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• Local "Most Beautiful The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tomlinson at 2505 N. Martin road, McHenry, has been Judged "most beautiful farm" In the county. Announcement was made at the 70th annual meeting of the McHenry County Farm Bureau last Monday evening. Under the Elm Lawn Farm sign In the middle of the large photo is the new sign presented to the Tomlinsons for the distinction of winning the competition. The picture at left shows Tomlinson near what was once a stock tank and which now displays beautiful seasonal flowers. Judgtng was on the attractiveness of the farmstead, fences, landscaping and maintenance. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER " S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N - 0 - L A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 " . In Boating Death Million Dollar Suit VOLUME 107 NUMBER 15 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1982 1 SECTION 22 PAGES 25 f Search For Answers To Core "Now that we've taken care of the easy stuff, how do we handle the hard cases, the severely disabled?" asked Dennis Smith, director for the McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Service system (708 board). The question was posed to the Policy and Management board (P & M board) as they met to discuss their "charge" (direction of system policy) at the Sept. 7 meeting. Smith warned, "For us with vested interests in the system, the troublesome ones can threaten us." And the discussion led into a serious consideration of a case management program for clients of the programs as a possible solution. The need for new directions arose as the original guidelines for mental health programs changed when the responsibility for distribution of federal funds shifted into the hands of the state governments. Policy now is determined at state level. And the recent Elgin project resulted, or will Musin ' and 4- V Meanderin result, in a number of people being discharged into the community, the care of which local mental health agencies will have to assume. "Hie new thrust is the case management approach," Smiln noted and asked, "How would the board work in things they would like to see happen? This discussion may lead to change." He notScl that previously they furnished mostly guidance to the mentally ill. Assistant Director Ann Patla added that their functions were limited by the existing statutes. Smith noted that the "wheel (of thinking on mental health) has turned <s and we are back to basics." The middle class can handle psy­ chotherapy, but the high risk, more severely troubled needs are more basic: food, shelter, work op­ portunities, treatment, training and, more important, meeting their basic human needs," he pointed out. Board member Elyse Roberts, who deals with a group of persons who presently do not fit into the current programs, said she saw it happening when her people became concerned about no food or loss of their apart­ ment when their check was late. This led to aberrant behavior. Dr. Carol Krohm suggested that they would need case supervisors who have a knowledge of a person's situation. Mrs. Roberts continued, "There are more high risk persons with the scattering of people from the state mental institutions. There are . techniques to keep them out of the ty>spital. A few bucks (for emergency situations) can keep them going." Ms. Patla asked, "Would they be willing to work with case managers?" Ms. Roberts responded, "They have problem with strangers or new con­ tacts." Smith added, "The only discretionary money is in the 708 (local taxes) budget. The state programs are restrictive in money use." Lorens Tronet, an interested ob­ server who works with Roberts, pointed out, "The key is personnel. You used the word surveillance. Surveillance is not acceptable. You must become their friends. Some people are naturally therapeutic, are good mothers or fathers. These (clients) are actual or functional orphans. A person must be available to them 24 hours per day." Ms. Roberts added, "You can't dump too many people like that on one case manager. She also observed, "Sadistic people seem attracted to Each season is known not only by temperature changes but by sights and sounds. Fall is no exception and even in the pre-Fall days of September some of them are evident. ...The labored sound of a school bus motor as it gets into motion after a stop. * - ...The endless sound of cicadas and crickets reminding that these fleeting remembrances of late summer are almost over. Undistinguishable calls familiar only to football players that emanate from McCracken field during practice sessions. ...Night lights on the same field and cries of "Go, Warriors go" trom a bleacher filled with fans. ...Young mothers, with babes in arms, ushering the older ones off to school via the bus at the street corner. ...Colored leaves on an ailing tree branch weeks before healthy speciments are ready to turn. .. .Dead leaves that swirl around the legs and crunch under foot. ...Hunched, shoulders on those who wait for a bus on a chilly morning. ...Quiet in the back yard at the bird feeding station, even though the ground is covered with seeds and bread - no feathered friends. ..Blaring announcements on TV, (Continued on pogt 20) Justens Serve A Century > Two Business Anniversaries A family business which had its start well before the turn of the century is observing 100 years of service to the community. Today, there are two businesses which evolved from the partnership of brothers that existed for 12 years. They are the oldest businesses in McHenry still in operation by the original family. • Peter M. Justen & Son The N.J. Justen Furniture and Undertaking firm was established in 1882 and later became known as the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home, now located at 3807 W. Elm street. It was over 100 years ago that Nick and Gertrude Justen moved from the Kennebeck farm, east of McHenry, to Main street and opened one of the first undertaking establishments in the county. A year later, Nick Justen employed his younger brother, Jacob. At the end of a year a partnership was formed which lasted 12 years. When it was dissolved, Nick Justen remained on Main street, then known as West McHenry. In the early days, all hearses were horse-drawn and the Doherty farms for many years furnished a pair of fine black horses for each funeral. (Continued on pogo 20) George R. Justen & Son When the partnership of Nick and Jacob Justen was dissolved, Jacob located on the corner of Green and Elm streets. He had a small furniture store with his casket selection room on the second floor and the em­ balming room in the basement. Frequently the embalming was done in the home of the deceased. The early horse-drawn funeral coach came from the Chicago area, and the livery drivers were people from the monument store in McHenry., In the early 1900's, Jacob Justen took his two sons, George and Albert, into the business and the name was changed to Jacob Justen & Sons. In 1947, upon graduation from a school of mortuary science, Robert A. Justen joined the firm. A year later his father, George, purchased the (Continued on pogo 20) social work. They do terrible things to people." Roberts continued to explain, "Day treatment (center) can handle only the tractable ones and turn away the troublemakers." Smith noted that ignoring the troubled ones can threaten the system and asked how they can meet this problem. He also asserted that ser- vicarelates to dollars and cents and a business manager would reason that alternative approaches may meet this bottom line. Ms. Patla reminded them, "There are resources out there they (the clients) can access. Organizationally how do you accomplish this if they are in two or more programs. They should have one case manager." Smith noted, "The alternatives are internal or external 1 case management. How do you, put it into the system?" He added that ac­ cording to the state, the least (Continuod on pogo 20) * Deadline For Track Purchase SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE In a decision by the Illinois Com­ merce Commission (ICC), a stipulation has been made requiring both the Chicago and North Western (CNW) and the Geneva Lakes Area Joint Transit commission to accept quit-claim deeds in the sale of 19 miles of track. It extends from Ringwood to Lake Geneva. According to the ICC ruling, the association was required to commit itself in writing to the purchase by Aug. 10. The funding must be secured and the deal closed by Sept. 30. With the sale price of the lines settled by the ICC and the Appellate court, a new dispute evolved over the form of the deed; quit-claim or warranty. The CNW favored the quit­ claim, while the Geneva Lakes association wanted the more secure warranty deed. The ICC decision settled the dispute. The legal battle over the sale of 19 miles track abandoned by the Chicago & North Western is nearing a suc­ cessful conclusion, according to George Hennerley, head of the Lake Geneva Chamber of Commerce. Earlier, the Geneva Lakes Area Joint Transit Commission won a court battle stemming from an appeal of the sale price by the C&NW. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld the $1,300,321 figure, as determined by the ICC. by Angela Burden Shaw Media News Service A summer boating accident, which resulted in one death and serious injuries to two others, has led to a million-dollar lawsuit. The suit was filed this past week in 19th Judicial Circuit court by the county law firm of Holmstrom & Green on behalf of a Johnsburg family. Defendants named in the six-count complaint are Paul Walczynski and the Moulis Corp., doing business as Fox Lake Harbor. The lawsuit stems from an incident July 8 on Pistakee lake when a motor boat owned by the Moulis Corp. and navigated by Walczynski allegedly collided with a boat operated by William J. Haag, Jr. Haag died from injuries sustained in the^ollision. His brothers, Michael and Robert Haag, were seriously injured. The complaint alleges Walczynski disregarded his duty to exercise due care in operating his craft. According to the lawsuit, the defendant was operating the motOrboat while under the influence of liquor or drugs. The court has pamed the senior William J. Haag as administrator of the estate of his son in the wrongful death count. Each of the six counts of the com­ plaint seeks more than $15,000 in damages for a total of more than $90,000. But according to the lawyer handling the case, more than $1 million is being demanded. A 12-member jury trial has been requested. HOSPITAL x GROUND BREAKING Invitations have been received for ground breaking for the new Northern Illinois Medical center at the intersection of Rt. 31 and Bull Valley roads. Announcement of the event, scheduled Friday. Sept. 24, at 11 a.m., was made ty the board of directors of McHenry hospital. Gold Discovery In McHenry All set to prospect for gold in McHenry are Sandy Perdue, left, and Carol Nelson. Outfitted appropriately for their misssion, they are convinced that the theme, "Strike It Rich In Our Town - McHenry", will make it all happen for them. The promotion has its start Sept. 18, according to Ms. Nelson, who Is retail chairman of the sponsoring McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD (Continuod on 20) Gold--that precious metal much sought after by people for thousands of years, will soon be available, without investment, through normal shopping habits! / In conjunction with the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, Superior Gold Co. will sponsor a unique and exciting promotion, "Prospect For Gold in McHenry, Illinois"! This pruwiotion is a unified effort of McHenry merchants to increase traffic and sales in McHenfy, and fight back the economic down turn and unemployment the country Emergency Staff Salute Hospital Physicians-Nurses Page 19 FREE / TV Guide In Today's Edition New Plaindealer Sports Editor Welcome To Mike Lamb Page 7 \