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Plaindealer Herald 1W4 Resume of News -- Friday. Feb. 1,1985 -- Page 2 1984 (tows Highlight* January The new year began with the McHenry Elementary School District 15 passing a new tax levy reflecting an 8.93 percent increase in taxes. According to William Landis, assistant superintendent for operational services, the actual school tax increase was about 2.33 percent. The education fund was expected to receive about two- thirds ol the additional funds. The Citizens for Community Ac­ tion -- A Better Way, met to reorganize and set new goals in dealing with the problems of drug and alcohol abuse by McHenry area youths. Task forces were set up in the areas of education, community center, and community . action. Karen Hayward was selected as the group's chairman and would work to organize the group's ef­ forts. The City of McHenry faced a "Catch-22" situation concerning the proposed construction of a south sewage treatment facility between McHenry Shores and the former south city limits. The city's attempts to obtain grant funding were being held up by the priority numbers issued by the Illinois Evironmental Protec­ tion Agency. This meant McHenry's grant approval would probably not come for three to five years. McHenry men learned that, ac­ cording to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, they were three times more likely to be murdered than Crystal Lake or Woodstock men. i Mutual aide calls from the McHenry Township Fire Protec­ tion District (MTFPD) asked for help from Crystal Lake, Rich­ mond, Wonder Lake, Cary, Huntley, Spring Grove, Nunda Rural, and Wauconda Fire Departments to assist in battling the blaze at the Chroma Corpora­ tion. Dense black smoke blew across oute 31, hours after the fire ich destroyed the building had n contained. The Chroma Cor- ation had moved to the Tonyan ustrial Park in 1978, and was a anufacturer of plastic parts. | Complaints of pornography complicated the issuance of a package beer and wine license for the new White Hen Pantry, located at the old Jewel site. 'The owner of the White Hen, Patrick Smith,-said "I have never had a complaint. But, if that is a problem, I'll throw them out. I'd much rather have the liquor license. Liquor is a much better draw." i With concession made on both sides, the license was approved by the city council by a vote of 7-1. The McHenry Area Economic Development Commission an­ nounced the availability of low cost financing for the renovation qf retail properties. Private funds were made available by local f inanc ia l ins t i tu t ions for Reinvesting in the future of their own community. , The possibility of annexing a $50-acre gravel pit operation to the village of Lakemoor was brought before the village board. ; Raymond Peterson of the Peter- Son Sand and Gravel Co. petition­ ed for an annexation of his present ^50-acre gravel pit operation north Of the city plus 250-acres planned for expansion. * The "Challenge of Excellence" was a drafted proposal which was presented to the Personnel- Curriculum Committee of the McHenry Community High School Board of Education. The proposal's consideration was sponsored by the District 156 Board of Education in response to the Washington Commission on Excellence in Education report, "A Nation at Risk." In other school news, the Edgebrook Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) launched 'Project Safety'. The program was aimed at the safety and welfare of students. Under the program, parents were required to phone the school to notify the school of a child's absence. If th parent did not phone the school prior to 9 a.m., the PTO members would telephone the parents seeking information to the student's whereabouts. febraary The City of McHenry Aldermen voted unanimously to participate in a program sponsored by the township to jointly take measures to control the mosquitoes during the spring and summer. The township agreed to lar- vacide the township, including the part of the city that lies within the township. Through this measure, it was hoped to severly cut a ma­ jority of the mosquito population before they reached adulthood. The McHenry Area Crime Stop­ pers joined with the sister organization throughout the coun­ ty to promote February as Crime Stoppers month. The citizens' group fights crime by jielping local police depart­ ments in apprehending and con­ victing criminals. Cash rewards are offered to those citizens who give information which leads the police to solve a crime. Anonimity is the key to much of the pro­ gram's success. Thanks to population forecasts done by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, they predicted McHenry County to be one of the fastest growing counties of the s ix-county Chicago metropolitan area. The study also projected the Ci­ ty of McHenry's growth in the upcoming 20 years to be the highest of any community in McHenry County. The forecast for McHenry was for a growth of 103 percent from 1980 to the year 2005. The number of McHenry households were also expected to increase from 4,246 to 11,208. While the McHenry County area gained 30 industrial plants in 1983, making a strong recovery from 1982, the City of McHenry was shown to have topped those * McHenry ~ county totaled $7 manufacturing companies. The City of McHenry registered the largest industrial gain in the coun­ ty, adding 25 firms for a record high of 72 companies. Two McHenry residents were recognized for their contributions to the McHenry Public Library. A short dedication ceremony marked the hanging of plaques honoring Agnes Tesch Bienapfl and Earl R. Walsh, the latter a former library board member. Walsh significantly supported the library in its infancy and beyond, said library board president Karen Kent. The McHenry Community High Schools took a look at a demographic report and said it ex­ pected to see a moderate increase in student enrollment. Accord ing to Ass is tan t Superintendent Norb Wolter, the district felt certain that their two facilities could adequately house the influx of additional students. Among the MCHS district goals were to improve the counselor's role within the district, and to ex­ plore the use of cable television in the schools. The City of McHenry Aldermen voted to help Chroma Corporation get back on its feet by issuing 2.6 • AIRLINIS • AMTRAK • STIAMSHIP •CRVISISATOURS • MOTHS • RSSORTS • CAR RINTALS • INFORMATION, TICKITS A RISERVATIONS MEMBER • SALES OFFICE & OFFICIAL STOP FOR O'HARE WISCONSIN LIMOUSINE SERVICE + DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN MCHENRY AND O'HARE FIELD. FOREIGN & DOMESTIC TRAVEL CONSULTANTS Amencon Society of favel Agents TRAVEL INSURANCE TRAVELER CHECKS SERVING ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU CHfiiD-OlfiKES TRAVEL SERVICE Mil WIST UM STRUT (RORTI120)-M«RIMR V 385-7500 million dollars of Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB). The Chroma Corporation made the re­ quest after a fire on J*n. 12 destroyed the company's building. The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Charles M. Albanese of Spring Grovef who was convicted of the arsenic murders of several family members. The Supreme Court ordered that Albanese be executed with a lethal injection of drugs on Friday, September 28. M. David Cain, chairman of the board for Northern Illinois Human Services Corporation, the parent corporation for Northern Illinois Medica l Center (McHenry Hospital), announced the hospital had received approval from the State of Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board on two Cer­ tificates of Need. The approvals were for a 15-bed physical rehabilitation unit and a full body CT scanner in the hospital's replacement facility. Missing a semester of high school was an 'exciting ex­ perience' for a 17 year-old McHenry High School senior, Suzanne Wipper. Suzanne was on­ ly one of two McHenry High School students ever chosen to participate in the Illinois Govern­ mental Internship Program. Suzanne worked four days a week in the offices of Dr. Donald Gill, superintendent of the state board of education. March Two former Lakemoor businesses are looking to return to the village after moving away to other locations. Chroma Corporation whose new quarters in McHenry burned, hoped to temporarily set up business in the former Continental Aluminum building in Fritzshe's Industrial Park in Lakemoor. Goettel Auto Sales and Service also attempted to reopen in its former quarters on Rand Road. Despite Police Chief George Pasenelli's plea to fill a vacated police position, be received little support from the City of McHenry Aldermen. By a vote of 5-3 the McHenry Ci­ ty Council voted not to fill a vacan­ cy created when patrolman Paul Seekings, left the department to serve in the military. Chief Pasenelli pointed out that every hour of every tour for every man was planned for and he need­ ed every man. However, the coun­ cil's response was to reduce the number of officers so that no others could be hired. With the rising prices of oil, gas and electricity, solar energy has become a legitimate means of pro­ ducing electricity. The McHenry City Council ap­ proved an ordinance regulating the use of solar collectors, panels, engines, and components. The construction of a solar col­ lector now requires a permit and that the collectors be installed as "an integral" part of the mafti building. The McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals gave Royal Terrace Nur­ sing Home its first "go-ahead" in its bid for a 50-bed expansion on the existing site. 1 Two McHenry junior high s tudents , Jason Lazar , of McHenry Junior High School and Robin Duren, of Parkland Junior High School, took first and second SINCB 1961 There wasn't much left of the Chroma Corporation building in the Tonyan Industrial Park after this January fire. The building burned twice in 1984.