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Marine Festival Events Marissa Pace, 1975 McHenry Marine Festival queen, is shown at left as she announced highlights of Festival week during water fights at the city beach last Sunday. ' FRIDAY, JULY 11 Checkerboard Squares Dance Group ~ City Park -8:00 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 12 Sidewalk Sale-- All Business Areas - 8 a.m. to Closing. Bike Parade - 3 p.m. - Green Street Business Section. Dixieland Band Concert - City Park -- 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, jtlLY 13 Chicken Barbecue -9:30 a.m. to4:30p.m. - City Park. Parade - 2 p.m. - Starts on Main street at Rt. 31, east to Green street, then north to Elm street (Rt! 120), east to Riverside drive, then ndrth to the beach, where it will turn west and disband at the city park. Drum Corps Magic- 7 p.m. --McCracken Field. County To Act Aug." 12 Waste Options Studied A choice among several options concerning the con­ troversial waste disposal land option program may be made by the McHenry County board Aug 12. This disclosure was made1 at Tuesday's meeting of the board. 1 Choices for consideration next month will be the following: l--Drop the whole issue and hope' private enterprise will take care of solid and liquid waste disposal; 2-Exercise option at the Aug. 12, 1975, County board rheetifig and approve placing $175,000 ^or down payment and $99,100 for annual payment in the 1975- 76 annual budget and ap­ propriations, the $175,000 to be paid Dec. 15, 1975, $16,050 to be paid Feb. 15, 1976, and $83,050 to be paid Aug. 14, 1976; and hold property as is until County board decides how solid and liquid waste is to be disposed of, whether by operation by county or by lease to an operator; 3-E-xercise option and operate by County; 4-Exercise option and lease to an operator; 5 -Let the option expire, consider going into con­ demnation proceedings on both parcels - 57' acres on nor­ thwestern corner of Rt. 176 and 47, and 157 acres on east side of Rt. 47 at Rt. 176; and place $650,000 in budget for 1975-1976 for cash purchase; » 6Sa)--Let the option expire, consider going into con­ demnation proceedings on only the 157 acres on the east side of Rt. 47 at Rt. 176 and place $471,000 in the 1975-76 budget f o r c a s h p u r c h a s e d o r ( b ) purchase 57 acres for $179,000 (Continued on page 16) * no tuu * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAINOLAKE5 REGION SINCE 1675 VOLUME 99 NUMBER 98 FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1975 15' 18 PAGES City Approves 27-Acre Land Annexation Youth Night In Park • f r ? • ' '• fc, s • • . ' ** i •• ; • r-': j.*- The City Council Monday night1 approved the annexation of 27 acres of land located west of McHenry, north of Route 120 along Ringwood road, by a vote of 6 to 2. The two negative votes were cast by Fourth Ward Aldermen LaVerne Hromec and VValther Schaedel in whose ward the annexed territory is located. Petitioners Charles, Jerome and Eugene Miller presented a request for annexation of the property which is bordered on the south by Parkland school, on the went by Itingwood road, on the north by Went Shore Beach MihdlviMnii and on the east ti\ | ,akelaiid I'Mi'k Mib- (llS iNllll) Hi'liM'M'Mliiin the |M'IHMIIIIM'M Allotn»'\ .li 'Mm I,mid lie said the property was planned for single family residential homes. * Also present at the meeting were David Ladd and Bob Robinson, potential developers of the property. Ladd explained he was the ex-president of Robino-Ladd company, national home builders. He resigned from that firm in November of 1974. Six weeks ago, he and Robinson decided to form their own company known as Brittany Builders. Aldermen LaVerne Hromec and Walther Schaedel of the fourth ward asked for detailed plans since the annexed territory would fall under their ward's jurisdiction. Alderman Hromec expressed Htrong opinions that a pre- annexation agreement should be entered into before land is annexed to the city. She also disagreed with a statement made by David Ladd that Robino-Ladd and the city had "built up a mutual trust and respect" over the years. She felt that statement was "open to debate". Alderman Hromec mentioned what she referred to as "a strip of unusable land" donated to the city by Ladd as a park in Whispering Oaks. She felt it was useful only for "passive recreation." "I would hope we would hammer out a hard and fast school agreement whereby the developer would donate money and-or property to be used by the schools," Alderman Hromec said. "We definitely Hundreds of young people gathered in the city park Wednesday night to enjoy the first of the Marine Festival week activities in vthe park. A young group of musicians known as the Trilogy presented music of the 'SO^'eO s and '70's featuring John Kranz on bass guitar, Tom Kranz, lead guitar, and Chip Pierce on drums. A light rain started about 9 o'clock but failed to dampen the spirits of young folks deter­ mined to make their night in the park a very special one. STAFF PHOTOS- WAYNE GAYLORD Climax Marine Festival With Top Attractions Mum ill the highlight* of Murine KchIIvuI week are concentrated in the final two days. Biggest feature of the Saturday. .July 12, attractions will be the annual Sidewalk Sale carrying out the theme, Mother Goose on Parade. It will be held from 8 a.m. until store closing time. A bike parade sponsored by the Jaycees will be held at 3 p.m. in the Green street business district. That same evening, a Dixieland, band concert will be presented in the city park. The entertainment will befree,"but a charge will be made for beer and peanuts. A chicken barbecue is on the agenda for Sunday, July 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The location is the city park. The big parade is set for^> p.m. in the afternoon,barfing on Main street, near the depot, and disbanding at the city park. Cliyna^ing a fine week of entertainment will be the Dram Corps Magic show on McCracken field at 7 p.m. sharp Sunday night. Corps competing are the Men of Brass from Joliet, the Vanguards from DesPlaines, the Marion Cadets from Marion, Ohio, the Guardsmen from Hoffman Estates, the Knights drum corps from Geneseo, 111., and the Pioneers from Milwaukee, Wis. would need a firm pre- annexation agreement," she stressed. Aldermen William Bolger and George Harker remarked that the one pre-annexation agreement the city had entered into "was rather chaotic" and "did not prove beneficial to the city." t Alderman Edward Datz of the Plan commission pointed out to Aldermen Hromec and Schaedel that "merely annexing this piece of property does little or nothing at this stage of the game". He said the Council will have two more chances to look at the whole problem before it is finally adopted. Mayor Stanek noted that nnexed property comes into the city "under the most restrictive zoning that the city has." The next step would be to work out the details and change the zoning, he explained. The matter would have to go before the Plan commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals before development could take place, Stanek pointed out. "Basically, they would be at our mercy," Stanek said. "We (the Council) are holding all the cards," he concluded. Alderman Jack Pepping, chairman of the Finance committee, informed the Council that his committee had met with City Auditor Bill North, City Treasurer William Brda and city department (Continued on page 16) What Should Be Done? Explore School Planning What should be done with East and West campuses? That was the question explored at a meeting devoted exclusively to lonj^ range plans within High School District 156, held Tuesday night. President James Althoff initiated the discussion by asking for suggested plans. In response, Supt. Richard Swantz expressed the feeling of the administration that the 1-3 plan seemed most feasible. This plan calls for freshmen to be enrolled at East and the three upper classes at West. There were some suggestions on the possibility of converting East campus to a vocational school. Among those who saw merit to this type plan was Member Edward Neumann. Some members felt such a sharp distinction between vocational and academic areas was not in the best interest of the students. However, Neumann countered by asking what should be done with those who have no interest in ,-academic pursuits. (Continued on page 16) The nation's coin maker, Mary Brooks, tells ys the colonial drummer was chosen in a national design com­ petition to appear on the back of the new Bicentennial quarter. George Washington still heads the coin over a new date-- 1776-1976-and it was all done to celebrate our country's 200th birthday. In all. the Mint is changing the designs on the backs of three coins in honor of the Bicentennial. Along with Washington" on the quarter, those famous faces of Kennedy and Eisenhower, with the new twin date, still head the half dollar and dollar. Again, it 's the backs that carry the new Bicentennial designs. In­ dependence Hall won its place on the back of the half dollar. And the moon and Liberty Bell were chosen for the dollar reverse. Monday of this week, friendly neighborhood banks started receiving the first of the cir­ culating Bicentennial coins to be released-the Kennedy- Independence Hall half dollar. (Continued on page 16) Business Firms And Homes Local Targets Of Burglars When an employee arrived for work about 6 a.m. last Wednesday at the Country Kitchen restaurant, 1709 W. Route 120, McHenry, it was found that the business place had been entered. Entry was gained through a window at the rear of\the building. Taken from the cash register was a tray containing about $60 in currency and change. The empty tray was found discarded outside the rear door. Sunday morning, deputies investigated a burglary at the home of Rolf Anderson of 8918 Woody Trail, Wonder Lake. Sometime during the early morning hours,5 v someone entered the unlocked garage and stole an electric drill, a sabre saw, an electric screw driver, an electric garbage disposal, a battery charger and other assorted tools. Their auto which was parked in the driveway was also entered. Tak6n from'inside were a tape player with two speakers and six 8-track tapes. When Ronald Bergsma. of 10706 Lakeview rosfd, Richmond, returned home (Continued on page 16) Liquor, Drug harges Filed gainst Three Four charges were placed against each of three men last week following a traffic stop by sheriff's police on Route 120 near Sheridan road, McHenry. Edward Hennigan of 3308 Jol^nsburg road, McHenry, Scott Srednicki of 208 'W. Fremont and Kenneth Suchomski of 1218 N. Chestnut, both of Arlington Heights, were charged with unlawful possession of cocaine, unlawful x possession of cannabis, tran­ sporting open liquor in a motor vehicle and unlawful use of weapons. -- . The arrests were made after deputies observed a vehicle east-bound on Route 120 ̂ vith no* license plates displayed. When police attempted to stop the car, the driver did not heed the visible emergency lights and he turned south onto Darrell road, where the auto was eventually stopped. Upon approaching the vehicle, beer which had spilled from open cans was seen on the floor. Further inspection revealed a blackjack concealed under a seat and a homemade bludgeon was also found in the vehicle. A quantity of marijuana and a container later determined to be cocaine were also found in the vehicje resulting in the arrests Ask Public Input \ Alternatives In The White House The "White House" is now an Alternative High school program for twenty-five .students. The "White House", located at 3701 W. W a u k e g a n , w a s McHenry's first kin­ dergarten facility back in 1947. Now, High School District 156 has. leased the building to house a dynamic rfew program which | 'will provide three types of educational approaches f o r^fs--!rti3^ents~ ,the\' are: < 1 - Regularly Scheduled Activities, Seminars, And Study Croups Which Will Meet at The School. 2 - Community In­ volvement Contracts. The student uses the school as a base for his- or her educational program, but uses the ^"community as the classroom." This can mean math tutoring at L a n d m a r k S c h o o l across the „ street, conducting and taping i n t e r v i e w s w i t h McHenry -Volunteer Firemen, studying the pollution levels of the Fox River, etc. 3 - Independent Study. W o r k i n g - s t u d e n t s . (Continued on page 16) ~ - - SisdPt 5, * Mural Painting Slimmer Program Sue Sayles, (op, Gwen Bauer, Terry Weingart and Dan Schaeffer are engaged >n the Mural Painting program at Junior high school which has b^en in operation for three summers. Students have painted lockers, an activity wall, and others throughout the building. This year, about thirty young people are painting murals under the direction of Mrs. Cheryl Toalson. Two of them may be viewed outdoors, one on the east side of Junior high and the other, a Bicentennial mural, on the front steps of the same school. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD