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VA M IR/ \PE\ PRE SQUD ^ 7 V ? •, •*. • ,-* i • .. „ ••» * McHenry Area Rescue squad members are shown preparing to transport James G. Dimopoulos, 21, to McHenry hospital. His motorcycle, twisted by the impact of the vehicle with a truck, is in foreground. Dimopoulos was pronounced dead on arrival. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Crash Kills 'Cyclist James <S Dimopoulos. 21. of 1904 Woodlawn Park drive, McHenry, was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital Wednesday morning after the motorcycle he was driving hit a dump truck at the intersection of Chapel Hill road and Route 120, east of McHenry McHenry -Area Rescue squad members are shown preparing to transport the victim to McHenry hospital while his twisted motorcycle lies smashed on the ground According to the report, Roger Huff of 1714 W Grand- view. McHenry, was driving a dump truck south bound on Chapel Hill road and was preparing to stop at the in­ tersection about 8:30 Wed­ nesday morning Huff said he saw a west­ bound motorcycle on the high­ way about 50 feet from the intersection making a right turn onto Chapel Hill road Due to the speed of the 'cycle and loose gravel on the roadway, it slid into the left side of his dump truck. throwing Dimopoulos from the motor­ cycle A two-car collision at the corner of Chapel Hill and Bay roads, south of Johnsburg Wednesday night resulted in injuries to three persons Taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad were Paul W Schroeder of 1509 Sunnyside' Reach drive,. McHenry. and his passengers. John P Dougherty of 4411 N Mapleleaf drive and Alvin S Paddock of 1611 Sunnyside Beach drive, both of McHenry They were released following treatment Driver of the other car. Peter A Cole of 2105 W. Johnsburg road, McHenry. told deputies the Schroeder car turned in front to him as he was north­ bound on Chapel Hill road No statement was taken from Schroeder or his passengers due to medical treatment they were receiving at the scene When Officer Gary Wigman was on routine patrol in the 1200 block of North Green street Friday about midnight, he saw a car driven by Larry A Davidson of 3905 High street. McHenry. trying to leave a no exit alley The alley between 1214 and 1219 N Green was blocked by a city parking meter Davidson's auto hit the parking meter in an attempt to pull onto the street He was charged with driving while intoxicated and no city vehicle sticker A three<*ar chain reaction accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of Front and Waukegan road was blamed on Richard H Orton. Jr . of 4817 W Orchard drive. McHenry He was cited for driving while his license was suspended or revoked. According to the- report. Orton was traveling north on Front when he hit the rear of a car driven by Louise M Verene of 802 Southgate. McHenry Her car, in turn, was pushed into the auto in front of her driven by Kendal J. Ruff of 3509 Chelmsford drive. Spring Grove. The latter two cars were stopped in traffic at a stop light. A two-car accident at the comer of Main and Front street Monday afternoon resulted in a ticket for failure to yield at a stop sign being issued to Renee A Freund of 4210 W Crystal l^ike road. McHenry Michael F Mauigliano of 932 S Monroe. Hinsdale, told city police he was traveling south on Front when the Freund car crossed in front of him and he was unable to avoid a collision Cynthia F Mikeska of 5204 Shore drive, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to yield at an intersection following a collision last Thursday af­ ternoon Charles L Huffar of 4704 W Ronner. McHenry. told city police he was north bound on Richmond road when the Mikeska auto pulled out in front of him from Pearl street Volunteers Sought For Coiidy Strip* rt Teen age boys and girls in­ terested in volunteer service at McHenry hotpttal may apply for the next training class, to be held June 2-3, according to Phyllis Matthesius. chairman of the hospital auxiliary's (Cantinuad on page 19) 100 TUBS *'.-V \ \ MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 100 NUMBER 86 FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1976 20 PAGES 20' Memorial Day Program, Parade Sunday m&.m Annual Cleanup Days Set Even though the nation's draft is only a memory and a volunteer Army has taken over, many would agree that unless a free nation contains men willing to fight and die, if necessary, for their Vcountry arfd freedom, liberty cannot long survive. Perhaps this is a thought that will be prominent in the minds of many veterans this Memorial day. And to all who responded to their duty when called, and who gave their lives, the nation is indebted. It is too much to expect each individual soldier, sailor or airman to pass individually on the Tightness or wrongness of the foreign policy of his government and act ac­ cordingly. Chaos would result. But we have a right to expect government leaders to have the goodof their people foremost in rrtind when war threatens to involve us. Then, if it becomes rafibessary, it is good to be able to depend on brave men who believe, as Robert E. Lee did, that "duty is the sublimest word in the English language". Attend Sunday's parade in McHenry, or the line of march in Wonder Lake on Monday. These veterans have much to remember and will welcome the support they deserve. The Post Office department has taken its share of knocks in (Continued on page 19) Plans for annual clean-up days have been announced this week by the city. There will be only one day assigned for each section. Monday, June 7, has been scheduled for liorth of Waukegan street and east of the railroad tracks. On Tuesday, June 8, there will be a clean-up south of Waukegan street and east of the tracks. Wednesday, June 9, is designated for south of Rt. 120 and west of the tracks, and Thursday, June 10, for north of Rt. 120 and West of the tracks. All items must be on the curb by 6 a.m. Nothing can be in­ cluded that is heavier than two men can lift or carry. All grass clippings, leaves, twigs and other yard and garden debris must be in containers. Newspapers should be either tied or bagged. No brush, lumber or big rocks will be taken, and there will be no shoveling of debris. Four Juveniles To Court For Theft, School Prank Three juveniles, two males and one female, were petitioned into Family court by McHenry police last week after it was determined they were responsible for a burglary at the Andrew Pace home, 3606 W. John street, McHenry, March 24. Jewelry and money taken in the burglary were valued at approximately $833. As the result of investigation by Detective Sergeant Daniel Kinnerk of the McHenry Police department, $750 of the Pace property was recovered. The remaining items and cash were accounted for by police but could not be recovered since some pieces of jewelry were destroyed and the money was spent. During investigation of the Pace burglary, Sgt. Kinnerk also recovered property valued at $500 which had been taken in burglaries which occurred in McHenry Shores and in county territory. Another area juvenile has been petitioned into Family court as a result of an incident at East campus high school last week. The offender pulled a fire alarm at the school, causing all students to evacuate the building. The McHenry Lumber company at 4030 W. Main street, McHenry, was entered sometime last Friday night. Intruders used tools found inside the premises to "peel open" a safe in the office. An undetermined amount of cash was taken from the safe. James Miller, an employee of the lumber yard, discovered the burglary when he arrived for work Saturday morning. Two cars were stolen from a parking lot at Lakeland Chrysler Plymouth, 2508 W Route 120, McHenry, sometime during the night of May 19. The cars were both Dodges. One was a green 1973 Charger and the other was a white over blue 1974 Charger. Neither car had license plates. Earl Reese of 131 Sheridan road, McHenry, reported that sometime last Wednesday or Thursday, boxes of white pre- cut gutters for his home had been taken from his yard. The gutters were in their original cartons when removed. When employees arrived for work at Peterson Sand and Gravel, 914 W. Houte 120. McHenry, Saturday morning, they discovered the office had been ransacked. The office was searched as well as a garage area and the scale house Initial (Continued on page 19) « \ Walter Kuck, left, Veterans of Foreign Wars parade marshal; Bernie Matchen. American Legion parade marshal; and Bill Molnaire. a World War 1 veteran, pause to view pictures of Flanders field and the timely reminder, "Lest we forget". The three men are planning for the annual Memorial day service and parade scheduled Sunday, May 39. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD McHenry residents will join with the nation Sunday, May 30, in pausing to honor those who lost their lives in defense of this country. The local community will mark the occasion by assembling at 12:30 p.m. in the city park, with a memorial program to start at 1 p.m. Bernie Matchen of American l^egion Post No 491 and Walter Kuck of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 4600 will serve as parade marshals The program will open with an invocation by the Rev Herman Graef of Zion Lutheran church. "The Star Spangled Banner" will be played by the McHenry high school band under the direction of John Leighty. 'The Lord s Prayer will be sung, in fine tradition, by Bill Molnaire. a veteran of World War I The commander of McHenry World War I Barracks 1315, Henry Rahn. will recite the poem. "In Flanders Field" The welcome speech will be given by Mayor Joseph Stanek, followed by a program that w ill Ik* short and solemn in keeping with the spirit of Memorial day The services will conclude with the placing of a wreath on the park memorial monument by the post commanders, the ritual firing of a volley by the rifle squad and the playing of taps The parade will start at approximately 1 30 p m , moving to the Fox river beach, where A wreath will be placed on the water in memory of all (Continued on page 19) School Reviews 5-Year World Champs In McHenryFestival p/on Reading Program A review of the five-year plan of Consolidated School District 15 and an update ol the school's reading program occupied the quorum of board members in attendance at Tuesday night 's ijf- <• Jf* .-*h r .- w . * • J --i- *T** ?a<> Set Dedication At Wonder Lake Firehouse . » . j 1 I / / / / The chief and firemen of the Wonder l^ake Volunteer Fire department and the board of trustees of the Wonder I^ake Fire Protection district extend a cordial invitation to all citizens of Wonder Lke to at­ tend the dedication and open house of the new Company Two firehouse Sunday. May 30 The dedication will take place at 3 p.m., with open house from 1 to 5 p m The building and all Fire district vehicles and equipment will be on dislpay for in spection The new firehouse is located on Thompson road in Highland (Continued on page 19) I I I I i \ i \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Marian High Graduates 146 Seniors On Sunday An appearance by the 1975 world championship drum corps, the Madison Scouts of Madison, Wi., will highlight McHenry's 1976 Marine Festival, to be concluded with a colorful parade and Drum Corps Magic Sunday, Aug. 1. In existence thirty-eight years, Madison "put it all together" in 1975 and swept through twenty- seven competitions undefeated. Their successes were climaxed at the Drum Corps International Championship in Philadelphia, where the Scouts not only won the show, but did it with the highest score in modern drum corps history-a 92.50. Sunday, Aug. 1, will conclude the 1976 Marine Festival week activities in McHenry. Plan­ ners promise that no previous celebration in the long history of the event will equal this year's festival, At 2 p.m. Aug 1, the streets will be lined with some 40,000 people to watch the finest parade ever produced by the Festival committee of the McHenry Chamber of Com­ merce, Theme of the parade is "Famous People and Places in (Continued on page 19) Marian Central Catholic high school principal. Thomas J Parsley, has announced final plans for Baccalaureate and commencement exercises at the high school Marian will graduate 146 seniors <68 from McHenry) Sunday. May 30. on George Harding field The class will be addressed by Father William I Joffe. pastor of St Mary's church. Woodstock at the 3 30 p m. ceremony Graduation will be preceded by the Baccalaureate Mass at Sc. Peter and Paul. Cary at 12:30 pm His Excellency. Bishop Arthur J O'Neill, will celebrate the Mass for the class (Continued or page 19) informational meeting (»reg Lofgren reported on the pilot reading program that had its start in the 1972-73 year I sing Harcourt Brace reading materials. Lofgren reviewed strong and weak elements of the local program He outlined eleven points to be considered in reinforcing the present program Junior High Principal Fred Kusch discussed teaching methods in the areas of language Arts, spelling and penmanship Ah explanation of the Science programs was made by Carl VNagner and (iene Vitale who cited its strengths and weaknesses Jack Adams, director of instruction, spoke of the Health program mandated by the state I>onald Toole, director of the Summer School program appeared briefly to tell the board there are W0 students enrolled at this t ime Without an expectation of state funding, the school board recently voted to continue the program on a non tuition basis, at . least this year One member commented (Continued on page 19) Rick Lane Man-Of-Year > R - 1 KICK I \NF A surprised Kick Lane, president of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce became the organization's fifth Man-of-the-Year aw ard w inner last Saturday night Presen­ tation was made by Tom Low. vice-president of the C of ( at the annual dinner dance, this year held at the Chapel Hill Country club Lane, now in his second year as head of the Chamber, was (Continued on page 19) a