VOLUME 58 NO. 25 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
Erie, Illinois
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DEALS & MEALS Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
River Cities Rotary members are pictured at their annual fundraiser sale and cookout at Knapp’s Storage on Saturday, June 18, during Port Byron’s village-wide garage sales. Club members and students with Riverdale Interact assisted shoppers and cooked up meats on the grill to raise funds for their community projects. Pictured (from left) are Kelley Doty, Beth Saelens, Jim Perkins, Dave McMillin by the grill, Andrea Crawford, Toni Lucas, Mary Beth Eggers, Joe King, Steve Dickhut, Julie Perkins, Sue Hebel and Interact members Cassidy Mumma, Caitlyn Mumma and Courtney Shadrick.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Muddy Excitement
Downtown Festivities
Artistic Talents
Mud bog drag racing at Peat Monster. / 16
Port Byron summer events return. / 5
Local artist honored for her passion of art. / 2
WHAT’S INSIDE Social News........................................ 3 Glimpses of the Past....................... 10 Property Transfers............................ 11 Published every Tuesday 28 pages • One section
Police Reports.................................11 Church News............................ 22-23 Classifieds .............................25-28
DEATHS David E. Hadley, Timothy Hoerler, David J. Burns, Richard Laverne Landsiedel, Dorothy Grace Siefken, Page 8
