VOLUME 58 NO. 21 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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PANCAKE DAY
Erie, Illinois
Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
Lt. Jamie Melton and firefighters (from left) Jodie Wells, Cameron Klendworth and Jordan Garrison served up pancakes, sausage and eggs during the Erie Fire Protection District’s annual pancake breakfast Sunday, May 22, at the fire station. Hundreds of diners enjoyed breakfast in the bay while the fire engines were open for kids to explore. All meal donations help the department in upgrading its equipment. Other local supporters of the breakfast were Gold Star FS, Hanford Insurance, Paul Young, Dollar General, King’s Kloset, Legends Sports Bar & Grill and Shaheen’s Village Market.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
MMTA Production
Memorial Day Events
Tales on the Trail
The play “Steel Magnolias” set for June 3-5. / 3
Area towns announce local activities. / 4
Reading stories along the trail and more! / 4
WHAT’S INSIDE Social News........................................ 3 Glimpses of the Past........................12 Property Transfers........................... 10 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Sports ........................... 10, 13, 17, 20 Church News..........................18-19 Classifieds .................................21-23
DEATHS Robert F. Renner Jr., Carolyn Joyce Vandermyde, Louis James Betts Jr., Norma Brimley, Kenneth “Kenny” P. Verkruysse, Judith Colleen Temple, Warren Wiersema, Brian G. Houzenga, Barbara Sage, Pages 6, 8, 9