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MT.Times MORRIS February 5, 2015 Volume 47, Number 49 - $1.00

Double Feature The Oregon Hawks and Lady Hawks hosted Byron in a pair of games Tuesday night. B1

Scout Derby

Honoring Family

The Polo Cub Scouts held their annual Pinewood Derby. A4

A young student honored his late grandfather by writing an essay about his life. A12

Blizzard shut down area roads More than 12” falls over Ogle County Sunday

The light snow that began falling Saturday night turned into a blizzard that dropped more than a foot of snow and made roads impassable across Ogle County.

The snowfall began tapering off Sunday afternoon, but the winds picked up causing blizzard conditions and dangerously drifted roads.

Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle had requested all motorists to avoid traveling after 4 p.m. on Sunday due to the road conditions.

“Road conditions are extremely poor and very dangerous,” he wrote on a news release. “Many roads

Now that the snow has fallen it is time for homeowners to make sure sidewalks and fire hydrants are clear.

Mt. Morris Fire Chief Rob Hough posted on the district’s website a reminder to clear snow from around fire hydrants.

“It’s a simple request

but it could be a lifesaver,” Hough wrote. “Blocked hydrants mean slower response to fires.”

He encouraged everyone to make sure the hydrants are cleared.

“If there is not a hydrant in front of your residence clearing the one for your block is of importance

By Chris Johnson Reporter

are nearly impassable and with the continued snow and gusty winds these conditions will continue to deteriorate.”

This continued deterioration led the sheriff to close all roads in the county shortly before 9 p.m.

“I decided to issue the travel ban for the safety of our deputies and to warn motorists if they became stranded help may not be immediately available,” VanVickle said Monday

morning. “We had issues throughout the day and evening with motorists not listening to the warnings.”

Complicating matters was the NFL Super Bowl game Sunday evening. Many residents were still heading out to see the game at various parties despite the weather and poor road conditions. By the time the game was over the roads were shut down.

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Make sure to clear fire hydrants to you,” Hough wrote.

“Clearing the snow from around the hydrant can save time, property and lives during an emergency.”

This is good advice for everyone that lives in a city including Oregon, Polo, Forreston, and Byron residents.

It is also necessary to

clear the snow from the sidewalks. This allows for pedestrians to safely walk through town.

The mail carriers for the post office request that the sidewalks and paths to the mail box be shoveled so they can safely deliver the mail.

Mt. Morris resident Jerry Zellers shovels his sidewalk Monday afternoon. Photo by Chris Johnson

Residents clean up after storm

By Chris Johnson and Earleen Hinton Some used shovels others fired up their snowblowers and some just smiled and went sledding.

Those were the range of responses from Ogle County residents we talked to and photographed on Monday— one day after Old Man Winter dropped more than a foot of snow in our lap.

Tiffany Rufer and her exchange student, Anton Aba-Varela, were shoveling out the driveway in front of Rufer’s home on S. Third Street in Oregon.

“We shoveled some

yesterday and are trying to finish up today,” said Rufer.

Aba-Varela smiled as he reacted to the amount of snow. “See, I have my sunglasses on. We’ll shovel and then go skiing,” he said laughing.

Across the street, Mary McGinnis was clearing the sidewalk with a snowblower. “We brought it from Wisconsin and I’m glad we did,” she said.

One block away, fouryear-old Sam Ross was too busy to stop and talk as he helped his mom Allie, shovel the Turn to A12

Snowmobiles were parked in the center of the street in downtown Mt. Morris Monday afternoon. The city had plowed the snow into the center of the street leaving a perfect place for snowmobilers to park. Photo by Earleen Hinton

In This Week’s Edition...

An Illinois Department of Transportation truck was out on US 52 Monday morning clearing the large piles of snow on the roads. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said US 52 west of Polo and Ill. 64 west of Ill. 26 were drifted due to high winds and a foot of snow. Photo by Chris Johnson

Food pantries provide a service

By Vinde Wells Editor With holiday giving past, local food pantries are still in need of donations to meet the ever-growing number of residents they serve.

Four food pantries in Ogle County served a total of more than 300 families in December, a number that is steadily on the rise.

“The need for helping people in Ogle County is greater than anyone would have imagined,” said Sharon Wallace, a board member at Oregon’s Lifeline Food Pantry. “Lots of people need a helping hand.”

Polo Lifeline served 110 families in the Polo School District in November — an all-time high.

“We get new people every month,” said director Kathy Wragg. “It’s not that people aren’t working. Jobs don’t

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Volunteer Jan Francis stocks shelves at Loaves & Fish Food Pantry, Mt. Morris. Photo

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The situation is the same in two more pantries.

“We get new people all the time,” said Jan Francis, a board member at Loaves & Fish Food Pantry, Mt. Morris.

Rhowena Genandt, who serves on the board of Forreston’s food pantry at the New Life Community Center, said six new people have come in for food in the last few days.

The Mt. Morris and Polo pantries have been a little short on food since Christmas.

Francis said they have had to send a few people away with less food than needed.

Bad weather in early

January kept the Polo pantry from getting a delivery from the Northern Illinois Food Bank, Wragg said.

Genandt said the local churches that support the pantry have been faithful about donating both food and money.

“We’ve been very blessed,” Genandt said.

However, she added that some items, like laundry and dish soap, are always in short supply.

Donations are often short this time of year for the Oregon pantry and again in the summertime, Wallace said.

Money is the most needed donation at the pantries, although food is also

appreciated.

“Money is the best donation because we can buy food at a cheaper price,” Wragg said.

“Money is the best,” Francis agreed.

Wallace explained that money is often needed to purchase meat as well as to cover expenses like rent and utilities.

Volunteers are also needed at all four pantries to help stock shelves, help customers shop, and a number of other tasks.

“It’s a real rewarding experience to help,” Wallace said. “I don’t think people realize the extent of the need in our communities.”

Potato bar was rescheduled The potato bar set for Feb. 1 has been rescheduled to Sunday, Feb. 8.

The Driven Disciples Relay for Life team are sponsoring their potato bars.

Come and support the mission for the American

Cancer Society and treat yourself to a baked potato topped with your choice of a toppings, a slice of pie and beverage for $6. Children under 10 eat for $3.

The potato bars will be held at Disciples United

Methodist Church at the corner of Hitt (Ill. 64) and Maple in Mt. Morris on Feb. 8, March 1 and March 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

Ham dinner set for Feb. 15 Samuel H. Davis Masonic Lodge 96 will hold a ham dinner on Sunday, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at

Volunteers Mary Head and Edna Smith work at Oregon Lifeline Food Pantry. Photo by Vinde Wells

The Mt. Morris Disciples United Methodist Men will serve an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage supper parts of Baileyville & Leaf on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from River

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Donations will be accepted at the door.

Pancake supper in Mt. Morris

About the area Food Pantries Oregon Lifeline Where: Main floor at Conover Square, Oregon Hours: Tuesday 9 a.m.12 p.m., Thursday & Friday 1:30-4:30 p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Serves: Oregon, Chana, Ogle County portion of Grand Detour

Disciples United Methodist Church, 102 Maple Ave., Mt. Morris.

The menu includes ham,

4:30 to 7 p.m. The church is located at West Hitt and Maple Streets, Mt. Morris.

The menu also included creamed chicken and biscuits.

Donations will be accepted.

Proceeds will be used for church missions such as youth groups, Lot 12 programs, and Boy Scouts.

Snow ordinance will be enforced The Village of Mt. Morris snow ordinance is in effect after a snowfall of two inches or more.

The ordinance restricts parking while streets are being plowed.

It calls for vehicles to park on the side of the street with odd-numbered buildings on odd-numbered dates, and on the even-numbered side of the street on even-numbered dates until the streets are completely cleared of snow.

Compliance with the snow ordinance makes it possible for snowplows to clear the streets efficiently.

The snow ordinance

mandates that it is illegal to park any vehicle on any village street unless the street has been plowed unless the following conditions are met: • Vehicles may park on the side of the street where the buildings are even-numbered on days which are evennumbered on the calendar between the hours of 7 a.m. that day and 7 a.m. on the following day.

• Vehicles may park on the side of the street where the buildings are odd-numbered on days which are odd-numbered on the calendar between the hours of 7 a.m. that day and 7 a.m. on the following day.

• The restrictions do not apply to vehicles parked on Sunset Lane between Seminary Avenue and Wesley Avenue.

• Places where parking is prohibited are not affected by the snow ordinance.

• Vehicles may not be parked at any time during an emergency on Wesley Avenue from Lincoln Street to Ill. 64, on Front Street from Wesley Avenue to McKendrie Avenue, on Main Street from Seminary Avenue to McKendrie Avenue, and on Center Street from Seminary Avenue to McKendrie Avenue.

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The Mt. Morris Times is published weekly by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of the B.F. Shaw Printing Co. The Mt. Morris Times was founded early in 1969 by Earl Blevins and John Drew, co-publishers. It was sold in 1970 to Tri-County Press Publications of Polo, owned by Danny C. Terry. On June 2, 1977, Terry sold the Times and his other publications—the Tri-County Press and Forreston Journal—to B.F. Shaw Printing of Dixon, publisher of the Dixon Telegraph.

Other newspapers serving Mt. Morris have been the Mt. Morris Index, founded in 1899 by Harry and Harvey Kable, and the Mt. Morris News, which began publication in the late 1800's.

Ogle County Newspapers also prints the Oregon Republican Reporter, Forreston Journal, and Polo's Tri-County Press.

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Local Shriner honored Jan. 25 at ceremony Charles C. Beard, Mt. Morris, was honored on Sunday, Jan. 25 as a new ambassador for the Tebala Shriners.

His award was presented prior to Tebala Shrine Temple’s installation of officers ceremony. It was given by Loy Rice, outgoing 2014 Potentate of Tebala Shrine, Rockford.

This honor is made solely at the discretion of each potentate. Usually, no more than one ambassador is chosen during each potentate’s one-year tenure.

During the award presentation, Rice praised Beard for his many years of service to Tebala.

Rice noted that Beard consistently exhibits a “can do” attitude and “walks his talk.”

“He offers to assist and willing assists anyone in need in any way he can,” Rice said.

Beard celebrates 58 years of service as a Tebala Temple Shriner. He joined in 1957.

Over the years, Beard has been a member of the Tebala Shrine Foot Patrol.

He regularly represented Tebala by marching in many local parades and in several national Shrine Convention parades held across the nation.

Pine Creek News

By Karen Merlak With the blizzard of 2015 upon us, hopefully, everyone is safe at home with their loved ones.

While watching the snow fall and stick to the empty tree branches, my thoughts turn to God. God is at work at all times, creating all things beautiful.

For wonderful creations, we are truly thankful.

The dangerous conditions of the roads led to several churches closing for morning worship.

Our church was one of the many

Weather Forecast Temperatures normal to a little cooler than normal.

Drier than normal, winds about normal.

Best chances for storms are 3-5 (severe?), 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13.

Some fog possible. Some warmer days possible 3-12.

Major snowstorm possible 4-5.

January was slightly warmer and snowier than normal.

A Look Back Chuck Johannsen sent this undated photo of Peek Home Road to Betty Obendorf.

It shows a group of people out working to clear the snow. Photo supplied

Valentine Bake sale is Feb. 13 The Annual Valentine Bake Sale sponsored by the Women of St. James Lutheran Church, rural Forreston, will be Friday, Feb. 13 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Library News Bring in handcrafted Mt. Morris Shriner Charles Beard was recognized as a new ambassador for the Tebala Shriners Jan. 25. Here Beard is pictured with Loy Rice. Photo supplied

At age 92, Beard remains an active member of Tebala Shrine. He regularly attends monthly temple meetings and volunteers at annual performances of the Tebala Shrine Circus.

Like other Tebala Shriners, Beard assists area families in connecting their special needs children

with the Chicago Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Oak Park.

Children with orthopaedic and neuromusculoskeletal conditions, spinal cord injuries, cleft lip and palate, are provided with medical care in these specialty areas, regardless of a family’s ability to pay.

area churches that closed for the morning. We may not have been able to worship together, but separately our hearts and minds are focused on God. This past Tuesday evening, I attended the Polo Council of Churches meeting at the Church of the Brethren. Our council consists of the area churches working together on several projects.

Look for the Our Table Community Meal at the end of February at Faith United Methodist Church.

We are slowly raising funds for the Honduran village that we have supported for several years.

Building homes has been the priority, however, food has now become more important.

Please pray for our friends and their villages. We thank Bill Hare, David Poole, and everyone who has

helped with this project and bringing it to our attention.

In January, Richard and Beverly Coffman, their son, John Coffman, and his wife, Lisa, traveled to Tulsa, Okla., to attend a concert.

Elizabeth Coffman, granddaughter of Richard and Beverly, sings with the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus.

For this concert they performed with the Tulsa Symphony.

Everyone greatly enjoyed the concert and spending time with Richard and Beverly’s son, Randy Coffman, and his family.

On Wednesday evening, Stephanie arrived home for a short visit. She and I were able to go to lunch on Thursday afternoon and do a little shopping.

This past Friday night, Stephanie and I went to my brother’s home for dinner and a game night.

items for the February Display The February display will show off items old or new that people have lovingly crafted. Anyone with a scarf, handkerchief, doily, or other handcrafted item they would be willing to loan can drop it off at the library. Include contact information and details about the item.

A few items of crocheted and tatted lace waiting are to be shared. The staff hopes to fill both display cases with handcrafted items.

Valentine Preschool Story Time On Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m., preschoolers are My brother, Ben Bittinger, his wife, Jo, and their sons, Hayden and Garrett, and Stephanie and I played lots of games and had a wonderful evening of shared laughter.

Stephanie went back to her school on Saturday afternoon long before the snow storm arrived. She made it back to St. Paul without seeing any snow on the way and just a dusting of snow at St. Catherine University.

I received a letter from Matt. He is doing well and while he admits that Marine boot camp is challenging, he’s ready for the challenge.

His letter was very positive which confirms what I had suspected for a while, he’s growing up.

Clint has joined the cast of the Dinner Theater with the theme of Medieval Knights with a dramatic flair. The scripts were written by

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at the Forreston Bank.

The bake sale will offer many valentine treats including pies, cookies, cakes, candies, breads, and snack items.

The proceeds from the sale will benefit a number of charitable projects the Women of St. James are involved in, locally and around the world.

invited to a special Valentine story time. All children ages 2 to 5 are welcome to come for stories, a craft, and maybe something special.

New Book Display The Best of 2014 books have been named and will be displayed just inside the front doors. Most of the books from the list will be displayed. Those that aren’t available can be ordered through PrairieCat. These are the most critically acclaimed books of the year.

Another display honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Stop by and check out both displays.

Annual Tea is be March 15 The annual tea is Sunday, March 15 at the Disciples United Methodist Church at 2 p.m.

The theme is a traditional British light tea. Betty Obendorf will present a program on early greeting cards.

The cost is $15. Call to make reservations.

Thank you The library staff is pleased to offer a variety of programs to the public, and they enjoy having new and interesting displays in the cases.

These things often happen because of the patrons. It is great when someone offers a suggestion of something they would like to know more about.

The recent program about Belly Fire Farm came about through the suggestion by Sally Gray. Thanks, Sally.

The staff appreciates hearing all the ideas. Thank you.

drama club member, Mason Rhodes.

Reservations are required for the one performance this Saturday, Feb. 7. Contact the high school office for more information on tickets.

Coming up in March will be the play, “Peter Pan and Wendy.” Clint will be helping with this performance, as well.

With wrestling season coming to a premature end for Clint who has been nursing a back injury, and track season right around the corner, he will be a busy boy.

Digging out of the several inches of snow that fell today has been a challenge for many.

To continue to shovel while the snow kept falling seemed to be pointless.

Some days, life is like that.

It seems no matter what we do to get our life back on track, circumstances keep falling at our feet, leaving more clean-up. It can leave us feeling frustrated and hopeless.

In this life, we are not alone. We are walking with God and He is our companion in the clean-up.

He can help us clean up the messes in our lives, help rebuild relationships, and help us to see the joy in living. With God, we are no longer hopeless. We are full of hope.

We are hopeful that we will get to meet next Sunday at our little church in the country.

We hope you can join us as we give praise and worship together.

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Polo Cub Scout Pack 337 holds Pinewood Derby Polo Cub Scout Pack 337 held their annual Pinewood Derby car races at the Faith United Methodist Church On Saturday Jan. 24, More than 24 Cub Scouts, their siblings and some parents competed in the annual event. Scouts and their parents tested and tuned their cars in the morning.

Racing started at 1 p.m.

A pizza lunch was sponsored by the Polo Fire Department.

As in past years, the Polo Lions Club, which sponsors the pack, oversaw the judging of the cars and the race competition.

This year’s judges included Paul Wiemken, Donnie Vock, Dave Boucher and Lucas Hammond.

Boucher presented a donation to Pack 337 on behalf of the Polo Lions Club, to be used to support their scouting activities.

Five dens competed with some extremely close finishes. The first year Tiger Den started the race.

Winners were: first place, Colton Long; second place, Joey Rowland. Best car design was awarded to Noah Yingling.

The Wolf Den went next.

First place, Gage Zeigler;

second place, Wyatt Angier.

Jeffery Donaldson won Best Design.

The Bear Den followed and provided the closest race. Alex Albano finished in first place by .0001 seconds, beating second place winner Ben Ryan after four races.

Best Design was won by Jacob Monaco.

The boys from Webelos I raced next with first place won by Cayden Webster and second place going to Carson Jones. The Best Design was won by Eli Baumann.

Wrapping up the races was the Webelos II Den. First place went to Nicholas Cain

with second place going to Connor Ukena. The Best design was won by William Foster.

The winners of the five dens then competed for the fastest car with the first place finish going to Cayden

Webster.

Five other awards were given by the judges in the following categories: Most Creative, Jacob Monaco; Scoutiest, Eli Baumann; Sportiest, Gage Zeigler; Most Patriotic, Carson

Jones; and Most Colorful, Noah Yingling.

The first and second place finishers and the Best Design recipients will now compete in the Blackhawk Area Council Pinewood Derby races on Sunday, April 12.

Wolves - Wyatt Angier, Billy Lowry, Caleb Sutton, Jeffery Donaldson, Gage Zeigler.

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Webelos I - Eli Baumann, Carson Jones, Cayden Webster, Spencer Doeden, Travis Tarbill, Brayden Sutton. Photo supplied

Bears - Dawson Drexler, Ben Ryan, Jacob Monaco, Nathaniel Yingling, Gage Lagee, Riley Wooden, Nolan Hahn, Alex Albano (not pictured Johnathan Mummert). Photo supplied

Tigers - Noah Yingling, Joey Rowland, Colton Long, Nikolas Mummert, Kason Allen, Webelos II - William Foster, Connor Ukena, Matthew Call, Nicholas Cain. Photo Cole Chesnut. Photo supplied supplied

Teachers will meet Rock River Valley IEA Retired will host a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 4:30 p.m. at the IEA office at 3307 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

The guest speaker will be Carol Schnaiter, an Amboy teacher, who will discuss her experiences in the NOAA Teacher at Sea program. She was on a research ship in the Gulf of Mexico this past

summer.

All education employees, retired or active and their spouses or guests are welcome to attend at no charge.

Registration is requested

by Tuesday, Feb. 10 to prepare for the meeting.

Call 800-763-9756 or 815626-3884, or e-mail nancy. habben@ieanea.org.

College & Service News Audra Martin Audra Martin, Mt. Morris, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Eureka College, Eureka.

She is a 2012 graduate of Oregon High School.

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Two area students were named to the fall dean’s list at University of WisconsinStevens Point. Those earning academic honors included Nathaniel T. Fore, Byron; and Randi C. Wilken, Oregon. following marriage licenses.

Both students achieved Jan. 23 honor recognition for Daniel T. Powers and earning grade point averages Rocio M. Velazquez, both of from 3.50 to 3.74.

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Jan. 26 Monmouth College Andrew M. Swarbrick and Several area students were Amber M. Fordham, both of named to the fall dean’s Dixon. list at Monmouth College,

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Those earning academic honors included Brittney M. Book and Stephanie R. O’Dell, both of Byron; Kelci A. Foss, Mt. Morris; and Kristen N. Dillon, Oregon.

These students all earned at least a 3.5 GPA while

taking at least three course credits.

Clarke University Several area students were named to the fall dean’s list at Clarke University, Dubuque, Iowa.

Those earning academic honors included Brendan Walters, Byron; Kelsey Szymanski, Davis Junction; Hanna Kasten, German Valley; Mark Schmidt, Mt. Morris; and Brittany Huston, Oregon.

The list recognizes fulltime students who have earned a 3.65 grade point average or above, on a 4.0 scale, with a minimum of 12 graded hours.

Kishwaukee College Several area students were named to the fall dean’s list at Kishwaukee College, Malta.

Those earning academic honors included Allison Gale, Byron; Bradley Bocker, Megan Cox, Adam Bunge and Alexis Hodges, all of Chana; Melinda Birdwell, Mary Dummer, and Emma

Sovine, all of Lindenwood; and Christine Russell, Mt. Morris.

Additional students earning academic honors included Presley Arneson, Kristina Buschek, Jennifer Fox, Sarah Mattus, Kaylee Rebholz, Eric Stelling, Caitlyn Wolber, and Sarah Younglove, all of Oregon; and Bryce Hagemann, Stillman Valley.

To be eligible for dean’s list honors, a student must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours at the 100/200 level, during an academic term with a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

UW-Whitewater Several area students were named to the fall dean’s list at University of WisconsinWhitewater.

Those earning academic honors included Renita Krusey and Whitney Pingel, both of German Valley; Megan Gronewold, Forreston; Larry Cook, II, and Molly Spurgeon, both of

Dixon; and Joshua Wiggins, Ashton.

These students were recognized for earning a GPA of 3.4 or above in a single semester.

Bradley University Two area students were named to the fall dean’s list at Bradley University, Peoria.

Those earning academic honors included Seth W. Gronewold, Forreston, and Megan C. LaPage, Oregon.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 gradepoint average for the semester on a 4.0 scale.

Joseph Messenger Joseph Messenger, Oregon, has been named to the College of Arts and Sciences dean’s list for the fall semester at Loyola University, Chicago.

To be eligible for the dean’s list a student must be full-time taking 12 semester hours or more and obtain at least a 3.5 grade point average.

Has the cold weather cooled down your resolve to shape up?

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You’ll earn points for exercise, drinking plenty of water, and eating five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. At a baseline screen, you’ll confirm your current height, weight, blood pressure, and BMI. Throughout the challenge, you’ll receive challenge updates, healthy recipes, and invitations to health-related events. You will also be able to take advantage of trial memberships only for Get FiTeam members at local health and fitness clubs. When all is said and done, the top teams of the competition will win great prizes!

The challenge kicks off on February 22, with baseline screens beginning on February 18.

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Church News ADELINE ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH 9106 Cedar St. in Adeline Leaf River 61047 Phone 815-541-4863 Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship Service 10:15 a.m.

BAILEYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 303 W. Franklin St., Baileyville Pastor Alan Cassel 815-232-6222 www. baileyvillebaptistchurch.org Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:40 a.m. Morning Worship 12:30 p.m. Afternoon Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Midweek Bible Study BAILEYVILLE REFORMED CHURCH 400 W. Center St. Baileyville Pastor Bruce Otto 815-235-1201 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 217 S. Hickory St., Shannon 815-864-2581 Traditional Worship 9 a.m.

Education Hour 10 a.m.

Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.

BROOKVILLE and ELKHORN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES Brookville: Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

17725 W. Chamber St. in Brookville Elkhorn: Worship 9 a.m.

Adult Sunday School 10 a.m.

Corner of Wilson Mill & Brick Church Roads CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 Main St., Chana 61015 Pastor Javier Martinez 815-732-7683 chanaumc@gmail.com Adult & Children’s Education 9 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion Celebrated the First Sunday of Each Month

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Visit our website: www. crossroadscn.com DISCIPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hitt and Maple Streets, Mt. Morris Pastor Dwight Stewart Phone 815-734-4853 Worship 9:30 a.m.

Coffee Hour 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:45 a.m.

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling Dave Jungnickel, Pastor 815-626-0104 9 a.m. Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship EAST OREGON CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD 107 N. Daysville Rd. East Edge of Oregon Off Ill. 64 Pastor John Guthrie 815-732-2960 or 815-732-6569 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Church 10:30 a.m.

EBENEZER REFORMED CHURCH 2997 N. German Church Rd. Two miles east of Oregon on Ill. 64, then three miles north.

Pastor Brion Brooks Church Office Phone: 815-732-6313 Director of Ministries for Youth and Christian Education David Bordy 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Roots Youth Ministry— Wednesday 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Kids Clubs & Men’s & Women’s Bible Study— Wednesday from 6:30-7:45 p.m.

EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 764 N. Stillman Road, Oregon (Payne’s Point) Pastor Andrew Kayes Office: 815-732-2424 Worship Service 9 a.m.

Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Choir Thursday, Feb. 12—6 p.m.

Bible Study FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Mission Statement: Loving, Growing & Serving in Faith Handicapped Accessible 702 E. Dixon St., Polo Rev. Derek Rogers 815-946-3212 Website: faithumcpolo 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Fellowship FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 505 Hill St., Oregon www.fbcoregon.org 800-335-5065 815-732-2642 Rev. Jerry Clark “A Christ-centered, Biblebelieving, family-oriented ministry.�

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7 p.m.; transportation and nursery provided for all services.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 609 S. 10th St., Oregon 815-732-2359 Grail Storm, Minister 815-732-7411 Worship Service—10 a.m.

If you haven’t found a church home, we invite you to First Christian Church in Oregon, where we accept one another just as Christ accepted us. Come as you are.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) 200 S. Fifth St., Oregon 815-732-2894 www.fpcoregon.com Handicapped Accessible Worship 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of each month.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 402 First Ave., Forreston Pastor David Poust 815-938-2380 Sunday, Feb. 8—9 a.m.

Worship Service; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School Monday, Feb. 9—8 a.m.

AA Open Meeting; 9:30 a.m.

Coffee at The Depot; 3 p.m.

Good News Club Tuesday, Feb. 10—9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sewing Day Wednesday, Feb. 11—9 a.m.4 p.m. Sewing Day

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF MT. MORRIS 102 S. Seminary St. Mt. Morris Senior Pastor CHRIST OUR SAVIOR Bruce McKanna LUTHERAN CHURCH Associate Pastor 2035 Ill. Rt. 26, Dixon Lance Mennen 815-284-4554 815-734-4942 Pastor David Andermann Thursday, Feb. 5—9:30 a.m.

FLORENCE UNITED 815-632-6767 MOM’S Group; 1 p.m. Ladies METHODIST CHURCH 9 a.m. Worship Service Bible Study 2649 W. Florence Rd., 10:20 a.m. Education Hour Saturday, Feb. 7—7 a.m.

Freeport Sunday, Feb. 8—9 a.m. Men’s Accountability Group;9 Pastor Kathleen Worship with Communion; a.m. No Regrets Conference Brinkmeier 10:20 a.m. Education Hour for Men Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 8—8:30 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

CHURCH OF THE Sunday School; 9:30 a.m.

OPEN BIBLE InnerMission; 10 a.m. Worship FORRESTON GROVE 302 S. Franklin St., Polo Service; 5 p.m. Youth Group; CHURCH Monte J. Cox, Pastor Evening Small Groups 7246 N. Freeport Rd., 815-946-2848 Tuesday, Feb. 10—9 a.m.

Forreston Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Ladies Prayer Circle Presbyterian Church in (June, July, August 9:30 a.m.)

Wednesday, Feb. 11—6 America We include children in our a.m. Mt. Morris Men’s Prayer Pastor Jeremy Cheezum Sunday Worship experience Meeting 815-938-3605 “Kids are People, too�

Log onto our website at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Ages 3-10 are dismissed right http://www.efcmm.org to check 10:30 a.m. Worship Service after Praise & Worship. out our latest opportunities and Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Casual, Contemporary, updates Pioneer Club Non-Traditional Thursdays, 7 p.m. Adult Passion for God FAITH DISCOVERY Study; 7:45 p.m. Choir Compassion for People CHURCH Visit Our Website: 801 W. Oregon St., Polo FORRESTON REFORMED PoloOpenBible.org Jeremy Heller, Pastor CHURCH 815-946-3588 501 Third Ave. CROSSROADS 9 a.m. Sunday School Tim Fry, Pastor COMMUNITY CHURCH, 10 a.m. Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Worship WHITE PINES CAMPUS Nursery Available 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo We are an independent nonSaturdays at 6 p.m. denominational Christian FREEDOM LUTHERAN Sundays at 10 a.m. church.

WORSHIPPING 815-837-5255 Visitors are always welcome.

COMMUNITY, ELCA whitepines@crossroadscn.com Pastor Jeff Schlesinger Campus Pastor FAITH EVANGELICAL 815-222-7270 Chad Keeteman ext. 302 LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday Service 9:45 a.m. at Youth Pastor 402 Second Ave., Forreston Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Jose Garcia ext. 303 Pastor Scott Ralston Dining Hall We offer contemporary Church 815-938-3203 1834 S. IL Rt. 2 worship and relevant Bible “ A Church with a Heart — (a mile south of Oregon) teaching through In the Heart of Forreston�

Welcome Center engaging messages, and 9 a.m. Sunday Worship 111 S. Fourth St., Oregon powerful video Thursday, Feb. 5—6 p.m.

Join us after the service in our Bible Study for coffee, snack & fellowship Sunday, Feb. 8—9 a.m.

GRACE VALLEY Kidzlink Children’s Ministry Worship; 10 a.m. Sunday CHRISTIAN REFORMED (infant-5th grade)-during Adult School; 10 a.m. Council CHURCH Services Tuesday, Feb. 10—6-8 p.m.

8210 E. Edwardsville Rd. Crave Youth Group (6th-12th Youth Pancake Supper German Valley grade)- Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 11—7 p.m.

Pastor Jake Ritzema

GERMAN VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Church and Main Streets Matt Smith, Pastor 8:30 a.m. Worship Service LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH 6941 N. Mt. Morris Rd., Leaf River Pastor Randy Newton 815-738-2205 Email leafriverbc@gmail. com Sunday Praise and Worship Service at 9:30 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School 11 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer/Bible Studies 6 p.m.

Prayer Chain 738-2205 Wednesday—Various Activities 6:30-8:30 p.m.

LEAF RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 104 E. Rt. 72, Leaf River Pastor David Poust Sunday, Feb. 8—10:30 a.m.

Worship Service & Children’s Church Wednesday, Feb. 11—1-6 p.m. Blood Drive LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 4938 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor Javier Martinez Handicapped Accessible Worship Service 9 a.m.

Sunday School 10 a.m.

Age Three through Sixth Grade.

Everyone is Welcome MT. MORRIS CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 409 W. Brayton Road P.O. Box 2055 Mt. Morris, IL 61054 Pastor Ginny Haney Phone: 815-734-4573 Office hours Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon Thursday, Feb. 5—11:30 a.m.

Food Pantry Board Meeting; 4:30-7 p.m. Food Pantry Open Friday, Feb. 6—9 a.m.

Women’s Fellowship Sunday, Feb. 8—8:15 a.m. Prayer Service; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m.

Fellowship; 10:45 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages Monday, Feb. 9—Food Delivery for Pantry; 2-4:30 p.m. Food Pantry Open Tuesday, Feb. 10—8:45 a.m.

Bible Study; Quilting Wednesday, Feb. 11—7:15 p.m. Chimes Rehearsal NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 401 S. Eighth St., Oregon Pastor David Demmer 815-732-7404 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship Service NORTH GROVE EVANGELICAL CHURCH 10384 W. Coffman Rd., Forreston Pastor Tim Hotchkiss Church: 815-938-2194 Pastor’s Cell: 815-209-6838 Saturday, Feb. 7—9-11:30 a.m. Food Pantry & Thrift Shop Open at New Life Community Center Sunday, Feb. 8—9 a.m.

Sunday School; 10:05 a.m.

Worship Service Tuesday, Feb. 10—9-11:30 a.m. Food Pantry & Thrift Shop Open at New Life Community Center OREGON CHURCH OF GOD 860 W. Oregon Trail Rd. Pastor Michael Hoffman 815-732-6847

You and your family are invited to join us in worship on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Hoffman will begin a sermon series called Marriage Matters.

The first message in this series is titled “Her 5 Greatest Needs.�

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PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 5076 S. Lowell Park Rd. Pastor Gregg Downs 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service POLO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Congress Ave. & Webster St. (The church is handicapped accessible) Pastor Leslie Lake 9:30 a.m. Family Worship 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Time 11 a.m. Sunday School PRAIRIE DELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 16031 W. Coffman Rd., Shannon Pastor Donna Gericke, CLP 815-864-2448 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11:15 a.m. Fellowship REVIVE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8 E. Front Street; Mt. Morris follow@revivemtm.com 815-994-0428 Southern Baptist Saturday Night Service 5:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery 6-8 p.m. Monday ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1000 Ill. 64 West Oregon Rev. Joyce Beaulieu Interim Priest 815-732-7211 or 815-732-3328 www.saintbrides.org Email:saintbrides@ verizon. net Services Sunday-Holy Communion-8 and 10 a.m.

Wednesday Healing Service-6 p.m.

Classes Children’s Sunday School-9 a.m.

Adult Sunday School-9 a.m.

(2nd & 4th Sunday) St. Bride’s follows traditional Anglican-Episcopal church practices; is biblically based and both family and individual oriented.

Visitors are always welcomed.

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH West Grove Road at Columbine Rd.

ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 201 N. Division Ave., Polo Pastor Terrie Wilder 815-946-2919 Sunday Sunday School 9 a.m.

Social Time 10 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

ST. MARY CHURCH 301 N. Fourth St., Oregon Father Joseph P. Naill Office Phone 815-732-7383 Office FAX 815-732-4742 Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday thru Friday 8 a.m.

Third Wednesday of Month at Pinecrest 3 p.m.

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m.

St. Mary Prayer Network Lois Lints 815-703-9699 Nancy Kerwin 815-732-3351 Darlene Bauer 815-732-2238 ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 213 N. Franklin Ave., Polo Father Joseph P. Naill 815-946-2535 Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m.

Reconciliation First Sunday of each month after mass Religious Education Youth Program 1st & 2nd Wednesdays 6 p.m.

Adult Bible Study 1st Wednesday 8:30 a.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon Pastor Richard Tomlinson 815-732-2367 Sunday Activities: Worship Services 8:30 & 11 a.m.

Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m.

Other Activities Include: Men’s & Women’s Groups, Confirmation Class, High School Youth Group, Grieving Ministry, Outreach Ministry with Rockford Rescue Mission & HOPE Pregnancy Center, Adult Choir For More Information Call the Church Office ST. WENDELIN CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 S. Linn St., Shannon Rev. Michael Bolger 815-864-2548 Masses—Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8 & 10 a.m.

Confessions-Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 308 E. Brayton Mt. Morris Pastor Josh Ehrler 815-734-6354 Friday, Feb. 6—8 a.m.

Bulletin Assembly & Coffee Saturday, Feb. 7—5:30 p.m.

Worship Service Sunday, Feb. 8—8:45 a.m.

Worship Service; 9:45 a.m.

Sunday School; Fellowship Time Between Services; 10:45 a.m. Worship Service Monday, Feb. 9—6:30 p.m.

Church Council Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 11—5:30 Choristers; 6 p.m. Chime Choir; 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Class; 6:30-8 p.m. Chancel Choir WEST BRANCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 4014 West Branch Road Southeast of Forreston Pastor Richard Bright 815-734-4411 Sunday School—9:30 a.m.

Worship—10:35 a.m.

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OREGON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 200 S. Fourth, Oregon Pastor Barb Good 815-732-2994 oregonumc@outlook.com Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Fellowship 10 a.m.

Sunday School & Confirmation 10:15 a.m.

Activities during the Week: Thursday, Feb. 5—Habitat Sunday, Feb. 8—11:30 a.m.

Youth Bake Cookies; Youth Mission Payment Due Monday, Feb. 9—10 a.m.

Women’s Bible Study Tuesday, Feb. 10—6:30 p.m.

Den Meeting; 7 p.m. Finance Wednesday, Feb. 11—5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Alive; 6:15 p.m. Children’s Choir; 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir

Pastor Steve Erickson Sunday, Feb. 8—9:15 a.m.

Prayer Ministry Team; 9:30 a.m. Congregational Bible Study, Senior Choir Rehearsal; 10:30 a.m. Divine Worship; 12 p.m. WELCA Lunch & Workday Friday, Feb. 13—8:30 a.m.

WELCA Valentine Bake Sale at Forreston State Bank Saturday, Feb. 14—2 p.m.

WELCA Meeting in Fellowship Hall

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Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. and includes classes for adults, young adults, teens, children and infants.

Special attention is given in each class to issues and topics related to the particular needs and interests of each group.

The Wednesday night Youth Group meets at 6 p.m. at East Oregon Chapel, 107 N. Daysville Road.

The local Weight Watchers group meets Wednesday at the church from 5 to 5:30 p.m. for weigh-in, followed by their meeting from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

February’s Bible Books of the Month are Song of Solomon and I and II Corinthians.

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Writers encouraged to enter the Annual Literary Competition The Phidian Art Club is looking for local writers to enter its Annual Literary Competition for poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

The deadline for entries is March 1. All entries must be postmarked by this date.

Mail or hand deliver entries to: Phidian Art Club c/o Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, IL 61021.

Prizes for first, second, and third places will be provided by local sponsors.

Contest requirements should be carefully followed before submitting entries.

The competition is open to any writer, professional

or nonprofessional, 17 years old or older by March 1, who resides within a 35mile radius of Dixon.

Categories: poetry, any form, 30 line limit; fiction, 3,500 word limit; and nonfiction, 3,000 word limit.

The fee is $8 per entry.

Checks should be made payable to Phidian Art Club.

All entries must be original and unpublished, and typed, double-spaced on one side of 8.5”x 11” paper. Only one entry per category per participant is allowed.

Each entry must have a cover sheet that lists the title of the piece, the category,

the author’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

The manuscript pages should have only the title of the piece and page number on the top of each page.

The author’s name and identifying information should not appear on the manuscript pages.

Fiction and nonfiction entries must show the word count on the upper right corner of Page 1 of the manuscript.

Submit a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage to have the manuscript returned.

Keep a copy of the

manuscript. Phidian is not responsible for lost or damaged pages.

There will be $50, $35, and $25 prizes awarded for first, second, and third prizes, respectively.

Decisions of judges are final. Winners will be notified by mid-April and invited to attend and read their winning entries at the Literary Program held on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at Dixon Public Library.

The public is invited to attend.

For more information call Elizabeth Jahn at 815-9941940.

Antique market will be held Feb. 7

Popular vocalist/guitarist Jim Wolber took a change from his unique left-handed guitar and entertained the First Fridays’ music fans with an excellent performance on Plan to attend the fourth Jim Vancko’s upright bass. Now the First Fridays’ fans February Finds are clamoring for Jim Vancko to play the left–handed annual Antique and Collectibles guitar. Photo supplied

Market on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Moose Family Center, 485 E. Hitt St., Mt. Morris.

The market is a fundraising event for the Mt. Morris Fire Protection District’s restoration of the varied and includes country, 1930s Mt. Morris Fire Engine bluegrass, blues, folk, gospel, soft rock, and eclectic mixes and the Moose Lodge. of all of the above.

Instruments are all acoustic and a professional sound system is supplied.

Participation is encouraged so bring an instrument and join the show, or kick back A bake sale to raise funds and just enjoy the music. for the 2015 July 4th Let First Fridays is a part of Freedom Ring festival will Northern Illinois’ Friday be held in conjunction with night music scene along with the February Finds Antiques Second Fridays in Lanark, Third Fridays in Franklin Grove, and special Fifth Friday (when they occur) shows in Franklin Grove.

The Financial Aid/ Food and drinks will be Veterans’ Affairs Office at available. Admission is by Kishwaukee College will free will donation. offer a free workshop on

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returning to VFW The winter season of First Fridays’ continues on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Oregon VFW, 1310 W. Washington St. Musicians from the region gather and each musician (or band) will take 15 minutes at center stage and that format will continue until each group has been featured.

After the individual performances, all of the musicians will gather on stage for a jam session to wrap up the evening’s festivities.

Musicians from across Northern Illinois, and often neighboring states, appear on a regular basis.

The music often described as New Folk or Americana is

Funds held Let Freedom Ring

building is handicapped accessible.

A bake sale, sponsored by the 2015 Let Freedom Ring Festival Committee, will be held in conjunction with the market.

Food and beverages, prepared by the Moose, will be available for purchase.

No food or drinks will be allowed in the designated market area.

and Collectibles Market on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9 a.m. at the Mt. Morris Moose Lodge Family Center, 485 E. Hitt Street, Mt. Morris.

The fundraising committee is asking for donations of cakes, cookies, candy,

snack mixes, pies, breads and any other goodies. The committee will package donations, or donors may do the packaging, and the committee will price them.

Bring donations to the Moose Lodge from 10 a.m.

to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6.

All bake sale proceeds will benefit the 2015 Let Freedom Ring festival.

For more information, call Chris Weller at 815-7344669 or Linda Burr at 815543-3334.

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anthologies, and numerous poems and essays published in journals as well as anthologies.

His work has been recognized by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as by the Frederick Bock Prize awarded by Poetry, the Fifth Wednesday Journal Editor’s Prize, and the Indiana Review Poetry Prize.

In addition, his collections have garnered the Devins Award for Poetry and the Society of Midland Authors Poetry Award.

A former Bradley University faculty member

of the year, Stein serves as Caterpillar Professor of English at the university.

In December 2003, the Governor of Illinois named Stein the state’s fourth Poet Laureate. As Poet Laureate, Stein strives to forge a meaningful communion between poetry and the state’s populace.

He is only the fourth Poet Laureate of Illinois, preceded

by Gwendolyn Brooks, third; Carl Sandburg, second; and Howard Austin, first.

For more information, call Carolyn Elliott, Friends of the Library Special Events Chair, at 815-636-0420 or go to readnriten@comcast.net.

plan their perfect wedding in one stop.

The bridal fair will feature exhibits from cakes to tuxedos and everything in between.

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Thursday, Feb.12, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. and again from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Both workshop sessions will meet in Room A1225 in the Kishwaukee College Conference Center.

The workshop is titled Money Talks: Scholarships.

It will cover how to search for scholarships, application tips, and how to write an effective scholarship essay.

The Money Talks:

Scholarships workshop is free and open to the public.

For more information call the Kishwaukee College Financial Aid/Veterans’ Affairs Office at 815-8252086, ext. 2240.

PACT is holding auditions The Polo Area Community Theatre is announcing auditions on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the spring show “Rock around the

Clock”.

The play is based on the television series.

Participants should prepare 16 bars of an upbeat song from a musical

and bring accompaniment or sing a cappella. They should also bring a copy of upcoming schedules to notify the director of conflicts.

Spelling bee will be held at Dixon High School

The Lee/Ogle Regional Spelling Bee will be Thursday, Feb. 19, at 10 a.m. at Dixon High School, Dixon.

Sponsors are The Telegraph, First National Bank in Amboy, and Lee/ Ogle Regional Office of from participating vendors.

Tickets are available now Education. for $5 per person and can be purchased at Sauk Valley Media in Sterling or the Telegraph in Dixon or at the door the day of the show.

For more information about the event, call the Sauk The Junior League Valley Media at 815-6253600 or email marketing@ of Rockford, Inc. is announces that applications saukvalley.com. are available for Junior League’s 2015 Outstanding Volunteer Community Service Scholarship.

The Junior League of 1960 2015 Rockford, Inc., will award Northern Illinois Antiques one $1,000 scholarship Dealers Association to an outstanding female presents its high school senior who th 55 Annual has shown exceptional volunteer spirit by freely aiding and benefiting others Forest Hills Lodge in the greater Rockford Rockford, Illinois area during her high school Saturday, February 21, 2015 career.

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Applications are available Sunday, February 22, 2015 at www.jlrockford.org or 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM through school counseling Located 1/2 mile east of offices.

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Bridal Fair will be Feb. 8 Sauk Valley Media and Seno Formal Wear will hold the annual Sauk Valley Bridal Fair on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 12 to 4:30 p.m. at Sauk Valley Community College, located on Ill. 2 between Sterling and Dixon.

Bridal Fair 2015 is considered the area’s largest Bridal Fair and is an event designed for brides to help

jewelry, tin toys, collectibles, quilts and linens, artwork, stamps, postcards, tin lunch pails, local advertising memorabilia, Depression Glass, pottery, and enamelware.

Admittance to this event is $3 per person. Children 5 and under will be admitted free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Parking is free and the

Bake sale scheduled at Moose Lodge

Poet Laureate discuss poems A Rock Valley College group will host a special literary event Thursday, Feb. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Student Center Atrium on the College’s main campus, 3301 N. Mulford Rd., Rockford.

Kevin Stein, who serves as Illinois’ Fourth Poet Laureate, will converse about poetry in public life and read his poems.

The event is sponsored by Friends of Estelle M. Black Library at Rock Valley College. It is free and open to all, including community members.

Stein has published six full-length poetry collections, two poetry chapbooks, three scholarly books, two poetry

Dealers have been carefully selected to participate in this market. More than 20 dealers have reserved booths; at the present time, all dealer spaces are filled.

All displayed antiques, vintage collectibles, and artwork are for sale.

Merchandise includes antique furniture, antique tools, primitives, tins, lamps, vintage clothing and

Twenty-five Lee/Ogle elementary students in grades 3 through 8 will compete for the regional championship.

The winner receives an all-expense paid trip to National Harbor, Md., to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the

end of May. Prizes include MerriamWebster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Kindle Paperwhite, $100 U.S. savings bond, Encyclopedia Britannica online subscription, and trophies.

Female volunteers are eligible for scholarship

Antiques Show

Rockford, IL 61107 As part of the Rockford community for more than 80 years, The Junior League of Rockford, Inc., is a non-profit organization of women.

They are committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Past community projects include KenRock Community Center, Discovery Center Museum and Rock River Discovery Park, Domestic Violence Assistance Center, CASA, Stepping Stones, MAYA’s House and RAISE— Reaching and Inspiring Students for Education.

Junior League’s current project is Backpack Buddies, which aims to

lessen the consequence of chronic childhood hunger to low-income elementary school children.

The project is designed to educate and empower low-income elementary school families with skills, knowledge, and confidence to prepare healthy and affordable meals, and educate low-income elementary school children on healthy food choices and healthy lifestyles.

The Junior League of Rockford, Inc., reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to voluntarism.

The Junior League of Rockford, Inc., is a member of the Association of Junior Leagues International. For more information, visit www.jlrockford.org.

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Lecture series begins with prairie chickens Feb. 8 The Byron Forest Preserve District will be kicking off its new Winter Lecture Series starting Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Jarrett Prairie Center, 7993 N. River Rd., Byron.

The program is The Greater Prairie Chicken in Illinois: A story of Persistence and Rarity.

It will be presented by Bob Gillespie, Natural Resources Coordinator with the Illinois Natural History Survey.

Greater Prairie Chickens are an iconic grassland bird of the prairies of North America. Once an abundant and heavily hunted species, their populations have declined dramatically in Illinois.

Learn about the current efforts to translocate them

from Kansas to Prairie Ridge State Park in Newton, and more about this fascinating bird.

Call 815-234-8535 to register. Admission is free.

Other upcoming lectures begin at 2 p.m. and will last approximately one hour: Sunday, Feb. 15 – Meteors and Their Impact on Earth presented by Walter Trentadue, president of the Galena Astronomical Society and instructor of astronomy at Rock Valley College.

Sunday, Feb. 22 – You Can’t Rollerblade in a Buffalo Herd: The Return of the Bison to the Nachusa Grasslands presented

by Nachusa Grasslands volunteer Betty Higby.

Sunday, March 1 – Archaeology of the Stateline

A greater prairie chicken is pictured in a grassy field.

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Area: A View of the Rock River presented by Sara Pfannkucke of Beloit College

and Midwest Archaeological Bob Gillespie, Natural Resources Coordinator with the Research Services.

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Burn prevention week is this underway in Illinois Prevent burns year-round During Burn Awareness Week,February 1-7, the nonprofit Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) reminds Illinois residents to think about burn prevention in their daily lives.

Burn Awareness Week provides an opportunity for burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in their communities.

While the topic for 2015 is scald prevention, the IFSA

stresses the importance of fire safety, cooking safety, and other measures that prevent burns to infants, children and adults.

“Through public education, we can reduce the number of burn injuries and the associated medical costs being sustained by people in Illinois,” says Philip Zaleski, Executive Director of the IFSA. According to the American Burn Association (ABA), an estimated 450,000 burn injuries were treated throughout the United States in 2013 and approximately 40,000 hospitalizations

were required for those burn injuries.

“Unfortunately, more than 3,000 people in the U.S. perish each year as a result of fires, burns, and scalding liquids,” said Zaleski. “For the 96% that survive their burn injury, physical, psychological, and emotional trauma may continue to be felt long past their initial recovery.”

Since 1982, the IFSA has worked with local, state, and national groups and organizations to promote programs and distribute information related to fire safety and burn prevention, while also providing support

programs for burn survivors.

The IFSA is most wellknown for its “Camp I Am Me” burn camp for Illinois children ages eight to 16.

The week-long camp will be commemorating its 25th anniversary in June.

Also, the IFSA hosts an annual Young Adult Summit as an extension of burn camp for persons between the ages of 18 and 25 who have experienced a burn injury requiring outpatient treatment or hospitalization.

The third annual Young Adult Summit is a weekend retreat that will be hosted Feb. 20-22. It consists of a variety

of scheduled workshops and activities that support personal growth, emotional healing, school, career, relationships, and self-image.

Topics include team building, finding strength from within, establishing self-acceptance, identifying one’s potential, and adopting a sense of independence.

To view more of what the IFSA is doing to prevent burn injuries and to help burn survivors recover, please visit www.IFSA.org.

About the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance: Since 1982, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA), a 501(c)

(3) non-profit organization, has been bringing together persons and groups with common interest in fire safety, burn prevention, and public education, and to promote programs and disseminate information related to fire safety and burn prevention.

The IFSA also hosts burn survivor support programs including the Young Adult Summit and Camp “I Am Me,” a unique week-long camp for children who have experienced severe burn injuries. Additional information on the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance can be found at www.IFSA.org.

Hospice volunteer training will begin on March 3 There is no time like the present to add life to each day of a hospice patient.

That is exactly what hospice volunteers do. They provide companionship and support to the terminally ill and their loved ones.

They share stories, write

letters, provide a listening ear and more. All because they care.

Hospice of the Rock River Valley (HRRV), a United Way Agency, is challenging individuals to put caring into action.

HRRV begins its volunteer

training session on March 3 at the hospice office on Ill. 2 between Dixon and Sterling, with additional dates of March 5, 10, and 12.

New volunteers must attend all four days. There will be two training times each day, 1-4 p.m. and 5:30-

Serenity Hospice and Home is hosting two meetings early in February.

Coffee and Conversation will meet Saturday, Feb. 7, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Rd., Dixon.

This group is open to all adult bereaved persons in the community. Call the Serenity Hospice and Home office at 815-732-4111 by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6 to register.

If no one calls, the group

will not meet.

Healing Hearts, a bereavement group for the parents, grandparents, and siblings of a deceased child, will meet on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Rd.,Oregon.

The facilitators of the new group are Dana Cox, Cherie Parker, and Joyce Callaway.

They will discuss how participants are not alone on their journey, and the loss need not be recent.

One individual’s experience may help another with his or her grief. The goal is to build new friendships and offer each other hope as hearts begin to heal.

If young or adolescent siblings are attending, call in advance so that age appropriate activities are planned for them.

For more information call 815-732-4111 or e-mail healinghearts@ serenityhospiceandhome. org.

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IAAF meeting discussed fair attendance in Illinois Attendees of the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs (IAAF) annual meeting heard the results of the Economic Impact of Illinois Agricultural Fairs study conducted in the summer of 2014.

The study, conducted by the University of Illinois Extension in partnership with the IAAF, included surveys of nearly 5,000 fair attendees across the state, in addition to input from 33 key informant interviews.

The study reports $170 million was spent as a result of the 104 fairs in Illinois.

In addition, key informant interviews revealed that these fairs contribute to the culture, unity and tradition of the communities they serve.

County fair boards across the state are addressing challenges but the economic and social impact is significant throughout Illinois.

Beyond the economic impact, the study revealed that county fairs provide many benefits to the community that are not related to economic gains.

Benefits include family friendly entertainment,

education about agriculture, opportunities for local organizations to get involved, traditional community events, fundraising for local groups and unique entertainment opportunities.

The primary challenges that county fairs face today include, lack of state funding, keeping youth involved, competing with other summer activities, declining contributions from local agriculture and limited volunteers.

The study was conducted at 15 fairs across the state, with surveys being collected by 4-H youth under the supervision of Extension staff.

Key informant interviews were conducted by Alex Norr, a graduate student from U of I Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

Norr also prepared the report, with supervision from Extension’s Community and Economic Development (CED) and 4-H Youth Development Staff.

“This project has illustrated the best of what Extension can contribute to its partners,” said Carrie McKillip, the project’s

primary investigator and CED Educator.

“By providing an avenue for campus based learning through the Department of Urban and Regional Planning as well as a learning experience for 4-H youth across the state, we were able to provide research based information to a valued partner.”

8:30 p.m. and attendees can choose the time that best fits their schedule.

A hospice volunteer fills many roles through direct patient care, serving on the baking brigade or assisting with a variety of special events or office duties.

The training session will focus on direct patient care volunteering. Direct care volunteers are assigned a patient and family, and visit as needed. There is

an increasing need for bilingual volunteers as well.

Training covers a wide range of information including patient-family dynamics, personal death awareness, grief, bereavement, spirituality and documentation.

“I find it fulfilling to help patients and families at a time they need it most. I wish people would find out what hospice can do for a family instead of thinking

that hospice only means the end. Hospice can help in so many ways – emotionally, physically, and financially.

It’s not saying the end is near, it’s doing everything you can to help until the end comes,” said Jackie Gangloff, a HRRV volunteer.

To make a difference in someone’s life, become a hospice volunteer in your community by calling Nina Setchell at (815) 288-3673.

Illinois 4-H members are among the first recipients of a new grant program offered by the Brandt Foundation.

The winners were announced at the foundation’s Dec. 12 meeting.

The Brandt Foundation will fund three grants for 2015. The first grant was awarded to the Illinois 4-H Foundation to help support a program which will train 4-H Teen Teachers to use Ag In the Classroom curriculum to reach more than 1,500 youth in 15 Illinois counties.

The program will expand the understanding of both the 4-H Teen Teachers and the student participants on the importance of agriculture in their daily lives.

In addition to the growth of agricultural knowledge, the teen teachers will build their

teaching skill set through practice and feedback.

“We are thrilled to be chosen as one of the first partners of The Brandt Foundation,” said Angie Barnard, executive director of the Illinois 4-H Foundation.

“This grant will enable us to provide a unique opportunity for our 4-H Teens Teachers to be part of an established Ag in the Classroom program.

“We are excited to have youth teach youth about the importance of agriculture,” Barnard said.

The second grant will help fund the Progressive Agriculture Foundation’s safety day program.

This program is designed to promote safe behaviors on farm and ranch operations, reaching more than 100,000

children, adults and youth volunteers each year.

The third grant is for the proposed Kidzeum of Health and Science, Springfield, to help fund its Farm to Market exhibit, illustrating for children where their food comes from.

“I’m proud that we’re able to help these three outstanding organizations,” said Rick Brandt, president and CEO of Brandt.

The Brandt Foundation is a private foundation, funded initially by donations from Brandt Consolidated, Inc. and Brandt employees.

Since 1954, the Illinois 4-H Foundation has raised funds from individuals, corporations and organizations to supplement state and county 4-H programs.

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Oregon Library painting is on display in Spain

By Scott Stephens Oregon Library Board President As a member of the Oregon Public Library’s Board of Trustees, I’ve sat in board meetings with Ralph Clarkson staring over my shoulder for the last five years.

Well actually I’ve had a portrait of Ralph Clarkson hanging behind me during those meetings. Sad to say but until just recently, I never knew the local and international significance of this piece of art which hangs in our local gallery.

Locally, Ralph Clarkson was a professor at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1903 to 1920. It was there he met Lorado Taft and became a member of the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony which spent its’ summers in Oregon along the banks of the Rock River.

Clarkson was also one of the founding five members of The Art Gallery at the Oregon Public Library.

This significant portrait was done by one of Spain’s most famous artists: Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida of Valencia, Spain.

Sorolla was highly regarded in America for his exhibition at the Hispanic Society of New York and for his painting Another Margerite receiving a Medal of Honor at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Many American artists visited Sorolla in his studio in Spain and he is the only Spanish artist to paint a portrait of U.S. President, William Howard Taft 1909.

Sorolla painted Ralph Clarkson during his stay in Chicago in 1911. He then gave the portrait to Clarkson and his wife signing it “to my beloved friend Clarkson”.

Oregon Library Board President Scott Stephens brought his family to Spain to view the gallery where a portrait by a famous artist Sorolla is being displayed. The painting is part of the Eagle’s Nest Art Collection owned by the Oregon Public Library. Photos supplied

The portrait was donated to the Oregon Public Library Gallery in 1918 by Ralph and Frances Clarkson at the Gallery Dedication. It had never been exhibited anywhere else until 2014.

In 2013 it was discovered

by Blanca Pons Sorolla, great-granddaughter of Sorolla that the Oregon Public Library was in possession of the Clarkson portrait.

Blanca Pons Sorolla in conjunction with Fundacion MAPFRE Art Museum in Madrid Spain were putting together an international exhibit of Sorolla’s work called Sorolla in America.

The exhibit would start at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, Texas, proceed to the San Diego Museum of Art, California, and end at the Fundacion MAPFRE in Madrid, Spain.

Fundacion MAPFRE made a formal request for the Clarkson portrait to be included in the exhibit along

with over 150 other pieces of Sorolla’s art.

The Oregon Library Board of Trustees considered the international significance of the exhibit and agreed to loan the Clarkson portrait to the exhibit.

In 2014 my daughter, Libby, decided to study abroad in Spain. This presented the unique opportunity for the rest of my family to visit her and have her be our interpreter and tour guide in Spain over the Christmas break.

In an amazing coincidence of dates, my family would be in Madrid at the same time that Oregon Library’s Clarkson portrait was on display in Madrid.

I contacted the Sorolla in America exhibit coordinators at Fundacion MAPFRE and asked if it would be possible to visit our painting and get a few pictures of the Clarkson portrait in the international exhibit.

The coordinator was

extremely happy to have us visit and setup a private tour of the exhibit for my family.

I was also given the special privilege of being allowed to take photographs of the exhibit.

Our tour was scheduled for Friday, Dec. 26 at 6 p.m.

When we arrived at the museum there was a huge line waiting outside the door.

This amazed us.

I went up to the guard and told them we had a private tour scheduled. They escorted us in and helped us find our guide, Fatima Bettencourt.

We were given listening devices so we could hear our guide speak as we went through the exhibit. The museum was packed with people.

The first painting we were shown was Another Marguerite! which won the Medal of Honor at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

Our guide did an excellent

job of explaining the importance of Sorolla to Spain and his connection with America. It wasn’t long before we were standing in front of the Clarkson Portrait.

Near the Clarkson, were portraits of Sorolla himself, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Queen Victoria Eugenia of Battenburg, and around the corner, a portrait of Christopher Columbus with eight preliminary paintings done prior to the finished work.

The Columbus paintings came from two separate collections and had never been displayed together prior to the exhibit.

In all there were over 150 pieces of art done by Sorolla.

They came from many major international museums, art galleries, private collections, and one from Oregon, Illinois, population 3,800.

It was truly humbling when I realized what an important piece of art had been hanging over my shoulder for the last five years.

During the run of the Sorolla in America Exhibit many thousands of people viewed the Clarkson portrait.

It was a blessing that my family was able to visit this special exhibit in Sorolla’s home country of Spain.

Many residents of Oregon don’t realize what an amazing piece of history and culture is housed at the Oregon Public Library and Gallery.

The Ralph Clarkson portrait is back from it’s international travels and joins many other amazing pieces of art on the second floor of the Library.

If you have never taken the time to visit this collection please do. It’s worth your time.

In the near future the Oregon Public Library will be publishing a book that details the art and history of the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony.

This book will further explain the importance and significance of the art and history of Oregon, Ill.

Students prepare to take a new standardized test Students in the Oregon Community Unit School District will take an updated standardized test this spring breaking away from the Illinois Standardized Achievement Test taken in the past due to new federal “Common Core Standard” guidelines.

The new test is called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, also known as PARCC. There are many differences between the ISAT and PARCC, among the biggest being that the PARCC standardized test requires students to used computers to take it.

Due to the use of computers and the scheduling needed to rotate students in to computer labs, school officials anticipate PARCC testing will take substantially longer to complete than the ISAT. PARCC testing could take anywhere from 12-14 school days to complete whereas ISAT testing requires just over one week to complete.

The way some PARCC test questions are asked may look unfamiliar to students. While an old test was looking for the right answer, these tests are also looking for evidence that the student understands and can apply concepts.

The PARCC test is broken

into two sections, given at two different times, in order to measure different kinds of knowledge and skills.

The Obama administration contributed $360 in federal funds to help develop the new test to align with the Common Core state standards.

Some see it as modern and progressive,.

However, others see the test as an unnecessary drain on resources and an ineffective test in evaluating what’s being taught and how students are learning.

In 2010, PARCC was implemented in 26 states, but support for the test is dwindling five years later.

Less than 12 states now use the standardized test including recent redactions from Mississippi and Chicago Public Schools.

According to the Chicago Sun Times, the Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennet will not administer it to students in her district this spring stating too many questions remain about its effectiveness.

School districts who do not adopt the PARCC test this year could compromise federal funding to the state.

Among the biggest problems that some school officials have with the PARCC is the time taken to

complete testing.

Oregon Schools Superintendent Tom Mahoney verifies the PARCC test takes much longer to complete.

“In a side-by-side comparison of last year’s ISAT testing time and the anticipated PARCC test times at OCUSD, students participating in the ISAT took a maximum of 7 hours to complete their test,” Mahoney said.

“We anticipate students participating in the PARCC will take nearly 11 hours to complete the assessments.

The minimum time for completion of the ISAT was

5.5 hours, with the PARCC’s minimum completion time coming in at nearly 10 hours.”

Other districts in Illinois have noticed the same. Trisha Kocanda, Winnetka Public Schools Superintendent, says that the PARCC took students in her district 13-14 hours to complete compared to the ISAT’s seven-hour test time.

Kocanda also outlined complications in test format, testing content, implementation and several other categories in a letter to Winnetka parents regarding the PARCC.

Kindergarten registration will kick off on Feb. 9 Kindergarten registration for Oregon schools will begin Monday, Feb. 9.

Registration is now completed online and will require all parents to visit the district office at 206 S. 10th St., Oregon, to complete an information sheet to begin the online process.

Computers will be available at the district office

for families who do not have internet access at home.

The Oregon and Mt. Morris Public Libraries also have public computer labs, as does the Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon.

Fees will not be paid at the time of registration this year. Instead, fees will be collected beginning July 20.

Payments can be made

online or mailed to the district office.

Reduced lunch and fee waiver applications will also be available in July.

The registration fee is $65 per student.

The supply fee is $20 per student.

The technology fee is $25 per student.

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Crundwell wants to keep trophies

By Matt Mencarini Sauk Valley Media Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell wants to keep her trophies.

Her attorney, Ruth Robinson, filed a response last week to a federal government turnover motion.

In it, she argued that the items weren’t newly discovered – the turnover motion for them was filed on Dec. 19, And, she said, the items – trophies, clothing and other personal items – “lack objective value” and wouldn’t benefit the city if applied toward Crundwell’s restitution order.

Crundwell was arrested in April 2012 and later pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the theft of nearly $54 million from the city over 2 decades.

She was ordered to pay $53,740,394 in restitution.

She was sentenced to 19 years, 7 months, which she is serving a federal prison in Waseca, Minnesota. She’ll be 77 when released.

As of Dec. 26, the city had received $9,289,059.39 in restitution, the vast majority from the sale of her property, homes, horses and other assets. The government also has moved to seize bank accounts, insurance policy refunds, retirement fund reimbursements, and loans owed to her.

In December, the government filed its turnover motion and said the assets were discovered through further investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service after Crundwell was sentenced.

That’s a claim Robinson disputed in her response.

“The assets are not newly discovered in any legal or rational sense, and the government’s claim that the

assets were not discovered until after the defendant’s sentencing is demonstrably false,” Robinson wrote. “...

Not only were these assets known to the government long before sentencing, but their existence was widely known to the public at large.”

The assets include framed photographs of Crundwell, various pieces of artwork, about 700 trophies she won in horse competitions, a computer, her show clothing, bicycles, patio chairs, two motorized scooters, and an all-terrain vehicle.

Last week, Judge Philip Reinhard ruled that Crundwell’s retirement fund reimbursements – about $90,000 – should be turned over to the government for restitution. Robinson, on behalf of Crundwell, also contested the inclusion of those assets, arguing the city had already received a significant amount toward the restitution, and had received a large legal settlement from its former bank and auditors.

That’s an argument she used again in her Wednesday response.

“Finally, the court should also deny the United States’ motion as it is unjustly punitive and unlikely to contribute to the restitution of the city of Dixon,” she wrote, adding that restitution was meant to make victims whole for their losses, and not as an additional punishment for a crime. “[T]he court should have no illusion about the value of the property that is currently being sought,” Robinson wrote. “While the government will undoubtedly claim to the court and to the public that the property at issue is valuable, it is not.”

Driver services offices to be closed on Feb. 12 Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all driver services facilities and offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 12, in observance of Lincoln’s birthday.

The closings include facilities that are regularly open Tuesday through Saturday.

All driver services facilities will open again on

Friday, Feb. 13.

Individuals can visit the Secretary of State’s website, www.cyberdriveillinois.com, to locate the nearest driver services facility and the hours of operation.

In addition, drivers can use the website to change an address, register to become an organ and tissue donor, or renew license plate stickers.

Pine Rock Township lists meeting schedule Regular meetings of Pine Rock Township are held on the second Tuesday of the month and start at 7 p.m.

The meetings are held in the Pine Rock Township Hall, 210 West St., Chana.

Additional meetings are also listed with start times: Feb. 10; March 10; April 14,

Chuck a Truck Above, Caleb Mennen, a sophomore at Oregon High School, won $38 in the Pete Harkness/Oregon Booster Club’s Chuck a Truck contest during halftime of the girls game Tuesday night. Mennen received his cash from Mary DeHaan, booster club president. At left, Delaney Wilson helps pick up the little foam trucks that were tossed during the event. Photo by Earleen Hinton

Prisoners could be arriving at Thomson prison in mid-March

By Pam Eggemeier Sauk Valley Media The activation of the Thomson Correctional Center is moving ahead, and officials say prisoners could be arriving in mid-March.

“Recruiting and hiring is going well,” said Michelle Gonyea, a prison spokeswoman in Thomson.

“More than 100 people are working, and we’re still on track to start receiving minimum-security prisoners by the middle of this spring.”

Most of the first-round hires are transferees from other Bureau of Prisons sites, who can then train staff with less experience.

About 200 minimum-

and hirings,” Thomson Mayor Vicky Trager said.

“There are about 120 people working now in pretty much every area.”

Trager said she is resting easier knowing that $53.7 million earmarked for activation by the Federal Bureau of Prisons is now part of the omnibus spending bill.

“Everything I’ve heard from Washington is that activation is full-speed ahead until we are fully operational,” Trager said.

“We’re not a line item up for debate anymore, and we finally have some certainly with our funding.”

Trager said another job fair is being planned, but a date

has not yet been determined.

The prison, built in 2001, is expected to bring 1,100 jobs when completely activated.

Annually, it is expected to generate more than $122 million in operating expenditures, including salaries, $19 million in wages, and $61 million in local business sales.

Trager said the area is starting to feel the economic impact of the federal facility.

“There has been a small increase in traffic, and people are here looking for places to live,” she said. “While they look, folks are staying in area hotels, eating at our restaurants, and shopping at our stores.”

March 10 deadline to register to vote The last day to register to vote or make a change of address for the April 7 consolidated election is Tuesday, March 10, Ogle County Clerk Rebecca Huntley said Tuesday.

The only exception is the grace period registration and transfer of registration from March 11 to April 4 at Huntley’s office on the first floor of the Ogle County Courthouse, 105 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Early voting will be conducted at the Ogle County Clerk’s office in the Ogle County Courthouse from March 23 through April 4 (closed April 3) for all Ogle County precincts.

Early voting will be conducted at the Flagg

annual town meeting 7 p.m., regular meeting following annual town meeting; May 12, town and road district budget public hearings, 7 p.m., regular meeting following budget hearings; June 9; July 14; Aug. 11; The Forreston FFA Sept. 8; Oct. 13; Nov. 10; Alumni will hold its 27th Dec. 8.

Annual Toy Show and Craft Fair on Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Forreston Junior and Senior High School.

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Township Building, 303 W. Ill. 38, Rochelle, on April 1, 2 and 4 (closed April 3) for Flagg and Dement precincts only.

The first day to apply for an absentee ballot for the election is Thursday, Feb. 26.

The last day for mailing a ballot from the county clerk’s office is Thursday, April 2.

Voter registration and grace period voting in the clerk’s office may be done through Saturday, April 4.

Huntley said that her office at the courthouse complies with the Federal Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act. She said the courthouse is accessible to the handicapped for voter registration. She will sent a deputy registrar to

the residence of any person who wishes to register to vote and is unable to go to a registrar.

Huntley said temporarily physically handicapped voters who find it difficult or nearly impossible to go to the polls on election day may now vote by absentee ballot without getting the signature of their physicians as long as they call her office and request an application.

First time voters who registered by mail must vote in person, Huntley said.

Absentee voters may vote in person at the courthouse.

Huntley will send an absentee application to voters who request one. When the completed application is returned to Huntley, the

ballot will be sent.

Anyone who needs assistance with voting should call Huntley’s office and arrangements for help, within the law, will be made.

For voters who cannot get into the polling place, Huntley will send two election judges within 50 feet of the polling place with a ballot.

A request for this assistance must be made prior to the election on a form provided by Huntley.

For information or assistance with voting or registering to vote call the Ogle County Clerk at 815732-1110 from 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or go to www. oglecounty.org.

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Picchoni honors grandpa in essay Sebastian Picchioni, grandson of Jan Broderick and the late James “Jimmy” Broderick, Oregon, won first place recently at the Roscoe VFW Patriot’s Pen contest for his entry, “ Why I Appreciate America’s Veterans”.

Sebastian and his brother, Gunnar, had a great love for their grandpa Jimmy.

Sebastian knew this would be a special way to honor him for his service in the Army, and, in addition, honor his own dad for his service in the Marines.

Penny Lee, a sixth grade English teacher at Stephen Mack Middle School in Rockton, encouraged her students to participate in the challenge of writing an essay, “Why I Appreciate America’s Veterans”.

Sebastian was awarded

$100 for first place.

The following is Sebastian’s essay: “Have you ever asked yourself why you appreciate America’s Veterans? I have, and this is what I came up with as my appreciation.

“If there is a war going on, the soldiers will sacrifice their lives, and if they die, they will be loved and remembered by family and friends. Soldiers serve our country because they like it and they want to be treated with respect. My dad wants to be treated with respect, and he tells my brother and I all about the time he served in the Marine Corps.

“Another reason why soldiers should be appreciated is that they go to foreign countries and fight for our freedom. Speaking of

At left, Sebastian Picchioni receives his first place award from Roscoe VFW members Tom Cleland and Commander John Rossato. At right, Sebastian poses with his parents Cari and Andrew Picchioni and brother Gunnar. Photos supplied

which, my grandpa fought in the Vietnam War. He risked his life and was exposed to a chemical called Agent Orange. This led to lung cancer, which took his life in July. My grandpa was buried with full military honors.

He will always be loved and remembered.

“In fact, did you know that we got our country’s National

Anthem after the Americans fought the British on the attack at Fort McHenry?

“Francis Scott Key was captured by the British during this attack and he watched the fighting take place. Francis Scott Key was inspired by the American Flag standing tall and proud after the attack ended the next morning. He created

the National Anthem after anxiously waiting through the night to see if the Americans conquered the British.

In conclusion, all Americans should acknowledge, respect and appreciate our armed forces for serving our country by risking their lives in foreign countries.

“Our military is unified as one to protect Americansin their time of need. This may include the fight on terrorism, natural disasters, disease and war.

“The United States is the most powerful nation in the world due to our democratic beliefs which includes all prominent and commanding military branches.”

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Big passion fuels area small farms Lee couple farms while holding full-time jobs

By Katie Dahlstrom Shaw Media Bryan Flower seriously questioned his decision to run a small farm when he had to wrangle a testosterone-filled bull in the pouring rain.

A lightning strike had rendered the electric fence surrounding the bull useless, allowing the 700-pound animal to strut toward the cows.

It took a tractor chase to get the bull back into its corral.

Despite the challenges Flower has encountered since he and his wife, Sarah, started farming 3 years ago, he hasn’t questioned his decision seriously enough to stop. In fact, he only hopes to grow his 12-acre farm in Lee. “It’s a very rewarding process,” Flower said. “It’s a fun process, and it’s one that I really wanted my son to be able to experience.”

Flower runs one of hundreds of small farms that the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports are in DeKalb County. The smallscale farmers represent an emerging and determined group of people of people returning to the land in hopes of connecting local people with locally grown food.

A small farm isn’t one below a certain acreage by the U.S. Department of Agriculture standards.

Rather, a farm is deemed small if it has annual sales of less than $350,000, said Andrew Larson, a local food system and small farms educator with the University of Illinois Extension.

According to the USDA’s Census of Agriculture

Small farmer Bryan Flower collects eggs from the chicken coop Saturday on his and his wife’s Red House Farm in Lee. The farm requires dozens of hours of work weekly, but it isn’t either of their primary jobs. Photos by Monica Synett/msynett@ gmail.com released in 2014, 393 of the 880 farms in DeKalb County have annual sales less than $100,000.

Larson said small-scale farmers generally fall into three categories: idealists straight from college making a career of farming; the U-turn farmer who already had another career; and the retiree who plans to farm after another career.

“There’s definitely a heavy dose of nostalgia,” Larson said. “There’s definitely some idealism and thoughts about sustainability. There’s a dynamic between a desire to work the land and working for yourself.”

‘Back to the roots’ For Flower, 46, the decision came when he was working in the culinary program at Robert Morris University in Chicago. He and his wife purchased property in Lee complete with a house and a 1930s barn, just inside in the DeKalb County border.

They call it the Red House

Farm, spending roughly $30,000 to add about 60 hens, five goats, around 10 hogs in the summer, honey bees and a handful of Dexter cattle, a small breed of cow.

That’s not to mention the tomatoes, peppers, beets, onion, potatoes, hay and other produce they grow.

The farm requires dozens of hours of work weekly, but it isn’t either of their primary jobs. Flower is the Food Systems Lab coordinator at NIU while Sarah Flower is a teacher in Plainfield.

They also have a 3-yearold son named Liam. The ideal situation would be for one of them to focus on the farm full-time so they can cultivate it into an educational center.

“I honestly believe that if there were more of us, if there were more people that did this,” Flower said, “that we would help people understand and get back to the roots of growing healthy food, being a little bit more

self-sustaining and saving money they can put back into a healthy lifestyle.”

Thinking inside the box Across the county in Sycamore, 30-year-old Kate Whitacre is in the final days before she starts preparing seeds to grow on the halfacre plot she rents. Unlike the Flowers, whose customers are mostly friends and family, Whitacre runs a communitysupported agriculture farm where people pay her in the beginning of the season to receive a box of vegetables weekly during the summer.

“I feel it’s most fulfilling to grow food for a community that I know,” Whitacre said. “I think it’s wonderful to know the people I’m feeding.”

Whitacre has been farming since 2008, arriving in Sycamore with her husband, Brett, in 2013 to start Beets and Beats Farm.

On top of the weekly shares,

A goat peeks her head out before feeding time at the Red House Farm in Lee, where Bryan and Sarah Flower reside and are self-sustained by milk from goats and cows, fresh eggs, chickens, vegetables and more.

Tips for small-scale farmers Tips for aspiring smallscale farmers from the University of Illinois Extension: • Get experience: Do an internship or volunteer to learn about the labor a farm requires and what kind of farming you like.

Whitacre sells produce at the Sycamore Farmers Market and to a couple restaurants in Chicago. Whitacre works the farm and raises her daughter while her husband works full-time as an artist and musician.

Her goal is to grow her land by 20-fold in the next 20 years. She also hopes to see more small farms emerge, though she thinks some challenges such as the inability to get farm loans or subsidies for growing things other than commodity crops such as corn and soybeans will stand in the way for some.

While the small-scale

• Make a plan: It doesn’t have to be a fullblown marketing plan, but you should know where you want the farm to go.

• Remember marketing: Spend about as much time marketing items as producing them. farming market will need to mature to thrive, Larson thinks there’s a good chance it will. He sees the surge in local foods and smallscale farming as more than a fad. To him, it’s a lifestyle that will not only keep the county’s agricultural tradition alive, but make it more vibrant.

“It means there is a chance to reconnect with the way things taste when they’re vine ripe and fresh,” Larson said. “It means the entrepreneurial gene is alive and well. It’s a way to keep our rural landscape populated with people doing productive things.”

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Dalton McCammon, age 8, Oregon, is all smiles as he walks back up the sledding hill at Oregon Park West on Monday afternoon. Photo by Earleen Hinton

Snow and icicles stick to the side of the Polo Post Office Monday afternoon. Photo by Earleen Hinton

Area residents dig out from Sunday’s snowstorm From A1 sidewalk in front of their home. “We have a really nice postal carrier and we wanted to clear the sidewalk for them,� said Allie.

On N. Sixth Street, Oregon postal carrier Diana Mullarkey trudged through the foot of snow, smiled, and leaned over to reach a mailbox that was partially covered with snow.

Up the block, Cody Stone, age 12, was using a snow blower to clear a sidewalk as his sister, Grace, age 9, was busy digging a fort in a mound of snow.

Back on S. Third Street, Kayla Reaper’s dog Hazel didn’t mind the extra snow one bit. Hazel jumped up on one of the large snow banks, sniffed, wagged her tail, and headed back down the street.

Armed with information about where the worst drifting occurred in Ogle County because of the snow storm, two of us set out Monday to photograph the scene.

Oregon streets were relatively clear, but snow covered half of the sidewalks and spilled out onto the road covering the parallel parking spots.

Intersections were hard to navigate, but overall, motorists were taking it slow and respecting the conditions.

Heading west on Ill. 64 toward Mt. Morris the road was surprisingly clear. Sections of this stretch have been known to drift during storms but pavement was visible.

In Mt. Morris we turned on Wesley Avenue to go through downtown.

The Mt. Morris Street Department had already plowed the snow to prepare for hauling the snow later in the day.

Snow was piled in the middle of the street leaving a driving lane on either side of the snow.

Down the block a line of snowmobiles were parked in the middle of the street taking a break from the winter weather at local establishment.

While taking a photo of the snowmobiles, Mt. Morris Police Chief Jason White drove past and joked that he was taking our photo as well.

Continuing through Mt. Morris mail carrier Val Villarreal was bundled up with boots to trek through the snow. She said the mail needed to be delivered as she went on her way.

Down the street Jerry Zellers was finishing shoveling a section of sidewalk from his front door to the village sidewalk.

He said a neighbor went around the block and cleared the village sidewalk for everyone.

We headed west from Mt. Morris toward Ill. 26 were we were told the worst drifting had occurred.

Turning on Ill. 26 we saw our first large drift, just north of Ill. 64 covering one lane of northbound Ill. 26.

We then doubled back to Ill. 64.

The packed snow on the stretch of Ill. 64 to U.S. 52 was noticeable, but with caution could be safely traversed.

Turning on U.S. 52 east to Polo was when the large drifts were spotted.

First up was a car stuck in the ditch waiting for a tow truck to pull it out of the ditch. Just up the road an IDOT truck was coming down the hill by Eagle Creek Road.

The drifted pile of snow on the shoulder was as high as the truck. The shoulder looked like it was cleared by a large snow blower.

We wondered if this vehicle was down the road.

A couple miles down the

road the IDOT snowblower truck was at Freeport Road.

Getting ahead of the truck, a drifted section of road was spotted and we pulled the car over to wait for the truck.

The trucks large 5’ by 8’ foot snowblower ate through the drift as it blew the snow up and over the drifts to widen the road to two lanes.

If only that truck was available to clear a driveway at home it would be fantastic.

Arriving in Polo a driver was spotted at Buffalo and Ill. 26 shoveling a car out of a pile of snow. Shannon Day, Polo, said he got stuck Sunday afternoon about 6 p.m. “A snowplow came by and plowed us in,� he said. “I dug it out this morning but it got plowed back in before I could move the car.�

He said with a smile that it is winter and nothing can be done about that.

We headed back to Oregon on Pines Road was. Earlier that day we heard it took extra time for county snow plows to reach Polo due to the drifting.

Between Polo and Lowell Park Road there were stretches of road that were not quite two lanes due to the drifting. It looked like the county would need to bring out the heavy equipment to push the snow back.

Back in Oregon the roads were still improving. It was amazing to see the road conditions change over a couple hours thanks for the sunshine and warmer temperatures.

By the end of the day most of the main roads were getting down to pavement.

This was also the time that Oregon began clearing its downtown area.

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During heavy snowfalls Benesh clears and hauls the snow from downtown as well as the sidewalks along Tenth Street by the school, said Bowers “We are in good shape with our salt supply because the winter has not been bad,� he said.

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Hawks come out strong against Dixon, but fade Oregon loses BNC contest 48-28 at home

By Andy Colbert Reporter In an early shocker at the Blackhawk Center Tuesday night, the 21-1 Dixon boys basketball team missed its first 12 shots against Oregon and trailed 8-2 after the first quarter.

The Dukes would have been shut out in that quarter had not Cal Jarrett nailed a jumper with 12 seconds left.

In the second half, things reversed itself and Oregon was the one not able to score.

From midway through the third quarter until one minute left in the game, the Hawks went scoreless and Dixon went up for lost time with a 19-0 run to cement a 48-28 BNC win.

“I don’t know if that first quarter was a fluke or not,” Dixon coach Jason Mead said. “We didn’t move the ball very well and lack of practice with school out yesterday might have hurt us.”

Oregon looked very impressive in its zone defense, holding 6-foot-8 Nebraska recruit Isaiah Roby without any first-half points.

Oregon continued to apply pressure, holding the Dukes to only 11 second-quarter points.

“They missed some shots close in,” Oregon coach Quinn Virgil said. “Our plan was to keep Roby out of the paint.”

The only problem for Oregon in the second half was they only managed to score two points, on a Trevor Otten field goal.

Cal Jarrett, who recently became Dixon’s all-time leading scorer, hounded Otten all night and held the Hawks’ top shooter to five points.

“People don’t understand how important Cal Jarrett is to us. He always takes the other team’s top scorer,” Mead said.

Dixon got some pretty good shooting from Laron Carr, who popped in a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute of the half to give his team a 13-10 lead.

After a technical on Mead, who protested a 5-second call not being made, Otten sank one free throw and Carson Buck added his third 3-point basket of the game to give Oregon its final lead of the game at 14-13. Buck had staked the Hawks to a 6-0 advantage early on shots from the wing.

“We played with a lot of

energy in the first half and Carson’s been shooting well lately,” Virgil said.

At halftime, Dixon made adjustments in how they would attack Oregon zone defense and the results were a 35-22 third-quarter lead, as Roby started to get involved in the scoring.

“They screened down low on us and Roby was able to pop through,” Virgil said.

Roby finished with 14 points, the most impressive a 360-degree spin move for a score to make it 42-22. Carr led the Dukes with 20 points, as both coaches cleared their benches with 3:16 left in the game and Dixon ahead 4822.

Two of the second half highlights for Oregon were sweeping layups in tall timber by guards Jarrett Reynolds and Mitchell Nehrkorn. And, though Matt Wasilewski only had two points, he was quite active on both ends of the court and tried to mix it up with the taller Roby.

In the final minute of play, Andrew Newman, Trey Wilson and Nehrkron all had baskets. Oregon (9-14, 2-7) was also buoyed by the return of Reynolds to the lineups after a bout with appendicitis.

“I think we just got a little tired in the second half,” Virgil said.

Oregon’s Jarrett Reynolds kicks the ball off of Dixon’s Kandras Martin as Isaiah Roby watches Tuesday night. Photo by Earleen Hinton

Oregon’s Mitchell Nehrkorn and Matt Wasilewski defend Dixon’s Isaiah Roby during first half action at the Blackhawk Center. Photo by Earleen Hinton

Lady Hawks lose lead, then game to Duchesses 48-46

By Andy Colbert Reporter Playing what coach Kristy Eckardt called “absolutely the best half of basketball’ since the first of the year, Oregon looked to make it two wins over Dixon in BNC play on Tuesday.

After Anni Wilson dropped in a 3-pointer to make it 3121 in favor of Oregon early in the third quarter, those prospects seemed even brighter.

Unfortunately for the Lady Hawks, Dixon finally pulled Oregon’s Ally Bartling and Dixon’s Ellie Provo collide during Tuesday night action at even as Carly Hartle began the Blackhawk Center. Photo by Earleen Hinton to assert herself down low.

The 5-foot-11 senior made four straight baskets for the Duchesses as the two teams went to the final quarter tied 35-35.

“Part of our plan was to get it to her,” Dixon coach Lukje Ravlin said.

“We tried to throw a double team on her,” Eckardt said. “If we didn’t get there in time, they capitalized.”

That gave Dixon (10-14, 4-8) the spark they needed on the way to a 48-46 win.

Chelsea Sansoe, who had nine of Oregon’s fourthquarter points, had a good look at a 3-pointer that bounced in and out with

seconds left in the game.

The 5-5 junior had her best scoring effort of the season with 17 points.

“She gave it her all at both ends of the floor,” Eckardt said.

Eckardt was pleased to have everyone, except Emy Wright of course, back against Dixon. Nearly everyone got in the scoring act in the first half, with Ally Bartling coming up with 10 first half points on her own.

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Hawk grapplers defeat Fulton, AFC on senior night

By Randy Holland The Oregon wrestlers completed the regular season with two wins at the Blackhawk Center on Jan. 29.

It was Senior Night and senior wrestlers Zim Granados, Anton Aba-Varela, Corey Grady, Dominic Marchetti, Garrett Rude, and David Labash were honored along with senior statisticians Stacia Burke and Erika Waldsmith.

When it got down to the wrestling, Fulton, honorable mention in the state rankings, came to beat the Hawks, but Oregon came from way behind to top them 40-34.

It took a pin, a key decision, and three straight pins in the last five matches to pull out the win.

In the other dual, Oregon easily rolled over AshtonFranklin-Center 63-6 to finish the season with a 14-10 record.

Wrestling started at 106 against the Steamers. Christopher Alaniz never got going against eleventh ranked Tyler Fleetwood, on his back four times, the last in a cradle for a three point nearfall to complete a 15-0 technical fall loss at 5:38.

Forfeits at 113 and 120, put the Hawks in a 17-0 hole.

Skylar Carlson got Oregon

into the scoring column with a butcher with three seconds left in the first period of the 126 pound match.

The Hawks lost the next two. Granados was tilted twice in the first period of the 132 pound match and another tilt in the third finished the match in an 18-3 tech fall loss. Aba-Varela was down 2-0 after the first period of the 138 pound match, but was turned with a chicken wing and pinned in a butcher at 5:33. Down 28-6, the Hawks needed some wins.

Grady did his part with two three point nearfalls in the first period and reverses in the second and third to take a 12-2 major decision.

Marchetti added three more points in a hard fought match at 152. He scored a spinning takedown in the first and a reverse in the second to take a 4-1 lead and that was the final score.

Terry Page went 160 and had a nice shot but was countered down and put in a cradle at 1:01.

Down 34-13, Oregon needed wins and, more importantly, pins to come out on top.

Garrett Rude delivered.

He lost the first takedown in a body lock, but quickly reversed and took a wing and a half nelson over the front for

a fall in 59 seconds.

John Ghibellini trailed 3-1 in the third and escaped and hit a double leg takedown with two seconds left in the match to eke out a 4-3 win and keep the Hawks in the hunt, down 34-22.

Matt Stevens had an easy match, pinning with the half nelson at 0:44 to close the gap to six. David Labash tied up the score with a pin at 220, running the wing in 51 seconds.

The meet came down to Matt Crandall at 285, who and worked a power half into a half nelson and reversed it at 3:36 to seal the Hawk win.

Against the Raiders, Carlson got his second pin of the night, a wing in 58 seconds.

It took the same amount of time in the 132 pound match for Aba-Varela to get thrown to his back to knot the team score at six, but those would be the only points for AFC. Granados took a forfeit.

Grady had a power half for three points and a wing for two on the way to a 9-3 win.

Marchetti drove his opponent down to his back twice in the second, the second time for a fall with three seconds left in the period.

A string of forfeits followed. Winning were Page, Rude, Ghibellini, Stevens, Labash, and Crandall.

The meet ended with a pin

by Alaniz. Tied at two after losing a late reversal in the second period, he switched to start the third and sucked his man back at 5:22.

In JV action against AFC, Connor Hopkins weathered a late escape to take an 8-7 decision.

Against Fulton, Hopkins also had a tight match, a

counter for a takedown with 15 seconds left sealing the win, 11-9. Also against the Raiders, Sawyer Foss got turned in two half nelsons, the second for a pin at 1:55.

Oregon’s Dominic Marchetti defeated his Fulton opponent in the 152-pound weight division on Jan. 29. Photo by Julie Rude

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Oregon plays Newman at Fulton Regional on Feb. 9 The high school girls basketball regionals tip-off next week for area teams.

In the IHSA Class 2A Fulton Regional the Oregon Lady Hawks begin their post season play Feb. 9 when they take on Sterling Newman at 6 p.m.

The winner of that game will play Morrison on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m.

Other teams in the regional are Fulton, West Carroll and Bureau Valley.

The title game is slated for

Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.

Spring Valley (Hall) will host the sectional on Feb. 16, 17, and 19.

The winner of the Fulton Regional takes on the winner of the Ottawa Marquette Regional on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.

Teams in the Ottawa Marquette Regional are Peru St. Bede, Princeton, Putnam County, Ottawa Marquette, and Spring Valley (Hall).

Top teams from the Big Northern are in the Winnebago Regional with

Winnebago, Stillman Valley, Byron, Rockford Christian and North Boone playing for the title.

Stillman Valley plays on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. followed by Byron against Rockford Christian at 7:30 p.m.

The title game is Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.

The winner of this regional is in the other half of the Spring Valley (Hall) sectional.

Girls bowling team wins titles

Oregon’s Kelsey Pudlas and Abby Newman defend as Dixon’s Isabelle Shiaras posts up during Tuesday night action in Oregon. Photo by Earleen Hinton

Lady Hawks lose by two From B1 stepping up,” Eckardt said.

In the second half, Ravlin said his team played with more energy.

“We challenged our team and they responded,” he said. “With the best player (Wright) in the county sitting on the bench, Oregon gave us all we could handle.”

Alli Henson, who had been one of the players out of action, had four key free

throws out of five attempts in the second half to keep Oregon close. Two of them came after being fouled on a desperation heave at the third-quarter buzzer.

Ellie Provo, a 5-11 sophomore, gave Oregon fits in the final minutes on two baskets off in-bounds passes and another short jumper for Dixon’s final six points.

“Provo is going to give you everything she has,” Ravlin said.

Her final shot proved to be the game winner after Sansone had tied things up at 46-46 on a score.

The Lady Hawks (11-16, 3-10) close out the regular season with a home game Friday against Stillman Valley (16-6, 8-3).

“We’re really clicking,” Eckardt said. “I’m looking forward to the regional next week. Those teams aren’t going to be like Lutheran and Mendota.”

The Oregon High School’s girl’s bowling team completed a successful regular season by winning both the Big Northern Conference and Northern Illinois Bowling Conference Championships.

The Big Northern titles was won by virtual of last week’s win over Dixon, in Dixon and the NIBC title was won Feb. 3 at Town & Country Lanes, Mt Morris by defeating Christian Life 3451-2758.

Oregon recorded season high’s both for a single game 1199 and series in this final match before the IHSA State Series begins.

The Lady Hawks were led by three sophomores Abi Scheidecker with a 664 series (182, 236, 246) followed closely by Victoria Barnhart with a 640 series (217, 212, 211) and Ali Scheidecker with a 617 series (190, 203, 224).

The victory completed a 12-2 season, 6-0 in the NIBC winning all 18 games bowled.

The Big Northern season started with a close lose at Margeno (5 pts to 2 pts) but ended with a 7-0 run winning all 21 games bowled for the remainder of the season.

This marks the first time Oregon has won the Big

Northern title and only the second time as Champion in the NIBC (2006-7).

On Jan. 27, the Lady Hawks raised their season record to 11-2 / 7-1 in the Big Northern with a 32893079 win over Dixon at Plum Hollow Family Center, Dixon.

The Lady Hawks were led by their sophomore trio of Ali Scheidecker 636 series (225, 190, 221), Abi Scheidecker 602 series (215, 204, 183) and Victoria Barnhart 575 series (178, 182, 215).

Dixon was led by MacKenzie Kavanaugh with a 577 series (235,214,128).

Eighth graders win one, lose one The eighth grade girls’ basketball team from David L. Rahn Junior High was on the road last week for games at Polo and Amboy.

On Jan. 27, DLR traveled to Centennial Grade School in Polo to take on the Marcos.

The Eagles were out of the gate early offensively as they amassed 20 first half points to Polo’s 10. DLR extended their lead in the third quarter, outscoring the Marcos, 10-4.

The Eagles never gave up the lead to win the game,

37-22. McKenna Sadler led DLR with 10 points followed

by Abigail Hopkins’ eight.

MyKenzie Beitel chipped in seven and Olivia Mongan had five. Alisha Gilmour added three while Mallory Bergstrom and Katelin Pudlas each had two points.

On Jan. 29, the Eagles journeyed to Amboy for a non-conference contest against the Vikings.

The Eagles were outhustled and outmanned by the aggressive Vikings.

They took the Eagles out of their offense completely in the first half.

The home team built a 18-7 halftime lead. DLR regrouped a bit in the final half of play but couldn’t make up the first half deficit falling 28-14.

Mongan had five points to lead the Eagles and Hopkins had four. Sadler’s three and Beitel’s two rounded out the scoring. The Eagles open conference play against Byron on Feb. 5.

Oregon’s Matthew Crandall wrestles at 285 pounds against a Byron opponent on Jan. 27. Hawk wrestlers will compete at the Class 1A Dakota Regional on Saturday, Feb. 7. Teams in the regional include Byron, Dakota, Durand, Lena-Winslow, Polo, West Carroll, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago. Winners from the regional will advance to the Oregon Sectional slated for Saturday, Feb. 14. Photo by Julie Rude

Sports Column Top 10 OHS wrestlers are unveiled

By Andy Colbert Reporter Nearly 20 years ago when I got involved at the Dixon Telegraph, the sports guys had me covering wrestling during winter, as they preferred the more glamorous sport of basketball.

My interest in wrestling goes back to the mid 60s when my dad coached at Galva and I would go to meets with him; so I was perfectly fine doing wrestling instead of basketball.

I enjoyed my time on the beat and of any high school sport, wrestling seems to be the most mentally and physically demanding.

With regionals kicking off

on Saturday, I thought, why not compile a ranking of the top 10 wrestlers at Oregon for the past two decades.

Several people close to the program during that time frame were asked to list the ‘best of the best’ from No. 1 to No. 10.

The voters were coaches Mike Papini, Mark Gale, Nate Rogers, Mike Guzman, Brad Bauer, Steve Stender, mat official Roy Snyder (with assist from Kevin Barringer) and media members Brian Weidman, Randy Holland and myself.

Ten of us in all.

All voting was done confidentially with 18 different Hawk grapplers getting named to at least one ballot.

Likewise, I’ll keep my ballot confidential, but I am not shy about mentioning my No. 1 pick - Jeremy Benesh, also the only person named

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on all 10 ballots.

After that, it got tricky with a handful of top tier guys and then even harder to separate the final few guys down to No. 10.

No doubt, the Hawk program has had outstanding wrestlers over the past two decades and some good ones were left out.

Even though Benesh never won a state title, this ranking wasn’t strictly about state medals or wins/losses.

It was about being the best at your craft and performing at the highest level possible.

And, that’s what he did all four years, starting with a monumental win downstate as a freshman in the team duals against defending state champ Vandalia, catapulting Oregon into the championship finals.

He followed that defining moment with a storied varsity career characterized

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by heart, mental toughness and dominance on the mat.

The only individual state champs in Oregon history, Tony Pedrosa and Brandon Sklavanitis, came in second and third in the balloting.

Close behind was Brian Suter, who lost a state title

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bout in overtime in 1997.

As the voting bore out, the glory years of Hawk wrestling were from the mid 90s to the mid 2000s, as Sklavanitis was the only wrestler from the second decade to receives votes.

Randall Peterson, one of the final remnants of that golden age and only multiple state medalist besides Benesh and Pedrosa, was voted No. 5.

Jason Benesh, who some considered the most gifted of the bunch, along with Pedrosa, took the sixth spot.

Nate Rogers (No. 8), who did not vote for himself, led a charge of three brothers, all of whom had a significant impact on the program, including No. 11 Kevin and No. 12 Brett.

Another part of a brother act, Brent Suter, was seventh in the voting.

Eric Berg and Andy

Ballard, a pair of very aggressive 2001 mat grads, earned the ninth and 10th spots.

Without further ado, here are the rankings with 100 votes being the highest possible score (No. 1 on all 10 ballots).

First-place votes are in parenthesis.

1. Jeremy Benesh (6) ......93 2. Tony Pedrosa (4)......... 77 3. Brandon Sklavanitis ...65 4. Brian Suter .................59 5. Randall Peterson .......5.5 6. Jason Benesh ..............40 7. Brent Suter .................35 8. Nate Rogers ................30 9. Eric Berg .................29.5 10. Andy Ballard ......... 18.5 Honorable Mentions: Kevin Rogers 17, Brett Rogers 8.5, Jeremy Kennay 8, Matt Cain 6, Tom Bottoms 5, Andy Tremble 4, Bill Roschi 4, Mike Guzman 4.

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Roads needed heavy equipment to clear From A1 After 14 hours of plowing the county plows were called in for the night to give drivers some rest before heading back out in the morning.

Roads remained closed throughout the night until the snow plows were able to clear the roads.

“As of this morning (Monday) most roads are passable with the exception of Ill. 64 and U.S. 52. west of Ill. 26,” VanVickle said.

“IDOT is working with a blower to clear those areas.”

The Illinois Department of Transportation had a large truck with an two-chute snowblower eating through the large drifts throughout Monday.

IDOT reported U.S. 52 was closed from Brookville (Ill. 64) to Il. 26 due to drifts and cars blocking plows.

Ogle County Engineer Curtis Cook said his drivers were out at 4 a.m. to begin the process of clearing the roads from the overnight drifts.

“It took a lot of hours to get the roads open,” he said.

“It took 2 hours for our plow to get to Polo.”

Drifting on Pines Road near Polo was deep and was going to require extra work to get the road back open to two lanes.

“The wind was bad and caused drifting in the open areas,” Cook said.

Fortunately for plow drivers the storm occurred on a weekend unlike the blizzard in 2011 which was on a Monday and Tuesday.

Coincidently, this storm occurred on the anniversary of that storm.

“Any time we have light traffic it helps a tremendous amount,” Cook said.

“Snowing and blowing means you can not see the roads even in a snow plow.”

Cook said his drivers had one priority Monday morning.

“We were going to safely get the roads open,” he said.

“Once the roads are open we will widen the roads and get salt spread.”

The final part of clearing Dalton McCammon, age 8, Oregon, and a friend walk back up the sledding hill at Oregon Park West while being framed by the art statue Solar Reef on Monday afternoon. Photo by Earleen Hinton the snow is to push the snow back and widen the shoulders. This occurs in the days following a storm.

Cook said with the light weather in December and January, the salt supplies for the county are excellent.

VanVickle said his agency reported three accidents with injuries and 14 accidents with no injuries during the storm.

He said 109 vehicles were reported in the ditch.

Pam Lotz, Oregon, heads down the sledding hill at Oregon Park West as her son, Eli, watches from below. About a foot of snow fell across Ogle County Sunday and Monday making perfect conditions for sledding. Photo by Earleen Hinton

The Ogle County Highway Department was out for 14 hours on Sunday and went back out early Monday morning to open the roads. Here, River Road near the entrance of Lowden State Park has been plowed to allow motorists to get through. The highway department will be out throughout the day working on the county roads to continue to improve the road conditions. Photo

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Cody Stone, age 9, Oregon, smiles as he clears snow with a snow student Anton Aba-Varela shovel their driveway on S. Third Street. Photo by Earleen Hinton blower Monday morning. Photo by Earleen Hinton

Damian Jacbonson, age 14, was busy shoveling the sidewalk in front of his home on Sixth Street.

Polo resident Shannon Day shovels snow from around his car trying to get it free from where he got stuck on Ill. 26 Sunday evening. Photo by Chris Johnson

Additional Photos Visit our website at www.oglecountynews.com to view additional photos taken during this snowstorm.

A large IDOT snowblower is driven along US 52 Monday morning to clear the road. Photo courtesy of Steve Beltran

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Apply now for a Solid Waste Management grant Municipalities, businesses and schools eligible

By Reita Nicholson Administrative Assistant Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) is announcing the first round of Waste Reduction/ Recycling Grants for 2015.

The grants of up to $2,000 are available to Ogle County businesses, schools, municipalities, churches, scout groups, and non-profit

organizations wishing to establish or improve on waste reduction and recycling programs and services.

Applicants must provide a 20 percent match of the total project cost and the deadlines for applications are March 6, May 8, July 10, or Sept. 3, while funds are available.

Based on results from the most recent county recycling survey, Ogle County recycled approximately 28 percent of waste generated.

This is a good starting point, but more can be done to reduce waste and recycle more in Ogle County. A recycling grant can help.

The application for the grant is simple and flexible.

For more information or to request an application, call the OCSWMD at 815-732-4020 or visit www.oglecounty.org.

Businesses could use grant funds to help purchase waste reduction and recycling materials and equipment such as collection bins, carts, balers, storage containers, reusable packaging systems, sustainable food packaging, or educational materials that help promote recycling and waste reduction in the workplace.

Schools may seek funds for special projects that will further a student’s

understanding of how to reduce the amount of trash sent to the landfill.

The requests may be for materials and equipment, such as recycling bins/carts, videos, books, worm bins, composters, or a dishwasher so disposable plastic ware and Styrofoam trays can be replaced with reusable silverware and plastic trays.

Municipalities seeking to improve curbside, multifamily, or commercial

recycling are encouraged to apply, as well as park districts looking to provide recycling opportunities for park users.

These examples are not all inclusive and applicants are encouraged to find new and innovative ways to reduce the amount of waste and increase what is recycled.

The grants may not be used for ongoing expenses, such as staffing, collection, and hauling costs.

Priority will be given to new applicants.

All applications received will be reviewed by OCSWMD staff and the Ogle County Board Solid Waste Committee.

Grants will be evaluated on the following criteria: management ability, project quality, project impact, realistic goals and expectations, accuracy of application, educational potential, use of recycled content product when available, potential for waste stream diversion, and future continuity of the project.

The first deadline is March 6, and applications will be reviewed, scored, and acted on by the Solid Waste Committee by mid-March.

For more information or to request an application, call the OCSWMD at 815732-4020 or visit www. oglecounty.org.

6:58 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant. Kerce was transported to the Ogle County jail.

listed are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Oregon Police Activity Oregon Police Chief Darin DeHaan reports the following police activity for Jan. 19 through Feb. 1.

Jan. 19 Marisol Sanchez-Molina, 31, Dixon, was issued a citation at 7:36 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. This violation occurred at the Fourth and Washington intersection.

Kelli Scruggs, 33, Oregon, was arrested at 11:24 p.m. on a Lee County warrant for failure to appear. Scruggs was transported to the Ogle County jail.

Jan. 20 Jennifer A. Leather, 44, Oregon, was issued a citation for passing a school bus while loading or unloading.

This violation occurred on Jan. 14 at 8:04 a.m. in the

200 block of S. 10th Street.

Oregon police had asked for citizen help in identifying a possible vehicle involved in a hit and run that was reported on Jan. 10.

This incident occurred on private property, in the parking lot located at 301 S. 10th Street, where the offending vehicle and driver were observed and identified as James A. Porter, 32, Oregon, who was driving a 1995 GMC and struck the 2001 Honda belonging to Judy A. Pilsner.

Jan. 22 Debra S. Bronstein, 56, Mt. Morris, was issued a citation at 5:11 p.m. for disobeying a traffic control device.

This violation occurred at the 10th and Washington Street intersection.

Jan. 24 At 4:45 p.m., police responded to a disturbance at 406 S. Third Street resulting in issuing a complaint/ notice to appear to Heather M. Phillips, 20, Oregon, for violating the noise ordinance.

Phillips is scheduled to appear at a later date.

Jan. 25 Katie A. Barrett, 25, Rockford, was arrested at 12:01 a.m. on two outstanding warrants, one from Ogle County for failure to appear and one from Lee County for contempt of court. Barrett was transported to the Ogle County jail.

Jeremy T. Izer, 23, Oregon, was arrested at 1:22 a.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for delivery of alcohol to a minor. Izer was transported to the Ogle

County jail.

Jan. 26 Connie F. Hermes, 22, Mt. Morris, was arrested at 2:01 p.m. for driving while license suspended. Hermes was also issued a citation for speeding—50 mph in a 35 mph zone.

Hermes was transported to the Ogle County jail. These violations occurred in the 1200 block of W. Washington Street.

Jan. 27 At 6:30 p.m., police responded to a disturbance at 330 Lover’s Lane resulting in the arrest of Michelle C. Kelley, 50, Oregon, for disorderly conduct. Kelley was transported to the Ogle County jail.

Jan. 31 Anthony A. Kerce, 36, Oregon, was arrested at

Feb. 1 Eric E. Bryant, 31, Oregon, was arrested at 2:44 a.m. for domestic battery. Bryant was transported to the Ogle County jail.

At 11:05 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash at 320 Lover’s Lane involving a 2011 Dodge driven by Jason M. Benyo, 26, Dixon, and a 2001 Honda driven by Brandon T. Gecan, 30, Oregon. No citations were issued.

Twenty-four parking tickets and 18 verbal/written warnings were issued from Jan. 19 through Feb. 1.

General calls for service through dispatch Jan. 19 through Feb. 1 Checking a Subject/ Vehicle ........... 8 Citizen Complaints .....20 Juvenile Complaints .... 3 Animal Complaints ..... 3 Citizen Assist / Civil Problem ....................... 8 Vehicle/Building Lockout........................ 8 Domestic...................... 2 Ambulance/Other Department Assist ....... 6 Alarm Response Open Door/Window .... 6 911 Hang-ups/Open Phone Lines ................. 6 Traffic Stops .............. 26

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Sheriff Arrests Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following activity.

pending a Jan. 28 court appearance.

Jan. 27 Gary L. Adams, 54, Rockford, was arrested on an Ogle County warrant for contempt of court. Adams’s bond was set at $1,649 pending a Jan. 28 court appearance.

Jan. 29 Stan Smith, 31, Rockford, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear.

Smith appeared in court and was released on a $1,000 recognizance bond and will appear in court at a later date.

Jesse G. Owens, 32, Spartenburg, SC, was arrested on an Ogle County warrant for a petition to revoke. His bond was set at $10,000 pending a Jan. 28 court appearance.

Dominick Wolfe, 25, Dixon, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for domestic battery.

Wolfe’s bond was set at $5,000 pending a Jan. 30 court date.

Laurel E. Childers, 46, Rochelle, was arrested on an Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Childers appeared in court and was released on a recognizance bond after posting $150.

Childers is scheduled to appear in court again on Feb. 23.

Joshua S. Bicknese, 22, Mt. Morris, was arrested at approximate 8:05 p.m. for driving while license suspended. Bicknese was arrested after deputies initiated a traffic stop in the 7000 block of S. Ridge Road.

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Brian L. Albee, 28, Amboy, was arrested on an Ogle County warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia. He remained in the Ogle County Jail in lieu of $15,000 pending a Feb. 2 court appearance.

Kelsey J. Beck, 25, Dixon, was arrested on an Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. His full cash bond was set at $371 pending a Feb. 2 court appearance.

Melissa K. Burns, 33, Oregon, was arrested on an Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Burns was released on a $3,000 recognizance bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 23.

Cory G. Collins, 23, Rochelle, was arrested on an Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. His full cash bond was set at $1,645 pending a Feb. 2 court appearance.

Jan. 31 At approximately 11:09 p.m., deputies initiated a traffic stop in the 9,000 block of North Baileyville Road. After an investigation

Marcus Gunn, 23, Freeport, was arrested for driving while license suspended.

Gunn was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

Anthony A. Kerce, 36, Oregon, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for petition to revoke. His bond was set at $3,000 pending a Feb. 2 court appearance.

At 9:10 p.m., deputies and the Lynn-Scott-Rock Fire Department responded to a one-vehicle rollover crash on Ill. 64 near Mulford Road.

An investigation revealed that Brittany Thomas, 20, Marengo, was eastbound and lost control of her Scion on the snow-covered roadway and overturned after skidding off the roadway.

Thomas did not appear to be injured, but was transported by LSR Ambulance to Rochelle Hospital as a precaution.

The crash remains under investigation.

At approximately 6:43 a.m., deputies responded to a single vehicle accident in the 9000 block of N. Kennedy

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The driver and only occupant of the vehicle, Robert A. Johnson Jr., 20, Rockford, was driving southbound on Kennedy Hill Road at which time the vehicle left the roadway and came to rest in the west ditch.

Johnson was transported to Swedish American Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

He was also arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of cannabis.

He was also issued citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage.

Feb. 1 At about 1:29 p.m. deputies, along with Rochelle, Creston, and Malta Fire departments responded to a two-vehicle accident with injuries at Ill. 38 and Mulford Road.

Upon completing an investigation into the incident it was determined that Andrew Smith, 24, Rochelle, was westbound on Ill. 38 in a black 2009 Chevy Aveo, when he lost control of the vehicle in

near blizzard conditions and spun unto the eastbound lane where Smith struck Delbert Isham, 45, DeKalb, who was driving a 2007 Dodge Nitro.

Isham and his passenger refused medical treatment at the scene.

Smith and a front seat passenger were transported to Rochelle Hospital for nonlife threatening injuries.

A six-year-old child was a backseat passenger and was uninjured.

No citations were issued.

Feb. 2 At approximately 5:45 a.m., deputies responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a rural Mt. Morris residence. Cody R. Mon, 24, Mt. Morris, was arrested for obstructing a peace officer.

Mon will appear in Ogle County Circuit Court at a later date.

Matthew B. Thomas, 18.

Polo, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear.

Thomas’ full cash bond was set at $1,392 full cash for bond pending a Feb. 2 court appearance.

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IEMA urges residents to prepare for earthquakes North America hit with large quakes 1811-12

between December 1811 and February 1812, including parts of southern Illinois.

The strongest earthquakes in this series were estimated to be around magnitude 8.0, and were felt as far away as the East Coast.

Today, this multi-state region is heavily populated and highly developed.

Some of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in North America rocked the mostly rural Central U.S.

“Southern Illinois is adjacent to two earthquake zones, so the risk of a major earthquake is very real,” said IEMA Acting Director Joe Klinger.

A similar earthquake now would cause widespread devastation to buildings, utilities, roads, bridges and other infrastructure, as well

as result in many injuries and deaths.

While damage would be less severe in other parts of Illinois, utility outages, road

Obituaries Harlan J. Alderks Harlan J. Alderks, 76, Forreston, died on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 at Provena St. Joseph Center, Freeport.

He worked with both his father and Farmer’s Lumber as a carpenter for many years.

Harlan was born Feb. 18, 1938 in Rochelle, the son of Harm and Mary (Yardley)

Leo Barney Jr. Leo Barney Jr., 84, Leaf River, died from heart complications on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford.

Leo was born July 1, 1930 in Tomahawk, Wis., the son of Leo and Alma (Kluckman) Barney Sr. He married Katherine Robinson on July 5, 1958 in Rockford.

Leo was a proud member of the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict.

He was avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed

Alderks.

He married Mary Suter on Feb. 21, 1959 in Franklin Grove. She preceded him in death in 2005.

Survivors include daughters, Dawn (David) Fitzgerald,Polo, Harlene Alderks, Polo, stepdaughters Judy (Russell) Castle, Dixon, and Joanne (Jerry) Hitchcock, Oregon;

son, Kevin (Dione) Alderks, Baileyville, step-son, Mike (Sylvia) Gilroy, Dixon; sister, Mary Goerks, Oregon; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 13 stepgrandchildren, 20 step-greatgrandchildren, two stepgreat-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by daughters, Kimberly Alderks and Lavona Crossen;

snowmobiling, boating, shooting sports, travelling, spending time with his family, time at the lake, and gambling.

Leo retired from Southern Imperial after 35-plus years, and he also worked for Leaf River Valley Telephone Company.

He started the first laundromat in Leaf River.

Leo is survived by his wife, Katherine Barney, Leaf River; son, Eugene Barney, Rockford; daughter, Diane Barney, Dodgeville, Wis.; two grandchildren, Ashli Barney, Sycamore, and

Colton Barney, Schaumburg.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, David.

Funeral services were scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E.Hitt St., Mt. Morris, with Rev. Frank Lay officiating.

Burial was schedule at Willwood Cemetery, Rockford.

In lieu of flowers memorials have been established to Boy Scouts of America Blackhawk Area Council and Wounded Warriors.

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step-son, Jesse Gilroy; sister, Lavona Bishop.

Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 5 from 9 to 10 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home, 110 E. Dixon St., Polo.

The service will follow at 10 a.m. with burial at White Rock Cemetery, Kings.

To send condolences visit http://www. polofamilyfuneralhom.com.

Property transfers are listed according to the date they were filed in the county recorder’s office.

The name of the grantor transferring the property is listed first, followed by the type of transaction, the name of the grantee, the address and township of the property, and the price of the transfer.

at the Village of Progress in Oregon for many years and later at Terry Mitchell Insurance in Rockford.

She enjoyed her family and especially loved following the activities of her grandchildren.

Survivors include her sons, Steve (Shirley), Chana, Scott, Polo, and Joe, LaSalle; grandchildren, Tanya, Mike, Jesse, Jeremiah, and Timothy; and greatgrandchild, Jayce.

She was preceded in death

by her parents; her daughter, Janie Kay; and sister, Yvonne Meier.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation from 10 a.m. until time of service, at Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home, 110 S. Seventh St., Oregon. Rev. David Rogula will officiate.

Burial will be in White Rock Cemetery, Kings.

Visit www. farrellhollandgale.com to leave online condolences.

O’Keefe, Victoria Elizabeth, Christina Alaine, and Emily Jean Tudor.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John James and Irene Josephine (Schwartz) Tudor; his siblings, Rita Jean (George) Dilloo and John Edward (Denise) Tudor; and his grandchildren, Jason Bryce and Michelle Marie Tudor.

Robert attended and graduated (1946) from St. Attracta’s Parish Elementary School and attended and graduated (1950) from St. Ignatius College Prep High School, Chicago.

He received his bachelor of science degree in education from Northern Illinois State Teachers College in August of 1954 and his master’s in education from Northern Illinois University in August of 1957.

He served in the Army of the United States from 1955 to 1957.

An Honorary Life and Fourth Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus, Robert was grand knight of Cardinal Council, 1691, Cicero, from 1979-1981.

He was a charter member (2001) of St. Wendelin Council, 12841, Shannon.

He served as financial secretary of St. Wendelin Council from 2003 to 2007.

Robert and Lorraine were active in Kiwanis for several years; he was a past Lt. Governor of both Division 5 and 13. Lorraine served as a Lt. Governor of Division 13.

Robert was a member of the American Legion and past member of the Lions Club of Forreston.

Robert joined the staff at Morton High School and

Junior College, Cicero, in 1957. He retired from J. Sterling Morton High School in 1991.

During his years at Morton, he served as an English teacher and as Director of Community and Media Services.

The latter included public relations, community use of school and facilities, libraries and audio visual services, and the bilingual program.

He was a dear friend to many and will be greatly missed.

A memorial mass will be held this spring at St. Wendelin’s Catholic Church, Shannon.

A memorial fund has been established. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with his family at www.hermannfuneralhome. com.

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the ground shaking.

The phrase prompts people to “Drop” down to the floor, take “Cover” under a sturdy desk, table or other furniture, and “Hold On” to the furniture item and be prepared to move with it until the shaking ends.

There are several steps people can take to help prevent injuries and property damage at home, including: · Strapping water heaters and large appliances to wall studs · Anchoring overhead light fixtures · Fastening shelves to wall studs and securing cabinet doors with latches · Learning how to shut off gas, water and electricity in case the lines are damaged For additional earthquake preparedness information, visit www.Ready.Illinois. gov.

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J. Elaine Pumfrey, 78, a longtime Chana resident, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at Heritage Health Center, in Peru.

She was born Aug. 20, 1936 in Daysville, the daughter of Gordon and Goldie (Gilroy) Suter.

She grew up in Honey Creek and lived in Chana most of her life.

Elaine was a member of Chana United Methodist Church and was a secretary

Robert Jude Michael Tudor, 83, Forreston, died peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.

He was born at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Chicago, on Nov. 14, 1931.

He was raised in Cicero and was a loving husband to Lorraine Aileen (Lawson) since June 12, 1954.

He was a loving and proud father of Robert Jude II (Linda) Tudor, John Edwin (Dennis Artman) Tudor, Catherine Aileen (Thomas) O’Keefe, Edward Arthur (Mary) Tudor, and James Charles (Rebecca) Tudor.

He was a devoted grandfather to Jason Bryce (deceased) and Michelle Marie (deceased) Tudor, Jackson Francis and Carter William Rowland, Kaitlyn Aileen and Thomas James

closures and disruptions to deliveries of essential supplies would significantly impact the lives of most Illinoisans.

Recognizing this serious risk, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies will promote earthquake preparedness throughout February.

“Southern Illinois is adjacent to two earthquake zones, so the risk of a major earthquake is very real,” said IEMA Acting Director Joe Klinger. “We can’t predict when the next devastating earthquake will occur, but we can help people learn how to protect themselves and reduce damage to their homes.”

Klinger said people need to remember to “Drop, Cover and Hold On” when they feel

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Jan. 23 Jacob S. Dickerhoff, and Nicholette M. Dickerhoff, warranty deed to Robert P. Sobucki, Jr., and Kathleen F. Sobucki, 8632 N. Sunset Dr., Byron, Byron Township, $139,000.

Roberta McKiski, warranty deed to Jennifer M. Knepler, 222 W. Main St., Stillman Valley, Marion Township, $50,000.

James Vanderkolk, quit claim deed to Dawn Vanderkolk, property in Oregon-Nashua Township, no address given.

Gene Miller, warranty deed to Bonnie Cescolini and Sergio Cescolini, 701 Town Line Rd., Leaf River, Rockvale Township, $824,000.

Clarence W. Wilson and Kathaleen Wilson, quit claim deed to Keith E. Wilson, trustee, Diane M. Spisak, and Oregon Family Home trust, 997 W. Ill. 64, Oregon, Oregon-Nashua Township.

Ralph Petersen and Ruth Petersen, quit claim deed to Gary Petersen and Dawn H. Petersen, Lots 40 and 39, New Landing, Taylor Township.

Jan. 26 Ogle County Sheriff, Cheryl L. Aken and Shawn M. Aken, sheriff’s deed to Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, 1105 S. Third St., Oregon, Oregon-Nashua Township, $55,283.

Larry Watson and Judy Watson, warranty deed to Scott Watson and Patricia Watson, 3707 E. Oak Grove Rd., Byron, Byron Township, $105,000.

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Jan. 28 Raymond E. Devore and Pamela J. Devore, warranty deed to Carolyn Welsh and Donald Welsh, 213 W. First St., Stillman Valley, Marion Township, $135,000.

Clevie J. Carter, warranty deed to Rosemary P. Hyle and Pam A. Hyle, 761 N. Fieldcrest, Byron, Byron Township, $150,000.

Estate of George Hallman and Janet R. Hallman, guardian, warranty deed to David G. Poole, Linda S. Poole, and Keith R. Poole, property on Freeport Road, no address given, Polo, Buffalo Township, $297,755.

Linda L. Summers and John V. Ehmen, Jr., warranty deed to Linda L. Summers, property in Oregon, no address given, OregonNashua Township.

Jan. 29 Tara J. King and Edward L. King, warranty deed to Daniel J. Wolf, 302 W. Roosevelt Rd., Stillman Valley, Marion Township, $90,000.

Fines The following individuals paid fines in the Ogle County Circuit Court.

The name, age, and address of the individual is listed along with the offense, the date the fine was paid, the date the offense occurred in parenthesis, and the amount of the fine.

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Jan. 27 Rebecca L. Beach, warranty deed to Jacob Hobby and Logan D. Hobby, 18219 E. Telephone Rd., Monroe Center, Monroe Township, $100,000.

Lance Headon and Cassandra Headon, warranty deed to Hilary A. Bell, 400 S. Kaye Lane, Creston, Dement Township, $170,000.

Heirs of Jimmie D. Ruth, quit claim deed Anthony D. Ruth, Lisa Reber, Stephanie M. Watson, and Ronda Steffan, 3078 Silver Ridge Dr., Oregon, Rockvale Township.

Kathleen A. Forristal, warranty deed to Joseph W. Dettloff, 208 N. Seminary St., Mt. Morris, Mt. Morris Township, $57,600.

Ryan G. McGee and Connie R. McGee, warranty deed to Irma L. Rains and Steve Rains, 5181 Ashelford Dr., Byron, Byron Township, $230,000.

Brian E. Gittelson, 50, Oregon, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper passing on shoulder, charges dismissed per state motion; failure to reduce speed and not driving on right side of road, found not guilty, Jan. 29, 2015 (Aug. 24, 2014).

Cheyenne N. Owens, 18, Byron, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, unlicensed driver, and expired registration, Jan. 26, 2015 (Oct. 23, 2014), all

charges dismissed per state motion.

MIchael J. Pendergrass, 36, Byron, driving on suspended license, carry/ display license/permit, Jan. 26, 2015 (Nov. 29, 2014), $519 I-bond/recog.

Ruben Perez Morales, 26, Byron, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, unlicensed driver, both charges dismissed per state motion; driving 15-20 mph over the speed limit, (Jan. 28, 2015 (Dec. 3, 2014), $120.

Amanda M. Gore, 27, Byron, expired registration, dismissed per state motion; driving on suspended license, Jan. 26, 2015 (Dec. 6, 2014), $664 I-bond/recog.

Sophia Diaz Ruiz, 17, Byron, GDL under 18/one passenger under 20, Jan. 26, 2015 (Dec. 13, 2014), $179.

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County Record State’s Attorney Ogle County State’s Attorney Eric Morrow reports the following court activity.

(Due to a computer error, the state’s attorney’s office was not able to provide an

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Jan. 26 Lorenzo Allen, driving while license suspended, pretrial conference Feb. 9.

Mikayla Cox, driving while license suspended, jury status call Feb. 23.

Lyndon Farm, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, jury

Fines

From B6 Renee D. Paul, 39, Polo, expired registration, Jan. 26, 2015 (Dec. 19, 2014), $120.

Herbierto Santiago, 57, Byron, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration, Jan. 26, 2015 (Dec. 20, 2014), dismissed per state motion.

Griffin M. Cann, 26, Oregon, driving 15-20 mph over the speed limit, Jan. 28, 2015 (Dec. 27, 2014), $120.

Matt P. Hubbell, 20, Oregon, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, dismissed per state motion; disregarding stop sign, Jan. 28, 2015 (Dec. 27, 2014),

$296.

Lewi Glenis, 45, Oregon, driving 15-20 mph over the speed limit, Jan. 26, 2015 (Dec. 29, 2014), $175.

Emily M. Beck, 26, Mt. Morris, disregarding official traffic control device, Jan. 27, 2015 (Dec. 29, 2014), $120.

Estil L. Lipps, 70, Byron, use of electronic communication device, Jan. 26, 2015 (Jan. 8, 2015), $120.

Jennifer L. Jones, 41, Chana, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, Jan. 27, 2015 (Jan. 2, 2015), dismissed per state motion.

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Oscar Gomez Diaz, failure to register as a sex offender, jury status call Feb. 23.

John Grenoble, theft, jury status call Feb. 23.

Steve Holland, aggravated DUI, jury status call, Feb. 23.

Isaac Howard, criminal sexual assault, jury status call Feb. 23.

Monroe Center, failure to reduce speed, Jan. 26, 2015 (Jan. 1, 2015), $120.

Shay A. Bubnack, 24, Stillman Valley, expired registration, Jan. 29, 2015 (Jan. 1, 2015), $120.

Elaine M. Arand, 57, Byron, driving 15-20 mph over the speed limit, Jan. 27, 2015 (Jan. 15, 2015), $175.

Timothy R. Borgmann, 31, Byron, expired registration, Jan. 26, 2015 (Jan. 15, 2015), dismissed per state motion.

Dustin Hutcherson, burglary, jury status call Feb. 23.

Steve Irvin, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, motion hearing Feb. 13.

Michael Malone, aggravated domestic battery, status Feb. 6.

Nicholas Meinheit, driving revoked, status Feb. 6.

April Miskell, residential burglary, status Feb. 23.

Jennifer Oncken, possession of a controlled substance, jury status call Feb. 23.

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Raye Salisbury, possession of a controlled substance, pretrial conference Feb. 9.

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Commonly known as 5338 ASPEN COURT, Byron, IL 61010 Property Index No. 10-04-126-006 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $186,534.11.

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 on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale 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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES , 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432. Please refer to file number 14IL00017-1.

Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS Pennymac Loan Services, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Marty Boyd; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Rosella M. Henry; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00115 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Rosella M. Henry, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 15 AS DESIGNATED ON CROSS CREEK PLAT NUMBER 1 BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX (26), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-FOUR (24) NORTH, RANGE NINE (9) EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE IN PLAT D, FILE 37 IN THE CITY OF MOUNT MORRIS, COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 620 Cranbrook Lane, Mount Morris, IL 61054 and which said Mortgage was made by: Rosella M. Henry executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County, Illinois, as Document No. 0803247; 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 pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Kimberly A. Stahl Clerk of the Circuit Court 106 S. 5th Street, #300 Oregon, IL 61061-1634

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CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-14-19386 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs.

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 11/21/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 3/6/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 103 Jefferson Street Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FIVE (5) IN JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION IN THE VILLAGE OF STILLMAN VALLEY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK F OF PLATS, PAGE 37, IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 10-02-484-010 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 312 Pine Street Stillman Valley, IL 61084 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 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 14-14-14366.

January 22, 29 & February 5 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNION SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs, NO. 14-CH-141 THAD E. ROSQUIST, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Notice is given to Defendants, THAD E. Rosquist, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS< UNKNOWN TENANTS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS of the following described real estate: Lot 5, EXCEPT the East 80 feet thereof, in Midway Addition to the Village of Mount Morris, in Ogle County, Illinois.

The undersigned certifies that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure action was filed on December 26, 2014 and is now pending.

1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the case number are identified above.

2. The court in which said action was brought is identified above.

3. The name of the title holder of record is THAT E. ROSQUIST. 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty as follows: Lot 5, EXCEPT the East 80 feet thereof, in Midway Addition to the Village of Mount Morris, in Ogle County, Illinois.

Situated in Ogle County, Illinois.

5. Common address of description of the location of real estate is as follows: 5 Emily Street, Mt. Morris, IL 61054 6. A. Name of Mortgagor: Thad E. Rosquist B. Name of Mortgage: Union Savings Bank C. Date of Mortgage: May 10, 2007 D. Date of Recording: May 25, 2007 E. County where Recorded: Ogle F. Recording Document Identification: #0705411 UNLESS you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case on the office of the Circuit Clerk of this County on or before Fecruary 13, 2015, A JUDGEMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. This Notice prepared by: STEPHEN S. SCHMELZLE Attorney for Plaintiff 208 W. Stephenson Street, Suite 201 Freeport, IL 61032 (815)235-1188 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTION (15 USC 1692A) Jan. 22, 29 & Feb. 5, 2015

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OLD SECOND NATIONAL BANK, f/k/a OLD SECOND BANK-KANE COUNTY Plaintiff, vs.

STEVEN L. RUSSELL, LISA A. RUSSELL, TYLER RUSSELL, TANNER RUSSELL, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

15 CH 8 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, NonRecord Claimants and all Unknown Owners, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure action was filed on January 23, 2015 and is now pending.

The names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above.

The Court in which this action was brought is identified above.

The name of the titleholders of record is Steven L. Russell.

A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lot Thirty-nine (39) in Mongan and Etnyre Subdivision in part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of section 33, Township 24 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Book H of Plats, Page 49 in the Recorder's Office of Ogle County Illinois; situated in the Township of Rockvale, the County of Ogle and the State of Illinois.

Common Address: 1324 N. Illinois Route 2, Oregon, IL 61061 P.I.N. No.: 09-33-476-002 A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 1324 N. Illinois Route 2, Oregon, IL 61061 An identification of the Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Names of Mortgagors: Steven L. Russell and Lisa A. Russell Name of Mortgagee: Old Second Bank-Kane County Date of Mortgage: April 16, 2004 Date of Recording: April 23, 2004 County Where Recorded: Ogle County, Illinois Recording Document Identification: 0404700 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Non-Record Claimants and Unknown Owners, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Ogle County Judicial Center, 106 S. Fifth Street, Suite 300, Oregon, Illinois 61061 on or before the March 9, 2015, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure.

Circuit Clerk Kim M. Casey ARDC #6181726 HolmstromKennedyPC 800 North Church Street P.O. Box 589 Rockford, IL 61105 (815) 962-7071 Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS 14 CH 00064 Bank of America, N.A PLAINTIFF Vs. Jamie G. Diehl; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 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 9/19/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 3/6/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 103 Jefferson Street Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 51 OF SUNSET HILL ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT MORRIS, BEING A PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, IN TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID ADDITION RECORDED IN BOOK F OF PLATS, PAGE 24 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN OGLE COUNTY AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 08-27-177-009 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 504 W. First Street Mount Morris, IL 61054 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 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 14-14-08743.

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14 CH 00023 The First National Bank & Trust Company of Rochelle PLAINTIFF Vs. David R. Gossage; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 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 9/19/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 3/6/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 103 Jefferson Street Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK TWENTY-SIX (26) IN THE VILLAGE OF CRESTON, FORMERLY CALLED DEMENT; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.

14 CH 00064 Bank of America, N.A PLAINTIFF Vs. Jamie G. Diehl; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 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 9/19/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 3/6/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 103 Jefferson Street Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-27-177-009 Improved with Residential

PIN 25-23-204-004 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 302 W. Cederholm Street Creston, IL 60113 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-03932.

I642008 January 29, February 5 & 12, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS 14 CH 00023 The First National Bank & Trust Company of Rochelle PLAINTIFF Vs. David R. Gossage; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 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 9/19/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 3/6/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 103 Jefferson Street Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 25-23-204-004 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 302 W. Cederholm Street Creston, IL 60113 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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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 14-14-03932.

I642008 January 29, February 5, 12, 2015

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COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 504 W. First Street Mount Morris, IL 61054 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1408743.

January 22, 29 & February 5, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS 14 CH 00084 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Corey E. Zandonai; et. al.

DEFENDANTS. 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 11/21/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 3/6/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Sheriff's Office, 103 Jefferson Street Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 10-02-484-010 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 312 Pine Street Stillman Valley, IL 61084 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1414366.

January 22, 29 & February 5 2015

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: EARL L. CLINE, Deceased NO. 2015-P-2 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Earl L. Cline. Letters of office were issued on January 9, 2015, to Valerie D. Govekar, 6508 N. Deer Path Road, Oregon, Illinois, 61061, as Executor, whose attorney is Kim D. Krahenbuhl, Williams McCarthy LLP, 607 Washington Street, P.O. Box 339, Oregon, Illinois 61061.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Lee County Courthouse, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of first publication of this notice, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated this 15th day of January, 2015.

VALERIE D. GOVEKAR, Independent Executor For the Estate of EARL L. CLINE, Deceased Kim D. Krahenbuhl WILLIAMS MCCARTHY LLP P.O. Box Box 339 Oregon, IL 61061 815-732-2101 Fax 815-732-2289 Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC. PLAINTIFF VS UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES H PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES HAROLD PALLASCH, IF ANY; JONATHAN C PALLASCH; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DENNIS RILEY, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR JAMES PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES H. PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES HAROLD PALLASCH, IF ANY; DEFENDANTS 14 CH 111 6 SOUTH SEMINARY AVENUE MOUNT MORRIS, IL 61054 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES H. PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES HAROLD PALLASCH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 1 OF SEMINARY SQUARE ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW VILLAGE OF MOUNT MORRIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK A OF PLATS PAGE 207 AS DOCUMENT NO. 76289, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 6 SOUTH SEMINARY AVENUE, MOUNT MORRIS, IL 61054 and which said Mortgage was made by, JAMES PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES H PALLASCH A/K/A JAMES HAROLD PALLASCH DECEASED; Mortgagor (s), to M.E.R.S., INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of OGLE County, Illinois, as Document No. 0408274; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Ron McDermott Clerk of the Court 106 S. FIFTH ST. STE 300 Oregon, Illinois 61061 on or before March 9, 2015, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557

Feb. 5, 12, 19, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OGLE COUNTY OREGON, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-3 Plaintiff, -v.MARY K. HOLDER, et al Defendant 14 CH 33 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 21, 2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County will at 10:00 AM on February 20, 2015, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street, Oregon, IL, 61061, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5338 ASPEN COURT, Byron, IL 61010 Property Index No. 10-04-126-006 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $186,534.11.

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 on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale 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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES , 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432. Please refer to file number 14IL00017-1.

Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2015

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SCHOOL DISTRICT SECRETARY The Erie School District has an opening for the District Secretary.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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Location - Mrs. Sherwood Shank Family Farm

PUBLIC AUCTION WHEN: Saturday, February 7, 2015 WHERE: Rt. 38 and Gurler Rd., 1 mile east of Ashton, and 6 miles west of Rochelle, Illinois. 2153 Gurler Rd., Ashton, IL 61006 (old McKnight auto sales building - HEATED) TIME: 10 A.M. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This auction is comprised primarily of antiques, guns and coins. You must have a valid FOID card to purchase a gun. Guns will be held for 48 hours to determine eligibility and picked up any time after that specified time. We also have one antique automobile at this sale. Coins are a part of this sale but on February 14, 2015 we will have another sale of coins at this same location as there are too many to do at one sale. Thank you for your participation.

ANTIQUES: Butter churn and well pump (made in Rockford), 2 garden cultivators, 2 steamer trucks, copper fire extinguisher, 20 plus antique lanterns (some railroad), cruet set, old dishes, old pictures, Elgin pocket watches, Bolo ties, milk cans, caster wagon, sewing cabinet, cast iron seats (2 Buckeye, 2 Rock Island Plow Co.), 1 John Deere & misc. steel seats, 4 old high back chairs and kids chairs, antique rockers, 2 piece corner cabinet with hand forged hinges, 2 old blanket trunks, records, photo equipment, 2 spinning wheels and wool combing machines, old dresser- pie cabinet, hand forged lamps, old glassware and soft goods, Mason wrist watch, sports cards, Zippo lighters, Westclox alarm clock, 2 NY standard pocket watches, Heyworth 17 jewel pocket watch, silver dollar watch, rings (10k, and 2- 14K gold), misc. rings and pocket knives, 4 Elvis music box McCormick decanters, porky pig cookie jar ( 1947), coffee grinder (salesman sample) gold dishes with asst serving pieces, Carnival glass bowl and cups (iris pattern), Rosevelt cup (1955 from New Orleans), 5 C-I large mugs, C I lamps, C I dish set, old iron bean pot and 1970 300 Mercedes V8-3.5 liter 4 door with sunroof.

FARMLAND, HOUSE & BUILDINGS ESTATE AUCTION Monday, March 16th, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Sale to be held at: The Auction Shed 900 South Division Ave. Polo, IL 61064 OPEN TENANCY FOR 2015 CROP YEAR

240 Acres +/- in Sections 19, 20 & 29 of Palmyra Twp. in Lee County, IL Selling in 5 tracts Survey Available Day of Sale Tract 1: 80 Acres +/Tract 2: 125 Acres +/Tract 3: 25 Acres +/-

Open house Saturday, February 21st 1-3 P.M.

Tract 4: 2 Acres +/- with house & garage 2055 Mound Hill Road, Dixon, IL Tract 5: 3 Acres +/- with house, garage, outbuildings & bin 2037 Mound Hill Road, Dixon, IL

For complete listing of sale bill, maps, soil maps, photos, tax info, terms & conditions, etc. go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com

Owner, Straw Farm Trust

to settle estate of Ruth Straw Trustee, Paul Elsen Sr. Estate Attorney, Larry Johnson 815-625-8200 For Information Contact: Lenny Bryson - Auctioneer 900 South Division Ave. Polo, IL 61064 Phone: 815-946-4120

WANTED CONSIGNMENTS FOR 31ST ANNUAL

LELAND LIONS CLUB B FARM MACHINERY AUCTION

TRUCKS, CARS, LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT,, T TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS FARM ITEMS www.lelandlionsclub.com

SATURDAY MARCH 21, 2015 9:00 AM

Consignments now being accepted for listing and advertising by calling one of the committee members listed below. Items must be listed by February 27 to be properly advertised. Further items will be welcome for consignment until 5:00 p.m. Thursday before sale. Accepting consignments Saturday, March 14 Thursday, March 19. No consignment deliveries accepted after March 19. All items must be saleable.

1 Piece or a Full Line - Multi-State Buyers & Advertising Donated items will also be Welcome and Appreciated * NO FURNITURE OR APPLIANCES * RACK ITEMS MUST BE FARM RELATED ITEMS ONLY!! * LAWN & GARDEN ITEMS MUST RUN * NO PICKUP BED LINERS OR FIBERGLASS TOPPERS!! * NO UNSEALED LIQUIDS!!

AUCTION RATE PER CONSIGNER All individual items (except rack items) $24 or less will be a donation to the Lions Club. $2001 and over 6% $25 - $100 - 20% or maximum $400 per item $101 to $500 - 15% $501 to $2000 - 10% No Sales: 2% Min $20, Max. $100 per item $40 surcharge per rack $15.00 PER TIRE Drop-Off Fee (Duals Excluded) Titled Vehicles – Commission or Buy Back – Min. $100 NO TITLE - NO SALE SALE COMMITTEE Rick Hecathorn . . . . .815-405-9248 Jim Elliott . . . . . . . . . .815-343-2527 Ron Johnson . . . . . . .815-228-2198 Eric Danielson . . . . . .815-621-9765 Randy Johnson . . . . .815-830-0820 Duane Rickert . . . . . .815-495-9248 Brent Dannenberg . .815-228-5629 Matt Blocker. . . . . . . .630-417-2745 Nate Gudmunson . . .815-970-0001 Brad Riskedal. . . . . . .815-735-4259 Email consignments to rjbj58@kwisp.com Fax consignments to (815) 498-2570 Consignments Listed By February 27 Will Appear on Sale Bill.

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GUNS: Mossburg (Ducks Unlimited anniversary 12 gage pump), Hiawatha model 587, 22cal semi automatic, Savage 110-E scope 3x12x40, 30-06, Marlin (model 39-A lever action 22 cal), Winchester mod 1897 12 gage pump, Remington sports master mod 48, 20 gage auto, Winchester mod 12 16 gage pump scope 2.5x20, Remington viper mod 522, 22 cal auto, Remington Mohawk, mod 66 22 cal auto, Remington sportmaster, mod 512-22 cal bolt action, Stevens mod 15A single shot, Air rifle 177 cal pistols, Hi standard sport King SK100 22 cal auto, Ruger Mark II, 22 cal auto H&R sportsman double action 9 shot 22 cal, Virginian 22 cal stainless convertible 22 mag, Revelation 22 cal, model 76, 9 shot double action, Ruger 22 cal single stx mag. Stainless, Ruger vaquero 44-40 cal stainless S. action, Virginian Dragoon S. action 44 magnum, 22 amo (several bricks), 12 gage amo- several boxes, 38 special amo (assortment) and other calibers

REMMER SCHUETZ AUCTION SERVICE ASHTON, IL LICENSE #041000247 PHONE: 847-878-1491 TERMS: Cash or check with proper ID. Neither Remmer Schuetz Auction Service nor any of its employees are responsible for accidents or for any merchandise left unattended once it has been sold.

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OVER 5,000 CARS SOLD!

Quality Vehicles

Low Prices

Low Payments

1701 E 4th St., Sterling, ng IL 61081

Phone: 815-625-9600

MAKE YOUR TAX REFUND GO FARTHER! OVER 150 QUALITY PRE-OWNED TO CHOOSE FROM! 13 FORD FIESTA

01 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 4X4 REG. CAB

Low Miles

8 ft. box with Plow, Only 104,000 Actual Miles

159/MO.**

ONLY $6,999*

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12 CHEVY CRUZE

12 FORD FOCUS SE

10 Cruzes in Stock FROM

11 Focuses in Stock FROM

159/MO.**

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14 NISSAN SENTRA 12 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 14 CHEVY IMPALA

Low Miles

189/MO.

$

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Low Miles

189/MO.**

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Only 11,000 miles, Like New

219/MO.**

$

175/MO.**

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13 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ

1 Owner, Purchased New Locally

219/MO.**

$

14 CHEVY SONIC

Only 10,000 Miles 3 to Choose

175/MO.**

$

13 CHEVY MALIBU

Low Miles, 3 to Choose

219/MO.**

$

12 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ 14 CHEVY CAPTIVA 12 TOYOTA CAMRY SE 12 FORD ESCAPE LTD 14 DODGE JOURNEY SXT

Loaded, Low Miles

219/MO.**

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Only 10,000 Miles, Like New

248/MO.**

$

Low Miles, 1- Owner, 2 to choose from

248/MO.**

$

Loaded, Factory Warranty, Sunroof, 9 Escapes in Stock

263/MO.**

$

12 CHEVY TRAVERSE 13 LINCOLN MKZ 14 CHRYSLER T&C TOURING 13 BUICK ENCORE

6 Traverses in Stock All with Factory Warranty & Low Miles

278/MO.

$

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Loaded, Like New

292/MO.

$

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Leather, DVD, 3 to Choose

FROM

292/MO.**

$

Low Miles, Great MPG

292/MO.**

$

V-6, 3rd Seat, Only 11,000 Miles

278/MO.**

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14 BUICK REGAL

Loaded, Only 15,000 Miles

307/MO.**

$

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CARS.com Reviews

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After coming from a previous dealer, we were right away impressed with the quality of cars and variety at Majeski Motors. It was a joy to work with 1 individual through our whole selling process, and not be juggled around from office to office. We have been buying cars for over 65 years and have never had a more enjoyable experience.

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This dealer went above and beyond. Absolutely amazing customer service and an excellent selection of quality cars.This is my 2nd purchase from Majeski and I will be coming back.

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Vince - Tinley Park, IL *Plus tax, title, license & doc fee.**75 Months @ 2.9%, includes tax, title, license & doc fee with approved credit. ^With approved credit. Photos for illustration only.