VOLUME 58 NO. 5 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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Erie, Illinois
BOOKS GALORE Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
Librarian Colette Saathoff is pictured with a selection of books available this week at Cordova District Library’s annual book sale, which features a variety of children and adult titles plus audio books and DVDs. The items have been donated or pulled from the shelves and are available for a free-will donation, with all proceeds to support reading in the community. Books not purchased during the sale will be free to the community on Saturday, Feb. 5, and Monday, Feb. 7.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Rebuild Illinois
Winter Activity
Library Activities
Reliable internet coming to rural areas. / 3
Ice skating rink returns to Lake Carlton. / 9
RVDL activities to beat the winter blues. / 2
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LOCAL NEWS
High School Sports ....................... 14 Church News............................. 16-17 Classified Ads .......................20-23
DEATHS
Thomas Joseph Bennett, Carl Edward Vander Eide, Ramona Mae VanZuiden, Frederick E. Seilhymer Jr., Carol Anne ‘Annie’ Kemp, David L. Lawton, Gary A. Nicolaysen, Page 6