Prophetstown-Echo-10-17-2023 by Shaw Media

PROPHETSTOWN ECHO TUES DAY, OCTOBER 1 7, 2023 • $ 1 .00

VOLUME 134 • NO. 42

Prophetstown, Illinois

GROUP LEADER Alex T. Paschal

Erie-Prophetstown’s Charlie Link leads a group in the 50th Amboy Columbus Day Cross Country meet Oct. 9. Link took sixth. Story on pages 16-17.

LOCAL NEWS

REGIONAL NEWS

Stoplight issue halted

Halloween hours

Sports Roundup

Morrison council tables talk of light removal. / 3

Communities set trick-or-treat hours. / 5

Find out how high school teams fared. / 13

WHAT’S INSIDE Police Reports.................................... 3 Glimpses of the Past.........................6 Property Transfers............................12 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section

SPORTS

Sports................................... 13, 15-17 Church News.............................18-19 Classifieds.............................20-23

DEATHS Ruth Corene Adolph, Page 4

Prophetstown Echo • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

PROPHETSTOWN BEAT

PROPHETSTOWN ECHO 2 HETSTOWN ECHO UNLIMITED DIGITAL ACCESS Included in every subscription Activate your digital access today. Visit: ShawLocal.com/digital-activation Call: 866-979-1053

OFFICE 113 Peoria Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 SUBSCRIPTIONS

56 weeks – $44 108 weeks – $85 To subscribe, make a payment or discuss your delivery, call 815-632-2520 Monday through Friday or send an email to wnsnews@shawmedia.com. CLASSIFIED SALES classified@shawlocal.com Classified Ad Deadline: Thursday at 4 p.m. HELP WANTED employment@shawlocal.com LEGAL NOTICES sauklegals@shawlocal.com OBITUARIES saukobits@shawlocal.com Deadline for obituaries is Monday at 9 a.m. News wnsnews@shawmedia.com Advertising Sales 815-632-2559 Publisher Jennifer Heintzelman 815-632-2502 jheintzelman@shawmedia.com Senior Director of Content Joe Biesk 815-526-4387 jbiesk@shawmedia.com The PROHETSTOWN ECHO (USPS No. 447-900) is published weekly by Sauk Valley Media, Shaw Media. Periodical postage paid at Prophetstown, IL 61277 POSTMASTER Send address changes to: Shaw Media P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 All rights reserved. Copyright 2023

HOW ARE WE DOING? We want to hear from you. Email us your thoughts at feedback@shawmedia.com.

Self Help Enterprises honors clients, volunteers at annual banquet By CHARLENE BIELEMA

cbielema@shawmedia.com ROCK FALLS – Self Help Enterprises in Sterling celebrated its Client Awards Banquet on Wednesday, honoring its volunteers, partners and clients at a luncheon at the McCormick Event Center in Rock Falls. Self Help Executive Director Pam Fluck presented awards in several categories to clients and awarded pins marking years of service. The pins were given for milestones reached in 2021, 2022 and 2023, as the last banquet was held three years ago. Awards and their recipients include: • Mary Judd Award: Kelli Poggnesee and Jim Svoboda. The award is given to an individual who has proved that a good attitude makes a big difference. • Harry Dixon Award: Kenny Wright is the 2023 Production recipient. Tim Hurd is the 2023 Programming recipient. The award recognizes an individual who has excelled in the production area and another who has excelled at programming. • Wheelchair Award: Joe Long. This award is given in memory of Susie Hopper, who was Miss Wheelchair of Illinois in 1980 and 1981. • Walter Gronner Best Worker Award: Patty Salmon and Marcus Sleck. This award is presented to someone with an inner drive to be the best they can be. • Doris Hammett Award: Doris Clark and Ontario “Mooka” Allen. Hammett

was a member of the Self Help Board of Directors for many years. The award is given to someone who, despite the adversity they face, continues to exhibit a positive attitude day in and day out. • John Stern Leadership Award: Jimmy Booth. This award is presented to the man that most displays leadership to all of Self Help’s clients and staff. • Carla Haubrich Leadership Award: Sabrina Linton. The award is presented to the woman who displays leadership to all of Self Help’s clients and staff. Haubrich died in 2020. This was the first Leadership Award presented in Haubrich’s name. • Frances Bragg Award: Whitney Cushing, Christin Smith and Jason O’Neil. The award is given to those who display perseverance, never give up and show concern and love for their fellow workers. • Developmental Training Award: Ramona Coffin and Kenny Coy. • Happy Go Lucky Award: Kayla Baeza. The award is given to the person who brightens everyone’s day and has a smile for all. • Volunteer of the Year Award: Roger Meiers. Meiers works daily with clients in the greenhouse, showing them what it takes to grow flowers and vegetables and how to care for them. • 2023 Community Partner of the Year Award: The Sterling Park District, which has allowed Self Help to use their facilities for organized activities. The clients have used the basketball courts and

weight machines and played kickball among many activities there. • The GOAT [Greatest of All Time] Award: Ontario “Mooka” Allen. This award goes to a client who went above and beyond in one way or another. Staff members nominate one client each month and it is from those nominations that an honoree is chosen. Those nominated alongside Allen were Marcus Sleck, Whitney Cushing, Jimmy Booth, Kenny Wright, Kelly Poggnesee, Virginia Wood and Ramona Coffin. Self Help is a 58-year-old agency that serves individuals with disabilities by providing employment, residential services, community day services, early intervention programs, community-based events and home-based services, according to its website. It was incorporated on July 16, 1965, originating in the basement of the Rock Falls Presbyterian Church with five physically disabled individuals. They made birdhouses and sold them in the community. The Rev. James Crangle, founder of the agency, gradually found other work and they were able to rent space in an old dairy on East Third Street, and from there, moved to 609 W. Third St., Sterling. In 1979, Self Help was awarded a federal grant to construct its existing building. This space has been added on to three times and a recycling building has been erected at the edge of the west parking lot. Throughout its history, Self Help has been driven to “Turn Challenges into Opportunities.”

Blood drive scheduled in Tampico Since announcing a national blood and platelet shortage a month ago, thousands of donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to help rebuild the American Red Cross blood and platelet supply. As that generosity continues, the Red Cross must collect 10,000 additional blood and platelet donations – over and above expectations – each week over the next month to sufficiently meet hospital needs. Donors of all blood types are urged to book a time to give now, especially those with type O blood or those giving platelets. To encourage more blood and platelet donations, the Red Cross is offering new incentives to donors over the next month. All who show up to donate from Oct. 21 to Nov. 9 will receive a $10 gift card by email to a restaurant merchant of their choice

the updated COVID-19 vaccine.

Upcoming blood donation opportunity

to enjoy lunch on the Red Cross. They’ll also be automatically entered to win a $5,000 gift card. There will be three winners – one chosen at random each week. Details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Lunch. As cold and flu season approaches, the Red Cross is reminding donors that they still can give blood or platelets after receiving a flu vaccine as long as they are feeling healthy and well on the day of their donation. Likewise, there is no deferral or wait time for those receiving

Tampico: 1 to 6 p.m. Nov. 8, Reagan Community Center, 202 W. Second St. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years old (most states; 16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years old and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. To make an appointment, use the Red Cross Blood Donor app, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.

MORRISON

By CHARLENE BIELEMA

cbielema@shawmedia.com MORRISON – After three months of discussion, a motion to remove traffic signals at a Morrison intersection screeched to a halt in front of a full audience Oct. 10. After Morrison Mayor Scott Vandermyde read a resolution to remove traffic signals at Genesee Street and U.S. Route 30, no one on the City Council seconded a motion to consider the item. The council’s silence in effect tabled the issue. It was the second meeting in a row in which the council did not move forward when formally presented an agenda item that could have led to a vote. Earlier, residents spoke out during the public comment portion of the meeting, with some supporting the removal and others against it. Had the council approved the removal process, it would have directed Vandermyde and City Administrator Brian Melton to initiate the removal process with the Illinois Department of Transportation. The council has been discussing the issue for the past few months. The age of the traffic lights, the city’s responsibility for them and poor timing are the reasons behind considering their removal. If removed, city officials said, IDOT would require traffic flow changes because of a poor line of site for vehicles turning from Genesee onto Route 30. The 200 block of Genesee would become a southbound one-way street from Route 30 to Main Street, while the 300 block of Genesee would become a northbound one-way street from Route 30 to Knox Street. That would prevent motorists from turning east or west onto Route 30 or crossing the intersection. Complicating the discussions have been talks about closing the 200 block of Genesee Street to traffic and possibly developing that stretch into a place for downtown events or a community gathering space. Council member Josh West said while he has been against removing

Charlene Bielema

The intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Genesee Street on Oct. 11 in Morrison. the traffic lights, he supports enhancing the intersection. “So everything that I’ve heard from people who have called me, not in regard to the light, but in regard to fixing that intersection, I’ve been against the removal of the light the whole time,” West said. “The whole time, I’ve said, ‘Yes, we do need to fix that intersection.’ I don’t disagree with that at all. I think we should move forward with fixing the intersection. It floods badly. It’s not handicap (accessible). It’s ugly. I get that. Let’s, for now, move on from the lights. A lot of people have spoken about it. “But let’s improve that intersection. There’s a lot of other ways to improve it.” Council member Sidonna Mahaffey asked Vandermyde and Melton when the idea of removing the stop-

light was first mentioned. “So here’s my question because this has never been made clear to me,” Mahaffey said. “Did an engineer recommend the removal of those stoplights? Or did someone at the city or whoever say, ‘Hey, we want to remove these stoplights?’ Like where did this idea even come from? How did this become a thing? “Maybe I’m missing the boat and I’m still standing on the dock. But did the engineer recommend it for issues? Or did the city say to the engineers ‘What would it be to remove these lights?’ I think that’s one of the disconnects that a lot of people are having – myself included.” Melton said the City Council has been considering improving the intersection since at least 2015. “This isn’t a new idea,” he said, adding that closing the street and

removing the stoplights are ideas that surfaced while discussing potential improvements to the intersection. “It just became one of those conversation pieces during a spitballing conversation.” Vandermyde said the idea to close the 200 block of North Genesee Street and turning it into a public spot surfaced in 2018, when work was being planned to upgrade Main Street. “We started relooking at that when we completed Main Street and I got into the mayor’s office,” he said. Vandermyde said he contacted IDOT to see what would be required to remove the traffic lights, an engineering study was conducted and the idea was presented to council. Melton said the council next will be presented with an intersection improvement plan for future consideration.

disobeying a traffic control device in the 300 block of 11th Avenue. She was released with a promise to comply.

Morrison Police

Oct. 12

Female juvenile, 16, Morrison, improper backing

POLICE REPORTS Fulton Police Oct. 6

Anna L. Berlin of Clinton, Iowa, was cited for disobeying a stop sign in the 1700 block of Ninth Avenue. She was released with a notice to appear. Oct. 7

Lora L. Toureen of Fulton was cited for

Andrew D. Byard of Mt. Carroll was cited for operating a vehicle with an expired registration. He was released with a notice to appear.

Citations Oct. 6

Oct. 11

John Bartgen, 27, Clinton, Iowa, disobeyed stop sign

Donald Tichler, 49, Morrison, failure to yield at intersection Rachel Burge, 23, Morrison, failure to reduce speed to avoid accident These are charges and all people are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Council halts stoplight removal discussion

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

Photo provided by CGH Medical Center

CGH Medical Center in Sterling will undergo a major renovation and addition to its entrance, as indicated by an artist’s rendering. Earleen Hinton

Work has started on the new marijuana cultivation center in the Fulton Industrial Park.

Marijuana cultivation center coming to Fulton By KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@shawmedia.com

FULTON – Ground was broken last week on a marijuana grow operation in the Fulton Industrial Park. Davenport, Iowa-based developer and Fulton Industrial LLC owner Dan Dolan, owner of The Dispensary and Rec Room, paid the city $814,750 for slightly less than 60 acres of vacant land at 31st Avenue and Fourth Street, according to Whiteside County property records. Dolan did not return text or phone messages Friday seeking more information.

Illinois has 21 cultivation centers. This would be the 22nd, the Department of Agriculture said. The Dispensary, which sells medical marijuana, opened July 1, 2016, at 1801 16th Ave., in what was then the new Fulton Crossing Development on the southeast corner of Routes 136 and 84. Dolan owns the building. The Rec Room, which sells recreational marijuana, opened May 14, 2021, in the space next door. Dolan, who owns and operates Dan Dolan Homes Inc., also owns The Dispensary in East Dubuque, another border town along the Mississippi, which opened May 15, 2021.

OBITUARY RUTH CORENE ADOLPH Born: September 17, 1925 in Morrison, IL Died: October 11, 2023 in Morrison, IL RUTH CORENE ADOLPH, 98, of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Homestead in Morrison, IL. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison, IL, with Rev. JT Bean officiating. A visitation will precede the service starting at 10:00 AM until the time of the funeral. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL. In lieu of flowers the family has established a memorial in memory of Ruth. Ruth was born September 17, 1925, in Morrison, IL, to Henry and Cornelia (Dykema) Smith. She attended Morrison Grade Schools and was a graduate of Morrison High School. She married Ralph H. Adolph on November 14, 1947, in Morrison, IL. Throughout Ruth’s

career, she dedicated herself to the service of others. She was a trusted professional in admissions and insurance for Morrison Hospital and later continued working in the field of insurance for Dr. Vandermyde’s office. Ruth’s faith was an essential part of her life, as she was a lifelong member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison. She actively participated in the church choir, engaged in Bible studies, was a member of the Philathia Society and Hand Quilting Ladies of Ebenezer. She enjoyed worldwide travel, playing bridge and reading. Survivors include one son, Ryan Adolph of Saugatuck, MI; two grandchildren, Anne (Chris) Mills of Morrison, IL, and Wayne (Stacy) Temple of San Diego, CA; three great-grandchildren, Violet, Sam, and Amelia Mills. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph; one daughter Laurie Adolph; two sisters, Lorraine Workman and Helen in infancy; three brothers, Robert and Arnold Smith and Edward Smith in infancy. To convey condolences and share memories online, please visit www.bosmarenkes.com

CGH Medical Center announces renovation, front entrance addition SHAW LOCAL NEWS NETWORK contact@shawmedia.com

STERLING – Over the next 18 to 24 months, CGH Medical Center will undergo major construction involving the entrance, lobby, admitting department, Auxiliary gift shop and the CGH Cafe. The 20,000-square-foot project will enhance and modernize the most dated parts of the hospital and will provide a number of changes that include: • Expanded, comfortable lobby seating. • Improved patient flow and a more welcoming environment in the lobby area, as well as a more private and confidential admitting/discharge experience. • A new reception area. • Improved security surveillance. • Family/patient consultation rooms. • Upgrades and renovations to the CGH Cafe and the cafeteria seating area. “This project is really about ensuring that our patients have the best experience we can possibly provide from the minute they walk in our doors,” said Cindy Zander, CGH vice president of Support Services. “We want them to feel welcome and relaxed in an environment that reflects the high quality of care and service we offer.” Phase 1 was completed in June with a remodel of the Ryberg Auditorium and classrooms. In July, Phase 2 began with temporarily relocating the admitting department and CGH Auxiliary offices to the classrooms. Construction also started on the new Auxiliary gift shop housed in the former admitting space. Phase 2 will continue through spring 2024. This will include the construction of a new addition at the hospital’s main entrance and will feature an atrium with expanded lobby space, as well as space to incorporate

increased security protection measures for staff and patients. CGH’s Main Entrance is closed and all patient and visitor arrivals will be redirected through the west entrance. Here are some important reminders: • The patient/visitor parking lot for the CGH main entrance will be blocked off. • The main entrance lobby doors are closed. Patients and visitors should park in the lot near the west entrance, located between Locust Street and First Avenue. Visitors also can park in the east lot and use the east entrance, which faces Second Avenue. “Other than the exterior addition, which will be built by outside general contractor Winter Construction, all in-house construction during this project is being completed by our internal CGH Plant Operations and Maintenance staff,” Zander said. The POM staff are the 24/7 in-house professionals responsible for the construction, groundskeeping, painting, lighting, plumbing, electrical, HVAC systems and routine maintenance of CGH’s health-care facilities. “As a not-for-profit community hospital, our administration and board are always mindful that we must be good stewards of our resources,” Zander said. “We are proud to say that by utilizing our amazing POM staff for a majority of this project, we save millions of dollars in construction costs.” “We are continually looking for ways to enhance CGH and our patient experiences and many times this means adding new technology or providing new services,” said Dr. Paul Steinke, CGH president and CEO. “However, the last renovations in our cafeteria and lobby were completed in 1986 and 1988, so we are long overdue in revitalizing and investing in these areas of the facility for our patients and staff now and into the future.” For information, visit cghmc.com/ construction.

Plan on joining us for Tampico’s Fall Fest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Reagan Park in Tampico. The schedule of events include: • Trunk or Treat setup: 10 a.m. Displays needed and no sign-up required. Arrive at Reagan Park to set up and be ready for trick-or-treaters at 11

a.m. There is a best display contest. • Pumpkin painting: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are a limited number of pumpkins available that were donated by Whitney Mitchell-DeWitte and family. Paint and brushes will be supplied. Judging for the best painted pumpkin contest will be at 4:30 p.m.

• Kids games: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fun Run, Shoe Scramble, egg races, threelegged races and more. • Scavenger hunt: 2 p.m. Test your skills with trivia for $20 a group. Groups of any size and ages. • Live music: 2 to 5 p.m. Grab your lawn chairs and gather around the gazebo to enjoy the talent of Brenner

Bushman. • Costume contest: 4 p.m. Come to the gazebo dressed in your costume for judging. Food trucks available during the event include Coqui Comfort, Puerto Rican Fare, Main Squeeze and Kettle Corn. Join us for a day of fun!

Halloween trick-or-treat hours announced Area communities are getting ready for trick-or-treating. The following is a list of Halloween hours in your neighborhood.

Cordova

Cordova’s trick-or-treating hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Erie

Erie’s trick-or-treating hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Erie United Methodist Church, 811 Eighth St., will host Trunk or Treat from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Fulton

Fulton’s trick-or-treating hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Hillsdale

Trick-or-treating hours in Hillsdale will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Lyndon

Trick-or-treating in the village of Lyndon will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Morrison

Morrison’s trick-or-treating hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Bethesda Lutheran Church, 301 W. South St., will be participating in Trunk or Treat from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, in the Christian Reformed Church parking lot across from Bethesda. Nonedible treats such as

pencils, stickers, etc., will be available for those with a food tolerance.

Port Byron

Trick-or-treating in Port Byron will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Prophetstown

Trick-or-treating hours for Prophetstown will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Prophetstown Proud invites all families to Main St. to Trick or Treat Night Fourth Friday from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27, where businesses will be giving away candy and goodies. Prophetstown United Methodist Church Trunk or Treat will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27. First Lutheran Church of Prophetstown Trunk or Treat will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27.

Rapids City

Trick-or-treating in the village will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Rock Island County Sheriff’s officers will be passing out filled treat bags in Rapids City this year.

Tampico

Trick-or-treating in the village will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

If your town or organization would like to add a trick-or-treating event to this list, email wnsnews@shawmedia. com.

Earleen Hinton

This Halloween witch had difficulty navigating around a tree in the home’s yard between Erie and Prophetstown.

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS Pet Costume Parade on Saturday in Port Byron Port Byron’s Pet Costume Parade will take place on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the bike path across from Happy Paws in Port Byron. Registration is from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. and the parade begins at 11 a.m. The contest fee is a donation to the Geneseo Animal Shelter. There will be prizes for the best

costume in the following categories: scariest, cutest, funniest and best owner/pet combo. All pets must be on a leash. The parade is sponsored by Verstraete Painting.

Riverdale PTO Fall Fest is Oct. 27

Riverdale PTO’s third annual Fall Fest will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Riverdale High School parking lot.

There will be truck-or-treat, hayrack rides, raffle baskets, apple cider tasting and photo fun. Concessions will be available from Frosted by Iabelle, Pulse 84 and Selmi’s Apple Cider Donuts.

Morrison Fall Fest, Halloween Parade is Oct. 28

Save the date for Morrison’s Fall Fest

and Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 28, on Main Street. Parade registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. near Community State Bank or register in advance on eventbright. com. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. with Fall Fest immediately following the parade. There will be games and a photo booth, truck-or-treat and food, cider and cocoa.

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Tampico Fall Fest set for Oct. 28 at Reagan Park 5

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

6 GLIMPSES OF THE PAST – FULTON

1963: Liquor license suspended briefly at cafe for diluting liquor 60 Years

Oct. 16, 1963

Merlin Howe, a Whiteside County conservation officer, has been selected to receive one of four coveted Conservation Officers’ Awards to be given jointly by the Izaak Walton League and the Sears Roebuck Foundation. Howe has been invited to be a guest at the state convention Oct. 19-20 at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse in Elgin. The plaque will be presented at a banquet Saturday. During the selection of men to be honored, judges’ decisions were based on nominations submitted by individuals or clubs, supplemented by endorsements or other supporting evidence of achievement. The liquor license of Bush’s Cafe, operated by George Bush, has been suspended for a seven-day period as a result of an investigation by Federal Alcohol Tax Unit agents, according to news reports from Chicago. The investigation into charges that Bush was diluting liquor resulted in the seven-day suspension. Liquor was confiscated by federal authorities and tested by government chemists, who reported contents of the liquor bottles were not the same as represented on the bottles’ labels.

50 Years

Oct. 17, 1973

Petitions are being circulated for seven Fulton residents seeking to be commissioners of the new Fulton Park District, which will be voted on in a

special election. The seven candidates are Stanley Borgman, Edwin Kolk, Harold Shear, Steven Stuart, George Busch, Miss Peggy Hand and Leon DeWeerdt. The park district plan has won the support of virtually all civic and service clubs in Fulton. Members of the Mississippi Misses 4-H Club of Fulton and their leader, Mrs. Martin Salisbury, assembled a window display that won a blue ribbon in a countywide contest with 31 other clubs. After the blue ribbon win, which was judged by a points system, the club also received a fourth-place win countywide.

40 Years

Oct. 19, 1983

The River Bend School District is considering legal action in an effort to recover about $70,000, which Supt. Martin Kinert believes is owed to the district by the Truck Equipment Co. of Peoria. In a letter to the Peoria firm, Kinert said the arrangement for the company to buy back buses at 83% of their original cost to the district has not been complied with by the company. Two longtime teachers in the River Bend School District were recognized for their many years of service by the school board. Mrs. Gary Orman, a school board member, presented plaques to Mrs. Evelyn Dolan, who taught for many years at the Albany school, and Mrs. Marjorie Kisthard, who taught in Fulton.

30 Years

Oct. 13, 1993

Bill Brinkman, the president of the Fulton Chamber of Commerce, announced that Joe Woith, the city administrator for Fulton, has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the board of directors of the Chamber. Woith will assume his position on the board immediately. He is filling the vacancy left by Michael Hand, who resigned from the board a few months ago. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Thomas Warner, the son of Thelma and Thomas Warner Sr., recently received the Meritorious Unit Commendation along with his shipmates aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. The ship’s home port is in Norfolk, Virginia.

20 Years

Oct. 15, 2003

David Olsen, a sixth grade student at River Bend Middle School, has been accepted to become a student ambassador with People to People, traveling to Australia next summer. He received a nominating letter, attended the informational meeting at Augustana College, submitted his application and participated in an interview in Milan. He received word Sept. 30 that he was accepted into the program. Ian Anglese, a seventh grade student from Albany, also will be going to Australia but not with the same group. Modern Woodmen of America pre-

sented the Community Service Recognition award to both Joe Kaecker and Tyson Fresh Meats of Joslin. Kaecker has worked with Tyson since 1987 and is a maintenance supervisor. Both Kaecker and Tyson were given plaques and certificates along with a gift basket. They have been a supporter of programs put on by the community such as National Night Out on Crime, D.A.R.E. and also the bike rodeos. Tyson also has been instrumental in donations to the programs.

10 Years Oct. 16, 2013

The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation awarded $15,000 in grant money to several public school educations (pre-K-12) in northern Illinois counties. IRTAF is affiliated with the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, a lobbying group for retired educators with a membership of more than 35,000. Deanna Leonhardt of River Bend Middle School was awarded a $450 IRTAF grant. In preparation for the Fall Festival, members of the Kiwanis Club and Key Club, led by their adviser Mike Ankrom, cleaned up Highway 84 between Highway 136 and Highway 30 and also picked up trash on the bike path. The group performs this cleanup twice a year. They are certified with the Whiteside County Highway Department as an “official” Keep Whiteside County Beautiful group.

Medicare enrollment The condition and treatment of lupus is discussed assistance available YOUR HEALTH

By STEPHEN D. HARRISON, M.D.

Lupus is one of the many autoimmune conditions in which the body’s immune system creates too much inflammation, which may affect many organ tissues. This includes the skin, along with joints and kidneys, the brain, heart, lungs and even blood cells. The diagnosis often is delayed because of the overlap of other more common conditions. The classic presentation includes a rash that looks like a butterfly rash on both cheeks. Some people have inherited a tendency to develop the condition. Sometimes medicines and even sunlight can be a trigger, but often the cause is unknown. The condition is characterized by episodic flares that come and go. Classic common findings include

fever with fatigue and joint pain and swelling, along with the butterfly rash and other skin lesions. Shortness of breath, dry eyes and headache also may come into play. The condition is far more common in women between the ages of 15 and 45. It is especially common in African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans. Kidney failure can be advanced to the point of causing death because of lupus. The impacted brain may lead to dizziness, headaches, behavior changes, strokes and seizures. There may be difficulty expressing your thoughts. The lungs may be affected, making breathing difficult and pneumonia more likely. Heart disease increases as well. Women who are pregnant have an increased risk of miscarriage.

No single test will diagnose lupus. Common tests performed include a complete blood count and a sedimentation rate, along with kidney functions, a urine specimen and a special test known as anti-nuclear antibodies. Most people with lupus have a positive ANA test. The treatment depends on the severity and location. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories may be involved. Like other rheumatology conditions, antimalarial drugs, such as hydroxychloroquine, may be used. Prednisone and other steroids may be employed. Immunosuppressants may be prescribed as well, which increase the risk of infection. Biologics are becoming more common for treatment. This condition normally is followed by specialists.

SPRINGFIELD – With the Medicare open enrollment period beginning Oct. 15, the Illinois Department on Aging’s Senior Health Insurance Program is offering free help to older adults looking to make changes to their Medicare coverage. The Medicare Open Enrollment period begins annually Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. During this time, people with Medicare have the opportunity to review, renew and/or change their Medicare health or drug plan for the upcoming year. To help beneficiaries compare available plans and make an informed decision about which option best meets their needs, Illinois’ Senior Health Insurance Program provides trusted, unbiased, Medicare counseling at no cost to people with Medicare, their family members and caregivers. Counseling services are offered at more than 300 locations statewide. Locations in Whiteside counties include: • Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living, 412 Locust St., Sterling; 815-625-7860. • Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling; 815-622-9230.

See MEDICARE, page 14

Resthave announces Homecoming Royalty

Photos provided by Resthave Care & Rehabilitation

Resthave Care & Rehabilitation announced the 2023 Homecoming Royalty from the nursing wing. Crowned was King Gene Voss and Queen Karen Kuehl.

Morrison couple to share story of Morocco trip on Oct. 19 By ANNE FRAME The Odell Public Library is offering interesting programs on a variety of topics: literature, art, history, travel and more. On Thursday, Oct. 19, Jim and Ann Camp of Morrison will present a fascinating travelogue program titled “A Land of Surprises,” which will feature Morocco and all its surprises.

The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Program Room at Odell. Ann Camp said as a kid she dreamed of going to Europe because “rich people” lived there. The “travel bug” has taken Jim and Ann to all seven continents, from Antarctica to the Sahara to the Alps and more. They chose Morocco for its sights and intrigue. Marrakesh, in western Morocco,

was one of their favorites. Founded in 1070, it was a former imperial city. The walled-in square with its mazelike alleys is densely packed with people surveying the traditional pottery, textiles and jewelry sold in the souks (markets). Leaving the city behind, the Sahara Dessert was another favored spot. Their visit to a Bedouin family, who were part of the nomadic tribe that

lives in the Sahara, was fascinating, they said. Of course, they rode camels while in the Sahara. Jim and Ann will share all this and much more with a Power Point presentation of their photos. All are invited to join in this journey into this “land of surprises.” There is no charge for the event. Donations to the library are welcome.

Curbside pickup is on Eighth Avenue in front of the fire station.

WHOA drive-thru chili supper is Oct. 27

Gregga loves to unfold new family connections and is passionate about helping others discover their history. Sign up at sterlingpubliclibrary.org or call 815-625-1370.

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS Showboat Theatre trivia fundraiser Oct. 21 in Fulton

Support the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre with a trivia night fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 21, at Triple Play, 1601 Ninth Ave. in Fulton. Teams will consist of six to eight players. Cost is $10 a person. Players must register and pay at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. and trivia begins at 7:30. No outside food or drink is allowed. Food will be available to buy. For information, call 563-503-9177 or email boxoffice@clintonshowboat.org.

Erie Fire Protection District barbecue fundraiser is Oct. 21

A drive-thru barbecue fundraiser will take place at the Erie Fire Station on Saturday, Oct. 21. Cost is by donation. Meals will begin at 5 p.m. and will be served until sold out. The menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, baked potato, pickle spear, and macaroni and cheese or baked beans.

Morrison UMC Rummage and Bake Sale is Oct. 20-21

Morrison United Methodist Church, 202 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, is having a Rummage and Bake Sale from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, and 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21.

Wee Naturalists programs at Odell Library

The University of Illinois Extension Wee Naturalists, in partnership with the Odell Public Library, will have fun, interactive programs for youth ages 3-6. Come and explore environmental education topics through stories, activities, crafts and outdoor exploration. Each program will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. in Morrison. Pumpkins will be the topic of the program on Saturday, Oct. 21.

WHOA is having a drive-thru only community appreciation chili supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. or until the chili is gone. They will be serving chili and freshly baked cinnamon rolls from Harvest Bakery & More and providing hot apple cider, hot chocolate and bottled water. The event will be at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds Livestock Pavilion. This is a community appreciation event but donation always are welcome.

Free genealogy workshop Oct. 28 in Sterling

A free genealogy workshop will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Sterling Public Library, 103 W. Third St. in Sterling. Jane Gregga will be the presenter. She is the 2023-24 Illinois state co-chairman for lineage research and past regent of the Eli Skinner Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Medicare open enrollment assistance available

The Senior Health Insurance Program is a free statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. Several new things are taking place in Medicare for 2024. Local SHIP counselor Kathy Schmidt can answer questions about Medicare, Medicaid, enrollment, drug plan information and more. Open enrollment appointments will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays through Dec. 7 at Gateway Credit Union, 200 N. Base St., Morrison. Call Schmidt at 815-564-8772 to schedule an appointment. All appointments are confidential and are not associated with any insurance group.

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Resthave Care & Rehabilitation announced the 2023 Homecoming Royalty from the assisted living wing. Crowned was King Larry Bealer and his wife, Queen Bev Bealer.

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

LEGAL NOTICE DELINQUENT TAX SALE State of Illinois, ) ) SS Whiteside County ) The following is a list of lands and lots in said county in which taxes and special assessments remain due and unpaid for the year of 2022 and previous years. The costs at this time are $10.00 on each assessment. After Tax Sale, there will be charged and collected as costs on each assessment of lands and lots sold the amount of ten dollars, an indemnity fee of twenty dollars, and a tax sale automation fee of ten dollars. After June 14, 2023 on the first installment of all taxes and after September 01, 2023 on the second installment of all taxes, penalty will be charged and collected until paid or forfeited. Parts or fractions of a month will be considered as a month. Lyndon HALL, CHARLES T & KELLY JO HALL, DAMIAN HALL, DAMIAN KRUGER, DESTINY LILLY, RODNEY LITTREL, LELAND M & LAVOND NOBLE, CATHLEEN OSTEEN, JEANNE OSTEEN, JEANNE OSTEEN, JEANNE K & LACY L PEAVY, AARON & JESSILYNN RICHARDS, JAMIE RICHARDS, JAMIE RICHARDS, JAMIE SELHOST, KAY SIMMONS, EUGENE SMITH, JOHN SPARROWGROVE, KENNETH ZARECOR, RONALD A ET AL

15-15-306-003 15-16-477-010 15-16-477-009 15-16-478-010 15-16-461-006 15-16-452-002 15-16-459-009 15-15-351-001 15-15-351-002 15-16-477-002 15-15-176-016 15-16-429-007 15-16-429-006 15-16-480-003 15-16-478-008 15-15-308-006 15-15-176-006 15-16-462-001 16-05-200-001

$321.07 $128.32 $477.87 $690.92 $1,294.95 $492.71 $468.90 $405.99 $1,255.31 $349.16 $264.11 $202.17 $128.32 $744.61 $1,045.13 $1,978.02 $2,252.27 $343.78 $798.27

Prophetstown ADAMS, CRAIG AMOS, JASON ANDERSON, ADAM I & MEICHEL ANDERSON, WESLEY DEAN BRANTS, TED & LISA BURRESS, EILEEN CHASTAIN, MICHAEL COOK, DAWN COX, JONATHAN CROSSMAN, ANGELA DEERING, DANIEL DEVALKENAERE, JASON EADS, CHARLES FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE FLAM, CHERYL HUMMEL, MARK LAWRENCE, JO ANN MOORE, TAVEREAS NIELSEN, MARLIN & TAMMY TH OPPENDIKE, KEVIN POWELL, VIOLA PROPHETSTOWN CITY PROPHETSTOWN CITY ROSENSKI, JOSEPH SONNENBERG, CURT WADE, ALEXANDER WETZELL, BRIAN & RENEE ZSCHIESCHE, BRIAN

15-32-477-009 21-20-200-005 15-32-278-004 15-33-378-006 15-29-451-038 15-29-451-003 21-04-133-008 21-04-108-006 15-24-100-008 21-05-232-006 21-36-200-008 15-14-400-001 15-33-302-003 21-04-103-009 21-25-300-002 21-04-102-008 21-04-251-011 15-33-352-005 15-33-358-002 15-34-200-008 21-04-106-011 21-04-102-016 21-04-102-015 15-32-482-010 21-05-280-001 21-05-205-015 21-05-227-004 21-04-108-007

$1,704.28 $1,255.06 $801.26 $508.68 $133.55 $140.64 $1,461.86 $943.42 $1,555.83 $559.17 $4,369.03 $141.74 $1,050.21 $1,252.76 $1,121.89 $607.64 $2,145.43 $1,843.40 $2,383.14 $2,226.63 $2,102.68 $1,389.62 $1,021.75 $102.01 $1,698.41 $911.43 $1,764.08 $2,852.36

Tampico BRYAN, MICHAEL W & DEANN M CANNING, JANICE EADS, DANIEL CHARLES FOUNTAIN INVESTMENTS LLC HALL, KAREN HALL, KAREN HUTTON, DENVERD R & DOROTH JOHNS, DAVID M & WENDY S KETCHUM, KARLEY

22-14-356-009 22-14-355-003 22-29-200-004 22-15-428-010 22-20-400-002 22-15-477-017 22-15-429-001 22-15-436-003 22-22-228-013

$116.18 $1,604.48 $2,331.15 $114.33 $1,368.91 $28.01 $2,142.06 $2,062.55 $373.20

LINTON, SUSAN LITTLE, JOHN POSTON, JOHN SMITH, DANIAL SMITH, DANIEL TURNER, THOMAS WALKER, AMBER G & JAMES R WETZELL, BRIAN

22-14-357-001 22-15-426-001 22-23-101-012 22-14-356-024 22-15-480-003 22-22-227-004 22-04-300-003 22-25-400-002

$291.88 $1,611.49 $468.46 $645.99 $1,354.81 $748.58 $3,607.76 $3,463.65

I, Penny VanKampen, Treasurer and Ex-Officio Collector of Whiteside County in the State Of Illinois, do hereby give notice that I shall apply to the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois at the November term thereof to be holden at the County Division of the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit in the County Office Building in Morrison in said County on the 1ST day of November, 2023 A.D. for judgment against the foregoing described lands and lots, for the amount of unpaid taxes and special assessments together with the penalty and cost due severally thereon for the year 2022, and back taxes, for an order to sell taxes on said lands and lots in satisfaction thereof. And I also give notice that on the 2nd day of November, all of said lands and lots for sale in which an order shall be made will be exposed to public sale at the said county division of the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit, in Morrison in said County for the amount of taxes, special assessments, penalty and costs thereon. The said sale will commence at 2:00 o’ clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on the 2nd day of November, 2023 and continue from day to day until all are sold or forfeited to the state for want bidders. No person shall be eligible to bid who did not register with the county collector at least 10 business days prior to the first day of the sale. Penny VanKampen, County Treasurer Ex-Officio Collector

October 17, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE DELINQUENT TAX SALE

Newton JOHNSON, GARY MILLER, ABIGAYLE MARIE SIKKEMA, WILLIS STUBBS, ROGER WRIGHT, MICHAEL WRIGHT, MICHAEL

13-30-100-001 13-23-276-002 13-05-300-005 13-10-400-003 13-15-100-021 13-15-100-020

$1,057.68 $2,149.72 $1,381.70 $468.55 $3,739.46 $143.27

Fenton BLASDELL, EMILY & STEPHEN BLASDELL, MARK FARROW, STANLEY GRIGSBY, LISA GUSSE, MONTY LEE JACOBS , DARREN & ANGELA S KILKER, KEVIN KLOCKENGA, TERRY WEBSTER, TODD WENDL, FREDRIC R & JUDY A

14-04-400-001 14-04-400-003 14-17-300-009 14-21-300-009 14-14-200-005 14-28-100-006 14-20-200-011 14-27-100-002 14-26-400-012 14-26-400-014

$720.63 $53.60 $4,210.82 $582.51 $2,649.96 $2,309.08 $700.10 $516.76 $954.55 $649.62

Erie ALLS, JOHN MYRON BORDER, WENDY HANLON, CHRISTOPHER & ALLY ILLINOIS LAUNDROMATS LLC STUBBS, ROGER TEGELER, RICHARD L & SUSAN UBERSOX, JEREMY & KALI VROMAN, RENEE WEAVER, ANDERSON & SHIRLEY WILDERMUTH, RICHARD WILDERMUTH, RICHARD A & AL

19-01-426-010 20-06-456-007 19-02-279-005 20-07-207-009 20-06-428-004 20-06-282-003 20-07-211-003 20-06-381-005 20-06-432-001 19-22-300-002 19-22-400-001

$2,824.07 $1,788.40 $2,250.12 $1,509.52 $1,700.89 $1,246.14 $1,858.93 $653.04 $4,676.07 $651.95 $1,338.09

Portland HUMMEL, DORIS ESTATE SMMT INVESTMENT GROUP LLC SMMT INVESTMENT GROUP LLC SMMT INVESTMENT GROUP LLC SMMT INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

20-12-200-002 19-26-300-007 19-26-300-006 19-26-300-005 19-26-300-008

$608.01 $673.06 $1,136.14 $446.00 $1,059.95

taxes, for an order to sell taxes on said lands and lots in satisfaction thereof. And I also give notice that on the 2nd day of November, all of said lands and lots for sale in which an order shall be made will be exposed to public sale at the said county division of the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit, in Morrison in said County for the amount of taxes, special assessments, penalty and costs thereon. The said sale will commence at 2:00 o’ clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on the 2nd day of November, 2023 and continue from day to day until all are sold or forfeited to the state for want bidders. No person shall be eligible to bid who did not register with the county collector at least 10 business days prior to the first day of the sale. Penny VanKampen, County Treasurer Ex-Officio Collector

October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

State of Illinois, ) ) SS Whiteside County )

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

LEGAL NOTICE DELINQUENT TAX SALE State of Illinois, ) ) SS Whiteside County ) The following is a list of lands and lots in said county in which taxes and special assessments remain due and unpaid for the year of 2022 and previous years. The costs at this time are $10.00 on each assessment. After Tax Sale, there will be charged and collected as costs on each assessment of lands and lots sold the amount of ten dollars, an indemnity fee of twenty dollars, and a tax sale automation fee of ten dollars. After June 14, 2023 on the first installment of all taxes and after September 01, 2023 on the second installment of all taxes, penalty will be charged and collected until paid or forfeited. Parts or fractions of a month will be considered as a month. Ustick CARRENO, JAVIER & OLGA M J MILLER, LEON M & EDNA W REID, KEVIN RUEBUSCH, STEPHANIE RUEBUSCH, STEPHANIE RUEBUSCH, STEPHANIE

02-33-400-002 02-09-300-007 02-09-476-003 02-09-100-001 02-09-100-003 02-08-200-002

$1,092.26 $59.68 $1,451.48 $1,584.03 $467.27 $288.15

Clyde EA & OA COMMERCIAL LLC NYE, TIMOTHY

03-18-200-002 03-17-400-004

$2,831.04 $408.36

Union Grove BLASDELL, MARK JEAN A SWAN LIVING TRUST JEAN A SWAN LIVING TRUST MOFFITT, RONALD R III & JE WILSON, EDDIE

08-33-300-005 08-08-300-007 08-08-400-002 08-24-201-002 08-18-151-002

$4,614.03 $1,537.51 $4,837.37 $3,761.41 $3,840.16

Mt. Pleasant AUSTIN, GAIL AUSTIN, GAIL BARTNICKI, BRIDIE BRANDON, CAROL BUSH, ELOISE & BONNIE J CARRENO, JAVIER & BRYAN G COCHRAN, BRANDON COLONIAL SAVINGS FA CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENER DUBOIS, JAMES & RACHEL ENGELKENS, EDD FOWLER, DAVID A & JODY M B GEERTS, WILLIAM M C & CARR GREEN, DEAN GRENNAN, THOMAS P ET AL GREUL, JOLENE ILLINOIS LAUNDROMATS LLC KRUEGER, THOMAS LU PROPERTY LLC LU PROPERTY LLC LU PROPERTY LLC MEREMA, MICHAEL MEREMA, MICHAEL MEREMA, MICHAEL & CONNIE & MESSINA, TIMOTHY MILDER, MATTHEW & AMANDA MILLER, JACOB A & ABIGAYLE NAFTZGER, MATTHEW NELSON, TONYA PRUIS, CORY ROEDER, DAVID RUIZ TREJO, HECTOR & MOLLY SHINKLE, AMY SMITH, LORI

09-25-213-001 09-25-212-004 09-18-414-011 09-25-213-002 09-18-426-003 09-18-418-003 09-18-408-005 09-18-179-012 09-19-251-004 09-07-253-018 09-18-429-014 09-17-352-001 09-18-476-017 09-17-158-002 09-17-158-014 09-18-282-005 09-18-402-005 09-18-132-011 09-18-453-005 09-18-183-004 09-18-154-010 09-25-209-001 09-25-204-003 09-18-105-008 09-18-184-001 09-23-100-011 09-16-200-002 09-17-354-006 09-18-328-001 09-18-407-006 09-17-201-001 09-18-227-009 09-18-408-004 09-18-179-009

$222.31 $145.87 $317.85 $116.69 $369.39 $1,223.51 $1,535.29 $2,315.07 $770.72 $59.76 $636.31 $1,750.76 $790.88 $288.75 $1,932.70 $483.15 $3,034.10 $1,980.31 $2,215.94 $1,619.97 $1,874.43 $104.00 $423.41 $693.25 $1,628.74 $46.43 $2,410.71 $1,282.52 $1,309.40 $752.50 $1,204.31 $1,612.09 $2,975.22 $1,187.75

SUKBORIBOON, SAWONG & SAOW VANLEEUWEN, MONTE VIGEN, STEVEN VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP WOLF, KRISTINE YOUNG, STEVEN

09-18-264-013 09-18-377-004 09-17-156-008 09-04-100-011 09-18-428-011 09-23-100-009

$609.30 $660.88 $1,383.30 $3,442.38 $1,093.17 $1,067.60

October 17, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE DELINQUENT TAX SALE

The following is a list of lands and lots in said county in which taxes and special assessments remain due and unpaid for the year of 2022 and previous years. The costs at this time are $10.00 on each assessment. After Tax Sale, there will be charged and collected as costs on each assessment of lands and lots sold the amount of ten dollars, an indemnity fee of twenty dollars, and a tax sale automation fee of ten dollars. After June 14, 2023 on the first installment of all taxes and after September 01, 2023 on the second installment of all taxes, penalty will be charged and collected until paid or forfeited. Parts or fractions of a month will be considered as a month. Fulton BARSEMA, DAVID A & KIMBERL BARSEMA, JOHN BARSEMA, MICHAEL BLHP LLC 2 BUTLER, KELLY BUTLER, KELLY DETERMANN, MATTHEW J & LEA DILLEY, DAVID D & ANGELA R DZELADINI, ADIM DZELADINI, ADIM DZELADINI, ADIM & SANELA EDENS, ROBERT EISSENS, RYAN FUEHRING, DAWN HAMMOND, DAVID HAMMOND, DAVID HARTMAN, JAMES & VICTORIA HODGE, STEVE HUIZENGA, NICHOLAS JESSE 55 INC JONES, PATRICK JONES, ROBERT KALAJDZIC, ZORAN KELLY, SANDRA KERR, SHAWN LINES, DONALD LU PROPERTY LLC MILLER, LEONA MILLER, LEONA MUSSMAN, ZACHARY B & HAYLE NEVAEH’S TRUST OTTENS, DANIEL PIERCE, AUBREE & ADAM PIERCE, AUBREE & ADAM Q & M PROPERTIES LLC RIVERVIEW CONDO ASSOCIATIO RYLAND, JEFFERY SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES, LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES, LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES, LLC SMC RENTAL PROPERTIES, LLC T & J RENTALS LLC VANKAMPEN, JUSTIN, ROGER & VANKAMPEN, JUSTIN, ROGER & VIBE LLC WEIRICK, MICHAEL WIERENGA, DANIEL H & KELLE WIERSEMA, WAYNE

01-28-482-011 01-28-259-005 01-33-239-001 01-34-400-013 01-33-131-005 01-33-130-013 01-28-411-009 01-28-403-001 01-28-355-002 01-28-355-001 01-28-408-007 01-28-179-004 01-28-251-011 01-27-103-003 01-33-235-003 01-33-235-004 01-21-258-001 01-26-300-005 01-28-285-004 01-27-152-001 01-28-133-002 01-28-434-007 01-28-178-011 01-11-400-008 01-28-404-004 01-28-429-005 01-28-169-004 01-27-326-002 01-27-176-010 01-28-401-004 01-28-339-006 01-27-103-008 01-28-132-012 01-28-132-009 01-28-171-003 01-21-353-006 01-28-305-003 01-28-426-011 01-28-426-009 01-28-331-002 01-28-162-008 01-28-451-002 01-28-407-009 01-28-260-008 01-15-426-005 01-33-127-002 01-01-177-003 01-33-228-001 01-28-488-001 01-27-152-004 01-02-200-015 01-28-252-002 01-28-168-001

$53.03 $1,202.81 $366.29 $4,220.94 $363.93 $1,207.92 $1,168.91 $1,622.13 $198.66 $1,586.20 $285.30 $1,221.96 $2,541.87 $1,829.30 $1,018.82 $118.48 $3,172.91 $2,773.17 $3,009.35 $9,098.87 $1,453.97 $1,669.42 $1,992.19 $755.80 $381.40 $789.10 $2,657.33 $331.64 $363.89 $1,875.72 $2,212.20 $1,755.35 $209.91 $209.91 $3,170.77 $74.03 $859.95 $493.62 $767.52 $818.59 $1,504.83 $100.74 $1,376.44 $622.73 $1,448.04 $543.68 $1,536.30 $95.15 $354.01 $1,956.67 $605.74 $3,327.45 $881.35

Garden Plain HANSON, KARREN HANSON, KARREN LOCK, DANIEL LOCK, DANIEL MINER, SCOTT W & LESLIE A MITCHELL, SAMANTHA

07-30-200-011 07-30-200-012 07-24-300-006 07-02-400-001 07-25-100-017 07-14-377-001

$68.16 $370.28 $2,687.91 $406.09 $41.46 $793.81

REINDERS, BETH ROSE, MARK A & LORI ROSE RYAN EISSENS CONSTRUCTION SNYDER, SCOTT STEINER, CLIFFORD VANKAMPEN, RICK WESTERHOF, JAMES WYNKOOP, JASON

07-36-300-008 07-14-351-001 07-04-200-011 07-21-200-002 07-17-453-002 07-17-476-003 07-23-101-003 07-03-200-010

$695.51 $150.48 $388.04 $3,965.26 $2,030.07 $401.13 $1,618.15 $21.33

Albany APOSTOLOS, BRIAN GREVE, DEAN GREVE, DEAN HOLCOMB, DAVID HOLCOMB, DAVID M & MICKI C KERNAN, KEVIN QUNAJ, XHEMIL QUNAJ, XHEMIL SCHMIDT, DONALD

06-24-357-012 06-24-382-002 06-24-382-001 06-24-380-008 06-25-152-024 06-24-355-005 06-24-354-005 06-24-354-004 06-24-434-004

$2,847.54 $259.79 $274.76 $2,686.98 $2,293.40 $605.96 $1,456.49 $456.25 $727.56

October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

State of Illinois, ) ) SS Whiteside County )

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

12 PROPERTY TRANSFERS FOR WHITESIDE COUNTY Warranty deeds

Barbara L. Kophamer to Benjamin L. and Amanda M. Knapp, 203 E. South St., Morrison, $175,000. Benjamin L. and Amanda M. Knapp to Victoria A. Kronenberg, 2704 Sinnissippi Park Road, Sterling, $99,900. Timothy L. and Gail F. Possley to Joseph P. Possley, 517 Eighth St., Erie, $0. Cynthia K. Clarkson to Jonathan P. and Samantha R. Sterenberg, 6975 Harvey Road, Fulton, $300,000. Joseph P. McDonald to Abel Hernandez, one parcel on Dillon Ave., Sterling, $5,000. Loni D. Slothower to Theresa M. Johnson, 208 Ninth Ave., Sterling, $155,000. Cynthia K. Witmer Estate and Brooke A., Joshua C. and Jason J. Witmer to Jennifer Burch, 101 17th Ave., Sterling, $99,000. Arthur J. and Claudette M. Klavenga to Tim E. Null and Katrina R. Klavenga, 507 W. Morris St., Morrison, $0. Alan Delhotal to JBQ Properties, 211 17th Ave., Sterling, $22,500. Sterling Industrial Development to A1 AB LLC, one parcel on West Second St., Sterling, $25,000. Kody and Mariel R. Kester to Carrie Hart, 504 Eighth Ave., Rock Falls, $95,000. Cuauhtemoc D. Reyes to Nicholas Deleon, 805 W. Fourth St., Sterling, $55,000.

Julie A. and Todd B. Mickley to Stone Rock LLC, one parcel on Crosby Road, Morrison, $108,000. Wayne A. and Christine M. Bauer, now Nutt, to Christian Johansen, 2201 Chestnut Ave., Sterling, $65,000. City of Fulton to Fulton Industrial LLC, one parcel on Progress Drive, Fulton, $814,750. William D. and Wendy L. Reckers to Sarah L. and Richard D. Scott, 6315 Fargo Road, Erie, $120,000. Jon J. Behrens to Order of St. Francis of Assisi, 1005 14th Ave., Rock Falls (St. Joseph Chapel), $0. Christine L. Steinhagen and Kimberly A. Stevens to Stephen R. and Debra S. Moore, 30026 Star Road, Rock Falls, $2,436,285. Fellows Properties LLC to Two4Five LLC, 305 W. Fifth St., Sterling, $242,500. Daniel and Linda K. Roushia to Properties 815 LLC, 210 11th Ave., Sterling, $36,500. Barbara Brown to Mark Sisson Properties LLC Series 4, 2813 Sixth Ave., Sterling, $94,000. Eugene A. and Sharon L. Kanellis to Kim M. Neisewander, 1309 Garfield St., Rock Falls, $145,900. Michael J. Warren to Michael L. and Tacura M. Wilkinson, 1109 Ave B, Rock Falls, $134,900. Jan Ann Rosene and Jo Evelyn Marshal,

formerly Haeberle, to Todd A. and Michelle L. Wetzell, 688 Luther Road, Tampico, $1,000,086. Deborah K. Wiersema to Debra A. Gramer, 806 17th St., Fulton, $115,000. Margaret A. Jones to Brooklyn Faye Gallentine, 512 W. Park St., Morrison, $75,000. James Leroy Johnson to Jose G. Rodriguez, 703 E. Third St., Sterling, $27,000. Jessica Cruz and Sergio Cruz Cabrera to Brian M. and Nicole L. Tucker, 15581 Highland Drive, Sterling, $192,400. Michael E. and Amy E. Berentes to Jessica Cruz, 9962 Freeport Road, Rock Falls, $514,900. First Gateway Credit Union to Michael C. and Rebekah J. Gravila, 112 Ferry St., Prophetstown, $6,000. Karen L. Herrig, Charlotte Anne Daehler and Janice Lynne Benshoof to Paul James and Elisabeth Ann Keiller, 15738 Ebson Road, Fulton, $88,000. Quit claim deeds

Donna J. Berry Estate, Craig Lewis, Lori L. Hartle, Cathy Steffey and Marge and Steven Berry to Lori Hartle and Staci N. Turner, 507 Eighth Ave., Sterling, $0. Betty Jane Curran to Nancy J. Dornbush, 14837 Vans Road, Fulton, $0.

Trustees deeds

Bruce A. Hunter Trust to city of Morrison, 15947 Lincoln Highway, Morrison, $800,000. David M. and Jenise M. Jones Trust to Todd A. and Michelle L. Wetzell, 688 Luther Road, Tampico, $500,043. Annick Living Trust No. 2, Annick Selby Laurie, trustee, to Avary Farster, 601 W. Eighth St., Sterling, $47,900. Jeffrey L. and Angela K. Smith Trust to Jeff and Lisa Dalton, one parcel on Albany Road, Erie, $24,000. Two4five LLC to Fellows Properties LLC, Dana S. Fellows, trustee, 305 W. Fifth St., Sterling, $113,500. Larry G. and Mary R. McCormick to Sherry Koch and Mauricio Temiquel, one parcel on East 21st Street, Sterling, $40,500. Philip I and Linda Faye Jansma Trust to Ellen M. Anderson, Gwendolyn L. Baar and Jaclyn K. Claerhout, two parcels in Clyde Township, $0. Executors deeds

Norris L. Hurlbut Estate to David H. Stancil, 212 Eighth Ave., Fulton, $50,000. Robert G. Daley Estate to Joyce and Harlan Houzenga, 17279 Chase Road, Fulton, $240,000. Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office

Now Available • Not-for-Profit • Christian Home A F RE

E P U BL

ICATION O

• Exceptional Staff F SHAW MEDIA

• Delicious, Nourishing Meals • Person Centered Care • Occupational, Physical and

you Don’t let a few extra years slow at down — staying fit is important local any age, and there are plenty of e routin the in resources to get you

Follow a healthier path — in a pair of Silver Sneakers | p. 2

Want to work out? Just pull up a chair | p. 7

Westwood instructor has some good Life lessons | p. 11

To request your FREE copy, simply call us at (815) 632-2566 or email your requests and address to: knull@saukvalley.com

Speech Therapy Available • Amenities to Meet Your Needs • Diversified Activities

SPECIAL FOR ASSISTED LIVING ONLY 12 Months for the price of 10! HURRY only 2 units available!

408 Maple Avenue Morrison IL

815.772.4021

www.resthave.org www.resthavehome.org

Definitely Worth the Drive!

13 WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Riverdale’s Katie Cox sets the ball over two Freeport Aquin defenders at the Linda Ludwig Memorial Volleyball Tournament on Oct. 14 at Eastland High School in Lanark. Photos by Earleen Hinton

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Newman2, Riverdale 0: At Newman, the Comets defeated the Rams 25-21, 25-22. Fulton 2, Polo 0: At Fulton, the Steamers defeated the Lady Marcos 25-10, 25-7. Leaders for Fulton were Miraya Pessman with seven kills, five digs, five assists and two aces, Brooklyn Brennan with five kills, seven digs and seven assists and Ava Bowen with four kills and three blocks. Orion 2, Morrison 0: At Orion, the Chargers defeated the Fillies 26-24, 25-11. Rockridge 2, Erie-Prophetstown 1: At Rockridge, the Rockets defeated the

Panthers 25-15, 23-25, 25-2. Erie-Prophetstown 2, Riverdale 1: At Port Byron, the Panthers defeated the Rams 19-25, 25-17, 25-22. Leaders for Erie-Prophetstown were Lauren Abbott with 12 kills and two blocks, Claire Reymer with 11 kills and five blocks, Kennedy Buck with 35 assists, 10 digs and five blocks, Kallie Wisely with seven kills, Jamie Neumiller with 11 digs and three aces and Peyton Umstead with 15 digs. Fulton 2, Ashton-Franklin Center 0: At Ashton, the Steamers defeated the Raiders 25-16, 25-17.

Now Available! h lt Hea & Wellness

PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 440 Sterling, IL 61081

2023

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

See ROUNDUP, Page 15

*****ECRWSSEDDM***** Postal Customer

*APY - Annual Percentage Yield. Rates are accurate as of 9/20/2023. Rates subject to change without notice. $1,000 minimum deposit required. Other rates and terms available. Early withdrawal penalties apply. Offer not available to other �inancial institutions or businesses. Must be eligible for membership to qualify. See branch for more details.

Federally Insured by NCUA

SM-ST2090790

Volleyball

Riverdale’s Molly Skahill (10) and Logan Mitton (6) block at the Linda Ludwig Memorial Volleyball Tournament on Oct. 14 at Eastland High School in Lanark.

To request your FREE copy, simply call us at (815) 632-2566 or email your requests and address to: knull@saukvalley.com

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

The Ancestor Project As one of the final projects of the previous school year, seventh graders at Erie Middle School were challenged to pick an ancestor or someone else they could research and learn more about and write a story telling about their life. Students conducted interviews with family members and some were able to gather additional resources and pictures to help tell their story. While there were many great stories written, not all will be published. The project was a collaborative effort between students’ history classes with Mrs. Kruthoff and Mr. Armstrong, English class with Mrs. Wolf, and their families. It was inspired by the original project that longtime English teacher Mrs. Wiersema made a tradition in her eighth grade class. Students enjoyed getting to know more about their families and many were surprised to learn how interesting their families were. We hope you enjoy their stories, too!

Marty Ray Russell By Kaycee Russell

Bang! That’s the sound my paternal papa hears everyday working as a pipefitter. He is a brave grandpa and father. He is talented in every way. He is the glue that keeps the Russell family together. Marty is a strong individual because of his childhood, the events of his adult life and the many experiences of his life. Marty is a strong individual because of the upbringing he had in his childhood. Marty is my paternal grandfather. He was born on Aug. 6, 1964, in Morrison. His parents are Sylvia (Sanders) Russell and David Russell. His siblings are Tony, Dave and his twin brother Matt. Marty moved to Erie at a very young age. At the time,

• MEDICARE

Continued from page 6 The SHIP counselor workforce of 1,000 local assisters recently completed specialized training on Medicare cost-savings updates and the types of changes beneficiaries can make during open enrollment. Beneficiaries are encouraged to schedule an appointment with a local SHIP coun-

there was no preschool so he went right into kindergarten. Marty went to Erie schools his entire school career. His favorite thing to do as a child was to build forts with his twin brother Matt in the woods by Heritage Park. They lived nearby. At around the age of 15 in 1978, Marty was approached by serial killer John Wayne Gacy at a bus stop in Chicago. He was luckily not harmed by him. Marty was a B average student and is still very intelligent to this day. For sports, Marty played football, wrestled and participated in track. In track, he was a pole vaulter. He was very good as a track athlete. He was a fast runner and great at relays. As a junior in high school, Marty met his high school sweetheart, Julie (Mortenson) Russell. They were instantly inseparable. As you can see, Marty Russell is a strong individual because of the experiences of his childhood. Not only did Marty’s childhood affect who he is, but so did his adult life. At the age of 17, he signed up for the military and took an early entrance exam. He went to Naval Station Great Lakes Training Center in Chicago. Marty and Julie then moved to San Diego, California, where he was stationed in the Navy in May 1981 to May 1985. He was on two ships: USS Tarawa LHA-1CV63 and USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. At 18, Marty married Julie at the Erie Christian Church on April 8, 1983. The same year he left the Navy, his daughter Brooke Russell was born. Marty was working in a meat production factory called Iowa Beef Processors as a repair mechanic. In his free time, Marty started a rock band called KwikTrik. Marty and Julie went on their first vacation together in 1986 to Georgia and in the same year they went to New York. In 1989, Marty and Julie had their son, Eric (my

father), who at 20 months old became hearing impaired. That year, Marty was a foremost packing employee at a pork processing facility. About five years later, in 1994 until present, he works at Williams & White Co. in the hydraulics field. In 2003, he started MC’ing the Great River Tug with his twin brother Matt after a few years of tugging himself. He is still the MC today. His best friend was his twin brother Matt. They were very close in their adult lives. They always did everything together, including MC’ing Tug Fest, aka The Great River Tug, since the 2000s and hosting an event called Russellstock, where people would sing, cook out and gather. Fast-forward into the early 2000s. Marty had always loved going to Jimmy Buffet concerts and Chicago Bears games. In 2006, Marty and Julie went to Key West and met Captain Tony Tarracino. Until 2010, he played in the bands Mr. Bone and Evil Twin. That same year, Marty’s granddaughter, Kaycee Brooke, was born on March 23. She (I) was his first grandchild. Marty has had many experiences that have shaped the person he is today. Marty’s life is strongly influenced by his childhood and adult life experiences. While working at Williams & White Co., he has made many friends. His daughter Brooke played softball and he has always loved watching me play softball. When he can’t enjoy watching my games, he is upset. In 2012, he built an underground pool and loves taking care of it. Many memories have been made with Marty in the pool and patio. In 2018, he started having heart problems and a heart murmur. He had heart surgery that year, which fixed him up. That year, a little before that surgery, his second grandchild Madison Faye was born on

Feb. 20. A few years later, in 2021, his third grandchild named Cannon Reed was born on June 12. Since 2022, he has played in a rock band whose name is still a work in progress. He loves singing. He does it all the time. It’s one of his favorite things to do. In July 2022, his twin brother Matt passed away. In 2023, his fourth grandchild named Devyn Quinn was born on March 3. Marty is still going strong today. The accomplishments and activities of Marty have helped to shape who he is today. My papa is a very good person and I look up to him every day. I learned many good things he’s done in life that impacted himself and others. I see how good of a man he is and the many awesome things he’s done and survived through. I feel closer to my papa because I know so much more about him and how awesome he is and was before me. I learned from his experiences that I should always keep working hard and make a good influence on the people who will look up to me later in life or at any time. I feel a lot better about doing this project since I was a little bummed about having to do it, but now it’s teaching me a lot of things about my papa. Life lessons that I learned from doing this project is to be good, do good and take advantage of your opportunities. My grandpa, Marty Ray Russell, is a strong individual and I have loved getting to know him deeper. Marty Russell, my paternal grandfather, is a strong individual. Marty’s childhood contributed to the strong individual he is. Additionally, his adult life also impacted the person he is. Marty’s life is going well and he is happy. Marty Ray Russell is the glue that is keeping the Russell family together and it will forever make him known to many.

selor to review their current plan, costs and health needs and then see how other plan options compare. SHIP counselors also can answer questions about the best time to enroll in Medicare, how Medicare works with retirement insurance, Medicare supplement insurance options, Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare drug plans. There are various ways to save money with Medicare. Those who qualify might save money on premi-

ums and copayments through the Medicare Savings Programs. Consult a SHIP counselor for information. To find a SHIP counselor nearby, call the statewide Senior HelpLine at 1-800-252-8966 or email AGING.SHIP@ illinois.gov. For general information about SHIP, go to https://ilaging.illinois.gov/ship.html. To compare details of Medicare plans, go to https:// www.medicare.gov/plan-compare/#/?lang=en&year=2023.

“This is an exciting time for Medicare. With new drug price reductions on the horizon, it is imperative that you compare your current Medicare coverage to the 2024 options for Medicare health and drug coverage,” Illinois SHIP Director Sandy Leith said. “SHIP offers personalized service with your best interest in mind. Let our passionate and caring counselors give you peace of mind that you are making the most of your Medicare experience.”

Play now by going to ShawLocal.com/games or by scanning the code at the right. eNewspaper readers, click the link above to play now.

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN’S CHARLIE LINK

What’s been the key to your success this season? Link: Trusting my coaches

and God.

Where does your first-place finish at the Three Rivers Conference meet rank among your high school cross country accomplishments? How special was it to achieve that? Link: It ranks first because

it’s never been done in my school’s history.

What’s your favorite memory of Erie-Prophetstown cross country? Link: Hunting for golf balls

whenever we race at golf courses.

What’s your favorite thing about distance running? Link: My favorite part is

that I can do it all for God’s glory.

How many miles do you put in on average during the week? Is it more in the summer? Link: Out of season is more

like 35 to 45 miles a week. During season it is more like 20 to 25 miles a week with a lot more biking.

What’s your favorite TV show? Link: “Breaking Bad.” What is your perfect meal? Link: Before a race I will eat

red meat.

What superpower would you like to have and why? Link: Knowing the correct

answer to everything.

What is your favorite class and why? Link: My favorite class is

AP chemistry because Ms. Wennlund is the best teacher ever.

What is your favorite professional sports team and athlete? Link: My favorite sports

team is the Chicago White Sox and my favorite athlete is Mark Buehrle.

You get to have dinner and talk running with three athletes, past or present. They can be professionals, Olympians or former area standouts. Who are you picking and why? Link: If I could have dinner and talk running with three athletes it would be Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Ezekiel Kemboi and, of course, Parker Valby.

Earleen Hinton

Erie-Prophetstown’s Charlie Link sprints to the finish line at the Oregon Open cross country meet Sept. 2 at Oregon High School. He finished fifth in 16:56.5.

• ROUNDUP Continued from Page 13 Leaders for Fulton were Annaka Hackett with seven kills, Ava Bowen with six kills, Brooklyn Brennan with five kills, 10 assists and two aces, Miraya Pessman with four kills, 10 assists and three digs and Resse Germann with 14 digs and two aces.

Linda Ludwig Memorial Tournament: At Eastland, Rock Falls went 5-0 to win the tournament championship. The Rockets defeated Riverdale 21-6, 21-14, Milledgeville 21-14, 21-13, Oregon 21-17, 21-7 and Freeport Aquin 22-12, 21-14. They beat Durand 13-21, 21-16, 15-5 in

the championship match. Sherrard Tournament: At Sherrard, Erie-Prophetstown beat Knoxville 25-19, 25-17, Morrison 25-9, 25-10, Peoria 25-9, 25-15 and Monmouth United 27-25, 25-18. Leaders for the Panthers were Kennedy

Buck with 93 assists, 15 blocks and 13 digs, Lauren Abbott with 30 kills and nine blocks, Jamie Neumiller with 20 kills, 19 digs and four aces, Peyton Umstead with 28 digs, Kallie Wisely with See ROUNDUP, Page 17

We Support Our Local Schools!

GO STEAMERS AND KNIGHTS! SM-ST1887413

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

At the Three Rivers Conference Cross Country Meet on Sept. 26 at Baker Park Golf Course in Kewanee, Erie-Prophetstown senior Charlie Link made program history, outpacing 93 runners with a time of 16:34.65 to win the boys race. Link was voted the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 by readers and answered a few questions to help us get to know him a little bit.

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

16 CROSS COUNTY

E-P fares well at Amboy Columbus Day meet E-P’s Charlie Link takes 6th, Sarah Link nabs 20th

tive flavor over the years, was bumped to 2A and opted out. “Since they were 1A last year, we would have let them in,” Eller said. “But I talked to their coach and he said they decided to concentrate on 2A competition instead.” Losing other schools that have increased in enrollment have dampened the luster, such as former entrant Sandwich with the top female runner in 2A. For the girls, the top local finisher was Erie-Prophetstown in sixth place among 16 teams. E-P has never qualified for the state meet and coach Liz Green is hopeful that will change. “We need to stay healthy, have a good mindset and work together,” Green said. “What helps is that they are really good friends and build each other up.” It was two freshmen leading the way, with Sarah Link clocking a 20:20 to place 20th. Jessie DeNeve was 30th at 21:18 among 133 competitors. “I was terrified,” Link said. “I wasn’t sure I would run this meet with my hip and shins bothering me, but glad I did.”

By ANDY COLBERT

For Shaw Local News Network AMBOY – Although it doesn’t have the same prestige it once did, the Amboy Columbus Day Cross Country meet celebrated its 50th anniversary with Eureka claiming titles in both the boys and girls races. “Outside of Peoria (site of the state meet), this was perhaps the premier Class A meet and had been for most of the years,” said Dale Eller, former coach at Amboy and longtime observer of the race. The brainstorm of former Amboy math teacher and cross country coach Bruce Wall, the event began because school was out on Columbus Day and no meets were to be found anywhere. “We used to have 60-70 schools, including one time I remember nine of the top 10 teams in the state,” Eller said. “Schools from all over Illinois wanted to come here to see how they stacked up against the best in the state.”

Alex T. Paschal

Erie-Prophetstown’s Sarah Link heads for the finish in the 50th Amboy Columbus Day cross country meet Oct. 9. This year, 33 schools were represented with only about half of them fielding a full team. “Small schools everywhere are hurting with numbers,” Eller said. “Another factor with meet participation is some

2 3 Sweetest

GLAZED HAM FEAST /$ FOR 4

PER

FEC

schools have gone back to having school on Columbus Day, and don’t forget about budget for travel.” The Amboy meet is restrictive in that only 1A schools are invited. Rock Falls, which had added greatly to the competi-

3.99

GLAZED HAM FEAST

T FO

FOR 4

3.99

“A CROCK POT FAVORITE!”

DayDinner ner includes: Glazed Baked Pit Ham, Mashed includes: Glazed Baked Pit Ham, Mashed ! atoes, Country Gravy, Sage Dressing, Green Potatoes, Country Gravy, Sage Dressing, Green n Casserole, Fresh Cranberry Relish,of Fresh Bean Casserole, Fresh Cranberry Relish, Fresh Cake the Week Certified Angus Beef ® brand ed Dinner Rolls, One 8” Bakery Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls, One 8” Bakery Fresh (Pumpkin or Apple) ANDES Pie (Pumpkin or Apple) BONELESS BEEF

59.99

MINT CAKE

8 inch

7.99 3 1lb sides for $12 with

7.99

ARM POT ROAST 59.99

See CROSS COUNTRY, page 17

GLAZED HAM FEAST

3.99

FOR 4

Dinner includes: Glazed Baked Pit Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Country Gravy, Sage Dressing, Green Bean Casserole, Fresh Cranberry Relish, Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls, One 8” Bakery Fresh Pie (Pumpkin or Apple)

59.99

7.994.99 4.99

3.59 179.99

3 1lb sides for $12 with lb 3 1lb sides for $12 with BUMP UP SIDES Holiday Meal Purchase! BUMP UP SIDES Holiday Meal $ Purchase! Prices Effective: Wednesday, October 18 thru Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Prices Effective: 11 thru Tuesday, October 17, 2023 ALL ITEMS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST | NO RAIN CHECKS | NO RETURNS | NO October EXCHANGES aroni & Cheese | Cheesy Potatoes Macaroni &Wednesday, Cheese | Cheesy Potatoes Macaroni & Cheese | Cheesy Potatoes ALLEscalloped ITEMS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST | Potatoes NO RAIN CHECKS | NO RETURNS | NO EXCHANGES $ lloped Corn | Au Gratin Potatoes Corn | Au Gratin Escalloped Corn | Au Gratin Potatoes et Potato Bake | Steamed Vegetables Sweet Potato Bake | Steamed Vegetables Sweet Potato Bake | Steamed Vegetables d Pudding | Waldorf Salad Bread Pudding | Waldorf Salad Bread Pudding | WaldorfBREAST Salad HOLIDAY TURKEY $ 79.99 coli Cauliflower Salad Broccoli Cauliflower Salad Broccoli Cauliflower Salad4 DINNER FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY & Cheese Salad | Bread Stuffing Pea & Cheese Salad | Bread Stuffing Pea & Cheese Salad | Bread Stuffing $ pkin Fluff | Pistachio Fluff Pumpkin Fluff | Pistachio Fluff 2023 Pumpkin Fluff | Pistachio Fluff 20TH, 21ST & 22ND OCTOBER, wberry Fluff Strawberry Fluff Strawberry Fluff ¢lb

MP UP SIDES Holiday Meal Purchase!

Friday

199.99

SWEETEST DAY 3 DAY SALE

$12

59.99

$12

1.99

rder by November 18, 2023! Order by November 18, 2023! Order by November 18, 2023! Available for pick-up cold on Available for pick-up cold on Available for pick-up cold on ROSE Tuesday, November 21 orRADIANCE Tuesday, November 21 or Tuesday, November 21 or ASSORTED Wednesday, November 22 Wednesday, November 22 Wednesday, 99¢ November 22 DOZEN BOUQUET anytime during store business nytime during store business hours. hours. 3.99anytime during store business hours. Roses, Filler, Lily ROSES

the

13 19.99

Meals Require Reheating.

Service Counters are closed Thanksgiving Day. repackaged deli products will be available.

ONE DAY SALE

All Meals Require Reheating.

16.99

FRIDAY Deli Service Counters are closed Thanksgiving Day. OCTOBER 13 /$ ea ea Prepackaged deli products will available. 4be 5 2023

All Meals Require Reheating.

Deli Service Counters are closed Thanksgiving Day. Prepackaged /$deli products will be available.

These Items available at all 11 Sullivans Foods locations including:

300 N MADISON, MORRISON 815.772.4696 | 6a-9p 217 CHICAGO 815.273.7739 | 6a-9p 3.99AVE, SAVANNA 5.99 5.99

1.99

Like and Follow us on www.facebook.com/sullivansfoods | Check us out or order online at www.sullivansfoods.net | We reserve the right to limit quantities and correct printing errors. All items not available at all stores.

Sullivan’s Foods has hired a company called Telecheck to process all checks written at our stores. Telecheck has set guidelines in place for processing checks. Telecheck has a $300 limit for check writing with purchases. If you have an order larger than $300, you may need to pay any remaining balance by cash, credit, or debit card.

• CROSS COUNTRY

• ROUNDUP Continued from Page 15

Besides Link, the only other local to place in the top 25 was multisport athlete Ella Dannhorn of Oregon, who ran 20:49 for 25th. On the boys side, Erie-Prophetstown continued its impressive season with fifth place out of 18 teams. Considering Lucas Dreisbach (hip), Wyatt Goossens (hamstring) and Zane Romero (knee) were out with minor aches, E-P demonstrated depth. Top runner Charlie Link took sixth with a time of 15:55. The winner was Patrick Hilby (15:21) of Aurora Central Catholic, who took second last year. “I was just going for time,” said Link, a senior who ran the Amboy meet for the first time in his career after injury and COVID-19 derailments. “I wanted to gain some dependence on running hills and get ready for Oregon (1A sectional). I’m 100% healthy.” Close behind E-P in team scoring was Newman in sixth. Eureka nipped Elmwood/Brimfield 43-52 for the championship, with E-P tallying 134 points and Newman 183. “I’m happy with the first two guys (Lucas Simpson and Lucas Schaab) and I think 3-4-5 were OK,” Newman coach Pat Warkins said. “We’re peaking at the right time.” Simpson moved up from 17th last year to take 12th with a time of 16:26. There were 155 entrants. “The weather cooling down helps,” Simpson said. “It also helps having everyone back and healthy.” Schaab’s 16:36 time was good for 17th. That was an improvement of 10 spots from 2022. Both seniors are hoping their team can be remembered as one of the best in a program that is a perennial

with 26 kills and Claire Reymer with 24 kills and 10 blocks. Kaelyn Sibley served seven aces for E-P.

Football

Photos by Alex T. Paschal

Morrison’s Isaiah McDearmon competes in the Amboy Columbus Day cross country meet. state qualifier. “It would be great to break into the top 20 at state,” Schaab said. “This was the first meet all year we’ve seen competition like this.”

Morrison 51, Riverdale 6: At Port Byron, the Mustangs steamrolled the Rams in a Three Rivers West matchup. Morrison’s Brady Anderson scored on runs of 44 and 25 yards and teammate Carson Strating scored on runs of 8 and 26 yards. Chase Newman added a 28-yard touchdown run and Reynolds Reavy and Zach Milder each scored on short touchdown runs for the Mustangs. Kolton Kruse had a 75-yard touchdown run for the only Riverdale score. Erie-Prophetstown 19, Sherrard 7: At Erie, Jeremiah Kochevar rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Panthers past the Tigers. Demetree Larson was the second-leading rusher for Erie-Prophetstown, totaling 91 yards and one rushing touchdown. E-P’s Connor Keegan, Gavin Adams and Keegan Winckler each had an interception and Amen Barron compiled five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

100 Roosevelt St., Hooppole 815-948-2591 www.vernsfarmsupply.com

DAVID DAMHOFF Auctioneering and Appraisal Service See: www.daviddamhoff.com 18661 Holly Rd., Morrison

815-772-8850

17 WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Continued from page 16

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

18 CHURCH LISTINGS

ALBANY

Erie United Methodist Church 811 8th Street, Erie Pastor Tiffany Garcea - 309-659-2541 www.erieumc.org

CrossView Church 703 14th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-3425 www.wearecrossview.com secretary@wearecrossview.com

Faith Center Church 511 3rd Ave. North, Albany Senior Pastor Ray Gimenez Pastor Arlen VanZee Church Phone: 563-212-4032

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10465 Frog Pond Road, Erie Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com

Spring Valley Reformed Church 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton Pastor Paul Wissink 815-772-3554

St. Patrick Catholic Church 1201 N. Bluff St., Albany Father Timothy Barr, Pastor

St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th and Main Father David Reese Rectory Phone: 815-537-2077 Church Phone: 309-659-2781

First Christian Reformed Church 801 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3790 www.fultonfirstcrc.com firstcrcfulton@live.com Pastor Michael Hooker

FENTON

HILLSDALE

Fenton Methodist Church 10019 Main Street, Fenton

Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer St., Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340 Pastor Melva England

Albany United Methodist Church 502 N. 1st Avenue, 309-887-4781 Pastor Toni Lucas

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

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

Farmers Elevator

815-772-4029 - Morrison, IL

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

RUTLEDGE ELECTRIC

Frary’s Lumber & Supply

822 Main, Erie Serving the Area Since 1980 Farm • Residential • Commercial Wiring & Contracting

815-537-5151 - Prophetstown

309-659-2195

Morrison Veterinary Clinic

Allure of Prophetstown

Rock River Lumber & Grain

421 Lincolnway East Morrison

HOOPPOLE

815-537-5131 - Prophetstown

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

Phone 815-772-4047

14993 Lyndon Rd., Morrison

Senior Living Apartments Skilled Nursing Services Hospice Inpatient Outpatient Therapy Service 310 Mosher Drive, Prophetstown 815-537-5175

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 facebook.com/morrisonfirstbaptist 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

WISDOM

Heating and Air Erie, Illinois

“For your wisest climate solutions”

309-659-7944

Fulton Dental Associates

Dr. Scott Kunau Dr. Tina Kao-Reasoner 1130 17th Street, Fulton, IL 815-589-4007

CHURCH LISTINGS

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 Gwen Sefrhans-Murphy 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 Butterfield Youth 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 Reverend Slawomir Zimodro 105 Benton St., Tampico 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

DENNIS ELECTRIC Tampico, Illinois 815-438-4402

Dykstra & Law Insurance Agency, Inc. Brent Dykstra, Agent In River City Mall

1426 10th Avenue, Fulton 815-589-2200

The Table at CrossView Church’s menu

The Table, a free community meal, is held each Wednesday at CrossView Church, 703 14th Ave. in Fulton. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs to 6:15 p.m. Oct. 18: Maid-rites, Jello cups, vegetables, desserts Oct. 25: Pork tenderloin, cheesy potatoes, peas, apple slices, desserts Nov. 1: Hot dogs with chili and cheese, nachos, applesauce, brownies/Rice Krispie squares Nov. 8: Taco bar, chips and salsa, Jello, desserts If River Bend schools are canceled because of weather, The Table also is canceled.

First Reformed Church’s worship and activities Join us for worship at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at First Reformed Church, located at 510 15th Ave. in Fulton. Pastor Chuck Huckaby will bring the message and a ladies’ trio will provide special music. Sunday School classes begin at 10:30 a.m. Coffee and refreshments are available during the social time after the service in the library. Creative Crew will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Bible study on “A Praying Church” will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Senior meals will be available at 11:30 a.m. Fridays at the church.

19 The football and cheerleader breakfast will be at 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20. Services are livestreamed on Facebook. Go to www.facebook.com/groups/ firstfulton to join the group and see the services. For more information, go to 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. Rev. Catherine Martin will deliver the message. This week’s activities: Viewing of Season 3 of “The Chosen” at 6 p.m. Monday. Boy Scouts will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Outreach Center The Millers group will meet Tuesday in the Outreach Center. Christian Education for children and teens will meet at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. The Sit-N-Sew group will be meeting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Bell choir practice will be at 6 p.m. Thursday. Choir practice will be at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Men’s Fellowship will meet at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Outreach Center. For more information, go to www. fultonpreschurch.org or call the church office at 815-589-3580.

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 601 N. Jackson St., Morrison www.stpetersmorrison.com Interim Reverend David Andermann

CHURCH BRIEFS

You know that noise your heart makes when you work out? I T ’ S CALLED APPLAUSE . Think of each beat as your heart’s way of cheering you on for staying physically active. Want a standing ovation? Try keeping your diet low in cholesterol and saturated fat too. For more ways to lower your risk of heart attack and stroke, visit www.americanheart.org or call 1-800-AHA-USA1. This space provided as a public service. © 1999, American Heart Association

SM-ST1891458

B (4.25´´ X 3.5´´/85 line screen)

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

Copper - Brass

“Serving Large AluminumIL Cans & More 521 W.and Wall St., Morrison, Small Animals” We Pick Up Large Items

BIG or SMALL Sentinel W.TRUCK Wall St., Morrison, IL SEMI - CAR521 - LIGHT FARM - INDUSTRIAL The Prophetstown We SellEcho and Ser vice All Major Brands

Whiteside News Sentinel The Prophetstown Echo The Fulton Journal The Review

BUSINESS AND SERVICE Phone 815-400-9141

Roll Off Service 602 N. High Street, Port Byron, IL Larry’s Metal Dr. Mindy Hochgesang, DMD Phone 309-524-6484 Company, Inc. Dr. Craig Peterson, DMD Fax: 309-524-6485 7999-1/2 Black Rd., Fenton Hours: M-R 8-4:30; Sat. 8-12 www.midwestcornerstone.com www.riverviewvets.com 309-659-2912

HINRICHS PLUMBING & HEATING

REASONABLE PRICES

309-659-2912

HINRICHS PLUMBING & HEATING Inc. CONSTRUCTION,

WE ARE OPEN!

QualityProphetstown work! We move the earth! 815-537-2125 •Drs. Farm Tiling withand GPS Sarah Mapping Terry Heating &• Cooling • Waterways All types of Foust Excavating and • Trucking • Ditch Goodman Tempstar Large•and Work“Serving • Tree Shredding Culverts Certified Small•Animals” • Basements Demolition • Site Expert Installation and Prep602 • Clearing • Road Building N. High Street, Repair Work • Asphalt Paving • Ponds Port Byron, IL • Sanitary Sewer MOST & Water WE SERVICE Phone 309-524-6484 • Commercial Building Fax:BRANDS 309-524-6485 Alan Stichter, Owner/Operator QUALITY WORK AT www.riverviewvets.com 309-659-2022 •PRICES Erie, IL REASONABLE

WANTED Dead or Alive REWARD COMPLETE Junk Cars - Farm Equipment AUTOBODY REPAIR! - Appliances - Fencing, etc. Copper - Brass Aluminum Cans & More We Pick Up Large Items Roll Off Service

Home of the Loaner Car! Larry’s Metal 1001 31st Ave., Fulton Company, Inc. Dan Bennett, Owner 7999-1/2 Black Rd., Fenton Hours: M-R 8-4:30; Sat. 8-12 815-589-3266 309-659-2912 TOWING AVAILABLE

HINRICHS

PLUMBING & STICHTER HEATING

CONSTRUCTION, Inc.

Prophetstown Quality work! We move the earth! 815-537-2125 • Farm Tiling with GPS Mapping Heating & Cooling • Waterways • All types of Goodman Tempstar Excavating • and Trucking • Ditch Work • TreeCertified Shredding • Culverts •Expert Basements • Demolition •and Site Installation Prep • Clearing Road Building Repair• Work • Asphalt Paving • Ponds WE SERVICE • Sanitary Sewer &MOST Water BRANDS • Commercial Building QUALITY WORK AT Alan Stichter, Owner/Operator REASONABLE PRICES 309-659-2022 • Erie, IL

The Fulton Journal Dr. Mindy Hochgesang, DMD 309-887-4447

Dr. Craig 16262 Waller (Rt. 84), Fulton, ILPeterson, DMD TheRd.,Review

www.midwestcornerstone.com

WE ARE OPEN!

WANTED Dead or Alive Prophetstown REWARD 815-537-2125 Junk Cars - Farm Equipment Drs. Terry and Sarah Heating & Cooling - Appliances - Fencing, etc. Foust Copper - Brass Goodman and Tempstar “Serving Large and 521 W. Wall St., Morrison, IL & More Aluminum Cans Certified Small Animals” We Pick Up Large Items Phone 815-400-9141 Expert Installation and Roll Off Service 602Repair N. High Street, Work Port Byron, IL Larry’s Dr. Mindy DMDMetal WE SERVICE MOSTHochgesang, PhoneBRANDS 309-524-6484 Company, Inc. Dr. Craig Peterson, DMD Fax: 309-524-6485 7999-1/2 Black Rd., Fenton QUALITY WORK AT www.midwestcornerstone.com Hours: M-R 8-4:30; Sat. 8-12 www.riverviewvets.com

STICHTER

Phone 815-400-9141

COMPLETE AUTOBODY REPAIR!

Home of the Loaner Car! 1001 31st Ave., Fulton Dan Bennett, Owner

815-589-3266

TOWING AVAILABLE

STICHTER

PETERSEN WANTED

WE ARE OPEN! Dead orService Alive Sanitary

Publishers of

Drs. Terry andINC. Sarah FARM TIRE FoustSERVICE News ONWhiteside THE FARM

BIGSentinel or Large SMALL “Serving and SEMI Small - CAR - Animals” LIGHT TRUCK The Prophetstown FARM - INDUSTRIAL 602 N. High Street, We Sell and Ser vice Echo All Major Brands Port Byron, IL

The Fulton Journal 309-887-4447 Phone 309-524-6484 The 16262 Waller Rd.,Review (Rt. 84), Fulton, IL Fax: 309-524-6485

www.riverviewvets.com

To Place Prophetstown Your 815-537-2125 Heating & Cooling Ad Goodman and Tempstar Certified Here Expert Installation and Repair Work CallMOST WE309-887-4447 SERVICE BRANDS 815-632-2560 QUALITY WORK AT HINRICHS PLUMBING & HEATING

REWARD JunkReasonable Cars - Farm Equipment Rates - Appliances - Fencing, etc. Portable Toilet Copper - Brass Aluminum & More Rentals Cans & Service We Pick Up Large Items Septic Pumping RollTan� Off Service

Larry’s Metal Phone Inc. Company,

SNELL-ZORNIG 309-887-4447 and Crematory

Dan Dolan built homes feature: No step entry - ADA approved Roll in shower Lawn care and snow removal Learn about purchasing a home with a one-time payment for anyone over age 62 . Projected monthly expenses less than $800 including utilities. Dan Dolan 563-570-1460 Office 563-381-4088

PETERSEN

Sanitary Service Portable Toilet REBECCA Rentals & Service HUIZENGA

To Place Your Ad Here Call 815-632-2560

563-242-0252

916 Alanah Lane, Clinton, IA

Millcreek Crossing DEERVIEW CONSTRUCTION CREMATION PETERSEN DEVELOPMENT Sanitary Service Simple 7 carpenters • building plans • excavating

ON ON THE THE FARM FARM SERVICE SERVICE BIG BIG or or SMALL SMALL SEMI SEMI -- CAR CAR -- LIGHT LIGHT TRUCK TRUCK FARM FARM -- INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL We We Sell Sell and and Ser Service vice All All Major Major Brands Brands

To Place STICHTER CONSTRUCTION, Inc. Your Quality work! We move the earth! • Farm Tiling with GPS Mapping • Waterways Ad• All types of Excavating • Trucking • Ditch Work • Tree Shredding • Culverts • Basements • Demolition • Site Here Prep • Clearing • Road Building • Asphalt Paving • Ponds Call • Sanitary Sewer & Water • Commercial Building Alan Stichter, Owner/Operator 815-632-2560 309-659-2022 • Erie, IL

ON THE FARM SERVICE BIG or SMALL SEMI - CAR - LIGHT TRUCK FARM - INDUSTRIAL We Sell and Ser vice All Major Homes Brands Funeral

Making Homes Accessible

16262 Waller Rd., (Rt. 84), Fulton, IL

Reasonable Rates

REASONABLE PRICES

Simple Dignified FARM TIRE INC. Affordable

Millcreek Crossing

7999-1/2 Black Rd., Fenton 309-887-4585 Hours: M-R 8-4:30; Sat. 8-12 309-659-2912

FARM FARM TIRE TIRE INC. INC.

16262 16262 Waller Waller Rd., Rd., (Rt. (Rt. 84), 84), Fulton, Fulton, ILIL

CREMATION

at Law SepticAttorney Tan� Pumping

1011 Fourth Street, Phone Fulton

309-887-4585 815-589-2859

PETERSEN

Sanitary Service

Licensed in Illinois & Iowa Serving the area since 1937

concrete work • siding & windows • metalAccessible roofs Making Homes Dignified Reasonable Rates Chad Milnes, Brian Bender, Mitch Milnes, Gary Milnes, Dale Klausing

Affordable

563-242-0252

916 Alanah Lane, Portable Clinton,Toilet IA

Dan Rentals Dolan built homes feature: & Service No step entry - ADA approved Roll in shower Septic Tan� Pumping Lawn care and snow removal Learn about purchasing a home with a Funeral Homes one-time payment for anyone over age 62 . Projected monthly expenses less and Crematory than $800 including utilities. Licensed in Illinois & Iowa Dan Dolan 563-570-1460 You can get the entire job done with 1 call 563-381-4088 Serving the area since 1937 Office

SNELL-ZORNIG

Phone 309-887-4585

815-772-7171

Millcreek Crossing

DEERVIEW CONSTRUCTION CREMATION To Place DEVELOPMENT

7Simple carpenters • building plans • excavating Your Making•Homes concrete work • siding & windows metal Accessible roofs Dignified Chad Milnes, Brian Bender, Mitch Milnes, Gary Milnes, Dale Klausing 916 Alanah Lane, Affordable Portable Toilet Ad REBECCA Clinton, IA REBECCA Rentals & Service 563-242-0252 HUIZENGA HUIZENGA Here Septic Tan� Pumping SNELL-ZORNIG Home of the Loaner Car! Funeral Homes 1011 1011 Fourth Street, 1001Fourth 31st Ave.,Street, Fulton Call Phone and Crematory Fulton Fulton Dan Bennett, Owner 309-887-4585 Licensed in Illinois & Iowa 815-589-3266 815-632-2560 815-589-2859 Serving thethe areaentire since job 1937done with815-589-2859 You can get 1 call 815-772-7171 Fulton, Illinois TOWING AVAILABLE COMPLETE Reasonable REPAIR! Rates AUTOBODY

Attorney at Law

Dan Dan Dolan Dolan built built homes homes feature: feature: No No step step entry entry -- ADA ADA approved approved Roll Roll in in shower shower Attorney at Law Lawn Lawn care care and and snow snow removal removal Learn Learn about about purchasing purchasing aa home home with with aa one-time one-time payment payment for for anyone anyone over over age age 62 62 .. Projected Projected monthly monthly expenses expenses less less than than $800 $800 including including utilities. utilities. Dan Dan Dolan Dolan 563-570-1460 563-570-1460 Office Office 563-381-4088 563-381-4088

DEERVIEW CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT

DIRECTORY

CONSTRUCTION, Inc.

Quality work! We move the earth! • Farm Tiling with GPS Mapping • Waterways • All types of Excavating • Trucking • Ditch Work • Tree Shredding • Culverts • Basements • Demolition • Site Prep • Clearing • Road Building • Asphalt Paving • Ponds • Sanitary Sewer & Water • Commercial Building Alan Stichter, Owner/Operator 309-659-2022 • Erie, IL

SM-ST2041577

COMPLETE AUTOBODY REPAIR!

Home of the Loaner Car! 1001 31st Ave., Fulton Dan Bennett, Owner

815-589-3266

TOWING AVAILABLE

7 carpenters • building plans • excavating concrete work • siding & windows • metal roofs

REBECCA HUIZENGA

Chad Milnes, Brian Bender, Mitch Milnes, Gary Milnes, Dale Klausing

Attorney Attorney at at Law Law

1011 Fourth Street, Fulton

815-589-2859

You can get the entire job done with 1 call 815-772-7171

EMPLOYMENT

833-584-NEWS (6397)

EMPLOYMENT

COOK'S ASSISTANT Erie Community Unit School District 1 Base Wage: $13.00/hr Hours: 10:15 AM - 12:45 PM Monday - Friday (When School is in Session) Start Date: As Soon As Possible Apply via email to: Mrs. Tina DeShane Food Service Supervisor tdeshane@ecusd.info Deadline: Open Until Filled

EMPLOYMENT

LYNDON

PETS & PET SUPPLIES

Mini Golden Doodle pups $600, vet checked, shots, wormed. 309-798-4056

EMPLOYMENT

University of Illinois Extension is seeking an individual to lead classes and provide information to local community members (adults and youth) in basic nutrition, physical activity, and food access for needy individuals and families. The position will be housed in Whiteside County, Sterling, IL. Competitive wages, generous vacation / sick leave, State Universities Retirement System, and group health, dental, vision, and life insurance. To apply, visit: go.illinois.edu/CLWCareers by November 3, 2023. The U of I is an EEO Employer / Vet / Disabled http://go.illinois.edu/EEO that participates in the federal e-Verify program and participates in a background check program focused on prior criminal or sexual misconduct history.

EMPLOYMENT

PETS & PET SUPPLIES

Fenton - Farm House for Rent 3BR, 2BA, 2 car attached garage $700, Available NOW. Call 309-235-5858

Community Outreach Worker (SNAP-ED)

EMPLOYMENT

classiﬁed@shawlocal.com

BACK SEAT DRIVER?

To place an ad

Not anymore! EMPLOYMENT

Part time Physical Therapy Assistant

We’ve got tons of reliable vehicles at prices you can afford. Come in today and get back behind the wheel.

AUCTIONS

LAND AUCTION & REAL ESTATE

Located at: 52 Van Petten Rd, Rock Falls, IL Tract I - Approx. 127.47 Acres (98.75 Acres More or Less Tillable) Tract II - Approx. 2.53 Acres w/ Two Story Home & Outbuildings

This will be offered at Public Auction at the Deer Valley Country Club, located at 3298 Hoover Rd. in Deer Grove, IL

with LIVE IN PERSON BIDDING ONLY (NO Internet Bidding) on:

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023 TIME: 11:00 AM View Listing and Farm Packet:

www.tumblesonauction.com ** Open House for Homestead: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Time: 4:00-6:00 PM ** Homestead is a Two-Story Home w/ Newer Metal Roof, 24 X 24 Addition. Property has Metal Machine Shed, Metal Pole Building w/ Concrete Floor, Barn w/ Newer Metal Roof & Older Galvanized Grain Bins; Taxes for Homestead & Buildings $2972.42

TERMS OF FARMLAND & REAL ESTATE This will be Sold by the Surveyed Acre. Survey will be Provided by Seller. FARMLAND TERMS: 10% Down the Day of the Sale and the Balance due on or Before March 1, 2024. Farm Land Lease for 2023 has Been Terminated. Tract I & II to be Sold Separately - No Combination. Farmland Taxes $3018.24 HOMESTEAD TERMS: 10% Down the Day of the Sale and the Balance due on or Before 60 Days when Merchantable Title will be Furnished. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 19 TWP 20N Range 8 E (Full Legal Description Available Day of Auction) Taxes to be prorated at Closing & Possession at Closing for Farmland & Homestead. All Announcements made Day of Sale will Take Precedence over all Previous Printed Matter. Seller Reserves the Right to Reject or Accept any or all Bids. This Sale is Not Contingent on Financing & being Sold “AS IS”. All Financing Needs to be PreApproved for Closing. For Farm Packet or to View Homestead, Please Contact Rob Young 815-632-8000 or Tom Tumbleson 815-872-1852. E-mail: ttauction@yahoo.com

at Gaffey Home Nursing covering Lee, Ogle, Whiteside counties

Please Note: This is a LIVE Auction with NO Internet Bidding! Absentee & Phone Bidding Available!

Flexible hours, set your own schedule, and one on one patient care in the home of the client. $44/visit, plus mileage, and PTO.

SELLER: Van Petten LTD Trust

Call Vanessa or Kim at 815-626-3467 or apply on line at GaffeyHealthService.com

Auctioneers: Rob Young, Rock Falls 815-632-8000 & Tom Tumbleson, Princeton 815-872-1852

Attorney For Estate: Mark Kent, Redding, CA

WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

CLASSIFIED

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

(i) The name of the PUBLICATION) (Ch. 735, Sec. 5/2- plaintiff and the 206, 5/2-413, 5/15- case number are identified above. 1502, 5/15-1503) Notice is given to (ii) The court in UNKNOWN OWN- which said action ERS and NON- was brought is LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES identified above. RECORD CLAIMANTS of the (iii) The name of the IN THE CIRCUIT titleholder of following-deCOURT FOR THE scribed real estate record is: BEN K. that the above-en- WIEREMA FOURTEENTH titled foreclosure (iv) A legal descripJUDICIAL action is now tion of the real esCIRCUIT pending, and the tate sufficient to WHITESIDE day on or after identify it with reaCOUNTY, which a default sonable certainty is ILLINOIS may be entered as follows: ASCENTRA against said UN- LOT 5 AND THE CREDIT UNION, KNOWN OWNERS EAST 24 FEET OF Plaintiff, and NON-RECORD LOT 4 IN BLOCK vs. BEN K. WIEREMA, CLAIMANTS is the 9, RANGE 7, IN 17th day of THE CITY OF FULa/k/a BENJAMIN November, 2023. TON; SITUATED IN K. WIEREMA; The undersigned THE COUNTY OF UNKNOWN IN certifies that the WHITESIDE, OWNERS AND above-entitled THE STATE OF NON-RECORD mortgage foreclo- ILLINOIS. CLAIMANTS, sure action was (v) A common adDefendants. No. 2023 FC 89 filed on the 12th dress or descripday of October, tion of the location NOTICE OF 2023, and is now of the real estate is FORECLOSURE pending. as follows: (FOR (i) The name of the 710 8th Avenue, PUBLICATION) (Ch. 735, Sec. 5/2- plaintiff and the Fulton, IL 61252 206, 5/2-413, 5/15- case number are (vi) An identification of the mortgages identified above. 1502, 5/15-1503) Notice is given to (ii) The court in sought to be foreUNKNOWN OWN- which said action closed as follows: ERS and NON- was brought is 1st Mortgage: identified above. Name of MortRECORD CLAIMANTS of the (iii) The name of the gagor: titleholder of BEN K. WIEREMA, following-deis: BEN K. a single person scribed real estate record UCTIONS UCTIONS A A AUCTIONS Name of Mortthat the above-en- WIEREMA titled foreclosure (iv) A legal descrip- gagee: Ascentra action is now tion of the real es- Credit Union pending, and the tate sufficient to Date of Mortgage: day on or after identify it with rea- August 31, 2012 which a default sonable certainty is Date of Recording: September 6, 2012 may be entered as follows: against said UN- LOT 5 AND THE County where doors open at OF 9 AM EAST 24 FEET recorded: KNOWN OWNERS LOT 4 IN BLOCK Whiteside County and NON-RECORD for Allan Dummer, and others CLAIMANTS is the 9, RANGE 7, IN Identification of OF FULrecording: 17th dayat Tipton of THE CITY Auction House TON; SITUATED IN 2012-06490 November, 2023. Thomson, IL 61285 The undersigned THE COUNTY OF 2nd Mortgage: IN Name of Mortcertifies that the WHITESIDE, THE this STATE OF gagor: On auction above-entitled ILLINOIS. BENJAMIN K. mortgage foreclo- Flour & Seed sacks sure action was (v) A common ad- WIEREMA, Wisconsin newspapers dress Farmers or descripa single person filed on 1917 the 12th tion of lathe the location Name of MortCraftsman with tools day of October, the real estate is gagee: Ascentra 2023, and is now of Halloween items as follows: Credit Union pending. Small round wood stove with chrome accents th Date of Mortgage: (i) The name of the 710 8 Avenue, Stereos February 12, 2021 Fulton, IL 61252 plaintiff and the Date of Recording: identification Rubbermaid Collection cart case number are (vi) Andust of the wood mortgages identified above. Patriot chipperFebruary 23, 2021 County where to be fore(ii) TheRigid courtpower in sought miter saw on portable stand recorded: which said action closed as follows: Platform scale on cast wheels and weights County Whiteside was brought is 1st Mortgage: 5 peaceName brown Wicker setIdentification nice of of Mortidentified above. gagor: (iii)CMI The name of the tandem dump trailer Model 500recording: (for a garden) 2021-01252 WIEREMA, fittings titleholder of BEN Totes full ofK.plumbing Allison E. Walsh record is: BEN K. a single person Oil lamps Brooks Law Firm, Name of MortWIEREMA 2 flattopgagee: grills Ascentra L P WITH CASES P.C. (iv) A legal descripCredit Union Router, Sets of router bits3725 Blackhawk tion of the real esof Mortgage: tate sufficient to 15”Date planner ENCO 150 Road, Suite 200 Rock Island, IL identify it with rea- August 31, 2012 more to unpack 61201 of Recording: sonable certaintyMuch is Date Telephone: September 6, 2012 as follows: (309) 786-4900 where LOT 5 ANDFrank THE County Tipton, Auctioneer Facsimile: EAST 24 FEET OF recorded: Whiteside LOT 4 IN BLOCK 3001 IL. Rt. 84,County Thomson, IL(309) 786-4940 aew@brookslaw of 9, RANGE 7, IN Identification 815-590-8206 firmpc.com THE CITY OF FUL- recording: TON; SITUATED IN 2012-06490 For pictures and complete listing go to: Oct. 17, 24, 31, THE COUNTY OF 2nd Mortgage: https://photos.app.goo.gl/pN6qkVpU8dpHf8QY9 2023 WHITESIDE, IN Name of MortTHE STATE OF gagor: Auction ZipK.#3815, BENJAMIN ILLINOIS. WIEREMA, TiptonAuctionService.net (v) A common address or descrip- a single person of Morttion of the location FrankName Tipton on Facebook of the real estate is gagee: Ascentra Credit Union as follows: NEW emailDate is: of ftipton01@gmail.com Mortgage: 710 8th Avenue, Lunch Dustys Februaryby 12, 2021 Fulton, IL 61252 (vi) An identification Date of Recording: February 23, 2021 of the mortgages County where sought to be forerecorded: closed as follows: Whiteside County 1st Mortgage:

Saturday, October 21 Auction at 10 AM

unknown fathers it SENT TO ADOP710 8 Avenue, recording: 2021-01252 may concern, that TION. YOU MAY Fulton, IL 61252 ALL Allison E. Walsh on 9/6/2023 a peti- LOSE (vi) An identification Brooks Law Firm, tion was filed un- PARENTAL of the mortgages P.C. der the Juvenile RIGHTS TO YOUR sought to be fore3725 Blackhawk Court Act by Jef- CHILD. IF THE closed as follows: RERoad, Suite 200 frey S McKinley in PETITION 1st Mortgage: LEGAL N LEGALRock NOTICES LEGALCourt NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES THE Island, IL this and that QUESTS Name ofOTICES Mort61201 in the courtroom of TERMINATION OF gagor: BEN K. WIEREMA, Telephone: Judge Presiding in YOUR PARENTAL (309) 786-4900 Juvenile Center, RIGHTS AND THE a single person Facsimile: 525 18th Street, APPOINTMENT Name of Mort(309) 786-4940 Rock Island, Illi- OF A GUARDIAN gagee: Ascentra Credit Union aew@brookslaw nois, on WITH POWER TO firmpc.com 11/16/2023 @ 8:30 CONSENT Date of Mortgage: TO am or as soon ADOPTION, YOU August 31, 2012 thereafter as this MAY LOSE ALL Date of Recording: Oct. 17, 24, 31, case may be PARENTAL September 6, 2012 2023 heard, a hearing RIGHTS TO THE County where will be held upon CHILD. Unless you recorded: STATE OF Whiteside County ILLINOIS IN THE the Petition to have appear you will not Identification of CIRCUIT COURT the minor declared be entitled to furrecording: to be a Ward of ther written notices OF THE Court and for other or publication no2012-06490 FOURTEENTH relief under that tices of the pro2nd Mortgage: JUDICIAL Name of MortAct. THE COURT ceedings in this CIRCUIT ROCK gagor: ISLAND COUNTY, HAS AUTHORITY case, including the BENJAMIN K. IN THIS PRO- filing of an amendIL-JUVENILE WIEREMA, CEEDING TO ed Petition or a DIVISION a single person TAKE FROM YOU Motion to TermiIn the interest of Name of MortTHE CUSTODY nate Parental A.T. gagee: Ascentra AND GUARDIAN- Rights. Now, unA Minor Credit Union 2023 JA 80 SHIP OF THE MI- less you appear Date of Mortgage: NOR, TO TERMI- at the hearing NOTICE BY February 12, 2021 NATE YOUR and show cause PUBLICATION Date of Recording: Notice is given to PARENTAL against the PetiFebruary 23, 2021 Zachary Tunnell- RIGHTS, AND TO tion, the allegaCounty where A tions of the Peti644 APPOINT Addresses: recorded: 17th Avenue, East GUARDIAN WITH tion may stand Whiteside County as Moline, IL 61244 POWER TO CON- admitted Identification of and to any and all SENT TO ADOP- against you and recording: unknown fathers it TION. YOU MAY each of you, and 2021-01252 ALL an order or Judgmay concern, that LOSE Allison E. Walsh on 9/6/2023 a peti- PARENTAL ment entered. Brooks Law Firm, tion was filed un- RIGHTS TO YOUR Dated: 10/10/2023 P.C. der the Juvenile CHILD. IF THE Tammy R Weikert 3725 Blackhawk Court Act by Jef- PETITION RECircuit Clerk Road, Suite 200 frey S McKinley in QUESTS THE By: TJJ Rock Island, IL this Court and that TERMINATION OF October 17, 2023 61201 in the courtroom of YOUR PARENTAL Telephone: Judge Presiding in RIGHTS AND THE 786-4900 Juvenile REAL(309) ESTATE REAL ESTATECenter, APPOINTMENT REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Facsimile: 525 18th Street, OF A GUARDIAN (309) 786-4940 Rock Island, IlliWITH POWER TO aew@brookslaw IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT nois, on FOURTEENTH CONSENT TO firmpc.com ROCK11/16/2023 ISLAND COUNTY ISLANDYOU ILLINOIS @ 8:30 - ROCK ADOPTION, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. am or as soon MAY LOSE ALL Plaintiff, Oct. 17, 24, 31, thereafter as this PARENTAL vs. 2023 case may be RIGHTS TO THE Kory Leis heard, a hearing CHILD. Unless you Defendants. will be held upon appear you will not No. 2022FC93 the PetitionCase to have be entitled to fur13thdeclared Avenue, Hampton, IL 61256 the622 minor ther written notices Judge Clarence to be a Ward of or Darrow publication noNOTICE SALE Court and for other OF tices of the proPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and relief given underthat that ceedings in this Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 22, 2023, Act. THE COURT case, including the Darren Hart will on November 21, 2023,HAS at theAUTHORITY hour of 9:30AM Island County Sheriff's filingatofthe anRock amendOffice, Rock Island Sheriff's Department 1317 3rd Rock Island, IL IN THIS PRO- Lobby, ed Petition orAvenue, a 61201, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real CEEDING TO Motion to Termiestate: TAKE FROM YOU nate Parental Commonly known asTHE 622 13thCUSTODY Avenue, Hampton, IL 61256 Rights. Now, unParcel Number(s): 09-17-202-010 AND GUARDIAN- less you appear The real estate is improved withTHE a Single Residence. SHIP OF MI- Family at ofthe Sale terms: Bidders must at the time sale, ahearing cashier's or certified check NOR,present, TO TERMIand show of cause for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance the successful bid shall NATE YOUR against the Petibe paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale PARENTAL tion, the allegawithout any representation as to quality of title and without recourse to RIGHTS, AND TO or quantity of the PetiPlaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale tions is further subject to confirmation by the APPOINT A tion may stand Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection. GUARDIAN WITH admitted If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of theas unit at the foreclosure POWER TO CONyou and and the legal fees sale, other than the mortgagee shall payagainst the assessments SENT TO ADOP- each of you, and required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). TION. YOU MAY an order or JudgIF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO LOSE FOR 30ALL ment entered. REMAIN IN POSSESSION DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF PARENTAL Dated: 10/10/2023 POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS RIGHTS TO YOUR Tammy R Weikert MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. THE Manley Circuit Clerk For information call CHILD. Plaintiff's IF Attorney, Deas Kochalski LLC, One East RE- Phone number: By: TJJ Wacker, Suite 1250,PETITION Chicago, IL 60601. 312-651-6700. Attorney QUESTS THE October 17, 2023 file number: 22-008481. TERMINATION OF Andrew K. Weiss YOUR PARENTAL MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for PlaintiffRIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO Telephone: 312-651-6700 TO Fax: 614-220-5613 CONSENT ADOPTION, YOU Attorney. No.: 6284233 MAY LOSE ALL Email: StateEFiling@manleydeas.com PARENTAL I3230930 RIGHTSOctober TO THE 17, 24, 31, 2023 CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication no-

LEGAL NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF RICHARD D. VEGTER, Deceased. No. 2023 PR 87 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Richard D. Vegter. Letters of Independent Administration were issued on Sepember 22, 2023 to Michelle Heller and Tami Tegeler, whose attorneys of record are shown below. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the repor resentative, both, on or before April 22, 2024, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. A copy a claim filed of with the clerk must be mailed or delivby the ered claimant to the representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed. MICHELLE HELLER and TAMI TEGELER, Independent Executor Ludens & Potter Attorneys for Executor 600 W. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 360 Morrison, Illinois 61270-0360 Telephone: (815) 772-2161 Fax: (815) 772-7440 October 17, 24, 31, 2023

Ludens & Potter Attorneys for Executor 600 W. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 360 Morrison, Illinois 61270-0360 LEGAL NOTICES Telephone: (815) 772-2161 Fax: (815) 772-7440 October 17, 24, 31, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLENE R HINDS, DECEASED No. 2023 PR 92 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of CHARLENE R HINDS. Letters of Office were issued on September 25, 2023 to CHARLES MARK HINDS, Harmony 10715 Hill Road, Marengo, IL 60152 as Independent Executor, whose attorneys of record are Nelson, Kilgus, & Buckwalter-Schurman, 209 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270. The estate will be administered without Court Supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person indeterminates pendent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Morrison, Street, Illinois, 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 10, 2024 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate (755 ILCS Act 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed. NELSON, KILGUS & BUCKWALTERSCHURMAN Attorneys for said Estate 209 E Main Street Morrison, IL 61270-0111

October 10, 17, 24, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE E. UFKIN, Deceased. No. 2023PR45 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of June E. Ufkin. Letters of Office were issued to Barbara J. Vegter, whose address is 12810 Masters Drive, Morrison, IL 61270 and Steven K. Ufkin, whose address is 20394 Road, Mellotts Lyndon, IL 61261, Independent as Co-Representatives, whose attorney of record is Lester S. Weinstine, of the Law Offices of Lester S. P.C., Weinstine, 1024 Hilltop Drive, P.O. Box 409, Morrison, IL 612700409. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 10th day of April, 2024 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Barbara J. Vegter and Steven K. Ufkin, Independent Representatives for the Estate of June E. Ufkin, Deceased LESTER S. WEINSTINE

sentative's attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Barbara J. Vegter and Steven K. Ufkin, Independent LEGAL NOTICES for Representatives the Estate of June E. Ufkin, Deceased LESTER S. WEINSTINE ARDC #02968592 Attorney for said Estate LAW OFFICES OF LESTER S. WEINSTINE, P.C. 1024 Hilltop Dr. P.O. Box 409 Morrison, IL 61270 Tel: 815-772-7211 Fax: 815-772-8599 Cell: 224-623-4624 skipperlester@ hotmail.com Oct. 10, 17, 24, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID L. SWEENIE, Deceased. No. 2023PR65 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of David L. Sweenie. Letters of Office were issued to Letters of Office were issued to Joyce M. Sweenie, whose address is 23316 Hillside Road, Fulton, IL 61252, as Independent Representative, whose attorney of record is Lester S. Weinstine, of the Law Offices of Lester S. Weinstine, P.C., 1024 Hilltop Drive, P.O. Box 409, Morrison, IL 612700409. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 10th day of April, 2024 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Joyce M. Sweenie, Independent Representative for the

of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorLEGALwithin NOTICES ney ten (10) days after it has been filed. Joyce M. Sweenie, Independent Representative for the Estate of David L. Sweenie, Deceased LESTER S. WEINSTINE ARDC #02968592 Attorney for said Estate LAW OFFICES OF LESTER S. WEINSTINE, P.C. 1024 Hilltop Dr. P.O. Box 409 Morrison, IL 61270 Tel: 815-772-7211 Fax: 815-772-8599 Cell: 224-623-4624 skipperlester@ hotmail.com Oct. 10, 17, 24, 2023 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Morrison HISTORIC PRESRVATION COMMISSION will convene a PUBLIC HEARING at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at City Hall, 200 West Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, for the purpose of considering a Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness filed by Alejandro Xona to allow for the conof a struction garage located at 105 E Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois. Any persons wishing to comment on this matter may appear at the stated time and location, or direct written comment to the Morrison Historic Preservation Commission, in care of City Hall, 200 West Main Morrison, Street, Illinois 61270. Michael Hemmer City Clerk October 17, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ENTERPRISE DRAINAGE DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 2002 TX 6 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Commissioners of the Enterprise Drain-

STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 2002 TX 6 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING TO ALL INTERESTLEGAL NOTICES ED PARTIES: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Commissioners of the Enterprise Drainage District of Whiteside County, Illinois, have by Resolution fixed their Annual Meeting to be held at the Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C., 301 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, on the 30th day of November, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Dated this 10th day of October, 2023. Board of Commissioners of the Enterprise Drainage District of Whiteside County, Illinois William R. Shirk Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for said District 301 E. Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815.772.7231 October 17, 2023

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS LYNDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT # 3 IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 94 MR 64 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Commissioners of Lyndon Drainage District # 3 in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois will be held on December 4, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at the Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C., 301 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois. Dated this 10th day of October, 2023. Commissioners of Lyndon Drainage District # 3 in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois William R. Shirk ARDC #2589699 Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for said District 301 E. Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815.772.7231 Fax: 815.772.4599 Email: wrshirk@ wrshirklaw.com

William R. Shirk ARDC #2589699 Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for said District OTICESStreet LEGAL 301 E. NMain Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815.772.7231 Fax: 815.772.4599 Email: wrshirk@ wrshirklaw.com October 17, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE MEREDOSIA LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF WHITESIDE AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES, ILLINOIS No. 02 TX 4 DRAINAGE NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Commissioners of the Meredosia Levee and Drainage District of Whiteside and Rock Island Counties, Illinois, have by Resolution fixed their Annual Meeting to be held at the Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C., 301 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, on the 29th day of November, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Dated this 10th day of October, A.D. 2023. Board of Commissioners of the Meredosia Levee and Drainage District William R. Shirk ARDC #2589699 Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for said District 301 E. Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815.772.7231 Fax: 815.772.4599 Email: wrshirk@ wrshirklaw.com October 17, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE RIVER ROAD DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NO: 02 TX 39 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Commissioners of the River Road Drainage District of

ILLINOIS NO: 02 TX 39 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: EGAL NOTICES LNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Commissioners of the River Road Drainage District of Whiteside County, Illinois, have by fixed Resolution their Annual Meeting to be held at the Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C., 301 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, on the 29nd day of November, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Dated this 10th day of October, 2023. Board of Commissioners of the River Road Drainage District of Whiteside County, Illinois William R. Shirk Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for said District 301 E. Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815.772.7231 October 17, 2023

LEGAL NOTICES

ing to be held at the Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C., 301 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, on the 6th day of DecemLEGAL2023, NOTICESat 1:00 ber, p.m. Dated this 10th day of October, 2023. Board of Commissioners of the Sharon Levee and Drainage District of Whiteside County, Illinois William R. Shirk Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for said District 301 E. Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815.772.7231 October 17, 2023

& ROCK ISLAND DRAINAGE & LEVEE DISTRICT NO: 02 TX 11 DRAINAGE NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED LEGALPARTIES NOTICES Notice is hereby given that the unComdersigned missioners of the Whiteside & Rock Island Drainage & Levee District have by Resolution fixed their Annual Meeting to be held at the Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C., 301 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois on the 30th day of November, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Dated this 10th day of October, 2023. Board of Commissioners of the Whiteside & Rock Island Drainage & Levee District William R. Shirk ARDC # 2589699 Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for said District 301 E. Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815 772-7231 Fax: 815 772-4599 Email: wrshirk @wrshirklaw.com October 17, 2023

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE SHARON LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO: 2002 TX 9 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: NOTICE IS HEREIN THE CIRCUIT BY GIVEN that the COURT OF THE undersigned ComFOURTEENTH missioners of the JUDICIAL Sharon Levee and CIRCUIT Drainage District of WHITESIDE Whiteside County, COUNTY, Illinois, have by ILLINOIS Resolution fixed IN THE MATTER their Annual Meet- OF WHITESIDE ing to be held at & ROCK ISLAND the Law Office of DRAINAGE & William R. Shirk, LEVEE DISTRICT P.C., 301 East NO: 02 TX 11 Main Street, MorriDRAINAGE son, Illinois, on the NOTICE TO ALL Need to place 6th day of DecemINTERESTED an ad? ber, 2023, at 1:00 PARTIES Call us today! p.m. Notice is hereby 833-584-NEWS Dated this 10th day given that the unof October, LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES2023. dersigned LEGAL NOTICES Com- LEGAL NOTICES Board of missioners of the Commissioners of Whiteside & Rock IN THE CIRCUIT the COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Sharon Levee Island Drainage & ROCK ISLAND COUNTY ISLANDhave ILLINOIS and Drainage Dis- - ROCK Levee District Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. trict of Whiteside by Resolution fixed Plaintiff, County, Illinois their Annual Meetvs. William R. Shirk ing to be held at Kory Leis Law Office of the Law Office of Defendants. William R. Shirk, William R. Shirk, Case No. 2022FC93 P.C. P.C., 301 East 622 13th IL 61256 Attorney forAvenue, Hampton, Main Street, MorriJudge Clarence said District son,Darrow Illinois on the 30thSALE 301 E. MainNOTICE Street OF day of NovemPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment Morrison, IL 61270 ber, 2023 at 1:00 of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 22, 2023, Darren Hart will on Tele: entitled 815.772.7231 p.m. November 21, 2023, atOctober the hour 9:30AM at the Island County Sheriff's 17,of 2023 Dated this Rock 10th day Office, Rock Island Sheriff's Department Lobby, 1317 2023. 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL of October, 61201, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real Board of Commisestate: sioners of the Lot Number Sixty one (61) in Hampton Park Second& Addition to the Village of Whiteside Rock Hampton, Illinois; situated in the Village of Island Hampton, situated Drainage & in the County of Rock Island, in the State of Illinois. Levee District Commonly known as 622 13th Avenue, Hampton, William IL R.61256 Shirk Parcel Number(s): 09-17-202-010 ARDC # 2589699 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. Law Office of Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check William R. Shirk, for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall P.C. be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. Attorney The subject for property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or said quantity of title and without recourse to District Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale 301 is further subject E. Main Streetto confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Morrison, IL 61270 If this property is a condominium unit, the Tele: purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure 815 772-7231 sale, other than the mortgagee shall payFax: the 815 assessments 772-4599 and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act,Email: 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). wrshirk YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), @wrshirklaw.com REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS October AFTER 17, ENTRY 2023 OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 22-008481. Andrew K. Weiss MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6284233 Email: StateEFiling@manleydeas.com I3230930 October 17, 24, 31, 2023

23 WHITESIDE NEWS Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed. NELSON, KILGUS & BUCKWALTERLEGAL NOTICES SCHURMAN Attorneys for said Estate 209 E Main Street Morrison, IL 61270-0111 Phone: 815-772-2121 Fax: 815-772-2026 E-mail: wkilgus@ nelsonkilgus.com

Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, October 17, 2023

WHITESIDE NEWS

50% OFF INSTALL!

12 M O NT H

NO INTEREST NO PAYMENTS

*On Approved Credit*

Custom Pull-Out Shelves

for your existing cabinets, pantry, and bathroom. Call for Your FREE Design Consultation

(855) 560-6975