VOLUME 60 NO. 49 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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CHATTING WITH SANTA Earleen Hinton
Santa and Mrs. Claus chat with the Orellana family during Erie’s Hometown Holidays on Saturday, Dec. 2. Pictured are Melody, 10, Oliver, 6, and Georgia, 2. Santa and Mrs. Claus visited with kids and posed for photos at the Erie fire station during the event. Story on page 2.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Darkhorse Lodge
Hands-on Experience
Sports Roundup
Parents build retreat for combat veterans. / 6-7
Students gather for Youth Advisory Council. / 12
Find out how high school teams fared. / 14-15
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Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
LOCAL NEWS
Fulton Police Reports...................... 10 Glimpses of the Past.........................8 Property Transfers........................... 10
Sports ........................................14-15 Church News.............................16-17 Classifieds..............................19-24
DEATHS Dr. David E. Conner, Elwyn William Nice, Roger A. Redell, June A. Sutton, Joseph R. Ostrander, Pages 4-5