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-- f t - ® - wmm : ' • '• ,-' • • ' , '." ' ' v> t / •. •• •>. * • ' ' . I ? . • " • - • •. • > r ,;;, .. v mm? m • . . . . . *» • • ' 7 / • w I. jS • 0 ' ' '•/ • >> ? '% . v f - X • , . 'V:- ' ' • • • v - ' • . • ' With the deadline for filing for county offices at an end, the coroner's race involving four Republicans looms as most interesting. The vote on this and other offices will take place at the primary election to be held next March 18. Three of the contenders for the coroner post are from Crystal Lake, James S. Flagg, former deputy coroner who has been named to the post vacated Dec. 1 by the'retirement of Coroner Theron Ehorn; Alvin J. Querhammer and Joyce Ryan. The fourth candidate ah the GOP ticket will be Marlene A. Lantz of Woodstock. The lone Democratic candidate is James M. O'Laughlin of Crystal Lake. Another race will occur on the Republican ticket for state's attorney, where two Woodstock residents seek the post. They are Theodore J. Floro and Wesley R. Pribla. * The Democrats have listed Mario J. Perez of Bull Valley road, Woodstock. Other filings inlcude Vernon W. JCays, Jr., (II) and Lorens P. Tronet (D) for clerk of the Circuit court; Kays is a Marengo resident and Tronet lives in Crystal Lake. Willert H. Russel is the GOP candidate for recorder of Deeds, while Laurie Burrell of Wonder Lake will represent the Democratic party for the same office. Albert M. Jourdan has filed for reelection as county auditor, a position also sought by Ron Stroupe, a Democrat from Huntley. Henry A. (Hank) Nulle of Woodstock is the sole can­ didate for the post of sheriff. He is a Republican. For regional school trustees, the candidates are Val Gitlin of Woodstock and Evan H. Vogel of Richmond. What may be one of the most exciting races will be that for County board membership, although much of the interest will await the general election next November. Appearing on the ballot in District 2, which includes McHenry, are James D. Curran, 207 S. Curran road, Rose I. Lillegard, 717 S. Broadway, and Paul E. Fidler, 3100 Riverstredm drive, all of McHenry; William J. Fitzgerald, 7517 Howe drive, Wonder Lake; and John D. Sexton and John P. O'Hagan, both of Crystal Lake. All are Republicans. Of the six candidates, four will emerge as contenders in the general election. Democratic voters* in the primary will also make their selections for County board, but with tbe withdrawal of two candidates, only two Mines remain on the ballot. Tftey are Robert Griskenas iof Woodstock and Janet A. Pence of Crystal Lake. others have filed for the same office on the Citizens party ticket. Because they are in­ dependent . from the two major parties, they will not be voted upon in the primary election but their names will appear in th£ November vote. •' The four .are Donald Doherty, Charles "Chuck". Weingart, Harry R. Dean and Peter Reiland, all of the McHenry area. From among all of the candidates, three are in­ cumbents, Curran, Doherty and Weingart. Because of laws in the interest of consolidation of elections, the County board winners will hold office for only two years. Stoarb Winning ilrtospaper Illinois Press Association New»p»p*lfcont«»t v "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 104 NUMBER 43 WEDNESDAY^ DECEMBER 26, 1979 'Twas the season to be merry ~ and we tried. Sometimes it just came naturally, like the night we put up the tree and looked at each colorful decoration. Some brought back pleasant memories of the giver -- a special significance that takes on new meaning each year it is brought from the box, carefully tucked bet­ ween tissue paper. And it was easy to have the proper spirit when we saw carolers braving chilly winds to bring their glad tidings to others. But even in the holiday season we were brought back to the harsh realities of everyday living by the petty annoyances encountered from time to time. Cars have a way of becoming a vexation at the same time they are a pleasure and a necessity. For instance, all the ads say, "Be sure to keep your tires up for good gas mileage". We tried--we really did-- but finding air even for a fee is sometimes next to impossible. The air was low last week and we set about the task of finding an air hose. A good size purchase of gasoline and n tip for the service of providing the air brought no results. It seems the hose was broken. "It might come tomorrow, it might be next month", was the unsatisfactory answer of the attendant as he suggested we find another station. And this was after we had spent $17 on gas. Surely the next attendant would be less than delighted to give us free air. But we tried again. No hose! A third station and the discouraging words, "Ours is inside, try the next station down the way". That one was closed for it was Sunday. finally we found a station in which the busy attendant motioned toward the hose but failed U> move our way. That air had better hold because in this busy season we will otherwise be driving on four squashy tires. There seems to be a moral to this story. It is that even when you're willing to pay for something, it isn't always good enough. Maybe it's because it's advertised for free. KAF Stolen Cycles Back On Eve Of Christmas When riding a stolen motorcycle, it is often wise not to ride it in the same city in which it was stolen. Jeffrey Smith of 4714 , Garden Quarter, McHenry, reported to McHenry County Sheriff's police that a man had been seen riding his motorcycle, which was parked behind the Dew Drop Inn, 3106 W. Route 120, McHenry. , When the police in­ vestigated they found that Smith had reported his motorcycle stolen last Oc­ tober. Also parked behind the tavern was another stolen motorcycle that belonged to Peter Gerrard of 2308 Fernwood, McHenry. The drivers of the motorcycles, Gerald Crouse, 20, of 813 Black Partridge, and Kirk Muse, 19, of 1705 W. River Terrace drive, both of McHenry, were arrested for pbssession of stolen property oVer $150. "' Bond and court dates have not yet been set. "Several units of the Sheriff's police responded to an "armed robbery" at the Henny Penny restaurant, 1709 W. Route 120, McHenry. When they arrived, an employee told them that a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a pistol ordered her to give him all the large bills irithe register. The man then Itft, driving west on Route 1*0. While police were in­ vestigating the premises, $40 was found concealed in a r^st room waste basket. The police confronted the jUvenile employee and found I Hat no robbery had been committed. The juvenile was referred to authorities for making a false police report? Christmas trees wer^oQM again the target of thieves afr Peter Schneider of McHenry reported to Sheriff's police that someone had cut down six blue spruce trees from his residence. In Wonder Lake, Roger VanCleve found that someone had stolen a hydraulic lift for a snowplow. The unit had been bolted to his pickup truck. The Sheriff's police were called to a report abandoned car. They new Plymouth with its on and a flat tire, that had run into two mailboxes. The car, which had been stolen from the lot, was the property of Lakeland Chrysler-Plymouth, 2508 W. Route 120, McHenry. Sometime while Cloyd Swen of Wheeling, 111., was at a party at the Chapel Hill Country club, someone stole his car. The car was later found on Hamlin avenue, McHenry. By the time Anthony Demitropoulos. of Wonder Lake had returned to his car, which had run out of gas. someone had stolen the battery. A neighbor called the Sheriff's police when it was noticed that a garage win­ dow had been brokenjand the door was ajar. The home was still under construction and belongs to David Kucz1- wara of Chicago. The police found that a snowmobile had , been removed from the garage. Following the tracks, the machine was later found but a tool kit and two snowmobile suits and helmets were missing. At Adams Lawn and Leisure, 2103 W. Route 120, McHenry, someone stole parts from three snowmobiles, including two sets of windshields and moldings and a set of skis and springs. , Jerry Krause of 2703 (Continued on page 16) Voting Changes Major changes will be in effect concerning the way elections are conducted, effective in 1980. Rick Fulle of the State Board of Elections discussed the changes recently as he outlined the Illinois Election Consolidation law. Fulle said elections will be limited to five days under the new law. Emergency referenda under Circuit approval can be held. Soil and water conservation districts and drainage district elections are not affected by the law. One major change concerns the registration procedure. Voter registration in the binder books will be necessary for all elections. Beginning in December, 1980, voters will go to the polls five times during a two-year period. Extra people helped to work on election maps in the office of the County clerk last summer. MCHS Campuses -A*. Fewer Offerings In Revised Curriculum 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 20' nd Santa 9s Tired A tired Santa doxes in his hunt in the Pearl street park just moments after the last child trudged on his way last weekend. During December, Santa distributed candy to hundreds of McHenry area youngsters as he listened to their dreams of a full stocking. • STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Economics For Young Consumers It was Christmas, a time for panic when yule pur­ chases result in the total destruction of a well planned budget. Now its almost the New Year, and the early arrival of income tax returns prompt everyone's attention to the topic of economics. Looking upon this as a perfect lime to teach children about the principles of economics, educators at James C. Bush created two seasonal programs for their elementary-age children to better understand the cycle of production, distribution and consumption. The programs also stressed the development of simple survival skills which will hopefully, make the students b e t t e r c o n s u m e r s throughout their lifetimes. The Learning center ( directed by Kathy Mullen, provided students in second through fifth grades with a "wish" contract that presented a learning ex­ perience under the guise of fun. Second and third grade students were given a contract in which they had to make purchases for Winnie the Pooh's friends. Sears, Montgomery Wards and Spiegel catalogs were available for the children along with a budget of $8 or less per friend. The skills the students learned were numerous. Ms. Mullen said, "Social studies, math and reading abilities are all needed to complete these projects which require identification of catalog, page number and cost." In order to accurately total the cost of their purchases, the students had also to develop skills on the adding machine. The older fourth and fifth ' grade students had a more complicated contract in which recognition of size and weight of their purchases was also necessary. Their contract, which was for their family instead of the Pooh group, had a larger budget of $20 per ^parent and $15 per sibling. After the students y had calculated their costs on the adding machine, they had to write a check, teaching them yet another survival skill. „ Because of the success of the catalog project, third grade teachers at Bush decided to create an even larger learning experience in economics. Thus, the Christmas bazaar was born and was held the week before Christmas by the six third grade classes. Ten days prior to the bazaar, work began. Ann Latz, third grade teacher, explained, "We create a mini-economy where students are paid for their services and goods." The goods which Ms. Latz referred to were ornaments, decorations and other creative craft projects the students struggled to complete, thus becoming manufacturers. The third graders then sold the completed goods to their instructors, who were the retailers. The money (200 pennies which each third grade teacher was budgeted for the bazaar) was distributed to students in accordance with their efforts-thus, students became w&ge earners. The money given to the students on the morning of the bazaar allowed them to make purchases throughout all the third grade rooms., They became consumers. "If a student is not capable of craft skills", Ms. Latz (Continued on page 16) The board of High School District 156 approved a re­ vised curriculum list for the two four-year high schools for 1980-81 which the ad­ ministrators conceded would contain less course alter­ natives than now offered. When board member Barb Slater asked at the last meeting if there were any significant things dropped, William Dodds, principal at East, answered, "Yes, depending on who you talk to. But yes, the honors program." (for instance) But he indicated that qualified students could take advanced courses in some subjects. Dodds explained that because, in effect, the schools now have one-third the students over which to spread the course offerings they can no longer suc­ cessfully schedule a large numbfer of courses. The enrollment reduction results from the loss of the John- sburg students and the decision to go to two equivalent four-year campuses instead of the two two-year schools. Greg Johnson, principal at West, said also there was the .problem „pf teachers having too many preps Uhree or more class preparations daily which .reduced teaching effectiveness). He noted that with the numerous offerings and reduced staff some teachers would have six or seven preps. Board member Judy Zid, who was on the curriculum committee, explained that the problems of prepping scheduling and (interschool) bussing were the main reasons for dropping or consolidating a number of courses. Dodds noted that the new curriculum, with its number of deletions, consolidations and some reductions in credit, would help the of­ ferings at each school to dovetail. In past years the _ curriculum had been ex­ panded to meet the needs of a 2,300 student body in the two two-year schools, but now there are 800 students in each of two equal schools and they will have to make """atrjlistments to make up for inadequacies at either unit. Dodds added that the emphasis is now on career education and that all ninth graders must enroll in at least a career exploratory program and be familiar with the career education process. When the question of capstones (junior or senior finishing classes for industrial or business courses) was raised the administration explained that the school was able to cap many courses. Graphic arts, auto mechanics, and data processing were pointed out as examples. But since only a few courses included cap programs with two 50- minute daily periods David Benrud, board member who has been a strong advocate of the McHenry County Area Career center, insisted that "two hours per day, five days a week for two years at the area career center, that's my idea of a career education." When Supt. Robert Swartzloff suggested that the district's ICE (Industrial Cooperative Education) program is a capstone, Benrud responded, "Em­ ployers don't always make that kind of use of them" (referring to students not being used in skilled situations but instead used in drudge work). Swartzloff noted, "We don't have the area career center and now we have to live in reality. The staff is doing what it can in the present situation." Benrud recalled that bussing was one of the ob­ jections that helped kill the area career center proposal and suggested that "if we're going to stay at home, let's do it (accomplish the aim of career education). This should become a district priority." Johnson cited comments from a trade school official, that indicated McHenry schools were turning out a number of qualified students from the auto mechanics program. He noted also that they were placing numbers of students from the graphic arts programs. He said that many graduates were trained well enough to get in the door of industry and stay there. Dodds noted also that word from the State Board of Education was that this was the last year they would receive a waiver for their inadequate physical education program (PE) at East campus. This, he said, would mean an increase in the PE staff at East and some at West/ but there would be a corresponding decrease in need for teachers in other depart­ ments. In other business, the board approved the cer­ tificate for tax levy for the assessment year 1979. The taxes from the $3,658,000 levy will be received in the 1980-81 school year. Business manager Mike Kelly con­ firmed that the levy reflects the expected receipt of funds from the personal property tax replacement, which has been upheld in the state court system as con­ stitutional. Supt. Swartzloff noted that the levy rate was inflated to cover any possible unforeseen in­ creases in assessments Which are expected to be affected by the 1.5 multiplier from the state. The $3,658,000 levy in­ cludes $2,675,000 for education, $500,000 for building maintenance, $243,000 for transportation, $100,000 for the working cash fund, $50,000 for the municipal retirement fund, and $90,000 for tort immunity insurance. (Continued on page 16) Struck By Car McHenry Man Killed i Dec. 21 A McHenry man W,as killed early Friday evening Dec. 21, as he was walking on Route 173 near Spring Grove, 111. r ^ Leonard Crago, 48, of 4606 ^ Bonnes drive, McHenry, was ' pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m. by Deputy Coroner Stafford after he was hit by a Westbound auto, according to McHenry County Sheriff's police. Units of the Sheriff's police, Richmond police and the Richmond Rescue squad Responded to the scene after a car driven by Sandra L. Zaehler, 32, of McHenry hit a then unidentified man. The man was later identified as Crago by the Sheriff's police. . An investigation into the accident is continuing by the Sheriff's police.