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VOLUME 99 NUMBER 86 FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1975 }5' 20 PAGES Winning Mustache Matchers Recommend Gravel Pit Denial log data of the site, it came to the conclusion that there is a sand and gravel deposit located on the site which is "large enough and of such quality as to be commercially developable." However, the staff's evaluation of the operational and rehabilitation plans raised several serious qi^estions: "1-The rehabilitation plans are incomplete insofar as they do not indicate either a specific or a range of surface water elevations for the proposed lakei We question what the hydrologic results of this proposed excavation will be, i.e. how will the lake fill up and what will keep it full." The commission felt that the establishment of a realistic water level or range of levels for the lake was a key element in the preparation of any rehabilitation site plan. "Good design practice requires determining this level before other design work can proceed," the report stated. 2-The petitioner's plan designated that the reclaimed land would be used for a multiple unit residen­ tial development. The commission felt that multiple unit residential development should be' ser­ viced with public or quasi- public sewer and water systems. These services are not presently available in this area and the outlook for them becoming available in the foreseeable future is not very bright." The commission's studies also noted that there would be clay settling in the basin during the operation of the pit and after excavation of sand and gravel. This clay will develop an impervious clay seal which would seriously impede the proper operation of any septic system. "Serious consideration of some other type of ultimate land use and land for it should be given to this project," the commission indicated. 3-"The staff has reservations about the sequence of operating areas. It appears that the site will be progressively disturbed until the entire site is ex­ cavated before any rehabilitation work is un­ dertaken. This approach to operational planning does not lend itself to simultaneous rehabilitation", (which is the method of reclamation MSC alleged it would use), "and should not be encouraged. It is the staff's opinion that an operational plan could be developed for this site which would provide for rehabilitation work going on at the same time as the mining operations are taking place." 4-"For all practical purposes this site is located in the nor­ theast corner of the in­ tersection of Chapel Hill roads and the proposed new Waukegan-Richmond freeway. In order to get to any existing state maintained road, trucks from this site would be required to travel through areas which are residential in character. This should be avoided at all costs. Consideration should be given to limiting the opening of this site until such time as the Waukegan-Richmond freeway is either under construction or is available for public use." A copy of the staff's recommendations was sent to MSC and its attorney. Several meetings were held between the petitioners and the Plan­ ning commission staff in an effort to find satisfactory solutions to these problems. As a result of these meetings, the petitioner established a water elevation for the proposed lake at 737 feet above sea level. This is more or less the elevation of water in the Fox river to the west of the site and the elevation of the water at the south end of Pistakee Bay located northeast of the site. This satisfied the com­ mission's first objection Regarding the second ob­ jection concerning multiple unit housing for the rehabilitated site, the Planning commission felt the petitioner had avoided answering that objection by simply eliminating any proposed ,land use designation from its latest plans. Quay pointed out that although the staff had spent a great deal of time discussing the problem of simultaneous rehabilitation vyith the petitioner's representatives and they had made some minor adjustments on the drawings, "it is the staff's opinion that they have not addressed the basic issue of devising a plan for simultaneous rehabilitation of the site." Quay felt that for all practical purposes, "there will, be no meaningful rehabilitation of the site until such time as all of the mineral of value is removed from the site." Regarding the fourth ob­ jection, the Planning com­ mission felt the concerns ex­ pressed in that objection had never seriously been discussed with the petitioners. In conclusion, Quay stated, "It is the staff's opinion that the proposed rehabilitation plans are ambiguous, unclear, and at best, would be difficult if not impossible to enforce. Fur­ thermore, it is our opinion that they really do not represent a plan for simultaneous rehabilitation of the site. Therefore, it is my recom­ mendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Planning and Zoning committee and the (Continued on page 4) s * 100 TEARS * The Plaindealer mustache matching contest is over, the results are in, and the winners have been notified. The matching contest resulted from the mustache competition held in conjunction with the Plaindealer's 100th anniversary celebration. It included seventy-five entries trying for prizes of either a commemorative cup or a spin casting reel. Winners pictured above, front, are Lee Ann Freund and Mrs. Elbert Scnuberth; in back, Ricky Connell and Keith Manny. Cindy Gannon, another winner, was not present for photo. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The fifth hearing conducted by the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals last Wed­ nesday afternoon in regard to reclassification of property for a proposed Material Service gravel pit was continued once again - this time until Thur­ sday, July 10, at 2 p.m. At last week's hearing, John R. Quay, director of the McHenry County Regional Planning commission presented the commission's recommendation that the petitioner's request be deniet|, Leo and Evelyn Diedrich and Material Service corporation are requesting a zoning change for 121 acres of land from "F- Farming" to a conditional use permit for a gravel pit operation. The exact location of the property in question is one mile north of the intersection of Lincoln and Chapel Hill roads fronting on the east side of Chapel Hill road across from the golf course, south of Johnsburg. The County Zoning Board of Appeals had requested that the McHenry County Regional Planning commission review the drawings and data of the proposed site and make a recommendation to the zoning board. Quay reported that he and his staff had met to review the data submitted by the petitioner (MSC) Material Service company. In March, after the staff's evaluation of the boring THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER N S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N - O - L A K E S R E G I O N ^ S I N C E 1 8 7 5 Bike-Auto Collision Free Man In McHenry Murder Donald G. Harris, 28, of 1712 N. High view, McHenry, was found not guilty of murder following a week long jury trail in 19th Judicial Circuit court at Woodstock before Judge Charles Parker. Harris had been charged with the March 5, 1974, murder of Ronald Spohrer, 32, of Barrington, whom he found in bed with is wife, Paulette. The jury, comprised of seven men and five women, found Harris not guilty 1by reason of insanity at the time of the in­ cident. The jury also ruled that Harris had recovered from his insanity. Testimony given at the trial revealed that Harris and his wife had been together earlier in the evening of March 5. Harris said he left the home Arrest Juvenile For Theft At Wonder Lake A Wonder Lake juvenile was arrested by county officials for theft of a garden tractor, trailer and lawn mower at­ tachment last Wednesday. The machinery had been stolen from the William Anderson residence at 7715 Lucy drive, Wonder Lake, May 15. Defectives developed in­ formation which revealed that the machinery was located at a residence on Chestnut drive, Wonder Lake. Anderson in­ spected the tractor and iden- Award Club Scholarships At Wonder Lake The Woman's club of Wonder Lake has announced that Denise Higgins and Helen O'Donnel are this year's recipients of the $375 scholarships available to residents of Wonder Lake. Helen will graduate from Woodstock high school and plans to attend Augustana college, majoring in elemen­ tary education. After graduating from McHenry high school, Denise will continue her education with a major in Art. The girls were selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and character by Richard Novak, chemistry teacher at Oak Park-River Forest high school and Triton college ;o Adolph Kempf, mathematics teacher at Buf­ falo Grove high school; Maxine Kempf, reading specialist, Crystal Lake; and George Barrett, physics teacher at Buffalo Grove high school. Each year the Woman's club of Wonder Lake sponsors several fund raising events for the scholarships and other community benefits. The next event will be a rummage sale June 6 and 7. tified it as his property even though it had since been repainted. A trailer and lawn mower attachement were also recovered at the residence. The juvenile offender was taken into custody for the of­ fense of theft and was referred to juvenile authorities. Monday night, deputies were called to investigate the theft of an 8-channel scanner, three 6- volt lanterns, two flashlights and a pair of surgical scissors from the Civil Defense room of the Lakemoor village hall at 234 W. Rand road, McHenry. The items were taken from the premises sometime since May 15. It is believed the theft oc­ curred during a period of time when the offices were open as there was no evidence of forced entry. A 12-gauge shotgun in a brown case, a reflex camera and a cultured pearl necklace were taken from the home of Walter Koepke 7151 Meyer' road, Spring Grove, sometime Tuesday. Someone entered the home during the day while the family was away. Nutrition Expert Will Speak At Hospital "Food Exchanges for Diabetics" will be explained by the chief nutrition consultant for the Chicago and Northern Illinois affiliate, American Diabetic association, when the newly formed McHenry county branch of the A D A. meets Tuesday, June 3, at McHenry hospital. "Both newly-diagnosed diabetics and those who have become bored by a monotonous diet will learn how to manage a (Continued on page 4) after his wife told him she was expecting a visit from Spohrer, a co-worker of Mrs. Harris. Harris testified that he and his wife had been temporarily separated for a few days following an argument. According to Harris, he left the home and went to play basketball with friends. When he returned home, he found his wife and Spohrer in bed together. Harris said he went to the ktichen, got two knives and returned to the bedroom. Harris testified that he did not remember stabbing Spohrer. Harris tried to stab himself following the attack. After the "not guilty" verdict was returned by the jury, Harris was freed by Judge Parker. Assistant State's Attorney Richard Kelly prosecuted the case for the State. Harris was represented by Attorney Alex Rafferty. JULIE A. WALLER Julie A. Waller of McHenry Shores was an excited 13-year- old making plans for graduation from Junior high school June 10. But Julie won't be on stage with her classmates at 8:30 Tuesday, June 10. She died as the result of injuries sustained when her bicycie and an auto collided Wednesday night, May 28. The eighth grader was returning home from visiting a friend in McHenry when the accident occurred on Rt 31, one-quarter mile north of Bull Valley road. Julie was taken to McHenry hospital by the local Rescue squad. Later, while enroute to Wesley Pavilion hospital, Chicago, her condition became so serious that she was taken into Lake Forest hospital, where she died about 8 p.m. Driver of the car that struck Julie's bike was Elmer Gorham of 1202 Hilltop drive, McHenry Shores. According to Sheriff's police, he was traveling south when his auto collided with the south-bound bicycle on the west shoulder of the south lane of traffic. The accident occurred about 6 o'clock Charges are pending further investigation conducted by the Accident Investigation unit of the Sheriff's department. Julie was described by Junior High Principal Fred Kusch as an "excellent student". She was treasurer of the Student Council. Two weeks ago Julie had been part of a Confirmation class at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church. Visitation will be held Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home. Services will be conducted at 11 o'clock Saturday morning at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church Burial will be in Tacoma, Wash. Mark P. Herrmann, 17, of 405 N. Green street, McHenry was seriously injured when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle on Crystal Lake road at the West campus high school. The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon about 12:15. William F. Wanland of 2702 Cherry drive, Wonder Lake, was south-bound on Crystal Lake road in the entrance lane, enroute to the south parking lot. Herrmann told police he was coming from the north parking lot, intending to turn north. As he pulled onto the roadway, he saw the approaching auto but it was too late to avoid a collision. Herrmann hit the windshield of Wanland's car, breaking it. He was then thrown over the car. Herrmann was taken to McHenry hospital by the Rescue squad, where he was treated and released. (Continued on page 4) Two-Year Honor Society Members Seniors honored for two-year membership in the National Honor society at MCHS are shown above. In front row, from left, are Sandra Clark, Chris Darr, Pat Estis, Elizabeth Fenske, John Heard, Denise Higgins and Kathy Hudson; second row, Julie At an impressive induction ceremony of the National Honor society last week Lunkenheimer, Anna Paunescu, Dave Sweeney. Heniy Voorhees, arol Leightv; third Terry Gougn and Mi STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Charlene Weingart, Deb Wolf and Carol Durkin, Randy Kohl, Deb Freund, Terry Gough and Mara Janes Leightv t Gougn row, Keith voted into membership. The society is an honorary organization created for the Thursday, presentations were sole purpose of recognizing made to juniors and seniors students of high calibre. Entrance is based on four categories, three of which are judged by the faculty at MCHS. The four areas are Scholarship, Character, Leadership and Service.' * To be eligible for N.H.S., one must maintain a 3.0 <B) grade (Continued on page 4) Bicentennial Kickoff wmm mm Shoplifting^ has long been the curse of business people. It is difficult to make the public aware of the tremendous loss to an individual merchant annually through the practice. If he is to continue business he has one alternative - pass the loss on to his customers. For this reason there is good news in an anti-shoplifting program initiated in some stores. (Continued on page 43 Leslee Schmidt and Angel Betancourt, members of the Lakemoor color guard, will give a presentation Saturday night to open a program that marks the kickoff for bicentennial activities in the village of Lakemoor. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The village of Lakem<ior will kickoff its bicentennial ob­ servance Saturday, May 31, at 7:30 at the municipal building on Rand road (Rt. 120). The program will begin with a Color Guard presentation and dedication. Following will be a talent show based on a bicentennial theme. Highlight of the evening will (Continued on page 4)