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Included on the program are THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CH A IN-O-L A KE S REGION SINCE 1875 high school; standing, from left, Denise Arroyo, James Delelio, Nicholas DiBlasi, Dena Dee Dix, Elizabeth Lang, John Meurer, Debra Mueller, Diane Smith, Sean Thomas and Susan Wickenkamp, representing Parkland Junior high; and Patricia Althoff, Judy Johnson, Richard Long, Catherine Pintozzi and Mike Snyder, all of Montini Middle school. At extreme right, standing, is Tim Tonyan. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD VOLUME 97 NUMBER 88 FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1973 22 PAGES FIFTEEEN CENTS New members of the committee for the outstanding 1973 Country Art Fair prepare a mailing inviting artists to participate. Next job - obtain patrons to finance this McHenry hospital benefit. They in­ clude, from left, Mrs. William Ewald, Mrs. Don Gerstad and Miss Sheila Peterson, all of McHenry. (DON PEASLEY PHOTO) Encouraging news to many in the county is the recent letter sent by Congressman John B. Anderson to the McHenry county board. It was in answer to a resolution sent to the Congressman, expressing members' opposition to a dry land wastewater treatment site in the county. Rep. An(|erson said word from the Army Corps of Engineers indicates the final report will not be due until late in the summer. This will be submitted to state and local governments concerned. In addition, another series of public meetings is scheduled when the draft of the final report is ready. In promising to keep a watch over the situation, the Congressman assures that the county will not be included in any wastewater treatment program by the Chicago-South End Lake Michigan region unless it expresses clear consent. That should relieve some local fears. Twin-pronged efforts to help the Country Art Fair at McHenry reach its goals are under way. The main goal is to raise funds for McHenry hospital, and this is the seventeenth year the auxiliary to McHenry hospital has sponsored this striking fund raising event. The 1973 Country Art Fair, featuring the works of McHenry county artists, will be held June 22-23-24 at the McHenry Junior high school. Immediate goals are to let artists of the county know about the art show and to reach out for people willing to support this event as patrons. "The art show gives the public a chance to support county artists--both the new ones and the veterans," says Bud Uttich of McHenry, who with his wife, Dorothy, are the patron's purchase chairmen. "This event is limited to McHenry county artists, the best showcase in the county for creative works of art by our McHenry county residents." Uttich said the number of new artists in the county seems to increase each year, and it is one of the pleasures of the auxiliary to encourage widespread participation. People may be patrons for as little as $5, and money can be applied to purchases chosen after they see the works on view. A special preview far patrons enables the visitors to make their selections in the quiet and dramatic setting at the McHenry Junior high school. » Persons, businesses and industries may become patrons by agreeing to buy a work of art or by acquiring a gift card. The preview will be held this year on Wednesday, June 20. Meanwhile, Mrs. Nicholas (Karen) Gemell is handling calls from prospective entrants concerning fcntry forms. New artists are invited to par­ ticipate and they can obtain entry information by calling Mrs. Gemell. Entry deadline is June 1, so efforts to plan entries should be made. Works of art vary from large oil paintings to metal sculptures and ceramics, pottery and sculptures. McHenry Students Top Marian Senior Class The old and biggest bug-a-boo appears to be back in the present session of the state Legislature. Simply, it is that there are too many bills. Up to May 1, 1,138 bills had been introduced in the Senate and 1,915 in the House, with more promised. This total of 3,053 is just too much proposed legislation* for any General Assembly to consider at any one time. With the knowledge that there are laws which are not thoroughly implemented, it is no wonder that the public questions many more being passed. And legislators must often feel they are on a treadmill of inefficiency. (Continued on page 19) Milk Day Will Beckon Crowds This Saturday Harvard's traditional ceremony to honor the dairy industry, heralds an opening to summer. Saturday, June 2, thousands will flock to the "Milk Center of the World". It all officially starts Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m., when the youth parade will march along Ayer street. Saturday, the annual Ad­ miral parade will start at 10 a.m. from Washington school, led by the three-time sweep­ stake winning high school Harvard Hornet band, up the "Milky Way" and from that moment on7 there will he events for everyone to enjoy, up to 9:50 p.m., when the fireworks will (Continued on page 19) Valedictorian Margaret Olsen and Salutatorian Terese Herkes, both of McHenry, will be special guests at the Honors assembly scheduled to take place at 1 o'clock Friday, June 1, at Marian Central Catholic high school. College scholar­ ship winners and various award * winners will be an­ nounced at this time, along with underclassmen recognition for academic achievement. Principal Thomas J. Parsley has announced graduation activities. The planning and coordination of baccalaureate and commencement exercises was a cooperative effort of class sponsor, Thomas Parker, and the senior class officers, led by President Jim Coughlin. Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated by the Most Rev. Arthur J. O'Neill, D.D., Bishop of Rockford, at St. Thomas church on Route 176 in Crystal Lake, Sunday, June 3. In at­ tendance at this 10:30 a.m. Bicycles Involved In Two Crashes Near City Seventeen-year-old Gerald J. Biederer, Jr., of 1308 N. Eastwood lane, McHenry, was injured last week when the bike he was riding wps hit by a car driven by Vincent J. Farrand £f 800 N. Rand road, Arlington Heights. The accident occurred at 2915 W. Route 120, near the VFW, about 10 o'clock Wed­ nesday evening. Biederer was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad. A witness at the scene, Elias Betancourt of McHenry, told Tax Problems Aired By County College Board Tell Crackdown On Bicycle Offenders Mass will be the graduating class, parents and friends of the seniors. Graduation is set for 4 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at George Harding stadium on the Marian Central campus. The fourteen- parish graduating class of Marian will be presented by the diocesan director of education, Father Thomas Brady, and will be addressed by Father A1 Harte of St. Mary's, Wood­ stock. The public is invited to attend both the Honors' assembly June 1 and graduation June 3. The senior class officers for 1973 were Jim Coughlin of McHenry, president; Barb Gosser, Woodstock, vice- president; Peggy Fogarty, Woodstock, secretary; Stan Walczynski, Johnsburg, treasurer; Carol Rickert, Woodstock, girls' social chairman; and Larry Huck, McHenry, boys' social chair­ man. police he -saw Farrand's auto suddenly veer slightly toward the center of the roadway, strike the bike rider and knock him to the ground. Then without stopping, the vehicle continued east on the highway and pulled into the Moose parking lot. Betancourt stopped his vehicle, went to the injured boy and then called police from the VFW clubhouse. When questioned later, (Continued on page 19) With complaints mounting against the actions and at­ titudes of bicycle riders - both young people and adults ~ the McHenry Police department has announced a crackdown on offenders. First to come under the disciplinary action will be those riders who fail to walk their bikes on sidewalks in business sections of the city. A city or­ dinance to this effect has long been on the books. However, only now, when the situation has become not only a nuisance but dangerous, has the city deemed it necessary to initiate a positive program of action. Police Chief Kenneth Espey said the crackdown will start Saturday morning, after an­ nouncements have been made in all local schools. For a first offense, officers will take the name, address and telephone number of the rider, who will be given a warning ticket. Further violations will result in legal action. Asked whether the crack­ down would extend to stop sign violations, which are equally as prevalent, Chief Espey in- Dedicate School Music Program To Retiring Teacher A musical program dedicated to Miss Carolyn Bauer, fourth grade teacher at Edgebrook school who is retiring at the close of this school term, will be held Tuesday, June 5. Participating will be fourth and fifth grade children who will present "Sing a Song of America" at 1:30 in Edgebrook school. Their program concerns the founding of America and tells of it in song and story. The public is invited to at­ tend. On Friday, June 1, the first, second and third grade children will give a music program at 1:30 for their parents and all interested friends.^ songs of patriotism, some Captain Kangaroo Favorites, two short musical plays, "The Little Red Hen" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" as well as many other selected songs and poems. dicated this would probably follow. Illinois Bicycle Rules of the Road, compiled by the office of the Secretary of State, 'specifically states that "bicycle riders must obey high­ way signs and signals, just as automobile drivers are required to do". The city ordinanc^lists the following among its regulations for bicvcles: "No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped; "Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right hand side of the roadway as prac­ ticable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction; (Continued on page 19) Two Area Grade Schools Will Graduate June 6 JOHNSBURGSCHOOL The largest graduating class in the history of Johnsburg School District 12 -150-will receive diplomas Wednesday, June 6, in the junior high gymnasium at 8 p.m. Father Leo Bartel, pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic church, will deliver the in­ vocation. Laurie Olsson and Keith Besserud, members of the graduating class, will speak on "The Bridge Between High School and Grade School" and "An Outlook on Life", respectively. 'Continued on page 19) HARRISON SCHOOL The eighth grade class of Harrison school will hold its graduation ceremony Wed­ nesday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. It will be the first such ceremony to take place outside in recent years at Harrison school. In the event of inclement weather, graduation will take place inside the gym, with admission by ticket only. After the fifty-seven graduates enter, the Rev. Roger Olson of Nativity Lutheran church will give the (Continued on page 19) A tax resolution aimed at involving the McHenry County college board of trustees in "correcting any discrepancies in county-wide assessment of real estate taxes" failed for lack of a seconding motion at a meeting of the college trustees held last week at Harvard Junior high school. The tax resolution was in­ troduced by Trustee Dr William Ryan and read as follows: "Resolved, that this board of trustees meet with School District 47 of Crystal Lake, District 15 of McHenry and District 155 of Crystal Lake-Cary Grove to see what actions we, as an elected board of trustees of a public educational district funded in part through real estate taxes, can take to correct any discrepancies in county-wide assessments of real estate taxes. "Let it-be suggested that we appoint a member of the board of the administrative staff to meet with these above men­ tioned school districts to discuss these tax problems with the purpose of avoiding a probable tax rate increase that may be necessitated by in­ flation and possible incorrect funding of the college district. The information may be requested from District 155 or any other school district which has investigated this funding problem. This resolution would be subject to review in six months." Dr. Ryan added that he had just talked to the president of School District 15 at McHenry, and was informed the board had withdrawn its objections because it was not prepared to go to the state level this year. Trustee Gerald Smith stated there was no way to avoid a tax rate increase. He felt the board should not develop into a pressure group to "put the heat on anyone". Tax problems should be handled through proper channels and he asserted a school board wasn't a proper channel. "Each township shoujd resolve its own problems and shouldn't use children as hostages for this tax protest," Smith declared. Trustee Herbert Lutter noted that a great number of tax protests were brought before the Board of Review. Ninety percent of those protests that were taken beyond the local board were resubstantialions of the Board of Review. Lutter pointed out that if an additional $100,000 in assessed evaluation could be found, $5,500 in total revenue would be realized. Based on the college's 7 cent educational tax rate, JIIQ would be the college's share of funds. Lutter didn't feel it was worth the cost or effort. Trustee Walter Turner said the main concern of the board was building a campus but that funding was vital to the college and the board should be con­ cerned with its sources o? revenue. Board member Robert Weidner claimed the resolution was discriminatory since the college district includes McHenry county and part of Boone county plus twnety-three school districts. "If you are going to talk to_ one school (Continued on page 19) CANCEL MOBILE UNIT Because of an accident, in­ volving the mobile X-ray unit, it will not visit McHenry June 1 and 2, as announced in the Wednesday issue. Dates and hours during which service will be provided locally will appear when new plans are made. ]\Tsme -- Landmark Pals-Of-Year Mrs. Suzan Hjvon and Mrs. Judy Garde were recognized by the Landmark school faculty as co-recipients oi ihe Landmark PAL-of-the-Year award last week. The winner is selected by the faculty from the many volunteer helpers at the school. It is given to the Landmark parent or parents who have made the greatest contribution to the school children. Mts. Hivon and Mrs. Garde both received a framed, congratulatory letter. Their names were also engraved on the PAL of the Year plaque which is displayed in the Landmark Learning center. Shown presenting the award is Principal David Burgdorf. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Hold Tribute To Seniors June 5; Plan Commencement Seniors at McHenry high school will be recognized in a Tribute to the Class of 1973, to be held Tuesday evening, June 5, at 8 p.m. in McHenry high school West campus. The welcuuie and tribute will be extended by Robert Swart- zloff, principal. Other remarks will be given by Randy Mauch, class vice-president, and Carolyn Mierzwa, Secretary. Scholarship and other awards will be presented to many members of the class. The concert choir, directed by John Leighty, will offer "Make Your Own Kind of Music", "Happy are They that Dwell in Thy House", "The Hands of Time", "You'JtJ Never Walk Alone" and "Graduation Day". The f i f ty-third annual commencement exercises are scheduled to be held on Mc- Cracken field Friday, June 8, at 8 p.m. Details of the program will appear in next Wed­ nesday's issue of the Plain- dealer. Graduation exercises for both McHenry Junior high and Parkland schools will be held Thursday? June 7. The first program is set for 7 p.m. to be followed by the ceremonies at Parkland school at 8:30. Invitation To Artists TOP SCHOLARS -- Honored as top scholars among eighth grade graduates in three McHenry schools were these young boys and girls. The annual McHenry Kiwanis club-sponsored dinner was held Tuesday evening in West campus cafeteria. Guest speaker was Tim Tonyan, president of the McHenry chapter of the National Honor society. Graduates recognized are shown, sitting, left to right, Dan Bolton, Bonita Bourke, Jean Catanzaro, Bandy Eggar, Mary Gattone, Melanie Massouda, Sue Miller, Janet Owen, Mike Rabbitt and Mike Smith, representing McHenry Junior