VOLUME 57 NO. 47 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
Erie, Illinois
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DECK THE HALLS Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
Danae and Jeff Wunderlich of Erie fill a decorative planter with evergreen boughs near The Corner Café in Erie on Saturday, Nov. 20, as Revitalize Erie preps for the Hometown Holiday event next month. Jeff, a Whiteside County Sheriff’s Deputy, said he had a few hours to participate in some community-oriented policing over the weekend, so he trimmed up the evergreen tree, strung up some lights, and decorated the downtown planters with seasonal décor along with his wife Danae, a Revitalize Erie committee member. See page 14.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
Lunch for Seniors Rapids City staff distribute meals to seniors. / 2
REGIONAL NEWS
“The Halls Be Decked”
Holiday Festivities
MCH Holiday Tour of Homes is Dec. 2-4. / 4
Prophetstown’s lighted parade is back. / 11
WHAT’S INSIDE Society News ..................................... 3 Glimpses of the Past........................12 Property Transfers............................15 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Sports.............................................. 16 Church Pages............................18-19 Classifieds .............................20-22
DEATHS Alvin L. Baxter, Jil Larae Tague, Marian J. Swanson, Orville E. Buikema, Brenda K. Stuart, Ruth S. Thompson, Mary Blean, JoAnne “Jody” Robinson, Rita J. Vandemark, John D. Brodrecht, Larry Thies, Page 8
