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Carroll County Help Center celebrating 50 years In late 1971, some local citizens were discussing what could be done in our communities to help families in need.

Christmas baskets for needy families were being planned as the end of the year approached. Viola Schultz, a county public aid official, informed the group that the greatest need of low-income families in Carroll County was a place to buy good usable clothing and small household items.

Christmas baskets weren’t enough.

What started with these few concerned folks then grew. Members of several other faith communities around the county joined the discussions to plan a way to help our neighbors in need. For the initial start-up, congregations, organizations and individuals were invited to contribute up to $300 as a share in this outreach.

In March 1972, the Carroll County Help Center was launched. The group’s purpose was to help meet the emergency needs of individuals and families, to assist people unable to help themselves and to provide opportunities for people in the county to work together.

The first officers elected were Lois Frank, president; June Kingery, secre-

tary; and Rev. Tony Hawkins, treasurer.

Two directors from each of the seven communities in the county (Chadwick, Lanark, Milledgeville, Mount Carroll, Savanna, Shannon and Thomson) were elected to serve on the board and take care of the needs of their respective communities.

Churches, service organizations and individuals throughout the county contributed money for rent and start-up costs. A Thrift Shop opened March 17, 1972, in Savanna; rent was $100 a month.

Now located at 126 S. Fourth St., Savanna, the Thrift Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. The board and workers are all volunteers. There are no paid salaries.

Today, monthly expenses approach $1,000. Fixed costs include rent, electricity, water/sewer charges and a dumpster. Snow removal costs and higher winter utilities also impact the budget. It takes a lot of 25 cent, 50 cent and $1 items to cover operating expenses and supply additional funds to help those with emergency needs.

In addition, since 1975, the CCHC board has provided scholarships for

graduating high school seniors in financial need and enrolled in a vocational or two-year educational program.

The CCHC policy for giving emergency assistance requires a client to be a county resident for at least six months.

Currently, we can offer up to $100 a year per family, as funds are available. The funds for emergency assistance are sent directly to the service provider by our treasurer.

The Thrift Shop’s 50th Anniversary $2 a Bag Sale is Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19. Friday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

CCHC cooperates with Sullivan’s, Shaw’s and Lanark Food Center. They accept our food vouchers (up to $50) that are signed by board members or town contact. Before offering a food voucher, we suggest a referral to one of the three food pantries serving Shannon-Lanark, Milledgeville-Chadwick or Savanna/ Mount Carroll/Thomson. We also work with the local ministerial associations, township supervisors and Tri-Counties Opportunities Council to coordinate emergency assistance for Carroll County residents.

For information about 2022 board members and town contacts, call CCHC President Nancy Sweitzer at 815-622-8132.

responses that if we had four or five people step up, there would be enough for TWO choirs!

God really has a sense of humor.

Those of you that sent me letters will be getting one from me shortly. Any other interested people (hint, hint!) over 50, available Tuesday mornings from

10 to 11:30 a.m. twice a month, please send me a note. No experience required!

Thank you again.

Kay Davis

What can you do to participate?

Donate good, clean, used clothing of all sizes, small household items and linens.

Bring items to the Thrift Shop on Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturdays. Furniture or electronics are not accepted.

Volunteer to help staff the Thrift Shop on Fridays or Saturdays. Call Nancy Sweitzer at 815-622-8132 or a church in your community.

Attend quarterly meetings of the Carroll County Help Center board as an interested citizen. Meetings are the fourth Tuesdays of January, April, July and October. The location for the meetings is on a rotatating basis.

Contribute monetarily to the Carroll County Help Center. Donations may be directed to Carroll County Help Center, c/o Carol Gloor, Treasurer, 946 N. Fourth St., Savanna, IL 61074.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, donations to the Carroll County Help Center are tax deductible.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Handbell choir effort grows

To the Editor: The countywide response for a potential Handbell Choir has been amazing.

There are 10 positions with the bells that are at Mount Carroll United Methodist Church. Adding one or two more because life happens, there were enough

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MORRISON – The girl, now a woman, who helped her then-girlfriend Anna Schroeder try to clean up and hide the murder of her mother, was sentenced March 9 to 11½ years in prison.

Calling her crimes “despicable,” “disgusting,” “disrespectful” and “callous,” Judge Trish Senneff sentenced Rachel Helm, 20, to 6½ years in prison for arson and five years for concealment of a homicide in the July 6, 2017, murder of Peggy Schroeder, who was shot between the eyes by her daughter.

The sentences were recommended as part of her plea agreement. The concealment charge is six months shy of the maximum she could have received; five years for arson is the maximum, and by statute the sentences must be served consecutively.

Helm was given credit for 1,705 days served in the Mary Davis juvenile detention center for girls in Galesburg and the Whiteside County Jail. That’s

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Rachel Helm is escorted out of a Whiteside County courtroom March 9 after being sentenced for her role in the July 6, 2017, death of Peggy Schroeder of Morrison. about four years and eight months, which will come off the first sentence.

With day-for-day time, she could be free in three years and five months, or less, if she earns other credits allowed for time spent in Illinois Department of Corrections educational, vocational,

treatment or other programs.

Peggy Schroeder’s family “reluctantly” agreed to the terms of the plea agreement, Whiteside County State’s Attorney Terry Costello said.

Had it been possible, they would have wanted longer terms, he said.

“I know for a fact had Anna not known you, my sister would still be alive,” Charlene Wilkinson told Helm, reading from a prepared statement. “In my opinion, you are getting away with murder.”

On Nov. 5, Senneff sentenced Schroeder, who turns 20 on July 3, to the maximum 20 years for second-degree murder. She was given credit for four years, four months served, and also is eligible for day-to-day and other IDOC credits.

Per her plea agreement, Schroeder gave up her rights to appeal, or to seek probation instead of prison time. Two counts of first-degree murder and one count each of arson and concealment of a homicidal death were dismissed.

The girls, 15 at the time, were convinced Peggy would not approve of

their same-sex relationship. The girls had been texting each other messages about ways to kill Peggy for two weeks, and in the end, Anna told her 53-yearold mother she had a surprise for her, had her cover her face with a towel then shot her with her own gun.

Schroeder texted a picture of her mom’s body to Helm to prove she had killed her, and after Helm was dropped off later that day, the girls spent two days and nights trying to clean the blood out of the carpet.

They moved the body into her bedroom and covered it with a sheet, went shopping for food, cleaning supplies and hair dye, dyed their hair then decided to run away.

Before they left, Rachel set the sheet covering Peggy’s body on fire, and also one in Anna’s room.

They hid the gun in a nearby cemetery, and instead of leaving town, Schroeder got a ride to her father’s home in Walnut and Helm to her home in Rock Falls, where she told her mother what happened. Schroeder was arrested later that night

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Do you know someone graduating from college this spring looking for a fun, rewarding job? The Illinois Farm Bureau is looking for manager trainees.

Now I will admit this was surely not the career I saw myself going into, nor was it one I thought I would spend over half my life in, but it has been a career I am glad I was called into.

If you know of anyone interested, send them my way. I can talk about the job and also put them in touch with the right people at the Illinois Farm Bureau.

I have been contacted about finding volunteers for Mayfest weekend. The need is for tractors and tractor drivers to be part of the historical tour through town.

The tours will run Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

Shifts can be split as they know it will be long days and a busy weekend. If you are interested, reach out to Branden at 630-338-7540. It sounds like they have some good things planned this year.

••• Thursday marks St. Patrick’s Day and while I don’t think I have an ounce of Irish in me and I don’t even like the color green (no, this is not a tractor preference reference at all), for

AT A GLANCE Chastity Welch some reason, it’s a day I get behind.

St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The day has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green.

Traditionally in Ireland, people do not eat corned beef but lamb. I can’t say I have ever had lamb, but a correctly cooked corned beef is surely my way to go. Because corned beef was cheaper than lamb, the tradition likely was changed to corned beef.

I won’t be partaking in any green beer, and you can save the cooked cabbage, as well. I surely will be sporting my green and enjoying some corned beef. I also tried my hand at making homemade blarney stones, and while they are not as good as I have had at the bakery, they did turn out pretty darn good considering I am not a professional baker.

Carroll County Farm Bureau members can place up to two free classified ads per week, with a limit of 250 characters per ad (not including spaces).

Ads are limited to personal or farm items for sale/wanted to buy, or farm labor or services available or wanted. No ads for the sale or rental of real estate, garage sales or commercial businesses will be accepted.

To place an ad, call the Farm Bureau office at 815-244-3001 by 3 p.m. Thursday to get your ad in the following week’s paper.

The Farm Bureau office compiles the ads and Shaw Media runs them in the Prairie Advocate as a courtesy in conjunction with the column. Shaw Media is not responsible for the ads and any errors or corrections need to be made to the Farm Bureau office.

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••• Spring breaks soon will be hitting our schools. In doing the backpack program, I have seen how spring breaks are all over the board this year.

Some have a week in March, some are right around Easter, which is late, and some are really not taking a break.

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DONALD GENE ‘SWANY’ SWANSON Donald Gene ‘Swany’ Swanson, 84, of Shannon, Illinois, passed on January 28, 2022.

Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264.

AMY ELAINE LASHELLE Amy Elaine LaShelle, 28, of Thomson, Illinois, passed on March 2, 2022.

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Born: March 23, 1958 Born: March 23, 1958 Mark is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mark is survived by his wife of 41 years, Died: February 9, 2022 Died: February 9, 2022 Ann, his daughter Daphne (Bob Sorgi) Frey, Ann, his daughter Daphne (Bob Sorgi) Frey, sister Micki (Bill)63, Becker, hisCity, mother-in-law sister Micki (Bill) Becker, his mother-in-law Mark L. Frey, 63, of Pearl City, IL passed Mark L. Frey, of Pearl IL passed LaVonne Tillis, his stepmother Lee Frey, Aunt LaVonne Tillis, his stepmother Lee Frey, Aunt away at Swedish American Hospital in away at Swedish American Hospital in Kempel, brothers and sisters-inRockford, IL on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Debi Rockford, IL many on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Debi Kempel, many brothers and sisters-inlaw, nephews, law, nieces, nephews, cousins. with his family by his side. Mark was born withnieces, his family by hiscousins. side. Mark was born He is preceded in death by his parents, He is preceded in death by his parents, on March 23, 1958, to Warren and Marlene on March 23, 1958, to Warren and Marlene father-in-law, Tillis, hisIL.grandparents father-in-law, John Tillis, his grandparents (Busker) Frey in Freeport, IL. He graduated (Busker) FreyJohn in Freeport, He graduated John Francis Frey and Claus and Margaret John and Francis Frey and Claus and Margaret from Pearl City High School in 1976. Mark fromand Pearl City High School in 1976.

Mark Busker, and his Aunt Janet Saladino.

Busker, and his Aunt Janet Saladino. deer hunting season.

He loved doing home deer hunting season.

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1980.

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Pastor Michelle Knight will be officiating.

LaVonne Tillis, his stepmother Lee Frey, Aunt LaVonne Tillis, his stepmother Lee Frey, Aunt Construction.

Prior to retirement he worked Construction.

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Cremation rites have been accorded.

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The 50-degree weather on Sunday was to the liking of this duck who, after skimming for food, took some time to groom in the waterway along Cattails Park near Fulton. Ducks, geese and swans are just some of the waterfowl stopping along the Mississippi flyway as spring migration begins.

SPRINGFIELD – Nick and graduated from the ColOfferman, the actor widely lege of Fine and Applied known for his character Arts at the University of Ron Swanson on the TV sitIllinois at Urbana-Chamcom “Parks and Recrepaign. ation,” will deliver the keyThe Illinois Conservanote address for this year’s tion Foundation gala will Illinois Conservation Fountake place virtually from dation gala April 6.

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Nick Offerman accepted our invitation to be Registration is required the keynote speaker at this at www.ilconservation.org/ year’s ICF gala,” said Colleen Calla- gala. han, director of the Illinois DepartAnother highlight of the gala is a ment of Natural Resources, which segment honoring the 2021 class of receives support from the Illinois the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame.

Conservation Foundation for out- Inductees include Betty DeFord of doors programming. “Nick is a great Bath, founder of the Redneck Fishambassador for nature and the out- ing Tournament, which has brought doors, and we are thrilled that he’ll increased attention to the challenge be able to share his message about of invasive carp; Brian Drendel of the importance of conservation back Geneva, whose passion for competihere in his home state of Illinois.” tive bass fishing resulted in its incluIn addition to acting, Offerman is sion as a competitive high school an author, woodworker and avid See OFFERMAN, Page 9 outdoorsman. He was born in Joliet

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Eastland senior Kellen Henze was a first-team pick in Class 1A. Newman senior Marcus Williams was named to the second team.

Fulton sophomore Baylen Damhoff was an honorable mention selection.

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Copies of the proposed Text Amendment are on file with the Village Clerk.

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