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MT. MORRIS POLICE

Mt.MorrisPoliceChiefMichaelCicchetti reportsthefollowingactivity.

Feb.7

Atapproximately12:45p.m.,policeresponded tothe300blockofW.HittStforthereportofa domesticdisturbance.Afteraninvestigation,Cha E.Keller,34,ofMt.Morris,wasarrestedonan outstandingOgleCountywarrantforfailureto appear.KellerwastransportedtotheOgle CountyJailwherehewasheldinlieuofbond.

Feb.14

Atapproximately11p.m.,policeweresentto the10blockofWCenterSt.forthereportofa disturbanceinthearea.Afteraninvestigation, AnitaE.Chavez,32,ofRochelle,wasarrestedon

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anoutstandingOgleCountywarrantforfailureto appear.ChavezwastransportedtotheOgle CountyJailwhereshewasheldinlieuofbond.

Feb.17

Atapproximately11:05p.m.,policeweresentto the100blockofS.WesleyAv.forthereportofa disturbance.Afteraninvestigation,ChaE.Keller, 34,ofMt.Morris,wasarrestedandchargedwith aggravatedassaultandcriminaltrespassto property.KellerwastransportedtotheOgle CountyJailwherehewasheldinlieuofbond.

Feb.19

Atapproximately1:10a.m.,policerespondedto theDollarGeneralinthe3000blockofWRT.64. Atthattime,DeniseR.Wagoner,37,ofMt.

Morris,wasarrestedforcriminaltrespassto property.WagonerwastransportedtotheOgle CountyJailwhereshewasheldinlieuofbond.

Atapproximately4:10a.m.,policerespondedto the500blockofN.HannahAvenueforthereport ofadisturbance.Afteraninvestigation,Arkadiusz W.Stachurski,40,ofMt.Morris,wasarrested andchargedwithcriminaldamagetoproperty andcriminaltrespasstoproperty.Stachurskiwas transportedtotheOgleCountyJailwherehewas heldinlieuofbond.

Pleasenote:Anyarrestslistedaremerely accusationsandthedefendantispresumed innocentunlessprovedguiltyinacourtoflaw.

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Highwood man facing 11 charges after 21-mile high-speed flight from police through Ogle County

Policesayhehitapolice squadbeforewrecking carinMt.Morris

ByALEXAZOELLNER azoellner@shawmedia.com

AHighwoodmanisfacingmultiple chargesinOgleCountyafterfleeing fromdeputiesformorethan20miles alongIllinoisRoute64,andthen attemptingtoescapeonfootafter crashing.

DerrickW.Holmes,33,ischarged withfleeingtoeludeapeaceofficer, drivingwhileundertheinfluenceof alcohol,recklessdriving,speeding35 mph-plus overthespeedlimit,operatinganuninsuredmotorvehicle, failuretoreducespeed,transportationof alcohol/driver,impropertrafficlane use,failuretoobeyastopsign,leaving thesceneofanaccidentandfailureto yieldright-of-waytoanemergency vehicle.

“Originally,wereceivedinformationfromDeKalbCountythatthe vehicleinvolvedwasparkedalongthe road,”OgleCountySheriffBrainVanVicklesaid.“Thedriverwaslayingin theditchandtherearbumperwas

missingfromthe vehicle.Asth e [DeKalb]deputies arrived,thedriver gotupandfled.”

DeKalbCounty deputiesalerted OgleCountydeputies,whosoon locatedHolmes ’ vehiclenearthe intersectionofRoute 64 and SouthMoore Road,VanVickle said.Theintersectionisclosetothe OgleandDeKalbcounties’border.

OgleCountydeputies beganchasingHolmesabout1a.m.Feb.20, accordingtoanewsreleasefromthe sheriff’soffice.

Holmes’vehicle–ared FordMustang–reachedspeedsof120mphand disregardedmultipletrafficcontrol devices,thereleasesaid.

Thepursuitcontinuedweston Route64,throughOregonandthen intoMt.Morris,accordingtothenews release.

“WepursuedthevehicleintoMt. Morris,andthefleeingvehiclestruck aMt.MorrisPoliceDepartmentsquad car,”VanVicklesaid.

ThecrashoccurredneartheintersectionofNorthWesleyAvenueand

Route64,whichisnamedHittStreet withinvillagelimits,Mt.MorrisPolice ChiefMichaelCicchettisaid.The policevehiclethatwashitwasa2019 DodgeRampickuptruck;thebackof thetruckwasdamaged,buttheofficer insidewasuninjured,hesaid.

Holmes’vehicle finallystoppedat 14E.FrontSt.,inMt.Morris.From there,HolmesfledonfootandaK-9

PhotoprovidedbyMt.MorrisPoliceDepartment

officertrackedhimandtookhiminto custody,VanVicklesaid.

“He[Holmes]stoppedwhenthedog gotclose,”VanVicklesaid.

HolmeswastransportedtotheOgle CountyJail.Hisbondsubsequently wassetat$50,000/10%.

Holmeswasscheduledtoappearin courtat10a.m.Feb.22forapreliminarystatushearing.

Icy roads might have played part in fatal crash

ByALEXAZOELLNER

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Icyroadconditionsmighthave playedapartinaFeb.16crashthat claimedthelifeofaLanarkwoman.

KarenS.Harmon,57,waspronounceddeadafterhercarwasstruck twiceattheintersectionofNorthFreeportRoadandIllinoisRoute64inwesternOgleCounty.

“Atthispoint,we’restillwaitingfor ouraccidentreconstructionteamto concludetheirreport,”OgleCounty SheriffBrianVanVicklesaidwhen askedifthecauseofthecrashwas known.

Thethree-vehiclecrashoccurredat 7:31a.m.,accordingtoanOgleCounty Sheriff’sOfficenewsrelease.

RebeccaA.Marschang,50,ofPolo, wasdrivinga2003GMCYukonnorthboundonNorthFreeportRoadand “wasunable tostop forastopsign, possiblyduetoicyroadconditions,”

thenewsreleasesaid.Marschang’s vehicleenteredtheintersectionand collidedwithHarmon’s2011Honda Accord,whichwastravelingeaston

Route64.

AfterbeingstruckbytheGMC, Harmon’svehiclespunintothewestboundlaneofRoute64whereitwashit

bya2016 Peterbiltsemitruckdriven byRobertS.Engen, 45,ofChamplin, Minnesota,thereleasesaid.

Engenwasuninjuredinthecollision.Marschangwas transportedby privatevehicletoFHNMemorialHospitalin Freeportfortreatmentofpossibleminorinjuries.

Harmonwaspronounced dead at thescenebytheOgleCountycoroner andwastransported totheOgle CountyCoroner’sOffice.

“Becauseit’sanaccidentinvolving death,there’samandatoryblood draw,sowe’rewaitingonreports to comebackonthat,”VanVickle said. Henotedthemandatoryblooddrawis justforMarschang,whois“theat-fault driver.”

Thecrashremainsunderinvestigation.

Deputieswereassistedatthescene bythePoloandMt.Morrisfireprotectiondistricts,thePoloPoliceDepartmentandtheIllinoisStatePolice.

Derrick W. Holmes, 33, of Highwood, is facing multiplecharges after fleeing from deputies for more than 20 miles along IllinoisRoute 64, and then attempting to escapeon foot after crashinginto a Mt. Morris police truck.

Derrick W. Holmes

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The intersection of North Freeport Roadand Illinois Route 64 was the site of a fatalcrash on Feb 16 as winter weathercreated driving hazards for motorists.

Police: Man broke into rural home, shot by resident

ByALEXAZOELLNER azoellner@shawmedia.com

Amanwhopolicesaidbrokeintoarural OgleCountyhomeremainedincriticalconditionTuesdayafterbeingshotbyaresident.

OgleCountySheriffBrianVanVickle saiddeputiesrespondedtoaresidenceinthe 9000blockofEastFowlerRoad,between RochelleandChana,at1:11a.m.Feb.19after receivingareportofahomeinvasionin progress.

“Prior toarrival,deputieswereupdated withinformationthatamaleoffenderhad

been shotbysomeonelivingattheproperty,”VanVickle saidinanews release.

“Deputiesrespondedtothesceneand administeredaidtotheoffenderafterlearningthemalehadbeenshotatleastoncein thelowerabdomen.”

RochelleandFlaggCenterEMS arrived onsceneashorttimelaterandbeganadministeringaid.TheallegedoffenderwastransportedtotheRochelleairportandflownbya LifeFlighttoOSFSaintAnthonyMedical CenterinRockford,VanVicklesaid. AsofSunday,themalewasincritical, butstable,condition,VanVicklesaidin a Feb.21interview.

Twopeoplewereathomewhenthe break-inoccurred;oneofthemshotthe intruderasingletimewithahandgun,VanVicklesaid.Themanwhobrokeinwasnot armed,hesaid.

Arelated911callreportinganattempted break-inwasmadejustbeforetheEastFowler Roadincidentoccurred,VanVicklesaid.

Theincidentremainsunderinvestigation,andchargescould be pendingforthe intruder,hesaid.

“Thechargeswouldbefortheoffender, butobviouslywehavetospeakwithhim first,”VanVicklesaid.“There’sadditional investigationthatneedstohappen.”

Constellation announces major investment in Byron plant to increase clean energy output

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Constellation,thelargestproducer of carbon-freeenergyintheU.S.,and owneroperatoroftheByronNuclear PowerPlant,saidTuesdaythatitwill invest$800millioninnewequipment toincreasetheoutputofitsBraidwood andByronGeneratingStationsby about135megawatts,enoughtopower theequivalentof100,000average homesaroundtheclockeveryyear.

Theadditionalalways-on,carbon-freepowergeneratedwillresult intheequivalentofremoving171,000 gas-poweredvehiclesfromtheroad peryear,ortheequivalentofadding 216intermittentwindturbinestothe grid, usingEnvironmentalProtection Agencydata,thenewsreleasesaid.

Theprojectisexpectedtocreate workforthousandsofskilledunion workersduringconstructionwhile expandingeconomicactivityforsurroundingbusinessesintheplantcommunities.

Theadditionaljobscomeontopof the1,200permanentworkersatthe twoplants,thereleasesaid.

“These investmentsinourworldclassnuclearfleetwillallowustogeneratemorezero-carbonenergywith thesameamountoffuelandland,and that’sawinfortheeconomy,theenvironmentandIllinoisfamiliesandbusinesseswhorelyonourcleanenergy,” saidJoeDominguez,presidentand CEOofConstellation.“Theseprojects willhelpcreatefamily-sustainingjobs andareadirectresultofstateandfederalpoliciesthatrecognizetheincrediblevalueofnuclearenergyinaddress-

ingtheclimatecrisiswhilekeeping ourgridsecureandreliable.”

Braidwood andByronwereamong theIllinoisnuclearplants savedfrom prematureretirementbypassageof thestateClimateandEquitableJobs Actin2021 Sincethen, Congress passedtheInflationReductionActlast year,whichprovidesabaselevelof supportfornuclearenergynationwide.Bothpiecesoflegislationhave enabledrenewedinvestmentin nuclearenergy.

SupportfornuclearintheIRAhas

madeextendingthelivesofU.S nuclearassets to80years morelikely assumingcontinuedsupport.Ithas causedConstellationtoexamine nuclearuprate opportunitiesthat werecanceledadecadeagobecauseof marketforces.The45Ytax creditfor theproductionofnewcarbon-free electricity helpsmaketheseinvestmentseconomic,Constellation’snews releasesaid.

TheBraidwoodandByronprojects involvereplacingthemainturbinesat thetwo facilities withstate-of-the-art,

high-efficiencyunitsthatareexpected toaddabout135carbon-freemegawattsofoutputatthenuclearplants. Constellationexpectstoseeincreased outputatthestationsasearlyas2026, withthefullupratedoutputavailable by2029.Workontheuprateswill occurinstagesduringscheduledrefuelingoutages.

TheIllinoisupratescomeonthe heelsofConstellation’sannouncement ofsignificantprogressatitsclean hydrogenprojectatNineMilePoint GeneratingStation inupstateNew York,andthestartofworkonoperatinglicenserenewalsattheClintonand DresdennuclearplantsinIllinois.

“Itisgratifyingtoseenewlongtermprojectsatournuclearfacilities gettingthegreenlight.Thisisanexcitingtimeforourindustryaswecontinueourinvestmentinthefutureof ourplants,”said DaveRhoades,chief nuclearofficer,Constellation.“Our workersstandatthereadytowelcome newemployeesfortheseprojectsas wecontinuebuildinguponcreative neweffortsthatprovideadditional cleanenergytothecommunitieswe serveacrossthenation.”

About Constellation

HeadquarteredinBaltimore,ConstellationEnergyCorporation(Nasdaq:CEG)isthenation’slargest producerofclean,carbon-freeenergyand aleadingsupplierofenergy products andservicestobusinesses,homes, communityaggregationsandpublic sectorcustomersacrossthecontinentalU.S.,includingthreefourthsofFortune100companies.

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Steam comes out ofthe Byronnuclearpower plant’s cooling towers The plant, ownedand operated by Constellation, is located between Oregonand Byronon German Church Road.

Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle

Members ofthe Reynolds family were busy in 2022 shopping for toys at the farm toyshow This year’s eventwill beSaturday, March 4, at Polo High School.

Polo Lions Club farm toy show is set for Saturday, March4

ThePoloLionsClub’s38thFarm ToyShowwillbefrom9a.m.to3p.m. March4atPoloHighSchool,110Union Ave.

Morethan75dealersareexpected toattend,butIreneShortstillisacceptingdealerapplicationsfromthosewho call815-946-3730.

OBITUARY

LAVERNW.STAMM

Born: January2,1939inStephensonCounty

Died: February15,2023inShannon

LavernW.Stamm, 84,ofShannon, passedawayathis homesurroundedby familyandfriendson

WednesdayFebruary 15,2023.Hewasborn inStephensonCounty onJanuary2,1939,thesonofMilfordandElta Mae(Lestikow)Stamm.Hegraduatedfrom ForrestonHighSchoolandstartedworkingas acarpenter.Helaterbeganhisownbusiness, withtwoothermen,andcontinuedthatwork underthenameSAMBuilders.HewasalongtimememberoftheForrestonLionsClub. HereceivedtheMelvinJonesFellowaward fromtheLionsClubInternationalFoundation forDedicatedHumanitarianServices.Lavern

Forreston FFAAlumni farm toy and craft show March11

The35thannualFarmToyandCraftShow willbefrom9a.m.to2p.m.March11at ForrestonJunior-SeniorHighSchool.

ThefeaturedshowtractorisaMassey Ferguson98widefront1/16diecastmodel valuedat$80.

Therewillbemorethan40exhibitors,a silentauctionstartingat10a.m.,farm displaysbyK-12studentsandadultsand rafflesforgiftcardsandcertificates.

TheeventissponsoredbytheForreston FFAAlumni.Admissionis$3,andchildren age5andyoungercanattendforfree. Forinformationonthetoyshow,callRick Garnhartat815-238-3044.Forinformation onthecraftshow,callCathyKohlbauerat 815-275-6710oremailatforrestonffaalumni@gmail.com.

PAG annual meeting is March 16

ThePerformingArtsGuildwillholdits annualmeetingat7p.m.Thursday, March16,atthePinecrestGroveCommunity Center.

Theeventisaneveningoffood,funand fellowshipalongwithapreviewofthe upcomingseason.Thecostis$40to

becomeaPAGmember,whichincludestwo ticketsforthe2023season.

Anyoneinterestedinattendingshould emailPAG2023@performingartsguild.com byMarch10.

PAG springshow auditions

March 14, 15

Thisspring,thePerformingArtsGuildwill presentareaderstheatergoingbackintime withold-timeradioshowssuchas“Burns andAllen,”“LittleOrphanAnnie”and“Who’s onFirst.”

PerformancedatesareFriday,Saturday andSunday,April21-23,atthePinecrest GroveTheatre.

Menandwomenandboysandgirlsofall agesareinvitedtoaudition.Auditionswillbe heldonTuesdayandWednesday,March14 and15,from6:30to8p.m.atthePinecrest GroveLibrary,500EvergreenLane,Mt.Morris. DaveSheelyandTrudyWhalenare producers.

Inareader’stheaterthoseinvolvedreada scriptinsteadofmemorizingit.Materialswill beprovidedattheaudition,socomeearlyto reviewthereadings.

Formoreinformationaboutauditions, pleasecontactDaveSheelyat719-740-6162.

ThePoloFFAalsowillbehostinga cafeteriaandaraffle.

Admissionis$3.Theeventisfree forchildrenyoungerthan12.

Forinformation,callRyan Shetler at815-499-0176.Theeventoffersaccess forthosewithdisabilities.

enjoyedplayingcardsandhavingabeerwith hisfriends.Hespentalotoftimecutting andchoppingwood,tillingthegarden,and pickingbeansandtomatoes.Hisfamilywas hisgreatestjoy.Heissurvivedbyhiswife Helen,histwosons,CodyStammandMarc (Jill)Stamm,hisdaughter,Denise(Dan) Ball,hisgrandchildrenBraxtonStamm,Lizzy Stamm,AnnaliseStamm,ShaylaStamm, Stephanie(TJ)Stamm,hisgreat-grandson, ParkerStamm,histwosisters,GlendaCarter andTheoHarrenstein,andhisbrother,Gary Stamm.Hewasprecededindeathbyhis parents,hissisters,GailBabcock,Carol BarkerandDonnaRunte,andhisgrandson, TJStamm.Lavernwillberememberedas fun-loving,kind,and“alwaysreadytohelp” byhisfamilyandhismanyfriends.ACelebrationofLifepartywillbeheldinthenear futureforhisfamilyandhisclosefriends.In lieuofflowers,amemorialwillbeestablished fortheSt.JudeChildren’sHospital.

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Letters about CCC Camp in Idaho written in 1934

JesseSchryver’slettersfrom Idahowerewrittenin1934. TheCivilianConservation CorpCampBerthaHillwaslocated nearHeadquarters,Idaho,andatown aboutthesizeofHazelhurst.

ThenexttownofanysizewasLewiston,Idaho,90milesaway.Themen werecleaningupthetimbersand woodedareas,whichobviouslyneeded attention.

Jesse’slengthylettersweremostly aboutcatchingwildanimalssuchas fivebears.One ofthem,acinnamon bear,theychainedtoatreetobethe campmascot.Iwouldhavethought thathandlingbearswouldhavebeena bitdangerousandsomeofthemen werebitten.

InhisJune16,1934,lettertoTCP, Jessetellsofthedetailsofbeing a “smokechaser.”Ifsmokewasdetected atthelookouttoweronBerthaHill, thefive-mancrewof“smokechasers” hadtofindthefireusingacompass.

Gettingtothesceneofthefire required walkingwitha28-poundpack ofequipmentonyourback.Yourpack

POLOHISTORY

Betty Obendorf

wouldincludeashovel,mattock,file andalightforyourhead.Jessewould havebeentrainedonhowtowalkwith allthisequipment.Theydidalotof practicewalking.Ihadtolookupwhat a mattockwasanditisadiggingtool.

BySeptember1934,Jessehadbeen promotedtoassistantleaderandhe waspartofthebigfireinSelway NationalForestthatburnedbetween 200,000and250,000acres.Thishad beenthebiggestforestfirein28years andJessehadsomeharrowingexperiencessuchasbeingtrappedforashort time.

Jessedidnotwriteabouthis1936 stintwiththeCCCinTrempeleauand St.CroixFalls,Wisconsin.Maybe therewerenobearstocorralorforest

The next Polo Historical Society Meeting is Wednesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. at the Polo Museum,113 N. Franklin Ave. The program will be provided by Rob Hough of Mt. Morris.

firestoextinguish.Hedidcomment aboutallthereadinghedidinhis sparetimeandthattellsyousomethingabouthischaracter.

HeenlistedintheArmyin1942and oneofhislettersbackhometotheTriCountyPresswasfromCampAdairin theCascadeMountainsinthe stateof Oregon.Hewasinthe413thInfantry intheanti-tankplatoonwithguys fromallovertheU.S.andhehad becomeasergeantandsectionleader.

He was pleased with the three squadsofmenbecausetheyallworked togethersowell.Thiscomesfromhavingagoodleader.

Hewaspartofthe“TimberWolf Division”andunderMajorGeneral TerryAllen.Hewouldcontinuetobe withthatdivisionevenwhenthey laterwenttoGermany.

WhenLinda and Isortedpictures,

wesooncametothoselabeledCaliforniaandweknewJessehadmoved with theArmy totheWestcoast. ManeuversinIdahohadcometoan endandsohadtheletterstothenewspaper.

Jesse haddescribedthemaneuver areaashaving“sagebrush,sand,lava beds,scrubcedaranddesolation.”He leftallofthisforCalifornia. Wewouldhavetoguessfromthe pictureswhatJessewasuptointhe Army.Hehadstatedinhislettersthat itwasdifficultheadingupaplatoon andgettingtherighttrainingyou neededyourself.Sohewasalways learningsomethingnewalongwith hismen.

•BettyObendorfisaretiredteacher andavolunteerforthePoloHistorical Society.

Gettysburg Address one of greatest statements inhistory

ByOTTODICK

AftertheBattleofGettysburgon July 1-3, 1863, the removal of the fallen soldiers fromtheGettysburgBattlefield graves and their reburial in gravesattheNationalCemeterybegan Oct.17.

ThedayofLincoln’sGettysburg Address,Nov.19,reburialofUnion soldierswaslessthanhalfcomplete.

Lincoln’s addresscanbeseenas oneofthegreatestandmostinfluentialstatementsinAmericanhistory. Thisspeechwasonly271wordslong. Itbeganwiththenowfamousphrase, (Fourscoreandsevenyearsago), referringtothesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependence87yearsearlier.

Lincolncontinuedbydescribing theU.S.asanation“conceivedinLiberty,anddedicatedtotheproposition thatallmenarecreatedequal.”He recalledtheCivilWarwasatestthat woulddeterminethatournationcould

survive.

HementionedthesacrificesofthosewhodiedatGettysburg,“Thesedeadshallnot havediedinvain,thatthe nation,underGod,shallhave anewbirthof Freedom,and thatgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromthe earth.”

LocatedintheLibrary of Congressis amuralbyartist ElihuVeddler.Thefigurein thismuralbearsatabletwith Lincoln’sfamousphrase,(A GovernmentofthePeople,by thePeopleandforthePeople).

Thefeaturespeakeratthisevent wasEdwardEverettwhosespeech wastitled(TheBattlesofGettysburg), whichlastedtwohours.Lengthycemeterydedicationaddressessuchas Everett’swerecommonatcemeteries inthisera.

Those Were the Days program is Feb.25

TheFeb.25programof“ThoseWeretheDays,” heldattheOregonDepotMuseum,willbepresented bytwowell-knownJoDaviessCountyresidents,Bob BumanandTerryMiller.Theprogrambeginsat 10a.m.

BumanwillbeofferinginformationaboutUlysses

Newspaper reportsdescribed the GettysburgAddress.Ofcoursethe RepublicansandDemocratsdiffered.

TheDemocratChicagoTimeseditorialstatedthefollowing.“Thecheekof everyAmericanmusttinglewith shameashereadsthesilly,flatand dishwateryutterancesofthemanwho

Grant,whobecamethegeneraloftheUnionArmy andthe18thpresidentoftheU.S.

Bumanwasoneoffthelastleadminersworkingin theGalenaterritoryminespriortotheclosingofthe industryinthatarea.

Theseminesatonetimeproducedabout85%of theU.S.supplyoflead.

TheNativeAmericansofthisregionminedthese

hastobepointedouttointelligentforeignersasthePresidentoftheUnitedStates”. TheRepublicanNewYork Timeswascomplimentary andpublishedthespeech. TheSpringfieldalsoprinted theentirespeech,callingit a perfectgem.

TheLincolnAdd re ss MemorialdesignedbyLouis HenrickwiththebustofLincolnbyHenryKrikeGushBrownislocatedattheGettysburgNationalCemetery.

NowbacktoOregon,Illinois.It’sinterestingthatLincoln’sSpeechinOregonwastwohours longandhisfamousGettysburg Addresswastwominuteslong.

•OttoDickisaretiredteacherand hasresearchedOgleCountyhistory forseveralyears.

productsbackintothe1700s.

Miller,thesitesuperintendentoftheGrant HistoricalSite,willoffercommentsandanswer questions.

“ThoseWeretheDays”programsareheldatthe OregonDepotMuseum,401CollinsSt. Formoreinformation,callRogerCainat815-7579715orChrisMartinat815-742-8471.

PhotosprovidedbyOttoDick

ABOVE LEFT: Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president ofthe United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. ABOVE RIGHT: This Lincoln Memorialis at the Gettysburg Cemetery.

Rochelle man is arrested for possessing child porn

ByALEXAZOELLNER azoellner@shawmedia.com

A37-year-oldRochellemanwasarrested lastweekforpossessionofchildpornography.

JesusFernadoCornejo-Garciawasarrested oneightcountsofpossessionofchildpornographyunder13yearsold,aClass2felony, accordingtoanewsrelease fromtheOgle CountySheriff’sOffice.

OgleCountyState’sAttorneyMikeRock saidofficialchargeswillbefiledbyFeb.22at thelatest,andthatheexpectstherewillbe

eightcounts.

“We’reintheprocessofputtingtogether thecharginglanguage,”RocksaidTuesday morning.

DetectivesarrestedCornejo-Garciaafter executingasearchwarrantonhisresidence, thenewsreleasestated.Investigatorsseized evidencesupportinganarrestforpossession ofchildpornographywhileexecutingthewarrant,accordingtothenewsrelease.

IllinoisStatePolice investigatorsreceived informationthatCornejo-Garciasupposedly downloadedchildpornographyand,in

December2022,beganinvestigating,thenews releasestated.Athoroughinvestigation ensuedinconjunctionwiththeIllinoisAttorneyGeneral’sInternetCrimesAgainstChildrenUnit,theIllinoisStatePolice,Belvidere PoliceDepartment,RochellePoliceDepartmentandtheOgleCountySheriff’sOffice.

Cornejo-Garciacurrentlyisoutonbail, accordingtoOgleCountySheriffBrianVanVickle.

Cornejo-Garciaisscheduledtoappearin OgleCounty Courtforapreliminarystatus hearingat10a.m.Feb.22.

Ogle County man gets 14 years in prison for transporting child porn

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AByronmanwassentencedFeb.15to 14yearsinfederalprison fortransportationofchildpornography.

OscarFlores-Vazquez,51,pleadedguilty earlierthisyeartoonecountofknowingly transportingchildpornography.

John R. Lausch Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and Robert W.“Wes” Wheeler Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI announced FloresVazquez’ssentenceinanewsrelease.

The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica S. Maveus.

Oscar Flores-Vazquez

Flores-Vazquezalsowasorderedtopay $8,750inrestitution to certainvictimsby U.S. DistrictJudgeJohnRobertBlakey whoimposedthesentence.

According to the news release,FloresVazquez admitted in a plea agreement that he used a peer-to-peer application on his computer to knowingly allow others,

including an undercover law enforcement agent, to access files on his computer that Flores-Vazquezknew contained child pornography.

In June 2018, Flores-Vazquez knowingly transported childpornography, including a file depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicitconduct.

Flores-Vazquez further admitted in the plea agreement that he possessed a laptop thatcontained more than 600 imagesof childpornography.

OgleCountySheriffBrianVanVicklereports thefollowingpoliceactivity.

Feb.12

FrederickReisinger,81,ofRochelle,was arrestedfordrivingwhilelicensesuspended afterdeputiesconductedamotoristassist onIllinoisRoute38neartheintersection withCenterRoadat7:31p.m.Reisingeralso wascitedforoperatinganuninsuredmotor vehicle.Reisingerwasreleasedona$2,500 I-Bondandgivenafuturecourtdate.

RobinA.Otten,63,ofPeoria,wasarrested fordrivingonasuspendedlicense,possessionofacontrolledsubstance/crack cocaine,possessionofdrugparaphernalia andaBureauCountywarrantafteratraffic stopinthe1000blockofsouthIllinoisRoute 2at9:44p.m.Ottenalsowascitedfor suspendedregistrationandoperatingan uninsuredmotorvehicle.Ottenwas transportedtotheOgleCountyJailandheld pendingacourtappearance.

Feb.14

JuanL.Lopez,21,ofRockford,wasarrested fordrivingwhilelicensesuspendedaftera trafficstoponInterstate39milemarker111 ataround12:49a.m.Lopezalsowascitedfor anequipmentviolation.Lopezwasreleased fromthesceneonanI-Bondandgivena

futurecourtdate.

JohnLehmann,58,ofFreeport,was arrestedfordrivingwhileundertheinfluence ofalcoholafterdeputiesrespondedtoa disturbanceinthe100blockofSouth CommercialStreetinBaileyvilleataround 9:34p.m.Lehmannwastransportedtothe OgleCountyJailandheldinlieuofbond.

Feb.15

LauraA.Dee,35,ofMachesneyPark,was arrestedfordisorderlyconductafter deputiesrespondedtothe600blockof NorthSecondStreetinHolcombataround5 a.m.foradisturbance.Deewastransported totheOgleCountyJailandheldinlieuof bond.

AliM.Saleh,23,ofRockford,wasarrested fordrivingwithoutalicenseafteratraffic stopattheintersectionofNorthKilbuck RoadandIllinoisRoute72ataround2:54 p.m.Salehalsowascitedforavoidinga trafficcontroldevice.Salehwasreleased fromthesceneonanI-Bondandgivena futurecourtdate.

FrankHatch,68,ofPolo,wasarrestedfor drivingwhileundertheinfluenceofalcohol. At10:47p.m.,deputiesrespondedtothe areaof7000W.PennCornerRoadfora reportofavehicleintheditch.AninvestigationshowedHatch’svehiclestruckamailbox

priortoenteringthesouthditch.Hatchalso wascitedforexpiredregistrationand improperlaneusage.Hatchwastransported totheOgleCountyJailandheldinlieuof bond.

Feb.16

JulioC.Ramos,21,ofRochelle,was arrestedfordrivingwhileundertheinfluence afterdeputiesandLynn-Scott-RockEMS respondedtotheintersectionofNorthwesternAvenueandNorthJunctionRoadinDavis Junctionataround5:23a.m.regardinga vehicleparkedintheroadwaywithtwo unresponsivemaleoccupants.Ramosalso wascitedforillegalparkingandillegal transportationofalcohol.Ramoswas transportedtotheOgleCountyJailandheld inlieuofbond.Thepassenger,AnthonyC.

Nunez,18,ofRockford,wasarrestedfor underageconsumptionofalcohol.Nunez wasreleasedonanI-Bond.

Feb.17

MatthewRodkey,49,ofRockford,was arrestedintheOgleCountyJudicialCenter parkinglotaround10a.m.forunlawful possessionofacontrolledsubstance/crack cocaine.RodkeywastransportedtotheOgle CountyJailandheldpendingacourt appearance.Oregonpoliceassisted.

GilbertoQuintana,26,ofLee,wasarrested fordrivingwhilelicensesuspendedaftera trafficstopatIllinoisRoute38andDement RoadinRochelleataround4:10p.m.Healso wascitedforpossessionofcannabis/ impropercontainer,operatinganuninsured motorvehicle,expiredregistrationand failuretodisplaydriver’slicense.Quintana wastransportedtotheOgleCountyJailona validDeKalbCountywarrantandwasheldin lieuofbond.

RyanDinkelman,36,ofMt.Morris,was arrestedfordrivingwhileundertheinfluence ofalcohol.Ataround5:20p.m.,deputies respondedtoadrivingcomplaintofavehicle travelingsouthinthe11000blockofnorth IllinoisRoute2.Deputieslocatedthevehicle

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Jesus Fernado Cornejo-Garcia

OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF ACTIVITY

District continues tuition waiver for nonresident

employees’ kids

ByALEXAZOELLNER azoellner@shawmedia.com

ChildrenofForrestvilleValleySchool Districtemployeeswillcontinuetobe allowedtoattendschoolinthedistricttuition-free.

OnFeb.15,ForrestvilleValleySchool Board ofEducation membersunanimouslyvotedtorenewawaiverofthe schoolcodetoallownonresidentstudents whoseparentsareemployeesofthedistricttoattenditsschoolstuition-free,districtSuperintendentSheriSmithsaid. Thepublichearingheldregardingthe matterpriortothevotewasa formality, shesaid.

“Partoftheideabehinditistheteacher

PROPERTYTRANSFERS

Feb.10-16

WarrantyDeeds

LarryTuckerandMelodieS.ClarktoKerns PropertyManagementLLC,325N.WoodlawnRoad,Creston,$115,000.

SanhandAshleyLandrumtoEthanJarrod Hardiman,1054TurkingtonTerrace, Rochelle,$157,500.

StevenW.andKatherineE.Ericksonto JerryOldhamIII,722W.FourthAve., Rochelle,$170,000.

RobinA.HartselltoDebraS.Tennison,211 S.ThirdSt.,Oregon,$29,250.

JohnJ.KingtoPrattanaHammes,600N. UnionSt.,Byron,$173,000.

VonardL.andJoanE.JohnsontoShay MaryAnnHanlonandRileyAustinWright, 518N.SixthSt.,Oregon,$119,900.

SusanCoinetoHarrisonUnlimitedLLC,503

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andperformedatrafficstoponitatthe intersectionofRoute2andTownLineRoad. Dinkelmanalsowascitedforimproperlane usage.HewastransportedtotheOgle CountyJailandheldinlieuofbond.

Feb.18

WilliamA.Marshall,42,ofDeKalb,was arrestedfordrivingwhileundertheinfluence ofalcoholafteratrafficstoponIllinoisRoute 64nearChamberlainRoadataround3:38 a.m.Healsowascitedforfollowingtoo closelyandfailuretosignal.Marshallwas transportedtotheOgleCountyJailandheld inlieuofbond.

shortage.It’ssomethingwe’realltryingto workwith,”Smithsaid.“Ifanemployee canhavethesamescheduleastheirchildren,thatmightjustbeonemoreincentiveorperktothemasfarascomingtothe district[forwork].”

Thewaiverapprovedlastweekisgood forfiveyears,shesaid.Thefirstwaiver wasimplemented inthe2018-19school year,Smithsaid.

“It’ssomethingthatalotofdistrictsin ourareado,”Smithsaid.“Itisnewforus inthatwe’veonlyhadonecycle.”

Thisschoolyear,onlyonestaffmemberusesthewaiver, Smithsaid.She expectsafewmoreemployeeswilljointhe list forthe2023-24school yearastheir childrenenterkindergarten.

S.SecondSt.,Oregon,$113,500.

StevenV.GoleytoKyleE.McQuality,one parcelinMarionTownship,,$45,000.

ThelateRuthA.HergertbyheirtoNicholas Sanderson,5476S.WendellDrive,Rochelle, $102,400.

IwonaBoyletoEcitraInvestmentGroup, 407MississippiDrive,Dixon,$2,100.

HaywellLLCWestwoodtoBrentW.and MackenzieA.Boardman,1016CarrieAve., Rochelle,$205,000.

HarrisonUnlimitedLLCtoTrevorHegge andSoledadSilva-Hegge,400N.12thSt., Rochelle,$165,000.

SharonA.Lawrence,alsoWendel,to JoshuaJ.Goudy,138HarvestGlennDr.,Davis Junction,$166,000.

ScottA.andShelleyD.RobertsontoChad G.andKristieS.Bull,6823S.SarahAve., Rochelle,$177,000.

ChristianBejna,34,ofOregon,was arrestedforanOgleCountyfailure-to-appear warrantandfordrivingwhilelicense suspendedafteratrafficstopinthe500 blockofNorth4thStreetinOregonataround 5p.m.Thewarrantrelatedtoaprevious chargeBejnafacesofdrivingwhilelicense suspended.Bejnawastransportedtothe OgleCountyJailandheldinlieuofbond.

AlejandroGonzalez-Gonzalez,21,of Rochelle,wasarrestedforaggravated drivingwhileundertheinfluenceofalcohol, possessionofacontrolledsubstance/ cocaine(class4felony),drivingwhileunder theinfluenceofalcohol,novaliddriver’s licenseandimpropercontainerofcannabis/ driverafteratrafficstopneartheintersectionofIllinoisRoute251andFlaggRoadat

INTHE COURTS

Man

ajurytrial?”Redingtonasked. “Yes,”Taylorreplied. Redingtonsetthebenchtrialfor Feb.22at1p.m.

AMassillon,Ohio,manaccusedof attemptingtorunoveranOgleCounty Sheriff’sdeputywithhiscartoavoid beingarrestedafterahigh-speed chaseinNovembernowwantsajudge todecidehisfate–notajury.

BrianK.Taylor,49,appearedincourt Feb.15withPublicDefenderMichael O’Brien,whotoldJudgeJohnRedingtonthatthedefensewasnowopting forabenchtrialratherthanajurytrial.

InJanuary,O’BriensaidTaylorwas readytogototrialsoRedingtonseta jurytrialforFeb.21and22.

“Doyouwanttowaiveyourrightfor

TaylorwasarrestedNov.22,2022, andchargedwithtwocountsof attemptedfirst-degreemurder,one countofaggravatedbatterytoapolice officer,onecountofaggravated assaultofapoliceofficer,twocounts ofaggravatedfleeingorattemptingto eludeapoliceofficer,onecountof unlawfuldisplayofalicenseplateand onecountofClassAspeeding35-plus mphoverthespeedlimit.

Taylorhaspleadednotguiltytothe chargesandhasbeenincustodyinthe OgleCountyCorrectionalCenteron $500,000bondsincehisarrest.

LoyceL.HerrmannLandTrust,LauraA. Herrmann-Murray,trustee,toStevenand KatherineErickson,957N.14thSt.,Rochelle, $129,000.

RobertAnthonyThompsonTrust,Steven M.Thompson,trustee,toJohnH.Thompson, 821W.FifthAve.,Rochelle,$0.

CarlM.HillTrust,CarlM.Hill,trustee,to MarkC.andBenjaminC.Hill,8052S. WoodlawnRoad,Creston,$166,972.

QuitClaimDeeds

BrandiPickelltoNicholasLavender,703S. MainSt.,Rochelle,$0.

AaronSmithtoLivinspiredLLCSeries1, 1024WhitePineDriveandoneparcelin TaylorTownship,$0.

StevenandNicoleTruckenbrodtoDanielD. andDeloisM.Myers,oneparcelinPineRock Township,$16,343.25.

TrusteesDeeds

around9:17p.m.Gonzalez-Gonzalezalso wascitedforspeeding,improperlaneusage, illegalwindowtintandoperatingan uninsuredvehicle.Apassenger,Juan Mandujano-Camacho,26,ofRochelle,was arrestedforanactiveOgleCountyfailure-to-appearwarrantandpossessionofa controlledsubstance/cocaine(class4 felony).BothGonzalez-Gonzalezand Mandujano-Camachoweretransportedto theOgleCountyJailandheldpendingacourt appearance.

Feb.19

MichaelA.Bear,30,ofRockford,was arrestedfordrivingwhilelicenserevoked afteratrafficstoponInterstate39mile marker103ataround12:36a.m.Healsowas citedforoperatinganuninsuredmotor

KennethE.andRhondaJ.HambleyTrust, KennethE.andRhondaJ.Hambley,trustee, toJohnandLisaReneeBurn,304S.WestSt., Byron,$175,000.

ExecutorsDeed EstateofthelateBeatriceL.Phippsby executortoAscensionandIsabelleAstudillo, 1040N.ThirdSt.,Rochelle,$115,000.

Source:OgleCountyRecorder’sOffice

vehicleandanequipmentviolation.Bearwas transportedtotheOgleCountyJailandheld inlieuofbond.

SydneyMorganMittan-Ybarra,24,of Davenport,Iowa,wasarrestedfordriving whilelicensesuspendedafteratrafficstop onInterstate88milemarker76ataround3 p.m.Mittan-Ybarraalsowascitedfor speeding88mphina70-mphzone. Mittan-YbarrawasreleasedonanI-Bondand givenafuturecourtdate.

BrianHenson,39,ofByron,wasarrested fordrivingwhilelicensesuspendedaftera trafficstopataround8:47p.m.fordisobeyingastopsignandaninoperableplatelight. HensonwasreleasedonanI-Bondandgiven afuturecourtdate.

asks forattempted murder charge to beheard by judge, ratherthan jury

Cardinals one of top 60 academic football teams

ForrestonHighSchool’sfootball programcanaddanotherawardtoits longlistofachievements,butthistime thesuccesscomesoffthegridiron.

Theschool’s2022footballteam recentlywasnamedoneofthetopacademicfootballteamsinthenation.

TheNationalFootballFederation andCollegeHallofFamecreated a prestigiousacademicawardcalledthe HatchellCup,whichisawardedtothe nation’s topacademicfootballteam, schooldistrictofficialssaidinanews release.

The stateofIllinoisandtheIllinois FootballCoachesAssociationentered intothisyear’scompetition,allowing forthefirstnominationofthistypefor FHS.Therequirementsforthisaward include:

1.MinimumcumulativeteamGPA of3.0ona4.0scale

2.TeamGPAoftheofficialvarsity teamrosterwillbebasedonthelongestofficialdocumentedgrading periodduringthecurrentfootballseasonandverifiedby SchoolAcademic Contact.

3.OfficialvarsityteamrostersolidifiedandverifiedbyNov.1.

4.Superior academicapplication andperformance

5.Successfulfootballseason.

The2022FHSfootballteamhas a longsummaryofacademicachievementstoincludeateamcumulative GPAof3.125/4.0 scaleandseveral nationalmeritawardsandrecognition.

JohnnyKobler,AlexMilnesand BrockSmithwere awardedIllinois StateScholars,placingtheminthetop 10%ofallIllinoisstudents.Inaddition, theteamhadsixNationalHonorSocietyMembersandfiveServantLeaders.

Ofthe32playersontheteamroster, 27wereonFHShonorroll,12were enrolledinAPcourses,24in honor

SPORTS AWARDS

Mt. Morris’ LeFevre inducted into umpirehall of fame

TwoOgleCountywomenwererecently recognizedbyastatesportsorganizationfor theircontributionsonthesoftball field.

CreteLeFevreofMt.Morriswas inductedFeb.19intotheIllinois CoachesAssociationSoftballHall ofFameasanumpire.

LeFevrehasbeenumpiring softballfor49years.

Shestartedumpiringwhenshe wasatcollegeatWesternIllinois University.Shestartedumpiring

classes,and23haveenrolledindual creditcollegecourses.

ThreeplayerswerenamedAcademicAllState–Kobler,KylerGanz andMicahNelson.

Inadditiontoacademicsuccess,the 2022FHSfootballteamathletichighlightsincludedanoverall8-5 record andsemifinalplayoffrun.Forreston footballteamshavemade12consecutiveappearancesintheplayoffseries.

KoblerwasnamedFirstTeamAll StateandCaseyDevriesreceivedHonorableMention.

“Academicandathleticsuccessgo handinhand,”NFFChairmanArchie Manningsaid.“Weareproudtorecognizethese60outstandinghighschool footballteamsasthetopacademicperformersintheirstates.Theseschools, coaches,playersandtheirfamilies shouldallbeincrediblypleasedwith theiraccomplishments.Wehopeby inspiringteamstocompeteinthe classroomwiththesamecompetitive spiritthatittakestowinonthefield, wewillbetter preparehighschool footballplayers forsuccesslaterin life.”

KeynonJanicke,theheadcoachfor theCardinals, saidacademicsare a priorityforthefootballprogram.

“Beingaresponsiblestudent-athleteissomethingweconsistentlyprioritizeinourfootballprogram. These typesofstandardshaveallowedour players,whoareimmenselybright individuals,tosetagreatexamplein ourclassrooms,hallwaysandathletic atmospheres.Whilesuccessisfound onthefield,it’smoreimportantly

earnedoffthefieldasourstudent-athletes’workethicandgritarecontinuouslyondisplay.Iamsoproudofour teamforthisrecognitionofexcellence,”Janickesaid.

AssistantPrincipal/Activities Director/CoachKyleZickechoedJanicke’sstatement,“Wearesoproudof ourstudent-athletesonandoffthe field.Theyhavemuchtocelebratethis year,”Zicksaid.

Thereare60teamsselectedinthe nationtomakeittothefinalroundfor considerationoftheHatchellCup. FromIllinois,fiveteamswereselected representingfivedivisions(1AForreston;3ARobinson;4AGeneseo;7A Yorkville;and8ALincolnshire Adlai E.Stevenson).

Forrestonisnowrecognizedasone ofthetop60academicfootballteams inthenation.

“Theroleofathleticswillalwaysbe complementaryto theroleofacademicsatForrestonHighSchool.Iamvery proudofthisbeingexemplifiedby CoachJanickeandourfootballteam. Congratulationstoourteam,coaches andtheirfamilies on thiswell-deservedrecognition,”saidTravis Heinz,highschoolprincipal.

intramuralsportsandthenjoinedtheIllinois HighSchoolAssociationasanumpirein 1974.

Shehasumpirednationaltraveltournamentsaswellasumpiredforthelocalpark districtswhilehelpingmentor youngerofficials.

KimSnider,thevarsitysoftball coachatForrestonHighSchool, alsoreceivedanawardatthe banquetforSectionalCoachof theyear.

SniderledtheForreston Cardinalstothestatesoftball tournamentlastyear.

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ForrestonHigh School’s 2022 football team has been named one ofthe top academic football teams in the nation.

CreteLeFevre

COLETA —There’s alot more than justtwo storiesinLeeand KathyHinrichs’ barn.

Upstairs,downstairs, everywhere youlookthere arestories aboutlife onthe farm, andtheColetacoupleis happyto tellthem.

Leeand Kathyare thebarn-tenders whoinvite peopletotakea stroll,or ajog,downmemorylane inthetwo-storybarntheybuiltwith sparetime andspare parts, turning itintoa museum thatcelebrates the historyof the peoplewho raised theircropsand raisedtheirfamilies, andthe places they calledhome.

“What we doinside ourbarnisto trytojog yourmemory,”Kathy said. “We’llmakeit remind youofsomething your grandmahad,ormaybe when youwerelittleyouremember something —justsomethingtojog aperson’smemory. We thinkwedo that quiteoften,andpeople enjoy that.”

Thecouplegrewup notfar from theircurrenthomeandhave spent yearspickingand antique hunting, amassing an impressivecollection that’s foundahomeinthebarn that they built in2011. Today, inside those redwalls,visitorswill find toys,tools andtrinkets,signs ofsimplertimes,furniture andfarmhouse decorfromdaysgoneby, andmuch more.

Many oftheitems tell ataleof toilin the fields,whenfarmers used their handstoplow fields andnot push buttons.

“Wethink we work hard now, butyou just go back yearsand years ago,and youcan’t imaginehowhard thosepeople hadtowork,”Leesaid. “Weworkedhardonthefarm, but if we go back to my great-grandpa,I didn’tworkashardashedid.I think that’s whywhenyou look at some of these pictures andlookatthese peopleintheir 60sand70s, theylooka lotolder.”

“The women, too,” Kathyadded. “Theydidn’thaveamicrowave.”

Themuseum’swoodwallsall are repurposed from longgonefarm buildings —barns,corncribs,sheds —addingauthenticity andavintage feel tothebuilding.Somepartshave

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Itmaylooklikejust anotheroutbuildingfrom theoutside,butinsideit’s adifferentstory:History hasfound ahomeina Coletacouple’s museum, wherethey’veput together piecesofthepast to paint apictureofwhatlifeon thefarmused to belike.

By Cody Cutter | Sauk Valley Media

Maywehelp you...learn aboutthe past?

Leeand Kathy Hinrichs of Coleta stand behind thecounterat theirfarmmuseum,wherethey housethousands of pieces of farm memorabilia andagricutlural artifacts.

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comefrom old buildings bothof theirparentsusedtoown.Erecting the building wasafamilyaffair, with theHinrichs’ children and grandchildrenall involved— even ifit wasjust “forthehellofit,” as Leelikestotellvisitors.

“Wehadalways talkedabout building abarn, andsojustdecided wewere goingto buildone andIhadstuff stashed away from auctions,”Leesaid “One day we were workingonit, anditcameto methat,I’m building thisbarn for thehellofit.”

TheHinrichs’, whohave been married for52 years, hadpiled up acollectionofstuff forabout a decadebefore they builtthebarn. Along allofthe repurposed wood walls arefarmsigns, hammers, axes,wrenches,license plates,toy trucks, gardentools—justabout anythingone would findinon an oldfarm, orinafarmhouse.

Acquiringtheabundance of artifactswasfun, theHinrichssaid, butthese days it getsalittleharder toaddnewpiecesofthepastbecauseofhowscarce oldbarns are becoming alongtherural landscape. Red woodbarns aregiving wayto white Morton buildingson many farms, makingscavenger huntsalittlemoreofa challenge.

“Wegrewupwithbarns, and when youthinkabout,thebarn is going away,” Kathysaid. “Ifit’s a woodenbarn,it’s going away. Peopleintoday’s world,theydon’t milkinabarnlike that; andthe farmers thatownthem,they really can’tusethem for anythingbecausetheirequipmentistoobig, ortheydon’t have animals. Some people arepreservingthem, but it’s an expensive thingtodo.”

Anothersignofthetimes are—signsofthetimes.Lee’s gatheredacollectionofvintage farm-relatedadsigns, butthat’s becoming atoughertasktoo, as many signsdidn’tsurvivefarmers’ ingenuity, having beencut and bentand repurposed for other usesonthefarm; andtheones thatdidsurvivehave already beenpickedoff walls and putinto

collections. Somestill shinewith theiroriginalcolor, butsome show their age.

Localitems reallyintriguethe Hinrichs, whether it’s signage,milk jugsfrom dairies,orthe many rulers andcalendarsthat agbusinesses wouldgiveaway foradvertising.

“I liketopickupoldsigns, but it’s reallykindofhard,”Leesaid.

“Thesignshave becomejustenormously expensive becausethere’s not much around.Allofthese old farmersthathadthem, theyjust gotpitched outtotheside.”

“Someofthem would getused topatchaholeina building,” Kathy said. “Farmers used whattheyhad. They didn’t go to Menardsto get anything.”

Hangingalongthe ceilinginone ofthe rooms area lineof old cloth feedsacks fromlocalstores and elevatorsthat arelong gone. Oneof themis for MasterMix Feed, which Lee’sfather would getfrom an elevatorin Hazelhurst, eastofMilledgeville. Identifying feedsacks can sometimesbea challenge It’s not alwayseasyto findasackwiththe printingstilllegible. Yearsofuse and washingleave theinkaslittle more thanafadedmemory.

“Theyusedtousethese feed

sacksafterwards for clothes,”Lee said. “They wouldhave instructionstotell youhowto remove the inkfromthesack. Thepeopleback then would cutthem up anduse them for clothing,dishtowels or whatever. Back inthe old days, they used everythingthey had.”

Although Leehasbeen around farms andbarnshisentire life, he still comesacrosstools andtrinkets thathehasn’t laid eyesonbefore. That’s whenhisdetective skills kickin. He’lltakethetimetotrack downinformation andlearnmore aboutapiece and find out whatit wasused for. Take forexampleall thewrenchesthatlinehis walls, big andsmall,curved andstraight. Decades ago,farmersdidn’t just break outasocketsetto bustabolt loose; there were differentwrenches fordifferent jobs.

“SometimesIhave somethings thatI’mnot100percentcertain whatthey are, andthensomeone will know whatthey wereused for,” Leesaid. “A lotofpeoplewillask questionsabout whatthey were and whythey were used.”

Wrenches aren’t theonly tools ondisplay:Thebarnsalsohouses axes, solderingirons, clevises, hacksaws, tile spacers, branding

irons, pitch forks, hayhooks, froggers, hinges, fencestretchers, steel tractorseats, gardeningtools, thermometers andpostpounders andmore, lotsmore. TheHinrichs’ findthetoolsas-is andthentake timeto cleantherustoff ofthem without damagingtheitem.

Cornknivesalso arepart ofthe vastcollection.Oneofthemhas a steel handleonit, and whenLee foundit, it rekindledmemoriesof his childhood.

“Webrokesomany different cornknife handlesthat my dad started puttingsteel handleson themso wewouldn’t breakthem,” Leesaid.“We foundoneat an auction recently, andIhadto getit. It justhadtocomehomewithme.”

Elsewhere, shovels of various sizes arelined up alongone wall, includingoneused byphone and electriccompaniestoinstall poles.

“I hadsomeonefromCommonwealthEdisoncomeinone day andtoldmeiftheyputapolein that was100 feettall,ithad to be 12 feetintheground,” Leesaid “I can’timaginedigging12 feetdown by hand.The firstcoupleof feet ain’t bad, butafterthatit getspretty rough.”

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Someofthetoys ondisplay come from manufacturerslong gone, such asthe BuddyL ToyCompany ofEast Moline,andStructoof Freeport. Near thetoys is a wall fullof oldlicenseplates,including fiber-based platesmadebetween 1943and1948due steelrationing during World WarII.

More toys canbefoundonthe barn’s second floor, whichis where much ofKathy’s collectioniskept. She sharesher husband’sfascinationwithhistory, beitaroundthe houseoronthefarm kitchen tables,centerpieces,foodpackaging,brownbottles,thermoses old games. There’s evenacollectionof plaiditems, includingbags,boxes andpicnicbasketsthatKathy got hookedon.

Leealsohasapart of theupstairs dedicatedtocar repair equipment andacollectionof about 100 Starline pulleys–of whichonly two are thesame.

“Wejustseesomething and go, ‘That’s kindof cool,’”Kathysaid. “Onething evolvesinto many things.”

Twointerestingpiecesoflocal history alsoare foundatthemuseum, andbothinvolvegrocery storesfrom townsthatyou’dbe hard-pressedto findon most maps. Oneisforagrocery store inMalvern, about3 milessouthwestof themuseum, andhangsnear the stairway.Thatsign wasacquiredat an auction.The otheris for a store inWhitePigeon,2miles fromthe museum. The redsign may have beenpart of a truck or wagonbed at onetime.

“I toreboards outof an oldcorn criboneday, andI foundthis and it was all dusty,” Leesaid. “I didn’t knowwhatI was goingto useit for, soIthrew itonthehay rack and brought ithere. One day Istarted cleaningtheboards up, andIsee ‘White Pigeon Store, poultry and eggs.’ Idon’t knowhow olditis, but it’s very unique thatI found that.”

TheHinrichs’ museum has been a stop on barntours andtractorride eventsin recent years, andtours fromseveral nursinghomeshave

Takea trip back in time

The Hinrichs’ farm museum, at 21738 Pilgrim Road near Coleta, isopen by appointment only, withvisits best scheduled at least3 days inadvance. Emailhnrchs@frontiernet.net or call 815-336-2125 to schedulea visit or formoreinformation.

There’smorethanjust toolsand equipment at the Hinrichs’ farm museum— there’salsoadisplay of farmhouse relicsfrom decadesgone by, such as toys, games, furniture andmore.

stopped by.Thoughthe museumis open by appointment only (seeinfo elsewherewiththisstory fordetails on arranging avisit),theyalsohost an occasional open house, andtheyoften find someofthe children who visit arestumped by some of thingsondisplay but theHinrichs arehappy tohelp themlearn.And when they can’t,someof the olderguests clue theminon thesebitsoflivinghistory.

“The youngerones are amazed, and ask‘What is that?’or‘Whatdid youusethat for?’” Kathysaid. “We justliketoinstill a memory.”

“Weenjoy doing what we do,” Leesaid.“Welikehavingpeoplecome andlook at them, andtheyenjoy it.”

Marcos claim first regional crown since 2008

ByTYREYNOLDS treynolds@shawmedia.com

WiththedefensecollapsingonPolo seniorcenterLindeePoperinthe paint,theMarcosknewoneoftheir shooterswouldhavetostepupatthe Feb.17Class1AAmboyRegionalfinal.

TurnsoutSydnei Rahn’sbaseline jumperwasthesecretweapon.

Thejunior nailedfourshotsfrom virtuallythesamespotinthefirst10 minutesofthegame,thenhitabig 3-pointermidwaythroughthefourth quartertohelpsendPolotoa49-43win overAmboy.

It’sPolo’sfirstregionaltitleingirls basketballsince2008,andsomething Poperandherfellowseniorshave beeneyeingsincealossintheregional titlegamelastseasoninShabbona.

“It’srewardingbecauselastyear wastough.Weknewithadn’tbeen doneinalongtime,andweknewwe hadthegirlstodoit,andwedidit,” Popersaid.“Ithasn’treallyevensunk inyet,butit’sjustamazing.”

Rahnwasthekeyearlyonasshe scored11pointsinthefirst9:16ofthe game.Herthirdbaselinejumperofthe firstquartergavetheMarcos(18-11)a 12-6lead,thenhernextonejustovera minuteintothesecondperiodmadeit 16-13.

“Tobehonest,Ijustthrewitup therehopingitwouldgoinbecause I justshootanddon’tthinkaboutittoo much,usually,”saidRahn,whofinishedwith24points,nine rebounds, twoassists andasteal.“I’mgladthey weregoinginbecauseeveryonewas onLindee,soI’mgladwecouldget someshotsontheoutsideandput themin,andthenstartthegamehot andgetthelead.”

AfterAmboypulledtowithin22-20 lateinthefirsthalf,Rahnhittwofree throws,thenPoperscoredinsidewith 0.9secondsleftbeforethebreakto makeit25-20athalftime.

TheMarcosnevertrailedinthesecondhalf.EllyJoneshitthree3-pointersinthethirdquarter,andAddison PertelladdedanotherasAmboy(24-5) keptincontact,butcouldneverquite getoverthehump.

TheClippershadtheirchances. TheyoutreboundedPolo43-36andthat includedawhopping25offensive rebounds.ButAmboymanagedjust12 pointsoffthoseoffensiveboards,and nineofthosecameon3-pointersasthe Clipperscouldn’tconsistentlypenetrateagainstPolo’sdefense.

“Wedidn’tshoottheballwellagain from3,andwekeptaskingthemto driveallthewayinsteadofjustto7or 8feet,”saidAmboycoachMike McCracken,whoseteamshotjust

23.7%(14for59)fromthefield–including28.6%(8for28)from3–and38.9% (7for18)fromthefree-throwline.

TheMarcosswitcheddefensive looksbetweenacoupleofdifferent zonesandsprinkledin theoccasional man-to-manandpressuredtheball withahalf-courttrapformuchofthe secondhalf.Evenwithallthesecond-, third-andsometimesfourth-chance opportunitiesforAmboy,Polomanagedtomakethingsdifficult.

“Ithink wejustplayed ournormal defense,andwehadtokeepupthe intensityoneverypossessionandtry togettheboards,”Popersaid.“Wejust playedourheartsout.”

“Ithinkwedowellinallofour defenses,so it’sprettyeasy to change thingsupandstillbeaggressive,” Rahnsaid.“Ourcoachjustkeptsaying thatweneeded toboxoutandgetthe reboundbecausetheyweregetting waytoomanyshotsupandalotofsecondandthirdchances.”

“Thatwasjusteffortfromthegirls,” coachJasonGrobesaid.“Wetryto preachtogivethemoneshot andget theballback,buttheyweregetting twoorthreelooks.Wewerejustfeisty anddidwhatwehadtodotowin.”

Poperscoredaputback latein the thirdquarter,thenRahnhittwomore free throwstostartthefourth.Tyrah Vaessenhita3fortheClippers,which Polo’sCamrynnJonesansweredwith

SeeMARCOS WIN, Page 14

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Polo players Courtney Grobe (11), Sydnei Rahn (34), Madison Glawe (13), Lindee Poper (33) and Camrynn Jones celebrate their 1A regional championship as they run off thecourt Friday nightin Amboy.

Marcos fall to state-ranked Orangeville at sectional

ByDANWUSSOW dwussow@shawmedia.com

ThePoloMarcosneverquite foundtheir grooveTuesdaynightagainsttheOrangeville Broncos.

After fallingbehindbyeightpointsinthe firstquarteroftheClass1APoloSectional semifinalontheirhomecourt,theMarcos’ deficitcontinuedtogrow.Inthesecondhalf, theydrewnocloserthan14points,andbythe end,theyfell55-27,endingtheirseason.

Orangevilleopenedthegameona6-0run inthefirstfourminutesasAddyWheeler buriedadeepleft-corner2,WhitneySullivan hit arunningjumphook,andLaneyCahoon hitadeepright-corner2.

ALindeePoperfreethrowandCamrynn JoneslayupdrewtheMarcostowithin8-3in thefinalminute,butCahoonansweredwitha right-corner3withsixsecondsleft,giving Orangevillean11-3leadafterthefirstquarter.

“Ithinkwekindoflostconfidenceinourselves,andweweren’ttakingtheopenshots thatwenormallydo,”Popersaid.“Wejust weren’tplayingourbasketball.Thebeginningoftheseasonwasalittlerough,Wehad alotofupsanddowns,butwecametogether anditwasablast.”

“Ithinkwestartedslowbecauseof nerves,”PolocoachJasonGrobesaid.“Itwas agreatatmosphere.Ilovehighschoolbasketballgymslikethis.Wegotdown.Wejust couldn’tgetbackoutoftheholewedug.”

“They’reprobablythebestteamwe’ve facedallyear.They’retough.WeknewNo.5 [Sullivan]wasgoingtogethers,andwewere goingtotrytokeepeveryone elsefromgettingtheirs,buttheywerejusttoomuch. They’reagoodteam.”

Poper endedthenightwith10points,13 reboundsandtwoblocks. CamrynnJones had12points,twostealsandablock.

Sullivanledallscorerswith23points,12 rebounds,twoassists,twostealsandablock. Laney Cahoonscored17points,snatchedsix rebounds,andhadtwoassistsandtwosteals.

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abasket.Pertellthenscoredinthe lane,butalobpasstoPoperfromRahn madeit42-37Polo,thenRahngotopen inthecornerandnaileda3fora45-37 leadwith3:31toplay.

“Weknewtheyweregoingtoprobablycomedownonme,soourguards werereadytoshoot–andobviously Sydneiwashittingshots allnight,” saidPoper, whohadadouble-double of12pointsand10reboundstogowith fourblockedshots.“Shejustkept shootingitanditwasgoingin.”

“Itwashuge,”Grobesaid.“We werepreachingthatsomeoneelsehas tostepupbecausethey’regoingtotry

totakeLindeeout–andtheypretty muchdid.ButSydneihadthegameof hercareer;Itoldherparents,‘Idon’t knowwherethatwasat,butI’mgladit cameouttonight.’”

EllyJoneshitafreethrow,then Pertellscoredalayupoffacutdown the laneonaninboundsplayto make it45-40.Afterafewemptypossession bybothteams,EllyJonesdribbledup thecourtandsteppedintoa3fromthe rightwingtomakeit45-43with52secondsleft.

“Wedefinitelygaveitallwehad. Thiswasabiggame,andbeingat homewithourhomecrowdandeveryonethereforus,itwasreallygreatto see,”saidEllyJones,whohad25 points,sixrebounds,threestealsand twoassists.“Wejustgaveeverything

wehadtonight,whichiswhatwe neededtodo.”

ButRahnhittwofreethrows, CourtneyGrobeaddedanother,and CamrynnJoneshitafinalfoulshot with8.8secondsleftastheMarcos heldon.

CamrynnJoneshadsixpoints, threeassists,tworebounds,two blocksandasteal,andCourtney GrobeandMadisonGlawebothfinishedwit h threepoints,four reboundsandthreeassistsforPolo, whichshot35.9%(14for39)fromthe field,18.2%(2for11)from3-point range,and73.1%(19for26)fromthe free-throwline.

Pertellhad12points,eight rebounds,threeassistsandastealfor Amboy,whileVaessenhadfive

ABOVE: Polo’s SydneyRahn battles Orangeville’s WhiteneySullivan and Laney Cahoon fora loose ball in the sectional semifinal.

FAR LEFT: Polo’s Madison Glawe brings the ball up the court as an Orangeville’s Laney Cahoon defends. LEFT: Polo’s Camrynn Jonesshoots.

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rebounds andfiveassiststogowith her 3-pointer.KieraKarlsonscored twopoints,MaeveLarsongrabbedsix rebounds,andthe Clippers’lone seniorCourtneyOrtgiesenfinished withonepoint,fiverebounds,anassist andastealwhileplayingthroughfoul trouble.

“Everyone’sobviouslydevastated, whichisgoodbecauseitshowshow muchwecareaboutthis,”EllyJones said.“Itwasagreatexperience,and we’regoing tocome back nextyear readytoplay.We’regoingtobe a force.”

“We’reproud.Weneverthoughtwe couldget24winsoutofthisgroup,and wedid,”McCrackensaid.“Butwe didn’tplaythewayweneededtoplay tonight.”

SPORTS ROUNDUP

Ava Wight finishes 31st at IHSA girls bowling state tourney

OregonseniorAvaWighthadastrong seconddayattheIHSAGirlsBowlingState TournamentonSaturday,finishinghercareer witha31st-placefinish.

DixonseniorGraceDeBordalsobowled wellbothdaysatTheCherryBowlin Rockfordandplaced43rdinherfinalhigh schoolmeet.

Wightopenedwithgamesof223and224

ina623morningseries,thenstartedoffthe afternoonsessionwitha237gameonher waytoa600.Thatgavehera1,223

six-gameseriesonDay2andatotalpinfall of2,346fortheweekend.Itwasjust48pins fewerthanwhenshefinished20thatstate lastseasonasajunior.

DeBordhada222openinggameina566 seriesinthemorning,thenfinishedoffan afternoonseriesof583withgamesof221 and214.HerDay2totalof1,149gavehera

two-dayscoreof2,306inherfirsttriptothe statetournament.

St.CharlesEastseniorLidaBurgoswonthe individualtitlewitha12-gamescoreof 2,763,72pinsaheadofrunner-upMorgan LiCausi,aseniorfromLockport,whorolleda

2,691.

Boysswimming

TigerSharkssendingcontingentto state: DixonfreshmanGageHelfrichwas oneoffourindividualsfortheTigerSharksto qualifyforstateoutoftheRockfordJefferson Sectional,andhewasalsopartofarelay teamtoadvance.

Helfrich won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:54.93 to move on to FMC Natatorium this Saturday in Westmont. He also teamed with LeviSchamper,NathanBellandTyson Politschtowinthe200medleyrelayin

1:37.95.

Schamper,BellandPolitschalsoadvanced inindividualevents.Schamperwonthe100 butterflyin51.16seconds,whileBelltookthe 200IMin1:56.96andPolitschwonthe100 breaststrokein59.69seconds. Byronplacedthirdasateamwith199.5 pointsbehindsectionalchampionDeKalb (230)andrunner-upHononegah(201.5).

Boysbasketball

2AByronRegional

Winnebago56,Oregon29: TheHawks’ seasoncametoanendwithalossonthe roadagainstBigNorthernrivalWinnebagoin aregionalquarterfinal.

1AFultonRegional

Fulton62,Forreston49: TheSteamers pulledawayinthesecondhalfinaregional quarterfinalathome,outscoringthe Cardinals19-12inthethirdquarterand18-13 inthefourth.

BaylenDamhoffhad19points,EthanPrice scored16,andPaytonCurleyadded13for Fulton(23-8).DamhoffandCurleyeachhita pairof3-pointers,andDomKramerchipped ineightpointsfortheSteamers.

OwenGreenfield’s14pointspaced Forreston(12-19),whilePaytonEncheff scored10,KendallErdmannaddedeightand BrendanGreenfieldfinishedwithsix.

1ASouthBeloitRegional Somonauk53,Polo42: TheMarcoslosta regionalquarterfinalathome,trailing19-12 byhalftimeand31-27throughthree quarters.

BrockSoltowscored14ofhisgame-high 18pointsinthefourthquarterforPolo,while BradyWolberaddedsevenpointsandCarter Merdianfinishedwithfive.

WestonHanniballedtheBobcatswith14 points,andParkerSextonscored11.

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Oregon’s Ava Wight competedin the finals ofthe girls state tournament heldat Cherry Bowl in Cherry Valley on Saturday, Feb. 18.

Disappointing to hear complaints aimed at officials

IhadhopedtocoverPolo’s regionalfinalwinoverAmboy ingirlsbasketball,butSauk ValleyNewssportseditorTyReynolds askedifIwouldcoverMorrison againstOrangevilleforhiminstead,as heplannedtobeatthePologame.

InregardtotheMorrisongame,it wasdisappointingtohearallthecomplainingaimedattheofficialsbythe Morrisonheadcoachandherassistant,finallyculminatinginatechnical inthesecondhalf.Ievensawaplayer standuponthebenchandquestion a call,emulatinglearnedbehaviorfrom thecoaches.

Myadviceistospendthattimeand energycoachingyourteamtoplaybetter.Anytimewearecriticalofothers, beitinanyaspectoflife,wearenot acceptingresponsibilityforourown actions.

Itrytobesympathetic,ashigh schoolsportsareemotional,especially inpostseasonplay.Additionally,the assistantcoachhadtwoofhisdaughtersplaying.

Thoseofyouwhoareparentsknow whatthatcandotoaperson.Sometimeswesaythingsthatareuncharacteristicofusbecausewewantsomuch

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forourkidstosucceed.

Igetit,butitisnotalicensefor beratingofficialswhoseranksarethinningbecauseoftheverbalabuse.SittingintheMorrisoncheeringsection remindedmewhyIdon’t gotobasketballgamesthatmuchanymore.Bottom line–leavetheofficialsalonetodotheir jobandhave respectforthefactthe gamesdon’tgo on withoutthem.

Inpostgameinterviews,Italked withOrangevillecoachJayDoyle, whoalsowastheirfootballcoachthis pastseason.IheardrumorsthatOrangevilleandFreeportAquinwerecoopingfor8-manfootballthisfall.

Heverifiedthatwillbethecase, perhapsnotshockingconsidering Orangevillehad107kidsandAquin88. However,bothteamshavewonstate titlesin11-manfootballandwerestate

qualifiersrightupuntiljoining8-man ball.

AsIlookedattheOrangeville cheeringsection,itlookedlikeenough boysonhandtofield an8-manteam. Butwehaveseen otherschoolsthat haveplentyofboyswithoutmuch interestinfootball.

Thisisthesecondyearoftheboys andgirlsstatefinalsbeingcondensed from fourtotwoweekends.Besides fansbeingabletowatchallfourclasses onthesameweekend,italsoallows the1A/2Agirlsanextraweekand shortensthe3A/4Aboysbyaweek.

That’sawin/win,especiallywith the3A/4Anolongerhavingtogoheadto-headagainsttheNCAA Tournament TherewasatimewhentheIllinois highschooltourney,theoriginal “MarchMadness,”wasmorepopular thantheNCAA.

Ithasn’tbeenthatwaysince the 1980s,though,ascollegeballbeganto capturetheimaginationofaTVaudience,startingwiththeMagicJohnson versusLarryBirdchampionshipgame in1979.

Upuntilthattime,AssemblyHall usuallywassoldoutfortheboysstate final.Now,oneofthemajorconcerns fortheIHSAisdecliningattendance.

Besidestheinfluenceofcollegebasketball,theIHSAtourneylostsomethingwhenitwentfromaone-class systemtotwoclassesandeventually thecurrentfour.

Don’tgetmewrong.Fourclasses aremoreequitableandcreatesexcite-

mentinplacesthatwouldhave never hadachancetoadvancedownstate underaone-classsystem.

Afterboys basketballwenttotwo classesin1972,wrestlingfollowedsuit in1974.Therearesomesmallschool wrestlersthatwouldhavepreferredto stayatoneclass, asitwouldbethe chancetogoagainstthebestinallof Illinois.

Priorto1974,Dakotaneverhad a statechamp,letaloneamedalist. Sincethen,theyhavecrowned49 champions,themostinClassA, includingthreethispastweekend. That’sfantasticforaschoolthat small,butyouhavetowonderhowthe eliteofDakotawouldhavefaredinone class.

Thefirsttwo-classstatewrestling meetwasmemorableforStillmanValleyinthatithadfourstateplacers (MarkJohnson,RogerBybee,Bryan Lantz,Harold Hackworth)andtook thirdintheteamstandings,close behindpowerhouseSavannaandDennisHastert-coachedYorkville.

UnderlegendarycoachCharlie Anderson,Savannawouldgoonto claimfivemoretitlesbeforetheIHSA wenttoastatedualmeetformat.Probably moreimpressivewasfinishing fourthintheentirestatein1968.

•AndyColbert,anavidrunner,has beenasportswriterforShawMedia andhascoveredhighschoolsportsin OgleCountyformorethan30years

3RD SHIFT R.N. WANTED

Please apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL 61021 EOE

TheChristmas Cupboard,116 N. Franklin inPolo is open Weds throughSat 10-5 onMarch 1,2,3&

4. Crafts, antiques, rummage & many sale items.

TAX DEED NO.: 2023TX3

FILED:1/23/2023

TAKENOTICE County of Ogle

Date Premises Sold:

November4,2020

Certificate No.: 2019-00032

July9, 2023.

EFFICIENCY -FurnishedUtilities incl. $175/wk. 815-626-8790

ga estate may be filed within six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors,if mailing or deliveryisrequired by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date islater. Any claim not filed bythe requisite date stated above shall bebarred. Claims against the estate may befiled in the Office ofthe CircuitClerk, Ogle County Judicial Center, 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061 - or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2019 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special AssessmentNumber:N/A WarrantNo.:N/A

InstallmentNo.: N/A

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property Located at: PTS2 NW4

Legal Description or Property Index No.: 05-07-100-017

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July19,2023.

This matter isset for hearing in the CircuitCourt of Ogle Countyin106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, Room 302, on August8, 2023 at 9:00 AM. You may be present atthis hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU AREURGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

Redemption can be made atany time on or before July19,2023by applying to the CountyClerk of Ogle, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerkin Oregon, Illinois.

FORFURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK

105 South 5th Street Suite 104 Oregon, IL 61061 (815)732-1110

y OgleCounty, Illinois Claimants, JudgmentCreditors, and Decree Creditors,if any ofthe above described as "Unknown Owners" "Unknown owners or parties interested insaid land or lots" 10716-930025

February10,17, 24,2023 (930025)

TAX DEED NO.: 2023TX5 FILED:1/23/2023

TAKENOTICE

County of Ogle

Date Premises

Sold:

November4,2020

Certificate No.: 2019-00117

Sold for General Taxes of (Year):

2019

Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special AssessmentNumber:N/A

WarrantNo.:N/A

ig pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales Check with the CountyClerk as to the exact amount youowe beforeredeeming. Thisnotice isalso to adviseyou that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which willtransfer title and theright to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or beforeJuly19, 2023.

This matter isset for hearing in the CircuitCourt of Ogle County in106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, Room 302, on August8, 2023 at 9:00 AM. You may be present atthis hearing, but your right to redeemwill already have expired at that time.

State of Illinois

Department of Revenue

State of Illinois

Department of Revenue

Laura J. Cook, CountyClerk of OgleCounty, Illinois

Claimants, JudgmentCreditors, and Decree Creditors,if any ofthe above described as "Unknown Owners" "Unknown owners or parties interested insaid land or lots" 10701-930028

February10,17, 24,2023 (930028)

TAX DEED NO.: 2023TX6 FILED:1/23/2023

TAKENOTICE

County of Ogle Date Premises Sold:

November4,2020

Certificate No.: 2019-00199

Sp

Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 7916 West Pines Road, Polo, IL 61064

Legal Description or Property Index No.: 15-08-351-015

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July19,2023.

the CountyClerk as to the exact amount youowe beforeredeeming.

Thisnotice is also to adviseyou that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or beforeJuly19, 2023.

STATE OF ILLINOIS

IN THECIRCUIT

COURTOFTHE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTYOF OGLE

In re the Estate of: RITA M. MILLENBINE, Deceased 2023 PR6

CLAIM NOTICE

Notice isgiven of the death of RITA M MILLENBINE.

Letters of Office wereissued onFebruary 15,2023, to M. THOMAS SUITS, as Independent Executor.

Claims against the

Copies of a claim filed with theclerk must be mailedor delivered tothe representative and tothe attorney within10 days after it has been filed.

By: M.

THOMAS SUITS

Independent Executor Law Offices of M. THOMAS SUITS, P.C. 114 West Mason Street Polo, IL 61064 (815)946-2276 tom@suitslegal. com

February24, March3,10,2023

The amount to redeem issubject to increase at6 month intervals from the date of sale and maybe further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeemthe property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales Check with the CountyClerk as to the exact amount youowe beforeredeeming.

Thisnotice isalso to adviseyou that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which willtransfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption isnot made on or beforeJuly19,

Equity One Investment FundLLC Purchaser or Assignee

February 3,2023

Jerald A. Aarvig

NadineAarvig

JNASA Holding, L.L.C.

Jerald A. Aarvig

Nadine Aarvig

Jerald A. Aarvig as R/A for JNASA Holding,L.L.C. Illinois Secretaryof State forfor

JNASA Holding, L.L.C.

Jerald A. Aarvig

NadineAarvig

Jerald A. Aarvig

NadineAarvig

Nadine Aarvig

Jerald A. Aarvig

Occupant

Davina Turluck

DavidAllen Aarvig

Midwest Community Bank

Midwest Community Bank

Laura J. Cook, CountyClerk of

InstallmentNo.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property Located at: 5107 S. Hidden Heights Road, Oregon, IL 61061 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 16-31-128-002

This notice is to advise you that the aboveproperty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July19,2023.

The amount to redeem issubject to increase at6 month intervals from the date of sale and maybe further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale orhis or her assignee

YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY

Redemption can be made atany time on or before July 19,2023by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerkin Oregon, Illinois.

FORFURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 105 South 5th Street Suite 104 Oregon, IL 61061 (815)732-1110

Equity One Investment FundLLC Purchaser or Assignee

February3,2023

JamesE. Govro Occupant

State of Illinois

Department of Revenue Illinois Attorney General for the

Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2019 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)and Special Assess-

The amount to redeem issubject to increase at6 month intervals from the date of sale and maybe further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeemthe property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales Check with

This matter isset for hearing in the CircuitCourt of Ogle County in106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, Room 302, on August8, 2023at 9:00 AM. You may be present atthis hearing, but your right to redeemwill already have expired at that time.

YOU AREURGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY

Redemption can be made atany time on or before July 19,2023by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerkin Oregon, Illinois.

FORFURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK

105 South 5th Street Suite 104 Oregon, IL 61061 (815)732-1110

Equity One Investment FundLLC Purchaser or Assignee

February3,2023

JohnEngel

Marjorie A. Engel

John W. Engel

Occupant

Fifth Third Bank, N.A Fifth Third Bank

N.A

Laura J. Cook, CountyClerk of OgleCounty, Illinois

Claimants, JudgmentCreditors, and Decree Creditors,if any of the above described as

"Unknown Owners"

"Unknown owners or parties interested insaid landor lots" 10716-930031

February10,17, 24,2023 (930031)

TAX DEED NO.: 2023TX8

FILED:1/23/2023

TAKENOTICE

County of Ogle

Date Premises

Sold:

November4,2020

Certificate No.: 2019-00143

Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2019

Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special AssessmentNumber:N/A

WarrantNo.:N/A

InstallmentNo.: N/A

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN

SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property Located at: 302 South Maple Street , Stillman Valley,IL 61084

Legal Description or Property Index No.: 10-01-360-004

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July19,2023. The amount to redeem issubject to increase at6 month intervals from the date of sale and maybe further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeemthe property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales Check with the CountyClerk as to the exact amount youowe beforeredeeming.

Thisnotice isalso to adviseyou that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or beforeJuly19, 2023.

This matter isset for hearing in the CircuitCourt of Ogle County in106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, Room 302, on August8, 2023 at 9:00 AM. You may be present atthis

pr hearing, but your right to redeemwill already have expired at that time.

YOU AREURGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY

Redemption can be made atany time on or before July 19,2023by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerkin Oregon, Illinois.

FORFURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK

105South 5th Street Suite 104 Oregon, IL 61061 (815)732-1110 Myriad Capital LLC

Purchaseror Assignee

February3,2023

Andrew Dailey

Andrew Dailey

Occupant

Laura J. Cook, CountyClerk of OgleCounty, Illinois

Claimants, JudgmentCreditors, and Decree Creditors,if any ofthe above described as "Unknown Owners"

"Unknown owners or parties interested insaid land or lots"

10716-930029

February10,17, 24,2023 (930029)

ASSUMED NAME

PUBLICATION NOTICE

PublicNotice is hereby given that onJanuary31, 2023, a certificate was filed in the OgleCounty Clerk's Office, set-

e,

ting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business knownas, GipperFarm& Garden located at 11766NCrane Grove Rd Baileyville, IL 61007

Dated this 31st day of January,2023.

LauraJ.Cook OgleCountyClerk Feb.10,17,24, 2023

IN THECIRCUIT COURTOFTHE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTYOF OGLE, STATE OF ILLINOIS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff(s), vs. DAVIDN. HUERAMO, OGLE CROSSINGS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s). Case No. 22FC75

PUBLICATION

NOTICE

The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: DAVID N. HUERAMO, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS and UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suithas been commenced inthe CircuitCourt of OgleCounty,

Og y, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff, againstyou and other Defendants, prayingfor foreclosure of a certain Real Estate Mortgage conveying the premises describedas follows,to wit: LOT THIRTYTHREE (33) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF OGLE CROSSING PLAT NO 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4)OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OFWHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IND PLAT, FILE71 AS DOCUMENTNO. 0413104 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.

TaxNumber: 11-27-203-004 commonly known as 1442ROCK ISLAND RD DAVIS JUNCTION IL 61020; and which said Real Estate Mortgage was made by DAVID N. HUERAMO and recorded in the Office of the Ogle County Recorder as Document Number 201802160 AND UNDERLOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT RECORDED AS DOCUMENTNUM-

BER 202204067; that Summons was duly issued outof the saidCourt against you as provided by law, and thatthe said suitisnow pending.

Now, therefore, unlessyou, the said named Defendant, fileyour answer to the Complaintin the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, inthe office of the Circuit Court of Ogle County, locatedat 106 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, 300, OREGON, IL 61061, on or before March 14, 2023, defaultmay be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint LAW OFFICESOF IRA T. NEVEL,LLC Attorney for Plaintiff

Ira T. NevelARDC #6185808

TimothyR.YueillARDC #6192172

Greg ElsnicARDC #6242847

AaronNevelARDC #6322724

Daniel DiamondARDC #6323815

175 North Franklin St Suite201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312)357-1125

Pleadings@ nevellaw.com

KP #22-03691 I3213279

February 10,17,24,2023

IN THECIRCUIT COURTOFTHE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTYOF OGLE, STATE OF ILLINOIS HEARTLAND BANK ANDTRUST COMPANY, successor by merger with AMERICAN MIDWESTBANK, Plaintiff, v. CERVANTES TRUCKING, INC., an Illinois corporation;ELOY CERVANTES; CLAUDIA CERVANTES;THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA; FLEXI-VAN LEASING, INC.; "UNKNOWN OWNERS" and "NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS," Defendants. No.2023FC10

Property Address: 2000 West 8th Avenue Rochelle, Illinois 61068

COMMERCIAL FORECLOSURE NOTICEOF

PUBLICATION

The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to CERVANTES TRUCKING,INC., an Illinois corporation;ELOY CERVANTES; CLAUDIA CERVANTES; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; FLEXI-VAN LEASING,INC.; "UNKNOWN OWNERS" and "NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS," Defendants inthe above-entitled suit,

, thatsaidsuit has been commenced in the CircuitCourt of Ogle County, Illinois, byPlaintiff, HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, successor by merger withAMERICAN MIDWEST BANK, against you and other defendants praying for foreclosure of a Mortgage covering the premises described as follows to wit: ALL THATPART OF THE NORTH HALF (N1/2)OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-THREE (23), IN TOWNSHIP FORTY (40) NORTH, RANGE ONE (1) EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH LIES NORTH OF THE RIGHT OFWAY OF THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAIL ROAD, FORMERLY THE CHICAGO & IOWA RAIL ROAD; SITUATED IN THETOWNSHIP OF FLAGG, COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Common Address: 2000 West 8th Avenue Rochelle, Illinois 61068

Permanent Index No:24-23-300-002

24-23-300-003 which Mortgage was made by Cervantes Trucking, Inc., anIllinois corporation, as Mortgagor, in favor of American Midwest Bank, predecessor ininterest to Heartland Bank

and Trust Company, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County, Illinois, on October 21, 2015, as Document No. 201506144.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the above-named Defendants, file your answertothe Complaintin said suit, orotherwise make your appearance therein,inthe Office of the Clerk of the CircuitCourt of Ogle County, Illinois, on or before March 27,2023, default may beentered againstyou atany time after that day anda judgmententered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Tina M. Jacobs, Esq.- ARDC 6190255

Joy Pinta, Esq.ARDC 6278250 Jacobs & Pinta 77 West WashingtonStreet, Suite1005 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312)263-1005 officeadmin@ jacobsandpinta. com I3213764

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