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Stockton Heritage Museum to host presentation
Stockton Heritage Museum will host Illinois Historian John Lynn, as he takes his audience on an entertaining road trip tour of Illinois towns. The presentation, “Main Street, Illinois” will take place on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at the Stockton Heritage Museum, 107 West Front Street, Stockton, IL, at 2 p.m. The product of a 30-year continuing project to capture the many ways our Illinois towns offer roots, a hometown, and a Little America for us all, “Main Street, Illinois” is a memorable and fun-filled tour of the charms, traditions, and personalities of our Illinois towns — mostly small towns — led by the
only person who has visited and photographed all 2,400 of them. Lynn takes audiences to the far-flung corners of the state to the small towns that aren’t on the map. Lynn has also hiked, biked, and canoed enough historic and scenic trails, roads, and rivers in North America and Britain to circle the globe. He has shared his experiences and discoveries with over 4000 audiences. The event is free and open to all audiences. For more information, please visit www. stocktonheritagemuseum. org, https://www.facebook. com/StocktonHeritageMuseum, email infto@stocktonheritagemuseum.org, or leave a message at 815-947-2220.
Jo Daviess County Home and Community Education celebrates 88 years of community support
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Scales Mound senior Thomas Hereau takes first at state
As we celebrate 99 years of Home and Community Education (HCE) in the State of Illinois and 88 years of HCE in Jo Daviess County, we wanted to share with you some of the activities and projects our organization has accomplished over the years. It takes all the members to reach the goal of Top County in the state of Illinois with 75 members or less, and we have accomplished this
goal not only in 2021 but also as runner-up in 2020! The organization offers scholarships for graduating high school students who are furthering their education. Members in each unit make book bags for preschoolers in the various pre-schools in the county with a book in their bag. Members make aprons
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Thomas Hereau chips a shot on the 17th hole just before clinching the first-place win at IHSA 1A State Golf Meet on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
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