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PAGE 14 • PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, J Budreck, Sr., reported that his attorney has filed a suit in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit court for an in­ junction against en­ forcement of the five-ton weight limit on village roads. The^ lawsuit brought against the City of McHenry and the state and federal Agriculture departments concerning the proposed use of the chemical pesticide, Sevin. was dismissed ac­ cording to information received from City Attorney Bernard Narusis. Each year there are about 3,000 meals brought to the homes of the elderly, the handicapped and the con­ valescents in the McHenry area. The provider is Meals on Wheels, which this month observes its tenth year of service. The McHenry City Council passed a resolution and voted to buy nearly $26,000 worth of equipment for the Public Works department at a special Council meeting. OCTOBER The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) plans for rebuilding the Route 120 bridge across the Fox river are moving along. The preliminary plans for the bridge call for two lanes of traffic in either direction and for the elimination of parallel parking between Riverside drive and Park street. The mayor appointed John Smith to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Robert Mortell to the Plan commission. He also, appointed Harold Jensen to the position of building inspector. Reigning over the John- sburg high school homecoming dance were Sue Moulis as queen and Mike Stefka as king. By an unaminous vote Sept. 30, the board of directors of McHenry County Senior Citizens council rejected an offer of the Region II Area Agency on Aging to fund this part of the program wholly, for a period of two months. The problem had its start recently when it was discovered that federal tax withholding on employees and Social Security money had not been sent to the government as required. The Johns burg high school homecoming was marred when just before the start of the varsity football game someone set Are to the four floats that were parked in the lot. r The board of High School District 156 adopted the proposed budget of $8,153,829 for the coming year. The totals of expenditures over the estimated revenue of $6,706,632 project a $1,447,197 deficit. Sunday Mock Disaster Tests Preparedness Rescue Squad members from McHenry, Johnsburg, Wonder Lake, Richmond, Spring Grove and Genoa City treat their "Victims" in the staging area of a mock disaster held in September. The disaster, a collision between two cars and a train, occurred at 5 A.M. After sorting the victims according to the severity of the injury, the injured were taken to the "Staging area" for treatment prior to being transported to a local hospital. Observers from local Fire, Rescue and Police Departments not involved in the drill evaluated the performance of the participating squads. Staff Photo-Wayne Gaylord League of Women Voters members appeared before the board of McHenry Grade School District 15 concerning a possible problem of loose asbestos particles in local schools. However, they learned that two steps of a f i v e - s t e p p r o c e d u r e recommended by the United S t a t e s E n v i r o n m e n t a l Protection agency (E.P.A.) had already been taken. The board of education has received laboratory results indicating there is no asbestos hazard in the four school buildings. The McHenry City Council pondered a proposal for self- insurance in a pool arrangement offered by the Illinois Municipal League R i s k M a n a g e m e n t association, an offshoot of the Illinois Municipal league, the lobby group for city and village officials. Participation could save the city up to 25 percent of its insurance costs. Karen Truckenbrod of McHenry and T. J. Baumann of Crystal Lake were named homecoming queen and king at Marian Central Catholic high school in Woodstock. McHenry's elementary schools find it necessary to face up to what is normally a big city problem this year as it seeks to integrate into the system 15 non-English speaking children. The languages involved are not only Spanish, but Chinese, Laotian, Vietnamese and Korean. The developers of a commercial site at the northeast corner of Route 120 and Industrial drive received the green light from the City of McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals. In an unanimous decision, the ZBA voted to recommend to the City Council approval of a petition that would permit the construction of a retail food store and a restaurant. According to the plan for development presented at the hiring, two buildings would be constructed. The larger of the two would be a 62,000 square foot (estimated) structure, 52,000 square feet of which would be used for a retail grocery and associated drug store and the remaining 10,000 square feet would be rented to four individual shops. The second and smaller building would be located at the southern end of the site, near Route 120. It is planned that a restaurant of some variety will occupy this space. Voted the king and queen of the 1980 McHenry Com­ munity high school homecoming were John Doessel and Cheryl Patzke. There are now 84,711 voters registered in the county. Of this number, 7,711 registered only within the last few months. As of June 1 of this year, the number was only 77,000. After hammering out street width and timetable agreements for nearly three hours at the annexation amendment hearing, the McHenry City Council voted to approve a new concept concerning the McHenry Lakes Estates subdivision. The concept, which carried a negative recommendation from the Plan commission and a positive recom­ mendation from the Zoning Board of Appeals, calls for 102 row or townhouse units on a 12.5-acre tract of land at the northwest corner of the McCullom Lake road- Orleans street intersection. Members of the City Council were joined by other interested citizens for the ground breaking of Knox park, located in the south part of the city, between Green street and Rt. 31. The Johnsburg school board adopted a stricter policy for athletic eligibility at the high school. Eligibility will be determined on a weekly basis, IHSA minimum standards will be observed, but in student-athlete restricted from that student is more than one addition a will be playing if failing in >ject. • SNORT TSRM m • •LONG * OVERTON CADILLAC-PONTIAC y * TKRM Nmt Can Vmk Um4 Can FmancMa R«c*rMf«| Imr NT IX TO MOOOSTOCK Ml IN TO fOX IAKC n McHen SALES DEPT. 94 HON. Fill. SAT. 9-9 (IIS) 3914999 SERVICE DEPT. 7:19 • 1:99, HON. • Ml. (91113994199 Representatives of High School District 156 boiurd and the McHenry Community High School Teachers association signed the 1980- 1 9 8 2 " p r o f e s s i o n a l agreement" at the regular board meeting Oct. 31. The signing culminated six months of intense negotiations which were 'tinged with strong verbal exchanges and threats of job action after school began and the teachers were working without a contract. Publisher Larry E. Lund announced that Thomas C. Miller has been promoted to assistant publisher of the McHenry Plaindealer and the McHenry County Citizen. The McHenry City Council voted unanimously to lease 50 parking spaces in the recently improved Green street parking lot to the If the record of Gary Gray's American Studies class holds up, Ronald Reagan will be the next President of the United States. But Gray and the other East campus teacher of that class, Gloria Burke, are well aware that like political polls, few things are certain about politics. In a mock election Reagan, a R e p u b l i c a n , t o p p e d President Jimmy Carter by a vote of 116 to 64. John Anderson, an Independent candidate, received the ^ support of S3 students and Ed Clark of the Libertarian party polled 9 votes. NOVEMBER Quietly expressing a hope that the celebration in her honor would not mean retirement, Mrs. Carl (Dorothy) Weber was ac­ corded honors for com­ pleting 50 years as organist at St. Patrick's Catholic church. Construction on Pioneer center's Group home in McHenry is under way. Completion of the $338,000 home designed for up to 12 people is scheduled for early 1981. The home is designed as a residential alternative f o r d e v e l o p m e n t a l l y disabled persons in need, but is planned in such a way that it will blend into the neigh­ borhood at Ponca and Maryanfi streets, McHenry. An update of the Com­ prehensive Plan for the City of McHenry was presented at the City Council and came under fire from Aldermen Michael Wieser and George Harker. The one point of contention that arose con­ cerned the use of a "light commercial" land use designation-which is not included in the McHenry zoning ordinance. The aldermen contended that if the designation was not in the zoning ordinance, it should not be used or shown on the comprehensive plan. As Ronald Reagan con­ founded the pollsters and swept into the country's highest office by the biggest landslide in history, same. The only county race predicted to have been close was for the office of sheriff. Henry "Hank" Nulle (R) won by a 3 to 1 vote against Jack Tyrrell. County board winners were Paul Fidler, John P. O'Hagan, Wm. J. Fitzgerald and James D. Curran. Board members of Grade School District 15 in McHenry looked at the revised demographic update for the community. Revisions indicate that the present trend toward a decrease in students will p r o b a b l y c o n t i n u e . Projections at this time point to fewer numbers over the next five years if the economy remains at the present level. Stephanie Allen of McHenry high school West campus has been cited for outstanding performance in writing. The National Couneil of Teachers of English has named her a winner of a 1980 Achievement award in writing. The McHenry County board adopted a budget in the amount of $16,221,635, but not until considerable discussion had taken place on various aspects of it. An installation ceremony is planned for the recently elected Circuit judge, Leonard Brody of McHenry, who will fill the vacancy of James H. Cooney. Judge Brody has served at an associate judge of the Circuit court since January, 1971. Bringing out one of the largest votes in the history of McHenry school elections, residents of McHenry Elementary School District 15 defeated by more than 300 votes a proposed tax in­ crease for educational purposes. The board had asked for a 45-cent increase. Miss Maurie Taylor, popular teacher in the local high school for many years, was named Woman of the Year by the McHenry Business k Professional Women's club. Five farmers, among .them Charles Weingart of have been ap- tinted to form the