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FORRESTON Journal September 28, 2017 Volume 155, Number 23 - $1.00
Polo, Cards Win
A Color Run
Assessments
The Marcos beat Warren and the Cardinals down Aquin in football action. B1
Pinecrest will host a Color Run on Sunday, Oct. 4. A8
The Ogle County Supervisor of Assessments has released the latest property values. B4-B6
Hot day for TOSOC ride By Earleen Hinton ehinton@oglecounty news.com
Homecoming Festivities Gavin Fuchs (37, left) and Tylor Behrends (37, right) lead out front for the Homecoming Rally dance number, combining Forreston football players and dance squad members. Kaitlin Gruhn (22, behind Fuchs) and Avery Schnierla (21, far right) show off their moves in the back. Turn to A2 for a homecoming wrapup. Photo by Zach Arbogast
Left, Jordan Neuschwander and Cora Krigbaum get a strong start to their high school lives as they represent the freshman class in the 2017 Homecoming Court. Right, Taylor Shuey (54), Madison Sketo (30), and Hannah Schnierla (43) get the crowd warmed up with a cheer at Thursday evening’s Homecoming Rally. Photos by Zach Arbogast
Temperatures in the 90s coupled with high humidity didn’t stop more than 300 bicyclists from taking part in the Second Annual TŌSOC (Tour of Scenic Ogle County) on Saturday. “The event went very well,” said Brion Brooks, executive director of the Village of Progress, the organization that hosts the event. “I think we had around 325 riders, which was a little higher than last year’s. The reviews we got were very supportive.” Proceeds from TŌSOC benefit the Village of Progress, a private not-forprofit corporation that was founded in Oregon in 1969 to meet the training needs of adults with disabilities who reside in Ogle County. Bicyclists could choose from three riding routes, a 10mile, 32-mile, and 62-mile. Riders started and finished their rides from the Village of Progress in Oregon. Most riders left early in the morning to beat the day’s predicted heat. “I think the record high temps may have kept some people away,” said Brooks. “The people who participated really enjoyed the event. We had some guys ride that came to the ride who were from other countries. It was kind of neat to have that international flair.” According to the TŌSOC
In This Week’s Edition...
Church Bells, A5 Classifieds, B6-B10 Entertainment, A6 Marriage Licenses, A4
Guest Column, A7 Oregon Police, B3 Polo Chamber A8 Property Transfers, B6
Sheriff’s Arrests, B3 Social News, A4 Sports, B1, B2
2017 Facebook page, Dru Laws from Lake Mills, Wisconsin brought his business associates from Canada and South Africa to ride. Seven-year-old Rachel Drew was doing her part to Turn to A3
Pat Saunders will not run in 2018 By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com
This float in the Forreston Homecoming Parade Sept. 21 depicts the Freeport-Aquin Bulldogs as unable to sit at the big table with the Cardinals. Photo by Zach Arbogast
Brian Miller, of Dixon, rides with his shirt unzipped as he nears the water station at the John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour during the TOSOC bicycle ride on Saturday. Hot and muggy weather didn’t deter riders from taking part in the event. Photo by Earleen Hinton
A longtime Ogle County Board member announced last week that she will not seek re-election next year. “I’m not going to run again,” Pat Saunders, a Republican from Polo, said Sept. 19. “I wanted to announce it early enough that anyone who wants to run for the seat has time to file for it.” Saunders, who will have served on the board for 16 years when her term is up in November of 2018, represents District 8, which covers Brookville, Buffalo, Eagle Point, Grand Detour, Lincoln, Pine Creek, Taylor, and Woosung Townships. She said she wanted to allow plenty of time for anyone interested in running for the seat in the March 20 primary election to circulate and file a nominating petition. If no one runs for the
post, the county board will appoint someone to fill it. “I don’t want that to happen,” she said. “The voters should decide who represents them.” “I would also like to see us implement terms limits,” Saunders said. “I don’t think anyone should serve more than 20 years, but 12 or 16 years would be better. You need fresh ideas and insights.” Nomination packets and information for the March primary are available at the county clerk’s office on the first floor of the Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon. The period for circulating petitions to obtain the signatures of registered voters began Sept. 5. The completed petitions must be filed at the county clerk’s office from Nov. 27 to Dec. 4. Successful candidates in the March primary will run for election in the Nov. 6, 2018 general election.
Deaths, B3 Pamela S. Hammer, Clifford E. Knapp, Jim Stralow
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