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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 162 NO. 14 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857

LOCAL NEWS

FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 • $1.00

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Police Reaction

Three local police chiefs react to the George Floyd death, protests. / 11

COUNTY NEWS

Drive-by Goodbye Patients wish a dentist a happy retirement from their cars. / 3

March Planned A Black Lives

Matter march is planned for Oregon on Friday, June 12. / 5

Michael Krabbenhoeft/Shaw Media

The Polo Community Swimming Pool has not been filled this year due to the the COVID-19 pandemic.

One Section - 20 Pages

INDEX Betty’s Column......... 5 Business News.... 9, 13 Church News............12 City Council............... 2

Classifieds......... 18-20 COVID-19.................... 4 Library News..........7-8 Oregon Police...........17

Otto’s Column........... 6 Property Transfers...14 Road Work................15 State Police..............15

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FATAL ACCIDENT

Forreston man dies in motorcycle accident A Forreston man was killed on June 5 when the motorcycle he was driving left the roadway and overturned near the intersection of US 52 and Chambers Grove Road, east of Lanark.

William Soltow, 76, of Forreston was travelling west on Highway 52 when

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GFWC Polo Women’s Club annual luncheon cancelled The GFWC Polo Women’s Club voted June 8 to cancel its annual fundraiser luncheon/ auction for 2020. The event was originally scheduled for March 21.

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of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to adhere to guidelines issued by the State and County,” said Beth Green in a press release.

Anyone who purchased a ticket from a Women’s Club member is asked to contact her or she will be contacting you to refund the donation.

“We hope to be able to safely meet and have our fundraiser in 2021,” Green said.

For additional information, questions, or concerns, contact Green at 815-299-1416.

GFWC Illinois Polo Women’s Club is a philanthropic organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service.

Please contact your local club if you would be interested in attending a monthly meeting (www.gfwcillinois.org).

The Polo Chamber of Commerce would like to issue Certificates of Recognition to any Polo Chamber of Commerce business members who are celebrating five years of being in business, or those with five-year increments of being in business in Polo. Contact us so that we can announce your special business celebration during our Annual Dinner.

Get the Word Out Contact The Polo Chamber of Commerce at 815-946-3131, polochamber@gmail.com, or mail to P.O. Box 116, Polo, IL 61064 if you would like to post your event on the Chamber Sign, Chamber Website (www.polochamber.org), Chamber Face Book Page and/or the Chamber Chatter.

CHAMBER CHATTER

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Office. A passenger. Debra Mckean, 68, of Forreston was transported from the scene by Lanark Ambulance. Mckean was then transferred by helicopter to Mercy hospital in Rockford where she was treated for her injuries and has since been released.

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he tried to turn a curve near the intersection and was unable to complete the turn and his motorcycle left the road and overturned, Carroll County Sheriff Ryan Kloepping said in a June 8 press release.

Soltow was pronounced dead at the scene by the Carroll County Coroner’s

This is the day the Lord has made!

Even the trees, birds, and grass shout their praises when the sun is shining so beautifully. For the many places we feel your presence, in nature and in each other, we are thankful. I thank God for each of you.

This morning in church, Pastor Charlotte Hoppe shared a message of love and hope for Trinity Sunday. One of the great mysteries that we may never fully grasp. He is all three, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is ours, and we are His. Conversations and meetings are happening about our church and the building. Slowly and carefully, we will make the move to being together again. We miss seeing the many smiles and feeling the warmth of a friendly hug, but our hearts are still joined together in love.

The summer semester has started

for me and my journey to become a teacher continues. This time, the classes are completely online. Technology and video calls have helped to shrink some of the distance. There are still many opportunities for working together on projects.

There are only two regular semesters left for me before student teaching. My excitement and nervousness seem to grow at the same rate. The cheering of family and friends spur me on and encourage me during the tough times.

Later this month, the Polo Community High School senior class will have their ceremony with several changes. While it isn’t the year they envisioned, it will not deter their resilience, courage, or resolve. We look forward to your future, Class of 2020!

This will be a big week for my children. Stephanie and her boyfriend, João, are moving south to Houston this coming weekend. Matt’s wife, Ema, has returned to work and moves into the next phase of becoming a tattoo artist. Clint awaits the news of his future in the Marines.

More times than I would like to admit, I wish I was with them, helping to pack, seeing their creations, and offering my encouragement while waiting for life-changing news. Somewhere in their childhood, they found the confidence and love to venture out on their own.

Maybe it was the way I tucked them in at night or stayed up with them when they were sick that helps them remember how much I love them. It could be all the nights I was cheering them on from the sidelines that they look back on with smiles. I hope so.

It is so hard to be a parent. More often than not, it feels like I’m failing. I know there were times I disappointed my children. I wasn’t able to be everywhere and be everything for them. That would be impossible for any person to do, but not impossible for God. God always watches over my children, no matter how far they may roam. He is in the faraway places, when I can’t be there. That may be the reason I was able to let them go. I knew that God would be there for them, even when I couldn’t.

I sometimes wonder how and why this great big God would take care of my little family. Just like our knowledge of the Trinity surpasses our own understanding, so does God’s love and care. We may not be able to explain it, but we can feel it, each and every day.

I hope to see you in our Facebook feed as we continue to enjoy an online church setting with Pastor Charlotte. We welcome you to our time together, just like we will be welcoming you to our church building.

BUSINESS FEATURE

Ken Kaufman says he will miss his patients the most

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com

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Mt. Morris dentist Ken Kaufman, right, takes a card from longtime patient Jan Elliott-Borota as his wife, Lynn, watches during Kaufman’s drive-by retirement parade on June 6.

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Mt. Morris dentist Ken Kaufman, right, poses with his staff Terri Shellhaus and Carolyn Nelson in front of his dental office, 105 E Lincoln Street, in Mt. Morris, on June 6 during a pause in his drive-by retirement parade. Kaufman had practiced dentistry in Mt. Morris for 42+ years. One of Kaufman’s patients made the sign that Shellhaus is holding.

Shellhaus, a 35-year-employee, echoed that sentiment. “Everyone is really like family to us,” she said.

Patient Jan Elliott-Borota made the drive down to Mt. Morris from Machesney Park to wish Kaufman and his staff a happy retirement.

“I’ve gone to him for 40 years and so did my kids,” she said. “I was still driving down from Machesney

Park to go to him.”

That patient connection was not lost on Kaufman.

“The patients will be what I miss most,” Kaufman said. “Dentistry, I enjoyed it. But any job after 40 years loses its glamour. My love to all my patients.

I was blessed to be able to come back here and start this practice.”

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Ken Kaufman initially wanted to get a job at somebody else’s dental practice when he got out of school.

But he couldn’t find anywhere in the area that was hiring, so he decided to open his own practice in his hometown of Mt. Morris.

“I had an instant practice and it’s been that way ever since, Kaufman said. “It was probably the best decision of my life.”

After 42 years, Kaufman made the decision to retire. He sat down and wrote a letter to all of his patients, an exercise he called the “toughest thing I’ve ever had to do.”

Kaufman has had some patients for 35-40 years that are like “family” for him.

He decided a long time ago that he never wanted to make people wait in his waiting room. He always scheduled longer appointments and would spend 15-20 minutes of each one talking about life with his patients.

“Some are lifelong friends I grew up with,” Kaufman said. “I also decided I didn’t need to be in the city making four times as much as I did. I’m so glad I chose where I did. I was so content.”

Unfortunately, Kaufman didn’t exactly get to go out on his own terms. He planned to work for another year or two, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced his hand.

New regulations have come to the dental industry to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kaufman would have had to replace some of his older equipment such as chairs and flooring in order to make his office easier to sanitize.

He would have had to buy $30,000-$40,000 worth of new equipment to continue operation.

“A lot of enjoyment has been lost to government intervention,” Kaufman said. “I was disappointed to retire. I talked to 100 patients and it’s an emotional situation with the suddenness. They’ve been asking and I never said I planned on it. Facing them was hard.”

Kaufman’s retirement plans simply include relaxing and enjoying life. He has four grandchildren spread across the country that he plans to visit. He and his wife enjoy gardening and yard work and hope to do more of it.

Kaufman said the majority of his patients will stay in the area in Oregon with Dr. Jack Crisham, depending on how many he can absorb.

An in-person retirement wasn’t possible for Kaufman due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions.

He did have a drive-by celebration past his office on June 6.. He’s thankful his wife, Lynn, threw him a 40th anniversary party in recent years that he’ll remember as his real retirement party.

Kaufman along with two longtime staff members, Carolyn Nelson and Terri Shellhaus, sat in the shade in front of the office on W. Lincoln Street as a long string of cars drove by with well-wishes, signs, and gifts.

“I’ve worked for him for 40 years,” said Nelson, a dental assistant. “The hard part will not be seeing everyone anymore.”

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COVID-19 & RECREATION

County committee says OK to permit for AOP Final decision will depend on state rules in effect for October

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com The Ogle County Board’s Executive Committee approved a permit Tuesday for Autumn on Parade to use the courthouse square should organizers decide to go forward with the popular October festival.

The request to use county property is made each year, but this year’s request is complicated with COVID19 causing the cancellation of many community gatherings, including the Ogle County Fair. The executive committee’s one stipulation was that AOP comply with whatever state guidelines there are at the time of the festival which is scheduled for Oct. 3-4 in downtown Oregon.

“Hopefully by October there won’t be a major uptick and they’d be able to have it here,” Ogle County Board

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Martin & Company walkers hand out candy during Autumn on Parade’s 2019 Harvest Time Parade. The fate of this year’s festival has yet to be decided.

Executive Committee Member Greg Sparrow said. “I don’t have a problem with it. We don’t have a problem with it if the state allows it.”

AOP President Marseyne Snow spoke via the telephone with the County Facilities Committee earlier in the day and said her board plans to have a meeting at the end of June

and will decide then on whether or not to hold the festival, which would be marking its 50th year in 2020.

The all-volunteer AOP committee has sought advice from the Ogle County Health Department which has strongly indicated that the state could still be in Reopen Illinois Phase 4 at the time and only allow

gatherings of 50 people or less.

“It [the festival] couldn’t happen that way,” Snow said during the facilities meeting. “They didn’t rule out the possibility though.

The Oregon Chamber of Commerce has asked that we not cancel it yet.

Many nonprofits use it as their major fundraiser. But we may have no choice. We need to come to a conclusion by the end of June.”

Snow said AOP usually has more “wheels in motion” by now than it currently does. The committee wants to be careful with spending funds that won’t be able to be recouped if the festival is cancelled.

“We’ll back off if there’s no green light by the end of June,” Snow said.

“If it looks like it’ll be still in phase four, that’ll be our decision.”

Autumn on Parade is held the first full weekend in October with more than 150 vendor booths surrounding the historic Ogle County Courthouse. The popular two-day event also includes a large parade, a food court by local not-for-profits, an Olde English Faire at Stronghold Camp & Retreat Center, car show and tractor show.

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The Ogle County Health Department reported one new COVID-19 case on Tuesday, totaling 231. Recoveries of documented cases stand at 192, with four new ones being reported.

The OCHD reported its fourth death in the county June 1. It reported its third on May 27. One of the two was a woman in her 80s, an Illinois Department of Public Health report said.

Ages and locations of the individuals are not being released to protect their privacy.

The IDPH site said Tuesday that there are 143 cases in the 61068 zip code that includes Rochelle, Creston and White Rock.

Stillman Valley’s zip code, 61084, has nine cases in it according to the IDPH site. Byron’s zip code, 61010, has 14 cases. Davis Junction (61020) has 14 cases.

The zip codes that house Oregon (61061) and Mt. Morris (61054) have 10 and seven cases, respectively.

Polo’s zip code, 61064, has 10 cases in it.

Let us know what’s happening in your hometown!

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LOCAL HISTORY

BY BETTY OBENDORF Curator, Polo Historical Society

The Obendorf family camps in a tent that was hooked to their car. Betty’s mother is at her “post” cooking on a camp stove while wearing her house dress and large apron.

I started looking for the pictures of our early camping days and they were rather rustic. My father was an outdoor person and his entire life was spent traveling from park to park with various sorts of equipment.

The first picture I pulled out of the camping file showed the family at Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin. I was somewhere in elementary school and the date was probably 1944. My father always used a camera that he could

set and then run around and get in the picture.

Our RV equipment was a tent that was hooked on to the car so some of us may have slept in the car although I simply do not remember.

My mother was usually at her post

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SPECIAL EVENT

BLM march rescheduled

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com A Black Lives Matter march will now be held in Oregon on Friday, June 12 at the United Methodist Church. Participants are asked to gather at 5 p.m. and the march will begin at 5:30 p.m.

The march was originally scheduled for Tuesday and was moved due to rain in the forecast.

A donation sale will be held as well with proceeds benefiting BLM organizations. People who want to donate items can submit them for sale.

Marches and protests have been held across the county since George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis late last month.

Megan Babler, 18, of Mt. Morris is one of the organizers of the march.

“The police department is on board,” Babler said. “I’m a person of color that grew up here. Racism can

be downplayed in our communities.

I think people listen here. They can decide if they want things to change for the world their children will live in.”

Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville said at Tuesday’s city council meeting that he’s been in regular communications with the organizers of the march. The plan is a peaceful march, but Melville said his department is prepared if it isn’t.

“We’ve had a lot of calls from business owners,” Melville said. “I’m not telling them to close down. That’s their choice.”

The organizers plan to march toward Illinois 64 before heading west towards the Subway and then returning to the church. They’ve said they don’t plan to go into the roadway. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle has told them they aren’t allowed on the county courthouse grass.

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We are continuing to stay home but we are finding out what is happening out in the new world from the family.

We have already been warned that buffets out in restaurants are a thing of the past. I assume salad bars come under the same “new normal”.

We love buffets and salad bars so will this really be true?

Then, camping is coming back in a big way. Now I noticed all the advertisements for RVs on TV so I asked what has happened to all the hotels?

Well, came the reply, no one wants to share elevators and breakfasts in those places will no longer be done although some places give you a bag of breakfast.

So big motor homes and luxury RVs are the rage right now and it is difficult to find them to rent for the summer. Mom will be busy cooking for the family in this luxurious RV with a lake in the background.

I have been mulling all this over and I realize that our early traveling days, as a family, was a tad different.

My mother was probably not all that happy cooking over a camp stove placed on a picnic table. As kids though we were happy running around in the woods and dipping our toes in the lake.

cooking on a camp fire stove with bottled gas beside her. She always had on her house dress covered with a large apron.

I never saw my mother in slacks since that simply was not appropriate for a housewife in that era. I still have her aprons from the past and many times they nearly matched her dress which was always a nice touch.

Our recreation for the day was hiking, wading, and rowing the row boat the park provided. We were never much for swimming, but spent time on the lake in the boat enjoying the scenery.

I do not remember rowing as a child but my father and my sister probably handled that department.

There were no life jackets, but we stayed close to shore and did not go far.

We enjoyed the days at Devil’s Lake and my folks continued to go there as the years went on but their RV had been upgraded to a house trailer by that time.

In 1945 we did a trip to California and that was another experience you will hear about next time.

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LOCAL HISTORY

Heckman’s influence on area is very noticeable Editor’s note: Otto Dick, Oregon has researched the people, places and events important in the Oregon area’s history for the Ogle County Historical Society. The following is one of a series of the articles he has written.

BY OTTO DICK In 1890 Wallacee Heckman purchased 200 acres where Lowden Memorial Park is now located.

He was an attorney in Chicago and Business Manager of the University of Chicago. Stronghold Castle, Taft’s Soldier’s Monument, the Oregon Library, Artist Colony, Blackhawk, Governor Lowden, and several other local historical and existing features of Oregon today have their roots in this one man, Wallace Heckman.

Here is a short recap of Wallace Heckman in this area In 1892-93 he built his house located near what is now the entrance to Lowden Park. Later he built an addition designed by Pond and Pond members of the Artist Colony.

In 1898 he invited Lorado Taft and others to establish an Artist Colony on his property overlooking the Rock River. In 1901 electricity was supplied to his mansion crossing Rock River to Margaret Fuller Island supplying his home and the Artist Colony.

In 1911 the Eternal Indian was built on the Heckman Estate. Wallace Heckman died in 1927.

The following occurred after his death: 1943 - Lowden State Park; 1951 - Taft Campus; 1963 - the Illinois Youth Commission for delinquent youths; and the Heckman House demolished in 1966.

Wallace Heckman promoted this area and influenced Frank Lowden and Walter Strong to purchase their estates near Oregon. In 1896 Frank Lowden married Florence Pullman.

Three years later in 1899 they purchased land near Oregon and built

ABOVE: This old photo shows construction underway at Stronghold. RIGHT: Phyllis Heckman, Wallace’s daughter, pets her dog. BELOW: The Heckman home. Photos provided by Otto Dick their mansion in 1906 making Oregon their home.

Wallace brought Lowden to Oregon to see this property knowing of Lowden’s interest in farming. Mrs. Lowden in her diary mentions the Heckman’s visiting the Lowden Mansion.

Walter Strong purchased 360 acres from Wallace Heckman in 1928 and the following year held a Thanksgiving dinner at his summer home, Stronghold Castle. He grew up as an orphan and lived at the Chicago YMCA. He worked at odd jobs at the Chicago Daily News Newspaper where his uncle Victor Lawson was publisher.

Following high school, Strong worked at several odd jobs while studying at several colleges including Beloit College.

In 1813 he married Josephine Webster daughter of a wealthy Chicago inventor and tycoon. They had five children raising their family at Winnetka, Ill. on the Chicago’s North Shore.

Working his way up at the Chicago Daily News he became business man-

ager. He purchased the newspaper in 1925.

As an important wealthy newspaper magnate he entered the upper social community which included Walter Heckman a prominate Chicago Attorney and Tower Webster.

Stronghold Castle has a wonderful history. When Walter was working for the Chicago Daily News for $35 dollars

a week, he and his wife were visiting his wife’s summer home north of Oregon sitting on the hillside overlooking Rock River.

So now when I drive through Lowden Park I think of the previous owner Wallace Heckman who brought Lowden to see the Rock River Valley and sold Walter Strong 360 acres where he built Stronghold Castle.

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Curbside Delivery We are now offering curbside pickup!

Hours for pickup will be Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Saturdays from 10:00 am until noon. Only materials from Forreston will be available

as there is currently no interlibrary delivery. Please call, Facebook message, or email us at forrestonpubliclibrary@gmail. com for assistance or if you have any questions. eBooks/WiFi Even though the library is closed, you may still enjoy eBooks through Axis 360 and Biblioboard. If you would like more information on creating an account, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help you get set up. You may also access the

internet outside the library by connecting to our WiFi. No password is required.

Summer Reading Program Summer Reading will be a little different this year, but we still plan to have a great time as we “Dig Deeper: Read, Discover, Investigate!” More details will be coming soon!

This is also a great time to look around the house for any long lost library items as there are currently no fines being assessed on overdue materials. Happy hunting!

All materials returned will be held for a 7 day quarantine before being checked in. These items will still show as checked out on your account during this time. There will be no late fees assessed for materials during the quarantine period.

There will be no in-person program-

ming at Bertolet Memorial Library for the time being. Book donations are not being accepted at this time.

We are accepting soft plastic donations. Restrooms are available for public use and will be cleaned twice daily.

Please maintain 6 feet distance within the library.

in March, April and May have been renewed through July 1.

More details will come through our Facebook page and Website: www.oregonpubliclibrary.com.

BERTOLET LIBRARY We’re Open!

We are excited to announce that Bertolet Memorial Library is open!

We are processing new books and DVDs to be ready for you to check out.

If you have been waiting for that new release from your favorite author, call us to so we can place a hold for you.

Just a reminder: We ask that all staff and patrons over the age of 2 years old wear a face covering when in the library. We are only able to fulfill holds and checkout items located within our library; there are no interlibrary loans available at this time.

OREGON LIBRARY Library Curbside Pick-Up We are now offering curbside pick up. Hours for curbside will be Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and 10 a.m.

-2 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays. You can put holds on items in our Library through our catalog or by calling the library at 815-723-2724. Please leave a message if we do not answer and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

NO returns will be accepted in person, these items must be placed in the book drop. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Only Oregon patrons can place holds on Oregon Library items. There is NO library to library delivery. Neighboring patrons will NOT be able to place holds on our materials using Encore. This is the same for all libraries, not just our neighboring institutions. We will be able to check out items to any patrons if they call in or request through email.

We are fine free so anything checked in will not have a fine! All items we checkout will have a June 26 due date.

All notices for holds will come from library staff members.

PrairieCat has turned OFF all notifications. We do not have an option to turn them on for only our library. We call or email all patrons to notify them when to pick up their items. No overdue or bill notices will be sent.

Patrons can start to place their holds.

New Library Cards: Patrons can call the library or complete the online form on our website.

Mystery Photo #2: Identify the Mystery Photo and post your answer on your READsquared account or call/email your answer to the Oregon Public Library.

Be sure to include your name, what it is, where it is located and a phone number.

Two winners will be selected weekly.

We will call to notify them when their items are ready for pickup. Please update your contact information if needed.

Library staff is quarantining returned items for a period of time. Recently returned materials may remain on your account longer than usual. When checked in, library staff will backdate materials. No overdue fines will be charged.

All patron cards that have expired

2020 Summer Reading Program Dig Deeper, Read, Investigate, Discover!

Join us this summer for our virtual summer reading program! Due to COVID-19 constraints the summer reading programs at Oregon Public Library will be a bit different from previous years, but it will go on.

You may now register for READsquared at http://oregonpubliclibrary.readsquared.com/ .

Please answer the registration questions and complete the form to be placed in the appropriate group.

We will be communicating with our participants throughout the summer as this is a new online program and we are creating things as we go. Missions and events will also be activated on READsquared for participation.

If you do not have internet access, please call the Library and leave a message with contact info and one of the staff will contact you to register.

Adult Summer Reading Program Join others who are “too old” for the Children’s Summer Reading Program.

Week of June 15: Monday, June 15 - Trivia Questions available, (6-17 years old) Tuesday, June 16 - Lego Club (2nd grade and up) see below for more info) Tuesday, June 16 - Registration deadline for Animal Workshop (3-8 yrs. oldsee below for more info) Tuesday, June 16 - Cutting the Cord 101, 4 p.m. (see below for more info) Wednesday, June 17 - Afternoon Book Club, 12:30 p.m. (contact the library for more info) Thursday, June 18 - Video Story Time 10 a.m.

Friday, June 19 - Mystery Photo #3 available Friday, June 19 - Registration deadline for It’s the Bees’ Needs!, 1 p.m. (more info below) Saturday, June 20 Dadurday - Gone Fishing Overdrive for E Books!

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Book Return Our book drop is open and we encourage you to return materials at any time.

Library Updates Please continue to check our Facebook page for the most current information on our summer plans.

Also, if you have any questions or needs, please feel free to contact us through email, Facebook messenger, or by phone at 815-938-2624.

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Library Closure To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Forreston Public Library will remain closed until further notice. All programs/activities are cancelled and all due dates have been extended.

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POLO LIBRARY Curbside Delivery As of June 1st, we are providng curbside delivery of prearranged orders of materials.

To take advantage of this service, call the library at (815-946-2713 or email library@pololibrary.org at least one business day prior to your desired pick up day, and give us a list of what you’d like (10 item maximum). Pickup will be available according to the following alternating week schedule: June 1-7 - Monday 10-2, Wednesday 3-7, Friday 10-2 June 8-14 - Tuesday 10-2, Thursday 3-7, Saturday 10-2 June 15-21 - Monday 10-2, Wednesday 3-7, Friday 10-2 June 22-27 - Tuesday 10-2, Thursday 3-7, Saturday 10-2 The book drop is available 24/7 for returns. Dates for all services are subject to change based on significant fluctuations in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ogle County.

The library building will remain closed

at this time.

However, further reopening steps are part of a phased plan that is currently in place, which takes into account the safe business practice recommendations of local, state, and national health organizations, area case numbers, and the availability of cleaning and protective supplies.

We ask that you continue to return items, as you are done with them, through the book drop that will continue to be open 24/7.

After items are returned, they will still appear on your account while they are quarantined, then they will be checked back in and backdated to when they were returned.

We are very excited to be able to get books, movies and more out to all of you, and we will communicate any further reopening steps via the library’s website, www.pololibrary.org; Facebook page, Facebook.com/Polo Library; newspaper articles, and the library newsletter.

Online Resources Download Axis 360, OMNI/Overdrive, Libby, and Biblioboard for books and audiobooks. Links to these resources are available at pololibrary.org

Curbside Pickup Only Mt. Morris patrons can place holds on Mt. Morris items. There is NO library to library delivery. Neighboring patrons will not be able to place holds on our materials using Encore.

ALL patrons may check out items if they call in or request through email.

This is the same for all libraries not just our neighboring institutions. You may leave a voicemail with your full name, number, and requests if we are unavailable.

There is no fine on previously checked out items. All notices for holds will come from library staff members. PrairieCat has turned off all notifications.

We do not have an option to turn them on for only our library. We call or email all patrons to notify them when to pick up their items. No overdue or bill notices will be sent.

Curbside Pickup will happen during the hours of 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Friday.

Please note that hours are subject to change based on demand and public health. We will notify of all changes as they come. We will call to notify them when their items are ready for pickup.

Please update your contact information if needed. Library staff is qurarantining all returned items for a period of time.

Recently returned materials may remain on your account longer than usual. When checked in, library staff will backdate materials. No overdue fines will be charged. All patron cards that have expired in March, April, and May have been renewed through July 1.

New library cards: Patrons can call or email the library to renew or receive new library cards. Contact the library at

815-734-4927 or mmlib@mtmorris-il.org

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through our Facebook page, email cbergoply@gmail.com and we’d be happy to share your talent!

20, 10 a.m.

As long as we are shelter-in-place, every month, we will have a Saturday morning dedicated to kids and their Dads. This month we will be doing this through Facebook with a recorded video with staff showing a “how to” fish segment with real fishing.

June 19 through Father’s Day is a FREE fishing weekend. This means you can fish without purchasing a fishing license.

So grab some donuts, your kids and enjoy segment on Fishing with Cari Berg

Need a Library Card?

If you are new to Polo and haven’t had a chance to get a library card, or maybe you aren’t normally a reader but would like to try ebooks during this time, we will be issuing temporary library cards for people in Buffalo Township. If you are interested in this, please email library@ pololibrary.org for more information.

Materials Renewed All currently checked out materials have been renewed until June 26th 2020 Summer Reading Program June 1st - July 31st - “Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover!”

Our 2020 Summer Reading Program has gone digital! We have programs for all ages. Visit our website, pololibrary. org, to register.

Read for a Cause With the help of Community Partners, our Summer Reading Program can make a difference. Instead of physical prizes this year, we will be reading towards a monetary donation to the Polo Lifeline Food Pantry. Join us in reading and give back to our community this summer!

Would you, your business, or your organization be interested in being a Community Partner? Call 815-946-2713 or email library@pololibrary.org for more information.

Wi-Fi Access Wi-Fi is still available outside of the library building by joining the Polo Public Library Guest Access network, you do not need a password.

Questions?

If you have any questions or comments, please let us know by calling 815-946-2713 or emailing library@pololibrary.org.

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Talented Tuesdays - every Tuesday Every Tuesday look for the Talented Tuesday post on our Facebook page.

Each week will feature a staff member and their talent or hobby. If you have a talent or hobby you’d like to share

LEGO Club - Tuesday, June 16, 2nd grade & up Since we can’t meet together, build a themed creation- a summer activityand send to our email. Include your first name, age/grade and a name for your creation. We’ll post them on Facebook.

Donuts & Dad = Dadurday! – June

Summer Reading Program!

Summer Reading Program is upon us! Unlike years past we will have no in person programs. Instead we will be using an online resource to track books, provide missions to complete at home, and track rewards. We will have fun rewards for those who reach goals at the end of the summer. This will include Mary Cheatwood dressing up as either a Princess, a Clown, or a Dinosaur if we collectively can read 1700 books! The missions are fun activities to do at home or outdoors that will earn you badges.

Badges will earn raffle tickets for prizes at the end of the summer.

Summer Reading Program This summer we will be using a program called READsquared. You can use

both the website or the app found in most app stores. To register you or your child just follow the steps below.

If using the app: first download the app then enter your library as Mt. Morris Public Library, IL. Click register on the next prompt. If using a web browser: visit mtmorrisreads.readsquared.com then click register at the top right corner of the page.

Once in the app or website you will be guided through registration. Your age will automatically place you in the right group. Create a user name and password that is easy to remember and follow prompts. After you have registered feel free to explore the page! There are places to log books, write reviews, see suggestions, view and complete missions, and even play games.

New games will unlock for every 2 books read. and her family.

Animal Workshop (3-8 years old) Monday, June 22, 10 a.m.

Make your own furry friend at home!

No sewing required. Each kit includes a 15” furry friend, stuffing packet, birth certificate and laminated nylon take home bag.

Call to register by June 16 to select your furry friend and schedule a pick up time for your kit. Only 20 spots available.

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For nearly 138 years, Stillman Bank has prided itself on being an independent, local community bank.

Now, in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and their COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, bank officials announce the Stillman Bank “Stronger Together” campaign.

With this campaign, Stillman Bank is presenting 20 local community organizations with a $1,000 contribution in an effort to help support those that have been severely impacted by the effects of COVID-19.

Stillman Bank’s “20 Stronger Together” recipients are: Bread Of Life, Children’s Home & Aid, Friends of Summerfield Zoo, HomeStart, Lifeline Food Pantry, Miss Carly’s, Nikolas Ritschel Founda- TOP: The PAWS Humane Society’s recipient certificate is pictured with a soon-to-be adoptable kitten. BOTTOM LEFT: Serenity tion, Old Stone Church Food Pan- Hospice & Home patient Louise and Clinical Manager Heather Newlin pose with their certificate. BOTTOM RIGHT: Sharon Wallace, try, Paws Humane Society Rockford, Lifeline co-president, is dressed as Cleopatra in front of their food pyramid alongside Boris the Mummy. Photos supplied People Helping People, Remedies Renewing Lives, Rochelle Child Care Center, Rochelle Christian Food Pantry, Rochelle Rescue Mission, Rock River Valley Pantry, Serenity Hospice and Home, The Kitchen Table, Veterans Drop-In Center, Village of Progress, and YMCA of Rock River Valley.

With the health and safety of all organizations in mind, in lieu of check presentations, Stillman Bank encouraged organizations to send them a photo with their certificate that highlights the personality and/ or purpose of their organization.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SPECIAL EVENT

Birkhead celebrates his 85th birthday

New rules for Chana School sale

Roger Birkhead, of Viola, celebrated his 85th birthday on May 30.

He was a teacher, coach, administor and regional superintendent for 41 years and taught biology in Oregon from 1964 to 1971 where he also Roger Birkhead coached track and football.

He celebrated his birthday with his wife, Rachel Weiss Birkhead and children (from a safe distance due to COVID), Jon and Christine Birkhead Swanson, Lee and Cindi Birkhead Celske, and Brad Birkhead. His eight grandchildren and nine great-grandhildren were also thinking of him on his birthday.

Cards can be sent to 2881 State Highway 17, Viola, IL 61486.

Donations must be received 3 days before June 26-27 fundraiser The Chana School Foundation will have its annual fundraiser to support the 1883 Chana School Museum on Friday, June 26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 27 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oregon Coliseum.

“Gather your unwanted items to support this event,” said organizer Connie Stauffer.

“Your unwanted item is someone else’s treasure. Oregon will be celebrating a ‘coming out’ event for all the businesses and

the community, and we are glad to be a part of this celebration. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

“We will have to comply with the health department guidelines for the safety of all, for Phase 4 of recovery, so please note the guidelines for that last week of June for face masks, etc.,” she said.

Changes to the sale in order to meet Ogle County Health Department guidelines are: 1. In order to quarantine items before the day of the sale (June 26) items must be received 3 days (72 hours) before the sale.

2. Donations will be taken on Friday, June 19 and Monday,

June 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coliseum. Anyone with a conflict with the hours should call Ray at 815-979-2903.

3. Sale volunteers will not be able to come pick up items this year.

4. “We can not take entertainment centers, large appliances, pianos, and mattress/springs.

If you have questions concerning a donation please call Ray at 815-979-2903,” Stauffer said.

All money raised at this fundraiser will benefit the 1883 Chana School Museum which is a not for profit organization.

To volunteer to help with the event call Stauffer 815-732-2447.

ROCK RIVER CENTER Welcome back for limited services!

Rock River Center is excited to welcome you back for limited services and groups of 10 or less.

Transportation services will resume for medical appointments and shopping for supplies.

All riders must wear a mask. As always, our caseworkers are available for appointments. These will remain via phone only at this time.

The Resource Center has reopened for support groups and activities for which social distancing measures can

be observed. Activities that remain suspended include cards, dominoes, cribbage, mah-jongg and bingo.

Masks must be worn by any visitor or staff member entering the Resource Center and temperature checks will be required.

These enhanced safety measures and additional disinfecting and sanitizing procedures are to ensure the safety of our staff and clients.

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COVID-19 & CRIME

Police chiefs blame staying at home with local increase

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com When the COVID-19 stay-at-home order began, Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville felt his community was “eerily quiet.”

Over the past three weeks, Melville has seen an incline in incidents, most notably domestic violence calls.

“Tempers start to flare and we’ve seen that,” Melville said. “We don’t think it’s a real problem, but they’ve gone up. I’d say it’s double our normal level of domestics.”

Melville said officers have been responding and handling those calls as best they can. Not every call ends in an arrest. Some are verbal disputes, he said.

OPD is operating at full staff with officers well trained to handle domestic disputes, Melville said.

A second officer almost always responds to those types of calls.

Masks are being worn in homes by officers when responding to calls. Some other types of calls are being handled over the phone due to COVID-19 risks, but domestic violence calls are always responded to in person, Melville said.

Forreston Police Chief Mike Boomgarden said not only has there been an uptick in domestic violence calls, but calls in general have been up “300 percent” since the stay-athome order began.

“It’s because they’re cooped up,”

Boomgarden said. “When you’re stuck with people and there’s the early heat, it’s a recipe for problems.”

Boomgarden said his department has a good relationship with HOPE, a domestic violence agency in the county. He said he contacts them right away and puts them in touch with individuals after the first call, rather than waiting until the second or third.

“The advocates can help if people cooperate,” Boomgarden said.

Polo Police Chief Tim Rockwood agreed with Boomgarden’s sentiments about tempers flaring as temperatures rise.

“I think any time there’s a temperature change, the call number goes up,” Rockwood said. “People start going out or partying more. I don’t know off hand what the change has been. It was some arguments or

neighbor complaints.”

Last week, the Ogle County Health Department made a Facebook post that read, “If you are in danger or feel threatened, you can call or text the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline at 877-TO END DV or 877863-6338.

A call to the OCHD for further information on how domestic violence incidents have been impacted during COVID-19 was not returned.

Police chiefs react to George Floyd’s death, protests A single protester took to the Ogle County Courthouse lawn last week in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis black man who died while in police custody.

Anthony Vaclavicek’s sign read “Better policing begins with good cops who speak up,” and “Backed the blue, defended blue, stand with me, George Floyd needs you.”

“He chatted with one of our officers,” Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville said. “He wasn’t negative at all. We support everyone’s right. We’ve all seen that video. All of my guys have. It made me sick.”

Floyd’s arrest and death was recorded on video by a bystander who witnessed the May 25 incident that has sparked nationwide demonstrations and protests across the nation with some turning violent including in nearby towns Freeport, DeKalb and Rockford.

Melville said people have reached out to his department with positive comments, and his officers haven’t been yelled at or confronted.

He said Oregon has a plan if a protest comes to town and that he talks with officers daily about possibilities. OPD has agreements for assistance with the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department and other municipalities. Oregon has everything it’d need, but he doesn’t expect it to happen, Melville said.

“We’re lucky here in Oregon,” Melville said.

“We don’t have racial tensions in our town. I make it a point to do the right thing. That’s what’s frustrating when we get lumped in with bad apples out there. Our guys know they’re out there doing the right thing.”

OPD has nine officers in its department. Mel-

‘We’ve all seen that video. All of my guys have. It made me sick.’ -

Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville ville believes “negative” officers are one in several hundred. Officers that get hired in Oregon go through a several-step hiring process with psychological testing. Any hint of racism or excessive force, and that officer would be off the department, Melville said.

Melville said he’s considered reaching out to the community with a statement.

“Do I reach out or make a post?” Melville said.

“It’s hard to craft the right words. Our community outreach happens every day. That’s how we prove who we are. We see so many people getting out on social media. But we’re out there every day. It works.”

Forreston

Forreston Police Chief Mike Boomgarden fielded many calls last week due to the village’s close proximity to Freeport, where protests turned violent.

“We received numerous calls asking what to do and how to react,” Boomgarden said. “Are we in danger? They were all the same question, it just was how they asked it. We beefed up our manpower and we’re prepared.”

There was an attempted burglary at Smokin Gun Worx, located north of town, during the evening of Sunday, May 31, the same night as the Freeport protests. The business buys and sells firearms along with accessories and also houses an indoor shooting range.

Nothing was taken, but a glass door was shat-

tered.

Boomgarden said it was two juveniles, but the investigation is continuing.

“I can’t say it was tied in to [the protests], but I wouldn’t be surprised,” Boomgarden said. “We’d been watching the place but we left for a house fire. Three minutes later they hit it. I missed them by two minutes. We’ve been vigilant.”

Three officers on the Forreston Police Department have been putting in long hours and a spare squad car has been put to use. One officer was called to Freeport to help at the request of Stephenson County.

Boomgarden said he’s constantly in contact with longtime law enforcement acquaintances from multiple counties.

“I get information from them,” Boomgarden said. “It helps to have 44 years experience.”

Polo Polo Police Chief Tim Rockwood said he hasn’t seen any protests or activity, but he has seen an “outpouring of support” for law enforcement.

“They’re letting us know they support us,” Rockwood said. “I think the overall feeling is unrest. Nobody is panicking. They’re alert and paying attention.”

Rockwood said he has a protocol in place in the case of a protest in Polo that would include extra officers. He declined to say more about what that plan would include.

He’s told his officers to assure people they’re here for them and that they’re keeping their eyes open. Community outreach is a priority of Rockwood’s department, and he’d like to do more when possible to get out and speak with citizens.

“We still can’t gather with the virus limitations,” Rockwood said. “We’d like to do something with people.”

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BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com

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Order causes uptick in domestic violence calls

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ADELINE ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH 9106 Cedar St. in Adeline Phone 815-541-4863

BAILEYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

303 W. Franklin St., Baileyville Pastor Gary Branam www.baileyvillebaptistchurch.org

BAILEYVILLE REFORMED CHURCH

400 W. Center St., Baileyville Pastor Bruce Otto 815-235-1201

BROOKVILLE & ELKHORN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES

Brookville: 17725 W. Chamber St. in Brookville Elkorn: Corner of Wilson Mill & Brick Church Roads

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 Main St., Chana Pastor Matt Smith 815-732-7683 chanaumc@gmail.com

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

2035 Ill. Rt. 26, Dixon 815-284-4554 Pastor David Andermann 815-632-6767

OPEN BIBLE

302 S. Franklin St., Polo Luke Schier, Pastor 815-946-2848 PoloOpenBible.org

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH Polo Campus

EAST OREGON CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD

107 N. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor John Guthrie 815-732-2960 or 815-732-6569

EBENEZER REFORMED CHURCH

FORRESTON REFORMED CHURCH

2997 N. German Church Rd. Rev. Josiah Youngquist.

815-732-6313 www.ebenezerreformed.com

EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 764 N. Stillman Road, Oregon (Payne’s Point) Pastor Andrew Kayes 815-732-2424

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF MT. MORRIS 102 S. Seminary St., Mt. Morris Senior Pastor Bruce McKanna Associate Pastor Logan Murphy 815-734-4942 www.efcmm.org office@efcmm.org

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH 801 W. Oregon St., Polo Pastor Jeremy Heller 815-946-3588

501 Third Ave. Pastor Lyle Zumdahl 815-938-2424 lylezumdahl@gmail.com

FREEDOM LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

Pastor Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 www.freedomlutheran.org.

GERMAN VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

402 Second Ave., Forreston Pastor Scott Ralston Church 815-938-3203

FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 702 E. Dixon St., Polo Pastor Brian LeBaron 815-946-3212 faithumcpolo

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

DISCIPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)

505 Hill St., Oregon Pastor David Snow 815-732-2642 www.fbcoregon.org

200 S. Fifth St., Oregon Rev. Karen Gerhard Conner 815-732-2894 www.fpcoregon.com

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 402 First Ave., Forreston Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-938-2380

860 W. Oregon Trail Rd. Pastor Michael Hoffman 815-732-6847

OREGON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

200 S. Fourth, Oregon Rev. Megan Smick 815-732-2994 oregonumc@outlook.com

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 5076 S. Lowell Park Rd. Pastor Charlotte Hoppe 815-946-3949

POLO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

GRACE VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

PRAIRIE DELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8210 E. Edwardsville Rd., German Valley Pastor Eric Schlukebir 815-362-6601 6941 N. Mt. Morris Rd., Leaf River Pastor Billy Hardy 815-738-2205 leafriverbc@gmail.com

ST. WENDELIN CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 S. Linn St., Shannon Rev. Michael Bolger 815-864-2548

SAUK VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

SILVER CREEK REFORMED CHURCH

609 S. 10th St., Oregon Craig Arnold, Pastor 812-236-1213

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH

10384 W. Coffman Rd., Forreston Pastor Mark Phillips Church: 815-938-2194 Pastor’s Cell: 760-550-4563

114 S. Fifth St., Oregon 815-732-2367

RIVERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

104 E. Rt. 72, Leaf River Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-345-3038

NORTH GROVE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

416 Prospect St., Dixon John Lewis, Pastor 815-677-9199

LEAF RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

409 W. Brayton Rd, P.O. Box 2055 Mt. Morris, IL 61054 Pastor Ginny Haney Phone: 815-734-4573

213 N. Franklin Ave., Polo Father Joseph P. Naill 815-946-2535

16032 W. Coffman Rd., Shannon 815-864-2448

1000 Ill. 64 West Oregon Rev. Eldred George 815-732-7211 www.saintbrides.org saint.bride.church@gmail.com

4938 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor Matt Smith

ST. MARY CHURCH 301 N. Fourth St., Oregon Father Joseph P. Naill Office Phone 815-732-7383 Office FAX 815-732-4742

Congress Ave. & Webster St. Pastor Leslie Lake PoloCob@risebroadband.net

MT. MORRIS CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

102 N. Maple St., Mt. Morris Pastor Julie Bunt 815-734-4853 www.disciplesumc.org

OREGON CHURCH OF GOD

Church and Main Streets Pastor Don Plock

LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH

205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo Pastor Chris Bradshaw 815-837-5255 polo@crossroadscn.com www.crossroadscn.com

22027 Polo Rd., Sterling Jim Miller, Pastor 815-626-0104

FORRESTON GROVE CHURCH

7246 N. Freeport Rd., Forreston Presbyterian Church in America Pastor Drew Jones 815-938-3605 www.forrestongrovechurch.com

6024 N. Columbine Rd., Forreston Rev. Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 pastorofstjames1850@gmail.com

ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

201 N. Division Ave., Polo Pastor Terrie Wilder 815-946-2919

326 S. Bunker Hill Rd. German Valley Pastor Grant Mulder 815-362-2129

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 308 E. Brayton Mt. Morris Pastor Josh Ehrler 815-734-6354 trinitymmil@frontier.com www.trinitymmil.net

VAN BROCKLIN-FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3582 Bolton Rd.., Freeport Pastor Dawn Barr 815-291-0601

WEST BRANCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 4014 West Branch Rd., Forreston 815-938-2586

How to submit church news Changes in church listings and articles about special church services and events can be emailed to news@oglecountynews.com.

For more information call 815-732-6166 ext. 2591.

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Central Bank Illinois recently donated $15,000 to area food pantries.

Seven area food pantries including Bureau County Food Pantry, Princeton; Valley Food Pantry, LaSalle; Colona Township Food Pantry, Colona; Fulton Food Pantry, Fulton; Ashton Care Pantry, Ashton; Lifeline Food & Self-Help Project, Oregon; and Rochelle Christian Food Pantry, Rochelle, will receive donations.

“Central Bank understands the realities our customers and communities are facing during these unprecedented times. We believe our role as a community bank is to focus on providing support in

many forms, assisting with the growth, development, and quality of life throughout the communities in which we live and work,” said a press release.

Central Bank Illinois is headquartered in Geneseo, Illinois with full service branch locations in the Illinois communities of Andover, Ashton, Fulton, Geneseo, Oregon, Peru, Princeton and Rochelle, with a limited-purpose loan office in Prophetstown.

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Iowa State University Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students earning Bachelor of Science degrees May 8 include Colin Schabacker of Rochelle, agricultural business and Dee Aldrich of Sterling biology (AGLS).

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Central Bank donates $15,000 to food pantries

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ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS

Chloe Overstreet joins college’s of board of trustees Stillman Valley native is the first student member to serve on association’s board The Board of Trustees of Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) elected Chloe Overstreet, a student at Eureka College, Eureka, as the board’s first student representative in ACI’s 68-year history.

Overstreet, from Stillman Valley, will begin her junior year at Eureka College this fall, majoring in history and political science, and business administration.

Overstreet was elected May 15 at the ACI Board of Trustees annual meeting, held via video conference. She was nominated by the board’s Trusteeship Committee, which began discussions earlier this year about adding a student representative to further diversify the board, said ACI Executive Director Mick Weltman.

Currently, the board has 37 corporate members, all business leaders, plus the presidents of ACI’s 27 member colleges and universities.

Overstreet is a first-generation college student, who started her college career at Eureka shortly after her father died in a work-related accident.

One reason she chose Eureka is because her college recruiter reached out to Overstreet after the accident and assured her the school would help her, she says.

Once at Eureka, she joined ACI’s Peer Mentoring Program, aimed at helping first-generation college students through their critical first year.

Chloe Overstreet She began as a mentee and is now a mentor to incoming first-generation students.

‘The program offered both guidance and financial relief as I was beginning college,” Overstreet wrote in a letter to the board. “Access to emergency funds provided the relief that I needed to start college. It allowed me to focus less on working hours at a part-time job and focus more on my classes.”

As a mentor, she says she has had “an incredible opportunity” to watch classmates grow and

be successful, and she has encouraged other students in the same way that her mentor encouraged her.

Serving as an ACI board member would provide a student perspective and help other students access opportunities that ACI provides, she said.

“Chloe is amazing, amazing student,” said Dr. Jamel SC Wright, Eureka College president and ACI president. “She came in as a first-generation student and immediately engaged with the ACI program. She’s very outgoing, she is collaborative and demonstrates great ethical skills. She really is the true definition and representation of the type of student that we try to support. She is the type of student who leaves our institutions and makes a great and significant difference in the world, lives a fulfilling life and is a lifelong learner.”

Earlier this month, Overstreet recorded a video about her experience at Eureka College and the Peer Mentoring Program for ACI’s annual fundraising event, a virtual event this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her video can be viewed at https://acifund. org/2020-aci-virtual-benefit-reception/ About ACI: Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) is a collaboration of 27 private, independent colleges and universities, representing nearly 71,000 students. Established in 1952, ACI supports member colleges and universities by advancing independent liberal arts and sciences education, and helping underserved students succeed in college, careers and life. The organization raises funds for scholarships, peer mentoring and emergency financial aid.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Ogle County property transfers recorded for the week of May 29-June 4.

Warranty Deeds • Monty A. and Janet M. Cotter to Jeremy Whitehead, 203 S. Walnut Ave., Forreston, $42,000.

• Joshua J. and Alivia L. Greenfield to Bethany Anne Gruhn, 509 S. Fifth Ave., Forreston, $95,000.

• The late Bessie W. Goble by heirs to Bret W. Ferge, third party Scott Township, 104 W. Pacific St., Davis Junction, $80,000.

• Steven R. and Darlene K. Hammer to Ag-Products Co., one parcel of farmland in Oregon, $148,000.

• John C. Rynd to Jeremy and Amber Williams, 106 N. West St., Chana, $114,000.

• DLMJ Investments LLC to Tyler J. Disch and Allison M. Pelka, 506 Sunset Lane, Mt. Morris, $105,500.

• Matthew and Emily Aberle to Sean Kessler, 6089 W. Grove Road, Mt. Morris, $257,000.

• Blackhawk Area Credit Union to Jerry Hackman, 504 James St., Mt. Morris, $95,000.

• Sean W. Kessler to Morgan E. Rude, 15 Orchard Lane, Mt. Morris, $100,000.

• David W. and Lacinda M. Hansen and Lazette D. and William J. Chance Jr., to Lazette D. and William J. Chance Jr., 5720 E. Husking Peg Road, Chana, $0.

• Ronald T. Reks to Charles B. Long, 6663 E. Flagg Road, Ashton, $156,000.

• Gene Kempson to Erin M. Phelps, 1049 Westview Drive, Rochelle, $97,000.

• Brenda Metzger to Pablo and Blanca E. Silva, 217 N. 11th St., Rochelle, $38,500.

• Leroy A. and Dorine Shoemaker to Dawn R. Furman, 1120 Highland Road, Rochelle, $169,000.

• Steven and Lori Brewer to Walter F. Dekruyff, 339 N. 12th St., Rochelle, $118,500.

• Shelby Buffington to Matthew T. Contreras, 503 S. Third St., Oregon, $52,500.

• Paul A. and Michelle E. Goetzka to Timothy J. and Tiffani L. Williams, 3097 N. Marrill Road, Byron, $459,900.

• David R. and Karen J. Floyd to Gregory J. and Michelle M. Rufenacht, third party, Monroe Township, 4807 N. Wendorf Road, Monroe Center, $220,000.

• Myong Kun and Ae Ja Yi to Kyle Thomas Hughes and Emanuel Cortes-Perez, 823 N. Ninth St., Rochelle, $169,900.

• Renae A. Stevens, also Binkley to Corey Ellingwood and Samantha Bruening, 8707 Yellowstone Drive, Byron, $185,000.

• George W. and Kathleen A. Bouska to Gregory and Nicole Wesselman, 211 N. Fourth St., Oregon, $100,000.

• David A. and Mary B. Corirossi to Renae Stevens, 9207 N. Lemke Drive, Byron, $259,000.

Quit Claim Deeds • Jennifer Lynn Grace to Bobby J. Grace, 404 N. Fifth St., Oregon, $0.

• The late Sheila A. Norup by heirs to Stephen R. Norup, 2334 E. state Route

72, Byron, $0.

Trustee’s Deeds • Frank J. Fransen Sr. Revocable Living Trust, Kathleen J. Admire, trustee, to Michael R. Fransen, 207 S. Maple Ave., Byron, $0.

• Oldham Trust2005, Donald A. Oldham, trustee, to Kyle S. and Kayla M.Thomas, 5702 E. Hales Corner Road, Stillman Valley, $220,000.

• LCE Tr1117, John W. and Theresa L. Krueger, trustees to Angelina D. and Caleb J. Krueger, 6354 E. Brick Road, Oregon, $88,000.

• Poper Private Trust CLP107, Linda M. and Charles R. Poper Sr., trustees, to AJ Homes LLC, 210 W. North St., Polo, $23,000.

Executor’s Deed • The late Michael A. Phelan by executor to Kevin A. Greene, 709 N. Kaskaskia Drive, Dixon, $0.

Source: Ogle County Recorder’s Office

ROAD WORK

Drivers urged slow down for work in I-90/I-39 corridor

• U.S. 20 and Illinois 2 interchange reconstruction began in spring 2019, with an anticipated fall completion date. Detours are posted for this area, and lane closures will be necessary for the completion of this project.

• I-39 resurfacing from Baxter Road to Harrison Avenue began earlier this year, with a scheduled fall completion date. Lane and ramp closures will be necessary for the completion of this project, which also includes replacing guardrails.

Detours and alternate routes are

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The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced multiple projects in the Rockford area will be continuing or starting in June and lasting through the 2020 construction season.

The seven projects represent a total investment of more than $65 million for the region, with $42.9 million coming from Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program.

“Across the nation, highway construction and maintenance continue as essential infrastructure activities. Illinois is no different,” said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman.

“These projects represent a significant investment in the Rockford area that will improve safety, mobility and create economic opportunity for years to come. Please, slow down and pay extra attention driving in and around any work zone.”

All seven projects are along the Interstate 90/Interstate 39 corridor, between Gardner Street and Baxter Road and between Meridian Road and Shaw Road.

Four of the seven are ongoing, with three starting later this summer.

posted for this area.

• Illinois 251 resurfacing from Machesney Park to the Wisconsin state line began earlier this year, with a scheduled fall completion date. Single lane closures will be necessary for the completion of the project, which includes reconstructing guardrail.

• Illinois 2 pavement repairs to the lane lines from Latham Road to Elmwood Road will start in June and require a month to complete.

Single lane closures will be necessary for the completion of the project.

All lanes will remain open on weekends.

• Business U.S. 20 pavement repairs from Buckley Drive to Shaw Road will begin in July and take approximately three months to complete. Overnight lane closures will be required, with occasional ones in the daytime.

• Illinois 173 and I-39/I-90 resurfacing with traffic signal upgrades will being in July and take approximate-

ly one month to complete. Single lane closures will be necessary. All lanes will remain open on weekends.

Motorists can expect delays and should allow for extra time when traveling through this corridor.

Drivers are urged to pay attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, watch for traffic signals, be aware of width restrictions, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment.

For news on these and other projects in IDOT’s District 2, follow @ IDOTDistrict2 on Twitter or sign up to receive email alerts from IDOT in Motion. You also can follow IDOT on Facebook.

nighttime patrols to ensure the safety of vehicle travelers through enforcement of all traffic safety laws,” said lllinois State Police District 1 Commander Captain Matthew Hodgdon. “Impaired driving is a factor in more than 30 percent of traffic deaths in Illinois. Likewise, speeding

is a factor in nearly 35 percent of fatal crashes; and, nearly 50 percent of vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes were known to not be buckled up.

The sTEP project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.

• Business U.S. 20 resurfacing and replacing traffic signals from Meridian Road to Springfield Avenue will begin in July and take approximately three months to complete.

Single lane closures will be necessary. All lanes will remain open on weekends.

STATE POLICE State police to conduct special traffic enforcement in June The Illinois State Police will conduct Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols (sTEP) in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties during June.

The sTEP patrols allow the ISP to

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focus on these fatal four violations which contribute the greatest to traffic crashes and fatalities: driving under the influence (DUI); safety belt and child restraint use; speeding; and distracted driving.

“The ISP will increase our daytime and

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OBITUARIES ROBERT M. ADAMSON Robert M. Adamson, 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday June 6, 2020. He was born on June 25, 1938 in Monticello, Iowa, the son of Clayton and Myrtle (Bartlett) Adamson.

He graduated from Monticello High School Class of 1956. Robert married Shirley Brewer on Aug. 28, 2004 at Faith Center Church in Rockford.

He was a hard worker who owned and operated the Sears Catalog Store in Oregon from 1969-1986. He then worked for Goodwill of Northern Illinois for the last 25 years; currently as a business manager and also as a mentor for Goodwill Future Leaders which meant a lot

JANICE RAE (ANDERSON) HOUGH Janice Rae (Anderson) Hough, 69, passed away on Sunday June 7, 2020 in The University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.

Jan was born on Feb. 21, 1951 in Rochelle, the daughter of Harry and LaVonne (Gaul) Anderson.

She attended Mt. Morris Community Schools and graduated from Mt. Morris High School class of 1969; Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon, and Passavant College of Nursing in Chicago.

Jan married her high school sweetheart and neighbor, Robert (Gerry) Hough III on Aug. 20, 1971 in The Church of the Brethren, Mt. Morris.

She worked at the McGregor Agency in Mt. Morris, then as a telecommunicator and matron for the Mt. Morris Police

IRMA I. PAIR “There is a bridge that takes us home that we cannot walk around. When we see God’s outstretched hands we know we’re homeward bound. We must not grieve when loved ones leave us. Only God knows what is best. When our work on earth is done, we must cross the bridge to rest.”

Irma I. Pair, 95, of Forreston, passed away peacefully at Pinecrest Manor in Mt. Morris on Monday, June, 8, 2020.

Irma was born to John & Lillian (Hagemann) Buskohl on Jan. 31, 1925 in Leaf

to him; connecting with the young people he served.

He had a strong faith in God and was an involved member of Faith Center Church.

Robert was an avid golfer, fan of Tiger Woods, and was Club Champ at Silver Ridge Golf Course twice. He loved baseball and was a die hard Cubs fan even getting to experience a World Series game with his son which he cherished.

He also played semi professional baseball when he was younger. He was a life long Iowa Hawkeye fan. He loved to read and enjoyed history, war stories,

and was incredibly patriotic.

He will be remembered as a people person who was always willing and wanting to help others in their time of need. But, more than anything he was a family man.

He is survived by his loving wife Shirley of Rockford; children, Parke (Diane) Adamson of Little Rock, Arkansas, Ellen (Ty) Taylor of Oregon, Charone (Stacy) Fuller of Rockford, and Delvary Fuller of Rockford; daughter in law, Michelle Adamson of Peoria; brother, Tom (Sally) Adamson of Fremont, Nebraska; 14 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sons Gregory and Clayton; siblings, Elaine, Grant, Raymond, and Rose; and great grandson, Marcus.

The family would like to thank Northern Illinois Hospice for the loving care they showed Robert.

Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday June 15 at Faith Center Church in Rockford with Apostle Byrd officiating.

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. -12 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

A private burial will follow. A memorial is established in Robert’s name.

To leave an online condolence please visit www.FarrellHollandGale.com

Department. She performed bookwork for the family business, Hough Hardware Co. Additionally, she spent more than 20 years working at Kable News Co., but most recently she was employed

by Paul Smith Accounting each spring.

Jan was a great person with a kind and gentle heart.

She had many talents, she was an incredible baker and was known for her biscotti.

She was a talented seamstress and in her later years enjoyed knitting. Jan served her community in so many ways, she was a Girl Scout and she served on the Let Freedom Ring Committee for 25 years.

She was Grand Parade Co-Chair along-

side her twin sister JoLynn.

She was a member of the Mt. Morris Community Woman’s Club, served on the Mt. Morris Village Board, and she served on several boards and committees at Disciples United Methodist Church, Mt. Morris.

Jan is survived by her husband: Gerry Hough, Mt. Morris; children: Christine (Jason) McCoy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Rob (Lynnette) Hough IV, Mt. Morris; Rick Hough, Mt. Morris; Josey Hough, Charlotte, North Carolina; grandchildren: Ben and Sam McCoy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Rebecca and RG Hough V, Mt. Morris; and Peyton Boyd, Mt. Morris; mother: LaVonne Anderson, Mt. Morris; twin sister: JoLynn (Mike) Ward, Mt. Morris; and

many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Jan is preceded in death by her father Harry and grandparents.

A family graveside service will be held on Saturday June 13, at 11 a.m. in Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Morris.

Burial will be held in Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Morris.

There will be a public drive through visitation in Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Morris, from 10 a.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Wisconsin Public Television or a charity of your choice.

The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses, and staff at the University of Wisconsin Hospital.

They are amazing, compassionate professionals and their commitment to Jan was unbelievable.

River area.

Irma married Elvin S. Pair on Sept. 18, 1943 in Libertyville with pastor Dewy Cave officiating, they then settled in their home on Town Line Rd in Leaf River.

She was active with her husband in various engine clubs throughout the state.

Irma supported her church the West Branch Church in Polo. She would say “Its never Sunday without going to church.”

She spent most her life working in different areas such as Leaf River Schools

as a bus driver and Micro Switch.

Irma is survived by five children Reita Beck of Mt. Morris, Steve (Deb Hamm) Pair of Pecatonica, Norma (George) Steiner of Roscoe, Hope (Dwight) Culler of Leaf River and Tim (Heather) Pair of Sterling.

Twelve grandchildren Shelly, Scott, Stephanie, Kimberly, Brandon, Dawn Renee, Troy, Falon, Jeremy, Nathan , Megan and Rosalie; and 20 great-grandchildren Tanner, Keaton, Addie, Nolan, Weston, Lauren, Kaylee,

Justin, Brittney, Danielle, Sierra, Aaron, Blake, Zaine, Dylan, Jackson, Kara, Lillian, Thomas, Lydia.

She was preceded in death by her husband Elvin on July 10, 1998 and brother and sister-in-law Marvin and Esther Buskohl Private graveside services were held and she was laid to rest next to her husband in Silver Creek Cemetery in Mt. Morris.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Pinecrest Manor, 414 S. Wesley, Mt. Morris, IL in her name.

To send condolences, visit www.polofamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Mildred M. Smith, 105, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 in her home with her daughters by her side.

Mildred was born on Sept. 8, 1914 in Rogersville, Tennessee, the daughter of James Q. & Mary (Mallory) Davis. She moved to Mt. Morris in November of 1920.

Mildred graduated from Mt. Morris High School class of 1932. She married Kellar E.

Smith on Oct. 14, 1945 in Mt. Morris and he preceded her in death on May 29, 1990.

Mildred worked as a Nurse Aid for 18 years retiring in 1981. She was a member of The Mt. Morris Church of The Brethren, and VFW Auxiliary.

Mildred is survived by her daughters: Barbara A. (Lenny) Wells, Mt. Morris; Nancy E. (Louis) Piper, Wheatland, Wyoming; and Marlene K. (Barry) Graves, Fletcher, North Carolina;

8 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; and 4 great great grandchildren.

Mildred is preceded in death by her parents; husband: Kellar; 3 brothers and 6 sisters.

An Online Memorial Service will be held on June 20 at 2 p.m. CST. Please contact Elizabeth Graves at egraves09@gmail.com for more information.

Memorials may be made to Serenity Hospice & Home and/or Camp Emmaus.

OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following activity June 5 A Peoria man was arrested on multiple traffic violations following a foot chase east of Oregon. Kenneth A. Henry, 32, of Peoria was arrested at 9:50 a.m. for driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving on a suspended license, no valid driver’s license, resisting arrest, illegal transportation of alcohol, failure to signal, improper lane usage, failure to wear seatbelt, operation a vehicle with no insurance

and on an outstanding warrant after Ogle County deputies, with the assistance of the Oregon Police Department, conducted a traffic stop in the 6000 block of East Illinois 64.

During the traffic stop, Henry fled on foot and ran into a wooded area in a subdivision east of Oregon, along Illinois 64.

Henry was taken into custody and transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

Karen Schroeder, 52, of Rochelle was arrested for aggravated fleeing to elude

and driving on a revoked license after deputies attempted to stop her vehicle on Illinois 251 near Dutch Road for speeding.

Schroeder sped away in an attempt to flee and elude deputies. The vehicle stopped on Interstate 39 near mile marker 95 after having mechanical problems.

Schroeder was held in lieu of bond at the Ogle County Jail.

June 6 Teodoro Jimenez-Viveros, 21, was arrested for driving while license suspended after deputies conducted a traffic

stop at Freeport Road and Robin Road.

Jimenez-Viveros was also cited for no front registration plate and was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

June 8 Jessica A. Hill, 18, of Stillman Valley was arrested at 7:18 p.m. for battery and disorderly conduct after deputies responded to the Meridian Manor Trailer Park for the report of a disturbance. Hill was transported to the Ogle County Jail where she was held in lieu of bond.

Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville reports the following police activity.

June 2 Russell L. Squires, 48, of Byron, was issued a citation at 12:43 p.m. for speeding, 57 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 100 block of N. Daysville Road.

June 3 At 9:48 a.m., police responded to a disturbance call in the 300 block of W. Washington Street resulting in the arrest of Sandra L. Hessian, 60, of Oregon, for domestic battery. Hessian was

transported to the Ogle County Jail.

June 6 Miguel A. Delcid, 47, of Hanover Park, was issued a citation at 6:35 a.m. for speeding, 54 mph in a 30 mph zone.

This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Connie F. Hermes, 27, of Mt. Morris, was issued a citation at 9:47 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

This violation occurred in the 1000 block of W. Washington Street.

June 7

At 11:53 p.m., police responded to a disturbance in the 900 block of S. 4th Street resulting in the arrest of Alyssa N. Ghibellini, 26, of Oregon, for battery, aggravated battery, resisting a peace officer, and driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Ghibellini was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Two parking citations and six verbal warning issued from June 1-7.

Please note: Any arrests listed are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty

in a court of law.

General calls for service through dispatch June 1-7 Checking a Subject / Vehicle.........9 Citizen Complaints...........................7 Citizen Assist / Civil Problem.........6 Assist EMS / Other Departments......................................4 Disturbance / Domestic Battery....4 911 Hang-up / Open Line.................3 Lockout Vehicle / Building.............. 1 Open Door/Window......................... 1 Ordinance Violations......................10 Traffic Stops......................................5

POLO POLICE Polo Police Chief Tim Rockwood released the following information.

May 24 Jordan A. Stark, 23, of Sterling, was arrested for improper lane usage, reckless driving and aggravated battery with a motor vehicle. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

May 29 Jose F. Montoya, 57, of Rockford, was cited for speeding 41 mph in a 30 mph

speed zone. He was issued a notice to appear citation.

May 30 Donald L. Summers, 35, of Polo, was arrested for an outstanding Ogle County warrant and possession of a controlled substance. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Steven S. Riddle, 34, of Rockford, was cited for speeding 45 mph in a 30 mph speed zone. He was issued a notice to

appear citation.

June 7 David L.R. Lindbloom, 23, of Dixon, was arrested for speeding 48 mph in a 35 mph speed zone, driving with a suspended driver’s license, and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Patrick D. Blumhoff, 25, of Polo, was cited for speeding 57 mph in a 35 mph speed zone. Blumhoff was released on

an I-bond.

Calls for service May 18-31 Citizen Complaints-Assist..............37 Juvenile.................................................1 Animal Complaint.............................. 3 Disturbance-Domestic......................2 Fire/Medical Assist...........................2 Lock Out..............................................5 Traffic...................................................9 County Assists...................................4 Possession of Controlled Substance............................................1

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Chapman Timothy Chapman Spouse of Timothy Chapman Occupant Tracey Oliver First State Bank Lincoln State Bank

Forreston, IL Property Index Number: 02-21200-005 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2017 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2016.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/21/2020.

LEGAL10/15/20 NOTICES 101at On 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 29, June 5 & 12, 2020

CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY OREGON ILLINOIS Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F Plaintiff, vs.

William J. Thompson, III, AKA 101 LEGAL NOTICES William Thompson; Sarah A. Thompson, AKA Sarah Thompson Defendants.

Case No. 2019CH57 1000 Lincoln Avenue, Rochelle, IL 61068 Judge John C. Redington NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 6, 2019, Brian E. VanVickle will on July 10, 2020, at the hour of 10:00AM at the Ogle County Sheriff's Office, Administration 103 Building, Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: The East 75.75 feet of the East Half (1/2) of Lot One (1) in Block Three (3) as designated upon the Plat of Grimes Addition in the City of Rochelle, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Book A of Plats, Page 272, in the Recorder's Office of Ogle County, Illinois; situated in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as 1000 Lincoln Avenue, Rochelle, IL 61068 Parcel Number(s): 24-24-355-004 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The

fied check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to LEGAL NOTICES Plaintiff and in101 "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the sale, foreclosure other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

For information Plaintiff's call Attorney, Manley Kochalski Deas LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601.

Phone number: 312-6516700. Attorney file number: 19-043850.

Alan S. Kaufman MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6289893 Email: StateEFiling@ manleydeas.com

Oregon Public Library, 300 Jefferson Street, Oregon, Illinois, a public hearing will be held on the annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Oregon Public Library District for the fiscal year beginning July l, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021.

101 LEGALperson NOTICES interAny ested in said budget and ordinance may be present at said time and place and may be heard in regard to the budget and ordinance. Due to COVID-19, the Library has been using virtual meetings, so anyone interested in such attendance please contact the Library at the phone number below for specific arrangements.

The tentative budget is now on file with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Oregon Public Library District, at the Library office and may be reviewed upon request prior to said hearing by the Public.Secretary, Board of Trustees

inspection at the fire station located on South Franklin Avenue in the City of Polo, Ogle County, Illinois in said District from and after May 31, 2020. Notice is further hereby given that a Public Hearing on said budget and appropriation ordinance will be LEGAL atNOTICES held seven101P. M., Central Daylight Savings Time on the 25th day of June, 2020, in said District and that the final action on said ordinance will be taken by the Board of Trustees of said Polo Fire Protection and the Polo Fire Protection Ambulance Service District at a meeting thereof to be held at seven P. M. Daylight Savings Time on the 25th day of June, 2020, at the Polo Fire Station of the City of Polo, in said District. By order of the Trustees of said District, dated the 18th day May, 2020. Polo Fire Protection District BY: Secretary

Date: June 12, 2020 Oregon Public Library District 300 Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL 61061 (815) 732-2724

"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W19-0917 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee of the Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 20053; Plaintiff, vs.

Todd A. Aldridge; Pamela J. Aldridge; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Defendants.

19 CH 95 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff of Ogle, Illinois, will on July 10, 2020, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Sheriff of Olge County, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL 61061, sell at

A1 OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff of Ogle, Illinois, will on July 10, 2020, at the hour of 101 LEGAL AM NOTICES 10:00 at Sheriff of Olge County, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL sell at 61061, public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the judgment said mentioned, situated in the County of Ogle, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 25 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF (NOW DEMENT CALLED THE OF VILLAGE ACCRESTON), CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF IN RECORDED D OF BOOK PLATS, PAGE 5, IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE IN OGLE ILLICOUNTY, NOIS, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED FOLLOWS; AS BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 25 OF SAID ORIGINAL NOW TOWN, VILLAGE OF CRESTON; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 01 25 MINUTE SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, A DISTANCE OF 85.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AND LOT 2 OF SAID BLOCK 25, A OF DISTANCE 132.16 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF LOT 2 IN SAID BLOCK 25; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 02 54 MINUTES SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A OF DISTANCE 85.29 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE 89 NORTH DEGREES 47 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 1 AND 2, A DISTANCE OF 132.19 FEET (132

0 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A OF DISTANCE 85.29 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST LEGAL NOTICES 101 ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 1 AND 2, A DISTANCE OF 132.19 FEET (132 FEET DEEDED) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OF THE CRESTON, COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 302 West North Street, Creston, IL 60113 PIN: 25-23-265-001 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law 33 W. Group, Monroe St., Suite 1540, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W190917. The terms of the sale are Cash.

10% at time of sale, with the balance due within hours.

The 24 property is improved by: Single Family Home.

The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements and thereon, tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1540 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 pleadings.il@ wirbickilaw.com W19-0917 I3151171

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TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2016-00110 TO: Timothy A. Chapman Spouse of Timothy Chapman Spouse of Timothy Chapman Occupant First State Bank Lincoln State Bank Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of OGLE County, Ill Case No. as 2017TX17 The Property is located at: 112 S. 2nd Ave., Forreston, IL Property Index Number: 02-33128-011 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2017 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2016.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/21/2020.

On 10/15/20 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 29, June 5 & 12, 2020 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2016-00006 TO: Timothy A. Chapman Spouse of Timothy Chapman Timothy Chapman Spouse of Timothy Chapman Occupant Tracey Oliver First State Bank Lincoln State Bank Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties LEGAL NOTICES interested in 101 said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of OGLE County, Ill. Case No. as 2017TX17 The Property is located at: 104 E. Fulton St., Polo, IL Property Index 14-09Number: 455-007 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2017 for Delinquent Real Taxes Estate and/or Special Assessments for the year 2016.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/21/2020.

On 10/15/20 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such in said Court County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner 10716-906737 May 29, June 5th & 12th 2020 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2016-00106 TO: Norman R. Kilker Occupant Norman R. Kilker Spouse of Norman Kilker

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of OGLE County, Ill. as Case No. 2017TX17 The Property is located at: 12043 W. Pitt Rd., Forreston, IL Property Index Number: 02-21200-005 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2017 for Delinquent Real Taxes Estate and/or Special Assessments for the year 2016.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/21/2020.

On 10/15/20 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2016-00157 TO: Donald J. Wilson Ashley A. Wilson Occupant Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of OGLE County, Ill. as Case No. 2017TX17 The Property is located at: 206 W. Lincoln St., Mount Morris, IL Property Index Number: 08-27434-006 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2017 for Delinquent Real Taxes Estate and/or Special Assessments for the year 2016.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/21/2020.

On 10/15/20 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 29, June 5 & 12, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY OREGON ILLINOIS Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F Plaintiff, vs.

J. William Thompson, III, AKA William Thompson; Sarah A. Thompson, AKA Sarah Thompson Defendants.

June 5, 12, 19, 2020 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of Oregon Public Library District Notice is hereby given to the Public that on July 16, 2020, at the hour of 6:00 P.M. at the Oregon Public Library, 300 Jefferson Street, Oregon, Illinois, a public hearing will be held on the annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Oregon Public Library District for the fiscal year beginning July l, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021.

Any person interested in said budget and ordinance may be present at said time and

June 12, 2020 POLO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT POLO FIRE PROTECTION AMBULANCE SERVICE DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: Notice is hereby given that a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for the Polo Fire Protection District and Polo Fire Protection Ambulance Service District in the County of Ogle and the State of Illinois for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, will be on file and available to public inspection at the fire station located on South Franklin Avenue in the City Polo, Ogle of County, Illinois in said District from and after May 31, 2020. Notice is further hereby given that a Public Hearing on said budget and appropriation ordinance will be held at seven P. M., Central Daylight Savings Time on the 25th day of June, 2020, in said

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June 5, 12, 19, 2020 "THIS IS AN TO ATTEMPT COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W19-0917 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee of the Fieldstone MortInvestment gage Trust, Series 20053; Plaintiff, vs.

ILLINOIS HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee of the Fieldstone MortREAL ESTATE 200 gage Investment Trust, Series 20053; Plaintiff, vs.

Todd A. Aldridge; Pamela J. Aldridge; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Defendants.

19 CH 95 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff of Ogle, Illinois, will on July 10, 2020, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Sheriff of Olge County, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL sell at 61061, public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the judgment said mentioned, situated in the County of Ogle, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: C/K/A: 302 West North Street, Creston, IL 60113 PIN: 25-23-265-001 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Law Wirbicki 33 W. Group, Monroe St., Suite 1540, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W190917. The terms of the sale are Cash.

10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours.

The is property improved by: Single Family Home.

The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1540

tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

REALWirbicki ESTATE 200 The Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1540 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 pleadings.il@ wirbickilaw.com W19-0917 I3151171 June 5, 12, 19, 2020

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY OREGON ILLINOIS Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F Plaintiff, vs.

J. William Thompson, III, AKA William Thompson; Sarah A. Thompson, AKA Sarah Thompson Defendants.

Case No. 2019CH57 1000 Lincoln Avenue, Rochelle, IL 61068 Judge John C. Redington NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that to a pursuant of Judgment Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 6, 2019, Brian E. VanVickle will on July 10, 2020, at hour of the 10:00AM at the Ogle County Office, Sheriff's Administration Building, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1000 Lincoln Avenue, Rochelle, IL 61068 Parcel Number(s): 24-24-355-004 The real estate is improved with a Family Single Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10%

Parcel Number(s): 24-24-355-004 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

EAL Eterms: STATE 200 RSale Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be within 24 paid hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT open for be inspection.

If this property is condominium a unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, the other than mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Suite Wacker, 1250, Chicago, IL Phone 60601. number: 312-6516700. Attorney file number: 19-043850.

Alan S. Kaufman MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6289893 Email: StateEFiling@ manleydeas.com

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