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STERLING BRINGS HOME THIRD-PLACE TROPHY
DIXON, A3
SOFTBALL, B1
TELEGRAPH Monday, June 16, 2014
SERVING DIXON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1851
MORRISON I PATH TO THE PARK
PARADE ENTERTAINS YOUNG AND OLD IN POLO
Trail ready to roll Bikers, snowmobilers, walkers invited to Thursday’s dedication BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535
Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com
ABOVE: Jordan Richardson, 4, of Dixon points at a fire truck during the Polo Town and Country Days parade Sunday afternoon in Polo. LEFT: Spectators watch as the parade turns onto Mason Street in Polo. BELOW: The Tebala Shriner Klowns entertain the spectators during the parade.
MORRISON – It took 10 years and more than $220,000, but the first part of a new trail for bicyclists, snowmobilers, pedestrians and dog walkers is open. The Morrison-Rockwood Recreational Trail runs from just north of the covInside ered bridge on Norrish Road off Dedication of Orange Street, for Morrisonto the intersec- Rockwood tion of Crosby Recreational a n d D a m e n Trail set for roads, about 8 Thursday. tenths of a mile. More on A3. It’s the first stretch of a path the nonprofit Friends of the Park hopes eventually will extend about 1 more mile, to the entrance of Morrison-Rockwood State Park. The feat will be celebrated with a grand opening dedication and reception at noon Thursday that will feature a wide variety of activities, including a children’s bike giveaway and a birds of prey demonstration. “Overall, this multiuse trail project has taken a few years to complete this portion, but the results are fantastic and it is a welcome addition to the area,” Mayor Everett Pannier said in an email to Sauk Valley Media. TRAIL CONTINUED ON A2
HARMON | HOME FOR SHOEMAKER FAMILY
Shoemaker ‘shocked’ to learn church was building home Abiding Word Church had planned to build for Missouri family BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529
HARMON – Five American flags stood on a plot of land in Harmon Saturday afternoon, marking the spot where a home will be built for Michael Shoemaker and his family. Shoemaker, 26, is a U.S. Army veteran who was injured in Afghanistan in 2012. He and his wife, Brittany, 26, have four children: Michael, 7, Braden, 5, Hannah, 3, and Harper, 3 months. The Abiding Word Church in Sterling will build the home
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To help To volunteer to build the home or to donate furniture or other supplies, call Abiding Word Church at 815-6261827. for the Shoemakers, said the Rev. Scott Porter, as part of the church’s disaster relief ministry, which has sent church members to Missouri, Oklahoma and Washington, Illinois in the wake of devastating tornadoes. The church was planning on using the money for the Shoemakers’ home to build a home for a family in Joplin, Missouri, Porter said. “That kind of fell through. We were disappointed,” he said. “We kind of shifted gears and
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thought, Why not help someone here?” About 18 months ago, after the plans to build the Joplin home were abandoned, Michael Evan Moore, a Shoemaker church member, was driving on state Route 2 by Veterans Memorial Park in Dixon while Charlie Thomas, of the Dixon VFW Post, and some others were doing some work at the park. Moore stopped and asked if Thomas knew of any local veterans the church could build a home for.
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HOME CONTINUED ON A5
LIFESTYLE ........... A7 LOTTERY ............. A2 NATION/WORLD .. A9
Matt Mencarini/mmencarini@saukvalley.com
The Rev. Scott Porter (left) says a prayer before Michael Shoemaker (center) and his family break ground Saturday in Harmon.
OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 SPORTS ...............B1
Today’s weather High 88. Low 70. More on A3.
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