Fulton_Journal-04-09-2024

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Coots sit on a log on Saturday, April 6, in the Mississippi River backwaters along the access road to Lock & Dam 13 north of Fulton. The area is a prime spot to see water birds.

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FACE upcoming grant application opens April 14

Fulton’s community foundation, the Fulton Association for Community Enrichment (FACE), has streamlined its grant application process to allow organizations to submit applications annually to be considered for grants from any of several funds.

The upcoming grant application cycle opens April 14 and closes May 31 and distributes grant dollars from four funds: the D.S. Flikkema Foundation, the FACE Community Impact Endowment, Harbor Crest Legacy Endowment and the Fulton Gardens Fund.

There are two separate applications that may be submitted, one for the Fulton Gardens Fund and another for the other endowments.

In addition to making the application process easier, it also allows applicants to apply for larger-sized grants than otherwise since grant dollars could come out

of multiple funds. For the 2024 grant cycle, the maximum grant amount that can be requested is $5,000.

Nonprofit organizations serving Fulton are encouraged to apply for a grant. Previous grants have been awarded to help fund community programs, technology upgrades, community beautification, safety equipment and so much more for the Fulton community. Applicants should keep in mind that FACE grants are not generally awarded for maintenance of buildings, salaries or building projects.

FACE is an affiliate of the Quad Cities Community Foundation and uses its online grants application system that allows applicants to complete, save and submit their grant application in one place and have ongoing access to it. Nonprofits must first create an organizational profile and login information

Visit Schmaling Memorial Public Library and make plans for summer gardening

In anticipation of sunny, warm days of spring, let’s start making plans for summer gardening. Begin now by sowing seeds in soil inside or drawing up plans for a small garden patch in your backyard. It could be lovely, fragrant flowers or yummy fresh healthy vegetables.

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Schmaling Memorial Public Library is the place to begin. Stop by to find a book on how to improve your gardening skills. While you are there, pick up a couple of free seed packets.

The Whiteside Master Gardeners of University of Illinois Extension are providing the seeds free of charge to encourage others to try gardening. It is great exercise and inspiring after a long winter. The challenge is fun, and eventually leads to eating healthy fruits and vegetables. You might even share with your neighbors.

Visit Schmaling Memorial Public Library at 501 10th Avenue, Fulton, to browse the seed packet catalog.

on the system before being able to submit a grant application. Go to fultonface.org and then click on the “Grants” link to get started.

For help with grant questions or technical assistance applying online, contact Dave Ray at FACEcf@qccommunityfoundation.org. All applications must be submitted through this online system no later than May 31 and applicants will be notified by email shortly after grant decisions have been made.

These grants are made possible because of donors who have given to FACE’s funds to support great things going on in Fulton. Donations of any size are appreciated at anytime online via https://tinyurl.com/lovefulton or by mailing a check to FACE at PO Box 292, Fulton IL 61252.

FACE can be followed on Instagram @ fultonface.

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Browse the seed packet catalog at Schmaling Memorial Public Library.

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Vehicles representing teen’s life accompany funeral procession

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

River Cities Quilters Guild

to meet April 16 in Fulton

The River Cities Quilters Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St.

The speaker will be Jeanette Dwyer, who is a teacher, speaker, quilter and quilt appraiser.

Dwyer’s quilt journey began when she was 18 years old when she asked a neighbor to teach her to quilt.

Dwyer has owned a quilt shop and was schooled in Paducah, Kentucky, on becoming a quilt appraiser. She will be available for quilt appraisals before the meeting by calling her at 309-936-7618.

Anyone interested in fiber arts is welcome to attend the meeting.

Whiteside County Cattlemen’s Association banquet is April 19

The Whiteside County Cattleman’s Association will hold its 2024 spring banquet and scholarship fundraiser

Friday, April 19, at New Life Church, 702 W. Lynn Blvd., in Sterling.

The evening begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m. A program featuring Dr. Temple Grandin starts at 7 p.m. and a live auction will follow.

CJ Brown paintings will be available to buy in the lobby.

Tickets are $20 and only will be sold in advance.

To order tickets, call Jake Perino at 815-303-8510, Brad Spears at 815-7184771, Emily Dirks at 815-718-5737 or Connie Spears at 815-718-4770.

By ALEX T. PASCHAL apaschal@shawmedia.com

Mourners with vehicles of all kinds

paid tribute Thursday, April 4, to Jayden Hanson. The 14-year-old was killed with two others in a crash last week near Tampico.

Cellist to close Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s 70th season

Cellist Anthony Arnone is the guest artist who will close the Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s 70th concert season.

The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 20, in the Vernon Cook Theater at Clinton High School, 817 Eighth Ave. S., in Clinton, Iowa. Arnone will play the famous Elgar Cello Concerto with the orchestra, conducted by Brian Dollinger. Also on the program is Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony.

Admission is by season ticket or individual tickets, which are available at the door for $20 for adults. All students are admitted free. An adult accompanying a student will be admitted for half price.

Full program notes are available online at www.clintonsymphony.org.

‘Aprons on Display’ presentation

April

23 at Odell library

Connie Barr will present a program about her apron collection at 6:30 p.m. April 23 at the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. in Morrison.

Barr owned a quilt shop on U.S. 30 on the west edge of Morrison in the old schoolhouse in Unionville, which was open for fabric, lessons and quilting parties. Barr has been sewing since she was 7 years old.

Barr had no interest in apron collecting until a collection was given to her and the fabric caught her eye. Some of her aprons are from the 1920s and 1930s.

Photos by Alex T. Paschal LEFT: Melanie Gibson and Bentley Buck affix a banner in memory of Jayden Hanson onto the back of a truck April 4. Prophetstown mourned and laid Hanson to rest Thursday with a funeral procession of vehicles. ABOVE: Three John Deere tractors lead a section of mourners April 4 during the funeral procession. BELOW: Mourners in vehicles proceed April 4 to Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown.

BELOW LEFT: Mourners file to the gravesite of Hanson at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown. Hanson died March 28 in a traffic crash along with two friends near Tampico.

TLP announces performance opportunities, workshops for youths ENTERTAINMENT

By CHARLENE BIELEMA cbielema@shawmedia.com

MOUNT CARROLL – Timber Lake Playhouse again will offer workshops and classes in the arts this summer as well as performance opportunities for youths ages 6 to 18.

“I’m very excited to see the interest in our summer programs,” TLP Executive Director Dan Danielowski said. “Our youth production of ‘Matilda Jr.’ last season was so successful that we’re offering these types of opportunities again this summer.”

The high school theater intensive workshop runs from July 8 to 27. This

OBITUARIES

DELORES KAY RUS

Born: December 15, 1941 in Clinton, IA

Died: April 7, 2024 in Fulton, IL

DELORES KAY RUS, 82, of Fulton, IL, died Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her home.

Her funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home with Rev. Chuck Huckaby, pastor at First Reformed Church in Fulton, officiating. A visitation will be held prior to the service starting at 10:30 AM until the time of the funeral. Interment will be at Fulton Township Cemetery. A memorial has been established to Fulton Reformed Church.

Delores was born December 15, 1941, in Clinton, IA, to Clarence J. and Adeline (Dornbush) Rus. She was educated in the Albany Grade School and was a 1959 graduate of Fulton High School. Delores began her professional career with Sears and Roebuck

IRMA RUTH HOOGHEEM

Born: February 20, 1929 in Albany, IL

Died: March 24, 2024 in Savanna, IL

Irma Ruth Hoogheem, 95, of Fulton, died Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, IL.

Irma was born on February 20, 1929, in Albany, the daughter of Ralph and Gertrude (Vogel) Brondyke. She attended Albany schools and graduated from Fulton High School. Irma married Dwight Hoogheem on June 28, 1949, in Albany, IL. They made their home in Fulton, where Irma was a homemak-

workshop is for high school actors, singers, dancers, technicians and other creatives. Participants will gain the tools necessary to perform onstage, help produce shows at their school and ace college auditions.

During the workshop, high school students will produce and perform in the all-area high school musical production of “Ride the Cyclone, High School Edition.”

“Ride the Cyclone” chronicles the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir whose lives are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller

invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other – the chance to return to life.

This popular musical is a funny, moving look at what makes a life welllived. “Ride the Cyclone” will be performed from July 23 to 27. The cost of the workshop is $200.

TLP’s Next Stage Junior Theatre will produce “The Lion King Jr.” from July 1 to 6. There will be no performance July 4.

Scholarships are available for TLP’s summer workshops. Visit the TLP website or call the box office at 815-244-2035 to inquire about applying for a scholarship.

in Clinton, IA, later working at Zirkelbach Refrigeration, also in Clinton. Most recently, she dedicated 15 years of service to the former Fulton Press, Inc. before retiring in 2002. She was a former member and Sunday School teacher at Trinity Reformed Church in Fulton and a current member of First Reformed Church. Delores found joy in reading and watching good movies. She enjoyed feeding the birds and watching the various wildlife (turkeys, racoons, fox, squirrels and deer) in the backyard. She loved spending time with friends and relatives, especially her friend and caregiver, Cindy Abbott. She enjoyed dining out at various restaurants, including her favorite Rastrelli’s. Delores was a kind and generous person. She was small in stature but large in character and integrity. She will be greatly missed.

Survivors include several cousins; best friend, Marilyn Williams; friend and caregiver, Cindy Abbott.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her twin sister, Doris F. Rus.

To send online condolences go to www. bosmarenkes.com

er. In addition to caring for her family, she served with her husband for 26 years as the custodian at the Second Reformed Church in Fulton (presently Crossview Church). The endeavor was a family affair to ensure the facility was in “Dutch Clean” shape for Sunday services. In addition to serving as custodian at her church, she served with the Willing Workers and the Harbor Crest Auxiliary.

Irma is remembered as a kind and gracious lady. She had a quiet gentle faith that was exemplified by the way she raised her children and treated other people. She enjoyed visiting with family, friends, and neighbors; she loved having people over for coffee, backyard picnics, and Sunday night visits. She also enjoyed sewing, cake decorating, embroidering, crystal and Delft collecting, jigsaw puzzles, and word searches. She and Dwight

“The Lion King Jr.” features classic songs from the Broadway musical and animated feature film, including “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “He Lives in You” and “Hakuna Matata.” Young performers also will get the chance to learn a wide range of new theatrical skills, such as mask-making and puppetry, encouraging them to explore this story with creativity and pride.

All youths will audition and be cast in a specific role during the first week of the workshop. They then will learn songs and choreography, build sets and props and perfect their parts during the workshop. Participants will receive instruction in vocal technique, acting, stage movement and auditioning.

This workshop and production runs from June 17 through July 6 and is open to youths ages 5 to 18. The cost for this production workshop is $100 and includes a script and T-shirt.

One of the most popular of the TLP workshops is the children’s theater workshop. This summer, TLP will be holding two sessions of the CTW on July 6 and Aug. 3. The class runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The July 6 workshop concludes with a ticket to the matinee performance of “The Lion King Jr.” The cost for the children’s theater workshop is $50. The workshop is open to children ages 6 to 12.

enjoyed traveling; they first pulled a camper exploring the US with family; later, with friends, they traveled to more exotic places, including walking the Great Wall of China and riding elephants in India. In later years, she volunteered at the Windmill Cultural Center’s Gift Shop.

Survivors include her two daughters, Pam Innis of Springfield, IL and Penny (Sam) Lubben of Chattanooga, TN; her two sons, Darrell (Rita) Hoogheem of Oskaloosa, IA, and Dan (Linda) Hoogheem of Mohawk, NY; eight grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Doris Vandermyde of Morrison and Marcia (Gerald) Meinsma of Morrison; and sisters-in-law, Elma (LaVerne) Sterenberg of Fulton, Carol Hoogheem of Ogden, KS, and Sally Hoogheem of Manchester, NJ. In addition to her parents, Irma was pre-

Also available are classes aimed at students as young as 3 years old. TLP has partnered with the Virtual BabySitter’s Club to give patrons full access to all artistic and creative virtual sessions for kids ages 3 to 12. These sessions are conducted by professional performers from Broadway and beyond in a live, interactive virtual experience.

TLP Reads is a series of books read by Timber Lake Playhouse actors and teaching artists. Partner teachers from around the country use these videos as part of their reading curriculum. The series also is available for parents to use with their children. These books are targeted for primary and elementary reading levels.

Timber Lake Teaches is a series of instructional videos designed to empower the emerging musical theater performer. With classes that both develop technical skills and encourage participants to infuse those skills with their individuality, it’s about leveling up in a way that feels true to yourself.

Getting into a show at every level can feel like an additional skill set and working professionals will walk participants through those aspects. Whether you want to improve simply for the love of performing or turn your passion into a career, Timber Lake Teaches can help you on your path.

Visit the TLP website at www.timberlakeplayhouse.org to see the list of classes available this summer or call the box office at 815-244-2035 for more information. Registration is open and can be done online or through the box office.

ceded in death by her husband of almost 69 years on May 2, 2018; a sister, Lois Norman, and a sister in infancy, Darlene; a brother, Robert Brondyke; and her beloved granddaughter, Colleen Hoogheem.

A visitation will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 4:00-6:00 PM at the McDonald Funeral Home in Fulton. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Fulton Township Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at Crossview Church after the burial.

Memorials may be made in her memory to Crossview Church in Fulton, De Immigrant Windmill and Windmill Cultural Center, or the Alzheimer’s Association. For online condolences, please visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com.

Mickelson’s Landing in Fulton closed for repairs April 9-18

FULTON – Mickelson’s Landing in Fulton will be closed for repairs from April 9-18 to repair damage caused by flooding and high winds during the past year.

Repairs will include the access road, parking lot, boat ramp, kiosk, wood rail fence, fishing platforms and removal of downed trees.

Access to the cabins located north of the landing will be open but repairs to the access road leading down to the cabins may cause some delay as the road will be graded and gravel added, according to a news release.

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the most visited refuge in the United States. The refuge extends 261 miles along the Upper Mississippi River from Wabasha, Minnesota, to Princeton, Iowa, protecting and preserving habitat for migratory birds, fish and other wildlife.

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Both drivers involved in Tampico triple fatal crash cited

By KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@shawmedia.com

The driver of a pickup truck that investigators said failed to stop at an intersection, resulting in the deaths of his three passengers, has been cited for failure to stop and for violating his graduated license restrictions.

The driver of the semitractor-trailer that hit the pickup also has been cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Keyan L. Crow, 17, of Deer Grove, was driving his 2003 Ford pickup north on Luther Road just outside of Tampico shortly before 1 p.m. March 28. He failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a semi that was eastbound on Hahnaman Road, Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker said.

Jayden Hanson and Channing

POLICE REPORTS

Morrison police

Citations

March 26

Robert Box, 69, Morrison, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and operating an uninsured motor vehicle

March 28

Female juvenile, 17, Dixon, speeding

March 29

Swertfeger, both 14, and Douglas “DJ” Dorathy, 16, died at the scene.

Crow was cited for disobeying a stop sign and because until he turns 18, the number of passengers he is allowed to carry is limited to one person younger than 20, unless the passenger or passengers are siblings. His first court appearance is May 20.

Crow, who was cited April 2 but not identified until court records were filed last week, was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, although a meal train for his family has been organized because of some sort of surgery the teen is facing in the wake of the crash.

The semi driver, Korey L. Hostetler, 29, also of Deer Grove, was not injured. He was driving for Fairfield Specialty Eggs in Deer Grove. His initial court appearance is May 25.

Andrew Schoenig, 20, Clinton, Iowa, speeding

Timothy VanZuiden, 59, Morrison, expired registration sticker

March 30

Female juvenile, 17, Morrison, disobeyed stop sign

March 31

Elizabeth Bushnell, 33, Morrison, speeding, operating a vehicle with expired registration, operating a vehicle

All four boys were Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico High School/ Middle School students. Channing was an eighth grader.

Meanwhile, no services are planned for a 41-year-old Rock Falls man hit and killed by a semi less than a week later, on Wednesday, April 3, as he was driving a tractor south of Rock Falls.

According to his obituary posted on the Law Jones Funeral Home website, Matthew Dean Miller, formerly of Chadwick, worked for several area farms over the years. Among others, he is survived by his children, Madalynn, Derek and Brooklyn; his father, Jeff Miller of Fairhaven; and siblings, Shelly Lantz and Jonathan Miller, both of Chadwick.

Miller was northbound on Route 40 about 9:20 a.m. and preparing to turn

west onto Route 172/Star Road when a northbound semitrailer entered the southbound lane to overtake the tractor. The two vehicles collided at the intersection and went off the northwest side of the road, Booker said.

Miller died at the scene.

The semi driver, Gustavo Cervantes, 39, of Crest Hill, was treated at CGH Medical Center in Sterling and released.

Cervantes was cited for improper passing within 100 feet of an intersection.

The crash, which closed Route 40 for about six hours, occurred about seven miles northeast of the scene of the collision in which the teens died.

Both vehicles were insured, court records show.

Both crashes remain under investigation, Booker said April 5.

with suspended registration

April 1

Eyler Jackson, 19, Monticello, Wisconsin, no valid registration

April 4

Vincent Bush, 57, Morrison, speeding

April 5

Cheng Lo, 54, Mount Sinai, New York, speeding

Fulton police

April 4

Steven E. Frederick of Fulton was arrested for improper lane use and driving under the influence in the 500 block of 13th Avenue. He was released with a notice to appear.

These are charges and all people are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

Earleen Hinton

Northbound motorists on Route 84 between Fulton and Thomson wait for the signal to change Saturday, April 6. The road is down to one lane for bridge work.

The fascia and chronic pain syndrome is discussed

By STEPHEN D. HARRISON, M.D.

To open up our imagery of the fascia, think of Spider-Man. If there is anything to the energy and abilities of Spider-Man, it assuredly comes from his having harnessed the power of the fascia giving him incredible flexibility and elasticity. By the same token, he loses energy and power when it is tethered down and bound up. The same is true for you and me. The fascia is a connective tissue that covers the body from head to toe in a very connected fashion. It is involved in virtually every chronic pain syndrome when it is not mobile and elastic.

It’s not only connected head to toe, but it connects with its neighbors in terms of bundles.

The brain bundle represents stored power for a future reference. Often when something resembles a similar impulse that caused pain, the same pain will happen once again when the signal is fired by anything that looks like the original provoking element. This recruitment of the neighbor in a negative fashion is known as smudging. It is helpful to identify smudging pain in order to retrain the brain literally one step at a time. In order to get out of chronic pain, it is important

for the brain to learn that a given area of the body is not in immediate danger, unlike the signal that the brain bundle seems to be giving. The book “Taming Pain” by Cheryl Wardlaw is full of insights on how to do exactly that.

In the system of chronic pain, inflammation is brought about by stress and poor nutrition, which contributes heavily to the ongoing cycle of pain. Deep breathing becomes a very important element as underscored by Diana Hansen in her book on “Fascia Decompression” subtitled The Missing Link in Self Care.

Heat that is generated by the muscle known as the diaphragm with breathing helps to warm the fluids in the core that allow for better movement of the fascia and other tissues. This helps to free up the fascia with up to 2,000 pounds per square inch force. Now the Spider-Man analogy does not seem so far-fetched. A gentle method using much softer material is found in the book “The Melt Method” by Sue Hitzman. Another softer device and method is by Jill Miller using the Coregeous ball.

Even the thoughts we choose help with our healing as demonstrated scientifically that the frequency of love is the same as the frequency of healthy DNA.

We might add that letting go of stress or past inflicted harm can be helpful with healing. Some have said affliction, whether outside or self-induced, becomes inflammation. All of the measures to release fascia are done in order to relieve trapped waste, which leads to adhesions or areas that are stuck down. These adhesions need to be melted away.

Hansen points to several key areas on the body that must be freed up. From the head down, the tongue is the only muscle in the body with one connection. It is important to place the free end in the docking station, which is at the ridge of the roof of the mouth behind the teeth. The next area is the rib cage, which supports the neck and everything above.

The rectal area and the feet are the final two areas to focus on. Block therapy, which Hansen teaches, can help to free up tethered and bound up fascia that affects other major areas downstream, including frozen shoulder. When the rib cage is not functioning properly, this impacts the organs of heart and lungs.

This rib fascia carries over into the abdominal cavity on the stomach, pancreas, liver and gallbladder. This has many downstream implications. In addition to poor function, these increase dis-

placement of organs and has people appearing heavier than they need to be. In fact, Hansen argues fat is more about displaced fascia than it is about fat itself. Final areas to focus on include tightening of the muscles of the rectum and perineum and finally those of the feet that contribute to plantar fasciitis. Block therapy can help in all of these areas.

Exercises and techniques also are detailed in the book by Wardlaw. She demonstrates how fascia planes and chains interact to allow for smooth flow or are bound up and contribute to chronic pain. She shows how the fascia system works hand in hand with the endocrine system, organ mobility and tailbone mobility, along with the lymphatic system. She further notes tracking down and resolving pain is looking at the many factors one by one in a detective-like fashion involving nerve root pain and trigger point muscle pain along with all of the above. Good posture puts all of this together and avoids overload, overstretch and deterioration.

Todd Dierks, an astute practitioner, does neuromuscular treatment that helps to free up the fascia by trying to uncover the site of an original injury and the downstream implications.

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DUTCH DAYS BRIEFS

Mark your calendars for Dutch Days on May 3-5

Mark your calendars for Fulton’s 50th annual Dutch Days Festival scheduled for Friday, May 3, Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5.

Celebrate Fulton’s Dutch Heritage through events that include dancing, Windmill tours, 5K walk/run, a fashion show of traditional Dutch costumes, street scrubbing, a parade, arts and crafts and food vendors.

Look for more details coming soon.

Antique tractors needed for Dutch Days

Organizers are seeking antique tractors to be displayed at the Dutch Days Festival in Fulton.

Tractors can be exhibited on May 3 or 4 or both days. The display will be located on First Street between 10th and 11th avenues, directly east of the old Drives building, and there will be overnight security on Friday night. There also are 12 tractor spots available in the parade this year.

If you’re interested in participating, contact Curt or Lori Temple at 815-499-8591 or loritemple1961@gmail. com by April 22.

Street scrubbers needed for Dutch Days

Dutch Days organizers are seeking street scrubbers for the festival on the first weekend of May.

Volunteers are an integral part of the tradition and festivities, scrubbing the streets before the Dutch Days parade Saturday, May 4.

Anyone interested in street scrubbing activities is encouraged to get involved. Both adults and children are welcome to be street scrubbers, with adult scrub -

bers especially being needed. In recent years, adult men have been needed as water throwers for the scrubbers.

To be eligible to participate in street scrubbing, one must be in a Dutch costume consisting of a cap, dress or pants and shoes. Wooden shoes are preferred, although leather shoes are appropriate with some costumes. Each street scrubber is asked to bring his or her own broom or pail; a limited supply will be available for those who need them.

Those wishing to participate in street

scrubbing or who have questions should call Jeanine Tufty at 563-249-7621.

Registration open for Dutch Days 5K

Join runners and walkers for the Steve Klooster Memorial Run/Walk on Saturday, May 4.

Cost for the run/walk is $30 by April 21 with a guaranteed T-shirt. Registration will increase to $35 after that date. Make checks payable to Fulton Dutch Days Committee and mail to River Bend District Office, 1110 Third St., Fulton, IL 61252. Packet/shirt pickup will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 29 to May 3 at the district office.

Gather your family, friends and coworkers and head to KT3 Fitness in Fulton, where the race begins at 8:30 a.m. Registration begins at 7:15 a.m. Medals will be awarded for first, second and third place for six age divisions. The overall winners of the 5K men’s and women’s divisions will get $50. The awards presentation will be at 9 a.m. on the east side of KT3. After-race snacks and drinks will be provided.

Registration forms are available at KT3, 912 Fourth St., or register online at GetMeRegistered.com/DutchDays5k.

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Troy and Alicia Sikkema of Fulton and daughter Blakely check out a restored 1948 Allis Chalmers WD tractor owned by Curt and Lori Temple, organizers of the antique tractor display, at last year’s Dutch Days Festival.

1964: Fulton State Bank makes donation to Harbor Crest Home

60 Years

April 8, 1964

The Fulton State Bank has made a donation of $3,000 to the Harbor Crest Home. The gift was approved at a special meeting of the board of directors of the bank. President Henry Kiefer said, “This contribution is made in line with the bank’s policy of assuming its responsibilities for community development to the greatest possible extent.”

After many weeks of careful planning and preliminary work, the financial campaign for Harbor Crest Home will get underway next week with more than 140 workers in the field. All captains and other workers are urged to attend a kickoff meeting when final instructions will be given. Mark Morris, owner of the Lafayette Hotel and chairman of the board of the Martin Morris Company in Clinton, gave the Harbor Crest Home campaign a big boost this week by sending checks totaling $300.

50 Years

April 10, 1974

George Busch was hired as Fulton’s first full-time park superintendent and director of the recreation program during a special City Council meeting. He will receive an annual salary of $2,400 and begin duties May 1. He will direct the 10-week summer recreation activities. In addition, he has signed a contract with the city to clean parks and restrooms, mow the grass in all

city parks and maintain park equipment.

The public is invited to attend a meeting at the Fulton Legion Home to hear an updated report on flood control plans for the Fulton area. The meeting has been requested by the U.S. Corps of Engineers to explain some recent changes in flood control plans and everyone interested may have an opportunity to express opinions.

40 Years

April 11, 1984

Howard Swanson, a member of the board of trustees of the Fulton Fire Protection District, presented a check and accepted the keys for a new firetruck from Lee Goodman, representative of Essential Sales and Services, Inc., who supplied the piece of firefighting equipment. The truck carries a large 1,000-gallon water tank and is modern in design. The cost of the vehicle and equipment was $86,000.

A change in Fourth Street traffic from one-way south to one-way north will be recommended at the next meeting of the Fulton City Council. The recommendation for a one-year trial of the new arrangement will be proposed by the Planning and Records Committee. After discussion in which Mayor Maliszewski was the principal advocate of the change, Aldermen Ray Meurs and Warren Juist said they favored making the recommendation. Committee Chairman Jerry Van

PROPERTY TRANSFERS FOR WHITESIDE COUNTY

Filed March 22-29

Warranty deeds

Dean Greve to Edward McDermott and Claire Jeanne Martin, 207 N. Main St., Albany, $15,000.

Dean Greve to Edward McDermott and Claire Jeanne Martin, 201 N. Main St., Albany, $19,000.

BGRS Relocation Inc. to Lynn Scott and Jessica Edwards, 20762 Cattail Road, Fulton, $365,000.

Rebecca Bowers to Floyd and Ember Dunn, 1201 W. 20th St., Rock Falls, $83,500.

Gerald L. and Patricia A. Gray to Michael Gorman, 1507 10th Ave., Rock Falls, $124,000.

US Bank to Tyrone Johnson, 1406 E. Fourth St., Sterling, $24,000.

Levi C. and Christine M. Hanson to Ethan Fish and Payton Dorathy, 505 S. 11th Ave., Albany, $188,000.

Sandra P. Dziedzic to Karla Vieyra, 507

Zuiden did not favor the change but said he would present the recommendation to the council since the other two members were in favor.

30 Years

April 6, 1994

If all details can be worked out, the City Hall building on Third Street will be given to River Bend Community Unit District No. 2 and converted into an office complex for the school district. At the meeting of the Fulton City Council, members voted to transfer the city property to the school district at no cost or the traditional $1 selling price.

Lockhart & Law Insurance Agency will be making a new home at the River City Mall. The insurance firm currently is located at 1009 Fifth St. The building was the office of Robert Lockhart Insurance Agency for many years and when bought by Law, the name was changed to Lockhart & Law. Several rooms are being remodeled in the River City Mall located on the east end of 10th Avenue. Law plans to relocate April 19.

20 Years

April 7, 2004

Fulton Cub Scouts Pack 342 held its Blue and Gold Banquet and there also was a Dad/Lad Cake Bake. The theme for both was “We’ll be Having a Fiesta.” The cakes were judged by Fulton Boy Scout Troop 117. Aaron Fields won the Best Scout Theme, Andy and

Joey Zajicek won for Best Theme, Mason Kempe won for Most Original and Nathan Schroeder was the Yummiest.

Illinois Highway 30 Coalition members were pleased at the announcement by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee showing support for the about 16-mile proposed four-lane expansion of U.S. Route 30 from Route 136 to Interstate 88 in Whiteside. Earmarks of $1 million secured by Congressman Don Manzullo and $.5 million from Congressman Lane Evans in the six-year Transportation Reauthorization Bill bring the project steps closer to providing a safer and more effective transportation system for Whiteside County.

10 Years

April 9, 2014

The Dutch Days Festival Committee announced Trudy and Bob Feldt will be the grand marshals of the Dutch Days parade.

The Fulton Kiwanis Club had five nominations for Community Volunteer of the Year. Bill Brinkman was chosen because he exemplifies what a true community-minded volunteer is, nominator Barb Janis said. Brinkman takes care of the seating for Dutch Days, moving the Santa House here and there whenever required and has been president of the Kiwanis Club and Chamber of Commerce, as well as serving as a board of directors of the Chamber.

W. Sixth St., Sterling, $30,000.

Bruce A. and Lisa A. Zaagman, William D. Hartshorn and Sandra L. Hudson to William J. McCormick, three parcels in Lyndon Township, $270,900.

Louis Zeoli to Alaina Harty, 8534 Star Road, Erie, $150,000.

Pennymac Loan Services LLC to Fernando C. and Mary G. Rodriguez, 2111 Fourth Ave., Sterling, $75,000.

Roger Grant to M5 Conveying Consultants LLC, 19379 Lincoln Road, Morrison, $84,792.

Quit claim deeds

Eugene E. and Rebecca J. Field to Roger Scott Hutchison, one parcel on Third Street, Fulton, $8,000.

James Streff to Eugene E. and Rebecca J. Field Trust, one parcel on Third Street, Fulton, $0.

Randall A. Temple to Kathy D. Schipper, 911 Seventh Ave., Fulton, $0. Trustees deeds

Bosma Family Trust, James D. and Luanne Bosma, trustees, to Stephen E. Owen Real Estate LLC, 316 Lafayette St., Prophetstown, $250,000.

Nancy A. Ronald Trust and Ronald L. Hartshorn Trust, Michael R. and Deborah S. Howard, trustees, to William J. McCormick, three parcels in Lyndon Township, $270,900.

Carol B. Bos Trust, Cara Sterenberg, trustee, to Paul and Jodi Stalsworth, 2105 Oak Grove Ave., Sterling, $285,000.

Steven A. and Denise L. McGinn Trust to Spencer Terry Schutz, one parcel on Bottom Road, Rock Falls, $900,000. Land Trust No. 44190500, First Mid Wealth Management Co. trustee, to Jaden M. Nielsen and Mathew T. Hinrichs, 718 and 718B Jackson St., Prophetstown, $2,000.

Melvin H. Haak Trust No. 1, Farmers National Bank, trustee, to Melissa S.

Haak and Melanie F. Rude, 22223 County Line Road, Polo, $0. Executors deed

Betty Jean Mitchell Estate to Brandon T. and Whitney M. Mitchell DeWitte, five parcels in Tampico Township, $1,543,183.

Deeds

Whiteside County sheriff and Tina M. Shoffner to US Bank, 506 13th Ave., Rock Falls, $0.

Elma A. Rivera Estate to Jose Antonio Huerta Garcia, 604 Eighth Ave., Rock Falls, $42,000.

Freedom Mortgage Corp. to the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 401 N. Base St., Morrison, $0.

Mark L. Henson to the city of Sterling, 410 Seventh Ave., Sterling, $0.

Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office

Voices of Praise spring cantata planned in Morrison 9

MORRISON – The Emmanuel Church-Morrison’s Voices of Praise will present its 15th annual spring cantata “Back to the Garden” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 21

Voices of Praise’s platform will be filled with 75 singers who will energetically present music arranged by Geron Davis and Dusty Wilson. Soloists joining the choir in the concerts will be Melissa Sterenberg, Jason McDearmon, Ed Pruis and Kathy Green.

“When I heard this brand-new cantata, I knew this was what we needed to sing at this time and in this place,” Voices of Praise director Rich Criss said. “This cantata is so relevant to what is happening in this world and gives us such hope through the powerful reminder that God loves each of us so much. Even as the choir has rehearsed, we have literally been moved to tears in each rehearsal because of the power behind this work. This is honestly like no other cantata I have ever directed in 30 years of doing so. I can promise you that your heart will be moved.”

No tickets are needed for the 70-minute concert. A freewill offering will be received. All ages are welcome. The church is handicapped accessible.

A fellowship hour, hosted by the women of Emmanuel, will follow all performances.

A free shuttle bus will be provided

for one hour before and after all three services. The bus will pick up from Ebenezer Reformed Church’s parking lot two blocks south of Emmanuel’s

campus and drop off riders at the curb in front of Emmanuel, 202 E. Morris St. For information, call the church office at 815-772-3890.

Saturday, April 6th

Geneseo Office

700 US Hwy 6 E Geneseo, IL 61254

Saturday, April 13th

Prophetstown Office

114 W 3rd St. Prophetstown, IL 61277

Saturday, April 20th

Whiteside County Fairgrounds, Morrison Community Recycle Day

201W Winfield St. Morrison, IL 61270

9:00am-12:00pm Protect

Photo provided by Rich Criss

The Emmanuel Church-Morrison’s Voices of Praise will present its 15th annual spring cantata “Back to the Garden” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 21.

Morrison High School inducts

By BRIAN BARTOZ

Fifteen students were inducted into Morrison High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society on April 3 during an evening ceremony in the high school’s auditorium.

Students were selected based on academic credentials (3.5 grade-point average or higher), leadership in school and community activities, solid character and service to others.

New inductees consisted of 14 juniors and one senior. Morrison High School seniors who were selected last year as juniors took active roles in the ceremony.

The evening began with the procession of students into the auditorium, followed by a welcome and introduction of current members by Morrison High School Principal David Mills.

NHS members Cameron McDonnell, Evan McDonnell, Sarah Weston, Geneva Connelly, Peyton Emerson, Madison Banks, Cooper Bush, Madison Krum, Cambell Buikema and Katie Hutchison spoke about the purpose of the National Honor Society and the themes of service, leadership, scholarship and character. Alyvia Behrens offered a reflection regarding the senior class, including its adaptability during the period of virtual

students into National Honor Society

learning that followed the pandemic. Carly Boonstra introduced new members and Caden Bielema presented each new NHS member with a pin and certificate recognizing his or her membership in NHS.

Dailey Damhoff congratulated the new members and Emery Brewer led inductees in the National Honor Society Pledge. Kaylynn Alfrejd concluded the ceremony by recognizing parents, family, teachers, school staff and friends who contributed to the students’ success. After a group photo on

stage, guests enjoyed cookies and bottled water in the cafeteria.

Congratulations to the new and continuing members of the National Honor Society!

Senior Madeleine Milnes and juniors Madilyn Armitage, Colton Bielema, Austin Boonstra, Landon Cook, Isabella Duncan, Blake Huizenga, Brooklynn Knouse, Paige Leighton, Isaiah McDearmon, MaKenzie Neas, Kaylee Pruis, Sarah Stralow, Gavin Streets Wood and Camryn Veltrop were inducted April 3.

Seniors continuing their membership in NHS are Blake Adams, Kaylynn Alfrejd, Madison Banks, Alyvia Behrens, Caden Bielema, Carly Boonstra, Emery Brewer, Cambell Buikema, Cooper Bush, Geneva Connelly, Dailey Damhoff, Jordan Eads, Peyton Emerson, Brianna Groenewold, Katie Hutchison, Karalynn Kirkpatrick, Madison Krum, Cameron McDonnell, Evan McDonnell, Chase Newman, Emma Oldham, Gracelyn Streets Wood, Sarah Weston and Hailey Wiersema.

Photo provided by Brian Bartoz

Morrison High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society poses for a group photo after the induction ceremony April 3 in the high school’s auditorium.

Morrison Junior High announces third-quarter honor roll

Straight A’s (4.000)

Sixth grade : Coen Finkle, Tyler Green, Lylah Harridge, Brinkley Icenogle, Colton Kuehl, Jacob Mertes, Summer Pageloff, Zoey Stuart, Easton Swanson, Katrina Tarawneh, Ava Wolever, Uryah Wright

Seventh grade : Elivia Decker, Ella Kelly, Chloe Landheer, Gunner Nelson, Kinlee Prins, Jaken Updike

Eighth grade : Emily Bidwell, Ethan Bush, Sophie Damhoff, Jovie Patton, Logan Peavy, Johanna Plemons, Ava Robbins, Finley Steel, Alexander Weston, Cael Wright

High Honor Roll (3.500-3.999)

Sixth grade : Garrett Baima, Isaac Blevins, Molly Brackemyer, Kara Christin, Kinley Duncan, Reece Engaldo, Garistan Grzegorek, Eliana McDearman, Ivy Mills, Noelle Neas, Gauge Nelson, Samuel Plemons, Shay Steele

Seventh grade : Lux Adolph, Gracie Becker, Kenadee Carrigan, Riley Cooper, Caroline Derycke, Mariah Meier, Samuel Mills, Evelia Milnes, Eli Modg-

COLLEGE NEWS

Melissa Melton named to Ohio University’s President’s List ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions student Melissa Melton of Morrison has been named to Ohio University’s Fall 2023 President’s List.

President’s List distinction is presented

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Explore natural wonders of northwest Illinois state parks

By AIMEE BARROWS abarrows@shawmedia.com

It’s time to shake off the winter layers and embrace the great outdoors. When you’re planning your next adventure, look to the treasure trove of state parks in northwest Illinois.

Each park offers unique landscapes, outdoor activities and historical intrigue. Whether you’re a seasoned hiker or a more casual nature enthusiast, there’s a park waiting to be discovered. Pack your hiking boots, grab your camera and get ready to explore the hidden gems of northwest Illinois.

Mississippi Palisades State Park

The park awaits a few miles north of Savanna in Carroll County, along the mighty Mississippi River. You’ll find intriguing rock formations, caves and gorgeous cliffs and bluffs. In fact, the U.S. Interior Department deemed the unique formations a national landmark in 1973. The park has a rugged 15-mile trail system for hiking, including less strenuous trails in the northern system and more advanced trails, closer to the bluffs, in the south system. Camping is sought-after, with 110 electrical hookup sites and showers and flush toilets available from May 1 through Oct. 31. Rock climbing is allowed in specific areas of the park, but climbers must bring their own equipment. Six picnic shelters are available, as are fishing and boating on the river.

White Pines Forest State Park

White Pines Forest State Park, located in Mt. Morris in the Rock River valley, is the perfect place for a family getaway. The 385-acre park has more than 100 campsites, in addition to White Pines Lodge. The lodge, originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, has modern amenities, including 16 cabins of varying sizes. The White Pines Lodge restaurant offers banquet facilities and a dinner theater. Enjoy a

hike along seven marked trails that wind along vine-covered limestone bluffs, towering pine trees or fields of blossoming flowers, and top it off with a picnic meal in one of several shaded areas with water, fireplaces, tables and playgrounds. Four of the picnic areas have shelters.

Apple River Canyon State Park

In the hilly northwest Jo Daviess County near the Wisconsin border, guests will find limestone bluffs, deep ravines, streams, cliffs high above the Apple River and scenic canyons at the 1,907-acre state park. Hikers can choose from five trails that wind through the woods for several miles. There are 49 campsites, but no showers. Fishing is available on the Apple River. Set along the banks of the river are four picnic areas with grills, accessible drinking water and toilets.

Castle Rock State Park

Castle Rock State Park is nestled along the Rock River, three miles south of Oregon. The park features

rugged rock formations, ravines and a sandstone bluff next to the waterway. Fishing is popular here, as the park has more than a mile of fishing along the riverbank, and a boat ramp is available. The park does not have campsites, but sports six miles of marked hiking trails and three picnic areas.

Morrison Rockwood State Park

The beautiful Lake Carlton is the centerpiece of this picturesque state park, located just north of Morrison in Whiteside County. The 1,164-acre park has a concrete boat ramp for fishing on the lake, as well as a 3.5-mile hiking trail. Equestrians have use of a 14-mile trail through the park. Spend the night at one of 92 campsites, all with electricity, available in the wooded areas of the park. A shower building with toilets is open May 1 through Oct. 31. Enjoy a meal at the Lakeview picnic area overlooking the lake, offering a pavilion with a fireplace and available electricity.

Lowden State Park

Lowden State Park in Oregon is home to the majestic 50-foot statue of Chief Black Hawk, placed high on a bluff overlooking the Rock River. The statue is a tribute to Native Americans and was designed by sculptor Lorado Taft. The statue is still undergoing restoration work, but there is plenty to do at this beautiful park. The scenic Rock River flows through the park and is available for fishing and boating. Four miles of hiking trails wind through the park, with picnic areas complete with tables, drinking water and outdoor toilets. Lowden is a great spot for campers as there are 80 sites with electricity, a shower building and sanitary dumping station for trailers, as well as a campground cabin with beds and electricity. If you feel like roughing it, primitive, hike-in-only campsites also are available.

Franklin Creek State Natural Area

Just east of Dixon in Lee County is Franklin Creek State Natural Area, an 882-acre park featuring large natural springs, hardwood forests and a mill spring, which provided water power for the largest grist mill in the county. The area is home to the Franklin Creek Grist Mill, an original cornmeal and wheat flour producing mill, which was constructed in 1847. The reconstructed mill is open to the public on weekends from April through November. It serves as a visitors center and offers milling demonstrations. Franklin Creek is popular with equestrians, with 12 miles of trails and facilities that include a picnic shelter, bathrooms, drinking water and an outdoor show area. Hike along the area’s 4.5 miles of marked trails before stopping for a snack at one of five shelters, complete with electricity, tables, grills, drinking water and restrooms.

For directions or more information about all the state parks, visit dnr.illinois.gov/parks.html.

Shaw Local News Network file photo Rockwood State Park has been a popular weekend destination with people boating, hiking, fishing, camping and enjoying recreation time.

Panthers participate in Gebhardt-Worley Invitational

Erie-Prophetstown boys and girls track and field teams participated in the Gebhardt-Worley Invitational in Oregon on Saturday, April 6.

The Panthers boys placed sixth with a score of 45. Other schools participating were Dakota, Dixon, Forreston, Freeport, Genoa-Kingston, Lena-Winslow, Marengo, Oregon, Pearl City, Poplar Grove, Rockford-Guilford, and Rockford Christian.

Earning top scores for the boys were Charlie Link, who took fifth place in the 800 meters (2:05.65). The relay team of Aidan Jepson, Wyatt Beck, Tyson Skinner and Lucas Dreisbach placed fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:54.22) and the relay team of Skinner, Dreisbach, Beck and Link won the 4x800 relay (8:39.12).

Nathan Punke placed third in the pole vault (3.05m) and Caleb Eads took first place in the long jump (6.21m) and third in the triple jump (12.35m).

The Panthers girls placed seventh with a score of 61.

Earning top scores for the girls were Jessie DeNeve, who took second place in the 1,600 meters (6:06.91), and Brooke Lalley, who placed fourth in the 3,200 meters (15.25.48).

The relay team of Ellie Johnson, Clara Ashdown, Sarah Link and Lauren Punke placed fourth in the 4x400 (4:37.09) and the relay team of Ashdown, Savannah Wuebben, Jillian Norman and DeNeve placed third in the 4x800 (11:34.19).

In the shot put, Navonna Lopes placed fourth (8.71m) and Claire Reymer placed fifth (8.68m), Reymer also took second place in the discus (30.44m). Ellie Johnson placed fourth in the long jump (4.54m).

Photos by Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media

LEFT: Erie-Prophetstown’s Charlie Link leads in the final lap of the 4x800 meter relay at the 44th annual Gebhardt-Worley Invitational on Saturday, April 6, at Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon. ABOVE: Erie-Prophetstown’s Lexi Kapple hands off to Taylor Robshaw in the 400 relay at the Gebhardt-Worley Invitational on Saturday, April 6, in Oregon.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP

Softball

Pearl City Tournament: At Pearl City, Fulton went 3-0 in the five-inning games to win the tournament championship. The Steamers beat Warren/Stockton 15-6, West Carroll 15-2 and Galena 11-0 in the championship game.

Against Warren/Stockton, Resse Germann went 3 for 4 with five RBIs, Brooklyn Brennan went 3 for 3 with an RBI and Zoe Kunau went 2 for 3 with two RBIs for the Steamers. Jessa Read totaled two hits and an RBI while picking up the pitching win for Fulton.

Against West Carroll, Germann went

3 for 3 with two RBIs, Brennan went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, including a home run, and Addison Hartman went 2 for 4 with three RBIs.

Parker Sanderson earned the complete-game win, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and striking out one with one walk.

Against Galena, Emily Kane totaled three RBIs and Brennan and Germann added two RBIs each. Madyson Luskey led the Steamers with two hits, including a triple.

Hartman pitched a one-hit, complete-game shutout for the win, striking out seven with no walks.

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Fulton 9, Galena 0: At Galena, Addison Hartman tossed 14 strikeouts against one walk in a one-hit, complete-game shutout as the Steamers claimed the win.

Zoe Kunau went 3 for 3 with an RBI and scored four runs and Brooklyn Brennan and Resse Germann each hit a home run for Fulton. Brennan had two hits and two RBIs and Germann had three RBIs.

Morrison 9, Riverdale 1: At TBK Bank Sports Complex in Bettendorf, the Fillies took a one-run lead in the first inning, then pulled away with four-run innings in the third and seventh.

Bella Duncan, Kiyah Wolber, Jordan Eads and Allie Anderson each went 2 for 4 for Morrison.

Duncan hit a home run and Eads hammered a double.

Duncan pitched a complete game for the win, allowing one run on five hits and striking out 11 with two walks.

Baseball

Riverdale 5, Morrison 4: At TBK Bank Sports Complex in Bettendorf, the Rams edged the Mustangs in a Three Rivers West Division game.

Carson Strating went 2 for 3 with two RBIs for Morrison.

Photos by Earleen Hinton

ABOVE: Erie-Prophetstown’s Nathan Punke clears the bar in the pole vault at the 44th annual Gebhardt-Worley Invitational on Saturday, April 6, at Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon. LEFT: Erie-Prophetstown’s Elijah Foster competes in the triple jump at the 44th annual Gebhardt-Worley Invitational on Saturday, April 6, at Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon.

ALBANY

Albany United Methodist Church

502 N. 1st Avenue, 309-887-4781

Pastor Toni Lucas

Faith Center Church

511 3rd Ave. North, Albany

Senior Pastor Ray Gimenez

Pastor Arlen VanZee

Church Phone: 563-212-4032

St. Patrick Catholic Church

1201 N. Bluff St., Albany

Father Timothy Barr, Pastor

CORDOVA

Cordova Baptist

602 Third Ave. South, Cordova

Pastor Carmen Jordan 309-654-2501 - www.cordovafbc.com

EAST MOLINE

Sycamore Baptist Church

5323 180th Street North, East Moline 309-200-2505

www.sycamorebaptistchurch.com

Wildwood Baptist Church

18717 Hubbard Road, East Moline 309-496-9397

office@ wildwoodchurch.com

Pastors Brian Smith, Andrew Robinson, Andy Thomaston and Matt Winquist

Zion Lutheran Church

17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline

Rev. Gary A. Wright - 309-496-3592

ERIE

Erie Baptist Church

8th Ave. and 11th Street, Erie

Call Ron Kimball for info: 309-230-3584

Erie Christian Church

715 6th Ave., Erie, 309-659-2561

Minister: Nathan Bright

Youth Minister: Aaron Sweeney www.eriechristianchurch.com

Erie Evangelical Free Church

1409 16th Ave., Erie, 309-659-7125

Website: erieefree.org

Pastor Ron Eckberg

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg

Erie United Methodist Church

811 8th Street, Erie

Pastor Tiffany Garcea - 309-659-2541

www.erieumc.org

Newton Zion Reformed Church

10465 Frog Pond Road, Erie

Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464

newtonzion@frontier.com

St. Ambrose Catholic Church

Corner of 5th and Main

Father David Reese

Rectory Phone: 815-537-2077 Church Phone: 309-659-2781

FENTON

Fenton Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton

FULTON

Bethel Christian Reformed Church

1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2501 www.bethelfulton.com

bethelcrchurch@gmail.com

Pastor Dan Jongsma

First Reformed Church

510 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2203

Pastor Charles Huckaby

Fulton Presbyterian Church

311 N. 9th St., Fulton, 815-589-3580

Pastor Rev. Catherine Martin www.fultonpreschurch.org email: fultonpres@mchsi.com.

Garden Plain Presbyterian Church 14915 Sands Road, Fulton

Gateway Faith Fellowship Church

701 11th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-4283

Pastor Wayne Wiersema

Immaculate Conception Church

703 12th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3542

Father Timothy Barr, Pastor secretaryfulton@gmail.com

Newton Zion Reformed Church

10645 Frog Pond Road, Erie, 309-659-2464

newtonzion@frontier.com

Pastor Shannon Parrish

CrossView Church

703 14th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-3425 www.wearecrossview.com

secretary@wearecrossview.com

Spring Valley Reformed Church

10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton

Pastor Paul Wissink 815-772-3554

First Christian Reformed Church

801 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3790 www.fultonfirstcrc.com firstcrcfulton@live.com

Pastor Michael Hooker

HILLSDALE

Hillsdale United Methodist Church

124 Butzer St., Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340

Pastor Melva England

HOOPPOLE

Calvary Evangelical Congregational Church

Rev. Eugene Baker, Pastor 815-948-2181 or 309-507-3283

Hooppole Zion Methodist Church

Pastor Dan Wright - Church 815-948-7591 Parsonage 309-658-2145

LYNDON

Dominion Christian Fellowship Center

104 4th St. W., Lyndon, 815-590-6971

Rev. Barbi E. Momolu Sr.

Trinity Baptist Church

403 6th Ave North, Lyndon Pastor Alan Jahn - 563-242-0307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com

MORRISON

Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church

301 W. South St., Morrison

Pastor Tammy Anderson 815-414-1758 - Office: 772-4896

Brethren In Christ Church

207 E. Knox Street, Morrison

Pastor Craig Sipes - 815-772-4871 Sunday Worship at 10 a.m.

Church Of St. Anne Episcopal

401 N Cherry St., Morrison, 815-772-2818 stannemorrison@frontiernet.net

www.churchofstannemorrison.org

Crossroads Community Church

201 W. Market, Morrison

Pastor Jon Eastlick - 815-956-0090 morrison@crossroadscn.com

Ebenezer Reformed Church

309 E. Park St., Morrison

Pastor J. T. Bean 815-772-2472 - www.ercmorrison.com

Emmanuel Church

202 E. Morris St., Morrison, 815-772-3890 www.ecmorrison.com

Rev. Luke Schouten, Senior Pastor Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator

First Baptist Church

406 E. Maple Ave. Morrison

Pastor Roy Brown, II - Phone 815-772-2696 facebook.com/morrisonfirstbaptist

First Presbyterian Church

Rev. Michael Selburg - 815-772-3510

100 East Lincolnway, Morrison

Facebook live services Sundays 10:15 a.m.

YouTube Channel: First Presbyterian Church firstpresmorrison@gmail.com www.firstpresmorrison.org

Kingdom Life Community Church

11429 Ward Road, Morrison, 815-772-4098 www.kingdomlife.global

Pastor Stephen Harmon

Morrison Christian Church

201 S. Genesee, Morrison

David Manley, Minister, 602-750-6426 d.manley93@yahoo.com

Google YouTube Larry Kidwell for sermons.

Morrison United Methodist Church

200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison

Pastor Sun-Ah Kang - 815-772-4030

CHURCH LISTINGS

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Rev. Slawomir Zimodro

13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison 815-772-3095

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

601 N. Jackson St., Morrison www.stpetersmorrison.com

Interim Reverend David Andermann

PORT BYRON

Bethel Baptist

27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352

Pastor Josh Matthews

Church of the Cross United Methodist Church

22621 IL 2 and 92, Port Byron

Pastor Mark Graham Parish Office: 309-523-2201

Countryside Christian Church

3817 230th St. N., Port Byron

Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone: 309-523-2834

Fairfield United Methodist Church

235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron

Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767

Messiah Lutheran Church

302 11th St., Port Byron - 309-523-2421

Pastor Gwen Sefrhans-Murphy

Peace Lutheran Church ELCA

20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron

Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295

Port Byron First United Methodist Church

9412 228th Street North, Port Byron Church Office: 309-523-2396

Email: portbumc@frontiernet.net

Jim Crozier, Pastor

Becky ButterfieldYouth and Family Life Pastor

Kathy Crozier - Spiritual Director

PROPHETSTOWN

Advent Christian Church

200 Elm St., Prophetstown

Pastor Diana Verhulst 815-537-5646 - ptownac.org

First Lutheran Church

Pastor Chelsey Weech Office: 815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org

Leon United Methodist Church

17173 Lomax Road, Prophetstown

Pastor Joey Garcea - cell 815-656-0362 pastorjoeygarcea@gmail.com

Prophetstown

United Methodist Church

200 W. 2nd St., Prophetstown

Pastor Joey Garcea - 815-537-2496

River Church

218 E. 3rd St., Prophetstown 815-876-6226 - www.riverchurchag.com

St. Catherine Catholic Church of Prophetstown 815-537-2077

RAPIDS CITY

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

1416 Third Ave., Rapids City

Fr. Glenn H. Harris

Phone 309-496-2414

TAMPICO

St. Mary Catholic Church

Reverend Slawomir Zimodro

105 Benton St., Tampico

Phone 815-438-5425

Tampico Baptist Church

209 W. 3rd St., Tampico

Pastor Ethan Horton

Tampico First

United Methodist Church

Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-564-2302 Church phone - 815-438-6105

Educational opportunities in the Sauk Valley area offered by Sandy Glen Farm

PROPHETSTOWN – Amanda Norris of Sandy Glen Farm & Forage, a local small business that grows heirloom fruits, vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs, announced the opening of its 2024 Herbal Education season.

Norris is a herbal educator, clinical herbalist and owner of Sandy Glen Farm & Forage in Prophetstown. Last year, Sandy Glen Farm began offering Plant Walks and Herbal Medicine Making Workshops. This year, they plan to expand the scope of their educational opportunities.

By offering opportunities for residents of the Sauk Valley area to interact with a variety of wild plants, Norris seeks to share her knowledge about the amazing edible and medicinal plants that grow wild all around us. Her educational Plant Walks, Garden Tours and Medicinal Foraging / Herbal Medicine Workshops will be

CHURCH BRIEFS

The Table at CrossView Church’s menu

The Table, a free community meal, is held each Wednesday at CrossView Church, 703 14th Ave. in Fulton. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs to 6:15 p.m.

April 10: Sloppy Joes, chips, baked beans, veggies, ice cream

April 17: Spaghetti casserole, Jimmy John’s bread, tossed salad, assorted desserts

April 24: Chili, cinnamon rolls, veggies, assorted desserts

May 1: Dutch supper – pea soup, meatballs, cabbage and potatoes, carrots and potatoes, rolls, pudding

If River Bend schools are canceled because of weather, The Table also is canceled.

Stonecroft ‘After Five’ dinner and program is April 16

Stonecroft “After Five” Women’s Connection will host a dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. April 16 at Triple Play Banquet and Bowl, 1601 Ninth Ave. in Fulton. Cost of the dinner is $14.

Featured will be Jacquelynn Albrecht from The Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Refuge. The refuge is celebrating its 100th year. Albrecht will talk about its history and summer

hosted throughout the 2024 growing season in the sheltered meadows and woodlands of Sandy Glen Farm & Forage.

The first 2024 Plant Walks will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 20. There are a few spots left for each session. Cost is $25 and reservations can be made by messaging @SandyGlenFF on Facebook or emailing SandyGlenFF@gmail.com.

More information and a schedule of upcoming classes is available @SandyGlenFF on Facebook or at www. SandyGlen.wixsite.com/sg-ff

Since 2020, Sandy Glen Farm & Forage has been working with nature, using permaculture methods to grow nutritious, “beyond-organic” fruits and vegetables as well as culinary and medicinal herbs. Beginning in 2023, they expanded their mission to help people live healthier by offering foraging and educational opportunities.

programs.

Inspirational speaker will be Dorothy Smith from Moline. She will speak on “A Dreamer’s Realty.” Smith will tell how reality fulfilled her dreams of a perfect life. She has been a hairstylist and certified judge for the Miss America Pageant. Call Ruth Huizenga at 309-659-2175 or Caroline Sterenberg at 563-212-5528 for reservations and cancellations by April 14.

Church of the Cross Ham Ball Supper is April 11

The Church of the Cross will have its annual Ham Ball Supper from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the church at 22621 Routes 2 and 92 in Port Byron. The menu includes ham balls, creamy herb mashed potatoes, home-grown freezer corn, coleslaw or applesauce, roll, dessert and drinks. Cost is $13 for adults and $6.50 for children 10 and younger. Carryouts will be available. Also available will be frozen 5-by-7 containers of chicken casserole, spaghetti casserole, ham balls (6), appetizer ham balls (15), cheese potatoes and apple crisp at $8 each and family-size 9-by-13 containers of chicken casserole, spaghetti casserole or cheese potatoes at $20 each. For questions, call Diana O’Hara at 309-235-4623.

ALIAS SUMMONS

HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear before this Court at SMALL CLAIMS

AUCTIONS AUCTIONS AUCTIONS

Firearm Auction, Joe Van Cura and others

Saturday, April 13, 2024

60 plus firearms, Colt, Remington trap, Winchesters, S/S, O/U Ruger, SKS, M30 LUFTWAFFE DRILING 12ga. & 9.3x74R Rock Island Armory, Victor, Browning, Bushmaster, AKA, large assortment of firearms

Auction starts at 10:00 AM doors open at 9:00 AM @ Tipton Auction House 3001 IL Rt. 84, Thomson, IL Detailed list coming

ALL ILLINOIS FIREARM LAWS WILL ENFORCED, 72 HOUR WAITING PERIOD FOR ALL FIREARMS

Ammunition, 9mm, 22LR, 243, large assortment of shot ammunition, Orvis Fly rods and Orvis reels, with much more fishing items to sell first, firearms not to be sold before 11:30

Complete list on TiptonAuctionService.net AuctionZip.com (Auctioneer number 3815) Link to pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/67j1szGq4SLWqqvQ9

No. 17CH231

Defendant: THOMAS BAUGHMAN PO BOX 110 FULTON, IL 61252 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear before this Court at SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION, WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX STREET, MORRISON, IL, @10:30 AM Thursday, APRIL 25, 2024 to answer the complaint in this case, a copy of which is hereto attached IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. To The Officer: This summons must be returned by the Officer or other person to whom it was given for service with endorsement thereon of service and fees, if any, immediately after service, and not less than 3 days before the day for appearance If service cannot be made, this summons shall be returned so endorsed 3/22/2024

AM Thursday, APRIL 25, 2024 to answer the complaint in this case, a copy of which is hereto attached IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. To The Officer: This summons must be returned by the Officer or other person to whom it was given for service with endorsement thereon of service and fees, if any, immediately after service, and not less than 3 days before the day for appearance If service cannot be made, this summons shall be returned so endorsed 3/22/2024

WITNESS, Sue R

Costello (Clerk

Michael@Dergo

WITNESS, Sue R Costello (Clerk of Court) RA (Deputy)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

SEAL Attorney for Plaintiff: MICHAEL J. DERGO III, ESQ DERGO LAW, P.L.L.C. 2200 52nd Avenue MOLINE IL 61265 TEL: 309. 277.8711

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Forecl osure and Sale entered in the above cause on 01/05/2018, the Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois will on May 10, 2024 at the hour of 9:00 AM at Rock Island County Justice Center, Sheriff's Office 1317 Third Avenue Rock Island, IL 61201, or in a place otherwise designate d at the time of sale, County of Rock Island and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 16-11-320-002; 4018-G; 10-3121300

Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3207 12th Street Rock Island, IL 61201

THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. To The Officer: This summons must be returned by the Officer or other person to whom it was given for service with endorsement thereon of service and fees, if any, immediately after service, and not less than 3 days before the day for appearance If service cannot be made, this summons shall be returned so endorsed 3/22/2024

Michael@Dergo Law.com

March 26, April 2, 9, 2024

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

Amount Claimed: $1784.41 ALIAS SUMMONS To Each Defendant: THOMAS BAUGHMAN PO BOX 110 FULTON, IL 61252 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear before this Court at SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION, WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX STREET, MORRISON, IL, @10:30 AM Thursday, APRIL 25, 2024 to answer the complaint in this case, a copy of which is hereto attached IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. To The Officer: This summons must be returned by the Officer or other person to whom it was given for service with endorsement thereon of service and fees, if any, immediately after service, and not less than 3 days before the day for appearance If service cannot be made, this summons shall be returned so endorsed 3/22/2024

WITNESS, Sue R Costello (Clerk of Court) RA (Deputy) SEAL Attorney for Plaintiff: MICHAEL J. DERGO III, ESQ DERGO LAW, P.L.L.C. 2200 52nd Avenue MOLINE IL 61265 TEL: 309. 277.8711

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

Michael@Dergo Law.com

March 26, April 2, 9, 2024

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

WITNESS, Sue R Costello (Clerk of Court) RA (Deputy)

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

SEAL Attorney for Plaintiff: MICHAEL J. DERGO III, ESQ DERGO LAW, P.L.L.C.

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 successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

DIVISION, WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX STREET, MORRISON, IL, @10:30 AM Thursday, APRIL 25, 2024 to answer the complaint in this case, a copy of which is hereto attached IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. To The Officer: This summons must be returned by the Officer or other person to whom it was given for service with endorsement thereon of service and fees, if any, immediately after service, and not less than 3 days before the day for appearance If service cannot be made, this summons shall be returned so endorsed 3/22/2024

WITNESS, Sue R Costello (Clerk of Court) RA (Deputy)

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 fi le to verify all information

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. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030

SEAL Attorney for Plaintiff: MICHAEL J. DERGO III, ESQ DERGO LAW, P.L.L.C. 2200 52nd Avenue MOLINE IL 61265 TEL: 309. 277.8711 Michael@Dergo Law.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS L&M Accounts, Inc., Plaintiff. vs. THOMAS BAUGHMAN, Defendants NO. 20225C1216

filed.

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815-772-2121

815-772-2026

ril 9, 16, 23, 2024 NOTICE Village of Port currently ealed bids Village t Byron Collection Please Village Hall 309-523-3705 or @portby for infor-

April 9, 2024 LEG

The Board of Education, Erie C.U. S.D. #1 seeks bids for the Flooring Replacement project at the Erie Middle School Sealed bids will be received at the Erie C.U.S.D. #1 District Administration Center, 520 5th Avenue, Erie, IL 61250, on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM, local time Bids received after this time will not be accepted. No electronic bids will be accepted Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud Illinois Prevailing Rate of Wages will be in effect . Electronic bidding plans and specifications are from the District. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept an alternate or to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder and to waive any informality in a proposal. Erie C.U.S.D. #1

April 9, 2024

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: MKFISHNFARM loca ted at 15870 Fenton Rd. Morrison, IL 61270

April 2, 9, 16, 2024

Notice of Village of Alb any Budget Hearing

The Village of Albany will have a Budget Hearing for the 2024-2025 Budget on Monday, April 29th, 2024 at 6PM. This hearing will be held at the Village Hall Municipal Building, loca ted at 102 S Main Street. The Budget is available for public viewing at the Village Hall during regular business hours of 8:00AM4:30PM.

Dated: 8 April 2024

Deanne Anglese Village Clerk (309) 887-4064

April 9, 2024

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William

P.C., 301 E Main St., Morrison, IL 61270. Claims against the estate may be e-filed with the Circuit Clerk's Office, Whiteside County, Illinois, mailed to the CoRepresentatives, or both, on or before September 26, 2024, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Co61270.

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Representatives, or both, on or before September 26, 2024, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the CoRepresentatives is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim e-filed with the Circuit Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Co-Representatives and to the Co-Representatives' attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions Visit http://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp, or talk with your local Circuit Clerk's office.

Dale A. Dykstra and Bar bara A. Dykstra, Co-Representatives for the Estate of Donna B. Dykstra, Deceased William R. Shirk ARDC # 2589699 Attorney for Independent Co-Representatives

Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. 301 East Main Street Morrison, IL 61270

Tele: 815 772-7231

Fax: 815 772-4599

Email: wrshirk@wr shirklaw.com

March 26, April 2, 9, 2024

Notice is given of the death of the above named decedent.

whose name or address is not stated in the petition for independent administration that an order was entered on February 29, 2024, granting independent administration of the estate. This means that the administrator will not have to obtain court orders of filed estate papers in court during probate The estate will be administered without court supervision unless interested persons ask the court to become involved.

LEG AL NOTICES LEG AL NOTICES

U.S Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Corretta Nunn; et. al. DEFENDANTS

Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before September 26, 2024, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice . Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before September 26, 2024, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice . Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

LEG AL NOTICES

No. 17CH231

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions To efile, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit http://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp

Matthew A. Sidor Sidor Law, Ltd (44230)

1303 West Heather Lane

-NOTICE-

DESCRIPTION:

Notice is hereby given that the City of Prophetstown will accept proposals for an exclusive contract servicing the collection of solid waste, recycling, compost, and yard waste service for residenti al consumers.

INTRODUCTION:

Arlington Heights 60005 (773)791-1948 I3240515

March 26, 2024

April 2, 9, 2024

LEG AL NOTICES

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions To efile, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit http://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp.

Matthew A. Sidor Sidor Law, Ltd (44230)

1303 West Heather Lane

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Forecl osure and Sale entered in the above cause on 01/05/2018, the Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois will on May 10, 2024 at the hour of 9:00 AM at Rock Island County Justice Center, Sheriff's Office 1317 Third Avenue Rock Island, IL 61201, or in a place otherwise designate d at the time of sale, County of Rock Island and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

The City of Prophetstown is a nonhome rule community, with a residential population of 860 +/households serviced and located in Whiteside County. The City of Prophetstown Whiteside County, Illinois, (hereinafter referred to as “City”), acting under its statutory non-home rule powers, is seeking proposals for the establishment of Solid Waste, Recycling, Compost and Landscape Waste Collect ion and Disposal Service for residential consumers. Any firm interested in submitting quote s for such services shall submit proposals as outlined in the request.

OBJECTIVE:

At this time, the City seeks to award an exclusive minimum of five year contract ( with options for length of contract) for the curbside collection of refuse, recycling, compost & yard waste for all residential users within the City.

CLOSING DATE/TIME:

Proposals must be submitted, received by the City, no later than 3pm on May 10th, 2024. Proposals may be emailed, mailed, or personally delivered

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Proposals must provide that:

1. Subcontractors not to be used

2. Indemnification will be contractually provided to the City.

Arlington Heights 60005 (773)791-1948 I3240515

THE SOUTH TWENTY FIVE AND SIX-TENTHS (25.6) FEET OF LOT NUMBER FIVE (5) AND THE NORTH THIRTY-SIX AND TWE NTY-ONE ONE HUNDREDTHS (36.21) FEET OF LOT NUMBER FOUR ( 4) IN WOODED HILLS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS; EXCEPTING AND RESERVING THE EAST SIXTEEN (16) FEET OF SAID DESCRIBED PREMISES CONVEYE D TO THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND FOR ALLEY PURPOSES, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

PIN 16-11-320-002; 4018-G; 10-3121300

Letters of Office were issued to, J Phillip O'Brien, 2 Oak Brook Club Drive, C107, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 as Independent Administrator with Will Annexed, whose attorney of record is Matthew A. Sidor, Sidor Law, Ltd, 1303 West Heather Lane, Arlington Heights 60005. Notice is given to Kelly Marie O'Brien, Heir of the Decedent whose name or address is not stated in the petition for independent administration that an order was entered on February 29, 2024, granting independent administration of the estate. This means that the administrator will not have to obtain court orders of filed estate papers in court during probate The estate will be administered without court supervision unless interested persons ask the court to become involved. Claims against the estate may be filed with the clerk or with the representative, or both, on or before September 26, 2024, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice . Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions To efile, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit http://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp.

March 26, 2024

April 2, 9, 2024

Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3207 12th Street Rock Island, IL 61201

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

Matthew A. Sidor Sidor Law, Ltd

(44230)

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

3. Performance Bond will be placed on filed with the City.

4. Insurance covering general liability and workers compensation, in limits of not less than one million dollars.

5. Bidder must possess all applicable Licenses & agree to be responsible for any taxes

6. Bidder will enter into a written contract, in a form acceptable to the City

7. Any proposed change in service be negotiated with 30-day notice

8. Bidder will commit to a regular schedule

9. Bidder will maintain compliance with all local, state, and federal laws including but not limited to the Prevailing Wage in Whiteside County.

10. Bidder will execute and provide the Anti-Collusion, Fair Employment, and Tax Certification documents included in the Bid Pac ket.

1303 West Heather Lane Arlington Heights 60005 (773)791-1948 I3240515

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

March 26, 2024

April 2, 9, 2024 Claims against

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificat e of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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 fi le to verify all information

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.

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-17-09694.

I3241173

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions To efile, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit http://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp.

Matthew A. Sidor Sidor Law, Ltd

April 2, 9, 16, 2024

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