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PAGE 1< - PLAINDE ALER - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25.1 Ml • COUNCIL WORKS :;TO RESOLVE FLOOD !• INSURANCE PROBLEM (Continued from page 1) have to enact a flood plain control or- -• dinance which would prohibit con­ struction within the flood plain. As "incentives" to participate in the federal program, the government threatened to withhold disaster relief monies (in the event of a flood); prohibit financial institutions that are members of the Federal Deposit In­ surance corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance cor­ poration (nearly all) from making loans for buildings within the flood plain; and-or impact on an individual's ' < ability to receive federal housing loans ' • (FHA and VA). •" Alderman Michael Wieser said the * council should contact the federal v! agency and see if a settlement of the * issue could be reached. "Maybe we should take a second long ' hard look at the problem," Wieser said. "There are certain financial in­ stitutions that are reluctant to issue a ; mortgage without flood insurance. We ;are not providing for the people who ! live along the river." ; In other business, the council issued a »liquor license to sell beer and wine to ' the owner of the White Hen pantry, on ! the west side of town. | Aldermen Wieser, Datz and Nolan -opposed the measure which was ap- * proved in a 5 to 3 vote. ! The council also voted to purchase a * street sweeper, over the objections of * Alderman Pepping, Finance committee I chairman. Pepping argued that no ; action should be taken on the machine * because all of the requests for revenue " sharing money have not been received, j A representative of the Northern ; Illinois Special Recreation association ; asked the council to consider joining the * group, which provides recreational I opportunities for the handicapped, both mentally and physically. No action was taken. The council also voted unanimously to adopt a water and sewer atlas, ad­ vertise for bids for the construction of a new well on Crystal Lake road, authorized funds to meet safety requirements at the sewer plant and approved a bond reduction of $27,075 for road work in the McHenry Lakes Estates subdivision. Tag days for the Easter Seal society (Apr. 11), the Pigtail league (May 23), Lioness club (June 26), and Helping Paws (June 20), were approved. David Gelwicks, representing the Kiw&nis, presented a $3,000 check to be used for the development of the tot iot below the standpipe in Cooney Heights. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) reappraisal of the government's role. The same goes for the humanities. Here, we're told, the movement has been to show preference for the trendy at the expense of the traditional. For instance, in 1979 NEH provided $753,000 for a film "dramatizing" the life of the textile worker community of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., a town of about 10,000. At the same time NEH thought the production of a 90-minute film on the life of American Poet Carl Sand­ burg was worth less than half that amount - $330,000. And this was just one example. We really shouldn't be surprised. This is the "turn-on" generation, and unfortunately a lot of federal money seems to be routinely spent on whatever turns someone on. The endowment programs are cer­ tainly no exception. If we can just trim the fat and leave the meat, these programs can continue to serve their purpose and hopefully the doctor can report the health of the economy to be improved. KAF Credit County Farmers In Conservative\ Trend founder and the first president. Beard died late last year. Tammeus recalled the district's first tree planting was a large number of evergreens on a hillside west of Woodstock. This was planted in a circular pattern atop the hill and on the slopes by Carl Zeiss, a conservation-minded businessman and farmer. new director was elected to the . Dr. Ruth Litvak sue ids Dr. John Tambone as a director. Mike Rowe was reelected to the board. Rowe farms 600 acres east of Harvard. He is chairman of the district's committee on sediment and erosion control. Dr. Litvak owns and operates s 60- acre farm in Seneca township with her son. Dr. Litvak is an associate professor of biology at Truman college, Chicago. She served as a research associate at the Environmental Science workshop at the Argonne National laboratory, Batavia, in 1972 and 1973. Mayors Will Review Study A representative of Barton-Aschman & Associates will present the preliminary McHenry County Year 2000 Transportation study for the county's mayors and city managers. The monthly meeting of the McHenry County Municipal association will be hosted by Mayor Goben and the Village of Oakwood Hills Wednesday evening. Feb. 25. A 6:30 social hour will be followed by 7 o'clock dinner at the Rain Dancer, Woodstock. !n addition to the transportation study presentation, a brief talk on the current status of the Interstate Tran­ sfer program will be given by a representative of the Illinois Depart­ ment Of Transportation (IDOT). Honored at the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation district annual meet were Charles Budreck, Jr., McHenry, (left), conservation director of the year, ai Mike Rowe, Harvard, conservation farmer of the year. Cosf Of Publishing Newspaper Skyrockets Few people these days work through a day without pausing to look at a ^newspaper. But, that 25-cent " newspaper is an expensive proposition I; to say the least. -• The national rate of inflation which plagues everyone has also severely • impacted the production costs within ; the newspaper industry. Double-digit increases have hit hard i in the cost of newsprint and ink - the • staples of the newspaper industry. According to Thomas Miller, Lv publisher of the McHenry Plaindealer, V a 13 percent increase has been noted in - the cost of newsprint alone. A • newspaper the size of the McHenry •I Plaindealer uses an estimated 145 tons I* of newsprint annually. Ink - the lifeblood of the industry - is petroleum based and the cost increase in this department has been more or less commensurate with the worldwide increase in oil prices and petroleum products. The print media has faced cost increases of between 20 percent and 30 percent. The graphics industry has also found notable increases in the cost of silver, which is an integral part of the photographic process and the method of offset printing used by the McHenry Plaindealer. Other factors which add substantially to the cost of producing a newspaper include the recent upward spirals of postage, labor and transportation costs. UL}aj£gXize*c±. NOW THROUGH SUNDAY V ERIKA LIEBFRAUMILCH w 750 ML REG 2 39 1.88 . a . SEAGRAMS VO 750 ML REG 7 69 6.29 . GALLO JV VERMOUTH 750 ML REG 2.69 W;< EVAN WILLIAMS 750 ML REG. 5 99 4.79 mm I E & J BRANDY 6k*tf\750 ML REG 5.69 W- 4.99 RON RICO RUM 750 ML REG 5 69 3.99 CANADIAN PLACE 750 ML REG 4.99 3.59 COCKTAILS FOR TWO IJJF ,\ 200 CC REG 1.39 * 98* SASHA VODKA 1.75 LITER SASHA Additional planting equipment constructed for conservation farming will be available to McHenry county farmers in 1961, Ed Weilbacher, soU conservationist who works with the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservationist district, has an- nounced. Weilbacher spoke at the district's thirty-fifth annual meeting in Wood­ stock, where he reported outstanding participation by farmers in no-till farming in 1960. He said the total of 1,200 acres of corn planted by farmers in 1960 ranks McHenry county among the most conservation-oriented in the nation, but he warned further participation is necessary. "Zero-till farming will do a great deal to prevent soil from washing away, and it will help maintain the productive capacity of the soil for the future. Water and wind erosion will remove tons of soil per acre each year if farmers don't take steps to combat it." Leaving residue from the previous crop as a method of lessening wind and water erosion is the best way to assure future generations will have a productive soil, he continued. Weilbacher said this year a new six- row planter and a tractor and a four- row planter and tractor are being provided in cooperation with area dealers. Minimum tillage-some cultivation but not to the extent moldboard plowing indicates-is increasingly popular in McHenry, too, Weilbacher said, .as he pointed out yields are comparable >ith conventional farming methods when reductions are considered. "We save the soil," he repeated, "when con­ servation practices are followed."*- Weilbacher was one of several people presented certificates of appreciation. He has been a leader during his two and 7 D A Y S A L E LIQUOR SPECIALS 331 N. IRVING OODSTOCK GORDON'S GIN 1.75 LITER Sy/ REG 9 99 it# 8.29 HOUSE OF WTL STUART 1 LITER REG. 6 79 MILWAUKEE^ 12 PK. J 12 OZ. COKE, TAB 99 SPRITE a? 6 PK. -- 12 OZ. 1.59 CARLO ROSSI 3 LITERS REG. 4.99 3.79 OLYMPIA BEER 12 PK 12 OZ. 2.99 CANADIAN CLUB 1.76 LITER REG 16.99 13.99 STROH'S 12 PK. 12 OZ. 3.57 CALIFORNIA ,{C/ CELLARS ISTi^ \1 5 LITER REG 5.29 V 3.2A. DEWARS IL WHITE LABEL 750 ML REG. 8 99 1 7.58 EARLY TIMES 1.75 LITER R E G 1 0 9 9 9.49 RIUNITE - . LAMBRUSCO 750 ML REG. 3 29 "" 2.29 CANADIAN MIST 1.75 LITER REG. 10.99 9.49 one-half years in McHenry county in making farmers more appreciative of the value of conservation farming. Also honored was Mrs. Mabel Aavang, district executive secretary for many years. Charles Budreck, Jr., district chairman, was honored as the Con­ servation Director of the Year. In his report, Budreck said the district ex­ pects to announce the selection of an executive director within the next month. The district workload has in­ creased significantly over the past several years, he explained, and said agricultural groups, including the McHenry County Farm Bureau, have agreed to help defray expenses of this new staff member. In presenting the Conservation Farmer of the Year award to Mike Rowe, Harvard farmer, Peter Sigalos ; of the Goodyear company said farmers , will be expected to "produce food, fiber .^and how hid in the future so con- '* servation farming is essential." Budfeftct said the appointment of a committee to handle applications for an agricultural area, together with the development of that program through General assembly action, should lead to increased preservation of good far­ mland for agriculture. Past directors were presented cer­ tificates of appreciation, as follows: William Behrens, 1956-1957 director; James Book, 1979-1960; Clayton Bruce, 1974-1978; Kenneth Fiske, 1963-1979; Robert Fleck, 1969-1977; Betty Hegner, 1976-1979; Edmund Krunfus, 1960-1964; Robert Popenhagen, 1955-1957; Herman ^ Siedschlag, accepting it in memory of histather, Lester, a 1947-1955 director; and Robert Siegel, 1949-1954. When Bill Tammeus, one of the founders of the district in 1946, began to speak, he asked the 125 attending to pause in honor of L. Russell Beard, a Parent Teacher Conferences Set Johnsburg Junior high school has scheduled parent-teacher conferences for the week of March 2 through March 6. Specific days and times set aside for conferences during that week are Thursday, March 5, fronf6:30 to 9 p.m. and Friday, March6 from 8 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. Students will not attend school Friday, March 6. Parent-teacher conferences are held to discuss students' educational progress. Parents are to call the school for an appointment the week of Feb. 16- 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A conference between a /student's parents and his teachers is very im­ portant and helps the student get the best possible education to meet his individual needs. The parent can share such things us student's attitude, health, family relationship, interests and social factors. The teacher can report on the student's attitude and relationship in school, progress in studies, work habits, samples of work and recommendations. Former Legislator Signs As Transportation Consultant IHAWIWOUNmWVKI Former State Representative Cal Skinner, Jr., has signed a contract to serve as transportation consultant for House Speaker George Ryan, of Kankakee. Skinner, a long-time critic of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), will be concerned mainly with transportation in the collar counties. He will also be providing background in­ formation on the RTA to Rep. Ryan. Skinner may also become involved in statewide transportation issues, like the gasoline tax, and may be called upon to represent Rep. Ryan regarding transportation matters. --- The ultimate decision there lies with Rep. Ryan. The former representative will reportedly be making 12,333 per month in his new job. Choreographer For Musical Candy Bolger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bolger, was the choreographer for the world famous musical, "Annie Get Your Gun", reproduced by the students at New Trier West high school before sellout crowds last Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Miss Bolger, a 1975 McHenry high school graduate, is in her second year of teaching dance and physical education at New Trier East and New Trier West high schools. f iwtl CATALOG OUTLET STORE • JEWEL CATALOG OUTLET STORE • JEWEL CATALOG OUTLET STORE MERCHANDISE CLEARANCE CENTER WALKER'S TEN HIGH 1.75 LITER 1 1 4 9 CANADIAN LTD 1 7 5 L I T E R REG 10 99 Csaotian £ A DIVISION OF JEWEL DIRECT MARKETING 301 W. 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