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•m Students in the Health Rducation class at McHenry high school the marathon will be used for the purchase of additional CPR prepare for the CPR marathon which is scheduled to be held manikins and to defray the cost of paramedic education. •" r,day. Saturday and Sunday at the Trade fair. Proceeds from STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD CPR MARATHON -- FAIR FEATURE (Continued from page 1) the students will try to do :10 minutes of CPR. which represents a total cost of $1 50 to $3 00 to the sponsor The money collected will he used for the purchase of more CPR manikins and the training costs of Rescue squad paramedica Mathis said a CPR manikin costs between $400 and $1,2000 depending on the quality The newer manikins, he said, are more realistic and therefore a good deal more helpful in the training of the public and Emergency Medical Technicians <EMT> in the application of effective CPR As noted, the money collected will also be used for the continuing education of McHenry Area Rescue squad members Presently, there are six KMT's enrolled in the paramedic- course at M( V. at a cost of $4<xi each In addition, the squad has four members attending an Emergency Rescue Technician course which is offered through the college Together, the costs of the courses to the squad is $3,000 Mathis commented that in addition to those going to school to become paramedics, the McHenry Area Rescue squad now has 18 certified paramedics, half of which are fully certified in Ad­ vanced Cardiac Life Support He ob­ served. however, that at any given time, many of these people may not be available due to work, family or other twnmitments PUT LAKE SPRAYING ON HOLD (Continued from page 1) necessary because the chemicals were safe and waters treated with them were safe to swim in He was asked if there were any precautions on the label giving specific time periods restricting people from swimming in, or consuming fish caught in. chemically treated waters Himel said that he did not know of any label restrictions: but. the che­ mical was safe if it was applied properly Mrs Hill produced a letter from the Department of Natural Resources in Madison, Wis . that said tederal label requirements state that 2.4 I) labels must specify that water treated with 2.4 D should not be used for swimming for a period of one day She also quoted from a pamphlet published by Applied Biochemists. Inc (it Mequon. V\ is , a chemical manufacturer, which states on its specification sheet waters treated with Kndothal should not be swum Irank. or fished ir, tor 14 days, waters treated with Diquat for Hi days and. waters treated with 2,4 I) should not be swum in for one day and fished in for three days In response. Himel said. Whatever the label says is what I did Himel's remark caused Theresa Tague. of 1202 W Sunset drive, to tell of her family s experience last* summer with (Iriswold lake She told how the five members of her family swan, every day in the treated section of the lake, and how they began suffering from stomach and leg cramps. chronic headaches constant tatigue Mrs Hill is preparing to send out a questionnaire to lake residents asking if anyone in their families have suffered problems similar to those experienced by the Tague family "Any answers to the questionnaires will he forwarded to Pat McNaultv of the McHenry County Board of Health." she said Also present at Tuesday night's meeting was Lewis E. Marchi, of 7319 W Trey, w ho holds a Phd , in chemistry and was once professor of chemistry at Indiana university In commenting on the chemical treatment Marchi said. "No chemicals should l>e used in any lake Not only does it interfere with a lake's ecosystem, but from a human stand­ point. it's too dangerous " He said. "Studies have shown 2.4-1) to have teratogenic effects, that is to say it causes birth defects Can you imagine. 20 years from now a girl who swam in (iriswold lake could have a child with hirth defects, how could she relate it back to (iriswold lake she couldn't No. I simply can't see where chemicals should. 1k> used" Ran said that he was still not ab­ solutely convinced that chemicals shouldn't t>e used. He did point out. however, that the one positive thing the chemicals brought out was. "It got the people out and together " It was at this point that Rau agreed to hold up treatments of the lake As Himel was leaving he said, "I want to leave you all with something to think about Without chemicals half the population would already be dead " Marchi. shaking his head, reminded everyone. "If we are to survive we must live in harmony with nature, the use of 2.4 I) is not harmony " CUT TEACHING STAFF BY 6 V i (Continued from page 1) problems Cutting the program will save the district $4,500 The Middle school lunch program is also being looked at Field trips will be more difficult to arrange next year, since the board has decided to stop subsidizing them Transportation costs have zoomed field trips into the "expensive" category Teachers and administrators extolled the benefits of most field trips and are hoping parents and PTO will come through with needed funding Music students may be providing their own transportation for lessons next year, as the board looks at $25 bus fees Music lessons are also in question as the fee package is bantered around in search for extra revenue Sports participation fees are being considered at the $5 and $10-a-year range for high school students <$5 for a minor sport and $10 for a major sport < A somewhat lower figure may be asked for at the junior high Transportation for Roberts Beauty school students will probably be dropped since few students need the service anyway A first reading of changes for high school the cheerleading constitution was presented by Robert Gough. assistant principal The suspension of employees board policy was adopted A policy regarding new out of-state senior students' graduating requirements was discussed Com pletion of Illinois and Johnsburg requirements may be waived if requirements from the previous school have been met by the student MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) motherhood and the flag, at least they are bills they know will get public- support But there is other legislation on which at least some of them will not be as eager to share their views One of these is always the matter of a pay hike for themselves Some of them are skilled at avoiding direct votes on their pay That's where the Roll Call Report on our Wednesday editorial page comes in handy One of the committee heads in the t S House announced that only- American cars can fill the 36 staff parking spaces he controls But two senators who are lead sponsors of a bill to limit imports of .Japanese autos drive one of the biggest and best of foreign made cars Definitely, they do not put their motors where their mouths are Now in the throes of economic restraint, it's interesting to see just where the men and women who, represent us would cut billions from the budget It was possible to talk in generalities about fiscal restraint on the campaign trail, but now is the time to get specific- It's easy to say we want to curb fraud and abuse, slash foreign aid, and go after the welfare cheats, but compiling a hit list is something else Most of us want to know which outlays benefitting us here at home they propose to cut We have to remember that more than half of the annual federal spending is protected by law E#ich time legislators' nice sounding 'AGE 17 PLAINDKAI .ER FRIDAY, MARCH 27 ,1»81 releases arrive on our flesk, telling of support or rejection of something most of our friends also support or reject, we wish we had their opinions on many other topics It's not easy to hold office and to be completely honest in giving opinions Sometimes it means you end up with a great moral victory but find you didn't make it at the polls KAF ACCUSATIONS, DEFENSES AS SHORES HEARING RECESSES (Continued from page 1) La Francis also demanded to know how many of the present village board of trustees were appointed 'as a result of vacanciesi rather than elected Grimes indicated that three were ' Wayne Warren. Sarah Sosinski. and Russ Haderly La Francis then noted that only three of the present board, besides the president had t>een elected He also asked what would be the cost to the village if the present special assessment program was scrapped Board Member Warren listed $30 000 to $50,000 in engineering and attorney fees, of which. Warren, asserted the engineering would t>e of use later if road improvements would be done Karen Maxon questioned the village's claim that road improvements would increase the value of their properties She said road conditions did not weigh against their buying recently and they didn't think it would affect the resale value She also condemned a village tioard member for a letter to the residents about the special assessment program which had been hung on the mail boxes She said it was humiliating and embarrassing A copy of the letter, which was not read was introduced f « into the evidence at the hearing by Attorney Cowlin Fr James Novak favored fixing the roads rather than going for the com­ plete special assessment program He didn't know if owners would get back their road investment when they sold He noted also from an informal poll of property owners on his street that a number of them were out of work and would be in danger of losing their property if faced with the special assessments He also charged the board with lack of communications with the people He urged the board. Let us know w hat you are going to do and give u£ a chance to work out our own destiny " As later testimony indicated dissatisfaction with the proposed estimated front foot costs as compared with the predicted costs suggested at last summer's meetings. Grimes ad mifted that the board was also disap­ pointed that the figures came in as high as they did. ranging upward from $37 per foot Near the close of the hearing, seven or eight persons testified as to the need for road upgrading in the village but did not necessarily endorse the special assessment program Trustee Sarah Sosinski reassured the crowd that the tniard would do what is best for the communitv Discussion then deviated from the central issue of roads and the assessment question to actions of earlier village boards and officials As one observer reported, testimony turned into a political defense of the present board On March 16 a group of residents opposing the special assessment project had held a public meeting' to discuss options and strategy with their attorney and then made a political announcement of four candidates running for the t>oard of trustees as the answer to the road program question Pennies For Posies" To Beautify McHenry With Mayor Stanek proclaiming the month of April officially McHenry Beautification month the McHenry Beautification Committee MB< ><lil begin its fund-raising to help bj*futifv the city Throughout McHenry "Pennies For Posies containers will be featured on the counters of most business places to encourage donations which, in turn, will be used to purchase flowers for planting throughout the city l ncler the direction of Chamber of Commerce executive director, Fran olsen, and Alderman Liz Nolan, the McHenry Beautification committee made its debut last year with much help and encouragement from Gen Marrow and Helen Bothering of the Garden club and Kitty O'Neill and Leath Honning and various troops of the Girl Scouts Following last >ear ^ pattern the planning and placement of the flowers this year will be under the guidance of the adults with the plan ting and summer long maintenance being handled by the Girl Scouts As a prelude to the Posies" program, a wishing well w here visitors to the Trade fair can make the wish for a prettier McHenry come true by tossing in coins has been created by Alderman Vince Adams a member of MB(' Another feature at the fair will be 2oo-30(i Aloe vera plants provided by a new MB< member Bob Novak, to be given away on a first come basis for a dollar or more each donation to MBC. 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