VOLUME 57 NO. 40 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
Erie, Illinois
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OKTOBERFEST
Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen performed in the gazebo on Port Byron’s Main Street on Saturday, Oct. 2 for the village’s first Oktoberfest celebration. Local establishments had food and drink specials, and the village had drawings for those who visited Main St. businesses for the punch card challenge, with local businesses donating various prizes. Polka music filled the air while attendees danced and enjoyed food and drinks in the downtown streets on a beautiful evening along the Mississippi River.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
TRAC Champions
B.L.I.N.D. Retreat
Homecoming Week
Riverdale cross country team finishes first. / 13
Area students encouraged to be the change. / 7
Week of activities return to Erie High School. / 2
WHAT’S INSIDE Police Reports.................................... 4 Glimpses of the Past......................... 8 Property Transfers........................... 18 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Sports............................... 10,12,13,14 Church News.............................19,20 Classifieds ..............................21-23
DEATHS
Clara Helen Eissens, Peggy Franks, Joan Kelly, Wanda Larson, Ardith Maxine Miller Bennett, Becky VanDeWostine, Richard ‘Rick’ Wright, Joyce A. Schaver-Fowler, Page 6