Performing Arts Guild Presents
An Evening Around The Radio
April 21 & 22 at 7:00 PM and April 23 at 2:00 PM.
Five Radio Plays!
General Admission: $12.00....Students & Seniors: $10.00 For Information and/or Tickets, call 815.734.2103
Order online at www.performingartsguild.com, click on tickets
Reservations are recommended Pinecrest Grove Theater South McKendrie & Evergreen Mount Morris, Illinois 61054
VOLUME 156 NO. 49 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, April 14, 2023 • $1.00
NEWS
EGG HUNT
Path to Park A $3M grant for a multi-use path to Lowden State Park is approved. / 4
SPORTS
Sports Roundup High school teams have been very busy thanks to nice weather. / 12-15
Storm Cleanup Last week’s major hailstorm damaged roofs, autos and trees. / 7
Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media
Annie Bolen, 2, of German Valley, puts candy in her bucket during an Easter egg hunt in Forreston’s Memorial Park on April 8. The Forreston Lions Club and Forreston Area Business Association sponsored the annual Easter egg hunts and a Touch-A-Truck event. More photos on page 9.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 6 Business News........ 10 Classifieds......... 18-20 Colbert’s Column.....12
Ogle Courts............... 3 Library News............. 2 Oregon Police...........17 Otto’s Column........... 6
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Leona Kay Beyer, Page 8
Property Transfers...16 Reading Matters....... 5 Sheriff Activity.........16 Sports.................. 12-15