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HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1992 - VOLUME 32, NUMBER 8
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Local Youths Charged With Huntley High School Vandalism
By Joyce Liput
Late one night they struck. The Huntley High School building was spray-painted with a variety of vulgar graffiti and profanities directed both at the school and the Huntley Police Department. On Monday, June 8, the police arrested four teenagers in connection with the crime.
Charged with contributing
to the deliquency of minors and criminal damage to property were Richard Ewert, 19 and James Schultz, 18. The two men allegedly defaced the school with the help of two 14-year old juveniles from Huntley who were charged with criminal damage to property. Police do not release the names of under-age offenders.
Huntley Chamber Elects Officers, Directors
By Tracey Scliwartz
Local businesses held their first official meeting as the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry last Thursday morning, June 4, at the Village Inn Restaurant.
Over breakfast representatives from over 25 different businesses and taxing bodies elected officers and a board of directors. Tom Jurs of Re/Max Crystal Lake was elected President; Dr. Jim Kline of Chiropractic Physicians Plus, Vice President; Huntley Librarian Jane Thompson, Secretary; and a State Bank of Huntley representative, Treasurer.
The Board of Directors includes: Dr. Dean Lodding, Huntley Dental Associates; Ted Jankowski, Huntley Material Handling; Dr. William Awe, Huntley Chiropractic Clinic; Glen Hunter, Huntley Properties; Leland Brasile, Union Special; Karen Kohley, The Huntley Farmside; Bob Lempke, Prime Group; and Tim Essig, Huntiey Country Store.
Attorney Ralph Hardy is
pursuing the charter application for the new business association. Official incorporation is obtained first from the Secretary of State and then approved by the Attorney General and the IRS.
So far, Sharon Hammermeister of Huntley Properties who has been opei'ating as acting Director has received nine confirmed six month $100 memberships from local businesses. Huntley Village - employee Cathy DeQuaker will soon take over as a part time temporary Executive Director for the new Chamt>er. Huntley Properties is currently looking for an office space for DeQuaker to operate from. Hammermeister says they have received two offers of space. "So it looks like it's gonna fly," says Hammermeister,"I think that's exciting."
The next meeting of the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry will take place on Thursday, July 2, 7:30am at the Village Inn Restaurant.
McHenry County Defenders Offer Summer Conservation Activities —
It's not easy being green . .. and the McHenry County Defenders would like to continue to help. Students from grade school through high school, individually or in groups are eligible for funds to support summer conservation and/or environmental activities. These activities might include environmental camps, clean up activities or
anything your students or scouts can think of to help "mother earth." Please submit a brief summary of the activity or project and it's estimated cost to: Youth Conservation Fund, c/o McHenry County Defenders, 132 Cass St., Woodstock, II. 60098 or call Anne at 815-344-5647 for more information. Deadline for application is June 15, 1992.
Wayne and Carol Donaliue present a clieclc for $1,000 to Huntley Librarian Jane Thompson and Huntley Library Board member Hazel Kloempken at the library earlier this week.
Donahues Present $1,000 To Huntley Library
By Tracey Schwartz
Over 200 friends and family attended the retirement picnic for Carol Donahue of Huntley, at the Donahue Memorial pavilion in Deicke Park on Sunday, May 31. In lieu of gifts, picnic attendees made donations to the Huntley Library District. Donations totalled one thousand dollars which Carol and her husband.
Wayne, presented to the librarian, Jane Thompson, earlier this week.
Donahue retired after 16 years with the Woodstock School District #200. She was the librarian at the Dean Street and Greenwood schools in Woodstock.
The donation will be used to
purchase children's picture books for the library. Donahue will assist Thompson with the book selection.
Donahue wishes to thank all her family and friends who gave so generously to the Huntley Library District and made her retirement so special.
Huntley Firefighters Put In Tough Week
By Tracey Schwartz
The Huntley Fire Department was extremely busy with 13 rescue calls and 5 fire calls just last week. Among those were one of Huntley's largest and intense fires and a serious collision involving a Huntley woman.
The fire occured the afternoon of Wednesday, June 3, at 41W947 Big Timber Road, known to some as the old Brill Farm. HFPD, along with 11 other area fire departments, used 120,000 gallons of water fighting the 4-alarm blaze for five hours.
The main bam, an equipment shed, a garage and a smaller bam were completely destroyed. The firefighters did manage to save the farmhouse. It did sustun fire damage to the front
porch and kitchen roof with smoke and water damage throughout.
Fortunately there were no injuries and the three house cats were saved.
The property is owned by Clarence Burnidge who rented the farm to Clyde Hagemann and the farmhouse to Debbie and Jerry Hagemann.
After a two hour investigation by the State Fire Marshall, the fire is reported to have started along the east wall of the main bam by the silos. The cause is undetermined. The loss estimate for the contents of the house and bams is $33,000, however there is not yet an estimate on the total damage.
HFPD responded to a serious
car accident Sunday afternoon at Knoll Top Road and Marengo Road.
Rebecca Ann Sweeney of Huntley, had allegedly turned her car left in front of an eastbound vehicle with two passengers, Jeffrey and Cynthia Babb of Belvidere. HFPD extricated the three and gave initial treatment to their injuries. Jeffirey Babb was flown via Flight For Life helicopter to Rockford Memorial Hospital. Cynthia Babb and Sweeney were taken to Woodstock Memorial Hospital.
Although initially all three were listed in critical condition, at press time they were all reported to have improved.