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Strides Made in Control Of Arson The Arson Control Assistance program has made significant strides in combatting arson in Illinois, according to a report summarizing its first 18 months' activities. Operated by the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement, the half million dollar program is funded by a grant from the federal Law Enforcement Assistance administration and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement commission. "The Arson Control Assistance program has given us some new tools to fight one of the state's most damaging crimes," said OLE Director James B. Zagel. "In 1900 there were more than 12,000 estimated arson-related fires in Illinois, with estimated losses of more than $65.8 million. Arson costs jobs and takes lives." Bringing arsonists to justice has been difficult, Zagel related. For the estimated number of arsons occurring in 1980, there were 806 arson-related arrests in Illinois and 73 convictions. Given this difficulty, the ultimate purpose of the Arson Control Assistance program has been to help increase the number of arrests and convictions for the crime, Zagel said. To achieve the objective, the program has conducted campaigns to increase public awareness of the arson problem, developed a data base to track arson occurrence, provided special training for law enforcement officals in arson in­ vestigation and prosecution, and obtained new equipment for investigation and laboratory testing. "Involving citizens in the fight against arson is one of the keys to the program's success," Zagel said. During the spring of 1981, the program launched a multi­ media campaign in selected Illinois cities to publicize the threat of arson to Illinois citizens. At the same time, the Illinois Arson Award program and the Arson Alert Hotline were publicized. Both programs have succeeded in producing arrests and convictions of arsonists. The Arson Award program was developed by the Governor's Arson Ad­ visory board in February, 1981, to encourage witnesses having information con­ cerning arson to step for­ ward. Awards in varying amounts are drawn from a fund of $10,000 provided by the Illinois Fair Plan association, a consortium of insurance companies. So far, 10 citizens have received cash awards totalling $8,500. The information they suppl­ ied has led to the arrest of more than a dozen arsonists and incendiaries. The Arson Alert Hotline was installed to handle calls from concerned citizens regarding cases of arson. The toll-free number (800- 252-2947) has logged ap­ proximately 250 calls to date. One call resulted in the arrest and conviction of three arsonists. The second major com­ ponent of the Arson Control Assistance program in­ volved establishing a comprehensive data base to discover and trace in­ cidences of arson. To study data on a state-wide basis, a crime studies analyst specializing in arson and related activities was hired by DLE's Criminal In­ telligence command. The analyst receives information from DLE's investigators, the Arson Control unit, and local agencies that illustrates trends in in­ cendiary activity or helps to establish recurring patterns for suspects or fires of suspicious origin. To extend this statewide linkage to a national scale, DLE under the auspices of the Governor's Arson Ad­ visory board, has initiated a new Arson Fraud Detection system. Under this program, which began Oct. 1,1981, all insurance companies licensed in Illinois must submit every claim of fire damage involving a loss of more than $1,000 to the Of­ fice of the State Fire Mar­ shal and to the Property Insurance Loss Register, a non-profit organization administered by the American Insurance association in Rahway, New Jersey. PILR maintains an automated data base of claims information, It searches fire insurance reports for potential arson by scanning for matches in one of four criteria: if the insured has reported previous losses; if a claim has been filed for property uiage of McHenry Shores Nina Keen 344-2665 Set Public Hearing Mar. 6 As earlier mentioned in this column, Saturday March 6 is the Public Hearing for all interested McHenry Shores residents concerning the Federal Sewer gr&nt for the Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities Plant, starting at 10 a.m. at the Lon Reed Civic center, 3211 West Beach drive in McHenry Shores. This Public Hearing will be conducted by our village president, Richard Panerali, the Engineering Firm of Baxter and Woodman and the Public Advisory com­ mittee for the sewer project. The purpose will be to present all the information and plans completed by the engineers concerning the recommended facilities plan for the selected alternatives for wastewater collection and treatment facilities, before the final approval and submission to the En­ vironmental Protection agency. Once again, a reminder to all residents that this hearing will be held on a Saturday morning, for the convenience of our residents, so as many in­ terested people as possible can attend. ATTENTION REGISTERED VOTERS Tuesday, March 16, is Primary Election day. The polling place for McHenry Shores residents will again be the Alliance Bible church, 3815 W. Bull Valley road. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Included in this election will be the referendum concerning our village of McHenry Shores annexing to the city of McHenry. If you are v a registered voter, please exercise your right to vote on this most important issue, along with other primary races to be decided. If you have a current voters' registration card (the green one) please bring it with you to the polls to make the voting process faster and easier, and to, assure that you receive the correct ballot. BOARD MEETING The next scheduled meeting of our village board will be held Tuesday March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Lon Reed Civic center. The public, as always, is invited and en­ couraged to attend. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Belated anniversary wishes to Chuck and Joan Werth who celebrated their special day Feb. 14, Valentine's day. How romantic! Many more happy years to a very super and special couple! OVERNIGHT PARKING The overnight parking ordinance, "No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of any day except physicians on emergency calls, on any street in the municipality," is being enforced by our police department, and all residents are urged to comply. Good Advice The best way to break a bad habit is to drop it. -Spotlif. it, San Diego. Hopeless No matter how much you nurse a grudge, it won't get better. -Journal, Petersburg. MOOSE LODGE FISH FRY (&"X EVERY FRIDAY NITE J? > OCEAN PERCH 3*° (All You Con Eot) ALSO FEATURING. LAKE PERCH HADDOCK WALLEYE PIKE SEAFOOD COMB< 21 SHRIMP (Indudo* Solod Bar And Soup) PLUS HAMBURGERS ft BUTT STEAK MEMBERS 0 GUESTS m McHENRY MOOSE LODGE N0. 691 2916 W. KTI. 3S5-W70 1MTIMSEMMC the; professional do-it-yourself carpet cleaning system First Hour of Rental $1.00 per hour. . . for every hour thereafter. (Example 2 hours. . total charge $1 plus tax. NO MINIMUM Special Rental Rate Good Monday thru Thursday RINSKNVAC cleans Hi* way professionals do • at a fraction of the cost NO MINIMUM OVERNIGHT SPECIAL I t:00P.M.-9:00 A.M. $10.00 loss at the same location; if duplicate insurance claims have been filed for the same loss; and if combinations of persons-for example, business partners, mortgage holders, or public adjusters- have reported previous Lakeland Park & lakeland Shores 385-7246 The third aspect of the Arson Control Assistance program provides special training for state and local investigators, prosecuting attorneys, and judges. Training has ranged from a 78-hour arson investigation course conducted at DLE's Training academy in Springfield, to 40-hour ad­ vanced training sessions and one, two, or three-day seminars and workshops held throughout the state. To date, more than 1,700 of­ ficials have attended these sessions. The week of Feb. 21-27 has been designated Arson Prevention week in Illinois by Governor James R. Thompson. In his proclamation, the governor urged community groups, state and local agencies, and the insurance industry to continue their efforts to combat arson in the state. He also asked citizens to involve themselves by being alert" to suspicious activities at fire scenes and by providing information to investigators through the Arson Alert Hotline. r Carol Cominsky / * Reporter Has Inactive Week As I sit here in front of the typewriter ready tox report the area news I find there is none. My phone did ring for three days straight but it was people interested in the refund club I wanted to star^ The Lakeland Park refun- ders has officially begun after the great response of last week. If you were unable to reach me and you want to join us please try again. Everyone in the club will be meeting for the first time next week so we can make sure all the offers that expire March 31 are not missed. LITTLE LEAGUE The date for Lakeland Park Little League registration has not been set as yet. It should be soon and I will let you know all the details as soon as I get them. BIRTHDAYS Arron LaRocco will be eight years old Feb. 24, and he celebrates with David George, Bill Humphreys and Lloyd Wagner. Best wishes go to Toni Dettmer on the 25th; Cindy Hallberg will be four years old that day too. PAGF 17 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1982 Johnsburg Outstanding I Chuck Jumper, Connie Partsi, Craig Schaedel and Mike Borchardt hear the birthday song Feb. 27. Joseph Sullivan and Scott Hallberg add another year on the 28th. Ruth Roach won't be celebrating this year because she was f leap year baby. No wonder she looks so young. March 1 is the day Dorothy Meineke, Butch Brunow, Marty Nuss, and Louis Arroyo celebrate their natal day. Grace Campo, Ken Croofc, David Henderson and Jimmy Taylor all blow out the candles on their birthday cake March 2. ANNIVERSARIES Emma and Max Doering will celebrate their forty- fourth wedding anniversary on Feb. 26. Tee and Ray Bujak are together 46 years March 1. March 2 is the day Virginia and Carmon Hodges celebrate 41 years together. BULLETIN Only 24 days till the first day of Spring. Who will be the first to report the first sighting of a robin? * * * * It's too late fo be care­ ful after an accident oc­ curs. Students Recognized Johnsburg Junior high school has recognized out­ standing students for the second quarter as follows: Sixth grade- Linda Foster, Christine Fowles, Donna Gagnon, Raymond Huff, Sharon Kee, Tamara Koth, Kevin Mattison, Catherine Neumann, Lisa Pease, Jonathan Piggott, Carolyn Podhorn, Carolyn Shine, Karen Slack, Jay Straulin, Laura Tantillo and Joseph Wharton. Seventh grade - Kenneth Barrett, Beth Berg, Michelle Bowe, Jeanne Caifano, Karin Cluff, Paula Jargstorf, Kathleen Kirk, Laura Lund, Melissa Moulis, Karin Ort, Tina Paries, Randy Sundell, Cindy Swartzloff, Dawn Wetzstein and Mary Wroblewski. Eighth grade - Kim Abell, Kathy Beitz, John Bieder- man, Thomas Buccelli, Brian Dunivan, Michelle Hazelrigg, Cynthia Lane, Mary Neumann, Greta Nowicki, Laura Oeffling, Kimberly Pollock, Kimberly Sue Powell, Kelly Quinlan, Cari Race, Randall Thiel, and Amy Vayo. Rubber Discovery A scruffy desert shrub that grows wild in West Texas and uses amazingly little water could be the natural resource for a commercially feasible rubber in­ dustry centered in the south­ western U.S. The only problem at this point, is finding farmers willing to grow it, people willing to extract it and someone will­ ing to buy it. The potentially lucrative bush is called guayule (pronounced wah-OO-lay). 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Horsemen To Sponsor Flea Market The McHenry County Horsemen's association will sponsor a Flea Market Sunday, Feb. 28, at T.C. Spirits, Route 14, Crystal Lake, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. If anyone would like further information or would like to have a booth at the Flea Market, call Sandy Freels, 385-2192. Early Spring Save 20% Pkg. of 4 Wrangler Socks For Men -"a // / / / ///?///, '/s/, / ' //M\ /'" / V '/ •/ " W/A " y/W / <•// m\ •// /// / / 6 Smucker's* Ice Cream Toppings 76* 11 ill II i ave 30% Cassette Storage Box 1.37 Reg. 1.97 Package Reg 4.97 Hostess Cupcakes Fully-cushlonad athiatlc toe hi -- chotca o» whits or whit* wfeokxed Itrlpa* on top From Hyarwtisport Mo*l*ry Delicious straw berry. pineappl^, or chocolate,- top­ pings Chocolate cupcaka with a surprise In­ side of It. Try them for a party or after school snack Convenient storage box cassettes -- See through cover. 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