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VOLUME 169 • NO. 19
STREET SCRUBBING
Fulton, Illinois
Sarah Ford for Shawa Media
Youth in full Dutch attire scrub Fourth Street with brooms before the annual parade on Saturday, May 6. The Dutch Days street scrubbing tradition is open to kids and adults who are in full costume. Adults throw water from metal pails and the children scrub the street with brooms. Hundreds of people lined Fourth Street for the parade on Saturday afternoon. See pages 2 and 3.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Earth Day Celebration
Community Service
REM students take part in Earth Day activities. / 7
PLT students tackle many projects. / 13
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past........................ 6 Property Transfers............................8 Police/Fire Reports ..........................8 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Sports........................................14-16 Church News............................18-19 Classifieds ............................20-24
DEATHS Gary Bechtel, Albert A “Sparky” Forster, Carol A. Lackey, Patricia “Pat” Godfrey, Carol Sue Stash, Marna Kay Schroeder, Carol E. Spears, Betty Waite, Pages 4-5
REGIONAL NEWS
Sectional Champs Riverdale bass team is heading to state. / 11