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March Madness The final minute of play during the Regional tournament at Woodstock brings tension to Warrior Cheerleader Jo Anne Blume. Sixty seconds later she cheered as the Warriors won 62-57 to advance to the championship game tonight at Woodstock. Story and additional photos on sports page. STAFF PHOTO/WAYNE GAYLORD Top Fund Raisers For Easter Seal When the totals were in, it was clear that McHenry was the city showing the greatest pledge support in McHenry county's third annual Easter Seal-WXRD Dance-a-thon. Sue Malenius, a member of Y.E.S. (Youth for Easter Seals) who was the nation's top Dance-a-thon money raiser in 1979, has repeated her efforts and, once again, has won first prize this year collecting $3,329! R e c o g n i z i n g S q e ' s achievements, she will again be going to the National Easter Seal Telethon in Hollywood. Adding to the excitement and pride of McHenry is the fact that the second top money raiser, Annette Taylor, is also a McHenry resident and, has too, won a trip to the 1980 National Telethon. Annette's trip is being funded by an unexpected anonymous donation of a McHenry county resident who was particularly impressed by the tremendous efforts of McHenry county youth. The combined efforts of these two women alone has accounted for almost 15 percent of all the funds generated in pledges by the 1980 Dance-a-thon. This year's total in pledges amounted to $28,165.30, an outstanding figure! Happy smiles of winners are shown on the faces of Sue Malenius, left, and Annette Taylor. Miss Malenius was top money raiser for the second year in the county Youth for Easter Seals (Y.E.S.) Dance-a-thon by collecting $3,329. Miss Taylor was second. Both young ladies will go to the National Easter Seal Telethon in Hollywood. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 9tnari> Winning ihtofipaptr 1979-- Illinois Press Association Newspaper Contest VOLUME 104 NUMBER 62 FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1980 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 25' mmw. New Council Policies To Goverh City Park Program The City Council heard, considered and adopted three new administrative policies at Monday night's meeting which were presented by City Park Director Peter Merkel. The policies will govern residency, registration and refunds as they relate to various park programs. Residents who wish to participate in City- s p o n s o r e d r e c r e a t i o n programs are defined as anyone living within the corporate boundaries of McHenry. Where a cooperative City- school program is scheduled, anyone residing in the legal boundaries of School Districts 156 and 15 would be eligible for the resident fee. Merkel pointed out that the school districts were larger than the cor­ porate boundaries of the City. The non-resident fees for all "fee supported" programs have been set at o n e - a n d - a - h a l f t i m e s t h e resident's fee. Merkel explained that the Arson Task Force At Work In these pre-election days, •we find many interesting questions we might ask the men and women who hope to take a seat either in the House or Senate in Washington. D C. In fact, we also have a few for can­ didates serving on the state or county level, but if we print their answers it is unlikely that our reading public will be impressed Unfortunately, politicians -- the people responsible for spending much of our money • are not presently held in high esteem by the man on the street. We long ago concluded that the politician is- not altogether to blame. Groups engaged in lob­ bying can be quite im­ pressive in their ^per- s u a s i o n s T h e f i r s t t i m e office seeker may really mean what he promises, but !«mce in the seat of power, he ! learns his voting power will eject him from that seat in short order if he fails to see the point of strong lobbyers. And have you noticed ihat (Continued on |Mqe 20) Absentee Voting Deadlines Near Voters who will be unable to go to the polls for the primary election March 18 are reminded that the last day to apply by mail for an absentee ballot is March 13. The County clerk's office wilk be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 15, for absentee voting in person. The deadline for applying in person for an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is March 17, from 8:30 to 5 p.m. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day. Thieves' Tastes Range From Mink To Grinder Objects ranging from a mink stole to a valve seat grinder were reported missing in various thefts and burglaries in the McHenry area in the past week. Someone broke a rear window at the home of Richard Hupe, of 501 S. Emerald, McHenry, and stole a microwave oven, a television set. an AM-FM radio and cassette player, a~ mink stole and three wrist watches. Terrance Pauley, of 2909 M a g e l l a n . M c H e n r y , reported the theft of a video cassette recorder and about $3 in change from his home. At 54Q9 Orchard Way. McHenry. Joseph Castillo reported that a CB radio, an AM-FM tape player and a calculator had been stolen from his home. Someone broke the glass in an overhead door at the L a k e l a n d C h r y s l e r Plymouth, at 2506 Route 120, McHenry, and stole $30 in (Continued on page 20) fees for non-fee supported services or programs, like picnic reservations or equipment rentals, would be set according to a separate fee structure. This separate fee schedule would be set by either the Council or the Parks department. The newly adopted policies also give McHenry residents, as defined above, priority in registration and proof of residency may be required. Merkel said these "easy to follow" guidelines are fairly standard and are used in m a n y m u n i c i p a l i t i e s throughout the state. In a later report to the Council, Merkel said that he ited #sked the township to help pay for the fencing of baseball and Softball fields at Petersen park, since many township residents use the park and the fields. The township, Merkel said, will contribute 50 percent, at most, if they decide to help pay for the improvements. A carry-over from the last C o u n c i l m e e t i n g , t h e question of whether Attorney James Green, representing the Residential Develop­ ment Group, could legally withdraw a petition before a vote was taken by the Council was addressed by City Attorney Bernard Narusis. Narusis' findings were that the petitioner could withdraw the petition after the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) had voted, if it was withdrawn before the Council voted on the matter. Narusis also said that there was nothing in the City ordinances which would prevent the petitioner from refiling the petition. Under City ordinances, if the Council had voted to deny the petition, the same petition could not be refiled for a period of 12 months. A n o t h e r i m p o r t a n t question raised by the petitioners' action was whether, if the petition was refiled, the ZBA could r e v e r s e i t s d e c i s i o n a n d recommend approval. "There is no sense in the petitioner coming back with an identical petition," Narusis said. "The ZBA would be found arbitrary (Continued on page 20) Pursue Legal Steps In Reduction Of Teachers Pursuing its policy to may need to be "more than reduce the ' numb¥fJ"~8f^"Tlve dismissals or 150 per- teachers in Elementary cent of the average number School District 15, based upon "economic necessity", the board met last week and p r o c e e d e d w i t h t h e necessary legal steps. Two resolutions were passed in this connection. The first was for authorization of a hearing on the honorable dismissal of teachers. Because there of teachers honorably dismissed in the preceding three years, whichever is greater", according to law, a hearing must be arranged. The board set this hearing for 7:30 p.m. March 11 at the administrative center on Main street. The other resolution provided for a notice to be given to each teacher who will be honorably dismissed either because* of the decrease in the total number employed or because of the discontinuance of some particular type of teaching service. These teachers must be notified at least 10 days before final board action. It was revealed that notices will need to be given to more (Continued on page 20) Spirit Keyword Of Rescue Effort Company Two, one of the newest additions to the McHenry Rescue squad, is examined in this, the last segment of a four-part Plaindealer profile of the McHenry Area Rescue squad. Members of nine area fire departments, including McHenry, participated in a practice exercise sponsored by the county's Arson Task force. The firemen practiced various fire fighting techniques while arson investigators and police worked on investigating the causes of the fires. More pictures and information are on Page 22. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD As the times change, so does a Rescue squad. One of the most recent additions to the McHenry Area Rescue squad was Company Two, based south of McHenry near Holiday Hills. The history of Company Two dates back to when another volunteer group, tne Lakes Region Rescue squad, served a 40 square mile area, south of the City. Some of the Company Two members were also mem­ bers of the Lakes Region Rescue squad. In the days before Lakes Region (and now Company Two), the area was served by only the Johnsburg Rescue squad, which was the f i r s t s u c h g r o u p i n t h e c o u n t y . H o w e v e r , t h e distances involved made the response time in the event of an emergency too great. According to one of the squad members, and former Lakes Region member. Ken Lesniak, Lakes Region was formed because, "we are a long way from help. People needed help and it wasn't available." Company Two lieutenant Bill Abbink said the Lakes Region Rescue squad was forced to disband when both Island Lake and W^uconda went to tax-supported rescue squads. "If your tax money goes to support a rescue squad, then why contribute money to a volunteer group?" Abbink asked. In the winter of 1978-79 Abbink and Lesniak. both f o r m e r m e m b e r s o f t h e Lakes Region Rescue squad. were approached by the McHenry Area Rescue squad. Realizing that the response time to Holiday Hills and the southern part of the district was still about 20 minutes, the McHenry Rescue squad wanted to know if enough members could be found to operate another station. There were. Neither Abbink nor L e s n i a k e x p e c t e d t h e transition to go as easily as it did. "It was really nice being so well received," Abbink said. "We like being associated with an area and it's been super working with Station One and Johnsburg." The tie that binds the companies together is pride, comradeship and caring. "I can't put it into words," L e s n i a k s a i d . " M y w i f e became involved to see where I was all the time." Abbink said Company Two has a "good combination of men and women. Lesniak pointed to one of t h ? p r o b l e m s f a c i n g t h e squad, "People don't realize that they are not paying a thing. A lot of people who move out here from the City take this service for granted, they think it (the service) is here but it's not." Lesniak also made a few suggestions to people who have to call the Rescue squad. He said house numbers were very important - p a r t i c u l a r l y o u t i n t h e subdivisions. "When you call in, give the p r o p e r a d d r e s s a n d t h e name of the subdivision." Lesniak said. Other helpful hints in­ clude. turning or flashing a porch light at night -- "it's like a beacon" - and if possible, have someone out to meet the ambulance. Company Two operates "1256". a fully equipped (Continued on page 20) When members of the McHenry Area Rescue squad Company Two are finished with a call and say they're heading for.the barn - they're not kidding. Pictured above (from left to right) are most of Company Two: Linda Thietje, Roger Thietje, Ken Lesniak. Debbie Mayo, "125S". Bill Abbink. Joe Foreman and Matt Lewandowski. "r STAFF PHOTXKWAYNE GAYLORD >