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j.u>tw.,i,ijtw.ijiw|i.!ji. Early deadlines this week The McHenry Plaindealer Herald will resume a holiday schedule for delivery of news stories and placement of ad­ vertising this coming week. Because Memorial Day will be of­ ficially observed on Monday, May 27, deadlines will need to be set ahead for the first issue of that week. General news and display classified^ ads wiU^be^^pteri until noon^ Friday, May^^ shoulthiwMthiei?cohnnmfte the Mcllzty ThursS^n^U^J •• • m*i ilii'ii' ii 11 H|I|imuh Service News • u.ii iii. min PLAINDEALER HERALD Wednesday, May 22, 1985 Valley View "School 3" mmtzu PARKLAND 9CMOCH. Gravel pit still wants expansion By Anthony Oliver Plaindealer Herald staff writer The M£Henry Sand and Gravel Company is petitioning the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for a westward extension of its gravel operation. The area concerned is ap­ proximately 65 acres of the Ficken farm, which is zoned A-l Agriculture under the county ordinance. According to thie petition, which was filed recently in Woodstock, McHenry Sand and Gravel Company will purchase the property if a conditional use permit for the gravel operation is granted. The property is located west of McHenry on the south side of Route 120, adjacent to Valley View Elementary School, if > allowed, the conditional use permit would extend the gravel operation to the south and west of the school property. A similar petition brought before the City Zoning Board of later withdrawn. of McHenry Appeals was Dr. Richard Farmer, superintendent of Elementary District 15, said Tuesday that no position has yet been taken by the school board. "Essentially, we have not taken a position because the boaiti has not met," Dr. Farmer said. "We have two meetings before the hearing." The county zoning hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, at 2 p.m. in room 203 of the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock. Likewise, no position has been taken by the McHenry City Council. Mayor William Busse reported to the council Monday night that a copy of the petition had been received by the city. A special meeting has been called for 6:30 p.m. Thursday where the council will go into executive session to dis pending litigation. Nine die in county accidents By Angela Burden Plaindealer Herald News Service Nine people were killed in traffic accidents investigated by McHenry County Sheriff's Police this past weekend. Six occupants of a car were killed in a one-vehicle accident Friday night near Union. Two Crystal Lake men were killed early Sunday in a one-car ac- The shaded portion of the above map shows the approximate location of the property concerned in the petition. Board addresses Landmark dilemma cident on McConnell Road, and a woman motorcycle passenger died of her injuries received in a Saturday accident near McHenry. The six persons were killed, three from one family, when the car slammed into a tree at the intersection of Highbridge and McCue Roads in Seneca FATALS--Page 10 By Marion Olsen Plaindealer Herald News Service « McHenry's Landmark School next fall will quite likely no longer house kindergarteners ana first graders, according to Dr. Richard Farmer, District 15 superintendent. "The school isn't out of (federal school fire code) compliance--the children are; they're too^little," he told concerned parents and teachers at the District 15 school board meeting last week. An official board decision was expected to be announced at a special continued meeting Tuesday night, May 28 at Parkland School. School authorities were in­ formed recently that the district was "out of compliance" with school fire safety rules in housing kindergarten and first grade students in the multi-level Landmark building. Stressing that state school architects apd inspectors overlooked this for 17 years after the structure, built in 1894, was completely renovated, Dr. Farmer noted, "Landmark is one of the safest buildings or equal to any we have in the district." Farmer added that it was his feeling that even if a waiver could be obtained to postpone moving the primary center out of the building, he would no longer feel comfortable about the non-compliant situation. The surprise notice came at a time when a Citizens Advisory Committee has been seeking ways to solve space problems stemming from current in­ creasing school enrollments. A retrenchment caused by a financial crisis five years ago was followed by a standstill in enrollments due to the home construction slowdown, Dr. Farmer said. "For a time, enrollment wenttJBwn," he said. More than 100 parents and teachers attended the board meeting with several people making formal statements and others voicing concerns from the floor. Dr. Farmer outlined "a few of many" possible solutions to the new problem which will displace students at other grade levels to make room for the primary children. Possibilities include establishing a primary center at another school or spreading primary students throughout the district. This could cause some fourth and fifth grade students to attend Landmark or all fifth graders to attend Landmark. Also considered is holding three sessions of kindergarten at the Waukegan .Street White House building. Parental concerns were multiple. "How will our children adjust to moving...attending so many different schools?" asked the mother of four... "....Offer Landmark to the city for an historical building." "Get a restraining order" was the suggestion of another parent. Nancy Sanders, an eighth grade teacher with the district 15 years, favored minimum disruption and recommended a Middle School at Landmark or the McHenry Junior High. "Fifth graders are the most flexible. They are old enough (for change) and not into peer pressure." Another parent suggested that a new building is needed long term and it was determined that a positive scenario would take three years from idea to im­ plementation. "We must plan what we can do for the next five years," he said. A Winding Creek resident criticized the lack of planning for the present space problems and added, VMcHenry cOmes first. Why worry about Wonder Lake or Island Lake?" Dr. Farmer noted, "The district serves 55 square miles and is supported by all of the taxpayers within those boun­ daries. Island Lake is as much a part of our district as Winding Creek." President Arthur T. Newbrough added that the school board supports the concept of keeping classroom size to 28 to 32 students. He said efforts to make significant improvements several years ago "were defeated. "We pur- LANDMARK-Page 10 Spillway repairs continue Workers use an airhammer to drive in steel as work continues on concrete spillway and dam repairs in Whispering Oaks park. The project, being done by D&D Seawalls, is estimated to cost $8,800, will correct deteriorated spillways at the four ponds in the park. DoheHy named Fiesta parade imrshall Donald P. Doherty has been announced as parade marshall for the 1985 McHenry Fiesta Pays. According to Bill Nye, chairman of the Parade Mar­ shall Selection Committee, "In an era when downtown business merchants are finding it a challenge to survive; when marriages and family life are being challenged by a more liberal social structure; when community development seems to be all too reliant upon outside forces; when we witness the reality of the Northern Illinois Medical Center, (which began negotiations for its present sight under the leadership of this mayor) McHenry has chosen to honor a man who exemplifies success in all these arenas of life." Doherty, who was the mayor of McHenry from 1961 to 1973, is known to most as the owner and' pharmacist at Bolger's Drug Store. To many, he is known as the caring, neighborly phar­ macist who would get out of bed in the middle of the night to secure a medication for an ailing friend or a sick child. To others, he is known as' the who would take the time to call around town to find the product or the pill that was needed by a customer. To others, he is recognized as the gentleman who has served them Green Rivers and Lime Phosphates from the soda fountain at Bolger's Drug Store, and who to this day always has time for friendly chatter. He is recognizecT as a businessman who has survived the changing trends of our times and the owner of the oldest established business on Green Street. The store has managed DONALD DOHERTY to change with the times to serve the needs of the community and remain a successful family enterprise. Although he began his career at Bolger's Drug Store in 1953, it was in 1961 that he became the owner of Bolger's and in that same year was elected to become the youngest mayor in McHenry's history. At the age of 33, he had already been a member of the planning com­ mission, president of the Chamber of Commerce, a former junior high English teacher and a father six times. Assuming the mayor's position and the ownership of Bolger's in the same year proved to be no conflict for Doherty. He has been on staff at Bolger's Drug store since 1941 as a part time job in eighth grade. The only time that was spent away from the Store were his two years in the Army and his brief tenure of teaching in Glen Ellyn. Throughout his college years at Northern Illinois University, he continued his responsibilities at Bolger's. He attended nigh school at Hynes School of Pharmacy while he was teaching. The mayoral position proved to be a challenge Doherty met readily. During his 12 years as mayor, he added four more children to his family, and ac­ complished much for the city, including attracting new in­ dustries and beginning land negotiations for sites that have recently been developed. During Doherty's time as mayor, Earl Walsh was city clerk, Bill Bolger was on the city council and Joe Grobel was police chief. Don Howard was a police magistrate along with Bud Adams and Arnold Rauen. It was those three judges who were fining the kids for six- packs in the car, marrying people in McHenry, and setting the fines for civil offenders. The team closed the slot machines out of McHenry along with the Bingo games. In reminiscing, the former mayor stated, "One of my toughest assignments was controling the Purple Orchid. It took nearly an act of Congress to close it. Some very unpopular decisions that were made at the time, but proved to be very favorable in the end." Doherty worked closely with Fred Meyer, superintendent of public works. "He really could have had the title of Superin-. tendent of Public Relations as well," recalled Doherty. "He was just such a natural at what has become a modern-day specialty. He could have written the textbooks for public relations personnel." While Doherty was mayor, all cities were beginning to take a hard look at economic development. Mayor Doherty and the council met that need during 1968 when Illinois Coil Spring and Brake Parts came to the city. They built their plants on Industrial Drive and created DOHERTY--Page 3 Fight begins in Springfield to make leghold traps illegal By Robert Gocdon Plalndealer Herald staff writer State Representative Jill Zwick has begun a battle to make it possible for Illinois counties and non homerule municipalities to prohibit the use of steel jaw leghold traps. Zwick, 12 bi-partisan sponsors and many Illinois special interest groups were able to successfully get the two bills through the House Committee and onto the House floor. It is the first time any leghold trap has made it to this plateau. "It is our right to decide if we want trapping to continue in our communities or not," said Kate Leonard, a resident of Wonder Lake who attended an anti-trapping rallv in Springfield May 11. "These two bills give our county and municipalities the right to vote (on the issue)." TRAPS--Page 4 GOOD MORNING! Tooting their own horns in section two, page six today is the East Campus Jazz Band, which recently won a firstv prize at a contest in Missouri. HiH Business. . Church . Neighbors Page 14 . Sec 2 Page 5 Sec 2 Page 2 Obituaries Page 7 School Sec. 2. Page 6 Sports Sec 2. Pgs 12 16 Volume 109 Number 78 2 Sections. 34 Pages v. \