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SECTION 2 - PAGE 2 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1M3 eral^^™ News Slip-up By Kurt Begalka Shaw Free Press Media Closing the year with Christmas What if Christmas were to come in July ? Wouldn't it be pure agony to go shopping in the stifling heat, wagging packages from store to store while crying children beg for this or that toy? And would the twinkling lights give the same cheery glow on a hot summer's night? <• And what about mowing lawns around Nativity scenes? Can­ dles would melt in windows even before being lit. Stockings would be hung by fireless fireplaces and what would Christmas cards look like without snow scenes? Although it's true that no one really knows the exact day of Christ's birth, and many scholars feel it's almost certain it wasn't in wintertime, still it seems very fitting to close the year with Christmas. Then, too, the crisp cold air and sparkling snow lend to the beauty of the glad tidings that a Saviour was born and that His love still shine on us today! Thank God Christmas comes in December! take area village to court The village of Wonder may wind up in court soon; result of what appears to be bureaucratic slip-up. Village Clerk Linda Wolipert acknowledged at Tuesday night's meeting that, according to a form she received from the Illinois Bureau of Unem­ ployment Security, Division of Unemployment Insurance, a former Wonder Lake Police chief is making more money than he earned while employed. Although many figures have been tossed about, John Bender of Crystal Lake supposedly received $2,436 in unem­ ployment compensation bet­ ween June 19 and Sept. 24. This comes to $174 per week. At the time of his dismissal, Bender earned $470 per month before taxes, Village President Duane Zeman said. Bender said he wa* making $64 per week, including $15 for a dependent. Bender is upset and is threatening a lawsuit. < A letter, dated Nov. 29, from his attorney, Michael Poper, states: "If a retraction is not issued, we can only assume that the information which was reported to the village board... and the comments made by officials quoted in the news article, were intentional misstatements made to defame Mr. Bender's character and integrity and we will institute litigation in the circuit court asking that damages be assessed against the village and the individuals." Why Pay Mor©?> Comforters from $22 100% cotton flannel sheets from $11.50 Pillows from $1.50 Sheet sets from $8.99 Satin Sheets *Waterbed Sheets *Bath Towels Blankets "Ruffles "Kitchen Linens *More The LINEN Open Saturday Christmas Eve Only 10 a.m. 'til 3 p.mA 10004 Main St. (Hebron Mall) Hebron, III. 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Miles Paris, a staff member in the office in charge of the district office, looked into the matter. "It appears initially that they (the village) were operating under the wrong in­ formation," Paris said. He confirmed to Ms. Wolipert that Bender indeed was receiving $64 per week. Although more information is needed, Ms. Wolipert said: "It appears we will be printing a retraction. But it wasn't an on- purpose slander." The purchase of ordinance complaint forms was approved. The cost is $76 to print 250 forms. Police officer Frederick Lohse will now be able to enforce or- Introducing Taste that delivers IN THE MONEY SAVING owTar General Has Determined Dangerous Warning c 1983 R .J . Reyno lds Tobacco Co LIGHTS: 10 mg "far". 0 9 mg nicotine. FILTER 16 mg "tar". 11 mg nicotine, av per cigarette by FTC method dinances with fines rather than a simple warning. An ordinance committee was formed. Will Ehlen will chair it, with trustees Jack Crawford,1 John Scarbrough and Anita Vanderwiel and Zeman and Wolipert participating. Revision of the weight, nuisance, open burning and animal control ordinances are on its agenda. Another important ordinance suggested by Scarbrough will cover "public peace, safety and morals." It would provide village penalties against such things as theft, alcohol and drug abuse, hunting without permits and unlawful use of weapons. "It will give us the right to penalize adults for what their (minor) children do," Scar­ brough said. The ordinance committee also will discuss instituting a motor vehicle tax. Preliminary discussion indicated it would be $5 per vehicle and a sticker would be issued. The estimated $2,500 to $3,000 raised each year will likely be designated to purchase a new village truck. "We are in dire need of ad­ ditional revenue to purchase equipment," Ms. Zeman said. 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