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That's 3*4 tons of steel as a pair of cranes and numerous worker* raise the longest girder feet ia length - late position on the new Pearl street bridge. Action took place early Wedn< morning. Sections now being positioned will have a beaked carve en the east side of the fe­ ttle moat dWIeslttspsttpts place. The crew is on schedule, aiming for a completion da November. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE OA YL 4-Leaf Clovers: Are 13 Lucky? It is a widely accepted assertion that foar-leaf clovers are lucky. It is equally accepted that the number 13 has evil connotations. Put them both together and you get somewhat qulxtical expressions on the faces of Chad, 8, and Megan, I, children of Mr. and Mrs. Hank Miller of Mc Henry. From their front yard the children picked, in addition to the thirteen four-leaf clovers, three five- leaf clovers. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD We like the new right-turn-on- red, which has passed its in­ fancy and promises to stay around for awhile. In heavily populated areas it is the salvation of motorists for whom time is an important commodity. Even in com­ paratively small McHenry, with its many traffic problems, it is a boon at such intersections as Front-Waukegan road. But Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon complains that the law is being ' interpreted "very loosely*' by many drivers. First, there are some traffic signals at which signs are posted (hat say "No right turn permitted". McHenry has at least one of these. Even when turning is per­ mitted, the driver must yield to a vehicle moving on the green light or a pedestrian crossing the intersection. The law is intended primarily to help move traffic safely, particularly in slow traffic periods. The responsibility is always on the driver making the right turn from a red light. William J\ Bolger was reelected president of the McHenry Public Library board at the annual meeting Monday evening in the city hall. Others reelected were George P. Freund, vice- president; Lillian Anglese, secretary; and Alida Wirtz, treasurer. Steve Stanek was welcomed as a new member of the board. Members found reports by June Stuart, librarian, and her two assistants, Dorothy Uttich and Dolores Rogers, both in­ teresting and informative. Mrs. Rogers, children's librarian, spoke of the story hour she conducts twice a week which has attracted forty-five on a regular basis. A children's reading program has 121 enrolled. Items of interest included in Mrs. Stuart's report concerned the increase in circulation, with 6,608 books issued in the month of June. On an average day, 240 books leave the library. During June, 849 library books were repaired. The subject of librarians' salaries was discussed and agreed upon. MCC President Leaves I Early For New Post Anyone who wants the recipe for staying young after reaching 100 should talk to Frank J. Hendricks of California. His son, Frank D. Hendricks, a former Woodstock high school teacher now living in California, stopped to pay us a (Continued on page 12) At the conclusion of a special meeting of the McHenry County college board of trustees Dr. James R. Davis, president, said, "I received a call from Wenatchee Valley ^college requesting I assume my duties as president early." Davis had resigned his position at MCC May 26, effective July 31. "The college (Wenatchee) has been informed more money than had been anticipated will be received from the legislature and they have serious negotiation problems. Therefore my relationship with McHenry County college will terminate July 15. I feel the transition - between John (Garrettt) and myself is going very smoothly." At the last MCC meeting, Garrett had been appointed by the board of trustees to serve as chief executive officer until the board names a new president. Lee Schuppert said, "I ap- preciate-and I think I speak for die entire board • Jim's ser­ vice, and I'm sure the staff will back up John Garrett." Chairman Gerald Smith, Woodstock, opened the meeting with the explanation that the meeting had been called to discuss any problems and (Continued on page 12) Theft, Drugs Top Many Offenses In McHenry Area A McHenry youth was arrested and charged with theft over $150, criminal damage to property, and unlawful possession of cannabis after being apprehended by Crystal Lake police last week. The youth, Randy L. Wienrich, 18, of 2820 Hickory in McHenry had total bond listed at $7,000. A 15-year-old com­ panion with Wienrich at the time of his arrest, was released pending further investigation. Wienrich was charged with the theft of a motorcycle from an apartment complex parking lot in Crystal Lake last week. According to police, Mark S. Gervais of Crystal Lake> reported that" someone had stolen his motorcycle, breaking the lock on it in the process. Later in the day, Wienrich was seen driving with a motorcycle in the back of his car. Police stopped him, and the cycle turned out to be the • one reported stolen. A quantity of cannabis, more than two and one-half grams, but less than thirty grams, was also found, resulting in his arrest on the additional charge. While orfe burglary was solved, countless other area residents continue to be vic­ timized by thieves and vandals as police departments continue to be baffled. Sunday morning, police In­ vestigated two separate reports of CB thefts from Wonder Lake residents. Robert Ruefer, 3218 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, told police that while his unlocked auto was parked in his driveway during the night, someone entered it, stealing his twenty-three channel CB radio and a pair of pliers. James Corl, 7607 South drive, Wonder Lake, told police that during the same night, sodieone also entered his unlocked auto, stealing his twenty-three channel CB radio while the car was parked in front of his home. A twelve-foot rowboat was reported/ missing Sunday af­ ternoon by Jasper Varvaro of 5231 Cleveland, MfHenry. He told police that during the (Continued on page 12) Two men charged with aggrava ted k idnapp ing and deviate sexual assault in connection with the alleged abduction of a McHenry teenager May 27 have entered a plea of "not guilty" to the charges, and will go to trial Aug. 22 in the Will county courthouse. John Lent, 20, of McHenry and 29-year-old Joseph Gomes of - Bay Ci ty , Mich , were arraigned June 22 after in­ dictments were handed down in connection with the apparent kidnapping of John Orton, 19, 4817 W. Orchard l ane , McHenry. / At the arraignment, both Lent and Gomes pled "not guilty", and the trial date was set. \ Lent remainedJufcWHl county jail Tuesday morning with bond set at $50,000,while Gomes had been released at^er posting his bond last month. Orton had aided McHenry county police in a drug raid May 26, and authorities believe the alleged kidnapping was in re ta l i a t ion fo r Or ton ' s assistance. Six persons were arrested in the drug raid, but neither Lent, nor Gomes, was present in the home the night of the arrest. According to police, Orton was apparently kidnapped the afternoon of May 27. He was driven in a truck-van owned by Lent to Shorewood, near Joliet, where he was found with his hands bound in the back of the vohicle with illicit activities between the three men tran­ spiring. Police had been alerted to the vehicle by a person w^o believed he heard a distur­ bance coming from inside the vehicle. . v „ ; . v After the arrest, Orton wat taken to an area hospital where, after treatment, he was released. vHWw THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE/ I87S VOLUME 101 NUMBER 89 FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1977 22 PAGES-20' Youth Drowns In Lake Reelect Library Board * Officers At Annual Meet An early evening swimming outing ended in tragedy Tuesday, when a 12-year-old boy drowned while swimming at the beach in Holiday Hills. Dead is Patrick Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson of 1501 Evergreen in Holiday Hills. According to a family friend, the boy was swimming with a large group at the Holiday Hills beach, across from the in­ tersection of Hickory and Tower streets. Apparently, after diving off a raft, it is believed he struck his head on the water bottom, knocking himself unconscious. Children swimming with him attempted to pull him from the water, but efforts failed. The children then sought help from a nearby residence, and a man pulled the boy/rom the water. After the Anderson boy was taken from the lake, at about 6:30 p.m., police arrived. The Lake Region Rescue squad transported him to McHenry hospital, where he was PATRICK ANDERSON pronounced dead in the hospital emergency room: The deceased lived in this area with his parents and brother and sister for three years. His father is employed by a candy company in Chicago. His body was taken to Justice chapel in Pikeville, Ky., the town where he was born. Another tragedy was narrowly averted Sunday af­ ternoon when a 10-year-old bicyclist was struck by an automobile in the parking lot of the Garden Quarter apartment complex. The cyclist, Angelo R. Tirado of 4311 Crystal Lake road in McHenry , fo r tuna te ly sustained only minor injuries qfter riding his bike into a car driven by Gary E. Conradson of 4514 Garden Quarter road, McHenry. No tickets were issued. Conradson told police he was southbound in the parking lot at a slow speed when the cyclist came out from a path which leads into a field and the collision occurred. Tirado told police he was westbound through a field on a path toward Garden Quarter road, and as he approached the road, he saw the car coming. He attempted to stop, but could not. Elsewhere, the hazardous Rt. 31 bridge claimed another two victims Tuesday afternoon, with the drivers, and only occupants, of the two cars involved in the collision being taken to McHenry hospital. Injured were Dale E. Rada of 604 N. Mineral Springs road in McHenry and Jerome A. Kehl of Fox Lake. Neither driver was ticketed in the crash, whiclj caused an estimated $1,000 damage to each vehicle. Rada told police he 'was southbound on Rt. 31 under the posted speed limit when he passed a vehicle and also hit the bridge., Kehl stated he was nor­ thbound on Rt. 31 and observed Rada pass a car and pull in behind another southbound auto. He added that he slowed to about 15 mph, but Rada came out into his lane of traffic and contact occurred. Scott S. Pedretti of 2801 Michael street in Wonder Lake was ticketed for having no valid driver's license after a one-car collision early Tuesday mor­ ning on Maplewood drive, just west of E. Wonder Lake road. Pedretti, who was slightly injured in the crash, told police he was westbound on Maplewood drive at ap­ proximately 30 mph, and swerved to miss a hole in the road, losing control of his car, going off the roadway, and striking some trees. His car sustained ap­ proximately $1,000 worth of damage. Finally, Jeffrey K. Shufelt of Lincolnshire was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after causing a three-vehicle, chain-reaction accident Tuesday afternoon on Rt. 176 in Algonquin. ' Neither Shufelt! nor the drivers of the other two cars involved in the crash, Roman N. Huerta of Carpentersville, and Thomas R. McAuliffe of 3712 W. Maple avenue in McHenry, were injured. The McAuliffe car sustained an estimated $200 WQrth of damage. Shufelt told police he waa eastbound on Rt. 176 at 45 mph. He started to slow down with traffic, but did not notice that the Huerta car was stopped, and struck it in the rear, pushing the Huerta car into the McAuliffe auto. i i - i .i i i School District 15 A preliminary report con­ taining suggested plans for expansion was viewed by the board of Consolidated Grade School District 15 in session Tuesday evening. Bill Scheidemantel of the architectural firm of Scheidemantel and Treitler, Ltd., presented suggestions which included new gym­ nasiums at two schools and a connecting structure between two others. Total cost of the proposals would run about $1.6 million.. Scheidemantel will return with more detailed plans to present to the board at the August meeting. Members will then decide whether or not to include a referendum for the proposed construction with a public vote previously set for early fall, asking an increase in the Education and Building Maintenance funds of 40 cents and 10 cents, respectively. Dr. Robert Boos, who leaves as superintendent today (July 15), said present schools are fast reaching their maximum capacity. The situation is particularly serious at Valley View school, he pointed out, adding that he, foresees an influx of students from new land developments in the district. The administrator em­ phasized that about two years are required between the time an expansion is planned and the buildings are ready for use. Architects explained to the board suggestions for new gymnasiums at both Hilltop and Valley View schools, allowing the present physical {education facilities to be converted into classrooms. This plan would add four classrooms at each school. Anticipated cost of the two projects was $310,000 at Hilltop and $300,000 at Valley View One alternative in solving Junior high problems was to construct a building between Edgebrook and Junior high on Kane avenue, using this new facility for the kitchen and dining needs of Edgebrook, for conference and meeting rooms, a stage and music department of Junior high. The architect said thia, would provide an additional five or six classrooms. The estimated cost of about $1 million is believed to be about a $400,000 saving over other plans included in the report. If the proposed expansion should be authorized by the board and approved by the public, the Hilltop and Valley View facilities would be ready by the fall of 1978 and the Edgebrook-Jun ior h igh building by July of 1979. In other business, the board was advised that the Illinois Office of Education Bilingual section has tentatively ap­ proved the District 15 ap­ plication for $13,310. The amount is $3,642 less than is needed to implement the bilingual Education program for the 1977-78 school year. In addition, there will be an additional $400 cost to the board in connection with the program. After some discussion on the past success of the program and the benefits to the young people it serves, approval was given to a continuation. Prior approval had been given but the amount to be supplied by the district was then slightly lets than is now known to be needed. Members were informed that as of June 30 of this year, the deficit in the Education fund was $331,586 and in the Operations, Building and Maintenance fund, the balance was $3,756. ' The budget will be presented to the board in August. Salary recommendations for the transportation director and secretary in that department were approved, representing an increase of 7 percent. Similar action will be required in High School District 156. In commenting on his departure from the district, Dr. Boos said he was leaving with bittersweet feelings. His en­ thusiasm is in looking forward to new challenges and to an advancement in his profession. However, he expressed regret over leaving a community in which he has had such widespread cooperation. Dr. Boos alto gave his views of the proposed unit district, which he feels will not save as much money as most people think. In certain areas, he continued, the district is ad­ visable, in others it is not. 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