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OREGON Republican Reporter

October 8, 2015 Volume 165, Number 43 - $1.00

Golfers Advance

Assessments

Fall Clean Up

Three Hawk golfers advance to the Byron Sectional. B1

New values have been given to all properties in county. Section C

Residents urged to find alternatives to burning leaves and yard waste. A7

ECDC seeks input By Chris Johnson cxjohnson@ogle countynews.com Another opportunity for the community to get involved with the future of Oregon is underway. The city council and the Economic Community Development Committee (ECDC) have invited The Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs (IIRA) at Western Illinois University to the community to conduct a Mapping the Future program. “How does it fit together with what we are doing?” said city finance commissioner Terry Schuster, who is also on the ECDC. “They will conduct a meeting next week then move forward.” Schuster said he knows there will be questions about the program and offered a basic overview Tuesday night during the ECDC meeting. He said the city’s The Oregon Park District’s float won Best of Show at this year’s Harvest Time Parade, held on the Sunday of Autumn on Parade. The theme this comprehensive plan will year was “Flashback to the 1970s”. Photo by Earleen Hinton be used for long term development. The mapping program will offer specifics with what to do in the short term. “Mapping is building on the comprehensive plan,” said Schuster. “This becomes more of a community-based way for long term projects.

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Success

Autumn on Parade brings in the crowd

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DQ made good on donation

By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com From the Food Court and Farmers Market to the Harvest Time Parade, festival organizers deemed this weekend’s Autumn on Parade a rousing success. “I think it was a success. It went very well,” said AOP President Marseyne Snow. “Even though it was cloudy part of the time, people seemed to enjoy themselves.” Snow said Sunday’s parade had 124 units, many of which were based on the festival theme of Flashback to the 1970s. “We had 130 signed up, but we did have a few no-shows,” Snow said. The downtown streets were packed elbow-to-elbow with people watching the parade and cheering enthusiastically for their favorite entries. The 5k run Sunday morning drew 531 participants 100 more than last year. Back downtown, vendors appeared to leave the festival happy. Food Court Chairman Ray Farrey said most booths there sold out before the festival was over. “Cliff Jones made 500 dozen cider donuts Saturday, and had to turn people away when

By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com

The owners of a local restaurant say they made Vendor Liz Hanson traveled 340 miles from Mercer Wisconsin to exhibit her homemade whirligigs at the farmer’s a donation to a local food market. Photo by Chris Johnson pantry several weeks ago to make up for inadvertently overcharging customers for sales tax earlier this year. Rocky Sofolo, co-owner of the Oregon Dairy Queen, said his business partner David Dillon dropped off items of food at Lifeline Food Pantry in Oregon back in July. “My partner and his wife dropped off the donation the day after he spoke to the city council,” Sofolo said Tuesday. A local food pantry official confirmed that. Sharon Wallace, copresident Lifeline, said Tuesday that pantry volunteers told her the owners brought in four bags of canned goods. Dillon told the Oregon City Council July 14 that a donation had already been made to the food pantry to make up for the restaurant The South Shore Drill Team was again a crowd favorite at this year’s parade and post parade show. The team overcharging customers for uses the performing arts to engage inner-city youth throughout their critical teenage years, mitigate the dangers sales tax. of gangs, drugs, and violence, and guide members towards completing their education and becoming responsible

Turn to A2 citizens. Photo by Earleen Hinton

In This Week’s Edition...

Agriculture, A7 Church Bells, A5 Classifieds, B7-B12 Entertainment, A6 Fines, B6

Marriage Licenses, A4 Oregon Police, A7 Public Voice, A8 Sheriff’s Arrests, B3

Social News, A4 Sports, B1-B2 State’s Attorney, B5 Zoning Permits, B6

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Deaths, B5 Lucille R. DeWall, Norma J. Deuth, Lois A. Malott, Diane M. Thompson

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