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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 163 NO. 37 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857

Friday, November 26, 2021 • $1.00

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LOCAL NEWS

Grand Opening

The Oregon Music Garage offers more items for music lovers. / 19

SPORTS

Tigers on the Move

Byron will play for the 3A state title at NIU on Friday, Nov. 26. / 13

Holiday Event Polo’s Christmas Festival will have plenty to do on Saturday, Dec. 4. / 18

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Polo’s Brock Soltow (17) and Avery Grenoble (20) celebrate the Marcos’ Illinois 8-Man Football Association state championship Nov. 19 at April Zorn Memorial Stadium in Monmouth. The Marcos won their second straight title with a 12-7 victory over Orangeville. Story page 9.

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INDEX Betty’s Column ........ 8 Business News........19 Classifieds ........ 28-32

Colbert Column ......14 Library News .......... 22 Oregon Police......... 27

Property Transfers. 25 Sports................. 10-14 Sheriff Activity....... 25

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Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 10:30 a.m. “The String Alongs” will entertain.

Christmas Festival Polo Christmas Festival Christmas Cash 60/40 Raffle Tickets are available at: First State Bank, Country Insurance, The Polo Public Library, Scholl Insurance, Inc, Our House Antiques and available during the Christmas Festival. Who wouldn’t love a little extra cash right before the holiday?

Make sure to get your tickets for the Polo Christmas Festival’s 60/40 raffle where the winner gets 60% of the proceeds!

The Polo Christmas Festival, is Saturday, Dec. 4.

We are bringing back some community favorites like the House Decorating, Tree Lighting, Carriage

Rides, Holiday Stories, Photos with the elves, a visit from the big man himself and a NEW Polo Historic Trolley Tour that will be lead by Betty Obendorf!

Shop Local at The Christmas Cupboard, Country Floral and Our House Antiques.

There is a Craft and Vendor Show at Crossroads from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Cub Scout Pack 337 Christmas Wreath and Swag Fundraiser at St Mary’s Church from 1-3 p.m. Sip and Shop Vendor Fair 2:30 - 7 p.m. located next to Chesty P’s. Visit the Polo Christmas Festival on Facebook for more information.

The Polo Lions Club Christmas Dinner is Saturday, Dec. 4 from 5-7 p.m. at the Polo Fire Station. Sit down or drive thru service. Donations are accepted with all proceeds going towards

local community projects.

Don’t Forget to enter Polo’s Holiday Home Decorating Contest it is open to all homes and businesses within the Polo School District.

Residents will be able to vote for their favorite decorations ONLINE and winners will be announced in four categories: People’s Choice/Best in Show, Best Use of Lights, Most Creative, Best Business.

To view rules and enter your home or business into the Holiday Home Decorating Contest, please visit www.polochamber.org. Voting will take place Dec. 4 through Dec. 18.

Coffee with a Cop Visit the Polo Public Library for Coffee with a Cop on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee and a nice chat with a Cop.

meet and greet with Ronna. We are inviting all of our former and new exercisers to attend. Please call and let us know you will be joining us.

815-946-3818 Bingo Bingo will be offered on Friday, Dec. 10, starting at 10 a.m. Come and play and enjoy a special festive treat afterwards.

Adventure Group Our Golden Adventure Group will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13 at The Maple Pancake

House, 405 5th Ave, Sterling. Call the Center and sign up by Thursday, Dec. 9. If you need a ride please let us know.

Mexican Train Mexican Train will be played on Wednesdays starting on Dec. 1 at 12 p.m.

Holiday Schedule Senior Center will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 22 and will re-open on Monday, Jan. 3. Wishing a happy holiday season to all.

holiday season. Our committee duties have evolved over the years to include the social happenings of our church.

Coming up this Saturday night will be our traditional Hanging of the Greens. We are excited for a night of decorating in our new building. This Christmas season, we are also planning the return of our Christmas Eve Service.

This next week will be a busy one in our family. Stephanie will be celebrating her birthday on Thanksgiving Day. Twenty-eight years ago, she was born on Thanksgiving Day after the family dinner and festivities. I am thankful for her every day of the year.

For the children’s message this morning, I asked Harper about the things she is thankful for. With a little help, she told us she was thankful for her family and friends. I went on to name some unconventional things to be thankful for, like falling down or parents telling us “no.”

We talked about how we can learn from making mistakes. If we should fall, we learn to pick ourselves back up. When a parent tells us no, we know it is because they love and care for us.

We are thankful that they love us so much. Just like when God tells us no, we

know that He is doing so out of love and care for us. We are truly loved by God. In all things, good and bad, we can be thankful.

This past week, I had a small incident in my car. I was stopped and the driver behind me bumped into me, leaving a few scratches on my car. She was very apologetic and I forgave her as we exchanged information.

I am thankful that when bad things happen, I have God with me for comfort when I am hurting. He helps me remember to forgive when it might be difficult. He reminds me to be patient and gentle with others when they are having a bad day.

For all the ways that God is with me, I am truly thankful. Not just during this season, but every day. His love covers us in so many ways. He loves each one of us. We only need to accept His love.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday this week. We will be in church next Sunday for the start of the Advent season. I look forward to seeing you there with us. Join us for a time of worship in our little church in the country.

POLO SENIOR CENTER Welcome Kathy Wragg has accepted the position of Director following Barb Burke’s retirement in February.

Exercise Returns We are pleased to announce Exercise will be back at the Senior Center starting in January 2022. We will be working with Ronna Wheeler Certified Instructor from the YMCA, Dixon.

Meet & Greet On Tuesday, Dec. 7tat 9 a.m. we will have a

PINE CREEK NEWS

BY KAREN MERLAK The golden colors of November will soon fade away to the starkness of winter.

In every season, God’s loving care is seen in His creation. In this season of Thanksgiving, we are grateful for the many gifts from God. This morning in church, we were greeted by Ron and Sharon Baker. Pastor Suzanne Hall Stout was off this morning.

Our guest speaker, Donna Gericke, brought the message of the morning. For the children’s message, I had the opportunity to talk with our young friend, Harper.

On Saturday afternoon, Amy Hopkins, daughter of James and Nancy Hopkins, married Jon Yoder at our church. Amy’s father, James, performed the ceremony in front of a full church of Amy and Jon’s family and friends. It was a beautiful day to celebrate the happy couple.

This afternoon, I attended a surprise birthday party for my cousin’s wife, Lanette Bushman. It was nice to catch up with family members. Of course, the conversation included hearing stories about my mom, too.

On Monday afternoon, I joined the worship committee to discuss the upcoming

(Karen Merlak lives in Polo and is a member of the Pine Creek Christian Church)

UPDATE

Body of Kent “Bud” Dearborn yet to be found

BY EARLEEN HINTON

ehinton@oglecountynews.com OREGON - Family and friends of Kent “Bud” Dearborn Jr. gathered in a parking lot by the Oregon dam on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of a boating accident that took the life of their loved one.

It was Nov. 20, 2019, when Kent “Bud” Dearborn Jr., 33, of Polo and James Swift, 64, of Forreston, went missing after their boat capsized while they were fishing in the Rock River, right below the Oregon dam.

Swift’s body was found Jan. 3, 2020 near the Dixon dam. Dearborn’s has yet to be recovered despite dozens of river searches by civilians and law enforcement in 2020.

On Saturday, a group of around 40 people gathered by the dam and then walked to the Illinois Route 64 bridge to drop flowers into the river.

“There really isn’t anything new,” said Penny Lee of Oregon, Dearborn’s aunt. “We miss him terribly. When the water was so low this year we thought maybe we’d find a shoe, or a coat, or anything, but...nothing.”

Photo supplied Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media

ABOVE LEFT: Family and friends of Kent Dearborn Jr. walk to the Illinois 64 bridge in Oregon to toss flowers into the Rock River on Saturday to mark the two-year anniversary of his 2019 accident below the Oregon dam. Dearborn and James Swift were fishing when their boat capsized.

Swift’s body was recovered in Dixon, but Dearborn’s has not been found. Pictured here are Dearborn’s aunt, Penny Lee, his niece Aniah Dearborn, and son Zander.

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

Then family and friends took a flower and walked to the bridge where they dropped it into the Rock River.

Lee said a psychic told her that Bud said “tell Aunt Penny to keep doing

the flowers. I like that”.

“We’re still waiting to decide on a memorial service,” said Lee. “I doubt we will ever find anything of Bud’s now, but you never know.”

COUNTY NEWS

Black Hawk statue to be featured on WTTW special One-hour show, ‘Beyond Chicago From the Air’ set to premier Dec. 1 on all WTTW platforms

BY ALEXA ZOELLNER

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OREGON — To many area residents, the Black Hawk statue near Oregon is a familiar sight with an equally familiar history.

It’s one of the tales Geoffrey Baer aims to share in an upcoming WTTW special, “Beyond Chicago From the Air.” The one-hour special — set to debut Dec. 1 — utilizes drone footage to illustrate regional stories of waterways, land and the human impact on them.

“Learning about the waterways, you start to realize how interconnected everything his,” said Baer, who

has been a WTTW host and writer for more than 25 years. “One of those waterways is the Rock River, which flows right past The Eternal Indian.”

The Eternal Indian is another name for the Black Hawk statue, which was created in 1910 by sculptor Lorado Taft as a tribute to Native Americans.

Located in Lowden State Park, the 48-foot-tall concrete figure was dedicated in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

“The Eternal Indian is so important to our region that anything we can get at all to promote it is absolutely fantastic,” Oregon Mayor Ken Williams said when told of the show. “And with the recent restoration, it really looks good. … The next step is that the parks group, they’re going to redo the plaza around the statue, put in new roads, some benches, some bricks.

“It’s going to be fantastic,” he said.

“It’s going to be a great place to visit and just relax.”

Taft didn’t actually name the statue, according to the monument’s National

Photo provided

The WTTW-TV special “Beyond Chicago from the Air” will air Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. One of the locations highlighted in the show is the Black Hawk statue.

Register of Historic Places registration form. Secondary literature suggest the statue’s name is The Eternal Indian, but there is no conclusive link to Taft, the form notes.

Of designing the statue, the form

cites Taft as saying: “I did not study any one type of race of Indians. It is a composite of the Foxes, and the Sacs, the Sioux, and the Mohawks, and, in

See WTTW SPECIAL, Page 4

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short, it represents the Indian personality.”

“Beyond Chicago From the Air” builds on Baer’s 2020 project, “Chicago From the Air,” which came about as a way to continue “touring” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the process of developing “Chicago From the Air,” they kept coming up with interesting ideas that weren’t in the city, he said. They had to limit themselves for that special, but were able to expand with “Beyond Chicago From the Air,” Baer said.

“There’s so much more to see just beyond the metro areas of Chicago,” he said.

The first show ended up as “sort of the ultimate in social distancing,” Baer said. “It was great, and people really enjoyed seeing this sort of different perspective than you could get from the ground.”

There are many programs that use aerial footage, but often what’s used are wide, floating shots, he said.

They’re “beautiful” pictures, but he wanted something different, Baer explained.

As such, they used a drone for aerial footage instead of shooting from a helicopter, he said.

“There are shots of that monument [the Black Hawk statue] that we got

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with a drone that you never could have gotten with a helicopter,” Baer said.

“We wanted it to be that, to be exciting, to circle and swoop and dive and things like that.”

He aimed to include a focus on storytelling in the specials, Baer said, noting that that attribute is a hallmark of his work.

“What’s the story behind it? That’s what I enjoy,” he said.

“Beyond Chicago From the Air” is scheduled to premier Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. on all WTTW platforms.

It will air multiple times over the news couple weeks and will remain available at www.WTTW.com/beyondchicago. Also on the website will be behind-the-scenes video and commentary, a map and guide to featured locations and more.

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TOP LEFT: The Black Hawk statue was wrapped in black plastic in 2018 as repair work on the iconic structure remain stalled. ABOVE: A bald eagle soars above the statue as scaffolding was removed following the restoration work.

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Holiday Home Decorating Contest Voting takes place Dec. 4 - 18

Visit PoloChamber.org for contest details or to vote 8:00 - 10:00 am Breakfast with Santa

Saturday, December 4th

Sponsored by the Polo Chamber of Commerce

Winter Carnival

» Faith United Methodist Church

2:00 - 4:00 pm Historical Trolley Tour of Polo

» Polo Historical Society

Trolley kindly provided by Oak Lane Take a tour of Polo with the Polo Historical Society and learn about some of our historical homes and buildings 4:00 - 6:00 pm Christmas Wish Tree

» Paul’s Park (Mason/Division)

Write your Christmas wish and hang it on the tree downtown before the tree lighting with Santa

» Crossroads Community Church

Games for children, bounce house and more!

4:00 - 8:00 pm Chesty P’s Adult hot chocolate and eggnog with popcorn and holiday treats First State Bank S’mores and crafts for kids Marco Nutrition Facepainting and body art by Whimsy Pixie Paint Northwestern Mutual Photos with Santa’s Elves

Polo Fresh Food Market Holiday refreshments

Country Floral 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Christmas Open House

Christmas Wreath & Swag Fundraiser - Cub Scout Pack 337 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Our House Antiques 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Antiques, gifts, refreshments, and door prizes

Craft and Vendor Show 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Sip and Shop Vendor Fair 2:30 - 7:00 pm

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Refreshments in the Pavilion

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Sponsored by the Polo Woman’s Garden Club and GFWC Illinois Polo Women’s Club 6:00 Santa’s Arrival & Tree Lighting

Polo Library - Christmas stories on the half-hour - Take & make crafts for kids - Hygge bags for adults

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5:00 - 7:00 pm Lion’s Club Christmas Dinner

6:30 pm Spontaneou Combustion Barbershop Quartet

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5:00 - 8:00 pm Cargill Horse and Wagon Rides

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Judge Hanson retires after 16 years on the bench

BY ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com OREGON - Chief Circuit Judge Robert T. Hanson celebrated his retirement during a Nov. 19 open house attended by friends, coworkers and family.

The event took place at the Ogle County Judicial Center in Courtroom 204.

Hanson served 16 years as a judge in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. He was an associate circuit judge from 2006-12 and a circuit judge from 2012-21. Hanson became chief circuit judge in 2019.

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ABOVE: Chief Circuit Judge Robert T. Hanson dons his robe and takes a seat at the bench one final time during a Nov. 19 open house celebrating his retirement. Hanson served 16 years as a judge in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. LEFT: Hanson holds a certificate of recognition from the Ogle County Board.

LOCAL HISTORY

Remember the days of homemade canned mincemeat?

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ecember is approaching fast and we are busy with preparations. I have made the first batch of toffee and it is in the mail.

Two packages need to be gotten off early so I have to be thinking Christmas before Thanksgiving.

I missed my pumpkin pie at our ham loaf supper last week so I am going to have to get one at the grocery store. I always make two pecan pies for the supper but the health department said no to that so Sara Lee had to help me out. I had found mincemeat pie at the store by Sara Lee several weeks ago and they were very good.

Remember the days of homemade canned mincemeat? We made our own and they were great and always served at our Thanksgiving meal. Mincemeat pie was something you either liked or disliked intensely. Then we would buy it from some of the churches who sold

POLO HISTORY Betty Obendorf it until that was stopped. I wonder how many people actually died from homemade mincemeat?

We are now being protected from this and protected from that until the virus hit. Maybe we have not been able to build up natural immunities as we have gone along in life so we are more vulnerable to something new.

Krista and Jim came yesterday to get her P.E.O. pecans for cookie making so they helped me in outdoor preparations for the holidays. Then we tackled the tree inside. It is old and the cat as a kitten spent most of her time

sitting in it which did not help. So we bent up the branches, wedged it again in the stand, and decided it would do again for another year. The cat sleeps under it and maybe she thinks she is outside.

Krista also brought the shadow box for the museum to hold two small pieces of pottery. It was Beth’s idea to put them in a shadow box near the lithographs. One is from the Acoma Native American tribe and another, while not made by Native Americans, resembles pottery that is Indian made.

It is called Nemadji pottery and it has taken its place in the Native American world. So the two pieces will be placed in the shadow box.

We are now putting on the finishing touches on the museum for our Christmas party. It means tucking away things that are still out on the table, cleaning the floor, putting away the

totes that held ornaments, and things like that. Then on the day of the party, everyone will be busy getting tables ready.

I need to make the slush punch and get out the big punch bowl. I always like to get out the antique punch bowl during the holidays. I also have one reserved for homemade eggnog at home. It would not be Christmas with my eggnog.

So it is a fun time of the year as we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. One of the biggest gifts for Polo is the winning of the state title in football.

Thanks for all the hard work and practice. Our team has put Polo on the map again and it is time to celebrate in our community.

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

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021

Operations & Maintenance 4,147,334 718,243 0 0

Debt Municipal Retirement/ Capital Working Fire Prevention Transportation Tort Services Social Security Projects Cash & Safety 1,340,936 291,124 217,233 8,233 72,761 1,033,714 73,916` 0 0

2,476,890 758,013 7,401,383 6,495,039 0 3,001,559 0 3,907,903

0 0 1,340,936 1,091,525 0 234,886 0 484,297

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 - July 1, 2019 Other Changes in Fund Balances Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2020

0 46,047 764,290 639,171 62,050 948,398 0 1,135,567

0 0 625,131 531,469 0 897,069 0 994,731

0 0 0 0 217,233 8,233 162,396 14,834 0 0 390,402 1,147,797 0 0 445,239 1,141,196

0 0 0 0 72,761 1,033,714 783,476 (62,050) 0 760,623 68,239 0 0 771,334 318,477

0 0 73,916 179,294 0 957,508 0 852,130

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Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, annually. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Forrestvllle Valley School District #221 P.O. Box 665, Forreston, IL 61030 (815) 938-2036 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Polo earns second straight state 8-man title Big-play production for Marcos in second half in 12-7 win over Broncos

BY TY REYNOLDS

treynolds@shawmedia.com MONMOUTH – As Polo senior Cooper Blake exited the locker room on Nov. 19 night at Monmouth College, he no longer had his uniform and pads.

But one thing he did have was a secure grip on the Illinois 8-Man Football Association state championship trophy.

“This thing is going to be staying with me until they take it – and they’re going to have to pry it from my fingers,” he said with broad smile. “This is just so amazing, just pure joy right now.”

Two hours earlier, it looked like the Marcos wouldn’t have a second state trophy to take home with them.

After struggling to get anything going in the first half of the state title game against a stingy Orangeville defense, it was finally a big play that got them out of their funk.

And it was as deep a funk as Polo (13-0) had been in all season. While they only trailed 7-0 on the scoreboard, the Marcos had amassed just 34 total yards of offense and a lone first down through the first 24 minutes of the game.

Polo’s defense was just as stout.

Other than a 30-yard touchdown run by all-state running back Gunar Lobdell, the Broncos had managed just 49 yards and two other first downs.

“I had no idea it was going to be like that,” Polo senior Wayde Reimer said.

“I knew our defense was pretty good, and their defense was dang good. It was the two best schools in 8-man going head to head, so I figured it was going to be close – but not that low-scoring of a game.”

As poorly as the first half had gone, the 7-0 deficit had the Marcos still feeling OK. One of the Polo players could be heard yelling, “This is not what we do!” as the Marcos broke their halftime huddle.

What the Marcos have done all season is break big plays to seize momentum and pull away from their opponents.

So that’s what they did in the second half.

“I think the mentality of everybody just getting hyped up going back out for the second half changed things for us,” senior Blake Diehl said. “I think

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ABOVE: Polo’s Cooper Blake celebrates the Marcos’ Illinois 8-Man Football Association state championship at Monmouth College. The Marcos beat Orangeville 12-7 for their second straight state title. BELOW: Brock Soltow fights Orangeville’s Carson Rote to win the ball on a crucial pass in second-half action. getting scored on and then not being able to run the ball at all kind of hurt us in the first half, and that got to us.

“But in the second half, we were able to get out of that and realize that we weren’t down by that much, and if we got a score up, we’d be good to go.”

After a Polo three-and-out to open the second half, Orangeville drove inside the Marcos’ 5-yard line and kicked a 22-yard field goal. But a Polo penalty gave the Broncos a first down at the 2-yard line, and Orangeville was looking to strike the decisive blow.

But Polo’s defense made a stand, and an Orangeville personal foul after the third-down play forced a field goal try from 34 yards, and it came up short.

Three plays later, junior Avery Grenoble took a direct snap in a Wildcat formation and sprinted 67 yards to the Orangeville 7-yard line, then scored from 4 yards out two plays after that to get within 7-6.

“I felt as soon as we scored the touchdown, we got some momentum going, and our defense was playing so well that I think it helped us feel even better about things,” Diehl said.

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Polo’s Avery Grenoble runs with the ball against Orangeville. Orangeville’s Brayden Cahoon leaps for a pass as Polo’s Brock Soltow defends. Polo quarterback Tyler Meridian drops back to pass.

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tion, seemed to be the spark the Marcos had been looking for.

“We just looked at how they were lining up and made some adjustments where we could run the ball,” Reimer said. “Our H formation worked really, really well, with having me and Daniel [Engel] as the lead blockers for Avery.

That’s how we got that big run, and that’s where our mentality changed, and it just kept snowballing from there.”

Grenoble came up big on the next Orangeville series as well, knifing through and tackling Lobdell for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the Polo 29.

The Broncos intercepted a thirddown pass on the next series, but a fumble on the very next play gave Polo the ball back.

That next Marcos drive will be talked about forever in Polo football

lore.

Taking over at their own 27-yard line, the Marcos faced a second-and-19 after a holding penalty. Senior quarterback Tyler Merdian hit classmate Wyatt Queckboerner on a 6-yard pass, then threw again on third-and-13, finding Grenoble for a 33-yard gain to the Orangeville 43.

Facing another third-and-13 three plays later, Merdian again looked downfield, connecting with Brock Soltow for 31 yards to the Broncos’ 15-yard line.

“Tyler had some really nice throws, and our receivers were able to catch the ball at key times,” Polo coach Ted Alston said. “But our defense won this game for us; they just played an outstanding game.”

Merdian, who finished 5-for-9 passing for 82 yards and connected on his final four passes, wasn’t quite done yet. After another defensive stop, forcing an incomplete pass on fourthand-8, Polo was looking for one first

down to salt away the game.

Another holding penalty made it second-and-20, but Soltow and Grenoble had back-to-back 5-yard runs to get to fourth-and-10 at the Orangeville 41.

It was decision time, and the Polo coaching staff discussed what to do during Orangeville’s final timeout.

“We were kind of debating what we should do there punt or go for it,” Alston said. “Coach [Cliff] Bardell said, ‘Our punts haven’t been good, and we could snap it over his head.’ I said, ‘We can’t run it; we’re averaging about 2 yards per carry and we have to get 10 yards.’ It was actually Coach [Matt] Scholl who said, ‘Let’s just throw it.’

“So we ran a route that we run a lot when we just need 10 yards – and we got 10.1, so thank God for that.”

As soon as Merdian’s pass settled into Soltow’s arms for a sliding catch just beyond the first-down marker, the Polo sideline erupted in celebration.

One victory-formation kneel-down

later, it was over.

And about 20 minutes after that, Blake got his hands on the state championship trophy. He still had it a second time he emerged from the locker room to board the bus for what was sure to be a raucous ride back to Polo.

The coaches were likely to be just as excited as the players.

“It means everything to us. As coaches, we do all this for the kids,” Alston said. “To see them progress throughout the year – we were good at the beginning of the year, but we got really good as the year went on.

“We did face some adversity: tonight, Round 2 against Milford, we were losing against Milledgeville in Week 1 and were able to come back.

When you do that a few times, the kids keep that belief, and they never wavered in their feeling that we could still win this game. Their attitudes were huge for us tonight.”

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Game time is 4 p.m.

BY JOSHUA WELGE

jwelge@shawmedia.com ELMHURST – Byron coach Jeff Boyer was certain that his team could never top its thrilling quarterfinal win over Reed-Custer.

He was wrong.

A Byron team that spent the first 11 weeks of the season barely challenged has shown a knack for late magic to return to the Class 3A state championship in DeKalb.

Chandler Binkley’s 3-yard touchdown run on fourth down with five seconds left, and ensuing two-point conversion run, capped off Byron’s dramatic 15-14 comeback win over IC Catholic Prep in a Class 3A state semifinal on Nov. 20.

The Tigers, Class 3A runners-up in 2018 and 2019, are back in the final for the third straight time after wins the last two weeks in the final seconds.

Binkley caught a TD pass from Braden Smith with 9.2 seconds left to beat Reed-Custer 28-24 in the quarterfinals.

On Saturday, Byron scored twice in the final 3:45 to stun IC Catholic, a three-time state champion from 20162018.

“I thought we could never have a finish like we did against ReedCuster,” Boyer said. “Our kids topped it here tonight. Unbelievable.”

Binkley, Byron’s All-State running back, is eager for a return to DeKalb – and surely motivated to erase the memory of the team’s last trip to Huskie Stadium.

In the 2019 Class 3A final Williamsville scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to erase what was a 10-point Byron lead in a heartbreaking 46-42 Tigers’ loss. The teams combined for 1,072 yards, an IHSA record.

Binkley played linebacker and special teams for that particular Byron team. Byron tight end Max Connell, who scored a touchdown against IC Catholic, tight end Isiah Gooden, running back Ian Palzkill and fullback Andrew Claunch were also on the roster at state as sophomores.

“The emotions of going back to DeKalb is awesome, feels great to be back and have another shot at winning

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ABOVE: Byron’s Chandler Binkley dives for extra yards during the Class 3A semifinal game between Byron at IC Catholic Prep. BELOW: Byron’s Nick Brass (74) celebrates Byron’s come from behind victory over IC Catholic Prep for the Class 3A semifinal game. a state title,” Binkley said. “We think about that game a lot. Ever since being in high school the goal at Byron is to win a state championship, and where me and I think only one other guy actually played in that game the rest were on the sideline. But a lot of us looked up to those guys and had older brothers on that team where seeing them finish like that is something we want to do differently.”

Boyer, in his 10th season as Tigers’ head coach, was Byron’s starting quarterback when the program won its only state championship, in 1999.

Byron’s defensive coordinator, Sean Considine, was the star of the 1999 team and played collegiately at Iowa before going on to an eight-year NFL career, retiring shortly after winning a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens.

After a few lean years in the 2000s, Boyer has brought Byron back to dominance the last decade, with semifinal appearances the last four postseasons.

“Nothing would be better then bringing back a state title to Byron,” Binkley said, “not just for our coaches,

even though they spend countless hours in preparation to prepare for games like that but doing something like that for the town of Byron, our fans, and especially all the guys on this team would be amazing.”

The Tigers outscored regular-season opponents 417-91 this fall behind a numbingly effective wing-T offense led

by Binkley.

But clearly aren’t fazed with playing from behind.

After beating presumed Class 3A favorite IC Catholic – the 2019 Class 4A state champion – Byron plays Tolono Unity for the 3A title at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27.

“I tell you what it is, is the heart that these kids have,” Boyer said. “So proud of these guys. They never quit, and they showed that again. Everybody counted them out from the start and all they do is prove people wrong.”

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Grit, determination keys to Byron, Polo victories W here do you start – Byron’s stunning upset victory over Elmhurst Immaculate Conception in the 3A football semifinals or Polo’s state title in 8-man football?

Both teams were nearly down for the count before making amazing comebacks. For college and professional football games, ESPN has a win probability that changes play-by-play using various factors such as time left and score.

Using a rough estimate of the ESPN model, Immaculate Conception probably had a 97 percent win chance late in the fourth quarter. Trailing 14-0 to the top team in 3A with less than four minutes to play, Byron needed to convert a pair of fourth-down TDs, recover on onside kick and punch in a 2-point conversion try to win 15-14.

The closest I can remember a highschool playoff game like this was Carthage Illini West miraculously coming back from a 23-7 fourth-quarter deficit to beat Oregon 27-23 in the 2008 semis.

With the way Oregon was dominating play and holding such a large lead, several unlikely scenarios had to happen for Carthage to have any chance at

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all. Everyone of them did, such as 10 coin flips in a row coming up heads, a 1-in-1024 probability.

The difference between Byron and Carthage is that the Tigers did not win on luck. They won on grit and determination.

The Carthage coach said he had no idea how his team won, calling it the top one percent of bizarre outcomes of 263 games he coached. Byron coach Jeff Boyer of Byron said he and his team never lost faith as time was ticking away, truly believing they would score, recover the onside, score again and tack on the winning PAT. That’s heady stuff, but that faith sustained the Tigers in a time of crisis.

Could it be that Byron reached a higher spiritual and mental state than a more talented opponent, enabling them to do the nearly impossible?

Polo’s win over a very good Orangeville team wasn’t as dramatic, but it took the same type of faith to pull it

out. With Orangeville shutting down Polo’s ground game and QB Tyler Merdian hampered by an injury, I wondered how they were going to overcome a 10-0 second half deficit, as I watched the YouTube feed.

That’s when an unsportsmanlike penalty on Polo actually helped them.

It came on the field goal and instead of settling for a critically important 2-possession lead against a stagnant offense, the Broncos opted to take points off the board and try to score a touchdown instead.

A first-and-goal came up empty and 7-0 sure sounded a lot better to Polo than 10-0 in this type of a defensive slugfest.

My choice for Player of the Year is Avery Grenoble. Besides making play after play on defense, like a critical stop on fourth-and-1, the 150-pound junior got Polo going on offense with a 67-yard run out of the wildcat formation.

That spark led to a score, but it was more than the Avery Grenoble show.

As they have done all year, Brock Soltow and Merdian also got into the act.

If you can’t run the ball, it sure helps to have a QB that can throw it when the situation demands it. That’s

what a pair of third-and-13 will do to you. The 31-yard grab by Soltow was highlight reel stuff and Grenoble calmly snagged the other 30-yard toss from Merdian on what would be the game-winning drive.

Big-time players making big time plays. That’s all about mental fortitude, not being lucky.

With how well both defenses were playing, there would be no more scoring, something rarely seen in the 8-man game and a testament to the guys in the trenches on both teams.

This truly was the best against best for a state title, something that is often missing in the IHSA state championship finals.

If 1999 champ Byron wins another 3A title, it will increase Ogle county’s total to 12, with Stillman Valley (5) leading the way, followed by Forreston (3) and Polo (2).

We had our chances at Rochelle, but could never get to the championship round, while Oregon’s best shot to win it all was the aforementioned 2008 season.

For the record, Mt. Morris made the playoffs a couple times in the early 1990s, while Leaf River ended football in 1984 without an appearance.

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OREGON – A fundraiser is in the works for a 13-year-old Oregon boy battling stage 4 cancer.

Patrick Newcomer was diagnosed Oct. 8 with Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer, after a 4-by-4-inch tumor was found on his right kidney and spots in his lungs.

He faces 32 weeks of treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation and removal of the kidney.

A benefit will be held from 3 to 10 p.m. at the Mt. Morris Moose, 101 Moose Drive.

There will be a euchre tournament with a $20 buy-in; signup

begins at 3 p.m. and play at 4 p.m.

Raffles, including one for a snow blower and 50-50 raffles, a silent auction and a bake sale will be held, and there will be penny games and face-painting for the kids. T-shirts, bracelets and koozies will be sold, as will food and beverages, and a DJ will provide music.

Patrick’s treatment will be administered at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, which means a lot of trips back and forth, so all proceeds will benefit the Newcomer family – Patrick, his parents, Shantel and Tony Newcomer, and his

younger siblings, Owen, Elizabeth and Stella. Neither of his parents will be able to work during this time.

Organizers Jennifer Salzman, 608-718-0729, and Theresa Disch, 779-861-0599, are accepting donations of raffle items, baskets and bake sale goods. Call them with donations or for more information.

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Board releases statement on workplace allegation

BY TROY E. TAYLOR AND ALEXA ZOELLNER ttaylor@shawmedia.com and azoellner@ shawmedia.com

OREGON – The Oregon Park District’s board of commissioners released a statement Nov. 19 that said staff members have received and are responding to a large number of Freedom of Information Act requests related to allegations the district has a hostile work environment.

“Over the past two months various individuals have made a variety of allegations regarding the Park District’s work environment, alleged wrongful financial practices, favorit-

ism, and salary irregularities,” the letter reads.

The board said that FOIA requests are transmitted to the requesters and the Park Board simultaneously.

The initial allegations were lodged during an Oct. 12 commissioners meeting in a 19-minute video recorded by former employee Amanda Zimmermann.

Zimmermann resigned Sept. 17 from her position as the park district’s recreation program manager.

In the video, she described a stressful work environment where she had to walk on eggshells, was subjected to personal attacks and felt the need to

say everything was OK to protect her job.

Subsequently, the board met in regular session Nov. 9 and has in executive sessions Oct. 27 and Wednesday, Nov. 17.

The board statement released Friday was signed by President Steve Pennock, Vice President Mark Tremble and commissioners Scott Stephens, Dan Engelkes and Josh Messenger.

In the statement, the board said “these situations are never easy for any of the parties involved and will take time to properly and lawfully evaluate and address.”

The board cited federal and state

employment laws in the areas of open meetings, ethics and employment.

These restrictions “make it inadvisable to issue an immediate response.”

The board also cited practices designed to protect the privacy of current and former employees.

“These rules require that the Park Board assess the complaints carefully and keep its interim discussions and actions confidential until its evaluation is complete,” the board said.

The letter concludes, saying “the Park Board takes the allegations very seriously and is working diligently to investigate and respond to the allegations.”

30-28 lead through three quarters.

series), Codey Dunbar (452), Brady Davis (448), Gavvin Surmo (448) and Roberto Hernandez (441) also bowled for the Hawks.

SPORTS ROUNDUP Girls Basketball Morrison 54, Polo 24: The Fillies improved to 2-0 with their second win in as many days to open the season, this time topping the Marcos on the road. Nicole Boelens and Natalie Nelson each scored seven points to pace Polo.

Aquin 43, Forreston 28: The Cardinals lost an NUIC game at home, falling behind 27-12 by halftime. Brooke Boettner had 12 points, five rebounds and two blocks for Forreston, and Alaina Miller added five points and six rebounds. Kailey Sanders had eight rebounds and three assists, Keeli Larson blocked three shots, and Rylee Broshous chipped in five rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Oregon 43, Erie-Prophetstown 39: Oregon opened its season with a come-frombehind victory over Erie-Prophetstown on

Oregon’s Mariah Drake rebounds.

Oregon 50, Milledgeville 21: The Hawks rolled to 2-0 on the season with a win over the Missiles at the Oregon Tip-Off Tournament. Hadley Lutz scored 14 of her gamehigh 22 points in the second half as Oregon pulled away after taking a 20-14 lead into halftime, outscoring Milledgeville 19-2 in the third quarter. Mariah Drake had 12 points, Teagan Champley scored eight, and Mya Engelkes added six.

Day 1 of the Oregon Tip-Off Tournament.

Mariah Drake led a balanced attack for the Hawks with 14 points, and Hadley Lutz added 10 points. Kelsi Morris scored seven points, and Ava Hackman chipped in six as Oregon rallied from a 21-13 halftime deficit to take a

Boys Bowling Mendota 3,043, Oregon 2,840: The Hawks fell to 1-1 with a loss to the Trojans at Town & Country Lanes in Mt. Morris.

Stylar Klapp rolled a 576 series and a 198 high game to lead Oregon. Bryan Immel (475

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Oregon 3,011, Erie-Prophetstown 2,331: The Hawks rolled past the Panthers at Town & Country Lanes in Mount Morris.

Codey Dunbar opened his 561 series with a 227 game for Oregon, and Stylar Klapp and Brady Davis both bowled 519 series; Davis opened with a 214 game. Roberto Hernandez and Bryan Immel both rolled 499 series, and Gavvin Surmo added a 414 series.

Michael Miner led Erie-Prophetstown with a 537 series, Shawn Chandler had a 443 series, and Bryce Van DeWostine added a 433 series. Keith Goodson (403), Dom Bray (263) and Robert Winters (252) also bowled for the Panthers.

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PLANTING SEEDS

NACHUSA – For Katie Pratt it all begins on the farm.

Her day begins on the farm. The food we eat and the clothes we wear begin on the farm. The topics she takes to Lee County classrooms begin on the farm. The stories she tells begin on the farm.

And she’s got a lot of stories to tell, and a lot of ears listening to them — in classrooms, online, on social media … wherever there’s a seed to be planted, Pratt is happy to dig in and do her part, teaching students where pizza toppings come from, how the ol’ pigskin they toss isn’t really pigskin, and pretty much anything and everything farm-related.

Pratt brings a wealth of knowledge to students as part of the national Ag in the Classroom program, supported by the Lee County Farm Bureau. While that program draws up plenty of lessons for its facilitators, Pratt combines them with her first-hand experiences of being part of a family farm and her trips throughout the country.

When Pratt comes to a classroom with materials and props in hand, it’s like her own show-and-tell time: She shows them how agriculture plays a part in their everyday life and tells them how important those roles are — and she doesn’t want students to just look and listen. She wants them to ask questions.

“One of the most important

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Katie Pratt brings new meaning to the term “from farm to plate.” That’s because farming puts a lot on her plate. The self-described “Illinois Farm Girl” who lives on the family farm south of Nachusa, is a mom, a wife, the Lee County Ag in the Classroom coordinator, a blogger, a partner in the family farm, a storyteller, and an advocate for the farm community.

lessons, if I can impart anything on kids, is to use critical thinking and not accept something just because somebody says it,” Pratt said. “Learn how to ask questions and weigh facts, and continue to ask questions and understand that if an answer comes back that is different than what they thought to be true, then that’s OK. That’s how science works.”

For the past 8 years, Pratt has taught ag-related lessons to students of all ages, from the basics for younger students, like where trees come from,

to topical environmental subjects for middle school students, to the exploration of ag careers for high-schoolers.

Pratt’s passion for agriculture took root on the family farm she grew up on east of Amboy, but for her, the pen was as mighty as the plow. She brought together her interests in journalism and agriculture to write about farm topics, from shedding light on ag topics to shining a light on the people in the profession. After a stint working at the National FFA Convention team after college, she took her writing

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skills to a budding online platform and started the Illinois Farm Girl blog, all while getting married and starting a family close to home.

The more she wrote, the more her pieces formed a bigger picture of life on a farm and in the field, the stories of the people and places that are the lifeblood of America’s heartland.

“The crux of it was telling a farm story and having an outlet to share what we do, why, and how and when we do what we do on the farm — all things agriculture,” Pratt said. “I always liked to write, so it got me back into writing again. At that time, farmers were kind of hitting social media hard, and there was a movement to try and get farmers and ranchers to tell their stories, and blogging was really blowing up.”

Agriculture proved to be a fertile ground for Pratt’s storytelling, and interest in her blog grew, both nationally and around the world. Farm advocates and leaders throughout the nation took notice of her work and she was invited to speak to different groups.

So she traveled and spoke, and those experiences also became part of her work as she documented her travels and the people she met for her growing online audience. She became a spokesperson for the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance and served on several national farm panels representing a farmer’s voice.

Many time, farmers want to offer their side of the story, Pratt said, and she’s more than happy to listen and to tell their story. Their perspectives add to the debate and discussion of many topics, such as the facts and fiction behind genetically modified organisms.

“The goal, also, in addition to telling the farm story, is also to encourage other farmers and ranchers to share their story as well,” Pratt said. “That doesn’t have to be online or on social media, that can be on the church parking lot on a Sunday morning, or in the grocery store when somebody’s haggling over a food label or a cut of meat. If you happen to be there, and have knowledge to share, share that knowledge because that human connection is what we look for all of the time in what we trust.”

Being a woman brings a different perspective the the fold on top of it all. Pratt personally has always felt accepted in agriculture, she said, but she knows there’s a lot of women who haven’t had that experience. She credits her dad, husband, father-in-law, and others who have always been inclusive of her as a woman in agriculture.

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beginning of this story? Football and farming aren’t that far apart, from the food players eat to the uniforms they wear to the ball they throw. While footballs were made from a hog’s hide at one time, these days cows make it possible for players to toss the ol’ pigskin.

“Footballs are made from leather cowhide, and you can get 20 footballs from cowhide,” Pratt said. “The playing field comes from turf and grass management, and you have to manage the grass. The cotton in the uniforms is agriculture. The ink in our programs is soy ink. You find corn syrup in all sorts of candies and pops in the concession stands, so you can’t have football without agriculture.”

And what about that post-game party pizza? That’s right: No farms, no pizza.

While Pratt’s happy to teach how a pizza pie is another slice of the farm life, she also teaches about healthier, farm-based food options. The pizza lesson, studying different toppings each week, begins early in school and when the kids get older, they’ll sometimes want Pratt to go back to the pizza lesson since they enjoyed it so much the first time around – it even came with a pizza party at the end of the lesson.

“It makes agriculture very relevant to students,” Pratt said. “Everybody likes pizza, and now they’re learning about how we get the parts of a pizza from the farm to the actual pizza place.”

Another topic that’s proven to be

popular: The balance between farmstudents live within city limits. ing and the environment. She’s gotten Whether kids grew up on a farm or requests for more environmental not, Pratt prides herself on finding a stewardship lessons to talk about from way to make farming interesting – and some of her older students. relevant — to everyone.

“A lot of times, our lessons will “I thoroughly enjoy talking and befollow the social conversation,” Pratt ing back in the classroom,” Pratt said. said. “Talking about water, we might “They’re very curious and everything touch on the drought out west and excites them.” talk about why that’s happening and how it happened, and how do you continue to grow food in that environment.”

Katie’s sister, Stacey Dinges, started Lee County’s Ag in the Classroom program nearly 20 years ago.

When it became affiliated with the county farm bureau, Pratt took over and has put her own stamp on the program. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt visited classrooms in the county nearly every day, including at Dixon 815-938-2273 • 800-938-2270 Public Schools, www.fmic.org where most of its

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While Pratt’s role as a member of the ag community helps her understand and relate to the issues, being a woman has helped her bring another voice to her stories — a voice that has something important to say to women considering a life on the farm: You can do it.

“There are a lot of strong female voices out there,” Pratt said. “We’ll continue to celebrate those women, and continue to encourage our young women to take leadership roles and be involved. I’m encouraged, as the mother of a strong-willed young lady who is going to go very far in life, and we just have to encourage those young women to take those roles and not be bothered by the people who say you can’t do it.”

Katie and her husband, Andy, farm south of Nachusa along with their children, Natalie and Ethan, and raise corn, soybeans and seed corn. Katie represents the fourth generation of her family to work on the farm, and Andy is a seventh-generation farmer.

Katie’s parents, brother and sister-inlaw continue to work on the family farm east of Amboy, and sometimes Katie will come by to help. The Pratts are closer to Dixon and operate their farms under the Grand Prairie Farms banner.

Katie and Andy’s family gets to work on their land, and the children even have their own popcorn business, Bubba Bug Popcorn, from their homegrown corn. While the siblings started the business, Natalie has taken a lead role these days, tending to the bulk of the popcorn operation as Ethan has become more hands-on on the family farm, tending to his own tract of acreage.

Natalie is also taking after her mother in the media world: She hosts and shoots short videos about agriculture topics throughout the state as “Natalie’s Awesome Agriculture,” documenting life on the farm.

“Natalie is quite the talker,” Katie said. “When the world started shutting down in 2020, she started making videos about life on the farm. Illinois Ag in the Classroom picked up on it and requested that she do some videos for them. She got involved in the storytelling piece of agriculture, and she’s talked about micro-greens and agriculture in football.”

Agriculture is something that not all students may be interested in, but it’s something that touches all of their lives, whether they know it or not — and Pratt is happy to teach them. Helping them understand where products come from can help them learn about the important relationship between farming and the rest of the world.

That aforementioned pigskin at the

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Polo Christmas Festival aims to go ‘big as possible’ Third annual event set for Dec. 4 from 4-8 p.m.; additional activities, shopping take place earlier

BY ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com POLO — The COVID-19 pandemic crossed most possibilities off the list of events for the 2020 Polo Christmas Festival, but organizers are aiming to bounce back bigger and better this year.

The third annual Polo Christmas Festival is set for Dec. 4, with most events taking place between 4 and 8 p.m. A few activities take place earlier, and local shopping opportunities are available throughout the day.

“It’s a great thing for our kids,” festival committee President D.J. Sanders said. “I grew up with a Christmas walk. It was something we did every year; it was a tradition. That’s something we’re trying to build here.”

The inaugural Polo Christmas Festival was held in 2019 under the direction of Sanders, Megan White and other community members the pair “slowly pulled in” to form a committee.

It was a huge hit, with lots of involvement by local businesses, Sanders said.

The 2020 event wasn’t quite the same, with a tree lighting and carriage rides really being the only activities, said White, who also is a Polo Chamber of Commerce board member. Still, they were “blown away by the attendance and how many people came out,” she said.

“I think it was something to get outside and be able to celebrate,” White said.

The plan is to build on 2019, going as big as possible, Sanders and White said.

“It’s been quite a journey these past couple years trying to get this thing going,” Sanders said.

Things to do this year include breakfast with Santa at Faith United Methodist Church; treats and children’s crafts at various businesses; a winter carnival and craft and vendor show at Crossroads Community Church; horse and wagon rides starting at the Polo Public Library pavilion; a tree lighting at Paul’s Park; and more.

New this year is a historical trolley tour of Polo.

The tours run from 2-4 p.m. and take off from the Polo Historical Society. Participants will learn about some of the historical homes and businesses in town.

Oak Lane, of Oregon, is providing a trolley free of charge, White said.

The Lion’s Club Christmas dinner fundraiser will be at the fire station with sit-down or drive-through service available.

There also will be a 60/40 Christmas cash raffle, with the winner taking home 60% of the proceeds, White said.

“Definitely the last year has been hard on a lot of people,” White said when asked why people should come. “Maybe they haven’t seen friends or family much, and this [the festival] is just a great way to come together and celebrate our small town and all the wonderful things that come along with that.”

The Polo Christmas Festival is sponsored by the

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TOP LEFT: Jaxon Grenoble, of Polo, receives a candy cane from Santa Claus at the 2019 Polo Christmas Festival. TOP RIGHT: Santa Claus waves off the back of an antique fire engine as it drives through downtown Polo.

Polo Chamber of Commerce.

Dec. 4 schedule 8-10 a.m.: Breakfast with Santa (Faith United Methodist Church) 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Shop Local • 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.: County Floral’s Christmas open house • 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: The Christmas Cupboard (Christmas decor, gifts and antiques) • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Cub Scouts Pack 337 selling Christmas wreaths and swag (St. Mary’s Church) • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Craft, Vendor and Farmer’s Market Show (Crossroads Community Church) • 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Our House Antiques (antiques, gifts, refreshments and door prizes) • 2:30-7 p.m.: Sip and Shop Vendor Show (next to Chesty P’s) 2-4 p.m.: Historical Trolley Tour of Polo, featuring the Polo Historical Society (Meet at the Polo Historical Society) 4-6 p.m.: Christmas Wish Tree (Paul’s Park, Mason/Division) 4-6 p.m.: Winter Carnival (Crossroads Community Church) 4-8 p.m.: Fun, games and treats • Chesty P’s — adult hot chocolate, eggnog, popcorn and holiday treats • First State Bank — s’mores and crafts for kids • Marco Nutrition — face-painting and body art

by Whimsy Pixie Paint • Northwestern Mutual — photos with Santa’s elves • Polo Fresh Food Market — holiday refreshments • Polo Public Library — stories on the half-hour and take-and-make crafts 5-7 p.m.: Lions Club Christmas Dinner (Polo Fire Station, sit-down or drive-through) 5-8 p.m.: Cargill Horse and Wagon Rides (Polo Public Library pavilion, sponsored by the Polo Fire Department)

5-8 p.m.: Refreshments in the Pavilion (Polo Public Library pavilion, sponsored by the Polo Woman’s Garden Club and GFWC Illinois Polo Women’s Club) 6 p.m.: Santa’s arrival and tree lighting (Paul’s Park, Mason/Division) 6:30 p.m.: Spontaneous Combustion — Barbershop Quartet (Polo Public Library pavilion) 8 p.m.: Christmas Cash 60/40 raffle winner drawing (announced on Polo Christmas Festival’s Facebook page) “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” The Polo Area Community Theater will present “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” on Dec. 3, 4 and 10 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 5 and 11 at 2 p.m. Performances will be at Polo Town Hall, located at 117 N. Franklin Ave. Tickets are available at: www.PoloTheatre.org/ tickets.

Holiday Home Decorating Contest When it comes to the Holiday Home Decorating Contest, there’s going to be a major change, White said.

“We’ve always had a holiday home decorating contest, but it’s always been voted on by a committee,” she explained. “This year, we’re opening it up to be voted on by community members.”

Categories include: People’s Choice/Best in Show; Best Use of Lights; Most Creative; and Best Business.

The full contest rules are available at: www.PoloChamber.org/christmas-festival.html.

To participate, email your name/business name, phone number and address to polochristmasfestival@gmail.com or stop by the Polo Library to complete a registration form. The deadline to enter is Nov. 27.

Voting will take place Dec. 4-18 at www.PoloChamber.org or by completing a paper ballot at the Polo Public Library or Country Financial. Only one vote per email or ballot is allowed.

BUSINESS NEWS

Ukulele Station owner Lindhorst’s new store expands footprint, product offerings

BY ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com OREGON — John Lindhorst’s “newest retirement gig” officially is up and running.

“I could never actually stop working,” said Lindhorst, owner of Ukulele Station America and, now, Oregon Music Garage.

About 40 people attended the grand opening and ribbon-cutting for Oregon Music Garage — or OMG, as it’s known for short — early Saturday afternoon.

“Thank you for coming,” Lindhorst said just before the store opened. “This is exciting for me and for Oregon and for everybody.”

Lindhorst gave the ribbon-cutting honor to Union Savings Bank Assistant Vice President Christy Eastman.

“Because without them, we’d all be

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People chat and explore the wares available for sale at Oregon Music Garage during the new business’ grand opening on Nov. 20. OMG is an expansion of Ukulele Station America, both of which are owned by John Lindhorst. around that little tiny stone building cutting a little ribbon,” Lindhorst said of the bank.

He also thanked Kyle Stumpenhorst, owner of Rural Renovators. The

Franklin Grove-based business constructed OMG. “Rural Renovators built this above and beyond what it stated out as and it’s an amazing structure,” Lindhorst

said. “We get people every day literally coming just to take pictures of the building. They don’t even care what’s in it, they’re just like, ‘Cool building!’”

OMG sits just behind Ukulele Station America at 1000 West Washington St. in Oregon. Parking for both businesses is available at the end of Mix Street.

“It started with Ukulele Station America for six years, and it was so successful, a lot of people started asking, ‘Are you going to sell other things?’” Lindhorst said. “So I decided to expand and designed the building and then it was a three-year process to add guitars, banjos, mandolins, etc.”

While Ukulele Station America focused on the sale of ukuleles, OMG’s stock includes acoustic and electric guitars, electric basses, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, banjo-ukuleles and more.

Lindhorst said he also plans to expand music lessons and offer live music in OMG. “It’s exciting,” he said. “I just lucked out. The builder’s are amazing and this building just grew — I mean this structure is phenomenal. I was thrilled as can be.”

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20 OBITUARIES DOROTHY JEAN CAPES

Born: September 12, 1928 in Rockford, IL Died: November 18, 2021 in Mt. Morris, IL MT. MORRIS, IL – Dorothy Jean Capes, age 92, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home.

Dorothy was born on September 12, 1928 in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Charles A. & Erma (Kronk) Wagner. She married Donald F. Capes on August 27, 1955 in Oregon, IL. Dorothy worked in the office for Micro Switch in Freeport, IL until her retirement.

She is a member of the Oregon Church of God in Oregon, IL. Dorothy was very private, but she loved her time with her family.

Dorothy is survived by her sisters, Shirley Palmer of Byron, IL, Joan “Peggy” Janssen of Oregon, IL, Patricia Carpenter of Mt. Morris, IL, and Beverly Snyder of Louisville, KY; and several nieces and nephews.

Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald Capes; son, Gary Franklin; and four brothers, Charles Wagner, Jr., Richard Wagner, William Wagner, and Jerry Wagner.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Finch Funeral Home, 405 East Hitt, Mt. Morris, IL. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Mt.Morris, IL. Memorials to the Oregon Church of God.

PAULINE VIVIAN STENGEL Born: March 13, 1920 in Polo, IL Died: November 19, 2021 in Oregon

MT. MORRIS, IL – Pauline Vivian Stengel, age 101, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021 in Oregon Living & Rehab Center, Oregon, IL. Pauline was born on March 13, 1920 in rural Polo, IL, the daughter of Clarence & Edith Amanda (Carptenter) Hammer. She graduated from Polo High School. Pauline married Myron Stengel on April 29, 1944 in Polo, IL. Pauline worked at Kable News Company and she worked the family farm.

Pauline was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, IL. She loved to pray,

MARJORIE K. VAUPEL GLENN W. COLLAER

Born: July 1, 1928 in Green Bay, WI Died: November 15, 2021 in Fremont, MI Mr. Glenn W. Collaer, age 93, died on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Green Acres of Fremont, MI. He was born July 1, 1928 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Joseph and Hattie (Albers) Collaer. Glenn married Lois Nelson on November 22, 1951 in Green Bay. He worked at Fort Howard Paper in Green Bay, completed an electrotyping apprenticeship, and then worked in Menasha, Wisconsin, Kansas City and at Kable Printing in the Oregon area. During their retirement, the Collaers traveled by RV throughout the U.S. and into Mexico. Glenn enjoyed his family and seven grandchildren as well as hunting

HARLAN RAY DIEHL

Born: March 31, 1933 in Freeport Died: November 11, 2021 in Rockford Harlan Ray Diehl, 88, of Freeport, IL passed away Thursday November 11, 2021 at Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford, IL. He was born March 31, 1933 in Freeport, IL to Merle and Edith (DeWall) Diehl. On February 21, 1952 he married Lola Mae Duitsman at Prairie Dell Church in Shannon, IL. Lola Mae passed away August 26, 2011. Harlan was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Forreston. He enjoyed going to the Freeport Raceway with his brother Mervin, dirt track and NASCAR racing, attending live music shows and traveling, especially to Branson, MO. He is survived by his daughter Debra (John) Gitz

and fishing. He was an avid Green Bay Packer Fan. GO PACK! Survivors include his wife Lois and three children: Kristina (Richard) Ruffini of Michigan, Marcia Collaer of Vermont, Jeff (Rebecca) Collaer of Michigan; seven grandchildren; brother, Kenneth (Mary Lou) Collaer of Minnesota; and many nieces and nephews.

His daughter, Mary Beth Villarreal-Collaer, along with his sisters: Lorayne Tuyls, Jeanne Linnane, Lois LaPlant; and brother, Robert Collaer predeceased him. Glenn was a member of Saint Mary’s Church in Oregon, Illinois.

The Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at All Saints Catholic Church in Fremont, Michigan. Burial was at the Allouez Catholic Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum, where most of Glenn’s family is interred. Memorials can be made to the American Bible Society. You can sign the online guestbook at www.kroze-wolffis.com.

Arrangements are by Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home, Inc. of Fremont.

Born: October 9, 1934 in Chicago, IL Died: November 16, 2021 in Polo, IL

of Freeport, IL; son Terry (Karen) Diehl of Forreston, IL; two sisters Bernita Runte of Freeport, IL and Violet Frederick of Freeport, IL; four grandchildren Scott (Christine) Gitz, Tim (Kari) Gitz, Tony Diehl, and Todd (Jami) Diehl; six great-grandchildren Violet Diehl, Lily Diehl, Jalayna Diehl, Hannah Gitz, Jazlyn Diehl, and Phoenix Diehl; and special friend Glenda Carter of Machesney Park, IL. Preceding Harlan in death are his parents, wife, and brother Mervin. Funeral services were 1:00 P.M. Monday November 22, 2021 at First United Methodist Church in Forreston with Pastor Sung-Eun Kim officiating. A visitation was held from noon until the time of service.

Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

A memorial has been established in Harlan’s memory.

Habitat for Humanity of Ogle County starts process for new partner family

POLO – Marjorie K. Vaupel, 87, of Polo, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at her home with family by her side.

Marjorie was born Oct. 9, 1934, in Chicago, to Max and Lola (Shaffer) Smart. She grew up and attended school in Ashton where she met and later married Dwayne Vaupel.

They moved to south Texas in 1972 and raised their family before returning to Polo in 1988 to enjoy retirement. Marjorie enjoyed trail riding with her family and was an avid traveler, even visiting China in her 80s. Marjorie was a member of Faith Discovery Church and Faith Discovery Spice Girls, the Red Hat Society, Daughters of the Nile, Tebala Shrine Women and volunteered with Serenity Hospice and the Second Hand Rose in Polo. She enjoyed entertaining and hosting

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Habitat for Humanity Ogle County is beginning the process of choosing a partner family for out 2022 House Build in Rochelle.

The first application /informational meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 2 from 4-6 p.m. at the Oregon Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Road.

The second meeting will be in Rochelle at the Holcomb Bank for 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9. For more information and an application, call Vanessa at 815-440-6598.

The building of a Habitat home takes many hours of planning. It begins with and orientation/ application event at which a person in need of affordable decent housing can apply to be awarded an interest free mortgage on a new home.

To qualify a family must be willing to

work outdoors, and read; she was a kind person who loved to talk with others, but most of all she was a quiet person.

Pauline is survived by daughter: Nancy (Marvin) Edler, rural Pearl City, IL; Son Larry (Avolene) Stengel, rural Mt. Morris, IL; daughter in law: Carol Stengel; grandchildren: Lance, Josh, and Heather; 1 step-grandson: Howie; and 7 great grandchildren; sister in law: Gerri Hammer.

Pauline is preceded in death by her parents;husband: Myron; son: Robert; brothers: Glenn and Russell; half-sisters: Valdene and Grace; and sister in law: Beverly.

Funeral services will be held in West Grove Cemetery.

Memorials to the Rockford Rescue Mission and/or Mt. Morris Public Library. a good dinner party. Marjorie loved collecting antiques, sewing and making scrubbies.

She donated the proceeds of her scrubbies for mission work. She loved her family and she will be greatly missed.

Survivors include daughters, Jane Thompson of Lubbock, TX and Amy (Frank) Simmons of Polo; grandchildren, Tim Thompson, Sarah Owens, Max Simmons and Mya Simmons; 10 Great Grandchildren and a Great-Great Granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwayne; and brother, John Smart.

A celebration of her life was Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 at Polo Family Funeral Home, 110 E. Dixon St., Polo. A private graveside service was held.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Polo Senior Center and Second Hand Rose.

To send condolences please visit www. polofamilyfuneralhome.com

partner with Habitat and put in “sweat equity”. They must have a need for affordable decent house. They also must be able to make regular monthly payment.

This is not a free home. It carries an interest free mortgage and regular payments will be made.

It is required a family attend one of the above two meetings. They must bring: 1. Copies of driver’s license or state ID (proof of Ogle County Residence).

2. Copies of federal tax returns last two years including W-2’s.

3. Copies or their last month’s pay stubs.

4. Copies of last two bank statements (checking and saving) and 4. Proof of any other type of income, (child support, social security, disability etc.).

Anyone interested in serving on one of these groups, can contact Vanessa 815-440-6598 or Gail 815-494-2114.

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OREGON – An Oregon man is being held on $250,000 bond, accused of sexually assaulting a child younger than 13.

Michael Lee Pearce, 63, was arrested Nov. 16 and taken to the Ogle County jail.

He is charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, punishable by at least 6 to 60 years in prison, of which Michael L. Pearce 85% of the sentence must be served, and also with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, punishable by 3 to 7 years.

Oregon police began the investigation in September, Chief Shawn Melville said.

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22 MT. MORRIS LIBRARY Program Coordinator Needed Now taking applications for a Program Coordinator. If you enjoy working with people of all ages, planning events and programs, and marketing those programs, you might be the right person for this job.

This position is part time, and does include some evening and weekend hours. You can pick up an application at the circulation desk.

Closed 2nd and 4th Saturdays Due to staffing issues, the library will be closed on the second and fourth Saturdays until further notice. We are hoping that this will be a temporary measure. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the director or a member of the library board.

Contact information is available on the website. www.mtmorris-il.org Masks Required

We are requiring everyone over the age of two to wear masks in the library. We understand how everyone feels, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

Curbside Service Available!

We want to remind everyone that you still have the option of having your materials delivered to your vehicle. If you have holds waiting for you, call us to tell us you are on your way, and we will bring them out to your vehicle when you arrive. Call us if you need more information.

Storytime Story time is on Wednesdays at 11:15.

Donna Wells is our guest reader, and we will have a fun craft to do also. All preschool children are welcome.

Adult Book Club The next book will be Blackberry Winter by

Sarah Jio. Copies are available at the library.

The December book club will meet Dec. 27 at 3:30 p.m.

Book Signing with Dr. John Plescia Dr. Plescia will be talking about his book and signing copies here at the library on Dec. 9 starting at 5:30. Dr. Plescia’s book, The North Woods Adventures of Bob Baker is his first published novel. Come and hear about his writing and publishing journey!

Display Case Showings Thank you, Carolyn Janatka and Mary Head for the items in the display cases. Come and check out the displays! (Our display case schedule is full for 2021 but we’re taking reservations for next year! If you have a collection you would like to display, let us know!)

Rock River Center

The Rock River Center has a representative in our library the second Thursday of every month. Services provided by Rock River Center are designed to enable older and disabled persons to remain independent, thereby avoiding costly long-term care. No appointment necessary but, if you want to make an appointment with the Rock River Center you may call 815-732-3252.

Additional Services Offered We make copies (25¢ per black and white page). We fax ($2 for the first page and 50¢ each additional page). We can scan a document and send it to email ($2 per document). You can use a computer without a library card for $1. Resume software is available on our computers. Come visit us and let us help you!

with sensory needs? A child that can’t wait in line? We are scheduling Santa Claus in our library from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., by appointment, Friday and Saturday. This quiet environment will allow one-to-one time with the jolly man in front of our fireplace (COVID regulations must be followed). Bring a camera for pictures! Registration required 815-732-2724.

Pearl Harbor – A Day of Infamy-Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. - Virtual Event with the Author, Robert J Mueller - It was a day that Americans would never forget and would live in infamy forevermore - Dec. 7, 1941. That morning Japanese warplanes appeared over the Hawaiian Islands to launch a surprise aerial bombardment of American air and naval installations that damaged or destroyed all eight battleships and numerous

support craft propelling the United States into the Second World War. The text includes GPS coordinates of all the important monuments and museums. - A full-color Fields of War guide to Second World War battlefields. Registration required 815-732-2724 or www.oregonpubliclibrary. com Holiday Nail Art-Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. - Create some holiday cheer for your nails. Choose from many different holiday symbols, be creative with adding some “bling” to your nails for the holiday season.

Registration is required by Nov. 29.

Denny “Diamond” Svehla Concert-Thursday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m.

No better way to get in the holiday spirit with live music. Join our LIVE concert with Denny “Diamond” Svehla as he performs in

our Gallery. With Neil Diamond being his core inspiration, Denny’s musical merit also stems from a vast array of other prominent artist influences that include Tom Jones, Barry Manilow, Willie Nelson, Josh Groban, Dean Martin, Ray Charles, and Jim Croce. He will be sharing his holiday collection along with his Neil Diamond tribute. We will be zooming this from our Gallery if you choose to watch from home, please register to receive the link. Registration required by Nov. 29.

Design a One of a Kind Gift- Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2:30 p.m., 3rd grade & up Can’t think of what to get for that special someone? Make it! Call 815-732-2724 to register by Dec. 7. There are limited supplies, so choose a mug or jar (which is supplied) when you register, bring a design.

readings on each half hour and grab & go craft bags while supplies last!

Hygge in a Bag - Swing by the Library from 4-8pm and pick up your own “Hygge in a Bag”, a kit designed to help you experience the Danish tradition of hygge (pronounced “who-guh”) this winter season! Bags are available, one per person (for ages 18 and up) while supplies last.

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides - Line up at the Polo Library Pavilion from 5-8 p.m. for a winter - horse-drawn wagon ride! This activity will be fun for the whole family.

Enjoy some treats and hot cocoa, provided by the Polo Woman’s Garden Club & Polo Evening Women’s Club, and visit with friends and neighbors while you wait. Local Barbershop Quartet, Spontaneous Combustion, will be providing music from 6:30-7:30

p.m. in the Pavilion during the wagon rides!

For a full list of events, visit Facebook.com/ PoloChristmasFestival Coffee with a Cop - Wednesday, Dec. 8 - 10:30 a.m. - Polo Public Library Come over to Polo Public Library for community conversations with a representative of the Poo Police Department. Coffee will be provided, masks are required for anyone over the age of 2.

Last Minute Makes - Watch anytime starting Saturday, Dec. 18 at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook.com/PoloLibrary Craft along with Ms. Melanie on Facebook. com/PoloLibrary or YouTube (by searching Polo Public Library) as she shares some Last Minute Makes, just in time for Christmas!

Come by the Library starting Saturday, December 11th to pick up a bag of supplies

to make the crafts!

Genealogy Help - First Wednesday (5-7 p.m.) and Third Saturday (10 a.m.-12 p.m.) of each month Are you interested in genealogy but don’t know where to start? Or do you have a start but need some help? Come by Polo Library on the first Wednesday or third Saturday of each month and let Donna help you with your research.

Are You Interested in Joining a Book Club? Polo Library has three book clubs that are open to new participants. If you are interested in joining a book club or knowing what we’re reading, call 815-946-2713 or email library@pololibrary.org.

Rock River Center Senior Information Fourth Wednesday of each month - 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Call 815-732-3252.

OREGON LIBRARY Oregon Public Library Procedures Masks are required upon entering the Library. Hand sanitizing is requested. Please call 815-732- 2724 for any questions.

Library Book Clubs The 2WBC Book Club meets Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 12:30 p.m. to discuss The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Christmas Crime Capers.

The Afternoon Book Club meets Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. to discuss The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.

Books on Tap will meet in December (date & time to be determined) to discuss The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine.

Sensory Friendly Santa at the Library!

Nov. 26- 27 by appointment.

We are offering a Sensory Friendly environment for Santa. Do you have a child

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

Storytime Saturday - In Person - Polo Library - Nov. 27 & Dec. 11 - 10:30 a.m.

Join Ms. Melanie *LIVE* at 10:30 a.m. these Saturdays on the Library Lawn, or in the Library Pavilion, for a story and a craft! - Outdoors as long as weather permits. Masks are required for anyone over the age of 2.

Register by calling 815-946-2713 or emailing melaniew@pololibrary.org Polo’s 3rd Annual Christmas Festival Saturday, Dec. 4 - Children’s Stories and Grab & Go Craft - Join Ms. Melanie at the Library from 4:30-7:30 p.m. for story

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MUCCI, VICKI L; STALKER, WILLIAM J; STOHL, SALLY M; STOHR, JENNIFER HANDZO, DEBRA A; HANSEN, KELSEY S; HOLBERT, ELISE MYERS, RYAN F; THREADGILL, CLEVE M; A; SWORDS, SLATEN P.; SYVERSON, JEFFREY V; TABOR, N; HOVIOUS, APRIL M; HOVIOUS, ERIN N; IRWIN, ALYSSA; GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL; GRIFFIN C; THURWANGER, DONNA A; TIFFIN, ELLEN M; KNAUF, TARA N; LEHR, BRYER M; MATICIC, MALLORY A; Salary Range: Less Than $25,000; ABIDI, SAMANTHA J; TUREK, KAREN A; VANDERHEIDI, LILY R.; VANINGER, MAY, GRACE D; MCGINNIS, BETH A; MCMAHAN, MACY; ANDREWS, JOHN FARLEY; ARMSTRONG, MARGARET A; DEBORAH L; VILLANUEVA, SILVIA E; WADDELL, AMANDA MERTEL, SAMANTHA; ROSENCRANS, CASSANDRA K; AYERS, MICHELE R; BARE, RANDALL C; BARRON, SAMUEL R; WARRNER, BRANDI N; WEBER, THOMAS E; WEIBEL, SANDERS, KEISHA L; SCHWAB, LYNDSEY R; SHERIDAN, E; BERNARDONI, SUSAN E; BLANKENSHIP, ERICA R; JOSEPHINE E; WENDT, JOURDAN C; WHEATLAND, KELSEY A; SIMPSON, HANNAH M; STREICHER, STEPHANIE BRENBARGER, AMY L; BREST, ELIZABETH H; BROADUS, SHELLEY A; WHEELER, KELLY J; WHEELER, PAUL L; R; WALKER, ROSEMARY J; WILLIAMS, KIRSTEN C; WISLER, BRANDY L; BROWN, ALAURA T; BROWN, BRENDA L; WIESBROCK, MARY A; WIESBROCK, TAMI S.; WILLET, HANNAH E; CAMPBELL, CHRISTOPHER L; CARMONA, JENNIFER L; CHAD D; WILLIAMS JR, ROBERT J; WILSON, JENNIFFER Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999; ANDERSON, NINA M; CASTELLI, AURORA N; CERVANTES, ANNA; CHEATHAM, D; WOODHALL, KATHERINE J; WOODIN, RONNIE L; ARNOLD, AMY E; BAXTER, CHRISTIN M; BROWN, MORGAN ASHLEY N; CLARK, DESTINEY N; CODO, MARY E; WUJEK, DANIELLE M; WUNDERLICH, JENNIFER J; ZUBER, K; BUCKINGHAM, ASHLEY S; CALLAHAN, BRYANNE L; COLLINS, JENNIFER; CONNER-SHARP, LAURA K; CURTIS, JENNIFER C CANTLIN, BRIDGET L; CAPUTO, KATELYN M; CULJAN, SUSAN L; DAY, ELIZABETH J; DELAGARZA, GEORGE; Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999; ALVARADO, SAMANTHA ASHLEY E; FASSINO, MICHAYLA; FERGUSON, BROOKE DOERMANN, KARLIE; DOTY, WILLIAM E; DOWNEY, SUE J; BAILEY, JULIA; BRESSNER, RACHEL A; BRUE, A; FINLEY, MEGHAN E; FOX, WENDY R; 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GREGORY, K; SAUTER, HANNAH E; SCHMIDT, CALLIE B; SCHULZ, A; JORDAN, NICKI L; KAKARA, MICHAEL L; KAMMERER, MICHAEL J; HAYWOOD, KILEN J; HIPES, BART J; JEREMIE A; SCUTT, ELIZABETH A; SERGENTI, BREANNE KIMBERLY; KATREIN, BRITTNEY N; KIMES, BETH; KISTENFEGER, MARY K; MALTAS, LARRY A; MCCONNELL, M; SINETOS, KRISTINE A; STAHL, EMILY K; STROBEL, KINDRED, SANDRA C; KLEINAU, SHAYNA; KOETZ, ABIGAIL VICKI L; NEUROHR, RONNIE G; NIEWINSKI, ABBEY L; SYDNEY E; TESTIN, ALYSSA M; THRUSH, JOAN M; UMMEL, E; KOSHKO, LAURA; KOZLOWSKI, LAUREN E; LARSON, NORRIS, EMILY T; ORTIZ, MARK D; PRETTYMAN, SUSAN LAWRENCE R; VINCENT, LAUREN E; WEYGAND, SPRING CAROLE E; LIESNER, BENJAMIN W; LINDIG, CORINNE M; M; RUSSELL, DONNY L; SANDERS, LORI A; SINNING, A; ZOELZER, SANDRA J; LINK, KINSEY A; LUCIANO, JENNIFER A; MACDOUGALL, SHELLEY A; STEFANELLI, MARYANN; STOHR, STEVEN R; Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999; ALLEN, MELISSA S; DELIA M; MANGOLD, PETER A; MANN, EVAN; MANNING, SWANEY, KATELYNN R; TIFFIN, DAVID S; WASILEWSKI, ANDERSON, KARA S ; ARAUJO, MARIJO ; BAKER, ANDREW EMILY S; MARLIN, RACHEL E; MARTIN, DONNA J; MARTIN, BRIAN D; E ; BARTMAN, ASHLEY P ; BAXTER, PAUL L; BERNABEI, MICHELLE L; MARTIN, PATRICIA L; MCALPINE, RHONDA E; Salary Range: $60,000 and over; ADDIS, JAMES R; JESSICA S; BRADISH, MICHELLE J; BRAUGN, KATHY A; MCCASKILL, MARCIA A; MCGINNESS, KELLY A; MCGUIRE, MACDAVITT, TERESA M; MANN JR, GLENN M; MCALPINE, BROCK-WROBLESKI, KATHERINE S; BROVELLI, KELLY CHRISTINE M; MIHALEK, ALBERT J.; MORENO, ANGELA WILLIAM H; TORRES, CHRISTINE M; TABOR, MARC S 403BASP $70,676.50; AD AVIATION $2,500.00; ALL SEASON`S WILD ANIMAL CONTROL $12,060.00; ALL TYPES FENCE INC $3,690.00; ALPHA BAKING COMPANY $3,471.67; ALTORFER INDUSTRIES INC $3,763.95; AMERICAN FIDELITY $79,256.30; AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE $157,666.29; AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY $199,477.00; APPLE INC $545,287.64; ARNESON OIL COMPANY $84,967.91; ATT $12,155.18; AXA EQUITABLE $60,230.00; BABY FOLD INC, THE $289,749.04; BCBS/IL $2,635,476.49; BENNETT ELECTRONIC SERVICE CO INC $12,070.00; BLACKBOARD

Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries.

INC $4,534.06; BRAINPOP $7,965.00; CARLSON AUTO BODY $2,623.01; CATAPULT LEARING INC $4,361.70; CDW GOVERNMENT $63,384.26; CENTRAL ILLINOIS PRODUCE $58,296.20; CENTRAL STATES BUS SALES INC $12,787.29; CHADDOCK $315,581.00; CHAMLIN & ASSOCIATES INC $8,406.00; CITY OF OTTAWA $11,743.84; CITY OF OTTAWA WATER DEPT $18,016.61; COMMON GOAL SYSTEMS INC $26,617.22; COMPANION CORPORATION $4,394.00; CPI $9,042.30; CUMMINS SALES & SERVICE $34,975.88; DAIKIN APPLIED $7,332.70; DAVIS, EMILY $8,925.00; DEARBORN NATIONAL LIFE INS CO $30,456.78; DEKACI

ENTERPRISES INC. $2,570.40; DONOHO, RACHEL E $24,150.00 ; EMPIRICAL RESOLUTION INC $2,700.00 ; EMS LINQ INC. $2,568.60 ; ENGIE RESOURCES LLC $152,159.88 ; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SOLUTIONS $9,847.00 ; EVERASE $2,989.26 ; EXIT 90 ON I80 $4,975.00 ; FASTENAL COMPANY $3,796.89 ; FIRM INC. $3,391.00 ; FIRST COMMUNICATIONS LLC $43,075.77 ; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OTTAWA $2,133,656.40 ; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OTTAWA $2,974,050.00 ; FLINN SCIENTIFIC INC $3,894.39 ; FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS INC $12,381.15 ; FRICK, WENDY $16,966.00 ; FRONTLINE TECHNOLOGIES

23 OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / oglecountynews.com • Friday, Nov 26, 2021

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, annually. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Oregon CUSD 220 206 S Tenth Street Oregon IL 61061 8157325300 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 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, 2021, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education's website @ 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, 2021 Operations & Debt Municipal Retirement/ Capital Working Fire Prevention Educational Maintenance Services Transportation Social Security Projects Cash Tort & Safety Local Sources 1000 9,586,379 1,398,107 1,550,204 688,952 541,122 0 138,845 2,758,907 139,726 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District 2000 0 0 0 0 State Sources 3000 3,824,450 0 0 537,517 0 0 0 0 0 Federal Sources 4000 1,535,024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 14,945,853 1,398,107 1,550,204 1,226,469 541,122 0 138,845 2,758,907 139,726 Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 12,331,095 1,135,114 8,682,076 970,195 494,734 0 1,794,365 1,804,783 Other Sources/Uses of Funds (108,950) 0 7,610,632 0 0 0 0 0 11,600,000 Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2020 4,325,806 419,361 251,325 744,532 729,167 0 1,198,235 (1,871) 45,527 Other Changes in Fund Balances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2021 6,831,614 682,354 730,085 1,000,806 775,555 0 1,337,080 962,671 9,980,470

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SPECIAL EVENT

Village of Progress to offer two scholarships this year

The Village of Progress Foundation will offer two scholarships in 2021.

The first scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is made possible through a joint effort between The Larry Young & Friends Charities and The Village of Progress Foundation. Larry Young & Friends Charities partner with The Village of Progress Foundation every year to help make our annual golf outing a success. Larry Young also serves on the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

The second scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is made possible through the generosity of the Cacciatore Family. The Cacciatore’s have been long time supporters of the Village. Wanda served on the Village of Progress Board of Directors for 10 years beginning in 1988 and has also served on the Foundation’s Board for almost 30 years.

The scholarship honors her husband, Pete, who was also an enthusiastic supporter of the Village. Pete passed

away in the fall of 2014, leaving behind a legacy of commitment to the Village and its mission.

To be eligible for either scholarship, the student must: Be a resident of Ogle County Be either a high school senior who is disabled or is planning on attending college and majoring in an area related to the disabled, or a full-time undergraduate college student who is disabled or is majoring in an area related to the disabled Applications must be received by Dec. 1 and be completed on the Foundation application form. Applications must include at least two written references. The financial status of the applicant is not a consideration.

Those wishing an application are encouraged to call the Village of Progress at 815-732-2126 or go to our website at www.villageofprogress.org and download a High School or College application.

GROUP LLC $8,011.09 ; GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES INC $9,415.00 ; GOSCH, KELLY $17,400.00 ; GRAINCO FS INC $10,561.84 ; GRAYBAR $6,526.19 ; GREEN ASSOCIATES INC $192,438.79 ; GUIDING LIGHT ACADEMY $154,070.52 ; H2I GROUP $3,100.00 ; HALM ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING INC $9,319.97 ; HEINEMANN $20,319.25 ; HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY $9,180.00 ; HILLMANN PEDIATRIC THERAPY PC $273,996.00 ; HOME DEPOT PRO INSTITUTIONAL $51,813.53 ; HOMER INDUSTRIES $4,320.00 ; HOTSY EQUIPMENT CO $3,895.00 ; HOWARD ROUX TREE SERVICE $2,700.00 ; HSA Bank $15,460.00; IASB $7,453.00; IFIBER $8,400.00 ; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT $8,771.76 ; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE $610,715.02 ; ILLINOIS PUBLIC RISK FUND $196,988.00 ; IMRF $640,059.62 ; INDIAN OAKS ACADEMY $9,139.32 ; INTERVIEW STREAM $3,000.00 ; IPA $6,606.93 ; IVY FUNDS $3,000.00 ; IXL LEARNING $89,316.00 ; JAMES H BOE $8,618.67 ; JAMF SOFTWARE LLC $26,127.00 ; JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION DIST 14 $17,134.14 ; JOSTENS INC $3,480.00 ; JOY PRODUCTS OF CALIFORNIA INC. $3,100.80 ; KOHL WHOLESALE $289,958.83 ; KS STATE BANK $150,264.62; LAKESHORE LEARNING MATERIALS $19,716.90; LANDMARK FORD INC $77,822.00; LARSON & LARSON BUILDERS INC $790,716.72; LASALLE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SPED $367,083.47; LEARNING A-Z $20,634.65; LIBERTY LASER SOLUTIONS INC $4,611.00; LOW VOLTAGE SOLUTIONS INC $3,935.00; MARCO INC. NW 7128 $26,888.88; MBB ENTERPRISES

DAR seeking donations for Wreaths Across America The Rochelle Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8739 are honoring local heroes by placing wreathes on the graves of veterans as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. VFW Post 8739 is helping to lay wreathes on the graves of veterans buried at Daysville Cemetery in Oregon. They also are sponsoring the cost of 10 wreathes.

There are 201 veterans buried in Daysville Cemetery, including a Revolutionary War veteran. Special wreathes for each branch of the U.S. military will be placed Dec. 18 at 1 p.m.

The Rochelle Chapter is adopting St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Rochelle and will place wreaths Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. An abbreviated ceremony will take place at Lawnridge after the conclusion of the wreath laying at St. Patrick’s.

The Rochelle Chapter also is

OF CHICAGO INC $1,632,634.43; MCCONNAUGHHAY & SONS INC $5,552.00; MEDIACOM $7,800.00; MENARDS INC $6,664.58; METCALF-MARTIN PLUMBING & HEATING INC $13,625.20; NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOC. $17,921.03; NCPERS - GROUP LIFE INS $3,696.00; NCS PEARSON INC $5,398.24; NEARPOD INC $6,000.00; NEWSELA INC $38,340.00; NEXUS-INDIAN OAKS FAMILY HEALING $19,731.54; NICOR GAS $3,892.32; NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY $22,000.00; NU HEALTH FOODS LLC $7,004.16; NWEA $22,500.00; OEEA $102,433.63; OEESPA $18,723.22; OMBUDSMAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD $85,528.78; ORKIN INC $6,323.04; OSF MULTI SPECIALTY GROUP $3,065.00; PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF KEWANEE $149,785.00; PERMA BOUND $2,991.31; PIPCO COMPANIES LTD $3,377.44; PITSCO EDUCATION LLC $4,350.00; PRESIDIO NETWORKED SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC $36,128.92; RAMZA INSURANCE CO $208,704.06; RAPTOR TECHNOLOGIES $2,825.00; RC SERVICE/BETZ AUTO $3,242.00; READ NATURALLY $4,158.00; REDS TRUCK REPAIR INC $20,062.15; REMIND 101 INC $5,000.00; RESERVE ACCOUNT $5,000.00; ROBBINS SCHWARTZ NICHOLAS $29,060.00; ROENFELDT & LOCKAS PC $17,900.00; ROSENCRANS, DENISE K $5,072.45; RUIZ CONSTRUCTION $19,398.00; SADLIER INC, WILLIAM H $117,813.94; SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION $3,851.90; SCHOLASTIC INC $27,189.99; SCHOLASTIC INC $69,107.09; SCHOOL DATEBOOKS INC. $4,472.47; SCHOOL SPECIALTY LLC $11,081.41; SCOTT, NATALIE

accepting grave-specific requests at St. Patrick’s, Lawnridge and Trinity cemeteries in Rochelle, Daysville Cemetery and other local cemeteries. You may attend to place the wreath on a specific grave, if so desired.

The cost to sponsor one wreath is $15, two are $30, five are $75 and 10 wreaths are $150. You also can donate a custom number of wreaths.

To donate, visit https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/IL0136P. Donations are due Nov. 30.

$10,500.00; SEICO SECURITY INC $3,503.00; SEIU LOCAL #73 $18,772.00; SELECTIVE INURANCE $3,806.00; SELTZ, NEIL M $15,996.00; SHAW MEDIA $8,755.01; SOLUTIONS MECHANICAL $2,865.00; SPECIALIZED DATA SYSTEMS INC. $6,800.00; SPECIALIZED EDUCATION OF ILLINOIS INC. $52,823.30; STALKER SPORTS FLOORS $4,200.00; STAR FORD LINCOLN INC. $8,194.34; STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT $4,738.55; STEVENSON TRANSFER $5,625.00; STOLP, JAMES $2,566.68; STRINGKING $4,329.94; SYNCB/ AMAZON $80,060.92; TALX UC EXPRESS $4,294.09; TANG MATH LLC $11,924.25; TELESOLUTIONS CONSULTANTS LLC $6,000.00; TEXAS LIFE $15,328.88; THE CENTER/ IRC $2,800.00; TIERNEY BROTHERS INC. $27,808.00; TRANSPORTATION WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH INC $27,600.00; TREBRON COMPANY INC. $5,950.00; TRI-COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $6,649.20; TRI-ELECTRONICS $3,483.99; TROXELL COMMUNICATIONS INC $3,456.00; TRS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS $1,084,515.86; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS $37,577.75; UNITE PRIVATE NETWORKS $74,661.20; UNITED PIPE & SUPPLY CO $8,119.32; US BANCORP GOVERNMT LEASING FINANCE INC $238,248.88; VALLEY FABRICATION INC $4,836.16; VANGUARD ENERGY SERVICES LLC $54,300.32; VERITIV $12,285.80; VERIZON WIRELESS $180,088.47; VISA $23,470.29; VISTA LEARNING NFP $11,810.40; WALMART COMMUNITY CARD $3,561.43; WASTE MANAGEMENT $16,880.03; WILSON LANGUAGE TRAINING CORPORATION $3,055.64

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OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF Nov. 15 Keith Sanders, 31, of Bloomington, was arrested for driving without a valid driver’s license on Interstate 39 after being stopped for speeding, 103 mph in a 70 mph speed zone. Sanders was released on an I-Bond.

Nov. 18 Acquianetta James, 30, of Rockford, was arrested at 7:21 p.m. for driving while license suspended after deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 15000 block of east Illinois Route 64. James also was cited for improper lighting/one headlight and illegal window tint. James was given an I-Bond with a return court date and released on scene.

Melinda Heaton, 36, of Loves Park, was

arrested at 8:15 p.m. for driving while license suspended after deputies conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of North Mulford and East Mowers roads. Heaton also was cited for improper lighting/one headlight and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Heaton was given an I-Bond with a return court date and released on scene.

Nov. 19 Matthew Carlson, 43, of Rockford, was arrested at 8:26 p.m. for driving while license revoked in the 300 block of West Third Street in Leaf River. Carlson also was cited for speeding.

He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nov. 20 Jarrell J. Williamson, 18, of Freeport, was

arrested at 8:29 p.m. for no driver’s license after deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 11000 block of West Illinois Route 72.

Williamson also was cited for improper lighting/one headlight. Williamson was taken into custody without incident and released on an I-Bond.

Deputies responded to a driving complaint at 11:19 p.m. on East Illinois Route 64.

Deputies located a Ford truck and performed a traffic stop.

After investigation, the driver, Evan Janco, 23, of Oregon, was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Janco also was cited for improper lane usage and was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nov. 21 Kanijah Young, 21, of Rockford, was

arrested for no valid driver’s license and a Stephenson County warrant after being stopped by deputies on Interstate 39 near Illinois Route 64 for speeding.

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

At approximately 11:49 a.m., deputies and Stillman Fire Protection District/EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Kishwaukee and Hales Corner roads.

The crash involved a Toyota driven by Brogan Griffith, 19, of Byron, and a Cadillac driven by Angela Graham, 54, of Chicago.

After an investigation, Griffith was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Graham was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Nov. 12-18 Warranty Deeds PHH Mortgage Corp. to Gilberto Luna, 404 W. Center St., Mt. Morris, $17,800.

Summit Ag Fund III LLP and AGMP III LLP to Janie L. and Weston D. Hughes Sr., one parcel in Pine Creek Township, Oregon, $26,650.

Shawn M. and Robin A. Brewington to Aaron and Devona Harms, 6044 E. Bradley Road, Stillman Valley, $275,000.

Phillip M. and Alicia Bird to Armando Vazquez Salinas, 610 Dennis Ave., Rochelle, $146,000.

Davidson of Creston LLC to Larry D. and Beverly A. Flanagan, 333 N. Woodlawn Road, Creston, $80,000.

David F. Bakes to Rodrigo A. and Lisset G. Hernandez Penaran, 351 W. Phyllis Ave., Rochelle, $149,000.

Linda A. Daub to San Juana Hueramo, 907 N. 15th St., Rochelle, $93,000.

Keith A. Scott to Mary Beth Papke, 716 Kelley Drive, Rochelle, $148,000.

Jeffrey L. Newman to Kabbage Patch LLC, 14874 Highway 64, Chana, $81,000.

Jeff L. Newman to Askvig Boys Construction LLC, 563 S. Second St., Rochelle, $65,000.

Steven P. and Colleen S. Esterday to Roberto Mondragon, $850 N. 12th St., Rochelle, $114,000.

T&R Rentals LLC to Frank Tesinsky Jr., 427 N. Woolf Court, Rochelle, $120,000.

Mark S. and Kathleen N. Cook to Tyler Ryan and Jovana Delatorre, 216 Linder Lane, Rochelle, $162,000.

Monica Scott to Jeffrey L. and Kelly L. Newman, 6081 N. 20th St., Rochelle,

$250,000.

Kevin P. and Karla Marrs to James and Anne Morgart, 2920 E. Appleridge Lane, Byron, $207,111.

Richard T. and Lori S. Wetsel to Jennifer K. and Austin L. Kress, 347 Misty Meadow Lane, Davis Junction, $220,000.

Rick A. and Tamara S. Mills to Ryan E. Baylor, 1697 N. River Road, Oregon, $0.

Kyle R. and Misty D. Korf to Vanessa Larson, 1116 Old Hunter Run, Byron, $250,000.

Roxie Wilson to Nathan A. Edwards and Danielle Cooper, 300 E. Roosevelt St., Stillman Valley, $75,000.

Jacob M. White to Terry Brandner, 204 N. Reynolds St., Mt. Morris, $89,900.

Andrew J. and Susan Warcaba to Donald Wasilewski, 313 Knollwood Drive, Dixon, $15,000.

James E. Grifen to Betty J. Miller, 104 W. Elkhorn St., Polo, $73,500.

Polly J. and Larry E. Black to Tommy and Heidi A. Lynx, 681 S. Red Oak Lane, Oregon, $295,000.

Susan M. Dedi Norton to Kelly Diehl, 706 W. Washington St., Oregon, $66,667.00.

Fare Enough Farm LLC to David Pottinger, 3626 S. Prairie Road, Chana, $50,000.

Scott M. Etes to Joshua R. and Stephanie R. Lewis, 2823 Center Road, Chana, $304,000.

Askvig Boys Construction LLC to Scott M. Etes, 2823 Center Road, Chana, $227,000.

Rochelle Development Joint Venture LLC to Rochelle Railroad Park West 2 Inc., one parcel in Flagg Township, $349,598.

Rochelle Development Joint Venture LLC to Rochelle Railroad Park West 1 LLC, one parcel in Flagg Township, $408.

Rochelle Development Joint Venture Lot 1

LLC to Rochelle Railroad Park West 1 Inc., 101 N. Centerpoint Drive, Rochelle, $18,400,000.

Mark T. and Linda K. Kofron to Jordan and Meredith Chance, 8314 N. Pheasant Trail, Stillman Valley, $365,000.

Joanna Easley to Carlos G. and Yazmin E. Gildeleyva, 401 S. Fourth St., Oregon, $46,000.

Joseph C. and Jeanne M. Ferencak to Sarah M. and Danny M. Chisamore, 864 Fairground Circle Drive, Oregon, $295,000.

Eric and Rachel N. Nelson to Collin Curry, 323-325 N. Birch Lane, Dixon, $128,000.

Kimberly S. Bottomley to Dana and Victoria Reed, 201 S. Hannah Ave., Mt. Morris, $149,900.

The late Earl A. Whipple by heirs to Jordan B. Auker, 8541 N. Conger Road, Byron, $61,000.

Bobby Beardsley to Rose E. Robles, 8370 E. Hales Corner Road, Stillman Valley, $15,000.

David H. and Teresa L. Walden to Kenneth H. Walden, 4554 N. Marrill Road, Byron, $170,000.

G & W Land Company Inc. to Todd E. and Kristy L. Erdahl, one parcel in Oregon-Nashua Township, $16,500.

KBK Holdings LLC to A & L Real Estate Investments LLC, 101 Park St., Davis Junction, $1,218,885.

Halah and Barry Smith to Andres Machado, 5274 S. Mill Pond Road, Rochelle, $243,000.

Quit Claim Deeds Ernest W. Richards to Doanld W. and Gail M. Merry, 212 Cuyahoga Drive, Dixon, $0.

James E. and Margie L. Reints to Carla Jean Valdivieso, 935 N. Sixteenth St., Rochelle, $0.

John W. and Lynn E. Courter to Mark A. and Hilery Courter, 6637 N. Deer Path, Oregon, $0.

Trustees Deeds Private Trust, Kristine M. Pierce, trustee to Brown and Sons LLC, 311 and 317 N. Seventh St. and 623 W. Lincoln Ave., Rochelle, $174,000.

Wanda M. Flick Trust 1, Deborah A. Brue, trustee, to Steven S. and Michelle L. Gunder, 707 E. Webster St., Polo, $170,000.

Jeffrey S. and Sandra L. Bain Irrevocable Trust, Briane E. Drake and Kelsey R. Kellerman, trustees, to Seth L. Brody and Janice E. Brumagin, 420 Sunbeam Court, Stillman Valley, $92,500.

Executors Deeds Estate of the late Leonard E. Jones by executor to Susan Eichhorst, 805 Clay St., Oregon, $157,000.

Estate of the late Dennis W. Olsen by executor to James A. Schultheis, 108 N. Congress Ave., Polo, $47,500.

Estate of the late Patricia Ann Whipple by executor to Jordan Auker, 8541 N. Conger Road, Byron, $61,000.

Estate of the late Janet Arlene Buffington by executor to Brian P. Curry, 9742 N. Baileyville Road, Forreston, $105,000.

Source: Ogle County Recorder’s Office

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ORDINANCE NO. 2021-0001 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MT MORRIS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 2022.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MT MORRIS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected receipts and revenues of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District General Fund, for the Fiscal Year beginning September 1, 2021 and ending August 31, 2022: Expected Cash Balance-Fire-Sep 1, 2021 $ 389,291.00 Expected Cash Bal-Ambulance-Sep 1, 2021 129,035.00 Real Estate Property Tax Receipts-Fire 235,500.00 Real Estate Property Tax Receipts-Ambulance 235,500.00 Real Estate Property Tax Receipts-Rescue 29,300.00 Interest Income & Replacement Tax 21,000.00 Fee Income-Ambulance 335,000.00 Total Estimated Receipts and Fund Balance $1,374,626.00 SECTION II. That the following sums of money be and they are hereby budgeted and appropriated for corporate purposes for the Mt Morris Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District in Mt Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois for the Fiscal Year beginning September 1, 2021 and ending August 31, 2022 for the following purposes: 1. Salaries, Firefighters $ 87,250.00 2. Salaries, Trustees 5,750.00 3 Salaries, Ambulance Personnel 408,500.00 4. Operating Expense 15,000.00 5. Attorney and Auditor Fees 8,500.00 6. Travel Expenses 500.00 7. Firefighter/Ambulance Training Expense 9,500.00 8. Office Expense 14,750.00 9. Utility Expense 17,000.00 10. Building & Grounds Maintenance 25,000.00 11. Publication of Ordinances 1,250.00 12. Contingencies 1,500.00 13. Dues & Licenses 3,000.00 14. Prevention/Education/Health & Safety Programs 1,000.00 15. New Tools & Small Equipment 33,250.00 16. Rural Fill Sites 750.00 17. Billings & Collections 35,000.00 18. Medical Supplies 17,500.00 19. Vehicle Repair & Maintenance 40,250.00 20. Fire/Rescue Apparatus Replacement 83,550.00 21. Ambulance Replacement 47,500.00 22. Loan Repayment 0.00 TOTAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION - ALL FUNDS $ 856,300.00 ANTICIPATED CASH BALANCE - ALL FUNDS AT AUGUST 31, 2022 $ 518,326.00 SECTION III. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected receipts and revenues of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District Insurance Fund, for the Fiscal Year beginning September 1, 2021 and ending August 31, 2021: Estimated Cash Balance at September 1, 2021 $242,252.00 Real Estate Property Tax Receipts 87,500.00 Total Estimated Receipts and Fund Balance $329,752.00 SECTION IV. That the following sums of money may be and are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the Mt Morris Fire Protection District's Insurance Fund for the Fiscal Year beginning September 1, 2021 and ending August 31, 2022, for the purpose of paying insurance premiums: INSURANCE FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION Insurance Package Premiums for General and Vehicle Liability, Casualty to Fire Trucks; Bodily Injury and Property Liability; Multi-Peril Vehicle and Property Damage; Casualty and Bodily Injury Insurance Coverage; Extended Coverage at Firehouse and Errors and Omissions Professional Liability Coverage $25,000.00 Insurance Premium for Worker's Compensation 48,000.00 Insurance for Full Time Paid Fire Fighters, Full and Part time paid Ambulance Personnel and Reserve Fire Fighters Insurance Premium for Accident Policy for Reserve Fire Fighters 12,500.00 Contribution to Illinois Department of Employment Security for Unemployment Compensation for All Personnel 2,000.00 TOTAL INSURANCE FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION $87,500.00 ANTICIPATED CASH BALANCE - INSURANCE FUND AT AUGUST 31, 2021 $242,252.00

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SECTION V. The Trustees shall have the power and authority during the aforesaid Fiscal Year from time to time, as in their judgment may be necessary, to make transfers among the various line item appropriations for the purpose of meeting exigencies that may arise during the year to the extent permitted by law.

SECTION VI. This Ordinance shall be known as Ordinance No. 2021-0001 and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Mt Morris Fire Protection District, Ogle County, Illinois, within thirty (30} days of the date hereof.

The newspaper shall furnish a certificate of publication to the Secretary of the Fire Protection District, which certificate shall be placed in the official records of the Fire District and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days of its publication.

PASSED by the Board of Trustees of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District of Ogle County, Illinois this 15th day of November, 2021 and filed with the Secretary of the said Fire Protection District the same date.

Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Absent: 1 Marjie Lindquist, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District

Approved by the President of the Board of Trustees of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District of Ogle County, Illinois, this 15th day of November, 2021.

President CERTIFICATE The undersigned Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, certifies that on the day and date hereof, she was the duly appointed, acting and qualified Secretary of the said Fire Protection District; that in her capacity as Secretary she is the official keeper of the records, minutes and resolutions of said Fire Protection District and that the document attached hereto is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 2021-0001 entitled: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MT MORRIS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING September 1, 2021 AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 2022. the original of which is part of the official records of the said Mt Morris Fire Protection District. Dated this 15th day of November, 2021 Marjie Lindquist, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District The undersigned certifies that on the day and date hereof, he was the duly appointed, qualified and acting President of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District; that on the day and date here of MARJIE LUNDQUIST was the duly appointed, qualified and acting Secretary of the said Mt Morris Fire Protection District and in such capacity was the keeper of the official records, minutes and resolutions of the said Fire Protection District.

Dated this 15th day of November, 2021 President of the Board of Trustees of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District The undersigned, being the duly appointed and acting Treasurer of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District, as chief fiscal officer of said District, certifies that the estimate of receipts set forth above in Ordinance No. 2021-0001, being the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the Mt Morris Fire Protection District for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021 and ending August 31, 2022 correctly states the revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by the said Fire Protection District for the fiscal year indicated. This certification is made in compliance with the provisions of 35 ILCS 200/18-50.

Dated this 15th day of November, 2021.

Treasurer, Board of Trustees Mt Morris Fire Protection District November 26, 2021

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Oct. 27 Andrew N. Bjorkman, 34, of Mundelein, Indiana, was arrested at 10:23 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for criminal damage to property. Bjorkman was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nov. 2 At 7:45 a.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash in the 1100 block of Jefferson Street involving a 2003 Toyota driven by Cayden R. Lewis, 16, of Mt. Morris and a 2008 Pontiac driven by Anaya J. Hitchcock, 16, of Oregon. No citations were issued.

At 2 p.m., police issued one 14-year-old male juvenile of Mt. Morris a city citation for possessing tobacco products and/or alternative nicotine products. This violation occurred in the Oregon High School.

Addyson K. Swisher, 16, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 10:07 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. This violation occurred in the 400 block of W. Washington Street.

Nov. 3 At 2:29 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of Oregon Trail Road and IL Route 64 involving a 2018 Dodge driven by Michael P. Smidt, 32, of Oregon, and a 2014 Ford driven

by Owen T. James, 19, of Oregon. Smidt was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Nov. 6 Allison S. Toal, 37, of Byron, was arrested at 12:10 a.m. for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Toal was also issued a citation for driving without lights. Toal was transported to the Ogle County Jail. These violations occurred in the 100 block of E. Washington Street.

At 9:06 p.m., police responded to a disturbance call in the 700 block of S. 3rd Street resulting in the arrest of Robert D. VanDyke, 40, of Oregon, for violation of orders of protection. VanDyke was trans-

ported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nov. 7 Hannah R. Sheridan, 19, of Sterling, was issued citations at 6:34 p.m. for speeding, and possession of an improper cannabis container. These violations occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Nov. 9 Yezamin A. Bugarin Delgado, 20, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 5:27 a.m. for speeding, 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred near the intersection of North 4th and Fair Streets.

Randall L. Banister, 39, of Oregon, was issued a city citation at 7 p.m. for the ordinance violation of unlawful burning. This violation occurred on the right of way at North Nohe Avenue and E. Center Street.

Nov. 10 At 11:34 p.m., police responded to a physical domestic call in the 600 block of S. 5th Street resulting in the arrest of James A. Porter, 38, of Oregon, for domestic battery and resisting/obstructing a peace officer.

Porter was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nov. 13 Lisa Schnulle, 50, of Mt. Morris, was issued a citation at 3:53 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. This violation occurred in the 200 block of E. Washington Street.

Matthew J. Leopold, 43, of Winnebago, was arrested at 6:07 p.m. for driving while license revoked. Leopold was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 4th Street.

Nov. 14 At 5:17 a.m., Oregon Police issued Jason E. Charlet, 33, of Kewanee, was issued a citation at 5:17 a.m. for speeding, 49 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Scott B. Cuvelier, 66, of Fort Meyers, Florida, was issued a citation at 12:20 p.m. for speeding, 57 mph in a 35 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 1300 block of Pines Road.

Kathryn D. Evans, 53, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 7:59 p.m. for speeding, 42 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Devante M. Wesley, 20, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 8;18 p.m. for speeding, 42 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 700 block of N. 4th Street.

Jessica A. Peterson, 37, of Mt. Morris, was issued a citation at 9:06 p.m. for speeding, 45 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

At 1:30 p.m., police issued one 14-year-old male juvenile of Mt. Morris a city citation for possessing tobacco products and/or alternative nicotine products. This violation occurred in the Oregon High School.

Nov. 15 At 9:59 p.m., police responded to a disturbance call around the 700 block of South 4th or South 3rd Street resulting in the arrests of three people, being Elijah B. Oluduro, 21, of Rochelle, for resisting/ obstructing a peace officer; Sara V. Stallone, 20, of Rochelle, for illegal consumption of alcohol as a minor and aggravated battery to a peace officer; and Zachary J. Metzger, 21, of Cedarville, for filing a false police report and driving while under the influence of alcohol. All three individuals were transported to the Ogle County Jail. These violations occurred in the 700 block of South 3rd Street.

Nov. 16 Michael L. Pearce, 63, Oregon, was arrested at 6:09 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for aggravated criminal sexual assault. Pearce was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nov. 20 Ashton K. Rutherford, 25, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 1:17 a.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. This violation occurred in the 300 block of W. Washington Street.

Quentin L. D. Hanson, 29, of Rockford, was arrested at 6:22 p.m. for driving while license suspended. Hanson was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 4th Street.

Colin P. Bucchi, 16, of St. Charles, was issued a citation at 9:32 p.m. for speeding, 48 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the area of 4th and Fair Streets.

Thirteen parking tickets and 24 verbal warnings issued Nov. 8-21.

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

Ordinance Reminders 12.08.010 Unlawful Burning Only dry branches, leaves and grass clippings can be burned in the city limits.

Branches shall not exceed 1 1/2 inches in diameter. No burning shall commence prior to 10 a.m. nor shall it be allowed later than sunset. All non-recreational fires must be extinguished by sunset. Smoldering is not allowed at any time. Burning permitted no earlier than March 1 and shall end no later than Nov. 30 of each year. No burning shall take place on any right-of-way, street, or alley in the city limits. All fires and burning shall be supervised and attended at all times by an adult. No yard waste shall be transported into the city limits from outside of the city.

(Code 1970, § 7-2-8; Code 1987, § 5-22; Ord. No. 1161, 4-9-2001) 24.16.010 Paragraph K: Parking On Street After Snowstorm: After a snowfall of one inch or more has accumulated on the public streets the following rules will apply: Vehicles must be parked on the side of the street where the even-numbered building or house would be located between the hours of 7 a.m. on that day and 7 a.m. of the following day on even calendar days.

Vehicles must be parked on that side of the street where odd-numbered building or house would be located between the hours of 7 a.m. that day and 7 a.m. of the following day on odd calendar days.

Any person who violates this paragraph K,1,c shall be fined per the fine schedule.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, not individually but solely as trustee for FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-HB1 PLAINTIFF Vs. Mary L. Cyrier; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2021CH21 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/15/2021, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on December 17, 2021 at the hour of 10:00 AM at Ogle County Public Safety Complex 202 S. 1st St. Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 24-23-228-002 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1120 Westview Drive Rochelle, IL 61068 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all 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 information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-21-01741.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNION SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, VS. STEPHEN R. HINER, JR., CHRISTINE SUE HINER, AQUA FINANCE, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant.

NO. 19-CH-77 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of the decree entered in this Court in the above-entitled cause on the 10th day of September, 2021, I, Brian E. VanVickle, Sheriff of Ogle County, or such other deputy as may be sitting in his stead, shall sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises described in said decree, or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said decree, upon the following terms and conditions: A. The name, address, and telephone of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Matthew Bowen, Union Savings Bank, 223 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport, IL 61032, (815) 235-0800.

B. The common address of said property is: 12463 W. Haldane Road, Forreston, IL 61030 C. The legal description of the property is: Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 21, in Township 24 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, in Ogle County, Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at a point 408.25 feet East of the Center of said Section, thence East, on the Southern boundary of a Public Highway running through the center of said Section, 100 feet, thence South, on the Western boundary of the alley running through Blocks 15 and 16 in the original Village of Haldane, 100 feet, thence West parallel with the centerline of said Section 100 feet, and thence North 100 feet to the point of beginning; situated in Ogle County in the State of Illinois, D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Single family residence.

E. The time and place of sale are: December 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ogle County Public Safety Building, 202 S. 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061.

F. The terms of the sale are: 10% cash or certified funds at time of sale and balance by close of business of the date of sale.. Plaintiff assumes no responsibility for title expenses or closing costs.

G. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, and subject to special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

H. If the sale is set aside for any purpose, the purchaser at the time of sale shall be entitled only to a return on the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee or the mortgagee's attorney.

Dated at Freeport, Illinois, this 10th day of November, 2021.

Brian E. VanVickle, Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois This Notice prepared by: Stephen S. Schmerzle Attorney for Plaintiff 208 W. Stephenson Street, Suite 201 Freeport, IL 61032 (815) 235-1188 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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LEGAL NOTICES TAX DEED NO.: 2019TX1 FILED: 11/16/2021 TAKE NOTICE County of Ogle Date Premises Sold: November 5, 2019 Certificate No.: 2018-00118 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 114 North Division Avenue, Polo, IL 61064 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 14-16-204-003 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on May 11, 2022.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before May 11, 2022.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in 106 S. 5th St., Oregon, IL 61061, Room 302, on June 9, 2022 at 9:30 AM. be You may at this present hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE

LEGAL NOTICES URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before May 11, 2022 by applying to the County Clerk of Ogle, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Oregon, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 105 South 5th Street Suite 104 Oregon, IL 61061 (815) 732-1110 Equity One Investment Fund LLC Purchaser or Assignee November 22, 2021 Christopher J Eaton Christopher J. Eaton Christopher J. Eaton Christopher J. Eaton Christopher J. Eaton Occupant Citizens State Bank Citizens State Bank Laura J. Cook, County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners" "Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots" 10716-919469 (Published November 26, 2021 December 3, 10, 2021)919469 STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE In re the Estate of: EDITH A. EDWARDS, Deceased.

2021 P 86 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of EDITH A. EDWARDS. Letters of Office were issued on October 29, 2021, to TASHA EDWARDS and BEV-

LEGAL NOTICES ERLY BOLEN, as Independent CoAdministrators, whose attorney is M. Thomas Suits, of the Law Offices of M. THOMAS SUITS, P.C., 114 Mason West Street, Polo, Illinois 61064.

Claims against the estate may be filed within six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required

by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Ogle County Judicial Center, 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061- or with the estate legal representative, or both. 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.

By: TASHA EDWARDS and BEVERLY BOLEN Independent Co-Administrators Law Offices of M. THOMAS SUITS, P.C. 114 West Mason Street Polo, IL 61064 (815) 946-2276 tom@suitslegal. com November 12, 19, 26, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: ROGER VESLEY, deceased.

2021 P 90 NOTICE OF CLAIM Notice is given of the death of Roger Vesley, who died on September 30, 2021. Letters of Office were issued on November 9, 2021 to Jeffrey Vesley as Indepen-

LEGAL NOTICES y a ep dent Administrator, whose address is 1940 Shady Oaks Rd., Amboy, IL 61310, and whose attorney is Kelly Flessner of Dixon Giesen & Flessner Law Offices, P.O. Box 389, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision unless under Chapter 755 ILCS 5/28-4 of the probate act, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk of the Ogle County Court.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of the first publication, no later than May 19, 2022 and any claim not filed within that period 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. /s/Kelly L. Flessner Attorney for Administrator Prepared by: Kelly L. Flessner Dixon Giesen & Flessner Law Offices 121 East First Street P.O. Box 389 Dixon, Illinois 61021 Telephone: 815-284-2288 Fax: 815-284-1338 kf@hsdixonlaw. com November 19, 26, December 3, 2021

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE HARVARD STATE BANK, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT CHADWICK, as Administrator of the Estate of DANIEL C. FREEMAN, Deceased; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS. Defendants.

No. 21 CH 29 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREIN GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that an action is now pending in this Court as shown above, wherein the Plaintiff seeks to foreclose a mortgage made to THE HARVARD STATE BANK, with respect to the following described real estate: Lot Twenty (20) of Hickory Heights Estates, a Subdivision of part of Section 2, Township 23 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat File A, Page 11 as Document No. 438895; Situated in the Township of Oregon-Nashua, County of Ogle and State of Illinois.

PIN.: 16-02-276-009 Commonly known as: 148 S. Hillside Court, Oregon, IL 61061 NOW, THEREFORE, you are further notified to file your appearance in the Office of the Clerk of the Court above stated on or before December 6, 2021, and if you fail to do so or do not otherwise make your appearance on or before said date, this be cause may heard and judgment entered as prayed for in said Complaint without

LEGAL NOTICES mp further notice.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Oregon, Illinois, this 5th day of November, 2021 . /s/ Kimberly A. Stahl KG Clerk of the Circuit Court Oregon County, Illinois November 12, 19, 26, 2021 The Ogle County Community Mental Health (708) Board is now accepting for applications board members to fill 2 vacant seats.

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LEGAL NOTICES For information please contact: Justine Messenger, 5067 W Pines Road, Oregon, IL 61061 OCCMH708BD@ gmail.com 815.238.1829 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of TERESA L. PEET, Deceased.

No. 2021 P 34 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES y given of the death of Teresa L. Peet.

Letters of Office were issued on the 3rd day of May, Kelly 2021, to Gabucci, as Independent Administrator, and whose attorney of record is PIGNATELLI & ADAMS, P.C., l02 East Route 30, IL Rock Falls, 61071.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Ogle County Courthouse, 105 S. 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061, or with the Independent Administrator, or both, within six (6) months from the

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LEGAL NOTICES date of publication of this notice, November 10th, 2021, or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this notice, whichever is later, to claimants.

Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten (l0) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 1st Day of November, 2021.

Kelly Gabucci, Independent Administrator Kimberley

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, not individually but solely as trustee for FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-HB1 PLAINTIFF Vs. Mary L. Cyrier; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2021CH21 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/15/2021, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on December 17, 2021 at the hour of 10:00 AM at Ogle County Public Safety Complex 202 S. 1st St. Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE SOUTH 70 FEET OF LOT 16 IN BLOCK 2 IN WESTVIEW SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF ROCHELLE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK H OF PLATS, PAGE 4, IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE; ALL SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF FLAGG, COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 24-23-228-002 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1120 Westview Drive Rochelle, IL 61068 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all 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 information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-21-01741.

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LEGAL NOTICES ey Mewhirter PIGNATELLI & ADAMS, P.C. Attorneys for the Estate 102 East Route 30 Rock Falls, IL 61071 Telephone: (8l5) 626-0500 Telefacsimile: (815) 626-0526 Email: fax@ni lawyers.com November 12, 19, 26, 2021

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNION SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, VS. STEPHEN R. HINER, JR., CHRISTINE SUE HINER, AQUA FINANCE, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant.

NO. 19-CH-77 PUBLIC NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of the decree entered in this Court in the above-entitled cause on the 10th day of September, 2021, I, Brian E. VanVickle, Sheriff of Ogle County, or such other deputy as may be sitting in his stead, shall sell at public venue to the highest and best bidder, the following described lands and premises described in said decree, or so much thereof as may be necessary to realize the amount due to satisfy said decree, upon the following terms and conditions: A. The name, address, and telephone of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Matthew Bowen, Union Savings Bank, 223 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport, IL 61032, (815) 235-0800.

B. The common address of said property is: 12463 W. Haldane Road, Forreston, IL 61030 C. The legal description of the property is: Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 21, in Township 24 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, in Ogle County, Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at a point 408.25 feet East of the Center of said Section, thence East, on the Southern boundary of a Public Highway running through the center of said Section, 100 feet, thence South, on the Western boundary of the alley running through Blocks 15 and 16 in the original Village of Haldane, 100 feet, thence West parallel with the centerline of said Section 100 feet, and thence North 100 feet to the point of beginning; situated in Ogle County in the State of Illinois, D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Single family residence.

E. The time and place of sale are: December 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ogle County Public Safety Building, 202 S. 1st Street, Oregon, IL 61061.

F. The terms of the sale are: 10% cash or certified funds at time of sale and balance by close of business of the date of sale.. Plaintiff assumes no responsibility for title expenses or closing costs.

G. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, and subject to special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

H. If the sale is set aside for any purpose, the purchaser at the time of sale shall be entitled only to a return on the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee or the mortgagee's attorney.

Dated at Freeport, Illinois, this 10th day of November, 2021.

Brian E. VanVickle, Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois This Notice prepared by: Stephen S. Schmerzle Attorney for Plaintiff 208 W. Stephenson Street, Suite 201 Freeport, IL 61032 (815) 235-1188 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. November 19, 26, December 3, 2021

OGLE COUNTY NEWS Ogle County Newspapers / oglecountynews.com • Friday, Nov 26, 2021

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT L OF THE FIFTEENTH elly JUDICIAL CIRCUIT r COUNTY OF OGLE In re the Estate of: DENNIS W. OLSEN, Deceased.

2021 P 91 er CLAIM NOTICE e Notice is given of nythe death of DENNIS W. OLSEN. Letters of Office were issued on meNovember 4, 2021, to CARI R. OLSEN, as Independent whose eExecutor, is M. eattorney Thomas Suits, of hethe Law Offices of M. THOMAS SUITS, P.C., 114 West Mason orStreet, Polo, Illinois six61064. e Claims against the estate may be filed within six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of lerkmailing or delivery rof Notice to credihetors, if mailing or delivery is required yby Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, Flessner whichever date is r later. Any claim not r filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Ogle County Judicial Center, 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061 - or with the estate legal representative, or both.

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.

By: CARI R. OLSEN Independent Executor Law Offices of M. THOMAS SUITS, P.C. 114 West Mason Street Polo, IL 61064 (815) 946-2276 tom@suitslegal. com

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