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Oregon Lions Club to host drivethrough pork chop dinner May 6

The Oregon Lions Club will host a pork chop sandwich drive-through on Saturday, May 6, in the SuperValu parking lot in Oregon. The cost of a sandwich and a bag of chips is $7.

Tri-County Gun Club to host open house on Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7

The Tri-County Gun Club will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7.

The event is open to the public at no charge. All ranges will be open with a range officer or instructor in charge.

Participants will be able to try 10 shooting sports. An NRA Women On Target Class will be offered by Tri-County Woman of Caliber; 20 seats will be available each day. There also will be raffles and door prizes.

“Have you ever wanted to experience shooting a full auto rifle? Come give it a try,” said Gary R. Juist, vice president of the club.

Kable Building

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Duloc. The company moved from Mt. Morris several years ago.

Russell bought 16 S. Wesley Ave. from Kable Product Services Inc. for $125,000, a price that comes out to about $6 or $7 per square foot.

“Yeah, it’s not a lot of money, but immediately there’s a lot of work that wasn’t put into it for a long time,” he said. “We call it deferred maintenance. It’s just not worth it unless you need that much space, and I needed enough space of it to justify the mortgage.”

Russell is using the newer half of the first floor and the basement as storage space for his Rockford-based business, Skills On Point, which pro- vides ongoing medical education for health care professionals. Russell is a nurse practitioner and has a doctorate of nursing practice, among several other certifications.

The medical supplies used for Skills On Point’s training courses include medical beds and other large items that require climate-controlled storage, he said.

“Literally what I was spending in storage units offsets my entire mortgage [for the Kable News building],” Russell said. “So immediately it was a cost-effective thing for me to grow into for my business should I need to.”

But he doesn’t need the entire building for himself, and that was part of what drew him to it, Russell said.

“We definitely are set up so that everyone else can benefit,” he said.

Letter To The Editor

Art Dash a success

Thank you to everyone who made the second ART DASH for Serenity Hospice and Home a success.

It was great to see the community come together, interact and support such a worthwhile organization.

Serenity Hospice provides care to patients and their families in nine counties in northern Illinois as well as in our beautiful “home.” Seventy-five artists, the business community, corporate and individual sponsors and volunteers contributed to this memorable evening at

There will be two food vendors on-site from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. More information and raffle tickets are available online at www.tcgc.net

Tri-County Gun Club is located between Polo and Milledgeville on South Brookville Road, just north of Hazelhurst.

Retired teachers to tour two local venues on Thursday, May 18

The Rock River Valley Illinois Education Association – Retired is inviting retired teachers to a special outing May 18.

A tour of the John Deere Historic site in Grand Detour will begin at 10:15 a.m. with a lunch break at Angelo’s Pizza in Dixon.

“Admission is free, and lunch is on your own,” club member Arlene Sangmeister said. “After lunch, the group will proceed to the Nachusa Grasslands near Franklin Grove for a tour, which is also free. Bring your binoculars for great views of bison and other wildlife.” the River’s Edge Experience.

Reservations are needed by May 11 through debbie.shuman@ieanea.org. For more information call 815-626-3884.

The fun-filled evening included “dashers” going home with an original piece of art while spectators watched them dash. Everyone enjoyed culinary delights during the art preview and at intermission the guests were treated to desserts from local businesses and friends.

We appreciate everything everyone did to make this fundraiser a success and look forward to next year.

Regards,

Karen Virnoche and James Brown Event Organizers, Oregon

4-H club donates to Miss Carly’s

By HAVEN MARKS SummerHill Huskies 4-H reporter

April 22 was national 4-H day for service and the Forreston SummerHill Huskies 4-H club chose to do a donation drive April 1-21 for Miss Carly’s in Rockford.

We would like to thank everyone for their kind donations for Miss Carly’s. Miss Carley was so grateful for all the donations. Thank you from the Forreston SummerHill Huskies to all of you in this great community!