VOLUME 58 NO. 8 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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Erie, Illinois
FREEZING 4-FOOD
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Justin Jacobs, left, and Paige Dykstra, members of the Fenton Wizards 4-H club, battle the cold on the Erie triangle while collecting food for the Erie Food Pantry on Saturday morning. Page 2
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Resthave Royalty
For Bark Park
Cancelled Again
A King and Queen are crowned. / 5
$500 donation is given towards the dog park. / 4
Two popular events cancelled due to COVID, / 3
WHAT’S INSIDE Society News ..................................... 5 Glimpses of the Past......................... 8 School News ................................12,13 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
Property Transfers......................... 15 Church Listings..........................16,17 Classifieds .............................. 18,19
DEATHS David Geerts, Brenda F. Dye, Leah M. Kustes, Johanna ‘Jo’ Medema, Geraldine ‘Gerri’ Bruckman, Sharon Roselieb-Oleson, Lila L. Blumhoff, Ruthie E. Blair, Judith K. Landherr, Page 6