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Indications from filings for offices in nearby villages are that McHenry is not the only municipality where races will be lively for the April 7 elections. In Lakemoor, to the east, Richard Hyatt will be opposed for the first time since he took office 12 years ago. His challenger for the village's top post is George Garbacz. Pat Morrison, village clerk for the past 15 years, will not seek reelection. That seat may be taken by Lola Nar- caroti, a relative newcomer to the community and the only candidate to file for the office. There is great interest In the three seats for trustee for terms of four years. The incumbents are Harry Brady, who is completing 15 years in office, Margaret Coughlin and Connie O'Rourke. They will be opposed by seven who seek the same office. They are Ronald Scharff, Charles Godt, Robert Bolash, Sheryl McCoy, Raymond Embrey, Kathy Kelley and Les Nejedly. Mrs. Morrison noted that the Village of Lakemoor has been growing rapidly in the last five years, which may ac­ count for the increasing interest in local government. Many young families are moving to the area from large metropolitan areas, she said, attracted by nearby Moraine Hills state park. In the Village of McCullom Lake, all open positions are being contested with three filings for president, two for clerk and five for the three trustee seats. Running for the highest village office are Monty Yates, of 5213 Fountain lane; Ralph Regner, of 4907 W. Maple Hill; and Ronald Krumsee, of 5902 W. Park­ view. Incumbent village president Kurt Wiesenberger has . not filed for reelection. Two petitions were filed for the office of dak, one by Dawn Miller, of 4909 W. Parkview; and the other by Joanne Weisenberger, of 4903 W. McCullom Lake road. Vying for the three trustee positions are Lois Parenti, of 5019 Orchard; Thomas Olson, of 4714 Parkview; Dominic Knitter, of 5115 W. East lane; Carol Krumsee, of 5302 Parkview; and Nancy Yates, of 5213 Fountain lane. The lines have been drawn in McHenry Shores, where a single two- year trustee position and three, four- year trustee positions will be decided in the April 7 election. Richard Panerali, of 906 S. Riverside drive; and Sara Sosinski, of 613 Orchid Path, will be competing for the two- year trustee seat. Five candidates have filed for the three, four-year seats. They are Charles Werth, of 912 S. Riverside drive; Earl Buck, of 1217 S. Broadway; Wayne Warren, of 3215 W. Millar road; (Continued on page 18) « Fire Destroys Car, Garage Firemen from Co. I, Co. D and Co. Ill of the McHenry Township Fire department were called to a Mate that broke out in a three-car garage on Cherry Valley road shortly alter 7 p.m. Wednesday. According to Fire Chief Glenn Peterson, the fire was contained In the garage. Structural damage was estimated at |25,9M. Two vehicles parked In the garage at the time, a Lotus and a Wagoneer, were destroyed. Peterson said the cause of the blaze is under Investigation. He noted that the three Are companies were at the scene until about lt:M p.m. The Are was reported at 7:14 p.m. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Remembering When The Old Schoewer Blacksmith Shop P<¥fr* 17 Seek Assessment Supervisor Slate Test Date Page 8 Name Outstanding Students McHenry County College Page 20 Howard Orleans, president of the Wexford group, and Mayor Joseph Stanek, view the new sign at the entrance to McHenry Lakes Estates _ subdivision at the intersection of the recently 1\I/)/•«« completed Orleans street and McCullom Lake ill/litv road. Formerly the Jacob Freund farm, improvements within the subdivision - roads and utilities - are nearly complete, according to , the city clerk's office. The subdivision is being developed by Milfred Towne and Howard Orleans. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Confirm Candidates For Township Election With the deadline for filing last Monday, names to be placed on the ballot for the McHenry township April 7 election were confirmed. Most of those running for office will represent the Republican party as a result of the recent caucus. The Democrats chose not to caucus. Well meaning though they may be, there is an increasing amount of op­ position to the intervention of federal courts and the Justice department in state after state, city after city, to regulate and change school policies. It applies to the classroom, to athletics, to bussing, and almost every facet of providing education. Our opinion after occasional talks with administrators and teachers, is that at least some of them are "running scared". Either the government will crack down for violations or school leaders are well aware that it only takes one person representing the public, in­ formed on all the rides, to sound the alarm. * This hardly seems the best way to educate, but it's the way things are being done today. The old American principle of local control of schools is inreasingly in­ validated by more and more federal edicts and legal action. This also ap­ plies to the concept, recently discarded, that states were to supervise their own schools. The most unfortunate result - a fact that worries more and more people - is (Continued on page 18) Albert A. Adams, who has held the office of township clerk for 12 years, is running for superivsor, a position now held by Walter Dean, who does not seek reelection. Thomas Birmingham, now holding a trustee post, will seek the clerk office left vacant by Adams. Garence Regner, long time holder of the highway commissioner post, will be running for another term. All of the above are on the ballot as Republicans, as are three trustee candidates, the incumbents, Howard Snyder, Eugene Jakubowski and Bruce Novak. Two women have filed for a position on the board also, and both are running as Independents. They are Carol Perschke and Patricia Buhrman. Four will be elected. Clear 43 Burglaries The McHenry County Sheriffs police cleared 43 burglaries, 19 attempted burglaries and seven thefts in the Johns burg and Sunnyside area with the arrest of five juveniles Tuesday. According to police, more than $5,000 of stolen items, including several guns, large quantities of jewelry, checks, credit cards, stereo equipment, cameras, appliances, silverware, silver serving pieces and liquor, were recovered. One of the five juveniles is being held for out-ofrstate authorities on other charges. The police said that several forgeries in the Crystal Lake area were cleared as well. The arrests concluded a two-month investigation into burglaries in the (Continued on page 18) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" ^VOLUME 105 NUMBER 53 FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1981 1 SECTION 22 PAGES 25* School Asks Rate Hike The board of Elementary School District 15, McHenry, voted unanimously at Tuesday evening's meeting to approve an April 7 referendum date which will ask public support of a 45-cent increase in the Education fund. This would put the figure at 1.83 from the present 1.38. President Gary Lockwood arrived late and was not present for the vote. The same request was defeated last Nov. 15 when one of the largest turnouts in the history of the school district went to the polls. The vote was 1,585 opposed and 1,245 in favor. . The Education fund's largest ex­ penditure is for teacher salaries. Dr. Richard Farmer, superintendent of District 15, was not available for comment early Wednesday morning. Following the referendum defeat in November, he said in regard to future action, "We'll have to dismantle the district further. The community hasn't realized • the deprivation already( heaped upon the children". In making that statement he was referring to the 51 staff positions and five programs already cut last year. The increase is being asked again because of a severe financial deficit situation in the district. At this time it is $844,000. This will be the first election in McHenry under the new consolidation of elections law. Also to be elected that day will be city and township officials. No longer will the elections be held in local schools. Under the new law, the county is in charge of all elections and voting will be done in political precinct polling places. During the Tuesday school meeting, the Finance committee response to the McHenry Classroom Teachers Association (MCTA) proposed budget cutbacks for the 1981-82 school year was distributed. The proposals, along with board response, are as follows: 1--Cut length of school day for students, proposed time for all RECALL 1980 HIGHLIGHTS This issue of the Plaindealer contains a 44-page tabloid section with the highlights of news events in the McHenry community for the year 1990. There are many pictures included to recall more vividly happenings of the twelve­ month period. buildings 8:00-1:00; teachers hours: 7:30-3:00 This suggestion would not save any money in the Education fund because teacher salaries would be the same. Savings on utilities would be negligible. The bus fleet would have to be in­ creased The political ramifications would not be worth it. 2--Close the White House and Land­ mark - Rent or sell the space in both buildings Students would be moved to "home schools" or to empty classrooms at McHenry Junior high and 9aAiaad, fifth grade may have to be moved to the junior highs to make room in home schools. This proposal suggests eliminating space when we envision needing space in the near future. Our goal is to rebuild programs, thereby eliminating many of the empty classrooms in the junior high schools. 3--Close Parkland - move seventh and eighth grade students to McHenry Junior high, redistrict to evenly divide grades 1-6. Parkland is very expensive to operate. We acknowledge the high utility costs at Parkland school and have contracted to have work begun to make the building more energy efficient. Closing this building and redistricting would cause severe crowding. Savings of $75,000 would not be worth the price to the children. 4--Extend indebtedness to a maximum allowed by law. The board has decided that extending indebtedness beyond our current $800,000 deficit would not be prudent. 5--With the shortened school day, eliminate hot lunch programs, eliminate all lunch personnel, and lunch supervisors The lunch program is self-supporting. The law requires a supervised lunch program for needy children if school is in session for more than four hours. 6--Eliminate all extra-curricular activities; i.e.sports, band, yearbook, field trips This suggestion is currently under consideration. 7--Eliminate eighth grade graduation ceremonies and expense. We feel the public recognition for the children at these ceremonies far out­ weighs the minimal expense b. 8--Institute a four-day week for energy conservation purposes This is illegal unless an energy emergency is declared by the state superintendent 9--Move superintendent and business manager to empty offices at Parkland. The superintendent will then become the principal of Parkland school We already have an extremely small administrative staff In fact, a recent study comparing District 15 with 30 other districts with similar enrollment proves that our administrative costs per pupil ($74 per child at the time of (Continued on page 18) Sluggish Building Trend Causes Concern At Tuesday night's meeting of the Village of Wonder Lake board of trustees, members learned of the financial hardship which will result in 1981 if building permits fail to increase Building Inspector Jack Crawford told them the $2,369.44 collection in 1980 compared unfavorably with $5,565 jn 1979 and $9,700 in 1978 There has been a 25 percent increase in population, but with less gas pur­ chased due to escalated prices and energy conservation, the Motor Fuel tax income also has been greatly reduced. Lt. John Bender's report to the board showed 16 citations written for the past month and two outside assists, in which he provided back-up for the Sheriffs office He also helped with three fire calls On Feb. 15, Mike Tryon, from the Clark Spraying Co.. will attend a village board meeting to show a 15-minute film on mosquito control. He will discuss the cost, methods and chemicals used in such a program All interested residents are invited to attend. Debate Gypsy Moth Control In McHenry, the issue of the gypsy moth and its control by Sevin-4-oil created city-wide controversy in 1990. In 1981, the dissension continues. A public meeting at city hall Wed­ nesday evening, Jan. 28, was called by Norm Seaborg of the Illinois Depart­ ment of Agriculture to outline the department's plans for McHenry in 1961 as well as the United States Depart- . ment of Agriculture's intentions. Seaborg also wanted to explain both departments' "not too bright" financial position. Supporters of Sevin spraying, members of both McHenry County Defenders and Concerned Citizens for the Environment, along with a few aldermen and Mayor Joseph Stanek, filled the hall. As Seaborg verbally unfolded the plans for the coming year, the en­ vironmentalist groups protested the "new" program. This new program eliminates the ground spraying of Bacillus Thuringiensis and dictates aerial spraying of BT at sunrise versus dusk. Alice Howenstine 4614 N. Pioneer road, objected to the change by stating, "it's a shame to eliminate any of these four methods which were successful in 1990". "Dick Lovejoy, USDA, countered with, "We did what we had to do (last year) to get them under control so we would be able to deal with them af­ terward". Lovejoy was referring to the fact that McHenry now has an isolated population of moths which can be used to study and possibly destroy, using controlled methods. The resulting knowledge, if the program is suc­ cessful, would be used in other areas for moth eradication. But control methods mean the elimination of variables such as BT ground spraying by individuals or groups. Seaborg said, "McHenry is a special case. Even with budget cutting of 20 percent from the federal government and 7 percent from the state govern­ ment, along with possible additional cuts from the new state and federal government, we feel we will have finding as we are using the BT and trapping (here) as a test case." Pat Burhman, a charter CCE- member, protested, "We don't want a test case. We want to get rid of them." But according to Seaborg "if this variable (ground spraying) wefe in­ volved, McHenry would no longer be a viable test and it would be shelved." Phil Wheelock, 6118 Chickaloon drive, defended the Agriculture agencies by saying, "They're only funded on the basis of information." After the meeting. Lovejoy further indicated that compliance with the USDA Research department, which sets their policy, is absolutely necessary, for if control methods are not used. Sevin spraying could be the final result. Seaborg also noted the program is dependent on the citizens of McHenry for "we can't dictate that there be no ground spraying, we can just ask for cooperation." Additional controversy arose around "ground rule changes during mid- period" as Bill Howenstine referred to the change from the multi-faceted 1980 policy to the new single control policy which is proposed for 1981. Mowenaiine argued mat the 1980 policy, in order to be an effective scientific test method, needs two years. Seaborg agreed and said, "I used the same argument but the decisions are made for us. The outcome was total agreement by the USDA and IDA representatives to take the information received from the meeting back to the people who make their policies". Although Seaborg stated early in the meeting that Sevin was not on the program for 1981, this chemical con­ tinually was thrust into discussions. Seaborg, in answer to another question said, "With a variance from the EPA (for spraying of the creek) we think we could have eradicated the fhoths this past year "This statement rallied a couple identifying themselves from Whispering Oaks who stated that they and all their neighbors were for it (Sevin). Seaborg was also prompted to testify that he felt "Sevin was in the same range as aspirin" and that "you eat more Sevin on a store bought apple than you would lapping up the lawn after a spraying by them " (IDAK Interest High For Village Offices