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School Opens At Johnsburg (Continued from page 11) Alderman William Bolger asked that the city's awarding of its insurance program to an out-of-town firm be declared null and void. Bolger also read a prepared statement from the McHenry insurance agents who were discharged when the new firm was hired voicing the objections of the agents, "to the manner in which the entire matter was handled". Bryan O'Neill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark O'Neill, has been recognized in two areas of accomplishment at Notre Dame university, where he is beginning his junior year. For demonstrating outstanding ability he was selected to receive the General Dynamics Air Force. ROTC Cadet award of merit. The College of Engineering at Notre Dame has listed Bryan on the Dean's honor list for his sophomore year. He, maintained a 4.0 average for the second year. Although inconvenienced by incomplete construction, classes are being conducted at the new Johnsburg high school. William Hayes, principal at the SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLAINDEALER - PAGE 12 -FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1979 and go lights at Crystal Lake road and Route 120; at Ringwood road and Route 31; and at Pearl street and Route 31. Other projects included work on Draper road at Route 120 and on Kane avenue. The thinking stage was reached on the need for a light on the corner of Front street and Main and for the possible widening of Front street. The school board of McHenry's Elementary School District 15 discussed problems connected with the installation of two mobile classrooms (one each> at Valley View and Landmark schools and the longer range problem of how to deal with the probable growth of the elementary school population. The City Council voted to raise the capital development fee charge for sewer to $750 and water fee to $400 for a single family residence. By a vote of 5-1, the board of Sunrise Ridge village voted to annex the 147-acres Sunrise .Ridge Estates owned by ^Wonder Lake Realty Trust. They also gave an okay to the preliminary plat of Unit 1. The property is located on the corner *pf Thompson and Wondermftre road, including Wondermerfe farm and 36 acres on Nippersink creek. A tentative appropriations budget amounting to $13,865,016 was approved by the McHenry County board in special session. Action on the final budget is expected at the regular October meeting. The McHenry City Council voted to pay a maximum of $45,000 to repair Draper road from Route 120 to Cuitan road. At its regular monthly meeting the McHenry County board adopted an ordinan& g r a n t i n g C o m m u n i t y Cablevision a non-exclusive franchise for a Cable TV system in the unincorporated areas of McHenry county. The city's program to dispose of sludge on agricultural land was inspected at the annual McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation district meeting. It was pointed out how the city is able to dispose of sludge under Illinois En­ vironmental Protection agency approval>The program adds to the \fertility of farmland and cuts down on city costs of sludge disposal. With a total tax collection of $800,906 from Retailers Oc­ cupation and Use taxes for the last three-month period, It was an abbreviated classilay at the new Johnsburg high school Sep. 11, 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, to a workman high atop a ladder, busy with the task of completing electrical wiring in the room. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD school, explained that the major construction problem is in the kitchen area in the the school. The second major construction-related problem at the school is in the gym­ nasium. A story entitled Speeders, Beware, appearing in the March 10 issue of the Plain- dealer, was named a winner in the 1978 Illinois Press association newspaper contest. Awards were given at the number of conditions in con­ nection with the permit and provided for its expiration with her moving or death. A possible strike was averted when McHenry County college teachefs voted to accept a two- year contract offer from the school board. The acceptance of the contract ends five months of negotiations between the teachers and the board. One of the oldest religious landmarks in the county will association's fall conventions take on a new look with an held in Decatur. The McHenry, story, written by Joe Dehn, won second honorable mention under Feature storeis. A strike by employees of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad as part of a growing national railway strike left McHenry area passenger train commuters without a way to work. OCTOBER McHenry's Zoning Board of Appeals recommended the granting of a special use permit to petitioner Barbara Gerasch to operate an answering ser­ vice at her new Park street address. The ZBA included a expansion program announced this month by the first United Methodist church of McHenry . An important part of the church's planning for its new addition, however, has been to preserve the location, design, and character of the sanctuary which has been in continuous service to its congregation and community since before the Civil war. The major activity of a special City Council meeting was to plan ways to combat the ever increasing traffic problems in the city. Areas sensitive to many McHenry citizens were discussed; Stop -ARIZONA SUN Authentic Western Wear & Indian Jewelry 3321 W. ELM ST. McHENRY, ILL. 815-385-1833 McHenry ranks only behind Crystal Lake in receipts reported to the state from McHenry county. Crystal Lake reported, $1,151,583 and Woodstock, $699,033. A reduction in the density of the proposed RDG-Backhaus annexation proposal highlight changes the plan presented by RDG Vice-President Jim Berg. The original proposal contained 1,638 units on 380 acres. The density was reduced to 1,278 units. The new proposal reduces the density in the Curran road area. NOVEMBER A routine bus ride to school ended tragically when the bus went out of control, striking a tree and rolling over on River road near McHenry dam. The driver and forty-three children were injured in the terrifying crash. Beginning Nov. 2, McHenry retail stores will be open Thursday nights for the greater shopping convenience of their customers. This will prevent conflicts with the many Friday night activities in McHenry particularly during the warm weather months. A few of the stores will reamin open both Thursday and Friday evenings and some store hours have been changed. Asking that the City Council give local business every consideration in its future dealings, McHenry Area Chamber of CommerceVice- president Kit Carstens asked that the city's insurance awarding issue be laid to rest. > In his first official action after being elected president of the Township Officials of McHenry County, Clarence Regaex. highway com­ missioner McHenry town­ ship, gave a hard hitting talk on the importance o( the Hard Road tax. This ta* is a con­ struction and major main­ tenance tax. If levied full amount it would be about 2 percent of the real estate taxes. The McHenry Plaindealer was one of two newspapers in the county to emerge with winning entries in the 1978 Northern Illinois Newspaper association competition. The Plaindealer won the only honorable mention in the category of features. Hie story, printed late last summer, was "The Other Side of The Wall...The Prison System". First honorable mention also went to the Musin' and (Continued on page 13) • ̂ r/ T Top off your outfit with a STETSON HOURS: MON. THRU SAT. 10 to 6 FRIDAY 10 to 9 VGA' Entering Our 15th Year Of Serving Our Community With The Finest In Musical & Home Entertainment Products & Equipment 1964 1979 SINCE 1964 MUSIC | ELECTRONICS RT. 31 & 120 Across from Jewel Food McHENRY, ILL. 815-385-4646 \ T 0 K E S \ ^5(1 A4c s «*Jf| * J T j m g u m