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Even before the IHSA Regional pairings came out, everyone knew there was a good chance that for the third time this season – the Galena Pirates would lock horns with River Ridge/Scales Mound. But it should have been in a Sectional. Monday night in Galena, both teams punched their tickets in convincing fashion to set up the third battle royale – only this one will be in the Regional Championship. For Galena, there was little drama in their semi-final contest against Warren. "Well, we knew the...
Sometimes, the speeder doesn't get caught. Sometimes, your favorite dish spoils in the refrigerator. And sometimes, the wrong team wins. Lena-Winslow came into their regional semi-final with a handicap to begin with – due to the bad weather the week before, they hadn't played a game in over a week. And while the defensive plan implemented by coach Huttenlocher gave Morrison fits early on, it was the Fillies who pulled off some defensive magic to bring an early end to the Panther's season 4...
The five starters on the Orangeville Lady Broncos basketball team have become fast friends. "We get together before every game and slick back," said Kaylynn O'Haver. "Slick Back?" "It's a hair thing Dan," explained Leah Baker. "I put the gel in, and ..." "And then it's crunch time," blurted Whitney Sullivan. "You can't see it now, but it's really cool." Whatever 'hair thing' they have going on, the Slick Back Crunch Time came through in flying colors as the Broncos made history by capturing the...
Although every county office but one was closed due to the heavy snow Thursday, the monthly Board meeting was still held with only two members unable to attend. And while several secondary issues were addressed, the primary issue of the night once again centered around the Stephenson County Nursing Home. Specifically, the numbers. While every other department had their bills to be paid included as part of the consent agenda, the Nursing home had $453,372.63 as a separate item to be approved....
The Stockton FFA Chapter has had a busy couple of weeks. Here are a few news stories for you: 1) Stockton FFA Greenhouse Donation The Stockton FFA Chapter would like to thank CVR Energy and East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers for their generous $6,550 donation toward the greenhouse project! This money will be used to fund the electrical work that will be completed in the greenhouse this spring. 2) Stockton FFA competes in Section Poultry CDE The Stockton FFA Chapter had 34 students compete in the...
10st Place Match TJ Silva (Dakota) 38-2, So. over Emmett Nelson (Richmond (R.-Burton)) 46-3, So. (Dec 6-1) 3rd Place Match Jude Finch (Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)) 44-5, So. over Trevor Hedges (Canton) 48-4, Sr. (Dec 6-5) 132 1st Place Match Phoenix Blakely (Dakota) 42-1, Sr. over Vance Williams (Woodstock (Marian)) 41-8, So. (Dec 11-4) 3rd Place Match Holden Brazelton (St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)) 49-3, So. over Wyatt Doty (Polo) 44-6, Sr. (Dec 8-3) 152 1st Place Match Marco Spinazzola (Peotone) 40-3, Sr. over Luke Christie (Kankakee (McNamara))...
Those who do the grocery shopping in the family may have noticed that eggs are no longer a cheap meal for the family. Those who have the opportunity may look to producing their own quality eggs at home. How do you tell which eggs are of high quality? What are those little hard white "pimples" on the outside of an egg? Can you tell which of your hens is currently laying? FFA members from across the section learned all about egg and poultry carcass quality grading as they prepared for the Poultry...
Some random thoughts … Taxes and Family - Every year our accountant painstakingly reviews every check we’ve written in the last 12 months. Every expenditure has to have an explanation. We must have a paper trail for every deduction and every write-off. I really don’t care for tax season. It’s usually cold, wet, and messy. She told us that she can tell our whole life story just by looking at our checkbook and credit card statement. They tell her where we went on vacation, what restaur...
Ppplease ffforgive mmme if I sttttutter. It has been a difficult week in the Stevens household. Not for the reasons you might expect – no – it’s been a pain because our furnace decided it was time to take a dump. The issue was discovered by my wife who was smelling a burning electrical scent. She called my attention to it, but either my allergies are acting up, or my nose just isn’t as fine-tuned as hers. Anyway, while the furnace was working, the blower – that distributed the heat – was not...
Stockton James Michael Reilly Jr., 74 James Michael Reilly, Jr., age 74 of Stockton, IL passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 at home. He was born in Queens, NY to the late James Michael Reilly, Sr. and Pauline Ann (Bender) Reilly. James married Raewai O’Brien on January 28, 1984 at JFK Airport. James served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and received several medals, including a Bronze Star. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Stockton. He had worked as a copier technician for Xerox in Manhattan for 30 years and loved every minute of i... Full story
Customer Service is the art of doing your best to convince a moron that they are not a moron, without calling them a moron. Did you ever work at one of your coworkers and be like … How the hell do you still work here? No, I’m not angry with you, sir. I’m angry at the random act of fate that directed your phone call to my extension. Tomorrow is national “Slap your annoying coworker day.” If you’re not sure who that is, I’d call in sick. Thank you so much for yelling at me and blaming me for your problems today sir/ma’am. It makes me even m...
Polo Sectional Tue., Feb. 21 Galena 42 Pecatonica 24 Orangeville 55 Polo 27 Thu., Feb. 23 Galena 48 Orangeville 17 Pearl City Regional Sat., Feb. 11 Pearl City 32 Sterling Newman 30 Morrison 65 Milledgeville 25 Mon., Feb. 13 Orangeville 52 Pearl City 20 Tue., Feb. 14 Morrison 40 Lena-Winslow 27 Fri., Feb. 17 Orangeville 64 Morrison 36 Amboy Regional Sat., Feb. 11 AFC 56 Indian Creek 18 Forreston 42 Kirkland Hiawatha 6 Tue., Feb. 14 Amboy 50 AFC 42 Polo 51 Forreston 45 Fri., Feb. 17 Polo 49 Amboy 43 Pecatonica Regional Sat., Feb. 11...
The 41st Annual Carroll, Jo Daviess and Stephenson County Regional Spelling Bee, was held Tuesday, February 14th, at Highland Community College. Twenty-six students in grades four through eight competed in the Spelling Bee that is coordinated by the Regional Office of Education #8. The contestants were the first and second place winners from their local school district spelling bee contests. The 2023 Regional Spelling Bee Champion was Mason Coulthard, a 6th grade student from Lena-Winslow...
Friday, February 10 marked the 2023 bill filing deadline in Springfield, and at the end of the day there were 2,442 Senate Bills and 2,000 House Bills filed. Almost all are bills of substance seeking a legislative change. About a dozen of these bills are mine, and they address a variety of issues that those living in Northwest Illinois have said are important to them, like protecting Second Amendment rights for lawful gun owners, supporting law enforcement officers, and strengthening the...
The Scales Mound FFA will be hosting our Labor & Product Auction on Saturday, February 25 at 6 pm. The auction will be held in the old gym and a complimentary meal will be served from 4:30-5:45 in the cafeteria before the auction begins. Items and gift certificates will be drawn randomly throughout the auction with a grand prize drawing at the end. Must be present to win the items as they are drawn. The ag students are wrapping up the auction donation requests and those commitments that can be viewed at https://bit.ly/FFA2023auction. Student...
CareerTEC was delighted to have received a Fall 2022 Matt Marvin Community Needs Unrestricted grant of $4,868 from the Freeport Community Foundation. The funding will be used to help pay for CompTIA exams for Computer Information System (CIS) students and improve CIS computers to Windows 11. “We are so grateful to the Freeport Community Foundation and its Executive Director Michelle DeHaven-Quast for this grant,” said CareerTEC System Director Brian Greene, who also wishes to thank the Freeport Community Public School Fund for its ass...
It was a full day of basketball throughout the region last Saturday as the IHSA Regionals got started at locations throughout the state. Locally, there were no major shockers in the 1A field – although several higher seeds were trailing at halftime, Polo was the only higher seed that was "upset" in the first round as they fell to Somonauk at home 53-42. Fulton and Eastland both had to rally back from first half deficits, but the best game in the area took place in Warren as the Stockton B...
The Greater Freeport Partnership will host the fourth annual Arctic Ale and Art Walk on Saturday, February 25 from noon to 4 pm. This is a free event for all ages to enjoy an afternoon and see the amenities and talent downtown Freeport has to offer. Make sure to stop at all participating businesses to check out a local artist and taste a favorite ale. Start your day at the corner of Stephenson Street and Chicago Avenue to get your wristband and event tasting cup. A list of participating locations and other event information will be at the...
