We don't write papers, we build scrapbooks
We don't write papers, we build scrapbooks
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 29
Harrington Named To Dean's List Anna Harrington of Pearl City, IL, was one of more than 450 University of Dallas undergraduate students named to the fall 2022 Dean's List for earning a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Harrington is a Senior majoring in Interdiscipline Studies. Located in one of the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas of the U.S., the University of Dallas is a nationally recognized Catholic liberal arts university with campuses in Irving, Texas, and Rome, Italy. Known for the academic rigor of its undergraduate Core...
Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) recently acquired 70 wooded acres southeast of Stockton. Adjacent to the 335-acre Wards Grove Nature Preserve, JDCF’s acquisition creates a more than 400-acre complex of conserved land that will never be developed and will always be open to the public for outdoor enjoyment. According to the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, “Its large size, unbroken canopy, mature understory, and position with respect to other regional forested areas, make Wards Grove a very valuable site for area-sensitive bird spe...
The Le-Win Education Foundation recently received a memorial donation from the Rick Vrstal Family. Rick was a long time educator in the Lena-Winslow District as a social studies teacher in the junior high. He spent many years teaching hundreds of students. The Educational Foundation appreciated his love of education and his family's gift. The Board wishes to express our sincere appreciation for this gift as an investment in our future. The Lena-Winslow Education Foundation's mission is to...
Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, is thrilled to announce that The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, an "electrifying" (Newsday) musical adaption of The New York Times bestselling novel written by Rick Riordan, book by Joe Tracz, music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki will open at TLP on May 12 for one weekend. From page to stage, it's a thrilling new musical for all ages. With more than 100 million copies of the book series sold...
The Butterfly Farm in Stephenson County is now home to an oak tree savanna thanks to local youth and community members. The group of 25 oak trees, called a savanna, will bring new life to oak-hickory forests currently under threat in Illinois. The 4-H Green Communities Tree Program focuses on tackling global issues at a local level. "Oak savannas are being overtaken by invasive species, as well as more shade-tolerant trees, such as maples," says Curt Sinclair, University of Illinois Extension...
Tickets will go on sale at 8 a.m. online Thursday, April 27 for the Summerset Theatre 48 production of “Matilda the Musical,” which will be presented at Highland Community College’s Ferguson Fine Arts Center Theatre on June 22, 23, 24, 29, and 30, and July 1 at 7:30 p.m. There is a matinee at 3 p.m. on July 2. In-person/phone sales will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 27 and run through Thursday, May 11. In-person/phone sales will begin again on Monday, May 22 at 1 p.m. Online sales will be continuous. “Matilda the Musical” is a captivati...
The coaching purge taking place at Stockton High School has caught the attention of everyone throughout the NUIC. It needs to be pointed out from the outset, that while there were an awful lot of people we talked to about this subject, we promised not to use anyone's names – for obvious reasons – jobs are at stake in some cases, and no school wants to openly criticize another. But there is a lot of criticism. "I can't believe they let their football coach (Matt Leitzen) go, said one AD. "As...
Michelle Magee grew up in Stockton, played on the Blackhawk Basketball teams that marked the transition from Terry Korth to Denny Young, and graduated in 2004. Since then, she has become the owner of Logan's Bar in Freeport, and turned it into a major night spot for both food and fun. But, as she herself admits, the desire was always there to come back to Stockton. "Oh, yeah, I always wanted to," Magee admits. "these last five years we were working really hard trying to find a spot." As Fate...
Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at The Manhattan Institute, shares some eye-opening realities dealing with wind and solar. He contradicts many, including our own current administration, who believe whole heartedly that it is our future. There are some Mark Mills haters and critics. Do your own research before you buy into their hatred and criticism. I am far more in Mr. Mills camp than the current administration’s camp. Certainly not a scientist, but arguably an educated observer, I cringe with e...
West Fulton 9 - 1 14 – 7 Galena 7 - 3 11 – 8 Stockton/Warren 6 - 4 13 – 5 East Dubuque 6 - 4 7 – 15 SM/RR 2 - 8 6 – 15 West Carroll 0 - 10 1 – 21 North Orangeville 10 - 0 22 – 2 Lena-Winslow 6 - 4 15 – 9 Durand 5 - 5 11 – 7 Pearl City 5 - 5 14 – 8 Dakota 4 - 6 12 – 6 Pecatonica 0 - 10 2 – 19 South Forreston 10 - 0 19 – 3 Milledgeville 6 - 4 9 – 10 Polo 6 - 4 9 – 12 Amboy 4 - 6 6 – 11 Eastland 4 - 6 6 – 12 AFC 0 - 10 1 – 17 Last Week’s Results Orangeville 5 South Beloit 1 SM/RR 9 Pecatonica 5 Lena-Winslow 8 LeRoy 4 Orangeville 7 Dakota 5 Durand...
The River Ridge FFA Poultry team traveled to the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana to compete in this year's Poultry Judging Career Development Event. The five-member team were tested in seven different areas of knowledge of the poultry industry. The students graded eggs for both internal and externally quality, graded ready-to-cook carcasses, had a cut ID portion, judged hens on their laying production ability, took a written test and judged further processed poultry products. The...
Join University of Illinois Extension Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy Educator, Jay Solomon for “Rainwater Management with Native Plants”. This program is taking place on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 6 p.m. at the Jo Daviess County Extension Office, 204 Vine St. Elizabeth, IL 61028. There will be a $5 fee to attend the program and pre-registration is requested. To register or for more information call us at 815-858-2273. You can also register directly at go.illinois.edu/Rainwater. Whether dealing with drought conditions or excess rai...
Some random thoughts … A few years ago we replaced the roof on our house. It was a DIY project. It’s a two story house, and not being in the roofing business, it was a big job for a novice. I’ve helped replace a few roofs in my lifetime - both shingle and steel. The biggest project I ever did was to put steel on my 50 x 100 foot machine shed. I had some help, but it was my project all the way. About that same time, we reshingled our house roof with asphalt shingles. Over the years, we’ve replace...
I got a rather interesting email the other day. A couple of Lena-Winslow junior high students, Emily Goebel and Ryder Schulz, were assigned a project about Lena businesses and I’m not sure if they chose us, or it was assigned, but wanted to ask me about why I chose Lena for my business and how it got started. I responded, and gave them probably more than they wanted, but it also got me to thinking – I’m not sure readers today know the story themselves. After all, Village Voices began back in 20...
Final Team Scores 1. Lena-Winslow 113 2. Forreston 112 3. Oregon 67 4. Milledgeville 52 5. Fulton 35 6. Stillman Valley 32 7. Stockton/Warren 21 1000 Meters 1. Joey Rowland, For 3:23.36 2. Cooper Gilbertson, LW 3:31.28 3. Brady White, LW 3:35.49 4. Evan Jones, SV 3:35.50 3200 Meters 1. Ryan Noisten, Or 12:13.93 2. Kameron Grobe, For 12:19.15 3. J.J. Prowant, Mvl 12:39.00 4. Kale Grobe, For 12:43.46 4 X 100 Relay 1. Forreston 45.64 (Michael Taylor, Avery Grenoble, De’Angelo Fernandez, Jace Engbert) 2. Lena-Winslow 45.96 (Alec Schlichting, B...
Lake Carroll Joanne Louise Donovan, 81 Joanne Louise Donovan, age 81, formerly of Lake Carroll, IL passed away peacefully on April 23, 2023 after a long illness. She was born on August 23,1941 in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Joseph and Helen Sehr. Joanne was a 1960 graduate of West High School in Rockford. She married Patrick Donovan on October 5, 1963 and together they raised three children. Her husband preceded her in death on May 17, 2011. She was a member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church in Shannon and the Freeport Painting Club. She was a... Full story
Lord, no matter how many times a week I have to mow the yard, it’s still better than shoveling snow. I came, I mowed, I kicked grass! Adult peer pressure … seeing your neighbor mowing their yard. I grew up in the 70s, our idea of gofundme was offering to cut the neighbor’s yard or $5. What? You’re asleep at seven on a Saturday morning? Let me cut my lawn so you can hear the song of my people. They say that the Fall is the perfect time to fertilize your lawn so it will grow extra tall and thick this summer. Which is precisely why I won’t b...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) invites you to a free birding walk on Friday, May 12 beginning at 9AM at our newly acquired property adjacent to Wards Grove Nature Preserve in Stockton, IL. JDCF Director of Special Projects and birding enthusiast, Tom Clay, will lead the walk as we look and listen for area sensitive bird species such as the Acadian flycatcher, ovenbird, American redstart, scarlet tanager, veery, pileated woodpecker, and black and white warbler. Bring your binoculars and sense of adventure! RSVPs not needed....
Enjoy a night of springtime melodies and music of the classics with the Highland Orchestra and Highland Concert Band at the Spring Instrumental Music Concert on Friday, May 5 at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre at the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport. The Concert Band and Highland Orchestra join forces to present a compelling evening of music including, "Led Zeppelin on Tour” arranged by Patrick Roszell, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” from "Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood" and "Remembrances” by Highland student Conner Jord...
Panther fans all remember the gentle giant, Gennings Dunker, who dominated on the football field and accepted a full ride scholarship to the University of Iowa. And while, just getting the scholarship and a free education is success in and of itself, Gennings has not only become a Dean's list student at Iowa, but has worked his way up the depth chart at Iowa and is now scheduled to start for the Hawkeyes this upcoming season on the offensive line. As reported in "The Gazette", All five of...
On Wednesday, April 19th Forrestville Valley C.U.S.D. #221 formally approved the hiring of Kyle Getz for their Head Girls’ Basketball Coach after the anticipated resignation of Brian Rahn. Coach Getz is an Orangeville Alum and current Forreston High School Social Studies teacher of 5 years. Coach Getz previously coached Fresh-Soph Boys for 2 years and Freshman Boys Basketball for 2 years prior. Coach Getz has also coached JH Track (4 years), JH Girls Basketball (3 years), and JH Boys Basketball (2 years). Coach Getz said of his new role, ...
SSM Health Monroe Hospital recently presented the Freeport Community Foundation with a donation of $2,000. The gift will support Freeport Community Foundation's food insecurity initiatives that connects regional food pantries with needed funding. "The basic need of reliable access to food is a prominent challenge in our communities," shared Jane Curran-Meuli, President of SSM Health Monroe Hospital and SSM Health Monroe Clinic Medical Group. "We are honored to support Freeport Community Foundati...
I am excited to announce that the Stephenson County Farm Bureau Foundation is now accepting applications for our “Roots and Shoots Apprentice/Internship Grants”. While Bruce Johnson was the Manager of the Stephenson County Farm Bureau, he established the Roots and Shoots Program. The goal of Roots and Shoots is to encourage Stephenson County youth to explore job opportunities within our community and the agriculture industry. As part of this we are offering a matching grant for Agriculture-relat...
West East Dubuque 8 - 2 16 – 11 Fulton 6 - 4 15 – 7 Warren/Stockton 6 - 4 11 – 7 Galena 5 - 5 9 – 8 RR/SM 5 - 5 12 – 10 West Carroll 0 - 10 0 – 17 North Lena-Winslow 8 - 2 14 – 3 – 1 Pearl City 8 - 2 14 – 8 Dakota 7 - 3 12 – 7 Pec/Durand 4 - 6 4 – 15 Aquin 3 - 7 4 – 11 Orangeville 0 - 10 1 – 19 South Forreston 8 - 2 16 – 9 AFC 6 - 4 13 – 7 Eastland 6 - 4 15 – 9 Amboy 6 - 4 11 – 9 Milledgeville 3 - 7 3 – 12 Polo 1 - 9 3 – 14 Last Week’s Results Galena 18 Boscobel 5 East Dubuque 25 Southwestern 6 South Beloit 11 Orangeville 7 Lena-Winslow 9...
Baseball Warren/Stockton 7 Fulton 6 Fulton jumped out to the early 3-0 lead, but a big four run fourth inning put the Warhawks in front at 5-3. From there, Jacob Harbach came on and pitched well in relief to hold on and get the victory – thanks in large part to a pair of amazing catches by Will Stietz and Colby Tucker to help the Warhawks claim the sweep and climb back into the race in the West. The winning run came in the bottom of the seventh when Harbach drew a walk, and was driven in on an R...
