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COUNTY NEWS

For Maggie & Amos The Annual Infinity Run & Family Event is April 27 in Chana. / 9

SPORTS

Another Win Forreston-Polo’s boys track team runs away with meet at Rock Falls. / 17

Not Guilty A former part-time

police officer for Polo is found not guilty of sexual assault. / 2

EGG HUNT

Elizabeth Pearce, 5, of Polo, runs with her basket at the start of the Oregon Park District’s Egg Hunt on Saturday. Photo by Earleen Hinton

INDEX

One Section - 32 Pages

Chamber Chatter...... 7 Church News............12 Classifieds.27-30,33-34 Entertainment.......9-11

Marriage Licenses.... 9 Polo Library............... 7 Polo Police................16 Public Voice............... 9

Property Transfers.. 26 Sheriff’s Arrests.......31 Social News............... 8 State’s Attorney...... 22

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Brady Sanders, almost 2, drops an egg in his bucket April 13 at the Easter Egg Hunt at Polo Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. It was Brady’s first egg hunt.

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COURT DECISION

Former Polo policeman found not guilty Judge exonerates Wade Winekauf on all charges

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com A former school superintendent, coach, and part-time Polo police officer was found not guilty of sexual assault and other charges in a bench trial last week in Ogle County.

Wade R. Winekauf, 60, of Tipton, Iowa, was charged with unlawful restraint and two counts of misdemeanor domestic battery on Dec. 17, 2015 in the wake of a fight with a woman on Nov. 27, 2015 at the home where he was living outside of Grand Detour.

Two counts of felony sexual assault were added on Sept. 1, 2017.

Those charges were amended April 3 to two counts of criminal sexual assault, one of restraint, and two counts of misdemeanor domestic battery.

After a two-day bench trial, Judge Robert Hanson found Winekauf not guilty on all counts on April 17.

His attorney Paul Whitcombe, of Dixon, could not be reached for comment.

At the time of his arrest, Winekauf had been superintendent of the Earlville School District in northern LaSalle County since 2012; he was paid $192,000 in severance pay in installments from Feb. 4, 2016 to Nov. 1, 2017.

He also was a former Polo High School teacher and football coach.

Because the terms of his release prevented him from possessing firearms, Winekauf had to leave the Polo Police Department.

Wade Winekauf

POLO POLICE Polo Police Chief Kurt Cavanaugh released the following information on April 22.

April 16 Kristine L. Griffin, 42, Polo, was cited at 7:17 a.m. for speeding 45 mph in a 30 mph

speed zone. She was released on an I-bond.

General calls for service for the weeks of April 8 through April 21: Citizen Complaints / Assists...........19 Juvenile..................................................1

Animal Complaints............................. 4 Disturbance / Domestic.....................1 Fire / Medical Assists........................ 6 Lock Outs............................................. 5 Traffic Stops...................................... 22 County Assists.................................... 2

PASTORAL PROJECT

Area churches donate clothes and accessories to Polo store Something new is happening at Second Hand Rose in Polo thanks to a project named by a local pastor.

Leslie Lake, pastor of the Polo Church of the Brethren, is also the moderator of the Illinois/ Wisconsin District of the Churches of the Brethren.

In keeping with her theme of “Moving into the Neighborhood,” she asked all the churches attending the recent district potluck and workshop day to bring articles of clothing, shoes, hair accesdories, and anything that would entice junior and senior high school youth to visit Second Hand Rose .

“To my surprise these marvelous, loving people brought all new things to give for these kids,” Lake said. “We are starting with brand new items — to the glory of God for our neighbors’ good. I am overwhelmed with the generosity.”

“We urge young people to come into Second Hand Rose and look around — you just might find a treasure you weren’t expecting,” she said.

The store is located in Polo’s downtown at 107 E. Mason St. Store hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

For more information or to volunteer, call the store at 815-946-2529.

AT RIGHT: A rack filled with clothes for teens shows the generosity of the Wisconsin District Churches of the Brethren. Photo supplied

UMW to celebrate 150th anniversary April 28 The United Methodist Women of Faith United Methodist Church, 702 E. Dixon St., Polo, are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the organization with a worship service on Sunday, April 28 at 10 a.m.

The speaker will be Linda Priest,

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By Karen Merlak On the day of the Resurrection, a day of new beginnings, we were greeted with abundant sunshine.

For the greatest gift of Jesus, and for all of nature that celebrates with us, we thank our heavenly Father.

For our special Easter Sunday in church, we were greeted by Larry and Judy Riffle for our regular worship service.

Our special music was a song from Chuck Kearns, singing “Rise Again,” accompanied by Beverly Kearns.

Judy Nettz led the children’s message with a full pew of children, Katelyn, Laura, Harper, Amelia,

a member of the Northern Illinois Conference.

The service, conducted by the women of Faith UMC, will lift up United Methodist Women and their history.

A potluck dinner will follow in the

fellowship hall.

Faith UMW will provide meat, potatoes, beverages, and dessert.

Those attending are asked to brings their own table service and a salad or vegetable dish to share.

The public is encouraged to attend

the service and potluck.

The church is handicapped accessible from the west parking lot by a ramp to the main floor. An elevator is available to the lower level.

For more information call Carolyn Sterenberg at 815-973-9324.

Maddie, Carson, Cameron, Carrie, and Evie.

Judy had Easter treats at the end of the message for her friends and grandchildren.

Our morning started with an early service with readings and music.

After the service, Brian Toms, Lyle and Sheryl Hopkins prepared a breakfast of biscuits and gravy.

Larry and Judy Riffle decorated the basement with beautiful driftwood pieces turned into tombs and hills of crosses.

On Friday evening, our church hosted the Community Good Friday Service with a nearly full sanctuary.

The service was filled with readings and music from several community churches, including the choir from Faith United Methodist Church, Chuck Kearns, and Pastor Leslie and her husband, Bob Lake.

This past Wednesday evening, our board chairman, Deb Ohlwine, led our quarterly board meeting.

Our plans for a new building are closer to reality. Plans for the groundbreaking ceremony are underway for early next month.

On Saturday evening, I was a guest at the home of my brother, Ben Bittinger, and his wife, Jo. Jo’s, parents, brother, sister, nieces and nephews had gathered for her niece, Ila’s 10th birthday.

With the warmer temperatures, the kids played outside while we had a wonderful time visiting after dinner.

Everyone enjoyed a wonderful evening filled with laughter, family, and celebration.

In the first summer after I moved into my home, I purchased a beautiful yellow begonia that thrived on my front porch.

The large yellow blooms brought much joy, especially when I pulled into my driveway at the end of the day.

While I was out on Saturday afternoon, I found a brightly colored orange daisy. The kind that would bring some joy to my front porch this summer.

As I pulled into my driveway this afternoon, I was pleasantly surprised to see the bloom on my front steps.

I shouldn’t be surprised, I know the flowers are there.

We also know that God loves us and yet we are surprised when His care is all around us.

We know that He sent His Son for us, because He loves us and we are surprised when He demonstrates that love.

It’s just like Easter morning, when the women went to the tomb.

A life changing surprise lay ahead of them. We should have expected it.

We know He is God’s Son, His one and only. We know that with God’s love, we can expect the unexpected.

In this time of renewal, our love for God can be made new.

We can search for Him and it will come as no surprise, that He is waiting for each of us. Come and learn about this new love that God has for you.

My hope is that the Easter celebration will continue for weeks and months to come.

Please join us next week as continue to learn about His great love for each of us. There is room in our little church in for you.

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SESQUICENTENNIAL EVENT

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No. 29

Wednesday, April 27, 2019

The Marcolite Polo Community High School

The Marcos

Here at last: The Endgame Finally, after having to sit through one of the most painful scenes in movie history, we have arrived at the resolution.

We have watched on the edges of our seats as some of the greatest characters in cinema have battled their way to the finish.

We have gone on the greatest adventure known to man thanks to Marvel.

But now, we must all understand that with every journey, there is an end.

That’s right, I’m talking about the epic conclusion to the Avengers series, closing the curtain on the Infinity Saga, the Endgame.

Ask Molly Marco Dear Molly Marco, I’m scared for what the future holds, what should i do?

Futuristic Dear Futuristic, Honestly, me too! Nobody knows what the future holds, and that can be scary.

But don’t fret, I believe that there is a path for everyone, and if you follow that path from here on out, you should be just fine.

Molly Marco Dear Molly Marco,

This Friday, April 26th, Marvel will release Avengers: Endgame, and I am willing to bet that it will change lives.

After the depressing finish to Infinity War, fans have been dying to know what our heroes will do to bring back those who they’ve lost.

Now, after a year of waiting and anticipation, it has arrived.

Thanos has escaped and still has the Infinity Gauntlet, but now he also has a double-bladed sword (people have been calling it the “perfectly balanced” sword and personally I love that name much more).

As far as the timeline in the movie goes, I’m really baffled.

How do I let someone down easy?

Making it Easy Dear Making it Easy, I would start by making a list of reasons why it isn’t working anymore.

After you do this, I would just go to this person, face to face, and tell them those reasons.

If they still don’t understand, well, you might have to create another list.

Molly Marco Dear Molly Marco, Summer’s almost here, how can I get that beach body quickly?

Beach Dear Beach, Well first off, every body is beach body ready. As long as you’re on a beach in a swimming suit, you literally have a beach body.

As for possibly wanting to feel

We know that the team starts out separated, with Steve and his support group and Tony stuck in space.

Eventually something will bring our heroes together again because of all the shots we’ve seen of them wearing the Avengers suits.

Based on a scene that was released

by Marvel, we know that Thanos has used the stones and that the Avengers want to obtain them so they can bring their friends back.

But the question is, once they have the stones, do they plan to reverse the effects?

Maybe they will use them to travel back in time as far as to when Loki died and will resurrect him too?

healthier and/or gaining some muscle or toning up, I personally workout six to seven times a week.

Three to four days for the gym, where I get those gains in. And two to three days designated for cardio, where i either do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) or I do Drumfit.

And of course it doesn’t matter how much training you do if your diet stinks. So try and take a look at that too.

Molly Marco Dear Molly Marco, How do I deal with this unruly acne?

Pimped Dear Pimped, If I knew the answer to that I would probably have perfect skin myself.

Good luck and let me know!

Molly Marco

I don’t think that simply wearing new team suits is a fashion statement, so I think time travel could definitely play a role.

With the movie lasting a whopping 3 hours and 2 minutes long, who knows what all will happen!

Could the lives of our heroes be more at stake than we think? Maybe nobody will die, or maybe all six of the original Avengers will go.

There are so many things to be discussed before going to see Endgame, but I know that it will be just as incredible as Infinity War was, if not better.

— Hayden Bittinger

Justin Young: Local Lawn and Landscape With the emergence of spring and summer, lawns begin to see less snow and more grass.

This means that the grass will be long before we know it, and we’ll all have to get the mowers out.

But what if we knew somebody around here willing to do all that work for us?

Well, luckily for all you lazy folk out there, you don’t have to search any longer.

Justin Young, a current senior at PCHS, has a business for taking care of all your lawncare needs: Applewood Lawn and Landscape LLC. If ever you are interested in having someone come and take care of your lawn or yard, just give Justin a call at 815-973-9914.

MEET THE STAFF Staff Members include: The Marcolite is created by the Creative Writing class taught by Betsy Scott at Polo High School.

Tabitha Falk Alyssa Wakenight Deven Laws

Jonah Heath Becca Wiegand Hayden Bittinger Shyanne Hart Tessa Fitzgerald

Check out the Marcolite website at marcolite.poloschools.net

FUNDRAISER

LOWER LEFT: Nathaniel Yingling, 12, hits his dad with a loving hug in appreciation for all he does.

LOWER RIGHT: Nathaniel sprays his dad with pepper spray as part two of his Alopecia fundraising stunt.

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AT LEFT: Makenzie Toms, 12, opened the tap to soak Ken Yingling with 3,000 gallons of water.

The “self-inflicted� pain earned Yingling $1,200, enough to send Toms, son Nathaniel and two other kids to the camp.

There’s nothing shocking about a dad wanting to support his son – unless you’re Ken Yingling.

On Tuesday, the Polo pop made good on his promise to be zapped, sprayed and soaked for pledges on his mission to raise awareness of, and money for, the Children’s Alopecia Project, which helps build self-esteem for and support youngsters with the auto-immune disorder alopecia areata – and one of those youngsters is Yingling’s son, Nathaniel.

Alopecia causes hair loss, which can be distressing to kids, so Yingling pledged to be soaked with 3,000 gallons of water from a fire hose if $300 was raised, tased if $600 was raised, and be pepper-sprayed for $900.

Not only did he reach his goal, he surpassed it, raising a thousand bucks. “Since I’ve raised $1,000, I’m going to do all three,� Yingling said. Donations can be made, and more information can be found, at childrensalopeciaproject.org and on Facebook.

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LOCAL HISTORY

Warm, sunny Easter made Wiersema Charter Service Lyndon Road, Morrison, IL up for snowy Palm Sunday 815-772-2232 800-829-2130

BY BETTY OBENDORF Curator Polo Historical Society Easter this year was one of those days when you could sit outside and enjoy every minute of it.

I am certain many families had great family gatherings with the weather cooperating.

We sat out at O’Connor’s home and watched the young people play kick ball, have an Easter Egg Hunt, and just have a super time together.

It made up for Palm Sunday when the weather was so miserable.

Maybe now I can take my Christmas poinsettia and put it outside in a pot.

The foliage can be very lovely if you have it in the right spot. I just have not yet found the right spot in town.

You also do not want to put it out too early if it is windy and many times I get in a hurry. Mine are still lovely in the house.

I had several calls this week about businesses in Polo during 1945.

Bob Toms and I had a nice visit by phone and he still has a good memory of what was going on.

When he became a milkman, he got around and visited with people.

They would talk about the old times.

He remembered that there was Naylon’s Meat Market, and Miller’s Market bought them out.

There was also Irvin Miler’s Trucking, and Kenneth thought there was some other trucking people involved in business in Polo during that era.

Then Bob and I talked about Schwenk’s and when Harv started up in Polo.

He had a grocery truck that went around the countryside according to Bob. Mason Fry could have been the one running that truck.

That would have been similar to the Schwan Truck we have today.

When I went through the 1945 newspapers, I just jotted down the ones who advertised.

I also need to straighten out the story of Karen and her chicken.

It seems the chicken did not come

from Charlie Rowland’s Grocery Store.

Sam Good had a poultry house where the ambulance for Polo is now kept and that is where people went for chickens.

Karen as a young girl would go there to get her mother a chicken.

The connection with C. D. Rowland’s Store was a platter that had been given to Karen’s Aunt Mary many years ago.

Mary had been employed in the Rowland Grocery Store. The platter remains in the Olsen Family today to be used for various things.

Many of our stores in Polo gave out dishes with the store name on them.

We have several little pitchers with Lindeman’s Bakery on them and various other pretty glass items that people really enjoyed in their homes.

The business names have made them valuable.

My grandmother gave me years ago a plate with handles.

It is very beautiful and has a sticker on the back with the store name, Chas. Tobias, Novelty Store, Olney, Illinois.

The price was ten cents. She always said, “It is just a ten cent plate!”

To her it was of very little value but to me it is a lovely antique.

This week I received a shoe horn from Dick Poffenberger with the name of Stevenson and Muench on it.

He did not realize Muench had been a partner with another person.

Those were the early days when Bud Muench came from Olney to first work for L. Stevenson.

Later they were partners and eventually Bud Muench had the store on his own. The years went by very quickly.

I will have to see what else we have in the museum with a store name on it.

These are antiques that people have carefully kept and then they have donated them to the museum through the years. They are in our display cases.

DAY TRIPS 2019 MAY 1...........“Grumpy Old Men”......................................Circa ’21 Dinner Theatre JUNE 1.........NHRA ...................................................................Route 66 Raceway JUNE 12.......Hornbaker Gardens & More ...........................................Princeton, IL JUNE 19.......“That’s What I Call Rock-n-Roll”...................Fireside Dinner Theatre JUNE 28.......“Riverlife Gospel Cruise”...................................Spirit of Peoria Boat JULY 10........US Mailboat Route ....................................... Lake Geneva WI Cruise JULY 24........??Mystery Trip II?? ........................................ Only the Driver Knows AUG 4...........“Tribute to Elvis”..................................... Belfry Theatre, Delavan, WI AUG 9...........“Do As You Wish”............................................................. Chicago, IL AUG 29.........“Taste of Home” ..........................................................Greendale, WI SEP 13 .........“Untouchables Tour” ....................... Tour of Chicago-Gangster Style SEP 25 ........“Buddy Holly Story”......................................Fireside Dinner Theatre SEP 26 .........Sandwich Craft Fair...................................................... Sandwich, IL OCT 8 ..........Fall Colors IA, WI, IL ............................................. Lunch Balltown, IA OCT 11 .........Fall Colors IA, WI, IL ............................................. Lunch Balltown, IA OCT 17 .........“The Color Purple”.............................................. Drury Lane Theatre NOV 9...........“A Christmas Story”......................................Fireside Dinner Theatre NOV 13.........“WWII” Radio Show”........................ Starved Rock State Park Lodge NOV 16.........Woodfield Shopping Center ......................................Schaumburg, IL NOV 17.........“The Best of the Barn Christmas” .............The Barn III, Goodfield, IL DEC 4...........Downtown Shopping........................................................ Chicago, IL DEC 7...........Downtown Shopping........................................................ Chicago, IL DEC 11.........“Kenny & Dolly Christmas”.............. Starved Rock State Park Lodge

2019 TOURS

FIREMEN’S BREAKFAST The Polo Fire Department will serve its annual spring breakfast on Sunday, April 28 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the fire station, 206 S. Franklin Ave. The menu will include biscuits and

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gravy, pancakes, sausage, eggs, and toast.

Donations will be accepted at the door. The funds raised will be used for new equipment.

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FATAL ACCIDENT

Police have not yet released the name of a person who was killed early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash in rural Mt. Morris.

According to a press release from Ogle County Sheriff Brian

VanVickle, the crash occurred in front of 77 N. Lowell Park Rd. at 5 a.m.

A red pick-up truck was southbound and left the roadway where it struck a guardrail and caught

fire.

The victim’s body was found inside the truck after the fire was extinguished.

The Mt. Morris Police Department, Polo Police Department,

Polo Fire Department and Ambulance and Ogle County Coroner assisted at the scene.

The crash remained under investigation pending notification of the family of the victim.

for April.

each section of the library.

Visit our website (pololibrary.org) and view the carousel, or come in to browse the new sections in our bookcases.

Selection: Becoming by Michelle Obama

POLO LIBRARY All programs at the Polo Public Library are free unless otherwise noted and handicapped accessible.

Please note that some programs require registration.

Burpee Museum Coming Wednesday, May 1, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

What happens to garbage? How can we change our world?

Ages 6-12 Registration is required.

Summer Reading Kick Off Friday, May 24, 2 to 3 p.m. at Centennial School Big Balloon Show Summer Reading Program Registration A Universe of Stories Registration for the 2019 Summer Reading Program begins Monday, May 27.

Teen Programs Book Subscription Box Pickup Saturday, May 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pick up your Book Subscription Boxes

Lifelong Learners Lecture Series Thursday, May 9, 7 to 8 p.m.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for equal rights for women for more than 50 years, and upon her death in 1902 she left behind a legacy of her crusade for female equality and myriad writings that would inspire feminists for more than a century to come.

Hear from Mrs. Stanton in 1866, when the Civil War was over, but the battle for Women’s Suffrage was just beginning. Join Laura Keyes, as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, for this informative and inspiring presentation.

Registration is required for this program.

New to the Collection The following list is a small sampling of the new items available at the library.

Come in and check out our new books and other items on display located in

Large Print Deep Harbor by Fern Michaels Me for you by Lolly Winston The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick Adult Fiction Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson Dark Tribute by Iris Johansen The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing The Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin Run Away by Harlan Coben Sunburn by Laura Lippman The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden The Fifth Doctrine by Karen Robards

Friday Book Discussion @ the Library Friday, May 24, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Selection: My Love Story by Tina Turner RRC Representative Wednesday, May 22, 10 to 12 p.m.

The Rock River Center provides a caseworker to answer questions about Medicare, insurance, home care and anything else to do with caring for the older population.

No appointment is necessary.

They will return the fourth Wednesday of each month.

Book Discussion Groups Extra books are always available for these discussions. Please check one out and join us.

Polo Public Library 302 W. Mason St. Polo IL 61064 Phone: 815-946-2713 Hours: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. www.pololibrary.org or visit us on Facebook/Polo Public Library and “Like” us.

Afternoon Book Club @ the Library Monday, May 20, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Polo Public Library is more than books - we’re a community resource!

26, and “Finding Dory” playing Friday, Aug. 16 at the Polo Pool.

Mark your calendars for the Polo Chamber of Commerce Car Show Aug. 10.

Polo Rehabilitation & Health Care would like you to join them for Community Coffee every Thursday Morning at 9:30 a.m.

The Polo Senior Center would like you to join them for cinnamon rolls or donuts at 8:30 am each Friday.

The next Polo Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting will be Wednesday, May 1 at 5:30 pm at the Polo Firehouse.

Contact information for the Polo Chamber of Commerce: 815-9463131, polochamber@gmail.com, or mail to P.O. Box 116, Polo, IL 61064 if you would like to post your event on the Chamber sign, Chamber website (www.polochamber.org) and/or in the Chamber Chatter.

CHAMBER CHATTER To have your event posted on the Chamber Sign, call 815-946-3131, e-mail at polochamber@gmail.com, or stop in at Scholl Insurance.

Polo Area Community Theatre will present “See How They Run, The Classic British Farce” by Philip King on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Buffalo Township Hall.

The Polo Fire Department annual Spring Breakfast is Sunday, April 28

from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mark your calendars.

The next Polo Council of Churches Open Table Dinner will be Monday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m.

Join us for the Chamber of Commerce Movies in the Park at Louise Quick Park.

This year we will feature the “LEGO Movie 2” playing Friday, June 28, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” playing Friday, July 12, “A Dog’s Way Home” playing Friday, July

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Children’s Programs Parents or caregivers must remain in the library if their child is under 8.

Adult Programs Pinterest Party Tuesday, May 7, 6 to 7 p.m.

Activity: Bib Aprons Registration is required for this program.

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COLLEGE NEWS

Sauk students recognized for accomplishments Poole, a chemistry Five Honors Program stumajor, received a $400 dents at Sauk Valley Comaward. Her past project munity College were recogexplored the inorganic nized on Wednesday, April synthesis of cobalt com17 for outstanding academic pounds. Her current projachievement. ect pertains to the syntheThe recipients include sis of barbiturates.

Kathleen Smith, of Walnut; Wetzell, a kinesioloKarl-Heinz Drucklieb, of gy-chiropractic science Polo; Alison Poole, of Polo; major, received a $400 Bailey Wetzell, of Rock award.

Falls; and Shianne Warner, Her past project of Dixon. addressed synaptic Tom Irish and Steve defects in schizophrenShaff, co-directors of Sauk’s ic patients. Her current Honors Program, presented project addresses the proscholarship awards funded cedure, preparation, and by the Sauk Valley College recovery of an autologous Foundation. hematopoietic stem cell Smith, an agriculture transplant in patients major, received a $500 award. Her past projects Five Honors Program students at Sauk Valley Community College were recognized on April 17 for outstanding with multiple myeloma.

Warner, a business involved the investigation academic achievement. In the front row, left to right, are: Shianne Warner, Alison Poole, and Kathleen Smith. of the feasibility of hydro- Back row: Steve Shaff, Eric Forman, Karl-Heinz Drucklieb, Kevin Megill, Bailey Wetzell, Tom Irish, and Ryan major, received a $300 award. Her past projects ponics units on campus and Anderson. Photo supplied involved photography the creation of a student and videography, 3D modagriculture organization. award.

Her current project consisted of the research His past projects include papers on antibiotic els of animal cells, and the aesthetics of art. and implementation of USDA requirements for resistant bacteria cytokine signaling. His current Her current project is a psychology experiment the use of the SVCC Ag program’s chicken eggs. project involves research on the cardiac conduc- involving the impact of caffeine on attention and retention.

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The third annual Infinity Run & Family Event is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at Chana Education Center in Chana. Activities kick off at 3 p.m. The yearly event is held in memory of Maggie (Rosko) Meyer and her son Amos, of Byron, who tragically died at their home in October of 2016.  A nonprofit organization, The Maggie & Amos Foundation, has since been started by family and friends of the two and hosts the event.  The event features a USTAF certified, chiptimed 5k run, as well as a one-mile fun run/walk. Other activities include a free children’s fun zone with games, prizes, face painting, and bounce houses.  The Mt. Morris Moose Lodge will serve food and drinks in its mobile food truck. A 50/50 raffle, as well as a silent auction featuring donations from many area business, organizations, and individuals, will run throughout the event.  Activities will conclude with the medals ceremony at the end of the 5k race. Following the event is an “After Party� held at Chana Tap, which will feature live music by the Cal Stage Band. The proceeds from this event are used to support local educational and children’s programming and activities. In the past two years, more than $16,000 has been donated back to area school teachers in classroom grants, to support materials for the Mt.

Maggie and Amos Meyer Morris Public Library’s children’s section, and in scholarships for college students entering the field of special education.  For more information and registration, go to https://InfinityRun.itsyourrace.com/.  Follow the foundation and its efforts on the Runners cross the finish line at last year’s 5k Infinity Facebook page at The Maggie & Amos Founda- Run. The event will be on Saturday, April 27 at the Chana Education Center. Photo supplied tion.

Planning meeting for LRHS reunion May 3 The next planning meeting for the “LRHS 1959 & Decade of the 60’s Reunion� is Friday, May 3 at 1 p.m. at the Bertolet Memorial Library. Individuals interested in helping with this effort are encouraged to attend

this planning meeting.

This LRHS Reunion will be held on the evening of Saturday, June 1 at The Barn on the Hill, three miles east of Leaf River on Illinois 72.  A contribution of $10 is requested, in advance or at the door, to cover the

cost of decorations and a light meal. Drinks will be available at a cash bar. Contributions and advance reservations may be sent to “Decade the 60’s Reunionâ€? in care of Bertolet Memorial Library, Leaf River, IL 61047.Â

MARRIAGE LICENSES Ogle County Clerk Laura J. Cook issued the following marriage licenses.

April 12 Randall T. Deacon and Amanda L. Bry-

ant, both of West Brooklyn.

April 15 Kyle D. Sintich and Cynthia K. Lindsey, both of Rock Falls.

April 16 Joshua T. Norman, of Forreston, and Kelcey L. Webber, of Rock Falls.

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April 17 James P. Graszer and Lisa L. Lovett, both of Oregon.

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BYRON FOREST PRESERVE

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Rock Hounding Hike at Bald Hill is May 4 The Byron Forest Preserve District will have a special Rock Hounding Hike on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Bald Hill Prairie Preserve at 5502 North Silver Creek Road, Mt. Morris.

Bald Hill is composed of more than 150 feet of deposits from the last glacier to cover part of Illinois 20,000 years ago.

The ice carried and rolled the bedrock from the Great Lakes Basin, and when it melted, much of the material was washed into the Rock River and over the land to the west.

Since then, rain has washed many of these rocks into the many gulleys on this property and we have found amazing specimens of quartz, jasper, limonite, geodes, and even float copper.

“If you are a rock hound, then this is the hike for you,” said Mark Herman, superintendent of education.

“Participants should be prepared to hike at least 1.5 miles over rough terrain and dress for the weather.

Fossils like this one can be found at a special Rock Hounding Hike on Saturday, May 4 at the Bald Hill Prairie Preserve at 5502 North Silver Creek Road, Mt. Morris.

Photo supplied We will have a four-wheel utility vehicle for transporting our finds as we walk, but bring your own bag of bucket.”

This free program is for ages 8 and up and advance registration is required as participant space is limited by calling the Byron Forest Preserve District at 815 234-8535 extension 200 by Thursday, May 2.

of the protected bird.

The Prairie PreserThe spring mating vation Society of Ogle ritual, in which the County’s annual banmale bird stomps his quet will be held on feet, raises his “ear Sunday, April 28 at feathers,” jumps, the Lorado Taft Field cackles, and whines, Campus, 1414 N. River will be described.

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FITNESS NEWS

New hours will take effect in May The Oregon Park District performed an overall facility usage review as part of its annual budgeting process.

The result of the study showed a reduced facility usage period between the hours of 8 and 9 p.m. on weekdays.

The overall facility visits, on a daily average between the hours of 8-9 p.m., was under 11 users per weekday.

The facility operation cost for the final hour of each weekday was too large to support such a low facility usage period.

The financial decision was made to close the facility one hour earlier during the week.

Effective May 1, Nash Recreation Center facility hours will be as follows: Monday-Friday: 5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sunday*: 12 – 6 p.m. *Closed on Sundays May – October The District’s Pool Schedule will minimally change with the updated facility hours, and the Summer Pool Schedule will be released at the end

of May. Along with new facility hours, the Nash Fitness Center will also see some changes. The Fitness Center is a heavily used area of the facility with more than 140 users per week-

Class offered on how to use the Smith Machine at the Nash Rec Center Did you ever wonder what the huge contraption is in Nash Recreation Fitness Center?

The Oregon Park District is offering a one day class introducing the Smith Machine. Smith Machine: 101 is one day only on Tuesday, April 30 from 6:30-8:15 p.m.

Kim Henry, ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, PN1 coach and Lifestyle Wellness Coach, will guide visitors through all the moves they can do on the Smith Machine.

The machine is versatile enough to complete

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The Smith Machine is a weight machine used for weight training.

It consists of a barbell that is fixed within steel rails allowing only vertical or near vertical movement. This is a great machine if you do not have a workout partner or spotter.

This one-day class is $12 for residents of the Oregon Park District and $14 for non-residents.

The registration deadline is April 27. Call 815-7323101 to register.

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The Nash Recreation Center is located at 304 S. Fifth Street in Oregon. Photo by Earleen Hinton

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Most of the traffic occurs during specific hours of the day, specifically during the early morning and midafternoon.

Effective May 1, the Fitness Center will no longer be staffed during low usage times. Building supervisors will routinely cycle through the fitness center for safety and cleaning purposes.

“The Oregon Park District is committed to providing quality recreational services to our community,” said Erin Folk, executive director, in a press release. “The long-term savings to the District will assist in continuing the operations and maintenance of the Nash Rec Center well into the future.

“Overall Facility Usage will continue to be tracked and the data will be reviewed and analyzed for the benefit of the community,” Folk said, For more information, contact the park district office at 815-732-3101 or email info@oregonpark.org.

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ADELINE ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH 9106 Cedar St. in Adeline Phone 815-541-4863

BAILEYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

303 W. Franklin St., Baileyville Pastor Gary Branam www.baileyvillebaptistchurch.org

BAILEYVILLE REFORMED CHURCH

400 W. Center St., Baileyville Pastor Bruce Otto 815-235-1201

BROOKVILLE and ELKHORN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES

Brookville: 17725 W. Chamber St. in Brookville Elkorn: Corner of Wilson Mill & Brick Church Roads

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

606 Main St., Chana Pastor Chan Ik Choi 815-732-7683 chanaumc@gmail.com

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

2035 Ill. Rt. 26, Dixon 815-284-4554 Pastor David Andermann 815-632-6767

OPEN BIBLE

302 S. Franklin St., Polo Luke Schier, Pastor 815-946-2848 PoloOpenBible.org

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH POLO CAMPUS 205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo Pastor Chris Bradshaw 815-837-5255 polo@crossroadscn.com www.crossroadscn.com

DISCIPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

102 N. Maple St., Mt. Morris Pastor Julie Bunt 815-734-4853 www.disciplesumc.org

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling Jim Miller, Pastor 815-626-0104

EAST OREGON CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD

FORRESTON GROVE CHURCH

NORTH GROVE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

107 N. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor John Guthrie 815-732-2960 or 815-732-6569

7246 N. Freeport Rd., Forreston Presbyterian Church in America Pastor Drew Jones 815-938-3605 www.forrestongrovechurch.com

10384 W. Coffman Rd., Forreston Pastor Tim Hotchkiss Church: 815-938-2194 Pastor’s Cell: 815-209-6838

EBENEZER REFORMED CHURCH

FORRESTON REFORMED CHURCH

OREGON CHURCH OF GOD

2997 N. German Church Rd. Pastor Marvin Jacobs 815-732-6313 www.ebenezerreformed.com

EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 764 N. Stillman Road, Oregon (Payne’s Point) Pastor Andrew Kayes 815-732-2424

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF MT. MORRIS

102 S. Seminary St., Mt. Morris Senior Pastor Bruce McKanna Associate Pastor Logan Murphy 815-734-4942 www.efcmm.org office@efcmm.org

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH 801 W. Oregon St., Polo Pastor Jeremy Heller 815-946-3588

FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

402 Second Ave., Forreston Pastor Scott Ralston Church 815-938-3203

702 E. Dixon St., Polo Pastor Brian LeBaron 815-946-3212 faithumcpolo

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)

200 S. Fifth St., Oregon Rev. Karen Gerhard Conner 815-732-2894 www.fpcoregon.com

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 402 First Ave., Forreston Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-938-2380

FREEDOM LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

Pastor Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 www.freedomlutheran.org.

GATHERING PLACE CHURCH 124 N. Fourth St., Oregon (Oregon Coliseum) 815-946-9925 theGP.Church // FB.com/ theGatheringPlaceChurch

GERMAN VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

860 W. Oregon Trail Rd. Pastor Michael Hoffman 815-732-6847

OREGON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

200 S. Fourth, Oregon Rev. Megan Smick 815-732-2994 oregonumc@outlook.com

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 5076 S. Lowell Park Rd. Pastor Charlotte Hoppe 815-946-3949

POLO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

Congress Ave. & Webster St. Pastor Leslie Lake PoloCob@risebroadband.net

GRACE VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

PRAIRIE DELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

8210 E. Edwardsville Rd., German Valley Pastor Eric Schlukebir 815-362-6601

LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH

LEAF RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 104 E. Rt. 72, Leaf River Pastor Sung-Eun Kim 815-345-3038

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4938 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Pastor Chan Ik Choi

MT. MORRIS CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 409 W. Brayton Rd, P.O. Box 2055 Mt. Morris, IL 61054 Pastor Ginny Haney Phone: 815-734-4573

201 N. Division Ave., Polo Pastor Terrie Wilder 815-946-2919

ST. MARY CHURCH

Church and Main Streets Pastor Don Plock

6941 N. Mt. Morris Rd., Leaf River Pastor Randy Newton 815-738-2205 leafriverbc@gmail.com

FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

505 Hill St., Oregon Rev. Jared Cochran 815-732-2642 www.fbcoregon.org

501 Third Ave. Pastor Lyle Zumdahl 815-938-2424 lylezumdahl@gmail.com

ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

16031 W. Coffman Rd., Shannon Pastor Donna Gericke, CLP 815-864-2448

RIVERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 609 S. 10th St., Oregon Craig Arnold, Pastor 812-236-1213

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1000 Ill. 64 West Oregon Rev. Eldred George 815-732-7211 www.saintbrides.org saint.bride.church@gmail.com

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH

6024 N. Columbine Rd., Forreston Rev. Karyn Kost 815-661-6315 pastorofstjames1850@gmail.com

301 N. Fourth St., Oregon Father Joseph P. Naill Office Phone 815-732-7383 Office FAX 815-732-4742

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 213 N. Franklin Ave., Polo Father Joseph P. Naill 815-946-2535

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon 815-732-2367

ST. WENDELIN CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 S. Linn St., Shannon Rev. Michael Bolger 815-864-2548

SAUK VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 416 Prospect St., Dixon John Lewis, Pastor 815-677-9199

SILVER CREEK REFORMED CHURCH 326 S. Bunker Hill Rd. German Valley Pastor Grant Mulder 815-362-2129

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 308 E. Brayton Mt. Morris Pastor Josh Ehrler 815-734-6354 trinitymmil@frontier.com www.trinitymmil.net

WEST BRANCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 4014 West Branch Rd., Forreston Pastor Richard Bright 815-734-4411

How to submit church news Changes in church listings and articles about special church services and events can be emailed to vwells@oglecountynews.com. For more information call Vinde Wells at 815-732-6166 ext. 5903.

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PUBLIC VOICE While Forrestville Valley continues to have highly qualified staff in front of our students, our goal is to retain our great Dear Editor, people.

We want to let the community know As one way to attract high quality about a significant shortage we are staff for our openings throughout the experiencing in the field of education district, Forrestville Valley now offers, across the state. for any staff member employed by the To date, we have nearly 3,000 teachdistrict, tuition free opportunities for ing positions not yet filled across Illinois. their children.

This means that area schools are This option is possible through the going without certified or qualified recent waiver issued by the Illinois State staff, and/or schools are eliminating Board of Education. programs.

Any staff member who lives outside the boundaries of Forrestville Valley may elect to have his or her children attend

Forreston and German Valley Schools in grades K-12 at no out of district tuition cost.

The district is currently seeking applicants for teachers for the 2019-2020 school year to include the following: HS science teacher, JH social studies teacher, school bus drivers, and a variety of coaching and advising positions.

Please visit our website at www.fvdistrict221.org to learn more about these openings and how to apply.

Forreston Junior/Senior High School and Forreston Grade School were both designated as Exemplary schools by the Illinois State Board of Education this

year.

This designation places our schools in the top 10 percent of all Illinois public schools.

We are one of the few rural schools to offer a comprehensive Project Lead the Way STEM Curriculum through our junior high robotics class and high school engineering pathway courses.

We look forward to adding to our culture of excellence next school year.

Sheri Smith Superintendent Forrestville Valley School District

ART SCENE

Art group to host spring art show

• Friday, April 26, 2019

Eagle’s Nest Art Group will host its annual Spring Membership Art Show on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The show will be held at the ENAG gallery is on the second floor of Conover Square Mall, 201 N. Third St., Oregon. An elevator is available.

The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, April 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. to enjoy an afternoon of local art.

Artists will be on hand and refreshments will be served.

The show consists of more than 50 pieces of art, representing a wide variety of media: oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, glass work, pottery, gourd art, calligraphy, drawing, and jewelry.

In support of the Hands On Oregon project, ENAG is selling specially marked art pieces with all of the proceeds going to help with the work of this community project.

The annual art show is dedicated to celebrating a long history of art in the community.

The Eagle’s Nest Art Group began in 1957 and continues to support the work of local artists with art shows, programs, and classes.

More information about the group will be available at the show.

The shops of Conover Square will be open during show hours. The show is free. Parking is plentiful.

For more information call 815-7327783 or 815-734-6594.

The Performing Arts Guild Presents

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Performance Dates: May 3-4-5, 2019 Pinecrest Grove Theatre

Performance Times:

Pinecrest Grove Community Center South McKendrie & Evergreen Mount Morris, Illinois

Friday 7:00 p.m.

Saturday 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 2:00 p.m.

For Information and/or Tickets call 815.734.2103 TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 1 Order online at www.performingartsguild.com, click on tickets Tickets: $14.00 Reserved, $12.00 General Admission Students and Seniors, $2.00 Discount Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois Dramatized by Christopher Sergel, from the book, “Cheaper by the Dozen”,

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Water Walk

BYRON LIBRARY Meet the Author of Grace From Above, Jim Eisfeller Monday, April 29, 6 to 7 p.m.

Grace from Above is an ecumenical, spiritual book that will awaken our senses to the presence of a higher power.

It also tackles matters of social justice, inter-faith harmony, and grief recovery.

Local author Jim Eisfeller will hold an informal discussion including his writing experiences and motivations.

Prairie State Legal: Know Your Rights Presentation with one-on-one appointments to follow: How to Deal With Problems With Your Landlord Tuesday, May 7, 1 to 1:20 p.m.

After the Know Your Rights presentation, individuals can meet with a lawyer at no cost to discuss civil legal issues such as: problems with their landlord, clearing criminal records, orders of protection and divorce for domestic violence victims, bankruptcy, housing discrimination, problems with SNAP/TANF/Medicaid, social security overpayments, getting guardianship of a minor or disabled adult.

Each individual will go through an eligibility screening before talking to an attorney for free.

Prairie State cannot help with criminal

defense, traffic cases, personal injury, workmen’s compensation, or immigration cases.

Appointments can be scheduled ahead of time, by calling 815-965-2902.

Walk-ins will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Meet the Author of Immortal Roots, Velvet Davis Thursday, May 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Join local author Velvet Davis to talk about her new book, Immortal Roots, a fantasy adventure with a cast of unique and magical characters.

Listen to an excerpt from her book and receive a free bookmark.

Signed copies will be available for purchase after the presentation.

Library Dance Party Monday, May 13, 10 to 10:45 a.m.

Ages: 18 months-5 years, with caregiver Join us for a monthly music and movement program! Explore new music and move with shakers, scarves, and ribbon wands. Drop in program-no registration required.

Please register for all programs by visiting byron.evanced.info/signup or by calling 815-234-5107.

The Byron Public Library is located at 100 S. Washington St., Byron.

A bison walks into the water in the wetland area below the Visitor’s Center at the Nachusa Grasslands on Saturday. Photo by Earleen Hinton

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BASEBALL

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Forreston catcher Ryan Schoonhoven blocks a pitch during action against Erie-Prophetstown. Photo by Earleen Hinton one out. Jacob Swanson walked and Fyock came in for a 6-5 score.

E-P brought in a new pitcher and he had a wild pitch, allowing pinch runner Jakob Boomgarden to come in and tie the game.

“A lot of different guys contributed offensively and defensively,” McClellan said.

Rogers then scored on a throwing error and the Cardinals had their first lead at 7-6. Ryan Schoonhoven had an RBI for an 8-6 lead, but was throw out at second to end the inning.

Chase Greenfield added an insurance run in the sixth inning following a single. Forreston had

nine hits compared to eight for E-P. Singley and Fyock led the way with two hits and two RBI each. Singley also had five total bases.

McClellan was pleased to get the non-conference win against a solid foe, but knew the big prize coming up was defending of the NUIC crown.

The Cardinals have a 4-year run of being conference champs.

“It’s all coming down to the last couple weeks,” he added. “We need to be ready.”

Tickets can also be purchased from cast members or ordered online at http://www.polotheatre.org.

All ranges will be open with a range officer or instructor in charge.

Ten shooting sports will be in session and an archery area will be available.

Manufacturer’s representatives will attend both days.

Raffles and door prizes are planned, and a food stand will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days.

For more information go to www.tcgc.net, Tri County Gun Club on Facebook, email tcgcinfo@tcgc.net or call 815-625-7916.

SPECIAL EVENTS IN POLO PACT’s “See How they Run” this weekend Polo Area Community Theatre will present “See How They Run” on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Buffalo Township Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave., Polo.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens (60 and older), $7 for children (12 and younger), groups of 10 or more adults when purchased in advance, $10 each.

Advance tickets are available at Dippy’s (formerly Polo Sub Stop), the Polo Public Library, and First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll.

Tri County Gun Club open house May 4 & 5 The Tri-County Gun Club, rural Polo, will hold its 18th annual open house on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The gun club is located between Polo and Milledgeville at 3441 S. Brookville Rd. just north of Hazelhurst. Watch for the signs.

The event is open to the public with no admission cost.

• Friday, April 26, 2019

One advantage of being down 5-0 in a baseball game is seeing if you’re able to come back.

Forreston found itself in that position against Erie-Prophetstown Tuesday and passed the gutcheck test with flying colors in a 9-6 win.

“As we approach the tournament (IHSA post season), this is important,” Forreston coach Mike McClellan said. “Coming from behind the way we did says something about the character of this team.”

In the first inning, E-P had a pair of hard-hit doubles for a 2-0 lead. The Panthers also had the bases loaded with only one out, but pitcher Dylan Greenfield got out of the jam with a pop up and ground out.

With Harrison Ames doing most of the damage, E-P made it 5-0 in the second. Ames, who had five of the six runs batted in for E-P, homered.

Hunter Rogers came in for the next couple innings and allowed a pair of runs.

Forreston had a power hitter of its own in Hayden Singley. In the bottom of the second, Singley made it 5-2 on a home run that drove in Mitchell Heinz, who reached on a single.

In the third inning, both Chase and Ethan Greenfield scored after hits to make it 5-4. Ethan came home on a passed ball.

The Panthers increased their lead to 6-4 in the fourth on a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom half of that inning, three walks loaded the bases for Forreston with two outs, but Ethan Greenfield was called out looking on a third strike.

The real strikeout kings were the five pitchers (Greenfield, Rogers, Chase Greenfield, Singley, Braeden Fyock) used by the Cardinals.

In limited action, each had at least two strikeouts, with Fyock shutting down E-P in the seventh on three Ks. “We have a big game coming up with Amboy and wanted to save out pitchers,” McClellan said.

“I was very pleased how we used all five of them.

Even when we got down, we threw strikes.”

In a 4-run fifth inning, it was Fyock getting on base to start things off. Heinz, the clean-up batter, nearly homered, but the right fielder caught the ball on the warning tracks.

Singley singled to put runners on second and third. Rogers walked to load the bases with only

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

April 8 Joseph B. Ongenars, 80, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 1:07 p.m. for use of a cell phone while driving. This violation occurred in the 500 block of S. 4th Street.

Shaun A. Sutton, 19, of Mt. Morris, was issue a citation at 6:20 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

This violation occurred in the 1000 block of Pines Road.

April 9 Derrick R. Simmons, 38, of Leaf River, was issued a citation at 11:41 a.m. for no valid driver’s license. This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 10th Street.

Jordan A. Shank, 20, of Oregon, was arrested at 6:06 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Shank was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Athena R. Sellers, 31, of Rochelle, was issued a citation at 9:41 p.m. for use of a cell phone while driving. This violation occurred in the 2000 block of South Illinois 2 .

April 10 Renee M. Lucas, 53, of Oregon, was arrested at 7:01 a.m. for driving while license suspended. Lucas was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 3rd Street.

April 11 At 5:30 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of Washington and S. 10th Streets, involving a 2016 Chevrolet driven by Breccan W. Berns, 16, of Chana, and a 2015 Jeep driven by Joni M. Willard, 61, of Oregon. No citations were issued.

April 12 At 2:48 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash in the 100 block of N. 4th Street involving a 2009 GMC driven by Dorothy M. Milburn, 60, of Dixon, and a 2005 Hyundai driven

by Tanner J. Bay, 18, of Byron. Milburn was issued a citation for following too closely.

Dave B. Hurless, 62, of Sterling, was

issued a citation at 3:29 p.m. for use of a cell phone while driving. This violation occurred in the 600 block of S. 5th Street.

Russel W. Schier, 29, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 4:05 p.m. for operating a vehicle with an expired registration. This violation occurred in the 700 block of E. Washington Street.

Alexander N. Bantrup, 28, of Dixon, was issued a citation at 11:58 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

This violation occurred in the 600 block of S. 5th Street.

April 13 At 3:28 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of N. 6th and Franklin Streets involving a 2014 Dodge driven by Richard J. Bohannon, 60, of Red Bud, and a 2014 Honda driven by Theresa J. Piper, 41, of Mt. Morris. Bohannon was issued a citation for improper backing.

Joseph R. Diehl, 25, of Oregon, was issued citations at 6:29 p.m. for no valid registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. These violations occurred in the 100 block of N. River Road.

April 14 Kody L. Hood, 32, of Double Springs, Alabama, was arrested at 1:12 a.m. for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Hood was also issued citations for failure to signal when required, driving in the wrong lane, improper lane usage, and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.

Hood was transported to the Ogle County jail. These violations occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

Austin R. Klapp, 16, of Oregon, was issued a citation at 5:26 p.m. for disobeying a traffic control device. This violation occurred at the intersection of S. 3rd and Jefferson Streets.

Carson R. Sweeney, 18, of Mt. Morris, was issued a citation at 9:46 p.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

This violation occurred in the 100 block of N. 5th Street.

April 15 Sean A. Horvath, 44, of Burlington, was issued a citation at 9:09 p.m. for speeding, 49 mph in a 30 mph zone.

This violation occurred in the 700 block

of N. 4th Street.

April 16 At 4:32 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of Gale and S. 5th Streets involving a 2003 Cadillac driven by Michael F. Broderick, 78, of Mt. Morris, and a 1994 Dodge driven by Timothy L. Huggins, 59, of Dixon. Broderick was issued a citation for failure to yield right of way at an intersection.

April 19 Johnny M. Daly, 30, of Philo, was issued a citation at 7:51 a.m. for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. This violation occurred in the 600 block of S. 4th Street.

Ashley N. Borgen, 23, of Byron, was arrested at 7:02 p.m. for no valid driver’s license. Borgen was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 100 block of S. 4th Street.

Michael R. Rowe, 28, of Rochelle, was arrested at 10:02 p.m. for driving while license suspended. Rowe was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 500 block of S. 4th Street.

April 20 At 1:31 a.m., police responded to a hit and run incident in the municipal parking lot located in the 100 block of N. 5th Street, where a 1998 Honda belonging to Callie A. Boyer, 20, of Pecatonica, was struck by an unknown vehicle at some point in the previous 2½ hours. If any one has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Oregon Police Department at 815-732-2162.

At 8:57 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of 10th and Adams Streets resulting in issuing Nicholas M. Kasten, 37, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, citations for use of a cell phone while driving, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and no valid driver’s license. Kasten was also issued a civil citation for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Zachary J. Glazier, 36, of Sterling, was arrested at 7:24 p.m. on an outstanding Lee County warrant for failure to appear.

Glazier was also charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and issued a citation for operating an uninsured

motor vehicle.

Glazier was transported to the Ogle County Jail. These violations occurred in the 600 block of N. 4th Street.

April 21 At 6 a.m., police investigated a hit and run traffic crash in the 400 block of Illinois Street. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Matthew S. Wissing, 22, of Oregon, at approximately 6 p.m., for leaving the scene of a property damage accident and was also issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Wissing was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

At 4:40 p.m., police responded to a disturbance call in the 200 block of W. Washington Street resulting in the arrest of Michael J. Popadowski, 51, of Oregon for disorderly conduct. Popadowski was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Matthew S. Steder, 27, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 7:25 p.m. for driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating a vehicle with an expired registration, and failure to secure a new registration.

Steder was also issued a civil citation for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Steder was transported to the Ogle County Jail. These violations occurred in the 300 block of S. 2nd Street.

Please note: Any arrests listed are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Seventeen verbal/written warnings and three parking tickets were issued from April 5 through April 21.

General Calls for Service Through dispatch April 8 - 21 Checking a Subject/Vehicle............ 5 Citizen Complaints...........................9 Juvenile Complaints..........................1 Animal Complaints...........................4 Ordinance Violations........................ 5 Citizen Assist / Civil Problem........11 Disturbance / Domestic..................4 Assist EMS / Other Department........................................6 Lockout Vehicle/Building.............. 10 911 Hang-up / Open Line.................6 Traffic Stops.................................... 41 Alarm Response / Open Door or Window......................................... 2

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ABOVE: Forreston/Polo’s Caleb Scott (left) takes the baton from Draven Wells in the 3200 relay. Photo by Alex T. Paschal, Shaw Media “Oh, you’re not going to replace AJ,” Wagner said. “What Bennett is doing is impressive, though. He ran a 15.44 at our place.”

Hall set meet records in the 4x100 relay (43.94) and 4x200 relay (1:31.34), with F-P close on the Red Devils’ heels in both. Evan Kelsey, Davids, Jordan Neuschwander and Webb ran 44.24 in the 4x100, and with Dom Christensen instead of Davids in the 4x200, it was a 1:31.94 clocking for F-P. “We ran well, but our handoffs need improvement. It cost us the 400 relay,” Wagner said.

Joining Davids on the winning 4x400 relay was Shelton, Neuschwander and Christensen. Their time of 3:35 was well ahead of runner-up Riverdale.

Rock Falls’ Dawson Smith (10:04)

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Jace Coffey throws the discus at the Forreston Relays Coffey won the event with a toss of 166’ 4”. Photo by Earleen Hinton

• Friday, April 26, 2019

Forreston-Polo’s track & field program continues on a multi-year journey of dominance, with Hinders Field its latest stop.

F-P defended its 2018 team title with a 158.5-127 win over second-place Rock Falls in the 10-team Rock Falls Invitational on April 19.

“Coach [Bob] Wagner said we had a target on our backs,” said 400-meter and 4x400-relay winner Cailean Davids of Forreston-Polo.

“He said we really need to get ready and be at 100 percent or somebody is going to take it from us.”

After setting a Polo school record of 172-3 in the discus earlier in the week, Jace Coffey was disappointed to “only” throw 149-3 in winning his specialty. Still, the returning state-placer is excited where he’s at in the season.

“Two or three weeks ago, I hit a nice one and starting feeling better and better. I could tell a breakout throw was coming,” said Coffey, who doubled as shot put champ (446). “When I threw the 172, the wind helped, but the real difference this year is Steve’s [Christensen] coaching. He [ticks] me off with drills, but it helps. All our guys wouldn’t be where they are at without him.”

F-P picked up 36 points in the throws, with Garret Badertscher second in the shot and Ethan Phillips the same in the discus. Phillips was a model of consistency with 1360, 136-2 and 136-5. He also showed his versatility with seconds in the long and triple jumps.

F-P’s other returning state placer, Brady Webb, won the long jump with a 21-2 on his final attempt. It was a tough go in the 20-30 mph crosswinds. He also took second in the 100 to Marshall Walk of Hall, 11.57-11.67.

“I don’t like this, but it’s the same for everyone,” said Webb, who has accepted an offer to jump at EIU. In the 400, it was freshman Matthew Marcum of Rock Falls, whom coach Eric Bontz calls “up-and-coming,” giving chase to Davids of F-P. Davids led from start to finish, as both runners broke 54 seconds (53.11-53.94).

Replacing hurdle state champ AJ Christensen is nearly impossible, but F-P sophomore Bennett Soltow is starting to be noticed. He had a 16.27-16.33 win in the 110 highs over the Rockets’ Keyon Wolber.

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SPORTS COLUMN

Important track meets are right on the horizon

BY ANDY COLBERT

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t’s time to catch up on spring sports, especially with the post season for girls soccer and track kicking off in two weeks.

The Oregon girls track and field program is on a roll this season or as coach Nick Schneiderman said could be something special.

For fans wanting to see the team contend for a BNC and sectional, you’re in luck. The conference meet on May 2 and sectional May 10 will both be at Oregon.

Dixon, who has won the BNC for four straight years, will be the team to beat with Oregon and Winnebago chasing them. The Hawks beat Dixon last week, but the Duchesses were using the meet as a training session.

We’ll see a better version of them next week and it will be difficult for Oregon to take down that much depth and talent. But, the Hawks have more depth than quite some time.

With a lot of girls teams struggling with numbers, Oregon is a rarity in the number of quality girls they can shuffle in and out. A promising element is that they are young too.

This could be Oregon’s best

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FORRESTON April 28-May 4 Sunday - HCC Servant Leadership, 9 a.m.

Tuesday - HSGT & HSBT at Rochelle, 4 p.m.; HSSB & HSBBB Varsity at Polo, 4:30 p.m.; HSBBB Fresh-Soph at home vs. Polo, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday - FJSHS Art Show, 4-7 p.m.; FJSHS Spring Choir & Band Concert, 7 p.m.; FFA Section 1 Banquet, TBD Thursday - HSGT Varsity Conference Meet at home, 4 p.m.; FJH Track at Meridian, 4 p.m.; HSSB & HSBBB at home vs. Polo, 4:30 p.m.; Art Show & Book Fair for Grades 1-5 at FGS, 6-7:30 p.m.

Friday - No Early Learning Academy; HSBT at Geneseo, 4 p.m.; FHS Band Spring Concert at Masonic Temple, 7 p.m.

Saturday - FJH Track Sectionals, TBA; FFA Greenhouse Opens, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; HSBBB Fresh-Soph at Rock Falls, 10 a.m.; HSSB Varsity at Dixon, 10 a.m.; HSSB Fresh-Soph at home vs. Dixon, 10 a.m.;

chance to win a sectional title, with ‘Bago the main obstacle. A good test for the Hawks was last night (April 25) at the Winnebago Invite, which is too late to have the results for the paper.

One thing is sure - the Hawks will be sending more girls downstate than in recent years. The closest they have come to winning the sectional was in 2006, when perennial champ Byron nipped them 107-101.

On a sidenote: when researching old sectional results, the 2004 sectional was won by Polo with 101 points, followed by Forreston with 78. Imagine if a co-op existed then.

Of course, that was the pre-softball era. Girls track has taken it on the chin with the addition of softball and soccer. However, Polo and Forreston also had some outstanding athletes back then too.

Sure, Oregon would have a better track team without soccer, but soccer is providing many other girls an outlet they may not have had. In its third season, the soccer team contin-

HSBBB Varsity at home vs. Rock Falls & LeWin, 10 a.m.

POLO April 29–May 4 Monday – Baseball vs. Amboy at Polo, 4:30 p.m.; Softball vs. Eastland at Polo, 4:30 p.m.; Aplington Track at Amboy, 4 p.m.

Tuesday – HS Boys & Girls Track Meet at Rochelle, 4 p.m.; Baseball & Softball vs. Forreston at Polo, 4:30 p.m.; Aplington Track at Forreston, 4 p.m.

Wednesday – School Improvement Day, Dismissal at 11:15 a.m.; HS & Aplington Spring Concert at the High School, 7 p.m.

Thursday – Varsity Girls Conference Track Meet at Forreston, 4 p.m.; Baseball & Softball at Forreston, 4:30 p.m.

Friday – HS Boys Track Meet at Geneseo, 4 p.m.

Saturday – Aplington Track Sectional at Erie, TBA

ues to improve under Seger Larson.

According to Oregon AD Mike Lawton, about half the girls in school are out for a spring sport.

That’s an impressive figure.

Oregon boys track hosts its big meet of the year on Friday with 24 schools competing in the Art Carlson Hawk Classic.

One headliner scheduled to perform was Kyle Kruthoff of Erie-Prophetstown, the state’s top pole vaulter regardless of class with a best of 16-4. Unfortunately, his status is questionable due to a foot injury.

There is plenty of other talent on display. Morrison, with its state-caliber 3,200 and 1,600 relays, returns to the meet after several years of absence.

At last year’s 1A state meet, four sophomores from Morrison ran 8:00 in the 3,200 relay to claim first, a remarkable feat for kids that young.

By comparison, Oregon had four seniors (Dan Dietrich, Seth Grennan, Marc Heng, Jared Harvey) run 7:59 in the winning state 21 years ago.

Morrison will be tested by talented Rockford Christian, who has the

state’s top 800 runner in Riley Wells.

At the Arcadia Invite in California, Wells ran the 800 in 1:54.51.

With how well Forreston-Polo has done on both the track and field, they need to be added to the conversation as a contender at the Hawk Classic. They have beaten RC before in this meet.

Jace Coffey (discus) and Brady Webb (long jump) appear to be locks for state medals, putting both on track for a 3-year run of being on the podium at Charleston. The question for F-P is whether their relays can bring home hardware too.

Downstate, everyone is fast. More importantly, is how well a team work its handoffs. Passing the baton is an art, surpassing the most technical of any individual event.

Anytime more than one person is involved, a greater degree of variability comes into play. Relays that can pass the stick are a beauty to behold.

It’s tough to track down baseball and softball standings, but it appears as though Rock Falls and Dixon lead the way in BNC baseball and For-

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reston and Amboy the same for the NUIC. Polo isn’t too far behind those two, as its program continues to get better.

In softball, Rock Falls, Genoa-Kingston and Stillman Valley head up the BNC standings and Orangeville and Dakota are tops in the NUIC. No real surprises there.

Congratulations goes out to Austin Strite of Oregon. The senior bowler and football player was named honorable mention to the IHSA’s all-academic team.

This is one of the most prestigious awards the IHSA gives out, as hundreds of student-athletes throughout Illinois are nominated.

The only local named to the first team was Luke Robert of Stillman Valley.

Softball Genoa-Kingston 6, Oregon 4: The Hawks fell at G-K despite an 11-strikeout performance from pitcher Mia Trampel. She allowed eight hits and four earned runs.

Ella Martin and Lena Trampel both doubled for the Hawks.

Sam Merrill and Sam Bowers both singled.

Marcos, Raiders split: AFC took the first game of a doubleheader at Polo, 9-4, while the Marcos rebounded to take Game 2 by an 11-1 score.

Polo 18, Pecatonica 9: The Marcos went on the road and handled the Indians.

Hawks fall in DH: Oregon lost 13-1 and 15-3 on the road against Big Northern rival Stillman Valley.

Forreston 9, Amboy 3: The Cardinals put the game on ice with a six-run fifth inning to win in Forreston.

Taylor Greenfield singled three times for the Cardinals, while Brycelyn Smith and Kara Erdman each had two hits.

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F-P track team easily wins the Forreston Relays

BY ANDY COLBERT acolbert@oglecountynews.com In a bit of a preview for the NUIC meet, Forreston-Polo beat Lena-Winslow 126-111 at the 59th Annual Forreston Relays.

This was a relay meet in the true sense of the word with a variety of running events contested that are rarely in track and field.

F-P dominated in the sprint relays, horizontal jumps, hurdles and throws.

“It was a good night to run in warm weather and get a lot of people in races,” F-P coach Bob Wagner said.

Evan Kelsey, Cailean Davids, Dom Christensen and Brady Webb won the 400 (44.09) and 800 (1:33) relays.

With Cadyn Shelton instead of Christensen in the sprint medley, the team also came out on top.

The fresh-soph sprint medley of Parker Wolber, Devonte King, Bennett Soltow and Jordan Neuschwander was clocked in 1:41 for another win.

On of the more intriguing races was the freshsoph 800 relay, where Neuschwander took the baton 30 meters behind the leader from Le-Win and nearly caught up at the finish line, 1:37.8 to 1:37.9.

“That kid keeps getting faster and faster,” Wagner said.

Jace Coffey had an excellent series in the discus, with five tosses over 150 feet. The best was a 166-4.

Webb won the long jump at 21-5 and Ethan Phillips was tops in the triple jump at 40-3.

Coffey showed his versatility with a pair of relay wins in the hurdles. Joining him in the high hurdle shuttle and low hurdles were Soltow, Anthony Josephitis and Matt Beltran.

Taking individual seconds were Phillips in the long jump (20-1) and Garett Badertscher (46-4) in

• RF INVITE Continued from Page 17 and Newman’s Shay Hafner (10:09) ran even in the 3,200 run until Smith pulled away on the seventh lap and cruised to an easy victory.

“I never get tired of running against Newman. It’s good competition,” Smith said. “With the Palatine Distance Night coming up tomorrow, I wanted to save energy.

I’d like to run in the low 9:00s.”

Smith, who has a PR of 9:28, is seeded with the second flight of 3,200 runners at Palatine, a gathering of elite boys and girls distance runners. For an encore Friday, Smith used a strong finishing kick to also win the 1,600 (4:35.89).

The Rockets got a huge boost in the triple jump from Adrian Ibarra, who crushed the opposition by over 3 feet with a 42-2 mark. Ibarra came close to winning the long jump, but scratched at close to 22 feet.

“It was his first time triple jump-

Forreston-Polo’s Cailean Davids hands the baton to Dom Christensen in a leg of the 800 relay on Tuesday. Photo by Earleen Hinton the shot put.

“I’d like to win Friday, but am more concerned with relay handoffs and everyone getting their

ing since indoors because of a banged-up heel,” Bontz said. “To come out and get a lifetime best is nice. We can’t look at the scratch, but it was a great long jump. He also ran a heck of a leg on 4x2, having our fastest split.”

In the 300 hurdles, Wolber took an early lead against Soltow and held off a charge around the curve for a 42.46-43.19 win. Wolber (5-9) and Jalen Johnson (5-7) took the top two places in the high jump.

Jake Mennen of Oregon won the pole vault, with his biggest struggle trying to locate lost poles this week.

It wasn’t until the night before the meet that he messaged E-P’s Kyle Kruthoff on Facebook and asked if he knew of their whereabouts, since both were at the same meet in Rochelle.

The mystery was finally solved when it was determined Kyle’s father inadvertently picked up the stray poles and put them in his son’s pole bag. A trip to Erie on Friday afternoon got them back just in time

best times of the year,” Wagner said. “After that, we have Geneseo the following week. The competition keeps getting stiffer and stiffer.”

for the meet.

Mennen settled for a pedestrian effort of 12-6, well below his PR of 14-3, and off the 13-0 meet record.

“I haven’t set any kind of record in high school yet, and thought it would be neat to get one, and 13 feet isn’t that high,” Mennen said.

“Between the crosswinds and a sore hamstring, I figured it was better to listen to my head instead of heart and quit before something bad happened.”

Amboy got its lone win from Tom Stamberger in the 800. Stamberger (2:03.84) edged F-P’s Cayden Shelton of Newman’s Mauch.

“He hasn’t been pushed outdoors yet because of weather and stuff,” Amboy coach Jeramey Wittenauer said. “He finally had some competition tonight. Every time, he wants to go out and break 2 minutes, but that isn’t going to happen.”

Oregon finished fifth with 35.5 points. Besides the championship

by Mennen, the throws picked up four places.

Senior Bobby Youngren is getting close to the state-qualifying mark of 140-8 in the discus. Youngren threw for 135-9 in taking third place.

He also earned fourth in the shot put with a 40-4 effort. Teammate Carson Sweeney was third in the shot put (41-5) and sixth in the discus (121-10).

Austin Ebert ran 17.56 for fourth place in the 110 high hurdles and missed by one place of medaling in the 300 hurdles.

Another sophomore, Ryan Hussung, also missed by one spot in both the 800 and 1,600 of placing.

The Hawks had success in the sprint relays with Jackson Buck, Jacob Hoyle, Calvin Sullivan and newcomer Brigham Finch running 46.89 for fifth in the 400 relay and 1:37.85 for fourth in the 800 relay.

Top 3 teams 1. Forreston-Polo 158.5, 2. Rock Falls 127, 3. Newman 68

OBITUARIES Floyd Eugene Derby, 76, of German Valley, died on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Walnut Acres nursing home in Freeport after a long battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia.

He was born on Dec. 25, 1942 in Freeport and grew up in Forreston.

He graduated from Forreston High School in 1961 and then enlisted in the United States Navy, serving with his brother Robert Derby, aboard the USS Princeton LPH-5 during the Vietnam War from Aug. 22, 1961 to Aug. 17, 1965.

He achieved the rate of Radioman 2nd class with Top Secret cryptographic clearance.

JEANNIE M. FREEZE Jeannie M. Freeze, 46, of Leaf River, died on Thursday April 18, 2019 at Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon, with her family by her side.

Jeannie was born June 10, 1972 in Rockford, the daughter of

Floyd married his high school sweetheart, Sandra Kay Miller on July 10, 1966 at Silver Creek Reformed Church in German Valley.

He then started a 32-year career with IBM Corporation where he was a customer engineer.

After retirement he gave selflessly to others in numerous mission trips to places like New Orleans, Louisiana, Hackleburg, Alabama, and Fairdale.

He was a member of Silver Creek Reformed Church where he was an ordained elder and deacon and was a German Valley village trustee for 12

LeRoy and Judy (Schrader) Freeze.

Jeannie loved to spend time with her family and close friends, she loved being around children whenever she could, she spent much of her time with her cat Jazzy, she loved her Dallas Cowboys, but most of all her time with her mother was unending.

Patricia N. Hammer, 60, of Lena, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, Wisconsin.

She was born Jan. 2, 1959 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Clemens and Constance Burkard.

She was a 1977 graduate of Willow Brook High School in Villa Park.

Patricia married William Hammer on Dec. 17, 1983.

She had worked at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, with her sister

ETHEL M. PALMER Ethel May Palmer, 86, of Oregon, died on Friday, April 19, 2019 at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

She was born on Feb. 14, 1933 in Dixon, the daughter of John J. and Fannie L. (DuBois) Blackburn.

She married Joel R. Palmer on May 12, 1956 in Germany.

Ethel was a longtime member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oregon.

She was passionate to be with and spend time with her family and friends.

Jeannie is survived by her mother, Judy Hunter, of Leaf River; many aunts, uncles, cousins; special cousin, Amy; and special friend, Jessica.

Jeannie was preceded in death by her father, LeRoy; grandparents; and cousin, Tim Freeze.

Funeral services were held on

Alma (Stengel) Derby; brother, Robert Derby; and infant son, Carlton Derby.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, April 26 at 11 a.m. at Silver Creek Reformed Church, 326 S. Bunker Hill Rd., German Valley with Rev. Grant Mulder officiating.

Interment will be at Silver Creek Cemetery in German Valley.

In lieu of flowers a memorial will be established for FHN Hospice in Freeport, Deer Ridge Ministries in Freeport and Beautiful Response in Haiti.

Arrangements were completed by Genandt Funeral Home, 602 N. Elida St., Winnebago. For an online obituary and tributes go to www.genandtfuneralhome.com.

Wednesday, April 24 at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt St., Mt. Morris, with Rev. Rodney Caldwell officiating.

Burial was at Lightsville Cemetery, rural Leaf River.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Serenity Hospice and Home.

Annette Pierce and for the Hammer family business, Process Screw in Shannon.

Patricia was also a loving wife and mother who was devoted to raising her family.

She enjoyed shopping and her dog, Prudence, (the fourth daughter).

Family gatherings with extended family were always special to her.

Family was most important to her and

she especially loved being with her adopted children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, William Hammer, of Lena; daughters, Jessica (Kelly) Campbell, of Lena, Constance (Calvin) Cassens, of Louisville, Kentucky, and Marilyn Hammer, of Lena; grandchildren, Liam, Levi, and their little brother on the way; brothers, Nicky (April) Burkard, of Chicago, and Joey Burkard, of

Lena; sisters, Annette (Rich) Pierce, of Hanover Park, Dawn (Jack) Jensen, Chicago, and Michelle Burkard, of Milledgeville; and her dog, Prudence.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Michael Burkard.

A memorial service was held on April 23 the Prairie Dell Church, Shannon.

Interment will take place at the Prairie Dell Church Cemetery at a later date.

A memorial fund has been established in her name.

Condolences may be shared with her family at www.walkermortuary.com.

She previously worked for Wood Brothers, Attwoods, and the deli at the former Pineway Grocery Store.

She was a volunteer at the Rock River Senior Center, Oregon VFW, and the Mt. Morris Moose Lodge.

Ethel enjoyed playing bingo and singing karaoke, and loved animals.

She is survived by her son, Joel (Dory)

Palmer Jr., of Oregon; daughter, Peggy (Tom) Corcoran, of Oregon; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Jason) Glodowski, Nicholas (Chelsea) Palmer, Rebecca (Brett) Chenong, Ryan (Jaime) Corcoran, and Kevin (Jennifer) Corcoran; seven great grandchildren, Mason, Chloe, Sadie, Mya, Jasmine, Andrew, and Henry; and special friends, Pat Medlar and Diane

Palmer.

She was predeceased by her parents and husband, Joel.

Funeral service were held on April 25 at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, 110 S. Seventh St., Oregon.

Burial was at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Dixon.

A memorial fund has been established for the Rock River Senior Center, Oregon.

Visit www.farrellhollandgale.com to leave a condolence.

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years.

He enjoyed farming with his brother-in-law, Tom and Sue Miller, was a builder, engineer, fixer, and servant of God. Floyd was deeply loved by his family and friends.

Floyd is survived by his wife of over 52 years, Sandy Derby; sons, Robert (Ricardo) Derby, Jason (Mary) Derby; grandchildren, Madison Derby, Ashley (Jason) Aho, Austin Gardinier; great-grandchildren, Riley Aho, Zoey Aho; brother, Ralph Derby; and several nephews and nieces.

Floyd is predeceased by his mother

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STATE’S ATTORNEY Ogle County State’s Attorney Eric D. Morrow reports the following court activity.

April 8 Joshua Wilson, 20, Oglesby, possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver, possession of cannabis, jury status call April 22.

Holly E. Gaul, 41, Rockford, driving on a revoked or suspended license, preliminary hearing May 1.

Rebekah D. Parker, 35, Rockford, computer fraud, pretrial conference. May 20.

OBITUARIES ELEANOR K. TOMMAN Eleanor Kay Tomman, 80, of Polo, died on Friday, April 19, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Eleanor was born on June 15, 1938, in Wacker, the daughter of Scott and Hattie (Schwarz) Roberts.

She attended Thomson High School.

Eleanor married Robert Tomman on March 31, 1956 at the Thomson United Methodist Church in Thomson.

Together they raised five children, and celebrated 63 years of marriage.

Eleanor was a machine operator at Edelmann in Dixon, for 15 years, and also

AUDREY R. WRIGHT Audrey R. Wright, 82, of Sterling, died on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.

She was born on May 22, 1936 in Sterling, the daughter of Paul F. and Clydia L. (Vittitow) Lane.

She graduated from eighth grade from Shriners Hospital in Chicago and from Prophetstown High School.

She married James H. Wright on May 27, 1967 at the Leon United Methodist Church in rural Prophetstown. He died on Feb. 9, 1992.

She and her late husband farmed in

Kendell Pelt, 46, Mt. Morris, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, preliminary hearing April 24.

Charles L. Smith, 37, Waukegan, Aggravated Driving Under The Influence of alcohol, pretrial conference May 20.

William D. Murray, Jr., 61, Chicago Heights, driving while license suspended, preliminary hearing April 24.

Ernest Elswick, 52, Oregon, possession of an altered registration sticker, driving while license revoked, status hearing April 25.

Randy Nambo, 29, Rochelle, criminal

trespass to a residence, final pretrial conference May 9.

April 10 Christian R. Kettwich, 24, Davis Junc-

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a farmer’s wife.

To pass the time Eleanor loved mental puzzles, such as crosswords and word searches, as well as playing bingo.

Eleanor liked to watch golf, NASCAR, Nintendo games, and her beloved Cubs.

Most of all Eleanor loved to spend time with her family.

Eleanor will be dearly missed by her husband, Robert Tomman; her five chil-

dren, Robin (Robert) Miller, of Polo, Kevin (Catherine) Tomman, of Dixon, Lori (Randy) Smith, of Dixon, Robert Jr. (Tammy) Tomman, of Milledgeville, and Amy (Jeremy) Fosdick, of Forrest; six grandchildren, Bobbi Jo, Tracy, Kevin Jr., Nicholas, Travis, Shannon; 12 great-grandchildren, Kaylyn, Blake, Kaylee, Kaeden, Olivia, Abigail, Payton, Faith, Cole, Mildred, Eleanor, and Winifred; and her two brothers, Charles Roberts, of

Holly, Michigan, and Lester Roberts, of Shannon.

Eleanor was preceded in death by her brother, Scott Roberts; both parents, Scott and Hattie; and all of her grandparents, Charles and Katherine Schwarz, James and Eleanor Roberts, and her two dogs, Polly the Pug and Rebel.

A visitation was held on April 24 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson.

Memorials may be made in her honor for Serenity Hospice, Oregon.

Friends may share in her life at www. lawjonesfuneralhome.com.

Ogle County and had dairy cattle.

She moved to Sterling from Polo in 2005.

She had worked as an administrative assistant for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) for 20 years.

She had enjoyed scrap booking, working on puzzles, tending to her flower beds, and keeping up with her grandchildren’s activities. She was an avid Cubs fan.

Survivors include her two daughters,

Rae Lynn (Harold) Diehl, of Polo, and Jami (Tom) Castaneda, of Sterling; her son, Paul (Diana) Wright, of Carmel, Indiana; seven grandchildren, Kelly Diehl, Justin (Lindy) Diehl, Addison Wright, Nolan Wright, Natalie Castaneda, Katie Wright, and Becky Wright; two great grandchildren, Wesley Diehl and Lane Elliott; three step-grandchildren, Chris (Jennifer) Diehl, Niki Diehl (Kevin), and Alison Brantley; six step-great-grandchildren; and her special fur baby, Rilee.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son, Mike Wright; her grandson, James Castaneda; and her sister, Leona Rebert.

A gathering of friends and family took place on April 13 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sterling.

A memorial service followed with Pastor Christina Berry officiating.

Burial was at East Jordan Cemetery.

Arrangements completed by McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory.

In lieu of flowers memorials to the Shriners Hospital in Chicago.

April 9 Jessica Peterson, 34, Mt. Morris, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a hypodermic needle, criminal damage to property, pretrial conference May 3.

tion, theft, preliminary hearing April 17.

Draven M. Seyller, 19, Kingston, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, preliminary hearing April 24.

Bradley T. Starling, 47, Peoria, driving while license revoked or suspended, preliminary hearing May 1.

Jose Torres-Alfaro, 55, Rochelle, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while license revoked, 402 conference June 7.

Katherine Milliron, 26, Rochelle, failure

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Herbaceous or garden peonies belong to the genus Paeonia, which is native to Asia, Europe, and western North America.

“In addition to their beauty, they can be quite longlived,” Johnson said. “Many plants have been growing and flowering for more than 50 years and some plantings have been recorded to be more than 100 years old.”

Depending on the species and cultivar, peonies will bloom from late spring to early summer.

“Peonies were traditionally white, blush, pink, and red in color. However, due to breeding efforts, coral, yellow, and patterned peonies can now be found,” Johnson said.

In addition to a wide variety of colors, blooms also come in a variety of different shapes. The American Peony Society recognizes six different types of flowers: single, Japanese, anemone, semi-double, bomb, and double.

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Flowers are a great way to celebrate a special occasion, such as a holiday, birthday, anniversary, or a new baby.

“Of course, you don’t need a special occasion to enjoy fresh-cut flowers or a flowering potted plant,” says Jennifer Fishburn, a University of Illinois horticulture educator. “Sending flowers shows thoughtfulness and is a good way to brighten a person’s day.”

So, how can you get the most life out of your cut flowers?

Start by purchasing flowers with green, healthy-looking, and undamaged foliage.

Look for well-formed flowers, and avoid wilted or discolored petals. Be sure to purchase tulips and daffodils in the bud stage.

A little care for your cut flowers will help them last the maximum time possible, Fishburn says.

The basic needs of fresh-cut flow-

ers are water, food, sanitation, and cool temperatures.

Keep in mind certain types of cut flowers last longer than others. For example, carnations can remain vibrant for one to two weeks, while roses have a shorter vase lifespan.

Flowers are 90 percent water. As a flower transpires (breathes), it gives off water, therefore, water is needed to supplement the loss.

When receiving loose wrapped flowers, cut the stems with a clean, sharp knife, clippers, or shears, and remove about 1 inch of the stem.

Roses need to be cut under water.

Avoid using household scissors, as they will crush the stems rather than cut.

Remove any foliage that will be under the water level to discourage

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• PEONIES Continued from Page 23 buds open.

“Despite the old wives tale, peonies do not need ants to help them flower,” Johnson said. “Peonies have glands called extra floral nectaries on their sepals and floral bracts that release nectar. These are different than the nectaries that are inside of the flower that produce nectar and provide food for pollinators.

“It is believed that plants have these extra floral nectaries to attract beneficial insects. The beneficial insects, such as ladybugs and ants, will feed on the nectar and protect the plant from pests,” Johnson said.

To get rid of ants on the flowers before bringing them inside, stick the flowers in some water and swish them around. This should remove most of the ants.

“Just like roses and other flowers, it’s a good idea to remove flower heads and/or seed pods when plants are done blooming,” Johnson said.

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• FLOWERS Continued from Page 24 bacterial growth.

Place stems in a clean, sanitized container with warm water and a floral preservative. Avoid overcrowding flowers in a container.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS Property transfers are listed according to the date they were filed in the county recorder’s office.

The name of the grantor transferring the property is listed first, followed by the type of transaction, the name of the grantee, the address and city, village, or township of the property.

April 12 Shawn N. Halfman, as executor of the estate of Richard A. Halfman, deceased, Richard J. Halfman, as heir and legatee, quit claim deed to Shawn N. Halfman, Elizabeth A. Halfman, and Savana E. Halfman, 507 Cedar Ave., Forreston.

Jeffrey E. Scholl, warranty deed to Sterling Land and Cattle Inc., 108.75 acres on South Peek Home Road, Woosung Township, $1,321,500.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, warranty deed to DLMJ Investments LLC, 609 S. Second St., Oregon, $46,500.

April 15 Patrick Palacio Sr. and Donna Palacio, warranty deed to Shawn Duguid and Cynthia Duguid, 507 W. Mason St., Polo, $92,000.

Erin M. Niemeyer and Dawn L. Niemeyer, quit claim deed to Linda Knochel Niemeyer, 1037 N. Seventh St., Rochelle.

Linda Knochel Niemeyer, warranty deed to William T. Stretz and Mary Ganshert Stretz, 1037 N. Seventh St., Rochelle, $135,000.

Susan B. Bubik, warranty deed to

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April 11 Joshua S. Cruz, 30, Rochelle, failure to register as a violent youth offender, status hearing May 17.

Robert J. Curatola, 32, Rochelle, possession of a controlled substance, status hearing May 17.

Bradley J. Davis, 32, Stillman Valley, residential burglary, pretrial conference May 16.

Linda Niemeyer, 1133 N. Seventh St., Unit 604, Rochelle, $95,500.

Ronald P. Wright and Linda S. Wright, warranty deed to John A. Cain and Melanie C. Cain, 500 Trotter Court, Oregon, $178,000.

Chicago Title Land Trust Company, trustees deed to Adam Book and Michael D. Book, 95 acres on North Triumph Road, Leaf River Township, $620,000.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, warranty deed to Mary Jo Norberg and Matthew T. Kyger, 204 W. Provost St., Polo, $15,000.

April 16 Ronald Haro and Victoria Haro, quit claim deed to Bruce Haro and Kimberly Haro, 603 Third Ave., Forreston.

Terry A. Von Asten, quit claim deed to Lori A. Von Asten, 1004 N. Seventh St., Rochelle.

Michele R. Wolf and Matthew R. Wolf, warranty deed to Bryanna L. Powelle and David J. Koeller, 605 Monroe St., Oregon, $83,000.

Debbie L. Bradley and Chad L. Bradley, warranty deed to Ryley D. Akers, 6207 E. Bradley Rd, Marion Township, $132,000.

Vernon L. Krahn and Vickie Redinger, trustee’s deed to Terry Busby and Alexander Hansen-Busby, 4833 N. Wendorf Rd., Monroe Township, $205,000.

Jacob L. Violet and Jessica N. Violet, warranty deed to Torrione A. Rollins and Fontana J. Williams, 172 Harvest Glenn Drive, Scott Township, $152,500.

Austin R. Brumbaugh and Maya B. Webb, warranty deed to Jacob Violet and Jessica Violet, 5125 E. Hamlet Circle,

Marion Township, $230,000.

Matthew L. Goley and Jennifer L. Goley, warranty deed to Dustin Aughenbaugh and Randi Opsahl, 8653 N. Hilltop Drive, Byron Township, $178,500.

Dnita S. Russell, warranty deed to Lisa A. Savage and Brian Hickey, 408 S. Franklin Ave., Polo, $88,000.

Benjamin A. Miller, 38, Leaf River, violation of an order of protection, domestic battery, pretrial conference May 9.

Kimberly J. Young, 54, Leaf River, delivery of controlled, counterfeit or look-alike substance to persons under 18, status hearing May18.

Shannon Ellis, 38, Polo, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, status hearing May 16.

pretrial conference May 22.

David Wolfe, 56, Mt. Morris, aggravated assault, preliminary hearing May 8.

April 12 Michael E. Hoffman, 33, Shannon, domestic battery, preliminary hearing April 24.

Andrew M. Robertson, 28, Oregon, aggravated domestic battery - strangle,

April 17 James J. Ludwig, warranty deed to Ludwig Family Farms LLC, Lincoln Township.

William M. Wittig, sole surviving trustee of the William M. Wittig and Isabelle F. Wittig Revocable Trust, trustee’s deed to Coltan Davis, 1–2 Old Hunter Run, Byron Township, $165,000.

Debra Chessher, as successor trustee of the Lucille E. Bain Trust No. 1, trustee’s deed to Steve Ramsden, 106 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction,$55,500.

Steve Ramsden, quit claim deed to Jesse J. Ramsden, 106 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Jason L. Lipe, warranty deed to Eric B. Neumann and Rachel E. Neumann, 3071 N. German Church Rd., Marion Township, $144,500.

Charleen Boudreau, as successor trustee of the Marvin K. Eyster Living Trust, trustee’s deed to Wayne W. Hayenga, 888 Illinois 251, White Rock Township, $55,000.

Shirley Garnett, warranty deed to Wayne W. Hayenga, 888 Illinois 251, White Rock Township, $18,500.

Hirofumi Igarashi and Sunny Igarashi, warranty deed to Nadine Brackemeyer, 1705 Westgate Court, Flagg Township,

April 17 Eric M. Book, 26, Rochelle, failure to report a change of address, afield to appear, arrest warrant issued with a $5,000 bond, bond forfeiture hewing June 7.

Tyler S. Bunting, 28, Leaf River, domestic battery, preliminary hearing May 8.

Christian R Kettwich, 24, Davis Junction, theft, pretrial conference May 20.

Gregorio Rodriguez, 49, Rockford, driving while license revoked or sus-

$173,000.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, warranty deed to Terry Eller, 107 W. Caroline St., Holcomb, $38,150.

Marian T. Guest-Palcer, warranty deed to Robert L. Dietz and Rachel B. Dietz, 102 N. Mulford Rd., Lynnville Township, $203,500.

U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, warranty deed to Edward B. O’Connor, 215 S. Transit St., Creston, $37,000.

April 18 Chicago Title Land Trust Company, trustee’s deed to Keith A. Scott and Monica Scott,1244 N. Seventh St., Rochelle, $180,000.

Steve R. Kivikko and Renee S. Kivikko, warranty deed to Jeremy Probasco, 211 W. Allen St., Holcomb, $33,000.

James A. Edgar and Kathleen Wilson Edgar, warranty deed to Rosemarie A. Farmer, West Pines Road, $76,000.

Rodney J. Waltrip and Laurie R. Ryznyk, warranty deed to Courtney A. Boyden and Kimberly S. Boyden, 8582 N. Yellowstone Drive, Byron Township, $137,500.

Agnes H. Bettner, as trustee of the Agnes H. Bettner Trust and Elizabeth A. Hegel, as trustee of the Bettner Family Trust, trustee’s deed to Adam M. Bettner, 6282 S. Lowden Rd., Taylor Township, $150,00.

John C. Erickson and Kathleen N. Erickson, as trustees of the Erickson Family Revocable Trust, trustee’s deed to David Beckman, 192 Prairie Moon Drive, Davis Junction, $162,000. pended, arrest warrant issued with a $5,000 bond.

Bradley A. Seemann, 25, Davis Junction, child pornography, pretrial conference May 20.

Wade Winekauf, 60, Tipton, Iowa, was found not guilty of criminal sexual assault, unlawful restraint, and domestic battery by Judge Robert Hanson at a bench trial.

April 18 Kimberly J. Young, 54, Leaf River, delivery of a controlled substance, status hearing May 3.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTOGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.AMANDA S RUTLEDGE Defendant 18 CH 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 4, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 14, 2019, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street front door entrance, OREGON, IL, 61061, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 34 IN WINDOVER PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF HILLCREST, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 27, 1994 AND CORRECTION THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 5, 1994 IN BOOK 1994 AT PAGE 8939, ALL IN PLAT FILE C AT PAGE 34 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 206 WINDWARD COURT, ROCHELLE, IL 61068 Property Index No. 24-12-152-012.

The real estate is improved with a blue vinyl siding, two story single family home with an attached two car garage.

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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 265398.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 265398 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 7 TJSC#: 39-2198#39-2198 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate 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/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE - OREGON, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOANS SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

ABIGAIL M. HARRIS AKA ABIGAIL HARRIS; JASON R SPRATT AKA JASON SPRATT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 88 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at the hour of 2:30 p.m. inside the front door of the Judicial Center, 106 South Fifth Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: THE EAST 56 FEET OF LOT SIX (6) IN BLOCK SEVEN (7) AND THE EAST 56 FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF LOT SEVEN (7) IN BLOCK SEVEN (7) IN PALMER'S 1ST ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF LANE, NOW CALLED THE CITY OF ROCHELLE, IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF FLAGG, COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 515 6th Avenue, Rochelle, Illinois 61068.

P.I.N. 24-24-331-009.

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

No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 4536960. F18100023 I3118466 April 26, May 3,10, 2019

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTOGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.AMANDA S RUTLEDGE Defendant 18 CH 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 4, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 14, 2019, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street front door entrance, OREGON, IL, 61061, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

DIXON

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Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate 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/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 265398.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 265398 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 7 TJSC#: 39-2198#39-2198 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Carol’s Self Storage in Oregon

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Property Index No. 24-12-152-012.

The real estate is improved with a blue vinyl siding, two story single family home with an attached two car garage.

WAREHOUSE / 330 STORAGE

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS PennyMac Loan Services, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Stephen Rodriguez; et. al.

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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 04/27/2018, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on May 31, 2019 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: LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK TWO (2) IN STOCKINGS SIXTH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCHELLE; ALL SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF FLAGG, THE COUNTY OF OGLE, AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 24-23-281-017-0000 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 820 N. 11th Street Rochelle, IL 61068 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) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-18-01263.

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May 8th June 12th July 10th August 14th September 11th October 9th November 13th December 11th January 8th February 12th March 11th April 14th is the Regular Monthly and Annual Town Meeting All the meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month and start at 6:30 p.m. except if a meeting falls on a holiday then the meeting will be held on the Tuesday prior to the original date, at the Oregon/Nashua Township Building, 107 North Etnyre Avenue. April monthly meeting will be held the same day as the annual town meeting.

The 2020 Annual Oregon/Nashua Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of: PATRICIA K. O'DONNELL, Deceased.

No. 2019P28 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of PATRICIA K. O?DONNELL. Letters of Office were issued to MARGARET A. TYNE, 8044 W. Judson Rd., Polo, IL 61064, as Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Ogle County Courthouse, 106 S 5th St #300, Oregon, IL 61061, or with the Representative, or both, on or before October 24, 2019, 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 (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: April 17, 2019

Margaret A. Tyne, Representative

Kyle G. Carlock - ARDC 6285873 Amanda J. Baron - ARDC 6320306 WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street | P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081 P: 815.625.8200 carlock@wmpj.com baron@wmpj.com April 26, May 3,10, 2019

REVENUES PROPERTY TAXES $102,745; PPRT $13,338: INTEREST $500;REIMBURSEMENTS $21,188; RENT $960; TOTAL REVENUES $138,731 ;SALARIES - HUNTER GRAY $31,623; PHILLIP FOSSLER $10,976; JUDITH NORRIS $6,600; TOM RENNER $4,800; RON BARTELT $527; TIM LEFEVRE $527; RICH FAIVRE$483; BRAD FORD $483; DOUG FARLEY $10,531; TOTAL SALARIES $66,550; VENDORS - 941 $19,288; NICOR $3,759; TOIRMA $4,221; WH $5,093; ALL OTHER VENDORS (UNDER $2,500) $28,364; TOTAL VENDORS $51,949.

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION GENERAL SPECIAL REVENUE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE $267,793 $88,398 REVENUES $70,918 $32,509 EXPENDITURES $80,162 $24,242 ENDING BALANCE $258,549 $96,665 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO THIS 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 2019, .

PHILLIP FOSSLER, TREASURERI JUDITH NORRIS, CLERK OF BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, OGLE COUNTY, IL DO HERE BY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THE ANNUAL TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 3/31/2019.

JUDITH NORRIS, CLERK April 26, 2019

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Please call 815-284-8500 if interested. Looking to hire ASAP

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NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETINGS BUFFALO TOWNSHIP 117 NORTH FRANKLIN AVENUE POLO ILLINOIS 2019 – 2020 ANNUAL MEETING: Tuesday APRIL 9, 2019, 7:00 PM April MONTHLY MEETING APRIL 9, 2019, FOLLOWING ANNUAL MEETING REMAINING MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:30 PM AT POLO TOWN HALL. MAY 8, 2019 JUNE 12, 2019 JULY 10, 2019 AUGUST 14, 2019 SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 OCTOBER 9, 2019 NOVEMBER 13, 2019 DECEMBER 11, 2019 JANUARY 8, 2020 FEBRUARY 12, 2020 MARCH 11, 2020

April 26, 2019

WINTRUST MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF BARRINGTON BANK & TRUST, NA; Plaintiff,

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NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the hour of 2:30 p.m. inside the front door of the Judicial Center, 106 South Fifth Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 12443 N. Hoisington Rd., Byron, IL 61010.

P.I.N. 04-01-100-002.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Stephen G. Daday at Plaintiff's Attorney, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O'Donoghue, LLC, 2550 West Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008. (847) 590-8700.

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REVENUES PROPERTY TAXES $151,102; REPLACEMENT TAX $13,144; WOOSUNG TOWNSHIP $18,517; MISC. $23,458; INTEREST $296; TOTAL REVENUES $206,517.

LABOR- CHARLES CLOTHIER $27,711; ALL OTHER LABOR 2,437; 941$11,240; TOTAL LABOR $41,388.

VENDORS BIRKEYS $3,298; WOLBER EXCAVATING $15,407 ; TOIRMA$8,737; POLO COOP $15,815; JEFF FREY TRUCKING $3,790; ILLOWACULVERTS $4,615; ; RELIABLE GARAGE DOOR $13,525; BERGY'S$7,048;GRAY EXCAVATING $8,590; ALTORFER $11,127; EAGLE CREEKQUARRIES $11,571; BONNELL INDUSTRIES $3,067; TRI-STATE ASPHALT $4,843; NICOR $2,889; OGLE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT. $2,519 ALL OTHERDISBURSEMENTS [UNDER $2,500] $14,347; TOTAL VENDORS - $131,188 ; SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION GENERAL BEGINNING FUND BALANCE $168,349 REVENUE $76,367 EXPENDITURES $99,365 ENDING FUND BALANCE $145,351

SPECIAL REVENUE $229,931 $130,859 $67,675 $ 293,115

PHILLIP FOSSLER, TREASURER I,

JUDITH A. NORRIS, CLERK OF BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, OGLE COUNTY,IL. DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THE ANNUAL TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 3/31/2019 April 26, 2019

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JOHN D. PRICE III, Deceased.

No. 2019-P26 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of John D. Price . Letters of office were issued on April 4, 2019 to Tracie Rinaldo, 7924 West Pines Road, Polo, Illinois 61064, as Executor, whose attorney is Kim D. Krahenbuhl, Williams McCarthy LLP, 607 Washington Street, P.O. Box 339, Oregon, IL 61061.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office if 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 with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after is has been filed.

Dated this 12th day of April, 2019 TRACIE RINALDO, Independent Executor For the Estate of JOHN D. PRICE III,Deceased.

Kim D. Krahenbuhl Williams McCarthyLLP P.O. Box 339 Oregon IL. 61061 (815) 732-2101 kkrahenbuhl@wilmac.com April 19,26, May 3, 2019

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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 04/27/2018, the Sheriff of Ogle County, Illinois will on May 31, 2019 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 24-23-281-017-0000 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 820 N. 11th Street Rochelle, IL 61068 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) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-18-01263.

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REVENUES PROPERTY TAXES $ 63,240, INCOME $20,800, INTEREST $144,INSURANCE DIVIDEND $314, REIMBURSEMENTS $6,508. TOTALREVENUES $91,006.

PLAINTIFF Vs. Stephen Rodriguez; et. al.

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ANNUAL TREASURER'S REPORT FAIRMOUNT CEMETERYFISCAL YEAR ENDING 3/31/2019

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

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April 26, May 3, & May 10 2019

SALARIES AND LABOR -JIM COLLINS $21,012, R.J.LINDASS JR $922,BRANDON REYNOLDS $10,012, ROBERT A. GILBERT $17,994, KARENGILBERT $350, STEVE KNUTSON $350, CHARLES SCHMIDT $350. 941DEPOSIT $12,192, IL WH $4,845,TOTAL SALARIES AND LABOR $68,027.

VENDORS- TOIRMA $2,035, POLO COOP $7,972, JOHNSON TRACTOR$7,939, [ALL OTHERS UNDER $2,500] $11,727.

TOTAL VENDORS - $29,673.

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION GENERAL BEGINNING BALANCE $154,793 REVENUES $90,668 EXPENDITURES $ 95,665 ENDING BALANCE $ 149,736

SPECIAL REVENUE $49,379 $393 $6,453 $43,319

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO THIS 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 2019, PHILLIPFOSSLER, SUPERVISOR I,

JUDITH NORRIS, CLERK OF BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, OGLE COUNTY, IL.DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPYOF THE ANNUALTREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 3/31/2019 April 26, 2019

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE - OREGON, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOANS SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

ABIGAIL M. HARRIS AKA ABIGAIL HARRIS; JASON R SPRATT AKA JASON SPRATT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 88 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at the hour of 2:30 p.m. inside the front door of the Judicial Center, 106 South Fifth Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 515 6th Avenue, Rochelle, Illinois 61068.

P.I.N. 24-24-331-009.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F18100023 I3118466 April 26, May 3, 10, 2019

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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 lispecifically censed 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))

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Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following arrests.

April 16 Deputies along with the Lynn-ScottRock and Rochelle Fire Departments responded to a one-vehicle roll-over crash at 5:42 p.m. on Illinois 64 just east of Illinois 251.

A vehicle driven by Rebecca Spring, 32, of Davis Junction, went off the north side of the roadway and overturned.

Spring and her two minor children were transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital, Rockford.

A passenger, Wendall Reves, 32, also of Davis Junction, was transported to Rochelle Community Hospital.

All of the injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening.

The crash remains under investigation.

Deputies along with the Rochelle Fire Department and Ambulance responded to the intersection of Ritchie and Locust Roads for a report of a two-vehicle accident with injuries.

A pick-up truck driven by Cherie L. Hayes, 51 of Steward, was southbound on Locust Road when it entered the

intersection with Ritchie Road and struck an eastbound sports utility vehicle driven by Michael L. VanHouten, 68, of Geneva.

After the collision the SUV entered the southeast ditch of the intersection and rolled over several times before coming to rest.

VanHouten was transported by the Rochelle Ambulance to the Rochelle Community Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

Hayes, who was uninjured in the crash, was issued a citation for failure to yield the right of way at an intersection.

April 17 Deputies responded at 12:32 a.m. to a report of a suicidal subject at an address in the 7,000 block of North Triumph Road.

Deputies located the subject, Joseph Kielsmeier, 33, of Mt. Morris, who was subsequently taken into custody for resisting a peace officer and on an outstanding Ogle County warrant.

He was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held in lieu of bond.

April 18 Raheem Martin, 30, of Dupage, was

arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. He was held in the Ogle County Jail in lieu of $100,000 (10%) bond pending a court appearance.

Michael Smith, 27, of Polo, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was held in the Ogle County Jail in lieu of $3,000 (10%) bond pending a court appearance.

April 19 John Larsen, 72, of Dixon, was arrested for domestic battery after deputies investigated a domestic problem at 5:31 a.m. at 203 Bridlewood Circle. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail where he was held without bond.

April 20 Justin D.C. Cockrell, 21, of Rochelle, was arrested for an outstanding Ogle County warrant for driving while license revoked. He posted the $5,000 (10%) bond and was released from the Ogle County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 17.

April 21 Daniel M. Diehl, of Polo, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. He was held at the Ogle County Jail in lieu of $451 bond (full cash) pending a court appearance.

Diehl was subsequently charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution.

Enedino Chavez, 40, of Sterling, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. He was held at the Ogle County Jail in lieu of $1,346 bond (full cash) pending a court appearance.

April 22 Kenneth Johnson, 47, of Rockford, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. He was held in the Ogle County Jail on a full cash bond of $459 pending a court appearance.

Amber Keener, 34, of Dixon, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. She was held in the Ogle County Jail on a full cash bond of $3,253 pending a court appearance.

• Friday, April 26, 2019

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Sweet Easter Treats at The Village Bakery Children stopped by the Village Bakery in Oregon for a sweet treat on April 18, however some assembly was required. Bakery manager Jackie Branson was showing her young guests the steps required to make decorated cookies and cupcakes before having the kids taste their creations. The activity was part of an Easter treat decorating class hosted by the bakery and the Oregon Park District. The class was open to pre-k through third grade students who got to take home six treats afterward.

– Photos by Alex T. Paschal/ apaschal@saukvalley.com Village Bakery manager Jackie Branson teaches the little students how to decorate the sweet treats.

LEFT: Addie Holaday, 4, of Oregon frosts up her cupcake.

ABOVE: Emilia Rogers, 4, cleans off her knife while decorating an Easter cookie.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE - OREGON, ILLINOIS WINTRUST MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF BARRINGTON BANK & TRUST, NA; Plaintiff,

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The Auction Shed Location: The Auction Shed at 900 S. Division Ave (Rt 26), Polo, IL 61064 See advance salebills, possible color photos on our website at topauctions24-7.com/paspolo & Auction Zip

Sunday, April 28, 2019 9:30 am Lunch by Triple P’s BBQ Items belonging to Cliff Sexton, Betty Dettman, Warren Waltrip Est, Margaret Neuliep, Richard McLindsay Est, Tim Grossnickle Est, Ron Lenhart & others.

Viewing will begin sale day at 8:00 am. Auction ring one starts on rack items at 9:30 am. Ring two starts at 12:00 noon on vehicles, guns, coins and floor items.

Partial listing below!

Household - Cars - Etc: Whirlpool refrigerator; tables & chairs; usual kitchenware, utensils, pots, pans, etc;living room & bedroom furniture; patio furniture; books; American Porcelain pieces; 5¢ & 25¢ candy machines; Esteban’s electric guitar w/amplifier; ‘76 Cadillac Coupe DeVille 2 dr, 90,280 miles; ‘97 Chevrolet Coachman van, 140,880 miles; ‘99 Honda Gold Wing ‘06 Karavan Classic boat trailer; 1500 trike 50th Anniversary, 15,805 miles, 2 helmets & radio center; JD 520 snowblower; misc tools; fishing equip; meat grinder & slicer; plus lots, lots more!

Collectibles - Coins: Walnut 4 dr chest; hotel dresser w/mirror on harp; Singer sewing machine in cabinet; platform rocker; Regulator wall & Michelob clocks; kids books American Flyer passenger train; 1872 Ogle County platbook; old farm bulletins; lots of various collectibles; 33 bags of silver coins & pennies.

Auctioneers: Polo, IL 61064 Clerks: Public Auction Service Lenny Bryson (IL#440000158) 815-946-4120 Lyle & Sheryl Hopkins (IL#440000185) Mark Ebert (IL#440000341) 815-946-2809 815-946-2660 or 800-848-9519 Terms - Cash, good check, Master Card, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards (3% convenience fee for credit cards). All items must be settled for day of sale. Number system will be used, have picture ID. Not responsible for accidents or merchandise after sold.

SM-ST27371-0426

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EUGUNE M. CHASE, JR.; VIRGINIA CHASE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 13

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the hour of 2:30 p.m. inside the front door of the Judicial Center, 106 South Fifth Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: PART OF THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 1, AT A POINT WHICH IS 2228.33 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 12 MINUTES EAST 418.72 FEET TO A FENCE; THENCE SOUTH 1 DEGREE 30 MINUTES WEST ON AND ALONG SAID FENCE, 538.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 16 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE LINE OF A FENCE, 404.68 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH ON SAID WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION, 520.37 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE, TOWNSHIP OF BYRON AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 12443 N. Hoisington Rd., Byron, IL 61010.

P.I.N. 04-01-100-002.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Stephen G. Daday at Plaintiff's Attorney, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O'Donoghue, LLC, 2550 West Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008. (847) 590-8700.

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