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ROCK FALLS | SUMMER SPLASH, RIVER CHASE, BIG CAT QUEST
It’ll be a tour(ism) de force City gears up to juggle 3 events and thousands of visitors, and so far, there haven’t been any surprises BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
ROCK FALLS – It’s been a busy first year for the city’s new tourism department.
Janell Loos was hired as the department’s director on June 20. In addition to overseeing the structural transition from a convention and visitors bureau to an office at City Hall, Loos had to hit the ground running with planning an ambitious three-event weekend.
The many months of planning with the chamber, and a host of other organizers and volunteers, will come to a head June 24-26, when Summer Splash, River Chase, and the Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest fishing tourney get underway. Summer Splash and River Chase are
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Organizers are bringing members of the 1644th home again, this time to celebrate their first homecoming
Kreider Services clients have found a place where they can march to the beat of their own drum, and they’re pretty darn happy about it BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM
DIXON – Where is Lisa Olson? The Kreider Services activity director is somewhere in the training room that now doubles as a music room.
BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers
There she is, banging on a bass drum along with client David Ziemke. It’s hard to pick her out of the crowd, maybe because she and her musicians have so much in common. HIT continued on A54
ROCK FALLS – The Illinois National Guard 1644th Transportation Company is mobilizing once again – this time to mark the 25th anniversary of their return home from Operation Desert Storm. Many of the unit’s 160 members who were deployed to the Middle East in 1991 plan to gather for a reunion in Rock Falls June 25 and 26. “In 25 years, the majority of us have not even seen our unit members since we returned home,” reunion committee member Larissa Lewis said.
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Click on this story at saukvalley.com to watch Petunia City Stix rehearse, and to hear an interview with one of its percussionists.
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ABOVE: Frank Stransky, a deaf client at Kreider Services in Dixon, doesn’t let his lack of hearing slow him down when it comes to playing music. BELOW: The Petunia City Stix drumline practices Wednesday evening at Kreider Services in Dixon. The drumline, which is made up of Kreider clients, will be performing at the Petunia Festival parade.
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Street fair Saturday in Dixon
DIXON – The fourth annual Rosbrook Studio Street Fair returns Saturday in front of the studio at 107 S. Peoria Ave. Artists and crafters will show and sell their works from 3 to 8 p.m., an open music show runs from 3 to 10 p.m., and there will be face painting, a kids art corner, a skateboard exhibition, hula hooping and concessions. Find Rosbrook Studio on Facebook for more information.
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established events that were paired up in the same weekend last year. The fishing tournament, a Midwest qualifier for the national championship, makes it even more challenging for organizers.
Pete Smith (center, foreground) of the 1644th Transportation Company, based in Rock Falls, was among the company’s returning soldiers at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. He and his fellow National Guard members were returning from deployment to Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Storm. A 25-year reunion for those deployed overseas is being planned for June 25-26.
Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com
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Father’s Day fun in Oregon
OREGON – Oregon Lions Club’s Father’s Day Car, Truck, Motorcycle Show and Pancake Breakfast runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Oregon Park East at North River Road and Mix Lane. Admission is free to spectators. Registration for the show will be open until 11 a.m. and cost $15. Trophies will be awarded at 2 p.m. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 11 a.m., and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There also will be a 50-50 raffle, door prizes and goodie bags for the first 100 registrants. Call 815-751-5857 or 815440-3581 to register or for more information.
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There’s plenty going on in Polo
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POLO – Polo Town and Country Days is back. The carnival opens at noon today through Sunday. Saturday – Polo Car Show and Swap meet, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; vendor show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; variety show. 1 p.m.; climbing wall, 2 to 6 p.m.; bull riding, 6 to 10 p.m.; live music from 5 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday – Parade, 12:30 p.m.; pedal tractor races for kids, 2 p.m.; bed races, 2:30 p.m. Go to polodays.org or find Polo Town and Country Days on Facebook for more information. Go to page A9 to see today’s activities and who was crowned Little Miss and Mr. Polo.
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Fundraiser for free meals
PROPHETSTOWN – Pat’s Table, a nonprofit volunteer organization that serves free meals, will hold a fundraiser from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Eclipse Square Memorial Park, 199 E. Railroad St. The event will feature music by Les Wilson, a bounce house, a celebrity dunk tank, and a blacksmith demonstration by Darrel Drennen. Food will be sold. Donations will be taken at the gate. Participants should bring their own chairs. Proceeds will go to provide the free meals. Call 815-537-2496 or 815499-8070 for more information.
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Celebrate freedom in Sterling
STERLING – The YWCA of the Sauk Valley’s annual Juneteenth CommUNITY Freedom Festival runs from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Propheter Park, 506 E. Sixth St. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Community organizations, artists, crafters, gardeners and businesses will have booths set up, and there will be live entertainment, a children’s fun fair with a bounce house, concessions and other activities. Admission is free. Call the YWCA at 815-625-0333 for more information.
Today’s weather High 85. Low 59. More on A3.
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