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Cheer Kids
The halftime show at the Forreston vs. Fulton football game on Friday, Oct. 7, had some very special guests. Ninety-three kids who took part in the 2022 Cardinals Cheer Camp braved chilly temperatures to perform in front of a packed grandstand. At far left, Masie Taylor, 3, of Forreston stares at the crowd as she tries to stay warm. At left, Adalyn Genandt, 3, of Forreston donned a fuzzy hat and gloves as she took part in one of the cheers.
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BERTOLET LIBRARY
Youth Programs
Story Time: Thursdays, 10 a.m. Stop in with your Toddlers and Pre-K littles for Story Time each Thursday with Miss Jana. She will have a couple stories and an activity for the kids.
Big Kids, Big Art: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 4:30 p.m. (note time change!) Calling all 1st through 5th Graders! Miss Jana has a great beginner art program just for you. Each month will focus on a different element of art. Join her on the third Tuesday of each month!
LEGO Club: First Monday of the month, 5 p.m. Create with us on the 1st Monday of each month. We will have the LEGOs waiting for you!
Family Programs
Drop-In Craft: Pumpkin Decorating Drop in this month and decorate a gourd with a variety of markers. Take your pumpkin home or show it off on display at the library for the season.
Movie Night: Monday, Oct. 24, 5 p.m. Inconceivable! This classic premiered 35 years ago! Cheer on Buttercup and Westley as they battle ROUSs in the fire swamp, evade Prince Humperdinck, and support Inigo Montoya as he avenges his father’s death.
Adult Programs
Learn the basics to get started using Microsoft Excel. This class will include a hands-on overview of the Excel workspace and creation of a basic inventory spreadsheet where you will apply formatting and complete calculations using formulas and functions. Free registration is required by calling: 815-738-2742. Please indicate at registration if you are able to bring your own laptop.
Adult Book of the Month
The Book of the Month is The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth. The Things We Keep is a compelling novel about early onset Alzheimer’s disease and how it affects the patient and people surrounding the patient. Follow Anna as she is placed into an assisted living home and deals with slowly losing pieces of her memory and the friends she makes along the way.
Craft Kits for Adults
Stop by the circulation desk and pick up this month’s take and make craft. Get into the Halloween mood with this popsicle stick scarecrow.
New Releases
Adult Books: Holidays on the Virgin River by Robyn Carr; Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr; Falling Stars by Fern Michaels; Righteous Prey by John Sanford; Goodbye Again by Mariah Stewart (LP)
Juvenile Books: Thirst by Varsha Bajaj; Zoey by Lisa Mullarkey
FORRESTON LIBRARY
Alzheimer’s Association Presents: Effective Communication and Art Activities, Thursday, Oct. 20, 12 p.m.
Join us at the library for an online presentation by the Alzheimer’s Association to learn effective communication strategies for helping your friends and loved ones who are struggling with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia.
The program also includes a presentation by Dale and Deborah Smith of Art Express which provides social interaction and cognitive stimulation for those with Alzheimer’s and their caregiver.
The program will conclude with a live question and answer session.
If you would prefer to participate from home, please call 800-272-3900 to register.
Tuesdays at 10 a.m. - Bring your favorite toddler or preschooler for a time of stories, songs, crafts, and fun! This relaxed program is a great way for little ones to meet new friends and discover the joy of reading.
Please call the library to register or if you have any questions.
Community Room - Looking for a place to hold your event? Our community room (with a small kitchenette) is available for meetings, parties, showers, family reunions, and more. Please call the library at 815-938-2624 for additional information.
Library Hours
The library is open: Monday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2-7 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10 a.m. -1 p.m., 2-6 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. We may be reached by phone at 815-938-2624, email at forrestonpubliclibrary@gmail.com, or through Facebook messaging.
Of course, we always love to see you in person, too!
By ALEXA ZOELLNER azoellner@shawmedia.com
In its first go-round, the Oregon Area Farm Tour was a success, organizers say.
“It was a sunny fall day with perfect weather,” said Liz Vos, Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director. “People just wanted to get out of their houses and go exploring.”
The farm tour took place the afternoon of Oct. 9. People were able to tour four farms: BerryView Orchard and Dietrich Ranch, both in Mt. Morris, and Dandelion Feathers Farm and White Pines Ranch, both in Oregon.
Vos said she was told by Dandelion Feathers Farm owner Andrea Murray that Murray was doing face painting nonstop from 1 to 4 p.m., and Murr a y ’ s p a r e n t s c o u n t e d 1 2 0 t o 1 4 0 visitors.
Total participation is hard to measure because of the spread-out nature of the event, Vos said.
“Based on the number of people at the Dandelion Feathers Farm, I’d say maybe there were more than that,” she said. “I don’t really have a way of knowing.”
The University of Illinois Extension was at Dietrich Ranch, where they had a worm compost and soil testing stand, Vos said. The people running that reported 27 adults and 20 children visited their stand, and even more were exploring other areas of the farm, she said. “They had so much fun,” Vos said.
A dinner and barn dance originally were scheduled to follow the afternoon farm tours, but that part of the event was canceled.
“I think some people just wanted to do the farm visits,” Vos said.
There used to be farm tours every year, but there hasn’t been one in a while, Vos said when asked her reason for hosting the event.
“We live in a rural community, and I think that we have several [Chamber of Commerce] members that they have farms, farm stores and farm boutiques and things,” she said. “I thought it would be fun to do an event centered around them and what they have to offer. Our community is really a great rural destination.”
Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media Buddy Murray, 10, of Oregon, leans against a hay bale holding his chicken, Fluffy, during the Oregon Area Farm Tour on Oct. 9. Buddy’s mother owns Dandelion Feathers Farm.
L et Freedom Ring Family Fall Festival set for Oct. 16
By ALEXA ZOELLNER azoellner@shawmedia.com
A new Let Freedom Ring family fun event is scheduled for this weekend in Mt. Morris.
The Family Fall Festival is set for 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 16. It will take place on the village square; the rain location is the Mt. Morris Senior Center.
“It’s a new thing we’re trying to raise some money for the festival, but also to get some fall fun in, too,” said Tiffany West, Let Freedom Ring Committee chairperson.
Activities include a penny carnival, pumpkin carving contest, costume parade and craft show, she said.
There are about 15 craft vendors signed up to attend, West said. Tickets for penny carnival games are six tickets for $1, she said.
“The Evangelical Free Church is helping with the penny carnival games and stuff,” West said. “We’ll be doing prizes for those games for the kids.”
To enter the pumpkin carving contest is $2 for ages 5 and under with a painted pumpkin and $5 per pumpkin for all other ages, she said. Pumpkins are to be entered already carved and ready to be judged, West said.
There will be winners for different age groups: 5 and under; 6 to 10 years old; 11 to 15 years old; and 16 and up.
“The costumes, it’s another time for people to wear costumes,” West said. “It’s not necessarily judging.”
People should come to have family fun, support the Mt. Morris community and to support Let Freedom Ring in funding the Fourth of July firework show, she said.
Fireworks cost $20,000, and the price is expected to go up next year, West noted.
POLICE NEWS
Two arrested for retail theft f rom Oregon store
T w o F r e e p o r t r e s i d e n t s w e r e arrested last week for stealing merchandise from an Oregon store.
Terry M. Ernst, 58, of Freeport, and Michael C. Hille, 57, of Freeport, were arrested after police investigated a retail theft at the Oregon Snyder Ace Hardware store, 201 N. Fourth St., at 6:54 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6.
“Oregon police responded to a possible retail theft at the Oregon Snyder Ace Hardware. It was alleged that two male subjects entered the store and began concealing a felony amount of merchandise,” Oregon Police Chief Joe Brooks said in an Oct. 7 news release. “The two subjects matched the description from a prior theft at the store and they were confronted by employees. Upon arrival of the Oregon officers, a foot pursuit ensued.
“With the assistance of the Ogle County Sheriff’s Depart ment , the Byron Police Department, and the Mt. Morris Police Department, the suspect’s vehicle was located in the 200 block of North Third Street and a felony stop was conducted. Two male subjects were taken into custody.”
Ernst was charged with four counts of felony retail theft.
“The Byron Police Department charged Hille with two counts of felony retail theft,” the news release said.
Both were transported to the Ogle County Jail.
Within the vehicle a large amount of possible stolen property from other j u r i s d i c t i o n s w a s r e c o v e r e d , t h e release said.
BRIEFS
County Crossroads Quilt Guild to host ‘quilt trunk show’
The Country Crossroads Quilt Guild will offer a quilt trunk show, “Attic Quilts,” on Monday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Forreston Grove Church.
The show will be presented by Heidi Brenum, owner of the Pins & Pieces Quilt Shop in Darlington, Wisconsin. Her shop is in the newly renovated Driver Opera House in Darlington.
Please join us for a fun-filled evening and the viewing of some beautiful quilts!
Guild meetings are held at the Forreston Grove Church, 7246 Freeport Road, Forreston, the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m., with ample time to meet and greet members before the meeting.
Visitors are welcome for a fee of $5 at the door. For more information, call Program Committee Chair Shauna Heck 815-2381342 or Guild President Barb Gaertner 815-297-2700.
Polo Women’s Club to accept winter coats, accessories through Nov. 1
The Polo Women’s Club has officially kicked off its third annual coat drive season, which runs until Nov. 1.
The club is accepting donations of NEW or “gently used” coats, hats, scarves, mittens and gloves. Drop-off locations in Polo are First State Bank Shannon-Polo (211 S. Division Ave.), Polo Senior Center (101 W. Mason St.), 802 E. Buffalo St. and 103 E. Oregon St.
Distribution will take place free of charge at Crossroads Community Church in Polo on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon.
GFWC Illinois Polo Women’s Club, organized in 1921, is a community-based service organization that makes a difference through volunteer service.
For additional information, call Louise Hall at 815-946-2198.
