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Polo vs. Milledgeville

Recycling

No Agreement

Polo and Milledgeville squared off in a NUIC conference game Tuesday night. B1

The schedule for electronics recycling in Ogle County is set. A6

The Byron School Board is negotiating with the teachers union over a new contract. A7

BOR denies the tax appeal for printing plant

By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com The Ogle County Board of Review deliberated only about 5 minutes Tuesday morning before denying a tax appeal filed by the owners of a shuttered Mt. Morris printing plant.

Board Chairman Joe Yockey, Stillman Valley, recommended keeping the assessment of the former Quad Graphics plant the same as last year, the $895,912 set by Mt. Morris Township Assessor Paul Peterson.

The appeal sought an assessment of $122,761.

Board member Mitchell Montgomery, Rochelle, agreed with Yockey, and Paula Diehl, Mt. Morris, recused herself because she is the village clerk for Mt. Morris, one of the taxing bodies that receives revenue from the plant.

Daniel Tucker, from Ryan Law LLC, Chicago, represented the plant’s owner, Mt. Morris Business Park LLC, Downey, California, which has no connection to the village of Mt. Morris.

He said the value should be much lower because the plant has been taken off the real estate market.

“I think the $400,000 appraisal is what we should go with to put a value on this thing,” Tucker said.

Yockey disagreed.

“I, personally, think the appraisal is too low at $400,000,” he said.

The appraisal is based on the fair market value of the printing facility, and assessments are a third of the fair market value.

Peterson set the fair market value at $2.68 million.

Being taken off the real estate market should have no bearing on the current assessment, Peterson said, because it still was on the market when the value was set.

“As of the date of value a year ago, it was on the market,” he said.

Oregon School Superintendent Tom Mahoney agreed with Peterson.

“If it’s not on the market for this tax year, then we Turn to A7

Mark Ebert and Kevin Deets pull nails from an old board Jan. 20 at the Polo Police Station. They began tearing out the walls last Wednesday and will renovate the station. Photo by Vinde Wells

Renovation at Police Station

By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecountynews.com Work began last week on a longoverdue remodeling project at the Polo Police Station.

Mark Ebert and Kevin Deets began tearing out walls Jan. 18 to update the building and make it meet modernday needs.

By Friday morning, sawhorses and

a stack of new lumber filled the space that once was the chief’s office on the south side, and a tarp closed off office space on the north side.

“Everything will be more efficient, better use of the space,” said Police Chief Kurt Cavanaugh. “We’ll have more space for evidence, training, offices and storage.”

The project was high on Cavanaugh’s to-do list when he took over as chief in

November.

The changes are part of a independent review of the department that Cavanaugh, a retired Illinois State Trooper, did in 2015 at the city council’s request.

The review pointed out security and privacy concerns in the way the station was configured.

The city’s recent purchase of a Turn to A3

Police train in house before its demolished

By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com

An Oregon landmark is coming down as the second phase gets underway of a plan to expand parking near the Ogle County Judicial Center.

County board member Don Griffin, Oregon, told the board Jan. 17 that employees of the county highway department are helping with the demolition of the Spoor house at 102 S. Fifth St., Oregon, which was a part

of the Spoor Hotel a century ago.

Most recently the house has been the law offices of attorney Robert Lowe.

A power point showed the board the deteriorating condition of the inside of the house and the progress being made to tear it down.

Griffin said he planned to contact representatives of the Ogle County Historical Society to see if they are interested in having components of the house, such as the newel post and stairway bannister.

In the meantime, the house is being used for police training before it comes down.

Sheriff Brian VanVickle said a dozen officers from police departments all over the county took part in SWAT training on Monday.

The county board purchased the house in December of 2013 from Scott and Barb Spoor for $99,500, not long after the purchase of the adjoining property to the north where Turn to A3

Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle stands with his wife, Marla, and daughter, Ali, in view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The VanVickles attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony Friday. Photo supplied

Sheriff attends inauguration

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Police from several area agencies advance on the front door of the old Spoor house alongside the Ogle County Judicial Center during a training on Monday. The home has been purchased by Ogle County and will soon be razed. Photo by Earleen Hinton

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Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle and his family greeted the chilly January morning surrounded by thousands waiting to see the nation’s 45th chief executive come into power Friday.

“It was neat to see the peaceful transition from one president to another and see that part of history that still works more than 200 years later,” VanVickle said shortly after President Donald Trump’s inauguration

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“It was neat to see the peaceful transition from one president to another,” — Brian VanVickle ceremony.

VanVickle, his wife, Marla, and daughter, Ali, traveled to the capital Wednesday during the calm before the inauguration storm, walking down an oddly hushed Pennsylvania Avenue not far from where Trump will call his home for the next 4 years.

“It was surprising; it

was really quiet, and there was no traffic,” he said.

“Then, it all changed, and there were people everywhere.”

The family set out at 6:30 a.m. prior to the sun rising on hundreds of thousands of people finding a spot in the National Mall, a mixed Turn to A2

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Recent obituary sparks research into Peek Home

By Betty Obendorf Curator Polo Historical Society Barb Woodin called me last week to tell me about an obituary in the Dixon Telegraph of Marian E. “Becky” Woodyatt.

She had spent a part of her life at the Peek Home near Polo. I quickly found the newspaper and began to read this interesting obituary.

Marian’s granddaughter From left, Marla and Ali VanVickle, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and Ogle County Sheriff had written this loving Brian VanVickle attended the presidential inauguration Friday. Photo supplied tribute to her grandmother.

As I read all the names of the family nothing was familiar until she listed the sister of Marian Woodyatt, Dixie Wheeler Smith.

I knew Dixie Smith and we had her notebook of her life in our files at the museum. I quickly went to the Peek Home file and read From A1 again Dixie’s story of her 10 crowd of supporters, years at Peek Home. protesters and citizens that Dixie did not comment on just wanted a front-row seat her life in Georgia before to the historic event. she was brought to Polo by It was the rift between her minister. the American people that Elizabeth’s granddaughter stood out to VanVickle the did however reveal a bit most. more of the life of nine “One thing I really children in Blue Ridge, noticed is how divided Georgia, in 1930. everyone still is,” he said.

The family lived on a VanVickle said he was farm near Blue Ridge when there as a conservative the father, Richard Wheeler, experiencing history, not died. as someone on the far ends Life suddenly was not of the for-or-against Trump The VanVickles’ view of the inauguration of Donald easy at that point for Pearl spectrum.

Trump as the 45th president of the United States of Wheeler and her nine Although the crowd was America. children. divided on the heels of the So the church stepped in, contentious election, Trump citizens will “never be with his speech; I thought it was pretty bold and addressed the country as ignored again.”

“I was pretty impressed thought-out.” a whole, advocating that

Presidential trip for Ogle County Sheriff

Polo Police Chief Kurt Cavanaugh released the following information Jan. 23.

and the minister took four girls to the Peek Home in Polo, Illinois, in April of 1930.

They traveled by train and the Wheeler girls were: Edna, age 12 years, Marian Elizabeth, age 10, Dixie, age 7, and Frances, age 4 1/2.

Miss Brandes, superintendent of Peek Home, met them at the train in Dixon in the middle of the night.

Peek Home already had six girls and four boys at that time.

Dixie said they were taken to the big dormitory, and Dixie was thrilled to have a bed of her own since there were a dozen or more of single beds. The boys stayed in the farmhouse.

It was not an easy transition for 10-yearold Marian Elizabeth and every day she cried on the grand staircase from homesickness.

But she had to endure it until she was 16 or 17 years old.

At that time she was taken in by a family in Dixon by the name of Holbrook. Mr. Holbrook owned the skating rink in Dixon.

It was at the skating rink that Marian met her husband and they were married on skates on Dec. 27, 1939.

Anyone remember a wedding on skates at the Dixon Skating Rink?

Leonard and Marian Woodyatt then headed for

Meeting Feb. 1 The Polo Historical Society will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Polo Public Library at 7 p.m.

Betty Obendorf will present the program on “Lincoln and His Boys.”

The board meeting is at 6:30 p.m.

Louisville, Kentucky for the next phase of their life.

When Leonard went into the Army, Marian lived alone in a roach-infested apartment and she was able to handle that.

Her granddaughter wrote how she “never lost her spirit” and always had “unwavering happiness.”

I wondered if her life in the Polo Peek Home prepared her for what was ahead.

Marian made the best out of life and was a ‘”joy to be around” according to her granddaughter.

Dixie Smith wrote in her booklet that “some of the happiest years if her life were at the Peek Home.”

Dixie wrote that her sister Edna and Marian Elizabeth started at Polo Community High School for two years.

Then Mr. and Mrs. Travis sent them to a school in Alabama.

Edna graduated and went on to college there but Marian came back to finish at Polo. Then she ended up in Dixon.

Polo Police Jan. 22 Deborah J. Poole, 50, Polo, was cited at 10:15 a.m. for speeding 44 mph in 30

mph speed zone. Poole was released on a promise to comply.

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It was renamed the Polo Advertiser in 1858. In 1865 it was again changed to the Ogle County Press, which it remained until 1901, when the name was changed to Tri-County Press.

The newspaper was purchased in 1926 by G.C. Terry and John Wagner from C.H. Hemingway. Terry bought out Wagner’s interest in 1930, and the newspaper remained in the Terry family until June 2, 1977, when Danny C. Terry sold out to B.F. Shaw Printing, Dixon.

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Council to consider bar ordinance change

By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com Bar patrons in Polo will likely officially get right up to closing time to place their orders and an extra hour for “bottoms up.”

The city council voiced

their agreement Jan. 16 to amending the code to allow bars to serve customers until the 1 a.m. closing, and then giving them until 1:30 a.m. to finish their drinks and leave the premises.

Only bar owners and employees will then be allowed to remain after

1:30 a.m.

Alderman Randy Schoon made the recommendation, which he said was requested

by Joe Wilson, owner of Chesty P’s Pub on Mason Street.

Schoon said giving bar patrons the extra half hour has been the police department’s

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practice, and the amendment would just make it official.

Attorney Tom Suits said most municipalities have “last call” 15 minutes to a half hour before closing time, so that patrons are gone by then.

The council is expected to hear the first reading of the amendment on Feb. 6.

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Lincoln series begins Wednesday, Feb. 1 Each year the Polo Public Library, 302 W. Mason St., Polo, offers a Lifelong Learners’ Lecture Series.

“By offering this series we hope to bring events

that are both entertaining and enlightening to the community,” said library director Ellen Finfrock.

This year’s focus will be Abraham Lincoln and his

family.

The Polo Historical Society will start the three-part series off on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.

Betty Obendorf, PHS

Museum Curator, will present a program titled “Lincoln’s Sons.”

Other dates in the series are Tuesday, March 7 at 6 p.m. and Wednesday, April 5 at 6 p.m.

said.

Currently interviews with suspects, victims, or witnesses are conducted in the chief ’s office, which doesn’t allow adequate privacy or security.

Cavanaugh said that while the old evidence room was secure, updates were needed.

Once those changes are made the current evidence

room and storage area will become a conference, training, and break room.

An new lobby area will be handicapped accessible.

The estimated cost of the project is less than $20,000.

Late last year, Cavanaugh secured good used furniture for the police station at no cost to the city, replacing the decades-old desks, chairs, and shelving.

The like-new equipment came from a Chicagoarea company that obtains furniture from businesses that are closing and donates it to police agencies.

Cavanaugh said Monday that he plans to hold an open house once the renovations are completed.

“I want the community come in and see what we’ve accomplished,” he said.

From A1 Jackass BBQ was formerly located.

The board approved a multi-phase plan to turn both spaces into a parking lot, next to the judicial center and across the street from the courthouse.

The first phase of the project was razing the Jackass BBQ building, which once was a gas station, removing the underground gasoline tanks, and then paving the area for parking.

That was completed in the

are all worth the same in God’s eyes.

Our speaker for the morning was Rev. Stan Rodabaugh who continued his message about the importance of love.

We are glad Stan has become comfortable being with our church family while we search for a permanent pastor.

Over the weekend, many members of the Hopkins family headed north to Blair, Wisconsin, to remember Martha Gilbert.

The Lyle Hopkins family and Jim Hopkins family made the trip for funeral of their sister.

Our prayers continue to be with their family.

This past Saturday evening, I attended the basketball game at Polo Community High School where the Marcos took on the Amboy Clippers.

My nephew, Hayden Bittinger, plays for the freshsoph basketball team.

My brother, Ben Bittinger, his wife, Jo, and Garrett, watched alongside Jo’s parents, Pat and Roger Garrison.

Kent and Judy Nettz and their granddaughter, Cameron Jones visited with me between

games.

Cameron spent the morning playing basketball with her team.

During the halftime of both the fresh-soph and varsity games, the young Marcos took to the court.

The boys have been working on learning the basics of the game.

Boys in first through fourth grade did a great job playing the game with great sportsmanship.

This past Tuesday evening, our P.E.O. Chapter DW met at the home of Carol Suits.

We enjoyed a fun night as we celebrated our Founder’s Day. It is fun for us to remember the seven young women who founded our organization on a college campus almost 150 years ago.

Those founders would be amazed to see how many women have been helped by the scholarships, loans, and grants offered by our sisterhood.

Our evening concluded with a rousing game of pictionary related to our founders.

Joining us from the Pine Creek

area were Beverly Coffman, Lisa Coffman, Maggie Henning, Jean Cunningham, and Judy Nettz.

We had a full house of women enjoying friendship and fellowship.

The Polo Council of Churches will sponsor our next Our Table Community Meal on Monday, Jan. 30 from

5:30 to 7 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church.

Please join us for a meal and fellowship hosted by Faith Discovery and Pine Creek Christian Church.

Food plays such an important part in our lives.

Even more than providing the nourishment and energy we need to function, food is a part

Polo Police Station receives a facelift From A1 storage building for Water Department and Street Department equipment means more room will be available in the building they shared with the Police Department.

“Basically we’re getting space that gives us an opportunity to have an evidence room and an interview room,” Cavanaugh

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God understands we need both. We need a time for quiet reflection and a time for loud celebration.

For the many ways He knows us, we thank Him. This morning in church, I had the honor of greeting our church family.

Our special music was our Sunday School Choir, Voices of Praise.

Due to our small crowd, our choir had our congregation in singing the praise hymn, “We Bring the Sacrifices.”

Judy Nettz led our youth message with children ranging in age from 1 year old to 17 years old.

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Bergin and Osterloo are wed on June 4 Kirsten Bergin, daughter of Gregory and Debra Bergin, Mt. Morris, and Michael Osterloo, son of Dennis and Evelyn Osterloo, Forreston, were united in marriage on June 4, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Oregon. A reception was held at LaBranche, Polo.

Allison Bergin, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Serving as bridesmaids were Erin Ebbesmeyer, Rachel Hagemann, Rachael Saunders, all friends of the bride, and Kelsey and Abbey Osterloo, sisters of the groom. Emma Bergin, niece of the bride, was the flower girl.

Scott Drake, cousin of the groom, was the best man. The groomsmen were Seth Gronewold, Drew Nuding, Colton Scott, all friends of the groom, and Nicholas and Nathaniel Osterloo, cousins of the groom. Kaleb Bergin, nephew of the bride, was the ring bearer.

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Ushers were Eric Bergin, brother of the bride, and Preston Brown, friend of the groom.

Kirsten is a 2011 graduate of Forreston High School and received a bachelor’s of science degree in Nursing from Rockford University in May of 2015. She is employed as a registered nurse by OSF St. Francis Children’s Hospital, Peoria. Michael is a 2011 graduate of Forreston High School and received a bachelor’s of science degree in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois in May of 2015. He will receive his master of architecture degree from the University of Illinois in May of 2017. He is employed by Mode 3 Architecture, Champaign.

The couple went to Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, for their honeymoon and reside in Bloomington.

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Ogle County Democrats will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the Byron Public Library, 100 S.

Washington St., Byron. Members will be asked to share ideas for how to face the challenges ahead.

Alicebeth Wittwer, Monroe Center; Breanna Bicksler and Tyler Blume, both of Oregon; and Darlene Seilheimer, Polo.

Headley, Jaspers, Bicksler, and Seilheimer achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA.

University, Ames Iowa. Those earning academic honors include Anne E. Dinges, Taylor N. Hess, Martha M. Hodapp, Austin P. McCarey, Kylie T. Swanson, all of Byron; Connor J. Engelkes, Davis Junction; Mitchell S. Bratina, Leaf River; James E. Taylor, Mt. Morris; Noah G. Leffelman, and Sawyer A. Reynolds, both of Oregon; and Kimberlee L. Baker, and Joshua R. Ledger, both of Stillman Valley.

Students named to the dean’s list must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. Alina Llanas Alina Llanas, Oregon, was named to the president’s list at McKendree University, Lebanon, for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall semester.

She is a senior, majoring in organizational communication.

College News Brandon Anderson Brandon Anderson, Davis Junction, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa.

The students are named to the dean’s list for earning a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying at least 12 hours of classes.

WIU Several area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at both the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses of Western Illinois University.

To receive this award, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average on a scale of 4.0, which equals an A in a

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Thank you so much, Bill and Nancy Hay (Chana)

minimum of 12 credit hours of graded courses; pass-fail hours are not counted.

Earning academic honors were Payton M. Abbott, Lance E. Jones, Jade M. Kobs, and Jared R. Laxner, all of Byron; Allison D. Anderson, Davis Junction; Kali P. Janicke, Forreston; Kelsey A. Pudlas, Mt. Morris; and Brooke Gulbranson, Woosung.

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To qualify, a student must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or better and have 12 hours calculated (B is equivalent to 3.0; A to 4.0).

Earning academic honors were Hannah R. Witt, Byron, and Kimberly A. Janke, Oregon.

Aurora University Several area students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Aurora University, Aurora. The dean’s list recognizes full-time undergraduate students who have earned a 3.6 grade point average (GPA) or higher. Those earning academic honors include Megan Headley and Samantha Jaspers, both of Byron;

Katrina Weir Katrina Weir, Monroe Center, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas.

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Church News ADELINE ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH 9106 Cedar St. in Adeline Leaf River 61047 Phone 815-541-4863 Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship Service 10:15 a.m.

BAILEYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 303 W. Franklin St., Baileyville Pastor Gary Branam www. baileyvillebaptistchurch.org Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:40 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Midweek Bible Study 4th Sunday Each Month 1:30 p.m. Nursing Home Service at Presence St. Joseph BAILEYVILLE REFORMED CHURCH 400 W. Center St. Baileyville Pastor Bruce Otto 815-235-1201 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 217 S. Hickory St., Shannon 815-864-2581 Traditional Worship 9 a.m.

Education Hour 10 a.m.

Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.

BROOKVILLE and ELKHORN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES Brookville: Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

17725 W. Chamber St. in Brookville Elkhorn: Worship 9 a.m.

Adult Sunday School 10 a.m.

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Join us after the service in our cafe for coffee, snack & fellowship Kidzlink Children’s Ministry (infant-5th grade)-during Adult Services Crave Youth Group (6th-12th grade)- Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Visit our website: www. crossroadscn.com DISCIPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hitt and Maple Streets, Mt. Morris Pastor Julie Bunt Phone 815-734-4853 Worship 9:30 a.m.

Coffee Hour 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:45 a.m.

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling Jim Miller, Pastor 815-626-0104 8:30 a.m. Fellowship 8:50 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship EAST OREGON CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD 107 N. Daysville Rd. East Edge of Oregon Off Ill. 64 Pastor John Guthrie 815-732-2960 or 815-732-6569 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Church 10:30 a.m.

EBENEZER REFORMED CHURCH 2997 N. German Church Rd. Two miles east of Oregon on Ill. 64, two miles north on German Church Road Pastor John Wisdom Church Office Phone: 815-732-6313 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Women & Men’s Bible Study, Kids Club www.ebenezerreformed.com

METHODIST CHURCH Mission Statement: Loving, Growing & Serving in Faith Handicapped Accessible 702 E. Dixon St., Polo Pastor Karen Hundrieser 815-946-3212 Website: faithumcpolo 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Fellowship FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 505 Hill St., Oregon www.fbcoregon.org 815-732-2642 Rev. Jared Cochran “A Christ-centered, Biblebelieving, family-oriented ministry.”

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7 p.m.; transportation and nursery provided for all services.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) 200 S. Fifth St., Oregon Rev. Karen Gerhard Conner 815-732-2894 www.fpcoregon.com Handicapped Accessible Worship 10:30 a.m.

Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of each month.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 402 First Ave., Forreston Pastor David Poust 815-938-2380 Sunday, Jan. 29—9 a.m.

Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Monday, Jan. 30—8 a.m. AA Open Meeting; 9:30 a.m. Coffee at The Depot; 3 p.m. Good News Club Wednesday, Feb. 1—12 p.m.

Friendship Club; 6:30 p.m.

Nominating Committee

EMMANUEL FLORENCE UNITED EVANGELICAL METHODIST CHURCH CHANA UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH 2649 W. Florence Rd., METHODIST CHURCH 764 N. Stillman Road, Oregon Freeport 606 Main St., Chana 61015 (Payne’s Point) Pastor Kathleen Brinkmeier Pastor Chan Ik Choi Pastor Andrew Kayes Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

815-732-7683 Office: 815-732-2424 Worship Service 10:30 a.m. chanaumc@gmail.com Worship Service 9 a.m.

Adult & Children’s Education Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

FORRESTON GROVE 9 a.m.

CHURCH Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

EVANGELICAL FREE 7246 N. Freeport Rd., Holy Communion Celebrated CHURCH Forreston the First Sunday of Each Month OF MT. MORRIS Presbyterian Church in 102 S. Seminary St. America CHRIST OUR SAVIOR Mt. Morris Pastor Drew Jones LUTHERAN CHURCH Senior Pastor 815-938-3605 2035 Ill. Rt. 26, Dixon Bruce McKanna www.forrestongrovechurch.

815-284-4554 Associate Pastor com Pastor David Andermann Lance Mennen 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 815-632-6767 815-734-4942 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 9 a.m. Worship Service Thursday, Dec. Jan. 26—1 Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

10:20 a.m. Education Hour p.m. Ladies Bible Study Pioneer Club; 7:45 p.m. Choir Thursday, Jan. 26—10 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 27—8:30 a.m.

Bible Class Men’s Breakfast FORRESTON REFORMED Sunday, Jan. 29—9 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28—7 a.m.

CHURCH Worship with Communion; Men’s Accountability Group 501 Third Ave. 10:20 a.m. Education Hour, Sunday, Jan. 22—8:30 9:30 a.m. Worship Mission Sunday, Voters’ a.m. InnerMission; 9:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m. Sunday School Meeting InnerMission; 10 a.m. Worship; Thursday, Feb. 2—10 a.m. 5 p.m. Youth Group FREEDOM LUTHERAN Bible Class Wednesday, Feb. 1—6 a.m.

CHURCH, ELCA Dixon Men’s Prayer Group; 6 Pastor Kathy Burkheimer OPEN BIBLE p.m. Puppet Team 815-222-7270 302 S. Franklin St., Polo Log onto our website at Sunday Morning Worship Luke Schier, Pastor http://www.efcmm.org to check at 9 a.m. at First Presbyterian 815-946-2848 out our latest opportunities and Church, 200 S. 5th St., Oregon Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. updates GIFT—Growing In Faith We include children in our Together-Christian education Sunday Worship experience FAITH DISCOVERY for all ages following worship “Grandkids Class” CHURCH service Ages 3-10 are dismissed right 801 W. Oregon St., Polo Welcome Center is at after our Praise & Blended Jeremy Heller, Pastor 111 S. 4th St., Oregon Worship Time.

815-946-3588 Bible-Based 9 a.m. Sunday School GRACE VALLEY Passion for God 10 a.m. Worship Service CHRISTIAN REFORMED Compassion for People Nursery Available CHURCH Visit Our Website: We are an independent non8210 E. Edwardsville Rd. PoloOpenBible.org denominational Christian German Valley church.

Pastor Jake Ritzema CROSSROADS Visitors are always welcome.

815-362-6601 COMMUNITY CHURCH, Sunday School for All Ages WHITE PINES CAMPUS FAITH EVANGELICAL 9 a.m.

205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo LUTHERAN CHURCH Worship Service 10 a.m.

Pastor Chris Bradshaw 402 Second Ave., Forreston Sundays at 10 a.m.

Pastor Scott Ralston GERMAN VALLEY 815-837-5255 Church 815-938-3203 UNITED METHODIST whitepines@crossroadscn.com “ A Church with a Heart — CHURCH We offer contemporary worship In the Heart of Forreston” Church and Main Streets and relevant Bible teaching 9 a.m. Sunday Worship Don Plock, Pastor through 10 a.m. Sunday School 8:30 a.m. Worship Service engaging messages, and powerful video FAITH UNITED LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH 6941 N. Mt. Morris Rd., Church News Deadline Leaf River The deadline is 3 p.m. on Fridays for information for the Church News to Pastor Randy Newton be turned in at our office at 113 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. Items can also be 815-738-2205 emailed to vwells@oglecountynews.com. For more information call Vinde Email leafriverbc@gmail.

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All-Age Sunday School Saturday, Jan. 28—5:30 p.m.

Agape Praise Worship Sunday, Jan. 29—9 a.m.

Worship; 10:15 a.m. Fellowship & Sunday School Monday, Jan. 30—10 a.m.

Women’s Bible Study Tuesday, Jan. 31—10 a.m.

Staff Meeting; 6 p.m. Cub Scouts Den Meeting; 7 p.m.

LEAF RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Finance Committee Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 1—6:30 104 E. Rt. 72, Leaf River a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 7-9 a.m.

Pastor David Poust Sunday, Jan. 29—10:30 a.m. Holy Communion in Chapel; 10 a.m. Naomi-Ruth Circle; 5:30 Worship & Children’s Church Wednesday, Feb. 1—1-6 p.m. Wednesday Night Alive; 7 p.m. Choir Practice; 7:15 p.m. p.m. Blood Drive Church Council Thursday, Feb. 2—6 p.m.

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED Mission Committee Meeting; METHODIST CHURCH 4938 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon 6 p.m. Cub Scouts Webelos 2; 7:30 p.m. Agape Band Practice Pastor Chan Ik Choi Saturday, Feb. 4—5:30 p.m.

Handicapped Accessible Praise Band Worship; Youth Worship Service 9 a.m.

Group-Sub Sandwich Making Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5—9 a.m.

Age Three through Worship with Holy Communion; Sixth Grade.

10:15 a.m. Fellowship & Sunday Everyone is Welcome School, Super Sub Sandwich MT. MORRIS CHURCH Pick-Up OF THE BRETHREN PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN 409 W. Brayton Road CHURCH P.O. Box 2055 5076 S. Lowell Park Rd. Mt. Morris, IL 61054 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 Pastor Ginny Haney a.m. Worship Service Phone: 815-734-4573 Office hours Monday - Friday POLO CHURCH OF THE 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon BRETHREN Friday, Jan. 27—9 a.m. Women’s Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Congress Ave. & Webster St. (The church is handicapped Food Delivery for Pantry accessible) Saturday, Jan. 28—4-7 p.m.

Pastor Leslie Lake Living Hope Church 9:30 a.m. Family Worship Sunday, Jan. 29—8:15 a.m.

Fellowship Time Prayer Service; 9:30 a.m. Wor10:30 a.m. Sunday School ship; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship; 10:45 a.m. Sunday School PRAIRIE DELL Tuesday, Jan. 31—8:45 a.m.

PRESBYTERIAN Bible Study; Quilting CHURCH Wednesday, Feb. 1—5:30-8 16031 W. Coffman Rd., p.m. Little Kid Nation; 7 p.m.

Shannon Circle M 4-H Club Meeting; Pastor Donna Gericke, CLP 7:15 p.m. Chimes 815-864-2448 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY 10 a.m. Worship OF GOD 11:15 a.m. Fellowship 401 S. Eighth St., Oregon Pastor David Demmer REVIVE COMMUNITY 815-732-7404 CHURCH 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 8 E. Front Street; Mt. Morris Email: pastor@revivemtm.

NORTH GROVE com EVANGELICAL Southern Baptist CHURCH Saturday Night Service 10384 W. Coffman Rd., 5:30 p.m.

Forreston Pastor Tim Hotchkiss RIVERSTONE CHRISTIAN Church: 815-938-2194 CHURCH Pastor’s Cell: 815-209-6838 609 S. 10th St., Oregon Sunday School 9 a.m.

Craig Arnold, Pastor Worship Service 10:05 a.m.

812-236-1213 Tuesday & Saturday 9-11:30 Worship Service 10:45 a.m. a.m. Food Pantry & Thrift Shop Open at New Life Community ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL Center CHURCH 1000 Ill. 64 West OREGON Oregon CHURCH OF GOD Pastor Barbara Seward 860 W. Oregon Trail Rd. 815-732-7211 Pastor Michael Hoffman www.saintbrides.org 815-732-6847 Email:saint.bride.church@ You and your family are ingmail.com vited to join us in worship on Services Sunday,Jan. 29, at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday-Holy Communion-8 Pastor Michael Hoffman conand 10 a.m. tinues his series on Renewal.

Classes This week’s message is “RenewChildren’s Sunday School & al of All Things.”

Adult Bible Study Available Greeting you will be Jill and St. Bride’s follows traditional Anna Corcoran and Adam and Anglican-Episcopal church Brittany Groenhagen Family. practices; is biblically based During morning worship an and both family and individual exceptionally fine Children’s oriented. Visitors are always Church is offered for children 3 welcomed. years old through Grade 5.

Sunday School begins at 9:30 ST. JAMES LUTHERAN a.m. and includes classes for CHURCH adults, young adults, teens, chilWest Grove Road at dren and infants.

Columbine Rd. Special attention is given in Pastor Steve Erickson each class to issues and topics Sunday, Jan. 29—9:15 a.m. related to the particular needs Prayer Ministry Team; 9:30 and interests of each group. a.m. Congregational Bible The Wednesday night Youth Study, Senior Choir Rehearsal; Group meets at 6 p.m. at 10:30 a.m. Divine Worship; 12 East Oregon Chapel, 107 N. p.m. WELCA Workday Daysville Road.

The local Weight WatchST. MARK’S LUTHERAN ers group meets Wednesday at CHURCH the church from 5 to 5:30 p.m.

201 N. Division Ave., Polo for weigh-in, followed by their Pastor Terrie Wilder meeting from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

815-946-2919 January’s Bible Book of the Sunday Month is Joshua.

Sunday School for Children

& Adults 9 a.m.

OREGON UNITED Social Time 10 a.m.

METHODIST CHURCH Worship 10:30 a.m.

200 S. Fourth, Oregon Pastor Thomas E. Kim ST. MARY CHURCH 815-732-2994 301 N. Fourth St., Oregon oregonumc@outlook.com Father Joseph P. Naill Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Office Phone 815-732-7383 Followed by Fellowship and Office FAX 815-732-4742 Sunday Praise and Worship Service at 9:30 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School 11 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer/Bible Studies 6 p.m.

Prayer Chain 738-2205 Wednesday—Various Activities 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday thru Friday 8 a.m.

Third Wednesday of Month at Pinecrest 3 p.m.

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m.

St. Mary Prayer Network Lois Lints 815-703-9699 Nancy Kerwin 815-732-3351 Darlene Bauer 815-732-2238 ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 213 N. Franklin Ave., Polo Father Joseph P. Naill 815-946-2535 Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m.

Reconciliation First Sunday of each month after mass Religious Education Youth Program 1st & 2nd Wednesdays 6 p.m.

Adult Bible Study 1st Wednesday 8:30 a.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon 815-732-2367 Sunday Activities: Worship Services 8:30 & 11 a.m.

Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m.

Other Activities Include: Men’s & Women’s Groups, Confirmation Class, High School Youth Group, Grieving Ministry, Outreach Ministry with Rockford Rescue Mission & HOPE Pregnancy Center, Adult Choir For More Information Call the Church Office ST. WENDELIN CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 S. Linn St., Shannon Rev. Michael Bolger 815-864-2548 Masses—Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8 & 10 a.m.

Confessions-Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 7:30 a.m.

SAUK VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 416 Prospect St, Dixon John Lewis, Pastor 815-677-9199 10 a.m. Saturday Sabbath School 11:30 a.m. Worship Service TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 308 E. Brayton Mt. Morris Pastor Josh Ehrler 815-734-6354 Email: trinitymm@frontier. com Website: www.trinitymm.net Thursday, Jan. 26—3:304:30 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Grades K-6 at Mt. Morris Estates Friday, Jan. 27—8 a.m.

Bulletin & Tidings Assembly & Fellowship Saturday, Jan. 28—5:30 p.m.

Worship Sunday, Jan. 29—9:30 a.m.

Worship Service; Fellowship Time Following Service; 10:45 a.m. Annual Meeting of the Congregation, Sunday School for Age 4 through Grade 6 Tuesday, Jan. 31—3:304:30 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Grades K-6 at Mt. Morris Estates Wednesday, Feb. 1—6:30 a.m. Prayer and Praise Group; 3:10 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Junior High at Mt. Morris Estates; No Choristers (Resumes in March); 6 p.m. Chime Choir; 6:30 p.m. YC Choir; 6:50 p.m.

Youth Confirmation; 6:50 p.m.

Men’s Choir; 7 p.m. Chancel Choir; 7:30 p.m. Women’s Choir Thursday, Feb. 2—3:304:30 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Grades K-6 at Mt. Morris Estates WEST BRANCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 4014 West Branch Road Southeast of Forreston Pastor Richard Bright 815-734-4411 Sunday School—9:30 a.m.

Worship—10:35 a.m.

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Electronics recycling schedule is set for the year Once again in 2017, the Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) will partner with Dynamic Recycling, Inc. from La Crosse, Wisconsin, to collect and recycle electronic items from Ogle County residents.

The first collection for 2017 will be on Friday, Jan. 27.

Collections occur on the last Friday of each month at the County Annex Building at 909 W. Pines Road in Oregon, just west of Ill. 2.

Collection times are

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and county staff and volunteers will assist in unloading and sorting electronics.

A brief survey is taken, and proof of identification and address may be required to verify Ogle County residency.

Two Saturday electronics collection events have also been scheduled for 2017 at the same location.

April 15 and Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. are the dates set for those who cannot make the Friday events.

Items accepted at

these events include all televisions, DVD and VCRs, all computer hardware, printers, FAX machines, copiers, computer monitors, laptops, tablets, cell phones, computer cables, video game hardware, satellite receivers, digital clocks and radios, stereo equipment, speakers, phone systems, calculators, holiday light strands, printer ink cartridges, CFL bulbs, rechargeable batteries, and microwave ovens ($5 is charged per microwave oven).

Items that are not

R2, ISO and other certifying entities to ensure safe, sustainable, and confidential refurbishing and recycling of electronic waste.

All equipment received is sorted, shipped, and either refurbished or recycled into its respective commodities, and then these materials are used to make new products.

Under no circumstances should electronics or other waste be placed either into or beside the co-mingled household recycling container located at the Ogle County Farm Bureau parking

The Polo Town & Country Days Committee will sponsor a dinner and dessert auction featuring comedian Tim Dahl on Saturday, Feb. 11 at LaBranche, Polo.

The auction begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.

The cost of the event is $25 a plate with proceeds going to the festival.

Tickets are available at First State Bank, Polo, from any committee member, or by calling 815-973-3507.

A gun raffle drawing will be held with a

The Performing Arts Guild will hold auditions for the upcoming production of the comedy “The Ransom of Red Chief ” by R. Eugene Jackson, adapted from the

The Byron Forest Preserve District will offer a free family juggling show on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m. at the Jarrett Prairie Center, 7993 N. River Rd., Byron.

This program will be a total participation, interactive program where kids of all ages become the “rockstar” jugglers and balancers just like pro juggler Jason Kollum.

The show will wow all ages of kids and families, as balls, clubs, rings, spinning

Ryan Hopper will be at What’s Cookin’ 2017.

at the front and rear of the building.

“For a $20 admission ticket, everybody gets unlimited samples and an evening of fun with good friends for a great cause,” said Ann Haas, executive director of the Rock River Center.

What’s Cookin’ will expand this year onto a tent-covered patio at Barnacopia to allow for more seating.

The new seating area

short story by O. Henry, on Tuesday, Feb. 7 and Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the library at the Pinecrest Grove Community Center on McKendrie Avenue two blocks south of Brayton Road in Mt. Morris.

Show dates are April 28,

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Space for teams is still available with team registration forms and What’s Cookin’ tickets available at the Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon.

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The cast required is three male and four female adults, and seven elementary and junior high school age children.

The play will be directed

by David Sheely and Trudy Whalen and produced by Pam Ballard and Jennifer Bakener.

Audition materials will be provided. For more information call Sheely at 719-740-6162.

Juggler Jason Kollum will be in Byron Saturday.

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balls, giant beanbag chairs, and much more will all be sent flying through the air, all leading up to the big balancing and juggling finale aimed at having everybody on the edge of their seats.

Then, it’s the totalparticipation, hands-on workshop where kids of all ages get to actually try out skills they got to see in the show.

Kids can learn how cool it is to use their imagination, do their best, and try something brand new.

No advance registration is required. For more information contact the Byron Forest preserve at 815-234-8535 ext. 200 or visit their website at www. byronforestpreserve.com.

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lot, or at any other dropoff recycling bin located throughout Ogle County.

For a full list of accepted items visit www.oglecounty. org.

For more information, or for anyone who has business or institutional electronics to recycle, call the OCSWMD at 815-732-4020.

Since this program is for Ogle County only, residents of other counties should contact their county or municipal government office to inquire about local recycling options.

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What’s Cookin’ returns Two new cooking teams have signed up for the fourth annual What’s Cookin’, a fundraiser for Rock River Center, planned for Saturday, March 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Barnacopia, 2570 N. West Branch Rd., Polo.

Ryan Hopper of Hoppers Poppers in downtown Oregon will have mounds of fresh, gourmet popcorn for everyone to sample and buy at the annual event.

Cliff and Rhonda Jones from Cliff ’s Donuts, Ashton, will make fragrant, fresh donuts to sample and buy during the evening.

Other teams will cook appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts, plus new food in the junior chef ’s division.

Drinks will be available

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The Monroe Township Firefighters’ Association will serve its all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 5 from 7 to 11 a.m. at the fire station, 104 West St., Monroe Center.

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No agreement between Byron teachers and school board

By Zach Arbogast zarbogast@oglecountynews.com Contract negotiations between the Byron Board of Education (BOE) and Byron Education Association (BEA) have come to a standstill.

The BOE maintains the teachers are seeking too much money and not budging on bonuses, but the teachers say the board is not acknowledging the hours they work and trying to make it harder to file union grievances.

An impasse was officially declared on Dec. 28, allowing the BOE to legally share information with the public.

At a press conference called Jan. 12 by the BOE, board president Doug Floski said the two sides have met numerous times over the past year, but have been unable to reach an agreement.

“The BEA wants significantly more money than the BOE believes it can responsibly spend,” Floski said. “[The BEA] continues to seek raises and retirement bonuses that the BOE believes are unaffordable.”

However, BEA president Adam Gura said the dispute is not about money but rather contract language.

“The board and the teachers are actually very close in terms of money negotiations,” he said.

In a public Facebook statement, the BEA said, “The fact remains that the BOE has refused to define the teacher workday and has made it exceedingly difficult to enforce the contract the teachers would be working under. Make no mistake, these are the issues that have stalled negotiations, not money.”

The bonuses Floski referred to are a retirement incentive and Professional Negotiated Amount (PNA) respectively.

The retirement incentive involves a 6 percent raise every year for the last four years of a retiring teacher’s employment, in addition to a flat $30,000 they receive upon retiring.

They are looking to reduce this by $2,500 per year for the next three years, and teachers employed after fiscal year 2017 will be ineligible for retirement incentive.

The PNA is a yearly $1,584 not

tied to a teacher’s contracted duties.

It would move to $900 in 2017 and reduce by $300 each year, until concluding at the end of 2019.

The BEA argues that these benefits are not “bonuses,” they are included in their contracts as incentives for retirement and stipends for duties performed other than teaching.

Additionally, the BOE wants to move to a raise structure of a step increase of $1,664 in fiscal year 2017, followed by one-half percent increases in 2018-2019, to $1,673 and $1681.

“The BEA has stated publicly that they offered to take a ‘soft freeze’ for two years. That sounds like a great deal for the taxpayer,” Floski said. “However, that ‘soft freeze’ would cost the district $1.07 million over two years when we factor in longevity raises (which a soft freeze does not affect); the $1,584 bonus for all teachers, and retirement bonuses of $30,000 for the six teachers who have filed paper work to retire between now and 2019.”

Gura maintains the stalemate

Byron Board of Education President Doug Floski states the board’s position Jan. 12 during a news conference about teacher contract negotiations. Photo by Zach Arbogast.

is more about contract language, including how grievances are filed and the teacher workday.

Currently, when a union member feels their contract has been violated, a grievance is submitted, and a meeting is held between the member, the grievance officer, and the appropriate supervisor.

According to the BEA, the board is trying to increase the difficulty and steps of filing a grievance.

Regarding the workday,

teacher salaries account for a contractually-obligated 7.33 hour workday, including 80 minutes for preparation, 180 days per year.

Gura says both elementary and high school teachers often work an extra 10 hours per week, sometimes more. Floski says the BEA wants extra compensation for proctoring tests during the work day, but these fall within their teacher duties.

Both sides agree that they want to avoid a strike if possible.

School district drew $50,000 in property tax from the plant From A1 might take a different approach and prepare for it,” he said.

The school district, which filed as an intervenor in the appeal, drew $50,075 in property taxes from the plant last year.

Former owner Quad Graphics closed the plant in 2011; Mt. Morris Business

Park bought it in 2015 for $375,000.

Since then, the Sussex, Wisconsin firm has leased the property as a warehouse.

Tucker argued that Quad Graphics could stop the lease at any time.

He said they originally had a three-year lease and paid $25,000 a month in rent.

In recent months, the rent

was dropped to $12,500 and the lease became month to month.

At some point, Mt. Morris Business Park may demolish a portion of the sprawling plant, leaving only the most modern portion, the 227,000 square-foot section in which most of the value lies, Tucker said “Essentially they’re going

to make a decision when Quad Graphics moves everything out,” he said.

Mahoney has contacted Tucker more than once to try to reach an agreement on the plant’s value, but his efforts have been rebuffed, he said after the hearing.

“We’re concerned about any loss of EAV [equalized assessed value] and how it

impacts not only the school district, but also the other taxing bodies,” he said.

In addition to the school district and village, the other affected taxing bodies are Mt. Morris Township, Mt. Morris Fire Protection District, Ogle County, Mt. Morris Public Library District, and Highland Community College District.

The total tax bill on the

plant was $93,011 last year.

The BOR also denied the appeal filed last year by Mt. Morris Business Park LLC, and their attorneys appealed that decision to the state Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB), something that is also an option for the latest decision.

PTAB has not yet set a date to hear last year’s appeal.

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We always welcome ladies to visit our club and get information about all our activities.

We are a General Federation of Woman’s Club group which means we are part of the state and national clubs.

We meet at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 S. Fifth St., Oregon on the third Friday at 1 p.m.

Our card party is our February meeting with March 17 at the church the next.

Call our president Rosemary Underwood 7322210 or me Fran for more information.

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Public Voice Dear Editor, Thank you, Ogle County Newspapers, for the article on Oregon citizens’ protests of the location of the new jail.

This was the first glimpse of the drawings of the proposed site, and I wonder about St. Paul’s Lutheran Church being squeezed into the corner of that block.

The proposed jail site was chosen because of transportation of prisoners to and from the judicial building.

My question to that is are the prisoners being transported so dangerous we have to move them the shortest distance?

Aren’t our officers trained to handle the transport of prisoners?

Or is there a real danger of a possibly dangerous prisoner being broken out of custody with guns blazing?

How many times would a prisoner have to be transported to and from the judicial building and would not a lot of these proceedings be handled by CCTV (closed circuit TV) avoiding transportation?

Transparency is a word being used by governments — we need more transparency from the Ogle County Board.

The most logical site is the public safety building on First Street. That area housed the Etnyre plant for many years.

Long range planning — I am not sure the committee really thought about the long range repercussions the proposed jail would bring to Oregon.

Not only that, have they considered what they would do to expand the site?

Expand it where? To Seventh Street? Down Sixth Street?

Has this even been a consideration?

What of the traffic created by visitors to the proposed site? Parking? Foot traffic?

We, like most small towns, are struggling to revitalize our business district, striving to bring tourism to our area, and offer a safe environment to new and old residents.

We live in the beautiful Rock River Valley — four state parks, good schools, solid manufacturing business, a thriving park district, and good people.

Let’s capitalize on that, not a jail located in the center of town.

By now, you the Ogle County Board, knows how many [people] feel about this proposal.

It is time to start looking for an alternate location.

Are you listening?

Anne Jones Oregon

Say thank you to the bus drivers

Dear Editor, The Forrestville Valley School District would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our bus and van drivers for ensuring the safe transport of students.

The drivers’ dedication to safety and commitment to the community are truly appreciated.

Therefore, please help us to celebrate Bus Driver Appreciation Week in the Forrestville Valley School District, Feb. 6 through Feb. 10 by a kind word, a note of thanks, or a gesture of appreciation to our drivers.

Sincerely, Sheri Smith Superintendent Forrestville Valley School District

Women’s Club has busy year

Dear Editor, The Oregon Women’s Club started its 2016-2017 meetings in September.

The September meeting program was a presentation on dolls by Kit Reynolds.

In October we worked on plans for the rest of the year about what programs and projects we would have.

In November, we had our meeting at the Chana School with a program done

by Connie Stauffer, a longtime member of the school committee.

In December, we held a holiday meeting bringing toys to be given to needy children and a pot luck enjoyed by all.

Our program for this meeting was our Oregon Fire Chief.

After his presentation, there was a question and answer time which was very informative for the ladies.

As the new year begins we

don’t meet in January due to possible bad weather but come February we have our yearly Winning Wheels card party which will be Feb. 17 at the Oregon VFW. This is such a fun time for all who attend.

We register at 12 noon (admission $5), refreshments at 12:30, cards and games begin at 1 p.m. with door prizes around 3 p.m.

All folks are welcome so make your call to Fran 815732-2560 or Sandie 815732-3293 by Feb. 13, so we know how many to set up for.

Along with all this activity we have our antique show committee working away.

The show for 2017 will be held at the Blackhawk Center on March 25-26.

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Dear Editor, The Oregon Park District sponsored a blood drive through the Rock River Valley Blood Center on Friday, Jan. 13.

There were 47 individuals that signed up to give blood and a total of 45 units were collected.

Thank to the community for supporting the blood drives.

The next blood drive is scheduled for Friday, May 12 from 2 to 6 p.m. Mark your calendars and we hope to see everyone in May. Jena Wehmhoefer Oregon Park District Aquatics Coordinator

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Polo Public Library Lecture Series Wednesday, Feb. 1 7 p.m.

Each year the library offers a Lifelong Learners’ Lecture Series.

By offering this series we hope to bring events that are both entertaining and enlightening to the community. This year’s focus will be Abraham Lincoln and his family.

Polo Historical Society will start the three part series off on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.

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On Tuesday, March 7 at 6 p.m. Laura F. Keyes, as Mary Todd Lincoln, will present “Mrs. Lincoln in Love.�

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The library building is accessible but seating is limited so registration is required.

Please call, email or stop by to reserve your seat for any or all of these programs.

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- 2:30 p.m. at the Library Book Selection: The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts D.J. Sanders, Polo Firefighter and EMT, presenting the Senior Center gift of two Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors to Book Club Library Director Ellen Finfrock.

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Alumni basketball game is scheduled for Feb. 11 Opponent will be Milledgeville Forreston girls’ and boys’ basketball will hold an alumni game on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Forreston High School Gym beginning at 3 p.m. for women, 3:30 p.m. for co-ed, and 3:45 p.m. for Men. Following the alumni game, the Forreston boys play Milledgeville, with the fresh-soph game at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity game to follow at 7 p.m.

All proceeds will benefit school athletic programs.

All alumni, including past coaches and their immediate families, will be admitted free to the game.

All are invited to catch up with fellow alumni in the high school media center after the alumni games when Mimmo’s pizza will be

served.

The number of alumni participating will determine game match-ups.

Twenty-minute games will be played with decades playing against each other based on alumni’s graduating year falling on an even or odd year.

Anyone interested in attending or playing in the alumni game is asked to contact Jonathan Schneiderman (for men) at jschneiderman@ fvdistrict221.org or 815-2751827 or Jane Koeller ( for women) at jeslick3@yahoo. com or 815-266-1095 with the name, graduating year, and T-shirt size.

A $15 donation is requested on the day of the game to cover the T-shirt and pizza costs.

Past game jerseys and uniforms from many sports

will be on sale in the cafeteria starting at 3 p.m. and will be on sale through halftime of the varsity contest.

Members of the Forreston High School Cheer and Dance teams invite alumni to come and perform with them at the boys basketball home game against Milledgeville on Saturday Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Forreston cheer alumni will cheer during the boys varsity basketball game and pre-game and loyalty.

The Forreston Dance Team will also perform half-time of the boys varsity game.

Alumni T-shirts for cheer and dance are $10 each. Call

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Forreston Activities School Activities for Jan. 30–Feb. 4  Monday –Varsity scholastic bowl at Aquin, 4 p.m.

Tuesday–Mentoring, 3 p.m.; JHGB home vs. Pearl City, 4 p.m.; HSBB Freshman at AFC, 5 p.m.; HSGB at Dakota, 6 p.m.

Wednesday – Scholastic Bowl F-S at Pearl City, 4 p.m.; JHGB home vs. Eastland, 4 p.m.; FFA Section 1 Poultry at River Ridge, 5 p.m.

Thursday – Mentoring, 3 p.m.; JHGB at Byron, 4 p.m.; Discovery Center Night in German Valley, 6 p.m.;HSBB

at Polo, 6 p.m. Friday– Third quarter progress reports; HSGB home vs. Durand for Senior Night and CYB Girls recognition, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday –JH Solo & Ensemble at Byron; HSBB at Amboy, 5 p.m.

Polo Activities Oregon at Centennial, 4 p.m.; Aplington Wrestling at Durand, 4 p.m.

Friday –HS Girls Basketball vs. Orangeville at Polo, 6 p.m.

Saturday – Aplington Solo & Ensemble Contest at Byron, 8 a.m.; HS Wrestling Regionals at Winnebago, TBA; HS Boys Basketball vs. AFC at Polo, 6 p.m.

Chamber Chatter A pancake and sausage breakfast will be held on Sunday, Jan. 29 from 8 Â to 11 a.m. at the Polo Fire Station.

This is sponsored by the Polo Athletic Boosters, with all proceeds to benefit the Polo High School Athletics.

Donations will be accepted.

The Polo Town & Country Days Festival Committee will hold its annual dinner and dessert auction featuring comedian Tim Dahl on Feb. 11 for a cost of $25 a plate. There will be a gun raffle drawing with three winner’s choice of a Springfield 1911, Ruger Model 556 AR Style or Illinois Concealed Carry Class. Buy ticket from any committee member or at First State Bank Shannon Polo or call 815-973-3507.

Mark your calendars for the 32nd annual Farm Toy Show on March 4 at the Polo high school gym.

This event is sponsored by the Polo Lions Club and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission is $2 for adults and children under 12 get in free.

The Polo Boosters will be serving food in the school cafeteria and there will be a 50-50 raffle held that day.

Please contact Irene Short for more information at 815-946-3730.

Polo Quartermania is being hosted by Polo Town & Country Days Festival Committee at the LaBranche on Saturday, March 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. All money raised goes toward the Fireworks Fund.

The Polo Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held April 15 at Centennial Elementary School beginning with ages 1-3 at 10 a.m., 4-7 years old at 10:15 a.m., and 8-12 year olds from 8 a.m. to noon.  Kids are encouraged to come early to register for big prizes.

Contact Joey at 815-297-2994.

Mark your calendars for

the Polo Women’s Club’s annual luncheon and Chinese Auction, the theme this year is St. Patrick’s Day. Ticket cost is $8 with the doors opening at 11 a.m. at the Polo Area Senior Center with the auction starting at 1 p.m.

Every Thursday at the Polo Rehabilitation Health Center is coffee at the nursing home at 9 a.m.

The Polo Senior Services Center will hold the following events, with everyone welcome to attend: Mondays - Coffee and cookies are provided.

Tuesday - Line Dancing at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday & ThursdaysBurn exercise class from 8:30 to 9 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays -it for Life exercise class from 9 to 10 a.m.

Tuesdays – Line dancing 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Wednesdays - Play 500 at noon.

Wednesdays - PASS offers free popcorn at 8:30 a.m.

Thursdays – Play Euchre at noon.

Fridays - Homemade cinnamon rolls are served starting at 8:30 a.m. for a donation.

Fridays – Play Bridge at noon.

Jan. 20 – Game Night, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 24 – Pot Luck, 11 a.m., Speaker from the Northwestern Illinois Agency on Aging.

Jan. 27 - Book Club, 2 to 3 p.m., “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker,� by Jennifer Chiaverini.

Jan. 31 – Facebook Class, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 7 – Computer Class, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Call to enroll at 815-946-3818.

The Polo Public Library will hold the following events: Jan. 25 – Rock River Center, 10 a.m. to– 12 p.m., a caseworker will answer questions on Medicare, insurance, home care, and anything else related to caring for the older

population.

Jan. 31 - Family Winter Reading Program ends at 7 p.m.

Feb. 1 – Polo Historical Society Program, “Lincoln’s Son’s� at 7 p.m.

Feb. 2 – Story Time from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Feb. 3 – Pinterest Party from 6 to 7 p.m., “Stress Busters.�

Feb. 8 – Basic Genealogy Class from 5-7 p.m.

Feb. 11 – Lego Club from 1 to 2 p.m.

Feb. 15 – Online Genealogy Class from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 16 – Story Time from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Feb. 22 – Rock River Center, a caseworker will be present to answer Medicare, insurance, home care questions from 10 a.m. to noon.

Feb. 24 – Senior Book Club at 2 p.m., “The Murder’s Daughter� by Jonathan Kellerman.

Feb. 25 – Middle & High School Program from noon to 2 p.m.

Feb. 27 – Book Club from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., “The Perfect Horse� by Elizabeth Letts.

Our Table Meal will be held on Mondays, Jan. 30, Feb. 27, March 27, April 24, and May at the FUM Church on East Dixon Street from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This is a free meal provided to our community.

The Polo Chamber Board of Trustees is attempting to issue Certificate of Recognition to Polo Chamber of Commerce member businesses celebrating five years, and then every five years increment of being in business in Polo. Please contact Susie at polo@essex1.com if you have a special business celebration coming up.

If you have a special event to post on the chamber sign, chamber website and in the Chamber Chatter, please contact Susie at 815-9463131.

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SPORTS

SECTION B

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Lady Cardinals outscore Polo 7048 for NUIC win

By Andy Colbert acolbert@oglecounty news.com In Forreston’s earlier win over Polo in girls basketball, Allison Bondele shot lights out from 3-point range.

When asked if he had a special defense for Bondele in round two between the two teams, Polo coach Jeff Grobe said, “We’ll let her shoot three again. I’d rather have a post player shooting from the outside instead of 2-pointers inside. Plus, I that was a once-in-a-lifetime performance.”

It was a moot point anyway, as Bondele allowed her teammates to do the majority of scoring in a 70-48 NUIC contest on Jan. 20.

Forreston dominated most

of the game other than an 11-0 run Polo went on to start the second half, closing to within 37-32.

“We still need to learn to play the whole game together,” Forreston coach Butch Rosecke said. “We’re young and need to play with a little more confidence.”

Junior Danielle Hagemann and sophomore Katie Erdmann gave Polo a dose of that dominance early on, scoring 23 of Forreston’s 37 first-half points.

Erdmann also made her presence felt away from the basket with and steal and assist to Keileigh Kloepping for an early 7-2 lead.

Hagemann then converted an old-fshioned 3-point play Forreston’s Sierra Reining (14), and Polo’s Lani Bergstrom (20) fight for a rebound Friday night during their NUIC and Erdmann followed up game.

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Forreston comes out ahead over Oregon 48-43

By Andy Colbert acolbert@oglecounty news.com It was tale of two halves between the Forreston and Oregon boys basketball teams. The Hawks claimed half number one, but it Forreston holding the final advantage in a 48-43 nonconference win.

“We came out with more energy in the second half,” Forreston coach Travis Ross said. “That was the difference in the game.”

In a sluggish first quarter for both teams, the Cardinals led 6-4. A second straight basket by Josh Flick made it 8-4, as Oregon (33 percent shooting) was in the midst of a 6-minute scoring drought.

Dalton Hermes broke that dry spell with a basket, followed by a 3-pointer by Cody Ebens. Before they were finished, the Hawks scored on their next three times down the court to take a 15-8 lead.

Brittan DeVries got free under the basket off a Braedon Fyock assist to cut it to 15-10, but Ebens and Hermes bombed in 3-pointers, as the Hawks went to the second half ahead 21-12.

“We had stretches we looked good, like the one on the second quarter,” Oregon coach Quinn Virgil said. “We were never able to keep it going, though.”

For Virgil, it was a homecoming of sort, having coached at Forreston about

15 years ago. In fact, he was the fresh-soph coach and Ross the freshman coach.

“I coached under him for six years and don’t take any pleasure in beating him,” Ross said.

In the first half, Forreston had only three turnovers, but poor shooting negated that. The Cardinals were 0-for-12 from beyond the arc in the first half.

“It’s hard to have energy when you miss that many shots,” Ross said.

It was a Lane Henneman 3-pointer to start the third quarter that got the Cardinals going after a pair of Hermes’ free throws had made it 23-12.

Oregon held a slight 3431 rebounding advantage, but DeVries scored after

three offensive boards on the same possession to cut further into the lead.

Then Jaron Groshans scored off a Hawk giveaway (14 overall) to pull his team to within 27-19.

“We were flat and stagnant in the first half,” Ross said. “The key was coming out aggressive in the second half.”

Jared Pottorff had a nice putback off the glass and then Hawk bruiser Kole Mowry began to make his presence felt inside, scoring his team’s last six points for a 33-31 third-quarter lead.

What got Forreston back into the game, though, was finally making the threeball.

Fyock, Henneman and Sam Groom combined for four 3-pointers to close out the

third quarter.

Michael Singley finally got the lead back on an old-fashioned 3-point play under the basket.

“In the second half, we went away from attacking and settled for easy shots instead of really good ones,” Virgil said. “We had a mental and energy letdown.

After a fifth straight missed free throw by Mowry, Fyock capitalized on the other end with a 3-point shot and the Cardinals suddenly had a 37-33 lead.

Ebens managed to keep the Hawks in it with a pair of threes down the stretch, his second making it a 3939 game with 2:45 left.

Henneman had a critical basket after a Forreston offensive rebound and

Fyock then went 6-for-6 from the line to close out the game.

“There wasn’t any one person to single out tonight,” Ross said. “It was all team.”

After a bad loss to Aquin on January 10th, this was Forreston’s (12-7) sixth win in the last seven games.

The Cardinals host AFC on Friday.

Oregon drops to 3-18 and travels to Rock Falls on Friday.

Both Forreston and Oregon wore “Team Christa” shirts during warm-ups, in honor of cancer patient Christa Heitter.

Forreston played without Brandon Schneiderman, who was sick.

Polo - Milledgeville rivalry game lived up to the billing

By Adam Feiner afeiner@saukvalley.com A capacity crowd filled the Milledgeville High School gym for one of the NUIC’s oldest rivalries Tuesday night – because it seems like every time the Missiles and the Polo Marcos play, it’s close, no matter the records.

Tuesday night’s installment of the rivalry lived up to the billing, with Milledgeville holding off a late rally by Polo to stay perfect in the NUIC East with a 66-63 victory.

“I was worried the whole game,” Milledgeville coach Brad Grenoble said. “We beat them for three quarters at Forreston, and they came back to beat us.

“When the real Polo came in the third quarter, I knew it was on, because it’s a rivalry game. Nobody gave up.”

Milledgeville sliced up Polo’s 2-3 zone in the first quarter, as Curt Strauss and Dylan Alexander passed well out of the high-low offense to build a 14-6 lead. Strauss dominated the offensive boards, as he pitched in eight points and four rebounds in the opening quarter.

Not to be outdone, Justin Young got the Marcos back in the game. His eight points and four boards in the first aided a 6-0 run for Polo to end the first trailing 14-12.

Trevin Woodin found Young just a few ticks into the second quarter to knot things up at 14. But from that point until halftime, it was all Missiles.

“We can take away that we fought back in the second half and made plays on the offensive end.” — Polo Coach Matt Messer Milledgeville (13-5, 7-0) built a comfortable lead with a 22-5 run for the majority of the second, highlighted by an overhead save by Strauss that was flung perfectly to Kyle Ottens for an easy layup that wowed everybody in attendance. Polo’s 10 turnovers in the quarter led to run-outs for the Missiles, who were in firm control with a 36-22 advantage at the half.

As they always seem to do, the Marcos made their run in the second half. Brady Webb nailed 3s on consecutive possessions to cut the Polo deficit to 10, part of an 8-0 stretch to begin the half.

Cade Schave’s traditional three-point play got the crowd back into it to bolster Milledgeville’s lead to 47-35.

Woodin then hit his first 3 of the night to cut the deficit to single digits, as the Missiles still led 49-40 after three.

A fast-paced fourth quarter set the scene for crunch time, as Polo (14-7, 3-4) fought almost all the way back. A 3 from Braiden Soltow cut the Milledgeville lead to four at 55-51 with 4:31 remaining.

It became a one-possession game when Webb hit a 3 to make it 58-56 Missiles with 1:54 to go.

“The comeback speaks to their desire to win,” Polo coach Matt Messer said.

“They just have to make sure they show up. We can take away that we fought back in the second half and made plays on the offensive end.”

Milledgeville’s go-to guy made the shot that big-time players make with 1:35 left.

Ottens banked in a 3 to give the Missiles a little breathing room.

Otters and Schave combined for 47 points, eight rebounds, five steals and three blocks for Milledgeville. The two star juniors stepped up in pressure situations time and time again, which speaks volume about their poise.

“They’re the two best kids in the area, in my opinion,” Grenoble said. “They both came to play. I rolled the dice with Kyle having four fouls in the fourth. Those two made some big free throws for being juniors.”

But Polo wouldn’t go away. Reid Taylor drained a 3 to make it 64-63 Milledgeville with just 12 seconds remaining. Once again though, Ottens came up clutch, this time sinking a pair of free throws with 10.8 ticks left to give the Missiles a 66-62 advantage.

Webb got a decent look at 3 for the tie at the buzzer, but it rimmed out, as Milledgeville Polo’s Brady Webb (4) shoots the ball while Milledgeville’s Dylan Alexander tries to hung on.

Turn to B2 block Webb’s shot during the third quarter of Tuesday night’s game in Milledgeville.

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Lady Hawks fall to Rock Falls

By Adam Feiner afeiner@saukvalley.com

Forreston’s Katie Erdmann puts up a layup on a breakaway Friday night during a matchup with Polo.

Polo falls Jan. 20 From A1

with a lay-up off another turnover.

With Forreston’s defense bottling up Justine Gorzny inside, the Marcos got scores from Lani Bergstrom, Hanna Blumhoff, Rilley Peterson and Kenzie Dusing to pull within 9-8. Dusing banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key to cut the margin to one.

After a defensive stop, Polo had a chance to take the lead, but a turnover and 3-point basket by Sierra Reining kept the lead in Forreston’s hands for good.

Kloepping returned the favor to Erdmann on a scoring assist off the tail end of a well-executed 3-on-1 break. Then, Erdmann made it 18-9 at the quarter on a coast-to-coast lay-up.

Erdman was just getting started in the second quarter.

On Polo’s first possession, she stole a pass at midcourt and scored. Then, she had a nifty 15-foot pull-up jumper for a 22-9 lead.

Polo had nine turnovers in the first quarter and hurt themselves further with four turnovers on its first four possessions of the second quarter.

Dusing finally got the Marcos back in the scoring column with a basket off a Brianna Pellini pass.

After being held scoreless for the first 12 minutes of the game, Gorzny finally got

open and Peterson found her for an easy bucket. The pair worked that play two more times, cutting the Cardinal lead to 27-17 with 3:45 left in the first half.

“Justine has been playing well. She just needs a little more help from the guards,” Grobe said.

But, it was Hagemann going up strong in the paint to get the momentum back for Forreston. She ended the second-quarter scoring with another nice move to the hole for the 16-point advantage.

Peterson hit two of three free throws and Blumhoff had a 3-pointer to keep Polo close. Polo also had a slight edge over Forreston in firsthalf rebounding, 16-15.

After the Marcos’ 11-point run to start the third quarter, Forreston took control and cruised to the final margin victory.

Erdmann finished with 18 points and Hagemann added 15. For Polo, Peterson took scoring honors with 15, followed by 12 for Gorzny.

“We’re playing hard. The wins don’t show it, though,” Grobe said. “There are a lot of good teams in the area.”

Forreston moved to 11-12 and 3-6 in conference play.

The Cardinals have a tall test this Thursday on the road against league heavyweight Amboy (18-3, 7-2).

“We’re capable of playing with anyone. We showed that against AFC,” Rosecke said.

Before their game against Oregon on Jan. 18, Rock Falls junior Abbee Sigel was honored with a commemorative ball and poster for scoring her 1,000th point against North Boone.

But Sigel didn’t get complacent with her achievement, as she scored 18 of her game-high 25 points from beyond the arc in the Rockets’ 72-38 Big Northern victory over the Hawks.

“It was cool,” Sigel said of the pregame honor. “I knew it was coming, but I was ready to just play the game, so I was pretty surprised.”

The Rockets (14-7, 4-0) jumped on the Lady Hawks right away with longdistance shooting, as they picked Oregon’s zone apart to lead 14-3.

Sigel had three 3s in the run, but the star guard picked up her second foul with 2:19 left in the first quarter. Taylor Hoefler stepped up to sink two more 3s and build the lead to 22-7 after one.

Meanwhile, the Lady Hawks (9-13, 0-6) couldn’t

get anything going on offense, as turnovers plagued their possessions. Oregon had 18 turnovers by halftime, while Rock Falls’ active hands in its 2-3 zone led to 12 steals in the first half.

Bailey Bickett had steals on four straight possessions in the second quarter, while Sigel buried three more 3s to build a 43-11 Rock Falls lead going into halftime.

“Whenever I see a zone,” Sigel said, “I think that if they come out at me, I’m going to shoot it.”

“We light up [when we see a zone], but you have to knock those shots down,” Rock Falls head coach Eric Wolf said. “We’re a team that can do well against man or zone, which makes us scary.

If we’re hitting our shots, we’ll put up 70-something a game.”

The Lady Hawks put together a much cleaner effort in the third quarter.

Crisp passes and strong drives to the hoop highlighted the quarter for Oregon, as it outscored Rock Falls 17-11 in the third to trail 54-28.

“We did battle,” Oregon head coach Kristy Eckhardt said. “We knew that we

Rock Falls’ Jordan Clevenger breaks up a pass intended for Oregon’s Jessica Hunt. Photo by Philip Marruffo, Sauk Valley Media

could do better than how we did in the first half. We told them at halftime that these are the kind of games that get us ready for the end of the season.”

Any hopes of an epic comeback for Oregon were swiftly done away with in the opening stages of the fourth quarter.

Rock Falls put the game away with an 11-3 run to

start the fourth.

The Rockets finished with 10 3s and 15 steals in their fourth conference win.

Jessica Hunt lead Oregon with 10 points followed

by Emily Perkins with 8, Meredith Gelander with 7 Bailey Montavon added three points for Oregon while Sarah Palner, McKenna Sadler, and Gylian Finch had 2 points each.

Conference game was close to the end From B1

Marcos just short “We came together as a team,” Young said. “We’re definitely going to learn from this loss. We need to work on defense, keeping our feet on the ground and knowing where shooters are.”

The Marcos got another huge game out of their sophomore forward Young.

The reigning Telegraph Athlete of the Week scored a team-high 24 points on 75 percent shooting from the floor.

“It’s what we expect of him,” Messer said. “He does that every night. To have a kid work his butt off and doesn’t complain about touches makes our whole team go.”

“I just try to be the best I can for the team,” Young said. “Everybody has their role, and mine is to keep working.”

The win for the Missiles exacted revenge for an earlier defeat to the Marcos at the Forreston Holiday Tournament, a game sillier to Tuesday’s in Polo’s late push.

It was a big hurdle for Milledgeville in the NUIC East race.

The Missiles are still undefeated in the league, and they’re hitting their stride as the season comes down the home stretch.

“We haven’t won a conference championship in a long time, so it would be nice to win one,” Ottens said.

“It’s phenomenal,” Grenoble added. “I had a lot of doubters when I took this job, because I coach a lot of teams here at Milledgeville.

The kids said they wanted to win for me. 7-0 in conference is ridiculous. We have a long ways to go, but Polo’s Justin Young (left) and Milledgeville’s Curtis we’ve got some nice things Strauss reach for a rebound ball off the Missiles’ hoop Tuesday night in Milledgeville. Photo by Michael Krabto look forward to.” benhoeft

Sports Column Girls basketball regionals are on the horizon

By Andy Colbert acolbert@oglecounty news.com Subsectional seedings will be announced for girls basketball on Thursday, with regional play set to begin on February 6. That’s always my harbinger of warmer weather – that a winter sport is near the end.

Even with a losing record, Oregon (10-13) has a decent chance of avoiding Byron and locking down the No. 3 seed, behind Winnebago. Of the 11 teams in this 2A subsectional, Byron is the only powerhouse, with ‘Bago easily No. 2.

After, it is wide open.

There is a lot of mediocrity and no reason to believe that anyone else is better than Oregon. Oregon split with Prophetstown, but the Prophets are 4-13, having played a tough schedule. But,

certainly not any harder than Oregon’s schedule.

Probably the biggest threat to Oregon’s No. 3 seed would be 12-9 Morrison. The Mustangs also pulled off a 51-49 upset win over Dixon, a team that beat Oregon twice.

Whoever ends up at No. 3 will be funneled to the Fulton regional with ‘Bago, while the No. 4 seed automatically goes to Byron. Oregon only lost to ‘Bago by three points, giving even more reason to head to Fulton.

The 1A subsectional that Forreston and Polo are in is an entirely different matter. Of the 11 teams, 10 of them are around .500 or better, with 1-loss Galena the likely No. 1 seed.

It will be fascinating to see the final voting in among these teams.

I’d challenge any subsectional in the state to offer as much high-level balance.

For example, Newman is 9-11 and put a 10-point loss on 16-6 Eastland over the weekend. Also from the Three Rivers, Erie has a winning

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Poor Polo. They have the only school with a decisively losing record. However, they are a decent ball team.

The problem is having to play some of the best teams in the area week in and week out. Their 2-16 record is very misleading.

Additionally, teams like Oregon in 2A have the freedom of scheduling 1A teams to help bolster the W/L record. Both the boys and girls from Oregon have taken this approach and is has been helpful to the programs.

If you are 1A Polo, you don’t have that luxury of finding an enrollment class below you. Last I checked, there isn’t a 0A grouping.

One thing that hurts a school like Polo and many others in 1A is you can’t go down Don’t count Forreston out of this subsectional. They are athletic enough to contend with anyone of the bunch.

And, coach butch Rosecke is very optimistic for the future.

Of any team in the NUIC, Pecatonica is the most fortuitous. Its subsectional is loaded with lightweights and the Indians have a clear path to the finals, with perhaps only Aquin providing some resistance.

One plus for these two subsectionals is that AFC and Amboy are in a completely different sectional. That subsectional doesn’t have as much balance as Polo and Forreston’s, but is more top heavy with Annawan also in.

Yes, Pec came out smelling like roses compared to everyone else. But, that the nature of geographic pairings and that is the sole purpose of how the IHSA sets up the post season.

No tweaking by IHSA While at a track clinic last week, I made a point to ask an IHSA official if they ever tweak regionals or sectionals to balance to the competition.

No matter, what the sport, I received an emphatic NO to that query. The assignments are computerized, with an equal emphasis on geographic

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Unlike the girls, area boys basketball is down. That good team Oregon had last year was a year ahead of itself.

This year, they would have been an odds-on favorite to win the sectional. With Winnebago and Lutheran around .500 and Dixon in complete rebuild, the Big Northern conference might be as weak as it’s ever been.

The surprise team is Byron at 17-4, a team that coach Tom Schmidt called the most improved from the beginning of the year to now.

The NUIC doesn’t have that one standout team, though state-ranked East Dubuque is making some waves.

Wrestling correction Here’s one correction from last week. The individual wrestling sectional is not at Rockridge. The dual-team sectional is at Rockridge.

The individual sectional is at Byron.

Congratulations to the Oregon wrestling team for its second-place finish at the 16team Leroy Invitational. The

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Hawks were only 3.5 points behind first-place Carbondale, known more for basketball than wrestling.

This meet was perfect for a program like Oregon. It was very balanced and allowed them to see teams from the central and southern part of the state they normally wouldn’t.

Other than Princeton, everyone else was from different sectionals. Team bonding is occurs on long roads trips, just like when last year’s boys basketball team went to Benton.

County News State’s Attorney Ogle County State’s Attorney Eric D. Morrow reports the following court activity.

Jan. 18 Jeremy Chaplain, 27, Davis Junction, reckless conduct, pretrial conference March 13.

Dakota Hecox, 26, Mt. Morris, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, status hearing Jan. 23.

Christopher Evans, 27, Polo, criminal trespass to a residence, violation of an order of protection, status hearing Feb. 15.

Eric Post, 24, Stillman Valley, theft, pretrial conference March 13.

Besim Ajvazi, 21, Rochelle, home invasion, robbery, criminal damage to

property, criminal trespass to a residence, pretrial conference Feb. 14.

Cory Love, 40, Mt. Morris, driving while license revoked, status hearing Feb. 8.

Jan. 20 Jason Gibbons, 37, Polo, robbery, status hearing Feb. 3.

Phillip Hughes, 52, Steward, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, status hearing Feb. 9.

Michael Himes, 46, Oregon, possession of a controlled substance, preliminary hearing Feb. 22.

Allen Clement, 37, Oregon, aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, preliminary hearing Jan. 25.

Allen Clement, 37, Oregon, possession of a stolen vehicle, fleeing or attempting to

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elude, driving while license revoked, resisting a police officer, preliminary hearing Jan. 25.

Michael Peterson, 42, Oregon, violation of an order of protection, criminal trespass to a residence, driving while license suspended, status hearing Jan. 23.

Sara Miller, 18, Mt. Morris, residential burglary, preliminary hearing Feb. 1.

Emily Lykken, 25, Oregon, pleaded guilty to theft. Judge Robert Hanson sentenced her to 24 months Probation; an ordered her to cooperate with and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, perform 30 hours of public service work, and make full restitution.

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Oregon Police Oregon Police Chief Darin DeHaan reports the following police activity.

Jan. 16 At 2:26 a.m., police responded to a disturbance call in the 200 block of N. Third Street, resulting in the arrest of Michael A. Himes, 46, Oregon, for possession of a controlled substance.

Himes was transported to the Ogle County jail.

Jan. 17 David W. Smith, 55, Oregon, was arrested at 3:44 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for disorderly conduct. Smith was transported to the Ogle County jail.

Chelsie N. Boyer, 26,

Oregon, was arrested at 9:13 p.m. for theft. Boyer was transported to the Ogle County jail.

Jan. 21 Zackery W. C. Stewart, 17, Oregon, was issued citations at 10:04 p.m. for no valid driver’s license, fleeing to elude, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, failure to signal, and driving without headlights when required. These violations occurred in the 600 block of S. Second Street. Five parking tickets and verbal/written warnings were issued Jan. 16-22.

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Sheriff’s Arrests Jan. 13 Juan C. Urena, 18, Ashton, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

His full cash bond was set at $210 pending a Jan. 17 court appearance.

Jan. 17 Eric Cryer, 42, Rochelle, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for a violation of an order of protection. Cryer’s bond was set at $10,000 pending a Jan. 20 court appearance.

Kimberly Young, 51, Mt. Morris, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for domestic battery and failure to appear.

Young received a $1,000 recognizance bond for the failure to appear and posted 10% of a $3,000 bond for the domestic battery. Young is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 14.

Dante Drayton, 39, Rockford, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear.

Drayton posted $768 as a full cash for bond and will not appear in court at a later date.

Albert Cyrier, 40,

Rochelle, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear.

Cyrier posted $125 as a purge bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 30.

Justin Avilan, 21, Sycamore, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear.

Avilan’s full cash bond was set at $866 pending a Jan. 18 court appearance.

Deshun Owens, 21, Chicago, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for forgery. Owens’s bond was set at $50,000 (10%) pending a Jan. 18 court appearance.

Jan. 18 Approximately 3 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop at Kilbuck Road and Big Mound Road. After an investigation, Brandon Lundberg, 24, Rockford, was arrested for violation of stalking/no contact order.

Lundberg was transported to the Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Jasen Shrader, 36, Rockford, was arrested for criminal trespass to a vehicle. During the investigation, deputies also arrested Dustin M. Marx, 26, Davis Junction, for disorderly conduct. Trisha Branning, 36, Davis

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Jan. 20 James Kee, 34, Rochelle, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Kee posted $50 full cash of a $281 bond and was released.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 27.

Jan. 21 Marco A. Torres, 19, Rockford, was arrested at 3:46 p.m. for no valid driver’s license following a traffic stop in the 8000 block of North Ill. 251. Torres was also cited for speeding.

At approximately 5:06 a.m., deputies responded to the 600 block of Pierce Street in Creston for a domestic battery complaint.

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Obituaries Margaret L. Blake Margaret L. Blake, 88, Mt. Morris, on died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home with her family by her side.

Margaret was born on June 11, 1928 in Rockford, the daughter of John and Cora (Ballard) Conway.

She graduated from Mt. Morris High School in the Class of 1946.

Margaret married Harlan Blake on Dec. 27, 1950 in Mt. Morris, IL. She worked for Kable News Company, Kable Printing Company, and Wood Brothers, Oregon, where she was a time -keeper.

She was a life member of the Mt. Morris Church of the Brethren, Women’s Fellowship, Women of Woods, Ogle County Home

Sandra J. Spinks Sandra J. (Oltmanns) Spinks, 77, longtime Oregon area resident, died on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 at Hope Health & Rehabilitation Center, Lomira, Wisconsin.

She was born on Nov. 12, 1939 in Dixon, the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Keckler) Buker.

She married Elmer Oltmanns on June 24, 1961 in Oregon. He died on Oct. 31, 1994.

She then married Doyle Spinks.

Sandra was a graduate of Oregon High School

Martha Sue Gilbert Martha Sue Gilbert, 80, Blair, Wisconsin, died on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 in the Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall after a four-year bout with Lewy Body Dementia.

Martha was born on Dec. 15, 1936 in Dixon, to J. Mason and Edith (Sheely) Hopkins.

She attended Highland School, a one room school house, for her elementary education.

Martha graduated from the Polo High School in 1954 and then entered the Rockford Memorial Hospital School of Nursing to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a nurse.

She worked in her father’s dairy, Fairview Farm Dairy, to earn money to pay her tuition to nurse’s training.

During her nursing career, Martha worked as a surgical nurse, obstetrical nurse, and as a supervisor at an institution for mentally handicapped.

Extension where she was (Rick) Rand, DeKalb; two Homemaker of the Year in grandsons, Bryan (Renata) 1990, Mary Martha Club of Rand, DeKalb, and Kevin Leaf River, 4-H leader for Rand, DeKalb; two greatgranddaughters, Aliyah and many years.

She planned many bus Kayden Rand, DeKalb.

She was preceded in death trips for various groups, she taught many to knit, crochet, by her parents and husband, and sew, and she loved many Harlan Blake in 2016.

Funeral services will be different types of crafts which include weaving held Thursday, Jan. 26 at baskets, making porcelain 11 a.m. at the Mt. Morris dolls, caning chairs and Church of the Brethren refinishing furniture, with Rev. Virginia Haney jewelry making, teddy bear officiating.

Burial will be in Silver making, marquetry (wood Cemetery, Mt. inlays), arranging flowers, Creek Morris. and doing ceramics.

She loved to travel Visitation will be held visiting all 50 states, all Thursday, Jan. 26, from of Canada, and several 9:30 a.m. until the service European countries. at the church.

Margaret spent many hours Memorials may be made canning and cooking her to Mt. Morris Church of Sunday family inner. the Brethren, Silver Creek Margaret is survived Cemetery and Pinecrest by her daughter, Sharleen Manor Nursing Home. and had been employed as a substitute teacher in Winnebago and Ogle County schools and as an aide at Oregon Health Care and Neighbors Nursing Home.

She enjoyed travel, reading, especially history, and television, especially “Jeopardy” and “Law and Order.”

She is survived by her husband, Doyle Spinks, Minnesota; sons, John (Bonnie) Oltmanns, Polo, James Oltmanns, Brownsville, Wisconsin, and David (Lois) Oltmanns, Reedsville, Wisconsin; 10

grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and sister, Barbara Pepper, Oregon.

She was also predeceased by her parents.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home, Oregon, preceded by a visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Pastor David Rogula will officiate.

Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, rural Mt. Morris.

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Martha retired after 20 plus years as a nurse at the Grand View Care Center in Blair.

Martha married Roger Gilbert in Dixon on June 20, 1958.

She was always proud that she had supported him during his four years of medical school.

The Gilberts also did some farming and Martha was active in the operation of the farm and care of the animals.

During their 38 years in Blair, Martha was in charge of the Blair Food Pantry, coordinator of the Red Cross blood drives, and active in many other civic and church activities.

Martha was an avid collector of dairy related items such as ice cream scoops, milk bottles, and baby bottles.

Martha is survived by her husband of 58 years, Dr. K. Roger Gilbert, Blair, Wisconsin; a son, Father John M. Gilbert, Boyd, Wisconsin; three daughters,

Julie Ann (Daniel) Rider, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Lynn Marie Erdman, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and Mary Elizabeth (Charles) Golden, Hudson, Wisconsin; six grandsons; two granddaughters; two sisters, Sharon (Fred) Altman, Pekin, and Linda (Steve) Parrett, Stone Mountain, Georgia; two brothers, James (Nancy) Hopkins, Oregon, and Lyle (Sheryl) Hopkins, Polo.

Martha was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services were held on Jan. 21 at Blair Lutheran Church West with burial in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery both in Blair, Wisconsin. Pastor John Ashland officiated.

Memorials in Martha’s honor may be directed to the Blair Food Pantry, Gundersen Tri-County Care Center Activities Department, or the Tri-County Hospital Foundation.

A local memorial service in Pine Creek will be held at a later date.

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Emerson Garman Jr. Emerson “Butch” Garman Jr., 76, Polo, died on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at Polo Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Butch was born on Sept.

28, 1940, in Forreston, the son of Emerson and Hazel (Johann) Garman Sr. He worked construction with the Laborer Union 727 out of Dixon.

Butch enjoyed spending time with his family and playing or cutting up with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

He was a huge football fan especially when it came to the Chicago Bears (Da Bears!), watching NASCAR and putting model cars together.

Survivors include daughters, Kathy (Rex)

Blomberg, Freeport, and Sharon (Kevin) Remrey, Mt. Morris; sons, Roderick Garman, Dixon, Randy (Jennifer) Garman, Polo; sisters, Diana (Joe) Lyberger, Mt. Morris, Shirley Moore, Freeport, Sandra (Bill) Moon, Mt. Morris; nine grandchildren,

Andrew J. Smith Andrew James Smith, 33, Oregon, beloved son and brother, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at his home.

Andrew was born on Sept.

7, 1983, in Rochelle.

He graduated from Oregon High School in 2002.

He attended DeVry University, Addison, and Motorcycles Mechanics Institute (MMI), Phoenix, Arizona.

As a machinist, he worked for F.N. Smith, Oregon.

Since 2011, Andrew worked in the body shop at the Chrysler Corporation Assembly Plant, Belvidere.

Andrew’s sense of humor brightened our lives, and he was a vibrant part of our family.

He will be greatly missed by his beloved cats, Fluffy and Bobby.

His love of animals, technology, history and

trains will be remembered and treasured.

To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die.

He is survived by his parents, James and Shirley (Toppe) Smith, Oregon; his sisters, Sarah (Adam) Kennay, Ashton, and Joanne (Chris) Moan, Lockport.

He was the beloved uncle of one niece, Evelyn, and three nephews, Soren, Wyatt and Clayton. He was the cherished nephew of many aunts and uncles, Virginia Toppe, Mt. Morris,

Richard E. Wing Richard E. Wing, 70, Lena, was embraced by the arms of God on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017.

There to meet him are his parents, Robert and Laura Wing and his parents-inlaw, George and Edith Noble.

At the time of his death he was a patient at UW Health, Madison, Wisconsin.

Rich was born on April 2, 1946, and married Jeannine Noble on June 7, 1973.

He graduated from Warren High School and the University of WisconsinPlatteville with bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

He taught math, physics and computers for 35 years at Oregon High School.

He loved being a teacher and working with kids.

His focus was providing a quality education for all who entered his classroom.

In his summers and after retiring in 2002 from teaching, he continued to work as a Federal Crop Insurance Adjuster.

He also indulged his farming roots by driving carts for the harvest season each fall.

His grandchildren often accompanied him riding in the tractor.

Rich was a member of Oregon United Methodist Church and served as the church’s treasurer for several years.

He was always interested in cars and tractors, with a passion for Corvettes, Camaros, and John Deere Green.

He will be sorely missed.

Bret (Jen), Brook and Brittney Ellinor, Kyle Remrey, Natalie (Brad), Hannah (Dusty) and Nicholas Garman, Keegan and Shaylie Garman; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Clarence “Buzz” Garman and a brother, Tony at birth.

Services were held on Jan. 23 at the Polo Family Funeral Home, 110 E. Dixon St., Polo, with burial at Fairmount Cemetery.

The family would like to extend a special thank-you to Dr. H. OH with the CGH Clinic, Polo.

In lieu of flowers a memorial will be established in his name.

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Susan and Aaron Hurliman, Rockford, Marie and Bill Oelklaus, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Carolyn Toppe, Oregon, Tim and Gwen Toppe, Big Lake, Minnesota, Michelle and Jim Busse, St. Louis, Missouri, Kenneth and Lorna Smith, Eureka, Tim and Teresa Smith, Dixon; and one great-uncle, Paul Harvey, Rockford.

Andrew was also a dear cousin to many.

Andrew was predeceased by his grandparents, Viola and Ben Smith, Oregon, and Margene and Vernon Toppe, Malta.

Services were held on Jan. 21 at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt St., Mt. Morris.

A private family burial will be held.

Memorials may be directed to Rosecrance, the Mt. Morris Ambulance, Mt. Morris Police Department, and the Oregon Train Depot Project (oregondepot.org).

He is also survived by his children, Gretchen Wing (Matt) Romey and Geoffrey (Julie) Wing; his brother, Robert Allen (Esther) Wing; and eight grandchildren, Georgia Shallenberger, Samuel Howe, Jackson Howe, Lucas Howe, Olivia Turner, Braylon Wing, Brooklyn Romey and Madyson Romey. Other loved ones are nieces and nephews Laurie (Bill) Gadda, Walter (Mary Jo) Wing, Rod (Lori) Wing, and Rebekah (Kirk) Johnson.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, Jan. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home, Oregon Funeral services were held on Jan. 23 at Oregon United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Jacobs and Nancy Crandall officiating.

Burial of the cremains will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, at a later date.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF OREGON TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT The City of Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, an Illinois Municipal Corporation, hereby gives Notice of a Public Hearing to be held at 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on February 14, 2017, at the Oregon Coliseum, 124 N. 4th Street, Oregon, Illinois, to consider its proposed Oregon Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area, Plan and Projects. All interested persons, including all taxing districts of which taxable property is included in the Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, will be given an opportunity to be heard at said Public Hearing and to file with the City Clerk written objections to any issues embodied in this notice, and are also invited to submit written comments, prior to the date of the Hearing, to the City at the following address: City of Oregon, City Clerk, 115 North 3rd Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061. A Summary of the proposed Redevelopment Plan and Projects, and a Boundary Map and Legal Description of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area are presented below. The Redevelopment Plan and Projects complies with the provisions of the "Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act". A copy of the proposed Oregon TIF District Redevelopment Plan and Projects is available at the Oregon City Clerk's Office, 115 North 3rd Street, Oregon, Illinois for examination during regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For further information, please feel free to contact Mayor Ken Williams, City of Oregon, at (815) 732-6321.

OREGON TIF DISTRICT SUMMARY OF PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN & PROJECTS Proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project Area: The City of Oregon proposes to establish a Redevelopment Project Area and adopt a Redevelopment Plan and Projects pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act [65 ILCS 5/11-74.4 et. seq.] (the “Act”) for the proposed “Oregon Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District” in order to stimulate commercial/retail, residential and light industrial development within the City. The intent of the Redevelopment Plan is to promote and protect the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the public, address blighted conditions in the proposed Area and institute conservation measures so as to remove and alleviate adverse conditions, encourage private investment, develop business and real estate projects to increase employment and restore and enhance the tax base of the taxing districts by undertaking public and private redevelopment projects within a designated Area. The Redevelopment Project Area (the “Area”) for the proposed Oregon TIF District includes areas shown on the proposed Boundary Map and the boundary is legally described in the proposed Legal Description of the TIF Area. These properties have been neglected and have not benefitted from coordinated planning efforts by either public or private sectors. All properties within the proposed Area would substantially benefit by a series of proposed public and private redevelopment projects. Pursuant to the Act, the proposed Area includes only those contiguous parcels of real property and improvements thereon which would be substantially benefitted by a redevelopment project and the Area is not less in the aggregate than 1½ acres. The overall Area consists of 566 improved and vacant parcels, 75.8% of which qualify as a combination of “Blighted” and “Conservation” Areas, as defined in the TIF Act. Improved properties included in the Area display characteristics of dilapidation, deterioration, municipal code violations, excessive vacancy, inadequate utilities, overcrowding, deleterious use and a lack of public infrastructure and community planning. Vacant parcels throughout the Area display characteristics of obsolete platting, deterioration of adjacent properties, unused railroad or railroad right-of-ways, blighted before becoming vacant and chronic flooding or contributing to flooding within the same watershed. Evidence of a lag in Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) growth is apparent throughout the Area as a whole and has been documented pursuant to data made available by Ogle County. The Redevelopment Project Area on the whole has not been subject to growth and development through investment by private enterprise and would not reasonably be anticipated to be developed without the use of tax increment financing. By attracting new private investment, improving public infrastructure and encouraging new private investment throughout the designated Redevelopment Project Area, the City expects to create new employment opportunities, increase population, increase the real estate tax base, generate additional retail sales tax revenues, stimulate the local economy and improve the overall quality of life for its residents.

Long Term Goals and Objectives: The City intends to use the Oregon TIF District to redevelop property that is currently underutilized for commercial space, commercial/retail businesses, light manufacturing/industrial purposes, tourism-related activities, and residential development to increase population, improve employment opportunities, expand and diversify the local real estate tax base, manage growth and increase the overall quality of life for its residents. The Redevelopment Plan will allow the City to alleviate and/or remove blighting conditions such as the lack of adequate public infrastructure, increase Oregon’s overall competitiveness in the region and institute public policies that are more conducive to business development. All of the property within the proposed Area will substantially benefit by a series of public and private redevelopment projects made possible with tax increment financing. The Redevelopment Project Area is not otherwise reasonably expected to be substantially improved or be further developed without the use of tax increment financing. The Oregon TIF District Redevelopment Plan is expected to include, but is not limited to, the following general long-term goals and objectives: (1) Eliminate or reduce those conditions which qualify the Redevelopment Project Area as a Combination of Blighted and Conservation Areas; (2) Facilitate the construction, improvement and maintenance of public infrastructure and other capital projects which the City finds is in furtherance of this Redevelopment Plan or necessary to encourage new residential, light industrial and commercial development; (3) Construct, improve, upgrade and maintain storm water drainage and sanitary sewer lines and related infrastructure throughout the Redevelopment Project Area; (4) Construct, improve, upgrade and maintain antiquated and/or inadequate water lines and mains, as well as water storage facilities and related distribution systems; (5) Construct, improve, upgrade and maintain streets, infrastructure relating to information technology, street lighting, landscaping, curbs, alleys, parks, public green space, recreational amenities, sidewalks, bike paths and other pedestrian walkways throughout the Redevelopment Project Area; (6) Encourage residential rehabilitation/renovation projects within the Redevelopment Project Area using financial incentives offered by Tax Increment Financing; (7) Encourage private investment for commercial and industrial rehabilitation/renovation projects within the Redevelopment Project Area through the use of financial incentives offered by tax increment financing; (8) Encourage private investment for residential rehabilitation/renovation projects within the Redevelopment Project Area through the use of financial incentives offered by tax increment financing; (9) Enhance the tax base for the City and other taxing districts through coordinated, comprehensive planning efforts by either the public or private sectors which focus on efforts to improve infrastructure, property reuse, and the upgrade of existing buildings; (10) Foster entrepreneurship and attract new commercial development and light industrial development which complies with City zoning and land use ordinances, increases assessed valuations and enhances the real estate tax base for the City, thereby also creating additional employment opportunities within the Oregon community; (11) Encourage new residential development which will thereby help to adequately increase the City’s population, maintain a high-quality housing stock, expand the overall tax base of the community, maintain/ regenerate local school enrollments, and raise local economic thresholds to levels necessary to support new commercial retail development; (12) Encourage the development of additional, new residential choices for retired persons and elderly residents over the next 20 years; (13) Attract tourism and new retail/commercial businesses while also vigorously reinvesting in existing properties within the Redevelopment Project Area to encourage business retention and increase retail business activity that will generate new local retail sales tax revenue for the City, other taxing bodies and the State of Illinois; (14) Implement the goals and objectives of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and which provides policy guidelines for land use, planning, zoning, transportation, housing, municipal growth, quality of life and related issues; and (15) Undertake redevelopment projects which will further improve the overall quality of life, health and well-being of the Oregon community.

Description of Tax Increment Financing: A TIF District establishes a geographic boundary (a redevelopment project area) in which new private investment is encouraged. A municipality may also issue obligations to finance improvements that will enable the redevelopment of deteriorated, blighted, or other key conservation areas within its corporate limits. By making public improvements, the municipality may invite new private investment so that the expected increase in property tax revenues can be captured, temporarily, to amortize the public improvements. A municipality may also choose to use TIF funds on a pay-as-you-go basis whereby revenue is spent as it is collected. In either case, it is expected that new investment in a designated redevelopment area will stimulate a resurgence of population, employment, and assessed valuation throughout the entire community. It should be noted that TIF DOES NOT raise property taxes and it IS NOT a new tax or a new taxing district. Only an increased assessment or an overall increase in tax rates can raise taxes. TIF is merely used to reallocate increased property tax revenues created by increased assessed valuation that is realized after a TIF District is established. A TIF District may last for up to 23 years. With Tax Increment Financing, a property tax base is preserved during the life of the TIF District that will continue to pay for the basic public services the proposed redevelopment area already receives. New incremental property tax revenue in the City of Oregon may be used to help pay for the infrastructure necessary for stimulating additional privatesector investment.

OREGON TIF DISTRICT PROPOSED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2, Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Northeast Quarter of Section 10, and part of Northwest Quarter of Section 10, all in Township 23 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Ogle County, Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the west right of way line of Sixth Street and the north right of way line of Washington Street (IL Route 64); thence North on said west right of way of Sixth Street to its intersection with the north right of way line of Franklin Street; thence East on said north right of way line to the west line of Lot 7 in Block 14 of the Original Town; thence North on said west line, to the north line of Lot 7; thence East on said north line to the west right of way line of Fifth Street; thence North on said west right of way line to its intersection with the north right of way line of Monroe Street; thence East on said north right of way line to its intersection with the west line of Lot 7 in Block 25 of the Original Town; thence North on said west line, to the north line of Lot 7; thence East on said north line to the west right of way line of Third Street; thence East to the east right of way line of Third Street and the northwest corner of Lot 6 in Block 36 of the Original Town; thence East on the north line of said Lot 6 and its easterly extension, to a point 25.75 feet east of the west line of said Block 36, and point also being on the west line of Tax Parcel 16-03-128-013; thence northerly on the west line of said Tax Parcel, to a point on the easterly extension of the north line of Lot 3 of said Block 36; thence East on said north line, to the westerly bank of the Rock River; thence East to the intersection of the north line of Government Lot 2 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 3 and the easterly bank of the Rock River; thence Southerly on said easterly bank of the Rock River, to a point 728 feet north of the south line of said Government Lot 2 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 3; thence East parallel with said south line, to a point 680 feet west of the west right of way line of Jones Terrace; thence South a distance of 100 feet; thence East parallel with said south line, to the west right of way line of Jones Terrace; thence North on said west right of way line of Jones Terrace to its intersection with the north line of said Government Lot 2; thence East on the north line of said Government Lot 2, to the west line of said Northwest Quarter of Section 2; thence East on the north line of Government Lot 2 of Section 2, to a point 528 feet west of the east line of the West Half of said Government Lot 2; thence South parallel with said east line of the West Half, to a point 200 feet north of the north right of way line of Washington Street (IL Route 64); thence East a distance of 200 feet; thence South parallel with said east line of the West Half, to the south right of way line of Washington Street (IL Route 64); thence West on said south right of way line, to the northerly extension of the east line of Lot 4 of Settler’s Ridge Subdivision; thence South on said northerly extension and the east line of Lot 4, to the northwest corner of Lot 5 of said Subdivision; thence East on the north line of said Subdivision, to the northeast corner of Lot 13 of said Subdivision; thence South along the east line of said Lot 13, to the northwestern most corner of Lot 14 of said Subdivision; thence Southeasterly on the north line of said Subdivision, to the northeast corner thereof; thence South on the east line of said Subdivision, to the southeast corner thereof; thence West on the south line of said Subdivision, to the northeast corner of Lot 150 of said Subdivision; thence South on the east line of said Lot 150 to the southeast corner thereof; thence West on the south line of said Lot 150, to the east right of way line of McCanse Drive; thence South on said east right of way line, to the south right of way line of McCanse Drive; thence East on the easterly extension of said south right of way line, to a point 1033.94 feet east of the west line of said Northwest Quarter of Section 2; thence South parallel with said west line, a distance of 705.26 feet; thence West, a distance of 308.94 feet; thence North parallel with said west line, to the south right of way line of McCanse Drive; thence West on said south right of way line and its westerly extension to its intersection with the west right of way line of Daysville Road; thence North on said west right of way line to its intersection with the south right of way line of said Washington Street (IL Route 64); thence West on said south right of way line, to a point 62 feet east of the west line of Lot 6 of the Barber Survey; thence South, to a point 375 feet south of the north line of said Barber Survey; thence West parallel with said north line, to the east line of Lot 1 of said Barber Survey; thence South on the east of said Lot 1 and its southerly extension, to the south line of said Northeast Quarter of Section 3; thence West on said south line, to the center of the east channel of the Rock River; thence South, West, and Northerly around the south side of Island Number 3 of said Section 3 to the intersection of the center of the west channel of said Rock River and the north line of said Southwest Quarter of Section 3; thence West on said north line to the west bank of the Rock River; thence Southerly along the west bank of the Rock River to its intersection with the south line of Tax Parcel 16-10-107-129-001 in said Northwest Quarter of Section 10; thence west on the south line of said Tax Parcel, to the east right of way line of Second Street; thence South on said east right of way line, to the south end of said Second Street; thence West, to the west right of way line of said Second Street at a point 726.81 feet southerly of the center line of the main line track of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad; thence Northwesterly, to a point on the west line of said Northwest Quarter of Section 10, 1171.50 feet north of the southwest corner of said Northwest Quarter; thence continuing Northwesterly on last described line to its intersection with the west right of way line of F.A. Route 742 (IL Route 2); thence North on said west right of way line and the west right of way line of Seventh Street, to a point 451.2 feet north of the north right of way line of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad; thence West, to a point 200 feet west of the east line of said Northeast Quarter of Section 9; thence South, parallel with said east line, to the north right of way line of said Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad; thence Northwesterly on said north right of way line to its intersection with the west line of Lot 2 of Roos Subdivision; thence North on said west line of Lot 2 and its northerly extension to its intersection with the south right of way line of Pines Road; thence West, to a point on the west line of said Southeast Quarter of Section 4, 247.50 feet north of the southwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence North on said west line, to a point 1070.50 feet north of the southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence East, a distance of 263 feet; thence South parallel with said west line, to a point 66 feet north of the northwest corner of Lot 54 of Zephyr Second Subdivision; thence East parallel with the north line of said Subdivision to its intersection with the east right of way line of Thirteenth Street; thence South on said east right of way line, to the north line of said Subdivision; thence East on said north line and the easterly extension thereof to its intersection with the east right of way line of Tenth Street; thence South on said east right of way line to its intersection with the north right of way line of Pines Road; thence East on said north right of way line to its intersection with a line being 7 feet west of and parallel with the east line of Lot 52 of Zephyr Subdivision; thence North on said line being 7 west and parallel with the east line of Lot 52, to the north line of said Lot 52; thence East on the north line of said Lot 52 to the southwest corner of Lot 19 of Commercial Addition; thence North on the west line of said Lot 19, to the northwest corner thereof; thence East on the north line of said Lot 19, to the west right of way line of Seventh Street; thence North on said west right of way line, to a point 118 feet south of the south line of Untz Subdivision; thence East to the southwest corner of Tax Parcel 16-03-351-009, being on the east right of way line of Seventh Street and the northerly right of way line of F.A. Route 742 (IL Route 2); thence Northeasterly on said northerly right of way line, to the west right of way line of Sixth Street; thence North on said west right of way line to the northeast corner of Lot 5 in Block 2 of said Untz Subdivision; thence East to the east right of way line of Sixth Street and the northwest corner of Lot 3 in Block 1 of said Subdivision; thence East on the north line of said Lot 3 to the northeast corner thereof; thence South, to a point 375 feet south of the south line of Out Lot F in Hill’s Addition; thence East, to the west right of way line of Fifth Street; thence East, to a point on the east right of way line of Fifth Street and the north right of way line of said F.A. Route 742 (IL Route 2), said point being 40 feet south of the northwest corner of Lot 8; thence East on said north right of way line to its intersection with the east line of Block 11 of Hill’s Second Addition; thence East, to the east right of way line of said F.A. Route 742 (IL Route 2) and being the east right of way line of Fourth Street; thence South on said east right of way line of Fourth Street to its intersection with the North right of way line of Hill street; thence East on said north right of way line and the extension thereof, to a point 318.6 feet east of the east right of way line of Second Street; thence North parallel with said east right of way line to the south right of way line of Gale Street; thence West on said right of way line to its intersection with the west right of way line of First Street; thence North on said west right of way line to its intersection with the south right of way line of Adams Street; thence West on said south right of way line, to a point 189.40 feet east of said east right of way line of Second Street; thence North parallel with said east right of way line, to a point 93.5 feet north of the north right of way line of said Adams Street; thence West parallel with said north right of way line a distance of 57.4 feet, to a point being 132 feet east of said east right of way line; thence North parallel with said east right of way line, to the south line of Block 40 of said Original Town; thence East on the south line of said Block 40, to the west right of way line of said First Street; thence North on said west right of way line, to a point 64 feet south of the southeast corner of J.M. White’s Subdivision; thence West parallel with the south line of said Block 40 a distance of 132 feet; thence North, to the south line of said J.M. White’s Subdivision; thence West on the south line of said subdivision to the west line of Lot 3 of said Subdivision; thence North on the west line of Lot 3 to the south right of way line of Madison Street; thence West on said south right of way line to its intersection with the west right of way line of Second Street; thence North on said west right of way line to its intersection with the south right of way line of Jefferson Street; thence West on said south right of way line, to a point 100 feet east of the east right of way line of Fourth Street; thence South, a distance of 120 feet; thence East, a distance of 32 feet to the west line of the East Half of Block 29 in said Original Town; thence South on said west line and the easterly extension thereof, to the south right of way line of said Madison Street; thence West on said south right of way line, to the southerly extension of the west line of Lot 7 and Lot 8 of Block 20 in said Original Town; thence North on said extension line and the west line of Lot 7 and Lot 8, to the north line of the South Half of Lot 8; thence East on said north line of the South Half, to the west right of way line of Fourth Street; thence North on said west right of way line to its intersection with the south line of Jefferson Street; thence West on said south right of way line, to the southerly extension of the west line of Lot 7 of J.C.T. Phelps Addition; thence North on said southerly extension and the west line of said Lot 7, to the south line of an alley running through Block 1 of said J.C.T. Phelps Addition and Block 4 of said Original Town; thence East on the south line of said alley to the west right of way line of Seventh Street; thence North on said west right of way line to its intersection with the north right of way line of Washington Street; thence East on said north right of way line, to the Point of Beginning.

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C lassified a dvertising STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: L. K. LASWELL Deceased NO. 2017-P-2 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of L. K. Laswell. Letters of office were issued on January 5, 2017 to Barbara J. Laswell, 8643 N. river Drive, Byron, Illinois 61010 as Executor, whose attorney is Kim D. Krahenbuhl, WilliamsMcCarthyLLP, 607 Washington Street, P.O. Box 339, Oregon, IL 61061.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon, Illinois 61061, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of first publication of this notice, and any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated this 12h day of January, 2017 BARBARA L. LASWELL Independent Executor For the Estate of L. K. LASWELL Deceased Kim D. Krahenbuhl WILLIAMSMCCARTHY LLP P.O. Box Box 339 Oregon, IL 61061 815-732-2101 kkrahenbuhl@wilmac.com January 12, 19, 26, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-KS7 PLAINTIFF Vs. Shawn Patton; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 16 CH 00051 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/9/2016, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 2/24/17 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Public Safety Complex 202 S. 1st St. Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTH 38 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 3 IN APLINGTON'S SECOND ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF POLO, IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND PART OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 3 IN APLINGTON'S SECOND ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF POLO, IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, THENCE NORTH ON THE EAST LINE OF LOT 8, 55 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY 150 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 8 TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 8 THENCE EASTERLY ON THE SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE SAID POINT OF BEGINNING; ALSO; THE NORTH 38 FEET OF THE EAST 30 FEET OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 3 OF APLINGTON'S SECOND ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF POLO, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PIN 14-09-379-021 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 609 N. Division Avenue, Polo, IL 61064 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-16-08190.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PLATINUM HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. JONATHAN P ACRES; RACHELE WASMUND A/K/A RACHELE ACRES; VILLAGE OF DAVIS JUNCTION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 2016 CH 70 156 AUTUMNWOOD LANE DAVIS JUNCTION, IL 61020 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, Jonathan P Acres Rachele Wasmund a/k/a RACHELE ACRES Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot One Hundred Forty-two (142) as designated upon Plat No. 5 of Harvest Glenn Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the South Half (1/2) of Section 22, Township 42 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which Subdivision is recorded in Book D of Plats on Page 42 as Document No. 01-09248 in the Recorder's Office of Ogle County, Illinois; situated in the Township of Scott, the County of Ogle and State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 156 Autumnwood Lane, Davis Junction, IL 61020 and which said Mortgage was made by, Jonathan P Acres, Rachele Wasmund a/k/a RACHELE ACRES Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County, Illinois, as Document No. 201402931; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Ron McDermott 106 S. FIFTH ST STE 300 Oregon, IL 61061 on or before February 14, 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 258046-69567 I711827 Jan, 12, 19, 26, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF vs.

RICHARD G. HESS; CAVALRY SPV I, LLC; RPM COMMERCE, INC., D/B/A SERVPRO OF DEKALB COUNTY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 16 CH 85 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, RICHARD G. HESS; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit, Ogle County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: ALL OF LOT 4 AND PART OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK 4 OF BURNS AND GOODHUE'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF POLO, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF LOT 4, THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 4 AND 5 A DISTANCE OF 75 FEET TO AN IRON POST; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 5 A DISTANCE OF 140 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 5, 75 FEET FROM THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF LOT 4 THENCE EAST TO THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF LOT 4, THENCE SOUTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SITUATED IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 506 W Fulton St, Polo, IL 61064 P.I.N.: 14-09-376-002

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-KS7 PLAINTIFF Vs. Shawn Patton; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 16 CH 00051 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/9/2016, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on 2/24/17 at the hour of 10:00AM at Ogle County Public Safety Complex 202 S. 1st St. Oregon, IL 61061, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Ogle and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 14-09-379-021 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 609 N. Division Avenue, Polo, IL 61064 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1608190.

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PUBLICATION NOTICE CHANGE IN CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS Public Notice is hereby given that on January 11, 2017, a certificate was filed in the office of the Ogle County Clerk concerning the business known as: Taco Stan's, located at: 408 E. Washington St., Oregon, IL 61061 which certificate sets fourth the following changes in the operation thereof: Change of Ownership: Remove Name: Zachary L. Stanley Addition of Name: Taco Stan's LLC Dated: January 11, 2017 Laura J. Cook Ogle County Clerk January 26, 2017

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NEW TODAY 1BR, applcs, a/c, wifi cable, util $500 815-499-9021 Clean 2BR Duplex, 2BA $400/mo. No Pets. 815-537-5836 Sinnissippi Townhomes Spacious 2 BR 2 story townhomes FIRST MONTH RENT FREE! Central air, Good location. Laundry hookup.

(815)626-1130.

Studio apt $325/ mo. and Nice 1BR apt. $400/mo. Call 773-319-0059.

310

Cute 3BR, all redone. Why Rent?™ $598/mo.

815-878-7399.

Call: 732-2466

SM-ST11966-0330

AUCTIONS

Auctioneer

Sales of all types Phone or Fax

815-946-4120

900 S. Division, Polo

ABSOLUTE LAND AUCTION 80+/- ACRES ?

2 TRACTS BIG CREEK BOTTOMS EDWARDS COUNTY February 9th 6pm 15 South 5th Albion, IL Marketable timber, waterflood oil production, recreation options!

(618) 302-0325 www.integrityauc tions.net

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Happy 12th Birthday Patrick!

Love, Great Grandma

815-284-7653

OR

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Lenny Bryson

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Email: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Ph. 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 16 4125 I711538 Jan. 12, 19, 26, 2017

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

315

THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

and which said mortgage was signed by RICHARD G. HESS, mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. as nominee for St. Francis Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County as Document No. 0414797; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Ogle County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Ogle County at 106 S. 5th Str., Suite 300, Oregon, IL 61061 on or before the February 14, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk

Need to place an ad?

311

WAREHOUSE / 330 STORAGE

ROCK FALLS EFFICIENCIES! -InclusiveClean & Quiet 815-626-8790*

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

1 & 2 BR Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043

HOMES FOR RENT

ROCK FALLS

2BR Townhome $600/mo. Hampton Apts. 625-7043

FOR RENT

NEW TODAY 126

STERLING

815-626-7653

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HELP WANTED SELL

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

625-3600 284-2222

HEALTH / MEDICAL

504

504

NEW TODAY

NEW TODAY Avonlea Cottage of Dixon C.N.A. Part time 11pm-7am Apply in person 503 Countryside Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044

ANGELS NEEDED This job is in Lee, Ogle or Whiteside County, Illinois ONLY.

We are currently looking for experienced, patient, compassionate and reliable individuals who have a genuine interest working with senior citizens and others in need of assistance.

What does a Visiting Angel do? Visiting Angel provides non-medical assistance: companionship; light housekeeping; light cooking; personalcareandothermiscellaneous tasks and chores.

Experience Required. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) a must. Must speak English and be able to work in the U.S. Must drive, have own car and have car insurance. Competitive pay based on experience and certifications.

To Apply Call 815-994-4189

Attention Job Seekers We have multiple entry level jobs available. Seeking motivated individuals with a good work ethic.

• Full-Time Positions • Full Benefits Package • 1st & 2nd Shifts Apply online at etnyre.com

SM-ST12335-0128

HEALTH / MEDICAL

E. D. ETNYRE & CO. 1333 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, Illinois M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer

HIRING FOR WEEKEND SHIFTS

UNIMIN CORPORATION 1446 DEVIL’S BACKBONE RD. OREGON, IL 61061

GENERAL

PLANT OPERATORS APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED MON-FRI 9AM-3PM

STARTING RATE $19.04 - $19.39

REG. RATE INCREASES, HEALTH, DENTAL BENEFITS

Dental Assistant needed for a specialty office. Expepreferred rience but will consider limited experience for the right candidate. Duties include, but not limited to: taking digital x-rays, sterilization, assisting during and procedures, some front office responsibilities. We looking for are with someone good communication skills, who is motivated, friendly and able to multitask. Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Please send replies to Box #:1357, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

EMPLOYMENT

505

NEW TODAY A caring team is seeking an enthusiastic and energetic individual to provide one on one advocacy for older adults, caregivers and the disabled.

Must be self motivated, have great communication, organizational, and computer skills.

Prioritizing work, troubleshooting, meeting deadlines and concentrating on detail of sensitive information in a fast paced office will be necessary.

Social work experiences a plus.

Applications available at 810 S. 10th St., Oregon EOE CDL DRIVER NEEDED

Rock River Cartage

is a family owned flatbed carrier. $55,000-$60,000 a year. We offer 401K, Health Ins., and home every night. Must have 2 years experience.

800-892-9587 DRIVER - CDL-A TRAINING. $500 $1000 Incentive Bonus. No Out of Pocket Tuition Cost! Get Your CDL in 22 Days.

6 Day Refresher Courses Available.

Minimum 21 Years.

877-899-1293 EOE www.kllmdriving academy.com

Calling All Nurses & CNA’s!

Sterling Pavilion wants you!

Sterling Pavilion LTD offers a bonus program, flexible scheduling, health & dental insurance, 401K, and an ABOVE average starting wage.

Individuals interested in any position must be able to pass physical, drug screen, and thorough back ground check. CNA’s must possess current Illinois CNA certificate or be in an approved training program and have completed 16 hours of clinical experience.

Apply in person: Sterling Pavilion Ltd. 105 E. 23rd St., Sterling, IL or email resumes to Ahneke at athompson@sterlingrehab.com

Unimin - Oregon Industrial Electrician Candidate must be able to: Inspect, repair, and wire all electrical and/or electronic apparatus, devices, and circuits of any voltage in the quarry or operating areas; including power transmission lines, AC/DC drives, AC/DC motors, and related equipment. Also must be able to install, repair, calibrate, test, and adjust any type of integrating, indicating, controlling, or graphic electrical, pneumatic, or mechanical instrument. Safety is of utmost importance.

Competitive wages and excellent benefits package.

Day shift position with overtime opportunities.

Apply to oregoniljob@gmail.com

SM-ST12352-0127

Education/Experience:

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Bi-County Special Education Cooperative has Teacher Aide openings for the 2016/2017 school year. One in the Preschool Program at Prophetstown Elementary School (24 hours weekly) and two in Rock Falls at Thome ED School (29½ hours weekly), $9.50 minimum starting wage, no health benefits.

Must be 20 years of age.

If interested contact Laurie Heston, Director, by email: lheston@ bi-county.org or fill out an application at the main office, 2317 E. Lincolnway, Suite A, Sterling, IL. LOCAL DRIVERS WANTED! Be your own boss.

Flexible hours.

Unlimited earning potential. Must be 21 with valid U.S. driver's license, insurance & reliable vehicle.

Call 855-401-1161 Phone technical support and office help, will train.

Must have a basic understanding of mechanics and electronics.

Please send replies to Box #:1358 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 TOP PAY & EXCELLENT BENEFITS! TTI Inc continues to grow -Family Owned, Driver satisfaction is a priority!

EXPERIENCED DRIVERS *Flatbed *Step Deck *Van*LTL Reefer.

Full benefits w/ Minimal health ins.

Premiums, FREE after 5years! + Industry leading Driver Bonus Program! Must have Class A CDL, & 2 yrs OTR Exp. Call Ruth or Mike at TTI Inc 1-800-2225732 Apply online ttitrucking.com Whiteside County Health Department has openings for full-time RN, LPN or MA to work in the medical clinic.

Good benefits and competitive pay.

Please send applications/resume to Theresa FrielDraper, 1300 W. 2nd St. Rock Falls, IL, 61071 by Feb.1st EOE

CHILD CARE

CNA’s - 3rd Shift and part time 2nd Shift Nurses - Full time and part time shifts available

Trade school experience and/or a minimum of two-years industrial electrical experience. Candidate must be able to work with diagrams and/or schematics, possess good math skills, and completed work should be neat in appearance and operate properly. Successful candidate should be self-motivated, organized, and have, at a minimum, a two-year electrical degree or equivalent industrial experience.

EMPLOYMENT

512

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

POSITION WANTED

515

Wash & Set Hair, also Sewing.

815-652-4738

Astrograph Re-evaluate your personal finances and career, and look at all your options. Don’t feel guilty about putting your needs first.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Disciplined actions will be rewarded. Put your energy into setting goals and reaching your destination. A personal change will do you good.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Learn from watching what others do, not by opposing those who will never do or see things your way. If you want change, it’s up to you to make it happen.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A romantic gesture will be met with an interesting response. Don’t feel pressured to spend too much. You can have fun doing something simple or entertaining at home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Partners and children will be demanding. Before you think about giving in, set down some ground rules. Don’t overspend just because someone makes you feel guilty. Offer love, consideration and understanding.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Handle important partnerships with care.

Listen to complaints and suggestions, and look for a way to compromise. It’s best to keep the peace to avoid emotional backlash.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Share your thoughts and collaborate with people heading in a similar direction. A chance to travel or communicate with people who have something to offer will be enlightening.

Romance is highlighted.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Changes at home will come as a surprise if you haven’t been paying attention. Don’t neglect the little things. Pay close attention to detail, especially where personal relationships are concerned.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t sign any contracts until you negotiate the deal you want. Your ability to persuade others to see and do things your way must not be wasted.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -It will be difficult to choose between an emotional and an intelligent response. Don’t let anyone goad you into an argument you aren’t prepared for. Gather facts and make your point clear.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Plan to have some fun or find a creative outlet that will give you the platform you need to display your talents, skills and foresight. Engage in romance to celebrate your achievements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Added responsibilities can work for or against you, depending on how you handle matters. Dig in and get the work out of the way fast in order to garner praise and avoid criticism.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You’ll discover a unique way to use your knowledge, expertise and skills to bring in extra cash. Don’t reveal your plans until you have every detail in place. ©2017 UFS

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1100 N. Galena Ave

815-288-4455 2015 Chevrolet Cruze 2lt

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2016 Nissan Sentra S

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2015 Chevrolet Malibu 1lt

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2013 Chrysler Town & Country vtd156

$13,981 $13,998 $14,994 $16,669 2015 Chevrolet Malibu 1LT

XPF017

2015 Nissan Rogue Select s

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2012 GMC Acadia SLT-1

CYH115a

2014 Toyota Venza xle

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$16,995 $18,493 $22,995 $22,998 2013 GMC Acadia SLT-1

cyg250a

2015 Nissan Rogue SL

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2015 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE

XTF398

2013 GMC Yukon XL Denali

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$23,779 $24,988 $29,989 $35,104 2011 GMC Terrain SLE-2

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$11,263 2011 Nissan Murano SL

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2010 Nissan Murano S

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2008 GMC Savana Cargo Van DH035A1

2014 Nissan Sentra s

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$11,995 $12,995 $13,995 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander SE

XPD007

2015 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T xpe992B

2013 Ford Fusion SE

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$13,995 $14,495 $14,631 $14,998 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD LT cyg303b

2015 Toyota Camry SE

vpf161

2014 Nissan Altima 2.5

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2014 Toyota Camry SE

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$15,495 $16,995 $16,995 $16,995 2011 Cadillac Srx Luxury

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2014 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL

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2012 Dodge Charger r/t

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2016 Mitsubishi Outlander SE

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oil Change Batteries Wiper blades Tire Rotates

One coupon per repair order. Cannot be combined with other offers. Redeemable at Ken Nelson Express Service/Quick Lube only. Expires 12/31/17 WU

North Court

$16,995 $17,995 $18,495 $18,995 Express Service/ Quick Lube Chevy-GMC Cadillac-Buick Showroom

GM Service

Toyota Chrysler Nissan Service

Toyota Showroom

North Galena Avenue

*All prices do not include tax, title, license or doc fees. Dealer not liable for errors.

Chrysler Showroom

Nissan Showroom

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Ogle County Newspapers To place an ad, call

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AUCTIONS

APPLIANCES

615

State of Illinois Surplus Property Online Auction Equipment, watches, boats, vehicles, knives, jewelry and much more iBid.illinois.gov

710

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

FURNITURE

755

NEW TODAY

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

Sleep Number bed king sz., 4yrs old. Exc. cond. $500/ obo. Call 815-994-1784

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Sat. Jan. 28th 8-4 Sun. Jan. 29th 9-1 Lincoln School 501 S. Lincoln, Dixon (parking on playground west side of school) Our HUGE winter sale is here!

Reubin's Relics once again is sponsering a multiestate clean out along with antique shop overflow and many project pieces. Seriously folks, this is a “Do not miss sale!”

Paint pieces including tables, stands, chairs, boxes, dressers and shelves.

Stacks (and I mean stacks) of doors, windows, and screens. Along with stacks of scrap wood and scrap corrigated tin. More tools and rusty metals than you can imagine.

We haven't even talked about the rooms (yes, rooms) FULL of misc. household and antique finds. An over whelming accumulation of unique finds. Oh, did we mention- we will be accepting cash, credit & debit.

Ample parking will be available on the west side of the building (playground). An admittance sign-up sheet will be utilized if we feel the numbers dictate such.

No early sales.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 NEW TODAY AKC charcoal/blk Labs, pups have been Vet. checked Dew claws removed, wormed & st 1 shots.

Born 12/25/16. $600.

Parents on site.

Call Robin 309507-2286.

SNOWBLOWERS

782

MTD Snowblower 3hp 2 cyl 21” cut, new auger, good cond., $250 815973-3223

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS ANTIQUE SPORTING AND ADVERTISING SHOW February 3&4, Sunnyview Expo Center,OSHKOSH WI.Friday 10-6, Saturday 9-3.

BUY/SELL/TRADE, $6 admission over 15.www.antiquesportingandadvertisingshow.com 906-250-1618

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE SAWMILLS from only $4397.00MAKE & SAVEMONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.Norwood Sawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N

See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS

Tanning bed great cond. 28 bulbs, 2 face tanners. Salon gently setting, used. $1600. 815537-9019.

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

S.U.V.S

NEW TODAY 2005 Ford Explorer, 4wd, leather, third seat, sun roof, 121k mi., great cond., 1 owner, 815-626$3900 4814

VANS

NEW TODAY Skid loader in any condition.

Call or text 563-212-7699

911

1999 Dodge van 2500 Series. 127K mi. New front tires, battery. Runs good $1,900/obo.

Call 815-499-3895.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

2015 Lund, under 50 hrs. on motor, 115 hp, Mercury 19.7 length loaded, 2 live wells - xm stereo plus much more, exc. shape.

Must see to appreciate $20,000 firm 815-379-2427

SNOWMOBILES

955

2015 Polaris Anniversary Edition Pro S800. $9,000.

Call 815-718-2018

840

DISABLED LIVESTOCK WANTED

FAX

Top Prices Paid Call toll free 815-871-2697

SCHAAP LIVESTOCK

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins 24/7 779-245-2950

909

AUTOMOBILES

905

2005 Nissan Altima 144K mi.

Good cond. Lots of new parts. Heated leather seats. $2700/obo.

815-973-9600

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Answer Found In Today’s Classified Section

815 626 5365

GEH DAY FARMS COMPLETE CLOSE-OUT AUCTION

17930B Scenic Bluff Rd. – Mt. Carroll, IL 61053 Saturday, February 11, 2017 @ 10:00 AM

DIRECTIONS: From Mt. Carroll, IL, North on Hwy 78 for 2.5 miles. Then West on Elizabeth Rd. for 1.5 miles. From Stockton, IL, South on Hwy 78 for 17 miles. Then West onto Elizabeth Rd. for 1.5 miles. WATCH FOR AUCTION ARROWS.

INFORMATION: Jeff Roberts: (815) 499-5944

The Shurecht family took great pride in their farming operation. This is a nice line of equipment – well cared for. Having sold their real estate at auction, all equipment will sell regardless of price.

TRACTORS & SKID LOADER: NH TM-130 Tractor, C/A/H, 2WD, 3948 Hrs – CLEAN. NH 5640 Tractor & Great Bend 660 QT Loader, C/A/H, MFD, 8000 Hrs – GOOD. Ford 9700 Tractor, C/A/H, 6973 Hrs. MF 90D Tractor, WF, 3pt. Case 1845C Skid Loader, Diesel, 2970 Hrs – GOOD. HAY & FORGE EQUIPMENT: NH BR780A Round Baler W/ Extra Sweep, 1000 RPM – SHARP. NH 488 Hay Bine.

(2) Roto Grind Round Bale Processors – NICE. NH 1411 Disc Bine – CLEAN. Bearcat 950A Hyd Mix Mill – GOOD. H&S 12 Wheel Bi-Fold Rake. 3pt Westendorf Bale Un-Roller. (3) 3pt Bale Spears. 10 Place Heavy Duty Bale Trailer. PLANTING & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: Krause #90 18’ Hyd Fold Disc. JD 12’ Cultimulcher. JD Rotary Hoe. IH #550 4bt Plow. 4sect Chain Drag. VEHICLES & TRAILERS: Suzuki Carry Truckster, 5 Spd, Gas. Tandem Axle Steel Skid Loader Trailer. MISC. EQUIPMENT: H&S 310 Tandem Manure Spreader. Bush Hog 12715 15’ Batwing Mower – VERY CLEAN. 1000 & 500 Gallon Fuel Tanks W/ Pumps. 300 Gallon Overhead Fuel Tank. Flat Rack & Gear.

Woods 80’ 3pt Mower. Misc Tools, Paint, Danhauser 3pt PHD. Scrap Iron. Large Selection of Shovels, Rakes, Brooms & Misc. SHOP EQUIPMENT & TOOLS: Bolt Bins W/ Stand. Bench Grinder.

Portable Air Compressor. Anvil. 15-40 Engine Oil. Various Motors & Battery Chargers. Large Selection of Chains & Binders. Various Tires. (8) Scaffolding Uprights W/ Bars. 3500 PSI Pressure Washer – LIKE NEW. Overhead Craftsman Radio Arm Saw. Hoses. Desk. Microwaves. Refrigerator. Stepladders. Forks & Shovels. (15) Guard Rail Fence. Fuel Tank & Gear. Howes Platform Scale. ATV Sprayer. Weed Trimmer.

(2) Port Roller Mills W/ Motors. Many More Items. CATTLE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES: Mineral Feeders. Iron Gates. Calf Creep Feeder. (2) 10’ Steel Entry Gates. Steel Gates. Cattle Chute W/ Head Gate. Wood Feed Bunk. Round Bale Feeder. Cattle Crossing. Portable Auction Ring. Poly Water Tanks. Steel & Wood Posts. ANTIQUES: Steel Wheel Buck Rake. IH Steel Wheel- Sickle Mower. Old Grind Wheel. Buggy Seats. Wood Barrels. Bikes. Washing Machine. Steel Wheels. Pulley. Old Platform Scale. Steel Gates. Iron Gates. (150-250) LARGE ROUND BALES: 2016 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Crop.

CONSIGNED BY NEIGHBORS: JD 620I Gator, XUV, 4x4 W/ Winch, 153 Miles – SHARP. 2014 S&S Dura-Line Gooseneck Stock Trailer. DMI D400-P Gravity Wagon. DMI D400-A Gravity Wagon.

THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LISTING – PLEASE BE ON TIME – SMALL ITEMS START @ 10:00 AM TERMS & CONDITIONS: Cash, Check, or Credit Card (4% Credit Card Convenience Fee.) A Photo I.D is required to register.

All Sales are Final. Everything is Sold AS-IS, WHERE-IS W/ No Warranties or Guarantees of Kind Implied or Expressed. A $25.00 Doc Fee Applies on ALL Titled-Registered Items. IL Sales Tax Will Not Apply on Today’s Items. Announcements made the day of sale supersede any printed material. Powers Auction Service is not responsible for lost/stolen items once sold.

POWERS AUCTION SERVICE 2445 E. State Highway 11 - South Wayne, WI 53587 OFFICE: 608-439-5761 or EMAIL: spowers3764@yahoo.com

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