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VOLUME 105 NUMBER 50 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21. 1981 1 SECTION 16 PAGES 25' Transportation Focus On Area Plaque For Rededication Top photo shows some of the estimated crowd of 400 persons attending the rededication program at East campus high school Sunday afternoon. Supt. Robert O. Swartzioff is shown in center stage giving the welcome. In lower photo. Richard Adams, right, president of the East campus Student Council accepts plaque designating rededication of the school on behalf of the student body. Making the presen­ tation is Edward Neumann, president of the High School District 156 board of education. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD It was a day for remembering. It was also a day to look ahead. But most of all, Sunday, Jan. 18, was a day for enjoying. It was 31 years ago to the day when the last dedication was held at East campus. Some of those present remembered the below zero tem­ peratures that greeted a public anxious to see an addition to the original school which included a large boys' gym­ nasium among other things. The gym was particularly noteworthy because the very small old gym, with limited bleacher space and side areas for a pep band, had long before become embarrassingly overcrowded. This time it was a new, stainless steel kitchen, a renovated cafeteria, a new theatre area that emerged from the old auditorium, new locker rooms, roofing and major boiler room improvements. It was there to see on the tours which followed the actual rededication. The program itself, held in the theatre area, was only an hour in duration, but it contained all of the nostalgia and all the hopes one could wish for on such an occasion. Certainly outstanding -/or its heart­ warming effect on the large audience was the appearance of Miss Maud Granger, the only known living graduate of a class as early as 1909. A smiling Miss Granger stood from her seat in mid-theatre to acknowledge a standing ovation and express ad­ miration for a school system to which she hafe demonstrated her loyalty through the years. (Continued on page 1«) Former Business Man Dies At 73 Arthur D. "Torchy" Krause, a long time local business man, was found dead in his home at 1506 N. Park street, McHenry, Saturday morning. Jan. 17. Mr. Krause operated the news agency and office supply store on Elm street which carried the family name, and more recently owned and operated the McHenry Ice company. Details appear in the obituaries. A transportation study meeting of the McHenry County board Friday resulted in the acceptance of a preliminary transportation plan for the entire county. Considerable attention in the plan was focused on the McHenry area. Engineer Richard Hocking, of Barton-Aschman, Associates, was on hand to present the plan to a committee of the board. With the unanimous ac­ ceptance by the committee, the plan will be reviewed by the County board at a later meeting. The plan . was divided into three categories: those dealing with major roads and highways < those designated as U.S. or Illinois routes), major rural collectors and arterials and minor rural collectors and arterials. Within the first category, the plan called for the development of a western bypass around the City of McHenry using Ringwood and Curran roads, connecting with Route 31 to the north. A further bypass was indicated around the City of Richmond using a part of the proposed FAP 420 right-of-way and Tryon Grove road Also regarding the highway system, the preliminary plan cited a number of areas where improvements should be made on existing thoroughfares. These included upgrading Route 120, from Route 31 in McHenry to Route 60 in western Lake county, and Route 176, from the county line to River road, south of McHenry. As far as the area's primary rural collectors were concerned, the report identified two areas of improvement near McHenry. The first was a south­ westerly extension of Chapel Hill road at Route 120 to River road. The second was an easterly extension of Bull Valley road, across the Fox river, to an in­ tersection with River road. The Bull Valley extension would require the construction of a new bridge between the City of McHenry and the Village of McHenry Shores Within the last category, the minor rural collectors and arterials, the plan noted a need for roadway im­ provements in the McHenry area on Burreville and Rawson Bridge roads In a less specific manner, the preliminary transportation plan for McHenry county also dealt with the proposed FAP 420 and FAP 432 high­ ways which were included in the regional transportation plan prepared by the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) The controversial highway involves a corridor that passes from central Lake county, through McHenry county just north of the city and connects with U.S. Route 12 at the Wisconsin state line The proposed project has come under fire from area environmental concerns throughout the area The other proposed freeway. FAP 432, is designed to be a limited access, north-south highway, extending from Dundee road and connecting with FAP 420 in Lake county. "The plan suggests a strategy con­ sistent with the Regional Year 2000 plan corridor concept and is one not dependent upon implementation of a Jon Meyer Files For City Treasurer With the opening day Monday for filing petitions for the City of McHenry April election, ten persons filed for the offices of mayor, clerk, treasurer and aldermen. Only one name not previously mentioned was among those who filed. He is Jon J. Meyer of 1517 N. Flower street, who seeks the office of treasurer. To date his is the only filing for that post. full freeway in the planning period." the report said The report noted that travel estimates for the corridor without the proposed freeway indicated that a traffic problem would occur But, the report also said these problems could be solved using "smaller scale" methods The preliminary plan stated further that if the FAP 420 or FAP 432 were not constructed in Lake county, for whatever reason, "the importance of FAP 420 to McHenry county would be reduced substantially." If the freeway were built, the aforementioned bypass measures would become even more important, serving both local traffic needs and also providing access to potential freeway interchanges "This strategy," the report said, "recognizes the difficulty of completing a total FAP 420 project in the next 20 years " The east McHenry bypass (Chapel Hill road to River road, including a new bridge from Bull Valley road) would augment river crossing capability between the two existing bridges at Route 120 and Route 176 The bypass would also aid development in the east- central part of the county, the report said The preliminary plan also said the Richmond bypass would satisfy traffic demands created by either increasing development of the area or high volume weekend recreational travel The preliminary plan said further (Continued on page 14) Duck Carries Message City To Distribute $207,000 In Revenue Sharing Funds The City of McHenry will be distributing approximately $207,000 in revenue sharing monies during tt\e next fiscal year, according to City Clerk Barbara Gilpin. The report was made at the regular Monday night meeting of the McHenry City Council. Requests for a part of the money can be made at a public meeting scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Feb. 18. By a 6 to 1 vote, the Council approved a motion creating a new position in the Sewer department and authorized Mayor Joseph Stanek to offer the position to Vem Rouley, at the starting skilled labor wage of $14,300. Alderman Schooley voted against the measure saying that there were plenty of unemployed mechanics living within the City limits. Aldermen Pepping, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Wieser and Meurer voted in favor. Alderman Adams was absent According to Mayor Stanek, Rouley lives at the intersection of Route 31 and Johnsburg road. The mayor said part of the reason for the measure was that an experienced mechanic could handle a good deal of the "preventive maintenance" on Police department vehicles, as well as working on Public Works department trucks and equipment. In other business. Mayor Stanek announced that Orleans street in the McHenry Lakes Estates subdivision would be open for traffic, linking In­ dustrial drive and McCullom Lake road, sometime this week. The speed limit was set at 30 mph. The Council passed an ordinance renaming Denise drive to Oak drive. The roadway is an extension of the existing Oak drive in the Lakeland Park subdivison to Orleans street. The letter of credit for the Wexford group, the developers of the McHenry Lakes Estates subdivision, was reduced by $177,500 for completion of the road A total of $748,289 will remain on the letter. The Council authorized payment of $21,575.45 to Keno and Sons con­ struction for work completed on the sewer plant expansion McHenry Police Officers Daniel Kinnerk and Anthony Militano, representing the McHenry Police Of­ ficers association (MPA), appeared Monday night to formally present a variety of sports equipment to the Parks department Sgt. Kinnerk reported that the MPA- sponsored junior bowling teams that competed in the county-wide tour­ nament had all done well. The boys team won the championship, held in Woodstock and will be representing the county in a state tournament. Alderman Datz asked the officer (Continued on page 14) The note carried by this duck canister tells the story: "Please Help Feed McHenry's Ducks".The annual appeal for money to buy corn for the large duck population opened last Friday when similar canisters to that shown above were placed in several McHenry stores. A spokesman for the appeal said all money collected last year -- which was a sizeable amount -- has been used and the last food has been delivered to several distribution points most frequented by the wildlife. The extremely cold weather over the Christmas holiday and since that time has necessitated the expenditure of more than the usual amount of corn. When the present supply is depleted the ducks will be dependent on future contributions of money. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Dog Catcher Patrols Village Plans Election ' Junior Achievement Lakeland Park Area 1 McHenry Shores Recruitment At School Page 3 Page 16 Page 3 Snowmobile Take Lives < The deaths of two young people and numerous near fatalities related to snowmobiles have prompted rescue groups and police to issue stern war­ nings Scott A Brenner, 19, of 564 * Castlewood, Deerfield, died in McHenry hospital early Monday, Jan. 19, of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck a steel seawall near Lakeside, in Fox l^ke, at 9:40 the previous evening. • It is believed his snowmobile was travelling at a high rate of speed when * the accident occurred Police said the young man was unconscious for a period of time before being discovered by another snowmobiler whose machine's engine stalled nearby He was taken to McHenry hospital by the Fox Lake Rescue squad Five-year-old Jennifer Jesse of Rt 1, Antioch, was pronounced dead on arrival following a mishap on Lake Marie According to the Department of Conservation, which handled the ac­ cident. the machine evidently over­ turned on the ice. resulting in the fatal injuries. It was not immediately determined whether-tij^child was operating the machine. Antioch Rescue squad took the girl to Accidents Df Youths St Therese hospital's trauma satellite. A young Roselle girl, about 12 years old. and a McHenry woman escaped drowning Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock when the snowmobile on which they were riding broke through the ice It was one of several near fatalities by drowning following snowmobile mishaps in the McHenrv area , With repeated cases on local waters, a warning is issued for ail drivers to use extreme caution One of the most dangerous areas is Pistakee lake, at the mouth of the Fox river, where the ice remains thin iXf Sunday's alert at this point was the second to be sounded by Ray Van I^eishout this year He was looking out a window at his home. 4532 N Riverdale drive, when he saw two snowmobiles heading toward the very thin ice One of them broke through and the driver who was following went to shore, apparently to get help For the second time. Van Leishout took his metal rowboat from its winter mooring, and then summoned a driver some distance away A sturdy rope was attached to the boat and two men, one driving and the other holding the tow rope, circled around the thin ice to (Continued on page 14)