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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • $1.00

VOLUME 169 • NO. 45

Fulton, Illinois

BAKED TREATS Charlene Bielema

Gold Leaf employee Ashley Dennis (right) helps Jeanne Dettner of Fulton as she looks at baked treats on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Story on page 3.

LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS

Volleyball Semifinal

Presidential ‘R and R’

Promoting Morrison

Lady Steamers fall short in Eastland Sectional. / 14

Koehn to present program at Fulton Museum. / 2

Chamber of Commerce has new director. / 3

WHAT’S INSIDE Published every Tuesday 16 pages • One section

REGIONAL NEWS

Police Report......................................8 Glimpses of the Past.........................6 Property Transfers.............................8

Sports....................................9, 10, 14 Church News............................. 12-13 Classifieds.............................. 15-16

DEATHS Betty Lorraine Grater, Stephen A. Deckro, Ruth Ann Long, Page 4

FULTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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The Fulton Historical Society will host a program at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Fulton Historical Museum, 707 10th Ave. Guest speaker Ronald H. Koehn will present a PowerPoint program titled “Presidential R & R: From T. Roosevelt to Obama.”

There are at least three dozen meanings given to the acronym “R and R.” However, most folks think of it as an abbreviation for “rest and relaxation,” “rest and recreation,” or “rest and recuperation.” Those who work hard physically, put in long hours or are mentally fatigued or stressed out by their work need “R and R.” They need pleasant diversions to help “recharge their batteries” so that they can return to work refreshed and with renewed vigor.

U.S. presidents are no exception.

Their powers are vast, their responsibilities are immeasurable, and their functions are many. In reality, they are saddled with too many roles to play, especially since the 19th century. In other countries, the roles assigned to the American president are split among several individuals.

It is no wonder that presidents need respites from their grueling jobs and taxing work schedules like anyone else who

Ronald H. Koehn needs “R & R” – farmers and factory workers, carpenters and masons, doctors and nurses, teachers and accountants, corporate CEOs and garbage men, just to name a few. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin Pierce enjoyed horseback riding. Martin Van Buren, Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland were

enthusiastic anglers. Hunting was a favorite activity of Franklin Pierce, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and Grover Cleveland. Abraham Lincoln enjoyed pitching horseshoes, taking walks and storytelling.

In “Presidential R & R: From T. Roosevelt to Obama,” Koehn will review some of the hobbies, sports or other recreational activities used by presidents in the 20th and 21st centuries as important outlets for stress relief, relaxation and rejuvenation. And some of those activities may surprise those in attendance.

A resident of Fulton, Koehn is a retired Fulton High School social studies instructor who earned degrees at Illinois State University at Normal – a bachelor’s degree in education with a major in history and a minor in political science and a master’s degree in history.

In addition to overseas travel and volunteer work in the community, Koehn keeps busy in retirement by presenting historical programs to organizations and providing pulpit supply to several area churches.

The program is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

The north door of the museum is easily accessible.

Introducing Fulton High School B.L.I.N.D. leader Ava Bowen Building Lasting Impressions that Never Die Hello, my name is Ava Bowen, I’m 17 and I am a senior at Fulton High School.

I have lived in Fulton for about five years now. I have two younger brothers, one 8, and one 13. I enjoy spending my free time with my friends and family.

I have been playing varsity volleyball for the last three years, and I am also in student council, B.L.I.N.D. and an offi-

cer in Key Club, which is a volunteer group.

After school, I plan to continue playing volleyball and further my education toward getting a bachelor’s degree and becoming a sonographer.

Let’s keep Steamer Nation a positive and impactful environment for the future students to come!

Ava Bowen, FHS B.L.I.N.D. leader

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LOCAL BRIEFS Masonic soup supper fundraiser is Nov. 16

Fulton City Lodge No. 189 will hold a soup and sandwich supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Brunch House Restaurant, 1901 Fourth St., Fulton.

The menu for this all-you-can-eat supper will include chili and chicken noodle soup, chicken salad and ham salad sandwiches, cookies, vanilla ice cream and beverages.

Carryouts will be available.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will help

fund the maintenance of the lodge building and charitable donations to the Fulton and Albany communities.

FHS Thespians to perform in three-act comedy Nov. 16-17

The Fulton Thespians are working on their fall production, “More Than Meets The Eye,” written by Fred Carmichael. The play is a three-act comedy that will amuse theatregoers.

The play will be performed on Thursday,

Nov. 16, and Friday, Nov. 17. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the West Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Cast members include Bella Bush, Kaedence Kreider, Colin McGovern, Ella Holmbo, Lucas Outzen, Lauren Guenther, Owen Brubaker, Paige Emerson, Shea Grennen, Kaitlynn Foley and Aiden Penca.

The play is produced by special arrangements with Samuel French, Inc. and Concord Theatricals and directed by Neal Luker.

By CHARLENE BIELEMA

cbielema@shawmedia.com Its glistening glass display cases are full of cookies, brownies and muffins, but the baked delights for sale at Fulton’s newest downtown business are unlike those found at other bakeries.

The difference?

Each treat baked and sold at Gold Leaf Bakery and Dispensary is infused with cannabis, anywhere from 4 to 20 milligrams each, for those wishing to enjoy the legal highs of recreational marijuana use in Illinois.

Jaysen Dyal, the owner of Gold Leaf, was in Fulton on Wednesday for the grand opening of the new bakery, located right next door to Krumpet’s Restaurant and Bakery in the 1000 block of Fourth Street. Dyal, of Los Angeles, has a background in biochemistry, accounting, auditing and marketing – skill sets that set him on a path for this investment in the cannabis industry.

Fulton, with a population of 3,500,

Charlene Bielema

Jaysen Dyal poses at Gold Leaf Bakery and Dispensary in Fulton. was the right place to open a cannabis bakery for a few very specific reasons, he said. He said the community’s leadership and the presence of a 2-year-old dispensary in Fulton show the area is open to the idea of a bakery selling cannabis-infused products. Another bonus

is the business next door, Krumpets, is owned by his cousin, so he has family ties to the area.

“We tried to get a feel for leadership for what their thoughts were and their feedback,” he said. “We really tried to keep in mind where the community is at in terms of the feelings around cannabis.”

The idea took about a year to become a reality, leading to a soft opening in October and the grand opening last week that brought business leaders from throughout Fulton and Clinton, Iowa, to the storefront.

Customers on Wednesday were lined up at the counters checking out the menu, getting a closer look at the baked treats and drinks and placing orders. Gold Leaf staff members behind the counter were busy answering customers’ questions, something Dyal said they have been trained to do as they guide purchasers toward appropriate products – especially those who are not familiar with cannabis’ effects.

“It’s meeting the wide range of

where people are, for those that just want to start out,” he said, adding that it’s about trust. “We’re not here to just push the most expensive products.

Let’s have a conversation with people, find out where are they. If they’re coming in totally blind and don’t know much, don’t trick them and say ‘You can handle 20 [milligrams].’ ” The products come in many forms – cookies, brownies, muffins, cupcakes and scones, among them. They are baked in the on-site commercial kitchen shared with Krumpets, but they are baked at night while Krumpets’ items are baked during the day. A complete kitchen cleanup is carried out after the cannabis-infused goods are baked to ensure there is no cross-contamination with Krumpets’ menu items, Dyal said.

The business also sells topical pain-management products.

Gold Leaf’s hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 815-2087146 for more information.

Morrison Chamber of Commerce gains new director

By ANAKIN WESTON For Shaw Media

Day to day, Callie Hamstra works at Extreme Image Salon in Morrison.

Her part-time position, however, has her taking on the role as the Morrison Chamber of Commerce’s new director. A proud board member for four years, Hamstra steps into a position only two doors down from her full-time job.

The Morrison Chamber of Commerce, located at 221 W. Main St., is composed of local businesses and members that range from restaurants and storefronts to civic organizations and community members.

“I’ve been on the board for the Chamber for four years, and I’ve seen the ins and outs of the job,” she said. “We’ve been looking for somebody, and I just kept thinking to myself that maybe I’d be good for this job.”

She said serving part time at the Chamber works well.

“That’s where we struggled with keeping someone employed in the past, but it works for me because I can fill in the gaps of my schedule over there and do what I can

Callie Hamstra is the new director of the Morrison Chamber of Commerce. with the hours that were provided,” she said.

As Chamber director, she helps with event planning for the organization and making people aware of the businesses Morrison has.

“I’m trying to revamp things,” she said. “We did a strategic meeting to figure out what we wanted out of the chamber, so it’s nice to get those perspectives. A lot of it is just how to execute the changes, so I’m working a lot on social media to share as much as I can about what is going on around town for all the businesses and our

members.”

“Right now, we promote when events come to town. It would be nice to come up with plans to get people into the storefronts, which luckily, we have a couple of people who have just purchased buildings.

I’m just doing what I can when they need my help and what I can with the allotted hours.

Hopefully, people are starting to get more out of their membership than they did before because we had a bit of a lapse when somebody left.”

She said community events are a major focus for her.

“My biggest thing is holding community events,” Hamstra said. “I would like to do a few like our pop-up markets because that brings in a lot of smaller farming, smaller businesses. We’re going to do a Small Business Saturday event on Nov. 25, and I’m trying to do an outside Chicago market.

“Anyone in the area can come and set up their vendor tent and put their table out.

We’re trying to do a kick-start to Christmas to promote shopping small. All the businesses are offered to be part of it, too, so we can promote them online and do shopping gift guides.

Then we have the Christmas walk and we do an annual dinner for the Chamber every year. I’d like to do more pop-up markets this summer and see what else pops up as this year goes on.”

She said the last pop-up market did surprisingly well.

“There was tons of attendance,” she said. “Same for the Halloween parade, which we put on, too. There were over 350 kids that came through.”

She said the Department of Fun, with block parties and other events, has shown that the city is trying to do more fun things.

“I think this summer and fall we had more events than we’ve had in a while and they’ve been well-attended as long as the weather is cooperative,” she said.

She said the Chamber will create a gift guide.

“So if you sign up as a business, we’ll come in and promote whatever you want to try and get people in and out of the store,” Hamstra said. “Sometimes people just don’t realize what is actually in the stores without visually seeing it.

We’ve been at the salon for about 10 years and we’ll still get people dropping by and

saying that they didn’t know this was here. With the vendor market, it will hopefully get people who are usually not coming to town inside the building.”

Her long-term plan is growing the Chamber and making it more of an information hub for the city.

“Ideally, I would like to partner either with the city or someone who can really revitalize Morrison,” she said.

“Like Erie has really brought a lot of businesses downtown.

You would really need a committee for that kind of stuff, so getting people to volunteer and get people to support their community would be really good.”

“I’ve noticed that Erie and Fulton – both are about the same size as us – have really seemed motivated to bring people to their town instead of outsourcing,” she said. “It would be nice to reach out to them to see how they got started, but I don’t know if that is a Chamber position or more of a city administrator position.”

The Morrison Chamber of Commerce’s office hours are 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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Health Dept. announces new COVID-19 campaign ‘Tis the Sneezin’ to get protected: IDPH launches campaign to fight triple threat of COVID-19, flu, RSV The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched a new awareness campaign called “Tis the Sneezin” to remind residents to vaccinate against the fall and winter triple threat: the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus.

The announcement comes as data indicates six counties in the state were at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national COVID Data Tracker as of the week ending Oct. 14.

Both Lee and Whiteside counties are at a low level of hospital admissions, according to the tracker. Lee County recorded 24 new hospital admissions of confirmed COVID-19 cases for the week ending Oct. 21.

Whiteside County is listed as having four new hospital admissions of confirmed COVID-19 cases during the same period.

This week, the CDC issued an alert to health care providers advising of a shortage of a medication called nirsevimab, which is used to protect infants from RSV. The CDC is recommending doses should be prioritized for infants younger than 6 months old and those with certain risk factors.

The CDC also recommended that expectant parents talk to their health care provider about receiving an RSV vaccine approved for use during the 32nd to 36th week of pregnancy to protect newborns from RSV. “IDPH is continuing to work closely with local, state and federal partners to monitor the three respiratory viruses that caused last fall and winter’s tripledemic,” IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said. “We encourage all Illinois residents to do the same to prevent illness and protect yourself and your loved ones.

“The tools include washing your hands, improving ventilation inside your homes, staying home if sick, and getting immunized with the vaccines available to you. Why? Because ... ‘Tis the Sneezin.’”

Highlighting a common way respiratory viruses spread, the ‘Tis the Sneezin’ campaign showcases everyday moments interrupted by a common symptom of the flu, COVID-19

and RSV, along with a punny call to action to encourage vaccinations.

The campaign will reach Illinoisans in every corner of the state in both English and Spanish through a variety of traditional and online media channels, including cable, broadcast and connected TV; streaming audio and radio; billboards and bus shelters; digital display and video; and print and social media.

In September, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended newly reformulated COVID-19 shots for everyone older than 6 months. The federal agencies have given the green light for updated mRNA vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer that target the currently circulating strains of the COVID-19 virus.

They also have recently approved an updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. These newly approved shots are considered safe when given at the same time as other vaccines for the flu and RSV. Studies consistently have shown that COVID-19 vaccines lower the risk of getting symptomatic COVID-19 and improve protection against serious illness, hospitalization and death.

Most Americans still can receive a COVID-19 vaccine for free. For people with health insurance, most plans will cover the COVID-19 vaccine at no cost.

People who don’t have health insurance or with health plans that do not cover the cost can get a free vaccine from their local health centers and pharmacies.

For those who are uninsured or underinsured, the CDC this summer launched the Bridge Access Program that will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccines this fall. The Vaccines for Children Program will cover vaccines for eligible children.

In June, the CDC’s ACIP recommended use of a single dose of RSV vaccine for people ages 60 and older.

In August, ACIP also recommended a new preventive measure against RSV for infants younger than 8 months and toddlers at high risk – a new monoclonal antibody shot called nirsevimab. This medication was the subject of the CDC’s advisory that warned of shortages and urged health care provides to prioritize the use of nirsevimab.

The CDC recently launched a new national respiratory virus dashboard that allows anyone to view the levels of COVID-19, flu and RSV in each state. Additional resources and COVID-19 data can be found at https:// dph.illinois.gov/covid19.html.

Blood drive opportunities The American Red Cross urges blood and platelet donors to make and keep donation appointments now to help hospitals restock blood products for patients ahead of the holiday season.

Donors of all blood types are needed, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets to help recover from a significant shortfall in donations throughout late summer and fall.

Patients are counting on lifesaving care now and all season long.

Those ready to help can schedule an appointment now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor app, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-7332767.

As a thank you, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film “Elf” and create holiday cheer, all who come to give Nov. 10-30 will receive an exclusive pair of “Elf” + Red Cross socks, while supplies last. Visit RedCrossBlood.org/Elf for details.

Upcoming blood drive opportunities are: Hooppole: 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 15, Hooppole Community Center, 1404 Washington St. Morrison: noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 16, St. Mary Catholic Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road.

Rock Falls: 1 to 6 p.m. Nov. 13, East Coloma Elementary School, 1602 Dixon Road; and 1 to 6 p.m. Nov. 27, Rock River Christian Center, 1800 Prophet Road.

A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.

Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

OBITUARIES BETTY LORRAINE GRATER

Clyde Township. She was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in MalBorn: April 29, 1923 in Morrison, IL vern and later the United Methodist Church in Died: October 30, 2023 in Morrison, IL Morrison. Betty was actively involved in her church, serving as a Sunday School Teacher BETTY LORRAINE and a choir member for an astounding 50 GRATER, 100, of Morrison, IL, died Monday, years. She often accompanied her daughters when they sang at church and various events.

October 30, 2023, at CGH Medical Center in Betty was a member of the Whiteside County Homemakers Extension and Depression Sterling, IL. Glass Club. She was an avid antiquer, loved Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM to garden and expressed her artistic talents Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Morrison through quilting and sewing.

Survivors include five daughters, Cheryl United Methodist Church with Pastor Sun-Ah Kang officiating. A visitation will be held from (Ron) Bielema of Canton, IL, Cathy (Chuck) Berschinski of Mahomet, IL, Judy (Dennis) 4:00 to 6:00 PM Friday, November 3, 2023, Goossens of Morrison, IL, Linnette Keller of at the Morrison United Methodist Church.

Cuero, TX and Leanne (fiancé, Randy Renkes) The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Dykema of Morrison, IL ; fifteen grandchilFuneral Home is in charge of arrangements. dren ; thirty-two great-grandchildren ; one Interment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery in great-great-grandson ; one brother, Harlan Morrison, IL. A memorial has been estabLinder of Grand Ridge, FL ; one sister-in-law, lished.

Pat Linder Null of Camanche, IA ; many nieces Betty was born on April 29, 1923, in and nephews.

Morrison, IL, to Harry R. and Bernice (Burch) She was preceded in death by her husband, Linder, Sr. She was educated in the rural Earl ; two sons-in-law, Marty Dykema and Whiteside County schools. She married Earl Eddie Keller ; three brothers, Harry Linder, Jr., W. Grater on March 8, 1942, in Morrison, IL. He died July 11, 2013. Betty was a dedicated Carroll Linder and Herbert Linder, in infancy.

To send online condolences go to www. homemaker who also worked alongside her bosmarenkes.com husband, Earl, as they farmed in Malvern in

STEPHEN A. DECKRO

RUTH ANN LONG

Stephen A. Deckro, 83, of Morrison, Illinois, passed on November 1, 2023.

Additional information: Arrangements for a celebration of life are pending..

Ruth Ann Long, 78, of Clinton, IA, formerly of Fulton, IL & New Boston, IL, passed on Friday, November 3, 2023.

Arrangements entrusted to Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Fulton, IL. Additional information: www.bosmarenkes.com.

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6 GLIMPSES OF THE PAST – FULTON

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1963: City Council discusses Wegovy, the first approved improving Fulton’s riverfront weight loss injection, is discussed 60 Years

Nov. 6, 1963

A broad-scale plan for improving the riverfront at Fulton was discussed by the City Council. It was agreed civic organizations and clubs would work closely with the council and city officials in an effort to develop and improve the riverfront with roads, park areas, fishing and boating facilities.

The guidance department at Fulton Community High School is conducting a follow-up covering a five-year period from 1959 to 1963. The purpose is to get an evaluation of the total high school program from the former student’s point of view. From responses received, it is hoped the school experience might be improved for the benefit of students now and in the future.

50 Years

Nov. 7, 1973

The Fulton City Council gave final approval to acceptance of Plat One, Phase One of the Rolling Acres Subdivision in north Fulton. Listed as owners of the new subdivision are Herman DeVries, Bernard Borgman, William Rothermel, Richard Kummerer, Alfred De Bensten and Donald Tollstam.

The play “A Man Called Peter” will be presented this weekend in the Fulton High School gym. Actors include Mike Lane, Jeff Dyke, Jan Den Besten, Sue Schneble, Dennis Edwards, Carol Bielema, Sue Iwema, Mary Field, Cheryl Wiebenga, Bill Warner, Kevin Kolk, Steve Heun, Kurt Kettler, Barb Workman and Annette Peacock.

40 Years

Nov. 9, 1983

Voters of the River Bend school district again voted down a request for a tax increase but by a much narrower margin. The final vote on the tax increase referendum was 909 against and 828 for it. Voters also chose two

new members of the school board – James Fish and James Dannels – and retained Robert Dykema, Mrs. Melvin Willey and Gary Wagner. Holdover members of the board are Kenneth Miller and Mrs. Gary Orman.

Don Appel of Virginia, Minnesota, surprised his sister, Mrs. Clare Chapin of Morrison, when he showed up at her residence on a bicycle. Appel left Virginia, Minnesota and went to Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Ashland and Green Lake, Wisconsin. The next day, he showed up at Chapin’s home at 6:30 p.m. Appel is a former Fulton resident.

30 Years

Nov. 3, 1993

Members of the Fulton City Council again rejected an appeal from Commonwealth Edison of Chicago to sign a long-term franchise for the city of Fulton. The present franchise is effective for another 15 years, but the electricity supplier for Fulton wanted the city to sign a 50-year franchise.

Drs. Brian and Rebecca Peck and Dr. Bill Wilkin and his wife invite residents to their open house of the Fulton Professional Building located at 1130 17th St. Residents will be able to view the equipment and office space.

By STEPHEN D. HARRISON, M.D. Much press has been generated over an injection for weight loss. The first approved medicine in this category is known as Wegovy. This medication helps to regulate appetite and therefore reduce calorie intake by addressing certain hormones. This leads to better weight management.

Wegovy belongs to a class of drugs known as GLP one receptor agonist.

This GLP one is a naturally occurring hormone that helps to regulate food intake. The injection helps to activate the GLP receptor in the brain. The medication is approved for children 12 years and older, as well as adults, if the criteria are met. It is recommended to have an additional activity and reduced calorie program.

Wegovy is indicated for adults who have a BMI (body mass index) of 30 or more or if the BMI is 27 and coexisting problems related to weight, blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or high cholesterol. In the pediatric population, the medicine can be

used on those 12 and older if the child is in the 95th percentile or higher for weight.

The active ingredient officially is known as Semaglutide. The same molecule is found in some diabetic medicines, including a pill.

The molecule has been shown to lower the risk of major heart events for some diabetic patients. Side effects include nausea, which is why the medicine is built up slowly over time. More severe side effects include thyroid tumors. The medicine also can cause pancreatitis. There are precautions for those with a history of intestinal disorders and kidney disease. Those with suicidal thoughts from depression should avoid the medicine. It is advised to stop the medicine two months before attempting pregnancy.

The medicine is given once a week.

The dosage builds up over time and the injection site needs to be rotated.

Because the medicine may be costly, it is important to check with your insurance plan as to how much this will cost you out of pocket.

20 Years

Nov. 5, 2003

Fulton’s Lady Steamers won the regional volleyball championship against Rockridge. The Steamers won 25-6, 25-12. The Steamers defeated Joy (Westmer) Cambridge in the sectional semifinals 25-22, 25-12, and will play Rock Falls for the sectional title.

Mayor Howard VanZuiden accepted a grant check for $3,881 from Commonwealth Edison. The grant money will be used to conduct a land use study for the city of Fulton.

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8 POLICE REPORTS Morrison Police Arrests

About 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, the Morrison Police Department received a call of a verbal disturbance at 302 E. Knox St., Morrison. During the investigation, it was discovered Kevin Green, 27, of Morrison, was a felon in possession of a firearm. Green was taken into custody and transported to the Whiteside County jail.

Citations Oct. 28

Mark Douglas, 68, Morrison, speeding

Dawayne McGowan, 44, Davenport, Iowa, driving while license revoked The public is reminded these are charges and all people are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

Whiteside County is focus of roadside safety checks

Roadside safety checks will be carried out in Whiteside County during November. The use of roadside checks combine a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement in order to save lives of the

motoring public, Illinois State Police Troop 1 Commander Joseph Blanchette said in a news release.

The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois, he said. Officers working the detail will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages and most important driving under the influence.

Safety belt and child restraint use, speeding, distracted driving and all

Illinois vehicle code and criminal violations will be enforced.

Alcohol and drug impairment is a factor in more than 30% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois, and throughout the U.S., almost 10,000 people die each year because of alcohol-impaired driving, according to the release.

Roadside safety checks are designed to keep roads safe by taking DUI offenders off the roads.

The project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Ryan A. Willhite to Michael C. Kincaid, 506 W. Second St., Lyndon, $69,000.

Travis and Natalie Mills to Ryan Willhite and Zoey Jones, 19347 Bunker Hill Road, Morrison, $215,000.

Dillon Burdick to Cody J. Shaner, 309 S. Cherry St., Morrison, $72,000.

Cynthia A. Wildemuth to Timothy J. Kowalski, 12776 Lomax Road, Prophetstown, $42,000.

405 W. 12th St., Sterling, $70,000.

Beverly J. Beattie Trust, Samuel W. Beattie Family Trust and Beverly J. and Samuel L. Beattie Living Trust, Debra A. Paul and Peggy L. Peugh, trustees, to Matt and Bree Naftzger, 507 Humber Lane, Rock Falls, $10,000.

Doris F. Harper Trust to Bradley Folkers, 209 E. Ninth St., Rock Falls, $50,000.

Eddie L. and Patrice J. Heckert Trust to Mark L. and Carol E. Holtrust, 15919 Lakeside Drive, Sterling, $325,000.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS FOR WHITESIDE COUNTY Filed Oct. 20-27 Warranty deeds

Debra K. Penaflor to Lucero E. Cruz, 1001 W. Seventh St., Sterling, $47,000.

Michael L. Goessman to My Storage Rock Falls LLC, 2501 McNeil Road, Rock Falls, $1 million.

Debra M. Brown to Bradley Dodd and Kellie Hungunin, 18881 13th St., Fulton, $99,900.

Gary and Carolyn Aiken and Elaine Seevers, Elaine Seevers, trustee, to Buckwalter Properties LLC, 412 Genesee St., Morrison, $40,000.

Kiley M. Vanderleest to Douglas L. Zuidema, 206 Ash Ave., Morrison, $140,000.

Jerry L. Spencer Estate, Larry T. and Sherry A. Spencer, Brody A. Wolf, Stacey Jo Munz, Tracy L. Hutchison, Tina M. Pallardy Jane D. Spencer and Sherry A. Randecker to Harvey and Dawn Arians, 17913 Hillside Road, Morrison, $130,000.

Gary J. and Betty J. Steinert to Gary A. and

• GLIMPSES OF THE PAST Continued from page 6

10 Years

Nov. 6, 2013

Central Bank Illinois recently held its annual employee recognition night

Wendy L. McCart, 511 E. High St., No. 8, Morrison, $50,000.

JMTR Farms LLC to Rock Roots Development LLC, one parcel on 16th Avenue and one on Albany St., Erie, $99,660.

D&R Investments Inc. to Whide Ninja LLC and Jacob Hilkin, 1201 Prophetstown Road, Rock Falls, $236,000.

Donald K. Jevne to Eric and Stephanie Neas, 130 E. Main St., Morrison, $45,000.

Abigail L. Holldorf to Shawna Snapp, 1314 Eighth Ave., Sterling, $80,000.

Reese M. Hartman to Rebecca Luken and James R. Peach II, 24814 Genesee Road, Sterling, $135,000.

Nicholas J. and Melissa Kyarsgaard to D&L Properties LLC, 111 Galt Road, Galt, $100,000.

Sandra Sallee Estate, Michael and Samantha Spera, Stephanie Lucas and Christine Brown to Jonathon R. Schutt, 1000 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, $209,000. honoring staff for years of service to the company. Fulton employees who received special recognition and gifts in 2013 are Sandy Engelkens and Brad Ottens for 10 years of service and Joy Stuart for 15 years of service.

Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home celebrated 50 years of service to the Fulton

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Janice L. Snyder to Dustanie Bellows, 1008 W. Fourth St., Sterling, $16,500.

Dorothy M. Razo to Pablo Flores Esparza, 1411 Ave K, Sterling, $12,200.

Janice C. Canning to John Bibbs, 203 S. Main St., Tampico, $100.

Angela Wilcox and Andrea Passas to Christa Hicks, 1315 12th Ave., Sterling, $0.

Deeds

Prescott Family Trust, Peter G. Prescott, trustee, to Boss Roofing Siding Experts Inc.,

JMTR Farms LLC to Dails Farms Inc., one parcel in Newton Township, $0.

Dail Family Farms Holding LLC to JMTR Farms LLC, one parcel in Newton Township, $0.

JMTR Farms LLC to Dail Family Farms Holding LLC, 9822 Frog Pond Road, Erie, $0.

Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office

community. G. James “Jim” Bosma and his wife, Angie, opened Bosma Funeral Home in 1963, when they bought the Sikkema Funeral Home located at 1415 Fourth St. in Fulton. In 1979, Jim bought Tomlinson Funeral Home in Morrison, which gave his son, Jim Jr., a full-time opportunity to

serve in this area. Jim Sr. and Angie retired in 1992, making Jim Jr. the proprietor of all three Bosma Funeral Homes: Fulton Chapel of Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Morrison Chapel of Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home and Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

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Erie-Prophetstown boys and girls compete at state cross country

By ANDY COLBERT for Shaw Media

Erie-Prophetstown sent both its boys and girls cross coutry teams to Peoria and the results were a 15th place by the boys and 26th by the girls.

For senior Charlie Link, it was a

bittersweet experience. Participating for the first time at the state meet after injuries and sickness the previous two years, he finished three spots away from all-state with a time of 15:36; 15:26 was needed for 25th. Link also came within 3 seconds of Aaron Heaton’s school record set in 1998.

“It was a weird experience being

here for the first time. I couldn’t hear my own thoughts it was so loud,” Link said.

As he has done all year, Lucas Dreisbach backed up Link as the No. 2 runner with a 16:23, good for 95th out of 256.

“We set six out of seven PRs today and met our goal of beating the 2011

boys team that got 16th. This group will go down as the best in history,” E-P coach Liz Green said. “The girls ran amazing, too. Unfortunately, we’re graduating five seniors.”

A returning bright spot is freshman Sarah Link, who was the sole top 100 E-P finisher with a time of 18:55, good for 59th place.

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FAR LEFT: ErieProphetstown’s Chloe Slock competes in the Class 1A cross country state finals Nov. 4 at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

MIDDLE: ErieProphetstown’s Clara Ashdown competes in the Class 1A cross country state finals Nov. 4 at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

LEFT: Erie-Prophetstown’s Lucas Dreisbach competes in the Class 1A cross country state finals Nov. 4 at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

Mustangs fall in hard-fought game against Titans

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ALBANY

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

CrossView Church 703 14th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-3425 www.wearecrossview.com secretary@wearecrossview.com

Faith Center Church 511 3rd Ave. North, Albany Senior Pastor Ray Gimenez Pastor Arlen VanZee Church Phone: 563-212-4032

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10465 Frog Pond Road, Erie Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com

Spring Valley Reformed Church 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton Pastor Paul Wissink 815-772-3554

St. Patrick Catholic Church 1201 N. Bluff St., Albany Father Timothy Barr, Pastor

St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th and Main Father David Reese Rectory Phone: 815-537-2077 Church Phone: 309-659-2781

First Christian Reformed Church 801 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3790 www.fultonfirstcrc.com firstcrcfulton@live.com Pastor Michael Hooker

FENTON

HILLSDALE

Fenton Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton

Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer St., Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340 Pastor Melva England

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

CORDOVA Cordova Baptist 602 Third Ave. South, Cordova Pastor Carmen Jordan 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 and Matt Winquist Zion Lutheran Church 17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline Rev. Gary A. Wright - 309-496-3592

ERIE Erie Baptist Church 8th Ave. and 11th Street, Erie Call Ron Kimball for info: 309-230-3584 Erie Christian Church 715 6th Ave., Erie, 309-659-2561 Minister: Nathan Bright Youth Minister: Aaron Sweeney www.eriechristianchurch.com Erie Evangelical Free Church 1409 16th Ave., Erie, 309-659-7125 Website: erieefree.org Pastor Ron Eckberg Pastor Jonathan Eckberg

FULTON Bethel Christian Reformed Church 1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2501 www.bethelfulton.com bethelcrchurch@gmail.com Pastor Dan Jongsma First Reformed Church 510 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2203 Pastor Charles Huckaby Fulton Presbyterian Church 311 N. 9th St., Fulton, 815-589-3580 Pastor Rev. Catherine Martin www.fultonpreschurch.org email: fultonpres@mchsi.com.

Garden Plain Presbyterian Church 14915 Sands Road, Fulton Gateway Faith Fellowship Church 701 11th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-4283 Pastor Wayne Wiersema Immaculate Conception Church 703 12th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3542 Father Timothy Barr, Pastor secretaryfulton@gmail.com Newton Zion Reformed Church 10645 Frog Pond Road, Erie, 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com Pastor Shannon Parrish

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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. 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 Brethren In Christ Church 207 E. Knox Street, Morrison

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Senior Living Apartments Skilled Nursing Services Hospice Inpatient Outpatient Therapy Service 310 Mosher Drive, Prophetstown 815-537-5175

Pastor Craig Sipes - 815-772-4871 Sunday Worship at 10 a.m.

Church Of St. Anne Episcopal 401 N Cherry St., Morrison, 815-772-2818 stannemorrison@frontiernet.net www.churchofstannemorrison.org Crossroads Community Church 201 W. Market, Morrison Pastor Jon Eastlick - 815-956-0090 morrison@crossroadscn.com Ebenezer Reformed Church 309 E. Park St., Morrison Pastor J. T. Bean 815-772-2472 - www.ercmorrison.com Emmanuel Church 202 E. Morris St., Morrison, 815-772-3890 www.ecmorrison.com Rev. Luke Schouten, Senior Pastor Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator First Baptist Church 406 E. Maple Ave. Morrison Pastor Roy Brown, II - Phone 815-772-2696 facebook.com/morrisonfirstbaptist First Presbyterian Church Rev. Michael Selburg - 815-772-3510 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison Facebook live services Sundays 10:15 a.m.

YouTube Channel: First Presbyterian Church firstpresmorrison@gmail.com www.firstpresmorrison.org Kingdom Life Community Church 11429 Ward Road, 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 Sun-Ah Kang - 815-772-4030 St. Mary’s Catholic Church Rev. Slawomir Zimodro 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison 815-772-3095

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Morrison Christian Reformed Church www.morrisoncrc.org 300 W. South St. - 815-772-4657 Pastor Kevin Verhoeven bethelrevkev@gmail.com

PORT BYRON Bethel Baptist 27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352 Pastor Josh Matthews Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 and 92, Port Byron Pastor Mark Graham Parish Office: 309-523-2201 Countryside Christian Church 3817 230th St. N., Port Byron Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone: 309-523-2834 Fairfield United Methodist Church 235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767 Messiah Lutheran Church 302 11th St., Port Byron - 309-523-2421 Pastor Gwen Sefrhans-Murphy Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295 Port Byron First United Methodist Church 9412 228th Street North, Port Byron Church Office: 309-523-2396 Email: portbumc@frontiernet.net Jim Crozier, Pastor Becky Butterfield Youth and Family Life Pastor Kathy Crozier - Spiritual Director

PROPHETSTOWN Advent Christian Church 200 Elm St., Prophetstown Pastor Diana Verhulst 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 Road, Prophetstown Pastor Kicheon Peter Ahn - 224-580-5074 pastor.kicheon@gmail.com Prophetstown United Methodist Church 200 W. 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 Phone 309-496-2414

TAMPICO St. Mary Catholic Church Reverend Slawomir Zimodro 105 Benton St., Tampico 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 phone - 815-438-6105

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Stonecroft ‘After Five’ birthday party set for Nov. 14

All women are invited to the Stonecroft “After Five” birthday celebration at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Triple Play Banquet & Bowl, 6101 Ninth Ave., Fulton.

Cost of the dinner is $14.

We will be celebrating 85 years of Stonecroft Women’s Ministry and 40 years for “After Five.”

There will be a birthday cake and a fun time celebrating.

It all began with prayer by founder Helen Duff Baugh. She invited others to pray with her and soon developed 24 prayer groups that grew into hundreds of outreach groups that meet all around the world today.

Also, we will be holding our yearly fundraiser with a “Bakeless Bake Sale.”

You don’t know what this is? It is donating money for the cost you would pay for baking something to sell.

Inspirational speaker Cathy Harvey from Lindenhurst will speak on “The Power of Forgiveness.” She will tell a riveting story of how she forgave and became friends with the driver who hit and killed her daughter and the positive effects that followed.

Call for reservations and cancellations

by Nov. 12 to Ruth Huizenga at 309-659-2175 or Carolene Sterenberg at 563-212-5528.

Emmanuel Church announces father-son dinner Nov. 18

Emmanuel Church of Morrison announced an evening of family, feast and spiritual messaging for all interested males on Saturday, Nov. 18.

Guest speaker Tim Schneckloth of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will highlight the evening with his message of faith evolving from his 23 years of experience serving as area director for the Mississippi Valley FACA Iowa as an elder at North Ridge Community Church.

The evening offers a great opportunity for a father and son to unite with friends to enjoy a quality meal prepared

by Ring of Fire BBQ Company and receive a message directed with the intent to advance their relationship through an understanding of how faith plays a part in their everyday activities.

Interested father-son attendees may buy tickets from the Emmanuel Church office at 202 E. Morris St. or through an Emmanuel Men’s Ministry team member.

Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger.

13 First Presbyterian Church community meal is Nov. 9

The First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway in Morrison, will be having a free drive-up community meal beginning at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9.

They will be serving chicken and rice soup.

Simply drive up to the Genesee Street door to be served.

The Table at CrossView Church’s menu

The Table, a free community meal, is held each Wednesday at CrossView Church, 703 14th Ave. in Fulton. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs to 6:15 p.m.

Nov. 8: Taco bar, chips and salsa, Jello, desserts Nov. 15: Spaghetti casserole, Jimmy John’s bread, tossed salad, desserts Nov. 22: Creamy potato or chicken noodle soup, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, crackers, pumpkin pie with Cool Whip If River Bend schools are canceled because of weather, The Table also is canceled.

First Reformed Church’s worship and activities

Join us for worship at 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at First Reformed Church, located at 510 15th Ave. in Fulton. Roger Scheenstra, who is involved in the RCA missionary to eastern Africa, will speak.

Sunday School classes begin at 10:30 a.m. Coffee and refreshments are available during social time after the service in the library.

Creative Crew will meet at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Bible study on “A Praying Church” is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

Services are livestreamed on Facebook.

Go to www.facebook.com/groups/ firstfulton to join the group and see the services.

For more information, go to www. firstrcafulton.org.

Morrison First Baptist Church’s November events

Morrison First Baptist Church, 406 E. Maple, will be open for prayer and meditation from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9.

The purpose is to provide a quiet place to pray, read your Bible and gain peace in today’s noisy world.

There will be a Fellowship Potluck on Sunday, Nov. 26, after the church service.

After decorating the church for Christmas, there will be a chili lunch.

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Fulton falls short against Lena-Winslow

By DAN WUSSOW

dwussow@shawmedia.com LANARK – The No. 2-seeded Fulton Steamers shook off a slow start to push the No. 1-seeded Lena-Winslow Panthers to a third set in their Class 1A Eastland Sectional semifinal Oct. 30.

Early in the third set, the Steamers (29-7) kept the momentum going, but by the halfway point, the Panthers (372) had regained their first-set form.

Lena-Winslow took the match 25-15, 22-25, 25-15.

The first set was back and forth early. Lena-Winslow senior Belle Paulsen had a kill to put the Panthers up 6-5 and that lead remained intact for the rest of the set.

After Steamers senior Brooklyn Brennan had a kill to get the team to within 13-10, the Panthers went on a 12-5 run. Lena-Winslow sophomore Mia Diffenderfer had a kill to ignite the run and senior Kaidynce Lynch had three kills over a four-point span to stretch the lead to 21-12. Senior Molly Amendt had a kill to push it to 24-15 and junior Alyssa Daughenbaugh put up a block to close the first set.

“I think we’ve played them before, so we knew that we kind of have a foot up on them,” Amendt said. “And we just came out really strong and didn’t let up until the second set a little bit.”

Fulton showed its resilience in the second set. After falling behind 4-1, the Steamers gradually chipped away at the deficit. Back-to-back kills by senior Grace Groezinger and Amendt put Lena-Winslow up 15-9, but the Steamers came roaring back.

Fulton senior Ava Bowen followed a Panthers’ hitting error with a kill and a block to draw to within 15-12.

After a Lynch kill pushed the lead back to three points, Fulton surged on a 7-2 run. Senior Reese Dykstra served an ace to tie it at 19 and junior Miraya Pessman had the go-ahead kill. Pessman stuffed a block and hammered a kill between two Daughenbaugh kills before a spike by Hackett concluded the second set.

“Just grit. Straight-up grit,” Pessman said about the Steamers’ second set. “We knew how to turn it around and play more offense and just be the team that we are and let loose and really have fun. The first game, we were a little timid and scared and we can’t start off like that.”

Fulton battled to keep the third set close until the Panthers pulled away midway through it.

After Steamers junior Oliva Knott had a kill to pull the team to within 12-10, Lena-Winslow scored eight consecutive points. A number of those

came on Fulton hitting errors.

Pessman had back-to-back kills to draw to within 22-14, but it was too little, too late. Groezinger spiked another kill, Lynch served an ace and the final Fulton hit sailed over the back line, ending the match.

“We had played them in a previous tournament and we definitely played way harder today and I’m really proud of our team for that,” Pessman said.

“We came out and we swung and we played so much more offense than we did at the tournament, but we just failed to move our feet on defense and get back and get it done, really.”

Brennan totaled six kills, 24 digs and 15 assists, Pessman compiled 13 kills, 13 assists and 18 digs, Resse Germann supplied 20 digs, Kali Brewer had nine digs, Hackett tallied five kills and three digs and Bowen chipped in four kills and two digs for the Steamers.

“We knew that we had to play offense. We couldn’t give them the free ball. If we give them the free ball, they’re just going to set it up for a kill,” Fulton coach Stacy Germann said.

“We knew that we had to be offensively strong. Our first game, we just weren’t here. Our passing wasn’t right to our setters. Our setters were a little off. They weren’t making that connec-

ABOVE: Fulton’s

Annaka Hackett goes up to block a shot against Le-Win’s Grace Groezinger on Oct. 30. LEFT: Fulton’s Brooklyn Brennan sets the ball against Le-Win. Photos by Alex T. Paschal

tion with our hitters and especially middle hitters is a big game for us. We couldn’t get that connection with like Annaka and her setter.

“Second game, they just relaxed a little bit, calmed down a little bit. We played an offensive game. We were much stronger. They were out of system whenever we hit the ball, which is

what we needed to do.”

Amendt totaled 12 kills and one ace, Groezinger racked up 10 kills and two blocks, Lynch contributed nine kills and one ace and Daughenbaugh dished 29 assists for the Panthers.

Galena beat Lena-Winslow 25-23, 25-13 for the Eastland Sectional championship.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

CHARLES PAYNE, Deceased, REBECCA PAYNE, NATHANIAL PAYNE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHARLES W. PAYNE, deceased, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Property Address: 609 19th Avenue, Fulton, Illinois 61252 No. 2023 FC 92 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage the conveying premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot One (1) and the West 10 feet of Lot Four (4) in Block Five (5) of Blake's Addition to the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, lllinois according to the plat thereof recorded July 26, 1856 in Plat Book 1 page 45 in the Office of Whiteside County Recorder, all situated in the Township of Fulton, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois. PIN: 01-28383-001 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 600 19th Street, Fulton, Illinois 61252 and which said was Mortgage made by: L. Kimberly Vankampen a/k/a Kimberly L. Tichler, Mortgagor, to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 201906765; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pend-

Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 2023 STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL-JUVENILE DIVISION In the interest of J.P. J.P. A Minor 2023 JA 100-101 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given to Juan Perez Address: Unknown and to any and all unknown fathers it may concern, that on 10/27/2023 a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Calvin Dane in this Court and that in the courtroom of

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF DEATH AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE LEGALCOUNTY, NOTICES ILLINOIS NOTICE OF DEATH AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARK A. SPANGLER, Deceased No. 2023 PR 100 Notice is given to creditors of the death of Mark A. Spangler. Letters of office were issued on October 27, 2023, appointing Brian L. Spangler, of 106 E. Morris St., Morrison IL 61270, as Independent Administrator, 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 May 20, 2024, 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 to the representative or to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 1st day of November, 2023.

RUSSELL J. HOLESINGER HOLESINGER LAW OFFICES 1405 14th Avenue Fulton IL 61252 815/589-2409 Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS In Re: Matter of Union Special Drainage District of the Counties of Henry and

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HENRY COUNTY, LEGALILLINOIS NOTICES In Re: Matter of Union Special Drainage District of the Counties of Henry and Whiteside and State of Illinois 90-TX-1 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING To All Parties Interested: Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the above-named District Drainage will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 3:00p.m. in the office of Brown and Ray, N. State 115 Street, Geneseo, Illinois, pursuant to § 4-12 of the IlliDrainage nois Code (70 ILCS 605/4-12), at which time and place all interested parties may appear if they so desire.

Dated: November 2, 2023 Conrad M. Countryman Steven J. Countryman Stanley E. Clementz Commissioners November 7, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS In Re: Matter of Drainage District No. 1 of the Town of Yorktown in Henry County, Illinois 90-TX-19 To All Parties Interested: NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the above named Drainage District will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in the office of Brown and Ray, 115 N. State Street, Geneseo, Illinois, pursuant to § 4-12 the Illinois of Drainage Code (70 ILCS 605/4-12), at which time and place all interested parties may appear if they so desire.

Dated: November 2, 2023 Philip Arnold Robert Yaklich Jeffrey B. Woodworth Commissioners Prepared by: Roger Ray

which time and place all interested parties may appear if they so desire.

Dated: November 2, 2023 Philip Arnold LEGALRobert NOTICESYaklich Jeffrey B. Woodworth Commissioners Prepared by: Roger Ray BROWN AND RAY 115 N. State Street, P.O. Box 238 Geneseo, IL 61254 Telephone: (309) 944-5115 Facsimile: (309) 944-5261 November 7, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MATTER OF THE CAT TAIL DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS No. 02-TX-5 DRAINAGE NOTICE The Commissioners of the CAT TAIL DRAINAGE of DISTRICT Whiteside County, Illinois, have determined that their meeting annual shall be held at the Fulton Fire Station, 1802 - 16th Avenue, Fulton, Illinois, on Monday, the 27th day of November, 2023, at 5:45 p.m.

Dated this 2nd day of November, 2023 Board of Commissioners of the Cat Tail Drainage District of Whiteside County, Illinois November 7, 2023 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY OF TENTATIVE BUDGET NOTICE is given that on December 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM, the Board of Trustees of the Hillsdale Fire Protection District of Whiteside, Rock Island, and Henry Illinois Counties, will hold a public hearing at the Fire Station, 412 Main St., Hillsdale, Illinois 61257, concerning the proposed Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of said District for the fiscal year 20232024. Copies of the tentative Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance are available for public inspection prior to said

cerning the proposed Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of said District for the fiscal year 20232024. Copies of LEGAL NOTICES Annuthe tentative al Budget and Appropriation Ordinance are available for public inspection prior to said hearing at Heid Law Offices, LLC, 19670 Waller Rd., Fulton, Illinois, or at the District Fire Station Office.

Dated this 3rd day of November, 2023. /s/ Paul Dillin Paul Dillin President, Board of Trustees November 7, 2023

No. 02 TX 3 and No. 02 TX 2 DRAINAGE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners LEGALthe NOTICES of Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage District and the Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage Subdistrict #1 of Whiteside and Carroll Counties, Illinois, have set their Annual Meetings to be held at the law office of Nicholas W. Heid, 19670 Waller Rd., Fulton, IL 61252, on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. respectively.

Dated this 5th day of November, 2023 Board of Commissioners of the Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage District and the Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage Subdistrict #1 Nicholas W. Heid Attorney for said Districts 19670 Waller Rd. Fulton, IL 61252 Phone: 815-589-9961 Email: heidlawoffi ces@gmail.com Nov. 7, 2023

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Notice is given to Juan Perez Address: Unknown and to any and all unknown fathers it may concern, that on 10/27/2023 a LEGAL NOTICES petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Calvin Dane in this Court and that in the of courtroom Judge Presiding in Center, Juvenile 525 18th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, on 11/15/23 @ 2:30 pm 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 A APPOINT GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION RETHE QUESTS 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 TermiParental nate Rights. Now, unless you appear at the hearing and cause show against the Petition, the allegations of the Petition may stand as admitted against you and each of you, and an order or Judgment entered.

Dated: 10/27/2023 Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: TJJ November 7, 2023

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE JOHNSON CREEK LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT and THE JOHNSON CREEK LEVEE AND DRAINAGE SUBDISTRICT #1 No. 02 TX 3 and No. 02 TX 2 DRAINAGE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREClassified

BY GIVEN that the Commissioners It works. of the Johnson Creek Levee and 833-584-NEWS Drainage District and the Johnson OTICES and LEGAL NLevee LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Creek Drainage Subdistrict #1 of WhiteANNUAL TREASURER'S REPORT side and Carroll Counties, FULTON Illinois, TOWNSHIP & ROAD DISTRICT Fiscal have set their An- Year Ending March 31, 2023 TOWNSHIP SUMMARY: Property Taxes, nual Meetings REVENUE to $135,446; Replacement Tax, $52,376; Cemetery Levy, be held at the law $45,981; Garage Reimbursement, $25,000; Assessor office of Town Nicholas Levy,Heid, $22,000; Cemetery Grave Openings, $17,825; CemeW. 19670 tery Lot Waller Rd.,Sales, Fulton,$17,250; Cemetery Endowment Income, Building Rent, $2,750; Donations Income, IL$4,400; 61252, Town on Mon$2,306; Miscellaneous Cemetery Income, $2,142; Recycling day, December 4, Income, $1,387.

TOTAL REVENUES: $328,863.

2023 at 9:00 a.m.

TOWNSHIP EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: Tom Senneff Trust and 9:30 a.m. reAccount, $27,098; Central Bank, $25,029; Quad Cities Comspectively. th munitythis Foundation, Dated 5 day $22,492; Equitable Assessing, $19,132; Paving, ofErickson November, 2023$13,550; TD Ameritrade, $7,000; Gold Star F S Inc., Board of $5,353; TOIRMA Insurance, $5,008; VISA, $4,691; Clinton Printing, Commissioners of $3,868; Guillemo Santana, $3,675; Jo-CarrollJohnson Energy,Creek $2,516; other disbursements (39) less than the $2,500, $27,288. Total Vendors: $166,700.

Levee and TOWNSHIP COMPENSATION SUMMARY: Mark VanDrainage District derVinne, $27,570; Justin Knott, 16,000; Brenda Woods, and the Johnson $15,000; Charles Creek Levee and T. Dykstra, $14,000; Marion VanderVinne, $12,605; Dennis Prins, $12,122; Mike DeBerg, $7,012; Bill Drainage Holesinger,#1$4,630; Matt DeBerg, $4,180; David Jindrich, Subdistrict $3775; Jacob Meiners, $2,119; less than $1,000 (8), $4,643.

Nicholas W. Heid TOTAL COMPENSATION: $123,656.

Attorney for said ROAD DISTRICT REVENUE SUMMARY: Tax Levy, Districts $64,199; Replacement Tax, $36,199; Miscellaneous Income, 19670 Waller Rd. $1,274.ILTOTAL Fulton, 61252 REVENUES: $102,391.

ROAD DISTRICT EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: Erickson Phone: Paving, $35,455; City of Fulton, $10,789; Bonnell Industries, 815-589-9961 $10,000; Curnyn Construction, $3,938; ACM A.C. McCartEmail: heidlawoffi ney, $3,100; Rock River Lumber and Grain, $2,795; TOIRMA. ces@gmail.com $2,687; Spark's Small Engine, $1,592; VISA, $1,354; JoCarNov. 7, 2023 roll Energy, $1,283; Barak's Truck Repair, $1,014; all other disbursements (16) under $1,000, $4,038.

TOTAL VENDORS: $78,045.

ROAD DISTRICT COMPENSATION SUMMARY: Kevin Schipper, $1,400; Bradley Bowen, $1,143; Under $1,000 (2), $1,600. TOTAL COMPENSATION: $4,143.

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