PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 132 • NO. 7
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Prophetstown, Illinois
BREAKFAST FOR BOOKS
Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
Dishing up breakfast at the PLT commons on Sunday, Feb. 13, are Rachael Taylor and Kenneth Schaver in the front and Jeff Johnson (from left), Corbin Anderson, Richard Maronde and Harrison Lippens in the back. After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the annual Larry Brylski Memorial Masonic Lodge Breakfast returned, with the Masons raising funds for books and scholarships. See page 2.
REGIONAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
Birthday Convoy
Climbing Mountains
State Bound
Convoy helps boy’s wish come true. / 2
Fulton local to share adventures of climbing. / 4
Local wrestlers are heading to state. / 16-18
WHAT’S INSIDE Social News........................................ 3 Glimpses of the Past......................... 8 Property Transfers........................... 10 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
LOCAL NEWS
High School Sports ..................16-18 Church News............................ 19-20 Classified Ads ........................21-23
DEATHS Cynthia R. (Smith) Vanderleest, Richard ‘Ric’ Lee Shaffer, Carl Vander Eide, Arlyn D. Huizenga, Sunee Klairoong, Margaret E. Naftzger, Donald Wayne Brands, Cnythia Dee Mayfield, Larry D. Wilkins, Duane Allan Tichler, Pages 5-7
