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Pl|f 4 . PLAINDEALER-HER ALD. IXWESDAV. MARCH 27. IMS STANEK (Continued from page i > resolve the problem. Taking the brunt of criticism for the $15,000 salary for the position, Stanek says many people don't realize the amount of time involved. A barber by trade, Stanek said be receives many pbooe calls, as many as 20 or 30 a day, at the shop. On Mondays, he adds, it is not «wnai*l for him to put in 12 to 14 hours. "When the salary was set at $15,000, I cut the hours of the shop a and gave greater effort to the office/ Stanek said. "I am accessible, approachable and I listen and respond to all reasonable suggestions and You won't be put on ILLITERACY market." is a. city and Stanek noted that die confluence of Routes 31 and 120 is a state problem. "Newer residents don't realize the effort it took to get a new bridge at Fear! Street," Stanek said. He also pointed to city attempts at easing traffic by the extension* of He also points out that over the last 12 years be has made many contacts with people in various state agencies, contacts which could result in a tran­ sitional lag under a new ad­ ministration or city manager. After 12 years in office, one may wonder just why Stanek would seek another term. "'I've gone through some trying times but l've always enjoyed it. I've always been a competitor. I am concerned about the future," Stanek said. "I've grown to love this com­ munity. I would like one more term. . . I'll be 57 then and maybe I'll g get on with my personal life." Looking toward the future, Stanek said the city needs to lure "high-tech" industries and large sales tax producers to the city. Hie sales tax is the single largest source of the city's operating funds. "There are some miscon­ ceptions about the tax base," Stanek said. "Sales tax is the most important. An industry's value is in job generation and the local recycling oi dollars. I am not looking for growth for growth's sake. In luring these desired businesses, Stanek said the facts of life still boil down to sound business decisions. "Stores analyze an area for sales, labor, utility charges and so on," he said. "This is an at­ tractive area because there are no utility taxes, rates are low and there is a good labor like Lillian Street, Anne Street, Oak Street, Shore Drive, Orleans Drive, etc. He noted that the projected building of the Bull Valley bridge and other improvements require continual monitoring by local officials. In past annexation agreements, the city has required roads, like Dartmoor to Curran and Mc- CuDom Lake to Riverside Drive, to be built as through-streets even before subdivisions are built. "I fought for and still believe FAP 420 should have been built," Stanek said "We have to and will continue to address the problems." Likewise, all available space in city hall is rapidly being used up, but Stanek is not an advocate of building a new halL "We have a sizeable in­ vestment in the existing city haO. My dream is to take Landmark School, maintain the design and structure, and use it...it's perfectly situated," Stanek said. In the meantime, the mayor commented that he hoped to reach agreement witn the Chicago and North Western railroad for lease of the McHenry station. The dty is contemplating moving the Park department t to that location, if agreement can be reached. "There have been some in­ nuendoes that are totally inaccurate and even some lies. Fortunately, they have been limited, but they diminish my for the other candidates their supporters," Stanek said. Serving McHenry as mayor for the last 12 years, Stanek has also been alderman, GOP committeeman and member of many government committees. He served with the U.S. forces in Korea and has lived in McHenry since 1955. He is married and has six children. (Continued from page 1 you dont see them in here (liirary) with their pcpblems. We're talking about oar tine Americans, bore in this country, who, because of some block, never learned to read." Ironically, many of those hard-to-find illiterates in this county frequent our libraries and some even own library cards. "One woman was coming in for many years - you couldn't tell she had a problem She sat for hours and paged through youth books. I knew her for 20 years before I knew she couldn't read. She only wanted people to think she did." More recently, the librarian recalled, a man about 40 years old approached her at the library, and talked to her for quite some time before he confessed that he could not read. "He had beautiful grammar," recalled Stuart. "He could talk to you about anything But he had been ashamed afi his life, hecaiwe he couldn't read." "I think that, when this man was young, he was abused by his teachers and ridiculed by his classmates, then developed quite a complex about not being able to read. He finally went to a doctor, who told him he had to go out and help himself. He turned up here." Stuart pointed the man in the right direction, and he has been attending classes and learning to read. "All his life be was paranoid, and never held a decent job. Now this man is so delighted to find oat that he's an intelligent man." McHenry County College offers a program for "People with Reacting Problems," which is funded by state grant. More information can be obtained by calling Ed Eisner, director of special programs, at the college. Locally, the McHenry Library is attempting to increase its collection of easy-reading adult books. "We have many easy readers for youth, but these adults are not interested in "See Jane Run" books. You need something to hold their in­ terest," said Stuart. The library already has a collection of books, which uses words at about the fourth or fifth grade level, complete with an index of "stumble words" in the beginning of each chapter. Personnel from the McHenry library are also teaming up with those from the McHenry public schools to provide tutoring sessions, to any individual needing help in the area of reading or writing. Hie classes will be free, absolutely con­ fidential and will be scheduled at the individual's convenience. Anyone wishing to donate time to the tutoring program, or anyone needing its services, is asked to call Stuart at 385-0036. Plaindealer Herald photo by I This particular series of adult-level books, designed for the slow reader, has a glossary of "sttanble words" at the beginning of each chapter. Students take babysitting course Eight fifth and sixth grade students at Spring Grove Elementary School recently participated in a 4-H Babysitting Mini-Fair as part of a Babysitting Mini-Course. 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