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;• > MmM* • 8HBBR9W&& i<?'- $ y'*' • *•'3?"* '•'*. •s'v"': • \ • ̂•••••• X---.N *\ fc;A - Painful language DICK PETERSON PAGE 10 All-area Class AA cagers SPORTS SECTION 2, PAGE PLA! N DE ALE R- HERALD SHAW FREE PRESS MEDIA. INC. Friday, March 15, 1985 35 CENTS Royal T errace gets nod from health board By Anthony Oliver Plaindeaier Herald »UH writer It was a little shaky getting out of the starting blocks, but the proposed expansion of Royal Terrace nursing home received the nod of approval from the project review committee of the Health Systems Agency of Kane, Lake and McHenry (HSA-KLM) counties. "It took a while to go through because of some little problems," said Mark Mayo, HSA-KLM director of project review. The local nursing home is seeking approval of a one-story, 31 bed addition to the existing facility at 803 Royal Drive. "The petitioners presented more information and demonstrated the need and the committee voted to recommend approval," Mayo said. The total bill for the addition is estimated at $846,000. In another matter before the committee, approval was given to replacement of the whole- body CAT (computer-assisted tomography) scanner at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock. But in this case, too, questions were raised. The Memorial Hospital project had a technically negative staff report, Mayo said. *•••-• -.'.Tt "It was just the little, nit- picky things," he said. "Not all the questions were answered." The petitioners provided additional information about the $926,420 project and the com­ mittee voted to recommend approval. The committee also took a look at the proposed develop­ ment of some "full-care", nursing beds at a large senior citizen development slated near the intersection of Routes 31 and 176, Crystal Lake. The development is still in the planning stages, but those plans call for some nursing-home-type beds. The committee turned thumbs down on the project which has been the subject of zoning and annexation proceedings in Crystal Lake. All three projects went before the HSA-KLM board of directors at a meeting last night. The project review committee makes its recommendation to the board of directors which, in turn, makes its recom­ mendation to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board (IH- FPB). The latter has the final word. » Board meets Hie Board of Library Trustees of the Johnsburg District Library will hold a special board meeting on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the library. The purpose of the meeting is to complete work on the final draft of the Statement of Policies and Procedures so that it may be approved at the regular meeting in April. The meeting will be open to the public. Candidates to vie for river agency All candidates for the chairmanship and all McHenry County candidates for director seats on the newly-created Chain of Lakes-Fox River Waterway Management Agency will speak and answer public questions at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, at Nunda Township Hall, between Crystal Lake and McHenry. It will be the third "meet your candidates" evening session sponsored by the Fox Riverfront Federation. FRF i6 an alliance of 90 McHenry and Lake County residential, governmental and commercial subdividions lying along the river between McHenry and Algonquin dams. The public is invited. Nunda Township Hall is located on Bay Road, paralleling Route 31, about midway between McHenry and Crystal Lake. Its road access is well-marked by ground signs "from all directions," according to Township Supervisor Anita Sherwood. Nunda Township embraces northern Crystal Lake and southern McHenry. Two McHenry County residents and two Lake County residents are in the race for the chairmanship of the agency, and will be elected by voters of both counties who live within the geographical bounds of the new agency. Twelve McHenry County residents are vying for three McHenry County seats as agency directors. Fourteen Lake County residents are running for three counterpart director chairs. The seven elective positions are unsalaried civic seats. The agency will, however, employ an administrative staff, subject to severe budgetary restrictions written into the state law that created the agency. All seven positions will be elected on Tuesday, April 2, in the Consolidated General Election, by McHenry and Lake County voters within the territory of the agency, which was prescribed in the creatory state statute. The Chain-Fox Waterway Management Agency was created by state law co-sponsored by State Sen. Jack Scnaffer and State Rep. Dick Klemm and ratified by Lake and McHenry County voters by a two and a half to one margin in the November general election. FOX RIVER--page 3 GOOD MORNING! Marion G. Mai ley , a reverend at St. Paul's Episcopa l Church in McHenry, tells how she made the decision to enter the seminary. See Robert Gordon's story in church, section two, page five. INDEX SHAW FREE PRESS MEDIA. INC Business Page 5 Church.. Sec. 2, Pages 4-5 Life Today. Page 6 Volume 109. Number 59 Obituaries Page 3 School Page 4 | Sports Sec. 2. Pages 14-18 Joseph Stanek Frank McClatcney William Busse Mayoral candidates clash at debate By Robert Gordon Plaindeaier Herald ataff writer McHenry's three mayoral candidates revealed their goals for the city, argued about pertinent community issues and individually, answered questions of public before a packed house at East Campus High School. Wednesday night's mayoral debate, sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club and the League of Women Voters, lasted for ap­ proximately two hours and began with five-minute opening statements by each of the office- opplrprQ Frank S. McClatchey, alderman for the third ward, spoke first and repeatedly stressed that he has been heeding citizens' complaints and suggestions. "Listening - it's the key to effective city government/' he said. McClatchey pointed out three main goals that he will work toward if elected. He said he wants to reduce government spending, make city govern­ ment more professional and implement programs for senior citizens and youths of McHenry. Mayor Joseph B. Stanek addressed the crowd next, and focused on his experience and past accomplishments. While the other candidates remained seated at a long table on the stage when speaking, Stanek always stood before making his points. "My line is basically that I think we have a great town, and I'd like to think I had something to do with it," Stanek said. William J. Busse, second ward alderman, began his opening speech with a familiar slogan used by Stanek when he ran against the incumbent mayor, % Don Dougherty. "It's time to rerun that slogan," Busse said. "It is time for a change." Busse said the city govern­ ment needs to take a "more professional approach" and "hire city employees for what they know, not who they know." His main point, however, was that McHenry needs to plan better for the future. "Are we waiting for the development to come to us, or are we going to select the development that we want and which best suits us?" Busse asked the large audience. After the opening statements, the candidates were asked questions by moderator Bar­ bara Marrs, president of Woodstock-McHenry League of i i i • mm . . .. . , wommmmM t. ' • ;-i„, - • . &;*:•; • A $ 'V • > 1 Jf M IVyJj 1 iHH ... ii* Plaindeaier Herald pholo by Anthony Oliver Irish invitation 2 Sections 28 pases Kristi Smith, The McHenry Kiwanis Club's 1984-85 Little Miss Peanut, invites the public to the club's annual tradition, the Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner, from noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 17 at the Johnsburg Community Club. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4.50 for children 12 years old and under. Women Voters. Many of the questions came from cards filled out by members of the audience pnor to the event. The question which sparked the most discussion and locking of horns concerned Mc- Clatchey's proposal to cut the mayor's annual salary in half. "I think $15,000 for a mayor in this city is far out of line," McClatchey said. "I would like to go to a city administrator. It would help bring eofessionalism." McClatchey ter said that the administrator would be appointed by the city council ana be payed a fee of $20,000 to $30,000 a year. Stanek argued that the reduction in salary "is not something established by the mayor but by the aldermen." He also said that the question of salary connotes a change in government structure which would "violate" the legislation set in 1923. "I think it makes the point that the office of mayor can only be understood by the person who has sat in that chair," Stanek said. Busse agreed with Mc­ Clatchey that the present salai7 with retirement benefits is "difficult to accept," and said the current mayoral income sea1' "was made to fit the man in office, not the position." Stanek refuted Busse and McClatchey by stating that the mayor's salary was set by the city council Stanek pointed out that Mc­ Clatchey aid not ask for the pay cut in the mayor's salary until he began running for the executive office. Said Stanek to McClatchey, "He who throws mud, loses ground." The candidates were also asked what they believed to be the most pressing problem in McHenry. "I would say traffic," Stanek said. He pointed out that he had contributed to solving the problem by widening the bridge, extending Oak Street into Lakeland Park and other street projects. "The single most pressing problem, without a doubt, is economic development," Busse said. "We need coordinated programs to plan economic development such as retail business. The money we lose by not planning development is a sin. That money is going to other towns." Said McClatchey, "I believe bringing business here, and keeping it here is the main goal. I think it's a problem. We need to give business incentives." MAYOR--page 3 Wonder Lake may see dredging yet m By Mark Bans Plaindeaier Herald New> Service The skeptics and critics can take a rest. Wonder Lake residents nave found a way to raise money to clean and dredge the lake. In its first year, the Master Property Owners Association's calendar fundraising drive has proved to be viable way of obtaining funds for lake cleanup. To date, sales of tne Wonder Lake calender have grossed nearly $51,000 and, after all expenses are paid, more than $17,000 will have been raised. "It (calendar sales) has been very successful. We would have been satisfied to break even the first year. There were a lot of skeptics who thought it couldn't work in a small community like Wonder Lake. We knew it has been a successful way to raise money in larger communities, but many people weren't sure it could wonc here," Meg Gaddis, MPOA calendar committee treasurer, said. Gaddis said that 2,438*calendars, which sell for $20 each, have been sold so far, and many have been sold outside the Wonder Lake area as far away as Texas and California. "We have a former resident in Texas who heard about the calendar sale and has sold quite a few in that area," Gaddis said. "We had one family nere who bought 15 calendars. People are interested in saving the lake." Although it will take about $1 million to clean up the lake completely, Gaddis said she thinks, if the project continues for The MPOA Fourth of July budget at a board of directors and delegates meeting to include up to $6,000 for the purchase of fireworks. A telephone number with a recorded message has also been established to inform Wonder Lake residents about lake news such as the time the dam will be opened to draw down the lake to remove stumps and other obstacles near the shoreline and a warning to stay off the lake while the ice is melting. The recorded message can be beard by calling 728-1440.