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PRAIRIE ADVOCATE TEAMS UNITE FOR TEENS

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Teams unite, raise $11,000 for Milledgeville teens

Teens were severely injured in Oct. 9 auto accident on Illinois 40

By EARLEEN HINTON and KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ

POLO – The rivalry between the Milledgeville Missiles and the Polo Marcos took a backseat Thursday when the schools’ two volleyball teams squared off for their NUIC contest in the Marcos gym.

The Marcos community turned the evening into an $11,000 fundraising effort for two Milledgeville teens who were injured in an automobile crash Sunday, Oct. 9, on Route 40 at Genesee Road.

In the most recent report, the teens both were in critical condition.

The evening events included a bake sale, silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Proceeds from the gate admission also were donated to the teens and their families.

Trey Selman, a 2021 graduate of Milledgeville High School, won the 50/50 pot, at $610, which he donated back to the families.

“They need it more than I do,” Sel man said. “It’s heartbreaking.”

Selman said Thursday’s event

shows how small towns such as Polo and Milledgeville help each other out during tragedies such as this one.

“These small towns come together like nothing else,” Selman said. “It’s really great to see.”

The event raised $11,089 for the Milledgeville families.

“It was a good night. We had lots of support from both communities,” said Jill Blake, the high school’s secretary.

The crash happened about 4 p.m. Oct. 9 when a southbound car driven by a 16-year-old Milledgeville boy made an improper turn off Route 40 onto Genesee into the path of a north bound SUV driven by Brian Harris, 53, of Chadwick, the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The SUV hit the car on the passen ger side. Two passengers in the car, boys ages 15 and 16, suffered “severe injuries” and were flown to a regional hospital. Both are members of the Mis siles’ eight-man football team.

The others, the two drivers and the passenger in the SUV – an 18-year-old man from Chadwick who is a 2021 graduate of Milledgeville High School – were taken to a local hospital. The car’s driver was cited for failure to yield and for a graduated driver’s license violation.

Polo athletic director Ted Alston said Thursday’s event demonstrates how local school districts help each

other.

“It’s a great feeling to know that schools within our conference, we really care about each other, we care about our communities, our students and our kids,” Alston said. “We would all do anything for each other to help each other out. It’s just one of the great things I love about small-town football and small-town sports and living where we do.”

Polo Superintendent Kelly Man drell echoed that sentiment in a post on the school’s website.

“The Polo Community School Dis trict would like to thank everyone for their help, donations, participation in last night’s activities to help support the families of the Chadwick-Milled geville School District,” Mandrell

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Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media Melissa Ryan of Milledgeville looks over baked goods for sale at the Polo volleyball team’s fundraiser for two Milledgeville teens critically injured in an auto accident on Sunday, Oct. 9.

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wrote. “Due to the overwhelming out reach from the surrounding communi ties, as well as having so many people willing to give their time last night, we were able to raise $11,049.

“The Centennial Elementary Staff also added two gas cards for $120 each. In a short time, we were able to raise a

total of $11,289. This is an incredible amount in such a short time. I am per sonally humbled and proud of this wonderful community that we live in. Thank you for your generosity and kindness. It is a great day to be a Marco as well as being a Chadwick-Milled geville Missile ally. Thank you again.”

Polo wasn’t the only NUIC school to reach out to help the teens. Forreston High School held a 50/50 raffle and bake sale at its volleyball game Thurs

day to raise money for the families.

T-shirts also are being sold as a fundraiser for the families and are available to order on the Milledgeville High School’s Facebook page.

The Milledgeville Ministerial Asso ciation also has created an account at Milledgeville State Bank, 451 N. Main St., to assist the families with expenses.

On the Twitter account of Fulton athletic director Jeff Parsons, a flyer

was republished that said a 50/50 raf fle and a portion of the gate from the Fulton versus Eastland-Pearl City game at 1 p.m. last Saturday in Fulton would be donated to the affected Milledgeville families.

A Twitter message from the coach at Forreston said that the school plans to have another benefit when the vol leyball team plays Milledgeville on Oct. 18. Money from the sales of a pork chop dinner will go to the families.

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ABOVE LEFT: Trey Selman of Milledgeville raises his hand as he stands in the Milledgeville crowd after his raffle ticket was pulled as the winner in the 50/50 raffle held at Polo High School Oct. 13 ABOVE RIGHT: The Marcos’ volleyball team held a bake sale during their Oct. 13 match with Milledgeville with proceeds benefiting two teens.

Trip was offered to kids who had never been near a farm

Sometimesthe column is very hard to write. Things change.

In just a week, what I type could be irrelevant. There are times when office activities are slower because of the time of year. Then there are those times I could talk forever. This week is one of them.

I have spoken before about how we have an Adopted Legislator from the Gurnee/Zion area. You may or may not remember reading about how we went in there this summer and were part of a presentation of funds for a community garden at a domestic violence shelter.

I received a call in the beginning of September asking if we would be inter ested in having the shelter come out for a day of tours. I am not a no person and of course said YES! I didn’t hear much till the end of September when I found out a bus of 33 adults and children were going to be coming to spend the day with us.

All I can say is what an opportunity for these kids and moms who have not had the easiest life for some reason nor have they ever had the experience that we were able to give them.

Where does one even start to plan a trip for those who have never been near a farm? Knowing that farm

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machinery is a huge draw and exciting for anyone who has never been in a combine, we needed to add that to the top of the list.

Before I go much further, let me state that I cannot thank our farmers near enough! Harvest provides great opportunities, but it also can be the wrong time of the year to ask someone to come for a tour.

We started at Smith Farming Corp with combine rides. Brad and Steve were working on soybeans that day. We were able to get the kids and moms up in the combine and the grain cart.

While there, we also had Melinda, our ag in the classroom coordinator, doing some small crafts with the kids to keep them busy. Jeremy Flikkema, our Young Leader chair, also was there to assist with conversations and do a pedal tractor pull for the kids. Ed Livengood, our president, also was in attendance to fill in where needed.

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After a full two hours, we left Smiths and moved onto Lower Farms.

Jon Lower showed the group their cattle and hog operation. The smell of animals and manure got to two of our group but the rest handled it with ease and were fascinated by the animals. Lower had gotten a delivery of pigs that morning (the piglets were smaller

than my cat) and the kids loved to touch them.

As the group had been very busy and most of the kids were ages 3-9, we were starting to hit that time that everyone was tired! It had been a busy day and I was tired.

We took the group to Straddle Creek Gardens where they fed the goats and got to pick their own

pumpkins to take home with them, which left the kids with big smiles.

Finally, after six hours, the day was over! It was a fast six hours. I know for one I was exhausted. It was a tossup who was asleep on the bus first, the moms or kids!

We also had for the day our Adopted Legislator Joyce Mason, Illinois Farm Bureau staff, and the Lake County Farm Bureau manager.

The day was full, went smooth and was full of memories the families will never forget!

JOHN H. MCCONNEL, SR.

Born: July 5, 1932

Died: October 11, 2022 in Savanna, Illinois

John died on October 11th, 2022, at Big Meadows nursing home of old age.

John was born on July 5th, 1932, in Hol brook, Nebraska. He is preceded in death by his wife Venita; parents, Jesse and Lucille McConnel; Sister Dee (Skov) and her husband Leonard.

John was in the Army during the Korean War. If fact he met the love of his life at a USO dance. He married Venita (Stanfill) McConnel on April 4th, 1954, at Brookside

Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. John graduated from Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana with degrees in English and Literature.

He began his professional career in Chicago, Illinois as Editor at Christian Life Maga zine. He would later work for various other publications, including one he created called Mid-Moteler. After serving as Publisher of a magazine he changed his course to magazine ad sales, even selling ads for a metal finishing magazine which had many customers in the defense industry.

John and Venita moved to Wauconda, Illinois where they raised their children, John and Dee Dee, were both very active in local politics, and enjoyed the friendship of many wonderful people. While he was an Editor for RV Dealer Magazine, John was able to take his family on many vacations using RV’s

that he would then write about. He was the first to drive a motorhome up Pike’s Peak in Colorado!

John often regaled people with stories of attending, but more importantly entertaining clients, at many conventions throughout the years. One annual convention in Pennsyl vania where one of the exhibitors would lead convention goers on a march through the pool playing his bagpipes. He had an incredible sense of humor and was a great storyteller. His jokes were renowned, and his stories enthralled all whom he told them to. He truly blessed the lives of those who got to know him.

After retirement, John and Venita moved to the quaint town of Mt. Carroll where they thoroughly enjoyed small town life. They joined and became active in the First Baptist Church. The Church became an extended

family to them and inspired their faith. John became Deacon and enjoyed those duties for a number of years. Following Venita’s passing the Church and especially Pastor Steve New ell became ever more important providing the spiritual sustenance he needed.

John loved to fish, hunt, garden, read, and travel. He was the consummate fisherman and sharpshooter which helped him bag numerous pheasants, squirrels, rabbits, and even a deer once later in life. After that, he decided that he was too old to be hauling deer around and never hunted them again.

John is survived by his son John Jr. (Robin), daughter Dolores (Mark) Wilgenbusch, grand children Amy Amundson, Sean (Sherrie), Megan, Diane Lou (Kevin) Schmidt, great grandchildren Georgean, Rose, and Aria McConnel. And Michael Ikechukwu, who John loved like a grandson.

ALVERA SMITH

Born: December 7, 1930 in Brookville, IL

Died: October 7, 2022 in Mt. Carroll, IL

Alvera Smith, of La nark, IL, passed away Friday, October 7, at Allure Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, IL. There was a graveside fu neral service at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15, at The Lanark Cemetery. A celebration of Alvera’s life will be held at 2 p.m. December 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lanark. Memo rials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, and The Dementia Foundation.

Alvera was born on the Freely Farm outside of Brookville, IL, on December 7, 1930, daugh ter of Charles and Anna (Garman) Martz. Growing up on the farm, Alvera helped milk cows and do chores starting at an early age. When Alvera was in seventh grade, her family moved to Lanark where she attended high school. It was in Lanark, at a local restau rant, where Alvera met the love of her life, Fay Smith. Alvera knew very soon that Fay was the one. Alvera and Fay got married on October 22, 1947. Together they raised three children, and celebrated 67 years of marriage

until Fay’s passing in 2015.

Alvera was the definition of a farmer’s wife. She took care of the kids, milked the cows, did the chores, and kept everyone well-fed. She was the captain of her kitchen, and liked it best when the cooking was done by herself. Family was at the center of Alvera’s life. She took great pride in her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She taught her family the value of a hard days work, and the importance of manners. Alvera enjoyed cleaning, and always had a spotless house, inside and out. She was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church community, where she taught Sunday school, and would play dominos with the church ladies.

RICHARD ‘DICK’ COLLINS

Richard “Dick” Collins, 72, of Savanna, Illinois, passed on October 4, 2022.

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

Alvera will be dearly missed by her beloved daughter, Paulette (Terry) Rahn of Lanark; a loving daughter-in-law, Bonnie Saunders-Smith of Dixon, IL; six grandchil dren, Kari (Barry) Matznick, Karla (Heath) Merlak, Troy (Marddi) Rahn, Lora (David) Ackeburg, Emily (Justin) Conroy, and Adam Kradle; 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Patricia Diffenderfer of Lena, IL. Alvera is preceded in death by her loving husband, Fay Smith; her son, Rick Smith; her daughter, Alene “Toot” Smith Kradle; her parents; and her brother and sister.

RICHARD ‘DICK’ COLLINS

Richard “Dick” Collins, 72, of Savanna, Illinois, passed on October 4, 2022.

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

Savanna to review and update TIF procedure process

By MICHAEL MILLER For Shaw Media

Savanna Mayor Val Gunnarsson told the city council last week that he has reviewed the city’s cur rent TIF procedure process with the TIF attorney and has discovered that the city is and has been doing the process incorrectly, but, he added, it can be remedied.

Gunnarsson and the TIF committee chairman plan to meet with the attorney and formulate a way forward, and actually have the attorney address the council as a whole.

The council then quickly approved a resolution approving a TIF inducement letter from Manny’s at 18 Adams St. as a precursor toward potential (and partial) TIF funding of renovation projects planned at that address.

The council also approved a recommendation from the Finance Committee to appropriate $3,000 toward revising and maintaining the city website.

Half of this will go toward revision, the other toward maintenance. After this year, the cost should be just $1,500 to provide maintenance on a yearly basis.

The council also approved a change order, financed by the sewer reserve and replacement fund, to allow work from Beech Street to Willow, includ ing the installation of 12-inch stormwater sewer line for that area at a cost not to exceed $38,000.

Gunnarsson reviewed a communication from Viserion Grain and revealed that he’d learned that the city owns the concrete land upon which the grain silos sit, but Viserion owns the actual silos.

Viserion, the mayor said, has expressed interest in buying that land and asked about a price.

The mayor said his response was that he felt gain ing title to “any of our riverfront is highly unlikely.” He said Savanna must retain its riverfront for “its long-term interests.”

He added that he wanted to maintain a good rela tionship with Viserion and that they were vital to Savanna’s future.

The council agreed that the city should not offer the land up for sale.

Structures update

Gunnarsson said about 15 properties with broken down structures have been issued ordinance cita tions, while others with owners out of town and/or difficult to contact may be issued summons. Others will have placards posted, with the city already hav ing received title for them by that point.

This, he said, will represent the “clock running” with owners having a certain amount of time to address the issues. After posting three times about the property in the media, if the owners have not responded, the city would plan on sealing those unsafe buildings, Gunnarsson said.

“That’s the most we can do with these properties

until we can get some money arranged so we can destroy and tear them down,” he added.

Gunnarsson also said he wanted the public to be aware of help for those in need of home renovation, given certain qualifications, and that applications for such help are available at the front desk at City Hall.

This financing is not done by the city but by an outside entity, and qualifying projects would include roof repair and accessibility issues.

Comptroller/Treasurer Brittany Hatteberg noted that paperwork for those considering running for open council and mayor seats are now available. Those interested must file proper documentation between Dec. 12 and 19 of this year, and between 25 to 53 signatures are required on the interested par ties’ petitions.

Tree removal advocated

Alderman Pat Sanchez told the council he would advocate removing four trees from the downtown area that seemed to be getting too large and damag ing sidewalks.

Alderman Jeff Griswold said he favored replacing the problematic trees with appropriate trees that helped to “soften the urban landscape.”

Sanchez agreed and said he’d contact the Beautifi cation In Motion group and other groups in town as well as a tree expert to see what could be done to replace the trees.

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Linda Ludwig Memorial Tournament: Newman went 3-2 for a fourth-place finish at the Eastland tourney.

The Comets beat Oregon 23-21, 21-16, Eastland 23-21, 21-13 and Riverdale 21-12, 21-17. Their losses came against Aquin (21-9, 21-17) and Durand (25-16, 25-19).

Leaders for Newman were Jess Johns with 35 kills, 24 digs and four blocks; Kennedy Rowzee with 31 kills, nine blocks and four digs; Katie Grennan with 47 assists, 24 digs, nine kills and five aces; Molly Olson with 37 assists, 18 digs and nine kills; and Addison Foster with 32 digs, seven aces and five assists. Sam Ackman chipped in 21 digs, while Sophia Ely added 10 digs and five kills for the Comets.

Pecatonica Volleyball Classic: West Carroll went 4-1 for a second-place finish, and Amboy went 2-3 for fourth at the six-team tournament in Pecatonica. Scales Mound was the tournament champion with a 5-0 record.

Milledgeville def. Polo 22-25, 25-15, 25-15: The Missiles bounced back after losing the first set to win an NUIC road match against the rival Marcos.

Marissa Sturrup led the way with eight kills, and Lily Smith added seven kills, 10 digs, two assists and an ace for Milledgeville. Emma Foster stuffed the stat sheet with 18 assists, eight digs, six kills, three aces and two blocks, Lydia Faulkner finished with 13 digs, four aces, four kills and two blocks, and Maliah Grenoble had nine assists and seven digs. Kendra Kingsby chipped in three kills and a block, and Skyler Hartman had eight digs for the Missiles.

Forreston def. Eastland 14-25, 25-19, 25-21: The Cardinals downed the Cougars in three sets in an NUIC match in Forreston.

Jaiden Schneiderman had 16 kills and an

ace, and Rylee Broshous added eight digs and five kills for Forreston (19-8-1, 10-0 NUIC). Brooke Boettner finished with 17 assists, four kills and three aces, Maddie Schoonhoven added three blocks and three aces, Dixie Johnson served four aces, and Jenna Greenfield stuffed four blocks.

Leaders for Eastland (13-14, 5-6 NUIC) were Quinc Haverland with 11 kills and two blocks, Jocelyn Green with 11 digs and three aces, and Jenica Stoner with 21 assists. Audrey Sunquist added two blocks for the Cougars.

Cross country NUIC Championship: The Amboy boys won the NUIC meet with a 47, Polo came in second with 56, and Eastland took fifth with 107 in the five-team field.

Polo’s Carson Jones finished second in the 44-runner field with a 17:21.8, and teammate Ben Plachno came in sixth, timing at 18:07.6. Kameron Grobe finished 15th for the Marcos, running a 19:00.4.

Amboy’s Kyler McNinch took third, clocking a 17:36.2. Atticus Horner nabbed eighth in 18:16.8, and Charlie Dickson finished 12th in 18:25.8 for the Clippers. Kelton Schwamberg er clocked a 19:12.7 for 16th.

West Carroll’s Roscoe Davis ran an 18:18.0 for ninth.

Eastland’s Hudson Groezinger clocked an 18:23.5 for 11th.

In the girls race, Leslie Mayne and Delaney Wilhlems took third and fourth for Eastland in a 28-runner field, running 22:57.3 and 23:16.1.

Kamryn Stockton finished seventh to lead Polo, clocking a 24:05.2. Amboy’s Natalie Pratt took sixth with a 23:55.7, Samantha Nauman took eighth with a 24:15.8, and Anna Carlson came in 10th with a 24:25.1.

Addison Pertel finished 13th for Amboy with a 24:44.9, and Lily Mullen took 14th for Eastland with a 24:51.9.

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Milledgeville’s Lili Drinkall (left) sets the ball against Polo on Oct. 13 while at right, Milled geville’s Kendra Kingsby directs the ball away from Polo’s Syndei Rahn.

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this season in an NUIC game

the Indians in Savanna.

Fulton 35, EPC 14: Fulton built a 21-0 halftime lead and outrushed Eastland-Pearl City 202-37 on its way to a 35-14 NUIC victory Saturday afternoon at Fulton.

Ryan Eads rushed for three touchdowns and caught another to lead the Steamers’ offense. His rushing scores came on runs of 2, 1, and 4 yards. He also hauled in a 35-yard touchdown pass from Brayden Dykstra.

Joel Ford scored the other Fulton touchdown on a 21-yard run.

Carsen Heeren scored both Wildcatz touchdowns on carries of 5 and 1 yards.

Morrison 56, LeRoy 7: Led by three touchdowns from Chase Newman and Danny Mouw, the Morrison Mustangs rolled to a nonconference win over the LeRoy Panthers.

Newman returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown, and caught two

more from Mouw on passes of 29 and 30 yards. As a receiver, he caught four balls for 93 yards. As a runner, he took nine carries for 103 yards.

Mouw went 6 for 8 passing with 168 yards and three touchdowns, including the two to Newman. His third touchdown was a 69-yarder to Deshaun McQueen.

McQueen finished with two receptions for 75 yards.

Brady Anderson and Carson Strating rushed for two touchdowns apiece. Anderson racked up 89 yards on eight carries, with a long run of 51 yards. Strating tallied 31 yards on 10 totes.

Anderson also had an interception.

8-Man Football

Milledgeville 66, River Ridge 14: An emotional Missiles team rolled past River Ridge on the road to secure their fifth win.

Less than a week after a pair of teammates were severely injured in a car accident, Milledgeville made quick work of the Wildcats in their eight-man matchup in Hanover.

EPC’s Max McCullough catches a pass for a big gain as Fulton’s Ryan Eads tries to break up the play during Saturday, Oct. 15, action in Fulton.

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The proposed rehab project area entails improvements to an existing infrastructure location. The village is only making improvemen ts; the project does not entail construction of new infrastructure Relocat ion of the affected components is not an option, giv en the overall construction costs, relocat ion costs and land acquisition costs, that would be necessitated with a reloca tion effort.

Reconstruct new sewer mains. This would entail digging out the old main and constructing a new main. This is a more in trusive proce ss, as well as a more costly proc ess.

The Village of Milledgeville would, however, ensure that this proposed project conforms to all state and local floodplain protection standa rds and would implement the following mit igation measures to minimize the potential adverse impacts: The sanitary sewer lining project entails the lining of sanitary sewer main within the sewer collection system The pro posed project will have minimal to non-existent impact The 'cured-in-place' piping process involves injecting a new lin ing into the existing sanitary sewer mains to strengthen and seal them. It is a very non-intrusive approach to rehabilitat ing sanitary sewer mains It allows the village to complete the improvements without the major effort and cost of excavation The end result is essentially a seamless PVC pipe from manhole to manhole with penetrations at the service connections only.

The Village of Milledgeville has additional information on this proposed project that can be reviewed weekdays from 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. at Milledgeville Village Hall at 344 Main Avenue, Milledgeville, IL 61051. Inter ested persons may also call Jill Pepin with Community Funding & Planning Services at 815-947-8224 for additional information about this proposed project.

Written comments on this proposed project are invited and must be received by Galen Wirth Village Hall 344 Main Av enue, Milledgeville, Illinois 61051 by October 27th All such comments will be taken into consideration by the Village of Milledgeville prior to its decision on the proposed project.

Galen Wirth, Milledgeville President October 19, 2022

Notice is hereby given of the death of Thomas G. Graff. Letters of Office were issued on the 4th day of October 2022, to Michelle R. Graff, as Independent Executor, and whose attorney of record is PIGNATELLI & ASSO CIATES, P.C., 102 East Route 30, Rock Falls, IL 6l071.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Carroll County Court house, 301 North Main Street, Mt. Carroll, IL 61053, or with the Inde pendent Executor, or both, within six (6) months from the date of publication of this notice, October 12, 2022, or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this notice, whichever is later, to claimants Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Repres enta tive and to the At torney within ten (10) days after it has been filed Dated this 12th day of October, 2022.

Miche lle R. Graff, Independent Executor

PIGNATELLI & ASSOCIATES, P.C Attorneys for the Estate 102 East Route 30 Rock Falls, IL 61071

Telephone: (815) 626-0500

Telefacsimile: (815) 626-0526

Email: contacts@nilaw yers.com

October 12, 19, 26 2022

Telephone: (815) 626-0500

Telefacsimile: (815) 626-0526

Email: contacts@nilaw yers.com

October 12, 19, 26 2022

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHERRYL L DOTY, DECEASE D

No. 2022 PR 35 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of Cherryl L Doty Letters of Office were issued on October 4, 2022 to Melissa Aldridge, 948 Stover Ave, Milledgeville, IL 61051 as Indepen dent Executor, whose attorneys of record are Nelson, Kilgus, & Buckwal ter-Schurman, 209 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270-0111.

The estate will be administered without Court Supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminate s inde pende nt administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270, or with the represen tative, or both, on or before, April 11, 2022 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec tion 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or be fore that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270, or with the represen tative, or both, on or before, April 11, 2022 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec tion 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or be fore 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 attor neys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Michelle B Buckwalter Schurman NELSON, KILGUS, & BUCKWALTERSCHURMAN Attorneys for said Estate 209 East Main Street, Morrison, IL 61270-0111

Phone: 815/772-2121

Fax: 815/772-2026 E-mail: mschurman @nelsonkilgus.com

October 12, 19, 26, 2022