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stack at 1:06, Jared Glendenning hooked up a cradle at 1:07, and Elizabeth Ruter worked the half nelson at 3:09. Gabe Eckerd ran a wing at 1:33, Ethan George hooked up a half nelson at 1:01, and Elijah George pinned with a power half at 1:00. The meet ended with a half nelson by Briggs Sellers at 1:36.

Against the Mustangs, the Hawks got forfeits from Ruter, Ethan George, and Rote. Marlatt led 14-0 when he pinned with a half nelson at 5:29. Halvorson pinned with a cradle in 57 seconds, Seth Stevens stepped over for a fall at 4:12 and Elijah George won by disqualification.

Jared Glendenning and Dalton McCammon won by decisions. LeBay, and Sellers lost by first period pins and Collin Winterland got roughed up and was pinned in a high half at 3:06.

With a juggled lineup due to COVID-19 restrictions at home in the Blackhawk Center, Oregon gave up two forfeits before they traded pins with Ridgeview to end up tied at 42. The forfeits proved costly. They are the sixth criteria to break a tie and Ridgeview won 2-0 in that category.

Oregon was down 24-0 early after the forfeits and pins on LeBay and Ethan Mowry, but they came back with half nelsons by Halvorson at 1:05, and Jared Glendenning on a restart at 2:50.

Jackson Glendenning scored a takedown to the back in a half nelson in one minute, and Stevens pulled his opponent back at 1:50 to tie the score. Eckerd took a wing out front at 1:57 and Ethan George posted a shoulder at 3:12.

The Hawks lost the next three to trail by six. Landen Elder, Rote, and Jonathon Alaniz all went down to first period pins. Sellers came through with a win, driving his opponent to his back in a half nelson at 3:42 to tie the score.

The Fulton meet started with double forfeits and a forfeit to Mowry. Rote, Ruter, and Ethan George also won by forfeit. Four Hawks won by falls.

Halvorson used a double chicken at 1:03, Jackson Glendenning caught a cradle at 1:47, Stevens took a wing out front at 1:30, and Sellers reversed out the back into a half nelson at 3:05. Four Oregon wrestlers lost by falls. LeBay was rolled to his back at 4:49, Jared Glendenning was taken over the front in a half nelson at the first period buzzer, David Sosa, was turned in a half nelson at 2:18, and Andrew Young was reversed in a half nelson at 2:26.

Bowling

The Dixon girls bowling team placed third at the Oregon Hawk Invite on Dec. 4 at Plum Hollow Lanes in Dixon, while host Oregon’s Ava Wight took third individually.

Dixon finished with 4,766 total pins to finish behind LaSalle-Peru (5,265) and Sycamore (5,045). and Oregon was fourth with a 4,6146.

Wight rolled a 1,160 six-game series to finish behind only Hall’s Sarah Beier (1,204) and Rockford Lutheran’s Melanie Horn (1,184). Oregon’s Paige Beauchem was 11th (1,011). Oregon’s Mackenzie Alford (916)finished in 23rd.

Kendra Ehrler (850) also bowled six games for Oregon, while Trinity Hultquist (587 in 5 games) and Kylie Krug (90 in one game) split the other series.

The Hawks’ Red squad in the boys tournament was the top local finisher at the Hawk Invite finishing fifth just ahead of Sterling and Dixon.

Sycamore won the team title with a 5,659 total pinfall. Oregon Red shot a 5,339.

Oregon Red’s Isaac Kaltenbrun took 10th with a 1,168, Jackson Werren (16th, 1,112), and Oregon White’s Gavvin Surmo was (18th, 1,107) . Other bowlers for Oregon Red were Brandon Rowe (1,049), Brady Davis (1,023) and Stylar Klapp (987).

Bowling for Oregon White were Roberto Hernandez (1,044), Codey Dunbar (944), Immanuel Arellano (886) and Bryan Immel (877).

Girls basketball

AFC 34, Oregon 29: The Raiders outscored the Hawks 20-15 in the second half at the Blackhawk Center.

Taylor Jahn had 18 points to pace AFC, while Tatum Stroh scored nine.

Mariah Drake’s nine points led Oregon, with Hadley Lutz and Mya Engelkes adding eight each.

Polo 58, Warren 36: The Marcos built their lead throughout the game, then pulled away with a 20-6 scoring edge in the fourth quarter to pick up an NUIC win at home.

Lindee Poper had a double-double of 33 points and 14 rebounds, and she also blocked three shots for Polo. Natalie Nelson added eight points, five rebounds and four assists, Kadence Sheaffer had six points and four steals, and Nicole Boelens finished with five points, seven assists and five rebounds. Madelyn Jones dished four assists for the Marcos.

Forreston 35, Fulton 27: The Cardinals trailed 17-15 at halftime, but outscored the Steamers 11-5 in the third quarter and 9-5 in the fourth in an NUIC East win at home.

Hailey Greenfield had 14 points and six rebounds for Forreston (2-7, 1-0 NUIC East), while Jenna Greenfield finished with seven points, seven rebounds and three steals, and Brooke Boettner added six points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals. Letrese Buisker chipped in eight rebounds and two assists.

Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media ABOVE: Forreston’s Brooke Boettner drives to the basket as Fulton’s Mikayla Gazo (3) and Reese Germann (22) defend during Dec. 4 action in Forreston. BELOW LEFT: Oregon’s Ava Wight eyes the pins as she competes at the Hawk Classic. BELOW RIGHT: Oregon’s Isaac Kaltenbrun celebrates a strike at the Hawk Classic at Plum Hollow on Dec. 4.

friends, met at Kunes Country car lot in Oregon before heading the final 5 miles to join Mt. Morris’ Festival of Lights Parade. Kunes let the Pineda family borrow a brand new Jeep Gladiator to help transport the toys to Mt. Morris.

Donning battery-operated lights and various Christmas-themed additions, the vehicles headed west around dusk.

At the David L. Rahn Junior High School, around 15 vehicles, including Mt. Morris Fire Department vehicles, lined up for a short parade to the Campus Square where most of the night’s events were held.

Santa rode in the back of a white pickup truck and arrived by the Warren Reckmeyer Band Shell to cheers from kids, waiting to tell them what they wanted for Christmas.

Organizer Jerry Stauffer emceed the event and gave the signal to light the surrounding trees on the square,

Stauffer said the event would not have been possible without the help of many volunteers.

“I would just like to thank all the volunteers that worked hard to make it all happen and especially all that turned out on such a beautiful evening to make it a huge success,” he said. “I think the crowd was around 600 or so by my best ‘guesstimate’. Santa visited with at least 150 kids and we almost ran out of food. Overall it was a huge success.”

Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media ABOVE LEFT: Santa Claus checks in with his elves at the North Pole before the start of the lighted parade that was part of Mt. Morris’ Festival of Lights event. ABOVE RIGHT: Volunteer Ginger Pearson carries Toys for Tots to the collection trailer. BELOW: An adult and child check out the decorated Christmas trees on the stage of the Warren Reckmeyer Band Shell in Mt. Morris on Dec. 4. The village kicked off the Christmas season with a Festival of Lights event that included a lighted parade and a visit by Santa Claus.

CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY

Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media ABOVE LEFT: An entry in the Light Up Santa Parade in Forreston rolls by on Dec. 3. The parade was a new part of the village’s annual Christmas in the Country celebration. ABOVE RIGHT: Forreston Junior High School/Forreston High School carolers sing while walking in the parade.

O OG GL LE E C CO OU UN NT TY Y HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTORY

“There is help for that.”

This directory is provided to you by the Ogle County Community Mental Health 708 Board. The 708 Board consists of local volunteers appointed by Ogle County to recommend funding to agencies for mental health, substance abuse and developmental disability services.

Funding for these services is paid in part with a small property tax levy established by the Illinois legislature in the Community Mental Health Act of 1968. (405 ILCS 20/)

CRISIS and EMERGENCY

HOUSING, FOOD, ENERGY and TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE

Universal Emergency Number 911

Child Abuse & Neglect (Hotline recording) 800-252-2873

Il Dept of Health & Human Services Elder Abuse Hotline 800-252-8966 Lee-Ogle Transportation System (LOTS) HOPE of Ogle County (Domestic Violence) Rochelle 815-562-8890 Lifeline Food Pantry Oregon 815-732-7796

Tues 1:30-4pm, Fri 1:30-4:30pm

Ogle County Sheriff Oregon 815-732-2136

Lifeline Tues & Sat 9am-12pm 815-732-2166 Dixon 888-239-9228 Oregon 815-732-7891

Polo 815-946-2552 Poison Control Center Illinois 800-942-5969 Lifescape (aka Meals on Wheels) Oregon 815-732-4393 Illinois 800-222-1222 Toll Free 800-779-1189 Rochelle Hospital ER 815-562-2181 Loaves & Fishes Pantry Mt Morris 815-734-4573 Sexual Assault Counseling Crisis 815-636-9811 1 st & 3 rd Thurs 4:30-7pm Oregon 815-732-0000 2 nd & 4 th Mon 2-4:30pm Sinnissippi Centers, Inc. Oregon 815-732-3157 Ogle County Housing Authority Oregon 815-732-1301 Rochelle 815-562-3801 People Helping People Pantry Byron 872-205-0799 24 Hours 800-242-7642 2 nd & 4 th Mon 10-11am Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 Rochelle Christian Food Pantry 815-562-6654

Tu & Fri 1-3:30pm

GOVERNMENT and COURT SERVICES

Rock River Center Tri-County Opportunities Council Oregon 815-732-3252 Oregon 815-732-2907 Rochelle 815-562-6938

Dept. of Human Services Ogle & Lee 815-732-2166 United Way Information and Referral www.211.org 888-865-9903

Illinois Migrant Council Moline 309-757-1070 Ogle County Circuit Clerk Civil 815-732-1130 Criminal 815-732-1140 Ogle County Corrections Jail Oregon 815-732-2135 Ogle County Probation Dept. Oregon 815-732-1180 Rochelle 815-562-2287 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES

Arc Rockford 815-965-3455

Ogle County Sheriff Administration

Ogle County States Attorney Prairie State Legal Service 815-732-6666 Easterseal Rockford 815-965-5069 24 Hours 815-732-2136 Florissa Dixon 815-288-1905

Oregon 815-732-1170 Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Rockford 815-965-2902 Living (NICIL) Toll-free 800-892-2985 Ogle County Educational Cooperative Sterling 815-625-7860

Al-Anon Meeting Locator 800-344-2666

Alzhelmer’s Association Dixon 815-285-1106 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Locator 815-968-0333 Alzheimer's Care - Pinecrest Mt Morris 815-734-4103 Lutheran Social Services of IL (Teenagers) Nachusa 815-284-7796 American Red Cross Rockford 815-963-8471 Sterling 815-626-7333 DeKalb 815-963-8471 Rosecrance on Harrison Rockford 815-391-1000 Dixon 815-284-2829 Sinnissippi Centers, Inc Oregon 815-732-3157 Freeport Memorial Hospital 877-600-0346 Rochelle 815-562-3801 KSB Hospital Dixon 815-288-5531 24 hours 800-242-7642 Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hosp DeKalb 815-756-1521 Sojourn House Freeport 815-232-5121 Ogle County Health Department Rochelle 815-562-6976 Rochelle Community Hospital 815-562-2181 Rochelle Gardens Care Center 815-562-4047 PARENT AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES Rockford Memorial Hospital Serenity Hospice and Home Oregon 815-971-5000 815-732-2499 St. Anthony's Hospital Rockford 815-226-2000

Children's Home & Aid Society Rockford 815-962-1043 Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) DeKalb 815-758-8149 Swedish American Hospital

Lifeline 815-395-4695 Rockford 779-696-4400

Easterseals – Parent Services Rockford 815-965-5069 Illinois Children & Family Services Lutheran Social Services, Teen Substance Abuse

Ogle County Ed Co-Op Ogle County Health Department

WIC (Women, Infants & Children)

Supplement Foods & Nutrition Sterling 815-625-7594 Nachusa 815-284-7796 Sterling 815-626-7333 Byron 815-234-2722 Rochelle 815-562-6976 United Way 211 888-865-9903 Whiteside County Health Dept. Rock Falls 815-626-2230

SERVICIOS HISPANOS

League of United Latin American Citizens Rochelle 815-570-3111

Regional Office of Education (Lee, Ogle & Whiteside)

Truancy Assistance Program Sterling 815-625-1495

Youth Services Network Loves Park 815-986-1947 (LULAC) Liga de Cuidadanos Latinamericanos Unidos

SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICES

MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES

Adult, Youth, Individual, Marriage and Family

Changes Counseling, LLC Rochelle 815-501-2088

Generations at Neighbors Byron 815-234-2511 Hub City Senior Citizens Center Rochelle 815-562-5050 Illinois Dept. on Aging (Elder Abuse, CCP Services) 888-206-1327 24hr Hotline 866-800-1409 Family Counseling Services Rockford 815-962-5585 Lifescape (aka Meals on Wheels) Oregon 815-732-4393 HOPE of Ogle County (Domestic Violence) 24 Hour Toll Free 800-779-1189 Oregon 815-732-7796 Lincoln Manor Senior Housing Rochelle 815-562-1404 Rochelle 815-562-8890 Mt Morris Senior Center 815-734-6335

Lutheran Social Services

Sterling 815-626-7333 NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Rochelle 815-761-7654 N.I.U. Family Counseling Center DeKalb 815-753-1684 Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordan Center DeKalb 815-756-4875 NW IL Area Agency on Aging Rockford 815-226-4901 Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center 815-732-7994 Pinecrest Manor Mt Morris 815-734-4103 Polo Area Senior Services 815-946-3818

Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling Serenity Hospice & Home

815-732-0000 Oregon 815-732-2499 Shining Star Children's Advocacy Center Dixon 815-284-1891 Sinnissippi Centers, Inc. Oregon 815-732-3157 Rochelle 815-562-3801 Dixon 815-284-6611 24 Hours 800-242-7642 Polo Rehabilitation and Health Care Rochelle Rehabilitation & Health Care Rock River Center

Social Security Administration 815-946-2203 815-562-4111 Oregon 800-541-5479 815-732-3252 800-772-1213

Whiteside County Health Department

Behavior Health Center Rock Falls 815-626-2230