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Savanna man more than happy to win for losing Vincent takes a top honor at TOPS ceremony BY PHILLIP HARTMAN Prairie Advocate phartman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 SAVANNA – A Savanna man has proved age is just a number where excelling at weight loss is involved. Warren Vincent, 74, placed second in the world July 17 for weight loss in the 250- to 300-pound international division of the Take Off Pounds Sensibly program. Vincent was recognized at a TOPS gathering at the Statehouse Convention center in Little Rock, Arkansas. As of Oct. 3, Vincent said he was down to 191.3 pounds – nearly 100 pounds from his heaviest weight. He had started out watching his weight while in the military. “I was a combat medic in the Navy, serving with the Marines. Then, I worked on subs. I had 11 and a half years active duty,” Vincent said. Vincent eventually moved to Savanna, working at the former Army Depot as a quality insurance specialist and retiring in 1993 from the Department of Defense. He still lives in Savanna with his wife, Jean, 69.

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In July, Warren Vincent of Savanna was recognized as an International Division Winner for weight loss at a TOPS program in Little Rock, Arkansas. With Vincent is Barbara Cady, TOPS president. Warren’s weight increased to about 270 pounds about 7 or 8 years ago. “At 6 foot, that’s too much,” Vincent said. His weight continued to increase, to the point where he reached 287 pounds and fought COPD. “I went on oxygen 24-7, 3 or 4 years ago,” Vincent said. “Then, I saw an article that Stephenson County Health Department was provided a grant to open a TOPS chapter. I spoke with Jim Debunaer, then Mark Kline. That was Jan. 5, 2016.” Decreasing his weight didn’t happen overnight. “It’s tiny, one-step-at-

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4-H, Riverview Center recognized BY TONY CARTON For Prairie Advocate MOUNT CARROLL – The Carroll County Board during Thursday’s meeting recognized both National 4-H Week and Domestic Violence Awareness Month with proclamations. Extension Educator Martha Ebbesmeier addressed board members, thanking them for their continued support. “4-H is a worthy program, which seeks to provide a learning experience for the whole child, by providing youth a greater sense of belonging, more independence, enhanced generosity, and mastery of a skill in an area of their choosing,� Ebbesmeier said. “4-H has a proud heritage whose alumni serve as positive role models in our nation,

• LOSING Continued from Page 2 Vincent has a weigh-in once a week, with 12 to 15 other people, and they have round-table discussions on ways to lose weight. The group also shares recipes.

and we thank the County Board for recognizing Oct. 1-7 as National 4-H Week.� The board approved the resolution by voice vote. Riverview Center Crisis Services Coordinator Shawna Bauer spoke to the board on behalf of the center. “The problem of domestic violence affects all citizens of Carroll County, crossing all racial, social, religious, ethnic, geographic, and economic groups,� Bauer said. She said Riverview Center provided nearly 1,000 hours of direct services to 84 adult survivors and their children, often supplying orders of protection and maintaining hotline connections to victims in Thomson, Savanna, Milledgeville, Shannon, Lanark, Chadwick and all areas within Carroll County. “In recognition of the

impact domestic violence has on the well being of our communities, I invite you all to proclaim October 2017 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month,� Bauer said. She also asked that the board and its constituents further recognize the month by wearing purple or a purple ribbon on Oct. 19, in recognition of those who have been affected by domestic violence. “Citizens should take this opportunity to educate themselves about the impact of domestic violence and to become familiar with resources and programs available,� Bauer said. “This month, let us remember the victims of domestic violence, celebrate the survivors, and work together to eliminate violence from our community.� Board Chairman Kevin

“I am comfortable with the fact that I have so much support,� Vincent said. TOPS has worked so well for Vincent that after he lost his first 86 pounds, he asked his doctor in February if he needed to use oxygen during the day. The doctor performed

some tests, and found that Vincent could go without needing to do so. “Then, on St. Patrick’s Day, I didn’t need to use extra oxygen at all,� Vincent said. Go to tops.org for more information about the program.

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Reibel thanked Bauer and Riverview Center for their dedication. “Any proclamations that come to us from Riverview Center certainly deserve our support,� Reibel said. The board approved the proclamation by unanimous voice vote.

OHV trail discussed County Engineer Kevin Vandendooren presented a number of letters and a document supporting and outlining the Off Highway Vehicle Trail project that were sent to the offices of State Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna.

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Access road to industrial park nearly completed STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501 MILLEDGEVILLE – Work on a 1,500-foot road to improve access to the former Milledgeville Industrial Park should be finished by the end of the month, according to an Illinois Department of Transportation official. IDOT engineer John Wegmeyer said the road, which costs about $350,000, was split off from a seperate project to widen state Route 40. “Half of it was paid for by economic devel-

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1 in 10 people who try marijuana will become addicted to it, developing a dependence that produces withdrawal, cravings. If marijuana use starts in adolescence, the chances of addiction are 1 in 6.1 Today’s marijuana is not the marijuana of the 1960s; potency has tripled in the past 15 years, and according to a 2009 report from the U.S. government, it has grown 5 times since 1960. Marijuana use directly affects the brain, specifically the parts of the brain responsible for memory, learning, attention, and reaction time. These effects can last up to 28 days after abstinence from the drug.2 Science confirms that the adolescent brain, particularly the part of the brain that regulates the planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision-making and social behavior, is not fully developed until the early to mid20s. Developing brains are especially susceptible to all of the negative effects of marijuana and other drug use.3

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One of the most well designed studies on marijuana and intelligence, released in 2012, found that persistent, heavy use of marijuana by adolescents reduces IQ by as much as eight points, when tested well into adulthood.4

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Other studies have found that marijuana use is linked with dropping out of school, and subsequent unemployment, social welfare dependence, and a lower selfreported quality of life than non-marijuana abusing people.5 According to the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, youth with poor academic results were more than four times as likely to have used marijuana in the past year than youth with an average of higher grades. This is consistent with an exhaustive meta-analysis examining forty-eight different studies by Macleod and colleagues, published by Lancet, who found that marijuana use is consistently associated with reduced grades and a reduced chance of graduating from school.6

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Wagner, F.A. & Anthony, J.C. From first drug use to drug dependence; developmental periods of risk for dependence upon cannabis, cocaine, and alcohol. Neuropsychopharmacology 26, 479-488 (2002). Hall W & Degenhard L (2009). Adverse health effects of non-medical cannabis use. Lancet, 374:1383-1391 Giedd. J. N. (2004). Structural magnetic resonance imaging of the adolescent brain. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1021, 77-85. vii Moore TH, Zammit S, Lingford-Hughes A, et al. Cannabis use and risk of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes: A systematic review. Lancet 370(9584):319–328, 2007. Also Large, M., Sharma S, Compton M., Slade, T. & O., N. (2011). Cannabis use and earlier onset of psychosis: a systematic meta-analysis. Archives of General Psychiatry. 68. Also see Arseneault L, et al. (2002). Cannabis use in adolescence and risk for adult psychosis: longitudinal prospective study. British Medical Journal. 325, 1212-1213. Meier et al. (2012). Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Fergusson, D. M. and Boden, J. M. (2008), Cannabis use and later life outcomes. Addiction, 103: 969–976. Macleod, J.; Oakes, R.; Copello, A.; Crome, I.; Egger, M.; Hickman, M.; Oppenkowski, T.; Stokes Lampard, H.; and Davey Smith, G. Psychological and social sequelae of cannabis and other illicit drug use by young people: A systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies. Lancet 363(9421):1579-1588, 2004.

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RECORDS&LOCAL NEWS SAVANNA – Paul Griffin Shores, 65, of Savanna, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at Genesis Medical Cenhter in Davenport, Iowa. Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna handled arrangements.

SUSAN ‘SUE’ MANGLER SAVANNA – Susan “Sue” Rattray Coats Mangler, 58, of Savanna, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

LOUIS A. AKKER MORRISON – Louis A. Akker, 88, of Morrison, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Resthave Home in Morrison. Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison handled arrangements.

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APPLE RIVER – Eagle Nature Foundation will offer an auction of all its remaining plants at 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at its office, 300 E. Hickory St. Until the auction, all remaining plants are reduced to half price. In a press release, Terrance Ingram, ENF president, said

there are still about 300 plants with more than 130 varieties. All funds raised will help with programs to help the bald eagle and other endangered species. Go to eaglenature.com or call 815-594-2306, or write to ENF, 300 E. Hickory St., Apple River, IL 61001 for a complete list of plants and prices available.

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Candidate plans campaign appearances STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501 Whiteside County Sheriff Sgt. Kris Schmidt is holding a meetand-greet from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Prophet Hills Country Club, 4319 Bishop Road in Prophetstown, and a block party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Scheid Park, 1102 Woodburn Ave. in Sterling.

Continued from Page 3 “I’m not for or against this proposed trail, but as it moves along I have a couple of concerns,” Carroll County Sheriff Jeff Doran said. “I recently spoke with the sheriff of Ogle County, and they are involved in a lawsuit because an ATV that wrecked on one of the county roads. The other thing is the speed

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and places for public hearings. Board member Paul Hartman moved to forward a letter to McCombie and begin arranging dates for public hearings. The board approved Hartman’s motion by voice vote.

Budget update The board heard and approved budget issues presented by the 911, Senior Services, Trea-

surer, Sheriff, and the County Administrator offices. Further budget discussions will be heard at the next regularly scheduled meeting, and the board is on schedule to approve its final FY2018 budget by Nov.1. The next regularly scheduled Carroll County Board meeting is at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 19 in the small courtroom in the County Courthouse.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 150th committee gives thanks for debate help Dear Editor, The Sesquicentennial committee would like to thank the Mount Carroll Rotary for sponsoring the Lincoln-Douglas Debate that was held on Saturday. Thanks also goes out to Timber Lake Playhouse and Dan Danielowski for hosting the event due to the inclement weather. Thank you to Diane Manikowski and Anna Gray for providing cookies for after the event. Please join us from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Mount Carroll Sesquicentennial Church Tour. The tour begins at the Community House and progresses to the Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran and Catholic Churches and finishes at the Church of God. Each church will give a short presentation about their history. Birthday

cake for the city of Mount Carroll and coffee and lemonade will be served at the Church of God. This should be a fun and informative afternoon.

Judy Fitzpatrick Mount Carroll Sesquicentennial Committee

Letter of thanks from Celebrate Lanark group A big thank-you to all those who helped make Celebrate Lanark and the Chili Cook-Off successful. The six cook-off competitors, including Bella Polizzi’s Pizza, Eastland FACS Food 1 Class, Amanda Haas, and Bill Piper, provided tasty chili and a tight competition. Congratulations to the Eastland FFA Boys, who took the $50 first place prize, and the Eastland FFA girls, who won the $50 second place prize. The winners of the grand prize drawings were Daryle Jones, Tom Young and Izaac

Kuhlemier. We wish to express our gratitude to Carroll Service, Exchange State Bank, Eastland Junior and Senior High School, The Special Touch, Holly’s Hair Design, Hickory Hideaway, Bella Polizzi’s Pizza, Casey’s, Lanark Pharmacy, and Treasure Hunt for their donations to the prizes. Thanksa re also due to Superintendent Mark Hansen and Eastland Schools for a great location, and to Bill Piper who donated his time preparing for and taking down after Celebrate Lanark. Our deepest appreciation goes to the participants who spent a lovely Saturday presenting their work at the event, and to the guests who attended.

The Celebrate Lanark Planning Committee Rosemary Flikkema, Dr. Mark Hansen, Denise Krysiak, Susan Lawler, Deb Meiste, and Denise Williams

Mental Health 708 Board offers thanks Dear Editor, When the local agencies were struggling with funding, the 708 Mental Health Board decided to help by hosting a fundraising event. With the help of Brooke Byam, Timberlake Playhouse, Compliance Signs, the county banks, savings and loans, and many local businesses, we were able to achieve our goal of bringing quality entertainment to the area through Nashville Live in Carroll County. Musicians donated CDs and their time to bring attention to the cause. It was a great introduction to Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 1-7), when we fight the stigma that keeps people from getting the help they need. The Carroll County Mental Health 708 Board is made up of seven members and serves these agencies: Rolling Hills

Progress Center, Sinnissippi Center, CASA, Lutheran Social Services, Tyler’s Justice, The Substance Abuse Coalition of Carroll County and Riverview Center. These advocates promoted within their organizations and volunteered during the event. What wonderful cooperation we have in our county. Our local press and WCCI assisted with promotion and Brooke Byam lined up the entertainers. Audiences enjoyed pianist Riley Horton, singer JaCi Leigh, musician/ song writer Andrew Jacob Holm, musician/writer Julie McCloud, John Till and the talents of “the People.” We give a special thanks to those who purchased tickets and attended this first fundraising event. Spread the word as we hope to hold another next year.

Mary Ann Hutchison and the 708 Board

OUR OPINION

Quake safety drills needed, even in Illinois

BY THE SAUK VALLEY MEDIA EDITORIAL BOARD “Stop, drop and roll” is the familiar phrase to remember whenever someone’s clothing catches fire. That advice has been instilled into many people through fire safety drills. If you stop moving, drop to the ground, and roll around, you are much more likely to put out the fire and safely survive a perilous situation. There’s a similar mantra when it comes to surviving an earthquake, according to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. It could be summarized as, “Drop, cover and hold

on.” As reported by The Associated Press, state officials say if you are ever in an earthquake, you should: 1) Drop onto your hands and knees; 2) Cover your head and neck with one arm, or get under a sturdy desk or table; and 3) Hold on until the shaking stops. But wait a minute, you might ask. Earthquake safety drills for Illinoisans? You bet. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency plans to conduct “The Great ShakeOut” drill at 10:19 a.m. Oct. 19. Last year, nearly half a million Illinoisans participated. As of Tues-

day, more than 334,000 were registered for this year’s event in categories such as individuals and families, schools, governments, hotels and lodgings, senior facilities, faith-based organizations, animal shelter and service providers, and health care organizations.

Such drills are worthwhile, given the power of earthquakes (consider the recent deadly quakes in Mexico) and the fact that parts of Illinois are at risk from two seismic zones: Wabash Valley and New Madrid. In recent years, the largest quake in Illinois

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IN BRIEF Hospital, elevator work to help heart patients FREEPORT – Area farmers can help FHN Foundation and Pearl City Elevator raise funds for a new cardiac monitoring system by donating bushels. Through the FHN 100 Bushels from the Heart ... For the Heart campaign, agricultural producers can tell operators at the elevator they’d like to make a 100 Bushels from the Heart donation. Producers can donate whatever amount of their harvest they wish, and gifts can be made in memory of a loved one or in honor of a heart or lung disease survivor. The foundation will mail donors a tax-deductible receipt upon notification of each gift. Email tmeyer1@fhn.org or call the founda-

• QUAKE SAFETY Continued from Page 6 Area residents from Milledgeville to Sterling to Dixon to Franklin

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Sign-ups due for quilting program MOUNT CARROLL – A 4-H Quilting Special Interest Club will start Oct. 21 at Naaman Diehl Auditorium, 811 S. Clay St. Registration and payment is due by Friday. Sessions will be from 2 to 4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month through March 15., with set-up at 1:45. Prices range from $15 to $40 per kit, and is open to 4-H members and nonmembers 8 to 18. Youth 8 to 10 need to bring an adult with them. All fees include kit costs. Material is not furnished. Email Leanne Rahn at lrahn@illinois.edu or call 815-244-9444 to sign up and for information on what to bring.

Grove reported feeling the quake: a television shaking, a car swaying at a gas station, a patient feeling the quake at CGH Medical Center, a camper swaying. Illinoisans should take

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TODAY Webinar series for nursing homes STERLING – University of Illinois Extension educators will have a free LTC webinar series for nursing homes, titled “Learning, Thinking, Caring,” on Oct. 11, Nov. 14, and Dec. 13. Sessions will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Information and strategies will be presented on providing quality care to nursing home residents. Continuing education credits will be available for a fee. Go to go.illinois.edu/2017LTC to sign up.

THURSDAY Bible prophecy program in Sabula SABULA, Iowa – A free seminar series, “Prophecy 101: The Basics of Bible Prophecy,” will start at 7 p.m. at Sabula City Hall, 411 Broad St.

Topics will include The Final Call, God’s Righteousness in Question, Here Are They That Keep the Faith, All the World is Drunk, The Harvest of the World, and more. Subsequent seminars will be at 7 p.m. Thursdays at City Hall.

• Flu shots by the Stephenson County Health Department. • Advance directive signups from the Mornoe Clinic. • University of Illinois Extension Service nutrition talks. • Smartphone assistance Morrison Presbyterians by the Computer Tutor. • Illinois State Treasurer to cook community meals I-Cash help. MORRISON – Free commu• Illinois Secretary of State nity meals will be provided license plate and driver’s from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 license renewals. and 26 at First Presbyterian Proceeds will help with Church, 100 E. Lincolnway. service programs provided Chili selections will be by the center. available Oct. 12, while Call Julie at the center at chessy ham and potato cas815-235-9777, ext. 254, for serole will be at the Oct. 26 more information. meal. Both come with side dishes, desserts, and beverMONDAY ages. Call 815-772-3510 for Abolitionist reenactor more information.

Shameful Affair: The 1908 Springfield Race Riot,” about SAVANNA – Savanna Alco- how a white woman’s false holics Anonymous meet at 8 claim of being assaulted by a black man led to a p.m. every Monday at First deadly conflict which made Presbyterian Church, 502 national headlines. The riot Third St. For more informawas a major reason for the tion, call Kathi at 563-343founding of the NAACP. A 5888. discussion about current race relations in Springfield, Al-Anon family group to statewide, and across the meet in Mount Carroll U.S. will follow. MOUNT CARROLL – Mount The library is on the secCarroll All-Anon Famond floor of the Marvin-Burt ily Group meets at 7 p.m. Liberal Arts Center, on the Mondays at Church of God, college campus. 816 S. Clay St. Sessions are Email Laura Watson at open to family and friends of laura.watson@highland.edu alcoholics. or call her at 815-599-3456 for more information.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Gourd program in OCT. 19 Senior expo in Galena GALENA – The Senior Resource Center will have an annual “Rocking 50 & Beyond Expo – Changing the Way We Age” from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Crossroads Community Church, 900 Galena Square Drive. Exhibitors will be available. Hartig Drug will have flu shots on-site. Bingo, trivia games, and a door prize raffle will take place. Appointments may be made for Medicare open enrollment. Proceeds will help with service programs provided by the center. Call Julie at the center at 815-235-9777, ext. 254, for more information.

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MOUNT CARROLL – Carroll County Master Gardeners will have a free program on growing and drying gourds at 5:30 p.m. at the Mount Carroll Public Library, 208 N. Main St. Registration is limited; call the library at 815-244-1751 to sign up.

OCT. 21 Fall bazaar at Trinity church in Milledgeville MILLEDGEVILLE – A bake sale, brunch and craft sales will be part of the annual fall bazaar at Trinity Lutheran Church, 717 Stover Ave. Activities will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., start-

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VARSITY VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE THURSDAY West Carroll at Pearl City Eastland at Stockton Orion at Morrison Le-Win at River Ridge Forreston at Pecatonica Polo at Dakota Erie at Fulton Freeport at Rockford Auburn Sterling at Rochelle FRIDAY Pearl City at Plainfield tourney SATURDAY Pearl City at Plainfield tourney Linda Ludwig Memorial tourney in Lanark (see full schedule below) West Carroll at Pecatonica tourney Morrison at Sherrard tourney River Ridge, Forreston at Dakota tourney

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Sterling 2, Rockford Guilford 0 (21-3, 21-9) Lombard Montini 2, Le-Win 1 (25-21, 26-27, 15-9) Sterling 2, Dixon 0 (25-7, 25-13) Sterling 2, Dunlap 0 (21-13, 21-15) Sterling 2, Rock Falls 1 (22-25, 25-12, 25-13) Chicago Latin 2, Le-Win 0 (25-14, 25-17)

Continued from Page 12 Riverdale 2, Morrison 0 (25-14, 25-16): The Fillies couldn’t pick up a TRAC West win at home against the Rams. Emily Szabo notched 6 digs and 3 kills. Grace Steines had 3 kills and 3 digs. Madison Steines had a team-high 10 digs. Ally Noble had 4 assists and 4 digs, while MacKenzie Petkus had 4 assists and 3 digs. Forreston 2, Dakota 1 (25-17, 19-25, 27-25) Sterling Newman 2, Prophetstown 0 (25-15, 25-21) Orion 2, Erie 0 (25-14, 25-10) Pecatonica 2, Amboy 0 (25-14, 25-12) Sterling 2, Yorkville 0 (25-19, 25-23) Dixon 2, Byron 0 (25-13, 25-18) Oregon 2, Rockford Christian 0 (25-16, 25-22)

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OCT. 4 Peru St. Bede 2, Sterling Newman 1 (2624, 23-25, 25-22) OCT. 5 Dakota 2, Milledgeville 0 (25-19, 25-14): The Missiles couldn’t keep up with the Indians at home in an NUIC East tilt. Rebecca Waite slammed 7 kills and had 8 digs and 4 assists. Holly Smith had 9 assists and 7 kills. Kourtney Queckboerner notched 5 kills and 4 digs. Sabreena Hartman had 4 digs and a kill. Kaleigh Tarbill and Lauren Strauss had 3 digs apiece. River Ridge 2, Pearl City 0 (25-20, 27-25): In a close match throughout, the Lady Wildcats escaped with the two-set win in Pearl City. The Lady Wolves Brooke Hass had 6 kills, 3 blocks, a dig and an assist in a losing effort. Teammate Alexis Tollers added 4 kills, a dig, a block, an assist and a service ace. Sherrard 2, Morrison 0 (25-19, 25-16): The Fillies couldn’t tame the Tigers on the road in a TRAC West contest. Madison Steines led Morrison with 12 digs. Kaylee Shetler had a team-high 4 kills. MacKenzie Petkus notched 7 digs, 2 kills and 2 assists. Emily Szabo had 6 digs and 3 kills, and Makayla Troutman had 3 kills and 3 digs. Ally Noble passed out 4 assists. Rockridge 2, Fulton 1 (26-24, 10-25, 25-22) Le-Win 2, Scales Mound 0 (25-19, 25-23) Durand 2, Polo 0 (25-6, 25-15) AFC 2, Orangeville 0 (25-17, 26-24)

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River Ridge’s Paige Christopher (22) spikes the ball between Pearl City’s Kilynn Perdue (3) and Brooke Hass (7) during Thursday night action in Pearl City. The Lady Wildcats took the two-set win, 25-20 and 27-25.

Byron 2, North Boone 1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-19) Oregon 2, Winnebago 0 (25-9, 25-14) OCT. 6 Le-Win 2, Fenwick 1 (22-25, 25-20, 15-12)

Le-Win 2, Regina Dominican 0 (25-10, 26-24) OCT. 7 Sterling 2, Rochelle 0 (21-9, 21-14) Chicago Latin 2, Le-Win 0 (25-13, 25-19)

SATURDAY at Eastland High School, Lanark Pool #1 Oregon Sterling Newman Eastland Freeport Aquin Putnam County Pool #2 Durand Geneseo Stockton Riverdale Milledgeville 8:30 a.m. games Oregon vs. Eastland Milledgeville vs. Stockton Freeport Aquin vs. Sterling Newman 9:30 a.m. games Freeport Aquin vs. Putnam County Durand vs. Stockton Riverdale vs. Geneseo 10:30 a.m. games Eastland vs. Sterling Newman Riverdale vs. Milledgeville Oregon vs. Putnam County 11:30 a.m. games Oregon vs. Freeport Aquin Stockton vs. Geneseo Durand vs. Milledgeville 12:30 p.m. games Sterling Newman vs. Putnam County Durand vs. Riverdale Eastland vs. Freeport Aquin 1:30 p.m. games Oregon vs. Sterling Newman Geneseo vs. Milledgeville Stockton vs. Riverdale 2:30 p.m. games Putnam County vs. Eastland Durand vs. Geneseo 3:30 p.m. All-tournament team named/National Anthem 4 p.m. games 1st place vs. 1st place 2nd place vs. 2nd place 3rd place vs. 3rd place 5 p.m. games 4th place vs. 4th place 5th place vs. 5th place See SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS, Page 14

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play, Kaleb Plattenberger ran 73 yards to the EPC 2, and fittingly capped the short drive with a TD. EPC (4-3, 4-3) got on the board at the 3:10 mark of the second quarter on a 63-yard burst by Kempel. The Thunder’s dagger came on third and 2 from the EPC 18 with 2:22 remaining in the third, as Jacob Dunk caught a slant pass, broke a pair of tackles, and trotted into the end zone. “Our running game opened that up,” Kody Plattenberger said. “You have to establish a ground game to set up the pass, or the opposite.” Dawson Wurster’s sack on first down with a little under 5 minutes left in the game dropped EPC back 13 yards, and Jarod Kempel’s slip on a comeback route on fourth and 9 with 3:45 left sealed the Wildcatz’s fate.

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VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FRIDAY Galena at Amboy EPC at Dakota East Dubuque at Orangeville Forreston at West Carroll Le-Win at Pecatonica Polo at AFC Freeport Aquin at Stockton Milledgeville at River Ridge South Beloit at Warren Fulton at Sterling Newman Orion at Bureau Valley Rockridge at Morrison Port Byron Riverdale at Sherrard Spring Valley Hall at Erie/Prophetstown Peru St. Bede at Kewanee Princeton at Monmouth-Roseville Geneseo at Maple Park Kaneland LaSalle-Peru at Rochelle Sterling at Ottawa Belvidere at Rockford Guilford Freeport at Belvidere North Machesney Park Harlem at Rockford Auburn Rockford East at Rockford Boylan Rockton Hononegah at Rockford Jefferson

VARSITY FOOTBALL SCORES OCT. 6 West Carroll 26, EPC 7: The old adage goes that in a rivalry game, you can throw out the records, no matter the recent history. If West Carroll played the underdog role against chief rival Eastland-Pearl City, it sure didn’t look like it on the field Friday. The Thunder hogged the ball, broke off big runs, and were efficient through the air in a 26-7 victory to spoil homecoming for Eastland and Pearl City. “There’s a knock on us. People tell us we haven’t beat anybody all the time,” West Carroll coach Matt Leitzen said. “Well, that has to be done now.” The teams played through a trio of stoppages when a bank of lights went out, and played the rest of the game without it after the third break midway through the third quarter. Kaleb Hartman ran for only 51 yards on 13 carries, but made crushing hits as a lead blocker for Kaleb Plattenberger to rack up 163 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. “Kaleb Hartman threw some huge blocks

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West Carroll quarterback Kody Plattenberger (9) follows the block of teammate Kaleb Hartman (34) during first half action in Pearl City. The Thunder rolled to the 26-7 victory over EPC.

out there,” Leitzen said. “Nothing goes unnoticed, and those guys are pretty unselfish patting each other on the back. Coaches notice that. Kaleb Plattenberger found a hole because Kaleb Hartman made a hole. And our line blocked their butts off.” The Thunder (5-2, 4-2 NUIC Northwest) held EPC twice on short fields, and jumped ahead when QB Kody Plattenberger hit Cory Simpson from 24 yards out with 21 seconds to go in the first quarter. A 37-yard run by

Kaleb Plattenberger set up a sneak by Kody Plattenberger from a yard out with 7:24 left in the second quarter to make it 12-0 West Carroll. “We kind of got on a roll,” Kaleb Plattenberger said. “Our line was blocking really well, Kaleb [Hartman] was able to give me a couple kick-outs, and I hit the hole.” Jayden Kempel had a 65-yard kick return, but the Wildcatz turned the ball over on downs for third time of the half. On the next

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MIlledgeville’s Nathan Rahn fights off the tackle of AFC’s Adam Hart during Friday’s game at Floyd Daub Field. The Missiles won 26-0.

Milledgeville 26, AFC 0: At halftime, any fair-minded football fan would’ve agreed that Milledgeville had no business holding an 8-0 lead over a feisty Ashton-Franklin Center team desperately clinging to thin playoff hopes. But by the end of the game, there was no doubt in the stands or the scoreboard – the Missiles were the better team and had earned the 26-0 victory. “I felt [AFC] dominated the first half,” said Milledgeville coach Jason Wroble, who has now guided the Missiles (6-1) to their first six-win season in his 9-year tenure. “But we made some big plays when we needed to and were able to take the lead. I’m sure that was demoralizing for them going into halftime.” AFC (2-5) controlled the line of scrimmage for most of the first half, feeding bruising fullback Adam Hart a steady diet of carries on a 17-play drive that gobbled up 9 minutes of game time over the first and second quarters. The Raiders converted two fourthdowns on the drive, which brought them down to the Missiles’ 10-yard line, but backto-back sacks, including one by Kyle Kendall on fourth-and-goal, ended the threat. Having taken AFC’s best punch, Milledgeville dabbed its mouth, wiped its brow, and immediately offered a counter-strike, slicing through the Raiders’ defense on a 7-play, 80-yard drive capped by a touchdown pass from Jack Munz to Carson Boyer with 3:50 to go in the second quarter, salvaging the first half for the Missiles. As Wroble suggested, that turn of events was indeed demoralizing for the Raiders. See SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS, Page 15

SPORTS • SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Continued from Page 14 “We flat-out told [our players] that they were going to run a tight end up the seam,” AFC coach Brad Winterland said, “and they still scored on it because we were out of position. It just came down to a lack of execution.” The play – in which a tight end or a split end runs a deep route up the right seam – has worked several times this year for the Missiles, as defenses collapse in the box to stop an expected running play. Despite the play’s schematic simplicity, solid execution by the players and perfect timing by the coaching staff have combined to make it remarkably effective. “Teams tend to fall asleep on it when we start to run the football,” Wroble said. “We run the play out of a couple formations, so that helps. We don’t run it very often, but when we do, it’s successful.” After being outplayed for the first half, the Missiles forced a three-and-out to open the second half, and took a 14-0 lead on a 5-yard TD run by Munz. They forced a fumble on AFC’s first play of the next possession, and converted that into 6 more points with a fourth-down touchdown pass from Munz to Grant Schurman. Orion 35, Morrison 7: The Mustangs took an early lead on a Reilly Dolan to Tristan Demay 19-yard pass in the first quarter, but Orion scored 35 unanswered points to send Morrison to a road loss. Sterling 41, Rochelle 6 Fulton 34, Riverdale 7 Sterling Newman 48, Spring Valley Hall 16 Stockton 49, Polo 21 Forreston 48, Galena 7 Freeport Aquin 40, River Ridge 20 Dakota 47, Amboy 6 Le-Win 54, Mooseheart 7 Rockridge 54, Bureau Valley 14 Byron 59, Mendota 7 Dixon 46, Genoa-Kingston 14 Rockford Lutheran 14, Oregon 7 Stillman Valley 38, Rock Falls 24 Rockford Boylan 46, Freeport 7

BOYS 1A GOLF REGIONALS OCT. 3 FREEPORT AQUIN REGIONAL Medalist: Marcus Smith, Winnebago: 75 Team scores 1- Fulton: 355 2- Galena: 358

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Cougars running with the big schools BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com STERLING – Never mind any size discrepancies when it comes to the Eastland cross country program. Competing at the Sterling Invitational at Hoover Park on Saturday, the Cougars competed against some schools with enrollments 10 or 20 times larger than the 190 kids who walk the halls at Eastland High School. Team championships are out of the question for the Cougars, since they don’t field enough runners to account for scoring. Instead, Cougars coach Kim Haverland challenges her runners in two aspects: against themselves, and against the clock. Two boys and two girls from Eastland competed in varsity races Saturday against runners from quality programs such as DeKalb, Hononegah,

3- Winnebago: 361 4- Freeport Aquin: 372 5- Stockton: 392 6- East Dubuque: 393 7- Forreston: 398 8- River Ridge: 407 9- Eastland/Milledgeville: 409 10- West Carroll: 417 11- Pearl City: 418 12- Dakota: 427 13: Pecatonica: 483 Advancing teams: Fulton, Galena, Winnebago Advancing individuals Alex Staver, Stockton: 79 Javier Jazo, Freeport Aquin: 81 Brock Theisen, Freeport Aquin: 87 Andrew Bratina, Forreston: 90 Logan Gassman, Pearl City: 91 Christian Groenewold, Forreston: 94 Kaden Henze, Eastland/Milledgeville: 94 Ethan Reiland, West Carroll: 95 Connor Brown, River Ridge: 96 Bennett Reese, River Ridge: 96 PERU ST. BEDE REGIONAL Medalist: Ian Roach, Putnam County: 72 Team scores 1- Riverdale: 310

and Pleasant Valley of LeClaire, Iowa – each of which fielded twice to three times more runners than the Cougars. “They don’t notice that they are a small team,” Haverland said. “They come out and give it their all every single race. Other boxes have full teams and we don’t, but they know they’re competing against themselves and the clock, and that’s how they run from race to race.” Eastland also competed at the Rock River Run on the same Hoover Park course 2 weekends prior. On Saturday, Mara Schmeider, a freshman, led the Cougars girls with an 85th-place finish in 22 minutes, 10.3 seconds, an improvement of 1:09.3 from the previous race in Sterling. Sophomore Stephen Reifsteck finished 48th with a time of 17 minutes, 27.6 seconds, which was a 19-second improvement from the Rock River Run.

2- Putnam County: 316 3- Bureau Valley: 353 4- Sterling Newman: 353 5- Princeton: 355 6- Peru St. Bede: 361 7- Amboy: 367 8- Prophetstown: 369 9- Newark: 383 10- Morrison: 385 11- Earlville: 398 12- Erie: 403 13- Spring Valley Hall: 410 14- Somonauk: 447 Advancing teams: Riverdale, Putnam County, Bureau Valley Advancing individuals Jacob Rude, Sterling Newman: 78 Caleb Sarff, Amboy: 79 Payton Pyszka, Peru St. Bede: 80 Grant Campbell, Earlville: 82 Corbin Wilkens, Morrison: 83 Clayton Kemp, Amboy: 83 Jaden taylor, Prophetstown: 84 Ian Legner, Princeton: 87 John Potthoff, Peru St. Bede: 88 Adam Lindstrom, Morrison: 88 BYRON REGIONAL Medalist: Jon Silvers, Byron: 77

“We didn’t have PRs, but we had great races,” Haverland said. Christian Hamblen and Adri Hensgen also competed Saturday for the Cougars. Hamblen finished in 21:08.9, and Hensgen in 25:29.5 – an improvement of 1:32.5. Eastland will compete in a 1A regional meet Oct. 21 at Centennial Park in Rock Falls. The Cougars have had two runners advance to the sectional level in the past 3 years. Tyler Dambman qualified in each of the past 2 seasons, and Megan Schmeider qualified 3 years ago. “We’ve had someone make sectionals in the last couple of years, and I have high hopes this year,” Haverland said. “I have a couple of runners who are doing real well, and that makes me excited for the future, too.” “Eastland hasn’t had cross country for very long,” Haverland added, “and we’re still building.”

Team scores 1- Rockford Christian: 337 2- Byron: 346 3- Rockford Lutheran: 362 4- Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy): 365 4- Polo: 365 6- Indian Creek: 382 7- Aurora Christian: 386 8- Elgin (E. Academy): 388 9- Oregon: 398 10- Hinckley-Big Rock: 406 11- Rockford (Christian Life): 424 Advancing teams: Rockford Christian, Byron, Rockford Lutheran Advancing individuals Ricky Hochsprung, Aurora Christian: 77 Mack Llanas, Polo: 83 Johnny Yavari, Elgin (E. Academy): 86 Drew Lewis, Elgin Harvest Christian Academy): 87 Gabriel LaPapa, Aurora Christian: 87 Joey Pepper, Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy): 88 Lane Hopkins, Polo: 88 Adam Merrill, Oregon: 88 Evan Baker, Rockford (Christian Life): 89 Louis Faivre, Indian Creek: 90 See SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS, Page 16

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• SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

GIRLS 1A GOLF REGIONAL

Continued from Page 15

OCT. 4 GALENA REGIONAL Medalist: Sedona Smith, Freeport Aquin: 83 Team scores 1- Erie: 396 2- Galena: 402 3- East Dubuque: 416 4- Eastland/Milledgeville: 416 5- Prophetstown: 476 6- West Carroll: 486 7- Dakota: 527 8- Pearl City: 613 Advancing Teams: Erie, Galena, East Dubuque Advancing Individuals Sedona Smith, Freeport Aquin: 83 Megan Gille, Stockton: 86 Emma Norton, Eastland/Milledgeville: 94 Tiana Timpe, Stockton: 95 Sam Greenfield, Forreston: 100 Chloe Anderson, Eastland/Milledgeville: 103 Maggie Bald, Freeport Aquin: 103 Jenna French, Eastland/Milledgeville: 104 Hannah Guilinger, West Carroll: 112 Sarah Saddoris, Riverdale: 115

BOYS 2A GOLF REGIONALS OCT. 3 MENDOTA REGIONAL Medalist: Nick Ceruzzi, Sterling: 67 Team scores 1- Rock Island Alleman: 331 2- Geneseo: 339 3- Sterling: 347 4- Ottawa: 350 5- Rock Falls: 359 6- LaSalle-Peru: 369 7- Dixon: 373 8- Mendota: 375 8- Rochelle: 375 10- Kewanee: 397 Advancing teams: Rock Island Alleman, Geneseo, Sterling Sterling scores Nick Ceruzzi: 67, Nate Olson: 84, Luke Steinke: 98, Joe Sivits: 98, Jake Alston: 99, Charles Lehman: 106 Advancing individuals T.J. McDonald, Ottawa: 81 Gary Duffield, Ottawa: 84 Grant Wasson, Rock Falls: 86 Brayden Schulz, Rock Falls: 86 Garrett Glosser, Rochelle: 87 Mason Mitchell, LaSalle-Peru: 88 Noah Griffith, Rochelle: 89 Austin Robinson, Mendota: 89 Lukas Wedekind, Dixon: 90 Ryan Wendt, Ottawa: 91 HARVARD REGIONAL Medalist: Cameron Karney, Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge): 80 Team scores 1- Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge): 329 2- Rockford Boylan: 333 3- Woodstock Marian: 356 4- Freeport: 358 5- Stillman Valley: 387 6- Harvard: 4-7 7- Belvidere: 441 8- Marengo: 464 8- North Boone: 481 Advancing teams: Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge), Rockford Boylan, Woodstock Marian Advancing area individuals Deven Stewart, Freeport: 84 Gannon Ruckman, Freeport: 90 Zach Stricker, Freeport: 92 Andrew Bastian, Freeport: 92 Jacob Withrow, Freeport: 99

GIRLS 2A GOLF REGIONALS OCT. 4 MINOOKA REGIONAL Medalist: Lexi Onsrud, Normal U.: 74 Team scores 1- Normal University: 323 2- Normal Community: 342 3- Minooka: 363 4- Joliet Central: 384 5- Washington: 414 6- Normal Community West: 419 7- Sterling: 424 8- Lincoln-Way West: 425 9- Bradley Bourbonnais: 441 Advancing teams: Normal University, Normal Community, Minooka Advancing individuals Maddy Palmer, Joliet Central: 81 Dani Freeman, Normal Comm. West: 81 Morgan Anderson, Joliet Central: 94 Madison Bley, Normal Community West: 94 Josie Walter, LaSalle-Peru: 95 Emma Boze, Sterling: 96 Kylie Cassulo, Washington: 97 Anna Talarico, Joliet central: 101 Sarah Scheer, Lincoln-Way West: 101 Megan Kelley, Washington: 102

FREEPORT REGIONAL Medalist: Maxine Nesemeier, Freeport: 72 Team scores 1- Rockford Guilford: 320 2- Rockford Boylan: 373 3- Woodstock Marian: 377 4- Belvidere: 383 5- Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge): 385 6- Rockton Hononegah: 389 7- McHenry: 409 8- Fox Lake Grant: 422 9- Freeport: 433 10- Machesney Park Harlem: 567 Advancing teams: Rockford Guilford, Rockford Boylan, Woodstock Marian Advancing individuals Maxine Nesemeier, Freeport: 72 Morgan McNulty, Belvidere: 86 Joely Pugliese, McHenry: 87 Kenna Miles, Woodstock: 87 Morgan Taylor, Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge): 91 Emily Schultz, Rockton Hononegah: 92 Sophia Pascente, Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge): 93 Grace VanHyfte, Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge): 96 Hope Markley, Rockton Hononegah: 96 Kylie Diana, Fox Lake Grant: 96

NISHOF INDUCTION BANQUET The 2017 Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held Saturday at Manny’s Pizza in Savanna. The evening will begin with an “attitude adjustment” at 5:45 p.m., dinner at 6:30, and the program to follow. Thirteen individuals and two teams will be honored that evening. Inductees include: Chadwick’s Craig Mock, Brian Wurster of Elizabeth, Hanover’s Larry Mulholland, Bill Huisenga of Fulton, Lanark’s Weston Burkholder, Joe Daughenbaugh of Lena-Winslow, Dawn (Miller) Speer of Milledgeville, Morrison’s Harlan Tiesman, Thomas Joyce of Mount Carroll, Pearl City’s Megan Lawler, Todd Baber of Stockton, Greg Duerr of Scales Mound, and Tim Halfman of Thomson. The Honor Teams will be the 1976 East Dubuque football team and the 1949 Carroll County rural youth softball State Champion Fast Pitch boys softball team. A limited number of banquet tickets are available for $25 each. For tickets, call 563-4513094.

Royalty at Resthave

Residents, family members, staff, and visitors at Resthave Home in Morrison recently voted for this year’s kings and queens. In front of a car are Nursing King Alan Geerts and his Queen, Dottie Egberts. Photos submitted by Karla Burn.

Assisted Living King Paul Huizenga rode in a car with his Queen, Wilma Huizenga.

IN BRIEF Statehouse candidate to stop in Savanna SAVANNA – Joan Padilla, a Democratic candidate for the 71st District state representative seat, will have a meet and greet program at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at Manny’s, 211 Main St. The Republican incumbent, Tony McCombie, is from Savanna. The primary is in March, with the election in November 2018.

Calf sale Saturday in Freeport FREEPORT – The 32nd annual Northwest Illinois Club Calf Sale will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds, 2250 S. Walnut Road. Cattle will be ready for viewing at 5:30 p.m. David Koning is the auctioneer. The Eastland FFA will present the sale Email Cindy Feltmeyer, Eastland FFA adviser, at cfeltmeyer@eatland308.com or call her at 815297-2492, Bradly Johnson at 815-541-9071, or Koning at 608-325-9808 for more information.

LOCAL NEWS

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Floodplain building demolition nears in Pearl City PRAIRIE ADVOCATE STAFF

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PEARL CITY – Work to tear down homes damaged by July flooding could start as soon as next week. The Pearl City Council voted Oct. 2 to approve Kleckner Demolition from Stockton demolishing the first five of 22 properties in a 100-year floodplain. The most recent severe flooding took place in late July.

“We applied for a federal grant, but had to wait for the state,” Mayor Robert Knoup said. Knoup said Kleckner will remove the first five properties starting Oct. 17, with another seven to be bid later in October. A previous Prairie Advocate story reported Pearl City suffered repetitive structural flood losses in 2002, 2008, 2010, and 2011, when significant flood-

ing occurred on the Pecatonica River that caused extremely high water levels on Yellow Creek, as well as tremendous backwater conditions on the Goldmine Tributary. Even though not all structures included in the project are mapped into either the Goldmine Tributary or Yellow Creek floodplain, backwater from the river created significant water levels around

by repetitive flooding, and the state of Illinois would provide the remaining 25 percent. The $2.1 million will fund demolition of 22 structures and clearing of their properties, and reshaping the properties to safe and manageable conditions. Once the state completed a budget, the state funds became available to release so the project could proceed.

Protect yourself and your family with a flu shot! Influenza (“flu”) isn’t anything to mess around with – it can be serious or even deadly for elderly people, newborn babies, and people who have certain chronic illnesses.

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structures outside the 100-year floodplain. Historically, many residents and a few commercial property owners were forced to evacuate each time flooding occurred. Under the Pearl City Flood Hazard Mitigation agreement, the federal government will provide 75 percent of the $2.1 million needed to acquire and remove those floodplain properties designated as affected

Help your body fight off the flu this year by getting a flu shot at one of FHN’s flu shot clinics, open to the public at convenient locations across northwest Illinois. If you are an adult under 65 years of age, you will get a quadrivalent vaccine that protects against 4 strains of influenza for $28. If you’re 65 or over, you will receive a high-dose version of the vaccine ($62). There will be no out-of-pocket expense if you are covered by Medicare Part B (please present Medicare card) or a Medicare HMO accepted by FHN (there’s a list available at each location; covered persons MUST present the Medicare HMO card instead of the Medicare card for the billing process). All immunizations not covered by Medicare or a Medicare HMO must be paid for by cash or check payable to FHN. The prices shown here are only available at these flu shot clinics; other rates may apply in FHN offices. No other insurance coverage can be accepted at these flu shot clinics, and per government regulations, no Medicaid cards can be accepted at these locations. Because of federal guidelines to prevent identity theft, everyone must present a photo ID to receive an immunization. Children can only be immunized if a written prescription from a physician indicating dosage is presented. You should NOT receive a flu shot at any of these clinics if you: • Are allergic to eggs or the flu vaccine • Are ill or have a fever • Have a depressed immune system Please contact your healthcare provider or call FHN toll-free at 1-877-6000-FHN (1-877-600-0346) ext. 945 for assistance in finding a provider if you can’t receive a vaccination due to the above restrictions. For more information, visit www.fhn.org.

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LANARK

Lanark High School Class of 1957 reunites BY SHARON FOLK YOECKEL Submitted to Prairie Advocate The Lanark High School Class of 1957 recently celebrated its 60th class reunion. Members and guests gathering on Friday, July 14, at Sharon Warneke Kurth’s home in Pearl City were Jane Bowers, of Rockford; Dave Bowman and Betty, of Weyerhauser, Wisconsin, and Gardner, Kansas; Roger Bremmer and Karen, of Shannon; Kenny Carbaugh and Linda, of Pearl City; Duane Kruse and Doris, of Lanark; Ralfe Lichty and Lucy, of New Bern, North Carolina; Betty Rademaker Roberts and Denny, of Chadwick; Denny Rippy and Alnona, of Leola, Pennsylvania; Janet Traum Hoover, of Sterling; Sharon Warneke Kurth, of Pearl City; and Sharon Folk Yoeckel, of Lanark. A catered dinner, fellowship, pictures and memorabilia, were shared. “One-Liners”from the “Fifties” were read; and short unsigned high school memories, filled out by each classmate, were passed out and read

by each other, while trying to figure out who wrote them! The Friday evening group, joined by Leatrice Lynch Bicksler, of Leaf River, and her guest, Ron Kuntzelman; and Ron Helms and wife, Patty, of Urbandale, Iowa; attended the Lanark, Shannon, Eastland Alumni Banquet at the Masonic Temple in Freeport on Saturday evening, July 15, where they were introduced as one of the honored classes. The following Sunday morning, some of the group shared a breakfast brunch at The Rafters near Lena. During the weekend, memories were shared of class members who have passed away: James Fulrath, Dennis Lamoreux, Russell Zier, Jr., Mary Ann Morris, Gary Smith, Larry Grove, Allan Zink; John Birchen, Jr., and most recently, Mary Poffenberger Rogers. Mary’s husband, Ken Rogers of Napa, California, Lanark High Class of 1956, joined us at the Alumni Banquet. Class members unable to attend were Gary

Pictured at the Lanark High School class of 1957 reunion were (front row, from left) Sharon Folk Yoeckel, Janet Traum Hoover, Jane Bowers, Leatrice Lynch Bicksler, Betty Rademaker Roberts, Sharon Warneke Kurth, and Kenneth Carbaugh; (back, from left) Roger Bremmer, David Bowman, Ralfe Karl Lichty, Ron Helms, Dennis Rippy, and Duane Kruse. Hawbecker, of Normal; Sharon Kloepping, of Palm Coast, Florida; JoAnne Cole Lichty, of

Littleton, Colorado; Jim Lowe, of Lena; Mike Lower, of Delray Beach, Florida and Prudence

Island, Rhode Island; David Piesen, of North Ridgeville, Ohio; Larry Rostron, of New Lenox;

Jim Sloan, of Mims, Florida; and Barbara Vietmeyer Gerdes, of Elgin, Arizona.

SAVANNA

Entries wanted for Savanna art show by Oct. 19 PRAIRIE ADVOCATE STAFF SAVANNA – Entries can be submitted by Oct. 19 for Palisades Art League’s 56th annual art show and sale, taking place Oct. 21 and 22 at West Carroll Primary School, 2215 Wacker Road.

Activities will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 21 and noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 22 in the school cafeteria. Monetary prizes will be given for amateur and advanced winners in Best of Show selections in both photography and fine art categories. Other competitors will receive ribbons.

League members will choose one of their own to receive the PAL Peer Award. Guests of the show will be able to vote for the People’s Choice Award, for both art and photography. All artists of any skill may enter. Artwork will be divid-

ed by painting, mixed media, drawing, dimensional works, photography, and computer-generated art at both the amateur and advanced levels. Young artists’ works will be judged separately. Entries will be separated by category, including Por-

trait/Figure, Landscapes/ Seascapes, Abstracts, Still Life, Nature and Action. Final media grouping will be based on the number of works entered and the judges’ discretion.

See ART SHOW, Page 23

LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF ROCKFORD – Foresight Financial Group Inc.’s board chairman, John L. Jeschke, resigned Sept. 30 on his 71st birthday. Robert W. Stenstrom has become the chairman. Jeschke joined the board in 2000, and served as chairman since 2006. He previously served on the board of directors at State Bank of Davis and Lena State Bank.

Citizens State Bank CEO to retire in April LENA – Citizens State Bank President and CEO Frederick “Fritz” Kuhlmeier will retire in April, after 28 years with the company. In a press release, CSB announced that Kuhlmeier will continue as president and CEO of First Lena Corp., the bank’s holding company, and will remain on CSB’s board of directors. Amy Baker, the current chief financial officer at CSB, will succeed Kuhlmeier as president and CEO. She joined CSB in 2002 as its controller, and First Lena as its treasurer.

• ART SHOW Continued from Page 22 All artwork must be original, never previously entered in a PAL show, and be properly framed with wire hangers, not modern back bar hangers. Nude art is not acceptable. The league reserves the right to accept, reject or re-classify any entry. This year, work from young artists will be judged separately. Their entry fee is $1 per piece, while league members can enter art for $2 per piece, and non-members for $3. Fees for PAL members will be $2, and non members $3. Registration for entries must be sent to Palisades Art League, P.O. Box 125, Savanna, IL 61074. All registered artwork will need to

be delivered between 5 and 8 p.m. Oct. 20 to the school. The judge’s critique will start at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 21 for both photography and fine art. All artists and photographers may attend. Heartland Pet Welfare will have a food concession. A progressive painting will be raffled off this year, along with some other donated prizes. Tickets are $1 each, or $5 for seven, and can be purchased from any league member or at the door. Email PalisadesArtLeague1961@gmail. com or call President Sandy Dunlap at 815 2444507 or Judy Gentile at 815 273-1143; or send a request to PAL, Box 125, Savanna, IL 61074; or like the league on Facebook to receive brochures, entry forms, and information.

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