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r\ One Will Be Miss r For Youth Employment Business Incentive L McHenry i Pretty entries in the Miss Mcnenry contest, a feature of Fiesta Days, are shown during rehearsal this week. From left are Kathy Bavetz, Kim Hansen, Annette Arroyo, Julie Kuhns, Karen Szumlas, Tammy Ray, Karen Graef, Terry Meckley and Sheryl Roberts. The pageant will be held at the American Legion home on Ringwood road Tuesday, June 19 at 7:30. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The federal government is providing an incentive, by way of a tax credit, for business and tradesmen' to .employ youths enrolled in a vocational c o o p e r a t i v e e d u c a t i o n program According to Hon Dale, vocational director at McHenry Community high school West campus, any wages paid to a student in one of the vocational programs by employers, who pay federal income taxes, are eligible for the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit <TJTC> Dale said that any student hired since Sept 26, 1978 is eligible What the program Ik>i 1 s down to is that the em­ ployer could get a $3,000 tax credit, or 50 percent ofy the $6.0(K) maximum allowable income, or $3.ooo In the second year, the credit would be allowed up to $1,500, or 25 percent Dale stressed that those businesses or tradesmen in­ terested in applying for the tax credit should use their own attorneys, lax consultants or the Internal Revenue Service. "The school is not going to become a tax consultant ." Dale said The vocational cooperative education program is centered around providing students with marketable skills, whether they are going straight into the job market, or. trying to work their way through college Dale said that the students need certain experience in their senior year - experience that a classroom cannot provide. "The school needs good quality training stations, where the employer is willing to help train and educate the sfbdent. as well as get some work out oi the kids." Dale said Dale said that the school is especially in need of positions in metal work, machine shops and all manner of office and clerical work It should be emphasized that it is mandatory for all working (Continued on page 20) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 ttamrli Winning llrtospaprr 1978-- Illinois Press Association New>paper Contest VOLUME 103 NUMBER 90 FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1979 2 SECTIONS 28 PAGES 20* ENTAL HEALTH und Requests Made For cHenry Based Programs Funding for two McHenry based programs were among the four requests presented to the McHenry County Mental Health board (708) at a hearing in the Woodstock office of the Youth Service Bureau (YSB) this past week. The hearing was the second in a series of three scheduled before the 708 board this year. The third will be held at McHenry headquarters of Pioneer center June 2W" ' In addition to the usual mental health funding, the 708 board will also allocate the $1.2 million National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grant to the appropriate agencies. Seeking consideration for a school-oriented program labeled "Comprehensive Medical Intervention and Memories! Oh, how they are stirred by even the most oc­ casional thought, no matter how inconsequential, bringing to mind recollections of other times. Just such memories were shared with us recently by a resident of another state who remembers, with fondness, leisurely summer days spent in McHenry in years past. His memories are especially timely now. when McHenry is en­ joying another season of fine park concerts by the stage band. "Why does McHenry no lon­ ger have a town band?" That was the question in a letter from the reader who shared his memories and his concerns. The man. a music educator, has heard the city stage band and is high in his praise for the talented aggregation. But he is concerned. "We music educators like to think we are training our students for 'lifetime ac­ tivities'. What happens to all the excellent instrumentalists trained in the McHenry schools? A few may continue to play in college for four more years; a rare talented in­ dividual may even choose to make a profession of music. But in most cases instruments are sold, or passed down to a relative, or relegated to the attic to gather dust". The man with memories recalls when McHenry had a town band. His childhood memories take him to West McHenry many years ago when a "small but enthusiastic group played on the lawn next to the old Northwestern hotel. There is logic in his con­ clusion - a musician needs a group to play with and an audience to play to. It's no fun playing alone. The letter concludes, "Maybe the time is propitious for organizing a community band in my home town". Is there anyone in McHenry to un­ dertake such a venture? I am sure the players are there. What is needed is a director (Continued on page 20) Medical Community.. Liaison Approach to Mental Health" were Dennis Welter, director of programs for High School Dis­ trict 156, and Ron Jania, PPS coordinator for elementary District 15. Welter said that $57,000 would be enough to get the program through the first two years at which time, if successful, hopefully the districts could assume their support. Welter explained that there were certain students in the school systems with possible mental health problems which did not respond to conventional treatment. He and Jania proposed to identify 30 such cases based on certain symp­ toms in the age bracket 11 to 15 for processing in this program In addition to normal coun­ seling. they would, with medical assistance, seek to isolate physiological causes such as allergies to foods and en'virfthmental factors' an(t" substances, and then treat these on a medical basis. The program, Welter added, would involve the medical community, school personnel, and most important, parents. They were seeking to probe a relatively new behavior problem for school children, and with the consent of the parents, the program operators would monitor, alleviate and regulate such behavior Welter and Jania noted that they had studied the literature dealing with this problem and found that treatment of some students had been successful Letters from Superintendents Robert Swartzloff of District 156 and Richard Farmer of District 15 indicated support of the school administration. Welter and Jania said they had not formally approached the school boards yet for their apprevftl. In 708 board reaction to the proposal, Dennis Smith, executive director, said he saw it as a demonstration research program The only previous studies which the board had okayed had been for "needs assessments." Their best hope for 708 funding might be if some funds were not expended from the NIMH grant. Smith suggested He noted other alternatives such as new systems legislations in the mental health plans for fiscal 1980 in which there might be money for a small grant of this type. Also possible was funding from private foundations that by policy support short range programs. Smith pointed out that it would be a board decision (Continued on page 20) Expect Stiffer Penalties For Late Sewer-Water Bil ls McHenry area residents can probably expect stiffer penalties for not paying their sewer and water bills on time, if the ordinance which is currently being drafted is passed. The Sewer and Water committee, headed by Alderman George Harker, recommended that the penalties for late payments of bills be stiffened and that outside meters be put on houses that do not already have them The first action came after the city clerk's office informed the committee of a "hard core of consistently delinquent payers of sewer and water bills." The present ordinance says that the bills are due on or before the 20th day of the month that they are mailed After the 21st day of the month a 10 percent penalty is added, and if, after the 30th day of the month." the bill has not been paid, the City can shut off the water. Harker. speaking for the committee. recommended some changes in that procedure. The proposed ordinance would keep the 10 percent penalty for any bill not paid after the 21st day of the month If after the 21st day and up until the 29th day of the month, the bill has not been paid, a shut-off notice would be mailed (Continued on page 20) City Pickup Yield Heavy City workers, Paul Stanek, left, and Lee Groh, fill a city truck with tree limbs and branches at a Lakeland Park residence. The pickup is the start of a new monthly program scheduled for the first Monday morning of every month. The amount left at the curbs in June was so great that work continued into Tuesday. If a severe storm occurs, extra pickups will be made. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Conduct Speedometer Check Sheriff E J LaMagdeleine has announced that on Sunday. June 10, members of the CTEP unit will conduct a speedometer check lane on Queen Anne road, north of Route 120. east of Woodstock, so that members of the public can check the ac­ curacy of their car speedometer with a police radar unit The test lane is being in­ stituted by the sheriff because of the urgent need to conserve fuel and lives by complying with the 55 mph speed limit "So many times a citizen's only connection with police radar is a negative one where they receive a ticket ." said the Sheriff "We are trying to do something on the positive side by letting the person know if his speedometer is inaccurate and if it is reading high or low The lane will be open from 9 a m to 3 p.m Retirement Ends Service PINNED AFTER CRASH-McHenry Area Rescue volunteers remove the driver, Cindi J. Barnas. 3805 W. Elm. McHenry, from her auto after she was pinned for several minutes following a collision with (he electrical pole and fence at the f ossum Run Pit on Route 120 near Lilymoor. Ms. Barnas told police that she could >ot remember a thing abou4 the accident. She was westbound on Route 120 when the collision occurred at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday night. Ms. Barnas was taken to McHenry hospital where she is listed in satisfactory condition in the orthopedic ward. Compain HI of the McHenry Fire department stood by in case of fire. \ Jr. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD A devoted friendship between a clergyman, his parishioners and the community of McHenry may continue long into the future, but the closeness will be broken when the pastor retires after long service that began locally in the forties Father Eugene C Baumhofer has announced that he will soon leave St Mary's parish, where he had his first assignment as an assistant to the late Msgr Charles Nix Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill of the Rockford diocese has ac­ cepted Father Baumhofer's retirement because of health reasons His parishioners and the community will honor the beloved priest Sunday af­ ternoon. June 24. at 3 o'clock when a program will be held in St Mary's gymnasium Featured will be the Marioleers. a boys' choir Father Baumhofer founded a few years ago and which has been acclaimed for per formances since that time A reception in the lower hall of the school will follow the program Father Baumhofer leaves St Mary's after a pastorate that began there Nov 22. 1960. He was born in St Paul. Minn . Feb 6.1910 He attended the public elementary school in Minnesota, and the Christian Brothers high school, after vvhich he entered the (Jlencoe (Continued on page 20) FATHER El GENE B U MHOEEIt