TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2023 • $1.00
VOLUME 169 • NO. 23
Fulton, Illinois
BIKE BLESSINGS Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media
The Rev. Matthew Camaioni of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fulton blesses some of the 200 motorcycles that took part in a “Blessing of the Bikes” in downtown Fulton on Sunday, June 4. The event was started by Jules Meiners of Fulton several years ago and now is a fundraiser for the local food pantry. “It got so big we moved it to the main drag,” she said. Clergymen blessed the bikes asking for a safe riding season. Here, bikers listen to the national anthem before the blessings began.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
FHS Seniors Awarded
Miller Program
Spelling Bee Update
Albany Lions Club hands out scholarships. / 2
Singer-songwriter and folk musician to perform. / 9
Alex Ottens makes it to the second round. / 8
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past....................... 10 Property Transfers............................11 Police Reports.................................... 5 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
REGIONAL NEWS
School News.............................12-14 Church News.............................15-16 Classifieds..............................18-24
DEATHS Sally Lee Beswick, Vicky De Neve, Patty J. Bollivar, Ronald J. Decker, Patricia A. Horrall, Gary D. Frantz, Pages 4, 6