NORTHWEST ILLINOIS’ NEWS SOURCE • prairieadvocate.com Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Residents use a boat on Illinois 73 in Pearl City to access their homes on Aug. 8 after 7-12 inches of rain fell across portions of Stephenson County during a 48-hour period Aug. 7-8. / Page 4 © Prairie Advocate Vol. 82 • No. 13 One Section • 12 Pages STERLING,U.S.PRESORTEDECRWSSSTANDARDPOSTAGEPAIDPERMIT#440ILPostal Customer PRAIRIE ADVOCATE NAVIGATING FLOODWATERSTHE
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Second fire in eight months strikes Lanark ag business
LANARK – The cause of a fire that burned the Carroll Service Co. build ing in the 300 block of Carroll Street on Aug. 4 still is under investigation, Fire Chief Cory Barnes said. It’s the second fire in eight months to damage Carroll Service properties. No one was injured in the fire that broke out about 6 a.m. in the small building, which is separate from the office at 504 W. state Route 64. Lanark and Shannon firefighters responded, but stopped using water, evacuated the building and began to contain the runoff as soon as they real ized ag products stored there had spilled out of their containers. The Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies were called to make sure the products were prop erly contained, and the company still is doing inventory checks to identify what products and chemicals were involved, General Manager Chase Sellnow said Wednesday. The EPA has been on-site since, monitoring and advising on the cleanup effort, Sellnow said. There is no danger to the general population or the city, he added. Although that building is not in use, the rest of Carroll Services Co. is up and running, Sellnow said It’s been a rough year for the com pany, which lost its nearly-50-year-old Lanark Building Center, home to a lumberyard, hardware store and ag co-op, to a massive fire that began about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9. It took until 1 p.m. the next day to clear the scene; fire departments from five counties battled the blaze, Barnes said at the time. No decisions have been made on whether to rebuild that site, which is nearby at 213 W. Carroll St., Sellnow said.That fire, which officials said was not suspicious, started in the work shop and destroyed the building, its contents, a forklift and two pickup trucks. A cause has not yet been deter mined, the Fire Marshal’s Office said. Carroll Service Co. has been in business in this Carroll County village of about 1,500 since 1963.
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The Savanna City Council approved a recommendation by the Building and Public Property Committee to purchase eight dilapidated properties in the city at a cost not to exceed $810 each.The council made the decision to purchase the properties in order to have better control over them and eliminate unsightly buildings, a staple of new Mayor Val Gunnarsson’s agenda.Twoof the properties are on Bowen Street, five are on Chicago Avenue and one is a lot on CommitteeViaduct.Chairman Nick Law also discussed the city’s plans to acquire and deal with two “danger ous” properties in town, 246 and 252 Clay Street. “The plan,” Gunnarsson said, “is to eliminate these two in short order.”Gunnarsson also discussed plans to apply for a grant to renovate the boat dock area from the Illinois Depart ment of Natural GunnarssonResources.saidSavanna has about a mile of gorgeous shoreline that people 130 years ago had the foresight to say, “let’s not build there” so now we have this access but people coming to Savanna can’t get to it. He said the goal was to have a way for families to be able to take cruises on the river through a public access dock.
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Ihope everyone is soaking in the last bit of summer this month! With school starting up, things will get super busy with those activi ties, and I feel like summer is slipping away very quickly. With August, we have a few things wrapping up here, as well as a couple of things to look forward to this fall. We also hope that everyone had a good time at the Carroll County Fair this year! That always seems to be one of the last indicators that summer is coming to a close, and we hope every one that went stayed safe and had fun. Congrats to all our Ninja Farmer participants for completing the course! That is always a fun event for our Young Leaders to put together, and we hope that your kids enjoyed it, too. With free ice cream involved, it’s always a good time. This year we also had signs made up to be placed around the fair. Hope fully you saw those and enjoyed read ing the informational graphics. It’s our job to always continue to educate on agriculture, and there’s no better place to do so. Along with the fair happening, we had our peach pickup day last Thurs day. It was a beautiful morning to pick up some peaches. Thank you to all those who ordered peaches and cobbler this year. We hope that you enjoy them! We also wanted to send our appreci ation to those who came to the informa tional wind farm meeting last week. It was good to see that landowners are interested in becoming more informed on the legal side of a possible wind farm.Inthe middle of a controversial sub ject, it’s never a bad idea to learn all the information you can before deciding on what to do with your land. We appreci ate the home office for sending a few representatives to come up and speak. ••• Our Ag Summer Reading Program was a hit this summer! We had about 50 kids participate between all the Carroll County libraries. If your child turned in the form, we will be getting their prizes to the libraries this week. This was our first summer doing the program, and we loved how many kids read their 10 ag books this summer. We hope that your kids also enjoyed read ing and learning more about agricul ture.There is a prize involved in finish ing, but we believe that what the kids learned is also a valuable takeaway. Another hit was the barn bookshelves that the Young Leaders made at the beginning of the summer. It was neat to see them filled with agriculture books, and we heard from multiple libraries that the kids loved them too and loved picking out books
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 Faårm 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 weekly column. Shaw Media is not responsible for the ads and any errors or corrections need to be made to the Farm Bureau office. For Sale: Farm King 1070 Auger with swing away hopper. $2,500. 563-219-5491.
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On Aug. 8, floodwaters closed a por tion of Illinois Route 73 in Pearl City after 7-12 inches of rain fell during a 48-hour period in some parts of Stephenson County.Some residents living just north of the downtown area were using boats to access their properties after the floodwa ters forced them from their homes.
3 Because of the recent flooding throughout Stephenson County, the Ste phenson County Emergency Manage ment Agency and several nonprofit orga nizations are collaborating to provide flooding assistance. For residents needing flooding assis tance, please call CONTACT of North west Illinois at 815-233-4357. Resident information will be recorded and passed along to assistance groups. The Red Cross distributed Flood Clean Up Kits for those impacted by recent flooding events last week.
The town also experienced flooding in 2010 and 2017. East of Pearl City, the Pecatonica River was continuing to rise prompting the Freeport Police Department to create a road closure page to assist fastfloodwatersingofvidualsFairgrounds,Redgeville,Vista,ley,Cedarville,includedsures-flooding/https://cityoffreeport.org/road-cloresidentsLocationsthatexperiencedfloodingFreeport,Lena,PearlCity,Davis,Dakota,GermanValWinslow,RockCity,Ridott,BuenaLoran,RockGrove,Oneco,OranKent,SciotoMills,Damascus,OakandtheStephensonCountyaNWSalertsaid.Publicsafetyofficialsrequestedindiwithfloodedbasementsstayouttheirbasementstoavoidelectrocution.Emergencypersonnelalsowerewarnresidentsnottowalkordrivethroughnotingthatfloodwatersaremovingandhavestrongcurrents.
Back to school time is here! Some of you may be looking forward to it, but we will sure miss the warm weather and long sunshine once it slips away in the craziness of fall. We hope that for those of you send ing kids back to school that they have a safe and fun year, while also continu ing to learn more every day. We also want to think about the parents who will be juggling lots of after-school activities, working, feed ing kids, etc. These times go by fast because of how packed they are. Remember that if you’re looking for relief in the “feeding kids” department that our Fall Freezer Meal fundraiser is going on. For $170 you can get 10 frozen, ready-to-heat meals. All the money goes toward the Ogle-Carroll Ag in the Classroom Program. Visit our website or Facebook page for more information!
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interviews, executed search warrants and gathered evidence over an area that covers multiple counties, includ ing Carroll and Stephenson, Sheriff Ryan Kloepping said in a news release.Volunteer groups, professional search and rescue teams and mem bers of law enforcement have been engaged in the search. In addition to ground searches, drones, helicopters, off-road vehicles, K-9 units, cadav er-searching K-9s and underwater searches have taken place. Two vehicles related to the case, a tan Toyota Tundra extended cab pickup and a white Toyota Avalon four-door sedan, were found; the truck was abandoned on Bolton Road in rural Freeport, officials haveIllinoissaid. State Police, the FBI, fed eral Fish & Wildlife Police, the Illi nois Department of Natural Resources, Stephenson County and Green County (Wisconsin) sheriff’s offices, and the Northwest Illinois Critical Incident Response Team also are investigating, the release said. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous reward hotline, Carroll County Crime Stoppers, at 815-244-7867, or their local police or sheriff’s department.
“Big Bird Day was started about eight years ago as a way to help document the loss of birds due to agricultural spraying in the area,” Ingram said. “Before the sprays, 60 to
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Renewed efforts in missing woman’s case
The store, 126 S. Fourth St. in Savanna, is open Fridays and Saturdays. Friday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fall Big Bird Day
MOUNT CARROLL – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its appeal for information in the case of a Monticello, Wisconsin, woman last seen in Shannon before her dis appearance Oct. 26. Melissa A. Trumpy, mother of three, was believed to be visiting her boyfriend, Derek S. Hammer, when she went missing. He was at his moth er’s house in Shannon. Green County District Attorney Craig Nolen has told other media out lets that he thinks this is a case of a homicide without a body. Hammer is not charged in her dis appearance.Heis,however, facing multiple fel onies involving Trumpy in Green County, among them maintaining a drug house, illegal possession of a firearm as a felon, possession of cocaine, possession with intent, and domestic abuse. Those charges, filed in September, stem from the time he lived with Trumpy in Monticello. She report edly is a witness against him. According to Green County Court records, Hammer was ordered on Sept. 13 to have “no contact with M.T.,” among oth ers.On Feb. 24, bond.onGreenwasmembersimmediate“nowasadmonishmentthatrepeated,andcontactwithfamilyofM.T.”added.HammerisinCountyjail$50,000cashAjurytrialis set for Jan. 24. Trumpy was charged Oct. 11 with maintaining a drug house, and with possession of drugs, also felonies. At her initial appearance Oct. 18, she was ordered to have no contact with “D.H.” A bench warrant was issued for Trumpy on Jan. 12 because she failed to appear at any court hearings from Nov. 15 on. As a matter of routine, defendants are not allowed to speak with each other, or with witnesses, as a case proceeds.Trumpy is 37, 5-foot-10, 163 pounds with blue eyes and blonde hair. She was wearing a black sweatshirt, black coat, black pants and shiny boots at the time of her disappear ance.Deputies have conducted dozens of
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The Carroll County Help Center Thrift Shop will host a 50% off bedding (bedspreads, blankets, sheets, pillows) sale Aug. 19-20.
The Morrison American Legion Post conducts its annual flag retirement ceremony on the last Sunday every September. Area Posts, clubs and other collection locations are welcome to bring their flags to Morrison to be included. Contact the Post at 815-310-0333 to coordinate a drop off. The deadline for drop offs is Sept. 19. Thrift shop sale
The Eagle Nature Foundation (ENF) will host its Fall Big Bird Day on Saturday, Sept. 3, when ENF Director Terrence Ingram will count as many species of birds that he can see and hear at the Apple Creek Arboretum, Apple Creek Prairie and Apple Creek Woods.
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Shaw Local News Network STERLING – If you want to see what farming looked like decades ago, make plans to attend the 15th annual Farm Heritage Festival, which will be Saturday, Aug. 27, at East Jordan Church, 22027 Polo Road, in Sterling. The day will start with an old-fash ioned farm breakfast consisting of scrambled eggs, pancakes and biscuits and gravy from 7 to 9 a.m. Tickets for breakfast are $10 for adults and $5 for youth up to age 13. Those younger than age 5 will receive free breakfast. Breakfast tickets are available from church members before the event or at the Admissiondoor. and parking for the fes tival are free. “We enjoy promoting our rural Christian heritage. We hope many people will come out to enjoy the fresh air, learn about farming practices of old and just have fun visiting with oth ers,” said Steve Venhuizen, show administrator.Theactivefarm machine demon strations will begin about 9 a.m. and will occur periodically until 3:30 p.m. There will be static displays all day. This year’s active displays will fea ture a threshing machine, a station ary baler, wagon lifts and elevators, an ensilage cutter, a corn husker/ shredder and tractor operations. A blacksmith will be demonstrat ing tool making and crafts. There will be an activity center for kids, youth and adults to try their hands at power ing hand-cranked items such as a corn sheller or a rope maker. There will be a bouncy house for children. A farm animal zoo will feature dairy cows, sheep, goats and more. There will be a fun zone for chil dren, youth and adults of all ages. A lunchstand will operate from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. featuring sand wiches, baked beans, salads, chips and desserts. Proceeds from the lunch benefit missions and functions of the East Jordan Church.
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This show is different than most tractor shows in the area because it has live demonstrations of older farm machinery and practices of years ago. Another addition this year came about after COVID-19 challenges. “During 2020, the congregation had been meeting outside under trees and on the lawn for worship when East Jordan congregants decided to build a pavilion,” Venhuizen said. “We had talked about adding an outdoor facility-covered room and open air sides for outdoor worship and other events. So we got together as a church in 2020 and built it. It is perfect for the Farm Heritage Festi val. Please check it out in August,” said Kevin Deets, building coordina tor.“The festival honors the Christian family farming history common in the Midwest. The community surround ing East Jordan Church helps make the event successful. We are always looking for anyone with antique farm equipment who would like to display or run at our show,” Venhuizen said. For more information about the show on displaying antique farming equipment, call Ven huizen at 815-946-2513. Festival on 27 at East Jordan Church Van Dusen of Polo Goeking’s while Goeking, also of Polo, 2019 Farm Heritage Festival at East Jordan United Methodist Church.
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Arlin E. Buck, 94, of Hanover, Illinois, passed on August 6, Arrangements2022.entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, Illinois. Additional information: 815-591-3317. ARLIN E. BUCK Herbert James Weinand, 90, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and Mount Carroll, Illinois, passed on August 5, 2022. Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Fu neral Home, Mount Carroll, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264.
Lanark United Women in Faith extend an invitation to gather Aug. 25
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HERBERT JAMES WEINAND Edward James Gillen, 68, of Benton, Wiscon sin, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, passed on July 8, Arrangements2022. entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264. EDWARD JAMES GILLEN OBITUARIES The Lanark United Women in Faith (formerly United Methodist Women) extend an invitation to all the ladies of the community inviting them to join a gathering in the fel lowship room of the Lanark United Methodist Church, 405 E. Locust, Lanark, on Thursday, Aug. 25. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a dessert bites buffet followed by a program featuring the services of Tri-County Opportunities Council. Community Outreach Worker Julie Yuswak will explain the actions that serve nine counties in northwest Illinois. The council investigates the impact of poverty throughout the service area and will work, in partnership with individu als, families and communities, to provide opportunities that support movement toward stability and self-sufficiency.TheyofferCommunity Service, Housing Programs, Foster Grand parent programs, LIHEAP, Early Head Start, Scholarships and Weatherization.Areyouasking why you are being invited when many of the services would not benefit you? Many fami lies and individuals no longer take area newspapers or listen to the local radio station. Other than social media it is hard to publicize pro grams offered by Tri-County. It is envisioned that you will attend and gather information and pass it on to relatives, neighbors and friends that have need for these services. Please feel free to invite guests to accompany you for the evening of fellowship. Attendance reservations can be made by calling the church office at 815-493-6300 from Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon or you can leave a message or call another time so organizers can arrange adequate seating and refreshments. Last-minute guests are welcome and encouraged.
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MILLEDGEVILLE – In 2019, the Milledgeville football team had an uncharacteristically bad season. After going undefeated in the NUIC Upstate a year prior to win its first conference championship since 2008, the Missiles reached the second round of the Class 1A playoffs and finished with a 10-1 record – but it fol lowed with an uninspiring 1-8 cam paign in 2019. The Missiles’ only win that year came in Week 6 – an 8-0 victory against Ashton-Franklin Center. In a COVID-19-altered 2020 season, Milledgeville began to right the ship, improving to 3-1. With a full season and switch to eight-man football in 2021, the Missiles continued their quick turnaround, rallying to a 9-2 record while reaching the second round of the playoffs. This spring, Milledgeville gradu ated 10 seniors, but it’ll look to carry on that success as it continues to adjust to eight-man football. “We definitely want to take another step, that’s our goal. To get better each week, go deep into play offs – that’s our hope – but we have a lot of new faces,” Milledgeville coach Jason Wroble said. “We have some young kids that are going to step up, graduated 10 last year, so we have some holes to fill, but I like where we’re at and how competitive we are. I think that goal of going a little deeper in the playoffs is attainable.” To maintain and build upon last year’s success, the Missiles will be counting on a number of new faces. On each side of the ball, Milled geville counts three returning start ers.Junior quarterback Connor Nye is Page
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THOMSON – The 28th annual Min’s Mississippi Memorial Walk/Run will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3, in Thom son. The 4-mile event starts at 8 a.m. on the west end of Main Street, past the Thomson causeway campground, on a flat, scenic, country blacktop. Every mile will be clearly and accu rately indicated with a mile marker and water station. Participants will enjoy great company, delicious baked goods and Registrationfruit. for the race is $13 ($9 for T-shirt only) until Aug. 26. The reg istration fee includes a T-shirt and also enters participants in drawings for door prizes. All late or race day reg istration fees will be $15, and shirts will only be available as supplies last ($10 for a shirt only). Race day registration is from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Running classes include: eight and under, 9-12, 13-16, 17-20, 21-30, 31-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+, 200 pounds and over. Friendly, furry, canine friends are welcome, however, if a dog becomes mean or aggressive, the owner will be asked to leave. Money raised during the event will go toward the Melinda Ann Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund provides financial assistance to deserving graduating seniors from Thomson attending college in a field of helping others. Race registration forms are avail able at local businesses, on www.face book.com/MinsWalkRun, or by con tacting Melody Wilkinson. Melinda Ann Wilkinson was a 14-year-old Thomson girl who was murdered in 1995. At the time of her death, she was an honor student and athlete at Thomson High School.
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Milledgeville hopes to take ‘another step’ in second year of 8-man football
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Milledgeville opens the season at 2021 state runner-up Orangeville at 7 p.m. Aug. 27, then hosts Aquin on Sept. 2 in its home opener.
Wroble expects the usual suspects – two-time defending eight-man state champion Polo, Amboy-LaMoille, Orangeville and Aquin – to provide tough competition in conference, but he’s also intrigued to see how his team stacks up against unfamiliar foes in the second half of the season. “We’ve got a tough schedule. I think we have seven schools that made the playoffs last year on our schedule, so coming from the NUIC to eight-man, in the NUIC you’ve got to be ready every week. Every week you’re playing a good football team,” Wroble said. With quite a few new starters com ing in, Nye and Ebersole aren’t totally sure what to expect this season.
Wroble also pointed to team speed as a strength for this year’s group. “I think we’re going to be a very fast team. We’re not going to be real big, but we’re going to be fast at almost every position,” he said. “On both sides of the ball, up front, we’re going to be pretty fast.” In 2022, Milledgeville has some new opponents to look forward to. In Week 3, it’ll travel to Decatur to face Decatur Lutheran/Mount Pulaski, then, in Week 6, it’ll host St. Thomas More in a nonconference tilt. Ebersole and Nye said they’re both excited for the change of pace. “We’re facing a lot of teams that we haven’t seen at all before, at least three teams we haven’t seen,” Ebersole said. “So it’ll be cool, but tough.” “Definitely tough. We haven’t faced a couple of those teams, and we’ve gotta travel a little further for some of those teams, but it will definitely be challenging,” Nye said. “And it’ll be fun seeing some new teams instead of the same old, same old teams.”
Milledgeville quarterback Connor Nye fires a pass during last year’s eight-man sec ond-round playoff game Nov. 6 against Amboy-LaMoille. Nye is one of three returning starters on offense for the Missiles.
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The Missiles also will get a boost from the return of senior running back/corner back Kacen Johnson, who missed the end of last season with a broken leg. Senior center/defensive lineman Eric Ebersole is back as well to anchor both sides of the line. Senior wide receiver Bryce Aude is another returner, although he’s nurs ing a leg injury. Wroble hopes to get the senior wideout back on the field by midseason.Through the early days of summer camp, Nye has been adjusting to a new group of playmakers. He knows it won’t be easy to replace five starters from last year, but he has faith in the players coming up – and sees one potentially new advantage for his team this“It’sseason.going to be challenging. We had a lot of size that we lost, but we’re a very fast team, and hopefully our speed will be used more on the field instead of our size,” Nye said. We’ll just hope we can get the ball out to [our playmakers], and make them run.” Ebersole notes that it’s going to be a big change, but he believes the new guys will get up to speed quickly. “[Losing 10 seniors is] going to be a big deal. I don’t think any of us realize the difference they’re gonna make,” Ebersole said. “I think we’re going to get in-game, and you can put guys in their position, but I don’t know if we’re all going step in and fill in as good as some of the guys were. “This year, we don’t really have any big guys, so we can outsmart peo ple, work harder, but we don’t have size on our side. I’ve got confidence that we’ll get there. The team will put in work these last few summer days, and we’ll get good rest and practice and work Milledgevillehard.” has a smaller senior class this year, with several juniors and an even split of varsity and fro sh-soph players in the program. With a mix of youth and experience, the Mis siles hope to reload and match – or bet ter – their 9-2 record and second-round playoff appearance from a season ago. Wroble envisions the passing game as a primary strength this year. He also hopes to play a fast, fundamen tally sound and physical brand of defense.“Ithink, offensively, we’ll be able to throw the ball pretty well with Con nor. He played last year at quarter back and had a really good year,” Wroble said. “And he has some good receivers returning, so I think we’ll be able to move the ball through the air pretty good this year – and effectively. And on defense, we just want to play fast and tackle well and be physical. That’s our goal. We did that last year; we gotta do the same thing this year.”
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