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Youth Who Never Saw Snow In Benefit Ride He never saw snow in his homeland of Johannesburg, South Africa, but 18-year-old Michael Fresen plans to ride a snowmobile in Harmony Snowmobile club's RESCUE '50' marathon Jan. 13. Michael is an AFS exchange student living with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kinnerk of McHenry. He will certainly qualify for the most distant snowmobiler -10,000 miles - to participate in raising funds for the Johnsburg and McHenry Rescue squads. The charity drive coin- cidentally has a goal of $10,000 for this year. Other clubs supporting the event include the SnoBallers, Moose SnoBirds, SnowTrackers of Harmony, Lone Riders of Eagle Point, all McHenry; Hebron Penguins, Polar Pairs and SnoGrovers of Spring Grove. "Other clubs and snowmobilers are welcome to join," said Mrs. Roy Roadman, co- chairperson , and reported "170 pledge cards are out already." RESCUE '50' riders will assemble beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, and begin the parade about .9 a.m. from the American Legion grounds. For information, snowmobilers may also contact Walt or Doris Low, co-chairmen, or HSC president Ed Lewis. JIM AND KAREN HAVEN McHenry As Jim pondered the question, Karen simply smiled and said, "He hasn't gotten it yet." GLENN DLUBAK McHenry Shores "A fish tank." THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER JUDE LaFRANCIS McHenry "SERVING THE CH AIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 "I was 9-months pregnant - and my husband bought me ~~ ~~ ~ a bicycle." VOLUME 104 NUMBER 42 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1979 2 SECTIONS 30 PAGES 20' MARGE ZUJEWSKI McHenry "A trip to Florida." Mayor Acts JIM NEUMANN McHenry "A sleeping bag wrapped like a big tamale." Top Posts Audit & Court and Health & Agriculture committees. Charles Weirtgart, Dean Cunat, Donald Doherty and James Curran were named vice-chairmen of the Audit & Court, Planning & Zoning, Purchasing & Insurance, and Valley Hi committees, respectively. Weingart also serves on the Health & Agriculture committee and the Com­ mittee of Local Im­ provements. Cunat serves as a member of the Legislative and Valley Hi committees. Doherty will be a member of the Planning & Zoning committee and Curran will serve on the Liquor & License & Public Safety committees and the Com­ mittee for Local Im­ provements. <Aio±t *llnu±uaC ^ift ^bfou. Suzt <^ecEitxed? DEBRA ROWE McHenry "A long pair of sleeper pajamas." Longevity Benefits the entire 24-member board and not of the members present is required. Buss said that the average attendence at a board meeting is about 19 or 20 people. Not all of the members who do attend, Buss added, are present for every vote. Buss said that a few years ago a lot of time and money was spent to determine the need and location of a land­ fill site. When the study was finished, the landfill was defeated because of the extraordinary vote. "There are three districts in the County and whatever district the landfill is proposed for is an automatic eight 'no' votes," Buss said. A three-fourths vote to pass the proposal would mean that two members of the district in question would have to vote for having a landfill in their district. Buss went on to say that the . County board is presently budgeting $47,000 (its share of the $160,000 total cost) for another waste disposal study. "I asked them (the County board) why they bothered to put this in the budget when, even if it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, they can't get it passed," Buss com­ mented. "This is my own opinion, " (Continued on page 14) -County Board Assign County Three McHenry County board members were named to head important com­ mittees by Chairman Richard Klemm at Tuesday's December meeting. Four others received, vice-chairman appointments. Edward Buss again heads the Finance & Salaries committee and will serve on Public Safety. Clint Claypool was ap­ pointed chairman of the Courthouse Operations committee. Other respon­ sibilities will be as a member of the Finance committee and as a member of the 708 Mental Health board. The Transportation committee has Thomas Huemann of Johnsburg as its head. He also serves on the MARGARET SEEKINGS McHenry "A watch. It was wrapped in a big box with a lot of other things to make it seem heavy." BOB PRENDERGAST McHenry "News that my wife was pregnant -- again." HELEN BJORKMAN ' LUCILLE CURTIS McHenry McHenry "A baby." "A black-sequined i jacket." Veto <i really can't say that the public employee does better than in private industry." "If you want to give them pay raises, then give them raises on merit," Stanek suggested. Alderman Wieser made a motion to accept the plan and consider it with an ef­ fective date of May 1, 1980. The motion passed on a five to three vote with Aldermen Pepping, Harker, Wieser, Adams and Schooley voting in favor, and Aldermen Nolan, Datz and Meurer voting against. "I'll veto that motion," Mayor Stanek said. Six votes are necessary to override the mayor's veto. No vote was taken Monday evening on the override. McHenry County board member, Edward Buss, addressed the Council concerning some conditional use aspects of the County Zoning ordinance. The McHenry County board recently lifted its three-fourths extraordinary vote requirement regarding conditional use petitions. The extraordinary vote of LINDA FERRARA Ringwood "My most treasured gift was a farm set." program was the problem ; not the concept," Pepping added. At an earlier meeting, some aldermen wanted to include the program in this fiscal year, where others wanted to wait and include it in the next fiscal year. The question of longevity benefits was aired first at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Council. The Finance committee, chaired by Alderman Datz, recom­ mended a program of two percent salary increases at the end of five, ten, fifteen, and twenty years of service. At that meeting a motion was made to adopt the plan and make it effective this fiscal year. In the course of that meeting, Mayor Stanek said he would veto the motion if it passed. The motion was defeated'by a 5 to 4 vote. Alderman Wieser said the Council should consider the plan "very heavily" and added that he was in favor of the plan. "I'd like more in­ formation," Alderman Meurer said. Those aldermen in favor of the plan argued that longevity benefits would provide both a great in­ centive for younger em­ ployees to stay on and a form of reward for good work for those employees who either cannot or will not receive promotions. Mayor Sianek asked, "Do we have to take care of everyone from the cradle to the grave?" Mayor Stanek went on to say that if you put all the benefits and security that the City offers together, the public employee is doing better here than if he were in the private sector. "You're speaking in generalities, Joe," Alder­ man Pepping said. "You Name MCHS State Scholars Will the cash register jingle at Christmas this year as it has in the past? It's a question that has been on* the minds of retailers for a long time. The answer will probably only be forthcoming when receipts are carefully tabulated and the weary store owners look ahead to a new year. We asked one long time merchant how the year compared just prior to mid- December. His answer was that after a slow November, shopping had picked up to a very desirable point and he was optimistic. And this happened in spite of ideal weather conditions which often drive buyers to large shopping centers out of town. TTiis is encouraging to all who realize the importance of our retail stores and the relationship between their success and the benefits that accrue to the city as a whole. Only the actual figures will tell the story, but the predictions of two professors and one research director (Continued on page 14) In recognition of their achievement in the 198^-81 State Scholar program, the Illinois State Scholarship commission has announced the following students from McHenry Community high school as Illinois State Scholars: Front row, from left, Wendy J. Adams, Thomas G. Alvary, Barb J. DeVivo, Robyn M. Fullmer, Derek P. Gilbert, Donna E. Grandt, Jill M. Hutchinson, Cheryl A. Johnson, Kevin G. Koeller and Carrie A. Mortell; back row, Patrick W. Murray, Michael A. Norlock, Steven S. Parisi, Mark L. Petty, Anthony C. Pintozzi, Lori B. Robertson, Timothy D. Sabatka, Thomas G. Schlofner, David E. Thornton, Kay A. Tracy, Cynthia B. VanCleave and Judy R. Zumski. More than 30,000 students from nearly every high school in Illinois competed in the 1M0-81 program; approximately 10,000 students qualified as State Scholars. State Scholars can be found on the campuses of all of the nearly 200 public and private Institutions of higher education in Illinois. The combination of ACT examination scores and high school class rank indicate an especially high potential for success In College. State Scholars named in prior years earned "B" grades, on the average, during their college fresh­ man year. If these students desire consideration for a 1980-81 award year ISSC Monetary award, based on financial need, and usable at more than 200 approved Illinois public or private institutions, they are encouraged to file a Monetary Award application obtained from the high school guidance office. While some aldermen were hoping that the issue of longevity benefits for City employees would not arise, it did at Monday night's meeting of the City Council. Alderman Jack Pepping raised the issue saying that the longevity program was "a viable concept and a good idea." "The timing of the JACOB TESNOW McHenry "A funny card from my grandson." ROY WAGNER McHenrv "A broom - that and a vacuum cleaner."