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Every month the Stephenson County Board argues over the County Nursing Home – Walnut Acres – and how it is a gigantic financial drain. But no matter how heated the debate, or what numbers are shown – no solution is ever forthcoming and the bills continue to pile up. But at the last meeting on August 23rd, Chairman Hadley and the Board finally reached a point of no return ... First, a little background. There was not enough money to pay the bills for the Nursing Home at the end of June, so the C...
1. Lena-Winslow 5 – 0 Panthers got a huge conference win over Fulton, but now play 4A Marian Catholic - tough test. 2. Fulton 3 – 2 Yes, Lena blew them out, but that is the most complex 1A offense we’ve ever seen. They’re good. 3. Du/Pec 4 – 1 Rivermen got a solid win over a respectable Knoxville squad. Now travel to Dakota on Friday. 4. Forreston 3 – 2 Cardinals flexed some muscle in blow out win over Galena. Should cruise to win #4 next week. 5. EPC 1 – 4 We know it was only one win, but it w...
1. Aquin 17 – 1 Bulldogs had an impressive week, not allowing either opponent to reach double digits in any game. 2. Galena 18 - 1 Pirates continue to blow past the competition, no matter who steps up to challenge them. 3. Dakota 15 - 3 Dakota has not been very dominant in their wins this week, but they just keep winning, so ... 4. Lena-Winslow 12 - 6 Second place Pulaski finish vaults them up to #4, but the Panthers need to beat a top contender. 5. Forreston 12 - 5 Caredinals might be s...
On paper, the Lena-Winslow Panthers were better than the Durand Bulldogs, but ... on paper, the San Francisco 49ers are better than the Chicago Bears. And while the Panthers did not have to deal with a monsoon, they did get ambushed by a motivated Bulldog squad that came up with some clutch saves when they needed them most. The match was a see saw affair as the two teams traded the first two games by the identical score of 25-17. A key statistic in both games were the unforced errors. Simply...
Coming into their conference battle in Milledgeville Wednesday night, the Missiles had to be considered the favorite. They stood at 7-4, while Eastland was only 5-5, and Milledgeville was also undefeated in the NUIC South while Eastland stood at 1-2. But both teams apparently never looked at the standings. The Cougars didn't just win, they dominated 25-17, 25-8. "This is the team I know we can be," said head coach Kelsey Thurman. "We're so young, and even our upperclassmen don't have a lot of...
Aquin's Lucy Arndt was only three kills away from the 1000th of her career – a feat that was mastered in game one with Aquin up 5-1 on a tip kill over the double block by the Aquin senior. In all likelihood, Aquin came in fired up and ready for the short ceremony that paused the game and announced her accomplishment, as they built on the early lead – never letting Durand get rolling – and behind a six kill effort from Arndt they rolled to the game one win 25-18. But in game two, the air went...
The Galena Pirates and Stockton Blackhawks have squared off in some epic football games over the years, and when Jo Daviess County bragging rights typically came down to the winner of their annual battle, calling it a rivalry would be an understatement. But in the thick book listing all of the exciting games between the two traditional football powers, what took place Friday night would not amount to much more than a footnote. Galena put the game away early – running roughshod over the Blackhawk...
With Pumpkin Fest, Pigskin Picks, and a week packed with sports and news, I need to keep this one short. You know how they always say that a dog is man’s best friend? Well, our dog Bucky is a two-faced sexist if you ask me. We rescued Bucky from the shelter, and quickly found out that the notes in his file, were way off. They said he did not get along with cats or small children, but he will nap with our older than dirt cat - Rufus - and while he does get jealous when my wife pays so much a...
By now everyone has probably heard about the home explosion on Business 20 near Harlem Center Road Tuesday night of last week. The home, owned by Al and Bonnie Bawinkel, exploded around 7:00 pm while the couple was still inside. The couple survived the initial blast, and were helped out of the resulting fire by a neighbor and passerby before emergency responders arrived. They are both currently listed in critical condition at the burn unit at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, and are expected...
When news broke out that Eastland would be hosting a Super Sectional in Volleyball, and that both Pecatonica and Forreston were hosting Sectionals, excitement built over who might be sent where as it appeared that Northwest Illinois would be holding its’ own tournament to see who was going to state. But then we went and looked at the bracket and assignments. Yes, Forreston and Pecatonica are both hosting a Sectional, but they are on opposite sides of the bracket, so the only way the winners coul...
The first official state rankings by MaxPreps came out recently, and while many people know how dominant Northwest Illinois is in football, you better expand that to volleyball too. The Class 1A state rankings are: 1. Aquin 15-1 2. Dakota 13-3 3. Galena 16-1 4. Springfield Lutheran 17-0 5. Norris City 15-0 6. St. Thomas More 11-4 7. Cissna Park 10-1 8. Lena-Winslow 10-6 9. Campbell Hill 9-0 10. Lincolnwood 16-1 11. Mendon Unity 13-3 12. Augusta Southeastern 14-2 13. Milford 8-2 14. Kewanee...
Throughout the winter and spring sports seasons, the female athletes from Scales Mound and River Ridge are teammates – whether in basketball or softball, they work together and have built some strong friendships. But in the Fall, Volleyball, is the only sport in which they get a chance to square off against each other ... and that means a lot. "Oh, it's huge," said Gwen Miller of River Ridge. "For me it's bigger than Galena." And with both teams having vastly improved, strong young squads t...
Student cheering sections are there – usually – to support their team, and also have some fun. But sometimes the desire to "have fun" can lead to ... well ... stupidity. The Dakota Indians were visiting the Eastland Cougars in Lanark for a non-conference game Wednesday night, and that meant that their superstar hitter, Abi Schlueter, was going to be there too. Now, for those who don't know, Schlueter is one of those rare players who is a true superstar. One that is already destined to play at...
And David picked up a stone and slung it, and as it hit right on the line, the referee paused ... and paused ... and paused, then called it out of bounds. Make no mistake, the Lena-Winslow Panthers had Aquin on the ropes. They came in prepared, and coach Sue Amendt was calling out exactly what to cover, and what to expect from the Bulldogs. And when Lucy Arndt rotated into the back row, coach Amendt called out, "Now we get on a roll." They were going to, everybody knew it – even Aquin as t...
The Galena Pirates have a solid football program – anybody thinking otherwise is kidding themselves – but even good teams can have the walls cave in on them, and the Lena-Winslow Panthers have been breaking down walls ever since the season started. To say that the Panther running game is potent would be like saying the Grand Canyon is a nice sized ditch. With Gage Dunker pounding the middle, and the speed of Jake Zeal on the outside, the Panthers have been running over the competition. But unt...
All week long leading up to their conference battle with Dakota, the Stockton Blackhawks knew what they had to do, but being able to do it ... that was the question. "We were scared of number six (Adrian Arellano) all week," said Blackhawk head coach Matt Leitzen. "We knew how fast he was, and he hurt us with his legs." Dakota proved how fast they were as they took the opening kickoff and marched 54 yards in less than 40 seconds before fullback, Thomas Bowman, powered into the end zone from a...
Have you ever stopped to think about how screwed up the world is right now? I was sitting at my desk, typing in the Church News for this week, and I always tend to have CNBC on television in the background. I like it because unlike your normal news channels – who are completely biased and tick me off to no end – CNBC only cares about your money and the stock market. They don’t care about politics unless it alters the economy and affects the market – so they see Democrats and Republicans as equa...
For those of you who have never watched a cross-country meet, there is not much excitement as you watch kids run – just run. But, if you pay closer attention, you see the exhaustion that is unescapable; you know the legs are aching as some feel the need to simply walk in small stretches; and you can hear them gasping for breath as the lungs scream for more oxygen. No, there is very little strategy, and an offense and defense don't exist, but it is the pure endurance of the athletes which is s...
Watching the opening of the match between Scales Mound and Polo Wednesday night was like watching an episode of the Keystone Kops as balls were hit into the net, or out of bounds, players literally ran into each other, and the best one was when three players stood there and watched as a ball landed on the floor between them. "They always start slow," said head coach Keri Werner of Scales Mound. "Ever since I was coaching them back in seventh grade. I don't know why. I wish I did. They start...
During the warmup for their non-conference battle against 2A Winnebago, the Lena-Winslow Panthers were doing some "trick" plays – faking the set to the middle, only to see another middle come from behind for the kill. But aside from a back row kill in game one, they never put any of the "creative" stuff into play during the match. "Right now, a lot of that depends on our passing," said head coach Sue Amendt. "Once our passing gets stronger, I think you'll see more of that." Even without the t...
Coaches throughout the NUIC knew that Stockton was stronger than what they had shown in their opening contest against Forreston, and they proved it Friday night with a solid 26-6 victory over the EPC Wildcatz in Pearl City. The first half was a defensive slugfest as neither team was mounting anything resembling a scoring drive. EPC got close when they moved the ball down to the Stockton five with a first and goal, but they moved backwards on the next three plays and ended up turning the ball...
Suzie Miner, born August 31, 1942, and her sister Janie Stadel, born August 18, 1944, share a rather "unique" tradition. Suzie and Janie grew up in the Scales Mound area, both graduating from Scales Mound High School. Suzie married and has lived in the Quad Cities for nearly 60 years. Janie married and lives on the Stadel family homestead near Schapville. Back in 1972, Janie bought a birthday card for Suzie's birthday – and maybe because it said "This is the age of Ecology" or maybe just as a j...
When I went to college, I got a lot of financial aide, and one of the things they gave me was called “Work-Study”. Basically, it was when they put students to work on campus and then got paid for it. Most people worked in one of the cafeterias at a dorm, but where you worked, or what you did was determined by a one-on-one interview with the financial aide Director. The first few days on campus, all of the work-study students sat in the lobby of her office, waiting their turn to go in and det...
Every season there is hope and conjecture regarding which volleyball teams were the strongest, and each and every year the Oregon Tournament answers that question. With 16 1A and 2A teams from the NUIC and Big Northern, the best teams come to compete and find out where they might fit into the pecking order. When Scales Mound was dominant and finished second in the state, they opened up by winning the Oregon Tournament. The same pattern can be seen with Eastland, Dakota and Lena-Winslow. And if...
Both the Orangeville Broncos and Warren Warriors opened their volleyball season on Monday night – but not at all as they would have liked. So, on Tuesday, when they met for a non -conference battle in Orangeville, both were able to walk away seeing progress. For the Broncos, they had a bitter taste left in their mouth after they had charged out to a 14-1 lead over Stockton in game one, and led in each game of the match – but still lost. "We did a lot better job of trusting each other ton...
