons seek those posts. They are Edward J. Newman, Jr., 404 N. Country Club drive, H. Vila Benrud, 3714 Millstream, Donald B. Ar- vidson, 7002 Barnard Mill road, Ringwood, James Althoff, 6411 Roundup and George Guetzloff, 4005 N. Delores drive. Newman and Althoff are incumbents, serving as board secretary and president, respectively. A three-way contest for two openings exists in Johnsburg School District 12. Candidates are Tom C. Miller, 924 W. River Terrace drive, Robert L. Hurckes of 5605 N. Woodland drive and James W. Preston, 4301 Ringwood road, Wonder Lake. There is no contest in Harrison District 36, where Henry C. Setzler of 4810 Seneca drive and John Bazan of 4810 Osage drive are candidates. There is much activity in the ranks of the McHenry County college as five candidates seek to fill two three-year vacancies and two others are running for the single one-year term. Three-year candidates are Barbara Pautz and Earl R. Hermanson of Crystal Lake, Herbert Lutter of Cary, Walter Turner of McHenry and John A. Kise of Woodstock. One-year candidates are Kevin Michael of Crystal^Lake and Thomas J. Leahy' of Woodstock. Elect Health Council Officers At April Meeting Officers will be elected and by-laws approved at the April 4 meeting of the Public Health Council of McHenry County. In addition, the problems of septic system installations will be discussed. All persons interested in becoming a part of this council are invited to attend the meeting. Originally, the council was scheduled to meet March 7, however, because of Ash Wednesday, it was changed to April 4 at 8 p.m. in the county board room of the McHenry county courthouse. The Steering committee of the council met last week to work on a slate of officers and the by-laws. The McHenry County Farm Bureau board of directors has adopted a resolution vigorously opposing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to use land in McHenry county to treat waste water from Chicago and an area on the south end of Lake Michigan. The board's action came after discussion by members at last week's monthly board of directors meeting, Ervin Walters, president, said this week. Walters, Hebron area livestock and grain farmer, said most board members attended the March 14 hearing at Woodstock and heard the Army Engineers' presentation and the floor discussion in­ volving concerned citizens. Farm Bureau plans to communicate the feeling of the seventeen-member board of directors to Congressmen and Senators in Washington, to Representatives and Senators in Springfield, to members of the McHenry County board, and to the Army engineers. The resolution will become an official part of the record of the March 14 hearing since Army officials said statements will be accepted until April 14. Personal contact with some legislators already has taken place to discuss the program because Farm Bureau board members have been involved in recent legislative visits. John Kooistra, Alden, and Ed Meier,Algonquin, were in Springfield last week. Jim Book, Harvard, was in Washington in early March. "Board members believe the proposed land treatment program the Army discussed would benefit neither agriculture nor the community generally," said Walters. The Army says it has narrowed its selection of land treatment sites from an initial 19 to 5. Two of the five are in McHenry county, and include parts of Chemung, Dunham, Hartland, Hebron, Alden and Marengo townships. As the Army engineers ex­ plain the three technologies to treat waste waters, it seems to be most favorably inclined toward the land treatment approach. Chicago area sewage would be piped to the land treatment area through huge un­ derground tunnels and the water and sewage sludge would be placed in holding lagoons covering about 13,000 acres. (Continued on page 19) Area Bands Win Top Honors In Competition i t • , (STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE Gd GAYLORD) JOHNSBURG SCHOOL BAND . . . HARRISON CONCERT BAND Johnsburg school band received a first place rating at the district contest held at Round Lake March 24. Directed by John Sheppard, the musicians were heard in "The Rambler" march, "Trostung" and "Medieval Fresco". Johnsburg's school also entered sixty-five solo and sixteen ensemble events in the district solo-ensemble competition held earlier in Wonder Lake. The concert band of 49 members at Harrison school, Wonder Lake, received a first place rating at the district band contest held 4 Saturday, March 24, at Round Lake. The band's selections were "Tall Cedars", "Overture in Classical Style" and "Spring" from The Seasons. Richard Mikus, director, said the band will now start* rehearsing for the state contest May 5. '