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Earl Walsh an original map of Mcllenrv inc luding the old mill pond. At left below. Mrs L'ttich uses the microfilm reader given to the library by the McHenry Woman's club. At right below is Fred Rienapfl looking at glass photographic negative* from the I- M Goodman collection. 1890 to 1903. of McHenr\ area STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GA\ ! ORL) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER S E R V I N G T i l t : C H . 4 I N O I . 4 K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 " VOLUME 105 NUMBER 67 FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1981 16ECTION 20 PAGES 25' * Establish Hall Of MCHS Distinguished Grads Urge Creation Of Authority Look To Lakes-River improvement Locally by Anthony Oliver B by Anthony Oliver Looking toward the improvement of the Fox river and Chain-of-Lakes area. Sen. Jack Schaffer said near the end of Friday's meeting of the Fox River commission that he would consider the creation of a "lakes authority" to achieve this goal. "It occurs to me that if we are going to clean up the Chain-of-Lakes and the Fox river, we'll need help from the state and federal governments, but a large part has to be done on our own," the senator said. Schaffer is the chairman of the commission. "This would require an authority, a revenue-generating authority," Sen Schaffer said. He went on to suggest that the authority be created by referendum and should not impact on either property or gasoline taxes "This brings us to the user's fee (i.e boater's registration or launching fees. More than one customer and co­ worker has come into our office this eighteenth day of March, and with scowling countenance announced that "this is not my best day". Maybe it's the weather. Certainly the wind is colder than it should be and the sun insists on playing hide and seek all the while we're hoping it will just seek. Or maybe the reason for bad tempers is that Mother Nature played a trick in sending mild breezes in mid-winter as a teaser and now refuses to cooperate. Whatever the reason, Spring will be official at 11:03 a.m. Friday, March 20, and astronomers refuse to let the weather dictate that fact. What they are calling the beginning of Spring is actually the moment at which the sun is directly above the Equator as it crosses from the southern to the northern hemisphere. The length of days and nights are the same all over the world. Astronomers like to tell us all the details, but the only (Continued on page 18) etc.)." the senator said Such an authority, Schaffer con­ tinued. could generate enough money to cover "hands on" projects like dredging, or lake aeration He noted that in talks with many boat owners there had been little opposition to the fees as long as they were used for such projects "We have to absolutely guarantee that the money will be used for what it ought to be used for," Schaffer said "The money generated should not be used for legal fees, more studies or the salaries of two second administrative assistants to the first administrative assistant ... If we're serious, these are the things we have to do." "I'm not wild about creating another unit of government but I think there is a need." the senator said "Rut. this is an Illinois system - you don't see people from Wisconsin bringing their boats down to use our lakes The commission heard from Michael Gregory, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, regarding the progress of a Fox river basin study that was started nearly nine years ago. "Am I correct in assuming that this study is necessary before anv federal money can be used in this area?" Schaffer asked. "Yes." Gregory replied. The engineer was recently appointed the project manager of the basin-wide study and said the Corps was four to six months away from completing "Stage (Continued on page 18) Child Dies From Wound Three-year-old Angela Druml, who was severely injured in an unusual accident in the family home at 4518 Spruce, last Saturday, died in McHenry hospital Wednesday morning. March 18. Angela was on a counter top in the home when she fell on a knife in a dish rack. Her mother, who was on the telephone at the time, heard the crash and summoned police and the Rescue squad. Police said they found the girl with a knife wound in the upper left chest School Appeal Before Council In an appeal for support for the up­ coming District 15 referendum, school board member Arthur Newbrough addressed the McHenry City Council at Monday night's regular meeting. Newbrough told the council the elementary school district was operating at a level below the "bare bones" mark and said he felt the schools were not providing the essential services The goal, he noted, was not to exceed a deficit of $800,000 which was caused by inflation and reduced revenues from the state in 1978 Newbrough said the cost of educating a single student for one year in the District 15 schools was about $1,800, while in the rest of the county, about $2,100 is spent per pupil per year. "In the elementary schools <K through 5)," Newbrough said, "there is no vocal music program, no band. Intermural sports are out. supplies have been cut, there is a hiring freeze, the teachers' aides have been cut, one- third of the custodial staff has been cut. there is no formal art program and no counseling." Likewise in the Junior high school, sports programs have been axed, staff has been cut and other programs (gifted children. Home Ec and In dustrial Arts) have all suffered cut­ backs "This means the child is not getting (Continued on page 18) SHAW MIDI* Nim Sfevict The board of High School District 156 last Tuesday evening endorsed a concept for a "Hall of Distinguished Graduates". as presented by facultv member. Don Seaton from a com­ mittee recommendation Board member. Dave Renrud. noted that the proposal was a fine idea but he had reservations about some areas that bothered him In lieu of the recom mendations for candidates coming from community and student representatives, he preferred to see the selections come solely from the ad­ ministration How would students or Chamber of Commerce members know what graduates of 15 years previously had accomplished he asked Seaton told Renrud that even he as a teacher doesn't remember alumni specifically beyond two or three years He thought the public ought to be aware of the program and even though present students have no idea of what graduates 15 years out of sclKxil are doing, they should be part of the selection process to promote pride in school Seaton outlined the plan for honoring notable 15-vear plus graduates at the homecoming each year The purpose would be to establish more of a con nection between the district and the community, to honor those graduates of M< HS who are distinguished in one or more fields of endeavor and to "nurture a feeling of pride among [.resent da> students \ selection committee would consist of a newspaper representative, a <"haml>er representative a faculty representative from eatli of East and West campuses a student represen­ tative trom each of the two campuses, an administrative representative and two alumni representatives Nominations would l^e thiough ads by newspaper radio, cable IV etc , through class reunion booklets and other sources Selection of the honorees would be by unanimous \ote ol the committee During the first year no more than 10 would be selected, w ith a maximum of five from those living and thereafter a maximum of five each vear Selected alumni would be honored by newspai*M stones and b\ the board of education. Thev would be invited for honoring to the homecoming activities and a picture and list of ac complishments would be placed under glass in hall of each school Small plaques would be awarded The final form of the selection and honoring process was not determined in the board approval Present Candidates School Budget In Scrutiny The McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce will present an opportunity for all announced city candidates to present their views on current issues and future development at an open forum at Parkland school Tuesday March 24. at 8 p m Written questions mav be submitted to the moderator that evening A 5 to 10 minute statement will be presented hv each candidate, followed by a 15-mmute intermission Questions presented earlier to the moderator will then be directed to the candidates, as time permits This nresentation is a public service open to evervone in the area Can­ didates comments are restricted to issues and ideas anv slanderous comments w ill be declared out of order by the rm<der a Un­ invited candidates are the following Joseph B Stanek for mayor Barbara E Gilpin tor city clerk Jon .) Meyer and Robert E Podgorniak tor city treasurer Elizabeth 1 7 Nolan and 1 >nne Donarski for Ward I alderman. Edward Datz and William E \ustin lor Ward II alderman Vincent II Adams a n d R a y m o n d S m i t h t o r W a r d I I I alderman and Ernest I) Schoolev and Cecelia Semtella for W ard 4 alderman by Nancy Wells A discussion of budget cuts for the 1981-82 school year occupied the board of Johnsburg School District 12 which met Tuesday night. The meeting had to be held in a large room at Middle school to accommodate the sizable audience, which was made up of many teachers and some parents Dr Duane Andreas, superintendent, read a statement saying that the school board had instructed the ad­ ministration to scrutinize the budget so that the district would not end up in the 'red' next year. At the present time, figures indicate that the district must trim the fat, and perhaps bare some bones, to the tune of $210,000. Dr. Ken ' Falkinham, business manager, said the $210,000 represents the shortage which would result if the district-kept all the present services and programs with consideration given to the inflation factor He reported that the district had not been in the red since the 1974 deficit of 1.5 million. "We had a positive balance of 14 million in 1977," said Falkinham," but we have been slipping ever since." He felt that the district was now on a true budget because they were no longer involved in building. "Now we are looking at revenue sources." said Falkinham." We know three factors of state aid. The question is, 'How much per student will the governor give? ' They don't have money either" ^ Administrators from each school gave a report on monies they could cut from non-employee areas such as supplies, books, learning center materials, art supplies and testing equipment. Harry May, principal at Rush and Ringwood, said that reduc tions over the last two years had decreased supply surpluses and donated paper was already being used He felt, however, that the school could cut a projected 16 percent in the non employee areas. Pat Bingman, Middle school prin­ cipal, said that providing kindergarten students with crayons and scissors, while convenient because it made supplies standard, was costing the district too much. Discussion followed as to raising the kindergarten fee or selling supplies at school Harry May said that some of the burden of these budget cuts would have to be placed back on the shoulders of (Continued on page 18) The Show Goes On... Rehearsals are coming to an end for the Mcllenrv Drama clubs' presen­ tation of the MCHS musical, The Music Man"' It will be presented April 2. 3 and 4 at 8 p m and April 5 at 2 p m in West campus auditorium The production requires much more involvement than the actors, singers and dancers on stage There will be five directors. Chuck Poppand Miss Gina Riddle, directors George Cina. technical director, John Leighty. music director; and Sandy Gilbert, student director Also playing an important part, along B e h i n d T h e S c e n e s with those on stage wiil be the stage, technical and lighting crews \nd long before the curtain opens, another group, organized by the production coordinator. Jeanette May. is busy with publicity tickets programs mailing lists posters and various other details of presenting something as big as a Broadway musical All of these people start working as soon as the cast is selected And like the performers, their work goes on until the final curtain call Medicare Explanation For Senior Citizens Page 20 Pioneer Center Benefit Slate Skate-a-Thon 4Page 8 material on most of the Illinois counties, which includes considerable McHenry city and county history. Through the years the library has been constant in its search for items of historical significance people would like to donate. These include family records, journals, old letters, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, old atlases of the county, ana old county history books, among others. Material in the historical-genealogical room is kept locked and permission is necessary to use the materials. A McHenry County Illinois Genealogical society was recently formed and holds its next meeting in the McHenry library April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Mrs June Stuart and Mrs. Dorothy Uttich will be happy to assist anyone interested in beginning work on a family tree. FREE TV Guide In Today's Edition A pleasant dream is becoming a reality. The McHenry Public library now proudly presents a Historical-Genealogical room. The idea of recording and preserving historical information had roots established long ago, but they only took form as recently as 1977. Board Chairman William J. "Bill Bolger, who steered the library to completion, appointed a committee of Earl Walsh, chairman; LillianAnglese. George P. Freund and Fred Bienapfl to carry out the plan Library personnel picked up the idea with enthusiasm and are eager to expand the program. Cooperation on the part of local residents will assure success. The library is in the process of collecting, organizing and cataloging historical and genealogical material on the local, state and natjonallevel. There is also some material for assisting people with European genealogy In the collection recently purchased there is The 'Roots' Of McHenry At Nft above is the historical-genealogical room of the McHenry public library, which continue* to grow. Dorothy Uttich, assistant librarian, shows book of special local Interest to Earl R. Walsh, who has been a prhne mover in establishing the room; and Fred Bieaapfl, a library board member. It was Mrs. family home which is now the library, above, June Stuart, head librarian, shows i