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Good Morning Today's Weather MOSTLY CLOUDY with a 60 percent chance oi rain. Cool with the high in the up­ per 50s. Wednesday night cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain. Low in the middle or upper 40s. Lottery Daily garner 627 Pick Pour: 5571 LOTTO grand prize: $6.5 million INDEX/SECTION A M c H E N R Y AN EDITION OF THE NORTHWEST HERALD WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1985 Local report Local residents are proud re­ garding their skills when It comes to barbecued rib reci­ pes. Several of them tried their luck recently at Mike Royko's Third Annual Ribfest in Grant Park. SEC. B, PAGE 1 Peanut day is Friday, The McHenry Kiwanis Club It once again preparing (or Ita annualPeanutDay. Shown above,tha Peanut Lady, Fran Kiwanfts Gofden K club; Lisa Thomas, Little Miss Pea­ nut; and Thomai Rupp, Pea­ nut Day Chairman get ready (or the annual (und-raiser. Peanut Day ii scheduled (or this Friday. Proceeds from the Peanut sales are used to con­ tinue sponsorship of the Youth League, scholarships, Boy's State, Girl's State, Operation Snowball and a myriad of ser­ vice projects. City, developers agree on hotel site annexation B ver staff writer The City of McHenry is Just over 40 acres larger than it was prior to a special meeting held Monday night at city hall. The action also cleared the way for the construction of a hotel on the city's south side. The meeting was called to negoti­ ate an annexation agreement be­ tween city fathers and the hotel de­ velopers of the 58-room hotel. After three-and-a-half hours of discussion, the council approved the agreement. Monday night's horse trading was a little different than in previous negotiations because the city was pursuing the developer and not vice versa. The aldermen noted that this put the city in a different bargaining position than they had known previously. Most of the debate during the meeting concerned the amount of capital development fees to be paid. ' • These fees are intended to offset the impact of new construction on the city's sewer and water system. A problem arose in the way the ordinance set fees for a hotel or motel. The council was unanimous in the opinion that, as written, the fees were unfair. The ordinance calls for capital development fees to be paid twice in the case of a hotel or motel: once as a commercial establishment and once again as a residential-type facility. If paid ac­ cording to the letter of the ordi­ nance, the developer would owe bet­ ter than $60,000. While councilmen felt charging twice was unfair, they did not agree on which method should be used. Aid. William Boiger (1st) advocat­ ed treating the hotel as a commer­ cial venture and charging fees at the commercial rate. Under this struc­ ture, Boiger said the capital devel­ opment fees and tap-on fees would total $24,700 for the hotel. Tap-on fees cover the cost of inspections, water meters, etc. On the other hand, Mayor William Busse favored treating the hotel as a quasi-residential use and charging at nearly the rate for an apartment complex. His figuring brought the required fee total to $45,400. Representing hotel builder John Tyshenko, Attorney Samuel Dia­ mond said they originally sought a waiver of ail capital development fees. "We are adamantly against and would be shocked if you maintained the double charge," Diamond said. He said they obviously favored the lower of the two rates. Busse reiterated his position but met with opposition from Boiger. "In an annexation agreement you don't need the code. You can start at zero and go to a million," Boiger said. "Even if you base it on 40 to 50 percent occupancy you come out es­ sentially the same. If you're trying to attract a motel, go with the com­ mercial rate." Aid. Gary Snell (4th) said there was no way he could go with the double charge, but did consider the use more in line with the residential, i.e. Busse's, capital development rate. Seeking more informaUon, Aid. Gary Lleder (3rd) commented, "I assume the hospital paid fees...." City Clerk Barbara Gilpin noted tfyat the capital development fees for Northern Illinois Medical Center had been waived by a previous council. "Why?" Lieder asked. "I couldn't even begin to com­ ment," Busse said. Lieder suggested that if occupan­ cy were at 60 percent, perhaps Ty­ shenko could pay 60 percent of the residential fee. Other suggestions included paying the larger fee, but waiving the tap- on charges which amount to $7,700 in both cases and various deferred payments. Diamond urged the council to give Tyshenko a "vote of confidence" and grant the lower rate. "Don't try to rationalize your or­ dinance...you can't," Diamond said. The state and other local govern­ ments have made the decision to go after business, he continued. "If you want it, let's go with it." Various aldermen voiced dissatis­ faction with the structure of the or­ dinance and Lieder suggested hold­ ing the matter until it went to committee. "1 would feel more comfortable in changing a code in error than mak- DEVELOPERS - Page 3 Marian enrollment turns the corner WOODSTOCK - Enrollment at Marian Central Catholic High School, in Woodstock, is up for the first time in seven years, despite a reduction in the number of high school-age children. Marian Principal Thomas Land­ ers said Marian has seen a gain of 5 percent in enrollment this year, turning around a seven year slide. Marian has experienced an attrition rateo* 3 peroeaMuring Ugpe yqp.. Countywide, at the seven Catholic elementary schools, enrollment has also increased over last year, from 2,056 students to 2,140, Landers said. Those schools had seen a decrease in combined enrollment from 1963 to 1984 While the majority of Marian stu­ dents come from St. Mary's Ele­ mentary School in Woodstock, (29 percent), 26 percent are from either St. Mary's or St. Patrick's in Mc­ Henry, or St. Thomas's in Crystal Lake. Students coming from Catholic el­ ementary schools numbers about 60 enrollment. _ from public elementary The number of non-Catholics at­ tending Marian has gone up this year also. While the non-Catholic enrollment has stayed around 6 or 7 percent in past years, this year it has risen to 10 percent. Landers attributes the increase in non-Catho- lic students and transfer students to the school's reputation as a college preparatoiy currlclum. "I think there has been a greater level of confidence in Marian than the last couple years. People concerned with discipline and the drug problem, seem to look to Marian," Landers rvar/>ont 0f Marian'* enrollment, said. "Ninety,percent of our gradu- Landers also attri nRfP^enraPrMftferiiil from Mi are going on to college folks Marian's new recognl public elementary schools. seem to know that we have a pro- ball team. "Though seem to know that we have a pro­ gram geared toward college preparation." Marian students' SAT and ACT college entrance exam scores for the class of 1965 ranked above both the state and national averages, Land­ ers added. , Though non-Catholics still particl* pate in all religous studies and ser­ vices, Landers said they are not out to Catholicize those students. "We consider that an educational experi­ ence for them, to learn more about the Catholic faith," he said. Landers also attributes some of Marian's new recognition to Its foot- ball team. "Though It's not nearly as significant as our academic pro­ gram, the success of our football team has brought attention to the school "headded Weather 2 Neighbors 5 Community calendar ...4 Sports 12-14 This is a 2 section, 38 page newspaper © HIopthwest newspAPERS High school seniors do well State test scores above average United Press International SPRINGFIELD - Illinois high school seniors are still notching higher on two college entrance tests than the national average and have improved over last year's class, state education officials said Monday. School Superintendent Ted Sand­ ers said high school seniors graduat­ ing in 1985 recorded average Scho­ lastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of 468 on the verbal portion and 522 on the mathematics part, 37 and 47 points higher than the national average. On the American College Test (ACT), Illinois students earned a composite score of 18.9, 0.3 points higher than the national average of 18.6 Scores for the ACT composite score and its four subtests range from 1 to 36 points. The highest score on each of the SATs subtests is 800, with a combined high score of 1600. Sanders also said the test scores for Illinois students were up from last year's results. The results of the SAT showed Illinois students gaining about five points on the verbal test and four points on the math test. The national results also showed the same gain over last year's figures, Sanders said. On the ACT, Illinois' composite score increased by 0.2, compared to a 0.1 point gain for the national average. Illinois students had an Increase in average scores on all four subject- area tests on the ACT, Sanders said. Scores were 18.3 for English, a 0.2 point gain; 17.7 for math, a 0.1 in­ crease; 17.8 for social studies, a 0.3 increase; and 21.4 for natural sci­ ences, a 0.4 gain. Sanders said he was pleased Illi­ nois students continued to rank above the. national averages on the two tests/but said he was concerned by the SAT report showing students seeking careers in education have lower than average SAT scores. Male students earned an average ACT composite score of 19.7, com-' pared to the 18.2 average composite earned by their female counter­ parts, scoring better on all portions of the test except for English. They also outscored female stu­ dents on the SAT, earning an aver­ age of 477 on the verbal test and 548 on the math test, compared to the average scores of 458 and and 495 by female pupils. More female students also took honors courses In English and for­ eign languages while more males took honors courses in math and sciences, an SAT analysis of Illinois students showed. Rescue Squad hosts dance the Spring Grove Fire Department and Rescue Squad are spon­ soring their Annual Fall Dance at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. It will be held at the Spring Grove Fire House on Richardson Road, with music provided by the band, Starfire. Veterans to meet WOODSTOCK - McHenry County's Veterans Assistance Commis­ sion will hold its next business session Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7:30' ft-SCL taiihe upstairs hall of the Wpod&ack VFW. Commission Chairman Dwayne Raney requests that all officers be present, and urges all the posts of the various veterans organiza­ tions with McHenry County to send their delegates and alternates • to the meeting.. Members of the American Legion, VFW, AMVETS, Polish Le­ gion of American Veterans and the McHenry County Chapter of Vietnow who are not delegates or alternates may also attend. Marian amidst Spirit Week WOODSTOCK - Marian Central Catholic High School is in the midst of its 1965 Spirit Week, with day and evening events leading up to the Homecoming Football Game Friday evening. Each day this week has been given a theme with students and staff participating by dressing in theme clothes. Tuesday, "dress- up day," was highlighted with an all school mass andFriday will be Spirit Day, with participating students donning school colors. All week, students from each class are constructing homecoming floats for the homecoming parade Friday afternoon. The parade begins at 2 p.m. and will travel from the school, along Route 120, to the square and back to the school. Classes will be dismissed at 12:40 p.m. Friday after the school pep rally and prior to the parade. The homecoming king and.queen will be crowned at halftime of the football game between Marian and Marengo high schools. Spirit Week concludes with the annual homecoming dance from 8 p.m. to U p.m. in the school cafeteria. Cider Festival set for Oct. 6 UNION - McHenry County Historical Museum in Union will holds it's 8th annual Cider Festival, Sunday, Oct. 6froml:30p.m. to4:30 p.m. One of the museum's antique cider presses will be in operation with museum visitors treated to freshly-pressed apple cider as they view the many local artifacts housed at the museum. Evangelical sets meeting The McHenry Evangelical Free Church will be the site of an Awana Club meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Valley View School, McHenry. Kindergartners through eighth-grade are divided into Sparks, Pals, Pioneers, Chums, Guards, and new this year, a JV program for seventh and eighth-graders. Landfill hearing set The Regional Pollution Control Facility Hearing Commitee for McHenry County has set a hearing date for Thursday, Oct. 3, on the Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc., Landfill Application The hearing will be held in Building D, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, commencing at 1 p.m. If additional days are needed, they will continue every day, Monday through Friday, until1 completed The Fairground is at the corner of Route 47 and Country Club Road, Woodstock. Halloween potlucks planned St. Clara Court No. 659 of the National Catholic Society of Forest­ ers regular monthly meeting will be held in the Oak room of Montinl school at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. Plans will be made for the annual afternoon Halloween potluck. All members are invited. Pizza will be served.