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PAGE 16 - PLAINDEALER MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) FRIDAY. JANUARY 13. 1978 VIEW EDUCATIONAL AUDIT • the trend is beginning to ! reverse From 1975 up to 1976, highway deaths increased from 46.011 to 46.820 Speed surveys Show a corresponding rise in the average speed of vehicles during the period State police tell us that Voluntary compliance with the 55 mph limit has dwindled to the point that efforts at the federal level are being made to ensure that States are actively enforcing the laws Illinois state police say tneir records show 340.000 arrest citations and written warnings for speeding last >ear, a percent increase ovpr 1973 when the law was enacted > Nearby Wisconsin feels the problem so keenly it has printed, in color, restaurant placemats which are given on request from the establish ment With two yellow, smiling faces and one in tears, they state the message of highway safety, with emphasis on obedience to the 55 mph. speed 'Kmit. a snugly buckled safety • belt and the sad effects of too tflnany drinks before driving. State police are of the opinic^i that without voluntary com ';pliance with speed laws, no • program to conserve energy or •iftduce traffic accidents will %work They plan to gain the "^voluntary" effort with the Encouragement of a ticket for 'those who fail to listen. '•Unfortunate but necessary! KAF (Contin«w>d from page 1") About $400.000 in warrants will be needed to conclude the 1978 fiscal year ending June 30. Permission was given for $600,000 to be sold as necessary. After approval of a recom­ mendation presented by Fred Kusch of the administration staff concerning guidelines for providing special education services for non-public school students, they will now be drafted into board policy for mat for consideration at the February board meeting This action is being taken to satisfy provisions for services required and mandated by public law Institute day plans Friday, Jan. 13, will be devoted in large measure to special Kducation in general and Public Law 94- 142 and individualized education programs in specific- After the morning session, faculty members will return to their respective buildings to deal with specific issues af-^ fecting them In a better effo$ at public relations, Kusch presented a plan for a district news periodical to go out to residents of the district. Because of the cost of mailing, alternatives are being studied. An outline was presented which had been sent to building administrators and Curriculum Council members for review In acting on employment, Mary Haddad was employed for the LD resource depart- GET ACQUAINTED OFFER 25%OFF ON ALL HAIR CARE SERVICES featuring MEN'S & WOMEN'S HAIR STYLING I Offer Good Jan. 9 to Jan. 21st (To Receive This Special Ask For Jo) GOLDEN CURL Beauty Salon 2309 W. Johnsburg Rd. Johnsburg 386-3219 NOW IN STOCK! • Exercise Belts • Exercise Bikes NEW AND USED FOR RENT OR SALE! 00 PER MO RENT WE ALSO CARRY: JOGGING MACHINES MASSAGE ROLLERS WHIRL POOLS tUe ReiU 385-3232 904 N. FRONT ST. - A WA american rental assoqiation McHENRY, ILL. OPEN DAILY 7:30 TO 6 - SUNDAY 9 TO 1 ment at Parkland and John Silker as physical education instructor at Junior high. Darlene Meyer and Jean Waychunas resigned from non- certificated positions; Tori Donarski was changed from full time receptionist to half time in conjunction with District 156; and Joan Apel was employed in the Junior high cafeteria ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO BROTHERLY WOES (Continued from page 1) were called to investigate the report of a car in the ditch along Spring Grove road north of Johnsburg. Leon Shankel, 714 S. McHenry avenue. Crystal Lake, was found asleep at the wheel of the car. Shankel was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and having no valid driver's license. "Bond was set at $3000 with court appearance scheduled for Jan 12. McHenry County Sheriff's police arrested two men on charges of driving without a license, following two seperate incidents last week. Tony R. Christensen, 231 Wildwood, Round Lake Beach, was taken into custody Jan 4., after Sheriff's police observed the car Christensen was driving traveling eastbound on Rt. 120 in McHenry without a front license plate After stopping the Christensen vehicle, Sheriff's police determined that Christensen's driver's license had been revoked. The offender was arrrested and charged with driving while his license was suspended, improper use of registration, one license plate displayed, and unsafe tires. Bond was set at $1105 with a court hearing scheduled for Jan. 19. A Lake Geneva man was arrested after County police observed his pick-up truck pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone Jan. 5. Sheriff's deputies took Timothy Shank, 1300 Dodge street. Lake Geneva, into custody after stopping his truck for the passing zone violation and discovering that Shank's license had been revoked in Illinois. Police charged Shank with driving while his license was suspended and disobeying a no passing zone. Bond was set at $1035 with a court date scheduled for Jan. 19. DEBATERS WIN THREE TROPHIES (Continued from page 1) Novice debaters, Robyn Fullmer, Jill Hutchinson, Sephanie Allen and Derek Gilbert, placed first among twenty-seven novice teams. This is the second consecutive first place trophy won by the McHenry novice debate team. In December, these first-year debaters took first place at the Belvidere invitational. Jill Hutchinson and Robyn Fullmer, both sophomores at East campus, scored their second consecutive 4-0 record. That team has yet to be defeated in tournament debate. Russ Crittenden and Ruth Snyder make up the junior- varsity debate team along with Ray Miller and Judy Vyduna, all juniors at West campus. Ruth and Russ, scoring a perfect 4-0 record, captured first place in their division. All junior varsity debaters are in their second year of tour­ nament competition. Taking first place Speaker award in her division, with the highest number of individual speaker points, was Ruth Snyder. The debaters will travel to Rockford next* weekend for the ShOlterHuT Window oad Wall Dtcor 4 SHADE STYLIS • Roman FoM • Cord ft Pultoy • Doubt* FoM • Spring RoRor PLUS • Oraptrwt • Coft CurtMM • Room OMoii • FoMtflf Ooort • Cornicts ft Cinopm woyu WOODS mmnr g-S;i|'I If i l i \ f * II is iflll annual Rockford invitational tournament. Other future tournaments include Crystal Lake, New Trier, and Wheeling invitationals. Gloria Burke, teacher at East campus, is the director of the debate program. YMCA PLANS FACILITY GROWTH ^(Continued from paee 1) E.A. Carter; Major Gifts chairman, Richard Kropp; Special Gifts chairman, C.W. Byrd and General chairman, Paul Baker. Baker's campaigners are organized into six sections with five division leaders, each of these has five team paptains with five workers 0n each team. A goal of $833,000 has been set to expand the YMCA facilities which opened in 1973 on the 19.6 acre site at 7315 S. Route 31. Added facilities will include a full size gymnasium, four handball-racquetball courts, two fitness centers, more lockers in both of the present locker rooms, game room, multi-purpose room, snack bar, nursery, business office, storage and parking for eighty automobiles. • During 1975, there were four lighted outdoor tennis courts built adjacent to the present building, following a survey of YMCA members which in­ dicated a need for them. The present expansion plans based on the same survey were adopted by the board of directors Dec 17, 1976. The building project will provide an opportunity for individual families, businesses and organizations to create lasting testimonials or memorials. An engraved name; plate will be placed on the Builders' wall to recognize donors making contributions in three categories-over $10,000-- over $l,000--and over $300. In 1973, when the present building opened, 5,517 persons were served by YMCA programs. Last year there were 12,675 persons served and as of Oct. 31 of this year 11,536 have been served with estimates to exceed last year. Participation in YMCA programs, 75,000 users of the YMCA pool in the last twelve months and increasing growth have precipitated this effort to YMCA facilities available. \ The enrollments in programs which meet once a week was 7,510 for this year in com-' parison with 2,424 in 1973. About 80 percent of these programs are conducted in the building. The operating budget for 1977 is $248,000. Both the income and expense budgets for this year will be exceeded by $50,000 making the 1978 budget of $302,000 a realistic, achievable budget. The budget in 1973 was $95,000. Family participation is important to this Young Men's Christian association. The constituency for the first ten months of this year is com­ posed of 21 percent girls, 26 percent boys, 26 percent women and 27 percent men. There are over 750 familiy activity members with an average of four persons in each family. t Of the 12,675 persons served by the Lake Region YMCA in 1976, 10 percent came from Algonquin-Lake in th£ Hills, 13 percent from Cary, 50 percent from Crystal Lake, 3 percent from Fox River Grove, 8 percent from McHenry, 6 percent from Woodstock and 10 percent from other McHenry county communities. PARKED CARS TARGET FOR THIEVES THROUGHOUT AREA (Continued from page 1) home from vacation on Jan. 4, he discovered that someone had broken into his garage during his absence. The intruders had broken a window to gain entry to the building. Stolen were a tool box filled with tools and other assorted tools. Investigation into the in­ cident is continuing. Minor Crashes Investigated A McHenry man was ticketed by McHenry City police ^following a three-car accident at the corner of Front street and Waukegan road, Jan. 9. Daniel T. Liss, of 2801 Or­ chard, was ticketed for failing to yield the right of way after the car he was driving was struck by a car driven by Tamara P. Mills, 2604 Kash­ miri, McHenry. According to Ms. Milts, she was northbound on Front street and had a green light to proceed. As she crossed Waukegan road the Liss auto crossed in front of her and she was not able to stop before striking the passing auto. After the impact, the Liss auto continued on and struck a car driven by James W. Tiffany, 1512 Millstream, McHenry. Tiffany told police he was stopped at the stop sign facing west on Waukegan, and noticed that the Mills car had a green light when the other vehicle pulled in front of it. No injuries were reported and damage to all three vehicles was estimated at over $100. John M. Schwartz, 808 Southgate Apt. 1, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Area Rescue squad for a cut he received following an accident in a parking lot Jan. 7. Schwartz told police he was driivng through the parking lot when he struck an unoccupied parked car belonging to Monica Becker, 3108 Charlotte avenue, McHenry. Schwartz was ticketed for driving on an expired license. On Jan. 7, Walter O. Prien, 3308 W. Elm, McHenry, was backing from his driveway when he slid on the ice and struck a car driven by Marcella Raiford, 1912 Meadow lane, McHenry. Ms. Raiford told police she was stopped in traffic for a red light, when the Prien auto slid into her vehicle. Prien was ticketed for im­ proper or unsafe backing. No injuries were reported following an accident at the corner of Elm and Front street, Jan. 6. Richard L. Duplain, 6714 New Hampshire lane, Crystal Lake, told police he was westbound on Elm street entering the in­ tersection at Front street, when he saw a vehicle driven by Patrick M. Curran, 4518 E. Lake Shore drive. Wonder Lake, in the roadway. Duplain stated he could not stop to avoid a collision. Curran was ticketed by city police for failing to yield the right of way. Another two-car accident resulted in a Richmond man being ticketed for failing to yield. Frank Lombardi, 5510 George, Richmond, was ticketed after he pulled from the west campus parking lot and was struck by a car driven by Douglas Sherman of Crystal Lake. Sherman told city police he was southbound on Crystal Lake road, when the Lombardi vehicle pulled from the parking lot in front of his car. Lombardi stated that he was making a left turn from the lot intending to go north on Crystal Lake road when the impact occurred. Damage to both vehicles was minor, and no injuries were reported. Michael Pingleton, 2300 W. Country lane, McHenry, was slightly injured following a one- car accident Jan. 7, near the intersection of Ringwood road and Barnard Mill road, McHenry. Pingleton told Sheriff's police he did not know what had happened to cause his car to leave the road The police report stated that Pingleton appeared to be very sleepy and may have fallen asleep at the wheel. Placement Tests To Aid Registration At Marian On Sunday, Jan. 15, Marian Central Catholic high school will offer a make-up session for the high school placement battery for eighth graders interested in attending Marian in the fall of 1978. The test is offered for students who did not take the test in December, but are interested in attending Marian. The test will be offered once at 9 a.m ..and will last three and one-half hours. Students need not register, but should bring a pencil and a small fee to cover test expenses. The purpose of the test battery is to provide a com­ prehensive educational evaluation of the interested eighth grade students. This will be used in the course selection process at Marian The results of the high school placement test, as well as teacher recommendations from the junior high schools, will provide the base for counseling and course selection session to be held during freshman pre- registration Sunday, Feb. 12. To offer the eighth grade parents a chance to learn more aboyht Marian, parents are invited to meet in the library at 11 M) for a discussion and slide presentation of Marian's prografris F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n regarding the high school placement program may be obtained by calling Robert Gough at Marian End Of Era For Singers In 37th Year When the McHenry Choral club begins its first rehearsal of the season Monday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. in the East campus music room, it may be the last practice session in that building. The thirty-seven- year-old McHenry musical organization has been meeting in the school since its formation in 1940. Recently, the board of education of District 156 voted to restrict use of the two campuses to students and McHenry County college classes. For this reason, Choral club members are asked to attend this first rehearsal and discuss alternative meeting places. Much of the first practice will be devoted to music planned for the spring program, for which Preventing Mold To prevent mold on cheese, wrap in a cloth dampened with salt water before refrigerating. Substituting For Cream If you're out of cream and need some for a favorite recipe you can substitute; 3 tablespoons of butter and '/• cup of milk for each cup of cream. Doily 9:30-5:30 Ktatd Sunday n wm Shop of Mom* Strvic* (•15) 344-1SM IT. 1* H W If. ISO VOiO^lL ( DENTURE WEARERS! CONSTRUCTS*! I WHUE REPAIRED! [ » Replace tooth in denture 45.00 (each additional tooth) 10.00 Repair most cracked dentures. 20.00 Reline Dentures 50.00 * FOX LAKE DENTURE CLINIC 18 E. Grand, Fox Lake, III. (Just W. of R.R. Station) OPEN 312-587-5053 ViosEDWED3 CALL FM APPOINTMENT! by Gerry Johnson <k He Still Relies on Mule Power of mi fo/ lc w By the time Orcn Reeves of Pittsburg, Texas was eight years old, he could harness a mule and plow the fields of the family farm. "Mules and donkeys pro­ vided a lot of power back in those days," Reeves recalled for a writer from The Na­ tional Council on the Aging. "They were used to plow fields, harvest crops and to haul products to market." When Reeves got a little older, he got a job moving dirt for the construction of a manmade lake, using a three-mule team to pull wagonSvand other equip­ ment. PjwI this, Reeves moved on to\other, bigger jobs, at one time leasing about 30 mules to the high­ way department for road building and also worked for a steel company using his mules to build a levee. Among their many uses, Reeves remembers a team niles that pulled wagons local merchants. \Those two mules were so >vell trained they'd walk to ihe next house and stop while the iceman made a de­ livery," Reeves said. "And then you'd see two mules hitched to a wagon running full-steam -- really^flying -- delivering groceries." At one time, there were about 10 million mules in the country but automation changed that. Around 1930, farmers began buying trac­ tors and many mules were sold to the proverbial glue factory. The end of the days of mule power didn't stifle Reeve's love for mules, however, and he began to raise and break show mules. "I bought a jack and four Belgian mares from a man in Missouri," Reeves said. "I did my own breeding for two or three years but it was a slow process trying to get matched pairs, so I finally bought two pair and a four- mule hitch." After buying his first two pair of mules, Reeves got involved in buying two- year-old colts, training them for about two years and sell­ ing them for a profit. Today, he goes to all the big mule sales, where muletraders from all over the world get together to swap stories and mules. Reeves • currently drives what is probably the only hitch of six matched red sor­ rel mules in Texas. He drives them in small parades throughout the state as well as bigger affairs in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston. "It gets a little expen­ sive," Reeves said. "If you ever tried to bed down six mules overnight in a strange town you'd Jcnow what I mean. Sometimes a com­ pany sponsors me and then I just about break even." Not that paying his way will ever stop Oren Reeves from driving his mules in a parade. "I reckon I'll be buying, selling, swapping and parad­ ing mules for the rest of my life," Reeves said. "I wouldn't know what to do with my time if I didn't." NEW YORK CITY and Alaska lead a list of 27 state and local government units which have decided against earlier plans to cancel Social Security coverage for their employees. New York City an­ nounced in the spring of 1976 that it was going to end coverage for more than 300,000 workers but re­ cently rescinded that deci­ sion. Alaska, which filed a termination notice in De­ cember, 1975, has also re­ considered, and its more than 12,000 government employees will remain cov­ ered by Social Security. The other 25 government units which have changed their plans means another 45,000 workers who will remain in the Social Security plan. "We're gratified that these government units had sec­ ond thoughts about taking such a serious step," said James Cardwell, commis­ sioner of the Social Security Administration. "In many cases, they were told by in­ dependent actuaries that they could not duplicate benefits through private in­ surers at comparable cost." * * * OLDER RESIDENTS of Rochester, N.Y. living in high crime areas are being given 10,000 citizen's band radios by New York State to help protect them against crime. This pilot project in­ volves installing the stand­ ard 23 channel models in the homes of elderly per­ sons, which will enable them to communicate instantly with the local police. YOUR WEEK AHEAD Bv MM IS the theme is "Music America Sings". In addition to the formal portion which opens the program, there will be sections devoted to various kinds of popular music, musical comedy, operetta and opera. Specifically, music will be devoted, in the testjetThese three, to selWtijflfns frornV "Dolly", "The^Me/ry Widow" and "Faust"./ I Anyone over-high school age is invited to join the club, which has about fifty-five members including nineteen in the men's chorus. 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