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Baseball Post Season Tournament June 2nd AFC 9 Polo 8 Lena-Winslow 15 South Beloit 0 Galena 3 RR/SM 1 Morrison 8 Kirkland-Hiawatha 3 June 3rd East Dubuque 5 Pearl City 1 June 4th Forreston 20 AFC 9 Eastland 7 Milledgeville 6 Aquin 9 Lena-Winslow 3 Warren/Stockton 10 Galena 0 Orangeville 10 Dakota 0 Sterling Newman 6 Morrison 1 Fulton 13 Amboy 3 June 7th "Regional" Finals (Forreston Regional) Eastland 8 Forreston 3 (Aquin Regional) Aquin 11 East Dubuque 4 (Warren/Stockton Regional) Warren/Stockto...
It had been a chant the Orangeville Broncos used throughout the post season as the goal was simple – for the third time, advance on to the Super Sectional. And while Pearl City made a huge hurdle to overcome, thanks to some key hits, taking advantage of a Wolf weakness, and keeping their composure when their coach couldn't, the goal was realized Thursday in Pearl City as Orangeville escaped with a 4-3 victory to claim the Sectional title for the third year in a row. The biggest hurdle to overcom...
Northern Michigan Dean’s List Northern Michigan University announced the Dean’s List for the Winter 2021 semester. Earning the honor from our area was Rylee Schubert of Galena who qualified with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.99. Emily Raab Named To Wartburg Dean's List Emily Raab of Warren was named to the Wartburg College Winter/May Term Dean's List. The college recognized 494 students for Winter/May Term. The list honors students who earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or above in at least five course credits during the...
Ever since the pitch count rule came into effect several years ago, the biggest factor that can determine the outcome of any High School baseball game is – who is on the mound. Every team tries to line up their "ace" for the bigger tests, while trying to use other pitchers on staff to get past what is seen as a weaker opponent. But in the post season ... there often aren't any weak opponents after the first round, so how the pitching staff stacks up makes a monumental impact. That was the c...
The Safe Haven Humane Society in Elizabeth, IL is pleased to announce that it has expanded its donations of dog and cat food to 4 area food banks. Safe Haven began this program in 2018 as a way to help keep local animals in their homes and out of shelters by providing free meals. Not surprisingly, the demand over the past year has increased and gallon size zip lock bags of both cat and dog dry food have become staples at food banks in Elizabeth, Galena, Stockton, and most recently, Hanover. “Safe Haven’s pet food bank aligns with our mis...
Freeport area authors, writers, and illustrators are invited to exhibit and sell their works in the 2021 Pretzel Literary Fair on August 28th. Everything from children’s books to mysteries and non-fiction works can be exhibited. Freeport Public Library and the Lincoln-Douglas Society will host the event, which is on the last Saturday in August from 10 am to 2 pm. Applications and copies of the Terms and Conditions for authors, writers and illustrators to participate can be obtained by contacting Freeport Public Library at 815-656-2478, or d...
We’re remodeling a house. By remodeling I mean, getting it ready to move into. Last week the story was about changing the pump in the well and successfully getting life-giving water to the house. The house has sat empty for a few years. Exactly how many years, no one seems to know, although I know someone knows. This week, the story continues. You may or may not be aware of the fact that the housing market is somewhat crazy right now. If you have a house to sell, I suggest you list it as soon a...
Fans had to wait a while longer than expected to see the Orangeville Lady Broncos take on Dakota in the Regional final at Orangeville last Tuesday. When the game opened, Dakota drew first blood as the Broncos seemed a bit off-kilter after Tabytha Toelke stole second base after knocking in the first run of the game. With the sun beating down, and several clouds in the sky, what began as a slight lightning delay turned into an hour long rain delay as the sky opened up and it poured down on the...
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more crazy … they do. OK, I’m not sure if I mentioned this earlier, but I held the power of attorney for my mother, and was also the executor of her will, even though I am the youngest of her three children. Originally, my older brother held those duties, but when he was overseas working as an engineering contractor in Iraq, she switched it to me because nobody knew when he might be back in the states. Later, after he did return, he suffered a strok...
Pearl City High School held Honors Night on May 12th. Numerous scholarships were awarded by the Pearl City Education Foundation. Mariana Brenner received the Virginia & Eugene Kuhlmeier Memorial and Pearl City Masonic Remembrance scholarships. Carter Brudi received the Jeff Garnhart Memorial and Pearl City Education Foundation scholarships. Estrella Ayala received the Class of ’68- to a 2 year college scholarship. Caden Kuberski received a Pearl City Education Foundation scholarship. Madison Leski received the Kampmeier/Bingert Memorial and a P...
Warren/Stockton senior Matthew Riedl, and Orangeville's Cade Janecke have been friends for several years. With both of them being exceptional baseball players, they have played together and against each other throughout their lives in Summer Ball, and of course when playing for their respective school's teams. Once again, they squared off against each other as the Broncos and Warhawks met for the Regional championship last week in Warren. And after an error put the Warhawk leadoff hitter on base...
Lena Patricia Ann Bolinsky, 82 Patricia Ann Bolinsky, 82, of Lena, Illinois passed away peacefully at the Lena Living Center on June 7th, 2021. Patricia was born June 10th, 1938 in Freeport, Illinois. She was the daughter of Stanley and Margaret (Suntken) Knoll. Pat attended Freeport High School. She worked at Burgess and then worked for Micro Switch for 25 plus years. Pat loved to collect Elvis memorabilia and enjoyed his music. She spent her past time reading and doing crossword books. Pat could not wait to play bingo at the Lena Living... Full story
The Boys Track Sectionals were held last Friday in Winnebago, but unlike previous years where the IHSA had set cut off marks that determined whether or not an athlete qualified for State, the 2021 results did not include that in the posting. The point being, that there might be more area State qualifiers than what are listed here. All we could do was report the area conference athletes who finished in the top three in their respective events. Regardless of that, Forreston dominated the individual events, while Lena-Winslow’s 4x800 relay team a...
Murmurs about a major upheaval at Adkins Energy have been swirling for weeks, and multiple sources requested we look into the "termination" of Adkins' General Manager, Ray Baker. It is important to point out that in any situation like this, while we have multiple sources that offered plenty of insight, we will never be privy to all of the information involved, and often let things run their course first, before reporting on what happened afterwards. This is especially true in this case – w...
It's been so hot this June, everybody's common sense about what to keep covered has totally evaporated. A heat wave? In the summer? But that NEVER happens! Except every year. At this exact time, since forever. Summer heat is proof that Mother Nature is Menopausal. I'm pretty sure the heat index today is somewhere between boob sweat and Satan's anus. This heat wave is brutal! Not only is it hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, but you can use your mailbox as a toaster oven. It's summer time, but of course you'd never know it with all the...
People making the mistake of ignoring the signs and trying to enter into Lake Le-Aqua-Na are typically met with a rather rude response – along with the threat of getting a ticket if caught a second time ... but when you have a press pass and a camera ... the anger tends to turn into a more cooperative update of where things stand. While there had been rumors that Lake Le-Aqua-Na might open in July, those were just that – rumors – and proven false by the State Officials I ran into (admi...
Chris Kuberski, president of Highland Community College, was awarded the 2021 Women of Achievement Award for Business at the 41st Virtual Leader Luncheon held through the YWCA of Northwestern Illinois in Rockford. Kuberski was among six individuals recognized for the award. Each is marked for making a positive impact in their community and aligning their work with the YWCA mission: eliminating racism and empowering women. Kuberski has worked to make sure students have access and are prepared...
The true joy of being a local newspaper that covers area sports, is seeing athletes come in as wide-eyed freshman, and develop over the course of their four years into super star athletes. While many area kids fall into that category, Karlie Krogman of Eastland was one of those rare multi-sport stars who excelled at everything she did – a volleyball middle hitter who led her team in kills, a basketball post who has a state championship title under her belt, and this year she was able to be both...
Highland Community College announces the 2021 spring graduates. Graduates were awarded associate degrees, associate of applied science degrees, or certificates. The graduates had the option to participate in a virtual ceremony on May 22. Apple River: Juliana Campbell, Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Byron: Anthony Eddy, Associate of Arts Cedarville: Emma Arnold, Associate of Science; Amaya Bouvia, Associate of Science; Adeline Stone,Early Care and Education Dakota: Alexis Brashaw, Associate of Science; Alli Hanson, Associate of...
Freeport Community Foundation announces the addition of Andrew Stewart to its Board of Directors. “We are pleased to welcome Andrew to our board of directors,” said Michelle DeHaven, Executive Director of the Foundation. “We know that Andrew brings a wealth of experience to our board and will be very valuable in furthering the mission of FCF: to empower non-profits to develop solutions that help northwest Illinois communities thrive.” Andrew graduated from Rockford University with a degree in Accounting and Business Administration. As a membe...
You’d be hard-pressed to find a coach of any sport who will not echo the sentiment, “nothing good ever happens after midnight.” Doing anything in the wee hours of the morning is usually not a good idea. Coaches know that the phone calls they get after midnight are a harbinger of a bad day to come. Usually someone’s been arrested, been in an accident, or been in a fight. When it comes to legislating after midnight, it is usually the harbinger of really bad days to come. But, unfortu...
Folks interested in Carroll County history are invited to come to the Annual Meeting and Open House of the Carroll County Historical Society, Sunday, June 27, 2021, 1:30 p.m. at the Owen P. Miles Museum, 107 W. Broadway, Mt. Carroll. Officers and directors will be elected for the coming year. A review of the year’s activity will be shared. The museum will be open for visitors. At the Open House visitors may notice recent acquisitions to the medical room, the military room, and the one-room schoolhouse collections. Tour the building from second...
Sue Campbell, RN, a Monroe Clinic Oncology nurse, received the DAISY Award. Sue been a nurse with Monroe Clinic for 22 years. Sue was nominated by a recently retired teammate, Patty Syse. Her nomination shared that "Sue saw the need for nurse navigator services and was instrumental in creating and fulfilling this role. She has a presence with patients, pulling them as ease as their treatment is planning. Words used by families to describe Sue are 'You made me feel heard', 'We felt special, as...
