VOLUME 158 NO. 32 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, December 13, 2024 • $1.00
Letters to Santa Local schoolchildren write out their wish lists for the jolly old elf / 12-22
NEWS
Festive parade Mt. Morris hosts Christmas in the Village featuring lighted parade / 3
SPORTS
IT’S FATHER CHRISTMAS High school roundup Find out how local teams fared / 11 One section • 28 pages
Earleen Hinton
Aleah and Eevee Henquinet, 5 and 3, of Forreston chat with Father Christmas during a visit to the Forreston Library on Dec. 7. The event was part of Christmas in the Country.
INDEX Betty’s Column.................................4 Classifieds................................. 23-27 Colbert Column..............................10
Otto’s Column...................................4 Property Transfers............................6 Sports............................................ 9-11
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Denis David Anderson, Gerald “Jerry” D. Knodle, Marjorie Anne Wilhelm, Pages 8-9