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Sixth Street property was purchased with jail in mind By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com Ogle County officials said last week that building a new county jail on South Sixth Street in Oregon has been part of the long range plan for several years. Kim Gouker told a crowd of more than 30 in Forreston that the Sixth Street property was purchased with the intention that a jail would go there at some point. The county board purchased and then razed five houses on east half of the 100 block of South Sixth Street in 2006, after completing the new judicial center in Fifth Street the previous year. The purchase was made, Gouker said, “with the idea of possibly building the jail there. We wanted to maintain the efficiency we had already built in there [in the judicial center].” Gouker, Long Range Planning Committee Chairman Don Griffin, and Sheriff Brian VanVickle made the fifth of seven presentations about the proposed jail March 2 at the Forreston Public Library. The final two presentations were scheduled for March 7 in Mt. Morris and March 9 at the Oregon Coliseum. Gouker recounted the history of the county’s long range planning which has included several building and remodeling projects.
This machine shed, located at 4778 South Daysville Road was destroyed by the tornado. Photo by Earleen Hinton
County Board Chairman Kim Gouker answers a question March 2. Photo by Vinde Wells
The final presentation about the proposed new Ogle County Jail will be held on Thursday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Oregon Coliseum. The Long Range Planning Committee was formed in 1998, he said, to come up with an organized approach to capital projects. “We came up with a fivestep plan that we took to the board in 2000,” said Gouker, who chaired the first Long Range Planning Committee. The county board earmarked the money from Turn to A3
Students help clean up debris By Zach Arbogast zarbogast@oglecounty news.com A bus full of high school students from Thome School in Rock Falls rolled into Oregon last week to help a pair of neighbors whose farms were in the path of the Feb. 28 tornado. The twister tore through the Janssen and Macauley farms at 4779 and 4778 S. Daysville Rd., respectively, around 5 p.m., causing several hundred thousand dollars in damage. “This place looked like a war zone,” said Sean Janssen, 49. Troops in the form of 20 high school students, two teachers, a teacher’s aide, a social worker, and a parent arrived shortly after 9 a.m. March 3 to help. Before the morning was over, they would haul away more than 100 buckets of debris. The debris that covered the Janssens’ 10 and a half acres included the Macauleys’ destroyed machine shed and garage, shards of glass from several windows, tin shingles, and fallen limbs and splinters from more than 50 winddecimated trees. Thanks to the direction of the EF1 twister, the Macauleys did not have nearly as much in the way of debris. “We went ahead and gave most of it to our neighbors,” joked Roger Macauley, 74. Jodi Orcutt, Janssen’s cousin and a teacher with Bi-County Special Education Cooperative, which oversees Thome, saw pictures on Facebook of the damage.
Jarid Wilson, left, and Klaytin Reynolds haul off a log while cleaning up last Friday southeast of Oregon. Photo by Alex T. Paschal, Sauk Valley Media
“We just started learning about tornadoes in school this week,” said Orcutt, 46. “We learned about tornado safety, held tornado drills, and after seeing the pictures, we thought this would be a great opportunity for the students to see what damage tornadoes leave behind in person.” Thome is a school for kids with issues that make it difficult to learn in a mainstream classroom. Richard Melcher, a high school teacher at Thome, said that the trip filled his students with a sense of compassion. “These kids are coming from backgrounds filled with emotional challenges, and they’re still coming together to serve others,” said Melcher, 47. “There’s strength in numbers, and seeing them band together as a team is an incredible feeling.” The students themselves echoed the sentiments shared by their teachers. Madison Manning, a 17 year-old senior, said being able to serve people who truly need help humbled her, and taught her not to take what she has for granted. Sophomore Jared Wilson reflected on how fragile everything seems when
natural disaster strikes. “We’re actually seeing how quickly something can be taken away; this really creates a sense of value,” said Wilson, 16. How quickly, indeed; Janssen said the entire ordeal lasted no more than a couple of minutes. “It’s like they always say; you hear the sound of a train coming through, and that means it’s already too late,” Janssen said. “It couldn’t have lasted more than two minutes, but it was the scariest two minutes imaginable.” Both Janssen and Macauley were thankful for the help and support they’ve received from the community, including food, water, and emotional support. “I’ve never been on this end of the charity train before,” Janssen said. “It’s going to take me some time to make out a list of everyone who’s helped us. It’s humbling.” Macauley agreed. “My garage has been full, lately, of friends, relatives, and helpers from around the community. It’s unreal; I nearly cry thinking about it, and I don’t ever cry,” he said.
Tornado one of six in northern Illinois
Mt. Morris Senior Center Director Bobbi Jo Brandon makes biscuits Monday morning for the community breakfast. More than 100 people were served. Photo by Vinde Wells
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The tornado that damaged farms southeast of Oregon Feb. 28 was one of three in the area confirmed by the National Weather Service (NWS) last Friday. All three registered as EF1s, moderate tornadoes with wind speeds of 86 to 110 mph, according to information gathered by agency surveyors and posted at weather.gov. The other two did damage in Whiteside and Bureau Counties. They were among at least
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six that raced across northern Illinois, including the two strongest, which were EF3s. One barreled through Naplate and Ottawa at 155 mph, killing an Ottawa man and his son-in-law who were doing yard work, while the other tore through Washburn, northeast of Peoria, and traveled on into LaSalle County. An EF3 tornado has winds between 136 and 165 mph. The sixth also was reported in LaSalle County, near the border with Livingston
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County. According to the NWS, a 50-yard-wide system hit Oregon near South Daysville and South Watertown Roads between 5:07 and 5:09 p.m. It traveled 1.5 miles, with winds reaching between 90 and 95 mph. It was followed by straight line winds of up to 80 mph that caused additional tree and minor roof damage. The storm uprooted or sheared off trees and felled utility poles before heading northeast to Chana, where more trees were damaged,
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Ogle County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Danny White said last week. One farm – Angus breeder Roger Macauley’s at 4778 S. Daysville – lost an outbuilding and sustained other “substantial” damage, but no one was hurt, he said. Across the road, at the home of Sean Janssen the damage included more than 50 trees were destroyed, and buildings were damaged. Debris from Macauley’s farm was also dumped across Janssen’s property.
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OHS’s Andrew Nelson named Principal of the Year for region
Ribbon-Cutting Mt. Morris village officials and Economic Development Committee members were on hand March 3 for the ribbon-cutting at Katherine’s Korner New & Used Resale Shop, 129 S. Wesley Ave. Pictured left to right are: Tina Denham, Doug Aken, Mary Swope, Dan Elsasser, Karen Baezer, Kathryn Cruz, Paula Diehl, John Finfrock, Rob Urish, Jeff Bold, and Ferol Labash. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A portion of profits will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Photo by Jerry Stauffer
The Illinois Principals Association (IPA) recently named Oregon High School principal Andrew Nelson as the 2016 Principal of the Year in the Northwest Region. Officials from Oregon School District made the announcement during the district’s February board meeting. “Andrew has been instrumental in promoting innovative programs that have benefited both students and teachers at Oregon High School. His proactive approach to our students’ education make him incredibly deserving of this award and the district is honored to have him as our high school’s principal,” said Superintendent Tom
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Mahoney. Nelson received the distinction after nominations from local administrators from neighboring counties. IPA’s Northwest Region includes schools from Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, Ogle, Whiteside
and Lee Counties. Nelson will also receive consideration for the state Principal of the Year award, announced at the IPA’s Fall Conference in October. This is the second time Nelson has been recognized by the IPA’s Northwest Region, receiving the Associate Principal of the Year award in 2012. Nelson came to OHS as the associate high school principal in 2008 before becoming the principal in 2013. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from University of WisconsinEau Claire and earned a master’s degree in Teaching English from University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Time to change clocks and detector batteries By Rob Hough Mt. Morris Fire Chief
This weekend we will turn our clocks forward one hour for daylight savings time. The Mt. Morris Fire Protection District would like to remind everyone to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon dioxide (CO) detectors at the same time. Having an operating smoke detector more than doubles a person’s chances of surviving a home fire. Changing batteries is a small investment to insure
your family will be alerted in the case of a fire or a carbon dioxide emergency. Here are some tips for the care and maintenance of smoke and CO detectors that should be followed: • Install smoke and CO alarms on every level of the home and outside all sleeping areas. • For added safety, install smoke alarms in every room where people sleep. • To increase safety, have a qualified electrician install hard-wired, interconnected smoke alarms so that when one sounds, they all sound.
• Install a new battery in all smoke and CO alarms at least twice a year. Install a new battery immediately if an alarm “chirps” to indicate a low battery. • Replace smoke alarms that use extended-life, lithium batteries when the alarm “chirps” or fails to respond to periodic testing. The batteries in these units cannot be replaced. • Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old. • Replace all CO alarms when they are 7 years old. The manufacture date is listed on the bottom of the
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detectors. • Test alarms every month. Use the test button, or an approved smoke substitute, and clean the units, according to manufacturer’s
instructions. Do not use an open-flame device to test the alarm. • Special smoke alarms are made for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
These alarms use strobe lights. Vibrating devices may also help in some cases. For more information call the firehouse at 815-7344322.
Study up for Kiwanis Trivia Night The Mt. Morris Kiwanis will hold Trivia Night on Saturday, March 18 at Pinecrest Grove, Mt. Morris. Study up, put a team together, and join in for food, friends, and facts.
The evening will begin with supper at 5:30 p.m., and rounds to begin after that. The cost is $20 per person and includes supper and snacks. Teams can be up to
eight people. Individuals or smaller teams may be combined. For more information, call Lori Peterson at 815-9732180.
Senior center fundraiser is March 24 The Mt. Morris Senior Center will hold a fish fry, raffle, and garage sale on Friday, March 24 as a fundraiser. All you can eat fried or baked fish, baked beans, potato salad or coleslaw, dessert, and drink will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. in the downstairs activity room. Fish fry tickets are $10 each, available on a presale
basis. The deadline to buy presale tickets is Tuesday, March 21 at 4:30 p.m. Only 20 tickets will be available at the door. Purchase tickets in advance to help the center plan how much to prepare. The center is currently selling raffle tickets for a $100 gift card at Sullivan’s Foods. Raffle ticket prices are $1
each or six for $5. Raffle ticket sales stop at 6:45 p.m. on March 24 followed by the drawing of the winner. The garage sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the upstairs conference room. For fish fry or raffle tickets call 815-734-6335, email mmsrcenter@gmail.com or come by the senior center at 9 E Front St.
Mt. Morris Police Mt. Morris Police Chief Jason white released the following information on March 6. The charges are merely accusations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Feb. 27 Justin T. Bennett, 24, Mt. Morris, was arrested on an outstanding McHenry County warrant. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail. Ashley A. Wilson, 30, Mt. Morris, was issued a citation for no valid registration.
Feb. 28 Nicole A. Winterton was issued a citation for operation of uninsured motor vehicle. March 1 Kerry A. Beckingham, 54, Mt. Morris, was arrested for criminal trespass to land. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail.
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The Mt. Morris Times is published weekly by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of the B.F. Shaw Printing Co., Shaw Media. The Mt. Morris Times was founded early in 1967 by Earl Blevins and John Drew, co-publishers. It was sold in 1970 to Tri-County Press Publications of Polo, owned by Danny C. Terry. On June 2, 1977, Terry sold the Times and his other publications, the Tri-County Press and Forreston Journal, to B.F. Shaw Printing, Dixon.
The Mt. Morris Times is produced every week by: General Manager: Earleen Hinton Editor: Vinde Wells
Other newspapers serving Mt. Morris have been the Mt. Morris Index, founded in 1899 by Harry and Harvey Kable, and the Mt. Morris News, which began publication in the late 1800’s.
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Putting new jail on another site will add to cost From A1 host fees, which have a duration of 20 to 40 years, for building and development projects, rather than adding it to the General Fund. That way building projects like the jail, which will cost an estimated $25 to $28 million, would not come from real estate tax revenues. Host fees are paid by garbage hauling companies to dump waste in the county’s two landfills, one at Davis Junction and the other near Rochelle. The first step, Gouker said, was to tear down four county annex buildings in the 100 block of South Fifth Street
to make way for the judicial center. The county also bought and remodeled a building on Pines Road in Oregon to relocate the departments displaced from the annex buildings. The new judicial center came next in 2005, then the courthouse, built in 1891, was remodeled into county administrative offices in 2010, and the new public safety complex, three blocks away on First Street, for the sheriff’s and coroner’s offices was completed in 2015. “The jail is the final step,� Gouker said. VanVickle said initially he was not keen on South Sixth
Street as the site for the new jail. “At first I was adamant that the jail would be next to the sheriff’s office,� he said. That was until he learned that building it there would increase the costs by at least 20 percent due to poor soil compaction. Griffin said that site is not large enough because the jail would have to be all on one story due because the soil with not support more than that. Also, he said construction crews discovered several underground “surprises� while building the public safety complex. VanVickle said the South
Sixth Street location offers the most efficiency for getting prisoners to their court appearances. “It allows us to directly transport prisoners from the jail to the courtrooms,� he said. A concept design approved by the county board in November calls for closing the 100 block of South Sixth Street and connecting the jail to the judicial center via a large sally port. The county board has requested that the Oregon City Council close the street, but no decision has been made. Locating the jail farther away from the judicial center
will mean more cost to taxpayers, VanVickle said, because more vehicles and employees will be necessary for transporting them. He estimated the additional cost at $300,000 per year. VanVickle said the new building will be designed in the same architectural style as the judicial center and will look like an office building. In fact, it won’t even be officially known as a jail — directional signs will carry a different name. “We’re not going to call this a jail,� Gouker said. “We’re going to call it the Judicial Center Annex.� Almost no opposition to
the project or its location was voiced by the Forreston audience. The only dissension came from a man who objected to spending money on a jail, rather than mental health programs and facilities, which he said would better serve the needs of the public. Several neighbors have voiced opposition to having the jail so close to their homes. Other Oregon residents have said they don’t want the jail so close to the downtown. Ogle County jails have been on the courthouse square, a block away from the South Sixth Street site since 1841.
Mt. Morris Public Library News Submitted by Cindy Belleque 8th Annual Tea Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m.  The eighth annual tea to benefit the library will be held at the Disciples United Methodist Church in Mt. Morris. Featured this year is a performance of Abbott and Costello by the Performing Arts Guild. Tickets are $15 per person and must be purchased in advance by Thursday, March 16 at the library. Spring Break Activities March 27-31 We will have a movie for
Pine Creek News By Karen Merlak We are heading into a new month and so much closer to the new spring season. With the return of the singing birds and cleansing spring rains, we are reminded of the new life we have in Jesus. We thank you, Father, for your precious gift. This morning in church, we were greeted by Deb Ohlwine. The children’s message was led by Judy Nettz. Judy’s grandson, Carson Jones, was visiting this morning and had a small gift for the youth that participated in the message. Rev. Stan Rodabaugh was back to visit with our church this morning. We were also glad to have Neil and Kay Dupree from Janesville, Wisconsin, visiting with us for Sunday School and church. After church, Neil and Kay joined Don and Vicki Hay
kids on Tuesday, March 28 at 1 p.m. Movie TBA. Pizza Palooza—Learn how to plant a pizza garden, make a craft, and have a snack on Friday, March 31 at 1 p.m. Presented by the U of I Extension Office. We will also have Story Time on Wednesday, March 29 at 11 a.m. for PreK through second grade. Hummingbird Garden Adult Program Thursday, March 23 Putting out a hummingbird feeder may not be enough to attract and keep hummingbirds coming back to your garden.  Peggy Doty, U of I Extension, will help and Jim Hopkins for lunch at the Pinecricker Cafe. They enjoyed a wonderful meal along with great Christian fellowship. This past Saturday morning, the men’s breakfast group met at our church. With Kent Nettz as the host, Ron Baker, Dave Burright, Jim Hopkins, Don Hay, and Stanley Webster enjoyed a great start to the weekend with a delicious meal and visiting. Sandra Ford has returned from a weekend in Bloomington with her daughter, Crystal Patterson, husband, Jack, and their children, Hannah, Samuel, and Kaitlyn Kulicke, her husband, Klaus, and their daughter, Lilly. On Saturday evening, Kaitlyn, Klaus, and Lilly joined the family for the early birthday celebrations of Jack and Sandra. On Sunday, the families attended worship services at Eastview Christian Church. While there, Sandra visited with Sara Book Wills and her daughter, Shaure Bolles. Sara is the daughter of Leland and Dorothy Book.
Weather Normal to a little cooler than normal. A little wetter and windier than normal. Best chances for storms are 10-12 (to 13th if severe), 14-16, and 22-23. Spring starts March 20 at 4:44 a.m. CDT. Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 12 at 2 a.m.
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participants understand the true needs and behaviors of these tiny winged gems is important for a proper hummingbird garden.  Capture their attention early and you can enjoy hummingbirds all season. Sign up at the library. Tax forms have arrived at the library. Please call 815-734-4927 for more information or come by to pick them up. Mt. Morris Public Library 105 S. McKendrie Ave. Mt. Morris IL 61054 815-734-4927 Fax 815-734-6035 www.mtmorris-il.org
The Book family were good friends and residents of Pine Creek. Two weekends ago, Sandra spent time in Wheaton with her daughter, Kim Austin, her husband, Ron, and their children, Claire and Leah. For their Sunday morning worship, the family attended Gary United Methodist Church. In the afternoon, Sandra and the Austin family attended the Wheaton College Community School of the Arts piano recital. Claire and Leah each played a solo and Claire played a duet with her teacher, each on their own piano. It was a great time spent with family. This next week will be a busy one with area schools presenting their plays. Polo Community High
Youngsters show off the art work they made for Dr. Suess’ birthday party at Story Time at the Mt. Morris Public Library. Photo supplied
School will be performing “Chasing Charming� on Friday and Saturday evenings. My nephews, Hayden and Garrett Bittinger both have parts in the play. Oregon High School will be presenting “Little Shop of Horrors� with Connor Hopkins, grandson of Jim and Nancy performing in the musical. The musical will be
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performed Thursday through Sunday afternoon. Please come out and support our students in the arts. I have such fond memories of participating in the plays as a student and then assisting with the productions as a parent. As time moves on, my role will change again. As we grow into adults, have families, change jobs, our priorities change.Â
We look for the constant to anchor ourselves to. For a short time, we may find it in another person. The one constant in our lives is God. God is with us at every stage of our lives. He is the beginning and the end.  I hope to see you in church next week where we will be learning more about the one that will be by our side throughout our lives.
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Folkers will celebrate 60th anniversary with an open house Mr. and Mrs. Harold Folkers, Polo, will celebrate their 60th anniversary on March 23. Harold Folkers and Joyce Wagenknecht were married March 23, 1957 at Pacific Lutheran Church, Tacoma, Washington. Harold was in the military at Fort Lewis, Washington. They are the parents of Bradley (Janette) Folkers, Polo, and Marilyn (Brian) Ely, Toulan.
Their grandchildren are Kevin, Janelle, and Keith Folkers, all of Polo; Jarod (Tenneille) Ely, Toulon; Jenna (Matt) Bennett, Houston, and Ethan and Bradon Ely, both of Toulon. An open house will be given by their family from on Sunday, March 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. Those wishing to send cards may send to 15244 W. Robin Road, Polo, IL 61064.
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Barnes will mark 70th anniversary James L. Barnes and the former Barbara Jane Taft, Oregon, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on March 20 with their family. They are the parents of four children, James,
Bill and Beth Kalbfus to mark 50 years of marriage on March 11
Virginia, Scott, and Penny. They have 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Cards may be sent to them at 304 Mix St., Oregon, IL 61061.
Marriage Licenses Ogle County Clerk Laura J. Cook issued the following marriage licenses.
March 1 Aaron V. Goodwin and Shayla J. Clay, both of Byron.
Feb. 27 Skylar A. Cavazos and Kirsten P. Houpt, both of Polo.
March 2 Jarrett E. Priller, Oregon, and Elizabeth T. Chambers, Freeport.
NOTICE Please be advised that the PublicTest of the Optical Scan tabulating equipment and count program to be used at the April 4, 2017, Consolidated Election, will be held in the Ogle County Clerk’s Office, 105 S. 5th Street, Oregon, IL on March 15, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. This Public Test is open to the general public. Laura J. Cook, Ogle County Clerk SM-ST16232-0302
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William (Bill) and Elizabeth (Beth) Kalbfus, Oregon, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday, March 11, from 3 until 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center (LOMC) in the Freedom Tree Hospitality Center. LOMC is located just south of Oregon on Route 2. Bill and the former Beth Allender were married on March 11, 1967 at Saint Paul Methodist Church in Springfield Ohio by Rev Edward Rader and Rev James Wolfe. Bill and Beth have two
sons, Andrew (Brooke) and Rob (Julie); three grandchildren Alexandrea, Aidan and Kaiyah, one step granddaughter Denika (Jimmy), and six step great grandchildren; Emma, Addison, LuLu, Isley, Jack, and Eleanore. Bill is retired from Quebecor Printing in Mt Morris where he was the long-term scheduler. Beth also retired from Quebecor where she was the payroll administrator. Join with family and friends in celebrating this wonderful occasion with Bill and Bill. Please no gifts.
What’s “Happening” at Rock River Center? (All ages are welcome to participate in programming) Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs at Rock River Center Jessica A. Parker, Veteran and Veterans’ Service Officer is available at Rock River Center the second and fourth Monday of every month, from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on a first come,
first served basis. Jessica is a Veteran who transitioned into her current role as a Veterans’ Service Officer. She voluntarily comes to Oregon to serve Veteran’s of all ages, and assist them with applications and other benefits available to them. This is a free service. If you have any questions, call Rock River Center at
815-732-3252. Rock River Center Book Club Rock River Center Book Club meets the second Wednesday of every month from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the center in the board room. Oregon Public Library staff members are the facilitators of this group.
“Memories” by Bern Ackland Come and join our “Memories” group and listen and join in on the group. We meet from 10 to 11 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month at Rock River Center. We talk about things from our past, gardening, cooking, school, or whatever comes to mind. Turn to A6
EARLY VOTING and GRACE PERIOD REGISTRATION & VOTING will be conducted at the Ogle County Clerk’s Office located in the courthouse at 105 S. 5th Street, Suite 104, Oregon, IL. February 23 — April 3, 2017 Monday thru Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017 9:00 a.m. — Noon Grace Period Registration & Voting March 8 — April 4, 2017 Monday thru Friday — 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 4, 2017 — Election Day 6:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.
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Kyle Swanson, KSB, presented a very informative program on Foot and Ankle Care on Feb. 28 at the Rock River Center. The group had many questions and enjoyed his presentation. Photo supplied
FHN Hospice Volunteer Training Starting March 27, 2017 FHN Hospice Volunteer Training provides information on all aspects of hospice care and hospice volunteering, and will equip volunteers to provide compassionate care and companionship to the terminally ill and their families. Volunteers provide important care for FHN Hospice patients and their families, including companionship, relief for caregivers, running errands and delivering supplies. Volunteers also have the opportunity to assist with clerical services at the FHN Hospice office. Please contact the Hospice Volunteer Coordinator at 1-877-6000-FHN (1-877-600-0346) ext. 960 if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.
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Church News ADELINE ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH 9106 Cedar St. in Adeline Leaf River 61047 Phone 815-541-4863 Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. BAILEYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 303 W. Franklin St., Baileyville Pastor Gary Branam www. baileyvillebaptistchurch.org Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:40 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Midweek Bible Study 4th Sunday Each Month 1:30 p.m. Nursing Home Service at Presence St. Joseph BAILEYVILLE REFORMED CHURCH 400 W. Center St. Baileyville Pastor Bruce Otto 815-235-1201 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship Thursday, March 16—5 p.m. Soup Supper BROOKVILLE and ELKHORN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES Brookville: Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. 17725 W. Chamber St. in Brookville Elkhorn: Worship 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10 a.m. Corner of Wilson Mill & Brick Church Roads CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 Main St., Chana 61015 Pastor Chan Ik Choi 815-732-7683 chanaumc@gmail.com Adult & Children’s Education 9 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion Celebrated the First Sunday of Each Month CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH 2035 Ill. Rt. 26, Dixon 815-284-4554 Pastor David Andermann 815-632-6767 9 a.m. Worship Service 10:20 a.m. Education Hour Thursday, March 9—10 a.m. Bible Class Saturday, March 11—7-11 a.m. Pancake Breakfast Sunday, March 12—9 a.m. Worship with Communion; 10:20 a.m. Education Hour; 11:20 a.m. Council Meeting; 1-3 p.m. Family Game NightBowling at Plum Hollow Tuesday, March 14—9 a.m. Circuit Pastors at Freeport; 9:30-10:30 a.m. &5-6 p.m. CLS Open House Wednesday, March 15—11 a.m. Lenten Service Thursday, March 16—10 a.m. Bible Class OPEN BIBLE 302 S. Franklin St., Polo Luke Schier, Pastor 815-946-2848 Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. We include children in our Sunday Worship experience “Grandkids Class” Ages 3-10 are dismissed right after our Praise & Blended Worship Time. Bible-Based Passion for God Compassion for People Visit Our Website: PoloOpenBible.org CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH, WHITE PINES CAMPUS 205 N. Jefferson Ave., Polo Pastor Chris Bradshaw Sundays at 10 a.m. 815-837-5255 whitepines@crossroadscn.com We offer contemporary worship and relevant Bible teaching through engaging messages, and powerful video Join us after the service in our cafe for coffee, snack & fellowship Kidzlink Children’s Ministry (infant-5th grade)-during Adult
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Services Crave Youth Group (6th-12th grade)- Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Visit our website: www. crossroadscn.com DISCIPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hitt and Maple Streets, Mt. Morris Pastor Julie Bunt Phone 815-734-4853 Worship 9:30 a.m. Coffee Hour 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling Jim Miller, Pastor 815-626-0104 8:30 a.m. Fellowship 8:50 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship EAST OREGON CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD 107 N. Daysville Rd. East Edge of Oregon Off Ill. 64 Pastor John Guthrie 815-732-2960 or 815-732-6569 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Church 10:30 a.m. EBENEZER REFORMED CHURCH 2997 N. German Church Rd. Two miles east of Oregon on Ill. 64, two miles north on German Church Road Pastor John Wisdom Church Office Phone: 815-732-6313 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Women & Men’s Bible Study, Kids Club www.ebenezerreformed.com
9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Fellowship FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 505 Hill St., Oregon www.fbcoregon.org 815-732-2642 Rev. Jared Cochran “A Christ-centered, Biblebelieving, family-oriented ministry.” Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7 p.m.; transportation and nursery provided for all services. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) 200 S. Fifth St., Oregon Rev. Karen Gerhard Conner 815-732-2894 www.fpcoregon.com Handicapped Accessible Worship 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion is served the first Sunday of each month. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 402 First Ave., Forreston Pastor David Poust 815-938-2380 Thursday, March 9—8 a.m. AA Meeting; 7 p.m. Ad Council Sunday, March 12—9 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Monday, March 13—8 a.m. AA Open Meeting; 9:30 a.m. Coffee at The Depot; 3 p.m. Good News Club Wednesday, March 15—6:30 p.m. Book Study
FORRESTON GROVE CHURCH EMMANUEL 7246 N. Freeport Rd., EVANGELICAL Forreston LUTHERAN CHURCH Presbyterian Church in 764 N. Stillman Road, Oregon America (Payne’s Point) Pastor Drew Jones Pastor Andrew Kayes 815-938-3605 Office: 815-732-2424 www.forrestongrovechurch. Worship Service 9 a.m. com Sunday School 10:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service EVANGELICAL FREE Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. CHURCH Pioneer Club; 7:45 p.m. Choir OF MT. MORRIS 102 S. Seminary St. FORRESTON REFORMED Mt. Morris CHURCH Senior Pastor 501 Third Ave. Bruce McKanna 9:30 a.m. Worship Associate Pastor 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Lance Mennen 815-734-4942 FREEDOM LUTHERAN Thursday, March 9—1 p.m. CHURCH, ELCA Ladies Bible Study Pastor Kathy Burkheimer Saturday, March 11—7 a.m. 815-222-7270 Men’s Accountability Group Sunday Morning Worship Sunday, March 12—8:30 at 9 a.m. at First Presbyterian a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Church, 200 S. 5th St., Oregon InnerMission; 10 a.m. Worship; GIFT—Growing In Faith 5 p.m. Youth Group Together-Christian education Log onto our website at for all ages following worship http://www.efcmm.org to check service out our latest opportunities and Welcome Center is at updates 111 S. 4th St., Oregon FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH 801 W. Oregon St., Polo Jeremy Heller, Pastor 815-946-3588 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service Nursery Available We are an independent nondenominational Christian church. Visitors are always welcome. FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 402 Second Ave., Forreston Pastor Scott Ralston Church 815-938-3203 “ A Church with a Heart — In the Heart of Forreston” 9 a.m. Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School Sunday, March 12—7:30 a.m. Church Council; 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Sunday School Tuesday, March 14—6:30 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday, March 15—12 p.m. Senior Friendship; 6 p.m. Lenten Supper; 7 p.m. Lenten Service; 7:30 p.m. Choir FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Mission Statement: Loving, Growing & Serving in Faith Handicapped Accessible 702 E. Dixon St., Polo Pastor Karen Hundrieser 815-946-3212 Website: faithumcpolo
GRACE VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 8210 E. Edwardsville Rd. German Valley Pastor Jake Ritzema 815-362-6601 Sunday School for All Ages 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. GERMAN VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Church and Main Streets Don Plock, Pastor 8:30 a.m. Worship Service LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH 6941 N. Mt. Morris Rd., Leaf River Pastor Randy Newton 815-738-2205 Email leafriverbc@gmail. com Sunday Praise and Worship Service at 9:30 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer/Bible Studies 6 p.m. Prayer Chain 738-2205 Wednesday—Various Activities 6:30-8:30 p.m. LEAF RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 104 E. Rt. 72, Leaf River Pastor David Poust Sunday, March 12—10:30
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Sunday, March 12—9 a.m. a.m. Worship & Children’s Worship Service; 10:15 a.m. Church Fellowship & Sunday School Monday, March 13—10 a.m. LIGHTHOUSE UNITED Women’s Bible Study METHODIST CHURCH Tuesday, March 14—10 a.m. 4938 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Staff Meeting; 10:15 a.m.-6:15 Pastor Chan Ik Choi p.m. Preschool Screening; Handicapped Accessible 6 p.m. Cub Scouts; 7 p.m. Worship Service 9 a.m. Worship Committee Meeting Sunday School 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 15— Age Three through 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; Sixth Grade. 7-9 a.m. Holy Communion Everyone is Welcome in Chapel; 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. MT. MORRIS CHURCH Preschool Screening; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Alive; 7 p.m. OF THE BRETHREN Choir Practice 409 W. Brayton Road Thursday, March 16—6 p.m. P.O. Box 2055 Evangelism Committee; 7:30 Mt. Morris, IL 61054 p.m. Agape Team Practice Pastor Ginny Haney Friday, March 17— Phone: 815-734-4573 Office hours Monday - Friday Newsletter Deadline Saturday, March 18—5:30 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon Thursday, March 9—1:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, March 19—9 a.m. p.m. Dementia Support Group at Pinecrest; 4:30-7 p.m. Food Worship Service; 10:15 a.m. Fellowship & Sunday School; Pantry Open Friday, March 10—9 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Youth Group Going to Movie Women’s Fellowship Saturday, March 11—4-7 PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN p.m. Living Hope Church CHURCH Sunday, March 12—8:15 5076 S. Lowell Park Rd. a.m. Prayer Service; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Monday, March 13—10:30 POLO CHURCH OF THE a.m. Food Delivery for Pantry; BRETHREN 2-4:30 p.m. Food Pantry Open Tuesday, March 14—8:45 Congress Ave. & Webster St. (The church is handicapped a.m. Bible Study; Quilting accessible) Wednesday, March 15—5:30Pastor Leslie Lake 8 p.m. Kid Nation on Lower 9:30 a.m. Family Worship Level; 7:15 p.m. Chimes Fellowship Time 10:30 a.m. Sunday School NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD PRAIRIE DELL 401 S. Eighth St., Oregon Pastor David Demmer PRESBYTERIAN 815-732-7404 CHURCH 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 16031 W. Coffman Rd., Service Shannon Pastor Donna Gericke, CLP NORTH GROVE 815-864-2448 EVANGELICAL 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School CHURCH 10 a.m. Worship 10384 W. Coffman Rd., 11:15 a.m. Fellowship Forreston Pastor Tim Hotchkiss REVIVE COMMUNITY Church: 815-938-2194 CHURCH Pastor’s Cell: 815-209-6838 8 E. Front Street; Mt. Morris Sunday School 9 a.m. Email: pastor@revivemtm. Worship Service 10:05 a.m. com Tuesday & Saturday 9-11:30 Southern Baptist a.m. Food Pantry & Thrift Shop Saturday Night Service Open at New Life Community 5:30 p.m. Center RIVERSTONE CHRISTIAN OREGON CHURCH CHURCH OF GOD 609 S. 10th St., Oregon 860 W. Oregon Trail Rd. Craig Arnold, Pastor Pastor Michael Hoffman 812-236-1213 815-732-6847 Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL You and your family are inCHURCH vited to join us for worship on 1000 Ill. 64 West Sunday, March 12, at 10:30 a.m. Oregon Pastor Michael Hoffman will Pastor Barbara Seward continue a series of messages 815-732-7211 related to the Passion of Christ, www.saintbrides.org leading up to Easter. Email:saint.bride.church@ This week’s message is titled gmail.com “Jesus Served.” Services Greeting you will be Dawn Sunday-Holy Communion-8 Ewald. and 10 a.m. During morning worship an Classes exceptionally fine Children’s Children’s Sunday School & Church is offered for children 3 Adult Bible Study Available years old through Grade 5. St. Bride’s follows traditional Sunday School begins at 9:30 Anglican-Episcopal church a.m. and includes classes for practices; is biblically based adults, young adults, teens, chil- and both family and individual dren and infants. oriented. Visitors are always Special attention is given in welcomed. each class to issues and topics related to the particular needs ST. JAMES LUTHERAN and interests of each group. CHURCH The Wednesday night Youth West Grove Road at Group meets at 6 p.m. at Columbine Rd. East Oregon Chapel, 107 N. Pastor Steve Erickson Daysville Road. Saturday, March 11—8:30 Each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. a.m. Northern Illinois Synod a class titled “Basics for Believ- Resourcing Event ers” will meet at the church. All Sunday, March 12—9:15 are welcome. a.m. Prayer Ministry Team; The local Weight Watch- 9:30 a.m. Congregational Bible ers group meets Wednesday at Study, Handbell Rehearsal; the church from 5 to 5:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Divine Worship for weigh-in, followed by their Tuesday, March 14—7 p.m. meeting from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Church Council Meeting March’s Bible Book of the Wednesday, March 15—6 Month is Mark. p.m. Soup Supper; 6:30 p.m. Lenten Worship Service OREGON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN 200 S. Fourth, Oregon CHURCH Pastor Thomas E. Kim 201 N. Division Ave., Polo 815-732-2994 Pastor Terrie Wilder oregonumc@outlook.com 815-946-2919 Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Sunday Followed by Fellowship and Sunday School for Children All-Age Sunday School & Adults 9 a.m. Saturday, March 11—5:30 Social Time 10 a.m. p.m. Agape Praise Worship Worship 10:30 a.m. Service
ST. MARY CHURCH 301 N. Fourth St., Oregon Father Joseph P. Naill Office Phone 815-732-7383 Office FAX 815-732-4742 Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. Tuesday thru Friday 8 a.m. Third Wednesday of Month at Pinecrest 3 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. St. Mary Prayer Network Lois Lints 815-703-9699 Nancy Kerwin 815-732-3351 Darlene Bauer 815-732-2238 ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 213 N. Franklin Ave., Polo Father Joseph P. Naill 815-946-2535 Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. Reconciliation First Sunday of each month after mass Religious Education Youth Program 1st & 2nd Wednesdays 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study 1st Wednesday 8:30 a.m. ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon 815-732-2367 Sunday Activities: Worship Services 8:30 & 11 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. Other Activities Include: Men’s & Women’s Groups, Confirmation Class, High School Youth Group, Grieving Ministry, Outreach Ministry with Rockford Rescue Mission & HOPE Pregnancy Center, Adult Choir For More Information Call the Church Office SAUK VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 416 Prospect St., Dixon John Lewis, Pastor 815-677-9199 10 a.m. Saturday Sabbath School 11:30 a.m. Worship Service TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 308 E. Brayton Mt. Morris Pastor Josh Ehrler 815-734-6354 Email: trinitymm@frontier. com Website: www.trinitymm.net Thursday, March 9—3:304:30 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Grades K-6 at Mt. Morris Estates Friday, March 10—8 a.m. Bulletin & Tidings Assembly & Fellowship Saturday, March 11—8 a.m. Breakfast Club; 8:309:10 a.m. Registration for Community Resourcing Event at Kishwaukee College, Malta: 9 a.m. Worship & Music Committee; 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday, March 12—9:30 a.m. Worship Service; Fellowship Time Following Service; 10:45 a.m. Sunday School for Age 4 through Grade 6; 11 a.m. Deep Digs Bible Discussion Monday, March 13—6:30 p.m. Church Council Meeting Tuesday, March 14—3:304:30 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Grades K-6 at Mt. Morris Estates Wednesday, March 15—6:30 a.m. Prayer and Praise Group; 3:10 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Junior High at Mt. Morris Estates; 5:30 p.m. Choristers, Chime Choir; 6 p.m. Lenten Soup Supper; 7 p.m. Mid-Week Worship Service; Chancel Choir Thursday, March 16—3:304:30 p.m. Lot 12 Mentoring for Grades K-6 at Mt. Morris Estates WEST BRANCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 4014 West Branch Road Southeast of Forreston Pastor Richard Bright 815-734-4411 Sunday School—9:30 a.m. Worship—10:35 a.m.
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Applications being accepted for James E. Renz scholarship
Homemade noodles will be the main dish at the Chana United Methodist Church’s supper on March 11.
Church supper is March 11
The Chana United Methodist Church will hold its annual Chicken-Noodle and Lasagna Supper on Saturday, March 11 with serving from 4 to 6:30 p.m. They will serve homemade noodles with chicken, lasagna, salads and
cheesecake. Advance tickets for the supper are $9 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. At the door, tickets are $10 for adults and $5.50 for children 6-12. Children 5 and younger east free. All carryouts are $10 and
are available by calling 815732-7683. The church is handicapped accessible and has a new expanded parking area. The youth will be holding a bake sale at the supper.
Forest preserve to hold two events Two upcoming programs will be sponsored by the Byron Forest Preserve. Sterling Pipestone The final free Winter Lecture on Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m. at the Jarrett Prairie Center, 7993 N. River Rd., Byron. Midwest archaeologist Shannon Fie, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Beloit College will present the program Sterling, Illinois Pipestone and its use by Prehistoric Native Americans. Investigations by both amateur and professional archaeologists working near Sterling document the
presence of an important pipestone source, a special type of mineral that was used for prehistoric Native American tobacco pipes and other ceremonial objects. Used throughout Midwest prehistory, Sterling pipestone appears to have been particularly important during the Middle Woodland period (ca. 50 BC to AD 400). Pipes and other objects made from Sterling pipestone are now recognized at sites throughout the Midwest, and provide intriguing evidence of prehistoric relationships linking regional communities. Skunk Cabbage Hike
The forest preserve will host a Skunk Cabbage Hike on Saturday, March 11 at 9 a.m. at Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve. Participants will head out to find the first flower of the spring. This plant uses respiration to melt through the frozen ground, and is pollinated by early insects. Meet at Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve, 12749 N. Weldon Rd. The walk will be over potentially rough and muddy or wet terrain. Wear sturdy shoes. Pre-registration for this hike is required by calling 815-234-8535 ext. 200.
Women’s brunch is March 15
with kits available for $20. Openings are still available to sign up for the workshop. A program will be held at 7 p.m. with Sally Davis from”Aunt Sassy’s,” a sewing center in Geneva, speaking on “You Want to Use What Color?”
Area women are invited to the Women’s Connection’s brunch on Wednesday, March 15 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Eagles Club, 1200 W. Galena Ave., Freeport. Men are also welcome. The
She will talk about selecting fabric, where to find it on the Internet, and why is a fabric available, but now but six months from now. Guild meetings are held the on third Monday of each month, with quilt demo
cost is $10 per person. Guest speaker Linda Dutton, Alexis, will talk on “Tall - But Still Growing.” Jim and JoAnn Cassell will provide the music and special feature on their ministry in
school student from within the Oregon School District. The Pinecrest Board of Directors established the scholarship, first awarded in 2014, to recognize the lifetime contributions of Renz, which include 40 years on the board, 24 years as secretary. For additional information and application requirements, visit www. pinecrestcommunity.org/ news-releases, email info@ pinecrestcommunity.org, or phone 815-734-1710. The application deadline is April 1.
Head to present design tips at The Shed March 9 The Shed in downtown Oregon will host a design workshop on Thursday, March 9 dedicated to Before and After. Local designer Carrie Head will present the before and after photographs of a home remodel that she did locally. The program will begin at
6 p.m. at The Serenity Shed, 131 N. Third St. Head will answer questions and provide suggestions and inspiration for any type of home remodel. Refreshments will be served. Call 815-732-2499 for more information or to register.
Sauk Valley Home & Garden Show slated for March 11 & 12 This Sterling pipestone owl is one of several items that will be featured at the Winter Lecture March 12 at the Byron Forest Preserve’s Jarrett Nature Center. Photo supplied
Quilt guild workshop is March 20 The Crossroads Quilt Guild will offer a workshop on Monday, March 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Forreston Grove Church, 7246 Freeport Rd., Forreston. Learn how to make a zippered mesh tool bag. The cost of class is $25
Applications are now being received for the James E. Renz Pinecrest Memorial Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship strives to honor and recognize a graduating high school senior who, through unselfish acts and future plans, has demonstrated a commitment to healthcare, social work, or the works of divinity. Eligible seniors will either be a member of a Church of the Brethren congregation in northern Illinois or Wisconsin, or an Oregon High School senior, or a home school or private
warm-ups and ample time to meet and greet members before the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Visitors are charged a fee of $5 for the program. For more information call Barb at 815-297-2700 or Ritarose at 815-232-8547.
Ethiopia. For reservations call Pat White at 815-871-2209 or e-mail frptcwc@yahoo.com by Friday, March 10. Women’s Connection is affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
If you are planning a home remodeling project or just want new ideas to spruce up your home or garden, make plans to attend the Sauk Valley Home & Garden Show: Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12 at Northland Mall in Sterling. The show will feature vendors displaying products and services for anything from home remodeling and construction to landscape, plus indoor living, design and much more. “There is a wealth of home improvement specialists in and around this market. The Sauk Valley Home and Garden Show is a great
opportunity for them to showcase their products or services to the community,” said Kelly Null from Sauk Valley Media. “We are so happy to have such a variety of vendors at the show. It is an event where individuals interested in improving their homes will have the opportunity to talk with home improvement specialists all under one roof,” Null said. The Sauk Valley Home & Garden Show is free to the public. For more information, call 815-625-3600 ext. 5602 or email marketing@ saukvalley.com.
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Rock River Center From A4 We reminisce or discuss memories of things that we find special or different; and discover the things we have in common or that are different from others. Each of us will share when and what we want. There is no pressure on anyone to contribute and the session time is limited to one hour.
Through participation we are able to share some of the most interesting and special experiences. New faces are always welcome. Rock River Center Crafters The Rock River Center Crafters is a group that enjoys making reasonably priced gifts, cards and other
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anticipate caregiving, and those for whom caregiving is already a way of life. You will find information, resources, encouragement & answers to difficult questions. Our meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month from 10-11:30 a.m. at Rock River Center. For more information, call Patti Kilmer at 815234-2511 or 815-298-7004. Low Vision Group This is a group for those who have low vision, any form of vision loss, AMD or to caregivers of those with vision loss. Low Vision Group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. at Rock River
Center. Diabetic Support Group This very informative group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Rock River Center. Marilyn Csernus from the University of Illinois Extension Office facilitates this group by offering support, encouragement and the sharing of experiences when living with diabetes. Join Marilyn for a different topic each month and enjoy her recipes as well. Cancer Support Group “Facing the Challenge” is a support group that provides a safe, accepting
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Ready...Set...Grow Gardening Day set for March 18 in Dixon
Above, pictured from left to right in the front row with the Kings School students are Science Ambassadors Taylor Yordy, Kelly Stranberg, and Olivia Stranberg, and coordinator Johnna Jennings of the U of I Extension. Photo supplied
4-H Science Ambassadors Team visits Kings School on Jan. 26 Fourth through eighth grade students of Kings School were joined by members of the Ogle County 4-H Science Ambassadors team on Jan. 26.
The afternoon event included a hands-on opportunity for teams to design, construct, and test rockets in an effort to successfully move a payload of raisins across
the school gym to awaiting “islanders”. Teams worked together to troubleshoot and redesign their rockets for optimum performance.
A Ready...Set...Grow... gardening workshop will be offered on Saturday, March 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon. Join the Master Gardeners of Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties in cooperation with Sauk Valley Community College Corporate & Community Services for this one-day event offering participants information about various aspects of home gardening. The keynote presentation will be given by Joel Barczak, of Blumen Gardens on How to Reduce Maintenance through Good Design. During three sessions, participants can choose between 15 presentations
on Flowering Native Plants That Please Butterflies and Bees Will Also Beautify Your Home, Potpourri – A Gardener’s Guide, When Plants Escape: Pretty To Invasive, Tissue Culture, Shrub Pruning, Advantage and many more. Registrations will be accepted until March 10. To cover costs there is a charge of $40. The workshop includes: * Keynote Presentation: How to Reduce Maintenance through Good Design, Joel Barczak, Blumen Gardens of Sycamore * Choice of 15 presentations * Vendors with unique gardening items for purchase * Master Gardener Q&A
Desk * Continental breakfast & buffet lunch * Demonstrations during breaks between sessions * Door prizes Sessions filled on a first come, first served basis. Extension reserves the right to refuse registrations received at any time if numbers exceed room capacity. Register online at https:// web.extension.illinois.edu/ bdo or call the Ogle County Extension office at 815-7322191. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact your local Extension office.
Audubon Events The Northwest Illinois Audubon Society (NIAS) will offer several programs this month. National Parks Centennial A program on the centennial of national parks will be held on Friday, March
17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Freeport Public Library, 100 E Douglas Street. The National Park Service (NPS) turned 100 on Aug. 25, 2016. Juliet Moderow an instructor from Highland Community College and Education Chair for the NIAS
will talk to the kids about the NPS, share the locations of many parks, explain their importance, and help get the kids excited about visiting the parks someday. She will have activities about exploring federal lands and waters, environmental Turn to A8
bias, partiality, favoritism, graft, and corruption. My concern is that the relationship of these employees might sometimes trump the taxpayers’ interest. For instance, the last time I received a FOIA reply 100 percent of the chemicals the township purchased came from Seward Ag, Seward. This purchasing pattern came in spite of an identical item and quantity being the highest priced of the other full service dealers that I checked, higher priced than I could have purchased it for the day before from Seward Ag and the other full service dealers would have delivered for that price. At the same time the Highway Commissioner, Tim Wiltfang was a principle of Seward Ag. This purchase and hiring
patterns raises serious concerns for me and should for all local drivers and taxpayers. At the Federal level there is 5 US Code 3110 and the restrictions on employment of relatives but this is Illinois. Only voters can make a change. Typically less than 50 percent of eligible voters vote in these off-year elections cycles compared to 75 percent on Presidential elections. My belief is that it is time for Rockvale Township to change its Highway Commissioner. It’s time to replace Wiltfang. Marty Wittig Leaf River Rockvale Township Taxpayer
Public Voice Opposes dog breeding business Dear Editor, It has come to my attention that our Ogle County Board has been approached by a commercial dog breeder wanting to secure zoning to operate a business. Call it what you want... it is a puppy mill. In the process of distributing petitions to present the board, I have become aware that not everyone has personal knowledge of puppy millers. For those of you that are computer literate take a few moments and look up puppy mills on the Internet. The pictures and stories of how the breeders house and care for the animals are heart wrenching and sickening. Dogs are housed 24/7 in wire crates and allowed to wallow in their own urine and feces. The wire bottoms provide no comfort for their paws which are subject to urine scalds. Their coats become matted and filthy and due to lack of grooming their nails grow into their pads. Food is usually inadequate and water, if available, is green with slime. Millers care about one thing, the almighty dollar, so often they medically or surgically treat the animals themselves without the benefit of pain medications. They, also, may practice a process known as debarking, a metal pipe is rammed down the throat of the dog to eliminate the excessive noise in the kennel.
There is very little accountability, because after the initial license is secured, they are visited by inspectors an average of every two to three years and even if they are cited and fined it means little to them. I encourage you to become enlightened and welcome your support by signing the petitions that are circulating. The next Ogle County Board meeting is March 21 at 5:30 p.m. in the county board room. The Zoning Board will meet March 30 at 6 p.m. Please, make your voices heard, be the voice for the ones that can’t speak for themselves. Do not allow this type of hideous treatment of man’s best friend flourish as a blight in Ogle County. Sincerely, Liz DeArvil Oregon
New Ogle County Jail size, location Dear Editor, The mailing sent to Ogle County residents regarding the proposed jail contains errors. Doubling the current jail capacity is justified by statements such as “Criminal activity tends to increase faster than the population.” In fact, this is not true. According to FBI data, from 1996-2015 the national violent crime rate steadily decreased from 636.6 to 372.6 per 100,000 people, while the population increased from 265,228,572 to 321,418,820 people. In Illinois, the violent crime rate is essentially the
same today as it was in 1960. In 2015, Governor Rauner created a commission aimed at reducing the number of inmates by 25 percent by 2025. The violent crime rate in Ogle County is lower than the state average. Sheriff VanVickle stated a larger jail is due in part to increasing numbers of inmates with mental health issues. If inmates need mental health services, there is an excellent mental health facility next to the sheriff’s office. Why do we need a jail nearly twice the size of our current jail? To house county, state, or federal prisoners – for a fee? The artist’s rendering of the jail shows it to be surrounded by a tree-rich environment. Closing Sixth Street to connect the courthouse and jail would wipe out the adjacent lot containing mature evergreens. This space could be a place for court employees, visitors and residents to go for mental rest and refreshment. Transportation costs are lower than implied as video hearings are common and when prisoners are transported, it is in groups. The county property at the edge of town is a more appropriate location for the jail. Ogle County residents can share their questions and concerns at the March 9 at 7 p.m. Public Meeting at the Oregon Coliseum. County board members made it clear that the new jail is not a “done deal.”
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Dear Editor, In Rockvale Township, Ogle County, based on my last reply from a FOIA request (3/1/2017) 75 percent of the of the current non-elected employees work for the road district and are blood relatives. This is an improvement from my prior request where 100 percent were blood relatives. Nepotism is defined as favoritism based on kinship, according to MerriamWebster Dictionary. Nepotism is often an item of concern because it sometimes values relationships over organizational efficiency. Synonyms from powerthesaurus.org include
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Landscape painting demo is March 18 at Conover Square Artist and teacher Nina Stachewicz will present a demonstration of Landscape Oil Painting on Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Art Studio on the second floor of Conover Square Mall, 201 N. Third St., Oregon. The program is open to everyone free of charge. The Ala Prima Painting method will be demonstrated. The discussion will also include information about the materials needed to get started with oil painting. The ala prima (wet-onAntiques like this lamp and table are just some of the items offered for sale at the wet) painting technique is Oregon Womans Club Antique show this month. Photo supplied used to create a fresh, quick, spontaneous look. Stachewicz has taught art for 30 years. She gives classes in her home as well as in area communities including The Oregon Woman’s Club will host its 67th annual antique show on March 2526 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon. The popular show is one of the premier antiques shows in Northern Illinois and this year is no exception, with the addition of eight new and returning dealers. Everything from farm toys The Oregon Woman’s and collectibles to crafts and Club, a member of the candles will be available at General Federation of the Forreston FFA Alumni’s Woman’s Clubs, sponsors 29th annual Toy Show & this show as a major fund Craft Fair on Saturday, raising event and uses March 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 the proceeds to help fund p.m. at Forreston Junior & various community projects Senior High School. and charities. A wide variety of antiques will be available for purchase The Toy Show will be held As in past years, the at the Oregon Womans Club Antique Show. in the Forreston High School show will be held at the gym, and the Craft Fair will Blackhawk Center, located and advanced collector. We offer verbal appraisals of be held in the Forreston on the Oregon School like to think of it as ‘Comfort small treasures for $5 per Junior High School gym and District campus, 1101 West Food for the Eyes’,” he said. item. Please supply photos cafeteria. Show times are Saturday 9 of large items. If a written Jefferson Street. A wide variety of items “The facility offers a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 appraisal is needed, discuss will be available from ample parking, handicap a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry to the the details with Munda & accessibility and a huge area show is $6 per person, which Associates. The Woman’s Club is for our 52 Midwest antique is good for both days. Door prizes will be starting a new tradition this dealers from Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, awarded throughout both year by inviting a local area non-for-profit to have a Indiana and Iowa to display days of the show. The food concession will representative at the show. their merchandise for sale,” Have any old pairs of eye This will give the said show manager Ron Bry. be provided by the Chana glasses lying around the “Quality antiques from the United Methodist Ladies. agency or organization an house? How about any old early 1800’s through mid- The menu will be a selection opportunity to present their hearing aids? sandwiches, chips, mission, activities, goals and century 1950’s, including of The Leaf River Lions Club needs to the visiting public. all areas of collecting – desserts and beverages. “For our first year we are has a deal for you. Mary Lou’s Crystal Repair furniture, glass, china, The Lions are having pottery, toys, primitives, from Joliet, will be on hand pleased to help showcase the textiles, jewelry, dolls, both days to repair damaged Chana School Foundation,” their monthly breakfast on Saturday, March 11 from silver, decorator items and heirlooms “while you wait”. Bry said. For more information visit 7 to 10 a.m. at the Bertolet On Sunday, from 10 more. “There will be items for a.m.-3 p.m., Munda & www.oregonil.com, www. Memorial Building. The cost free for children all collecting tastes and Associates, Auctioneers & cityoforegon.org or call 8154 and younger, $4 for ages 5 732-2219. Appraisers, Freeport, will budgets, for both the new
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Moline, Rockford, Freeport, Lake Carroll, Apple Canyon Lake, Dixon, Sterling, Monroe, and Peoria. She hosts and coordinates several four-day workshops during the year featuring renowned artist. She has also created instructional packets for her students.
Beside oil painting, she has also traveled to France for a workshop in the use of soft pastels in a plein air setting. Other art interests include designing from photography, watercolor work, and wall murals. Her largest work includes helping to paint the wall murals at the Freeport YMCA and the Monroe YMCA. The members of the Eagle’s Nest Art Group invite the public to this program. For more information about this program or other programs offered by ENAG, call 815-732-7783. Stachewicz can be contacted by emailing her at paintwithnina@yahoo.com or calling 815-443-2530.
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vendors at this event. The event is designed to give people a day with friends and families as well as provide funds to support the Forreston High School agriculture and FFA programs. The Toy Show will offer toy tractors, farm equipment, memorabilia, and collectibles. The event features more than 100 tables of vendors that come from all over the Midwest. The Forreston FFA Alumni will also have Oliver 1755 toy tractors for sale. The Craft Fair will have a large number of vendors
offering crafts, food, candles, and other items. On the day of the event, the Forreston FFA Alumni will raffle off $200 and $100 gift certificates to Eickman’s Processing, Seward. Lunch will be available from the FFA Alumni as well. For more information log on to www. f o r r e s t o n ff a a l u m n i . o rg , email 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.
Old eyeglasses, hearing aids? Bring them, get $1 off meal to 12 years, adult “one time through” is $6. An “all you can eat” breakfast is $8. The full breakfast will consist of pancakes or waffles, whole hog sausage patties, applesauce, orange juice, milk and coffee. Here’s the deal: the Lions are offering $1 off a breakfast to anyone bringing a used pair of eye glasses or hearing aids.
Lions collect and recycle glasses and hearing aids continually and can always use them. Only one recycled item per breakfast meal will be counted, however the Lions will be very happy other glasses and hearing aids. Proceeds from the breakfasts help fund the Summer Daze Festival as well as other Lions projects.
people who are not familiar with this spring ritual. For this annual event, in the past the groups have had 2-6 woodcocks performing their twilight display for about 2-3 weeks each year in March. When and if this begins is an educated guess so be sure to call the listed leader before you make the trip to confirm that the birds are back and that the weather is suitable. Make time to experience this unique avian harbinger of spring. Carpool from the Staples lot at 1722-1724 S. West Ave., Freeport, at 6:30 p.m. or meet at the preserve at 7
p.m. The preserve is located about three miles southwest of Forreston on the southeast corner of West Grove and Freeport Roads with parking available off of the West Grove Road.
Audubon Events From A7 stewardship, our nation’s native peoples, and citizen science. The program is geared for older children. For more information call Moderow at 201-233-0946. Spring Hike Celebrate the first day of spring by being outside at a First Day of Spring Hike on Saturday, March 18 from 10 to approximately 11:30 a.m. at the Oakdale Nature
Preserve. The event is free of charge. Meet in the parking area of the Newell Tract, found on the west side of Cranes Grove Road, rural Freeport. Binoculars will be available for the kids to use to see which birds have returned to the area and find the resident birds as well. Participants will look for other signs of wildlife and any emerging plant life ready for spring. Participants should dress appropriately for the weather.
Kids of all ages and their families are welcome. Signups are encouraged – contact leader Juliet Moderow at 201-233-0946 or use Facebook. If weather is questionable, call Moderow before the event.
see and hear the amazing courtship display of the American woodcocks in the spring of the year. The “Sky Dance” itself is part ground-strutting and part flight zig-zagging, barely visible in the early evening sky. More fascinating perhaps Woodcock Watches are the sounds that go with it, Several opportunities will the repetitious vocal “peent!” be available in March to followed by the twittering watch and listen to American and chirping sounds made woodcocks at the Elkhorn when air rushes through Creek Biodiversity Preserve. primary flight feathers The group may get to during the birds’ descent. On a quiet evening it is pure audio magic. A leader will provide guidance to participants to enhance the experience for
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Hopkins is OHS Senior of Distinction for January Connor Hopkins has been named Oregon High School’s Senior of Distinction for the month of January. Employees at Oregon High School are asked to nominate any senior who displays qualities and talents they wish every student possessed and/or who have great grades and are involved in service to both school and community. “Connor works hard and is very involved in our school culture. He is currently in wrestling, band and in our school musical. He gives each his full effort and attention and also stays on top of his studies,” said Kim Radostits, AP Spanish teacher.
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Dedication in memory of Ken Kleveland The Oregon Park District will dedicate a home and away soccer team shelter in memory of Ken Kleveland on March 18 at 2 p.m. at Oregon Park West. The team shelters were funded by memorial
donations and a family match by the Kleveland family in memory of Ken who passed away on March 22, 2016. Ken was a husband, father, coach and devoted supporter of youth sports in our community. He was always
willing to lend a hand and cheer on the kids. The donation will directly benefit hundreds of kids annually who participate in local soccer programs sponsored by the Oregon Park District, Oregon High
School, and Oregon Soccer Club. The Kleveland family and Oregon Park District invite the community to attend and recognize the addition to the soccer complex in memory of Ken Kleveland.
Oregon High School is performing this year’s spring musical Little Shop of Horrors March 9-12 in the OHS Auditorium. The four show times are: Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 7 p.m., and the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Seating is general admission and tickets are sold at the door only. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults. Carnations and concessions will also be sold before the show and during intermission; proceeds go toward the OHS Musical. Little Shop of Horrors, written by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, is a musical comedy about a young florist trying to keep his blood-thirsty plant alive in decaying downtown Skid Row. The flowers provided for this production are being generously donated by
Show times are: Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 7 p.m., and Sunday matinee 2 p.m. Merlin’s Greenhouse and Flowers. The cast is supported by a pit orchestra of high school students and local musicians. This talented group of students has been working on this production since Jan. 4. Please consider supporting the local talent in our schools and community by attending this fun and quirky musical performance! For any inquiries, please email Katie Sheridan (ksheridan@ocusd.net). The OHS Auditorium is Room 106, at 210 S. 10th Street.
Polo High School gets a IDNR grant for prairie field trip Polo Community High School, is one of several Illinois schools to receive a grant for a field trip. Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Wayne Rosenthal announced the awarding of more than $98,000 in donated funds from the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Program last week. More than 8,300 students will visit Illinois state
parks,museums and other natural resources sites this year to learn about nature and conservation thanks to grant funding through the 102 field trip grants. “We are pleased to support learning outside the classroom with these grants. This program allows students to visit locations throughout the state to see first-hand what they’ve been learning about in the
classroom,” said Rosenthal. “Our future conservation leaders need the opportunity to experience Illinois’ natural resources in person.” Polo will receive a $335 grant to visit the Nachusa Grasslands, a restored prairie located in Franklin Grove and owned by The Nature Conservancy. The more than $98,000 being awarded for 2017 was made possible
Encourage kids’ interest in words
vocabulary. To wrap up this series we’ll investigate some ways we can model and boost an interest in learning words and their meanings. According to the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois in Champaign, vocabulary research suggests that an average student learns 2,000 to 3,000 words per year. No teacher or parent, or the two working together for that matter, can teach that many words. That number may
be higher as students get older. So, how does it happen? We can answer that by looking more closely at word knowledge. Stop and think about what it means to “know” a word. Is it being able to recite a definition? Most would say that it involves being able to read a word and to be able to understand what it means. However, deeper word knowledge involves more. To really know a word also
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reason for reading aloud and for encouraging our children and grandchildren to read! Playing word games is another fun way to have exposure to words in many different contexts. Online games like Words with Friends, or board games like Boggle, Scrabble, or Balderdash are excellent examples. Doing crossword puzzles is another option. Dictionaries and thesauruses are valuable word learning resources to
share with your children and grandchildren as well. They are all available online, too, or you can use an app on your smartphone. Finally, our enthusiasm and interest can be the biggest factor. Encourage your children’s and grandchildren’s interest in exploring new words, their meanings, and in using them in conversations.
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Track team should have handle on jumps, throws By Andy Colbert acolbert@oglecounty news.com It’s still too early to tell how the Oregon girls track and field team will perform in the running events, but coach Nick Schneiderman has a handle on the jumps, hurdles and throws. That is where the strengths lie. Starting with the shot put and discus, Oregon is blessed with a wealth of upperclassmen, a rarity in girls track and field. Seniors Ellen Reckamp, Meghan Groenhagen, Teddy Beauchum and junior Meredith Gelander all are experienced in those events. “We hope to get a lot of points out of the throws,” said Schneiderman, in his third year as girls coach. Of course, having Hallof-Fame coach Doug Engle providing instruction is invaluable. The last state qualifier in the throws was Shannon Cullen in 2014 and the prospects for 2017 are good. Junior Gylian Finch gave last year’s team a boost, returning to the sport after a 1-year absence. She came on strong in the jumps and was on the cusp of being a state qualifier. “She’s really good athlete,” Schneiderman said. “We’re trying to get her the skill work she needs. If she can get that, the sky’s the limit for her.” Another outstanding prospect is sophomore hurdler Abby Hopkins. She narrowly missed going downstate as a freshman. “She much more relaxed and will grow from her experience at the sectional,” Schneiderman said. “She wants to be great and I think that can push her over the top.” With the team’s lone state qualifier, sprinter Mackenzie
Above, Taylor Beachum celebrates after throwing the shot 33’ during the Byron Sectional last year. At right, Meredith Gelander gets ready to throw the discus during a 2016 meet. Below, Gylian Finch reaches for the baton from Amy Hopkins during the first hand off of the 4x100 relay at the 40th Annual Gebhardt Worley Invitational in 2016. Photos by Earleen Hinton
Skoumal, graduated, the most experienced runner is senior Mayra Nava-Moyotl. “She’s our distance workhorse,” Scheiderman said. “We might even use her in the sprint relays.” Currently, Oregon is about the mid 20s for participants. “Obviously, we’d like to be in the mid 30s to compete well,” Schneiderman said. “Having three female sports will be a struggle for all of us.” According to Schneiderman, the program has a good group of freshmen and returning sophomores. “This early in the year, we’re still trying to figure thing out,” he added. “I’d like to get more numbers, so we can be competitive in the relays and be able to put enough bodies on the track.” The first home outdoor meet will be March 23 with four other teams present.
Fourteen upperclassmen gear up for softball season Jamie Revelle back to coach Hawks this year By Andy Colbert acolbert@oglecounty news.com In the movie “A League of Their Own”, the line that stands out most is “There is no crying in baseball”. After a 4-year absence, returning Oregon softball coach Jamie Revelle had a hard time adhering to the Tom Hanks quote. “It’s been emotional to
be back,” Revelle said. “I almost cried the first week of practice, but didn’t. I had to be tough.” What brought out the near teardrops was being reunited with players she coached when they were in grade school. “I never thought I’d be back,” Revelle said. “When I got out to the field and started talking to the kids that I coached when they were little kids, it was emotional. I’m lucky to be back and see them as adults.” Revelle replaces Jay Holley, who directed the girls program for the past
three years. Long-timer Jeff Hendricks, along with Sonia Calhoun and Laura Volkening, an Oregon grade school teacher that played at Genoa-Kingston and University of Plattevile, will assist her. “We also have volunteers (Dexter Perkins, Ron White, Alyssa Marchetti) to help,” Revelle said. “We have a great staff. We’re still evaluating and getting to know the physical strengths of our players.” The numbers are solid with 14 juniors and seniors and 16 freshmen and sophomores. One area where Oregon
Above, shortstop Aleah Wight stretches to catch a throw to try and double-up a Byron runner at second during a 2016 game. At right, Emily Perkins is a senior who will be pitching for the Lady Hawks this season. Photo by Earleen Hinton
will have plenty of depth is on the mound. The Hawks have the luxury of four varsity pitchers. “We’ve never had that before,” Revelle said. “It’s really neat to have a full staff.” Emily Perkins and Hailey White will be the two main throwers with Rosie Sarantakos and Ellie Egyed backing them up. “I like how different Emily and Hailey are,” Revelle said. “Emily is more technical, with a lot of strategy behind it. Both have good speed
and presence on the mound. Competively, you can’t teach what they have.” Leading the way in the field will be junior Aleah White. It will be her third year as a varsity starter and destined to go down as one of the top players school history. “Aleah is one of those players that doesn’t come along too often,” Revelle said. “She’s so drive and super competitive. She puts the time in and loves sports.” Senior Hannah Wolber is another veteran that Revelle
is counting on to be a team leader. She has served as a utility role in the past. “We’ve been working with her behind the plate. Athletically, we can put her anywhere,” Revelle said. Another senior starter is Bailey Shaffer. Expected to get the nod at first base is Sarah Palmer and Addie Kitzmiller will help shore up the outfield. “The rest of them, we’re not sure yet. We have to get that figured out,” Revelle said. “It’s hard to know all the players when you’ve been gone four years.” As coach, Revelle wants her team play aggressively and learn from their mistakes. “We’ll be evolving each day and have a different practice or game plan,” she said. “We’ll push the girls and not be afraid to run.” Revelle is quite pleased after the first week of practice. “I sense a thirst. They want to get better,” she said. “I think we’ll be mentally tough.” Another problem with being gone for so long is assessing the area challengers. “I’m not sure about the other teams. I know Stillman Valley has a great travel ball team with 50 girls in their program,” Revelle said. “We need to worry about ourselves first.” In the past four years, Oregon has lost to either Stillman (three times) or Byron (once) at the regional. Oregon opens up play at home on March 14 against Scales Mound.
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Three Hawk wrestlers earn all-conference honors Three Oregon High School wrestlers have received Big Northern Conference honors. Anthony Marchetti, a senior, was named to the first team and Chase Clark, a sophomore, was named to the second team. Jacob Milliman, a freshman, was an honorable mention. First team: Nolan Baker, senior, Byron; Brandon Elsbury, senior, Byron; Tyler Elsbury, freshman, Byron; Sebastian Quintana, freshman, Dixon; Andrew Wolber, senior, Dixon; Rollie Edler, senior, Rock Falls; Tyler Meyers, senior, Rock Falls; Niles Ager, senior, Rock Falls; Jaren Van Fleet, junior, Stillman Valley; Sam Durfey, junior, Stillman Valley; Drake Jennings, junior, Stillman Valley; Bryce Faworski, freshman, Winnebago; Thomas Sanner, senior, Winnebago; Anthony Marchetti, senior, Oregon; Josh Schrank, junior, Rockford Lutheran; and Zachary Westlund, senior, North Boone. Second team: Matt
Oregon’s Anthony Marchetti wrestles at the Winnebago Regional on Feb. 4. Marchetti, Oregon’s Chase Clark wrestles at the Winnebago a senior, was named to the Big Northern Conference’s First Team. Photo by Earleen Regional. Clark, a sophomore, was named to the Big Hinton Northern Conference’s Second Team. Rock Falls; Tristan Faworski, North Boone. Valley; Carlos Sanchez,
Wombacher, junior, Byron; Ricky Messling, sophomore, Byron; Peyton Lind, freshman, Byron; Mason Rhodenbaugh, senior, Dixon; Bryce Christiansen,
sophomore, Dixon; Colten Bishop, sophomore, Dixon; Ryan Troutman, senior, Dixon; Adam Meene, freshman, Rock Falls; Browdie Benti, sophomore,
junior, Winnebago; Tony Aughenbaugh, junior, Mendota; Logan Eppard, sophomore, Mendota; Chase Clark, sophomore, Oregon; and Kade Demann, senior,
Honorable Mention: Jonah Pearson, junior, Byron; Elijah Ankney, freshman, Dixon; Noah Schueler, freshman, Rock Falls; Scott Volden, senior, Stillman
freshman, Winnebago; Arturo Serrano, junior, Mendota; Jacob Milliman, freshman, Oregon; and Trey McCarty, senior, Genoa Kingston.
Sports Column Time to wrap up winter sports seasons By Andy Colbert acolbert@oglecounty news.com Before getting into spring sports, its time to put a wrap on winter activities. Special mention needs to be given to the Stillman Valley girls for making it to the 3A supersectional, the equivalent of making it downstate in 2A. Morton, which beat SV, won its third straight 3A title. Stillman hung with the Potters for quite some time in the supersectional. Credit also to the Cardinals for defeating Lutheran on their home court for a regional win and doing the same at Kaneland for the sectional title. Actually, Stillman Valley
caught a break being in 3A and avoiding Byron at the sectional. I wonder how Byron would stack up against Morton? Stillman lost by 38 points to Byron and 17 to Morton. I’ll take Byron as being better than anyone in 3A. It would have been impossible to find three games any closer than those leading up to the girls 4A state championship. The semifinals were one and two-point margins and title game was decided by one point, with Geneva winning. H o m ewo o d - F l o s s m o r had a supersectional double overtime loss to Lombard Montini and could have just as easy been a state champ. On the other end of the spectrum there are some absolutely terrible girls basketball teams in the Chicago area. Among a slew of lopsided 2A/3A regional scores, how about 91-3, 57-2 and 67-5.
East Dubuque Advances I might have underestimated the boys team from East Dubuque. They’ve put a pretty good beating on every team in the post season, including Freeport Aquin in the sectional final. As I understand, they start three sophomores. Apparently the NUIC youth movement stretches all the way from the west to the east. Talk about a culturally different match up between East Dubuque and Chicago Hope in the supersectional. Besides the communities they come from, the teams they play in the regular season could not have been more different. The Rochelle boys dropped a golden opportunity as a No. 1 subsectional seed in 3A. The Hubs lost at home in the regional finals to Belvidere, a program that went 23 years without a regional title, until last year and this year.
The real killer was that the 3A sectional is the least competitive in the state. Glenbard South and Sycamore have losing records and Rochelle had already beaten the other team, Marengo, by 15 points. An easier road to the supersectional could not be had. Bum Luck for Polo On the other hand, I think of all the bum luck the Polo boys have had the last several years with their brutal postseason brackets. Five straight 20-win seasons, but not a regional title to show for it. Looking ahead to next year, it won’t get any easier for the Marcos with all the northwest Illinois 1A talent returning. With 3A and 4A basketball gearing up for the sectionals, is there anyone out there with much interest? Or, do you even know who is playing? My guess is no to both questions, as the IHSA
tournament continues to lose interest among casual fans and draws minimal media coverage compared to the glory days of the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s. Congrats to BNC Congratulations to the BNC for having the thirdplace team in the 2A wrestling duals in Dixon. Besides to losing to eventual champ Washington, Dixon’s only other dual loss was to conference mate Byron. The Dukes have been taking some heat on the message boards for not being worthy of a state trophy, as has second-place Wauconda. The school of thought among the 2A wrestling community is that Washington is the only legitimate program in its ranks. Though outspoken on the mediocrity of the 1A duals, I hate to get involved in
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this argument, as one of my favorite people in wrestling is Duke coach Chris Bishop. I’ll let other people hash it out. After 37 years of not even a regional title to its name, its nice that Dixon benefitted from the 2A dual meet structuring.
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4-H bowling champions named after tournament in Mt. Morris The championship round of the 2017 Ogle County 4-H Bowling Tournament was held Feb. 26 at Town and Country Lanes in Mt. Morris. Seven qualifying teams bowled to determine the first place winners in both the junior division (ages 6-13) and senior division (ages 14 and up). The 4-H clubs set up the qualifying rounds earlier in the year at bowling centers throughout the county. Thank you to Town & Country Lanes, Mt. Morris and T-Byrd Lanes, Rochelle for their continued support. Almost 200 youth bowled in this year’s event. Championship Junior Teams 1st Place – Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club, Mt. Morris (454 pins) Kaedi Callaway, Jazmyne Swope, and Mariah Drake
2nd Place – Bits N’ Reins 4-H Club, Rochelle (404 pins) Cassidy Vincent, Paige Beauchem, and Makayla Ludwig 3rd Place – Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club (418 pins) Kaeden Motszko, Grant Johnson, and Alex Williams Championship Senior Teams 1st Place – Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club, Mt. Morris (705 pins) Jaden Scott, Megan Buttons, and Samantha Bowers 2nd Place – Summerhill Huskies 4-H Club, Forreston (620 pins) Sawyer Wild, Hannah Schnierla, and Avery Schnierla 3rd Place – Ogle Jolly 4-H Club, Stillman Valley (608 pins) Tyler Carow, Garrett
Hackbarth, and Jacob Hackbarth Scores at the qualifying bowl determined individual high games and high series winners. Winners were: Jr. High Game: Cassidy Vincent, Bits ‘N Reins 4-H Club, Rochelle – 130 pins Jr. High Series: Cassidy Vincent, Bits ‘N Reins 4-H Club, Rochelle – 240 pins Sr. High Game: Tyler Carrow, Ogle Jolly 4-H Club, Stillman Valley – 191 pins Sr. High Series: Tyler Carrow, Ogle Jolly 4-H Club, Stillman Valley – 321 pins 4-H is a program of the University of Illinois Extension. For more information about 4-H, contact the Ogle County Extension Office, 421 W Pines Road, Suite 10, Oregon, IL 61061, (815)7322191 or visit online at http:// web.extension.illinois.edu/ bdo/.
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The championship round of the Ogle County 4-H Bowling Tournament was held Feb. 26 at Town and Country Lanes in Mt. Morris. Here are some of the competitors. In the front row, left to right, are: Maraiah Drake, Kaedi Callaway, and Jazmyne Swope. In the back row are Megan Buttons, Jaden Scott, and Samantha Bowers. Photo supplied
Brian Duncan, Polo, president of the Ogle County Farm Bureau, will be the featured speaker at the Oregon Rotary Club Rural/ Urban Day Luncheon on Wednesday, March 15 at the Blackhawk Steak Pit,
Oregon. His topic will be “Ogle County Farm Bureau - A Century of Progress” Reservations may be made with Stan Eden at 815-732-7746. Rotarians will host farmers or agriculture industry
persons as their guests. Rural/Urban Day is the Oregon Rotary Club’s annual Salute to Agriculture and recognizes the economic importance of agriculture to the nation and the Oregon community.
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$500 Donation Oregon GFWC Woman’s Club president Rosemary Underwood, right, presents a check to Ruth Carter of HOPE for $500 to help keep the Domestic Violence program funded. During the visit the Oregon Club also presented hygiene products for the residents of the facility. Domestic violence is a national and state project for the General Federation of Woman’s clubs. Photo supplied
Do you need a kick-start to get in shape or looking to lose weight for the summer? Join the Oregon Park District’s 12 week weight loss contest with Jamie Buck Fitness. In this fitness challenge learn how to exercise for weight loss and maintenance, receive nutrition and healthy lifestyle tips, and be held accountable through weekly weigh-ins and continued motivation. During the course of the
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program, 5K training will be incorporated to accomplish a 5K race at the conclusion of the program. The workouts are designed to boost metabolism, promote weight loss, help the body burn fat and calories more efficiently and build strength, speed and endurance. All fitness levels are welcome. Workouts are scalable and geared for beginners. Training to Transform The Sauk Valley College Foundation is sending out its annual call for nominations for the SVCC Outstanding Alumni Award. For nominee criteria and to submit a nomination(s), visit svcc.edu, click on the black
will be held Monday and Thursday evenings from 5-6 p.m. at the Oregon Park District. Cost for the 12-week program is $125. Contest runs April 3-June 22. Buck, certified personal trainer, began challenging Ogle County in 2010 with Battle of the Bulge. She has continued her challenges helping more than 500 people in Ogle County adopt a healthier lifestyle through exercise, clean eating, weight “Alumni” button at the top of the home page and click “Nominate an Outstanding Alum”. Since 1986, Sauk Valley Community College, in cooperation with the Sauk Foundation, has presented the
loss and positive thinking. She is excited to bring her new challenge “Train to Transform” to the Oregon Park District. Prizes will be awarded weekly. A male and female grand prize winner will be awarded at the conclusion. All participants receive a t-shirt. Registration is at Nash Recreation Center or by phone 815-732.3101. Outstanding Alumni Award to a Sauk alumnus or alumna. The presentation will take place at SVCC commencement on May 12. The deadline for nominations is April 7. For more information, call Lori Cortez at 815-835-6260.
Oregon Library News Save The Date Oregon Public Library Grand Re-opening Friday, March 17 from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Come and see all the improvements made to our library Art Gallery will be open More details to come Afternoon Movie at the Library On Friday, March 24, school is out and there will be a movie, Babe (rated G) beginning at 1 p.m., with seating at 12:45. Bring something soft to sit on as the movie is shown in the newly renovated Art Gallery. Introduction to Quilting Phase II They’re back! Susan Murges and Carole Robeson, members of the Country Crossroads Quilt Guild, will once again share the fun and mysteries of quilting. Join them on Saturday, March 25 at 10 a.m. at the Oregon Public Library for a Phase II basic quilting skills program and create a table runner or table topper. Ages 12-16 should be accompanied by an adult. Registration is requested to ensure enough supplies are available. Materials will be supplied. 12-24 Months Story Time Club A lapsit story time program for children 12-24 months and their caregivers is offered on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Very short stories
are interspersed with songs, rhymes, and movement for babies and parents. Story Time (3-6 years old) Story Time continues! Stories, crafts, and fun activities start at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays in the Children’s Area . 2017 Summer Reading Program Bookmark Contest Entry forms for the 2017 Summer Reading Program Bookmark Contest are available at the library. The 2017 theme is Reading by Design! Students in grades K-12 are eligible and entries will be accepted through March 31. Come by and pick up your entry form. All entries will be displayed at the library in April and selected book marks will be duplicated and used during the 2017 Summer Reading Program. Library Book Clubs The Rock River Center Book Club meets Wednesday, March 8 at 12:30 p.m. to discuss The Man Who Couldn’t Eat by Jon Reiner. The Afternoon Book Club meets Wednesday, March 15, at 1 p.m. to discuss This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance by Jonathan Evison. The In-BeTween Book Club will meet on Wednesday, March 22, at 1:30 p.m. at the Library to discuss The Wolf Keepers by Elise Broach .
Knit and Crochet Club A friendly and dedicated group meets every Monday evening, 6 p.m. and Tuesday afternoon, 1 p.m. at the Library. These crafty people share their time and energy with anyone who enjoys the delights of the yarn. Working on projects can come to a complete halt if someone has a question or a good story to share. If you like a congenial atmosphere to craft and express yourself, be sure to drop in to the Oregon Library’s Knit and Crochet Club. New Arrivals Forged In Desire by Brenda Jackson (Paperback Roman) Superman Vol. 1: Son of Superman (NonFiction741.5 SUP – Graphic Novel) The Dressmaker’s Dowry by Meredith Jaeger (Fiction) The Bertie Project by Alexander McCall Smith (Fiction) The Blue Hour by Laura Pritchett (Fiction) The Refugees by Vietthanh Nguyen (Fiction) Copycat by Kimberly Lawson Roby (Fiction) The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy (Fiction) All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai (Science Fiction) Justice League Vol. 1: The Extinction Machines (NonFiction 741.5 JUS) Professional Cake
Preschool Story Time at the Oregon Library recently celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Cat in the Hat and The Foot Book. Photo supplied
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Tax Fraud Alert: Security Tips from the Illinois CPA Society Identity theft is often the first step leading to an equally painful, if not a bigger, headache of falling victim to tax fraud. Scammers who stole your personal information may have already filed a tax return in your name and collected a refund without you even knowing it. How big of a problem is tax fraud? More than 1.8 million fraudulently filed returns were identified by the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) in 2015 – totaling a whopping $12.3 billion in fraudulent refunds. However, the IRS stopped more than $11.4 billion in potential fraudulent payouts. To help taxpayers steer clear of tax return fraud, the
Illinois CPA Society outlines some common tactics fraudsters use to deceive people into providing personal information, including posing as an IRS official. What Scammers Don’t Want You to Know Some of the sophisticated methods criminals rely on to trick people include spoofing caller ID readouts to make it appear a call is coming from the IRS. There are also “phishing� scams – where regular mail and emails asking for your updated information are distributed. They contain official IRS logos, contact information and are made to look real,
but are not. Taxpayers as well as tax practitioners are often targets of phishing scams. In addition to never contacting taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request or confirm personal or financial information, the IRS also warns it does not: • Use scare tactics: Making threats of arrest, confiscation of professional licenses and even deportation in order to get you to make an immediate payment • Call you about your tax bill without first sending you a bill in the mail • Demand you pay taxes owed and not allow you to question or appeal the amount
• Require that you pay your taxes a certain way (prepaid debit card or specific type of payment) • Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone • Threaten to bring in police or other agencies to arrest you for not paying • Threaten you with a lawsuit Initial contact by the IRS usually happens in a letter through regular mail. If you believe you’re the target of a phishing scam, you can forward it to phishing@irs.gov. Additional details are at the IRS Tax Scams/ Consumer Alert webpage. Monitoring your credit report for unusual activity, not using public Wi-Fi
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influence of alcohol, jury status call April 24. Shelli Delatorre, 49, Rochelle, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, pretrial conference March 13. Carlos Cordova, 27, Rockford, burglary, status hearing March 13. Steven Mieloszyk, 57, Belvidere, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while license revoked, jury status call April 24. Rayvon Motton, 22,
Rockford, home invasion, aggravated battery, armed robbery, pretrial conference March 13. Janelle Miranda, 38, Rockford, possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver, jury status call March 27. Oscar Milan, 25, Rochelle, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, jury status call March 27. Michael Peterson, 42, Oregon, violation of an order of protection, criminal trespass to a residence, Turn to B5
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State’s Attorney Ogle County State’s Attorney Eric D. Morrow reports the following court activity. Feb. 27 Gabriel Borrego, 21, Rochelle, failure to register
as a sex offender, jury status call March 27. Justin Winters, 33, Princeton, driving while license revoked, violation of an order of protection, jury status call March 27. Willis Yurs, 44, DeKalb,
Byron man charged A Byron man faces the incidents misdemeanor charges investigated stemming from occurred in January what Ogle County of 2016 and Sheriff’s Police say February of 2017. was inappropriate Mooberry was contact with a female transported to the minor. Ogle County Jail Darrell D. Darrell Mooberry and held in lieu of Mooberry, 73, was bond. arrested March 2 and charged The sheriff’s office is with one count of battery requesting that any other and one count of distributing victims or anyone with harmful materials. information on Mooberry’s According to a press release activities call detectives at from the sheriff’s department, 815-732-6666.
Obituaries Elwin (Bill) W. Janssen Elwin (Bill) W. Janssen, 88, Polo, died on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon.  Elwin was born on Sept. 7, 1928 in Sterling, the son of Siebelt and Elsa (Stern) Janssen.  He married Doris Scholl on July 26, 1958 in Sterling.  Elwin was a veteran of the United States Army.  He was a longtime farmer until his retirement. After retirement Elwin delivered heavy equipment for John Robert A. Stouffer Robert A. Stouffer, 92, Mt. Morris, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, with his family by his side.  Robert was born on March 23, 1924 in Rockvale Township, rural Ogle County, the son of Ray and Emma (Agon) Stouffer.  He graduated from Mt. Morris High School in the Class of 1942.  He served in the U.S. Navy.  Robert married Eleanor F. Hardesty on Oct. 12, 1946 in Mt. Morris. He worked for Kable News Company, as the manager in the mail operations, retiring on May 30, 1987 after 30 years.  He was a member of the American Legion Post 143, Mt. Morris Kiwanis, Mt.
Deere.  He enjoyed spending time at the water fishing and in his early years he enjoyed golfing. Survivors include wife, Doris; daughter, Patricia (Dave) White, Dixon; and step-daughter, Candy Trudell, Rochelle; grandchildren, Hillary Lockner, Dixon and Rodney and Lance Trudell, Vinton, Iowa; and six greatgrandchildren. He was preceeded in death by sisters, Alta Mertz and Katherine Helms; brothers,
Morris Senior Citizens, and he served as a board member for 24 years and president for 12 years for the Village of Progress.  Robert was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris.  Robert is survived by his wife, Eleanor Stouffer, Mt. Morris; son, David Stouffer,
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theft, jury status call March 27. Brian Roop, 32, Leaf River, aggravated battery, domestic battery, jury status call March 27. Nicholas Leigh, 21, Rockford, disorderly conduct, jury status call March 27. Faustino Ramirez, 31, Rochelle, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, pretrial conference March 13. Carlos Duran, 27, Rochelle, obstructing justice, possession of fraudulent identification, pretrial conference March 13. Brian Ray, 50, Stillman Valley, unlawful use of weapons, resisting a peace officer, obstructing service of process, jury status call March 27. Ryan Haden, 28, Mt.
Morris, possession of child pornography, 402 conference March 9. Timothy Harriman, 32, Byron, aggravated fleeing to elude a peace officer, plea hearing March 29. Graham Flinchum, 37, Ashton, delivery of a controlled substance, jury status call April 24. Leah Engelhart, 28, Westmont, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, plea status hearing March 29. Robert Disch, 46, Oregon, aggravated driving under the
Property Transfers Property transfers are listed according to the date they were filed in the county recorder’s office.
The name of the grantor transferring the property is listed first, followed by the type of transaction, the name of the grantee, the address Merv Janssen and Harold and township of the property. Janssen. Memorial visitation will Feb. 24 be held on Friday, March 10 David S. Gatz, warranty from 10 to 11 a.m. at Polo deed to Lee M. Lightfoot, Family Funeral Home with a 614 Westfield Drive, Marion memorial service to follow at Township, $194,500. 11 a.m. John A. Voiles and Danay In lieu of flowers C. Voiles, warranty deed to a memorial has been Patrick M. O’Brien, 2105 established to Serenity E. Townline Rd., Rockvale Hospice and Home. Township, $105,000. Jason M. Broderick, Susan To send condolences B. Broderick, Herbert J. Klein visit www. and Jill W. Klein, warranty polofamilyfuneralhome. deed to Wade Buzzard and com. Natalie Buzzard, 105 Green Mt. Morris; daughter, Sharon Ash Drive, Taylor Township, Dee (Ron) Baker, Polo; $700. Scott D. Olson, warranty two grandchildren, Rob deed to Barbara A. Dixon, Baker, Mt. Morris, and Dan 7600 Ridge Rd., Grand (Lindsay) Baker, Polo; and great-granddaughter, Joelle Detour Township, $146,500. Baker, Polo. Robert was preceded in death by his parents; son, Roger; and daughter, Debra. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, with Rev. Josh Ehrler officiating.  A private family burial will be in West Branch Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday, March 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt St., Mt. Morris.
Feb. 27 JP Morgan Chase Bank, warranty deed to Jesse H. Barnhart, 402 N. Fifth St., Oregon-Nashua Township, $47,500. Ryan R. Challand and Meagan A. Challand, quit claim to Ryan R. Challand, 392 Red Fox Drive, Scott Township. Matthew S. Dyer and Corinne E. Dyer, warranty deed to Michael A. Lidren, 5826 S. Indian Trail Drive, Memorials have been Flagg Township, $255,000. established to the Village Feb. 28 of Progress and Trinity Linda Castor, Carol Lutheran Church. Sutton, Terri Krueger, Kelley Fletcher and Chris Fletcher, We publish wedding, birth, warranty deed to Pablo engagement, and Ocampo, 106 S. Second St., anniversary notices for Oregon-Nashua Township, FREE. Email news@ $25,000. oglecountynews.com. Kimberly Wolfe, warranty
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deed to Richard Robert Boyden and Jennifer Wendy Boyden, 5410 Ill. 2 South, Pine Creek Township, $75,000. Fannie Mae, warranty deed to DLMJ Investments and Matthew Merrill, 311 W. Brayton Rd., Mt. Morris Township, $38,900. March 1 Phillip W. Cultra and Tara Cultra, warranty deed to Ryan E Bayhlor and Jacqueline Baylor, 10312 E. Kuehl Court, Flagg Township, $215,000. Eric B. Van Hise and Kara Van Hise, warranty deed to Timothy S. Janiak and Kara F. Feldhake, 1221 Seventh Ave., Flagg Township, $126,000. David D. Tess and Jean C. Tess, warranty deed to Joyce Siebel, 1402 Brookside Drive, Flagg Township, $131,500. Arlyn Zimmerman and Celia Zimmerman, warranty deed to Jeremy C. Kappes and Kelli R. Kappes, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Forreston Township, $35,000. Jeremy C. Kappes and Kellie R. Kappes, warranty deed to William J. Force and Elizabeth A. Force, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Forreston Township, $53,900. Rodney E. Hayenga and Cynthia A. Hayenga, quit claim to Joseph D. Meyers and Dana R. Meyers, 10,000 block of East Post Road, White Rock Township. March 2 Jason M. Thibodeau and Alyse M. Thibodeua, warranty deed to Terrance C. Widrlechner, 7994 N. Crestview Rd, Marion Township, $184,500. Brian Vanmiddendorp, warranty deed to Rick T. Snodgrass and Tom E. Hanlin, 523 N. Mineral St., Byron Township, $48,000. Cole O. Reeder and Alexa Reeder, warranty deed to Peter A. Cacciatore, 469 Mill Ridge Drive, Byron Township, $85,000. Eric C. Manheim and Jill
C. Manheim, warranty deed to Lucas Fox, 6773 N River Rd., Rockvale Township, $142,000. Todd Van Brieson, warranty deed to Loran W. Wilken and Kathleen M. Wilken, 109 Main St., Leaf River Township, $147,500. Patrick J. Bozym and Jane E. Bozym, warranty deed to Andrew R. Wilt and Audrey A. Moon, 1190 W. Second St., Byron Township, $139,000. Jason Hemmer and Alyssa K. Hemmer, warranty deed to Elizabeth Lacasse, 106 N. Jackson Ave., Buffalo Township, $69,000. Brigette Fallon Cain, warranty deed to Ronnie A. Gallagher and Kimberly K. Gallagher, 410 N. Sixth St., Oregon-Nashua Township, $67,000. Ogle County Sheriff, Sheriff’s deed to Champaign Investment LLC, 703 W. Jackson St., Oregon-Nashua Township, $29,600. Shirley A. Vietmeier and David Vietmeier, warranty deed to Glenwood Equities LLC, farm land on Ill. 72 and 26, Forreston Township, $75,000. George Ballard and Angelina Ballard, warranty deed to Leonard Belpedio and Vera Belpedio, 5456 E. Greatview Drive, Marion Township, $382,000. Ogle County Sheriff and Rolando N. Salazar, Sheriff’s deed to Sam Tesreau, 922 First Ave., Flagg Township, $8,974. Rocky L. Stone Sr, Randy L. Stone and Cynthia E, Drumheller, warranty deed to Randy L. Stone, Lots 5 & 6 of Block 22 Daysville, Oregon-Nashua Township. Rocky L. Stone Sr, Randy L. Stone and Cynthia E, Drumheller, warranty deed to Cynthia E. Drumheller, Lots 7 & 8 of Block 22 Daysville, Oregon-Nashua Township. Rocky L. Stone Sr, Randy L. Stone and Cynthia E, Drumheller, warranty deed to Rocky L. Stone Sr, Lots 11 & 12 Block 22 Daysville, Oregon-Nashua Township.
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Fire destroys horse training facility No animals were injured in March 4 blaze By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com The cause is not yet determined of a fire that
destroyed a horse training barn near Oregon over the weekend. Oregon Fire Capt. Randy Travis said Monday that fire officials are still investigating the March 4 fire in one of the barns at Horizon Horse Farm, owned by Kim Smeja at 2398 N. River Rd., approximately two miles north of Oregon.
Travis said the barn was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene shortly before 2:30 p.m. All the horses were out of the barn before the fire department got there. Strong winds hampered firefighters’ efforts, Travis said but they did save the portion of the structure
where the horse stalls are. “We knocked down the fire on the inside before the roof collapsed,” he said. Firefighters from Mt. Morris, Byron, Stillman Valley, Franklin Grove, and Ashton assisted Oregon at the scene. Travis said the barn is a total loss, and Smeja plans to rebuild.
Oregon Police Activity Oregon Police Chief Darin DeHaan reports the following police activity. Feb. 27 John A. Hitchcock, 34, Oregon, was arrested at 7:44 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Hitchcock was transported to the Ogle County jail. March 5 Ashley M. Meyer, 29, Stillman Valley, was issued a citation at 1:09 a.m. for disobeying a stop sign. This violation occurred at the intersection of River Road and E. Washington Street. Wesley J. Steinke, 30, Oregon, was
arrested at 10:51 a.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant. Steinke was transported to the Ogle County jail. Andrew J. McCormick, 35, Oregon, was issued citations at 11:34 a.m. for operating a vehicle with an expired registration sticker and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. These violations occurred in the 300 block of Oregon Trail Road. Five parking tickets and three verbal/ written warnings were issued from Feb. 27 - March 5. Please note: Any arrests listed are merely accusations and the defendant is
presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. General calls for service Feb. 27 - March 5 Checking a Subject/Vehicle..........3 Citizen Complaints.......................7 Animal Complaint........................1 Citizen Assist / Civil Problem......7 Disturbance / Domestic................1 Assist EMS / Other Department...4 Alarm Response / Open Door or Window....................................1 Lockout Vehicle/Building.............4 911 Hang-up / Open Line.............1 Traffic Stops...............................14
Penny Carnival Eight year-old Hunter Wexell smashes through a cup to claim his prize in the Blackhawk Crossing game “Kapow” at the 4-H Penny Carnival held in Oregon on March 4. Photo by Zach Arbogast
Sheriff Arrests Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle reports the following arrests. March 1 Brandi Richardson, 28, Rochelle, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Richardson posted $552 as a full cash bond and no further court date is needed. Bryan Hauger, 30, Rockford, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for driving while license suspended. Hauger’s bond was set at $3,000 pending a March 3 court appearance.
At approximately 5:11 p.m., deputies performed a traffic stop in the 14,000 block of West Coffman Road. After a short investigation a 17-year-old female from Savanna was cited for no valid license. She is scheduled to appear in court on March 29.
warrant for failure to appear. Watson posted $381 as a full cash bond and won’t have a later court date.
March 2 Joseph Frye, 20, Dixon, was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation. Frye posted the $3,000 10% bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 17.
At approximately 1:27 p.m., deputies initiated a traffic stop in the 7000 block of North Mulford Road. After an investigation, Nicole L. Mellon, 31, Stillman Valley, was arrested for driving while license suspended. Mellon was also cited for speeding and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Mellon was released from the scene on an I-Bond.
March 3 Laurie Watson, 40, Rochelle, was arrested on a
March 4 At 10:58 a.m., deputies responded to a car in the
and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, perform 30 hours public service work and pay fines and costs totaling $2,266.12.
pleaded guilty to retail theft. Judge John B. Roe sentenced him to serve 180 days in jail and 12 months probation, and ordered him to submit to random drug testing, cooperate with and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, and pay total fines and costs of $862.74.
ditch on Illinois 2 South of Meridian Road. Deputies arrested Kristen A. Christianson, 42, Roscoe, for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a tan Chevrolet for an equipment violation in the 7000 block South Illinois 251 in Rochelle. After an investigation, the vehicle’s passenger, Jose Estrada, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. He was transported to the Ogle County Jail and held on the charge. The driver was released at the scene of the traffic stop.
March 6 Terry L. Cavender, 59, Hammond, Indianan, was arrested at 7:09 p.m. for driving while license suspended following a traffic stop in the 1000 block of East Illinois 64. Cavender was transported to the Ogle County jail and held in lieu of bond. Rueben C. Burgess, 27, Rochelle, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Burgess was released on a recognizance bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 27. Rickey
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26, Rockford, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Davis was released on a recognizance bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 27. Darrell R. Mathews, 40, Rockford, was arrested on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. His full cash bond was set at $422 pending a March 8 court appearance. Roberto Sandoval, 19, Rockford, was arrested for driving on a suspended license. Sandoval was held in lieu of bond at the Ogle County Jail.
State’s Attorney From B4 driving while license suspended, pretrial conference March 13. Lisa Smith, 28, Oregon, aggravated battery, domestic battery, pretrial conference March 13. Thomas O’Neal, 23, Oregon, aggravated battery, jury status call March 27. Michael Johnson, 35, Rochelle, failure to register as a sex offender, jury status call March 27. Ashley Jones, 26, Rochelle, possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver, jury status call April 24. Craig Hochmuth, 31, Oregon, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, jury status call March 27. Michael Ramsey, 25, Oregon, theft. pretrial conference March 13. Tyrone Rogers, 31, DeKalb, violation of a bail bond, jury status call April 24. Cody Greenwood, 24, Davis Junction, pleaded guilty to theft. Judge John B. Roe sentenced him to 24 months probation and ordered him to submit to DNA testing and random drug testing, cooperate with
Jasper Rager, 28, Oregon, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Counts of domestic battery and unlawful restraint were dismissed. Judge John B. Roe ordered him to cooperate with a pre-sentence investigation. Sentencing is set for April 5. Casey D. Martin, Jr., 23, Rochelle, pleaded guilty to burglary. Judge John B. Roe sentenced him to 180 days in jail with 54 days served immediately. 126 days were stayed and will be remitted upon successful completion of 24 months probation. Roe also ordered him to submit to DNA testing and random drug testing, cooperate with and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, have no contact with the victims, and pay total fines and costs of $1,426. Jeff McNelis, 30, Mendota,
complete Domestic Violation Intervention Program, cooperate with and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, have no contact with the victims, and pay total fines and costs of $1,327.
Joshua Holton, 22, Rochelle, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Judge John B. Roe sentenced him to serve 180 days in jail and 24 months probation and ordered him to submit to random drug testing, cooperate with and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, have no contact with the victims, and pay total fines and costs of $591.
Joshua Holton, 22, Rochelle, pleaded guilty to domestic battery. Judge John B. Roe sentenced him to 180 days in jail and 24 months probation, and ordered him to submit to random drug, cooperate with and satisfactorily complete Domestic Violation Intervention Program, cooperate with and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, have no contact with the victims, and pay total fines and costs of $876.
Joshua Holton, 22, Rochelle, pleaded guilty to burglary. Judge John B. Roe sentenced him to serve 180 days in jail and 24 months probation, and order him to submit to DNA testing, random drug and alcohol testing, cooperate with and satisfactorily
Dakota Hecox, 26, Mt. Morris, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Judge john B. Roe sentenced him to 120 days in jail and 18 months probation, and ordered him to submit to DNA testing, random drug and alcohol testing, prohibited him from
using cannabis or controlled substances, and pay total fines and costs of $1,821. Kevin Slayton, 62, Polo, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Judge john B. Roe sentenced him to four days in jail, which has been satisfied and 36 months probation, and ordered him to submit to DNA testing, random drug and alcohol testing, cooperate with and satisfactorily complete psychological or substance abuse assessments or treatment as recommended, and pay total fines and costs totaling $3,907. March 1 Jacob Chamberlin, 21, Oregon, theft, pretrial conference March 13. Christopher Holmes, 52, Marengo, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, pretrial conference April 10. Christopher Evans, 27, Polo, criminal trespass to a residence, violation of an order of protection, preliminary hearing March 15. Joshua Tabor, 23, Rock Falls, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis. Judge Robert Hanson ordered him to pay total
fines and costs of $500. March 2 James Wetzell, 43, Milledgeville, possession of a controlled substance, status hearing March 10. Dewayne Harbach, 65, Sterling, unlawful use of a debit card, plea hearing March 29. March 3 Alicia Fuster, 38, Huntley, forgery, pretrial conference March 13. Joseph Johnson, 27, Rochelle, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. Judge John B. Roe sentenced him to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections with one year mandatory supervised release. The conviction and sentence are stayed pending the completion of Drug Court. Roe ordered him to pay the drug court program fee of $1,500 and abide by all terms and conditions of the drug court program participation contract. Counts of possession of a hypodermic needle and possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement.
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Lawn to be mowed once weekly during mowing season, approximately May thru October as needed. Lawn mowing will include trimming of areas if needed. Contractor will furnish all mowing and trimming equipment. Copy of Contractor's current Liability Insurance coverage must be provided. Bids shall include the cost per mowing. Please send your Bid Proposal including the cost per moving to: Oregon Fire Protection District 106 S. First Street, Oregon, IL 61061 Bids must be received prior to April 12, 2017 March 2 & 9 2017 NOTICE Vertical Bridge Development II, LLC is proposing to construct a 304-foot SelfSupport telecommunications tower at 7833 North Columbine Road, Forreston, Ogle County, IL 61030 (42 07 36.89 N / 89 32 20.44 W). The tower is anticipated to have steady red lights FAA Style E (L864/L-865/L- 810). Interested persons may review the application for this project at www.fcc.gov/asr/applications and entering Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) Form 854 File Number “A1065406” and may raise environmental concerns about the project by filing a Request for Environmental Review with the Federal Communications Commission. Requests for Environmental Review must be filed within 30 days of the date that notice of the project is published on the FCC's website. The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file Requests for Environmental Review online at www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest. Parties wishing to submit the request by mail may do so by addressing the request to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: EBI Consulting, c/o Project #6117000302-JLD, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (203) 2316643. March 9, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OGLE COUNTY -OREGON, ILLINOIS,
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CURCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OGLE In re the Estate of: LOIS E. VOSS, Deceased. NO. 2017 P 13 CLAIM NOTICE
Notice is given of the death of LOIS E. VOSS. Letters of Office were issued on February 21, 2017, to JANE E. PALMER, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is M. Thomas Suits, of the Law Offices of M. THOMAS SUITS, P.C., 114 West Mason Street, Polo, Illinois 61064. Claims against the estate may be filed within six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Ogle County Judicial Center, 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061- or with the estate legal representative, or both. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after is has been filed. By: JANE E. PALMER Independent Executor
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LLINOIS MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY ALSO KNOWN AS M&T BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL A. REIMER AKA DANIEL ALLEN REIMER AKA DANIEL REIMER, DIANE M. REIMER AKA DIANE MAE REIMER AKA DIANE REIMER, BANK OF AMERICA HOME LOANS SBM TO COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. 16 CH 74 NOTICE OF SALE
LLINOIS MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY ALSO KNOWN AS M&T BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL A. REIMER AKA DANIEL ALLEN REIMER AKA DANIEL REIMER, DIANE M. REIMER AKA DIANE MAE REIMER AKA DIANE REIMER, BANK OF AMERICA HOME LOANS SBM TO COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. 16 CH 74 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 21, 2017, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street front door entrance, OREGON, IL, 61061, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 324 SOUTH PINE STREET, Stillman Valley, IL 61084 Property Index No. 10-02-484-007. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $62,133.62. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F16090026. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F16090026 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 16 CH 74 TJSC#: 37-1548 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. February 23, March 2, 9, 2017
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 21, 2017, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street front door entrance, OREGON, IL, 61061, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT SEVEN (7) IN JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION, A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE VILLAGE OF STILLMAN VALLEY; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 324 SOUTH PINE STREET, Stillman Valley, IL 61084 Property Index No. 10-02-484-007. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $62,133.62. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F16090026. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F16090026 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 16 CH 74 TJSC#: 37-1548 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. February 23, March 2, 9, 2017
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OREGON, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
CMG MORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff,
vs.
JASON KASTNING AKA JASON K. KASTNING, KELLY KASTNING AKA KELLY J. KASTNING and WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL NATIONAL BANK, Defendants. 16 CH 57 NOTICE OF SALE PROPERTY ADDRESS: 521 HERITAGE DR. STILLMAN VALLEY, IL 61084 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on December 2, 2016, the following described real estate, to-wit: LOT THIRTY-NINE (39) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE FINAL PLAT OF HOMESTEAD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED AUGUST 1, 2000 IN PLAT FILE D ON PAGE 28 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0006471 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 10-02-453-018 Commonly known as: 521 Heritage Dr., Stillman Valley, IL 61084 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on March 24, 2017, at 10:00 AM, at 202 South First Street, Oregon, Illinois. The Judgment amount is $196,907.75. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Ogle County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. For information contact Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1). If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I715666 March 2, 9, 16, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OREGON, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CMG MORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff,
vs.
JASON KASTNING AKA JASON K. KASTNING, KELLY KASTNING AKA KELLY J. KASTNING and WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL NATIONAL BANK, Defendants. 16 CH 57 NOTICE OF SALE PROPERTY ADDRESS: 521 HERITAGE DR. STILLMAN VALLEY, IL 61084 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on December 2, 2016, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 10-02-453-018 Commonly known as: 521 Heritage Dr., Stillman Valley, IL 61084 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on March 24, 2017, at 10:00 AM, at 202 South First Street, Oregon, Illinois. The Judgment amount is $196,907.75. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Ogle County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. For information contact Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1). If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
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Publication Notice Public Notice is hereby given that on February 22, 2017, a certificate was filed in the Ogle County Clerk's Office setforth the ting names and post office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting business the known as: Tree-O Tree Service 406 E. King Street Polo, IL 61064 Dated: February 22, 2017 Laura J. Cook, Ogle County Clerk March 9, 16, 23, 2017 PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 10, 2017, a certificate was filed in the Ogle County Clerk's Office setforth the ting names and post office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Trendy Stegs Creations 307 N. Walnut St. Lindenwood, IL 61049 Dated: February 10, 2017 Laura J. Cook Ogle County Clerk Feb. 23, March 4, 11, 2017
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Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I715666 March 2, 9, 16, 2017
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Notice is hereby given to potential Bidders that the Byron Park District will be receiving sealed bids for each of the following scope of work items for Hamas Park OSLAD Improvements:
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2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 6A - Landscaping. The scope of work includes the landscaping construction including the installation of trees, shrubs, native shoreline plantings and general turf seeding areas. 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 7A - Boat Dock. The scope of work includes the installation of a boat dock with minor concrete work. 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 8A - Carpentry. The scope of work includes general carpentry for the construction of two shoreline fishing stations. Electronic plans and specifications may be obtained, free of charge, from the offices of Design Perspectives, 1280 Iroquois Avenue, Suite 110, Naperville, Illinois 60563 commencing on March 16, 2017, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Contact Design Perspectives, Inc. at (630) 428- 3134 with any general questions regarding this project. Hard copy sets of the bidding documents are available upon request. Each bid must be placed in a sealed opaque envelope clearly marked with the following for each individual bid package that is submitted on: "Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 1A - Demolition, Grading & Drainage” "Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment “Bid Package 2A - Asphalt Paving" “Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 3A - Concrete Work” “Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 4A - Playground and Site Furnishings” “Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 5A - Electrical” "Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 6A - Landscaping” "Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 7A - Boat Dock” "Sealed Bid: 2017 Hamas Park Redevelopment - Bid Package 8A - Carpentry” Each bid shall be addressed to the Byron Park District, 420 N. Colfax Street, Byron, Illinois, 61010, Attention: Secretary of the Board. Bids will be received until 2:00 pm, on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at which time the bid proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Administrative Offices, 420 N. Colfax Street, Byron, Illinois, 61010. This project is being financed, in part, with funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, “Open Space Lands Acquisition & Development” (OSLAD) grant program. Minority businesses are encouraged to submit bids for this Project and the successful Contractor is encouraged to utilize qualified minority businesses as sub-contractors for supplies, equipment, services, and construction. There is no required minimum percentage of utilization for minority business participation to meet grant requirements. The Byron Park District Board of Park Commissioners reserves the right to waive all technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, to accept only portions of a proposal and reject the remainder without disclosure for any reason. Failure to make such a disclosure will not result in accrual of any right, claim or cause of action by any Bidder against the Byron Park District. The Byron Park District will award the Contract to the lowest most responsible and responsive Bidder, as determined by the Park District. After bid opening, no bids may be withdrawn and all bids shall remain firm for ninety (90) days. Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials and equipment to be incorporated in, or fully consumed in the performance of, the Work. An Exemption Certificate will be furnished by the Byron Park District on request of the Bidder, for use in connection with this Project only. The Work of this Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. A prevailing wage determination has been made by the Park District, which is the same as that determined by the Illinois Department of Labor for public works projects in Ogle County. The Contract entered into for the Work will be drawn in compliance with said law and proposals should be prepared accordingly and provide for payment of all laborers, workmen, and mechanics needed to perform the Work at no less than the prevailing rate of wages (including the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work in and as applicable) for each craft, type of worker, or mechanic. All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond or bank cashier?s check payable to the Byron Park District for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid as provided in the Instructions to Bidders. No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by such bond or check. The Contractor selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and executive orders including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity. By order of the Board of Park Commissioners of the Byron Park District.#he Byron Park District. March 9th 2017
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Hazelhurst Annual Spring Consignment Auction Saturday April 1, 2017
Location - Midway between Polo, IL and Milledgeville, IL (17748 W. Milledgeville Rd, Polo 61064 - Mrs. Sherwood Shank Farm) at the corner of Milledgeville Road and Ogle (Brookville) Road. Ample off road parking, loading dock and boom tractors available to unload & load most anything. Machinery, tractor, vehicle and miscellaneous farm related listings for the sale should be called, faxed or emailed in by March 13 for the sale bill and proper advertising. Absolutely, no junk items, truck toppers, glass, household items, old tires, etc!!! [We reserve the right to reject.] Absolute up-to-date titles must accompany vehicles, trailers, boats, ATV’s, etc. Consignments may be brought to the auction site: March 23,24,25,[closed 26],27,28,29,30 between the hours of 8 am & 6 pm(gates locked). Gates will be open on Friday, March 31 for viewing only (weather permitting). No items accepted March 31 or sale day!
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NEW TODAY The Whiteside Area Career Center has an opening for a Trades Building Instructor to teach high school juniors & seniors basic skills necessary to enter the construction field. Must have either 8000 hrs employment in Building Trades; or a min. of 60 hrs of college credit & 2000 hours employment in Building Trades. Send letter of application and resume to: Paula Rademacher; Whiteside Area Career Center; 1608 5th Ave.; Sterling, IL 61081; Phone: 815-626-5810 WRVS/WACC is an EOE.
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APPLICATIONS FOR lifeguards for the coming summer at the Polo Municipal Swimming Pool are now available at Polo City Hall. Applications can be picked up at City Hall, 115 S. Franklin Avenue from 8a.m. 12p.m. (noon) and 1p.m. 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday. Job applications are to be returned to City Hall. CDL CLASS A Drivers needed for part time work, April-Oct. Most all work would be on Mon., some work could be SunWeds. Also need Drivers with passports for 6 trips into Canada. Good pay plus hotels paid. Call Phil 815-973-4054 Local appliance store looking for Service Technician. Please send replies to Box #:1360, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081
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