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PEARL CITY — The Ste-phenson County Sheriff’s Offi ce is investigating two day-time residential burglaries and a separate criminal trespass to residence which occurred between Sept. 25 and Sept. 30, in Pearl City.

The suspect, a younger white male (mid-twenties), would knock at the residence and when he received no answer would enter the residence through an

unlocked door and take money and jewelry.The suspect vehi-cle is a medium grey two door pick-up, possibly a Chevrolet; an early 2000 body style.

Anyone with additional information can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-847-7669 or the Stephenson County Sher-iff’s Offi ce at (815) 235-8257.

We encourage residents to lock their doors and call 911 for suspicious activity.

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WOODBINE — On Friday evening, Oct. 16, Winslow, Illi-nois native Jeff Hastings, will be a featured presenter at a speaker event, “Conserving the Water and Soil of the Drift-less Area,” sponsored by the Jo Daviess Conservation Founda-tion (JDCF).

The event will take place at the Woodbine Bent Golf Course restaurant, just off Route 20, in Woodbine.

“I grew up on the Pecatonica River, clamming, fi shing and camping. It’s what we did,” Jeff says. Today, Jeff is Project Manager for TUDARE, which stands for Trout Unlimited – Driftless Area Restoration Effort, a position he’s held for the past eight years.

He is based in Wisconsin and works throughout the four-state driftless region (see map). “Designing and installation of

trout habitat has been an impor-tant element of my career,” Jeff says. But TUDARE is about much more than trout.

In a nutshell, TUDARE aims to help correct damage done by century’s old practices respon-sible for eroding hillsides and stream banks in the Driftless

Area. Excess and toxic sedi-ment not only makes water-ways and their banks uninhab-itable for fi sh and other wild-life, but it also contributes to the so-called Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

Jeff’s talk will feature dra-matic visuals and stories about

successful restoration efforts as well as commentary on the challenges ahead.

Jeff’s talk will be preceded by a presentation on threats to underground water qual-ity in the Driftless Area of Jo

Courtesy photoWinslow native Jeff Hastings of Trout Unlimited, will be the guest speaker at a Conserving the Water and Soil of the Driftless Area on Oct. 16.

Winslow native will be featured speaker at JDCF event this Friday

By Annette McLaneJo Daviess County Farm Bureau

JO DAVIESS COUNTY — As more and more people are becoming greener, the Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau is asking families, school groups, churches, and other organiza-tions to collect pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.

In turn, the farm bureau will deliver the collected tabs to the Iowa City facility for its fund-raising campaign.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities provide a home-away-from-home for families

whose children are hospitalized and seriously ill.

Please drop off collected tabs in any kind of container to the Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau offi ce Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This recycling program is ben-efi cial for everyone involved. It does not interfere with other can recycling programs and recycles a resource that might otherwise go to waste. More importantly, children and their families are being helped dur-ing their time of need.

Around the Northern Hills: Jo Daviess Farm Bureau collecting pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House

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On October 28th, Thelma Holmes Duft will be 100 years old!

Her family is planning an open house at the American Legion Hall in Pearl City, IL, from 2-4 p.m. on

Wednesday, October 28th. Cards and well wishes may be sent to Thelma at

1008 Logan St., Apt 15, Lena, IL 61048

The family of Lloyd L. Ferris wishes to thank the many family and friends who visited and helped care for our father. The friendship and kindness of the Brothers of the Lena

Masonic Lodge was a source of great joy for our dad.

We are especially thankful for the wonderful care provided by Sharon Ackerman, Alyssa Beidler, Sarah Alongi, Dani Alongi, and Amy

Smith. Dad thought of you as “his daughters.”

We also wish to thank Dr. Barbara Gerbick and the staff at Monroe Clinic and

Pastor Miranda Klosterboer.

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FREEPORT — The Uni-versity of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners in Stephen-son County were recognized for their volunteer efforts at the recent statewide University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Conference held in O’Fallon, Ill.

The Master Gardeners from Stephenson County earned a Teamwork Award for their

recent work on the Freeport Roundabout planting located on the west edge of Freeport.

The Freeport Roundabout located at the intersection of Pearl City Road and Kiwanis Drive, completed construction in December of 2013.

In March of 2014 the Ste-phenson County Highway Department contacted the Uni-versity of Illinois Extension

about the possibility of the Master Gardeners designing a plant layout for the center of the roundabout.

The Master Gardeners embraced the project and moved quickly into the plan-ning phases. The planning and design team broke into three teams, each taking one third of the roundabout to research and design.

With only seven weeks to create a plant layout, have it approved for funding, order plants and get them planted was a challenge and only pos-sible by working as a team.

As the team of Master Gar-deners planned the planting they set several goals in place which included: select native plants that are hardy to this area, tolerant of salt, drought and dry conditions, and will withstand wind, create a design with a mix of grasses and flow-ers that offered a full season of interest with flowers and foliage, prepare the site for optimal growing conditions to enhance plant vigor and mini-mize weeds, ultimately these goals all contribute to the over-all goal of demonstrating to the public the use of regionally native plants to create a sus-tainable landscape. The team knew the environment in the center of the roundabout would be harsh: full sun, variable rain, surrounded by concrete, no barriers of wind, backfill of variable quality, and salt splash in the winter. Setting these goals helped them with correct

plant selection for this site.“The Master Gardeners were

committed to making this proj-ect a success,” stated Nikki Keltner, Program Coordinator with the University of Illinois Extension.

“They were very aware of the high visibility of the project and the extremely tough grow-ing conditions that the plants faced at this location so they knew that plant selection was crucial.”

Planting was completed by a team of Master Gardeners and friends on May 27-30, 2014. The Master Gardeners planted 2,900 plants and shrubs in the roundabout.

The project is now complet-ing its second growing season and is maturing nicely under the watchful eye of the Mas-ter Gardeners that monitor the project growth.

The planning and design committee for the Freeport Roundabout project consisted of Fran Cihak, Freeport, Lynn Czech, Pearl City, Danny Dannhorn, Davis, Jill DeGraw,

Freeport, Shey Lowman, Leaf River and Wes Robinson, Free-port.

The planting committee for the Freeport Roundabout proj-ect included members of the planning and design committee as well as Jim Bald, Freeport, Cindy Bielefeldt, Freeport, Candy Doyle, Winslow, Wilma Faerber, Davis, Cora Hudik, Lena, Bernard Lischwe, Free-port, Joan Oliver, Freeport, Carol Pinter, Davis, Judy Ross, Freeport, Deb Schwartz, Free-port, Carol Snyder, Freeport, and Dorathy White, Winslow.

“The group of Master Gar-deners that worked on this project are truly deserving of this award,” said Keltner, “they stepped up and put forth a huge effort planning and planting this project.”

For more information about the Master Gardener program or the Freeport Roundabout planting visit the University of Illinois Extension on line at web.extension.illinois.edu/jsw and click on the Stephenson County Master Gardener tab.

Courtesy photoThe Master Gardeners from Stephenson County earned a Teamwork Award for their recent work on the Freeport Roundabout planting located on the west edge of Freeport.

Master Gardeners win Teamwork Award for work at roundabout

FREEPORT — CONTACT of Northern Illinois will be offering training class for Helpline Volunteers. Training will be held for four consecu-tive Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Oct. 18.

Training classes prepare vol-unteers to assist troubled callers

by listening, providing referrals and intervening in crisis. Class-es are informative and interest-ing and are held in a welcom-ing and fun atmosphere.

Upon completion of the class and internship hours, volun-teers will receive three credit hours from Highland Commu-nity College that can be con-verted to CPDU’s for teachers.

Training topics include but are not limited to: Communica-tion skills, Marriage and Fam-ily, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Loneliness and Grief, Self Care, Crisis Intervention and Domestic Violence.

To register for training and to obtain training location, please call CONTACT at (815) 233-4357

SAVANNA — The North-west Illinois Forestry Associa-tion (NIFA) is sponsoring a tree identification field event at Mississippi Palisades State Park on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m.

In May, NIFA toured the Shimer Arboretum and dis-cussed tree identification of mature trees in the spring by bark, shape, and flowers.

Now in October, this tour will identify younger trees in the fall by buds and branch config-urations. In addition, there will be a discussion of corrective

pruning to solve some undesir-able tree forms.

Tour leader is Jeff Harris, IDNR District Forester. The tour will start at the north entrance to Mississippi Pali-sades State Park, on Illinois 84 - 18 miles south of US Route 20 or 3 miles north of Savanna.

While this event is free and open to the public, participants are asked to register so that they may be informed of sched-ule changes due to weather or other circumstances.

Please register at www.nifa-trees.org/events.

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FHN will offer seasonal flu shots to the public this year at a series of clinics scheduled throughout northwest Illinois. The Centers for Disease Con-trol (CDC) is again recommend-ing “universal vaccination” for everyone 6 months of age and older.

If you are an adult under 65 years of age, you will get a quad-rivalent vaccine that protects against 4 strains of influenza for $40. If you’re over 65, you will receive a high-dose version of the vaccine ($52).

There will be no out-of-pocket expense if you are covered by

Medicare Part B (please present Medicare card) or a Medicare HMO accepted by FHN (list available at each location to cov-ered persons MUST present the Medicare HMO card instead of the Medicare card for the billing process).

Immunizations may be paid for by cash or check payable to FHN. Please note that these prices are only available at these flu shot clinics; other rates may apply in FHN offices.

No other insurance cover-age can be accepted at these flu shot clinics, and per government regulations, no Medicaid cards can be accepted at these loca-tions. Because of federal guide-lines to prevent identity theft, everyone must present a photo ID to receive an immunization. Children can only be immunized if a written prescription from a physician indicating dosage is presented.

Persons with allergy to eggs or the flu vaccine, those with an illness accompanied by a fever or depressed immune system should not receive the flu immu-nization at these locations.

For more information, call FHN Community Services at (815) 599-7437. This year’s clin-ics include:

Thursday, Oct. 8, 1 to 3 p.m. at Mest Manor, 525 3rd Ave., Savanna

Thursday, Oct. 8, 6 to 7 p.m. at Martin Luther King Center, 511 S. Liberty Ave., Freeport

Friday, Oct. 9, 9 a.m. to noon at Carroll County Senior Center, 306 N. Main, Mt. Carroll (BP)

Sunday, Oct. 11, 9:45 a.m. to

noon at First Lutheran Church, 301 S. Clay, Mt. Carroll

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m. to noon at Golden Meals, 524 W. Stephenson St., Freeport to rear entrance (BP)

Friday, Oct. 16, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Doll Apts. Community Room, Lena Living Center, 1010 S. Logan, Lena

Sunday, Oct. 18, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Faith United Meth-odist Church, 1440 S. Walnut, Freeport

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to noon at Wesley Chapel, 201 S. Hickory St., Shannon

Thursday, Oct. 22, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Liberty Village Estates, 2080 Navajo Dr., Free-port

Friday, Oct. 23, 3 to 6 p.m. at State Bank, 215 S. Main St., Pearl City

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 9 to 11 a.m. at Oakley Courts, 3117 Kunkle Blvd., Freeport

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2 to 4 p.m. at State Bank, 1718 Dirck Dr., Freeport

Friday, Oct. 30, 9 to 11 a.m. at Senior Resource Center, 206 E. Stephenson St., Freeport

Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 229 S. First St., Pearl City

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 Country Lane, Lena

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1 to 3 p.m. at State Bank, 100 Ill. Route 75, Davis

Thursday, Nov. 5, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Lake Summerset office, 1202 Lake Summerset Road, Davis

Friday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to noon at Carroll County Senior Center, 306 N. Main, Mt. Carroll (BP)

Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to noon at Sullivan’s Foods, 217 Chicago Ave., Savanna Wednes-day, Nov. 11, 1 to 3 p.m. at Sul-livan’s Foods, 101 E. Hwy. 64, Mt. Morris

Thursday, Nov. 12, 3 to 6 p.m. at Sullivan’s Foods, 2002 W. Galena Ave., Freeport

Friday, Nov. 13, 1 to 3 p.m. at Sullivan’s Foods, 201 Dodds Dr., Lena

Friday, Nov. 13, 4 to 6 p.m. at Sullivan’s Foods, 103 W. North Ave., Stockton

Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Immanuel Luther-an School, 1964 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m. to noon at Fitness Lifestyles, 641 W. Stephenson, Freeport

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to noon at Carroll County Senior Center, 306 N. Main, Mt. Carroll (BP) (BP) indicates a site with a blood pressure screening in addi-tion to the flu shot clinic. Blood pressure screenings are free of charge and open to the public.

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Courtesy photoDr. Pertzborn utilizing the PowerFloat dental device on one of Longmeadow Ranch’s rescued horses.

LENA — Dr. Kelly Pertzborn, DVM, practitioner at Lena Vet-erinary Clinic, Lena, attended the Missouri Veterinary Medi-cal Association’s (MVMA) Fall Equine Dentistry Lecture and Wet Lab in Union, Mo.

The course was held Sept. 25-27, at the Missouri Humane Society’s Longmeadow Res-cue Ranch and offered 18.5 hours of state licensing board-approved continuing education.

The course covered oral cav-ity anatomy/physiology; dental instruments and techniques; sedation techniques; dental pathology and treatment; and a hands-on dental wet lab uti-lizing rescued horses at the Humane Society’s farm.

Veterinarian attendees per-formed various dental treat-ments at no charge on 26 of the ranch’s horses waiting for adoption. The dollar value of these services is estimated at $4,000.

The expertise of these veteri-narians underscores the need to involve a licensed veterinarian in equine dental care. Equine dentistry practiced without the involvement of a veterinarian is illegal, unauthorized, and without oversight by any state entity.

The presenters at the lecture were Dr. Dennis Rach and Dr. Bruce Whittle. Dr. Rach has over 30 years of experience in equine dentistry and is an active practitioner at Moore and Co. Veterinary Services in Calgary, Canada. Dr. Bruce Whittle is

a predominantly large animal veterinarian and co-owner of a mixed animal practice with his wife, Gayla, in Trenton, Mis-souri. He has a passion for dentistry and has been active-ly involved in teaching den-tistry short courses at numer-ous veterinary colleges through the AAEP over the past eight years.

The lecture was sponsored by PowerFloat, Inc., and the MVMA.

Continuing education cours-es such as this are conducted throughout the year to keep MVMA members informed about the most up-to-date tech-niques and procedures in vet-erinary medicine.

The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association is the society for veterinarians in the state, dedicated to maintain-ing the highest standards for professionalism and ethics in animal health care in Missouri. The association was founded to help the veterinarian better serve the welfare of animals and their owners.

Lena veterinarian attends fall equine dentistry lecture, lab

CONTACT in search of Gardens for 2016 Garden Walk

FREEPORT — CONTACT of Northern Illinois will be hosting their second annual Garden Walk in July 2016. We are currently looking for four individual gardens to be added to the ones we already have.

If you would like to show off your Garden and are interested in being a stop on our Garden Walk please call Pam at CON-TACT – (815) 233-4357.


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I used to dream of a Big Life. Now I know I have one.

When I was a high school and college girl dreamer, I envisioned travel and romance but didn’t have details filled in. I didn’t dream of stages or Hollywood or New York City. I only knew I wanted to go places, meet people, do things, learn, explore, experience, dis-cover. And I thought that meant it had to happen elsewhere. I had to get out of my hometown in order to Live Big.

The whole “bloom where you’re planted” thing never resonated with me. I didn’t

want to bloom here. I was sure the soil was more fertile somewhere else. I didn’t know where exactly, but I assumed I needed different dirt.

I thought one only became a “real success” by leaving home, striking out on their own, and venturing into the world. As I

reflect on Big Things that have happened in my life, they have their roots right here. It seems the local soil might just be a pretty good mix for me.

My college choice was a small school less than two hours from home. Among all the wonderful events of my college career, one was a fel-lowship that took me to Eng-land. During that summer, I went to Live Aid, waved at Princess Di, and did plenty of learning, exploring and discov-ering.

That was my first solo travel and my first travel abroad. The fellowship I received is only granted to students at sixteen schools in the entire country and my small college was one of them. Pretty good dirt.

After college, my then-hus-band and I moved backed to

my hometown, had a couple babies, and moved to vari-ous spots but all in the gen-eral area. My first regular writ-ing gig that launched me as a writer (and continues to be my joy) happened in a tiny town called Pecatonica. (Thank you forever, Mel.) (Pecatonica. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.)

I didn’t have to travel far and wide, I just had to put myself out there.

Because of the start in that tiny paper, my column spread, my writing evolved and all kinds of Big Things have hap-pened: judge for the Erma Bombeck Essay Competition, hired by television personali-ties and New York Times best selling authors, and traveled internationally for assignments. Blooming.

When I divorced, I was cer-tain that any potential suitor would not be a local yokel. A million percent wrong on that one. My Prince Charming comes from the same soil, even though sometimes I think he is from another galaxy.

I have seen plenty, done plen-ty, experienced plenty. I have everything I’ve ever wanted. I didn’t have to go traipsing off to find it. I only had to open myself up to it.

It doesn’t matter where we’re planted or if we want to replant elsewhere. To each his own. We only need to take in the nutrients that feed us, and turn our face to the sun, and soak in the rain, and bloom.

I don’t need to be famous or live in a big city or meet

My big little life. My little big life. My blooming happy life.

Thank you for the goldfish…I think

JillPertlerSLICES OF LIFE

KellySimmonsCOLUMNIST

This is an open letter to the Carnival Guy who “awarded” my kid with

a goldfish at the local fair this past summer. What can I say? Thank you doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Everyone knows that nurtur-ing, feeding and otherwise sus-taining any and all household pets (including goldfish, sala-manders and tree frogs) is at the top of every mom’s job descrip-tion. We live to de-poop the fish tank.

But back to that fateful day. I innocently sent my kid to the carnival thinking maybe he’d come home with a bellyful of corn dogs or mini donuts. Instead and he marched into the house with a clear plastic bag filled with water and a goldfish (not necessarily in that order). He was beaming – my son, not the fish. To say he likes critters is an understatement. Coming home with a goldfish? It was his lucky day!

I wasn’t feeling the love. I’d sworn off fish as pets years ago, after three large tanks and many births, deaths and countless instances of parents eating their young. Fish can be compli-cated, barbaric beings.

That said, our current situation seemed simple enough for fish aficionados like us. We could deal with just one tiny fish. How much could he eat and poop?

Problem was, our situation was about to multiply.

My kid is a critter magnet, and the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. I’m a bit of a sucker

for them myself. It seems other moms don’t share my weakness. A few of my son’s friends also won fish at the carnival, but they knew better than to take them home.

Before long, a second carni-val “prize” showed up at our doorstep. And then another. And another. Apparently other moms have mastered the word, “No,” better than me.

That is how we went from zero goldfish to four in less than an hour. I’ve seen fish multiply before, but never like this. We looked for a larger bowl. We put in some rocks and de-chlorinat-ed water. We tried to make the tank homey for our new pets.

It took some effort, but we got the four musketeers settled in their new habitat, and I remained optimistic that our fish situation was a temporary one. I figured they’d be belly up and ready for the flusher in short order. How healthy could four carnival goldfishes be?

In a word: Very.Apparently carnival life is

a great start for goldfish. One might think they would be squished together in large num-bers in small tanks all swish-ing and swashing as the carni-

val travels from one town to another.

Our goldfish flourish with swishing and swashing. They’ve completed the two-plus hour car trip with us to the lake three times now and we haven’t drowned a single one.

It’s been a couple of months, and our fish are thriving. I feed them twice a day. When I do, they congregate at the top of the water in anticipation of their goldfish flakes. I don’t want to brag, but as goldfish go, I think they are at the top of the intel-ligence meter. They have vora-cious appetites and are growing bigger.

In short, they show no sign of going belly up anytime soon. We’ve even committed the uni-versal gesture of permanent pet-hood. We’ve named them: Big Goldy, Little Goldy, Brownie and Spot. I guess our quadru-plets are here to stay.

So that is why I’m writing today. It is because of you, Car-nival Guy, that we are in our cur-rent situation. We owe our good fortune to you (as do Goldy et al.) and for that I send a weary, albeit wet, “Thanks.”

The fish have sort of grown on us and I guess we’ll keep them. As for next year and your carnival, we may have to take a pass. I think my kid will be busy that day – changing the water in the fish tank.

Jill Pertler is an award-win-ning syndicated columnist, pub-lished playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

New partnershipIllinois Farm Bureau and

Caterpillar have a new partner-ship that will provide mem-bers up to $2,000 in purchase incentive on Cat machines. Eli-gible equipment includes Cat skid steer loaders, compact and multi-terrain loaders, wheel loaders, telehandlers, backhoe loaders, hydraulic excavators and track-type tractors.

The Farm Bureau member benefit discount can be com-bined with any current retail discounts, promotions, rebates or offers available through Cat-erpillar or its dealers with the exception of other membership purchase incentives.

All Illinois Farm Bureau members are eligible to receive this discount. Members must have a valid certification cer-tificate to the cat dealer at the

time of purchase to receive the discounts. Certificates can be obtained at www.fbadvantage.com/cat.

Annual meetingThe Jo Daviess County

Farm Bureau will be holding our annual meeting on Thurs-day, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building in Elizabeth. During this meeting will be electing directors and receiving and acting on reports of Officers and Directors for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2015. All members are wel-come to attend.

Farm Fun Fact: As it starts to get cooler outside I start to think of homemade soups. October is National Chili Month, so it’s the perfect time to make a nice pot of chili to warm yourself up!

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Grandparents are Heather and Steve Foulker of Freeport, Ted and Shelly Perkins of Stock-ton, Ill., and Roger Schultz and Kathy and Andres Quiroz all of Freeport.

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STATELINE — Motorists may be doing a double take at the pump in the next week as gasoline prices in the Mid-west begin to spike as refi n-ers shut down for maintenance or unplanned repairs, crimping gasoline supply.

“If I was paid every time I mentioned a refi nery issue, I could have retired years ago,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBud-dy.com.

“The fact of the matter is the nation’s refi neries aren’t get-ting any younger. With falling gasoline demand, refi ners tend to use these situations to per-form maintenance.

“In some cases they’ve been working on resolving unplanned issues. Currently some of the region’s largest contributors to gasoline supply are seeing some of their capac-

ity temporarily reduced as they carry out this work.”

Statistics from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that Midwest refi n-ers used just 87.0% of their capacity in the most recent week, down over 10% from early September, when they utilized 98.3% of their capac-ity.

Twelve refi ners in the region are currently undergoing work: three in Illinois and Ohio, two in Minnesota, and one in Indi-ana, Kansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky. The work varies in scope at each refi nery and may last several weeks or longer.

A gain in crude oil prices to this week is adding insult to injury and a combination of higher oil prices and reduced gasoline output due to the aforementioned issues will lead retail gasoline prices to rise as

much as 10-30 cents per gallon over the next week in a handful of states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

While the pain at the pump may stick around for a few

weeks, gasoline prices will still remain far below their summer peak price.

It is widely expected that over the next several weeks, refi n-ers will fi nish seasonal planned work and resolve unplanned shutdowns as well, which will then lead to prices falling as we near Thanksgiving.

Motorists in midwest to see temporary spike in gas prices

OBITUARIESLouis Mullin, 60

LENA — Louis Mullin, 60, of Lena, passed away on Oct. 8, 2015 at home. He was born the son of John and Gloria (Seaman) Mullin in Savanna on Feb. 2, 1955. He gradu-ated from Northeast High school in Goose Lake, Iowa.

He worked several places in Iowa, the last being Clinton County. He married Mary Erb-sen on Feb. 12, 1983 at Ebene-zer UCC Church in Pearl City. He worked for the YWCA, Midwest Bank, MTX. Louis and Mary did a lot of volunteer work for PADS.

He is survived by his wife: Mary, fi ve brothers: Dale (Linn) of Virginia Beach Va.; Kevin (Donna) of Shepherd, Mont.; Pat (Diane) of Charlotte, Iowa; Dan and Jim (Ann) of Goose Lake, Iowa; sister: Peggy (Lee) Cartwright of Charlotte,

Iowa; two brother-in-laws: Gerald (Cindy) Erbsen & Jeff (Linda) Erb-sen of Pearl City; sister-in-law: Linda Wescott of Wayne, NJ; fi ve foster daughters: Ressie, Kelly, Jennifer, Audrey and Ruth; two foster sons: Lee

and Josh, six foreign exchange students, four grandchildren: Victoria, Brandi, Gerald Ruck-er and Erica Dixon, many niec-es, nephews and many great nieces and nephews, and very good friends Bill and Louise Kloepping.

Louis is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, two nephews: Ben and Brian Mul-lin, brother-in-law: Larry Erb-sen, mother and father-in-law,

aunts and uncles.Memorials have been estab-

lished in his name for SAL Unit 577, St. Joseph’s Church in Lena and FACC. A special thanks to FHN Hospice & Caregivers: Val, Vickie, Terri, Myron, Sharon, Craig, Brook, Jean, Jamie, Heather, Dennis, Holly, Shawna.

Services will be on Satur-day, Oct. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lena with Rev. Andrew Skro-butt offi ciating. Visitation will be at the Offenheiser-Schwarz Funeral Home in Pearl City on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 from 4 to 8 p.m. and after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at the church until time of service. Online condo-lences and memories can be shared with the family at www.schwarzfh.com

Charles “Bud” W. Williams, 92

APPLE RIVER — Charles “Bud” W. Williams, 92, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 4, 1923 to David and Grace (Dawson) Williams in Freeport, Ill.

Bud married Elinor Sigafus on Sept. 27, 1942 in Elizabeth, Ill. He was a lifelong farmer in the rural Apple River area.

Bud was exceptionally tal-ented in the area of music. He was known to play any instru-ment he picked up, he sang at many weddings and on WLS Radio. He was a member of the

Apple River Meth-odist Church.

Bud is survived by his children: Cathy Noble of Gratiot, Wis., David Williams and Mike (Bev) Williams all of Scales Mound, Ill., Teresa Last of Freeport, Ill., Rebecca Sanders of

Warren, Ill. and Tim (Linda) Williams of South Wayne, Wis. and daughter-in-law Barb Wil-liams, of Stockton ; 30 grand-children, 53 great grandchil-dren, four great-great grand-children and one brother James D. Williams (101 years old) of Colorado Springs, Co.

He is preceded in death by his wife (2004), parents, chil-

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5th Annual Stagecoach Harvest

Craft FairSaturday, October 24

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STOCKTON — On Oct. 4, at approximately 10:56 a.m., the Jo Daviess County 911 Dispatch center received a report of a three-vehicle traf-fic crash that was located on Hwy., 20 east, approximately a half mile west of Summit Drive, rural Stockton.

During the initial crash

investigation, deputies con-firmed that the crash involved a westbound motorcycle and two eastbound passenger cars. The lead eastbound passenger vehicle was a gray 2010 Ford Fusion.

The motorcycle was a maroon 2014 Yamaha, driv-en by Paul J. Graham, 53, of

Lyndhurst, Ill. The passenger on the motorcycle was Debo-rah D. Graham, 52, also of Lyndhurst.

The driver of the Toyota Avalon was John M. Morgan, 55, of Evergreen Park, Ill.. The passengers in the Avalon were Colette M. Morgan, 52, and Patricia Morgan, 24, both of Evergreen Park.

The driver of the Ford Fusion was James M. Morgan, 29, also of Evergreen Park.

Initial investigation into the crash indicated that the west-bound motorcycle crossed into the eastbound lane of traf-fic and struck the eastbound Toyota Avalon. Immediately thereafter, the eastbound Ford Fusion crashed into the motor-cycle.

The Elizabeth and Stock-ton Ambulance service trans-ported all seven individuals to Freeport Memorial Hospital. Also on the scene, were the Illinois State Police and Stock-ton Police.

Courtesy photos

Little Blackhawk winnersThe “Little Blackhawk” win-ners from the Stockton Ele-mentary School for August and September. These stu-dents were recognized by Principal Colleen Fox for their outstanding behavior as well as their work in the classroom.

Two cars, motorcycle involved in rural accident


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Senior Bingo LunchThursday, October 29th

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Courtesy photos

Little Blackhawk winnersThe “Little Blackhawk” winners from the Stockton Elemen-tary School for August and September. These students were recognized by Principal Colleen Fox for their outstanding behavior as well as their work in the classroom.

dren: Charles Jeffery Williams, Mary Buttel, Robert (Barney) Daniel Williams, sister, Jean Townsend and sons-in-law Ray-mond Noble and Marvin Buttel.

Visitation took place from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at the Bartell-Leamon Funeral Home in Warren, Ill.

A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct.12, at the Apple River Methodist Church.

Burial was at Elmwood Cem-etery.

A memorial has been estab-lished in his memory.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.leamonfh.com

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MCCONNELL — Join us for a Spaghetti Supper on Satur-day, Oct. 24 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the McConnell UMC Hall located at 211 N. Hulbert Road in McConnell.

The menu will include spa-ghetti with meat sauce and or meat ball, garlic bread, salad, lemonade, coffee and desserts.

Tickets are available from any historical society member or at the door that evening. Prices are $7 for meat sauce, $8 for meat ball. Kids under age 10 $5.

Proceeds will benefi t the workings of the historical society and museum building upkeep and maintenance.

Spaghetti Supper to benefi t Historical Society

STOCKTON — Calvary United Methodist Church is honored to have LeeAnn Wil-liamson and Lori Smith from Starkville, MS. LeeAnn became the director of Christian World Mission in 2011. The mission was established in 1971 and has planted over 1,000 churches in various places in the world.

Lee Ann and Lori, singing duo, have traveled to Africa, Nepal, India, Ghana, the Phil-ippines and Russia and other places sharing the gospel.

They have been instrumental in establishing church because they understand the most effec-tive way to introduce people to God’s love in through compas-sionate ministry to meeting their

needs. They have mobile and per-

manent medical clinics that minister to the sick and have food programs that can provide to the needy. Also their other ministries give out clothing and offer education to orphans and the destitute.

They also serve in the commu-nity by launching school-year programs. Besides serving other places, they have founded Bible Study groups in their hometown.

We will also be blessed to have Rev. Jonathan Singleton using his gift of fl owing the ram’s horn or “shofar.” The sound calls us to God!

Jeanette Dunse will be giving an account of her experience in Africa when she was carjacked, robbed and held at knifepoint.

Don’t miss this opportunity for a great lunch. Door prizes will be a new wave oven, offi ce paper shredder, and a leather Bible in a carrying case. It will be a wonderful time of learning what our Lord is doing today.

We will be blessed and strengthened in our faith jour-

ney. Call to reserve your place at (815) 947-2810 or 915-948-9154) or purchase your ticket at Gateway Apparel, 106 S. Main, Stockton. Reservations are due by Oct. 12.

A Day Out: A special luncheon at the Stockton Blackhawk Run Golf Course Club House


Craft ShowSaturday, October 17th 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday, October 18th 10 am -4 pm

Admission: $3.00,

children 12 & under FREE

FREE PARKING

Held at:The Winnebago County Fairgrounds in Pecatonica, IL, just off US Route 20 halfway between Rockford and Freeport,Illinois

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(Right) Delanie Strohecker and Bronte Wright practice for the fall play, “Murder in the House of Horrors.” Per-formances will take place in the small gym at Pearl City at 7:30 on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31

Courtesy photos

Play rehearsalMrs. Graf’s Pearl City sev-enth grade class reads, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” as a Reader’s Theatre.

Courtesy photos

Learning healthy habitsPearl City students Troy Baker, Jaden Robinson and Blane Fouler show off their pedometers while learning about health last week during a visit from the Area Health Education Cen-ter (AHEC).

Teresa Strum, an RN from Area Health Education Center (AHEC), talks to Pearl City students about careers in health-care last week.

Daviess County by geologists Sam Panno and Don Luman of the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS).

During the extreme draught of 2012, throughout Jo Daviess County, thin lines of green, healthy plants crisscrossed otherwise devastated fields. What did it mean? That’s the mystery that Sam Panno and

Don Luman unlocked, provid-ing further evidence that Jo Daviess County is fractured, “karst” landscape.

Their presentation will show-case their research with its crit-ical implications for keeping our water clean.

JDCF invites you to join Jeff Hastings, Sam Panno and Don Luman for this free event. There will be a potluck at 5:30 p.m., followed by the presenta-tion at 7, for those wishing to attend just the talk. If attending the potluck, please bring a dish to pass and your own table ser-vice. There will be a cash bar at the restaurant. This is not a BYOB event.

Directions from Route 20: If coming from the west, turn right (south) off of Route 20 onto Center Road, just west of Woodbine. If coming from the east, turn left (south) on Brown Street, in Woodbine.

This event is co-sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension for Jo Daviess,

Stephenson, and Winnebago counties and by the League of Women Voters of Jo Daviess County.

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CHURCH NOTES

�e ssemblymenAIn Concert

Sunday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m.EFC of Lena

720 N. Freedom Street, Lena815-369-5591

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A DAY OUTStockton Blackhawk Run Club House

Sat., Oct. 17th, 11 AM–3 PM

$8 includes luncheon and tip and a chance at a door prize.MENU: chicken salad on a croissant, vegetable soup,

cookies and ice cream.

LeeAnn and Lori, singers and missionaries

Pastor Jonathan with his shofar

Jeanette Dunse, missionary

DOOR PRIZES:New Wave oven,

office shredder, and a leather Bible in a

carrying case

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Area Churches Free Family Festival

Grace Free Methodist ChurchMcConnell, IL (next to Post Offi ce)

Saturday, Oct. 24, 20154:00 - 7:00 p.m.

• Candy & Games for kids• Bonfi re• Hay Rides Scary - 4 & 5:30 pm Non Scary - 5 & 6 pm• Food• best costume prize

Non Scary - 5 & 6 pm Non Scary - 5 & 6 pm

Rain or ShineInclement weather backup location

McConnell UMC Gym

Adult Supervision RequiredPresented by Grace FMC, McConnell UMC, Orangeville UMC, Grace E-Free

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Fall LuncheonWesley United Methodist Church

Stockton, ILSunday, October 18th at 11:30 a.m.

Fellowship HallFeaturing: Hot Beef, Chicken & Dressing

Sandwiches, BBQ, Hot Dogs.Soups: Chili, Chicken Noodle and PotatoSalads: Jello, Potato. Desserts Galore!Serving through the Big White Church Auction.

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ST. PAUL EV.LUTHERAN

CHURCH-LCMS411West Catlin Street, Elizabeth IL, 61028

815-858-3334Pastor Mike Nesbit

Sunday School & Bible Study at 8:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship at 10 a.m.Wednesday Evening

Worship at 7 p.m.217762

EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH OF LENA

720 N. Freedom StreetLena, IL

815-369-5591

Dr. Jim Erb, Senior PastorRev. Scott Wilson

Assoc. Pastor of Youth

Sunday Worship10:00 a.m.

Sunday School/ABF 8:45 a.m.AWANA-Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.

Junior and Senior High Youth Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.

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PEARL CITY — The Oct. 18 Worship Service will welcome new members to St. John’s along with a baptism. The Joy Choir will also sing during the worship service.

Whirl Sunday School and Confi rmation will meet at 10:15 a.m. The Stewardship and Outreach Committees will meet after worship and the Memorial and Finance Com-mittees will also meet at the same time. The SPLAT Youth will meet at 11 a.m. to deliver Grace Meals.

5th Quarter (7-8th grades) will meet on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. In addition, the Gen-esis Youth Group (high school) will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the same day.

The October Grace Meal will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sun-day, Oct. 18. The menu will be stuffed pork loin with gravy, green beans, rolls, pumpkin bars and beverage.

Members and non-members alike are welcome to partici-pate in two different Bible Studies this fall. The Monday evening Bible study is at 7 p.m. and is titled, “Give Us a King” and is based on 1st and 2nd Samuel.

The Thursday morning Bible study is held at 9:30 a.m.

The discussion will be on “Genesis:” A Narrative from the Mouths of the Hebrew Peo-ple of God. You are welcome to join in on any or all of the Bible studies! Both Bible stud-ies are held in the Conference Room of the Lower Level. The door on the east side of the building will be open for the Bible studies.

The Church Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednes-day, Oct. 21. The Worship and Music Committee will meet on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 10:30 a.m. The Joy Choir will have their Halloween Party on Oct. 22.

The Women’s Gathering will be meeting at 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 20 for coffee and fellow-ship followed by a Bible Study

at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. they will be providing a Taco Bar Luncheon followed by a Sit n’ Sew. You may bring a project of your own or there will be projects to work on.

The Youth Ministries of St. John’s will be hosting a Craft and Vendor Fair on Sunday, Nov. 1 in conjunction with their annual Spaghetti Luncheon.

Please contact the church offi ce if you are interested in participating in the Vendor Fair by calling 815-443-2215 or email [email protected].

All those that serve as wor-ship assistants, ushers, lectors and sacristans at St. John’s are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming Worship Volun-teer Reorientation. They will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. or Saturday, Nov. 7 at 9:30 am.

St. John’s Lutheran upcoming events

ELIZABETH — During the month of October, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church will be sponsoring a collection drive for The Mop Shop. The Mop Shop is located in Eliza-beth in the Municipal Build-ing and serves families in Jo Daviess County.

They provide free cleaning products to low income fami-lies and other needy individ-uals. Registered clients may select four cleaning products every month.

Supplies most needed are dish soap, laundry soap, paper

towels, disinfecting wipes, toi-let bowl cleaner and brushes, and softener dryer sheets.

The four locations where you can donate cleaning prod-ucts are: Pat’s Country Store in Scales Mound, Apple River State Banks in Warren and Elizabeth and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Schapville.

Just look for the black Hal-loween decorated trash cans labeled “Mop Shop” at the above locations to deposit your donations. The drive will last through the month of October.

‘Trick Or Treat’ for The Mop Shop during the month of October


13694 NE WINSLOW RD.WINSLOW

WELL CARED FOR COUNTRY HOME in Le-WIn School district. Main

floor features large entry, open living room and dining room, kitchen, summer kitchen, main floor bedroom being used as office/home gym, laundry and half bath. Upstairs is a sitting area, three bedrooms and a full bath. Beautiful wood floors add to the character of this home. Walk up attic perfect for storage or make more living space. Barn with 2 stalls for parking, storage space and a lean too. Newers include new roof in 2014, exterior doors and 8 windows.Priced at .................................... $82,500

6 LINDEN CIR.LENA

REDUCED $5,100 - COME LOOK AT THIS one owner

all brick ranch home on a quiet cul-de-sac. This home has 3 bedrooms and two baths. Roof was new in 2012. Full unfinished basement that is just waiting for your finishing touches. Basement has been recently water proofed with a transferable warranty. Two stall attached garage. This home has a lot to offer. Don’t let it slip away.New Price .................................$119,900

707 OAK ST.LENA

EXCEPTIONAL 3 BED-ROOM, 1 BATH home on beautiful Oak St.

in Lena. This pristine home sits on a large lot that borders Dodd’s Park. This home boasts a formal dining room, main floor laundry, new C/A in 2011 and updated electric in 2011 and a 2 stall detached garage. Pride in ownership shows! This home is meticulously maintained and doesn’t need a thing.Priced at .................................... $79,900

302 N. CENTERLENA

E N C L O S E D FRONT PORCH, EXTRA LARGE

living room, eat in kitchen with stainless steel appliances, main floor bedroom, laundry and bath. Additional room on main floor currently used as a toy room would make a great office also. Upstairs are 2 more bedrooms and a full bath. Detached 2 stall garage with a loft and electric and a fenced in yard. Newers include roof, exterior and interior paint, carpet, bath added upstairs and main floor updated and remodeled kitchen with stainless steel appliances.Priced at .................................... $79,900

LENA - FARMETTE - THIS HOME HAS IT ALL! 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 3 stall attached garage plus a 40 x 56

pole building and a 54 x 50 barn. All of this on 7.35 acres with approximately 5 acres of fenced pasture. This home has a great open floor plan, beautiful hardwood floors and plenty of storage. Updates include furnace 2009, C/A 2010, front covered porch refurbished in 2014 and newer stainless steel appliances. All this plus a walk-up attic which adds many possibilities. Out buildings are in excellent shape and are ready to house animals of your choice.Priced at .................................. $165,000

LENA - LOOKING FOR SPACE? This home has that plus a large yard for garden, swing set, even has

a deck for outdoor entertaining. Back yard is fenced with maintenance free fencing. There is also a 30 x 192 lot across the street included with this property. Home features 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, large kitchen, dining room, formal dining room, living room, family room with fireplace, office. Room in lower level could be media room, exercise room or whatever you may need. Master bedroom has wood floors, 2 walk-in closets and double bowl sink in bath.Priced at .................................. $144,900

LENA - STATELY VICTORIAN HOME ON LENA’S OAK ST. Wrap around porch welcomes you into the charm and

elegance of yesteryear. Beautiful wood floors, trim and pocket doors. The intricate stairway leads you up to 5 bedrooms one with an extra sitting area that has a pocket door back out to the landing. Take the back stairway down for that late night snack. The main floor has a living room, family room, formal dining room, large eat in kitchen and a study. The walk up attic has been finished for extra living space. There is laundry hook up on the second floor and also in the basement. The back yard has a variety of fruit trees such as apple, pear, plum as well as berries and a garden area. Newer roof and water heater, the kitchen has been updated.Priced at .................................. $154,900

FREEPORT - VERY WELL MAINTAINED Cape Cod home with 1 bedroom, 1 bath, September

2015 - exterior painted, deck 14’10” x 13’9” repaired, new railing on front porch, roof and HVAC inspected by licensed professional. Nice wood floors in bedroom and living room/dining room. Fireplace in living room. All appliances stay and water heater new in 2015. Walk-up floored attic. A MUST SEE.Priced at .................................... $39,900

WARREN - VERY NICE ALL BRICK 2 bedroom, 2 bath Cape Cod style home. Formal dining

area, living room with a gas log fireplace. Basement has a family room with fireplace and an extra room.Priced at .................................... $59,500

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LENA — The congregation of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lena headed out into the community for “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday. Forty-five brothers and sisters in Christ of all ages from Good Shepherd joined hands to serve together following worship on Sept. 27.

The serving teams were spread out at sites through-out the Lena area. One team worked together to paint one of the buildings at the Lena Area Historical Society.

The Sunday School children crafted fall door decoration and then volunteered at the Lena Living Center, visiting and sharing singing and encourage-ment.

The Sunday School children and families then traveled to visit other homebound mem-bers to sing and encourage them.

Another team helped remove vines and did some raking at the home of one community member and then went to the home of a woman in her 90’s to

help with fall gardening clean up.

The fourth team worked on tree branch removal and some repair projects at the church. Still others prepared food for volunteers and brought food to those in need. In the days before and after “God’s Work. Our Hands” Sunday the Men’s Group at Good Shepherd also helped with soffit repair, tree

removal, and painting for other Lena community members.

We celebrated Quilt Sunday as well on Sept. 27, with beau-tiful hand-crafted quilts on dis-play throughout the sanctuary.

The Piece Corps Quilters of Good Shepherd worked togeth-er to make 575 quilts this year that are given to local families

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church joins hands together to serve in Lena

Courtesy photosGood Shepherd Lutheran Church celebrates “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday, a day of service in the community. Volunteers of all ages joined in the fun and service!

The Good Shepherd Men’s Group helped organize “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday and spent some days before and after painting, trimming trees, and repairing soffit.

Good Shepherd Sunday School Children and volunteers crafted fall door decorations for the Lena Living Center.

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WE HAVE MOVED!!!!

Now open at: 4933 N. Scout Camp Rd.Apple River, IL 61001815-492-0114

Under our new name:

We would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our customers from Lena and the surrounding area for your

patronage over the past 14 years. Troy and Rhonda Pokoj

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The Lena Lions Club would like to thank area residents who supported the Lena Lions Candy

Day!

We can now help those in need. THANK YOU everyone who contributed.

Sincerely,The Lena Lions Club

everyone who contributed.

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SaturdayOctober 17, 2015

Serving begins at 5:00 p.m.at the Pearl City Legion Hall

OPEN to the Public

Carry Outs AvailableCall 815-443-2739 or 815-541-2480

for delivery in Pearl City

MENURoast PorkDressing

Mashed Potatoes & GravyVegetable

Salad, Roll & ButterHomemade DessertCoffee & Lemonade

Adults • $9.00Under 10 • $5.00Under 4 • FREE

Tax & TipIncluded

Pearl City Legion & Auxiliary

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People serve throughout their families, workplaces, commu-nity organizations, neighbor-hoods, and more every day.

“God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday was a fun opportunity to join hands and serve shoulder

to shoulder together. The teams gathered at Good Shepherd after a full day of service for prayer, sharing, and ice cream sundaes.

It was a joyful day of service on a beautiful day! All are wel-come to join in worship at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 118 E Mason St. on Sunday morn-ings at 9:30 a.m. Time for fel-lowship, Sunday School, Choir, and Bible Study follow wor-ship.

LENA — Daniel Flucke was our guest Pastor last Sun-day October 4. Dan is a sem-inary student in Dubuque in his third year of school. He gave an interesting message on Peter entitled “Peter the (overly enthusiastic and slightly con-fused) Rock of the Church.” Communion was administered by retired pastor Bill Blom-berg. We look forward to hear-ing from Daniel again this Sun-day as he is filling in for Pastor LeBaron while he is on vaca-tion. Daniel’s sermon title this week is “Do you love me? Feed My Sheep.”

Christin Flucke is our Youth Director. Yes, Daniel is her husband. Christin has been our Youth Director for the last two years while Daniel is in semi-nary.

When Lena UMC made the decision two years ago to hire a youth director for our youth ministry we were concerned that we would be able to find someone. But, God answered our prayers with Christin.

She leads out Youth Service on the 2nd and 4th Sunday each month. This is a special service for the youth of our church. She has organized and led two sum-mer youth mission trips; one to Minnesota and one to Chicago.

Christin is also active in our after school program on Wednesday afternoons. She plays guitar, sings and some-times leads the devotional. Lena UMC and the community of Lena are blessed to have her working with our youth.

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the Lena UMW’s annual Breakfast Buffet, Crafts and Sweet Shop on Oct. 17, 2015. Open from 8 a.m. to noon. Lots of good food, crafts to sell, and treats to take home.

Lena UMC currently has sev-

eral Bible Studies that meet on a monthly basis. Flo Chapin is the host for a Wednesday morning study at 10 a.m. at her house the second Wednesday of every month.

This is convenient for people who prefer something during the daytime. Our Men’s Bible Study meets on the third Satur-day every month.

We meet at Mick Flynn’s house at 6:45 a.m. The coffee is always strong and hot and is always joined by some wonder-ful pastry prepared by Kristy. It’s a little early on a Saturday, but it is a good way to start your weekend.

There are two Bible studies that meet in the evening on the 1st Sunday of the month. One is at Richard and Eleanor Holmes, and the other one is hosted by Randy and Tam Kry-der or Tom and Tammy Edler. They alternate locations. All of the studies are open for anyone to attend. For more informa-tion contact the office at (815) 369-5291.

On Nov. 7 Lena UMC will be starting our alternative service to be held on Saturday eve-nings at 4:30 p.m. in our fel-lowship hall in the lower level.

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Courtesy photosOne of the Good Shepherd volunteer teams sang songs and encouraged homebound members and residents of the Lena Living Center.

Good Shepherd volunteers painting at the Lena Area Histori-cal Society.

Volunteers for “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday helping with yard work for community members.

Willow/Kent United Methodist Churches to join for worship

STOCKTON — Willow/Kent UMC will worship together Sun-day, Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. at Willow UMC.

Pastor Brenda Morris will be giving the message and all are invited and welcome.

Also to stay for the fellowship following.Sunday School is at 10:30 a.m. studying from the lessons in the

“Upper Room” devotional. Using the Holy Bible scriptures for our guidance. All are invited and welcome here too.

Willow UMC is located about 7 miles SE of Stockton, IL on Willow Road. For more info call (815) 601-6742.

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St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lena

LENA — It’s the middle of October; the grass is beginning to turn brown and wither, and the beautiful fl owers of summer are drying and falling. Leaves will soon turn from lush green to beautiful palette of colors before dropping to the ground.

Days are shorter, and fi ngers of cold air occasionally poke our sides, reminding us that seasons are changing. We may stop and refl ect that we, too, are changing. We’re getting older. Maybe God sent us autumn to remind us of our mortality.

Spring came, the trees fi lled with canopies of green, and fl owers suddenly sprang up ready to bloom.

Summer brought sun and

warmth, and all of nature fl our-ished in full glory. Fall found us thinking it would last forever, but now shows us signs that change is in the air.

As we observe this cycle of

nature it brings to mind some-thing God told us in Scripture:

“For, ‘All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the fl owers of the fi eld; the grass withers and the fl owers fall, but

the word of the Lord endures forever.’ And this is the word that was preached to you.” (1 Peter 1:24-25, NIV, 1984)

It’s easy to see a parallel between that part of God’s cre-ation and us. Aren’t we a lot like the grass and the fl owers in that regard? We, too, wither and fall. In our pride and glory, we tend to think that we will be strong and vibrant forever. That we somehow have accom-plished this success, so we can certainly sustain it on our own.

The truth is, our glory fades just as certainly as the glory of those summer fl owers. We wither like the grass, unable to preserve ourselves. Those glo-rious leaves have fallen from the tree. Like the leaves, we have fallen. But our fall is from God; our fall is into sin. Yes, our glory

withers, fades, and falls; and what did God say in our Bible verse?

“…but the word of the Lord endures forever.” What a con-trast! What a blessing!

God’s word contains a prom-ise---that He loves us. He loves us so much, He sent his only Son to live a perfect life among us, then carry our sins on his back to that cross, where he died a perfect death in our place.

And more, much more, He rose from the grave so that we, too, can rise and live with him in eternity. Peter reminds us in verse 25, “And this is the word that was preached to you.” That’s the glory of the cross; that’s true glory that will never fade!

We fell away from God, but He continues to love us. We will wither and die, but He has a divine promise for all who believe and put their trust in Jesus, God’s living Word, as their redeemer from sin.

God promises in I Peter 1:22 (NIV, 1984), “For you have been born again, not of perish-able seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.”

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KENT — On Sunday, Oct. 18, family worship at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Kent, will begin at 10 a.m. with Organist Deb Winning playing an appro-priate meditation. The sermon title is “Who Is Number One?” based on Mark 10. Reader is Jeanne Hill.

Immediately following our worship, the Quarterly Con-gregational Meeting will take place. President Ron Brown will preside.

This is also Food Pantry Sun-day, and we encourage all to bring at least one food item for the Pearl City Area Food Pantry.

Everyone is welcome at the Little Church with the Big Heart, which is located in the suburbs of Kent on Sunnyside Road. For more information, call Pastor Andres at 232-4010.

Sunday activities at St. Paul’s Lutheran

PEARL CITY — The Zion Community Church of Pearl City, located at 10100 Sabin Church Road will celebrate their Sesquicentennial Obser-vance on Sunday, Oct. 18.

The Pastors of the Church, Ed Curry, Wayne Fischer and Chip Sohl will give the morning sermon.

The events of the day include:9:30 a.m. Morning Worship10:30 a.m. Balloon Launch11:30 a.m. Pot Luck Dinner1:30 p.m. Sesquicentennial

ServiceSpecial Music will be pro-

vided by Steve Sheffey and Sarah Benefiel for the after-noon service. Former Pastors will be recognized, reception will follow in the Social Room. A warm welcome to everyone! Come and enjoy the festivities and see the memorabilia.

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Is everyone enjoying this beautiful weather? The leaves are beginning to

change and it’s beginning to get colorful. It is always nice to get out and take a walk this time of year and observe all

the beauty. We all need to take the time to get out and enjoy because colder days are com-ing!

If you stop in the library, the leaves are colorful on the inside too. Last week the after

school group did leaf rubbing collages.

A variety of leaves were used such as maple, oak, and ginkgo. Fall colors were used to make the rubbings and they are displayed on the walls at

the library. Brightens up the place!

The children made their own apple orchard snack and enjoyed that very tasty treat. This week they made scare-crow cookies and had a fun game of “Outburst.”

The preschoolers have not been left out of the fun. The theme last week was “autumn and apples.” Owls were made with fall silk leaves. They were so cute!

The snack for last week was applesauce. A good healthy snack, I would say!

Fall books were enjoyed and they talked about autumn. They also did a leaf rubbing. A very busy hour!

This week the theme was autumn and scarecrows. They did a tracing- coloring sheet

for the letter “S.” During circle time leaf and scare-crow songs were sung and enjoyed by everyone. Books about leaves and scarecrows were read and scarecrow cook-ies were enjoyed for a snack. They were yummy! (I had a couple!)

Mark your calendars for Oct. 26. We will be having our Hal-loween Party from 5 to 7 p.m. This is a great family time of fun, food and prizes. Remem-ber to dress in costume. We are looking forward to seeing lots of little ghosts and goblins!

Wieland “Willie” Kayser was with us on Oct. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. Willie wrote a book called “Drop Out Not Failure.”

He signed many of those

books and gave them out to some very appreciative people. We want to thank Willie for coming and talking about his book.

He is a very interesting man. If you weren’t able to make it, I know he still has some books left.

New fall reads: “After You,” by JoJo Moyes; “Dance of the Bones,” by J. A. Jance; “Dou-ble Down.” by Fern Michaels; “Falling Like Snowflakes,” by Denise Hunter; “Girl in the Spider’s Web,” by David Lagercrantz; “Hope Har-bor,” by Irene Hannon; “Last Midwife,” by Sandra Dallas; “Murder House,” by James Patterson; “Shadow Play,” by Iris Johansen; and “Hidden,” by Heather Graham.

New Juvenile: “Captain Underpants and the Sensation-al Saga of Sir Stinks-a-Lot”; “Just a Special Thanksgiv-ing,” by Mercer Mayer; “Very Stuffed Turkey,” by Katharine Kenah, and “Ladybug Girl and the Best Ever Playdate,” by David Soman.

New DVDS: Furious 7, Chain of Command, and Cin-derella.

Book Discussion will be Oct. 28 at 9:30 a.m. Hope to see you there.

Stop by and check us out! Enjoy a cup of coffee, hot chocolate or hot apple cider on us. There are usually a few cookies to choose from too!

Watch the Shopper’s Guide for further events. Enjoy the beautiful fall!

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Several years later, I was watching a different horror movie with someone and the trailer for Dead Snow appeared before whatever we were watching & my companion turned to me and said “We have to rent that!”

Ugh. On the Netfl ix queue it went and when it arrived, I called my friend over, we settled in with popcorn and a few cocktails and got started; my friend with barely disguised

glee, myself with trepida-tion.

N O RWAY - Dead Snow tells the story of 6 medical students on a

skiing holiday in the mountains of Norway. In typical horror movie fashion, they wind up doing a lot less skiing than they do drinking & canoodling.

Staying in the cabin of one of the young men’s girlfriend’s family, they are waiting for the girlfriend to arrive, but after many hours, they start to become worried for her. Short-ly after deciding that her beau should head out to look for her, a mysterious stranger knocks on the door.

He invites himself in, and accepts the group’s offer of cof-fee to warm himself against the night. He begins to tell them of the legend surrounding these hills.

During the second World War, a regiment of Nazis, led by the ruthless Colonel Herzog, was sent to defend the fjords against the Allies, so that the

Reich would be able to use them for their ships.

However, the locals rose up against the Nazis and drove them into the frozen wilds, where their bodies have been ever since. Long story short, the Nazi’s awake and terrorize the students one by one, leav-ing only Martin (Vegar Hoel) alive.

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He enlists the help of the Zombie Squad from America to track down Herzog and his men and avenge his friends’ deaths. However, the Zombie Squad is not the force to be reckoned with that Martin was expecting.

Instead, they are a one-man, two-woman team of hardcore nerds that genuinely believe the zombie apocalypse is coming.

Friends, these two movies have become probably my all time favorite horror movies. They’re like Evil Dead if it had had a halfway decent budget.

They are action packed, incredibly well-acted, riotously funny, terribly gory & Orjan Gamst is genuinely terrifying as Colonel Herzog. I cringed at the violence and screamed with

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FREEPORT — The Freeport Aquin Bulldogs discovered how good the Polo Marcos are this year, as they were cut down, methodically, 61-7.

There was no chance the Bulldogs offense would be able to get things moving.

Polo would not allow it as the “machine”, the line and the push from the backfi eld con-tinued to propel the Marcos forward, with what, at times, appeared to be uncontested drives.

Polo is averaging over 53 points a game, while allowing only three per night.

With the amount of points scored on a weekly basis within the NUIC, on both sides of the Conference, the Upstate and Northwest, the numbers the Marcos continue to put up makes it stand out as one of a handful of “pre-playoff pro-grams”, which could make a run all the way through Cham-paign.

Aquin, with a 4-3 mark, will face 5-2 Stockton this Friday night.

A win by the Bulldogs, over the Blackhawks, would mean the chance for post-season par-ticipation for Freeport would

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ORANGEVILLE — Even with a loss on Friday night, Oct. 9, 35-0, to the Durand Bulldogs, the Orangeville Broncos have something to look forward to, this Friday night as a shot at victory lies in front of them.

River Ridge is 0-7 this season and has yet to find an offense complimentary to their offensive strategy.

Things are rough in Hanover and the Broncos could be looking to exploit that, this Friday night.

It could be the last chance for victory, statistically speaking, as Orangeville closes the season in Polo, as the Marcos, with their win on Friday night, claimed the honor as NUIC Upstate Regular Season Champion with a perfect 7-0 mark.

Only a collapse in the final two games by Polo, matched with

consecutive wins by Stockton, will allow a champion other than the Marcos to dust a space on their Athletic Department’s man-tle for the hardware, which is to come shortly.

On Friday night, the Broncos couldn’t capture the Bulldogs, as the running game took its toll.

Bulldogs Head Coach Dennis Schwab said his team was able to find a groove and stay in it. “Offensively, our running game was really good. We tried to pass the ball a couple times, but then we just ran the ball. They were giving us a play off-tackle, so we kept taking it. The offensive line opened up some really nice holes.”

With the Durand defense play-ing much more solidly over the past few weeks, Orangeville struggled to get anything going. Even first downs, at times, were difficult to come by. His team

was doing its job, according to Schwab.

“They put together some nice drives on Friday night, but every time they got on our side of the field, our defense got them to punt or stopped them on fourth

down. It was a nice accomplish-ment, being able to shut them out.

“We were able to capitalize. Earlier in the year, when teams would give us something, we weren’t able to do anything with it, except maybe during the Aquin

game. But the last couple weeks the guys have done a nice job of executing the plays and we have been able to score a lot more.”

The Broncos offense has also struggled to find its way, having only scored 50 points this season.


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LENA — The 40-20 win over the Forreston Cardinals on Fri-day night, Oct. 9, means the Lena-Winslow Panthers have locked down the inside track to a solo NUIC Crown.

With games remaining against East Dubuque (3-4), this Friday night, Oct. 16 and West Carroll (5-2), on Oct. 23, the Panthers need just one win, to claim the title.

Dakota, with a 6-1 mark, could still potentially tie for the overall conference lead, by winning out, however, they would still need Lena to trip at least once, to avoid a “shared” honor.

With the power running game working for Lena, as the Cardi-nals seemed to struggle to stop it, the contest moved along at a

relatively quick pace.The yardage was there, both

Forreston and Lena-Winslow were able to gain large areas of real estate.

For Forreston Head Coach Denny Diduch, his team played much better than they did against the other team, which sits one game ahead of them in the stand-ings.

“The Dakota game was so bad, effort-wise, that we couldn’t see who we were anymore. There was not a play we could run and we found no player we could count on. Against Lena, we found out a lot about it, though. There were plays were able to run and certain things we were able to do.”

Diduch said certain late game actions by the host Panthers left a question mark for him, after a

time out was called with a sec-ond to go in the game and Lena-Winslow in front by 20.

The Panthers were able to continue improving upon their season points scored average, as they entered the Friday night match ranging just over 37 points a game.

The defense for Lena-Winslow has also been very staunch, as they exited the Forreston match allowing just over eleven points a contest.

East Dubuque is up next for Lena-Winslow as the Warriors attempt to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

An upset of the State-Ranked Panthers would push East Dubuque back to .500 on the season with only a game against Eastland-Pearl City at Pearl City on Friday, Oct. 23, waiting.

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PEARL CITY — On Friday night, as the Lena-Winslow Pan-thers were moving one game closer to the NUIC Northwest Crown, the Eastland-Pearl City Wildcats found their offense and found ways to punish the South Beloit Sobos defense, winning, 52-7.

The Wildcats picked up their first win of the season as they generated the second greatest offense in conference play dur-ing the week seven games.

Only Dakota and their 64 points registered more in NUIC Northwest action.

In the NUIC Upstate, only Polo and their 61 points in a win over Freeport Aquin, 61-7.

EPC is not the same team that it was during the early third or even two-thirds of the season, according to a local opponent, one, which will suit up against the Wildcats this Friday night, Oct. 16.

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Diduch said his team, which is coming off a 40-20 loss to the Lena-Winslow Panthers, knows all too well the level of athletic talent, which exists at EPC.

The Wildcats are a team that has been putting things together recently. There is a lot of famil-iarity between the teams, the kids know each other well, according to Diduch.

With his team preparing to set up for another long run into the Class 1A State Tournament, Diduch’s squad doesn’t look at this Friday night’s game in Pearl City as a “have-to-have” type of game. It’s one that that Car-dinals will be intending to go in and win, according to the Head Coach.

“I don’t use the terminology, “must win.” In a weekly game, it doesn’t matter, each week we know we have to get better and that’s how we have to approach it. Even if we won the game against Lena, on Friday night, it

wouldn’t have mattered. We just know we have to get better and EPC will be ready to play.”

With a team, such as EPC, starting to find its groove, the impact the lay upon the land-scape within the NUIC can still have a ripple-down effect.

Following this Friday night’s game against the Forreston Car-dinals, the Wildcats prepare for the season closer against East Dubuque.

Not looking past the EPC game on Friday night, the For-reston Coach said he has his con-cerns heading into Pearl City.

“I am a little worried this week about a let down. EPC is a good program, they suit up each week and they have been playing each week. They have got a great coaching staff. Eastland and For-reston kids know each other very well. There is a lot of rivalry going back to Little League and basketball. This should be a big week for us, emotionally. No matter what the record is, they make me nervous. They can put it together, they sound a lot like us with a lot of new kids. I know, like us, they are trying to figure themselves out. We better have our act together.”

The Forreston Cardinals close the regular season in Pecatonica on Friday, Oct. 23.

The playoffs will begin on Friday, Oct. 30. The NUIC is expected to, once again, be well represented.


GALENA — On Friday night, Oct. 9, Warren lost to Galena, 21-6 and fell to 4-3 on the sea-son.

However, with earlier season wins over playoff contenders, Ashton-Franklin Center and Stockton, still find themselves in a fairly solid position, heading into week eight games.

Warren/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart hosts Durand this Friday night and will attempt to secure their fifth win of the sea-son. A fifth win could allow entry into the 2015 Post Season, which begins in two weeks.

Warren fell in their season opener to Freeport Aquin, 35-22 and in their week five match, dropped to 3-2 on the season,

with a 50-6 loss to Polo.Another loss for Warren would

hurt their chances of a long push into the 2015 post-season, as it would give them their fourth of the season and require a week nine upset of Milledgeville, on the road. With a post-season entry, that would also mean a road trip to visit a 9-0 school, such as Polo.

Following this Friday night’s game against Warren/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Durand closes the season in Hanover, in an NUIC clash, with River Ridge.

River Ridge has struggled, averaging five points a game on offense, while giving up over 50 and will have their chal-lenges attempting to work the ball against Orangeville, on their home field.

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Pearl City captures first win of season

Orangeville Broncos bucked by Durand Bulldogs

I keep writing about the beautiful fall weather we are having. The trees on my street are turning orange, and they are breath taking. I am still waiting on the freeze to help my allergies, but other than that this time of year is perfect.

The Homecoming Parade was held on one of the nicest fall days we have had. It was great to be able to see the floats as they went by and sit in the sun to watch how excited the high school students were.

We are deep into fall cook-ing now. I have started mak-ing soups and stews. You don’t really appreciate them in the summer, but boy are they great on a chilly evening. Other fall dishes are also popping up.

The first recipe this week is for red cabbage with the hint of bacon for flavor. Use this dish as a great side with roast pork—October is pork month!

Red Cabbage with Bacon

1 medium head red cabbage8 bacon strips, chopped1 small onion, quartered and

thinly sliced2 T. flour¼ C. packed brown sugar½ C. water¼ C. cider vinegar1 t. salt1/8 t. pepperIn a large saucepan, place

steamer basket over 1 inch of water. Place the cabbage in the basket. Bring water to a boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer; steam, covered, 6-8 minutes or just until tender.

In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard bacon drippings, reserving 2 T. in pan.

Add onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat 4-6 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour and brown sugar until blended. Gradually stir in water and vinegar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in steamed cabbage, bacon, salt and pep-per.

Many people still have lots

of Brussels sprouts in the gar-den. Have you ever noticed that this vegetable is like zuc-chini—most of the time you never have just a few Brussels sprouts. They may not get as large as zucchini, but they are mighty in number. This recipe is a little different because the Brussels sprouts are in a cream sauce. The rosemary brings a great flavor to a sometimes boring vegetable!

Brussels Sprouts inRosemary Cream

Sauce4 C. fresh Brussels sprouts¼ C. butter, cubed1 T. flour1 C. heavy whipping cream1T. coarsely chopped fresh

rosemary2 garlic cloves, minced¾ t. salt¼ C. shredded Parmigiano-

Reggiano cheeseGround pepperTrim Brussels sprout stems;

using a paring knife, cut an X in the bottom of each. Place sprouts in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 6-8 minutes or until almost tender. Drain.

Meanwhile, in a large sauce-pan, melt butter over medi-um heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in cream. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in rosemary and garlic. Add Brussels sprouts and salt; heat through, stirring to combine. Sprinkle with cheese and pep-per.

This next recipe pairs chicken with sweet potatoes and apples. A friend made this interesting main dish from a Kraft recipe. It uses a bottled Italian dressing (they have a lime Zesty Vin-aigrette that works well also), so the spices are in the bottled dressing.

It uses something that is quite popular in cooking this sum-mer and fall—coconut milk. I have seen it quite often on the shelves, and the subtle hint of coconut brings a great flavor to cooking. Enjoy this interest-ing combo of chicken, sweet potatoes, apples, and crunchy cashews.

Creamy Chickenwith Sweet Potatoes

and Apples1 sweet potato, peeled, cut

into ¾ inch pieces1/3 C. Zesty Vinaigrette

dressing, divided1 lb. boneless skinless chick-

en thighs cut into bite-size

pieces1 small onion, finely chopped1 t. ground ginger2 t. garlic powder1 T. flour1 C. coconut milk1 apple, chopped¼ C. cashew halves with

pieces2 C. hot cooked riceCook potatoes in pan of boil-

ing water for 5 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water to cool. Heat 1 T. dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from skil-let; cover to keep warm.

Add 2 T. of remaining dress-ing, onions, ginger, garlic pow-der and potatoes to skillet; cook and stir 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Whisk flour and remaining dressing in medium bowl until blended. Gradually whisk in coconut milk. Add to potato mixture in skillet along with the apples and chicken; stir. Simmer on medium heat 3-5 minutes or until chicken is done and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cashews and serve over rice.

In honor of my friend who always reminds me that I have too many chicken recipes in my column, this next easy cas-serole is made with ground beef. If you stir the cream cheese into the warm macaroni, it melts very quickly.

This recipe is creamy and tasty with just a hint of toma-toes. You top it off with cheese, and you have a great casserole.

Beef and Noodle Casserole

2 C. uncooked elbow maca-roni

1 lb. ground beef1 can (14 ½ oz.) diced toma-

toes, drained1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce1 T. sugar½ t. salt¼ t. garlic powder¼ t. pepper1 C. sour cream3 oz. cream cheese, softened3 green onions, chopped1 C. shredded cheddar cheesePreheat oven to 350. In a

6-qt. stockpot, cook macaroni according to package direc-tions for al dente; drain and return to pot.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar and seasonings. Transfer to a greased 22 x 7

baking dish which has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Stir sour cream, cream cheese, and green onions into macaroni. Spoon over beef mixture, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, covered, 15-20 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

There are several variations of this dessert. I just had one today. My friend makes this, and then she inverts the pan on a cookie sheet and the pumpkin comes out on top. I have never tried it, but I ate it today, and I really liked the pumpkin on top. Be sure to buy the 100% pumpkin and not the pumpkin pie cans—it will make a great difference.

Pumpkin Crunch1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin

(100% pumpkin not pumpkin pie)

3 eggs1½ C. white sugar1½ tsp cinnamon1 can evaporated milk1 box cake mix yellow or

white½ C. melted butter½ C. chopped nutsMix together the pumpkin,

milk, eggs, sugar and cinna-mon. Pour into a 13 x 9 greased pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix over top. Drizzle melted but-ter and top with nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 -55 minutes. Serve with whipped cream, Cool Whip or ice cream.

Are you looking for an easy apple recipe? This one uses apple pie filling to make a cheesecake bar. It is simple to make because you are using a cake mix again for the base. Enjoy these fall treats without

having to expend a lot of effort.Apple Streusel

Cheesecake Bars1 box yellow cake mix½ C. cold unsalted butter2 pkg. (8 oz.) each cream

cheese, softened½ C. sugar1 t. vanilla1 egg1 can (21 oz.) apple pie filling½ t. cinnamon1/3 C. chopped pecansPreheat the oven to 350.

Spray bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray without flour. Place cake mix in a large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly and coarse. Reserve 1½ C. crumb mixture; press remain-ing crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked crust. In a medium bowl, mix the pie filling and cinnamon. Spoon evenly over the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over the top. Sprinkle with nuts.

Bake 35-40 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Cool about 30 minutes. Refrigerate to chill, about 2 hours. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store cov-ered in the refrigerator.

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able College Textbook Act can replicate and build on the suc-cesses we’ve already seen in Illinois. I hope college faculty throughout the country will explore the opportunities that exist today to use open source materials in their courses to save students money and I hope my colleagues in Congress will support this legislation to provide federal support to that effort. “During my time in the Senate, I’ve held numerous college affordability roundta-bles all across Minnesota,” said Franken, a member of the Sen-ate Education Committee. “And the reality is that our college students are taking on more debt than ever while also work-ing more and more hours to stay afloat. When it comes to pay-ing for college, one thing that’s often overlooked is the rising cost of textbooks and supplies. By expanding access to free online textbooks, our bill would help address this problem and allow students and families to keep more of their hard-earned money.” “College students spend thousands of dollars on textbooks over the course of their academic career – and as the cost of those textbooks increases, the harder it becomes to afford them, which only forces students to reach deeper into their pockets or risk jeopar-dizing their academic careers,” King said. “To help solve this problem, our bill would encour-

age colleges to develop innova-tive educational resources, like open textbooks, that can pro-vide the information students need in an affordable way. As we look for ways to gain a better handle on rising college costs, creative programs like these can help position students to succeed academically while saving them money – a win-win for their future.” “When buying a textbook becomes a barrier to education, you know something has to be changed, and that’s exactly what we want to achieve with the Afford-able College Textbook Act,” said Hinojosa. “I have always strived to make college more accessible and more affordable for students, and this legislation will lessen the high cost of an important commodity for learn-ing while helping students save money.”

“In my district, students at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado-Boulder spend thousands of dollars just on college text-books, and the costs keep going up,” said Polis. “Higher educa-tion ought to be accessible and affordable for everyone, and Congress has a responsibility to help lower that cost however we can. That’s why I’m proud to co-lead the Affordable Col-lege Textbooks Act. Improving access to open textbooks is an innovative way to save students hundreds of dollars a semester, and it’s an important step toward lowering the overall price tag on a college degree.”Textbook costs are one of the most over-looked costs of going to col-lege, but they can be substantial and can be a barrier to attaining a college education. Accord-ing to College Board, the aver-age student budget for college books and supplies during the 2014-2015 academic year was $1,225. “For students and families that are already strug-gling to afford a college educa-tion, it’s not just an expensive textbook anymore – it’s a seri-ous barrier,” said Ethan Senack, Higher Education Advocate

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Oct. 5-9, 2015SPRINGFIELD — As Illi-

nois passed its 100th day with-out a state budget, Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Michael Madigan restated bargaining positions that have proven to be major stumbling blocks in the unprecedented budget impasse.

Rauner and Senate Republi-can lawmakers say reforms are necessary to bolster Illinois’ economy, and drafting a budget without them won’t help the state’s long-term job creation prospects.

On Oct. 7, the Governor was joined by Republican legisla-tive leaders in encouraging legislative Democrats to com-promise on government and business reforms so budget bargaining can resume in good faith.

However, the House Speaker once again stated he will not consider Republican-suggested reforms.

Rauner noted if Democrat legislative leaders will not com-promise, they have the majority and the ability to pass a bud-get and the revenue to support their ongoing legacy of deficit spending. Republicans have stressed that they will not con-sider revenue increases with-out first adopting much-needed government reforms.

Tribune chides lawmakersIn an Oct. 5 editorial, the

Chicago Tribune called on Democrat leaders to take responsibility for their role in the current budget impasse.

“They’ve given taxpayers no confidence that they’ll make a serious effort at passing a balanced budget even when they return. The supermajority Democrats in the House and Senate sent Rauner a budget in May, knowing it was wildly out of balance. Like their budget the year before. It was a game of chicken, cavalierly playing with the lives of those who rely on Springfield for help.”

New central IllinoisSenator takes oath

In a courtroom surrounded by family and supporters, Chuck Weaver of Peoria took the Oath of Office as 37th District State Senator on Oct. 8, becoming the newest member of the Gen-eral Assembly.

Peoria County Chief Judge Stephen Kouri administered the Oath of Office to the new Sena-tor. Weaver was chosen by the 37th District legislative selec-tion committee to replace for-mer State Sen. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap), who was recently elected to serve as United States Representative for Illinois’ 18th congressional district.

Sen. Weaver has been an active businessman and philan-thropist in the greater-Peoria area for decades. Elected as an “at-large” city councilman in 2011, Weaver grew up on his family’s central Illinois farm. He is a graduate of Dunlap High School, Bradley Univer-sity and DePaul School of Law.

Mautino for IllinoisAuditor General

The bipartisan Legislative Audit Commission has voted 11-1 to recommend State Rep. Frank Mautino of Spring Val-ley be named the state’s next Auditor General.

If approved by the Gener-al Assembly, Mautino would replace William Holland, who has held the position since 1992 and plans to retire in December.

The Auditor General is a constitutional officer charged with reviewing the obligation, expenditure, receipt and use of public funds. The full General Assembly must still approve the appointment by three-fifths votes of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Legislature is next scheduled to be in Springfield Oct. 20.

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Independent rating agencies recognize Bright Directions as a solid investment with a competitive price that offers 55 investment options.

Harvest reaches mid-pointWhile wet spring weather left

Illinois farmers and their crops running behind for much of the year, a dry autumn has harvest ahead of schedule throughout much of the state.

According to the United States Department of Agricul-ture, 50 percent of the Illinois corn crop has now been har-vested, just ahead of the five-year average of 47 percent.

Many famers have been

focusing on soybeans in recent days, and they have now har-vested 49 percent of those acres, well ahead of the average of 31 percent, and a significant jump from 24 percent the week before.

Corn harvest progress still varies widely by region. Farm-ers in the southwest region have harvested 74 percent of their corn acres, compared to just 24 percent in the northwest.

As for other crops, 50 per-cent of sorghum acres have been harvested statewide, and 22 percent of winter wheat has been planted, with 5 percent of the wheat plants have now emerged from the soil.

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FOR RENT 2BDR HOUSE Mc-Connell. $525/mo. 815-291-5646

WARREN 2BDR HOUSE At-tached garage. Incl. water, sewer, garbage, appliances & lawn care. $450/mo. No smoking or pets. 815-745-1051

For Sale by OwnerWINSLOW LARGE BRICK RANCH 3+ acres, 3BDR 11/2 BA 2 car attached, multiple out-buildings, newer high effc. fur-nace, $182k. Call for apt. to view 815-287-7001

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FOR SALE Commercial build-ing downtown Stockton. 1 very nice large apartment and 2 storefronts. Walk-in cooler, good basement. Well maintained. Will finance or lease to buy option. $74,500. 815-598-3148.

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LivestockGRASS FED REGST RED AN-GUSsprg calves 4 bulls 3 heifers $1,200- $1800 ea., call Ed 815-871-4592

Misc. For SaleCLAW FOOT TUB 52” x 29”. Good condition. Great to re glaze or use as an in ground pond. Ask-ing $95. 815-275-3736

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PersonalsMEET SINGLES RIGHT NOW! No paid operators, just real peo-ple like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 800-357-4970 (MCN)

Wanted to BuyWANT TO PURCHASE Minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send Details To: PO Box 13557, Den-ver CO 80201

Automobiles1987 OLDSMOBILE TORONA-DO V6 FWD. Car show beauty. New factory wheels, new tires. $2300. 847-987-7669

1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 185k, 5-speed manual, $750 Call 815-964-2134.

1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD Red with T tops. $3,400 O.B.O. PRICED TO SELL! Runs excel-lent. 120K; 3.4 V6 engine. Great on gas! Third owner. Only driven one winter. NO rust! American Racing Rims! Factory radio with Kenwood CD player, new brakes, and other recent tune ups within past 5 years. Contact via text or by phone at: 815-262-2281.

1997 CHEVY CAVALIER 4 door, needs work, make offer, Call 262-332-8168.

2000 GMC BLACK SUV all wheel drive, 120k, $4,000 OBO Call 262-539-2414.

2000 LINCOLN Navigator, 120k miles, black w/gray leather inte-rior, new tires, headlights. Very nice condition. Call for details 262-989-4112

2005 CHEVY IMPALA $3,000 & 1997 Volvo 850 turbo $2,000. Call 262-721-6718

2008 CHEVY AVEO 5 LS manu-al, 97k, hwy mi., non smoker, AC, cruise, power sunroof, fog lights, new brakes, no rust, clean. $4300 Call 262-534-5885.

2012 TOYOTA COROLLA S 4 dr, great condition, low miles $11,500 Call 414-559-6225.

2013 FORD FUSION 8k, lifetime warranty,block heater, $17,900 Call 262-492-5656.

Automobiles Wanted

A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR FOR BREAST CANCER! Help United Breast Foundation education, prevention & support programs. FAST FREE PICKUP - 24 HR RESPONSE-TAX DEDUCTION 815-246-2246

CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Tow-ing! We’re Local! 7 Days/Week. Call Toll Free: 1-888-416-2330

CASH FOR CARS: All Cars/Trucks Wanted. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Any Make/Model. Call For Instant Offer: 1-800-864-5960

DONATE YOUR CAR TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-283-0205 (MCN)

Donate Your Car to Veterans To-day! Help and Support our Veter-ans. Fast - FREE pick up. 100% tax deductible. Call 1-800-656-1632

Boats1983 SEA RAY CAMPER CRUISER 26’, EZ load trailer, needs TLC, $3,500 Call 847-533-8378.

1991 SEA RAY 17FT open bow. 125 hp, IO, w/trailer & accesso-ries. $3500. Tom 262-492-5433.

2005 STARCRAFT 20FT DECK-BOAT 2010 Aurora, 190 hp, IO, seats 12. Low hrs, excellent cond. E. Z. Tanden trailer. $14,900. 847-651-6298. Burlington.

2007 STARCRAFT-STAR FIRE 1700 17 ft., fish finder, trolling mo-tor, custom cover, 2012 Mercury 40 hp, 4 stroke, 2012 Mercury 9.9 4 stroke, trailer. Very good cond., $11,900. 262-864-4290 or 815-228-1988

2012 SEA-DOO wake 215, 82hr, ex. cond., $10,000 Call 262-206-2285.

24’ MAXUM. 1994, 350 Mercruis-er. Kitchen, bdrms, trailer. Trade in? $8,400 847-395-2669

OUTBOARD MOTOR 5.5HP $80. 630-279-6747 or 630-873-0247

Campers and RVs2004 ITASCA SUNRISE 34’6” Ford V-10 13136 mi., ex. con. 2 slides, loaded. must see $59,900 608-206-1481

Farm Machinery1947 FORD 2N with blade $2,200. OBO 815-291-8977

FORD TRACTOR 4000 series w/wide front end, turf tires on rear, 7’ brush hog, grater brade, cherry picker, Call 262-206-3435.

INTERNATIONAL A w/wide front stepup to move snow. 7ft. plow with hydraulic loader. Rebuilt tran-ny/generator and starter. $4000 or OBO 262-767-0256

JOHN DEERE A 1952 w/plow. David Bradley cultivator. 262-895-6550.

Motorcycles1994 HONDA DLX600 17k miles, windshield saddlebags, $2500 OBO Call 419-260-8905.

1995 HONDA GOLDWING GL1500 68k miles, starts imme-diately and runs fine. good overall condition, $4,600 OBO 262-878-3225.

1996 HONDA VF750C (MAGNA) all original parts, 26,700 miles. Windshield, passenger seat, sad-dlebags. Starts and runs great. $1,900 OBO 262-878-3225.

1998 HARLEY DAVIDSON UL-TRA CLASSIC very clean, ex-cellent condition, 49,000 miles, $7,000 OBO 262-878-3225.

2001 YAMAHA VSTAR 650 w/windshield & saddlebags, $2,300 OBO Call 262-770-6768.

2002 KAWASAKI VULCAN 900 Red, true dual exhaust, 29k miles. Mustang seat, highway pegs, passenger backrest, $2,200, 262-878-3225.

2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON 883 Sportster, 22,000 mi., great con-dition, black, new rear tire, clean, $4,300 OBO (262) 729-0113

2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON softail standard. Low miles. Ex cond. $10,000 815-275-7914

2006 SOFTTAIL STANDARD, 600 miles. New Bars, Bags, Pipes, Mirrors, Tank Panel. Se-curity System. 200 rear tire. $11,500/OBO. Call after 5:30PM. 262-767-1904

2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON Heri-tage Softtail w/engine guard, sec. system, Pearl White, exc. cond, only 2,000 miles. Asking $15,500. 262-374-0941 or 262-763-9042.

CASH PAID for Harley David-son, Indian or other motorcycles and related parts from 1920’s thru 1960’s. Any condition. Midwest collector will pick up anywhere. Phone 309-645-4623 (MCN)

Parts & Accessories

3 LADDER RACKS off a Chevy van. White color. Good shape. $75 OBO. 815-281-1202 Eliza-beth, Ill.

Sports/Classic Cars

1948 CHEVY 1-1/2 ton, in pieces, includes engine & trans. Best of-fer 262-989-4112

1959 OLDS SUPER 88 4 dr. original, rare factory stick shift, runs for restoration. $3200. 847-740-8327

1970 AMC REBEL 4 door. 304 engine. $2,200 OBO. 262-878-3029

1975 CAD ELDORADO con-vert. lots of spares, needs work, $1,000 OBO Call 262-249-0808.

1987 MERCURY COUGAR 20th anniversary, 118,000 mi., owned since 1989, never seen snow, no rust, new N.O.S. wheels & new tires, 262-989-4112

1995 CHRYSLER LEBARON CONVERTIBLE Fla. car, 56k, looks & runs great, $3,900 Call 262-394-5087.

1996 CHEVY IMPALA SS LT 1 Corvette engine. $4200 OBO. 262-878-3029.

SOUTHERN ANTIQUE, smaller Toronado. Seats 6. V-6, FWD. TRADE? 4WD? El Camino? Sports? Convert.? 847-395-2669

SPORTS CARS Avenger Ford GT40 & Laser Porsche 917 re-production sports cars. Nice! Call for details. 847-838-1916.

Sport Utilities2007 LEXUS RX 350 ex cond., 86k, heated leather, sunroof, full power, $14,500 Call 815-245-5038 or 262-248-7125

Trucks & Trailers‘01 SILVER DODGE DAKOTA extended cab, 4 x 4. 1 owner. $2,400. 815-623-6886.

1993 FORD BRONCO with plow, new tires, needs work, $1,200 OBO Call 847-826-0620.

1998 FORD RANGER 4 cyl. au-tomatic. Driven daily. 201K miles. Good mech. condition. Some rust. $1500 OBO. Call Rich. 847-603-1619.

‘94 FORD F150 Standard cab, short box 351 AT, 108K mi., rust free, very nice truck 262-989-4112

TRAILER SALE! 2016 6’X12’ V-nose, ramp door $2,750.00; 2016 7’x16; V-nose, ramp door $4,063.00; Used 16’ Skidloader trailer, Scissor lift/forklift trailer; Fuel tank trailers; ATV & UTV trailers; 28’ Electric tilt Goose-neck 14k trailers 515-972-4554 www.FortDodgeTrailerWorld.com (MCN)

Vans, Mini Vans2004 FORD FREESTAR van, de-pendable, 161K highway miles, $4400/OBO - 608-289-1616

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RNs - CNAs – up to $ 1500

SIGN-ON BONUS!!Good Samaritan Society – Mt. Carroll is seeking compassionate individuals to answer the call to serve our residents in the following capacities: • RN – Full-time – 2nd shift - $1500 bonus • CNA – Part-time – 3rd shift - $ 500 bonus

Successful candidates must be 18 years or older, be certi�ed/licensed in the state of IL & have a decent,

veri�able employment history.We o�er competitive wages, a variety of bene�ts, immediate paid

holidays & PTO accrual, and much more!Good Samaritan’s vision is to create an environment where people

are loved, valued and at peace. Interested? Apply online at:www.good-sam.com/mtcarroll.

All quali�ed applicants will receive consideration without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religion,

national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or other protected status. 22

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SPINHIRNE TRANSFERNeeds driver - hauling feed

Midwest Region1 - year experience required

Must have CDLCall 815-275-4215 to set up interview211750

To place an ad in ourHelp Wanted

SectionCall Laurie at (815) 369-4112

Health Care

To place an ad in our Help Wanted SectionCall Laurie at (815) 369-4112

Employment

Place your car, truck, motorcycle, boat or RV for one price and it

runs until it sells.$1995

1st three lines Extra lines are $1.95 each

28 papersStarts for 4 weeks and if not sold you call us and we will renew at no additional charge!

(Maximum run 24 weeks total)

PRIVATE PARTY ONLY.Ad must be prepaid. Deadline Friday 4 p.m.

Call 815-369-4112221094

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