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When you want dependability, look for. jPAGE 16 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1960 I ViiiaQc Ci nCnsnif juOfcS tnge Aide 344-1984 Rose Lillegard 385-4517 Meeting Has Full Agenda At the last two committee meetings of the Board of Trustees, many items were discussed and will , be presented for approval or denial at the regular Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, June 24, at 7 p.m. v Treasurer, Joan Bartel, reported that she had received notice from the Illinois Department of Transportation that the anticipated Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) allocations for the calendar year of 1980 is $20,000. (calendar year 1980 is the last six months of fiscal year 1979-80 and the first six months of fiscal year 1980-81) The village of McHenry Shores operates on the fiscal year of May 1 through April 30 of the following year. In regard to removal of the concrete bridge over the creek between the ball diamond and the beach, it was noted that this bridge is badly sinking and dangerous. Because the bridge is on state property and over a waterway, it will be further researched as to whether a state permit is needed. Bids were to have been opened for the mowing of vacant lots at the June 4 meeting. In the absence of bids, the price of $35 per lot, per cutting, for a minimum of 2, possibly 3 and maybe 4 cuttings per each lot, was established and final decision will be made at the June 24 meeting. To this price, a 10 percent ad- ministrationfee will be added. The levy and ap­ propriation ordinances were not yet available. It was established that the first reading of new proposed ordinances could take place at the committee meetings. Proposed Or­ dinance No. 4.7, an amend­ ment to the traffic code, refers to open liquor in motor vehicles, was presented for the first reading. Recommendation was § made of the purchase of traffic control signs V Bills were reviewed in the following amounts: General fund FY 1980-81. $1,951.35: General fund FY 1979-80, $2,191 T* *.'•*»« the utility franchises should be checked and up-dated as to the current and new census figures. A resident asked why the village is paying for spouses to attend the monthly dinner meeting of the McHenry C o u n t y , M u n i c i p a l association. The above items will appear on the agenda for the June 24 meeting, plus any Mother items that may come before the board for their consideration. Your par­ ticipation is always welcomed. BUILDING PERMITS Jim Bowles, alterations and remodeling; Ron Grabowski, septic-new; Ms. Garlinski, septic-new; Louis Schmitt, drain tiles; Ron Grabowski, garage and fireplace,Richard Tschantz, fence; Craig Smith, shed; Walter Loan, fence; Clarence Schweikert, fence; William Warner, fence; Ted Siebeck, fence; Richard Hay, shed; Gerald Bonde, deck; John Martin, deck; Richard Reif, fence; Chris Lykke, fireplace; Dudley Manning, fence; Harold Ferwerda, stoop and apron; Robert Jones, fireplace; James Novak, doorway; Warren Gaspers, driveway; James Mays, deck. MANPOWER NEEDED The village is in need of additional manpower to assist in the completion of road repairs, and weed cutting of vacant lots. If you are unemployed, live in the village and are familiar with the operations of the equipment, please call the village hall; they would like to talk to you. ° ROAD PLAN NO. 5 President Grimes has initiated the first of six meetings in conjunction with his road plan No. 5. On Saturday, June 21, at 10 a.m. at the civic center, all reisdents and vacant property owners on Pleasant View drive, Sunrise View, Capri terrace, Bonnie Brae and Hilltop and Broadway from Pleeasant View to Sunrise View will discuss their needs and solutions. / £ J by Carl Riblet Jr. Q. - "I am in my late sixties, in good health and fiving by myself, I have a small savings. In case I should have to go to a nur­ sing home will my daughter have to use my savings to pay the nursing home?" - Mrs. A.F. A. - Yes! If Mrs. A.F.'s daughter has no funds of her own to help her mother, the savings will have to be used. Nursing homes have to be paid - by the patient, by relatives or the county. This is how it is handled in some Comptroller Reports Record Fund Totals The delayed arrival of recession in Illinois and inflation-fed taxes have led to eleven straight months of record end-of-the-month available balances in the State's General funds - the highest in history - Comp­ troller Roland W. Burris reported. v Burris said that each of tht past eleven months was record-setter, even after the' new Corporate Personal- Property Replacement tax was subtracted. But the Comptroller warned that the State's firm fiscal footing at this point in time must be measured against the un­ certainties that lie ahead as the recession bites deeper into the State's economy and unemployment rises. Specifically, Burris reported today that on May 31, the available balance in the General funds, or "checkbook" account, was $523 million, which is $133 million higher than the available balance at the start of the current fiscal year, $89 million above the balance one year ago on May 31, and the highest end-of- May balance in the history of the General funds. The Comptroller noted, however, that June would be a heavy payout month from t h e G e n e r a l f u j statutory aid^ayments of ^pproxijnrately $236 million to scfiools throughout the State, close on the heels of an additional $52 million in jrical education grants paid out on June 2. Burris said that even with the substantial school disbursements, anticipated June revenues will be suf­ ficient to offset* the major portion of the school outlay. Further, Burris said that the State has additional reserves in five special funds and five debt service funds, which total $142 million above and beyond the statutory requirements for those accounts. These monies could be transferred to the. General Funds at any tirhe' by order of the Governor. states: the elder whose assets are small, or non­ existent, is admitted to an accredited nursing home as a recipient of welfare. Savings and other property, if any, are used to help pay at least part of the monthly charge. The county pays the balance or, when necessary, all of it. Once there, the patient is a ward of the county and never has to leave the nursing home, even when all the assets of the patient have been used up. If the patient doesn't wish to go on welfare to get into the home, then the monthly charge has to be paid from the patient's own assets, or by relatives. . Mrs. A.F. would do well to get together with her daughter right now and make certain exactly what she will have to do if ever she has to go into a nursing home. Any competent manager at a nursing home can tell her all the facts. She can also get information of value at the Bureau of Human Resources, Aging Division, phone 248-4752 in her city. Q. - "In the little country school I attended in Nebraska near the turn of the century, I learned a verse that counted the bones in the human body. I only know part of that old poem. Does anybody know the rest? It went like this: 'In my little face so plainly seen- If you count the. bones you will find fourteen,-And besides all those, somebody has said-You will find eight more in my curly head. - On each side of my head is a little pink ear-With eight bones in each to make me hear,-While locked together in a long white line-Are the 24 bones that make my spine." -Mrs. R. D. A. - Does anybody out there know the rest? U d f Write to Carl Riblet, Jr. at Box 40757, Tucson,-Ari*., 85717 for information and advice on questions you may have as an elder citizen, with self-addressed, stamped envelope. All questions will be answered, either direct or jui this column. Q. - "Everybody wants to get rich. Everybody wishes he or she had invented this or that so the money would come rolling in. Me, loo. But I wasn't smart enough. I didn't know how to get rich so I am poor in my old age. If I had beWi a man instead of a wpman maybe I might have worked it out better. When I was young I knew all the answers. But things didn't come out like I thought they would. Now that I am 67, I don't have any answers at all. Do you?" -- Mamie C. ik - Most elders recall that when they were young they indeed thought they knew all the answers. Then, as they grew older they found out that they mostly didn't. When they became really old they didn't even know all the questions. Q. -- "Will you please send me a copy of the U.S. Census from 1900 to 1910? I want to prove my birth." - Guline C. A. - I don't have the census. My house and 10 houses like it in size could not hold the census taker's returns for that decade. Guline should write to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. Q. - "I loaned my grand­ daughter $1,000 to buy a car so she could sell real estate. She is loo lazy to work but she sure enjoys driving. She prpmised to pay me baek when she. sold her home and moved to Phoenix but she hasn't paid me a cent and she doesn't answer my letters. Then her mother, who is my daughter, borrowed $12,000 interest free from me which she agreed to pay back when she sold some property. She sold the property, and didn't pay me back. "I am 70 and worked hard all my life to save that litUe amount of money. Only it isn't little to me. I get only $328 a month retirement benefit. How can I make my daughter and grariddaughter pay me back? Both their husbands work for a freight transfer company in Phoenix. My daughter has four houses. Can I have a lien put on them?" - Amy S. . A. -1 think Amy can tie up the property if she can prove the money is owed her. The question is, did the daughter sign a note for the amount,, of the loan? Amy needs legal help. She can go to the Legal Aid society, or any listed 1* CORRECTION In this week's edition of the i, IDOU D LE-VI SI ON T.V. LISTING GUIDE CHANNEL <16 IS NOW | "The Movie Channel A 24 HOUR MOVIE CHANNEL "Spokesong" Premiere At Opera House July 9 The Woodstock Music Theatre festival, the new r e s i d e n t p r o f e s s i o n a l company of the Woodstock Opera House, will begin its maiden season Wednesday, July 9, with the midwest premiere of "Spokesong", a play with songs. The play will be directed by the company's artistic director, Michael Maggio. "Spokesong" is a play with songs set in Northern Ireland, a celebration of m u s i c a n d b i c y c l e s t h a t Time Magazine called "A play of tipsy irony and fantastical humor." The play concerns a young Belfast shop owner with a passion for bicycles who sees the bicycle as a major in­ strument in the salvation of the world. "Spokesong" will play Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:15 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 6:15 p.m. through Aug. 9. HANDICAPPED SERVICES DIRECTORY The Illinois Department of Rehabilitation services (DORS) has issued the first statewide directory of service for the handicapped. The new directory lists eleven services (education, housing, employment, etc.) provided by 20 state agen­ c i e s a l o n g w i t h a n alphabetical listing of local offices where these services can be obtained. Presently the directory may be ob­ tained from DORS in Springfield, but it will be available at more than 50 DORS service offices statewide in the near future. The McHenry Plaindealer Newspaper Available At The Following Locations: •WHITE HEN PANTRY •MAYS DRUG •BELL LIQUORS •McHENRY WALGREEN •BOLGER'S DRUG STORE •BEN FRANKLIN •OSCO DRUGS •JEWEL •HORNSBY'S •HERMES A CO. •LIQUOR MART •VILLAGE MART •JftRSTORE •McHENRY HOSPITAL •J & L GAS •LAKEVIEW •SUNNYSIDE FOOD • JOHNSBjJRG FOOD MART •ADAMS GROCERY •LITTLE STORE •FRED ft IRENE'S TAP •McHENRY QUICK MART •SUNRISE GROCERY •STEINY TAP •McCULLOM LAKE GROC. •FOOD MART •NORTHWEST .TRAIN legal clinic in her city. She may be able to collect the debt her daughter owes. A lawyer can tell her. \ Others who lend money to their adult children should take note and beware. Much of my correspondence details that many children who borrow from ' elderly parents never tepay the loans. They seem to think they don't need to because the parent will die in the near future. Whenever a parent lends money #to an adult child, an attorney or bank should, make it legal, ,, with provisions for curing a possible default. Then there will be no tears and maybe no bad debts. Parents should not be reluctant to ask for legal provision to secure repayment. An honest son or daughter with a sincere desire to repay, will make; no obiection to such protection for their aging parent. R E M E M B E R W A Y BACK WHEN? Q. - "Can you tell about the days when there were no super markets and most everybody's groceries were delivered?" - Mary Ellen M. A. - Way back when until the first super market was opened on Second avenue in D e t r o i t , l a d i e s telephoned their orders to the grocery and meat markets. The orders were delivered the same day, packed loosely in boxes that the delivery man carried right into the kitchen. He didn't knock, he just walked in. He needed no key to open the back door. It was never ,locked. With the groceries out of, the boxes and on the kitchen counter, he collapsed the boxes and left. Some h o u s i e w i v e s n e v e r , shopped hi a food store. They telephoned. The order-laker at the store often didn't need to be told who was calling in an order. He recognized the voice of the customer. Ahhh-those were the days, when the kitchen door was never locked, and a lady didn't have io wait forever on tired feet in a check-out line. • Q. - "I have wondered if there is a book that will give me the words of all those old songs we liked as kids." - Geraldine J.S. A. -- Yes. A kind reader reports that there are two: "Granger's Index To Poetry' and 'My Book House.' Geraldine should be able to see one or both at the public library, although she shouldn't expect to find all the old sens? in them. Q. ~v I would like to run a pen pals club such as you suggested. I would char­ ge a small fee to cover costs and f would name the club the Golden Years Pen Pal club. What do you think about my idea?" Genevieve E. A. - It ought to be free. No fee.\And I don't like the "Golden Years" part, I don't think of the past 65 years as being golden years. What's golden about them? I'll report sopn what others have to say about the idea ofa Pen Pals Past 65 club. All who are intere&ted, please write, with your ideas. Q. "My mother is completely senile at 74. Her nursing home cost to me is. $500 a month. She has no savings or other assets except for $300 in Social Security which is deposited to a joint checking account with me. I also pay for her Blufe Cross-Blue Shield. Are the SS payments tax free? When I make my tax return back in his bank statement as oaid? Something sssms -rotten in Chicago and Pennsylvania, wheremostof the health and hospital in­ surance companies seem to be located. I cannot give a rating on insurance com­ panies. I don't know enough. In my own insurance affairs I go by common sense, plus great measures of cautiortf G.W.L. could write to, the State Insurance Commission of Illinois, Springfield, 111., and to the State Insurance Commission of PennV sylvania, Harrisburg, Pa., giving details to each commission, if I were he, I would take out a hospitalization policy^ in a company recommended by a well-known and reputable local insurance broker; I don't !iks the iilao " ntir. chasing insurance protection blind,* by mail. Q. - "Give me information on "Ultrasound Rodent Controllers For Homes.' How safe are they? Are they humane?" - Frances M.B. A. -- Frances can telephone a pest control company, or call City Hall and ask the Sanitation department for information. I doubt that they will tell her it is humane for the rodents. Write .to Carl Riblet Jr. $t P.O: Box 40757, Tucson, Ariz., 85717 for information and advice on questions you may have as an elder - with stamped, self-addressed envelope. All questions will be answered if possible. Governor's Art Award Deadline Extended may I deduct the entire $6,000 I pay the nursing home annually? May I claim the SS payments to her as my income if I deduct the nursing home charges? Do I claim my mother as a dependent?" - Byron W.E. A. -- Social Security benefits are tax free. Byron should not report them and he should list his mother as a dependent because she has no taxable income and he contributes more than 50 percent of her support. He can deduct all payments he made for his mother's medical care, including Blue Cross-Blue Shield and his payments for the nursing home. Q. - "The hospital in­ surance for me and my wife was transferred to another company in 1972 with the home office in Reading, Pa., and the executive office in Chicago and there was no explanation given to us. We continued to pay. $82.50 a quarter. In 1974, the in­ surance . was transfer­ red again to still another insurance com­ pany. Never with our consent. They didn't ask us. Now there's something new happened. We have not received a bill for the last quarter as always before and when I wrote them about it in Chicago, the letter came back marked 'Addressee Unknown.' I want to know if wereally have.protection, so would you give me yqur rating on the company that is now supposed to have the policy?" - G.W.L. A. - Did G.W.L.'s check fpr the last payment come The deadline for receipt of nominations for the third annual Governor's Awards for the Arts has been ex­ tended to June 30, 1980. The original deadline was June 15. The awards ~ recognizing significant contributions to the arts in Illinois by' in­ dividuals, organizations, communities and cor­ porations - will be presented by Gov. James R. Thompson at a ceremony in Danville Sept. 24 in conjunction with Arts week, Oct. 4-12. Recipients will receive an original work of art produced in Illinois. Since 1977, twenty-one individuals and organizations have Service All liahiK OPTIONS DELIVERY r e c e i v e d G o v e r n o r ' s Awards. Nominees will be informed of their nomination Upon receipt -of the nomination form. However, recipients of the awards will not be disclosed until the Sept. 24 presentation by the Governor. Nomination forms are available by contacting Nancy Evans at the Hlinois Arts council, 111 N. Wabash avenue, Chicago, Hi., 60602. (312) 793-6750. All in­ formation regarding a nominee must be typed.,or legibly printed on the nomination form itself. Nomination forms must be postmarked no later than June 30, 1980. SEE . . . THE ONLY CONDITIONER THAT REWIRES NO ELECTRICITY WATER CMMfMNMS (DIV. OF HUEMANN WATER MfS.. INC.) 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