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Photo provided The Rock River Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a rededication memorial service at Kingsbury Presbyterian Cemetery in rural Erie on May 22. A new marker was placed at the grave of Alexander Thompson – the only Revolutionary War patriot buried in Whiteside County. Several DAR and SAR members attended, as well as relatives of Thompson who traveled for the service. Front row (from left) are Roseanne Kaletka-Johnson, Allan Johnson and Frances Bishop; back row are Judy Smiley, Sharon Taylor, Linda Dykstra, Carolyn Aiken, Karine Fulton and Debra Thormahlen.
NEWS BRIEF
Elks’ free children’s podiatry clinic set for June 23
Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, in cooperation with Northwest District Elks Lodges, will sponsor a free children’s podiatry assessment clinic Thursday, June 23, at Morrison Family Care Clinic, 303 N. Jackson St., Morrison. Dr. David Yeager will be the clinician in charge.
The clinic starts at 8 a.m. and is by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 1-800-272-0074 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
No medical referral is necessary for the clinic but physicians are welcome to refer patients to the clinic for a specific reason or second opinion. School nurses are welcome to refer children and families to the clinic.
The Elks Organization has been working with physically challenged children since 1928. There is no charge for any diagnostic services at this clinic. The Elks will provide financial assistance to the best of their ability for children needing further treatment or specialty equipment when the family lacks sufficient resources. In the past, the Elks have purchased therapy services, corrective shoes, braces, wheelchairs and augmentative communication devices to help children overcome physical challenges.
EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE Early Voting for the June 28, 2022 General Primary Election for all Whiteside County Precincts will be conducted at the Office of the Whiteside County Clerk at the Courthouse at 200 E. Knox Street in Morrison, beginning Thursday, May 19th through Monday, June 27th from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday and Saturday June 25th from 9 am until noon. There will also be early voting on a limited basis available in Sterling for all Whiteside County Precincts at the Eastern Branch Court Facility at 101 E. Third Street in Sterling. The dates and times for voting in Sterling are: Wednesday, June 15, Thursday, June 16 and Friday, June 17 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Any valid registered voter in Whiteside County may vote during the early voting period, however, any vote cast is final, and may not be revoked, and the voter is not eligible to cast a vote on election day. DANA NELSON Whiteside County Clerk
Warranty deeds
Andrew J. Zajicek to Jessica L. Sheppard, 1110 11th Ave., Fulton, $152,500.
Kyle and Nathan McLucky to Cody and Katie Altensey, 819 14th St., Fulton, $125,000.
Kenneth W. Kophamer to Jon R. and Martha J. Kophamer, one parcel on Lyndon Road, Morrison, $433,500.
Rita Haan Estate and Eric M. Geesey, Tanya Drezek and Heather Koppien to Andrew McKenna, 22340 Blue Goose Road, Chadwick, $45,500.
Megan K. and Michael S. Surma to Susan E. Russell, 711 Lawrence Lane, Prophetstown, $160,000.
Bruce E. Aude to Christopher M. and Sherrie K. Grant, one parcel on Waller Road, Fulton, $52,000.
Cory J. and Amanda J. Kramer to Nicholas A. Determann, 920 15th Ave., Fulton, $104,000.
Debra Brown to Shelley Stacy Dann and Dustin Watts, 1225 14th Ave., Fulton, $48,000.
Joshua and Rebecca L. Vos to John R. and Colleen R. Rillie, 203 E. Wall St., Morrison, $140,000.
Lois L. Shaw to Robert E. and Kimberly R.L. Belonga, 1315 10th St., Fulton, $85,000.
Neill E. Hill to Danny L. and Karen M. Buck, one parcel on Spring Hill Road, Prophetstown, $4,500.
Leslie E. and Shirley J. Williams to John Lee Rimmer, 401 W. Fourth Ave., Lyndon, $151,500.
Matthew J. and Mary C. Sanderson to Tanner and Ashley Hall, 1005 Fifth Ave., Fulton, $313,000.
Quit claim deeds
Michelle R. Sharp to Gerald W. Sharp II, 27748 Fargo Road, Tampico, $0.
Randal and Melissa Wright to Melissa Wright and Joseph M. Tomman, 811 Middle Road, Fulton, $0.
Trustees deeds
Robert L. Hanson Trust and Connie L. Hanson to Sheri A. Sasiela, farmland in Albany Township, $0.
Executors deed
Patricia Ann Bright Estate to Beech Tree Investments Inc., 12984 Spring Valley Road, Morrison, $190,000.
Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office
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E r i e h a d a n o t h e r c o m m u n i t y cleanup day on Thursday, May 19, thanks to the help of Erie Community Unit School District 1.
More than 200 middle schoolers and adults spent the afternoon volunteering at 17 locations around the community, making a visible impact.
The students were able to complete a n i m p r e s s i v e l i s t o f t a s k s . T h e y planted flowers in the small triangle; planted flowers, picked up sticks, watered trees and pulled weeds in Heritage Park; cleaned up pine cones, pine needles and sticks in the cemetery; cleaned the yards of eight community members; put a coat of sealer o n t h e p l a n t e r s i n t h e d o w n t o w n ; swept the parade route in preparation for the Memorial Day Parade; washed fire trucks and cleaned the inside of the station in prepar ation for the d e p a r t m e n t ’ s p a n c a k e b r e a k f a s t ; filled a dumpster full of old furniture from Erie State Bank; carried donations to King’s Kloset; and spread mulch at the Erie Public Library and King’s Kloset.
“Thank you so much to all the students, teachers, parents and grandparents that helped make today possible. Their hard work is so appreciated for helping get the village ready for our exciting summer ahead. We are so grateful for all the time and effort to help revitalize Erie,” said Katelin Bridgman, Erie’s AmeriCorps intern.
“This cleanup and the one on April 29 with 190 high schoolers proves how much we can accomplish as a community when we come together to work toward a common goal. One person’s efforts alone might seem so little or u n n o t i c e a b l e , b u t w h e n w e w o rk together, we can change the whole community around us,” she said.
Bridgman also thanked Whitney Misfeldt, Modern Woodmen of America for sponsoring the supplies for both clean up event s. She said the funds enabled the youth to make an impact in the community while providing an experience that will last a lifetime.
Photo provided Erie middle schoolers gather for a photo after cleaning up Heritage Park on Thursday, May 19.
Jase Ball operates the plasma cutting table at Riverdale High School.
Photos provided Jase Ball (from left), Ty Moore, Mason Stubbs, Joe Chalupecky and Logan Ogden are pictured with a ram made from the CNC plasma cutter, which was purchased with support from the Riverdale Education Foundation.
REF g rant supports CNC plasma cut ter for Riverdale
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The Riverdale Education Foundation awarded a grant to Riverdale High School for $1,300 toward a CNC plasma cutting table and software for the high school agriculture education classroom. The award supplements a grant t h a t t e a c h e r R i c h a r d H o u z e n g a received from Compeer Financial to purchase this equipment.
“The plasma table has allowed me to expand the curriculum and student experiences in a few ways,” Houzenga said. “First, I will be able to add more applicable design lessons where we can design something and then create it by cutting it on the plasma table. We will do this using Fusion 360 similar to AutoCad or Inventor Desk to design parts or signs, etc. The next thing I’m working on expanding is manufacturing technology lessons, which will teach about creating parts similar to something you may do at John Deere or many factories in the Quad Cities, then using these parts to weld and repair things which will expand my welding curriculum also.
“Another thing I plan to expand on is being able to teach more business-type curriculum. We’re hoping to run a sign/ knick-knack type business while creating an FFA SAE record book for a student or two running this business. Overall, it will have a positive impact on the classroom, students and the Riverdale FFA chapter as a whole.”
The Riverdale Education Foundation is in its 31st year of providing educ a t i o n a l s u p p o r t t o t h e R i v e r d a l e School District. The foundation provides grants to classrooms and programs in the district and offers scholarships to graduating seniors, as well as coordinates sports physicals for the district. More information can be obtained by contacting the Riverdale administration office during school hours, President Karen Searl through the high school or go to the Riverdale Education Foundation Facebook page.
IESA STATE TRACK AND FIELD
A rea middle schoolers f ind success at state meet
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Fifteen area schools had athletes earn top-nine medals at the IESA Track and Field State Meet over the past two weekends at EastSide Centre in East Peoria, with nine earning gold medals, 10 taking second place and 13 finishing third.
Morrison won three titles in Class 3A and placed second as a team. Brady Anderson won the eighth grade 200 (24.60) and took third in the 400 (54.31). He also teamed with Koltin Swaim, Kamden White, Rylan Alvarado and Levi Milder to win the 4x400 (3:50.38) and place second in the 4x200 (1:40.14).
Alvarado won the seventh grade state title in the long jump (19-5 1/4) and took second in the 200 (24.34). White finished fifth in the seventh grade high jump (5-5). Noah Robbins was sixth in the eighth grade discus (101-11).
Erie also sent a large contingent to the 2A state meet. In eighth grade, Aubrey Huisman took third in the pole vault (8 feet) and teamed with Stella Ashdown, Brynn Brown, Ellie Johnson and Kaylee Keegan to take third in the 4x200 (1:56.02). Amiah Stubblefield was fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.86) and teamed with Saige Froeliger, Lauren Abbott, Ashlyn Johnson and Keegan to finished fourth in the 4x100 (54.36). Isaac Carlson was sixth in the pole vault (7-9), Conner Keegan took seventh in the 400 (57.26), and Ashlyn Johnson, Huisman, Brown, Froeliger and Aubrey Misfeldt placed eighth in the 4x400 (4:40.71).
Erie’s seventh grade medalists were Sawyer Copeland (5th in shot put, 36-10 1/2), Nathan Punke (6th in pole vault, 7 - 6 ) a n d t h e 4 x 1 0 0 t e a m o f E l i j a h Franzen, Tristan Hovey, Ashton Miner, Copeland and Jackson Meier (7th, 52.32 seconds).
Fulton fared well in Class 2A. In the eighth grade meet, Landon Leu took third in the high jump (5-4) and the team of Paige Cramer, Zoe Kunau, Jessa Read, Brooklyn Thomas and Samara Edens finished fourth in the 4x200 (1:56.04). Cramer placed eighth in the long jump (15-5 1/4), and Leu joined Tanik Paisley, Braedon Meyers, Wesley Hackett and Noah Bauscher to take ninth in the 4x400 (4:06.21).
Fulton’s seventh grade medalists were Chloe Wilkin, who finished fourth in the high jump (4-6), and Jonah Lutz, who was ninth in the discus (94-9).
Prophetstown PLT won four 2A medals in the seventh grade meet. Sarah Link finished fifth in the long jump (1410 1/2) and ninth in the 800 (2:34.45). Maddie Porter placed eighth in the shot put (25-9 1/2). Link and Porter teamed with Kayler Pritchard, Violet Anderson and Lauren Malone to take ninth in the 4x200 (2:01.77).
For Riverdale’s eighth graders, Katie Cox finished sixth in the shot put, Kenadie Willemkens finished fourth in the 100 and 200 dashes and Breaden Body finished eighth in the 1,600 and seventh in the 800.
Seventh grader Amarah Coleman placed third in the discus, Preslie Willemkens finished fifth in the 100 and 200, Ethan Swift placed eighth in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the 400 and Nate Supan finished 13th in the 1,600. Jillian Murray ran against the eighth grade girls and finished 14th in the 1,600.
The seventh grade boys relay team of Brady Junis, Baylor Smith, Dalton Loy and Brennan Huggins finished 13th. The girls relay of Cayleigh Hungate, Isla Baldwin, Channing DeLaRosa and Willemkens finished fourth.
Photo provided RMS state qualifiers are (front row, from left) Braeden Bode, Nate Supan, Ethan Swift, Baylor Smith, Dalton Loy, Brady Junis and Brennan Huggins; (back row, from left) Amarah Coleman, Isla Baldwin, Cayleigh Hungate, Channing DeLaRosa, Preslie Willemkens, Jillian Murray, Kenadie Willemkens and Katie Cox. The teams were coached by Justin Zigler, Laura Jackson, Ryan Cahalan and Faith Jackson.
Gregory Shaver/Shaw Media Riverdale’s Tommy Murray competes in the 3,200-meter run during the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Championships Saturday, May 28, at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Story on page 12.
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
A rea athletes earn medals at IHSA state championships
CHARLESTON – The IHSA Boys Track and Field State Champions h i ps w r a p pe d u p S a t u r d a y a t O’Brien Field as Class 1A, 2A and 3A champions were crowned in each event.
In the Class 1A 4x400, Morrison’s J u s t i c e B r a i n e r d , B r a d y W o l f , Thomas Dauphin and Alex Anderson took fourth in a tight race, finishing .21 seconds behind third-place finisher Rockford Christian.
Although the Mustang relay team was aiming a little higher, it was still pretty satisfied with the final result.
“It’s a tough race when you know you have any other team that is really good next to you, so you’re really competing for that first spot,” Dauphin said. “Obviously, we set our goals high, so we wanted to win, but we got fourth. We’re not displeased. We were one of eight teams coming into this, so ... finishing fourth is pretty good.”
“It was tight when we got the baton, but when we got to the cutoff we were all in there with the other three teams,” Wolf said. “And then on the second lane I passed somebody, but I put myself in a good posit i o n , s t r i k i n g d i s t a n c e . I c a me around the corner with the baton, the handoff wasn’t very good, so I think that affected us in the third leg, but I felt like I did all I could and put my team in a good position. We came in 18th and we went fourth, so we’re all looking to win it, but fourth is good.”
Anderson and Brainerd wished they had run better, but knew they gave it their best shot.
“I feel somewhat satisfied, but not satisfied enough. I gave it my all, but I g u e s s I j u s t c o u ld n’ t k e e p u p . There’s so much talent out here and there’s so much speed to where it’s hard to match yourself,” Brainerd said. “You really gotta find that eighth gear and just go when you can go. I can’t complain [about finishing fourth]. We came in here ranked, what, 18th? And we finished with the podium. Our ideal spot was top three, but I’ll take top five. Still can’t complain. It’s still somewhat of a Cinderella story.”
Braxton Froeliger was the lone medalist for Erie-Prophetstown, placing ninth in the Class 1A long jump with a leap of 6.42 meters. The Panthers’ Trevor Cobo missed out on a medal, finishing 14th as one of f i v e h i g h j u mp er s t o c l e a r 1 . 8 5 meters. Parker Holdorf, the third E-P qualifier, cleared 3.8 and 3.9 meters in the pole vault prelims, but did not make his opening height in the finals.
Riverdale junior Tommy Murray brought home a pair of top-four medals, taking third in the 1,600 and fourth in the 3,200.
Murray clocked a 4:21.98 in the 1,600, finishing behind only Isaac Teel of Pinckneyville (4:17.59) and Daniel Winkelman of Harvest Christian Academy (4:19.37).
In the 3,200, Murray ran a personal-best 9:31.76 to set a school record. Kieran Subra of Lycée Français de Chicago won the title in 9:15.58.
“I was very surprised with the 3,200. I think I had almost a 19-second PR from earlier this season to now,” Murray said. “Very happy about that.
Gregory Shaver - gshaver@shawnedia.com Morrison’s Justice Brainerd competes in the 4x400 relay during the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
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