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/ Ti i Your FREE TV Listing Magazine Inside! $984,300 City Levy Pli i The McHenry City Council passed a levy ordinaire totaling 9884,300 at Wed­ nesday night's meeting, which was rescheduled because of the holiday. Clerk Barbara Gilpin I that the City typically ves in taxes "a little better than half of what is levied." Mayor Stanek laid the levy included the irahriwns allowed by law for both the general fund and the library. Clerk Gilpin also said the levy ordinance was similar to the appropriations or­ dinance in that the City "levieshigh to raafceiwreall the bases are covered." The City Council heard from Thomas Pliner, of 3715 Maple street, and James GkesOn, of 3714 W. Grand, McHenry, concerning an unimproved alley that runs parallel to Maple and Grand and intersects with Freund avenue. Pliner was speaking for a number of area residents who were interested in building garages on their property and using the alley as accees. The question is whether the alley is a dedicated alley (and therefore the City's responsibility) and if so, would the City consider improving the alley (gravel) to make access feasible. ."All we are asking is for the City to look into the feasibility of this being a dedicated or abandoned alley," Pliner said. The Council was con­ cerned about the precedent that would be set if the City improved the alley. A similar situation exists in an alley that runs parallel between Bonner and Route 120 and intersects with Meadow and Beach. The matter was referred to the Streets and Sidewalks committee to give City Attorney Bernard Narusis time to research the matter. Thomas Yapelli, a partner and certified public ac­ countant with Lester and Wifete, reported to the Council that the City was in "very good, healthy financial condition." The firm recently com­ pleted the annual audit of the City's records. The Council discussed an upcoming roof-repair project for City hall but declined to quote prices in the event the project goes to bid. Superintendent of Public Works Fred Meyer noted that regardless of the length of a guarantee, as soon as someone steps on the roof, the guarantee is void. He added that most of the problems occur around rooftop equipment, like air conditioning units, when <-«het pairmen go on the roof • Hindi will look into a network of walk- v ayj. v (hat those problems i ;>•! h Deviated. vnncil was split on a v<» • -> include residential areas >> a sidewalk repair <> <li/ net- that was adopted last ><>«r . i'h< ordinance provided KM- WISO , cost sharing of l<rokm sidewalks in com­ ment' >weas but did not in, hid* the residential. Hie Council was con- terneu about such questions tis whe> •• would the City r p'.c# s.d^walks for free. < intiiiiM'donpage 13) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEAI SERVING THE CHAIN O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 ' Protest Failure In Contract Talks In spite of a large group of McHenry high school teachers who appeared outside the administration building in protest ova* failure of a favorable contract proposal, there was encouragement expressed on both sides. With no settlement when the two negotiating teams left the meeting room at 1 a.m. Thursday, after 5ft hours of talks, it was announced that another negotiating session, with the federal mediator In attendance, was scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 11. As they left, both sides were talking and each hoped for an early settlement. One of the more than 50 teachers gathered outside the building Wednesday night carried a sign that read, "MCHS Teachers Support Their Elected Team". STAFF PHOTO-ANTHONY OLIVER VOLUME 105 NUMBER 11 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1980 1 SECTION Ti PAGES 25' McHenry Shores Will Proceed As Village The annexation issue has been shelved and McHenry Shores will continue to seek its future as an independent village. That was i census following a mc between advocates of an­ nexation to McHenry and the McHenry Shores village government representative. Johnsburg High School 9 May B& Decision For Tax Lew Vote Date The board of education of Johnsburg Community Unit School district 12 set Sept. 9 as a possible decision date for tax levy increase Referendum following the public hearing on the $5 million budget set for 6:30 on that night. The Superintendent, Dr. Duane Andreas, and business manager, Dr. Ken Falkinham, explained to the board at the last meeting A rich heritage of McHenry history remains, but one of the persons most versed in relating it is gone with the death this week of Fanny Granger Thompson. She was proud of McHenry, and of the part her family played in its early development, yet modesty kept her from sharing her vast knowledge publicly. Her great-grandparents, the George Gages, and her grandparents, the Flavel Grangers, have their names indelibly engraved in the early happenings of this community. The legacy actually extends back to the year 1620, when the Mayflower anchored safely at Plymouth Rock. What a treasury of memories belonged to Fanny Thompson as she delved into the history books to learn that one of the early members of her family had signed the famous Mayflower compact which, provided the first govern­ ment of law in the new world. That one signer was William White, . whose descendants pioneered the trail to McHenry. William White died along with almost half of the others that first hard winter, but his . son survived to carry on the logical history of the jes and Grangers. And the White heritage trail led to another milestone along the road to McHenry. The American Revolution guaranteed the freedoms sought earlier by our Pilgrim fathers. Among those who fought were John Granger and James Gage. The heritage trail from the Mayflower and the revolution led to this com­ munity in 1835, when Andrew Jackson was near his final term as President. At 22 years, George Gage, sensing ;hv futur /ne expanding West, came to the area east of McHenry, to be known as Gage's lake. Tribes of Indians camped along the water's edge. On one occasion George Gage narrowly escaped serious trouble when he killed a favorite Indian dog, mistaking it for a prairie wolf. To escape detection, he buried it under the floor of his cabin. Main street, McHenry, became the center of business activity when George Gage bought and developed property in that area. Only old timers will recall through stories handed down in their families that for many years this part of town was known as Gagetown. The arrival of the Fox Valley railroad (later the Chicago & North Western) in 1854 came about largely through Gage's efforts. But George Gage's leadership did not remain within the community. In 1876, at America's century point, he was commissioned by President Ulysses S. Grant to write an historic sketch of McHenry. If George Gage was an important man, so was another of Fanny Granger Thompson's ancestors - Flavel Granger, lawyer, fanner and legislator. He came here in 1853 and served in the Illinois legislature, was Speaker of the House and the first to preside in the new state capitol building. Flavel's son, Charles, provided the final link in the Mayflower chain when he married the granddaughter of George and Martha Gage. From this union Fanny, Maud and Florence Granger became heirs to a priceless legacy. Of the three, only Maud Granger remains -to enjoy memories some folks would t e a fortune to possess. KAF that although the proposed budget seems to be almost in balance with the cuts and economies already effected, a number of variables and escalating costs could change this picture in the future. One of the factors being considered is the growth of student population as determined in the six-day attendance count taken at the beginning of the school year. Falkinham noted that this year's count would set the base and similar counts would be made for the three successive years to deter­ mine any trends. The recommendations of the finance committee, which met Aug. 18, was to have a three-year plan for finances rather than the five-year plans used previously. In an effort to project changes in district revenue it was recommended to use a 12 percent figure as the possible inflation rate. Af­ fecting receipts would be a conservatively estimated increase of 6 percent for the district's assessed valuation and 8 percent increase in (Continued on page 13) Panerali said. In addition, Panerali noted, their overtures about annexation to Mayor Joe Stanek met only a lukewarm reception, and McHenry never responded with any projxjsals or signs of in­ terest. Joe Stanek, mayor of Present to guide and to aid McHenry, said that ne had in the discussion was Tim received inquiries regarding Paul from the Illinois possible annexation frpm Department of Commerce several individuals in and Community Attain, McHenry Shores. He noted who, in the process, opened* however, that none of them up aen»e new -mnnir hnflrftatal authority as bettering the operations afld> elected officials. He would increasing the efficiency 01 ' have responded to overtures the village government. from anyef the duly elected Richard Panerali, officials. To deal with representing about 80 anybody ejse, Stanek McHenry Shores residents who were interested in dissolving the village and annexing to McHenry as a solution to their road and fiscal problems, said that the unanswerable argument for retaining the village was the prospect of losing the 75-25 percent federal grant for sewer facilities. If they became a part of the city of McHenry then former village residents would have to shoulder moet of the costs of this needed facility, 0j«e, old be claimed, could be construed m undue interference in the affairs of another municipality. McHenry Shores village president, David Grimes, noted that he had in­ vestigated the annexation possibilities several years earlier and had rejected them as not being ad­ vantageous for the village. Grimes was representee! in the discussion by trustee Mark Weiler, who briefed the people present about the villages, background and operations. Panerali said it was ex­ plained to him during their discussion that in the an­ nexation process the city of McHenry could subject the Shores residents to special assessments to bring their street lighting and roads up to city standards before accepting them. McHenry Shores residents Mary Lou Heald and A! Capp, who took part in the discussion, expressed concern over the village polios department. They claimed to voice the feelings of a number of residents that there might be too many policemen (for the size of the village) and pondered if the village could afford them. The number was given as three full time and two part time officers. Questions had been raised at an earlier meeting with trustees about the extended time that the police seemed to spend outside of the village for various reasons and if they therefore would be available, if needed. Panerali observed that since that meeting there has been an increase in the patrol activity in the village. A strong argument for annexing to McHenry was to obtain a share of benefits for Shores residents for the estimated )3 million spent by them annually in the city of McHenry for which the city receives from the state a rebate in sales tax. Although abandoning the annexation route precluded any remedy for this, Paul said there were other alter­ natives. Annexation advocates had also charged the village goveAunent wish denying residents access to records. Weiler indicated at this meeting that any record or document could be reviewed by a resident during the regular office hours and claimed there had been*no instances of refusal. Pane ai< said his group plan;w-d to us«* this right of accer to reviev t^e village recor<i> ol expenditures following the completion of the ardu now being con­ ducted y the I^fster Witte Co. of /stal Lake. Both i luge officials and concert. *; residents agreed that the ? «tks with Paul had been beneficial. Grimes claimed * ua the state of­ ficial found I'M*! (he Shores (Co '••..'•d on oagv 13) "^tSIKAKDIE* WiHkm* i. Burner, 92, of 921 N Front street, McHem v died S< pt. 3 in McHeni y hospital He had owned and operated Buchert a garage at that address For 4!, yenra prior to his retlr< m**ntyi few years ago. Urge Voter Registration Efforts to encourage more people to register for the Nov. 4 election were laun­ ched recently by the McHenry County board with the adoption of a resolution and a report on the sizable number of citizens eligible to register but not signed up. Rosemary Azzaro , McHenry county clerk, said 79,206 persons were registered as of June 1. With a county population of over 145,000 people, County board members indicated a desire to call the public's attention to the need to register to be eligible and to indicate that a number of places to register have been established. County Board Chairman Richard Klemm, Crystal Lake, signed a proclamation designating the week of Sept. 14-20 as Voter Registration week, but Mrs. Azzaro pointed out the deadline to register for the Nov. 4 election is Oct. 7. Many communities have es­ tablished places for citizens to register. This is in ad­ dition to the county clerk's office in the courthouse during business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For local registrants, the county clerk's staff will answer inquiries, Mrs. Azzaro emphasized. Among local places are the City Hall in McHenry, Marengo and Crystal Lake, the Village Hall in Cary, Island Lake, McHenry Shores and Lake-in-the- Hills, and with the Town Clerk in Harvard. In the proclamation, the County board declared "the right to vote should be respected and exercised with vigor and knowledge." "The Sultan " Runs Aground "The Sultan" is perched calmly out of her natural element Monday morning as friends try to pull the boat off the shore of Uny Half Moon island, located in Ptstakee lake at the mouth of the Fox river. The cruiser ran aground Sunday night after the sun had set. No report was made to either McHenry or Lake County Sheriffs departments. Women's Role The status of women has long been < <« (t/ovemia) and the results of a survey condi led ty the Legislative committee of the McHe.r Business and Professional Women (BPW) that "opportunities for women in pro!".'.. u :, and occupations, previously reserved f< r »ne«, arc changing but not as rapidly as no..! <*>ople believe". The survey, conducted by BPV, m<, concerned a variety of different flc)< One of the survey results showed i< i , percent of the lawyers in McHenry r, female, while on the nationel level, th- , K, 9.3 percent. None of the judges in the ' xun \ women, the survey revealed. According to the survey, women coiiMtu i percent of the registered nurses v. f * hospital, but only 5.3 percent of the phvx In the field of education, a high pe- . of McHenry elementary school <v<hers women, but the figure drops to 37.L percent v.»,e» the number of female high school ie&ch'-i e considered. None of the principal ..r ; /i d superintendents are women. The survey also showed that 3.8 \>*-em ,,i McHenry county mayors are women .• .< j><, i », the 4.3 national figure. This chart shows the results vf 'r- sir-', conducted by the McHenry BPW. bers, 3 4 v . f t e »• wr.s * O: < >4 4 LAW Lawyers (nation) Lawyers (county) Judges (state) Judges(county) EDUCATION School Superintendents (nation) School Superintendents (McHeni v > Principals (nation) Principals (McHenry) High School Teachers (nation) High School Teachers (McHenry > Grade School Teachers (nation) Grade School Teachers (McHeni y i Board Members (nation) Boyd Members (District ISt) Board Members (District It) GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS State Legislators (nation) Illinois Legislators U.8. Representatives U.8. Representatives (111.) U.S. Senators U.8. Senators (III.) Mayors (nation) Mayors (county) Police Officers (nation) Police Officers (McHenry) ' Dem. Committee Members <nation) Dem. Committee Members (county) Rep. Committee Members (nation) Rep. Committee Members (county) (Continued on page 13) 5 . .Mt r \ ,,;4 II I' '• 5<! .» at. i io a