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X 7 Wednesday February 1,1984 Number 51 Volume 108 McHenrŷ ^̂ ^̂ SS aindealer 2 Sections 28 Pages 25* Reduce MCHS pool rates- STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYIORD _ n TT Molly Hagerty and Danny Sorensen prepare for candleight service in Beacon Ot riCVDC with the theme of Catholic Schools Week, Beacon of Hope. It Street. held at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 2 in St. Patrick Church on Washington Joint effort for mosquito control by Anthony Oliver Mosquito control m< this spring and summer will be provided through a joint operating agreement between McHenry Township and the City of McHenry. ' In city council business Monday night, McHenry Aldermen voted unanimously to participate in a program sponsored by the township. : McHenry Mayor Joseph Stanek said the township board proposed to larvicide the entire township, including that part of the city that lies within the township. Larviciding measures seek to severely cut the population of mosquito larvae, before they reach the adult (biting) stage. '; Township officials estimated - the cost of larviciding the city at : $4,800 and suggested that the "city pick up half the tab. Aid. William Busse (2nd) 'questioned the effectiveness of 'adulticiding (spraying with IMalathion) and Aid. Frank ; McClatchey (3rd) said it was "a ; waste of time." *' Stanek urged the council to • accept the larviciding offer from ' the township and pointed out that the city may have to pay for : additional measures. The mayor • Said he favored limited • adulticiding at special events, :iike concerts, Fiesta Days, : (activities in the parks, etc. He also noted that the Nunda •Township board had not made - its position known. I- If Nunda Township does nothing, Stanek said the city would be obliged to provide larviciding to that portion of the city in Nunda Township. The council voted 7-0 to accept the larviciding offer from the township. Aid. Edward Datz (2nd) was absent. No action was taken on the possibility of adding other mosquito control measures. In another matter, the council voted 5-2 to eliminate parking on Triton Street altogether. Last month, the Cunat brothers requested a limitation on parking on the south side of Lillian Street and also asked for street lighting on the curve near the tracks. Aid. William Bolger (1st) felt the council should go along with the request, as far as the parking was concerned, and made the motion to eliminate parking on the street. Some time ago, the council voted to eliminate parking on the north side. Aid. Ray Smith (3rd) said that, while he was always concerned for children's safety, he did not see a significant problem on this road. "Some parking on city streets is good," Smith commented. Voting in favor were Alder­ men Bolger, Nolan, Busse, McClatchey and Serritella. Voting against were Aldermen Smith and Snell. Noting the present surcharge for a late vehicle sticker was a "slap on the wrist" at $2, Mc­ Clatchey suggested that the rate be increased. The third ward alderman found council support as the council approved the motion. The surcharge from now on will be $2 a month for each month of delinquency, in addition to the cost of the sticker and any citation received. The motion was declared an emergency motion considering that the grace period for pur­ chasing the city stickers without a surcharge ended yesterday. Charge youth with manslaughter Shaw-Free Press Media Group A 17-year-old Crystal Lake youth is free on $25,000 bond on an involuntary manslaughter charge connected with the stabbing death Saturday of a teenage girl. Karen Lee Geske, 14, of 201 Hickory Drive, Crystal Lake, was found by police near her home late Saturday. Police reported she was lying near the curb in front of 194 Hickory Drive, with one stab wound in her chest. She was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock, where emergency room physicians pronounced her deacTat 12:31 a.m. 15un5ay. Charged with involuntary manslaughter in the stabbing is Kenneth D. Roza, Jr., of 6804 Minuteman Court, Crystal Lake. He was arrested at the scene and held in McHenry County Jail until a a Sunday bond hearing in 19th Judicial Circuit Court. Crystal Lake Police Cl^ef Samuel Johns said Gesk«fs sister reported the incident at 10:45 p.m. "There's no indication that there was any premeditation, It appears to have been a spur-of- the-moment killing in which Workshop for candidates Three arrests in school break-in Rosemary Azzaro, McHenry ; County Clerk, has announced ; -that a workshop will be held ;-Thursday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m. at 'Xbe McHenry County Cour­ thouse, Room 203, 2200 N. - -Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Its ;-purpose is to inform the can- -didates, political committees and interested citizens as to tiling obligaitons under the - Illinois Campaign Financing ;-Act. > Ms. Azzaro said, "It is im- Iportantin this election year that -!e very one running for office knows when to file certain campaign contribution reports and what information should be included. We want to help everyone so that the law is followed in every respect." The workshop will be ad­ ministered with the assistance of the Illinois State Board of Elections. The main topics to be discussed are procedures for completing disclosure forms, recent amendments to the act, and rules and regulations. The public is invited to attend. Three McHenry youths have been arrested and charged in connection with the burglary and vandalism of East Campus High School. Charges of burglary, theL over $300 and criminal damage to property over $300 were brought against Michael Dunford, 818 N. Green St.; Steven G. Bowman, 3511 Broad St.; and Wagn A. Sondergaard, 3703 High St., all McHenry. The arrests were made on Wednesday and Thursday last week following an investigation into the Jan. 22 break-in at the school. by Donna Bertulis g Hie McHenry High School Board has voted to drop rates on its season swim passes at the West Campus pool, as a result of discussion held at last week's meeting. But the motion did not pass without considerable discussion of the school's swim program as a whole; particularly how much time and effort should be dedicated to it. Greg LaPlante, assistant principal at West Campus, asked the board to continue sponsoring the swim program through 1985, and recommended that it reduce the cost of season passes and establish a reduced admission cost for senior citizens. Board member Judith Zid suggested that the school may be getting too involved in non- school programs, which are best left to a park department. "I don't want to see us getting into the business of selling lessons. . . being a recreational center. I don't want to see Greg (LaPlante) be a park director." Ms. Zid's comments were based on the history of the West Campus swim program, which has been sponsored by several different organizations over the past few years. The swim program has been ongoing since at least 1973, said LaPlante, For the first few years, it was run by he city of McHenry, department of parks and recreation. When the city's outdoor pool at Knox Park was opened, however, the city dropped its sponsorship of the high school program. - McHenry County College took up the local swim program at 'West Campus for one year. In the spring of 1983, the city reportedly agreed to take up the sponsorship again, but later declined. The school district has been running the program itself since October, 1983. Despite Ms. Zid's reser­ vations, LaPlante and other board members argued that the program was best left in the hands of the school district. "*or a few years. . . we noticed a decline in interest in > the open swim program and lessons," said LaPlante. "Right now our swim lessons contain a total of 101 students, over the theoretical capacity. The open swim has not been operating at a large capacity. Since January all sessions have been operating between 30 and 35 people. But it has paid its way." Since taking over the programs, the school has added a lap lane in the pool, and started selling season passes. LaPlante said the pool has been attracting more of a "family clientele". While under the sponsorship of other organizations, the open swinf program had suffered some "bad publicity", which directly reflected on the school itself, said Board President Edward Neumann. "Too many organizations have been running the program, and we're the ones suffering from the bad PR," said Neumann, referring to a time last year when the programs were not being offered to the local public, and the school district did not even know about it until they received a com­ plaint from a resident. "We have to promote it (the swim program) at least enough to make it financially viable." the board president added. The board generally agreed that it will continue to sponsor the programs itself, at least through 1985, in order to reduce control problems and to in­ crease stability. LaPlante said that he plans an advertising program to increase public use of the pool. - The school board voted to cut the cost of season passes to half for the remainder of the season (family $20, adults $10 and youth $7.50). In the near future the board intends to announce a reduced rate for senior citizens. Also on line for further discussion are: running a summer program, since the city pool is often quite crowded; and opening the pool on Saturday afternoons, possibly beginning this fall. Snowmobile crash on river claims life Geske was stabbed with a four- inch hunting knife," Johns said. Authorities Monday morning indicated the victim was playing a prank on the defendant, who was babysitting with his girlfriend at a neighboring home. Apparently, Miss Geske dressed in dark clothing, disguising herself and pulled a stocking over her face to go and "scare" the babysitting couple as a prank. The young man then stabbed her once when he opened the door to what he thought was a prowler around the house. A court hearing was scheduled Tuesday Jan. 31. A snowmobile accident on the Fox River claimed the life of one woman and seriously in­ jured another in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 29. At 12:35 a.m. Jan. 29, McHenry County Sheriff's Police and the Johnsburg Rescue Squad were called to the river near 801 Oak Grove Road, McHenry. Police said the snowmobile operated by Roxane L. Johnson, 32, 37567 W. Tyrone Place, Spring Grove, crashed into two wooden pier posts at an un­ determined speed. A passenger, Susan E. Desch, 26, 3100 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner's office. Johnson . was taken to McHenry Hospital and later transferred by helicopter to St. Anthony's Hospital, Rockford. She was listed in critical con­ dition. A two-snowmobile collision resulted in leg injuries to one of the drivers Saturday night. Joseph Greger, 45, Barrington, EL, was taken to McHenry Hospital by the McHenry Township Fire Department for examination and treatment. -Greger was driving north on the river when his machine and another collided near River Road. The driver of the other machine, Michael Young, 46, Antioch, was not injured. Near Cary, a 22-year-old Arlington Heights man received minor injuries when he lost control of his snowmobile on the Fox River, near Rawson Bridge Road, Cary. Russell Mate, 22, Arlington' Heights, was injured when the machine rolled on top of him while he was attempting a U- turn on the river. He was taken to Good Shepherd Hospital by the Wauconda Fire Department. Police ana school officials found Jan. 23 that someone had caused extensive damage to the inside of the building and stolen stereo equipment valued at more than $1,000. McHenry Police Chief George Pasenelli credited Officer Gary Wigman and Sgt. Patrick Joyce with a lot of "good, solid police work" which resulted in the arrests. In another matter, police arrested Gary F. Leanna, 38, 1205 S. Riverside Drive, McHenry, for theft under $300 following a shoplifting incident at Osco Drug Store. * Section 2, Page 4 Section 2, Page 1 Page 3 Section 2, Page 9 344-4800 A look inside- Aid for Hispanics Choosing Best IRS Regular features Obituaries Twice Told Tales New Classified Number