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DENIED ON PAGE 22 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY ^'INITIATIVE ADVISORY' 5 is JJ'CITY BALLOT k; (Continued from page 1) people involved, parking and noise ' problems in the residential area. The mayor suggested using Petersen park, but he met with opposition from more than one alderman. The strongest opposition to the ^Jaycees' request was based not on the proposed location of the activity, but on ';the character of carnival entrepeneurs in general Alderman Edward Datz said in no .^uncertain terms that. "Carnivals are '* not what they used to be and 1 want no > part of them on City property." v •« When asked for a comment. Police ? Chief Pasenelli said that, in general, '* the respectability of carnival operators was on the decline, but stated that he •J was not familiar with the operator in ^ question Alderman Pepping said that Petersen * park was an active park at this time ;« and felt a carnival . was an inap- ! propriate use of the city recreational i area. '* Alderman Elizabeth Nolan suggested > using a part of the recently-acquired 21- * acres at Petersen park. * Park Director Peter Merkel pointed out that there were no lights or security * in that section of the park. * J Fourth Ward Alderman Ronald * Meurer. wherein the park lies, objected * to that location noting that the parking « lot fills up with normal park use. I The number of people, he said, was I "way out of line" with the parking J facilities and he noted the noise factor, « in that Petersen park is adjacent to a I . residential area. ^ - The alderman said he had received V complaints when night Softball games were held at the park. Alderman Wieser was in favor of deferring action and letting the Jaycees approach the American Legion, the site of former carnivals. •*£ A motion to let the Jaycees operate a carnival on city property was killed for »!• lack of a second. S* In other business, the Council discussed using Revenue Sharing funds for the improvement of Boone creek, but no action was taken. The Council also decided to review the outside structure at the Fox Hole tavern, which in the words of Alderman Pepping, "looks like an outhouse and blocks the entire sidewalk." Alderman Wieser agreed saying the canopy was, "something less than desirable." Action on the matter was tabled until the next meeting The Council voted to increase the number of parking spaces leased to the Northern Illinois Medical Associates and eliminated^arlyng meters Jin. the City. A complete account of these ac­ tions will appear in the Friday edition of the Plaindealer ::: • v vi V5 3 1 , FEBRUARY 4.1981 MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) something serious and hope someone will at least say they read it. That doesn't happen too often Then there is ihe day you feel facetious, and write accordingly, with no intention of making a point. Aha. that's the time you find the sensitivity showing. But then there are the good-natured calls and letters that just give you a smile One of 4hese came to our desk from Ed Wittrock. addressing Richard Barrows in Ft. Myers. Fla. We had just carried an item saying Mr Barrows had seen a robin in his yard Jan. 12. Now Mr. Wittrock. is wondering whether Mr Barrows saw that bird while musin' in McHenry or mean- derin' in Florida We're wondering too. but someone called in that bit of cheery news. In the meantime. Ed Wittrock spotted a whole flock of Canadian geese heading north over Green street -- and it never even made the paper One of the nice things that happened this week came out of a theft Last Friday's Plaindealer carried an item about the theft of a 20X30-foot American flag from the Gas Express station on Rt. 31 south The huge flag had been up less than a day. Saturday afternoon we answered a call from a McHenry man who was so distraught over the theft he wanted to be the first to contribute toward a fund for a second flag, which was flying high over the weekend in the same location. We can't start a collection for everyone's theft, worthwhile as it may be. but we can report the generous spirit of a McHenrv resident. KAF SCHEDULE SOIL, WATER MEETING (Continued from page I) district boundaries. They are a non- taxing body. Two directors will be elected to the district board at the annual meeting. The terms of Jim Book and John R. Tambone expire. Landowners and occupiers of voting age within the district boundaries are eleigible to vote and serve on the district board of directors. Space will be provided on the nominating ballot for write-in candidates. Persons interested in serving as a district director should call the district office. The following award winners will be recognized: Charles J. Budreck Jr., Outstanding Soil and Water Conservation district director; Mike Rowe, Harvard. District Conservation Farmer of the Year and David Rigby, science teacher at Johnsburg Junior high school. The district first selected David Rigby as the County Teacher of the Year before his entry earned area recognition at the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual meeting in Springfield July 27- 29, 1980. Orion Samuelson, WGN farm director, presented the district awards to Budreck, Rowe and Rigby on the noon show broadcast from the McHenry Courity fair last August. The district personnel will be glad to answer any questions in regard to district director duties and responsibilities between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. and 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. any week day. Split Vote Defeats Law Suit Applications ' - sS Accepted For Energy Help The McHenry County * Housing Authority has started accepting ap­ plications for the 1981 Ix>w Income Energy Assistance program. It will aid elderly, and near poor households meet the high cost of energy used to heat their homes The McHenry County Housing Authority has approximately $438,000 to distribute in the county. Applications will be taken every Monday through Thursday from 9 to 4 in the Housing Authority office at 329 Lake avenue in Woodstock until the funds are exhausted Persons may be eligible for assistance if they meet income guidelines McHenry county residents who feel they may qualify should call the Housing Authority at 338-7752 and ask for Diane Kelly for further in­ formation. MEMORI AL FI ND TAMMY SCHL'LTZ A memorial lund has been established at the McHenry State bank .'or Tammy Schultz. 16-year-old West campus junior from Lakeland Park who died early Tuesday, Feb. 3, of lung cancer. Interested persons may send contributions to the Tarn Memorial Fund, care of McHenryJState Bank. 3510 W. Elm street. The highlight of the meeting of the High School District 156 hoard late last month focused on the issue of joining three other schools in a joint lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Education to prevent it from disallowing legitimate administrative expenses on transportation reim­ bursement payments. Attorney Allyn J. Franke had contacted District 156, outlining the savings if the suit schould he successful and requested an initial $3,500 to begin proceedings. A dialogue of the situation followed with board president, Edward Neumann, favoring an investigation of forming a non-for-profit transportation corporation. Supt. Swartzloff and Business Manager. Kelly contended that such a corooration had been tried by Crystal Lake and was not accepted by the state board. Such a corporation, they said, would be viewed as circumventing the law, which allows administrative costs to be claimed if transportation is contracted with a company separate from the school district. District 156 will lose $28,000 in state aid payments this year from the rule in question. & The board voted in a 5-2 open ballot not to join in the lawsuit and to look into other ways of solving the situation. The board voted to award a bid for $90,000 in Alteration and Recon­ struction bonds for Energy Con­ servation, Fire Prevention and Safety to McHenry State bank at Tuesday night's business meeting. Mike Kelly, business manager, said that bids had been solicited from several local banks, but McHenry State was the only bidder, probably because the district deposits all its funds there. He felt that the bond rates of 7.25, 7.50 and 7.75 over the next three years were extremely good. The board decided to purchase a new micro-computer, day-night football scoreboard from Heyden's Sport center, Montgomery. Illinois for the sum of $3,577.30 (low bid). This scoreboard will be purchased with Life Safety contingency monies and will replace the present board, which is not visibly adequate for daytime use, at McCracken field. It was installed in the late 1950's. In other business, the board, ad­ ministration and staff discussed plans for extending the use of the Guidance Information system computer program funded by CETA through the Federal Youth Employment Training program. This funding, which was in question in recent months due to the incoming of a new federal administration, covered the cost of leasing and servicing equipment, connect and usage time on the computer, telephone line service, and the salary of the Placement counselor Barb Ludwig The funds will he terminated Feb. 1, except for the counselor's salary. . - . A JGIS Computer .^program com- ammv Schulti'V mittee.'spearheadejB By Superintendent Swartzloff, recommended the purchase of the computer equipment through the recent Illinois board of education vocational equipment grant of $3,416. They also suggested that the district continue the program at the service cost of $2,100 annually. > . The committee presented a computer usage survey for the fall semester showing that it had been utilized by 18 teachers for classroom activities. The total usage by students, teachers and graduates for the 1979-80 and the first half of the present school year amounted to 460 visits (repeat visits were not included). Other systems exist, but the committee felt the GIS system superior in its vast data bank of occupational and school information. The board approved continuation of the program The Transporation department's request to purchase a used jeep for use in snow removal, grass cutting and gaYig mower grass cutting at Mc­ Cracken field was approved, the jeep will replace a present vehicle at East campus which apparently is in constant state of repair Public To Review New 3-Year Mental Health Plan The McHenry County Mental Health board (706) is pleased to exhibit the new three-year-plan for Mental Health Programs and Services for citizen review and comment. The legally required plan contains a statement of mental health needs, goals and ob­ jectives for the ensuing three-year period, and related information regarding the expenditure of funds for mental health programs. The plan is available through Feb. 11 at several libraries including the , McHenry Public library, the Nip- persink library. Richmond, the Sponsor Blood Drive Feb. 6 & Johnsburg high school's Student Council, C.A.R.E.S., is sponsoring a blood drive Friday. Feb. 6, at John­ sburg high. The community is invited to donate their blood The age requirement is 17 or older. The drive will begin at 9 a.m. and will run until 1 o'clock Nine Names On Township Ballot the for for There will be nine names on McHenry township ballot April 7. Albert A. Adams will run supervisor; Thomas Birmingham clerk; Clarence Regner for highway commissioner; Theodore N. Pitzen for assessor; Howard Snyder, Eugene Jakubowski, Bruce Novak, Carol Perschke and Patricia Buhrman for trustee. Four trustees will be elected. MAYORSON TRANSPORTATION The chairmen of the 11 Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) Regional Councils of Mayors, representing municipalities in the six counties of northeastern Illinois, will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb, Sth, at- Richard s. .... Lilac lodge, 2135 S Wolf road. Hillside lx>cal. state and federal transportation issues will be discussed. McHenry County college library, and the Mental Health board offices. This plan may be reviewed by going to one of the locations during regular business hours and requesting the document from the librarian. Written comments should be forwarded or hand delivered to the McHenry County Mental Health board office, 457 Coventry Lane, Suite, 113, Crystal. Lake, by Feb. 11. The Mental Health board will review and evaluate all written comments for potential incorporation into the plan. Set Gl Bill Benefit Cut-Off Date In 1989 Time is growing short for those Vietnam era veterans who have not used their GI Bill benefits, as the cut-off time is Dec. 31, 1989. Veterans have ten years from date of discharge to complete their training under the GI Bill, Donald R. Ramsey, director of the Veterans Administration regional office in Chicago, said. Time has already elapsed for three and one-half million of the over nine million veterans who served during the Vietnam Era. In Illinois over 70 percent have already used GI Bill benefits for training, and during the past year over 20,000 were still enrolled in training, Ramsey said. Discharges from the armed forces for Vietnam era service began in 1965. In that year 496,000 men and women were discharged. This increased until 1970 when 1,043,000 were discharged. Since then the total has decreased each year until in 1980 the number of those who served during that period was 129,000. The full-time payment for training increased to $342 as of Jan. 1, with additional amounts added for dependents CONSERVATION MEETING The next meeting of the board of the McHPHty Ctitorftty Conservation district will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. in the district office, 6512 Harts road. Ringwood. 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