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Reopen Employment Office VOLUME 102 NUMBER 43 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 1 SECTION 18 PAGES 20*. Former McGoo Form Mary Ann Littleton, right, looks on as student, Kelly Kalk, fills oat a Job application farm at West campus. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Mc Henry high school has resumed its job placement service at West campus. Previously, the placement service had to be closed due to lack of funds, but has now been refunded by McHenry County Comprehensive Employment Training agency (CETA). The main objective of the placemggfoffice }$ to obtain jobsTor students, former stupents, and community adults. It also provides a source of available employees for local employers. In the past, this employment service has been very successful and it is hoped that it will be equally suc­ cessful as it begins its second term of operation. Potential employees or employers should feel free to use the facilities of the McHenry high school placement office by contacting Mary Ann Littleton, 385-9007. The McHenry City Council held an informal meeting before last week's Couneil session, to get a preliminary consensus regarding Developer John Fritsch's request for annexation to the city of a planned unit development (PUD). Attorney Jim Green of Woodstock, representing Fritsch, gave a detailed presentation regarding Hie proposed site to the Council and members of the Planning commission and Zoning board. Aocording to Green, the pur­ pose of the meeting was to find out the opinion of the Council regarding the project, so the developer would know whether or not to continue with his plans. The land in question is located between Rt. 31 and Crystal Lake road, bordering on Bull Valley road. It Is- the former McGee farm, which Fritsch is currently farming. It is adjacent to the former Student Drowning Suit No>t)«s Nostaglia is something that seems to reach its zenith at year's end. salt's something that has Always been a favorite with alder people; in fact, it has b0en accused of being a sign that youth has fled. Only since the popularity of "Roots" has nostaglia also come to the younger generation in an effort to trace their heritage. Our own experience with the word brings unpleasant memories. One of our first Musin' and Meanderin' columns was written during Marine day activities and we recalled in it a particular un­ dertaking in McHenry, with its director, in terms we con­ sidered most complimentary. We used the word nostaglia. Unaware of its meaning, the wife of the director consulted fn old dictionary, which in­ cluded, among its various gleanings, the word "nausea." Needless to say, we lost a friend. No amount of ex­ plaining convinced her that we were using the more accepted meaning ~ a wistful yearning for a return to some past period. • We thought of that day many years ago when we were visited briefly by Fred Schoewer just prior to the Christmas holiday. Had he seen a notation in the Twice Told Tales to the effect that the old blacksmith shop at the corner of Green and Waukegan streets (where the hospital now stands) had been torn down forty years ago? Of course he had seen it and the words brought back memories for this World War I veteran whose father had owned and operated that shop fsr so many years. The family resided in a home on the site. Nostaglia breeds nostaglia, and conversation turned to the days in the 'twenties when one of McHenry's high school teachers. Opal Post by name, boarded at the Schoewer home. Students of the day will be interested to kndw that Miss Poet, who married another local teacher, Edmund Willis, It well and residing in Em- mettsburg, Iowa, their greatest pride centering on twin grandchildren. If nostaglia is not the reason far Chr'stmas - and most certainly it is not - at least it is a by-product that adds joy to 4le lives of all of us. rThe custom of sending cards Ms become expensive with the periodic increases in the price of postage stamps. Never­ theless, we feel it should never entirely discontinued. Too many contacts with old friends would die if it were not for the tradition that has withstood the test of time. Maybe the number of cards never discontinue the practice entirely as long as weary postal carriers are willing to load their sacks to capacity as they carry Christmas cheer. For some with no family or friends to remember them with gifts, cards with a message can mean the difference between being remembered or forgotten on Christmas. KAF A suit for damages was filed in Circuit court t>ec. 15 naming the board of education of Edgebrook school. District 15, McHenry, and Barbara L. Novak, a teacher, as defend­ ants as the result of a death by drowning of 10-year-old Alexander Chambers on May 18. 1977. The suit was filed on behalf of James E. Chambers, ad­ ministrator of (ho estate' of Alexander Chambers The amount sought as damages in the four-count' complaint was not specified, indicated only as a judgment in excess of the minimum jurisdictions! level of the Circuit court. Reference in the complaint is made that the next of kin have become liable for fS^IOO funeral and burial ex- Teacher The particulars of the suit relates that during a class outing of the fifth grade on May 48, 1977, at 2t20 Russet lane, McHenry, because of certain attest* omissions and an alleged willful and wanton failtne to supervise and control this o outing, Alexander Chambers was allowed to wade in the river and stepped over a drop-off into deep water, where he drowned. Three Zoning Requests Of Interest To Local Public A petition has been filed for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Ap­ peals by Eugene J. Hughes, Jr., and Dorothy A. Hughes, William F. Huemann and John J. Huemann, to reclassify property from "F" Farming to "Lrl" Light Industrial. Located immediately north of the intersection of School road and Rt. 31, the land con­ tains approximately 10 acres, with 800 feet of road frontage on the west side of Rt. 31. A hearing on this petition will be hela at McHenry city hall Jan. 5, at 2 p.m. for anyone desiring to be heard. v The First National bank of Skokie, Inez Struck, Robert Borchardt and Judith Bor- chardt have also filed for a hearing before the board. The parties involved would like approximately 18 acres on the north side of Johnsburg road, three-quarters of a mile east of Rt. 31, to be reclassified from "F" Farming, to "E-2" Estate district. Anyone desiring to be heard should attend the hearing at McHenry City hall Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. A petition has beep filed by Russell Rudolph and Susanna Rudolph, for amend­ ment of the zoning ordinance of McHenry county. Petitioners request reclassification from "F" Farming to "E-2" Estate use. v The property is located on the north side of Illinois Route 173 and is at the northerly end of Breezy Lawn road. It abuts farm land on the north, east and west sides. In Burton township, It consists of ap­ proximately 45 acres. V - ; / Vv f f . • • ^ The hearing on this petition will be held Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. at Burton-Richmond Ore station at 1924 Main street, Spring Grove, at which time aU those who may be interested may appear and be heard. Harrison School Totalling $183,800 Will Ittun Bend* The board of Harrison School District 38 has adopted a resolution announcing its in­ tention of issuing bonds in the amount of $183,800 for the purpose of paying outstanding and unpaid orders issued for teachers' wages. If no petition is filed with the board secretary by at least 10 percent of the district's voters by Jan. 14, requesting that the propositon be submitted to the voters, the bonds will be issued. Stilling farm, which is now owned by McHenry hospital. There is a total of 475 acres in question, which would be divided into residential and industrial sites. Planned single-family housing would require 205 acres, while multi- family housing would comprise 75 acres. Land designated for parks and schools would total 53 acres, while 17 acres would be set aside for commercial use. The remaining 125 acres would be for industrial use. To be annexed by the city, part of the property must be in contact with property that is already in the city. For this reason, Fritsch, from Liber­ ty ville, bought 79 acjres of property formerly part of the Stilling farm. East of Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks, this industrial area would enter off of Bull Valley road and touch the dty limits at the property now owned by the hospital. The PUD, which would take approximately ten to fifteen years to complete, would need to be served by city water and sewer. This is the reason the developer is requesting an­ nexation. Attorney Green stated that his client is willing to pay for any increase this development would cause on the current city sewer plant. According to Superintendent Meyer, any percent of the sewer plant which would be used would be paid for. * Green said permission has already been obtained from Mid-States Development, to extend the city water main and sewer pipes through their property. The lines would run between Rt. 31 and the railroad tracks. ' Alderman George Harker made a motion that the Council allow Fritsch to proceed to pursue formal proceedings necessary to secure an­ nexation. The Council voted unanimously to accept Harker's proposal. Attorney Green then asked the Council to place him and his client on the agenda for the Jan. 18 meeting, at which time they would be able to present the Council with more detailed planning. A total of 195 students took the first step toward becoming a member of Marian Central's freshman class of 1978 by completing the SUA high school placement test at Marian. This was an increase ttt five students ovsr last December's total. Again this year students participated from the entire county representing twenty- four different grammar school and junior high programs. ' Students who participated in the testing program will be invited to return to Marian Feb. 12 to complete registration for the freshman year. At this time students and their parents will meet with individual coun-, selors. The counselors will evaluate both the test scores and the recommendations obtained from 8th grade teachers to advise students and parehts on the most ap­ propriate Freshman program. Any eighth grade student who was not able to take the test at Marian Sunday, but wishes to be considered for fall 1978 enrollment may complete a make-up test Jan. 15. The test will be offered at 9 a.m. at Marian on this date. For further information regarding any aspect of reffirtration at Marian, call Robert Gough at Marian Central. Red and green may be the traditional colors of Christmas, but orange is the color of the season at the Illinois Depart­ ment of Conservation's Spring Grove Fish hatchery. Orange is the holiday color because orange is the color of the Chinook salmon eggs given to the state conservation department by the state of Michigan. And those eggs hatched over the Christmas weekend. Just about all of the 800,000 eggs were hatched by Monday, Dec. 28, said Bob Lent, supervisor of the hatchery, which is located in Spring Grove in McHenry county. ' About a week after the tiny salmon are hatched, they will HWiWWiilHCT'l be put in larger rearing tanks and fed a high protein diet of fish and soybean meal. The first twenty days they will have to be fed every ten minutes and will eat about 5 percent of their body weight per day, Lent said. Hopefully a half million of the eggs will survive to be stocked in Lake Michigan next May, Lent said. Pre-Holiday Accidents In Harvard Area Take Two Lives we must be more selective in making up that list; but let's Edward H. Kern, 72, of 201 Fairway lane, Carpentersville, became Harvard's sefcond , traffic fatality within three days when he was pronounced dead on arrival at Harvard Community hospital following a two-car accident on Rt. 14, Dec. 24, at 2:30 p.m.. Kern was a passenger in. a car driven by his son, Edward Kern, Jr., also of Car- / pentersville. Evidence at the scene in­ dicated that the Kern vehicle was westbound on Rt. 14 when a truck driven by Kjell H. Olsson, 10411N. Church, Huntley, came toward it heading east in the westbound lane. The younger Kern told McHenry County Sheriff's police be went into the eastbound lane trying to avoid a collision, when the Olsson car went back into the eastbound lane, striking the Kern auto. Olsson was ticketed by Sheriff's police for driving while intoxicated and improper lane usage following the ac­ cident. At 8:12 a.m. on Dec. 22, Alfred A Jeffeen.79,of 891 W Park street, Harvard, was killed when he was struck by a car driven by Dennis W. Marshall, of Deli van Wisconsin. Mr. Jensen, who was an employee of the State of Illinois weigh station, was struck as he walked toward his auto after opening the scale. Evidence indicates Jensen had turned the sign signaling the scale was open, on the weet side of Route 14 and was returning to his auto which was parked on the east side. A^1»e stepped onto Rt. 14, he was struck by the Marshall car. Mr. Jensen was pronounnsd dead on arrival at Harvard hospital. No tickets were Issued, hot investigation into (he accident is being continued by the Sheriff's department. Lisa Fairbanks, of 3793 N. Claremont, McHenry, was uninjured faOowinj *n early morning accident Christmas day. the vehicle, causing it to leave the roadway. The car struck a wire fence and a mailbox, before coming to rest in a row of bushes. No tickets were issued and the approximate value of the damaged property Is unknown. Kevin Cadotte, 3202 Skyway Dr., McHpnry, was ticketed by McHenry County Sheriff's police for improper lane usage, following k one-car accident Dec. 24, at 3:35 a.m., on Wilmot Road, north of Johnsburg. According to (he Sheriff's report, Cadotte was southbound on Wilmot, whsn he crossed the center line entering the nor the fMMway mm ginning tree. According to Cadotte, he was forced off the road by another Investigation continues into a two-car accident involving *• V /% avenue Ms. Fairbanks told Mrllsnry tunty Sheriff 's police she was •> m % | Referendum Loses 2-1 V . Building East Lakemoor McCullom Lake Harrison Totals Building Totals Operation Yes-No Yes-No Yes-No Yes-No Yes-No Fund 8061,288 10 55 45 48 43 185 773 1,539 By a negative vote even more decisive than one held Oct. 22, voters in High School District 158 last Friday turned down the board's request to hike the Building Operation and Maintenance fund by $.15. The vote was almost exactly 2 to 1 against the proposition, with 1,539 voters opposed and 773 supporting the issue. There were 2.338 votes cast, with twenty-si* spoiled ballots. The total vote was almost 1,800 short of the number of persons who expressed themselves in the fall election. At that time, two proposals were made, one to increase the Educational fund by $.40 cents and the other to raise the Building Operation fund by $.15. The only polling place in which voting was close was McCullom Lake, as it was in October. Only one vote separated the "yes" and "no" votes, which were 45 in favor and 46 opposed. At the time of the first referendum, this same fund lost by only 5 votes at McCullom Lake, and in the grade school referendum had the distinction of being the only precinct favoring the tax in­ crease. The Building Operation and Maintenance fund is established for the purpose of paying for utility costs such as heating and electricity. The salaries of custodial and maintenance staff come from this fund as well, and general upkeep of the facilities and equipment draw monies from it. James Althoff, board president, was out of town during the holiday week and therefore unavailable for comment. Following the Oc­ tober referendum, he had said the next step would be to "start cutting". He continued, "As I see those cuts, no one will like them". The school cutting started even before this referendum, with action taken earlier this month to restrict use of the building to students except for McHenry County college, which was reported to be "almost paying its own way". Supt. Robert Swartzloff termed the results as "very frustrating in view of the monumental deficit". He added that he had no idea what the board would do. The superintendent and Business Manager Michael Kelly listed the deficit as of July l, 1977, St $181,089 and the projected deficit at the end of the 1978 fiscal year to be $314,195. This figure is expected to rise to $406,506 by July 1 of 1979, even though there is reflected in this total a 12.5 addition to the multiplier and a 3 percent anticipated growth. The remainder of the 20 percent increase in multiplier - or 7.45 percent - was applied on the *76' levy. MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION' SINCE 1875