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FORRESTON Journal March 12, 2015 Volume 152, Number 46 - $1.00
State Bound
Farm Focus
Sound Studio
The Forreston Cardinals won the Super Sectional 67-53 Tuesday night. B1
Farm life is the topic of a special section about Ogle County. Inside
The Whiteside Area Career Center has opened a new sound studio for students. A9
Good crowd at Polo’s toy show By Vinde Wells Editor A steady turnout March 7 at the 30th annual Polo Farm Toy Show had vendors smiling. “It’s going pretty well,” said vendor Marge Immel, Polo. Next to her, vendor Craig Schisler, Polo, nodded. “It’s a good turnout, a steady crowd,” he said. Garrett VanDrew, who was keeping track at the ticket desk, said around 260 people had come in just the first two hours of the show held in the Polo High School gym. The show, sponsored by the Polo Lions Club, offered the obvious toy tractors and farm equipment, along with dolls, cars, knives, coffee cakes, and an array of other collectibles, filling rows of tables the length of the gym. Barry Wainer drove up from Galesburg to attend the
show for the first time. He said he does a show in the area where he lives. “I’m looking for vendors and stuff to buy,” he said. “This is a good show.” Brad Engelkes, Kings, is a veteran of the event and said he makes it a point to come every year. “I’m here because I enjoy it. It’s a pretty good show,” he said. Five-year-old Hayden Freeman, Tampico, was eyeing a small tractor. His smiling mother, Jessica Smith, said the youngster likes “everything” but they were specifically looking for a John Deere mower. Cub Scout Gage Zeigler, Polo, also was interested in tractors and said John Deeres are his favorites. “We’re looking for parts today,” said his father Mark Zeigler. “We always buy one tractor a year to add to our collection.”
Summerhill Huskies 4-H member Carter Daws, 10, catches a ball that was launched at a target Saturday evening at the annual 4-H Penny Carnival. Photo by Chris Johnson
Pigs flew at annual Penny Carnival By Chris Johnson Reporter
Pigs were “flying” last Saturday evening at the Oregon Coliseum — thanks to a catapult. A small stuffed pig was part of a game made by the Circle M 4-H club. “We are doing a catapult game and the object is to get the animals to the stars,” said club president Carly Miller. “The theme of the game is Shoot for the Stars. I am having a blast tonight.” Circle M was one of the Ogle County 4-H clubs with games made for the annual Penny Carnival. All of the games were space themed for this year’s event. Another object-launching game was created by the Summerhill Huskies. Carter Daws, 10, was running the booth at the start of the carnival. “We made a slingshot, Five-year-old Eli Lotz, Oregon, turns the crank to make a that you pull back band to
A large crowd turned out for the annual 4-H Penny Carnival Saturday night at the Oregon Coliseum to play a variety of space themed games. Photo by Chris Johnson
try and hit the stars with a ball,” he said. “The game is kind of hard.” When asked if anyone hit the target, Daws said some people have been successful. Not all of the clubs made games. The Polo Pioneers lived up to their name by making the International Space Station out of cardboard
boxes. “Our booth is the space station,” said Brianna Kuhne, 8, “This morning when we went through you could see through it, but tonight it is dark in there so we are using flashlights to see.” She said the kids that went through their booth were able to explore the
space station with their imagination. The annual event is always a draw for area children and Saturday night was no exception. Within 30 minutes of the start the coliseum was filled with families walking between the games and exploring the games created by the clubs.
rope with the help of Lee Hinrichs, Coleta, March 7 at the 30th annual Polo Farm Toy Show. Photo by Vinde Wells
Toy show and craft fair will be held Saturday The Forreston FFA Alumni will hold its 27th Annual Toy Show and Craft Fair on Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Forreston Junior and Senior High School. The Toy Show will be in the Forreston High School gym. The Craft Fair will be in the Forreston Junior High School gym and cafeteria. The Toy Show features toy tractors, farm equipment, memorabilia, and collectibles. Proceeds will support the Forreston High School agriculture and FFA programs. The event features more than 100 tables of vendors from all over the Midwest.
The Forreston FFA Alumni will also have Oliver 1750 toy tractors for sale. The Craft Fair will have a large number of vendors offering crafts, food, candles, and other items. Forreston FFA Alumni will have a raffle for $200 and $100 gift certificates at Eickman’s Processing, Seward. Lunch will also be available from the FFA Alumni. For more information log on to www.forrestonffaalumni. org, or e-mail FFA Advisor Robert Nelson at rnelson@ fvdistrict221.org. Call Rick Garnhart for the Toy Show at 815-238-3044 or Cathy Kohlbauer for the Craft Fair at 815-275-6710.
In This Week’s Edition...
Cardinals Win Forreston’s Markus Edler celebrates with the Forreston fans after winning the Super Sectional Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Johnson
Church News, A5 Classifieds, B8-B12 Entertainment, A6 Fines, B7
Marriage Licenses, A4 Public Voice, A11 Property Transfers, B6 Sheriff’s Arrests, B6
Social News, A4 Sports, A11, B1, B2 State’s Attorney, B6 Zoning, B7
Deaths, B5 Shirley A. Burke, Robert G. Cheatham, Judith E. Sponseller, Bonnie L. Swift
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