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A good time had by all at Tampico Days

LIBRARY NEWS

Story and Craft Hour at Prophetstown Library

Plan on joining us at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, for a Story and Craft Hour at the Henry C. Adams Memorial Library, 209 W. Third St. in Prophetstown. We will be experimenting with “floating ink drawings” and watching our art creations float before our eyes. The event is for all school-age children. The Family Reading Initiative continues during the week of Aug. 14-19 encouraging kids to read in

their households. All children visiting the library during these dates and checking out books will receive handcrafted minion cookies. Be sure to stop in to see all of the new books added for the month of August, including a hand-selected section of some of the best patriotic reads ever written.

Everyone from ages 2 to 101 is encouraged to use the local library

‘Monarchs on the Move’ at library Aug. 14

Join us at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, for our “Monarchs on the Move” program sponsored by the 4-H Illinois Extension.

Children are invited to learn about the unique lifecycle of butterflies, challenges impacting butterflies and other pollinators, and explore ways to help them.

ABOVE

A young competitor

the finish during the youngest age group in the Tampico Days fun run Saturday. LEFT: Tampico firefighters concentrate their hoses on a sliding bucket during a water fight Saturday, July 22, during Tampico Days. The competition pitted firefighter against firefighter to see who could move the bucket to the opponent’s end zone.

Each participant will engage in hands-on activities during this free, one hour program. Hope to see many faces learning about our friends, the pollinators.

Be sure to stop in to see all of the new books added for the month of August, including a hand-selected section of some of the best patriotic reads ever written.

Photos by Alex T. Paschal - apaschal@shawmedia.com

ABOVE LEFT: Fun runners sprint for the finish line Saturday, July 22, in Tampico. Five age groups of runners took part in the kid’s two-block run.

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Whiteside County Fair announces 2023 lineup

The 152nd Fair is less than a month away and another impressive lineup of entertainment is in place.

The fair opens Tuesday, Aug. 15, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 19. Events are:

• Tuesday, Aug. 15 : Next Level ProBull Riding, 7 p.m. Cowboys prepare to hang on for 8 seconds while their fourlegged nemesis tries to spoil their plan. Other events are Pleasure Horse Show, 9 a.m.; Open Swine Judging, noon; Jr. Swine Judging, 4:30 p.m.; and Kids Tractor Pedal Pull, 2 p.m.

• Wednesday, Aug. 16: Next Level ProBronc Riding, 7 p.m. This event will involve a rodeo participant riding a bucking horse (sometimes called a Bronco) that attempts to throw or buck off the rider before the 8 seconds is up. Originally based on the necessary buck breaking skills of a working cowboy, the event is now a highly stylized competition that uses horses that often are specially bred for strength, agility and bucking ability. Other events during the day are Exhibition Barrels, 8 a.m. and Western Horse Speed events and Dairy Judging, 9 a.m.

• Thursday, Aug. 17 : Full Throttle Monster Trucks, 7 p.m. This grandstand entertainment will feature the world-famous “BIG FOOT” followed by the fair’s popular fireworks show. Spectacular jumps by the monster trucks are in store, followed by the fire-

works. Other events that day are Beef Cattle-Jr. Show, judged at the Beef Show Arena, 9 a.m.; Heavy Horse Hitches, including 4 Horse, in front of the grandstand, 9 a.m.; and Heavy Horse Halter Classes, 1 p.m., also in front of the grandstand.

• Friday, Aug. 18: Illini State Pullers Association Tractors & Truck Pull, 6:30 p.m. Souped up tractors and trucks will pull the heavy-weighted sled showing off the horsepower under the hood in front of the grandstand right after the Antique Tractor Parade that

starts at 5:30 p.m. During the morning at 9 a.m. the Heavy Horse Hitch Classes will be shown in front of the grandstands. The Open Beef Show will be judged in the Beef Show Arena also at 9 a.m. At 1 p.m. the Heavy Horses come back as they thunder in front of the grandstand to entertain you with the Big 6 Horse and Unicorn Hitches.

• Saturday, Aug. 19 : Demolition Derby, 6:30 p.m. The car-crushing, adrenaline-pumping, smoke-filled Demolition Derby will finish off the entertainment. At 1 p.m., the horses

are at the post as Harness Racing is on the track. Other events on Saturday are the Kids Tractor Pedal Pull, 11 a.m. and the Wood Carving Auction at 4 p.m.

The Mega Band is back again this year and the Wilson Family Show will entertain fairgoers with their carnival and midway attractions.

Patrons can ride unlimited rides every day of the fair for $60 (if purchased in advance the week before the fair at the secretary’s office) or $70 during the fair.

Granpa Cratchet Stage Show will return this year along with the fair’s Bike Give Away each day of the fair and the Cake/Pie Walk.

New to the fair this year is Bertrand’s Petting Zoo & Pony Rides throughout the day, every day.

“Thank you for supporting the Whiteside County Fair,” said Todd Mickley, publicity chair in a news release. “There is no doubt without your continued support, our fair would not remain as we have enjoyed over the years. It’s no secret with the budget cuts the state of Illinois has imposed, we need your help and support to keep our fair going strong so we can continue with this important part of our county’s heritage for years to come. We can’t wait to see you there!”

For more information, visit www. whitesidecountyfair.org

Sullivan’s Foods in Morrison sold to Minnesota grocer

By KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@shawmedia.com

A Minnesota company’s acquisition of family-owned, Savanna-based Sullivan’s Foods, which has 11 grocery stores, including those in Morrison, Mt. Morris and Savanna, is complete.

Employee-owned Coborn’s Inc., based in St. Cloud, announced in April that it signed a purchase agreement to acquire the local chain, including a convenience store-fuel center and three Ace Hardware stores in Savanna, Mendota and Winnebago.

The purchase price was not made public.

Sullivan’s, through its Fund 601 LLC, sold the buildings and properties involved to Associated Wholesale Grocers of Kansas City, Missouri, through its Super Market Developers Inc. LLC and Midwest Real Estate Holdings Inc. LLC.

According to its website, AWG “is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving over 1,100 member companies and over 3,100 locations

throughout 28 states from eight full-line wholesale divisions.”

AWG also operates subsidiary companies that provide certain real estate and supermarket development services, print and digital marketing services, health and beauty care, general merchandise, pharmaceutical products, specialty foods and natural and organic products, according to its website.

In addition to the three grocery stores in the Sauk Valley area, there are Sullivan’s Foods in Princeton, Lena, Freeport, Kewanee, Marengo, Mendota, Stockton and Winnebago.

The Sullivan family is retaining ownership of Savanna Inn & Suites, 101 Valley View Road.

This is Coborn’s first foray into Illinois. The stores will continue to be called Sullivan’s Foods, and all 800 employees will maintain their jobs, the

company said in announcing the purchase.

The 102-year-old company now owns 77 grocery stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota and Michigan, along with about 60 liquor stores, fuel centers, pharmacies and franchised restaurants.

It owns Cash Wise Foods, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher’s and Tadych’s Marketplace Foods.

According to Whiteside, Ogle, Carroll and Bureau County property records, within the past two weeks, Associated Wholesale Grocers’ Super Market Developers Inc. LLC acquired:

Sullivan’s Foods, 300 N. Madison St., Morrison, for $2,514,123.

Sullivan’s Foods, 101 W. state Route 64, and three other parcels on East Front Street in Mt. Morris for $1,869,200.

Sullivan’s Foods, 217 Chicago Ave., Savanna, for $2,362,000.

Savanna Home & Hardware, 108 Main St., Savanna, for $692,000.

Sullivan’s Foods, 125 E. Backbone Road, Princeton, for $2,963,277.

Midwest Real Estate Holdings LLC, also registered as MREH LLC, bought:

Family Dollar, 414 E. Lincolnway Road, Morrison, for $532,556.

Sullivan’s Foods Warehouse, 8 Murray St., and Sullivan’s headquarters, 425 First St. in Savanna, for $599,000.

Savanna Station BP, 217 Chicago Ave., for $917,000.

Seven developed parcels in Rochelle, which include a shopping center, a vacant Sullivan’s Foods and other buildings, for $6.8 million.

Stockton meat cutter and Army veteran John B. Sullivan and his wife, June, opened the family’s first store in the Carroll County Mississippi River town in 1967. They owned 16 grocery stores and two Ben Franklin craft stores at one point.

John Sullivan died in 2020, and their six children ran the business.

According to multiple industry reports, Coborn’s was founded in 1921. In November 2018, it announced plans to buy eight Hornbacher’s stores, and in October 2021, said it planned to buy six Tadych’s stores in Wisconsin and Michigan.

It is expanding by buying small smaller grocers and building new stores.

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@shawmedia.com

Cody Kraabel steadies himself as he tries to stay on a bull at the 2022 Whiteside County Fair.

OBITUARIES

DORETTA J. NEWENDYKE

Born: June 4, 1934 in Prophetstown, IL

Died: July 19, 2023 in Sterling, IL

Sterling, IL – Doretta

J. Newendyke, 89, formerly of Milledgeville IL, entered her final rest peacefully on July 19, 2023, with family at her side, at Rock River Hospice & Home in Sterling, IL.

Visitation will be Monday, July 24th, 2023 from 5pm to 7pm at the McDonald Funeral Home, Milledgeville, IL. The funeral will be Tuesday July 25th, 2023 at 10:30am at the Milledgeville Brethren Church. Burial services to follow at the Lanark Cemetery, Lanark IL. Doretta was born to McKinley & Hazel Pickens on June 4, 1934, in Prophetstown, IL. She was a loving daughter to her parents especially as they were aging. Doretta began her education in a one room schoolhouse. After high school, Doretta worked at the G.E.

SANDRA “SANDY” KAY GABRIEL

Born: March 17, 1955 in Dixon, Illinois

Died: July 12, 2023 in Clinton, Iowa

Sandra “Sandy”

factory in Morrison, IL. Doretta, a beautiful bride, married Harold Newendyke on January 20, 1954 in Fairhaven, IL. Harold passed away on September 28,1996.

Doretta became an army wife early in the marriage while Harold served his term in the army. She enjoyed telling stories of the experiences they had during that time. Afterwards, Harold & Doretta spent many years on their farm in Milledgeville. Doretta was a stay at home mom to their 4 children. She spent summers canning & freezing vegetables from her garden, & helped out on the farm wherever needed. After Harold retired, they enjoyed winters in Texas.

SANDRA “SANDY” KAY GABRIEL

Born: March 17, 1955 in Dixon, Illinois

Died: July 12, 2023 in Clinton, Iowa

After Harold’s death, Doretta moved from the farm to her new home in town (Milledgeville.) She enjoyed living in town & especially loved watching the cardinals outside her kitchen window.

Sandra “Sandy”

Doretta became a member of the Milledgeville Brethren Church on April 3rd, 1977. Doretta had a God-given talent for playing the piano. She shared that talent during church services & other events, including accompa-

nying the Scrooge plays during the Christmas holiday season at White Pines Dinner Theatre. Doretta would often travel to area nursing homes & play piano for the residents, usually bringing along her own keyboard. She also joined many weekend music “jams” with other musicians. Doretta continued playing her piano while in her assisted living apartment, and she would also play the piano in the common area. This would often turn into a sing-a-long of 25 or more other residents. Countless people enjoyed hearing her unique piano-playing style & looked forward to hearing her play. Playing music gave Doretta great joy!

(Marvin) Snyder, of Morrison, IL; 3 daughters, Betty (Jeff) Renne of Dixon, IL; Susan (Bill) Tulini of Hawthorn Woods, IL; Janet (Doug) Isley of Naperville, IL; 1 son, Allen (Cindy) Newendyke of Batavia, IL; 10 grandchildren, Megan Renne, Dan (Honeylyn) Tulini, Nicole (Tom) Welsh, Brandon Renne, Kristin Isley, Mike (Jessica) Tulini, Lauren Renne, Jackie (Luke) Yankoe, Ryan Newendyke, Alexis Newendyke; 3 great-grandchildren, Avery Tulini, Matthew Tulini, Chloe Tulini; countless nieces & nephews; and close friend Ray Bardell, who Doretta considered a wonderful companion for many years.

March 22, 1987 in Savanna, IL.

March 22, 1987 in Savanna, IL.

SANDRA “SANDY” KAY GABRIEL

LARRY W. BROWN

Born: October 7, 1964

Died: July 20, 2023 in Morrison, IL

Kay Gabriel, 68, of Albany, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Alverno in Clinton, IA. Services were held at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, July 18th at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Erie, IL. Visitation was one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial was in the Erie Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center or the Girl Scouts of America.

Sandy was born on March 17, 1955 in Dixon, IL to Kenneth and Mildred (Fordham) Stanley. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School and went on to obtain her Master’s Degree from Illinois State University, leading to a 35-year career with the Savanna School District. She married Bernard Gabriel on

LARRY W. BROWN, 58, of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Morrison Community Hospital. A graveside service with military honors will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Erie Cemetery in Erie, IL. There will be a visitation from 4:00 –7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 25th at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. A memorial has been established by the family. Larry was born October 7, 1964 to Richard and Zeta (Paxton) Brown. He attended Prophetstown grade schools and graduated from

SANDRA “SANDY” KAY GABRIEL

March 22, 1987 in Savanna, IL.

Born: March 17, 1955 in Dixon, Illinois

Kay Gabriel, 68, of Albany, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Alverno in Clinton, IA. Services were held at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, July 18th at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Erie, IL. Visitation was one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial was in the Erie Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center or the Girl Scouts of America.

Died: July 12, 2023 in Clinton, Iowa

Sandra “Sandy”

Sandy was very active with Clinton, Iowa’s children’s museum – the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center. She was a board member, volunteer and chairperson of the Programing and Education Committee from 2014-2017. She later became the President of the Board of Directors, holding that position from 2017-2021. Sandy was also active with the Erie Girls Scouts, serving as the leader for 3 different Erie Girl Scout Troops over 11 years. She was a member and treasurer of the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association since 2012. Sandy loved teaching children and all the years of hard work, dedication, kindness and love she poured into so many young minds will not be forgotten.

Kay Gabriel, 68, of Albany, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Alverno in Clinton, IA. Services were held at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, July 18th at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Erie, IL. Visitation was one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial was in the Erie Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center or the Girl Scouts of America.

Sandy was born on March 17, 1955 in Dixon, IL to Kenneth and Mildred (Fordham) Stanley. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School and went on to obtain her Master’s Degree from Illinois State University, leading to a 35-year career with the Savanna School District. She married Bernard Gabriel on

Born: March 17, 1955 in Dixon, Illinois

Died: July 12, 2023 in Clinton, Iowa

Doretta also had a special talent for baking & decorating cakes, which she passed along to her daughters! She would often be asked to make graduation cakes for family members. She enjoyed entering her baked goods & decorated cakes in the Carroll County Fair where she won many prizes! Her oatmeal raisin cookies were a favorite prize-winner; a recipe handed down from her mother!

Doretta is survived by her sister, Verna

Sandy was very active with Clinton, Iowa’s children’s museum – the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center. She was a board member, volunteer and chairperson of the Programing and Education Committee from 2014-2017. She later became the President of the Board of Directors, holding that position from 2017-2021. Sandy was also active with the Erie Girls Scouts, serving as the leader for 3 different Erie Girl Scout Troops over 11 years. She was a member and treasurer of the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association since 2012. Sandy loved teaching children and all the years of hard work, dedication, kindness and love she poured into so many young minds will not be forgotten.

Sandra “Sandy” Kay Gabriel, 68, of Albany, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Alverno in Clinton, IA. Services were held at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, July 18th at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Erie, IL. Visitation was one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial was in the Erie Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center or the Girl Scouts of America.

Doretta was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Harold Newendyke; her parents, McKinley & Hazel Pickens, a sister Lenorah (Vernon) Gordon; and 3 brothers, Oliver (Mary) Pickens, Ellis (Eleanor) Pickens & William Pickens.

March 22, 1987 in Savanna, IL.

Doretta’s laugh, smile & cheery personality will be dearly missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund at the Milledgeville Brethren Church.

Sandy was very active with Clinton, Iowa’s children’s museum – the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center. She was a board member, volunteer and chairperson of the Programing and Education Committee from 2014-2017. She later became the President of the Board of Directors, holding that position from 2017-2021. Sandy was also active with the Erie Girls Scouts, serving as the leader for 3 different Erie Girl Scout Troops over 11 years. She was a member and treasurer of the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association since 2012. Sandy loved teaching children and all the years of hard work, dedication, kindness and love she poured into so many young minds will not be forgotten.

Prophetstown High School. Larry served in the U. S. Air Force. In 1990 he married Brenda L. Huett in Prophetstown; they later divorced. He was employed as a parts manager for 17 years by Northern IL Diesel Inc. in Mt. Carroll, IL. He enjoyed playing darts and was a state champ on multiple occasions. He was an avid Chicago Bears fan, and when his son was younger Larry coached his youth football team. Larry’s pride and joy in life were his grandchildren.

Sandy was born on March 17, 1955 in Dixon, IL to Kenneth and Mildred (Fordham) Stanley. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School and went on to obtain her Master’s Degree from Illinois State University, leading to a 35-year career with the Savanna School District. She married Bernard Gabriel on

Sandy is survived by her husband Bernard; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law David and Rose Gabriel; a brother-in-law Robert Gabriel; her aunt and uncle Joyce and John Wohrley; nieces and nephews Loren (Tara), Michael (Angie), David (Jenny) and Teresa Gabriel; along with several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister Cindy Stanley. Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com.

Survivors include two daughters, Heather (Brett Ebersole) Brown of Prophetstown and Amber (Chris) Conrad of Moline, IL; one son, Jeremy (Audrey Williams) Brown of Morrison; three grandchildren, Xander, Rowyn and Logan. He is also survived by a sister.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Rick Powell.

To send online condolences go to www. bosmarenkes.com

Sandy was born on March 17, 1955 in Dixon, IL to Kenneth and Mildred (Fordham) Stanley. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School and went on to obtain her Master’s Degree from Illinois State University, leading to a 35-year career with the Savanna School District. She married Bernard Gabriel on

Sandy is survived by her husband Bernard; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law David and Rose Gabriel; a brother-in-law Robert Gabriel; her aunt and uncle Joyce and John Wohrley; nieces and nephews Loren (Tara), Michael (Angie), David (Jenny) and Teresa Gabriel; along with several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister Cindy Stanley. Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com.

LINDA SUE BRINKMAN

Sandy was very active with Clinton, Iowa’s children’s museum – the Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center. She was a board member, volunteer and chairperson of the Programing and Education Committee from 2014-2017. She later became the President of the Board of Directors, holding that position from 2017-2021. Sandy was also active with the Erie Girls Scouts, serving as the leader for 3 different Erie Girl Scout Troops over 11 years. She was a member and treasurer of the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association since 2012. Sandy loved teaching children and all the years of hard work, dedication, kindness and love she poured into so many young minds will not be forgotten.

Sandy is survived by her husband Bernard; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law David and Rose Gabriel; a brother-in-law Robert Gabriel; her aunt and uncle Joyce and John Wohrley; nieces and nephews Loren (Tara), Michael (Angie), David (Jenny) and Teresa Gabriel; along with several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister Cindy Stanley. Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com.

Born: September 17, 1940 in Erie, IL

Died: July 21, 2023 in Rockford, IL

Sandy is survived by her husband Bernard; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law David and Rose Gabriel; a brother-in-law Robert Gabriel; her aunt and uncle Joyce and John Wohrley; nieces and nephews Loren (Tara), Michael (Angie), David (Jenny) and Teresa Gabriel; along with several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister Cindy Stanley. Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com.

Linda Sue Brinkman, 82, resident of Rockford, Illinois, passed away on July 21, 2023. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on August 2, 2023, at the GibsonBode Funeral Home in Erie, Illinois. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association @alz.org.

Linda was born in Erie, Illinois, to Marian and Ira Schaeffer on September 17, 1940. She married her husband Alan Brinkman on April 1, 1962, in Erie, IL. Linda was a teacher in

the Erie Public Schools for 35 years, retiring in 1999. She played the piano and organ for the Erie Christian Church for over 40 years. She enjoyed traveling with her beloved husband, wintering in Arizona, golfing, and spending time with family, friends, and her grandchildren. She was a wonderful cook and pie baker. She loved reading, sewing, and crocheting. In her last years, she enjoyed the company of her cherished cat, Abby.

Left behind to treasure her memory are her children Gregg (Kim) Brinkman, Kelly (Dave) White, Korey (Margaret) Brinkman, her grandchildren Karly and Karson Brinkman, Emma and Alli White, and John and Brooke Brinkman as well as her sisters Bette Rick, Janet Vail, and Clarice Clark. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Share a memory or condolence at www. gibsonbodefh.com

MORE OBITUARIES, page 6

Remembering former Prophetstown mayor and county board member Bud Thompson

Prophetstown lifer also was involved in several mural projects in and around town

By CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com

George “Bud” Thompson spent seven decades in public service, from serving on Prophetstown’s school board to representing his hometown on the Whiteside County Board.

On top of wearing many hats in education and government, including that of the city’s mayor, Thompson also dedicated himself to promoting the arts in the Pophetstown area – largely through several murals and paintings of local history.

Thompson died July 5 at 92, having continued with his passions up to the very end.

Thompson grew up in Prophetstown while his father, also named George, ran the family livestock and transport business. He picked up drawing as a young child – a passion that once led him to meet famous modernist painer George O’Keeffe as a teenager. He eventually would take over his father’s business and was first elected to the local school board in the 1960s. When Prophetstown schools merged with Lyndon’s in 1969, Thompson became the first president of the new unit district.

In 1978, Thompson, a lifelong Republican, was appointed to the Illinois State Board of Education by Gov. Jim Thompson (no relation) and served for 15 years. He also found time to serve as president of Prophetstown Manufacturing Inc., a local innovative effort to create jobs during the 1980s, and was the first president of the town’s Main Street program. He retired from the family business in 1985, served two terms as Prophetstown’s mayor from 2001-08 and was elected to the county board in 2010.

Thompson helped coordinate the mural projects with the Prophetstown High School Art Club. Along with high school art teacher Bob Deines, he oversaw the creation of several of the murals that celebrate the city’s past: an old school, the first local bridge over the Rock River, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad tracks and depot, the Asa Crook Home, and Wa-BoKie-Shiek, who ran a Native American village that preceded Prophetstown.

His works extended outside his city, which included the former Hooppole, Yorktown and Tampico railroad depot

at the Hooppole village hall; one of Ronald and Nancy Reagan in Tampico, with help from fellow muralist Don Kirst; a drawing of Clara Barton at the former American Red Cross building in Rock Falls; and other places as far away as Colorado, Puerto Rico and India.

The murals became so much of a staple in Prophetstown that in 2005 the city was recognized as “The Most ArtsFriendly Small Town in Illinois” by the Illinois Municipal League and the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education.

Murals, he said, are “a communication.”

“It’s telling a story,” he told Sauk Valley Media in February. “I’ve had people, not much younger than me, they go past the murals and go, ‘I can’t remember the old school.’ History is history, and sometimes people think it’s gone, but it’s still with us. If we just stop to think about it, we learn a lot looking back on what was before us.”

Thompson is survived by his wife of 73 years, Shirley (Van Damme), son Mark (Lorraine) Thompson, daughter Becky Lambert, four grandaughters and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.

“I had a really neat feeling come over me. This is special.”

Memorials can be established in his name to the Prophetstown High School Arts Department, Prophetstown-Lyndon Food Pantry, Prophetstown Area Historical Society or any

local organization.

A celebration of life will be planned at a later date. Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown is assisting with arrangements.

Shaw Media file photo

George “Bud” Thompson, 92, wore many hats of public service in Prophetstown: mayor, school board president, Main Street president and artist. In 1994, he was given a certificate of appreciation by the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education for his many contributions to the local arts. Thompson died July 5.

Shaw Media file photo

Prophetstown artist George “Bud” Thompson helped out fellow artist Don Kirst with this mural on the side of the H.C. Pitney Building in Tampico, where a young Ronald Reagan lived with his parents and brother in the early 1900s. Kirst needed help with the faces, so Thompson lent a hand. “I thought, ‘Here I am, painting on this wall, and the Reagans lived here and I’m doing portrait,’” Thompson said.

Morrison Food Pantry updates community of needs

The Morrison community has come through with donations of office desks, chairs, sturdy work tables, a lateral file cabinet and some folding chairs for the Morrison Food Pantry. They no longer need the vegetable (freezer-less) refrigerator, but they do need a pallet jack and heavy-duty shelving. Please contact the pantry via email morrisonfoodpantry@ gmail or Leveda Ashlin at 815-6311171 before the donation to verify that they haven’t already received a donation of these two items.

The pantry’s greatest need now is cash donations to offset the cost of the building, the renovation and the ever-increasing need to purchase more food because of an increase in client registration. Please send your donations to Morrison Charitable Food Pantry NFP, P.O. Box 324, Morrison, IL 61270, noting that your donation is for the building fund. The food pantry is a standalone 501(c)(3) corporation, recognized by the IRS and the State of Illinois as a charitable organization. If you need the EIN number for tax purposes, please note so that it can be provided. As of Friday, July 14, the pantry has received $3,030 in donations.

As many of you have seen, there’s a banner in front of the new building at 629 E. Lincolnway, formerly Hilltop Bowling Alley, proclaiming it is the “Future Home of Morrison Food

OBITUARIES

RICHARD P. “DICK” VOGEL

Born: March 26, 1949 in Clinton, IA

Died: July 12, 2023 in Clinton, IA

Fulton- Richard P. Vogel, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Wednesday July 12th, 2023 at Mercy One in Clinton, Iowa.

Richard, known as Dick, was the son of Marion “Bud” and Ruth (Hoogheem) Vogel. He was born on March 26, 1949 in Clinton, IA and grew up in Fulton, Ill. Dick married his high school sweetheart Karen O’Donnell on August 12, 1972 at St. Patrick’s of Albany, and they enjoyed nearly 51 years of marriage and adventures together.

Richard was a history teacher, school administrator and coach who influenced the lives countless students. His career began at Fulton High School and continued at St. Francis Indian School in SD, Holy Name School in Omaha, NE, and Regina High School in Iowa City, IA. Daughters Erin and Kelly were born in Nebraska and in 1992 the family moved to Aztec, New Mexico. Dick taught history and served as principal for Koogler Middle School

Pantry.” Volunteers have been hard at work cleaning, building a dividing wall between the pantry area and the south end of the building and draw-

ing up floor plans and electrical plug-in locations. The electrical work is scheduled to start within the week. They also need to do some duct work

as it is above the new dropped ceiling, and they need to drop the vents down. The building’s two new exterior doors and one interior door are ordered and should be installed, hopefully by mid-August.

If your garden is currently producing an overabundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, please think of Morrison Food Pantry. The clients love getting good fresh fruit and vegetables but getting good produce has been a challenge. Food distribution is on Thursdays from 8 to 10 a.m. Volunteers are usually at the pantry by 7:15 a.m. setting up, and on Wednesdays from 10:15 to 11 a.m. You can drop your produce off at those times or contact one of the directors to arrange a drop-off time. The pantry currently is located at the north entrance to the United Methodist Church at 200 W. Knox St., on the south side of the street.

In the month of June, the pantry served 53 families for a total of 156 people, of which 52 were 18 and under, 76 were from 19-64, and 28 were 65 and over, with 10 new signups for the month. The need is real to help ease the food scarcity in our area. The pantry’s board of directors are Deb Wikoff, Rick Deter, Ron Finnicum, Carole Patton, Kathie VanderVinne, Randy Kuehl, Cal Vandermyde, Rick Smith and Leveda Ashlin.

and later worked as an administrator for the school district. After retiring in 2013, Dick and Karen returned to Fulton to be closer to family and enjoyed many cross-country road trips and travels abroad. Dick was a quick wit and an avid reader with an extraordinary knowledge of history and life in general. A lifelong learner and teacher, Dick enjoyed travel, maps, music, poetry, sports, crossword puzzles, good conversations, and time with his family. He rooted for the Cubs, the Bears and was a lifelong Huskers Fan.

Richard is survived by his wife Karen of Fulton; daughters Erin (Lloyd) Keller of the Poconos, PA, and Kelly (Michael Mills) Vogel of Bellingham, WA; granddaughter Emblyn Rose Keller; two brothers, David (Mary) Vogel of Fulton and Donald (Melissa) Vogel of Prophetstown; and a multitude of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends near and far. He was preceded in death by his parents. The family would like to thank the extraordinary nurses and staff at Mercy One for providing such wonderful care and comfort during Dick’s final journey. Private inurnment will be held at Calvary Hill Cemetery, Fulton; arrangement by McDonald Funeral Home, Fulton. Online condolences may be sent to McDonaldFuneralhomes.com

Class of 1941 grads meet for ‘unofficial’ 82nd class reunion

Don Strohman of Erie and Lenora (Kemmis) Pritchard of Geneseo are both 99 years of age and graduated together from Geneseo High School in 1941. They recently met for lunch to reminisce on their school days and life and had their own little Class of 1941 reunion, making it their 82nd reunion!

They both grew up on a farm and were the youngest in their class. Strohman lives by himself and although his sight is pretty much gone, his intelligence is still fully intact, said his daughter Jan Heinsen of Hillsdale. Pritchard also lives alone in her home on College Avenue in Geneseo and although she’s moving a little slower, she’s driving and doing well.

Both have lived through peace and war and even though life may have been rough while growing up, both consider their generation to be the best generation ever.

Photo provided by Morrison Food Pantry Volunteers have been hard at work cleaning and preparing the former Hilltop Lanes building into a food pantry.

Photo provided by Jan Heinsen Don Strohman of Erie and Lenora (Kemmis) Pritchard of Geneseo held their own little Class of 1941 reunion.

1983: Wrestling and golf excluded from FHS athletic program

60 Years

July 24, 1963

Summer school started in Cordova for 45 full-grown men – future operators of the huge multi-million-dollar nitrogen chemical plant of Nitrin, Inc. Making nitrogen fertilizers is a highly complex chemical operation and not one of the trainees recruited has ever worked in a nitrogen plant before.

Bob’s Jack & Jill Food Market advertised ground beef for 49 cents a pound, frying chickens for 29 cents a pound, six jars of applesauce for $1, luncheon meat for 39 cents, Kraft dressing for 29 cents, a pound of butter for 49 cents and frozen grape juice, five for 95 cents.

50 Years

July 25, 1973

Fulton State Bank advertised it is offering 6.5% interest on savings Certificates of Deposit for two and a half years on a minimum of $1,000. On a six month certificate, the bank is offering 5.5%.

An open house will be held to honor five generations on the 90th birthday of great-great-grandmother Mrs. Grace Zuidema. The five generations also include great-grandmother Mrs. Howard Workman; grandmother Mrs. Alvin VanZuiden; mother Mrs. Neal Woessner; and daughter Tammy

Woessner. Mrs. Zuidema has a sister Etta Borgman of Fulton, brothers Burnie and Elmer Wiersema of Fulton, Henry Wiersema of Western Springs and Louis Wiersema of Morrison.

40 Years

July 27, 1983

Five retiring teachers of the River Bend District were awarded plaques at the school board meeting. Mrs. William Mask, board president, presented plaques to Betty Lee, Georgia Borgman, Mrs. Theodore Marx, Mrs. Marjorie Kisthard and Mrs. Evelyn Dolan. Wrestling and golf are discontinued as part of the athletic program at Fulton High School. The decision to drop the two sports was reiterated on a split vote of the Board of Education. Boosters again offered to provide additional financing and help in the search for qualified coaches. Appealing to the board to reverse the earlier vote were James Fish, Ernie Rock and Kurt Smith, all of whom pledged to work even harder in supporting the athletic program if golf and wrestling could be retained.

30 Years

July 21, 1993

Joe Clarkson, president of the Fulton State Bank, gave a check for $1,000 to Kent Hammer, president of the Ful-

ton Chamber of Commerce as a donation to the chamber sponsored tennis court project. Only $2,600 is left to be gathered to fund the $22,270 project.

If the state of Illinois comes through with state aid as it promised, the River Bend schools should have a good year, Superintendent Kent Hammer said. The state has promised the district an additional $150,000 in state aid over last year.

20 Years

July 23, 2003

Heavy machinery moved into the downtown area to begin the renovation of the newly purchased former restaurant on the corner of 10th Avenue and Fifth Street. The property was purchased by the 1st Gateway Credit Union of Clinton, which plans to operate a branch of the business in the building.

The Fulton Police Department is inviting everyone to attend the National Night Out Against Crime. The event will be at the First Christian Reformed Church parking lot. Those registering will be given a ticket to redeem for a sandwich or hot dog, chips, dessert and beverage. Tickets also will be given out for prize drawings. Some activities include firetruck and police car rides, fingerprinting of children and a classic car cruise-in.

10 Years

July 24, 2013

Wilson’s Floral and Gifts has made the move from 1100 Fourth St. to its new location at 1006 Fourth St. Marge Bielema, owner of the store, completely updated the facade of 1006 Fourth St., adding windows and brick and refacing the awning. The interior was refurbished as well.

First it was referred to as the former Fulton Fire Station, later as the River Bend Senior Center, but the real name is Robert Fulton Community Center. City Administrator Randy Balk updated the council on changes that have taken place since 2008 and asked for a vote of approval on future plans and purchases. The need for a senior/ community center was identified as part of the City’s Competitive Communities Initiative Program in 2008. The City Council approved naming the building Robert Fulton Commons in 2009. Whiteside County Senior Center representatives thought a WCSC site in Fulton would be a benefit to local seniors in 2010. The advisory board endorsed the idea of starting a “community meal program” in the fall of 2012 and it currently is in operation. The program began when the city hired cook and first staff person Elise Foster.

An overactive bladder and bowel control are discussed

By STEPHEN D. HARRISON, M.D.

An overactive bladder, along with urinary urgency and sometimes urinary retention, are common problems that are frustrating to patients and doctors alike. While treatments such as medications and exercises are available, each has their limitations. The medications may cause significant side effects such as dry mouth and occa-

sional confusion. For others, they may accelerate tendencies to Alzheimer’s though a newer agent, Myrbetriq, does not have this issue.

Most clinicians will encourage the Kegel exercises or some other muscle strengthening and awareness program. These are readily available on the internet. There is no downside to employing them and no side effects. While they don’t work for everyone,

they have helped many.

Nonetheless, there remains substantial gaps in both bladder and bowel control. While there are no medications that will help with bowel control, there is now a new procedure that can help with both bowel and bladder. A company called Axonics has developed nerve stimulators that stimulate the sacral nerve to facilitate communication between the brain, bowel and blad-

der. This communication may improve the symptoms of concern.

A trial run is done by wearing an external device for a few days. If a certain level of improvement is obtained, then a permanent implanted device is installed. The company claims more than 90% success. Some people will experience uncomfortable sensations at the implant site. Information is available at www.axonics.com.

A REFRESHER COURSE IN SCHOOL BUS SAFETY

The dawn of a new school year is a time marked by change and fresh opportunities. For many children, school marks the first time they are away from their parents for an extended period of time. It also may be the first time they ride in a vehicle other than their parents’ cars.

Each school day, 25 million children ride a bus to school in the United States. A school bus is among the safest modes of transport and one of the most regulated vehicles on the road, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Riding a school bus can be a novel experience no matter a student’s age or grade. Kindergartners may be introduced to the school bus on their first day of school, while older students are no doubt familiar with life inside a school bus. But all students and families can benefit from a refresher course on school bus procedures to ensure this school year begins on safe footing.

• Be a smart pedestrian. Riding the school bus is very safe, but injuries can occur walking to and from the bus stop. Watch for cars backing out of driveways and always look both ways multiple times before crossing streets.

• Remember school bus laws. Most areas of the country have specific school bus laws that include stopping when red lights are flashing on the school bus. Cars must stop whether they’re behind the school bus, next to it or on the opposite side of the street facing the bus. Stopping allows passengers to enter or exit the bus safely.

• Stand away from the curb. The National Safety Council advises keeping six feet, or three giant steps, away from the curb while waiting for the bus. Young children should be carefully supervised.

• Be visible. Always cross in front of the bus, making eye contact with the driver so that he or she knows your intentions before crossing. If you drop something, do not bend down to pick it up. Tell the driver instead.

• Remain seated. Find a seat promptly and remain seated for the duration of the ride. Do not stand up and proceed down the center aisle until the bus has stopped.

• Minimize distractions. Always speak softly and behave so that you do not distract the driver.

School buses are very safe vehicles, but passengers need to do their part to avoid injury.

Countryside ride: AETA holds annual Tractor Drive

By SARAH FORD for Shaw Media

It took four hours for 40 tractors to travel 31 miles around the countryside during the Antique Engine and Tractor Association’s annual Tractor Ride on Friday, July 21. After raising a flag and going over the safety rules, they left the AETA showgrounds at 13451 Illinois Highway 92 in Geneseo for the scenic trek through prime agricultural land.

Jim Gradert of the AETA said there were tractors of multiple sizes and colors all traveling in single file on country roads within a few miles of the showgrounds. “And they all came back,” he said with a smile, acknowledging the potential dangers.

Riders came from Morrison, Fulton, Fenton, Hillsdale, Cordova, Prophetstown, Tampico, Port Byron, Geneseo, Atkinson, East Moline and just beyond. The youngest of the group was Jonathan Shannon, 11, of Sterling, who rode on a buddy seat with his grandpa Robert Wilcox. It wasn’t Jonathan’s first ride. A friend of Wilcox from Rock Falls built the buddy seat on the tractor so the two could go on tractor rides together.

POLICE REPORTS

Fulton

July 14: Patricia A. Tipton of Mt. Carroll was cited for failure to yield/stop at an intersection in the 700 block of 14th Avenue. She was released with a promise to comply.

July 16: Michael L. Rice of Fulton was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident on the North Bridge. He was released with a promise to comply.

July 17: Jovanny J. Erickson of Browntown, Wisconsin, was cited for leaving the scene of accident -property damage at Route 84 and 10th Avenue. He was released with a notice to appear.

July 18: Sofia R. Iannantuono of Fulton was cited for no valid driver’s license, no valid registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle in the 400 block of Progress Drive. She was released with a notice to appear.

July 19: Bryce W. Hamm of Bettendorf, Iowa, was cited for operating an uninsured vehicle, driving while license is suspended, failure to yield/stop at an intersection and driving under the influence of an intoxicating compound at Elston Road and Waller Road. He was released with a notice to appear.

July 19: Dominque J. Kemp of Clinton, Iowa, was cited for operating an uninsured vehicle and improper display of registration in the 400 block of 11th Avenue. She

The tractor rides have been held on the third Friday of July for the past five or so years. “We already have the date set for next year,” said Perry Coziahr of the AETA. After the ride, participants had lunch and dessert in the red barn at

the AETA showgrounds. Donations were accepted and went toward the AETA Collector’s Club. The next AETA event is the Working Farm Show on Sept. 15-17, which will feature International Harvester

tractors and implements, as well as a celebration of Farmall Tractors’ 100th anniversary. Max Armstrong, a famed agriculture broadcaster from Chicago, is scheduled to make an appearance. Visit ae-ta.com for information.

was released with a notice to appear.

Morrison

Arrests

On Friday, July 14, at 2:29 p.m., the Morrison Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance in progress in the 400 block of West Winfield Street, Morrison. During the investigation it was discovered Triston James, 22, committed a domestic battery. James was taken into custody and transported to the Whiteside County Jail.

On Sunday, July 16, at 1:54 a.m., the Morrison Police Department observed a 16-year-old female from Rock Falls in the 600 block of Lincoln Way. The juvenile was out past curfew and issued a city ordinance citation for violation of curfew. The juvenile was released to a parent.

Citations

July 17: female juvenile, 17, Morrison, speeding

July 18: Fletcher Clark, 24, Cleveland, Mississippi, speeding

July 19: Misty Tolliver, 49, Rock Falls, traffic signal violations

July 20: Brian Patterson, 63, Morrison, improper backing

Thepublicisremindedtheseare chargesandallpeoplearepresumed innocentuntilprovedguiltyinacourt of law.

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Countyline Cruisers Car Club members were “Cruisin’ the Triangle” in downtown Erie on Wednesday, July 19, including Marge and Duey Young of Port Byron. The couple arrived in Duey’s red 1963 Chevy Nova and sat in lawn chairs along with other car enthusiasts from the area, with Marge passing the time by knitting a scarf. Classic music played through the speakers provided by Slick Willy Radio of Erie and dinner options were available at local establishments. The final cruise in of the summer season will be on Wednesday, Aug. 16, starting at 5 p.m. The 29th annual Countyline Cruisers Car Show is set for Saturday, Sept. 16, in downtown Erie. For more information, call 309-644-0126.

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‘Cruisin’theTriangle’indowntownErie

Sarah Ford for Shaw Media Riders from Whiteside, Henry and Rock Island counties participated in the AETA Tractor Ride on Friday, July 21.

Warranty deeds

Lorena Sue Cross to Steven Diaz, 402 Meadow Lane, Sterling, $147,900.

Jeffrey and Cristin Newton to Cynthia Clarkson Living Trust, 1617 Milnes Drive, Fulton, $150,000.

Joshua J. and Rhonda L. Wade to Jake R. and Larissa B. Francis, one parcel on Wayne Road, Morrison, $70,000.

Brian D. Tarbill to BJE Future LLC, 1605 Seventh Ave., Rock Falls, $60,000.

Karl M. and Ashley Schueler to Justin Rodriguez, 1908 20th Ave., Sterling, $200,000.

Douglas M. Buhler to Francisco Morales

Pinedo and Tomasa Soto De Morales, 705 E. Humphrey St., Rock Falls, $125,000.

Nathanial T. and Jessica L. Macklin to Karl and Ashley Schueler, 3109 E. 19th St., Sterling, $320,000.

Robert Phillips to Roger P. Nelson, Brittany A. King and Billie Nelson, 502 18th Ave., Fulton, $90,000.

Michael J. and Penny L. Ohrt to Michelle E. and Jose Armelo A. Agudelo, one parcel on North Ninth Avenue, Albany, $18,250.

Fund 601 LLC, formerly Sullivan’s Properties, to Midwest Real Estate Holdings, 414 E. Lincolnway Road (Family Dollar), Morrison, $532,556.

Fund 601 LLC, formerly Sullivan’s

Properties, to Super Market Developers Inc., 300 N. Madison St. (Sullivan’s Foods), Morrison, $2,514,123.

Nikolai A. and Kari A. Fiorini to Kristine Selep, 502 Seventh Ave., Rock Falls, $114,900.

Anthony E. and Heather J. Appel to Nicole A. Harbron, 1009 Hilltop Drive, Morrison, $195,000.

Robert and Susan McGinn to Nikolas S. Trujillo and Priscilla A. Aponte, 412 W. 12th St., Sterling, $159,900.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Rachel McCann, 404 N. Main St., Coleta, $59,900.

Jacob and Kelly Bramm to Brittney Ramos, 3901 19th Ave., Sterling, $299,000.

James L. Cox to Jesus Castillo, 1409 Ave. I, Sterling, $63,000.

Jerry and Arlene Wilson to Adnan Akiti, 806 Ave A, Rock Falls, $62,500.

Jerrod Reynolds and Kari Anderson to Allen P. and Jessica Wade, 504 Wiker Drive, Rock Falls, $142,000.

Robert S. Tower to Richard T. and Angela K. Lance, 2 Holly Road, Sterling, $117,250.

Shawn P. and Becky J. Hunter to Joseph and Edith Edeus, 1203 E. 16th St., Sterling, $35,000.

Michael L. and Debra L. Sigel to Dale

and Rhonda Tompkins, 210 S. Lincoln St., Tampico, $150,000.

Mauro and Alice Marruffo to Emily Crow, 1506 Ave. K, Sterling, $93,000.

Kirk D. Folks to Michael A. and Nancy J. Myers, 4002 W. Lincolnway, Sterling, $106,000.

Justin C. Rodriguez to Richard Rajnowski, 1704 18th Ave., Sterling, $97,500.

Laura L. and Edward D. Hoyle Jr. to Katie A. Wetzell, 9910 Win Road, Rock Falls, $199,000.

Rex Given Jr. to Todd Zuidema and Kim Given, 4000 Regan Road, Rock Falls, $12,000.

Rick O. and Sherry J. Long to Arthur J. Sims, 18510 Sand Road, Fulton, $370,000.

Steven L. and Pamela S. Workman to 406 Circle LLC, 405 Circle Drive, Rock Falls, $%72,750.

Tyler J. and Mallory B. Maloy to Francisco J. Cardenas Mendoza and Nila G. Cardenas, 803 Marty Ave., Rock Falls, $165,000.

Rutilia Ortega Estate to Ricardo I. Moreno Ortega, 517 Griswold Ave., Sterling, $51,500.

Jordan L. Johnson to Danielle D. Fink, 1515 Fourth Ave., Sterling, $85,770. NRHQ LLC to Eric and Stephanie Neas, 503 Portland Ave., Morrison, $$40,850.

Quit claim deeds

Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC to NRHQ LLC, 503 Portland Ave., Morrison, $0. Grant W. Slater to Morgan L. Stuhlman, 720 19th Ave., Fulton, $0.

Joel A. and Lora A. Copley to 828 11th Ave. LLC, 828 11th Ave., Fulton, $0. Rock Falls Industrial Development Commission to Rotary Airlock LLC, 1701 Industrial Park Road, Rock Falls, $23,570. Rock Falls Industrial Development Commission to Firehouse of God Ministries, 403 W. Second St. (Firehouse Museum), Rock Falls, $0.

William J. and Diane Camps to Kyle W. Sanders, 605 14th Ave., Rock Falls, $0.

Trust deed

Danielle D. Fink to Thomas A. and Loretta K. Densmore, Thomas A. Densmore, trustee, 1515 Fourth Ave., Sterling, $98,000.

Executors deed

Brian E. Haenni Estate to David A. and Tracy A. Northcutt, 1311 12th Ave., Sterling, $65,000.

Deed

Whiteside County sheriff and Rhonda Johnson to Rock River Housing Trust, 412 E. Fifth St., Rock Falls, $50,000.

Source:WhitesideCountyRecorder’s Office

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A Budding young farmer A Budding young farmer

OREGON – One night at the dinner table, then-3-yearold Buddy Murray made an important announcement: He wanted to be a farmer when he grew up.

Now, in his first year in the double-digit age bracket, Buddy’s living his dream on the two-and-a-half acre spread he’s growing up on in rural Oregon.

Buddy, 10, with the help of his mother, Andrea Murray, is growing flowers, fruits and vegetables and raising a flock of chickens at Dandelion Feathers Farm. He spends much of his day tending to his few rows of plants — making sure they’re healthy and free of invasives — caring for his animals, and rounding up the colorful eggs his chickens lay.

Buddy’s plot is just the right size for him to dig in and learn more about the career he staked out at a young age — and it’s also like a birthday gift that keeps on giving.

By Cody Cutter | Sauk Valley Media

Buddy said he “kind of” remembers the time he first told his mother that he wanted to be a farmer. They lived in rural Pontiac at the time, and “I remember sitting at the table when I said that. [Then] I wished for it every birthday.”

He and his mom moved to the Oregon area 3 years ago, and with a new home came new opportunities.

With yard space to spare, Andrea helped make Buddy’s birthday wish come true. She suggested he use some of the land to try his hand at growing a few things.

“We just kind of let it all happen and rolled with it,” Andrea said. “Buddy said he wanted to be a farmer, so we got the chickens, and he was growing peppers and tomatoes. Then he said he wanted pumpkins. That just wasn’t enough. We had no idea this would be where we are this year. I think God really presents stuff to us.”

With every plant that popped up and every egg that popped out, Buddy learned more and more about farming. Learning to coax crops from the land takes patience and

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Buddy Murray and his mother

• BUDDY from previous page time, and a bit of trial and error — just ask any full-grown farmer — but Buddy’s off to a good start.

Buddy has also built up a collection of books on agriculture, animal science and horticulture — some written with someone older than 10 in mind, but that doesn’t keep Buddy from perusing the pages — both early in the morning and late at night, all to make his operation a success.

Every morning after breakfast, Buddy heads outside where the first thing he does is feed his chickens, and when they hear his familiar call — “Ba-gock! Ba-gock, ba-gock! — they come a-runnin’ from the coop. He also helps tend to a couple of goats and a rescue horse, all with the same TLC he gives the flock of chickens.

About 20 chickens call the coop their home, and one of them has become Buddy’s favorite, Fluffy, named so “because she’s fluffy,” he said. Other members of the feathered flock were given fitting names, too: There’s Sundae, who looks like a chocolate sundae, Buddy said; Guin, who looked like a penguin when she was a chick; the all-white Angel, and Hazel and Cocoa, named after their colors.

Buddy has gotten to know his flock well, and already he’s learned to spot when there’s something a bit off on the pecking order

“All of the chickens have a different personality,” Buddy said, “and if it changes, you know that there’s something wrong.”

His feathered friends even inspired the Dandelion Feathers name. When he was younger, Buddy would say that the yellow chicks looked like dandelions, an observation his mom picked up on, too.

“The first chicks we hatched out, when they got a bit older and they molt their feathers, the feathers went all over,” Buddy said. “[Mom] said, ‘It’s kind of like dandelions.’”

Once he’s done tending to the animals, it’s time for Buddy to hop over the fence and work on the

plants. Along with the tomatoes and peppers, the early summer crop also includes asparagus, strawberries, spiraling Egyptian walking onions, poppies, gladiolus and sunflowers, among others. Andrea and Buddy plan to grow more sunflowers next year than the three beds that are there now, and have it

be his big crop.

Pumpkins and squash are grown in the fall, and this year Buddy will make sure to keep an extra close eye on them. Early in the season last year, he saw his crop look a little funny and hit his books to find out about what was going on. Buddy found out about squash bugs

and vine borers.

“We had to cut open the vine and get out the borers and had to get rid of them because they hollowed out the vine, and eventually got to the pumpkin and hollowed out the pumpkin,” Buddy said.

Buddy decided to add pumpkins

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to the farm while working outside one day and recalling a visit to a pumpkin farm. “Some people were nice enough to let him buy some, and he would sit outside in front of the house with them,” Andrea said. “Then we started growing them.”

As Buddy has come to learn, there’s a lot more to farming than just planting and growing. There’s weather to take into consideration, the makeup of the land around the garden, and helping keep crops healthy. They removed some black walnut trees, which contain a chemical toxin called juglone that severely hinders the growth of crops. Buddy also learned which bugs are good for plants and which are bad, like learning the roles of ants versus aphids.

Buddy also learned the impact pesticides can have on produce, when he tasted the difference between store-bought strawberries and the ones he grew, he said.

Much of what he grows from the ground, as well as the organic eggs from his chickens, gets gathered for sale inside a small store on the property, open Thursday through Saturday afternoons. The store also includes some of Andrea’s interests, such as women’s boutique clothing, organic animal care products and feed, and religious gifts.

Andrea is also developing a bouquet bar with some of the flowers that Buddy grows, where customers can choose how they want their arrangements to look.

“Hopefully people will want to come pick flowers and make their own bouquets,” she said. “Doing your own bouquet can mean more [as a gift]. You can come with your children, make the bouquet and take it home with you. It can last long because it’s nice and fresh, and it can be a fun experience — not just grabbing flowers, but make it an experience to share together.”

When it comes to buying seeds and feed, Andrea coordinated it early on, but as Buddy gets older, she’s beginning to pass some of that knowledge on to him. He’s currently learning about a ledger, how much things cost and how much he can spend on growing more

crops based on what he earns from selling.

Along with all that he’s learned from the land, Buddy also gets the rest of his education at home — and he’s not the first. Andrea homeschools Buddy from their nearby home, which once was the Pleasant Valley rural country school, District 89, until 1947.

Early on, Buddy tended to take disappointments and setbacks harder, but the more he grew up the more he grew, and he’s learning to be more patient, think things through, and learn from anything that goes wrong. Having a place at home to work that all out, especially at his age, should help Buddy have “a pretty good head on his shoulders,” Andrea said.

“He’s handled it much better now,” she said. “Initially, it was just

to learn how to be patient with issues, and how to deal with it instead of just letting it take over.

“If we can start here like we are, in 10 years, he’ll be so much further ahead then, if this is really what he wants. He will have had so much knowledge than he would have had if he said he wanted to do it when he was 20.”

For now, Buddy’s enjoying his time doing what he’s wanted to do since he was 3 — and how many people can say they’re doing what they’ve wanted to do since that age? It’s some-

enjoy.

“There’s nothing really specific, I just like everything,” he said. “Everything’s my favorite. Everything’s fun.”

Cody Cutter can be reached at 815-632-2532 or ccutter@shawmedia.com.

like with anyone: We all learn how to handle stuff, and disappointment is hard for children. It’s definitely been something that’s helped him

thing he loves doing, and

New group of Steamers ready to prove themselves

By TY REYNOLDS treynolds@shawmedia.com

The Fulton Steamers have fit in nicely in their first two seasons in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference. Now, a new group of Steamers is out to prove they can follow up the success from the past two years.

After second-place finishes in the NUIC and back-to-back trips to the Class 1A quarterfinals in 2021 and 2022, Fulton lost big senior classes following both seasons. That leaves most of the starting spots open and needing to be filled by less-experienced players who didn’t get a lot of playing time in the past.

But this year’s squad takes some comfort in the fact that last year’s seniors were kind of in the same boat. Many of them had to wait their turn behind the players ahead of them and they came out and found the same success when they got their chance in their senior season, matching the 9-3 record from 2021.

“We lost 19 seniors from last year, but coming into this year, we realize that a bunch of those seniors didn’t get a lot of playing time as juniors either and they still performed well, so we believe that our seniors this year can come in and perform well, too,” senior Baylen Damhoff said.

Key losses from last year’s offense are quarterback Brayden Dykstra (1,583 yards passing, 16 touchdowns), running back Lukas Schroeder (812 rushing yards, 5.8 yards per carry, 12 TDs), running back/receiver/ returner/defensive back Ryan Eads (646 rushing yards, 43 catches for 403 yards, 14 total TDs, kick-return TD, five interceptions), receiver Ethan Price (13 catches, 254 yards, 2 TDs), and first-team all-state lineman Braiden Damhoff, who had 78 tackles, seven tackles for loss and a sack on defense.

Also on that side of the ball, lineman Zane Pannell (137 tackles, 17 TFL, 3 sacks, 6 fumble recoveries) and linebackers Conner Sheridan (132 tackles, 5 TFL, 5 INTs, 1 INT-return TD), Joel Ford (124 tackles, 19 TFL, 3 sacks) and Ben Fosdick (108 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 INTs) leave big shoes to fill.

And on special teams, honorable mention all-state kicker Endi Qunaj was a key weapon after hitting 45 PATs and seven field goals while booting 22 touchbacks.

“We’ve just got to fill in those spots, keep working to get better. We have to step in and fill in their spots and try to play our best,” senior Trevor Tiesman said. “I think it does give us confidence to see those guys have that success. I

think the guys we’ve got coming up are going to fill in spots pretty good. I think we’re pretty big this year and the line has to really fill in; we lost our guy Braiden, he was our anchor, so those will be big shoes to fill. But I think our line’s going to be pretty good this year, and everywhere else, we’ve got some good players.”

Longtime coach Patrick Lower likes what he’s seen so far this offseason. Now entering his 17th season as Steamers head coach and 24th as a coach in the program, he’s seen a lot of strong classes come and go and believes tradition is a big piece of Fulton’s success.

“I think it does set the tone. Hopefully with the success we’ve had the last few years, we can just kind of keep it rolling a little bit,” he said. “But a lot of young guys are going to have to prove themselves. We’ve got a lot of coaching to do and a lot of work to do, but our kids are very receptive to that and understand the process.”

Lower credits that to the continuity in the program.

“I think that comes from being here with some longevity and having basically the same assistants that we’ve had for all these years,” Lower said. “I always say the one thing I’m the most proud of is that since 1968, we’ve had four coaches at Fulton High School in football and I think that’s pretty cool.”

That string started with Dale Giesler (1968-82), followed by Al

Schuitema (1984-88) and Jim Proud (1983, 1989-2006). Darel Mensch started the trend of coaches staying for at least five seasons, coaching from 1955-58 and again from 1962-67.

Not only do the kids grow up in the program seeing how things are done before them, but they see what it takes to have success – and they’re eager to show what they can do and live up to those high expectations.

“I feel some hunger from the guys, and I just feel the idea that these kids know what to expect and know what we expect of them is big for us. We just kind of keep going with the tradition, and keep working hard and hopefully putting a good product out on the field every Friday night,” Lower said. “But really, just teaching the game of football and letting these kids understand, and now it’s their chance to kind of prove themselves and we’re excited about that – and they are too.”

As a three-year starting receiver, Baylen Damhoff – who had 50 catches for 637 yards and nine touchdowns last fall – is one of the few guys returning this season with a lot of varsity experience. Along with his three years of varsity basketball, he’s comfortable in a leadership role as he enters his final year of high school.

“I played varsity my sophomore year, so I’ve learned a lot and can spread some wisdom to the younger players and help them out,” he said. “It does feel like we have to live up to

expectations or people might let down on our class a little bit and we don’t want to let that happen.”

Tiesman also returns after getting quite a few snaps last season, especially at defensive back. He said that instead of feeling pressure by Fulton’s tradition of success, this year’s team has used it as motivation to keep on winning.

“It means a lot to be the next group to keep it going,” he said. “We’ve just got to keep working hard on the field and in the weight room. We have to go into every game wanting to win and thinking we can win. We have to be confident; playing with confidence is key.”

And it all starts in the offseason, which has been going well.

“Our weight room attendance has been pretty good this year. We’ve had a lot of numbers in there. That’s going to be a big key for us and getting everyone here; we can’t be missing these practices because they’re important when the season comes,” Tiesman said.

“It starts in the weight room with our strength coach, Jared Wessels, who does a great job with the kids. We’ve been having good workouts this summer,” Lower said. “We don’t use too many of our contact days, just enough to kind of give them the taste of football and then when we get started on Aug. 7, they’ll be full go. We’re at about 55 kids, which is good for us – we always want more and we’ll always take more, but that’s pretty good for us.”

Entering their third year in the NUIC, the Steamers are starting to feel comfortable in the league after seeing each team head-to-head at least twice. They’ve beaten every team in the NUIC at least once except for two-time defensing 1A state champion LenaWinslow, which has defeated Fulton in both the regular season and the quarterfinals in each of the last two years.

But with past experiences against now-familiar foes, the Steamers know what it takes to compete in arguably the best 1A conference in the state.

“It does give us a little more confidence, but I can definitely say that there are some things we’re not completely used to yet like Lena’s run game, which is always so good. But I feel like we’ve gotten used to a lot of teams,” Damhoff said. “DuPec, we beat them last year in a really good game, and we’ve beaten Forreston in a couple of good games, too. I feel like over the last couple of years, we’ve gotten used to those teams’ physical styles and that will help us this season.”

Alex T. Paschal - apaschal@shawmedia.com

Fulton football players run through drills during camp Tuesday, July 18.

Local baseball and softball tournament winners announced

Photos provided by URICRA TOP LEFT: Erie (in red) won the Major Girls league tournament and URICRA (in yellow) took second. The teams gathered for a group photo after their game last week. TOP RIGHT: Morrison 1 were the winners of the Minor Girls league tournament on Saturday, July 15, at Dorrance Park in Port Byron. ABOVE: Morrison 2 won second place at the Minor Girls league softball tournament at Dorrance Park on July 15. LEFT: URICRA won the Pony Boys tournament Monday, July 17, at Dorrance Park in Port Byron. Coach Dustin Peterson’s team took first, followed by Morrison for second place and Prophetstown/Tampico for third place. MIDDLE LEFT: Fulton 1 Minor Girls placed third at the league softball tournament Saturday, July 15.

Sarah Ford for Shaw media

Morrison Lions Club’s scholarship winners

Each year, Morrison Lions Club awards two $1,000 scholarships to Morrison High School seniors. At the last meeting of the Lions calendar year, recipients Anlynn Dykstra and Marissa Folkers attended and spoke of their plans for college. Dykstra and Folkers will be attending the University of Wisconsin in Platteville. Parts of each essay written by the recipients were read to club members. Both have been active in school and community activities. Dykstra plans to pursue a degree in elementary education and Folkers will pursue ag topics to become an agronomist. Club members wished them good luck in their pursuit of continued education.

During the past year, the Morrison Lions have collected personal care items for the Morrison Food Pantry at their first Tuesday of the month meetings. Personal care items are in great need by the pantry. The food pantry reported club members donated 341.9 pounds of assorted items including paper towels, bar soap, deodorant, toilet paper, tissue, laundry detergent and other such items.

The club also voted to donate $1,600 to CGH Health Foundation for Morrison residents and children who have received assistance from the founda-

tion for vision needs in the past year. The club annually provides reimbursement to the CGH Health Foundation.

A social evening is planned for Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Forest Inn.

The club will resume meetings at noon on the first and third Tuesdays of each month beginning in September at

EHS student’s poem gets more recognition

Congratulations to Erie High School student Ethan Daubman on another accomplishment and publication of his poem “As the Light Slowly Creeps In.”

Happy Joe’s, 109 W. Main St., Morrison. All are welcome to attend the meetings.

Check out the Lions’ website at www.eclubhouse.org/sites/morrisonil/contact.php for more information about the club and the Lions Motto “We Serve.”

The America Library of Poetry 2023 Student Poetry Contest proudly accepted the outstanding poem from the outstanding poet. Ethan’s poem will be published in a special book of student poetry titled “Empowered.” Ethan’s work also will be featured this upcoming school year in a Poetry Slam organized by Mrs. Andrea McConnell at EHS.

Ethan, who will be a junior this year, has been busy writing this summer to add to his collection of poems. His poem also was published in the Appelley Publishing 2023 Rising Stars Collection earlier this year.

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Photo provided by Morrison Lions Club Morrison Lion Keith Hamstra, a member of the scholarship committee, is pictured with the $1,000 Lions Club Scholarship recipients Anlynn Dykstra (center) and Marissa Folkers. Both will be attending college at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

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CHURCH LISTINGS 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 United Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton

Pastor Peter Kicheon Ahn - 224-580-5074 pastor.kitcheon@gmail.com

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 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

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 Larry Kidwell, Minister - 970-488-9651 lkidwell51@gmail.com

Google YouTube Larry Kidwell for sermons.

Morrison United Methodist Church

200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison Pastor Sun-Ah Kang - 815-772-4030

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Rev. Slawomir Zimodro

13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison 815-772-3095

Jentry Fane, DVM, DVM, R.R. Zinkem, DVM, S.E. Blair, DVM, SJ. Lawfer, DVM

Phone 815-772-4047

14993 Lyndon Rd., Morrison

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

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

Pastor Anthony Appel

Morrison Christian Reformed Church www.morrisoncrc.org

300 W. South St. - 815-772-4657

Pastor Kevin Verhoeven bethelrevkev@gmail.com

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 David Efflandt

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 Kicheon Peter Ahn - 224-580-5074 pastor.kicheon@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 105 Benton St., Tampico Fr. Richard M. Russo, Pastor Phone 815-438-5425

Tampico Baptist Church 209 W. 3rd St., Tampico Pastor Ethan Horton

Tampico First United Methodist Church

Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-438-2530 Church phone - 815-438-6105

CHURCH BRIEFS

SVRC welcomes The Kramers to the outdoor stage

Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, welcomes The Kramers to the outdoor stage at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 30. Join us in the valley for an evening of worship and fellowship. Ice cream sundaes will be served.

At an event with The Kramers, audiences can expect a variety of musical styles featuring beautiful harmonies and the skilled accompanying instrumentation. Audiences are greatly moved, oftentimes to tears, by the sweet, yet powerful gospel message within each of the musical selections. Top all of this off with hearing personal testimony and an opportunity to accept Christ as your Savior.

In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors. A freewill offering will be taken.

Free BBQ, Trivia Night at Ebenezer Reformed Church

Pastor JT Bean of Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street in Morrison, invites the public to a free BBQ and Trivia Night starting at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 30. This free event will include loads of laughs with great food. Form a team of eight or just come and join a team. Enjoy a great time and some special surprises as well.

A guest master of ceremonies will make a special appearance that you will not want to miss, Pastor Bean said. Bring your friends and join in the fun!

Tampico Baptist Church Summer Concert is July 30

Tampico Baptist Church will be hosting its Summer Concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 30.

The concert will feature “The Good Stewards” consisting of Riley Horton, Steve Webster and Ethan Horton. The event will be hosted at the church located at 209 W. Third St. in Tampico. Come out for a night of fun, music and worship!

First Reformed Church’s worship and activities

The Feed the Children program gives out lunches to children from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church.

Services are livestreamed on Facebook. Go to www.facebook.com/groups/ firstfulton to join the group. The previous Sunday’s service is broadcast on WCCI 100.3-FM at 6 p.m. Sunday night. For more information, go to the church’s website at www.firstrcafulton.org.

Fulton Presbyterian Church’s worship and activities

Fulton Presbyterian Church, located at 311 N. Ninth St., invites you to join them for worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The Rev. James Camp will deliver the message.

The Sit-N-Sew group will meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.

For more information, go to www. fultonpreschurch.org or call the church office at 815-589-3580.

Stonecroft Clinton Women’s Connection to meet Aug. 9

Stonecroft Clinton Women’s Connection will meet for brunch at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Community Reformed Church, 727 N. 12th St. in Clinton, Iowa. All women are invited. The cost is $13.

Nondenominational inspiring speaker Gayle Haas of Aurora will present “A Visit with Corrie TenBoom.”

Brent Dykstra, Agent In River City Mall

Brent Dykstra, Agent In River City Mall

Join us for worship at 9 a.m. Sunday, July 30, at First Reformed Church, located at 510 15th Ave. in Fulton. Pastor Chuck Huckaby will bring the message and special music will be a flute solo by Julie Bielema. Coffee and refreshments are available during social time in the library after the service.

Haas will perform a dramatic monologue of this historical woman. She portrays Corrie TenBoom, a Dutch Holocaust survivor, sharing TenBoom’s story. TenBoom is the author of “The Hiding Place” which also was a movie. Haas shares her own story of coming to know Christ and invites those present to open their hearts and lives to Him.

1426 10th Avenue, Fulton 815-589-2200

1426 10th Avenue, Fulton 815-589-2200

Senior meals will be available at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays at the church.

Call Donna at 563-357-6843 or Nancy at 563-242-8819, cell 563-357-8859 no later than Friday, Aug. 4, for reservations.

Photo provided by Spring Valley Reformed Church

The Kramers include (from left) D. Scott Kramer, Rachel West Kramer, Maria Kramer Wolfe and Ben Wolfe.

CLASSIFIED

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

CHIEF OF POLICE

The Village of Shannon is looking to hire a Chief of Police.

Full time or part tim e.

Full time salary $58,000, plus insurance and contribution to 401K

For more information text and leave your info at 815-864-2577 for a call back

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

Midd le School Assistant Footba ll Coach (5th / 6th Grade)

Erie Community Unit Scho ol District 1

Open for the 2023-2024 school year

Base Salary: $2,814.00

Start Date: TBD

Qualifications: ASEP Certified

Apply to : Mr Brian Howell Erie Athletic Director bhowell@ecusd.info or Mr Derick Cox

Prophetsto wn Athletic Director dcox@plt3.org

Deadline: Open until filled.

EMPLOYMENT

Hi gh School

Assistant Basketball Cheer Coach

Erie Community Unit Scho ol District 1

Open for the 2023-2024 school year

Base Salary: $2,010.00 Start Date: TBD

Qualifications: ASEP Certified

Apply to: 7Mr. Brian Howell Erie Athletic Director bhowell@ecusd.info or Mr Derick Cox

Prophetsto wn Athletic Director dcox@plt3.org

Deadline: Open until filled

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

PROBATIO N OFFICER

Whiteside Coun ty Court Services is accepting applications for full time position of Probation Officer. Bachelor's degree required. For complete application instructions, see: www.whiteside.gov (County Information - Job Openings). EOE

Testin g Center Specialist (part-time)

Bachelor's degree required One year of related ex pe rience required, preferably in teaching , training, counseling , or testing

A ppl y online: https://jobs.sv cc.edu/ postings/1718

Adjunc t Faculty, Agriculture Business

Master's in Ag Business or related required

A ppl y online: https://jobs.sv cc.edu/ postings/1736

Adjunc t Faculty, C NA

Current license as RN (or eligibility for license) in IL, two (2) years of experience, Train the Train er, and an approved evaluator certification or MSN and approved evaluator certification required.

A ppl y online: https://jobs.sv cc.edu/ postings/1702

Adjunc t Faculty, Geography

Master's in G eography or 18 graduate credit hours in Geog raphy requir ed

A ppl y online: https://jobs.sv cc.edu/ postings/1700

Assist ant Softball Coach

A ppl y online: https://jobs.sv cc.edu/ postings/1699

Sauk Valley Community College

Attn: Human Resources 173 Illinois Route 2 Dixon, I L 61021 EOE e-mail: employment@svcc.edu

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, PLAINTIF F, VS.

DANE W CHAMPION; LIS A A CHAMPION, DEFENDANTS NO. 2018CH96

3127 15TH AVE ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of For eclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on August 27, 2018, will on 09/05/2023, in The Rock Island Justice Center, 1317 Third Avenue, 1st Floor, Rock Island, IL 61201, at 09:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment , situated in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment:

TAX NO. PIN: 1601210022; Parcel No. 6311

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3127 15th Ave Rock Island, IL 61201

Description of Improvements: single family home wit h detached 3 car garage. The Judgment amount was $67,520.90.

Sale Terms : This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidde r must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

NO REFUNDS

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to pla intiff. The sale is further subject to confirmat ion by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchase r shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmat ion of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection Prospective bidder s are admonished to check the court file to verify all information

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the forecl osure sale, othe r than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Prope rty Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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 SECTIO N 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For Information: Visit our website at http:/ /ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Ray mer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3469088. Please refer to file# 20- 04920IL PURSUANT TO TH E FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIF F'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additi onal information other than that set forth in this notice of sale I3225329

July 25, 2023

August 1, 8, 2023

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

GreenState Credit Un ion PLAINTIFF Vs. Shyette A. Robinson; et. al. DEFENDANTS No. 2023FC8

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of For eclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 03/22/2023, the Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois will on August 25, 2023 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 otherw ise designate d at the time of sale, County of Rock Island and State of Illinois, sell at public auct ion to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following descr ibed real estate:

PIN 17-04-321-002

Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2412 Avenue of the Cities Moline, IL 61265

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 calc ulated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fracti on thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twent y-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 r epresentati on as to qua lity or quantity of title and without recourse to Pla intiff and in "AS IS" condition The sale is further subject to confirmation b y the court.

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).

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 fur ther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee 's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchase r shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmatio n of the sale. The succe ssful 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 r epresentation as to the condi tion of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Cour t fi le to verify a ll 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 SECTIO N 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attor ney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontag e Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-23-00091.

I3224299

July 18, 25, 2023

August 1, 2023

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, PLAINTIF F, VS.

DANE W CHAMPION; LIS A A CHAMPION, DEFENDANTS NO. 2018CH96

3127 15TH AVE ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of For eclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on August 27, 2018, will on 09/05/2023, in The Rock Island Justice Center, 1317 Third Avenue, 1st Floor, Rock Island, IL 61201, at 09:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment , situated in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment:

LOT NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR (34 ) AND THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF LOT THIRTYTWO (32), IN BLOCK FOUR (4) IN THAT PART OF THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND

KNOWN AS AND CALLED SOUTH PARK ADDITION TO SAID CITY, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ROCK IS LAND AND STATE OF ILLINOIS

TAX NO. PIN: 1601210022; Parcel No. 6311

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3127 15th Ave Rock Island, IL 61201

Description of Improvements: single family home wit h detached 3 car garage. The Judgment amount was $67,520.90.

Sale Terms : This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidde r must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to pla intiff. The sale is furthe r subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchase r shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmat ion of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection Prospective bidder s are admonished to check the court file to verify all information

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the forecl osure sale, othe r than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Prope rty Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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 SECTIO N 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For Information: Visit our website at http:/ /ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Ray mer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3469088. Please refer to file# 20- 04920IL

PURSUANT TO TH E FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIF F'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additi onal information other than that set forth in this notice of sale I3225329

July 25, 2023 August 1, 8, 2023

OSURE

r eclosure

2018, will 1st Floor, he highest ntioned in so much THIRTYCK ISLAND UATED IN ar garage. idde r must 24 hours.

ssessments offered for nd without court. Certificate tate after dder s are victing any premises. orecl osure s required

E RIGHT RDER OF ILLINOIS

Plaintiff's 312) 346CT, THE EMPTING OR THAT ther than

boundaries of sai d drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE UNION

SPECIAL DRAINAGE

DISTRICT OF THE TOWNS OF TAMPIC O, PROPHETSTOWN and HUME, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND STATE OF ILLINOIS 02 TX 25

DRAINAGE ELECTION

NOTICE IN RE:

UNION SPEC IAL DRAINAGE

DISTRICT OF THE TOWNS OF TAMPICO, PROPHETSTOWN AND HUME IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS

NOTICE IS HERE-

BY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of September, 2023 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M at the residence of Eugene LeFevre, 29640 Plautz Road, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071, wh ich is wit hin the boundaries of sai d drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or wi thout the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of dra inage commissioner.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or wi thout the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of dra inage commissioner.

Dated:

July 14, 2023

Sue R. Costello, Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 18, 25, 2023

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 02 TX 16

PROPHETSTOWN IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of September, 2023, from 2:00

P.M. to 4:00 P.M at the residence of Curt Cruse at 8059 Blue Goose Road, Prophetstown, Illinois 61277, which is wi thin the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or wi thout the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the S tate of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated:

July 10, 2023

SUE R. COSTELLO Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois

Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 25, August 1, 2023

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

ROCK I SLAND COUNTY, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS GreenState Credit Un ion PLAINTIFF

Vs. Shyette A. Robinson; et. al. DEFENDANTS No. 2023FC8

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale ente red in the above cause on 03/22/2023, the Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois will on August 25, 2023 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 designated 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 EAST 80 FEET OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION NU MBER 4, IN TOWNSHIP NUMBER 17 NORTH, RANGE NUMBER 1 WEST OF THE 4TH P.M., SITUATE D IN THE CITY OF MOLI NE, ROCK ISLAN D COUNTY ILLINOIS AND DESCRIBED AS FO LLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE INTE RSECTION ON THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST ONE HALF OF THE EAST ONE HALF OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF COLONA ROAD, NOW TWENTY-THIRD AVENUE IN THE CITY OF MOLINE, RUNNING THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID AVENUE, TO A POINT WH ERE A NORTH AND SOUTH LINE, WHICH IS PARALLEL TO SAID ABOVE NAMED WEST LINE AND WHICH IS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ( 120) FEET EAST THEREFROM MEAS URED AT RIGHT ANGLES, INTERSECTS SAID COLONA ROAD, NOW TWENTY-THIRD AVENUE; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH PARALLEL TO SAID ABOVE NAMED WEST LINE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY TO A POINT ON SAID ABOVE NAMED WEST LINE, WHICH IS ONE HUNDRED TH IRTY (130) FEET SOUTH OF THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE , ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART DEEDED TO THE CITY OF MOLINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 3 OF PLEASA NT RIDGE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF MOLI NE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 24, 1928 IN PLAT BOOK 19, PAGE 47 IN THE COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND AND STATE OF ILLINOIS; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 3 HAVE A BEARING OF SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 07 SE CONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3.39 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ON A LINE SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF 23RD AVENUE, IN SAID CITY, HAVING A BEARING OF SOUTH 65 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 28 SECONDS WEST, A D ISTANCE OF 61.08 FEET TO A PO INT; THE NCE NORTHWESTERLY O N A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 24 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST, A D ISTANCE OF 3.08 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF 23RD AVENUE IN SAID CITY, HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 65 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 62.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; SAID PARCEL CONTAI NS 190 SQUARE FEET (0.004 ACRES), MORE OR LE SS; FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION, THE CENTERLINE OF 25TH STREET, NORTH OF 23RD AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF MOLINE, HAS BEEN AS SIGNED THE BEARING OF NORTH 10 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST

PIN 17-04-321-002

Improved with Residential

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2412 Avenue of the Cities Moline, IL 61265

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 calc ulated 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 qua lity or quantity of title and without recourse to Plai ntiff and in "AS IS" condition The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court

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

If the property is located in a common inter est community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condomi nium 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 entitl ed only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mor tgagee's attorney.

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 estat e after C onfirmat ion of the sa le. The successful purchaser has the sole r esponsibility/expense of ev icting 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 file 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 SECTIO N 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associa tes, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794 -9876. Please refer to file number 14-23-00091. I3224299

July 18, 25, 2023

August 1, 2023

SCHMALING MEM ORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY - Ful ton, IL

Dated: July 14, 2023

Sue R. Costello, Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois

Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 18, 25, 2023

DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of September, 2023, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the residence of Curt Cruse at 8059 Blue Goose Road, Prophetstown, Illinois 61277, which is wi thin the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or wi thout the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the S tate of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: July 10, 2023

25,

SUE R. COSTELLO Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois

Ex officio clerk

FOR SALE: 18945 Elston Road, Fulton, IL 61252. This property offers both plenty of living space, but also loads of space for your toys and hobbies. It offers a 36x54 heated and airconditioned shed for the guy and the upper level would make a great area for quilting or crafting if you don’t need the living space. A large hot tub is in the attached garage which is included. The home is located about 1 mile from the Mississippi River. The building would be perfect to store the boat(s). Or use it as another place to entertain your friends and family. This property has lots to offer!

MOTIVATED SELLER!

PRICE RECENTLY REDUCED TO $259,000.

Listed by Martha Kophamer of Kophamer & Blean Realty. MLS #11791104