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MT. MORRIS Times

VOLUME 53 NO. 1 • SERVING THE MT. MORRIS AREA SINCE 1967

FRIDAY, February 28, 2020 • $1.00

LOCAL NEWS

TASTY TOWERS Village Says No

Mt. Morris officials say no to cannabis businesses in town. / 2

SPORTS

10th in State!

The Lady Hawks finish in tenth place at the state bowling finals. / 13

Craft Grow A craft grow cannabis business is being proposed for Oregon. / 2

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Olivia Gorzny, owner of O’s Bakery in Oregon, stands by the cake she made commemorating Byron Generating Station’s 45th anniversary of the start of construction on the nuclear facility. The steam from the towers was made with cotton candy. See story on page 9.

INDEX

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Byron Library............18 Church News............12 Classifieds......... 28-32 Entertainment....10, 17

Marriage Licenses.... 8 Mt. Morris Library.... 7 Oregon Police..........20 Otto’s Column........... 6

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People........................ 8 Property Transfers.. 25 Public Voice..............18 Sheriff’s Arrests...... 22

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Village ‘opts out’ of cannabis businesses

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The Mt. Morris Village Board has opted out of having cannabis businesses within the village limits.

The board unanimously directed its attorney to draw up an ordinance prohibiting all five types of cannabis businesses that licenses can be obtained for in Illinois — dispensaries, craft grow, infusion, transportation and cultivation.

“I think we need to take action and I think we need to take action tonight,” Village Trustee Phil Labash said. “I’d like to make a motion to opt out of it. The whole nine yards.”

The village held a public meeting on the topic on Dec. 11 where close to 25 people attended and voiced their opinions for and against cannabis in town and asked questions about it.

Oregon approved a zoning ordinance in November by a vote of 3-2 to allow cannabis businesses in town. Polo and Forreston have both passed ordinances prohibiting cannabis businesses.

“Most municipalities have made a decision one way or another,” Labash said. “We’re one of the few in this area that has made no decision. The longer we sit here with no decision, the more exposed we are to something happening within the village that we wouldn’t want or sanction.”

After recreational cannabis became legal Jan. 1, a cannabis business could

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Mt. Morris Village Trustee Philip Labash participates in a meeting on Feb. 25. have legally come into Mt. Morris. Now, village officials say Mt. Morris is more protected and they will have more time to observe other communities that allow it and to better plan for it if they do decide to opt back in and allow cannabis businesses in the future.

Labash said he’s seen the long lines and parking issues at the recently opened dispensaries in Rockford and said he wouldn’t want those types of problems in Mt. Morris.

The way a community like Mt. Morris opts out of allowing the businesses is by declaring them a “nuisance business” and passing an ordinance saying they’re not allowed in town. To opt back in, Mt. Morris would have to pass another ordinance declassifying the businesses as nuisances, Village Attorney Rob LeSage said.

“You are only empowered to decide which types of cannabis businesses you want in your business if any and where you allow them with zoning,” LeSage said. “The rest will be in line with state laws.”

Labash said that he is interested in the non-dispensary types of businesses possibly coming to town and the jobs and tax money that they could bring.

Village Trustee Mike Fay was glad the board decided to bring a level of protection to the village. He said he’s seen how well dispensaries have done with revenue and anticipates the state will soon allow more licenses, making them more available to places like Mt. Morris.

“Eventually I think we will have to come back in,” Fay said.

“It’s not an absolute no,” Labash said.

“It’s a no right now.”

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OREGON CITY COUNCIL

Group hopes to grow cannabis in Oregon Public meeting will take place March 17

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com A public hearing will be held on March 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Oregon City Hall seeking input from the community on allowing a cannabis craft grow and infusion business in Oregon.

The Tree Pharm would be located at 807 Pines Road in Oregon where the former Basler’s Ace Hardware was once located. That location is currently in the commercial highway business district.

The prospect of it was discussed at an Oregon Planning Commission Meeting on Feb. 18.

Tree Pharm was represented at the meeting by local residents Ed Messenger, David Murray, Cole Johnson, and Tyler Hagemann.

“I think the meeting was positive for

us,” Ed Messenger said. “I think they’re open to having the cannabis business in the area. That’s the area they pushed it go to when we first started having conversations.”

A craft grow is a business licensed by the Department of Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure, and package marijuana, to make it available to sell at a dispensary or use at a processing organization.

A cannabis infusion is the end result of the process of infusing another substance, usually an oil, with the flavor and aroma of cannabis. This process is growing in popularity throughout the cannabis edibles industry.

The city council would have to grant a special use permit to The Tree Pharm before it could conduct business. An ordinance allowing cannabis businesses within the city limits was approved by the council on Nov. 26 by a 3-2 vote.

Initially, Tree Pharm would bring 6-8 full-time jobs to the area. There could be as many as 20-25 full-time employees after a planned expansion.

The only sales that are planned for the potential business at this time are of the wholesale variety, which does not produce sales tax. Tree Pharm will submit its application to the state in March and will not know until July 1 whether or not it will have successfully received its license from the state.

The city has already signed off on the application that Tree Pharm is in the approval process with them.

“The plan is to be operational within 90 days,” Messenger said. “We have a September time frame in mind.”

The product will be grown and housed indoors. It was noted at the meeting that the building has 5,000 square feet of canopy space. Messenger and his partners also said that they’d like to expand the building to 14,000 square feet.

There is no transportation license involved in the proposal. Vehicles will be loaded indoors.

Tree Pharm’s philosophy as a busi-

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REGIONAL CONTEST

al competition, Kathleen also won a 2020 United States mint proof set, 1-year online subscriptions to Encyclopedia Britannica and the Merriam-Webster Unabridged dictionary, and a $100 Amazon gift card.

Devin won a Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and a $75 Amazon gift card. Gage got another $25 Amazon card for another third-place finish.

The eight rounds are the fewest in the competition since Wadsworth became pronouncer in 1983. This year’s words by eight rounds were tougher than in years past, he said.

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com

Test your word power: Alex T. Paschal/Shaw Media

Devin Bratt of Forreston made it to the 8th round and came in second in the spelling bee.

Aplington’s school final last year.

This year, he added an ‘h” on “apostate” to bow out in the same place he finished in his last appearance.

“It wasn’t very hard, but my mom told me that if the origin was Greek, then it’s ‘ph,’” Gage said. “I’m fine. I just want to be back next year.”

An audible gasp was heard when longtime pronouncer Tom Wadsworth said the six syllables in “megalomaniac.” That didn’t bother Devin, who spelled the word with ease. But that “e” in “obstetrician” got him.

“I didn’t think I would get to this point,” Devin said. “It’s pretty exciting.”

Kathleen spent plenty of time studying at home with her parents and grandmother. Her English teacher, Rebecca Pate-Clevenger, helped prep she and her classmates for the bee with 10 minutes of practice at the end of each class.

She knew many words, but wouldn’t have known how strong the

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other competitors would be.

“You know how good you are, but you don’t know how good everyone else is,” she said. “There were a lot of good contestants.”

Of the 38 contestants, eight were in the regional bee before.

In addition to the trip to the nation-

Here are the final 12 words spelled by students at this year’s Lee-Ogle-Whiteside Regional Spelling Bee: truculence, pageantry, obstetrician, apostate, curmudgeon, megalomaniac, wherewithal, charismatic, sclerosis, concomitant, regurgitate, and malevolent.

Late-round words from years past include: dalliance, oculist, sarsaparilla, schottische, ephemeral, schadenfreude, witloof, barukhzy, pizzicato, and corpuscle.

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Kathleen Keesey hoped for fewer e’s and more ease.

Kathleen, a Reagan Middle School sixth-grader, made sure not to overdo it Feb. 20 in her second appearance at this year’s Lee-Ogle-Whiteside Regional Spelling Bee at Dixon High School.

“Knish” did her in a year ago when she added an “e” to the end of the Jewish snack food. When she put the final “e” on “truculence,” though, it became the winning letter to send her to the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 24-29 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Kathleen beat 37 spellers in eight rounds to become her school’s first regional winner since 2005.

“I was 50-50 on the word, and I was just hoping that I would spell it correctly,” she said. “If I didn’t, I wasn’t sure if I could win.”

She and Forreston Junior High seventh-grader Devin Bratt were the final two spellers after seven rounds.

Devin put an “a” where the “e” is in “obstetrician,” but Kathleen had to spell “pageantry” correctly in order to end the round.

She then wrote out “truculence” on the palm of her right hand, one letter at a time, to earn the win – a far cry from last year’s blooper.

“I got out on the easiest word in the world,” she recalled.

St. Andrew of Rock Falls eighth-grader Jedh Valida and Aplington Junior High of Polo seventh-grader Gage Zeigler also made the final four after six rounds. Valida got tangled on “wherewithal” before Devin mastered “megalomaniac” and Kathleen got by “curmudgeon.”

Gage’s freshman sister, Rebekah, won the bee the last 5 years, and he was the top returning speller from 2 years ago; he lost to Rebekah in

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AROUND THE COUNTY

Seven cannabis arrests made since legalization Sheriff polices legal cannabis

BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office has posted seven cannabis-related arrests on its website since recreational cannabis was legalized in Illinois on Jan. 1.

Arrests have been made for driving while under the influence, improper container of cannabis by a driver, improper container of cannabis by a passenger and unlawful possession of cannabis by a passenger.

According to the law, if you’re possessing cannabis in a vehicle, it must be kept in a sealed, odor-proof, child-resistant container that is out of the driver’s reach.

Illinois residents over the age of 21 can legally possess maximums of 30 grams of cannabis flower, five grams of cannabis concentrate (oil) and 500 milligrams of THC in cannabis-infused products (edibles). Cannabis use is not allowed in a car or any place where a person could reasonably expect to be seen by others.

“We’re still just as aggressive as we were in December,” Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said. “Nothing has really changed on that front.

Whether it’s open in the vehicle or not, the only thing that’s changed is the paperwork that we do.”

Last year while still illegal, unlawful possession of cannabis was a civil citation, now misdemeanor arrests are made by the Sheriff’s Office for possessing more than the legal amount or not having it in the proper container.

VanVickle said cannabis-related issues have increased compared to this time last year, but that could just be due to the weather being nicer and more people being out. He’d like another five months to see how the new laws will affect things.

Improper container of cannabis has been the most popular arrest, with five incidents and six total individuals arrested in the county since Jan. 1. A Janesville, Wisconsin man was arrested on Jan. 1.

“We have seen specifically some people from out of state who think cannabis is legal in the state and they can do whatever they want and have it in their vehicle unsealed and out of the proper packaging,” VanVickle said.

The sheriff’s office never received direction from the state on what containers would look like or if there was a common model or seal, VanVickle said. Any cannabis product that is sold in a dispensary comes in a legal, sealed container.

Under the provisions of the law, that cannabis has to remain in that factory-sealed container for the entire time that it’s transported.

“And once you get it home and you open it and you consume that cannabis at home, you can’t put it back in the container and put it in your car and take it to your buddy’s house,” VanVickle said. “That container is now spoiled. It can’t go anywhere. You could put it in your pocket and walk to your neighbor’s, but you can’t put it in a vehicle and go there.”

Policing forms of cannabis such as gummies has been another issue the sheriff’s office has been unclear on.

The Sunnyside dispensary is located at 2696 McFarland Road, in Rockford.

“That’s difficult,” VanVickle said. “Again, they’re supposed to be in a sealed container. That helps. But if it’s laying loose in the car you don’t know. They just look like candy. That part of the law that is pretty gray.”

A potential increase in driving while under the influence of cannabis has been VanVickle’s chief concern. He does believe there has been an “uptick” in DUIs since the legalization. A DUI arrest was made on Feb. 12 and coupled with unlawful possession of cannabis-improper container. There was no mention of alcohol in the online report.

The process of a cannabis DUI is daunting, VanVickle said. A blood test must be done within a two-hour timeframe. If the test is refused, officials have to get a search warrant from a judge in Oregon. The test then must be done at a hospital, which Oregon doesn’t have. The test would have to be done in Rochelle, Dixon or Rockford.

“For us, the timeframe is extremely difficult,” VanVickle said. “We’re just trying to work through that and come up with different solutions.”

Attending sheriff’s association meetings and getting information has helped VanVickle in the transition to policing legal recreational cannabis.

The sheriffs he’s spoken to, specifically north of I-80, haven’t backed off at all.

He noted DuPage County has “doubled down” and has sent its deputies to become drug recognition experts and brought in phlebotomists and additional K9s. Ogle County still has a K9, but it was not used in any of the improper container arrests, Lt. Danielle Hardesty said.

VanVickle also learned at a recent sheriff’s conference that there’s been an “uptick” in largeamount cannabis arrests across the state.

“Hundreds of pounds,” VanVickle said. “We’ve all seen the receipts with prices that people are paying and the amount of taxes people are paying. Obviously the illegal market hasn’t been phased by it at all.”

Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle

Oregon Police Department The Oregon Police has been policing cannabis differently than the Sheriff’s Office has. Chief of Police Darin DeHaan said that his department has been writing civil citations for cannabis violations and not making misdemeanor arrests.

Two traffic stops occurred last week where citations were written for cannabis violations. One involved a 17-year-old juvenile possessing cannabis illegally and the other saw a Davis Junction man not having it in the correct container in his vehicle, DeHaan said.

The department will continue with the civil citation approach until it receives approval from Ogle County State’s Attorney Eric Morrow to do it differently.

“Eric is on the side of less prosecution of the individual until there is more clarity,” DeHaan said.

Area Departments Sheriffs in Lee and Whiteside counties aren’t seeing many violations since recreational marijuana was legalized.

Lee County Sheriff John Simonton said they’ve had two DUI arrests related to cannabis, one of which involved a crash, but they haven’t had any problem so far with container violations.

Containers need to be sealed and odor proof, and could be stored in the glove box or center console, as long as it’s not readily accessible to the driver, he said.

Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker said deputies have issued a few citations for violations, where the marijuana is likely from the black market and “clearly not from a dispensary.”

“For the most part, it’s going OK,” he said.

It’s important that residents be cognizant of the new law and where and when to use it, and like alcohol, to choose not to drive after consuming it, Simonton said.

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Above is the building being considered for a craft grow cannabis business. It is located at 807 W. Pines Road in Oregon where the former Basler’s Ace Hardware was once located. Below is the potential site from a Google Earth photo.

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ness focuses on wellness and education as well as assisting with projects for opioid abuse.

“We want to assist in educational programs for minors,” Messenger said.

“We want to implement programs in the county here.”

Messenger and his partners feel good about the public hearing and obtaining the special use permit.

“They’ve already passed an ordinance,” Messenger said. “There could be moral issues, but we fall within the ordinance. It’s the right area. There aren’t other areas like that in Oregon.

It’s not by any schools or parks.”

Messenger looked at other areas to bring a craft grow and infusion business before landing on the Pines Road location. Locations in unincorporated Ogle County, Mt. Morris and Dixon were considered before being decided against due to local ordinances not allowing it, delays or issues with available locations.

Messenger is a lifelong area resident and is happy with the outcome.

“This is where we wanted to be and it was disappointing when we thought it wasn’t going to happen,” Messenger said. “The whole group is from here and we want to bring jobs here. It couldn’t have worked out any better.”

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LOCAL HISTORY

Statue is a reflection on Lincoln and Black Hawk

BY OTTO DICK

Editor’s note: Otto Dick, Oregon has researched the people, places and events important in the Oregon area’s history for the Ogle County Historical Society. The following is one of a series of the articles he has written.

When I drive by this wonderful sculpture by Jeff Adams it represents Black Hawk and his past attempts to retain this area for the Indians and Lincoln representing him looking to the future of this area.

There was no attempt to show a relationship between Black Hawk and Lincoln.

This is a bronze statue, 13 ½ ft. wide and 6 ft. deep. It weighs 3,000 lbs. It is made from 40 individual castings that were welded together.

The process of casting the 40 pieces, called the Lost Wax Process of Casting dates back to the ancient Chinese.

Lost wax casting involves several steps. The original sculpture is formed by cay or wax.

The lost wax process creates a mold which receives the molten bronze heated up to 2,199 degrees T. Once the metal has cooled the mold shell is removed from the bronze casting.

Jeff Adams in 1982 received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. In 1985-1987 he served as an apprentice under renowned sculpture Clyde Ross Mongan in Sedona, Arizona.

In 2000 he opened In Bronze Art Casting facility in Mt. Morris. In 2003 he was granted the Business of the Year Award by the Oregon Chamber of Commerce.

I want to mention again that this statue represents Black Hawk reminiscing about his attempt to retain his Sauk Homeland in this region and Lincoln who spoke in Oregon reaching for his own path of conviction which led him to be our 16th President and the Civil War and his untimely death.

The following was written by Adams about the sculpture.

“This sculpture is a reflection on the personal conviction, struggle and fate shared by Lincoln and Black Hawk. No other relationship is intended.

“Black Hawk is depicted as faithfully as could be determined from the very few existing paintings, while Lincoln is a composite of 64 documented photographs. Life masks were used as references for both figures.

“Black Hawk sits on an incline,

ABOVE: The “Paths of Conviction, Footsteps of Fate” sculpture is located along Illinois 2 in Oregon. TOP RIGHT: Workers pour the bronze into the mold at Jeff Adams’ shop in Mt. Morris. ABOVE RIGHT: This photo shows one of the molds for the statue.

BELOW: Workers pour bronze into the molds . Photos supplied by Otto Dick symbolic of the precarious position of the Native Americans during the white settlement of the prairie. It has been documented that Black Hawk said he gave everything he had away in mourning the loss of his two children. The only covering he retained was a piece of buffalo robe.

“That statement provided the visual image of Black Hawk clutching the buffalo robe lifted in both defiance and pleading. His left arm clings to the rock symbolizing his effort to retain the Sauk homeland.

“In this sculpture Lincoln emerges from the same rock, reaching forward on his own path of conviction which ultimately led to the Presidency. My intent was to capture Lincoln’s spirit, not illustrate a particular moment in history.

“I believe sculpture contributes to the identity of a place and its people.

My hope is the heritage of sculpture that began with Lorado Taft will not just be something from the past. This sculpture aspires to become part of that history linking our artistic heritage with a continuing tradition of art and sculpture.”

BRIEFS Disciples United Methodist Church will resume its GriefShare support group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12 in the Fireplace Room at the church, 102 Maple Ave., in Mt. Morris.

The group will meet every Thursday evening through April 23 and is available to anyone in the church, community, or surrounding towns.

The cost is $20 and includes the workbook-study guide.

GriefShare is a support group that features faith-based teaching, focusing on

grief topics associated with the death of a loved one.

Go to griefshare.org or at the first meeting to register.

Call the church office at 815-734-4853 for more information.

Park board seeking members The Mt. Morris Park Board is seeking three new board members. The board meets on the second Thursday of every month February through November at 6 p.m. at the Village Hall in Mt. Morris.

For more information, call 815-734-

6425 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The church is located at 102 Maple Ave., Mt. Morris. For more information, call the church office at 815-734-4853.

Spaghetti supper is March 9

Disciples United Methodist Church, Mt. Morris, will host a Potato bar on Sunday, March 1, and Sunday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 pm.

The March meal will support programs of the church, including a youth mission trip.

Proceeds from the April event will be given to Loaves and Fish food pantry.

The Pinecrest Community Employee Committee is sponsoring a spaghetti supper to benefit United Way on Monday, March 9 at Disciples United Methodist Church, Mt. Morris. The event will be held from 4:30 – 7 p.m. Donations will be taken at the door. For more information, call Howie Herman at Pinecrest, 815-734-1715.

the Ogle County Jail.

Feb. 20 Daniel D. Gonzalez, 39, of Mt. Morris, was arrested for domestic battery, disorderly conduct and assault. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Feb. 22 Bobbi J. Heinze, 25, of German Valley was arrested for criminal damage to property and for driving under the Influence of alcohol. Heinze was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

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Zachary J. Veitch, 47, of Mt. Morris, was arrested for disorderly conduct. He

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It’s Dr. Suess’ 116th birthday and we want to celebrate! Come to the library for a fun craft, Seuss story time, and cupcakes from Bassline Bakery. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Story Time Change - Beginning March 4 Story time will be at 11:30!

We hope this helps our preschool families!

Story Time - Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18, & 25, 11:30 a.m.

It’s Dr. Seuss month! Explore the wonderfully crazy world while learning rhyming skills! All ages are welcome. Occurs every Wed.

Lego Club - Monday, March 9, 5:456:30 p.m.

We are building a Seuss themed world this month! Occurs every second Wednesday. All ages welcome.

Adult Book Club - Wednesday, March 11, 3:45 p.m.

Did you know we have a book club?

They meet every second Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. to discuss that month’s book.

Stop into the library to get your copy and start reading!

After School STEAM - Wednesday, March 14 & 18, 3-4:30 p.m.

Enjoy early release days by coming to the library for STEAM fun! This month is all about Dr. Seuss STEAM! Ages 5+ are encouraged to join. Children under age 8

Tri County - Sunday, March 15, 2 p.m.

Get information on everything Tri county has to offer you and the community.

Cookbook Club - Monday, March 16, 6 p.m.

This month’s cookbook is “Rachel Ray’s book of 10.” Stop into the library to choose your recipe. This occurs every third Monday. Bring your own plate and silverware.

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS

Perry to offer genealogy workshop at the Depot Laurie Carlin Perry from the Rochelle Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will present a Genealogy Workshop at the Oregon Depot at the monthly, Those Were the Days program on Feb. 29, at 10 a.m.

“Laurie was thrilled to gain admittance to DAR in January of 2018 and since that time has completed DAR course requirements to serve as a

Volunteer Field Genealogist,” said Kris Gilbert, a Those Were the Days organizer. “She currently serves as her Chapter’s Registrar, District II DAR Service for Veterans Chairman, and Membership Vice Chairman for the Illinois State Organization.”

Perry considers her two best assets to be a curious mind and force of will.

“In the past, those traits were applied to our nation’s defense but Laurie’s now excited to apply her love of solving mysteries and digging out a story’s details to help community members learn of their family histories, many of which include Revolutionary War patriot ancestors—frequently to the surprise of people that thought they knew where they came from.”

SPECIAL EVENT

Noodle, lasagna dinner is March 14 The Chana United Methodist Church’s Annual Chicken-Noodle and Lasagna Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 14 from 4-6:30 p.m.

The menu includes homemade noodles with chicken, lasagna, salads and cheesecake.

Advance tickets for the supper are $9 for adults, $5 for children, and free for children age 5 and under.

At the door tickets are $10 for adults and $5.50 for children The price for all carryouts are $10. Carryouts are available by calling 815-732-7683.

The church is handicapped accessible.

An expanded parking area will also be available this year.

Church youths will also be holding a bake sale at the supper.

For additional information, call the church Little Ragan and Archie Hill pitched in to help adult church members roll at 732-7683. out handmade noodles in preparation of the upcoming dinner.

Laurie Carlin Perry will present a genealogy workshop at the Oregon Depot on Saturday, Feb. 29.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Ogle County Clerk Laura Cook has issued the following marriage licenses.

Feb. 14 Enrique Gutierrez Mota and Kristen Renee Glavac, both of Rochelle.

David Alan Janoski and Graciela Balderas-Lopez, both of Rochelle.

Feb. 18 Jose Martin Cruz Santos and Margarita Mandujano Camancho, Both of Rochelle.

Daniel Eli Strohecker of Lanark and Sara Jane Martin of Mt. Morris.

Michael Daniel Bone and Corinne Gloria Madison, both of Davis Junction.

Feb. 19 Jordan Peter Schultz and Jordan Michelle Leitzen, both of Forreston.

COLLEGE NEWS Miami University Tyler Sagendorf of Byron was named to the dean’s list at Miami University for the 2019 fall semester. Miami University students who are ranked in the top 20% of undergraduate students within their division for first semester 2019-20 have been named to the dean’s list recognizing academic performance.

University of Alabama Taylor M Conley of Byron and Carly Rose Koenig of Stillman Valley were named to the fall president’s list (4.0 GPA) at the University of Alabama.

UW – Platteville Those earning degrees Dec. 14 from the University of Wisconsin – Platteville include: Byron: Chase Jackson, mechanical engineering Monroe Center: Kolton Myrvold, Agri-

cultural business Oregon: Jensen Melville,criminal justice, psychology Stillman Valley: James Castle, industrial technology management; Ethan Roberts, mechanical engineering Shannon: Katrya Lessman, elementary education Stillman Valley: James Castle, industrical technology management, Ethan Roberts, mechanical engineering Those named to the fall chancellor’s (4.0 GPA) list include: Shannon: Katrya Lessman (and dean’s list) Students named to the fall dean’s (3.50 GPA) listinclude: Byron: William Carlson, Noah Stear Forreston: Kathryn Person Polo: Kyle Brown Stillman Valley: Lucas Johnson, Nolan McNames, Ethan Roberts

Drake University Those named to the fall dean’s list (3.5 GPA or higher) at Drake University include Jordyn Conard of Byron and Hunter Daws of Forreston.

St. Ambrose University Those named to the fall dean’s list (3.5 GPA or higher) at St. Ambrose University include: Davis Junction: Alexa Ballard Mt. Morris: Abigail Scheidecker Oregon: Isabelle Nelson Stillman Valley: Kayleigh Oleson Georgia Institute of Technology Olivia Kerr of Stillman Valley was named to the fall dean’s list (3.0 GPA or higher).

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kirk Patrick Martin of Byron was

named to the College of Business dean’s list (3.6 GPA) (3.7 GPA) for the fall semester at the University of Nebraska.

University of Dubuque Drew Bernhard of Byron, and Hanna Blumhoff and Ethan Cain, both of Polo, have been named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Dubuque.

UW – Wisconsin Those named to the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee include Meagan Rose of Byron; Carolyn Ptzszek of Davis Junction; Maddison Kirchner of Forreston, and Erin Flynn of Stillman Valley.

University of Illinois Students named to the fall dean’s list(3.75 GPA or higher) at the University of Illinois include Teddy C. Beauchem of Chana and Sarah A. Muray of Oregon.

BUSINESS NEWS

Construction of plant started 45 years ago

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ABOVE: Byron Station Site Vice President Mark Kanavos spoke at the Monday event marking the nuclear facility’s 4,500 consecutive days of production. BELOW: Olivia Gorzny, owner of O’s Bakery in Oregon, made the cake commemorating Byron Generating Station’s 45th anniversary of the start of construction on the nuclear facility. The steam from the towers was made with cotton candy.

95 percent of the year.

Byron Station topped the company’s and country’s average run time by operating at full power more than 96.9 percent of the time in 2019. The always-on aspect of nuclear power isn’t lost on its residents.

“Living in this area my whole life, I can attest to the importance of the station for both its important part in electricity distribution and

its positive effect on the economy,” said Sarah Downs, executive director of the Byron Area Chamber of Commerce. “When one reactor goes offline for a maintenance project, there’s still a positive outcome as local businesses see a big uptick in sales. With hundreds of contractors temporarily staying in the area during refueling projects, our business owners are staffing up – with

some even extending their hours – to take care of the workers visiting our shops, restaurants and stores.”

Byron Generating Station is located between Oregon and Byron on German Church Road.

“With both units at full power, the site produces almost 2,500 megawatts, enough electricity to power more than 2.3 million average American homes,” the press release said.

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The Byron Generating Station celebrated 4,500 consecutive days of producing carbon-free energy for Illinois and beyond on Monday with a special celebration that included a replica cake of the nuclear facility.

“Employees, retirees and local leaders gathered Monday to mark the occasion.

“Oregon’s own O’s Bakery has designed an incredible edible replica of the plant for the occasion,” said Paul Demsey, Exelon Communications officer.

Construction work started at the Exelon Generation location in Byron in 1975, with the Unit 1 reactor coming online in 1985 and Unit 2 in 1987.

“Nuclear reactors like the ones at the dual-unit Byron Station are very reliable, running around the clock,” according to a Exelon press release.

“Every 18 months, operators shut down a reactor for only few weeks to support refueling and maintenance.

Over the past 13 years, when one reactor shut down for maintenance, the other unit stayed online allowing the facility to continuously provide electricity to the region.

“The nuclear plant’s 700-plus workforce prides itself on precision monitoring and maintenance programs, which help the plant sustain its status as a model of reliability,” the release said.

“The plant generates enough carbon-free electricity to power more than 2.3 million homes and businesses while preventing the release of nearly 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Over the lifetime of both units’ operation, that’s the equivalent of taking approximately 2.5 million cars off of the road every year,” the release said.

“Clean power-generating facilities like Byron Station are on the front lines of combating climate change,” said Byron Station Site Vice President Mark Kanavos. “Americans want carbon-free electricity, which our nuclear plants deliver to millions every day. They also want reliability, and nuclear plants are the unquestioned champion of reliable electricity production in this country.”

The average nuclear plant in the United States operated at full power about 92 percent of the time of 2019.

On average, Exelon’s nuclear plants ran at full power more than

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SPECIAL EVENT

Kodak photography is topic at March 1 lecture

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Chicago actor R.J. Lindsey will portray George Eastman, founder of Kodak, during a special lecture at the Byron Forest Preserve. Photo supplied

The Byron Forest Preserve District will be hosting its fourth lecture of the 2020 Winter Lecture Series — Life through the Lens of Kodak: The History of Personal Photography on Sunday, March 1.

The program starts at 2 p.m. at the Jarrett Prairie Center Museum, 7993 North River Road, Byron.

Chicago actor R.J. Lindsey will portray George Eastman, founder of Kodak. He will present a slide program and display vintage cameras to tell the Kodak story.

As a result of Eastman Kodak’s affordable and easy to use cameras, a record of every American family event began to appear in photo albums over a hundred and twenty years ago.

For the first time, images of events from all around the world were cap-

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YOUR HEALTH

Youth music competition March 22

Spring Wellness Fair slated for March 14 at Stillman Valley High School

Aireloom Music Studio will be presenting “Beware the Ides of March!�, its second annual youth music competition for ages 12-24 on March 22 at 3 p.m. at the Northside BarbaQ Event Room Stage in Oregon at 117 N. Fourth St. Aireloom is reaching out to all young musicians to register and asking everyone to come out to support the future of music in the area.

The two categories are soloists or duets and bands. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges. There will be three prizes awarded for both categories. First place will receive recording time at Aireloom’s professional

recording studio, valued at approximately $400. Second place wins a $100 cash prize and third place wins $50 in cash. All musicians will be given very generous participation prizes donated by sponsors. Musician registration is required by March 15 and the fee is $10 per person.

Please email aireloommusicstudio@gmail.com for details. Youth musicians can perform one to two songs, and one must be an original.

Visit Aireloom Music Studio at aireloommusic.com/events for registration and ticket information.

There are still some sponsorship opportunities available.

Stillman Valley is hosting a Spring Wellness Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 14.

Organizations at the fair include the Stillman Valley Lion’s Club, Fitness Junction, Circle of Wellness, Spear Family Chiropractic, Ogle County Chiropractic, SV Fire Dept, Ogle County Sheriff’s Department, Because of Ruth, and Juice Plus, with more vendors expected to be added.

Free services offered will include

tured by common people. As part of the presentation he will also demonstrate several of his cameras and show their unique features.

George Eastman was also a major philanthropist who gave away nearly two billion dollars in today’s money to charitable causes. Eastman believed that “your reputation is made by how you improve other people’s lives.�

This lecture is free and no advance registration is required to attend.

For more information contact the Byron Forest Preserve District at 815 234-8535 extension 200.

The 2020 Winter Lecture Series is co-sponsored by Exelon Generation Byron Station and the award winning Jarrett Prairie Center Museum.

chair massages, flexibility and mobility screening, body fat testing, blood pressure screening, hearing screening and vision screening.

Each person in attendance at the fair will be entered to win door prizes. “We’re looking forward to this fun event to help promote health and wellness�, said Kayla McKinney, Director of Health Services for Meridian 223, “The event is open to the community and located in the multi-purpose room at Stillman Valley High School. We hope to see you there!�.

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Planned spraying treatments over area will be explained The Illinois Department of Agriculture will hold nine open houses to explain the proposed gypsy moth treatment plans for northern Illinois.

The gypsy moth is a non-native pest that feasts on more than 250 species of trees and shrubs, but its preferred food source is oak leaves.

Large populations are capable of stripping plants bare, leaving them

SPECIAL EVENT

If you are planning a home remodeling project or just want new ideas to spruce up your home or garden, make plans to attend the Sauk Valley Home & Garden Show on Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8 at Northland Mall in Sterling.

The show will feature vendors displaying products and services for anything from home remodeling and construction to landscape, plus indoor living, and design..

“There is a wealth of home improvement specialists in and around this market. The Sauk Valley Home and Garden Show is a great opportunity for them to showcase their products or services to the community,” said Kelly Null of Sauk Valley Media.

“We are so happy to have such a variety of vendors at the show. It is an event where individuals interested in improving their homes will have the opportunity to talk with multiple home improvement specialists all under one roof,” Null said.

One Sauk Valley Home and Garden Show attendee will win $500 to spend at a vendor of their choice.

The Sauk Valley Home & Garden Show is free to the public. The event will be held from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 815-6322566 or email marketing@saukvalley.com.

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Oregon, Ogle County........... MD.......... March 5, 3-6 p.m......... Oregon Public Library............300 Jefferson St, Oregon vulnerable to secondary insect and disease attacks.

Severe defoliation can also cause tree death.

Infested sites will be treated with applications of either BtK (Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki), a naturally-occurring bacteria used by gardeners as an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides, or mating disruption (MD), a gypsy moth-specific pher-

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omone that acts as a sexual attractant and prevents male gypsy moths from breeding. BtK is not harmful to people, pets or wildlife.

The BtK product is Valent Foray 48B – Organic which will be applied by helicopter in mid-May, with a second application within two weeks.

The mating disruption product, Splat GM-Organic will be applied by airplane in late June.

The gypsy month program is fund-

ed cooperatively through the U.S. Forest Service, Slow the Spread Foundation and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Illinois has been involved with the Slow the Spread Foundation since its inception in 2000.

The presentation schedule and map of treatment sites are available at www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/ Insects/Pests/Pages/gypsy-moth. aspx.

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• Will Federal or Illinois Estate taxes affect me?

Experienced attorneys from Plager, Krug, Bauer, Rudolph & Stodden, Ltd. will discuss these questions and more, as well as review current trends and new developments in estate planning.

Please join us for this timely and informative FREE seminar at one of the following locations:

Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 pm Co-sponsor Citizens State Bank, 102 W. Main St., Lena Wednesday, March 4, 1:00 pm Co-sponsor Forreston State Bank at Forreston Public Library, 204 S. 1st Ave., Forreston Thursday, March 5, 2:00 pm Freeport Public Library, 100 E. Douglas St., Freeport Monday, March 9, 1:30 pm Co-sponsor Apple River State Bank & First Community Bank of Galena, Apple River Stagecoach Event Center, 446 E. Hickory St., Apple River Wednesday, March 11, 6:00 pm Co-sponsor Loeffler Wealth Management, Cimino’s Atrium, 421 Challenge St., Freeport Monday, March 16, 6:00 pm Co-sponsor Country Financial, Billy Goeke, Rock City Fire Department, 7600 N. Rock City Rd., Rock City Tuesday, March 17, 6:00 pm Co-sponsor Citizens State Bank, Country Inn & Suites, 200 Dillon Ave., Stockton Wednesday, March 18, 1:00 pm Co-sponsor IHT Wealth Management, Gregory “Ike” Eicher, Stewart Centre West, 2900 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport Wednesday, March 25, 6:00 pm Co-sponsor Citizens State Bank, 1525 S. Forest Rd., Freeport Tuesday, March 31, 6:30 pm Co-sponsor Forreston State Bank, 996 W. Fairview Rd., Freeport Wednesday, April 1, 6:30 pm Co-sponsor Community Bank, 401 S. Church St., Orangeville, IL Tuesday, April 7, 10:00 am Co-sponsor WinnPrairie, 1545 S. Forest Rd., Freeport Tuesday, April 7, 3:30 pm Co-sponsor Prairie Ridge of Galena, 1 Prairie Ridge Dr., Galena, IL

Tuesday, May 12, 12:00 pm Co-sponsor Oakley Courts, 3117 Kunkle Blvd., Freeport

FREE Admission. Reservations requested. Call 815.235.1212 or 800.373.4109 or pkbrs@plager-law.com

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Home & Garden Show March 7-8

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ADELINE ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH 9106 Cedar St. in Adeline Phone 815-541-4863

BAILEYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

303 W. Franklin St., Baileyville Pastor Gary Branam www.baileyvillebaptistchurch.org

BAILEYVILLE REFORMED CHURCH

400 W. Center St., Baileyville Pastor Bruce Otto 815-235-1201

BROOKVILLE & ELKHORN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES

Brookville: 17725 W. Chamber St. in Brookville Elkorn: Corner of Wilson Mill & Brick Church Roads

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 Main St., Chana Pastor Matt Smith 815-732-7683 chanaumc@gmail.com

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

2035 Ill. Rt. 26, Dixon 815-284-4554 Pastor David Andermann 815-632-6767

OPEN BIBLE

302 S. Franklin St., Polo Luke Schier, Pastor 815-946-2848 PoloOpenBible.org

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH Polo Campus

EAST OREGON CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD

107 N. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor John Guthrie 815-732-2960 or 815-732-6569

EBENEZER REFORMED CHURCH

FORRESTON REFORMED CHURCH

EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

FREEDOM LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

2997 N. German Church Rd. Rev. Josiah Youngquist.

815-732-6313 www.ebenezerreformed.com

764 N. Stillman Road, Oregon (Payne’s Point) Pastor Andrew Kayes 815-732-2424

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF MT. MORRIS 102 S. Seminary St., Mt. Morris Senior Pastor Bruce McKanna Associate Pastor Logan Murphy 815-734-4942 www.efcmm.org office@efcmm.org

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH 801 W. Oregon St., Polo Pastor Jeremy Heller 815-946-3588

501 Third Ave. Pastor Lyle Zumdahl 815-938-2424 lylezumdahl@gmail.com

Pastor Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 www.freedomlutheran.org.

GERMAN VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

402 Second Ave., Forreston Pastor Scott Ralston Church 815-938-3203

FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 702 E. Dixon St., Polo Pastor Brian LeBaron 815-946-3212 faithumcpolo

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

DISCIPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)

505 Hill St., Oregon Pastor David Snow 815-732-2642 www.fbcoregon.org

200 S. Fifth St., Oregon Rev. Karen Gerhard Conner 815-732-2894 www.fpcoregon.com

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 402 First Ave., Forreston Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-938-2380

860 W. Oregon Trail Rd. Pastor Michael Hoffman 815-732-6847

OREGON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

200 S. Fourth, Oregon Rev. Megan Smick 815-732-2994 oregonumc@outlook.com

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 5076 S. Lowell Park Rd. Pastor Charlotte Hoppe 815-946-3949

POLO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

GRACE VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

PRAIRIE DELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8210 E. Edwardsville Rd., German Valley Pastor Eric Schlukebir 815-362-6601 6941 N. Mt. Morris Rd., Leaf River Pastor Billy Hardy 815-738-2205 leafriverbc@gmail.com

ST. WENDELIN CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 S. Linn St., Shannon Rev. Michael Bolger 815-864-2548

SAUK VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

SILVER CREEK REFORMED CHURCH

609 S. 10th St., Oregon Craig Arnold, Pastor 812-236-1213

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH

10384 W. Coffman Rd., Forreston Pastor Mark Phillips Church: 815-938-2194 Pastor’s Cell: 760-550-4563

114 S. Fifth St., Oregon 815-732-2367

RIVERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

104 E. Rt. 72, Leaf River Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-345-3038

NORTH GROVE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

16032 W. Coffman Rd., Shannon 815-864-2448

LEAF RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

409 W. Brayton Rd, P.O. Box 2055 Mt. Morris, IL 61054 Pastor Ginny Haney Phone: 815-734-4573

213 N. Franklin Ave., Polo Father Joseph P. Naill 815-946-2535

416 Prospect St., Dixon John Lewis, Pastor 815-677-9199

1000 Ill. 64 West Oregon Rev. Eldred George 815-732-7211 www.saintbrides.org saint.bride.church@gmail.com

4938 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor Matt Smith

ST. MARY CHURCH 301 N. Fourth St., Oregon Father Joseph P. Naill Office Phone 815-732-7383 Office FAX 815-732-4742

Congress Ave. & Webster St. Pastor Leslie Lake PoloCob@risebroadband.net

MT. MORRIS CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

102 N. Maple St., Mt. Morris Pastor Julie Bunt 815-734-4853 www.disciplesumc.org

OREGON CHURCH OF GOD

Church and Main Streets Pastor Don Plock

LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH

205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo Pastor Chris Bradshaw 815-837-5255 polo@crossroadscn.com www.crossroadscn.com

22027 Polo Rd., Sterling Jim Miller, Pastor 815-626-0104

FORRESTON GROVE CHURCH

7246 N. Freeport Rd., Forreston Presbyterian Church in America Pastor Drew Jones 815-938-3605 www.forrestongrovechurch.com

6024 N. Columbine Rd., Forreston Rev. Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 pastorofstjames1850@gmail.com

ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

201 N. Division Ave., Polo Pastor Terrie Wilder 815-946-2919

326 S. Bunker Hill Rd. German Valley Pastor Grant Mulder 815-362-2129

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 308 E. Brayton Mt. Morris Pastor Josh Ehrler 815-734-6354 trinitymmil@frontier.com www.trinitymmil.net

VAN BROCKLIN-FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3582 Bolton Rd.., Freeport Pastor Dawn Barr 815-291-0601

WEST BRANCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 4014 West Branch Rd., Forreston 815-938-2586

How to submit church news Changes in church listings and articles about special church services and events can be emailed to news@oglecountynews.com.

For more information call 815-732-6166 ext. 2591.

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SPORTS

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No small feat for small school in sport with one division

BY ANDY COLBERT acolbert@oglecountynews.com In a one-class state tournament dominated by schools of 2,000 to 3,000 students, it is rare for a smallschool team to make a splash in girls bowling.

The most famous is tiny Abingdon, who won three state titles in the sport’s infancy of the 1970s.

Add the Oregon/Winnebago co-op

to that list. With a combined enrollment of 884, the Hawks finished in 10th place at the IHSA state meet on Feb. 22.

In 2005, Winnebago took seventh by itself and the only other school smaller than 884 to finish in the top 10 since then was Herrin (10th) in 2016.

It’s rare feat and it took a dramatic finish on Friday for Oregon to even make Saturday’s round of 12 teams. Edging Sycamore by one pin – 5,426 to 5,425 – it was Oregon’s first trip to Saturday’s finals.

“It was outrageous – more nerve-wracking than exciting,” Oregon coach Eric Carlson said. “We were struggling to pick up spares and strikes earlier that day. It didn’t

look good.”

After the first three games, Oregon sat in 17th place of the 24 teams.

Trailing Sycamore by 88 points, the Hawks beat the Spartans in each of the final three games, with a 991-933 game 6 margin of victory.

“Our spare shooting got better in the afternoon and we picked up some strikes,” Carlson said. “Sycamore wasn’t looking at us. They were focused on another team. They couldn’t control what we did.”

As a precursor to Friday, Oregon had beaten Sycamore at both the regional and sectional, though the Spartans blew out Oregon at the Hawk’s own invite.

“We see them all season and talk to their coaches quite a bit,” Carlson

said.

On Saturday, Oregon (10,751) jumped past Hoffman Estates Conant (10,732) and Buffalo Grove (10,261) in the standings. They tailed 5,325 pins to go with 5,426 on Friday.

Lockport won the meet with 12,535, the only team to break 12,000.

Harlem was runner-up for the second year in a row.

Leading the Hawks were Rebecca Meyers (2,343) in 38th place, Sammantha Meyers (2,313) in 44th and Alysa Conley (2,231) in 60th. All three are juniors from Winnebago and the only girls to bowl all 12 games for the co-op.

“The co-op was put together six

See BOWLING, Page 14

• Friday, February 28, 2020

OHS’ girls bowling team takes 10th in state

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Oregon High School’s girls bowling team finished 10th at the state finals in Rockford on Satrurday. Pictured, left to right, are: Elizabeth Villarreal, Rebecca Meyers, Hannah Kaltenbrun, Alysa Conley, Sammantha Meyers, Ava Wright, and Mackenzie Brodkowicz.

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WRESTLING STATE MEET

Oregon Sectional wrestlers did well at state finals

BY RANDY HOLLAND Wrestlers advancing from the Oregon Sectional did very well at the IHSA Individual State Championships in Champaign last weekend, taking over a third of the medals and six of the 14 championships.

And they were one point or a few seconds away from taking three more titles. When they rolled up the mats, 30 medals came north as 14

reached the first place mat and 10 wrestled for third place, three taking the bronze.

All six on the fifth place mat won.

Three state final matches were repeats of the sectional final.

Wrestlers from the Polo Regional accounted for 14 of those medals including one first place and four runners-up.

Dakota freshman Phoenix Blakely took first at 120 pounds. Andrew

Wenzel was defeated 3-2 in the 170 pound championship match. Dakota Blakely was third at 113 and Evan Riggle was fourth at 182.

Led by third place finisher Garrett Luke at 106, Lena-Winslow-Stockton brought five medals, second only to Tolono Unity in team medal count.

Ethan Doty of West Carroll was second at 132 pounds. Byron wrestlers Peyton Lind and Tyler Elsbury finished second at 220 and 285, Els-

bury losing 3-1 on a takedown at the overtime buzzer.

Sebastian Quintana of Dixon was third in a stacked 195 pound bracket and Donovan Crumpacker of Stillman Valley lost to Blakely in the 113 pound third place match.

It was a powerful statement for local wrestling to have one sixth of all the state medals come from one

See WRESTLING, Page 15

• BOWLING Continued from Page 13 years ago,” Carlson said. “Partly because Winnebago’s team folded and they had some pretty good bowlers. It’s helped the girls at Oregon more than boys this year.”

Individual champ was Mary Orf of O’Fallon, who had a 2,743, including scores of 227, 297, 236 and 278 to start off Saturday. She won by 167 pins.

Freshman Ava Wight (11 games rolled) came of big for Oregon in game 6 on Friday, rolling a 194, for her best score of the day. Hannah Kaltenbrun (10 games) was the other game 6 scorer with a 171, with every single pin counting Also competing for Oregon were Elizabeth Villarreal and MacKenzie Brodkowicz. All seven bowlers at state for Oregon are underclassmen “We have a core five girls back,” Carlson said. “Unfortunately, the numbers in the junior high are almost non-existent. We may be Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media down to only seven bowlers.”

The only other area competitor ABOVE: Oregon’s Rebecca Meyers gets ready to bowl at the state finals in Rockford on Feb. 22. BELOW LEFT: Oregon’s Mackenzie was Dixon sophomore Tori Baker, Brodkowicz gets a high five from Al Nordman. BELOW RIGHT: Oregon’s Alyssa Conley gets a high five from one of her coaches after who took 34th with a 2,368. making a strike.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Oregon then beats Stillman Valley in regional action

BY ANDY COLBERT acolbert@oglecountynews.com

• WRESTLING Continued from Page14 of 16 regionals.

From the sectional, Rockridge was the only school in the tournament to have two champions, Dallas Krueger at 138 and Nolan Throne at 145.

Krueger defeated Adam Meenen

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Oregon’s Eli Rufer shoots over a Stillman Valley defender during Feb. 21 Big Northern Conference action. ed the scoring in that half on a steal and assist to Riley Birnbaum for an easy basket. He then fed Eli Rufer with a nifty pass under the basket for two more points.

“I liked how we got contributions out of everyone,” Virgil said.

“I didn’t know if they would come out in a box-and-1 or wait until the regional to do it. It just took awhile to adjust.”

In the first 7 minutes, Oregon was 1-for-7 shooting and had two missed free throws and three turnovers. The Hawks still had an 8-4 first-quarter lead, thanks to similarly poor shooting by Stillman Valley and a huge rebounding edge (43-23).

“It was a physical game,” Virgil

said. “I’m glad we kept our composure and got out with a win.”

Once the Woolsey-led Hawks got rolling in the second half, Stillman Valley could offer little resistance, and Viverito picked up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter.

“Yes, we got into a little foul trouble,” said Jenkins, a Polo native.

“We wanted to be as physical as possible and face-guard [Woolsey].”

The oddest Cardinal foul came with no time left at the end of the third quarter. Rufer had just blocked a shot and was attempting an improbable half-court heave.

However, he drew a foul and got three free-throw attempts instead.

That helped the Hawks take a 44-26 lead into the final quarter, where both Woolsey and Rufer (10 points) dominated the scoring.

No. 8 seed Oregon and No. 9 seed Stillman Valley met Monday at Winnebago with Oregon winning 55-37.

Woolsey poured in 34 points to pace the Hawks, who led 10-8 after one quarter, 27-18 at halftime, and 40-30 after three.

of Rock Falls in a rematch of the sectional final. Bryan Caves of Riverdale defeated Lind 4-2 in another sectional final rematch. The Rams also had a fourth place and two fifth places.

Bryce Faworski of Winnebago was first at 160 and teammate Carlos Sanchez was fourth at 126.

Sterling Newman’s Kyle Tunink took the 152 pound championship,

defeating Jack Patting of Rock Island Alleman 5-1 in the final in the other sectional championship rematch. Alleman also had a fourth place finisher at 285.

Harvard’s Nik Jimenez was second at 126 and the Hornets had a fifth place finisher. Justin Peake of Johnsburg came up one point short in the 182 pound championship and Orion had a fifth place finisher.

The Bowen Sectional had four champs, four seconds, and 15 total medals.

The Olympia Sectional with had 17 medals and three champions.

The Vandalia Sectional took home 22 medals, but had just one champion, Will Carlile of Litchfield who defeated Doty 2-0 in the 132 pound title match.

(Due to press deadlines, coverage of Wednesday’s regional game with Winnebago will appear in the March 6 edition. Visit www.oglecountynews.com for updates.)

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In what turned out to be a preview of Monday’s 2A regional quarterfinal, it was Oregon defeating Stillman Valley 58-42 in a Feb. 21 game that got very interesting midway through the second quarter.

Oregon, which had an advantage in physicality and experience, found itself in a dogfight with a team missing four of its starters and had a fifth hampered by a hand injury. Between an out-of-bounds line violation by Oregon, sophomore David Wilhite scored a pair of 3-pointers and the Cardinals closed within 14-13.

Shortly after that, Hawk star Trey Woolsey was simultaneously whistled for a personal foul and technical for throwing an elbow. With the atmosphere at a high pitch between the two fan bases, the game turned what Stillman Valley coach Corey Jenkins termed “chippy”.

Jake Gaudreau, in a light cast because of his hand injury, brought the home crowd to its feet with a 3-pointer to tie things at 16-16.

“We were feeling good at halftime,” Jenkins said.

Needing a boost, Oregon got one from senior Noah Campos, who nailed a 3 at the buzzer to give the Hawks a 21-16 halftime lead.

He followed that up with two more 3s in the third quarter to set Oregon on its way to a 41-23 lead.

“Those were big ones by Noah,” Oregon coach Quinn Virgil said.

“They had to loosen up on defense.

That freed Trey up.”

With Kaden Viverito hounding Woolsey in a box-and-1, it took until the second half for the Hawks’ alltime leading scorer to get into high gear. He had 15 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, and start-

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ABOVE LEFT: Oregon’s Trey Woolsey drives to the basket as Stillman Valley’s Kaden Viverito tries to defend. ABOVE RIGHT: Oregon’s Noah Campos looks to pass.

SPORTS COLUMN

Hawks basketball team is entertaining to watch A

t the beginning of the year, Oregon basketball coach Quinn Virgil promised his team would be entertaining to watch.

How very true. There is an element of uncertainty with them. From game to game, night to night, you never know what you’re going to get.

Since this column has to be done several days before the paper comes out, I have no knowledge of how Oregon did in the regional.

I do know this. They are just as capable of losing to lower seed Stillman Valley in Monday’s game as they are of beating higher seed Winnebago on Wednesday.

Now, that’s entertainment.

Friday’s game against Stillman was an example of that. In the first half, an undermanned Cardinal team that was missing four starters, gave Oregon all they could handle.

It wasn’t until the second half that the Hawks put the game away. And, I don’t think it is a case of how goes Trey Woolsey is how goes the Hawks.

No, there are plenty of other guys in the line-up that turn up the afterburners and turn a game around. That part of the entertainment package – this is more than a 1-man show.

If all five players on the floor are operating at high gear, the Hawks might be better than ‘Bago.

But, can they avoid being flummoxed by the savvy Indians?

That is, stay away from boneheaded plays, turnovers and emotional lapses?

Oh, one more pre-season assessment by coach Virgil. He promised to be rangy and athletic on defense, but wasn’t sure about shooting. Defense is definitely the calling card of this team and those concerns about shooting still ring true.

Did you know that Yorkville Christian, with

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only 35 students, is ranked No. 7 in 1A. They won a sectional last year and appear to be an example of what can happen when a group of really good basketball players decide to assemble at one locale.

Even with an enrollment of 35, they are playing 3A and 4A schools. That’s illogical.

Lest you think they are only a basketball school, they had seven competitors at the Oregon wrestling sectional.

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Now that the individual state wrestling tournament is over, it is time for some mediocre dual team competition among 1A and 2A teams.

Still not sure why the IHSA insists on having both an individual and dual state series when there isn’t the quality to support the dual portion anymore. Many years ago there was, but not anymore.

With the primary election coming up, the old adage about one vote making a difference could apply to about anything – like girls high school bowling.

At the state meet with five bowlers on each team rolling a six-game series, what would be the odds of two teams separated by a single vote, I mean pin?

That’s what a happened between Oregon co-op and Sycamore and that 1-pin difference is what sent Oregon to Saturday’s finals and Sycamore packing up for home.

I did not realize how much of an influence Winnebago had on the Oregon team, until learning the top three Hawk bowlers are actually Indians.

Both schools would struggle to keep its programs going alone, so why not join forces. It paid dividends at the state meet and earned Oregon some good publicity.

We’ve seen first-hand how Forreston and Polo have benefited from such an arrangement in track and field. Unfortunately for Polo, they don’t get the same acclaim downstate with the team’s moniker as Forreston co-op.

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Lots of good news on the 8-man football front for Polo. AFC is going 8-man in 2021 and Milledgeville and Amboy are considering it.

Word on the street is that there are other area programs looking into it and there has also been keen interest in other parts of the state. There are already 23 teams committed for this fall, including South Beloit and Kirkland Hiawatha.

Even though Kirkland has won its first-ever playoff game this year, they came to a realization they do not have enough boys to keep things going.

Just as well. They were in a dysfunctional football conference that is now down to three teams, including Rockford Christian.

Will Rockford Christian ever try to get back in the BNC for football or go the independent route?

Either way is no-win situation for them.

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Oregon is hosting its first official “pub crawl” Shamrock the Town on Saturday, March 14.

“Come on out to Oregon on St. Patty’s Day weekend for a hilarious, unforgettable time,” said Liz Vos, executive director of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets must be purchased before March 5 to be guaranteed an official pub crawl shirt. Tickets are available online at http://oregonil.com/ shamrock-the-town/ at all participating pubs and at Hazel’s Cafe, Hectors Cocina, JTI Salon and Spa, Merlin’s Greenhouse and Flowers, and The Chamber of Commerce.

“Come check in at the Chamber office between 2 and 4 p.m. on March 14 to begin your shenanigans!,” said Vos. Included in the ticket price are: a free

T-shirt, two free drink tokens, six free food tickets, a free courtesy shuttle to transport you and your friends, bar games, scorecard, prizes, and a map.

Participating bars are: Cork n Tap, Breakers Saloon and Eatery, Chile Pepper , Franklin Street

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4-H is the youth development program of University of Illinois Extension.

For more information about this or any other county 4-H program, call Ogle County Extension at 815732-2191 or visit https://extension. illinois.edu/bdo/4-h-ogle-county.

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This annual event is open to the public and features 4-H club created games that can be played for 25 cents each or 50 games for $10.

Prizes are awarded win or lose.

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The Oregon VFW Club will host a First Fridays Open Stage Music Show at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 6.

Musicians drawing for preferred schedule positions will take place at 6:30 p.m. Each musiRandy Holland is a fan cian or band will take 15 minutes at center stage, favorite of First Fridays’ continuing until each group has been featured audiences.

Instruments are all acoustic and professional sound system engineering is provided by Mike Bratt.

“Talented musicians from across Northern Illinois, and often neighboring states, appear on a regular basis. The music is varied and includes country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of all of the above.

Participation is encouraged so bring your instrument or voice and join the show, or relax and just enjoy the music,” said organizer Ron Colson.

The Oregon VFW features an extensive menu of quality food and beverage. Admission is by free will donation.

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Pub, The Hunt Club, Messies Bar and Grill, Northside BarbaQ, Sledgehammer’s, and Tipsy Hog. “Points will be awarded throughout the night for things like dressing in costume, going to all participating bars (2x points for outlying bars), and being good at crazy pub games (like Jello Shot Jenga, Shamrock Shuffleboard, Foot bags and more!),” said Vos. “Be sure to turn in your scorecards to us at Cork n Tap by 9 p.m. because there will be prizes and more shenanigans! Games, food, drinks, and lots of winners,” she said.

Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and for best costume!. This event is limited to those 21 and older.

“Drink responsibly,” said Vos.

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BYRON LIBRARY Understanding Nuclear Power presented by Mark Rasmussen Thursday, March 5, 6-7 p.m.

Learn the basics of nuclear energy and find out how a power plant really works. You may be surprised how easy it is to understand. Mark Rasmussen is a professor Nuclear Engineering and an industry veteran. Please visit Byron. evanced.info/signup or call 815-2345107 to register.

After School Storytime: The Magic Within Thursday, March 12, 3:45-4:45 p.m., ages: 3-7 years Express your imagination and creativity. Join us for a special after school storytime presented by members of the National English Honor Society from

Byron High School! Please visit Byron. evanced.info/signup or call 815-2345107 to register.

The Chautauqua Institution Experience, presented by Norma Freeburg and Meredith Townsend Wednesday, March 18, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Norma and Meredith share their adventures and offer advice on navigating the Chautauqua experience from start to finish. Please visit Byron. evanced.info/signup or call 815-2345107 to register.

Chess Enthusiasts Saturday, March 21, 1-3 p.m., ages: Adults and children ages 7 and up Come work on your chess strategy and learn a new move or two. Beginners

welcome! No registration is required.

Probate vs. Trusts presented by Kristine Pihl Youman Wednesday, March 25, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Get started on your legal to do list with the help of Attorney Youman. She will explain probate and how it can be avoided using trusts. Please visit Byron. evanced.info/signup or call 815-2345107 to register.

Interactive Movie: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure Tuesday, March 31, 2-4 p.m., ages: grades 6-12 Whoa dudes! You certainly don’t want to miss this most excellent adventure at the Byron Library! Snacks and props will be provided at this interactive movie.

Please visit Byron.evanced.info/signup or call 815-234-5107 to register.

Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show Wednesday, April 1, 11-11:45 a.m., all ages No foolin’! This show is amazing.

Join us for a one-of-a-kind vaudeville style stage production featuring magic, comedy, interactive storytelling and of course, Smarty’s award-winning, largerthan-life balloon props. Children under the age of 6 should be accompanied by an adult. Please visit Byron.evanced. info/signup or call 815-234-5107 to register.

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PUBLIC VOICE Likes Rock for state’s attorney Dear Editor,

As a member of the Ogle County Board I interacted with Mike Rock as both an Assistant State’s Attorney and State’s Attorney. Mike Rock is a tireless worker and a real professional who understands deadlines and the need to resolve issues in a timely fashion.

We are fortunate that Mike Rock has decided to run for State’s Attorney and I will be voting for him in this upcoming March 17th Republican Primary. Mike is a solid conservative Republican who takes his oath of office seriously and will work hard for the people of Ogle County.

Mike has much more experience as a prosecutor than his opponent.

This is an important election so please vote.

Sincerely,

Marcia Heuer

Oregon Barnes is voting for Mike Rock

To the Editor,

I am voting for Mike Rock for Ogle County state’s attorney in the upcoming Republican primary.

Mike Rock serviced our county as an assistant state’s attorney and then was enthusiastically appointed to be our state’s attorney when a vacancy occurred.

Public service is a value that Mike Rock and I share. I served Oregon as mayor for over 20 years. I also served on the Ogle County Board for 6 years, and as chairman for 2 years. Many times when I had a question or needed advise,I called on Mike Rock.

My interactions with Mike always were positive, forthright and helpful.

Mike Rock is a stand-up guy and the type of person that we need in our state’s attorney’s office, now more than ever.

Mike Rock has the integrity and the work ethic for the job, and I hope you will join me in voting for Mike on March 17.

I do not believe you will be disappointed in your vote.

Jim Barnes Oregon

Supports Mike Rock for Ogle County state’s Attorney To the Editor,

We are just a mom and dad who have experienced a tragic nightmare that forever changes an individual’s life.

Megan (Swaziek) Wells’ precious life was taken from us in a boating crash on June 24, 2016 on the Rock River near Oregon.

There is no greater crime than to take the precious life of another human being. Then add to that the person who took that life is given 30 months’ probation after pleading guilty to a felony charge for causing her death.

The Ogle County state’s attorney made decisions and actions that devalued and disrespected Megan during the criminal case and personally said to our faces that “there was no crime committed here.”

This sends an unforgettable message regarding the state’s attorney’s integrity, dedication, honesty, values and morals dedicated to human life for those

who live in Ogle County and those who visit the area.

If the state’s attorney has the qualities expressed, it would be expected that he would demonstrate them by requesting an independent, non-biased and through investigation (FBI, DOJ, etc.) to assist in getting to the truth of the evidence and questions that still surround this crash that took Megan from us that evening.

We are Megan’s voice and certainly

do not want any family to go through the nightmare by bringing “what was done in the dark – into the light.”

David & Robin Swaziek

Loves Park

((Editor’s Note: A special prosecutor was appointed to the case at the request of Ogle County State’s Attorney Eric Morrow following a request by the Swazieks.)

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Letters for the March 6 edition must be received by Feb. 29.

The editorial staff reserves the right to reject any letter and to edit letters.

All letters must be signed by the author and should include the city or

village where the author resides and a phone number where he or she can be reached. Phone numbers will not be published.

Form letters will not be accepted. We suggest that letters be kept to no more than 300 words. They will be edited for length and content.

Letters can be emailed to news@oglecountynews.com.

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OREGON POLICE Oregon Police Chief Darin DeHaan reports the following police activity.

Feb. 15 Austin D. Mitchell, 18, of German Valley, was issued a citation at 5:11 p.m. for unlawful window tint. This violation occurred in the 100 block of N. 4th Street.

Feb. 17 At 9:02 a.m., police investigated a car vs sign at the corner of W. Washington and N. 2nd Street involving a 2009 Chevrolet driven by Debra L. Grove, 72, of Oregon. No citations were issued.

Edward H. Hendrickson, 59, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 8:20 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

This violation occurred in the 400 block of S. 6th Street.

Feb. 18 Erika L. Austin, 17, of Sterling, was issued a citation at 5:08 p.m. for speeding, 43 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

At 5:08 p.m., police issued one female juvenile, 17, of Sterling, civil citations for

possession of cannabis not more than 10 grams, and possession of drug paraphernalia. These violations occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Matthew J. Rogers, 33, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 5:44 p.m. for unlawful window tint. This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 4th Street.

Madyson M. Clark, 17, of Chana, was issued a citation at 8:57 p.m. for disobeying a stop sign. This violation occurred at the intersection of Adams Street and Hawk Drive.

Feb. 21 Megan A. McLain, 23, of Freeport, was issued a citation at 6:50 p.m. for speeding, 44 mph in a 30 mph zone.

This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Feb. 19 Michael R. Hurst, 41, of Davis Junction, was issued a citation at 3:58 p.m. for unlawful window tint. A civil citation was also issued to Hurst for possession of cannabis not more than 10 grams.

These violations occurred in the 100 block of N. 4th Street.

Feb. 20 Damien R. Jacobson, 20, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 4:45 p.m. for operating a vehicle with a loud muffler.

This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 4th Street.

Jeffrey D. Corcoran, 64, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 5:10 p.m. for operating a vehicle with an expired registration. This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 4th Street.

Shayann L. Stone, 25, of Oregon, a citation at 9:07 p.m. for speeding, 44 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 400 block of N. 4th Street.

Tobias M. Whetsel, 38, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 10:20 p.m. for disobeying a stop sign. This violation occurred at the intersection of Oregon Trail Road and W. Washington Street.

Feb. 22 At 10:42 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash in the parking lot of the 300 block of N. 3rd Street where a 2014 GMC driven by Cory J. Schroeder, 31, struck a parked 2014 Ford belonging to Christine A. Wegrzyn, 53, of

Twenty parking citations and 13 verbal/written warnings were issued Feb. 17-23.

Please note: Any arrests listed are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) will be conducting the monthly residential electronics drop-off on Friday, Feb. 28, at 909 Pines Road in Oregon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The collection may be canceled or times adjusted for inclement weather.

This event is for Ogle County residents and only residential electronics are accepted on these collection days.

Contact the OCSWMD if you have business or institutional electronic items you wish to recycle.

A full list of accepted electronic items is available on the Ogle County website, but common accepted items include all televisions, computers, computer monitors, laptops, tablets, cell phones, computer peripherals and

cables, printers, FAX machines, copiers, DVD/VCR units, cable and satellite receivers, stereos, radios, digital clocks, phone systems, holiday light strands, rechargeable batteries and printer cartridges.

Microwave ovens are accepted for a $5 charge.

There is a limit of seven bulk items per vehicle and proof of Ogle

County residency is required.

Items not accepted include vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, toasters, bread makers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners, fans, heaters, personal hygiene items, alkaline batteries, smoke detectors, wooden speakers, and packaging from your electronics.

Please call the OCSWMD at 815732-4020 or visit oglecounty.org, for more information about this electronics drop-off event.

If you are looking for a marketing outlook heading into harvest Season then look no further; you found it.

On March 16 the Ogle County Farm Bureau will host a webinar based market outlook with AgriVisor Senior Analyst Joe Camp.

“Joe prepares and edits the “Cash Strategist” for the Illinois Farm Bureau FarmWeek and Iowa Spokesman. He speaks at many

Farm Bureau and other agriculture meetings as well as contributing to RFD Illinois and WILL radio,” said Ron Kern, Ogle County Farm Bureau director.

The webinar begins at 6:30 p.m.

“Members can participate in the webinar by accessing the webinar from your home computer,” Kern said. “In order to access from your computer you will need to down-

load specific software free from the internet, and use the webinar access code. To find instructions for downloading the software and to access the webinar link go to the Ogle County Farm Bureau website at www.oglefb.org.”

Access the webinar by going to the Ogle County Farm Bureau website at www.oglefb.org and clicking on the link for the webinar.

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OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following activity Feb. 18 At approximately 9:39 p.m., deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for traffic violations at the intersection of Illinois 251 and Interstate 88 in Rochelle. The vehicle, a black BMW passenger car, did not stop for deputies and fled from the scene.

The vehicle was later located on Creston Road in rural Rochelle after being involved in a minor accident.

The driver, Joseph Calamia, 44, of Wheaton, was taken to Rochelle Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and subsequently discharged.

Calamia was charged with driving whlle under the influence, unlawful possession of controlled substance, aggravated fleeing to elude, driving while license revoked, reckless driving, possession of stolen property and numerous traffic violations.

Calamia was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted by the Rochelle Police Department and the Illinois State Police.

Feb. 19 Robert Puckett, 23, of Loves Park, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for not having a valid driver’s license. Puckett posted bond and was released from the Ogle County Jail. He is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 20.

Tiffany Fabish, 35, of Davis Junction, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Fabish’s bond was set at $4,103 pending a court appearance.

Jessica Pulliam, 32, of Rockford was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear.

Pulliam’s bond was set at $1,988 pending a court appearance.

Feb. 21 Gene Wheller, 25, of Rockford, was arrested at 3:59 p.m. for driving while license suspended following a traffic stop at the intersection of Kishwaukee Road and Condon Road, just into Winnebago County. Wheller was additionally issued citations for speeding and operating an uninsured vehicle. Wheller was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

Brandon Barber, 36, of Stillman Valley, was arrested at 10:32 a..m. for driving while license suspended after a traffic stop in the 8500 block of East Valley View Drive. Barber was also issued citations for operating an uninsured vehicle and operating a motor vehicle with registration suspended. Barber was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

Feb. 22 Richard Davis, 47, of Oregon was arrested at 12:25 a.m. for driving while license suspended after a traffic

stop in the 400 block of North Sixth Street in Oregon.

Davis was also issued citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage. Davis was transported to the Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Elias Frankfother, 24, of Chana, was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm, violation of the concealed carry firearms act and disorderly conduct after Ogle County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in Chana for the report of shots being fired from a firearm at 1:39 a.m.

Chet Harrolle, 38, of Leaf River, was also arrested and charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct in the Chana incident. Both Frankfother and Harrolle were confined at the Ogle County Jail awaiting a court appearance.

Deputies were assisted by the Illinois State Police and the Oregon Police Department.

Feb. 23 Alejandro Sorto, 33, of Rockford, was arrested at 1:21 p.m. for not having a valid driver’s license and no valid registration after a traffic stop in the 6000 block of North Illinois 251. Alejandro was transported to the Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Feb. 24 Jacob H. Magana, 29, of Sterling, was arrested for failure to appear. Magana bond was set at $369 pending a court appearance.

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Preliminary year-end weather statistics really put farmers’ struggles into perspective, as 2019 measures up as the third-wettest on record in Illinois.

Precipitation across the state averaged a whopping 50.82 inches for the year, about a foot above the 30-year normal.

Though the numbers have yet to be finalized, if the statistics hold, the only wetter years than 2019 on record in Illinois are 1993 (51.18 inches) and 2009 (50.96 inches), according to Trent Ford, state climatologist with the Illinois State Water Survey.

“The total (precipitation) didn’t quite break the record, but the way the precipitation came was really the story of 2019,” Ford said.

The widespread nature of heavy precipitation events and flooding, along with the high frequency of storms, made this a particularly challenging year for farmers. Some of the heaviest bands of precipitation fell during spring planting and at harvest.

Illinois experienced the wettest January to June on record last year, while October precipitation averaged 5.21 inches across the state, 2 inches above normal.

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24 Farmers put through the wringer Continued from the previous page “This last year, it seemed the entire state was incredibly wet,” said Ford, who noted precipitation averaged 10 inches or more above average at all but one climate division in the state. “The thing about 2019 and the impacts on ag is the frequency of rains, and they came at inopportune times.”

For instance, the number of dry days between rain events was the fewest on record in Peoria last spring.

The impact from all the moisture included massive planting delays, record prevented plant acres, delayed harvest, increased crop drying costs and fewer opportunities for fall fieldwork, including wheat planting and applications of anhydrous ammonia that could reverberate into this spring.

Meanwhile, temperatures jumped all over the board last year, but actually ended up at a statewide average of 52.2 degrees, just .2 of a degree below the 30-year normal.

This, after a new state record low of minus-38 occurred Jan. 31 in Mount Carroll, and 51 weather sta-

tions recorded the coldest Halloween on record.

The northwest corner of the state wound up with an average temperature .6 of a degree below normal for the year while the southeast corner was .7 of a degree warmer than normal.

As for the most recent month, December finished as the 18th warmest on record in the state with an average temperature of 35.2 degrees. Precipitation last month averaged 2.51 inches, nearly an inch below average.

“After a relatively dry December, we’re looking better than we were a month ago or at this time last year,” Ford said. “The warm, dry conditions helped soil (moisture) and streams drop back near normal.”

And that could be beneficial given the most recent outlook, which favors elevated chances of above-normal precipitation January through March.

“That doesn’t mean we’ll have another 2019,” Ford said, but “just based on trends and the atmosphere, there’s a decent chance we’ll be wetter than normal into spring.”

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Feb. 15 Jose G. Huerta Perez, 55, of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was stopped for speeding, improper lane usage, and failure to signal when required on Interstate 88 eastbound at milepost 78 in Ogle County. He was charged with aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation of alcohol by a driver, no valid driver’s license, no insurance,

speeding, improper lane usage, and failure to signal when required. Huerta Perez was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Feb. 23 At 9:19 p.m., the state police received a report of a vehicle on the railroad tracks near Jack Dame Road in Rochelle.

Travis W. Baker, 46, of St. Louis, Missouri, was approached after driving his vehicle .5 miles down the railroad tracks. The vehicle became disabled at

that location. Baker was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation of alcohol, and improper lane usage. Baker was released on an I-bond.

Candra M. Hollis, 43, of Peoria, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for speeding at 8:16 p.m. on Interstate 39 southbound at milepost 104 in Ogle County. She was wanted on a Peoria County warrant for failure to appear for driving while license revoked. Hollis was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Ogle County property transfers recorded week of Feb. 14-20:

Quit Claim Deeds • Louis J. and Carol A. Vaesson Declaration Trust, Louis J. and Carol A. Vaesson, trustees, to Craig and Carmon Conderman, 422 E. Fifth St., Byron, $0.

• Kathleen Ann Powell to Pete G. Pow-

ell, 2691 S. Galena Trail Road, Polo, $0.

Trustee’s Deeds • Randall C. Rice Trust, Randall C. Rice, trustee, to Tracey E. and Amanda Clark, 8690 N. Sylvan Glen Lane, $232,500.

• Chicago Title Land Trust Co. Trust No.309, Chicago Title Land Trust Co., trustee, to Kyle W. and Donna A. Page, 4140 S. Knoll Road, Rochelle, and farmland in Chana, $508,217.

• John B. Franklin Living Trust, Leslie A. Sadowski, trustee, to Brian P. and

Katherine L. McCarey, 410 S. Sunbeam Court, Stillman Valley, $175,000.

Executor’s Deed • The late Duncan W. Typer by executor to Lucas R. Jenniges, 2611 E. State Route 72, Leaf River, $0.

Sheriff’s Deed • Sheriff of Ogle County and James Casinger to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 10004 N. Hoisington Road, Byron, $0.

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Warranty Deeds • Stanley Weber to Kenkath Enterprises LLC, farmland in Pine Creek Township, $966,018.

• Scott R. and Cheryl A. Wilson to Reginald and Rosa Maria Givens, 5101 N. Skare Court, Rochelle, $500,000.

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• Mark A. and Kelly L. Roberts to Ronald J. and Julie A. Gadow, 7933 Winding Oak Lane, Stillman Valley, $290,000.

• PNC Inc. to JC Self Storage LLC, one parcel in Buffalo Township, $6,000.

• Leonard J. Bryson to JC Self Storage LLC, one parcel in Buffalo Township, $0.

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Feb. 14 Adolfo A. Diaz, 55, of Chowchilla, California, was traveling on Interstate 88 westbound at milepost 32 when his 2016 Freightliner truck tractor left the roadway and overturned in the median.

Diaz was transported to CGH Medical Center by CGH EMS for minor injuries.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE In re the Estate of: JAMES J. KAVANAUGH, Deceased.

No. 2020P18 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JAMES J. KAVANAUGH. Letters of Office were issued on February 10, 2020, to PATRICK W. KAVANAUGH, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is M. Thomas Suits, of the Law Offices of M. THOMAS SUITS, P.C., 114 West Mason Street, Polo, Illinois 61064.

Claims against the 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 delivery is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Ogle County Judicial Center, 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061- or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.BRIAN WALTHER AKA BRIAN JAMES WALTHER, MUTUAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES CO., LLC Defendant 19 CH 42 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 3, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 6, 2020, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street front door entrance, OREGON, IL, 61061, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 170 PRAIRIE MOON DRIVE, DAVIS JUNCTION, IL 61020 Property Index No. 11-22-331-009 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $170,457.01.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, the sales department, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL, 60563 (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.AnselmoLindberg.com.. Please refer to file number F19040204.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE IL, 60563 630-453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@anselmolindberg.com Attorney File No. F19040204 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 19 CH 42 TJSC#: 40-101 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff”s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.BRIAN WALTHER AKA BRIAN JAMES WALTHER, MUTUAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES CO., LLC Defendant 19 CH 42 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 3, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 6, 2020, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street front door entrance, OREGON, IL, 61061, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT SIX HUNDRED TWENTY (620) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE FINAL PLAT OF HARVEST GLENN PLAT NO. 10, PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH, SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN PLAT FILE D ON PAGE 83 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Commonly known as 170 PRAIRIE MOON DRIVE, DAVIS JUNCTION, IL 61020 Property Index No. 11-22-331-009 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $170,457.01.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, the sales department, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL, 60563 (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.AnselmoLindberg.com.. Please refer to file number F19040204.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE IL, 60563 630-453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@anselmolindberg.com Attorney File No. F19040204 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 19 CH 42 TJSC#: 40-101 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Submit resumes to the Ogle County Treasurer, Attn: Linda Beck, P.O. Box 40, Oregon, IL 61061 or in person at the Ogle County Courthouse, 105 S. 5th Street, Oregon.

NEW TODAY Service Plumber Wanted Anderson Plumbing in Rochelle is looking for an Experienced Service Plumber.

Competitive benefit package and sign on bonus available.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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WANT TO BUY 795

Grain & Cattle Farm Seeking field operations and maint., CDL & cattle exp. preferred, will train.

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Local Buyer Pays Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins, Estate Gold, Single Earrings, Antiques, etc. 24/7 779-245-2950

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Truck to Treasure is a surprisingly fun way to shop. When you return items to major online retailers those items don't always go back to the manufacturer, often they are put in the truck and sold. We bought a truck's worth and are holding a garage sale style event. Come celebrate Leap Year with us, one more extra day of shopping on February 29th from 8am - 8pm at Kreider Services Warehouse (Back Entrance) 500 Anchor Road, Dixon IL.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 Noritake China Japan #6044, Rosemarie 12 piece place setting, 105 pieces plus extras. Red rose w/ a green stem. Set is trimmed in white gold. $1200 OBO 815-778-4979

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 One Male Yorkie Puppy $600 For more info contact Laurie at (815) 994-2289

NEW TODAY Skid loader in any condition.

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Call or text 563-212-7699

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Sauk Valley Media • 3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081 Telegraph • 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

Customer Service Representative/Inside Sales Sauk Valley Media has a full time opening for a Customer Service Representative/Inside Sales.

Sauk Valley Media, part of Shaw Media, publishes two daily newspapers: the Telegraph in Dixon and the Daily Gazette in Sterling, and also maintains a vibrant and timely online and social media presence.

About This Opportunity: This position requires excellent relationship building skills, a positive team driven attitude, written and verbal communication skills, excellent phone skills, multi-tasking ability, computer and typing skills, strong organizational skills, an eye for detail, and a proactive work ethic.

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About Shaw Media: Shaw Media publishes over 150 titles in Illinois and Iowa.

Its holdings include websites, newspapers, magazines, a video production unit and a digital marketing services division. Founded in Dixon, Illinois, Shaw Media has been privately owned by the Shaw family since its inception in 1851.

Enjoy the Rewards of Working Among the Best: In return for your contributions to our success, Shaw Media offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) with company match, as well as opportunities to advance within the company.

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07' Chevy Trailblazer 4x4 V6 Auto. 20” rims & tires. 140K mi.

Runs Great $3,595 1227 N. Vernon St.,Princeton 708-752-3742

Silver 2016 VW Jetta, 14K miles, 28/39 MPG, Excellent Cond. $12K OBO (815) 973-3719

Apply online: www.shawmedia.com/careers Or Mail to: Sauk Valley Media Human Resources 113 S. Peoria Avenue Dixon, IL 61021 Shaw Media is a Drug-Free Employer. Pre-employment background check and drug screen required. This posting may not include all duties of the position.

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