CHURCH LISTINGS
PORT BYRON Bethel Baptist 27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352 Pastor Lee Williams
Church Office Phone: (309) 523-2396 Email: portbumc@frontiernet.net Jim Crozier, Pastor Becky Butterfield Youth & Family Life Pastor Kathy Crozier - Spiritual Director
PROPHETSTOWN Advent Christian Church 200 Elm St., Prophetstown 815-537-5646 • ptownac.org First Lutheran Church Pastor Chelsey Weech Office -815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org
Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 & 92, Port Byron Pastor Angel Gomez Parish Office: 309-523-9101
Leon United Methodist Church 17173 Lomax Rd., Prophetstown Pastor Jan Shaulis
Countryside Christian Church 3817 230th St. N., Port Byron Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone 523-2834
Prophetstown United Methodist Church 200 West 2nd St., Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - (815) 537-2496
Fairfield United Methodist Church 235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767
River Church 218 E 3rd St., Prophetstown 815-876-6226 - www.riverchurchag.com
Messiah Lutheran Church Port Byron - 309-523-2421 Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295 Port Byron Congregational Church 200 N. High Street, Port Byron Rev. Michael Rubino - 309-523-2318 Port Byron First United Methodist Church 9412 – 228th Street North Port Byron, IL61275
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 Telephone (309) 496-2414
TAMPICO St. Mary Catholic Church 105 Benton St., Tampico Fr. Richard M. Russo, Pastor Phone 815-438-5425
Prophetstown Family Health Center
Tampico Baptist Church 209 W. 3rd St., Tampico Pastor Ethan Horton
815-537-5050
Tampico First United Methodist Church Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-438-2530 Church ph. 815-438-6105
Dr. Matthew Wolf, MD 212 E. Railroad St., Prophetstown
Dykstra & Law Insurance Agency, Inc.
Brent Dykstra, Agent
DENNIS ELECTRIC
In River City Mall
Tampico, Illinois
815-589-2200
815-438-4402
1426 10th Avenue, Fulton
Harbor Crest Home (A Non-Profit Corporation)
Fulton, IL • 815-589-3411
Dave’s
Goldsmith Shop
Dave and Betty Habben Diamond Setting - Remounts Jewelry Sales & Repair • Watch Batteries
309-659-7147 7750 Kelly Court, Erie, IL
Worship begins at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 20 at First Reformed Church, located at 510 - 15th Avenue in Fulton. Pastor Chuck Huckaby will lead the service, and special music will be a vocal duet by Carol and Eric Janvrin. Social distancing will be
practiced and masks are required. Senior meals will be held on Sept. 16 and 19 at 11:30 a.m. at the church. The previous Sunday’s service is broadcast on WCCI, 100.3 FM at 6:00 p.m. Sunday night. For more information, go to our website at www.firstrcafulton. org.
GLIMPSES OF THE PAST - FULTON
1960: Frank Baker Ford Sales building burglarized 60 Years Sept. 22, 1960
For the second time in a month the Frank Baker Ford Sales office building was burglarized. Office files and supplies were strewn about as apparently intruders looked for valuables. Officers reported the J. A. Bull and Son office at Union Grove also was burglarized and think both incidents were committed by the same culprits. More than 800 registered during the Open House at Jahn’s Home Furnishings. The event was to introduce the public to the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. E. Donald Huizenga, who took over the business several weeks ago.
50 Years Sept. 23, 1970
John Rolffs was elected president of the Fulton Community Christian School board. Other officers are Marvin Balk, vice-president; Henry Klavenga, secretary; Arnold Tiesman, treasurer; Dale Wessels, assistant secretary-treasurer; and Charles Medenblik, debt reduction treasurer. Other board members are Kenneth Bierman, Delbert Housenga, William Smith and Bruce VanKooten. River Bend Community Unit District No. 2 Board of Education adopted a new appearance and dress ruling for students in the district. Updating of appearance and dress was necessary to comply with recent decisions amid directives of U.S. Federal courts.
40 Years Sept. 17, 1980
River Bend School Board rejected, by a 4-3 vote, two bids for the installation of LP gas heating in the newer portion of the old grade school vacated last spring. Low bid of $46,310 submitted by Bogott’s of Morrison, and the second bid, $51,450 from Brady Co. of East Moline. Superintendent Hughes said the bids were about $25,000 higher than he had expected. Demolition of the old Fulton Grade School on Eleventh Avenue started. People of all ages gathered at the site to watch.
30 Years Sept. 19, 1990
Members of the First Reformed Junior RCYF hung patriotic red, white and blue bows on the light poles along Fourteenth Avenue showing their concern for the military men and women of our country and community who have been sent to Saudi Arabia. David Criss and Jodie Dornbush sponsored the event; Dan Zeeryp and Jennifer Medema, Staci Hartman, and Rita Ruiz helped. Newly elected members of the Fulton Elementary Student Council include: Dan Bechtel, Matt Smazik Lindsay Barnhart, Brian Fritz, and Mike Jargo.
20 Years Sept. 20, 2000
Del and Marion Curley, founders of Agri-King, Inc. of Fulton, put up a sign that identifies the large pavilion constructed at the company’s home office in Fulton. The spacious outdoor pavilion is equipped with many picnic tables used by the Agri-King staff for meetings and lunches. Modern Woodman of American Fulton Camp 2 is sponsoring a Community Service Recognition Day at the Fulton Fire Station. The public is invited as the group honors the Fulton Fire District volunteers with the Modern Woodmen of America Community Service Recognition Award.
10 Years Sept. 22, 2010
Helen Temple, Illowa Thrift Store volunteer, donated $500 to Jared Balk and his mom, Valerie. The donation is to help cover hospitalization and treatment costs for Jared, a 17 year old senior at Fulton High, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma a year and half ago. He went into remission and it has now reappeared. Albany Chamber of Commerce had many cookouts to help raise funds for fireworks for Miss Flame, a scholarship fund, the Merry-Go-Round fund, Easter egg hunt, Halloween party and Christmas in the Park. Members of the chamber are Kathy Sturr, Jackie Smith, Rick Dettman, Mary Okrasinski, Jerry Anglese, Bruce Kreider, and Janet Price.
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Thrive Ministries Christian Reformed Church Morrison Campus www.thriveforchrist.com - 815-772-4657 300 West South Street Pastor of Ministry: Kevin VerHoeven bethelrevkev@gmail.com
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