Forreston Journal

VOLUME 155 NO. 31 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865

Friday, November 27, 2020 • $1.00

COUNTY NEWS

Courts Closed COVID-19 exposures have prompted a shut down of Ogle court cases. / 4

LOCAL NEWS

TRACTOR TIME!

River Accident

Family and friends of two drowning victims pay tribute to them. / 10

School Closure COVID-19 cases cause Oregon officials to stop in-person learning for now. / 4

Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media

Forreston FFA students drove their tractors to school on Tuesday. Here, an older Farmall is parked by a modern Case.

One Section • 28 Pages

INDEX Betty’s Column......... 5 Colbert Column........ 5 Business News.........19 Church News........... 23

Classifieds......... 24-28 Gift Guide .......... 13-16 Library News.......17-19 Oregon Police...........21

Otto’s Column........... 6 Property Transfers.. 22 Sheriff Activity........ 22 Sports........................12

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Board opts to continue in-person learning ‘We plan to do in-person as long as possible’ - Sheri Smith

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com The Forrestville Valley School District Board decided late last week that it will continue in-person learning through the end of the semester, Superintendent Sheri Smith said.

The Ogle County Health Department recommended earlier this month that all county schools shift to remote learning from after Thanksgiving until mid-January due to increased local COVID-19 cases and concerns about holiday gatherings.

“It’s hard to say we want to take an adaptive pause when you consider trying to get back into school after that,” Smith said. “We understand it’s significant community transmission but we believe here is safest. We put money and effort into cleaning. I think our

concern is no school and parents have to do daycare and there’s students gathering anyways.”

Smith said the district plans to do in-person learning as long as possible. Parents will have the option Superintendent to move their student Sheri Smith to remote learning for the period the OCHD recommended.

So far, the district has had 36 COVID19 positives of students and staff, including households.

“We look at every case to see where it originated from,” Smith said. “There’s no transmission or spread in schools.”

The OCHD recently gave the responsibility of contact tracing back to schools and their nurses. Smith said her district’s nurse, Mrs. Nelson, has been tracking cases since the beginning of the semester and a good relationship with families.

Area schools have run into staffing issues due to COVID-19, and Forreston schools haven’t been immune to that.

“We have had problems with staffing,” Smith said. “It comes and goes. In recent weeks we had a high number of staff out and then we saw a decline. We’re holding steady. We’ve been very fortunate.

Two staff members are district subs and they’ve helped us a great deal.”

The Oregon School District had to opt for a two-week adaptive pause last week just days after announcing a plan to stay open during the holidays due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Smith said she watched that situation closely, but ultimately wasn’t put off by it and focuses on her own district’s numbers.

“I think that’s one thing we’ve learned,” Smith said. “What I say today, is that things can change in 5-8 hours.

Things will continue to evolve.”

Families that choose to gather over Thanksgiving have been asked by the district to shift their children to remote learning.

“The only thing I’m asking is, if families gather, stay remote to keep us safe,” Smith said. “At the elementary we’ll send iPads home and make sure they have Chromebooks just in case.”

SPECIAL EVENT

Blood drive at Leaf River church Nov. 23 The Leaf River United Methodist Church will host a Community Blood Drive on Monday, Nov. 23.

Staff from the Rock River Valley Blood Center will draw blood between 12 - 6 p.m.

Donors need to be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent), weigh at least 110

pounds and be in general good health.

“One in three people will need blood and you never know when you or someone you love might be the one,” said organizer Laura Warner. “Join us in sharing the Gift of Life.”

For more information or to

schedule an appointment, contact Warner at 815-738-2508 or the Rock River Valley Blood Center at 815/965-8751, toll free at 877RRVBC-99 or on the web at www. rrvbc.org.

For other locations where you can donate, go to www.rrvbc. org/drives-calendar.

BRIEFS Forreston Lions Club offering Christmas angels, baskets The Forreston Lions Club will sponsor its annual Christmas baskets and angel program again this year.

Angels are available at Koeller’s Forreston Hardware and the Forreston State Bank.

Each angel will have the name and age of a boy or girl.

To participate, pick up an angel buy a $15 to $20 gift for the child listed on the angel, and return the gift, with the angel attached, to any of the locations no later than Wednes-

day, Dec. 16.

The Lions Club will deliver the angel gifts and food baskets on Saturday, Dec. 19.

Anyone who knows of someone who could use a food basket is asked to call Larry Dikkers at 815-266-1856 or any other Forreston Lions member.

Celebrate the Holidays with Rock River Center’s Free Lunch Friday curbside service Dec. 4 The Rock River Center’s next Free Lunch Friday will be Friday, Dec. 4. The menu is

lasagna, garlic bread, salad, Santa surprise dessert bag and a drink.

An additional sponsor, Heritage Woods of Belvidere, has joined this event which will again be curbside service only with pre-registration by Dec. 2.

Special dietary meals are available when requested at the time of registration. Curbside pickup for lunch on Dec. 4 starts at 11:30 a.m.

Rock River Center prepared and distributed over 115 meals at Free Lunch Friday on Nov. 6 thanks to the generosity of The Etnyre Foundation.

COVID-19 UPDATE

12 deaths, 321 cases in a week

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com The Ogle County Health Department reported 44 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Nov. 24, totaling 2,632.

One hundred and thirty two cases were reported Saturday through Monday. 321 new cases have come in the past week. Ages and locations of the individuals that test positive are not being released to protect their privacy.

The OCHD has reported 12 new deaths in the past week. Ogle County has seen a total of 26 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Recoveries of documented cases stand at 2,009, with 67 new ones reported Tuesday. The OCHD took to its Facebook page on Nov. 20 in response to reports it’s defiance of guidelines in the county.

“We have witnessed and are receiving several complaints about local businesses that are not following tier 3 mitigations,” the post said. “This behavior is hurting our response efforts. We understand businesses are attempting to make money but packing businesses, not following social distancing and not masking is putting lives in danger. We do not want to fall back into a full shut down of the state. Please choose your actions wisely. Help us keep Ogle County residents safe!”

The Illinois Department of Public Health site said Tuesday that there are 906 cases in the zip code that includes Rochelle, Creston and White Rock.

Stillman Valley has 150 cases, Byron has 505 cases and Davis Junction has 158 cases.

Oregon and Mt. Morris have 274 and 156 cases, respectively.

Polo has 132 cases, Leaf River has 72 cases and Forreston has 93 cases.

The Sauk Valley as a whole reported three additional coronavirus deaths and 302 new cases Monday.

Whiteside County on Monday announced 49 new cases of COVID-19. The new cases involve seven people younger than 20, eight in their 20s,

six in their 30s, five in their 40s, eight in their 50s, four in their 60s, three in their 70s and 10 older than 80.

The county also saw 29 recoveries Monday.

Total new cases in Whiteside County for the week of November 16-22 dropped compared to the previous week, from 652 new cases to 556. New cases in the younger-than-20 age group rose, from 79 to 81, while in the older-than-80 age group, new cases went from 49 to 54, but overall, age groups saw slight declines. The 60-69 age group saw the sharpest decline, from 89 cases for the week ending Nov. 15 to 56 last week.

Even with that decline, there were more cases for the recent 2-week span, 1,176, than for the previous 2 weeks, 692.

Lee County announced 90 new cases Monday, covering a period that includes Saturday and Sunday. Of those, five are from the Dixon Correctional Center and six are from Franklin Grove Living and Rehab. An additional 43 people have recovered.

Carroll County announced one COVID-related death on Monday, involving a person in his or her 60s. Carroll County also had 31 new cases, involving two children, two teens, three people in their 20s, three in their 30s, four in their 40s, six in their 50s, four in their 60s, six in their 70s and one in his or her 80s.

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Ogle County cases climb to 2,632 as of Nov. 24

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OGLE COUNTY NEWS

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COUNTY COURTS

Ogle court proceedings halted due to COVID-19 Most Ogle County court proceedings will not take place for the next two weeks at the Ogle County Judicial Center, after employees working in two offices tested positive for coronavirus.

A weekend news release from 15th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert T. Hanson said the State’s Attorney’s Office and the Probation Office both reported a “COVID-19 breakout.”

As a result, the Judicial Center, 105 S. Fifth St., will remain closed until Dec. 7 “to ensure we control the spread and that the public is not exposed to the virus by Ogle County/Court employees,” Hanson said in the release.

Criminal bond hearings, and emergency matters regarding petitions for orders of protection, orders for stalking and no contact, juvenile matters and bonafide emergency child support and parenting time and decision-making disputes will move ahead with a limited staff, the release said.

All other cases scheduled to take place before Dec. 7 will be rescheduled.

Hanson did not specify when or how many county or court employees tested positive.

As of Sunday, Ogle County has reported 2,567 confirmed coronavirus cases and 25 deaths from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

The release said: “Upon a COVID19 breakout within the Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Ogle County Probation Office, Ogle County Health Director Kyle Auman recommended a two week pause of operation of the Ogle County Judicial Center to ensure we control the spread and that the public is not exposed to the virus by Ogle County/Court employees.”

All cases falling within that time frame will be notified of a future court date.

The Ogle County Judicial Center will reopen on Monday, Dec. 7, at 8:30 a.m.

Determination of a bonafide emergency child support or parenting time/decision making dispute issue shall be determined by the Judge before whom the case is pending.

Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media

The Ogle County Judicial Center opened in 2005 in Oregon. It houses the courtrooms and offices of the circuit clerk, state’s attorney, and probation.

OREGON SCHOOLS

Oregon schools pause two weeks due to pandemic ‘We’ve always said if we’re the source of spread, we’ll close’

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com Oregon School District Superintendent Tom Mahoney called making it until this week without a COVID-19 adaptive pause “a good run.”

All Oregon schools will be moving to remote learning for 14 days beginning Nov. 19 due to COVID-19

• COVID-19 Continued from Page 3 Whiteside County has had 3,674 cases and 69 deaths. Lee County has had 1,576 cases, 949 recoveries and six deaths. Carroll County has had 987 cases and 24 deaths.

spread, Mahoney said Wednesday morning.

There are currently 14 positive cases, 132 close contacts out and 83 staff and students waiting for COVID-19 to be ruled out within the district.

“This decision is based on quarantine numbers, impact on staffing and information from the Ogle County Health Department (OCHD) that indicates they have a clear picture that there is a spread of the virus occurring among students in the district,” Mahoney said.

The remote learning period is planned to end on Dec. 2. If necessary staff is available, in-person learning will begin again on Dec. 3.

All extra-curricular activities will be placed on hold for 14 days.

The OCHD recently recommended all county schools cease in-person learning from Thanksgiving break until the end of the semester due to recent high COVID-19 case numbers and holiday gathering concerns.

At its Monday meeting, the Oregon School Board unanimously decided it would not follow that advice and continue with in-person learning as long as it could.

The statement Oregon School Board President Bryan Wills read at the Monday meeting said the district’s decision did not mean a shift to remote learning wouldn’t happen during the period, as it has.

Mahoney said he’s started receiving emails from confused parents asking why the school is closing after saying it wouldn’t at Monday’s meeting.

Tuesday test results were the cause for the change. Mahoney said before those, there was no need for remote learning. The district worked with the health department to have Wednesday be in-person to provide parents as much time as possible to prepare.

“On Tuesday we got tests back and confirmed there was a spread at the high school and suspected strongly there was at the elemen-

Sterling has had 10,537 tests and 1,339 cases. Rock Falls has had 5,275 tests and 798 cases. Dixon has had 11,696 tests and 1,073 cases. Rochelle has had 6,323 tests and 900 cases.

The North region’s (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties) positivity rate

decreased from 17.1% to 16.6%. Currently, 28% of medical/surgical beds are available and 24% of ICU beds.

Within this region, DeKalb County’s positivity rate decreased to 12.8%, Lee County’s rate increased to 17.0%, and Whiteside County’s rate dropped to 19.8%.

Finally, within this region, there

are 42 available, staffed ICU beds out of 179 total, a decrease of six from Sunday.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced 8,322 new cases and 47 deaths. There have now been 664,620 cases and 11,552 deaths statewide.

See OREGON SCHOOLS, Page 8

LOCAL HISTORY

he weather has been hard to believe and has helped getting outside fall work done.

Of course for me to get the big flower bed cleaned out, it would have to stay this way all winter. That will probably not be the case!

I did get to the library this week since someone told me I would probably be safe there from the virus. Are we really safe anywhere?

I also popped into the post office for stamps since the mail is my connection to the outside world and I do still write many letters even in this world of email.

I had responded back to Mary in Green Bay, Wisconsin who sent me all the stuff on Anna Parmelee and George Read. Somehow I left off the zip code but all the rest of the address was correct. I got the letter back and I had to redo it. So the zip code is important.

So I went to the library to find out what was in the Tri-County Press about the start of Edgewood Golf Course that had been west of Polo.

The original article in the Dixon paper had been written in 1938 about the start of the golf course. But I could not make out the dates in the article.

Then Linda Gall sent me an article again from the Dixon paper dated Aug. 2, 1928 about eight ladies who motored to Polo to play golf at Edgewood and they had lunch at the club house. So now we are in the 1920s.

The next article she found in the Dixon paper was dated June 1, 1918 and the Tri-County Cup Tournament was been held with some of it at Edgewood in Polo. Now we are back further and we did eventually find where the course started in 1915 and they eventually paid $25 a year for use of the pasture.

So when I got to the library, I started with 1915 in the Tri-County Press newspapers to see what they had to say. I was interested to know what church had been moved near to the course and when all that was done.

I found nothing in 1915, 1916, 1917, and I was just starting in the spring of 1918 when I had to leave. Now the library is closed due to the virus

This old postcard shows the club house at Polo’s Edgewood Golf and Country Club. Photo supplied so I have yet to find out spot and was redone anything printed in the eventually as a home. It COMMENTARY Polo paper about Edgehad a steep pitched roof wood in those early Betty Obendorf with a cathedral ceiling years. upstairs.

Polo Historical Society But it was a country This was where the club and maybe they women golfers dressed did not want the puband it had a bathroom lic to know what was upstairs also. Then when going on. it was redone, with the I had a nice conversation with Nancy Grossnickroof being lowered, the bathroom was taken out. le about the history of the golf course and they had no idea it went back as far as what we are The room is not even accessible today for use. It was totally changed. finding.

The club house had a wide porch which surThe club house they had heard was an old Masonic Lodge that had been right downtown in rounded three sides of it and of course it was the area where our museum is now. They now changed also. The club house was added onto to make it into a home which was very lovely inside. live in the old club house.

The club house has always been in the same Time marches on.

SPORTS COLUMN

OHS graduate coaches Northern to first MAC title H ow about some feel-good news.

For the first time in program history, the Northern Illinois University women’s cross country team won the Mid American Conference title. Why that is significant is because Oregon High School grad Adrian Myers was the architect of the endeavor.

“This is what we said we were going to do from the moment I came in the door and as a coach, and leader of the program, I wanted to make sure that I was a man of my word,” said Myers of winning the conference title. “This was the right team at the right time, in a very challenging time in all of our lives. They showed a lot of grit and growth, and they really embodied the Huskie cross country experience, to come from the bot-

COMMENTARY Andy Colbert

tom of the conference to now bringing home a championship to DeKalb.”

Myers, who is in his sixth year as head coach of the team, had to sweat out the final results. The top four teams were only separated by 13 points, with the Huskies edging Toledo 84-87 for the MAC crown.

Last year, runner-up NIU lost by two points.

In a post on Facebook, an elated Myers praised those who had an impact upon him, including some key figures from Oregon.

“I am not who I am as a son, brother, husband, father and professional without the work of men like Rick Wemple, Bob Schultz, Greg Harger, Art Carlson, John Bothe, John Axelson, Mark Shaulis, and Jim Spratt who each showed me the impact of a good coach in a young man’s life. This sport has given more to my life than I could ever return.”

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In the latest installment of “How the High School Sports World Turns”, the IHSA has put

See COLBERT COLUMN, Page 8

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Old postcard offers glimpse of Oregon’s past Editor’s note: Otto Dick, Oregon has researched the people, places and events important in the Oregon area’s history for the Ogle County Historical Society. The following is one of a series of the articles he has written.

BY OTTO DICK One hundred and 14 years ago, on May 14, 1906, a postcard was postmarked at the Oregon, Illinois Post Office.

It was sent by Ida Matmiller Wade (1866-1934) to her aunt, Julia Parshall in Erie, Pennsylvania.

It pictures Jake the donkey, pulling Ida’s son, Rex Wade (1896-1961) and three of his friends.

The scene is looking north on N. 3rd Street where one can see the old (1862) stone church (the Church of God, originally St. Mary’s Catholic Church)and the 1880s Schiller Piano Factory owned by F. G. Jones.

In 1836 the first home on the town plot can be seen across the street south of the piano factory. This house was built by Jonathon W. Jenkins and his son, Lamoile T. Jenkins was the first male child born in Oregon at this house.

Jonathon Jenkins was one of the 112 men indicted for the shooting and killing of John and William Driscoll, two of the notorious outlaws who infested the country in 1841.

The home was made of logs as at that time there were no saw mills.

This house was used for many purposes-a residence, a hotel, a boarding house, a courthouse and a church.

It is said that the first sermon ever preached in Oregon was preached in that house by John Baker, a Baptist minister.

The 1870s Reporter office, Pike Dernier’s Rock River Broom Company, where city hall was located at the time and another broom factory, the Rock River Broom Factory, L. L. Woodville, proprietor, C. L. McDowell’s Blacksmith and Horseshoeing Barn were all locate on the east side where this photo was taken with Jake, Rex and his friends.

Across the street to the west was Albert J. Fouch’s Livery Stable and south of that the mid 1840s Rock River House, originally the Moore Hotel, later named the Oregon House, the Black Hawk Hotel and is now called the Patchwork Inn. Next, south on the west, was the photography studio of Charles L. Curtis, a pioneer photographer, who very possibly took the photo.

Ida Matmiller Wade’s father, Jonathon, owned and operated the Sin-

ABOVE: This old postcard offers a glimpse of what Third Street in Oregon looked like in days gone past.

AT LEFT: The Sinnissippi House was located on the corner of Washington and Fourth streets (Illinois 64 and Illinois 2) in downtown Oregon before it was torn down.

Photos supplied by Otto Dick nissippi Hotel. Jonathon died in 1913 and willed the hotel to Ida. She and her husband Harry E. Wade (1866-1952) an Oregon dentist and mayor but not to be confused with his grandson, dentist and mayor Harry F. Wade, then owned and managed the Sinnissippi Hotel.

The hotel passed out of the Wade family’s hands in 1960 and was razed in 1971 despite efforts to preserve it which reached all the way to the

Illinois Supreme Court.

Dentist Dr. Harry E. Wade and his son Dr. Harry F. Wade also a dentist both served as mayors of Oregon.

Rex shown in the photo with Jake the donkey was the son of Dr. Harry E. Wade and the brother of Dr. Harry F. Wade.

Rex Wade was part owner of the Sinnissippi Hotel with his sister Phyllis before Charlie Mongan obtained the Hotel.

The Sinnissippi Hotel was built in 1849 by Emerson Construction and torn down in 1971 after serving Oregon for 132 years.

Several businesses occupied store fronts on Washington St. Over 132 years a lot of memories.

I remember eating my first pork chop dinner at the Curtis Diner located at the Sinnissippi Hotel.

YOUR ENVIRONMENT

BY TIMOTHY EGGERT

Winter weather in the Sauk Valley

teggert@shawmedia.com Although temperatures may remain near average, the Sauk Valley likely will experience a wetter-than-average winter season, according to the latest three-month weather outlook issued by climate officials.

From December to February, Carroll, Ogle, Lee and Whiteside counties all share a 40% chance of logging above-normal precipitation, but have the same “equal chance” of recording normal temperatures, based on the National Weather Service’s Central Region Climate Outlook.

Those predictions, according to the NWS report, are the result of a strengthening La Niña weather event, which has been ongoing since the beginning of the year.

Timothy Gunkel, a meteorologist with the NWS Office in the Quad Cities, said it’s hard to say how the current La Niña will compare to the one that ended in 2018 because it’s just starting, but in general, the weather events come with similar conditions.

La Niña conditions – cooler, wetter conditions in the north and warmer, drier conditions in the south – manifest when water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean cool.

“Our area could see some higher precipitation, but that doesn’t just mean snow,” Gunkel said.

“We could see other forms of precipitation, like

• Whiteside County averages 5.26 inches of precipitation and a temperature of 24.6 degrees.

• Lee County averages 5.34 inches of precipitation and a temperature of 23.1 degrees.

• Ogle County averages 4.93 inches of precipitation and a temperature of 22.6 degrees.

• Carroll County averages 5.41 inches of precipitation and a temperature of 23.6 degrees.

Stats courtesy of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration frozen rains, depending on warmer temperatures.”

It’s too early to forecast whether the Sauk Valley will fall on the warmer or cooler side of average winter temperatures, but most La Niña models predict the area has a 33% chance of experiencing non-normal temperatures, Gunkel said.

“If [La Niña] leads to changes in weather patterns, we’ll most likely see colder temperatures in the northwest and wetter weather to east,” he

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The NWS report predicts the La Niña event will peak in intensity between December and February and will weaken in the spring.

That peak could be characterized by storms that bring high winds and drop heavy precipitation, both of which could affect soil conditions in the spring, he said.

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• OREGON SCHOOLS Continued from Page 4 tary school,” Mahoney said.

“We’ve always said if we’re the source of spread, we’ll close.”

Staffing has been an issue due to COVID-19 quarantines, Mahoney said. In the past three weeks at all buildings, the district has been 1-2 staff members away from having to shut down. The junior high and high school have been particularly challenging, Mahoney said.

Shortened staffing has impacted the quality of education, Mahoney said. Quarantined teachers had been streaming into class and staff had been shifted around, which had a negative impact on morale.

The district’s health staff is also currently bearing the load of contact tracing, which is a responsibility the OCHD handed back over in recent weeks.

“Our elementary school nurse, Sharon Hoover, said yesterday it occupied 100 percent of her time,” Mahoney said. “She was communicating with families and teachers.

We might’ve staffed that position differently if OCHD told us at the beginning of the year we’d have to do that.”

Mahoney said the two week break will bring his district back to full staff. There won’t be additional mitigations after students return from

• COLBERT COLUMN Continued from Page 5 all winter sports on a pause. That came out of a special virtual meeting last Thursday in response to recent mitigations by Governor Pritzer.

Basketball and wrestling were already in a holding pattern, but remaining activities such as bowling, cheer, etc. that had already started practicing were also told to close up shop.

“Taking into account the current state mitigations, the board believes

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Oregon High School’s Landers-Loomis Field was lit for 20 minutes during the “Be the Light” statewide event on April 17. the pause and the Thanksgiving holidays. If there is additional spread, it won’t be from the school and OCHD will have identified which students have it, Mahoney said.

The last day of the fall semester is Dec. 18. Mahoney wants those last two weeks with students and said having them in-person will make a “drastic” impact educationally. At Monday’s board meeting, Mahoney said he’s spoken with local mental health experts that said they’ve seen an uptick in suicide ideation in students that have been away from the classroom.

“That was in the statement we made,” Mahoney said, “That suicide ideation issue, we take it seriously and students are best served in person.”

Mahoney hasn’t seen any families request to move to remote for the entirety of the end of the semester, as OCHD recommended, but families have been given the option.

It seems families may be on board with the school district’s unwavering desire to teach in person.

“For us, the question we always get is, ‘How’s it going?’ I always say, ‘At this moment, it’s going well.’

We’ve known we’re susceptible for this to occur,” Mahoney said. “I was pleased it’s been this long. We anticipated it earlier.”

Three local nonprofits are offering remote learning centers to families during the closure. Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center, Lorado Taft Field Campus and Stronghold Camp & Retreat Center have limited spots available and there is a “very small” fee.

The City of Oregon has provided PPE and disinfectant and the Oregon Public Library has assisted the nonprofit facilities with internet.

that early to mid-December will be the most reasonable target to review the status of winter IHSA sports and activities,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “The board is sensitive to the scheduling difficulties these delays create for athletic directors and coaches.

However, our experiences this summer and fall lead us to believe that setting arbitrary start dates hinders the process even more.

“We realize it may seem redundant, but we have to preach patience as we await more data and direction from the state. Despite the obstacles

this unprecedented school year has presented, the board’s vision to provide participation opportunities in all IHSA sports has not wavered.”

It seems the IHSA has no better idea than you or I do when or if winter sports will start.

Sadly, kids can’t even do training or conditioning before or after school.

Open gyms are also paused and cannot be conducted.

Wasn’t it just a few short weeks ago that the IHSA planned to defy the governor’s orders?

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big soap opera.

Though their motives might be good, I still think the IHSA is making a mistake by delaying sports.

Either play them or don’t play them.

What gives you reason to think things will be any different from a political or health perspective a weeks or months from now?

Additionally, if sports are allowed to start back up, say in the spring, it isn’t fair to pile winter and fall sports on top of already established spring sports.

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Christmas is nearing and children are getting excited for the arrival of Santa so Polo’s Christmas Star Project has kicked into gear.

“We, the Pine Creek Christian Church, would greatly appreciate the help of the community by choosing one or more stars to gift,” said Sheryl Hopkins, church member.

The project was organized to help low income families in the Polo School District to be able to confidentially provide for their children (ages infant through high school) with gifts during the holiday season.

“Records indicate this has been a tradition since at least 2007 – each year averaging over 100 participants,” Hopkins said.

A Christmas tree will be placed in the lobby of the First State Bank Shannon-Polo by Tuesday, Dec. 1. Stars will also be available at participating churches.

“The tree will be filled with ‘Star’ tags of children. Age, size and wish list of each child will be on the back of the tag,”

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Hopkins said. “We recommend a $40 limit per child for clothing, toys, books or non-electronic games.”

Gifts should be wrapped with the child’s tag tied to them and returned to the bank by Tuesday, Dec. 15.

“We realize 2020 has made it difficult for many to go out and shop, therefore we have helpers who would be willing to shop for you, either at a store or online,” Hopkins said. Contact Pine Creek Christian Church at 815-946-3949 if you would like assistance.

“We appreciate your help and support with this project. May it put many smiles on children’s face Christmas morning!,” Hopkins said.

The Polo School District has decided to stay with in-person learning through the end of the semester.

The Ogle County Health Department recently recommended all county schools close following Thanksgiving until mid-January due to increased local spread and holiday gathering concerns.

“At this time our numbers didn’t warrant closing,” Superintendent Kelly Mandrell said.

“School is the best place for the students. Parents can choose remote learning for that time period. We want to give families both options.”

Mandrell said she understands how fast plans could change if there was spread inside the district. Earlier this semester, the district had to do a two-week adaptive pause of Cen-

tennial Elementary School due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Polo’s quarantine numbers go up and down, Mandrell said, but the rate of actual positive tests has been “extremely low.”

In Mandrell’s letter to parents following the meeting and decision, highlighted and in bold text is the following: “If you are planning to gather over the holidays, we recommend and encourage you consider a temporary remote learning environment to allow for proper quarantine and control of any spread of COVID-19.”

Multiple area school districts have dealt with staffing shortages due to COVID-19 quarantines.

“Size is our strength,” Mandrell said. “We’ve pulled together. Different people are filling in including the principals and myself. We’re working together to give kids the best education they can.’

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LOCAL NEWS

Family, friends gather for one-year anniversary of deadly Rock River accident

‘You look every time you go over the bridge and feel that numbness’ - Penny Lee

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com Penny Lee was eating lunch at Bela’s Cafe in Oregon on Nov. 20, 2019 and heard sirens.

Those sirens were headed to the Rock River near the Oregon dam, where Lee’s nephew, Kent “Bud” Dearborn Jr., 33, of Polo and James Swift, 64, of Forreston had gone missing in a boating accident while fishing.

Swift’s body was found on Jan. 3 near the Dixon dam. Dearborn Jr. remains missing.

Family and friends of both men gathered near the river last Friday night for a candlelight memorial to mark the year anniversary of the accident.

The gathering consisted of 50-75 people that first gathered in the parking lot by the dam and then walked to the Illinois 64 bridge to drop flowers into the river.

The crowd then returned to the parking lot where some gave remembrances of the two men and then toasted them with Kent “Bud” Dearborn, Jr. a drink.

“It’s really hard to put was fishing with James Swift when their boat into words,” Lee said. capsized in the Rock “We miss [Dearborn] terribly. There’s an emp- River on Nov. 20, 2019. tiness and void and we don’t know how to feel.

So much sadness and uncertainty.”

Dozens of river searches in the past year, both by civilians and law enforcement, have come up empty after tips and potential sightings of Dearborn.

“A couple times they thought they found something and you get your hopes up and end up heartbroken all over again,” Lee said. “You look every time you go over the bridge and feel that numbness.”

Lee said the family has discussed a memorial for Dearborn, but no plans are in place as of yet.

She still has hope that something will be found to bring closure.

Lee also lit a lantern in memory of Pat Connor, Dearborn’s uncle who spoke at the first candlelight vigil in 2019. Connor passed away earlier this month.

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ABOVE: Penny Lee, of Oregon, and another family member hand out flowers during a candlelight memorial for James Swift and Kent Dearborn, Jr. on Nov. 20 by the Oregon dam. BELOW: Family and friends went to the Illinois 64 bridge to drop flowers into the Rock River. The two men were fishing when their boat capsized on Nov. 20, 2019.

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BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com Oregon’s Christmas tree this year is over 25 feet tall and arrived at courthouse square just in time for snow early Tuesday morning.

The tree was donated by the Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County and transported by representatives from RiverStone Christian Church, Martin and Company Inc., Xtreme Xpress Transportation Inc., Pearl & Sons and the Oregon Park District.

Fresh garland and new bows were put on

by HA International, which hangs and takes down the town’s garland every year, along with the Oregon Chamber of Commerce, Merlin’s Greenhouse & Flowers and The Other Side Boutique.

Oregon’s annual Candlelight Walk will be held Saturday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Dec. 19 The 34th Annual Candlelight Walk includes: horse drawn wagon rides, a visit from Santa on a firetruck, holiday shopping, Candy Cane Lane, refreshments, caroling, a Holiday Lights Treasure Map, free children’s crafts to take home, a tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 28, and live music Due to COVID-19 organizers have made a few adjustments to the festival. Visit www. candlelightwalk.org for more information.

A 25-foot tree donated by the Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County arrived on the Ogle County Courthouse Square on Monday. Photo supplied

BUSINESS NEWS

Two Ogle County businesses receive tourism awards

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com Brion Brooks called the Village Bakery being named an Illinois Maker during the COVID-19 pandemic a “parting of the clouds.”

“It was a short ray of sunshine to get this news,” Brooks, executive director of the Village of Progress that runs the Village Bakery in Oregon, said.

“It was very gratifying to be recognized.”

The Village Bakery, along with Kennay Farms Distilling in Rochelle, were among 31 businesses named Illinois Makers by the Illinois Office of Tourism last week.

The businesses were recognized by the Illinois Made program, which inspires locals and visitors to discover hidden gems offering unique products, stories and experiences all around the state.

Launched in 2016, Illinois Made spotlights the people, products and experiences authentic to Illinois and inspires residents and visitors to explore these iconic destinations when traveling the state or in their own backyard. The program currently features over 175 makers.

“I’m sure the award was because our business model is unique,” Brooks said. “It’s encouraging that our novel goal is appreciated and recognized.

We were really surprised that there were only a handful in the region. It feels like a rare atmosphere.”

The Village Bakery’s purpose is to employ people with disabilities and foster relationships

The Village Bakery in Oregon (top left) and Kennay Farms Distilling in Rochelle have been designated as Illinois Makers by the Illinois Office of Tourism. Photos supplied between them and people in the community.

Brooks believes the award will help the Village Bakery and the community, showcasing it as a friendly place to be, live and visit.

“I just think what really captures imaginations is a business that intentionally wants to integrate people with disabilities with employees,” Brooks said. “It’s our entire mission. I’ve had so many customers tell me it feels different to walk in here compared to other places.”

Kennay Farms Distillery Director of Marketing, Aubrey Quinn, said the honor and exposure were appreciated during what has been a challenging year amid COVID-19.

Being named an Illinois Maker came due to the uniqueness of the distillery’s experience and

products, Quinn said.

“I think it’s the family aspect,” Quinn said.

“From harvesting to distilling, it’s all done by a member of the family. It all comes from 10-15 miles away. The family took 2.5 years to renovate it and the historic space sets us apart.”

Quinn said that business at the moment is slower due to COVID-19 and state restrictions on indoor dining and drinking, but she’s hopeful for the future.

“We hope we can have a good holiday season with events and entertainment,” Quinn said.

“We’re hoping things pick up and we’ve had to adjust hours and staffing. But we’re optimistic about the future.”

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SPORTS

Nate Rogers slated to lead Oregon High softball

BY ERIC INGLES eingles@shawmedia.com The Oregon High softball team didn’t have to look far for its new coach.

Nate Rogers was named the new head coach of the Hawks this week, taking over a program in which he had been helping out Dave Duke before the season was cut short in the spring.

Duke coached the Hawks in 2019 and was preparing to coach them in 2020 before the pandemic put an end to the season.

“I felt like it was a good time for me to step in and help with the transition,” Rogers said. “I think that what got me the most interested in this job is just that we have a lot of hard-working young ladies and girls who have put a lot of work into the program. We see a lot of good things on the horizon for them. We’re excited for the future.”

Rogers is no stranger to Oregon – he previously led the Hawks’ wrestling program and was an assistant with the football program. He is also a teacher in the district.

“The biggest thing is, Nate is an outstanding teacher, educator and relationship-developer with kids,” Athletic Director Mike Lawton said.

Nate Rogers is Oregon High School’s new softball coach.

“He just has that ability to connect with kids, in the classroom and now an opportunity to carry that over into softball, which is huge for any coach, because obviously coaches are teachers first, and when you’re an outstanding teacher and you have the ability to take those out of the classroom and into the arena or onto the field, that’s huge.”

Rogers knows a lot of the players already

through his work alongside Duke, as well as his work at the youth level before that, and his daughter, Abigail, is a utility player on the team.

“There’s a comfort level and a trust level,” he said. “And I’ve had most of these girls as a teacher, too. That helps. When you have those relationships already built, it can make those things go a lot easier.”

While some spring sports teams will head into the 2021 season with effectively two freshmen classes – one class of true freshmen and one of sophomores who did not have a high school season in 2020 – Oregon is pretty well off, having fielded a largely young roster in 2019 with eight freshmen and six sophomores.

But there is still an uphill battle with sports activities suspended for the time being and no telling when a softball season actually will be played.

“In some ways, we have a lot of experience coming into the season,” Rogers said. “There’s other things we want to be working on that we just can’t work on in terms of team cohesiveness and just laying the groundwork for what we want to do.”

MT. MORRIS

Kable Printing plant to be partially town down

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com Roughly 25 percent of the old Kable Printing plant in Mt. Morris will be demolished in the coming weeks, Village Trustee and former Kable employee Jerry Stauffer said.

About 230,000 square feet of the building will come down including the east end offices and the south side ink farm and press rooms. The area has been fenced off and preliminary demolition work is being done.

“It’ll be fairly soon,” Stauffer said. “It’s all to upgrade the property. The rest of it may stay and be renovated and marketed. With the fencing up, they’ll start in the center and work their way out. We probably won’t see much until they get to the outside wall. They said they’ll be taking down the old smokestack. I know people want to see that.”

Stauffer said the demolition will likely take months. The property is owned by Phoenix Investors of Milwaukee.

The plant was in operation for 114 years and shut down in 2013 and also operated under the names of Quebecor and World Color.

Stauffer was employed at the plant for over 20 years. He said it’ll be tough to see it partially town down after its value to the village and area over the years.

“A good majority of Mt. Morris people worked there and it was their livelihood,” Stauffer said. “It fed families.

People from Sterling, Dixon, Polo, Lanark and Mt. Carroll worked there. It drew employment in a 40 mile radius. It was the biggest in Ogle County.”

The parts of the facility that will come down have been remodeled “too many times” and need to come down, Stauffer said. 650,000 square feet will be kept.

“I’m a realist,” Stauffer said. “Nothing lasts forever. It was harder to see it close after trying to extend its life.”

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The old Kable Printing building, which was also Quebecor and World Color, is located on Sunset Lane in Mt. Morris.

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he end of the year marks a period of heightened festivity. Come the holiday season, homes and businesses are decorated and everyone seems to have an extra spring in their step.

The sight of snowflakes, candy canes, evergreen wreaths, and Christmas trees can elicit nostalgia for happy holidays of the past, as well as excitement for what is yet to come. When it comes to decorating for the holidays, there are certain items that set the scene.

• Christmas trees: Germany is credited with starting the modern Christmas tree tradition. It dates back to the 16th century when devout Christians brought trees into their homes and decorated them. German settlers brought Christmas tree traditions to America upon their arrival in Pennsylvania in the 19th century.

• Mistletoe: Mistletoe is known as the “kissing plant” and it is customary for couples to kiss while standing beneath the plant, typically hung in doorways and arches. Mistletoe was once hung to drive off evil spirts and ensure fertility. Kissing under the mistletoe was first found associated with the Greek festival of Saturnalia and later with primitive marriage rites.

• Lights: Lights are commonly seen during the holiday season. The custom of having holiday lights dates back to when Christmas trees were decorated with candles, which symbolized Christ being the light of the world. These traditions evolved from pagan rituals that would celebrate the return of light of the sun as the days grow longer after the winter

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The Christmas tradition called for burning a portion of the log each evening until Twelfth Night, also known as the Epiphany, which takes place on January 6.

• Poinsettias: Poinsettias are a tropical plant that originated in Mexico.

Joel Roberts Poinsett was the first Ambassador from the United States to Mexico. He became enamored with the plants, and brought them back to his native South Carolina. An old Mexican legend suggests a poor girl had nothing to offer baby Jesus at Christmas Eve services, so she picked a handful of weeds and put them at the bottom of the nativity scene.

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Hello and Happy Holidays t begins to look a lot like Christmas when twinkling lights brighten up homes inside and out. Few things liven up the season more than holiday decorations, particularly clear and colored lights.

Prior to taking out the lights, ladder and thermos of coffee to get you through the job, it’s important to note that there are right and wrong ways to hang holiday lights.

• Sketch out your plan. Start by taking a few photos of your home from various vantage points. Print out the photos on regular paper so that you can draw your lighting arrangement and decoration placement right on the photos to see how things will look.

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• Begin where the lights will be plugged in. Start where the lights will be plugged in and then work your way around the house.

• Add to shrubs and trees. Lights also can adorn shrubs and trees.

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• Know the wattage. Each outlet can generally hold about 17 amps or 1,870 watts if the lights are not sharing a circuit with another outlet, says Parrish. Plan accordingly to ensure you have enough power to handle your lights.

• Use plastic clips. Plastic light clips hang strands along eaves and gables. They’re specially designed for hanging lights over the gutters.

Some slip under the edges of roof shingles. Lights can be hung without staples or nails, which can damage exterior surfaces. Plastic zip-ties or deck clips also can attach lights along a handrail.

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Why are Christmas colors red and green?

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any people may not get in the holiday spirit without decorations and all the trimmings. Chances are strong that if you have containers full of items just waiting to see the light of day again this holiday season, those items are red or green or some combination thereof.

Red and green have become the traditional colors of Christmas, just as blue and white symbolizes Chanukah. But how did this color palette come to evolve?

Just like many traditions of Christmas, the red and green scheme has origins that pre-date the Christian celebration. Christmas has borrowed from many of the customs of winter solstice celebrations of ancient peoples, including the Celts. Ancient Celtic people revered holly plants, believing they brought beauty and good fortune in the middle of winter — a time when the landscape is normally bleak and holly plants thrive and stand out. Celts would regularly bring in sprigs of holly and decorate their homes with the plants, which feature shiny, serrated leaves and bright, red berries, as a way to guarantee a prosperous new year. Holly also came to be associated with the crown of thorns Jesus Christ was forced to wear during his crucifixion.

The custom of using red and green continued into the 14th century. Dr. Spike Bucklow, a research scientist at the University of Cambridge, says red and green also were used to paint medieval rood screens, which were partitions installed in churches to separate the congregation from

the priest and altar. Dr. Bucklow notes that Victorians also extended the association of these colors as a physical boundary to another boundary: the marking of the end of the old year and the beginning of a new one at Christmastime.

While red and green had associations with Christmas in early times through holly and other sources, the connection was perhaps best solidified thanks to a man named Haddon Sundblom. Sundblom was an artist commissioned in 1931 by the Coca-Cola company to create an image of Santa Claus for the company’s upcoming holiday ads. Until this point, versions of Santa were rarely consistent, with his clothing vacillating between green, blue and red. He also wasn’t the plump, jolly fellow associated with Christmas as we know him today, but rather thin and elf-like. Sundblom portrayed him as a chubby man wearing red robes, likely as a nod to Coca-Cola’s own red logo, even though the company denies the connection. Santa was featured in front of a green background. The ads proved popular and Sundblom’s Santa became the preferred depiction. Santa’s red robes perfectly complemented the green background and other green components of the holiday, such as Christmas trees and holly, that already had been solidified as Christmas imagery.

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BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com Hilaree Lombardo has always found it hard to explain to non-district patrons that they can’t have a library card.

A new program in conjunction with the Mt. Morris Library and the Oregon School District has helped the Oregon Public Library Executive Director to get library cards to some out-of-district patrons, maybe the population that needs it most— kids.

All students in the school district are eligible for library cards at both libraries.

“It’d be nice if in the state you could get one anywhere, but you can’t,” Lombardo said. “Getting children access is one impact I wanted to make to start out. Non-district resident fee is $120. Mt. Morris is a smaller amount. Working with the school, we can provide all kids cards.”

Lombardo is unsure how many kids will get library cards in response to the program, but she’s already seen 20 families reach out to get cards. There are residents in areas between the two towns that aren’t in either library district that will now have access to both.

The state recently passed an act for kids at or below the poverty line to get access to cards, but Lombardo

is unsure how that will be rolled out and thinks her program will cover more people.

The Oregon Public Library has about 2,200 patrons currently in its district of 6,100 people. She hopes that will grow due to the program.

“It promotes us and they can use the library along with school,” Lombardo said.

Oregon’s library has expanded its electronic resources due to COVID19. Lombardo said that wouldn’t have happened if not for the pandemic. Internet hotspots have been in demand to help families with remote learning.

“The area is bad for getting a good connection,” Lombardo said.

“We had a number of calls that wanted one. One was a mother with three kids doing e learning with not enough bandwidth.”

The library will be offering space for families to use for remote learning on a scheduled basis with limited capacity as the school deals with a two-week adaptive pause to in-person learning due to a COVID19 outbreak.

The library has been operating in a different capacity since the pandemic and is prepared if it has to close indoors due to elevated spread in the community.

“Staff has worked so hard on ways to reach out and stay open,” Lombardo said. “If we have to move back to curbside or close, we’ll answer phones and get materials to them.

We rely on our delivery system from library to library, that sounds like it would be able to keep going.

We’re prepared more than we were in March.”

email dawn.mtmorrislib@gmail.com to pick up yours.

Family Storytime In-person family storytime is available on Fridays by appointment and for one family at a time. It will last approximately 30 minutes and will include books, rhymes and a craft. Masks will be required for ages 3 and up and you will be asked to use hand sanitizer upon entry to the library. Call the library at 815-734-4927 or email dawn.mtmorrislib@gmail.com to register.

Browsing & Computer Use By Appointment We are open for browsing and com-

puter use by appointment; call they library to schedule a time. Masks are required and you will be asked to use hand sanitizer upon entering the library.

No unaccompanied children are allowed in the library at this time (do not bring your children if you will be using the computer). Browsing is limited to 30 minutes and computer use to one hour.

Curbside Pickup, Interlibrary Loans, Curbside Service and Interlibrary Loans are available during regular business hours. Mt. Morris patrons can place holds through the catalog, by calling or emailing. Library staff is quarantining all returned items for a period of time.

Recently returned materials may remain on your account longer than usual. No overdue fines will be charged. New library cards: Patrons can call or email the library to set up an appointment to renew or receive new library cards.

Please bring a photo id and a second form of id with current address. Contact the library at 815-734-4927 or mmlib@ mtmorris-il.org.

Open Trustee Positions We have two Trustee positions expiring. If you are interested in being in the Spring elections, packets are available for pickup from Village Hall.

MT. MORRIS LIBRARY Light Up the Village, Parade and Tree Lighting Mt. Morris Public Library, in conjunction with Light up the Village, will be doing a small raffle for both adults and children. Every time you check out books (NOT every book you check out) between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4 will get an entry into the raffle. We will pick the winner on Saturday, Dec. 5. We will also have to-go craft kits available – bead ornament for children, book page ornament for teens and red napkin poinsettias for adults to pick up on Saturday.

To-Go Craft Kits!

Kids Craft (ages 3-9): “Pom Turkey” available while supplies last. We will provide everything except glue. Adult Craft for ages 19 and up is Rock Painting, we provide everything! Call the library (815-734-4927) or email dawn.mtmorrislib@gmail.org to reserve yours.

Free Library Cards for all OCUSD 220 Students Mt. Morris Public Library and Oregon Public Library, in conjunction with OCUSD 220, are partnering for a pilot program where all students qualify for a free library card. Information and forms will be sent home from the school. Contact the library at 815-734-4927.

To-Go Craft Kits Kids Craft for ages 3-9: “Pom Turkey” available while supplies last. We will provide everything except glue. Adult Craft for ages 19 and up is Rock Painting and we provide everything! Call the library at 815-734-4927 or email dawn. mtmorrislib@gmail.com to reserve and pick up yours.

Virtual Storytime & To-Go Kits Virtual Storytime will be at 11:15 a.m. via Facebook Live every Wednesday.

Weekly Storytime themed kits will be available and will include a free book, a craft, a letter book, stickers and tracing page. Call the library at 815-734-4927 or

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OGLE COUNTY FAIR

Ogle Fair Association held its annual meeting High hopes for 2021 after cancellation of the 2020 fair due to COVID-19 pandemic

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@shawmedia.com The Ogle County Fair Association didn’t have much to discuss at its annual meeting on Nov. 14 thanks to the 2020 cancellation of the fair due to COVID-19.

The fair association still held its meeting to meet its bylaw obligations. Masks were worn and members socially distanced. The usual potluck dinner that comes with the meeting had to be scrapped.

“Basically, it’s just going through what happened this year, which was nothing,” President Tom Simpson said. “With it being a unique year, all our 2020 contacts, we talked with them and moved them to 2021. Planning has been done, there’s just fine tuning to do.”

The association voted on new officers at the meeting, naming Tom Simpson president, Brad Larson vice president, Roseanne Hurst treasurer and Brenda Holm secretary. Tom Snodgrass was named Volunteer of the Year.

A plaque was also presented to the family of the late Harlan Holm at the meeting. Holm, a former president and member of the board, passed away earlier this fall.

“We’re definitely going to miss him,” Simpson said. “He did a lot for the fair and his heart and soul was in it. There will be a few bumps in the road. We’ve all learned from him and we’ll try to carry on his legacy.”

Simpson said updates regarding next year’s fair will start to be put out on Facebook as the months go by. The 2021 fair dates are July 28 through Aug. 1.

“We don’t know what our future holds,” Simpson said of planning during COVID-19. “With this past year, everything has changed. Will it change what we do next year?

I hope not. We have all our traditions and we’d like to continue them. As we get closer, things may change. We’ll have recommendations from the state and the Ogle County Health Department. I want to believe it’ll be a normal year.”

The Ogle County Fair Association voted on new officers this week for 2021. Tom Simpson was named president, Brad Larson was named vice president, Roseanne Hurst was named treasurer and Brenda Holm was named secretary. Pictured, left to right, are Hurst, Larson, Simpson, and Holm. Photo supplied.

Tom Snodgrass (right) received the Ogle County Fair Association’s Volunteer of the Year award at its annual meeting. The award was presented by Michael Timm. Photo supplied.

Ogle County Fair Association President Tom Simpson presented a plaque to the family of past president Harlan Holm last week.

Accepting on Holm’s behalf was his wife, Patricia, his daughter, Rachel and his mother, Mariel. Holm passed away earlier this year.

Photo supplied.

IN BRIEF

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com The owner of a downtown salon, w@sh, had planned to expand during Spring Break 2020.

As the world was closing down, Meggan Dickson-Grennan, was sweeping up the dust and hauling in new furniture.

Because of closures and mitigations, w@sh didn’t host a large second anniversary or grand re-opening party.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on 2020, the Oregon Chamber and its ambassadors made sure to give credit where credit was due, and reached out to Dickson-Grennan to congratulate her efforts with a ribbon cutting in honor of the w@sh expansion. “w@sh has more than doubled in working space and employees,” said Liz Vos, chamber director. “The Chamber recognizes Meggan’s hard work and continued dedication and investment in our community.”

“What I see every day seems like no big deal.

It’s refreshing to see w@sh though other people’s eyes. Thank you for acknowledging my hard work,” Dickson-Grennan said.

Pictured, left to right, are: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Candace Rivera, Joanne Canfield; Chamber Director Liz Vos; w@sh owner, Meggan Dickson-Grennan; and Oregon Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Hilaree Lombardo. Photo supplied

FORRESTON LIBRARY Christmas in the Country & Virtual StoryTime with Santa - Dec. 4-5 Due to capacity restrictions, we are not able to host our annual “Cookies and Cocoa with Santa” this year. However, we will be open Friday evening from 4- 7 p.m. for children to stop in and pick up a Christmas craft and sign up for our raffle prizes. Then on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., join Santa on our Facebook page as he reads a fun Christmas story that goes along with the craft.

Library Hours

The library is now open with the following hours: 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 are closed on Friday and Sunday. Masks are required for everyone over the age of 2 and children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a responsible party.

Curbside pickup is still available for anyone who wishes to use it.

Library Board Positions Only a few more weeks remain to

pick up nominating petitions for anyone interested in running for the Forreston Public Library Board. There will be three positions open and they are each 6 year terms. Please call the library at 815-9382624 or stop in for more information.

Preschool Activities Looking for fun, engaging activities for your preschooler? Our Grab n Go packets include a Scholastic story paper with a different theme each month, accompanying worksheets/coloring pages, and a code to access online stories and activi-

ties. Call to reserve yours or stop in and pick one up for your favorite little person.

Library Updates Please like our Facebook page to stay up to date with the most current information on our plans and activities and also check out our recently revamped website at forrestonlibrary.org. If you have any questions or needs, please feel free to contact us by phone at 815-9382624, email at forrestonpubliclibrary@ gmail.com, or through Facebook messaging.

Yoga with Jennifer - 9:30 a.m. Saturdays Due to COVID-19 violations, only five spots are available. Registration is required.

December Distraction Tuesday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 19, when Oregon Public Library District cardholders check out reading material, they may receive a scratch-off ticket for every 3 reading material items checked out for a chance to win some readable prizes. Scratch off your ticket and see if you win. Winning ticket holders may select one of the prize packages that are now on display at the Library.

Ask one of our librarians for more info.

Library Book Clubs Afternoon Book Club, Wednesday,

Dec. 16, 12:30 p.m., “A Christmas Blizzard,” by Garrison Keillor.

Books on Tap Book Club, Thursday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m. at Cork n Tap, 305 Washington St., “One Day in December,” by Josie Silver.

2WBC Book Club, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1 p.m., “Mr. Dickens and His Carol,” by Samantha Silva.

Maker Monday’s, Take and Make Crafts - Ages 18 and up. Registration required at 815-732-2724. Kits are available.

Take It Tuesdays During COVID. Craft kits will be available for pick up on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Kits vary and are first come, first serve.

New kits available on the fourth Tuesday

of every month.

New Library App This allows patrons to check library accounts, search for items, place holds, and see library events from a mobile device. Download the PrairieCat Mobile app today! Search for PrairieCat Mobile on your device’s app store, connect with your Oregon Public Library card and you are all set.

Friends of the Library Grab Bag Sale This is an ongoing sale and the bags are in the library labeled by genre. Bags are $5. There are approximately 8-10 books in each bag.

New Online Resources Brainfuse is one of the nation’s lead-

OREGON PUBLIC LIBRARY Sensory Friendly Santa at the Library - Nov. 27-28 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment.

We are offering a Sensory Friendly environment for Santa. Do you have a child with sensory needs? A child that can’t wait in line? This quiet environment will allow one-to-one time with the jolly man in front of our fireplace (COVID regulations must be followed).

Bring a camera for pictures!

Zoom Story Time Dec. 17, 10 a.m.; register at least one week before to receive a craft kit and the Zoom link.

Video Story Time 10 a.m. Thursdays on the library’s Facebook Page.

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BERTOLET LIBRARY Free Chairs Is your household e-learning? Does your workstation need a new chair? We have several office/computer chairs available for free so everyone has a comfortable chair for their daily learning and working.

Hat and Mitten Tree: Again this year, we are collecting warm hats, scarves, gloves, and mittens. Hang your contribution on our tree by the end of the year.

They will be distributed through the

New Life Community Center in Forreston in January.

Wednesday WhoDunIt Wednesday WhoDunIt will resume after the holidays. Put a new mystery title on your Christmas wish list!

Family Story Time Family Story Time will resume after the holidays. In the meantime, Miss Jana will have weekly take-home crafts available each Monday, beginning Nov. 30.

Stop in to pick a craft for your little one

to do over the break.

Reminder: We are unable to collect soft plastics at this time. Also, we regretfully cannot accept book donations right now. We apologize for the inconvenience. We ask that you refrain from depositing your plastics and book donations unattended. Thank you for your cooperation.

New Releases Adult Fiction & Non-Fiction (Im)perfectly Happy by Sharina Harris

Deadly Cross by James Patterson The Awakening by Nora Roberts Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty Someone Else’s Secret by Julia Spiro Children’s Fiction Merry Christmas Peppa with Peppa Pig The Most Wonderful Gift In the World

by Mark Sperring How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas by Jane Yolen

Curbside Pickup Mondays - 2-6 p.m.; Tuesdays - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Wednesdays - 2-6 p.m.; Thursdays - 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Fridays - 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; ans Saturdays - 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Step 1 - Log in to your PrairieCat/ Encore account and request items for pickup. You can also call 815-946-2713 or email library@pololibrary.org at least one business day in advance of preferred pickup day with a list of items you would like to check out.

Need a suggestion? Library staff are happy to select several books for you to try.

Step 2 - Call 815-946-2713 to schedule a date and time for your contactless pickup Please remain in your car and allow library staff to place your items in your trunk or back seat.

Step 3 - Drop items off as you are finished with them. Our book drop, located to the left of the Congress Street door, will continue to be open 24/7.

Additional Curbside Services We are still offering copy/print (.25/ Black and White .50/Color) and fax ($1/ page). We also offer home delivery at no

extra charge for patrons who are unable to use curbside pickup. Please call 815-946-2713 for more information and to schedule an appointment or home delivery.

Homemade for the Holidays Wednesday, Dec. 9 - 10:30 a.m. - On Facebook.com/pololibrary Ms. Melanie shares a craft for kids (recommended K-5rd Grade) to make for the holidays! This video will air on Wednesday the 9th, but will stay available to watch on Polo Library’s Facebook page.

Library Cards Did you know that if you live in the Polo School District and are under the age of 18 you qualify for a free library card?

Any person of student age (4-18 years old) living in the Polo School District qualifies for a free Polo Library card, whether you attend Polo Schools, private school, or are homeschooled.

Family cards, which parents can use too, are only $20 a year if you live outside of Buffalo Township and have a student living in your household. As always, if you live in Buffalo Township, you are

able to get a Polo Library card for free.

Stop by the library today to sign up for a card or, if you’ve lost your card, pick up a new card. Call 815-946-2713 or email library@pololibrary.org with questions.

Library Petitions Available Nominating petitions for four board positions at Polo Public Library District are available for pickup at the library.

Please call 815-946-2713 to arrange a time to pick up your nominating petition.

Current board members are Dan Baker, Donna Baumann, Josh Faivre, Marie Monaco, Sarah Rowland, Julie Sanders, and Susan Zook.

Four of the seven positions will be open for election to four-year terms. The election will be held on April 6, 2021.

Library board members must be, on the date of the election, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years old, a registered voter, a resident of the State of Illinois and must have resided in the library district (Buffalo Township) at least one year at the time he or she files nomination papers.

To be considered for election, candi-

dates must file a petition with 13 signatures of qualified voters who live within the library district.

The candidates must complete a statement of candidacy, a statement of economic interests, and may complete an optional notarized loyalty oath.

All necessary forms are included in the candidate’s election packet available at the library.

The filing period is Dec. 14 through Dec. 21. Packets returned after Dec. 21 will not be considered for candidacy.

Packets may be obtained and filed during library hours: Monday – Thursday form 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This information is provided as a public service. For further information call Ellen Finfrock, Library Director, at 815-946-2713.

Wi-Fi Access Wi-Fi is available 24/7 outside of the library building, even outside of library hours. You can access the Wi-Fi by joining the Polo Public Library Guest Access network, you do not need a password.

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The Adult Learning Center is included in the HelpNow suite.

Brainfuse is available to all library patrons from the public computers at the library or from any computer with internet connection simply by going to the Oregon Public Library website and logging in with your library card.

Scholastic Teachables provides educator-created & expert-vetted teaching materials.

Unlimited online access to the best classroom-tested printables. It has a wide variety of free printable worksheets for grades prekindergarten through eighth that span over many different skills. Go to the Library website

and log in with your library card number.

New Releases Fatima (Rated PG-13) The Crown-The Complete Third Season (Rated PG-13) Misbehavior (Rated PG-13) Grant-The Complete Miniseries (Rated R) Friendsgiving (Rated R) The Great-Season One (Rated R) Dying In A winter Wonderland by Vicki Delany (Paperback Mystery) Murder In The Margins by Margaret Loudon (Paperback Mystery) Christmas Card Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Peggy Ehrhart (My tery)

A Crime Of A Different Stripe by Sally Goldenbaum (Mystery) The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves (Mystery) Murder At An Irish Christmas by Ca lene O’Connor (Mystery) Holiday Lights by Debbie Macomber (Fiction) Gobble, Gobble Murder by Leslie Meier (Mystery) A Very Merry Match by Melinda Curtis (Paperback Romance) Wildflower Road by Janine Rosche (Paperback Romance) Pizza-A Love Story (Rated Non-Fiction 641.824 PIZ)

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Brainfuse HelpNow offers a personalized homework help in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science and social studies) including SAT preparation

OREGON POLICE

21 General calls for service through dispatch Nov. 16-22 Checking a Subject / Vehicle......... 7 Citizen Complaints...........................6 Citizen Assist / Civil Problem..........1 Assist EMS / Other Dept..................1 Open Door / Window........................1 911 Hang-up / Open Line................. 5 Lockout Vehicle / Building..............4 Ordinance Violations........................4 Traffic Stops......................................4

(Monette) Bauer, Brent Bauer and Bob (Karen) Palmer. Add 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, their home was always filled with fun, laughter, tears and lots of love. He was as proud of his family as they are of him.

Darrell was a gifted handyman, mechanic, hunter and jack of all trades.

He really enjoyed sharing those gifts with his children and grandchildren. He loved fishing and telling stories about all of his adventures.

Some of those adventures happened while he served as a soldier in the US

Army.

Darrell was a truck driver for many years. His CB radio handle was “Popcorn” because Cleo would make popcorn for his road trips every night.

He worked at Quebcor Printing for 17 years before he retired in 1998. Darrell loved to have fun. His sense of humor was still sharp. But more than that, Darrell was a man of faith, a kind, gentle, do anything for you man. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Oregon.

Darrell is survived by his loving wife, Cleo, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Glenn (Laura) Bauer; sisters-in-law: Erika Bauer, Darlene C. Bauer, Zeldean Paskiewicz; brother-in-law, Rick (Marie)

Scharr; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents; son, Jeff; four sisters; and five brothers.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a private family funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church, Oregon with Rev. Joseph Naill, pastor, as celebrant.

Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Oregon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.

Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon assisted the family with arrangements.

Visit www.farrellhollandgale.com to send online condolences.

He was employed for over 30 years as a federal commissioner, labor law judge and arbitrator.

Bill was a 708 Ogle County Board member, a trustee for Oregon Fire Department, a community advisor for Oregon’s two group homes and a volunteer for Village of Progress, Oregon for over 20 years.

He was also a member and elder at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Dixon.

Above all though, family was most important to Bill.

He is survived by his wife, Lorretta Sigler of Oregon; daughter, Gwen (Rob) Zimmerman of Oregon; son, William (Julie) Sigler, Jr. of North Carolina; grandchildren, Candice Smidt, Michael (Samantha) Smidt, and Lindsey (Samuel) Gendusa, all of Oregon; great-grandson, Dean Anthony Gendusa; brother, Henry (Audrey) Sigler of Chicago; sister, Pamela (David) Mad-

sen of Oak Lawn; and special friends, Samantha Dopke and Joy Holden.

He was predeceased by his parents and daughter, Tammy Rae Sigler.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no services are scheduled at this time.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Bill’s name may be made to Village of Progress Attendants’ Grant Fund.

Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon assisted the family.

To send online condolences visit www.farrellhollandgale.com.

known to share his pocket full of candy with everyone he knew.

He especially enjoyed going out to eat with his five girls and grandkids.

With 11 siblings throughout Sterling, Rock Falls, and Polo, he enjoyed plenty of family occasions which were full of laughs and many of his stories.

Marvin would always have a smile

and a hug for whoever greeted him. He was a 39-year employee of Burlington Northern Rail Road and member of the Rochelle Area CB Club. Marvin and Mary enjoyed raising their family in Rochelle for the past 60 years.

Marvin is preceded in death by his wife, Mary; four brothers, Ronnie, Leo, Wally and Keith Wagner; and three sisters, Lois Ferris, Eileen Ford and Linda Knaple.

Marvin is survived by five daughters, Marla (Rick) Bearrows, Marsha (Eldon) Miller and Michele (Paul) Hardcastle,

all of Rochelle, Marilyn (Chris) Collier of Jackson, Missouri and Malinda Wagner, also of Rochelle; seven grandchildren, Eric Bearrows, Wendy (Andy) Thomas, Stephanie (Steve) Messer, Ashley Miller, Zoe Hardcastle, Valerie Collier and Christopher Collier; and six great-grandchildren.

A private family funeral service was Monday, Nov. 22, at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle. Burial was at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial has been established.

Cooper, 23, of Oregon. No citations were issued.

Nov. 16 At 1:55 p.m., police responded to the 300 block of Lover’s Lane for a two-vehicle traffic crash in the parking lot of the North Prairie Apartment complex involving a 2000 Mazda driven by Jacqueline K. Hollaway, 57, of Oregon, and a parked 2008 Honda owned by Alexis R.

Nov. 17 Lavon S. Tallard, 62, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 11:16 a.m. for speeding, 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 100 block of N. Daysville Road.

OBITUARIES DARRELL J. BAUER

OREGON – Darrell James Bauer, of Oregon, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the age of 88 with his wife by his side.

He was born Oct. 25, 1932 in Lima, Wisconsin the son of August and Catherine (Bauer) Bauer. Darrell and Cleo Scharr met at their favorite dance hall.

They were married Aug. 6, 1955 in Lima and celebrated their 65th anniversary this year.

Nine children are blessed to have them as parents: Jeff (deceased), Trudy (Mike) Whalen, Todd (Roxanne) Bauer, Cathy Wehmhoefer, Suzanne (Steve) Rypkema, James (Wendy) Bauer, Tony

WILLIAM E. ‘BILL’ SIGLER SR.

OREGON – William E. “Bill” Sigler Sr., 78, of Oregon, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 in Javon Bea Hospital, Rockford.

He was born Jan. 12, 1942 in Chicago, the son of Henry and Harriet (Albright) Sigler. He married Lorretta Bone on Aug. 5, 1961 in Farmington, Missouri.

Bill was a graduate of Calumet High School, Chicago and Olive-Harvey Community College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

MARVIN E. WAGNER ROCHELLE – Marvin Eugene Wagner, 86, of Rochelle, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon after battling a variety of medical ailments.

Marvin was born April 18, 1934, the son of Glenn and Loretta (Hubbard) Wagner, in Polo. He married Mary Rose Cook on Aug. 13, 1955 in Sterling.

Marvin was fond of camping, mowing lawns, working in his garage on wooden crafts and watching westerns. He was

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Nov. 19 John W. Spaine, 55, of Mt. Morris, was

arrested at 3:22 p.m. for theft, under $500. Spaine was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nov. 20 At 5:53 a.m., police responded to a car vs deer traffic crash in front of 93 S Daysville Road involving a 2016 Toyota driven by Deanna G. Kyker, 43, of Oregon. No citations were issued.

Two parking citations and four verbal warnings issued Nov. 16-22.

Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville reports the following police activity.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS These Ogle County property transfers were recorded week of Nov. 13-19.

Warranty Deeds • Ibrahim and Haleemeh Abuhammuda to Brian T. Albers and Derrick A. Meyers, 1209 Tilton Park Drive, Rochelle, $97,000.

• Joan K. Myroth to Erland R. Knudson, 402 W. South St., Creston, $150,000.

• John F. Hawley to Donald B. and Linda L. Bullock, 4965 S. Valley Lane, Chana, $106,000.

• Aaron B. Whitmire to Leigh E. Woolbright and Stephen R. Shepard, 134 Harvest Glenn Drive, Davis Junction, $98,700.

• Patricia E. and John C. Russ III to Steve R. and Janice Anthony, 6998 E. Hales Corner Road, Stillman Valley, $432,000.

• Derek O. and Crystal F. Vegliando to Roy and Maria Slick, 2525 E. Rogene Drive, Oregon, $295,000.

• The late John W. Rich to Fernando I.

Montoya, 224 W. Willis Ave., Rochelle, $152,500.

• The late Patricia A. Michalek by heirs to Michael A. and Linda M. Meyer, 3416 E. Whitaker Road, Stillman Valley, $202,500.

• Hickory Ridge III LLC to Clarence W. and June C. Hasz, 10499 E. Shagbark Lane, Rochelle, $295,000.

• Juana Strom to Jill J. and Robert S. Bier Jr., 2772 S. state Route 2, Oregon, $90,000.

• Davidson of Creston LLC to Kyle D. Hines, 218 N. Prairie St., Creston, $139,000.

• James H. Kaus to Jacob D. and Brandon J. Byrd, 107 S. Fremont St., Creston, $133,000.

• Nathan and Jennifer McGee to Nicolas Belmonte Nambo and Gabriela Ortiz, 146 Wayne Road, Rochelle, $164,000.

• Geofrey P. and Janet Dorwaldt to Andrew P. Dorwaldt, 205 W. Caroline St., Holcomb, $70,000.

• David B. and Mary D. Helfrich to Julio

Antonio Angeles Cruz, 205 Jeffrey Ave., Rochelle, $125,000.

• Shippert Prairie Farms LLC to Robert J. and Mardelle L. Slain, one parcel in Grand Detour Township, $106,000.

• Myrna L. Musso to Shawn and Dawn Lafleur, 301 E. First St., Leaf River, $76,000.

• Jordan Yount to Kyle Remrey, 418 E. Hitt St., Mt. Morris, $104,000.

• Margaret P. and Ryan D. Morehead to Rodney G. and Deann R. Vanzuiden, 1540 Brentwood Drive, Byron, $282,500.

• Barbara K. Tolly to Jeffrey and Jennifer Musselman, 1116 Mccall Court, Rochelle, $213,000.

Tim Hanson, section 32, Marion Township, residential accessory building.

Jerre Carr, section 27, Marion Township, property maintenance building.

Sean and Stephanie Glenn, section 6, Taylor Township,residential accessory building.

Jacobs Construction-Ballard, section 31, Maryland Township, single-family dwelling, $350,000.

Ambassador Homes LLC-Winterton, section 28, Leaf River Township, single-family dwelling, $200,000.

Marty Cox, section 35, Buffalo Township, single-family dwelling, $375,000.

Daniel Miller, section 31, Maryland Township, map amendment.

Brian and Caroline Ballard, section 6, Mt. Morris Township, map amendment.

Marty and Christie Cox, section 35, Woosung Township, map amendment.

Lee Stromberg, section 23, Oregon-Nashua Township, dwelling addition.

Peterson Construction-Wood, section 21, Rockvale Township, residential accessory building.

Peterson Construction-Klein, section 4, Marion Township, stairs on existing deck.

Mike Mudge, section 15, Oregon-Nashua Township, residential accessory building.

Rick Fritz, section 6, Monroe Township, gazebo.

Teresa Clark, section 20, Buffalo Township, replace residential accessory building destroyed by wind storm.

Sean Considine, section 19, Byron Township, residential accessory building.

AT&T- Crown Castle, section 2, Byron Township, microwave upgrade on existing telecommunications tower, $25,000.

Ginger Albano, section 14, Buffalo Township, ground mounted solar array.

Johnathon King, section 30, Byron Township, dwelling addition.

Eric and Sherrie Welles, section 15, Flagg Township, residential accessory building.

Gary Gullett, section 20, Byron Township, residential accessory building and paver patio.

Luke Pitney, section 26, Marion Township, single-family dwelling, $200,000.

Nov. 21 Andrew D. Stroud, 22, of Mt. Morris was arrested at 5:58 a.m. for driving while under the influence of alcohol after deputies along with Mt Morris Fire Department, Mt Morris EMS and Oregon EMS responded to a two vehicle accident with entrapment at the intersection of Mud Creek Road and Rock Road.

After an investigation it was learned that Stroud failed to stop at the stop intersection where he struck an oncoming vehicle.

Stroud and his passenger, Nolan M. Wortman, 21, of Stillman Valley, were transported to KSB hospital for non life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the second vehicle, a 17-year-old male, from Mt. Morris was transported to KSB hospital by Oregon EMS. The vehicles were removed from the location by D&W Towing and Neilson’s Towing. Stroud was also cited for disobeying a stop sign, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to

avoid an accident. Stroud was given an I-bond and released to hospital staff for treatment.

Quit Claim Deeds • David S. Zumdahl to Michael D. and Erika R. Zumdahl, 1440 Marijon Drive, Byron, $0.

• Donna Green to Devan and Micah McCulloch, 10713 E. Lindenwood Road, Chana, $0.

• Beth A. Arnold, also Charlton to

Jbam Properties LLC, 115 Prairie Moon Drive, Davis Junction, $0.

• Amanda Kaus, also Rundle to James H. Kaus, 107 S Fremont St., Creston, $0.

Trustee’s Deeds • Hanson Income Trust, Barbara J. and Gerald V. Hanson, trustees, to Ryan M. Winterton, 5443 Brookstone Drive, Rochelle, $178,000.

• Reinke Farm Trust 1, Lois A. Olson, Ruth A. Wiley and Louise C. Reinke, trustees, to Ronald C. Tilton Trust, Ronald C. Tilton, trustee, one parcel in Lafayette Township, $1,179,864.

• Linda J. Acs to Marie and Kerry Slaughter, 11694 E. Kyte Road, Rochelle, $255,000.

• David J. Sgarlata Trust, David J. Sgarlata, trustee and Scott M. Garman Trust, Scott R. Garman, trustee, to Taylor M. Freed and Devin J. Todd, 3971 S. Chana Road, Oregon, $225,000.

Source: Ogle County Recorder’s Office

ZONING CERTIFICATES The following Ogle County zoning certificates were issued in October.

Gerry and Andrea Hackbarth, section 17, Rockvale Township, agricultural storage building.

Tim and Kaylene Leinbach, section 31, Rockvale Township, greenhouse.

Jo-Eng Dairy Farms, section 3, Leaf River Township, replace agricultural building destroyed by a wind storm.

Don Rogers Sr., section 9, Taylor Township, residential accessory building.

Paul Helmick, section 35, Monroe Township, replace residential accessory building destroyed by wind storm.

Anthony Zito, section 4, Marion Township, residential accessory building.

OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following police activity.

Nov. 19 Jacob M. Powell, 29, of Sterling was arrested at 8:37 p.m. for possession of a controlled substance after deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of North Illinois 2 and Town Hall Road. Powell was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was released to correctional staff and held in lieu of bond.

POLO POLICE Police Chief Tim Rockwood released the following information.

Nov. 19 Ashley E. Yee, 30, of Franklin Grove, was cited for 46 mph in a 35 mph speed zone. She was released on an I-Bond.

ADELINE ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH

BAILEYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

303 W. Franklin St., Baileyville Pastor Gary Branam www.baileyvillebaptistchurch.org

BAILEYVILLE REFORMED CHURCH

400 W. Center St., Baileyville Pastor Bruce Otto 815-235-1201

BROOKVILLE & ELKHORN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES

Brookville: 17725 W. Chamber St. in Brookville Elkorn: Corner of Wilson Mill & Brick Church Roads

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 Main St., Chana Pastor Matt Smith 815-732-7683 chanaumc@gmail.com

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

2035 Ill. Rt. 26, Dixon 815-284-4554 Pastor David Andermann 815-632-6767

OPEN BIBLE

302 S. Franklin St., Polo Luke Schier, Pastor 815-946-2848 PoloOpenBible.org

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH Polo Campus

107 N. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor John Guthrie 815-732-2960 or 815-732-6569

EBENEZER REFORMED CHURCH

FORRESTON REFORMED CHURCH

2997 N. German Church Rd. Rev. Josiah Youngquist.

815-732-6313 www.ebenezerreformed.com

501 Third Ave. Pastor Lyle Zumdahl 815-938-2424 lylezumdahl@gmail.com

EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

FREEDOM LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

764 N. Stillman Road, Oregon (Payne’s Point) Pastor Andrew Kayes 815-732-2424

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF MT. MORRIS 102 S. Seminary St., Mt. Morris Senior Pastor Bruce McKanna Associate Pastor Logan Murphy 815-734-4942 www.efcmm.org office@efcmm.org

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH 801 W. Oregon St., Polo Pastor Jeremy Heller 815-946-3588

Pastor Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 www.freedomlutheran.org.

GERMAN VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Church and Main Streets Pastor Don Plock

GRACE VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 8210 E. Edwardsville Rd., German Valley Pastor Eric Schlukebir 815-362-6601

LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH

FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

402 Second Ave., Forreston Pastor Scott Ralston Church 815-938-3203

FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 702 E. Dixon St., Polo Pastor Brian LeBaron 815-946-3212 faithumcpolo

6941 N. Mt. Morris Rd., Leaf River Pastor Billy Hardy 815-738-2205 leafriverbc@gmail.com

LEAF RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 104 E. Rt. 72, Leaf River Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-345-3038

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo Pastor Chris Bradshaw 815-837-5255 polo@crossroadscn.com www.crossroadscn.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

DISCIPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)

505 Hill St., Oregon Pastor David Snow 815-732-2642 www.fbcoregon.org

4938 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor Matt Smith

MT. MORRIS CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

102 N. Maple St., Mt. Morris Pastor Julie Bunt 815-734-4853 www.disciplesumc.org

200 S. Fifth St., Oregon Rev. Karen Gerhard Conner 815-732-2894 www.fpcoregon.com

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

22027 Polo Rd., Sterling Jim Miller, Pastor 815-626-0104

FORRESTON GROVE CHURCH

7246 N. Freeport Rd., Forreston Presbyterian Church in America Pastor Drew Jones 815-938-3605 www.forrestongrovechurch.com

402 First Ave., Forreston Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-938-2380

409 W. Brayton Rd, P.O. Box 2055 Mt. Morris, IL 61054 Pastor Ginny Haney Phone: 815-734-4573

NORTH GROVE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

10384 W. Coffman Rd., Forreston Pastor Mark Phillips Church: 815-938-2194 Pastor’s Cell: 760-550-4563

OREGON CHURCH OF GOD

ST. MARY CHURCH

860 W. Oregon Trail Rd. Pastor Michael Hoffman 815-732-6847

301 N. Fourth St., Oregon Father Joseph P. Naill Office Phone 815-732-7383 Office FAX 815-732-4742

OREGON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

200 S. Fourth, Oregon Rev. Megan Smick 815-732-2994 oregonumc@outlook.com

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 5076 S. Lowell Park Rd. Pastor Charlotte Hoppe 815-946-3949

POLO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

Congress Ave. & Webster St. PoloCob3@rgmail.com

PRAIRIE DELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

16032 W. Coffman Rd., Shannon 815-864-2448

RIVERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 609 S. 10th St., Oregon Craig Arnold, Pastor 812-236-1213

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1000 Ill. 64 West Oregon Rev. Eldred George 815-732-7211 www.saintbrides.org saint.bride.church@gmail.com

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH

6024 N. Columbine Rd., Forreston Rev. Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 pastorofstjames1850@gmail.com

ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

201 N. Division Ave., Polo Pastor Terrie Wilder 815-946-2919

213 N. Franklin Ave., Polo Father Joseph P. Naill 815-946-2535

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon 815-732-2367

ST. WENDELIN CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 S. Linn St., Shannon Rev. Michael Bolger 815-864-2548

SAUK VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 416 Prospect St., Dixon John Lewis, Pastor 815-677-9199

SILVER CREEK REFORMED CHURCH 326 S. Bunker Hill Rd. German Valley Pastor Grant Mulder 815-362-2129

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 308 E. Brayton Mt. Morris Pastor Josh Ehrler 815-734-6354 trinitymmil@frontier.com www.trinitymmil.net

VAN BROCKLIN-FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3582 Bolton Rd.., Freeport Pastor Dawn Barr 815-291-0601

WEST BRANCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 4014 West Branch Rd., Forreston 815-938-2586

How to submit church news Changes in church listings and articles about special church services and events can be emailed to news@oglecountynews.com.

For more information call 815-732-6166 ext. 2591.

SHANNON • POLO • LAKE CARROLL

708 S. Division St., Polo • 946-2714

Byron • Oregon • Rochelle • Rockford Member Roscoe/Rockton • Stillman Valley FDIC

211 S. Division Ave., Rt. 26 Polo Member 946-2777 FDIC

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9106 Cedar St. in Adeline Phone 815-541-4863

EAST OREGON CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 The summary must be published in the local newspaper.

Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2020 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, annually. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Forrestvllle Valley School District #221 School District/Joint Agreement Name

P.O. Box 665, Forreston, IL 61030 Address

(815) 938-2036 Telephone

7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Office Hours

Also by January 15, annually the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2020, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education's website @ www.isbe.net.

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2020 Operations & Maintenance 2,972,725 467,686 0 0

Debt Municipal Retirement/ Capital Working Transportation Services Social Security Projects Cash 911,690 200,016 162,872 25,984 58,387 0 0

Fire Prevention & Safety 684,361 58,597

2,476,890 417,987 5,867,602 6,063,858 0 3,197,815 0 3,001,559

0 0 911,690 1,091,524 0 414,720 0 234,886

0 0 684,361 781,318 0 165,196 0 68,239

Educational Local Sources 1000 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues 2000 from One District to Another District State Sources 3000 Federal Sources 4000 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures Other Sources/Uses of Funds Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2019 Other Changes in Fund Balances Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2020

0 0 467,686 730,684 162,150 1,049,246 0 948,398

0 394,616 594,632 625,624 0 928,061 0 897,069

0 0 0 0 0 0 162,872 25,984 58,387 151,943 63,090 0 0 (162,150) 379,473 1,184,903 864,386 0 0 0 390,402 1,147,797 760,623

Tort

0 50,000 108,597 81,111 0 930,022 0 957,508

GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFIED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less than $25,000 Alexander, Rebecca; Bolen, Stacey; Bond, Danielle; Briggs, Jack; Cawkins, Charles; Eden, Janet; Folkers, Renita; Fox, Kimberly; Gleason, Timothy; Johnson, Kelli; Lamm, Kimberly; Lazanksy, James; Mingus, Jeannette; Parkinson, Kristine, Schmidt, Cathleen; Stauffer, Jonathan, Bardelas, Jane; Bollman, Lois; Borneman, Linda; Carlson, Donald; Coats, Michael; Fricke, Kimberly; Gregor, Nicole; Jenkins, Terence; Kinsey, Sheila; Lippert, Andrew; Tigges, Lucinda; Turner, Alett

Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Giedd, Erica; Roberts, Garrett; Braker, Joan; Kenney, Lisa; Nelson, Robert Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 Bergin, Christina; Bruning, Kara, Crase, Kristin; Cunningham, Travis; DeWall, Stephanie; Garnhart, Christy; Genandt, Kristina; Genandt, Molly; Getz, Kyle; Groom, Jake; Janicke, Keynon; Kaney, Amanda; Kasten, Hanna; Kennelly, Erin; Meyer, Alayna; Murdock, Sarah; Parks, Kelley; Politsch, Heather, Russell-Brown, Dana; Schiesher, Heather; Schneiderman, Michael, Shiltz, Justin; Snider, Kimberly; Williams, Shannon

Range: $60,000 - $89,999 Carlson, Krista; Daub, Jamie; Edler, Michele; Forster, Nona; Frederick, Lynnette; Genandt, Rodney; Griseta, Darlene; Gronewold, Donna; Guist, Ann; Hanley, Matthew; Ingram, Amanda; Joy, Kelli; Leddy, Kelly; Lehman, Cynthia; Magarity, Anne; Mathieu, Brynn; McClellan, Michael, Michael, Janese; Nelson, Terri; Newell, Cynthia, Rahn, Brian, Schneiderman, Jonathan; Schurr, Lane; Wagner, Robert; Winekauf, Diane; Yeager, Noelle; Zick, Kyle; Zumdahl, Renna Salary Range: $90,000 and Over Heinz, Travis; Smith, Sharon

GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less than $25,000 Bawinkel, Holly; Beets, Jacob; Bergin, Eric; Birkholz, Marsha; Brace, Braden; Brainard, Lisa; Branam, Gary; Bull, Bobbi; Burckhardt, Gregory; Buss, Sharla; Christensen, Angela; Christensen, Steve; Curry, Maggie; Dolan, Suzanne; Frederick, Madyson; Gaston, Mike; Genandt, Lynn; Gill, Kristy; Greenfield, Chase; Greenfield, Erin; Greenfield, Lynnetta; Greenfield, Pamela; Green, Sherry, Gronewold, Audra; Heinz, Mackenzie; Heinz, Mitchell; Heitter, Lucia; Henneman, Diane; Henson, Allison;

Hill, Mary; Hillman, James; Ingram, Corinne; Kasper, Rachael; Kloster, Kaylee; Koeller, Brenda; Kraft, Jessi; Kuelling, Mark; Leibow, Erin; Lindquist, Lane; Maniscalco, Paolo; McCoy, Becky; Mershon, John; Meyers, Beverly; Meyer, Lynne; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Daniel; Myers, Janice; Nelson, Jennifer; Noonkesser, Jean; Peterson, Kerrie; Probst, Tiffany; Reining, Sierra; Rinehart, Kendra; Runkle, Kimberly; Schoonhoven, Clifton; Scott Jr., Jackie; Setterstrom, Danelle; Skoglud, Brandon; Smith, Brent; Stamm, Lorene; Stocker, Wanda; Strautz, Donna; Strehlow, Chester; Timm, Scott; Toms, Mary;

Vogt, Tyler; Weaver, Heather; Wellington, Lori; Wichman, Glenn; Wilcox, Cynthia; Wilkinson, Joseph; Williams, Cathy; Zipse, Kenneth Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,000 Anderson, Victoria; Becker, Joanne; Beets, Linda; Healy, Tommie, Hillman, Laura; Hough, Richart; Jones, Janel; Milnes, Melvin Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 Engelbarts, Barbara; Watson, Mike Salary Range: $60,000 and over Sager, Wendy

PAYMENTS OVER $2,500 EXCLUDING WAGES AND SALARIES Aero Group Inc. 97,750; Aflac 6,472; Alpha Controls & Services LLC 31,822; Amalgamated Bank of Chicago $211,525; Apple Inc. 36,897; Area Mechanical Inc. 50,516; Audio Engineering Inc. 13,252; Bank of New York Mellon 880,000; Barry’s Collision Center Inc. 3,528; Blue Cross/ Blue Shield IL 652,016; Breedlove’s Sporting Goods Inc. 16,165; Bryan’s Repair Inc. 14,384; Bulk Bookstore 3,753; Cardmember Service 25,400; Carpets by Kuniej Ltd. 23,760; CDW Government Inc. 3,493; Central States Bus Sales Inc. 58,558; Chromebook Parts 2,878; CNE Gas Division LLC 24,472; Collin Greenfield Const. 5,270; Dana Josephitis 6,870; Dana Russell-Brown 5,137; Dearborn National 7,956; DEM Services Inc. 5,900; DFC Fence Inc. 6,743; Direct Energy Business 98,482; Donna Lessman 2,575; FES (SOCS) 3,145; First 3,398; Forreston Car Care 9,596; Forreston Senior High Activity Acct. 8,751; Forreston State Bank 10,306,258; Gordon Food Service 63,107; Grainger 12,256; Green’s Motor Company 15,300; Guardian Life Ins.

Co. (V) 6,216; H-O-H Water Technology Inc. 4,511; Heslop Excavating 85,265; Horace Mann Life Ins. Co. 77,832; Hudl 3,749; IASB 6,534; Ideal Environmental Eng. Inc. 6,115; iFiber – Illinois Fiber Resources 14,400; Illinois Department of Revenue 216,053; Illinois Education Assoc. 31,004; Illinois Municipal Retire $84,546; Illinois Public Risk Fund 12,655; Imprest 40,226; Integrated Systems Corporation 5,556; Interiors for Business Inc. 2,770; ISBE – School Tech Rev. Loan Fund 40,248; Itsavvy LLC 37,148; Joe Daley 6,250; Jonathan Schneiderman 4,495; Jostens 13,230; Koeller Forreston Hardware 4,649; Larson & Larson Builders Inc. 85,536; Marco Technologies LLC 24,455; Marco Technologies LLC 25,663; Menards 8,625; Mid Atlantic Trust Company 25,940; Midwest Transit Equipment 2,597; Midwest Transit Equipment Inc. 51,295; Mobile Electronics Inc. 2,962; Moring Disposal Inc. 13,504; Nasco 6,228; Nicor Gas 16,962; Nixon Insurance Agency Inc. 3,390; Northern Illinois Terrazzo and Tile 56,000; Ogle County Educ Coop 445,422; Pan-O-Gold Baking Co. 3,212; Paper 101 6,380; Pearson Education 39,141; Pepsi-Cola Company 7,500;

Petty Cash 3,776; Play On Sports 5,000; Polo Community Unit School Dist. #2 4,048; Project Lead The Way 3,150; Purchase Power 5,381; Quality Electric & Communications 5,569; R&S Builders Supply 28,018; Ramza Insurance Group Inc. 88,808; Renaissance Learning Inc. 4,235; Richard L. Johnson Associates Inc. 16,311; Riddell-All-American 13,331; Riddell/All American 2,759; Rogers Athletic 2,734; Santander Leasing LLC 90,533; Sharon Smith 7,719; Skyward Accounting Dept. 20,438; Sloan Implement 12,470; Stalker Flooring 26,450; State National Insurance Co. 27,492; Stephenson Service Company 16,100; Sterling Community Unit School Dist. 38,982; Sysco Baraboo LLC 110,319; TDS Door Company 9,328; Teachers Retirement 389,107; Teachers’ Health 86,617; Team Leader 2,517; The Home Depot Pro 31,344; Trebron Company Inc. 2,795; TruGreen Limited Partnership 5,310; Verizon Wireless 6,851; Village of Forreston 24,785; Wagner’s 8,026; Werhane Enterprises Ltd. 22,491; Wex Bank 41,100; Wilson Language Training Corp. 3,320; Wipfli LLP 10,500; X-Grain 5,930; Zacs Seal Coat 14,833 November 27, 2020

SALARY SCHEDULE OF GROSS PAYMENTS FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL AND NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Kristina; Davidson, Cole; Davidson, William; Davis, Justine; Greenwood, Janet; Grygiel, Jennifer; Hall, Skylar; Hallock, Jeff; Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: Anaya, Yvonne, Ator, Donmeyer, Jeffrey; Ebens, Julie; Eckardt, Andrew; Gale, Harrolle, Angela; Harvey, Theresa; Hayenga, Mason; Henning, Ryan; Balestieri, Carl; Briggs, Jack; Bunton, Cheryl; Cawkins, Mark; Glendenning, Stacey; Green, Kathryn; Handschuh, Kyle; Hernandez, Jennifer; Herriot, Daniel; Hite, Donna; Hite, Charles; Ciesiel, Amy; Corbett, Stanley; Crandall, Nancy; Kelly; Howard, Tandy; Huels, Ryan; Johnson, Robyn; Sara; Holaday, Barbara; Hoskins, Donna; Hoskins, Mark; Davis, Susan; Eden, Janet; Gipper, Lori; Gleason, Timothy; Kann, Samantha; Kenney, Jennifer; Knuth, Darren; Lawton, Howard, Karen; Hunt, Allison; Johnson, Andrea; Jones, Gorsegner, Lynnette; Hanes, David; Hardin, Randy; Hauck, Michael; Leamanczyk, Ranae; Majewski, Glen; Mendoza, Joyce; Kavala, Tamara; Keene, Robin; Kelly, Debra; Kirkland, Anna; Henson, Anna; Himert, Ronda; Holland, Diana; Holm, Aaron; Mendoza, Heather; Merrill, Dawn; Montanola- Emily; Koeppen, David; Koruba, Deanna; Lahman, Justin; Brenda; Hopkins, Ellen; Hundertmark, Laurie; Jasper, Kirby; Farre, Josep; Nelson, Andrew; Nelson, Gretchen; Nelson, Lambrigtsen, Wendy; Lefevre, Mike; Majewski, Kasia; Manser, Johnson, Kelli; Kaffenbarger, Jennifer; Klink, Nancy; Kramer, Josh; O’Neil, Carrie; Pattat, Janice; Radostits, Kimberly; Dawn; Marchetti, Dominic; Marnich, Sherry; Maslin, Lori; Laryssa; Kremske, Beatrice; Kultgen, Janice; Larsen, Danyel; Rasmussen, Bonnie; Reed-Houck, Teresa; Rogers, Nathaniel; McArthur, Amanda; McCasky-Feazel, Benjamin; McNamee, Lazansky, James; Lessen, Ronald; Levandoski, Abigail; Schneiderman, Nicholas; Sitze, Aaron; Smith, Samantha; Faith; Mennenga, Randee; Mernack, Jody; Merrill, Chance; Manheim, Jill; Marquez, Kayla; McDonald, Michele; Milam, Stultz, Jeffrey; Taylor, Elizabeth; Thomas, Jodi; Turffs, Ernest; Messenger, Andrea; Meyer, Meagan; Mingus, Kayla; Miranda, Victoria; Mingus, Jeannette; Nelson, Sarah; Opalka, Beverly; Virgil, Kelli; Virgil, Quinn; Yordy, Philip; Youngren, Jennifer; Nina; Mowry, Dyan; Nordman, Jill; Ogbum, Dorothy; Orsted, Owen, Charles; Revere, Kristin; Samp, Paige; Schad, Jeff; Zuber, John; Lillie; Peeling, Walter; Perrine, Charlie; Politsch, Carol; Schultz, Martha; Schultz, Mary; Scott, Kenneth; Shepeck, Salary Range: $90,000 and over: Crandall, Kip; Deininger, Pudlas, Katelin; Ramirez, Karrie; Reinbolz, Deanna; Rosecke, Jennifer; Smith, Donna; Smith, Shirley; Starkey, Ryan; Steele, Heidi; Gipper, Timothy; Ihde-Nelson, Gretchen; Larsen, Kassandra; Rowe, Sara; Ruit, Leah; Sarver, Cynthia; Sarver, Pamela; Stevens, Suzette; Sullivan, Mary; Torres, Taylor; Adam; Mahoney, Thomas; Lonie; Scheidecker, Terri; Scott, Jaden; Serrano, Carmen; Vimoche-Brown, Karen; Wells, Donna; Ross, William; Wolf, GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL Sewell, Julie; Shere, Matthew; Sipes, Kayla; Smidt, Michael; Susan; Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: Anderson, Ashley; Smith, Amy; Smith, Sammantha; Sowl, Angela; Spaine, John; Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999: Spratt, James; Treadwell, Anderson, Benjamin; Anderson, Grace; Axelson, Cindy; Spei, Martin; Spoor, Jon; Spoor, Patricia; Starkey, Alice; Brian; Nelson, Zoe; Soyars, Eliza; Nordman, Angela; Herr, Baker, Linda; Banegas, Kimberly; Barcai, Melissa; Barnhart, Stukenberg, Kimberly; Swope, Karissa; Thomas, Garrett; Erin; Cindy; Bastian, Shaun; Batton, Rosemary; Beard, Charles; Thrasher, Darci; Trampel, Peggie; Turner, Justin; Van Dyck, Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999: Albrecht, Samantha; Bell, Beard, Debra; Beaugrand-Eberhardt, Heidi; Bennett, Amber; Anna; Vickers, Demetrice; Waeffler, Fiona; Ward, Jolynn; Dane; Beske, Miles; Boyer, David; Cann, Erica; Cann, Logan; Bennett, Estelle; Bettner, Trenton; Bier, Jill; Breeden, Lindsey; Warner, Paula; Welp, Laverne; Wicklund, Angela; Withers, Conderman, Carmon; Costa, Brandi; DeWilde, Jordan; Brehm, Charity; Brink, Diane; Burke, James; Burke, Tate; Janice; Drake, Yvonne; Fulton, Jamie; Gale, Daniel; Garncarz, Byerley, Carla; Cain, Farrell; Callaway, Amanda; Callaway, Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999: Bailey, Myria; Beeh, Katie; Elizabeth; Groenhagen, Brittany; Groharing, Katherine; Hall, Joyce; Carlson, Donald; Carlson, Eric; Carlson, Skylar; Calhoun, Sheila; Carr, Justin; Degner, Roi; Hanlin, Susan; Nathaniel; Heisner, Melissa; Huels, Delaney; Kilmer, Cynthia; Carreno, Felicia; Christensen, Kristen; Cline, Carol; Connelly, Heather, James; Lauer, Jacob; Myers, Michael; Needham, Larson, Seger; Martin, Matthew; Mersman, Stephanie; Meyer, Linda; Cook, Alexis; Corcoran, Jilene; Crandall, Zachary; Jeffery; Pudlas, Kellie; Reed, Richard; Spratt, Lori; Thomas, Brandon; Nelson, Emily; Olson, Laurel; O’Rorke, Jacqueline; Creegan, Nataliya; Criddle, Jacquelyn; Currier, Steve; Daub, Mindy; White, Julie; Phalen, Olivia; Poser, Gabriel; Potter, Mindy; Rand, Olyvia; Kaitlyn; Deter, Vicki; Donahue, Douglas; Donahue, Pat; Doran, Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999: Boyd, Marty; Burrs, Rochon, Amanda; Roger, Lisa; Rufer, Tiffany; Rypkema, Russell; Duke, David; Dunnavan, Amanda; Early, Debra; Early, Steven; Myers, Elizabeth; Nesemeier, William; Rasmussen, Suzanne; Soyars, Eliza; Stewart, Krystal; Tomlinson, Amysara; Jessica; Early, Katie; Ebert, Justin; Elliott, Kristin; Engel, Joan; Stienmetz, Diana; Stinson, Steve; Webb, Randi; Welker, Erin; White, Rachel; John; Engle, Douglas; Ferris, Jacqueline; Fetterman, Karen; Salary Range: $60,000 and over: Gadow, Shawn; Hoover, Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999: Adams, Megan; Albrecht, Flaherty, Lester; Fox, Josey; Fox, Kimberly; Gadow, Chiffon; Sharon; Van Velzer, Zach Adam; Bothe, John; Bothe, Michelle; Boyer, Dristen; Boyer, Geeves, Nathan; George, Angela; Gilbert, Andrew; Gilmour, Michael; Cermak, Joanna; Cremeens, Shannon; Crosby, Kelly; Girton, Nathan; Glendenning, Jared; Gooch, Skip; Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries.

Stillman Bank, $6,611,182.80; Blue Cross Blue Shield, Business, $21,748.09; Sun Life Financial, $20,611.27; Learning, $5,985.00; Dixon Paint Company, $5,922.74; Direct $2,366,896.76; INTERNAL REVENUE SERV, $1,459,507.45; Imprest Fund 220, $20,438.96; Beyond Textbooks - Vail Energy Business, $5,753.28; Cintas, $5,477.19; Supreme Teacher Retirement System, $913,251.99; Ogle County Unified S.D. #, $20,000.00; School Specialty Inc, $18,960.85; Cleaners, $5,443.80; Pro Com Systems, $5,360.00; Village Educational Cooperative, 783,420.29; IL. Department Mechanical Inc, $18,358.38; Paper 101, $17,737.94; Illinois of Mt Morris, $5,292.21; REALITYWORKS,$ 5,221.75; of Revenue, $420,975.20; IL Municipal Retirement Principal Association, $17,387.05; VARI Sales Corporation, Ehmen Industries Inc, $5,175.70; Pitney Bowes, 5,164.36; Fund, $315,323.37; MidAmerican Energy Services, $17,109.00; IL fiber Resource Group, $16,800.00; IL Virtual EVOLUTION LABS, INC, $5,000.00; SimpleNrg Solutions LLC, $293,537.25; Gordon Food Service, $250,474.45; Schools, $15,535.00; Synovia Solutions, $15,360.00; IASB, Inc., $4,579.98; Large Car Rebuilders, $4,567.80; Terry Houghton Mifflin Company, $192,135.67; Midwest Transit 14,876.00; Kings Financial Consulting Inc., $14,578.12; Turnbaugh, $4,559.20, Oregon Elementary, 4,375.75, TRAVIS Equip Co, 173,441.43; Delta Dental, $153,916.01; Prairie Tyler Technologies, $14,371.61; Oregon High School, LANDSCAPING, $4,355.00, Oregon CUSD, 4,300.21, Paxton State Insurance Coop, 148,426.00; Polo CUSD 222, $14,327.62; Freckle, $13,973.00; Chapman and Cutler LLP, Patterson, $4,222.58, Garaventa USA Inc, $4,181.72, $143,725.55; Santander Leasing LLC, $124,968.00; Bay $13,500.00; WIPFLI LLP, $13,100.00; NWEA, $12,771.00; Mahoney, Thomas D, $3,999.96, Physicians Immediate Care, Bridge Administrators, $114,494.02; Kansas State Bank, VSP Vision, $12,562.37; Riddell/All American Sports Corp., $3,982.00, Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, $3,962.81, MO-ST $108,395.00; City Of Oregon, $99,487.74; Northern IL Health $12,070.59; Fulcrum Management Solutions, $12,000.00; Plumbing and Mechanical, $3,860.55, Frontier_Frontier00052, Plan, $97,306.07; MNJ Technologies Direct, $97,278.89; Verizon Wireless, $11,938.08; Gaggle.net, Inc., $11,686.60; $3,853.52, Northern IL Disposal Services, $3,816.72, HPS, Conserv FS, $90,036.53; Oregon Education Association, Follett School Solutions, $11,046.06; Lakeside International LLC, $3,809.72; Aaron Hendricks, $3,746.25; Comprehensive $70,680.00; Vanguard Energy Services, $65,850.59; Sterling Trucks, $11,004.47; Raptor Technologies, $10,979.00; Athletic Consulting LL, $3,738.00; Menards - Sterling, Community Unit District #5, $57,147.33; Trinity3 LLC, PowerSchool Group LLC, $10,948.98; Cengage Learning, $3,699.91; E-Rate Online, LLC, $3,500.00; R.E. Wolber and 53,025.02; The Home Depot Pro Institutional, $46,694.64; $10,712.00; 3D Carpet and Upholstery, $9,796.93; Holiday Sons Excavating, $3,487.50; DEMCO, $3,408.60; Fyr Fyter, Franklin Covey, $46,116.18; BMO Harris Commercial Card, Wholesale, $8,893.22; Dollamur Sports Surfaces, $8,740.00; $3,309.70; Virgil, Kelli L, $3,225.00; Viz Pro LLC, $3,219.30; $45,891.33; Security Benefit 457, $35,904.00; Lee/Ogle/ Alarm Detection Systems, $8,258.56; Veterans Floors Inc, School Nurse Supply, $3,109.12; Nelson, Josh S, $3,055.82; Whiteside Regional Office, $35,569.82; Sorinex Exercise $8,220.00; Frontline Technologies, $8,010.03; Martin & Reliable, $3,018.48; Comcast, $2,981.09; eSpark Learning, Equipment, $32,839.02; Wyatt Pavement Maintenance, Company Excavating, $7,865.00; RobotLab, $7,597.00; $2,895.00; Howard Lee & Sons, Inc, $2,871.31; McGraw Hill $31,848.97; Muller-Pinehurst Dairy, $30,967.66; OHS Hawk ForeCast5 Analytics, $7,500.00; Orbit Software Inc., School Education, $2,832.37; Enerco Specialty Chemical Athletic Fund, $29,869.47; Marco Technologies, $28,517.46; $7,370.00; College Board, $7,320.00; Airgas North Central, Profession, $2,800.00; Project Lead The Way, $2,750.00; EMS Oregon Education Support Personnel, $28,048.82; Coca-Cola $7,276.22; NICOR Gas, $7,228.55; Pearson Education Inc., Linq Inc, $2,740.00; Firms System, $2,633.50; White, Rachel Refreshments, 26,337.90; Landmark Ford, $24,885.00; Moring $7,041.65; David L Rahn Junior High, $6,824.67; Sysco F, $2,632.26; Highland Community College, $2,628.00; IXL Disposal, 23,866.24; Letterman Activity Account, $23,574.72; Baraboo LLC, $6,537.09; Pardrige Insurance Inc., $6,350.00; Learning, $2,621.00; Oregon Park District, $2,500.00 KMK Media Group, $22,815.75; Athletico Management LLC, Aurora Educational Technology, $6,160.00; Rock Valley $22,376.26; Mastercard Corporate, $21,838.52; Comcast Culligan, $6,084.00; Pomp’s Tire Service, $6,022.93; Vista November 27, 2020

25 OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / oglecountynews.com • Friday, November 27, 2020

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, annually. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Oregon Community Unit School District 220 206 S Tenth Street Oregon IL 61061 8157325300 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office Hours Also by January 15, annually the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2020, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education's website @ www.isbe.net.

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2020 Operations & Debt Municipal Retirement/ Capital Working Fire Prevention Educational Maintenance Services Transportation Social Security Projects Cash Tort & Safety Local Sources 1000 5,691,348 870,687 767,804 430,693 300,558 0 74,387 1,414,805 23,153 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District 2000 0 0 0 0 State Sources 3000 3,840,175 0 0 523,932 0 0 0 0 0 Federal Sources 4000 793,844 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 10,325,367 870,687 767,804 954,625 300,558 0 74,387 1,414,805 23,153 Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 12,051,498 1,150,792 2,582,119 1,043,412 482,697 0 2,147,892 5,443 Other Sources/Uses of Funds 8,405 0 1,519,895 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2019 6,043,532 699,466 545,745 833,319 911,306 0 1,123,848 731,216 27,817 Other Changes in Fund Balances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2020 4,325,806 419,361 251,325 744,532 729,167 0 1,198,235 (1,871) 45,527

Ogle County Newspapers / oglecountynews.com • Friday, November 27, 2020

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attorney is Kim D. is barred. Copies of a claim filed with Krahenbuhl, the clerk must be WilliamsMcCarthyllp, 607 mailed or delivered Washington Street, to the representaP.O. Box 339, Ore- tive and to the atgon, Illinois 61061. torney within ten Claims against the days after it has estate may be filed been filed.

CLAIM NOTICE OTICES of101 EGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES 101 LEGAL NOTICES 101 inLEGAL this 101 25th the Noffice the LDated Notice is given of Clerk of Court, day of November, County 2020.

STATE OF the death of Lorret- Ogle ILLINOIS ta S. Wolfe, a/k/a Courthouse, OreKENNETH W. IN THE CIRCUIT Loretta S. Wolfe. gon, Illinois 61061, WOLFE and KEITH Letters of office or with the repreCOURT OF THE E. WOLFE, were issued on sentative, or both, 15TH JUDICIAL Independent 18, within six months November CIRCUIT Co-Executors 2020 to Kenneth from the date of COUNTY OF For the Estate of W. Wolfe and Keith first publication of OGLE LORRETTA S. E. Wolfe, of Ore- this notice, and WOLFE, Deceased IN THE MATTER gon, Illinois as Co- any claim not filed OF THE ESTATE Executors, whose within that period Kim D. Krahenbuhl attorney is Kim D. is barred. Copies OF: Williams of a claim filed with LORRETTA S. Krahenbuhl, McCarthyLLP the WilliamsMcclerk must be a/k/a WOLFE, P.O. Box 339 or delivered mailed 607 S. Carthyllp, LORETTA Washington Street, to the representa- Oregon, IL 61061 WOLFE, P.O. Box 339, Ore- tive and to the at- (815) 732-2101 Deceased.

No. 2020 P 83 gon, Illinois 61061. torney within ten kkrahenbuhl Claims against the days after it has @wilmac.com Nov. 27, Dec. 4 & estate may be filed been filed.

CLAIM NOTICE 11, 2020 Dated this 25th in the office of the Notice is given of Clerk of Court, day of November, County 2020. the death of Lorret- Ogle Courthouse, Ore- LEGAL KENNETH ta S. N Wolfe, OTICES a/k/a 101 LEGAL LEGAL NOTICES 101 NOTICES 101W. LEGAL NOTICES 101 Loretta S. Wolfe. gon, Illinois 61061, WOLFE and KEITH E. WOLFE, Letters of office or with the repreor both, ANNUAL TREASURER'S REPORT POLO FIREIndependent PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR were issued on sentative, within six YEAR months Co-Executors FISCAL ENDING APRIL 30, 2020 November 18,THE For the Estate of 2020 to Kenneth from the date of LORRETTA first publication of The following is a statement of the Treasurer of the Polo FireS.Protection District for W. Wolfe and Keith WOLFE, Deceased above of period does notice, reflect theand current statements, as a true copy of the AnE.theWolfe, Ore-andthis anyasclaim not filed nual Illinois Treasurer's Report shown. gon, as Cowithin that period Kim D.Real Krahenbuhl CORPORATE FUNDS REVENUE SUMMARY: Estate Taxes $247,933 InterExecutors, whose Copies Williams est $4,885 IL Replacement $12,943 Foreign Fire Taxes $6,664 Other attorney is Kim D. is barred.Taxes McCarthyLLP of a Rendered claim filed $0 withGrants Sources $489 Services $0 Donations and Memorials $250 Krahenbuhl, the clerk must be P.O. Box 339 TOTAL REVENUES $273,164 WilliamsMcmailed orGeneral delivered Oregon, $52,442 IL 61061Public Safety $103,524 EXPENDITURE607 SUMMARY: Government Carthyllp, to TOTAL the representa(815) 732-2101 $194,609 Capital Outlay $38,643 EXPENDITURES Washington Street, and to the at- kkrahenbuhl SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS (INSURANCE) REVENUE SUMMARY: Real Estate P.O. Box 339, Ore- tive torney within REVENUE ten @wilmac.com $83,876 Taxes $83,350 Interest $526 TOTAL gon, Illinois 61061.

Nov. 27, Dec. 4 & TOTAL EXPENDIdays afterGeneral it hasGovernment Claims against theSUMMARY: EXPENDITURE $81,537 11, 2020 estate may be filed been filed.

TURES $81,537 Dated this 25th in the office of the SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION Clerk of Court, day of November, SPECIAL REVENUE GENERAL Ogle Revenue County 2020. $272,894 $83,876 KENNETH W. Courthouse, Expenditures Ore($194,609) ($81,537) WOLFE and KEITH gon, IllinoisBalance 61061, Beginning $239,298 $47,389 E. WOLFE, orEnding with Balance the repre$317,583 $49,728 Independent sentative, both, Vendors >or$2,500 Co-Executors within monthsATS Medical Alexis six $16,737; $47,712; Comcast $2,750; Constellation Energy For the Estate of $3,971; IPRF $12,424; Johnson CPA from the Fire dateEquip of Preventive; $4,568; Frontier S. first publication $8,000; Karrow ofPlumbingLORRETTA $7,874; Mark Bocker $2,724; Sauk Valley College Deceased$21,401; Thayer Lighting $5,813; US Treathis notice, and WOLFE, $2,996; SBM $4,197; Scholl Insurance any notVerizon filed $3,660; Wipfli LLP $4,081 suryclaim $5,319; Kim D. Krahenbuhl within that period Compensation > $2,500 Brian Carr; Charles R Clothier; Jeremy Heller; Chad KarWilliams isrow; barred.

Copies James Tony Karrow; Ports; Mark Pellini; Brent Shipman; Gerardo Velez; McCarthyLLP ofCompensation a claim filed with $1,000 - $2,499 Michael Barnhart; Denise Clothier; Lawrence Ervin; P.O. Box 339 the clerk Kane; must be Brenden Denise Clothier; Josh Kastner; Charles Neuschwanger; Tim Ross; Oregon, IL David 61061 Shuman; Kenneth Yingling; Colton Youngren mailed delivered DonaldorSanders; Jordan Smith; (815) 732-2101 to the representakkrahenbuhl tive to the at-Treasurer Theand undersigned of the Polo Fire Protection District certifies the available torney within ten funds, revenues and @wilmac.com expenditures as of the ending date are correct.

Nov. August 27, Dec.14, 4 &2020 days after it has Charles Clothier, Treasurer, 11, 2020 been filed.

Dated thisTREASURER'S 25th ANNUAL REPORT POLO FIRE PROTECTION AMBULANCE day ofSERVICE November, DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2020 2020.

KENNETH The following is W. a statement of the Treasurer of the Polo Fire Protection Ambulance WOLFE KEITH Service and District for the above period and does reflect the current statements, as a E. of WOLFE, true copy the Annual Treasurer's Report as shown.

Independent REVENUE SUMMARY: Real Estate Taxes $326,662 Interest $2,207 Services RenderedCo-Executors $108,001 Donations and Memorials $250 Loan Proceeds $100,000 Sale of For the Estate of Equipment; insurance claim $7,756 TOTAL REVENUES $544,876 LORRETTA S. EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: General Government $ 9,182 Public Safety $326,658 WOLFE, Deceased Capital Outlay $188,656 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $524,496 Revenue $544,876 Expenditures ($524,496) Beginning Balance $221,037 Ending Kim D. Krahenbuhl Balance $241,417 Vendors > $2,500 Airgas $3,356; ATS $313,981; Bound Tree Williams Medical $3,922; Enerspect Medical $10,758; Karrow Plumbing & Heating McCarthyLLP $3,964;Polo Cooperative Association $3,349; Polo Fire Protection $2,604; Wipfli P.O. Box 339 $2,540 Oregon, IL 61061 Treasurer of said District certifies the available funds, funds, revThe undersigned (815) 732-2101 enues and expenditures as of the ending date are correct. kkrahenbuhl Charles Clothier, Treasurer, August 14, 2020 @wilmac.com November 27, 2020 OF: LORRETTA S. WOLFE, a/k/a LORETTA S. WOLFE, Deceased.

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names and post office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Kwik Star #1530 1000 S. 7th St. EGAL NOTICES 101 L Rochelle, IL 61068 Dated: November 6, 2020 Laura J. Cook, Ogle County Clerk Nov. 27, Dec. 4 & 11, 2020

Clerk's office will have School Board candidate petition packets available beginning September 22, 2020. The packets will be posted on the Ogle County website at LEGAL NOTICES 101 www.oglecoun ty.org and can also be picked up at the County Clerk's office during business hours.

Candidates may circulate packets beginning September 22, 2020.

Packets must be filed with the Clerk's office during the week of December 14 – 21, 2020.

The Oregon School District will have four (4) open seats for the April 2021 Election.

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CASA Publication Notice 15th Judicial Public Notice is Circuit (Lee/ hereby given that Carroll/Ogle on November 6, Counties) 2020, a certificate is seeking volunwas filed in the School Board teers in the Ogle Ogle County Candidate County area to adClerk's office set- Petition Packets vocate for children ting forth the Available in the Ogle County names and post court system inoffice address of The Ogle County volved in abuse all of the persons Clerk's office will and neglect cases. owning, conduct- have School Board Your involvement ing and transacting candidate petition can impact a the business packets available child’s future. beginning Septemknown as: Contact Trisha Kwik Star #1530 ber 22, 2020. The Morrow, Execuwill be packets 1000 S. 7th St. tive Director Rochelle, IL 61068 posted on the Ogle (815) 288-1901 website at County Nov. 27, 2020 www.casaleecar Dated: November 6, 2020 www.oglecoun roll.com ty.org and can also Laura J. Cook, be picked up at the Ogle 101 LEGALCounty NOTICESClerk LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES 101 County Clerk's101 of- LEGAL NOTICES 101 Nov. 27, Dec. 4 & fice during busi11, 2020 ness hours.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT may FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Candidates OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS circulate packets Stillman BancCorp NA beginning SeptemPLAINTIFF ber 22, 2020.

Vs. Packets must be Mary D. Dombkowski; et. al. with filed the DEFENDANTS Clerk's office during the week of 2020CH48 DeNOTICE OF SHERIFF'S cember 14 – 21, SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS 2020.

HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the The above cause on 10/30/2020, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Oregon Illinois will on December 18, District 2020 at will the hour of 10:00 AM at Ogle County Public School Safety Complex 202 have S. 1stfour St. Oregon, (4) openIL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to seats for of the April the highest bidder for2021 cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Election.

THE EAST NINETY-FIVE (95) FEET OF LOT FIVE (5) IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF LANE, NOW CALLED THE CITY OF ROCHELLE; SITUATED Nov. 27, 2020 IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 24-24-337-013 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 504 N Third St Rochelle, IL 61068 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-20-05059.

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Sale to be held: Via Tele-Conference Auction *call 815-946-4120 on November 30th between 1pm-4pm to register and receive a bidders number** 560 Acres +/- IN OGLE COUNTY, IL SELLING IN 7 PARCELS: Parcel 1 Sect 34 of Woosung Twp 116.448 Acres Parcel 2 Sect 23 & 24 of Buffalo Twp 98.631 Acres Parcel 3 of Pine Creek Twp 79.985 Acres Parcel 4 of Pine Creek Twp 73.83 Acres Parcel 5 of Pine Creek Twp 90 Acres Parcel 6 of Eagle Point Twp 50.29 Acres Parcel 7 of Eagle Point Twp 50.13 Acres For complete listing of sale bill, maps, tax info, and terms & conditions, etc. visit www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Lenny Bryson – Auctioneer 11749 West Judson Road Polo, IL 61064 Ph) 815-946-4120

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DISTRICT BOOKKEEPER The Bureau Valley CUSD #340 has an opening for District Bookkeeper.

Candidates must have a background in public accounting and/or experience in school district accounting / bookkeeping and payroll. Salary will be determined based on experience.

Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply immediately; interviews may be conducted and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

Please send a resume & cover letter to: Mr. Jason Stabler, Superintendent, Bureau Valley CUSD #340, PO Box 289, Manlius IL 61338. or email: jstabler@bureauvalley.net Application deadline: December 11, 2020

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS Stillman BancCorp NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Mary D. Dombkowski; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2020CH48 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/30/2020, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on December 18, 2020 at the hour of 10:00 AM at Ogle County Public Safety Complex 202 S. 1st St. Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 24-24-337-013 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 504 N Third St Rochelle, IL 61068 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-20-05059.

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