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PAGE N • PLA1NDE ALER - WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER W. 1M1 EXTEND DEADLINE FOR MCC MULTI­ PURPOSE FACILITY (Continued from page 1) requiring their use, according to Bartlett. "To me it's absurd, I don't know why everybody has to stand for it... it's been mandated out of state," said Weidner. "I think it'* a ripoff. I don't care if it's got a pulley on it or what," he said, adding he could probably jerry rig somethat would be just as sturdy for a lot leas money. PLAN OKTOBERFEST (Continued from page 1) traditional German dinner and dan­ cing. Kiwanians will be serving a delicious and complete dinner that includes brats, chicken and all the trimmings while gala folk music will be played live by a fine musical group. Bob Mortell, chairman for the event, invites community members to enjoy being part of this authentic Oktober- Jest. Everyone is promised a fine time dancing to the gay waltzes and polkas in the brisk autumn air. Tickets are being sold by Kiwanis club members, the Crystal Lake and McHenry Chambers of Commerce and Pioneer center. Further information can be obtained by calling 344-1230 any day. SOME AGREEMENT ON RESTRUCTURING OF CITY OFFICES (Continued from page 1) formation. He said they needed a separate department with knowledgeable people. Other aldermen agreed that the clerks should not be trying to interpret maps and ordinances for the public, but instead should take the question and person's name and have the ap­ propriate official call them back with the answer. Pepping reminded the council that they were not out to create jobs but to restructure positions or work assign­ ments to make the system more ef­ fective. J Narusis urged that the clerks back off on fundamental information (because of the risk of error and possible resulting actions by the public based on that information). Smith protested that the clerks can't act stupid if they happen to know the answer to a question. Narusis warned that problems could start (such as a sale, construction, or some property use) with such in­ formation given by a clerk representing the city. He said the ordinance puts the responsibility for zoning information and updating sources on the zoning enforcement officer. He added that there was the Zoning Board of Appeals for anyone who was unhappy with those responses. In discussing whether the city clerk should continue to provide the clerical pool for other city departments, Pep­ ping asked how far this should go. Stanek pointed out, "It's been working and it's efficient." Pepping noted that they were dealing with specialization versus flexibility in assigning clerks. If there is enough wqrk for each to specialize there is better accountability, he said. City Clerk Barb Gilpin noted that she didn't like "one girl for one job", it was "too restrictive". Supt. Dick Weber advised the aldermen that the public works department didn't need full time clerical support but it did need some for filing of certain applications and reports. Peter Merkel, superintendent of Parks, noted that the parks department had heavy needs in the summer and and also in the future as programs increased. He felt he needed a full time clerk to handle enrollments, answer the phone, keep records and help prepare brochures. Stanek suggested to Merkel that he might hold up on new programs so the community can catch up with them. He said they can't afford new personnel at this time. Merkel protested, "We're getting more and more facilities and we've got to use them". Smith questioned talking about clerical pool help and separating the building and zoning functions, "Are we talking in terms of personnel we already got, or hiring someone?" he asked. Pepping said the goal would seem to be setting a structure that they can accommodate with existing personnel. Wieser added that for peak periods they could get a person as a summer employee or working mothers for part time. Alderman Liz Nolan asked if Merkel should be on maintenance (of park property as he is presently doing). She thought he was hired to run the recreation programs. Other aldermen concurred. As the council considered whether the city clerk should continue to provide clerical support for the zoning board and planning commission Pepping noted that they needed someone to take the minutes, but someone with the skills of knowing the terminology and references. Ms. Gilpin advised that her clerks do this now, but transcribe the minutes on the following day during business hours, and as a result can't do all their own work. As Pepping said such work shouldn't be done during working hours, Datz insisted that it was the responsibility of the clerk to provide the assistance even if she had to hire outside people. The money is alloted (to the ZBA of plan commission) for it, he said. Both Narusis and Stanek agreed that the most important part of Ms. Gilpin's job was the zoning reports and the best ones have come from her. Narusis added, "The supervisor of personnel should be a supervisor in­ stead of an Indian. The town is getting more complex." Alderman Wieser said that while they were not planning to hire anybody now, he hoped things would open up again and they would be doing (in building) as they had been three of four years ago. ' "And we should be more efficient and professional when we do," he added. As they discussed some departments possibly moving from the city hall, Wieser suggested that they have a "comprehensive plan" for the year 2000 for running the city. It was agreed that Merkel belonged in the city hall, where he would be accessible to the public, while Weber would be more effective at the city garage with his work craws. ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES (Continued from page 1) four miles north of Woodstock when the Luto vehicle left the roadway and struck a guardrail. . George C. Guzniczak, of 5311 Home avenue, McHenry, was cited for driving while intoxicated, making and im­ proper right turn and improper use of registration following a collision that involved a City of McHenry police car. Police Officer Gary Wigman said he was driving south on Park lane when the Guzniczak vehicle made a wide right turn, forcing him to the shoulder. The Guzniczak auto then continued and struck the squad car, Wigman said. Guzniczak told police he made a right turn onto Park lane and saw the other vehicle heading toward him. The collision occurred at 9:34 p.m. Sept. 25. A Woodstock man was cited by sheriff's police following a one-car accident Sunday on Ringwood road at Pistakee drive, McHenry. Gregory A. Sisk, of 2047 Stonelake road, was taken to the McHenry hospital emergency room by Johnsburg Rescue squad following the 6 p.m. in­ cident. According to the report, several witnesses told sheriff's police the Sisk vehicle was observed driving recklessly through the subdivision prior to the accident. The 21-year-old driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle on a curve and the car went off the road and rolled over. • A 23-year-old motorcyclist, Thomas F. Hopp of 2013 Sunnyside Beach chive, was taken to McHenry hospital by Johnsburg Rescue squad after a car- motorcycle collision Friday night on Johnsburg road. The accident occurred at 8:45 p.m. when a car driven by John W. Hiller, 36, of 2213 W. Johnsburg road, entered the road from the River Shannon tavern driveway into the path of the westbound motorcycle. Lawrence Walter Dambrowski, of 220 Whitaker court, Woodstock, was ticketed for improper backing following a two-car collision on Dartmoor road last Friday. The Dambrowski auto was backing out of a driveway when it struck a car operated by Iain D. Johnston, of 7412 Saddle Creek drive, McHenry. The accident occurred at 2:43 p.m. Sept. 25. Herman J. Vogel, of 206 N. Country Club dri&e, McHenry, yas ticketed fof improper backing following a collision' near the entrance tba drive at 3702 W. Elm street, at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 19. No injuries were reported. According to the police reports, Gregory F. Burke, of 322 W. South Park avenue, Oshkosh, Wis., was attempting Set For Fire Prevention Week TODAY TWS HOUSE JSJUCTSMAREr TOMORROW ITU •BE BRILUANtH Nobody has to tell you what's happening to the cost of energy today. It's all up, up, up. So if you're looking for a new house, it makes a whole lot of sense to look for one with an Energy Smart sign out front. One that uses energy fike a miser. That keeps the cost down^down, down. Tliat means a house with double-glazed windows. With ceilings insulated to a minimum rating of R-1& |With walls insulated to at least R-ll. j f With exterior openings carefully Weather-stripped and caulked. And with an Electric Heat Pump instead of a central air conditioner and furnace. That's the key. The Heat Pump. All summer long it works just like central air condi­ tioning. But in the winter it reverses itself. It takes heat from the air outside and pumps it inside to keep you warm. What's more, the Heat Pump does that so efficiently it provides at least 50 percent more energy (heat) than the energy (electri­ city) it uses. And that's very, very smart when you consider that the cost of natural gas has gone Better vet, ltll be (kwinright brilliant when natural gas gets dere; ted or OPEC bumps up the price of oil a few more times. The Energy Smart house. It can make tomorrow a lot easier to live with. Commonwealth Edison Doril take tamoncw fcr granted Firemen of Company I, McHenry, will hold open house Sunday, Oct 4, at 1 p.m. to kick off Fire Prevention week. It will be held at the staUon located at 3610 W. Elm street. Live Are demonstrations will take place, and Bob Collins, WGN Radio personality, will be present to greet the public. All fire equipment will be on display for the public. Shown above are firemen of Company I, front row, from left, Tony LoPericbo, Gerard Justen, Mike Ketchum, Lt. Paul Farwell, Assistant Chief Chris Bennett, Capt Wayne Amore, Denny Smith, Mike Rekl and Tom Michelsen; in back, from left, Tom AJverson, Bob Hansen, Bill Sheehan, Bob Znjewski. Tom Ruggero, Larry Brusso, Tim Althoff, T6d Althoff, Tim Wirfs, Matt Oik, Ron Schaefer, Marty Stoffel and Henry Buch. Missipg from picture are Ray Simon, John Hose, Pat Joyce, Qary Gough, Dick Miller and Chief Glenn Peterson. PAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD a left turn from Elm street into the drive when the accident occurred. Vogel indicated that he missed the turn into the drive and noting no traffic approaching from the rear, started to back just as the other vehicle turned. In a separate accident, a driver was cited for failure to reduce speed after a chain reaction accident involving three vehicles at 2:43 p.m. Sept. 21. Mary Ann Burrafato, of 4821 Crystal Lake road, McHenry, who was charged, told police that she applied the brakes but was unable to stop in time. Her car struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Cheryl L. Stupey, of 3004 Mary lane, McHenry, which was pushed into the rear of another auto. The driver of the third vehicle was Jeffrey W. Tronsen, of 3913 Maple, McHenry. No injuries were reported. According to the statements of the drivers involved, the view was not so clear at the intersection of Clearview and Eastern at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 when two cars collided. The two drivers involved, Karen M. Little, of 4515 Parkway, and Laura Bole, of 4306 Clearview, both McHenry, said they did not see the other vehicle when they entered the intersection. No injuries were reported. No citations were given. Babysitting^ Clinic Oct. 3 Saturday morning, Oct. 3, from 9-12 at the Farm Bureau building, the McHenry County Homemaker's Extension association will be holding a baby-sitting clinic for any interested boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 15. A very small fee will be charged to defer costs involved. Speakers for the day will include a nurse from Woodstock Memorial hospital, who will talk about "Emergency First Aid", and Jackie Mansholt from the Mental Health clinic, who will speak on disciplining children at different ages. Three films will be shown throughout the morning: "Understanding Babysitting", "Planning Babysitting", and "Handling Babysitting Emergencies." In addition to the information received from the above resources, a packet of booklets and pamphlets put together by the Mental Health clinic directors will be sent home with each participant. Church Acts To Involve Lay People In McHenry Ministry When a congregation asks itself what its most urgent and most important needs are, heading the list or near the top of the list is often "to involve our lay people in ministry". Faith Presbyterian church in McHenry will be starting a new program to do just that. Dr. Eric J. Snyder, pastor of Faith church, recently returned from a two-week long leader's training course in St. Louis on the Stephen series. The Stephen series is a system for training and organizing lay people to do caring ministry in and around their congregations. At the two weeks of intensive training, he was equipped with the material sand knowledge to educate others in the art of Christian helping. He also learned a system for organising and administering the work of lay care givers. The two weeks were a time of lear­ ning and hard work, but also a time for singing, worshipping, and Christian fellowship with others in attendance. Overall, 293 leaders representing 115 congregations, agencies and military base chapels from all over the United States and Canada attended one or the other of two leader's training courses held in June and August. Congregations from around the country who are already using the Stephen series report-jexciting results. Faith Presbyterian church expects to experience this same growth in ministry and in the overall caring of its members. Church leaders say many more people will now become actively involved in doing caring ministry. Persons in need will now receive even morepefiKpurf care and love from Faith church. There simply will be more ministers to go around. The Stephen series is administered by Pastoral Care Team Ministries (PCT- M) of St. Louis, Mo. PCTM is a not-for- profit, religious and educational organization, transdenominational and international in scope. • It provides programs with the best of theology and psychology in order to improve the quality and quantity of Christian ministry, particularly in congregations. Commenting on their recent training experience and plans for the future, Dr. Snyder said, "I'm interested that the greatest social problem in America is loneliness. By training caring per­ sons to do counseling and listening, our church hopes to meet the pressing needs of people. We are a church that cares and this will be a way of ex­ panding that caring." Dr. Snyder has indicated that he would be happy to discuss the new ministry with any interested persons, and may be contacted at Faith Presbyterian church, 2107 W. Lincoln road,'McHenry, phone, 385-5388. m Cloverleafs Help Recycling CONSERVATION MEETING The next regular meeting of the board of trustees of the McHenry County Conservation district takes place at 7 p.m. in the district office at 6512 Harts road, Ringwood, Thursday, Oct. 1. Members of the Lincoln Cloverleafs 4-H club, working along with the McHenry County Defenders, will be working Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. until l p.m. in the southeast corner of the McHenry Market Place parking lot. They will be on hand to help receive recyclable materials brought in by hundreds of families who take time to prepare their newspapers, glass, cans, aluminum and oil for the twice-a-month recycling drives. The primary purpose of the drives is to see that materials that can be recycled have a relatively easy avenue through which they can be made into useful products again. In addition to that, the various not-for-profit groups working on the drives are able to earn some funds for their various com­ munity and group projects, landfill space is saved and families are able to cut down oh the' number of trash they require. Newspapers-should be stacked and tied securely so that they can be easily handled by the homeowner and the workers at the drive. No plastic bags or slick paper should be included in these bundles. Free twine is available at the drives for the asking. Glass containers-should be rinsed of their food content and have any metal or plastic removed, which includes the narrow metal bands that are on some wine bottles. Clear, green and brown glass is accepted. Please do not bring light bulbs or crackers. Steel ("tin") cans-should be rinsed of their food content, have labels removed and be flattened to conserve space. The easiest way to flatten steel cans is to cut off the bottom just as the top was removed and then step on the can. Anyone having questions regarding the recycling of materials and-or questions regarding the aluminum pay­ back program may call 385-8512 before Friday evening. •inr.rw A Fall Festival of Horses * Retail Exhibits * Riding Demonstrations * Entertainment * Auctions * Parades * Seminars * Pony Rides * WGN • Radio s Bob Collins will be ou' special guest all day. Saturday. Oct 3 SHOW HOURS: Saturday 9 a.m. • 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. • 6 p.m. ADMISSION: Adults $3.50 Children (under 12) $1.50 RAIN OR SHINE Rockford To Wisconsin Hwy 76 Boone Co Fairgrounds Belvidere OCTOBER 3-4 Boone Co. Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL For further information call 312/945-0154 COUPON- $1.00 Discount off 2 Regular Admission Fees •i I