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Un-neutered male dogs and cats will pick up the scent of a female in heat from quite some distances and will wander off to try to find her. They will park in front of her house for days and even weeks in the hope of "getting acquainted". The same way, a female dog or cat in heat will get a sudden wanderlust to find a male. Nature is wonderful, but it can be deadly to a pet crossing a busy street or highway. Neighbors may get annoyed with stray animals and will chase them or have them picked up by Animal Control. In some instances, may even poison or shoot a stray. McHenry County does have animal control laws, which state in effect that your pet must be in your control at all times. This means your pet is not allowed off your property. If your pet is not on your property, then you must have him on a leash. An animal wandering around without its owner is considered a stray and may be picked up by Animal Control. If the animal is picked up without a rabies tag or other identification, by law, it is kept at the pound for three days. If at the end of three days the owner does not redeem the animal then it is either put up for adoption or is destroyed. When an animal is picked up wearing an identification or rabies tag, every effort is made to contact the owner for ten days, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. If after ten days it has definitely been determined that the owner cannot be located, then the animal is either put up for adoption or is destroyed. ; Therefore, when your pet decides to take a walk without you, do not waste any time. Go out and look for it. Drive ground to make sure it was not hif by a car and perhaps crawled off the road and is suffering. Talk to your neigh­ bors, especially the kids. Try to think of where your pet is most likely to be. I invariably find my Beagle where the rabbits are and my other dog who loves children is usually playing with them. Contact your humane society immediately. Someone may already have found your pet and is anxious to return it. Put an ad in your newspaper. For lost pets there may be a minimal charge, but found ads are free in most newspapers. Visit the Animal Control Center in Woodstock in person or phone for directions, 338-7040. If you work, have a friend who knows your pet visit in person. Make a1 pest of yourself - you can always apologize later. I spend a lot of time out at Animal Control and I know the people who work there rather well. They all have pets of their own and they all love animals. It is the first requirement for the job. They do not like to see animals hurt, mistreated, abandoned or destroyed. But, there are too many strays. When you do find your pet, make him feel welcome. He's been through a lot of ex­ periences and may not even have gotten "lucky". He is exhausted, hungry and tired. Save the scolding, be kind. He will love you even more. Above all, do not give up. Pets have often been found weeks and even months after they were lost. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Lab mix pups, male and female, 12 weeks, puppy shots. Peek-A-Poo, male, 6 months, puppy shots, medium size, white with black ears, housebroken. Chocolate Lab purebred, female, 1 year, all shots, medium size, housebroken. Collie-Shepherd, male 6 months, black aijd brown, large, housebroken. „ Schnauzer mix, female, 3 months, very small, black, housebroken. German Shepherd, spayed female, 14 months, black and tan, all shots, housebroken. Afghan purebred male, 4 years, large, blue briridle color, all shots. Shepherd-Collie, male, 4 years, housebroken, Lassie colors, good with children and other pets. Dachshund-Terrier mix, male, 3 months, small, housebroken. Border Collie mix, female, 12 weeks, will be medium size, black with little white. Beagle mix, male, 1 year, all shots, light brown. Lab mix pups, 4 females, 2 black, 1 white and 1 gray, 8 weeks. Sheepdog-Collie, female, lVfe years, all shots, black and white, housebroken. German Shepherd purebred, male, 3 years, black and tan, all shots, housebroken. Toy Collie-Spaniel, male, 1 year, small to medium, black and white, housebroken. Lab-Shepherd, female, 7 months, will be large, tan Initiative Amendment Is Coalition Proposal The Coalition for Political Honesty and a bipartisan group of state senators and representatives have an­ nounced their support for a constitutional amendment that would give Illinois citizens the power of initiative. The Illinois Initiative would give citizens the power to propose laws by petition. The voters would then enact or reject these proposals by referendum vote at a primary or general election. Patrick Quinn, Coalition spokesman, said, "We hope to make the Illinois Initiative the single most important issue in Illinois in the months and years to come." The initiative process has not been debated in the Illinois General Assembly since 1$20. Quinn said, "Average citizens need the initiative process to protect their in­ terests against the organized special interests that strongly influence the state legislature. Illinois voters should no longer have to watch helplessly as year after year professional lobbyists kill good legislative proposals of benefit to tax­ payers and consumers." "Today twenty-one states across the country permit initiative lawmaking including Missouri, Michigan and Ohio in the Midwest. Long experience with direct democracy in these states has proven that voters exercise common sense and good judgment with respect to initiative proposals. "Direct democracy can give average citizens a real voice in state government. Right now many voters feel that their votes don't matter." Illinois Initiative petitions would require 375,000 signatures. No more than three proposals could be submitted to the voters at any one election. The Coalition for Political Honesty, which gathered 635,158 signatures in a petition drive for legislative ethics reform last year, will organize the statewide grassroots campaign for the Illinois Initiative. Quinn said the Coalition is urging all citizens to contact their state legislators in sup­ port of the constitutional amendment for the Illinois Initiative. "We are also asking voters to urge individuals, groups, and local media to endorse the Illinois Initiative, " Quinn said. "We will supply informed speakers to any interested organization." Quinn said persons interested in helping the Illinois Initiative campaign should contact the Coalition for Political Honesty, 28 Madison St., Oak Park, 111., 60302. all shots, coloring, housebroken. Collie-Shepherd, male, 8 months, medium size, all shots. Poodle-Terrier, male, 7 weeks, small, black with little white on chest. Doberman purebred, male, 1 year, brown, housebroken, all shots. English Pointer purebred, female, V/2 years, large. Terrier mix, spayed female, 1 year, small, housebroken, all shots, obedience trained. CATS FOR ADOPTION Gray and white,, long hair, female, young adult, declawed. Domestic short hair, male, 6 months, black and white, litter trained. Persian mix, spayed female, 14 months, distemper shot. Litter trained. Domestic short hair, neutered, declawed male, 9 months, litter trained. LOST Sheltie, male, medium size, tri-color, wearing black studded collar. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their view on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only I request is that the writers give-signature, full ad­ dress and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectional taste.) COFFEE PRICES "Editor: "I'm tired of hearing how bad the coffee situation is as the reason for high prices. "I have read of a Puerto Rican who had many relatives living in Puerto Rico. While visiting them recently he was amazed at all the coffee that was unpicked and just left to rot in the fields. When he asked why this was so because there is supposed to be such a shortage, he said everyone gave him the same answer. They said coffee companies don't want to buy it, they're full. "I conclude that if the com­ panies don't want to buy the coffee, then of course they're not going to have it to sell; hence, the 'shortage'. They don't even want to pay 1975 prices for the coffee. "Henry A. Worm" TEACHER CUTBACK "Editor: "I am writing to clear up some generally held miscon­ ceptions about the reduction-in- force policy passed by the District 156 high school board at its March 15 meeting. "First, the March 18 edition of the Plaindealer mistakenly reported that the RIF policy would go back to the Teachers association for their opinion before a final vote by the school board. The March 15 vote was the final vote. It passed 5 to 1 with one member absent and is now board policy. "When the new Johnsburg high school opens in Sep­ tember, 1978, the McHenry high enrollment will be reduced by about one-fourth and between thirty and thirty-five teachers will have to be let go. The RIF policy generally based on seniority is not the perfect answer to the problem but is a compromise formulated and passed by the board after much study and soul-searching. "The alternative to it would have been to rate all of the approximately 120 teachers by department a.id release the ones with the lowest ratings. 4400 W. ROUTE 120 I McHENRY, ILL' 6 Cyl TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE EARLY BIRD SPECIALS BEFORE THE FIRST ROBIN APPEARS IN YOUR YARD I Spring Tune Up *1600 $2000 *25 00 LABOR ONLY PARTS EXTRA AS NEEDED AIR-CONDITIONLD CARS SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHEVROLET ONLY-OTHER MAKES COULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER '12 95 FRONT END ALIGNMENT BY OUR" FACTORY TRAINED EXPERTS ON THE MOST MODERN PRECISION EQUIPMENT. GENERAL MOTORS CARS ONLY-AIR-CONDITIONED CARS C0W.D BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER on . 1 SPECIAL PRICES GOOD THRU APRIL 15, 1977 PAYTON CHEVROLET S. Rt. 31 McHenry 385-2100 Service Hours: 8 AM-5 PM M0N.-FRI. •RE-PACK FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS •CLEAN AND ADJUST BRAKE SHOES AND DISC BRAKE PADS *16 50 Spring Lubricat ion Special •COMPLETE CHASSIS LUBRICATION •5 QTS. PENNZ0IL •GENUINE AC OIL FILTER $Q95 McHenry Highlights TITLE IX - "HOW DOES IT AFFECT PHYSC1AL EDUCATION CLASSES?" Co-Ed Physical Education? Boys and girls in the same physical education class. - Title IX says it must be. It is already going on at McHenry high school West campus. The program started in September of 1976 as a part of the move from modular scheduling at West campus.. Classes are now co-ed with students being able to choose from among four different physical education activities every four and one- The problem is how do you determine if one teacher is better than another objectively. If they were golfers or baseball players we could have cut the ones with the highest scores or the lowest batting averages. However, as in many jobs and professions, comparing teachers is a very subjective matter where personalities and prejudices can cloud the judgment of the administrators making the evaluations. "Moreover, with two separate campuses, there is no way the principal at East can compare teachers in a department there in relations to teachers in the same department at West and visa versa. The majority of the board felt that to take that route would have put an in­ tolerable burden on the school administrators and completely demoralized the teaching staff. It would have pressured teachers into spending more time making the principals think they were doing a good job than actually teaching their best. On top of that, a reduction policy based on a rating system or no system at all would have certainly led to a series of lawsuits by affected teachers that would have cost the school district thousands of dollars in legal fees. "In summation, the majority of the school board felt the RIF policy adopted was the best solution to an unpleasant situation and one that is in the best interests of all concerned - administrators, teachers, taxpayers, parents and students. "Dan McNulty "Member, District 156 School Board" half weeks. In this way it is also possible for girls to receive instruction from men teachers and boys from women teachers. Locker Rooms Separate Neither Title fx or McHenry high school require co-ed locker rooms; these facilites will remain separate. Students Choose: Among the choices available to students are the following activities: Swimming; Life Saving; Water Polo; Diving; Flag Football; Handball; Tennis; - Flickaball; Bad­ minton; Volleyball; Golf; Basketball; Softball; Social Dance; Folk Dance; Square Dance; Creative Dance' Rollerskating; Fenching; Gymnastics; Archery and Camp Craft. PAGE 7 - iPLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30.1977 BUSINESS CONFERENCE Gov. James Thompson gave the opening remarks at a Minority contractors statewide conference held recently in Springfield. The two day conference, sponsored by the Illinois Office of Minority Business Enterprise (IOMBE) of the Department of Business and Economic Development, focused on explaining the op­ portunities available in Illinois to small and minority business contractors. Representatives of the Illinois Capital Develop­ ment board and the Illinois Department of Transportation explained compliance stan­ dards for affirmative action jlaws concerning state con­ tracting work, and discussed procurement of state contracts by minority businesses. Not every activity is available each four and one- half weeks. Activities which cat) handle limited numbers of students are open first to up- perclass students. Program Well Received Reactions of students and teachers have been very positive to the program. All schools must move to a co­ educational program by September of 1978. NEXT: TITLE IX - "MY NAME IS MARY AND I WANT TO SIGN UP FvOR AUTO MECHANICS." / * * * * Few persons can be as tiresome as the individual obsessed with a sense of humor. Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seri­ ously about. -Oscar Wilde. git li theC //1\ AT 1 CHAPEL HILL GOLF CLUB --11977 MEMBERSHIP RATESI-- SINGLE MEMBERSHIP. 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