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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 163 NO. 20 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857

IT’S FAIR TIME!

Friday, July 30, 2021 • $1.00

COOLING OFF

County Fair

Plenty of family-fun events are offered through Sunday. / 3

SPECIAL EVENT

Live Music

Mt. Morris’ Jamboree continues on the Campus on Friday nights. / 4

CDC & Masks Recommendations are made to wear masks indoors including school kids K-12. / 5

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Adeline Chaprman, 5, of Polo, was one of several area residents who decided to cool off at the Polo Pool on Monday night. The outdoor pool has been a popular place for kids and adults to beat the heat as temperatures reached the 90-degree mark earlier this week.

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INDEX Betty’s Column ........ 8 Business News......... 9 Classifieds .........17-20 Library News ............ 7

Mt. Morris Police... 10 Night Out .................. 2 Oregon Police..........12 Otto’s Column .......... 8

Polo Police .............. 10 Property Transfers..12 Sauerkraut Days ...... 6 Sheriff Activity........12

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Nominations are sought for Chamber awards Each year the Polo Chamber of Commerce recognizes one Polo citizen as the Citizen of the Year and one citizen as the Volunteer of the Year.

Eligible nominees should consistently show civic leadership through volunteerism and service to their community.

Services provided to the community should be based on volunteerism outside of the nominee’s normal employment duties.

Those wishing to nominate a candidate that they feel is deserving of these prestigious awards must fill out the form (at right) in its entirety and return

it with a letter describing why the nominee is deserving of the award to the nominating committee by the posted deadline.

Nominations that are received incomplete will not be considered.

Completed nominations can be mailed to: Polo Chamber of Commerce, Attn: Nomination Committee, P.O. Box 116, Polo, IL 61064 Please mark the envelope Sealed Nomination.

For additional information, contact the Polo Chamber of Commerce at 815-946-3131.

The nomination deadline is Aug. 30.

CHAMBER CHATTER Movies in the Park Movies in the Park are held at dusk.

July 30 is Detective Pikachu at the Louise Quick Park and on Aug. 13, showing at the Polo Pool, will be Muppet Treasure Island. Bring your family and enjoy the show and the free popcorn.

Chamber at 815-946-3131 to sponsor, register your car, truck or motorcycle.

Car Show Mark your calendars for “The Original Polo, Illinois 32nd Anniversary Car Show” on Aug. 14. Call the Polo

Farmer’s Market Enjoy fresh produce from Farmer’s Market on Thursday’s from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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

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PINE CREEK NEWS

By KAREN MERLAK The summer heat seems to come and go.

We are thankful for the reprieve of a summer’s breeze when the heat intensifies. Our trust is in the Creator who knows every inch of the earth and every corner of our hearts. He is ours and we are His. For this, we are thankful.

This morning in church, we were greeted by Judy Nettz. Pastor Charlotte Hoppe concluded her series for the Summer of Grace. This week, she will not have a mid-week, midday prayer. The posts from the past are always available on our Facebook page.

This past Tuesday evening, our Search Committee hosted a new candidate in an open house. Before the evening event, I had the chance to visit with her, over coffee and then dinner. It was great getting to know her and having her inquire about our congregation.

On Wednesday, she led a service for our congregation followed by a potluck supper.

We enjoyed a wonderful meal and lively conversation in our new fellowship hall.

This afternoon, we made the decision to welcome Pastor Suzanne to our church.

Suzanne will be joining us this October.

She and her husband, Marc, are moving from Des Moines, Iowa, to our Polo community. We will miss Charlotte very much and wish her well in her retirement, which is happening in about another month. This is an exciting time for our church.

The first two Saturdays in August will be the start of our Men’s and Women’s breakfast groups. The men will meet the first Saturday at 7 a.m. at the church. The women will meet on the second Saturday at 8am. We have many opportunities for fellowship with friends and neighbors.

This past Saturday evening, I was invited over to my brother’s home. Ben Bittinger, his wife, Jo, and their son, Garrett, made dinner on the grill. After the meal, we played a couple of board games before calling it a night. Laughter made a fun-filled evening for our family. .

This afternoon, my brother brought over an air conditioner and installed it for me. I haven’t been able to replace the central air unit just yet, so this will do for now. I have

lived without air conditioning in any home longer than I have lived with it.

There is something about the relief of the cool air on a hot summer day that helps us to breathe easier. We can find relief in so many places, like in the long conversations with a dear friend, the cool, soaking rain after a long drought, or the embrace of a loved one after a long absence.

We can also find it in our relationship with Jesus. When we get to know Jesus, He becomes our calm, our relief. He is the friend that we can always count on. He is always available for a conversation. He is ready to hear all of our concerns.

Now is a great time to get to know this faithful friend. Reading the Bible, talking to Him through prayer, and joining a church service are just a few of the ways to learn more. We gladly welcome you and your family to join us each Sunday.

My hope is that all of our churches will be filled with those who want to deepen their relationship with Jesus. Come and join a local church service this week, in person or online. We can’t wait to meet you in our little church in the country.

SPECIAL EVENT

Take a twirl on the tilt-a-whirl, watch thrills and spills at the rodeo, and tap a toe to music this weekend at the 167th Ogle County Fair.

The fair kicked off Wednesday with the Ogle County Fair Queen Pageant and is packed with entertainment, activities, and good food through Sunday, Aug. 1 at the fairgrounds on Lime Kiln Road, just north of Ill. 64 a mile west of Oregon.

The Big Hat Rodeo will offer buckin’ broncos, roping, and trick riding on Friday evening, and with the always crowd-pleasing demolition derby on Saturday. Both events will be held in the grandstands.

The fair will wrap up on Sunday with an all-new event. Popular blues and rhythm & blues band The Jimmys will perform a free concert in the grandstands from 1 to 4 p.m.

“Since it’s a new event we’re not planning to charge. We’re going to accept donations since it’s our first time out of the gate with music,” said fair board president Tom Simpson.

The Jimmys, led by keyboardist and organist Jimmy Voegeli, have performed across the Midwest, Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean and draw record-setting crowds to the Mt. Morris Jamboree with their annual performances.

With an $8 admission fee, Simpson reminded fair-goers that the event is family-friendly and affordable.

Besides free unlimited carnival rides, the fee also covers ground shows, such as Dan Dan the Farmer Man Comedy Rainmaker Shows and the Wild World of Animals.

Children age 3 and younger get into the fair free but each will need a $4 wristband to ride at the carnival.

Wristbands are available at the gate.

Projects and exhibits will be on display throughout the fair at the 4-H show and adult and junior open shows.

Topics range from traditional livestock, foods, vegetables and fruits, clothing and crafts, floriculture to beekeeping, electricity, woodworking, and computer science.

Other entertainment throughout fair includes the Ta-Da Robots, Chainsaw Carver Dave Ferrell, and the Brian Holt Magic Show with performances on Friday and Saturday.

Musical entertainment at the Lions Shelter will be First Friday on Friday, July 30, and John Lindhorst & Strummers on Saturday, July 31.

Shows are from 7:30 to 10 p.m. each evening.

For more information on fair events, visit www.oglecountyfair.com For fair coverage throughout the week, visit www.oglecountynews.com.

Photos by Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media

The 167th Ogle County Fair offers plenty of family fun through Sunday. The fair also includes the Ogle County 4-H Fair. TOP LEFT: A 4-H member shows one of her goats. TOP RIGHT: A participant in the Big Hat Rodeo tries to ride a bull. This year’s rodeo is on Friday night.

BELOW: The grandstands will be packed again for the ever-popular demolition derby. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday night. Visit www.oglecountyfair.com for more scheduled events and ticket information.

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MT. MORRIS JAMBOREE

Dave Weld and The Imperial Flames on Aug. 6 July 30 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will perform on July 30, at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Morris Jamboree in the Warren Reckmeyer Band Shell.

“This band, who has appeared during all eight Friday Concert seasons, always has the crowds line-dancing on the grass to toe-tapping while sitting in lawn chairs and on the new benches,” said Jamboree organizer Larry Ubben. “Lyle Grobe has been performing for many years starting in the early 1950s with two brothers, Harry and Richard Hackbarth.”

Aug. 6 Chicago Blues veteran Dave Weld and his band, The Imperial Flames, is on the stage for the Aug. 6 installment of the Mt. Morris Jamboree.

The free concert starts at 7 p.m. at the Warren Reckmeyer Band Shell in downtown Mt. Morris.

“Dave Weld, born in Chicago, was first influenced as a child when he found an old Victrola in the basement and wore out the blues 78’s. He moved to New Mexico, and studied guitar under Kurt Black, a jazz player who worked with Benny Carter in New York,” said Jamboree organizer Larry Ubben.

Weld was drawn back to Chicago after hearing Howlin Wolf on the radio and found that he was welcome on the West side of Chicago. He started sitting in at many clubs and landed a gig with Hound Dog Taylor’s band, Brewer Phillips,Ted Harvey, at Sweet Peas on 43rd St.

Dave Weld and The Imperial Flames to perform Aug. 6 at Mt. Morris Jamboree.

Weld then moved on to the 1815 Club on W. Roosevelt, which was owned and operated by Eddie Shaw who had Howlin Wolf’s band, the Wolf Pack. Weld was under tutelage from JB Hutto, a Grammy awarded Blues Hall of Fame slide man from Georgia.

“He studied at JB’s house and one day met his nephews Lil’ Ed and James Young (Pookie), and played with them on the west side for ten years.

They collaborated and started the ‘Blues Imperials’,” Ubben said.

Bruce Igauer from renowned Chicago Blues label, Alligator Records found them and recorded them in a historic session “Roughousin’” and they started

doing world tours.

In 1988 Dave decided to start his own band “Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames”. This band featured the most authentic seasoned blues veterans in Chicago.

“Dave Weld and The Imperial Flames, is an authentic, real deal blues band, high energy with versatile talent, variety, and a cohesive show that includes original driving houserockin blues, boogie and Soul,” Ubben said.

Concessions for the evening will be served by Ralfie’s BBQ. “Come enjoy the meal, music and fellowship starting at 6 p.m.,” said Ubben. “It’s opening night for the new show themed, Radical Botanicals at the Encore Art Gallery next door on the first floor of Old Sandstone, open from 6:30-9 p.m.”

Encore’s Artist in Residence, Annie Timmer will also be hosting kids art activities near the Freedom Bell just to the north of the Band Shell during the concert.

“Local small business vendors will often be joining all the activity on the Campus with fresh produce and crafts as well as Grandpa’s Ice Cream truck,” Ubben said.

Attendees are asked to bring a blanket or chair or sit on the new benches in front of the band shell.

In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved to the Pinecrest Grove Community Center, 500 Evergreen Lane, just 7 blocks south of Illinois 64 and west of McKendrie Street.

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COVID-19 & EDUCATION

By RACHEL RODGERS

rrodgers@shawmedia.com

and ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoeller@shawmedia.com The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its masking recommendations Tuesday, saying that masks should be worn by everyone in schools, regardless of their vaccination status.

But the area’s regional superintendent for schools says the pattern in which guidelines have been released make it difficult for school leaders to plan. All schools in Illinois have been directed by the governor to have students attend school in person.

Some area districts have faced vocal opposition from parents and others opposed to masks for students, saying it should be parental choice.

By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced it was “fully adopting” those revised guidelines. “While data continues to show the effectiveness of the three COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized in the U.S., including against the Delta variant, we are still seeing the virus rapidly spread among the unvaccinated,” said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the IDPH, in a prepared statement.

Ezike said that the risk is greater for everyone if the spread of the virus is not curtailed. “We know masking can help prevent transmission of COVID-19 and its variants,” she said. “Until more people are vaccinated, we join CDC in recommending everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask indoors in areas of substantial and high transmissions, and in K-12 schools.”

That’s the news that area school districts have been waiting on before finalizing their return-to-learn plans and welcoming back students to fulltime, in-person learning in less than a month.

The IDPH said it would be updating the school FAQ document. Earlier on Monday, it posted an FAQ based on the July 9 CDC recommendations, which included masking for unvaccinated students but not the entire school population.

Regional Superintendent Chris Tennyson, of the Regional Office of Education 47 for Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties, said the change could be a bit confusing for superintendents and school boards as they go by an IDPH FAQ one day and a different one the next.

“It can be frustrating for superintendents and school boards to plan the year out when things can change so

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ABOVE: A homemade “Unmask Our Children” signs stands in a residential lawn alongside Illinois Route 2 in Lee County. Some parents have asked school boards not to require children to wear masks when the school year starts. BELOW: Doug Shafer talks about his opposition to mandatory masks for school students and questions the educational curriculum as he speaks to the Oregon School Board on June 21. quickly,” he said. “I’m sure they’re taking time to review the new guidelines, and they’re working with local health administrators to do what’s best in their main interest, which is the health and safety of students and staff.”

Another important piece for the districts is to have strong layering protocols in place such as cleaning, sanitizing, social distancing and other measures to keep the risk of potential spread low, Tennyson said.

The districts have a bit more leeway with planning, compared to stricter mitigations that lumped rural areas in the same boat as Chicago and other larger metros, he said.

“I’m glad that we do have some local control at this point,” Tennyson said.

“Our office will continue to work hard with districts to get back to learning and be safe.”

The new recommendations further state that all should wear masks indoors in counties where COVID-19 transmission is substantial or high.

The IDPH considers “substantial transmission” to be in areas were there are 50 to 99 cases per 100,000 population over a seven-day period; “high transmission” is areas with more than 100 cases per 100,000 over the same seven days.

In the surrounding counties, Carroll County is the only one labeled highrisk. Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties

all fall in the moderate range, which comes before substantial and after low risk.

Kelly Mandrell, Polo Community Unit School District superintendent, and Tom Mahoney, Oregon Community Unit School District superintendent, both said they had not had a chance to review the CDC guidelines as of Tuesday evening.

Polo’s school district is making a recommendation for students and staff to wear masks, Mandrell said in a July 22 letter to families. Masks are mandated on district transportation.

“We’re going to be watching and seeing how our metric numbers go within the school and community and see if there’s a reason we would have to mandate masks,” Mandrell said Tuesday.

“There is very much a chance that it could change by tomorrow, by the following week,” she added. “Week-byweek it can change.”

Mahoney cited essentially the same guidelines that Polo put out — masks are recommended, but not required, except on district transportation.

“The process is always the same — collect all the information, collect any of the feedback we receive, and then based on that, if there’s a need to make a change, make the change and reissue the updated guidance,” he said.

Last Monday, Mahoney said the Oregon School Board was waiting for

further guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health before deciding what the district’s mask policy will be for the upcoming school year.

But parents present at that school board meeting urged school officials to eliminate mask requirements and let parents decide what would be best for their children.

Six of 18 parents present at the meeting spoke out against any mask requirement.

Forrestville Valley School District Superintendent Sheri Smith did not respond prior to the print deadline.

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Event includes plenty of family fun events

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Forreston’s Sauerkraut Days coming Aug. 6-8

By ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com Water fights, a watermelon eating contest, and, of course, sauerkraut, will all be part of the 2021 Forreston Sauerkraut Days Aug. 6, through Aug. 8.

The festivities are a combined effort of the Sauerkraut Days Committee and the American Legion Families.

Unless otherwise stated, all events are held in Memorial Park.

Food trucks open at 5 p.m. offering a variety of choices from cheese curds to burgers to ice cream.

Registration for the annual Kraut Days 5K and Cabbage Patch Kids Fun Run in Warnken Park also starts at 5 p.m. The Fun Run starts at 6:30 p.m. followed by the 5K at 8 p.m. Registration forms are available at the Forreston Library and Koeller Forreston Hardware.

Believe in the Children is selling sidewalk squares to be used as paint canvases for Design the Downtown.

Squares can be painted Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Bingo is back this year. The fun starts at 6 p.m. with lots of prizes for all ages. The “Undunk Tank” will be in the Forreston Mutual parking lot.

Beginning at 6 p.m., attendees have the opportunity to get locals wet. On Saturday, the Undunk Tank runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

New this year is the softball throw, taking place on the Forreston Grade School tee-ball fields — challenge your friends to see who can throw the fastest! The contest runs 6-8 p.m.

The Biergarten opens at 6 p.m. At the same time is registration for Trivia Night with Rock Valley Pub Trivia; the cost is $5 per person, with a limit of eight people per team. Trivia contests kick off at 7 p.m. Cash prizes are available.

At 6 p.m., Small Town Souls — a musical duo featuring Forreston’s own Dalton Becker and Liz Gronewold — will perform at the biergarten.

This year’s outdoor movie will be “The Greatest Showman.” The showing will be on the east side of the grade school and will start at approximately 8 p.m. Concessions will be available for purchase from the Sauerkraut Days Committee.

Saturday starts bright and early with Breakfast on the Go at 7 a.m.

Look for the blue wagon in and around

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TOP LEFT: Polo firefighters Brent Shipman, Chad Karrow, and Chuck Clothier compete in the water fight against Forreston firefighters during 2019 Sauerkraut Days. TOP RIGHT: Eileen Wiggins was one of the servers dishing out saukerkraut during the American Legion’s Sauerkraut lunch at Sauerkraut Days in 2019. This year’s lunch is from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7 Memorial Park to grab a breakfast sandwich, doughnut or juice.

The three-on-three Drew Crase Memorial Basketball Tournament starts at 8 a.m. at the high school’s outdoor basketball courts. Registration forms and more information can be found at www.3on3forrestonhd.com.

Other popular activities scheduled for Saturday include the American Legion Car Show, bingo, craft and vendor fair, Faith Lutheran bake sale, the American Legion Sauerkraut Lunch, Forreston Lion’s Pork Chop Dinner, kids inflatables and food trucks.

The Forreston Fireman’s Association is bringing back water fights. The fun starts at 10 a.m. for the kids. At 1 p.m., the “big boys and girls” can go at it with contests between different fire departments.

A blind-draw bags tournament starts at 11 a.m. — registration takes place at 10 a.m. The bags tournament will be held in the biergarten. The Forreston Lion’s Pork Chop Dinner begins at 4:30 p.m. at Memorial Park On Sunday, the community breakfast takes place from 8-11 a.m. at the fire station. The community church service will be at 9:30 a.m. in Memorial Park.

The final event of Forreston Sauerkraut Days is the parade. This year’s theme is Bring Back the Fun. The parade starts off at 12:30 p.m. and will travel from Forreston Grade School to Locust Avenue. The reviewing stand will be downtown at the public parking lot.

Forms are available at Koeller Forreston Hardware or on the Sauerkraut Days Facebook page. Parade questions can be directed to Kim Brinkmeier at 815-541-5353.

The Forreston Sauerkraut Days committee is in need of volunteers to help with events. If you have questions, or can spare a couple hours over the weekend, please contact one of the following committee members: Julie Heeren, 815-985-7787; Holly Bawinkle, 815-535-3981; Kim Brown, 815-266-1414; or Jane Koeller, 815-266-1095.

A full list of events and exact times can be found at www.facebook.com/ forrestonhometowndays.

Friday, Aug. 6 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Design the Downtown Sidewalk Painting, Believe in the Children (downtown Forreston area) 5-8 p.m.: Food Truck Fri-YAY! (Memorial Park) 5-5:30 p.m.: Kraut Days 5K and Cabbage Patch Kids Fun Run registration (Warnken Park) 6 p.m.: Entries due for Bucket of Junk (Memorial Park) 6 p.m.: Small Town Souls play live, featuring Dalton Becker and Liz Gronewold (Biergarten) 6-8 p.m.: Softball Throw (Forreston Grade School tee-ball field) 6-10 p.m.: Bingo (Memorial Park) 6-10 p.m.: Undunk Tank (Forreston Mutual parking lot) 6-11 p.m.: Biergarten! Prost! (downtown Forreston area) 6:30 p.m.: Cabbage Patch Kids Fun

Run (Warnken Park) 7 p.m.: Trivia Night with Rock Valley Trivia (Biergarten, downtown Forreston) 8 p.m.: Kraut Days 5K Run/Walk (Warnken Park) 8 p.m.: Outdoor movie: “The Greatest Showman” (Forreston Grade School east side) 9 p.m.: Concession stand (Forreston Grade School east side) Saturday, Aug. 7 7 a.m.: Breakfast On The Go (around Forreston Grade School and Memorial Park) 8 a.m.: Drew Crase Memorial Basketball Tournament (Forreston High School outdoor courts) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Forreston American Legion Car & Bike Show (Forreston Grade School) 9 a.m. to noon: Faith Lutheran Bake Sale (Memorial Park) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Craft and vendor show (Memorial Park) 10 a.m.: Kids water fights, sponsored by Fireman’s Association (Birch Street and Walnut Avenue) 10 a.m.: Bags tournament registration (Biergarten) 10 a.m. to noon: Design the Downtown Sidewalk Painting, Believe in the Children (downtown Forreston area) 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Bingo (Memorial Park) 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Undunk Tank (Forreston Mutual parking lot)

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10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Softball Throw (Forreston High School) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Jumping Into Kraut Days kids inflatables (Memorial Park) 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: American Legion Sauerkraut Lunch (Memorial Park) 11 a.m.: Food Truck Satur-YAY! (Memorial Park) 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.: Biergarten!

Prost! (downtown Forreston area) 11 a.m.: Bags tournament (Biergarten) 1 p.m.: Adult water fights, sponsored by Fireman’s Association (Birch Street and Walnut Avenue) 2:30 p.m.: Watermelon eating contest 4:30-7 p.m.: Forreston Lion’s Pork Chop Dinner 8:30 p.m.: Better Late Than Never

Sunday, Aug. 8 8-11 a.m.: Community breakfast (Forreston Fire Station) 9:30 a.m.: Community church service (Memorial Park) 12:30 p.m.: Bring Back the Fun parade (Forreston Grade School to Locust Avenue)

Adult Program: Spotify Want to learn more about how to use Spotify to listen to music on your phone (or desktop)? Come to the library on Thursday, Aug/ 12 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. to learn!

Registration required by calling the library or emailing dawn.mtmorrislib@gmail.com.

In-Person Storytime Resumes August will bring back in-person storytime every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. at the library.

We’ll read books and do a craft. No reservation required!

Summer Reading Program Our Summer Reading Finale (open to those who participated in our SRP) will be Saturday, July 31 at Dillehay Park from 2-4 p.m. We will have Coal Black Exotics (reptiles), free snow cones and free small treats. The reptile show will be from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Registration is required by signing up with the library.

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). Come visit us and let us help you!

Digital Network Access Grant We were the recipients of a Digital Network Access of Illinois Libraries Grant which allows wifi access 24 hours a day.

Simply find MMPL Guest, agree to the Terms & Conditions on the login page and enjoy access for up to 8 hours! Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Books on Tap meets Thursday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. to discuss Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham.

Flying Fox Conservation Fund - Friday, Aug. 6, Registration & masks required In a joint program funded through the generosity of Maggie & Amos Foundation, Oregon and Mt. Morris Libraries are thrilled to have the Flying Fox Conservation Fund visit the community on Friday, Aug. 6 for two programs, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

This is a free program with live animals (a sloth, armadillo, fruit bat and more), and open to all ages. Registration and masks are required.

The programs will be held at the Rock River Center in Oregon. Flying Fox Conservation Fund is a not-for-profit organization. They are dedicated to the protection of Old-World

fruit bats and their habitat through conservation, education and research.

One of their objectives is to educate people about conservation and the diverse and unique world of animals. Contact the Oregon Public Library at 815-732-2724 or the Mt. Morris Public Library at 815-734-4927 to register.

Oregon Writers Group – 2nd Tuesday each month at 10 a.m.

The OWG is a gathering of writers or writer-wannabes who meet to support each other and to further their own writing. The purpose of the group is to help and encourage you in your writing. If you need brainstorming ideas, we can help suggest ideas or aid with the creative process.

SAVE THE DATE!! - Aug. 21 Our third Mystery Event – Wizard of Oz Themed There will be two shows available, one kid friendly show in the afternoon and an adult only show in the evening. We are happy to

have the Northern Illinois Players Troupe back to host this fun day of mystery! More information to come but keep your calendar free as this event fills fast!

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COUNTY HISTORY

Log cabins were constructed by Ogle pioneers Editor’s note: Otto Dick, Oregon has researched the people, places and events important in the Oregon area’s history for the Ogle County Historical Society. The following is one of a series of the articles he has written.

By OTTO DICK

W

hen the pioneers first arrived in America one of the first things they needed to do was build a house where the family could live.

In areas where there were plenty of trees they would build log cabins. All they needed for tools was an axe and saw.

Most of these cabins were one room where the family would live. They didn’t need nails or spikes to hold the logs together and they could be built fairly quickly.

Once the farm was operating settlers built bigger homes or added on to the original log cabin.

The first task was to clear a plot of land where the cabin could be built. They also needed to clear some space around the cabin where they could plant a garden, build a barn and keep some animals. In order to clear the land they had to cut down trees and remove stumps.

After clearing the land they cut down trees with straight trunks that would make good logs for the cabin. Next they would cut the logs to the right length and then cut notches at each end where the logs would fit together at the corners of the cabin.

(These notches were called British, English cog joints).

They would strip the bark off the logs so the bark would not rot over time. If only one man was building the cabin, then it was usually 6 or 7 feet tall. This was because he could only lift a log so high.

Photos provided by Otto Dick

Above, this undated photo shows John Phelps’ double cabin in disrepair. At right is a model of a typical log cabin built by pioneers. The model was done Jane Engel and is on display at the Ogle County Historical Society in Oregon.

One man working alone could build a cabin in a few weeks. If he had help the walls were taller. Each side of the log cabin was usually 12 or 15 feet long.

Once the walls and roof were completed the cracks between the logs were sealed with mud or clay called daubing or clinking.

If the roof was high enough, the pioneers often built a loft where they could sleep. A flat stone was placed at each corner of the cabin to give the cabin a firm foundation and the doors to the cabins were usually built facing the south to allow the sun to shine into the cabin during the day.

A fireplace was built at one end of the log cabin to keep the family warm during the winter and give them fire for cooking. There were usually one or two windows to let in light.

The early pioneers seldom had glass so they used greased paper or cloth to cover the window.

The settlers didn’t have a lot of furniture when they moved in. They might have a small table, a bed, and a chair or two.

The first settlers in Ogle County included Isaac Chambers and John Ankney, 1830; Samuel Reed, Oliver Kellog, Elkana Bush, and John Bookie, 1831; and John Phelps, 1833.

The Gale family moved to Oregon in 1835 one year before Oregon City was founded and built a cabin.

In 1834 Phelps built a cabin on the farm and put in his first crop. Many of the early settlers built their cabins before their family arrived.

John Deere’s wife was pregnant so she arrived two years later. It’s hard to imagine what these early settlers accomplished.

Following articles will cover several types o f houses in Ogle County: stone, square, concrete, geodesic, underground, octagon etc.

POLO HISTORY

The week was busy making museum connections COMMENTARY I

knew it was going to be an interesting day when I sat up that morning and I was dizzy.

Comfort Keepers were coming that morning to see how I was doing, I had a call coming from Kari in Alaska, and Linda and I were to meet someone that afternoon from Ogle County Historical Society.

I also have had someone helping me this summer in the museum and she was coming for the day. I simply had too busy a day the day before and must remember, I am not young anymore.

The day before had been Peg Silvius’ graveside services over in Carroll County at South Elkhorn and I had P.E.O. that evening in the park. I must start to pick and choose what I can do. I am still not up to par from the shingles and I am now using a walker which really slows one down.

I felt the message from the minister at South Elkhorn was a good one. Peg had Downs Syndrome and yet it did not slow her life down. She made the most of what had been dealt her and her sunny disposition sent her sailing through life. She was an inspiration to many.

So yesterday, a dizzy me gave instructions to my museum helper. The big box under the card table goes to Aplington House to be placed in the files.

Betty Obendorf

Polo Historical Society Then three boxes of diaries from the cabins at the White Pines could go back to the gift shop at the park. They had been brought in for safe keeping and now they needed to be back in the cabins.

Last Sunday when some of our family had lunch at the Pines, I asked them about the diaries.

They had been wondering where they had gone and now they could be brought back. Everything at the Pines seems just the same as before. Daniel was pleased that his chicken pot pie was just the same as it always had been.

After lunch our family stopped by the Barnacopia for Lyle and Melody Reap’s anniversary. We were all out in Eagle Point for many years. It was good to see people I had not seen for many years.

I am always amazed as I look around the Barnaco-

pia at how lovely it all is and what a lovely place to gather. I still remember working with Gary Bocker on some of the pictures.

My phone call from Alaska was great and Kari and I remembered together her visit here in 2000.

Betty Rogers worked with her as she researched the Rogers’ family. Kari’s ancestors were Joseph and Hannah Rogers.

Also Rebecca Middleton, one of our milliners, was also connected. Linda Gall and I have been pulling out some of that information.

Next week Kari’s son Paul will be in Polo and we are getting prepared for him.

Then Wednesday afternoon Linda and I met with Ogle County Historical Society people and I kept my helper busy. Please look for the scrapbook of Judge Zick’s wife that Bob Zick had sent.

Then look for the file of the Muench family. My helper found out what it is like to spend the whole day at the museum. It was 3:30 p.m. before I got home and I was really tired.

Remember our picnic on Aug. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Henry School. Bring your own table service and a dish to pass.

BUSINESS NEWS

By ALEXA ZOELLNER

azoellner@shawmedia.com The owner of an Oregon salon is donating 1% of her business’ 2021 revenue to the Maggie & Amos Foundation.

Meggan Dickson-Grennan, owner of w@sh, was searching for a local charity or foundation to which she could donate.

“In my searching, I found the Maggie & Amos Foundation, which I was familiar with, but I didn’t really realize how far their reach went,” Dickson-Grennan said. “It really caught my attention and I knew that was where I wanted our 2021 donations to go to.”

The Maggie & Amos Foundation was established after the deaths of Margaret Maggie and Amos “Maggie” Rosko-Meyer and her 3-year-old son, Amos Meyer. The pair died in a house fire in Byron on Oct. 19, 2016.

Duane C. Meyer, Rosko-Meyer’s ex-husband and Amos’ father, is charged with their murder and arson. The case is pending in Ogle County court.

In the first of two installments, Dickson-Grennan donated $745 in July — 1% of w@sh’s first six months

The Oregon salon, w@sh, donated $745 to the Maggie & Amos Foundation. Pictured in front row, left to right, are Luann and Don Rosko, Maggie’s parents and Amos’ grandparents. Back row: Lynn Kalnins, foundation member; Jeni Allen, w@sh doll; Meggan Dickson-Grennan, w@sh owner; and Megan Dettman, foundation member.

Photo provided by Meggan Dickson-Grennan

of 2021 revenue. The second installment will be made in January 2022, said Dickson-Grennan, who attended Oregon High School with Rosko-Meyer.

“Personally, I know that Maggie wanted to give back to her community and was very involved as a teacher in the lives of her students,” she said.

“Knowing that the foundation was able to gather

together to make her student body feel like they were helping and giving back to the community, I know that brought joy to everybody and I’m happy to be able to contribute.”

Dickson-Grennan said she plans to continue supporting local charities with the 1% revenue donation, rotating the recipient on a yearly basis.

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The Polo Police Department report the following activity.

July 22 Carl L. Tunk, 39, of Sterling, was cited at 7:56 a.m. for speeding 42 mph in a 30 mph speed zone. Tunk was released on an I-Bond.

Javier S. Algeria, 37, Rockford, was cited at 8:41 a.m. for speeding 43 mph in a 30 mph speed zone.Algeria was released on an I-Bond.

Savannah J. Divan, 23, of Rockton, was cited at 1:18 p.m. for speeding 44 mph in a 30 mph speed zone. Divan was released on an I-Bond.

Timothy Paul Burns, 57, of Morrison, was cited at 3:57 p.m. for speeding 38 mph in a 30 mph speed zone, no valid driver’s license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and unlawful use of a cell phone.

MT. MORRIS POLICE July 24 Nicholas Leon Altarmirano, 22, of Lena, was arrested at 4:40 p.m. for driving while license suspended. Altarmirano was transported to the Ogle County Jail. Altarmirano was also cited for loud exhaust.

General Calls for Service July 5 - 18 Citizen Complaints/Assists............27 Juvenile............................................... 2 Animal Complaint ............................. 3 Disturbance/Domestic...................... 1 Fire/Medical Assist........................... 4 Lock Out ............................................. 2 Traffic Stops..................................... 20 County Assists................................... 1

The Mt. Morris Police Department reports the following activity.

July 20 Kevin R. Russell 30, of Berwyn, was arrested for violation of bond conditions. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 4 Kevin R. Russell, 30, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 11 p.m. for domestic battery. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 5 Debra Erickson, 41, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 10:35 p.m. for disorderly conduct. She was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 10 Kevin R. Russell, 30, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 12:52 a.m. for a violation of bond. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 21 Rhonda E. McComas 47, of Mt. Morris was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant. She was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 23 At 6:05 a.m., Dave Lowtharp, 52, of Mt. Morris was issued village ordinance citations for having a trailer parked on the street. At 10:16 p.m., Lowtharp was issued another village ordinance citation for having a trailer parked on the street.

OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following activity.

July 20 Tori Adams, 26, of Freeport, was arrested at 11:56 p.m. for driving while license revoked following a traffic stop near the intersection of Illinois Route 72 and Mount Vernon Road. Adams was also cited for having a broken tail light. Adams was transported to the Ogle County Jail where she was held in lieu of bond. A passenger in the vehicle, Johnathon Watkins, 30 of Freeport, was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis. Watkins was released on an individual bond.

At 7:12 p.m., deputies and the Lynn-ScottRock Fire Department were dispatched to the 20000 block of E. Illinois Route 64 in rural Esmond for a single unit motorcycle crash with injuries.

Upon arrival to the scene, it was determined a black 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle was driving westbound Illinois 64, before exiting the roadway and overturning in the north ditch. The driver of the motorcycle, Corey D. Kelchner, of Rochelle, was transported by Lynn-ScottRock Ambulance to Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside, in Rockford, for treatment of serious injuries.

Kelchner was issued citations for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle, and driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was issued an I-Bond and released.

The accident remains under investigation.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by the

Illinois State Police.

July 21 At approximately 4:45 p.m., deputies responded to the report of a domestic disturbance at 5167 N. Blackwood Road.

After investigating the disturbance, Matthew L. Hurst, 36, of Rochelle, was arrested for domestic battery and criminal damage to property. Hurst was transported to the Ogle County Jail, where he was held pending a court appearance in front of a judge.

July 23 At approximately 2:54 a.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop at Illinois Route 2 and Illinois Route 72. After a brief investigation, Donovan M. Goble, 37, of Rockford, was taken into custody and charged with unlawful possession of cannabis (more than 100 grams) a Class 4 Felony and improper container (driver). Goble was transported to the Ogle County Jail. Goble was additionally cited for speeding.

Christena M. Poole, 34, of DeKalb, was arrested at 8:51 p.m. for no valid driver’s license following a traffic stop on I-88 at mile marker 77. She was also arrested on an outstanding warrant for DUI. Poole was also issued a citation for an equipment violation.

She was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 24 At approximately 10:35 p.m., Deputies were advised of a driving complaint traveling southbound in the 1,000 block S. Illinois Route 2. A short time later, deputies were updated with another driving complaint on the same vehicle traveling back northbound

on Illinois 2. At approximately 10:58 p.m., deputies located the vehicle and driver in the 7,000 Block of N. Alpine Drive. After investigation, Angela Duke, 52, of Byron, was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Duke was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

At approximately 8:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 200 block of Main St. in Holcomb for a disturbance. After an investigation, Jennifer K. Nash, 47, of Holcomb, was arrested for domestic battery.

Nash was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Jordan Davidson, 32, of Elgin, was arrested at 7:56 p.m. for driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop in the 18000 block of E. Illinois Route 64. Davidson was also cited for suspended registration and operating a vehicle with no insurance.

Davidson was released from the scene on a signature I-Bond.

Bryce Austin, 21, of Rochelle, arrested at 3:02 p.m. for possession of cannabis with intent to deliver following a traffic stop at the intersection of Illinois Route 64 and Grandview Terrace. Austin was also cited for no front registration and no trailer lights.

Austin was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

At 8:13 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the area of Illinois Route 64 and S. Rocky Hollow Road for a driving complaint.

The vehicle was eventually located in the 3900 block of W. Illinois Route 64 in rural Mt. Morris and a traffic stop was initiated.

Darren M. Findrick, 47, of Mt. Morris, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (heroin), possession of a

controlled substance (cocaine), and unlawful possession of cannabis as a driver. Findrick was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Deputies were assisted by the Mt. Morris Police Department.

July 25 Seth Rudecki, 19, of Stillman Valley, was arrested at 10:56 p.m. for possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of cannabis/improper container following a traffic stop near the intersection of Hitt St. and Illinois 64 in Mt. Morris.

Rudecki was also cited for speeding and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Rudecki was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

At 1:34 p.m., deputies investigated an accident on I-39 northbound at the 107.5 mile marker. Brandy Carlson, 42, of Knoxville, struck the rear of a car driven by Richard Broek, 73, of Lake Orion, Michigan, in the rear. Broek’s vehicle then spun out of control and struck the overpass embankment of Lindenwood Road that crosses I-39 at that location.

Broek and his wife Judith Broek, 71, were transported to Swedish American Hospital

by Lynn Scott Rock EMS for minor injuries.

Carlson was cited for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident and given a court date to appear.

July 27 Gonzalo Herrera, 25, of Rockford, was arrested for driving while license suspended on I-39 near Illinois 64 after being stopped for speeding. Herera was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

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LOCAL NEWS

By EARLEEN HINTON

ehinton@oglecountynews.com

A rural Oregon woman was critically injured July 21 when she was struck by a semi truck and trailer on Illinois Route 2 while attempting to cross the road.

Patricia A. Jones, 86, of Oregon, was walking across the state highway from east to west at 3:32 p.m. near her home at 4475 S. Illinois Route 2, when she was struck by a northbound semi, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said in a press release.

Jones was flown by React Helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Rockford for treatment of serious injuries. As of last Thursday afternoon, Jones was listed in critical condition.

The driver of the semi truck and trailer, Eric H. Rivera, 61, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, was not injured.

The road remained closed for 2 hours as police and accident reconstructionists remained at the scene, between Penn Corner Road and the south parking lot for Castle Rock State Park.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Oregon Fire Department, Oregon Ambulance, Oregon Police Department and the Illinois State Police.

The accident remains under investigation.

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Ogle County Sheriff Brian Van Vickle along with his deputies along with Illinois State Troopers perform an accident reconstruction in the 4400 block of Illinois Route 2 on July 21 after Patricia A. Jones, 86, was struck by a semi-truck while crossing the state highway near her home. Jones was airlifted to a Rockford Hospital and the road remained closed for 2 hours.

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

July 11 At 3:05 p.m., police responded to a one vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of W. Washington and 6th Streets where a limb from a tree fell on a 2019 Honda driven by Todd R. Bourdage, 53, of Geneva. No citations were issued.

July 12 At 7:23 p.m., police responded to a complaint at Oregon Super Value, 204 N. 4th Street, resulting in the arrest Haylie Stier, 29, Oregon, for criminal trespass to property.

Stier was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 14 At 10:57 a.m., police responded to a complaint call at 310 Lover’s Lane, resulting in the arrest of Brody J. Stone, 21, of Arvada, Colorado, on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Timothy J. Parker, 39, of Rock Falls, was also arrested on a Lee County warrant for failure to appear. Both Stone and Parker were transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 15 Isaac W. Morningstar, 20, of Loves Park, was arrested at 5:46 p.m. for no valid driver’s license. Morningstar was also issued a citation for speeding, 44 mph in a 30 mph

zone. Morningstar was transported to the Ogle County Jail. These violations occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Dawn J. Harrison, 57, of Dixon, was issued a citation at 10:58 p.m. for disobeying a traffic control device. This violation occurred in the 100 block of N. 4th Street.

July 16 At 2:56 a.m., police responded to a disturbance call in the 200 block of W. Washington Street resulting in the arrest of Joseph W. Miller, 40, of Oregon, on an outstanding Freeport warrant for deceptive practice. Miller was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Allison B. Fagerman, 46, of Sterling, was issued a citation at 4:56 a.m. for speeding, 45 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Ernesto J. Villalobos, 46, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was arrested at 5:25 a.m. for no valid driver’s license. Villalobos was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

July 17 Jonathon D. Holland, 38, of Byron, was arrested at 12:03 a.m. for driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Holland was also issued citations for speeding, 56 mph in a 40 mph zone, illegal transportation of alcohol as a driver, and possession of an

improper container of cannabis as a driver.

Holland was transported to the Ogle County Jail. These violations occurred in the 100 block of E. Washington Street.

James S. Clevenger, III, 58, of Sterling, was arrested at 12:26 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for a sex offense.

Clevenger was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

July 18 Kunal N. Patel, 37, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 12:27 p.m. for speeding, 55 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 200 block of N. Daysville Road.

July 20 Beau J. Miller, 29, of Stillman Valley, was issued a citation at 4:53 a.m. for speeding, 44 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

At 12:49 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash in the 100 block of N. 4th Street where a 2000 Mercury was driven by Ronald S. McNett, 79, of Mt. Morris, was leaving a parking spot and struck a 2017 Jeep driven by Zachary T. Guz, 22, of Mt. Morris. No citations were issued.

Christian L. Martinez, 25, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was issued a citation at 9:54 p.m. for speeding, 49 mph in a 30 mph zone. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

July 22

Shayne M. Smith, 20, of Byron, was arrested at 6:41 p.m. for driving while license suspended. Smith was also issued a citation for operating a vehicle with an expired registration. Smith was transported to the Ogle County Jail. These violations occurred near the S. 4th and Gale Street intersection.

July 24 Ismael Arencibia, 54, of Rockford, was arrested at 4:48 a.m. for no driver’s license.

Arencibia was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Michael T. Taylor, 53, of Leaf River, was issued a citation at 7:18 p.m. for failure to wear a seat belt as a driver. This violation occurred in the 300 block of W. Washington Street.

July 25 At 6:29 a.m., police responded to a disturbance call at the 320 Lover’s Lane apartment building resulting in the arrest of Richard L. Gallagher, 37, of Oregon, for disorderly conduct. Gallagher was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Blackhawk Drive, Byron, $113,500.

Matt Wileman to Jason Stombaugh, two parcels on River Drive, Oregon, $59,500.

Vanessa L. Garcia to John and Cassey Lampe, 301 Mansfield, Woosung, $128,000.

The late Virginia L. Lawson by heir to Margaret and Misty Schultheis, 1484 S. Garnhart Road, Oregon, $0.

Christina Palmgren, also Doss to Robert and Angela Graham, 5430 E. Greatview Drive, Byron, $498,000.

Lavon S. Tallard and Brenda Wetzel to Matzger and Weber LLC, one parcel in White Rock Township, $723,989.

Archie E. and Deanna M. Jensen to Thomas J. Hartnett III, 519 Lincoln Ave., Rochelle, $75,000.

Peter L. and Tracy M. Pascua to Rene Arteaga, 333 Sunset Terrace, Rochelle, $197,000.

Pablo and Blanca Silva to Dana Lisa Gallegos, 361 Irene Ave., Rochelle, $140,000.

Lily M. Mitchell to Paul and Tiffany Williams, 313 Northknoll Drive, Rochelle, $137,750.

Charles and Terry Slone to Amy A. Wolff, 420 W. North St., Creston, $156,900.

Paul L. and Keli E. Gardner to Ryan M. and

Christopher Victor Tartaglia, 5392 S. Brookstone Drive, Rochelle, $151,000.

Lance K. and Cassandra L. Headon to Adam S. Watson and Melanie Bonilla, 9554 Fowler Road, Rochelle, $370,000.

Contry Homes Group LLC to Linda L. Johnson, 1514 Warrenton Drive, Byron, $229,560.

Blackhawk Reserve LLC to Contry Homes Group LLC, 1514 Warrenton Drive, Byron, $0.

Denny R. and Valerie A. Borgmann to Marcus W. Dunbar, 9446 N. Adeline Road, Leaf River, $347,500.

Continuous Cast Alloys LLC to Errett Warehousing LLC, 100 E Quarry Road and two parcels in Flagg Township, Rochelle, $500,000.

Elizabeth A. Taylor to Anthony M. Miller Special Needs Trust, 100 E. Clifford St., Mt. Morris, $125,900.

Allan R. and Joelene C. Loew to David D’Anza, 302 Chippewa Lane, Dixon, $0.

The late Jeannette Downey by heirs to Rita C. Slivinski and Samantha L. Ley, one parcel on Bradley Road, Byron, $0.

Richard Haan Jr. to Akena Auto Body Inc., 200 W. and 402 E. state Route 64, Mt. Morris, $0.

Twenty-seven parking tickets and 27 verbal warnings were issued July 12-25.

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

PROPERTY TRANSFERS These property transfers were filed July 16-23.

Warranty Deeds Philip Lee and Pamala Lee Ogan to Robert L. and Jodi L. Johnson, 604 Cottonwood Court, Dixon, $0.

Felix and Dana Piloni to Carl and Earlene Johnson, 357 Cleveland Ave., Rochelle, $117,000.

MJH Real Estate LLC to Sean and Kelly Gulbranson, 600 Griswold St., Woosung, $135,000.

Rachel F. White, also Cover to Teresa Schwartz, 306 N. Mix St., Oregon, $197,000.

Sarah A. Luebbert to Nicholas J. Dawtyne, 3300 N. Silver Ridge Drive, Byron, $280,000.

James Keith Jeanblanc to Richard D. and Linda L. Faivre, one parcel in Lincoln Township and two parcels in Buffalo Township, $88,901.

Donna L., Geri L. and John W. Gorski to Cynthia A. Drew, 147 Parkview Drive, Oregon, $177,000.

Jason T. and Karen Kuthe to Sean M. and Kimberly A. Waters, 168 Autumnwood Lane, Davis Junction, $210,000.

Dennis Cravatta to Angela Renfro, 325 E.

Quit Claim Deeds The late Raymond J. Cote to Harry P. and Roxanne M. Charnock, 223 W. Second Ave., Rochelle, $0.

Phillip David Scheck to Pamela Rae and Thomas Michael Mills, 104 W. Lincoln, Mt. Morris, $0.

Trustee Deed Bernice V. Riddle Trust, Marcia J. Riddle, trustee to Brent Buckingham, 310 E. Dixon St., Polo, $135,500.

Executor Deeds Estate of Gerald C. Reeser, the late Gerald C. Reeser by executors to Sean M. and Brittany R. Hudson, 5521 S. Beebe Drive, Rochelle, $249,900.

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AMBOY, Ill. — When it comes to a new program at Sauk Valley Community College that will offer students the opportunity to earn free tuition through community service, it’s fitting that the first donation toward that program’s endowment came from a pair of budding young business owners whose products first popped up on their family’s farm when they were still in grade school.

“These are young kids who grow their own popcorn,” Linda Cortez, Sauk’s dean of institutional advancement, said of Natalie and Ethan Pratt of Amboy, who started their own homegrown business, Bubba Bug Popcorn. “They gave to our Impact

Program, so these youth are investing in themselves and their friends.”

Sauk announced plans for the Impact Program earlier this year, with a goal of raising $10 million that would be used to pay for the program that would allow high-schoolers to earn 3 years of tuition and fees at the college through community service, as well as meeting other criteria. The college hopes to launch it as early as spring 2022.

It’s also worth noting that donating to local organizations that help youth

Natalie checks this year’s popcorn crop as it is the thing that Nabegins to peek out of the soil. If the crops come talie, 13, says is one of in as planned, Bubba Bug Popcorn should be the best things about able to offer an expanded selection this fall: the business that she white hull-less, yellow hull-less, puffy, pink, mini and her older brother, rainbow, and strawberry.

Ethan, started 8 years ago.

4-H project have made her an accomAnd, yes, that plished spokesperson for the business. would make Natalie just 5 and Ethan 7 It’s a task that Ethan has always been when they came up with the idea. happy to leave to his sister, said their “We wanted to start a lemonade mom, Katie. stand on our road to make some Their parents, Andy and Katie Pratt, money for things we wanted. But living farm with Andy’s family and raise corn on a country road, it was obviously not and soybeans. So, Natalie and Ethan going to work,” Natalie said. decided to follow in their family’s footRecently graduated from eighth steps, right into the farm fields — with grade at Amboy Junior High School, a slight adjustment.

Natalie’s years of public speaking as a “We wanted to do something more creative than corn and beans, so we decided to do popcorn,” Natalie said.

A few rows of popcorn that the two planted, watered and cared for, then harvested and packaged themselves, with minimal assistance from their parents, has since grown to an acre of popcorn.

“Those two took it on. This was and is their job, from dragging the hose out to water it to the shelling, the cleaning the packaging. All of that has been their thing,” Katie said.

Ethan, now 16, is farming with his father, so the popcorn business is “more of a Natalie thing now,” Natalie said.

“We will probably plant within the next few weeks. We do that by hand,” she said in April.

Ethan will help out with the planting, but nowadays the rest is up to Natalie.

Pop Pop Hurray The name, Bubba Bug Popcorn, came from their nicknames when they were younger. Ethan was “Bubba,” and Natalie was called “Nattie Bug,” by their parents, and Andy suggested a combo of the two nicknames for the

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company.

The company’s motto, which is included on the logo on their popcorn bags, is: “Dad picked the name, we picked the corn.”

The company has a website, bubbabugpopcorn.com, and sales go until the year’s crop is sold out.

As with the corn and soybeans that their parents and family raise, there are good years and not-so-good years for popcorn.

“It varies from year to year, the last couple years have not been great and it’s been about three years since we’ve had a really good crop,” Natalie said.

Harvest happens later in the fall, usually in October, so the popcorn can have additional drying time on the stalk. After the harvest, Natalie shells the corn, dries it further if needed via a screen and a fan, then cleans, sorts and packages the harvest.

When the corn is ready for sale, she will refresh the business’s website,

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Natalie Pratt started Bubba Bug Popcorn with her older brother, Ethan, when she was 5 and Ethan was 7. The two Lee County teens have planted, watered, harvested and packaged the corn by hand every year since then.

With Ethan now active in the Pratt family farming operation, Natalie has taken on most of the duties of Bubba Bug Popcorn herself, but harvesting continues to be a family affair. Natalie shows off some of the first popcorn harvested in the fall of 2020. list the different varieties and get ready to take the orders.

“We are now an international company; we have shipped popcorn to Canada and to Germany and we’ve added different varieties,” Natalie said.

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Giving Tuesday happens the Tuesday following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the two major Christmas shopping sprees. It is an opportunity for companies and brands to share their profits with charities.

“Everybody has spent their money on stuff from stores and on Amazon and online shopping, so now it’s time to spend some of your money and donate to something. We found out about it and we hopped on the Giving Tuesday train. We picked part of our profits from our sales on Giving Tuesday and donated to local organizations,” Natalie said.

The first donation was to Teen Turf Youth Center in Amboy.

The donation to the Impact Program at Sauk came about after Natalie and Ethan heard their mom, who was on a steering committee for the new program, talking about the program and how it could benefit local students.

“Bubba Bug Popcorn was proudly the first donor for the Impact Program.

We heard about it from Mom and we thought it was really cool. We’ve been blessed with opportunities, but living in small-town and rural Illinois, we know a lot of kids who probably don’t have those opportunities. So, we thought it was a really good idea to put money toward something that we know our friends will use and that we could use. I think it’s really cool that we got to give to that program,” Natalie said.

Another donation is near and dear to Natalie’s heart. It was the first donation that she chose on her own, as Ethan stepped away from the dayto-day operations of the popcorn business.

“I am in band and choir and I love theater,” said Natalie, who plays the oboe. “Our marching band has gotten bigger and people come to the football games to see the marching band and the pep band and it’s amazing, but we need new uniforms. I did my Giving Tuesday last year and I gave it to the Amboy High School music department for new marching band uniforms,” Natalie said.

Connecting points In addition to being able to helping others, the popcorn business has provided Natalie with opportunities to share her enthusiasm for growing and selling popcorn.

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As for Bubba Bug Popcorn’s future, Natalie said she will have to decide what to do with the business. She will be a freshman at Amboy High School this fall and plans to continue to be active in band and choir, as well as sports.

“If I’m going to do it, I know I’m going to have to put in the time and the effort to make it the same as it’s always been and even better and not let it go and become a horrible business just because I decide I want to play softball,” Natalie said.

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When Natalie and her brother Ethan found out about Giving Tuesday — the day after Cyber Monday in November when businesses focus on donating to worthy causes — they decided to participate.

Bubba Bug Popcorn has donated to local causes, including the Sauk Valley Community College Impact Program, Teen Turf Youth Center in Amboy, United Way of Lee County and a cause that is near and dear to Natalie’s heart: the Amboy High School Music Department. Natalie, who plays the oboe, plans to participate in band, choir and musical theater next year at Amboy High School.

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Back when Ethan was 7 and sister Natalie was 5, the siblings started Bubba Bug popcorn with a little bit of land and a lot of determination. The sibling’s side-hustle has grown through the years, but these days Ethan spends most of his time farming with his dad, Andy, so he’s stepped back from the business, helping out with the planting, but leaving the rest in his sister’s capable hands.

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page, with a science fair experiment on growing popcorn.

“The popcorn business has opened up a lot of opportunities for me,” Natalie said.

One of those opportunities came when Natalie was invited to meet First Lady Jill Biden at Sauk on April 19.

“It was amazing. It was like a dream,” Natalie said.

In fact, the invitation left her speechless.

“I had a speech competition the day we learned we were going to go and I forgot my speech. I was halfway through my speech and I blanked — and I knew why. I was thinking about meeting the first lady of the United States and it was incredible,” Natalie said.

Natalie and Katie were in the group photo with the first lady and Natalie shared a socially distanced elbow bump with Miguel Cardona, the U.S. secretary of education.

An Amboy High School alumna and current student trustee on the SVCC board, Abril Vazquez-Tapia, introduced Biden, who talked about the benefits of the College Promise Program and the Impact Program.

“The first lady said hi to me and I said hi to her. It was absolutely incredible,” Natalie said.

Katie joked that she was invited — as Natalie’s guest.

“The atmosphere at Sauk was just so full of excitement, like Christmastime,” Katie said.

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EDWIN E. SMITH

Born: July 16, 1925 in Piqua, OH Died: June 25, 2021 in Long Island, NY Edwin E. Smith, 95, longtime Oregon resident, passed away, peacefully, on Friday, June 25, 2021. He died like he lived, with dignity. He was staying with his daughter, Linda Rundlett, on Long Island New York when he passed.

Edwin came from humble beginnings, born in Piqua, Ohio, living with his mother, Edna, and brother Richard. As a young child of divorce, they lived with their grandfather on his farm. This is where Edwin learned the lessons of hard work and the value of a dollar. Working from sunup to sundown taught him one thing: He wasn’t cut out to be a farmer. This knowledge launched him into

DAVID W. ATTEBERRY Born: March 12, 1955 Died: July 25, 2021

MT. MORRIS – David W. Atteberry, age 66, passed away suddenly on July 25, 2021 in KSB Hospital.

David was born on March 12, 1955 in Fairfield, IL, the son of Theodore & Mary (Masterson) Atteberry. He graduated from Oblong High School.

David served in the United States Navy for 7 years. David married Vivian Boone on June 15, 1991 in Mt. Morris, IL. David worked for Sea World and Universal Florida as an electrician, and he was an

higher learning, where he moved to Oregon and attended Oregon Bible College. He married Mary Lou Potts on January 2, 1945, in Richmond, Indiana. They had two children, Eddie and Linda. Early in his career, Edwin’s job took him, his wife Mary Lou and their two small children to California for several years, where they established many lifelong friendships. In 1963, they settled in Oregon, Illinois where he lived for 58 years. Edwin had a long career at E.D. Etnyre & Co., where he began in the machine shop, but after a couple of weeks there, was asked to “come into the office” where they offered him a desk job, accordingly with his kind personality, sharp skills and engineer’s mindset. In the late ‘60s, he secured a million-dollar Army contract for Etnyre’s, for a fleet of trucks, and traveled with Roger Etnyre to St. Louis to sign the paperwork. Edwin set up the first data-processing computer center used at Etnyre’s, and secured a staff who truly enjoyed working for him. After 38 years at Etnyre’s, Edwin retired

and went on to work for UniSys Corporation for several years, traveling to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to work as Tech Support for their computer systems. After the loss of Mary Lou, he married Joan Hall, of Grand Rapids, MI, on October 26, 1991. They shared 20 happy years, and enjoyed traveling, family get-togethers and just being with one another.

Edwin always had a mind for business but raised his family in a loving, humble and purposeful way, never needing to be the center of attention, allowing others around him to shine. In his later years, what made him happiest were visits from family, friends, his iPad, news channel and lift chair. He never asked for a thing, but was always willing to give anything he had to help others.

A Life Well Lived……..

Edwin is survived by his daughter, Linda (Smith) Rundlett, Wading River, New York; four stepchildren, Ken Hall, Phoenix, AZ, Connie Ramsey, Front Royal, VA, Gail Bratcher, Milan, TN, and Kerry Hall, Rockford,

electrical Inspector for Winnebago County, IL retiring in 2020. David loved his twin grandsons; fishing; playing Xbox; helping others; and he was strong in his faith; but most of all, he loved his time with his family.

David is survived by his wife, Vivian Atteberry, Mt. Morris, IL; children, Jessica (Frank) Rago of Carol Stream, IL and Justin Atteberry of Chicago, IL; grandsons, Lincoln and Lennon Rago of Carol Stream, IL; mother, Mary Coffman of Robinson, IL; brothers, Ted (Susan) Atteberry of Robinson, IL, Clifford (Brenda) Atteberry of Robinson, IL, Jeff (Renee) of Goodlettsville, TN, John (Dianna) Atteberry of Robinson, IL, and Steve (Cara) Atteberry of Flat Rock, IL; sister, Helen (Dan) Tabb of Montgomery, IN; and several nieces and nephews.

David is preceded in death by his father, Theodore Atteberry.

Cremation rites have been accorded with Finch Funeral Home, 405 East Hitt, Mt. Morris, IL. A celebration of life for David will be held at a later date.

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Illinois; sister Zola Jayne Schnelle, Vandalia, Ohio; brothers, Richard, West Milton, Ohio, Terry Smith, Tipp City, Ohio, Norman “Butch” Smith, Vandalia, Ohio, and Gary Smith, Guntersville, Alabama; as well as several loving nieces and nephews all across the country.

He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Mary Lou, who passed away in 1991. He then married Joan Hall, who predeceased him in 2012. He was also predeceased by his son, Eddie Smith Jr., Dixon, IL, stepson Ray Hall, Grand Rapids, MI, sisters Carole Temple, Dayton, Ohio, Jackie Smith and Susie Hornbeck, both of Vandalia, Ohio.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 31, at 11 a.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon, Pastor Michael Hoffman officiating, followed by Interment in Riverview Cemetery. A luncheon will follow for family and friends at Maxson Manor Restaurant.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice.

from hunting, fishing, sports, texting jokes, watching the Bachelor, playing chess and Born: March 7, 1952 croquet, building zip lines and many other Died: July 25, 2021 crazy inventions. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, his chickens, wood working, trying to On Sunday, July 25, duplicate puzzles and games he saw, making 2021, Lowell DeWall, loving husband, amaz- brick oven pizza, and his latest challenge of panning for gold. You could always count on ing father, and papa, Lowell if you mentioned something you wantpassed away at the ed because he would go find it on Facebook age of 69.

Marketplace or just build it himself. Lowell Lowell was born March 7, 1952, to Lloyd would have it at your house before you knew it. Lowell always had a good joke and a sparand Ethel DeWall of Baileyville. He attended Forreston High School where he met the love kle in his smile, which will be greatly missed by all who had the honor of knowing him. of his life Jackie Rosenbaum. They were senior prom king and queen in high school. They Surviving is his wife, Jackie DeWall; children, Mandy (Jamie) Hafferty and Kyle (Amanda) were sweethearts, lovers, best friends, and DeWall; and grandchildren, Hunter and Hailee did everything together. In less than 3 short DeWall, and Avery and Tanner Hafferty. months, they were going to be celebrating Lowell was preceded in death by his parents their 50th wedding anniversary on a monthand sister. long camping adventure out west in their Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday new R-Pod travel trailer.

July 29, 2021, at Burke Tubbs Funeral Home, Lowell owned and operated his own painting business for 45 years where he was Forreston. Rev. Jerry Martz will officiate.

Visitation Wednesday July 28, 2021, from known for the perfection of his work. Lowell 4 to 7 p.m., also at Burke Tubbs Funeral was well known for being one of the hardest Home, Forreston. Burial will be in White Oak working guys there ever was. Lowell and Cemetery.

Jackie raised two children, Mandy, and Kyle A memorial has been established for New whom he was very proud of. He also loved Life Community Center in Lowell’s memory. his four grandchildren, Hunter and Hailee Please sign Mr. DeWall’s guestbook and DeWall and Avery and Tanner Hafferty who share a remembrance at www.burketubbs. all knew him as Papa Dede. He was a part com of his kids and grandkids lives in every way

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY OREGON, ILLINOIS Stillman BancCorp N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Walter C. Jones; et. al.

DEFENDANTS No. 2021CH000001 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 04/09/2021, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on August 27, 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 08-27-180-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 114 North Hannah Avenue Mount Morris, IL 61054 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale

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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 twentyfour (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

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y 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

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REAL ESTATE 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:

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REAL ESTATE 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 14-21-00040.

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ry uments in civil cases with limited exceptions. To efile, create an account with an e-filing service provider.

Visit https://efile.il linoiscourts.gov/ser vice-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need further help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAO/ge thelp.asp or talk with your local circuit clerk's office.

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

Clerk of Circuit Court July 23, 30, August 6, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY 106 SOUTH 5TH STREET, OREGON, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Rodney Poggioli, DECEASED. 21 P 50 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent.

Letters of office were issued to Shirley Poggioli, 408 Garfield Street, Leaf River, Illinois

LEGAL NOTICES , I 61047, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is Terrence E. Davey, Malman Law, 205 West Randolph Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section of the 5/28-4 Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat.

1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing a or delivering petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before January 16, 2022, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil

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Terrence E. Davey Malman Law 205 West Randolph Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312)629-0099 I3172056 July 16, 23, 30, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE OF ORDINANCE NO. 21-2 AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY AND ASSESS A AXFOR OREGON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE COUNTYOF OGLE, STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 BE IT ORDAINED, that the Oregon Public Library District of the County of Ogle, State of Illinois shall levy a tax of .02% of the value of all taxable property within

LEGAL NOTICES property said District, for building and maintenance purposes, subject to the right of the electors in said District to petition and require an election concerning the imposition of such tax, pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-5.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that within fifteen (15) days from the date of adoption of the ordinance, it shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Oregon Public Library District and it is effective immediately upon adoption.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunder set our hands in Oregon, Illinois this 15th day of July, 2021.

1. The specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the question of adoption of the ordinance be submitted to the electors of the District is 396.

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The petition must be filed on or August before 30th, 2021.

3. The referendum would be held June 28, 2022.

Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Oregon Public Library District c/o Oregon Public

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LEGAL NOTICES eg Library District 300 Jefferson St Oregon, IL 61061 July 30, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY OREGON, ILLINOIS Stillman BancCorp N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Walter C. Jones; et. al.

DEFENDANTS No. 2021CH000001 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 04/09/2021, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on August 27, 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: LOT 56 IN SUNSET HILL ADDITION IN THE VILLAGE OF

LEGAL NOTICES MT. MORRIS, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK F OF PLATS, PAGE 24, IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 08-27-180-011 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 114 North Hannah Avenue Mount Morris, IL 61054 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 twentyfour (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"

LEGAL NOTICES condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after pur1/1/2007, chasers 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 interest common 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 have no shall recourse further against the Mortgagor, the or Mortgagee 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.

LEGAL NOTICES 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 ILLINOIS THE 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 14-21-00040.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS In the Matter of the Estate of JANET ARLENE BUFFINGTON, Deceased NO. 2021-P-53 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JANET ARLENE BUFFINGTON of Forreston, IL. Letters of Office as Independent Executor were issued on July 14, 2021 to LUANN SCHEFFNER, 6012 S. Springfield Road, IL Baileyville, 61007, whose attorney is ROBERT E. EDEN, 722 Santa Fe Drive, Freeport, IL 61032.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon, IL, or with the executor, or both on or before January 27, 2022, or within 3 months from date of mailing or delivery of notice to creditors, if required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), as amended, whichever date is later.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

E-filing is now mandatory for doc-

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