Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022
WHITESIDE NEWS
12 DIXON
State superintendent will appear at SVCC education symposium
The teacher shortage in Illinois is real. In a 2021 survey of superintendents in Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties, 87% of respondents stated that their districts were experiencing a teacher shortage and 18% of local positions went unfilled or were filled with less than qualified hires. Regional Office of Education #47 and Sauk Valley Community College are partnering to build Education Pathways for students to fill those
gaps. Area students in grades 9-12 who are interested in pursuing a career in education will attend an Educator Symposium on Friday, April 29 at SVCC, 173 IL Route 2, Dixon. From 8:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m., students will participate in mock interviews with school administrators, hear from Illinois State Supt of Schools Dr. Carmen Ayala, talk to college representatives from across the state, investigate var-
ious roles in education, and collect wisdom from retired teachers. A ceremony to honor area students who have earned the Education Endorsement during high school will cap off the day. The Sauk partnership has been awarded CTE Education Pathway grant funds through the Illinois State Board of Education to support this event. School districts partnering in this work include Dixon PSD #170, Rock Falls THSD #301,
Morrison CUSD #6, River Bend CUSD #2, Amboy CUSD #272, Sterling CUD #5, Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD #275, Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD #3, Forrestville Valley CUSD #221, and Regional Center for Change. Additional information will be provided at the event. For further information contact Chanda McDonnell at cmcdonnell@roe47.org or by calling 815-677-2457.
Carmen Ayala, state superintendent of education
Public meeting is May 11 for I-80 Mississippi River bridge study DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Transportation, will hold an online public meeting on Wednesday, May 11, to present findings and receive public comment as part of the Interstate 80 Mississippi River Bridge study. The public meeting will be held online from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Participants can register to attend the meeting by visiting the project website, I80MississippiBridge.com, and logging in with a name and email address. The I-80 Mississippi River Bridge study includes about six miles from the
I-88 interchange in East Moline, Illinois, to 35th Street southwest in Bettendorf, Iowa. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting to learn more about study findings and provide comment on potential improvement alternatives. In addition to a video presentation, the meeting will include representatives from the Illinois and Iowa Departments of Transportation and the project consultant team. Exhibits will be available for review and the meeting will include a Q&A session. The I-80 Mississippi River Bridge was built in 1967 and is one of three
major interstate bridges in the Quad Cities. The bridge has required significant repairs and rehabilitation in recent years and traffic is increasing with associated increases in crashes. The aging bridge continues to face costly maintenance expenses and the highway design does not meet current standards. In 2020, Illinois and Iowa conducted an online public meeting to introduce a Planning and Environment Linkages study of the bridge and corridor. Since then, the project team has continued to evaluate existing conditions and identified potential improvement
alternatives. Consideration of public input and evaluation of safety, capacity and infrastructure will continue following the public meeting. Meeting materials and the video presentation will be available at any time after the meeting on the project website, I80MississippiBridge.com. Comments are always welcome. Comments received through May 25 will become part of the public meeting record. The study is expected to conclude in late 2023 with a report and recommendation of a preferred alternative.
Bank USA, trustee, to Bulmaro Rocha, 1410 Ave. L, Sterling, $16,000. Gary F. Milnes to Darrel R. and Angela S. Vandervinne, 127 E. Main St., Morrison, $63,000. Jody M. and Maggie A. Young to Gary Clevenger, 1205 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, $27,000. Gerald and Jocelyn Johnston to Kurt and Brian Properties LLC, 207 E. Ninth St., Rock Falls, $90,000. Ernest Valladeras to Jose Luis and Paula Macias, 412 W. Sixth St., Sterling, $65,000. Stanley C. and Sandra Emmert to Adam Khaled Tarawneh, 108 E. Park St., Morrison, $90,000. Richard Wayne and Barbara J. Bruder to Faith Ann Honeyman and Drey Burks, 1314 11th Ave., Sterling, $74,000. Marlene H. and Leonard Devers to Rhonda Devers, 25009 Front St., Sterling, $38,000. Ronald J. Huebner to Michael Van Zuiden, 919 Third Ave., Fulton, $220,000. Brett A. and Rebecca Kathleen
Wiersema to Trae M. Tiesman, 120 Riverview Drive, Albany, $97,500. Joe R. and Cindy S. Bielema to Illinois Department of Transportation, 206 E. Wall St., Morrison, $2,788.
$716,000. Steve A. and Denise L. McGinn Trust to Marc T. Schutz Trust, eight parcels on Felton Road, Prophetstown, $1,787,000. Rock River Housing Trust, Susan J. Spratt, trustee, to Savannah Giles, 1501 Wike Drive, Rock Falls, $86,000.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS Whiteside County
Warranty deeds Donald R. and Bonita J. Tegeler to Piper J. Lindhe, 6026 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, $100,000. Derek S. and Aliesha Dwyer to BGRS Relocation Inc., 204 Maple Lane, Fulton, $230,500. BGRS Relocation Inc. to Amanda Nicole Ratcliff, 204 Maple Lane, Fulton, $230,500. David A. Olsen to Kurt Dreger Trust, 413 13th Ave., Fulton, $125,000. Blecha Holdings LLC Series 508 Fourth to Matthew Howard, 508 Fourth St., Fulton, $134,000. Robert R. and Janet E. Arnold to Christopher and Tracey Hemminger, 17564 J St., Sterling, $312,500. Gregory L. and Janice J. Andersen to Michael E. and Diana S. Lubbs, 3219 Mineral Springs Road, Sterling, $250,000. Rafael S. and Gernalyn F. Figueroa to Nathan Martin, 12501 State St., Sterling, $124,000. 20042 Trust, Series 20042, HSBC
Quit claim deeds Frank J. Harts Sr. to Gabriel L. and Michael L. Harts, 904 W. 10th St., Sterling, $0. James M. Woods to NW Properties and Apartments LLC, 615 Seventh Ave., Fulton, $0. John A. and Bonnie L. Bauscher to John J. Bauscher, Jill R. King and William Halverson, 408 Portland Ave., Morrison, $0. Richard and Jennie Brauer to Anthony J. Brauer, 700 Ave. D, Rock Falls, $0. Jennifer K Danreiter Hunsberger to Kim M. Neisewander, 510 Heinze Drive, Rock Falls, $0. Trustees deeds Steve A. and Denise L. McGinn Trust to Dustin L. and Lisa M. Sandrock, six parcels on Star Road, Prophetstown,
Executor’s deeds Scott A. Parson Estate to Brandon M. Radosh, 1611 Seventh Ave., Rock Falls, $40,000. Wayne E. Akker Estate to Garrett and Kathleen Karman, 303 W. Main St., Morrison, $85,000. Patricia Ann Bright Estate to Pamela and Gerald W. Paterson, 13090 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, $160,000. Deed FMI US Property Holdings LLC to Mira M. Majzoub Trust, Tarek M. Mogharbel, trustee, 2516 E. Lincolnway, Sterling (KFC and Long John Silvers), $900,000.
Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office
