Northern Rehab food drive for area pantries begins Feb. 13

Shaw Local News Network

DeKALB – Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists will host a food drive to collect nonperishable items for food pantries that serve DeKalb, Sycamore, Genoa and Rochelle.

The food drive will be held from Monday, Feb. 13, through Friday, Feb. 24, according to a news release.

Food items are being donated to Barb Food Mart, Spartan Food Pantry, Genoa Area Food Hub and Rochelle Christian Food Pantry.

Nonperishable items being accepted include canned meat, pasta, dry goods, canned foods, rice, beans, applesauce, paper goods, personal care items, cleaning products or any nonperishable items with a long shelf life.

Donated items may be dropped off at any of the four Northern Rehab locations:

• Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, 3266 Sycamore Road, DeKalb

• Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, 232 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb

• Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, 540 E. Main St., Genoa

• Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, 1211 Currency Court, Rochelle

For information, visit northernrehabpt.com or call 815-756-8524.

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“It meant a lot to my parents, a lot to the family, something very well deserved,” Knowlton said about Barnes’ gesture.

Morry said there were teary eyes in the room as Barnes honored the couple at their anniversary party.

The party was long-awaited but not without its hiccups.

In 2020, 68 years into their marriage, the COVID-19 pandemic shut the world down and forced Morry and Joan – both in their mid-80s at the time – into social isolation.

“We had our shots, and we didn’t get [the virus] until that anniversary party. We both got it there,” Morry Drury said, noting he got sick from the virus but his wife didn’t display any symptoms.

Knowlton said she thinks her parents’ secret to a long marriage is lots of patience, understanding and laughter.

Her mother said it’s about grace and forgiveness.

“You just have to hang in there and take the bad with the good and get over whatever happened,” Joan Drury said. “You can’t dwell on the past. If you get mad you have to get over it.”

Morry joked that his wife used to say they were both so ornery that no one else would have them, so they figured it was best to stay together.

It also doesn’t hurt that Morry Drury grows roses for his wife in their garden.

“So I get roses in the spring and summer,” Joan Drury said.