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FORRESTON Journal June 11, 2015 Volume 153, Number 7 - $1.00
Volleyball Action
Property Taxes
KB Tough Run
A two-day tournament will be held in Oregon to raise money for scholarships. A6
Ogle County Property Taxes need to be paid by Friday, June 12. A10
Don’t delay any longer and sign up for the annual June 26 KB Tough Run. A7
Perfect weather to start festival By Chris Johnson cxjohnson@oglecounty news.com A variety of new and returning favorite games and competitions were some of the highlights during the annual Summer Daze festival. A perfect evening with clear skies and pleasant temperatures June 5 kicked things off in Leaf River for the FFA Tractor Rodeo. Competitors tried their hands at controlling their tractors in a variety of competitions. Up first was the keg race. This required a keg be pushed by a tractor down a course then around a barrel before returning to the finish line. “It is not to bad to push the keg,” said Josh Bolen, German Valley. “This year they added a turn. It used to be a straight shot.” The turn proved to be the wrench in the competition that made the event difficult.
“Having to turn made it so you loose sight of the keg,” said Bolen. “Luckily we had people help keep the kegs on line.” The turns were also difficult for Lee Miller, German Valley. “The keg did not want to cooperate,” he said. One competitor, Karl Meyer, Stillman Valley, was fortunate to not tip his tractor during the race. He had his 1926 F12 on three wheels when he drove over the keg. “I was going good but I lost it when I went over the keg,” Meyer said. “I have a narrow front end. I think this is more work than this tractor has done in 40 years.” The F12 has been in Meyer’s family since it was purchased new by his greatgrandfather who was from Baileyville. “The FFA helped restore this tractor in 2007 so it is fun to show it off at FFA
Kyle DeBoer, Baileyville got his Minneapolis Moline tractor off the ground during a pull in the 5100 pound class of
Turn to A3 the antique tractor pull Saturday afternoon. Photo by Chris Johnson
Festival events begins Friday in German Valley The 42nd Annual German Valley Days festival will get underway on Friday, June 12 with the theme, “America the Beautiful.” Activities will take place in the Ben Miller Park, along Church Street and Bunker
Hill Road. The Silver Creek SWIFT will serve a Celebration Supper beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday. A Little Miss and Mister Pageant and the presentation of the German Valley Area’s
Most Valuable Person award will begin at 6:30 p.m. Blue, Red and White sponsors will be recognized at 7:15 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., four area families will face off in “Family Feud” competition
being produced by Kid Again from Madison, Wis. NIYB Midseason All Star Baseball Games will be played at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday’s events will begin with a pancake and sausage breakfast served by
the Silver Creek Women’s Ministries from 7 to 10:30 a.m. at the German Valley Fire Station. The fire station will be the location for health screenings from 7 to 10 a.m. Blood glucose and
Man hurt in crash June 5
Relay for Life raises $56,000 By Sarah Zuniga Correspondent Cancer survivors, caregivers, and those helping to find a cure came together Friday night to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Relay For Life of Ogle County was held June 5 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Oregon High School track. The event included a cancer survivor dinner, silent auction, bags tournament, and a luminaria ceremony, as well as themed laps for walking around the track at LandersLoomis Field. The event raised $56,000, and money will continue to come in until Aug. 31. Forreston native Renee Ludwig gave a survivor presentation during the opening ceremony. Ludwig, a three and a half year breast cancer survivor, told the audience her story of battling the disease.
cholesterol testing will be offered by the Stephenson County Health Department. The charge is $10. Participants must fast nine hours prior to the test. FHN will provide free Turn to A3
A Polo man was injured June 5 when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pick-up truck south of Mt. Survivors of cancer walked the opening lap of the Relay For Life Event together, and met with their caregivers Morris. halfway through the first lap. Photo by Sarah Zuniga Stanley Webster, 63, was “I have so much to be Sean Hosseini, Byron, air-lifted by React helicopter to thankful for,” said Ludwig, was a member of the event Rockford Memorial Hospital as she thanked her family and leadership team. after the crash on Lowell Park friends during her speech. “It’s awesome to see the Road approximately three Burkardt’s LP Gas was support for these survivors,” miles south of Mt. Morris. recognized during the said Hosseini. He has been released from opening ceremony for their This was Hosseini’s third the hospital. contribution to the American year participating with Relay Ogle County Sheriff’s Cancer Society. for Life. Police said Webster was Burkardt’s general “I originally got started northbound behind a pickup manager Mike Faivre, Polo, because I had a friend who truck driven by Edward came up with the idea of was a part of it and he asked Collins, 57, Mt. Morris, which painting one of the propane me to join,” said Hosseini. was also northbound. trucks pink and donating one “Since then, my mom was The truck made a legal left cent for every gallon of fuel actually diagnosed with lung turn into a field entrance at the pink truck delivered to the cancer, so that kind of made the same time the motorcycle American Cancer Society. my connection to the event attempted to pass in a no The pink truck delivered even stronger.” passing zone. more than 800,000 gallons, Hosseini’s mother-in-law The motorcycle struck the which brought the amount and aunt-in-law have also side of the pickup truck. raised to $8,106.13. The battled with cancer. The crash occurred at 7 a.m. money was presented to “At this point, I’m It remains under investigation. American Cancer Society here for my mom, for my Mt. Morris Fire Department Relay For Life of Carroll, mother-in-law, my aunt- Renee Ludwig, Forreston, told the audience her story and ambulance and Polo Fire Lee, and Ogle Counties back in-law, and anybody else about battling breast cancer at the Relay For Life Ogle Department and ambulance in May. assisted at the scene. Turn to A3 County on June 5. Photo by Sarah Zuniga
In This Week’s Edition...
Byron Police, B4 Church News, A5 Classifieds, B7-B12 Entertainment, A6 Fines, B4
Marriage Licenses, A4 Oregon Police, B4 Property Transfers, B5 Sheriff’s Arrests, B3 Social News, A4
Sports, A11, A12 State’s Attorney, B4 Weather Forecast, A2 Zoning Permits, B5
Deaths, B6 William “Ole” Hiteman, Ev McGee
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