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HISTORIC BRIDGE Jerry Lindsey/Shaw Media

The Lyndon Bridge recently celebrated the 40th year since closing, but remains a memorial to the past generations that relied on the bridge for Rock River crossings. Memorial name recognition plaques line the deck. Article on page 2.

STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS

Prisoner Transfers

Farm Show

Fall Sports Delayed

Transfers are a burden to county jails. / 13

Farm Progress Show goes virtual. / 15

IHSA movesfall sports to the spring. / 5

WHAT’S INSIDE College News..................................... 5 Churches...................................... 16-17 Classifieds ..................19-20-21-22-23 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section

Police Reports.................................. 7 Glimpses.........................................10 Property Transfers........................ 9

DEATHS James V. Britt Sr., John H. Dyke, Mary “Dit” Ida Engelkens, Robert “Bob” D. Geerts, Larry D. VanDerLeest, Karen Vander Vinne, Page 8

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OFFICE 100 E. Main Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270 (815) 772-7244 Fax: (815) 772-4105 SUBSCRIPTIONS In Whiteside County 24 months - $52 12 months - $32 Remainder of Illinois and Iowa 24 months - $66 12 months - $38 Remainder of United States 24 months - $86 12 months - $49

Bridge listed on National Register of Historic Places

BY JERRY LINDSEY Shaw Media

During a time of accelerated lifestyles, the bridge at Lyndon is a refreshing stalwart of the times and remains a memorial for all to witness.

Wikipedia records that the bridge was planned and designed by R.S. Riser for a fee of $50 before the structure across the

Rock River was constructed in 1894 for $19,606.25. The wooden floor beams are seven inch timbers and they have been replaced four times - in 1906, 1920, 1968 and 1976.

Truck loads increased and farming practices changed causing the bridge to become less efficient and on June 30, 1980 the county inspector closed the bridge to all vehicles and pedestrian

Lady Panthers Intra-squad Game

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In 1995, local citizens rallied to save the bridge from plans of destruction with a ‘Save the Bridge’ campaign and in 1998 the City of Lyndon obtained the title to the bridge and since has received recognition by being listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Truly a memorial tribute from the early times of Whiteside County.

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The E-P Lady Panthers held an intra-squad game to measure their progress and maintain interest levels while decisions are being formed concerning the future of high school sports.

The air-conditioned Tampico Area Community Building (TACB) is now open for renting under Illinois Phase 4 covid-19 guidelines.

Non-profit organizations are eligible to use it at no cost unless a fundraiser is being conducted at which time the rental fee of $40 will be charged, along with a refundable $10 key deposit.

Rentals can be made by contacting either Anita Stickel 815-438-5631 or Alice Grimes 815-590-1507, at which time the sanitation guidelines will be explained.

The Community Building is supported by donations and rentals.

The public is welcome to attend the weekly senior games held Monday and Thursday afternoons and Mexican Train dominoes on Thursday evenings.

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EDUCATION NEWS

PLT District #3 reopening ‘Plan in Progress’

BY JERRY LINDSEY Shaw Media The plan to reopen the Prophetstown schools remains in limbo as the Board of Education convened July 27 in the high school cafeteria.

Superintendent Dr. John Petske, updated the attending numbers and the board with the results of the recent survey and why those results have generated a desire to offer a second and final survey.

The July 16 survey responses revealed a 46% desire for the A/B Hybrid, 35% total remote learning, and 17% preference for the 5-day week. Petske shared his concern of the large attendance that is caused when the large number of students attending on the 5-day schedule is

combined with the hybrid students.

“If you put the 5-day students with the hybrid students in the building at the same time, our class sizes are large.

That is a lot of kids.” Petske said. “If all the kids come back at once, the potential is here to spread the virus quite rapidly.

Our challenge is to keep your children and our staff safe.”

Acknowledging that the survey offered was difficult for many to understand, thus the response numbers were less than anticipated, a second simplified survey will be extended with a return date of Aug. 4 with the hope of an improved understanding and response.

The new survey can be found on the district’s website and Facebook page.

As an added note, Petske stated that the first days back in school will con-

centrate on how to remote e-learn so students and parents are better prepared if and/or when the governor shuts down the schools due to increased virus infections.

He recognized that some parents’ own circumstances demand their children to be in school five days a week, but the combination of the hybrid with remote learning or A/B rotation, is the best choice for minimizing the class sizes which in turns helps protect students and staff.

The first day of school was moved to Aug. 24 followed by the explanation that the change allows teachers the days of Aug. 19 (8 a.m. 3 p.m.) and Aug. 20 (12 p.m. – 8 p.m.) to schedule parent teacher conferences to aid in understanding and define family challenges.

ANNOUNCEMENT

STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com The Whiteside County Honor Flight of the Quad Cities Committee canceled all flights to Washington, D.C., as well as the annual Honor Flight picnic, out of concern over COVID-19.

Planning will continue, and flights will resume as soon as it is deemed safe.

How to get involved Honor Flight is a national nonprofit network with 131 hubs in 45 states, including Honor Flight of

the Quad Cities, which serves veterans within a 75-mile radius.

The program sends World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans on a one-day, jampacked trip to Washington, D.C., to explore all the war memorials and other attractions.

The flights, all funded by donations, are free to all veterans, who are accompanied by volunteer guardians who pay their own way and help the veterans throughout

the day.

To donate or apply Tax-deductible corporate or individual donations can be made to: • Lee County Committee of the Quad City Honor Flight, P.O. Box 986, Dixon, IL 61021.

• Whiteside County Honor Flight, P.O. Box 400, Sterling, IL 61081.

Trinity Cares is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization with a goal to raise money for local Honor Flight

opportunities for veterans. Call Brett Nicklaus of Trinity Insurance and Financial Services at 288-5800, or go to trinityifs.com/trinity-cares for more information.

To volunteer or for more information on local Honor Flight efforts, contact Tom Bushman of the Lee County chapter at 815-440-3054, or Gary Farral of the Whiteside County chapter at gfar.1947@yahoo.com.

Go to HonorFlightQC.org or to the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities Facebook page, or call 563-388-3592 for more information.

UNORDERED SEEDS

Residents in at least 28 states have received unsolicited packages of seed that may contain Chinese lettering.

More than 200 Illinois residents have reported the packages to the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) as of July 29, Scott Schirmer, IDOA plant and pesticide supervisor told the RFD Radio Network.

IDOA is working with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to address reports of the unsolicited seed shipments.

Anyone who receives unordered seeds in the mail should contact IDOA at agr.seeds@Illinois.gov.

Include your first and last name in the email as well as your phone number and the number of packagSeeds have been mailed to some Illinois es received. residents in what officials believe to be Do not open the package, plant from China. Officials are reminding anyone the seeds or throw them out. who receives the seeds not to plant them.

Keep all seeds unopened and with

their original packaging and labels, including mailing labels, until further instruction is provided.

“We will follow up with people

who report receiving the seed packages,” Schirmer said. “Seeds will be tested at USDA labs to try to identify them.”

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SUMMER FUN!

Resthave residents had a blast at the Summer Bash Resthave Care and Rehabilitation resident’s had a blast at the home’s Summer Bash! Lots of fun, laughter, smiles, and a perfect summer day to shake off the COVID blues.

There were several stations including a dunk tank, cookie decorating, lemonade shake-ups, water

guns, bubbles, bags, snow cones, a bucket full of goodies, crafts and fun music.

A huge thank you to the Morrison Fire Department’s Jamie White and Chad Hudson for helping fill our dunk tank and water gun tank! #ResthaveStrong!

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Resthave resident, Ray Dykstra, is thoroughly enjoying squirting staff with a water gun.

Standing behind Ray is Lisa Dalton, Resthave staff.

Resident Marge Sleuning catching bubbles.

On display is Resthave’s Summer Bash bucket full of goodies.

Jill Smith is helping resident Ann Musgrove with her painting project.

Resident Judy Adolph is shown decorating her cookie.

IHSA RESTRUCTURING

Wheaton College congratulates May 2020 graduate Russell Bryan Johnson, of Erie, who graduated summa cum laude with a degree in International Relations and Economics and a minor in Spanish.

Owen McConnell of Prophetstown, has been named to the spring 2020 trimester Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main campus in Davenport, Iowa.

VanDuyne accepted for Palmer College enrollment

Owen McConnell named to the spring 2020 Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Joseph VanDuyne of Rapids City, has been accepted for enrollment for the summer 2020 trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main campus in Davenport, Iowa.

not limited to the following items. Any precautions will at a minimum be sent to faculty, staff, and student college emails and posted prominently on the SVCC COVID-19 page (svcc.edu/ covid19).

Travel Restrictions When the CDC, IDPH, or other relevant health authorities have identified hotspots of COVID-19 spread, the college may require individuals to (a) not return to the SVCC campus for 14 days after returning or (b) be tested for COVID-19 and receive a negative COVID-19 result after returning.

Reduced Capacities When there is evidence of increased spread in the District Counties, the maximum capacity (lesser of 50 people or 50% of room capacity in Phase 4, 10 people in Phase 3) may be reduced to a lower number. For example, in Phase 4, the college may determine that room capacity will be 20 people per room.

Cancel College Events When an event—whether college-sponsored or held on the SVCC campus—is determined to not be consistent with the current guidelines

or college precautions, the college may choose to cancel that event. If any rental fees have been paid to the college, they will be refunded if an event is canceled.

Close Specific Offices If an outbreak occurs within a specific area or office of the college, or if a particular office or activity is deemed too great a risk, the college may close a specific office or area of the college.

This action may also be necessary in the event that college facilities need to be used for shelter, inoculation centers, or other emergency measures.

Restrict Campus Access The college may restrict who is allowed to come to campus and how long or frequently they are allowed on campus.

Move to a Prior Phase If conditions warrant, the college may move entirely or partially to a prior phase of the Restore Illinois plan.

However, SVCC will never have a more permissive stance than the relevant health authorities.

For more information, please contact Eric L. Epps at eric.epps@svcc.edu.

Owen McConnell named to Dean’s List

SAUK VALLEY COLLEGE UPDATE SVCC establishes additional precautionary measures Sauk Valley Community College has established some additional precautionary measures that could be implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When there is a localized COVID-19 outbreak or if new COVID-19 cases are increasing in the District Counties and/ or in other regions, the college may take additional precautions to protect the SVCC community, including but

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On July 30, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) released information on how individual sports will be handled in the fast approaching 2020-2021 school year.

Highlights of the restructure follow: • Certain sports will not be allowed in the fall of 2020.

• Virtual sports will remain in their traditional season.

• Teams will play shortened season schedules in winter, spring and summer.

• Football, girls volleyball, and boys soccer will be moved to a spring 2021 season.

• Contests limited to a maximum of two per week and no tournaments / events of more then three teams.

• All contest spectator and group gatherings are subject to IDPH guidelines.

Scheduling will undergo revision due to adjusted travel guidelines that restrict out of conference competition and reduce the number of games/matches per season.

Illinois Wesleyan University’s Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year consisted of 831 students from 29 states and 16 countries.

The following local student made the list: Cassie Osborn, of Morrison, a firstyear majoring in Music Education.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As.

Russell Johnson graduates summa cum laude

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COLLEGE NEWS Cassie Osborn on IWU Dean’s List

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SPECIAL EVENT

Classic cars and crafts at Albany Riverfest

BY SARAH FORD For Shaw Media

Though the original intent of the Albany Riverfest was three days of music, food and fun on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi, this year’s event had to be scaled back due to COVID-19 concerns.

That didn’t stop it from being a popular destination on Saturday.

The main draw this year was a car show, with 132 classic cars parked on the riverfront throughout the morning and early afternoon.

There was also a craft show with a dozen vendors, the Lions Club food stand, beer sales at local establishments, and a warm day to spend

outdoors.

The fireworks, beer garden and live music were a no-go this year due to insurance constraints, so the car show was the main attraction.

At last year’s inaugural Riverfest, the car show was planned but had to be canceled due to flooding.

But this year, hundreds of spectators and participants showed up for the “modified” event, as the summer goes on with limited outdoor entertainment.

With a $15 entry fee for the car show, there were participants from all over the region.

All proceeds will support Wreaths Across America. Lusk Memori-

al Cemetery in Albany will again host a wreath-laying ceremony for NationalWreaths Across America Day on December 19, 2020.

Awards went to the following entries: Best Dodge: 1937 Dodge Pickup, sponsored by Anni Ellis, Port Byron Best Ford: 1973 Ford Mach 1 Mustang, sponsored by Joel and Mini Leonardson, Geneseo Best Chevy: 1967 Chevy Chevelle SS, sponsored by Linda, John, and Dana Glen, Rapids City Best Motorcycle: 1999 Harley Davidson Road King Classic, sponsored by Terry Warner, Sterling Kid’s Choice: 2015 Chevy Corvette

Z-51, sponsored by Bruce Stout, East Moline Lion’s Club Choice: 1955 Chevy Bel Air, sponsored by Frank Bunker, Port Byron Steve Howard Memorial: 1976 Corvette Stingray, sponsored by Carnie Lipke, Monticello, WI Bob Howard Memorial: 1956 Chevy 210 Sedan, sponsored by Denny Dennhardt, East Moline People’s Choice: 1955 Chevy C-3100, sponsored by Ron and Linda Grimes, Colona.

There were also Top 30 awards given out, based on participant votes.

Proceeds from the car show will benefit Wreaths Across America. The Albany Lions Club Levi Hanson and his son Cooper, 1, of Albany, pose in front of the Mystery Machine at the Albany Riverfest Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 1. will hold a ceremony at Lusk Cemetery in December.

Vendors included Scentsy consultant Sara Jenkins and her young helpers.

Spectators check out the cars at the Albany Riverfest first annual car show on Saturday.

Photos by Sarah Ford/For Shaw Media

July 24 Officers responded to a parking complaint in the 1600 block of 16th Avenue; assisted with a welfare check in the 700 block of 20th Avenue; responded to a parking complaint in the 400 block of 9th Avenue, assisted with a follow up call in the 500 block of 24th Avenue; responded to a suspicious activity call in the 1200 block of 12th Avenue and assisted with a follow up call in the 200 block of 7th Street.

CRIME WATCH

Fenton woman charged with setting two fires in Amboy

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com A Fenton woman is facing arson and other charges after investigators say she set a pickup truck and a barn on fire, and damaged a nearby barn.

Gayla J. Grossman, who turned 43 on Tuesday, was caught on home surveillance video July 19 going Gayla Grossman into a garage and then into a barn on Sterling Road, carrying a gun.

After she leaves the barn, flames can be seen coming from inside, The bar was totaled and one next door was damaged, according to a probable cause affidavit by Amboy Police Chief Paul Smith.

The interior of the pickup also was set on fire, Smith said.

Grossman was charged July 24 in Lee County Court with aggravated

arson, which is punishable by 6 to 30 years at 85%, three counts of arson, punishable by 3 yo 7 years, being a felon in possession of a weapon, which carries 2 to 5 years, and possession of a firearm without a FOID card, a misdemeanor.

She has a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Grossman also was charged July 20 with two counts of violating an order of protection, a misdemeanor, and in April with misdemeanor domestic battery, also in Lee County. She was issued a $5,000 recognizance bond in the first case, which then also was applied to the second case.

In August 2014, she was charged in Whiteside County with aggravated battery, escape, and criminal damage to property, all felonies, and misdemeanor resisting; as part of a plea agreement, she was given 2-and-a-half years’ probation in January 2015 for the property damage and resisting; the other two charges were dismissed.

400 block of 19th Avenue for no lights when required.

Individuals names in the above report have been merely accused of a charge, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Morrison Police Report

Morrison Chief of Police Brian Melton reports the following arrests made and citations issued since Monday, July 24.

Arrests: On Friday, July 24, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Morrison Police responded to Express Lane (Shell), Morrison, regarding a vehicle just stolen from the location.

During the investigation, at approximately 9:00 am, Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office located the stolen vehicle in Port Byron as the suspect was attempting to steal yet another vehicle.

Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office arrested John A. Roll, 52 of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, charging Roll with Theft (Motor Vehicle).

Roll was transported to the Rock Island County Jail. Morrison Police also

charged Roll with Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle (Class 2 Felony) and Theft (Class 3 Felony). As part of this investigation, Morrison Police had also recovered a stolen vehicle at Express Lane (Shell), from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Agencies assisting the Morrison Police were Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office and Wisconsin Rapids Police.

Citations: July 23: Eliana M. Wayman, 18, Morrison, Speeding July 26: Cooper D. Findley, 19, Morrison, Possession of Cannabis (Ordinance) Koby S. Kuhnen, 24, Erie, Leaving the Scene – Accident July 28: 2020 Timothy L. Bayer, 58, Davenport Iowa, No Parking (Posted) July 29: Melissa S. Frame, 35, Clinton, Iowa, Driving While License Suspended July 29: Eugene D. Baily, 28, Bettendorf, Iowa, Driving While License Suspended

The public is reminded that these are merely charges and all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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July 25 Officers responded to a suspicious subjects call in the 1600 block of 16th Avenue; assisted the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department with a traffic accident on the South Bridge; assisted with a wide load on the North Bridge and assisted with an ambulance call in the 700 block of 20th Avenue.

A written warning was issued for improper lighting and no rear registration plate light at Route 84 and Highway 136.

Cody C. Tobias of Clinton, Iowa was cited for failure to signal when required in the 400 block of 24th Avenue. He

was released with a notice to appear.

Taylor J. Demay of Clinton, Iowa was cited for improper lane usage and driving while license is suspended in the 1100 block of 14th Avenue. She was released with a notice to appear.

Austin R. Simmons of Camanche, Iowa was cited for improper lane usage in the 1100 block of 14th Avenue. He was released with a notice to appear.

Dakota H. Grese of Clinton, Iowa was cited for improper lane usage in the 1100 block of 14th Avenue. He was released with a notice to appear.

July 26 Officers issued a verbal warning for speeding in the 1100 block of 16th Avenue; responded to a motorist assist at Route 84 and Highway 136 and responded to a parking complaint at Route 84 and Highway 136.

A written warning was issued for speeding in the 400 block of 24th Avenue.

July 27 Officers responded to a follow up call in the 600 block of 12th Avenue; assisted with a parking complaint in the 900 block of 6th Street.

A written warning was issued in the

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JAMES V. BRITT SR.

James V. Britt Sr., 92, of Morrison, died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. There will be no visitation of funeral service due to COVID-19. Cremation rites have been accorded.

The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is assisting the family.

To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com

JOHN H. DYKE

John H. Dyke, 84, of Fulton, died Monday, July 27, 2020, at his home.

A private graveside service will be held at Fulton Township Cemetery with Ken Renkes officiating.

Cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no visitation. The Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials have been established to MercyOne Oncology Department in Clinton, Iowa and Unity Christian Schools in Fulton.

John was born July 27, 1936, in Clinton, Iowa, to John and Margaret (Sikkema) Dyke. He attended Fulton Grade Schools and was a graduate of Fulton High School. John married Marilyn J. Maring on Jan. 8, 1957, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Fulton.

He was a union laborer for Jorgensen Construction in Clinton, Iowa, for over 20 years. He then worked in maintenance at Wyndcrest Nursing Home/ Mercy Health Systems until retiring.

John was a lifetime member of the former Trinity Reformed Church in Fulton where he served as elder and sang in the choir.

He enjoyed running marathons and was a member of Corn Belt Running Club. He liked woodworking and tending to his yard.

Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; one son, Jeff (Kathy) Dyke of Morrison; grandsons, Brian, Alex, and Zachary Dyke all of Morrison; five sisters, Verna Vining and Marge Nielsen both of Iowa; Jean Smith of Arizona; Gail (John) Thomson and Carol (Robert) Jenkin, both of

Texas; one brother, Donald Dyke of Wisconsin; and one brother-in-law, Richard Hardy of Ohio.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Ilene Hardy and Alice Dever.

To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com

MARY “DIT” IDA ENGELKENS

Mary “Dit” Ida Engelkens, 92, of Fulton, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, Iowa.

Her funeral service was held at 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 30, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home preceded by visitation from 3 p.m. until the time of the service. Rev. Dick Adams, pastor of First Baptist Church will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded and interment will take place at Fulton Township Cemetery at a later date.

A memorial has been established by the family for a grave marker.

ed Methodist Church.

He grew up on the farm and enjoyed fishing and was an avid woodworker.

Bob loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley; children, Beth (Kevin) Dykstra of Geneseo; Sue (Larry) Sumption of Morrison; Mark (Jackie) Geerts of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Rhonda (Greg) Hansen of League City, Texas; and Janet Pape of Morrison; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Alan (Donna) Geerts of Morrison.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mary Alice Pierce.

To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com

Survivors include his wife, Sandi; children Kyle and Shayna VanDerLeest of Morrison; special family, Tisha Bush and Wesley (Lisa) Bush, Colton and Lucas Bush; his father, Don VanDerLeest; a sister, Linda VanDerLeest; his brothers from other mothers, David Wagenecht and Gabe Gomez; many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Harriet.

To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com.

KAREN VANDER VINNE

Robert “Bob” D. Geerts, 85, of Morrison, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home preceded by visitation from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Rev. Calvin Haines, Jr., pastor of Morrison United Methodist Church will officiate.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Morrison United Methodist Church.

Bob was born May 7, 1935, in Morrison, to Louis and Jennie (Vos) Geerts. He was educated in the Green Valley Grade School of rural Whiteside County and was a graduate of Morrison High School.

He married Shirley M. Lindstrom on Aug. 10, 1985, in Geneseo. Bob was a river terminal manager on the Mississippi River and most recently was employed at the Whiteside County jail.

He was a member of the Morrison Unit-

Larry D. VanDerLeest, 58, of Morrison, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Morrison.

A visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m.

Aug. 3, also at Emmanuel Reformed Church.

The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Interment will be in Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

Memorials have been established to Cross Brand Ministries of Olustee, Oklahoma and Fellowship of Christian Cowboys, Canon City, Colorado.

Larry was born Nov. 7, 1961 in Morrison, to Donald and Harriet (Bush) VanDerLeest. He was educated in the Morrison grade schools and was a graduate of Morrison High School.

He married Sandra A. Bush on Oct. 5, 1996 in Morrison. Larry was employed

by Exelon until his retirement in 2019.

He was an arena tractor driver for the Illinois High School Rodeo Association.

Larry thoroughly enjoyed time spent with family, sharing a cold Coors Light with friends, and the many years he spent on the “rodeo trail” with all the kids. He liked to thumb through Craigslist and was an avid shopper at farm and western stores. Larry was the best truck driver around.

Karen Vander Vinne, 74, of Fulton, died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at The Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton, Iowa.

There will be no visitation or funeral service. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Interment will be at Fulton Township Cemetery at a later date.

The Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is assisting the family. A memorial has been established.

Karen was born Oct. 18, 1945, in Morrison, to Vernon L. and Rose (Dykstra) Zuidema. She was educated in the rural Whiteside County grade schools and was a graduate of Chadwick High School.

Karen married Marion Vander Vinne on July 3, 1964, in Fulton. She was first employed by Bielema Oil in Fulton and then for Kelly Oil in Clinton, Iowa, retiring in 2014.

Karen was a member of First Reformed Church in Fulton. She was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Karen enjoyed feeding the birds especially the hummingbirds and cardinals. She loved doing puzzle books and was an excellent cook and baker. Karen, along with her husband, enjoyed traveling especially to the western United States.

Survivors include her husband, Marion; two sons, Dave Vander Vinne and Mark (Kristi Hillier) Vander Vinne both of Fulton; two sisters, Kathy (Larry) Wiersema of Fulton and Kristine (Gene) Houzenga of Morrison.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com

on the agenda. The 2020 annual convention of WaTanYe members at Clear Lake, Iowa, has been canceled. Also, the luncheon in September was canceled. It

was noted that the WaTanYe members will help with the September Blood Drive.

The WaTanYe members sell home-

made pot holders that are very popular.

They sell RADA products who make kitchen gadgets, soup and bread mixers.

To order, call Monica at 815-772-4970.

ROBERT “BOB” D. GEERTS

LARRY D. VANDERLEEST

CLUB NEWS The Morrison WaTanYe Club met July 22 at the Bethesda Lutheran Church with six members present. Service hours were given and committee reports were next

$90,000.

• Kenneth R. and Nelda Walls to Nathan Alan and Meagan Marie Bittner, 2101 E. 40th St., Sterling, $228,500.

• James E. and Connie D. Conklen to James and Tammy Marks, 505 Galt Ave., Rock Falls, $25,000.

• Larry D. Gowan Estate and Jammie M. Nieves and Jacob and Joshua Gowan to Nicholas J. Myers, 20306 Mathew Road, Morrison, $175,000.

• Todd N. and Crista Brooner to Andrew R.T. and Anna E. Beswick, 18283 Rodeo Drive, Sterling, $332,500.

• Step Seven LLC to Tessa Stouffer, 514 W. Morris St., Morrison, $89,900.

• Ronald R. and Theresa J. Nipper to Jennifer L. Hadaway, 206 N. Fremont St., Tampico, $82,900.

• James S. Sullivan to Joseph E. and Wilma E. Petersheim, one parcel on Creamery Road, Morrison, $165,000.

• John Paul Schilling to Jacqueline Garcia, 1404 Locust St., Sterling,

$89,000.

• Amy E. Achs to Jeff Reed, 1324 16th Ave., Erie, $125,000.

• Martin D. and Jeanne Felesena to Randall and Karen Pearl, 1636 Golfview Court, Erie, $210,500.

• Travis Flatten to Lu Property LLC, 201 11th Ave., Fulton, $230,000.

Quit claim deeds • Bradley E. Wickes to Olivia D. Wickes, 1357 Bunker Hill Road, Albany, $0.

• William F. and Elizabeth A. McCue to Linnea Belt Trust, two parcels of farmland in Lyndon Township, $43.

• Florence M. Bentley Estate, Robert E. Bentley and Constance A. Westfall, formerly Wallen to Eugene R.Bentley Trust, Robert M. Bentley, trustee, 701 Fifth Ave., Sterling, $0.

• Rudy L. and Sarah E. Petersheim to James S. Sullivan, one parcel on Creamery Road, Morrison, $0.

Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office

MercyOne facilities returning to no visitors policy As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Clinton County and the Eastern Iowa region, MercyOne is returning to restricting visitors at MercyOne Clinton Medical Center and all MercyOne Clinton facilities.

Officials said the decision was not easy, but necessary for the protection of patients, their families, the communities we serve and the workforce.

Effective now, no visitors will be allowed in the hospital except for extenuating circumstances.

Some visitor exceptions will be made for extenuating circumstances, including: children admitted to the hospital, maternity units, or patients receiving end-of-life care.

For approved exceptions, only one visitor per patient per day will be allowed.

They must be 18 years of age or older; either immediate family members, powers of attorney, guardians or patient representatives; healthy with no symptoms of illness, including respira-

tory or fever.

All approved visitors will be screened at the entrance and will be required to wear a mask.

For patients receiving care at MercyOne clinics and provider offices, a support person will be allowed to accompany the patient in certain circumstances, such as when the patient needs support with ambulation, is in critical condition, or the support person is the designated driver or caregiver post-procedure.

Support persons must be healthy and free of any symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness, and will be required to wear a mask.

MercyOne encourages the community to continue to follow the best practices from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help prevent the spread of all viruses: • Stay home if you are sick • Avoid close contact with people who are sick • Wear a face covering, such as a cloth mask or face shield

•Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze •Thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing • If soap is not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth • Disinfect surfaces and objects using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe If you experience symptoms and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19, call your primary care provider before visiting a medical office.

If you think you’ve been exposed but are not having symptoms, isolate at home and follow CDC guidelines.

Learn more at www.MercyOne.org/covid19.

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Whiteside County property transfers recorded the week of July 20-24: Warranty deeds • Stefan M. and Melissa R. Clouse to Sheena A. and Dustin Sullivan, 1024 13th Ave., Fulton, $157,000.

• Federal National Mortgage to Robin and Danial Duncan, 3903 Jenny Court, Sterling, $63,000.

• Carlos J. and Rita Ann McNinch to Rebecca A. Foy, Kathryn E. Thiem and Christopher J. McNinch, 104 E. Fourth St., Tampico, $0.

• Federal National Mortgage to Brian

Lee Hinman, 708 Sixth Ave., Fulton, $15,750.

• Brenda J. Besse to Cannon J. Lambert, 8215 Mellotts Road and one parcel of farmland, Fulton, $85,000.

• Donald E. and Kathy J. Montgomery Trust and Angela Bielema to Jamie E. and Joseph E. Snyder, 21561 Cattail Road, Fulton, $75,000.

• James Kummerer to Satinderjit and Harvinder S. Grewal, 109 N. Fourth St., Fulton, $105,000.

• Matthew S. and Hailey Whittaker to James Redden, 206 Third St., Rock Falls, $80,000.

• Collin J. and Jennifer N. Wolf, now Wendt, to Jillian Mann, 410 S. Genesee St., Morrison, $72,900.

• Christopher R. Preston to Mackenzie A. Barnhart, 1503 Second Ave., Sterling, $126,500.

• James W. Anning Estate and Heather and Drake Anning to Drake Anning, 28449 W. Thome Road, Rock Falls,

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FULTON - GLIMPLSES OF THE PAST

1990: Par-Time Mini Golf held grand opening 60 Years Aug. 11, 1960

New officers installed of the Fulton Post 402 of the American Legion include: Llewellyn Sikkema, commander; Kenneth Fanderclai, senior vice-commander; Charles Miller, junior vice-commander; Irvin Strating, adjutant; Verle Hawk, finance officer; Robert Thompson, chaplin; Charles C. Voss, service officer; and Edward Housenga, sergeant-at-arms.

The Albany Hanson-Kennedy Post, Number 1079 of the American Legion, has been cited by the American Legion national headquarters for outstanding service to children and youth. The expenditure on this program amounted to approximately $3,300.

50 Years Aug. 12, 1970

Many new teachers will begin this school year which include: Mrs. Edward Houth, Mrs. Palmer Vanderploeg; Mrs. Elbert Bolton, Mrs. Alan Pickens, Mrs. Eric Anderson,

David Engaldo, Lawrence Woods, Mrs. Arland Stuart, Mrs. Allan Turner, Miss Patricia Diskin, Mrs. Carl Meier, Mrs. Jack Merdian, Mrs. Robert Schneble, Dennis Mattox, Elbert Bolton and Mrs. George Pinnell.

City Treasurer Garry Medema received a letter of commendation from Michael Howlett, Auditor of Public Accounts for the State of Illinois, remarking on the praise given Mr. Medema for the manner in which he has kept the records of the City of Fulton.

40 Years Aug. 6, 1980

tures include $16,631 to pay for the new police station, $6,500 for a new police car and $4,000 for codification of ordinances.

30Years Aug. 8, 1990

A Grand Opening of the new ParTime Mini-Golf course and driving range. The business is located at the intersection of Route 84 and Garden Plain Road. The business is operated

by Bill and Loetta Holton and Ernie and Carol Eads.

Fulton City Council voted to provide $15,000 for streets and sewer and water services for a development in north Fulton headed by Herman Dierks and Associates. The developers agreed to pay for half of the improvements provided by the city if the developer fails to build four homes in the new area by 1991.

Winners in the Summer Reading Program include: Jimmy Schuitema, Rebecca Norman, Melissa Feldt, Jannella Feldt, Kendra Boyjisky, Kerry Vogel, Kathy Schuitema, Sandy Engelkens, Jeff Medema. Kimberly Boyjisky, Katrina Vogel, Pam Engelkens, Susan Swisher and Kathy Kenworthy.

Fulton City Council gave final approval to a revenue sharing budget totaling $29,110. Major expendi-

Midwest Collision a Division of KIDS Incorporated has moved to their new building at 1001 31st Ave-

Health Foundation Annual Appeal and CGH Medical Staff President. “Local individuals, businesses and clubs, churches and organizations make it possible each year with their contributions to give a boost to nearly 35,000 area children and adults.”

“You’ve Got a Friend” is the theme of

the annual drive which is now underway. “To ensure this level of relief can be maintained, we are asking folks to jump in with their hearts,” said Dr. Tran, “to spread some goodness and hope into the lives of others. People really do have a friend in the Foundation. It’s been here since 1987, providing access to

20Years Aug. 9, 2000

nue, and will hold an open house.

People can visit the new facility and see the services they offer. The new facility is located between the new J. T. Cullen and Merema Bros. Building, just north of Route 30, between Fourth Street and Route 84.

The Fulton Elevator, located at the corner of Third St. and Twelfth Ave. has been purchased by Joe Wendel, owner of Wendel Repair Service that is located just across the alley from the elevator.

10 Years Aug. 11, 2010

Harbor Crest Home receives a new bus. Sid Dykstra, Adminstrator of Harbor Crest Home would like to express appreciation to the many individual donors and businesses in this area for your generous gifts to make the purchase of this bus possible.

The 42nd Annual Miss Flame contest was held with Elizabeth Sanquist being crowned Miss Flame. Emma Spark was crowned Miss Spark.

CGH HEALTH FOUNDATION The CGH Health Foundation is COVID19 ready! Individuals newly hurting from the pandemic, whether economically, physically or mentally, can receive help from existing programs.

“We’re here for you, whether you need assistance now or later,” said Dr. Nancy Tran, Chair of the 2020 CGH

free to low-cost healthcare for those in need. Now, with our world turned upside down, it’s comforting to know that the CGH Health Foundation already has help in place - help with getting medication, transportation, mental health counseling, mammograms, Phase 3 Cardiac/ See CGH, Page 11

YOUR HEALTH

Air pollution and your immune system are linked

BY DR. STEPHEN D. HARRISON, M.D. This article attempts to tie the scourge of an old virus, polio, with that of our latest pandemic COVID19 through the medium of air pollution.

With polio people can recall the fear of swimming pools and the closing of movie theaters and many other public arenas.

At its height in 1952 over 50,000 cases were contracted in this country.

The most famous case occurring much sooner was that of President Franklin Roosevelt who contracted his case well before the presidency.

It turns out that the virus had been around for thousands of years including touring the times of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt.

However, its impact then was not

nearly what it was to become until toxic chemicals invaded our environment and allowed this virus to wreak havoc, by attacking weakened immune systems.

These systems are weakened by environmental chemicals which contribute to diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

When we recognize that obesity is the biggest risk factor for COVID-19, we can begin to see a common link.

Dr. Al Sears promotes the argument that lead and other chemicals like arsenic were used extensively on the environment with disastrous consequences that weakened the immune system and allowed polio to proliferate.

Likewise, today areas with the highest pollution index have some of the highest COVID-19 death rates.

Sears has strong support on his con-

tentions.

We will not go into the extent of impact that chemicals have on the immune system, but it is well documented that they affect the lungs and blood system extensively.

It does help explain why having obese people with chronic conditions like diabetes in crowded cities like New York with poor nutrition is a recipe for disaster.

However, less we think we are out of the woods with rural life, Sears’s points out that most of our homes are often more polluted.

Besides being aware of the many toxic products in the environment and household, Sears and other offer some practical advice.

Flushing the chemicals from the body is the goal. A process called IV chelation is the best and helps to bind many heavy metal toxins with-

out hurting our essential minerals.

While most oral flushes are not what they purport to be, the following have shown some favorable impact. These include activated charcoal, modified citrus pectin, spirulina, and NAC. The EPA or environmental protection agency, states that most households are more toxic than the outside, with insulation often aggravating the situation.

The space program NASA recognized the toxic impact of chemicals long ago that are in the household and developed a list of eight plants that can help detoxify the house.

These include English Ivy, Boston fern, mums and daisies, peace lily, palm trees, golden pathos, rubber plant, and Dracaena Janet Craig.

STAFF ACCOLADES

Sherry Cushing, RN you” to nurses in a very public way.

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 by our patients this quarter for the DAISY award included: Claire Aulwes, Kay Benavidez, Darcie Bettner, Debora Beveroth, Kaitlyn Cain, Melissa Cassens, Annabelle Chattic, Sherilyn Cornwell, Laurie Davis, LPN, Katherine Dempsey, Sarah Deter, Carley Ebersole, Katherine Gillespie, Jill Gonigam, Victoria Haag, Karra Hague-Schindel, Laura Hawk, Kassie Jackson, Sydney Lebahn, Lisa Little, Gayle Maupin, Megan Parkinson, LPN, Jesse Pate, Perri Plog, Sara Ramage, Jacque Schroeder, Marcella Sproul and Gayle Wright.

If you would like to submit a nomination for extraordinary nursing care that you or a family member have received at CGH Medical Center, please visit www.cghmc. com/daisy.

Amanda Fortune, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) Float with CGH Medical Center, was recently recognized as a recipient of the Sunshine Award for extraordinary service.

The Sunshine Award was created to honor and recognize outstanding service and compassionate care by those in non-nursing roles, such as CNA’s, CMA’s, or CMT’s.

“I spent ten hours at CGH and Amanda was my CNA a majority of that time,” said the nominator.

“When my sister and niece arrived, my niece had a hard time staying occupied, but she absolutely loved Amanda. She showed my niece pictures of puppies and kittens and even her favorite - Paw Patrol characters. Her face just lit up every time she saw a new picture.”

“I know it may have been a small gesture,” the nominator continued, “but it meant a lot to my family, especially during such a scary time for me. Thank you, Amanda, for opening your heart to my beautiful goddaughter and talking me through those first scary hours.”

Other CGH nurses nominated

• CGH Continued from Page 10 Pulmonary Rehab, eyeglasses, dental care, health screenings, and even scholarships.”

Campaign Cabinet Chairs also include: Dr. Young Song (CGH Urologist, Medical Division); Suzy Perino (Market President/Sauk Valley Bank, Business Division); Amy Downs (Associate Principal/Sterling High School, Clubs Division); Erika Adams, RN (Patient Nurse Navigator/CGH Diagnostic Imaging Department), and Tiffany Marquez

Amanda Fortune, CNA by our patients this quarter for the Sunshine award included: Allie Lyons, CNA; Shandi Armstrong, CNA; and Elizabeth Kalas, MA. If you would like to submit a nomination for extraordinary service that you or a family member have received at CGH Medical Center by a staff member in a non-nursing role, please visit www.cghmc. com/sunshine.

(Accounts Receivable Clerk/CGH Main Clinic, CGH Employee Division).

Committee volunteers will be reaching out to ask area individuals, businesses and clubs to consider contributing to the nearly 20 programs funded by the CGH Health Foundation.

A $1 for $1 matching grant program to help purchase a new 3D Tomosynthesis mammography system for CGH Medical Center is also included in the project list.

For more information, contact Joan Hermes, Executive Director, at 815-6250400, ext. 5672.

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Sherry Cushing, a registered nurse in the CGH Main Clinic Internal Medicine Department, was recently recognized as a recipient of the prestigious 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.

“Sherry recently spoke with a patient who had two children, and they had all been very sick,” said the nomination for Sherry. “The mother was a single parent who went to a gas station to buy some Gatorade for her children and was asked to leave due to her being ill.

They did not care that she was a single mom and had no family to help.

Sherry went above and beyond for the patient, leaving work on her afternoon off to pick up Gatorade and medication for the children.”

“Sherry is one of the best nurses that I have ever dealt with, and she has no idea what she did today and how much it meant to me,” said the mother.

In addition, the nominator concluded, “Sherry is constantly making efforts to make everyone happy.

She is always there to help in any way she can and is honestly the most kindhearted and generous person that I know. She deserves recognition for everything that she does at CGH.” 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.

During his hospitalization, they deeply appreciated the care and compassion shown to Patrick and his entire family. When he died, they felt compelled to say “thank

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RIVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sixth graders write articles during quarantine During the COVID-19 quarantine e-learning, 6th graders were asked to write an article of their choice.

The assignment included thinking about something they are passionate about and they could choose to write an argument or informative piece using research. That research could include their personal experience of what they have learned in class.

Meditation helps

BY JONATHAN NORMAN

How can meditation help you? It can relieve stress, help you focus, and even help you with your faith.

Stress is one of the things that can interrupt your day. It can cause you to feel upset and grumpy. It can make you get behind in your work.

That is where meditation comes in. Meditation can make you less stressed. One way to meditate is just to breathe. Think about your breath, and let all of your worries go away with each exhale. You can also meditate in different ways that work for you too.

How can meditation help you focus though? Have you ever felt stressed and then just quit? Or have you felt all of the pressure and lost track of what you are doing? Meditation can help you with that. It can calm down your body and help you focus on the things that you need to focus on right now. Meditation can relieve stress that you need to get rid of to focus.

Meditation can help you in your faith. In the Bible (Psalm 1:1-3) it tells you to meditate on the word of the Lord. This is a different type of meditation. Meditation can be used to reflect or think about something.

This Meditation is a form of thinking. If you think about God’s word every day that is a form of meditation. You can think about what is said, then relate that to your life. If you are stressed or worried, think about a verse. A good one to think about is Philippians 4:6 which is “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” You can look it up or memorize it to meditate on it.

In conclusion meditation can help you with stress, focus, and faith. If you meditate your day will be stress free.

The best of the best

BY MAX MILEM

There has always been an argument about who is the best NBA

player in history. The real question is… who is it? Well there’s no answer to that question but today as you hopefully read on in this article, I am going to tell you why Michel Jordan is the best player in NBA history.

My first reason why Michel Jordan is the best player in NBA history is that he has won 6 NBA championships, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Other than the Boston Celtics of the 50s/60s, Michael led his team to more championships than any other modern player.

My second reason is that he is fifth on the all-time scoring list and some people may say that 5th is bad and that the person in first is the best. But when you look at the stats, Michael played in over 200 less games than Kobe Bryant and LeBron James and he outscored them per game with 30.1 points while Kobe had 25.0 points and LeBron had 27.1 points per game. So, Michael Jordan actually was a better scorer for his team. But basketball is not all about scoring, and that leads me to my next reason.

My third reason why MJ is the best player in NBA history. Is his mentality. MJ’s mentality was out of this world. He had the best mentality in the league at the time. In the recent ESPN documentary, Michael Jordan said, “When people see this, they’re gonna say, ‘Well, he wasn’t really a nice guy, he may have been a tyrant.’ Well, that’s you. Because you never won anything. I wanted to win, but I wanted them to win and be a part of that as well.”

He also said, “That was my mentality.

If you don’t wanna play that way, don’t play that way.” There was never a time where he didn’t want to get better and he didn’t want to make his whole team better! He strived for greatness and that is what he got!

That is why I think Michel Jordan is the best player in NBA history.

What About Wilt?

BY CONNOR KEEGAN

Wilt Chamberlain doesn’t get enough credit for his abilities to play basketball. When people think of the best players ever to play basketball Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James are usually some of the first people to be named.

Where is Wilt? Some people don’t even know who he is, and I think that he is a more dominant player then Shaq, LeBron, and Steph. I bet everyone knows who those three people are just by their nicknames.

Back to Wilt, if you don’t know who he is he is a 7’1”, 250-pound, freak of nature. He had around a 45-inch vertical. For example, Kobe Bryant another all-time great who won the NBA dunk contest in 1997, had a max vertical leap of 38 inches.

Wilt Chamberlain not only was tall and could jump, he had 7’8” wingspan and could bench press 500 pounds. People have said that he broke an opponent’s foot by just passing the ball. Wilt also ran around a 10.5 second 100 meter.

Besides the fact that he was pretty much hulk, he was amazing at scoring, rebounding, and blocking shots.

To show what I mean by this I will tell you some stats. Most of the time guards are who score most of the points; in Wilt’s era that was not the case. Wilt Chamberlain holds the NBA record for most points scored in a game, and he is the only person ever to score in triple digits.

Wilt Chamberlain scored exactly 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Another record owned by Wilt Chamberlain is most rebounds in a game where he snagged 55 rebounds.

He averaged 8.8 blocks per game and he never fouled out – literally never.

He averaged only 2 fouls per game and he played 15 seasons in the NBA with an average of 45.8 minutes per game.

Wilt Chamberlain once got a quintuple double when you put up these stats 53 points, 32 rebounds, 14 assists, 24 blocks, and 11 steals.

Now that you know who Wilt Chamberlain is, and you know how good he is, go play basketball and tell me why Wilt Chamberlain isn’t mentioned as much as some other players.

The benefits of meditation

by Victoria Ballard

There are many benefits to meditation, and I can teach you how.

The reason to meditate is to calm yourself from the stress that comes up in your life.

The benefits to daily meditation are: it reduces stress, controls anxiety, enhances self-awareness, lengthens attention span, improves sleep, decreases blood pressure, increases positive emotions, improves your ability to multi-task, and makes you feel less lonely. I would think most people want all these positive things, right?

There are many ways you can meditate. You can listen to calming music, read a book, sit outside and listen to nature, or go for a walk. In

class we tried some different ways, but one thing they had in common was deep breathing.

It can take as much time as you want, but it can take as little as two minutes.

Don’t be afraid to try something new like meditation!

Positive effects of + thinking

BY SAVANNAH WUEBBEN

There are a lot of benefits to being a positive person. For me a positive person affects the world because if you don’t have a positive life, body, or mind it’s hard to see the bright things in life.

It would make life harder because there are some downsides of life and it happens to everyone. Everyone goes through hard things, and in order for you to go through those times you have to move on and keep on marching on in life! One way to do that is to have a positive mindset.

A Couple ways to have more of a positive mindset is by reading more books, spending time with others and not just with yourself.

A good thing about a positive person is that you can be the person that people can come and talk to about anything.

You could also try finding humor in bad situations.

For example, say you fall off your bike, you could get back up and say, “WOW, how silly was it to ride over this huge pothole.”

A way to make your body more positive is by focusing on your talents, skills, and character strengths.

We learned in class that if you focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses, you will be more positive. You could also say positive things every morning and night to yourself.

Positive thinking affects your life by preventing medical issues and mental issues such as cardiovascular disease, depression and anxiety.

I have also found in my research that if you set positive, health-focused goals rather than weight loss-focused goals you will be more successful.

One obstacle to staying positive is when you make mistakes.

I try to learn from my mistakes. It takes lots of practice to master things and sometimes you will get it wrong.

That’s why you should always try to learn from your mistakes. If you have an attitude of learning from mistakes, then you will be a more positive person.

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better then negative thinking will”-Zig Ziglar.

CAPITOL NEWS

BY JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

mandates IDOC to accept sentenced inmates.

“So it’s a mandatory statute, not an advisory one where they can set parameters of their own choosing. Thus, they really don’t have a choice,” he said.

On Tuesday, IDOC shared an internal document with Capitol News Illinois that showed the procedures put in place to allow for transfers. Those include requirements for social distancing, temperature checks, quarantine and testing, among others.

The requirements are difficult for county jails to meet, Kaitschuk argued, because COVID-19 test results must have been received within three days before the transfer, and tests results often take longer than that.

If an inmate has to leave a facility for a test, that restarts the requirement of 14 days of quarantine as well.

“Based on the sheriffs that I have talked to across the state, the average time is between five and seven days (for a test result) unless it’s an instant test that they have access to. And no one does…” he said.

“They’ve set this up in such a way that it’s a virtual impossibility to

meet.”

Kaitschuk also added that county jails have taken on both the public health and financial burden of housing extra prisoners due to the state’s decision not to accept them.

“So that shouldn’t be the burden that’s been placed on the county,” he said of care and housing for inmates once they are sentenced by a judge. “I know of several sheriffs that have had to endure hours and hours of overtime for inmates that have medical issues where they’re being taken to the hospital. And that requires 24-hour security to be placed on them. That’s draining resources locally.”

He said the sheriffs are hopeful for a resolution to the ongoing case.

“Early on, we had given (the state) health protocols that we thought we could actually try to work with, because, you know, we were not having as many people come into our custody,” he said. “But now … we’re in the summer, the courts are back open, you got jails that are getting full, if not already full. And so it’s not — the requirements or specifications that they’re trying to outline are just not reasonable.”

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While Gov. JB Pritzker issued a new executive order last week allowing for transfers into state prisons at the discretion of the Illinois Department of Corrections director, an association representing the state’s sheriffs contends that the move was more show than substance.

Jim Kaitschuk, executive director of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association, said July 29 that the new order’s stipulation that transfers are allowed “within the sole discretion of the Director of IDOC” effectively renders the latest executive order inconsequential.

“I think the perception was from the EO that he issued on Monday was that the prisons were open,” Kaitschuk said. “Well, that’s not factually accurate. It’s kind of like having a sign on your door for a business saying it’s open, but the door’s locked.”

The governor filed Executive Order 50 of 2020 Monday evening, repealing Executive Order 13, which suspended transfers into Illinois Department of Corrections facilities from county jails starting in March.

The Monday filing came less than 24 hours before a scheduled hearing on a lawsuit filed in Logan County against Pritzker and IDOC Director Rob Jefferys on behalf of 89 Illinois sheriffs.

Kaitschuk said the sheriffs are asking a judge for a temporary injunction that would compel IDOC to accept inmates from county jails.

He said sheriffs continue to be denied in their transfer requests even after the Monday executive order.

In response to questions about whether IDOC was accepting transfers and how the administration has cooperated with sheriffs in creating guidelines, Pritzker spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh said in a statement, “The case on this is continuing in the courts, but the administration has resumed transfers to IDOC using the guidelines referenced in the executive order.”

Kaitschuk said the injunction was not granted Tuesday in light of Monday’s new order, but he is hopeful it will be reconsidered Monday, Aug. 3 when the next hearing in the court case is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Their argument in that case, Kaitschuk said, is that state law

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USDA SUPPORT

Was your operation impacted by the coronavirus?

Apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

BY WILLIAM J. GRAFF, State Executive Director at Illinois, USDA Farm Service Agency Farmers and ranchers feed our state, our nation, and in fact, our world.

You work long hours to provide essential resources for us all, and in these challenging times, I want you to know that USDA is here to support you and your operation through our Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP. Whether you farm one acre or many more, grow food for local markets or big supply chains, CFAP can help. We’re accepting applications through August 28, 2020 and encouraging producers to apply now.

In Illinois, we have already

MASTER GARDENER Gardener training to be held this fall The University of Illinois Extension is pleased to announce that Master Gardener Training will be held with a flipped classroom style starting in September.

Interested people can apply now for the training.

Applications can be obtained by emailing brucejb@illinois.edu or on the web at go.illinois.edu/clwmgtraining.

To allow participants more flexibility during this training, we will be using a

approved 34,202 applications and disbursed $315,775,560.00 as of I know many of you have applied for CFAP already, but the numbers indicate that some who are eligible have not. If you’re still unsure about CFAP and your operation, I encourage you to take five minutes today to visit farmers.gov/cfap or call 877508-8364 to learn about eligibility and options to apply. Whether you’ve worked with FSA for years or this will be a first, we’re here to help you every step of the way.

CFAP provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19. A range of commodities are eligible for CFAP, including Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Dairy-Milk Production, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Millet, Oats, Wool, Almonds, Apples, Asparagus, Broccoli, Cab-

bage, Carrots, Garlic, Lettuce-Romaine, Onions-Dry, Onions-Green, Pecans, Potatoes, Squash, Strawberries, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes and Walnuts.

You can access the full list of eligible non-specialty, specialty, livestock, dairy, and wool commodities by visiting farmers.gov/cfap.

We know you’re busy, so we’ve outlined options to apply at the top of farmers. gov/cfap.

We offer a CFAP Application where Portal those of you with eAuthentication accounts can submit your application online. Don’t have an eAuthentication account? You can enroll at farmers.gov/sign-in. We also offer a manual application option, and a CFAP Application Generator and Payment Calculator that allows you to input information specific to your operation to

determine estimated payments and populate the application form.

You can apply now for the commodities that are currently eligible, and if any other commodities you produce are added to the program, we will happily amend your application.

If you have questions, please let us know. You can call our CFAP Call Center for one-on-one support with the CFAP application process. Call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer personalized assistance. And, as always, the FSA office at your local USDA Service Center is also there to help you prepare your application.

Farmers and ranchers continue to be the backbone of our nation. I know Illinois’ agricultural producers are facing unprecedented challenges with the coronavirus pandemic, and I want to make sure we at USDA are doing all we can to provide critical support. We thank our farmers and ranchers, and we encourage you to apply for CFAP today.

flipped classroom style training instead of the traditional classroom style of Master Gardener training.

Each week, trainees will be given a reading assignment and a quiz like the classroom style training.

What is unique is that instead of being in a class for 7 hours in one day, trainees will be given 2-4 videos to watch at their own pace before meeting online via zoom with the section instructor on Thursdays from 9-10:30 a.m. for discussion, review and follow-up.

Training consists of 12 sessions (two

of which are optional) conducted on Thursdays, starting on Sept. 3 and continuing through Nov. 19.

Coursework covers botany, soils and fertility, woody ornamentals/pruning, organic gardening, vegetables, annuals and perennials, fruits, insect identification and control, turf management, disease diagnosis and control, U of I resources, and more!

Once training is complete, participants join the existing Master Gardener volunteers in their county and serve the community, fulfilling the Master Gardner

mission “Helping others learn to grow.”

As volunteers, Master Gardeners make a difference in the community.

Pre-registration is required to attend Master Gardener Training.

An orientation interview will be conducted with participants in advance of the class.

Registration for the training is $175 to cover the cost of the manual. For more information about Master Gardener Training, contact Bruce Black at 217244-1923 or brucejb@illinois.edu.

TREES FOREVER

Funding available to plant trees in communities Trees Forever announces a funding opportunity for Illinois communities to diversify their community forests or recover from natural or man-made disasters, particularly emerald ash borer (EAB).

Trees Forever is now taking applications for Recover, Replant, Restore! tree planting grants. Grants of $500 to $2,000 are available to plant more diverse disease-resistant and storm-resistant shade trees. Eligible projects include planting trees along streets, trails, community

entryways, at schools, public buildings, parks and more.

“Our urban trees face many threats, from invasive pests to storm damage,” says Trees Forever Program Manager Kevin Bennett.

“By increasing the diversity of tree species in our communities, we can help prevent future pests from wiping out large tree populations.

This funding will help accelerate the work already being done in many communities across the state,” Bennett said.

“Our changing world is testing the resiliency of our urban forests more and more,” said Michael Brunk, Illinois’s Urban Forestry Administrator.

“Community tree planting is a proactive defense and will remain a key strategy for communities to fight these pressures. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is pleased to partner with Trees Forever to assist communities in these ever important greening efforts which we need now more than

ever,” Brunk said.

The grants are funded through a partnership between Trees Forever, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service.

Applications can be found online at www.TreesForever.org/Recover-Replant-Restore and are due August 31. Email completed application and supporting documents to droman@treesforever.org or mail to: Trees Forever, Attn: Deb, 80 W. 8th Ave., Marion, IA, 52302.

CORDOVA RACEWAY

Due to Illinois’ COVID-19 restrictions Due to Illinois restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 that include a mandate that sets a 20% spectator seating capacity for outdoor sports venues, the 67th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts World Series of Drag

Racing at Cordova International Raceway has been postponed and rescheduled for Aug. 27-29, 2021.

Fans who have purchased tickets for the 67th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts World Series of Drag Racing should call Cordova International Raceway at 309-654-2110 or e-mail Teri Blasco at tblasco@racecir.com, to receive a credit or to make other arrangements.

“We are very disappointed that we will not hold the 67th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts World Series

of Drag Racing this year but look forward to having ‘The Granddaddy of Them All’ bigger and better than ever August 27-29, 2021,” said Cordova International Raceway President/General Manager Dominic Blasco. “Keeping our community that includes our staff, racers, crew members and fans safe is our utmost priority while adhering to guidelines from local and state health officials. We thank our fans and sponsors for their support during this challenging time.”

VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE

Farm Progress Show goes virtual Due to the cancellation of the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days, Farm Progress is launching the first-ever Farm Progress Virtual Experience (FPVX).

“We will open the virtual gates Sept. 15 with a slate of field demos and rich content, but once live, farmers can engage the content all year long,” said Don Tourte,

Farm Progress senior vice president. “With this event, farmers can virtually stroll through more than 500 exhibits on their own time, and each exhibitor will have valuable new information to share.”

The event kicks off with extensive field demonstrations of corn harvest, tillage, hay and cattle equipment as well as autonomous tools.

Farmers checking in at FPVX will find videos, brochures and exhib-

itor contact information. More information will be available as the show date nears.

“We’re not asking farmers to just sit by their computers. Everything we’re producing will work on your smartphone and tablet. So, in the heat of harvest when you’re spending long hours on autosteering, you can see what we have to offer,” added Matt Jungmann, Farm Progress events manager.

The Farm Progress Show will launch it’s first-ever virtual show. The on-line event will open on Sept. 15.

Cordova Raceway announces Bracket Bonanza Cordova International Raceway (CIR) will host the Bracket Bonanza Aug. 28-29 that will feature an increased payout for bracket racers on Friday.

Saturday includes a family friendly IHRA points race where winners earn the prestigious Ironman trophy.

Saturday fans will see Fire-Breathing Jet Cars, the Victory Nostalgia Super Stocks, Nostalgia Pro Stocks and Nostalgia Gassers along with intense bracket racing to claim the IHRA Ironman in Top Eliminator, Modified, Sportsman, Quick 16 and Junior Dragsters.

Gates open at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 28, and 9 a.m., Saturday Aug. 29. Pricing for participants ranges from $35 -$125. Spectator and crew admission is $15 Friday and $20 Saturday. Children age 6-12 admission is $5 Friday and Saturday.

Call Cordova International Raceway at 309-654-2110 to pre-enter Bracket Bonanza.

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CHURCH LISTINGS ALBANY Albany United Methodist Church 502 North 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

Spring Valley Reformed Church 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton 815-772-3554

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

Thrive Ministries-Bethel CRC Campus 1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-2501 www.thriveforchrist.com bethelcrc@juno.com Pastor Kevin Ver Hoeven

St. Patrick Catholic Church Albany, Illinois Fr. Matthew Camainoi, Parochial Vicar

St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th & Main Father Toni Kretowicz Rectory Phone - 815-537-2077 Church Phone - 309-659-2781

Thrive Ministries-First CRC Campus 801 15th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-3790 www.thriveforchrist.com firstcrcfulton@live.com Pastor Philip Stel

CORDOVA

FENTON

Cordova Baptist 602 Third Ave. South, Cordova, 309-654-2501 - www.cordovafbc.com

Fenton United Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton Pastor Jan Shaulis 815-778-3789 Church - 708-717-3908 Cell

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

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 & Matt Winquist

FULTON First Christian Reformed Church 801 15th Ave., Fulton - 815-589-3207 First Reformed Church 510 – 15th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-2203 Fulton Presbyterian Church 311 N. 9th St., Fulton - 815-589-3580 Pastor Rev. Catherine Martin www.fultonpreschurch.org e-mail - fultonpres@mchsi.com.

Zion Lutheran Church 17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline Rev. Gary A. Wright - 309-496-3592

Garden Plain Presbyterian Church 14915 Sands Rd., Fulton

ERIE

Gateway Faith Fellowship Church 701 11th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-4283 Pastor Wayne Wiersema

Erie Baptist Church 8th Ave. & 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 - Phone 309-659-7125 Website:erieefree.org Pastor Ron Eckberg Pastor Jonathan Eckberg

Immaculate Conception Church 703 12th Avenue, Fulton - 815-589-3542 Father Matthew Camaioni secretaryfulton@gmail.com Newton Zion Reformed Church 10645 Frog Pond Road, Erie - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com Pastor Shannon Parrish Second Reformed Church 703 14th Ave., Fulton - 815-589-3425 www.secondreformedchurch.net secretary@secondreformedchurch.net

HILLSDALE Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer Street, 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. 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

RUTLEDGE ELECTRIC 822 Main, Erie

Serving the Area Since 1980

Farm • Residential • Commercial Wiring & Contracting

309-659-2195

Allure of Prophetstown Senior Living Apartments Skilled Nursing Services Hospice Impatient Outpatient Therapy Service 310 Mosher Drive, Prophetstown

815-537-5175

Pastor Craig Sipes - 815-772-4871 Church Of St. Anne Episcopal 401 N Cherry St., Morrison - 815-772-2818 stannemorrison@frontiernet.net www.churchofstannemorrison.org Crossroads Community Church 201 W. Marketm Morrison Pastor Jon Eastlick - 815-956-0090 morrison@crossroadscn.com Ebenezer Reformed Church 309 E. Park St., Morrison 815-772-2472 - www.ercmorrison.com Emmanuel Reformed Church 202 E. Morris St., Morrison - 815-772-3890 www.emmanuelreformedchurch. org Rev. Al Pruis, Interium 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 Livestrea services Sundays 9:30 a.m. firstpresmorrison@gmail.com Kingdom Life Community Church 11429 Ward Rd., Morrison, - 815-772-4098 www.kingdomlife.global Pastor Stephen Harmon Morrison Christian Church 201 S. Genesee, Morrison Larry Kidwell, Minister - 970-483-9651 lkidwell51@gmail.com Google YouTube Larry Kidwell for sermons Morrison United Methodist Church 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison Rev. Noah Panlilio - 815-772-4030 St. Mary’s Catholic Church Rev. Slawomir Zimodro 13320 Garden Plain Rd., Morrison 815-772-3095 St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 601 N. Jackson St., Morrison www.stpetersmorrison.com Pastor Anthony Appel

WISDOM

Heating and Air Erie, Illinois “For your wisest climate solutions”

Dr. Bill Wilkin Dr. Scott Kunau Dr. Tina Kao-Reasoner 1130 17th Street, Fulton, IL

815-589-4007

CHURCH LISTINGS

PORT BYRON Bethel Baptist 27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352 Pastor Lee Williams

Church Office Phone: (309) 523-2396 Email: portbumc@frontiernet.net Jim Crozier, Pastor Becky Butterfield Youth & Family Life Pastor Kathy Crozier - Spiritual Director

PROPHETSTOWN Advent Christian Church Pastor Michael Freeman ptownac.org First Lutheran Church Pastor Chelsey Weech Office -815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org Leon United Methodist Church 17173 Lomax Rd., Prophetstown Pastor Jan Shaulis

Countryside Christian Church 3817 230th St. N., Port Byron Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone 523-2834

Prophetstown United Methodist Church 200 West 2nd St., Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - (815) 537-2496

Fairfield United Methodist Church 235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767

River Church 218 E 3rd St., Prophetstown 815-876-6226 - www.riverchurchag.com

Messiah Lutheran Church Port Byron - 309-523-2421 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, IL61275

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 Telephone (309) 496-2414

TAMPICO St. Mary Catholic Church 105 Benton St., Tampico Fr. Richard M. Russo, Pastor Phone 815-438-5425

Prophetstown Family Health Center

Tampico Baptist Church 209 W. 3rd St., Tampico Pastor Ethan Horton

815-537-5050

Tampico First United Methodist Church Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-438-2530 Church ph. 815-438-6105

Dykstra & Law

DENNIS ELECTRIC

Dr. Matthew Wolf, MD 212 E. Railroad St., Prophetstown

Insurance Agency, Inc.

Brent Dykstra, Agent In River City Mall

Tampico, Illinois

815-589-2200

815-438-4402

1426 10th Avenue, Fulton

Harbor Crest Home (A Non-Profit Corporation)

Fulton, IL • 815-589-3411

Dave’s

Goldsmith Shop

Dave and Betty Habben Diamond Setting - Remounts Jewelry Sales & Repair • Watch Batteries

309-659-7147 7750 Kelly Court, Erie, IL

First Reformed Church News Worship begins at 9:00 a.m. on August 9 at First Reformed Church, located at 510 - 15th Avenue in Fulton.

Rev. Brion Brooks will lead the service, and the sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated.Social distancing will be practiced and masks are required.

Creative Crew meets on Wednesday, August 12 at 9:00 a.m. Also on Wednesdays at 11:30, Feed the Children will provide bags of groceries curbside

No outdoor concert on Sunday at Spring Valley Spring Valley Reformed Church will NOT be having an outdoor concert on Sundey, Aug. 9. A sneak peak to Sunday, Aug. 16, SVRC will welcome The Kramers. More details will be coming soon.

Spring Valley is having an outdoor service every Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. If you do not have a church or your church is not currently open, come and check us out. Bring a lawn chair or sit in your car. All are welcome!

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Whiteside County donors help United Way exceed its 2019 goal

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com

United Way of Whiteside County is ready to launch its 2020 fundraising campaign on the heels of a successful 2019 effort.

The 2019 fall campaign’s goal was $775,000, which was exceeded by more than $80,000: All told, $857,423 was raised.

That amount includes some COVID-19 donations for programs, agencies, and services, United Way said in a news release announcing the results.

The campaign doesn’t officially end until March 31, and pledges that continue to come in will be counted toward the final total.

“I am pleased to see us continue to grow in our community impact areas,” Diana Verhulst, United Way of Whiteside County CEO, said in the release.

“Our workplace campaign did better than last year, but it still needs more support so that we can maintain our agency grants, which come from unrestricted donations like those we receive from the workplace and direct mail campaigns,” Verhulst said. “This is particularly important because we have added several more agency partners in the past few years.”

Donations to United Way support 24 nonprofit member agencies throughout the county, and support a program that helps eligible county residents pay for prescriptions.

The 2020 campaign kicks off in mid-August, but because of COVID19, without the usual celebratory get-together. This year’s goal is $800,000.

The campaign also features something new – a scooter giveaway by Bollman Auto Center, on behalf of the United Way. Details on how to enter will be posted on the United Way website and Facebook page in mid-August.

This year’s campaign cabinet chairman is Coloma Park District’s former director, Mike Sterba.

“I’m enthusiastic and cautiously optimistic about making our goal” during a challenging time, Sterba said in the release.

“We’re all in this together for our communities and people we serve,” Sterba said.

“We’re very proud of the support our communities have given in the past and hope to continue that success.”

Call 815-625-7973, go to www. uwwhiteside.org or find United Way of Whiteside County on Facebook to donate, to volunteer, or for more information.

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Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 & 92, Port Byron Pastor Angel Gomez Parish Office: 309-523-9101

Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park St., Morrison, invites everyone to their drive-in service which has been extended through August. The service is held every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot.

from the parsonage garage. Senior meals have been cancelled until further notice.

The previous Sunday’s service is broadcast on WCCI, 100.3 FM at 6:00 p.m. Sunday night.

For more information, go to our website at www.firstrcafulton.org.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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BY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8th day of September, 2020, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the residence of Curt Cruse at 8059 Blue Goose Road, Prophetstown, Illinois 61277, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: July 17, 2020 SUE R. COSTELLO

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Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district July 28, August 4, 2020

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625-3600 or 632-2554

FULTON FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT Annual Financial Report FISAL YEAR 4/30/2020 BALANCE ON HAND 5/1/2019 Checking Certificates of Deposit TOTAL

-11,177.37 90,000.00 78,822.63

RECEIPTS IL Emergency Management Real Estate tax Personal Property Repl tax UP Railroad Interest Loan Proceeds TOTAL

29,579.72 1,003.42 55,193.31 16,862.50 450.46 36,000.00 139,089.41

FUNDS AVAILABLE

217,912.04

DISBURSEMENTS Trustee Salaries Treasurer Salary Legal Services Administrative Expense Levee Maintenance Equipment Repair Flood Control Pumping Interest Social Security Tax TOTAL

2,416.67 1,000.00 11,339.25 1,258.14 41,944.45 70,859.49 58,924.67 48.12 261.38 188,052.17

BALANCE ON HAND 4/30/2020 Checking TOTAL

29,859.87 29,859.87 August 4, 2020

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on July 9, A.D. 2020, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Amber & Smoke, located at 24140 Hillcrest Dr. Sterling, IL Dated this 9th date of July, A.D. 2020 Dana Nelson County Clerk July 21, 28 & August 4, 2020 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on July 14, 2020 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Brett Gould DBA Gould Concrete Construction, located at 19068 Tampico Rd. Sterling IL 61081.

Dated this 14th day of July, 2020.

Dana Nelson County Clerk July 21, 28 & August 4th 2020 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on July 9, A.D. 2020, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post – office addresses of all of the persons

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Dated this 9th day of July, A.D. 2020 Dana Nelson County Clerk July 21, 28 & August 4th 2020 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on July 23, 2020 , a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Blasdell Family Auto Repair, Inc. , located at 11140 Rock Road Morrison, IL 61270 Dated this 23rd day of July.

Dana Nelson County Clerk August 4, 11, 18, 2020 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY OF TENTATIVE BUDGET NOTICE is given that on September 3, 2020 at 6:00 PM, the Board of Trustees of the Hillsdale Fire Protection District of Whiteside, Rock Island, and Henry Illinois Counties, will hold a public hearing at the Fire Station, 412 Main St., Hillsdale, Illinois 61257, concerning the proposed Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of said District for the fiscal year 20202021. Copies of the tentative Annu-

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al Budget and Appropriation Ordinance are available for public inspection prior to said hearing at Heid Law Offices, LLC, 19670 Waller Rd., Fulton, Illinois, or at the District Fire Station Office.

Dated this 29th day of July, 2020. /s/ Paul Dillin _________________ Paul Dillin President, Board of Trustees August 4, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS LYNDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT # 3 IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE NO: 94 MR 64 AND STATE OF ILLINOIS DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: LYNDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT # 3 IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8th day of September, 2020, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Lyndon Township Office, at 101 West Commercial Street, Lyndon, Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether re-

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Dated: July 20, 2020 SUE R. COSTELLO Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district July 28th & August 4th 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE JOHNSON CREEK LEVEE AND DRAINAGE SUBDISTRICT #1 No. 02 TX 2 Drainage Docket #2 DRAINAGE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 21, 2020 the Commissioners of the Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage Subdistrict #1 caused to be filed in the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, their Petition to Increase Annual Maintenance Assessment.

The Petition seeks authority to levy the sum of $30,000.00 per year as the annual maintenance assessment.

The Commissioners' Petition will be heard on the 28th day of August, 2020 at the hour of 9:30 o'clock a.m., before the

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Dated this 28th day of July, 2020.

Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage Subdistrict #1 By Commissioners: Darwin L. Stuart, Shane J. Dykstra and Dustin D. Hook Lon M. Richey Attorney for said District 225 East Main Street, P.O. Box 128 Morrison, IL 61270 Phone: 815.772.4900 Email: lrichey@richeylegal.com August 4 & 11, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF HENRY B. JAMES, deceased.

No. 2020 P 103 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Henry B. James. Letters of Office were issued on July 9, 2020 to Dawn R. James, as Independent Executor whose attorneys of record are shown below.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the

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Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent adminisat any time tration by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before January 20, 2021, 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. A copy of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dawn R. James Independent Executor Ludens & Potter Attorneys Attorneys for Executor 600 W. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 360 Morrison, Illinois 61270-0360 Telephone: (815) 772-2161 Fax: (815) 772-7440 July 21, 28, August 4, 2020

Great Garage Sales Call

625-3600

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IN THE MATTER OF THE UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND STATE OF ILLINOIS 02 TX 16 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NOTICE IS HERE-

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Lyndon Township R&B Statement of Financial Affairs Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2020 General Fund Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax $ Illinois Replacement Tax Misc.

Interest Income

$916.34 $27,710.65 $25,613.66 $2,911.15 23,440.52 $4,129.73 $102.18 $38.22

Road & Bridge Permanent Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Illinois Replacement Tax Interest Tax

$10,620.34 $31,406.53 $29,998.35 $12,028.52 $28,841.78 $2,526.76 $37.99

Road & Bridge Audit Fund Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Interest Income

$2,153.60 $760.90 $160.00 $2,754.50 $759.92 $.98

Road & Bridge Building & Equipment Fund Beginning Fund Balance $5,522.02 Total Revenue $1,882.89

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Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Illinois Replacement Tax Interest Income

$3,929.00 $3,475.91 $1,347.13 $529.54 $6.22

Road & Bridge Fica Fund Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Transfers Ending Fund Balance Property Tax Interest Income

$10,545.68 $2,160.47 $3,500.00 $9,206.15 $2,158.82 $1.65

Road & Bridge Insurance Fund Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Interest Income Misc. & Rebate

$1,250.07 $3,545.50 $2,429.00 $2,366.57 $759.92 $6.58 $2,779.00

Road & Bridge C.D. Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Interest Income

$11,986.92 $136.08 $5,000.00 $7,123.00 $136.08

Lyndon Township Statement of Financial Affairs Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2020 Town Funds Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Illinois Replacement Tax Interest Income Misc & Deductions

$70,618.89 $61,572.90 $49,941.00 $83,196.74 $57,429,63 $3,845.26 $298.01 $945.95

General Assistance Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Illinois Replacement Tax Interest Income

$58,599.30 $3,873.58 $0 $62,472.88 $3,298.55 $353,98 $221.05

Town Insurance Fund Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Interest Income Insurance Rebate

$11,350.00 $4,574.02 $3,091.00 $13,279.02 $4,093.01 $35.01 $446.00

Town Audit Funds Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Interest Income

$5,580.20 $891.38 $160.00 $6,311.58 $863.53 $27.85

Town C.D. Beginning Fund Balance

$38,505.07

Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue Interest Income

$676.43 $0 $39,181.50 $676.43

Cemetery Savings Funds Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Revenue: Property Tax Interest Income Burial Plots

$21,188.98 $11,539.96 $12,000.00 $20,728.94 $10,068.36 $71.60 $1,400.00

Cemetery C.D. Beginning Fund Balance Total Revenue Less Expenditures Ending Fund Balance Interest Income

$47,609.45 $836.36 $0 $48,445.81 $836.36

I, Michael E. Ransom, Supervisor for Lyndon Township for the Fiscal Year ending 31 March, 2020. Do here by declare the above report was taken from the supervisor statement of financial affairs fro the fiscal year. All balances are true and correct and the township books balance with all bank statements and balance as of 31 March 2020.

Michael E. Ransom Township Supervisor Lyndon Township August 4, 2020

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS TBK BANK, SSB, successor by merger to Triumph Community Bank, NA (f/k/a THE National Bank, NA, as successor in interest to Metrobank, NA), Plaintiff, v.

KIMBERLY K. GIVEN; JAMIE C. GIVEN; U.S. BANK, N.A.; CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 20 CH 41 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE (FOR PUBLICATION) (Ch. 735, Sec. 5/2206, 5/2-413, 5/151502, 5/15-1503) Notice is given to UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS of the following-described real estate that the above-enforeclosure titled action is now pending, and the day on or after which a default may be entered against said UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS is the 3rd day of September, 2020. The undersigned certifies that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure action was filed on the 28th day of July, 2020, and is now pending. (i) The name of the plaintiff and the case number are identified above. (ii) The court in which said action was brought is identified above. (iii) The name of the of titleholders record are: KIMBERLY K. GIVEN and JAMIE C. GIVEN, as joint tenants (iv) A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOT NINE IN BLOCK SIX, IN MANUFACTUR-

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ER'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MORRISON, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. (v) A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 714 W Park Street, Morrison, IL 61270 (vi) An identification of the mortgages sought to be foreclosed as follows: Name of Mortgagors: JAMIE C. GIVEN and KIMBERLY K. GIVEN, individually, each as single persons.

Name of Mortgagee: Metrobank, NA Date of Mortgage: May 25, 2006 Date of Recording: May 25, 200 County where recorded: Whiteside Identification of recording (Mortgage): Document No. 4334-2006 Allison E. Walsh BROOKS LAW FIRM, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 3725 Blackhawk Road, Suite 200 Rock Island, IL 61201 Telephone: (309) 786-4900 Facsimile: (309) 786-4940 aew@brookslawfirmpc.com August 4, 11, 18, 2020 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Whiteside County, at its meeting held on July 21, 2020, has duly selected as provided by law, persons as Judges and Alternate Judges of Election to serve for the ensuing 2-year term in the various precincts in Whiteside County.

A list of these Judges and Alternate Judges is available for public inspection at the Office of the Whiteside County Clerk, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison.

Office hours are 8:30 AM until 4:30PM, Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays.

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PROPHETSTOWN SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on July 14, 2020, a certificate was filed in the Office of the Illinois, County, concerning the business known as The Tot Spot located at 612 14th Ave. Sterling IL, 61081 which certificate sets forth the following changes in the operation thereof: 1107 2nd Ave. Sterling IL, 61081 to 612 14th Ave. Sterling IL 61081.

Dated this 14th day of July 2020.

Dana Nelson County Clerk July 21, 28, August 4, 2020

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPHETSTOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Truth in Taxation Hearing will be held on the Tax Levy Ordinance for the fiscal year 2020-2021 for the Prophetstown Fire Protection District, Henry and Whiteside Counties, Illinois at 6:45 P.M. on August 10, 2020 at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Prophetstown Fire Protection District, at the Prophetstown Fire Station located at 104 West Second Street, Prophetstown, III. 61277 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a tentative form of the Tax Levy Ordinance will be on file and available for public inspection at 104 West Second Street, Prophetstown, Illinois beginning July 29, 2020.

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WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fulton Fire Protection District, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, has prepared or caused to be prepared in tentative form, an Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal year 2020 - 2021, and the Sec. of the Board has made the same conveniently available to public inspection for at least 30 days prior to the final action thereon, and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on the 8th day of July @ 6:00 p.m., notice of which hearing was given at least thirty (30) days prior thereto by publication in the Fulton Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published within said District, and all other legal requirements have been complied with: NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Fulton Fire Protection District, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, as follows:

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SECTION ONE: That the fiscal year of this Fire Protection District is hereby fixed and declared to be from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021.

SECTION TWO: That the following budget containing an estimate of the amount available to said Fire Protection District and of expenditures by said District is hereby adopted as the budget of this Fire Protection District for the aforesaid fiscal year and shall be in force and effect from and after this date: PART 1: ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1. Cash balance, beginning in the year $283,028.00 2. Taxes of levy vote in 2019 to be received during the fiscal year, estimated: $362,283.00 3. Personal property replacement tax $13,000.00 4. Ambulance calls $85,000.00 5. Special grants $5,000.00 6. Interest $1,200.00 7. Auxiliary accounts $28,500.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS $778,011.00

$32,000.00 $5,000.00 $20,000.00 $25,000.00 $5,000.00 $2,500.00 $33,730.00 $5,000.00 $28,500.00 $95,000.00 $9,000.00 $10,000.00 $17,500.00 $8,500.00 $15,000.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $33,731.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $1,000.00 $10,000.00 $11,000.00 $1,750.00 $6,000.00 $45,000.00 $160,000.00 $105,000.00 $1,000.00 $4,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $2,500.00 $15,000.00 $14,000.00 $6,300.00 $18,000.00 $12,000.00 $778,011.00

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SECTION FOUR: This Budget and Appropriation Ordinance is approved in this 22nd day of July, 2020.

AYES:

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CERTIFICATION OF BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE The undersigned, being the Clerk (or Secretary) and the Chief Fiscal Officer respectively, of the taxing district hereinafter named, do hereby certify that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of said district for its 2020/2021 fiscal year, adopted 7/22/2020.

We further certify that the estimate of revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by said taxing district, either set forth in said ordinance as “Estimated Receipts” or attached hereto by separate document, is a true statement of said estimate.

This certification is made and filed pursuant to the requirements of35 ILCS 200/18-50 as amended, and on behalf of Fulton Fire Protection District Dated 7/22/20.

Art Kilburg, Secretary Joe Michaelsen, Chief Fiscal Officer August 4, 2020

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Legal: Lot 5 In block 16, Range B in the City of Fulton, IL Owner: Bill Chase Appointment with auctioneer, Real estate will be sold at 11:00

Open House August 12, 2020 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM or By Appointment with Auctioneer, Real Estate will be Sold.

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HOUSEHOLD AUCTION AT 10:00 AM REAL ESTATE WILL BE SOLD AT 11:00 AM Full details of household items can be seen at daviddamhoff.com Terms: $5000 down day of auction, balance on or before 30 days when possession will be given. Taxes to be prorated to date of closing. Seller will provide Warranty Deed and the Insurance Policy.

Buyer will enter a written contract for purchase immediately following the auction. All Announcements Made the Day of Sale Take Precedence Over Written Material. Final bid subject to seller’s approval. .Everything is Sold “As Is”, “Where Is” Not responsible for accidents or thefts.

Auction Conducted by: DAVID DAMHOFF AUCTIONEERING & APPRAISAL SERVICE 18661 Holly Road, Morrison, IL 61270 Cell (815) 535-4470 Illinois Licensed Auctioneer #440-000345 Auctioneer: David Damhoff Auction Service

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SALE OF JECKLIN FARM LAND David Jecklin and Thomas Jecklin, Co-Executors of the Estate of MILDRED JECKLIN and Co-Trustees of the FRED JECKLIN TRUST and the FRED JECKLIN FARM TRUST are soliciting sealed bids for the purchase of two parcels. The first parcel is 314.31 acres, more or less, situated in Section Thirty-Six (36) Salem Township, Carroll County, Illinois, approximately 1-mile northeast of Chadwick, Illinois adjoining Beede Road. The land is substantially all tillable, Grade A soil, is zoned for agricultural uses, and is unimproved.

The second parcel consists of 142.35 acres, more or less, situated in Section Fourteen (14) Fairhaven Township, Carroll County, Illinois approximately 2 miles south of Chadwick, Illinois adjoining Ideal Road. The land is approximately 23% Class A tillable soil, 35% Class B tillable soil, and 35% timber, zoned for agricultural uses, and is unimproved.

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PART 2: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES Wages-Fire Training-Fire Equipment-Repairs-Fire New Equipment-Fire New Radios-Fire Radio Repairs-Fire Capital-Fire Travel & Meeting-Fire Auxiliary accounts Wages-Ambulance Training-Ambulance Materials & Supplies-Ambulance EMS Billing/Mutual Aid ALS Equipment Repairs-Ambulance New Equipment-Ambulance New Radios-Ambulance Radio Repairs-Ambulance Capital-Ambulance Travel & Meetings-Ambulance Accounting & Legal-Overhead Personnel Physicals-Overhead Recruitment & Retention-Overhead Computer-Hardware & Software Dues & Assessments-Overhead Fuel-Overhead Insurance-Overhead Loan Payments-Overhead Future Vehicle Purchase Miscellaneous-Overhead Office Equipment-Overhead Office Supplies-Overhead Operating Supplies-Overhead Printing-Overhead Repairs-Building-Overhead Taxes (Payroll)-Overhead Trustee Fees-Overhead Utilities-Overhead Wages (Office)-Overhead TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENSES

SECTION THREE: That there is hereby applied for the use of this Fire Protection District for the said fiscal year the amount of $778,011.00, such amount being divided among and applied for the several objects and purposes specified and enumerated in Part 2 of Section Two aforesaid, and said statements as contained in said Part 2 of Section Two aforesaid are hereby incorporated by reference as part of this Section Three with the same effect as if said statements were repeated in their entirety; and that this Section Three shall be and is the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of this Fire Protection District passed by the Board of Trustees as required by law and shall be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days from this point.

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FULTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR 2020- 2021

ALBANY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR 2020-2021 WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Albany Fire Protection District, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, has prepared or caused to be prepared in tentative form, an Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal year 2020-2021, and the Sec. of the Board has made the same conveniently available to public inspection for at least 30 days prior to the final action thereon, and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on the 13th day of July, 2020, at 6:00 PM, notice of which hearing was given at least thirty (30) days prior thereto by publication in the Fulton Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published within said District, and all other legal requirements have been complied with: NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Albany Fire Protection District, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, as follows: SECTION ONE: That the fiscal year of this Fire Protection District is hereby fixed and declared to be from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021.

SECTION TWO: That the following budget containing an estimate of the amount available to said Fire Protection District and of expenditures by said District is hereby adopted as the budget of this Fire Protection District for the aforesaid fiscal year and shall be in force and effect from and after this date: PART 1: ESTIMATED RECEIPTS EMS Run Fees Property Replacement Tax/Fire Property Tax/Fire Property Tax/EMS Insurance Foreign Fire Interest Income/Fire Interest Income/EMS Reimbursement/Fire Reimbursement/EMS Total Estimated Receipts

$30,000.00 $5,000.00 $159,694.00 $120,767.00 $2,000.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $320,461.00

PART 2: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES Attorney Fees/EMS Attorney Fees/Fire Medic Wages Salary Trustee/EMS Salary Trustee/Fire Salary Fire Chief Salary EMS Director EMS Assistant Coordinator EMS Run/Call Pay Office Manager/EMS Office Manager/Fire Medic Retirement Payroll Taxes/EMS Payroll Taxes/Fire Truck replacement/Fire Worker’s Comp. Insurance/EMS Worker’s Comp. Insurance/Fire Audit/EMS $70.00 Audit/Fire Liability insurance/EMS Liability insurance/Fire Loan payment/Fire Professional services/Fire Replacement fund/EMS SBCA Loan Payment EMS Run fees paid Office supplies/computers/EMS Office supplies/computers/Fire Printing and publishing/EMS Printing and publishing/Fire Operating supplies/EMS Operating supplies/Fire Telephone/EMS Telephone/Fire Utilities/EMS Utilities/fire Fuel/EMS Fuel/Fire Vehicle repairs/parts/EMS Vehicle repairs/parts/Fire Maintenance defibrillator/EMS Maintenance vehicle labor/EMS Maintenance vehicle labor/fire Maintenance equipment/EMS Maintenance equipment/Fire Equipment/EMS Equipment/Fire Station repairs/EMS Station repairs/Fire Special Events/EMS

$1,500.00 $1,500.00 $42,250.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $400.00 $20,000.00 $3,500.00 $3,500.00 $2,000.00 $20,000.00 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $70.00 $8,000.00 $15,000.00 $50,000.00 $1,000.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $13,500.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $600.00 $600.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $2,000.00 $5,500.00 $2,000.00 $10,000.00 $2,000.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $3,400.00 $6,600.00 $12,000.00 $30,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $500.00

Special Events/Fire Radio and pagers/EMS Radio and pagers/Fire Stipend/Fire Uniforms/Fire Training and school/EMS Training and school Fire Total Estimated Disbursements

$500.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $6,000.00 $381,490.00

SECTION THREE: That there is hereby applied for the use of this Fire Protection District for the said fiscal year the amount of $381,490.00, such amount being divided among and applied for the several objects and purposes specified and enumerated in Part 2 of Section Two aforesaid, and said statements as contained in said Part 2 of Section Two aforesaid are hereby incorporated by reference as part of this Section Three with the same effect as if said statements were repeated in their entirety; and that this Section Three shall be and is the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of this Fire Protection District passed by the Board of Trustees as required by law and shall be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days from this point.

SECTION FOUR: This Budget and Appropriation Ordinance is approved in this of 13th Day of July, 2020.

AYES:

NAYES:

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Charles Swanson, Board President Janet E. Price, Board Secretary CERTIFICATION OF BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE The undersigned, being the Clerk (or Secretary) and the Chief Fiscal Officer respectively, of the taxing district hereinafter named, do hereby certify that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of said district for its 2020/2021 fiscal year, adopted July 13, 2020.

We further certify that the estimate of revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by said taxing district, either set forth in said ordinance as “Estimated Receipts” or attached hereto by separate document, is a true statement of said estimate.

This certification is made and filed pursuant to the requirements of 35 ILCS 200/18-50 as amended, and on behalf of ALBANY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Dated JULY 13, 2020 Janet E. Price, Secretary Charles Swanson, Chief Fiscal Officer

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PORTLAND TOWNSHIP-098-IL Treasurers Report April 2019 through March 2020 Income TOWN/INCOME CORP/INCOME CORP/RE TX 31,531.00 CORP/INT EARN 307.19 CORP/CCP TX 1,006.99 Total-CORP/INCOME 32,845.18 GA/INCOME GA/RE TX GA/INT EARN Total -GA/INCOME

495.38 38.66

534.04

TORT/INCOME TORT/RE TX TORT/INT EARN TOIRMA/REFUND Total TORTIINCOME

6,518.48 31.86 890.00 7,440.34

SS/INCOME SS/RE TX SS/INT EARN Total SS/INCOME Total TOWN/INCOME

481.41 33.38 514.79 41,334.35

ROAD INCOME RD&BRDG/INCOME RD&BRDG/RE TX RD&BRDG/INT EARN RD&BRDG/CPP TX RD&BRDG/MF TX Total RD&BRDG/INCOME

29,869.29 523.05 1,088.08 6,000.00 37,480.42

SPEC RD INCOME SPEC RD/RE TX SPEC RD/INT EARN Total SPEC RD INCOME

17,912.93 183.97 18,096.90

SPEC BRDG INCOME SPEC BRDG/RE TX SPEC BRDG/INT EARN Total-SPEC BRDG INCOME Total ROAD INCOME

2,658.88 77.82 2,736.70 58,314.02

Total Income Expense TOWN/EXP CORP/EXP SUPER SAL COMM SAL CLERK SAL TRUST MEET ELECTRICITY DUES LEGAL ADS CONT SER CEMETARY EXP OTHER EXP OFFICE/BLDG EXP Total CORP/EXP TORT EXP INSURANCE Total TORT EXP SS/EXP SS/EMPLOYER SHARE Total SS/EXP Total dail-TOWN/EXP

99,648.37

2,000.00 13,020.00 1,500.00 2,400.00 700.00 236.85 234.00 1,716.50 9,000.00 2,724.25 430.20 33,961.80 389.02 389.02 1,788.01 1,788.01 36,138.83

ROAD EXPENSE RD&BRDG EXP EQUIP RENTAL LABOR PARTS FUEL/OIL COLD PATCH CONT SERVICE VEH REP/MAINT OFFICE EXP LP -SHOP HEAT OTHER Total RD&BRDG EXP

528.00 4,232.00 2,577.36 5,535.68 815.35 300.00 7,074.89 21.45 2,230.19 5,327.94 28,642.86

SPEC RD OTHER Total SPEC RD

45,158.00 45,158.00

Total ROAD EXPENSE Uncategorized Expenses Total Expense Net Income

73,800.86 0.00 109,939.69 -10,291.32 August 4, 2020

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE BONDS AND RIGHT TO FILE PETITION

Dated this 27th day of July, 2020.

David C. Gibbons City Clerk, City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois ORDINANCE NO. 1654 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) of the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,750,000 to refund certain outstanding bonds of said City.

WHEREAS, the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois (the “City”), is a duly organized and existing municipality incorporated and existing under the provisions of the laws of the State of Illinois, is now operating under the provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended (the “Code”); and WHEREAS, the City has issued and has outstanding General Obligation Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2012C, dated September 5, 2012 (the “2012C Bonds”); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (the “Corporate Authorities”) has determined that it is advisable, necessary and in the best interests of the City to refund all or a portion of the 2012C Bonds (the “Refunding”) in order to restructure the debt burden of the City or realize debt service savings; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the Refunding, including legal, financial, bond discount, printing and publication costs and other expenses, will be not less than $1,750,000, and there are insufficient funds on hand and lawfully available to pay such costs; and WHEREAS, such costs are expected to be paid for from the proceeds of alternate bonds authorized to be issued at this time pursuant to the Local Government Debt Reform Act of the State of Illinois, as amended (the “Act”); and WHEREAS, it is necessary and for the best interests of the City that the City proceed with the Refunding and in order to raise the funds required therefor it

WHEREAS, the revenue sources that will be pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the alternate bonds will be (i) collections distributed to the City from one or more of those taxes imposed pursuant to the NonHome Rule Municipal Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act, Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act and Non-Home Rule Municipal Use Tax Act, each as supplemented and amended from time to time, and imposed at the rate of 0.75% pursuant to prior referendum approval by the City, or substitute taxes therefor as provided by the State of Illinois (the “State”) in the future, and (ii) collections distributed to the City from one or more of those taxes imposed by the State pursuant to the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act and the Retailer’s Occupation Tax Act, each as supplemented and amended from time to time, or substitute taxes therefor as provided by the State in the future (collectively, the “Pledged Revenues”); and

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF FULTON AND INVITATION TO BID THEREON NOTICE THAT the corporate authorities of the City of Fulton will receive sealed bids for the purchase, under the successful bid, of the fee simple interest of the real estate, legally described as the North Half of Lot 7 in Block 15 West Fractions, West of Base Street, in the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois and currently used as a site for future development and generally located at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 3rd Street and herein "Property".

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois, as follows:

Sealed bids for the purchase of the Property are hereby invited and will be received by the City Clerk at Fulton Municipal Hall, 415 11th Avenue, Fulton, on business days between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., until 4:00 p.m. on August 24, 2020. Proposals shall be addressed to: City Clerk, City of Fulton, 415 11th Avenue, Fulton, Illinois 61252, and shall bear the legend "PROPOSAL SALE OF NORTH HALF OF LOT 7" and the name and address of the bidder.

Section 1. Incorporation of Preambles. The Corporate Authorities hereby find that all of the recitals contained in the preambles to this Ordinance are full, true and correct and do incorporate them into this Ordinance by this reference.

All bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fulton at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, August 24, 2020.

Section 2. Determination To Issue Bonds. It is necessary and in the best interests of the City to proceed with the Refunding, and that for such purpose alternate bonds of the City are hereby authorized to be issued and sold from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,750,000, known as “General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source)” of the City and bearing such series designation or designations as may be appropriate (the “Bonds”).

A contract for sale may be awarded to the highest bidder whose bid is found to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. The City further reserves the right to review and study any and all bids and to make a contract award within forty-five (45) days after the bids have been opened and publicly read. All bids received shall be signed by the bidder, shall be in the form of the bid documents as provided for herein, and each such bid shall constitute an offer to the City to purchase the Property, which offer shall be irrevocable and remain open for a period of not less than forty-five (45) days following the announcement of bids at the regular meeting of the City Council on August 24, 2020.

WHEREAS, if the Pledged Revenues are insufficient to pay such alternate bonds, ad valorem property taxes levied upon all taxable property in the City without limitation as to rate or amount are authorized to be extended and collected to pay the principal of and interest on such alternate bonds:

Section 3. Publication. This Ordinance, together with a notice in the statutory form, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, and if no petition, signed by 200 or more electors of the City (being equal to the greater of (i) 7.5% of the registered voters in the City or (ii) 200 of those registered voters or 15% of those registered voters, whichever is less, asking that the issuance of the Bonds be submitted to referendum, is filed with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this Ordinance and said notice, then the Bonds shall be authorized to be issued.

Section 4. Additional Ordinances. If no petition meeting the requirements of applicable law is filed during the petition period hereinabove referred to, then the Corporate Authorities may adopt additional ordinances or proceedings supplementing or amending this Ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of the Bonds and prescribing all the details of the Bonds, so long as the maximum amount of the Bonds as set forth in this Ordinance is not exceeded and there is no material change in the Refunding described herein. Such additional ordinances or proceedings shall in all instances become effective immediately without publication or posting or any further act or requirement. This Ordinance, together with such additional ordinances or proceedings, shall constitute complete authority for the issuance of the Bonds under applicable law.

Section 5. Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.

Section 6. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions or orders, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions of the Ordinance are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.

The contract awarded to the successful bidder, if any, requires payment in full at the date of closing. The contract further provides that the sale of the Property is on an "as-is" basis with no warranties and no warranty of the usability or condition of the Property. The successful bidder, if any, will be required to enter into a contract to purchase with the City of Fulton, subject to the terms and conditions of an ordinance directing the sale, a copy of which is available at City Hall. Nothing in this notice shall constitute a waiver or alteration of all or any portion of the ordinance directing the sale of the lots.

David Gibbons City Clerk July 21, 28, August 4, 2020

ADOPTED by the City Council on July 27, 2020.

APPROVED: July 27, 2020. /s/ Mike Ottens Mayor AYES: Paul Banker, Margaret Crosthwaite, Eugene Field, Keith King, Barbara Mask, Dan Nederhoff, and Sue Van Kampen NAYS: None ABSENT: Mike Van Zuiden RECORDED in the City Records on July 27, 2020.

ATTEST: /s/ David C. Gibbons City Clerk August 4, 2020

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Notice is hereby further given that a petition signed by 200 or more electors of the City, said number of electors being equal to the greater of (i) 7.5% of the number of registered voters in the City or (ii) 200 of those registered voters or 15% of those registered voters, whichever is less, may be submitted to the City Clerk of the City (the “City Clerk”) within thirty (30) days of publication of this notice and the Ordinance asking that the question of the issuance of the Bonds be submitted to referendum. If such petition is filed with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice and on or before the 3rd day of August, 2020, an election on the proposition to issue said bonds shall be held on the 3rd day of November, 2020. If such petition is filed with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice and after the 3rd day of August, 2020, an election on the proposition to issue said bonds shall be held on the 23rd day of February, 2021, unless none of the voters of the City are scheduled to cast votes for any candidates for nomination for, election to or retention in public office at said election, in which case an election on the proposition to issue said bonds shall be held on the 6th day of April, 2021. The Circuit Court may declare that an emergency referendum should be held prior to any of said election dates pursuant to the provisions of Section 2A-1.4 of the Election Code of the State of Illinois, as amended. If no such petition is filed within said thirty (30) day period, then the City shall thereafter be authorized to issue the Bonds. A form of petition is available to any individual requesting one at the office of the City Clerk.

will be necessary for the City to borrow an amount not to exceed $1,750,000 and in evidence thereof to issue alternate bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,750,000, all in accordance with the Act; and

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Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an ordinance (the “Ordinance”), adopted by the City Council (the “Corporate Authorities”) of the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois (the “City”), on the 27th day of July, 2020, the City intends to issue alternate bonds (the “Bonds”), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,750,000, to refund certain outstanding bonds of the City and pay the expenses incident thereto. The revenue sources that will be pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds will be (i) collections distributed to the City from one or more of those taxes imposed pursuant to the Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act, Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act and Non-Home Rule Municipal Use Tax Act, each as supplemented and amended from time to time, and imposed at the rate of 0.75% pursuant to prior referendum approval by the City, or substitute taxes therefor as provided by the State of Illinois (the “State”) in the future, and (ii) collections distributed to the City from one or more of those taxes imposed by the State pursuant to the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act and the Retailer’s Occupation Tax Act, each as supplemented and amended from time to time, or substitute taxes therefor as provided by the State in the future. If such revenue sources are insufficient to pay the Bonds, ad valorem property taxes levied upon all taxable property in the City without limitation as to rate or amount are authorized to be extended and collected to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds. A complete copy of the Ordinance follows this notice.

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