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HAMMERING IT OUT Alex Paschal

Mark Stach of Dixon (center) gets in some hammer time as Daryl Drennen of Prophetstown (right) looks on at Brian Cheshire’s shop in Dixon, where several area blacksmiths gather about once a month to ply their trade and network with other metal workers. Story on page 5.

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Sports Roundup............................. 16 Church News.............................18-19 Classifieds.............................20-23

DEATHS Eloise Bush, Margaret Hollowell, Barbara Tichler, Darrell Workman, Page 4

CGH recognizes DAISY Award winner

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Karen Hosler, a registered nurse in the CGH Emergency Department, was recently recognized as a recipient of the DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses.

An international program, the award is presented to nurses around the world who go above and beyond for their patients and demonstrate extraordinary compassionate care.

“We recently brought our 8-year-old daughter to the CGH Emergency Department for symptoms of a concussion that were growing increasingly worse,” said nurse Stephanie Waller, DAISY Award coordinator, as she read the award nomination. “Upon triage, Karen quickly recognized that our daughter was terrified to be there and even more scared that she was going to have to go into the ER by herself without her dad and me.

“Karen immediately tried to alleviate her anxiety the best she could. Throughout the visit, Karen kept coming back to check on us [always with a smile and soothing words] and she and other nurses explained how things worked to make the visit less intimidating. By the end, our daughter had taken medicine and had a CT without hesitation or being nervous. This was due to how great the nurses had been with her and how they

went out of their way to make sure she was at ease.”

The nomination goes on to read: “I cannot say thank you enough to Karen for turning what was scary for Karen Hosler recently was our daughter recognized as a recipient of into somethe DAISY Award for extraor- thing that she dinary nurses. now regards an interesting and overall pleasant experience. I know that nurses are so often undervalued by a lot of patients, but that never stops them from caring for those same people. Though Karen spent the most time with us, I do want to express my appreciation and gratitude for the hard work of all three nurses that interacted with us that night. Their professionalism, friendly faces, compassion and hard work meant everything to me, my husband and especially my daughter.”

The DAISY Award, an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System, was established by the DAISY Foundation in California in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 of an autoimmune disease. The DAISY Award continues to recognize and celebrate the outstanding professionalism and compassion that nurses bring to patients and their families every day.

Other CGH nurses nominated for the DAISY award during the third quarter included Sherri Bellini, Brooke Carroll, Jordan Clark, Sherilyn Corwell, Michaela Delagado, Candace Denning, Carly Ebersole, Alex Escalante, Cindy Fargher, Elizabeth Forster, Andrea Fry, Corrine Gibson, Lisa Gordon, Laura Hawk, Julie Huennekens, Shelly Lewis, Raquel Lilly, Tara Long, Tiffany Markel, Rebecca Mays, Michele Nelsen, Adrienne Obryant, Sara Ramage, Canaan Ross, Whitney Smith, Traci Snodgrass, Renee Stach, Julie Steffes, Angie Sullivan, Heather Trotter, Jan Valdez, Stephanie Waller and Siera Wetzel.

To submit a nomination for extraordinary nursing care that you, a family member or a patient have received at CGH Medical Center, visit www.cghmc. com/daisy.

CGH nursing assistant honored with Sunshine Award Candance Bousum, a certified nursing assistant on CGH Medical Center’s third-floor Medical Unit, was recently recognized as a recipient of the Sunshine Award for extraordinary service.

The Sunshine Award honors and recognizes outstanding service and compassionate care by those in non-nursing roles.

“Candi went above and beyond for our patient,” said Stephanie Waller, CGH Sunshine coordinator as she read the nomination.

“She not only brought in cloth-

ing, food, electronics and personal hygiene products for the patient, but she also made sure the patient was comfortable during her entire stay at CGH. On her day off, she took the patient on an outing, including numerous walks outside of the building. You could just see the patient’s smile and how genuinely happy she was when Candi was taking care of her.”

“Candance exemplifies endless caring and compassion for our CGH patients every day,”

Waller added. “We’re so glad that she is part of our CGH team.”

Other CGH staff members nominated for the third-quarter Sunshine Award were Stormi Andrew, Alaina Burtlow, Amber Guinn, Codi Hartman, Ashley Kubatzke, Rebecca Mayberry, Leslie Pettorini, Daniel Rabe and Olivia-Hope Toppert.

To nominate a CGH staff member in a non-nursing role who provided extraordinary service to you or a family member, visit www.cghmc.com/sunshine.

Candance Bousum was recently recognized as a recipient of the Sunshine Award.

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IN BRIEF Operation Keep our Kids Warm this Christmas

Parents and the community of Tampico would like to raise enough money to buy every Tampico Elementary student a winter gift for the holidays. We will be gifting a backpack and scarf that will be printed with “Tampico Elementary School” on it to show the pride we have for our school and community.

If you would like to donate or sponsor the event through your business, please call or text Brittny Pyron at 815-757-7159. Checks

can be made out to Brittny Pyron. Donations also can be given directly to the school.

Hooppole Fire Dept. pancake breakfast is Nov. 26

Hooppole Fire Department will host its annual pancake breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 26, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come on out for a meal of pancakes, sausage, eggs, hash browns, and coffee, milk or orange juice.

All donations will support the department’s needs. The fire station is located at

1011 Merchant St. in Hooppole.

Helping others in Tampico during the holidays

Help someone in need this holiday by gifting a payment toward a utility bill.

To make a donation, pick up a card at Tampico Village Hall, 202 W. Second St. Gift acknowledgements and anonymous gifting are available. For more information or information, call the Village Hall at 815-4382505. Tampico Village Hall is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

’Tis the season for area communities to celebrate the holidays, with a variety of festive events to put on the calendar: Prophetstown Proud will present “Starry Night” at the 38th annual Lighted Christmas Parade downtown on Saturday, Nov. 25. Shop Small all day at local businesses, race in the Reindeer Dash at 4 p.m., visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Shaw’s Market empty lot from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

There will be face painting at Hanford Insurance from 3 to 6 p.m., and food from Grand Central Eats available for purchase at the fire station from 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Between 4 to 6 p.m., take a horse and carriage ride, decorate cookies at the Prophetstown Proud office, write letters to Santa at the Post Office, get crafty at the DIY ornament sticker station at Jenna Scifres Handmade Jewelry, and enjoy hot dogs and hot chocolate handed out by Erik Maitland at Envy Boutique. Starting at 5:30, have your photo taken with the Grinch at Semper Fi and the FNB Hospitality Stand will open at 5 p.m. at the Post Office. Lighting of the Love Light Tree will be at 5:30 p.m. in Eclipse Square Memorial Park, and the Lighted Christmas Parade, sponsored by Hanford Insurance, will kick off at 6:30 p.m.

Prophetstown Proud has announced that Light Up the Park will open one week earlier this year, which is the night of the Lighted Christmas Parade. After the parade, make your way down to Prophetstown State Park, stay warn in your vehicle to view the creative light displays of local businesses, organizations, and individuals. Admission is by donation with proceeds supporting local charities. Light Up the Park will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday through December. Follow “Light up the Park – Prophetstown” on social media for updates and more.

Fulton’s Christmas Walk is set for Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the downtown. Enjoy a live nativity, food, drinks, shopping, festivities, kids’ activities and more. Kids will have fun at the snowball hockey games, reindeer races, and visiting with Santa Claus from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The Illuminated Christmas Run/ Walk will be starting at 6:30 p.m. with luminaries lighting the way. Follow Fulton Christmas Walk on Facebook for information.

Christmas Walk in Fulton’s Heritage Canyon will be on Saturday, Dec. 2 from noon to 6 p.m., sponsored by the Early American Crafters. Come and celebrate Christmas frontier-style at the canyon’s historical village, complete with luminary

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People gathered around the Christmas tree in the Erie Triangle after it was lit up at the end of last year’s holiday festivities. lights for unforgettable sights.

Revitalize Erie and the Village of Erie will present “Hometown Holiday” on Saturday, Dec. 2. From 3 to 5 p.m., visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, make some crafts, and write letters to Santa at the Erie Fire Station. Stop by Wesleyan Hall between 4 to 6 p.m. for the Methodist Church Soup Supper, with all donations to benefit church missions. Downtown businesses will be open from 5 to 6 p.m. with decorated window displays, refreshments, and specials. A lighted parade will go through the Triangle starting at 6 p.m. The tree-lighting and kids raffle basket drawing will be in Margaret Park at 6:30, and the drive-thru Nativity at Erie Christian Church will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Morrison’s “A Storybook Christmas” Christmas Walk will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. Stroll down Main Street and enjoy the bright snowflake lights and businesses that are decorated for the season and offering treats, beverages, specials, and activities. See ideas inspired by classic stories like Santa Claus, the Grinch, and Charlie Brown. With multiple events going on downtown, it won’t be an event you will want to miss. The lighting of the Christmas tree will take place at 5 p.m. with the parade starting at 6 p.m.

Bethesda Lutheran Church in Morrison will be handing out mittens to children attending the Morrison Christmas Walk and Parade. They will be located inside Mahaffey’s On Main, 121 E. Main, to share Christ-

The Yak Yak Sisters, a local kayaking group, festively decorated a kayak at last year’s Light Up the Park at Prophetstown State Park.

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mas greetings and mittens while supplies last. Thrivent Financial helped support their event.

Port Byron’s Christmas Walk is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Santa will light the Christmas tree in the gazebo where the Children’s Choir will perform at 5:30 p.m. Stop by the Village Hall where you can warm up with hot cocoa and a cup of Chicken Noodle soup. River Valley District Library will have Santa Claus as well as children’s games, snacks and adult crafts. There will be restaurant specials, and at 7 p.m. there will be Karaoke at Peacock’s and entertainment at Blue Suede.

Holiday festivities are returning to Tampico with the 3rd annual Christmas in the Country from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Reagan Community Center. Activities will include caboose rides around town to see the Christmas displays, pictures with Santa, face painting, games, and

refreshments.

Students who earned points with good grades and acts of kindness at school will be able to use those points to “purchase” gifts for family members, with a selection of gifts and Santa’s Workshop gift-wrapping station set up at the center that night.

Additionally, the Little Mister and Little Miss Tampico contest, featuring Tampico residents 4 to 11 years old, is underway. Voting will run on the Tampico Park and Recreation Facebook page from Dec. 1 to Dec. 8 at 5 p.m., with one “like” to count as one vote. The winners will be announced at the Dec. 9 festivities.

Registration for the 3rd annual Christmas Light Display Contest is also ongoing, and anyone with a Tampico address can enter, with the winner to receive the coveted “Tampico’s Best Display 2023 Award.” Email tampicorecboard@gmail.com or text 815499-6260 for entry information.

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NEWS BRIEF Wee Naturalists program at Odell Library

activities, crafts and outdoor exploration from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. in University of Illinois Extension Wee Morrison. A parent/guardian is required Naturalists, in partnership with Odell to attend each session.

Public Library, will have fun, interactive This is a free program and registration programs for youth ages 3-6. Come and explore the topic of birds through stories, is required by calling 815-772-7323.

OBITUARIES ELOISE BUSH

Eloise was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church, where she served on work groups, Born: August 29, 1920 in Fulton, IL was a Bible Study leader, and a Prayer Died: November 15, 2023 in Morrison, IL Chain member. In earlier years, she taught catechism classes and at Vacation Bible ELOISE BUSH, 103, School. She was a member of the Philathea of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, November and Lydian groups. Eloise also enjoyed being a member of the Whiteside County Home 15, 2023, at Resthave Extension and volunteering at the Resthave Home in Morrison.

Home and the Four Seasons Living Center.

A graveside service She was employed as a secretary to the prinwill be held at 1:00 cipal in Fulton High School and later worked PM on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Grove Hill Cemetery in for more than 20 years in the office of the Morrison, IL, with Mr. Ken Renkes officiating. Volckman Division of Ethan Allen, retiring in Following the graveside service, there will be 1983. Eloise enjoyed many hobbies over the a gathering of friends and family at Ebenezer years, including walking with Ken, reading, and crafting, especially making and sending Reformed Church. We invite you to join us greeting cards. She loved letter writing and for desserts and to share your sweetest had a pen pal from Holland for many years. memories of Eloise. The Morrison Chapel of Eloise is survived by one daughter, Bonnie, the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge and son-in-law, John Peart, of Chicago and of arrangements. A memorial has been her nephew Milt Bush (Jan) of Morrison. Othestablished to Ebenezer Reformed Church. er survivors include many great-nieces and Eloise was born on August 29, 1920, in great-nephews. She was preceded in death Fulton, Illinois, to Louis J. and Nellie Amman by her husband Ken, her parents, two sisters, Shipma. She was educated in the Fulton Jennie Bielema and Stella Buikema, and one school system and graduated from Fulton brother, James Shipma, all from Fulton, and High School in 1938. She married Kenneth Bush on October 10, 1941. They celebrated 68 one brother, David Shipma of Ohio.

To send online condolences go to www. years together until Ken’s death in October bosmarenkes.com 2009.

MARGARET HOLLOWELL

neighborhood where she lived for over 50 years, and since she didn’t work outside the Died: November 13, 2023 in Rock Island, IL home while her own children were young, she became the neighborhood mom. She Margaret Ann attended college at St. Ambrose later in life, (Johnson) Hollowell, majoring in journalism. She enjoyed crafting, 80, of Hillsdale, IL, gardening and attending concerts. She had a passed away on quick wit and a lively sense of humor.

November 13, 2023 She had two grandchildren that she loved at Unity Point-Trinity, Rock Island, from nat- immensely. Margaret had a love for animals, ural causes. Visitation particularly dogs and was rarely seen without will be on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 from a pet by her side.

She was preceded in death by her hus1:00 pm – 2:00 pm at Gibson – Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron. Memorial Services will fol- band, Linford Hollowell, Jr., her brothers Jamie Hallam, and Charles Hallam, her mother, low at 2:00 pm. Burial will be in Greenview and her grandparents. She is survived by her Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research daughters Charla Hollowell (Marion Calmer), Lisa Gordon and Tara Hollowell (Josh Oberg); Hospital.

She was born in Centerville, IA, to Charlee grandchildren Blake Hollowell (Sarah Kyser), Lena Hollowell (Jackson Gaines); her sisters, Johnson and attended Riverdale Senior High Janine McWhorter, Barbara Hernandez and (Port Byron) and United Township. She was Teresa Bachman and her brother Clyde Halraised by her grandparents, Charles and lam; she was especially close to her nephew, Grace Summers. Margaret married Linford Michael Hollowell, and had many nephews Hollowell, Jr. in July 1966 and together they and nieces she loved dearly. Share a memory raised three girls on their farm outside of or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com Hillsdale. She loved all of the children in the

MCH Foundation’s Holiday Tour of Homes is Dec. 1-2 The Morrison Community Hospital Foundation’s Holiday Tour of Homes event, “The Halls Be Decked!” will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2. Cost of the tour is $15 a person.

Homes on the tour include the recently renovated home on Badger Court owned by Ray and Mira Dzeladini, a condo on Henry Road owned by Robin Henard, a ranch style home owned by Terry and Brenda Mayfield located on Scenic Drive and a twolevel home owned by Jeff and Linda Wetzell on Jackson St. Resthave Care & Rehabilitation will

exhibit four themed displays, followed by refreshments.

The hospital will have refreshments along with a complimentary gift for each person and an opportunity to peruse and bid on silent auction items.

Tickets can be bought at Morrison Community Hospital or from Rich Criss, 603 Diamond Court, Morrison, IL 61270 or online at https://eventbrite. com/manage/events/722758238347/ tickets If you love architecture and decorating, you’ll make wonderful memories at the MCH Foundation Holiday Tour of Homes.

IN BRIEF Morrison PTO Craft Fair set for Dec. 2

Morrison Elementary PTO announced its annual craft fair will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Morrison Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive.

Come support the crafters and the PTO. A bake sale will be held as well.

DARRELL WORKMAN Darrell Workman, 83, of Morrison, IL, passed on Sunday, November 19, 2023.

Arrangements entrusted to Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Morrison, IL. Additional information: www.bosmarenkes.com.

BARBARA TICHLER Born: April 1, 1946 in Chicago, IL Died: November 11, 2023 in Sterling, IL BARBARA TICHLER, 77, of Morrison, IL, died on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling, IL. A private graveside for family and friends will be held at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL, officiated by Mr. Ken Renkes. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial in memory of Barbara has been established to Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling, IL. Barbara was born April 1, 1946, in Chicago, IL, to Bill and Helen (Barnard) Anderson. She was a graduate of Normal Community High School in Normal, IL. She married Vernon E. Tichler on December 19, 1970, in Morrison, IL. He died February 1, 2012. Barbara worked at the former Morrison Community Credit Union and Morrison Community State Bank.

Turkey Trot set for Nov. 25 in Morrison

Morrison Parks and Recreation is planning a Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Ave. Registration will be at 8 a.m. at the high school or you can register online at www.quickscores.com/morrisonsports.

Cost is $20 a person. T-shirts will be given out while supplies last. The event includes a food drive of nonperishable items for the Morrison Food Pantry.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Nathan Jacobs at njacobs@ morrisonil.org or 815-535-1105.

Additionally, she operated her own wedding photography business. She found joy in perusing the QVC shopping network, exploring hidden treasures at garage sales with her sister, and driving the back roads, looking at the scenery. Another hobby of Barbara’s was sewing. She was a talented seamstress, sewing not only for family and pleasure but also making costumes for the local dance studio. Barbara’s adventurous spirit extended to her love for national parks and road trips, creating lasting memories with her daughter. She could also be found at home, gazing out of her window, at the nature that surrounded her.

Survivors include one daughter, Libby Tichler of Morrison, IL; one son, Don Tichler of Morrison, IL; two grandchildren, Cody Tichler and Collin Roberts; one sister, Connie (Ned) Umland of Gridley, IL; two brothers, Sam (Linda) Anderson of Spring Hill, TN and Bill (Nancy) Anderson Lake Bloomington, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vernon.

To send online condolences go to www. bosmarenkes.com

Forging ahead: Local tradesmen keep centuries-old craft alive 5 You’ve probably never thought of the blacksmith as a superhero, but who else can bend steel with their hands and lay claim the title of a real iron man?

Before industrious inventors ushered in a revolution and factories fired up furnaces to churn out tools, the trusty blacksmith – red-hot metal in hand, sweat running down their furrowed brow – toiled over a flaming furnace, transforming iron into tools that helped build cities, farm the land and forge a nation. It was an age of horse power and fire power.

These days, it’s an age of mass production. The Industrial Age made the town smithy less of a need and more of a novelty. However, even in this age of assembly lines, there’s still an appreciation and demand for handmade goods, and some local craftsmen have a supply to meet that demand.

Daryl Drennen of Prophetstown and Rob “Ike” Isaacson of Morrison are wielding tongs and tools while pounding on anvils to make metal creations like the blacksmiths of decades and centuries ago. When they aren’t in their sheds firing up their coal or gas forges and hammering away, they make the rounds at local events demonstrating a skill that dates to medieval times.

Drennen and Isaacson have teamed up at events to show people how metal can be manipulated to create one-of-akind art, tools and other items.

The demonstrations do more than entertain. They educate, too, teaching today’s generation the important role blacksmiths played in history when they created everything from tools of trades to tools of war – and the role they still play today.

“Without blacksmiths, we wouldn’t be where we are today,” Isaacson said.

“We wouldn’t have all of this industrial-age stuff.”

Back in the day, blacksmiths were such an important part of a community that passing along the skill was a necessity. That’s how Drennen learned the skill about a decade ago, watching Isaacson use almost 35 years of creating knives, yard art and crosses to pick up on the craft.

After seeing Isaacson create pieces, it would get Drennen’s mind flowing with a little creativity of his own.

“You have this idea in your mind, and you have an immovable object, but you can move it,” Drennen said. “You make what you have in your mind.

There’s something about taking a piece of steel to an anvil. You have a piece of steel and you know what you want to do with it, and then doing it is great.”

What Isaacson passed on to his longtime cohort has since been passed on to

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Rob Isaacson of Morrison works the anvil during the 2020 Bos Brothers Fall Harvest show in rural Erie.

Daryl’s son, Patrick, who got his first taste of the forge about 7 years ago.

Today, father and son operate Daryl’s backyard shed as Hillbilly Hollow Forge.

“I got a call one day and was told to come to Rob’s because they needed some help,” Patrick said. “I get there, the door opens, [My dad’s] holding a hammer in front of me near the forge.

‘Beat this and repeat.’ That’s how it was. It got me hooked.”

For Isaacson, his passion for the trade began when he attended Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa, to study gunsmithing.

“I went to college for gunsmithing, and one of the instructors ran a booth,” Isaacson said. “I helped him set one up and was kind of hooked on it. I stayed with him for about a week, and I’ve been pounding iron ever since.”

Damascus steel knives are among Isaacson’s most cherished creations.

The unique steel has a wavy, patterned design, but is hard and flexible while maintaining a sharp edge. It’s made by laying different types of steel on one another and forge-welding them together. Most types of Damascus are 100 to 200 layers, but one of Isaacson’s favorite projects was making a 480layer blade.

“It was raw power with a lot of hitting,” he said. He made the piece shortly after he began teaching Daryl the craft.

Throughout his 31/2 decades firing forges, Isaacson has made lantern holders, S-hook chains, bottle openers, yard art flowers and cattails, and hammers and axes.

“If anyone has an idea, they can tell us what it is, and we’ll try to make it,” Isaacson said. “Right now, I’ve been doing a lot of knives and flowers.

Daryl Drennen of Prophetstown watches his forge fire burn at the blacksmith pit during the Bos Brothers Historical Farm’s Fall Harvest Show on Sept. 24, 2022.

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Women like flowers and guys like knives.”

Daryl has done similar projects since he began, and they often share their work with one another.

“We give each other ideas,” Isaacson said. “We also get critiqued, too.

We’ll go, ‘How’s this look?’ Or, ‘Why don’t you do this instead of this?’ [We’ll go], ‘Not a bad idea, I’ll try it.’”

Sometimes there will be moments of blunt honesty.

“Not only do we work together, we’ll also give each other a hard time,” Daryl said, but the hard times stop when the work begins during their demonstrations.

During those events, they’ll even put tools in the hands of people who come to see the demonstrations, young and old alike, and let them take a whack at blacksmithing – with proper supervision, of course.

The smiles on people’s faces when they bring the hammer down, that

“Hey! I did that!” moment, can melt hearts, even ones that have spent years around a forge.

“I like teaching people,” Isaacson said. “I like showing them what we do.

If you want to try it, grab a hammer.

Most people think with steel, you’re not going to move it because it’s hard. We’ll get it red hot and take a small hammer and move steel with it.”

Once someone gets a hammer in hand, it’s easy to see why people get hooked.

“I like it when people come up to you and you can show them how to do stuff, and then they want to try their hand at it,” Patrick said. “It says something when you’re just talking with them and showing them this-and-this, and we’ll go, ‘Here you go.’ When the metal comes out from the forge and it’s red hot, when you start moving it, it’s very soothing to see that you can actually manipulate it to what you want it to be.”

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The Whiteside Forum to host Vietnam War Veteran The Whiteside Forum will host guest speaker Bob Vaughn, a Vietnam War veteran who documented his experience with pictures and stories that he will share in his presentation, “My Vietnam War.” The event is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 26, in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library located at 307 S. Madison St. in Morrison and is open to everyone.

The event is free.

Vaughn originally is from Iowa and a local entrepreneur and business owner who graduated from Morrison Tech, married a local girl and settled in Morrison. For many years he gave a similar presentation to the fifth grade classes at Southside School during their Veterans Day activities. Vaughn volunteered in the U.S. Army and served two deployments in a Maintenance Battalion in country and had a lot of experiences with the Vietnamese people.

Please join us and learn how the Vietnam War changed his life and our nation’s perspective on war and peace and warriors.

The presentation will include a

MMTA preparing for Christmas play SHAZAM! Out of the black night comes Mesa Popkin as the angel of the Lord in Morrison Music Theater Association’s Christmas play “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” to be presented Friday, Dec. 1, Saturday, Dec. 2, and Sunday, Dec. 3 at Morrison Tech, 701 Portland Ave. in Morrison.

Bob Vaughn, Vietnam War veteran question and answer session and your participation is encouraged.

For more information about the Whiteside Forum, this event or an update on our season, contact Marc Adami by email marcadami53@gmail. com, text 815-718-5347, or visit Whiteside Forum on Facebook.

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School district, students and community come together to support Morrison boy

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The Morrison school district put together a surprise “good luck” assembly for Jeg Weets, 10, in the gym at Southside school on Tuesday, Nov. 14. It was very moving as all the students chanted Jeg’s name as he entered the gym. Jeg was scheduled for surgery the next day. He was diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C in December 2017.

ABOVE: Students from Morrison High School, Morrison Junior High and Southside school and community members formed a tunnel to greet and wish Jeg good luck before his surgery. RIGHT: Jeg hugs Morrison High School student Camden Pruis after the good luck assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

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PRINCETON – When the staff at a Princeton business spins a yarn about their products, the last thing they’re trying to do is pull the wool over your eyes.

But they’d more than happy to pull it over your head, or your hands and feet, for that matter.

That’s because they’re big fans of the fluffy stuff that comes from a nearby farm and fills the sales floor at The Alpaca Shop, where you’ll find all things alpaca, including people who really know their stuff.

Customers at The Alpaca Shop will find a full line of products that begin life on a Bureau County farm operation outside of town that nearly 150 fluffy and friendly animals call home, and where the herd will give you the fur off their backs.

Alpacas are a relatively recent transplant to the United States, but they’ve become increasingly popular with smaller farms and hobby farmers. The wool that gets sheared each year from the huacaya alpacas at Tiskilwa Farms is used to create clothing, yarn, rugs, blankets and other items sold at The Alpaca Shop in downtown Princeton.

While you won’t find a lot of alpaca merch at your average big-box store, that doesn’t mean there’s no demand for it. The store has found success catering to customers who flock to the flock that comes from alpacas. The store is an extension of the success found on the farm, which raises and sells alpacas, as well as helping people learn more about the animal through farm tours.

The farm and store are owned by Bob Sash of Tiskilwa, and run by a team that includes Mike Kovacs, who handles much of both places’ marketing and promotion.

“The shop came from having all of this yarn and wondering what we were going to do with it,” Kovacs said. “We always had a small shop at the farm for when we have farm tours, and answering questions like, ‘Why do we do this and why are you raising these funny animals?’ It’s because they make this beautiful product.’”

Sash has farmed in Tiskilwa since the mid-1980s and started raising alpacas in 1999. The shop opened in Tiskilwa a few years ago before moving to Princeton in April 2022. Tables and racks of yarn and clothing make up the center of the store’s floor, and shelves with more clothing and yarn bundles surround line the walls — and that’s not all that’s on the wall. There’s a lot of pride, too.

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eat it, alpacas are gentler on the grass and dirt because they have teeth on just one end of their mouths, and they don’t weigh as much as other livestock, so they aren’t as hard on the land as they move around.

The average lifespan of an alpaca is 15 to 20 years, and because they aren’t raised for the purpose of slaughtering, they last longer on a farm and can establish longer human-to-animal attachments, often longer than pets, such as dogs and cats.

While the number of alpacas nationwide has remained about the same the past few years, the recent Covid-19 pandemic proved to be a boon for alpaca farmers. Instead of being limited to a few large farms, several smaller farms have added a few alpacas to their inventory to try and profit from their wool.

“Everybody was home, and anyone who had a five-acre farmette that had a little bit of space suddenly wanted more livestock,

and we sold more alpacas in 2020 and 2021 than we had sold in any year,” Kovacs said. “We sell a lot to people who have a small farm, or are about to retire and want something to do, or people with young kids and want to teach them the hard work of taking care of animals.”

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walls — large, colorful ribbons won at alpaca shows across the nation, proudly showing customers that the alpacas the wool came from are highly regarded. Sash’s alpacas travel to about eight shows a year across the country, competing to be champions of their color and sex, and ultimately best of show. Factors in quality include density of fleece, eyes, teeth, toenails and overall appearance of each alpaca.

After trying out several ways to grow his operation early on, Sash settled on alpacas, and it’s proven to be a winning formula for the farm. He started out with just two, but it didn’t take long to become a leader of the alpacas. A year later he had rounded 40 more, and today Tiskilwa Farms is one of the top alpaca farms in the Midwest.

“Bob had owned the farm since the mid-’80s and had tried a little bit of everything while still working a career in Chicago,” Kovacs said. “He had done pigs, he had done sheep, he had done miniature cattle, he had done donkeys and ponies, and they all weren’t successful. He was vacationing in New York … and read in the New York Times about a guy who had an alpaca farm in upstate New York. He got in his car, drove up there, talked to the guy, and then said this is what I’m going to do.”

In the past 20 years, the farm operation also has grown to include three more parcels within five miles of the original farm, each with a herds of alpacas. One of the parcels also is used to grow hay, providing feed for the fluffy money makers.

Shearing is done every May by a team of hired out from Montana.

The wool is sent to an Illinois mill, where the finest of it is spun into into yarn, with the rest made into clothing and other products: socks, scarves, sweaters, hats, gloves, blankets, rugs and much more — even yoga mats and dryer balls.

Alpaca’s wool more comfortable than sheep’s, Kovacs said, and it also wicks water away better.

“Alpaca fiber grows hollow,” he said.

“Inside of each hair follicle is an air pocket, and that’s a natural insulator.

It’s the warmest natural fiber available.

Sheep’s wool doesn’t grow hollow and can get greasy to the point where it may not be washed out. When you wear a sheep’s wool sweater, you’re always going to wear a T-shirt or some other shirt underneath.”

That warm wool is especially popular when winter starts to roll around.

“Our socks are fantastic for hunters,” Kovacs said. “They’re warm.

They’re dry. Our UPS guy buys at least

four or five pairs of socks from us every year.”

While having grown in popularity in recent years as a niche industry in the ag world, Alpacas weren’t always as well-known in the U.S. Their history dates back several thousand years, but the first ones weren’t imported into the U.S. until 1984, from South America — many Chile and Peru — and the alpaca population steadily grew.

Imports continued until 1998, when the federal government closed the window on bringing the animals into the U.S., in order to maintain the quality of the alpacas already here. Today, there are an estimated 200,000 huacaya and suri alpacas across the United States. Sash had raised both kinds until selling his last suris a couple of years ago.

In South America, alpaca breeding happens place when nature takes it course, but in the U.S., that course has a more specific direction in mind.

Breeding is done more deliberately, with quality in mind.

“The U.S. quality of alpacas today is better than the average quality in South America,” Kovacs said. “In South America, boys and girls are together, whichever one of the males just happens to breed that female, that’s what happens.”

Alpacas also make great introductory animals for those who want to learn about taking care of large animals, Kovacs said. There’s not much consternation in caring for them, and they are environmentally friendly, too. Unlike goats, who rip grass from the ground to

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their similarities, but there are differences. While the two are related, and can even be crossbred, alpacas are noticeable smaller, weigh less and are less aggressive. And unlike llamas, alpacas aren’t bred as a working animal, but rather for their fur.

If you want to learn more about alpacas, Sash’s business is a one-stop shop for all things alpaca — including knowledge. People not familiar with alpacas can make The Alpaca Shop their initial stop in learning all about them.

To help promote the animal, and the store, Alpaca Shop clerk Brittany Sharma began a weekly “Fun Fact Friday” feature on the store’s Facebook page, featuring fun and informative facts about the furry four-leggers. Recent posts shared covered the clicking noises alpacas make when they want to express friendly behavior, alpaca’s average grass consumption (about 2.5 acres of grass per day), and an alpaca history lesson: they were domesticated 6,000 years ago by the ancient Incas.

“It helps bring some awareness to the differences between llamas and alpacas, and a lot of fun little details about the alpacas,” Sharma said. “We’ve seen our Facebook page grow in the last two months or so when we started doing that regularly. It’s definitely helping to get more community engagement.”

Sharma also enjoys seeing the many people who have come in to see what alpacas, and their wool, are all about.

She’s come across many customers who like knowing that the shop is locally owned and that the products come from just a few miles away.

“I really love that it’s something that is small-town,” Sharma said. “I’ve always been very craft-oriented and animal-geared, so having the best of both worlds has been a wonderful, relaxing environment that I get to share a lot of knowledge to people about.”

The farm has seen an entire lifespan of alpacas come and go in nearly a quarter-century, and the operation continues to thrive. This year, nearly 45 new babies were born on the farm, and that number is expected to nearly double next year.

“It’s been a good run, and we’re not getting out of it any time soon,” Kovacs said. “The shop gives us more visibility.

We really look at the shop as the entryway for people to learn about alpacas, buy a nice sweater, or think, ‘I can have my own.’ We look at the shop as really being a marketing piece to selling our animals.”

Cody Cutter can be reached at 815632-2532 or ccutter@shawmedia.com.

The Alpaca Shop, 618 S. Main St. in Princeton, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Find it on Facebook or call 815-646-1300 for more information.

Tiskilwa Farms, 11809 1100 North Ave. near Tiskilwa, offers tours of its farm by appointment. Call 815-646-1300 to schedule a tour. Find "Tiskilwa Farms Alpacas, LLC" on Facebook for more information.

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60 Years

Nov. 20, 1963

Another historic landmark, dating to the time when Fulton was a major port of call for steamboats plying the Mississippi, will disappear with the razing of the large warehouse building owned by Faber and Fiet on the river front between 10th and 11th avenues.

The real estate occupied by the warehouse has been bought from the Chicago and North Western Railroad by the Fidelity Life Association, which has made no announcement yet regarding the future use of the land.

At the meeting of the Green Hills Council of Girl Scouts in the Methodist Church in Mt. Carroll, 20-year pins were awarded to four women from Fulton – Mrs. E. C. Snyder, Mrs. John Poole, Mrs. Marvin Legel and Mrs. Ronald Ven Huizen. The Fulton women were the only ones honored with 20-year pins.

50 Years

Nov. 21, 1973

Residents have been enjoying the spectacle of giant cranes in action during recent weeks as the work of placing steel members for the new Mark Morris Memorial Bridge got underway. Work is being done at the foot of 14th Avenue on the river, where the new bridge will enter Fulton. Similar operations are in progress at the foot of 19th Avenue North in Clinton,

Iowa. All of the work is scheduled for completion about Oct. 1, 1974, when the new bridge is expected to open.

Trinity Girls’ League conducted services at Harbor Crest Home on Sunday. Three role plays were given by the girls, taken from Bible passages including the Good Samaritan, The Forgiven Judge and The Prodigal Son. Girls taking part included Gaye Wiersema, Karen Wiersema, Barbara Bonneur, Janet Nagel, Lynn Deelsnyder, Pam Gossard, Pam Boelkens, Martha Sikkema, Melinda Swanson, Lori Wiersema and Brenda Schaver.

40 Years Nov. 23, 1983

Mount St. Clare College announced that students from Fulton and Albany have been awarded scholarship/ grants for the 1983-84 school year.

Drives Incorporated Scholarship/ Grant has been awarded to three Presidential Scholars from Fulton; Nancy Smith, Kris Fanderclai and Daniel Wierenga. Kevin Ven Huizen is the recipient of the G. Baker Distributing Inc. Scholarship/Grant. Judy Zajicek has been awarded the Dr. and Mrs. John O’Shea Scholarship/Grant.

Steve Wilson is the recipient of the Lois Lockhart Scholarship/Grant.

Lisa Anglese, Matt Higgins, and Kevin Ven Huizen will share the First Trust and Savings Bank of Albany Scholarship/Grant.

Regional Board of School Trustee Lawrence Sikkema will be retiring after his term expires this year. He first took office on July 1, 1976. He was honored for his services.

30 Years Nov. 17, 1993

Library Director Deb Duhr demonstrated the new Panasonic fax machine, which recently was acquired by the Fulton Public Library. Money given by Eda Nystrom, sister of the late Wayne Bastian, was designated, in part, for the purchase of a fax machine.

At a meeting of the River Bend Board of Education, a tentative tax levy for 1993 was discussed at length by the board. The board will study the levy during the next 30 days and vote on its adoption at the December meeting. Total monies needed from local levies is $1,632,180. The remainder of the more than $4 million budget comes from the state.

20 Years Nov. 19, 2003

At a special meeting of the Fulton City Council, City Administer Randy Balk was given permission to look into establishing Tax Increment Financing Districts. In a TIF designated district, some of the money collected is used by the city or county to fund further improvements within the district, which can include things such as physical infrastructure or job training incentive programs.

YOUR HEALTH

Oxygen deprivation therapy is discussed

By STEPHEN D. HARRISON, M.D. Normally, we think of oxygen as being essential to life. This is indeed the case. However, briefly depriving ourselves of oxygen has some incredible long-term health benefits.

For example, the body will generate a hormone known as erythropoietin from the kidneys, which helps produce red blood cells in the presence of oxygen deprivation. Then the mitochondria, the energy storehouses of our body, start to be built up right away.

Also, with breath holding, we get an increase in the antioxidant response to lessen what is known as oxidative stress. Even stem cells with their tremendous ability to regenerate begin to increase with breath holding as much as a 50% increase.

Collectively, these measures help to fight infections and give us increased resistance to stress and help with anxiety and other mood disturbances. They even contribute to fat loss and improved insulin sensitivity.

The Russians greatly improved these techniques with athletes in a form of training known as intermittent hypoxic training. This has

helped military pilots and soldiers, in addition to enhancing sports performance.

This process leads to a better ability to adapt to stress with our physical or mental condition and even our ability to fight infection. This type of training raises the bodies’ carbon dioxide tolerance in the brain, which improves nervous system function. It also increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood and helps it to exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide better.

Oxygen deprivation therapy helps to balance the autonomic nervous system. There also is reduced inflammation with oxygen deprivation training. There also is a decrease in the sympathetic tone, which is the fight or flight process.

Correspondingly, there is an increase in the parasympathetic system, which is the rest and digest system.

Oxygen deprivation therapy improves insulin sensitivity and sugar metabolism along with lipid and cholesterol metabolism. It also helps to lower blood pressure and reduces inflammation.

It is believed to have anti-aging properties by regenerating the mitochondria energy storage houses and improving stem cells.

Fulton City Council approved an economic development package for a proposed 52-room hotel with a 5,000-square-foot banking facility to be located at the intersection of Routes 136 and 84. The three-story building is scheduled to begin construction in September 2004 with completion by March 2005. Mayor VanZuiden received a grant check for $7,000 from ComEd to aid the city in developing the bank and 52-room hotel.

10 Years Nov. 29, 2013

The much anticipated opening of Krumpets Bakery in its new downtown Fulton location was a phenomenon to behold. Renee Holmes, owner and operator, couldn’t have imagined a better start in the new location. She describes the process of relocating Krumpets from Clinton to Fulton as magic. Her lease in Clinton would not be renewed and that is when Fulton Retail Development Group stepped up with a plan for her.

Len and Barb Janis are in the process of organizing a “Fulton Day”, in Washington, Illinois. We are asking Kiwanis Club members, Implement dealers, excavators and other people to help us make a difference. More than 500 people were displaced after a recent tornado in Washington. Club members will go with pickup trucks, hopefully tractors, dump trucks and lots of determination.

NEWS BRIEF Wild Winter Wednesday programs to resume Dec. 6

The Wild Winter Wednesday programs will begin at 9 a.m.

Dec. 6 and run through March 27 at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton.

The programs and presenters scheduled are: Dec. 6: Family Traditions and Christmas Treats Dec. 13: Christmas Stories from the Farm Dec. 20: Hillbilly Ragtime by Riley Horton, Piano Man Jan. 3: Mediterranean Moments by Connie Koehn Jan. 10: The Caroline Mark Home from Mt. Carroll Jan. 17: Porkahontas by Sandy Bartels Jan. 24: Rodgers & Hammerstein by Linda Russell Jan. 31: History of Pizza by Dr. Koch Feb. 7: QC Missing and Disappeared by Linda Cook Feb. 14: The Save – Suicide and Crisis Prevention by Shawn Felts Feb. 21: Love Songs by the QC Ukulele Club Feb. 28: Meredosia Bottoms by Larry Russell March 6: Hiking Island by Randy Meier March 13: The Ioway Nation by Kelly and Tammy Rundle March 20: Carved Gourd Bird Houses by the Geneseo Art League March 27: Shaped and Remodeled by Jeffery Goard of J Goard Pottery in Bishop Hill.

If River Bend schools are closed due to weather, WWW programs are canceled as well.

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The Love Light Tree will Shine on Saturday November 25th 2023 5:30pm In Honor of:

The star is dedicated to the memory of Kenneth & Arletta Moore Thank you from the Love Light Tree Committee The Love Light Committee would like to thank the Prophetstown community for their wonderful support. The overwhelming generosity of your donations toward the remembrance of your loved ones will allow this beautiful tradition to continue. We would like to thank the following people and businesses, for without their help, this project would not be possible: The Farmers Mutual Insurance for mailing the remembrance cards, aroundptown.com and The Echo for their advertising of our coupon, events and publishing of all the names, Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home for providing the candles, Pastor Diana Verhulst for providing the service at the ceremony, Katie Attig and Ravin Morley for providing music for the ceremony, all the Merchants and businesses for letting us put our coupon trees in their stores, Prophetstown Proud for the advertising of the ceremony and storage of the Love Light Tree items, Darren Mosher for helping throughout the year and especially with the lighting display and Mayor Steve Swanson for opening the ceremony.

Thank you all again!

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14 MORRISON CITY COUNCIL

Mayor’s tiebreaking vote OKs need for strategic plan

By CHARLENE BIELEMA cbielema@shawmedia.com

With councilmen split Monday night on whether the city should enter into an agreement to create a strategic plan – and one wondering aloud whether such a plan would even make a difference – Morrison’s mayor was called on to break the tie.

When it was over, Morrison Mayor Scott Vandermyde voted in favor of creating the plan, which will be headed

by Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies at a cost of $22,400.

City Administrator Brian Melton at last month’s meeting said no strategic plan was on file and he didn’t know when, or if, one had ever been created.

At that time he said the NIU Center for Governmental Studies has worked with many municipalities in the tristate area to develop plans and it would take about eight to nine months to create a plan for Morrison. Council members and community stakeholders would be interviewed and there would be a communitywide survey and a workshop or two or more. The center then would create a plan that would be submitted to the council for approval. Work most likely would start in February, Melton said at that time.

An in-depth discussion surfaced at Monday night’s council meeting before the vote, with Councilman Vernon Tervelt saying studies already had been done by Augustana College of Rock Island and St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.

“The only thing we ever accomplished out of that was the No. 1 thing people wanted in Morrison was a dog park,” Tervelt said. “Talking to a couple previous council people, they question why we’re doing this also.”

When asked by Councilwoman Sidonna Mahaffey if findings had been brought back to the city from those studies, Tervelt said he couldn’t find the St. Ambrose packet but does have Augustana’s information.

“We didn’t really accomplish anything, I don’t think,” Tervelt said.

But Councilman Todd Schlegel, who is a newer council member, said a strategic plan is necessary and that it

would benefit citizens, regardless of the city council’s makeup.

“I see this, as new on the council, as an outline for moving forward, not necessarily for us but for the future, for the city itself,” Schlegel said. “So if we’re heading down the right path, it doesn’t matter who’s on council – who gets voted on, who doesn’t run again, who retires – we’re still moving down that path. I don’t know if we’ve ever had that.”

Tervelt said other towns who’ve done this are larger than Morrison and questioned whether Morrison should spend money on it.

Schlegel said the dog park was a good thing that came out of the previous study. He also referenced a cell tower that the council voted down, and said a strategic plan would be a framework through which to look at things differently.

“I just want Morrison to progress into a brighter future where people are moving in, where we can move to a different area where we’re having the amenities our citizens want and they can see our changes in our city,” Schlegel said. “I go to other cities and I’m wondering ‘why can’t we have this, this or this?’”

Mahaffey agreed that a strategic plan is needed to help council members so they aren’t “flying blind” when making decisions.

Councilman Gregory Kruse said he wanted to be more optimistic, but plans addressing growth often don’t produce that result.

“I have a hard time believing it,” he said. “It seems a little bit pie in the sky. ... Progress and hope and those kinds of things for Morrison are something that cost money.

“Times have changed in a way and Morrison is in such a difficult position because we are not surrounded closely by other communities,” Kruse said.

“You got Sterling over there and Dixon and Rochelle and they’re all headed toward Chicago, well poor Morrison is just a little bit too far away to join that.

And it’s a little bit too far away from Clinton and the [Mississippi] river so we can’t use the river. We don’t even have the Rock River here, the train doesn’t stop and they won’t fix Highway 30.”

“Excuse me for being a little bit pessimistic about the future and growing community here,” Kruse said. “So going and spending $22,400 is going to end up producing absolutely nothing.”

Kruse said repairing Morrison’s streets would “really make the community better” noting that there’s not enough money to fix them.

“But we have fixed some of the streets, Greg,” Schlegel responded.

“We should have been fixing the streets 20 years ago but if we don’t have a framework how are we going to do that?”

Melton, who has lived in Morrison for 15 years, said he has never been involved in strategic planning in Morrison. Melton said the Augustana study was done by college students looking at the uses for Waterworks Park and was not a strategic plan. He did not know what the St. Ambrose study was about, but said that in 2019 an organization through Western Illinois University did a mapping program that was “pretty close to a strategic plan but was not a strategic plan for our overall community.”

“This council is charged with that responsibility,” Melton said. “This

council is charged with laying out that roadmap for the future of our community. Whether you’re optimistic about it or you’re pessimistic about it, that is your obligation as a council to be part of that strategic plan. If we just want to die as a community because there is no hope for us, then yeah you’re probably wasting your time with a strategic plan.

“We don’t necessarily have to grow, but we have to thrive because there are 4,000 people that live here. I live here. I want to live in a community that is at least thriving, not necessarily growing, but thriving, so I would expect my city council to have some kind of vision, some kind of plan for the future in what our community wants.”

When the time came for a vote, Tervelt, Kruse and Councilman Harvey Zuidema voted against creating a strategic plan, while Schlegel, Mahaffey and Councilman Matthew Tichler voted for creating it. Councilmen Josh West and Kevin Bruckner were absent.

With a 3-3 vote, Vandermyde voted yes, breaking the tie and approving the creation of a plan with NIU’s assistance.

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Dawn Renae Dingmon to Holland O. and Randall L. Price, 1001 14th St., Fulton, $0.

Trustees deeds Arthur J. Lauff Trust, Central Bank Illinois, trustee, to Billy J. and Connie S. Spears, one parcel on Buell Road, Tampico, $15,000.

Land Trust No. 1, Elizabeth J. Klahn, trustee, to Mark Sisson Properties LLC Series 3, 508 Second Ave., Sterling, $25,000.

Henry and Ardetta Hayner Trust and Frank and Linnea Belt Trust to Dale L. Belt, two parcels on Moline Road, Lyndon, $0.

Executors deed Russell L. Sikkema Estate to Leland James Houzenga, one parcel on Blink Road, Fulton, $790,000.

Deeds Trust No. 1516427007, Whiteside County, trustee, to Leon Walton, 409 E. Commercial St., Lyndon, $0.

Trust No. 2215432003, Whiteside County, trustee, to Deann and Jeffrey D. Hinton, one parcel on North Washington Street, Tampico, $0.

Trust No. 1516478008, Whiteside County, trustee, to Patrick Melvin, 211 First Avenue, Lyndon, $0.

Trust No. 2104136005, Whiteside County, trustee, to Selby Enterprises LLC, one parcel on East Street, Prophetstown, $0.

Trust No. 0101177003, Whiteside County, trustee, to Corey Ortiz, 23718 Waller Road, Fulton, $0.

Trust No. 2223101002, Whiteside County, trustee, to Faith Sen, 305 S. Main St., Tampico, $0.

Trust No. 0111400008, Whiteside County, trustee, to Barry M. and Lisa A. Skaaland, 22275 Waller Road, Fulton, $0.

Trust No. 1702133003, Whiteside County, trustee, to Donald Schick, one parcel on Yeoward Street, Rock Falls, $0.

Trust No. 1516483003, Whiteside County, trustee, to Donald L. Anderson, 105 W. Second Ave., Lyndon, $0.

Trust No. 2105230023, Whiteside County, trustee, to Chad J. Peppers, 718 Jackson St., Prophetstown, $0.

Whiteside County sheriff and Gary Gene Schrader to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 1604 Dillon Ave., Sterling, $0.

Whiteside County sheriff and Joseph S. and Jennifer M. Riddle to Midfirst Bank, 9977 Ridge Road, Rock Falls, $0.

Kenneth W. Braasch Estate to Tyler Braasch, 108 N. Grove St., Tampico, $125,000.

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POLICE REPORTS Morrison Arrests On Friday, Nov. 3, about 12:17 a.m., the Morrison Police Department received a call of suspicious activity at 629 E. Lincolnway, Morrison. During the investigation it was discovered Dana Pettenger, 45, of Morrison was wanted on a valid warrant for failure to appear domestic battery, authority Lee County.

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Nov. 14 Roger E. Johnson of Fulton was cited for improper backing in the 400 block of 10th Avenue. He was released with a non-mandatory court appearance.

Joshua L. Humphrey of Sterling was cited for operating a motor vehicle with an expired registration in the 700 block of 14th Avenue. He was released with a non-mandatory court appearance.

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312 Sterling Investments LLC to Extreme Properties Il LLC, 312 Locust St., Sterling (3 Twelve restaurant), $230,000.

Dennis A. and Patricia J. Young to Michael E. Holstrum, 2109 16th Ave., Sterling, $225,000.

Linda Anschutz to Noe Ramirez, 25091 Front St., Sterling, $40,000.

Zachary D. and Zorie E. Pageloff to Margaret E. and Clark B. Franks, 205 W. 19th St., Rock Falls, $92,500.

Walter C. and Joann A. Kilgus to Tracy and Richard Oshea, 14932 Norrish Road, Morrison, $435,000.

Clark B. and Margaret E. Franks to Narsisco Castro, 301 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, $97,000.

William R. Stanfield to Larry and Myra Nusbaum, 1703 Teresa St., Rock Falls, $190,000.

Gerald W. and Janet M. Halpin to city of Prophetstown, two parcels on Grove Street, Prophetstown, $95,000.

Skip M. Dettman to Jessica Marie Cruz and John Bolanos, 1601 16th Ave., Sterling, $98,500.

Kurtz Enterprises Inc., formerly Kurtz Auto Body Shop Inc. and Eberhardts Auto Body Shop, to Scott Wolber, 108 E. 11th St., Rock Falls, $155,000.

Danny J. and Kathleen M. Ivey to Steven and Sara Wiebenga, 11086 Ridge Road, Rock Falls, $325,000.

Dalton and Victoria Smith to Austen Joseph Sage, 105 E. Fifth St., Rock Falls, $78,900.

Kent E. and Kathleen S. Forth to Adam P. and Nicole L. Cook, 19287 Lake Road, Morrison, $906,345.

Vermave LLC to Mariah E. Mahon, 1511 Sixth Ave., Rock Falls, $61,000.

Marie Ann Bray to John Seifert, 1107 N. Bluff St., Albany, $0.

Kent E. Forth to John F. and Joyce E. Cook, one parcel on Beach Road, Morrison, $344,200.

Ellen M. Anderson, Gwendolyn L. Baar and Jaclyn K. Claerhout to Michael Vandermyde and Jessica Meyocks, two parcels on Bush Lane, Morrison, $912,060.

Gary F. and Beth E. Milnes to KT3 LLC, 222 W. Main St., Morrison, $115,000.

Crossroads Community Church to Gary F. and Beth E. Milnes, 611 N. Genesee St., Morrison, $30,000.

Quit claim deeds Sterling Industrial Development Commission to Julie and Brad Sisson,

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Albany United Methodist Church 502 N. 1st Avenue, 309-887-4781 Pastor Toni Lucas

Erie United Methodist Church 811 8th Street, Erie Pastor Tiffany Garcea - 309-659-2541 www.erieumc.org

Faith Center Church 511 3rd Ave. North, Albany Senior Pastor Ray Gimenez Pastor Arlen VanZee Church Phone: 563-212-4032

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10465 Frog Pond Road, Erie Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com

St. Patrick Catholic Church 1201 N. Bluff St., Albany Father Timothy Barr, Pastor

St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th and Main Father David Reese Rectory Phone: 815-537-2077 Church Phone: 309-659-2781

CORDOVA Cordova Baptist 602 Third Ave. South, Cordova Pastor Carmen Jordan 309-654-2501 - www.cordovafbc.com

EAST MOLINE Sycamore Baptist Church 5323 180th Street North, East Moline 309-200-2505 www.sycamorebaptistchurch.com Wildwood Baptist Church 18717 Hubbard Road, East Moline 309-496-9397 office@ wildwoodchurch.com Pastors Brian Smith, Andrew Robinson, Andy Thomaston and Matt Winquist Zion Lutheran Church 17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline Rev. Gary A. Wright - 309-496-3592

ERIE Erie Baptist Church 8th Ave. and 11th Street, Erie Call Ron Kimball for info: 309-230-3584

FENTON Fenton Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton

FULTON Bethel Christian Reformed Church 1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2501 www.bethelfulton.com bethelcrchurch@gmail.com Pastor Dan Jongsma First Reformed Church 510 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2203 Pastor Charles Huckaby Fulton Presbyterian Church 311 N. 9th St., Fulton, 815-589-3580 Pastor Rev. Catherine Martin www.fultonpreschurch.org email: fultonpres@mchsi.com.

Garden Plain Presbyterian Church 14915 Sands Road, Fulton Gateway Faith Fellowship Church 701 11th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-4283 Pastor Wayne Wiersema

Erie Christian Church 715 6th Ave., Erie, 309-659-2561 Minister: Nathan Bright Youth Minister: Aaron Sweeney www.eriechristianchurch.com

Immaculate Conception Church 703 12th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3542 Father Timothy Barr, Pastor secretaryfulton@gmail.com

Erie Evangelical Free Church 1409 16th Ave., Erie, 309-659-7125 Website: erieefree.org Pastor Ron Eckberg Pastor Jonathan Eckberg

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10645 Frog Pond Road, Erie, 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com Pastor Shannon Parrish

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HILLSDALE Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer St., Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340 Pastor Melva England

HOOPPOLE Calvary Evangelical Congregational Church Rev. Eugene Baker, Pastor 815-948-2181 or 309-507-3283 Hooppole Zion Methodist Church Pastor Dan Wright - Church 815-948-7591 Parsonage 309-658-2145

LYNDON Dominion Christian Fellowship Center 104 4th St. W., Lyndon, 815-590-6971 Rev. Barbi E. Momolu Sr. Trinity Baptist Church 403 6th Ave North, Lyndon Pastor Alan Jahn - 563-242-0307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com

MORRISON Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church 301 W. South St., Morrison Pastor Tammy Anderson 815-414-1758 - Office: 772-4896 Brethren In Christ Church 207 E. Knox Street, Morrison Pastor Craig Sipes - 815-772-4871

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Church Of St. Anne Episcopal 401 N Cherry St., Morrison, 815-772-2818 stannemorrison@frontiernet.net www.churchofstannemorrison.org Crossroads Community Church 201 W. Market, Morrison Pastor Jon Eastlick - 815-956-0090 morrison@crossroadscn.com Ebenezer Reformed Church 309 E. Park St., Morrison Pastor J. T. Bean 815-772-2472 - www.ercmorrison.com Emmanuel Church 202 E. Morris St., Morrison, 815-772-3890 www.ecmorrison.com Rev. Luke Schouten, Senior Pastor Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator First Baptist Church 406 E. Maple Ave. Morrison Pastor Roy Brown, II - Phone 815-772-2696 facebook.com/morrisonfirstbaptist First Presbyterian Church Rev. Michael Selburg - 815-772-3510 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison Facebook live services Sundays 10:15 a.m.

YouTube Channel: First Presbyterian Church firstpresmorrison@gmail.com www.firstpresmorrison.org Kingdom Life Community Church 11429 Ward Road, Morrison, 815-772-4098 www.kingdomlife.global Pastor Stephen Harmon Morrison Christian Church 201 S. Genesee, Morrison Larry Kidwell, Minister - 970-488-9651 lkidwell51@gmail.com Google YouTube Larry Kidwell for sermons.

Morrison United Methodist Church 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison Pastor Sun-Ah Kang - 815-772-4030 St. Mary’s Catholic Church Rev. Slawomir Zimodro 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison 815-772-3095

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Morrison Christian Reformed Church www.morrisoncrc.org 300 W. South St. - 815-772-4657 Pastor Kevin Verhoeven bethelrevkev@gmail.com

PORT BYRON Bethel Baptist 27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352 Pastor Josh Matthews Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 and 92, Port Byron Pastor Mark Graham Parish Office: 309-523-2201 Countryside Christian Church 3817 230th St. N., Port Byron Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone: 309-523-2834 Fairfield United Methodist Church 235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767 Messiah Lutheran Church 302 11th St., Port Byron - 309-523-2421 Pastor Gwen Sefrhans-Murphy Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295 Port Byron First United Methodist Church 9412 228th Street North, Port Byron Church Office: 309-523-2396 Email: portbumc@frontiernet.net Jim Crozier, Pastor Becky Butterfield Youth and Family Life Pastor Kathy Crozier - Spiritual Director

PROPHETSTOWN Advent Christian Church 200 Elm St., Prophetstown Pastor Diana Verhulst 815-537-5646 - ptownac.org First Lutheran Church Pastor Chelsey Weech Office: 815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org Leon United Methodist Church 17173 Lomax Road, Prophetstown Pastor Kicheon Peter Ahn - 224-580-5074 pastor.kicheon@gmail.com Prophetstown United Methodist Church 200 W. 2nd St., Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - 815-537-2496 River Church 218 E. 3rd St., Prophetstown 815-876-6226 - www.riverchurchag.com St. Catherine Catholic Church of Prophetstown 815-537-2077

RAPIDS CITY St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 1416 Third Ave., Rapids City Fr. Glenn H. Harris Phone 309-496-2414

TAMPICO St. Mary Catholic Church Reverend Slawomir Zimodro 105 Benton St., Tampico Phone 815-438-5425 Tampico Baptist Church 209 W. 3rd St., Tampico Pastor Ethan Horton Tampico First United Methodist Church Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-438-2530 Church phone - 815-438-6105

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Emmanuel Church of Morrison’s Voices of Praise choir performs at a previous spring cantata.

Voices of Praise Christmas cantata is Dec. 15-17 in Morrison The Emmanuel Church of Morrison’s Voices of Praise invites residents to celebrate with the choir as it presents EVOP’s 16th annual Christmas cantata, “The Miracle of Christmas!”

The cantata will be presented in three services: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, and 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 17.

Voices of Praise is composed of 84 singers.

The choir will present a new musical work that offers fresh arrangements of familiar carols that are blended with contemporary worship

music. The Miracle of Christmas blends familiar carols, original songs, popular Christmas standards and a variety of musical styles.

Soloists include Pam Muur, Lynelle Criss and Ed Karvelius. A quartet of Jason McDearmon, Jeff McDearmon, Ed Pruis and Rich Criss will be part of the program.

No tickets are needed for this 60-minute concert and a freewill offering will be received. All ages are welcome and the church is handicapped accessible. A fellowship hour will follow all performances.

CHURCH BRIEFS Ann’s Helping Hands Christmas angels

Make someone’s Christmas a little brighter by going to Ann’s Helping Hands at 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron, and choosing an angel from the Christmas tree. Your name and phone number will be written down along with your Angel’s number. The unwrapped gift should be returned to the library with the Angel taped to the package.

All gifts should be returned to the library by Saturday, Dec. 9.

The Table at CrossView Church’s menu

The Table, a free community meal, is

held each Wednesday at CrossView Church, 703 14th Ave. in Fulton. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs to 6:15 p.m.

Nov. 22: Creamy potato or chicken noodle soup, PB&J sandwiches, crackers, pumpkin pie with Cool Whip Nov. 29: Chicken and noodles, green beans, rolls, apples and caramel Dec. 6: Sausage, pepperoni and cheese pizzas, cole slaw, assorted desserts Dec. 13: Pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, applesauce, Oreo brownies Dec. 20: Taco soup, quesadillas, tortilla chips, pears, assorted desserts If River Bend schools are canceled due to weather, The Table also is canceled.

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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 601 N. Jackson St., Morrison www.stpetersmorrison.com Interim Reverend David Andermann

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IL-JUVENILE to be a Ward of WITH POWER TO DIVISION Dated: 11/8/2023 Court and for other CONSENT In the interest of Tammy R Weikert TO under that relief B.B.R. Circuit Clerk ADOPTION, YOU Act. A Minor By: TJJ MAY LOSE ALL 2023 JA 104 THE COURT HAS PARENTAL November 21, AUTHORITY IN RIGHTS TO THE 2023 NOTICE BY THIS PROCEED- CHILD. Unless you PUBLICATION Notice is given To ING TO TAKE appear you will not STATE OF Any and All Un- FROM YOU THE be entitled to fur- ILLINOIS IN THE AND ther written notices CIRCUIT COURT known Fathers it CUSTODY may concern, that GUARDIANSHIP OF THE or publication noon 11/7/2023 a pe- OF THE MINOR, tices of the proFOURTEENTH tition was filed un- TO TERMINATE ceedings in this JUDICIAL PAREN- case, including the der the Juvenile YOUR CIRCUIT ROCK Court Act by John TAL RIGHTS, AND filing of an amend- ISLAND COUNTY, McCooley in this TO APPOINT A ed Petition or a IL-JUVENILE Court and that in GUARDIAN WITH Motion to TermiDIVISION the courtroom of POWER TO CON- nate Parental In the interest of Judge Presiding in SENT TO ADOP- Rights. Now, un- J.T. Center, TION. YOU MAY less you appear A Minor Juvenile 525 18th Street, LOSE ALL at the hearing 2023 JA 110 Rock Island, Illi- PARENTAL and show cause NOTICE BY nois, on RIGHTS TO YOUR against the PetiPUBLICATION 12/22/2023 IF THE tion, given to STATEallega- Notice STATE REAL ESTATE@ 9:30 CHILD. REAL ESTATE REAL Ethe REAL Eis am or as soon PETITION RE- tions of the Peti- any and all unthereafter as this QUESTS THE tion may stand known fathers and THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL case INmay be TERMINATION OF FOURTEENTH whom it may admitted as to CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND heard, a hearing YOUR PARENTALCOUNTY, againstILLINOIS you and concern, that on FREEDOM CORPORATION, will be heldMORTGAGE upon RIGHTS AND THE each of you, and 11/14/23 a petition PLAINTIFF, the Petition to have APPOINTMENT an order or Judg- was filed under VS. the minor declared OF A GUARDIAN ment entered. the Juvenile Court NICHOLAS L LAFFOON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND11/8/2023 NON-RECORD to be a Ward of WITH POWER TO Act CLAIMANTS, by Calvin Dated: DEFENDANTS. Court and for other CONSENT TO Tammy R Weikert Dane in this Court 23 FC 93 Circuit Clerk and that in the relief under that ADOPTION, NO. YOU 7116MAY 134THLOSE AVENUE W TAYLOR RIDGE, 61284 Act. courtroom of ALL By: IL TJJ NOTICEHAS OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT THE COURT Judge Presiding in PARENTAL November 21,OF FORECLOSURE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE AUTHORITY UNDER IN RIGHTS Juvenile Center, TO THE 2023FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS CHILD. HEREBYUnless GIVENyou that pursuant to a Judgment Foreclosure THIS PROCEED525 of 18th Street, and Sale the Court thenot above entitled cause on August 2023, will ING TO entered TAKEby appear Rock 9,Island, Illiyouinwill on 12/22/2023, in The Rock Island Justice Center, 1317 Third Avenue, Floor, FROM YOU THE nois, on1st 12/22/23 be entitled to furRock Island, IL 61201, 09:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest CUSTODY AND @ 11:30am or as theratwritten notices bidder for cash, all and singular, thenofollowing described real estate GUARDIANSHIP soon mentioned thereafter inas or publication said Judgment, situated in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, or so much OF THE MINOR, tices of the prothis case may be thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TO TERMINATE heard, a hearing ceedings in this TAX NO. 22-13-200-004 YOUR PAREN- case, including the will be held upon COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7116 134th Avenue W Taylor Ridge, IL 61284 TAL RIGHTS, AND filing of an amendthe Petition to have Description of Improvements: The property is a single family.

The has a the property minor declared TO APPOINT A ed Petition or a one car garage.

The Motion garage istodetached.

The exterior is vinyl siding.

The color isof to be a Ward GUARDIAN WITH Termiwhite. The a fence. The property is occupied.

Court and for other POWER TOproperty CON- does nate not have Parental The TO Judgment amount was $102,942.67. relief under that SENT ADOPRights. Now, unSale YOU Terms:MAY This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidderCOURT must Act. THE TION. less you appear deposit 10% down certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

HAS AUTHORITY LOSE ALL by at the hearing NO REFUNDS. IN THIS PROPARENTAL and show to cause The subject property is subject general real estate taxes, special assessments CEEDING TO RIGHTS TO YOUR against the Petior specialIFtaxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc.,TAKE and isFROM offeredYOU for CHILD. THE tion, the allegasale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without THE CUSTODY PETITION RE- tions of the Petithe court. recourse to plaintiff. sale is further subject to confirmation byAND QUESTS THE The tionof the may stand the purchaser shall receive aGUARDIANUpon payment in full bid amount, Certificate SHIP OF THE MITERMINATION OF admitted as to a Deed to the NOR, real estate after of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser TO TERMIYOUR PARENTAL against you and confirmation of the sale.

NATE YOUR RIGHTS AND THE each of you, and The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are PARENTAL APPOINTMENT admonished to checkan theorder courtor fileJudgto verify all information.

RIGHTS, AND TO OF A GUARDIAN ment entered.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting anyA APPOINT WITH POWER TO Dated: 11/8/2023 tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

WITH CONSENT TO is Tammy R Weikert unit, the purchaser ofGUARDIAN If this property a condominium the unit at the POWER TO CONADOPTION, YOU Clerk shall pay the assessments foreclosure sale, other than Circuit a mortgagee and the legal SENT and TO(g)(4).

ADOPMAY LOSE by ALL By:Property TJJ fees required The Condominium Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) TION. YOU MAY PARENTAL 21, (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE IF YOU ARE THE November MORTGAGOR THE RIGHT TO RIGHTS THE 2023 FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OFLOSE REMAIN TO IN POSSESSION AN ORDER ALL OF PARENTAL CHILD. Unless you POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS RIGHTS TO YOUR appear you will not MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. CHILD. IF THE be For entitled to fur- Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Information: PETITION REtherBetween written notices 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's orAttorneys, publication QUESTS THE 1 N.noDearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346tices the refer pro- to file# 23-15269IL TERMINATION OF 9088.of Please ceedings in this YOUR ACT, PARENTAL PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES THE case, includingATTORNEY the RIGHTS AND THE PLAINTIFF'S IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING filing of an amendAPPOINTMENT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT ed Petition or a OF A GUARDIAN PURPOSE. Motion to TermiWITH POWER TO Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than nate Parental CONSENT TO that set forth in this notice of sale.

Rights.

Now, unADOPTION, YOU I3227291 less you appear MAY LOSE ALL November 14, 21, 28, 2023 at the hearing PARENTAL and show cause RIGHTS TO THE against the PetiCHILD. Unless you tion, the allegaappear you will not tions of the Petibe entitled to fur-

ISLAND COUNTY, IL-JUVENILE DIVISION In the interest of J.T. A Minor OTICESJA 110 LEGAL N2023 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given to any and all unknown fathers and to whom it may concern, that on 11/14/23 a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Calvin Dane in this Court and that in the courtroom of Judge Presiding in Juvenile Center, 525 18th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, on 12/22/23 @ 11:30am or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the Petition to have the minor declared to be a Ward of Court and for other relief under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended Petition or a Motion to Terminate Parental Rights. Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the Petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or Judgment entered.

Dated: 11/15/2023 Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: RLC November 21,

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in this Court under ING TO TAKE PARENTAL the Juvenile Court FROM YOU THE AND RIGHTS TO THE Act by Jeffrey S. CUSTODY CHILD. Unless you STATE OF McKinley, Assis- GUARDIANSHIP ILLINOIS IN THE tant State's Attor- OF THE MINOR, appear you will not CIRCUIT COURT ney, that in the TO TERMINATE be entitled to furOF THE PAREN- ther written notices courtroom of YOUR OTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NPresiding LEGALRIGHTS, NOTICES AND orLEGAL NOTICES nopublication Judge in TAL FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL Juvenile Center, TO APPOINT A tices of the pro525 18th Street, GUARDIAN WITH ceedings in this CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Rock Island, Illi- POWER TO CON- case, including the nois, on SENT TO ADOP- filing of an amendIL-JUVENILE 12/15/2023 at TION. YOU MAY ed Petition or a DIVISION 8:30am, or as soon LOSE In the interest of ALL Motion to Termithereafter as this PARENTAL K.G. jr. nate Parental case may be RIGHTS TO YOUR A Minor a CHILD. IF THE Rights. Now, un2022 JA 31 heard, less you appear fitness/best inter- PETITION NOTICE BY REat the hearing est hearing will be QUESTS PUBLICATION THE Notice is given to held upon the Sup- TERMINATION OF and show cause Any and All Un- plemental Petition YOUR PARENTAL against the PetiTerminate RIGHTS AND THE tion, the allegaFathers, to known Rights APPOINTMENT tions of the PetiAddress Unknown, Parental that on 8/30/2023 and for other relief, OF A GUARDIAN tion may stand a Supplemental under that Act. WITH POWER TO admitted as Petition to Termi- THE COURT HAS CONSENT TO against you and IN ADOPTION, YOU each of you, and nate Parental AUTHORITY Rights was filed THIS PROCEED- MAY LOSE ALL an order or Judgin this Court under ING TO TAKE PARENTAL ment entered. the Juvenile Court FROM YOU THE RIGHTS TO THE Dated: 11/8/2023 AND CHILD. Unless you Act by Jeffrey S. CUSTODY Tammy R Weikert GUARDIANSHIP AssisMcKinley, appear you will not Circuit Clerk tant State's Attor- OF THE MINOR, be entitled to furBy: TJJ ney, that in the TO TERMINATE ther written notices PAREN- or publication no- November 14, courtroom of YOUR Judge Presiding in TAL RIGHTS, AND tices of the pro- 2023 Juvenile Center, TO APPOINT A ceedings in this 525 18th Street, GUARDIAN WITH case, including the Rock Illi- POWER TO CON- filing an amend- REAL ESTATE STATE REAL EIsland, REAL ESTATE REALofESTATE nois, on SENT TO ADOP- ed Petition or a 12/15/2023 at TION. YOU MAY Motion to TermiCIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 8:30am,INorTHE as soon LOSE ALL FOURTEENTH nate Parental ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, thereafter as this PARENTAL Rights. ILLINOIS Now, unLAKEVIEW LLC, case mayLOAN beSERVICING, RIGHTS TO YOUR less you appear PLAINTIFF, heard, a CHILD. IF THE at the hearing VS. fitness/best inter- PETITION RE- and show cause DOROTHY SHARP, ADMINISTRATOR THE ESTATE OF DAVID A SHARP; est hearing will be QUESTS THE OFagainst the PetiJACOB T SHARP; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DAVID A SHARP; held upon the Sup- TERMINATION OF AND tion, LEGATEES the allegaUNKNOWNPetition OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, plemental YOUR PARENTAL tions of the PetitoDEFENDANTS. Terminate RIGHTS AND THE tion may stand NO. 22 FC 227 Parental Rights APPOINTMENT admitted as STREET ROCK ISLAND, and for other relief, 1520 OF 35TH A GUARDIAN against youIL 61201 and OF SALE TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE under NOTICE that Act. WITHPURSUANT POWER TO each of you, and UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THE COURT HAS CONSENT TO an order or Judg- ACT PUBLIC NOTICEINIS ADOPTION, HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure AUTHORITY YOU ment entered. and Sale entered by MAY the Court in theALL above entitled cause on August 9, 2023, will THIS PROCEEDLOSE Dated: 11/8/2023 on 12/22/2023, in The Rock Island Justice Center, 1317 Third Avenue, 1st Floor, ING TO TAKE PARENTAL Tammy R Weikert Rock Island, 61201, at 09:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest FROM YOU IL THE RIGHTS TO THE Circuit Clerk bidder for cash, all and singular, theyou following described real estate mentioned in CUSTODY AND CHILD. Unless By: TJJ said Judgment, situated in the Island, State of Illinois, or so much GUARDIANSHIP appear youCounty will notof Rock November 14, thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: OF THE MINOR, be entitled to fur- 2023 NO. 16-01-223-011 TO TAXTERMINATE ther written notices COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1520 35th YOUR PARENor publication no-Street Rock Island, IL 61201 Description of Improvements: is a single family. The property has a TAL RIGHTS, AND tices of The the property protwo car garage. The garage is detached.

TO APPOINT A ceedings in this The exterior is brick. The color is brown.

The gas is on.

I am unable to verify that GUARDIAN WITH case, including the the water is on or off. The property has a fence. The unknown this residency.

POWER TOvacancy CON- isfiling of an for amendThe TO Judgment amount $94,965.86.

SENT ADOPed was Petition or a Sale YOU Terms:MAY This is an "AStoIS"Termisale for "CASH". The successful bidder must TION. Motion deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

LOSE ALL nate Parental NO REFUNDS. PARENTAL Rights. Now, unThe subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments RIGHTS TO YOUR less you appear or specialIFtaxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for CHILD. THE at the hearing as to quality or quantity of title and without sale without any representation PETITION RE- and show cause recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

QUESTS THE against the PetiUpon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate TERMINATION OF tion, the allegaof Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after YOUR PARENTAL tions of the Peticonfirmation of the sale.

RIGHTS AND THEwilltion standfor inspection. Prospective bidders are The property NOT may be open APPOINTMENT as admonished to checkadmitted the court file to verify all information.

OF The A GUARDIAN against has you the and successful purchaser sole responsibility/expense of evicting any WITH POWER each of you, and tenants or otherTO individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

CONSENT TO isanaorder or Judg- unit, the purchaser of the unit at the If this property condominium ADOPTION, YOU ment entered. foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal MAY LOSE by ALLThe Condominium Dated: 11/8/2023 fees required Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

PARENTAL Tammy R Weikert IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO RIGHTS TO THE Circuit Clerk REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF CHILD. Unless you By: TJJ POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS appear you willFORECLOSURE not NovemberLAW. 14, MORTGAGE be For entitled to fur- Visit 2023 Information: our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com. therBetween written notices 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's orAttorneys, publication 1 N.noDearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346tices the refer pro- to file# 22-12981IL 9088.of Please ceedings in this PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE case, includingATTORNEY the PLAINTIFF'S IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING filing of an amendTO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT ed Petition or a PURPOSE. Motion to TermiPlaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than nate Parental that set forth in this notice of sale.

Rights.

Now, unI3227290 less you appear November 14, 21, 28, 2023 at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the Peti-

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tion, the allegations of the Petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or JudgLEGAL entered.

NOTICES ment Dated: 11/15/2023 Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: RLC November 21, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF DEATH AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARK A. SPANGLER, Deceased No. 2023 PR 100 Notice is given to creditors of the death of Mark A. Spangler. Letters of office were issued on October 27, 2023, appointing Brian L. Spangler, of 106 E. Morris St., Morrison IL 61270, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney is named below.

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 indeterminates pendent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox, Illinois Morrison, 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before May 20, 2024, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative or to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 1st day of November, 2023.

RUSSELL J. HOLESINGER HOLESINGER LAW OFFICES 1405 14th Avenue Fulton IL 61252 815/589-2409 Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2023

if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the LEGALstated NOTICESin that date notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative or to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 1st day of November, 2023.

RUSSELL J. HOLESINGER HOLESINGER LAW OFFICES 1405 14th Avenue Fulton IL 61252 815/589-2409 Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE INTEREST OF: RENESEMEE ELDER, A Minor NO. 23 JA 31 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION To: All Whom It May Concern: Take notice that on October 16, 2023, a Juvenile Petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Attorney State's Terry A. Costello in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, Illinois, entitled "In the Interest of RENESMEE ELDER" and that in COURT ROOM 108 at the EASTERN BRANCH COURT FACILITY, 101 EAST THIRD STERSTREET, IL, on LING, NOVEMBER 28, 2023, at 10:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the Court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR

STREET, STER- LOSE ALL appear at the hearLING, IL, on PARENTAL ing and show alleNOVEMBER 28, RIGHTS TO YOUR gations of the peti2023, at 10:00 CHILD. IF THE PE- tion may stand adA.M., or as soon TITION REQUESTS mitted as against thereafter as this THE TERMINA- judgment entered. cause may be TION OF YOUR Dated: LEGAL NanOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES heard, adjudica- PARENTAL November 13th, tory hearing will be RIGHTS AND THE 2023 held upon the peti- APPOINTMENT OF Sue R. Costello tion to have the A GUARDIAN Clerk of Court child declared to WITH POWER TO LAURA E. be a ward of the CONSENT TO SCHRAUTH Court under that ADOPTION, YOU WHITESIDE Act. THE COURT MAY LOSE ALL COUNTY STATE'S HAS AUTHORITY PARENTAL ATTORNEY'S IN THIS PRO- RIGHTS TO THE OFFICE TO CHILD. Unless you 101 EAST THIRD CEEDING TAKE FROM YOU appear you will not STREET CUSTODY be entitled to fur- STERLING, IL THE AND GUARDIAN- ther written notices 61081 SHIP OF THE MI- or publication no- 815-535-4540 NOR, TO TERMI- tices of the proNATE YOUR ceedings in this November 21, PARENTAL case, including the 2023 RIGHTS, AND TO filing of an APPOINT A amended petition IN THE CIRCUIT GUARDIAN WITH or a motion to COURT OF THE POWER TO CON- terminate parental 19TH JUDICIAL SENT TO ADOP- rights.

CIRCUIT TION. YOU MAY Now, unless you LAKE COUNTY, LOSE ALL appear at the hear18 COUNTY ing and show allePARENTAL STREET, RIGHTS TO YOUR gations of the petiWAUKEGAN, CHILD. IF THE PE- tion may stand adILLINOIS TITION REQUESTS mitted as against ESTATE OF TERMINA- judgment entered.

THE Charlie T. Bailey, TION OF YOUR Dated: DECEASED. PARENTAL November 13th, 23 PR 235 RIGHTS AND THE 2023 Notice is given to APPOINTMENT OF Sue R. Costello creditors of the A GUARDIAN Clerk of Court death of the above EGAL NOTICES EGAL NOTICES L L LEGAL NOTICES WITH POWER TO LAURA E. named decedent.

CONSENT TO SCHRAUTH Letters of office ADOPTION, NOTICE YOU WHITESIDE OF SEALED BID AUCTION were issued to MAY ALL STATE'S SealedLOSE Bids are nowCOUNTY being accepted for the purchase the Charlie F. of Bailey, PARENTAL ATTORNEY'S following described real estate.

2808 10th Street, RIGHTS THERoad, OFFICE Address:TO Coleta immediately adjacent and southEasttoMoline, Illinois you of 101 EAST THIRD CHILD. west of Unless the Village Coleta - bare ground, 61244, no buildings. as Indepenappear you will not The STREET Legal Description: Southeast Quarterdent of the Northwest Administrator, be entitled STERLING, Quarter andtothefurSouth Half of theILNortheast Quarter of Sec-of whose attorney ther written notices 61081 tion 16, Township 22 North, Range 6 East record of the 4th P.M., inSJ is 815-535-4540 or publication noWhiteside County, Illinois, EXCEPTING THEREFROM the Chapman, Bielski tices of the pro- of the Easterly 300 feet Chapman, Northerly 500 feet of the South Half Ltd., ceedings in this of the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, 22 Wacker North, November 21, Township 123 North case, thethe 4th P.M., in Whiteside Rangeincluding 6 East of County, 2023 Drive, SuiteIllinois.

2300, filing of an & 04-16-251-002 - Genesee Pins: 04-16-100-003 Twp. Illinois Chicago, amended petition The property is zoned agricultural. Total acreage 60606. is 116.333 or a of motion to acres, which 113.93 are tillable.

The estate will be terminate parental Seller: Timothy M. Sweet, as trustee of theadministered Marilyn J. Sweet withrights.

Revocable Trust dtd 5/29/2008. out court superviNow, unless Terms of Sale:you The property will be offered as unless one parcel. sion, under appear at price the hearThe sale and bids will be for a total price and5/28-4 not “perof section ing and Sealed show alleacre.” bids should be mailed or delivered to: the Probate Act (Ill. gationsAttorney of the petiThomas J. Potter, 600 West Compiled Lincolnway, Stat. tion may standP.O. ad- Box 360, Morrison, IL 61270 1992, Ch. 755, mitted as against Bids should be enclosed in a separate, par. sealed envelope 5/28-4) any judgment entered. clearly marked “Sweet Farm Bid” enclosedinterested within the mailing person Dated: or delivery envelope. Sealed bids will be accepted terminatesany time November but are not13th, due until immediately prior to the opening. Bids independent 2023 will be opened at 2:00 P.M. on December administration 8, 2023 at the of-at Sue Costello fices of R. Ludens & Potter, 600 West Lincolnway in by Morrison any time mailing of Court with Clerk the auction to follow immediately thereafter.

Onlya petithe or delivering LAURA highestE.five (5) sealed bidders will be invited to to participate tion terminateinto SCHRAUTH the auction. The successful bidder must enter into a real esthe clerk.

WHITESIDE tate contract with the seller immediately following the aucClaims against the COUNTY STATE'S tion, on the then current Whiteside County Bar Association estate may be filed ATTORNEY'S form. The successful bidder must pay $25,000.00 with the down clerk inor OFFICE certified funds (Ludens & Potter Escrow Account) onrepresenthe day with the 101 EAST THIRDwith an additional $125,000.00 of the auction, beforeon tative,onororboth, STREET December 31, 2023, and the balance atorclosing beforebetween May 14, STERLING, IL February 1, 2024. Seller shall provide a title January 2 and 2024, or, if mailing 61081 insurance policy in the amount of the sale showing or price delivery of a 815-535-4540 merchantable title. The property is not subject noticeto any fromlease the for the 2024 crop year. Buyer shall pay allrepresentative of the 2023 andis November 21, taxes, with credit at closing subsequent year 2023. required for by section 2023 acres advertised is approximate, Number of tillable 5/18-3 of estimatthe Proed based on outside information and isbate not Act, guaranteed. the date 2004 survey will be provided by seller. Sale is subject to all stated in that noeasements, restrictions and covenants of tice. record.

Any Oral claimannot nouncements the day of sale take precedence anybefore prefiled over on or vious printed material or oral statements. Minimum shall that date bid is barred. be $1,350,000. If minimum bid is received,Copies there shall no of abeclaim other reserve. Bids must not be subject filed to any contingenwith the clerk cies for any reason, such as financing, salemust of other be property, mailed or etc. Buyer will be responsible for all compensation delivered due by any the broker or real estate agent. Seller will co-operate §1031 claimant in to the exchange. Sale packet with soil information, pro forma title representative and commitment, etc. may be obtained from to Ludens Potter, the & attorney Attn: Ms. Cinda Wiersema (cindaw@lincolnwaylaw.com). within 10 days November 21, 2023 after 14, it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited

18 COUNTY Drive, Suite 2300, tative, or both, on mandatory for STREET, Chicago, Illinois or before May 14, documents in civil WAUKEGAN, 60606.

2024, or, if mailing cases with limited ILLINOIS The estate will be or delivery of a exemptions. To eESTATE OF administered with- notice from the file, you must first Charlie T. Bailey, out court supervi- representative is create an account sion, unless under required by section with an e-filing serDECEASED. OTICES OTICES LEGAL23NPR LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL Nof LEGALprovider.

NOTICES Visit LEGAL NOTI section 5/28-4 of 5/18-3 the Pro- vice 235 Notice is given to the Probate Act (Ill. bate Act, the date http://efile.illinois Stat. stated in that no- courts.gov/servicecreditors of the Compiled IN T death of the above 1992, Ch. 755, tice. Any claim not providers.htm to named decedent. par. 5/28-4) any filed on or before learn more and to LAKEVIEW Letters of office interested person that date is barred. select a service PLAINTIF were issued to terminates Copies of a claim provider. If you VS. Charlie F. Bailey, independent filed with the clerk need additional DOROTHY at must be mailed or help or have trou2808 10th Street, administration JACOB T East Moline, Illinois any time by mailing delivered by the ble e-filing, visit UNKNOW 61244, as Indepen- or delivering a peti- claimant to the http://www.illinois DEFENDA dent Administrator, tion to terminate to representative and courts.gov/FAQ/ whose attorney of the clerk. to the attorney gethelp.asp. record is SJ Claims against the within 10 days SJ Chapman NO Chapman, Bielski estate may be filed after it has been Bielski Chapman, Ltd., with the clerk or filed.

Chapman, Ltd. (6312516) PUBLIC N 123 North Wacker with the represen- E-filing is now 123 North Wacker and Sale Drive, Suite 2300, tative, or both, on mandatory for Drive, Suite 2300 on 12/22/ Chicago, Illinois or before May 14, documents in civil Chicago, Illinois Rock Islan 2024, or, if mailing cases with limited 60606 60606. bidder for The estate will be or delivery of a exemptions. To e- (312)583-9430 said Judg administered with- notice from the file, you must first I3232514 thereof as is create an account out court supervi- representative LOT NU sion, unless under required by section with an e-filing serNovember CITY OF section 5/28-4 of 5/18-3 of the Pro- vice provider. Visit 14, 21, 28, 2023 ADDITION the Probate Act (Ill. bate Act, the date http://efile.illinois ISLAND, C Compiled Stat. stated in that no- courts.gov/serviceTAX NO 1992, Ch. 755, tice. Any claim not providers.htm LEGAL 5/28-4) NOTICES any filed LEGALon NOTICES LEGAL more NOTICESand to COMM par. or before learn to LEGAL NOTICES Descriptio interested person that date is barred. select a service two car g terminates Copies of OF a claim provider. If JUDICIAL you IN THE CIRCUIT COURT THE FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT The gas is independent filed with ISLAND the clerkCOUNTY, need ILLINOIS additional ROCK fence. The administration at mustCORPORATION, be mailed or help or have trouFREEDOM MORTGAGE The Jud any time by mailing delivered by the ble e-filing, visit PLAINTIFF, Sale Te orVS. delivering a peti- claimant to the http://www.illinois deposit 1 tion to terminate to representative courts.gov/FAQ/ NICHOLAS L LAFFOON; UNKNOWNand OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, NO REFU the clerk. to the attorney gethelp.asp.

DEFENDANTS. The sub Claims against the within 10 NO. days23 FC SJ Chapman 93 or special estate may be filed it AVENUE has been Bielski RIDGE, Chapman, 7116after 134TH W TAYLOR IL 61284 sale with with the clerk OF or SALE filed.PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT Ltd. (6312516) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE recourse t is MORTGAGE now 123 FORECLOSURE with the represenE-filing North Wacker ACT UNDER ILLINOIS Upon p tative, or NOTICE both, onIS mandatory Suite PUBLIC HEREBY GIVEN for that Drive, pursuant to 2300 a Judgment of Foreclosure of Sale, orand before May 14, documents in civil Chicago, Illinois Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on August 9, 2023, will confirmat 2024, or, if mailing cases limited on 12/22/2023, in The Rockwith Island Justice60606 Center, 1317 Third Avenue, 1st Floor, The pr orRock delivery a exemptions.

To sell e- at(312)583-9430 Island, of IL 61201, at 09:00 AM, public auction and sale to the highest admonish notice from the file, you must first I3232514 bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in The su representative is create an County accountof Rock Island, State of Illinois, or so much said Judgment, situated in the tenants or required by shall section with an to e-filing November thereof as be sufficient satisfysersaid Judgment: If this 5/18-3 of the OF Pro-THEvice provider. Visit 14, 21, 2023 13, TOWNSHIP 16 THAT PART NORTHEAST QUARTER OF 28, SECTION foreclosur bate Act, RANGE the date3 WEST http://efile.illinois NORTH, OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED fees requ stated in that nocourts.gov/serviceAS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SECTION LINE, 536.2 FEET IF YOU tice.

AnyOF claim providers.htm to OF SECTION 13, THENCE SOUTH 160 WEST THEnot NORTHEAST CORNER REMAIN filed onTHENCE or before learn to FEET; WEST 60 more FEET, and THENCE NORTH 160 FEET; THENCE EAST 60 POSSESS that date barred. select a service SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ROCK FEET TOisTHE PLACE OF BEGINNING; MORTGA Copies claim provider.

If you ISLAND,ofINa THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. For Info filedTAX with the22-13-200-004 clerk need additional NO. Betwee must be mailed KNOWN or help AS: or 7116 have 134th trou- Avenue W Taylor Ridge, IL 61284 COMMONLY Attorneys delivered the ble e-filing, visit Descriptionbyof Improvements: The property is a single family. The property has a 9088. Plea claimant to the one car garage.

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PLAINTIF to The theJudgment attorney gethelp.asp. amount was $102,942.67.

TO COLL within 10 days SJan Chapman Sale Terms: This is "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must PURPOSE after it 10% has been Bielski funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. deposit down by certifiedChapman, Plaintiff filed.

Ltd. (6312516) NO REFUNDS. that set fo is now E-filing 123is subject North Wacker The subject property to general real estate taxes, special assessments I3227290 mandatory Drive, Suitesaid 2300 or special taxesfor levied against real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for documents civil representation Chicago, Illinois sale withoutin any as to quality or quantity of title and without cases withto limited 60606 recourse plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. exemptions.

To e-in full (312)583-9430 Upon payment of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate file, you must of Sale, whichfirst will I3232514 entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after create an account confirmation of the sale. withThe an e-filing ser-will NOT November property be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are vice provider.toVisit 14, court 21, 28, admonished check the file2023 to verify all information. http://efile.illinois The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any courts.gov/servicetenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. providers.htm to is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the If this property learn more and foreclosure sale,toother than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal select a service fees required

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IF YOU IfAREyou THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO need REMAIN additional IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF help or have trouPOSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS ble e-filing, FORECLOSURE visit MORTGAGE LAW. http://www.illinois For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com. courts.gov/FAQ/ Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's gethelp.asp.

Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346SJ Chapman 9088.

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1520 35TH STREET ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201 man NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE Chapman, UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT 2516) PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure th Wacker and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on August 9, 2023, will uite 2300 on 12/22/2023, in The Rock Island Justice Center, 1317 Third Avenue, 1st Floor, Illinois Rock Island, IL 61201, at 09:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in -9430 said Judgment, situated in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, or so much 4 thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT NUMBER THREE (3) IN BLOCK NUMBER FIVE (5) IN THAT PART OF THE ember CITY OF ROCK ISLAND KNOWN AS AND CALLED "BUFORD AND GUYER'S 28, 2023 ADDITION" TO THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND, COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND, STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 16-01-223-011 OTICES COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1520 35th Street Rock Island, IL 61201 Description of Improvements: The property is a single family. The property has a two car garage. The garage is detached. The exterior is brick. The color is brown.

UIT The gas is on. I am unable to verify that the water is on or off. The property has a fence. The vacancy is unknown for this residency.

The Judgment amount was $94,965.86.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

AIMANTS, NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without RE recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate oreclosure of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after 2023, will confirmation of the sale.

1st Floor, The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are he highest admonished to check the court file to verify all information. ntioned in The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any r so much tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the NSHIP 16 foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal SCRIBED fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

36.2 FEET IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OUTH 160 REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF EAST 60 POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS OF ROCK MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's 4 Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346erty has a 9088. Please refer to file# 22-12981IL e color is PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT dder must PURPOSE. 24 hours.

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