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t and following a December, 1982. investigation, the , On Sept. 10,1984, a wed turned over to the Jury trial was held in ft PLAINDEALER- HERALD PlaifXtoaler Herald photo by Robert Gordon Cafeteria employees secure bargaining rights with IFT By Marlon Olsen The District 15 Elementary Schools cafeteria workers won bargaining rights through the Illinois Federation of Teachers local in an election held Jan. 11 by the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, ac­ cording to a report presented at the District 15 board meeting Jan. 16. In another election held Jan. 11, custodians did not vote a clear majority of the three choices offered and will require a run-off election scheduled for Jan. 24 to determine their status. The choice will be between representation by the IFT or no representation. Representation i>y the Hlinois Education Association received the lowest votes in the Jan. 11 election and was eliminated from the slate. Jointly-employed District 156 and 15 transportation workers have also petitioned for union representation. The IELRB has set Feb. 19 as the voting date for employees in that category to determine their union affiliation <>r non-representation. Should the custodian and- t ranspor ta t ion workers unionize, the board of education will have to bargain with four unions this year to establish wages, benefits and working agreements. They will include the faculty which already bargains for a contract and the three other unions. In other business at the Jan. 16 board meeting, President Ar­ thur 4,T" Newbrough made committee appointments for the year with the exception of the negotiations Committee pending the upcoming elections. He indicated the number of members and possible teams to be appointed will depend on the results of the election. In further business, the board: -Approved the purchase of a Xerox copy machine for Land­ mark School at a cost of $14,850 to be paid for with budgeted school funds and , Parent Teacher Organ iza t ion donations. -Appointed Donald E. Bark and Associates, C.P.A. firm, as auditor for the 1984-85 fiscal year at a cost of $3,000 whic^ includes the Federal Com­ pliance Audit. -'Approved classified staff employment of Sandra Kupstis, substitute cafeteria work; Julia Wardwell, substitute custodian; Donna Morelock, playground aide; and Christopher Lienhard, substitute custodian. -Approved leaves of absence for Sharon Faircfcild and Kevin O'Connor. / • > -Approved employment of a half time aide in the Valley View Learning Disabilities Resource Program. A memorandum was presented totlarify the need for additional per pupil allocations for the junior high schm>ls over the first through fifth grade schools. The explanation was presented to satisfy a question posed last month by Audrey Regner, a fifth grade teacher and member »f the board- 'eacher liaison committee. WORKERS--Page 3 Braving the elements While the weekend's bitter cold weather kept most residents in- high enough on Monday for him to continue his daily Jogging doors, John Fiedler of McHenry found that the mercury rose just routine on the Crystal Lake Blacktop. „ , • v . - ' • i v Residents adapt well to nasty cold wave range, and of helping By Robert Gordon Although some may have maculated about the ponibility of a new iee age evolving in McHenry as mercury in area thermometers dipped 28 notches below zero last weekend, moat area residents seemed to have little difficulty enduring the frrtfrw climate. According to Northern Illinois Medical Center spokesperson Rita Richardson, NIMC had no cases of frostbite or hypothermia and received only two phone calls inquiring about the symptoms of frostbite. Only three people were treated at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County in Woodstock for weather-related problems, spokesman Scott Samuels said. A Woodstock man was reported in satisfactory condition at the hospital suffering from first, second and third degree frostbite. In addition, one person was treated for frostbite and a hypothermia patient was treated >n ̂released. Moreover,ths frigid weather managed to snap some area lines, creating power for approximately one of the city. According to Ken Seaton, Commonwealth Unea become more brittle in severe cold weather. The wind sways the fragile wire back and forth, many fines MiMfag it to Seaton said 4,000 to 5,000 McHenry homes lost their electricity for approximately one to two hours late Saturday night and early Sunday mor­ ning. "The northern hilf of McHenry lost power from about midnight to two a.m. (Saturday night), and we had some problems with Johnsburg and Spring Grove from about 3 a.m. to 5 a.m.," Seaton said. ComEd crews anticipated the weather-related problems, and worked around the clock from Saturday morning to 7 a.m. Monday. "We expected about what it was," Seaton said. "We were hoping it wouldn't be a con­ tinuous wind. The wind was severe, but not as severe as it could have been." The winds may have not been gale-like, but they did manage to produce a windchilL of ap­ proximately <0 below zero Saturday morning, and kept conditions dangerous for those who ventured outside. The city police depart­ ment,the McHenry County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency and the county Senior Citizens Council reported no weather-related injuries. Said a spokesman for MCESDA, "I guess everybody stayed home and stayed warm. Everything went pretty smooth, but we would have desipiated shelters if it(demand for aid) had gotten bad." "I think the fact that this area is 'rural' makes a dif­ ference,"said Joyce Palmqui8t, director of social services for the Senior Citizens Council "I think a lot of people help out each other. That's still the nature of this county. But that doesn't mean there weren't some individuals who were in need that didn't get help." Although the FISH organization in McHenry received few calls of distress, representative Bertha Stang' cautioned that heating charges are not due until later in the month. "Hie next couple of weeks will be heavy from people who cant pay their heating bill," Stang said. "Last year the (gas) bills were up mine $200 range, and we did an awful lot last year, but this year we wont be able to-not that much. Stang said FISH's income for November and December in 1984 was 30 percent lower than last year for the same two month period. "FISH will have to curtail financial assistance at a time when energy bills are beyond the means of distressed families," Stang said. "However if the community continues to support the FISH food pantry throughout the year, it win be able tohelp genuinely needy families with food and staples." GOOD MORNING I N D E X In the third segment of the four-part series on rising hospital costs, reporter Alex Rodriguez looks into DRG's, the new national pricing system for hospital treat­ ment costs. For details, see page five. SHAW FREE PRESS MEDIA. INC Business .. Sec. 2, Page 4 Life Today Page 6 Neighbors.. Sec. 2, Pag* 3 Obituaries Page 8 Opinion Page 2 Schools .. Sec. 2. Page 1 Sports .. Pages 16.17.18 S H A W F R E E P R E S S M E D I A . I N C Wednesday, January 23 , 1985 25 CENTS Contract talks to resume at special board meeting Saati for a prompt end to the District 156 teachers' strike were early tins week, with the announcement of a special meeting of the school board Tueedav night. It was to be the second meeting this week between the school board and teachers' association negotiators. ited that some time would Though a majority of the meeting was to be held in executive sion, Supt. Robert Swartzloff indicat be provided for open discussion of school-related issues. Petitions, carrying the signatures of approximately 100 agree t dispute to enter inttf binding arbitration to settle the contract Mrs. Donlan said that, though the petitions are not legally binding, they provide the parents a way of "being heard". wo Jabs, and having a to meetings and keeping up with (strike) "A kit of parents right now are working two difficult time information. What we're trying to do is get the board to go into binding arbitration. Right now, I personalty feel we're at a standstill. Binding arbitration seems like it should be the next stw." _ arbitration would call in a third party to decide on a settlement on all disputed contract points, (which jndude base salary, health and retirement benefits). Teachers would go back to work while the final settlement is being made. The school board has, thus far, has not agreed to binding aibitration ̂ In a prepared statement, released by the school board Monday morning, the board continues to believe that a tentative contract agreement reached during negotiations on Nov.18, was "a fair settlement." "The fact that it was signed by negotiators for both sides would indicate that it was not without merit," said the release. 'However, this package was rejected by a vote of the teadwrs' association." and insurance Ittaafit increases tbr dents, totaling 8.i percent for the 1964-86 school year; and 6.6 percent in salary, plus any increase in insurance costs for the 1986-86 school year. "The tentative agreement would have provided an increase of 4.8 percent beyond the current Consumer Price Index of 3.3 percent," the release. Marty SObczak, president of the McHenry High School Teachers' Association, indicated Monday that agreement on salary was not the single, most important issue of the contract "There's been lots of questions on what 'our' numbers are. But the situation is, we really haven't dealt with that too much. It's important, but not as important as some other issues." Sobczak did indicate, however, that the recent "conversations" between board and teacher negotiators were a good sign. "We can see if there's some possibility of movement. I've been asked if there's any hope (to a quick end to the strike). I'd say at least it's a ma ~ Area men sentenced for odometer tampering Priaon terms and restitution payments were part of the sentences handed down last Friday in Federal Court for two McHenry men charged with odometer tampering and mail fraud. Michael D. Gottschalk and James E. Fallon, both of McHenry, face terms of 18 months and 15 months im­ prisonment, respectively, and both must pay $1,000 restitution to each of six victims. The sentence was pronounced by Judge Thomas D. Curran of the U.S. Eastern District Court, Milwaukee, Wis. In September of 1962, former McHenrv Police Chief George Paseneln, former Sgt Patrick Joyce and Off. Gary Wigman began an investigation into the activities of a McHenry business, Suburban Auto Brokers, 926 N. Front St., McHenry. The corporate of­ ficers included Gottschalk as president and Fallon as vice- president. The southern thern Illinois three-month result* in and nor- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Milwaukee. Gottschalk and Fallon were indicted by a federal grand Jury, charging irregularities in odometer readings and licensing practices, according to Chief Joyce. In addition to the McHenry Police investigation, the FBI and the Secretary of State of­ fices in both Illinois and Wisconsin looked into the matter. The federal grand Jury indictments were brought in ̂1982. court in Milwaukee, Wis., and prosecuted by Asst. U.S. At­ torney Nathan Fishbach. The Jury found Gottschalk and Fallon guilty on all but one of the 11 counts facing them. Gottschalk was sentenced to 18 months on each of 10 counts, to be served concurrently, beginning Feb. 18. Fallon received a concurrent sentence of 15 months on each of nine counts, to be served con­ currently, beginning Mar. 18. Both men will be on five-years probation after completing their prison terms. w PS hmLLM' \ ff-'&(•&> SPORTS 50th Anniversary celebrated LIFE TODAY £* PAttQ