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NORA O'MALLEY Good Morning Today's Weather MOSTLY SUNNY Friday. A little warmer with highs in the low 80s. Northeast to east winds 8 to 15 mph. Fair Fri­ day night. Continued cool with lows in the mid or upper 50s. Lottery ie: 007 Pick Four: 8238 LOTTO grand prize: million $6 Local report INDEX/SECTION A McHENRY AN EDITION OF THE NORTHWEST HERALD FRIDAY. AUGUST 2, 1985 '• * . . ' - > SI H retires from paper . ^9Jree.r distinguished by tributions to his hometown program at the Chamber of sports editor served to boost HSU* ̂ nWMWBitole. The Commerce dinner. both the individual and the to a closetWs week. Earl highlights alone would be suf- in addition to his city clerk sport. TO kno^n M fide?t toany other citizen to duties and his insurance Other affiliations to which he k!8 ^ear **£!???* emulate. Among the foremost business, other activities were devoted time with the same sets aside his pen, along with his achievements was his numerous, including his degree of enthusiasm included Irish humor, as he concludes 50 unequalled record of perfect ^m--m--mmm the Knights of Columbus the 2S£L^« for the attenjlence ®t 1,078 City Council ̂MlMl,n, afMl MMnAlHn, McHenry Rotary Club and the Mctfenry Plaindealer. meetings. A plaque designating McHenry Chamber of Com- His long and noteworthy this outstanding service was merce. career, which started in 1935, presented to him as he left of- alsh. He also headed the McHenry covers almost half the life of the nee. ^ Cerebral Palsy Boy newspaper for which he wrote. He was elected clerk for the dedication to the McHenry Scout and Girl Scout fund'drives During the last half century he first time in 1937 and returned to Public Library. He worked for and the McHenry Area Cancer was editor of the sports page for office every four years until his its betterment for 32 years as a Crusade, among others. most of 45 years, in addiqpn to resignation May 1, 1975. During board member and dedicated Walsh was a booster for his role as columnist. It was the busiest years of his tenure the library when it was McHenry Hospital and a leader Marion (Anderson) Reinlie who his office was widely referred to organized. in the movement for the new named the So I Hear column in as "the hub Of the city." • In the late 1920's he was an Northern Illinois Medical a contest conducted by the late . In addition to the demands of organizer and served as Center.' He was presented a publisher, A.H. "Moee" Mosher. his elected job, many additional president of the McHenry plaque by NIMC in 1984 for his Walsh's talent for creating hours were spent in public Athletic Club which was formed role as honorary fund drive word pictures carried a mixture service, without compensation, to promote a general athletic chairman. of humor, history and everyday This was particularly true program for high school He served a* master of happenings that often are denied during World War n when he' graduates and others not in- ceremonies at the time Bollman readers in today's media. This handled sugar, gas and food volved in sports. In the area ofv Pavilion was dedicated as part interesting interweaving of rationing applications as well as athletics he also was active in of the original hospital. It was in yesterday and today brought assisting in filling out draft organizing the Little League and \ similar roles as toastmaster and him thousands of readers and questionnaires. in promoting the Pony League, MC that he widened his circle of gave the newspaper a homespun A testimonial to 25 years of which he served as treasurer, friends and acquaintances to Earl Walsh, author of the popular "So I Hear" quality that enhanced its city and Community service His interest in MCHS athletes, include much of the growing from McHenry Plaindealer nfnrlat* rtbinher popularity. came in 1962 when he was and his encouragement of their celebration of his retirement from the newspaper To enumerate all of his con- honored at a This Is Your Life talents during his years as EARL-PAGE4 service. Hey, did you know this? Did you know that the McHenry Plaindealer is starting a brand new column? Did you know that 1t will be chock full of interesting tidbits about your friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers? Did you know that you can give us a call or drop us a note to get your news of interest in the column? If you haven't guessed it by now, the new weekly column will be rnmm " Did YeuKnow" and it will include just afclj siijaflng, going- on around town from a straight A report card to a neighborhood soap box derby. So if you have some news, let us know about it. Call us at 385- 0170, ask for the "Did You Know" column, or write us at 3812 Elm St., McHenry, 111., 60050. Revised check poljcy set The revised edition of the McHenry Chamber Check Cashing System is complete and ready for distribution according to Tom Sullivan, Chairman of the project. Sullivan reports that with the new laws relating to fraudulent checks a new approach was for McHenry's unified front relating to check cashing .and bad check processing. McHenry has received the cooperation of the police departn>ent and the sheriff's office ic this three-year old program. Church. 14 Fire reports 12 Musin' 11 Neighbors..... 7 Obituaries Society i, sports Twice Told This is a 3 section, 52 page newspaper. QRTHWEST flEWSRAPERS O'Malley resigns f rom Nl MC post Nora O'Malley resigned as president Tuesday from the Nor­ thern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC). A spokesman for the hospital said O'Malley quit .her job to pur­ sue other "exciti&jg op­ portunities." The spokesman said she did not know what those op­ portunities might be. ' The NIMC. board of directors will hold a meeting to discuss the date her resignation is to take ef­ fect and procedures to hire a qualified person for the open posi­ tion. The spokesman said no date has been set for the meeting. < Meanwhile, Paul Laudick, ex­ ecutive vice-president at NIMC, has assumed the responsibilities of.president. O'Malley, hired" in 1983, was ex­ ecutive director before she was promoted to president of the former McHenry Hospital, which became NIMC in June of 1984. She was put in charge of the building project at the half-way point. "She turned \t around," the spokesman said. The former president finished the project under budget and three months ahead of schedule. O'Malley also made other significant contributions. She was instrumental in opening the bir­ thing rooms in obstetrics, pro­ viding education for parents, ex­ tending visiting hours for family members and developing a sibling dass. She also made strides in outpa­ tient services, community outreach, general and specialized staffing patterns, employee rela- v • • * O'MALLEY PAGE: 4 Dawne Marshall, Miss McHenry for 1985, (above) was among 13 other candidates who braved chil­ ly temperatures, wind and rain to compete for the title of Bliss McHenry County 1985. The pageant marked the opening of the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock. Earlier in June, Miss Marshall was selected Miss McHenry from a field of 12 con­ testants and she reigned over the recent Fiesta Days activities in McHenry. At right, Miss Wonder Lake Anna Ruzieka, answers a read by the master of i Larry Leafblad. District 156 hikes pay By Marion Olsen High School District 156 adminis­ trative staff received an average 7.5 percent salary increase for the 1985- 86 school year after an executive session at the July school board meeting. The board vote was not unani­ mous with Board Member Steven Cuda voting against all of three salary-related motions and Board member Robert Ancjerson voting against one. The increase is roughly the same as the teachers received in the sec­ ond year of the contract agreement reached last January and a little less the flsiwiffotl staff aver­ age increase of 8 percent approved by the board at the June 18 board meeting,' Assistant Supi. Norbert Walter said. Classified staff includes all dis­ trict employees other than the ad­ ministrators, teachers and trans- portation workers. The transportation group has formed a union and is currently negotiating a contract. They are jointly employed by District 156 and elementary Dis- trict 15. The increases are in addition to most insurance costs which the dis­ trict absorbs for all teachers, classi­ fied staff and administrators. A one­ time special stipend of $1,500 was given to Wolter for services ren­ dered in the negotiation process of the January, 1985 teachers' strike. Percentage increases for admin­ istrators' salaries ranged from 5.6 percent to 8.3 percent resulting in a new salary range paid the 13 admin­ istrators of from 126,450 to $65,158 per year. Cuda was the lone dissenter in two motions, one giving the district superintendent the salary increase and the other giving the special stipend to Wolter. Cuda and Ander­ son cast 'no' votes on the general administrative salary increase motion. ' The expense seems excessive for a district with 1,400 to 1,500 stu­ dents,' said Cuda, 'At this rate, in five years, we could be paying the district superintendent $85,000 to $90,000 per year. It is one thing to give a 7 or 8 percent increase to a janitor making $10,000 a year; it doesn't amount to a great deal. But, it is much more expensive to give that percentage of increase to an administrator. We are Spending £550,000 a year for administrative salaries.' ' . SALARY-PAGE 4 WOODSTOCK - When that old question -- "How was your summer vacation?" -- is bouncing around the hallways of Jacobs Him School this fall, Beth Noyes wUl have a story guaranteed to impress all her classmates. Noyes will tell her friends about a cold, windy, wet July night she spent at the McHeni grounds. She'll tell and 13 other girls shivered on a windswept stage while wearing bathing suits and evening gowns. And she'll tell them she was named Miss McHenry County for 1985. ' The pretty, blond-haired, green- eyed, 16-year-old became the first Lake in the Hills girl to ever win the honor Wednesday night at the annu­ al McHenry County Fair. "I was very surprised. I thought I'd be second or third runner-up. This is great," Noyes said. The judges selected five finalists from the 14-giri field before naming a winner. Crystal Lake's Sberri Grewe, Woodstock's Katie Lund- strom, Huntley's Melissa Reeves and Harvard's Kathleen Healy joined Noyes in nervous anticipa­ tion for the judges' decision. With the announcement of the fourth, third and second runners-up -- Grewe, Lundstrom and Reeves, respectively -- the choice was down to Noyes or Healy. Master of ceremonies Larry Leafblad announced Healy was the first runner-up, which naturally made Noyes the successor to last year's queen, McHenry's Heide Bender. "It's incredibly great, just great," said the 5-foot-8 Noyes, who was immediately mobbed by her fellow contestants and later greeted well-wishers at the foot of the stage's runway. "I just wanted to get it over with," she added of the contest, which was held in unseasonably cold weather. "I was really cold in my bathing suit. It was terrible, just terrible." Noyes, who started the evening in a blue evening gown, changed into a lavender swimsuit for that part of the show. She and the other contes­ tants then left the stage, changed back into their evening gowns, and returned for the announcement of the final five. "That was the hardest part. My question was„ 'Where would I be five years ffbm now?' I said I'd be studying for college and, what else did I say? Nerves. I said I'd be preparing for school," said Noyes, flashing her winning smile. Noyes will enter her juinor year of high school this fall. She isn't sure which college she'll attend, but will study veterinary medicine and hopes to one day own a clinic or operate a wildlife program. Beihg named Miss McHenry County brings with it more than a sash and brilliant tiara. Noyes re­ ceived a $1,000 scholarship along with 23 other gifts from businesses around the county. The runners-up, Miss Congeniality and other contes­ tants received gifts and nosegay bouquets. Noyes, who works for Burger QUEEN-PAGE4 County's queen is crowned