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<r PAGE 12. PLAINDF.ALER-FRIDAY, JANUARY f. 1878 Resume Of News Events In J 975 b. - u :-- ' ! •• ' ' "" 1 ' . ' Of Past Year V Ih Community Revi JANUARY The first two babies of the Neto Year were born at Mtflenry hospital two minutes apart. The first was William John Oeffling, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Oeffling of McHenry. The second was Lafera Rose Mayenschein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mayenschein of Round Lake. Roland A. Herrmann of McHenry was sworn in as an associate Circuit court judge. Youth, Inc., an organization of high school age people, was granted a special use permit by the"City council to operate a youth center ui the former Wittys Schreinjgr home on Main street, just west of the library building. By a vote of 6 to 2 the Council rejected a recom­ mendation by the Zoning Board of Appeals to deny the special usa permit. Bar) Walsh resigned Jan. 6, as "City Clerk of McHenry after thirty-eight years of unin­ terrupted service. He had never missed attendance at a meeting. Thomas F. Bolger alio resigned as treasurer of McHenry. Joseph Diedrich retired after twenty-two years of ^service in the sewer and water department. Several alderman at the City Council meeting were sur­ prised to learn that there is a restriction against school buses using Streets in the Whispering Oaks area. The City Council voted to open Whispering Oaks to'School buses. A mother and her nine children were left homeless in a Are in the home in Holiday Httte. The fire was caused by a lighted Christmas tree. The City of McHenry received a check in the amount of* $86,250 representing the State of Illinois reimbursement to the city of McHenry for the acquisition of land to be used foroutdoor recreation purposes The McHenry County college board of trustees changed its mind and decided to reduce its talrrate request from 8Vfc to 5 cents in a referendum sdhaduled for March 8. Dlonna Humann, Miss MeHenry County, was named one of the ten finalists in the queen pageant of the Miss Illinois County Fair com­ petition held in Springfield. -a FEBRUARY Fire swept through the Rita Burton resident in Lakemoor arid left the family of six children homeless. •tfwo important areas of discussion ended in 5-1 ap­ proval votes ^or the school programs in\High School District 156. One related to sohool policy on smoking at Bast campus, and the other to extending approval to continue p)ans for the McHenry County Area Career center. In both vqtes, Board President James Althoff expressed a negative position. Numerous problems associated with the establish­ ment of a county animal shelter beought forth a long discussion by the McHenry County board. Ohe of the chief concerns was haw to assure needed funds and when it became apparent there were no immediate answers the matter was tabled for further study. "Over ninety persons, mainly objectors, attended the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals hearing regarding a petition to reclassify farm land for operation of a gravel pit on Chapel Hill road. Petitioners, Leo and Evelyn Diedrich and Material Service corporation requested a zoning change for 121 acres of land from "F" farming to a Conditional Use permit for a gravel pit operation. • With much thought and long planning for an "alternative school" within High School District 156. new interest was Sparked by presentation of a check for $4?,000 to fund the new concept in education. The program is designed primarily ' (or dropouts and potential drop­ outs. ^.Vacancies which would occur May 1 due to theVesignation of City Cleark Earl Walsh and City Treasurer Thomas Bolger were filled through nominations made by Mayor Jeseph Stanek at the City Council meeting. Mayor Stanek nominated Mrs. G.C. (Terry)Wilde, Jr., for city Clerk and William Brda for city treasurer. % A proposal to hold a District 156 referendum next fall. Srobably in October or ovember, to realize money to j update the school's vocational department, met with '. unanimous approval by the J'^ward. The proposal also calls fpr a referendum on an Area Career center to be voted in early winter, probably December. Extremely hijjh winds which caused drifting snow to block north-south roadways and reduce visibility to one-foot, were responsible for numerous multiple car accidents in the county. A proposed master plan for development of Petersen park was revealed by Alderman Jack Pepping, chairman of the Parks and Recreation com­ mittee, at a special City Council meeting. Ethics charges against eleven McHenry county of­ ficers were dismissed and cases against seven others were continued by 19th JudicialCircuit Court Judge- Charles Parker. MARCH By unanimous vote of the City Council bills for water and sewer service will be increased starting April 1. Food stamp outlets will more than double in some parts of Illinois this month when U.S. post offices begin' selling stamps in twenty designated counties, including McHenry. . Shirley Quist and Don Rose of McHenry won the 1974-75 Student Achievement Recognition program com­ petition at McHenry County college. Youth, Iric., held open house at the new youth center at 3605 Main street. Damage to Valley View school by fire, smoke and vandalism was expected to run between $150,000 and $200,000. Authorities said it was ap­ parent the* school had been forcibly entered, ransacked and burglarized. Two juveniles, a brother and sister, 12 and 9 years old were apprehended by the police. A large vote in fourteen county precincts approved the McHenry County college request for a boost in the an­ nual tax rate for educational purposes of .05 per cent, raising it from .07 to .12 per cent. The vote was 5,294 in favor and 5,062 against. The use of two different surveys was blamed for the fact that off-site and on-site sewer lines ended up 180 feet apart instead of at a designated central point on the new McHenry County college campus. An Illinois State "trooper, Thomas Burke of 3705 W. Lee street, McHenry, narrowly escaped death when he was shot by robbers he was at­ tempting to apprehend. Burke was on routine patrol when he was informed that robbery had taken place at October One night club, formerly the Win 'n Fin, north of Volo. When he gave chase and stopped the car containing the suspects, he was shot. A, multi-unit apartment building at 5006 Barnard Mill road was destroyed by fire. Two families were made homeless. The state of Illinois Capital Development board approved the awarding of $10.24 million in Debt Service grants to 305 Illinois school districts. In­ cluded was Johnsburg District 12 in the amount of $26,263.27. McHenry County Board Chairman Walter Dean of McHenry presented a resolution to the Urban County council and the General Assembly to pass emergency legislation in both the Senate and House immediately to extend the terms of the township supervisor-county board members who were elected to the position of county board member Nov. 5, 1974. Hank Miller of 1311 Fairview lane. McHenry, was the winner of the Plaindealer's contest -to select an emblem symbolic of the newspapers 100th an­ niversary. Damage estimated at $50,000 resulted from a fire at Con­ tinental Aluminum Corp., Kritzsche Estates, Lakemoor. "Mother Goose On Parade" was chosen as the theme for Marine day. Condemnation proceedings were filed in Circuit court by Attorney General William J. Scott for the Department of Transportation in connection with authorized improvements designated for State Route 120 from Greenwood to Ringwood- Draper road west of McHenry. Listed on the petition to con­ demn were twenty-four property owners along Route 120 APRIL The McHenry area was covered with about 11 inches of snow on April 2. Important action was taken by the McHenry County board in arrpntine an aereement between the State of Illinois and the county for improvement of Johnsburg road. It calls for widening and resurfacing the road to a width of 24 feet from Rt. 31 to the Fox river bridge, and to install storm sewer to abate flooding in Johnsburg. Only . one incumbent, Catherine Alvary, was returned to office on School Board District 156. The other winner was David M. Benrud. Terence Howard and Gary Lockwood were elected to service Board 15. Raymond L. Smith, Ward III, Walther E. I. Schaedel, Ward IV, were elected alderman in the city election. Allan E. McKim was chosen president of McCullom Lake, while Rose Lillegard of McHenry Shores outpolled two men contenders to become the first woman president of a local municipality. About sixty persons paraded through Woodstock City Square with placards and signs to protest the deteriorating condition of State Highway 120 between McHenry and Woodstock. A representative from Governor Walker's Action office met with demonstrators and promised to deliver petitions presented to her directly to the Governor. Donald Wayne Kuntz, 16, of 9018 Ramble road, Wonder Lake, was charged with murder in the stabbing death of six-year-old Guy R. Aubuchon of 9014 Ramble road, Wonder Lake, which occurred April 15. MAY Overwhelming response was received to the "I Quit" Smoking clinic presented by the Kiwanis club. It was Spring and a new beginning for the City Council as aldermen and other municipal officials were of­ ficially installed, Earl R. Walsh, retiring city clerk, swore in Mrs. Terry Wilde, who succeeded him. He then swore in William J. Bolger, Ward,J; Gfeotge Harker, Ward II; Walther E. I. Schaedel, Ward IV, andRaymond Smith, Ward III. Wilnarp Brda was sworn in as new city treasurer replacing Thomas F. Bolger, who retired. Steps were taken by the City Council to begin site preparation work in Petersen park. Approval was given to hire Lakeland Construction company of McHenry at a cost of $43,720. Cost of the project will be paid out of $69,000 revenue sharing funds which had previously been allocated for parks. Sandi Johnson of Parkland school was elected northwest representative on the state Executive board at the six­ teenth annual state convention of the Illinois Association of Junior high students councils. The date of Dec. 6, 1975, has been set by the Board of Control for a public vote on a referendum for the McHenry County Area Career center. At that time, the question of a .05 per cent levy will be sumbitted to^the voters in the eight par­ ticipating high school districts. A crowd of about 1,800 students listened intently to the contemporary sounds of the Eagles rock band as they played in West campus gyn- masium. The appearance of the popular band was one of the prizes awarded when local students won the Radio Station WCFL School Spirit contest. Action was taken by School" District 15 to enter into a rental lease agreement with District 156 for use of the lower level of the white house kindergarten building on Waukegan stree at a monthly rate of $300 for the alternative school. The McHenry County board voted to have 1975 assessments equalized by the Board of Review if the variance between townships varies more than 5 per cent from a predetermined median level of assessments based on sales ratio studies for 1974 and other studies con­ ducted by the Supervisor of Assessments office. Alderman William Bolger, who is also president of the Library board, presented preliminary plans of the proposed library addition at the City Council meeting. Arnold V. Lund. 66, vice- president of the B.F. Shaw- Printing company and general manager of the newspaper division, died May 15 in St. Clare hospital. Monroe, Wis., following an extended illness. Mr. Lund was owner, president and publisher of the Monroe Evening Times and vice- president of the McHenry Publishing company. Larry Reinhard. 28. John­ sburg Junior high school teacher, was® named «the McHenry county "En­ vironmental Teacher of the Year" for secondary school teachers. A Crystal Lake youth was shot and two other youths were apprehended by sheriff's police following a chase and manhunt north of Algonquin. Seventeen- year-old Patrick Fitzgerald, Crystal Lake, died in McHenry hospital. He was allegedly shot by Detective Joseph Eisele of McHenry after he failed to stop when ordered to do so. Donald G. Harris, 28, of 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. Julie A. Waller of McHenry Shores, 13 years old, was killed when the bicycle she was riding was struck by a car driven by Elmer Gorham. The accident occurred on Rt. 31, south, near the intersection of Bull Valley road. JUNE The village of Lakemoor became the first local com­ munity to launch Bicentennial activities. 'Petite Sundae Morri^bn was crowned the village's first Junior Miss. The City Council passed an ordinance which gave the McHenry Board, of Library Directors authority to borrow money to begin construction of a new library addition. District 12 School Supt. Duane Andreas learned that a favorable recommendation will be asked at the state level , concerning the district's petition to form a community unit school district within the boundaries of District 12 (Johnsburg). McHenry high school graduated 441 seniors. David Bolger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Bolger, was named the valedictorian of the class of 1975 at Marian Central Catholic high school. Charlene Weingart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weingart, was valedictorian of McHenry high school. Father William O. Hanner of McHenry was installed as an honorary canon of the Cathedral church of St. James in Chicago. Miss Marissa Pace, 17, was chbsen Miss McHenry and will reign over the Marine day festival. Maureen Folliard was crowned Miss Wonder Lake. Work to construct 9.85 miles of the major freeway project known as FAP 420 will be possible because of money allocated in a record $791 million 1976 road improvement and construction program. The project includes a freeway from the Illinois-Wisconsin state line to east of Illinois Rt. 31. The estimated cost of $4,362,000 covers the almost 10 miles, two interchanges, six grade separations and two bridges. Award winners in the McHenry Country Art Fair were announced. Best of Show: Nancy Lyons, Americana' Best of Show, Photography, Hank Miller, "A Child's World". The McHenry county Grand jury heard further evidence regarding the death of p/trick William Fitzgerald, 17, of Crystal Lake, who was shot by Detective Joseph Eisele of the McHenry County Sheriff's department May 26. The Grand jury did not change the decision rendered. Amy Ziebel was crowned the New Kiwanis Little Miss Peanut. Harrison school district, Wonder Lake, announces the appointment of Dr. Ray Jones as superintendent. JULY Dr. Marshal E. Weey was called to serve as pastor of the First Baptist church, McHenry. Warning signals at the crossing linking Lillian and Grove streets were put into operation. Fred Meyer was selected as parade marshal for the Marine Festival parade. Sunday, July 13. Meyer, who is superin­ tendent of public works for the city of McHenry, has had a prominent part in the success of Marine Festivals for the past' eighteen years. The City Council approved the annexation of twenty-seven acres of land located west ok McHenry, north of Route 120 along Ringwood road by a vote of 6 to 2. It will be used for a residential development. The two negative votes were cast by Fourth Ward Alderman LaVerne Hromec and Walter Schaedel in whose ward the annexed territory is located The "White House" is now an alternative s high school program for. twenty-five students. High School District 156 leased the building to house a dynamic new program which will provide three types of tion approaches of its it should be done with EasFandWest campuses? That was the question explored at a meeting devoted exclusively to long range plans with High School District 156. An estimated crowd of 35,000 attended the Marine Festival parade. Between 1,500 and 2,00 attended the Drum Magic /Show. Residents expressed concern over the 1,650 acre state park development in the Lake Defiance area. McHenry hospital declared a 7 per cent room rate raise. Richard Macek of 2017 Woodlawn * Park drive, McHenry, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery following the brutal beating of a Wood­ stock girl, Sharon Kulisek, 20, of 2115 Stone Lake. She was attacked at the Clothes Hamper Laundromat on Route 47, next to the A & P store in Woodstock. AUGUST Governing planning agencies of the city of McHenry discussed what direction the city planned to take regarding expansion to the west. The Plaindealer marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the paper. The centennial issue contained 136 pages, of which 10,000 copies were printed, totaling 1,360,000 pages. A total of 19,000 pounds, or 9>2 tons, of newsprint were used. If the pages were placed end on end, the papers would stretch a distance of 490 miles. A total of 226 pounds of ink were used. Congratulation letters were received from President Gerald Ford and Governor Dan Walker. Ben Jacobs, Jr., Ringwood, was chosen 4-H king. -For the first time in history, the City Council deemed it necessary to use tax an­ ticipation warrants in order to meet the payroll and pay monthly bills. The Council decided to purchase tax an­ ticipation warrants in the amount of $75,000. The Council approved an ordinance which authorized the city to market $193,000 in water revenue bonds "for the specific purpose of putting Well No. 1 on the line." McHenry county treasurer, Audrey R. Walgenbach, an­ nounced that the McHenry county tax bills would be due on , or before Oct. 1. Officials of the Illinois Conservation department met with county authorities and other interested persons regarding development of 1,671 acres of land to be knwon as McHenry dam and Lake Defiance State park, southeast of McHenry. Work was started on the reconstruction of Rt. 120 west. Commuter service between Chicago and Lake Geneva, with two morning and two evening stops at McHenry, ended Aug. 11. With it ended an era in Railroad history that had its start in 1871 when the North Western railway opened its line into Lake Geneva. Before a crowd of about forty visitors, without lengthy debate or discussion, the McHenry County board voted to allow the option on property for a county landfill site to expire. The 240-acre site is located at the intersection of Rtes. 47 and 176 south of Woodstock. A decisive victory for proponents of a new high school in the Johnsburg area came at the polls when a total of 1,666 'persons turned out to express themselves on two issues. By a vote of 919 in favor and 729 opposed, the proposal to form a new community unit school district comprising all the territory of Johnsburg Con­ solidated School District 12 was approved. By only a slightly smaller margin the public approved issuing bonds in the amount of $3,033,600 for the purpose of purchasing and improving a school site and building and equipping a senior high school building in the district. The vote was 919 in favor and 712 opposed. The Department of Tran­ sportation, Division of Aeronautics, Springfield, will render a decision to approve or deny the application of the Crescent Bay Landing, Inc., for a commercial airport-seaplane" base on the Fox river near the Johnsburg bridge. The Johnsburg Rescue squad honored deceased members witl\ a memorial dedication ceremony at the squad building The program was highlighted by the unveiling of the memorial, a bronze plaque set in stone by honorary members. In a decision handed down in the Appellate court of Illinois Second district, .Second division. Friday, Aug. 22, the decision of the Circuit court in the case of Marie Paprocki versus the board of education of McHenry Community High •School District 156 was reserved. Ellen Gardner of Solon Mills. McHenry County Dairy Princess the past year, became first runner-up in the Illinois Dairy Princess contest held ih Lincoln. SEPTEMBER The enrollment in McHenry schools with the opening of the 1975 Fall term was virtually unchanged from the previous year. The new total enrollment is 5,734 compared to 5,790 estimated in advance of the first day of school a year ago. The arrest of several McHenry area youths by county detectives cleared up - some thirty to thirty-five burglaries and thefts which have occurred in McHenry county recently. Following an executive meeting with teacher salary negotiation ^committee members, the board of High School District 156 announced a tentative agreement. It calls for a 7.8 per cent increase, including all fringe benefits. For probably the second time in history, teachers in the district began the Fall term last week without benefit of contract. The state director of Water Resources met with the Fox Chain of Lakes commission to get $250,000 in dredging work under way that was approved by Gov. Dan Walker in this year's budget. P i s t a q u a H e i g h t s , homeowners, angry over an epidemic of vandalism ranging from petty theft to grand theft and the senseless destruction of both private and public property, did something about it. Members of the Pistaqua Heights Improvement assocation, aroused and con­ cerned over the ,rise in "hoolinganism", organized a citizen's watch patrol to reverse this criminal takeover. William J. Scott, attorney general of the state, announced a new Consumer Protection division branch office in McHenry county, located at 1603 N. North avenue, McHenry, staffed by John T. Licastro, assistant attorney general. George Loser and Mrs. Gary Baseley were among the first to qualify to win $1,000 a week for life in the state lottery Super Slam World Series. Lakemoor accepted a $7,500 grant from the Illinois En­ vironmental Protection agency for construction of sewage system. A referendum will be required before the project can be undertaken with tax money. Consolidated School District 15 passed-a resolution to levy 1975 taxes in the amount of $1,958,000. The Mobile Intensive Care unit program for McHenry county and western Lake county has been approved by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health and will be implemented as soon as possible by the cooperating hospitals, sixteen participating ambulance services and the Emergency medical System for McHenry County-Western Lake county. Six young men were arrested by sheriff's deputies following a riot at the Johnsburg Com­ munity club picnic grounds at the close of the club's annual Saufen Spiel event. A certificate of 1975 tax levy in the amount of $2,829,200 was approved by the board of High School District 156. This in­ cluded $2,125,200 for the Educational fund, by far the largest item of expenditure. Two students at McHenry Community high school West campus were named semi- finalists in the 1976 National Merit Scholarship program. They are Maribeth Karas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Karas, 212 S. Lily Lake road, and Alan E. Wagner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Wagner, 1003 N. Fourth street., - Bids were awarded for construction of Well No. 5 which is to be located at the southern end of Beach drive on the south side of Route 120. Rick Lane was named president of the Chamber of Commerce for the second year. For the fourth time in the last five years, the McHenry Plaindealer^ won an award in the Illinois'Press association's annual newspaper contest. The Plaindealer award was for third place in the category, Promotion of Newspaper. Donald Wayne Kuntz of 9018 Ramble road, Wonder Lake, was found guilty of murder by a • jury of seven men and five women after three hours of deliberation. The sixteen-year- old youth was accused of stabbing and slashing the throat of six-year-old Guy Aubuchon of Wonder Lake. The 1974 property tax leveis by McHenry county taxing districts total $36,085,372, the largest collection ever un-u, dertaken in this county. The total levy is 7.99 percent higher than the 1973 charge of $33,416,869, and it represents 73,300 real estate tax bills and 2,174 personal property tax bills. OCTOBER Steve Koerber and Diane Bjorkman were crowned king and queen of the homecoming festivities at McHenry high school. Members of Company I of McHenry Township Fire Protection district were called to the home of Harold" Pat- 'tersimr 4607 Shore drive. Lakeland Park. Damage to the house was estimated at $15,000 and the cause is being in­ vestigated. New street lights were in­ stalled on Rt. 120 west. The cornerstone was laid at the new St. PSful's Episcopal church. Miss Christine Doherty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Doherty, was selected queen of Marian Central high school homecoming festivities. The Cherry Valley 4-H club won first place in the county for its window display during 4-H week. The large, one-story Plum Nellie tavern, Rt. 12, Solon Mills, burned Oct. 14. Damage was estimated at $70,000. Baby Gregory Anthony Messel, who vyeighed 12 lbs., 2 oz. when he was born Oct. 5 at McHenry hospital, has been pronounced the largest baby born at the hospital since it opened in 1956. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Messel of McHenry. The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, McHenry's newest church, was dedicated Oct. 19. A permit has been approved for the restricted operation for a seaplane base on the Fox river at Crescent Bay Landing, just south of the Johnsburg bridge. The operations will be limited to the permanent basing of not more than two planes. Approximately seventy property owners frojA Country Club Estates subdivision/ met , with the Sewer and/Water committee to discuss the proper procedure for obtaining sewer service for that area should a majority of the property owners want it. Virginia Williams, a nurse practitioner, received the Woman of the Year award. She was selected by a special committee of the McHenry Business & Professional Women's club. A rather gloomy picture of city finances for the first five months of the fiscal year was presented by Alderman Jack Pepping, chairman of the Finance committee. A review of the budget indicated tHat' there was a deficit of $27,392.19 for the first five months. Projected cash flow for October through December revealed that the projected monthly deficit for that period of time woulbe be $18,853. By a vote of 5 to 1 last week the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals voted to recommend to the County board that it deny the petition of Material Service corporation and Leo and Evelyn Diedrich for a conditional use permit to allow the operation of a gravel pit on Chapel Hill road from "F-farming to a "Conditional use" permit for the operation of a full service gravel pit. "NOVEMBER Due to legal technicalities involving the newly formed Johsburg unit district, the referendum for the new Area Career center for McHenry- county will be delayed. In one of the biggest votes ever cast in a Johnsburg School District 12 election, four present board members were elected to membership on the new board. They will be joined by three new members. A total of 427 votes were cast. Winners were Bobbie Jean Hart, Bar­ bara Stanell, James W. Preston andCharles Boak, .Jr., all- present members, and Thomas W. Cahill, John Heidler and Gerald M. Sobiesk, who will be new to the board. By a vote of more than 3 to 1, the village of Lakemoor ap­ proved the expenditure of $437,000 as the municipality's share of a new sewage treat­ ment plant. A total of 184 voters were in favors of the proposal, 57 were opposed and there were 12 spoiled ballots. Alderman Walther Schaedel of Ward 4 walked out of the City Council meeting after a motion he was supporting to install street lights along the south side of Route 120 from Crystal 1 Lake to Draper /road was defeated by a 5 to 3 vote. Dave Service, a McHenry business man for six years, won $10,000 in the instant lottery tickets. Problems associated with an increasing enrollment at West campus high school, and the return to a more traditional program for many juniors and seniors occupied the board of District 156 during an in­ structional meeting. Michael Polanec, 23, of 1911 Crystal Lake road, McHenry, was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital, Nov. 14. H^ was found shot in the chest by a roomate when she returned home at 12:30 a.m. S t r u c t u r a l d a m a g e amounting to an estimated $80,000 loss destroyed the in­ terior of an unoccupied land­ mark. the Hanly house at the corner of Crystal Lake road and Lillian street. The trial of Richard O. Macek of 2017 Woodlawn Park drive, McHenry, who -was in­ dicted by the Grand jury for attempted murder and aggravated battery, was scheduled to begin in Circuit , court. The trial had to be postponed because Macek.^ failed to appear in court. Macek was released from the county jail Sept. 30 on $200,000 bond. He was to appear in court for trial Nov. 17. - A motion by Aldermen^ La vera Hromec and Walther Schaedel recommending that aldermen pay their own way and not use public monies to attend -the McHenry County Municipal assocation Christ­ mas party stirred up another , lively debate in the City Council. The motion was defeated 6 to 2. A new motion for the city to pick up the tab,, was passed 6 to 2. Donald Wayne Kuntz, 16, of •9018 Ramble road, Wonder , Lake, was sentenced to serve fourteen years in prison for the murder of a young neighbor, Guy Aubuchon, 6 years old. v Deputy Sheriff Anthony Olszewski of McHenry ' was placed on probation for six months and given twenty days' suspension with credit given for time served following a hearing by the McHenry County Sheriff's Merit commission. He was charged with violating two rules of the sheriff's depart­ ment. John Looze was honored at a ^ testimonial dinner at the McHenry Country club for his almost quarter of a century of service as city attorney. The body of a woman was found in a slough on the north end of Lily lane, Lakemoor, Nov. 25. Discovery of the body was made by two young teen­ agers, who were playing in the area. It was determined to be the body of Hazel L. Surtees, 77, of332 N. Lily lane, who disappeared from her home last Aug. 8. The arrest of four youths cleared-up twenty-five burglaries in the McHenry and Wonder Lake area. DECEMBER Santa Claus came to town, ridiqg ... through business districts in an intermittent drizzle. He was accompanied by Princess Kathleen Godiria, Prince Brian Smith and Carolyn Stupey and Denise Wiles members of the court. City employees may face the possibility of a layoff in March or April, according to a financial report given by Alderman Jack Pepping, chairman of the Finance committee. Department heads met with the Finance committee prior to the Council meeting and determined that the city could meet its financial obligations through March. Dedication services were held at the First United Pen­ tecostal church, 258 Sunnyside, Lakemoor. "No probable cause" was found by the McHenry county Grand jury to indicate that any indictments shoi^ld be brought against persons involved in the Saufen und Spiel incident at Johnsburg, Sept. 14. / A proposed increase in rates for water service by Lakeland Park Water company has been suspended by the Illinois Commerce commission pen­ ding hearings to determine their propriety. The water company has about 725 customers in Lakeland Park and Lakeland Shores sub­ divisions in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Van A. Ken­ nedy of 2306 W. Fairview, McHenry, were reported somewhat improved in the Evanston hospital burn center, following an explosion and fire in their home. The McHenry County Sheriff's department has been cleared of allegations that gambling, prostitution and drug trafficking were occurring in the county with- the knowledge of county authorities. The City Council passed an obscenity ordinance as well as an ordinance regulating the operation of massage parlors in thescity. Richard O. Macek was charged with the murder of a Wisconsin woman by Wisconsin authorities this week. Paula Cupit, 24, of Fontana, Wis., was killed in a hotel room at the Abbey hotel on Lake Geneva at Fontana, Aug. 16, 1974. The long awaited decision of the McHenry County board concerning a zoning charge to allow a gravel pit operation by Material Service Corp. was made. The unanimous decision was to sustain the recom­ mendation of the Zoning board to deny such use. The property is owned by Leo and Evelyn Diedrich and located on the east side of Chapel Hill r#ad. A long awaited an­ nouncement from the assistant /