PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 135 • NO. 33
Prophetstown, Illinois
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024 • $1.00
MEET THE PANTHERS Earleen Hinton
Erie-Prophetstown’s Nolan Gerlacher (center) hits the blocking sled as he works on technique with teammates during practice Aug. 16 in Prophetstown. Meet the Panthers is at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Erie High School. The Panthers travel to Bureau County on Saturday, Aug. 24, for a preseason scrimmage with the Storm at 6:30 p.m. and open the regular season at Kewanee on Friday, Aug. 30.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Orchestra back on stage
‘Jekyll & Hyde’ at TLP
Featured Garden award
Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s 71st season to begin in September / 4
Timber Lake Playhouse presents epic struggle between good and evil through Aug. 25 / 4
Morrison Garden Club honor goes to Dani Mills for the Mills’ home in Morrison / 7
REGIONAL NEWS
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past............................6 Property Transfers ............................. 13 Your Health.........................................6 Churches...........................................14-15 Ancestor Project ..................................12 Classifieds........................................17-20 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
DEATHS Mary Jane Fiet, Yin Ting “Betty” Perkins / 4