Week of April 17, 2024
Week of April 17, 2024
Considering who won our NCAA Tournament pool, I couldn’t resist using this headline. We had a record number of participants this year – 102 in all – and when all of the sheets were tabulated and scored, William Bourne of Freeport won top honors and the $100 cash prize. He had UCONN beating Purdue in the final, as many did, and only had two of the Final Four correct – also as many did. But where he edged out his competition was in the round of Elite Eight where he had five of them right. The list of winners includes: 1. William Bourne,...
Students involved in Servant Leadership from 13 area High Schools all congregated inside the Freeport High school cafeteria for one special purpose last Saturday – trying to help feed the World's hungry. "Servant Leadership partnered with Kids Around The World," said organizer Dan Dick. "The goal today is to pack and ship 55,000 meals." Each meal costs 27 cents, and those funds were raised by the students over the course of the year. A meal consisted of rice, lentils, dried vegetables and...
Name: Ava Age: 2 years old Breed: Boxer/Pit Mix Location: City Stray, looking for a loving forever home About Me: Hey there, I'm Ava! I may have had a rough start in life as a city stray, but I'm ready to leave my past behind and find my happily ever after with a loving family. Personality: - Sweet and Affectionate: I've got a heart as big as my paws and I'm always ready to shower my humans with love and cuddles. - Playful: Toys are my jam! Whether it's chasing a ball, playing tug-of-war, or...
Illinois residents and businesses are invited to participate in the upcoming recycling collection set for Saturday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Elizabeth Community Building rear parking area just off U.S. Route 20, at 330 N. West Street, Elizabeth, Illinois. Curbside recycling has been added to this event. For a fee of $10 per household, a single stream recycling dumpster will be available. Eligible items for drop off include consumer glass bottles and jars, consumer plastics and metal cans, cardboard and paper including...
Join University of Illinois Extension Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Grant McCarty as he takes you through how to successfully grow pumpkins. This program will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2024 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Jo Daviess County Extension Office, 204 N. Vine St. Elizabeth, IL 61028. The program is being offered free of charge but pre-registration is required due to limited seating. To register or for more information call the Jo Daviess County Extension Office at 815-858-2273...
Baseball Lena-Winslow 11 RR/SM 10 The Panthers jumped out to the early 2-0 lead in the first, then proceeded to pull away for what looked like a decisive 7-1 lead going into the sixth inning. Luke Madigan struck out seven Wildcat batters in his three innings on the mound, and Cobryn Lynch threw two more shut out innings until the Wildcats woke up in the sixth. Suddenly the game was tied at 7-7 after the Wildcats exploded for six runs – making it a whole new ball game. The Panthers reclaimed...
The Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame is hosting the Jim Shaw All Star Game at Eastland Jr/Sr High on Sunday, April 21st. The girls' game begins at 3:00 and will be followed by the boys' game. Admission is $5.00. The rosters include: North Girls will be coached by Jamie Watson of Galena assisted by Justin Helle and Joe Engle #0 Taylor Burcham Galena #2 Mia Wilwert East Dubuque #10 Abigail Frank River Ridge/Scales Mound #11 Eve Moore Stockton #14 Adalynn Bohnsack Warren #15 Lauren Williams Warren #15 Emily Wiederholt River Ridge/Scales...
West East Dubuque 2 - 0 10 – 4 Fulton 2 - 0 6 – 6 Warren/Stockton 2 - 2 7 – 3 RR/SM 1 - 1 6 – 4 Galena 1 - 2 3 – 7 West Carroll 0 - 3 0 – 7 North Lena-Winslow 3 - 0 10 – 4 Pec/Durand 2 - 1 6 – 3 Pearl City 1 - 2 3 – 6 Dakota 0 - 1 3 – 9 Orangeville 0 - 2 3 – 7 South Eastland 1 - 0 5 – 5 AFC 1 - 0 5 – 4 Amboy 2 - 1 5 – 7 Forreston 1 - 1 8 – 5 Milledgeville 1 - 2 3 – 3 Polo 1 - 3 3 – 7 Last Week’s Results Lena-Winslow 12 Galena 5 Orangeville 14 West Carroll 8 Fulton 5 R.I. Alleman 1 Lena-Winslow 9 Pearl City...
West East Dubuque 3 - 0 6 – 1 Galena 2 - 0 5 – 4 Fulton 2 – 0 9 – 4 SM/RR 0 - 2 0 – 9 West Carroll 0 - 2 0 – 9 Stockton/Warren 0 - 3 3 – 7 North Orangeville 4 - 0 10 – 1 Pearl City 3 - 2 11 – 5 Dakota 2 - 1 7 – 1 Durand 1 - 2 6 – 3 Lena-Winslow 2 - 3 7 – 7 Pecatonica 0 - 4 3 – 8 South Milledgeville 2 - 0 4 – 4 Eastland 2 - 1 7 – 4 Polo 2 - 1 4 – 6 Forreston 1 - 1 4 – 6 Amboy 0 - 0 3 – 4 AFC 0 - 4 2 – 11 Last Week’s Results Orangeville 17 Pecatonica 5 Orangeville 7 Pecatonica 2 Durand 8 Lena-Winslow 2...
They say that fish and family both go “bad” after three days, well my cousin Chuck moved in with us last March – and it has been quite a year to say the least. Now, I love my cousin, and I’m certain that he had to “adapt” to the little things my wife and I do during his stay – as did his wife – but … when it’s your house, and you tend to do things a certain way … I think it would be best if I simply gave examples. The Television OK, I have a tv in my office, which I use...
On Saturday, April 6, the Stephenson County Farm Bureau Young Leaders hosted the 7th Annual Bruce Johnson Memorial Farm To Farm 5K/10K run that raises money for Agriculture In The Classroom. This year 220 runners participated in this great event. This event is always a favorite featuring a 10K Run, 5K run, and a 5K fun run/walk. Top finishers for the event were as follows: Overall Top 5K Finishers: Lynnea Groezinger and Dan Palmer Overall Top 10K Finishers: Amy Schultz and Jason Niemann. A...
Why did Beethoven get rid of his chickens? All they said was, “Bach, Bach, Bach.” Well, it's springtime and that means there’s work to be done outside. Last winter early on, when we had a bunch of deep snow, our heifers decided to get out. My pasture has a permanent fence on two sides and a two-wire electric fence around the rest of it. For the most part, the fence holds the cattle in. Occasionally, a calf or maybe two will find a way to get out, but usually it's no harm done - They get...
Remember how fun Vacation Bible School was for a week long each summer? St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Elizabeth has something like it each month, on the first Sunday of the month, immediately after church, 10a.m.- 11:30 a.m. It's Super Sunday! It is super for the children and adults during church, too; but the fun reaches even higher levels after the church service. The children go downstairs, after church, to the basement where they work on neat craft projects, sing and act out catchy...
At my age, the only thing ravaging my body is the flu virus. You’ve got bird flu, but it’s tweetable. Just remember, you don’t have a hangover, you have wine flu. I’d tell you the joke about the germ, but I really don’t want to spread it around. Way to stand your ground on the whole “flu shot is a scam” bit. Call me when your lungs have drained. Don’t think of it as getting a flu shot. Think of it as installing virus protection software. I hope this flu season I get just sick enough to fit into my skinny jeans. Having the flu...
Does your dog have what it takes to be a star of the stage?! Then you're going to want to come out for the Timber Lake Playhouse dog auditions for The Wizard of Oz on May 11 at 4:00. Bring your dog to the theatre and see if your Fido has what it takes to be a star on the TLP stage. In the L. Frank Baum books, Toto is described as "...a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose." In the movie, he is a small black and grey Terrier. The audition is open to all dogs,...
Pearl City John J. Kempel, 98 John J Kempel Passed away April 3, 2024 at the Lena Living Center, where he was a resident since January, 2022. John was born June 26, 1925 to Fred and Alma (Althoff) Kempel. John married Donna Kehr on January 11, 1947 at the first English Lutheran Church, Freeport, Illinois. He was a lifetime member of Salem United Church of Christ at Loran, Illinois. After working as a cheesemaker for four years he farmed and worked at the carpenter trade being employed with Ray Stamm Inc. for thirty years, retiring in 1990. He... Full story
