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( » N I S the small motorboat, individual had been with some friends, y, after the young snry Sboiwsflwu Aschmaajpoc. lis March!, a chemist for tt yean* called the sand and ^presented stages by Barton Aschmanafcd EPA "so ttn- ^J^wwdd take one hour to debunk them...they are i W t^ript? ̂age ̂ M> "Maybe (people are) a little bi riled up. We need ji. We need many tfahig3..Jet*s not always say 'go iieaLyi* ,̂ a seven-year resident, reminded the board not ^nfhinceA by and the ^grw^totted^r- Ufe!" H^SS^thattfpchaction^taken! Ses wm^^onack of traitor* in the hearts an? fkti&m and safety requirements of OSHA which protects «tt£» wotting in the pits and dose to the noise. 4 Sand and CfctflM f;il company's qt xri-cauaed open&g employed far poliul v good credentials." ke place ontheacqui remarks. Gravel of service to the said "We were there a GRAVEL PIT-P*g«5 Classroom shuffling temporary solution to Landmark problem By Marion Olsen plaloduler Herald News Service In ar second split vote of a long and trying meeting Tuesday night, the District 15 school board selected' one of two proposals to solve next year's space problems in the elementary schools. « Hie possibility of a November referendum to construct a new building and enhance curriculum colored both board and spectator opimon. In a 4 to 3 vote, the board voted to accept Proposal One of the two proposals offered by the administration and building committee. The move wifl temporarily solve or alleviate problems stemming from a federal fire code violation at Landmark School. > It was recently discovered * that primary students are not allowed to be housed in the multi-level structure. The selected proposal would, according to a board report, send all kindergarteners to their respective attendance area elementary schools. Valley View area first graders now going to Landmark would transfer to Valley View/ To provide space for the primary children, all fifth grade classes would move. Fifth grades from Valley View and Hilltop would transfer to Landmark and fifth grades at Edgebrook would move to McHenry Junior High School. In addition, the fourth lers at Valley View would tve to relocate at Landmark. The final move would be to, relocate the' Early Childhood Program to the "White House" on Waukegan Road. It is now housed at Edgebrook. 1 The change could go on for three years, considering a "no growth" basis. Proposal Two (defeated) would have sent the kin­ dergarteners to their respective attendance area elementary schools. The Valley View first grade classes now at Landmark would transfer to Valley View School. To provide the space for the primary children, all fifth grade classes would move to Landmark. In addition, a four to eight classroom addition would be added to Valley View as quickly as possible. This ad­ dition would be attached to and open into the present building. The cost is estimated to be about $100,000 to $125,000 and would be financed through the district's developer donation funds and regular building funds. It is estimated that the new rooms would be available for occupancy by November, 1985. To accommodate the enrollment during the construction, the gym would have to be used for two classrooms and a learni center during the constructioi period. Both plans had advantages and disadvantages and the board and about 75 concerned parents and teachers discussed the pros and cons. Audience members mainly favored the first proposal. Several board members felt differently. The main disadvantage to plan one was the placing of fifth graders at McHenry Junior Proposal Two was par­ ticularly unpopular with audience members because it recommended adding a four to eight room addition to Valley View, the school located near McHenry Sand and Gravel Co.'s current processing plant and future planned gravel extraction acquisition. It would /also require an expenditure of $100,000 to $125,000 while there are empty rooms in other- schools. It was also noted that the possible short term ex­ penditure preceeding or following a building referendum might not "sit well" with voters. Eleven disadvantages were cited in Proposal Two compared to four in Proposal One. Concerns were expressed about septic tank overload at Valley View or building over the present septic tank and field. Another concern was that money would be spent without "knowing where we're going to go." A motion to go with Proposal One won in a 4 to 3 vote. Gary Lock wood, Frances Larson and* Arthur T. Newbrough voted "no" with the four other board members, Nicholas Groh, Kenneth Bruce, Joan Miller and Kevin Barber voting "yes." In other action, the board: -Unanimously approved a Professional Demographic Study at $3,000 to $3,500 to be completed in six weeks with work to begin June 15. -Unanimously approved a FY86 Chapter I Remedial Reading Proposal. PLAINDEALER HERALD S H A W I M i I P R f S S M F D I A I N C F r i d a y , M a y 3 1 , 1 9 8 5 Proposed laws could pull plug on drunken boaters By Robert Gordon Plalndealer Herald aUlf writer McHenry Lock and Dam Supervisor Frank Novack has seen the tragic consequences of combining liquor and outboard motors. "Several summers ago I looked out the window ana just north of the dam I saw a boat spinning in tight circles," Novack said, "mien we got up there, the boat had run out of gas, but as we started to pull up to it, everybody on shore was yelling. "We cut off the engine and they were yelling, 'Don't hit the body.' I looked down and saw a person face down in the water - who was cut open in the back." The floating corpse was a result of drinking, according to Novack. He sa id there w f ~ many * * " floor of and the drinking man dropped his friends off, he fell out of his boat, the vessel spun around and the prop hit him behind the ear. "With the majority of the fatalities and senous accidents we go to, there is alcohol in­ volved," said Illinois Depart­ ment of Conservation Police District Two Supervisor, Sgt. Fred Mathis. "And the majority of, quote, drownings, are cases of people getting intoxicated." Because of these revealing statistics, two bills increasing the penalties for operating a watercraft while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs were unanimously ap­ proved by the State Senate and are now in House Committee. Bill 564 would make the penalty for operating a watercraft while intoxicated wictton for a mOtdif vehicle while under the influence. Boaters convicted of the offense would be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, carrying a possible sentence of up to one year in prison, up to a $1,000 fine and a possible one year probation and restitution. Bill 499 would also increase the under-the-influence penalty to a class A misdemeanor, while creating an implied consent provision for operating a watercraft and setting up other penalties. "The legislation would not prevent a social gathering on a pontoon boat in the lake from serving drinks," said Sen. Jack Schaffer, R-McHenry, who supports the bills. "Tlie bills do, however, require that the operator of the watercraft remains sober at all times." Mathis said that presently, there is a law against operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, "but there is that ietinei , in- Butif the new bills are passed, just as a driver on the highways his license if he refuses to BOAT LAWS--Page 3 Council lends an ear to gravel pit gripes By Anthony Oliver Platadealer Herald >Uff writer Area residents and parents of Valley View schoolchildren said, in essence, they did not accept the pollution studies and voiced strenuous objections to the roposed extension of the enry Sand and Gravel pit. More than 300 people, divided between company employees and their families and residents of Glacier Ridge, Woodcreek and Martin Woods subdivisions, were on hand Wednesday night at West Campus as the McHenry City Council ~ accepted statements from friends and foes of the conditional use petition. Toward the end of the four- and-a-half hour meeting, the council decided to recess until a later date. All that remains is COUNCIL--Page 3 GOOD MORNING i V i f i f i S H A W I P * i s s \ A \ | ) I A I N C It's June. Consequently, it's also graduation time. For a look at the graduates from McHenry, Johnsburg and Marian Central high schools, turn to section two, pages 4-9. Church... Life Today. Obituaries. Sec 2, Page 2 .. Page 6 .. Page 8 Volume 109, Number 81 Opinion Page 2 School .... Sec 2, Page 3 Sports.. Sec. 2. Pgs 18-22 2 Sections, 32 Pages McHenry area's striking United pilots vow to 'stick it out' By Robert Gordon PUladeeier Herald staff writer United Airlines Chairman Richard Ferris has at least 41 McHenry-Johnsburg residents risking their jobs, and quite possibly their futures. However, this collection of tfrriking United pilots living in the area and their families are well-organized, determined and tightly knit. They are prepared to preserve their careers, ; "This is a good community (McHenry County)," said McHenry resident Jim Trosky, who has been flying for United over 20 years. "This is really ' when you live in what we les jokingly call a 'pilot "One of the things about the McHenry group is we have a close relationship with each other," said Jim Boyer, a 28- year United pilot. "Our whole theme with this is we are family, and we're sticking together." Hie strike by 5,200 United pilots began May 16. It originally came about due to a two-tier wage system the pilots would < not accept that would last for the first 15 to 20 years of. a pilot's employment, the time it normally takes for a newly hired pilot to rise to captain, which pays over $100,000 a year. However, the pay issue was settled last week, and now the is over the back-to-work mt Ferris is telling the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) that the approximate 248 pilots who crossed the picket line will be granted "super seniority." This means that those who continued to work and those who were hired from the outside will gain Jiigh promotions and benefits, regardless of their experience or number of years employed with the company. In addition, United said it will not hire more than 500 newly- trained company pilots who refused to cross the picket lines. now our company chairman says they couldn't even come back to wash the dishes." The striking pilots are charging that Ferns wants to "break'" the union. The airmen say that United had record profits last year, and cannot understand why, now that the pay issue is resolved, work conditions cannot return to what they were before they picketed. 7 "The only way they can break, the union is by hiring enough pilots, of course, " Howell said. "Mr. Ferris thinks he will "TTiey paid roughly $4 million "Mr. Ferris thinks he will to tram these pilots," said replace everyone by March 26, McHenry resident Bill Howell, a 1986, but we don't think so McHenry resident striking pilot who has been with United for over 25 years. "And „ because there aren't enough 'rated pilots to go around." If United has any hope of surviving the loss of over 5,000 {>ilots, it will probably have to ure. pilots from other airlines and the military. However, pilots from many of the major airlines have publicly sup­ ported the striking United airmen, so United will likely be forced to recruit pilots from the smaller flying services. Although United Public Relations Manager Chuck Novak said the airline's motive was not to break the union, he did not deny that it could hap­ pen. "If they don't come back to work, I guess it would (break the union),' Novak said. "We have a right for self-help, which is what were doing. Just as they have a right to strike, we have a right to operate, which we will. And we will expand by hiring competent pilots." Novak aaded that the super seniority is a "negotiable item," but only if the pilot union quits representing the United 500 pilot trainees, flight attendants and other company personnel. "We're not going to negotiate it away, but we'll talk about it," he said. 4 However, the pilots said they will remain loyal to other labor groups within the company. "Tne important thing to un­ derstand is if United Airlines does it to the pilots (breaks their PILOTS-Page 3