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The Plaindealer Sports is big in McHenry, so Sports Editor. Joel Wakitsch, left and Photographer Wayne Gaylord coordinate their efforts in giving McHenry the in-depth coverage it deserves. Publisher Larry Lund, right, and Editor Adele Froehlich talk over a newspaper project involving several departments with Tom Miller, who heads display advertising. Helen Seborg is shown operating a CompuEdit typesetting machine in the editorial room. Mrs. Seborg, a Wonder Lake resident, has been with the Plaindealer for more than 10 years and during that time has put millions of words of written copy into a form that is used on the printed page. The front page of an issue of the Plaindealer Is being made up by Laura O'Brien, foreman of the composing department. The various components of the page are brought together for the compositor and arranged according to instructions from the editor. A capable Society editor, Betty Smith, checks one of the social pages to be sure headings are placed on the correct stories. She keeps a watchful eye for any error that might have gone undetected in proof reading, for which she is also responsible. After the type has been set on the Compuwriter IV, the 4961,7200 or 2961, the light sensitive photo paper must be developed in the Kodak developer and through the dryer which dries the copy. Joanne Smith waits for the copy to come out of the dryer. Karen Funk operates the Compugraphic 2951, which photographically converts the punched tape into columns of printed type. The extreme high speed of this machine can produce over 200 inches of 8-point type in an hour. This transistorized marvel has revolutionized the newspaper industry in recent years. Reporter Anthony Oliver, who joined the Plaindealer staff a year and a half ago, prepares to go out on an assignment after a discussion with Editor Adele Froehlich. Looking on are Lloyd Burger, left, and H. Walter Anderson, who work in the editorial department covering meetings on a part time basis. Details of a particularly intricate display ad require the attention of Sam Zito, left, John Kranz and Kathy Mathews, who work in the display advertising department. Marie Yegge, retired society editor for the Plaindealer, now works part time. Mrs. Yegge is shown at the microfilm reader, where she selects items from Plaindealer issues of many years ago for the popular Twice Told Tales column. The 8-point straight matter (news copy) starts with this electronic typewriter at the hands of typesetter Jo Ann Hutchinson. This typewriter punches a coded tape which is fed into a mini-computer. The classified advertising department keeps three ladies busy. Mildred Jeschke answers an inquiry by phone while Helen Stobbe, left, and Carol Weiland read proof on an ad taken earlier. Pressman Roger Ehrk attaches one of the aluminum plates to the press in preparation for printing. The press, located at the Woodstock Daily Sentinel, prints up to 24 pages at a speed of 20,000 complete papers per hour. The press is capable of printing color as well as black. Lewis Blomgren looks at a plate which has been burned and then developed through a plate processor to bring up the image and put a protective coating on it. The image from the negative is transferred by Patrick Bauer to an aluminum plate (2 negatives at a time) in this plate burner. The aluminum plates, only .009 inches thick, are sensitive to light and maintain the image after it is exposed through the negative. Week National Newspaper October 12 - 18 Pat Bauer is shown developing the page negative after it has been shot on the camera. This process is similar to the developing process for film in smaller cameras except on a larger scale. Close tolerances for temperature and time are necessary in order to produce a quality product. After the pages are composed and checked, they are taken to the photographic dark room, where a picture is taken of the entire page. This is done on a camera which will accept a piece of film 16" by 23" in size. Dark room technician and photographer Wayne Gaylord lines up the page for the shot. After the film has been washed and dried, it is checked for imperfections and quality by Deanna Graham. (Our freedom safeguards your freedom) Shepston, Carole Humann, Lee Estis, Karen Funk, Lewis Blomgren, Carol Weiland, John Kranz, Laura O'Brien, Sam Zito, Kathy Mathews, Tom Miller and Wayne Gaylord. Missing from picture are Dolores McMillan. Helen Seborg, H. Walter Anderson, Lloyd Burger, Jerry Balchunas, Dave Bauer, Jim McDonagh and Ken Torkelson. The number grows each year! Except for a few who were absent, this long line pictures the men, women and young boys who are responsible for bringing the Plaindealer into McHenry area homes and around the country each week. From left are John Greve, Joe Dercole, Chris Kottke, Larry Lund, Joanne Smith, Patrick Bauer, Anthony Oliver, Deanna Graham, Joel Wakitsch, Earl R. Walsh, Marie Yegge. Adele Froehlich, Jo Ann Hutchinson, Mary Miller, Mildred Jeschke, Donna The circulation crew prepares paper* for delivery to the post office and the many news stands in the McHenry area. Young boys unload papers at the Plaindealer office after they have been printed. Lewis Bloirtgren looks on. Employees in the press room watch carefully to see that the huge machine is in top working order before it starts to roll, turning out the 7,800 copies of the Plaindealer that are read twice weekly. PAGE 10 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15,1980 The Story Of A Home Newspaper. . PAGE 11 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 11