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A member of the McHenry Police department, John Langdon, was listed in satisfactory condition in McHenry hospital Tuesday morning, recovering from injuries sustained in this collision following a high-speed chase on Rt. 120, east of McHenry. The accident occurred early Friday morhing, and also injured the two occupants of the other car, Robin J. Butler and his passenger John D. Holte. * STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD The outcome of the Oct. 22 high school referendum is still in doubt, but the heavens shone down brightly on MCHS students last Friday as they stepped along in the homecoming parade." " Although organisation en­ tries were late and few, the line of march was colorful, in­ teresting, and filled with the spirit of youth. Even the teachers joined in the fun with a comical float that caught the eye of a huge crowd assembled along the parade route. An outstanding junior entry of a carousel was so expertly carried out it won top honors among classes. The senior circus wagon placed second. There was much evidence of the forthcoming vote, with banners on the side and back of many floats. Youth joined staff members in letting their feelings be known. Homecomings traditionally are among the most nostalgic events of the school year.1 Students seem well aware they are taking part in a once-in-a- lifetime experience. Parents and alumni return in memory to the carefree years of float (Continued on page 20) A member of the McHenry Police department and two men in a second vehicle, were injured early Friday morning when a high-speed chase along Rt. 120, east of McHenry, ended with a collision. Injured were John Langdon of the McHenry P.D., Robin J. Butler of 517 Kent road, McHenry, and a passenger in the Butler auto, John D. Holte of 218 Kent road, McHenry. Langdon was listed in Consider Option On Area Properly For Conservation The trustees of the McHenry County Conservation district, at their regular meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 20, will, as one of the items on the agenda, be considering action on - the purchase of ap­ proximately 79 acres of land located in Nunda township owned by Charles Budreck, Jr. Public comments are en- jpouraged prior to the district taking action on this option. satisfactory condition in McHenry hospital Tuesday morning. A department spokesman indicated that l#ngdp& was in traction, suffering from a leg injury. Butler was ticketed for driving while his license was suspended or revoked, driving with unsafe tires, disobeying a traffic control device, fleeing or attempting to elude police, and reckless driving in connection with the accident, which demolished both vehicles. The accident occurred on Rt. 120, near the gravel pit. All three persons involved were transported to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Area Rescue squad. According to the police report, Butler told police he started to pull out of. the parking lot near the in­ tersection of Rt. 120 and Greer, street, making a left turn to go east on Rt. 120. He added that in making the turn, he ac­ celerated, causing his auto to fishtail, and when he reached the intersection at Green street, he misjudged the traffic (Continued on page 20) Woman Of The Year A happy Lenora Frisby, left, accepts plaanie and bouquet of roses after being announced the lf77 winner of the Woman of the Year award given by the McHenry Area Business ft Professional Women's club. Presentation was made during the dinner held at the Ixmghorn Steak House, Monday evening. Making the presentation Is Catherine Fredrick, chairman of publicity for the club. • STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Paying tribute to the ac­ complishments in her business and personal life, the McHenry Business ft Professional Women's club accorded Miss Lenora Frisby special honor Monday night by naming her Woman of the Year. Presentation of a plaque and a dozen roses was made by Catherine Fredrick, the club's chairman of publicity. Miss Frisby serves as a vice- president and director of the McHenry State bank, holding the highest position of any woman in McHenry area financial institutions. She has been an employee of the bank for twenty-one years. "I have seen people storm out of two presidents' offices", commented Mel Prust, another (Continued on page 2,0) Oct. 22 Vote High School Referendum Following directly behind the Grade School District 15 school election, High School District 156 will appeal to the voters to support an increase in two important funds Saturday, Ocf. 22. After much consideration, assisted by a Task Force of citizens who recommended cutbacks within the school system, educational leaders in District 156 say there is a critical need to increase both the Education and Operation and Maintenance funds. An increase of $.40 is asked for Education and $.15 for Operation and Maintenance for a total of $.55. Taxpayers will pay an added $55 yearly based on a home with equalized assessed value of $10,000 (an actual value of $30,000). The money will be used for school operation only, not for new buildings. Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in four polling locations. Precinct I will be at East campus high school, 1012 N. Green street, where all voters will express themselves who are not designated to vote elsewhere. Precinct 2, at the Lakemoor Community center, Rt. 120, will accommodate voters in Lilymoor, Lakemoor, Kent Acres and Fritzsche Estates. Precinct 3 will attract voters from McCullom Lake West Shore Beach and Lakewood. Voting will be at the beach house at McCullom Lake Precinct 4 voting will be at Harrison grade school. Wonder Lake. Voters at this precinct will include those from Wonder Lake, Shore Hills, Wonder Center, Wooded Shores, Deep Spring Woods, Lookout Point, Parker Highlands. Oakwood Shores and Hickory Hills. FREE IMMUNIZATIONS Free immunizations for children in high school and under will be given Wednesday morning. Oct. 26. from 8:30 to 11a.m. in Room 102 of the Newr> McHenry county courthouse located on Route 47. north of Woodstock. The shots are of- • fered by the McHenry County Board of Health with the en­ dorsement x>f the McHenry County Medical society. MCHENRY PLAINDEALER S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N - O - L A K E S R E G I O N , S I N C E VOLUME 102 NUMBER 23 ~ WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19,1977 2 SECTIONS 30 PAGES 20' Revenue Funds Sought High Speed Chase Damages Squad Car The size of the 1977-78 revenue-sharing pie is $125,194, and more than a dozen in­ dividuals, representing themselves a n d«jp r organizations, appeared before the McHenry City Council at a public hearing Monday night, each seeking a "a piece of the pie". The public hearing was held so that the aldermen could receive community input into the best uses of the revenue- sharing funds. The Council will make a final decision on how the be dispensed Monday, Next week, the Council hold a special meeting, which the aldermen examine in depth each of the requests for the funds. No date has been set for the sporial meeting. While the aide discuss the possilt revenue-sharing money next week, and will make a/finaf decision at the end Of the month, Monday night was for listening. ~ f What they heard, for the most part, were requests for ad­ ditional recreational facilities. That wasn't all,however. There were also requests ranging from contributions to the McHenry Youth Football league to contributions to the McCullom Lake Conservation club. The largest request for funding came from Mayor Joseph Stanek. He suggested that approximately $100,000 of the $125,194 be designated Drug Otarge Names Youth From McHenry A McHenry area teenager was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis last week, after his vehicle was stopped by Sheriff's police due to loud mufflers. The youth, Leon Beaman, 17, of 1719 Ridge road, McHenry, was released on $1,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in court Oct. 18. According to police, an of­ ficer on routine patrol at the intersection of E. Lake Shore drive and North street in Wonder Lake stopped the auto because of excessive noise coming from the exhaust system. In approaching the vehicle, the officer apparently discovered a plastic bag con­ taining several hand-rolled marijauna cigarettes. Beaman was then taken into custody. Monday Night Crash Kills Gary Doctor A doctor from Cary was killed Monday night when the car in which he was a passenger spun out of control at the intersection of Rt. 14 and Rt. 31, crashing into a concrete abutment. Dr. Willard W. Leonard, M.D., 47, of 335 High street, Cary, was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital, where he was brought by the Cary Rescue squad. The driver of the car, Val J. Budd, 52, of 406 High street, Cary, was transported to Sherman hospital, Elgin, by the (Continued on page 20) toward construction of public buildings The mayor explained that the money could be used for both the construction of an addition onto the existing city equip­ ment building on Green street south of Edgebrook school, and for the construction of a recreational center in Petersen park. The Council designated $35,000 of the last revenue- sharing allocation to be used for the construction of a recreational center. Stanek stated that a cost estimate he obtained priced the cost of a 9,000 square foot center at about $250,000. He said that he envisions the building to be a multi-purpose facility, in­ cluding an1 open area about the size of the McHenry Junior high school gymnasium, a locker area, a meeting room, a storage area, washroom facilities, a game room, a small kitchen, etc. Stanek added that the facility could be constructed so that a swimming pool could be added onto it in future years, if desired, and that the building could accommodate many activities from volleyball to a winter concert. Stanek's thoughts on the addition to the city main­ tenance building on the southern edge of town, included the doubling in size of the present building by adding onto the northern wall. Thus, the north wall of the present building would become the south wall of the addition. The mayor said that a cost estimate on the construction of the addition, without a floor, was about $86,000. The mayor also mentioned the Crystal Lake United Way as a possibility when it comes to allocating funds. He said that the United Way contributes to many organizations in this community. Other requests for a portion of the revenue-sharing money came from : -Stan Johnson, representing the McHenry Area Rescue squad. He said that the rescue squad envisions expenses of $28,000 next year, and asked for a portion of the money to help defray rising Costs and to purchase new equipment. (Continued on page 20) Meet MCHS Royalty New County Nurse Group Elects Officers Oct. 19 All registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who live or work in McHenry county are eligible to attend and participate in the election meeting of the new McHenry County Professional Nurses association, to be held Wed­ nesday evening, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m. at McHenry County college, 8900 W. Route 14, Crystal Lake. Nominees for the offices of president, secretary and treasurer, and for five direc­ torships will be presented by the nominations committee. Nominations also will' be requested from the mem­ bership in attendance. The nominations committee is composed of Bonnie Brown, R.N.; Jeslyn Bruse, R.N.; Ron Cooker, R.N.; and Helen Freund, R.N.; Darlene Kreiger, R.N.; Nadine Mc Hat ton, R.N.; Donna Meyer, R.N.; Paula Siegel, R.N.; and Sharon Tillisch, R.N. The society is planning to sponsor a Workshop on Nursing Malprac t i ce L iab i l i ty , featuring actual case histories and presented by Charles A. Milazzo, field representative for Alexander and Alexander brokers. The workshop will take place Saturday, Nov. 5, at McHenry County college. Registration will be held at 8:30 a.m., and the program will be presented from 9 a.m. until noon. SUEPRU8T AL REINBOLDT A pretty girl, a handsome boy, and charisma add up to a new queen and king at MCHS. Sue Prust, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ormei Prustof 919 N. Green street, and A1 Reinboldt, son of Mr. aad Mrs. Vernon Reinboldt of 3092 W. Mary lane, both McHenry, were crowned during suspense filled moments In West campus auditorium last Saturday night. The ceremony took place during intermission of the annual homecoming dance. The only sad note sf the entire weekend was the Warriors defeat by a score of 19-9 to the Zion Benton Zee Bees, tied for first In the north Suburban conference. | STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD would be, 'What should we do now'"? V ' T* • * Dr. Farmer pointed out that there is a possibility of presenting the issue again, at the earliest date Dec. 17 (sixty days following the Oct. 15 vote) and still have the results be effective on the next tax bills. Any change must be made during the current calendar year. secretary, admitted she didn't .fcpow whether the best ap­ proach would be to try again or to plan now for additional cuts. "I have sympathy for people who are not making it (financially) and not living well. Still, I believe the health of the community will not be good if the school system is not good". 8ome of the more than 2,599 voters who expressed themselves on the grade school proposal to increase the tax rates In the Education and Operation, Building and Maintenance finds are shown voting nt Junior high last Saturday. Both proposals were defeated. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Hilltop Junior High Totals Educational Fund •v YES NO 239 278 YES NO 782 1,224 YES NO 1,021 1,502 Operational Fund 225 278 756 1,245 961 1,599 Decisive 3 to 2 defeats Saturday on two requests to increase special funds in Grade School District 15 have left administrators and board members with the weighty decision of what to do next. The proposal to increase the Educational fund tax rate from $1.38 to $1.78 was defeated 1,502 to 1,021, and the request for a hike in the Operation, Building and Maintenance tax lost by a vote of 1,599 to Ml. Dr. Richard Farmer, who has been serving in his role as superintendent for only a few weeks, commented after the election, "I really can't say what well do. I would think one of the questions to be con­ sidered at the next meeting Dr. Farmer declined to boara would Board President M. David Cain said the board would certainly have to think about what should be done. He an­ ticipated some discussion would be held at the Oct. 25 instructional meeting. Dorothy Vick, ooard Mrs. Vick sa d she felt this is a "true dilemn " The only other woman board member, Mrs. Anna Mae Cuda, expressed her hope that the board would "try again" in December. Admitting to being very disappoihted by the outcome of the referendum vote, she noted, "We will need help sooner or later". , '*>; •• • ... *1 ft. • - v V (