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Health Van To Visit Area In commenting on the out­ come Monday afternoon, Supt. Robert Swartzloff said he had been optimistic, and joined other school leaders in disappointment over failure of the referendum to pass. He noted that time and effort had been spent to inform voters. The superintendent, on questioning, said he had no idea what the board intended to do. "Everyone was tired at the end of a long election day", he continued, "and we decided to rest up before considering the options. Those options include of­ fering the issue to the public again. The grant to assist funding of the construction program was approved March 9 and the board was given nitiety days to come up with its shafe of the money. Sixty days remained of the time the referendum was held April 8. However, the school has learned from the Capitol Development board, which authorizes these grants, that the school may apply for an extension of between sixty and ninety days in which another effort could be made to obtain the necessary local funding. If this is done, a vote could be called for late summer or early fall. After a referendum defeat, it is necessary to wait at least sixty days before asking for another vote. In the same high school district, Dave Benrud was reelected to his second three- year term with a vote of 1,589. He was joined in victory by Judith Zid, who polled 1,502 votes. Russell Williams won the support of 1,479. Dan McNulty, running unopposed, received 2,076 votes for the one-year term. In Grade School District 15, Gary Lockwood was high vote getter with 1,307 votes. He will be joined by Frances Larsen, who polled 1,239. She narrowly defeated the incumbent. Terence Howard, who received 1,201 votes. Lockwood and Mrs. DISTRICT 156 REFERENDUM Precinct 1 2 3 4 TOT. Yes 1049 54 » 49 94 1246 No 1439 49 33 151 1672 DISTRICT 156 BOARD (for 3 years) Precinct 1 2 3 4 TOT. Benrud 135/ 59 51 122 1589 Williams 1249 36 42 152 1479 Zid 1255 66 52 129 1502 McNulty (for 1 year) McNulty 1739 82 70 185 2076 DISTRICT 15 BOARD 1# (for 3 years) Precinct 1 2 3 TOT. , Howard 1104 54 43 1201 Larsen 1132 49 58 1239 Lockwood 1196 67 44 , 1307 • * (fori year) Precinct 1 2 3 TOT. Glosson 672 32 38 742 Thornton 687 38 26 * 751 Williams 389 23 10 422 Larsen will hold office for three years. For the one-year term, Robert Thornton, serving on an appointment, was elected with 751 votes. A close second was Nancy Glosson who was sup­ ported by 742 voters in her first attempt to be seated on the (Continued on page 18)' u'.-' Charged In Gun Incident A McHenry man was arrested after Sheriff's police responded to the report of a gun being discharged at a Crystal Lake tavern Sunday night. Leo Weiss, 3705 W. James street, was taken into custody after he allegedly shot through the ceiling of the Longbranch tavern on South Wright road, Crystal Lake. According to police reports, Early School Dismissal Teachers will be attending in- service and other related ac­ tivities the remainder of the school day. Because of this early dismissal of students, parents are reminded to plan accordingly. Friday, April 14, is a shor­ tened school day for McHenry high school students. East campus students will be dismissed at 10:45 a.m. No lunches will be served at the schools that day. Weiss had a dispute with another patron in the premises earlier, and threatened to shoot him and then left the building. A short time later, Weiss was seen leaving his vehicle with a shotgun in his possession, according to police. Apparently the gun discharged when it was pushed through the door of the building, which was being held by several persons in an at­ tempt to keep Weiss from reentering the tavern. The gun was taken from Weiss by the other patrons after the shot penetrated the ceiling. According to the police report, Weiss fled the scene in a pickup truck. Police responding to the scene of the incident pursued the offender and stopped him and placed him under arrest. Weiss was taken into custody and charged with a firearms violation, aggravated assault, reckless conduct and criminal damage to property. He has been released from county jail on $4,000 bond. (Continued on page 18) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 1M TtlU VOLUME 102 NUMBER 73 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1978 2 SECTIONS 28 PAGES 20' Vote Down Bond Issue High School Referendum Slate Parking tickets - those nasty notations that say we've been in one place too long - are rearing their ugly heads again. Or maybe they've been here all along and no one bothered to complain. The subject is tickets issued by the Chicago Police depart­ ment. Whatever the situation, they are causing enough concern for local recipients that they have begun to complain again. One of them we know wrote several letters before convincing police authorities she was in no place near the windy city at the time and on the date designated. To help others, we took the matter to the top ~ Sheriff Tyrrell - who admitted it's quite a problem without a good solution. He advises that the first thing you, as a recipient of a ticket, should do is to check the license number on it to see if it matches your present or past license number. If the license number mat­ ches, write a letter explaining the situation to the Chicago city clerk's office. If anyone else can verify that the car, or its owner, was not in the city when the ticket was issued, send letters from them also, in­ dicating that fact. The sheriff says Chicago police officers write millions of tickets and it could be a com­ puter error. Another possibility is that an officer may have copied the wrong number. A remote possibility is that duplicate license plates could have been issued. This has happened, but not often. If all else fails, he continued, go to court and explain the situation to the judge. "He may or may not believe you", Sheriff Tyrrell con­ cluded, which is not too en­ couraging to the fellow (or gal) who was minding his own business on a particular day but can't prove it to anyone's satisfaction. KAF Registration At Johnsburg Schools Set • 'Johnsburg Community Unit District 12 will .hold com­ prehensive registration for all Children born prior to Dec. 1. 1975, at the Johnsburg Middle school Wednesday. April 19, and Thursday, April 20. Registration will be done (Continued on page 18) The McHenry County Mobile Health van will be in a new location in April, when it will be located in Wonder Lake and Lakemeor rather than Woodstock and McHenry. The van will be available the second and fourth Wednesdays, April 12 and 26. From 1 to 4 p.m. it will be at the Wonder Lake Fire house. 4416 E. Wonder Lake road. Wonder Lake, and from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Old Lakemoor firehouse and Community center, Rt 120, (223 Rand road), Lakemoor. The van, which has been available twice a month for the past seven months, is provided by Church Women United- Clothing Closet funds. The van is equipped like a doctor's office and is served by a doctor. nurse and driver. 'Fee*» are minimal and no one is turned away from lack of funds. Electrocardiograms and X- rays cannot be given on the van, but most other tests are available for both children and adults. Patients may come without an appointment, but anyone wishing an appointment may call 385-9646 or 385- 1894. "Mental Health Bed Needs in McHenry County" will be the public forum topic Wednesday,. April 19, in Room 112 of the McHenry county courthouse in Woodstock, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mental Health McHenry Counties «HSA- KLM). The regular CHPA business meeting will begin after the mental health forum at approximately 8:45 p.m. At present there are no mental health beds in McHenry county. Persons needing crisis stabilization,- in-patient psychiatric care or transitional living facilities must be placed in facilities outside the county Board and staff members from the Family Service and Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County will present their viewpoint, followed by an open discussion period. HSA-KLM and its three advisory councils have recently completed detailed health plans for the area. Interested citizens can use the plans to see how health care systems should change over the next one to five years HSA-KLM helps health care consumers and providers improve the health of area residents by encouraging needed development and discouraging unnecessary development Any resident of McHenry county can join as a general member of the CHPA. There are no general membership dues or obligations. Members receive a monthly newsletter and invitations to quarterly rum meetings on health related issues. Members who wish to become more deeply involved in health planning and action programs can work on a wide range of issues Examples include emergency medical services, prevention and detection, pediatrics and en* vironmental health For more information, contact the HSAat 188 S North­ west highway in Cary. "Oliver" In Rehearsal The Artful Dodger leads Oliver into the thieves' kitchen to meet Fagin in this scene from McHenry high school's musical, "Oliver". Tim Cornwell, Erich Gaza and Peter Bender portray the characters of Fagin, Oliver and Dodger. The musical will be presented April 13.14,15 and 16 in the West campus auditorium at 8 p.m. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD By a vote of 1,672 to 1,246, the request of the High School District 156 board for authority to issue bonds in the amount of $2,150,000 to alter, remodel and build additions to West campus and to equip same was defeated at the polls Saturday. A total of 2,952 persons voted on the issue in four precincts, but there were thirty-four spoiled ballots. The percentage was 58 percent in opposition and 42 percent favoring the proposition. The heaviest opposition came in Precincts 1 and 4 - McHenry and Wonder Lake - where the greatest number of votes were cast. In McHenry the vote was 1,439 opposed and 1,049 in favor. At Wonder Lake it was 151 to 94. In Lakemoor, the figures were 54 "yes" and 49 "no" and at McCullom Lake it was 49 "yes and "33 no". Debate closing their doors onVomen's rights." Ms. King explained that Sandra Millius, president of the Woodstock-McHenry League of Women Voters, had been scheduled to conduct the ERA workshop, which would have included filmstrips and other informational material. However, Peter Stuckey, associate dean of Community Services at the college, notified Ms. Millius just twenty-four hours before the workshop was to be held that it was cancelled. Subsequently, Ms. King reports, the college was in- nundated by a large number of calls and complaints from persons who had hoped to take part in the workshop. Terms of the debate that was finally agreed upon represent "a second-best choice." Ms. King said. "A debate is not the same as a workshop," she continued, "but we in the committee are confident our position will prevail - unless we are sud­ denly cancelled again." The debate is set to be held in the college student lounge beginning at 1 p.m. April 15. It will feature an abbreviated version of Ms. Millius' originally scheduled presen­ tation. The opposing side of the argument is planned to be presented by Darlene Degenhardt. anti-ERA activist. Pat McCarthy, executive director of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, has agreed to act as moderator for the debate. Photographer Is A Winner Some folks believe Friday, the 13th, has unlucky con­ notations, but not the Plain- dealer photographer, Wayne Gaylord. For him, a recent Friday, the 13th, marked his fortieth win in news-photography. He was notified last week that his fire photo page in the Friday, Jan. 13, issue of the Plaindealer had (Continued on page 18) E.R. Schlaf, retired Illinois Central railroad fire prevention superintendent, is shown addressing West campus audience at Hazardous Material seminar held Sunday. Looking on are Glenn Peterson, McHenry township fire protection district chief, and John Shay, director of the McHenry County Emergency Services & Disaster agency (MCESDA). Both Peterson and Shay are from McHenry. * Top photo shows large assemblage gathered at the informational meeting. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD . The forum is being sponsored by the Comprehensive Health Planning Agency for McHenry County (CHPA), an advisory council of the Health Systems Agency for Kane, Lake and Set Date For ERA In the wake of an intense show of disappointment by some area women, McHenry County college officials met with Carroll King, coordinator of the 33rd Legislative district Citizens for ERA, to work out details of a public debate to be held April 15. The debate replaces a can­ celled workshop that was originally scheduled to be held during the college's recent Women's Information day. "The workshop was ar­ bitrarily cancelled and all those people who paid their registration fees lost their money," Ms. King charged, "simply because one woman who is opposed to passage of the Equal Rights amendment was able to stampede the college administration into Record The largest seminar for hazardous materials ever conducted in Illinois was held at McHenry high school West campus last Sunday. Advance registration was made by 294 persons, and more than 280 actually attended. Those participating included members of fire departments, rescue squads, sheriff and p o l i c e d e p a r t m e n t s , emergency services, elected officials, business and industry, county health and , American Red Cross. John Shay of McHenry, director of the McHenry County (Continued on page 18) Hurricane Happenings Seminar Sets On The Main Deck "I got it! It's Shoeless Hardy." exclaims Wally Nowicki, girl reporter, to Oriole team members, A1 Bagniewski, Jim Hutchings, Jim Boyd and onlookers, Florence Juzwik and Betty Argy. These are among cast members from McHenry in the Hurricane Happening's Main Deck show April 13, 14 and 15 and April 21 and 22. DON PEASLEY PHOTOGRAPHY Many entertainment acts featuring local talent -- several especially prepared for the SS Hurricane's mid-April cruise- are among highlights of the second Hurricane Happening. Hurricane Happening will be held on two weekends, starting this weekend, as a fund-raising event for Marian Central high school. A special Teen night to provide young people 13 to 18 a (Continued on page 18)