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t was a good thing it was decided to move our May meeting to the Polo Senior Center because the place was packed. We had 86 there for the program on the Peek Home and it was a great evening. Beth attempted to Zoom our program for those who could not make it but that did not want to work. We also need to invest in some lapel microphones for future use. When you hold a microphone, it has to be right up to your mouth to be effective. People are afraid of a microphone in the first place. Then it is very difficult to hold your notes and a microphone at the same time. One needs to have a good podium to spread your notes out and then one hand always keeps the microphone up to your mouth. The other hand works with your notes. The entire process is not easy especially when you have nearly 90 people in the room.
It was good visiting with those you had not seen before COVID. We have been shut up for entirely too long and it was nice to have something in the community. It was great to have Tom Nelson from the city and he still loves Polo. He loves to walk around in the community and sit on a park bench. It is still hard to imagine being dropped off at the Peek Home as a 6-year0old child. But children are resilient and they learn to adapt. So far we have records of 298 children that called Peek Home their home. We also realized there were some not recorded toward the
end and at different times. We are adding those names since we do not want to miss anyone. We need to make a display at the museum of the Peek Home and that is one of our to-do things on the list. We also need to finish the display of the churches and the Lutheran Church is one of those that did not get done years ago. We will plan on starting that in June and Lori, our Lutheran Church secretary, will help. Lily is now on board for the summer so the young ones will have good ideas. Last week, Linda Poole, Linda Gall, Lily and myself spent one afternoon getting Aplington House ready for the school tour of the seventh and eighth graders. I looked up at one spot and realized that the early 1900 portrait of the Plum children had not been brought up to Aplington House and I knew exactly
the spot where I wanted it. Lily went back to the museum, carried it back to the house and hung it up for me. The frame is very beautiful and it looks lovely on the wall beside the clock that Paul Graehling made for Polo Historical Society many years ago. I love the hand painted picture of the children. The children are Doris Plum Blough, Gladys Plum Clayton and Lowell Plum. Thank you to the Blough family. Now I need to make a card so people know who they are. We still have more to do to get ready for the school students later on in May. It will be a big day and 15 people will be helping to give some of the history of Polo and Buffalo Grove.
Mason St. in Polo. The lunch/auction donation price is $15 and tickets will be sold through Monday, May 2. Contact a Women’s Club member,
Louise Hall at 815-946-2198 or Beth Green at 815-299-1416 for tickets. The lunch will include a gourmet sandwich, chips, salad, dessert and beverage (catered
by the Polo Senior Center). Profits from the luncheon and auction are used to support local charities and organizations.
POLO HISTORY Betty Obendorf
• Betty Obendorf is a retired teacher and a volunteer for the Polo Historical Society.
SPECIAL EVENT Club luncheon, auction May 14
The Polo Women’s Club Annual Luncheon/ Auction is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 a.m., at The Polo Senior Center, 101 W. (continued from previous page)
Iron
2021
0.35
0.35 - 0.35
Manganese
2021
59
59 - 59
Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen]
2021
1
0 - 1.1
Sodium
2021
3.9
3.9 - 3.9
Radioactive Contaminants Combined Radium 226/228 Gross alpha excluding radon and uranium Volatile Organic Contaminants
Collection Date
Highest Level Range of Levels Detected Detected
1.0
PPM
150
150
PPB
10
10
PPM
PPM MCLG
MCL
Units
This contaminant is not Currently regulated by the N USEPA. However, the state Regulates. Erosion of natural deposits. This contaminant is not currently regulated by N the USEPA. However, the state regulates. Erosion of natural deposits. Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from N septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits. Erosion from naturally occuring deposits. N Used in water softener regeneration. Likely Source of Violation Contamination
2021
5
3.57 - 4.86
0
5
PCI/L
N
Erosion of natural deposits.
08/18/2020
5.2
5.2 - 5.2
0
15
PCI/L
N
Erosion of natural deposits.
MCLG
MCL
Collection Date
Highest Level Range of Levels Detected Detected
Ethylbenzene
2021
1.1
1.1 - 1.1
700
700
Xylenes
2021
0.0052
0.0052 - 0.0052
10
10
Likely Source of Units Violation Contamination Discharge from petroleum PPB N refineries Discharge from petroleum PPM N factories; Discharge from chemical factories. May 13, 2022
OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / oglecountynews.com • Friday, May 13, 2022
Peek Home made for a big night at the Polo Senior Center
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