SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
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SUBMITTED BY ELIAZBETH BONTZ
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Welcome to your Favorite Farm Photos! Sauk Valley readers entered their favorite farm photos into our gallery. The readers voted and the photo that received the highest number of votes appears on our cover! COVER PHOTO: SUBMITTED BY ELIAZBETH BONTZ KEVIN BONTZ AND DAUGHTER EVELYN - Daddy-Daughter time at the fair.
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SUBMITTED BY JERSEY WITTENAUER RAISED WITH LOVE - Little moments like this is what farm life is all about
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SUBMITTED BY KELLY FOSTER JUNE FULL BLOOM - All Good Things Lavender Farm, Amboy IL… I am so glad we created this beautiful space! The bees and butterflies are hard at work and the plants are just soaking up as much sun as they can.
SUBMITTED BY LOIS BARTELT LOADING CHUTE KIDS - When not in use for cattle this loading chute serves as a hymn apparatus for kids.
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SUBMITTED BY JESSIE LINDSKOG FARM SUMMER SUNSET - Captured while enjoying an evening on our family farm.
SUBMITTED BY PAMELA FLUCK A GIRL ON THE FARM - A girl loving love life in the farm
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SUBMITTED BY BRUCE DVORAK AFTER THE RAIN - I got out of the machine just to take photo of rainbow, to my surprise, this turned out great!
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SUBMITTED BY ELIAZBETH BONTZ KEVIN BONTZ AND DAUGHTER EVELYN - Daddy-Daughter time at the fair.
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