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fe Wjm The Pride Of Youth... An Eagle Scout County Passes RTA Resolution Although there was unanimous passage of an amended version, a resolution proposed by A1 Collins of Wonder Lake regarding the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) proved a point for controversy among members of the McHenry County board in session Tuesday. The resolution acknowledged the fact that RTA exists and sets forth certain things the county should do or be provided during the coming year, in­ cluding subsidized transit services in the county ac­ cording to a schedule prepared; preparing complete and accurate records of ex­ pense and revenue to deter­ mine net cost per rider data; and that the responsibility of monitoring any new transit services should be the responsibility of the Greater Mass Transit district. Ed Buss added an amend­ ment that would permit alternatives for monitoring by the regular county Tran­ sportation committee or a special committee appointed by the County board consisting of the superintendent of high­ ways, the Planning commission director and one appointee each from the McHenry County board, the Municipal league, and the Association of Town­ ship Officials. Tom Huemann, of John- sburg, vice-chairman of the Transportation committee, objected to the amendment. He claimed it indicated a quarrel over who will administer the benefits from the RTA. Buss responded that the Greater Mass Transit duNtrict would involve anothnr layer of bureaucracy with directors and staffs^ Board member, Cal Skinner, Sr., in a statement that in­ dicated disapproval of both the RTA and the resolution, said he didn't see the purpose of the resolution and he thought the board would be reflecting the views of the people in the county. But since the county can't get out of the RTA they might as well get as much of their money's worth as possible. The resolution probably represents the best that they can expect, he said. But he continued, it doesn't address the real problems. The amendment was adopted, after the Tran- vf sportation committee meV briefly and agreed with BussV amendment on its original motion. Huemann protested that tig saw a new development, power struggle to see how much various agencies JHg municipalities (through thfe new committee) can get out $ this. He believed the input should be through the Tram sportation committee. characterized the groups vultures trying to grab wh ^ they can for themselves, and they are not thinking of whole county. Huemai asserted the new commit! would be like the RTA wh< one group could buy the votei an individual by concedir benefits for his area. Howevef* (Continued on page 20) •$ THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CH A IN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 102 NUMBER 24 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21,1977 2 SECTIONS 26 PAGES -- 'rf Developers, Schools, A proud father, Ray Jensen, Sr., left, presents his son, Ray, Jr., the Eagle Scout award in an impressive ceremony held Tuesday evening at the Lakeland Park Community House. The Junior Ray Jensen is assistant scoutmaster of Troop 459. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Council In Agreement Raymond C. Jensen, Jr., received the coveted Eagle Scout award in a ceremony held Tuesday evening at the Lakeland Park Community House. The event was made more impressive by the fact that the presentation was made by his father, Raymond C. Jensen. Sr., scoutmaster. To attain his high rank, the 18- year-old college freshman was required to give service to his home, troop and community; to provide leadership to his troop; and to fulfill requirements for twenty-four merit badges in­ cluding those of citizenship and physical fitness. The new Eagle Scout is the son of Ray and Donna Jensen of 913 Curran road. He is a member of Troop 459, spon­ sored by the Lakeland Park Property Owners association, which he joined in September of 1970. A graduate of McHenry high school in 1977, Ray, Jr., is presently the assistant scoutmaster of the troop. He attends McHenry County college, where he is majoring in Floral Shop Management. His goal is to some day own a floral shop or campgrounds, or possibly both. His hobbies are coin collecting, camping, cooking and music. Musin9 And Meanderin $1,000 Game List Scramble Clues Recently passed legislation may have no effect on the outcome of Saturday's referendum, but it should provide some insight as to why High School District 156 feels the request to hike two par­ ticular funds is important. Last summer, rumors spread through the community that if educational leaders in the district had known, they could have prevented the split that established the new Johnsburg district. Not so! Until now, residents in any particular area who chose to break away from a'district had only to convince the majority this was to their advantage and a new district was created through a vote of the with­ drawing segment. This hap­ pened locally, and the people of Johnsburg said at the polls they wished to establish their own district. Since that time the same thought originated in the minds of some residents in District 214, a wealthy, industrial area in the Elk Grove Village community. It was generally believed the response to the proposal would be favorable. The school district attempted to obtain an injunction to stop the election but this failed. However, the vote also failed, and apparantly legislators in that area realized it was time for some action to be taken. The result has been recently signed legislation that calls for residents of the entire area affected to decide whether or not the district should bp divided. In the case of John­ sburg, only those living within the new district voted ac­ cording to the law at that time.. The school district most closely affected recently by a (Continued on page 20) The McHenry Chamber of Commerce has released the first two dues in its $1,000 Scramble game. They have been given to participating stores and an repeated here. It is most important that participants remember the rules and regulations which were printed in last Friday's Plaindealer. Rules are posted in each merchant-sponsor store. Those taking part should takft, note that the 11,000 is not tn^de or outside of any private property and no shovels or saws are required to And the money. Taking this path won't earn you a living; The Chamber says a thousand's for giving. North, South, East, West, You can decide if one is best. A representative of the Lancer corporation, which seeks to develop Pheasant Valley subdivision, has come to terms with city officials and the local school boards in regard to the monetary contributions Lancer will pay to schools, the public library, and the park system in exchange for an increase in the number of units in the Planned Unit Develop­ ment (PUD). Neil Hunter of Lancer cor­ poration appeared before the McHenry City Council Monday night and agreed to pay $200 per living unit to the McHenry grade school district, $200 to the high school district, $150 to the park system, and $100 to the library. In return, Hunter hopes to increase the number of living units from 950 to 1,050-^an increase which would necessitate the rezoning of thitty acres of land from single- family to multi-family. The decision to rezone land to multi-family, and two ad­ ditional requests, one for the rezoning of land from B-l to B-3 Large Business Thefts Prompt Investigations Police are continuing their investigation into a burglary at Adams Lawn & Leisure, 2103 Rt. 120, McHenry, early Sunday morning, which netted the "Those Who Excel' Staff, Student Honored FREDC. KUSCH, JR. Fred C. Kusch, Jr., assistant superintendent for Educational Services in District 15, has been named a finalist, and Mrs. Jacquelyn Smith, psychologist at McHenry high school, and Peter Bender, a junior at West campus, have received the distinction of honorable mention by the selection committee for ttye 1977 "Those Who Excel" Educational awards. They will be honored at the fourth annual awards banquet sponsored by the state board of education and the Illinois Office of Education at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. "Those Who Excel" is an annual awards program recognizing individual con­ tributions made by outstanding parents, students, teachers, administrators snd school board members. Kusch is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and Northern Illinois university. Prior to his promotion to assistant superintendent in the fall of 1976, he had served the youngsters of McHenry as a junior high school principal and a high school teacher. Peter Bender, son of Walter and Carol Bender, has been very active in drama, music, school government and speech team work. His contributions to (Continued on page 20) thieves merchandise in excess of $25,000. The theft was discovered at 8:20 a.m. Sunday morning. The police report indicated that during the night, the thieves entered the fenced enclosure of the property, stealing a new truck with a snowmobile trailer, four riding mowers, three lawn tractors, and five new snowmobiles. Thus far, no arrests have been made. Elsewhere, a .357 steel revolver was stolen from the Smoke & Gun shop Friday afternoon. The theft was discovered at 5 p.m. Friday, with the report indicating the gun was stolen while on display on top of a display case in a wooden box. Robert Doebecki of 2720 Sequoia trail, McHenry, reported that someone broke a window in his cabin cruiser, stealing an am-fm radio, a buoy, and a life jacket. Raymond Thelen of 313 Ringwood road, McHenry, reported that during the past two days, someone entered a storage shed, stealing a lawn tractor, a chain saw, and an air compressor. Bruce Smith of 920 River road, McHenry, reported that someone knocked down his mailbox as well as two other mailboxes in the area. A neigh­ bor reported having observed an older model auto speeding away from the scene of the accident, but no arrest has been made. Donald Berlin, 7316 Chip­ pewa, Wonder Lake, reported REFERENDUM High School District 156 Saturday. Oct. 22 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polling Places: East Campus High School Lakemoor Community Center McCullom Lake Beach House, Harrison Grade School, Wonder Lake that someone stole his 100 cc. motorcycle from along the side of his home. Employees of Hansen Marine, 3112 Lincoln road, McHenry, told police that several youths had climbed the nearby water tower and were throwing rocks at boats and vehicles. The incident took place Saturday morning, with windows broken on three boats and one car. The offenders fled before they could be identified. Three model homes owned by Adventure Homes, 3307 Chapel Hill road, McHenry, were broken into earlier this week. Taken from one home was a table with, four matching chairs, a swivel rocker, and a stereo unit. From another home, the thieves took a lamp, a waffle grill, and a stereo unit, and from the third was taken a stereo unit with speakers. Sometime Sunday or Mon­ day, someone stole the American flag and the Illinois State flag from the flagpole at the McHenry Fire department Company III station, 809 Rt. 120, McHenry. Raymond Mendlik, 5202 Fox Lake road, McHenry, told police that someone stole a twenty-two foot flagpole from its mounting on his property. C. Morpeth, 1422 W. Old Bay road, McHenry, reported that sometime since Oct. 8, someone stole his 25 hp. outboard motor from the pontoon boat at his dock, on which it was mounted. (Continued on page 20) lions Club To Serve Pancake Breakfast Sunday The McHenry Lions club will serve a pancake breakfast Sunday, Oct. 23, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the American Legion clubhouse, Ringwood road. .v Tickets are available from Lions members or at the door. Proceeds will benefit the blind, and local projects of the club. and another to rezone from residential to business, will be heard by the Zoning board Nov. 18. Monday's meeting was the result of a joint meeting bet­ ween Hunter, the City Council, the Zoning board, and the Planning commission earlier this month. At that meeting, Hunter presented - an alternate proposal to the PUD which the city had already accepted. The proposed Pheasant Valley subdivision was annexed to the city several years ago. It is located on Rt. 120, just east of Draper road, and surrounds the fish pond. It is located directly east of Glacier Ridge, and directly west of Lakeland Shores. Since the annexation, the Lancer corporation has sought to change the PUD which had been accepted. The previous agreement with the city called for fifteen acres of land to be donated to the school districts for the construction of schools? However, representatives of both the high school and grade school districts indicated that they needed the money more than the land, and were each seeking a $200 per unit con* tribution to schools in lieu of a seventy-five dollar contribution and the fifteen acres of landi That directive came at the meeting earlier this month', Monday night, Hunter agrecid to the monetary increase, with (Continued on page 20) .. Focus On New Problems * Assembly Of School When members of High School Board 156 named delegates to the 1977 Illinois Association of School Board (IASB) assembly Tuesday night, they acknowledged that delegates will be deep in discussion over a new and particularly difficult problem. Board President James Althoff reviewed provisions of the new law regarding con­ solidation of elections. Althoff said it allows only three referendums of any kind every two years, and all of them must take place at the same time. Members expressed their belief that such provisions would provide a real hardship. Besides the difficulty of three being passed at the same time, the unfortunate agency beyond the first three that might apply would need to wait for two years for a public expression on a particular request. Dave Benrud was named delegate and Henry assistant delegate. Following a discussic relating to drug and activities,, the board decided ask for a re-drafting of one section of the ECCG document and to clarify the clothing section which is included in aa effort to control drugs and alcohol use within the schools. East campus handbooks the subject were approved An (Continued on page 20) Home Blaze Three blazes in the McHenry area kept members of local fire companies busy this past week. After 6 o'clock Wednesday night, members of Company I were called to 5205 Orchard lane, McCullom Lake, where flames had gained headway within a house. Owned by Ray Lary, the structure was rented by the Frank Scheive family. Members of the family smelled smoke and checked a front bedroom Soon afterward fire erupted and the alarm was turned in. Fire Chief Glenn Peterson said the cause was still un- Members of Company I tattle both fire and smoke la extinguishing a home blaze at 52*5 Orchard lane, McCnUem Lake, early Monday evening. Damage was estimated to be between $8,SH and $1S,S6S. >t STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLOlO? •• • " 1 *T' determined, but it was possibly electrical; Flames damaged three rooms, and the entire home sustained damage from smoke. The loss was estimated at between $8,000 and $10,000. The McHenry Fire depart­ ment was also summoned to a fire a Hornsby's Family center in the Market Place shopping center Tuesday. According to a Fire depart­ ment spokesman, the fire broke out in a trash burner located in the back of the store. Ap­ parently,. while the trash burner was operating, it left unattended. It then back­ fired, with flames igniti other trash nearby, which also to be burned. The spokesman stated that there was no damage to the store other than damage. •' ' v • ' / ?j ; Last Sunday morn Company II fought a fire in Dutch Creek Woodlai with damage estimated about $500. Because the was undetermined, it is investigation. • < • ' . * • 1 1