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The New Election Law The Music Man 99 Harold Hill (Doug Maris) expresses his concern about the new pool hall to River City citizens. This?is one of many exciting scenes from McHenry high school's spring musical, "The Music Man". It will be presented Thursday through Saturday, April 2-4, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 5, at 2 p.m. in the West campus auditorium bv students of the two campuses. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 1 ' " \v o " "SERVING THE CH.4IN-0-L.4KES REGIfrS SINCE IHT.i" VOLUME 105 NUMBER 71 FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1981 1 SECTION 18 PAGES 25' V I I 7' v i i i u u Auincliin Tf% W W mm m w Elect Officials On April 7 To reach the County Clerk's office in the courthouse Tuesday. April 7. Election day, before 8:30 a m and after 5 p.m. and for election results, call any one of the following numbers <815)338- 2043. 338 2044. 338-2514 or 338 2516 Voters in two cities, including McHenry. and 10 villages, seven in the immediate area, will go to the polls Tuesday, April 7, to fill the offices of mayor-president, clerk, treasurer and alderman trustee At the same time, township voters will be electing a supervisor, town clerk, assessor, highway commissioner and trustees Mutin' and Mwndetin' The lion and the lamb both came in for some attention this week, but not exactly in that order The March lamb was meeker than usual as he almost purred his departure with the month The lion came blowing in on gusty winds along with April Fool's day Besides some very noisy robins, whose characteristic chatter persisted until dark, there were other signals marking this record breaking weather day of March 31 and the realization that, indeed, spring was with us Not the least of these was the familiar sight of convertibles in their converted stage. These fast disappearing vehicles, once so popular among the very young, were out in good number We had seen them earlier this year, but never with driver and passengers so comfortable in the warm breezes Montini students were releasing balloons as part of their anniversary week, and the strong wind soon took them out of sight of the sender Grass fires were exceeding the space allotted to burn, making it necessary for fire departments to rush to the scene. It was the same sign of spring we never escape But above all. in McHenry, this is the season when our duck population takes command We could see it coming as long as 10 days ago when three un­ decided specimens stopped all traffic on Riverside drive while they decided whether it was east or west they wanted to go A patient teenage boy was one of the drivers. There was no thought to take any approach exept that of waiting. There they were, thousands of pounds of metal and the driver in command of the fate of two little creatures with little concern for the world about them It's the sanr.e procedure daily, and (Continued on page 16) In the races directly affecting the local public, there are 71 offices to be filled City of McHenry In the City of McHenry government, only two candidates, both incumbents, will not have opposition They are Mayor .Joseph K Stanek and Clerk Barbara Gilpin There will be two-way races for aldermen in each of the four city wards Ward I pits Lynne Donarski against incumbent Elizabeth (Liz) Nolan, Ward II lists William Austin against the present office holder. Edward Datz; Ward III records opposition to Vince Adams, who now holds office, from a former alderman. Ray Smith; and in Ward IV there is a contest between Ernest Schooley, the present alderman, and challenger. Cecilia Serritella McHenry Shores In McHenry Shores, a village divided for the moment over the question of possible road improvement assessments, there is much interest in the offices of trustees Three will be elected for four-year terms The six candidates on the ballot are Charles A Werth, Richard Panerali. Earl W Buck. Wayne A Warren. Andrew G Diedrich and Baymond O Rigsby. Sara Sosinski is the only aspirer to fill the two-year term for trustee c McCullom l.ake At nearby McCullom Lake there are three candidates for the village presidency They are Monty V'ates. Balph E Regner and Ronald A Krumsee One of them will fill the post now held by Kurt Weisenberger. who did not file for reelection There is a two-way contest for village clerk between Dawn Miller and .Joanne I. Weisenberger Three trustees will be elected from four candidates. Lois \I Parenti. Thomas.I Olsen. Carol I Krumsee and Nancy N ates l.akemoor The presidency of the Village of Lakemoor. to the east of McHenry. has attracted two candidates, the in- cumhent Richard J (Dick) Hyatt, who has held that office for 15 years, and George Garbacz l/ila Narcaroti is the only seeker for the office of clerk Patricia Morrison. Hospital Friction Aired SHAW MCOtA NEWS SERVICE With a call for cooperation by the board of directors of the McHenry Hospital corporation, a group of its members in a meeting Tuesday, which the board did not attend, amended the by-laws to clarify membership status and to enlarge the board membership from 15 to 19 They also elected a slate of candidates to fill four board vacancies and to fill the four new positions James Bishop, attorney from Crystal l^ke who presided over the meeting, noted the group's dilemma of probably not being recognized by the existing board He asked. "When is the board going to realize that the membership wants a change9" and added that they as a group have been "playing by the rules " In answer to a question from a member in the audience. Bishop said that the only interference to a "self perpetuating board of directors" is the membership It was alleged that the existing by-laws of the corporation served to keep the control of the con­ stituency of the board with the board itself Bishop, w ho as an attorney, was aware of the frustrations and time consuming results of court action, said nobodv Marian Central Parsley Out, Hartlieb May Stay SHAW MEDIA NEWS SiRVICE It was disclosed this week that the McHenry County Board of Catholic Education voted in mid-March not to renew the contract of Marian Central Catholic high school Principal Thomas Parsley and Dean of Students Ix>u Hartlieb. Following several meetings between the board and a parents' task force looking into the matter, the Superin tendent of Catholic education, the Rev Karl Ganss. notified Hartlieb that his contract would be renewed. Hartlieb has not said whether he will accept the contract. Citing a need for "new leadership' ' in the school, the original announcement came as a shock to both men The Rev. Ganss said declining enrollments and an improved curriculum were two factors in the Parsley dismissal Board members felt that fresh ideas are needed to solve the problems of the school Marian Central is presently suffering from the same woes as the public schools; the rising cost of education and declining enrollments In the last three years, the student population at Marian Central has fallen from 700 to 590 Father Ganss said there was "no reason" why Marian cannot hav/e a who held that office for 15 years, is not seeking reelection >. \ large field of candidates is listed for #ftree trustee positions They are Harry .1 Brady. Margaret < Marge) Coughlin. Leslie G d.es) Nejedlv. Kathleen J Kelley. Raymond T Embrev. Shervl S McCoy. Connie L o'Rourke. Ronald F Scharff. Robert Bolash and Charles E ' Ed) Godt Sunnyside Sunnyside voters will need to be careful to note changes in the choice of candidates for the office they seek William Mitchell, presently a trustee, is running for president, a post also sought by .James Eichhorn Raymond Nolan, now heading the Sunnyside government, is a candidate for one i^Mhe three trustee vacancies other Candidates are .John Mied /inaowski and William Sandell. in­ cumbents. and Dianna Barroso Betty Messer is the only candidate for .clerk, a position she now holds llolidax Hills At Holiday Hills, in the (iriswotd lake area, there are four names on the ballot for trustee Three will be elected (Continued on page 16) wants litigation in connection with trying to get the board to accept their actions But there is a limit t to their patience ) He noted that the mem bership wanted some voice in the future running of the hospital In connection with this he referred to unconfirmed rumors of an impending board action on April 6 to sign a new chief executive officer for the hospital involving "big bucks and a long term contract" In hopes of forestalling this the members passed two resolutions: one urging the board to delay action on selection of the chief executive officer (Continued on page 16) waiting list of prospective students like the Catholic high schools in the western suburbs of Chicago. Arthur Holt, board president, said dissatisfaction also lies with the spiritual environment at the Catholic high school "What the school needs for the future is a warm, loving atmosphere and a renewal that the church and schools should be going through." Holt said " when you go to a Catholic school, you expect more in the area of religion If I just wanted English, math, science and the basics. 1 could get that ^at Harvard high " (Continued on page 16) Lost In The Shuffle? School Basics Page 15 Arson Award Program State Police Alert Page 13 Voters on April 7 will be faced with a new system for electing the candidates for a variety of public offices, according to McHenry County Clerk Rosemary Azzaro All voting will take place in the political nr*»rinrf« and as th<» voter enters the polling place, he "or she will receive,a color-coded voting card which will correspond to the votamatic the elector should use What color card the voter receives is determined by the.eleetor's place of residence The polls will be open ffom 6am to 7 p.m. The booths. Mrs Azzaro said, will be set up so that the voter will cast a ballot for only those candidates he or she is entitled to elect The county clerk noted that there were 99 different com binations of voters' cards that had to be set up for the April 7* election "It is most important to get the right color ballot and get into the right booth.' ' Mrs Azzaro, said In McHenry. for instance, if the voter lives in Ward I the elector will have a card to vote for the mayor, city clerk, treasurer, either Ward I alder manic candidate and township officials Those people living outside the corporate limits of McHenry will be voting simply for township officials In Crystal Lake, however, there are more choices for some people because there are also candidates running for park tliMi ret offt< Mrs Azzaro noted that there are 409 candidates seeking various offices throughout the .county and a number of referendums The only tabulating that will be conducted at the polls will be of the write-in votes, where it ap­ plies The judges v^ill take the write-ins to the courthouse, where they will be transferred to the computer along/ with the votamatic results / The results^-M-s Azzaro said, will "hopefully" be available xometimefduring the evening of April 7 She noted that four telephone lines would be available for citizens to check the results The numbers are 338- 2043 338-2044. 338-2514 and 338- 2516 The Consolidat on of Elections law which brought about the new system, has more than doubled the amount of work for the county clerk s office. Ms Azzaro said, and the coding has made registration more difficult Alter Mental Health Federal Grant Contract Language SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE The McHenry County Mental Health board «708 board' softened the restrictive language of the federal grant contracts for provider agencies following a committee investigation of protests by providers of some provisions regarding 709 board authority Dennis Smith executive director of the 708 board, spoke at the last meeting and said it was a matter of "semantics " Smith noted. It boils down to our authority. If an agency is not in com pliance. we stop funding it The question is how to determine w hen it is out of compliance What is the limit of our authority"'" » Board president. Hobert Schneider, acknowledged. Although they're autonomous agencies Pioneer center Family Services and Mental Health Center, etc » they must realize we have to answer to whomever furnishes our money.too Their boards have to decide whether to participate in programs if the contract amounts to the rules of the game 1 can't see making any further restrictions " Board member Dirk Voetberg. added. We have certain obligations not only to the federal government but to the people of McHenry county It is not unreasonable to demand that we have to be responsible for the funds in •trim v Smith explained further in response to questions by agencies about the director s authority that it is limited by the wording of the contracts and two federal or state laws "We can't change the law to accommodate the agency I can't fire any agency people or rearrange their furniture Hut we can ! put all that stuff in the contract (Continued on page 16) Financial Projections For Elementary Schools In the continuing effort to plan ahead in the face of dwindling funds. Mrs Eileen Zurblis. chairperson, presented the Finance committee report to the board of Elementary School District 15 in meeting last week The report reviewed the projection made last November, the outcome of which was for excess expenditures over revenue by about $319.(too The latest projection is $130.000 because of four changes Important among them is that the county tax multiplier will certainly be much higher than projected in November Another factor is the transferring of certain accrued interest monies to operating accounts The committee is now hopeful there will be a modest change in the state aid formula which will positiveK impact the revenue for fiscal 19H1 82 The committee has concluded that if the trailing deficit has not changed for 1981 82. members could state with fair assurance that no further c uts in staff need to be made if the \pril 7 referendum passes The added income will not enter the local treasur> before fiscal 1982 83 (Continued on page 16) School Referendum Voters in Elementary School District 15 will go to the polls Tuesday. April 7. to vote on a proposal to increase the annual tax rate for educational pur poses Residents of the district will be asked to vote to establish the rate at 1 8.3 percent instead of l 38 percent. the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended The approximate amount of educational taxes extendible under the maximum rate now in force is the sum of SI 797.776 The amount of educational taxes extendible under the proposed in­ creased rate would he about $2,384,007 Seek Treasurer Post * ION J. MEYER ROBERT PODGORNIAK A two-way race for the office of treasurer of the City of McHenry will be decided by voters Tuesday, April 7. Both are new to the political scene locally. The candidates are Jon J. Meyer of 1517 Flower and Robert Podgorniak of 408-A Water's Edge. Census Gives A Judge 19th Circuit Page 14