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Ogle County Newspapers, Thursday, June 19, 2014, Page A6
Benefit concert will help Pegasus Special Riders
Illinois Rail, a high-energy bluegrass and gospel band, will make its debut performance in Mt. Morris on Friday, June 20. Photo supplied
Illinois Rail will perform in Mt. Morris on June 20 Free concert to be held at band shell 7-9 p.m. Illinois Rail, a highenergy bluegrass and gospel band, will make its debut performance in Mt. Morris on Friday, June 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the band shell as part of the free concert series. Several of the members have more than 30 years of bluegrass band experience. The group hails from central Illinois. The group came together in 2008 and plays traditional bluegrass music, as well
as the bluegrass music of today. Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, the Cox Family, and Ronda Vincent inspire just some of the music played by the group. The band offers banjo picking, mandolin, dobro, flat picking, bass, and vocals. Illinois Rail has played a variety of festivals and private functions over the years and recently did a recording session for WTVP, Channel 47 out of Peoria for their use in public broadcasting. The group has released three CDs which include various instrumentals, cover
songs and several original tunes. “The members of Illinois Rail have a great friendship and love to play and have fun with the music,� said event organizer Larry Ubben. “When the group has fun, the audience has fun, too.� Concessions for the event will be provided by the Mt. Morris firefighters,who will be serving brats,hot dogs,chips and pop starting at 6 p.m. Farmers Market items will be available from 4 to 7 p.m. located in the Union Savings Bank parking lot at the intersection of Ill. 64 and Wesley Avenue.
Dogs welcome to audition The Byron Civic Theatre is holding auditions for dogs for the role of Toto in the upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz, on Monday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Byron Middle School Theatre. All dogs are welcome, and encouraged to attend the auditions. Director Joe Coots and Delaney Egan (Dorothy), along with others from the production staff will be on hand for the auditions. No stage experience is necessary as on-stage training will be available. The dog cast as Toto will
need to be available for all performances, and some practices. Pet owners who are interested should e-mail info@bctmagic.com for more information. Wizard of Oz opens the Byron Civic Theatre 20th Season, on Friday, July 25. Performances continue on Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27 and Friday through Sunday, Aug. 1-3. Show times are Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale July
10 for season members and contributors and July 14 for the general public. For more information visit the BCT website at www.bctmagic.com or on Facebook.
The Oregon area will have an opportunity to experience such a coffee house music event for the whole family to enjoy on Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Freedom Lutheran’s Welcome Center, 101 S. Fourth St., Oregon. The downtown Welcome Center is dimming its lights and setting the stage to welcome the talented musician Jim Kanas. This event is a benefit fundraiser for Pegasus Special Riders south of Oregon. Many mentally, physically and emotionally challenged children and adults in the area have benefited from the
The June Jam music festival will be at the John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour, Sunday, June 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Musician’s sign-up begins at 9:30 a.m., with the music starting at 10 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and a picnic lunch. All ages are welcome. No alcohol is allowed. Admission is $5, or free with a canned food donation for the local food bank. As a special feature, Farming Heritage will be on site with Kettle Korn. The treat is made as it was in the 1850s using a cast iron cauldron over a wood fire. The Kettle Korn is stirred with a canoe paddle. All of the regular historic Jim Wolber, Franklin Grove, is one of the most popular features of John Deere’s performers on the Northern Illinois music scene. His Grand Detour setting will be vocal talent and guitar skills have been honed since he available throughout the day. began his musical career at the age of seven.
PAG will hold auditions on June 23 The Performing Arts Guild invites the public to join the cast of its fall production, “Arsenic and Old Lace� by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Nathan Tauch, and produced by Michelle Nelson and Karen Urish. The play is about the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable� roomers. The story continues with the antics of their nephew
who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt. Another nephew and hero, Mortimer Brewster, is a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police Brooklyn, N.Y. He also debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. Auditions will be held Monday, June 23 and Tuesday June 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the
The Mt. Morris Fire Protection District Board of Trustees has passed an Ordinance establishing Prevailing Rate of Wages for Construction Work to be the same as those in Ogle County as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor. Anyone who wishes to inspect the Ordinance may do so at the Mt. Morris Fire Protection District Firehouse located at 15 E. Center St. Mt. Morris, Illinois by appointment. By Scott Diehl Board President Mt. Morris Fire Protection District Dated June 16th, 2014
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but include a touch of local folk sound. He is, after all, a local. He lives in Kings and plays for benefit events in the area while also enjoying a career as a Chicago-area guitarist and musician playing with nationally known jazz and folk artists. A limited amount of tickets are available at $8 each. They can be purchased in advance at Merlin’s Greenhouse & Flower, 300 Mix Street, Alpine Chiropractic, 101 N. Fourth Street, Stillman Bank, 1445 Ill. 2, Pegasus Special Riders, South Carthage Road, and at the Freedom Lutheran Welcome Center.
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therapeutic horseback riding programs Pegasus offers. They also rely on donations from individuals and organizational fundraisers more than any other source. All profits and proceeds from the coffee house event, as well any other public donations, will go to Pegasus Special Riders. Freedom Lutheranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transformed Welcome Center will also offer fair trade coffees, teas, specialty flavored waters and a variety of sweet and savory snacks. This location is handicapped accessible. Kanasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rhythms and melodies are sophisticated,
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Ogle County Animal Control will sponsor a microchipping day for pets on Saturday, June 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the grand opening of the dog park at VFW Park, South Main and Veterans Highway, Rochelle. No appointment is required. The cost will be $20 per chip. The cost includes registration of the petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chip with Home Again Pet Recovery Service. The microchip, which is about the size of a grain of rice, is injected in the petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
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shoulder area, much like an inoculation. The microchip contains information which gives authorities access to the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, address, and phone number. The microchipping event is limited to dogs and cats only. Pet owners must be Ogle County residents. Dog more than four months old must have a current rabies vaccination. Microchipped dogs get a $5 discount on their rabies tag.
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library at the Pinecrest Grove on South McKendrie Avenue two blocks south of Brayton Road in Mt. Morris. Readings will be provided. The cast consists of 11 males and 3 females of various ages.
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