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LOCAL NEWS

Volunteer Registry

Sheriff’s department offers program for those with special needs. / 8

ENERGY BILL STALLS

SPORTS

Hawks Win

Oregon gets its first win of the season over Rockford Christian. / 12

Art Fair is Sunday The John

Deere Historic site hosts the Grand Detour Art Fair on Sept. 12. / 7

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An Oregon school bus rounds a curve on N. Daysville Road with the Byron nuclear power plant in the background. The Byron School District, along with other taxing districts in Ogle County, would see a sharp decrease in revenues from their tax base if the plant were to be shuttered and its assessment value decreased. An energy bill to address Exelon’s concerns is stalled in Springfield. Stories on page 3, 4.

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INDEX Betty’s Column ........ 5 Classifieds ........ 19-20 Library News ...........14

Oregon Police..........16 Property Transfers..18 Sheriff Activity........16

Sports................. 10-13 State Police .............17 Polo Police ...............17

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Street work in Oregon to begin next week Oregon motorists and pedestrians will have some significant detours on a handful of city streets with projects slated to start as early as next week.

Oregon City Administrator Darin DeHaan posted information on Tuesday about the upcoming projects that will affect Franklin Street, the North Fifth Street parking lot, and a portion of Fifth Street.

“The city will be starting a significant street project in the next week,” DeHaan wrote in a letter to residents, landlords, tenants, business owners, and visitors.

“Our contractor will provide additional notice while the projects progress, but I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the potential parking and road closures.”

On Sept. 13, construction is expected to begin in the 200 block of Franklin Street, between the Oregon Coliseum and Oregon SuperValu. The project will include a coring out stone road parking areas and removing and replacing curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and driveway approaches.

From Oct. 4 through Oct. 31, the 100 block of N. Fifth Street will be closed for traffic and the city-owned parking lot will be partially closed for similar work being performed on Franklin Street.

Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive is Sept. 10-11

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The 52nd annual Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll drive in Oregon and Mt. Morris will be held Sept. 10-11.

Last year there was no collection in front of

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“We know this will be a disruption for a period of time, but this project will significantly enhance the area and substantially enhance street and parking infrastructure,” DeHaan said.

He also said the Fifth Street parking lot should be open for evening traffic and parking.

To the west of the downtown, water

main improvement projects at Rhoads Place, just south of Oregon Healthcare & Rehabilitation, and Jefferson Street, just east of 10th Street. Those projects should be completed by Nov, 2, Additional information is available on the city’s Facebook page or by calling 815732-6321.

stores or at the intersections in the area, but $2,060 was still raised with help of a few businesses and from Knight families and friends.

Eight area businesses also helped with the purchase of candy.

The funds are used help to support the Knights of Columbus programs in Illinois, such as Special

Olympics.

Local organizations who also split $1,682 were: Village of Progress, Oregon School District’s special education program, and Stouffer Terrace.

“I want to thank to people in Oregon and Mt Morris for their generous support again this year,” said Tootsie Roll Drive Chairman Dave Starke.

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The triangle lines indicate the repaving project. The dots indicate resurfacing.

BUSINESS NEWS

Salon holds charity event for HOPE of Ogle County w@sh, an Oregon salon, held a c(hair)ity event for HOPE of Ogle County in Rochelle and donated $200.

HOPE provides a 24/7 hotline and emergency shelter as well as safety planning, outreach services, court advocacy, counseling, and education in relation to domestic abuse. Visit hopedv.org for more information.

The w@sh dolls are passionate about community support, and chose to contribute to HOPE by donating all funds generated by their summer Pop Up Braid Bars, nicknamed “w@sh + c(hair)ity,” hosted by the River’s Edge Farmer’s Market,” said w@sh owner Meggan Dixkson-Harriet.

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w@sh held a c(hair)ity event for HOPE. Pictured, left to right, are: Meggan Dickson-Grennan, owner, w@sh salon; Ruth Carter, Executive Director, HOPE of Ogle County; and Jeni Allen, stylist w@sh salon.

BUSINESS UPDATE

U.S. Representative holds roundtable with local leaders to discuss nuclear plant BYALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com BYRON — U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger urged Ogle County officials and community members to keep putting the pressure on their state and federal leaders to keep the Byron nuclear power station open.

Kinzinger met with Byron community leaders on Sept. 1 to discuss the future of the nuclear power plant. The roundtable was closed to the press.

“They [local leaders] recognize, understand and feel the fear of their community,” Kinzinger said after the event. “They feel the same frustration everybody does, which is, ‘We can speak louder, but are people listening?’”

“I think that’s where we have to look at Springfield and look at what goes on in [Washington,] D.C., and see what that outcome is to answer that question,” he said. “There’s a lot of obvious real concern among community leaders to get an answer to this.”

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Kinzinger: Closing Byron plant would be ‘devastating’

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• POWER PLANT

Lawmakers taking another run at energy bill negotiations

Continued from Page 3 and Dresden nuclear plants, announced last year that it intends to retire Byron’s plant this month. Dresden, which is in Morris, is slated to close in November. The Byron plant is licensed to operate for another 20 years, Dresden for another 10.

The whole area has “certainly outpunched its weight class” in making their feelings known about this situation, Kinzinger said. They should continue to keep the pressure on the people making this decision, which are those in Springfield, he said.

Be optimistic, but realistic and recognizing that this might not be resolved until the very last minute, Kinzinger said.

“The sad thing about it is, nuclear feels like a hostage because everybody’s in agreement that nuclear should stay open,” he said. “It’s these other issues and dates and timelines that are being held which is holding nuclear hostage.”

Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are failing the American people by holding onto their leverage and stoking outrages against each other, Kinzinger said.

“We’re not solving real problems,” he said. “The nuclear issue is something that we all agree on that we can solve — but everybody’s hanging onto

BY JERRY NOWICKI

Steam billows from the two towers of Exelon’s nuclear power plant, located on German Church Road between Oregon and Byron. their leverage.”

Kinzinger said he’s working to get a bill passed that, should the Byron plant close, will allow some of the licensing fees to go back to companies, giving them a better bottom line.

The bill also would take some of the decommissioning funds and U.S. Department of Energy money and invest it in impacted communities to help them through that process, he said.

“Yeah, I’m optimistic we can get that done eventually,” he said. “But I don’t want to pretend like that’s going to somehow paper over the real devastation that would happen.”

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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House was scheduled to return to Springfield Thursday, Sept. 9, to try again at passing an elusive energy regulation overhaul days after the governor’s office announced support for a new proposal.

It’s the latest push for a legislative accomplishment that has eluded Gov. JB Pritzker in his three years in office, and it’s up against a Monday deadline set by nuclear energy generator Exelon.

The company has announced that after that date its Byron Generating Station near Rockford would not refuel without legislative action assuring its profitability. It set a similar deadline for its Dresden Generating Station in Grundy County for November.

Negotiators have agreed to a nearly

$700 million subsidy for Exelon over the next five years to keep its plants online and profitable, a position backed strongly by labor unions representing nuclear workers and accepted by environmental groups because of the importance of nuclear energy as a carbon-free power source.

But a disagreement between labor unions and environmental groups on another matter – what to do with municipal coal-fired power plants – has largely held up talks thus far.

The disagreement largely boils down to one sentence in two differing legislative proposals moving through the General Assembly. Despite that fact, lawmakers were unable to bridge the gap between the two sides at the end of the regular May legislative session or when lawmakers returned in

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LOCAL HISTORY

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n the history of Mt. Morris there is one family that stands out above all others and that is the Kable Family.

In 1882 the Kable family moved to Mt. Morris from Lanark according to “Mount Morris: Past and Present.” I also read somewhere it was Chadwick so perhaps it was somewhere in the country in Carroll County.

When the family moved to Mt. Morris, the father was involved in the making of carpet. Harry and Harvey were in grade school. Twins, Harvey and Harry Kable graduated from high school in Mt. Morris in 1896.

In 1896 Harry Kable went to work for Charles Canode at the Mt. Morris News. In 1897 the print shop needed a new leader when Charles Coggins left the shop. At this point Harry convinced his twin brother, Harvey, who had just finished two years at Mt. Morris College, to join him in the print shop. An older sister, Allie also went to work with them and she learned type setting.

This family endeavor was the beginning of Kable Brothers Print-

POLO HISTORY Betty Obendorf ing Company which employed over 800 workers by 1937. As printing seemed to grow, music also had grown in Mt. Morris during those early days. In 1845 they already had a brass band that kind of came and went.

It was the Kable Brothers who really loved the band and as the story goes, they hired people in their printing company who had musical ability.

In 1896, H. G. Kable organized the Mount Morris News Band and Charles Conode directed it. Harvey Kable played the sax and Harry played the baritone according to the history written by Lee Douglas, a member of the band.

Individuals were hired from all over the area to come play in the band and they would be taught the printing business according to the 100th Anniversary booklet of the Kable Concert Band. Concerts given

weekly during the summer have gone on since 1897.

The band seemed to be around 20 members for a number of years.

Then in 1923 L. M. De Arvil came to be the director and the Kable Brothers Band became part of the Regimental Band of the 129th Infantry, Illinois National Guard in the 33rd Division at Camp Grant in Rockford.

By 1926 the band had grown to be around 50 musicians. In 1928 Lee Douglas arrived to work at Kable Brothers Printing Company. His job also was to build up the band so he was always recruiting. Lee was an interesting person and lived to be over 100.

He came from Steeleville, Illinois and played numerous instruments: bass drum, clarinet, flute, piccolo, and alto sax. He was involved in “theatre orchestra, Chautauqua, and the Sells Floto Circus” according to a press release advertising his 100th birthday party.

He met Rita Taylor in Arkansas and married her in Mt. Morris on June 13, 1934.

When he interviewed for a job

with the circus before coming to Mt; Morris, they asked him if he played the piccolo. Of course he said, “Yes” even though he had never touched the instrument. He soon figured out how that instrument went in very little time.

The man obviously had tremendous musical ability. As a five year old child he became fascinated with the music at the St. Louis World’s Fair and he knew at that moment he would someday be part of a band.

He would run along the Mississippi River following the showboats listening to the Steam Calliopes and the rag time music.

When he died at 103 at Gateway Villa in Texas, he had been referred to as the “Pied Piper” because he was still playing his flute and luring people out of their rooms with the lilt of his musical notes.

Next time we will find out how the Polo young people became involved in this band and others from all over.

(Betty Obendorf is a volunteer for the Polo Historical Society.)

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H. G. Kable organized the Mount Morris News Band

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Bowman celebrates her 90th birthday

Open house for Ed and Karen Olsen is Sept. 12

Evelyn Jean Wales Bowman celebrated her 90th birthday at a party given by her son, Jeffrey Bowman of Fort Wayne, Indiana, at Pinecrest Village in Mount Morris on her birthday, Aug. 24.

Evelyn met Wilbur L. Bowman of New Paris, Indiana, at Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana.

They were married on Dec. 31, 1950, at the Polo Church of the Brethren.

Together they farmed northwest of Polo. Eventually they started Bowman’s Electric and Evelyn opened up The Stone House on the farm. It was a gift shop and lunch room for 17 years.

Together they have 5 children; Jeffrey Bowman, Greg (deceased) (Joann) Bowman, Rodney (Cathy) Bowman,

An open house will be held on Sunday, Sept. 12, for lifelong Polo residents Karen and Ed Olsen.

They will be moving to Medford, Oregon.

Members of the public Ed and Karen Olsen are encouraged to come and say goodbye and wish them well.

The open house will be held at 515 E. Mason St. in Polo from 3-6 p.m.

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Michael (Kimberly) Bowman, Timothy Bowman man, and Stephanie (deceased), and Fred (Fred) Schmidt.

(Katy) Schmidt.

They have 12 grandThey also have 11 daughters and 5 grandgreat-grandsons; Aiden sons; Tisha (Christian) Christian Ashby, Gabriel Bowman-Ashby, Tandy Lynn Ashby, Tanis (Samuel Elliott) BowMichael Ashby, Alexanman, Danielle (Nathan der Wayne Ashby, Whaley) Bowman, Stacy Parker Isaac Bowman, (John) Williamson, LauDaniel Gregory Williamren (Shane) Thompson, son, Bennett Gregory Evelyn Bowman Megan (Kyle) Evans, Thompson, Cody James Frances Bowman, Kelly Evans, Alexander Rodney Jean Bowman, Susan (Stefon Hill) Manuel Perez, Elias Thomas Perez Bowman, Michelle Bowman, Libby and Kingson Levi Noble Hill.

(Rolando) Cortez, Harmony Schmidt, She also has 2 great-granddaughJoseph (Ross) Bowman, Michael Bow- ters; Morgan Elizabeth Evans and man, Matthew (Terrence Hamm) Bow- Rylyn Tiiler Karrow.

• ENERGY BILL

Continued from Page 4 both June and August to try again on a compromise bill.

The Senate passed Senate Bill 18 last week after being the lead chamber in negotiations for several months, moving it to the House for further discussion. Its bill would have closed municipal coal-fired plants by 2045, but would not have set interim carbon reduction goals, meaning the plants could emit as much carbon as they currently do for the next 24 years.

Another iteration rejected by environmentalists would have allowed Prairie State Energy Campus in the Metro East near St. Louis to remain open past 2045 if it offset at least 105 percent of its current carbon emissions through sequestration or other offset measures.

On Friday, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced it “strongly supports” House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1751, an identical measure to the Senate’s, according to its sponsor, except for that it also requires a 45 percent carbon reduction for municipal coal plants by 2035.

“The amendment builds on the progress made in Senate Bill 18 by requiring a 100 percent reduction in carbon emissions for municipal coal by 2045 with the additional goal of reducing emissions by 45 percent by 2035,” Pritzker’s spokesperson Jordan Abudayyeh said in a statement Friday.

“We know our planet cannot afford to wait more than two decades before significant progress at reducing carbon emissions is made, and this bill is a reasonable path forward. The administration looks forward to continuing discussions with our partners in the

Exelon’s Byron nuclear power plant is located on German Church Road.

House.”

The labor contingent, which supports the coal plants due to the amount of union labor that runs the facilities and helps maintain them, is represented in the Climate Jobs Illinois coalition, which indicated in a weekend statement that further negotiation is needed “We are nearly there,” a spokesperson for Climate Jobs Illinois said in a statement over Labor Day weekend.

“A deal hinges on a singular albeit complicated issue. Labor has made significant compromises during this process, as have the other parties. We commit to continuing to work through the one remaining difference to reach an agreed bill.”

The latest House amendment is carried by Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago,

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a longtime renewable energy advocate who was the sponsor of the Clean Energy Jobs Act that provides much of the framework for the negotiated bill.

It has the backing of leading environmental groups making up the Clean Jobs Coalition.

“I think the decarbonization piece, for many of us, many members of the General Assembly, is an important part of any clean energy package,” Williams said in a phone call Tuesday.

“For me, it’s not good enough to do yet another utility bill without addressing the elephant in the room, which is our looming and ever-increasing climate crisis.”

Senate President Don Harmon, after his chamber’s late-night passage of SB18, said it will be difficult to bridge the gap between the parties,

because any investment in carbon-capture technology to reduce emissions by 2035 would be cost prohibitive for Prairie State if it had to close 10 years later.

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, meanwhile, has indicated he won’t call a bill in his chamber until there is wider agreement between stakeholders.

“I am pleased to see negotiations moving forward on a comprehensive energy proposal that prioritizes a greener future for Illinois, as well as meaningful ethics reform and maintaining our current workforce,” Welch said in a statement Tuesday announcing the upcoming session. “I am confident that we will have a plan that Illinois can be proud of and will be viewed as a model for many other states.”

Outside of the decarbonization language, the wide-ranging bill is largely agreed, with strengthened ethics language for utility companies, an increase on ratepayer bills to fund equity-driven clean energy workforce development programs, and a doubling of the ratepayer-funded investment in renewable energy infrastructure, among several other provisions.

Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Frankfort, said during the Senate’s passage of SB18 it would increase residential ratepayer bills by 3-4 percent, commercial bills by more than 5 percent, and industrial bills by more than 7 percent.

(Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government and distributed to more than 400 newspapers statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

YOUR ENVIRONMENT

Lavonne (Gaul) Anderson, of Mt. Morris will celebrate her 99th birthday on Sept. 24.

She was born in Shannon on Sept.

24, 1922 to Elmer and Etta Gaul, of Lanark.

On April 22, 1945, she married Harry Anderson, of Mt. Morris and has resided on the same street since their marriage.

The couple was blessed with twin

Lavonne Anderson daughters, JoLynn and Janice, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Birthday wishes can be sent to 103 S. Clark Ave., Mt. Morris, IL 61054

OREGON – The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) will be hosting its monthly residential electronics recycling event on Friday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 909 Pines Road in Oregon.

This event is for Ogle County residents only and a free permit is required in advance of the event. To obtain a free permit call 815-732-4020 or email solidwaste@oglecounty.org.

Accepted items include all televisions and computer monitors, computers, computer hardware and cables, laptops, tablets, cell phones, printers, FAX machines, scanners, shredders (no tubs), copiers, video gaming equipment, DVD/VCRs,

cable/satellite boxes, stereo equipment, radios, digital clocks, cameras, calculators, phone systems, holiday light strands, extension cords, rechargeable batteries, printer ink cartridges, CD/DVDs, and CFL bulbs.

Limit seven large or bulky items per permit and one permit per county household per month. Business or institutional electronic materials not accepted at these events.

For more information about this recycling event call the OCSWMD at the number above, visit www.oglecounty.org, or on Facebook at Ogle County Solid Waste Management Deptartment.

BRIEFS Oregon church to hold white elephant sale Oct. 1-3

The Oregon United Methodist Women will hold their annual White Elephant Sale during Autumn on Parade weekend, Oct. 1-3.

The sale is held inside the accessible Family Life Center of the OUM Church.

Wearing masks inside the building is required.

Items for sale include children’s toys, holiday decor, household items, small furniture, tools, books, jewelry plus much much more.

Hours and days are Friday, Oct, 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 3, bag day from 9 a.m. to noon.

The ever popular Apple Fitters will be available Saturday only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. under the outside portico.

The church is located at the corner of Illinois Route 2 and Jefferson, just south of the Food Court. Proceeds from this sale fund OUMW’s annual donations to local agencies.

Savanna Museum’s Cruise-In set for Saturday, Sept. 11

Car enthusiasts are invited to Cruise-In during Savanna’s Shadfly Festival on Saturday, Sept. 11, for the Savanna Historical Society’s car cruise.

Vehicles will be displayed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Madison Street (off Main Street).

There is no registration fee for participation in the event. Savanna Museum and Cultural Center volunteers will register and

line up the cars.

Owners who would like their vehicles to be in the parade honoring firemen, first responders and veterans should meet in the old Shopko parking lot behind Sullivan’s Foods and Dollar General at 10 a.m. The parade begins at 11 a.m.

Notify a museum volunteer if you would like a spot reserved for your car after the parade.

All three floors of the Savanna museum will be open to visitors during the “Cruise-In.” The exhibits include the Civil War Gallery of Soldiers, the Wayne King Room, the HO Scale Model Railroad, the Helen Scott Hay exhibit, and the Tales of Savanna memorabilia room.

Donations are appreciated to support the organization’s programs and building maintenance.

Outside the museum, there will be cold water and pop for sale, as well as a silent auction sponsored by Ace Hardware.

For information, call 815-275-1958.

A special thank you to Rosemary Coplin for donating pieces from her collection to benefit the Grand Detour Arts Festival.

Judging the show is Glenn Bodish, associate professor of art and gallery director at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon.

Judging the student art show is Susan Schumacher, who grew up in Dixon and recently retired from teaching in the Rockford area.

“Thank you to all our sponsors and special thanks to KSB Hospital as the major sponsor of the Arts Festival and Sauk Valley Bank for sponsoring the student show,” organizers said in a news release.

Admission is free, and the show will be held rain or shine.

The John Deere Historic Site is located is located at 8334 S. Clinton St., just west of Illinois Route 2 in Grand Detour. More information is available at facebook.com/ granddetourartsfestival.

72nd annual Grand Detour Arts Festival is Sept. 12

First Grist Mill Grind is Sept. 11

The 72nd Grand Detour Arts Festival will be held on Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with many artists displaying their work throughout the grounds of the John Deere Historic Site.

There will be a student art show under the pavilion, and great music and food for your enjoyment. A raffle drawing for a selection of artwork by well-known local artists has been added again this year.

Franklin Creek Conservation Association, an Illinois registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Friends group to Franklin Creek and the Franklin Creek State Natural Area, is hosting its first Grist Mill Grind 10K and Fun Walk on Sept. 11 at 8 a.m.

All proceeds from this event will go to the Franklin Creek Conservation Association to help fund park programs, park expansion and park improvements.

For the past two months, volunteers have

been cleaning the trails to prepare for this event. It is open to runners and walkers alike, even on the 10K portion.

The challenging course winds through the gorgeous State Natural Area, where the views are impeccable.

Ogle County Animal Control offers discounted microchips for dogs, cats on Sept. 18

If Fluffy the Feline likes to bolt outdoors when the opportunity arises, the Ogle County Animal Control has a solution that could help her get back home.

Dogs and cats living in Ogle County can get microchipped for $20 during “Microchipping Day” on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Ogle County Health Department building, 907 Pines Road, in Oregon.

No appointment is necessary between 8:30-10:30 a.m.

The $20 cost for each chip includes registration with Home Again Pet Recovery Service.

Microchips are placed under the skin and can be scanned for information as to ownership if the pet is lost and ends up at a vet clinic or shelter. The clinic is for dogs and cats only and owners must be residents of Ogle County.

Dogs over 4 months of age must have a current rabies vaccination.

Microchipped dogs and cats will also receive a $5 discount per year on their rabies tag. For more information, call 815-732-1185.

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Recycle your electronics in Oregon on Sept. 24

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Sheriff’s department adds ‘special needs registry’

BY ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com OREGON — The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office recently launched a voluntary “special needs registry” meant to assist emergency service personnel in offering aid in a crisis situation.

“It actually came about as a result of real-world incidents we had,” Ogle County Sheriff Brain VanVickle said.

“We had a couple of special needs kids that had left their house. We found that there was … an issue trying to reunite them with their families.”

The individuals were nonverbal, which left law enforcement little information on how to reunite them with their families, VanVickle said.

“The registry is open to gering conditions — while any person who resides, other things are required for attends school or is employed registration to be processed. in Ogle County and has a Required information physical or mental impairincludes the registrant’s ment that substantially limits name; date of birth; physical one or more major life actividescription; address; emerties due to a physical and/or gency contact information; a intellectual disability,” description of the nature of according to a written the registrant’s special need; Brian VanVickle description of the program and a current photo of the perprovided by the sheriff’s office. son.

To be placed on the registry, a form Chief Deputy Danielle Hardesty must be completed. There is no cost to worked with a special education register. teacher at the Byron Community Unit Some of the requested information School District to develop the form, is optional — such as places frequented VanVickle said. by the individual, methods of commuThe information will be strictly nication, calming methods and trig- confidential and will not be subject to

Freedom of Information Act requests, VanVickle said.

Primarily, it will be 911 operators that have access to the registry, he said. Byron, Oregon, Rochelle and sheriff’s deputies also will have access to the information in their vehicles, VanVickle said.

VanVickle said that the program is separate from the Premise Alert Program’s special needs registry maintained by the Ogle County Emergency Management Agency, which is meant to be used before, during or after a countywide emergency or disaster.

That program has been around since 1984 and is in place because of the nuclear power plant near Byron, he said.

School Board is effectively lowering the total EAV. A further result of these two effects will be to shift the tax burden for the Oregon School District to those with a higher percentage the district’s total EAV, which means Oregon residents will pay higher taxes and Mt. Morris residents will pay less.

I doubt this was intended by the school board, and perhaps not even considered, but this is what happens when you “shift values” within a taxing district. (A la one property goes up in value relative to the total value in the taxing district and voila-their tax bill goes up, while others, whose value went down in relation to the total in the taxing district, see their tax bills fall.)

Thus, there are no winners in the decision to move the junior high students to Oregon.

Oregon residents will pay more tax, and Mt. Morris residents will lose EAV. Everyone loses.

This is the decision the school board adopted on Aug. 16, which I suggest be rescinded, as it “is an educational decision made within a bubble” with potentially catastrophic (and perhaps unintended) impact to the cities and residents of Oregon and Mt. Morris.

On the other hand, if the school board should choose to invest a few million dollars today into the city limits of Mt. Morris at DLR, leaving the education sharing division between Oregon and Mt. Morris in place, it will: • Cause no change to the EAVs of properties in Oregon. (Essentially no harm no foul.)

• Cause slight to modest increases in the EAVs of properties in Mt. Morris by keeping

the last remaining vestiges of an educational system within its city limits.

The result of this scenario is a net gain in the total EAV for the School District. This makes it a good civic investment!

A further result of this strategy will also be to shift the tax burden for the Oregon School District to those with a higher percentage of the District’s total EAV, which means Oregon residents would pay less tax than in the currently-adopted strategy, and Mt. Morris residents would pay more.

Everyone wins in this scenario. Oregon residents pay less tax. Mt. Morris residents get higher EAVs and keep a semblance of an educational system within their borders. This is why the decision on where to invest junior high dollars is best for all if that investment occurs in Mt. Morris at the current DLR Junior High.

Why not let everyone be a winner, rather than dividing the district into (tax) losers and (property value) losers?

Thank you, and sincerely, Jeff Condit, CFP MMHS Graduate of 1976 Current Moline, Illinois, Resident Former Moline, Illinois, Alderman 1980 Augustana College Graduate in Accounting, Business Administration and Economics

PUBLIC VOICE Was it yours to take?

To the Editor, When the recent high winds came through Mt. Morris a very large section of our walnut tree came down at 101 E. Center St. We were aware it had fallen, but did not have the large chain saw to cut it up right away.

Imagine our surprise when we received a phone call telling us they saw a man trespassing on our property and cutting it up and taking it for himself.

People drive past our property every day, it does not belong to the city and it is not a park; nor much to the rumor mill it is not being given to the fire department, Pinecrest or up for sale. It is ours to maintain and enjoy.

We are all trying to teach our children and others about respecting others and their property. Being honest in all that you do sets an example for all and allows us to continue the fine community of Mt. Morris.

Gee, wouldn’t it just be wonderful if the person would return our wood — or at least call and thank us for it. It is never too late to be honest and have integrity.

We will not make your name public; but maybe you will by going to the local police and explain why you were trespassing. So was it yours to take?

Ellen and Bob DeWolfe Mt. Morris

Letter to Oregon School Board An open letter to the Oregon Board of Education Members, To start, thank you all for your service.

Public service is difficult and vital! Thank you

for your sacrifices.

I am told the Oregon Board of Education has already voted on the future of the David L. Rahn Junior High as of Aug. 16. That said, no decision is ever final till it’s too late to change, and it is not yet too late to change this decision, should reason enough be discovered to change course.

Based on my experience as a former elected official (nowhere near Oregon or Mt. Morris), I would caution the Oregon School Board NOT to make an educational decision in a vacuum or bubble. It appears, though, that is exactly what has happened. Consider the following: If the school board invests a few million dollars today inside the Oregon city limits to accommodate the district’s junior high students, now being educated in Mt. Morris, and thus abandoning DLR, it will: • Cause little to no increase in the EAVs of the properties in Oregon.

• Cause a severe decrease in the EAVs of properties in Mt. Morris, undoubtedly by more than the combined Oregon property owners will increase, if they increase at all, which is unlikely. (Abandoned schools quickly become blight, as they are not usually well maintained, becoming a host for vandalism, causing a tremendous drain on a municipality, especially in a smaller, rural area.)

The result of this scenario is a net loss in total EAV for the property owners “throughout” the school district. This makes it a bad civic investment. (Note my original point, “not to make an educational decision in a vacuum or bubble.”) In addition, every other taxing unit funded by Mt. Morris and Oregon residents will incur problems because the

P.S. To reiterate, in writing this letter I mean no ill will to anyone in Oregon, Mt. Morris or the Oregon School District. This letter was simply meant to provide input on how best to achieve Civic AND School unity and growth, not to look at the issue parochially. Sometimes an outside perspective adds clarity. I hope I have achieved that goal.

SPORTS

By EARLEEN HINTON

ehinton@shawmedia.com Oregon’s vintage base ball team, the Ganymedes, will be playing at a famous baseball field next May and is inviting Ogle County residents to plan now for an evening of history and fun.

“We have rented the Field of Dreams Movie Site field in Dyersville, Iowa for an 1867 rules match between the Oregon Ganymedes and the Canton Cornshuckers Base Ball Club of Canton, Michigan on Friday, May 27, 2022 from 7-10 p.m.,” said team captain Mark Herman. “This Memorial weekend date was the only spring or summer weekend date still available for a rental for 2022 and we were lucky to get it.”

The teams will have exclusive use of the field under the lights for 3 hours, but team members can arrive much earlier to warm up along with the general public.

Herman said there won’t be any tall corn, but getting a weekend rental with corn was going to be very hard as weekend night youth baseball tournaments sponsored by Field of Dreams get first dibs and are very popular.

The site is also booked for the new MLB August block out dates for their annual

game and few vintage teams will be getting games there in the future.

Start making your vacation requests and travel arrangements. Dyersville is a scenic 2 and a half drive from Oregon. I hope that we get a good turn out of people coming out to Dyersville to see us play under the lights. This should be a fun experience for all,” Herman said.

The Ganymedes’ run for a title at the 18th annual World Tournament of Historic Base Ball ended with a “well-played” loss to perennial tournament champion the Saginaw Old Golds in August, capping the Oregon-based team’s ‘best-ever’ run at the unique competition, held at the Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.

The team, founded in 2005, plays at Iron Chest Field at Oregon Park East by the historic Chana School.

Vintage rules base ball (spelled as two words in the 1800s) is played with authentic wool uniforms, no gloves, and gentlemanly conduct.

More information

For a list of 1867 rules, go to the Vintage Base Ball Association’s website atvbba. org/rules-and-customs/beadles-1867/ or visit the Ganymedes Facebook page.

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Dixon scores early, fends off feisty Oregon squad

By TY REYNOLDS

treynolds@shawmedia.com

Fans had barely settled into their seats on Sept. 2 at Oregon Park West and the Dixon boys soccer team already had a lead.

Five minutes in, things weren’t looking good for the Hawks. But for the next 70 minutes, the Dukes and Oregon played to a stalemate.

Bradyn Langloss scored a pair of goals for Dixon, which eventually came away with a 3-1 win in the Big Northern game.

“I think we came out really strong, then we made a mental mistake and got a little shaky,” Dixon coach Josh Brigl said. “We recovered from there, and didn’t really give up too many chances in the second half, which is what we wanted. They played a defender deep just to try and take chances away, and we finally got another goal just at the end there.

“We gutted it out – but a win’s a win, no natter how ugly or pretty it is. We’ll take it. It’s exactly what we wanted.”

In the second minute, Dixon took advantage of its first scoring chance. In the middle of the field, Lucas Healy corralled a header and found Jacob Duet, who converted for a 1-0 lead just 1:39 into the game.

In the fifth minute, Bradyn Langloss made a run to the goal, but was fouled from behind in the penalty box. He knocked in the penalty kick, and the Dukes led 2-0 with only 4:50 gone off the clock.

But in the ninth minute, Dixon headed the ball

into its own goal to bring Oregon within 2-1, and that seemed to spark the Hawks. The Dukes dominated possession, but Oregon’s defense – led by sweeper Kyle Brechon and goalkeeper Miley Smith – repeatedly knocked away Dixon scoring chances.

“We knew we were going to get more shots than usual from Dixon, but our guys go all-out all the time, and they were all over it,” said Smith, who faced 28 shots from Dixon – 12 on goal – and made nine saves. “Kyle Brechon, he’s a good man. He saves our butt a lot. He’s kind of a leader on the defense. He sees a lot of stuff that I don’t, and he helps out the other guys.”

Oregon finished with eight shots, five on goal.

Dixon keeper Rex Blackburn made five saves.

“We could’ve given up and thought, ‘Well, chalk this one up as an L,’ but after that first five minutes, it was anybody’s game, up until the last few minutes,” Oregon coach Seger Larson said. “It was a physical game, and I’m glad our guys kept our heads and played well overall.”

With frustration mounting a bit on the Dukes’ side, Langloss finally released that pressure with a pretty 25-yard shot past Smith that found the back of the net, as Langloss finally got just enough space to get a shot off and seal the win with 2:05 to play.

“Oregon plays a very defensive formation, so it’s very hard to get a shot without having several people jump in front of the ball, but I got a good ball there at the end,” Langloss said.

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8-MAN FOOTBALL

By TY REYNOLDS

treynolds@shawmedia.com The Polo football team could not be stopped Sept. 4 at Mel Barron Field in Franklin Grove, as the Marcos scored on their first six possessions en route to a 56-0 win over AFC. Avery Grenoble ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns on five carries, the last two going 70 and 44 yards for scores on consecutive one-play drives for Polo (2-0). He and the rest of the starters sat out the entire second half.

“I was just running it the way the play was designed, and I saw a lot of green the other way, so I cut it back and turned it up the field,” Grenoble said of the 70-yard touchdown. “I was just ready to go again on that second one. If I see green, it’s a simple thing to hit it hard and keep running.”

Brock Soltow had 101 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries, using a spin moves to get outside a couple of times before lowering his shoulder as he ran downfield, often taking several Raiders to bring him down.

Both backs credited the offensive line with opening big holes to spring big gainers.

“It’s a blast, I love it so much,” Soltow said about running in so much open space. “It was a big first half out of our offensive line; they played pretty good. We had a rough week of practice this week, but we showed up here tonight and our offense showed how well we

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Polo’s Avery Grenoble stiff-arms an AFC defender during their game Friday night at Mel Barron Field in Franklin Grove.

Grenoble ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns – all in the first half – as the Marcos won 56-0.

can play.”

Tyler Merdian added 51 yards rushing and completed one of his two passes for a 24-yard scoring strike to Kahlil Sankey.

“Our O-line blocked really well today, and our backs ran really hard,” Merdian said. “Everybody did really well today, and what’s really fun about this

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Defensively, the Marcos limited AFC (0-2) to 94 yards rushing – with 24 of it coming on one second-half run by Raiders quarterback Carson Rueff – and 30 yards passing.

“I think we were just a little nervous at the start, but then we really picked it up,” Grenoble said. “Our linebackers started filling, we all started doing our jobs, and it was hard for them to get anywhere. That’s what I like about our defense.”

The Raiders did put together one long drive, the only time they touched the ball in the second half.

Taking over with 7:30 on the clock after Polo’s final touchdown, AFC marched 62 yards in 18 plays. AFC reached the Polo 5-yard line, but backup quarterback Nolan Rueff was tackled for a loss on fourth and goal.

A fourth-down sack by Brady Wolber and Wyatt Queckboerner on AFC’s opening drive set up the Marcos at their own 45, and Soltow scored from 18 yards out three plays later. Polo’s second drive lasted five plays, with Grenoble scoring from 10 yards out.

Soltow struck again, this time from 24 yards out, just 31 seconds into the second quarter for a 24-0 lead, then Merdian hit Sankey with the scoring strike for a 32-0 lead with 8:26 left before halftime.

AFC was playing without their lone senior, Mason Munroe, who is out indefinitely with a hip injury.

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Polo was too much for AFC on both sides of the ball

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Oregon 45, Rockford Christian 20: Daniel Dominguez rushed for 203 yards on 19 carries as the Hawks picked up their first win of the season by beating the Royal Lions.

Oregon jumped out to a 31-0 lead with Dominguez scoring twice – once from 39 yards – and Isaac Reber and Anthony Bell adding scores. Gabe Eckerd added a pair of second-half scores.

Durand-Pecatonica 28, Forreston 0: Hunter Hoffman was 13-for-24 passing for 154 yards and two touchdowns as the Rivermen blanked Forreston.

Devonte King-Black led the Cardinals with 35 rushing yards, and Noah Johnson added 31. Forreston was held to 125 rushing yards on 43 carries, and 24 passing yards.

Stillman Valley 48, Rock Falls 0: Rock Falls was shut out by the Cardinals in a Big Northern game. The Rockets fall to 1-1 on the year, the Cardinals are also 1-1.

Kewanee 28, Morrison 6: The Mustangs were held in check by a Three Rivers East division team for the second week in a row.

Stockton 18, Eastland-Pearl City 13: A Karl Hubb 21-yard touchdown with nine minutes left lifted the Blackhawks to a win over the Wildcatz.

In the back-and-forth game, Stockton struck first on a touchdown pass from Caleb

Mammosser to Drew Mensendike in the second quarter before EPC’s Kellen Henze hit Carsen Heeren for a 17-yard score to put the Wildcatz up 7-6 with 1:20 left in the half.

A 5-yard Jace Phillips touchdown in the third quarter put the Blackhawks back on top before EPC retook the lead on a 5-yard run

by Henze.

Henze finished with 116 rushing yards and 122 passing yards, with Maddux Hayden adding 108 yards on the ground.

Fulton 30, East Dubuque 20: The Fulton Steamers pulled out their second win in as many weeks in the NUIC, beating East Dubuque 30-20 on Sept. 3.

East Dubuque got things started with a pair of first-quarter Dawson Feyen scores, as he returned the opening kick 87 yards for one touchdown and reeled in a 5-yard pass from Sam Bowman for another.

But the Steamers had big plays to answer, with Jacob Jones going 60 yards for a touchdown, Patrick Lower finding Brock Mason for an 81-yard scoring strike, and Jones adding a 33-yard score.

East Dubuque made it a 22-20 game after three quarters when Sam Huntington scored from 22 yards out, but Keegan VanKampen responded with a 9-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

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Oregon’s Daniel Dominguez protects the ball as he runs for a gain against Rockford Christian.

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Forreston’s Tommy Appel tries to snag Du-Pec’s Trenton Taylor during Sept. 4 action in Durand.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP

Oregon Invitational: Genoa-Kingston won the invite beating Pearl City 25-17, 25-14 in the title match.

Freeport Aquin took third place with a 25-19, 25-21 win over Dakota and Eastland took fifth place beating Stockton 25-17, 27-25.

Forreston won the match for seventh place edging Lena-Winslow, 25-18, 15-25, and 15-12.

Mendota beat Oregon 25-13, 25-21, 15-11 for ninth place; Stillman finished 11th; Erie-Prophetstown 13th; and South Beloit, 15th.

Named to the All-Tournament team were: Kara Erdmann, Forreston; Addison Burkholder, Eastland; Jenae Bothe, Oregon; Alayna Pierce, Genoa-Kingston; Hannah Langton, Genoa-Kingston; Brynn Solt, Pearl City; Savannah Brandt, Pearl City; Megan Holder, Freeport Aquin; Lucy Arndt, Freeport Aquin; Mary Zettle, Dakota; and Abbi Schlueter, Dakota.

Soccer Winnebago 3, Oregon 0: Miley Smith had 12 saves in this home loss at Oreogn Park West.

ABOVE: Oregon’s Aidan Guida and Isaac Brooks start the Oregon Invite on Sept. 4 at Oregon Park West.

AT LEFT: Oregon’s Jenae Bothe serves against Mendota at the Oregon Volleyball Invitational on Sept. 4. Bothe was one of 11 players named to the All-Tournament Team.

BELOW: Forreston’s Rylee Broshous watches the ball roll along the top of the net following a block at the Oregon Invitational.

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Cross Country Oregon runs at Sycamore: Behind a third-place finish from Emma Smith, Dixon finished fourth at the Sycamore Invite. Dixon was fourth with 89, Sterling took seventh with 188, Rock Falls was eighth (207), and Oregon was 11th (291). Oregon’s Ella Dannhorn finished 15th in 20:06.8.

Golf Genoa-Kingston 182, Oregon 197: The Hawks fell to the Cogs in a Big Northern dual at Swan Hills, as G-K’s Landon Ritchie was medalist with a 40. Oregon’s Ryan Fox tied for runner-up with a 46, Isaac Kaltentbrun fired a 47, Brady Davis shot a 50, and Jared Glendenning added a 54.

Dakota 218, Polo 224: The Lady Marcos fell short in an NUIC dual at Silver Ridge. Kamryn Stockton led Polo with a 49, while Braelyn Velez fired a 56, Avery Faivre shot a 59, and Kealie Wilcox added a 60. Dakota’s Mia Dauphin was medalist with a 46.

North Boone 187, Oregon 191, Rochelle 205: The Hawks split a triangular at Beaver Creek, led by Brady Davis’ 45, which was tied for runner-up. Logan Sarver fired a 48, and Isaac Kaltenbrun, Jared Glendenning and Ryan Fox all added 49s for Oregon.

Polo hosted Dakota in dual: The Marcos had just two golfers in an NUIC meet against Dakota at Silver Ridge. Cody Buskohl fired a 52, and Caleb Sutton shot a 98 for Polo. Dakota had a 189, led by medalist Jason Binger’s 44.

Byron boys win: The Byron boys beat Oregon 165-205. Isaac Kaltenbrun had a 45 to lead the Hawks Oregon girls win: The Oregon girls downed Byron 196-214. Ava Hackman was a medalist with 43.

Forreston falls to Aquin: The Cards scored 242, but Aquin shot 181.

Colton McGlynn led Forreston with a 56 followed by Hayden Stralow’s 59, Cade Rudy’s 63, and Hannay Harvey’s 64. Aquin’s Lane Pierson was the medalist with a 38.

Forreston falls to Du-Pec: Durand-Pecatonica shot a 209 to the Cardinals’ 226. Kaden Ganz led Forreston with a 49 followed by Heath Schubert’s 56, Colton McGlynn’s 59, and Kaedon Motszko’s 62. Evan Folk shot a 46 for Du-Pec. Volleyball Oregon def. Amboy 25-15, 25-11: The Hawks won a non-conference match on the road, led by Jenae Bothe’s five kills. Olivia Wynn added four kills and two aces, and Sophie Stender had five digs and three aces for Oregon.

Stockton def. Polo 25-22, 25-21: Nicole Boelens had seven kills and 21 digs to lead the Marcos in an NUIC road loss. Teah Almasy added 10 assists, five digs, two kills and an ace.

Forreston def. Amboy: 25-12. 25-21: Jaiden Schneiderman had eight kills and Brooke Boettner had nine assists and four kills.

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14 SPORTS VIEW

It was a busy sports Saturday at OHS complex I

was out of town last weekend and missed all the activity at Oregon High School and playing fields elsewhere.

In its busiest weekend of the year, Oregon hosted a football game, volleyball tournament and huge cross country meet.

Parking spots were so hard to find on Saturday that Polo cross country team bus driver Trish Bolen told me she almost considered parking in my driveway, as my house abuts Park West. Her or any other bus driver would have been welcome.

Credit to all the good people who drive buses. Amidst today’s labor shortage, some schools are in danger of missing athletic competition because of lack of transportation.

On a similar note, Kyle Zick recently notified us that Forreston’s week 6 game with East Dubuque was changed to Saturday because of a shortage of officials. Lack of workers is everywhere and will continue to impact high-school sports.

I did see a decent fresh-soph football game on Monday night between

Oregon and Forreston, with the Cardinals coming on top 14-0. It also gave me a chance to catch up with new varsity head coach Keynon Janicke.

It’s truly a family affair with his parents on the sidelines as photog and statistician. A hometown lad like Keynon could be a lifer as Forreston coach.

Sure, some coaches aspire to move to bigger schools, but with a family atmosphere at Forreston that extends beyond kinfolk, what’s the point of leaving.

The biggest change from being an assistant to head coach?

“I find myself thinking about things a lot more at night, things that (former head coach) Kyle Zick had to figure out,” Janicke said.

Forreston’s 28-0 loss to Durand-Pecatonica was not indicative of the how much closer the

game was. Janicke felt his squad gave Du-Pec too many opportunities.

The game of the week in the NUIC will be Du-Pec and newcomer Fulton. Hard to gauge how good either team is yet, though Du-Pec has been getting plenty of love from the media.

The problem for Du-Pec will come in the playoffs. At 438 students, they are 3A. In 2019, they faced Byron in the first round.

Let’s see. Byron beat Stillman Valley 35-0. Stillman Valley beat Rock Falls 48-0 and Rock Falls beat Rockford Christian 56-0.

Does that mean RC will lose by 139 points when they play Byron on Friday? One reason Oregon was playing Forreston in a fresh-soph game is that RC used underclassmen on the varsity.

Getting back to cross country under coach Tony Hardin, Polo has started its program again. This includes the middle school, as well.

This is great news, as distance running is one of the best things for young people and the camaraderie

with fellow opponents is unmatched among other sports. It is also very inexpensive compared to other athletics.

Counting both high school and junior high kids, there were over 700 runners at Oregon Park West on Saturday. You could see why parking was at a premium with so many parents, grandparents and the like.

I ran in a much smaller 100K race in rural Madison County, Iowa the same day.

With its covered bridges and movie of the same name, this area is a tourist draw.

Call me prejudiced, but I think Ogle county is more picturesque and our farmland is better looking.

The bridges were a nice touch to the race, but overrated.

The high point of the 63-mile trek to me was the quaint town of Winterset. What a beautiful downtown courthouse and town square. Additionally, businesses and houses on the main drag had huge American flags on display.

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Followed by, 30 minutes of line dance lessons taught by Manager, Education and Community Volunteers, Joe Landmichl from the Rockford Office of the Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association Tuesday, Sept. 28 - 7 p.m. - Live on Zoom - Twin Disasters - Join us for an informative discussion about the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire.

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Now through the 23rd - Interactive Exhibit in the Art Gallery - Learn everything you need to know about recycling and living green.

Come upstairs to explore the interactive “Where is Away?” exhibit that has been loaned to us by SCARCE, an award-winning environmental education non-profit dedicated to creating sustainable communities.

The exhibit is a 3-dimensional, four-sided, free-standing exhibit that allows a person to explore how to responsibly dispose of common items found around the home.

The items range from plastic bottles and bags to household chemicals, electronics and food scraps with best practice solutions that include composting, recycling at home, or taking them to a special collection center.

Libraries by their very nature are “green” in that their resources are shared by the larger community.

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POLO LIBRARY Polo Library Hours Polo Library’s open hours are Monday Thursday - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday - 10 a.m. 4 p.m. and Saturday - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Curbside services will continue to be available during open hours.

Saturday, Sept. 11 - Tails & Tales Movie Night - Games & Activities at 6:30 p.m., Outdoor Movie starts at 7:30 p.m.

Join Ms. Melanie for games, activities and an outdoor showing of “The Secret Life of Pets”! This family friendly event will start at

OREGON LIBRARY Library Card Sign-Up Month Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year.

Oregon Public Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning.

Masks Required Masks are required upon entering the Library. Hand sanitizing is requested. Please

Library Book Clubs The Afternoon Book Club meets Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. to discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.

Books on Tap meets Thursday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. to discuss The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda.

The 2WBC Book Club meets Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 12:30 p.m. to discuss World War Z

by Max Brooks.

Where is Away? Exhibit at the library -

LOCAL NEWS

By ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com BYRON – Less than two weeks shy of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. completed withdrawing from Afghanistan in a military operation that has garnered much criticism. It marked the end of a war that claimed the lives of at least three area service members.

Army National Guard Spc. Norman L. Cain III, of Mt. Morris, was 22 on March 15, 2009, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Kot, Afghanistan. He died instantly, leaving behind a wife, then-3-year-old stepdaughter and then-1-yearold son.

Marine Staff Sgt. Justus S. Bartelt, of Polo, died July 16, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He had turned 27 just 12 days earlier.

Marine Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood, 19, of Byron, was on his first combat deployment when he was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 14, 2010. His parents are building a retreat for combat veterans – the Darkhorse Lodge – in Tennessee.

“For those who have fallen and have served and given so much up in Afghanistan, I’ll say this – geopolitically, this is seen as a failure. Let’s not paper that over,” U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, said Wednesday.

“But I also know that there are hundreds of thousands of people right now that were able to get an education that are journalists, that are scholars – women in particular – that never would have had that chance had it not been for U.S. intervention,” he said.

“I know that, for 20 years, the American homeland was safe from organizations that seriously wanted to strike out and destroy our homeland. So there was a lot that was achieved [by service members].”

Kinzinger spoke to reporters following a roundtable with community leaders to discuss the future of Byron’s nuclear power station.

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Former state Sen. Tim Bivins offered some words of kindness in 2017 to Gretchen and Kirk Catherwood, parents of Lance Corporal Alec E. Catherwood, who died in combat serving the marines in Afghanistan. They were presented with a replica of the sign that designates Illinois Route 72, from the south side of the bridge in Byron to the Ogle and DeKalb County line, as “Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood Memorial Road.”

The congressman – who currently serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard – said he is extremely angry regarding the handling of the exit from Afghanistan. It’s a feeling shared by many veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, he said.

Kinzinger joined the U.S. Air Force in 2003 and has served in the Air Force Special Operations, Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command in addition to the Air National Guard.

“I think for too long, we’ve had leaders – frankly on both sides – that have not understood or tried to sell to the American people the reason for involvement in Afghanistan,” he said. “I could sell that reason, but we’re out now and that is what it is.”

That doesn’t negate the fact that the U.S. withdrawal involved “some of the worst military deci-

sion-making in my lifetime,” Kinzinger said.

If there’s a leader in President Joe Biden’s administration whose advice led to the actions taken, Kinzinger said he would fully expect that leader to resign out of honor.

“The American people deserved far better an exit in Afghanistan than to have the last vision be us begging the Taliban to protect us and having 13 people killed by ISIS-K,” he said.

Former President Donald Trump is responsible for “a terrible negotiation of a terrible deal,” while Biden is responsible for following through on that deal and “a terrible exit,” Kinzinger said.

Kinzinger said he’s not going to act emotionally, because his job right now is to be professional and get answers.

On Aug. 31, the congressman set a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting more details on the number of people left behind; the classification those people in relation to their entry into the U.S. – such as the kind of visas they’d require or which refugee status is being granted to them; the number of pending visa or refugee statuses; and more.

He asked for written answers no later than Sept. 8.

“We need answers on how we got to here,” Kinzinger said. “But we need to do it in a way where we’re not just trying to find the political advantage in that answer.”

In addition to Cain, Bartelt and Catherwood, the area lost two others in the Iraq War, which took place from 2003 to 2011.

Army Pfc. Scott M. Tyrrell, 21, of Sterling, died Nov. 20, 2003, from wounds received when an ammunition point caught fire in Tikrit, Iraq.

Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Patten, 19, of Byron, was killed Dec. 1, 2005, by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.

POLITICS

Ogle County Republican committee censures Kinzinger

By RACHEL RODGERS

rrodgers@shawmedia.com OREGON – The Ogle County Central Republican Committee voted unanimously to censure U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger last week.

The group will not give Kinzinger financial support in any future election, and the “organization has no confidence in Kinzinger’s representation of his constituents,” according to a news release from the Ogle County Republicans.

Members also voiced criticism of his “last-minute effort” to keep the Byron Nuclear Plant from closing Sept. 13. He wrote a letter to President Joe Biden a week ago calling for federal action to keep Exelon from shuttering the Byron and Dresden plants. He asked that emergency powers be used to combat the

closures until Congress passes the Preserving Existing Nuclear Generation Act, which includes a financial credit program for such plants.

“The committee was dismayed by Kinzinger’s last-minute effort to work against the closing of the nuclear plant, allowing too much time to pass before doing anything to support the extension,” said Jamey Sulser, who made the motion to censure Kinzinger during the committee meeting Tuesday.

“So, after the time had passed when something could be done about it (the nuclear plant), he decided to pander to people he knew he had let down.”

Precinct committeeman Kevin Colbert said he recently walked his district speaking with Republican voters, and no one had any positive comment about the 16th District congressman.

Kinzinger has been under fire from several

Republican groups criticizing him for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump and not supporting false claims that Trump won the 2020 election.

“The Ogle County Republicans join other area counties in their conclusion that Kinzinger listens to big money interests rather than his constituents, aligns himself with the Democrats and Nancy Pelosi, is dismissive of grass roots concerns and is disconnected from the real needs of the local area he represents,” commitee members said in the release.

Other organizations that voted to censure Kinzinger include the LaSalle County Republican Central Committee, the Will County GOP and the Central Illinois’ Iroquois County’s GOP. Kinzinger called the censure votes “petty” after hearing of the Will County vote.

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Sheriff’s office releases Labor Day enforcement numbers

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office issued 198 citations including four impaired driving arrests during its Labor Day traffic safety enforcement effort. The citations included: 140 citations for speeding 4 arrests for DUI 10 arrests for no valid driver’s license 11 citations for uninsured drivers 2 citations to distracted drivers (cell phone usage) 2 arrests for drug violations 29

citations for other traffic offenses “The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with more than 200 other local law enforcement agencies from Aug. 20 through Sept. 7 to get drunk and drugged drivers off our roads and encourage seat belt use,” Sheriff Brian VanVickle said in a press release.

The effort featured high-visibility enforcement

combined with a variety of outreach activities, including a media campaign.

The Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is funded by federal traffic safety funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation.

OREGON POLICE Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville reports the following police activity.

Aug. 25 Nicholas Kasten, 39, of Oregon, was arrested at 4:15 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for no valid driver’s license.

Kasten was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Aug. 31 Christine M. McCaslin, 61, of Oregon, was issued a city citation at 10:55 a.m. for violating the inoperable motor vehicle ordinance. Joshua A. MCCaslin, 39, of Oregon, was also issued a city citation for violating the inoperable motor vehicle ordinance. These violations occurred in the 100 block of N. Etnyre Avenue.

Amber Coffey, age 35, Byron, was issued a

citation at 6:05 p.m. for speeding, 43 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Sept. 1 At 2:52 a.m., police responded to a citizen complaint call at Casey’s General Store located at 901 W Washington Street resulting in the arrest of Katie J. Ruetten, 34, of Dixon, for two outstanding warrants, one out of Lee County for failure to appear, and one out of Whiteside County for failure to appear on a possession of methamphetamine charge.

Ruetten was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Sept. 3 Mitchell J. Manka, 20, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 7:29 p.m. for no valid driver’s license. Manka was transported to the Ogle

County Jail. This violation occurred in the 500 block of W. Washington Street.

County Jail. These violations occurred in the 400 block of Madison Street.

At 8:20 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of Illinois Route 64 and Daysville Road involving a 2005 GMC driven by Daniel S. Rauch, 52, of Rockford, and a 2015 Ford driven by Cecilia M. Zimmerman, 77, of Oregon. Rauch was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Logan T. Green, 16, of Byron, was issued a citation at 8:48 p.m. for no valid driver’s license. This violation occurred in the 400 block of W. Washington Street.

Sept. 4 Jacob B. Cunningham, 24, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 1:04 a.m. for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Cunningham was also issued citations for disobeying a stop sign and driving while under the influence of alcohol with blood alcohol content greater than .08%.

Cunningham was transported to the Ogle

Sept. 5 Justin D. Street, 21, of Dixon, was issued a citation at 2:03 p.m. for possessing an improper container of cannabis as a driver.

This violation occurred in the 200 block of Jones Terrace.

Three parking tickets and 6 verbal warning issued Aug. 30 through Sept. 5.

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

OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reported the following activity: Sept. 1 At 7:24 a.m.. deputies along with the Illinois State Police, and Rochelle and Lynn Scott Rock Fire Departments responded to a multiple vehicle accident at Illinois Rout 64 and Lynnville Road.

After an investigation, it was discovered that Brandi Casey, 35, of Esmond, was traveling westbound on Illinois 64 in a Ford SUV when she slowed down to turn south onto Lynnville Road.

Seretha Hollingsworth, 48, of Sycamore, was directly behind Casey in a Chevy Malibu and slowed down to allow the turn. Behind Hollingsworth was Ryan Scott, 35, of Sycamore, driving a Ford SUV. Scott failed to reduce speed and struck the back of Hollingsworth’s Malibu, which then struck Casey’s Ford SUV. After the collision, Hollingsworth’s vehicle rolled into the eastbound lane and struck a

semi-truck driven by Sergio Sanchez, 45 of Elgin.

Sanchez observed and anticipated the collision allowing him to slow down to nearly a complete stop.

Mary Criscione, 55, of Byron, was also traveling westbound in a Buick sedan behind Scott’s vehicle and traveled into the north ditch to avoid the accident.

Two vehicles received disabling damage and were removed by Ron’s Towing. Medical personnel examined and released all parties involved on scene for suspected minor injuries.

Scott was cited for electronic communications device and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Billy Scott, 30, of Rockford, was arrested for driving while license revoked. Scott was arrested by deputies on I-39 near Illinois Route 64 after being stopped for speeding.

Scott was held in lieu of bond at the Ogle County Jail.

At 2:29 a.m., deputies located a silver Saturn sedan stuck in the ditch of the 8700 block of N. Illinois Route 2. It was determined the vehicle had driven off the edge of the parking lot, and become stuck in the ditch while turning around.

Through the course of the investigation, Roger L. Henson, 72, of Byron, was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Henson was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

Sept. 2 Raul Perez-Crisostomo, 38, of Streamwood, was arrested at 11:36 p.m. for no valid driver’s license following a traffic stop on I-39 northbound, at mile marker 104. He was also issued a citation for speeding and released on an I-Bond.

Amber Talab, 41, of Rochelle was arrested

at 9:34 p.m. for driving while license suspended following a traffic stop on I-39 near mile marker 104 southbound. She was also issued a citation for speeding. She was released on an I-Bond.

At 1:16 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the 400 block of E. North Park Drive for the report of a disturbance. After an investigation, Erik A. Guglielmi, 37 of Byron, was arrested for driving while under the Influence of alcohol, reckless driving, criminal damage to property, and disorderly conduct.

Guglielmi was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

Sept. 6 Chemere Thomas, 20, of Rockford, was arrested for driving with no valid license after being stopped for speeding on I-39 near Illinois Route 64. Thomas was held at the Ogle County Jail in lieu of bond.

POLICE BRIEFS STERLING, IL –Illinois State Police District 1 Commander, Captain Matthew Hodgdon, has announced District 1 enforcement figures and activity for August.

Illinois State Police District 1 Troopers issued 461 citations, 579 written warnings, and made 14 criminal arrests during the month of August.

Speeding accounted for 252 citations, 30

citations were issued for occupant restraint violations, and 22 citations were issued for distracted driving violations.

There were 21 arrests for no valid driver’s license or driving while license suspended/ revoked.

Troopers investigated 13 traffic crashes, assisted 133 motorists, and conducted 180 commercial motor vehicle inspections, 26 of which were placed out-of-service for safety

OBITUARIES RONALD R. KALAS Born: November 14, 1938 Died: September 6, 2021

Ronald R. Kalas, 82, of San Benito, TX, passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.

Ronald was born Nov. 14, 1938, in Ortonville, Minnesota , the son of Raymond and Irene Kalas. On July 29, 1961, in Polo, he married Ms. Lucy Anne Kutz. Ron retired from Northwestern Steel and Wire in Sterling after many years. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. Ron enjoyed spending time with his family and traveling.

Survivors include his daughters Pam (Brett) Faber of Polo, Julie (Jerry Cunningham) Wiegand of Belvidere; son Bill (Jesica) Kalas

of Belvidere; sister-in-law Evelyn Kalas; brother-in-law Lyle Summers; grandchildren Christopher Faber, Suzanne Sarella, Zach Wiegand, Josh Wiegand, Becca Laws, William Kalas and Dalton Kalas; great grandchildren Jayden, Gracie, Luke, and Lily.

He was preceded in death by wife Lucy Anne; brother Robert Kalas; sisters Joan Summers and Mary Jean Gipe; son-in-law Keith Wiegand; two grandchildren Cody and Jordan Kalas.

A celebration of his life will be 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo. He will be laid to rest next to his wife in a private graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in his name.

Visit www.polofamilyfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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reasons.

There were seven arrests for driving while under the influence.

District 1, which encompasses Carroll, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties, investigated no fatal traffic crashes in August.

Polo Police

Polo Police Chief Troy Randall reports the following activity.

Sept. 3 Matthew Noel, 45, of Dubuque, Iowa, was cited at 4:34 p.m. for speeding 55 mph in a 35 mph speed zone. Noel was released on an I-Bond.

Sept. 6 Aleksei J. Stranberg, 19, of Oregon, was cited at 4:05 p.m. for speeding 48 mph in a 30 mph speed zone. Stranberg was released on an I-Bond.

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Upper Mississippi River Refuge lists areas closed to hunting

THOMSON – Pools 12, 13 and 14 of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge contain areas that are closed to access or listed as no hunting zones for waterfowl, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a release Thursday.

Areas within the region that are affected include:

designated hunt sites. These sites have special permits but if no one is present one half-hour before shooting time, the site is open for hunting.

Potters Marsh Buffer Zone near Thomson . Extends 400 yards to the

west and north of the Potters Marsh Blind Management Zone at river miles 522.5 - 525 and is closed to all waterfowl hunting during the regular waterfowl hunting season.

Great River Bike Trail near Thomson.

A 50-yard no hunting zone is established along the bike trail to provide a safe passage for walkers and cyclists.

Lost Mound Unit (formerly Savanna Army Depot) near Savanna . The main

channel of Crooked Slough is closed to all hunting. All land and water east of Crooked Slough is closed to all public access.

Lost Mound Unit – Upland . Areas around office and along the west side of River Road Wildlife Drive up to the Observation Deck are closed to all hunting and trapping.

Spring Lake Sanctuary near Savanna.

Closed to all migratory bird hunting year-round and closed to all public access from Oct. 1 to the end of the Illinois duck hunting season Dec. 21.

The public is allowed to walk or bicycle to the observation deck during this time. In addition, the refuge emphasized that no migratory bird hunting is allowed in the Spring Lake Sanctuary at any time of the year.

The Ingersoll Wetlands Learning

Great River Bike Trail near Mesquaki Lake at Savanna . No hunting zone

extends 150 yards paralleling the bike trail from the Plum River south to Seven Eagles Resort.

waterfowl hunting season, migratory bird hunting is only allowed at 49

Mesquaki Lake south of Plum River.

Closed to hunting March 16 – Sept.30.

For information and maps, call the refuge office at 815-273-2732. The refuge extends 261 miles along the Upper Mississippi River from Wabasha, Minnesota, to Princeton, Iowa, protecting and preserving habitat for migratory birds, fish and a variety of other wildlife. It was established in 1924.

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AJ Homes LLc to Emily M. Gauthier, 208 S. Eighth St., Rochelle, $40,000.

Carl R. Harvey to Alphonso J. Vruno III and Morgan R. Setterman, 5611 S. Greenland Drive, Rochelle, $172,500.

Amy L. Sovine to Jordan L. and Kelly N. Abbott, 211 N. Main St., Chana, $155,000.

Rick A. and Tamara S. Mills to James E. and Bernadette Moran, 403 S. Second St., Oregon, $56,500.

Stephen C. Lindbeck to Stephen Joe Babus, 202 Meadow Lane, Davis Junction, $110,000.

Nathan A. and Billie Jo Elder to Kandu LLC, 202 S. Fifth St., Oregon, $143,000.

Judith V. Dekoning to Nathan A. Elder, 613 Cranbrook Lane, Mt. Morris, $165,000.

AJ Homes LLC to Shannon Lundgren, 528 N.

12th St., Rochelle, $130,000.

Quit Claim Deeds Brian T. Albers and Derrick A. Meyers to Askvig Boys Construction LLC, 1209 Tilton Park Drive, Rochelle, $0.

Rockvale Corp. to Utility Services of IL Inc., three parcels in Rockvale Township, $66,000.

Marsha J. Modersohn Family Trust, Marsha J. Modersohn, trustee to Adam Watson, 229 Platte Drive, Dixon, $0.

Trustees Deeds Ronald G. and Carmelita C. Bader Trust, Ronald G. and Carmelita C. Bader, trustees to Adam M. and Samuel C. Arnould, one parcel in Oregon-Nashua Township, Oregon, $88,000.

Harold and Marcia Sterenberg Trust 1, Julie K. Sterenberg and Cherly J. Johnson, trustees, to Joyce A. Wilson, 302 S. Hannah Ave., Mt. Morris, $165,000.

Russell P. Bowman Real Estate Trust, Rebekah Marty, trustee, to John A. and Alisa L. Lovell, 214 Windmill Drive, Rochelle, $200,000.

Scott W. Besse Family Trust, Lora E. Besse, trustee, to Andrew Martin, 122 N. Lafayette St., Byron, $184,900.

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A great egret walks in the water near Lock & Dam 13 near Thomson in a file photo from 2020.

The Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge updated areas within that restrict hunting and access.

Center area lies within the Spring Lake Sanctuary and is closed to all hunting and trapping year round.

Frog Pond Recreation Area near Savanna . Closed to all hunting year

round.

Potters Marsh Waterfowl Hunt Area near Thomson . During the regular

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Warranty Deeds Stanley Joe Bennett to Edward Hall, 312 S. Oak St., Stillman Valley, $99,900.

Derald G. and Nola J. DeVries to Jeremy T. Whitehead, 202 S. Ash Ave., Forreston, $90,000.

Andrew J. and Susan Warcaba to Karin K. and Joseph C. Heilgeist Jr., 406 N. Birch Lane, Dixon, $375,000.

Francis J. Drew Jr. to Ryan and Melissa Bopes, 6994 state Route 2, Dixon, $370,000.

The late Rhonda R. Rush by heirs to City of Byron, 116 N. Peru St., Stillman Valley, $0.⋅ Jonathan and Cassey G. Lampe to Aaron P. McCann and Diana A. Merry, 308 W. Dixon St., Polo, $122,000.

Leroy R., Brittany L. and Richard L. Nelson to DLMJ Investments LLC, 313 E. Front St., Mt. Morris, $17,500.

Doane Holdings Inc. to Gregory A. and Barbara J. Majeski, 1010 S. State Route 251, Rochelle, $275,000.

Michael G. Burke to Celia Castillo, 5366 Harlan Drive, Rochelle, $114,000.

Douglas and Brenda Poker to Timothy E. and Kim R. Rogers, one parcel in Taylor

Township, Dixon, $3,000.

National Residential Nominee Services Inc. to William A. and Sarah L. Marsden, 10433 E. Kuehl Court, Rochelle, $307,000.

Karounna and Watsana Thiravong to National Residential Nominee Services Inc., 10433 E. Kuehl Court, Rochelle, $307,000.

Contry Home Group LLC to Scott and Crystal Dunseth, 926 White Birch Lane, Davis Junction, $256,828.

Jane Kleveland to Melvin Todd and Pamela Sue Hess, 2453 Mud Creek Road, Oregon, $167,500.

Jackie G. and Alma Rosa Whetsel to Paul E. and Joy A. Finkboner, 704 S. Seventh St., Oregon, $15,000.

William A. and Sarah L. Marsden to Allen J. Knapp, 1050 N. Eighth St., Rochelle, $180,000.

KLP Farms LLC to Christopher J. Person, one parcel in Lincoln Township, Forreston, $1,686,600.

Gregg H. Malicki to Thomas B. and Camille S. Connell; third party Byron Township, 425 Mill Ridge Drive, Byron, $105,000.

Michael J. and April R. Fleck to Samuel J. Benson, 943 N. Woolf Court, Rochelle, $135,000.

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ANTIQUES-HOUSEHOLD- COLLECTIBLES: Carved Oak Chair; Cane bottom Chair; Sm Oak Curio Cupboard; 2 Pine Tables; Pine Wash Stand; Monmouth Cookie Jar; 1900’s Baby Bed; Pine High Chair; 1920’s Doll Wicker Stroller; Pitcher & Bowl Set; Phonograph Chest; 2 Pine Chest Drawers; Emerson TV; Love Seat; Recliner; Frigidaire Refrig/Freezer; Maytag Wash Machine; Hotpoint elec. Dryer; 1960’s Kimball Piano w/ bench; Bookcases; 100+ 1940-50 Work Basket Books; Fancywork; Pots & Pans; Full sz. Bed w/ 2 chests; 2 Wicker Chairs. SPECIAL ITEMS: 100+ pcs. Of Local Advertising (Forreston, Baileyville, Shannon, etc):Calendars, Canes, Yardsticks, Thermometers, Cheese Boxes, Nail Aprons; 500+ Adver. Pens & Pencils; Old Advert. Boxes; 1900’s Cardboard Farm Set; Daisy Tin Barn; Post Magazines; Children’s Books; Wood Bowling Game; 2 Coaster Wagons; Lg. Toy Box. TOOLS-LAWN & GARDEN: 100,000 btu Heater; 35,000 btu Heater; Wagon full sm. Tools (sockets, wrenches, etc); 2 Bench Grinders; DeWalt Saw; Jonsrud Saw; Power Washer; Table Saw; Girls Bike; Sleds; Fishing Poles; Lawn & Garden Hand Tools; Old Traps; 1900’s Garden Cultivators; Picnic Table; Porch Swing; Lawn Chief 20” Garden Tiller, 5 hp; 6 hp Push Mower; Troy Bilt 24” – 5 ½ hp Snow Blower; Nice Simplicity 20 hp Lawn Tractor w/ 38” deck, hydro, only 955 hrs; 5’-3 pt. Blade; 2 older Boats & Trailers; Plus much more odds & ends.

Terms on Personal Property: Cash or check w/ picture ID. Lunch Stand & Port-a-Pot on grounds.

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VOLUNTEERS CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers in the Ogle County area to advocate for children in the Ogle County court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

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LEGAL NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS In the Matter of the Estate of CAROL J. KOELLER, Deceased NO. 2021-P-67 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death on July 30, 2021 of CAROL J. KOELLER of Forreston, Illinois.

Letters of Office as Independent CoExecutors were issued on August 31, 2021 to CYNTHIA L. BAHR, 507 S. 2' Avenue, Forreston, IL 61030, and TAMELA K. VINNEDGE, P.O. Box 395, Forreston, IL 61030, whose attorney is ROBERT E. EDEN, 106 W. Market, Box 522, Shannon, IL 61078.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon, IL, or with the executor, or both on or before March 9, 2022, or within 3 months from date of mailing or delivery of notice to creditors, if required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exceptions.

To e-file, create an account with an e-filing service provider.

Visit https://efile.illinois courtsgov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need further help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp or talk with your local circuit clerk's office.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the executor and to the attorney within 10 days after being filed.

LEGAL NOTICES Clerk of Circuit Court September 10, 17, 24, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE, STATE OF ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: CHRISTINE A. BREWER, Petitioner, vs.

JESSE W. BREWER, Respondent.

No. 2021 D 19 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Notice is given you, JESSE W. BREWER, Respondent, that this cause has been commenced against you in this Court asking for relief under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and for entry of a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage and other relief. Unless you file your response or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Ogle County, 106 S. 5th Street, Oregon, Illinois, on or before the 25th day of October, 2021, relief pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act may be granted and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage may be entered by default on October 28, 2021, at 9:00 A.M., and other relief may be granted as prayed for by the Petitioner.

9/1/2021 Kimberly A. Stahl CIRCUIT CLERK Ms. Cristina M. Buskohl, Esq. MERTES & MERTES, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioners 4015 East Lincolnway, Ste D Sterling, IL 61081 Telephone: (815) 626-1500 Email: cristie@mertes andmertes.com ARDC No. 6328437

LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE The Oregon Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing on September 21, 2021, 5:30pm at City Hall Council Chambers, 115 North 3rd Street, in regard to a variance submitted by Mark Custer for property located at 610 S. 5th St., Oregon, Illinois Pin #16-03-310-012 to request a variance for the purposes of building an additional garage on the back of the current garage on a pre-existing slab.

Sept. 10, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE The Oregon Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing on September 21, 2021, 5:30pm at City Hall Council Chambers, 115 North 3rd Street, in regard to a variance submitted by Kandu, LLC for property located at 202 S. 5th St., Oregon, Illinois Pin #16-03-168-013 to request a zoning change from residential to commercial for a playground for the new daycare.

September 10, 2021

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY 106 SOUTH 5TH STREET, OREGON, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Shirley Ann Schlemmel, DECEASED. 21 P 66 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent.

Letters of office were issued to Janet Nordan, 1200 8th Street Court, Hampton, Illinois, 61256, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is SJ Chapman, Bielski Chapman, Ltd, 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2300, ChicaSeptember 10, 17, go. Illinois 60606.

The estate will be 24, 2021 administered with-

LEGAL NOTICES out court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat.

1992, Ch. 755, par.

5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before March 3, 2022, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions.

To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider.

Visit http://efile. illinoiscourts.gov/ service-providers. htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www. illinoiscourts.gov/ FAQ/gethelp.asp.

SJ Chapman Bielski Chapman, Ltd (6312516) 123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2300 Chicago. Illinois 60606 (312) 583-9430 I3175233 September 3, 10, 17, 2021

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