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f " \ , S 1m •• t": ' VJF 4 i MERRY GRAVES DEBORAH GRADY DARCYRELLE JENNIFER GUTHRIE Ceaete Am Netsee la It yeers wrtii she eajoys artuHa Mi II Jih B, kM tillnill AGNES HOLAS SUSAN TROJAN CYNTHIA AHLERT ENRY PLAINDEALER where Umwmi mbnt of the Ski tad Outdoor ctoks ui participated la track. 8ko enjoys swimmtag. Hub, traveling. horsekack riding and tkilng. Sesaa Trojan, it, tea attended McHenry Coanty college part-itaN. Hor Maw* time to ape at to cook tog. raedkag, dancing, atogtog and bicycling. Cyntkia Aktort, an *91 Joknabnrg klgb acbool gradnato, atlenda tko College of Lake Ceaaty. Ornamental kerttenttere, dranu, sociology, Natlonnl Honor* society, photography, foroatry and art woro lactodod In kor ackool activities. Sko eajoys nanny of tkoao pursuits aa kakbtoa. Miss McHenry Pageant Set "SERVING THE CHAIN-0-LAKES REGION SINCE I87S the VOLUME 106 NUMBER 95 FRIDAY, JUNE 25. 1982 1 SECTION TS PAGES 25* Sewer Rates Up 80 Percent by Marion Oisen An St percent increnae In rates for the City of McHenry waa In a 5 to 3 vote by the City I at a special meeting Tueeday it ' ) council also approved two phases of a four-part, $955,000 Wastewater Sludge Management proposal to renovate and expand the preeent aewage disposal facility. The Michael Wiener, Ward 9. voting against the partial proposal. to what Mayor Joseph Stanek described aa s financial crisis caused by an artificially low sewer rate, the council increased aewer feas from $5 to 99 per mooth for residential users and from $.75 to $1.95 (per gallon of water used) for commercial usera effective Ji Aldermen Elisabeth Nolan r uaea; ior commercial e July lt 1911. Jack Pepping (1), an (I), George Harker (X), Edward Dati (9) and Ronald Meurer (4) voted "yes". Aldermen Michael Wieeer (9), Raymond Smith (9) and Cecilia Serrltella (4) voted "no". Msyor Stanek commended the council for keeping aewer rates at a low rate for many years. He at­ tributed the km rate partly to Capital Development feee and interest earned thereon which had subsklissd nt improvements. He blamed the traction recesslw Alderman Smith (9) objected saying, "I don't care about Crystal Lslto and Woodstock. This is McEenry.'* He indicated that hs felt eewtr service could be funded without raking rates "too high". He also recommended that reaidsntial and conftnercial rates be raieed com parfiy Aktorman Wieeer (9) questioned whether using General Obligation Count's House In National Register construction recession and resulting drying up of developer revenues for the preaent crtoto. In order to pay off preeent bonds, meet future bonding needs, maintain and improve preeent fadlitiee and be prepared for emergencies, he said, there is no alternative but to raise rates. Conversely, if construction should take an upward swing, it would be possible to lower sewer rates, he might be an alternative to Revenue bonds which require a 119 percent revenue level (protected income of 19 percent over the break­ even point). General Obligation bonda are baaed on real estate tax revenues He alao criticised the council's generosity in "giving awsy" money, citing waiving of feee for McHenry hospital's new building program as an example Wednesday, June 99, waa the final training aeeaion for the Miaa McHenry Candida tee. Just one week later is the long-awaited pagaent itself. ™ girls will be interviewed by Judfoe throughout tbs day. The public portion of the competition begins st 7:99 p.m. st the American Legion hell on Ringwood road, with aeeta on a first come, first serve besis end the maximum capscity restriction* to be enforced Marisa Merkel, chairman of the it, reports that there are 12 lacbee vying for the crown. They have diligently addressed their energies to improving their pasture, walking like models, sitting with poise, learning clothea cues for their Individual shapes and aiiea, learning hair style and complexion care for their specific characteriatics, and developing their public speaking preeentation. With the charm course ending, only the contest remains, and anticipation mounts. Three runners-up will be named by the Judges, along with the winner. The contestants themselves vote for Miss Congenislity. Last yesr's queen, Erin Mullen was awarded both banners. All members of the court will ride in the July 9 parade in Wonder Lake aa well aa in the Fieeta Days parade Aug. 1. This year the Chamber of Com­ merce is providing a float for Miaa McHenry and her court for the big parade. In addition, they will appear in the gigantic multi media Tneme night production in Pearl street perk on the evening of July 90. The reigning queen will make ap­ pearances st several of the Fiesta Days events. She slso automatically become* McHenry's representative in the Miss McHenry County contest which commences soon after her title has been bestowed. The American Legion is the sponsoring organisation for the county pagaent. The ladies of the suxiliary of the American Legion, Poet 491, under the direction of Dottie Messer, volunteer as hostesses for the candidatea throughout the 10 weeks of charm courses and the pagaent itself. It is through their generosity snd cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce that this pagaent is possible. Alderman George Harker agreed ttyinf, "We must improve the service 'Oi toata. put up with to the OMISSUS. T»tt i bumpy stints sr no lights, but not THE "COUNTS HOUSE" by Anthony Oliver The " Count's House" st 9909 W. Waukegan roed, McHenry, is the first htijfflng in the city to be ewsrdsd s otoce on the National Register of Motoric Places. f|ie owners of the home, Mr. snd Robert Weber, were notified by a itative of the Illinois of Conservation (IDOC) the federal office hed concurred w«h the atate recommendation to pinee the houae on the registry. The notification Wedneeday of this week culminated more then s year- and-a-half of effort in trying for the National Register designation. The Webers demonstrated the "historic significance" of the home to the satisfaction of the state Con- servstlon depsrtment snd the National Register, in Washington. The Count's House was so named because a previous owner was the Count Oecar Bopp von Oberstadt. There is not s great deal of in­ formation svailable about the Count, who lived in the house in the 1980's. According to Marya Weber, the (CenMmwd m 14) Stanek noted that Woodstock's aewer rate is twice that of McHenry's and Crystal Lake's is three times higher. Clarify School Salary Increases McHenry High School Superin­ tendent Robert Swsrtsloff has clarified salary increases spproved at tost week's meeting of the District 199 school board. SwartiMf said the classified per­ sonnel received an overall increaae of 9 percent. A closer look showed that sd- ministrstors got s 9.9 percent raise in salaries. The other classified staffers received raises of 9 percent. Swsrtsloff explained thet s base salary adjustment for Level II snd III secretaries, csfeteris cooks snd custodians was the reason for the 9 percent overall figure. The boggy rate increase for these positions wss based on s study of wsgee paid in surrounding school districts to people doing similar Mayor Stanek noted thet all citizens benefit from medteal servicee Alderman Pepping added, "There is no question. We must modernise." CoSeuUant . Darrell Gavle fstrassntina Baxter snd Woodman, ssnhary engineers, dsscribed the present stodge dewstering equipment as being 99 years old snd "on its tost legs." One of the spproved phases of the Water Management program is a simultaneous teat of two different centrifugee to decide which unit can beet handle the dewatering of local sludge The test initially will be coet- free but teet coots would be included in a subsequent purchase eetimated st $175,099. Judge: Death For Albanese The second approved phase is s $40,099 conversion of stormwster storage tanks to sludge holding tanks to be in use by the winter of 1919. The work would eliminate probtoma of sludge dispose! rslsted to En­ vironments! Protection Agency requirements snd include other related improvements. Alderman Wieeer voted againet the second approved phase because he objected to an $$,009 engineering chergo. The other two phaaea, agreed upon conceptually by the entire council but poetponed for later action, included actual installation of s new centrifuge end associated equipment snd s resident inepection Shaw Media News Service Convicted murderer Charles M. Albaneoe wes sentenced to deeth Wedneeday for the arsenic-poisoning dee the of two fsmily members end was slso given s lengthy prison term for the attempted murder of his younger brother Judge Henry Cowlin entered the deeth penalty on the order of a jury, which returned the penalty sgainst 44- yeer-old Albanese last month after finding him guilty on charges brought by McHenry county authorities He was convicted for the murders of his 99-year-old father, Michael Joeeph Albeneee, and his wife's grand­ mother, -Miry Lambert, 99 Albanese waa alao found guilty of the attempted murder of 94-yeer-old Michael Jay Albeneee and of two felony chergea connected with thefts from a family- owned buainees, Allied Die Cssting Corp. of McHenry. The deeth sentence wss entered for Sept. 90. However, since that penalty carriee en automatic appeel to the atate Supreme court, Cowlin staj the ̂ execution date until the hif court rules on the case The court wss mandated by state statute to follow through with the ?iti MX r? Consider Senior Bail-Out Plan The use of hendjeappod parking spncee is ^niftiing Inrreeiingljr the tanet for criticism to many citiee. Some peopto liimplain when they nark there and receive s ticket Others complain when theee or­ dinance violators fell to be ticketed. nearby Crystal Lake, we heard a young tody protect a fine jmpoeod When she psrfcsd illegally for five nlnutee one evening to front of a mall store when there were few cars in the narking lot She wassseking to collect Use fine from her mothsr, for whom the girl was running aa errand. Our own mail recently contained s totter from a Chicago woman who was furiouB over the lack of contein by apparently awe Docuea an vers ana passengers who perked for long periods of time in theee spots. It was s Ssturdsy in May when the vtoitor came to town shopping Rapid one of the large local pai m almoet filled with «flflbe noted thet the f- places had cars parked in were unoccupied. None of carried handicapped signs except that an elderly gentleman in a station wagon "almost ran me down trying to get into s handicapped parking spot". - The visitor noted that when he left his car he could walk ss well es she could. Nearby was snothsr man sitting in the driver's sent of a car parked in a handicapped not. The other two specially designated them and the cars carried handicapped iigne that were visible. After ""Mi her selections in ths store, the observsnt tody returned in shout a half hour. To her surprise, all four of ths same cars were still In the handicapped spots. The man sitting in the car was being joined by s women who hed left the store and gsve no J|^O0iUrSOdl of h#>»rig hSIKfiCtppfti. Adding fuel to her enfsr was ths fact that s car had drivsa by, went sround ths psrkinglot and returned to puD into s spot about 19 or 15 csrs sway from the handicapped perking. careful coneideration j0s Noting thet would be noceseary before any par­ ticipation ie approved, the McHenry City Council rtiscuasod the proposed Senior Cttisen's Council bail-out plane et Monday's meeting . According to McHenry Mavor Stsnek, who attended s The Senior Cttisen's Council is suffering from s lack of funds to psy off the new building in Crystal Lake and the money to continue some operstkne. Ths McHenry County Senior Cttisen's Took Force, choired by Ed Buss, of McHenry, hss sp- ^ed to the^county, township and take pert in e plan to aavo the aiHi« stion. of a number of municipelities st McHenry tost Thursday, the for- muls for the second slternstlve would require ths city to pey 99.79 per senior. TMs would generate 99,999 to $$,409 on an annual besis, Stanek said. Ths monsy would be uoed primarily for salartos, outreach programs, shut- in ssrvicss, referrals, etc. 'My feeling Is thst we should raect to this if st sll possible," posiUvojy t̂o orgsnisst Two pli plans hsve been proferred for constdorstion by the various fl involved. The first calls for s effort on the pert of to provide 914 for a central the 19 years facility. ease** 14) Ths second alternative thst the county purchaee the Crystal Leke office building and the townships and munidpalitiss raiee about $75,000 to fund the coot* ' npsrsttons of ths Aid. Michael Wieeer (9rd ward) commented thet the really needy seniors never get to uee the facility. "Every time Crystal Laks or the county to in trouble, they come to good oT McHenry," Wieser sold. "Our citizens never get the benefit. I'd like to see it looked into...how are they helping our people?" Stsnek noted that the Senior Cttisen's Council, if it fsilsd, would undoubted ̂ be replaced by some other organisation and said the Aid. ting organisation be kept MLEdwardDflBMMBi Dots (2nd ward) said there was s lot of work to be done snd expressed dismay at the way the program was presented. "There wss no background in­ formation," Datz said. "It wss dropped in here like a bombshell " Stanek added, "Personally, I feel we should give serious thought to this. When it is operating aa it ahould, it can really help the people who need it." Referring to the community Meet and Eat centers, Aid. George Harker said, "I em firmly of the opinion that the people who need cheep meals can't get there because the people with the six-month old Cadillacs won't pick them up." Aid. Raymond Smith (3rd ward) noted that there may be hidden coots, other than the initial money con­ tributed by the council. "If they're (the Senior council) lucky, they'll be able to get a food distribution center in each municipality," Smith said. "We may hove to provide a hell snd we may have to provide tranaportation. This is something we hsve to look st very carefully." death penalty sentence as ordered by the jury. Prior to the sentencing, Cowlin asked Albeneee if he would like to make a statement. The defendant declined, saying he stood by his testimony during the trial, where he denied sny pert in the poisonings. The judge, who sepersted the convictions for sentencing Wednesday in 19th Judicial Circuit court, said Albanese had "inflicted serious bodily harm to his brother." for persons! gain in the fsmily business. "It wss brutal and heinous behsvior," Cowlin added He sentenced Albanese to serve 80 years imprisonment on the sttempted murder case and five years on each of the two felony convictions. The judge also ordered the defendant to make restitution of $40,000 to Allied Die Casting, to be deducted from any monies due to him from the company. The senior Albeneee wss founder of the fsmily firm, of whith Charles was president snd his brother the treasurer. Before the sentencing, defense (Contlnw«4 on ptft It) Former Resident Dies In Shooting A former McHenry resident wes fatally shot last week and a female customer in her tavern wss seriously wounded in a shooting spree. David H. Wickingson, a 45-year-old Whitewater, Wis., man, has been charged with first degree murder in the deeth of Mrs. Patricia Measier, 99, and with "conduct regardleea of life" in the injury caused the second woman. According to authoritiee, Wick­ ingson entered the Whitehill tavern lit the rural area of Whitewater, owned by Mrs. Messier, snd engaged in an argument with her and the femele customer. Wickingson left the tavern, but returned with s 45 calibre semi- sutomatic handgun. He fired one werning shot into the air, then fired at the women, killing Mrs. Messier with two shots in the chest. The other woman is hospitalized with serious wounds. Wickingson remained in the tavern and gave himself up to police. No reason was given for the argument. In Walworth County Circuit court, Wickingson was pieced under $109,999 cash bond last Mondsy morning. Funeral services for Mrs. Messier were held Monday et the Skin- dingsrade funeral home, Whitewster, (Continued M pn» 14) Hold Blood Drive June 28 Urgent Need In Area Page 14 ' FREE TV Guide In Today's Edition United Way Raises Goal Payments To 16 Agencies Page 15 \