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VOLUME 101 NUMBER 58 WEDNESDAY. MARCH 30. 1977 3 SECTION 44 PAGES 20' THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CH A IN-O-L A KE S REGION SINCE 1875 Birds In Flight At City Library The wood carving is one of nearly three dozen on display for a limited time at the McHenry city library. The beautiful works of art are fashioned by Ben Tvaroh of Pistakee Highlands, for whom this is a new hobby. Most of his carvings and whittiings use animals and birds as subjects and have been completed since last October. A full page of pictures and a story of Mr. Tvaroh's work appears elsewhere in this issue. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Study Zoning Of Hunt Clubs At Public Meet Chalk up another success for a McHenry high school musical. A large cast, plus untold numbers behind the scenes of "Camelot", took on the awesome responsibility of this major work and their labors were amply rewarded by five enthusiastic audiences. For the second year, Tim Cornwall,a junior, and Peter Bender, a sophomore, showed unusual talent to head a cast that seemed inspired by that leadership to put forth their very best. Pretty Kathy Graef, in her first major role, carried out the part of Guinevere with all the charm one might expect of royalty. ; There were others - many others -- who should be recognized but the list is too long. Suffice to say that hun­ dreds left West campus auditorium on five nights last week, well satisfied not only with an excellent performance but in the knowledge that the goal set for themselves by the vast majority of local young people is one for all of us to emulate. Speaking of law enforcement, auto thefts continue to be a major problem. Improved ignition locks have reduced some of the joy riding thefts but haven't thwarted the pros. Five years ago 92 percent of the vehicles stolen were recovered, indicating that joy riding thefts were high. But more recently that figure dropped to 69 percent, an in­ dicator that amateurs are stealing /ewer cars and the pros have stepped up their activities. The big surprise is the number of trusting car owners, people trusting enough to ignore all warnings of the hazards of unlocked cars. Police records show that 30 to 35 percent of all stolen cars had (Continued on page 14) The Special Zoning com­ mittee of the McHenry County board will hold its next meeting Wednesday, March 30, in Room 101 of the courthouse at Woodstock. Sections of the proposed Comprehensive Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to hunt clubs will be discussed further. Ken Fiske of the McHenry County Conservation district, and Terry Musser, supervisor of State Licensed Shooting Preserves for the State of Illinois, will also be present. Groups and individuals having an interest in this subject are encouraged to attend and to present their written comments to the committee. Public par­ ticipation in this project is important, since it provides a means of citizen input into the project so that the zoning or­ dinance text will reflect the needs of McHenry county. Copies of the tentative (sepond draft) text are available for inspection at most public libraries in McHenry county. A Wonder Lake man was taken by the Wonder Lake Rescue squad to McHenry hospital for treatment of in­ juries sustained when his car was forced off the road last week on McCullom Lake road. Glenn I. Butlin, 5110 E. Lake Shore drive, was not ticketed in the crash which severely damaged his car. Butlin stated he was east- bound on McCullom Lake road, observing the speed limit, when he was forced off the road by an oncoming car in his lane. He added that the accident was the result of his evasive action. Butlin was not able to describe the offending vehicle, and there was no evidence at the scene which would identify the offender. In other accidents, David R. Halcom, 1402 Fine street, McHenry, was ticketed for failing to give information after striking property, and also for having no valid driver's license, following a one-car collision Thursday night on Kenilworth drive. Halcom was not injured in the crash which did little damage to his vehicle. He told police he was east- bound on W. Northeast Shore drive, and was going to pick up his brother when he ran over the mailbox and post. The mailbox belonged to Rudy Wedinak of B6rwyn. Elsewhere, Arthur J. Brink, 3106 N. Rt. 31, McHenry, was injured Thursday night in a hit- and-run accident on Rt. 31. Brink was not ticketed in the crash which caused ap- (Continued on page 14) Suggest Zoning Denial The McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals has recommended to the City Council that a petition for rezoning twelve acres of property along Rt. 31, across from the Indian Manor restaurant, be denied. It will now take a two-thirds vote of the Council to override the Zoning board recom­ mendation, an action which will be voted upon at the next City Council meeting Monday night. The recommendation reads as follows: "It was moved by Ron Wilkins and seconded by Elizabeth Nolan that the petition be denied. Voting for the motion were Ron Wilkins, Elizabeth Nolan, James Fouse, Donald Williams, and Clint Claypool. Abstaining from voting was chairman Paul Fidler. Voting against the motion was Charles 'Bud' Adams. The motion was passed and the Zoning Board of Ap­ peals recommends to the City Council that the petition be denied." The aborted request for a zoning change came from land owners Edward Buss and Anthony Pintozzi, who were asking that land be rezoned from R-3, single family district, to B-l, commercial retail -*r City Plat Review In County Still Undecided McHenry County board members will continue studies, to determine whether or not to review plats within cities and villages. This view was ex­ pressed by A1 Collins, Wonder Zake board member who is chairman of the zoning and planning committee, during the regular County board meeting. Collins said he had received c o m m u n i c a t i o n s f r o m McHenry, Algonquin, Wood­ stock, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Huntley, Richmond, Lake-In- The-Hills, and McHenry Shores officials opposing the review. The Village of Barrington Hills meanwhile has asked the county to start reviewing its plat "as soon as you can", to paraphrase Collins' report. Car Forced From Road, Wonder Lake Man Hurt School Absentee Voting Absentee ballots for the April 9 annual school board election to be held in McHenry Elementary School District 15 and McHenry High School District 156 may be secured at the district administrative offices, 3926 West Main street, McHenry. Absentee balloting in person may take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. through Thursday, April 7. Absentee ballots may be mailed to individuals upon request through Monday, April 4. Twenty-four voting precincts have been established by the board of trustees of McHenry County College District 528 for the regular election scheduled for April 9. The polls will be opened from noon to 7 p.m. On that date the electorate will vote for 2 members of the board for the full term of three years. The candidates for the vacancies are David T. Mur­ phy. Cary, incumbent; Enda Barbour, Richmond, and Gerald M. Smith, Woodstock, incumbent. Applications for absentee ballots must be submitted personally or by mail to Election Clerk, District Office, McHenry County College, Route 14 and Lucas Road, Crystal Lake, 111., 60014. Ab­ sentee ballots may be cast in person at the college com­ mencing March 30 through April 6, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last day applications by mail can be accepted is April 4. Check Again I What Is Your Grocery Bill? New Decision Permits Lounge To Remain Open \ Cw Rich Cook county Circuit Judge ard Dunne Thursday issued an order allowing Jake's Dead End lounge, located at the corner of Riverside drive and Elm street, to remain open at least until April 26. The decision came as a result of' a preliminary injunction filed by Jager preventing the city of McHenry from closing the tavern after fthe Illinois Liquor commission upheld local liquor commissioner, Mayor Joseph Stanek's decision not to renew Jager's liquor license for the 1W6-77 year. After Stanek had made his decision, Jager appealed to the State Liquor commission, (Continued on page 14) How much food do you buy when you pay your grocery bill? When you fill your grocery basket, it's not all groceries! To find out how much are groceries in the food bill, and to help observe Agriculture day, McHenry County Farm bureau Women's committee went to two grocery stores and offered to buy the food in the grocery cart for three surprised shoppers. "Why?" they wanted to know, Mrs. Rosemary Bart- man, chairman, told them simply: "Many people com­ ment about their huge food bill, but don't realize a sizable percentage goes for non-food items. "We certainly think that its sensible to buy things you need at the grocery store whether they are food items or not. All we ask is that people become more aware of the many dollars they spend at a grocery store for everything from cigarettes to paper plates, flashlight batteries to dog food, detergent to soda pop." Here's what this shopper tour showed: Mrs. Jan Sund, Woodstock: Food, $45.13, Non-food, $26.76. Mrs. Joyce Wiemuth, Woodstock: Food, $57.04; Non­ food, $38.99. Ruth Goode, Crystal Lake: Food, $35.24; Non-food, $5.22. Statistically, the local ven­ ture into stores at Crystal Lake and Woodstock proves little except to call attention to the need for the public to be more aware of what their money goes for at a grocery store. National statistics show that about 15 percent of the grocery store dollar is for non-food items. Grocers have stressed the non­ food line because the chances for a better profit margin are better, explained Mrs. Bart- man, a farm wife and mother who knows what it is like to raise a family. Mrs. Bartman, accompanied by Mrs. Leona Luerrsen, Alden, and Mrs. Donna Walters, Woodstock, picked shoppers from food chain stores at Woodstock and Crystal Lake. Store officials helped because they are aware of the public's misconception about "the high cost of food." Mrs. Bartman told one inquiring shopper that the American family on the average spends 18 percent of its income for food. This compares with 25-30 percent in Japan, and more than half-up to 75 per- cent-in some European and Asian countries. Farm Bureau paid for the shopper's food items, and half the cost toward empty calorie items that could be called food. The cooperating shopper paid for her non-food items. district, and R-4, multi-family district. Buss had planned to build a car dealership on the six acres of the land in question abutting Rt. 31, while Pintozzi had hoped to put up an apartment com­ plex on the six acres of land behind the car dealership, and adjacent to the Edgebrook Heights subdivision. The property in question is located on the east side of Rt. 31, with approximately 945 feet of frontage on the highway, and extends to a depth of about 550 feet, linking Rt. 31 with the Edgebrook Heights sub­ division. Presently, the property is vacant. Edward Buss testified that he planned to build and operate an automobile dealership on the western six acres of the property. Hejioted that, in his opinion, there was possibly only one other spot available within the city limits where he could build his new dealership. Buss testified that if he has to move his business out of the city, McHenry would lose approximately $20,000 in sales tax. Also, Buss and Pintozzi would share the cost of extending sewer and water lines to the now vacant property. Pintozzi testified that the apartment complex would consist of four buildings, and contain ninety-six total units, forty-eight one bedroom apartments and forty-eight two-bedroom apartments. The four apartment buildings would be two and one-Tialf stories high, and would be adjacent to the residential subdivision. Thirty-five objectors to the petition made their feelings known to the board. They were concerned with the effects of water run-off which would result from having a large portion of the land blactaflbpped. Between the car dealership and the parking lot for 192 cars in the apartment complex, a substantial area would be blacktopped, resulting in water having no place to soak into the ground. Experts testified that the water flow is in a southeasterly direction, meaning that the water would run into the subdivision rather than under the highway, where it would do no harm. Jack Pepping, a city alderman, and one of the ob­ jectors to the zoning change, (Continued on page 14) **!n a zoning case that drew special interest, the County board upheld the Zoning Board ofjfcppeais denial of a petition by Ray and Mary Murphy, Hartland township, to re-zone 117 acres of farm land to estate zoning. Several objectors op­ posed the zoning change, asserting permission for 2-acre home sites would have an ur­ banizing effect. Showing the growing awareness of board members in the impact of zoning decisions, this issue drew many comments. Tom Huemann, McHenry, sounded a theme he has expressed frequently: "In this county, farmland is the (Continued on page 14) Bring In The Clowns Youth Clings To Rafters As Police Search An area youth was arrested and charged with being a parole violator and with escape following his apprehension last week in McHenry. Terry Preston, 18, 3718 Filmore, McHenry, was arrested after being subdued by sheriff's police at his home Tuesday morning. According to the police report, an officer went to the Preston home to arrest him for violating his parole. After waiting for him to dress, police allowed Preston to move out of sight for a moment, and he left the home through a window. A search of the area failed to find him, but in a return visit to his home two hours later, it was believed he had returned to his home. Assistance was summoned, and with the removal of a section of a suspended ceiling, Preston was found clinging to the attic rafters. He was taken into custody for the two offenses, with bond set at $1,000. EASTER SUPPLEMENT The annual Easter sup­ plement, sponsored by area merchants, will appear as part of the Friday, April 1, issue of the Plaindealer. It will be a tabloid issue, in color. John Sutsehek, bottom photo, and a smiling Denise Ozyuk, above, were among seventy-five performers from Hilltop school third grades when "The Circus Comes to Town" was presented before Landmark school pupils recently. The program was first presented for the annual rpring Parent-Teacher program and then taken to other schools in the community. Teachers involved in the undertaking were James Roth, Linda Kaszniak and Dolores Hoover. , STAFF PHOTOS-JEFF BONATO MCC Drops Senior Grant Responsibility Senior Citizen Council with MCC as sponsor. According to the act, the purpose of the nutritional program is to meet the acute need for "better health among senior citizens through improved nutrition." Monies from the grant will be used to prepare meals at a central location and to tran­ sport these meals to senior citizen sites throughout the county on specific days. A sub-committee of MCC trustees, Herbert Lutter of Cary, Barbara Pautz of Crystal Lake and Bob Weidner, Har­ vard, had been formed at the- Feb. 10 meeting to review all the college's ancillary services. This committee spent many hours giving intense study to all college auxiliary services before discussion by the board Thursday night. Two years ago, March 1975, the board accepted the role of temporary sponsor to the Title III Public Service grant which established the McHenry County Senior Citizen council and the board will continue sponsorship in this area. The main concern of the board was the element of time needed to administer the nutritional program. Gerald Smith, chairman from Woodstock, stated that the senior citizens are being recognized all over the country and there will be "tremendous p r o g r a m s " . A d d i t i o n a l facilities and equipment will be needed. With the 2300-plus members in this county the program will be large and endless and they would need more time than the College board can allot to handle ac­ tivities. Dr. Ryan, Crystal Lake, commented the special interest to the College board is students and taxpayers. The board had no idea this program would develop to such proportions.. Ryan also was concerned the senior citizens would feel the board was deserting them. Dorothy Keller, Algonquin, member of the Senior Citizen council said, "We would like to stay with you because we love what you've done for us. But if you feel that you are spending too much time on us, we can handle it alone. We have very intelligent members on our (Continued on page 14) At the regular March meeting the board of trustees for McHenry County college, voted to write a letter to the State of Illinois requesting that the MCC board's obligations with the Title VII nutritional grant be rescinded. The letter will include the recom­ mendation that responsibility for this program be transferred to the McHenry County Senior Citizen council. The Title VII Grant ($84,000) was approved by the Illinois Department of Aging effective Jan. 1,1977. The recipient oTthe grant is the McHenry County