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A candy-themed display by Thicksten’s Popcorn is one of a dozen set up at Prophetstown State Recreation Area for the second annual Light Up the Park, which has been open every weekend since Saturday, Dec. 4. The event is sponsored by Prophetstown 1st Responders, Police, Fire and EMS, with the last drive-thru of the season set for Friday, Dec. 24, from 5 to 8 p.m. See page 2.

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DEATHS Susan J. Walatka, Jay Roland Van Zuiden, Steven Kurtis Butts, Page 8

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Last showing for ‘Light Up the Park’ on Friday

By SARAH FORD For Shaw Media

There’s only one more night to get out and enjoy the second annual Light Up the Park sponsored by Prophetstown 1st Responders, Police, Fire and EMS. Teams of volunteers have been welcoming visitors and even Santa Claus to Prophetstown State Park throughout weekends in December.

The drive-thru event wraps up on Friday, Dec. 24. Admission is by donation from 5 to 8 p.m.

The following businesses, organizations, groups and individuals have created holiday displays, with ballot voting for the top three ongoing: Prophetstown Police, Prophetstown Fire Protection District, Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department, Thicksten’s Popcorn, Prophetstown Park District, Prophet Mini Mart, Hinrichs Plumbing and Heating, Country Financial, FNB, and the Haley and Hovey families.

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Welcoming guests to “Light Up the Park” on Friday, Dec. 17, are Prophetstown Police Chief Bruce Franks (left), Tarah Pyse and Bill Friedrich of the EMT Department, and Lt. TJ Becker of the Prophetstown Fire Department.

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ABOVE LEFT: The Grinch and his dog Max are behind bars for the Prophetstown Police Department’s holiday display. ABOVE: Prophet Mini Mart’s display features a gingerbread house, twinkling lights, snowmen and elves. BELOW: The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department display features Santa Claus in a military grade Hummer. LEFT: The Prophetstown Park District shows holiday spirit with a dazzling display of lights and inflatable characters, some still recovering from last week’s windstorm.

are celebrating 70 years

Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corp., in cooperation with Northwest District Elks Lodges, will sponsor a free children’s podiatry assessment clinic on Thursday, Jan. 20, at Morrison Family Care Clinic, 303 N. Jackson St., Morrison. Dr. David Yeager will be the clinician in charge.

The clinic starts at 8 a.m. and is by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 1-800-272-0074 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. There are no charges for any services at this clinic.

No medical referral is necessary for the clinic, but physicians are welcome to refer patients to the clinic for a specific reason or second opinion. School

Robert and Irma Brands of Morrison will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Monday, Dec. 27.

Robert Brands and Irma Ottens were married Dec. 27, 1951, in the home of the bride.

They are the parents of David and Marcia Brands of Morrison and Diane and Steve Hendrickson of Florence, Arizona. They have two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Those wishing to send greetings may send them to 515 Anthony St., Morrison, IL 61270.

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RIGHT: Robert and Irma Brands will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Dec. 27.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trustees of the Fulton Fire Department feel it is best to keep the fire department volunteers safe. After much discussion, it was decided their Christ-

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nurses are welcome to refer children and families to the clinic.

The Elks organization has been working with physically challenged children since 1928. This is one of 13 clinic locations in Illinois. The clinic is an ideal time to have a child reviewed for bone and joint development. If your child has feet pointing inward or outward or complains of foot pain, they can be seen at this clinic. The Elks will provide financial assistance to the best of their ability for children needing further treatment or specialty equipment when the family lacks sufficient resources to do so. In the past, the Elks have purchased therapy services, corrective shoes, braces, wheelchairs and augmentative communication devices.

mas Day party and dinner would not be allowed at the fire station this year. Barb Frantz, the chairperson of the dinner, said she understands the concerns and wants all who volunteered to work and those planning on baking to be informed there will be no dinner this year.

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Erie organization delivers gifts to nursing homes

By SARAH FORD For Shaw Media

Area nursing home residents got to enjoy some holiday cheer and Christmas gifts last week thanks to the efforts of an Erie-based organization.

“Together We Share, Together We Care” wrapped up its 15th season by collecting 6,000 items and delivering goody bags to more than 400 residents Dec. 13.

From beauty care to craft supplies to puzzles and games to snacks, the gift bags were hand delivered just in time for the holidays.

Program founder Kimberly Teats-Garrison and her husband Jordan Garrison dropped off the gifts to smiling staff members at the following nursing homes: Allure of Prophetstown, Windsor Manor, Resthave Care & Rehabilitation and Pleasant View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Morrison, Regency Care of Sterling, Big Meadows in Savanna, and new this year, Hillcrest Home in Geneseo.

Aime Fuller at Allure reported the residents were very happy to receive

the array of Christmas gifts.

“Thanks for the trinkets,” Johnnie Thomas said. “Very thoughtful,” Deb Enright said. “Very useful and very nice,” Pat Gorzny said. Edith Massey added it’s a “nice assortment.” “There’s something special for everyone this time of year,” Judy Ripley said.

The organization starts collecting donations and cash in September, with Teats-Garrison dedicating hours to coordinating, shopping, decorating bags, putting together the gift packages and finally delivering them to the nursing homes. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the couple dropped off the gifts for staff to distribute to the residents.

“I am astounded by such a record year and hope that this is just the beginning for our program!” a grateful Teats-Garrison said.

Follow “Together We Share, Together We Care,” on Facebook for updates, photos and more.

Jordan Garrison and Kimberly Teats-Garrison of Erie spent Dec. 13 delivering goody bags filled with gifts to more than 400 residents at seven area nursing homes.

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ERIE FAR LEFT: First responders Ben Vittori (left), Jamie Melton, Jeff Steimle and Jack Trent pause for a photo while filling the boot for the family of Captain Garrett Ramos on Saturday, Dec. 18.

LEFT: Michael James (left), Nathan Schnitzler, Mark Wisely and his daughter Chloe Wisely were bundled up and accepting donations in downtown Erie on Saturday, Dec. 18.

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Erie Fire Department fills the boot for Capt. Ramos’ family

By SARAH FORD For Shaw Media

Erie’s fire, ambulance and police departments were out in full force on Saturday, Dec. 18, to “fill the boot” and help the family of a Sterling firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty on Saturday, Dec. 4.

Capt. Garrett Ramos, 38, died when a floor collapsed below him while fighting a house fire in Rock Falls. His wife Brittney is a counselor in the Erie

School District, where she’s worked for the past six years. Their two daughters are Ruthie, 3, and Kepa, 2.

Erie’s first responders were situated throughout the triangle and at Casey’s General Store for three hours on Saturday. Vehicle after vehicle stopped, with drivers dropping bills into the boot and thanking the department for their efforts.

Sterling Deputy Fire Chief Mike Dettman even stopped by to help for a bit.

“There’s been such an outpouring of support from northwest Illinois. I wanted to come down and personally say thank you to the Erie Fire Department for helping Brittney and the family. It’s a difficult time, but the community support lets us know that people do care,” he said.

EFPD collected more than $7,000 for the family of the fallen firefighter, writing on their Facebook page that the response was “overwhelming” and giving thanks to the Erie community

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Brittney also thanked the Erie community for the ongoing love and support. “I’m so grateful to the whole Erie community for wrapping their arms around me and my girls and honoring Garrett. I feel like they’ve adopted me as one of their own. The love and support the Erie community has shown to me and my girls has been a comfort. I feel very blessed to work in Erie,” she said.

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OBITUARIES SUSAN J. WALATKA

Born: December 21, 1954 in Morrison, IL Died: December 5, 2021 in Libertyville, IL Funeral services celebrating the life of Susan J. Walatka, 66, of Davenport, Iowa, were Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, 614 Main St, Davenport, Iowa. Per her request, cremation was accorded following services.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Heritage Church in Bettendorf or the Susan G. Kommen Foundation of the Quad Cities.

Sue passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL. Susan Jo Bennett was born December 21, 1954, in Morrison, IL, a daughter of Gordon and Joyce (Broers) Bennett. She was united in marriage to Thomas Walatka on April 15, 1989 in Davenport.

Sue spent her career as a cosmetologist,

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salon owner and instructor at La’ James College, Davenport.

Sue and Tom were not only husband and wife but true best friends. Together they played softball, volleyball, bowling and golf.

She enjoyed arts and crafts, such as making blankets for all of her grandchildren. She was also an excellent cook and she preserved her favorite recipes in cookbooks that she shared with family and friends.

In addition to her husband Tom, those left to honor her memory include children Alison Walatka, Davenport, Adam (Kristin) Curlott, Murfreesboro, TN, Brian (Maria) Curlott, West Des Moines, Jeffrey Curlott, Davenport; grandchildren Janae (Markhus Taylor) Caruthers, Isabella Westerfield, Keegan, Addison, Payton, Wilder, Hadley, Bennett, Bodhi Curlott; father Gordon Bennett, Prophetstown, IL; sister Gloria Verhulst, Lyndon, IL; brother Dale (Bonnie) Bennett, Oran, MO; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce; and sister, Phyllis Glazier.

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JAY ROLAND VAN ZUIDEN Born: April 2, 1931 Died: December 13, 2021

Jay Roland Van Zuiden, 90, of Mesa, AZ, peacefully ended his earthly journey and entered his heavenly home while at the Heritage Village Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Mesa, AZ on December 13, 2021. A Celebration of Life service for Jay will be held at a later date, and cremation rights are accorded.

Jay and his twin brother Roland were born April 2, 1931, in Newton Township to Henry and Maggie (Van Oosten) Van Zuiden. Jay was educated at the Garden Plain School but finished and graduated from 8th grade in Mt. Carroll, IL. He married Dorothy A. Wiersema on August 26, 1949, in Fulton, IL. They

enjoyed 72 years of marriage. They farmed in the Mt. Carroll, IL area and then moved to Fulton, IL where Jay had multiple farm-related jobs in the Fulton and Sterling, IL areas. He retired in 1993 from Whiteside County FS Inc. In Sterling, IL. Jay and his wife, Dorothy, were original members of the Lanark Reformed Church in Lanark, IL, and also were lifetime members of the Second Reformed Church in Fulton, IL. He enjoyed his family, taking many trips with his wife, playing cards, bowling and wintering in Mesa, AZ before making AZ their permanent residence in 2015.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; four daughters, Diane (Don) Wierenga of Gilbert, AZ, Kristi (William) Venema of Surprise, AZ, Sheila (Robert) Wilkens of Fulton, IL and Paula (Steven) Anglese of Dubuque IA; nine grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; one great, great grandson.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his twin brother, Roland.

STEVEN KURTIS BUTTS Steven Kurtis Butts, 55, of Rock Falls, Illinois, passed on December 18, 2021.

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The Beauty Hutch, 119 W. Main St. in Morrison, is festively lit up with green and purple lights and a Christmas tree featuring photo ornaments. The business won third place in the Morrison Chamber of Commerce’s Window Decorating Contest. Most of Morrison’s downtown businesses are decorated and lit up for the holiday season.

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Odell Public Library Friends have a purpose

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Odell Public Library Board The Odell Public Library Friends’ group has instigated an enormous fundraising effort, Fund Our Floor, to purchase a new floor of carpet tiles and vinyl to replace the 26-year-old carpeting. The Friends and campaign need your help!

Who are the Odell Public Library Friends and what do they do? Friends were founded on Nov. 5, 2008, with the main purpose of raising money for the library.

Libraries need Friends! Look behind the curtains and inevitably Friends will be found working to make sure their library is strong. Odell Public Library is built upon the contributions, donations and gifts of people who believe public libraries touch our lives profoundly and meaningfully.

Did you know a group of Morrison citizens (friends) discussed the formation of a library in 1877? They were presented with $1,000 to buy books by J. Danforth Odell. After buying the Congregational Church at the corner of Cherry and Lincolnway, he remarkably gifted it to be used as a library.

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Throughout the years, many benefactors have friended Odell Public Library. These good friends believed in the importance of knowledge and that a library is not a luxury, but a necessity.

Two former librarians state why a library is important to them: Jan Horberg, former Morrison High School librarian, said, “I have always loved books. My parents were readers, always encouraging my love

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of books and my frequent visits to the library. It’s no surprise I received a masters degree in Library Science and enjoyed working with high school students for 34 years. I began volunteering at Odell and saw patrons enjoying a variety of services and activities, which is greatly rewarding. Libraries are my “happy place” and I am grateful for all Odell has to offer.”

Barbara Peterson, who was a librarian in the Port Byron schools said, “Odell has saved me so much time and money through the years. It is so easy to request any book online, and it’s interesting to see which libraries supply the request and offbeat titles.”

Join the Odell Public Library Friends in this large undertaking as they help to freshen our library to make it more functional and serviceable for the upcoming years. Your donation may be mailed to Odell Public Library at 307 S Madison or given personally. The Friends also have a GoFundMe page at the internet address of: gofundme.com/f/fundour-floor. Be a friend to your library!

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Weinzierl transforms Reno from ‘untouchable’ to spirited barrel racer

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azoellner@shawmedia.com DIXON – Day after day, 14-year-old Molly Weinzierl sat in the sand, a pile of hay on her lap, waiting for the perpetually spooked horse resting nearby to get hungry enough to come over.

“He was terrified of men in cowboy hats and damn near untouchable,” said Weinzierl, now 18 and a senior at Dixon High School.

She recalled multiples times Reno – an American quarter horse with the scars to prove past mistreatment – became so frightened that he ripped out the hitching post he was tied to and took off toward the nearby road, bringing the roughly 4-foot-long log with him. Weinzierl believes a past owner tried to train Reno to barrel race and beat him in an attempt get him to turn in the proper direction.

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Molly Weinzierl, 18, of Dixon, purchased the scared and scarred Reno from an auction four years ago. “I knew that he was going to end up being a good horse, but there was something off about him,” she said.

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Continued from page 11 Aggression and terror are about the worst mixture one can get in a horse, said Weinzierl, who lives in Dixon Township with Sally Cooper in order to care for Reno and her other animals.

Cooper is a family friend and is the one who bought Reno for her. It was an unexpected purchase, as Weinzierl had gone with her to the sale barn to look for tact, not a new horse.

But the moment she saw Reno, she knew he would be hers.

The person selling Reno had pulled him and another horse out of the auction when they didn’t go for a good enough price, Weinzierl said. If she hadn’t bought him, there’s a chance Reno could have gone to slaughter.

“I knew that he was going to end up being a good horse, but there was something off about him,” she said. “I knew that there was something kind of deeper going on. And they almost seemed too calm, to a point where we think – I don’t know 100% for sure – but we think that they might have been drugged.”

Their behavior changed drastically following a few days of quarantine back at Cooper’s, Weinzierl said. The other horse couldn’t be saddled without bucking and ended up being resold

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Molly Weinzierl rides her horse Reno around a barrel during the Poles and Barrels competition at the Spooktacular Horse Expo and Fun Show at the Ogle County Fairgrounds on Oct. 17. as a bronc, while Reno’s fear and aggression came out.

It took several months to earn Reno’s trust, Weinzierl said. But today, she can put the 3-year-old neighbor on

Reno and he’ll carry the girl around like a crate of eggs. “[I was] just waiting for him to finally kind of click and start seeing some gears turn in his head because

he really was stubborn and he wanted to be his own thing,” she said. “But from the beginning, I knew that there was something about him that was just going to be so awesome once I finally got his trust, and that’s how it has been.”

Weinzierl started riding in December 2016 and, by Day 3, was out riding by herself.

As soon as she realized how much she enjoyed the sport, Weinzierl learned everything she could about horses and horseback riding.

“It’s a huge passion of mine, and I hope that I can do it for as long as possible,” she said.

Weinzierl is part of the Palmyra Hillbillies 4-H group in Lee County, as well as a member of the Ogle County 4-H Horse Drill Team. She joined the drill team with Reno after seeing them in the 2019 Autumn on Parade’s Harvest Time Parade.

Lee County doesn’t have a horse drill team, so 4-H’ers from surrounding counties can be part of the Ogle County team, Weinzierl said.

The Ogle County 4-H Horse Drill Team is a group of 4-H members ages 8 to 18 who perform “with classic drill team precision while promoting good horse etiquette and riding skills,” according to an informational flyer from the Ogle County Extension office.

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“Whatever makes him happy is kind of where I’m going,” Molly Weinzierl said about Reno.

They tried to do mounted shooting, but Reno was too distracted when the balloons disappeared, she said. In the end, they landed on barrel racing.

A barrel race is an electronically timed event during which horses and their riders circle around three identical barrels set in a cloverleaf pattern.

The barrels are not weighted. Participants must race around the barrels

without knocking them over.

“Going almost 30 miles an hour on the back of a 1,000-pound animal? Oh, yeah, let’s just go do that for fun,” joked Weinzierl, a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie. “It’s definitely an interesting hobby. On top of that, knowing how close Reno and I are now, kind of just our bond and knowing that it’s something that he loves,

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“It’s like a dance team, but on horses,” Weinzierl said. “It’s definitely something that I was like, ‘What is this?’

But it sounded like so much fun because it does have a speed aspect to it.”

The horse drill team didn’t practice or meet up in 2020, so it wasn’t until this year that she got a chance to know her four teammates. They practiced at the Ogle County Fairgrounds and took part in some exhibitions and parades in 2021, but didn’t participate in any competitions, Weinzierl said.

“The parades are a totally different ballgame,” she said. “You’re walking through crowds of screaming children, which was definitely a challenge for Reno at first. But now he’s just like, ‘OK, whatever. We’re just going to walk this way. All right, that’s fine.’”

Reno, whose registered name is Ebs Little Reno, is just like Sam Elliott’s character in the show “The Ranch,” Weinzierl said. The 16-year-old horse — whose height is 14.1 hands — is like a “burly grandpa” until it’s time to take part in speed events.

“Then he gets all excited and acts like a 5-year-old [human],” she said.

Both of them are fans of speed, Weinzierl said, so when searching for a riding event in which to take part, that factor was a must.

that then makes me happy too.”

Weinzierl said she looked through some of the videos she has from when she trained Reno to barrel race and the difference between then and now is “night and day.”

Because Reno had been abused while being trained to barrel race, there were some bumps in the road, Weinzierl said.

However, he trusted her enough by that point to let it happen.

“It was really cool to see kind of the flip, the way he kind of turned his gears in his head and he was, ‘Oh, OK, this is kind of cool. She’s kind of cool.

We’re going to hang out with her,’” Winzierl said.

By 2019, they were ready to perform and compete in rodeos and 4-H fairs.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic kept them from doing so.

They went to their first barrel race in July, and Reno “did better than I could have ever asked him for,” Weinzierl said. She plans to take part in competitions with Reno next year, although they do have some kinks to work out before then.

It doesn’t really matter to her what kind of event they do, Weinzierl said. If Reno chose to do dressage one day, that’s what they’d do, she said.

“Whatever makes him happy is kind of where I’m going,” Weinzierl said. “I don’t care what it is. As long as my Bear [Reno’s nickname] is happy, I’m good with that.”

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Albany, Port Byron host Wreaths Across America ceremonies

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More than 200 wreaths with red bows were laid on the graves of veterans at Lusk Memorial Cemetery in Albany and at the Port Byron Veterans Memorial on North Main Street as communities came together to remember those who served in the nation’s armed forces during the annual Wreaths Across America Day. Albany UMC Pastor Toni Lucas, who helped establish the program in Albany, led both local ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 18.

“Thank you for joining us here today as we celebrate the mission to remember the fallen, honor those that serve and their families, and teach the next generation the value of freedom,” Lucas said.

This was the fourth year for the wreath laying at Lusk Cemetery, where more than 60 people were in attendance.

“Today, more than ever, we reflect on our nation’s veterans and active-duty service members who have had to fight to protect the innocent and oppressed and who continue to fight for their protection. This nation has always been the first to stand up for the freedom of people from around the world. Many of you here today have answered that call and served your country well. We are here today to say, “Thank you” and we are honored to know you,” Lucas continued.

Ceremonies were held simultaneously at Arlington National Cemetery and across the country at more than 3,000 participating locations in all 50

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LEFT: Derek Grant plays the bagpipes at the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Port Byron Veterans Memorial on Saturday, Dec. 18. ABOVE: Pastor Toni Lucas (left) leads the ceremony as Ed Welch of Albany lays a veteran’s wreath in memory of those who served and are serving in the U.S. Navy during Wreaths Across America at Lusk Memorial Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 18.

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Continued from page 14 In Albany, the Morrison American Legion provided the honor guard and color guard.

In Port Byron, River Cities Rotary Club coordinated the first Wreaths Across America ceremony in the community and was joined by Upper Rock Island County American Legion members.

Active or retired service members placed the

memorial wreaths for each branch, and TAPS was played at both ceremonies.

Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992.

The live balsam fir wreaths will remain until Valentine’s Day. Learn more at wreathsacrossamerica.org.

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Dec. 12 Jamie A. Josund of Clinton, Iowa,, was cited for speeding on Route 84 just North of 10th Avenue. He was released with a notice to appear.

Dec. 9 Stephanie L. Cossman of Fulton was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at Route 84 and Clinton Road. She was released with a promise to comply.

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Arrests On Dec. 12, about 12:56 a.m., Morrison police responded to a domestic dispute in the 200 block of Larch Street in Morrison.

NEWS BRIEFS As a result of the investigation, Morrison police arrested and charged Heather P. Roland, 42, of Morrison with criminal damage to property (Class A misdemeanor). Roland was taken to the Whiteside County Jail, processed and released on a notice to appear.

Citations Dec. 10 Paresh R. Patil, 28, Sterling, speeding Dec. 15 Laman D. Sauer, 22, Kewanee, no valid registration

Individuals named in the police report have been accused of a charge and are presumed innocent until proved guilty.

Sauk Valley Community College to go on winter break; spring classes begin Jan. 18

The Sauk Valley Community College campus will close at the end of the day Thursday, Dec. 23, for semester break, the school announced.

SVCC offices will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, Jan. 3.

Spring classes will begin Tuesday, Jan. 18.

SVCC offers free GED and ESL classes

The Sauk Valley Community College Adult Education department offers free General Education Development (GED) and English as a Second

Language classes (ESL) to all Illinois residents.

Classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 18.

Locations vary across the Sauk Valley.

Register for an orientation session at svcc.edu/AEorientation or call 815835-6310 for information.

The free ESL class will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Registration is required. Call 815-835-6310 to register.

For more times, days and locations, visit svcc.edu/adulted For information about the GED program at SVCC, contact Sarah McFarlane, the program’s director, at sarah.a.mcfarlane@svcc.edu

PROPERTY TRANSFERS Whiteside County

Warranty deeds Jarrett W. and Dawn M. Wehunt to Rhonda Buresh, 16720 Lyons Road, Prophetstown, $450,000.

Barbara Hostetler to Nelson and Lynette Hostetler, 2551 Luther Road, Tampico, $1,392,000.

Sterling Industrial Development to Greater Sterling Development Corp., one parcel on Commerce Drive, $0.

Ross M. and Sheila L. Johnson to Elda L. Castillo, 1003 Oak Ave., Sterling, $75,000.

Apolinario Garcia Lopez and Michelle Gracios to Erick M. and Nicole M. Fisch, 1406 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, $45,000.

Peggy J. Hoy Estate and Kristin M. Jeffries to Neill E. Hill, seven parcels on Howard Road, Prophetstown, $250,000.

Amy L. Eifel, formerly Johnson, to Justin and Brittany Calvert, 10213 Hill Road, Erie, $205,000.

Joseph Keith Doane to Robert Whitt, 1706 Third Ave., Rock Falls, $62,000.

Harkness Properties LLC to Lonnie Cheshier, one parcel on Hickory Hills Road, Sterling, $72,500.

David J. Kirk to Braden M. Housenga, 514 E. Knox St., Morrison, $0.

Its All Good Properties LLC to Charles R. Dana, 4899 18th Ave., Fulton, $0.

Angela M. Roland to Gordon E. Harris Jr., 905 Fifth Ave., Sterling, $50,000.

Brayden G. Everly to Fatima Gallardo, 2101 E. Seventh St., Sterling, $92,000.

Steven and Kathy Eilers to Brandon Adams, 404 12th Ave., Rock Falls, $102,000.

Helen F. Delgado Estate, Rose Strader, Paul Raymond and Peter Delgado Jr. to

Jesus Colon and Karina Gragert, 609 W. Seventh St., Sterling, $15,000.

Dale E. Hussung to John and Tina Weems, 1902 E. Rock Falls Road, Rock Falls, $55,000.

Ralph S. Weaver to Austin C. Weaver, 725 Seventh St., Erie, $75,000.

Sterling Federal Bank to Linda L. and John Lightner II and Kara K. Ellis, 1007 Locust St., Sterling, $105,500.

Jodi Rank, also Jody, to Jose A. Navarrete, 30499 Prairie St., Rock Falls and one parcel in Montmorency Township, $170,000.

Jodi Rank, also Jody, to Furr Family Trust, Douglas E. and Sally A. Furr, one parcel on Prairie St., Rock Falls, $5,000.

Gregory Layn to Elaina Castillo, 803 Thome Court, Rock Falls, $80,000.

Betty J. Hunter to Ruth Sheahan and Timothy Berglind, 226 Ave. B, Rock Falls, $51,500.

Carol J. Manalo to Christopher W. and Angela M. Brown, five parcels on Mineral Road in Fenton and Erie, $75,500.

Jason L. and Angela E. Schneider to Linda Balderas, 407 19th Ave., Sterling, $47,000.

Janice Montee to Jared M. and Toshia M. Paarmann, 325 W. Third St., Prophetstown, $129,000.

Kimberly K. and Billy W. Bryant Jr. to Austin J. Ryan and Rebecca L. Billiet, 31621 Star Road, Rock Falls, $356,000.

Bon B. and Ariel Keomany to Kristy Founder, 408 Fourth Ave., Sterling, $68,500.

Leroy and Nancy K. Duden to Lonnie and Dawn Duden, three parcels on Ridge Road, Sterling, $248,500.

Yu Chen and Xiuyun Zhang to Ling En Zhao, 306 W. Seventh St., Sterling, $20,000.

Mark L. Henson to Michael L. Goessman, 2501 McNeill Road, Rock Falls, $550,000.

George U. Wright Estate, Barbara A. Scott and Linda L. and Brent A. Wright to Dawn Burchfield, 501 E. Fifth St., Rock Falls, $48,000.

Kerry Williams to Andrew J. Ames, 303 E. South St., Morrison, $115,000.

Davcath Matthews Family LLC to JL Melton Properties LLC, one parcel on Matznick Road, Tampico, $402,500.

Akif Aron Zendeli to Xhemil Qunaj, 306 and 308 S. Main St., Albany, $150,000.

Quit claim deeds Carole D. Dalton to Henry Dougherty, 1302 14th Ave., Sterling, $0.

Gary J. Gibbs to Paiwan Properties, 611 W. Wall St., Morrison, $0.

Trustee deeds David A. and Martha S. Harris, trustees to David W. Daniels, 901 Valley View Drive, Fulton, $339,000.

Alvin J. and Rosemary Wiersema to Josh Dedina and Elisa Marie Wood, 9245 Crosby Road, Lyndon, $192,500.

Lois Steiner Trust, John Steiner, trustee, to Timothy R. and Cheryl L. Fassler, three parcels on Freeport Road, Sterling, $990,000.

Donald L. McKee Trust to Brooke R. Ryan, 1619 18th Ave., Sterling, $62,500.

Robert L. Hanson Trust, Sheri A. Sasiela and Connie L. Hanson, trustees, to Austin Dornbush, 2000 Rock Road,

Albany, $143,000.

Donald F. and Shirley B. Floming Trust, Kindyl M. Weber, trustee, to Terry E. and Rhonda K. Schroeder and Joshua A. and Travis L. Temple, one parcel on Frog Pond Road, Erie, $125,000.

Jean P. and William E. Connelly Trust, William J. Connelly, trustee, to State of Illinois DOT, one parcel on Carroll Road, Morrison, $765.

Executor deeds Michael L. Flynn Estate to Keith Barron and Clarissa Minge, 608 W. Sixth St., Sterling, $46,000.

Carol L. Linton Estate to Jeffrey K. and Debora L. Nusbaum, two parcels on Capp Road, Sterling, $1,122,000.

Bernard Houzenga Estate, Dwayne A. Houzenga, Debra M. Swanson and Sheila Richmond to Gregory L. and Kyla J. Hanson, two parcels on Ward Road, Morrison, $838,000.

Sheriff of Whiteside County and Timothy P. and Denise D. McLoughlin Estate to Peoples National Bank, 305 Lafayette St., Prophetstown, $0.

Sheriff of Whiteside County and Greg Ahsmann to Bixby Bridge Fund IILLC, one farmland parcel in Hume Township, $0.

Sheriff of Whiteside County and Paul D. and Arletta M. Pack and Midland Funding LLC to Community State Bank, 605 15th Ave., Rock Falls, $0.

Trust No. 11 33 228 019, Whiteside County, trustee, to Timothy P. Lilly, 216 W. 13th St., Rock Falls, $0.

Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office

ERIE

The village of Erie will be celebrating 150 years in 2022, and Revitalize Erie is looking for artistic submissions to help celebrate the milestone.

Artists are encouraged to submit their ideas for the Sesquicentennial Seal Design contest, with organizers seeking designs that represents Erie’s uniqueness.

The winner will get $100 and the

seal will be printed on ceramic mugs, postcards, and print and digital promotional materials. Everyone who submits a design will be entered to win a ceramic mug.

There’s also a T-shirt design contest, with organizers aiming to collect designs and styles to fit everyone’s taste.

Three winners will get $50 and have their designs printed on shirts,

koozies and more. Everyone who submits a design will be entered to win a T-shirt.

Designs must be submitted by Jan. 18 at midnight to the Revitalize Erie Facebook page or by emailing RevitalizeErie@gmail.com.

To be eligible for the prizes, the designers must have lived in Erie or attended Erie Schools at some point.

Pat’s Table on hiatus

Pat’s Table founder Larry Stewart announced that the meal served on Monday, Dec. 20, was the last one until the organization can find a new executive director.

Anyone interested in the position is encouraged to contact Stewart at patstable14@gmail.com.

The free weekly meals will start back up in 2022, with an announcement of the date after the group reorganizes.

Nuclear power plant employees donate to local communities The communities where Exelon Generation employees live and work in Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland will receive more than $4.3 million to support critical needs, thanks to annual giving campaign contributions from employees and the Exelon Foundation. Workers at the fleet’s 12 nuclear power plants and fellow corporate employees pledged nearly $2.9 million to more than 2,200 charities in their communities this year. And for every dollar that employees pledged, the Exelon Foundation donated 50 cents to

the local United Way, bringing the total donation to more than $4.3 million.

At Quad Cities Generating Station in Cordova, the nuclear power plant employees pledged more than $211,000 to 196 charities during this year’s employee giving campaign. Organizations supported include the River Bend Food Reservoir, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, the Transgender Law Center, Getting Heroes Home and multiple United Way agencies in the Quad Cities area.

“Exelon Generation has been a true

partner in the surrounding communities, something that is especially apparent around the holidays,” said Barb Frantz, organizer of the annual Fulton Christmas Dinner, which, unfortunately, this year has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’re very grateful for (Exelon’s) support, both for our event and the many other nonprofits in the surrounding area.”

The donations will be distributed throughout 2022.

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long-standing tradition of supporting their communities. While the pandemic has limited in-person opportunities, many nuclear power plant employees participated in virtual events. At the Quad Cities Generating Station, employees have volunteered more than 2,600 hours this year with local organizations. Through Nov. 30, Exelon employees had volunteered more than 24,000 hours with charitable organizations. Projects included virtual walks, virtual food drives and virtual fundraising events.

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1961: Fulton soon to have new recreational space 60 Years

Dec. 20, 1961

Winners in the Kiwanis Club Christmas poster contest are Bonnie Ziegler, first; James Peacock, second; and Sally Witt, third, in the Junior High division. Honorable mention went to Sandra Schwartz, Lettie Shadle, Byron Barnhart and Kenneth Vanderploeg. In the grade school division, Warren Barnhart and Douglas Wiersema tied for first and Cindy Titus took third place.

Fulton soon will have a new recreational spot as Ralph Montis opens a recreation center at 1105 Fourth St. It will feature an indoor golf practice range and other games and diversions. The indoor practice range will be a major attraction, providing opportunity for golfers to use regulation clubs and balls in improving their game during the winter months.

50 Years

Dec. 22, 1971

Winners at Bob’s Certified are Mrs. Jim Evans, Tena Cooper, Mrs. Nada Haan, Mrs. Vernon Schipper, Dena Wilkens, Mrs. Harold Witt, Jennie Schaver, Winnie Sikkema and Mrs. Harold Wierenga. All were $10 winners. Jennie Huizenga, Claude Wiebenga, Rev. Ringenoldus, Elvin Norman, Sheri Heusinkveld, Anna Decker

and Charles Miller were winners of Luxtone radios.

A Bud’s Foodliner ad featured hams for $1.09 a pound, red grapes for 39 cents a pound, navel oranges at six for 59 cents, a 3-pound package of ground beef for $1.89, bacon at 69 cents a pound, Del Monte French cut green beans, three cans for $1, 10 pounds of potatoes for 69 cents and a coupon for Folger’s coffee, 2 pounds for $1.29.

40 Years

Dec. 23, 1981

Through the efforts of the Fulton Chamber of Commerce Physician Recruitment committee and cooperation of Medical Associates, another physician will be arriving to provide medical care for Fulton. S.K. Seth, M.D., family practitioner, plans to arrive in Fulton to begin his practice Feb. 1, 1982.

After objecting to a vote on a resolution to issue $505,000 in working cash bonds, Mrs. William Mask, president of the River Bend School District Board of Education, joined other board members in voting for the resolution. Mrs. Gary Orman, another board member, also opposed an immediate vote but then voted for the resolution. Mask felt “we owe it to the public to cut expenses before asking for the working cash bond.” Robert Dykema, supporting the

resolution, said that both budget cuts and the bond issue were necessary to cope with the district’s deficit.

30 Years

Dec. 11, 1991

A group of football fans promised a steak dinner to players if the Steamers brought home the championship trophy. The team did just that, and fans were proud to provide the steaks. The dinner was held at the Fulton Country Club, which donated the facility for the night. More than 50 steaks were consumed along with baked potatoes, green beans, salad, ice cream and cake.

The Christmas Walk was termed excellent with new events and displays that were well-attended. The evening started off with a soup supper at Immaculate Conception Church and ended Sunday when the last of the guests left Heritage Canyon. Co-chairmen of the event were Karen Abbott and Joan Jackson. Other committee members included Sue VanKampen, Mari Hinricks, Beth Eshelman, Maggie Hammer, Traci McQuistion, Cheryl Green, Kim Zahnle, Pam Huisingh, Carol Gruhn, Barb Suehl, Diane Reed, Jeanine Tufty, Marcia Norman, Ron Koehn, Jan Hartman, Nancy Kolk, Debi Clark, Lori Shear, Ann Finn and Dale Green.

20 Years

Dec. 19, 2001

At a regular meeting, the board of supervisors of Fulton Township in Whiteside County passed an ordinance to declare $100,000 in surplus funds from the General Assistance Fund and to distribute those funds among qualified owners of homestead residential property in Fulton Township.

Members of the Fulton City Council looked at bids for three properties the city has for sale. The properties are Tract 1, a house at 827 Eighth Ave; Tract 2, unimproved properly at the corner of 16th Avenue and Elston Road; and Tract 3, unimproved property on Elston Road adjacent to Tract 2.

10 Years

Dec. 21, 2011

Central Bank stepped up to a challenge, saying whatever money the Fulton Kiwanis Club needed for its annual Christmas Drive, the bank would match.

Karrie Kenney, Central Bank vice president, presented a check to Kiwanis member Barb Janis for $250 to make the holiday brighter for area families.

Fit Assist, a new fitness club in Fulton, will open Jan. 2. Certified personal trainer Colleen Wilkin will begin offering classes and personal training in the Fulton Dental Associates building, Suite B, next to Dollar General.

Federal infrastructure money allocated to Sauk Valley regional airports SAUK VALLEY MEDIA WASHINGTON, D.C. – Airports that serve the Sauk Valley area will receive a portion of $123.6 million that is allocated to Illinois’ 77 airports through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Dixon Municipal Airport in Dixon and Rochelle Municipal Airport in Ogle County each will get $159,000.

Tri-Township Airport in Savanna will get $110,000.

Separately, Rockford International Airport will get $2.599 million as a commercial site. Also, Clinton Municipal Airport in Clinton, Iowa, will get $159,000.

The money can be used for runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, terminal improvements and roadways.

This is the first of five annual rounds of funding the Illinois airports will receive.

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Dixon Municipal Airport’s Walgreen Field, shown in a file photo, is getting money from a Federal Aviation Administration allocation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build safer and more sustainable airports that connect individuals to jobs and communities to the world,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “With this new funding, urban, regional and rural air-

ports across the country now can get to work on projects that have waited for years, modernizing their infrastructure and building a better America.”

Illinois airports can submit projects they wish to use the funds on for FAA review in the coming weeks. The FAA

encourages airports to prioritize projects that increase airport safety, equity and sustainability.

The agency also plans to conduct outreach with the minority business community on these opportunities at airports across the nation.

The money comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three new aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $15 billion over five years for this program. The FAA estimates the backlog of airport modernization and safety projects totals $43.6 billion.

This allocation is separate from the Rebuild Illinois grants that went to airports Dec. 1. Those projects require the airport to allocate 10% of the cost of the designated project to qualify for the grant. Whiteside has a $450,000 entrance road project, Dixon has a $340,000 entrance road project, Tri-Township has a $190,000 electric security fence project, and Rochelle has a $320,00 access road project and a $230,000 runway approach light project.

YOUR HEALTH

By STEPHEN D. HARRISON, M.D. Imagine a disease that costs this country more than $100 billion, can affect virtually every organ system and portion of the body, and may destroy the person entirely, as well as cause permanent damage to families. If at first this sounds like hysteria, think again. This is not only a much more common disease, but a much more destructive and expensive disease. Yet this disease can be effectively treated.

The disease is alcoholism. By the end of this article, you likely will have several myths destroyed about this disease.

One of the myths that has been perpetuated for years and thus inhibited proper treatment is the idea that alcoholism is a weakness of character or a psychological illness, rather than a disease such as diabetes, heart disease and others. The aim of this article is not only to debunk the myths, but to help those who have the disease to understand the process and hopefully give some direction as to treatment.

Through much of history, the substance of alcohol has played a signifi-

cant role in culture, religion, etc. Thus, even Biblical references recognize the adverse or negative consequences of alcohol, yet also recognize its role in social functions. This article is not a condemnation of that role nor is it a putdown of the 60% to 70% of the adult population in this country that consumes alcohol. Rather it is addressed to the 7% to 10% of the adult population that has the disease of alcoholism and the 20% of the adult population that are problem drinkers. Thus, the total figure of problem drinkers in this country approaches 20 million. While we cannot equate problem drinking as necessarily equivalent to the disease of alcoholism, they share much in common.

The main focus of this article is the disease process of alcoholism.

The disease crosses economic lines affecting rich and poor; moral lines, affecting good and bad; and religious lines. This helps to explain why many people with good character and background still develop this disease. It is not because of weakness of character.

While cultural factors may help describe why certain ethnic groups

have low rates of problem drinkers, even these cultural factors cannot overcome those individuals who have the genes and biochemistry consistent with the disease of alcoholism. While factors such as cultural disapproval of intoxication and reserving alcohol for the special celebration of events and religious functions may help set the example and minimize problem drinking, the disease of alcoholism may still find its way into such settings. To be blunt, those who have the genetic and biochemical tendencies toward alcoholism and who consume alcohol have a high chance of developing the disease of alcoholism. It may take years before some of the obvious effects are evident.

This is not to say only those predisposed to alcoholism will develop the disease. Since alcohol is an addictive drug, anyone who drinks often and long enough can develop the disease.

While numerous definitions of the disease of alcoholism exist, an early definition describes alcoholism as a disease in which the person’s use of alcohol continues despite the problem it causes in any area of life. More for-

mally, the American Medical Association described alcoholism as an illness characterized by significant impairment that is associated with persistent and excessive use of alcohol. The impairment can be physiological, having to do with bodily functions and organ systems – heart, liver, brain, etc.

– or psychological or social dysfunction.

If you are an individual who has felt the need to cut down on alcohol, are annoyed by others asking questions about your drinking, feeling guilty about your drinking, feeling that you cannot function as well without alcohol, or if you are someone who has needed alcohol as an eye opener or if you are affected by someone else who has had problems and troubles with alcohol, then this series is for you. In upcoming segments, we will deal more with other features and myths about the disease.

Recent evidence shows that alcohol is a myopic agent. Myopia refers to the notion that whatever is immediately available to the alcoholic at that moment most likely will be used.

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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Local grapplers compete at holiday tournament in Erie

By TY REYNOLDS

treynolds@shawmedia.com Newman senior wrestler Will Rude has been itching to get back on the mat for some time now.

After missing the end of football season and the start of wrestling after surgery on his hand, Rude has picked up where he left off last season.

In a battle of champions from last year’s IWCOA state tournament, Rude defeated Illini Bluffs’ Paul Ishikawa in the 138-pound title bout at the Erie-Prophetstown Holiday Tournament on Saturday, riding out Ishikawa for nearly the entire third period to win a 3-1 decision.

Rude, the 138-pound state champ last year, got a takedown just 19 seconds into the match, then added an escape three seconds into the second period for a 3-0 lead. After riding Ishikawa, the 126-pound state champ last year, for the first 1:47 of the third period, an Ishikawa escape with 13 seconds left set up a final flurry.

Ishikawa took as many shots as he could fit into the final 10 seconds, only to have Rude elude his grasp each time. On the final one, Rude tried to leap over Ishikawa, and the two wrestlers staggered away from each other.

The final buzzer sounded before Rude had to endure another attack.

Rude said the initial takedown was the key to the match.

Rude won a pair of first-period pins in the first two rounds, then notched a third-period pin in the semifinal against Sherrard’s Austin Fratzke. He was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the lower weights; Le-Win/ Stockton’s Marey Roby won the award for the upper weights.

Rude’s individual title was one of three for the Comets, who also had a pair of runner-up finishes, a third and two fourths to take third as a team with 175 points. Rockridge, which led going into the final round, held on to win the team title with 205.5 points despite not having an individual champ.

Erie-Prophetstown scored 136.5 points to finish fourth, while Illini Bluffs (114) rounded out the top five.

Morrison was seventh (89.5), Sterling took 10th (50), Fulton was 11th (44), Polo placed 12th (43), and Rock Falls finished 13th (35).

Erie-Prophetstown’s titles came at the front and back ends of the finals.

Wyatt Goossens pinned Rockridge’s Cale Kuster in 3:39 to win the 113pound title, and Elijah Friedrichsen won a 5-3 decision over Rockridge’s Sam Buser at 285.

Friedrichsen’s win was especially emotional, as he was able to exorcise

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ABOVE: Erie/Prophetstown’s Luke Otten (right) and Orion’s Lane Johnson go head to head in a 182-pound match at the Erie/Prophetstown Holiday Tournament Saturday, Dec. 18.

BELOW: Erie/Prophetstown’s Amen Barren (right) grapples with Morrison’s Cameron McDonnell in a 195-pound match at the Erie/Prophetstown Holiday Tournament.

some demons against Buser – and do it with his older brother Gabe, an active duty soldier who is stationed in Alaska, back home for a visit and in attendance.

“It was really exciting. When I got that last takedown, I thought, ‘Wow!’ Even though it’s just a tournament, it’s still the feeling that I did it,” Friedrichsen said. “That’s how exciting it was because I can do it in front of my family, all my home fans, make them all proud, make everyone proud of our school. It’s something that really sinks in after you do it, and you’ll be able to keep memories of it forever.”

Friedrichsen’s escape 52 seconds into the second period was the only point until the third, when Buser

escaped five seconds in to tie the score 1-1. But after the two wrestlers locked up and grappled for more than a minute, Friedrichsen finally scored a takedown with 37 seconds left, then got another one with five seconds remaining.

Buser had beaten Friedrichsen twice last season, so the E-P heavyweight was happy to get one in the win column.

“Last year in the COVID season, we wrestled at our dual and he beat me, and he beat me again at regionals,” Friedrichsen said. “I looked at my mom today and said, ‘It’s all God and me on the mat.’ Coach always tells us that whoever has the most heart will win.

“You’ve got to put in the work in the [wrestling] room, too; I stay extra, I come in the mornings and run. It’s just all that extra work that’s starting to pay off.”

Goossens set the tone early in his match, answering a Kuster takedown with a reversal to tie the score 2-2 in the first period. He then notched the first takedown 13 seconds into the second period, and spent the next 1:20 trying to turn Kuster onto his back. Goossens finally finished off the pin with 20.9 seconds left in the second.

“I was just trying to get back points and score. I wanted to try and finish it there,” Goossens said. “I went in thinking I could use the chicken wing, and it worked. It’s just a great feeling to win my home tournament, it’s really cool.”

Jase Grunder (145) and Nick Ballard (220) finished second for the Panthers, with Grunder falling in overtime to Le-Win/Stockton’s Garrett Luke. Grunder got an early takedown for a 2-1 lead after the first period, then Luke’s takedown gave him a 4-3 lead going into the third. Grunder scored a reversal with 1:39 left to take a 5-4 lead, but Luke quickly escaped, and neither wrestler could gain control in regulation. Luke finished it with a takedown with 28 seconds remaining in the extra period.

Ballard was pinned in 3:10 by Le-Win/Stockton’s Henry Engel, who recorded a first-period takedown, then an escape and another takedown in the second before finishing the pin with 50.2 seconds left in the period.

Morrison’s Kayden White won the title at 182 pounds, pinning Rockridge’s Nathan Petreikis in 5:34. The bout went back and forth a few times, with White scoring an initial takedown, only to have Petreikis answer with an escape and a takedown of his own for a 3-2 after the opening period.

White retook the lead with back points, then answered a Petreikis reversal with his own reversal with 23 seconds left in the second period.

White scored another reversal 23 seconds into the third period, and managed to finish off the pin with 26.5 seconds remaining.

“I would say I’m that style of wrestler; I pin a lot of my opponents, and a match can go either way a lot,” White said. “He was a tough opponent, pretty squirmy, but Morrison’s pretty good with leg riding, and that changed the pace of the match. That’s how I got it done.

“Getting to the third period was definitely a goal, to wear him out. He definitely wore me out, too. But we fought through it, and you’ve got to

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Fulton’s Ben Fosdick (top) scores points against Rock Falls’ Payhton Smith in a 138-pound match at the Erie/Prophetstown Holiday Tournament on Dec. 18.

have the mentality to push through it even when it hurts, no matter what. At Morrison, we train in an offensive style, and we want to pin people, put the legs in and turn them as much as we can. We like scoring points, and we like doing it in style.”

The Mustangs’ Nate Schaefer pinned East Peoria’s Jose Del Toro in 3:04 in the 285-pound third-place match.

Fulton’s Zane Pannell was runner-up at 170 pounds, dropping an 8-1

ond period, I started down, and he’s a really good rider on top and I couldn’t end up getting out. His power half was really good. In the third period, I was tired out, I couldn’t really use any of my strength.”

Two other locals took third in their weight classes: Erie-Prophetstown’s Sophia Wheeler was third in the round-robin bracket at 106, and Polo’s Wyatt Doty was third at 126. Other local fourth-place finishers were Ster-

decision against Le-Win/Stockton’s Griffin Luke. Pannell led 1-0 after getting hit in the face in the first period, but Luke took a 3-1 lead with some second-period back points, then hit on a reversal with more back points in the third.

“At the beginning I was kind of happy about getting the one point because he hit my face, then I tried to kind of stall the rest of the first period,” Pannell said. “At the beginning of sec-

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Several area wrestlers finished fifth: Erie-Prophetstown’s Jaelin Hawkins (106), Sterling’s Zyon Westbrook (113) and Gage Tate (160), Morrison’s Kamden Pruis (126) and Logan Baker (145), Polo’s Wyatt Queckboerner (182) and Devin Rucker (195), and Fulton’s Xander Walling (220).

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SVM PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Erie-Prophetstown’s Franks leads Panthers to new heights

By TY REYNOLDS

treynolds@shawmedia.com After an 0-2 start with two close losses, a lot of teams might start to think their season was over before it even began.

But those teams don’t have Kolby Franks – and luckily for the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers, they did.

The senior quarterback was a big reason why the Panthers bounced back and won their next eight games, claiming the Three Rivers West title and notching the co-op’s second-ever playoff win in an 8-3 season. He amassed more than 2,500 yards of total offense with his arm and legs, and stepped up as a leader both on and off the field for his team.

For all of those reasons, Franks is the 2021 SVM Player of the Year.

••• Two straight losses to open a season can start to show fissures among the players before Labor Day. It takes a special group of players to not tear each other apart after a slow start, but rally around each other and turn things around instead.

Kolby Franks and his Panther teammates were just such a group.

Erie-Prophetstown started with a 24-14 loss at Mendota, then suffered a heartbreaking 15-13 home loss to St. Bede on a Bruins field goal as time expired.

That led to some soul searching by players and coaches alike, and led to a reckoning of sorts – much earlier than most teams would want.

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Erie-Prophetstown senior quarterback Kolby Franks is the 2021 SVM Football Player of the Year after amassing more than 2,500 yards of total offense and 33 total touchdowns, and leading the Panthers to the first conference title in co-op history and just the second playoff victory for the Erie-Prophetstown co-op.

But it also led to much bigger things. A 55-0 win at Sherrard, which finished 0-9, was a good table-setter for the next week, when the Panthers hosted Rockridge. In a back-and-forth game, Erie-Prophetstown pulled out a 50-48 win, and Franks showed the con-

ference what he was capable of.

He threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns on 13-for-17 passing, and ran for 129 yards and three scores on 25 carries, adding four 2-point conversion runs.

“After the first two games, we kind of had to decide if we were going to be the team we expected to be,” E-P coach Jesse Abbott said. “Two close losses, and then I think those next two games, Sherrard was kind of a good bounce-back game for us, and then really I think the big turning point of the season was the game against Rockridge. For a lot of that game, we found ourselves behind, or just having to maintain and answer scores; they would get a score, and we’d have to answer back, and back and forth like that. We finally were able to get a couple of stops and get some scores, and we pulled it out.

“I think that was kind of Kolby’s coming-out game, too, kind of showing this is the kind of athlete that I am, and now I can let other people see it. I think it proved to the team that we were capable of doing great things, and I think from there, that confidence built, and as momentum goes, it can really carry you.”

Franks pointed to the Rockridge win as an extension of the Sherrard game, where he felt the Panthers were finally able to put everything together and play the way he and his teammates had envisioned during the offseason.

“The first two games, I felt like nothing was really clicking at the same time,” he said. “Defense was OK

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at that point; offense, the line was missing some blocks and we weren’t running as hard as we should’ve been running. The Sherrard game, it kind of helped us see what we needed to do to just to click all around, that’s what we needed to go where we wanted to go.

As Abbott noted, the Panthers rode the momentum from there. Lopsided wins over Orion and Riverdale, then a 23-point win over Bureau Valley set up a showdown for the TRAC West division title on the road against Monmouth-Roseville.

By that game, Franks and the offense were humming along. With E-P trailing 8-7 at halftime, he had a long touchdown run early in the third quarter, then scored again moments later off a Titan turnover. The Panthers then answered a Monmouth-Roseville score with another touchdown drive to seal the game and clinch a share of the title. Franks finished with 211 yards on 22 rushes, and also hit on two key passes.

The next week, showing no signs of slowing down, E-P defeated Morrison 25-6 to win the first conference crown in co-op history.

••• Pressure never bothered Kolby Franks and the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers. They didn’t have any on

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Or at least it never crept into their consciousness if it did.

The approach the team took toward the season may have played a part in

that, too. Not worried about the big picture much at all, Franks and his teammates focused on each upcoming game, and didn’t really spare much thought for what might lie ahead, or what they had already accomplished.

As the wins piled up, the preseason goal of making the playoffs became more and more of a reality. And once they accomplished that, they made sure to enjoy the moment.

The Panthers put on a show for their home fans, building a 21-0 lead, then answering the bell after Clifton Central pulled to within 21-14 and 28-20. Franks ran for 216 yards and four scores on 23 carries, and also completed all five of his passes for 86 yards and two more TDs as E-P won its first playoff game since 2013.

A week later came a loss in excruciating fashion. Franks threw for a touchdown and ran for two more to give E-P a 21-7 lead over Bishop McNamara late in the second quarter.

But two touchdowns in the final 26 seconds of the first half tied the score going into the break, and Bishop Mac pulled away for a 42-27 victory.

In his final game as a Panther, Franks finished with 168 yards and three touchdowns on 26 rushes, and 155 yards and another score on 9-for-12 passing.

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Morrison boys rally past rival Fulton on hardwood

The Morrison boys basketball team rallied from a third-quarter deficit to defeat rival Fulton 51-50 in a nonconference contest Thursday night, Dec. 16, in Morrison.

Trailing 30-25 at halftime and 42-37 through three quarters, the Mustangs used a 14-8 scoring edge over the final eight minutes to send the Steamers to their first loss of the season.

Alex Anderson scored 10 of his team-high 15 points in the second half, hitting a pair of 3-pointers for Morrison. Trey Strating added 10 points.

Danny Mouw also hit two 3s and finished with eight points, and Andre McQueen, Mason Dykstra and Beau Brackemeyer each scored six points.

Baylen Damhoff had 21 points for Fulton (8-1), with Ethan Price scoring 10 and Brock Mason adding eight.

Damhoff and Mason each had two 3-pointers.

The crowd celebrates Morrison’s 51-50 victory over rival Fulton on Dec. 16.

Boys basketball

and 30-21 at halftime before being outscored 20-12 in the third period of a nonconference road loss.

Alex Anderson finished with 15 points for Morrison, and Andre McQueen added eight.

latest AP Class 1A poll, closed the first

high 16 points in the first half for Ful-

boys basketball team improved to 8-0 on the season with a 72-20 rout of Alleman on Monday night in Rock Island.

The Steamers, ranked No. 5 in the

after the opening eight minutes. They stretched the lead to 40-6 by halftime with a 20-1 run in the second period.

Ethan Price scored all of his team-

Baylen Damhoff, and 11 from Brock Mason in a balanced effort.

Mercer County 62, Morrison 39: The Mustangs trailed 13-5 after one quarter

Girls basketball

Photo provided by Brian Bartoz

Fulton 72, Rock Island 20: The Fulton quarter with a 13-1 run and led 20-5 ton, which also got 12 points from

Morrison 74, Fulton 20: The Fillies rolled past the rival Steamers on the road, using a 27-4 scoring edge in the second quarter to take control of a Three Rivers West game on Stan Borgman Court.

Camryn Veltrop and Shelby Veltrop both scored 18 points for Morrison, which outscored Fulton 17-0 in the fourth quarter. Diana Robbins had 16 points, four assists, two steals and two blocks, while Shelby Veltrop added 11 rebounds, eight assists and five blocks, and Camryn Veltrop finished with four assists and two steals. Kendra Fisher had eight points, four rebounds and two steals, and Jordan Eads chipped in six points and three steals.

Reese Dykstra’s six points paced the Steamers.

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Continued from page 24 Miraya Pessman finished with five points for the Steamers and Lara Bielema scored four.

Wrestling

Morrison sweeps triangular at home: The Mustangs defeated

Winnebago 36-12 and Alleman 42-24 in a pair of duals in Morrison.

Warren Riffle (113 pounds), Donny Reavy (138), Kayden White (182) and Cameron McDonnell (195) won by pin against Alleman, and the Mustangs also received three forfeits. All six wins against Winnebago came via forfeits.

Fulton falls in Iowa: The Steamers lost 60-21 to DeWitt and 48-24 to host Camanche in a triangular. Ben Fosdick (138 pounds) and Zane Pannell (182) each recorded a pair of pins for Fulton.

Broden VenHuizen (126) won by pin and Skylier Crooks (132) won a 10-5 decision against DeWitt. Conner Sheridan (152) and Xander Walling (220) added pins in the match against Camanche.

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Morrison’s Shelby Veltrop (left) tries to get open against Fulton’s Lara Bielema (center) as Morrison’s Camryn Veltrop (right) looks for an open teammate during the Dec. 15 nonconference game.

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ALBANY

Albany United Methodist Church 502 N. 1st Avenue, 309-887-4781 Pastor Toni Lucas Faith Center Church 511 3rd Ave. North, Albany Senior Pastor Ray Gimenez Pastor Arlen VanZee Church Phone: 563-212-4032 St. Patrick Catholic Church Albany, Illinois Fr. Matthew Camainoi, Parochial Vicar

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 Erie Christian Church 715 6th Ave., Erie, 309-659-2561 Minister: Nathan Bright Youth Minister: Aaron Sweeney www.eriechristianchurch.com Erie Evangelical Free Church 1409 16th Ave., Erie, 309-659-7125 Website: erieefree.org Pastor Ron Eckberg Pastor Jonathan Eckberg

Erie United Methodist Church 811 8th Street, Erie Pastor Tiffany Garcea - 309-659-2541 www.erieumc.org Newton Zion Reformed Church 10465 Frog Pond Road, Erie Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th and Main Father Toni Kretowicz Rectory Phone: 815-537-2077 Church Phone: 309-659-2781

FENTON Fenton United Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton Pastor Peter Kicheon Ahn - 224-580-5074 pastor.kitcheon@gmail.com

FULTON Bethel Christian Reformed Church 1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2501 www.bethelfulton.com bethelcrchurch@gmail.com Pastor Kevin Vanhoeven 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 Immaculate Conception Church 703 12th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3542 Father Matthew Camaioni secretaryfulton@gmail.com

CrossView Church 703 14th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-3425 www.wearecrossview.com secretary@secondreformedchurch.net Spring Valley Reformed Church 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton Pastor Joe Crum 815-772-3554 First Christian Reformed Church 801 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3790 www.fultonfirstcrc.com firstcrcfulton@live.com Pastor Michael Hooker

HILLSDALE Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer St., Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340 - Cell 309-373-5316 Pastor Connor Morrison youthpast56@gmail.com

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

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Brethren In Christ Church 207 E. Knox Street, Morrison Pastor Craig Sipes - 815-772-4871 FaceBook live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays 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 Reformed Church 202 E. Morris St., Morrison, 815-772-3890 www.emmanuelreformedchurch. org Rev. Luke Schouten, Senior Pastor Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator First Baptist Church 406 E. Maple Ave. Morrison Pastor Dick Adams - Phone 772-2696 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.

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PORT BYRON Bethel Baptist 27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352 Pastor Lee Williams Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 and 92, Port Byron Pastor Angel Gomez Parish Office: 309-523-9101 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 David Efflandt Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295 Port Byron Congregational Church 200 N. High Street, Port Byron Rev. Michael Rubino - 309-523-2318 Port Byron First United Methodist Church 9412 228th Street North, Port Byron Church Office: 309-523-2396 Email: portbumc@frontiernet.net Jim Crozier, Pastor

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PROPHETSTOWN Advent Christian Church 200 Elm St., Prophetstown 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 105 Benton St., Tampico Fr. Richard M. Russo, Pastor 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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Drive-in Christmas Eve candlelight service at Ebenezer

Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park St., Morrison, has planned an outdoor drive-in Christmas Eve candlelight service.

The service will be broadcast live at 6 p.m. on radio station 98.3-FM. Pastor J.T. Bean will deliver the Christmas Eve message outside from the parking lot.

In advance of the broadcast, tune the vehicle radio and enter the parking lot behind the church from South Street.

Battery-operated candles will be available for those who attend or attendees may bring their own candle.

Benefits to this type of service begin with safe social distancing in one’s vehicle. Worshippers can wear casual clothes, bring a warm beverage and snuggle under blankets if they choose to listen with the windows open.

It has been reported that the radio signal can reach Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Ave., and the surrounding neighborhood, as well as Casey’s General Store at Route 30 and North Jackson Street. Let family and friends know they are invited to participate by tuning to radio channel 98.3 FM at 6 p.m.

Emmanuel Reformed’s Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24

All are cordially invited to join the Emmanuel family for a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24. This will be a wonderful 60-minute celebration that will include candlelight, beautiful music by the choir and Rich Criss, familiar carols and a moving drama titled “Dear Diary” featuring those who were present when Jesus was born.

Join us at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, as we continue our Christmas celebration.

Feel free to come early and grab a cup of coffee in the Welcome Center before the worship service. All are welcome and reminded that Emmanuel Church is a “come as you are” family and dress clothes are not necessary. Pastor Luke Schouten will bring the message “Trust It” with scripture drawn from Matthew 1: 18-25. Crosswalk will lead the praise set and familiar carols will be sung.

Ministry coordinator Rich Criss will provide a piano-organ duet “Deck the Halls with Trepak-Russian Dance from the Nutcracker” as arranged by Linda McKechnie.

Sunday School for children from pre-

school through high school is held following worship until 11 a.m. Coffee and fellowship for the adults follow worship in the Christ Center.

Information is available on the church’s website, www.emmanuelreformedchurch.org, or by calling the church office at 815-772-3890.

First Reformed Church to have candlelight service Dec. 24

Join us for worship at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, at First Reformed Church, 510 15th Ave. in Fulton. Pastor Chuck Huckaby will bring the message, and a music video will be shown. Sunday School begins at 10:30 a.m. Coffee and refreshments are served in the library during the social time after the service.

Senior Meals begin at 11:30 a.m.

Wednesdays and Fridays at the church.

The annual Christmas Eve candlelight service will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 24.

There will be singing of carols, a Christmas message from Pastor Huckaby, and the lighting of candles at the end of the service. Gloria Pessman will be the organist, and “O Holy Night” will be sung by Peggy Kilburg with guitar accompaniment by Art Kilburg. An offering will be received for the Pregnancy Center. Everyone is invited to attend this special service.

Services are livestreamed on Facebook. Go to www.facebook.com/groups/ firstfulton to join the group and see the services. The previous Sunday’s service is broadcast on WCCI 100.3-FM at 6 p.m.

Sunday night.

For information, go to the church’s website at www.firstrcafulton.org.

Free community meals at CrossView Church

CrossView Church, formerly Second Reformed Church, in Fulton will host a free community meal from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. every Wednesday. If River Bend School District in Fulton is canceled on a Wednesday because of a weather issue, the meal also will be canceled.

CrossView is at 705 14th Ave. in Fulton.

Upcoming menu: Dec. 22: Pancakes, sausages, apple sauce, ice cream bars, Christmas cookies Dec. 29: Sausage, pepperoni and cheese mini pizzas, tossed salad, angel food cake Jan. 5: BBQ and bun, potato salad, baked beans and pie filling bars Jan. 12: Pulled pork sandwiches, chips, fruit, assorted desserts

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHARLES DALLAS AKA CHARLES R. DALLAS; CITY OF ROCK ISLAND; JOHN M. DALLAS; DIANA LYNN OTTO AKA DIANA DALLAS; DONNA J. PRICE; LINDA DALLAS WILSON; DAVID MOSELY; MARK MOSLEY; MARY ANN BROWN, AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE CHARLES R. DALLAS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 20 CH 137 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that a pursuant to Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled

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Commonly known as 4401 23rd Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois 61201.

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LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL-JUVENILE DIVISION In the interest of J.H. 2021 JA 120 P.D. 2021 JA 121 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given to Christina Davis, Address: unknown and to any and all it may concern, that on 12/6/21 a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Jeffrey S McKinley in this Court and that in the courtroom of Judge Presiding in Juvenile Center, 525 18th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, on 1/12/22 @ 1:00pm 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

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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: 12/8/21 Tammy R Weikert Circuit Clerk By: WJG December 21, 2021

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHARLES DALLAS AKA CHARLES R. DALLAS; CITY OF ROCK ISLAND; JOHN M. DALLAS; DIANA LYNN OTTO AKA DIANA DALLAS; DONNA J. PRICE; LINDA DALLAS WILSON; DAVID MOSELY; MARK MOSLEY; MARY ANN BROWN, AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE CHARLES R. DALLAS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 20 CH 137 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. in the office of Rock Island County

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y Abstract, 1800 Second Avenue, 1st Floor Rock Island, Illinois 61201, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT NUMBER NINE (9) IN THAT PART OF THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND KNOWN AS AND CALLED BROTMAN'S SOUTH HILL ADDITION TO SAID CITY; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND AND IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 17-06-325-009.

Commonly known as 4401 23rd Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois 61201.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence.

If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo & Lindberg Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890.

(630) 453-6960.

File Number IJSC F20080023 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercounty judicialsales.com I3183031 December 14, 21, 28, 2021

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INVITATION TO BID Football Field Complex Repairs for Morrison CUSD #6, Morrison, IL Project No. 3573 Sealed proposals will be received by the Morrison Community Unit School District #6 for project listed above according to plans and specifications prepared by Bray Associates Architects, Inc. 1465 41st Street, Suite 10, Moline, IL. All proper bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Morrison CUSD #6 District Office located at 100 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL. All bids received after the above-stipulated closing time for receipt of bids will be returned to the Bidder unopened. All bids received will be opened and read at a meeting of the Owner at the above time and place.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Monday, December 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at Morrison High School located at 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. While not mandatory, prospective bidders are requested to attend.

Proposals, contract forms, plans and specifications are on file and may be examined at the offices of the following: Bray Associates Architects, Inc. 1465-41st Street, Suite 10 Moline, IL 61265 Plans may be viewed electronically via ConstructConnect at www.constructconnect.com Plans may be viewed electronically via Dodge Data & Analytics at www.construction.com Proposals will be received to accomplish all labor and materials to perform all portions of the work to provide a complete finished project.

Printed paper copies of the documents are available for purchase by the contractor from: 1. Rapids Reproductions, Inc., 3875 Elmore Avenue, Suite C, Davenport, IA 52807; 563/445-3081, ATTN: Nick Hoover.

Nickh@rapidsrepro.com 2. Contractor must call ahead to order sets of documents as this is a print-to-order project.

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION: Contract documents may be obtained in electronic format (pdf's) from the Architect's Moline office. Documents will be available for downloading from www.sharefile.com Contractors are responsible for registration, fees, etc. for use of this site. It is solely the contractor's responsibility to verify that he is downloading all drawings, all specifications, and all addenda for this project. No additional cost will be allowed by the Owner for the contractor's failure to download all material. Contractors to request access to downloads by calling 309/517-5252 or emailing the Architect's office at mduprey@brayarch.com Contractor will receive email notice and invitation to view project folder to download drawings, specifications, addenda, etc.

This project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

All contractors, subcontractors, and those supplying labor to this project shall comply with the “Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act” (30 ILCS 570/) commonly referred to as the Illinois Preference Act. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in the bidding. No bids will be withdrawn for at least sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of bids.

December 21, 2021

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PORTLAND TOWNSHIP-098-IL Treasurers Report April 2020 through March 2021 Income TOWN/INCOME CORP/INCOME CORP/RE TX 33,127.11 CORP/INT EARN 211.91 CORP/CCP TX 975.64 CORP/OTHER 75.00 Total-CORP/INCOME 34,389.66 GA/INCOME GA/RE TX 251.20 GA/INT EARN 25.05 Total -GA/INCOME 276.25 TORT/INCOME TORT/RE TX 7,022.82 TORT/INT EARN 20.18 TOIRMA/REFUND 890.00 Total TORT/INCOME 7,933.00 SS/INCOME SS/RE TX 159.87 SS/INT EARN 17.24 Total SS/INCOME 177.11 Total TOWN/INCOME 42,776.02 ROAD INCOME RD&BRDG/INCOME RD&BRDG/RE TX 31,391.55 RD&BRDG/INT EARN 475.70 RD&BRDG/CPP TX 1,074.05 RD&BRDG/OTHER 7,620.69 RD&BRDG/MF TX 1,76.37 Total RD&BRDG/INCOME 42,298.36 SPEC RD INCOME SPEC RD/RE TX 19,070.17 SPEC RD/INT EARN 87.62 Total SPEC RD INCOME 19,157.79 SPEC BRDG INCOME SPEC BRDG/RE TX 1,507.33 SPEC BRDG/INT EARN 48.82 Total-SPEC BRDG INCOME 1,556.15 Total ROAD INCOME 63,012.30 Total Income 105,788.32 Expense TOWN/EXP CORP/EXP SUPER SAL 2,499.98; COMM SAL 13,020.00; CLERK SAL 1,500.00; TRUST MEET 2,400.00; ELECTRICITY 800.00; DUES 236.85; LEGAL ADS 448.50; CONT SER 3,862.90; CEMETARY EXP 4,500.00; OTHER EXP 83.99; OFFICE/BLDG EXP 962.36 30,314.58 Total CORP/EXP GA/EXP GA INSURANCE 375.00 Total GA/EXP 375.00 TORT EXP INSURANCE 6,031.13 Total TORT EXP 6,031.13 SS/EXP SS/EMPLOYER SHARE 2,073.48 Total SS/EXP 2,073.48 Total -TOWN/EXP 38,794.19 ROAD EXPENSE RD&BRDG EXP EQUIP 25,000.00 EQUIP RENTAL 120.00 LABOR 9,840.00 PARTS 3,723.02 FUEL/OIL 6,241.21 COLD PATCH 543.95 CONT SERVICE 9,098.11 VEH REP/MAINT 16,410.09 OFFICE EXP 29.96 LP -SHOP HEAT 2,110.07 OTHER 3,392.62 Total RD&BRDG EXP 76,509.03 SPEC RD COLD PATCH 667.00 ROCK 116.08 Total SPEC RD 783.08 Total ROAD EXPENSE 77,292.11 Total Expense 116,086.30 Net Income -10,297.98 December 21, 2021

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