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IDOT schedules area road repair projects SECTION 2 - PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2S, 1«M By Angela Borden Plaindealer News Service Road repairs in excess of $1 million are starting in McHenry County at just about the time : other road projects are Hearing : completion. ; Hie stretch of Route 47 from Ware Road north of Woodstock - to Price Road south of Hebron 'has been widened and resur- : faced. Bids on further work on : Route 47 to the Wisconsin border are expected to be let by the Illinois Department of Tran­ sportation later this year. EbOT announced this week ;that four contracts, totaling more than $2.3 million, have been awarded for highway and bridge projects in McHenry and . Lake counties. A $833,953 contract has been awarded to Glaze Construction G>., Algonquin, for widening and resurfacing Illinois 23 from the McHenry-Kane County line north to Interstate 90. The an­ ticipated completion date is Sept. 21. * Bridge repair work on U.S. 12 at the Nippersink Creek at the Lake-McHenry county line has been awarded to Illinois Con­ tractor's Corp., St. Charles, for $211,429. Service news CHRISTOPHER KURKER Christopher M. Kurker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hurler of 3404 Ivy Lane, McHenry, has been commissioned a second lieutenant through the Air Force ROTC program, and earned a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Cambridge. Kurker is scheduled to serve at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. TIMOTHY HARWOOD Pvt. Timothy M. Harwood, son of Michael L. Harwood and Linda L. Schooley, both of McHenry, has completed a wheeled-vehicle mechanic course at the U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. During the course, students learned to perform maintfmanre nml ' assist in the repair of automotive vehicles and associated equipment. They became familiarized with the functioning of automotive vehicles and associated equipment. They became familiarized with the func­ tioning of automotive wheeled- vehicle components, operating principles of internal combustion engines, fundamentals of fuel and electrical systems, and the use of test equipment '.CHARLES SCHULZE ! Air Force Lt. Col. Charles E. : Schulze Jr., son of Charles E. :and Carol M. Schulze of Parte | Ridge, has received the Air • Force Association Logistics . Comptroller Award of the year ! for the Wright Memorial : Chapter. Schulze is deputy : director of cost and • management analysis with • Headquarters, Air Force : Logistics Command at Wrigit- : Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. ; His wife, Gloria, is the daughter :of Harold J. and Elaine B. ; Anderson of Wonder Lake. : ROBERT JOHNSON : Marine Pfc. Robert R. ; Johnson Jr., son of Robert R. and Judith A. Johnson of 205 : Southern Terrace, Island Lake, has reported for duty at Marine I Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. : CHRIS MONCRIEF ; Marine Sgt. Chris L. Moncrief, • son of Berne. and Jane L. Moncrief of Spring Grove, ' recently graduated from Scuba ; School. Scuba is the acronym for ; Self-Contained Underwater ; Breathing Apparatus. The six- - week course was conducted at - 1st Marine Division, Camp : Pendleton, Calif. The course : was designed to provide : students with the necessary - drills on the operational use and - maintenance of open circuit ! scuba and associated diving : techniques. WILLIAM WALKER Pvt. William S. Walker, son off Doris J. Henken and stepson of David L. Henken of 3021 W. Crescent, McHenry, has com- ; pleted basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. During the training, : students received instuction in • drill and ceremonies, weapons, ! map reading, tactics, military "courtesy, military justice, first aid, and Army history and traditions. According to IDOT, none of the roads in the four projects will be closed to traffic. However, a one-lane condition with traffic signals will be in­ stalled for the bridge repair work on Route 23 over Coon Creek. "On all the'projects, motorists are cautioned to be alert to barricades, warning signs, lights and contractor's equip­ ment," Ed Nash of IDOT said today. Nash also announced that a public meeting will be held on the proposed improvement of U.S. Route 12 (Rand Road) in northeastern McHenry County. v The proposed project includes the rehabilitation and resur­ facing of Rand Road from Route 31 south of Richmond to State Park Road at the McHenry- Lake county line. The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, in the Multi-Purpose Room of Spring Grove Elementary School, 2018 Main St., Spring Grove. The proposal includes Rand Road intersection im­ provements as needed, pavement widening and in­ stallation of curb and gutter from Fox Lake Road to State Park Road. According to IDOT, a limited amount of additional right-of- way would be required at several locations throughout the project in order to complete the job. Hiere will be an opportunity for the public to make com­ ments and ask questions at the Wednesday night meeting, and handicapped persons planning to attend and needing special assistance can contact George Catalano of the Illinois Department of Transportation at 1000 Plaza Drive, Schaum- burg, at (312)-884-4087. Class may make pregnancy comfortable with exercise It seems as if being pregnant must always be accompanied with all sorts of aches and pains. But the McHenry Parks Department can make ex­ pectant mothers feel good and look good, with barre work, back strengthening exercises, and overall body toning. The doctor-approved exercise program will begin on Tuesday, July 31. It will be held on the Parkland Junior High School Stage from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 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