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o McHenry 2 Sections 34 Page* 25* MUVMKtMKM rn.IIClU yi « Since 1875 aindealer Ct mayor questions stated objectivity Ames Trust appeal termed 'political' Wednesday July 18, 1984 Number 99 Volume .106 By Kirk Birgtaul New* Service Accusing the Illinois Attorney General's office of acting prejudicially in the Ames Trust trial, Crystal Lake Mayor Carl Wehde Monday said the state's decision to appeal the case was Wehde charged that the ap­ peal l»y stale officials was filed at the prompting of Northern HMnots Medical Center (for­ merly McHenry Hospital) and stems from close ties between the Attorney General's office and officials at the medical center. "It smells of politics," Wehde said. The mayor called on NIMC and Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan "to withdraw this appeal and discontinue their unpopular and unethical procedures." The attorney general joined the suit for the nearly $1 million trust fund on behalf of the people of Illinois. The attorney general's office is responsible for administering charitable trusts in the state and seeks to encourage the establishment of trusts by insuring that the wishes of the deceased are fulfilled. The mayor alleged that arguments by the attorney general's office during the week- long bench trial in May were "for a special interest, namely McHenry Hospital. The attorney general should be unbiased. His presentation should be for all the people of Illinois, not to argue the case for McHenry Hospital." McHenry County Circuit NIMC names head of new hospice program Court Judge Leonard Brody ruled that the NIMC, Memorial Hospital for McHenry County in Woodstock and Sherman Hospital as operator of the Crystal Lake Ambutal had no right to the funds. Brody ruled , the hospitals did not meet the terms of the will of Thomas W. Ames. The Crystal Lake area farmer, who died in 1968, stated in his will the trust was to be used to establish a hospital "in or near the City of Crystal Lake." NIMC and the Attorney General decided last week to take the case to the Second District Appellate Court in Elgin, saying that at least one of the three hospitals met the requirement of being near the city. NIMC recently opened its new hospital at Route 31 and Bull Valley Road about four miles north of Crystal Lake. Because of the Attorney General's actions in the case, Wehde said he "would en­ courage" city officials to file suit against the attorney general charging the state did not meet its designated obligation as a neutral third party. "Being a little greedy is a necessity in this tough business world. But to continually badger us is dangerous. If necessary, we will fight for what is ours in the U.S. Supreme Court," Weh­ de said. NIMC is trying to "take ad­ vantage of the citizens of Crystal Lake" by appealing the case, according to Wehde. He said the hospital has lost about one-third of its Crystal Lake patients over the last three years and is now serving seven percent of the city's population. "When you look at numbers like these, you can understand why they're appealing. Their costs are up and their patient load is down so much they need the money," Wehde said. Instead of gaining patients from Crystal Lake, however, he warned the hospital's action may end up driving members of the community to other health care institutions. New method tried in mosquito war i i By Anthony Oliver Plaindealer staff writer In light of the upcoming Fiesta Days celebration, the McHenry City Council opted to hit mosquitoes where they live, instead of trying to repel the invaders. Following a presentation by a Greg Ignarski, of Clarke Outdoor Spraying, of Roselle, the council voted to go with ULV (ultra low volume) spraying for adult mosquitoes and a method never before tried in McHenry: residual barrier application. Ignarski predicted the next onslaught of hungry mosquitoes to occur about July 24 or 25. He noted that studies of mosquito development in relation to rainfall and temperature indicate that the brood will reach adult stage about 10 or 14 days following a rain of .75-1.0 inches or more. "On July 11, we had 1.25 inches of rain in McHenry," Ignarski noted. Aid. William Busse (2nd) said that while the council was dead-set against the use of malathion, a con­ troversial insecticide, he wanted more information about resmethrium-a synthetically derived chemical from a naturally- occurring insecticide. Ignarski commented that resmethrium had lower toxicity and shorter residual life than malathion, but it is more expensive. The chemical has been used once $iis year. Ignarski also noted that the shorter life of the chemical makes timing of the spraying more critical. Adulticiding (ULV spray) is a marginal technique for giving long-term control of Continued on pogo 3 Northern Illinois Medical Center has announced the ap­ pointment of Mary Lynn Murphy, RN, as manager of Home Health Care-Hospice, a new program to be offered by the medical center. The specialized service will be available in the near future and will offer a wide range of health care services to meet the needs of NlMC's patient service areas. MARY LYNN MURPHY care clients include: respiratory therapy; nutritional therapy; nursing care which also includes high-technological care for IV therapy; chemotherapy; and entered therapies. Murphy, a graduate of McHenry High School, is a graduate of Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and Palm Beach Atlantic College. She has been "foftfrijasrWo years Prist to joining the NIMC staff, she was an IV therapist, a nursing home director, and has had extensive experience in Hospice programs. Hospice is a program that allows the ter­ minally ill to receive the necessary health care in the comfort of their own home, and offers emotional support to the patient's loved ones. In commenting on her new role, Murphy said, "I am pleased to be a part of this long- needed and important com­ munity service and look forward to developing a comprehensive and compassionate program for the people of this region." Storytelling re-emerges as artform Storytelling began in its most basic form right after Adam and Eve learned to talk, then developed through the centuries into one of the most powerful means of human com­ munication. Grove native, an up-and-coming storyteller and the main in­ spiration for the festival. Over the past several years the 36-year-old college counselor has participated in national storytelling workshops in Theft, assault report leads to car chase, rollover ' An early Thursday morning .chase, stemming from a theft and assault report, ended in a rollover accident on Black Partridge Road, south of McHenry. . McHenry Police were called to the 4600 block of N. Fox Lane, where a resident reported the theft and assault incidents. The victim gave police a description of the assailant's vehicle, which was later spotted at the in­ tersection of Riverside Drive and Elm Streets. In attempting to stop the suspect vehicle, Off. William fryhiman became involved in a Chase down River Road and onto Black Partridge Road. According to police, the vehicle hit a stump and rolled, the driver of the auto fled the on foot. A passenger was pulled from the vehicle by Stahlman, police said. The passenger, a juvenile, was takefa to Northern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC) by the McHenry Township Fire Department, which had been called to the scene. Hie investigation into the incident is continuing and charges against the juvenile are pending. In another matter, Larry Brastad, Jr., of McHenry, was charged with permitting an unauthorized person to drive following a traffic stop on July 10. Another occupant of the vehicle, Mathew L. Rokosz, 24, 4406 Ponca, McHenry, was charged with driving without headlights when required and operating a vehicle in violation of a restricted driver's permit. ISNUS! A look inside. . Cutest Baby Contest Simon Campaign Regular features So I Hear Obituaries Crime of the Week Page 8 Section 2,Page 15 Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 i •"• '*';s*SHWSWy> •> across many specialized performing arts, making the original form rather rare. But in recent years the original art of storytelling has begun to re-emerge, par­ ticularly at storytelling festivals. Master storytellers blend their unique abilities with the imagination of the audience to leap beyond the boundaries of space. and time. The stage becomes a lair of dragons, or a creepy, moonlit cemetery. Storytelling at its finest can be sampled on Sunday, July 29, at the first annual Illinois Storytelling Festival hosted by the Richmond-Spring Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Featured beneath a big-top tent will be a half-dozen storytellers, including the most popular in the nation and the brat from Illinois. The festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Spring Grove. Featured performers in the festival will include: -Michael Parent, a 38-year- old master storyteller, juggler and ukelele-strummer. A native of Maine, he now lives in Virginia. For more than seven years he has captivated live audiences in 12 states. Parent is a mainstay of the National School of Storytelling and was featured in "Time" magazine. -The Folktellers, Connie Regan, 37, and Barbara Freeman, 40, of Asheville, N.C., have become familiar favorites over the past 12 years at festivals, universities, cof­ feehouses and libraries. Reviews say they have "enormous vitality and en­ thusiasm" and are "magicians of emotion, jugglers of smiles and tears." --Andrew Leslie of Chicago has brought hew meaning to the Windy City with his tales of myth, legend and folktales. The 27-year-old native of Wilmette founded the Chicago Storytellers Guild three years ago with a dozen members, it now draws more than 100. -Beth Horner has performed for 14 years across Blinds and Missouri, with a repertoire of stories including one about an elephant trying to hatch an egg. The 30-year-old former librarian recently moved to Wilmette after spending several years in Urbana. -James May, a Spring ^w ^ mountain lore to recapturing tfee lifestyles of early settlers in McHenry County. Also performing will be the Strong Family String Band of Crystal Lake, which has ap­ peared throughout the Midwest. The family bluegrass band has also cut one record album, "Strong Family Ties," and has been featured on national television in the CBS broadcast of the Country Music Awards. What is so special about the art of storytelling? Let the festival stars explain: "Storytelling is a doorway to the imagination for both youngsters and adults,'̂ Freeman says. "In some cases it is an avenue to experiences that can't be provided by books on a shelf. The telling, listening and sharing have a valuable meaning." "Storytelling," Regan in­ terjects, just as the two often alternate words and lines in mid-story on stage, "is a rare and intimate touching of peoples' minds and memories, in a special way. "It is a different kind of storytelling we do than you would hear on a back porch. It is changed a bit, once it is delivered from a stage and behind a microphone, but it is still personal," Regan adds. "The listener is very actively involved creating the images from words. That is what makes this special bond between the listeners and the tellers. "In our folktelling we are trying to restore what television is destroying, the ability to visualize, to use ones' imagination," Regan says. "A good storytelling festival," Leslie says, "is magic. It is indescribable. It is like trying to describe a color in words; it can't be done. A story can have healing power. It can change your perspective. Stories teach on many levels at once. They make the listener use his imagination, and they teach history and language. "Telling stories and listening to stories is fantasizing, putting yourself into the same situation," says Horner. "Once you choose a story, it becomes a part of you which you are going to share with other people." "A live person is looking at you. And that is a pretty arresting thing," says Parent. "When the stories are of creation or an origin myth, they increase our sense of wonder about the world and don't need a moral, I like a story that can make people laugh, make them pensive, or make them downright serious and sad. Ifoere are ha-ha stories, stones ana nnunin "For centuries stories have been a way for people to enjoy and cherish the company of one another," says May, "when I tell a story I try to enlighten and delight, but also to capture, for a few moments, the kind of direct soul-to-soul communication that we have all experienced at some time in our lives under the spell of a story, either in the listening or the telling." "Storytelling is primordial. It is like staring into a campfire," May adds. "We don't know why we are spellbound by it, but we are." Or as famed author William Butler Yeats wrote a half- century ago: "Storytellers make us remember what mankind would have been like, had not fear, and the failing will and the laws of nature tripped up its heels." The festival* which is1 will be held rain or shine. It is being funded by the Richmond- Spring Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry with partial assistance through grants from the Illinois Arts Council, which is a state agency, and the Barrington Area Arts Council -- Arts-Boost. Children under 16 ac­ companied by at least one of their parents and senior citizens 70 or older will be admitted free. Tickets for adults are $5 and are available in advance or at the door. For further information, call the Chamber at 678-4575. James May, a Spring Grove native, and an up and coming storyteller will participate in the First Annual Illinois Storytelling Festival, Sunday, July 29 near St. Peter's Church, Spring Grove. Over the past several years the 36-year-old college counselor has; participated in national storytelling workshops in Kentucky end Tennessee. His tales range from Appalachian mountain lore to recapturing the lifestyles of early settlers in McHenry County.