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preciative public. The Pearl street park is the site of the fair, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25. TTie deadline for entering the fair is July 1. but as all vtark will be judged for suitability and quality, it is advisable to obtain an entry blank as soon as possible from the Chamber of Com­ merce office, 1257 N. Green street, McHenry. To enter, the artist must submit three color slides typical of the work intended for exhibit. The slides will be juried for acceptance and returned, if a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed. The work must be original, hand­ crafted, with each exhibitor selling his or her work only. An entry fee must accompany the entry form, but if the work is rejected, the fee will be returned. The Art fair committee reserves the "right of refusal" to display the artist's work if it is not comparable to the slides sub- (Continued on page 18) Father's Day Contest Only one week reniains for children 10-and-under to enter the McHenry Plaindealer's "My Dad's the Greatest Contest." The yearly Father's Day contest has drawn many entrants so far, but entries will be accepted until 12 noon on Thursday, June 11, 1961. Grand prize for the 1961 winner will be tickets to Marriot's Great America. A coupon appears elsewhere in this issue to be filled out and returned. FREE TV Guide In Today's Edition Hold Church Dedication Shepherd Of The Hills Page 8 / Earle Cooper Resigns MCHS Athletic Trainer Page 6 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 " New Hospital Director VOLUME 105 NUMBER 89 FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1981 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 25' McHenry Above. Art fair committee chairman Debra Gust displays some of the pottery she has prepared for the Art- In-The-Park fair scheduled for July 25 in the Pearl street park. Right, the 1981 Fiesta days logo looks strikingly familiar, bearing slight modifications from last year's emblem. To represent the "Frontier days" theme, a cowboy at the top and an Indian on the right have replaced the two international representatives from last year. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYI.ORD High School Commencement With the four area high school campuses housing several hundred McHenry area seniors, graduation oratory will soon fHl the air. There haven't been many times in history when the importance of what is being said has been greater than this year of 1961. Young folks who aren't fure of where they're going, or how they're going to get there, are watching « country trying to change its own direction. June graduates are stepping into a society with a variety of ailments. Most of them won't agree with much that happens around them, and that isn't necessary. It's only important that they realize change has to be made through orderly process. Attitudes become adjusted through years of experience, and then it is that the great majority learn to appreciate the advantages that are ours. (ContlmMd on page 18) Zoning Board Debates New Light Commercial District KENNETH G. BAST McHenry hospital board president M David Cain recently announced the appointment of Kenneth G. Bast to the vacant post of exeqAtve director of McHenry hospital 1 Bast succeeds Anthony Corcoran, who has held the position since 1962 Corcoran has assumed the post of project director for the proposed relocation of McHenry hospital to a 100- acre site at the intersection of Route 31 and Bull Valley road Prior to his appointment to executive director. Bast served as director of general services at the hospital He has also held top management positions in hospitals in Wisconsin and Ohio I n M u r d e r s Robbery Motive Out Robbery has been ruled out as a motive in the killing of two McHenry area residents in a Lakemoor tavern, which was discovered at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. According to sources in the McHenry County Sheriff's police, a substantial amount of money was found in the P M Pub. 238 Rand road. Lakemoor The bodies of the two victims were positively identified by police as those of the tavern's owner. Ronald Scharff. 37. and a newly-hired bartender. Patricia Freeman, 32. Scharff. of i314 Lincoln road, McHenry and Ms Freeman, of 5303 Home avenue. McHenry. were pronounced dead at the scene by county coroner Alvin Querhammer. Capt George Hendle, of the Sheriff's police, said the victims died of gunshot wounds in the chest area He said detectives were working "around the clock" on the case and that no suspects were in custody Scharff was a resident of the lakemoor area for the last four years and Ms Freeman had lived most of her life in the McHenry area Residents of the Lakemoor area said Scharff was a friend to just about everyone in the small community For the time being at least, the killings have been ruled homicide by the Sheriff's police and the in­ vestigation is continuing No new developments were reported by police as of press time Thursday morning Rabies Report Noting the increase this year in the number of reported cases of rabies. Dr Johann V Johnson, county veterinarian, said there have been eight cases of rabies reported in McHenry county Of these, all were from skunks and only two were reported in the general McHenry area Five of the eight cases were in the Harvard vicinity Dr Johnson believes the increase over the normal one or two is due the fact that skunks become more active after a mild winter - such as the last one According to Joftnson. the skunks are more likely to transfer the rabies to other skunks He stressed that it is dangerous and unlawful, because of the rabies threat, to keep a skunk An exciting arts and crafts fair will be just one of the many featured events at this year's 10-day summer festival, Fiesta days 1961. The gala of events are slated to take place from July 17 to July 26, with Art- In-The-Park an outstanding feature for both participating artists and an ap- County Board Approves Reapportionment Plan After numerous proposals, counter-proposals and amendments to proposals, the McHenry County board approved a redis trie ting plan at Tuesday morning's special meeting of the county board. The plan, which was mandated to b« in effect by July 1, leaves essentially unchanged L ° existing three-district, 24-fcember county bovd. The present county board is made i p of District I, Algonquin and Grafton townships; District II, Nunda, McHenry and Grafton townships; and District III, Chemung, Alden, Hebron, Richmond, Dunham, Hartland, Greenwood, Marengo, Seneca, Dorr, Riley and Coral townships. The reapportionment plan approved Tuesday by the county board increased the size of District III by adding Burton township from District II and approximately three-fourths of Grafton township from District I. District III encompasses about 75 percent of the land area in McHeniy county. Based on 1980 census figures, District I would have a population of 49,435; District II, a population count of 49,094; and District III, a population of 49,414. The size of the county board was neither reduced nor enlarged as the board decided to maintain the eight members per district figure. District III board member, A1 Collins, was not successful in his attempts to have the size of the board reduced to six members per district. Receiving support from other District III members, Ann Hughes and Thore Emricson, Collins emphasized the public's desire for smaller governmental bodies. "There is room for more efficiency on the county board, especially in times where (Continued on page 18) Boasting six "straight A" students from both East and West campuses, the McHenry Community high school Class of 1981 graduated at commencement exercises held Wednesday night at McCracken field. McHenry High School District 156 Superintendent Robert Swartzloff told the class, which numbered 359 seniors, that. "High school is just a milestone, education is lifelong." He noted that in the world of education, some people expect to have learning "laid out on a platter." He drew an analogy, likening the student to the athlete who must sweat and strain to achieve great things, to the auto mechanic who must return to technical school and to the business executive who toils amidst an increasingly complex world. "Education cannot be easy and it cannot be spoon-fed." Swartzloff commented. "I wish for you a future with an education that comes through effort and hard work." Among some of the academically hardest working students at East campus these last four years were five students who maintained a perfect grade point throughout their high school careers They were Lisa Anne Adams, Cynthia Louise Chappel, Robert Arthur Kalck, Patricia Jo Reeves and Judy Lynn Snyder - all of whom were tied for valedictorian Completing the top ten students from East campus were Susan Malenius. Cheryl Lynn Patzke, Christopher Martin Freund. Jon Michael Schmitt and Pamela Sue LaFarlette. At West campus, a three-year graduate. Aruna La hot i, and Kim Rose Romano were tied for the valedictorian of the Class of 1961. Other top students included Stephanie Allen. Jean Ann Hoch. Gina Lindemann, Kimberly A. Toussaint. Kimberly Lynn Salman, Lucinda Louise Bushell. Jeanette May, Ronald J Thompson and Krista Corinne Kaefer Also noted for placing high upon the academic rolls was Claes A.I. Petri, a one-year Swedish- American exchange student '"Hie world holds opportunity," said Judy Snyder "It takes self motivation and initiative to improve yourself and the world around you One way to do this is through education." (Continued on page 18) As the petition was presented, the light commercial classification would permit uses of a neighborhood character, i.e professional offices, convenience stores, hardware stores, beauty shops, etc., those uses of a less intensive nature. ZBA members James Fouse and Jon Smith questioned the unrestricted term of "grocery store." noting that a supermarket could conceivably buy four adjacent lots and build in a residential area. Mrs Schwegel said this was unlikely as most large operations tend to locate near shopping malls and high traffic areas In response to a question from Smith, Narusis said that if the zoning were approved, any of the permitted uses could go into the location, regardless of what the developer said during the zoning hearing The attorney also commented that neither the ZBA nor council could effectively designate what use was to be used -- unless it was in relation to an annexation. "Could we limit the square footage of a building in the light commercial?" Smith asked "I have a problem with grocery store, home appliance and hardware stores -- they could all be very large establishments." Narusis said a square footage limitation would probably be legal. Narusis also explained that the per­ mitted uses eliminate some of the decisions that would otherwise have to be made if you don't have permitted uses, you will have to decide every time whether the use conforms." Narusis said "People will always dream up uses that are not listed, and in those cases you will have to decide." 'The restrictions, if any. come from the permitted uses which define what are usually small physical plants." Narusis commented. "I don't know where you will draw the line with square footage If you use square footage, all you have to do is come up with a number that the Zoning board can agree on." Plan commission member Sandra Eckstein pointed out that the light commercial classification was also intended to be more of a 9 a.m. to6p.m operation and not the all-night con- (Continued on page 18) It was standing room only Wednesday evening as parents, family, friends and onlookers gathered at McCracken field to watch the commencement exercises of the McHenry Commnnity high school Class of 1S61. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) action on a request for a light com­ mercial zoning classification in the City of McHenry was delayed as the hearing held last Friday was recessed until 3 p.m. Friday, June 5. The petition requesting a general text amendment to the zoning ordinance was brought by the McHenry Plan commission, with Attorney Bernard Narusis representing the petitioners. Narusis noted that the Plan com­ mission could appear as petitioners before the ZBA due to such authority granted by the zoning ordinance. Chairman of the commission, Joan Schwegel said the Plan commission felt there were some inconsistencies in the zoning ordinance and wanted to avoid an "either-or" (either commercial-or residential) situation. The new classification, she said, was designed to provide a framework for the future. "This is not an intrusion, but a buf­ fer." she said, noting that the city does not have two commercial uses at the present time. "We feel the light commercial will be an orderly blend of residential and commercial, and it might serve as a red flag to a potential buyer that this is a sensitive area," the Plan commission chairman said.