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School District 15 Will One Be Queen ? F o l i o w i n g t h e reorganization of the board of Elementary School District 15, the naming of important committees at Tuesday evening's meeting evoked questions on the part of new members. Gary Lockwood was elected president and Eileen Zurblis,. secretary, with Arthur Newbrough, high vote getter at the recent election, named president pro-tem and Joan Miller, secretary pro-tem. Committee memberships were announced as Lock- wood's appointments, and it was the result of these that questions were raised. T h e i m p o r t a n t Negotiations committee remains the same as last year, with Lockwood serving as chairman and with Joan Miller and Frances Larsen as members. Newbrough asked why a new member was not, in­ cluded on the committee, to which Lockwood responded that he felt the committee was best served, for the present, with the same membership. He added that the membership could be changed at any time. To an observation by Gerald Bunting, another new member, that this seemed discriminatory, Lockwood assured him that if the ac­ tion gave that appearance, it most certainly was not the case. The president gave much the same reason as before for his selection, adding that there would not be much action on this particular .committee until the Fall of 1981. The same question, "Why isn't a new member in­ cluded?" was asked when the names of the Finance committee were read. This . committee includes Lock- wood, Mrs. Larsen and Karen Salman. Lockwood explained that the appointment of former members saved new members from becoming acquainted with the large amount of background material needed to function. He repeated that this membership, too could be changed. Other committee ap­ pointments were as follows: . Transportation - Gerald Bunting, chairman, and Arthur Newbrough. Public Relations - Joan Miller, chairman, and Ar­ thur Newbrough. Planning and Building - Karen Salman, chairman, Gerald Bunting and Eileen Zurblis. Extra-Duty Stipends - Karen Salman, chairman, and Joan Miller. When the same legal firm. Bobbins, Schwartz, Nicholas & Lipton, was retained for another year. Bunting asked for further explanation of a retainer fee not to exceed $150 a month. A member of the firm present at the meeting told him this procedure was ad­ vantageous to the board. He continued to state that school officials are often hesitant to call for legal advice on small problems when they know a fee will be charged. On the other hand, when any number of this type of requests are included in the retainer fee, they are more free to seek advice. The fee also assures that one of the members of the firm is present at all regular meetings. William E. Landis, the school's business manager. (Continued on page 17) BARBHUMANN SUNDAE MORRISON ANITA MAGD1C As the deadline for entrance into the Miss McHenry contest passed on Tuesday, these three pretty young ladies were included among the contestants. Barb Humann, 17, attends McHenry high school, where she is a pom-pon girl, a member of the band, a Bat girl and in Student Council. Her hobbies are water skiing, swimming and baseball. Sundae Morrison, also 17, attends West high school, where she is also on the Student Council and in the Work program. Her favorite pastimes are swimming, traveling and horseback riding. Anita Magdic, 18, in enrolled in McHenry high school, where she is interested in art and music. Hobbies are painting and outdoor sports. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGI0N SINCE 1875 latuarb Winning iletospaper 1979-- Illinois Press Association Newspaper Contest VOLUME 104 NUMBER 76 FRIDAY. APRIL 25. 1980 2 SECTIONS 26 PAGES 25 Awarded National Merit Scholarship Jill Hutchinson enjoys a few moments of leisure time playing the piano. The talented young lady has just been named one of 1,125 winners of National Merit $1,000 scholarships nationwide. She is a senior at West campus. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Jill Hutchinson of 2514 W. Lincoln road, McHenry, was included among only 1,125 winners of National Merit $1,000 scholarships in the second of three major an­ nouncements made April 24, of Merit Scholars this Spring by the National Merit Scholarship corporation of Evanston. She is a senior at West campus. Miss Hutchinson's scholarship is sponsored by the Pullman Incorporated foundation, a diversified international company. The honored recipient lists her field of study as Political Science. A top student, she has been a state finalist in debate for two years and has won numerous trophies for her talents. She has been named an Illinois State Scholar, won a Washington university chancellor scholarship and a PTA scholarship. She won first place in a national math exam. For two years she has play­ ed in the county honors band (Continued on page 17) Split Votes Recommend Zoning Petition Denial With split votes on two occasions, the City of McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) cast negative recommendations on a petition for a variation from the "R-4" multi-family classification as presented at a meeting held this past week. The site for this proposed construction is a 5.49 acre wedge of land at the in­ tersection of McCullom Lake road and Orleans street. Presented by Attorney Daniel Curran, the petition requested a variation which would allow the construction of three apartment buildings with three habitable levels on a single lot. The City zoning ordinance presently states that an apartment building can have only two habitable levels and that a single lot can have only one building. The petitioners, Irv Coppel, a general contractor from Highland Park, and Tony Bono, a general con­ tractor from Roselle, 111., want to build an 88-unit complex of three, three- story buildings. If the variation was denied, the developers were asking the ZBA to amend the zoning ordinance to allow three-story construction and more than one building per lot. According to testimony from Curran, Coppel and Robert McDonald,, the site planner and architect, the height difference between the two-and-a-half stories allowed by the ordinance and the requested three- story was 3.5 feet. McDonald also pointed out that the height of the proposed ROTARY FEATURE This issue of the Plaindealer carries an 8- page tabloid, in color, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Rotary International and the 25th year of the founding of the McHenry club. Spring is that delightfully beautiful season we like to associate with robins, warm breezes and blue skies. Actually, Spring is much more than that, and some of it is not pleasant. After waiting behind traffic on Front street about 4 o'clock last Friday af­ ternoon, with temperatures at 70 degrees, it became evident that the recreational season ahead would be another nightmare for local drivers. In desperation, the young lady driver ahead of us Anally changed her mind and turned the direction she had not intended to go. We are also reminded that bicycles will be on the move in great numbers in the days stow* - •**' a (Continued on page 17) Spraying Debate Warms Up Council Meeting Room After a short discussion Monday night, the McHenry City Council voted 5 to 4 to authorize the spraying of 270 acres to eradicate a gypsy moth population in McHenry. Prior to the meeting, a state Agriculture depart­ ment official, Norman Seaborg, told the Plain- dealer that if the Council voted against the program, nothing would be done this year. "We (the state Agriculture department) are committed to our budgets," Seaborg said. When asked about the possibility of spraying the bacteria from helicopters, Seaborg said this would not be done this year, if ever. "It costs too much and is not effective enough to be worth it," Seaborg said. "If the Council decides against the program, we'll have to wait until next year and hope." None of this conversation was relayed to the Council before the vote. When the meeting began, Alderman Nolan said she felt like a member of a jury. "We must judge this based on the facts," she said, "we cannot be swayed by emotion." Alderman Pepping was in favor of waiting. He said, "The facts, as I see it, are that there is no compelling reason to enter the program." Alderman Adams hinted at the possibility of cancer being linked to the spray and (Continued on page 17) <• structures would not exceed the 35-foot maximum. "The three-building arrangement would allow for more open space and would not affect the den­ sity," McDonald said. McDonald described an 88- uiut, two-and-a-half story MEIding as "huge" and said the structure would take up an estimated 12 percent more space. "There would be no aesthetic difference between the two-and-a-half story building and the three, ex­ cept for the height dif­ ference," McDonald ex­ plained. McDonald observed that more than one building on the lot would give the developers more design flexibility than a single building and would provide for easier access. According to the sketch plan, the two points of ingress-egress to the wedge- shaped parcel both lie on Orleans street. There would be no access from McCullom Lake road. City Attorney Bernard Narusis questioned the need for more than one building per lot. "Because of the arrangement," answered McDonald, "It's difficult to put 88 units into one building." Both the builders and the architects recommended the construction of three-story "on-grade" (no basement) buildings. One of the owners of the property, Irv Coppel said that while "slab on grade" construction might be more expensive to build, these types of buildings are easier to rent and maintain. "Slab on grade con­ struction eliminates water problems and sump pumps in the basement apartments and it provides easier access for handicapped people," Coppel said. Where garden (basement) apartments are built, Coppel explained, handicapped people must either go up or down seven steps to get to the residentiallevel. Coppel also said the trend today seems to be that people would rather not "go down into an apartment." He added that garden apartments could not have patio doors, which many apartment dwellers prefer. Where money was con­ cerned, Coppel told the ZBA that banks are more willing to finance three small structures than one large one. ZBA chairman James Fouse asked about a time frame for the construction of the complex. (Continued on page 17) Two Financial Institutions Home Loan Interest Down The mortgage interest rates for home loans at the McHenry State bank dropped to 13.5 percent early this week, according to bank official Ormel Prust. When he was contacted for a verification, he said that the interest rate had indeed dropped to 13.5 percent with three points. In financial parlance, a single "point" is the same as a service charge which equals one percent of the total loan and is paid to the financial institution. For example, if someone were to obtain a loan of $40,000 with three points (3 percent), that person would, in effect, pay the bank 3 percent of the total loan, .03 times $40,000, or $1,200. Prust said the bank decided to lower the interest rates for "owner occupied homes" only. "We are only lending money to people who are looking for homes to live in,'* Prust explained. "We are not lending money for speculation." Prust added that the bank was simply trying to help out area residents and trying to "get things rolling again." The president of the McHenry Savings and Loan, Charles M. Adams, told the Plaindealer that mortgage interest rates at the Savings and Loan dropped to 14.25 percent with two-and-a-half points Thursday morning "The rates have been coming down in Chicago for the last 10 days," Adams noted. Adams said similar terms to the ones at the McHenry (Continued on page 17) TIME CHANGES Daylight Saving time returns to McHenry and most of the nation starting in the early hours of Sunday, April 27. Residents are reminded to turn clocks ahead* one hour Saturday night. Musical Vagabonds Two segments of the McHenry Choral club Spring program are represented by the scenes above. At left, Margaret Boarini as Huguette, and Janet Webel as Lady Catherine, are shown with Weg Thomas, who portrays Francois Villon in portions of Friml's "The Vagabond King". At right, Mary Ann Wegener and Alice Owen are gypsies featured in Richard Strauss' "The Gypsy Baron", which also will be presented in abbreviated form. Another section will highlight popular music from 1890 lo the present day. The program will be given ii^ \^£st campus auditorium Saturday and Sundav nights. May 3-4, at 8:15 p.m. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD Fifty-five singers will be on stage when the curtain opens on the McHenry Choral club's thirty-ninth Spring presentation Saturday and St" lay evenings. May 3-4. in West campus auditorium The musicians, representing Crystal Lake. Richmond. Woodstock. Ingleside and Salem. Wis . as well as the & .. «rea, v. ,!1 >^cn the program at 8 15 with "Gonna Build A Mountain Theme of the program is Vagabond Variety, featuring vagabonds of the world through music It will highlight popular music from 'he Ga\ Nineties with -soloists and ensembles at tired appropriately for the various time periods Another section will take •he audience in scenic (Continued on page 17)