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LAKEMOOR '51 INCORPORATION (Continued from page 8) Lily Lake hotel in 1945; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Szarek bought Bernie Pescke's business in 1946; Dan Daniels opened the Lily Lake Casino which had been closed for a few years; Mr. and Mrs. Pete Vallone opened a second grocery store in 1947 (Charles Didoni closed his store a few months later); Mr. and Mrs. Larry Booster bought the real estate office v from Leon Sex, remodeled the building and opened the Charm House restaurant. Sex built a new office in 1948. The Lily Lake school added another room and first and second grades were taught, with the older children being bussed to the McHenry schools. Mr. and Mrs, John Kerechek took over Betty Boyko's Place; Paul Altissimo operated the business owned by the Schiavohes, calling it the Bus Stop. The Greyhound Bus company, obtaining a franchise for this area, still made regular stops as it does today while the Bluebird Bus company discontinued in 1947. In May, 1947, Charles and Amanda Fritzsche recorded Fritzsche's subdivision in Woodstock and in early 1948, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mc- Dermott opened the Mc- Dermott building where Claude McDermott operated a dealership for Cadillac Com­ mercial equipment and later an American Motors agency. Most of the organizations having been dissolved with the ex­ ception of the Ladies League and Beautifying club by 1950, a Business Men's association was formed. In the Spring of 1951, another organization was chartered in order to help maintain the roads and beaches. The Beautifying club continued as in previous years on the north side of Rt. 120 and the newly formed Lakeside Improvement association (LIA) maintained the south side. In the same month, Claude McDermott, Joseph Gilmore, Ray Blades. Walter Szarek and Dennis Kosup each contributed toward the application of a charter to form a volunteer fire depart­ ment. The first officers of the department were president, Claude McDermott; vice- president, Joseph Gilmore; treasurer, Henry Hoppert; secretary, Henry Wojtas; trustees, Larry Booster, Walter Szarek, Steve Wijas and John Becker; fire chief, Ray Blades; first assistant Fred Svoboda; second assistant, Dennis Kosup. Joseph X. Waynne served as their attorney. In May 1951, it was decided to purchase lots on the highway for a building to be used as a Fire department-Community center. In early 1952, the present municipal building was constructed on those lots solely by volunteer men and their families. The building was financed by the local organizations and private citizens too numerous to mention here. Upon com­ pletion, the first floor housed the volunteer fire department and the second floor housed the police department and village meetings at a later date, along with a library in later years. Village Of Lakemoor By 1951 with the permanent population of Lily Lake reaching the 600 mark, a group of residents signed a petition (fifty-two signatures) and submitted the petition to the county court asking that Lily Lake be incorporated as the Village of Lakemoor. Attorney Joseph X. Waynne appeared on behalf of the petitioners. Voters went to the polls Nov. 27, 1951, and by a margin of 110 to 105, the Village voted for in­ corporation. The first officials to take office in the April 1952 election were president, Claude McDermott; clerk, Ted Budil; trustees, Mary Schiavone, Henrv Woitas. James Wall, Clifford Kiehl, Raymond Cynowa and Lorain Booster. The first police magistrate was Joseph Yaeger; treasurer, Claude Vachet; attorney, Joseph Waynne; chief of police, Joseph Gilmore. These officials took office until April, 1953, at which time the village held an election with three trustees to serve two years and three to serve four years. Richard Hyatt became clerk by ap­ pointment in August of 1952 upon the resignation of Ted Budil. The first police department was formed and the men served part-time, riding in their own cars. At the regular election in April, 1953, Claude McDermott was elected to a four year term as president; clerk, Richard Hyatt, trustees, Larry Booster, Raymond Cynowa, John Gray, Philip Kibbe, Clifford Kiehl and Norman Morrison; police magistrate, Harry ^Brady; chief of police, Henry Hoppert, who was replaced by John Krause in 1954. Vachet stayed on in his office as treasurer, Joseph Waynne as attorney. During this time the first village police car was pur­ chased and uniforms for the police officers. The first Police Department personnel were Frank O'Leary, Frank Bit- terman, Frank Leon, Harold Foss, Frank Pogany, Edward Steadman, John Kraus, Sr. Street lights were installed throughout the village; roads were repaired and refuse was picked up at weekly intervals. The volunteer fire department took over the finances of the village building and the village and organizations using the building paid a rental for the upkeep of the property. As the years progressed, the volunteer fire department became part of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district and turned over the building to a corporation comprised of some members of the original volunteer fire department. In order to alleviate some of the flooding caused in the early Spring from the lake, the village petitioned the state to help with the dredging of the Lily Lake drain which was accomplished in April of 1956. In- August, 1962, the village annexed 40 acres of land owned by Charles Fritzsche and another 80 acres in February, 1963. The acreage is situated at the south end of the village. In July, 1963, the acreage was zoned Industrial by the Zoning board and Village board. In 1964, the office of police magistrate was dissolved with the passage of the Blue law and police cases were heard in Woodstock and McHenry. In January of 1967. the Village of Lakemoor took over the building completely and started remodeling. The Fire department occupied the first floor and paid a rental to the. village. Natural gas service was received in Lakemoor in 1959. The Lily Lake school" was closed in the late 1950's and torn down at a later date. The Lakemoor Fire department station now occupies the site of the former school. During the years 1952 to the AUGUST «. 1975 - PLAINDEALER CENTENNIAL EDITION-PAQf • present, many activities for the residents and the children became a part of living. There were Cub Scouts,. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, baseball teams, teen-age clubs, hockey teams, movies for the children held at the firehouse on Sunday af­ ternoons and Friday nights. The Lakemoor Scout drill teams traveled throughout the Mid-west, with the Boys Rifle team winning the Illinois state championship. For the adults, there was the LIA, Ladies League, Fun club. Women's club. Fire department auxiliary and social clubs. The village has had two of its young women become Marine day queens, Patricia Gilmore and Patricia Gray; Two local young men have been homecoming kings, Terrence Brady and Richard Bitterman. The Village of Lakemoor today has ten factories situated in the industrail section of the village and various businesses. 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