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\ 'IP FIRE The McHenry Township Fire Protection district demonstration at this weekend's Trade fair promises to be a treat for adults and children. Above, Wayne Amore, captain of Co. I, shows Billy Oeffling, 5 years old. Sparky, the talking fire dog. For Billy's parents and other adults, the firemen will show a film on the proper use of fire extinguishers and after the showing will explain how the different types of fire extinguishers are used. Billy, a kindergarten student, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Oeffling of Freund avenue. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The eighth annual McHenrv Area Chamber of Commerce Trade fair promises the public more exhibits and more features than ever before The fair opens Friday. March 27. 6 to 10 p.m ; and continues March 28. 11 00 a m to 10 00 p.m., and March 29. 11 a m to 5 pm; In addition to booths and concessions in the gym, as in previous years, a second exhibition hall (the Learning center) is being utilized this year to provide an additional display area as well as a setting for style shows and entertainment Hundreds of products and services will be displayed, demonstrated and discussed Everything from water beds to water softeners, from sea walls to sporting goods, from a lotus sport car to lilies for spring, from hair care to hand tools, from cosmetics to costumes, from baby furniture to free blood pressure tests, from award winning photography to the miracles of the ancient aloe vera plant There will be pop and popcorn, as well as free samples of tempting tidbits - something for every interest and age level among the 80 exhibits. Ceiling fans, vacuums, inter com and security systems, electrical fixtures, water beds, carpeting and furniture, water heating and air conditioning systems c himney sweeping, siding and remodeling for the home will be in­ cluded Other offerings are office supplies, signs, telephones, answering systems and letter service for business Sporting goods, sports wear, energy saving powerless boats, nautical gifts and accessories, swimming pools and seawalls for leisure activities will be available Industrial information will be on hand and also self-help through counseling, or hypnosis, legal as well as medical information JThere will be a wishing well to.add to the beauty of McHenry itself The school district and MCC will be THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER ' S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N O - L A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 " VOLUME 105 NUMBER 68 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1981 1 SECTION 22 PAGES 25* available to answer questions about programs, budgets and tax bases The City will provide an opportunity to purchase a piece of McHenry past Style shows will be held in the learning center Saturday and Sunday at 1 p m... followed by a variety show at 3 30 p m each day Variety shows will also be presented Friday at 7 p m and then again Saturday nijjht A full schedule of 15-45 minute seminars will be held throughout the three days on a w ide variety of topics They are Coin collecting and investing. Hypnosis, Heal estate investing, Inter personal relationships. Burglar alarm and fire protection, Stress. Natural plant products, Emergency medical assistance. Government loans. Adolescent behavior, and Proper use of fire extinguishers American. Italian and Cantonese foods will be served in the concessions, area for on-location enjoyment and the Restaurant association will be making reservations for McHenry restaurants directly from their booth for more leisurely dining afterward Among the guests of honor will be the reigning Miss McHenry, Lisa Grim- monpre. and members of her court. Miss Chickie. the Easter Bunny. Filbert T Squirrel and Sally Squirrel County To Borrow Belt Tightening Continues SHAM MIDI A In explaining the county's need to issue tax anticipation warrants in an amount not to exceed $240,000, Clint Ciaypool of McHenry. chairman of the county's Finance committee, called for a continuation of belt tightening His message was given to the board in meeting last- week Ciaypool explained that the board would need the money to pay the June tax bill and it would be repaid when tax money is received The 90-day freeze on hiring and spending which was recommended by the Ciaypool committee in February, continues On Clay-pool's request. Willard Hogge. supervisor of assessments, explained to the board the assessment multiplier, which has been officially set by the state at 1 6927. an increase over last year's figure of 1 4709 NtWS Si**>Ct The supervisor noted that an increase in the multiplier doesr. t necessarily mean an increase in taxes Township taxing bodies, he observed set an operating budget and divide the amount into the total assessment Tax bills are expected to be mailed in late April Treasurer Audrey Walgenbach said they are more in­ formational than ever before, showing how their taxes are being paid into county, township and local municipal funds Hogge said real estate property values have been levelling off and there is no escalation such as occurred over the past five to seven years He told the board that locally assessed valuation of real estate totals $1,153,456,943 in the county With railroad assessments, the total is $1,155,077,363 Meet On RTA Bail-Out State Kep Richard Klemm of McHenry was one of four Republican lawmakers from the counties served by the RTA scheduled to meet at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning with Governor James Thompson The topic was a bailout plan for the financially ailing tran­ sportation system Klemm said Monday morning that the four planned to present ideas from their direct know ledge5 of the problems He added that they were hopeful the governor would give consideration to their ideas before his presentation of a plan to the joint Senate and House meeting later that day Klemm was the only new legislator among the four The others are members of the House Select com mittee looking into RTA financing Municipal Leaders To Hear As election time approaches, we become aware of something very important to any community, but especially one the size of McHenry. The turnout of office seekers is gratifying. The pessimistic person may see it as a sign that there is dissatisfaction. There is in many cases. There is dissatisfaction in most communities The important difference is that there are places where no one cares enough to do something about it. In McHenry, and in the villages surrounding it, people are interested in correcting the wrongs they believe exist Perhaps they have the answer, and if they can convince the voters, they will have an opportunity to prove themselves Once in office, they must undertake the herculean job of making their ideas work There is always another election just around the corner and the procedure will be repeated. It's called the democratic process Newspapers around the country recently told the story of a newspaper publisher who sold his soul and that of (Continued on page 20) Agreement Approved Speaker On "Drug Abuse" ® Angelo M DeFranco. special agent. 25 meeting His topic will be Drugs of TTie letter said, "...due to the short­ ness of the critical section and the depth of the sewer in this area, the minimal surcharging would not in all likelihood cause any problems." In addition, the letter from the engineering firm suggested that the area should be monitored to insure that overloading of the line does not occur It was also pointed out that a portion of the reserve capacity of the Winding Creek development could be diverted to the Pheasant Valley sewer line The letter recommended that the allotment of the Winding Creek development be reduced enough to allow the connection of the Malibu Estates subdivision. There was some question raised at the Monday meeting about the liability of the city in the event there was damage incurred if there should be a surcharge. City Attorney Narusis said he was satisfied, based on the letter from Crash Fatal To McHenry Man A 21-year-old McHenry man was killed early Sunday morning in a one- car traffic accident that occurred approximately four miles northeast of McHenry on Lincoln road. Michael W Gall, of 2916 Wooded lane, McHenry, was pronounced dead at McHenry hospital following the collision. He was transported to the hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad According* to county police. Gall was traveling at a high rate of speed after police witnessed the Gall vehicle run a stop sign at the Chapel Hill-Lincoln road intersection The report said police pursued the Gall vehicle but lost sight of it in a number of curves in the road. The of­ ficer discovered the accident as he came out of the last curve The eastbound Gall vehicle failed to make the curve, crossed the westbound lane of traffic and shoulder, struck five trees, flipped, spun and hit three more trees Gall was thrown from the car and found lying on his back directly behind the auto. Scott P. Sword, of 2614 Forestwood, (Continued on page 20) Baxter and Woodman, that the City would not be held liable "As I understand it there is no risk of damage as long as there is capacity in the line to serve the 24 homes." Narusis said "I'd like to see it in writing that the city is not liable," Alderman Elizabeth (Continued from page 1) Department of Law Fnforcement with the Criminal Investigation division, will be guest speaker for the McHenry County Municipal association's March Abuse" Mayor Alexakos of the village of Cary will host the meeting, to be held at T C Spirit's. Crystal l^ke A 7 30 dinner will follow a cocktail hour Vow April 1 Picket Protest Griswold Lake Chemical Use The use of a chemical known as 2, 4- D. a herbicide and a toxic component of Agent Orange, to rid Griswold Lake of annoying weeds prompted a meeting at the Ttiverdale Subdivision Community house last Wednesday night. Property owners from Le Villa Vaupell, Rima's, Holiday Hills and Riverdale subdivisions formed the Griswold Lake Preservation Association (GLPA) for the purpose of preventing further use of the chemical in the lake this year Norma Losch, of 1209 W Northeast Shore drive, spoke for the association saying that the problem began last year w hen home owners in Le Villa Vaupell contacted the Illinois Department of Conservation to find out the best way to rid the north end of the lake of weeds. She said that Lloyd R Rau, of 1215 W Northeast Shore drive, took charge of the project; Rau said he collected $2,300 from 80 percent of the 56 families in the subdivision. Mrs Losch produced a letter sent by the Conservation department to Rau recommending harvesting the weeds. According to Mrs Losch. Rau felt that harvesting would be expensive and too much hark work, and his answer to the problem was chemicals. It was at this point that Mrs. Losch and Bonnie Hill, of 2514 S. Hyde Park drive, balked at the plan without first knowing what chemicals were to be used Mrs. Ixisch said, "Rau told us that he contracted Robert Himel, owner of the Midas Mid-West Chemical Co. of Tower Lakes, III., to do the job Himel wouldn't tell him what chemicals were to be used because it was 'a trade secret'." "After the first treatment last June. by law, Himel had to indicate what chemicals he used." she said Mrs. Hill was able to take the in­ formation off the label and began checking what 2, 4-D was and how it was to be used. "We didn't like the way Himel went Norma Losch, left, Bonnie Hill and Darlene Young discuss protest meeting just ended at the Riverdale Subdivision Community house. They joined other property owners of LeVilla Vaupell. Rima's. Holiday Hills and Riverdale subdivisions in an effort to stop the second year use of a chemical to rid Griswold Lake of annoying weeds As the meeting concluded, Mrs. Hill vowed that a picket of the chemical truck would take place April 1 at the entrance to LeVilla Vaupell. about treating the lake," Mrs Losch said. "They gave us no warning before any of the six treatments, and the first treatment was done in an area where children were swimming Himel told them to leave the water for 15 minutes" She complained that nothing was said to home owners around the lake about the chemical, and that nothing was said about fishing in treated water Mrs. Hill showed the association a pamphlet, published by Applied Biochemists, Inc . of Mequon. Wis . that there should be no swimming in water treated with 2. 4-D for a period of 24 hours after treatment, and there should be no fishing for a period of 72 hours after treatment Dr Robert C Hiltibran. biochemist in the aquatic biology section of the Illinois Institute of Natural Resources in I'rbana. Ill . wrote in a letter to Mrs Hill that. " in a study done by the Institute, we found that 2.4-D persists in the water for approximately 30 days." People at the meeting complained about their children breaking out with a skin rash after swimming in the lake last summer Mrs Losch said that the chemical irritates the skin, causing the rash Al Shustitzky. of 3202 S Cherry avenue, said that he has been swim ming in Griswold lake for 20 years and never had any skin irritations Last summer his family all had skin problems from swimming there He said. "I'm buying a swimming pool for this summer. I won't let my family swim in the lake because it's (Continued on page 20) Malibu by Anthony Oliver The McHenry City Council "ap­ proved in principle" an annexation agreement involving Malibu Estates - an 8.5-acre sliver of land off Crystal Lake road, between the Boone Valley and Winding Creek developments at Monday night's annexation hearing. There was only one hitch in the proceedings and that concerned the sewer line capacity in a 10-inch main along Kensington drive In a letter from the engineering firm retained by the city, Baxter and Woodman, it was noted that most of the reserve capacity of the sewer line was reserved for the Backhaus farm development (Winding Creek) which has not been fully developed as vet According to City Attorney Bernard Narusis, the letter served as an alert to the city that at full development of the Winding Creek subdivision there might possibly be a surcharge problem in the line, with the addition of the 24-home development Three Big Trade Fair Days Open March 27 1 Views Of Our Readers Absentee Voting Information New Postage Rates Public Pulse School Referendum The "B" Stamps Page 16 Page 13 Page 20