VOLUME 57 NO. 41 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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PTO FALL FEST
Erie, Illinois
Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
Riverdale Middle School Student Council members had fun dressing up for their trunk or treat display for the first ever Riverdale PTO Fall Festival held at Riverdale Elementary on Friday, Oct. 8. Hundreds of students and their families headed to the school for a festive evening of treats, games, hayrack rides, raffles, apple cider demos, photo ops, food, and costumes galore. See page 18.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Crafts and Collectibles
Fulton Hospitality
1A Boys State Golf
Everything Prim & More opens in Morrison. / 3
American Countess stops to tour Fulton. / 7
Riverdale team finishes sixth at state meet. / 19
WHAT’S INSIDE
Glimpses of the Past........................16 Property Transfers............................ 11 Police Reports.................................... 9 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
LOCAL NEWS
Sports....................................19,21,22 Church News............................23-24 Classifieds ............................. 25-27
DEATHS
Shirley Stralow-Nelson, Dawson Scott Scanlan, Judith A. DeVries, Shirley A. Decker, LaVern Donald Boelkens, Barry J. Black, William Balk, Brian ‘Stretch’ Tegeler, Lorraine Eissens, Jacob ‘Jake’ Arthur Damhoff , Pages 4-5