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(I formative guide to McHenry businesses, is off the press and ready for distribution. Copies are available at most local stores or may be picked up at the office of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. The McHenry high school board of education has called for a tax referendum Saturday, Oct. 22, which, if it passes would raise the school tax levy a total of fifty-five cents, and avert what board President .James Althoff called "real serious problems". Four property owners have filed a complaint against the Pistakee Highlands Com m u n i t y a s s o c i a t i o n , challenging the legality of a proposed "lien" which the association has allegedly threatened to put on all homes in the subdivision whose owners refuse to pay a road assessment. The State Arson In­ vestigation unit and the McHenry county Sheriff's Police Detective division are both investigating a fire which caused approximately $10,000 damage to Melody Makers Record store. After denying the plaintiff's petition to transfer the case to another county, Associate Circuit .Judge Michael Sullivan has set Sept 12 at the county courthouse as the time and place for the trial pitting the Concerned Citizens For McHenry against the city of McHenry and Edward and .Joan Buss. The Water & Sewer com­ mittee of the McHenry City Council has given McCullom Lake village officials a list of non-negotiable items which must be agreed to before McHenry city officials would even consider accepting sewage from McCullom Lake and treating it in the McHenry plant SEPTEMBER Sister Patricia Durbin has been appointed new principal of the Montini Primary center prior to the opening of school. She comes to McHenry with twenty-five years of teaching experience A new budget in the amount of $2,706,450 for the Educational fund was approved by the McHenry County college board of trustees. The new figure is higher than the last fiscal year budget which was $2,417,950. Dr. Richard Farmer has accepted the position of superindendent of Schools for McHenry Elementary School District 15. He comes to McHenry after 10 years of experience and will begin his duties before Oct. 1, With ideal weather conditions prevailing, a crowd of 3,500 gathered on the grounds of the Johnsburg Community club to enjoy the sixth annual Saufen und Spiel fest. The city of McH&iry has been directed by the court not to issue building permits to .Ed­ ward Buss until the question of whether or not a car dealership should be built near Edgebrook Heights is decided by a trial. Victoria Brindise, two and one-half years old, was saved from possible drowning, thanks to the sharp eyes and per­ sistence of a local man. She was found clinging to a pier support in the Fox river and rescued by an unidentified man. Residents of the city of McHenry will not have to pay any additional taxes this year for the purpose of supporting the Police department Pension fund. The Council chose to disregard the recommendation of City Attorney Bernard Narusis. New board members of the Chamber of Commerce named SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLAINDEALER - PAGE 8 - WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1978 include Ron Howard, Tom Miller, Neida Rachisky, John Murphy, Barbara Gilpin, Bob Smith and Fred Kusch. The Illinois state police will begin a Concentrated Traffic Enforcement program directed at reducing vehicular accidents and their resultant injuries and deaths, through increased police patrol and enforcement of all traffic laws at forty-five high accident locations throughout the state. When winners in the 112th annual Illinois Press association competition were announced in Decatur's Holiday Inn Sept. 16, the McHenry Plaindealer came in for three of the top six places in three separate categories. T P. Mathews has rejected the city of McHenry's bid for the purchase of the Lakeland Park Water company, terming the $105,000 offer "not a reasonable figure." The East and West campus bands, under the direction of Messrs. John Leighty and William Toalson, have ac­ cepted an invitation from Northwestern university to appear at its twenty-first an­ nual high school Band day on the Evanston campus. The much-awaited launching of the dredge which will clean up McCullom lake was hoisted into the water with the five- year program to rejuvenate the lake expected to begin soon. Despite a miserable month of September, which featured nearly twenty days of rain, construction on Johnsburg high school is just about on schedule, according to Ken Falkinham, assistant superintendent and business manager of District No. 12. . , OCTOBER The city of McHenry will soon be another 240 acres larger, as the City Council gave preliminary approval to a pre- a n n e x a t i o n a g r e e m e n t following a public hearing. 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 Lincoln Cloverleafs 4-H club of McHenry takes bows as first place winner among twenty-one competitors for window display depicting National 4-H theme "Freedom To Be". The final decision on the hiring of a new police chief for the city of McHenry will remain in the hands of the Police commission, after a motion to allow the City Council to give final approval failed for a lack of a second. When the county disaster drill, conducted Sunday, Oct 9, by the Fire, Rescue, Medical and Emergency Services agency went into operation, plans for the handling of a number of casualities resulting from a tornado, explosion, plane crash, etc., were carried out. Another chapter in the rich history of the McHenry area ended as the last of 2,000 head of cattle was sold by Northern Pump farms. The four-day sale marked the end of twenty-three years of cattle operation for the farms in the community. Rose Lillegard, president of the village of McHenry Shores, was one of five municipality heads to be elected to the Northern Illinois Planning commission Dftcisive s to 2 defeats on two requests to increase special funds in Grade School Districts 15 have left administrators and board members with the weighty decision of what to do next. Paying tribute to the ac­ complishments in her business and personal life, the McHenry Business & Professional Women's club accorded Miss Lenora Frisby special honor by naming her Woman of the Year. I •>!««•«) 1978 Generation Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mtnli Carl* Sport Caupt All "New" For '78! MSTMCflVE-UIXmMIIS A Quality Motor Car Complotoly Now From Ground Up. SEE ALL THE LATEST IN Styling Comfort and Fuel Economy always on display at Payton, where service is dependable! CHEVROLET PAYTON CHEVROLET HWY. 3) SOUTH. 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