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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 165 NO. 37 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857

Friday, November 24, 2023 • $1.00

NEWS

A story of a champion Oregon native’s DNA test leads to book about Grandma Burright / 3

SPORTS

REMEMBERING BUD WITH FLOWERS

State finals for Byron The Tigers reach the Class 3A state championship game with a 26-20 win over Montini / 9

High school sports roundup Dixon girls basketball team wins title at Oregon Thanksgiving tourney / 8

Earleen HInton

A friend of Kent “Bud” Dearborn Jr. throws a flower into the Rock River on Nov. 19. Dearborn and a fishing companion drowned in a boating accident in 2019 below the Oregon dam. Dearborn’s body has not been found. Story: Page 3.

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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS Polo Christmas Festival returns for fifth year on Dec. 2 OLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS By ALEXA ZOELLNER val is set for Saturday, Dec. 2, with activi- nize the parade, he said. azoellner@shawmedia.com ties taking place at businesses and commuThe parade will take off from the Polo OUNTY PRESS nity spaces throughout Polo.

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POLO – Five years ago, a small group of people in Polo with dreams took a chance and organized a communitywide Christmas celebration.

“It’s come a long way from where we started,” said D.J. Sanders, Polo Christmas Festival Committee president. “This was all built from a simple conversation. We started it, took a shot and it worked. …

Every year, we’re able to add a little bit more to it and try to make it a little bigger.

I think the community’s been really receptive to it and very supportive.”

The fifth annual Polo Christmas Festi-

One of the most anticipated events is the Parade of Lights in which residents are encouraged to participate. The registration deadline is Nov. 24. The registration form can be found at https://tinyurl.com/PoloParadeRegistration.

“We’re really excited to have this parade,” Sanders said. “It’s something we’ve been trying to do and it just never came through. Finally, this year, the pieces are all falling together.”

Polo FFA members approached the Polo Christmas Festival Committee earlier this year and the groups partnered to orga-

Participants will head north on South Union Avenue, turn left onto East Mason Street and head west. After crossing Illinois Route 26/Division Avenue, the parade will end at Paul’s Park about 5 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will be at the tail end of the parade, will light the community Christmas tree.

Earlier in the day is a 1-mile Reindeer Fun Run. The race begins at 8 a.m. at the Polo Library pavilion parking lot and ends at the Crossroads Community Church parking lot. The cost to enter is $25. Register online at PoloLibrary.org.

since at least 2007, with each year averaging more than 100 participants.

A Christmas tree will be placed in the lobby of the First State Bank Shannon-Polo

by Nov. 25. A tree also will be available at the Polo Senior Center.

The trees will be filled with “Star” tags of children. Each tag will have a child’s age, size and wish list on the back of the tag. There is a

recommended $40 limit per child for clothing, toys, books or non-electronic games.

Bring the gifts wrapped with the children’s tags tied to them to the bank by Dec. 11.

“If you care to participate but are unable to shop, we can help you with that,” said Sheryl Hopkins, one of the project’s managers. Call Pine Creek Christian Church at 815-946-3949 for that service.

we will be decorating the sanctuary for Christmas. We are all thankful for this faith-filled community.

On Saturday morning, my friend Amy Sikyta and I headed out to Rock Falls and Oregon to shop at craft shows. On the drive, we enjoyed a long overdue visit, sharing about our families, work and events. It was an enjoyable and productive morning. I am thankful for dear friends.

This past week, I heard from my son, Matt. He will be discharged from the Marines next Monday after completing two contracts for a total of nine years of service. I am very proud of both of my sons and their commitment to serving our country. We are thankful for their service.

Matt has accepted a job, working as a mechanic at an airport near him. He and Clint have planned to stay in North Carolina. So far, they are building their lives there. While my hopes were high that they would be home for the holidays, their new work schedules are the priority.

My daughter, Stephanie Halab, and her husband, João, have announced their plans to move back to Minneapolis in January. João grew up in Minneapolis and that is where they met while Stephanie was in college. Despite the long winters,

they are looking forward to being closer to home.

This is a special week for so many of us. We will be gathering with friends and family members to share a meal and remember the many ways we are thankful. Still, for some, this can be the start of a difficult season. God is with each of us, every day of the year.

While I am incredibly thankful for my wonderful family and incredible friends. I am also thankful for my work. I am so glad that I have a job that I love. I am thankful that I get to do something I really love and leaves me fulfilled.

Even with all the extra stress of work, I still consider it a blessing. I remember a time not so long ago when I was praying for any job. God has taught me to have patience. He will answer our prayers, and for this, I am truly grateful.

I hope to see you next Sunday morning in our church in the country. We will gather once again for a time of singing, praying for one another and learning about God’s love. We gladly welcome you and your family to come and share in worship.

LOCAL NEWS BRIEF Christmas Star project begins

The Christmas Star project will take place again in 2023 thanks to the generosity of community members.

The project was created to help families in the Polo School District provide their children (infant through high school) with gifts during the holiday season.

Records indicate this has been a tradition

PINE CREEK NEWS

By KAREN MERLAK It was a beautiful week filled with sunshine and warmth. As we prepare to give thanks for the many blessings we have received, we put God at the top of our list.

He is in all of nature. For the many ways God has blessed our lives, we give thanks with a grateful heart.

This morning in church, we were greeted by Sandra Ford. Pastor Suzanne Hall Stout led our worship service with Brian Toms leading the call to worship.

For the sermon, Pastor Suzanne asked us to bring an item for a show and tell of our thankfulness.

Many participated in bringing items from home, including pictures of family, a wedding cake topper, a pair of sunglasses and a bottle of water. We are thankful for the people in our lives, for many friends and family.

We gave thanks for God’s precious gift of water that leaves us refreshed. We are thankful for water that helps our gardens grow. We are also thankful for the sunshine that warms us up and brightens our days.

After church, Pastor Suzanne held another work session for our church as we actively discussed our place in the church and the community. Next Sunday,

• Karen Merlak lives in Polo and is a member of the Pine Creek Christian Church.

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Polo man’s body has not been recovered

By EARLEEN HINTON

ehinton@shawmedia.com OREGON – Four years ago, Kent “Bud” Dearborn Jr. and a buddy were fishing on the Rock River below the Oregon dam when tragedy struck.

It was Nov. 20, 2019, when Dearborn, 33, of Polo and James Swift, 64, of Forreston went missing after their boat capsized while they were fishing.

Swift’s body was found Jan. 3, 2020, 17 miles from Oregon, near the Dixon dam. Dearborn’s body has not been recovered despite dozens of river searches by civilians and law enforcement in 2020.

On Sunday, family and friends of Bud gathered again by the dam to remember the fatal boating accident that took their son, father and nephew.

“We’re never going to find him, but we still come here to remember him,” said Penny Lee of Oregon, Dearborn’s aunt. “We always hoped someone would find something, but ... so far nothing.”

On a sunny and mild afternoon, Lee gathered the group together for a photo from the west bank overlooking the area where the boat was last seen.

Some family members sat on a memorial bench dedicated in Bud’s memory.

Earleen Hinton

The family of Kent “Bud” Dearborn Jr. place flowers on a memorial bench that overlooks the area where the boat he was fishing from capsized on the Rock River below the Oregon dam in November 2019.

Family and friends then shared a toast to Bud and walked to the edge of the Rock River, where they each tossed a flower into the water.

Each year the family places flowers on the bench that overlooks the area where the boat sank.

The bench was purchased through

donations the family received from fundraisers held after the accident.

The Oregon Park District, owner of Oregon Park East, poured the base and set the bench up for the family in September 2022.

The plaque on the bench reads “In loving memory of ‘Bud’ Kent Asher

Dearborn Jr., 1/6/1986-11/20/2019.” It includes images of two people fishing from a boat and a morel mushroom – two of Bud’s favorite things.

The date of the accident is burned into the brain of Candy Lindsey, Bud’s cousin, because it happened on her birthday.

“Still my worst birthday ever,” she said Sunday.

Lee said she often gets calls or text messages whenever a body is found in the river.

“People call to be helpful,” she said.

Bud’s mom, Florence Dearborn of Polo, walked along the edge of the river with one of her young grandchildren. She continues to pay Bud’s life insurance policy so his only son, Zander, 15, will have something when his dad officially is declared dead in 2026 – seven years after the accident.

Some of Bud’s fishing friends still cast their lines below the dam, feeling that somehow he and Swift are fishing with them in spirit.

The two men were fishing for walleye when the accident occurred on a cold and windy day with river levels high because of recent rain. Some river watchers speculate Bud’s body, laden with heavy clothing, became trapped in the “boil” at the base of the dam.

Several searches along the river failed to turn up any trace of Dearborn in the months after the accident.

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OREGON – When Oregon native Kevin Groenhagen had his DNA tested several years ago, he had no idea the results would lead to a book about Neva “Grandma” Burright, the harness racing driver and first woman to win a Grand Circuit race.

“I knew I had Burrights in my family tree, but I was shocked to find that about 15% of my DNA matches were also Burright descendants,” Groenhagen said in a news release. “I decided to research the family and write a book.”

Groenhagen found the descendants of Cornelius Burright (1774-1873), buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Chana, Illinois, live in almost every state in the country and Canada. However, the most famous Burright lived in Groenhagen’s hometown of Oregon, Illinois.

“I had heard of Grandma Burright, whose second husband, Forrest Burright, was my first cousin, three times removed,” Groenhagen said. “However, she died in 1958, a few years before I was born, so I knew very little about her.”

Using an online newspaper database, Groenhagen discovered hundreds of newspapers from New York to Hawaii reported on Grandma Burright during the 1940s and 1950s. General interest magazines such as Life, Look, Esquire and Coronet also featured her and her exploits. She even appeared before a TV audience of millions on “What’s My Line?” in 1954.

Despite all the media attention she garnered while she was alive, Groenhagen found her legacy largely has been forgotten today.

“Early in 2023, I read the Wikipedia article for Oregon, Illinois, and noticed the list of notable people from Oregon, Illinois, which has a population under 4,000, didn’t even include Grandma Burright,” Groenhagen said. “In my opinion, this was a bit of an injustice because she is arguably the most famous person to ever live in Oregon.”

Groenhagen submitted an article about Grandma Burright in June.

Wikipedia approved the article in November.

See BURRIGHT, page 4

Earleen Hinton

Kevin Groenhagen holds his newest book “Grandma Burright: The Queen of Harness Racing.”

Groenhagen was one of several authors who took part in a book fair at the Coliseum Museum of Arts, Antiquities and Americana on Nov. 18 in Oregon. Burright was a harness racing driver who was born in Carroll County before moving to Oregon.

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Stop by the museum and see Little Miss Griffin All-White

I love Thanksgiving with the turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. But I am beginning to think I am jinxed with this holiday.

Last year, I got COVID-19 on Thanksgiving and nothing tasted good except the pumpkin pie with whipped cream. It is strange, but when I am sick I want sweets.

Years ago before I had married, I had a bad case of strep throat. I said to Kenneth over the phone, “I would like some gingerbread and whipped cream.” It was not long before Kenneth’s mother came to my rescue with gingerbread and whipped cream. I never forgot how yummy that tasted.

Someone later informed me that when you are sick, you eat chicken noodle soup. I laughed and said, “No, not me.” I always say to the family just drop

POLO HISTORY Betty Obendorf off a bag of doughnuts and I will be fine.

So here it is Thanksgiving and once more I am not feeling well. I have so far polished off the ice cream, the rest of the Pop Tarts and several ice cream sandwiches and I can hardly wait for pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day. I seem to have cellulitis of the foot, which I never had before. The pain was intense and I could hardly walk.

The foot was swollen, red, warm to the touch and I just did not feel well.

So my week of decorating the museum turned into staying home curled up

under a blanket.

Linda, Beth and Silas took over the decorating, getting ready for the trolley tour and putting together the aluminum Christmas tree, which seems to be very valuable right now. It was missing the tree stand, so Beth and Silas will figure out what to do.

Remember those aluminum trees of the past? You had a lamp or a light that changed colors and the trees sparkled. I never bought one of those trees so I am excited to see this one.

They also found the dancing Santa that was displayed in Muench’s Shoe Store, the bubble light tree that John gave us and other things. But they could not find Little Miss Griffin AllWhite and they had to give me a call on that one. I had tucked her away beside the Muench display. So now she is back

with us for the holidays.

Before long we will have the trolley tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2.

Stop by the museum and see the dancing Santa and Little Miss Griffin AllWhite.

How many of you remember polishing your child’s shoes with Griffin AllWhite or maybe it was those saddle shoes that needed polishing? I certainly remember the white shoe polish and I used it.

Have a great Thanksgiving as our families gather. We are very thankful for what we have in our small community and the people who are making it a better place.

• Betty Obendorf is a retired teacher and volunteer for the Polo Historical Society.

Rock River originates in Wisconsin, measures about 300 miles long

By OTTO DICK The Rock River in the north-central U.S. originates north of Horicon Marsh in Fond Du Lac County in eastern Wisconsin.

It flows southwesterly and joins the Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois. This about 300-mile river from its source in Wisconsin drops about 500 feet at Rock Island. It drains an area of 10,880 square miles.

Major cities along its course include Watertown, Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin. In Illinois, the cities are Rockford, Dixon, Sterling and Rock Island.

In Dixon, future President Ronald Reagan served as a lifeguard on the river as a teenager.

The river’s tributaries include the Pecatonica, Kishwaukee and Green rivers.

The Sac and Fox tribes named the river the Sinnissippi, which means Rocky Waters. Numerous Native Americans traveled on the Rock River and its tributaries – the Pecatonica, Kyte, Kishwaukee, Pine and the Green. From 1673 to 1765, Native Americans shared the Rock River with French fur traders and Jesuits.

• BURRIGHT

Continued from page 3 Groenhagen also believed that Grandma Burright’s story was worthy of a book. After a year of reviewing newspaper and magazine articles, gathering photos and writing and

This is a drawing of the Rock River before the Ice Age.

This is drawing of the Rock River now.

Travel on the Rock River started with canoes and later flatboats and keel boats and finally steam boats.

Mr. Nohe, an Oregon merchant, received goods for his grocery store by steamboat. The Rock River was used for commerce until dams were

built in Oregon, Byron and Dixon.

The Ice Age can be credited for the scenery of the Rock River throughout Ogle County. The pre-glacial Rock River flowed south from Rockford to the vicinity of Princeton, where it joined the ancient Mississippi River.

rewriting copy, he published “Grandma Burright: The Queen of Harness Racing.”

“Grandma Burright’s life as a harness racing driver is a classic underdog story,” Groenhagen said. “She was a diminutive woman of modest means who experienced the deaths of a husband, two grandsons and two sons all

within 12 years. Nevertheless, she persevered and in 1943 became the first woman to win a Grand Circuit race. In doing so, she defeated the legendary Sep Palin, ‘the aristocrat of drivers,’ who had the financial backing of automobile heiress Frances Dodge Johnson. During that Grand Circuit race in Delaware, Ohio, Grandma Burright

Photos provided by Otto Dick

It did not flow into Dixon. It flowed 25 miles east of Dixon before heading southwest to the ancient Mississippi near Princeton.

The ancient Rock River formed during the Ice Ages but did not flow through Byron, Oregon, Dixon and Sterling.

The Great Ice Age began about one million years ago. There were four Ice Ages, each followed by long warm-climate conditions similar to our climate today. The Wisconsin Ice Age was the latest Ice Age beginning about 70,000 years ago and ending about 5,000 years ago.

Marilyn and I travel the back roads in Ogle County. Since reading about the Ice Ages, I now know what helped produce the beautiful landscape of Ogle County.

It’s also difficult for me to realize that at one time the Rock River was located about 50 miles east of Oregon.

I definitely am not an expert on the Ice Ages. The information above came from the 1976 Bicentennial History of Ogle County.

• Otto Dick is a retired teacher and has researched Ogle County history for several years. and Luckyette, her bay gelding, also shocked the harness racing world by setting a record for women drivers over a half-mile track with a time of 2:04¾.”

“Grandma Burright: The Queen of Harness Racing” is available at Lulu.com.

Case against Malta man to continue after judge denies motion to dismiss 5 OREGON – An Ogle County judge has denied a Malta man’s request to dismiss charges of murder and arson filed against him for the November 2020 deaths of a Mount Morris woman and her unborn son.

Matthew T. Plote, 36, is charged with killing Melissa Lamesch, 27, and her baby Nov. 25, 2020, and setting fire to her home in Mount Morris to conceal the deaths.

He faces four counts Matthew Plote of first-degree murder, three counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child and one count each of residential arson, aggravated domestic battery and concealment of a homicidal death.

John Kopp and Liam Dixon, attorneys for Plote, had argued that all the charges should be dismissed because too much time had passed between the alleged crime and their client’s arrest.

They also argued that Lamesch’s home had not been “secured” between the date of the fire and Plote’s arrest, thus crippling the defense’s ability to

conduct its own investigations.

Prosecutors countered that Plote’s due process had not been violated by the length of the investigation and all the charges against him should remain.

They said police had conducted a thorough investigation and investigators “took their time due to the seriousness of the crime with two victims” and were seeking and examining surveillance videos, DNA samples, including samples from the fetus, Amazon records and other records during the course of the investigation.

Plote has been held at the Ogle County Correctional Center on a $10 million bond since his March 9, 2022, arrest.

Kopp and Dixon filed a pretrial delay motion in September and on Oct. 30 called two witnesses during a two-hour hearing in their effort to convince Ogle County Judge John “Ben” Roe to grant the motion to dismiss. Roe said he would take all arguments under advisement and render his decision Nov. 17.

On Nov. 17, he denied the motion.

“Defense counsel restates the fact that between the discovery of the victims and the arrest of the defendant that 469 days had elapsed and that two autopsies had been performed (that were not attended by defense counsel),” Roe wrote in his answer to the motion.

“Defense counsel submits that the defen-

dant’s inability to conduct an investigation contributed to substantial prejudice against the defendant.

“Those claims are unfounded. The initial investigation was conducted to determine the events that occurred (i.e., whether an accident, murder or suicide occurred).

“The defendant’s motion is an assertion of mere speculation with no showing of substantial prejudice against the defendant,” Roe said in denying the motion.

Kopp and Dixon then filed two motions Friday, one asking the court to prevent the prosecution from using Plote’s “post-Miranda silence” and the other asking he be released through the SAFE-T Act. In the Miranda motion, the defense argues that Plote exercised his right to remain silent during an August 2021 conversation with police.

“The insinuation of guilt, based on no answers to the questions asked in this case, is not constitutional nor admissible,” according to the motion.

In the motion for a pretrial release, the defense argued that Plote had cooperated with the investigation and was questioned by police the day of the offense and again in August 2021 before his arrest in March 2022.

“During that time, the defendant was

never charged or accused of any other offenses, including traffic. The defendant never attempted to flee jurisdiction and at all times was cooperative with police authorities,” according to the motion. “The state has the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, the defendant would be a danger to a specific person, the public or a risk of flight.”

The SAFE-T Act allows defendants to be released on no-cash bond. Under the new law, judges still decide whether a defendant is a flight risk or poses too much of a threat to one person or the community to allow release.

Roe set a hearing on the pretrial release motion for 11 a.m. Dec. 6.

A tentative jury trial date has been set for March 18. The defense and the prosecution estimate the trial would take a week.

Lamesch was found about 4:30 p.m.

Nov. 25, 2020, after firefighters responded to 206 S. Hannah Ave., Mount Morris, where they encountered heavy smoke and blaring smoke detectors.

She was found on the kitchen floor and pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving measures. She was a 2011 graduate of Oregon High School and an EMT at Trace Ambulance Service in Tinley Park. Her baby was due Nov. 27, 2020.

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8 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Girls basketball

Oregon Thanksgiving Tournament Dixon wins championship: At Oregon, the Duchesses defeated Rochelle 56-31 in the afternoon semifinal on Saturday. Dixon beat Pecatonica 43-41 in the evening championship.

Oregon takes 12th: The host Hawks lost 48-25 to Genoa-Kingston in a ninth-place semifinal, then lost 34-28 to West Carroll in the 11th-place game.

Against Genoa-Kingston, Teagan Champley led Oregon with seven points, while Madi Shaffer, Avery Kitzmiller and Aniyah Sarver added four points each.

Against the Thunder, Sarver led Oregon with eight points and Ava Carreno scored seven points.

Lena-Winslow 49, Oregon 24: At Oregon, the Hawks trailed 29-14 at halftime and never recovered against the Panthers.

Leaders for Oregon were Alease McLain with eight points and Sarah Eckardt with six points.

Polo 61, Hinckley-Big Rock 59:

At Hinckley, the Lady Marcos edged the Royals in a nonconference game Thursday.

Polo was led by Camrynn Jones with 23 points, five rebounds, five assists, four blocks and four steals, Courtney Grobe with 15 points, five rebounds and three steals and Sydnei Rahn with nine points and four rebounds.

Forreston tournament Orangeville 49, Forreston 10: At Forreston, the Broncos built a 28-0 first-quarter lead en route to a lopsided win over the Cardinals.

Jenna Greenfield led Forreston with five points.

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Oregon was led by Gavvin Surmo’s 675 series (257, 201, 217), followed by Matthew Stahl’s 599, Brady Davis’ 572, RJ Keene’s 551, Earleen Hinton Oregon’s Alease McLain brings the ball up the court against Lena-Winslow on Nov. 16 at the Oregon Tip-Off Codey Dunbar’s 528 and Ethan Tournament at Oregon High School.

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OBITUARY WILLIAM V. MOTTER

served on the board of the Lightsville Cemetery Association for almost forty years. Bill Born: June 13, 1925 was active in local politics as a member of Died: November 15, 2023 the Republican party, serving many years as William V. Motter, 98, precinct committeeman and was a long-time member of the Ogle County Board. He was of Mt. Morris, passed a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Freeport away on Wednesday, Consistory and the Leaf River Grange. In his November 15, 2023.

Bill was born on June later years, he and Helen enjoyed road trips to visit their family who took up residence 13, 1925, in Egan, IL., all around the country. They enjoyed hiking the son of William H. and bicycling along the way. Bill also enjoyed and Grace (Reber) spending time researching family genealogy, Motter. Bill married which he documented extensively into the the love of his life, 1600 and 1700’s. the former Helen G. Bill is survived by his children, Elizabeth Benditz, in Aurora, (Andy Kroese) Motter of Patagonia, Arizona, IL., on April 23, 1954.

They were married for William K. (Jenifer) Motter of Brownsville, 56 years until Helen’s Oregon, Kathryn (Rich) Brotherton of Austin, Texas; five grandchildren; and sister Marian death in 2010. Bill was a graduate of Leaf Garrett of Mt. Morris. Bill was predeceased River High School, Class of 1943, and the by his parents and his brother Donald.

University of Illinois, Class of 1950. He was self-employed for many years as an insurance A funeral was held at 11AM Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Finch Funeral Home, agent and income tax preparer. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. During Mount Morris, IL,. Visitation began at 10AM. Bill will be laid to rest at the Lightsville Cemehis long life, Bill was active throughout the tery joining his beloved wife, Helen. To honor Leaf River and Ogle County Community. Bill was a charter member of the Leaf River (Jerry Bill’s memory please direct any memorials to the Leaf River Historical Society and the Wickam) American Legion Post, and until his death, the oldest living member. He also Leaf River American Legion Post 1148.

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Shaw Local News Network correspondent LOMBARD – Unlike its previous 12 blowout wins, Byron was entering the land of the unknown with a trip to Lombard on Nov. 18 to face a Catholic League power with a playoff history even more impressive than the Tigers.

In a game that wasn’t decided until a fourth-down pass by Montini fell incomplete, Byron escaped with a 26-20 win.

“Our kids showed a lot of composure,” Byron coach Jeff Boyer said.

“This was the first time we had adversity and we responded well. It wasn’t our cleanest game. Montini’s a great team.”

The adversity manifested itself on the fourth play of the game when the Tigers fumbled a pitch and not only did Montini recover the ball, but star running back Alex Marre (27 carries, 130 yards) ran for a 20-yard touchdown on the next play.

On Byron’s next possession, it managed only one first down before punting for just the second time all season.

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Byron’s Kyle Jones (84), Ayden Shank (12) and Braylon Kilduff (81) run to the sideline to greet teammates as time expires in the Tigers’ 26-20 win over Montini in the Class 3A state semifinals Nov. 18 in Lombard.

Montini got the ball near midfield and an air of apprehension began to spread on the Byron side of jam-packed Duffy Stadium.

It was Kye Aken who came up with the first spark for the Tigers defense.

He forced a three-and-out after an openfield tackle of Marre on a pass reception for no gain.

Taking over from its own 10-yard

line after the punt, the Tigers had a heavy load ahead of them, but with Caden Considine and Brayden Knoll, anything is possible. The pair began to shred the Broncos defense, with Considine doing it up the middle and Knoll on the outside. Consecutive runs of 20 and 26 yards by Knoll, the latter for a touchdown, cut the deficit to 7-6.

The Tigers defense continued to step

up with defensive end Kyle Jones stopping Marre for no gain and freshman Andrew Talbert grabbing an interception at the 24-yard line.

“They had a great game plan on defense and played it really well,” Montini quarterback Gaetano Carbonara said.

It took Byron only three plays to take a 12-8 lead. First, it was Considine breaking off a 49-yard run. Knoll capped the drive with a 22-yard TD, making a 360 move against a would-be tackler.

“It makes it easier when they key on Caden,” Knoll said. “Why wouldn’t you? It makes sense.”

Carbonara threw a 40-yard pass to George Asay into double coverage and against the wind to move into Tigers territory on the next possession, but the drive ended at the 31-yard line.

It was Knoll scoring the third touchdown on a 15-yard run, juking his way past the last defender. That gave Byron an 18-8 lead and a bit of normalcy returned to the Tigers faithful. Were the 18 unanswered points the start of another Byron romp?

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Byron-Montini football game lived up to its billing With a pair of impressive playoff resumes, the Byron-Montini football game lived up to its billing as small public versus suburban private school.

When it kicked off at 1 p.m. Saturday, not a single person at Duffy Stadium had any idea what the final outcome would be, which made the trip to Lombard well worth it for the thousands of fans in attendance.

I had avoided Byron’s previous 12 games because of guaranteed blowouts.

This one was different and it kept everyone in suspense for almost the entire 48 minutes.

Coach Mike Bukovsky of Montini said if the two teams played 10 times, each probably would win five of them and it came down to Byron making one more big play than Montini did.

After Montini connected on a long pass to the 10-yard line late in the game, I thought things looked bleak for Byron.

All Montini needed to do was score a touchdown and kick the extra point for a nine-point lead. That’s when Montini self-destructed and, boy, was Bukovsky upset with his team afterward.

The most boneheaded move was an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the catch, moving the ball back 15 yards and making a potential touchdown tougher to get. When the drive stalled, the Broncos didn’t hustle to get lined up for a field goal and lost another five yards.

Still, a field goal was makeable, but Bukovsky opted to go for it on fourthand-8 instead of fourth-and-3. The total

GUEST VIEW Andy Colbert meltdown became complete when Caden Considine intercepted the fourth-down pass and returned it to the 50-yard line. Even though Byron trailed 20-18, it was game over as there was no way a demoralized Broncos squad was going to stop Considine and the Tigers’ ground game.

Both teams caught some breaks, but the main difference was Montini being its own worst enemy while Byron’s errors were more of the natural flow of a game such as one of their backs fumbling after getting hammered by a Montini player. The Tigers were the more disciplined unit.

One major concern was whether Byron could match up physically with Montini. Bukovsky said his team had to play nine games of a physical nature.

Coach Jeff Boyer said Byron had only one.

That may have been a factor in the first quarter when Byron fumbled and Montini immediately scored. That was followed by Byron having to punt. After a softer slate of games, maybe Byron had to acclimate itself to some heavyduty pounding. Byron didn’t flinch, though, and soon became the aggressor.

Boyer mentioned how critical it was for his team to keep its composure.

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Continued from page 9 Not against a squad with six state titles in 4A, 5A and 6A and one accustomed to a competitive schedule. With 24 seconds left in the first half, Marre did his best Walter Payton imitation and leaped over the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown, cutting the lead to 18-13. It capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive and was aided by an unusual chop block penalty on the Byron defense.

“Our bread and butter is to run it with Alex,” Montini coach Mike Bukovsky said. “A lot of times, though, our offense didn’t execute.”

The Broncos regained the lead at 20-18 early in the third quarter on a 46-yard touchdown run by Asay, greatly aided by a downfield block by Santino Florio. Montini started with good field position on a kickoff return to midfield.

Byron responded with a drive into Montini territory. However, a fumble gave the ball back to the Broncos and the promising drive was squandered.

After the two teams traded punts, Montini had the ball at its own 37-yard line with two minutes left in the third

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Byron’s Brayden Knoll fights off a Montini defender during the Class 3A state semifinal. quarter and still nursing the two-point lead. Marre picked up a first down and then in what could have been the play of the game for Montini, Carbonara and Florio hooked up on a 37-yard floater to Byron’s 10-yard line.

But a dead-ball taunting penalty against Montini moved the ball back 15 yards.

“We need to be smarter,” Bukovsky said. “In the fourth quarter, we made too many mistakes and weren’t disciplined.”

When you’ve never been in a battle before, it becomes a whole different mindset and Byron passed that mental test by trusting in its abilities after trailing early. Methodically, Byron began to grind down a staunch Broncos defense.

As the game wore on, I was surprised that Montini did not move its defensive backs closer to the line of scrimmage in an effort to stop the run.

With how deceptive Byron’s backs are and how physical their line is, Montini needed more help up front.

Perhaps the Broncos have been so conditioned to run-pass options employed by their suburban brethren that they couldn’t process an all-running attack.

Interestingly, Montini owns wins over St. Laurence and Nazareth Academy, teams playing for Class 4A and 5A state titles. Bukovsky said Byron would be competitive in the tough Chicagoland Catholic League. That’s a heady compliment for a small 3A school.

It was the only game in town on Friday when Cambridge and Amboy played for the 8-man football title at Monmouth College. That combined with the two schools being relatively close to Monmouth brought out a huge crowd. Shaw Local reporter Cody Cutter described the atmosphere as being like a college game day.

The same was true when Polo hosted Amboy in the semifinals as some fans had trouble finding a place to park.

You’ve got to love what 8-man has done for school and community spirit in

places that normally wouldn’t have it if competing in 11-man.

That was even true in Ohio and LaMoille, two schools that coop football with Amboy.

With the way it dismantled the 8-man field, Amboy did catch some flak from folks who felt it should be in 11-man. In the championship game, Amboy led 30-0 with 6:22 left in the first quarter and 60-0 with 6:28 left in the second quarter.

That’s akin to Byron pounding its first-round public school opponent.

Lost in all the football hoopla was the state volleyball tournament, with Galena proudly representing the NUIC with a 1A championship. This was the 11th time in 15 years that the conference sent a volleyball team downstate.

Galena is one of the few small schools that has had success in both volleyball and basketball, with state trophies the past two years in basketball. It’s neat to see the girls at Galena forgoing specialization to compete in both sports.

Talk about nail-biters in the 3A state finals. Wheaton St. Francis won with all five of its games decided by two points.

It doesn’t get any closer than that.

In 2A through 4A, five of the six finalists were private schools. Volleyball always has been huge in private schools.

The Broncos rebounded from that error and made a first down. But Byron’s defense forced a fourth down and Montini lined up for a 27-yard field-goal attempt.

That’s when things went haywire for Montini. A delay of game penalty moved the ball back five yards and Bukovsky decided to go for it instead.

“We had missed our last extra point and I liked our one-on-one matchup,” Bukovsky said.

The decision proved to be costly with Considine picking Carbonara off and returning it 40 yards. The sophomore, who was on the field for almost the entire game, read Carbonara and was in perfect position to make the interception.

“I was surprised they went for it,” Boyer said. “That flipped the field with Caden’s interception.”

From being a few yards away from making it a two-score game at 29-20 and putting Byron on the ropes, Montini suddenly found itself on the defensive against a Tigers ground game that ended with Considine gaining 240 yards on 33 carries and Knoll adding 145.

Even though Byron did not attempt a single pass, Montini still opted to leave its three defensive backs away from the

line of scrimmage, effectively making it an 11-on-8 game.

“They kept bouncing stuff outside and we needed flanks or you’re not going to stop anything,” Bukovsky said.

With the game on the line, it was Considine racking up big chucks of yardage, carrying the ball eight of the nine times on a winning 50-yard scoring drive, including the final yard for an easy stand-up score. Knoll added the PAT run and Byron led 26-20 with 3:29 left in the game.

“When I was a senior, [coach Everett] Stine always said whatever I called worked. That’s kind of how I feel with this group,” said Boyer, the quarterback on the 1999 state championship team.

Nick Ingram almost ended the game for Byron with a sack of Carbonara on third down, only to see the Broncos quarterback hit Asay for a 24-yard gain on fourth-and-15. That was all the offense Montini could muster. Another fourth-down pass fell incomplete and Byron could begin celebrating a trip downstate to face Mount Carmel.

The game to determine the 3A state champion will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal.

• Andy Colbert has covered high school sports in Ogle County for more than 30 years.

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PRINCETON – When the staff at a Princeton business spins a yarn about their products, the last thing they’re trying to do is pull the wool over your eyes.

But they’d more than happy to pull it over your head, or your hands and feet, for that matter.

That’s because they’re big fans of the fluffy stuff that comes from a nearby farm and fills the sales floor at The Alpaca Shop, where you’ll find all things alpaca, including people who really know their stuff.

Customers at The Alpaca Shop will find a full line of products that begin life on a Bureau County farm operation outside of town that nearly 150 fluffy and friendly animals call home, and where the herd will give you the fur off their backs.

Alpacas are a relatively recent transplant to the United States, but they’ve become increasingly popular with smaller farms and hobby farmers. The wool that gets sheared each year from the huacaya alpacas at Tiskilwa Farms is used to create clothing, yarn, rugs, blankets and other items sold at The Alpaca Shop in downtown Princeton.

While you won’t find a lot of alpaca merch at your average big-box store, that doesn’t mean there’s no demand for it. The store has found success catering to customers who flock to the flock that comes from alpacas. The store is an extension of the success found on the farm, which raises and sells alpacas, as well as helping people learn more about the animal through farm tours.

The farm and store are owned by Bob Sash of Tiskilwa, and run by a team that includes Mike Kovacs, who handles much of both places’ marketing and promotion.

“The shop came from having all of this yarn and wondering what we were going to do with it,” Kovacs said. “We always had a small shop at the farm for when we have farm tours, and answering questions like, ‘Why do we do this and why are you raising these funny animals?’ It’s because they make this beautiful product.’”

Sash has farmed in Tiskilwa since the mid-1980s and started raising alpacas in 1999. The shop opened in Tiskilwa a few years ago before moving to Princeton in April 2022. Tables and racks of yarn and clothing make up the center of the store’s floor, and shelves with more

If you want to know how just versatile alpaca wool is, check out The Alpaca Shop. There, you’ll find clothing, yarn, rugs, yarn, yoga mats and more — even dryer balls, a natural substitute to dryer sheets. Alpaca’s wool is more comfortable than sheep’s, said Mike Kovacs (below), who works at the store, and it also wicks water away better. “Alpaca fiber grows hollow.

Inside of each hair follicle is an air pocket, and that’s a natural insulator.

It’s the warmest natural fiber available.

Our socks are fantastic for hunters.

They’re warm. They’re dry.”

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clothing and yarn bundles surround line the walls — and that’s not all that’s on the wall. There’s a lot of pride, too.

The hard work that goes into farm’s livestock in trade has been rewarded with a host of honors that adorn the walls — large, colorful ribbons won at alpaca shows across the nation, proudly showing customers that the alpacas the wool came from are highly regarded. Sash’s alpacas travel to about eight shows a year across the country, competing to be champions of their color and sex, and ultimately best of show. Factors in quality include density of fleece, eyes, teeth, toenails and overall appearance of each alpaca.

After trying out several ways to grow his operation early on, Sash settled on alpacas, and it’s proven to be a winning formula for the farm. He started out with just two, but it didn’t take long to become a leader of the alpacas. A year later he had rounded 40 more, and today Tiskilwa Farms is one of the top alpaca farms in the Midwest.

“Bob had owned the farm since the mid-’80s and had tried a little bit of everything while still working a career in Chicago,” Kovacs said. “He had done pigs, he had done sheep, he had done miniature cattle, he had done donkeys and ponies, and they all weren’t successful. He was vacationing in New York … and read in the New York Times about a guy who had an alpaca farm in upstate New York. He got in his car,

drove up there, talked to the guy, and then recent years as a niche industry in the ag world, Alsaid this is what I’m going to do.” pacas weren’t always as well-known in the U.S. Their In the past 20 years, the farm operation also has history dates back several thousand years, but the grown to include three more parcels within five first ones weren’t imported into the U.S. until 1984, miles of the original farm, each with a herds of from South America — many Chile and Peru — and alpacas. One of the parcels also is used to grow hay, the alpaca population steadily grew. Imports continproviding feed for the fluffy money makers. ued until 1998, when the federal government closed Shearing is done every May by a team of hired out the window on bringing the animals into the U.S., in from Montana. The wool is sent to an Illinois mill, order to maintain the quality of the alpacas already where the finest of it is spun into into yarn, with the here. Today, there are an estimated 200,000 huacaya rest made into clothing and other products: socks, and suri alpacas across the United States. Sash had scarves, sweaters, hats, gloves, blankets, rugs and raised both kinds until selling his last suris a couple much more — even yoga mats and dryer balls. of years ago.

Alpaca’s wool more comfortable than sheep’s, In South America, alpaca breeding happens Kovacs said, and it also wicks water away better. place when nature takes it course, but in the U.S., “Alpaca fiber grows hollow,” he said. “Inside of that course has a more specific direction in mind. each hair follicle is an air pocket, and that’s a natural • See SHEAR JOY on next page insulator. It’s the warmest natural fiber available. Sheep’s wool doesn’t grow hollow and can get greasy to the point where it CONTROL YOUR INTERCEPT THOSE COMMUNICATION COSTS IMPORTANT PHONE CALLS may not be washed out. When you wear a sheep’s wool sweater, you’re always going to wear a T-shirt or some other shirt underTwo Way Radio Systems Business Telephone Systems neath.”

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The Alpaca Shop, 618 S. Main St. in Princeton, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Find it on Facebook or call 815-646-1300 for more information.

Tiskilwa Farms, 11809 1100 North Ave. near Tiskilwa, offers tours of its farm by appointment. Call 815-646-1300 to schedule a tour. Find "Tiskilwa Farms Alpacas, LLC" on Facebook for more information.

Go to illinoisalpacas.com for more information about both the farm and shop. knowledge to people about.”

The farm has seen an entire lifespan of alpacas come and go in nearly a quarter-century, and the operation continues to thrive. This year, nearly 45 new babies were born on the farm, and that number is expected to nearly double next year.

“It’s been a good run, and we’re not getting out of it any time soon,” Kovacs

said. “The shop gives us more visibility.

We really look at the shop as the entryway for people to learn about alpacas, buy a nice sweater, or think, ‘I can have my own.’ We look at the shop as really being a marketing piece to selling our animals.”

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Breeding is done more deliberately, with quality in mind.

“The U.S. quality of alpacas today is better than the average quality in South America,” Kovacs said. “In South America, boys and girls are together, whichever one of the males just happens to breed that female, that’s what happens.”

Alpacas also make great introductory animals for those who want to learn about taking care of large animals, Kovacs said. There’s not much consternation in caring for them, and they are environmentally friendly, too. Unlike goats, who rip grass from the ground to eat it, alpacas are gentler on the grass and dirt because they have teeth on just one end of their mouths, and they don’t weigh as much as other livestock, so they aren’t as hard on the land as they move around.

The average lifespan of an alpaca is 15 to 20 years, and because they aren’t raised for the purpose of slaughtering, they last longer on a farm and can establish longer human-to-animal attachments, often longer than pets, such as dogs and cats.

While the number of alpacas nationwide has remained about the same the past few years, the recent Covid-19 pandemic proved to be a boon for alpaca farmers. Instead of being limited to a few large farms, several smaller farms have added a few alpacas to their inventory to try and profit from their wool.

“Everybody was home, and anyone who had a five-acre farmette that had a little bit of space suddenly wanted more livestock, and we sold more alpacas in 2020 and 2021 than we had sold in any year,” Kovacs said. “We sell a lot to people who have a small farm, or are about to retire and want something to do, or people with young kids and want to teach them the hard work of taking care of animals.”

Many outside the farm world often confuse alpacas with llamas, owing to their similarities, but there are differences. While the two are related, and can even be crossbred, alpacas are noticeable smaller, weigh less and are less aggressive. And unlike llamas, alpacas aren’t bred as a working animal, but rather for their fur.

If you want to learn more about alpacas, Sash’s business is a one-stop shop for all things alpaca — including knowledge. People not familiar with al-

pacas can make The Alpaca Shop their initial stop in learning all about them.

To help promote the animal, and the store, Alpaca Shop clerk Brittany Sharma began a weekly “Fun Fact Friday” feature on the store’s Facebook page, featuring fun and informative facts about the furry four-leggers. Recent posts shared covered the clicking noises alpacas make when they want to express friendly behavior, alpaca’s average grass consumption (about 2.5 acres of grass per day), and an alpaca history lesson: they were domesticated 6,000 years ago by the ancient Incas.

“It helps bring some awareness to the differences between llamas and alpacas, and a lot of fun little details about the alpacas,” Sharma said. “We’ve seen our Facebook page grow in the last two months or so when we started doing that regularly. It’s definitely helping to get more community engagement.”

Sharma also enjoys seeing the many people who have come in to see what alpacas, and their wool, are all about.

She’s come across many customers who like knowing that the shop is locally owned and that the products come from just a few miles away.

“I really love that it’s something that is small-town,” Sharma said. “I’ve always been very craft-oriented and animal-geared, so having the best of both worlds has been a wonderful, relaxing environment that I get to share a lot of

By EARLEEN HINTON

ehinton@shawmedia.com OREGON – A rural Oregon man is appealing a judge’s decision to keep him in jail as he faces charges of possessing images of child sexual abuse.

Kris D. Stubblefield, 32, has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of possessing images after being arrested in October

by Ogle County sheriff’s deputies who received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Stubblefield’s Kris D. Stubblefield home, east of Oregon, was searched Oct. 12 after a monthslong investigation.

He was arrested Oct. 21 and charged Oct. 13 with possession of six videos of children engaged in sex acts and two lewd photos of children. Charging documents said all of the children were younger than 13 and some were as young as 3.

The Illinois State Police and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, both of which work through the Illinois Crimes Against Children task force to target abusive crimes against children,

assisted in the investigation. Charging documents indicated the offenses occurred in August and October.

On Nov. 16, Stubblefield appeared before Ogle County Judge John “Ben” Roe for a status hearing. Ogle County Public Defender Michael O’Brien appeared with Stubblefield. Ogle County Assistant State’s Attorney Heather Kruse appeared for the state.

Earlier this month, Stubblefield filed an appeal of an Oct. 24 decision by Judge Clayton Lindsey to keep him in custody that cited the seriousness of the charges.

At that hearing, Kruse argued to keep Stubblefield in custody, citing reports from the Illinois attorney general and the sheriff’s office that he is registered as a juvenile sex offender and was in possession of more than 1,500 images of children engaged in sex acts with adults and some with other children. The photos and videos were found on Stubblefield’s phone, Kruse said.

When police searched his home, he agreed to speak to law enforcement and told an Ogle County sheriff’s detective that he was a “purveyor of taboo material,” Kruse told the court.

Kruse said Stubblefield also used file-sharing services to share files and to access “chats” on how to find files.

“Because of his admissions to detectives

about downloading and storing these images, he poses a real and present threat to the community and the public,” she told Lindsey.

She also said other cases when Stubblefield was a juvenile showed “an ongoing problem, especially with younger children.” She argued he should remain in jail because “there is no way to monitor him.”

Public Defender Kathleen Isley argued for Stubblefield’s release, citing his cooperation with law enforcement.

“We do acknowledge this is an extremely serious offense. He does have a juvenile record from when he was a teen that has been adjudicated and he has remained on the sex offender list,” Isley said at the October hearing.

Isley argued there was no indication that Stubblefield had failed to report or to be monitored. She said he did not elude law enforcement in any way and he has no history of violence and said any conditions for his release could be controlled by the court to mitigate any threat to the public.

Lindsey said the charges were too serious to allow his release, noting that 1,500 files were found and there was a huge public concern over images of child sexual abuse and human trafficking. Stubblefield’s juvenile convictions

also weighed on the decision to keep him in jail, Lindsey said.

In a pretrial hearing Nov. 9, Judge John Redington agreed with Lindsey, denying the defense’s motion for a pretrial release and on Thursday, Roe also upheld the state’s argument to keep Stubblefield in custody.

“I will rule in favor of the state on that issue,” Roe said when denying the defense’s oral motion for pretrial release.

Stubblefield’s appeal is filed under the Pretrial Fairness Act and it argues he should be released because the state did not meet its burden of proving any real threat existed to people or the community if Stubblefield were to be released. It also argues that the court “erred in its determination that no or combination of conditions would reasonably ensure the appearance of defendant for later hearings.” And it argues that the court has jurisdiction to review Stubblefield’s continued detention at each proceeding hearing despite the appeal.

Stubblefield has been declared indigent and will be represented by a state appellate defender in connection with the appeal.

Stubblefield’s next court appearance in Ogle County is 1:30 p.m. Nov. 27.

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“There is help for that.”

This directory is provided to you by the Ogle County Community Mental Health 708 Board. The 708 Board consists of local volunteers appointed by Ogle County to recommend funding to agencies for mental health, substance abuse and developmental disability services.

Funding for these services is paid in part with a small property tax levy established by the Illinois legislature in the Community Mental Health Act of 1968. (405 ILCS 20/)

HOUSING, FOOD, ENERGY and

CRISIS and EMERGENCY

TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE Universal Emergency Number Child Abuse & Neglect (Hotline recording) Elder Abuse Hotline HOPE of Ogle County (Domestic Violence) Ogle County Sheriff Poison Control Center Rochelle Hospital ER Sexual Assault Counseling Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Rochelle Oregon Oregon Illinois Illinois Crisis Oregon Oregon Rochelle 24 Hours

911 800-252-2873 800-252-8966 815-562-8890 815-732-7796 815-732-2136 800-942-5969 800-222-1222 815-562-2181 815-636-9811 815-732-0000 815-732-3157 815-562-3801 800-242-7642 800-273-8255

Il Dept of Health & Human Services Lee-Ogle Transportation System (LOTS) Lifeline Food Pantry Tues 1:30-4pm, Fri 1:30-4:30pm

Lifeline Tues & Sat 9am-12pm Lifescape (aka Meals on Wheels) Loaves & Fishes Pantry

815-732-2166 Dixon 888-239-9228 Oregon 815-732-7891 Polo Oregon Toll Free Mt Morris

815-946-2552 815-732-4393 800-779-1189 815-734-4573

1 st & 3 rd Thurs 4:30-7pm 2 nd & 4 th Mon 2-4:30pm

Ogle County Housing Authority People Helping People Pantry

Oregon 815-732-1301 Byron 872-205-0799

2 nd & 4 th Mon 10-11am

Rochelle Christian Food Pantry

815-562-6654

Tu & Fri 1-3:30pm

GOVERNMENT and COURT SERVICES Dept. of Human Services Ogle & Lee Illinois Migrant Council Ogle County Circuit Clerk Ogle County Corrections Jail Ogle County Probation Dept.

Ogle County Sheriff Administration Ogle County States Attorney Prairie State Legal Service Social Security

Moline Civil Criminal Oregon Oregon Rochelle 24 Hours Oregon Rockford Toll-free

815-732-2166 309-757-1070 815-732-1130 815-732-1140 815-732-2135 815-732-1180 815-562-2287 815-732-6666 815-732-2136 815-732-1170 815-965-2902 800-892-2985 800-772-1213

Rock River Center Tri-County Opportunities Council

Oregon Oregon Rochelle United Way Information and Referral www.211.org

815-732-3252 815-732-2907 815-562-6938 888-865-9903

SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES Arc Easterseal Florissa Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living (NICIL) Ogle County Educational Cooperative Village of Progress (Adult Day Training)

Rockford Rockford Dixon Sterling

815-965-3455 815-965-5069 815-288-1905 815-625-7860

Byron 815-234-2722 Oregon 815-732-2126

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OGLE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTORY

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OGLE COUNTY NEWS

18 OREGON POLICE

Oregon Police Chief Joe Brooks reports the following police activity.

Oct. 30 Harry E. Spell Jr., 79, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 10:20 a.m. for failure to wear a seat belt as a driver. The violation occurred in the 600 block of North Fourth Street.

At 11:56 a.m., police responded to a three-vehicle traffic crash in the 300 block of Mix Street involving a 2018 Jeep driven by Carol K. Bush, 60, of Oregon, a parked 2002 Ford belonging to Jennifer L. Richardson, 40, of Belvidere, and a parked 2014 Cadillac belonging to Carol J. Hughes-Dees, 55, of Mt. Morris. Bush was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Oct. 31 At 4:40 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of South Fourth and Washington streets involving a 1991 Nissan driven by Sondra L. Pease, 52, of Oregon, and a 1991 Chevrolet driven by Scott W. Voss, 59, of Oregon.

Pease and a 10-year-old passenger, also of Oregon, were transported to KSB Hospital for unknown injuries. Pease was issued citations for failure to yield turning left and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Nov. 2 Nicholas C. Bausman, 38, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 4:34 a.m. for operating a motor vehicle when registration is suspended for non-insurance. The violation occurred in the 1000 block of South Fifth Street.

Wikisha L. Baumgardner, 37, of Dixon, was issued a citation at 12:38 p.m. for operating

a vehicle with a suspended registration. The violation occurred in the 200 block of West Washington Street.

Nov. 4 Antonio D. Aguilar-Martinez, 31, of Machesney Park, was arrested at 10:45 a.m. for no valid driver’s license. Aguilar-Martinez was transported to the Ogle County jail where he was processed and released upon issuance of a citation for the traffic violation with a notice to appear. The violation occurred in the 200 block of West Washington Street.

Erica J. Ramirez, 40, of Loves Park, was arrested at 5:19 p.m. for driving while license suspended. Ramirez also had an outstanding Rockford Police Department warrant for failure to appear. Ramirez was transported to the Ogle County jail where she was processed and released.

Nov. 6 At 7:14 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash at 210 E. Washington Street in the Dairy Queen restaurant parking lot involving a 2006 Chrysler driven

by Dana Flory, 41, of Dixon, and a parked 2012 Volkswagen owned by Dustin K. Anderson, 33, of Rochelle. No citations were issued.

Nov. 9 At 8:57 a.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash the 500 block of West Washington Street involving a 2023 Freightliner driven by Charles E. Schramm, 48, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a parked 2022 Jeep belonging to Jarod D. Remrey, 39,

of Oregon. No citations were issued.

Ashley M. Schell, 31, of Rockford, was issued citations at 1:42 p.m. for driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Schell was issued a notice to appear date. The violations occurred in the 1000 block of West Washington Street.

Jonathon H. Olson, 42, of Oregon, was issue a citation at 5:55 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle when registration is suspended. The violation occurred in the 100 block of South Fourth Street.

Nov. 10 At 1:10 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash in the 300 block of West Washington Street involving a 2021 Toyota driven by Lana R. Meyers, 68, of Rockford, and a 2016 Freightliner driven by Stoian T. Filtchev, 48, of Elk Grove Village. No citations were issued.

Joshua W. Lundstrom, 33, of Machesney Park, was issued a citation at 2:48 p.m. for operation of a vehicle with suspended registration. The violation occurred in the 600 block of North Fourth Street.

Pepper J. Lancaster, 45, of Mt. Morris, was issued a citation at 3:22 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. The violation occurred in the 400 block of South 10th Street.

Jose A. Fuentes-Sanabria, 27, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 6:38 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle when registration is suspended. The violation occurred in the 500 block of North Fourth Street.

person. Davis was released on a notice to appear.

vehicle with a suspended vehicle registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Raine was released on a notice to appear.

John W. Tworek, 26, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was issued a citation at 7:52 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle when registration is suspended. The violation occurred in the 100 block of South Fourth Street.

Nov. 11 At 6:59 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash in the 200 block of South 10th Street involving a 2002 GMC driven by Stephen J. Steingraber, 38, of Oregon, and a parked 2014 Ford belonging to Kathryn C. Kuczynski, 32, of Oregon. No citations were issued.

Nov. 12 Rosa Ramirez, 48, of Aurora, was issued a citation at 1:29 p.m. for speeding 45 mph in a 30-mph zone. The violation occurred in the 600 block of North Fourth Street.

Joseph T. Stofflett, 24, of Rochelle, was issued a citation at 5:24 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle when registration is suspended for non-insurance. The violation occurred in the 100 block of South Fourth Street.

Amy J. Love, 44, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 8:40 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle when registration is suspended for non-insurance. The violation occurred in the 300 block of West Washington Street.

Nineteen verbal warnings were issued Oct. 30 through Nov. 12.

Arrests listed are accusations and defendants are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law.

POLO POLICE Oct. 27 Allen L. Davis, 40, of Dixon, was cited at 5:53 p.m. for unlawful use of a cellphone while driving and was issued a written warning for no driver’s license on

Oct. 29

Kastiel C. Raine, 24, of Polo, was cited at 6:01 p.m. for operating a motor

General Calls for Service (Oct. 30 to

Nov. 12)

Citizen complaints/assist, 19; animal complaint, 1; disturbance/domestic, 1; fire/medical assist, 2; alarm/open door, 1; traffic stops, 22; county assists, 4.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Nov. 10-16 Warranty deeds

Regina M. Reynolds, Regina M. Reynolds Trust, Regina M. Reynolds, trustee, to Burton C. and Lana M. Baker, 7870 N. Adeline Road, Leaf River and one parcel in Maryland Township, $715,000.

Kelsey and Dylan Schmitz to Stephanie Smith, 1039 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, $218,000.

Diana L. Stienmetz to Glenda Sundberg, 600 N. Main St., Chana, $30,000.

Donald E. and Elizabeth A. Burlingham to Timothy Graden, 3601 N. Commerce St., Forreston, $13,500.

Emily Christy Torio Yolo to James S. and Chasity J. Wendel, 105 S. Fremont St.,

Creston, $173,500.

Sandra K. Laudon to Mariangeli Ortiz Nazario and Jan G. Cataquet Santiago, 817 N. Main St., Rochelle, $171,000.

Jessica M. and Jhony Sebastian and David J. Reed to Trista Statum, 407 N. Walnut Ave., Forreston, $107,000.

Freedom Mortgage Corp. to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 3261 N. Silver Ridge Drive, Oregon, $0.

Estate of the late Edward F. Rasmussen to NJTC Investments-Flagg Road, 11522 E. Flagg Road, Rochelle, $80,000.

Brian R. and Amie Schelling to Adam J. and Dawn D. Schelling, 8015 W. White Eagle Road, Leaf River, $170,000.

Robert and Elizabeth Dearvil to Thomas

C. and Rose M. Temple, 5980 E. state Route 64, Chana, $392,000.

Jarmila Benes to Robert and Elizabeth Dearvil, 327 W. Blackhawk Vista, Oregon, $228,000.

Jeffrey M. and Kimberly S. Bottomley to Charles W. and Kristine K. Clothier, 702 W. Fulton St., Polo, $200,000.

Nicholas E. and Crystal M. Foshe Henson to Chelsi B. McManus and Joshua W. Matson, 9509 N. Woodgate Lane, Byron, $398,000.

Sherry L. Murphy to Jacob L. and Ashley L. Scarbrough, 315 N. 14th St., Rochelle, $127,000.

James R. Stinnett and Stephanie A. Smith to Austin and Brooklyn Eckstein,

6748 S. Joanne Ave., Rochelle, $213,000.

Helen L. Wheeler to Jamie Diaz Ruiz, 606 S. Third St., Rochelle, $112,000.

Hickory Ridge III LLC to Sherry Murphy, one parcel in Flagg Township, $0.

Frank J. Fransen Jr. to Tracy Nason, 326 N. Lafayette St., Byron, $0.

Richard S. Schuler to Steven L. and Jean L. Noonkesser, 6652 W. Judson Road, Mt. Morris, $0.

Trustees deed

Elaine Fae Haak Revokable Trust 1, Farmers National Bank of Prophetstown, trustee, to Zachary and Emma Stull, 7470 S. Unity Road, Woosung, $138,750.

Source: Ogle County Recorder’s Office

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023

School District/Joint Agreement Name

Address

Telephone

Office Hours

Also by January 15 annually the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website at www.isbe.net.

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2023 Educational Local Sources 1000 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues 2000 from One District to Another District State Sources 3000 Federal Sources 4000 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures Other Sources/Uses of Funds Beginning Fund Balances without Student Activity Funds - July 1, 2022 Other Changes in Fund Balances Ending Fund Balances without Student Activity Funds - June 30, 2023 Ending Fund Balances (all sources) with Student Activity Funds - June 30, 2023

Operations & Maintenance 9,150,489 2,875,529 0 0

Debt Transportation Municipal Retirement/ Services Social Security 1,643,264 680,015 508,640 0 0

Capital Working Projects Cash 0 119,505

Tort

Fire Prevention & Safety 2,020,988 119,686

4,031,128 1,633,715 14,815,332 14,162,155

0 0 2,875,529 1,877,870

0 0 1,643,264 1,629,681

613,039 0 1,293,054 1,144,951

0 0 508,640 424,000

0 0 0 0

0 0 119,505

0 0 2,020,988 2,198,372

0 0 119,686 23,348

(57,506)

0

57,506

0

0

0

0

0

0

9,029,916 0 9,625,587

1,047,132 0 2,044,791

907,290 0 978,379

1,319,989 0 1,468,092

717,519 0 802,159

0 1,448,836 0 0 0 1,568,341

877,523 0 700,139

211,932 0 308,270

10,053,181

2,044,791

978,379

1,468,092

802,159

0 1,568,341

700,139

308,270

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Mendoza, Heather; Angela; Harrolle, Angela; Rasner, Bridget; Wicklund, Angela; Samhammer, Peter; Opalka, Bevery; Huels, Thomas; Radostits, Kimberly; Albrecht, Adam; Eckardt, Andrew; Breeden, Linsey; Gilbert, Andrew; Warner, Paula; Brink, Carlson, Donald; Holland, Paul; Ator, Ryan; Kramer, Laryssa; Kenney, Jennifer; Smithe, Samantha; Zuber, John, Kundert, Diane; Manser, Dawn; Criddle, Jacquelyn; Brehm, Charity; Ciesiel, Amy; Ferrer, Edgar; Miller, Megan; Crosby, Benjamin; Broc; Glendenning, Stacey; Moloney, Erin; Huels, Ryan; Kerce, amber; Cline, Carol; Johnson, Andrea; Stanley, Antoine, Staci; Bauer, Traci; Criddle, Jacquelyn; Gadow, McMillan, Seth; Hoover, Sharon; Johnson, Robyn; Merrill, Leanna; Scheidecker, Terri; Bocker, Tanya; Blume, Sandra; Chiffon; Starkey, Alice Dawn; Thomas, Jodi; Bothe, Michelle; Taylor, Ranae; Starkey, Alice; Pudlas, Kelli; Keene, Robin; Garnett, Christine; Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999; Stevens, Wendy; McAvoy, Donmeyer, Jeffrey; Handschuh, Kelly; Schneiderman, Messenger, Andrea; Braden, Susan; Snow, David; Sowl, Grace; Caravia, Caitlin; Diehl, Chelsey; Elliott, Bailey; Nicholas; Cermak, Joanna; Bothe, John; Rogers, Nathaniel; Angela; Trampel, Peggie; Axelson, Cindy; Hoskins, Donna; Marchetti, Dominic; Marocco, Alexandra; Kundert, Brittany; Cremeens, Shannon; Virgil, Kelli; Youngren, Jennifer Connelly, Linda; Danekas, June; Vickers, Demetrice Lookingland, Kristen; Peterson, Morgan; Tomlinson, Amysara; Salary Range: $90,000 and Over; Pattat, Janice; Stultz, Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999; Doran, Russell; Nordman, Herr, Erin; Donahue, Olyvia; O’Rorke, Jacqueline; Reynolds, Jeffrey; Majewski, Glen; Lawton, Michael; Larson, Adam; Jill; Elliott, Kristin; Harvey, Theresa; Corcoran, Jillian; Mowry, Jarrett; Reynolds, Angela; Smidt, Samantha;Taylor, Lowell; Turffs, Ernest; Crandall, Kip; Deininger, Heidi; Mahoney, Dyan; Creegan, Nataliya; Callaway, Joyce; Greenwood, Cann, Logan, Blumeyer, Angela; Wilson, Reaine; Stewart, Thomas Janet; Barnhart, Cindy; Thomas, Mindy; Beiley, Myria; Pace, Krystal; Phalen, Olivia; Hahn, Ashley; Mersman, Stephanie; GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Kelly; Holaday, Barbara; Spratt, James; Marnich, Sherry; Passmore, Alyssa; May, Karly Salary Range: Less Than $25,000; Mernack, Katelyn; Burke, James; Heather, James; White, Julie; Needham, Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999; Gaulrapp, Courtney; Alexander, Nicholas; Donahue, Pat; Gonzalez, Elizabeth; Jeffrey; Lauer, Jacob; Callaway, Amanda Messenger, Sarah; Nelson, Emily; Potter, Mindy; Groenhagen, Ihde-Nelson, Gretchen; Rufer, Derek; Mernack, Jody; Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999; Pudlas, Kellie; Perrine, Brittany; Bell, Dane; Gale, Daniel; Rogers, Lisa; Kincaide, Eckardt, Kristen; Hanes, David; Ebert, Justin; Nordman, Charlie; Reed Richard; Degner, Roi; Burrs, Steven; Calhoun, Olivia; Beske, Miles; Eden, Chelsea; Groharing, Katherine; Alan; Cain, Farrell; Hite, Sara; Lahman, Justin; Anderson, Sheila; Stienmetz, Diana; Hanlin, Susan; Ludwig, Elizabeth Horner, Chrystina; Hules, Delaney; Poser, Gabriel; Cann, Reagan; Goodwin, Sandra; Kelly, Debra; Pepper, Kaitlyn, Salary Range: $60,000 and Over; Nesemeier, William; Van Erica; Martin, Matthew; Kilmer, Cynthia; Cover, Rachel, Wyatt, Steven; Grygiel, Jennifer; Sarver, Cynthia; Barcai, Velzer, Zach; Gadow, Shawn Costa, Brandi; Hall, Nathaniel; Drake, Yvonne; Garncarz, Courney; Carreno, Felicia; Bennett, Estell; Howard, Karen; Elizabeth, Larson, Seger; Goudreau, Audrey; Rufer, Tiffany; Flaherty, Lester; Bier, Jill; McGhee, Robert Jr; Solmo, Stacy; PAYMENTS TO PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION OVER $2,500 EXCLUDING WAGES AND SALARIES Ogle County Educational Cooperative $ 1,541,691.35; Mechanical, Inc $6,743.96; Vista Learning $6,570.00; Prairie Solutions $12,137.92; TPR Education, LLC $12,000.00; Sjostrom & sons $430,802.11; MidAmerican energy Services, Fence $6,525.00; MyHOUSE Sports Gear $6,284.75; NICOR Sharp Custom Painting $11,900.00; NWEA $11,650.50; IL LLC $326,342.17; Gordon Food Service $250,060.28; MNJ Gas $6,141.45; Carreno Landscaping $6,025.00; Marcella’s fiber Resource Group $11,355.25; Breedlove’s Sporting Technologies Direct $161,906.00; Polo CUSD 222 $159,073.52; Ceramics, Inc. $5,594.00; Rock Valley Culligan $5,424.00; Goods $11,276.45; Sorinex Exercise Equipment $10,661.94; Conserv FS $155,160.94; BMO Harris Commercial Card BSN Sports $5,232.28; TRUGREEN Commercial $5,160.00; Hertz Furniture $4,311.50; Spring Valley Restaurant $140,316.73; IT Savvy $110,618.71; City of Oregon NAPA Auto Parts $5,006.25; Legend Enterprises $4,925.00; $4,200.00; Big John $4,199.86; Embrace Education $95,037.25; Santander Leasing LLC $91,890.00; Richard L Mahoney, Thomas D $4,917.68; IL State Board of Education $4,141.89; Stronghold Retreat Center $4,083.10; Teaching Johnson, Inc $91,434.66; Trafera $80,719.00; Ronald Wight $4,911.00; College Board $4,861.00; Oregon Junior High Strategies $4,080.00; Oregon Snyder Pharmacy $3,965.97; Heating & A/C $74,000.00; Oregon Education Association School $4,762.00; Umbrella Technologies $4,642.37; Town Virgil, Kelli L $3,907.82; 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Fischers Inc $3,457.15; Quill Corporation $48,162.00; Helm Service $48,037.37; Lee/Ogle/Whiteside Coaching Coaches, LLC $25,000.00; Oregon Jr/Sr High $3,416.92; Xello $3,400.00; Pro Com Systems $3,367.00; Regional Office $46,640.00; Marco Technologies $44,587.00; School $22,861.43; Sun Life Financial $21,734.23; Verizon Physicians Immediate Care $3,354.00; Knie Appliance and Comcast Business $42,716.30; Applied Communications Wireless $21,576.81; Paper 101 $21,201.91; KMK Media TV $3,346.00; Phelps $3,327.72; McMillan, Seth $3,261.64; Group $40,383.73; Phoenix Performance Parners LLC Group $20,948.75; Moring Disposal $20,314.22; Hodges, Fyr Fyter $3,158.30; MMHS, LLC $3,150.00; Maggio Truck $40,114.49; Prairie Farms Rockford $38,617.20; Houghton Loizzi, Eisenhammer $20,311.72; Oregon Schools’ Center $3,075.00; Game-Day Apparel $3,024.50; McGraw Mifflin Company $37,779.59; Great Lakes Coca-Cola Foundation $20,000.00; Athletico Management LLC Hill School Education $3,021.90; ASU Preparatory Academy Distribution,LLC $37,157.43; 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Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by November 30 annually. Individuals wanting to review this form should contact: Oregon CUSD 220 206 S 10th St Oregon, IL 61061 1711 815-732-5300 Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, OREGON, ILLINOIS MIDFIRST BANK PLAINTIFF, -vsThomas Lampe a/k/a Thomas J Lampe; DEFENDANTS NO. 22 FC 33 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on August 18, 2023; Brian R VanVickle, Sheriff, Ogle County Public Safety Complex, 202 South 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061, will on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM, at Sheriff's Office, 202 South First Street, Oregon IL 61061, sell to the highest bidder for ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Ogle County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Commonly known as 102 West Olive Street, Baileyville, IL 61007 Permanent Index No.: 0205230004 Improvements: Single Family Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $106,531.93. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 MidFirst Bank One of Plaintiff's Attorneys LOGS Legal Group LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com Randal S. Berg (6277119) Michael N. Burke (6291435) Christopher A. Cieniawa (6187452) Laura J. Anderson (6224385) Mallory Snyderman (6306039) Thomas Belczak (6193705) Debra Miller (6205477) Amy Aronson (6206512) THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, OREGON, ILLINOIS EVERETT FINANCIAL DBA SUPREME LENDING PLAINTIFF, -vsUnknown Heirs and/or Legatees of Udell A. Foss, Deceased; Brenda Sahlstrom; Brian Foss; Brent Foss; Julie Fox, as Special Representative of Udell A. Foss, Deceased; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS NO. 22 FC 67 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on August 18, 2023; Brian R VanVickle, Sheriff, Ogle County Public Safety Complex, 202 South 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061, will on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM, at Sheriff's Office, 202 South First Street, Oregon IL 61061, sell to the highest bidder for ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Ogle County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Commonly known as 5946 East Scott Drive, Byron, IL 61010 Permanent Index No.: 10-04-228-004 Improvements: Single Family Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $154,171.05. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 Everett Financial DBA Supreme Lending One of Plaintiff's Attorneys LOGS Legal Group LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com Randal S. Berg (6277119) Michael N. Burke (6291435) Christopher A. Cieniawa (6187452) Laura J. Anderson (6224385) Mallory Snyderman (6306039) Thomas Belczak (6193705) Debra Miller (6205477) Amy Aronson (6206512) THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, OREGON, ILLINOIS MIDFIRST BANK PLAINTIFF, -vsThomas Lampe a/k/a Thomas J Lampe; DEFENDANTS NO. 22 FC 33 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on August 18, 2023; Brian R VanVickle, Sheriff, Ogle County Public Safety Complex, 202 South 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061, will on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM, at Sheriff's Office, 202 South First Street, Oregon IL 61061, sell to the highest bidder for ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Ogle County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: LOTS 7 AND 8 IN BLOCK 8 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF BAILEYVILLE, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF BAILEYVILLE; IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 102 West Olive Street, Baileyville, IL 61007 Permanent Index No.: 0205230004 Improvements: Single Family Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $106,531.93. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 MidFirst Bank One of Plaintiff's Attorneys LOGS Legal Group LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com Randal S. Berg (6277119) Michael N. Burke (6291435) Christopher A. Cieniawa (6187452) Laura J. Anderson (6224385) Mallory Snyderman (6306039) Thomas Belczak (6193705) Debra Miller (6205477) Amy Aronson (6206512) THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. 8190-937238 November 10, 17, 24, 2023 937238

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, OREGON, ILLINOIS EVERETT FINANCIAL DBA SUPREME LENDING PLAINTIFF, -vsUnknown Heirs and/or Legatees of Udell A. Foss, Deceased; Brenda Sahlstrom; Brian Foss; Brent Foss; Julie Fox, as Special Representative of Udell A. Foss, Deceased; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS NO. 22 FC 67 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on August 18, 2023; Brian R VanVickle, Sheriff, Ogle County Public Safety Complex, 202 South 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061, will on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM, at Sheriff's Office, 202 South First Street, Oregon IL 61061, sell to the highest bidder for ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Ogle County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: LOT 21 OF VON-GLEN ACRES NO. 2 BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTIONS 3 AND 4, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, AND SECTIONS 33 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, ALL IN RANGE 11 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK J OF PLATS PAGE 52 AS DOCUMENT #395967, IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5946 East Scott Drive, Byron, IL 61010 Permanent Index No.: 10-04-228-004 Improvements: Single Family Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $154,171.05. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 Everett Financial DBA Supreme Lending One of Plaintiff's Attorneys LOGS Legal Group LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com Randal S. Berg (6277119) Michael N. Burke (6291435) Christopher A. Cieniawa (6187452) Laura J. Anderson (6224385) Mallory Snyderman (6306039) Thomas Belczak (6193705) Debra Miller (6205477) Amy Aronson (6206512) THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. 8190-937239 November 10, 17, 24, 2023 937239

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ORDINANCE NO. 2023-020 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF OREGON, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS TO BORROW FUNDS FROM THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN FUND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OREGON THIS 14th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-020 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF OREGON, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS TO BORROW FUNDS FROM THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN FUND WHEREAS the City of Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois operates its sewerage system (“the System”) and in accordance with Section 65ILCS 5/139 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and the Local Government Debt Reform Act, 30 ILCS 350/1 (collectively, “the Act”), and WHEREAS the Mayor and City Council of the City of Oregon (the “Corporate Authorities”) have determined that is advisable, necessary and in the best interests of public health, safety and welfare to improve the wastewater treatment plant. The wastewater treatment plant improvements include the construction of a new Headwork building with a fine screen and grit removal equipment. The wastewater treatment plant improvements also include any acquisition of necessary land or rights in land or other services necessary, useful or advisable to the construction and installation (“the Project”), all in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by consulting engineers of the City, which project will have a useful life in excess of 30 years; and WHEREAS the estimated cost of construction and installing the Project, including engineering, legal financial and other related expenses is $7,323,000, and there are insufficient funds on hand and lawfully available to pay these costs; and WHEREAS, the loan shall bear an interest rate as defined by 35 Ill Adm. Code 365, which does not exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended, 30 ILCS 305/0.01 et seq., at the time of the issuance of the loan; and WHEREAS, the principal and interest payment shall be payable semi-annually, and the loan shall mature in 30 years, which is within the period of useful life of the Project; and WHEREAS the costs are expected to be paid for with a loan to the City from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the loan to be repaid from revenues of the System and the loan is authorized to be accepted at this time pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the City is authorized to borrow funds from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund in the aggregate principal amount of $11,000,000 to provide funds to pay the costs of the Project; and WHEREAS the loan to the City shall be made pursuant to a Loan Agreement, including certain terms and conditions, between the City and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; NOW THEREFORE be it ordained by the Corporate Authorities of Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois as follows: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF PREAMBLES The Corporate Authorities hereby find that the recitals contained in the preambles are true and correct, and incorporate them into this Ordinance by this reference.

SECTION 2. DETERMINATION TO BORROW FUNDS It is necessary and in the best interests of the City to construct the Project for the public health, safety and welfare, in accordance with the plans and specifications, as described; that the System continues to be operated in accordance with the provisions of the Act; and that for the purpose of constructing the Project, it is hereby authorized that funds be borrowed by the City in an aggregate principal amount (which can include construction period interest financed over the term of the loan) not to exceed $11,000,000.

SECTION 3. PUBLICATION This Ordinance, together with a notice in the statutory form (attached hereto as Exhibit A), shall be published once within ten days after passage in the Oregon Republican Reporter, a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City, and if no petition, signed by electors numbering 10% or more of the registered voters in the City (i.e. 218 electors) asking that the question of improving the System as provided in this Ordinance and entering into the Loan Agreement therefore be submitted to the electors of the City, is filed with the City Clerk within 30 days after the date of publication of this Ordinance and Notice, then this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect. A petition form shall be provided by the City Clerk to any individual requesting one.

SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES If no petition meeting the requirements of the Act and other applicable law is filed during the 30 day petition period, then the Corporate Authorities may adopt additional ordinances or proceedings supplementing or amending this Ordinance providing for entering into the Loan Agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, prescribing all the details of the Loan Agreement, and providing for the collection, segregation and distribution of the revenues of the System, so long as the maximum amount of the Loan Agreement as set forth in the Ordinance is not exceeded and there is no material change in the Project or purposes described herein. Any additional ordinances or proceedings shall in all instances become effective in accordance with the Act or other applicable law. This Ordinance, together with such additional ordinances or proceedings, shall constitute complete authority for entering into the Loan Agreement under applicable law.

However, notwithstanding the above, the City may not adopt additional ordinances or amendments which provide for any substantive or material change in the scope and intent of this Ordinance, including but not limited to interest rate, preference, or priority of any other ordinance with this Ordinance, parity of any other ordinance with this Ordinance, or otherwise alter or impair the obligation of the City to pay the principal and interest due the Water Pollution Control Loan Program without the written consent of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 5. LOAN NOT INDEBTEDNESS OF CITY Repayment of the loan to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by the City pursuant to this Ordinance is to be solely from the revenues derived from the user charge and the loan does not constitute an indebtedness of the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.

SECTION 6. APPLICATION FOR LOAN The Mayor is hereby authorized to make application to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a loan through the Water Pollution Control Loan Program, in accordance with the loan requirements set out in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 365.

SECTION 7. ACCEPTANCE OF LOAN AGREEMENT The Corporate Authorities hereby authorize acceptance of the offer of a loan through the Water Pollution Control Loan Program, including all terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement as well as all special conditions contained therein and made a part thereof by reference. The Corporate Authorities further agree that the loan funds awarded shall be used solely for the purposes of the Project as approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.

SECTION 8. RESERVE ACCOUNTS As long as the City has outstanding revenue bonds payable from revenues of the system that are senior to the revenue bond authorized by this ordinance, the City shall maintain an account, coverage and reserves equivalent to the accounts, coverages and reserves required by the outstanding ordinances.

SECTION 9. AUTHORIZATION OF MAYOR TO EXECUTE LOAN AGREEMENT The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Loan Agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The Corporate Authorities may authorize by resolution a person other than the Mayor for the sole purpose of authorizing or executing any documents associated with payment requests or reimbursement from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in connection with this loan.

SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 11. REPEALER All ordinances, resolutions or orders, or parts thereof, which conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th, day of November, 2023 Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Abstain/Absent: 0 KEN WILLIAMS, MAYOR, CITY OF OREGON, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ATTEST: CHERYL HILTON, CITY CLERK, CITY OF OREGON, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PUBLISHED IN THE OREGON REPUBLICAN REPORTER ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2023.

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OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / ShawLocal.com • Friday, November 24, 2023

NOTICE OF INTENT TO BORROW FUNDS AND RIGHT TO FILE PETITION

Notice is HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2023-020, adopted on November 14th, 2023, the City of Oregon of Ogle County, Illinois (the “City”), intends to enter into a Loan etimes Agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $11,000,000 and bearing annual interest at an amount not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by law at the time of execution of the Loan Agreement, for the purpose of paying the costs of certain improvements to the wastewater treatment plant of the City. A complete of the Ordinance accompanies this Notice. ally is copy NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a petition signed by 218 or more electors of the City (being equal to 10% of the registered voters of the City) requesting that the question of improving the wastewater treatment plant and entering into the Loan Agreement is submitted to the City Clerk within 30 days after the publication of this Notice, the question of improving the wastewtreatment plant as provided in the Ordinance and Loan Agreement shall be submitted to the electors of the City at the next election to be held under general election law on November 5, imple ater 2024. A petition form is available from the office of the City Clerk.

Cheryl Hilton, City Clerk of the City of Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois as CITY OF OREGON, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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OREGON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS For the Year Ended April 30, 2023 REVENUES: General 667,218 Ambulance Fund 976,549 Capital Fund 58,270 Non Major Fund 98,267 Total revenues 1,800,304 EXPENDITURES: General 539,841 Ambulance Fund 584,637 Capital Fund 782,701 Non Major Fund 160,551 Total expenditures 2,067,730 VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENT IN EXCESS OF $2,500: Air One Equipment, Inc. $3,733.99, Airgas USA, LLC $3,295.65, Aladtec $3,354, Andres Medical Billing $17,135.56, Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL $25,736.88, Business Card $34,797.37, Central Bank $303,775.23, ComEd $6,834.16, Compass Insurance Partners $40,167, Dambman Lawn Mower Hospital LLC $3,500, Dinges Fire Company $44,804.31, Elevated Safety $4,228.6, Emergency Apparatus Maint. Inc $6,647.81, Emergency Medical Products, Inc. $4,878.38, Global Life Liberty National $4,716.39, Illinois Department of Revenue $29,417.42, Illinois Finance Authority $60,000, Illinois Public Risk Fund $115,869, Image Trend, Inc. $37,61.27, Internal Revenue Service $97,163, Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital $3,320, KSB Corporate Health Services $4,815, Lauterbach & Amen, LLP $21,287, Mobile Electronics $7,318.47, Nicor Gas $6,833.83, Oregon Fire Pension Fund $54,049.48, Ottosen Dinolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd. $11,711.14, R&R Auto & Diesel Repair $8,413.02, Raynor Door Authority $43,470, Rock River Valley Painting $4,975, Sikich, LLP $13,825, Stryker Sales Corporation $17,946.79, TargetSolutions Learning LLC $3,365, The Knox Company $3,044, Toyne $292,494.60, United Healthcare Services $37,004.01, Verizon Wireless $2,675.37, Wes' Tree Service $4,090, WEX Bank $27,000.61, Wilson Electric Company $3,445, Zoll Medical Corporation $82,244.01 and all other disbursements less than $2,500 totaling $54,416.96 COMPENSATION: Under $25,000: Chad Bergstrom, Stanley Bergstrom, Anthony Breeden Jr, Lindsey Breeden, Edwin Buttens, Steve Carr, Jessica Early, Toni Giuffre, Erica Grace, Timothy Grote, Marshal Hackerson, Michael Hoffman, Gregory Hunter, Joshua Lehrke, Juan Ocampo, Richard Rhoads, Charles Riforgiate, Matthew Schnorr, Dallas Stalkfleet, Lora Stevens McKee, Daniel Welle; $25,000-$50,000: Stephanie Wendt; $50,000-$75,000: Jeremy Adams, Daniel Groenhagen, Anthony Marchetti, Shane Mowry, Jennifer Stampfler; $75,000-100,000: Dustin Champlain, Michael Knoup, Damien Vant SUMMARY: Beginning Balance General 214,562 Ambulance Fund 184,613 Capital Fund 746,667 Non Major Fund 167,382 Total all funds 1,313,224 Ending Balance General 145,139 Ambulance Fund 186,525 Capital Fund 992,397 Non Major Fund 105,098 Total all funds 1,429,159 I, Steve Carr, Secretary of the Oregon Fire Protection District, Ogle County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer's Report for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023 November 24, 2023

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD J. GARBER, Deceased.

IN PROBATE NO. 2023PR65 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Harold J. Garber. Letters of office were issued on November 2, 2023, to Lisa A. Clayton of 11276 West Judson Road, Polo, IL 61064, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Plager, Krug, Bauer, Rudolph & Stodden, Ltd., 10 N. Galena Avenue, P.O. Box 839, Freeport, IL 61032.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of the court, or with the representative, or both, on or before May 10, 2024, or within 3 months from date of mailing or delivery of notice to creditors, if required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act of 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten 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://illinoiscourts. gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp.

Kimberly A. Stahl, Circuit Clerk Charles B. Rudolph, #6300731 PLAGER, KRUG, BAUER, RUDOLPH & STODDEN, LTD. Attorneys for Petitioner 10 North Galena Avenue Post Office Box 839 Freeport, IL 61032-0839 Telephone: 815/235-1212 Facsimile: 815/235-1244 E-mail: crudolph@plager-law.com November 10, 17, 24, 2023

LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE In the Matter of: JOAN L. JANSSEN, Deceased.

No. 2023-PR-64 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JOAN L. JANSSEN of Illinois.

Oregon, Letters of Office were issued on November 1, 2023 to STEPHEN R. JANSSEN, as Independent Executor whose attorneys are WILLIAMS McCARTHY LLP, 120 W. State St., P.O. Box 219, Rockford, IL 61105.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person indeterminates pendent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Ogle County Courthouse, Ogle County Circuit Clerk, 105 S. 5th Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061or with the representative, or both, on or before MAY 10, 2024, or within 3 months from the date of mailing or delivery of notice if to creditors, mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above is barred.

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

STEPHEN R. JANSSEN Independent Executor Nov. 10, 17, 24, 2023

estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Ogle County Courthouse, Ogle County Circuit Clerk, 105 S. 5th LEGAL NOTICES Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061or with the representative, or both, on or before MAY 10, 2024, or within 3 months from the date of mailing or delivery of notice if creditors, to mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above is barred.

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

STEPHEN R. JANSSEN Independent Executor Nov. 10, 17, 24, 2023 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORT OF OREGON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Oregon Fire Protection District hereby provides a public notice that an audit of its funds for the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, has been made, and that a report of such audit dated November 8, 2023 performed by Sikich LLP has been filed with the County Clerk of Ogle County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the audit is available for public inspection at 106 South First Street, Oregon, IL and can be reviewed by calling the Oregon Fire Protection District for an appointment to view.

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od May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, has been made, and that a report of such audit dated November 8, 2023 perLEGAL NOTICES formed

by Sikich LLP has been filed with the County Clerk of Ogle County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the audit is available for public inspection at 106 South First Street, Oregon, IL and can be reviewed by calling the Oregon Fire Protection District for an appointment to view.

Nov. 24, 2023 LEGAL NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO EXPAND BOUNDARIES OF THE LEE-OGLE ENTERPRISE ZONE Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chamber of the City of Rochelle, Rochelle City Hall, at 6:30pm on November 27th, 2023, AND an additional Public Hearing on the same subject will be held in the Council Chamber of the City of Dixon, Dixon City Hall, at 5:30pm on December 4th, 2023.

The purpose of the hearing is to outline an AMENDMENT TO EXPAND ZONE BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SITES WITHIN THE CITIES OF DIXON, ROCHELLE, AMBOY, AND OREGON; THE VILLAGES OF ASHTON, FRANKLIN GROVE AND MOUNT MORRIS;AND WITHIN RURAL LEE AND OGLE COUNTIES. THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS IS ALLOWED BY THE ILLINOIS ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (20 ILCS 655).

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed amendment to the LeeOgle Enterprise Zone may appear at the above specified time and location and may submit or state comments for the record.

Written may comments also be directed to: Andy Shaw; Zone Administrator; LeeOgle Enterprise Zone; 309 First Avenue; Rock Falls, IL 61071. Written communications will be reviewed at the hearing. Lee-

The purpose of the hearing is to outline an AMENDMENT TO EXPAND ZONE BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE ADDILEGAL NOTICESSITES TIONAL WITHIN THE CITIES OF DIXON, ROCHELLE, AMBOY, AND OREGON; THE VILLAGES OF ASHTON, FRANKLIN AND GROVE MOUNT MORRIS;AND WITHIN RURAL LEE AND OGLE COUNTIES. THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS IS ALLOWED BY THE ILLINOIS ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT (20 ILCS 655).

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed amendment to the LeeOgle Enterprise Zone may appear at the above specified time and location and may submit or state comfor the ments record.

Written may comments also be directed to: Andy Shaw; Zone Administrator; LeeEnterprise Ogle Zone; 309 First Avenue; Rock Falls, IL 61071. Written communications will be reviewed at the hearing. LeeEnterprise Ogle Zone benefit explanations and maps of the zone will be available for review.

Dated this 17th day of November 2023 by Order of Andy Shaw, Zone Administrator.

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Local Sources 1000 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to 2000 Another District State Sources 3000 Federal Sources 4000 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures Other Sources/Uses of Funds Beginning Fund Balances without Student Activity Funds - July 1, 2022 Other Changes in Fund Balances Ending Fund Balances without Student Activity Funds - June 30, 2023 Ending Fund Balances (all sources) with Student Activity Funds - June 30, 2023

Educational

Operations & Maintenance

Debt Services

Transportation

4,588,146

669,021

1,111,398

284,469

Municipal Capital Retirement/Social Projects Security 214,987 14,337

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0

0

2,672,658 814,166 8,075,097 7,138,765 100,678

0 759,451 1,428,472 1,571,144 356,295

0 0 1,111,398 1,128,754 28,469

437,068 0 721,537 1,070,699 372,053

0 0 214,987 162,285 0

4,479,904

1,157,618

518,241

747,324

0

0

0

0

5,516,914

1,371,241

529,354

770,215

5,650,409

1,371,241

529,354

770,215

Fire Prevention & Safety 81,319 968,970 139,130

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Tort

0 0 14,337 33,851 0

0 0 0 0 81,319 968,970 968,878 (356,295) 0

50,000 0 189,130 1,165,375 0

471,411 1,143,367

1,109,274 364,311

3,079,928

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0

0

0

0

524,113 1,123,853

834,298 364,403

2,103,683

524,113 1,123,853

834,298 364,403

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GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFIED PERSONNEL Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 Campione, Erin; Crase, Kristin; Darlene; Gronewold, Donna; Groom, Jake; Hanley, Matthew; Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 Alexander, Rebecca; Blake, Cunningham, Travis; Drake, Scott; Dusing, Mckenzie; Genandt, Janicke, Keynon; Joy, Kelli; Leddy, Kelly; Lehman, Cynthia; Magarity, Connie; Bordner, Kyle; Fox, Kimberly; Hardin, Anthony; Hunter, Lyn; Kristina; Genandt, Molly; Giedd, Erica; Hill, Alana; Hoffman, Hillary; Anne; Mathieu, Brynn; Newell, Cynthia; Parker-Weinrich, Lorie; Parks, Ingram, Amanda; Setterstrom, Danelle; Carlson Donald; Coats, Kasten, Hanna, McShane, Marissa; Merlak, Karen; Meyer, Alayna; Kelley; Politsch, Heather; Rahn, Brian; Schiesher, Heather; Schurr, Michael; Fricke, Kimberly; Genandt, Rodney; Jenkins, Terence; Meyers, Carson; Roberts, Garrett; Schmidt, Erin; Skiles, Shelby; Lane; Setterstrom, Carl; Tuten, Joel; Williams, Shannon; Yeager, Maloney, Cynthia; Welker, Jean; Winekauf, Diane Stauffer, Jonathan; Stauffer, Karen; Thomson, Morgan; Tuten, Maria; Noelle; Zick, Kyle; Zumdahl, Renna Salary Range: $90,000 and Over Heinz, Travis; McClellan, Michael; Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Krumm, Elizabeth; Priewe, Kristen; Waitkoss, Paul Witherspoon, Jessica Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999 Bergin, Christina; Bruning, Kara; Michael, Janese; Schrader, Ryan; Smith, Sharon Carlson, Krista; Daub, Jamie; Frederick, Lynnette; Getz, Kyle; Griseta, GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL Metzger, Emily; Meyers, Beverly; Meyer, Lynne; Miller, Daniel; Milnes, Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Becker, Joanne; Beets, Jacob; Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 Alexander, Katelynn; Anderson, Alexander; Myers, Janice; Nelson, Micah; Nelson, Terri; Noonkesser, Borgmann, Kaylene; Brace, Braden; Hillman, James; Hillman, Laura; Victoria; Bamberg, Elly; Bawinkel, Holly; Beckmeier, Heather; Beets, Jean; Pals, Josie; Peterson, Kerrie; Pratt, Mariena; Pritchard, Autum; Hough, Richart; Mershon, John; Milnes, Melvin; Nelson, Jennifer; Linda; Behrends, Julie; Bergin, Eric; Birkholz, Marsha; Bollman, Lois; Probst, Tiffany; Rudy, Troy; Runkle, Kimberly; Schoonhoven, Clifton; Williams, Cathy Borneman, Linda; Brown, Brandi; Buisker, Letrese; Buzzell, Katherine; Sieber, Brandon; Smith, Brock; Smith, Lisa; Stocker, Wanda Strautz, Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 Christensen, Angela; Engelbarts, Christensen, Anthony; Curry, Maggie; Encheff, Payton; Fyock, Jason; Donna; Strehlow, Chester; Taylor, Sara; Timm, Scott; Toms, Mary; Barbara; Smith, Brent Gaston, Mike; Gill, Kristy; Greenfield, Erin; Greenfield, Pamela; Green, Vogt, Tyler; Weaver, Heather; Wellington, Lori; Wichman, Glenn; Salary Range: $60,000 and Over Hartman, Thomas; Janicke, Kirk; Sherry; Hagemann, Lindsey; Hake, Hunter; Hay, Kim; Heitter, Lucia; Wilcox, Cynthia; Wilken, Beverly; Wisner, Rachael; Woodall, Parker; Sager, Wendy Ingram, Corinne; Johnson, Grant; Kloster, Breanna; Koeller, Brenda; Zipse, Rees; Healy, Tommie; Lamm, Kimberly; Peters, Bonita; Reining, Kuelling, Mark; Leibow, Erin; McClellan, Jacinto; McCoy, Becky; Sierra; Johnson, Kelli; Quenzer, Raquel; McAuliffe, Carly PAYMENTS OVER $2,500 EXCLUDING WAGES AND SALARIES HOGAN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING, LLC 21,500.00; HORACE ROCKFORD 27,600.48; PRO COM SYSTEMS 3,520.00; PROJECT ACC PROTECTIVE COATING 18,615.18; ADAMS EDUCATIONAL MANN LIFE INS. CO. 6,000.00; HUDL 5,501.00; IASB 8,109.00; LEAD THE WAY 6,550.00; R & S BUILDERS SUPPLY 6,158.15; RAMZA CONSULTING 5,764.30; AEP ENERGY 83,067.96; AERO GROUP IDEAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENG., INC. 16,560.00; iFIBER - ILLINOIS INSURANCE GROUP, INC. 118,757.00; RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC. 19,627.77; AFLAC 6,285.16; AMALGAMATED BANK OF FIBER RESOURCES 16,800.00; ILLINOIS DEPT. OF REVENUE INC. 10,559.00; RICHARD L. JOHNSON ASSOCIATES INC. 79,021.34; CHICAGO 1,098,756.75; AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 21,227.37; 243,461.11; ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOC. 33,169.50; ILLINOIS RICK’S PLUMBING 12,888.81; RIDDELL-ALL AMERICAN 4,612.47; AMERICAN ASBESTOS ABATEMENT LLC 84,445.00; APPLE INC. MUNICIPAL RETIRE 87,480.63; IMPREST 44,334.09; INTEGRATED RIDDELL/ALL AMERICAN 10,376.87; ROCKFORD CARPETLAND 23,307.00; AUDIO ENGINEERING, INC. 24,932.00; BAPCC, LLC SYSTEMS CORPORATION 6,000.48; INTERIORS FOR BUSINESS, USA, INC 45,000.00; SCHOOL OUTFITTERS 8,633.57; SKYWARD 41,680.80; BARRY’S COLLISION CENTER INC. 3,259.47; BLUE INC. 25,678.20; JAMF SOFTWARE 3,825.00; JMI 2 CORP MASONRY ACCOUNTING DEPT. 24,274.00; SOLUTIONS BANK 722,970.42; CROSS/BLUE SHIELD IL 807,011.45; BREEDLOVE’S SPORTING CONTRACTORS 32,452.00; KOELLER FORRESTON HARDWARE SSM HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP 4,730.00; STALKER FLOORING GOODS, INC. 18,919.05; BSN SPORTS 2,559.40; BSN SPORTS 6,445.02; LAKESIDE INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS 5,320.20; LARSON 3,550.00; STAR INSURANCE 33,765.00; STEPHENSON SERVICE INC 6,058.15; BW TEAM GEAR 7,660.00; CARDMEMBER SERVICE & LARSON BUILDERS, INC. 1,616,965.05; LOESCHER HEATING COMPANY 45,480.26; STERLING COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST 23,024.75; CDW GOVERNMENT, INC. 15,293.04; CHEESEMAN & AIR CONDITIONING 2,750.19; MARCO 3,143.68; MARCO 40,535.00; SWEETWOOD INTERIOR 3,150.00; SYSCO BARABOO, COACHES, INC. 3,752.14; CLINTON PRINTING 2,610.70; CNE GAS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 11,494.71; MARCO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. LLC 120,003.76; TEACHERS RETIREMENT 448,715.42; TEACHERS’ DIVISION, LLC 64,112.84; COLLEGE BOARD 6,494.60; COMPLETE 24,428.01; MARTIN & CO. EXCAVATING 30,350.00; MENARDS HEALTH 70,860.25; THE HOME DEPOT PRO 18,293.37; THE MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS 121,367.70; CORRECT DIGITAL 6,707.60; MERIDIAN 5,880.79; MID ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY HOME DEPOT PRO 9,486.05; TOM PETERSON SNOWPLOWING DISPLAYS 27,300.00; CVR CONSULTANTS 2,500.00; DANLEE 64,264.63; MIDWEST TRANSIT EQUIPMENT 32,497.00; MIDWEST 37,320.00; TREBRON COMPANY, INC. 9,073.10; VERIZON WOOD PRODUCTS 14,874.90; DEARBORN NATIONAL 8,233.44; TRANSIT EQUIPMENT, INC. 165,610.00; MORING DISPOSAL, INC. WIRELESS 7,329.42; VILLAGE OF FORRESTON 29,639.47; VOYA DELL MARKETING L.P. 45,245.09; DOORS INC 7,422.00; ENGLER, 10,763.60; NASCO 5,161.50; NAVIGATE 360 LLC 2,567.00; NEFF INSTITUTIONAL TRUST COMPANY 5,520.00; WAGNER’S 4,271.06; CALLAWAY, BAASTEN & SRAGA 4,000.00; FES (SOCS) 3,345.00; COMPANY 4,648.44; NICOR GAS 23,096.73; NIXON INSURANCE WENGER CORPORATION 4,282.88; WEX BANK 84,315.50; WILSON FORRESTON CAR CARE 40,186.61; FORRESTON SENIOR HIGH AGENCY, INC. 4,197.00; OGLE COUNTY EDUC. COOP 911,661.60; LANGUAGE TRAINING CORP. 5,086.80; WINSOR LEARNING INC ACTIVITY ACCT 9,327.14; GEOSTAR MECHANICAL 21,500.60; OLIPHANT LOCK AND SAFE INC 4,729.70; PAN-O-GOLD BAKING 3,449.00; WIPFLI LLP 24,850.00; ZACS SEAL COAT 7,544.00; GORDON FOOD SERVICE 103,082.70; GUARDIAN LIFE INS. CO. (V) CO. 7,040.40; PAPER 101 15,463.57; PEPSI-COLA COMPANY ZETTLE BROS. 2,916.55; ZOOM 2,587.81 7,625.76; H-O-H WATER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5,368.00; HEATHER J 9,997.62; PITNEY BOWES 3,195.82; POLO COMMUNITY UNIT POLITSCH 6,423.14; HELM 7,307.55; HELM MATERIALS 4,629.01; SCHOOL DIST. #2 4,878.99; POMP’S TIRE 4,399.79; PRAIRIE FARMS November 24, 2023

OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / ShawLocal.com • Friday, November 24, 2023

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 The summary must be published in the local newspaper.

Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by November 30 annually. Individuals wanting to review this form should contact: Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 601 E Main St Forreston, IL 61030 0665 815-938-2036 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office Hours Also by January 15 annually the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website at www.isbe.net.

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2023

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