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Basic Skills Voter League Focus On Education What is competency-based education? What competencies should be tested? What hap­ pens to those students who can't pass these exams? All of these questions and several others will be the focal points of a two-month study of the Woodstock-McHenry League of Women Voters. According to recent in­ formation released by both McHenry school districts, each has begun a drive to assure that all students are competent in certain basic skill areas. A bill has been introduced in the Illinois legislature man­ dating a statewide examination if local school districts fail to take the lead As a result, both districts will pursue a cooperative study of this issue as part of their ongoing efforts in curriculum revision and self evaluation In addition, the local league will be reviewing programs and policies that other school districts in other states have established in this area This morning unit is scheduled for Thursday, Sept 14, at 9:30 a m at St Paul's Episcopal church in McHenry Mrs. Dorothy Vick, a school board member of Elementary District No 15. will comment on actions undertaken in McHenry schools. The Woodstock-McHenry league of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization which promotes the informed and active participation of citizens in government All unit meetings are open to the public, and babysitting is available at a nominal fee THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN O IAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 103 NUMBER 13 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1978 2 SECTIONS 26 PAGES 20' City Council Favorable To Martin Annexation School Opens At Johnsburg It was an abbreviated class day at the new Johnsburg high school Monday, the first of the fall season for 625 students, most of whom are transfers from McHenry Community high school. When the photographer arrived in early afternoon, he found only these four girls chatting as they wait in the cafeteria for pom-pom practice to begin. At left, rear, is a workman high atop a ladder, busy with the task of completing electrical wiring in the room. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNEGAYLORD The McHenry City Council's consensus is that it will annex the Martin-Anderson property if the final draft of the an­ nexation agreement meets with their approval At the close of a joint con­ ference and public hearing Musin' Ami Mvandvrin" Fracas, Shooting Incident Result In Arrest Of Four Sometimes we complain about something in particular we think should be changed in this growing city we call our home town And sometimes there are people who don't like what we say This is the newspaper business, and as we view our own community we feel the vast majority of people want to be fair. Most of them consider we can't all be of one opinion. We were reminded of this fact as we read recently about a publisher in a western state whn wit fed up with ccUjcism and decided to handle it his own way. He put this notice on the front page "Our policy in the future will be to publish 'what comes in the front door', or what is brought in to us as news - so long as it is not controversial We will no longer cover city council or school board meetings so as not to upset those who don't like to be quoted or those who don't like the newspaper reporting those things said in public that may be detrimental to the community image". In his own words, the straw that broke the camel's back came when he reported allegations made about lack of discipline in the school More than 125 parents, representing •00 students, showed up at the meeting j Later the publisher was reprimanded by school board members and those who were friends of members, all in feisting there was no problem The attitude was. "This kind of thing goes on everywhere and you're really making our town look bad by putting it in the paper " Out of this incident, provoked by many previous criticisms, came the new editorial philosophy to give the town's residents only "spoon-fed pap". The publisher left town for a week's trip and came back to find more Letters to the Editor than the paper usually received in a year's time. They were in support of the publisher's report of the school meeting they thought had been covered well and fairly. At this point the publisher- reporter changed his mind and decided to do what his wife suggested in her own Letter to the Editor: "Tell them if they want to dictate what goes on in the paper to buy their own" And so he did' This true story happened many miles from McHenry but it pointed up a fact that we in the Plaindealer very often overlook Unlike the publisher in this small Kansas town, we deal with hundreds of people in a (Continued on page 18) One person was injured and three arrested following a fight outside of Rhino's tavern in McHenry Saturday night McHenry police were called to the tavern on Riverside drive at 11:30 a m because a fight was in progress The police do not know how the fight started, but did take three men into custody, and one man. Jeffrey C. Michels, 5402 Memory trail, was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad for treatment of injuries he sustained in the melee Arrested and charged with reckless conduct was David G Adams, 24. of Wheeling He was later released on $1,000 bond Also taken into custody and charged with disorderly con duct were William R True. 21. 3703 W James street, and Randy Reames, 25, of Schaumburg A McHenry driver was in jured after he was cut by flying glass after shots were heard and his windshield shattered while on Route 31, near the Meyers gravel pits in Algonquin Michael Trienski, 25, 711 Kingston, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Algonquin Rescue squad, suffering from facial cuts following the incident Passengers in the Trienski vehicle told police they were driving northbound on Route 31, near the gravel pits, when several shots were heard, and an object struck the windshield, shattering the glass The three passengers guided the vehicle to a stop and called for assistance Prior to the arrival of an ambulance, several more shots were heard Sheriff's police searched the area, but found nothing to lead to the identity of the offenders Last Thursday at ap proximately 4 p in., police responded to the report of someone shooting in the 900 block of Osage street in McHenry When police arrived, they heard several more shots, and noticed that they were coming very close to residences in the area Police determined the of fender to be Marty Crosby. 18. 905 S Osage He was taken into custody and charged with reckless conduct and possession of a firearm without a firearms owner's identification card His bond was set at $2,000 with a hearing scheduled for Sept 14 Police later discovered that Crosby was AWOL from the I ruted States Navy Monday night, the Council moved to continue the hearing to Oct. 2 at 7:30 prior to the start of the regular scheduled meeting At this time, the Council will decide whether or not to accept the annexation agreement The opinion of the Council was that the property would be annexed if the draft of the annexation agreement was in order Several changes in the original petition for annexation were made at the Monday hearing At a previous meeting, the Council had agreed in concept to the annexation of the 361 acres of land located at the southwest corner of Ring wood road and Route 120 Attorney Jim Oreen, representing the petitioners, explained that a provision had been put in the agreement as requested by the city, con cerning the right -ofway along Route 120 According to Green, the Andersons had agreed to dedicate a 20-foot strip along and abutting Route 120 to the city, when the city requests or when the Andersons subdivide At present, only the Martin property will be subdivided. The Anderson property will continue to be farmed A clause will also be added to the agreement concerning the development of Sherman road, whereby the road will be dedicated and improved up to city standards when the An­ derson property is developed by the abutting and benefitted property owners. In the original agreement, the petitioners had asked for a four year freeze on developer contributions because they were donating $80.(KM) to the city in lieu of park land Green explained that "we aren t asking for preferential treatment, but in light of the $80,(KM) donation. I feel we are entitled to the freeze " Developer contribution fees currently stand at $900 per lot, $4bo for parks, $400 for schools, and $100 for the library The Council reached an agreement with Green granting a four-year freeze on the park contribution, but not on the other two The $80,000 will be paid in four installments over the four- year period Discussion concerning the improvement of Martin road focused on what the developer of the property would pay for Superintendent of Public Works Fred Meyer said that a contractor had estimated the cost of widening Martin road to 24 feet and resurfacing it would cost $60,000 Green indicated that the developer would like to reach a figure over $30,000 but less than $60,000 He also said that he could see no reason why Martin road, which was reported to be in good condition at the present (Continued on page 18) Several Crashes Injure Motorists Review Condition Of County Catholic Education Sept. 18 Father Karl Ganss, area superintendent, McHenry County Catholic Education foundation, announced this Promote Administrator week that administrators will present reports on the state of Catholic education in the county when the fifth annual meeting is held It is scheduled Monday. Sept 18. at 7:30 p.m in the cafeteria of Marian Central Catholic high school at Woodstock This annual gathering will be a joint session of the foundation board of directors and the McHenry county board of Catholic education Reports will include Marian Central, the seven parish elementary schools, the Con­ fraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCDi. Adult Education and Special Religious Education programs Donald Doherty of McHenry. chairman of the foundation board, indicated that reports will be delivered on the con­ dition of the foundation from the financial, development, and investment committees "Review of the foundation by­ laws and policies will be in or­ der." Doherty stated, 'and the meeting is public All foun dation donors and Catholic parishioners are invited to attend The McHenry County Catholic Education foundation was begun in 1973, to provide a sound financial base for Catholic education in the county In the five years of its existence, the foundation has earned over $147.000 from its investments This past year alone some $43,000 was distributed to the various Catholic schools and religious education programs of the area This income from the foundation provides a needed third source of revenue, besides tuition and parish subsidies, for the Catholic educational effort of McHenry county Two Area Hearings Ask Estate Zoning DAN DEROCHE Daa DeRoche, who has served as principal of Edgebrook school since 1174, has been named by the board of Elementary School District IS as assistant superintendent. He replaces Fred Kusch, who resigned to accept a similar position in Wisconsin. Prior to kehg Mimed administrator at Edgebrook, DeRoche was assistant principal at McHenry Junior high school. He received his AB degree at Loyola university and his Master's degree in Educational Administration from Northern Illinois university. Ddtaft. He and his wife, Kathy, have two children. Jeffrey. 11. and Daniel. 8. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD A petition has been filed for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Ap­ peals by Peter J. and Cleo C. Schneider for an amendment to the McHenry county zoning ordinance from "F" Farming district to "R" Residence district with a variation, or to "E-2" Estate district. The property consists of about 34 acres on the East side of North Riverside drive north of Scott street The hearing will be held Sept. 20. at 2 p m. in Room 112 of the McHenry county courthouse, 2200 North Seminary avenue, Woodstock All those who may be interested may appear and be heard A petition also has been filed for hearing by Paul T and Laila Wilson and C F. Langille for an amendment to the McHenry county zoning or­ dinance from "F" Farming to "E-2" Estate district The property consists of approximately 76 acres and is located on the east side of Greenwood road, about one mile north of Route 120 in Greenwood township The hearing on this petition will be hekfSept 21. at 2 p.m., at the county courthouse One driver was injured following this crash on Route 31 near Bull Valley road Monday morning. According to the Sheriff's police accident report, John Ziszik, 2921 W. Virginia street, was southbound on Route 31. approaching Bull Valley road, when he turned left in front of a northbound car driven by Helen Kamholz of A McHenry driver is listed in satisfactory condition after his car struck a building while driving in dense fog in John sburg early Saturday morning David J Krauz, 905 Third street, was taken to the hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad suffering multiple injuries. after his car struck the rear porch of the Johnsburg Food Mart, at the corner of Chapel Hill road and Johnsburg road A passenger in the Krauz vehicle. Richard C DuLaney. 4614 Garden Quarter, told police they were northbound on Chapel Hill road at 3 a.m. at a moderate speed in a very heavy, misty fog, when they passed through the intersection without Krauz realizing it He said that Krauz was unable to stop before hitting the rear of the grocery store tearing off the rear porch and destroying its block foundation The car continued, striking a parked truck The Krauz vehicle was reportedly demolished in the accident Damage to the Food Mart was estimated at ap proximately $4,000 and to the truck. $500 DuLaney was slightly injured in the crash Both drivers were ticketed following a collision on Pearl street at River road Saturday afternoon James A Nye. 1307 Fairview lane, said he was eastbound on the Pearl street bridge and as he approached Lincoln road, a car driven by Helen J Gier tuga. 4704 E Wonder Lake Carv and his car was struck by the Kamholz vehicle. Ziszik was taken to McHenry hospital following the accident. He was ticketed bv Sheriff 's police for failing to vield while turning left. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD (Continued on page 18) A Sheriff's deputy directs traffic around a fallen motorcycle and car, after the two had collided Friday afternoon at Bull Valley road and Curran road. The driver of the motorcycle, Norris F. Draheim. 7411 Salem drive. Wonder Lake, told police he was westbound on Bull Valley road at approximately 50 mph when the car shown above, drove across the intersection into his path. He said it was too late to stop and he struck the car. The driver of the car. Edward J. Carey, 613 N. Center street, said he was southbound on Curran road, and that his vehicle would not stop at the intersection, so he steered through the corner, attempting to turn left, at which time the collision occurred. Draheim was taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Area Rescue squad and Carey was ticketed for failing to yield. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD