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VOLUME 101 NUMBER 59 FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1977 2 SECTIONS 40 PAGES 20' WALTER J. DEAN Supervisor Township Vote April 5 Townstyp voters will go to the polls Tuesday, April 5, to elect a supervisor, town clerk, high­ way commissioner, assessor and township trustees. Voting will be between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. All candidates in McHenry township are unopposed and all seek reelection. On the Republican party ticket are Walter J. Dean for supervisor; Albert A. Adams for clerk; Clarence Regner for highway commissioner and Howard H. Snyder, Thomas L. Birmingham, Bruce M.F. Novak and " Eugene - D. Jakubowski for trustees Sibre Whiting will be the only name on the Independent ticket. He is running for reelection as assessor. Because of a lack of com­ petition and therefore less interest than usual in the McHenry township vote, action was taken recently to reduce the number of polling precincts. The township normally has twenty-seven precinct polling places and the cost of operation of each is about $175. When it was realized that $3,850 could be realized by reducing this number to five, and still cause no hardship on voters, this action was taken. Voting will be at the following locations: 1-Harrison school (to cover normal precinct numbers 1, 5, 8, 10 and 19. 4-Johnsburg Community Club4 (to cover normal precinct numbers 4, 15, 16, 17 and 18; 24-Lakeland Park Com­ munity House (to cover normal precinct numbers 7, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24 and 26; 14-McHenry Fire Station (to cover normal precinct numbers 2, 3, 14, 20 and 21; 9-Faith Presbyterian Church (to cover normal precincts 6, 9, 22, 25 and 27. In contrast to the small in­ terest in McHenry are heated contests occurring in nearby Nunda township, which* in­ cludes many voters from this area. The most keenly contested post is that of supervisor, in which the contest is between Frank j. Rezabek, Jr., and Anita Sherwood. Rezabek is a past assistant supervisor and for the past seven years has served as township assessor. Ms. Sher­ wood has worked in the office of the supervisor for the past ten years and also served as town clerk for two terms. Other candidates are Helen Milone for township clerk, Marilyn Janke for assessor, Leroy Geske for road com­ missioner, Frank Stampler, Edward Hughes, Janice Notz, James Napier and Victor Cappitelli for trustees. Polling places in Nunda township affecting local voters are as follows: 4--Island Lake village hall, Rt. 176, Island Lake; 6--Lakemoor municipal building, 234 W. Rand road (Rt 120); 7-Island Lake village hall, Rt. 176, Island Lake; 8- Alliance church, 3815 W. Bull Valley road, McHenry; and 12- Casey's hall, 2601S. River road, McHenry. * 100 YMS * P THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" ALBERT A. ADAMS Township Clerk SIBRE WHITING Assessor CLARENCE REGNER Highway Commissioner mam His If the McHenry City Council continues to refuse to cooperate with a recommended regional wastewater treatment facility, the city might not receive any funding from either the state or We've spent money -- a lot of it -- to find out we have a problem, but now that we know, we aren't going to spend any more to solve it. That's the complaint of David Klasing, director of the Department of Court Services, 19th Judicial circuit, in talking about the highly publicized report on juvenile delinquency released recently I Klasing admits there's remon for alarm by parents, educators, police and con­ cerned people if the conclusions are true. It is a well known fact for the past five to ten years that crime is increasing. That juvenile participation in criminal behavior is increasing has been known also to the police, schools and courts. The director's complaint is the expenditure for the study with no follow-up. "Why grant $1.9 million dollars to conduct sucn a stuay when Court Services depart­ ments. like McHenry county, fail to receive monies for substantive programs to assist juveniles in conflict with the law?" is Klasing's objection. Since concern became evident by the Law En­ forcement Assistance ad­ ministration on the federal level, about 9 percent of the motley' granted to the projects and programs has gone to Court Services and Probation departments But one out of every five people processed in courts go through Probation departments and funding is not available to assist the offender. Klasing believes the Illinois Law Enforcement commission and the Law Enforcement Assistance administration need to reorganize their priorities of funding in the years ahead. KAF Lady Luck Runs Out On Pedestrian-Driver A McHenry man was listed in good condition in St. Therese Hospital, Waukegan, Thursday afternoon after being struck by a moving vehicle while crossing a street Tuesday night. Larry Oonk, 23, 5213 Willow, McHenry, was taken by McHenry Rescue squad to McHenry hospital, and then transferred to St. Therese hospital after running into a moving car while crossing the intersection of Green street and Rt. 120. The driver of the car, Robert L. Low Jr., 18, W. Clover, McHenry. was neither ticketed nor hurt in the collision. Low stated that he was facing west on Elm street and stopped at the red light. He added that when the light turned green, he started a left turn onto Green street. He observed. Oonk running (Continued on page 4) GARY FIELDS McHenry residents were surprised with the an­ nouncement early this week that Gary Fields, popular principal at East campus, will toe leaving District 156 at the end of the school year. At „the Monday evening tneeting of Woodstock high 'school board, District 200, 'Fields was hired as principal of that school, beginning July 1. He replaces Eugene Maxwell, •who is retiring. V Fields, who' came to McHenry in 1972, said Thur­ sday morning it was "the biggest decision I have had to make in the fourteen years I have been in education". The administrator said he had "an extremely positive feeling about the McHenry community. "This is an A-l quality school system, one in which my children could get a superb education". Fields continued. He said he was leaving because he wanted to grow professionally and he feels this is impossible in a 2-2 situation (freshmen and sophomores in one building, juniors and seniors in another), with a 50 percent change in students and parents each year. "I have ideas I would like to carry uut", he emphasized, "but I feel locked in". Fields said that if he had remained in McHenry, one of his biggest obligations would have been to work with staff members who may be included in the Reduction-In-Staff program in helping them to find new jobs. The administrator said this responsibility stems from the fact that he has been involved in the employment or placing on tenure of fifty of the seventy-five certified staff members at East campus. federal government when it comes time for the city to in­ crease its present sewage facility. That was the warning issued from both Glenn Dierks of the Illinois Environmental agency, and Paul Kraman of the Northern Illinois Planning commission (NIPC) to Mayor Joseph Stanek at a meeting Friday night. The purpose of the meeting, according to Kraman was "to see, essentially, if there is any grounds for the three municipalities (McHenry, McCullom Lake, and McHenry Shores) to begin working together on a facilities plan which will be eligible for federal funding, and acceptable to the individual muni­ cipality, , the - Illinois EPA, and NIPC." McCullom Lake and McHenry Shores, both presently without a treatment facility, are both ready to cooperate. However, the McHenry City Council has gone on record as saying they are opposed to any regional system. "They could try blackmail." McHenry Alderman William Bolger said at a recent meeting. Call it blackmail or anything else, but either the city cooperates with the regional system, or it may have to finance any future expansion of the sewage treatment facility without any federal or state assistance, a proposition which, everyone at Friday's meeting agreed, would prove extremely costly to the city's residents. McCullom Lake and McHenry Shores have recently applied for federal funding for a sewage treatment facility The government, in an effort to maximize efficiency, directed the states to draw up proposals to purify the water. In Illinois, the Illinois EPA contracted to NIPC to make a wastewater needs analysis for the McHenry facilities planning area. The ultimate purpose of NIPC's investigation was to determine the wastewater needs of the entire area until the year 2,000. The most cost efficient plan appears to be the continued use of the McHenry treatment facility, with expansion of the McHenry facility, along with the development of another treatment plant either on the east side of the Fox river or in McHenry Shores. The plan which appeared most satisfactory, while not the most cost efficient, involved having McCullom Lake send its sewage into the McHenry facility, with an interim facility being built in McHenry Shores. With the addition of Mc­ Cullom Lake sewage, the McHenry facility would then soon be used to capacity, necessitating expansion. At the same time, anticipated growth * ifc the McHenry Shores area »U&uld necessitate expansion of the interim facility built in that area. The two plants would then be enlarged through the use of federal and state funding, if available, and would evolve into a situation where the two treatment facilities would be in (Continued on page 4) Arrest One, In McHenry Seek More Area Thefts East Campus Principal To Leave School System A young McHenry man was arrested and charged with five counts of criminal trespassing and one count of theft under $150 following his apprehension earlier this week by McHenry police. Donald W. Bockhorst Jr., 19, 715 N. Center street, was arrested following an in­ vestigation into the theft of a CB radio March 19 from the car of James D. Hahn, 3605 James street, McHenry. According to police detective Gary Wigman, who conducted the investigation, information developed that Bockhorst illegally entered five autos in the James street apartment complex parking lot, and eventually stole the CB radio from the Hahn car, the last that he entered. Through investigation, eye witnesses were discovered who identified Bockhorst as the offender. Tuesday, Bockhorst was apprehended by McHenry police, and the CB radio recovered. He was released from custody on $6,000 bond with his initial court appearance set for April 5. While one crime was being solved, numerous others were recorded as thieves and van­ dals run rampant throughout the McHenry area. Eleven thefts and four acts of vandalism were reported to police during the week, with none of the offenders being apprehended. At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, sheriff's police investigated the theft of a van belonging to Warren Hannula, 2708 Old Oak drive, McHenry. He stated that some time since Saturday afternoon, while he was away, someone stole the van from his driveway. Taken was a 1976 van, black with gold dragons on the side, bearing 1977 license plate No. 40180RV. Also on Sunday, Dorr Lent reported that during the past week, someone broke a window to gain entry to his summer home at 512 Santa Barbara. (Continued on page 4) McHenry Teacher Named '77 Young Career Woman Miss Kathleen Everitt, in­ structor of foreign languages at McHenry East high school, has been chosen 1977 Young Career Woman by District VI of the Business and Professional Women. District VI consists of the cities of Belvidere, Rock- ford, Harvard, Woodstock, McHenry, Sycamore and Rochelle. Miss Everitt, accompanied by Rita Hahn, McHenry Young Career chairman, will compete against women chosen in the twenty-five other districts in Illinois at the B.P.W. state convention to be held April 21- 24 in Chicago. One Young Career Woman will then go on to represent Illinois at the national convention in Louisville, Ky., July 24-28. The Young Career Woman program of the B.P.W. clubs honors women between the ages of 21 and 28 who have the skills to be independent, ar­ ticulate and a leader. She must KATHLEEN EVERITT be employed in business or the professions, to be outstanding in scholastic work and com­ munity service, and support the goals and objectives of the National Federation of B.P.W. clubs. Miss Everitt grew up in Lombard, 111., attending Glenbard East high school and graduating twenty-eighth out of 620 seniors. She was a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist and was awarded an Illinois State Teacher's scholarship. She began her studies at Northern Illinois university at DeKalb, majoring in foreign languages Hpr junior year was spent at the University of Rouen, France, with the university's Junior Year Abroad program. That sum­ mer, Miss Everett returned to Europe to complete her Spanish minor at the Institute de Cultura Hispanica in Madrid, Spain. Returning to Northern Illinois university in the fall, she completed her requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated (Continued on page 4) Easter Seal Lily Tag Day Bob Adams and Mel Prust, co-chairmen of the annual Rotary-sponsored Easter Seal tag day in McHenry, examine the large supply of Easter lily tags they will be selling Saturday, April 2, throughout the city. Proceeds will go to the Easter Seal therapy center in Woodstock, which provides service for persons of all ages. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Urge Entries As Plans Go Forth For McHenry Pageant Entry blanks are currently being accepted for the Miss McHenry pageant to be held the night of June 14. All applicants must be between the ages of 17- 21 residing in the McHenry high school district. The position held by the queen carries several duties and responsibilities. In the past she has made several radio appearances, presided at community functions and acted as the official hostess for Fiesta days. These include only a few of her tasks, the most im­ portant of which is to represent the city in the McHenry County pageant Sponsoring the contest is the McHenry Area Chamber of ('ommerce. which offers the queen and her mother a four or five-day all-expense paid vacation. The destination of this year's trip has not yet been determined. School Chorus Seeks Support For Festival The West campus chorus, under the direction of John Leighty, is planning to enter a midwest Festival of Choirs in Kansas 'City, Mo., May 7, sponsored by the "Worlds of Fun" amusement park in North Carolina. Forty choirs from (Continued on page 4) Included among the prizes for the queen and her court are pins, trophies and flowers, all donated by the co-sponsoring American Legion Post No. 491 which, with the help of the Women's auxiliary, opens the doors to serve as official headquarters for the nine-week charm course. All applicants will be per­ sonally contacted by Mrs. Sharon Nye, committee chairman, who will confirm the (Continued on page 4) In Supervisor Race FRANK REZABEK ANITA SHERWOOD One of the most strongly contested races this spring is that for the post of supervisor in Nu.ida township. The candidates are Frank Rezabek and Anita Sherwood. Although the candidates do not reside locally, voters in McHenry Shores, the south part of the Lakemoor community and other areas just south of the city of McHenry will be voting in Nunda polling precincts.