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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 fltoarb Winning ilrtospaper Illinois Preas Association Newspaper Contest VOLUME 104 NUMBER 49 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1980 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 20 Consider Adolescent Center The old axiom was, "Children should be seen and not heard". Itk new axiom is, "Children should be seen and heard as long as they don't bother Mother". Those cherubic little people they call children can be the most cherished of humans when they are in the right place. That place doesn't happen to be in a super market at any time or in a department store before the holidays. Of all the nightmares we could imagine, there is none so real and so terrifying as the one in broad daylight that involves escaping^ the antics of a child in a store. Whether they are weary of merely tagging along, or hyper with the exuberance of youthful vigor makes little difference. Either way they are a menace. We recall one particularly frightening experience just days before Christmas. We were harrying from one section of the store to another, deep in concentration but with full possession of our faculties, when at the end of a long aisle a cart streaked through the intersection. Propelled by the tireless energy of a youngster of about 5, the cart was doing very well on its own. Close behind was the human dyamo, oblivious of our close call, who just moved into another aisle and began his assault on another unsuspecting shopper. The next child we encountered was in the super market. He belonged to that gregarious grouping labeled as marauders Everything he saw he wanted. Everything he could touch he took. Finally, in a loud scream that alerted every shopper in the store, we heard, "Put it down. Don't you know you have to pay for what you take?" This time it was Mother whose frayed nerves preparing for the Santa role found this was more than she could take. How such a loud voice could emerge from such a small body we could not understand. But if the velocity and stern quality proved scary to a few dozen adult shoppers, it was lost on Junior. He merely put that item back and started to look for something else that was enticing to his sweet tooth. Then there was the young one who despaired of Mother ever coming to the end of her list and took matters into his own hands. Now aisles in grocery stores are never wide enough for people who can't make up their mind. Add to the heavy shopping load three or four youngsters and the result is something out of an Our Gang comedy film. Grandma and Mother looked among the condiments; two older children were drawn to the other side of the aisle by an appealing array of chocolate items and marshmallows. Smack in the middle was the half filled cart. Catalogued nowhere : in this family setting was a small boy who apparently felt the need for instant comfort. Some distance from the melee, he stretched himself out on the floor and began to maneuver. Filled with the holiday spirit, we were reluctant to run over him. Even a mild reprimand seemed too harsh for the season. So we set about our own strategy. Since he was totally unaware of our presence we would glide our cart by one side as he stretched both arms and legs across the middle of the floor. But the little one had either ESP or eyes in the soles of his shoes. As we shifted to the left he lunged in the same direction. When we tried finesse and shiftily aimed at the other side, the little fellow did likewise. "What are you doing on the floor"? came the question from down the aisle. Unmistakenly, it was the indulgent tone only a mother can muster in such a situation. As junior made an incorrect lunge, we swept mi by only to see Grandma pull up alongside him as he explained he was looking for a dime. "Did you lose your dime"? It was Mother again. "No,I'm looking for another one" the voice trailed as we hurried on. Is this the end of the story? Of course not! This story has chapters that will continue to be written as long as kids accompany Mom on shopping trips and do what kids do best -- menace an aging population. K.A.F. Action by (he Mental Health- Board of McHenry County may lead to the use of the Dr. Miller property on Richmond road as a day treatment center fof adolescents, it was learned at the meeting of the1 Policy and Management board (P & M board) of the mental health group on Jan. 9. The board approved the renovation of the structures involved to meet minimum requirements for use at a cost not to exceed $20,000 from the grant monies allotted to this project. This action was taken after Robert Martens, director of the Family Services and Community Mental Health center, explained that a state fire marshal, acting for the various government sponsors of the program, had pointed out a number of corrections to be made. The mental health director added that, besides the adolescents who wonld at­ tend sessions there, the buildings would ac­ commodate the exPanding day treatment program for adults now being held in a remodeled residence at the mental health center on Waukegan road. This program. Martens said, had increased from 12 clients to 42, stretching the capacity of its present quarters. He noted that the staff had also increased from l 'j persons to 5 and would be augmented, by 3 more for the adolescent ireatment program. The money to pay for the renovation would come from the rental account of the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) grant funds allocated to this pilot project that was scheduled to start in September, 1979, Marten said. The delay in starting was due to inability to get the required resources from SEDOM (Special Education District of McHenry County) who were to furnish bus transportation and other assistance for the program, he explained. The rent money for that program was not being used, and so was available. <• Martens indicated to the board that he wanted to sign a lease for the facilities for two years, although the pilot program was designed to operate six months, and take an option for the balance of the full six years that the NIMH grant programs are planned to run. Martens predicted that the programs would continue since the project would receive in­ come next year from state educational funds ari(ftrom the Department of Mental Health in 1982. He noted also J hat 'the federal agency >HEW) would have to ap­ prove the diversion of money for the renovation. In other business, the P & M board recommended to the 708 board that members hire a consultant from the pool of mental health specialists available to "fine lune" the programs of the various agencies of the 708 board as a sort of "dress rehearsal" for the evaluation that federal of­ ficials would make of the NIMH grant funded projects Cost would be roughly $2,500, Dennis Smith, director of the 708 board estimated. This alternative arose as the P & M board discussed required monitoring procedures which their group must perform by June 1, 1980. In order to conform to federal guidelines for evaluating programs, the board established monitoring teams consisting of four persons. These would This it the composite drawing which was made from descriptions given to the police by a mother and the two girls involved in incidents where a suspicious man has tried to lore young girls into his car. It should be noted that the actual hair color of the man is much lighter. He is described as having blond hair, fair complexion, about 23-years-old, 5' 8 or 9", and wearing bine Jeans and a grey or blue sweatshirt McHenry County Sheriff s police were searching last Thursday for a man who reportedly tried to force a 13- year-old Wonder Lake girl into his car. This was the third incident involving children attending the Johnsburg schools in the past three weeks. According to the police report, the girl was waiting for a school bus at the in­ tersection of Ridgeway and Barnard Mill roads when the incident Pgcurradi ' The report said an older model brown, two-door vehicle was following the bus, which passed the girl. The bus usually stops for the girl on the return trip, the report said. The car stopped and the driver approached the girl, grabbed her and forced her into the passenger seat of the car. During the girl's struggle to escape, she grabbed the car keys and threw them out of the window. As the of­ fender went for the keys, the girl ran to a nearby house for help. TTie man was described as a white male, about 23 vears City Leaders Look At Goals ilnd the two men is the barn which will be remodelled to At the Knox park site, Chamber of Commerce President, John Huemann, (left) and McHenry Green street and Route 31.! Mayor Joseph Standi, are looking at the Master Plan proposed for the development of Knox serve as a shelter house, among Her things. An enlarged drawing of the Master Plan will be park. Recently acquired by the City, the 34-acre park site is located south of McHenry, between included in Friday's issue. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD include on each a 708 board staff member; an agency (under evaluation) member, and two members from the P & M board. Inspections would cover a period of three days, Ann Patla, assistant ^rector, said. Ms. Patla al^Q displayed for the board's reaction a newly received one-inch thick volume of federal and state guidelines for ^ monitoring NIMH projects. She noted that the required monitoring would lake place in two phases: the first, a self assessment by the agency; and second, the inspection by the P & M monitoring teams. The board*, also agreed to expand its membership to eight and lo allocate the representation equally between providers of ser­ vices (representatives of the agencies) and the con­ sumers of possible users of such services. These changes would be effective June 1. ' Presently (he P & M board consists of seven members, five of whom are providers. To reach the proportion specified by federal guidelines. the board (Continued on page 22) Seek Man For Luring Students Anotheryearhaspassed, but McHenry mayor, Joseph Stanek. and recently elected Chamber of Commerce president. John Huemann, are both looking ahead to 1980 with definite plans. According to Mayor Stanek, this year should be a good one for the City, par- licularly in the areasof park development and road improvements. "My goals and objectives for the City of McHenry are very extensive but surely attainable," the mayor commented. The latest addition to the - City's park acreage, Knox park, should be 75 percent developed in 1980, according to Mayor Stanek's predic­ tion. Some of the plans for l he 34-acre recreational site include the construction of a swimming pool. three lighted tennis courts and two Softball fields (one lighted). It is expected that these facilities will be open for public use by the summer of 1981. A $200,000 development grant for the park, which the City applied for early last fall.-was approved recently, according to Mayor Stanek In McHenry's other majtfr park facility. Petersen park, plans, are under way to further the development which has been started. "In Petersen park, a fine swimming' beach will be completed on McCulLom Lake," the mayor said. In addition.- a lighted ballfield will be built just south of the larger parking lot, he added. The mayor's goals for McHenry's streets and side roads are just as extensive. According to Mayor Stanek, the highest priority is the construction of the new state highway, FAP 420. * "This will be vigorously pursued," he said. Still in the hopeful stages are state projects for the updating of the Route 120 bridge over the Fox river and the widening of Route 31. south of Route 120. Within the corporate limits of the City, new traffic signals at the intersections of Route 120 and Ringwood- Draper road. Route 120 and Crystal Lake road. Pearl (Continued on page 22) Murder Trial Opens Jan. 16 The trial of Edward Wilting, one of three men Charged with the Jan. 22, 1979. murder of Edward Caraher. Jr.. is scheduled to begin today. J Jan. 16. Caraher, 22. of Lake Villa, was found dead in a snowbank along Vanderkarr road, near Greenwood, last year. ^ Edward VVieting. 22. of In^side, was arrested in mid-September and charged with murder, aggravated kidnaping and armed rob­ bery. Also facing the same charges are Clifford Johnson. 48. of Lake "Bluff, and William Frank. 20. of Ingleside. ' The trial will be heard in 191 h Judicial Circuit court by Judge William Block. A number of pre-trial motions have been brought befojee Judge Block in the last two weeks. In three • separate motions, defense attornevs for the three ac­ cused men have asked that the statements the men made to the police be sup­ pressed - not admitted as evidence in the trial. Block denied the Frank motion and granted Wieting and Johnson motions. Another motion, which was granted, allowed the three men to separate their defenses and be tried separately. The motion for a change of - venue (location) was denied by Judge Block. Defense attorneys argued that press coverage of the proceedings might deprive the three defendants of a fair trial. One of the three defense attorneys. Richard Kelly, of Crystal Lake, was cited for contempt and fined $50 after tie violated a court order not to release the name of a witness in the case, who is also an inmate of the County jail. Drama Presentation old. slender, with blond hair and wearing a grey sweater or sweatshirt and blue jeans. The car he was driving was described as a model about 1970, either a Ford Maverick or a Plymouth Duster, dirty tan or grey in color. One of the incidents in­ volved a second grader from Pistakee Highlands, at the opposite side of the school district from Wonder Lake The driver stopped and asked the fhild; who was enrOute home from school, if she would get in the car When she refused, he asked if her father was home, to which she also gave a negative reply After she had continued on home and informed her mother of the incident, the driver followed, pulled into the driveway and knocked on the door. Finding an adult in the house, he left o A similar incident oc­ curred elsewhere in the district also in which the driver approached an elementary school child near her home. The father wit­ nessed the conversation (Continued on page 22) t i * ' * i Chris (Doug Maris), explains his feeling to Ann (Mary Higgins) in this scene from Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" as Joe (Steve Parisi) looks on. The play will be presented in West campus auditorium Jan. 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. by the school Drama club. A senior citizen performance will be presented Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. McHenry DollarrDays January 17-18-19