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r v . l i s I I \ : M M V i l l i N i n \ l M > \ \ 1 9 7 8 ARtA MAN IN HALL OF FAME • ; (Continued from page 1) activities and has been saluted for support of the Sherman- crystal Lake Health center and Hie Lake Region YMCA. v The Hall of Fame, now in its Seventeen year, is sponsored by the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens and Handicapped. It is' Chicago's way of honoring men and women who have continued past the age of 62 to make service to others, either in Retirement or on-the-job, a top priority in their daily lives. » Using the experience of a lifetime, and in many instances acquiring new skills, these senior citizens have made significant contributions to the social, educational and cultural life of the Chicago metropolitan area. : The Hall of Fame has grown to include more than a thousand members from all walks of life whose common denominator is concern for other people and their com­ munities. • This year, twenty-six women and twenty-four men, ranging In age from 63 to 107, were chosen from 235 nominees to be the members of the Chicago Hall of Fame. • The honorees were selected by the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens and Han­ dicapped Hall of Fame Citizen pommittee, a committee composed of community and civic leaders, many of whom &re senior citizens themselves. The Hall of Famers' backgrounds are as diverse as their many achievements and contributions. Among them is a psychiatrist who is an expert in the field of gerontology and a retired army general. Others are or have been business people, housewives, railroad porters, office workers, clergy, educators and entertainers. COUNTY FIRM IN ACCELERATED ACTION BY RTA (Continued from page 1) service stations out of business. "These people buy other things beside gas," he said, "and this deprives merchants of income, people of work, and local governmental units of sales tax income." Skinner challenged the RTA board members to do something meaningful about "the inequities being ex­ perienced by the county." Skinner questioned the RTA subsidization of the Chicago & Northwestern railway, asking why it receives the lowest subsidy of all from the RTA, including buses. Skinner charged that the RTA sub­ sidizes the railway in smaller amounts than reported. .He also said that the RTA should hold additional hearings besides those mandated for the fiVe-year plan and the budget for important community matters. ^Skinner cited proposed RTA plans for building a new commuter station in Crystal Lake. He said that rennovation of the old building would be more feasible and look better than any new building. - Two county residents who work at O'Hare airport com­ plained of RTA service to O'Hare from the area. One resident said that the RTA should resolve scheduling PRO^ TIS that leave riders stranded at a transfer point. Marvin Mason, a member of the Fox River Grove school board, said that a purchase of service agreement should be reached between local school districts and the RTA. Mason said that school buses could be used during off hours and would benefit both the RTA and the districts. The RTA board will consider testimony from nine scheduled hearings in the six-county region, then act on the proposed budget and five-year plan. New definition for a zoo: A place of refuge where wild animals are protected from peo­ ple. MUSIN AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) that "maybe you're trying but...." The letter refers to frequent pot smoking on school buses, with a breakdown in law. It speaks of drivers unable to cope with the situation and asks the question: "Parents can report it to you but what hap­ pens? Probably nothing but a lot of aggravation for the parent". This McHenry area writer --- and any other with a complaint on almost any subject -- would do well to. come forth and give all the information in his possession when voicing his feelings. "My recommendation to the anonymous writer of this letter, as well as any other parent who feels that abuses are being conducted in their school or on the buses, is that it is their obligation as a citizen of the community to come forward and speak out. We, in law en­ forcement, cannot -assume anything. We must be given the facts." Those were Tyrrell's words, and they are echoed by every law enforcement officer in the country, who could do a lot s better job for the public if that public would help him in a way that only the man-on-the-street is sometimes able to do. K.A.F. EXPECT 550 SENIORS TO GRADUATE JUNE 2 (Continued from page 1) Honor society and some wiin red and gold tassels denoting two-year membership. Following the processional by the East campus band, D. William Dodds, principal of East, will give the introduction, followed by remarks by Supt. Robert O. Swartzloff. Honor awards to top ranking graduates will be presented by O. Gregory Johnson, principal of West campus. Talks will be given by Linda Bonk Matthesius, president of the 1978 class, and by the valedictorian, still to be named. Presentation of diplomas will be made by Board President James Althoff and Secretary Edward J. Neumann. Seniors at McHenry high school will be given special honors when the annual Tribute to the Class of 1978 program is held Wednesday, May 31, in the West campus gymnasium at 8 p.m. A welcome and tribute will be given by 0. Gregory Johnson, West campus principal, followed by brief talks by class officers. Speakers will be Wendy Young, vice-president; Lori Conway, secretary; and Tim Byers, treasurer. Featured on the program will be the select choir of seniors, whose offerings will be, "We Never Really Say Goodbye" and "My Way". The West campus select choir will be heard in, "What A Wonderful World", "We May Never Pass This Way Again" and "Choose Something Like A Star". Following the awards and honors, the recessional, "Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken", will be played. Seniors Robert Joel Otto Ada mi Brian C. Adorns DobMo Adorns Kothtoon Margaret Ahorn Dovid Alon Alderman, Jr. Julio Christine Aloxondor Cathy Ann Altaoyuk Kothloon Mary Alon so Dosiroo Amoto Carl S. Amos Joff G. Anderson Scott Arthur Anderson Helen Joan Arient Gerionne Armon Philip Alan Armstrong William Brian Ash ton Tamoe Renee Baker Tony R. Baldwin Theresa Ann Balfani Neil O. Barbour Roger D. Bornes John Potrick Barry Sheilo Jessica Barry Judy Mae Batdorff Louro Ann Bavoti Steven Joseph Bazan Cynthia Marie Becker L. Gregory Becker Michoel S. Becker Suson Morie Becker Arthur W. Bentz Donna Lynn Beshk-Sulllvon Kalhryn Leigh lesserud Cynthio Sue Beyer Dennis Michoel Biggs James J. Bishop Julia Lynn Bitlermann Lor i Sue Blankenhorn Catherine Ann Boak Steven C. Bockman Julie Christine Boeldt Linda Lee Bonk-Matthesius Michael W. Borchordt Deborah Ann Boro Terrence J. Boro Stephen C. 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Zinke MARIAN COMMENCEMENT (Continued from page 1) Harvard, at l p.m. on the same day, with the Rev. Michael J. Tierney celebrating. On Friday, June 24, students receivings awards will be honored at the annual Honors day assembly at 9 a.m. in the school gymnasium. Dr. Robert Harris, president of McHenry County college, will be the keynote speaker. Parents and friends are welcome to attend all the ceremonies except for Bac­ calaureate Mass, which will be restricted to families only because of the limited seating available. PUBLIC GRADE SCHOOLS HOLD GRADUATION (Continued from page 1) expected to graduate from the two schools. The first program will be held at 7 o'clock for the McHenry Junior high graduates and at 8:30 for the Parkland graduates. American Legion and Kiwanis awards will be among the presentations at both programs. Awarding of diplomas will be by M. David Cain, president of the school board of District 15. and Dr. Richard Farmer, superintendent. COUNTY TACKLES TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS OF AREA (Continued from page 1) Cary area where another bridge across the Fox river is being discussed; and in and around McHenry during peak traffic hours. Cities were blamed for bringing about one part of the problem by encouraging in­ dustrial areas on property close jto their borders--planned or zoned attractions around Woodstock, Spring Grove, Harvard, Prairie Grove and Crystal Lake; Harvard has 500 acres on Route 14 beckoning industry; Woodstock has a large acreage along the Nor­ thwestern railroad on both sides of the city; Crystal Lake has zoned land north of the city for this purpose. A land use committee chaired by Lou Ann Majewski plans two meetings in June to receive public comment on efforts of the McHenry County Planning commission in developing land use goals for the county. Deaths MICHAEL C. DIEDERICH Fifteen-year-old Michael Carl Diederich died unex­ pectedly early Saturday morning, May 27, at Memorial hospital, Woodstock. He had made his home at 7610 Hancock drive, Wonder Lake. He was born in Woodstock April 3, 1963, the son of Eldon and Gertrude (tiesbol) Diederich. ..The youth was a fr&shman student of* McHenry Com­ munity high school, East campus. He was a member of Wonder Lake Bible church and a Woodstock Sentinel carrier. His mother, Gertrude, of Wonder Lake survives as well as a sister, Linda Farris of Woodstock. He was preceded in death by his father, Eldon, May 24,1976; his grandmother, Elizabeth Diederich; and an uncle, Carl Diederich. Tuesday visitation was scheduled to be held at the Wonder Lake Bible church between the hours of 2 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Richard N. Wright will officiate at services Wednesday morning at the church with burial at McHenry county Memorial Park cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wonder Lake Bible church youth all-purpose building fund. CATHERINE A. BUDONA Mrs. Catherine A. Budona, 64, of 5024 Barnard Mill road, McHenry, died Friday, May 26, at her home after a sudden illness. Mrs. Budona .was born in Illnois June 13, 1913. She had made her home in Round Lake for 10 years prior to a move to Ringwood a year ago. The deceased had been employed as a managing saleslady for Terry's Retail, Chicago, for 35 years until retirement in 1975. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Budona. A daughter, Mrs. David (Joy) Wilcox of Ringwood, survives along with two grandchildren, Corine Warner and Kathy Wright; and a sister, Ann Klima of Chicago. Visiting hours were scheduled Tuesday evening at the Strang funeral home, 410 E. Belvidere road, Grayslake, from 6 to 10 p.m. The Rev. James E. Merold, associate pastor of Prince of Peace Catholic church, Lake Villa, will officiate at services Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. In­ terment will be at Avon Centre cemetery, Grayslake. MOTOR FUEL ALLOTMENT McHenry county has been allotted $79,904 as its share of Motor fuel tax paid into the state Treasury during April. These funds are allocated monthly for highway needs and are computed on the basis of motor vehicle registration fees. Cook county receives 11 per­ cent of the total funds available. MCHS Summer School Opens June 12 Barbara Klein School Of Dance Tap and Ballet EL it SUMMER CLASSES NOW FORMING ADULT-TEENAGERS-YOUNGSTERS • For Enrollment Call: 1 815-728-0161 or stop in...4503 Ringwood Rd., Ringwood, III. X Member International Society of Teachers of Dance î SBBBBSBaBBBSBBBBBSSBSSSS McHerny Community high school has announced that the first term of the summer school program is scheduled for June 12 through June 30. The second term will run from July 5 through July 25. The summer school is designed to allow students to make up credits required for graduation or to earn original credit. The program is open to all high school students, in­ cluding incoming freshmen and students from other districts. Classes will meet daily from 8 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. for fif­ teen days per term. Courses are being offered in art, English, history, consumer economics, typing, physical education, sewing and math. Students enrolled in the school's Cooperative Work programs during the school year will also be able to enroll in that class for the summer. The summer school is a self- supporting program, with tuition paying for all costs. Transportation will not be provided. All classes will meet at West campus. Registration may be completed at East or West campuses through June 2. Registrations after June 2 will be accepted at West campus only up until the first day of class. For further information, contact Jeff Pettit at West Campus, 385-7077. Beach Water Sampling The mcHenry County Department of Health has started its evaluation program of swimming beaches within the county. The first samples were collected May 22 and 23. The department will be collecting samples Monday and Tuesday of each week throughout the swimming season from nearly every beach in the county. By collecting the samples Monday and Tuesday, the analysis can be completed by Wednesday afternoon so residents can be made aware of the condition of the waters of the beaches prior to the weekend. The criteria used by the McHenry County Department' of Health to determine if the waters in a beach are satisfactory or unsatisfactory for swimming are the criteria set up by the Illinois Depart­ ment of Public Health in their rules and regulations con­ cerning recreational areas and recreational waters. Those standards are: 1,000 total coliform organisms per 100 milliliters of water and-or 100 fecal coliform organisms in 100 milliliters of water. Any time a sample has more than 1,000 coliform or 100 fecal coliform per 100 ml. of water, that swimming area is considered unsatisfactory. However, the standards recognize the variability present in natural swimming areas and specify that before a beach is posted these standards must be exceeded by two consecutive samples. Also, the standards specify that any time two consecutive samples ex­ ceed 5,000 total coliform per 100 ml. and-or 500 fecel coliform per 100 ml. the beach shall be closed to restrict persons from having access to those waters. In the future, the department will issued information con­ cerning the results of the sampling during the week. Rash Of Eye Accidents Occur During Spring Spring is the "rashest" season of the year, according to the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness. "And we're not talking about skin rashes," says Edgar T. Britton, executive director of the Society. "We're talking about the rash of eye accidents that always accompany the advent of spring." "Gardening time," Britton warns all green thumbers, "is a particularly dangerous time for eyesight, because it's the season of the year when the risks of injuries to the eye suddenly multiply. Gardeners seem to get carried away in their initial springtime exuberance." The big dangers, Society accident records show, include sticks and stones thrown from rotary mowers, accidental jabbings from pruned and sharp-pointed shrubbery branches or tree limbs, and w i n d - b l o w n s p r a y - t y p e chemicals that end up in the eye. To safeguard your sight, Britton warns gardeners, remember how sensitive your eyes are to injury and wear sensible eye protection- preferably safety goggles- when cutting debris-laden lawns, pruning the shrubbery, or spraying with toxic chem- cials. The Illinois Society has several pamphlets on eye care and eye safety. They are free and can be obtained by writing the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness at 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago. BANKING IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS New Plan For Savers-Ends Bounced Checks Allowing For Age Allowances for vitamin A and C are about the same in a- dulthood as in younger days. Adults can get enough vitamin A in dark green, leafy vegetables or deep yellow ones if they eat them three times a week, along with the recommended daily servings of such foods as whole milk, vitamin A fortified skim milk, cheese made from whole milk, and butter or vitamin A-enriched margarine. The easy way for adults to get enough vitamin C is to have one serving of citrus fruit or juice daily along with other fruits and vegetables. By Willis W. Alexander Executive Vice President A merican Bankers Association A painless way to avoid bouncing checks -- one of the most embarrassing and expensive problems bank customers can run into -- will be available starting Nov. 1. The two federal agencies that regulate the nation's full service banks recently ruled that as of that date you may arrange with your banker to have funds transferred auto­ matically from your savings account to your checking account to cover overdrafts, or to keep a minimum amount in your checking account to avoid service charges. Neither the Federal Reserve Board nor the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation set a minimum charge for the ser­ vice, so it's likely that local competition will set the fee you will pay. Whatever the going rate, it's certain to be lower than the charge for processing an "insufficient- funds item" which involves high operational costs. Another good news aspect of the plan is that neither agency imposed an interest penalty on the transfers, although penalties had been considered. Of course, once the funds are transferred, they will cease earning in­ terest. For several years it's been possible for you to transfer money automatically from checking to savings on a periodic basis, or to place a phone call or send a letter to have funds switched from savings to checking. Cus­ tomers have also had the option in many places of arranging with their banker to have certain monthly bills paid with funds transferred from a savings account. This new ruling opens one more step towards optimum customer convenience. Like the others, it's entirely volun­ tary -- only you can set up this new service. You decide if you wish to use the option, and set up a standing order with your bank. Then, following your instruc­ tions, the bank can auto­ matically cover overdrafts by transferring the necessary funds from your savings account to your checking account. No phone call is necessary, so the plan works whether you're in town, on vacation or tied up with business. In this respect, the new option is similar to an overdraft line of credit -- except that the funds involved belong to you, not the bank, so no interest is charged for their use. Tliii new arrangement combines the best of both checking and savings services to benefit the individual. Everyone will benefit through lower operational costs to the Federal Reserve System, which must double process checks written on accounts containing insufficient fiidi. Such checks must be returned to the bank from which they were received, and that in­ volves costly hand processing and multiple handling. have a nice weekend. spread oomt cheer