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DICK PETERSON V New names L I F E TODAY - PAGE mm. Area netters triumph SPORTS SECTION 2, PAGE PLAINDEALER -HERALD McHenry, Illinois Friday, May 3, 1985 3 5 C E N T S No deal for development By Anthony Oliver Plalndealer Herald staff writer 1 "• • h\ The McHenry City Council took definitive action Monday night to quash a "deal" con­ cerning the industrial development of McHenry Lakes Estates subdivision on the north side of the city. According to information presented by Mayor William Busse and City Attorney Ber­ nard Narusis, the question was basically whether the city would assume all costs of subdivision improvement above $112,000. Narusis pointed out that since the developers, Towne and Orleans, were in bankruptcy court over the development, any agreement would have to be okayed by the court. In previous meetings, the council took steps to aid the financially-troubled develop­ ment which included relaxing some of the requirements for various improvements, like sidewalks in the industrial area. The court said that the developers could sell four of the lots for $112,000 and use only this money toward necessary im­ provements in the subdivision. The "deal" allegedly worked out was that the city would pick up the rest of the tab. An attorney from the bank holding tjie mortgage was presented ^to find out the council's position. "It was never the intent that NO PEAL--Page 9 Pollution It- will be * Hearing in water at the mi N. Vandals strike Lakemoqr RV park MCHS prom couple % a ' ' Laura Laskonis and Mike Bellich were chosen by fellow McHenry Community High School students to reign as king and queen of the 1985 senior prom, held last weekend. Church Hall. Wonder Lake ' wayand Hare HI r contestants. the „ I p03W&mm. Club further informal on Sattu*>"< • at Christ the : June 2. : Engineers to study flooding Plalndealer Herald News Service The Village of Wonder Lake has contracted a McHenry engineeringfirm to make a study of options to correct a water drainage problem in the village. Hie village board has voted to allot $700 to Diverse Engineering andAssociates for the study. The area which has trouble with water drainage is located in Unit 5 of Wonder Lake, east of Marengo Lane from Riley Road to Greenwood Drive; all of Garrison Road from Westwood to Greenwood Drive; and Greenwood Drive from Garrison to Burton Road. The problerarKfcvs reportedly existed for 15 years. - , - < ^ ~ little to improve drainage. GOOD MORNING! I N D E X 1 "here are many who still ap­ preciate the proud history of our city of tfticHenry. In . iusin' & Meanderin' today, ; rn'll find a look at the way be old McHenry is viewed 'or details, turn to page 14. S H A W f R E E P R E S S M E D I A . I N C . •<#> •MAW rati rait! NKwsrAPcccBour Business. Sec. 2, Page 2 Church Page 4 * Life Today Page 8 VoiuiiiViuS. Number 73 Obituary?. Page 3 School.... Sec. 2, Page 3 Sports.. Sec. 2, Pgs 16-20 ?.Sector' °ages By Marion Olsen Plalndealer Herald News Service Vandalism at the Recreational Vehicle Park site in Sullivan Lake has caus Developer Richard Schaff enter into an agreement with the Village of Lakemoor to provide dusk to dawn police protection to the area. • Shortly after construction began, an unknown vandal or vandals damaged one of the pieces of construction equip­ ment To another oc­ currence workers or a police officer will be on-site at all times, President Pat Morrison said. A sales office has been erected which will also be under police protection or monitored by the developer's people. • Two new part-time officers have been employed to serve the RV park and also augment regular village police protec­ tion. Sgt. Christ Felde continues in his part-time duties. Officer Morris has resigned, she said. In other business at last week's village board meeting, President Morrison made an ^official proclamation declaring 1985 "International Youth Year" in the village of Lakemoor. Two trustees, C. Ed Godt and Janice Martin, attended their last village board meeting as trustees, having been defeated in recent elections. Each was presented with commendations ; Godt, for four years of service and Mrs. Martin, for service of less than one year. Both will continue serving the village as appointed members of the planning commission or zoning board. , Mrs. Morrison reappointed all VANDALS--Page 3 Police report LSD arrest Lysergic acid diethlymide (LSD) is still around and so is - the law against possessing it. Michael Daniel Burke, 1702 Pleasant, McHenry, was arrested by McHenry Police for possession of a controlled substance. Burke, an employee at Royal Terrace, was taken into custody at the nursing home after the manager was informed that he had drugs in his possession. Police said a positive field test indicated the presence of the hallucinogenic drug. Alzheimer's mysterious, yet so common million middle-aged and elderly Americans, a iitue Kno\ surprisingly common disorder that affects the cells of the Edltor'SnwterlWthttiirfittie «f flfe two-part series on the mysterious Alzheimer'8 disease. The first half of the series will focus on the medical history and proposed explanations of the affliction, and the second half will profile three local Alzheimer's disease victims and their loved ones. By Robert Gordon Plalndealer Herald staff writer It has been called "a family afflicton," "a silent epidemic" and a never-ending funeral." Alzheimer's disease or as physicians like to call it, senile dementia - Alzheimer's type, currently inflicts an estimated two I elderly Americans. A little known but ain, this monster disease transforms sharp, intelligent, insij individuals into nonfunctioning human vegetables - and tually corpses. Although the incurable disease dates back to 1906 when a German neuropathologist, Alois Alzheimer, demonstrated the findings in a 51-year-old woman, Alzheimer's disease was not really intensity studied or commonly accepted until ap­ proximately a decade ago. It is still poorly understood. In the beginning stages of the disease, the individual ex- ences only minor and almost unnoticable symptoms such as opgetting to turn off the oven, forgetting names, misplacing car keys, or neglecting to wait for change when shopping. Although just about everyone occasionally experiences memory lapses, Dr. Benedict L. Gierl, head of geriatric research at Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, Chicago,, points out the important differences of an Alzheimer's victim's symptoms. ' In contrast to a normal person who may not remember a new name until you remind them, an Alzheimer's patient would eventually not recognize the name even after you gave it to him," Gierl said. In the Second stage, the memory worsens. It is in this period of the disease that other, more visible changes commonly come about. Confusion, irritability, restlessness and frustration are likely to appear in personality, mood and behavior. Although personality change is usually mildf extreme disposition changes do occur. The hellraiser can be the docile one," said Royal Terrace Nursing Home Head Administrator, Betty Smith. "The sweet grandmother ©an start swearing like a sailor." Other symptoms of the second stage, include increased with­ drawal, loss of interest in work or hobbies and poor personal hygiene. , Later in this stage, the individual may be unable to recognize his own face in the mirror. He may be unable to write or calculate simple arithmetic (balancing a checkbook, for example). In­ serting the wrong word while speaking is also common; and anxieties, such as a fear of becoming lost, become dominant. In the final stage, paranoia and frustration begin to fade. The which victims were exposed to earlier in life m*mt vim.»aorwHiyr 'This would say there was something like a flu or other virus that one was once exposed to decades back," Gierl said. "Some have thought they could find some particle, a prion (protein-like structure), in the brain (as evidence). This theory has not been proven and there is absolutely no reason to fear that an Alzheimer's patient is infectious." A third theory claims that metal deposits in the brain damage nerve cells. "There are conflicting findings from different researchers who find high content of aluminum in the brain/' Gierl said. "This used to be a popular theory. But removal of aluminum from the brain is not so actively being pursued as a potential cure for Alzheimer's disease. It has fallen into question/" Softie theorize that Alzheimer's may be genetic. A 1978 University of Miami study indicated that there is a slightly vi nlr /\f A V ftrwn /InmAntin nmnnrt FClfltj VPS Of )ries about existing data proves Alzheimer's is hereditary. "Every time someone comes up with a theory, after four of five years, it gets pitched," Merino said. "Take the aluminum thing. ALfcHEIMERS-CPage 9 bximately away until the disease completes its terminal cycle. The rate of progression of Alzheimer's can differ. Some pi may stay within a stage for a long pettod of time. But some deteriorate rapidly, without warning. The average the illness, according to Merinp's references, is to nine years. * /*" < "It seems to advance quicker in the younger people (under 65) but there is no real evidence that there is a rate (JiJference bet­ ween young and old patients," Gierl said. ' The cause of Alzheimer's disease is not known. Physicians and scientists do know, however, that people with Alzheimer's develop neurofibrillary tangles and plaques in the brain. Specialists also know that these changes in the proteins of the nprve cells in the outer layer of the brain cause senile dementia. The mystery that has scientists stumped is what actually causes these abnormal* fibers in tRe brain. One theory is that Alzheimer's js caused by a chemical deficiency to the brain. Acetylcholine, one of about 25 chemicals in the brain that helps transmit messages from one nerve cell to- another, has been observed to be in short supply in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers. Acetylcholine plays a major role in the brain's memory function and according to Gierl, this theory is well-accepted in the medical profession. A ' . ..... Plalndealer Herald photo by Robert Gordon Dr. Rodrigo Merino, a McHenry neurologist, scans through his medical textbooks, looking for statistics on Alzheimer's disease! Merino found that the average age of an* Alzheimer's victim is approximately 69 years old.