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Whiteside County Health Department Director Cheryl Lee spoke at the Oct. 30 press conference about the upward trend of COVID-19 cases in the region. Story on page 3.

COUNTY NEWS

REGIONAL NEWS

STATE NEWS

Whiteside Surge

Thomson Prison

October sees largest numbers of COVID-19. / 2

Looking to boost staff with higher salaries. / 6

WHAT’S INSIDE Social News................................... 5 Property Transfers............................14 Churches...................................... 18,19 Published every Tuesday

by Sauk Valley Media, a division of Shaw Media Illinois 24 pages • One section

Police Reports .................................4 Glimpses......................................... 15 Classifieds ........................20,21,22,23

DEATHS

Keith E. Brandt, Orville W. Bush, Kenneth D. Edie, Claire Jean Hannah, Martin H. Merema, Eleanor Moody Pettit, Lester L. Pratt, Marjorie A. Schleuning, Arthur C. Schroeder, Marilyn R. Stone, Lawrence W. Tegeler, Natalie “Bug” Williams Pages 8,9,14

Winter Sports Plans are to move ahead with basketball. / 16

FULTON HIGH SCHOOL

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“Building Lasting Impressions That Never Die”

What are you involved in at Fulton High School?

At Fulton High School I am involved in band, choir, Key Club, Book Club, Science Club, Envirathon, and B.L.I.N.D. What are your hobbies outside of school?

Outside of school I like to play piano, read, solve puzzles, and bake.

What have you learned from this pandemic?

From this pandemic I learned that I’m very good at keeping myself busy.

NEW FULTON PROGRAM Newly established Community Relief Fund

The Riverbend Ministerial Association is excited to announce the creation of a new program that will replace our former Salvation Army Community Assistance fund.

Due to a generous grant from the D.S. Flikkema Foundation, along with donations from individuals in the community, a new program called the Community Relief Fund has been established. The purpose of this fund is to provide financial assistance to individuals and families living in the Fulton, Albany, Thomson area who need emergency help with rent, utilities, prescriptions, and

How would you describe your leadership style?

I would say my leadership style tends to be more quiet than others, I try to set an example for others to follow.

What has B.L.I.N.D. meant to you?

B.L.I.N.D. has given me many opportunities to grow and helped me discover who I am and who I want to be.

One fun fact about you.

I’ve been playing the piano for over 10 years.

Words of advice.

Try new things, even if you don’t like them at least you can say you’ve tried them.

other basic needs.

No cash is ever given out; instead, check are issued directly to the landlord or supplier.

Gas cards are also provided on a limited basis to those in need.

As a result of this new program, which allows us to keep 100% of all donations to assist with local needs, instead of 80% through the Salvation Army, there will no longer be the Red Kettle Christmas bell ringing that has been our primary source of funding.

Instead, we will be relying on the community throughout the year to help keep this important program going.

A special offering will be collected on Thanksgiving Eve, November 25, at the com-

Corinne Leonhardt

munity worship service which will be held at First Reformed, 510 15th Ave, Fulton, at 6:30 p.m.

If you would like to make a donation to the Community Relief Fund, the mailing address is: Community Relief Fund, Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N 9th Street, Fulton, IL 61252 or you may give your check made payable to Community Relief Fund to any of our local churches, and they will make sure it is received.

If you know of someone who needs help and they are living in the Fulton, Albany, and Thomson area, please have them call Pastor Catherine Martin at 815-589-3580 Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

COVID IN WHITESIDE COUNTY

Whiteside sees largest COVID-19 surge in October

BY ERIC INGLES eingles@saukvalley.com Whiteside County announced its biggest concentration of coronavirus cases in October since the start of the pandemic, and Lee County reported its second death during the weekend.

The Whiteside County Health Department announced 43 new cases of COVID19 on Sunday, as well as six additional recoveries.

The new cases involve six people under 20, four in their 20s, 11 in their 30s, seven in their 40s, 10 in their 50s, three in their 60s, one in their 70s and one over 80.

The month of October was by far the worst for Whiteside County cases since the pandemic began. There were 1,049 total cases in the month, up from 269 in September and 223 in August. The 50-59 age group was hardest hit, with 178 new cases, but every age group saw sharp increases over previous months.

Whiteside County has had 1,902 cases and 31 deaths. Lee County has had 905 cases, 586 recoveries and two deaths.

Ogle County has had 1,336 cases, 1,162 recoveries and eight deaths. Carroll

County has had 499 cases, 369 recoveries and 19 deaths.

The North region (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties) has seen six days of positivity increases and six days of hospital admission increases – increases in both metrics. The region’s positivity rate decreased slightly from 13.6% to 13.5%. This remains the highest rate of any of the state’s 11 regions. Currently, 35% of medical/ surgical beds and 37% of ICU beds are available.

After failing to lower its positivity rate below 8%, the North region (Region 1) was moved into the IDPH’s Tier 2 mitigation measures – the only of the state’s 11 regions to reach the second tier. Among other things, this means gatherings are limited to 10 people and outdoor dining groups are limited to six people instead of 10.

The region’s counties reporting the highest positivity rates are Stephenson (17.9%), Boone (17.6%), Whiteside (15.1%) and Carroll (15%). The Carroll County positivity rate with Sunday’s reporting increased more than three percentage

points from Saturday’s report of 11.9% DeKalb County’s positivity rate increased from 10.2% to 10.6%.

To get back to the standard Phase 4 restrictions, the region will need to main tain an average positivity rate of less than or equal to 6.5% over a three-day period.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 6,980 new cases and 35 deaths. Illinois has had 417,280 cases and 9,792 deaths.

Sterling has had 7,309 tests and 662 cases. Rock Falls has had 3,683 tests and 427 cases. Dixon has had 8,287 tests and 597 cases. Rochelle has had 5,168 tests and 653 cases.

ELECTION 2020 Election results available online Due to press deadlines, results from the Nov. 3 election will be published in the Nov. 10 editions. However, updated results will be available online at www.saukvalley.com.

WHITESIDE COUNTY & COVID

BY TIMOTHY EGGERT teggert@shawmedia.com

Sterling’s top official has called on county authorities to back up local deployment of enforcement measures, such as seeking closure orders and bringing misdemeanor charges, on businesses that consistently fail to comply with enhanced coronavirus mitigations.

Mayor Skip Lee made that petition for reinforcement – his most assertive since Whiteside County was placed under Tier 1 resurgence mitigations Oct. 3 and moved to Tier 2 resurgence mitigations Oct. 25 – during an afternoon news conference on Oct. 30.

The city will be “examining” the liquor licenses of businesses “flagrantly disregarding the rules,” and the Sterling Police Department will “vigorously work to enforce the guidelines and respond to calls,” Lee said.

But those actions can only have a meaningful effect if Whiteside County State’s Attorney Terry Costello and the Whiteside County Board “aggressively support” them, Lee said.

“The County Board must empower the health department to enforce these regulations and recommendations,” Lee said. “The Whiteside County state’s attorney must aggressively back law enforcement to act in this battle, as is happening in other counties.”

Without the support of county leadership, Lee said, municipalities will not be successful in slowing the spread of the virus and saving lives.

“Now is not the time to stand on the sidelines and play constitutional word games,” Lee said. “We are at the point now where we need to be all in.”

Under the additional resurgence mitigations, bars and restaurants must now limit the parties at outdoor tables to six guests while continuing to prohibit indoor dining and drinking, close before 11 p.m., and practice social distancing.

Lee said Costello has outlined a procedure for enforcing the wearing of face coverings in public based on a set of Illinois Department of Public Health emergency guidelines adopted by a legislative rule-making panel in August.

But Lee said he is “imploring” Costello to apply that same procedure to ensure patrons’ compliance at businesses.

“The bottom line is, law enforcement or the health department, no one can take enforcement measures unless the state’s attorney is willing

to back them up,” Lee said.

Costello could not immediately be reached Friday afternoon for clarification.

He did say in an email last week that his office would handle any potential violations of the emergency regulations the same as any other case.

“Should any law enforcement agency forward a criminal complaint and report regarding an alleged violation of that section, it would be reviewed for prosecution the same as any other case that law enforcement submits to my office for prosecution,” Costello said in an email.

Under the IDPH emergency regulations, county health departments function as the first layer of enforcement, typically relying on a complaint-based system to investigate businesses.

After a person submits a complaint, a health department inspector will call or visit the business to share information on the guidelines.

When a second complaint is received, health department staff visits the business. If an inspector observes a violation of the guidelines – such as employees not wearing face coverings or enforcing social distancing of patrons – then the inspector issues a written noncompliance warning.

The warning identifies the violation and directs the business to amend it by a certain date.

If a business fails to rectify the noncompliance or fails to comply with another guideline, health department officials may order it to have some or all of the people on its premises leave.

A business that does not comply after three noncompliance warnings could have its food permit or liquor license pulled, and it will be referred to the state’s attorney for an injunction order to close.

A business that does not comply with an order to disperse could be hit with a Class A misdemeanor, which carries a punishment of up to 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

Law enforcement might only be used to serve a business with the misdemeanor citation, but any further prosecution depends on a county state’s attorney.

Lee said he couldn’t speak to whether Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker would encourage his deputies to enforce the guidelines, but called on him to support the city’s enforcement measures nonetheless.

In a phone call, Booker said that

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Morrison Hospital CEO Pam Pfister talks about the high volume of patients in the hospital due to COVID.

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Dr. Bill Bird, VP and Medical Director at CGH, addresses the press conference Friday afternoon in Sterling about the challenges faced during the pandemic. he’s committed to following up with every complaint his department receives related to potential violations and that he has directed his deputies to enforce the face covering mandate outlined in the IDPH emergency regulations.

“In terms of the mitigations, the emergency rule doesn’t say anything about indoor dining at bars and restaurants,” Booker said. “So I can only enforce what I have the power to enforce under the emer-

gency rules.”

Booker added that the sheriff’s office doesn’t hold primary jurisdiction in the city of Sterling or any other city in Whiteside County, meaning that local enforcement falls to local police forces.

“If the state’s attorney needs us to enforce something, we’ll do what we can,” Booker said. “But if the mayor needs enforcement, he has the power to direct his city’s police force, not ours.”

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WHITESIDE COUNTY

Morrison man pleads guilty to pair of burglaries

Merema sentenced to five years in prison

BY TIMOTHY EGGERT

teggert@saukvalley.com A 25-year-old Morrison man, who together with a Morrison teen committed a pair of thefts this fall, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two criminal felony counts of burglary, receiving a sentence of five years in prison.

Colton M. Merema, arrested on Sept. 10, was initially charged with one count of residential burglary, a Class 1 Felony, and two counts of burglary – both Class 2 Felonies – after police said he broke into a residence by himself, and robbed a business and another residence with 18-year-old Logan D. Smith, of Morrison.

Prosecutors said Merema and Smith on Aug. 30 broke into a residential shed at 18876 Mellots Road, and on Sept. 2 robbed a temporary office owned by Inter Connection Systems Inc, Colton Merema a solar engineering firm located at 14488 Hillside Road.

The pair removed tools and other items from both locations, according to prosecutors.

Whiteside County Sheriff’s deputies found the reported stolen items during a search of Smith’s rural Morrison residence on Sept. 10, and Merema later admitted to committing the robberies with Smith, who is charged with two counts of burglary.

Deputies also discovered a significant amount of methamphetamine and a firearm in their search of the residence.

Those findings led to Smith facing one count of of possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 1 Felony punishable by 4 to 15 years in prison, and one count of unlawful use of weapons for possessing a WARDS Hercules Model 10, 20-gauge shotgun with a barrel less than 18-inches.

Smith is being held in Whiteside County Jail on a $100,000 bond. He pleaded not guilty to the four charges on Sept. 28, and has a pretrial conference scheduled for Dec. 8.

Court filings further allege that Merema on Aug. 27 broke into and stole items from a residence at 19825 Matthew Road.

That residential burglary charge, along with a trio of traffic tickets, will be dismissed under Merema’s agreement to plead guilty to the two burglary charges.

He was sentenced Tuesday by 14th Judicial Circuit Presiding Judge Trish A. Senneff to two concurrent

five year sentences in state prison.

Merema will also be subject to two years of mandatory supervised release, more than $800 in fines and a restitution charge of $2,151.27 for damages related to the thefts.

According to court records, Merema has a history of burglary, theft and physical assault convictions spanning from 2011 to 2018.

Senneff acknowledged that criminal history Tuesday, telling Merema that his “permanent address seems to be the [Illinois] Department of Corrections” and that she hopes the IDOC doesn’t have “a wing named after you.”

Merema said that he was “very tired” of spending his adult life in custody.

“You’re a young man, and still have time to pull this together,” Senneff said. “I hope soon you see the light, that there’s something to jolt you awake and make you see this has got to stop.”

Feds arrest Morrison woman already charged with felony meth possession, intent to deliver

BY TIMOTHY EGGERT

teggert@shawmedia.com A 29-year-old Morrison woman was arrested by federal drug enforcement agents on Oct. 28, likely in connection with a pair of criminal felony drug charges she already faces in Whiteside County.

Brittiny M. Starr, free on bail since late May, was arrested outside of the Whiteside County Courthouse in Morrison Wednesday afternoon by authorities with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

Starr, who was due in court for a 1:30 p.m. pretrial conference, arrived to the courthouse but did not make it past the indoor security checkpoint, according to Whiteside County Sheriff’s deputies who wit-

nessed her arrest.

Before she could reach the door, DEA authorities stopped Starr and placed her in their custody, the deputies said.

Whiteside County Sheriff John BookBrittinyStarr er confirmed that a federal warrant was issued for Starr’s arrest and that DEA authorities had executed it, but could not share details on the federal charges the warrant references.

As of Wednesday evening, no charging documents against Starr had been filed in U.S. District Court.

Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rockford and in Dav-

enport could not immediately be reached for comment.

Officials with the DEA Office in Rockford also could not immediately be reached for comment.

Starr’s arrest is likely related to a pair of Class X Felonies she was charged with on Jan. 27 in Whiteside County.

Those criminal drug felonies include one count of unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of methamphetamine and one count of unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of methamphetamine with intent to deliver.

Starr pleaded not guilty to the two counts on April 6, after she was ruled fit to stand trial in March by 14th Judicial Circuit Presiding Judge Trish A. Senneff.

Starr’s original bond of $100,000

was reduced to $20,000 on May 20, and the same day she posted the 10% necessary for her release.

Proceedings in her case have largely been postponed since then due to court constraints related to the coronavirus.

Inside the courtroom where Starr was scheduled to appear Wednesday, Senneff had not been told of Starr’s arrest before calling her case, leading her to wonder if the court had “lost her” and to acknowledge that Starr was “MIA.” A bailiff notified Senneff of Star’s arrest, and Senneff continued the case until Nov. 25.

If convicted of the two felonies, Starr could face fines of up to $300,000 and a mandatory minimum combined sentence of 15 to 70 years in state prison.

Avenue on a Jo Daviess County warrant, possession of methamphetamine and operating a motor vehicle with no insurance. He was transported to the Whiteside County Jail.

Christopher A. Cox of Clinton, Iowa was arrested in the 400 block of 14th

Avenue for disobeying a traffic control device, operating an uninsured vehicle and no valid driver’s license. He was released with a notice to appear.

Jamie A. Miller of Clinton, Iowa was cited for speeding in the 400 block of 19th Avenue. He was released with a

notice to appear.

Nine calls for service.

FULTON POLICE Oct. 24-28 Betty J. Dobson of Clinton, Iowa was cited for speeding at Route 84 and 20th Avenue. She was released with a notice to appear.

Daniel M. Baumgartner of Dubuque, Iowa was arrested at Route 84 and 14th

Individuals names in the above report have been merely accused of a charge, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Kelly Wolf

Kelly Wolf, 44, is from Erie. Family members include her dad and his partner Joy, who also live in Erie.

Kelly worked at Self-Help Enterprises for ten years, where she helped with packaging and shipping items.

Kelly’s favorite Winning Wheels activity is arts and crafts and socializing with friends.

Her hobbies are bracelet making, going out to eat, and riding horses with her dad, who has four Belgian horses.

Kelly’s favorite food is pasta salad, and any Italian food. Her favorite movie is “Scream,” and her favorite TV show is “The Voice.”

Kelly likes to say: “Always be happy – your day will go better!”

ALBANY VILLAGE BOARD

Dump truck purchase approved

BY SARAH FORD For Shaw Media

The Albany Village Board approved the purchase of a new public works truck on Oct. 21.

The Ford F-550 dump truck was purchased for $68,000. The truck replaces an older model traded in, with funding divided between the water, sewer, and streets budgets.

The board also approved liquor and gaming licenses for Dyno Dom’s Pit Stop, which has purchased JP’s Landing. The business

sale should be finalized by the end of the week.

There was a vote to return the trailer court license fee to $50, where the ordinance says it’s supposed to be.

Mayor Brian Rowland also proclaimed Rotary International World Polio Day as Oct. 24.

Due to the Illinois Governor’s new resurgence mitigations orders, the monthly board meeting for November has been moved to Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Village Hall.

WHOA Christmas Wreath Sale Fundraiser

The annual WHOA Christmas Wreath Sale is now underway through Monday, Nov. 9. Orders can be placed online, with delivery or pick-up on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and Wednesday, Nov. 25.

The beautiful, fragrant 24” wreaths are provided by Didier Greenhouses of Rockford and come dressed with a pretty red bow. The cost is $25 per wreath, with money due at delivery/pick-up.

Please make checks out to WHOA. Orders can be placed through the WHOA Facebook page via message or comment, or by texting Tawny Wiersema, Program Director, at 815-535-6208.

Anderson receives promotion from 182nd Airborne Division

John Anderson recently received a promotion from the 182nd Airborne Division in Peoria.

As a Senior Airman, he won the Airman of the Year for Security Forces.

He is studying biology at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and is studying to be a conservation officer.

John Anderson, He has mainSenior Airman tained a 3.86 grade point average.

Anderson will deploy overseas the following semester.

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Winning Wheels Spotlight: Kelly Wolf

CONGRATULATIONS!

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THOMSON

Prison hopes to boost staff numbers with higher salaries

BY ERIC INGLES eingles@saukvalley.com A Federal Salary Council ruling could help ongoing staffing issues at Thomson Prison.

The council last week voted to add Carroll County to the Davenport-Moline Locality Pay Area, which means a raise for 335 federal government employees in the county.

The federal government’s Office of Personnel Management uses locality pay areas to compare salaries for government jobs to those of non-government jobs in that area in order to offer higher wages to the federal government employees if those people would be earning more money in the private sector.

Prior to adding Carroll County, the Davenport-Moline LPA included Scott, Clinton and Muscatine counties in Iowa, as well as Henry, Mercer and Rock Island counties in Illinois. Bureau County is part of the Chicago LPA. Whiteside, Ogle and Lee counties are designated as ‘Rest of U.S.,’ as was Carroll County prior to the FSC ruling.

According to usajobs.gov, a correctional officer at Thomson had a starting salary of $54,668, and a medical records technician was paid

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Job seekers walk outside the federally owned Thomson Correctional Center during a career fair in 2014. Thomson is authorized by the Bureau of Prisons to have 465 corrections officers, but has just 201. The prison hopes to add to that number after a federal ruling raised salaries. $43,065 before the pay bump.

The disparity in pay between what a corrections officer could make at Thomson compared with a state prison or a federal facility in a city such as Chicago is one of the reasons the union representing staff at Thomson, American Federation

COLLEGE NEWS Kirkwood Dean’s List

UIU local graduates

Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean’s List for the summer 2020 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.

Kirkwood student Kai Killinger of Port Byron, has earned this distinction.

Upper Iowa University, located in Fayette, Iowa, is pleased to announce that Claire Milnes of Prophetstown, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science in July.

UIU is also pleased to announce that Jaron Davis of Port Byron, graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in General Business in August.

of Government Employees Local 4070, felt was leading to ongoing staff shortages.

Thomson is authorized by the Bureau of Prisons to have 465 corrections officers, but has just 201.

“The Bureau of Prisons, along with USP Thomson staff, are looking into creative ways to increase staffing at this time,” said Emery Nelson of the BOP’s Office of Public Affairs.

Those ways include holding job fairs, such as the one Thomson hosted Saturday, as well as posting jobs on usajobs.gov, indeed.com, monster.com and ziprecruiter.com.

Thomson also has its own recruitment hotline, where people interested in joining the staff can call 815-259-1666.

As of Tuesday, Thomson has an inmate population of 1,327, up from the 1,090 the facility housed in August, although Nelson said that inmate transfers to Thomson, built to house 2,800 inmates, have slowed to allow for additional staff growth.

The number of corrections officers on staff to oversee those inmates has remained steady.

When the facility first opened, officials claimed it would employ 1,100 people.

Construction on the facility was completed in 2001, built by the state of Illinois. But the state never had the money in its budget to open Thomson, and sold it to the federal government for $165 million in 2012.

Area Halloween activities

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The Morrison Chamber of Commerce hosted Fright Night on Main virtual contests along with a “Haunted Park”. Helping at the event were Kevin Schisler, Diane Kuehl, 4-H Leader Jean Eggemeyer with local 4-Hers and LeAnn Schaefer, Chamber Director.

Knapp’s Storage in Port Byron held their annual Halloween party.

Tammy and Don Knapp as the fox and the hound.

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Jade Crisp hands out candy at River Valley District Library during their drive-thru parade on Friday.

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Morrison Day Care Center children went Trick or Treating at Morrison businesses on Friday. Mary Ellen Brackemyer, Shaw Media employee, hands out the treats.

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OBITUARIES KEITH E. BRANDT

Keith E. Brandt, 60, formerly of Morrison died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.

Due to current COVID guidelines a private visitation was held. Cremation rites will be accorded. A celebration of life was held Sunday, Nov. 1.

Arrangements were completed by the McDonald Funeral Home.

Keith was born on April 3, 1960 in Morrison the son of Elwin and Marjorie (Stinemyer) Brandt. He married Tamara Holcomb on March 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev. Keith was employed for 39 years as a Fuel Truck Driver with FS in Lyndon retiring Jan. 1, 2020. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed playing golf.

Survivors include, his wife Tamara Brandt of Lodi, Missouri.; two daughters, Amber (Andrea) Brandt of Leaf River and Marti (Austin) Schriner of Lanark; two step-daughters, Denell (Jeff) Holschuh of Newton, Iowa and Kerrie (Tyler) Winge of Rock Falls; one son, Jacob (Ann) Brandt of Byron; one sister, Judith (Chuck) Brokaw of Sun City, Arizona; four grandchildren, Maison, Alayna and Gwen Brandt and Layne Schriner; four step-grandchildren, Brenden, Owen, Abbie and Maegen.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

ORVILLE W. BUSH

Orville W. Bush, 87, of Morrison, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home.

A private family funeral service will be held at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, with Mr. Ken Renkes officiating. A private family visitation will precede the service. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. The family has made a memorial donation.

Orville was born September 4, 1933, in Morrison, to Jacob and Ella May (Wilkins) Bush. He was educated in the Morrison grade schools, and was a graduate of Morrison High School.

Orville was in the U. S. Army from 1953–1955, serving in the Korean War and also in the Signal Corps Communications Division at the Pentagon in Virginia.

On March 3, 1955 he married Maye B. Haile in Dunnsvile, Virginia. When he returned home from the service he started farming in the Morrison area.

Survivors include his wife, Maye; two daughters, Barbara (Jerry) Peterson and Bonnie (Keith) Stralow, all of Morrison; six grandchildren; two step-grandchil-

dren; one great grandchild; a daughterin-law, Sarah Bush; one sister, Gladys Bloomberg; three nieces and one nephew.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Lauren Bush.

To send online condolencesgo to www.bosmarenkes.com

Fox, Madeline McGinty, Abigail McGinty, Samuel McGinty, Brenden Lawrenz, Laura Sutton, Emily Sutton, James Lawrenz and Tyler Galinowski; six great-grandchildren; siblings, Richard Ditto, Carolyn (Robert) McKanna, John Ditto, Margie Moffitt, Annette (Matt) Sweetman, Diana (Darryl) Worley, and Lorena (Brad) Lindsey.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jim, parents, and sister, Barbara Ditto.

Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com

To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com

ELEANOR MOODY PETTIT

Eleanor Moody Pettit, of Cordova, passed away October 27, 2020 at her home.

She had successfully quarantined for nine months but in a moment two weeks ago she contracted KENNETH D. EDIE COVID-19 and subseKenneth “Kenny” D. Edie, 89, of Corquently lost her life. In dova, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at the hope of keeping home surrounded by family. everyone else safe, Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m. on there will be no funeral Oct. 29 at Gibson – Bode Funeral Home, MARTIN H. MEREMA or visitation. Private Port Byron. Due to the current restricMartin H. Merema, 90, of Windsor burial will be in the tions on gatherings, funeral services Manor in Morrison, formerly of Fulton, Cordova Cemetery. Memorials may be were private. Burial was in the Cordova died Friday, October 30, 2020, at CGH made to the Cordova Baptist Church or Cemetery.

Medical Center in Sterling.

Memorials may be made to the CorA public graveside service will be held Riverdale Education Foundation.

A special thank you to Genesis Hospice dova Fire Department or the National at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, for taking excellent care of Mom and Kidney Foundation.

Nov. 4, at Fulton Townmaking this journey easier. Gibson-Bode Share a memory or condolence at ship Cemetery in Fulton, Funeral Home, Port Byron is responsible www.gibsonbodefh.com. with Ken Renkes officifor arrangements. ating. The Fulton Chapel Eleanor was born Dec. 9, 1920 the CLAIRE JEAN HANNAH of the Bosma-Renkes daughter of Howard Walter Moody and Claire Jean Hannah, 71, of Port Byron, Funeral Home is in Lucretia Grove Moody. died Friday, October 30, 2020 at her charge of arrangements.

She was blessed to live almost her daughter’s home in LeClaire.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests entire life on the farm and in the home Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. memorials be made to the Fulton Food she loved. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Gibson-Bode Pantry.

Eleanor attended Pre Eminent one Funeral Home, Port Martin was born on Dec. 13, 1929, room school where she stayed in from Byron. Face coverings in rural Garden Plain, to Samuel L. and recess one day, learned to divide, and will be required. The Grace A. (Smith) Merema. He was skipped the third grade.

Celebration of life educated in the rural Whiteside County She attended Cordova High School, service Thursday will schools and was a graduate of Erie High graduating in 1937 as class salutatorian be private. To watch a School in Erie. at the age of 16. recording of the service, Martin went into the farm implement Eleanor attended Iowa State University go to Claire’s obituary business with his brother, Bert, establish- and Western Illinois University where she at www.gibsonbodefh.com by Thursday ing Merema Brothers. earned a teaching certificate. She taught afternoon. You may also leave a MemoHe later purchased and operated the at Pre Eminent school, Barstow Grade rial contribution online by visiting her Ben Franklin Store and Martin’s Casual School, Cordova Grade School and finally obituary to help defray funeral costs.

Fashions in Fulton. After retiring, Martin to Riverdale Schools.

Burial will be in the Rock Island National drove a school bus for River Bend School Eleanor loved teaching. She retired in Cemetery.

District.

1976 but continued to substitute for 10 Claire was born Feb. 17, 1949 in Anna, Martin was on the Zoning Board, years and then volunteered at the school. the daughter of Earl and Betty (Butler) Tourism Commission, and a member of When she met former students, she Ditto. She married Calvin Lawrenz to the Fulton Chamber of Commerce. He always said, “We had a good time, didn’t which 3 children were born. They later was involved in Dutch Days and was a we?” divorced and she married Jim D. Hannah volunteer miller for the Fulton Windmill.

Eleanor was involved at the Cordova on Oct. 27, 1990. Claire worked as a tax Martin was interested in collecting rocks Baptist Church where she was a member preparer both in her own business and and later, in collecting coins. He enjoyed from 1931 until her death. She belonged for Fromi Tax Service in Moline. She woodworking, traveling, and cooking. to Home Extension for over 50 years, and loved to play Yahtzee and watch Law and Survivors include one sister, Mrs. was involved at the local library reading Order and Chicago PD. She was an excel- Ramona Renkes of Fulton; nieces and books to preschoolers every week. lent baker and enjoyed arts and crafts, nephews, Viola (Ralph) Pray, Robert When the Cordova Civic Center decorating her home and had a love for (Leslie) Merema, Stanley (Kathy) Meropened, she started walking every day candles. ema, Roger (Terri) Merema, Judy (Ken) and carried a bag with her to pick up Claire is survived by her children, Vanderploeg, Ken (Michelle) Renkes, and trash as she went.

Dawn (Donald) Silvers, Moline, Renee Priscilla (Rev. Jake) Ritzema; many great Eleanor loved to travel. She and her (Daniel) McGinty, LeClaire, Chris (Amy) nieces and nephews. traveling buddies, June Orr and Janice Lawrenz, Delmar, Iowa, Brandi (Michael) He was preceded in death by his parWainwright, traveled the US and could Galinowski, South Bend, Indiana; grandents; one brother and sister-in-law, Bert tell stories for hours about all the fun children, James Baker, Danielle Keel, and Marian Merema; and one brother-inSee OBITUARIES, Page 9 Elizabeth Silvers, Allison Silvers, Hunter law, Harold Renkes.

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ARTHUR C. “ART” SCHROEDER

Arthur C. “Art” Schroeder, 101, of Morrison, died Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Resthave Home in Morrison.

A private graveside service will be held on Monday, Nov. 2, at the Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. Rev. Phil Heuser, pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church - Sterling will be officiating. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A memorial to Our Savior Lutheran Church has been established.

Art was born Nov. 11, 1918 in Ustick Township. He was educated in the Morrison grade schools and was a graduate of Morrison High School. He served in the Army as a gunner in the New Caledonia Islands during WWII. On July 1, 1951 he married Evelyn M. Radatz in Sterling. She died Jan. 9, 2005. Art was a co-owner of Schroeder Brothers Carpenters in Morrison, for his entire life, retiring in 1985. He was a former member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison, and a current member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Sterling. Art was a charter member of the Morrison VFW Post #8281. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and crafting things with his woodworking skills.

Survivors include one daughter, Elaine (Charles) Carp of Morrison; two sons, Arlyn (Eileen) Schroeder of Rockford, and Allan Schroeder of Morrison; six grandchildren, Jamie (Rob) Sherwood, Jodi (Nathan) Ivey, Rebecca Schroeder, Lukas Schroeder, Jennifer Carber, Todd (Allyson) Schroeder; nine great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; one niece, three nephews and several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn; one brother, Clarence Schroeder; one half-brother, John Rosenow. To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com See OBITUARIES, Page 14

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Marjorie Anne Schleuning, 84, of Continued from Page 8 Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at Resthave. they had together. They never let Eleanor LESTER L. PRATT Lester L. Pratt, age 85 of ProphetA private family visitation and funeral drive, so she sat in the back seat in her stown, died Wednesday, October 28, service will be held at “nest” and read to them.

2020 at Allure of Prophetstown. the Morrison Chapel Eleanor loved Christmas. She decoratCremation rites of the Bosma-Renkes ed her home and loved sharing it with her have been accorded Funeral Home. Interfriends. with the McDonald ment will be in Grove The coffee pot was always on and the Funeral Home and Hill Cemetery. cookie jar was always full.

Crematory in ProphetMemorials to ResShe made the best chocolate chip stown. thave Home and Morricookies and melt in your mouth sugar Due to the current son United Methodist Church have been cookies that she shared with everyone COVID-19 resurgence, established. who came through her door. there will be no services.

Marjorie was born Feb. 4, 1936 in Most of all Eleanor loved her family.

Lester was born on Jan. 17, 1935 in Davenport, Iowa, to Earl R. and Vivian Her house was always full.

(Hooyer) Walker.

Her 15 grandchildren were her hope for Rock Falls, the son of Everett and Alice (Castle) Pratt.

She was a graduate of Chadwick High the future.

He married Anita Santee on May 15, School and attended Carthage College in She never forgot a birthday, attended 1955 in Prophetstown. He was a millCarthage. On Aug. 7, 1960 she married all the school activities possible, made wright and retired from Northwestern Robert W. Schleuning in Chadwick. He a place for them to sleep when they Steel and Wire in Sterling. died Feb. 15, 1994. showed up, and always had a meal ready Lester had a love for John Deere tracMarjorie taught fifth grade in Mt. Carwhen they woke. tors and enjoyed working on and refurroll and Chadwick, and later worked for Eleanor married Robert Sidlinger in bishing old tractors.

Morrison Community School District #6 January 1942.

He was a member of the Prophetstown in special education.

They were divorced in 1950. She then United Methodist Church.

She was a member of the Morrison married George Pettit on Dec. 28, 1951.

Survivors include his daughter, Cindy United Methodist Church where she held George died in 1992.

Pratt of Prophetstown; his son, Timothy offices in Faith Circle and United MethodLeft to remember her laughter and (Tanya) Pratt of Colona; five grandchilist Women. optimistic outlook are her children Sally dren, Sean (Rylee) Pratt, Joe (Tracy) She was also a member of the choir Munson, William and Kate Pettit and Jim Pratt, David (Stephanie) Pratt, Andrew and bell choir, served on the AdministraPettit.

Pratt and Kelly Jo (Jeremey) Burbridge; tive Council and Staff Parish Committee, Eleanor has 14 grandchildren Carol, honorary granddaughter, Courtney Tate; and held offices in Chapter F.L.P.E.O. She Sara, John, Stephanie, Bryan, Bradley, also was on the Resthave Board.

Gina, Alissa, Vanessa, Jason, Derek, Jesa, and 14 great grandchildren, Bria, Annie, Haylie, Kadie, Cloe, Lexie, Morgan, Liam, Survivors include two daughters, Delany, and Elias, 25 great grandchildren Rylee, August, Harper, Trevor, Betsy and Anne (Norm) Balk of Fulton, and Cathy and 11 great-great grandchildren.

Kyle.

(Greg) of Morrison; three sons, Bill (Deb) Eleanor was preceded in death by her He was preceded in death by his wife; Schleuning of Sterling, Steve (Sandy) parents; brother, Captain Robert Moody, his parents; two sons, Todd Pratt and Schleuning of Green Oaks, John (Lorena) a WWII casualty; husband, George; chilTerry Pratt; one grandson, James Pratt; Schleuning of Albany; five grandchildren, dren, Suzann Oaks, Sherrill Gooding, Dr. one great grandson, Christopher Pratt; Cory Balk, Parker Schleuning, Rebecca Thomas Pettit and Robert Pettit; son-in Schleuning, Marlana Schleuning, Scot law, Sonny Munson; granddaughter, Bret- and one brother, Donald Pratt.

For online condolences, please visit: Schleuning. ta Gooding; and great grandson, William www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com.

She was preceded in death by her Gooding. husband, Robert; two brothers, Roger and David Walker. To send online condolencLet us know what’s happening in your hometown! Email: wnsnews@shawmedia.com es go to www.bosmarenkes.com

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EXELON DONATION

Exelon donates to Riverdale School District to help cover new safety measures

On Oct. 22 Exelon Generation’s Quad Cities Station presented a $3,000 check to the Riverdale School District to help upgrade their emergency school radio frequency to increase broadband width and availability in the district. In preparing for the additional safety guidelines associated with COVID-19 and other safety procedures, the district identified a need for some additional resources related to their district radio system. They identified areas where issues could arise in the case of a major emergency making it difficult to communicate with staff who might be outside of the various

ERIE HIGH SCHOOL Erie High School honor roll announced

school facilities. Due to the number of people who are transporting students, the district also greatly benefits from an additional frequency that separates the bus transmissions from the school transmissions.

“The pandemic has forced us all to enact new safety measures at our respective work locations, and we’re happy to help important facilities like the Riverdale School District to improve their overall plans,” said Quad Cities Station Site Vice President Ken Ohr. “With great community teamwork, we can all do our best to stay safe and healthy during this challenging time”

Keegan Magness, Mysti Moody, Jade Nickerson, Kelsey Stichter, Jaylee Stortz, Brent Tate, and **Shea Winters.

JUNIOR ~ HONOR ROLL: The following students of Erie High Nicholas Ballard, Nicolas Cervantes, School are on the 1st Quarter Honor Roll Dylan Chandler, Braxton Froeliger, Gaige for the 2020 – 2021 school year.The High Honor Roll requires an “A-” average (3.66 Gehrking, Michael Miner, Riley Packer, Haley Shafer, Nick Smith, Caroline Stone, or higher), and the Honor Roll requires Isabelle VanOosten, and Hayley Wueba “B” average (3.00 to 3.65). Physical ben.

Education (P.E.) grades are not counted SOPHOMORE ~ HIGH HONOR ROLL: in figuring the Honor Roll. **DENOTES ** William Boggs-Chavez, Shawn STRAIGHT A’s Chandler, **Sophia Eads, **Parker HolSENIOR ~ HIGH HONOR ROLL: ldorf, Jaicyann Jacobs, **Bryce Jepson, Baylee Anderson, Donovin Bailey, **Aylah Jones, Hannah Kirkpatrick, Kate Nathaniel Beckner, Sydney Bielema, McConnell, Mikayla Morrissey, Jaylee Chance Brooks, Alison Croegaert, Erik Slater, Taylor Wilson, and **Mckenzie Daubman, Chase Foree, Sara Gaskill, Winckler.

Brody Grimes, **Ella Heyvaert, Carter SOPHOMORE ~ HONOR ROLL: Jepson, **Grace Johnson, Nathan JohnTyler Ballard, Hailey Bush, Hannah son, SydneyMelton, Jaime Miner, David Gruszeczka, Ema Huizenga, Brianna Otten, Drake Rick, Kara Schipper,** Neumiller, Hannah Neumiller, Hayden Kaylee Stichter, Cameron Stout, Kenady Sumner, Bryce VanDeWostine, and Noah Weaver, Logan Wheeler, Chloe Wiseley, Wisely.

Gunnar Wuebben, and Logan Wunderlich.

FRESHMAN ~ HIGH HONOR ROLL: SENIOR ~ HONOR ROLL: **Clara Ashdown, **Sydney Collis, Seth Copeland, Kyleah Crampton, **Jenna Dreisbach, Lucas Dreisbach, Berkley Eggers, Hannah Engelkens, Jacob Caleb Eads, Jaelin Hawkins, **Hannah Finley, Isaac Goodson, Dominic Jordan, Huisman, Sarah Huizenga, Seth Johnson, Lauren Neumiller, Megan Quinn, Jorden Elle Noble, **Jillian Norman, Joseph PapRobinson, and Andrew Schipper. ineau, Claire Reymer, Jonathan Tegeler, JUNIOR ~ HIGH HONOR ROLL: Tucker VanDeWostine, and Addison **Erin Ashdown, Macy Ashdown, Aus- Wiersema. tin Beaird, **Kyiah Brookhart, **Michael FRESHMAN ~ HONOR ROLL: Carlson, Austin Cole, **Jadyn Collis, Colin Ashdown, Logan Copeland, **Emma Davis, Emily Decker, Paige Reece Duncan, Cassandra Fleener, Dykstra, Malory Eggers, Kolby Franks, Triston Frieberg, Skylar Mendoza, Luke Cadance Hawk, Emily Herzmann, Jacob Otten, Nicole Schwenneker, and Erin Johnson, **Jaden Johnson, **Mya Jones, Terry.

CROSS COUNTRY

BY ERIC INGLES

eingles@saukvalley.com MARSEILLES – A pack of six runners broke to the front early in the first phase of Saturday’s boys cross country Class 1A Seneca Sectional. West Carroll’s Briar Nevills and Amboy’s Brock Loftus were embedded in that group.

Those six stayed in front the rest of the way, and held off any challenges from runners in the other three phases, with Sherrard’s Jacob Belha winning in 16:44.5, Rockford Christian’s D’Artagnon Beaver second, six seconds back, Riverdale’s Tommy Murry four seconds behind Beaver in third, Ottawa Marquette’s Lucas Hoffman in fourth and Nevills and Loftus close behind.

Nevills finished in 17:04.7.

“Trying not to get trapped in, kind of stick in the pack,” Nevills said. “I wanted to stay up higher in the pack and then just read the guys who try to take off on you and keep them in sight.”

Loftus finished in 17:16.1 to pace a Clippers squad which put up 109 points to claim third.

“We weren’t going too hard, so I was just chilling with them,” Loftus said. “It was pretty nice. I know how quick they all are, those are some pretty good runners ahead of me so I just wanted to stay with them as long as I could. I made a move in the trees and then it was just too soon to do that.”

Rockford Christian’s dominant performances in the second, third and fourth phases earned them the team sectional trophy with 63 points. Sherrard scored 100 to claim second.

Amboy’s Kyler McNich found himself sprinting for the finish for

the second week in a row. At the Class 1A St. Bede Regional a week ago, Pontiac’s Ethan Schickel who found himself on the wrong end of McNich’s finishing kick. Saturday it was Riverdale’s Landis Musser.

“I don’t want to be beat,” McNich said. “I could feel someone on me and I was just thinking ‘I can’t be beat, I’ve come this far.’”

Ian Eller, in the same phase as McNich, was not far behind his teammate in 14th. Charlie Dickinson finished 42nd. Andrew Jones was 67th.

Had there been a state meet this season, it would have been the Clippers’ first trip as a team. The state meet was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Erie-Prophetstown scored 198 points to take eighth.

Jacob Gibson led the Panthers with a 33rd-place finish in 18:23.2.

Andrew Bomleny was 44th, Charlie Link was 49th, Carter Jepson was 61st and Parker Holldorf was 72nd.

Newman had 200 points to claim ninth. John Craft was the fastest Comet with a time of 18:45.0 to take 47th. Finishing out the third phase, he was within sight of Dickinson at the end but couldn’t quite get ahead of him.

“I was just trying to keep them in my sight, drag them a little closer,” Craft said. “Unfortunately I couldn’t catch the Amboy runner, but overall I had a good finish.”

Ken Boesen was 50th, Lucas Simpson was 51st, Landen Summers was 52nd and Lucas Schaab was 65th.

Rock Falls got a 28th-place run from Matthew Marcum in 18:14.8.

“I felt really good. I felt a lot better than at regionals,” he said. “Definitely watched how I started. I didn’t

go as hard as I did at regionals and that helped me at the end.”

The Rockets’ Jose Gomez was 76th.

Scott Anderson

Erie-Prophetstown’s Jacob Gibson and Rock Falls Matthew Marcum run in the boys Class 1A Sectional Cross Country meet at the FFA Ag Land Lab in Seneca.

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NHS BLOOD DRIVE

The gift of life equals a gift for Erie Food Pantry The National Honor Society (NHS) of Erie High School has been hosting blood drives with the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center since 2017. What started out as a once a year drive has become three times a year.

Organizers have been pleased with the amount of the donors at each drive. Not only is this a wonderful gift of blood for the blood center, but it also helps a non-profit organization.

Through the process of recruiting donors and hosting the drive, the NHS has had the opportunity to participate in the “Life Savings” program.

As a result of the two most recent drives, June 28 and Sept. 9, they were able to collect 86 pints of blood. With each pint of blood collected, three individuals are helped.

As a result of hosting successful drives, NHS was also able to earn $294 for the local Erie Food Pantry, and $292 for the Quad City Haven of Hope (abused women’s shelter) in Rock Island, respectively.

On Oct. 21, Grace Johnson, NHS President, and Ella Heyvaert, NHS Secretary, presented the $294 check to Erie Food Pantry Board representative Becke Medema. In talking with the officers, Medema was quick to point out that while any donation to the food pantry is appreciated, the gift of money goes so much further.

The Erie Food Pantry utilizes the resources of the Sauk Valley Food Bank to help stock their shelves. She also mentioned that any monetary donation could be given at the Erie State Bank

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NHS presented a check for $294 to the Erie Food Pantry. Pictured here, left to right, are: Grace Johnson, NHS President,and Becke Medema, Food Pantry Board member, and Ella Heyvaert, NHS Secretary. by simply telling the bank that it is to be deposited into the Erie Food Pantry account. The food pantry is located on Moline Road heading east out of Erie. They are open on the third Friday of the month from 9-10 a.m., as well as the previous Wednesday from 6-7 p.m.

The next blood drive will be on Dec. 30 at the St. Ambrose Catholic Hall from 2:45 - 6 p.m. Only individuals who have made an appointment will

be allowed to donate. In an attempt to keep staff and donors safe, walk-ins are not allowed. In this way, there is control of crowd gathering numbers Keep an eye out for the next announcements concerning the drive. If you know you would like to donate, appointments are being taken.

Call Barbara Proeger, NHS adviser, at Erie High School at 309-659-2239 x 1416 or text or leave a message on her cell phone at 815-213-1059.

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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

Local Boys’ Cross Country All-Conference selections for East and West Divisions are Brady Wolf, junior, Morrison; Tommy Murray, sophomore, Riverdale;

stown.

East Division Conference Champions: Erie-Prophetstown Cross Country Team Local Girls’ Cross Country All-Conference selections for East and West Divisions are Jordan Gallentine, senior, Morrison; Emily Henson, Morrison.

Local runners on the All-Conference Team for East Division: Dylan Chandler, junior, Erie-Prophetstown; Madyson Bushaw, junior, Erie-Prophetstown; Jorden Robinson, senior, Erie-Prophetstown.

East Division Conference Champs: Erie-Prophetstown.

eder, Taylor Swanstrom, Jenna Tichler, Shelby Veltrop, Hannah Zinke Class of 2024: Kaylynn Alfrejd, Madison Banks, Alyvia Behrens, Caden Bielema, Carly Boonstra, Cooper Bush, Geneva Connelly, Theron Decker, Madison Houzenga, Katie Hutchison, Karalynn Kirkpatrick, Madison Krum, Gracelyn Streets Wood, Hailey Wiersema 3.500 to 3.999 Honor Roll Class of 2021: Jazmine Callan, Jordan Gallentine, Collin Johnson, Anna Mickley, Brandon Peppers, Anna Rinker, Jaicee Schmidt, Tyson Smith, Kyle Stuart, Anna Szabo, Bradley Toppert, Zackary Usterbowski, Charley Williams, Aaron Wolf Class of 2022: Joseph Anderson, Teyana Arroyo-Miller, Payton Decker, Mason Dykstra, Laney Edgeton, Kendra Fisher, Tanna Frederick, Aaron Freeman, Faith Green, Owen Hayenga, Katherine Henson, Quinn James, Hailey Kozovic,

Hannah Lambdin, Isaac Melton, Kristen Peters, Samuel Richards, Allison Taylor, Cadie Unger, Ethan Wiebenga, Macy Williamson, Brady Wolf Class of 2023: Ellison Arians, Logan Baker, Carter Behrens, Cheyenne Callan, Mark Cyphers, Marissa Folkers, Jalyn Johnson, Erika King, Jordan Luhrsen, Makenna Moon, Owen Mussmann, Jamie Reyle, Demery Smith, Nevaeh Strobbe, Marissa Wadsworth, Jace Wagner, Lexi Wilkens Class of 2024: Blake Adams, Yesenia Arroyo-Miller, Evin Banks, Sarah Bibb, Emery Brewer, Campbell Buikema, Dailey Damhoff, Jordan Eads, Curtis Ebersohl, Peyton Emerson, Afton Eyrich, Brianna Groenewold, Brayden Houzenga, Mikadyn Jakubs, Brenden Martin, Keegan Mayberry, Abbagail McClain, Cameron McDonnell, Evan McDonnell, Madeleine Milnes, Chase Newman,

Emma Oldham, Camden Pruis, Kaleb Randall, Allen Rumfelt, Carson Strating, Ethan Taylor, Marissa Tichler, Nicholas Wagenecht II, Jaycie Wagner, Sarah Weston, Steven Zhang 3.2000 to 3.499 Honor Roll Class of 2021: Gabrielle Banks, Zackary Eads, Bailey Folsom, Tyler Haan, Nathan Helms, Brhenan Linke, Jaysie Pruis, Isabel Stuhlman, Emma Youngquist Class of 2022: Chloe Austin-Roeder, Beau Brackemeyer, Kalli Fisher, Jessica Frias, Dakota Houzenga, Adam Neumann, David Stralow, Trey Strating, Faith VanderVinne, Kayden White, Dayton Young Class of 2023: Aiden Dolieslager, Annmarie Groenewold, Daniel Mouw, Diana Robbins, Evan Scott, Adam Tichler Class of 2024: Kelsey Gibbs, William Meier, Cole Short

MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL

Corrected Morrison High School honor roll An outdated MHS honor roll was inadvertently submitted and published in the Oct. 27 issue. The following is a correct 2020 first quarter honor roll. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

4.000 Honor Roll Class of 2021: Chloe Bielema, Alexandria Bullard, Abigail Coons, Anthony Fulton, Emily Henson, Thomas (T.C.) Ottens, Ashton Smith, Madeline Sterenberg Class of 2022: Clara Bush, Rongxuan (Mary) Li, Noah May, Michaela Millard, Lillian Weston, Bailey Williams Class of 2023: Zayden Boonstra, Jerrica Bormann, Bayleigh Brewer, Anlynn Dykstra, Katherine Eggemeyer, Nelly Gil, Landri Harmon, Gina Lee, Ethan Schro-

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Area Three Rivers Athletic Conference selections

Landis Miusser, sophomore, Riverdale; Peyton Sand, sophomore, Riverdale.

Local runners on the All-Conference Team for East Division: Andrew Bomleny, junior, Erie-Prophetstown; Carter Jepson, senior, Erie-Prophetstown; Charlie Link, freshman, Erie-Prophetstown; Jacob Gibson, frfeshman, Erie-Prophet-

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• OBITUARIES

Marilyn is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, William “Bill” and Lynn Continued from Page 9 Stone, Port Byron; daughter, Diana Peterson, Port Byron; siblings, William (Rose) MARILYN R. STONE Hofstetter, Altoona, Florida, Marlene Marilyn R. Stone, 91 of Port Byron, Baugher, Port Byron; 11 grandchildren, 16 Illinois, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandher home surrounded child with one more due in March; and by family. Celebration many nieces and nephews. of Life Services will be She was preceded in death by her held at 3 p.m. Thursparents; husband, Lynn; sons and daughday, Nov. 5, at Peace ters-in-law, Dan and Eileen Stone and Lutheran Church, Bob and Rita Stone; and brother, Clyde R. 20828 Friedens Rd, Hofstetter, Jr. Port Byron.

The family expresses their appreciation Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the for the wonderful care given by the Comstart of service at the church. Face cover- passus team Shannon, Missy, and Liz. ings will be required.

Share a memory or condolence at www.

Burial will be in the Friedens Cemetery. gibsonbodefh.com Memorials may be made to Friedens Cemetery or Hospice Compassus. GibLAWRENCE W. TEGELER son-Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron is Lawrence W. Tegeler, 91, died Tuesday, responsible for the arrangements.

October 27, 2020 at Allure Nursing Home Marilyn was born March 30, 1929 in in Mt. Carroll.

Hampton, the daughter of Clyde and Lawrence was born on Oct. 30, 1928 Dorothy (Rohren) Hofstetter. She married in Fenton the son of Martin and Winnie Lynn V. Stone on May 31, 1947.

(Tervelt) Tegeler. He married Edna Mae Marilyn worked as an accountant for Wiersema on Feb. 24, 1950. She died July Eldon Spencer Inc. for 17 years. She also 18, 2020. worked for Riverdale Schools in the cafeHe was educated in rural Bunker Hill teria for a period of time.

School, Fenton. Lawrence farmed in the She was an active community member Whiteside and Carroll counties until 1975 volunteering on several committees at when he began working for Omar Pitts the schools, was involved in Home Exten- Construction in Chadwick for five years. sion and was active with Friends of the He was then self-employed in conLibrary. struction for 28 years. Lawrence was Marilyn loved her church, serving in a former as well as charter member of many leadership roles as a member of Faith Reformed Church in Lanark.

Peace Lutheran. She cherished her family He was a former Deacon, Elder, Sunand loved following all of the kids’ sports day School Teacher, RCYF Youth Leader and activities. and Catechism teacher to all from Faith

Reformed Church. Lawrence and Edna were also Foster Parents for many years.

Survivors include, one daughter, Laurinda K. (Rich) Ten Pas of Stockton; one son, Roger D. (Sue) Tegeler of Maynard, Iowa; one sister, Pauline Wherry of Sterling; four grandchildren, Pachia (Mark) Rice, Nicole (Jim) Tartaglia, Tabatha (Jesse) Osmundson and Joshua (Becky) Tegeler; eight great-grandchildren, Payton Broshous, Elijah Rice, Piper Brown, Jameson Brown, Lydia Tegeler, Caleb Tegeler, William Osmundson and Jamie Osmundson; one great-great grandchild, Hartlee Broshous.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Kate Ottens, Theresa VenHuizen, Ann Shaver, Bernice Tegeler; 10 brothers, Ben, Clarence, Maynard, John, Kenneth, Louis, LeRoy, Henry, Marvin and Raymond Tegeler.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

Arrangements were completed by the McDonald Funeral Home in Fulton.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be mailed to Laurinda Ten Pas, 220 N. Main Street, Stockton, IL 61085 or Roger Tegeler, 270 Main Street East, Maynard, Iowa 50655. Memorial will go to Allure of Mt. Carroll and FHN Hospice of Freeport.

Online condolences may be sent to www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com.

NATALIE “BUG” WILLIAMS

Natalie “Bug” Williams, 15, of Morrison, died Monday, October 26, 2020, as a result of an automobile accident.

A drive thru visitation was held at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, a graveside service was held at 3 p.m. The Morrison Chapel

of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials have been established to Morrison High School Game Club and Happy Tails.

Natalie was born May 20, 2005, in Clinton, IA, to Alex and Sabrina (Monroe) Williams. She was educated in the Morrison Grade Schools and was a sophomore at Morrison High School.

Natalie was employed as a Dietary Aide at Resthave Home in Morrison. She was an avid fan of True Crime TV series and a member of the Morrison High School Game Club.

Natalie enjoyed her art class, loved to doodle, paint, and do crafts. She participated in basketball, softball, and track while attending Morrison schools. She loved her dogs and cats and her Converse and Vans shoes.

Survivors include her mother, Sabrina Stock of Morrison; father and stepmother, Alex (Missy) Williams of Morrison; two sisters, Ava Williams and Lexi Wilkens; two brothers, Drew and Corbin Wilkens; maternal grandmother, Rose Monroe of Morrison; paternal grandparents, Ruth Coats of Wyoming, Claude Coats of Princeville, and Steve (Linda) Williams of Brimfield; special aunt, Adrienne Plaugic of Morrison; many other aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her uncle, Keegan Plaugic.

To send online condolencesgo to www. bosmarenkes.com

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Whiteside County property transfers recorded the week of Oct. 19-23: Warranty deeds • Thomas A. Schmitz and Valerie Harding to Brian and Elizabeth Tribley, 15131 Vans Road, Fulton, $70,000.

• City of Fulton to Justin D. and Emily N. Knott, one parcel on Progress Drive, Fulton, $12,750.

• Amy Lopez, formerly Poci to Lance L. Malott, 1207 First Ave., Sterling, $139,575.

• Kathleen F. Williams to James F. Baumgart, one parcel on Spring Valley Road, Chadwick, $42,627.

• Patricia K. Ruiz to Breann J. Michaelsen, 1301 12th Ave., Fulton, $60,465.

• Tara L. Harms and Ged LLC to Champion Chisel Works Inc., 900 E. 18th St., Rock Falls, $154,000.

• Rex Lasson to Reynolds Brown, 1402 Fifth Ave., Sterling, $100,900.

• Kenneth C. Petersen to Matthew J. Newton, 620 10th Ave., Erie, $115,000.

• Joshua and Rhonda Wade to Timothy A. and Jessie M. Houzenga, 509 Jenkran St., No. 6, Morrison, $47,000.

• Terry Wolf Construction Inc. to Dennis W. and Margaret A. Eshleman, one parcel on Northridge Drive, Rock Falls, $13,000.

• Christopher J. Lacy to Christopher R. Helfrich and Shannon E. O’Mallory, 26845 Willow Creek Road, Sterling, $185,000.

• Justin R. and Herminder Wray to Elizabeth Weets, two parcels in Union Grove Township, $24,000.

• Dustin D. Hook to Reuben E. and Viola M. Miller, two parcels on Loron Road, Morrison, $80,000.

• Mario and Dorothy S. Montanez to Deanna L. and Anthony A. Pope, 26817 Nathan Drive, Rock Falls, $161,000.

• Eric Bird to Olivia Rachel and Tyler M. Johnson, 613 W. Humphrey Ave., Rock

Falls, $137,500.

• Katherine Groh, formerly Smith, trustee, to Emily M. Santana, 516 Eighth Ave., Fulton, $147,500.

• Morton Community Bank to George M. Graham, 307 N. Church St., Albany, $25,000.

• Deanna L. Vasquez, now Pope to Brock Burlack, 26827 Knief Road, Rock Falls, $144,000.

• Aja M. and Taurian L. Murphy to Christopher J. Lacy, 3309 16th Ave., Sterling, $236,000.

• Drew and Lindsey M. Nederhoff to River City Rentals LLC, 5 N. Eighth St., Fulton, $100,000.

• James Corey Beam to Jessica Hanna, 504 E. 26th St., Sterling, $0.

Quit claim deeds • Katherine L. Frederick to Andrea B. Given, 205 S. Orange St., Morrison, $0.

• Brenda Jean and Joseph Scott Lashelle, Barry Allen, Angie Dawn and

Nick Edward Schaley and Dorothy Mae and David William Benters to Barry W. Schaley, 101 S. Jackson St., Morrison, $0.

• Richard B. and Shirley A. Schrader to Richard T., Joseph E. and Mark W. Schrader and Julie A. Walker, 110 Fifth St., Fulton, $0.

• Robert E. Miller to Laura C. Jaminet and Robert E. Miller, 1028 Fifth Ave., Fulton, $0.

Trustee’s deeds • John F. and Kathleen J. Burns Trust to Liane Ashdown, 9930 Black Road, Fenton, $200,000.

• Blaine F. and Rachel A. Groharing Trust to Virgil T. Crouch, 307 W. Morris St., Morrison, $72,000.

Executor’s deed • Marcia Cremer Estate to Lois L. Shaw, 1315 10th St., Fulton, $100,000.

Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office

GLIMPSES FROM THE PAST - FULTON

60 Years November 10, 1960

Excavating started for the additions at the high school and for a completely new junior high school building. High school low bids general contractor, $209,070; plumbing, heating and ventilating, $60,646 and electrical - $23,500. Junior high building general contractor, $323,609; plumbing, heating and ventilating, $97,606 and electrical, $39,720.

The Intermediate Methodist Youth fellowship met at the Albany Methodist Church. Officers elected were Richard Dennes, president; Mary Reedy, vice-president; Nelda Beeken, secretary; LaVonne Naftzger; treasurer.

50 Years November 11, 1970

Al’s Ag Service in Garden Plain will hold a grand opening and appre-

ciation day. Al Heun, owner, started in business 10 years ago at the present location selling Kent Feeds from the garage. Since that time the business has grown considerably and the most recent expansion has been the new 45’ x 81’ building.

Candidate John Berends will officially become pastor of Bethel Christian Reformed Church at ordination and installation services on Friday.

40 Years November 5, 1980

Ray Damhoff, Fulton area real estate agent, has recently completed an intensive course of instruction at the Mason City College of Auctioneering. He received instruction in all phases of the auctioneering profession.

Ronald Reagan sweeps nation in presidential race. Fulton’s three precincts gave Reagan 1,227 votes and

Carter 498.

30 Years November 7, 1990

Fulton Township voters opposed an increase in taxes for cemetery maintenance, 568 to 522. Roger Schipper survived a strong bid by Dave Pearson, for the office of sheriff. The vote was 10,953, Schipper, and 8,693, Pearson.

Mayor Kenneth VenHuizen is signed a Proclamation designating Nov. 11-17 as American Education Week. Looking on is Mary Paul and her two sons, Mike and Tom.

20 Years November 8, 1990

Fulton Family Health Clinic located at 1705 Sixteenth Ave., will hold an Open House to celebrate the opening of the new facility. The clinic is an affiliate of Medical Associates.

Who will be President of the Unit-

ed States, Al Gore or George Bush, all hinges now on the state of Florida. TV stations were projecting Gore had the electoral votes from Florida.

They later rescinded that statement, saying to early to tell.

10 Years November 10, 2010

The FACE board is asking the community to help turn $3,000 into $9,000 to be earmarked for community grants. Current FACE board members include Dave Vogel, Troy Hartman, Kathy Huizenga, Heidi Kolk, Connie Koehn, Ellen Schmitt, and Jeanine Tufty.

Girls from the Steamer Volleyball Squad received All Conference Honors. Amber Grant received First Team, Lydia Schaver received Second Team, Liz Sanquist and Paige Sanquist both received Honorable Mention.

MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL “Wall of Fame” connects students, alumni Morrison High School’s alumni “Wall of Fame,” an initiative designed to increase career awareness among students, is accessible to students and community members online.The site is designed to highlight diverse occupations pursued by alumni who have walked Morrison’s halls in past decades as well as recent years.

Entries on the site (arranged by decade) feature

each person’s name, year of graduation, current city and state, career field/job title, and optional comments from the person submitting the entry.

By visiting the Alumni Corner link at https://www. morrisonschools.org/page/alumni-corner, interested alumni have the opportunity to submit a brief overview of their career information for the site through the “Alumni Wall of Fame Form.”

The site also includes links to the Morrison High School Athletic Hall of Fame, which lists some of the

highest-achieving individuals and teams ever to represent Morrison High School in athletic competitions.

Students who want to learn more about a particular field represented on the site will be able to submit their questions to Morrison High School’s main office, which will forward the questions to alumni who have expressed an interest in answering those questions.

Questions can be directed to Connie Royer by email at connie.royer@morrisonschools.com and by phone at 815-772-4071, extension 12310 or 12105.

YOUR HEALTH

Rheumatoid arthritis - a crippling condition BYSTEPHEN D. HARRISON, MD

Rheumatoid arthritis is a crippling condition of the joints that affects far more women than men. It usually has a much younger onset in age than osteoarthritis and is generally far more destructive.

The exact cause of the condition is unknown, but it leads to significant inflammation, pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function.

In the most severe cases it may lead to destruction of the joint.

Classic features involve morning stiffness and one measure of the effectiveness of a treatment detects how long it takes for a person’s joints to loosen up.

Small joints of the hands are often affected first.

Ultimately any joint including the large joints may become affected.

While there is no cure for the con-

dition, research has helped us to pinpoint the pathways for treatment.

Some treatments are directed nonspecifically to inflammation, others at the cells responsible for cartilage destruction and others towards the cellular hormones known as cytokines that can stimulate target cells and recruit new cells into the inflammatory process.

Traditional agents have involved aspirin and its cousins known as the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). These agents did not modify the cause of the disease but aimed at pain control and did help inflammation.

Agents that help to modify the cause of the disease are known as disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD’S). These agents included gold, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, and hydroxychloroquine, or Plaquenil. Occasionally used in this class

were penicillamine, leflunomile, cyclophosphamide, and cyclosporine and tetracycline antibiotics.

Some of these agents require routine blood monitoring.

Newer agents known as the biologics, are directed at blocking the cytokines, which are the cellular messengers that initiate and perpetuate the inflammatory response and the breakdown of cartilage.

The two cytokines targeted by the new anti-rheumatic ages are tumor necrosis factor TNF and interlukin-1. These agents include etanercept (Enbrel), infliximad (Remicade), adalimumad (Humira), and anakinra (Orencia).

Other newer agents include abatacept, Xeljans, and others. These agents are currently given by injection, either by shots or IV form as frequently as daily with the anakinra, to every other week with the

adalimumab.

While these agents have some significant benefits, they share some potentially significant side effects These include serious infections from sepsis to TB. Even malignancies including lymphomas have been noted, although they are rare. Your specialist will give you more specific side effects if you need to know more.

Even with the improvement, many people still need to take prednisone, a steroid, to help cut down the chronic inflammation to help them function better.

Because of its long-term side effect potential, the lowest possible dose is used.

This helps to minimize the damage it can do to other healthy tissues of the body from cataracts to affecting blood sugar, fluid retention, bones, and other potential abnormalities.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

IHSA says it plans to move ahead with basketball State says liability could loom for districts that participate

BY SARAH MANSUR Capitol News Illinois

The private organization that governs high school sports in the state voted Oct. 28 to begin the basketball season next month — defying the new guidance for winter sports that Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health outlined a day earlier.

The winter sports guidelines from Pritzker and the IDPH — which divides activities into low-, mediumand high-risk categories — upgraded basketball to a high-risk sport.

Basketball was originally classified as medium-risk in the fall sports guidelines issued over the summer.

The guidance also offers four different levels of activity for each sport, ranging from level 1, which permits only no-contact practices and training, to level 4, which allows for play in tournaments. Under the state’s guidance, basketball would be allowed to continue at level 1.

In explaining the change, Pritzker released a document citing recent

health studies that indicates vigorous physical exercise and heavy breathing, combined with frequent contacts among other players, can facilitate transmission of COVID-19.

Following that announcement on Tuesday, the Illinois High School Association’s board classified basketball as a medium-risk sport, which is subject to lesser restrictions under the activity levels.

While Pritzker later announced basketball would be moved to spring, IHSA maintained that basketball season would start on Nov. 16.

In a statement, the IHSA board said it made the decision to follow the recommendation of the IHSA’s Sports Medicine Advisory Committee as it relates to basketball. The board also noted it “will review spectator and group gatherings for all winter sports at a future meeting in November.”

The board said the committee requires some additional restrictions, such as mask wearing during play and social distancing on benches.

“The Board remains considerate of rising COVID-19 cases in Illinois and understand the importance of adhering to safety guidelines for the good of all citizens. However, the Board has not been presented any

causal evidence that rising COVID19 cases make basketball more dangerous to play by the IDPH or any other health organization nationally or internationally,” the statement reads.

“Mounting challenges, from increased mental health issues among our students to a shrinking calendar that limits our ability to move sport seasons this school year, were instrumental in this decision to move forward with basketball as scheduled...Students can be better protected in the high school setting, and the Board remains steadfast that playing under IHSA rules and SMAC mitigation is the safest way to conduct athletics at this juncture.”

Local schools are allowed to make their own decisions about whether to participate in basketball, according to the board’s statement.

On Thursday, in response to a question about the IHSA, Pritzker suggested that schools could face legal consequences if illness or injury results from sports play that is contrary to the state’s guidance.

“I finally will say that schools, I think as I’ve said several times, will potentially be subject to some legal liability if something happens as a result of their playing a sport that we’ve issued guidance about that is

not congruous with what the school is operating under,” he said.

After the IHSA’s decision, Illinois State Board of Education Superintendent Dr. Carmen Ayala issued a statement criticizing the IHSA for contradicting public health guidance. She also echoed Pritzker’s concerns about exposing schools to legal liability.

“Defying the state’s public health guidance opens up schools to liability and other ramifications that may negatively impact school communities,” Ayala’s statement read.

An IHSA spokesperson declined to comment to Capitol News Illinois about the potential legal liability raised by Pritzker.

In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson was asked about filing a lawsuit.

“You know at some point, I think over the next month or whatever time frame, we’ll figure out if this is a legal issue for us as an association or if it is for our schools — and then we’ll have to pivot, as we’ve been pivoting a number of times throughout this school year,” Anderson said.

“This is a step forward to really say that as an association we think we can do it safely, and we want it for our students.”

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CHURCH LISTINGS ALBANY

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg

Albany United Methodist Church 502 North 1st Avenue, 309-887-4781 Pastor Toni Lucas

Erie United Methodist Church 811 8th Street, Erie Pastor Tiffany Garcea - 309-659-2541 www.erieumc.org

Faith Center Church 511 3rd Ave. North, Albany Senior Pastor Ray Gimenez Pastor Arlen VanZee Church Phone: 563-212-4032 St. Patrick Catholic Church Albany, Illinois Fr. Matthew Camainoi, Parochial Vicar

CORDOVA Cordova Baptist 602 Third Ave. South, Cordova, 309-654-2501 - www.cordovafbc.com

EAST MOLINE Sycamore Baptist Church 5323 180th Street North, East Moline 309-200-2505 www.sycamorebaptistchurch.com Wildwood Baptist Church 18717 Hubbard Road, East Moline 309-496-9397 office@ wildwoodchurch.com Pastors Brian Smith, Andrew Robinson, Andy Thomaston & Matt Winquist

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10465 Frog Pond Rd, Erie Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th & Main Father Toni Kretowicz Rectory Phone - 815-537-2077 Church Phone - 309-659-2781

FENTON Fenton United Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton Pastor Jan Shaulis 815-778-3789 Church - 708-717-3908 Cell

FULTON First Christian Reformed Church 801 15th Ave., Fulton - 815-589-3207 First Reformed Church 510 – 15th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-2203 Pastor Charles Huckaby

Zion Lutheran Church 17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline Rev. Gary A. Wright - 309-496-3592

Fulton Presbyterian Church 311 N. 9th St., Fulton - 815-589-3580 Pastor Rev. Catherine Martin www.fultonpreschurch.org e-mail - fultonpres@mchsi.com.

ERIE

Garden Plain Presbyterian Church 14915 Sands Rd., Fulton

Erie Baptist Church 8th Ave. & 11th Street, Erie Call Ron Kimball for info: 309-230-3584

Gateway Faith Fellowship Church 701 11th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-4283 Pastor Wayne Wiersema

Erie Christian Church 715 6th Ave, Erie - 309-659-2561 Minister - Nathan Bright Youth Minister - Aaron Sweeney www.eriechristianchurch.com

Immaculate Conception Church 703 12th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-3542 Father Matthew Camaioni secretaryfulton@gmail.com

Erie Evangelical Free Church 1409 16th Ave., Erie - Phone 309-659-7125 Website:erieefree.org Pastor Ron Eckberg

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10645 Frog Pond Road, Erie - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com Pastor Shannon Parrish Second Reformed Church

703 14th Ave., Fulton - 815-589-3425 www.secondreformedchurch.net secretary@secondreformedchurch.net Spring Valley Reformed Church 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton 815-772-3554 Thrive Ministries-Bethel CRC Campus 1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-2501 www.thriveforchrist.com bethelcrc@juno.com Pastor Kevin Ver Hoeven Thrive Ministries-First CRC Campus 801 15th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-3790 www.thriveforchrist.com firstcrcfulton@live.com Pastor Philip Stel

HILLSDALE Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer Street, Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340 - Cell 309-373-5316 Pastor Connor Morrison youthpast56@gmail.com

HOOPPOLE Calvary Evangelical Congregational Church Rev. Eugene Baker, Pastor 815-948-2181 or 309-507-3283 Hooppole Zion Methodist Church Pastor Dan Wright - Church 815-948-7591 Parsonage 309-658-2145

LYNDON Dominion Christian Fellowship Center 104 4th St. W., Lyndon - 815-590-6971 Rev. Barbi E. E. Momolu, Sr. Trinity Baptist Church 403 6th Ave North, Lyndon Pastor Alan Jahn - 563-242-0307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com

MORRISON Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church 301 W. South St., Morrison Pastor Tammy Anderson 815-414-1758 - Office 772-4896

RUTLEDGE ELECTRIC 822 Main, Erie

Publishers of The Whiteside News Sentinel The Prophetstown Echo The Fulton Journal The Review

Crossroads Community Church 201 W. Marketm Morrison Pastor Jon Eastlick - 815-956-0090 morrison@crossroadscn.com Ebenezer Reformed Church 309 E. Park St., Morrison 815-772-2472 - www.ercmorrison.com Emmanuel Reformed Church 202 E. Morris St., Morrison - 815-772-3890 www.emmanuelreformedchurch. org Rev. Al Pruis, Interium Pastor Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator First Baptist Church 406 E. Maple Ave. Morrison Pastor Dick Adams - Phone 772-2696 First Presbyterian Church Rev. Michael Selburg - 815-772-3510 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison Facebook live services Sunday’s 10:15 a.m.

Youtube Channel: First Presbyterian Church of Morrison, Illinois firstpresmorrison@gmail.com www.firstpresmorrison.org Kingdom Life Community Church 11429 Ward Rd., Morrison, - 815-772-4098 www.kingdomlife.global Pastor Stephen Harmon Morrison Christian Church 201 S. Genesee, Morrison Larry Kidwell, Minister - 970-488-9651 lkidwell51@gmail.com Google YouTube Larry Kidwell for sermons Morrison United Methodist Church 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison Pastor Calvin Haines - 815-772-4030 St. Mary’s Catholic Church Rev. Slawomir Zimodro 13320 Garden Plain Rd., Morrison 815-772-3095

WISDOM

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309-659-2195

“For your wisest climate solutions”

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SHAW MEDIA, INC.

Brethren In Christ Church 207 E. Knox Street, Morrison Pastor Craig Sipes - 815-772-4871 Church Of St. Anne Episcopal 401 N Cherry St., Morrison - 815-772-2818 stannemorrison@frontiernet.net www.churchofstannemorrison.org

Allure of Prophetstown

Senior Living Apartments Skilled Nursing Services Hospice Impatient Outpatient Therapy Service 310 Mosher Drive, Prophetstown

815-537-5175

Erie, Illinois

Dr. Bill Wilkin Dr. Scott Kunau Dr. Tina Kao-Reasoner 1130 17th Street, Fulton, IL

815-589-4007

CHURCH LISTINGS

Thrive Ministries Christian Reformed Church Morrison Campus www.thriveforchrist.com - 815-772-4657 300 West South Street Pastor of Ministry: Kevin VerHoeven bethelrevkev@gmail.com

PORT BYRON Bethel Baptist 27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352 Pastor Lee Williams Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 & 92, Port Byron Pastor Angel Gomez Parish Office: 309-523-9101 Countryside Christian Church 3817 230th St. N., Port Byron Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone 523-2834 Fairfield United Methodist Church 235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767 Messiah Lutheran Church Port Byron - 309-523-2421 Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295 Port Byron Congregational Church 200 N. High Street, Port Byron Rev. Michael Rubino - 309-523-2318 Port Byron First United Methodist Church 9412 – 228th Street North Port Byron, IL61275 Church Office Phone: (309) 523-2396 Email: portbumc@frontiernet.net Jim Crozier, Pastor

Prophetstown Family Health Center Dr. Matthew Wolf, MD 212 E. Railroad St., Prophetstown

815-537-5050

Becky Butterfield Youth & Family Life Pastor Kathy Crozier - Spiritual Director

PROPHETSTOWN Advent Christian Church 200 Elm St., Prophetstown 815-537-5646 • ptownac.org First Lutheran Church Pastor Chelsey Weech Office -815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org Leon United Methodist Church 17173 Lomax Rd., Prophetstown Pastor Jan Shaulis Prophetstown United Methodist Church 200 West 2nd St., Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - (815) 537-2496 River Church 218 E 3rd St., Prophetstown 815-876-6226 - www.riverchurchag.com St. Catherine Catholic Church of Prophetstown 815-537-2077

RAPIDS CITY St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 1416 Third Ave., Rapids City Fr. Glenn H. Harris Telephone (309) 496-2414

TAMPICO St. Mary Catholic Church 105 Benton St., Tampico Fr. Richard M. Russo, Pastor Phone 815-438-5425 Tampico Baptist Church 209 W. 3rd St., Tampico Pastor Ethan Horton Tampico First United Methodist Church Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-438-2530 Church ph. 815-438-6105

DENNIS ELECTRIC Tampico, Illinois

815-438-4402

Dykstra & Law Insurance Agency, Inc.

Brent Dykstra, Agent In River City Mall

1426 10th Avenue, Fulton

815-589-2200

Dave’s Goldsmith Shop

Dave and Betty Habben Diamond Setting - Remounts Jewelry Sales & Repair • Watch Batteries

309-659-7147 7750 Kelly Court, Erie, IL

Garden Plain Presbyterian Church has canceled their November worship services.

Also, the church has decided to cancel their annual Community Christmas party.

Church of the Cross fall bazaar, luncheon

Church of the Cross will be holding their annual Fall Bazaar and Luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Price is $7.00 for adults.

Luncheon menu includes chicken casserole, choice of strawberry pretzel salad or Napa Cabbage salad, served with a dinner roll with butter and a dessert of your choice (pumpkin crunch or caramel apple pie bar) and a drink. Dine in or carry out available.

There will be lots of crafts including potholder towels, woven rugs, baby books, RADA cutlery, dips and soup mixes. Bake sale items are frozen 5” x 7” pans of chicken casserole or spaghett.

If you are not comfortable coming on

bazaar/luncheon day but would like to view crafts at another time, or for more information, please give Diana a call at (309) 235-4623.

Church of the Cross is located at 22621 Rt. 2 & 92 in Port Byron.

Mask are required and 6’ social distancing will be observed.

First Reformed Church News

Worship begins at 9:00 a.m. on November 8 at First Reformed Church, located at 510 - 15th Avenue in Fulton.

Pastor Chuck Huckaby will be preaching from Ephesians 5:1-20. Special music will be a piano solo by Sandy Senior.

Social distancing will be practiced and masks are required.

Senior meals are temporarily on hold until a later date. Creative Crew will meet on Wednesday, November 11, at 9:00 a.m.

Our services are live-streamed on Facebook. Go to www.facebook.com/ groups/firstfulton to join the group and see the services. The previous Sunday’s service is broadcast on WCCI, 100.3 FM at 6:00 p.m. Sunday night. For more information, go to our website at www. firstrcafulton.org.

RAFFLES PLANNED

Ann’s Helping Hands holiday giving opportunities

There are several upcoming holiday giving opportunities planned to benefit Ann’s Helping Hands, a local non-profit that provides assistance and school supplies to individuals and families in the surrounding area. Ann’s is now permanently located at 20828 Friedens Rd., Port Byron.

Like many organizations, Ann’s closed for six weeks due to the pandemic, and several volunteers were quarantined, which left it understaffed and overworked. Ann’s Helping Hands is asking for help in many different ways this holiday season, as it is the busiest time of the year collecting for Thanksgiving food baskets and Christmas gift baskets.

The organization is in need of paper products (towels, toilet paper), hygiene products (toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, feminine products, razors, shave cream, deodorant, diapers), and laundry supplies (soap and softener) to be given out in holiday baskets. Donations needed for Christmas gifts for children they serve include: Legos, all sizes for all

ages, Barbie dolls, baby dolls, makeup sets, age appropriate, Hot Wheels sets, chapter books, boys and girls, and grocery gift cards.

In addition, Ann’s Helping Hands is offering various raffles throughout the month of November and December. The first raffle is a Brett Farve signed and authenticated photo, now open for bids. Raffle tickets are $10 each, available to purchase in the store. Bidding ends December 22. The second raffle is a boys’ BMX bike and helmet, which begins November 1. Raffle tickets are $5 each, available to purchase in the store. A winner will be drawn on November 30.

Ann’s Helping Hands is open the following hours: Monday: 9 a.m. – noon, Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Wednesday: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday: 9 a.m. - noon, and 1 - 4 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. – noon, Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., and Sunday: 1p.m.

- 4 p.m. The store does not accept donation drop-offs when closed. For more information, please call Ann McCarrell at 309-314-5226 or Jessica Vallejo at 563-549-4016.

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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 601 N. Jackson St., Morrison www.stpetersmorrison.com Pastor Anthony Appel

CHURCH NEWS Garden Plain Presbyterian Church News

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael R. Oudekerk; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2020CH2 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 10/02/2020, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on December 3, 2020 at the hour of 10:00 AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 52 IN JOHNSON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MORRISON, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 09-18-452-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 501 South Madison Street Morrison, IL 61270 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including

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g 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 twentyfour (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

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g g 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 14-19-09222.

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TAKE NOTICE To: Salvatore J Graziano;Marijo Graziano; Occupants; Dana Nelson, Whiteside County Clerk; Case No. 2017TX31 P49 Property located at: 102 6th Ave W, Lyndon, IL 61261 Certificate No. 2016-00327 Legal Description and Permanent Index No.: 15-21211-006 Lots 3 & 4 in Block 3 and Lots 3 & 4 in Block 8, together with that part of vacated First Street, which is contiguous to the foregoing lots, all in the old Town, now Village of Lyndon Date Premises Sold: 11/2/2017 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 2/15/2021.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sale.

Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed, which will transfer title and the right of possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 2/15/2021.

This matter is set for hearing in the

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101 g Circuit Court of this county in Morrison, Illinois on February 19th, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 2/15/2021 by applying to the County Clerk of Whiteside County at the County Courthouse in Morrison, Illinois.

For further information, contact the County Clerk - 200 E Knox St, Morrison, IL 61270 Telephone 815772-5164 Nov. 3, 10 & 17, 2020 TAKE NOTICE To: Travis Ladson; Janice Canning; Occupant; Dana Nelson, Whiteside County Clerk; Case No. 2017TX31 P51 Property located at: 203 S Main St, Tampico, IL 61283 Certificate No. 2016-00408 Legal Description and Permanent Index No.: 22-14355-003 Lot 3 in Block 1 in Glassburns Addition to the village of Tampico, situated in the county of Whiteside, state of Illinois.

Date Premises Sold: 11/2/2017 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 2/15/2021.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be

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101 y further increased if purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sale.

Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed, which will transfer title and the right of possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 2/15/2021.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in Morrison, Illinois on February 19th, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 2/15/2021 by applying to the County Clerk of Whiteside County at the County Courthouse in Morrison, Illinois.

For further information, contact the County Clerk - 200 E Knox St, Morrison, IL 61270 Telephone 815772-5164 Nov. 3, 10 & 17, 2020 TAKE NOTICE To: ETC Cust.

FBO Dennis Dubois IRA#Z097751; Occupants; City of Sterling; Dana Nelson, Whiteside County Clerk Case No. 2017TX31 P52 Property located

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101 p y at: 311 Wallace St, Sterling, IL 61081 Certificate No. 2016-00224 Legal Description and Permanent Index No.: 11-28127-017 Lots 6 & 7 in Block 73 in Wallace's Second Addition to the City of Sterling, situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois Date Premises Sold: 11/2/2017 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 2/15/2021.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sale.

Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed, which will transfer title and the right of possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 2/15/2021.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in Morrison, Illinois on February 19th, 2021 at 9:30a.m.. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IM-

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MEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 2/15/2021 by applying to the County Clerk of Whiteside County at the County Courthouse in Morrison, Illinois.

For further information, contact the County Clerk - 200 E Knox St, Morrison, IL 61270 – Telephone 815-772-5164 Nov. 3, 10 & 17, 2020 STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL-JUVENILE DIVISION In the interest of M.H. 2020 JA 89 A Minor NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given to Kristin Rotthier, Robert Horton, and Any and All Unknown Fathers it may concern, that on 7/09/2020 a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Jennifer Gardner in this Court and that in the courtroom of Judge Presiding in Juvenile Center, 525 18th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, on 12/03/2020 at 9:30am or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition to have the minor declared to be a Ward of Court and for other relief under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIAN-

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SHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PAREN-TAL RIGHTS, AND TO A APPOINT GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended Petition or a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights. Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the Petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or Judgment entered.

Dated: 10/26/2020 Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: TLG November 3, 2020

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CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Joyce M. Kaecker, who died September 6, 2020.

Letters of Office were issued on September 30, 2020, to Joseph L. AKaecker, 823 8th Avenue, Fulton, IL 61252 and James E. Kaecker, 409 AY7th Avenue S., Cordova, IL LL 61242, as Independent Co-Executors, whose attorney is William R. Shirk, of the Law Office of OFWilliam R. Shirk, LP.C., 301 E. Main St., Morrison, IL 61270.

Claims against the estate may be efiled with the Circuit Clerk's Office, LLWhiteside County, Illinois, mailed to the Co-Representatives, or both, on or before April 20, 2021, or if mailing ror delivery of a nortice from the CoRepresentatives is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (ILCS 5/18-3), and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim e-filed with the Circuit must be seClerk mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Representative and to the Representative's attors ney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions.

Visit http://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceto providers.htm learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ge thelp.asp, or talk with your local Circuit Clerk's office.

Joseph L. Kaecker and James E. Kaecker, Indepen-

101 , pe dent Co-Executors William R. Shirk ARDC 2589699 Attorney for Independent Co-Executors Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. 301 East Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815 772-7231 Fax: 815 772-4599 Email: wrshirk@ wrshirklaw.com Oct. 20, 27 & Nov. 3, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN H. DAVIS, JR., DECEASED. No.

2020 P 138

NOTICE OF DEATH AND CLAIM PERIOD Notice is given of the death of John H. Davis, Jr. Letters of Administration were issued on October 7, 2020, to Katherine C. Bair, 602 North Jackson Street, Morrison, IL 61270 as Independent Executor.

The Estate will be administered without Court Supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a Petition to Terminate to the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before April 21, 2021, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is

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barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Independent Executor and her attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Lon M. Richey Attorney for said Estate 225 East Main Street, P.O. Box 128 Morrison, IL 61270 Phone: 815.772.4900 Email: lrichey@richey legal.com October 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2020 STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL-JUVENILE DIVISION In the interest of D.M. 2020 JA 132 A.M. 2020 JA 134 A Minor NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given to Daniel Mitchell, and Any and All Unknown Fathers it may concern, that on 10/22/2020 a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Jeffrey McKinley in this Court and that in the courtroom of Judge Presiding in Juvenile Center, 525 18th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, on 11/20/2020 at 9:30am or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition to have the minor declared to be a Ward of Court and for other relief under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PAREN-TAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL

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RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended Petition or a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights. Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the Petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or Judgment entered.

Dated: 10/26/2020 Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: TLG November 3, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF DEATH AND CLAIM PERIOD ESTATE OF ROBERT F. ANSPACH, DECEASED, NO 2020P145 Notice is given of the death of Robert F. Anspach. Letters of Office were issued on October 15, 2020, to Jane Long of 572 Old West Vine, Canton, Illinois, 61520 as Independent Executor.

The Estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates Independent Administration at any time by mailing or delivering a Petition to Terminate to the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County.

Claims against the

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101 ga Estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270, or with the Representative, or both, within six months, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Representative is required

by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3) the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Representative within ten days after it has been filed.

Stephen A. Deckro Attorney At Law 101 East Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Phone: (815) 772-2187 Fax: (815) 772-2144 Email: deckroof fice@frontiernet.net Oct. 27, Nov. 3 & 10, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF DEATH AND CLAIM PERIOD ESTATE OF NINA H. IVEY PITTMAN, DECEASED, NO 2020P147 Notice is given of the death of Nina H. Ivey Pittman.

Letters of Office were issued on October 26, 2020, to Betty Heide of 16353 Norton Road, Morrison, Illinois, 61270 as ExIndependent ecutor.

The Estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates Independent Administration at any time by mailing or delivering a Petition to Terminate to the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the

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Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270, or with the Representative, or both, within six months, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Representative is required

by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3) the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Representative within ten days after it has been filed.

Stephen A. Deckro Attorney At Law 101 East Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Phone: (815) 772-2187 Fax: (815) 772-2144 Email: deckrooffice @frontiernet.net Nov. 3, 10, 17, 2020 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 16, 2020, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: All Paws Pet Grooming, located at 13920 Crosby Rd., Morrison, IL 61270.

Dated this 16th day of October.

Dana Nelson County Clerk Nov. 3, 10, 17, 2020 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 23, 2020, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conduct-

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101 ning, c ing and transacting the business known as: Joel Jones Trucking, located at 317 Martin Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Dated this 23rd day of October.

Dana Nelson County Clerk Nov. 3, 10, 17, 2020 DRAINAGE NOTICE The undersigned Commissioners of the CAT TAIL DRAINAGE DISTRICT of Whiteside County, Illinois, have determined that their annual meeting shall be held at the Fulton Fire Station, 1802 16th Avenue, Fulton, Illinois, on Monday, the 23rd day of November, 2020, at 6:00 p.m.

Dated this 29th day of October, 2020.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CAT TAIL DRAINAGE DISTRICT Arlyn J. Bonneur David L. Wherry Nathan J. Holesinger November 3, 2020 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 16, 2020, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: McCarty Designs, located at 1208 2nd Ave., Sterling, IL 61081.

Dated this 16th day of October.

Dana Nelson County Clerk Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF DEATH AND

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CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Willard M. Kraft, Deceased No. 2020 P 130 Notice is given to creditors of the death of Willard M. Kraft. Letters of office were issued on September 30, 2020, appointing Linda Ann Baker of 3628 Horse Shoe Clinton IA Dr., 52732, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is named below.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 26, 2021, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the must be Clerk mailed or delivered to the representative or to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 8th day of October, 2020.

RUSSELL J. HOLESINGER HOLESINGER LAW OFFICES 1405 14th Avenue Fulton IL 61252 815/589-2409 Oct. 27, Nov. 3 & 10, 2020 "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE"

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W20-0249 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, f/k/a Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2001-1, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2001-1; Plaintiff, vs.

Mary M. Slagel; Defendants.

20 CH 114 Judge Presiding NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff of Rock Island, Illinois, will on November 24, 2020, at the hour of 09:15 AM at the Rock Island County Justice Center, 1317 Third Avenue, Rock Island IL 61201, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: THE WEST ONEHALF (1/2) OF LOT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) IN DOTY`S BLOCK, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND, SITUATED IN OF COUNTY ROCK ISLAND AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 1423 7th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201 PIN: 0735304012 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1540, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this

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NO: 2020 P 136

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101 rega ing sale should refer to file number The W20-0249. terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours.

The property is improved by: Family Single Home. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1540 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 W20-0249 pleadings.il@ wirbickilaw.com I3158101 October 20, 27, 2020 November 3, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS PHH Mortgage Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Alan L. Schoonover; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2020CH19 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 10/13/2020, the Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois will on December 4, 2020 at the hour of 9:00 AM at Rock Island County Justice Center, Sheriff's Office 1317 Third Avenue Rock Island, IL 61201, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Rock Island and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

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LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED TWELVE (112) IN GLENDALE THIRD SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION EIGHT (8), TOWNSHIP SEVENTEEN (17) NORTH, RANGE ONE (1) EAST OF THE FOURTH (4TH) PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SITUATED IN THE OF COUNTY ROCK ISLAND AN STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 06-6140; 1808101031 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2412 11Th Street Silvis, IL 61282 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 twentyfour (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 pur1/1/2007, chasers 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 interest common community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be

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101 gage 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 14-20-00156.

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REAL ESTATE 200 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael R. Oudekerk; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2020CH2 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 10/02/2020, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on December 3, 2020 at the hour of 10:00 AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 09-18-452-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 501 South Madison Street Morrison, IL 61270 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 twentyfour (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

REAL ESTATE 200 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 pur1/1/2007, chasers 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 receive a shall 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 and inspection 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

REAL ESTATE 200 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 14-19-09222.

I3158281 October 27, 2020 November 3, 10, 2020 "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W20-0249 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, f/k/a Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2001-1, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2001-1; Plaintiff, vs.

Mary M. Slagel; Defendants.

20 CH 114 Judge Presiding NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff of Rock Island, Illinois, will on November 24, 2020, at the hour of 09:15 AM at the Rock Island County Justice Center, 1317 Third Avenue, Rock Island IL 61201, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Rock Island, State

REAL ESTATE 200 and, of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: C/K/A: 1423 7th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201 PIN: 0735304012 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1540, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W20-0249.

The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours.

The property is improved by: Single Family Home. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1540 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 W20-0249 pleadings.il@ wirbickilaw.com I3158101 October 20, 27, 2020 November 3, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS PHH Mortgage Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Alan L. Schoonover; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2020CH19 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 10/13/2020, the Sheriff of Rock

REAL ESTATE 200 Island County, Illinois will on December 4, 2020 at the hour of 9:00 AM at Rock Island County Justice Center, Sheriff's Office 1317 Third Avenue Rock Island, IL 61201, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Rock Island and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 06-6140; 1808101031 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2412 11Th Street Silvis, IL 61282 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 twentyfour (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

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gage required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property ILCS Act, 765 605/18.5(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 a shall receive 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. bidProspective ders 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 14-20-00156.

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Morrison Community Hospital Specialty Clinic Calendar Dr. Priyanka Dr. Amrit Anand, Gauravi, Rheumatologist Endocrinologist

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