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PAGE 16• PLAINDEAl.ER• FRIDAY. JUNE 17. 1977 Local school business managers and others involved in school maintenance met at McHenry County college recently to plan the June 17 clinic which will bring together school maintenance personnel from the entire McHenry coi;nty area. From left top around table. Gene Hauth, Belvidere; Phil Irving, Dundee; Gil SCHOOL Lemus, MCC; Andy DeCraene. MCC; Roy Homo, McHenry; John Mergl. McHenry; Lyle Powell. Prairie Grove; Wilbur Fisher. Crystal Lake; Mike Frailer, MCC; and Howard Thorson, Crystal Lake. Also attending the meeting were Ray Gardien, McHenry, and Dave Frederick, Harvard. MAINTENANCE CLINIC SET (Continued from page1) college sponsoring the clinic, the Northern Illinois Business Managers association was involved in setting up the clinic." he concluded. Among the experts who will speak at the clinic are Howard Thorsen. director of building and grounds for Crystal Lake School District 47; Donald Smith, safety engineer for Iowa National Insurance from Belvidere: Art Leverenz. director of maintenance for Elgin School District 46; Robert Horwath. Hilliard Sales Co., Chicago; Dale Winters, CMI Co.. Champaign; Don Barrett. MCC agriculture coordinator; Robert C. Ot- terman. Industrial Water Management Corp., Arlington Heights: and Jack Holmquist, Northern Illinois Gas Co., Crystal Lake. DeCraene, who will also participate in the program, said that a tour of MCC facilities will be offered at the end of the clinic for those in­ terested in the college's custodial and maintenance program. NAME NEW McHENRY QUEEN (Continued from page 1) crowd for her "great" year. Earlier in the afternoon, the judges interviewed each contestant and studied the girls' backgrounds. Judges were Ann Driscoll of Hertz Sales and Travel Agency. John McGuire, district manager of Southern Airways, and Mark Waterman, senior vice- president of Q-Research. Inc. Chairman Sharon Nye's pageant committee included Nancy Staley Betts. Candy DiVita, Barbara Low and Marissa Pace. The committee held a ten-week charm course for the contestants. Lakemoor's Junior Miss of 1977, Michele Rossman, held the basket with sealed en­ velopes for the contestants' questions. Master of Ceremonies was William Nye. Brenda Love provided piano music during the pageant, and John Stone was in charge of lighting. The new queen will compete in the Miss McHenry County contest. Among her scheduled appearances this summer will be several during Fiesta days. APPREHEND JUVENILES FOR PAIR OF THEFTS (Continued from page 1) over $150. The stolen automobile sustained an estimated $500 worth of damage. The runaway juvenile, who is from the McHenry area, was returned to the youth home, while the second juvenile in­ volved was returned to the custody of his parents. 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Orchard lane. McHenry, and a juvenile cohort. They were charged with theft under $150, with the juvenile being petitioned into juvenile court. The stolen bicycle has not been recovered. The bicycle was reported stolen to McHenry police in late May? The bike, the property of Wesley J. Kopsell of McHenry, was stolen from a bike rack at Parkland school. There were several witnesses to the theft, and the license number of the car used to transport the bike was ob­ tained. However, the plate number was not on file with the Secretary of State's office, which delayed the ap­ prehension of the offenders. Monday morning at 9 a.m., McHenry Police Officer Ramon Gregorio observed the vehicle described in the theft near the intersection of Rt. 120 and Crystal Lake road. The officer also noted that the driver of the vehicle, Lance, matched the description given by witnesses to the bike theft. » The car was stopped and Lance, along with another person in the car, was taken to the police station. At the police station, Lance was questioned and then positively identified by wit­ nesses to the bike theft. However, the other person in the car with Lance on Monday was not involved in the bike theft May 27. FREE FUEL SAVER THERMOSTAT WHEN YOU BUY THE HONEYWELL ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER Police, aware of persons who were seen frequently with Lance, formed a lineup of them, and witnesses to the bicycle theft identified the second offender. The juvenile's parents were contacted and he will be petitioned into juvenile court. While McHenry police were active solving crimes, more thefts and acts of vandalism continued to occur throughout the McHenry area. Monday night, police in­ vestigated vandalism at the home of Rose Ternberg, 2207 Beachside road, McHenry. After having heard noises outside her home, she discovered that a window had been broken by use of stones which were found beneath the window. The offender had not been seen. Early Tuesday morning, police responded to the report of an alarm at Melody Makers Record shop, 2917 W. Rt. 120 in McHenry. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a front window was broken, and the store owner determined that about eleven smoking pipes had been stolen from the window display. Late Sunday night Ronald Jackson of 5209 Am by road in McHenry reported that during the day, someone stole a red, white, and blue ten-speed bicycle from in front of his home. Friday morning, police in­ vestigated vandalism at Ross Buss Sales, 1810 W. Rt. 120 in McHenry. During the night, vandals broke several win­ dows, headlights, taillights, etc. on busses stored on the property. Jove up to 20% on your bill. Sm on cliamr air, loo. call: 'Cart as HEATING AND COOLING 815/459-2300 llttl 3411 S. WRIGHT RD. McHENRY, ILL. FINANCING AVAHASU 312/526-6286 Your Good NeigHBor Granville Sornson 1303 N. Richmond Rd, 385-1627 See him for all your family insurance needs. Like A Good Neighbor, State Farm b Then State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois I N S U R A N C I Grace Latimer, 5408 W. Westshore, McHenry, reported that two ten-speed bicycles were stolen from in front of her home. Finally, William Mueller of 3909 Greenwood .in Wonder Lake reported tfcat someone stole his black aVid red 34 hp. lawnmower from filong the side of his home. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) complains. He is one of the lucky ones who has a job and he knows it. Of the three, Jeff is probably most aware of the fact that Journalism doesn't have the same career possibilities it had some years ago. It was never a career selected to get rich, but it was fulfilling to those with a talent for writing. There were • opportunities to express one's self, and few writers died of starvation. Unfortunately, young journalists today are in much the same position teacher graduates found themselves ten or fifteen years ago. There simply are not enough jobs to go around. We wondered then why foresighted educators didn't wave the danger signal before thousands of young, highly trained teachers, the ink on their degrees still wet, started pounding the pavements for jobs. Maybe this wasn't possible in Journalism. For in this era of self-expression, everyone wants to get into the act, and what better place than the field of writing. Even prospects of an empty stomach might not have proved a deterrent. According to the U.S. Department of Labor statistics, professional journalists face the worst job prospects of any college-educated group in the nation. Since 1960, the number of persons majoring in com­ munications on the nation's campuses has more than quadrupled, rising from about 11,000 to more than 64,000. Although this figure includes students majoring in radio, television and some related fields, it is still a fact that the total number of persons currently, working on newspaper jobs is only about 40,000. : But if the outlook for young writers with a goal of a newspaper career is dim, the following story is more en­ couraging. It involves another form of writing. Everyone has a dream, but not everyone is fortunate enough to see it realized. Maria Heiser was just such a dreamer, but she didn't wait for Lady Luck to knock. She used persistence to realize her goal. Very recently her first book of poems came off the press, containing 80-plus original offerings, some of which had earlier appeared in the Plaindealer. The local poet credits the newspaper for "believing in me" and giving her the op­ portunity to express herself. Ms. Heiser calls her book of poems, About People and Things, many of which reflect an exciting but sometimes difficult life that includes her escape to West Germany as a child and later her life in a refugee camp in Ulm, where she wrote her first poem in German. The above is not a promotion for Maria Heiser's new book, for this column is not devoted to { CLASSROOM SPACE PROBLEMS* FAQES fe'oARD 4 *40*-' <• ,(Continued from page 1) association contingent upon language changes in the area that deals with the board's contributions to the Teacher Retirement fund. .. Recommendations of salaries for non certificated school personnel were agreed upon.* Action on salary increases represented 7 percent of 1976-77 total central office secretarial and clerical salaries. It listed starting hourly wage for newly iployed instructional aides at k.50, an increase of ten cents per hour over the $2.40 used this past school year. The starting hourly wage for newly hired library, playground and cafeteria aides is $2.40, an increase of ten cents per hour over the $2.30 of this past year. Revenue in the largest fund, Education, is expected to be $3,152,949 and expenditures are anticipated at $3,359,978. Don Toole of District 12 was present to speak to the board about proposals discussed at a recent meeting of the McHenry City Planning commission and the McHenry City Zoninjg board on the topic of donations by builders. Proposals were made by Mayor Stanek for donations to parks and the library in specific amounts and "a reasonable amount for schools." The board accepted a notice of advertisement for bids to lease property and building to use for storage of at least four buses. Action follows a joint agreement between District 15 and High School District 156. There has been no decision made on the length of the lease, with both one-year and three- year contracts considered. Approval was given to extra duty stipends for next year. In some cases the amounts have increased, where in others, present positions have been eliminated. Total cost for the changes is $425. Good news came with the announcement that the District 15 grant reimbursement for Title I Summer School has been increased about $17,000 over the previous year's grant. The board agreed to the recom­ mendation to approve the expenditure of $6,500 of the new grant to reinstate Summer School for 1978 only. The ad­ ministration also recom­ mended, and received board support, for the appointment of a Title I coordinator for $1,000. All the necesary ex­ penditures will be taken from the increased Title I funds. Members were informed of numerous inservice activities that have taken place in the two weeks following school closing. About thirty district staff members have been involved in updating, renewing and creating materials that will assist classroom teachers and students in the teaching- learning process for the coming year. Work in the areas of math, environmental education, reading, field trips, pupil Blue chip Investment: CabCaM' Now's the time to buy an International* Cub Cadet ...the preferred lawn and garden tractor. With features like a "Maintenance Minder" to tell when periodic service is needed. With automotive-type frame and transmission for extra long life. 5« models, 10 to 16 hp, and dozens of work attachments for year around use. Compare and see that today's quality buy is Cub Cadet. QUALITY MAKES THE CUB CADET YOUR NO. 1 ' LAWN BUY 'THE HOUSE THAT SERVICE BUILT" Geo. P. Freund, Inc. 4102 W.Ciyital Lake Rd., McHenry 385-0420 personnel services, special education and teacher tran­ sfers, is in the process of being competed. Gloria DeFranco and Ann McCauley were employed, the former to teach in Hilltop primary center and the latter in McHenry Junior high. Also, Portia McGuire was employed as assistant secretary for Junior high. The resignation of Dr. Robert W. Boos, superintendent, was accepted, as well as Jean Harms, Janice Natzke and Judy Garde. The bid of Hester Oil com­ pany, McHenry, to supply gasoline to the district for the 1977-78 school year at a price of 53.9 cents jfer gallon was ac­ cepted. There is an un­ derstanding that any increases or decreases in the cost of gasoline will be passed on. Look Under Hood The proliferation of self- service gasoline stations-- which offer drivers a saving of a penny or two a gallon on gasoline--can be a hazard for forgetful carowners, the California State Automobile Association rc.-ently warned its member ». Bargain-hunting motorists "may run the risk of incurring major repair costs that could offset what they are saving," the group says, unless the drivers re­ member on their own to make the usual under-the-hood checks that attendants often perform in full-service filling stations. Prosbytorlans To Install New Pastor Sunday An invitation is being ex­ tended to all members and friends of Faith Presbyterian church, Lincoln and Chapel Hill roads, to join in the service of installation for Eric J. Snyder Sunday, June 19, at 4 p.m. at Faith church. The service will be conducted by the Presbytery of, Blackhawk and is done to show that the local church is a connectional church under the authority and guidance of Presbytery. Participants are the Rev. James Griffes, second P r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h , Freeport; the Rev. Charles Cary, Fox Valley Presbyterian, Genesa; Bill Dodds, layman, McHenry; and Fred Brunka, elder, First Presbyterian, Freeport. The moderator, Hugh Cooper, or his representative ill conduct the service. If you plan to buy window air conditioners, place the unit on the shady side of the house if possible. Area Business Given Charter A domestic corporation charter was recently granted to a local business, according to Secretary of State Alan Dixon. The charter was issued to Jerry Werneske of Rhino's of McHenry, 1406 N. Riverside drive, McHenry, for the pur­ pose of operating a dram shop. A not-for-profit corporation charter was issued to the H u e m a n n I m p r o v e m e n t association, 2814 N. Shorewood drive, McHenry in the names of Alan R. Kreimier, Evelyn M. Elmore, and Agnes Magnuson. Defective Brakes Mean Ticket For McHenry Man that purpose. Instead, it is a story of one woman's dream and of a perseverance and enthusiasm we have watched for several years until the goal is now at least partially achieved. KAF Defective brakes sealed the fate of a McHenry man Tuesday night, as he was ticketed following a two-car accident at the intersection of Bull Valley road and Crystal Lake road. Kenneth D. Markham of 1006 Front street was ticketed for having defective or faulty brakes after colliding with a vehicle driven by Lawrence J. Klamfoth of Lake Villa. Markham, who was traveling at a nominal speed at the time of the crash, saw his car sustain an estimated twenty-five dollars damage in the crash, four times less than damage inflicted on the Klamfoth vehicle. Klamfoth stated he was northbound on Crystal Lake road and stopped at the in­ tersection. He further stated that he observed the Markham car approaching the stop in­ tersection, and saw the driver wave his hand. Klamfoth added that he then p r o c e e d e d t h r o u g h t h e i n ­ tersection, at which time the collision occurred. Markham stated he was westbound on Bull Valley road at approximately 5 mph, and tried to stop at the intersection, but could not, striking the other vehicle in the rear. In other accidents, a McHenry man was taken to McHenry hospital last week after his motorcycle collided with a traffic standard at the intersection of Rt. 120 and Richmond road. Erber was not ticketed in the crash, which caused an estimated $250 damage to his bike. He stated to police that he was eastbound on Rt. 120 at about 20 mph when he hit a slick spot on the pavement and the bike fell over. He added that he saw he was s l i d i n g t o w a r d t h e t r a f f i c standard, and tried to kick free of the bike, but could not. Emma I. Reed of 1727 Brentwood lane in McHenry was ticketed for backing w i t h o u t d u e c a u t i o n a f t e r striking a car driven by Robert H. Sweeney of Woodstock last week on Riverside drive. Neither driver was injured in the crash, which caused less than $100 damage to each vehicle. Ms. Reed stated she was backing out of a parking space at 1305 N. Riverside drive, and did not see the Sweeney car stopped in traffic behind her. Sweeney stated he was stopped in traffic, southbound on Riverside drive when the other vehicle backed into his right fender. Finally, a prospective driver was introduced to the trials and tribulations of driving the streets of McHenry Monday afternoon when a 15-year-old girl, Colleen P. Sweeney of 5005 Home avenue in McHenry, backed into a parking meter w h i l e t a k i n g d r i v i n g i n ­ struction. According to the police report, Ms. Sweeney, with an instructor in the car, backed into a parking meter in front of the Fox Hole tavern on Riverside drive, bending the parking meter. No one was injured in the crash, and no ticket was given, but her driving grade may have been affected. • • • • People who never make mistakes are poor companions. That's Everything "Father wants to know if you'll lend us your lawn- mower?" said Junior to the new neighbor. The neighbor watched the boy pushing his mower away when he called after him: "Haven't you for­ gotten to say something, son?" "No, but dad said if the tightwad refuses, try next door." "About People and Things" Maria Heiser (loft) is presenting her newly published book of poetry, "About People and Things", to June Stuart, of the McHenry Library. MEET THE AUTHOR AT THE MCHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY JUNE 20th-From 2 to 4PM Get Your Autographed Copy! ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BOOKMARK AND THE MCHENRY SO CA PER HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP Z.DU COPY