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15® THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 15 SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 98 NUMBER 13 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1973 18 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS Open Improved Highway Schools Will SpOHSOr Educational Program Invite Public Religious Leaders Plan For Workshop Three religious leaders of the county are shown viewing a film strip in anticipation for the one-day workshop to be held in St. Patrick's church hall, McHenry, Saturday. From left, they are Mary Marsh, director of Religious Education for St. Patrick's Catholic church; Father Karl Ganss, area coordinator for religious education; and Mike Yonkers, director of religious education for St. Mary's Catholic church, Woodstock. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The McHenry County Office of Religious Education will offer a one-day* workshop Saturday, Sept. 15, at St. Patrick's hall, 3500 Washington street, McHenry. The workshop, which runs from 9:30a.m. to 4 p.m., will address itself to the beginning religion teacher. Topics covered will be "The Religious, Emotional, and Psychological Develop­ ment of the Child," "Discipline and Classroom Procedures," "Teaching in the Non- structured Environment." "Lesson "Creativity munication." P l a n n i n g , ' ' and Com- and "Classroom Liturgies." Speakers for the program include Rev. Karl Ganss, MSC, director of Religious Education for McHenry county; Mrs. Mary Marsh, director of Religious Education (DRE) for St. Patrick's church, McHenry; Michael Yonkers, DRE for St. Mary's ehurtfh, Woodstock; and Sr. Rebecca Marie, DRE for Christ the King church, Wonder Lake. In addition to the presen­ tations, there will be a religious book display from the Alverno Book store in Chicago. Also featured will be u hot lunch. The program will end with a Mass celebrated by the Rev. Ganss. The cost of the workshop includes registration fee, materials and a hot meal For further information contact Father Karl Ganss, Religious Education office, 10 West Terra Cotta, Crystal Lake, 111., or phone 455-1155. The culmination of long months of work on Rt. 120 west came last Friday in the ribbon cuttingceremony held in front of the McHenry Market Place. Holding the ribbon in place are, at extreme left, Police Chief Kenneth Espey, and at far right, Fire Chief Glenn Peterson. Political leaders joined in the spirit of the promotion held in connection with the opening of the highway when they donned cowboy hats for the picture. Wearing those hats, from left center, are State Rep. Thomas Hanahan of McHenry, Albert M. Jourdan, Jr., assistant for former Governor Richard Ogilvie; former Mayor Donald Doherty, State Rep. Bruce Waddell, Sigmund C. Zejewski, State Highway district engineer (in business suit). Mayor Joseph Stanek, Mrs. Bernard Narusis, city attorney; and State Senator Jack Schaffer. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Numerous state and local officials and interested citizens were present Friday morning at the Route 120 West ribbon cutting ceremony which of­ ficially marked the opening of the new road. Mayor Joseph Stanek welcomed the crowd and ex­ pressed the city's appreciation to those involved in the suc­ cessful completion of the high­ way project which began in the planning stages in 1969 and 1970. He especially thanked residents of the area and high­ way travelers who were forced to endure the hardship and inconvenience caused by construction. Mayor Stanek read three resolutions and presented them to former Mayor Donald Doherty, State Rep. Thomas Hanahan and Albert M. Jourdan, Jr., assistant to former Governor Richard Ogilvie. The resolutions expressed the city's thanks for help and assistance in getting the project under way. Other dignitaries introduced at the ceremony were from the State Highway department: District Engineer Sigmund C. Zewjewski, Ralph Wehner, Paul Riddle, Alex Jordan, Nick Steffans and Ray Harris; Senator Jack Schaffer, State Representatives Cal Skinnner, Jr., and Bruce Waddell; McHenry Aldermen Ed Datz, George Harker, Don Howard, James Wegener and Frank Hromec; City Attorney Mrs. Regina Narusis, City Officials Fred Meyer, Earl Walsh and Chief Kenneth Espey; Jack Curran and Fritz Jenkins of Curran Contracting company; Charles J. Miller and Dick Doherty of Lakeland Con­ struction company; Charles J. Miller. Jr., of Miller Formless (Continued on page 17) Motorists Injured In One HospMwm ' Serve Nursing Of Several Local Crashes Students Of Area Two persons were taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad following a three-vehicle ac­ cident in front of Tomasello's restaurant, 3312 N. Chapel Hill road, Johnsburg, Friday evening about 11:45. Martin Mikuta and his wife, Stella, of 1914 W. River Terrace drive, McHenry, were admitted to the hospital for treatment of their injuries. Mikuta was south-bound on Chapel Hill road when he put his left turn signal into operation, preparing to make a turn onto River Terrace drive. He noticed a north-bound jeep- truck driven by Michael C. Morreale of 6212 Mason Hill road, McHenry, approaching. Mikuta apparently misjudged the speed of the oncoming jeep and began his turn when the collision occurred. Announcement was made Monday that new railroad tracks, ties and planks will be installed starting the week of Sept. 17, necessitating the closing of McCullom Lake road. Through traffic will need to b6 re-routed for four or five days. Details of the improvement were given Township Highway Commissioner Clarence Regner by R.R. Ruch, road- master for the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Co. Morreale told officers the car turned directly into his path and he was unable to avoid impact. Another auto driven by Lisa A. Huemann of 2103 W. Church street, McHenry, was in the parking lot of the restaurant waiting for traffic to clear so she could make a right turn onto Chapel Hill. As a result of the collision, her car was hit and suffered front end damage. Mikuta -was charged with improper left turn with on­ coming traffic. Jose Chaves of 37 N. Victory place, Waukegan, was charged with driving while intoxicated, illegal transportation of alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle and failure to make a report in a collision involving damage to vehicles following an incident Saturday evening at 605 Amanda. Lakemoor. The road district last week completed and blacktopped the approach to the crossing, raising the grade 34 feet. This provides a safer crossing at the railroad tracks. McCullom Lake, from Rt. 31 to west of the village limits will receive a 2-inch matt surface of blacktop after the railroad crossing is completed. The contract for this project was let Aug. 21, awarded to Curran Contractors, low bid­ der. Witnesses told deputies that Chaves drove his car erratically on Amanda drive and hit two cars parked on the side of the road. He then left the area but was pursued and stopped by Edward Gilbert of Lakemoor, about five blocks from the scene. When sheriff's deputies arrived, Chaves admitted he had been driving but made no coherent statements regarding the accident. Autos damaged in the mishap were owned by Andrew M. Pesz of Route 2, Island Lake and Donna A. Pesz of 605 Amanda, McHenry. Kurt C. Allen of 7704 Oak drive, Wonder Lake, escaped injury early Sunday morning when the car he was driving hit a utility pole at the corner of Wonder Lake drive and South drive in Wonder Lake. Allen said he was north­ bound on Wonder Lake drive when he attempted to make a left turn. He was traveling too fast for conditions on the wet road, causing him to lose control of his auto. He was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. James L. Straulin of 5305 Thelen drive. McHenry, failed to see a stop sign at the in­ tersection of Ringwood and Spring Grove roads Friday evening and collided with a car driven by Volkhard B Becker of Spring Grove. Straulin was ticketed for disregarding a stop or yield sign at an intersection. A two-car accident Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Route 120 and Chapel Hill road, east of McHenry, resulted in a (Continued on page 17) McHenry hospital is again the scene of "clinical in­ struction and supervised learning experince for twenty- nine student nurses from Elgin Community college's program, including some students of McHenry County college. A total of twenty freshmen and nine sophomores from the nursing program are gaining clinical-laboratory experience by serving in various depart­ ments of McHenry hospital. Freshmen nursing students are limited to patient care in non-intensive departments. Sophomores, however, observe and participate in more comprehensive nursing care, in cooperation with the hospital's professional registered nurses. McHenry hospital is making available to the program all facilities, supplies and equipment which are used for educational purposes. However, the Department of Nursing at Elgin Community college, under the direction of Margaret Gabler. R.N., is responsible for all clinical instruction and evaluation Qt the students This year is the first in which McHenry County college students have been admitted to the Elgin college program under a joint agreement by which agriculture students from Elgin have been admitted to McHenry college's or­ namental horticulture program. The twenty freshmen now serving Monday through Thursday mornings at the hospital are under the super- continued on page 17) Close Road Temporarily Railroad Tracks To Be Improved Near Village To View Area FISH Program Burglary Charge Against Wisconsin Man And Wife A public meeting for the purpose of telling the story of FISH and securing volunteers will be held Monday night, Sept. 17. at 7:30 in the V.F.W. clubhouse, 3002 W. Rt 120, McHenry. A program for young and old alike, interested persons can volunteer as little or as much of their time as they wish. Ser­ vices range from phone duty to providing transportation to those in need. FISH is an organization of people working hard to be neighbors to those in need of emergency help such as babysitting, housework for the sick or preparing meals. The organization is con-' sidered a benefit to new residents to the area who wish to make friends; also to the elderly. Primarily, however, the program is designed as a boon to those who might someday find themselves in need of emergency help. A FISH steering committee, headed by Mrs. Carl Rietesel. has been working for several weeks on the groundwork for the program. Next Monday's meeting allows the public to respond to the call for volun­ teers. There were sighs of relief and smiles of pride last Friday morning when the snip of a ribbon officially opened the improved Rt. 120 highway west of the railroad' tracks. For those living along the road, or others who must travel the thoroughfare frequently, it was a happy moment. Road construction is almost always an inconvenience, and when it happens to occur in a heavily travelled business district, it becomes a source of great irritation. Nevertheless, we have heard no one complain that the end results are not more than worth the an­ noyance. The one question most often asked is whethe; it is or is not permissable to cross the median strip. According to state officials, this is allowed if drivers will use caution. Allowance for the practice was noted more than two years ago, when plans were first being formulated for the im­ proved highway. In the spring of 1972, Paul Riddle of the State Highway department reported on plans for the highway. He referred to this as a flush type median strip "which safely separates traffic and at the same time allows left turning vehicles to drive over the median at mid-block locations". For those who are noise con­ scious (and who isn't?) an­ nouncement by the En­ vironmental Protection agency of a proposal to take its first regulatory action to curb truck and bus noise limits is good news. When E.P.A. action also includes motorcycles, our own enthusiasm will increase. (Continued on page 17) Gregg F. McDaniel of Route 1, Genoa City, Wis., and his wife, Vicki* of the same ad­ dress, were arrested by sheriff's deputies and charged with burglary after they were apprehended near the Sun- nyside Standard station at 4207 Wilmot road, McHenry. His bond was set at $10,000 and his wife's at $5,000. Both are scheduled to appear in court Sept. 20. The arrests resulted after the McHenry Police department was notified Saturday morning about 2:30 that a man had been seen around the station. It appeared he was attempting to gain entry. When deputies arrived at the scene, they observed a man inside the station attempting to break into the cash register. He gained entry by breaking a window in an overhead door. When he saw the officer, McDaniel ran toward the service area of the station, exited through the broken window and fled into an open field, disregarding a warning shot which had been fired into the air. Deputies pursued McDaniel on foot. Near the center of the field, he stopped and was taken into custody. His wife, Vicki, was found in their auto at a nearby vacated service station and was also taken into custody. When the custodian arrived' at Valley View school, 6515 W. Route 120, McHenry, early Friday morning, he discovered the building had been burglarized. The offender had apparently entered through an unlocked outer door as there was no evidence of forced entry. The offender had pried open doors of a storeroom, teachers' lounge, nurses' room, a counsel room and the kitchen. Drawers and cabinets were opened and searched. Only two things were determined to have been taken from the premises - a small index file with about 15 cents in it and a canvas bag containing money wrappers. Investigation is continuing by the Sheriff's department. elude "Mental Health or Mental Illness9 : Psychiatry for Practical Action," Reality Therapy: A New Approach to Psychiatry" and "Schools Without Failure." William Glasser was born in 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended Cleveland Heights high school, Case Institute of Technology, and Western Reserve University School of Medicine. A chemical engineer at 19. he became a clinical psychologist at 23 and a physician at 28. After medical school he received his psychiatric training at the Veterans Administration center and UCLA. Dr. Glasser has been a psychiatrist in private practice in Los Angeles since 1957 and has consulted widely in the correctional field. His method of treating juvenile delinquents has gained wide recognition. He was for some years the regular consultant at the Ventura School for Girls of the California Youth authority and the Los Angeles Orthopaedic hospital. Recently he has devoted himself more and more to education at various levels. He has taught a large group of city and county school ad­ ministrators, counselors, and teachers. He has worked directly with children in schools. He has lectured widely in this country and Canada about the problems of con­ temporary educations. In order to help more people understand his ideas about education he has recently been able to establish, through the generosity of the Stone foun­ dation. the Educator Training center, 2140 West Olympic boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif. Alter discussion in executive session regarding salary in­ creases for non-certified em­ ployees of High School District 156. the board last week ap­ proved raises amounting to from 5.5 per cent to 91 per cent. Action affects teacher aides, custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria employees and s e c r e t a r i e s T h e t o p i n c r e a s e w e n t t o a i d e s O t h e r a c t i o n t o l l o w i n g e x e c u t i v e s e s s i o n a l l o w s t w o s t u d e n t s e x p e l l e d l a s t y e a r t o r e t u r n t o s c h o o l u n d e r s t r i c t p r o b a t i o n r e g u l a t i o n s • S o m e d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n w a s e x p r e s s e d o v e r t h e d e l a y i n securing bids for various items needed for the new Trades class home which will be built this year A lot has been secured and house plans draw n up. which leaves only the contract letting before work can ^o forward Supt. Richard Swantz was authorized to take action to get the program in motion. Carl Radabaugh, regional director of SEDOM, was present to outline offerings of the Special Education district. Approval was given to em­ ploy Catherine Orso to replace Linda Verbecke to teach Spanish at East campus. Dr. William Glasser, M.D., author, educational critic and widely known for his method of treating juvenile delinquents, will speak to boards of education and other interested citizens in McHenry on the evening of Sept. 18. He also will work with the teaching staffs during Institute day Wed­ nesday, Sept. 19. The public is invited to hear Dr. Glasser's remarks at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in West campus auditorium. Announcement of Dr. Glasser's visit to the city was announced this week by the McHenry Area Edcational Cooperative, an administrative organization composed of McHenry, Johnsburg and Wonder Lake elementary and McHenry high school districts. Dr. Glasser has authored many articles. His books in- DR. WM GLASSER Ratify Board, Teacher Contract Negotiations which started since last May between committees representing the McHenry Education association and School District 156 were terminated by the signing of a professional contract last week. Highlighting the agreement was a 6.S par cent increase for teachers of the district. Shown above signing the contract are, from left, Mary Kasprzak, secretary of the association; Gary Trembly, association president; Edward Neumann, secretary of the school board; and James Althoff, hoard president. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD