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Blizzard conditions created havoc for motorists

Ogle County squad hit by pickup truck during winter storm

By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawmedia.com

An Ogle County Sheriff’s deputy suffered minor injuries when his squad was struck from behind on Friday as blizzard conditions spread across northern Illinois causing many secondary roads to be deemed “impassable.”

Saturday morning, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department posted photographs on social media and a post about the accident that occurred on Illinois Route 26 and Prairie Dell Road in northwestern Ogle County.

“Thankfully, our deputy was in an SUV and walked away with minor injuries (all other parties were uninjured) after being rear-ended by a truck yesterday afternoon. This morning, deputies continue to report drifting and white-out conditions in open areas. For everyone’s safety, slow down if you have to go out.”

Late Friday afternoon, the sheriff’s

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Photo provided by Ogle County Sheriff’s Department

An Ogle County Sheriff’s deputy suffered minor injuries after his squad was rear-ended by a pickup truck during the winter storm.

Woman dies after being struck by car on Route 84 near Fulton

By RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@shawmedia.com

FULTON – A woman was killed after being struck by a car in rural Fulton on Sunday, Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker said.

At 6 p.m., Whiteside County deputies responded to a single-vehicle traffic crash on state Route 84 south of Covell Road in rural Fulton, and they

determined that a vehicle traveling north struck a pedestrian, Booker said in a news release Monday.

The woman was taken to MercyOne Medical Center in Clinton and was pronounced dead.

“At this time the identity of the female is unknown, and it is believed she is not from the area,” Booker said.

The crash remains under investigation.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS CAUSE NO. 2022TX21: TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS (AND IF DECEASED, TO THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES), AND TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND TO ALL INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES THEREOF, INCLUDING AMONG OTHERS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, ILLINOIS DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES (PUBLIC AID) GENERAL COUNSEL AND CARROLL COUNTY CLERK, CARROLL COUNTY TREASURER, CARROLL COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY AND CITY OF SAVANNA, LAKE CARROLL ASSOCIATION, CITY OF MOUNT CARROLL, LAKE CARROLL ASSOCIATION AGENT: STEVEN P BLOOMBERG, LAKE CARROLL HOLDING, INC, AND TO OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE PARCELS HEREINAFTER NAMED:

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‘Touring Above the Arctic Circle’ program in Fulton on Jan. 4

The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday on Jan. 4.

Connie Koehn will share her and Ron’s adventure “Touring Above the Arctic Circle.” Connie and Ron have traveled extensively since 1971 when they first met while studying aboard in Salzberg, Austria. Connie has presented travelogues locally since retiring from Deere and Co. in 2006.

The doors open at 9 a.m. for coffee, tea and mill treats. The program begins about 9:20 a.m. The building is handicapped accessible. The program is funded through a grant from the D.S. Flikkema Foundation and a donation from Nelson Corp. Programs are free and open to the public.

Photo provided Lillian Weires was chosen as the winner of the Chadwick Lions Club Peace Poster Competition. Jim Bibler, a Lions Club member, is shown giving Weires her certificate. The theme this year was “Lead with Compassion”.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVESAID PARCELS WERE SOLD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2020, FOR GENERAL TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2019 AND PRIOR YEARS, AND THAT THE PERIOD OF REDEMPTION FROM SUCH SALE EXPIRES MAY 31, 2023. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT A PETITION FOR ORDER DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF TAX DEEDS HAS BEEN FILED IN THE ABOVESAID CAUSE AS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED PARCELS BY CARROLL COUNTY, AS TRUSTEE, AND THAT ON JUNE 22, 2023 AT 1:15 PM COURTROOM A, SAID PETITIONER WILL APPLY FOR AN ORDER THAT A TAX DEED ISSUE AS TO EACH ABOVESAID PARCEL NOT REDEEMED ON OR BEFORE MAY 31, 2023. /S/ CARROLL COUNTY AS TRUSTEE, PETITIONER.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 301 N MAIN STREET, MT. CARROLL, IL 61053 TELEPHONE: (815) 244-0221

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Photo provided Milledgeville School District held its annual 5th-8th Grade Spelling Bee last week. Pictured, left to right, are Freeman Schluter, third place; Easton Ottens, second place; and Alexa Hutchison, first place.

department urged motorists not to attempt driving on county and township roads because of high winds and blowing snow.

County and township snowplows worked throughout the day to try to clear drifts on rural roads. The plows suspended efforts late Friday and resumed their efforts early Saturday morning.

On Saturday morning, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle thanked all fire and EMS departments who responded to calls throughout the storm.

“I would like to thank all the fire agencies that also responded. We had two multi-vehicle accidents at the same time and the working relationship with those agencies helped make sure that everybody was safe,” he said. “Polo and Forreston departments not only assisted with the injured, but also

helped divert traffic during that time.”

The other multi-vehicle accident was at Illinois Route 26 and Haldane Road between Polo and Forreston.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department also urged motorists to stay off all secondary roads until the storm passed.

On Saturday, the department posted this message: “Crews are working hard this morning to get the roads open. At this time, it is still recommended to avoid secondary roads.”

Officials also shared a map of where abandoned vehicles were stranded.

“We are working on removing abandoned vehicles from the roads. We were busy last night with 58 weather-related calls for service and 67 vehicles stuck in the roadways.”

The post said 26 people were transported to safety while four people slept in their vehicles and eight people slept at a fire department

“Hopefully the wind will end soon. Be safe out there!” the post said.

Photo provided by Ogle County Sheriff’s Department

A pickup truck rear-ended an Ogle County squad during the winter storm.

Carroll County Sheriff’s Department

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department provided this map on Saturday morning showing where cars were abandoned because of the winter storm that spread across northern Illinois.

Young Leaders to sponsor a trivia night on Jan. 28

Are you a trivia buff? Are you willing to test your knowledge? The Young Leaders will be sponsoring a trivia night on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Lake Carroll Plumtree Lodge.

Trivia will cover all sorts of topics from sports to food to music to movies and more! Gather your team of six and get signed up!

Or you also can sign up as an individual. Cost is $100 for a team of six or $20 a person. Food, fun, games and more will be had! Contact our office at 815-244-3001 or you can register online at www.carrollcfb.org.

It will be sponsored through the Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Education grant and the Young Leaders.

Thank you to all who purchased the holiday meal sets. We sold a record number this year and our ag in the classroom program thanks you! It goes to show there is a need for easy to heat prepared meals. The contact for our meal program is Scott at Custom Catering in Lanark. We appreciate the program and the funds it has helped us raise to support our great Ag in the Classroom program.

We held the Carroll County Farm Bureau 103rd Annual Meeting recently.

AT A GLANCE

Chastity Welch

The business only meeting included our election of directors and president.

We had a few changes this year. First, Ed Livengood has stepped down as president and Brad Smith has accepted the reins. Ed served as president for nine years and as Young Leader chair for 10 years prior to that.

Ed will be staying on the board as a director. Brad has been on our board for 18 years and also has served as Young Farmer chair in the past.

Jeremy Flikkema has stepped down as Young Leader chair, a spot he held since 2013 when Ed became president. With Jeremy stepping down, he will continue to serve on the Farm Bureau board. Your new Young Leader chair is Austin Schriner.

As I was looking back in our records, Austin’s family has a long line of history with our organization. His late grandfather, Don Schriner, was on the board in 1964 when the decision to

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 weekly 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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For Sale: 10 qt Quaker State Oil 10W30, $3/qt. 815-273-4527.

For Sale: Like new Christopher and Banks brand women’s jeans size 18 and Lee size 20. Asking $10 each. Call or text 563-357-8555 in Thomson.

For Sale: Arlo brand wired video doorbell. Brand new in box, asking $75. Call or text 815-499-8777 in Fulton.

Movies for sale: $4 Blu-Ray, $3 DVD, $1 VHS each. Call or text for titles 563-357-8555 in Thomson.

build our current building was made.

I have a document of directors and years, but I don’t have an exact year when he came onto the board. Don also served as president for eight years. Austin’s dad, Dennis, served as Young Farmer chair for a year and on the IFB Young Farmer Committee. Keith Schriner, Austin’s uncle, also was on our board for 17 years.

As you can see, Farm Bureau is a family tradition.

With all of those changes, Mike Behrens has stepped down from our board. Mike had 17 years of service that we truly want to thank him for. For Mike, it also was a family tradition. His dad was on the board for 11 years.

Without tradition, who would we be? Farm Bureau always has been about family from many different standpoints.

A reminder our office is closed until Jan. 3.

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

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Milledgeville rallies from early deficit to defeat Polo

By TY REYNOLDS treynolds@shawmedia.com

FORRESTON – Karter Livengood picked the perfect time to put up his only shot of the Dec. 19 game.

The Milledgeville freshman sank a 10-foot baseline jumper with 1.5 seconds left to defeat rival Polo 46-45 in a Forreston Holiday Tournament consolation game to cap a comeback from a 19-point first-half deficit.

“That was my first shot attempt of the game and I just had to take it. It felt great to see it go in,” said Livengood, who said he was hesitant to take the shot.

The clutch basket came on an inbounds play from the left corner with 7.5 seconds to play. Livengood got open and took the pass, then spun to pass the ball to a cutting Connor Nye under the basket.

But Polo defended the play well and Livengood finally just shot an arcing jumper on an angle from off to the side and behind the backboard. The ball floated through the net, and what had once been a huge deficit turned into a comeback victory.

“I was looking for Connor on the

baseline and I didn’t see anything. I thought there was less time on the clock, so I put it up,” Livengood said. “That’s my shot, on the baseline. I knew I had to make something happen.”

Making something happen was the Missiles’ mantra the entire game. Polo started out hot, riding Brock Soltow to a 22-4 lead after the first quarter; the Marcos stretched it to 27-8 a little more than a minute into the second quarter

when Soltow kicked out a pass to a wide-open Nolan Hahn for a 3-pointer.

It was 29-10 Polo after Soltow’s pull-up jumper in the lane with 5:10 left in the first half, the last of his 14 first-half points.

“I don’t really know how we ran our offense so well, to be honest,” Soltow said. “We just came out with a bunch of energy because it’s our biggest rival, no matter what sport it is. It’s always a big game against Milledgeville.”

The Missiles then started chipping away. Kacen Johnson scored the last eight points of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 29-18 at halftime, then drove to the basket to get to within 29-22 with 5:24 left in the third to cap a 12-0 run.

Hahn nailed a 3 to answer, and Carson Jones hit a free throw for Polo to stretch the lead back out to 33-22, but Nye scored off a Johnson feed, then Johnson again drove to the basket before a putback and a 3 from Colton Hendrick a minute apart made it 33-31 with 1:42 left in the third.

Another bench player, Khrystiyan Dunn, scored a putback at the

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Alex T. Paschal – apaschal@shawmedia.com

Milledgeville’s Kacen Johnson (14) drives to the hoop Monday as Polo’s Nolan Hahn (11) defends during their consolation-bracket game at the Forreston Holiday Tournament.

third-quarter buzzer to tie the score 33-33, then Nye drove to the basket to give the Missiles their first lead at 35-33 just 19 seconds into the fourth.

“We were down by 24 against Lena [earlier this year] and our coach told us that game to get it down to 12 by the end of the third quarter; we ended up getting it down to 11,” Nye said. “So it was the same message tonight, same game plan, just cut it down and make it as close as we could going into the fourth quarter.”

Soltow responded, driving the baseline for a layup, then kicking out to Jones for an open 3 to make it 39-35 Polo with 3:50 remaining.

But missed free throws proved costly and allowed the Missiles to stick around.

Leading 45-42 after Jones’ bucket off a baseline drive with 1:15 to play, Polo had two trips to the free-throw line to stretch the lead to five, and another to make it a four-point game after a Milledgeville free throw with 29 seconds left, but came up empty on all six.

“I think we’ve got to start focusing more in practice on free throws. Sometimes we just start messing around with those and these misses killed us,” Soltow said. “We missed 15 free throws in that game, 10 in the fourth quarter, and if I knock two of those in, we

would’ve been up by five. But it just didn’t happen for us tonight.”

Miscues also haunted the Marcos late. Milledgeville’s Bryce Aude stole three inbounds passes in the final minute of the game, giving the Missiles several extra chances without having to foul Polo players to stop the clock.

“After the first quarter, they were on pace for 88 points, and we weren’t going to allow that,” Nye said. “We just picked up our pressure, played our defense and just boxed out and got the rebounds that we needed. The first quarter, shots were falling for them and we weren’t getting any -

thing, and when we started boxing out and pushing the ball, stuff started to happen for us.”

Johnson scored 16 points and dished two assists for Milledgeville, while Hendrick had nine points and eight rebounds, and Nye finished with eight points, nine rebounds and four assists. Aude added four points, five rebounds and three steals as the Missiles won after leading for a total of 2 minutes, 53 seconds the entire game.

“It feels good to win that after we were down so much,” Livengood said. “We’ve been down in games early, and it feels good to come back. We haven’t had the hottest start to the season, but it feels good to pull that one off.”

Soltow led Polo with 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot, while Hahn had eight points and seven rebounds. Jones added six points and five rebounds, and Carter Merdian chipped in six points and four boards.

“Milledgeville really turned up the defense and took us out of what we were trying to do,” said Polo assistant coach Joe Merdian, who led the Marcos in place of an ill head coach Matt Messer. “We were pretty stagnant there offensively in the second quarter, and I thought that let them hang around in the game. And give them credit, they kept fighting; it would’ve been easy for them to give up down 18 in that first quarter.

ROUNDUP

Missiles beat Eastland: The Milledgeville boys basketball team built a first-quarter lead, then held off an Eastland rally in the second half to pick up a 55-54 win in a consolation semifinal Dec. 22 at the Forreston Holiday Tournament.

The Missiles built a 35-19 lead by halftime, then Kacen Johnson scored 12 of his team’s 15 points in the fourth quarter after the Cougars had cut their deficit to 40-37 heading into the fourth.

Johnson finished with a game-high 25 points, while Bryce Aude and Connor Nye added eight points apiece for Milledgeville, which played in the consolation championship against River Ridge on Monday.

Eastland was led by Trevor Janssen’s 21 points, while Parker Krogman and Peyton Spears added 12 points each.

River Ridge 52, Forreston 38: The Cardinals played the Wildcats to a four-point halftime deficit, but were outscored 22-12 in the second half in a consolation semifinal loss at their own tournament.

Forreston was led by Nikolas Valenzuela with 21 points. Owen Greenfield scored seven points, and Brock Smith chipped in five points for the Cardinals.

Leading River Ridge were George Winter with 19 points and Dylan Diehl with 11.

Alex T. Paschal – apaschal@shawmedia.com Milledgeville’s Bryce Aude (5) makes a pass at the Forreston Holiday Tournament.

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Coffee meets at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6

What’s happening at CCSSO & CCT

Happy New Year everyone!!!

2023 is just starting and I pray it is a great year.

Open Enrollment was a great success again this year. We saw 816 clients and signed up 320 clients for new Medicare Part D Plans.

If you haven’t heard yet, Social Security announced an 8.7% benefit increase for 2023. The Part B Premium will be $164.90 and the deductible for Part B will be $226.

The Veterans Coffee will be held on Friday, Jan. 6. In December, there were 28 veterans who attended the meeting and the Chadwick Women’s Auxiliary

and the DAR ladies did a special program for them. Pictures and more information are in this article.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is meeting here every Thursday at 9 a.m. If you are interested and/or would like to join please come and join them.

Bingo will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 3 and 17, at 12:30 p.m. Tom Shaw will be calling Bingo the first Tuesday of the month and Jim Wiebenga from Allure will be calling Bingo on the third Tuesday of the month. Anyone is welcome.

If you are looking for a room to rent, our Banquet Room is available. The cost is $150 for the rental and $100 deposit. Please contact me, Deb Con -

nor, at 815-244-1800 if interested.

Remember if you need to schedule a ride, please call CCT Dispatch at 815244-0011. This is the direct line to schedule your ride. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact myself at 815-244-1800 or Alicia Kness at 815-2440011.

If you would like to donate to the Transit, there is a Donation Form that you can use specifically for CCT.

We greatly appreciate the support from all of our clients and the community.

God Bless all of you, Deb Connor, Director

Let

us help you get your message out!

Contact Angelica at 815-632-2560 to find out how we can help. Email: ashields @shawmedia.com

Nonagenarians and Centenarians birthdays for January

Jan. 1 – Richard Myers, Milledgeville 91

Jan. 3 – Edna Kehl, Mt. Carroll 91

Jan. 16 – Carol Gibbs, Milledgeville 95

Jan. 19 – Beverly True, Mt. Carroll ........................ 95

Jan. 21 – Betty Merboth, Lanark 91

Jan. 22 - Marquerita Sullivan, Milledgeville 91

Jan. 24 - Edna Spencer, Milledgeville 92

Jan. 25 - Marie Kerr, Shannon ................................99

Jan. 26 - Carole (Jackie) Walker, Savanna 92

Jan. 27 - Pat Neubauer, Milledgeville 92

Jan. 31 - Robert Harbert, Stockton 100

Jan. 31 - Erna West, Lanark .................................... 92

Happy Birthday to all of you from all of us here at the Senior Center.

Trouble hearing on the phone?

Illinois Telecommunication Access Corporation (ITAC) has added a program to help those with cellular service that are having trouble hearing on the phone. The program provides free amplified telephones and captioning telephone to Illinois residents who are hard of hearing. Applicants must be certified as hard of hearing by a doctor, nurse practitioner, or audiologist; live in Illinois; and have a service that remits to the program.

Lee County Council on Aging (LCCOA) and Whiteside County Senior Center (WCSC) are selection centers for ITAC. Walk-ins are welcomed from

SERVICES

Exercise Equipment

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday at the WCSC. Potential applicants can call the WCSC 815-622-9230, ext. 194, or LCCOA 815288-9236 in advance to set up an appointment to see about qualifying. Cellphones must be Bluetooth capable. Applicants applying for this program, should bring in the cellphone. Please bring a phone bill with all the pages for landline service or cellular service (prepaid cell uses that don’t receive a phone bill must bring the cellphone) and proof of address (driver’s license, state ID, or a bill with the applicant’s name and address on it).

CONTRIBUTIONS

The CCSSO would like to thank the following who have made contributions to the Senior Center during the month of December.

DONATIONS

James & Janice Dillow

Mary Lou Stoddard

Dorothy McCue

Carolee Zuck

Terry & Kathy Lattin

Mary Ware

Mary Highstrom

Loren & Kandi Swanson

Vicki & Terry Bocker

Tom & Kathy Leinbaugh

Linda Ballard

Joe Lowe

Connie Reese

Dorothy Hartman

Brad & Sharon Law

Earl Meador

Diane Housenga

Dennis & Shevawn Yochem

Carol Gibbs

Eugene Koch

Catherine VanBrocklin

Dick Dewey Hiltje Anderson

Cletes & Linda Promenschenkel

Deborah Bales

Judith Williams

Larry Buchholz

Birdy & Larry Newton

Terry & Penny Edwards

Jacki Brown

Linda & Ron Krum

Vernon & Deb Kness

Glenn Marken

Karen Ranchino

Steve & Barb Kaufman

Mary Ann Hutchison

Jayne Rose Karen Martz

Jane & Pat True

MEMORIAL

In Memory of Cheryl Neill, who loved to play cards & games from Mary Ann Hutchison

In Memory of Cheryl Neill from Doreen Kieffer.

In Memory of Cheryl Neill from Delores Neill

For a complete listing of donors FY20212022, see the annual report. (Copies are available at the Senior Center office.)

Trips for Veterans

Carroll County Transit will provide transportation, Monday through Friday to any veterans who have an appointment at the VA Medical Center in Madison or the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa.

Please call Carroll County Transit at 815-244-0011 to set up your ride.

Area Agency meeting

The Area Agency Meeting will be on Friday, Jan. 20, at 9 a.m. Devon Spellman, the AOK coordinator, and her staff will facilitate this meeting. They have the ability and resources to have this meeting in person and also virtual.

The meeting will be held at the Carroll County Senior Center, 17612 E. Benton St., Mt. Carroll. Call 815-244-1800 for more information.

The Senior Center has six pieces of professional-grade equipment, treadmill, rowing machine, Stair Stepper, E-Force Cross Trainer exerciser and recumbent bicycle.

You are welcome to use any of these any time the Senior Center is open, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. These six pieces of exercise equipment have been

donated to help seniors get some needed movement and cardio work that can improve both their physical and mental states.

And as anyone can tell you, a few minutes walking or riding a bike can go a long way.

Remember in our new building we have no steps so the equipment is so much easier to get to.

So bring a few friends and all of you can work out together, and the best part is it is FREE!!!!

We ask that COVID-19 protocols be observed and after using the equipment that you sanitize with the wipes provided for everyone’s safety.

What do you do with your old cellphones?

Carroll County Senior Center has a donation box for old and broken cellphones.

We recycle them by sending them to a company that refurbishes them for emergency 911 phones for areas devastated by disasters and for sale to low-income people. We currently have a box at the Senior Center.

If you know of anyone looking to get rid of old cellphones, have them drop them off at the Carroll County Senior Center during our regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

These veterans recently went on the Honor Flight. Pictured, left to right, are Charlie Dauphin, Ralph Ferris, Ken Groezinger, Mike Smith, Mike Smith and Tom Meyer.

GOLDEN MEALS

NICAA Golden Meals program has expanded its services to include more Home-Delivery routes in the Shannon area for the town of Shannon and the rural areas surrounding it.

The Home-Delivery program is for any senior citizen age 60 or over who would benefit from having a meal delivered to their home on a daily basis.

Delivery will be available Monday through Friday. For more information or to sign up for the program, call 815-232-8896. Signup is quick and easy and meals can start within a day or two.

To sign up for Savanna, Mt. Carroll, Thomson, Chadwick or Milledgeville area please call 815-273-4875 to set up for meal delivery.

EVENTS & SERVICES

Do you qualify for a discount on your Illinois license plates?

Here are the income guidelines for the license plate discount. If you qualify, you can apply for the Benefits Access Program, (Formerly Circuit Breaker) and receive a discount on your license plate sticker.

The new income guidelines for the license plate discount (gross income) are:

• 1-person household, $33,562;

• 2-person household, $44,533;

• 3-person household $55,500.

The age requirement is 65 or disabled. Applicants need to bring in 2021 income to file (1040 &1099s). Call 815-244-1800 if you have any question. Please note

The December Veterans Coffee had 28 in attendance. Here are some of the veterans. In the front row, left to right, are Ken Groezinger and Curtis Pilgrim. Back row: Jim Pugh, Charlie Dauphin, Ralph Ferris, Mike Smith, Steve Brinkmeier and Tom Meyer.

STATISTICS

(2022/2023)

FiscalYearJuly1,2022toJune30,2023

Paper sold: November 0 tons

Money rec’d YTD: . ............ $494.95

Paper sold YTD: 5.21 tons

Total YTD: ...................... $494.95

5 cent cans sold Dec. $0

Monday, Jan. 2

5 cent cans sold YTD ..... $139.45

Pounds of Aluminum beverage cans sold for December .........171 pounds

Amount of aluminum beverage cans sold in December $99.18

Pounds of aluminum beverage cans sold year to date 1,282 pounds

Total aluminum beverage cans sold year to date $736.10

January Calendar of Events

• Closed for New Year’s Day

Tuesday, Jan. 3

• Bingo 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5

• TOPS Meeting 9-10:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 6

• VA Coffee 9 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 12

• TOPS Meeting 9-10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17

• Board Meeting 9:15 a.m.

• Bingo 12:30 p.m.

that is gross income not AGI

Bingo – Bingo is held at the Senior Center on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. For the month of January the dates are Tuesday, Jan. 3. and Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Tom Shaw calls the Bingo on the first Tuesday of the month and on the third Tuesday, Jim Wiebenga from Allure will be calling Bingo for our players.

They play with nickels and dimes so make sure and bring some of your extra change as sometimes there are “big” winners. Mark your calendar and join us. No charge. Coffee is provided. In case of bad weather please listen to WCCI radio (100.3) for closing information.

Thursday, Jan. 19

• TOPS Meeting 9-10:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 20

• Agency Meeting 9 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26

• TOPS Meeting 9-10:30 a.m.

SHIP Counselors – Karen Holm, Sandra Aude and Deb Connor are all SHIP Counselors and Certified Information and Referral Specialists for Aging. Karen, Sandra and Deb are available for information and/or assistance to clients and their caregivers on Medicare, Medicaid, prescriptions (i.e. Medicare Part D, Social Security Extra Help and patient assistance programs).

Karen, Sandra and Deb can also assist with these: license plate discount (Benefits Access Program), free amplified phone program (ITAC), Property Tax Assessment Freeze, etc.

Stop at the office, 17612 E. Benton St., Mt. Carroll, or call 815-244 1800 for assistance or to set up an appointment.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CE LEBRATE RECOVE RY!

A program based on the Bible Weekly MeetingEvery Friday from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at York Community Church, Thomson, IL. Contact: Robert Heath @ 815- 2593550.

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hereby giv en to you, Susan R. Barker, that the above-entitled cause of action to seek the demolition of the property described below is now pending in the Circuit Court of Carroll County.

LEG AL NOTICES LEG AL NOTICES LEG AL NOTICES

Early Notice Of Proposed Project

To Be Located In A Floodplain

NOTICES LEG AL NOTICES

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

If you fail to answer the compla int filed in said action by January 20th, 2023, an order authorizing the demolition of the below-descri bed property may be entered on or after that date, in accordance with the prayer for relief in the complaint, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1(a). The property which is the subject of this action is described as follows:

Pub lication Date: December 28, 2022

TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS , AND PERSONS:

As required by Execut ive Order 11988, this is an ear ly public notice to promote public understan ding and provide opportunities for public involvement.

The Village of Milledgeville proposes to use funds allocated through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for the following proposed project: wastewater system improvemen ts The proposed project would the installation of cured- in-place lin ing of roughly 10,000 linear feet of sanitary s ewer main within the Village's collection system The project consists of no new construction

The Village of Milledgeville has determined that this proposed project would occur in a 100 -year floodplain and the Village of Milledgeville must therefore complete an eight step review. This public notice is step 2

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RIP -N- TEAR: Sewing RepairsBlue Jeans, Work Clothes & Zippe rs Replaced In Thomson area 815-541-3178

PET SUPPLIES

FREE TO GOOD HOME

Kittens that would make great pets or barn cats. Call 815-565-7330

CITY OF MOUN T CARROLL, a municipal corporation, vs. SUSAN R BARKER, deceas ed, and HEIRS and LEGATEES OF SUSAN R. BARKER, and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND/OR OCCUPANTS, Respondents. No. 2022 MR 6 PUBLICATION NOTICE

SUSAN R. BARKER, deceased, and HEIRS and LEGATEES OF SUSAN R. BARKER, and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND/OR OCCUPANTS

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby giv en to you, Susan R. Barker, that the above-entitled cause of action to seek the demolition of the property described below is now pending in the Circuit Court of Carroll County.

If you fail to answer the compla int filed in said action by January 20th, 2023, an order authorizing the demolition of the below-descri bed property may be entered on or after that date, in accordance with the prayer for relief in the complaint, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1(a).

The property which is the subject of this action is described as follows:

Le gal Description: Lots 5 and 8 in Block 15 of the N. Halderman's Plat of the Original town, now city of Mount Carroll, Carroll County Illinois, according to the Platt thereof recorded Decem-

Le gal Description: Lots 5 and 8 in Block 15 of the N. Halderman's Plat of the Original town, now city of Mount Carroll, Carroll County Illinois, according to the Platt thereof recorded December 30, 1843 in Platt book 9, page 39.

Common Addres s: 108 N. Carroll Street, Mt. Carroll, Illinois 61053

PIN: 05-08-01-401-046 12/12/2022

WITNESS Patricia A. Hiher Clerk of the Circuit Court /s/ Bridget Oneill Timothy B Zollinger - ARDC 6210502 WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for City of Mount Carroll 202 East Fifth Street P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 610810400 Telephone: (815) 625-8200 zollinger@wmpj. com

Dec. 21, 28, 2022, Jan. 4, 2023

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 Village Hall 344 Main Avenue, Milledgeville, Illinois 61051. Interested persons may also call Jill Pepin with Community Funding & Pla nning Services at 815-947-8224 for additional information about this proposed project. The Village of Mi lledgeville is now evaluating potentia l alternatives, the potential impact of the proposed project, and potential mitigatio n to minimize flood hazard impact

Written comments on this propos ed project are invited and must be received by Galen Wirth Village Hall 344 Main Avenue, Milledgeville, Illinois 61051 by January 13, 2023. 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 Dec. 28, 2022

AUCTIONS AUCTIONS AUCTIONS

Sale - Shots Required-Weaned 30 days

Wednesday 11th-Cattle Sale Wednesday 25th- Cattle Sale Friday 13th- Hay Sale Friday 27th- Hay Sale

FEBRUARY-2023

Wednesday 1st- Cattle Sale Wednesday 15th- Cattle Sale

Friday 3rd- Hay Sale Friday 17th- Hay Sale

Saturday 4th COW SALE Saturday 18th- Special Feeder Calf SaleShots Required- Weaned 30 Days

Wednesday 8th-Cattle Sale Wednesday 22nd- Cattle Sale Friday 10th- Hay Sale Friday 24th -Hay Sale