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* <0 SMOKfNG top engine! ,*'jit** b*> •fw&t'i •/. •to %>**** '$#% ag afefc: < Planning committee for Operation Update, to Bday, Oct. I, are seated, left to right: Molla MI Zickuhr, Elvera Boswell, Glenn Petersen. Musin* And Meanderin When Harry Dean leaves the Green street business community for temporary retirement this week, he will also leave behind only (me business man who has operated a store in that location for more than twenty-five years. That man is Charles Vycital, who has followed a family business that started in McHenry in 1906. With so many changes in the business community in recent years, there is reason for wistftil memories of another time as we see one of the last of the old timers leave. Harry Dean was a successful business man who must have felt the enormous pressures of the times that are known well only to those who conduct their own undertakings. He had served as president of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, helped organize and was president of the Green Street Mall, headed the Rotary club, and otherwise took an active part in Civic affairs. These are the kind of men (and women) who are missed. A quick glimpse into the various business sections of McHenry tell the sad tale that few who operate their own businesses today were here twenty-five years ago. In fact, we can recall of no others at this time who have marked a quarter of a century actually in charge of a business at the same locatidh. Good news is that a number of sons are following in their fathers' footsteps. In West McHenry there is Ed Buss; on Riverside drive Charles Gies; and on Elm street, H.C. Reihansperger, Dave Kent, Dan and Bob Justen and Dennis Conway. Out west on Rt. 120, it's Jack Walsh. There may be more, but none come to mind at this writing. It's good to know some of the old established names will remain, to be joined by new people on the local business scene. K.A.F. Support 240-Acre Development McHenry Continues To Crow The city of McHenry will soon be another 240 acres larger, as the City Council gave preliminary approval to a pre- annexation agreement following a public hearing Monday night. The land being considered for annexation to the city is located on the west side of Draper road, directly west of Pheasant Valley, and directly south of the new Glacier Ridge subdivision. The land is owned by Boyd Christenson, and he was represented at the public hearing by attorney Jim Green. The pre-annexation agreement between the developer and the city is significant in that it marks the first time city officials have required contributions from the developer for schools, paries, and the public library. Mayor Joseph Stanek has Senior Citizen Committee Seeks Subsidies For Cabs The McHenry county Senior Citizen Transportation committee has determined that subsidized cab service would be the best method, in |he beginning, to provide paratransit service, as promised by the Regional Transit authority (RTA). That determination came during the recent meeting of the Transportation committee. At the meeting, representatives were present from McHenry, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Woodstock, Marengo and Huntley. Andy Szakos explained to the committee the interim report on the RTA plans for McHenry county. He stated that the plan was only a recommendation and could be altered to meet the request for transportation needs of the county. Public hearings will be held in the county the latter part of October and the first part of November. The five major items recommended to Szakos by the committee were: Local paratransit services implemented sooner than the interim report calls for; weekly bus service to more areas during the first year; that weekly service be provided locally within smaller communities as well as to larger communities; that subsidized cab service be considered as the method to providej>aratransit_and weekly service; that input from the McHenry county Senior Citizen Transportation committee be solicited when actual service specifications are being finalized. Since ,, the Senior Transportation committee is only an exploratory group for all of the population of McHenry county, its functions were clarified by the officers. "Our position is that either the RTA provide everyone in McHenry county with the service they need now, not later, and, if they cannot or will not do that, then we should be taken out of the RTA area and receive the funds that are McHenry county's portion and institute service ourselves; 'ourselves' meaning some entity in McHenry county". been a longtime supporter of soliciting contributions for schools, parks, and the library, from the various developers who seek annexation to the city. The aldermen have recently discussed the issue with school officials and the library board, and Monday night the city implemented the plan. Green had previously told the Council that he would be willing to make a reasonable contribution. Monday, he indicated that the 1900 per lot contribution was a fair one. The 1900 per lot breaks down Uke this: $400 to go for parks; 1000for the library; $200 for the ide school district; and $200 the high school district, ^complicated formula for making the contributions was devised, with payments to be made as a unit is developed. A unit can be composed of any Armed Violence Charge Levied A one and one-half hour stalemate ended early Friday morning with the arrest of a McHenry man for aggravated battery, armed violence, resisting arrest, and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. The charges were levied against Steven M. Norman, 23, of 3205 S. Bergman in McHenry. According to an official report, police responded at about 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a call for assistance from Crystal Lake police stating that Norman had barricaded himself in the home of his parents at 11119 Ballard road, Woodstock, after leaving the scene of a traffic accident in Crystal Lake. Police said Norman was barricaded in the upper portion of the residence,. and was armed with two rifles. It took ninety minutes for police to remove Norman from the home, and he was then charged with the various offenses. Total bond on the charges was $9,535. In an unrelated incident, Thomas Franks, 38, 311 N. Willow, McHenry, was arrested and charged with resisting arrest, possession of a firearm without an owner's identification car, and for improper display of license plates, after being stopped by police while driving on Lily Lake road Friday night. Franks was released on $4,035 bond for an Oct. 6 court appearance. According to Sheriffs police, at 7 p.m., an auto was observed with nO front license plate turning south onto Lily Lake road from Rt. 120. The patrolman stopped the auto to investigate, and through a check, discovered that Franks was wanted for failure to ir for a previous offense, report indicated that when Frsuiks was informed about the earlier violation, he resisted efforts to take him into custody and had to be subdued. Police stated that in his possession were shotgun shells, and a gun was found in the vehicle. •* number of lots. The formula requires that when the first lot of a unit is sold, the developer has to pay the $900 for that lot. The developer then has eighteen months to pay one-half of the remainder of the lots in the unit, whether the lots are sold or not. Then, within another eighteen months, the other half of the lots in the unit was be paid. None of the six aldermen present at the hearing expressed dissatisfaction with either the amount of the contribution or how it will be paid. The 240 acres of land is expected to be divided into about 180 lots. Although the subdivision will be within the city limits, it will not utilize city sewer facilities or city water. Rather, homeowners will have individual wells and septic systems. Green estimated that the homes, exclusive of lots, will be in the area of $70,000. Green also stated that a deacceleration lane will be installed on the west side of Draper road for southbound vehicles on Draper road. Roads within the subdivision will not have curb and gutter, except in areas where it is needed to control the runoff As for a timetable for construction of the subdivision, Green told the Council that he will be back before the Planning commission soon with a preliminary plat of the entire subdivision, and with a final plat of the first unit to be developed. He expects that to happen shortly after the first of Head Start Program To Hold Open House Oct. 6 Head Start will hold an open house Thursday evening, Oct 6 at 3717 W. Main street, (the basement of the First United Methodist church) from 7 to 9 p.m. Anyone interested in touring the facilities, participating in some of the planned activities, viewing a slide presentation, or talking with some of the Head Start staff is welcome to attend A short explanation of the McHenry county Head Start program will be given by Lynda Markut, social service worker and parent involvement coordinator. Head Start is a federally funded program through the Office of Human Development Services in Chicago. Locally, the Community Action agency (Continued on page 22) VOLUME 102 NUMBER 19 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1977 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 20' Cyclist Escapes Serious Injury When Hit By Car * 100 TEAIS * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 applied her brakes, the collision occurred. Another member of the Sowers family, who witnessed the accident, indicated that the child rode out onto the roadway and impact was made. There were three other accidents during the week in which local residents were injured. Tfye first occurred Thursday evening on Rt. 31. Injured was the driver of the only vehicle involved in the crash, Donald J. Milbratz of 2911 N. Spring road, McHenry. He was taken to the emergency room of McHenry hospital. by friends after the accident, which found his car sustaining an estimated $100 damage. Milbratz, wasn't ticketed by police and he told them he was northbound on Rt. 31 at about 50 mph when several autos in front of him stopped. He further stated that he applied his brakes and turned to the right, but his car didn't respond, sliding across the road and into a ditch along the east road shoulder. The second accident in which an injury was reported happened Sunday morning on Main street, just east of Wiinot road. 1 Injured was Agnes May of 2116 Main street in Spring Grove. She was hurt when her auto slid off the road, struck and damaged a small tree. Her car was demolished. Ms. May was not ticketed by police in connection with the accident. She told them she was eastbound on Main street when her front tire dipped off the edge of the road, causing her to lose control of the auto. The car then slid into a ditch and struck a small tree. The final accident in which an injury was reported occurred Sunday afternoon at j / the intersection of Lincoln and Chapel Hill roads. Elizabeth F. Sienkowski of 1018 Lincoln road, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad for emergency room treatment after her car collided with one driven by James R. Butler of Ingleside. Neither driver was ticketed in connection with the accident, which caused an estimated $300 damage to the Sienkowski auto. Butler, who was not injured, told police he was northbound on Chapel Hill road at 20-25 mph, did not see the stop sign, > and struck the Sienkowski car. Elsewhere, David R. Meadie was the victim of a hit-and-run (Continued on page 22) Self-Service Gas Stations-Where Are They ? Despite the fact that self-service gas stations have been legal for quite some time, the idea hasn't caught on yet in McHenry. Although, as of last week, there was only one self-service station operating in town, at least least two other gas station operators have indicated that they will be installing self-service pumps In the near future. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Self-service gas stations, the phenomenon which is supposed to spearhead the fight against higher gasoline prices, has been slow in moving into McHenry. As of last Wednesday, only one gasoline outlet in town, McHenry Quik Mart, had utilized the self-service option, and although at least two more station operators have in­ dicated that they are presently converting a portion of their business to self-service islands, First Of A 2-Part Series at least one e»iaoiished operator stated that self- service "isn't the panacea it's made out to be." Whether it is or isn't a panacea has yet to be decided. What is certain is that the man who supervises the only station in town to utilize self-service gasoline is very satisfied with the way things have gone. That would be Ted Linneman of the Quik Mart. When con­ tacted in his office in Burlington, Wis., he indicated that his organization has a total of five Quik Marts, one in Fox Lake and three in Wisconsin, in addition to the McHenry location. "We got into it because our locations in Wisconsin are successful," Linneman said. "It greatly reduces overhead." He explained that the McHenry Quik Mart employs three persons, and is open 110 hours a week, whereas without having self-service, at least two or three additional employees would be needed. Linneman's operation is somewhat different from what the other two local operators are going to do in regard to self- service. At the Quik Mart, self- service is the only type of service. There are no full- service islands. That isn't the case at Bruce's Standard station, Bruce (Continued on pag\» 22) A five-year-old Wonder Lake boy was injured Sunday afternoon when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car in front of the child's home. The boy, Patrick J. Sowers of 5535 Wonder Woods drive, was taken to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, for treatment of his injuries, which were not believed to be serious. The driver of the car which hit Sowers, Deborah Joy Steuland of 4507 W. Shore drive, Wonder Lake, was not ticketed by police investigating the accident, and the officer's report indicated that Ms. Steuland did everything possible to avoid the collision. She told police that she was southbound on Wonder Woods drive at between 20-25 mph when she saw the cyclist. She added that the boy then rode the bike in front of her car, and although she immediately Fox Lake Outfall Promise Hearing On Sewage Residents objecting to a proposal which would dump sewage from Fox Lake into the Fox river won a battle Friday afternoon when they were promised a public hearing on the issue. The hearing was promised after State Representative Tom Hanahan and State Senator Jack Schaefer bombarded Don Bonome (a state official) with comments and • questions Friday afternoon at a meeting of the Chain O' Lakes-Fox River commission. At issue is a proposed outfall sewer project, developed by the village of Fox Lake. That municipality is seeking a permit to construct a 48-inch outfall sewer under Pistakee lake to the Fox river. The 100-plus persons who filled the McHenry city haH board room Friday were objecting to the discharge of poorly treated effluent into the Fox river. Bonome is head of the stale agency which can either issue (Continued on page 22) John Nelson-Hawkins (center), governor of Rotary District No. 644, explains a new proposal to Dennis Conway (left), president of the McHenry Rotary club, while the newest Rotary member, Robert Swartzloff, looks on. District 644 encompasses over sixty separate clubs from McHenry, Lake, and Cook counties. Nelson-Hawkins.visited the McHenry Rotary club to Inform them of what other clubs are doing, and to have an open exchange of ideas which will enable the Rotary to move forward this coming- year. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Simulate County Disaster Drill Part of the Planning committee for Operation update, to be held Sunday, Oct. 9, are seated, left to right: Molla Haugen, Don Zlckuhr, Elvera Boswell, Glenn Peterson. Standing: Art Erickson, Dee Hodgson, John Shay. Don McCulloagh, Phil Parker, Pldl Freund, and Harold Krecker. Lyle Krause Photography The Operation Update committee, the committee that has been meeting tar the past several months planning the county wide disaster drill, has announced the date for this exercise as Sunday, Oct. 9, 1977. The primary goal will be to test the plans that have been developed by the Fire, Rescue, Medical and Emergency Services agency (MCESDA), for the handling of a number of casualties from a disaster such as a tornado, explosion, plane crash, etc. John J. Shay director of MCESDA said that over 800 people will be participating and directly (Continued on page 22) District Governor Visits Local Rotary Club