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t SECTION 2 - PAGE 3 - PLA1NDEALER -WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2C, 1»78 McCullom Lake Mary Jo Farrell 344-1575 Easy Summer If Ordinances Are Observed Gene Huff has asked me to print the following copy for the benefit of all villagers. I wish I could take the credit for the following... Park and Beach-Once more summer approaches and residents and guests will be using the park and beach more regularly. There are certain regulations and conditions covered under Ordinance No. 118+125 which must be obeyed. These ordinances are enforced for everyone's best interest. This is a list of the ordinances in effect. Parking Residents of the village with a current vehicle sticker may park free of charge. Non-residents must display a visitors pass. Vehicles found to be in violation will be fined and towed away at the owner's expense. Park-Beach Areas No persons having any communicable diseases or skin infection shall swim, bathe, or wade in the lake. It is unlawful for any person to deposit within any park or beach of the village trash, glass, weeds, garbage, or other offensive matter. It is unlawful for any person to damage, tamper with, destroy, or deface any property owned or leased by the village. No intoxicated persons shall enter or remain in or upon any park or beach property. No alcoholic beverages are allowed to be sold or distributed unless by permission of the village board. No person or group of persons shall call or hold any public meeting (over five persons) or give any concert or public entertainment of any kind without permission of the village board. No person shall sleep upon park property between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Picnics may be held only in designated areas. Fishing is not allowed along the shore of the park and beach. Any domesticated animal will not be allowed on the park and beach property. Any animal found running at large may be impounded by the Police department. If not promptly called for, the animal may be disposed of without any liability on the part of the Police department. No person shall do any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace. C a r s , s n o w m o b i l e s , minibikes, or anything driven by power other than a boat operated in accordance with this ordinance are prohibited from being upon park or beach property. No person shall interfere with or in any manner hinder any employee or agent of the village while engaged in any work upon park and beach property. Organized activities under the auspices of the Park and Beach commissioner shall take precedence over any other type of request. Boats All boats or crafts of any kind placed in the water of the lake shall be registered with the village clerk and have affixed to the boat or craft, in the place designated, a current village boat permit. Illinois boating rules apply on McCullom Lake. McCullom Lake residents will be allowed no more than two permits. Non-residents will not be issued a permit. Ten boats will be allowed left in dry dock at the launch site. This will be done on a first come, first served basis. Boats found at launch site not being recorded as having permission to be left there will be removed at the owner's expense. No responsibility for theft or damage will be assumed by the village of McCullom Lake. Permits are issued on a yearly basis, Boats more than 14 feet in length, with more than 7 hor­ sepower will not be allowed on the lake. There will be no parking on road to or at launch site. A minimal amount of time will be allowed to unload equipment and return vehicle and trailer to the parking lot. Boats left at launch site must be removed by Oct. 30. After this date, boats will be removed by the village at the owner's expense. By your cooperation in ob­ serving these ordinances, the park and beach will be a much nicer place for you to enjoy the summer. There will be new guest passes issued this year for parking at the park. These can be obtained from the village clerk. The conditions for the use of these permits have been mentioned in the or­ dinance listed above. Police There are quite a number of unlicensed and junk cars in the village, debris, junk, and un­ sightly messes are prevalent. This was overlooked for a while, hoping that people had enough pride to clean things up themselves. Evidently this plan won't work. Scratch Plan 1; Enter Plan 2. Plan 2 consists of the village Police department helping you to clean things up. Ordinances No. 71, 78, and 78A cover unlicensed and junk vehicles. These cover everything from unlicensed vehicles to any kind of trash lying around. Also, there is the new or­ dinance, No. 134, which further defines and covers the previous ordinances. The fine for violation of these ordinances is not to exceed $500. It is to your own advantage to clean things up and save yourself and the village a lot of trouble. The vehicle stickers are now overdue. The grace period is over, folks. Every vehicle registered in the village is required to have one affixed to its windshield. If you do not wish to comply, you will be ticketed and fined. Should you choose to ignore the ticket, a summons will be issued and you can have a nice talk with the judge in court. By complying with the village ordinances, you not only save yourself a lot of time and money, but you make the village a better place to live. PICTURES Another reminder to the parents of the Little Miss McCullom Lake contest en­ trants that pictures from the contest are at Jackie Raycraft's house, 2712 East­ wood. BEACH GALS The Beach Gals will hold their next meeting Wednesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the beach house. If you have any ideas for a theme for the fall dance, bring them along. CELEBRATION Shawn Miller's eighth bir­ thday was celebrated Sunday, April 16, with six of his friends, including Michael Gates, Roger Gates, Jason Weisenberger, Darrell Suchor, Chris Schmitt, Steven Johnson, and of course, brother Ryan. After enjoying a birthday 6Mre that looked just like a teddy bear, all the boys mar­ ched off to the movies, with Shawn's mom in charge. A good time was said to be had by all. BELL RINGERS The Bell Ringers for Mental Health will be coming around to your homes during the month of May, collecting for this ever- important cause. Mrs. Kurt Weisenberger is in charge of the Bell Ringers, and if you would like any information,just give her a ring. Don't forget to open your doors wide when the bell ringer knocks on your door. BIRTHDAYS - ANNIVERSARIES Happy birthdays go this week to Irene Johnson, who has a birthday April 26, to Mike Behrendt, who celebrates his birthday April 27, to Linda Branham, whose big day is April 28, to Ginny Franklin and Daureen Parenti, who share April 29 as their birthday, to Matt Hick, who has a birthday May 2, and to Sena Groh and Christine Lawson, who have birthdays May 3. Hope you all have very happy days. Happy anniversary this week to Ben and Vi Gates, who celebrate their anniversary April 29, and to Don and Lois Parenti, whose anniversary is May 1. Happy days to all of you. Card Program Helps Mail Service You Light Up My Life Illinois Sun week to highlight the development and ap­ plications of solar energy was proclaimed for May 1-7 by Gov. Thompson to "foster and en­ courage the further awareness, development demonstration, refinement and utilization of solar energy." LUNCHEON BUFFET Sunday Thru Friday 11:30-1:00 ALSO FAMILY NISHT Every Tuesday, 5:30 - 8:00 p. m. All The Soup, Salad, Pasta, Garlic Bread and Pizza You Can Eat Only ^2*49 McHENRY, ILLINOIS Prompt response to customer mail problems has received important support from the Postal Service's Consumer Service Card program, ac­ cording to Postmaster Leroy Smith. "Since the program began in September, 1975", the post­ master said, "locally we've received more than 750 con­ sumed service cards, and we've been able to resolve more than 99 percent of them to the satisfaction of our customers. Our efforts to improve the quality of mail service to McHenry area residents," he said, "have received a significant contribution from the program." The local program is part of the Postal Service's Nation­ wide Consumer Service program. "It reflects Post­ master General William F. Bolger's determination that mail services to the public will be courteous and efficient, as well as prompt and reliable." Smith said. The cards are designed to help customers bring their problems about mail service directly to postal management so that everything possible can be done to attempt to resolve them. Postal employees are required to use the cards for recording customer telephone and correspondence inquiries and complaints. Available from letter carriers and in post office lobbies, the consumer service card consists of two postal cards with carbon paper bet­ ween them. No postage is required. One copy is sent to the local postmaster for action and the other goes to the con­ sumer advocate at Postal Service Headquarters in Washington, DC. for analysis. The cards help spot problem areas and trends, as well as assist individual customers. In reviewing cards submitted to the McHenry postoffice, Postmaster Smith found that most of the complaints involve local misdeliveries. The cards identified mail forwarding as the next most frequent problem. "But not everyone used the card to register a complaint," according to Smith. "Many customers used 4 consumer service card - to offer suggestions to improve local mail service or to compliment a postal employee." « He added that the consumer service card takes only a minute or two to fill out. "It's well worth the time and effort," he said. "We need to hear from people when they have mail problems. That's the only way we can resolve them." Johnsburg TAX FACTS 1 Discovered an error after filing an income tax return? If so, correct the mistake by filing a Form 1040X, Charles F. Miriani, IRS district director for northern Illinois, said. The forms are available at local IRS offices or can be obtained by using the handy order blank in tax packages. Failing to report income, forgetting to claim deductions, or making mistakes in the amount of credit claimed are some of the more common tax return errors that filing a Form 1040X can correct. Generally, the 1040X form must be filed within three years from the due date of the original return or two years from the date of the tax payment, whichever is later, the district director said. Mary L. Gunderson Johnsburg's Time Rings Out In Chimes ...have you heard them? Since April 11 they have been announcing the hours, the Angelus, and daily and weekend Mass times. The restoring of the roof is showing more headway now; lathing work is under way in the church. Electricians are at work on the wiring, so that the plasterers will be ready to go ahead with the interior work when the scaffolding is set up. HOSPITAL AND HOME Dorothy Steinbiss, Delaware place, had surgery at McHenry hospital April 17. Best wishes to you for a speedy recovery from all your friends, Dorothy! We sincerely hope Charlie Smith is doing well since his accident April 17. We're keeping you in our prayers. William Swartzloff, John­ sburg road, is now home from 385-3052 McHenry hospital with a broken knee. May you soon be well again, Bill! Agatha Thelen, St. Johns avenue, had an accident April 13, and broke the upper part of her right arm. The cast was applied at McHenry hospital. She is doing all right, but her special hobby, quilting, must be put aside for the present. Our best wishes and prayers, Agatha! BIRTHDAYS A belated happy birthday and healthy year to Mrs. Mamie King and Mrs. Regina Michels, who celebrated April 20, and also to Richard Debrecht whose date was April 12. Mrs. Elizabeth Michels, recently celebrated her ninety- first birthday at the home of her sister-in-law, Miss Frances Michels in McHenry. Among the guests were Mrs. Barbara Freund, Mrs. Regina Michels of Johnsburg and Mrs. Clara Michels and Mrs. Rose Berkley of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Klaus and Mrs. Charles Weingart of McHenry stopped in Friday night, April 14, to visit Frank and Agnes Freund of >John- sburg, to wish him a happy birthday. Frank is now 85 years young. VISITORS Mary K. Schmitt of John­ sburg had a recent visit form Mrs. Regina and Mrs. Tillie Nett at the home of Dorothy Himpelman. Robert Axen, son of the former owners of Apple Inn, Johnsburg, drove from Albuquerque, N.M., and spent the weekend of April 21 with his b u d d y , T o m S c h o e n i g a n d family in Johnsburg. ST. AGATHA COURT National Catholic Society of Foresters, Johnsburg, had their installation banquet at Longhorn Steak House, and meeting at the Johnsburg community club Tuesday, April 18, which was well attended and enjoyed. JOHNSBURG RESCUE SQUAD We recently mentioned the first annual Auction, Sunday, May 21, on the grounds of Johnsburg community club for the benefit of Johnsburg Rescue squad, sponsored by Concerned Citizens of Pistakeeland area. For the folks of Johnsburg who have usable items, (ex­ cluding clothing) treasures from Grandma's attic, etc., or who can give some time to this project, please call "Richard Zelke of Johsburg, during the day, at 385-0932. JOHNSBURG HIGH SCHOOL The second organizational meeting of the n£w Johnsburg high school Athletic Booster club was hel^f Thursday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. Jin the Junior high school gym. On the agenda was election of Officers, "kick-off" fund raiser discussions, and plans for/a physical night (a yearly physical is necessary to compete in boys and girls athletics, in both the Junior high school and high school.) High school principal is William Hayes; high school athletic director is Jim Meyers. We understand that the meeting was quite well at­ tended, but complete in­ formation regarding what was accomplished is not available at this time. Watch for next week's column for details! Since President Franklin Roosevelt signed a 1944 law creating the nation's largest free schooling program, more than 17 million veterans have trained under the GI Bill, ac­ cording to the Veterans ad­ ministration. As you work toward financial security take time to roses! 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